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Victoria Police's warm embrace of Islam.
President Trump's magnificent speech to US Naval Academy on Friday
1st UK woman to join infantry quits after 2 weeks
"It's essential that the make-up of the armed forces reflect society".
David Cameron, former British PM.
"The ADF should reflect the diverse society that is Australia today".
Marise Payne, Australia's Minister for being the 1st woman defence minister.
Doesn't anyone ever question these people?
What does that bit of politically correct nothingness mean?
Should every platoon have a drug-addict, a few crooks, some non-English speakers?
How about "Australia's Defence Forces should employ the best of the best. It should be an exclusive and highly discriminatory group inculcated with long-held values that created one of the finest fighting forces in the world".
Studies in the US repeated over the past decade or so put the number of young people who can't meet the cut for military service at about 70% - as reported in Time:
http://time.com/2938158/youth-fail-to-qualify-military-service/
Do we really want our military to reflect the slovenly, gender-fluid, entitled, lazy, disloyal, selfish elements of society?
I'll give you one more quote - this one from Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery:
We must be very careful what we do with the British infantry. Their fighting spirit is based largely on morale and regimental esprit de corps. On no account must anyone tamper with this. - Lord Montgomery of Alamein
My money's on Monty.
And here's the most recent pretend-everyone's-the-same craziness.
First woman to join infantry regiment since defence chiefs lifted ban on females serving in combat units quits after two weeks admitting she underestimated the 18-week course
The first woman to join an infantry regiment has quit after two weeks of training
The recruit dropped out of an 18-week course this month after falling behind
When she resigned, she admitted underestimating physical requirements
Her resignation is a huge blow to officials who are determined to integrate women
By Mark Nicol for The Mail on Sunday
The first woman to join an infantry regiment since defence chiefs lifted a ban on females serving in combat units has quit after just two weeks of training, The Mail on Sunday can reveal
The first woman to join an infantry regiment since defence chiefs lifted a ban on females serving in combat units has quit after just two weeks of training, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
The recruit dropped out of an 18-week course this month after falling behind her male counterparts on endurance marches and failing other physical tests at a training base in Suffolk.
It is understood that when the woman resigned, she admitted having underestimated the physical requirements of being an infantry recruit. She also told officers that living in female-only accommodation made her feel 'like an outsider' and weakened her resolve.
Her resignation is a huge blow to officials who are determined to integrate women into fighting units in the Army, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force.
In 2016, then Prime Minister David Cameron said it was essential that the make-up of the Armed Forces reflected society and he lifted the ban on women serving in combat units.His decision remains controversial because many commanders fear that women are incapable of withstanding the rigours of infantry training, in particular the requirement to carry heavy equipment and weapons over long distances.
Last night, the Ministry of Defence refused to name the recruit, but it is understood she was a steward in the RAF who wanted to transfer into the RAF Regiment, an infantry unit that fought with distinction in Afghanistan and Iraq. Its primary roles are to guard air bases and provide troops to support Special Forces operations.
The recruit dropped out of an 18-week course this month after falling behind her male counterparts on endurance marches and failing other physical tests at a training base in Suffolk
She is understood to have been one of just three women who applied to join the RAF Regiment and the only one considered fit enough to start the course at RAF Honington alongside 44 men.
A source at the base said: 'Even though she was way off the pace of most of the men, she gained a lot of people's respect. She tried her best and was honest enough to admit the course was too tough for her.
'She was a bit isolated outside training hours because she lived apart from everyone else.
'There was a lot of secrecy surrounding her participation. The guys were surprised to see her. There was pressure on her instructors to help her to pass the course. I think the RAF wanted good PR out of it.'
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Who Is Charles Smith On 'Riverdale'? Alice & F.P.'s Child Is Still A Mystery
Posted on : November 8, 2018
There are enough new mysteries in the third season of Riverdale to keep fans theorizing for days, but Wednesday night's new episode also reminded fans of an unsolved mystery from last season. The flashback episode focused on a teenaged Alice Smith (portrayed by Lili Reinhart) who has just found out that she is pregnant. And no, she's not pregnant with Betty or Polly — hardcore fans will remember that Alice's firstborn child was actually a son named Charles. But Charles is still a very mysterious character. So, who is Charles Smith on Riverdale, and can we expect him to ever resurface on the show? Let's go over everything we know about him and some of the theories fans have.
Spoiler alert: This post includes mild spoilers for Riverdale Season 3 Episode 4, "The Midnight Club." At the beginning of Wednesday night's new episode, we see a teenaged Alice Smith (this was pre-Cooper) realize that she is pregnant. Now, this is not exactly a surprise to Riverdale fans — we already knew that Alice and F.P. Jones had a secret baby together in high school, whom Alice quietly gave up for adoption without telling anybody. But the flashback could have been an indication that we may learn more about Charles Smith as this season progresses.
Charles Smith was at the center of one of Season 2's major mysteries. A boy named Chic claimed to be Charles Smith and began living with the Coopers, but in the end Chic revealed that he was lying about his identity. According to Chic, Charles was actually a close friend of his, and after Charles told Chic all about the Cooper family, he stole Charles' identity. Chic also claimed that Charles is dead now, killed by Chic during a fight.
But many fans are not so quick to believe Chic's story. After all, Chic was lying about pretty much everything, so there is definitely still a chance that the real Charles Smith is still alive somewhere. That is where all the theories come in.
Some fans think that the Gargoyle King that is terrorizing the town may be revealed to be Charles Smith, while another theory makes the case that Charles may be a not-yet-introduced character called the Gargoyle Knight, a supposed minion of the Gargoyle King. Then there are also theories that Charles may be involved with the strange new cult that appeared in town. Perhaps Charles reunited with his half-sister Polly Cooper at The Farm, and now he is finally seeing his mother again as well since she has joined the cult.
Really, anything is possible involving Charles Smith since we really do not know much about him at all, and the few details we do know came from a pathological liar. The only hard facts to go off of are that Charles would be about 25 years old and presumably look somewhat like Alice and F.P. The only time we've seen Charles is in an old photo from the Sisters of Quiet Mercy files, in which he had curly red hair, although that can obviously change.
As the new season of Riverdale continues on, be sure to keep an eye out for anyone who may be Charles Smith.
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Let there be light. Oh please, please, please let there be light when we get home. That is what I was chanting under my breath Saturday morning.
We were out on an emergency donut run. Yes, there are other kinds of donut runs. This time we're out because our home was without power and had been since 8 pm the evening before.
Nothing kills your Friday night plans, which involved a tall glass of milk and a peanut square and oodles of television, the kind of television that doesn't involve singing animated creatures, like the snap and pop of a transformer and not the robot kind of transformer blowing up.
Amid the shrieks of small children suddenly plunged into darkness, I managed to find the one working flashlight. After convincing everyone that a power outage was not the end of the world, I discovered I was not surprised.
The weather service, shockingly right for once, predicted a wet heavy snow for the evening. The kind of snow that clogs your snow blower breaks branches and, yep, knocks out the power.
Of course, thinking the power might go out and actually being prepared when it did are two different things. I managed to find some extra chicken-shaped candles, buried deep in the back of the closet. I desperately wanted more light, but not enough to attempt lighting the ancient oil lamp moldering on the top of the fridge. I figured by the time I scraped off the 4 inches of grime the power would be back on.
The kids thought it was fantastic, until they realized I wasn't going to let them stay up later just because there was no power. After sending the kids to bed, I alternated staring enviously out the window at the neighbours, across the street, that still had power and pining for my peanut square, which remained trapped in the fridge.
At first, the glow of the candles was romantic. Then it got boring. What exactly do you do in total darkness? Did I mention its bloody cold, so whatever you're thinking was not an option.
Total darkness is why people invented electricity, well, sort of. That whole Luddite, no technology, thing is fine in theory. In practice, I need the Internet and 500 television channels.
Bored out of my skull I went to bed at 9 pm. I felt 12 years old again. I bundled up for bedtime knowing that if I didn't I would be a Popsicle in the morning.
My last thought, before I fell asleep, was I hope the power goes back on while I am asleep. That and if I freeze to death I hope the cats don't eat me. I awoke alive, unfrozen, only slightly gnawed on and sad to find no power.
Helpfully, the power company had called my cell phone at midnight to tell me they might have the power on by 3 am. Now, it was 7 am and things were looking bleak.
The kids demanded breakfast, lack of power or not, hence the donuts run. The shops near our home had power; curse them. We lingered as long as we could in the warmth, before finally returning reluctantly to our igloo.
After clicking the light switches futilely, I gave the power company another call, just in case they forgot about us. Just as I finished my call I heard cheers from the children, the power was back on. The kids did a rousing happy to have heat again dance. I admit I joined in, too; so very happy to have electricity.


