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Chipotle at Center of Outbreak in Virginia
By: James Peacock
A Chipotle location in Sterling, Virginia has been closed pending sanitation after reports arose that there may be a foodborne illness outbreak occurring at the restaurant. There have been eight individual reports of food poisoning, totaling at least 13 ill persons overall. All thirteen people ate at the restaurant between July 14 and July 15. One reported case of food poisoning indicated that at least two people have had to be hospitalized for their illness. Chipotle's Executive Director of Food Safety, Jim Marsden, has said that they "are working with health authorities to understand what the cause may be and to resolve the situation as quickly as possible." Although no pathogen has been found to be responsible with this outbreak, symptoms, including vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, cramps, and dehydration, have been reported. These symptoms point toward quite a few different pathogens, but the leading candidate is Norovirus. Though E. coli and Salmonella can also cause these symptoms, only more testing and investigating will narrow down the source of the outbreak.
Norovirus infections represent the most common source of foodborne illnesses in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that there are between 19 and 21 million cases every year. A case of Norovirus poisoning can cause inflammation in the stomach, as well as the intestines. Symptoms of Norovirus poisoning will begin to rise between 12 and 48 hours after the first exposure to the pathogen. Commonly, a Norovirus infection will produce symptoms, including: diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal cramping. Fever, headaches, and body aches are less common symptoms, but are still possible. Most cases of Norovirus poisoning will clear up on their own within 3 days, but in some cases, the illness may worsen. Norovirus can also cause dehydration, which will present with symptoms, including: decrease in urination, dry mouth, dizziness upon standing, and dry throat. Young children, the elderly, and those with suppressed immune systems are at an increased risk of contracting a serious case of Norovirus poisoning and becoming dehydrated. While there is no specific method of treating a Norovirus infection, many doctors will recommend rest and hydration to treat the illness. Coffee, alcohol, and other dehydrating liquids should be avoided, as well as overly salty foods.
Salmonella bacteria are one of the most common causes of gastrointestinal illness in America. The CDC estimates that Salmonella causes about 1.2 million cases of illness per year. A case of Salmonella poisoning usually produces symptoms between 12 and 72 hours after infection. Symptoms of Salmonella poisoning typically include: vomiting, abdominal cramping, fever, and nausea. Generally, an infection will go away on its own within a week, although Salmonella infections may worsen. Those with certain risk factors, including children, the elderly, and those with suppressed immune systems may be at an increased risk of developing a serious case of Salmonella poisoning
E. coli infections are one of the most common forms of foodborne illness in the Unites States. There are many different types of E. coli bacteria, and some strains of the bacteria will be referred to as E. coli (STEC). The CDC estimates that there are around 265,000 cases of E. coli poisoning each year in the United States. Only a small amount of E. coli bacteria is necessary to cause an infection. Symptoms of E. coli poisoning will usually occur between 1 and 9 days after exposure. Symptoms of an E. coli infection will typically include: severe cramping, vomiting, nausea, and watery or bloody diarrhea. There is sometimes a low-grade fever associated with the infection as well. These symptoms will, most of the time, go away on their own after about a week but can last longer. There are a couple of complications associated with an E. coli infection. Diarrhea can cause dehydration, which can be very serious if left untreated. E. coli infections can also cause a rare but potentially fatal complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which occurs in about 3 to 7 percent of E. coli cases. HUS damages red blood cells, which are then sent to the kidneys in order to be filtered out. The damage from the filtration process, coupled with the increased rate of damage inflicted on the kidneys by Shiga toxins, can lead to serious kidney damage and even kidney failure. If a case of E. coli poisoning has progressed to HUS, symptoms such as decreased frequency in urination, fatigue, and loss of color in the eyes and cheeks will be present. HUS is a very serious complication that needs to be treated as quickly as possible. If you or a loved one begins to show the symptoms of E. coli poisoning, contact a medical professional.
Chipotle's Outbreak History
Chipotle's foodborne illness issues began in late July 2015, when 5 people in Seattle were sickened with E. coli O157:H7. Two of these people needed to be hospitalized due to their illness. By the time health officials had figured out that Chipotle was the source of the outbreak, it was already over. Only one store was involved in this outbreak. The outbreak was not immediately reported to the media. It wasn't until November that the public was made aware.
South of Seattle, in Ventura, California, Chipotle was the cause of another outbreak. This outbreak was caused by Norovirus, one of the leading causes of gastrointestinal illness in the United States. Illnesses began to be reported during the week of August 18, 2015. The Ventura County Environmental Health Division pinpointed the source of the outbreak to the Chipotle location in the Simi Valley Towne Center. The restaurant was voluntarily closed and cleaned after the outbreak was reported. At least 234 people were sickened in this outbreak.
September of that year brought another outbreak; this time in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Health reported that 64 people were sickened by Salmonella Newport after eating tomatoes served by Chipotle locations across the state. A total of 22 Chipotle restaurants were affected by this outbreak, in locations, such as: Edina, Crystal, Hopkins, St. Louis Park, St. Paul Lawson, Bloomington, Richfield, Maple Grove, Maplewood, Minnetonka, Rochester, Shoreview, St. Cloud, Mankato, and several locations around Minneapolis. Nine people were hospitalized. A nationwide outbreak of E. coli began in mid-October. This outbreak drew the attention of the CDC, and their investigation is still ongoing. Fifty-three people were sickened in nine states. Washington is the hardest hit state, with 27 reported illnesses. Oregon has reported the second most cases, with 13 people sick. Following Washington and Oregon are: California with three cases, Ohio with 3 cases, Minnesota with 2 cases, Pennsylvania with 2 cases, New York with 1 case, Maryland with 1 case, and Illinois with 1 case. Twenty people have been hospitalized. This outbreak forced Chipotle to close all restaurants in the Pacific Northwest, a total of 43 locations. These restaurants have since reopened.
The month of November brought another CDC investigation, this time in the Midwest. These illnesses were also caused by E. coli, but when tested were from a different strain than the cause of the larger nationwide outbreak. Five people were sickened in that outbreak, across three different Midwest states. In early December, however, another Norovirus outbreak was found to be caused by Chipotle restaurants. This outbreak was located in Boston, Massachusetts. The Chipotle location on the campus of Boston College sickened more than 140 people, many of them students. The source of this outbreak has been identified as an employee who came to work while sick. Chipotle responded by promptly closing the store, and it was reopened after two subsequent samples tested negative for Norovirus. The employee responsible for the outbreak and the shift manager on duty at the time has been fired. To speak to a food poisoning lawyer.
http://www.businessinsider.com/chipotle-closes-restaurant-where-customers-got-sick-2017-7
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TUI Group completes sale of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises | News
TUI Group has successfully completed the sale of its subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg-based TUI Cruises is a joint venture between TUI and Royal Caribbean Group.
The joint venture TUI Cruises, which has developed very successfully since 2008, will thus be expanded as planned.
TUI had agreed the sale in February.
The enterprise value was estimated at €1.2 billion.
All approvals including merger clearance by the EU commission have now been fulfilled.
The transaction is closed in a difficult market environment on the terms and conditions agreed.
The transfer of the individual Hapag-Lloyd Cruises vessels to the joint venture will be completed in the coming days.
In its new set-up, the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises brand will remain the leading provider of luxury and expedition cruises in German-speaking markets.
The fleet currently consists of two luxury cruise ships (MS Europa and MS Europa 2) in the five-star-plus category and three expedition cruise ships.
A further expedition cruise ship is already under construction and will be delivered in 2021, replacing MS Bremen.
TUI Cruises successfully serves the premium segment in German-speaking markets with the Mein Schiff.
The Mein Schiff fleet currently comprises seven ships.
Future of Air Asia called into doubt by auditors
St Lucia unveils new arrival protocols as tourism reopens

