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Shannon Gabriel faces two-Test ban after alleged homophobic slur aimed at Joe Root
By Ben Reardon
West Indies fast-bowler Shannon Gabriel faces a two-match ban from the ICC after his alleged homophobic slur aimed at England captain Joe Root as the pair were embroiled in a verbal spat during the third Test in St Lucia.
According to the Daily Mail, Gabriel referred to Root as a 'b**** boy' in Monday's afternoon session of the final Test on England's tour of West Indies which the tourists won by 232 runs to end a series on a high despite the 2-1 defeat overall.
Gabriel, 30, became involved in a spat with the batsman in an exchange which left Root telling the bowler: "Don't use it as an insult. There's nothing wrong with being gay."
While he is due to find out his fate on Wednesday, Gabriel has already been charged by on-field umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Rod Tucker under article 2.13 of the game's code of conduct which covers "language of a personal, insulting, obscene and/or offensive nature."
But Root, 28, has been commanded following his response to Gabriel's comments.
And he hopes that the verbal spat he had does not overshadow the series played between the two sides as a whole.
Root said: "The ICC have got to handle things and I am not in a position to comment but throughout the series it has been played in the right manner by the two sides. West Indies have played some fantastic cricket.
"As a player you feel you have responsibilities to uphold on the field and I stand by what I did. I just did what I thought was right."
If you somehow haven't seen the incident yet, watch the video above.
Root continued: "They're a good bunch of guys and it would be a shame if it tarnishes what has been a good, hard-fought series.
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The applications for AR/VR are endless as it will penetrate into almost every sphere and change they operate. Futurists say that the attitudes of mass adoption have become increasingly responsive. We have replaced telephones for mobiles because they were easier to carry and interact with. Soon tech-gurus we will get rid of mobile and computers because of AR/VR. Just to give you a glimpse of how the future will look like we are going to discuss a few fields that will advance amazingly because of AR/VR disruption.
Education: An interesting fact about memory artists is that they create 3D images in their mind to remember things. Current education pattern for children provides information and knowledge in text and video forms. But, imagine a complete 3D audio-visual demonstration of information. Instead of just reading about a space station they will be visiting it virtually. Instead of reading about how to operate a heart they will be doing it. Which is better reading or watching videos of Spain or travelling while seated on your chair. Researches show that education students are not dull, education creates dull students because of the way things are being taught. With this new and transformative it will be a lot easier to excite students about learning. Almost every field of education can make great use of this technology.
Healthcare: Doctor-patient interaction will be changed completely because of this technology. Doctors say that it will help them significantly in mental rehabilitation. It can be used to get over a number of psychological disorders. It will be readily assist you in a number of ways. Consider a diabetic person visiting market and healthy and unhealthy diet sifted in front of him. You have your vitals in front of you and have a complete guide on a healthy lifestyle in front of you.
Business: Business is already making use of AR and VR. The first one to adopt this technology businesses know they have to embrace disruption as it is inevitable and you have to benefit from it. Just a basic example is Dual Axis Visualizer. You can download the app and see exactly how your room would look like if you applied a certain paint on your walls, saving you from making a wrong purchase. Just look at a car and all the features are available in front of you. Just as we have discussed above a number of gadgets will become redundant.
The technology is already valued at billions of dollars and some experts say it will become a trillion dollar industry in the coming years because its users will exceed billions.
Entertainment: One of the most amazingly transformed industry would be entertainment. Just think how much time, cost and manpower it took to create a perfect for a single scene. You can now build virtual sets that would look exactly alike and no one would be able to tell the difference. Also, the scene that required different locations to shoot would be shot on a single location and we would be able to shoot multiple shots in less time.
George bloom in a Tedx talk said, you can cut 50% of your crew by using virtual sets. Now for independent filmmakers it would be a great opportunity to make great films by utilizing less amount of money.
Futurists say that mass adoption behaviors have changed amazing and consumers are never late to adopt a new technology. The next few years will see that the world would be changed significantly because of the way technology is advancing. Many ethical debates have stated that the way technology is progressing it could become a threat to humanity's survival and the debate about how the future should be is still inconclusive. AR is a threat to individual privacy and they way people will categorize each other. People and tech-experts have to keep engaging in dialogues mutually to find a balanced use of technology. It will surely take a significant effort from every part of the world.


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Q: Templating a Snippet with $modx->getChunk returns nothing Hi I'm stuck with this output, please suggest what's wrong:
$responsexml = @simplexml_load_string($result, 'SimpleXMLElement', LIBXML_NOCDATA | LIBXML_NOBLANKS);
foreach ($responsexml as $hotelresponse)
 {
    $hotelname = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Name);
    $hoteldestination = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Destination->Name);
    $hotelcategory = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Category);
    $hotelimage = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->ImageList->Image[0]->Url);

    $returnedoutput .= $modx->getChunk('_testxmlchunk',array(
        'hotel' => $hotelname,
        'destination' => $hoteldestination,
        'category' => $hotelcategory,
        'image' => $hotelimage,
    ));
      }

return $returnedoutput;

_testxmlchunk chunk template:

this is [[+hotel]] is in [[+destination]] category [[+category]] pic

It returns only the blank chunk template

*this is  is in  category  pic
but when I do the following.. it works
$responsexml = @simplexml_load_string($result, 'SimpleXMLElement', LIBXML_NOCDATA | LIBXML_NOBLANKS);
foreach ($responsexml as $hotelresponse)
 {
    $hotelname = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Name);
    $hoteldestination = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Destination->Name);
    $hotelcategory = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Category);
    $hotelimage = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->ImageList->Image[0]->Url);

    $returnedoutput .= $hotelname.' '.$hotelimage.' '. $hoteldestination.' '.$hotelcategory.';
     }

return $returnedoutput;

any suggestion... Did I miss something? I want to template my snippet.
I use:
MODX Revolution 2.2.10-pl (advanced)
mysql 5.5.37-35.0
PHP Version 5.4.29

A: There's no need to call setPlaceholder, you should be able to pass the placeholders directly to the chunk as you've already attempted.
I'm not sure why you are setting the $hotelresponse properties into variables, or why you have the properties themselves wrapped in brackets. But your code can be simplified to the following:
$returnedoutput = '';

$responsexml = @simplexml_load_string($result, 'SimpleXMLElement', LIBXML_NOCDATA | LIBXML_NOBLANKS);
foreach ($responsexml as $hotelresponse) {
    $returnedoutput .= $modx->getChunk('_testxmlchunk', array(
        'hotel' => $hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Name,
        'destination' => $hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Destination->Name,
        'category' => $hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Category,
        'image' => $hotelresponse->HotelInfo->ImageList->Image[0]->Url,
    ));
}

return $returnedoutput;

I would expect that to work, if the HotelInfo object is valid.

A: I found the solution (SOLVED):
I should set the placeholder right before
$returnedoutput .= $modx->getChunk('_testxmlchunk',array(
        'hotel' => $hotelname,
        'destination' => $hoteldestination,
        'category' => $hotelcategory,
        'image' => $hotelimage,
    ));

Or the alternative way is by convert the object variable type into string without setting the placeholder:
$returnedoutput .= $modx->getChunk('_testxmlchunk',array(
'hotel' => (string)$hotelname,
'destination' => (string)$hoteldestination,
'category' => (string)$hotelcategory,
'image' => (string)$hotelimage,
));

Here is the correct answer:
$responsexml = @simplexml_load_string($result, 'SimpleXMLElement', LIBXML_NOCDATA | LIBXML_NOBLANKS);
foreach ($responsexml as $hotelresponse)
 {
    $hotelname = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Name);
    $hoteldestination = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Destination->Name);
    $hotelcategory = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Category);
    $hotelimage = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->ImageList->Image[0]->Url);

    $modx->setPlaceholder('hotel',$hotelname);
    $modx->setPlaceholder('destination',$hoteldestination);
    $modx->setPlaceholder('category',$hotelcategory);
    $modx->setPlaceholder('image',$hotelimage);

    $returnedoutput .= $modx->getChunk('_testxmlchunk',array(
        'hotel' => $hotelname,
        'destination' => $hoteldestination,
        'category' => $hotelcategory,
        'image' => $hotelimage,
    ));

  }
return $returnedoutput;

Here is the correct answer 2 (alternative):
$responsexml = @simplexml_load_string($result, 'SimpleXMLElement', LIBXML_NOCDATA | LIBXML_NOBLANKS);
foreach ($responsexml as $hotelresponse)
 {
    $hotelname = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Name);
    $hoteldestination = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Destination->Name);
    $hotelcategory = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->Category);
    $hotelimage = ($hotelresponse->HotelInfo->ImageList->Image[0]->Url);

