There's a lot I wish I'd known. Namely, pretty much everything I will likely never completely know.
My path towards managing my illness (because there's really no such thing as "curing) has involved medication, psych hospitals, and out-patient, among many, many attempts at lifestyle changes. I've learned much about myself, and have been learning how to identify my triggers — things that usually send me straight into a longer period of being unwell. I haven't really had any periods of "healthy" in a few years, so I don't know what the hell that is.
Sleep issues… I will start sleeping longer, and start having progressive trouble getting up.
Anxiety. This one is big… if I start having several panic attacks in a few days, I start having more and more, which make me absolutely exhausted and lead back to sleep issues.
Food. I've learned to realize that something is shifting when I just stop remembering to eat.
Energy level. Increasingly diminishes… and often pretty quickly; within a day or two.
Sleep gets worse. I pretty much will sleep for two days straight, at first… and then I just won't have the desire to get up, sometimes for several weeks. By this point, I usually have no idea what the hell is going on.
English becomes a challenge. English is not my first language… and I will revert to Greek almost exclusively after crashing. I don't really recognize this — it's just what I've been told by others.
ADLS — toothbrushing, showering, combing my hair — basic life things and hygiene become such monumental challenges that I usually won't even bother for a few weeks with any of them.
Feelings of wanting to disappear… not necessarily "suicidal", just wanting to kind of hibernate and go away for a while until the torment passes.
When I do get out of bed, I'm often so irritable and will act completely out of character. Again, I'm oblivious to this.
Losing touch with reality, and having no energy or desire to try.
Energy level is pretty much non-existant. Forcing myself to get to work during these crashes has historically been pretty much impossible.
Food. During my last major crash, I lost nearly 30lbs. This was by not only forgetting to eat… but having no desire to eat. And lots of sleeping.
Sleep issues… opposite from depression. I miss a night of sleep, and don't really notice it.
Energy level. Keeps increasing, out of nowhere.
After about 3 days of less than 6 hours of sleep, I feel like I don't "need" sleep. And I just don't.
Completely blacking out. By day 3 or 4 of not sleeping, I'm essentially blacked-out. I have no idea what the hell I'm doing, but it ends up being a lot.
Racing thoughts. My head just starts going soooo fast. I think that's what makes me black out. Everything is fast.
Energy level is so high, that I just don't know what to do with myself.
English gets a lot of Greek thrown in it. I don't even realize I'm doing this — my head is just going too fast to process anything. I also start speaking really fast, and feel like everything is just fast. Life is like Sonic the Hedgehog, on acid.
Eating… I'll forget to eat. If I do, it'll be a meal of pretty much fast food and a chocolate bar.
Sooo many ideas! I start feeling invincible. I start committing myself to alllll the things.
Recklessness. I start taking more risks, sometimes dangerous and stupid ones.
I really wish I would've known some of these earlier warning signs of things about to shift in my chemical brain farts. While I still cannot control episodes from happening, I can work at lessening their impact. I also wish I would've known what it meant to be "302ed" — involuntarily committed into a psych hospital. While it was necessary, because I was black-out manic for 2+ weeks at that point, I wish I would've known my rights.
There's a lot more I'd wish I'd known when I was diagnosed, but triggers and management are things I still don't quite know or understand and wish that I did.
Right now, my brain says it needs a nap. I've been sleeping during the day because light sensitivity has been so bad. But on Sundays, I end up in South Philly for an atheist/agnostic recovery group, and it's very important for me to be there. It's well past my bedtime, and I need a nap before heading back out later. It's absolutely beautiful outside, but I have no desire to get out. My mind is just screaming at me to stop everything. I've been forcing myself to stay present, in hopes of swatting full-on depression away just a little longer.
This entry was posted in 31 days of bipolar, my bipolar life and tagged #morethanadiagnosis, 31 days of bipolar, bipolar disorder, depression, music, triggers.


Where Does the Trash in my Roll Off Dumpsters Go?
You may be curious to know exactly where your trash from your recent project winds up. People ask me all the time, "what do you do with that stuff?". Here in Ocean County, we use the county designated landfill. Your rubbish is dumped on top of a high mountain of trash and then it is crushed and mixed with the debris from other containers.
That debris is buried daily and more rubbish is piled atop the debris from the previous day. This creates a huge mountain of trash that towers over 100 feet above sea level. I can tell you that from the top of that hill, I can see as far as Barnegat Township, Lakewood Township, Toms River (Holiday City), Rt. 37 all the way to the Garden State Parkway. It is quite an impressive view from the top and at sunrise, it can be quite a pretty picture.
In Monmouth County, we use one of several Transfer Stations to dispose of debris. These sub-stations are a collection point for many different sources. The debris is comingled, packed into large tractor trailers and shipped out of state. Surprisingly, there is little difference in the rate charged by either disposal facility with the transfer station costing slightly more per ton. Transfer stations set their own rate per ton based upon their final disposal cost so costs can vary.
Further, if you are doing other types of projects, your debris may be recycled. For example, broken concrete is crushed, and pulverized into tiny particles. This mix is called R Blend. It is put under new roadways to keep the asphalt from sinking and sagging. Tree debris is chipped up into wood chips which can be turned into energy or given to the public as mulch. Leaves are composted and turned into topsoil. Metal is melted and recycled as well.
There are many waste streams and many different ending points for your debris. Recycle what you can and dispose of what you must. Celebrate the Earth! Recycle!
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College Football BlogPoll (Week Seven): Tide and Tigers and Sooners, Oh, My!
By T Kyle King Oct 18, 2011, 8:45am EDT
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As previously reported, I am under the weather, and I am a resume ranker, so what follows may make absolutely no sense whatsoever, but, be that as it may, I cast my BlogPoll ballot this week, and here is my top 25:
Dawg Sports Ballot - Week 8
1 Alabama Crimson Tide --
2 LSU Tigers --
3 Clemson Tigers 1
4 Oklahoma Sooners -1
5 Oklahoma St. Cowboys 7
6 Kansas St. Wildcats 4
7 Boise St. Broncos 1
8 Wisconsin Badgers -3
9 Arkansas Razorbacks 2
10 Michigan St. Spartans --
11 Nebraska Cornhuskers -2
12 Michigan Wolverines 1
13 Oregon Ducks 11
14 Stanford Cardinal 3
15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -8
16 Illinois Fighting Illini -10
17 South Carolina Gamecocks 1
18 Penn St. Nittany Lions -2
19 Virginia Tech Hokies 6
20 Houston Cougars 2
21 SMU Mustangs 2
22 Southern Miss. Golden Eagles --
23 USC Trojans -2
24 Washington Huskies --
25 West Virginia Mountaineers --
Dropouts: Texas Longhorns, Baylor Bears, Arizona St. Sun Devils, North Carolina Tar Heels
SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "
The nod goes to the Tide in the great Alabama/LSU debate, for the simple reason that the Red Elephants' best wins (over No. 9 Arkansas and No. 18 Penn State) respectively trump those of the Bayou Bengals (over No. 13 Oregon and No. 25 West Virginia). As C&F rightly notes, though, this controversy will sort itself out on November 5.
The Country Gentlemen edged out the Sooners for the No. 3 spot, despite Clemson's less impressive win over Florida State, because the Fort Hill Felines boast wins over No. 19 Virginia Tech and feisty Auburn, both by convincing margins. Oklahoma remains the top team in its home state, however, because the Cowboys (who had the less dominant victory over Texas) only narrowly escaped against the Aggies and watered down their resume with a win over horrid Arizona. The Sooners' worst win (over 2-4 Kansas) came against a team Oklahoma State also beat.
There is, obviously, a significant drop-off after the top five, because Kansas State manages to sneak in, believe it or not, on the basis of schedule strength: Bill Snyder's Wildcats, who built their reputation in the 1990s by lining up every tomato can, patsy, weak sister, and Division I-AA nobody they could find, beat two 4-2 teams (Baylor and Texas Tech) and two moderately solid 3-3 teams (Miami and Missouri). Yeah, three of those four wins were by a touchdown or less, but two of them were outside of Manhattan, as well.
I ranked Boise State ahead of Wisconsin by applying to the Badgers the same standards ordinarily employed against the Broncos. Yes, Wisconsin has the better quality win (over No. 11 Nebraska, as opposed to BSU's opening win over 5-2 Georgia), but look at their respective slates as a whole:
Boise State got to 6-0 by beating six Division I-A opponents. Wisconsin got to 6-0 by beating five Division I-A opponents and Division I-AA South Dakota.
The Broncos' worst win came on the road over Fresno State. The Bulldogs are 3-4, and they are the only team Boise State has faced that currently has a losing record. The Badgers' worst win came at home against . . . well, take your pick: UNLV (1-5), Oregon State (1-5), Indiana (1-6), or the aforementioned South Dakota.
Boise State's Division I-A victims are a combined 21-18. Wisconsin's Division I-A victims are a combined 12-20.
The bottom line is that what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Anyone who derides Boise State's record on the basis of the Broncos' soft slate must heap the same scorn upon Wisconsin.
The Razorbacks' wins over Auburn and Texas A&M earned them a spot in the top ten as the country's best once-beaten team, with the Spartans lagging slightly behind. Arkansas and Michigan State have played similar slates---Division I-AA Missouri State equates with Division I-AA Youngstown State; 0-6 New Mexico equates with 0-6 Florida Atlantic; two-win Troy equates with two-win Central Michigan; even a four-point neutral-site win over four-win Texas A&M roughly equates with a three-point road win over four-win Ohio State---but, even though Sparty's win over the Wolverines counts for more than the Hogs' win over the Plainsmen, a loss at Alabama hurts less than a loss at Notre Dame.
The Cornhuskers trail MSU because a win over No. 12 Michigan carries more weight than a win over No. 24 Washington, while the Maize and Blue got about as much benefit of the doubt as may be wrung from a quartet of wins over four dubious four-win teams (Western Michigan, Notre Dame, Eastern Michigan, and San Diego State), chiefly because the next-best alternative was Oregon, which earned points for beating the Sun Devils but could not overcome altogether a slate otherwise comprised of .500 Cal and Nevada, one-win Arizona, and Division I-AA Missouri State.
The Cardinal are in the same boat as the Ducks, only more so. Yes, Stanford is undefeated, but against whom? No Stanford victim presently has a winning record, and two of them (Arizona and Colorado) have only one win apiece. The Yellow Jackets and the Fighting Illini suffered less than impressive losses last weekend, but Georgia Tech's was both close and on the road. The only aspects of the Gamecocks' resume that got better on Saturday were a three-point win over Georgia and a three-point loss to Auburn, as both the Bulldogs and the Tigers improved to 5-2.
After that, the pickings got shamefully slim, necessitating that I reward Penn State, Virginia Tech, Houston, Southern Methodist, Southern Mississippi, Southern California, and Washington for a four-point road win over Temple, a victory over Wake Forest, an undefeated record compiled against Division I-AA Georgia State and five Division I-A teams with a combined record of 12-19, an overtime win over Texas Christian, a six-point road win over Virginia, a victory over Syracuse, and a pair of eight-point wins over 3-3 clubs, respectively. That left room for the Mountaineers, whose claim to fame is going 5-1 against a Division I-AA team, a quartet of four-loss teams, and Louisiana State.
Clearly, next week, I am going to have to begin ranking two-loss teams, which I don't like to do until a team gets past 5-2. Which teams have I misplaced? Which teams have I overlooked? Which teams are ranked but should not be? Let me know in the comments below.

