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*crosses arms* Not my decision.
Vega watches with interest. "Doesn't the sword belong to Angel? I may want to have a look at it." she mutters, not loud enough to be heard.
*He inspects it, then motions towards the ship.* *The girl swings down off the ship, landing lightly and striding over, her hat slightly tilted* "Hmm." *She gives Crimson a suspicious look, taking the sword and looking it over* "Interesting." *She seems to scan it with magic, her fingertips glowing faintly aqua.* "Powerful, yes. But I doubt it would let me keep it long, let along use it."
"I can't. I think they belong to Angel. I will be willing to trade some intoxicated weapons for a good price. I don't take any sides. I don't care about any sides apart from my side." She took out an intoxicated spear and kicked it over to them. She took all of the intoxicated weapons out and kicked them over to them. "Take any. Remember, you have to pay. I will decide the price. Really, all I help out with is kill. If you take the spear, pay me two black emeras or one rare emera."
Well, aren't you clever. What makes you think the Staff of Blossoms or the Sword of Firmament behave otherwise?
"So, you're just looking for a weapon? I'm a blacksmith, I can make something for you, in exchange for that girl's freedom. Well, that is if you're not looking specifically for those two weapons."
"Firma wouldn't let you wield her. She'd go beserk before letting you lay a finger on her."
Ace meanwhile is exploring the ship like an excited child.
Manalith sighed. "If you want to trade for weapons, you will set the girl free or die." As she says die, her toxic snake fangs came out and her tail with toxic spikes was lifted.
Ace grins like a maniac, and all of the sudden, the ship begins to rock violently back and forth, waves crashing against the sides.
Gaaaah let's not do that.
WOAH WOAH WOAH LET'S STOP BEFORE I HAVE TO STAB SOMEONE OR CRUSH A SKULL.
*Caspian takes one look at the water and runs away.
Hikari' fox ears twitch in annoyance, and she quickly takes a step back, ducks, and summons her fireclaws. She slashes upwards with them at the sword, and if it isn't magical, they slice right through it. However, of the sword is magical, the claws slam the sword upward. Hikari then kicks out with her foot, aiming for the girl's leg.
Ace seemingly concentrated, and a few orbs of water appear around her, which then turn into daggers, and begins to cut the ropes around her.
Hollow jumps up next to Vega, and makes a finger gun. "BANG!" She says happily. The boat starts to quiver, and then shakes violently.
All protective spells on the ship have now been removed.
"Oh hey." Vega waves at Bengal. "Is Peach nearby?"
*Without looking, a tentacle appears and shoves Hollow into and under the water, disappearing as quickly as it had come. The boat re-stabilizes, unharmed* "Let's get these little games over with, shall we? You have twelve hours to bring me this object. You should find it in a cave inside the volcano found, oh, a few leagues to the east. Down near the lava. A pendant, of sorts. Bring it to me, and I'll release the girl."
OI, WE AIN'T GIVING THEM TO YOU!
"If you wanted to stop Hollow, that doesn't help. It's already reversed." Vega takes out a net and scoops a soggy Hollow out of the water. Then, she pulls out a giant grenade launcher and blasts the area where the tentacle came from. The water is blown out, and starts raining on the people and the ship.
Vega pulls Hollow away from the ship. "It seems you don't need my help, I'll just stay here. I have no obligations to help you after all. I'm a Mercenary."
Vega yawns, and behind tinkering with a little satchel of gears and trinkets.
Well let's go get it! :she teleported to the volcano, and summoned some eternal ice. She wrapped it around her.


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Elizabeth Shin
Summary: student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who had suffered from third-degree burns covering over sixty-five percent of her body after she had allegedly set herself on fire in an apparent suicide attempt in her dormitory room on April 10, in which the case set off a controversy as to whether MIT paid adequate attention to its students' mental and emotional health or whether the university's suicide rate was abnormally high.
Cause of Death: Third-degree burns
Born: February 16, 1980
Died: April 14, 2000
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

