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Senior Spotlight: Bridget Corwin
February 14, 2017 March 11, 2017 - by dillon mavunga - Leave a Comment
While attending a school like DCDS, students may often find it difficult to manage their time for academic classes, rigorous athletics, and other extracurricular activities. DCDS senior Bridget Corwin is a fine example of a student who balances all of these components with enthusiasm and hard work. Corwin not only dedicates her time to her school work, but also to community service and her duties as an elected member of Student Council. Her ability to keep up with the busy lifestyle of a student at a college preparatory school should be commended, and it makes her a versatile student that many people not only applaud, but look up to.
During her time at DCDS, Corwin played an important role as captain of the cheer leading team. Before joining the team, Corwin had a stereotype in mind of what she thought a cheerleader would be like: a girl bouncing and screaming, cheering on the football team. But as time passed and she eventually joined the team, Corwin learned that cheer leading was not just about dancing from the sidelines, but more about team building. "You have to be able to trust your teammates because you are lifting each other up, not only physically but mentally," Corwin said.
The ability to lean on teammates during the tough times and having them be able to lean on you ]is something truly special. In honor of her significant role on the team Corwin earned the Scholar Athlete Award, further demonstrating herself as a well rounded athlete and student.
Another important part of Corwin's high school career is her participation in the performing arts. Her time in the theater started with a small role in the production of Annie, and a bigger role in the production of Legally Blonde her junior year. As her time on the PAC stage comes to close, nothing concludes her thespian career quite like having a lead role in Fiddler on the Roof.
"My time participating in the plays, no matter how big or small my role, has been an incredibly memorable experience. Through each role I played starting my sophomore year, I was able to see how much confidence I have gained in myself and my skill," Corwin said.
Participating in community service activities is another one of Corwin's favorite hobbies. This past summer, Corwin volunteered at Cranbrook Explore Science Camps, where she found a lot of fulfillment in helping kids learn scientific concepts and completing experiments. She has competed over one hundred hours at CESC and plans to continue working there this coming summer. Corwin has also committed much of her time to being an active member of Super Science Saturday each year by helping young DCDS students find their love of science through doing experiments and learning new, exciting scientific concepts.
Corwin's position in student government is another activity that makes a big impact on DCDS. This is Corwin's first year elected on Student Council, and being a part of it is one of her fondest memories of her life at DCDS. Acting as a liaison between the students and the teachers, Corwin often has to find ways to compromise while still making both parties happy.
"A lot of being on student council is event planning, and hearing and thinking what the student body is saying," Corwin said, "I love being able to communicate with and help solve problems for the student body. It is incredibly rewarding to have the ability to make everyone's experience at school that much better," Corwin said.
Finally, one of the biggest and most important values Corwin has taken away from her time in high school is the importance of being yourself. Being a part of a family with two sisters, Corwin has learned that forming your own path by standing out among the crowd and trying new things is essential.
"At times it was uncomfortable for me to branch out and try all these different things, but in the long run I learned a lot and am inspired to continue to seek out new opportunities to learn," Corwin said.
"Although I am being featured because of my accomplishments at DCDS, I believe that those things don't make a person special," Corwin said. "Your pet peeves, your quirks, your choices- who you are and what you love are far more important and are the things that make you unlike anyone else."
Corwin has been a valuable member of the community through her service contributions in school and out, her passion for the theater and cheer leading, and her sparkling personality. Corwin has not only managed to become the embodiment of Mens Sana In Corpore Sano, but has also remained an upstanding member of the DCDS community, and continues to set an admirable example for her peers.
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Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Wedding – Rachel & Ryan!
We had the most amazing day with lovely Rachel and Ryan on their wedding day at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. They braved the heaviest of downpours for photographs and made the most of the dry spells. Nothing could dampen this lovely day, even in the rain, the Botanic Gardens is such a pretty venue!
On the morning of the wedding I met beautiful bride Rachel at her family home in Dunfermline. The light in the house was just perfect to photograph Rachel's pretty details and gorgeous flowers by florist Lou Lou Flowers. Meanwhile, Rachel and her sister were getting ready with talented make up artist Rebekah McVitie.
We met Ryan and the boys at St Margaret's Church in Dunfermline for some relaxed portraits before greeting guests for their ceremony. The first spots of rain threatened just as Rachel and her Dad arrived in their vintage Ford Cortina! After a beautiful ceremony and Rachel and Ryan exited as Mr and Mrs to a downpour, so we decided to make the most of the warm, dry church and cover family groups at the church alter before heading back to Edinburgh.
Arriving at the Botanic Gardens the rain was on and off, so armed with umbrellas Rachel and Ryan embraced the weather and luckily the rain stayed away for us to capture some pretty photographs in and around the stunning gardens. Friends and family enjoyed the reception in the Caledonian Suite followed by speeches and cutting of the cake before being piped over to the John Hope Gateway Building for a beautiful wedding breakfast but not before we captured the newlyweds by that amazing car!
Sometimes we worry about the weather but with a bit of flexibility and just going with the flow, you can still capture beautiful photographs regardless? Rachel and Ryan's gorgeous wedding prove you can still have beautiful wedding pictures even it does rain on your wedding day.
Lots of fun and laughter with close family and friends, we loved being a part of your special day. Congratulations!


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It's something of a statement when a band names itself after a phrase popularised by the likes of infamous occultist Aleister Crowley and Beat Generation renegade William S. Burroughs. Formed in London, 23 Skidoo (meaning to "get out while the getting's good" in 20th Century American slang) are the subversive, misunderstood and criminally under-appreciated avant-gardists of a vibrant, experimental UK scene prevalent during the early 1980s. The music was a hybrid of punk-funk and proto-dance, meshing together industrial, art pop and world beat influences with a cut and paste approach. Tape loops, sound collage, sampling; at the time the methods introduced to achieve their bewildering sound were as unconventional as the end product.
23 Skidoo releases have been few and bar between since the late '80s, but they never properly disbanded – a conceptual soundtrack coming 15 years since the previous outing, the most recent offering of new material dropped in 2015. Always shunning the limelight, public appearances have been similarly infrequent. That's why eyes lit up upon discovering that Complete Control Entertainment are bringing them to The 100 Club in London for an evening promising "something rare, and extremely exciting" on November 4th. In anticipation, we decided to give some airtime to a few of our favourite 23 Skidoo tracks.
Opening things with some avant-garde classical, complete with a typically disruptive vocal sample looping messages of "being taught to obey" throughout.
Collagist hypnosis with a funked-out groove and tribal percussion. Nuff said.
More funk being delivered in spades here, but the punk sensibility and globe-trotting influence is undeniable.
10 conscious-expanding minutes of Eastern melody and drum circle energy, AKA, 23 Skidoo at their finest.
Disorientating industrial timbres and discordant electronics shrouded in mystique.
Famous for being ripped of by the Chemical Brothers on 'Block Rocking Beats', 23 Skidoo bring a bit of brass for the punk-funk.
Here the band go head-to-head with their short-lived hip hop alias for a slice of b-boy electro.
Back on an avant-garde tip for the finale. Game over, just tear it up.
23 Skidoo play The 100 Club in London on November 4th – buy tickets here.


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X factor is a talent show for singers.
It started in Ukraine in 2010.
It is the music competition to look for fine new singing talent.
It is broadcast on STB channel once a week on Saturday.
The hostess of the show is Oxana Marchenko.
The contestants are the singers. They can be soloist or perform as groups. They audition for the show.
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The winner gets a super prize.


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Arvato Supply Chain Solutions Opens Another Logistics Center In Spain
GÜTERSLOH, Germany/MADRID, Spain — December 20, 2021 — Arvato Supply Chain Solutions has opened a new logistics center in Parla, around 20 kilometers south of Madrid. At the 25,000-square-meter facility, the internationally active supply chain and e-commerce service provider is now handling all logistics and fulfillment for the online business of a major company in the fashion industry.
"The new business at the Parla site confirms our strategy of growing with a focus on e-commerce and end-customer-oriented industries," says Emilio Juaranz, managing director of Arvato Supply Chain Solutions in Spain. "In this regard, Spain is a market with great potential in which we intend to further engage in the future."
At the same time, Spain is an important part of Arvato's international network. For example, in addition to Parla, the company already operates two other locations in Alcalá de Henares with a total of around 28,000 square meters of warehouse space.
"Arvato's general goal is to further expand its global network of locations in order to offer customers scalable infrastructures and a high degree of flexibility," Juaranz said. "We can thus support them in growing in their focus markets and give them rapid access to new markets."
To this end, investments have also been made in the network in 2021 — several projects with a logistics footprint of more than 250,000 square meters are currently being implemented worldwide.
The distribution center in Parla is also part of this strategy. Montepino Logística, one of the leading developers and asset managers of logistics real estate in Spain refurbished the new building. The modern building has a height of eleven meters and is equipped with 25 loading ramps for efficient incoming and outgoing goods. With its location in the Madrid metropolitan area, proximity to the main transport hubs and access to the A-42 freeway linking Madrid to Toledo, the site meets all the requirements for the rapid distribution of orders demanded by the booming online retail sector.
"In the new logistics center, we will employ an annual average of around 600 new employees, who will ensure 24/7 operations in three shifts," Juaranz added, underlining the importance of the site for the region. "This number can increase to as many as 1,000 employees during peak seasons with particularly high shipping volumes."
To ensure well-being during breaks, the developer has equipped the property with a covered lounge area for employees, which is connected to a large outdoor terrace.
In terms of sustainability, the distribution center also sets standards. It was refurbished by Montepino Logística to the highest quality, sustainability and efficiency standards and is set to be certified to the Gold Standard of the LEED ("Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design") classification system awarded by the US Green Building Council for sustainable buildings.
Source: Arvato Supply Chain Solutions