April 28 - With an eye on EU accession, Serbia's parliament approves a new cabinet and a pro-reform agenda. But recent tensions with Kosovo and a disputed election result in neighbouring Macedonia heighten the risk profile for membership. Hayley Platt reports.
They're neighbours in the Balkan region that went through a decade of war and international isolation in the 90s. Now, following elections in Serbia last month and Macedonia at the weekend, both countries plan to concentrate on growing their economies. Serbia voted in a new PM - Aleksandar Vucic's Progressive Party won by a landslide 158 out of 250 seats. Now he's promising a package of deep economic reforms including cutting the country's bloated public sector, reforming the pension system and revising its labour laws. Subsidies to loss-making state firms will also be trimmed. And tackling crime and corruption will be high on the list. (SOUNDBITE) (Serbian) INCOMING SERBIAN PRIME MINISTER, ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, SAYING: "Growth in Serbia has been modest and weak in recent years. It wasn't all due to the consequences of the global economic crisis. Those who led our country behaved carelessly, spent money that we don't have, stole for themselves, employed more and more people in the public sector. Not a single concrete decision has been made, and even those that have been made, were simply catastrophic." He's pledged to cut 1.5 billion euros per year. And he's not looking too far from home to meet the target - including slashing back on state vehicles. (SOUNDBITE) (Serbian) INCOMING SERBIAN PRIME MINISTER, ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, SAYING: "You have your salaries, buy a car, drive a car, don't drive on state money, don't waste the state's money." Vucic says entry into the EU will be a priority - even if, in his words, it's not "an ideal community''. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is due in Belgrade to meet him and address parliament. She's thought likely to press Vucic - a former ultra-nationalist - for more progress on patching up relations with Kosovo, which broke away from Serbia in 2008. That progress is seen as a key condition of EU membership hopes. They may also discuss political tensions in neighbouring Macedonia. Weekend elections there saw its ruling conservative party securing a third term. The result is disputed by the opposition, which alleges ''threats and blackmails and massive buying of voters". The former Yugoslav republic is still one of Europe's poorest countries with unemployment currently above 28 percent. But Nikola Gruevski, who remains prime minister, is credited with building growth, cutting public debt and attracting foreign investment.


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Global Hawk icing tests open doors to ease flight restrictions
Air Force photograph by Chris Higgins
Global Vigilance Combined Test Force members prepare a Global Hawk remotely piloted vehicle to perform icing test flights. The aircraft was fitted with a 3-D printed nylon structure to duplicate the weight and drag of ice forming on wings and tail.
Whenever the Global Hawk begins a mission, it has to travel through a certain area of the atmosphere that, under certain conditions, can create ice on the aircraft, adding weight and aerodynamic drag.
A cloud deck from about 8,000 feet to 22,000 feet is the main concern for the Global Hawk, according to project engineer Jonny Kim, Global Vigilance Combined Test Force at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
According to Maj. Ryan Finlayson, test pilot with the Global Vigilance CTF, the ice only forms for about five minutes on the way up, and again on the way down through this cloud deck.
To assure that these variables will not negatively impact the Global Hawk's role, members of the Global Vigilance Combined Test Force here are testing the aircraft in a unique way.
Rather than wait for the right weather conditions, the formation of the cloud deck, technology was used to design 3-D printed nylon attachments to mimic the ice that would form on the aircraft during ascent and descent.
"This was a first-of-type testing done here at Edwards. No other program or CTF has accomplished icing testing in this manner," said Lt. Col. Cory Naddy, director of the Global Vigilance CTF. He said the combination of the testing techniques and the fact that this is an autonomous unmanned air vehicle made the testing high risk by wing standards, and required significant effort behind the scenes in the CTF.
"We actually had the aircraft take off with the equivalent of light time icing on the wings and tail — something that no other aircraft would normally do," Naddy said. "From the moment we lifted off, we were operating in an envelope that was unproven and many risk factors were at play."
A Global Hawk remotely piloted vehicle taxis on the Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., flightline during an icing test mission. The aircraft was fitted with a 3-D printed nylon structure to duplicate the weight and drag of ice forming on wings and tail.
The director explained they had models for predictions, but that was it. "Due to thorough preparation by the team, those models were done conservatively and the aircraft performed better than initially expected," he said.
As project engineer, Kim is new to the flight testing world. "This is my first real job," he said. "I just graduated from Cal Poly Pomona and was brought on to tackle this project." Being fairly inexperienced, he had to learn about what icing on aircraft entailed by researching previous studies. "Reports and analyses by NASA and Northrop were great resources and a tremendous help."
These forms were then attached to the leading edges of the wings and ruddervators (the tailfins) of a Global Hawk.
Before the aircraft was ever flown, the team modeled the shapes and performed wind-tunnel testing. Since the Global Hawk is an unmanned aircraft, accuracy of the flight tests were even more important. "We had to get it right the first time," Finlayson said. "The (Global Hawk) pilot controls a lot, but not the flight controls."
Once ground tests were completed, the CTF prepare the aircraft for actual flight testing. The aircraft was flown with different fuel loads, first with a medium load and then two more flights with heavy fuel loads.
"We started at lower altitudes and worked our way up." Maj. Finlayson.
The pilot said these tests may not lift any flight restrictions on the Global Hawk, but they do open the door. "We've shown that the aircraft is flyable if it picks up a bit of ice," he said.
Kim said making this project happen required plenty of teamwork. Other agencies involved included the Global Hawk System Program Office, Northrop Grumman Corp., Air Force Test Center Safety, and many technical experts. "This project brought the best out of everyone I worked with," Kim said. "It was very demanding, but I enjoy fast-paced high pressure work."
The simulated ice was made using a process called selective laser sintering (SLS). According to Kim, the process uses a bed of powder, and a laser solidifies the powder to create shapes. Sintering can be done with several materials, including glass, metal and nylon. "SLS allows for complex geometries without support structures and produces parts that are air and water-tight, heat resistant, and strong. This production process effectively saves time and money," Kim said.
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I have a confession to make. I used to be a journalist. So did Isabel Long, the protagonist of my new mystery, Chasing the Case. But unlike me, Isabel decided to put her know-how to use by becoming an amateur private investigator. I rely on mine to make Isabel's story realistic.
Chasing the Case is set in the small, rural hilltowns of Western Massachusetts, where I got my start in the newspaper biz. I reported first on Worthington, the town where my family and I lived, and eventually I covered several towns plus did regional stories. I loved breaking a news story and getting to know what people did. I went to town meetings (my favorite was one about pigs), and covered what interested the community from truck pulls to school events to country fairs. I covered fires and what little crime there was. I did profiles of people. A few of my stories went national.
But for me, the greatest benefit was listening to the way people talked and writing it down. I believe it has paid off with realistic dialogue in my fiction.
But back to Isabel, who also covered the hilltowns of Western Massachusetts until, like me, she moved up to being an editor. In Chasing the Case, she loses her job managing a newspaper when it goes corporate. (To set the record straight, that didn't happen in the two papers where I worked in Massachusetts and New Mexico.) Isabel decides to revisit her first big story as a rookie reporter — when a woman went missing 28 years earlier from the fictional town of Conwell.
And there are times when a journalist has be a bit brave. For Isabel, that means talking with somebody who has something to hide — like maybe murdering another person. By the way, she's really good at that.
Joan Livingston is the author of novels for adult and young readers. Chasing the Case, published by Crooked Cat Books, is her first mystery and the first in a series featuring Isabel Long, a longtime journalist who becomes an amateur P.I.
After eleven years in Northern New Mexico, she returned to rural Western Massachusetts, which is the setting of much of her adult fiction, including Chasing the Case and its sequels.