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ShopRite Partners with Pantene's Care Beyond Hair Tour to Benefit Women with Cancer
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ShopRite is partnering with Pantene® for its Care Beyond Hair Tour, exclusively at ShopRite, to donate hair and raise funds for Pantene Beautiful Lengths Fund, a program created in partnership with the American Cancer Society to provide free, real-hair wigs to women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment. From Oct. 3 – Nov. 16, the Care Beyond Hair Tour will make stops at close to 40 ShopRite stores throughout New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, offering a way for people to share their strength and donate their hair to the Beautiful Lengths Fund.
Each tour stop will feature a pop-up styling station staffed with an onsite beautician, allowing girls, women and men to donate their hair for the creation of real-hair wigs that will be distributed to women battling cancer, with the goal of 200 haircuts to create 25 wigs. For every hair donation, Pantene will pledge an additional $50 to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Fund, up to $10,000.
Campaign ambassador Tiki Barber officially kicked off the Pantene Care Beyond Hair Tour at the ShopRite of Greater Morristown on Tuesday, Oct. 3, sharing his personal experiences in dealing with his mother's breast cancer battle and encouraging donations to the campaign.
"We are honored to partner with Pantene for the Care Beyond Hair Tour," said Cathy Magistrelli, vice president of health and beauty care at ShopRite. "ShopRite is committed to giving back and supporting key causes, and we understand the great physical and emotional toll cancer takes on women battling the disease. With support from our generous customers and great team of associates, we hope that we can make a difference through this campaign to create real-hair wigs for people fighting cancer.
The Beautiful Lengths Fund was started in 2006 with the goal of making it simple and possible for women everywhere to share their hair with women who have lost theirs during cancer treatment. Since the program's inception, 46,000 real-hair wigs have been donated to the national American Cancer Society Wig Bank, helping serve those in need every single day. ShopRite customers who donated their hair at the ShopRite of Greater Morristown posed for a photo, right, with retired football player and star running back Tiki Barber.
"We're so thankful to ShopRite for its support of the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Fund through our partnership for Care Beyond Hair" said Robert Stetts, marketing manager with P&G. "This program allows us to help women going through grueling cancer treatments to feel a little bit more like themselves every day and inspire the confidence needed to keep fighting. We are so grateful to our generous donors who continue to make the creation of these wigs possible, and we look forward to successful campaign for a great cause."
For more information about the Care Beyond Hair Tour, including a full list of participating ShopRite stores, and the date and time of each event and hair donation requirements, please visit ShopRite.com/CareBeyondHair.
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December Update from the Board
The topics in the letter include updates on proceeding with recommendations to changes to our current code of conduct, an update on the Flynn Group investigation, information on the Shambhala Community Grant program, information on applying or nominating someone to be a member of the Shambhala Board and an important new Shambhala Global Services (SGS) hire.
To the Shambhala Community —
As the year comes to a close, we are writing today to update you on several important initiatives that the Board has been working on. The topics in the letter include updates on proceeding with recommendations to changes to our current code of conduct, an update on the Flynn Group investigation, information on the Shambhala Community Grant program, information on applying or nominating someone to be a member of the Shambhala Board and an important new Shambhala Global Services (SGS) hire.
Shambhala Board Decisions:
Initiated a Shambhala Community Fund grants program.
Established the Board Advisory Nominating Group to solicit and select nominations for the Shambhala Board of Directors.
Accepted the draft Code of Conduct received from the Process Team Code of Conduct Task Force as the working basis for moving forward towards a new code of conduct for Shambhala.
Appointed the Process Team Care and Conduct Task Force, a subcommittee of the Board for a period of a year, as a working group to implement the new Code of Conduct.
Assisted Shambhala Mountain Center in managing a cashflow shortfall by providing a short-term loan of $150,000.
Began a campaign to support bequests to Shambhala and to hire a part-time employee in the Shambhala Development office to focus on bequests and grants from estates.
Hired Melanie Klein as the Shambhala Global Services Operations Director.
Promoted John Shaw, former Donor Relations to the position of Donor Relations and Centre Transfer Coordinator.
Approved an operating budget for 2020.
Board Advisory Nominating Group
Effective October 17, the Shambhala Board was given the authority to replace its members, an authority that the Interim Board did not have. In this regard, the Board is pleased to announce that we have established the Board Advisory Nominating Group and had its initial meetings. The purpose of this group is to seek, vet and present candidates to the Board for approval as Board Directors. The group is now beginning the application and nominating process. As with the Transition Task Force process, community members will be able to nominate candidates for the Board ensuring that they intend to apply.
The application process will be open until January 15, 2020. Please find the link to the job description here and find the link to the application and nomination document here. If you feel you have strong professional experience to contribute, a strong personal practice and the heart to be of service to our community, please apply.
The Board Advisory Nominating Group members currently include: Gabe Dayley, Christine Heming, Patricia Anderson, John Cobb and Susan Ryan. You can contact the group at boardnominations@shambhala.org.
Care and Conduct
Code of Conduct: The Board received the draft Code of Conduct from the Process Team Care and Conduct Task Force and in consultation with them, the Care and Conduct panel and other advisors has accepted this draft as the working basis for moving forward. The Board recognizes and is grateful for the immense amount of work and dedication of the Process Team Task Force in producing this comprehensive draft. The Board has appointed the Process Team Care and Conduct Task Force, a working sub-committee of the Board called the Code of Conduct Support Group (CCSG) to develop and implement a roll out plan for this major initiative which will involve the entire the entire community. We anticipate that the roll out will be in stages and require significant feedback, training, education, resources, and infrastructure. Members of the CCSG are: Jim Fladmark, Claudia Arnau, Greg Lubkin, Kristine McCutcheon, Jan-Frans Sturm and Susie Vincent.
This Code of Conduct draft includes a general Code of Conduct together with specific policies covering:
Policy to Address Sexual Misconduct
Conduct of Those Holding Positions of Authority
Once a roll out plan has been drafted by the CCSG and reviewed by the Board, we will be announcing specific ways for the community to be involved.
Child Abuse Investigation: As we previously reported, the Board initiated an independent investigation in response to allegations of child abuse in 1998 involving a Shambhala member. The Board hired Employment Matters LLC Flynn Investigation Group to investigate how Shambhala handled its involvement in events surrounding the allegations leading to the recent arrest of Michael Smith, a former Shambhala member. The Flynn Group reviewed records, interviewed over 20 people and submitted its findings to the Board at the end of October. The key investigative findings in the particular case were that:
The case was reported to the police at the time and the parents decided for various reasons not to pursue the matter in the criminal process;
Shambhala did not in any way pressure the parents of the minor not to bring charges, either civil or criminal, against the alleged perpetrator;
There was a second alleged incident involving the same perpetrator at Karmê Chöling. Flynn Group was unable to follow up on the claim as the alleged victim would not come forward and respect for her confidentiality foreclosed any further investigation. If it occurred, it would have occurred prior to the 1998 Boulder incident.
The Flynn Report suggested several areas needing attention, including:
Training in, and knowledge of mandatory reporting requirements to authorities where children are concerned.
Clear and documented decisions as to when, how, and where intervention is appropriate.
An effective database (that is confidential and protective of rights) that can be referred to by Shambhala leadership, including the Dorje Kasung, to ascertain repeat offenders or a pattern of behavior.
When spontaneous interventions are necessary, afterward they should be reported to supervisors, documented and debriefed.
Practical limits on intervention in cases beyond the expertise, responsibility, or jurisdiction of the Shambhala leadership, which will require a well-known referral process.
A sensitivity to any tendency to rationalize harmful behavior by using non-conventional justifications or solutions.
The Board will work with CCSG to insure that the Code of Conduct and its implementation, in particular the child protection policy, addresses the above issues.
The Board wishes to thank the many Shambhala members who responded to the Flynn Group and provided helpful information.
Director of Community Care and Conduct: The Board, working with representatives from the Process Team Care and Conduct Task Force and the Care and Conduct panel have concluded candidate interviews and are currently in discussion with finalists for the position.