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Here are a few things you will need to do when first starting on creating a new region.
You can upload any scene you create in Unity as a region in Sinespace.
When you create a new scene in Unity it will by default have a light and a camera. You need to delete the camera (by selecting it in the Hierarchy window and clicking delete).
The in scene object is a yellow edged transparent plane which you can position anywhere in your scene. The yellow arrow points in the direction your visitors will face when they arrive.
For more information on how to set up regions, you can go to our Region Portal here.
Scene settings are needed to upload your region to Sinespace. You can see information on adding scene settings here.


A short walk up and down to Swyre Head.
Views over the Encombe Estate.
Swyre Head not far away.
A panoramic of the Encombe Estate with Swyre Head up to the right.
Miss and cloud about today.
Up in the cloud on Swyre Head.
And finally the cloud descending lower as we walk back to the car.


"The real joy is Caine's performance. It speaks touching volumes" The Times, London.
Edward (Bill Milner, SON OF RAMBOW) is just ten years old, but he lives in an old people's home, run by his family. The reclusive Edward wiles away his days quizzing the elderly residents about the afterlife. He finds a kindred spirit in new arrival Clarence (Michael Caine), a grumpy, retired magician with a refreshing anarchic streak. The two strike up an odd-couple friendship that helps Clarence come to terms with losing his wife, and Edward to come out of his shell.


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Home Brexit Watch TCW's Brexit Roll of Honour: The unbiddable Steve Baker
TCW's Brexit Roll of Honour: The unbiddable Steve Baker
By Michael St George
WHEN the definitive impartial history comes to be written of the 2016-19 traducing by the Government of Brexit and in the process democracy itself, Parliament and the political class generally, there will be many villains, but few heroes. A place of honour there must be, though, for Steve Baker, the 'Conservative' Party's MP for Wycombe.
In some ways, this should not surprise us. In the legacy-Cameroon, pro-EU, Fabian-Blairite tribute act that the Party has become, he is a rarity: a sound-money Hayekian and adherent to Austrian-School economics; an advocate of low taxes, fiscal rectitude and public spending restraint; an unashamed champion of a smaller state, competition, and free markets, and a long-term avowed Eurosceptic who chaired Conservatives for Britain, which eventually morphed into the successful Vote Leave campaign.
A co-founder of the Cobden Centre think-tank, it's easy to see from his own writing how he would have found no favour among the 2010-2015 Coalition's 'liberal'-centrist, political-triangulation obsessed, devotees of sleight-of-hand 'Osbrowneomics', as it came, not unjustly, to be lampooned. Though he did serve on the Treasury Select Committee, it isn't difficult to imagine why he was left languishing, under-utilised, on the back benches. Inside the Treasury, he would have presented a formidable intellectual challenge on economic and fiscal policy to Osborne, like Brown, one the most political of Chancellors.
He was among the Tory rebels defying the Government whip to oppose Cameron by voting for a EU referendum in October 2011 and for a cut in the EU budget on October 2012, and voting against the omission of a Referendum Bill from the 2013 Queen's Speech.
His directly Brexit-related achievements, however, start in September 2015, when, according to Tim Shipman's All Out War, it was he who was influential in getting Cameron's attempt to have the Referendum framed as a Yes/No question (psephologically, 'Yes' typically enjoys a significant advantage) rejected by the Electoral Commission, and replaced with the more neutral Remain/Leave choice. Later that month, he was part of the rebellion by 37 Tory backbenchers which helped defeat Cameron's attempt to weaken the rules forcing ministers and officials to be neutral in the pre-Referendum 'purdah' period.
He upped the ante considerably after May's post-Referendum unelected coronation, becoming chairman of the backbench European Research Group, and overseeing its activities in promoting a Brexit fully reflecting the historic 2016 vote and the visions of it which May initially (and, as it turned out, deceitfully) set out in her Lancaster House and Mansion House speeches, until made a junior minister in the Department for Exiting the European Union in June 2017.
As we now know, he and the Brexit Department's other ministers were cynically used as camouflage, and their work ignored, by May and her Number Ten team in their backstairs operation to produce her justly infamous Chequers Plan. On its being revealed in early July 2018, unlike most of May's largely supine, spineless, careerist Cabinet, he followed Boris Johnson and David Davis in immediately resigning on principle.
Reverting to the ERG, but now as deputy chairman, he continued oversight and co-ordination of its opposition to May's Chequers Plan and its equally-flawed Withdrawal Agreement successor. Fortunately he also avoided the temptation, sadly irresistible to its chairman Jacob Rees-Mogg, to deliver naïve platitudes to the media along the lines of 'the Prime Minister is an honourable woman who can be persuaded to change her mind', when the essential untruth of both propositions has long been obvious.
He has become more even steadfast in the recent weeks and days of the near-constant interplay of procedural chicanery between Parliamentary and Government over May's cynical attempts to sneak her (non)-'Withdrawal' Agreement through the Commons by repeated votes, opposing most of the options in the Indicative Votes anti-democratic farce.
Where Baker has finally earned his spurs, though, and put his eternal place on TCW's Brexit Roll of Honour beyond dispute, is in his furious reaction in the middle of last week as, one by one, Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab and Jacob Rees-Mogg all folded and backed May's deal, ostensibly as the lesser of the two evils of This-Deal or No-Brexit, but almost certainly, in two of the three cases, with an eye to garnering support from soft-Brexit MPs in an imminent leadership contest.
Addressing his colleagues, and starting with a refererence to May having addressed the 1922 Committee only a few minutes earlier, Baker let rip.
'I am consumed with a ferocious rage after that pantomime. What is our liberty for if not to govern ourselves?
'Like all of you, I have wrestled with my conscience about what to do. But I could tear this place down and bulldoze it into the river. Those fools and knaves and cowards are voting on things they don't even understand.
'We've been put in this place by people whose addiction to power without responsibility has led them to put the choice of No-Brexit or This-Deal. I may yet resign the whip than be part of this.'
It's already been extensively publicised and quoted, and rightly. It might not attain the legendary status of Cromwell's 'In the name of God, go' to the Long Parliament, invoked by Leo Amery towards Chamberlain in May 1940, but 'What is our liberty for, if not to govern ourselves?' won't be quickly forgotten. Nor should it.
As this article was being written, Steve Baker was on TV saying he could now vote against the Government in a Commons Vote of No Confidence in it. With the stage we're at now, he should not just support it if there is one, but resign the Whip and table it himself.
If by bringing this thoroughly rotten May government down, and swathes of her pseudo-'Conservative' MPs down with it, he somehow saved Brexit, a place on TCW's Brexit Roll of Honour would be among the least of the honours and accolades deservedly heaped on him.
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Michael St George
Michael St George is a freelance writer arguing for minimal-state, low-tax, free-markets minarchist-libertarianism. He tweets as @A_Liberty_Rebel.
Exiting left, Lord Hall of the British Bias Corporation
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A period of transition
Today's hot topic: Project Fear of climate change
From the front line, my advice for the bushfire inquiry
By Viv Forbes
This, Gazza, is how to beat the bottle
By John Musgrave
China pays the price of its war against people
By Ann Farmer
Readers' comments: 'Very indecent if not outright evil'