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'Chopped' facing flagship closure over planning row
Freshly Chopped is facing closure of one of its flagship outlets after it was refused retention planning permission for its branch on Dublin's Grafton St. The salad bar/healthy eating retail chain could now be the subject of enforcement action by Dublin city council if it continues to keep the store open. It follows a ruling by An Bord Pleanála which upheld the original decision of the council to refuse planning permission for the change of use of the building from a newsagents to a delicatessen as well as for a new shopfront. The board rejected the appeal by Freshly Chopped despite the company's warning that over 600 jobs across its entire chain of 45 stores could be under threat if it was forced to close its Grafton St branch. It accused the local authority of not facing up to "real world" issues by denying it retrospective planning permission.
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Nama not hoarding land with residential planning permission, CEO says
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"There seems to be a widespread but voracious assumption that any land with residential planning permission which is not actually being developed is, therefore, being hoarded. I can only speak on behalf of Nama but the point applies to others also," he said. "The reality is if you cannot fund a residential site if it is not commercially viable. Does that mean we are supporting hoarding of land? We are not. "I assure you that as soon as a site becomes commercially viable there is no hesitation on Nama's part to fund its development."
Things are looking up in Cork as planning granted for Ireland's tallest tower
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Merino, Caliche participate in league meet
OTSPORTSCHEKMerino's Jessy Sexton finished third in 3200 meter run
By Lisa Young
The Merino Rams and Caliche Buffaloes participated in the LPAA League track and field championships in Yuma on Friday, May 3.
Host Yuma swept the meet, with the boys beating Sedgwick County 154 to 153 for the championship. Yuma girls also crowned champions with 148.5 points followed by Wray (140), Holyoke (102.5), Akron and Merino (70 each), Haxtun (63), Sedgwick County (54.5), Caliche (52) and Wiggins (21.5).
For the boys, Wray took third with 146 points, followed by Holyoke (67), Haxtun (57.5), Wiggins (55.5), Caliche (28), Merino (20) and Akron (11).
Best Logan County finishes on the day belonged to sisters Cristen and Kaitlyn Houghton of Caliche.
Cristen took first in the 200 meter sprint (27.40); third in 100 meter sprint (13.21)and second in long jump (15'11.50″).
Kaitlyn won the 100 meter hurdles (16.68); third in 300 meter hurdles (50.24) and fifth in 100 meter sprint (13.60).
Merino girls top finishers were Taysa Conger, second, 400 meter run (1:02.54); Lily Ryles, second, 1600 meter run (6:09.94); Brooke Mertens, second, triple jump (31'9.00″); 800 sprint medley team, second, (1:59.67); and 4×400 meter relay team, fourth, (4:38.93).
Top Merino boy finishers were Jessy Sexton, third, 3200 meter run (11:35.65) and Trent Elliot, fifth, 300 meter hurdles (45.76).
For Caliche boys, Braydon East took second in shot put (45'4.50″) and the 4×800 relay team finished third with a time of 9:26.97. team points.
Complete meet results can be found at co.milesplit.com. All state qualifiers will participate in the 1A state track meet scheduled for May 16-18 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood.
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Pour all the ingredients into a mug or heat-proof highball glass and stir.
Spoon about 2 tbsp of whipped cream on top.
There! Not too hard and you should have all the ingredients readily available if you're in the Christmas spirit already. This cocktail will no only warm you up, but it will supply you with all the caffeine you need in order to wrap all those presents you haven't had a chance to wrap yet. (In my case, that's ALL of them…) So, make yourself a cocktail, enjoy this Christmas Eve and check back later today or on Facebook/Twitter as we share our 10 most favorite Christmas movies!
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Garnish with grated nutmeg and a Barker & Mills Bourbon Vanilla Cocktail Cherry.
A Coupe glass is suggested for serving.
Many many thanks to Liquor.com for the awesome recipe suggestion! We'll see you all tomorrow, with our big Christmas Eve cocktail, and then our Christmas DAY cocktail. But, keep it here for the Weekend Wrap Session coming up shortly! Until then, find us on Facebook and Twitter and share us with a friend.
we have only three more after this! We've arrived at our ninth cocktail! I found a great cocktail for this one that will either work well while you're on that tropical Christmas vacation (or you currently live in Australia or south of the equator), OR you dream of being there.
Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a sword and cherry on the rim.
This is a great idea for those who want to feel like they are living in the tropics or just wish they are as they watch the snow fall!
Enjoy this cocktail and remember: never watch bad movies unless you have a great cocktail. And don't drink and drive.


UTICA — The Utica Comets' luck has seemingly evaporated down the stretch.
And with it, there will be no postseason for the struggling Comets.
Adam Brooks scored shorthanded with 1:25 to play as the Toronto Marlies edged the Comets 2-1 on Friday in a tight final regular-season meeting between the North Division rivals.
The setback, combined with Cleveland's 3-2 win over Laval on Friday, mathematically eliminated the Comets from the playoffs with five games remaining. Utica qualified for the playoffs last season.
It was another brutal loss for Utica — which has had a share of rough setbacks since late February — as Brooks got a short breakaway and managed to slip the puck through Marek Mazanec's pads despite being covered by Dylan Blujus to hand the depleted Comets (31-32-6-2) their fourth consecutive loss. It was the American Hockey League-leading 19th shorthanded goal the Comets have allowed this season.
The goal came after the Comets — who continue to play without a few key players because of injuries as well as call-ups — tied the game early in the third period when Brendan Woods snapped a shot from the right circle. Aaron Thow — who joined the Comets on an amateur tryout this week — added an assist in his professional debut.
"We thought we had the momentum going our way after that goal," said Woods, who acknowledged players are fighting for jobs for next season.
Zack MacEwen and Rome native Tom Sestito got into a fight on the ensuing faceoff and got game misconducts, ending their nights with less than 10 minutes to play.
Utica outshot Toronto — which clinched a playoff spot with the victory — 23-21, but the Comets continued to have trouble converting throughout the game and went 0-for-6 on the power play.
Utica is 2-13-2-0 in the last 17 games and has gone more than a team-record 15 games without a win in regulation.
Comets coach Trent Cull re-iterated the team isn't at full-strength.
"To watch your guys work extremely hard every night, do as much as they possibly can and come up short. It is tough when you have that feeling of being frustrated and trying and battling and giving yourself hope and then have it taken away night in and night out," Cull said.
Michael Leighton totaled 14 saves before leaving with an apparent lower-body injury in the second period. There was no update post-game, but he didn't appear to be traveling with the team. Mazenec finished with five saves on seven shots.
The Comets had a couple solid chances in a scoreless, back-and-forth first period.
Two of Utica's best opportunities came on back-to-back shifts before the middle of the frame. First, Thow and Carter Bancks linked up with Woods, whose shot from in tight was halted by Kasimir Kaskisou.
Then, Reid Boucher was stopped on a backhand try and the rebound sat in the crease near Kaskisou's left pad. Tom Pyatt skated in, but was unable to lift the puck in.
Utica had a short 5-on-3 advantage with less than two minutes left, but was unable to capitalize.
The stalemate continued throughout much of the second period, which saw chances for both teams.
Utica nearly struck first with Gaunce and Bancks each trying to push in pucks.
The Comets got into some penalty trouble with about six minutes to play. As Utica was killing a high-sticking penalty on Gaunce, Leighton appeared to get overextended while trying to make a step and was forced to leave with 4:24 to play and Mazanek came in.
Toronto's fourth-ranked power play took advantage minutes later with Jaime Sifers off for high sticking. On the goal, Mazanec stopped Michael Carcone's shot before Marchment tapped in the puck from the left side with 3:17 remaining.
The Comets battled back, though. After the Comets forced a turnover near the Marlies' blue line, Thow sent a cross-ice feed to Woods for his sixth of the season with 9:53 left.
1st Period: No Scoring.Penalties-Subban Tor (hooking), 4:54; Graham Uti (hooking), 15:06; Rasanen Tor (boarding), 17:13; Brooks Tor (tripping), 18:47.
2nd Period: 1, Toronto, Marchment 12 (Carcone, Subban), 16:43 (PP). Penalties-Borgman Tor (tripping), 3:29; Gaunce Uti (high-sticking), 14:17; Sifers Uti (high-sticking), 16:35; Borgman Tor (interference), 17:11; Gaunce Uti (slashing), 17:48.
3rd Period: 2, Utica, Woods 6 (Thow), 10:07. 3, Toronto, Brooks 20 (Baptiste), 18:35 (SH). Penalties-Marchment Tor (roughing), 4:37; Woods Uti (roughing), 4:37; Sestito Tor (fighting, game misconduct - fighting at puck drop), 10:09; MacEwen Uti (fighting, game misconduct - fighting at puck drop), 10:09; Marchment Tor (delay of game - faceoff violation), 13:15; Hamilton Uti (hooking), 13:15; Liljegren Tor (tripping), 17:17; Woods Uti (slashing), 20:00.
Shots on Goal-Toronto 8-9-4-21. Utica 8-6-10-24.
Power Play Opportunities-Toronto 1 / 4; Utica 0 / 6.
Goalies-Toronto, Kaskisuo 10-9-4 (24 shots-23 saves). Utica, Leighton 9-10-1 (14 shots-14 saves); Mazanec 7-12-4 (7 shots-5 saves).
Referees-Peter MacDougall (45), Jordan Deckard (14).
Linesmen-Neil Frederickson (68), Jim Harper (59).