Shambhala Online Course available for Shambhala Members: We encourage members to consider registering either as individuals or groups for the highly praised Sexual Harm, Trauma and The Healing Journey course with Robert Wright, Acharya Noel McLellan and Basia Solarz. The course is available at no charge to Shambhala members thanks to the generosity of donors supporting the community work in Care and Conduct.
Shambhala Community Fund Grants
As mentioned in the Q3 Financial Report, the Board has set aside a protected fund of $400,000 from the Marpa House proceeds to fund proposals from Shambhala centers and groups intended to benefit Shambhala communities. The specifics of a grant proposal process for projects and the application is posted on our website here. Applications are open until January 5, 2020.
The intention of the grant is to fund efforts that will promote community harmony and health, greater member involvement, or community outreach, increased membership and lead to greater community engagement. We encourage you and your community to begin conversations around the prospect of creating a proposal for submission. We plan to award the initially accepted proposals by this coming Shambhala Day.
Shambhala Global Services Budget 2020
The Board has approved an operating budget for calendar year 2020. We will be sharing this budget and its goals and objectives with leadership over the next month, and it will be discussed in our year end financial report which we hope to deliver to the community by the end of January 2020.
New Shambhala Global Services (SGS) Director of Operations
We are very pleased to announce that Melanie Klein has been offered and has accepted the new position as SGS Director of Operations. In this capacity, Ms. Klein will oversee the administration, programs and operations of SGS and work closely with the Shambhala Board to develop and implement SGS operational mission and goals. Other duties include oversight of financial, fundraising, programming, communications, and community care staff. The position reports directly to the Shambhala Board of Directors. Ms. Klein will transition from her current role as Director of the Boulder Shambhala Center to her new role with SGS early next year. We are delighted to have her, and look forward to her bringing her deep experience in business and dharma administration to our work going forward.
Information Technology: We have asked the Shambhala IT group under the leadership of Cynthia McKay and John D. Smith to present project plans to do long delayed maintenance and modernization of the Shambhala Database (SDB), the web sites and related systems. Details will be included in the 2020 budget presented with the end of the year financial report.
Appointments and Departures
Orange County, CA – James Murphy Group Coordinator succeeding Sepideh Tabai
Shambhala Global Services: John Shaw, new staffing position of Donor Relations and Centre Transfers Coordinator
Stuttgart, Germany – Disbanding as a Shambhala Group
Truro, NS – Disbanding as a Shambhala Centre
Vancouver, BC – Rolf Erni stepping down as Shambhala Center Director
Please continue to communicate with us at board@shambhala.org.
The Shambhala Board
Veronika Bauer
Mark Blumenfeld
John Cobb
Jen Crow
Susan Ryan
By: The Shambhala Board
3 Jan 2020 The Denver Post Shambhala didn't pressure Boulder family to keep sexual-assault allegations quiet, investigation finds
2 Jan 2020 The Daily Camera Shambhala releases summary of investigation into handling of sex assault allegations
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News: G.I. Joe: Retaliation Delayed Until March 2013
The second live-action G.I. Joe film, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, has been delayed until March 29, 2013, according to SlashFilm and various sources. This is particularly surprising since its previous release date was June 29, 2012 — only five weeks from today. I don't think I've ever seen a film that was so close to its release date get delayed, let alone by so much. The major marketing push has already been underway for this film for some time; teasers have given way to trailers, and movie posters with the June 29 release date have been displayed in theatres for weeks now.
The reason Paramount is giving is that they want to use the time to do a post-process conversion of the film into 3D, but it seems like a big gamble to me. They're going to have to work doubly hard to sell people on the film now; quite literally, as they'll have to essentially duplicate the entirety of their marketing campaign.
I have to wonder if there aren't other concerns at work here. June 29, 2012 could conceivably be a tough release date, with Brave coming out the week before and The Amazing Spider-Man coming out the week after, though nothing serious sharing the same date. And Battleship, released by a different company but also being a Hasbro property, has just flopped at the box office, with the absence of 3D being one factor cited in its failure (not that I expect there weren't several, but let's face it: everybody who went to that was going for the "spectacle" factor, and it was more than a little surprising that it wasn't released in 3D considering that.) It might be that Paramount felt that by moving to a traditionally less-busy portion of the movie year, and converting it to 3D, they might get a stronger performance at the box-office out of their film.
I haven't seen G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra yet, so I don't really have a vested interest in this film either way. I was a fan of the cartoon as a kid, but I was also a fan of Transformers, and those films haven't exactly been the greatest. I suppose in a way this move is beneficial to me since it gives me more time to see the first film and decide whether I would want to spring for the money to see the sequel in the theatre, but overall this move doesn't upset me. I don't know whether it will be a good film or a bad film. But I do know that this is going to make the job of the marketing team harder. A large part of their work has just been shot down. Anybody who was anticipating this is now likely to feel jilted as a movie that was previously one month away is now ten months away… and for the sake of a conversion that not everyone will want to partake in anyway. Anybody who was expecting it to be bad isn't going to change their mind for 3D, especially not post-process 3D. And it suggests a lack of faith in the product as it stands… and reinforces that suggestion by the studio making a move long after-the-fact that they could have made from the beginning. Shooting in 3D was easily a possibility when this film started shooting, so if they wanted to do it, there's no reason they couldn't have done so from the beginning. It makes it look like the studio simply dropped the ball on an aspect of the film they think is important, and that doesn't build confidence in the project.
The new marketing campaign is going to have to overcome all of that. All the ill will generated among fans who were looking forward to seeing it next month, all the negative impressions formed by making a change this late in the game. It might have been wiser to just release the film on its scheduled release date as-is, and consider doing a conversion if the ticket sales really warranted it. It might not have done as well as they were hoping, but even if it had a weak release, they could just take their lumps and move on. Weaker franchises than G.I. Joe have recovered from a merely mediocre second movie. But by making this move, they're gambling heavy with the franchise. People will remember that it was supposed to be a 2012 movie, and why it was delayed. And moving it to a date with little competition in action movies is a double-edged sword: yes, it won't have any Amazing Spider-Man to kill it at the box office, but that means if it fails to impress, it'll be entirely on its own failings. There won't be any Amazing Spider-Man to lay the blame at. And people will no longer be looking for a "decent" movie out of it; you delay a movie by nearly a year, and they're going to raise their standards, even if they don't raise their expectations. They're going to feel that delay needs to pay off big — the 3D will have to excellent, and the movie will have to be good. Not weak, not mediocre, not even just "decent". It'll have to be good. Or it will very likely bomb, and bomb much worse than if it simply had a weak showing in mid-summer. And people will remember that disappointment and carry it with them when thinking about sequels. This move might make Paramount more money if it pans out, but if it doesn't, I see a big risk of this being a franchise-killer.
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4 Responses to News: G.I. Joe: Retaliation Delayed Until March 2013
fogsmoviereviews says:
It makes me laugh how you mention this will give you more time to see the first film. LOL. It gives me more time not to have to see the second one. 😀
This is a crazy, crazy move. Something had to be desperately off.
Think of it mathematically for a second. This would have to mean that the studio thinks
The $ earned from the 3D Upcharge > The cost to convert to 3D + The cost to remarket and do damage control from the move
I cant imagine that that's true. It had to be testing horribly or something.
Yeah, the math is more than a little bit suspect there. This smells of a desperation move.
There's definitely something funky afoot with this move. The amount of money that's gone into marketing for this year's release date has been pretty epic. And I thought they were doing a decent job of it too. The trailer's have been well received.
I don't think a 3D conversion is the way to get more juice out of this. If anything, I know people this side of the pond are getting more and more wary about 3D films. And also educated. There's an awareness in the public of films that were filmed in 3D and those that were post processed, and so just not worth it.
Shame, I was sorta looking forward to this big dumb action film.
I think people here in the States are becoming more aware of the difference as well; at least, it seems as though the theatre chains where I'm at are acting as if people are. When a film has post-process 3D instead of being shot in 3D, there's a greater percentage of non-3D screens available on the opening weekend.
There's definitely something else at work here; despite the positive spin they're putting on it, this just isn't the sort of move a company makes if they feel that they've got things well in hand.