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Editorial: Stuck in the Stone Age
BY Gabrielle Giroday 16 May 2016
The unwillingness to move with the times can be extremely arrogant, self-destructive, and even plain old unreasonable.
The government of Ontario is being criticized for moving at a glacial pace when it comes to updating technology related to the courts.
That's why when the Ministry of the Attorney General announced recent changes to digitize small claims filings, it was a small crumb of good news. Now, complainants will be able to file and pay fees online for small claims up to $25,000. The truth is, in the absolutely woeful progress by government on modernizing court technologies in the province, even the tiniest whiff of change is notable. But it also serves as a reminder that there is much, much farther to go.
Law Times spoke to lawyers who point out notable gaps in the new system. Defendants are not able to file their documents through the system, says one lawyer. Another notes physical paper documents will still be required in court, and he points the finger at lawyers themselves. In 2013, in a move maligned by this newspaper, the Ministry of the Attorney General scrapped plans to implement the Court Information Management System, which cost at least $10 million and took several years to develop. Law is one corner of the world that is stuck, in some ways, in decades past. At least it is in Canada. In some firms, some business is still routinely conducted with fax machines. Some senior partners refuse to embrace technology of any sort, and they get away with it, leaning on their more tech-savvy juniors to pick up the slack.
Innovation in government can be tricky. Systems that require massive institutional change to achieve success can be ill-fated in bureaucracies prone to inertia.
That's why, for all its pathetically slow movement on this front, the digitization of small claims courts needs to be applauded. That's because it shows how far there is to go on digitization of records and better technology in the courts system. It is lofty hubris to think one can stay in the Stone Age, when the public and the legal profession deserve entirely more.


Early in the morning on June 14, 2017, a lone gunman in Alexandria, Virginia opened fire on a field where Republican lawmakers were practicing for the annual congressional charity baseball game. Four people were shot, including House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), who suffered life-threatening injuries.
Now a year later, Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), one of the congressmen on the field during the attack, told ABC News' "Start Here" podcast the Republican baseball team is ready to play ball with Scalise in the starting lineup.
Wenstrup, a right-fielder, was just getting into the batting cage when the first shot rang out a year ago. After the second shot, which he believed hit Scalise, he took cover and stayed down.
People gather near the scene of a shooting at the Republican Congressional baseball team practice in Alexandria, Va, June 14, 2017.
Onlookers saw a small hole in Scalise's hip, but Wenstrup, a decorated Army ranger, quickly realized there was no exit wound. His instincts as a combat surgeon in Iraq kicked in.
Rep. Brad Wenstrup leaves the House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on May 16, 2018.
After the attack, Wenstrup said he visited the field with his family to reflect. This year, the Republican baseball team visited the scene together, "as a show of force, " but they've been practicing at a different field.
When asked whether Congress has done enough in the last year to prevent a similar shooting from happening again, the congressman noted the STOP School Violence Act and the increased security at the congressional baseball practices, but added there's still more work to be done.
Wenstrup said he's trying to come up with solutions by studying violence and homicide in the U.S., but going into tonight's game, he's thinking about "how lucky we are" because last year's shooting could've been much worse.
This story is featured in Thursday's edition of ABC News' "Start Here" podcast.
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The Sophie Mgcina Best Emerging Award unearths new voices
Author: Creative Feel	Published on: August 7, 2018 Published in: Music
The Market Theatre has announced the winner of 2018 Sophie Mgcina Best Emerging Voice Award. Anje Cronje is the first visual artist to win this prestigious award; and at 20 years of age she is also the youngest ever to win this accolade. Previous recipients of the award are choreographer and dancer Lulu Mlangeni (2014), writer and director Khayelihle Dom Gumede (2015), dancer and choreographer Sonia Radebe (2016) and director and actress Lesedi Job (2017).
The award is named in honour of the illustrious South African actress and teacher, Sophie Mgcina. During her celebrated career, she made a lasting impression in 1980 when she performed in the premier of The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena. Not only did she play two leading roles in Elsa Joubert's famed book Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena, but she also composed and directed the music for the production. The production toured to New York that same year and then again at the Edinburgh Festival in 1983, followed by a world tour in 1984. In New York, Mgcina was given an Obie Award for best achievement, and was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for best supporting actress.
The Sophie Mgcina Emerging Voice Award is presented each year to leading young creatives and to unearth and support young talent. Anje Cronje joins the ranks of other Sophie Mgcina Award winners by becoming the first visual artist to win this award. She is a self-taught artist who uses graphite pencils and plain blank paper to create realistic portraits of ethnic groups that fascinate and inspire her.
"The winners of the Award speak to the quality of young artists who have risen to the challenge and are taking the baton forward. The Award will continue to produce and support young thespians and visual artists who are ready to take on the world", said James Ngcobo, the artistic director for the Market Theatre Foundation. "By including visual artists we have raised the stakes for this year's announcement by discovering a rough diamond from a small town in the Eastern Cape," added Ngcobo.
Anje matriculated and moved to Bloemfontein in 2017 to study Architecture at the University of the Free State. She is a young creative who finds balance between technical creative designing and the absolute freedom of art where she can express without boundaries. Her architecture career and her art career constantly fuel and influence each other. Cronje's artworks are influenced by locals from Aberdeen, her hometown, and photographs of interesting traditional faces from Africa.
"What I want to accomplish with my art, is to learn more about the people around me. I see so much beauty in people. I constantly fall in love with interesting faces. I want to recreate these faces on paper, because I genuinely enjoy it. And I want to give people the opportunity to see what I see. I want to make people fall in love with these faces, these cultures, and the tribes and traditions of Africa as much as I have", says Anje.
Anje epitomizes the pioneering spirit of Sophie Mgcina. The sustained excellence of Sophie Mgcina's extensive and versatile body of work and illustrious career in South Africa and internationally earned her the reputation of being a doyenne of South Africa's performing arts. It is fitting that the Market Theatre Foundation's Sophie Mgcina Emerging Voice Award also honours an emerging South African artist who is on the threshold of having her name written in lights.
Anje will create an exhibition that will be presented in the Mannie Manim foyer for the month of August to coincide with the month-long woman's month celebrations at the Market Theatre.
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HomePoliticsIncoming Senate Republican Campaign Chairman Daines Pledges to "Do Whatever It Takes...
Incoming Senate Republican Campaign Chairman Daines Pledges to "Do Whatever It Takes to Win"
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, the incoming chairman of the Senate Republican campaign committee, says he will do "whatever it takes to make sure we have a Republican majority" as he seeks to regain control of the chamber in the election cycle from 2024. .
That appears to include the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) becoming involved in contested Republican primaries, which would mark a significant shift from his predecessor on the committee.
"I'll tell you this. If I've heard anything since the last election a little over a month ago, the Republicans are sick of losing and we'll do whatever it takes to win. We want to make sure we have candidates who can win the general election," he replied. Daines when asked if the NRSC would run in the Republican primary.
"The stakes are too high in the 2024 election. This is for the future of the Supreme Court, circuit courts, tax cuts, spending, border policies. We will do whatever it takes to make sure we have a Republican majority. Daines emphasized in an exclusive interview with Fox News.
DEMOCRATS LIKELY FACE A DIFFICULT SENATE MAP IN THE 2024 ELECTION
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
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While the NRSC in previous cycles participated in Republican Senate primaries and even occasionally endorsed candidates, Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who was chairman during the recently concluded 2022 cycle, kept the committee neutral in nomination battles within of the party
Republicans needed a net gain of just one seat in this year's midterms to regain the Senate majority they lost two years ago. However, the expected wave of red did not materialize, and the Democrats gained some breathing room in the Senate, flipping a seat and winning a 51-49 majority. This despite record inflation, an unpopular Democratic president and nearly three-quarters of Americans who say the country is headed in the wrong direction.
REPUBLICAN REP. JIM BANKS IS 'STRONGLY CONSIDERING' THE 2024 SENATE RACE IN INDIANA
A chorus of critics in the GOP blame poor candidate quality for Republican losses in Senate races in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and New Hampshire, four crucial battleground states the party targeted heavily and failed to change.
Much of that blame is directed at former President Trump, who shaped many crucial primary battles. In some of these races, nominees reluctantly supported or rejected Trump's repeated litigation of his 2020 election loss to President Biden and his unproven claims that his loss was due to a "rigged" and "stolen" election. ". Herschel Walker in Georgia, Blake Masters in Arizona, Adam Laxalt in Nevada and Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, who won their primaries thanks in part to Trump's endorsement and support, all fell in defeat.
Daines told Fox News that "it's no secret that I have a good relationship with President Trump. As NRSC Chairman, my singular focus will be on electing Republicans to the Senate. I will work with President Trump and many Republican leaders. To to do that." And Daines noted that Trump "helped our party raise a lot of money. He energized our base."
Former college football star and senatorial candidate Herschel Walker speaks at a rally, as former President Trump applauds, in Perry, Georgia on September 25, 2021.
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Republicans are looking at a very favorable Senate map in 2024, with Democrats defending 23 of the 33 seats up for grabs. Three of those seats are in red states that Trump held in 2020: West Virginia, Montana and Ohio. Five others are in key swing states that Biden narrowly edged out two years ago: Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Pointing to the map, Daines noted that Senate Democrats have yet to name a chair for the rival Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, adding, "it's a job I would never take."
The only states where Senate Republicans may have to play a little defensive are Florida and Texas. However, Florida Gov. Ron Desantis, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas Gov. Rick Scott all posted double-digit victories last month.
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"We feel very good about Florida. We feel very good about Texas," Daines said. "It gives us the ability to really go on offense here in this upcoming election."
Adding a bit of caution, though, the senator pointed to some veteran Democratic senators running for re-election in 2024, acknowledging that "the map looks good. But I think it's important that we don't fall for the map." Red State incumbent Democrats are hard to beat. I mean, these red state Democrats have won races before and these are going to be tough races."
Daines was interviewed a couple of days after Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema made big headlines by leaving the party and becoming an independent. Sinema has yet to say whether she will seek another term when she runs for re-election in 2024.
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Asked if he would court Sinema to join the Republican Party, Daines said only "we're keeping a close eye on him."
Daines, who worked for Procter and Gamble and RightNow Technologies before serving a term in the House, won election to the open Montana Senate seat in 2014. He won re-election in 2020, defeating Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock.
"That was a $210 million Senate race, the most expensive race per vote in American history," Daines said.
In addition, he touted that "knowing what it takes to run a great campaign in a nationalized race and succeed," along with his experience in the business world, "is something I will bring to this new job as NRSC president."
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UN concerned with "disproportionate killings" of African Americans by US police
26 November. The top UN Human Rights official says that "institutionalized discrimination" in the United States has to be rooted out.
In a statement in the wake of the decision of a Grand Jury not to charge a police officer who killed an African American in the city of Ferguson in Missouri, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, states:
"I am deeply concerned at the disproportionate number of young African Americans who die in encounters with police officers, as well as the disproportionate number of African Americans in US prisons and the disproportionate number of African Americans on Death Row," High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, says in a statement issued by his office in Geneva yesterday.
Mr. Zeid says that people had their rights to protest against the Grand Jury's decision not to charge a police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, but he urged all protestors to avoid violence and destruction.
"Without knowing the details of the evidence laid before the Missouri Grand Jury – which in turn depends on the quality of the investigation into the killing of Michael Brown – I am not, at this point, able to comment on whether or not the verdict conforms with international human rights law," Mr. Zeid says.
In his statement the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights points out that concerns about institutionalized discrimination in the US have repeatedly been raised, by respected national bodies and by UN bodies monitoring the implementation of international human rights treaties, ratified by the US. These include, this year alone, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and the Human Rights Committee.* In addition, just two weeks ago, Michael Brown's parents addressed the Committee against Torture** which is currently reviewing the United States' application of its obligations under the Convention against Torture. That committee will deliver its conclusions on Friday.
Photo: Protestors gather in New York City to demonstrate against the police shooting of Michael Brown (August 2014). Photo: Loey Felipe