            /***
             cast the xml object into string, $hotelname variable type is object, you should convert it to string
            ***/
    $returnedoutput .= $modx->getChunk('_testxmlchunk',array(
        'hotel' => (string)$hotelname,
        'destination' => (string)$hoteldestination,
        'category' => (string)$hotelcategory,
        'image' => (string)$hotelimage,
    ));

  }
return $returnedoutput;

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Living on borrowed time in land of long dark cloud
June 4, 2005 — 10.00am
Our poor cousins. Literally. New Zealand's booming economy may be outperforming Australia's, but New Zealanders are leading the world in "dissaving"; that's spending more than they earn. This year, New Zealand household savings will decline more sharply than in any other advanced economy, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development projections. Only New Zealand families have been consistently living beyond their means for more than a decade.
The new trans-Tasman bottom line, according to a major study by the Auckland think tank the New Zealand Institute, is that middle New Zealand - that imaginary statistical household in the exact middle of the assets range - is now worth a mere $NZ68,000 ($63,000). The comparable Australian household is worth $218,000.
Part of the problem, says the institute's executive director, Dr David Skilling, is that many Kiwis, like Australians, feel rich.
Unemployment is below 4 per cent, the economy has been growing for six years, credit is accessible and real estate values have soared. So why is prosperity misleading?
"We're spending like there's no tomorrow," says Skilling. "We may have rising incomes but we are spending it and more. Many people are borrowing to spend on their lifestyles. Over time people actually end up with less [relative] wealth."
New Zealand's credit and consumer binge is not a mirror image of Australia's maxed out credit cards and groaning mortgages. Rising personal debt affects all Western economies but, as Skilling argues, New Zealand stands out. The worldly goods of almost a quarter of adult New Zealanders are worth less than $NZ20,000 and 16 per cent of the adult population has nothing but debt, compared with 4 per cent of Australians. Home ownership is declining as are financial assets, such as shares. The top 10 per cent, meanwhile, have amassed half of the national wealth.
The big picture is a widening wealth gap between it and the rest of the developed world.
Domestically, there are other troubling tensions at play. The assets of Pakeha, or European New Zealand families, are seven times greater than those of Maori families, with Pacific Islanders even worse off, and new Asian immigrants somewhere in between.
The trends point one way, says the Opposition Leader and former Reserve Bank governor, Don Brash: "NZ will never again enjoy living standards equivalent to Australia's."
Such attention to the trans-Tasman economic scoreboard does not merely reflect the kind of rivalry that swells rugby crowds. Brash and Skilling argue that while New Zealand lags so far behind, its best and brightest will continue to leave, further undermining the economy.
But Skilling believes there is not something intrinsic to the national character that makes New Zealanders "great spenders, but terrible savers ... We're all rushing out to buy plasma TVs simply because we can."
One glaring difference between New Zealand and the rest of the West, he says, is that it has no compulsory savings schemes, like superannuation. This "consenting adult" approach to managing personal finances, he says, is clearly failing. If people have easy access to credit and aren't forced to save, they don't. But 15 years of compulsory superannuation in Australia means assets for many more workers.
The institute is pushing for a national savings scheme, with government co-contributions, starting at birth. The funds could be withdrawn for education, or a first home, as well as at retirement.
The recent budget included a new personal savings initiative, offering a $NZ1000 kick-off deposit from the Government. For young Australians locked out by rising house prices, the New Zealand scheme will look very interesting, because it allows withdrawals for modestly priced first homes. But, Australians should not feel too smug about the wealth gap, says HSBC Bank's chief economist in Australia, John Edwards. New Zealand, he says, is lagging mainly because of lower labour productivity and its 1990s recession.
As for the private debt burden, New Zealand and Australia have a lot in common. New Zealand's total foreign liabilities are worth 85 per cent of gross domestic product and Australia's are 66 per cent - crippling burdens compared with other developed economies. This means both must boost exports because they are spending far too much on imported goods and putting too little money in the bank.
In the long term, Edwards warns, both nations face the possibility of sharp currency depreciations to make exports more competitive. "That way we'll both be busier and poorer," he says.
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There's something about a motorhome that seems to inspire the love of DIY in us all – from adding a shelf to building your own 'van from scratch, leaving your personal mark on a vehicle is a really satisfying and tempting thing to do. But you should always proceed with caution: if you're not careful, you could create something that at best will put future owners off, and at worst could be dangerous. So, what are the pros and cons of implementing a spot of DIY on your 'van?
'DIY' – three letters that strike fear into the hearts of many people. Others rejoice in their ability to do it for themselves, whether 'it' is making their own wine, decorating their house or building their own 'van. Doing it yourself can be rewarding, especially if your project involves learning and mastering new skills.
I have seen many wonderful homemade van conversions with high-quality woodwork. I've also seen some pretty poor attempts.
Are you an electrician, plumber or woodworker?
Converting a van into a motorhome is, in many ways, a lot like building a house – it just happens to have a wheel at each corner. You need to be a competent carpenter, electrician, plumber and designer for a start. The design, of course, is where you begin, but it is dependent on your chosen base vehicle; this is closely followed by the facilities you feel you need. Some people will be happy with a basic conversion, which simply provides somewhere to eat, sleep and wash, while others will want all mod-cons including a full shower room, kitchen facilities to rival those of the Ritz, and central heating.
The first – and possibly most important – thing to realise about motorhomes is they're all a compromise. Some offer all the living space and facilities you could want, but you're limited in where you can take them because of their size. On the other hand, a micro-camper is, in effect, a mobile bedroom with tea-making facilities, but you can drive it almost anywhere.
Once you've established your base vehicle (and budget), and your list of required facilities, it's time to work out how you can fit that full kitchen, king-sized bed, bathroom and 42-inch HDTV into a Citroën Berlingo. Compromise is the answer.
Over the years I've seen lots of DIY work on motorhomes, from a simple shelf to full conversions. Some have been fantastic, while others have been terrible to the point of being dangerous in the extreme.
A good example of the latter would be the Iveco Daily-based camper I saw several years ago. The carpentry standard was very low, with the furniture appearing to be made from old pallets. The gas and electric systems were terrifying, with a 15kg butane cylinder in the large, under-bed storage area, secured by a very tired bungee.
The pipework was entirely made of rubber hose, but a lot of the joints didn't have securing clips on them, while the three-way fridge wasn't vented externally – not even the flue gases were vented to outside the 'van.
The electrics consisted of an unrestrained old truck battery next to the gas bottle, and connected to the various circuits by little more than bell wire, with not a single fuse in sight. It was a real-life disaster waiting to happen.
A few years ago, when Practical Motorhome's Gentleman Jack took on an old Sherpa as his 'Project Peanuts' 'van about motorcaravanning for less than £2000, he found that he'd inherited similar DIY disasters.
Thankfully, many home converters take note of the various standards required for gas and electrical installations, and some have built well-crafted home conversions that could put some professionals to shame. I've also helped a number of home converters who didn't have the skills, knowledge or confidence to do their own electrics and gas – they simply sub-contracted the work to me.
And, of course, 'DIY' also includes adding a personal touch to your commercially built motorhome. Probably the most common DIY additions are a shelf and a kitchen worktop-extension flap. Practical Motorhome's John Wickersham recently discussed how to upgrade your motorhome's lighting, too.
Such modifications can certainly make your motorhome easier to use, but before you add things, consider how they might affect the resale value.
Done properly, these 'improvements' can add to the value by making the motorhome more useable, but I've seen some poor-quality additions using cheap materials that can only reduce a 'van's appeal.


In concurrent programming, a monitor is an object or module intended to be used safely by more than one thread. The defining characteristic of a monitor is that its methods are executed with mutual exclusion. That is, at each point in time, at most one thread may be executing any of its methods. This mutual exclusion greatly simplifies reasoning about the implementation of monitors compared to reasoning about parallel code that updates a data structure.
The consumer thread waits for the producer thread to push a line to buf while buf.empty?. The producer thread (main thread) reads a line from ARGF and pushes it into buf then calls empty_cond.signal to notify the consumer thread of new data.
SynchronizedArray implements an Array with synchronized access to items. This Class is implemented as subclass of Array which includes the MonitorMixin module.
Use extend MonitorMixin or include MonitorMixin instead of this constructor. Have look at the examples above to understand how to use this module.
Returns true if this monitor is locked by current thread.
Enters exclusive section and executes the block. Leaves the exclusive section automatically when the block exits. See example under MonitorMixin.
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Mulheres Ao Espelho é o terceiro álbum de estúdio da cantora de fado portuguesa Aldina Duarte.
Foi lançado em 2008 pela editora criada pela própria artista, a Roda-Lá Music.
Contém 11 faixas em que a última, "Mãe", a ser a declamação de um poema.  Aldina Duarte presta homenagem neste trabalho a Maria José da Guia, que morreu no ano de 1992, interpretando "Bairro divino", a Hermínia Silva, que faleceu no ano seguinte, a 13 de Junho, cantando "A rua mais lisboeta" e ainda a Lucília do Carmo, que nos deixou em 1999, através do tema "Não vou, não vou".