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I really love DIYs because you create something that is totally unique and you also save some bucks because you save yourself from buying something that you can actually make on your own.
Ombres are really hot this season! We see a lot of ombre hair, ombre nails and of course, ombre clothing pieces.
I have this denim top that I got (stole) from my mom's closet. It was really nice and I like the vintage feel to it. However, every time I wear it, I feel so hot because the cloth is really thick and dark and you know that we have super hot weather in the Philippines, yes?
So, I wanted to recreate the top... and I thought of Ombre!
Here is the before and after looks of the denim top.
Watch the video below to learn how to ombre a denim clothing item.
The procedure is really very simple and easy, however you need a lot of dedication while doing it. In the video, when I said soak I didn't say "leave" with it. You have to watch what you're doing because if you leave it, it might get too washed off and you might end up with just plain white washed denim.
You also have to be careful and never splash unwanted clorox on the lower part of the denim as it might get washed off, too. You want to create a really pretty and seem less ombre effect.
A great alternative to the clorox is dye! However, you'll need a lighter denim and instead of bleaching the cloth, you are going to color it instead.
This is really simple, quick and fun to do! After I was done with the denim top, I quickly searched my closet for more denims because I want to create more. I think the idea and the effect of the ombre is really cool and chic!
Here are some photos of me wearing the shirt. Since the top goes from light shade to dark, I decided to pair it with a royal blue skinny jeans to make a gradient effect and then I wore my black Lita's to make the bottom really dark to complete the whole look.
I hope you like the tutorial and I hope I inspire you to make your own, too. I want to see how creative and talented you guys are so please Tag me on Facebook when you do it.