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PRESS RELEASE – SAN GILJAN AQUATIC SPORTS CLUB SWIMMING AND WATERPOLO SCHOOL
by Michael Fenech - 24 June 2011 0
SAN GILJAN AQUATIC SPORTS CLUB SWIMMING AND WATERPOLO SCHOOL in conjunction with THE ST. JULIAN'S LOCAL COUNCIL
As from Monday 27th June San Giljan ASC in conjunction with the St.Julian's Local Council will be running a swimming and waterpolo school which will go on till the beginning of September. Lessons will be held four times a week at the Club's pitch which is protected by a jelly fish net. Children will be therefore fully enjoying their summer by swimming in the sea in a safe environment. The Club has been considerably embellished becoming even more welcoming to parents while their kids attend lessons.
Children from the age of seven who can swim unaided are invited to attend. The lessons will be carried out by qualified swimming and waterpolo coaches while one to one coaching will also be carried out by the Club's foreign players Nikola Sutic and Filip Trajkovic who have played waterpolo even at Olympic Games level.
Lessons will consist of basic swimming strokes and fundamental waterpolo techniques. Those who will show a certain aptitude to take up the game at a higher level will also be given the opportunity to do so.
Bookings and further information may be obtained from the School Coordinator on sangiljanasc@gmail.com
Bookings will also be accepted at the Club prior the first session scheduled for Monday 27th June at 15.30.
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I am new here, and i have completed my transfer applications. I have been admitted into some schools, and i am waiting for other schools. Here is my school list.
If i want to find jobs in Wall Street's Investment Banking like J.P. Morgan and Goldman, how can i choose among these schools. Can you help me rank these schools? I really appreciate your help and time:)Thank you!
don't listen to him. I don't really know how I'd rank them but GTown has incredible placement, better than Cornell easily.
Thanks! I think i may be admitted into Cornell. As my current school is not so well-known, Cornell is the most possible one among top schools. Finger crossed!
Duke is ahead of Cornell & Georgetown in terms of MBB & BB ib. Recently, a lot of kids have gone to MF/MM PE right out of Duke undergrad. I'd consider Duke to be the best of all of your choices bar Yale, Stanford & Upenn.
Thanks! I am still waiting for its decision, which will be available at May 10. I will keep updating in this discussion!
So you don't know whether you got into all these schools yet? Why don't you come back when all of the decisions have come in? Of the schools you've been admitted to your best choice UNC, btw.
I have to choose among these schools that i have got in, as i have to pay for the commitment deposit on Monday for one of them. I will keep updating for this discussion. Btw, what's your ranking for all these schools? Thanks for your time and patience!
What are the schools you got in? I can rank those.
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Actually i have bought the report in this WSO, but i have found the sample is too small. I will buy it in Linkedln, but can it show all the IB Analysts from all famous banks? I mean the whole industry, not just one company's data. Thanks!
Quite honeslty you should wait until you get all your acceptances before you worry about this. No point having everyone on here tell you that UPenn is the best for recruiting if you don't get the acceptance... just a thought.
Shockingly, I have met like 4 guys from Colgate on WS (all in the same group at a bank with one of the seniors being a Colgate Alum). Really speaks to the importance to stalking the alumni of the schools that you don't traditionally think of as "target schools".
I will keep updating in this discussion for more decision letters! Hope Upenn can let me in, but my current school's reputation is not good. I will try everything to build my networking after i decide where to go, and i think it's also important in your career development. Could you tell me your ranking for these schools? I want to get more directions as i have to make deposits for commitment.


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The House is, for all that every member is up for re-election every two years, not likely to flip to Democratic control any sooner than 2022, and probably not even then. The reason is simple, the party in power gets to stack the deck every time the census comes around. Gerrymandering doesn't have to happen, the politicians do it that way to prevent random cases of democracy breaking out.
But there is no way to gerrymander the senate. Each state gets two senators, and they are elected at large. There is not way to rig the game to make sure one side isn't given a fair chance to win.
The clearest example I know of is California.
California is, by the numbers, a fairly blue state. 2/3rds of her voters voted for Obama. What does her House delegation look like? These days it's pretty close to those numbers; prior to the passage of Prop. 20, in 2008, that wasn't the case.
What does that mean for the next president (who needs to have some support, somewhere, if anything productive is going to happen)? That, as they say, depends. Incumbency is a pretty powerful thing. Lots of people say "turn the bums out", but when pressed think their bum is ok. I remember, some years back, being at a party. It was a party full of Quakers. Of liberal Quakers. Liberal Quakers who had David Dreier as their Representative.
The host of the party, a moderately liberal Quaker, had a David Dreier yard sign, in 2002. When asked why he said, "He's done good things for Monrovia". That's the power of incumbency.
But, lots of states have so gerrymandered their House districts that the Senate is at greater risk. Looking at the House Delegations (and remembering incumbency) seats look safer than they are. But years of being disenfrachised, on the one hand, and the present level of disarray in the Republican Party had already put some Senate seats in moderate play.
Then Scalia died. The level of obdurate, obviously partisan, obstructionism the Senate got a huge spotlight. The Senate, you see is supposed to be above that sort of thing (not that they have been for, at least 20 years) but before this they could appeal to the "Senate's tradition of bipartisanship" and folks would believe it. The real problem is there was a bout of this a few years ago, which was resolved with the "Gang of 14" who were supposed to see to it that, so long as no "extreme" judges were nominated, there would be "up or down votes" on nominees.
That failed. It very quickly became obvious that the definition of "Extreme" was anything to the left of Roberts.
But the public could ignore than when it was Federal judges being stymied. The crises at the district (and circuit) levels isn't that visible to most people. The one time they pay attention to the recommendations of the Senate Judicial Committees is when there is a Supreme Court nominee.
Which couldn't have come at a worse time for the Republican Party.
Because the question of who gets to appoint justices to the Supreme Court is usually theoretical. It's something policy wonks worry about, but most people don't watch the court closely enough to consider it. They see nominations as random. They don't look at actuarial tables and wonder who is likely to die. This year it's right there, in the open. And those blue states with Red Senators… suddenly have a big reminder of how much their vote matters.
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package at.ac.tuwien.big.xtext.util;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.AbstractList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.resource.Resource;
import org.eclipse.jface.text.BadLocationException;
import org.eclipse.xtext.ui.editor.model.IXtextDocument;

import difflib.Chunk;
import difflib.Delta;
import difflib.DiffUtils;
import difflib.Patch;
import difflib.myers.MyersDiff;