Faixas
 "No Fim"
 "Princesa Prometida"
 "Não Vou, Não Vou" '(Júlio de Sousa/Mário Moniz Pereira)
 "Uma Amante"
 "Uma Noiva"
 "A Rua Mais Lisboeta" (Lourenço Rodrigues/Vasco Macedo)
 "Quadras De Amor Errante"
 "Paraíso Anunciado"
 "O Amor Não Se Desata"
 "Barro Divino" (Álvaro Duarte Simões)
 "Mãe"

Álbuns de músicos de Portugal
Álbuns de 2008

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Sometimes I miss those days, those days of independence. I would wake up when a friend would call up, have non-stop chit chats, go for Scooty rides in rains with friends. Spending almost my entire life in a hostel, I have always had many friends. The independence when you don't have any cares in the world and don't exactly know where you are going is amazing.
Life has changed so much now; now everything needs to be planned – the mornings, the afternoons and the evenings too. The moment I wake up I have to make a mental task of things that need to happen and one day if that order goes wrong or some things are late I start to panic. I have to think of cleaning the room, then putting the clothes in the laundry, then coffee, breakfast, making Adi ready; the list just goes on but the tasks don't finish till I sleep.
Motherhood makes you extremely responsible and as a child I never thought about how my mom organizes things, manages three children, her husband and the house. I can't even now imagine how she did it. Sometimes life feels trapped, like you cannot think beyond your daily tasks; I can't even remember which movie I saw in the theatre last, or the last time I met a friend. These things don't bother me a lot but there are days when I feel like wearing my tank top, that loose checked shirt with distressed jeans and my sneakers and just go somewhere where I wouldn't have to plan everything. But I guess this is what marriage is actually-The trap ;).
Have you seen the song Barso Re Megha from Guru where Aishwarya dances so beautifully in the rain? This song takes me to my own world, it has a smell of independence and the celebration of happiness. But she eventually gets married in the movie and becomes so mature. There is this another song Dil Hai Chhota Sa from Roja. This song has so much girliness and innocence packed in it that we all had once – enjoying nature, finding happiness in smallest of things, small hopes, small desires and small needs. We never knew how the world will be or how things will change.
I'll tell you one more song celebrating the innocence of a girl, which is Awara Bhavre featuring Kajol from the movie Sapnay. She dances with friends and lives her life in that one song. What is common in these movies that they are all made in Hindi as well as Tamil and they all feature A.R. Rahman's music. I guess Rahman can understand how a woman feels or celebrates independence/innocence.
Life is just like that when you look back, there are those amazing fun chapters, where you have lived your innocence and that moment of independence. You also know that it isn't coming back but it can be relived in thoughts and memories and yes…these songs in a way transform me to my good times, so they help me reconnect with my youth and innocence. I am sure everybody has a way to relive that golden period of their lives as these moments should never be forgotten.
They make you realize what you are actually and helps you bring back that innocence in some way. It may be indulging with our children when they play, may be fighting with friends just like that, each one of us needs to find our own ways and let that innocence not go from us. We should ask questions, we should be frank, not hide our feelings, express ourselves and sometimes we should just go and get wet in the rain without worrying about getting sick. Sometimes we should be what we are. Sometimes we should find our childhood with our kids; counting trees, counting the mangoes on the trees, watching thunder with the same innocence. Let's not be lost, let's be found.


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Славя́нский полк — название двух полков Русской армии и Белого движения.
 Славянский гусарский полк — поселенный полк, сформированный в Славяносербии из славян — беженцев из Османской империи. Существовал в 1776—1784 годах; переформирован в Таврический легкоконный полк.
 Славянский пехотный полк — полк в составе ВСЮР генерала Деникина, сформированный из добровольцев-русинов. Существовал в 1919—1920 годах.


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Whitney, along with Denise and Megan, triple-teamed Christa and Gabe's ah-mazing wedding at his parent's spectacular summer home. The ceremony at the water's edge, cocktails on the lawn and a casual reception under a tent with skylights! Oh my! Natural light for dinner dining? What a treat! This post has an excess of images to share, so get comfy and enjoy your inside peek at the sweet backyard wedding of these two who met in Wyoming while on an Outdoor Educators course with the National Outdoor Leadership School.
what a gorgeous wedding! love all the details, especially that red sox hat :) you guys really captured the details!
This was such an amazing wedding as was the love between you and your two families, Gabe and Christa. I think the way you two met and the experiences you've shared in the wilderness have made your connection deeper and stronger, and your marriage that much sweeter. Hope you both are enjoying your newlywed status! Much love, Whit.


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Danielle is a lifelong conservationist, having dedicated her entire professional career to being an advocate for nature and the special places and creatures we cherish. While attending Michigan State University for a degree in political science, she helped organize and lobby the Board of Trustees to build one of the most comprehensive recycling facilities on any college campus. This first successful environmental campaign sparked the fire for organizing, advocacy, and action.
After several years of working for various conservation organizations, she decided to serve as an Environment Volunteer in Tanzania with the Peace Corps. In a rural village with no running water or electricity, Danielle helped usher in three new water tanks for the primary school and health clinic. She also worked with farmers on more sustainable practices, and collaborated with village leaders to implement a tree planting project in a drought prone area. This was one of her favorite life experiences, as she was able to quite literally get her hands dirty.
Upon returning to the States, she and her husband spent six months hiking, camping, and visiting the country before permanently landing in Oregon. This is now home and she is excited to be a voice for all wildlife and wild places. When she's not working, she enjoys hiking with her husband and son, practicing yoga, talking politics, and doing jigsaw puzzles.


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Makapansgat (/mɐkɐˈpɐnsxɐt/), eller Världsarvet Makapan Valley, är en arkeologisk plats inom Makapansgat och Zwartkrans, nordöst om Mokopane i provinsen Limpopo i Sydafrika. Det är en viktig paleontologisk plats, där den lokala kalken innehåller spår av Australopithecus som har daterats till mellan 3 och 2,6 miljoner år B.P. Hela dalen Makapan har betecknats som ett sydafrikanskt världsarv. Makapansgat tillhör världsarvet Mänsklighetens vagga.