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Q: Piccasso Error on Image Adapter Class I have created an upload image section using Firebase for my application. But when I tried to load the Image using Recycler view and ImageAdapter its crashing. I am thinking Error on loading Picasso.
My Adapter Class
public class ImageAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<ImageAdapter.ImageViewHolder> {
private Context mContext;
private List<Upload> mUploads;

public ImageAdapter(Context context, List<Upload> uploads) {
    mContext = context;
    mUploads = uploads;
}

@Override
public ImageViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
    View v = LayoutInflater.from(mContext).inflate(R.layout.image_item, parent, false);
    return new ImageViewHolder(v);
}

@Override
public void onBindViewHolder(ImageViewHolder holder, int position) {
    Upload uploadCurrent = mUploads.get(position);
    holder.textViewName.setText(uploadCurrent.getName());

    Picasso picasso = new Picasso.Builder(this)
            .listener(new Picasso.Listener() {
                @Override
                public void onImageLoadFailed(Picasso picasso, Uri uri, Exception exception) {
                    //Here your log
                }
            })
            .build();
    picasso.load(uploadCurrent.getImageUrl())
            .fit()
            .centerCrop()
            .into(holder.imageView);

}

@Override
public int getItemCount() {
    return mUploads.size();
}

public class ImageViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
    public TextView textViewName;
    public ImageView imageView;

    public ImageViewHolder(View itemView) {
        super(itemView);

        textViewName = itemView.findViewById(R.id.text_view_name);
        imageView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.image_view_upload);
    }
}

The following section is in my main Gallery Activity
 mUploads = new ArrayList<>();

    mDatabaseRef = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference("uploads");

    mDatabaseRef.addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener() {
        @Override
        public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
            for (DataSnapshot postSnapshot : dataSnapshot.getChildren()) {
                Upload upload = postSnapshot.getValue(Upload.class);
                mUploads.add(upload);
            }

            mAdapter = new ImageAdapter(Gallery.this, mUploads);

            mRecyclerView.setAdapter(mAdapter);
            mProgressCircle.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
        }

        @Override
        public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError) {
            Toast.makeText(Gallery.this, databaseError.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            mProgressCircle.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
        }
    });

Where I did wrong?Please help me in coding error.

A: This is wrong
Picasso picasso = new Picasso.Builder(this)
            .listener(new Picasso.Listener() {
                @Override
                public void onImageLoadFailed(Picasso picasso, Uri uri, Exception exception) {
                    //Here your log
                }
            })
            .build();
    picasso.load(uploadCurrent.getImageUrl())
            .fit()
            .centerCrop()
            .into(holder.imageView);

you should first load the resource before adding a listener to it
Picasso picasso = new Picasso.Builder(this)
            .load(uploadCurrent.getImageUrl())
            .listener(new Picasso.Listener() {
                @Override
                public void onImageLoadFailed(Picasso picasso, Uri uri, Exception exception) {
                    //Here your log
                }
            })
            .build();
            .fit()
            .centerCrop()
            .into(holder.imageView);

also you can use a listener inyour .into
Picasso picasso = new Picasso.Builder(this)
                .load(uploadCurrent.getImageUrl())
                .build();
                .fit()
                .centerCrop()
                .into(holder.imageView,, new com.squareup.picasso.Callback() {
                        @Override
                        public void onSuccess() {

                        }

                        @Override
                        public void onError() {

                        }
                    });

A: Picasso changes some parameters that caused error
@Override
public void onBindViewHolder(ImageViewHolder holder, int position) {
    Upload uploadCurrent = mUploads.get(position);
    holder.textViewName.setText(uploadCurrent.getName());
    Picasso.get()
            .load(uploadCurrent.getImageUrl())
            .placeholder(R.drawable.logo)
            .fit()
            .centerCrop()
            .into(holder.imageView);
}

they changed
Picasso.with(Context)

to
Picasso.get()

Thanks for the support... This may help the people staked like me....

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Cardiotoxicity is a common concern in cancer patients receiving chemotherapeutic agents, as it can lead to serious cardiovascular complications such as heart failure, myocardial ischemia, hypertension, thromboembolism, and arrhythmias. These conditions can greatly affect a patient's prognosis and survival, and pose an even greater threat to aging cancer patients.
To bolster research efforts on preventing cardiotoxic effects of cancer treatment, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) granted the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center a total of $4.4 million worth of funding for a clinical trial on the efficacy of a statin medication for patients with breast cancer. The NHLBI donated $3 million, while the NCI contributed $1.4 million.
Tagged atorvastatin, breast cancer, cardiotoxicity, cardiovascular disease, chemotherapy.


This category is primarily for the hyping of upcoming movies. As much as possible, I want to track upcoming movies prior to their launch, in order to support the genre as well as to provide an outlet for my own excitement of them. This doesn't necessarily mean the reviews will still come out well though.
io9's 2K9 Movie Preview – Some may be reviewed here!
First poster for Neuromancer revealed.
Terminator experiences Salvation: T4 is comming.
Chrysalis – French Cyberpunk Movie ou Non?
Blade Runner Final Cut – It's the Unicorn!!!
BLAME!: Cyberpunk CG Anime Coming Soon!
Ghost in the Shell: A Live Action Movie???
Renaissance September 22 Release Date: Only NY & LA?
Blade Runner Final Cut Coming in 2007!
Upcoming Movie – Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex!
Renaissance 2054 to be Released in the US this Summer!
Star Trek Borg Fan Collective Available? Not on Amazon!!
Ultraviolet, starring Mila Jovovich – Came March 3!


It goes without saying that a pair of jeans with a fashionable fit are an everyday essential to the majority of us, so treat yourself to some fresh denim this season. Hurleys offer the latest collections of jeans from designers such as Calvin Klein, 7 For All Mankind and Replay; with each offering a range of black, navy, indigo and stone wash denim - so there's something for everyone.
Choosing a pair of jeans that provide a fashionable fit can mean the difference between looking frumpy and looking like you've walked straight off the catwalk onto the high street - so make sure you choose a pair of jeans that's suitable for the occasion in hand. Skinny fit jeans are extremely versatile and provide a slim silhouette and look great with your favourite pair of heels or trainers, depending on the occasion, whereas straight fit jeans promote a classic style to provide a flattering fit.
How about you complete your look with a tee from our women's tops department and pair of Converse from our women's footwear department for a relaxed and casual style?


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CREATE TABLE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER(
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    LOGIN               VARCHAR(50),
    PASSWORD            VARCHAR(255),
    SALT                VARCHAR(255),
    NAME                VARCHAR(100)
);

COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER.ID IS 'primary key';
COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER.LOGIN IS 'Login';
COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER.PASSWORD IS 'Password';
COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER.SALT IS 'Salt for password encoding';
COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER.NAME IS 'Displayed name for user';

CREATE SEQUENCE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE_SEQUENCE START WITH 1000 INCREMENT BY 1 MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NO CYCLE;
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    ID                  INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT NEXTVAL('${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE_SEQUENCE'),
    NAME                VARCHAR(255)
);

COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE.ID IS 'primary key';
COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE.NAME IS 'Role name';

CREATE SEQUENCE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER_ROLE_SEQUENCE START WITH 1000 INCREMENT BY 1 MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NO CYCLE;
CREATE TABLE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER_ROLE(
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    USER_ID             INTEGER NOT NULL,
    ROLE_ID             INTEGER NOT NULL,
    STATUS		VARCHAR(255) NULL
);

COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER_ROLE.ID IS 'Primary key';
COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER_ROLE.USER_ID IS 'Foreign key to SEC_USER';
COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER_ROLE.ROLE_ID IS 'Foreign key to SEC_ROLE';
COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER_ROLE.STATUS IS 'Status of relation between user and role';

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CREATE TABLE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_PERMISSION(
    ID                  INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT NEXTVAL('${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_PERMISSION_SEQUENCE'),
    VALUE               VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
    DESCRIPTION		VARCHAR(255) NULL
);

COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_PERMISSION.ID IS 'Primary key';
COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_PERMISSION.VALUE IS 'Permission';
COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_PERMISSION.DESCRIPTION IS 'Desctiption of permission';

CREATE SEQUENCE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE_PERMISSION_SEQUENCE START WITH 1000 INCREMENT BY 1 MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NO CYCLE;
CREATE TABLE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE_PERMISSION (
    ID					INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT NEXTVAL('${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE_PERMISSION_SEQUENCE'),
	ROLE_ID             INTEGER NOT NULL,
	PERMISSION_ID		INTEGER NOT NULL,
	STATUS				VARCHAR(255) NULL
);

COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE_PERMISSION.ID IS 'Primary key';
COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE_PERMISSION.ROLE_ID IS 'Foreign key to SEC_ROLE';
COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE_PERMISSION.PERMISSION_ID IS 'Foreign key to SEC_PERMISSION';
COMMENT ON COLUMN ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE_PERMISSION.STATUS IS 'Status of relation between role and permission';

-- add SEC_USER table constraints
ALTER TABLE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER ADD CONSTRAINT PK_SEC_USER PRIMARY KEY (ID);

-- add SEC_ROLE table constraints
ALTER TABLE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE ADD CONSTRAINT PK_SEC_ROLE PRIMARY KEY (ID);