@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "unused" })
public class DocumentChanger {

	  public static List<Character> asList(final String string) {
	        return new AbstractList<Character>() {
	            public int size() { return string.length(); }
	            public Character get(int index) { return string.charAt(index); }
	        };
	    }

	  public static void modify(String oldContent, String newContent, IXtextDocument doc) {
			List<String> oldLines = Arrays.asList(oldContent.split("\n"));

			List<String> newLines = Arrays.asList(newContent.split("\n"));
			Patch patch = DiffUtils.diff(oldLines, newLines, new MyersDiff());
			int curLinePos = 0;
			int curCharPos = 0;
			for (Delta delta: patch.getDeltas()) {
				//int originalDiffLine = delta.getOriginal().getPosition()+1;

				Chunk original = delta.getOriginal();
				Chunk revised = delta.getRevised();
				while (curLinePos < revised.getPosition()) {
					curCharPos+= newLines.get(curLinePos).length()+1;
					++curLinePos;
				}
				curLinePos+= revised.getLines().size();

				int minLength = Math.min(original.getLines().size(), revised.getLines().size());
				for (int i = 0; i < minLength; ++i) {
					List<Character> start = asList((String)original.getLines().get(i));
					List<Character> end = asList((String)revised.getLines().get(i));
		            Patch deltaPatch = DiffUtils.diff(start, end);
		            List<Delta> strDeltas = deltaPatch.getDeltas();
		            int oldCharPos = curCharPos;
		            int curSubPos = 0;
		            for (Delta strDelta : strDeltas) {
		            	int advance = strDelta.getOriginal().getPosition()-curSubPos;
		            	curCharPos+= advance;
		            	curSubPos = strDelta.getOriginal().getPosition()+strDelta.getOriginal().size();
		            	List<Character> newChars = (List<Character>)strDelta.getRevised().getLines();
		            	StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
		            	for (Character c: newChars) {
		            		builder.append(c);
		            	}
		            	String buildStr = builder.toString();
		            	try {
								doc.replace(curCharPos, strDelta.getOriginal().size(), buildStr);
							} catch (BadLocationException e) {
								e.printStackTrace();
							}
		                curCharPos+= buildStr.length();
		            }
		            curCharPos+= start.size()+1-curSubPos;
		            if (oldCharPos + revised.size()+1 != curCharPos) {
		            	System.err.println();
		            }

				}
				if (minLength < revised.getLines().size()) {
					StringBuilder totalString = new StringBuilder();
					for (int i = minLength; i < revised.getLines().size(); ++i) {
						totalString.append(revised.getLines().get(i));
						totalString.append("\n");
					}
					if (revised.getLines().size()+revised.getPosition() == newLines.size()) {
						//totalString.replace(totalString.length()-1,totalString.length(),"");
					}
					String str = totalString.toString();
					try {
						doc.replace(curCharPos, 0, str);
					} catch (BadLocationException e) {
						e.printStackTrace();
					}
					curCharPos+= str.length();
					//Insert
				}
				if (minLength < original.getLines().size()) {
						//Delete
						StringBuilder totalString = new StringBuilder();
						int deleteCount = 0;
						for (int i = minLength; i < original.getLines().size(); ++i) {
							deleteCount+= ((String)original.getLines().get(i)).length()+1;
						}
						if (original.getLines().size()+original.getPosition() == oldLines.size()) {
							--deleteCount;
						}
						try {
							doc.replace(curCharPos, deleteCount,"");
						} catch (BadLocationException e) {
							e.printStackTrace();
						}
				}
			}
	  }

	  public static String getContent(Resource xtextResource) {
			ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
			try {
				xtextResource.save(bos, new HashMap<>());
			} catch (IOException e) {
				e.printStackTrace();
			}
			String os = new String(bos.toByteArray());
			return os;
	  }

	public static void modify(String oldContent, IXtextDocument doc, Runnable ch, Resource xtextResource) {
		ch.run();
		String os = getContent(xtextResource);
		modify(oldContent,os,doc);
	  }
}


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The Army Lied About the Hero Who Died Looking for Bowe Bergdahl
Deadly Ambush
Lt. Darryn Andrews left a pregnant wife and son behind when he saved six fellow soldiers at the expense of his own life. But his family never knew his true mission—until now.
Michael Daly
Updated Jul. 12, 2017 4:38PM ET / Published Jun. 04, 2014 5:45AM ET
When he saw the Taliban fighter pop up and prepare to fire a rocket-propelled grenade, Lt. Darryn Andrews could have saved himself by diving for cover.
Andrews certainly had the biggest possible reasons to live. He had a son who was not yet 2. His wife was pregnant with their second child. His parents had already lost a daughter to illness. And he had a twin brother who was sure to be devastated beyond measure by his death.
But 34-year-old Andrews was a soldier to the core and the very best kind of officer. He spent that final moment pushing the sergeant and the radio man on either side of him out of the way while leaving himself directly in the deadly projectile's path. He used his last breath to call out a warning to the five other soldiers around him.
"RPG!"
In the next instant, Andrews took a direct hit and the brunt of the explosion. His radio man, 20-year-old Pfc. Matthew Martinek, was still so badly wounded that he died after being medevaced. But the sergeant survived, as did the soldiers who took cover on hearing Andrews's warning.
The citation that accompanied his posthumous Silver Star correctly reported the fallen officer's heroism:
"Second Lieutenant Andrews fatally placed himself between the incoming enemy fire and his fellow comrades. His courage under fire was essential in saving another Soldier's life, and saving the lives of five other Soldiers who were with him."
By the official count, Andrews had saved a total of six fellow soldiers at the expense of his own life.
And that remarkable number makes it only more outrageous that the U.S. Army lied to Andrews's family after his death.
The lie was about his unit's mission in Afghanistan on that September day in 2009 when it ran into the deadly ambush.
In the aftermath, the Army told the family that Andrews's unit had set out to capture a top Taliban commander.
Only this past Sunday did the family learn that the commander had already been grabbed earlier in the day and that the unit had been ordered to continue on another mission.
The added mission was the ongoing search for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who had apparently slipped away from his post in July, leaving his body armor and weapon but taking a compass.
The Andrews family was told the truth by soldiers who had served with Andrews, including the sergeant he had saved by pushing him from harm's way in his final living instant.
The soldiers further informed the family that they had been ordered not to reveal their true mission, lest it complicate the hunt for Bergdahl. They even had been forced to sign nondisclosure agreements.
With the news that Bergdahl had been freed, the soldiers felt they were themselves now free to tell the family the full story.
The official lie that the unit's supposed mission had been to capture an enemy commander assumed a cruel irony with word that Bergdahl had been exchanged for five top Taliban commanders who had been grabbed earlier in the war.
But cruelest of all was the very fact that the military had misled the family when it could have quietly told them the facts with a caution to keep it to themselves.
"On one hand, you're not all that surprised," the fallen soldier's father, Andy Andrews, said on Tuesday. "But still, when you have lost your son, you hate it."
In an added twist, Darryn Andrews's maternal grandfather was a POW during World War II after being captured during the Battle of the Bulge. His paternal grandfather and his father both served in the Air Force.
Darryn himself had wanted to go into the military since he was 14. He had originally enlisted in the Marines but had been shipped home after a physical injury. He had become a high school football coach, proving the lasting difference the right person can make in a teen's life.
That was suddenly not enough after 9/11.
"He came home one day and said he joined," the father recalled. "I said, 'There you go.'"
Darryn served a tour in Afghanistan as an enlisted man. The Army was impressed enough to make him an officer before he headed back for a second tour.
"Somebody had to go defend the country, and he felt he was one to do it," the father said.
Then came the September 4, 2009, ambush. Darryn had been traveling in a motorized patrol when the lead vehicle was hit by an IED. He and seven of his soldiers were seeking to extricate the vehicle from the resulting crater when he saw a Taliban fighter appear with an RPG launcher at the ready. The moment arrived when Darryn saved six fellow soldiers when he could have saved himself.
The funeral was held at the First Baptist Church in Darryn's hometown of Cameron, Texas. The local police and fire departments provided an escort for his flag-covered coffin. The family insisted that military mourners be seated up front. The speakers included his twin, Jarrett, who had played high school football with him and was now a lawyer.
"When you get older, people get cynical, but he never did," said Jarrett said of Darryn.
Darryn was buried in Fort Sam Houston cemetery in San Antonio a week after his son's second birthday. He was subsequently awarded the Silver Star, and at the ceremony, one of his soldiers spoke to the father about this enlisted man turned officer.
"He never forgot where he came from," the soldier said.
Just before that first Christmas without Darryn, his wife gave birth to their second child, a daughter. Darryn's parents began a memorial Facebook page on which his mother marked the passage of important dates:
Happy Father's Day, Darryn! You have the sweetest little girl and best son ever...I promise they will know all about you and most of all how much you loved them. Love you Darryn and missing you and all your hugs!
Today your baby girl turned three! You would be so proud of her - beautiful, smart, sweet, and soo funny. She is perfect just like you knew she would be...How I wish you were here to love her and help her grow.
38 years ago was the best surprise I ever had...2 babies! What a love, joy, adventure and richness you and your brother brought to our home. My dear son, I don't know how my heart keeps beating, I miss you so… Happy Heavenly birthday!
Only on June 1, 2014, did the family learn that their son and his radio man had been killed while seeking Bergdahl. There were some estimates that as many as six Americans had lost their lives during the search. That number would have been doubled were it not for Darryl's courage in saving six lives.
"We need to make sure who the heroes are and say who is a hero," Andy Andrews said on Tuesday. "And Bergdahl is not a hero."
The father had a question regarding the five Taliban leaders who had been freed in the exchange.
"How many soldiers were killed or hurt capturing them?" he asked.
The Andrews family had already lost a daughter to an autoimmune disease in 1999. The added tragedy of losing a son had been hard enough to bear without the wrenching revelations of recent days.
"This is kind of dragging it back up," the father said. "But we'll get through it."
The hurt could only have been compounded by news that Bergdahl may have left a letter when he quit his post saying he could not support the war. There was also a report that the soldiers had overheard talk on the radio of an American looking for the Taliban. He was clearly not anything close to a POW in the sense of Darryn's grandfather.
Those developments came to light as the father was at a Texas hospital, receiving treatment for cancer. The father does not let his family's losses and the lies they were told and his own health struggles make him stony hearted.
"I'm glad his parents have him back," he said of Bergdahl.
The father added, "But there is no honor in the way it happened."
He then said, "I got a grandson and a granddaughter who do not have a daddy."