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Our TeamTeffany2019-04-24T14:26:57+11:00
Teffany TheidemanFounder & Executive Director
Teffany is a founding member of Aeon Academy and co-founder of Aeon Arts. An award-winning artist, she holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the ANU School of Art & Design and has studied support of people with Autism under the Thomas Wright Institute.
Teffany has been running visual arts workshops for children since 1996. As Program & Artistic Director, she designs Aeon Academy's Creative Catalyst, a unique and successful program. She has run this original program at Yarralumla Primary School since 2003.
As an award-winning artist, Teffany is an active exhibitor, both in her annual home studio exhibition and interstate. She's passionate about community art and hand's on participation in the arts.
Mathew LongFounder & Executive Director
Mathew is a founding member of Aeon Academy and co-founder of Aeon Arts. He graduated from the Australian National University in Canberra, majoring in Anthropology, Archaeology and History.
Mathew is the Creative Director and Program Director of Aeon Academy's Vala program and the author of many of its dramatic adventure modules. His philosophy and passion is 'education through creativity'. He is equally passionate about cultural enrichment, including through the ancient methods of storytelling.
Mathew has travelled extensively in India, Tibet, Mexico and Japan. He continues to study and read extensively in history, literature and esoteric fields. Mathew has trained and coached in sports and the martial arts and is a qualified Yoga Instructor.
Monica CasteloExecutive Director
Monica is the Senior Centre Manager at Aeon Academy. She holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts in Ceramics and a Diploma of Education from the ANU School of Art & Design and has spent a great deal of her career teaching in schools and maintaining her own arts practice.
As Senior Centre Manager, Monica—who has worked at Aeon Academy since 2012—ensures the team continually delivers exceptional programs to students. She is also periodically involved in teaching Creative Catalyst workshops, including painting, ceramics and other visual arts.
Monica has consulted on a number of large arts events in and around Canberra. She speaks fluent Spanish.
Steph CoxCentre & Office Manager
Steph is a member of the Centre Management Committee at Aeon Academy. Working across the service in both management and as a senior educator Steph is also studying literature and sociology at the ANU, with a specific interest in colonialism and international development. She joined Aeon Academy in 2016 as Vala's first female Facilitator.
Steph is driven by the imaginative connection children make during play between their own and other worlds. She has a wide range of creative interests, including writing poetry and illustrating comics, and always has a project or two on the go.
Having lived in and explored countries as far-flung as Samoa, Tanzania, Ecuador, and Nepal, Steph has a wealth of cultural knowledge and new perspectives to share with students of Aeon Academy.
Saadia SamiCentre & Office Manager
Saadia is a member of the Centre Management Committee at Aeon Academy. As a business degree graduate and holding a Certificate III in Childcare Education and Care Saadia ensures Aeon Academy runs efficiently on the administration side.
Before joining Aeon Academy, Saadia ran her own outdoor adventure equipment retail business. She represented Pakistan in the Commonwealth Youth Entrepreneurship Conference (Noida, 2007) and was an active member of the Youth Committee of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce.
Saadia grew up reading Enid Blyton's Famous Five & Secret Seven. She loves adventures, including camping, rock climbing and travelling.
Luke JordanEducator & Vala Program Manager
Luke is a lead Vala Educator at Aeon Academy. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Anthropology from the ANU.
Luke began attending Aeon Academy in 2003 and hasn't missed a program since. He started as a volunteer and then began working as an assistant in 2009. Luke continues to pursue his interests in roleplaying and writing and he took home the Best New Designer award from Canberra's local roleplaying convention in 2014.
Studying history, religion, and mythology are other passions. So too is travelling and during trips to Japan and Ireland, Luke conducted first-hand research for Aeon Academy's Vala program.
Ochre BodhiEducator
Ochre is an Educator at Aeon Academy. She is studying a Bachelor of Arts at ANU with a focus on Anthropology and Environmental Studies.
Ochre attended most Vala and Creative Catalyst programs since the age of 5 before starting to work at Aeon Academy at 16. She shares with students her love of creative activities. Her ceramic skills are legendary and her clay classes super popular. Ochre also enjoys working with macramé, making jewellery and helping create decor at music and lifestyle festivals around Australia and overseas.
With a certificate in Permaculture Design, Ochre has travelled to many places working on organic farms and helping with community projects.
Enki RidgzinEducator
Enki has been a part-time Educator in Aeon Academy's Vala program for several years. He has attended most of the programs at Aeoncademy since the age of 5 and has become an adept storyteller. He has deferred his studies of Arts at the ANU to work and travel, visiting places like India, Mexico, Europe and Uluru.
As a former Australian judo representative, Enki has a strong background in the martial arts and an interest in the historical authenticity of the boffer weapon play. He also enjoys all the physical aspects of the live action games available in Vala and getting students enthused and involved.
Bridie MackayEducator
Bridie is a part-time Educator at Aeon Academy. She graduated from the ANU School of Art and Design, majoring in print media and drawing, and experimenting with various mediums and materials. She has completed a Certificate Three in Children's Services and has a great deal of experience working in childcare centres and after school care services.
At Aeon Academy, Bridie applies her skills and knowledge to inspire young people to think creatively and to be passionate about visual arts.
Bridie has also worked on creative large-scale installation projects, textile work, explorative paintings and intricate drawings.
Lucy CoupeEducator
Lucy is an Educator at Aeon Academy in the Sparks program. She is studying a Bachelor of Political Science.
At Aeon Academy, Lucy brings her love of guided play and gets a buzz out of helping students to develop their imagination and social skills.
Rai AndrewsEducator
Rai is an Educator at Aeon Academy, in the Creative Play and Sparks programs. He brings to Aeon Academy years of experience having previously worked with other outside school hours and holiday care providers.
Rai brings his love of music and unique ability to nurture the creative spark in all students, and has added drum circles and improvisational jams to Aeon Academy activities. He has studied and performed music for more than a decade and incorporates many aspects of music into his program delivery.
Rai has himself been a student of Aeon Academy, having attended the Vala program in 2010.
Claire HollandEducator
Claire is an Educator in Aeon Academy's Sparks and Creative Play program. She is studying a Bachelor of Philosophy(International Relations).
Highly passionate about education through creativity, Claire brings her personal love of theatre and performance to run classes that inspire and motivate students to develop a love of the arts. Working with children is second nature to Claire.
George BreynardEducator
George is a part-time Educator with Aeon Academy's Vala and Catalyst programs. He is working through a double degree at ANU in International Security Studies and Physics, with sides of sculpture and philosophy.
George has been passionate about the creative arts since he could flick a paint brush and roll a d20, often at the same time. He loves playing out a good story in good company. George is also a regular weekend role-player and has an insatiable curiosity for culture, creativity and community, in all its forms.
George has been with Aeon Academy since 2015, when he joined the team as an Assistant Facilitator in the summer vacation program.
Maxwell MacmillanAssistant Educator
Maxwell is an Assistant Educator at Aeon Academy, across all our programs. He is a passionate performer with a growing repertoire of acting accomplishments including, most recently, his performance in Shrek the Musical.
Maxwell brings his joyous and playful personality to his work, ensuring students are supported to fully engage with the programs.
Alice CashaEducator
Alice is an Educator for Aeon Academy's Creative Play program. She is studying towards a Certificate lll in Early Childhood Education and Care, and is an energised member of our graduate team having grown up with the Catalyst and Vala programs.
With her patient and compassionate approach, Alice inspires students with her passion for games and creative play.
Hannah LinegarEducator
Hannah is an Educator for Aeon Academy's Creative Play and Sparks programs. She is an energised team member having grown up working with children in child, after school and disability care services.
Hannah inspires students of all ages with her passion for dance, outdoor adventures and animals. When not working Hannah loves to spend time with and cook for her friends and family.


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How to fix the privacy problems in your browser's privacy settings
Privacy experts are calling on the web to adopt a better approach to setting the privacy settings of web browsers, after a new security study suggested users had inadvertently set a new record for privacy violations.
Security researcher Peter Venezia said in a blog post Wednesday that a number of browser makers are failing to set the default privacy settings for web browsing on their platforms.
"We are now at a point where we can see the privacy-invasive behavior of our browsers in action," Veneziac said.
Users are not only choosing not to protect their privacy, they are choosing to do so at the expense of the user experience, he added.
"We have seen an explosion of user data being collected, used, shared, and used in the browser, with browsers providing access to that data for users to use and share.
In many cases, users are not aware of this, and the browser is providing the information to advertisers and other third parties," Veneria said.
The study was led by security firm Check Point, which found that more than 90 percent of web users have opted to turn off cookies and other tracking technologies, including tracking analytics.
It also found that just 37 percent of users were aware of the "tracking code" that allows websites to collect data from them.
Venezia noted that the data that is collected can be used to identify people and their location, and that the information is used to track the user's activities.
Some browsers also track the device users are using, Venezian said, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Safari.
"The fact that these tracking technologies are so ubiquitous that most people do not even know about them is extremely concerning," he added, noting that the study showed how important it is for web users to understand how to protect themselves.
He also noted that tracking cookies is only a small portion of the problem, noting how browser makers must also take steps to ensure that users can opt out of the tracking.
The survey also found most web users were not aware that web cookies could be used in ad tracking, and they were not given the option to opt out.
The researchers also found many web users did not know how to remove tracking technologies from their web browsers.
"Most web users who use browsers for online gaming are unaware of how to do it, and how to change settings," Venezi said.
"This lack of awareness is one of the major drivers behind the rise of malware and other threats to the online privacy of web browsing."


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Polish WWII Warmongers
Adolf Hitlerâ™s accomplices in unleashing World War II were the people who ruled Poland between the two world wars, Zinoviev Club member Oleg Nazarov says. </p>
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Russia Needs Nominal Money and Real Economy
Again, we are faced with the task of restoring our national wealth, just like after the three wars of the 20th century, says Timofei Sergeytsev, member of Rossiya Segodnyaâ™s Zinoviev Club. </p>
'The Sacred Right of Ownership' and Power: What Do We Choose?
Zinoviev Club member Dmitry Kulikov believes we should carry out a new social project: take power away from super-societyâ™s structures and implement a true division of economic and political rights, if we want to preserve our Russian civilization. </p>
The 'Cold War' and Russophobic Stereotypes are Here to Stay
The Fifth International Conference, Zinoviev Readings, hosted by Rossiya Segodnya, coincided with the 175th anniversary of Marquis Astolphe de Custineâ™s departure from the Russian Empire. At first glance these events have nothing in common â" but only at first glance, member of Rossiya Segodnyaâ™s Zinoviev Club Oleg Nazarov says. </p>
Suicidal Striving to Restore Empire
In the opinion of Zinoviev Clubâ™s member, Vladimir Lepekhin, the promotion of the imperial idea in Russia is a provocation designed to justify the genocide of Russians. </p>
Zinoviev and Fukuyama: Historical Predictions
The world is just fine. The problem is the inability of modern states and the world elite to comprehend what is happening and create new instruments to understand and control social development processes, Oleg Yuryev, member of Zinoviev Club, believes.
The Line of Degeneration. The Risk of Human Existence (Part II)
The worst thing happens when large masses of people start losing their connection with the whole and turn into accomplished egoists, said Zinoviev Club member Iskander Valitov.
Real Propaganda
Russian society has yet to overcome the biases and the propaganda myths against propaganda, says Pavel Rodkin from the Zinoviev Club.
The Economy of the Supra-Power: Is There an Alternative?
Zinoviev Club member Dmitry Kulikov on the questions the Russian government is facing