-- add SEC_PERMISSION table constraints
ALTER TABLE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_PERMISSION ADD CONSTRAINT PK_SEC_PERMISSION PRIMARY KEY (ID);

-- add SEC_USER_ROLE table constraints
ALTER TABLE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER_ROLE ADD CONSTRAINT PK_SEC_USER_ROLE PRIMARY KEY (ID);
ALTER TABLE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER_ROLE ADD CONSTRAINT FK_USER_ROLE_TO_USER FOREIGN KEY (USER_ID) REFERENCES ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER(ID);
ALTER TABLE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_USER_ROLE ADD CONSTRAINT FK_USER_ROLE_TO_ROLE FOREIGN KEY (ROLE_ID) REFERENCES ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE(ID);

-- add SEC_ROLE_PERMISSION table constraints
ALTER TABLE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE_PERMISSION ADD CONSTRAINT PK_SEC_ROLE_PERMISSION PRIMARY KEY (ID);
ALTER TABLE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE_PERMISSION ADD CONSTRAINT FK_ROLE_PERMISSION_TO_ROLE FOREIGN KEY (ROLE_ID) REFERENCES ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE(ID);
ALTER TABLE ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_ROLE_PERMISSION ADD CONSTRAINT FK_ROLE_PERMISSION_TO_PERMISSION FOREIGN KEY (PERMISSION_ID) REFERENCES ${ohdsiSchema}.SEC_PERMISSION(ID);

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Is It Possible to Prevent Brain Damage Following Oxygen Deprivation?
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Monday, July 31, 2017.
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a birth injury that arises as a result of oxygen deprivation, and it can have devastating and even fatal consequences. According to Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews, HIE occurs in up to 2.5 per 1,000 live births in developed countries.
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There have been numerous studies on the effects that cooling blankets have on newborn babies in developed countries all over the world. Researchers have determined that lowering an infant's body temperature to approximately 92 degrees Fahrenheit within the first six hours of life can reduce the chance of death and disability among full-term babies suffering from HIE.
● Prolonged late stages of labor.
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Inhaled Budesonide and Bone Formation in Children
Am Fam Physician. 1998 Jun 1;57(11):2819.
Anti-inflammatory medicines such as inhaled corticosteroids have been shown to be effective in treating asthma. Nevertheless, many physicians hesitate to prescribe inhaled corticosteroids for children because of possible adverse effects on bone growth and formation. Agertoft and Pedersen evaluated the long-term effects of inhaled budesonide on total-body bone mineral density, total-body bone mineral capacity, total-body bone calcium and body composition in children with asthma.
A total of 268 children participated in the controlled, prospective clinical study. The study group included 157 children who were treated with inhaled budesonide at a mean dosage of 504 μg (range: 189 to 1,322 μg) for an average of three to six years. This group was matched by age, weight, height and sex with a control group of 111 children with asthma. Members of the control group had never received inhaled corticosteroids for more than two weeks per year. Exclusion criteria for participation in the study included use of systemic steroids for more than 14 days, use of topical steroids over more than 25 percent of the body (after two years of age) and use of nasal corticosteroids for more than one month per year. The dosage of inhaled steroid in the study group was chosen for a level that controlled clinical symptoms while maintaining the minimum dosage to relieve symptoms. Dual energy photon absorptiometry (DEXA scan) was used to compare the bone mineral density, bone mineral capacity, bone calcium and body composition of children treated with budesonide and children in the control group.
No statistically significant difference was found between the children receiving budesonide and the control subjects with regard to bone mineral density, bone mineral capacity or bone calcium. No correlation was found between these parameters and duration of treatment or cumulative dosage received by the study group.
The authors conclude that treating children with inhaled budesonide for an average of 4.5 years at a mean daily dosage of 504 μg has no detectable effect on the total bone mineral density, total bone mineral capacity, total bone calcium or body composition of children with asthma. The dosage, however, must be tailored to the severity of disease. They caution that this data should not be extrapolated to include other inhaled corticosteroids or higher dosages of budesonide, which may have long-term adverse effects in children.
TERRENCE J. JOYCE
EDITORIAL BOARD STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Agertoft L, Pedersen S. Bone mineral density in children with asthma receiving long-term treatment with inhaled budesonide. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. January 1998;157:178–83.
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Nevermind that I'm still waiting for my sewage pond which has all the ingredients to form coca cola, to become coca cola, but I would like to point out a popular theory on where ingredients for matter came from. Check out the quantum something from nothing theory. One explanation of what happened before the big bang.
So, Ken Ham is a bible creationist, and he is wrong. But abiogenesis is also wrong? So life was not created by God, nor was it created by science?
Only one +1 is allowed. Ive seen what you post many times on docos.
Don't ya love mysteries! I didn't say it was not created by God, but I did say it happened as the fossil record would suggest. Ken Ham is in fairy land.
I guess that is why I stopped drinking coke thirty years ago. That explains the colour, and maybe the flavour.
A re-analysis of lunar materials collected during the Apollo 14 mission has resulted in a rather astonishing conclusion: One of the rocks brought back appears to contain a small chunk of Earth dating back some four billion years. Incredibly, it's now amongst the oldest terrestrial rocks known to exist.
New research published this week in Earth and Planetary Science Letters is claiming that a rock fragment embedded within lunar sample 14321 — a 900g rock known as Big Bertha — is of terrestrial origin. The fragment likely reached the Moon's surface after an asteroid or comet smashed into the Earth, flinging debris into space.
The lead authors of the new study, Jeremy Bellucci from the Swedish Museum of Natural History and Alexander Nemchin from Curtin University in Australia, say this happened around four billion years ago during the Hadean Eon — a time when the fledgling Earth was regularly struck by large objects.
"In layman's terms it means this is a rock made from a jumble of previously existing rocks and rock fragments, as well as melt and impactor material formed during a large impact or series of impacts on the Moon," James Day, a professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography who wasn't involved with the new study, told Gizmodo.
Katie Robinson, a postdoctoral fellow at the LPI-JSC Center for Lunar Science and Exploration and a co-author of the new study, said sample 14321 has been recognised as being unusual for a long time — and only now are we appreciating how unusual it really is.
Packed within this lunar breccia is a 2g felsite clast — fine-grained volcanic rock — containing felsite fragments, including quartz, feldspar and zircon. These materials are commonly found on Earth, but are very uncommon on the Moon. And indeed, a chemical analysis of the sample suggests it formed under terrestrial, rather than lunar, conditions.
"What we did was use the composition of minerals in the fragment to show it formed under conditions that only occur on Earth," Robinson told Gizmodo.
"For example, the composition of certain minerals are sensitive to temperature and pressure; they contain more or less of various elements if they crystalise in hot or cool, and/or deep or shallow environments. Other minerals can indicate if the rock formed in the presence of lots of oxygen, or in a very oxygen-poor environment.
The Moon just happened to have an Earth-like environment next door in the form of the Earth.
That an ancient asteroid strike could have thrown chunks of terrestrial debris into space and onto the Moon's surface is not a ridiculous idea. Back during the Hadean, asteroids regularly produced craters thousands of kilometres in diameter. Impacts of this magnitude were capable of pulling out materials from deep within the Earth's surface. The apparent terrestrial fragment found within Big Bertha formed around 20km below the Earth's surface — a depth not out of reach for these ancient asteroids.
I don't get that. Theia collided with Earth about that time. The Moon is Theia and the Earth as the fragments coalesced into the Moon. I can't see how it is surprising as the Moon is inert, no rotation, no wind, it just sits there, inert, so its bound to have Earth as part of its accessible makeup. Or am I missing something?
There will be parts of Theia on Earth but thats long gone form tectonic movement, the turning over of magma and erosion.
Yep, that's pretty much it. It was announced this month.
With all the activity on Earth, it's pretty much guaranteed we'll never find a four billion year old Earth rock here.
Just more good proof the Earth is older than 6,000 years.
That's the beauty of having an omniscient creator. Makes rock <6000 years ago, tricks you into thinking it's older.
I suspect most of the people who think that the earth is ~6000 years old prefer to doubt the dating methods. But I'm sure you know that.
no way. the easiest method is for our alien to install an update patch to the matrix simulation at around 4000BC/BCE.