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<?php
namespace Ojs\JournalBundle\Event;

final class WorkflowEvents
{
    const LIST_ARTICLES = 'ojs.journal.workflow.list.articles';
}


Both Beliebers and non-Beliebers will probably be thrilled at this news, but for very different reasons: Justin Bieber is going into space!
Sounds like he really needs an escape from all the drama in his life, no?
Virgin head honcho Richard Branson announced the insane and insanely awesome news on Twitter, where he congratulated Biebs and everpresent manager Scooter Braun on making the elite (read: insanely expensive) list to go into space on Virgin Galactic.
USA Today reports that along with Bieber, one of the over 500 other super rich people to sign up for a trip into infinity and beyond is Bieber's own pal in punking, Ashton Kutcher.
Want to join them? Just pony up a cool $250,000 and you can get a reservation too.
Next: See Justin Bieber's Silly Look-Alike!


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A Tale of Two Cellos es un CD de música clásica de veintiún dúos para dos violonchelos y piano (o arpa), que van desde el siglo XVI, Monteverdi, al siglo XXI, Arvo Pärt. La grabación cuenta con cellists Julian Lloyd Webber y su esposa Jiaxin Cheng, así como el pianista John Lenehan, la arpista Catrin Finch y dos ex ganadores del BBC Young Musician of the Year, Guy Johnston y Laura van der Heijden. Fue lanzado por Naxos Records en septiembre de 2013.

listado de canciones

 Camille Saint-Saëns | Ave Maria
 Astor Piazzolla | The Little Beggar Boy (Chiquilin de Bachin)
 Claudio Monteverdi | Interrotte Speranze
 Dmitri Shostakovich | Prelude from The Gadfly
 Gustav Holst | Hymn to the Dawn Op 26 No 1 (arr. for four cellos and harp)
 Roger Quilter | My Lady (Greensleeves)
 Anton Rubinstein | The Angel, Op 48, No 1
 Antonín Dvorák | The Harvesters, Op 38, No 3
 William Lloyd Webber | Moon Silver
 Robert Schumann | Summer Calm (Sommerruh)
 Giovanni Pergolesi | Dolorosa (Stabat Mater)
 Antonín Dvorák | Autumn Lament, Op 38, No 4
 Reynaldo Hahn | If my songs were only wingèd
 Sergey Rachmaninov | The Waves are Dreaming, Op 15, No 2
 Henry Purcell | Lost is my quiet for ever
 Antonín Dvorák | The Modest Lass, Op 32, No 8
 Robert Schumann | Evening Star (An den Abendstern) Op 103, No 4
 Ethelbert Nevin | O that we two were maying
 Joseph Barnby | Sweet and Low
 Roger Quilter | Summer Sunset
 Arvo Pärt | Estonian Lullaby

Intérpretes
 Julian Lloyd Webber violonchelo
 Jiaxin Cheng  violonchelo
 John Lenehan piano
 Catrin Finch arpa
 Guy Johnston  violonchelo
 Laura van der Heijden  violonchelo

Enlaces externos
 Julian Lloyd Webber
 A Tale of Two Cellos - y un extracto  de Chiquilin de Bachin
 Saint-Saëns's 'Ave Maria' Julian y Jiaxin Lloyd Webber
 Astor Piazzolla Julian y Jiaxin Lloyd Webber en 'Chiquilin de Bachin'

Álbumes de música clásica
Álbumes de Julian Lloyd Webber
Álbumes recopilatorios de 2013
Álbumes de Naxos Records

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Non-financial investment* in Latvia in 2007 was 2722.0 mln lats, an increase of 13% on 2006, according to the Central Statistical Bureau. Non-financial investment in the public sector totalled 1082.3 mln lats (40% of the total non-financial investment value), up by 39% on 2006. 1639.7 mln lats (60% of the total value) were, in turn, invested in the private sector 2006, an increase of 0.7% compared to 2006.
Long-term investment in intangible fixed assets and investment in residential and other buildings accounted for 48% or 1300.8 mln lats of the total non-financial investment, 30% or 823.2 mln lats – in technological machinery and equipment, 22% or 598.0 mln lats – in fixed assets and inventories.
In the 4th quarter of 2007 non-financial investment in Latvia accounted for 958.8 mln lats, up by 12% on the 4th quarter of 2006.
806.5 mln lats or 30% of the total non-financial investment value went to industry, which is up by 14% on 2006. 99.5 mln lats or 12% of the total non-financial investment value in industry were invested in the manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture, 83.0 mln lats (10%) - in the manufacture of food products and beverages, 73.0 mln lats (9%) - in the manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, 34.6 mln lats (4%) - in publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media, 30.1 mln (4%) – in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products and man made fibre, 25.5 mln lats (3%) - in the manufacture of furniture; manufacture n.e.c.
326.8 mln lats or 12% of the total non-financial investment went to the sector of transport, storage and communications, an increase of 5% compared to 2006.
301.5 mln lats or 12% were invested in wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods, a decrease of 2% compared to 2006.
* Non-financial investment includes long-term investment in intangible fixed assets and investment in tangible fixed assets (purchase, reconstruction or own account new construction).


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Q: How can I use Type Augmentation in Spartacus 2.1? The spartacus documentation about Module/type augmentation says it's supported in spartacus 2.1.
https://sap.github.io/spartacus-docs/type-augmentation/#page-title
But when I try to extend the ConsentTemplate interface
import { ConsentTemplate } from '@spartacus/core';

declare module '@spartacus/core' {
  interface ConsentTemplate {
    documentUrl?: string;
  }
}

I get this error => error TS2339: Property 'documentUrl' does not exist on type 'ConsentTemplate'.
Is it possible to use type augmentation in Spartacus 2.1? And if so how to make it work?

A: Type Augmentation is supported in Spartacus 2.1. I tested it in my app.module.ts.

Then in my application code I can see the new extended field "documentUrl" from Visual Studio Code field autocompletion list and use it as other standard fields.

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Sainte-Radegonde är en kommun i departementet Saône-et-Loire i regionen Bourgogne-Franche-Comté i östra Frankrike. Kommunen ligger i kantonen Issy-l'Évêque som tillhör arrondissementet Autun. År  hade Sainte-Radegonde  invånare.

Befolkningsutveckling
Antalet invånare i kommunen Sainte-Radegonde

Se även
 Lista över kommuner i departementet Saône-et-Loire

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This is a tribal craft which has a unique beauty in it self. The craftsperson?s of patwa tribes string the glass beads in the threads and design beautiful necklaces, hair pins and bracelets. Coloured threads and glass beads attract the eyes of every one.