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We're Losing the Chemical War on Cockroaches
By: Kristen Hall-Geisler
A study found that these nasty cockroaches have developed cross-resistance to multiple classes of exterminators' insecticides. Gary Alpert/Harvard University/Bugwood.org
Great news, everybody. Cockroaches are quickly becoming resistant to several different insecticides — all at the same time. Cool, cool, cool.
Michael Scharf, professor in the department of entomology at Purdue University, along with his team, found that these nasty pests are developing cross-resistance to multiple classes of exterminators' insecticides. The team's work was published in the June 2019 issue of Scientific Reports.
The problem is each class works differently to kill these critters, so exterminators frequently mix them or switch them up to combat infestations. If cockroaches are resistant to multiple insecticides ... well you can see where this is going. Scharf and his team used apartment buildings in Indiana and Illinois that had infestations of German cockroaches (Blattella germanica L.) as their experimental grounds.
First, they caught some of the roaches and tested them to see which insecticides had the lowest resistance on the roaches. (Low resistance means the roaches would be more vulnerable to the treatments the scientists used for six months.) Entomology is very glamorous.
"If you have the ability to test the roaches first and pick an insecticide that has low resistance, that ups the odds. But even then, we had trouble controlling populations," Scharf said in a press release. The good news just keeps coming, doesn't it?
Then the researchers rotated three different insecticides. That method kept the roach population stable over six months, meaning it neither increased nor decreased. When they mixed two insecticides, the roach population "flourished," according to the press release. "Flourished" is the last verb anyone wants to hear when talking about cockroaches.
When the team used just one insecticide for the entire six months, and the roaches had low resistance to that particular insecticide, they were nearly wiped out. Great, right? Not really because if even 10 percent of the roaches had resistance to that insecticide, the population would increase "four- or six-fold in just one generation," Scharf said. "We didn't have a clue that something like that could happen this fast." During this test, the roaches also developed resistance to several other kinds of insecticides, even if the new generations had never been exposed to them before.
So now what? Scharf said he recommends combating roaches with more than chemical warfare, including traps and vacuums. "Some of these methods are more expensive than using only insecticides, but if those insecticides aren't going to control or eliminate a population, you're just throwing money away," Scharf said. We should just go ahead and bow to our cockroach overlords now.
Now That's Even Worse News
You've probably heard that roaches can survive a nuclear blast, and the terrible news is that it appears to be true. Remember the show MythBusters? Well their team set up an experiment that exposed German cockroaches to different levels of radiation. One group was exposed to levels similar to those emitted by the bomb dropped on Hiroshima for a month: 10,000 rads. Ten percent of the group was still alive. Awesome.
Kristen Hall-Geisler "We're Losing the Chemical War on Cockroaches" 11 July 2019.
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Molecular Rheumatology TCD
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Click here to learn more about the Molecular Rheumatology Research Group, based in Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute and led by Prof Ursula Fearon.
Dr Jean Fletcher
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In the past decade or so, Th17 cells, have emerged as key players in autoimmune disease, as well as certain cancers and allergies. These potentially dangerous cells are normally regulated by endogenous mechanisms that include Treg cells, which serve to prevent autoimmunity. However in people who develop autoimmune disease, the regulation of Th17 cells goes awry, resulting in inappropriate and damaging inflammation. Dr Fletcher's research career has focussed on understanding the role and regulation of Th17 cells in human diseases including MS, RA, psoriasis, cancer and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), which is a debilitating yet under recognised skin disease. Importantly, studying the role of these cells in different diseases allows for greater understanding of common underlying mechanisms that can be translated to benefit for patients. The overarching research aim is to understand the role of Th17 cells in human disease and how they can be targeted to develop new or improved therapies.
Dr Carl Orr
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Dr Carl Orr, Consultant Rheumatologist, with a specific interest in understanding molecular disease networks, particularly focusing on Rheumatoid Arthritis in relation to disease stratification, mechanisms and targets, incorporating both clinical and basic science foci. Dr Orr also has an interest in clinical management, and completed an MSc in Leadership and Management Development (Hons) at the Institute of Leadership at RCSI.
UCD Centre for Arthritis Research (UCD- CAR)
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The centre is based at UCD Conway Institute and consists of researchers in UCD and St Vincent's and Mater University Hospitals. Our interdisciplinary research covers proteomics, computational biology, genetics, stratified medicines, sports and exercise, immunology/mechanisms of disease and animal models of RA.
Our centre has proven highly successful in developing translational experimental approaches including training and performance of mini-arthroscopy and tissue biopsy. The programme based across the UCD Clinical Research Centre, provides whole tissue biopsy explant cultures for research that is an entirely unique resource. Our teams' ability to perform this research has led to both academic and industry collaborations attracting significant non-exchequer funding from both the EU and the US.
The expertise for this highly developed research programme has led to novel translational research outputs including presentations at the highest quality international research meetings and publication in high impact factor peer-review journals.
Dr Orla Killeen
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Dr Orla Killeen graduated from NUIG in 1996. She established the National Centre for Paediatric Rheumatology (NCPR) in 2006, providing care for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders both on a local and national level. Dr Killeen does a joint adolescents transition clinic with prof Eamonn Molloy in SVUH. She also collaborates with Prof Ursula Fearon/Prof Douglas Veale, on immune cell responses and synovial pathology in children with arthritis associated downs arthropathy. Her area of interest include care of the Young person/Adolescent Rheumatology focusing in particular on Transition as well as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), Down's Arthritis, juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and Auto-Inflammatory Syndromes.
Phil Gallagher
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Phil Gallagher is a Clinical Nurse specialist in Rheumatology SVUH, and is key to the coordination of clinical trials and the establishment of the biologic registries. Phil is critically involved at the interface between the clinical and basic science research teams, in relation to stratification, disease outcomes and potential new treatment strategies.
Phil also coordinates RABRI and ASRI, which are the National Rheumatoid Arthritis and AnkSpon registries. In addition, Phil coordinates the National Arthritis Research coalition (ARC).
Dr Aisling Dunne
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Our work is focused on assessing inflammatory pathways driven by Osteoarthritis (OA)-associated alarmins or DAMPs (damage-associated molecular patterns). We are currently exploring the signalling events triggered by DAMPs in macrophages and synovial fibroblasts and have identified a number of molecules/pathways activated by OA-associated basic calcium phosphate crystals and S00A8/A9 proteins. We are also conducting a detailed study assessing the impact of traditional and novel orthopaedic implant materials on the host immune system, stem cell differentiation and tissue regeneration.
Dr. Candice Lowe
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Candice Lowe, MD, is a Rheumatology Newman Fellow current undertaking an MD by thesis. Dr lowe has research interests in needle arthroscopy, early arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, prognostic markers, and B-cell targeted therapies.
Francis Young
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Database analyst.
Francis is a key member of the research team responsible for collecting, uploading and managing the clinical databases essential for many of the investigator initatied studies.
Louise Moore
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Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner based at The Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Disease Unit, Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services, Harolds Cross.
Louise, former Clinical Nurse Specialist provides direct care to patients with complex arthritis related problems. She has completed an MSc in Rheumatology Reproductive
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Research Assistant based at the Clinical Research Centre.
Gene provides essential support for the arthroscopy research programme and the specialised regional arthritis knee clinic. She provides valuable support to the clinical fellows, research nurses and the patients who attend for arthroscopy, follow-up and clinical assessment.
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Research Nurse based at the Clinical Research Centre.
Edel has been intrinsic in the development of the arthroscopy research programme over the last 10 years. She provides valuable support to the clinical fellows, research nurses and the patients who attend for arthroscopy, follow-up and clinical assessment.
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Hazel provides essential support for the arthroscopy research programme and the innovative RA clinical registry. She provides valuable support to the clinical fellows, research nurses and the patients who attend for arthroscopy, follow-up and clinical
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Dr. Kieran Murray
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Kieran Murray graduated from UCD Medical School in 2010. He is a fourth year specialist registrar and has previously worked in Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital, Beaumont Hospital and University College Hospital Galway. His main research interest is improving outcomes in inflammatory arthritis, through analysing biomarkers, infection risk and management in pregnancy.
Dr. Trudy McGarry
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Trudy obtained her BSc in Biomedical Health and Disease from University College Dublin in 2011. In the same year, Trudy was awarded a Molecular Medicine Ireland PhD scholarship for their unique cross-institutional Clinical and Translation Research Scholars Programme (CTRSP). During her PhD, she completed a four month Industry internship with Quintiles Transnational as part of the Global Regulatory Affairs department, providing regulatory 'Roadmaps' for large Pharma, advising them on the most efficient strategy to file a new drug application in Europe, South America and Asia. Trudy's PhD research, entitled 'Synovial inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis is regulated by Toll-like Receptor 2-activated signalling pathways', was carried out in St. Vincent's University Hospital and was completed in November 2015. Since this time, she has worked as a Postdoctoral researcher within the Molecular Rheumatology Group and Center for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases. At present, Trudy is the UCD Novartis Newman Postdoctoral Fellow and her research focuses on identifying the metabolic and cellular mechanisms that mediate inflammation in the joint. Her work is carried out in close collaboration with Industry partners including Janssen Pharmaceutics and Pfizer. She has received numerous travel grants to present her research within Europe and was awarded best oral presentation at both the MMI and New Horizons in Rheumatology national meetings. Trudy is the current Irish Country Lisiason Officer for EMEUNET (Emerging EULAR Network) and her role is to promote education and collaborative work among young clinicians and researchers in rheumatology and to liaise with other national representatives.
Prof Eamonn Molloy
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Prof Eamonn Molloy is a Founder and Director of The Centre. Prof Molloy is a Consultant Rheumatologist at St. Vincent's University Hospital and an honorary Professor at University College Dublin. His special interest is in the field of Vasculitis, especially Giant Cell Arteritis and Large Vessel Vasculitis, potentially serious systemic rheumatic diseases that cause inflammation of the circulation. Prof. Molloy provides a state-of-the-art clinical service for these patients, in addition to patients with inflammatory, degenerative and crystal-induced arthritis. He is the principal investigator on a number of active clinical trials and has led a number of translational and interventional innovative studies aimed at delivering novel therapies in these complex conditions
Dr Anne-Barbara Mongey
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Dr Anne-Barbara-Mongey is a Member of the Board of The Centre, a Consultant Rheumatologist at St. Vincent's University Hospital and a Lecturer at University College Dublin. Her special interest is in the field of arthritis connective tissue diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, potentially serious systemic rheumatic diseases. Dr. Mongey provides a state-of-the-art clinical service for these patients. In addition, as Lecturer in UCD she is deeply involved in teaching, organising and delivering the medical curriculum.
Dr. Richard Conway
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Richard Conway, MB PhD, is a rheumatologist and epidemiologist. He has research interests in rheumatoid arthritis, early arthritis, gout, medication-related adverse events, and in vasculitis, in particular giant cell arteritis. Richard has a particular methodological focus in the performance of systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses.
Prof Doug Veale
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Douglas J. Veale is Director of Translational Research of the DAMC, Professor of Medicine and Consultant Rheumatologist at St Vincent's University Hospital and a Principal Investigator at The Conway Institute for Biomedical and Biomolecular Research, University College Dublin (UCD). He is a Fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (1997) and the Royal College, London (1999). Professor Veale graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1984 and obtained his MD by thesis from UCD in 1992. Professor Veale has established an international reputation in translational research with a research focus on angiogenesis, early arthritis, biopharmaceutical therapy, biomarkers and scleroderma. He has oversight on a research team of senior scientists, post-doctoral scientists, clinical research fellows and PhD students funded by peer-reviewed grants from The American Federation for Ageing Research, the European Union FP6 programme and Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), The Health Research Board of Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland, the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions and several industry partnership programmes.