Our soft robots in the press.
"DARPA's M3 program is creating and demonstrating novel design tools, fabrication methods and control algorithms to make robots more mobile and better able to manipulate objects in their environment. One area of M3 research is fabric-skinned robots that are filled with and manipulated by air.
"According to Saul, engineering design has been following Hooke's Law throughout all of history, but only using the elastic region of the stress-strain curve. Current robot components are heavy and large, limiting speed and motion.


World Market Intelligence's "Ceneric (Holdings) Limited (542) : Company Profile and SWOT Analysis" contains in depth information and data about the company and its operations. The profile contains a company overview, key facts, major products and services, SWOT analysis, business description, company history, key competitors, financial analysis, recent developments, key employees, company locations and subsidiaries as well as employee biographies.
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"""
Fabfile for managing a Python/Flask/Apache/MySQL project in MacOS/Ubuntu.
"""

import os

from fabric.api import env, task, run, local, get, sudo
from fabric.context_managers import cd, lcd, prefix, shell_env

PROJECT_NAME = "fbone"

# Remote Database Config
REMOTE_DB_USERNAME = ""
REMOTE_DB_PASSWORD = ""
REMOTE_DB_NAME = ""

# Local Database Config
LOCAL_DB_USERNAME = ""
LOCAL_DB_PASSWORD = ""
LOCAL_DB_NAME = ""

# the user to use for the remote commands
env.user = ''
# the servers where the commands are executed
env.hosts = ['']
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17102968/reading-logs-with-fabric
env.remote_interrupt = True

@task
def setup_python_macos():
    """Setup Python in MacOS via Homebrew"""

    # Setup Homebrew
    # TODO: Test if Homebrew installed?
    HOMEBREW_URL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install"
    local("/usr/bin/ruby -e \"$(curl -fsSL %s)\"" % HOMEBREW_URL)
    local("echo export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH >> ~/.bash_profile")

    # Setup Python
    local("brew install python")
    local("brew update")

    # Setup Virtualenv
    local("pip install virtualenvwrapper")
    local("echo source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh >> ~/.bash_profile")

@task
def setup_python_ubuntu():
    """Setup Python in Ubuntu, which already comes with Python"""

    # Setup Virtualenv
    local("pip install virtualenvwrapper")
    local("echo source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh >> ~/.bash_profile")

@task
def bootstrap():
    """Bootstrap in local"""

    local("rm -rf /tmp/instance")
    local("mkdir -p /tmp/instance/logs")
    local("mkdir -p /tmp/instance/uploads")

    with shell_env(FLASK_APP='wsgi.py', FLASK_DEBUG="1"):
        local("flask initdb")

@task
def bootstrap_production():
    """Bootstrap in production server"""
    pass

@task
def debug():
    """Run in debug mode in local"""

    with shell_env(FLASK_APP='wsgi.py', FLASK_DEBUG="1"):
        local("flask run")

@task(alias='t')
def test():
    """Run unittest in local"""

    with shell_env(FLASK_APP='wsgi.py', FLASK_DEBUG="1"):
        local("python tests.py")

@task
def deploy():
    """Deploy via Git"""

    local("cd " + os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"], PROJECT_NAME))
    local("git push")

    with cd(os.path.join("/home/wilson", PROJECT_NAME)):
        # Make sure git can be accessed via ssh
        run("git pull")
        # Make sure "WSGIScriptReloading On" in apache conf file
        run("touch wsgi.py")

@task
def syncdb():
    """Sync loacl db with remote db"""

    if not REMOTE_DB_USERNAME or not REMOTE_DB_PASSWORD or not REMOTE_DB_NAME:
        print "Please setup remote db configs"
        return

    if not LOCAL_DB_USERNAME or not LOCAL_DB_PASSWORD or not LOCAL_DB_NAME:
        print "Please setup local db configs"
        return

    with cd("/tmp"):
        run("mysqldump -u%s -p%s %s > latest_db.sql" % (REMOTE_DB_USERNAME,
                                                        REMOTE_DB_PASSWORD,
                                                        REMOTE_DB_NAME))
        run("tar cfz latest_db.sql.tgz latest_db.sql")

    # Download to local
    get("/tmp/latest_db.sql.tgz", "/tmp")

    with lcd("/tmp"):
        local("tar xfz latest_db.sql.tgz")
        local("mysql -u%s -p%s %s < latest_db.sql" % (LOCAL_DB_USERNAME,
                                                      LOCAL_DB_PASSWORD,
                                                      LOCAL_DB_NAME))


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Wes Fletcher signs new two year deal with Burnley
Promising young striker Wes Fletcher has committed himself to the Clarets by agreeing a new two-year deal at Turf Moor.
8th Jul 2011, 12:00pm - 2 min read
The 20-year-old joins fellow former youth-team players Chris McCann and Alex McDonald in agreeing fresh terms since the Clarets returned to start pre-season training.
Fletcher, a prolific scorer at youth and reserve level since joining the club in 2007, made his senior Burnley debut as a substitute in a Carling Cup tie last season.
He has also gained first-team experience during loan spells at Grimsby Town and Stockport County and boss Eddie Howe is looking for him to make further progress this season.
"We rate Wes very highly. We think he has a lot of ability," said Howe.
"He probably needs to go and play, whether that be a loan spell or be with us.
"I think he needs to get some professional games under his belt but he's got something. He's got pace, he's a good finisher and he scores goals.
"We have high hopes for him and it's on his shoulders now to see how far he can develop."
Fletcher was set to figure for the Clarets in the Championship at the end of last season and the former Liverpool schoolboy hopes he can make an impact when the new campaign gets under way next month.
"It was a shame I was injured for the last game because the manager said I would have been involved, but hopefully I can crack on this year and get myself there," said Fletcher.
"This is the biggest year I'm going to have really to make the breakthrough.
"That second year is always there but this year I'm hoping to make the breakthrough and play for the first team."