White Tea Light Candles is rated 4.7 out of 5 by 7.
Add these White Tea Light Candles to holiday Tea Light Candle Holders or make them a part of your DIY wedding centerpieces with a soft glow. Tea light candles offer just enough light to turn wedding decorations magical as they transform your party décor into something extra special! Whether it is a room full of people or a romantic party of two, try tea light candles to transform your dining room table lighting with ease! (50 pcs. per unit) 1 1/2"
Rated 3 out of 5 by Pysanka from Nice and tiny These tea lights were smaller than I had anticipated by about 1/2. They are still quite usable; they just won't burn as long.
Rated 5 out of 5 by ALAinNM from Met my expectations Bought these candles for a luminaria event. They were lit for about a hour and still had wax for to be lit for probably another 2 hours and worked great.
Rated 5 out of 5 by NikkiNJ083 from So Many For So Little Price These Are A Perfect Size To Put In Little Votive Holders!!! Used These As Part Of My Wedding Decor!! Great Value!
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Rated 5 out of 5 by ASEP from Great price Quick delivery on item and great item for the cost.
Can they float on water?
No, but OT sells specific candles that float on water.
Ours lasted about 3 hours.
Does this product comes with a lid to cover?
They do not have a lid.
What material are the candles made out of?


Just finished reading the book How to Castrate a Bull by Dave Hitz.
Getting the spoiler done straightaway - there is a section on bull castration. However the book is really more about founding a Silicon Valley business that most people haven't heard of - Netapp.
It's actually a great ready and very technology light. This is more a life story with business advice than a technology book. The book is now a few years old but it deals with the dotcom boom of the year 2000 and how companies handled the dramatic changes of that time.
Usually business biographies are not my thing but this read is useful if you want to understand a little about risk and opportunity in the IT world.