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McSame's Top 76 Flip Flops
From The Carpetbagger Report:
National Security Policy
1. McCain thought Bush's warrantless-wiretap program circumvented the law; now he believes the opposite.
2. McCain insisted that everyone, even "terrible killers," "the worst kind of scum of humanity," and detainees at Guantanamo Bay, "deserve to have some adjudication of their cases," even if that means "releasing some of them." McCain now believes the opposite.
3. He opposed indefinite detention of terrorist suspects. When the Supreme Court reached the same conclusion, he called it "one of the worst decisions in the history of this country."
4. In February 2008, McCain reversed course on prohibiting waterboarding.
5. McCain was for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay before he was against it.
6. When Barack Obama talked about going after terrorists in Pakistani mountains with predators, McCain criticized him for it. He's since come to the opposite conclusion.
7. McCain was for kicking Russia out of the G8 before he was against it. Now, he's for it again.
8. McCain supported moving "towards normalization of relations" with Cuba. Now he believes the opposite.
9. McCain believed the U.S. should engage in diplomacy with Hamas. Now he believes the opposite.
10. McCain believed the U.S. should engage in diplomacy with Syria. Now he believes the opposite.
11. McCain is both for and against a "rogue state rollback" as a focus of his foreign policy vision.
12. McCain used to champion the Law of the Sea convention, even volunteering to testify on the treaty's behalf before a Senate committee. Now he opposes it.
13. McCain was against divestment from South Africa before he was for it.
14. McCain recently claimed that he was the "greatest critic" of Rumsfeld's failed Iraq policy. In December 2003, McCain praised the same strategy as "a mission accomplished." In March 2004, he said, "I'm confident we're on the right course." In December 2005, he said, "Overall, I think a year from now, we will have made a fair amount of progress if we stay the course."
15. McCain has changed his mind about a long-term U.S. military presence in Iraq on multiple occasions, concluding, on multiple occasions, that a Korea-like presence is both a good and a bad idea.
16. McCain was against additional U.S. forces in Afghanistan before he was for it.
17. McCain said before the war in Iraq, "We will win this conflict. We will win it easily." Four years later, McCain said he knew all along that the war in Iraq war was "probably going to be long and hard and tough."
18. McCain has repeatedly said it's a dangerous mistake to tell the "enemy" when U.S. troops would be out of Iraq. In May, McCain announced that most American troops would be home from Iraq by 2013.
19. McCain was against expanding the GI Bill before he was for it.
20. McCain staunchly opposed Obama's Iraq withdrawal timetable, and even blasted Mitt Romney for having referenced the word during the GOP primaries. In July, after Iraqi officials endorsed Obama's policy, McCain said a 16-month calendar sounds like "a pretty good timetable."
21. McCain defended "privatizing" Social Security. Now he says he's against privatization (though he actually still supports it.)
22. On Social Security, McCain said he would not, under any circumstances, raise taxes. Soon after, asked about a possible increase in the payroll tax, McCain said there's "nothing that's off the table."
23. McCain wanted to change the Republican Party platform to protect abortion rights in cases of rape and incest. Now he doesn't.
24. McCain supported storing spent nuclear fuel at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. Now he believes the opposite.
25. He argued the NRA should not have a role in the Republican Party's policy making. Now he believes the opposite.
26. In 1998, he championed raising cigarette taxes to fund programs to cut underage smoking, insisting that it would prevent illnesses and provide resources for public health programs. Now, McCain opposes a $0.61-per-pack tax increase, won't commit to supporting a regulation bill he's co-sponsoring, and has hired Philip Morris' former lobbyist as his senior campaign adviser.
27. McCain is both for and against earmarks for Arizona.
28. McCain's first mortgage plan was premised on the notion that homeowners facing foreclosure shouldn't be "rewarded" for acting "irresponsibly." His second mortgage plan took largely the opposite position.
29. McCain went from saying gay marriage should be allowed, to saying gay marriage shouldn't be allowed.
30. McCain opposed a holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., before he supported it.
31. McCain was anti-ethanol. Now he's pro-ethanol.
32. McCain was both for and against state promotion of the Confederate flag.
33. In 2005, McCain endorsed intelligent design creationism, a year later he said the opposite, and a few months after that, he was both for and against creationism at the same time.
34. And on gay adoption, McCain initially said he'd rather let orphans go without families, then his campaign reversed course, and soon after, McCain reversed back.
35. In the Senate, McCain opposed a variety of measures on equal pay for women, and endorsed the Supreme Court's Ledbetter decision. In July, however, McCain said, "I'm committed to making sure that there's equal pay for equal work. That … is my record and you can count on it."
36. McCain was against fully funding the No Child Left Behind Act before he was for it.
37. McCain was for affirmative action before he was against it.
38. McCain said the Colorado River compact will "obviously" need to be "renegotiated." Six days later, McCain said, "Let me be clear that I do not advocate renegotiation of the compact."
39. McCain was against Bush's tax cuts for the very wealthy before he was for them.
40. John McCain initially argued that economics is not an area of expertise for him, saying, "I'm going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues; I still need to be educated," and "The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should." He now falsely denies ever having made these remarks and insists that he has a "very strong" understanding of economics.
41. McCain vowed, if elected, to balance the federal budget by the end of his first term. Soon after, he decided he would no longer even try to reach that goal. And soon after that, McCain abandoned his second position and went back to his first.
42. McCain said in 2005 that he opposed the tax cuts because they were "too tilted to the wealthy." By 2007, he denied ever having said this, and falsely argued that he opposed the cuts because of increased government spending.
43. McCain thought the estate tax was perfectly fair. Now he believes the opposite.
44. McCain pledged in February 2008 that he would not, under any circumstances, raise taxes. Specifically, McCain was asked if he is a "'read my lips' candidate, no new taxes, no matter what?" referring to George H.W. Bush's 1988 pledge. "No new taxes," McCain responded. Two weeks later, McCain said, "I'm not making a 'read my lips' statement, in that I will not raise taxes."
45. McCain has changed his entire economic worldview on multiple occasions.
46. McCain believes Americans are both better and worse off economically than they were before Bush took office.
47. McCain was against massive government bailouts of "big banks" that "act irresponsibly." He then announced his support for a massive government bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
48. McCain supported the moratorium on coastal drilling ; now he's against it.
49. McCain recently announced his strong opposition to a windfall-tax on oil company profits. Three weeks earlier, he was perfectly comfortable with the idea.
50. McCain endorsed a cap-and-trade policy with a mandatory emissions cap. In mid-June, McCain announced he wants the caps to voluntary.
51. McCain explained his belief that a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax would provide an immediate economic stimulus. Shortly thereafter, he argued the exact opposite.
52. McCain supported the Lieberman/Warner legislation to combat global warming. Now he doesn't.
53. McCain was for national auto emissions standards before he was against them.
54. McCain was a co-sponsor of the DREAM Act, which would grant legal status to illegal immigrants' kids who graduate from high school. In 2007, he announced his opposition to the bill. In 2008, McCain switched back.
55. On immigration policy in general, McCain announced in February 2008 that he would vote against his own bill.
56. In April, McCain promised voters that he would secure the borders "before proceeding to other reform measures." Two months later, he abandoned his public pledge, pretended that he'd never made the promise in the first place, and vowed that a comprehensive immigration reform policy has always been, and would always be, his "top priority."
Judicial Policy and the Rule of Law
57. McCain said he would "not impose a litmus test on any nominee." He used to promise the opposite.
58. McCain's position was that the telecoms should be forced to explain their role in the administration's warrantless surveillance program as a condition for retroactive immunity. He used to believe the opposite.
59. McCain went from saying he would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade to saying the exact opposite.
60. In June, McCain rejected the idea of a trial for Osama bin Laden, and thought Obama's reference to Nuremberg was a misread of history. A month later, McCain argued the exact opposite position.
61. In June, McCain described the Supreme Court's decision in Boumediene v. Bush was "one of the worst decisions in the history of this country." In August, he reversed course.
Campaign, Ethics, and Lobbying Reform
62. McCain supported his own lobbying-reform legislation from 1997. Now he doesn't.
63. In 2006, McCain sponsored legislation to require grassroots lobbying coalitions to reveal their financial donors. In 2007, after receiving "feedback" on the proposal, McCain told far-right activist groups that he opposes his own measure.
64. McCain supported a campaign-finance bill, which bore his name, on strengthening the public-financing system. In June 2007, he abandoned his own legislation.
65. In May 2008, McCain approved a ban on lobbyists working for his campaign. In July 2008, his campaign reversed course and said lobbyists could work for his campaign.
Politics and Associations
66. McCain wanted political support from radical televangelist John Hagee. Now he doesn't. (He also believes his endorsement from Hagee was both a good and bad idea.)
67. McCain wanted political support from radical televangelist Rod Parsley. Now he doesn't.
68. McCain says he considered and did not consider joining John Kerry's Democratic ticket in 2004.
69. McCain is both for and against attacking Barack Obama over his former pastor at his former church.
70. McCain criticized TV preacher Jerry Falwell as "an agent of intolerance" in 2002, but then decided to cozy up to the man who said Americans "deserved" the 9/11 attacks.
71. In 2000, McCain accused Texas businessmen Sam and Charles Wyly of being corrupt, spending "dirty money" to help finance Bush's presidential campaign. McCain not only filed a complaint against the Wylys for allegedly violating campaign finance law, he also lashed out at them publicly. In April, McCain reached out to the Wylys for support.
72. McCain was against presidential candidates campaigning at Bob Jones University before he was for it.
73. McCain decided in 2000 that he didn't want anything to do with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, believing he "would taint the image of the 'Straight Talk Express.'" Kissinger is now the Honorary Co-Chair for his presidential campaign in New York.
74. McCain believed powerful right-wing activist/lobbyist Grover Norquist was "corrupt, a shill for dictators, and (with just a dose of sarcasm) Jack Abramoff's gay lover." McCain now considers Norquist a key political ally.
75. McCain was for presidential candidates giving speeches in foreign countries before he was against it.
76. McCain has been both for and against considering a pro-choice running mate for the Republican presidential ticket.
Now that's change we can believe in.
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The Difference Between Palin and Bush? UPDATE I
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September 13, 2008 at 9:57 AM	12 years ago
Hey Sherry, an honor to have you stop in and link up! We didn't do anything that I know of; it's a mystery to us, too. See you at the Feather.
Sherry Peyton
September 12, 2008 at 10:28 AM	12 years ago
Well, don't know what you did, but I can direct link once more. Hurrah! Great post, I'm including this in my weekly wrap up.