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US Bishops Respond to Announcement of Lowest Refugee Designation in the History of U.S. Refugee Resettlement
WASHINGTON– Wednesday night, the State Department issued its report to Congress recommending 15,000 refugees be allowed to be admitted to the United States for 2021. This report is the first step towards issuance of the Presidential Determination on refugees, which by law mandates Congressional consultation and is required to be issued by September 30. The historical average of previous annual refugee admissions is 95,000. During the Trump Administration, there has been a stark decrease in refugee admissions including last year's historical low of 18,000 refugees. Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, auxiliary bishop of Washington and chairman of the USCCB's Committee on Migration issued the following statement:
"We continue to be disappointed by the Trump Administration's diminishment of the U.S. refugee resettlement program, as these decisions have a tangible impact on those fleeing religious persecution and other vulnerable families in need of refuge. While refugees will thankfully be allowed to seek refuge here in the United States in 2021, the low number of admissions, given the global need and the capacity and wealth of the United States, is heartbreaking. We exhort Congress to seriously examine the Administration's proposal and strongly encourage the President to increase the eventual presidential determination significantly.
"Welcoming refugees is an act of love and hope. By helping to resettle the most vulnerable, we are living out our Christian faith as Jesus has challenged us to do.
"Five years ago, on his apostolic visit to the U.S., our Holy Father, Pope Francis addressed Congress noting: 'Let us remember the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." ... The yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time will use for us.' In the same spirit, we urge the Administration to continue to offer welcome to refugees to our country. We can and must lead by example in the defense of all human life, including those fleeing persecution."
To learn more about refugees and refugee resettlement, please visit Justice for Immigrants.
Bishops Celebrate 50 years of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Bishop David G. O'Connell gave an inspiring presentation to the entire body of bishops to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of CCHD.
California Bishops Call for Solidarity with Migrants and Refugees
"The eye cannot say to the hand, 'I do not need you,' nor again the head to the feet, 'I do not need you.'" (I Cor. 12.21)


Chemical engineering can't move a single step without the distillation processes and distillation devices and equipment. The distillation equipment is very necessary. These are very effective and mainly made as well for creating a high contact area with the rising vapor by increasing the surface area.
Nowadays, most of the companies use latest technologies which are more highly effieicnt and less time consuming. The distillation process must take less time because it is the most basic process in preparation of a product or a component and hence not much time can be devoted in this process solely. The important thing here is to make this step less labor oriented.
You will definitely get the best Distillation equipments manufacturers in Pune. Most of the companies here provide 100% quality products. Most of the companies use graded raw materials for the manufacturing of the quality distillation systems.
The main objective of these companies is to provide industrial standards. Most of the materials are made from high quality stainless steel. The best companies have several rigorous quality control processes which gives them utmost precision in the finished product. The quality raw materials provide unique benefits to the product. Also, these materials are durable cost effective as the units rarely malfunction and reliable in giving the desired results. There are a large number of distillation equipments suppliers in Maharashtra who provide industrial standard and efficient distillation systems which are also fully customizable for your specific use.
It is widely used in batch systems.
Distillation equipment are hugely used in large scale process systems.
It is a very important component of the pharmaceutical industry.
The distillation methods are also used in numerous oil and gas internals manufacturers in Pune also.
What kind of distillation equipment should you go for?


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namespace LengthOfRope\JSONLD\Schema;

/**
 * Any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. Includes activity that is part of daily living and routine, structured exercise, and exercise prescribed as part of a medical treatment or recovery plan.
 *
 * @author LengthOfRope, Bas de Kort <bdekort@gmail.com>
 **/
class PhysicalActivitySchema extends LifestyleModificationSchema
{
    public static function factory()
    {
        return new PhysicalActivitySchema('http://schema.org/', 'PhysicalActivity');
    }

    /**
     * The anatomy of the underlying organ system or structures associated with this entity.
     *
     * @param $associatedAnatomy AnatomicalStructureSchema|AnatomicalSystemSchema|SuperficialAnatomySchema
     **/
    public function setAssociatedAnatomy($associatedAnatomy) {
        $this->properties['associatedAnatomy'] = $associatedAnatomy;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return AnatomicalStructureSchema|AnatomicalSystemSchema|SuperficialAnatomySchema
     **/
    public function getAssociatedAnatomy() {
        return $this->properties['associatedAnatomy'];
    }

    /**
     * A category for the item. Greater signs or slashes can be used to informally indicate a category hierarchy.
     *
     * @param $category PhysicalActivityCategorySchema|TextSchema|ThingSchema
     **/
    public function setCategory($category) {
        $this->properties['category'] = $category;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return PhysicalActivityCategorySchema|TextSchema|ThingSchema
     **/
    public function getCategory() {
        return $this->properties['category'];
    }

    /**
     * The characteristics of associated patients, such as age, gender, race etc.
     *
     * @param $epidemiology TextSchema
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    public function setEpidemiology($epidemiology) {
        $this->properties['epidemiology'] = $epidemiology;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
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    public function getEpidemiology() {
        return $this->properties['epidemiology'];
    }

    /**
     * Changes in the normal mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions that are associated with this activity or condition.
     *
     * @param $pathophysiology TextSchema
     **/
    public function setPathophysiology($pathophysiology) {
        $this->properties['pathophysiology'] = $pathophysiology;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return TextSchema
     **/
    public function getPathophysiology() {
        return $this->properties['pathophysiology'];
    }

}


Started from GG version 8.1.2 speedhack work on Intel (x86) devices. And in emulators too. In video - BlueStacks - x86 emulator.
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Hi Enyby, I see in some your videos in youtube that you used x0,4 as speed rate, I don't have this ratio in my GG, is there any way to customize the speed ratio preset?
And this info written in help inside app. Read it.
EDIT: Forgive me, I didnt see that there is a so long hide numbers if you scroll to right and left of the list.
Hi Enyby, Am a great fan of your R&D Videos... I want to know how to manipulate game timer/s with Game Guardian to improve Game completion time, like in Events, Please do reply.. thanks in advance.
I think It can not be doned. You can slow down game but it only slow down no any changes of total time in race.
And/or is there a way to increase the Speed of the Car beyond the MAX/PRO levels with GG..
Can I use it in event but do not go to cheat board?


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Q: How to return specific document from different collection by a specific field inside aggregation I want to populate just those documents from users collection where users._id is equal to levelOne.assignedPeople ids. This will arrive as an array.
I am using this query,
db.parentepics.aggregate([
{
    $match: {
      ideaId: "616bffd81a9c715679374b19",
      isDeleted: false,
      isHidden: false,
      isRemovedByOwner: false,
    },
},
{
    $lookup: {
      from: "childtasklevelones",
      localField: "_id",
      foreignField: "parentEpicId",
      as: "level_1",
    },
  },
  {
    $match: {
      "level_1.assignedPeople": ObjectId('616c00001a9c715679374b1b'),
    },
  },
  {
    $project: {
      _id: 1,
      epicName: 1,
      epicDescription: 1,
      epicPriority: 1,
      startsFrom: 1,
      endsAt: 1,
      levelOne: "$level_1",
    },
  }
])

Which produces some output looks like this,
{
    "_id" : ObjectId("616c099e1a9c715679374b7c"),
    "epicName" : "Marketing",
    "epicDescription" : "Marketing data",
    "epicPriority" : "1",
    "startsFrom" : ISODate("2021-10-15T14:36:31.387+05:30"),
    "endsAt" : ISODate("2021-10-30T14:36:31.387+05:30"),
    "levelOne" : [
        {
            "_id" : ObjectId("616db350123f016231912954"),
            "currentStatus" : "pending",
            "assignedPeople" : [
                ObjectId("616c00001a9c715679374b1b")
            ],
            "isRemovedByOwner" : false,
            "highlightColorPreference" : "yellow",
            "isHidden" : false,
            "isDeleted" : false,
            "taskName" : "Marketing",
            "taskDescription" : "Marketing data",
            "taskPriority" : "1",
            "startsFrom" : ISODate("2021-10-15T14:36:31.387+05:30"),
            "endsAt" : ISODate("2021-10-30T14:36:31.387+05:30"),
            "createdBy" : ObjectId("616bffd81a9c715679374b18"),
            "parentEpicId" : ObjectId("616c099e1a9c715679374b7c"),
            "taskNameToLower" : "marketing",
            "createdAt" : ISODate("2021-10-18T23:18:00.464+05:30"),
            "updatedAt" : ISODate("2021-10-18T23:18:00.464+05:30"),
            "__v" : 0
        }
    ]
}

Now I just need to populate users from users collection where users._id is equal to levelOne.assignedPeople.
I sort, I need the array of users in place of these levelOne.assignedPeople ids.
Please help me to modify the query.
Thanks

A: You just need to add an extra lookup stage. In this case, because level_1.assignedPeople is already an array, we can just use the lookup stage to replace the array of User Object IDs with an array of User Objects.
Example:
db.parentepics.aggregate([
    { $match: {
        ideaId: "616bffd81a9c715679374b19",
        isDeleted: false,
        isHidden: false,
        isRemovedByOwner: false,
    } },
    { $lookup: {
        from: "childtasklevelones",
        localField: "_id",
        foreignField: "parentEpicId",
        as: "level_1",
    } },
    { $match: {
        "level_1.assignedPeople": ObjectId('616c00001a9c715679374b1b'),
    } },
    { $lookup: {
        from: "users",
        localField: "level_1.assignedPeople",
        foreignField: "_id",
        as: "level_1.assignedPeople",
    } },
    { $project: {
        _id: 1,
        epicName: 1,
        epicDescription: 1,
        epicPriority: 1,
        startsFrom: 1,
        endsAt: 1,
        levelOne: "$level_1",
    } }
])