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All The News That's Fit to Addict
Sick Fashion Statement Overdose
Women's Moschino Pill Bottle Shoulder Bag
$950 NORDSTROM.COM. The perfect remedy for your handbag blahs-a tongue-in-cheek crossbody bag fresh from Jeremy Scott's Spring/Summer '17 Runway Capsule Collection for Moschino is whimsically designed with trompe l'oeil graphics to look just like a pill bottle. A really big pill bottle. Hinge opening, Lined, Polyurethane, Made in Italy, Designer Handbags
READ MORE @ Nordstrom.com
Another Good Reason to Quit, or Stay Quit
Link between alcohol and cancer is medically proven
Research has shown that all types of alcoholic drinks, including wine, beer and spirits, can increase the risk of cancer. The risk is linked to the actual alcohol (ethanol) in the drink, and increases with the volume drunk. Ethanol is the most important carcinogen in all-alcoholic beverages … Clear and consistent statements from medical and public health organisations and providers are needed emphasising that: (1) Alcohol is a known human carcinogen; (2) Cancer risk increases considerably at high consumption levels but there is no safe level at which there is no cancer risk; and (3) Alcohol use should be lowered or avoided to reduce cancer risk."
READ MORE @ The Guardian
A House is Not A Home AUDIO
How One Agency Is Improving Conditions in Connecticut's Sober Houses AUDIO
Ken Aligata of the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery ran through an inspection of a sober living home in the quiet, picturesque neighborhood of Clinton, Connecticut. Seven people with addiction who are in recovery currently live there, and Aligata wants to make sure it's a safe environment. "Everything's squeaky clean. There's no drippy faucets. There's no mold," Aligata said, going through his checklist as he looked through one of the house's bathrooms.
READ MORE @ WNPR.org
Rhythm, Rhyme and Recovery
Demi Lovato Gets Honest About Sobriety, Sexuality
"We live in an imbalanced society when it comes to encouraging male sexuality and discouraging female sexuality," Demi said … For a long time, society has been pretty scared of female sexuality. It's not seen as proper for a woman to display or openly discuss sex and sexuality, and that's because it's an element of power that people aren't comfortable with. Taking that power back is important, and Demi's doing that with her songs. Demi has also been very open about her sobriety, mental health, and struggle to keep both in balance. When her life gets hectic, Demi said it's a harsh reminder of her early career when she used substances to cope with a busy schedule.
READ MORE @ TeenVogue.com
HORRIBLE, TRAGIC
3 Young Children Found Alive Inside PA. Home with 2 Dead Parents
Two adults have been found dead of suspected drug overdoses after their 7-year-old daughter told school officials in Pennsylvania she couldn't wake them up. The Allegheny County medical examiner says the bodies of 26-year-old Christopher Dilly and 25-year-old Jessica Lally were found Monday evening in their McKeesport apartment. Authorities say a 9-month-old girl, 3-year-old boy and 5-year-old boy who were inside the home were taken to a hospital to be evaluated.
READ MORE @ 6ABC.com
Juicy VIDEO
Wendy, Snapple Lady, Shares Path from Cocaine Addiction to Overnight Fame VIDEO
Wendy Kaufman grew to fame in the '90s, answering customer letters in a series of heartwarming and hilarious Snapple commercials. But before "Wendy the Snapple Lady" became a household name, she struggled with a crippling decade-long drug addition. In a preview for Saturday's episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now?, the 58-year-old explains how the she always felt "less than" in her life – feelings amplified by what she calls "a weight problem."
Does Europe Care More About Life?
Could drug checking have prevented Prince's overdose death?
As the investigation into Prince's death homes in on the source of the fatal fentanyl, some observers are suggesting that the United States explore a lifesaving strategy used in Europe: services that check addicts' drug supplies to see if they are safe. In Spain, the Netherlands and a handful of other countries, users voluntarily turn in drug samples for chemical analysis and are alerted if dangerous additives are found. The pragmatic approach saves lives, proponents say.
READ MORE @ FoxNews.com
No More Motherless Children VIDEO
Mother finds redemption after drug addiction VIDEO
A Tennessee mother who has struggled with addiction wants to make it easier to find help. Only 11 percent of people who need treatment for drug addiction in Tennessee actually receive it, according to the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. And there's a growing epidemic of babies born drug dependent in East Tennessee. Brittany Hudson's teens and early 20's were consumed with alcohol and oxycodone. In 2014, Hudson was pregnant and addicted. She became one of the first women in Tennessee charged under a new state law with assaulting her unborn child.
READ MORE @ WBIR.com
Fake Instagram Account Teaches A Surprising Lesson About Addiction
Two months ago, Louise Delage made her Instagram debut. She describes herself in her bio as a 25-year-old Parisian, and her photos are the definition of Insta-envy. She's pictured having rooftop drinks on a sunny Paris day, vacationing at crystal blue beaches, snuggling up with a cat at an outdoor picnic. Her clothes are always simply chic, and her hair effortlessly styled. Her extravagant, party life translated to Instagram gold. Within two months on the platform, she gained more than 47,000 followers, all eager to tag along on her aesthetically perfect adventures.
READ MORE @ Self.com
Art Imitates Life Again VIDEO
Mel Gibson plays recovering alcoholic on run with daughter in Blood Father VIDEO
Mel Gibson is the star, not that he looks much like one. With an unkempt grey beard, his face as lined as a map of Greyhound bus routes, Gibson plays John Link, a former convict and recovering alcoholic, holed up in a remote trailer park, scratching a living as a tattoo artist. It could be that Link has grappled with even more demons than Gibson, which is saying plenty. But for the improbably perfect set of Hollywood teeth, he looks like a man who has gone ten rounds with life, and lost on a knockout.
Save A Life
FDA app would direct overdose victims to nearest Narcan
Overdosing on heroin or another opiate? Soon, there could be an app for that. The federal government is hosting a competition – a call for innovators who can develop a mobile phone application that will help a person having or witnessing an opioid or heroin overdose get the quickest access to the drug naloxone, known by the brand name Narcan, which can reverse the overdose…" The goal of this competition is to develop a low-cost, scalable, crowd-source mobile application that addresses the issue of accessibility," said Dr. Peter Lurie, FDA associate commissioner for public health strategy and analysis, in a statement.
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Getting Back Up
Renowned fighter turned promoter Oscar De La Hoya backs Tyson Fury to overcome recent substance issues
Oscar De La Hoya pretty much did it all as a boxer. He won an Olympic gold medal for his country in the amateurs and became a six-weight division world champion as a professional … But that didn't come without problems in his own life which have been well documented at this point, issues he has been very open about in recent years. He struggled with alcohol and other substance issues himself for many years and something that not a whole people might know is during the training camp for his final fight in the ring against Manny Pacquiao – he was actually drinking alcohol regularly all throughout the training camp.
This is something Oscar admitted to journalist Mario Lopez in recent times and also spoke on how he then checked himself into rehab to overcome his demons and get his life back on track.
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BBC Book Review AUDIO
Hitler's (not Trump's) Drug Addiction – 6 min. AUDIO
A new book, "Blitzed", by German author Norman Ohler details Adolf Hitler's drug abuse during most of the Second World War. Relying on the personal diaries of Hitler's physician Theodor Morell, Norman Ohler discovered how the German dictator regularly took a cocktail of drugs including cocaine, heroin and morphine. But it wasn't only Hitler himself who was relying on drugs – Nazi soldiers were systematically given a drug called Pervitin which was meant to ward off exhaustion and increase aggression.
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Each One, Teach One
These states are struggling with a drug addiction-fueled crisis in foster care
National data doesn't identify how many children are removed from their homes because of a parent's substance abuse. And there's no one standard for how states report substance abuse and child neglect. But many state officials say the surge in foster care cases is a direct result of the drug epidemic … in the past, the largest group of children taken from their parents had been teens. Today, the state has more young children (under age 6) in foster care than at any other time in its history, said Karen Shea, interim deputy director of the Vermont Department for Children and Families. And drugs are behind the shift, Shea said. Of the children under age 6 placed in foster care last year, more than half came from homes where abuse of opiates was involved.
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Lead Me Not Into Addiction…
'I don't take coke but I do think about ecstasy': Former addict Robbie Williams admits he's STILL tempted by substances
He went into rehab in 2007 after taking speed, acid, heroin, cocaine and 'heart-stopping' amounts of prescription drugs. But while those wild days are all behind him, Robbie Williams has admitted he still fights urges to take certain substances. The former Take That star, 42, who is about to release his eleventh solo album, said he no longer wants to drink alcohol or take cocaine but is still tempted by ecstasy.
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China White House?
Obama & Macklemore to talk about drug abuse
President Barack Obama will share his experience with substance use in an opioid crisis documentary with Macklemore that will premiere worldwide at the White House this afternoon and on MTV next week, the New York-based cable company announced Tuesday. The president and the Grammy Award-winning artist will both be featured in the premiere of "Prescription For Change: Ending America's Opioid Crisis," an hour-long documentary that addresses the ongoing opioid addiction epidemic in America … MTV will premiere the documentary next Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9 p.m.
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The Comeback Kid
Outed as a recovering person against her will, Laurie Dhue has embraced her role as a champion of recovery
At the height of her career, Laurie Dhue was at the depth of her alcoholism. From the early 1990s through 2008, Dhue rode a successful career as the only person to hold anchor positions at all of the top three cable news networks: CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. To the world, she was the essence of professionalism-poised, intelligent, authoritative. Name the attributes on any news executive's wish list: Dhue filled them all, at least when the cameras were on. But off camera?
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Smart Man
Kid Cudi Checks Into Rehab for Anxiety, Depression and "Suicidal Urges"
The Cleveland native made the shocking announcement to fans on his Facebook page, writing, "It's been difficult for me to find the words to what I'm about to share with you because I feel ashamed. Ashamed to be a leader and hero to so many while admitting I've been living a lie. It took me a while to get to this place of commitment, but it is something I have to do for myself, my family, my best friend/daughter and all of you, my fans. Yesterday I checked myself into rehab for depression and suicidal urges … If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
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Where Two or More are Gathered…
Gainesville City Council votes against sober home for men
Gainesville City Council on Tuesday denied a special use request for a sober living home for men after neighborhood residents raised concerns about safety … There are just five registered group homes for men in Gainesville, according to planning officials, and the need for sober living facilities has grown as drug courts become a more widely used alternative to incarceration … Proponents said the Synergy Recovery Center would give up to 36 men referred by the criminal justice system a "second chance."
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Keep Your Higher Power?
Male Nurse forced into AA says his religious freedom was violated
A former Vancouver nurse is claiming his rights as an atheist were violated because his employer and union forced him into Alcoholics Anonymous following a psychotic episode. Byron Wood was involuntarily committed to hospital by a doctor in October 2013, taken there by ambulance after police were called to a walk-in clinic. Wood, 39, said he was suffering withdrawal symptoms from a combination of alcohol and prescription and street drugs.
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This is Treatment?
Police arrest 10 in investigation of rehab facilities
After more than 10 Hispanic immigrants told police this week that they were being held against their will, 10 people were arrested as detectives tried to sort out what one Fort Worth police official called "unorthodox" rehab programs. Initially, Fort Worth police believed the immigrants might be victims of human trafficking. "After interviewing the victims, it was discovered that some of them had been taken to this facility by family members," police Sgt. Marc Povero said in an email on Wednesday. "They were taken for alcohol and/or drug rehabilitation." … "The victim advised police that he had run away from a treatment facility," McLellan said. The man directed police to a facility…where officers found several people described as patients. At least two patients told officers they were being held against their will, and some said they'd been physically abused … Neither Irving nor Fort Worth police released the name of the program. There were no signs on a building…
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More Meds, Less Prayer?
How to write about addiction without promoting stigma & bias
Addiction is also the only disorder for which 80% of mainstream treatment involves promoting confession, prayer, surrender to a "higher power" and restitution, via instruction on twelve-step programs-treatment that would be viewed as "alternative" for cancer, depression or any illness. Moreover, it's the only disorder in which judges, jails and prisons are legally permitted to deny access to the only treatment (opioid agonists like methadone and buprenorphine) proven to reduce the death rate by 50% or more. All of this-in conjunction with the language we continue to use about it-suggests, at best, ambivalence about addiction as a health problem.
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Someone Has To Do It
Tallying the Toll: Staten Island OD Wave in Flowers at Funerals
Florists and funeral homes on Staten Island have had an uncomfortably close view of the rising death toll. There are a limited number of these businesses on the island, and many of those who work in them said in interviews last week that they had helped lay overdose victims to rest. They described the broad range of emotions on display within this subsection of grief, from denial to blame – of others, of oneself – to disbelief…
"It's insane," said Ms. Berger, of Eltingville Florist. "It's every week. Some weeks I feel like we have five kids. Once one comes in, we'll have another one in a few days. I don't know if they had the same batch or what.""
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Only If You Inhale
Is pot is addictive? Battle smolders around ballot question
It's rare that people get truly addicted," said Kurt Isaacson, president and CEO of Spectrum Health Systems, Inc. "Although, they can get emotionally addicted, so they feel a need for it." Spectrum is a substance abuse treatment company based in Worcester that offers both inpatient and outpatient recovery programs. Isaacson said he is firmly against legalizing recreational marijuana, in large part because of the impact it can have on youth who may be able to get easy access to the drug … However, according to the Rocky Mountain report, annual hospitalizations related to marijuana nearly doubled between 2011 and 2014 from 6,305 to 11,439. Even if somebody can't die from smoking too much or consuming too strong an edible, it can leave a person fatigued and dehydrated.
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Only 4?
The 4 Personality Types That Are Most in Danger of Addiction
Patricia Conrod, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Montreal, developed the program. It identifies high-risk adolescents through a questionnaire, then brings them together in two 90-minute group workshops aimed at motivating them to understand the connection between their personality and certain emotional and behavioral reactions. It also helps them develop coping skills.
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On The Boardwalk! VIDEO
Atlantic City walk remembers those lost to heroin addiction VIDEO
ATLANTIC CITY – The Stop the Heroin organization, based in Egg Harbor Township, held a memorial walk Saturday to raise money so people who have completed rehabilitation can afford to spend time in a sober-living facility afterward. Even though it rained for part of the morning, at least 200 people marched from Kennedy Plaza along the Boardwalk to talk about loved ones lost to addiction and to provide testimonials for people who were helped by sober-living facilities.
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The Making of New Little Addicts
California's foster care prescribers fuel the medication of vulnerable kids with antipsychotics
Now, a Digital First Media investigation into the prescribing habits of the state's foster care doctors reveals for the first time how a fraction of doctors has been fueling the rampant medicating of California's most vulnerable kids. A mere 10 percent of the state's highest prescribers were responsible about 50 percent of the time when a foster child received an antipsychotic, the riskiest class of psychiatric drugs with some of the most harmful side effects. The startling numbers are revealed as part of a new analysis of Medi-Cal pharmacy data, which the news organization obtained through a public records request.
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To Comfort and Support
GRASP helps those grieving addiction deaths
"The same way they would if they died from a disease like cancer," said Faunda, whose sister died of an overdose. "Not just silently treat you like it's not a big deal." The conversation about death is perhaps most unsettling to her, because she is now dealing with a second addiction in her family. Observing the grief of the others, mostly mothers who have lost sons, terrifies her. They are quick to offer words of encouragement, though. "The only thing we can say is, we remember those fears," offered Bussard. "But there is hope," said Brozman. And to others who might be scared, Howells says this: "Just come to one meeting. "We understand. We understand more than anyone else."
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For the Health of a Nation
Opioid epidemic, Clinton offers more specifics than Trump
Hillary Clinton calls the scourge of heroin and opioid addiction a "quiet epidemic." Donald Trump marvels that overdoses are a problem in picturesque American communities.
"How does heroin work with these beautiful lakes and trees?" he said recently in New Hampshire. "It doesn't."
Both presidential candidates agree drug addiction is a major problem in America, but only Clinton has offered a detailed plan to tackle it as part of her campaign. The Democratic nominee has outlined a $10 billion plan to give states more money for prevention, treatment and recovery programs. Trump, meanwhile, says the border wall he plans to build along the U.S. boundary with Mexico will stop the flow of illegal drugs…
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How many times have you tried putting a screen protector on your phone only to have the frustration of bubbles and dust under it? How about lining it up so it matches the speaker, front camera and button on your phone? Well, put those frustrations aside as Apple is now offering installation of the Belkin TrueClear InvisiGlass Screen Protector for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s that puts all of the responsibility in their hands. Fortunately for the Apple Store worker, Belkin has this cool machine applicator that makes placement a snap.
I'm not one to pay full retail for accessories at the Apple Store, but in this case, it's certainly worth it.