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Q: How long does mongod need to shut down? (seems > 1 min, which can lead to db corruption) We run mongodb 2.6.4 on Win2012.
(log says "2014-12-23T02:04:07.711-0600 [initandlisten] targetMinOS: Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2" but the OS is Win2012)
We recently had an OS reboot, during a scheduled maint window, for patch application.
This has happened many times no problem.
This time, however, monngodb would not come back up, as the db/journal was toast.
Why was it toast?
An examination of the log below shows 68 seconds from mongod getting the OS shutdown command, and mongo is still cleaning up. After 68 seconds, the OS terminated mongod.
After the reboot, mongod would not come up, which started a huge fire drill, resulted in lost data, and worse.
What do we do to make mongo a little less fragile?
2015-01-27T02:02:48.633-0600 [conn14432] insert log4net_mongodb.LogItem ninserted:1 keyUpdates:0 numYields:0 locks(micros) w:278756 278ms
2015-01-27T02:02:49.850-0600 [conn14432] insert log4net_mongodb.LogItem ninserted:1 keyUpdates:0 numYields:0 locks(micros) w:295554 295ms
2015-01-27T02:02:49.990-0600 CTRL_SHUTDOWN_EVENT signal
2015-01-27T02:02:49.990-0600 [consoleTerminate] got CTRL_SHUTDOWN_EVENT, will terminate after current cmd ends
2015-01-27T02:02:50.006-0600 [consoleTerminate] now exiting
2015-01-27T02:02:50.006-0600 [consoleTerminate] dbexit:
2015-01-27T02:02:50.006-0600 [consoleTerminate] shutdown: going to close listening sockets...
2015-01-27T02:02:50.021-0600 [consoleTerminate] closing listening socket: 1840
2015-01-27T02:02:50.021-0600 [consoleTerminate] shutdown: going to flush diaglog...
2015-01-27T02:02:50.021-0600 [consoleTerminate] shutdown: going to close sockets...
2015-01-27T02:02:50.021-0600 [consoleTerminate] shutdown: waiting for fs preallocator...
2015-01-27T02:02:50.037-0600 [conn14429] end connection 192.168.99.231:58970 (8 connections now open)
2015-01-27T02:02:50.037-0600 [conn14428] end connection 192.168.99.226:52203 (8 connections now open)
2015-01-27T02:02:50.037-0600 [conn14435] end connection 192.168.150.228:60526 (6 connections now open)
2015-01-27T02:02:50.037-0600 [conn14431] end connection 10.179.228.169:61654 (5 connections now open)
2015-01-27T02:02:50.037-0600 [conn14437] end connection 192.168.150.112:55376 (4 connections now open)
2015-01-27T02:02:50.037-0600 [conn14434] end connection 10.209.160.113:50213 (3 connections now open)
2015-01-27T02:02:50.037-0600 [conn14436] end connection 192.168.150.112:55370 (2 connections now open)
2015-01-27T02:02:50.037-0600 [conn14433] end connection 10.209.160.115:56479 (8 connections now open)
2015-01-27T02:02:50.037-0600 [consoleTerminate] shutdown: lock for final commit...
2015-01-27T02:02:50.037-0600 [consoleTerminate] shutdown: final commit...
2015-01-27T02:02:50.162-0600 [conn14432] SocketException handling request, closing client connection: 9001 socket exception [SEND_ERROR] server [10.209.160.114:53646]
2015-01-27T02:02:52.112-0600 [consoleTerminate] shutdown: closing all files...
2015-01-27T02:02:54.374-0600 [consoleTerminate]         File Closing Progress: 6/307    1%  (files)
2015-01-27T02:02:56.752-0600 [serviceShutdown] got SERVICE_CONTROL_SHUTDOWN request from Windows Service Control Manager, already in shutdown
2015-01-27T02:02:57.684-0600 [consoleTerminate]         File Closing Progress: 7/307    2%  (files)
2015-01-27T02:02:59.432-0600 [consoleTerminate]         File Closing Progress: 15/307   4%  (files)
2015-01-27T02:03:01.491-0600 [consoleTerminate]         File Closing Progress: 20/307   6%  (files)
2015-01-27T02:03:03.316-0600 [consoleTerminate]         File Closing Progress: 24/307   7%  (files)
2015-01-27T02:03:05.141-0600 [consoleTerminate]         File Closing Progress: 30/307   9%  (files)
2015-01-27T02:03:07.356-0600 [consoleTerminate]         File Closing Progress: 37/307   12% (files)