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The St. Patrick Catholic High School boys' golf team hosted the annual St. Patrick Invitational. The golf tournament took place on Tuesday, April 12 at The Oaks Golf Club in Pass Christian.
The St. Patrick Invitational had seventeen teams playing in the tournament. The St. Patrick boys' golf team had two teams playing in the St. Patrick Invitational. The first team was comprised of Christopher Diaz, Johnathan Zink, Jacob Futch, Jacob Salminen, and Robby Waltz. They scored 72, 91, 85, 104, and 93 respectively. The first team scored 341 as a team. The second team was comprised of Quinn Frommeyer, Carson Bishop, Tyler Eschette, and Stephen Clark. They scored 118, 115, 124, and 110 respectively. The second team scored 467 as a team. Diaz, a senior at St. Patrick, won third place overall at the St. Patrick Invitational.
Mr. Finley Hewes is the boys' golf team coach. This is his third consecutive year as coach of the boys' golf team. This year's team has many new players among veteran golf team members. Clark is a senior at St. Patrick Catholic High School and this year is his first year on the golf team. When asked what he thought of the annual St. Patrick Invitational, Clark said, "I just recently got on the team, and I thought the golf tournament was very fun and a good experience."
This tournament was not the last of the season. There are several more tournaments scheduled for this school year. The boys' golf team will move forward to the district championships next week. They will also play for the Catholic Cup against other diocesan schools.
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Depending on the miles and transmission type, consider replacing the clutch as well.
Do this all at once to greatly reduce labor costs, as dropping the engine once is considerably cheaper than dropping it multiple times should individual parts fail during ownership. Do this and not only should you have a car with a powertrain that only needs basic maintenance for the next 50k miles, but you'll have the peace of mind in knowing that all of the common powertrain problems have been addressed.