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Home / Japanese Baseball News and Features / The Greatest Dominican Ballplayers, Part 4: Coaches and Front Office
The Greatest Dominican Ballplayers, Part 4: Coaches and Front Office
by Coop Daley July 22, 2021
The Alou family; from left, Matty, Felipe and Jesus. While the entire Alou family could have made this list for their contributions to the game, Felipe earns the special honor of skippering our all-time team. Photo found by WPTV News
Throughout the history of Major League Baseball (MLB) there have been countless iconic international players. Ichiro Suzuki from Japan, Roberto Clemente from Puerto Rico, and Miguel Cabrera from Venezuela, just to name a few. Featuring players from across the globe, MLB teams are a plethora of cultures, skillsets, and approaches to the game.
MLB is a truly global league, but no foreign country seems to play a bigger role than the Dominican Republic. In 2020 alone, there were 110 Dominican MLB players. Some, like Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis, Jr., and Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., have solidified themselves as the game's brightest young stars, garnering attention for their fantastic play and passion for the game.
In brainstorming how to feature the greatest Dominican ballplayers, we first tried to come up with the all-time starting nine, but that was far too difficult to narrow down. Instead, we tried to come up with a 25-man roster, but even that couldn't do the topic justice. As a result, we created a 40-man roster, complete with a coaching staff and front office, and "Tomorrow's Team," featuring the players, coaches, and front office members whose stories are not yet completely told. In this five-part series, we'll cover the best Dominican players to ever put on the uniform, divided into five categories: infielders and catchers, outfielders, pitchers, coaching staff and front office, and "Tomorrow's Team."
(For this list, we decided to limit our selection to the players who spent a majority of their formative years in the D.R. As a result, players of Dominican heritage that were raised in the U.S., like Alex Rodriguez and Manny Machado, will be left off this list.)
Still have you hooked, don't we? Well, why don't we look at this coaching staff and front office full of baseball wizards?
Manager: Felipe Alou
From Haina
Felipe Alou (right) at spring training with the San Francisco Giants. Alou, the first Dominican-born manager in MLB history, led the Expos to their best seasons. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Who better than the first Dominican manager to manage our all-time team? Historical achievement aside, Alou was a fantastic skipper who oversaw some fantastic Montreal and San Francisco teams.
After retiring in 1976 from an excellent playing career in which he appeared in over 2,000 games in 17 seasons and earned All-Star honors and MVP votes in three seasons, Alou joined the Montreal Expos as a bench coach and hitting coach, beginning a long career with the Canadian franchise. Throughout the years, he was a steady presence in the dugout, even turning down the chance to manage San Francisco in 1985 out of loyalty to Montreal. It would pay off for Alou, as he was promoted to skipper in 1992 to become the first Dominican-born manager in MLB history.
Managing a young core, including his own son (and fellow all-time Dominican team member) Moises, Alou became the most successful manager in Montreal history, leading the Expos to the best record in MLB in 1994… although a players' strike would eventually eliminate any chance for the Expos' first World Series. Despite this, Alou would be named National League Manager of the Year, and stay with the Expos for seven more seasons, posting a .491 winning percentage. Alou would later coach the San Francisco Giants, leading the crew to 100 wins in 2003.
A skilled manager with an intense loyalty to his crew, Alou is absolutely the right choice for this group.
Bench Coach: Tony Peña
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Tony Peña smiles in the Yankees dugout. After serving as one of the best defensive catchers in the game, Peña became a coach, winning AL Manager of the Year and helping the Yankees win the World Series in 2009. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
A staple of the New York Yankees for twelve seasons, Pena was a fantastic manager and coach, serving multiple positions and helping several young stars.
After retiring from his standout career as a catcher (five All-Star games, four Gold Gloves over 18 seasons), Pena began his coaching career in the Pacific Coast League before landing his first MLB gig: managing the long-suffering Kansas City Royals. In 2003, he led the club to their first winning season in nine years, winning American League Manager of the Year in the process. After a few lackluster seasons, however, he would join the New York Yankees as their first-base coach.
Between the 2006 and 2017 seasons, Pena was a critical member of the Yankees' coaching staff, helping New York win their 27th World Series in 2009 and helping coach the likes of Jorge Posada and Gary Sánchez behind the plate. While coaching the Yankees, he would return to the DR in 2013 to manage the national team in the World Baseball Classic, featuring many members of this list. Under his guidance, the team went undefeated, winning eight games to capture the title.
An important mentor with a deep knowledge of the game from years behind the plate who is a staple of several organizations – including the Dominican National Team – Pena is an asset on any bench.
Hitting Coach: Manny Mota
Manny Mota watches on the Dodger bench. Serving with Los Angeles for over 33 years, Mota oversaw some of the greatest sluggers in the game. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
A coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers for 33 years, Mota was one of the most beloved members of the organization, helping the club win two titles in the 1980s and working with several storied Hollywood hitters.
After joining the Dodgers in 1969 as a versatile veteran outfielder, Mota appeared increasingly less for the Dodgers as the years passed, often entering games as a clutch pinch-hitter and getting on base with his patented chop swing that frustrated opposing pitchers and defenses. Despite his declining skills, the Dodgers kept Mota's bat available off the bench for 13 seasons, last appearing as a hitter in 1982 at age 44, when he had already transitioned directly from player to the team's hitting coach. Despite one All-Star appearance in 1973, Mota was most valuable to the organization as their hitting coach, helping the club win the World Series in 1981 and 1988.
In 33 years as the hitting coach, Mota oversaw the critical hitting development of sluggers like Mike Piazza, Kirk Gibson, and his eccentric Dominican protégé, Pedro Guerrero. For his efforts, Mota was elected to the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame in 2003 – 10 years before his retirement. Beyond his work with current players, Mota also founded the Manny Mota International Foundation, getting disadvantaged youth in the Dominican Republic resources and assistance.
For his hitting help and even more off the field, Mota is a Dominican figure that this team could not do without.
Pitching Coach: Bill Castro
Santiago de los Caballeros
Bill Castro pitching with the Kansas City Royals. Castro spent 17 seasons as the bullpen coach for the Milwaukee Brewers and was the pitching coach for the D.R. in the World Baseball Classic. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
A longtime stalwart of the Milwaukee Brewers' coaching staff, Castro holds one of the more important legacies among Dominican coaches – as a result, he gets a promotion for this list from Bullpen Coach to head Pitching Coach.
After playing ten seasons for the Brewers, New York Yankees, and Kansas City Royals from 1974-1983, Castro would rejoin the Brewers in 1992 as the team's bullpen coach. He would serve in that role for an impressive 17 seasons, working under seven different managers. In 2009, he was finally promoted to pitching coach, becoming the first Dominican to hold that title. Castro oversaw a steady 'pen for Milwaukee, with All-Stars like Dan Kolb, Bob Wickman, and fellow Dominican Francisco Cordero under his watch. While the Brewers were largely a non-contender for most of Castro's career, they did make a splash in 2008, clinching their first postseason appearance in 26 years.
Castro, however, deserves more recognition than just his MLB career, serving as the pitching coach for the Dominican team in the 2006 and 2013 editions of the World Baseball Classic. In the latter, the pitching for the squad was dominant, winning nine straight games and allowing just 16 runs. Being the most accomplished Dominican pitching coach at the Major League level, there is nobody more qualified than Castro to be the man to guide the talented all-time Dominican pitching staff.
Third Base Coach: Manny Acta
San Pedro de Macorís
Manny Acta smiles while speaking as manager of the Washington Nationals. Acta has been regarded as a positive influence on several young clubs. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
A manager for the Washington Nationals and Cleveland Indians and third-base coach for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, and currently with the Seattle Mariners, Acta is a seasoned professional who has coached at almost every level and has earned praise for his positive influence on young talent, including players like Ryan Zimmerman, Shin Soo Choo, and fellow Dominican Carlos Santana.
First coaching in Single-A in the Houston Astros organization in 1993, Acta quickly gained attention for his dedication, skill with developing talent, and ability to create a winning culture, including managing the Kissimmee Cobras to a Florida State League Championship in 1999. After earning his keep for ten seasons in the minors, Acta was hired as third-base coach for the Expos, coaching for the team for three seasons, before leaving to join Mets, helping the team reach the NLCS in 2006.
Following his time as a third-base coach, Acta garnered attention for his ability to hone young talent, a large reason behind his hiring as manager for the Nationals. During his first season in 2007, Acta received NL Manager of the Year votes for his efforts with an injury-plagued core and young team, winning 73 games. In addition to success at the MLB level, Acta is a prominent figure in the Dominican Winter Leagues, coaching the potent Tigres del Licey to the title and Caribbean Series in 2004; today, he serves as the general manager of the Estrellas Orientales, who won the league championship in 2019.
Acta currently serves as the bench coach for the Seattle Mariners, where his positive impact is seen on all levels.
For his dedication to the game at all levels, as well as his ability to encourage players to new heights, Acta has earned his spot in the third base coach's box.
First Base Coach: Juan Samuel
Juan Samuel smiles while with the Philadelphia Phillies. Samuel has helped some of the greatest speed demons in the game, including Odúbel Herrera and Brian Roberts. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
A three-time All-Star, as well as a Silver Slugger winner in 1987, Samuel was known well for his speed and power during his playing career; however, he makes our list for his work as first-base coach for the Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, and Philadelphia Phillies, coaching for 18 seasons.
Known for his power and aggressive style at the plate, Samuel had gone on record of saying "You don't walk off the island. You hit." Samuel's playing style was intense and aggressive; in 1983, he set a record for steals in a rookie season with a staggering 72 and led the NL in triples with 19. With his playing experience, Samuel was a perfect candidate to coach first base, helping runners execute proper steals and when to go for extra bases.
With the Tigers, Orioles, and Phillies, Samuel helped coach All-Star speed demons and aggressive baserunners like Odúbel Herrera, Chase Utley, Adam Jones, and Brian Roberts – who also led the AL in stolen bases in 2007.