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Speaking on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Josep Figueras demonstrated how the dynamics of health systems are quite complex and can sometimes even seem antagonistic. On the one hand, most of the EU health systems have been resilient to the economic crisis; which should be acknowledged and used as good examples to other countries in the world. However, real barriers to access and inequalities across countries within the EU persist. Arguing that "health is a political choice" Mr Figueras urged Member States to invest sustainably in health to reduce waste and guarantee affordable care and treatments for all. "Without efficiency you cannot have equity," he said.
Investing in health is one thing, but doing so sustainably is another. In her contribution, Agnès Couffinhal from the OECD drew the audience's attention on the need to urgently tackle the burden of wasteful spending in health. Latest OECD data predicts that health spending will continue to rise, but not to the level needed to achieve Universal Health Coverage. "Up to a fifth of health spending in OECD countries is wasteful spending that either is allocated to services and processes which are either harmful or do not deliver benefits, or that generates costs which could be avoided by substituting cheaper alternatives with identical or better benefits," Mrs Couffinhal said. She underlined the importance of identifying waste and involving all the relevant parties in tackling it.
Universal Health Coverage can only be universal if no group is left behind. Sadly, this is still not the case today, reminded us Alyna Smith from the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM). Echoing the early statement of MEP Konečná, she stressed that "Failure to acknowledge the rights and needs of vulnerable populations undermines our efforts to achieve Universal Health Coverage". In this regard, she detailed the difficulty to gather data and evidence on marginalised people, and called for better policies to address discrimination and improve humanitarian support.
EPF will now work with its members and other campaign's supporters on the production of a policy document that will include concrete recommendations to achieve Universal Health Coverage, supporting Member States in delivering on their commitment to meet this goal.
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Set in Lille, Au 30 is 50 metres from Zénith of Lille and Grand Palais, and offers self-catering apartments and suites. Mairie de Lille Metro Station is just 400 metres away. Lille Frandres and Lille Europe Train Stations are 650 metres and 900 metres away. Some units feature a seating area with flat-screen TV and an equipped kitchen. Each accommodation is air conditioned and provides free WiFi and flat-screen TV. Sauna and hot tub can be provided in the apartments. Lille Grand-Place is 1 km from Au 30 and Nouveau Siècle Convention Centre is a 10-minute drive away. Aeronef is 400 metres from Au 30. The nearest airport is Lesquin Airport, 7 km from the property. Public parking is possible in front of the accommodation, and private parking is also available with an extra cost.


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Engineering Open-Source Medical Devices
eBook - A Reliable Approach for Safe, Sustainable and Accessible Healthcare
Andrés Díaz Lantada/Carmelo De Maria/Arti Ahluwalia
Medizin/Allgemeines
This book focuses on the challenges and potentials of open source and collaborative design approaches and strategies in the biomedical field. It provides a comprehensive set of good practices and methods for making these safe, innovative and certifiable biomedical devices reach patients and provide successful solutions to healthcare issues. The chapters are sequenced to follow the complete lifecycle of open source medical technologies. The information provided is eminently practical, as it is supported by real cases of study, in which collaboration among medical professionals, engineers and technicians, patients and patient associations, policy makers, regulatory bodies, and citizens has proven beneficial. The book is also supported by an online infrastructure, UBORA, through which open-source medical devices can be collaboratively developed and shared for the democratization of medical technology and for promoting accessible biomedical engineering education.
Arti Ahluwalia, PhD, is Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pisa (Italy). She has over 100 publications in the field of medical devices, biosensing, biomaterials, bioreactors, cell imaging and biomimetics and 15 patents, 5 of which have been industrialised. She has pioneered Open Education in BME in Africa (she was the coordinator of the UBORA project) and is a Scientific and Education Consultant for United Nation Economic Commission for Africa.
Carmelo De Maria, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pisa. His research interests are in the field of additive manufacturing technologies, with a particular focus in Biomedical applications, including Bioprinting and the prototyping of Medical Devices. He has several papers published in international scientific journals (over 70) and in 2016 he was awarded 1st prize as Young Investigator from the International Society for Biofabrication.
Andrés Díaz Lantada, PhD, is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. His research interests are linked to the development of mechanical systems and biomedical devices with improved capabilities, thanks to the incorporation of smart materials, special geometries and complex functional structures, attainable by additive manufacturing processes. He received the Medal to Researchers under 40 by the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering in 2015 and the UPM Award to Educational Innovation Groups, as coordinator, in 2020. He is co-author of 75+ publications in international journals and author of 3 books on medical technologies.
All three Editors have been fostering the emergent field of safe open-source medical devices through the UBORA e-platform, for innovating the biomedical industry through education.
Preface: The UBORA project
I. FUNDAMENTALS
1. The medical industry: Present situation, global health concerns and outlook
2. General considerations for engineering open-source medical devices
3. Systematic assessment of needs and viability analyses
II. DESIGN METHODS FOR OPEN-SOURCE MEDICAL DEVICES
4. Creativity promotion: Collaborative design environments& open-innovation
5. Safety-guided design methods for open-source medical devices
6. Design and simulation of open-source medical devices
III. MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR OPEN-SOURCE MEDICAL DEVICES
7. Prototyping of open-source medical devices
8. Manufacturing of personalized open-source medical devices
9. Mass-production of open-source medical devices
IV. MAKING A REAL IMPACT WITH OPEN-SOURCE MEDICAL DEVICES
10. Open-source medical device approval and certification
11. Marketing open-source medical devices: Managing quality and supply chain
12. Issues linked to the long-term sustainability of open-source medical devices
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It's time for the Emmy Awards again, and I am excited and angry.
More angry than excited, so let's take a bite out of that apple first.
I'm angry because the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards telecast airs almost a month earlier than usual — and on a Monday. It hasn't aired on a weeknight since 1976.
The show achieved its highest rating since 2005 last year, but given the shift, the only question this year is how small the audience will be.


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Florida man swallows 4 bags of heroin, escapes from ambulance
2:17 PM EDT, Thu September 24, 2020
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A Big Pine Key man ate four baggies of heroin and escaped from an ambulance that was en route to a local hospital, sheriff's officials said.
Deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrived to a home on the 1400 block of Merelyn Lane on Big Pine Key at 5:22 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22. They found Ira Emil Kawzinsky incoherent, but responsive in a bedroom, a press release from MCSO said.
Deputies found a syringe, spoon and a substance that tested positive for heroin in the room where Kawzinsky was located, according to the release.
After one of the deputies took Kawzinsky outside, he started convulsing. Rescue crews gave the man Narcan, an opioid-blocking drug, and called Monroe County Fire Rescue for backup.
Crews loaded Kawzinsky into an ambulance and started to drive towards the Lower Keys Medical Center on Stock Island while deputies followed behind.
The ambulance made a sudden stop near Mile Marker 30 in the center turn lane and then the rear door opened and Kawzinsky jumped out and ran away.
MCSO deputies set up a perimeter while U.S. Border Control agents, Florida Highway Patrol troopers, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and a K9 unit joined the search for Kawzinsky.
A short time after his great escape, MCSO deputies located Kawzinsky and transported him to the hospital.
During the drive, Kawzinsky told the deputy that he ingested four bags of heroin before they arrived at the house. He also said that he might've blacked out during the incident.
Kawzinsky faces a felony drug charge, among other misdemeanors for resisting an officer, paraphernalia possession and probation violation.
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This is a 2002 report by the California State Auditor, Bureau of State Audits on the effects of red-light cameras installed in 7 out of 20 communities in the state of California. This report compares the before and after crash statistics of 72 of the 138 RLC intersections in that state. The report uses 19 to 77 months of pre-RLC crash data compared to 4 to 62 months of post-RLC data. The statistics used in this analysis are from the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), produced by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) which defines that they use 200 feet as their Distance-From-Intersection inclusion zone for crashes, although inconsistency in reporting is mentioned as an issue for this data. There are no data or conclusions in this report that suggest a reduction or increase in fatalities due to RLCs. This report does not cover injury crashes. The results show that "Although They Have Contributed to a Reduction in Accidents, Operational Weaknesses Exist at the Local Level".
This is a detailed 115 page report, the data is selectively chosen, only 7 communities out of the 20 communities that they have data for are used in the analysis(no reason is given for excluding 13 communities from the report), and the report only actually shows data from 6 of the 7 communities that it says are used to generate the results, because that one community apparently had no post-RLC data, which leads to the question of why it was selected for inclusion in this report in the first place. Out of those 6 communities where crash data is actually shown, not all of the RLC intersections data is used(no reason is given for these omissions). All of these selective omissions severely affect the validity of the analysis and the conclusions reached in this report. The selection of 72 RLC intersections is far above average for this kind of report, but the fact that these intersections are only a selective subset of the total data collected negatively impacts this report. The use of crash data at intersections with as few as 4 months of post-RLC data also diminishes the usefulness of this report. The conclusions of this report are somewhat supported by the limited selective data supplied.
It is important to also mention that all of the data used in this report is over 9 years old, and many changes have taken place to the RLC programs in the state of California, including changing technology as well as the fees for violations being greatly increased. One very interesting fact shown in this report is that the vast majority of RLC violations occurred within 1 second of the light turning red, with all but one community showing more than 70% of violations occurring within 1 second, and 4 out of 7 showing greater than 80%.