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The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York
Av Peter Tomasi
Sjangere: Dokumentar og Fakta
Slippdato: 17. apr. 2018
Forlag: Abrams Comicarts
More than 130 years after its completion, the Brooklyn Bridge remains one of the most extraordinary landmarks and symbols of Brooklyn and New York City-and the story behind this architectural marvel is just as extraordinary. The Brooklyn Bridge was originally designed by John Augustus Roebling, but it was his son, Washington, and his daughter-in-law, Emily, who oversaw the bridge's construction. As work on the bridge went on, Washington developed caisson disease, leaving him bedridden for the majority of the bridge's 14-year construction. Washington's wife, Emily Roebling, took his place running the work site, deftly assuming the role of chief engineer, supervising the project and overseeing the workers, contractors, a hostile press, and greedy city politicians-an unusual position for a woman to take on at the time. In this inspiring graphic novel, author Peter J. Tomasi and illustrator Sara Duvall show the building of the Brooklyn Bridge as it has never been seen before, and the marriage of the Roeblings-based on intellectual equality and mutual support-that made the construction of this iconic structure possible.
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2014 NCAA® Women's College World Series Schedule® of Events
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All WCWS games may be viewed via the Watch ESPN app. All TV game times and networks are subject to change.
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9 a.m. Fan Festival Opens – Free
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Post Games Team Autograph Sessions, Presented by AT&T, after 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. games
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8 a.m. to Noon Coca-Cola® NCAA Youth Clinic
FREE for youth (boys and girls) in grades 3 to 8 at Putnam City Optimist Complex. Click here to register online. (Online registration closes May 28).
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Monday, June 2 StrikeOut Cancer Night
The NCAA has teamed up with the American Cancer Society and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association for the sixth annual StrikeOut Cancer Night. One dollar of every ticket purchased will be donated to the American Cancer Society Oklahoma Region High Plains Division. Wear pink and join us to StrikeOut Cancer!
6 p.m. Gates Open.
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Please join us in this special evening to celebrate U.S. military and public service (police, fire and ambulance) personnel. Fans are encouraged to wear red, white and blue during this special evening to thank all military and public service personnel and their families for their service.
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College softball rankings: Preseason top 25 for the 2020 season
Alabama softball comes in at No. 1 in the inaugural D1Softball preseason top 25 rankings.
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Dr. Pamela Gay, host of the popular Astronomy Cast was interviewed for the latest episode of Brains Matter. In this interview Dr. Gay discusses the recent discovery that our Milky Way has only two arms instead of four. I recommend this episode to everyone who enjoyed Pam's interview in Episode 14 of Books and Ideas and to all the fans of the Astronomy Cast.
Brains Matter is part of SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG. We recently moved our website, so be sure to update your book marks.
The Philosophy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
Alan Saunders of The Philosopher's Zone One of my favorite podcasts is an Australian Radio show called The Philosopher's Zone, but I have to admit that I was surprised to discover that host Alan Saunders shares my passion for the work of Joss Whedon, especially Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The March 29 episode is a discussion of the philosophical aspects of the BuffyVerse with James B. South who edited Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale (2003). The episode is called "Buffy the Concept Slayer," which is kind of a lame title, but it is still something Buffy fans will enjoy. However, it is not an episode someone new to the show will find very enlightening.
The latest episode of Talking Robots is an interview with Inman Harvey of the University of Sussex. He observes that when researchers attempt to build automous robots their approach is strongly influenced by their philosophy of mind, even if that philosophy is only implicit. He also points out that what he calls "good old-fashioned AI" fails to represent how brains really work. This is a point I have emphasized repeatedly. Inman observes that approaches liked embodied artificial intellingence (which we discussued with Rolf Pfeifer in Episode 25) are really based on a different philosophy of mind that "good old-fashioned AI." His paper Philosophy of Mind Using a Screwdriver is available as a PDF.
I have a small role in the special Valentine's episode of my favorite podcast audio drama Buffy Between the Lines. This is a stand alone episode that you can enjoy even if you have never watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This episode was written by Tabitha Grace Smith, who I interviewed for an upcoming episode of Books and Ideas, which should be up within the next few days. Several other podcasters including JC Hutchins also have guest roles in this episode.
Natasha Mitchell interviews Jonah Lehrer about "Proust was a Neuroscientist"
The February 9th episode of All in the Mind is an excellent interview of author Jonah Lehrer about his book Proust was a Neuroscientist. In the interview Lehrer reflects on the danger of viewing science as the sole source of discovery, but he also talks a little about several of the people explored in his book. His basic premise is that artists from various fields often intuitively grasped truths that are now being revealed by neuroscience. One example is the insights that Proust had about memory. Proust was a Neuroscientist is a valuable contribution to the current exploration of the relevance of neuroscience to everyday life. It can be easily read in a few sittings or savored one artist at a time. Natasha Mitchell is an excellent interviewer because she always asks interesting and probing questions. (I think of her as the Australian Terry Gross.). All in the Mind is an excellent compliment to the Brain Science Podcast. Mitchell has recently begun an All in the Mind blog and there is a new All in the Mind group on Facebook.
I just listened to the February 6, episode of Science Talk, the podcast from Scientific American. Steve Mirsky talks with linguist Alice Gaby, from the University of California-Berkeley, about the relationship between language, culture, cognition and perception. This is very relevant to episode 30 of the Brain Science Podcast (due out on February 8), which is about the evolution of language.
I bought a DVD of the recent documentary, Flock of Dodos, after hearing director Randy Olson interviewed on Skepticality. What sets this film apart is both its sense of humor and its balance. Olson allows people on both sides of the evolution versus intelligent design controversy to speak for themselves. While he makes his position clear from the beginning I think it is fair to say that this film can be enjoyed by people on both sides. More importantly, there is something to learn for most of us. Even if you are sick of the whole controversy, I highly recommend you check this out, and be sure not to miss the DVD extras .
Although I am a huge fan of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly/Serenity, I have never really gotten into fan fiction, but I am making an exception for the new audio drama, Buffy Between the Lines, which debuted earlier this month. The story is set between the end of season 5 and the beginning of season 6, which every Buffy fan knows is the period when Buffy was dead (and fans didn't know if there would be a season 6). This show is being produced as a twice a month podcast and I think the first episode showed lots of potential. The storyline is clever (what fan doesn't want to know what happened that summer) and Tabitha Smith captured the dialog of each character perfectly. The voice acting is surprisingly good although I found some of the female voices hard to tell apart. The voice of Xander (Chris O) sounded just like Nicholas Brendon and the voice of Spike (Nick Edwards/lemming) also stood out. I have three suggestions, which I hope will be taken as constructive criticism. First, the story begins with Giles writing in his Watcher's Journal. This is a great touch since he and Buffy had had a conversation about why Watchers never recorded the deaths of their slayers. However, I did not like the scratching sound in the background. This was apparently supposed to be the sound of him writing in the journal, but I thought this sound effect was both superfluous and annoying. Otherwise, the sound effects were very good. Second, and this is my biggest complaint: there is a need for a bit more narration. I don't want to give anything away for new listeners, but I found several scenes a little confusing. Use of sound effects is good, but it wouldn't hurt to have an occasional description of the scene, especially when they change locations. Finally, I thought there were too many promos breaking up the show. The producers were trying to emulate the show (TV commercials) but I think they should cut back on the frequency of promos. I did enjoy learning about how many different sites and podcasts are devoted to the Buffy Verse, but by the end I was going, "shut up and finish the story!" Despite these criticisms I recommend that all Buffy fans check out Buffy Between the Lines. The crew has a long track record in podcasting, so you can count on them to improve the show and to bring out something really great by the end of the season.
I am happy to report that Nature has relaunched its neuroscience podcast under the new name NeuroPod. If you like the Nature podcast but would rather hear a show devoted to the latest Nature articles on neuroscience, you will want to check this out at http://www.nature.com/neurosci/neuropod. If you prefer blogs, you might want to check out Action Potential (also from the editors of Nature). I am not very good at keeping my blogroll up-to-date, but another site worth checking out (suggested to me by Adam Rutherford at Nature) is Mind Hacks. As always, remember that you can submit your favorite podcasts, blogs, and other neuro-related websites at the Brain Science Podcast Discussion Forum.
Science writer Sharon Begley was interviewed about neuroplasticity. on the August 7 episode of Science Talk, the podcast from Scientific American. I discussed her book Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves on episode 10 of the Brain Science Podcast. Listen to Science Talk interview of Sharon Begley Listen to the Brain Science Podcast #10: Neuroplasticity You can also find more on neuroplasticity, including links to some of the scientists she mentions in her interview here.
I recently posted a list of some of my favorite science podcasts. Today I want to mention a few recent episodes that I think are worth listening to. First, on March 8th, the BBC 4 podcast In Our Time did an excellent review of the history of Microbiology. Host Melvyn Bragg is joined by John Dupré , Professor of Philosophy of Science and Director of Egenis, the ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society, at Exeter University, Anne Glover , Chief Scientific Advisor for Scotland and Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology at Aberdeen University, and Andrew Mendelsohn , Senior Lecturer in the History of Science and Medicine at Imperial College, University of London. Jason Rennie of The Sci Phi Show has a reputation for getting interviews with many diverse people, usually on subjects related to philosophy. This week he posted two episode on the philosophy of science . Outcast #33 is an interview with Steve Fuller about Thomas Kuhn and Sir Karl Popper , who made important contributions to the philospohy of science during the 20th Century. Outcast #34 is a discussion with Dr. Del Ratzsch about the philosophy of science. His viewpoint on the conflict between science and religion is different from mine, but it is still an interesting interview.