A study on the level of mental illness in New Zealand prisons launched today provides for the first time information on the prevalence of mental illness among inmates in New Zealand prisons.
The National Study of Psychiatric Morbidity in New Zealand Prisons was commissioned by the Department of Corrections in 1997, and co-sponsored by the Ministries of Health and Justice.
The study is a critical part of a Ministry of Health/Health Funding Authority review of forensic services currently underway.
The Director of Mental Health, Dr Janice Wilson and the Department of Corrections' Chief Advisor on Policy Development, Terry Craig, welcomed the report.
"Not only is it a first in New Zealand; the quality and the scale of research mean that the report is an authoritative document that will be of international interest," said Mr Craig.
"The findings give us the detailed information required for us to move forward with the health sector in the further development of services for inmates with a mental illness."
The results confirm international findings of higher rates for many mental disorders in prisons relative to the community.
Examples of the findings include rates of two to four percent of inmates with schizophrenia, six to eleven percent suffering from depression and nine to sixteen percent with post traumatic stress disorder. All of these rates are significantly higher than corresponding rates for the general population.
This study also found that around a third of the prison sample met the criteria for past or present alcohol or drug dependence, and that around twenty percent had frequent suicidal thoughts.
Of particular concern is that fewer than half of those identified with a mental disorder had received some form of treatment in prison.
Mr Craig said the Department of Corrections was focusing on these problems.
"We are implementing a national system for better assessment of inmates to improve the identification and management of mental illness. We are also making considerable effort to minimise the risk of suicide in prisons, encouraging staff awareness training and active management of at-risk inmates. "Furthermore, we have a forensic psychiatric nurse working four days a week at each of Mt Eden and Auckland Prisons, which both have special needs units for inmates unable to be managed in the mainstream prison.
Mr Craig said the report also validated the Department of Corrections efforts with the drug strategy.
"The report shows that 90 percent of those inmates who have mental illness, also have a drug and/or alcohol abuse problem. This illustrates why it's so important for us reduce drug use and treat drug addiction amongst inmates."
Dr Janice Wilson said this new evidence would be fed into a Ministry of Health/Health Funding Authority review which will identify areas of the forensic services which need improving.
"Our forensic mental health services are considered to be leaders in the world, but it is timely for us to review them given demand.
"Mental health services are responsible for the specialist needs of those inmates with mental illness, and this research gives us excellent information to feed into the development of forensic policy and services," said Dr Wilson.
"We are committed to improving our forensic services. In 1998/99 mental health funding on forensic services was $48.5 million (GST exclusive), a four percent increase over the previous year.
"Furthermore in 1999/00 the HFA will purchase an estimated additional $1.2 million forensic services in Auckland, Hamilton and in Wellington. There will also be an increase nationally in the numbers of extended secure beds, from 35 to 42 beds. These extra seven beds should be in place by March 2000.
"The recently released National Mental Health Strategy: Review of Progress 1994-1999 illustrated that progress towards more and better mental health services has been made. It showed that service growth since 1994 had been dramatic with increasing community mental health services for adults, development of mental health services for Maori, improved collaboration and co-ordination between services and increased workforce training.
"But this report is a clear indicator that we need to keep improving and increasing the level of service we provide. The review of forensic services is just one part of this drive to improve New Zealand's mental health services."


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Resources - Suicide
If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, get help immediately.
If you're in need of immediate help, contact the Manitoba Suicide Line 1 (877) 435-7170
Suicide is defined as the taking of one's own life intentionally and voluntarily. The majority of people contemplating suicide are diagnosed with depression, however not all experience depression. Generally, suicide may not be attributed to one cause but several causes combined.
The possibility that suicide could claim the life of someone you love cannot be ignored. By paying attention to warning signs and talking about suicide, you may be able to help.
There are many circumstances that can contribute to someone's decision to end his/her life. Generally, people who consider suicide feel that life is unbearable. They have an extreme sense of hopelessness, helplessness, and desperation. People who contemplate committing suicide or attempt suicide do not necessarily want to die. Often, they are reaching out for help. At times, a suicide attempt becomes the turning point in a person's life if there is enough support to help him/her make necessary changes.
These factors increase the likelihood of someone committing suicide:
suffering from serious physical or mental illness
abusing alcohol or drugs
experiencing major changes in their life
prolonged stress factors (abuse, bullying, unemployment, unhealthy relationships)
exposure to someone who is suicidal or who has died by suicide
past suicide attempts
Signs of Suicide
Inflicting self-harm
Repeated expressions of helplessness, desperation, hopelessness about the future.
Questioning own value and self-worth, eg., "I'm no good to anybody."
A sudden and unexpected change in a cheerful attitude
Behavior that is out of character, such as recklessness in someone who is normally careful
Signs of depression – sleeplessness, loss of appetite, loss of interest in usual activities, self-neglect (hygiene), withdrawal
Hearing voices instructing them to do something dangerous
Following social withdrawal, the person reverts to unexpected positive behavior, showing an increased interest in family activities, friends, or work
Giving away treasured keepsakes, making a will, taking out insurance, or other preparations for death, such as telling final wishes to someone close
Substance use problems or other addictive behaviors
Making remarks or joking about death and dying, or an expressed intent to commit suicide
A history of suicidal gestures or attempts
Preventing a suicide attempt
If you're concerned someone you know may be suicidal, take action because you may be the only one who does. If possible, talk with the person directly. The most important thing you can do is listen attentively without judgement. Talking about suicide may decrease the likelihood that someone will act on suicidal thoughts. If talking does not resolve the situation, contact a crisis centre. Crisis centres are trained in helping people overcome suicide thoughts or attempts.
Follow this guideline when talking to someone contemplating suicide:
Consider a safe place to talk with the person, and allow as much time as necessary.
Express your concern and respect for his/her privacy. Ask about recent events, and encourage him/her to express feelings freely.
Do not react by saying, "You shouldn't be having these thoughts; things can't be that bad." Remember, you're being trusted with someone's deepest feelings, and talking about those feelings will bring the person relief.
Ask if there is anything you can do.
Talk about resources that can be drawn on (family, friends, community agencies, crisis centres) to provide support, practical assistance, counselling, or treatment.
Make plans with the person during the next few hours or days, and offer to go with them to seek help.
Let him/her know when you can be available, and make sure you're available at those times. Make sure your limits are known, and try to arrange for others to be available at any time of day.
Ask who else knows about the suicidal feelings. Are there other people who should know? Is the person willing to tell them? Unfortunately, not everyone will treat this issue sensitively. Confidentiality is important, but do not keep the situation secret if a life is clearly in danger.
Stay in touch to see how he/she is doing.
Praise the person for having the courage to trust you and for continuing to live and struggle.
What to do following a suicide attempt?
A person may try to commit suicide without warning or despite efforts to help. If you are involved in giving first aid, make every effort to be calm and reassuring, and get medical help immediately. The time following an attempt is critical. The person should receive intensive care during this time. Maintain regular contact, and work with the person to organize support. It's vital that he/she does not feel cut off or shunned as a result of attempting suicide. Be aware that, if someone is intent on dying, you may not be able to stop it from happening. You cannot and should not carry the responsibility for someone else's choice.
If you're feeling suicidal
Tell someone. We know that may be difficult, but it's important to share your feelings with someone you know and trust. There's no reason to feel ashamed of being suicidal or for seeking help.
You may feel like suicide is your only solution, but it's not. Know that there are many ways to cope, to get support, and to recover from these feelings. The sense of desperation and the wish to die will not go away at once, but it will pass. Regaining your will to live is more important than anything else at the moment.
You're not alone. Many people have felt suicidal when facing difficult times. Others have survived and returned to a normal life, and so can you.
Call a crisis telephone support line.
Draw on the support of family and friends.
Talk to your family doctor. He/she can refer you to services in the community, including counselling and hospital services.
Set up frequent appointments with a mental health professional, and request telephone support between appointments.
Get involved in self-help groups.
Talk about how you're feeling every day to at least one person you trust.
Consider seeking help from the emergency department of a local hospital.
Talk to someone who has 'been there' about what it was like and how he/she coped.
Avoid making major decisions that you may later regret.