{mongo is terminated by OS at this point}


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Commenter says the architecture profession is "undervalued and underpaid"
Karen Anderson | 18 January 2022 Leave a comment
In this week's comments update, readers are debating plans by SHoP Architects' employees to form a union of architecture workers in response to an alleged culture of "endless overtime and deadlines" and discussing other top stories.
Employees of New York-based SHoP Architects have announced plans to form the first union of architecture workers since the 1940s.
Architectural Workers United filed an election petition with the National Labour Relations Board on 28 December, beginning the formal process of organising a union.
"The business structure of architecture has long been exploitive"
Readers are torn. "Good," said Chris on one hand.
"It is admirable," replied Christopher Osborn. "The crazy deadlines and all-nighters start in college, but they never stop. Now it's not the professors who are doing this, it's the clients."
"The profession is undervalued and underpaid," continued Ferran. "That is a fact. It is not just SHoP, it is the profession in general. The AIA needs to take note and come up with sustainable solutions to this issue."
Archi agreed: "The business structure of architecture has long been exploitive and a silver spoon man's game, mainly because we constantly defer risk to others. Our profession undercuts one another and proliferates free work through advanced proposals and competitions.
"We have the education and testing requirements similar to the medical field and get paid pennies for the bulk of our careers."
JB disagreed: "Sack 'em, I say. Take away their luxury accommodation and push them to the edge of civilisation – say, Brooklyn – and then we will see how these commies cope with their collective vision."
How do you feel about the union? Join the discussion ›
Nabr aims to address "systemic" failures of housing says Bjarke Ingels
Commenter says "globalising multi-family design is not the solution" to "failures of housing"
Architect Bjarke Ingels has caused controversy by attempting to explain how his housing startup Nabr intends to revolutionise the housing sector. His remarks were made in an exclusive interview with Dezeen.
"I'm still lost on why this 'product' is superior to other homes?" said Rachel. "Electric cars gave an alternative to gasoline, Apple essentially gave us hand-held computers... I understand he wants to mass-produce buildings to bring down the costs, but what can I get from his product that I can't already get?"
JZ continued: "Thinking of apartments as products is the fricking problem, not the solution. Architecture, by definition, requires adaptation to climate, culture, etc. Globalising multi-family design is not the solution."
"If defining 'architecture as a consumer-facing product' is considered an innovation then what the heck was it until now?" asked Zea Newland.
Are readers missing the point? Join the discussion ›
UK government to force developers to meet £4 billion cladding costs
Reader thinks the UK government forcing developers to meet £4 billion cladding costs is "the right move"
In the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, homebuilders in England have been instructed by the government to fund the replacement of unsafe cladding on mid-rise blocks. Commenters are divided.
"This is the right move," said Bobby Dazzler. "The story will go on, though, as the developers will now fight for the cladding company to pay the costs."
"I don't understand how this cladding was ever allowed anywhere?" continued Sim. "Who overruled the rules that banned this cladding and why? Why do cladding manufacturers still sell this product if it is so flammable? Doesn't the government have a responsibility here for not protecting people?"
Apsco Radiales agreed: "Seems both are guilty of stupidity for allowing combustible materials in multi-tenant residential buildings."
Should homebuilders have to pay? Join the discussion ›
Thomas Heatherwick unveils 1,000 Trees shopping centre in Shanghai
Commenter thinks 1,000 Trees shopping centre "represents the very worst of 1980s architecture"
Readers are still discussing British designer Thomas Heatherwick's plant-covered shopping centre in Shanghai, China, which attracted comments last month when the first images of it were released.
Heatherwick has since replied during an exclusive interview with Dezeen, saying "we all need places that trigger a response".
"It represents the very worst of 1980s architecture and shopping mall culture," said Alfred Hitchcock. "It's a dinosaur of a building and the trees gimmick doesn't really help."
"Interesting," continued Alexander. "But not beautiful in my honest opinion. Maybe when the trees have matured it could look better?"
Clunking Fist was more positive: "Whatever the haters say, it is zillions times better than the structures just across the river. So you could argue it has improved the area."
Are you a fan of the 1,000 Trees shopping centre? Join the discussion ›
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I'm home in Los Angeles for a couple of weeks after a few busy weeks of trips with some lovely gents. I am available for outcall or incall if you prefer (Beverly Hills).
Ohhhh, I almost forgot……New pics…yeah there are those on my gallery page!


Katie Lobosco | 1/28/2015, 6 a.m.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — If you're keeping financial secrets from your spouse, you're not alone.
One in five Americans has hidden a purchase of $500 or more from their significant other, according to a new study from CreditCards.com. And an estimated 7.2 million Americans have a bank account or credit card that their spouse doesn't know about.
It may sound egregious, but hiding a shopping spree doesn't take much more than a little white lie. You borrowed that new sweater from your sister, shipped an online order to the office, and just never mentioned the steep bar tab you rang up with coworkers.
Men are bigger secret spenders. They're almost twice as likely as women to have hidden a purchase from their significant other. At the same time, more men also say they don't mind if their spouse hides a big purchase. Only 18% of women say they're OK with that.
It's incredibly difficult to keep a household budget when you don't know how much money is coming in and out, he said. It could lead to late bill payments, which can harm your credit score.
The report is based on a survey of 1,000 adults living in the U.S.
"Honesty is generally the best policy. If you don't tell your spouse about these things and they find out, they might stat to wonder what else is being hidden," Schulz said.


Technnisys has been featured in BNAmericas, including an interview with German Pugliese Bassi, co-founder, CMO & Alliances. He pointed out that last year, a study on the digital banking outlook in Latin America carried out by Technisys and Stanford University revealed that only 28% of banks are digital ready. These banks have undergone an organizational transformation that allows them to be truly omnichannel in nature.
Brazil, Mexico and Chile are leading the way, but there are also a lot of digital banking initiatives in Colombia linked to social inclusion. Digital banking is not only about omnichannel capability, which is having all channels aligned and connected. It's also about imagining new lines of revenue and implementing them with this technology.


A startup has created a biodegradable yarn, reducing landfill waste from traditional fabrics.
"When it's worn out, or you don't want it, it can be broken down by microorganisms and the nutrients reclaimed to feed the next generation of product," says Gosiewski. "I envision a future where the materials we use can be transformed to feed the next generation of products."


RV Adventure Bound followers - I have to be about the worlds worst blogger. When I started this blog 7 or 8 years ago I did a pretty good job of keeping it up to date. I was still working full-time but managed to maintain a fairly regular schedule of blog entries. Since I have actually begun the adventure, I have done a terrible job keeping the postings fresh. I'm sorry. I just don't have the same motivation I did in the planning/dreaming stage. Partly because I was not on Facebook back then and I've found that I post there more often than here. Also I find that maybe I don't need the "whole world" to know what I'm up to. The vast majority of people I know and want to share my life with, are friends on Facebook and follow my adventures there.
I want to consider this so long for now........not necessarily goodbye for good.


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Description A seminal work of psychotherapy.
Author Biography Carl Rogers was Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin and Head of the Psychotherapy Research Section of the Psychiatric Institute. He was active in the practice of psychotherapy for over thirty years, and the originator of what is called 'client-centred' therapy. He died in 1987.