A member of the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame and a Phillies legend, Samuel deserves recognition for both his play and fantastic work with different organizations.
Bullpen coach: José Lima
José Lima smiles while with the Los Angeles Dodgers. While Lima was never a coach, we'd be fools to leave this wonderful character off our list altogether. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Okay, okay. Lima technically was not actually a coach, but his impact on several different organizations and his love for the game make it impossible for us to leave him off this list. We just had to have "Lima Time" in our clubhouse!
Known for his singing and dancing on the mound, Lima was also a formidable foe to face down when at his peak. Going 16-8 in 1998 and winning 21 games in 1999, Lima was a pitcher with dominant control over the strike zone, walking just 32 batters in 1998. While he struggled with consistency year to year, Lima became a fan-favorite for several organizations, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, helping them win their first playoff game in 16 years in 2004 after posting a 13-5 record for the club.
Lima, however, was more known for his passion for the game and life. His starts – and his persona in general – were called "Lima Time," as they were such a spectacle to see. The exuberant performer who intended to have a second career as a musician would dance on the mound between batters, hold lengthy celebrations post-game with hugs and fist pumps galore, and often flamboyantly celebrate strikeouts. On days he wouldn't start, he would patrol the crowds with a t-shirt gun and sing along with fans. He was truly an uplifting clubhouse presence, and brought the love of baseball everywhere he went.
Unfortunately, Lima passed on May 23, 2010 due to cardiac arrhythmia at the age of just 37. One can only imagine what he had left to give to the game and his community…which is why he makes this list.
Bullpen catcher: Ozzie Virgil Jr.
Dominican American on his father's side
Ozzie Virgil Jr. smiles while with the Atlanta Braves. A two-time All-Star and veteran presence, Virgil Jr. would be perfect to help mentor young studs in the 'pen. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
A two-time All-Star and son of the first Dominican MLB player, Virgil is a veteran presence that could definitely bolster any roster.
First drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1976, Virgil made his MLB debut in 1980 and quickly became a regular catcher for the Phillies, and was named an All-Star in 1985 and 1987. Following an eleven-year career, he retired in 1990, and would return to baseball with the Golden Baseball League in California, coaching the Surprise Fightin' Falcons of Arizona.
Virgil makes our list for his steady presence behind the plate and for his family's contributions to the game- his father, Ozzie Virgil Sr, was the first Dominican MLB player, and coached his son to become a great ballplayer just like himself. With his experience and leadership, any bullpen would consider him an asset.
Scout: Pablo Cruz
San Francisco de Macorís
Pablo Cruz (right) with his family, all MLB scouts. The Cruz's fingerprints are all over the current MLB landscape, including with the Blue Jays, Dodgers, and Red Sox. Photo courtesy of the Athletic
A legendary Latin America scout, Cruz was a pioneer of finding and developing young talent… even forcing his employer to invent a new title for his unique skillset.
After playing for 14 years in the Pittsburgh Pirates' minor league system – he was a decent player, but his infield position was locked up at that time – the team gave him a choice to manage in the minors or scout in Latin America. Cruz chose the latter in order to be with his family, and headed the department of "sports psychology," a title for scouting and developing talent and a nod to his ability to find what makes players "tick."
Psychology was a perfect term for Cruz's scouting methods, as he believed that "99 percent" of the game was mental, and wanted to help his players "get the fire inside." In 22 years as the head Latin American scout for the pirates, he signed 50+ big leaguers, including Tony Peña, Moises Alou, Rafael Belliard, Aramis Ramírez, Pascual Pérez, Jose Guillen, and José De León. He worked as a scout and father figure for the Padres, Expos, Nationals, and Mets before becoming an official father figure and workin for his son Ismael with the Blue Jays.
Cruz's fingerprints are all over the current MLB landscape, with his family and other protogees serving in international roles at teams like the Dodgers, Red Sox and more. Ismael Cruz – who serves currently as international scouting director with the Dodgers – helped bring in Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. to Toronto.
Editor's note: Check out this fascinating article about Cruz in Sports Illustrated!
Scout: Epifanio "Epy" Guerrero
Epifanio Guerrero in uniform for his longtime club, the Toronto Blue Jays. Guerrero is one of the most important scouts in MLB history, signing over 50 Dominican players. Photo courtesy of SABR.org
You can't talk about Dominican scouting without talking about Epy Guerrero. Guerrero, a lifelong scout, was also responsible for the signing of over 50 MLB players from the Dominican Republic, including several on this list.
While his brother Mario enjoyed a respectable eight-season MLB career, Epy Guerrero toiled in the minor leagues, before joining the Houston Astros as a scout, working in the Dominican Republic for the team. While there, he found the Astros some of the best untapped talent in the market, including Cesar Cedeño and Luis Sánchez, while also recommending they look into Cesar Geronimo. He quickly became a respected evaluator, and worked for the Yankees for three seasons before transitioning to his longtime team: the Toronto Blue Jays. With the Blue Jays, Guerrero uncovered and signed or advocated for some of the best talent in organizational history, including shortstop Tony Fernández, outfielder George Bell, and pitcher José Mesa of this list, and other talents such as Carlos Delgado, Dámaso García, and Alfredo Griffin. With Guerrero accumulating much of the talent, the Blue Jays won their only two World Series titles in 1992 and 1993.
Beyond the All-Stars, Guerrero was considered one of the most influential people in the game, and earned several recognitions for his efforts, including being named a lifetime consul of the Dominican Republic. The modern Dominican game certainly would not be where it is today without Guerrero, so he deserves to be here with the players he scouted and helped develop.
Scout: Ramon Peña
Ramón Peña instructs young prospects at the Cleveland Indians' academy in the Dominican Republic. Photo courtesy of ligadom.com.
A third scout in our all-time front office with 50+ big leaguers to his name, Ramón Peña is responsible for stockpiling multiple MLB organizations with loads of Latin talent.
After earning his chops with the Kansas City Royals (where he signed Mélido Pérez as a young scout), the Detroit Tigers hired Peña to head up their Latin American scouting operation. Over 22 years with the Tigers, a couple with the New York Mets, and eight more with the Cleveland Indians, he created a rich pipeline of talent to the big leagues. In fact, Peña is responsible for scouting and developing a number of players in this series, including José Lima, Ramón Santiago, Fernando Rodney, Francisco Cordero, José Ramírez, and Francisco Mejía.
While some of the players he signed found more success with other teams (Rodney with the Rays, Lima with the Astros and Dodgers, Cordero with the Rangers, for example) Pena's impact on their Major League careers is undeniable. With his scouting bonafides and extensive experience as a team executive in the Dominican Winter League, Peña certainly has earned his spot in this front office.
General Manager: Omar Minaya
Born in the Dominican Republic, grew up in New York City
Omar Minaya smiles while watching the Mets in 2007. Minaya is one of the most influential front office members of the 2000s, helping the Expos, Mets, and Padres. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
A groundbreaking general manager in the 2000s, Minaya's fingerprints are all over the current MLB landscape, through his tenures with the Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, and New York Mets.
First joining the Texas Rangers organization in 1985 as a scout, Minaya helped the Rangers develop talents like Sammy Sosa and Pudge Rodriguez, before joining the staff of the New York Mets in the 90s, and helping them develop a new core for their 2000 National League pennant-winning team. Finally, in 2002, he became the first Hispanic general manager in MLB, becoming the new leader of the Montreal Expos. Unfortunately for Minaya, he was dealing with one of the more difficult situations in baseball, as the Expos were completely gutted from a contraction attempt by MLB, and only had six members of baseball operations upon his arrival. Nevertheless, Minaya was still able to put together two 83-79 seasons with the club, but was hampered by obstacles such as the denial of permission to allow September call ups.
Despite his rocky tenure, Minaya still made waves with the Expos, enough to induce his return to the Mets for the 2005 season as thir GM. Upon his arrival, Minaya made the Mets dangerous again with additions like closer Billy Wagner and first baseman Carlos Delgado, as well as bolstering the bullpen. The Mets finished on top of the NL East in 2006, and were one game away from the World Series. Minaya would serve in this position until 2010, when he was fired and subsequently hired by the San Diego Padres as a senior adviser to baseball operations. He returned to the Mets in 2018 as the top adviser to their new general manager, Brodie Van Wagemen.
Our list isn't over yet! Check back tomorrow for the top Dominican players, coaches, and front office members who are still active and haven't yet earned their way onto the all-time list!
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Broadcom is selling application security testing business Veracode for $950 million to private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Broadcom gained Veracode as a part of its blockbuster acquisition of CA Technologies.
Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) announced in June it would acquire CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) for $18.9 billion, and announced today it has completed that deal. New York-based CA makes software and provides services for everything from IT management to app development to cybersecurity. Back in 2017, Burlington, MA-based Veracode agreed to sell to CA Technologies for $614 million in cash. The company has been one of the stalwarts of the local cybersecurity cluster and hunts for vulnerabilities in software by scanning it throughout the development lifecycle. Now that the CA acquisition has closed, Broadcom has decided to move the Veracode business to private equity investor Thoma Bravo.
Thoma Bravo has been a long-time software investor, particularly in cybersecurity. The firm acquired then-publicly traded Blue Coat Systems in 2012 for $1.3 billion, before selling the Sunnyvale, CA-based Web security company in 2015 to Bain Capital for $2.4 billion. (Mountain View, CA-based Symantec said it would pay $4.6 billion to buy Blue Coat a year later.) Thoma also bought computer network manager SolarWinds with Silver Lake Partners in 2015 for $4.5 billion. SolarWinds raised $375 million in an initial public offering last month.
Broadcom, which moved its headquarters from Singapore to San Jose, CA, earlier this year, had an entirely different future planned. The acquisition of CA Technologies followed a failed takeover attempt by Broadcom of San Diego-based chipmaker Qualcomm, which President Trump unilaterally denied in March, citing national security concerns. The $100 billion-plus proposed acquisition would have represented the largest tech deal in history.
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Q: Custom label in enumerate prints "label" before the items I followed the demo in Customizing enumerated lists Using packages in LaTeX/List Structures. The code is
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}[label=\bfseries Exercise (i):]
    \item 5 + 7 = 12
    \item 9 + 1 = 10
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}