Cleveland, OH, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Luke Ridnour (13) dribbles the ball against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second quarter at Quicken Loans Arena.
CLEVELAND — The Milwaukee Bucks don't seem to know who's going to play for them night to night. They're not really that good when they're entirely healthy.
They're not an embarrassment, because they really get after it.
We saw that Friday, when they dropped a 114-111 decision in overtime at Cleveland.
The Bucks really had no business playing the Cavaliers that closely. The Bucks were on the road, they used what coach Larry Drew uncomfortably described as "nine healthy bodies," and they started two guys whose names no one can pronounce or spell.
They also came and left with the NBA's worst record (now 5-21).
Here are the folks Drew had at his disposal: Khris Middleton, John Henson, Brandon Knight, rookies Miroslav Raduljica and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Say that five times fast and it will sound like a sneeze.
But take a look at the starters and you see two first-year guys, two second-year guys (Middleton and Henson), and one third-year guy.
"I thought our guys played really, really hard and were very, very competitive," Drew said. "As short-handed as we were, we still fought."
It didn't end until O.J. Mayo came off the bench and missed back-to-back 3-pointers in the final seconds. The second of those was the type of wide-open job he normally buries.
"The second one, man," Mayo said. "I didn't know I had that much time. I kind of rushed it. I would take them any time of the day. I should have made that."
I thought our guys played really, really hard and were very, very competitive.
Still, you can see the promise and plan here, and that's what you're looking for in a young team that's finding its way — and doesn't really know how to win.
Henson scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, performing with endless desire and a winning mentality. Middleton went for 14 — and Knight, a point guard, scored 17 with an amazing 10 rebounds.
These kids, it is clear, play with tons of heart. Imagine them with a high draft pick and a Jabari Parker, Andrew Wiggins or any other of the top college stars next season.
Friday was proof that the Bucks may be bad now, but they could become relevant quickly.
"We just have to keep with the same habits and know that we're still a fairly new group," Knight said. "We just have to continue to fight and make sure to remember not to put our heads down."
It sounds like a good idea, a learning experience that's not always easy, but necessary. No shame in that. Not if you play like these young Bucks did Friday.
For this team, this season, there may not be anything better than learning, keeping things close, and losing.


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Demetri Martin 'Wandering Mind Tour' 2019 Australia Official Tickets, Concert Dates, Pre-sale & Comedy Tour Information | Frontier Touring Australia & New Zealand
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Fri 31 May, 2019 The Aurora Centre, Christchurch
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Sat 01 Jun, 2019 Auckland Town Hall, Auckland
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Mon 03 Jun, 2019 Opera House, Wellington
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Tue 04 Jun, 2019 Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
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Thu 06 Jun, 2019 Home of the Arts, Gold Coast - All Ages
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General Admission $74.90
Fri 07 Jun, 2019 Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne - All Ages
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Sat 08 Jun, 2019 Enmore Theatre, Sydney
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Mon 10 Jun, 2019 Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
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Wed 12 Jun, 2019 Astor Theatre, Perth
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TOURING AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND THIS MAY/JUNE
FIRST TOUR SINCE 2011!
Fresh off the back of a massive 30-date tour of the US, UK, Ireland and Europe, US comedy legend Demetri Martin brings his world-acclaimed 'Wandering Mind Tour' to the Antipodes this May/June – his first tour since 2011, proudly presented by Frontier Comedy.
Martin will perform nine shows across Australia and NZ, kicking off the tour in Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington from Fri 31 May – Mon 3 June. He'll then head to Australia for dates in Adelaide, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Perth (Tues 4 – Wed 12 June). These will be his only Australian and New Zealand shows.
'Deadpan comedy assassin' – The AV Club
'Martin roamed the stage with a dynamic energy, a barrage of rapid fire punchlines leaving the audience exhausted from laughing' – Australian Stage
'A multi-genre, wonderfully imaginative comic. Truly superb' – TimeOut London
'Cerebral and absurdist and surprising' – New York Times
★★★★ 'An exceptionally reliable comedian, with finely crafted material... an incredibly entertaining show' – The Guardian
Demetri Martin is a standup comedian, artist, writer, and director. He began doing standup comedy in New York City, where he worked as a staff writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Demetri then became a regular performer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Demetri won the Perrier Award at the International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh for his one-man show, If I. At the Melbourne International Comedy festival, his show Dr. Earnest Parrot Presents Demetri Martin won Australia's Barry Award. Demetri has released three standup comedy albums and four hour-long standup comedy specials, including his latest for Netflix, The Overthinker.
Demetri created and starred in his own television series for Comedy Central called Important Things With Demetri Martin. His books, This Is a Book and Point Your Face at This, are New York Times Bestsellers. His latest book, If It's Not Funny It's Art, features a collection of his original drawings. Demetri's fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, and The New York Times Magazine. He recently wrote and directed his first feature film, Dean, which won the Founder's Prize at the Tribeca Film Festival for best narrative American feature film.
Using deadpan one-liners, inner monologue, drawings, peppering in music on guitar, keyboard, piano and harmonica to glockenspiel, toy bells, ukulele and tambourine – sometimes all at once – Demetri Martin is a truly unique voice. Don't miss him live on stage this May/June – these are his only Australian and New Zealand shows and tickets won't last long!
Friday 31 May – The Aurora Centre, Christchurch (All Ages)
Saturday 1 June – Auckland Town Hall, Auckland (All Ages)
Monday 3 June – Opera House, Wellington (All Ages)
Tuesday 4 June – Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide (All Ages)
Thursday 6 June – Home of the Arts, Gold Coast (All Ages)
Friday 7 June – Arts Centre, Melbourne (All Ages)
Saturday 8 June – Enmore Theatre, Sydney (All Ages)
Monday 10 June – Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra (All Ages)
Wednesday 12 June – Astor Theatre, Perth (Lic. All Ages*)
*Patrons under 18 can attend with parent/guardian (over 18) with a valid ticket