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It's one of the best things in nursing. That buzz you get when you know that you've made even the smallest difference. Priceless.
We began our second day in the back of an ambulance. Well, it was a mini van with a normal interior but an ambulance-like façade. Still, pretty cool! But despite this cunning disguise, the hairs on my neck stood on end as we made our way through the streets of Ho Chi Minh, induced largely by the thousands of motorbikes tearing their way through the city.
Our ride to work this morning.
A standard size hospital in Vietnam – huge!
The hospital entrance presented much the same image as yesterday: local people occupied near every inch of the sidewalk. We were again welcomed warmly by the Chief Nurses with jasmine tea. We were told that today the group would be spilt up – with half of us going to the Emergency Department, and my half heading to the Palliative Care Unit.
As we made our way to PCU we shared stories from our first day. Stories included more than a few traumatic recounts from ED: road trauma; trolleys everywhere; minimal pain relief; intubated patients left unattended; and families going through hell.
Upon arriving at the inpatient medicine palliative care unit we were proudly shown the new syringe drivers by the head nurse. This acquisition followed the 2015 visit by our volunteer organisation, and represents a major development in the 15 years that the group has been coming to Vietnam. This was the first 'kick' I got from today's visit.
Traditionally, opioid use in Vietnam has been fraught with barriers. Strict regulation, limited availability, knowledge deficits, and fear of addiction and other side effects has meant very limited use. The uncertainty around access to pain relief was another apprehension of mine. So you can understand my delight to see the syringe drivers in use.
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We discussed how pain was assessed and documented – something I will elaborate more on in another post as I am presenting a lecture on pain relief in palliative care. Currently pain is assessed using a standard scale – the visual numeric or Baker-Wong Faces scale – but only documented as a number out of ten at the very bottom of an observation chart. We were asked by the lead nurse if we could provide them with a more elaborate pain assessment chart. Consider it done. Second 'kick'!
My third 'kick' came from a 10-minute chat with a beautiful Vietnamese woman who had been a farmer in a regional province. After becoming sick last year her only son, an apprentice chef, quit his job to look after her. She's barely left hospital since. Chemotherapy has left her weakened, fatigued, and short of breath due to multiple pleural effusions, but her loving smile has not yet deserted her. We chatted about her life in Ho Chi Minh, her family, and our mutual love of Vietnamese food – I have been given the details of the restaurant her son worked at!
Before leaving the 10-bed roomer 'terminal unit' – fully open with no curtains – we could give one little gift. One of the tour members has hand-knitted beanies to give out and I was fortunate enough to see the enormous smile that broke out across this woman's face when we gave her one. She has given me permission to share this photo with you. Isn't she beautiful?!
Next, we visited another woman whose illness forced her to leave her regional home. Of a night time her devoted husband can be seen sleeping on the floor in the corridor as the commute is too far. Though we didn't hear as much about her life, I was really pleased to see a syringe driver insitu, delivering 2mg of morphine intravenously per hour. Although her pain was not fully controlled, it was just wonderful to see. We were able to improve her comfort slightly by demonstrating different positioning techniques. Her husband watched keenly as we showed him how he could elevate her arm slightly, rest it on a pillow and use moisturiser to gently massage her swollen arm, perhaps related to an angry looking radiation burn on her shoulder. Fourth 'kick'. Again, I have received permission to share this photo with you.
No matter the pain, I am in awe of these peoples spirit and ability to still smile.
The final kick of the day came from a woman who was lying on a stretcher in the middle of a small 12-bed room, home to 15 patients. The fact that two patients often shared a bed was a confronting reality to me. This woman had a pathological fracture and was not a candidate for surgery. We had been taken to see her after asking about pressure injury prevention. We were able to demonstrate to the nurses some repositioning techniques.
As we did so, it prompted her to let out a huge cough. You'll know what I mean when I say it was a really good one! A cough you hear across the unit and you think, wow, glad that's out! This of course prompted us to talk about chest physic. We left the room having explained to the patients the benefits of taking even 5 deep breaths per hour and coughing. Massive 'kick'!
I'll leave it there for today, and I hope you can carry these small kicks away with you. Whilst not wanting to over-inflate ourselves, one can truly come away feeling like these things may make a small difference both to the lives of the patients, and that of the nurses.


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Cadet Officer compensates $2M to teen he shot in mouth
Police Cadet Officer Franz Paul, who was before the courts on wounding charges after shooting a then 15-year-old boy in the mouth, has compensated his victim to the tune of $2M.
In the circumstance, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack withdrew the charges against the law enforcement officer today (May 21, 2018) quashing a trial into the offences that was being conducted by Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates' Courts.
The trial, which had been on-going from 2014, was in its final stages of completion.
In fact, Police Prosecutor Sergeant Dominic Bess closed the case for the state and Paul told the court his side of the story, by among other things, calling his parents, sister and a pathologist to testify on his behalf.
Attorney-at-Law Roger Yearwood was retained by Paul who had been out on High Court bail pending the determination of the matters.
It was alleged that on April 30, 2014 in Georgetown, Paul discharged a loaded firearm at Alex Griffith with intent to maim, disable, disfigure or cause him grievous bodily harm.
It was reported that Nadia Paul, Franz Paul's sister was robbed on April 30, 2014, and that sometime after he took her to the police station to make a report of the incident.
After investigations were done, Griffith was arrested by a party of police ranks under the command of Paul. During the process of detaining the youth, Paul allegedly discharged a loaded firearm in the teen's mouth.
It was then the teen dropped to the ground and was reportedly dropped off at the hospital by police ranks.
During an identification parade which was held at the Brickdam Police Station, Griffith identified Paul as his shooter.
In January 2015, Paul and a police corporal were hauled before the courts for allegedly attempting to pervert the course of justice in the matter involving Griffith. It was alleged that Paul, while under close arrest during the investigation of the shooting, had contacted a police corporal, who visited him at the Mahaica Police Station and presented him with a firearm and ammunition book to allow him to alter the records.
However, the charges against them were dismissed by now Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan who cited insufficient evidence.
Paul was interdicted from the Guyana Police Force.
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