However I got the unexpected output,

when I remove "label=" in the enumerate option, the output does not show "label=".
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}[\bfseries Exercise (i):]
    \item 5 + 7 = 12
    \item 9 + 1 = 10
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}

So how to use label in enumerate?
This question has been solved. The label option is provided by package enumitem. The right code is
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}[label = \bfseries Exercise \roman*:]
    \item 5 + 7 = 12
    \item 9 + 1 = 10
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}

A:
Your list is more like an enumerate rather than an itemize. It is recommended here to use the enumitem package and \setlist which accepts many parameters as options.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\setlist[enumerate]{label=\bfseries Exercise (\roman*):}

\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}
  \item 5 + 7 = 12
  \item 9 + 1 = 10
\end{enumerate}

\end{document}

A: According to the enumerate manual, there is no label=<...> syntax.
The letter a in label= is interpreted as \alph, this is why your output is

*

*libel

*liibel

etc.
You should write
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}[\bfseries {Exercise} (i):]
    \item 5 + 7 = 12
    \item 9 + 1 = 10
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}

Note that you have to use {Exercise} in order to avoid interpretation of i as \roman.


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Raju Malhotra, Punchh's new Chief Product and Technology Officer, brings over 20 years of experience having served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Marketing Cloud at Salesforce. Previously he served as Chief Product and Technology Officer at Vista Equity Partners owned company, Khoros, and worked at Microsoft for 12 years.
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Right at San Francisco's doorstep, we've got good-looking roadways like 101 North over the Golden Gate Bridge, the Great Highway along Ocean Beach at the Pacific shore, and Highway 1 down the coast. Where else could the drive be as stunning as the destination? Of course, nobody objects that temperatures rise and sunshine increases as we travel beyond city borders. Day trips from San Francisco are just one more thing we love about living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey and Pacific Grove are perched at the edge of one of the largest underwater canyons on earth. One place that many consider to be worth the hype for taking in the views is the 17-Mile Drive. Enter the drive through the Del Monte Forest at either end of the loop. The self-guided drive passes mega-mansions and world-famous Pebble Beach, providing drivers with 21 turnouts for Instagram moments. America's most photographed tree provides the money shot at this do-not-miss stop. The Lone Cypress has withstood the elements atop its granite outcrop for a good 250 years. If you spend the night, restaurants and lodging are everywhere, ranging from big splurge to big hotels and from small, dog-friendly inns to small B&Bs with quarter boards hanging by the flower boxes.
Tomales Bay produces more than fresh farmed oysters, clams and mussels. It produces a place to swim at Hearts Desire Beach, a historic lighthouse, elephant seal, elk and maybe whale, sightings, a virgin grove of Bishop pine at the end of Jepson Memorial trail one mile from the lovely, sheltered Shell Beach and the long stretches of Limantour Beach sand. Just 40 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, historians believe this was explorer Francis Drake's landfall while circumnavigating the globe in 1579. On exceptionally quiet days on the Point Reyes National Seashore, it's entirely possible to imagine that you've left the 21st century for a little while. If you're planning to stay overnight, the Point Reyes Lodging Association is one place to look for listings of inns and cottages. Boat-in campsites and backpack campsites are also available.
The boardwalk's vintage Giant Dipper roller coaster is 91 years old, the hand-carved Looff Carousel is 104, and Marini's salt water taffy is an even 100 this summer. What's new in Santa Cruz? Microbrewery tours aboard a vintage 1989 Thomas International school bus, retrofitted with a fresh, living-room-inspired interior giving off a cool, mid-century vibe. The Brews Cruz vehicle is nicknamed Betty Jane and can accommodate 15 passengers to visit several of the 14 nearby microbreweries. Charter for you and your friends, or join the public tours, including sIngles Thursdays and college Fridays. If you decide to stay longer, Rio Vista Suites is a 19th century residence newly restored as a boutique hotel in Beach Hill. Adobe on Green St. is the perfect B&B walking distance to downtown and Hotel Paradox is bang up-to-date with an outdoor pool, bar, fire pits and great sunsets.
Newlyweds Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio made for Paso Robles in a dark blue Cadillac following a civil ceremony at San Francisco City Hall in January 1954. They may not have had wine in mind, but these days, it's a wine lover's paradise. Many boutique and family wineries with visiting hours are included among the 200-plus in California's fastest growing, and largest, wine region. An impressive collection of standout restaurants are sprinkled around downtown's pretty square, where chefs and sommeliers are supported by local farmers, ranchers, fisherman and winemakers. Stay a little longer at SummerWood Winery & Inn for an experience that can best be described as sublime. While you're around, visit Monroe and DiMaggio's choice, the Clifton Motel, which is now residential apartments.
Summer and Mendocino mean great music. Mendocino Music Festival executive director, Barbara Faulkner says, "Nearly all of the Festival Orchestra and Festival Big Band players are professional musicians, playing in the San Francisco Symphony, Opera and Ballet, as well as other excellent orchestras, bands and chamber music ensembles, from as far away as Boston." As ever, the Mendocino Music Festival rocks the place for two midsummer weeks. The 29th annual festival in Mendocino Headlands State Park is on July 11 through July 25, 2015, so it's best to be quick for tickets to the big events in the Tent Concert Hall and for seats at Preston Hall. Besides music, a brand new wine tasting room is open daily at Lulu Cellars. If you stay to experience more of the festival, check out The Inn at Newport Ranch, a luxury resort on the rugged coast north of Mendocino Village opening in July. This is the first completely new property to open in Mendocino in years. Little River Inn has been operating for five generations, now featuring an exclusive two-day abalone freediving experience with certified diving and dining professionals from June 24 through June 26, 2015.
At the nation's oldest continuously-operated, family-owned winery, what's old is new. The 29th Wente Vineyards Concert Series has lined up a summer of eight major acts, concluding with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend, Smokey Robinson on September 3, 2015. Wente Guest Chef Dinner Series brings Bay Area culinary stars to the estate's kitchens, with Chef Tanya Holland and Chef Joanne Weir dates coming up later this season. Wine served by the glass next to the patio's fire pits is the newest happy hour venue. A Greg Norman-designed golf course and clubhouse grill are set within the working vineyards. More than a dozen vineyards around Livermore make for a wine country weekend with frills. For an extended stay, look into Purple Orchid Resort & Spa, a log cabin-style lodge with a spa, fire pit and an outdoor pool. Surrounded by rose gardens at the foot of its own olive orchard, it's small and delivers the personal touch.


1 – Bag (1/2 a grocery store style bag) sphagnum moss. The moss could be bought or harvested from woodland making sure not to take too much from any one area.
3 – Assorted toppers for the hanging basket your choice (i.e. spike, geranium, begonia).
1 – 20 litre bag of light potting soil.
3 – Tablespoons slow release fertilizer.
20 -25 stuffers for the sides and top.
1 - 14' wire frame.
A hanging moss basket full of colourful flowering annuals and foliage is a project that anyone will be able to achieve with a few directions. A hanging moss basket will provide you with a multi-season of colour to enjoy, by changing the foliage and adding seasonal greens.
First, line the bottom of the basket with a thick layer of moss extending up the sides of the basket 2". An option at this time would be to add a 12 inch saucer on top of the moss, to aid in the water holding capacity of the basket. Add soil to the same height as the moss and sprinkle the soil with a tablespoon of slow release fertilizer.
Evenly place the first layer of plants around the basket, inserting roots through the wire. Add another layer of moss and soil, repeat planting and stager the spacing of the plants. You should have 3 layers of plants for the sides of your planter.
Finish off the sides with additional moss and then plant the top of your basket with the upright plant material you purchased. Attach the wire hanger, water and then place your basket in your chosen spot.
Caring for your summer basket will depend on where the basket is placed. Is the basket fully dependent on you for moisture? On a dry hot day the basket may require water twice daily. If the basket feels lightweight water it thoroughly, if it is heavy leave it for another day.
Once the water slows to drips, give the plant another drink--this will ensure that the plant is completely watered. If the basket is too dry to absorb water, remove it from its hanging spot and place in a large plastic container, then let it soak for an hour or two. Remove faded blooms to encourage new growth and flowers. Trim trailing plants as required to keep a neat looking appearance.
If time does not permit, one of our talented designers at Shades of Green will custom build a moss basket suited to your conditions, or you can purchase one of the many styles and sizes we have available in the garden centre.


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