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Taking a quick detailed page to page stroll around crowfunding sites like indiegogo and kickstarter, you will be utterly amazed at what you find. Apart from the obvious graphics show and thousands of dollar worth of pledges that sometimes never get redeemed, there is an interesting point to note. From page to page there seems to be an endless list of "extremely dumb" startups which makes you think just "what the hell were the thinking ?". And ofcourse alongside them are plain genius and game changing ones that may change global technological landscape for good. Ever wanted to live for ever? Ever had that feeling that you are better off living a few more hundred years? Or perharps a tiny more thousand years? Well if your answer is yes, then this new "virtual immortality" start up might be targeted at youand luckily for everyone, it's not among those extremely dump ideas. You may not actually live forever, but somewhere and somehow in the world, you will still live on.The hope that we will be remembered after we are gone is both elemental and universal Welcome to the world of DIGITAL IMMORTALITY!
Eter9 a Portuguese Social Network start up aims to use your social behavior accumulated overtime to create or clone a digital version of yourself. Started by a developer: Henrique Jorge, the social network which have attracted more than 5000 users already despite being in its beta phase utilises artificial intelligence to digitally immortalize a user of the platform. Even long after your demise, these robotic, digital, clone or virtual version of yourself keep posting, commenting and interacting online in your absence in ways very similar to your actual behaviour.Your Counterpart will learn more with each new action you take. The more you interact in the new social network, the more your Counterpart will learn about you and the more accurate it gets at "digital mimicry".
The digital version of your self sources information about you by studying your social behavior.
According to Gordon Bell and Jim Gray from Microsoft Research , retaining every conversation that a person has ever heard is already realistic: it needs less than a terabyte of storage. Documenting that person's social presence for the purpose of immortalizing is just a two step process; archiving and digitizing people and then making their avatar live. By analyzing a person's social Internet use over a 50 year period, it would be entirely or realistically possible to model a person's culture, way of thinking, and interests. Subsequently the digital clone of the person is technically assumed to think and interact for the person based on the model Using basic knowledge base – inference engine principles.
The idea is that foundation concept is quite simple, it only gets very complicated along the way. The Eter9 is like a parallel universe, populated by bots called 'niners', which are up for adoption by users. As explained by Eter9 techies, These bots, which are born out of thin air by means of a module called G9 (from Genesis 9), are available for adoption. The Niners are born, they reproduce and they may die if they are not adopted or if they have no purpose within the ETER9 universe. There will be interaction between the artificial beings and the system's organic users, since the Niners will ask to be adopted by using the expression "Nine me". Organic users will make instant connections with the Niners, with no need for approval by the Niner, similar to the process of subscribing a newsletter. Each Niner is born with certain attributes which define its profile and type (artist, musician, athlete, etc.) and they will relate to a certain number of items (pop music, football, etc.) according to that type, randomly or not. The adopted Niner is almost like a valuable assistant to the organic user who adopts it. It can only be adopted by a single physical user and its lifetime will depend on the adoption or the connections, if there is no adoption.
The profile of eter9 C.E.O Henrique Jorge alongside his virtual or digital counterpart.
Eter9 is however not the first start up to propose digital immortality. An M.I.T project eterni.me also in beta phase have put forward substantial means to replicate human behaviour in similar ways using Artificial intelligence.
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The year 2014 saw the appearance of the closing volume of A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings, vol. VI. The Corpus was the main product of the world-famous Rembrandt Research Project (RRP, founded in 1968), which came to a close after 46 years.At the presentation of vol. VI in the Rijksmuseum on 8 October 2014, Ernst van de Wetering declared that he had put to an end uncertainty concerning the attribution of Rembrandt paintings. This is not his judgment to make. It is to be hoped that the next round, based less on categorical judgments and more on consistency and sound methodology, is at hand.


Palace XI: Hennessey; Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare; Zaha, Jedinak (c), Cabaye, Mutch; Wickham, Adebayor.
Watford XI: Gomes (GK); Nyom, Prödl, Cathcart, Ake; Behrami, Watson, Capoue; Amrabat, Deeney (c); Ighalo.
That's it - a good afternoon for Watford, but It's a worrying run of form for Palace.
Yohan Cabaye hits the base of the left post with a volley from just outside the "D".
Deeney is leading the way to try to secure the points for his side, with Watford still on the front foot.
Ben Watson's cross deflected off a Palace head and dropped perfectly for Deeney, who controlled it off his thigh before drilling the ball past Wayne Hennessy.
Lee Chung-yong drills in a low free kick from the right straight at Gomes, who pushes the shot away to safety.
Lee Chung-yong dances into the area from the right but Mario Suarez robs him. Within seconds Suarez is booked - the first of the day - for hauling back Delaney.
Nathan Ake goes close, driving a shot on target that Wayne Hennessey has to push away.
Heurelho Gomes claws away another towering header from Adebayor, but the referee thinks Campbell was blocking the Watford keeper illegally and blows for a free kick.
Jordon Mutch is off for Fraizer Campbell for Palace.
It's gone very quiet on the goal-mouth action front - chances have been few and far between so far but you get the impression this could still explode into life.
Emmanuel Adebayor sticks out a telescopic leg to rob Allan Nyom, but his pass towards Mile Jedinak is behind his captain and the attack breaks down.
Palace''s Scott Dann needs a bit of treatment after clashing with Troy Deeney, eventually returning to action.
Watford mount a rare attack but it ends when Allan Nyom's cross cannot beat the first man Pape Souare.
Watford's Almen Abdi replaces Nordin Aamrabet.
Wilfried Zaha rampages down the left again, seeing his first cross blocked by Craig Cathcart while his next finds Emmanuel Adebayor, who this time cannot get a shot in on target.
Wilfried Zaha's switch to the left wing has made a real difference this half, and his latest foray ends in a low cross that Emmanuel Adebayor trips over but still manages to squeeze it goalwards.
Seconds later, Jordon Mutch lets fly from range and forces Heurelho Gomes into a decent save to his left.


Our Houston 2 concrete tilt walls are moving into place – 16 of the 119 site cast reinforced concrete wall panels are up and will act as the "skin" holding the facility together. The use of concrete wall panels is one important feature that differentiates a purpose-built data center, such as Houston 2, from one that has been retrofitted to an existing building or warehouse. The concrete wall panels do not have windows and minimal doors to maximize the structural integrity of the 185 mph wind rated facility.
Construction of Houston 2 is moving forward extremely well! Over the past couple of weeks, crews made significant progress as the structural steel has been put in place, additional conduit has been positioned and the site cast concrete walls are set to be put in place at Houston 2. Construction of the structural steel is a major milestone because it acts as the "skeletal system" of the data center. It's now getting easier to visualize exactly how massive this premium data center will be.
Hurricane season is upon us, and according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center there is a 70 percent likelihood of 8 to 13 named storms, of which 3 to 6 could become hurricanes, including 1 to 2 major hurricanes. Of course, it only takes one storm to put an unprepared business out of business.
According to the Disaster Recovery Preparedness Council, 3 in 4 companies are at risk of failing to recover from disaster or outage due to an enormous shortfall in DR preparedness.
We've made significant progress in preparing the site for the construction of our state-of-the-art Houston 2 Data Center and are well on our way to a Q1 2015 completion. Check out some pictures below of the construction crews hard at work.
Is it me or is it too cold in here? Thanks to RF Code, we now know for sure.
Data Foundry recently installed state of the art thermal sensors from RF Code throughout Texas 1 to monitor and control the temperature within the data center raised floor.
Controlling temperature was one of the last primitive aspects of operating a state-of-art data center. RF Code has brought real-time intelligence to how we monitor and keep the temperature in our data centers within an acceptable range. Now, we can actively enforce airflow best practices and optimize our cooling systems to ensure we're delivering the the most efficient service possible.
How does it work? We first attach the sensors to the server cabinets. We then use RF Code's Asset Manager software to provide a "plan view" mapped overview of the data hall, and to survey the overall temperature conditions in the room. With this information we look for patterns and deviations from those patterns in the room, which we can investigate and correct. We also use RF Code's API to gather per-sensor data and incorporate that right into our existing core network monitoring engine. This allows us to receive proactive notification when individual sensors go above (or below) an acceptable range.
All of this leads to precise management of necessary cooling. Getting 100 percent accurate data is essential to ensure maximum cooling efficiency within high power density deployments.
You can contact us for more information about Texas 1 and the systems we use to monitor and maintain our premier data centers.
The Data Foundry team is excited to share pictures and a complete video of the groundbreaking ceremony for our new 350,000 sq ft purpose-built Houston 2 Data Center.
On April 10th, Data Foundry staff and executives were joined by more than 100 esteemed guests for the two hour celebration. Upon arrival, guests were greeted by the Data Foundry team and an event space that showcased the capabilities of Houston 2. Distinguished speakers included Texas Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, Welcome Wilson Sr., Chairman of the GSL Welcome Group and Fred Welch, VP of Regional Development with the Greater Houston Partnership. The event concluded with a catered lunch by longtime Data Foundry client, Pappas Restaurants.
If you are planning on attending the AFCOM Data Center World Global Conference in Las Vegas next week, we will be there and welcome the opportunity to connect.
Please join us and IES Communications as we host a mixer event on Wednesday evening in a private suite at The Mirage. Mix, mingle and relax with colleagues over drinks and hors d'oeuvres after a long day at the conference!
Drinks and hors d'oeuvres on us!
Once you RSVP, keep an eye out for an email on Tuesday, April 29th, that will include the room number. If you RSVP after the 29th, please see the hotel concierge who will provide the room number.
Houston 2, We Have Lift-off!
We are proud to announce the official groundbreaking of our second and largest data center in the Houston area on April 10th! Our newest 350,000 sq ft purpose-built data center, named Houston 2, will reside on 18 acres in North Houston's Greens Crossing district. Designed as a state-of-the-art data center from the ground up, Houston 2 will support both the demand and growth of our existing Houston client base as well as provide a choice for premium data center services to companies within the greater Houston metro area. We will continue to operate our long-standing Houston 1 data center, which is located in the Galleria/West Loop area.


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Q: Spring JMS and Loading of Listener We are using Spring JMS to read messages from an Oracle AQ queue.
When we process those messages, we send them out the door to a vendor product using sockets.
On startup, we need to initiate the connection to the vendor so that messages can be sent,.
The past few days, I noticed that messages were being read from the queue before our connection to the vendor was established.
Is there any way to stop the JMS Listener from starting until all our other beans are loaded.

A: You may use the @DependsOn annotation (or depends-on XML attribute) to make your JMS listener wait for another bean (eg your message-sending component) to be initialised.
See the Spring documentation here.

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Sam Noble Museum researchers work with students around the state to help stop a deadly fungus affecting Oklahoma's amphibians.
Amphibians across Oklahoma are coming down with an infectious — and often fatal — disease that impairs eating and sustaining respiration through their skin.
The disease (chytridiomycosis, or chytrid for short) is caused by the pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatis (Bd), which creeps into ponds, lakes and streams and is passed from animal to animal. It's even spread from one body of water to the next by humans on their untreated fishing and boating equipment.
For now, scientists are unsure just how widespread the fungal disease is throughout Oklahoma.
All that might sound pretty bleak, but the Sam Noble Museum's herpetology staff has dozens of allies throughout the state who are eager to help them get a more accurate understanding of the problem. Tasked with testing amphibians from all of Oklahoma's 77 counties, the museum enlisted citizen scientists, or students in elementary through high school, to find, catch and swab amphibians for their cause.
The Herpetology Department has recently been awarded a three-year grant from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and a one-year grant from Oklahoma City Zoo's Conservation Action Now program to test amphibians in 23 counties around the state. What they have found so far surprised them.
When teacher Diana Cook heard about the Amphibian Infectious Disease Citizen Science Project, she knew it was a perfect fit for her seventh-grade class at Collinsville Middle School. It wasn't difficult to get her whole class on board, and soon enough, they were catching and swabbing frogs at a creek close to their school.
"The students were very interested in the fact that what we were doing wasn't just a class project; it was actually going to be put into a database and the samples we took and sent back to the museum would be researched with other samples in Oklahoma," Cook said.
Cook's class and others participating around the state received museum-prepared kits containing 10 pre-sterile, individually packaged cotton swabs; 10 pre-sterile, 1.5mL screw-top vials; instructions; datasheets; a permanent marker; and an Oklahoma frog identification guide.
In addition to requesting the kits, teachers downloaded the complete Citizen Science teacher packet that contained a lesson plan, sampling instructions, datasheets, student worksheets and background information.
Citizen scientists needed to follow several steps to accurately identify the frogs and the frogs' location. Once they caught a frog, they swabbed it and placed the swabs in the provided vials to send back to the museum. The museum then extracts DNA from the swabs before sending them to a third party to test for the disease. The herpetology staff currently awaits results for this year's project.
So, what can Average Joes do now that they know about the chytrid disease? It's simple, Watters said. Eliminate your chances of spreading the disease by cleaning gear taken from one body of water to another, especially felt-bottom waders that can house living organisms for weeks.
Watters hopes the pilot project can continue with new classes each year and transform more students into citizen scientists. Cook is one teacher who hopes to incorporate the project into her upcoming classes.
Find more information about the project and up-to-date results at cameronsiler.com/citizen-science.


Physical Data: mp dec; d 6.470 or 7.56 g cm-3.
Solubility: insol H2O (dec into a yellow, basic sulfate); sol HCl, hot dil H2SO4, HNO3, and conc solution of NaCl.
Form Supplied in: white, odorless, monoclinic crystals, granules, or powder.
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There's so much happening in the Northern Territory for Children's Week, you are guaranteed to find something you and your children will LOVE!
There's Wet 'n' Wild, Voices of Children, a Gala Dinner and so much more!
Download the full program for NT here.
Find out more about Children's Week in the Northern Territory here.


The Ancient Magus' Bride Episode 14: Selfish Humans and What, Another Cliffhanger?
In The Ancient Magus' Bride episode 14, "Looks breed love," Redcurrant the Leannán Sídhe frantically asks for Chise Hatori's help: Joel Garland, the man she says she doesn't love, is dying, and she's desperate to save him. Can Hatori and Elias Ainsworth help the man? How far is Hatori willing to go? And will the Leannán Sídhe admit her true feelings before it's too late?
Elias' words trigger self-recriminations in Redcurrant. But she's honestly tried not to hurt Joel! Capture from the Crunchyroll stream.
Being emotionally blind is a hindrance, and that's mostly because of the pain it can inflict in others. I mean, I don't miss what I can't see, so it's not always a problem for me. But it can make me appear insensitive to the feelings of others. Worse, it can inflict completely unintentional pain. In this episode, Hatori dashes out of the house at Redcurrant's request. She finds Joel unconscious and unresponsive. As she's pondering what to do, Elias appears out of her shadow and wonders aloud what's wrong with Joel, since he's near death (6:48). That hurt the Leannán Sídhe's heart plenty, but then, following what appears to him to be a logical train of thought, Elias said (6:55), "What's the matter? Aren't you going to eat him? He's your prey, isn't he?" He kept going until Hatori basically told him to shut up (though she was very polite about it!). You could practically see the wounds his words left on Redcurrant. It didn't help that she was likely feeling as if her nature contributed to Joel's condition — thus making Elias' words at least partly true. The show's really hit its stride in terms of pulling us into these character moments. So much emotional complexity in so little a space of time!
Hatori's spirit seems almost crushed when she thinks Elias is going to forbid her idea. But it seems he can't say no to her… Capture from the Crunchyroll stream.
I'm pretty much out of words at this point. If you saw this scene, then you might understand why! Capture from the Crunchyroll stream.
You can probably guess what I'm saving for my third favorite moment, can't you? Yep, the moment when Joel could see Redcurrant (17:16) was just exquisite. There were so many things right with this scene. Redcurrant, a nearly immortal being, looked like she still wasn't sure she was going the right thing, so all she could do was follow her heart. Joel's delighted expression and tone of voice at being able to see her again played tragically against her pain at not being able to leave him despite knowing she was likely killing him. But what really got me was when he took her hand and said, "Thank you for loving me, Leannán Sídhe, lover of poets. It's not as if I never knew." And then he willingly bequeathed his life to her! How does someone like me even begin to articulate what that means? But it gets better! She protests that she never gave him anything, to which he responds that the brief moment their eyes had met all those years ago had reigniting purpose in his life. In that one moment, he collapsed all of her self recriminations. I need more of this kind of thing in my life. I'm not sure how well my heart would hold up, but I still think it'd be a net positive!
A fleeting, shared glance can change the trajectory of someone's life. That's magic in real life! Capture from the Crunchyroll stream.
"…just for a brief moment, our eyes met" (18:46).
One of the reasons I wanted to try to review The Ancient Magus' Bride is that I strongly suspected that, based on the OVAs, the show was going to be strong on emotional content. Most of the shows I've covered here on Crow's World of Anime have had other areas of focus. Gate had a lot of political intrigue and action. Re:CREATORS was heavy on world-building and action. Saga of Tanya the Evil dealt a lot with theology and action. You can see the common theme here: action.
Even the fiction I write shies away from emotion. How many hard science fiction novels have you read that have much of an emphasis at all on emotion? So I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could develop a taxonomy and vocabulary to describes my reaction to this emotionally-heavy show.
I suppose the fact that I think "taxonomy and vocabulary" belong in this review are an indication of my "progress…" But I really can't think of a more clear way to say it!
For some of you, describing this scene might be easy. For me, it's like describing a photograph of a park taken from high orbit! Capture from the Crunchyroll stream.
With that in mind, may I offer one guy's perspective on the core idea in this episode? Namely, that even locking eyes for just a moment with a beautiful woman can change the course of a man's life?
I'm hesitant in this politicized climate to even bring something like this up. In the hopes of defusing some objections, let me note that "beautiful woman" in this sense is generic in two ways. First, beauty is subjective. It's not an appeal to any currently accepted view of beauty. It's simply a reflection of what to one individual (in this case, me; substitute your own definition as appropriate!) appears beautiful or inspiring in another. And you can interpret "woman" in this case to be a statement from my perspective: it's based on my experience of what's happened to me in my past. If you'd like to substitute another gender or non-gender, please feel free to do so! And of course, "man's life" just refers to my own perspective. So, substitute your own phrasing there, too!
And to be clear: I'm not saying this to be defensive. I'm saying it to reassure you that I'm honestly trying to share a moment from my life. I'm not trying to force a perspective on anyone — or force any particular set of values. Just one human experience, from one moment in time.
So, do I think it's realistic that Joel and Redcurrant's eyes meeting once in a rose garden could completely change the course of his life?
Magic, if it exists in our world, lives in moments like this. Capture from the Crunchyroll stream.
If there really is magic in our world, this has been my closest experience with it. A single instant of an accidental glance meeting another's eyes completely changed my perspective. It feels like the difference between seeing an instant in life through a pin hole one moment to seeing it through a picture window the next. I have no idea what's behind it. In the case I have in mind, I had never met the woman before. Truth be told, I don't think I ever saw her again. But it says something, doesn't it, that I remember the moment from 30 years ago as if it were yesterday? And whoever it was didn't stay around me, unseen, like Redcurrant, to reinforce the impression. No, that one moment impressed itself on me with an almost scary level of power. So I can completely buy that a single glance like that change someone's life.
Not sure I explained that well, so I'll keep using these reviews to hone my ability to describe emotions.
What do you think? Did that make any sense at all? And what were your favorite moments from this episode? Let me know in the comments!


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Abortion rights in the United States: The end of Roe v. Wade
Published: 5 May 2022
On Monday night, a surprise draft ruling by conservative Justice Samuel Alito was released in the U.S. indicating that a majority on the Supreme Court wants to reverse the legalization of abortions. Ella Müller, director of the Democracy Program at the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC, puts this impending caesura and the political developments behind it in context.
Abortion: From criminalisation to the right to self-determination
Published: 7 March 2022
Abortion is one of the most common gynecological procedures. Legal regulations have a major impact on whether access to this essential healthcare service is safe, legal and free of charge.
Contraception: Between self-determined family planning and forced contraception
Contraception is a powerful tool of self-determination and population control. But access to contraception varies around the world and is influenced by economic, social, and cultural factors.
Abortion worldwide: From criminalisation to the right to self-determination
About half the people in the world have the capacity to become pregnant. Yet there is still no contraceptive that is 100 percent effective. This means half of all people are potentially at risk of getting pregnant unintentionally.
Poland remains divided
Following a suspense-packed election thriller, Poland has elected its new president. What seemed like it would be a walkover for the incumbent, Andrzej Duda, turned out to be an attempt to shift the direction of Polish domestic affairs.
Let's hear it for fringe sports
Game over. The Rio Olympics gave us many things: sexist reporting, burkinis and bikinis, forced outings. But it was above all a celebration of the fringiest of the fringe – here's a recap from a queer feminist perspective.
Crimea: will a new conflict take place?
Within the last days, Russia has accused Ukraine in "state terrorism" and started massive military drills along Ukrainian border. Our office in Kiev answers the most pressing questions on the recent escalation in Crimea.
Diverging Voices, Converging Policies
The annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and the launch of a hybrid war against Ukraine was Russia's answer to the revolution triggered by Euromaidan. In order to explain the differing reactions of individual Visegrad countries, the offices of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung in Prague and Warsaw asked their partner organisations to systematically analyse how these countries have dealt with the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Conference documentation: Europe one year after the annexation of Crimea
At the beginning of March, international experts discussed at the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation in Berlin Europe's response to Russia's intervention in Ukraine. They all agreed on Europe lacking a long-term strategy.
The gravitational pull of the Soviet Union
While Russia is redrawing the European map, Ukraine needs to move forward: A hybrid war cannot be ended with a hybrid peace and an economic crisis cannot be overcome with hybrid reforms. Changes have to be fast and radical.


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Sabbatical Guests
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Matthew 2:12 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road.
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Cathy Hamrick, preaching New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Luke 12:13-21 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me." But…
The Third Sunday after Pentecost
John 14:6-17 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Jesus said to him, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through…
The First Sunday after Pentecost
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Psalm 139 Revised Standard Version O Lord, thou hast searched me and known me! Thou knowest when I sit down and when I…
Feasting on the Word
Cathy Hamrick, Guest Preacher Mark 6:14-29 King Herod heard of Jesus and his disciples, for Jesus' name had become known. Some were saying, "John the baptizer has been raised from…
The Second Sunday of Easter
John 20:19-31 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear…
The Gospel Mark 13:24-37 Jesus said, "In those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be…
Matthew 13:31-33,44-52 Jesus put before the crowds another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest…
Sermon Title: Gobsmacked Scripture: Matthew 10:24-39 Gobsmacked is an adjective that means completely shocked/flabbergasted. Often when I find myself feeling Gobsmacked, I turn to God and ask, "What is it…
Passage: Matthew 10:24-39


Calli woke up. she jumped out of bed. She was excited because she was going to Mississippi tomorrow. She was going to see her friend Allen.
Then after she went to the store with her mom. She was not feeling good so they went straight home.
When they got to the truck she buckled up then once they drove off she felt weird. Then she threw up all over. then her mom said they should make something so people can't get carsick.
Then her mom said, "We can't go to Mississippi."Calli could not go to Mississippi if she was sick. But that gave Calli's mom an idea. Mabel she could invent something that doesn't make people carsick.
Calli went home to rest, and then she woke up. In the morning she felt better and she got to go to Mississippi. Calli's mom did invent something that helps make people not carsick.


Spot facing at the edge of the hole pose a challenge due to poorly accessible areas or limited machining space. Find out how Starrag AG was able to solve this problem and thus increase both its efficiency and process reliability.
The BSF Back Spot Facing tool makes reclamping of the workpiece superfluous.
The machine components require 6 to 20 back spot faces with sinking depths of 5.0 to 44.0 mm.
Simple and modular structure: The functional principle of the BSF tool has proven itself.
Large machinery components such as the machine base for the new BUMOTEC machine have to meet the highest requirements of precision (e.g. flatness of 5my to 400mm2). Reclamping a component is no option anymore because of economical reasons. Stefan Meier, Head Center of Production Excellence at Starrag recalls: "The time-consuming application of back spot faces with the carrier tool and its removable counterbore head has already been on our list of processes to be improved for a long time. Ideas to this got concrete when HEULE introduced its new BSF tool at the EMO trade show.
At their location in Rorschacherberg they manufacture important machinery components such as for example the machine base. The Starrag engineers took adavantage of the opportunity to source a more efficient back spot facing solution when a newly developed machine tool was about to be realized. The new machinery parts have between 6 to 20 drilling holes. The dimensions of the drilling diameter/counterbore diameter vary from Ø8.5/Ø18.0 and the sinking depth varies between 5.0 to 44.0mm. The raw material that is being used is cast iron (GGG).
Before the tests were done the Starrag technicians raised concerns over the BSF tool. They were concerned if the tool was able to cope with the challenging and undefined cast skin as well as the different cast dimensions. In return, they felt very confident about the simple functional principle.
During one year of live operation the production staff gained some very instructive experience. The reliability was very high – as expected from Starrag. The blade window remained free from any chips even though the machining was done dry up to counterbore depths of 5.0 mm and only with internal coolant for higher measures only. The folding out and the retraction worked perfectly.To finish Stefan Meier summarizes as following: "Switching to this new production method was a success. We achieved the aim of an unmanned production and the targeted cost savings as well as the improvement of our processes."