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The transition from adolescence to adulthood is a challenging time for anyone, full of new responsibilities and critical decisions that affect the future. While this transition can be difficult for all young adults, it is particularly so for those who have a serious mental illness.
It seems natural that as youth and young adults move from childhood to adulthood, their support systems should evolve with them. Unfortunately, the way most systems of care are set up, young adults reach a point where they must move from the children's health world to the adult health world, and there are genuine barriers that often make that transition difficult.
In the newest edition of the CAFE TA Center's Focus newsletter, we examine ways in which adult consumers and help bridge the gap, and bring young adults into the larger consumer movement. Please check it out here, and consider how you and the adult groups that you are a part of can reach out to youth and young adults with mental illness.
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Do you know of any research, findings, suggestions, specific diets, etc. for stomach cancer patients that have had a gastrectomy and who are consequentially having symptoms of dumping syndrome?
Thanks for writing and asking your very good question. I am referring you to the following web site, which has very good accurate information specifically geared to complications following a gastrectomy for stomach cancer https://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/digestive-health/nutritionarticles/radiganarticle.pdf.
In addition, I strongly recommend an appointment with the Registered Dietitian (RD) at your cancer center who can assess your nutritional status, nutritional requirements, devise a nutrition plan to meet your goals, monitor your responses and modify it as necessary to help you achieve optimal health. Most importantly, the RD will have access to your medical records and other medical team members to obtain as much information a possible to design a nutritional plan that meets all of your individual and unique medical needs.


Go to the activity screen and tap on "+" button. Select the tile in the top left corner that reads "REQUEST money among friends".
After entering a group name and the total amount of money you want to request, you will see a screen named "Select contacts" that will show contacts from your phone's address book.
You can add existing Manigonauts to your group or invite those who are not Manigonauts yet to download the app and participate in you group activity. They will later receive a text message that contains an invitation to join Manigo.
Existing Manigonauts will have the letter M next to their name, indicating they are already using the app.
Once you have selected all your group members, tap on "Done". Your contacts will now be invited to your new request group.


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Q: $_SESSION["username"] isn't printing anything In PHP, when navigating from one page to another, the session is not logging.
suddenly the $_SESSION["username"]; that is sent from the login screen,
in :
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    $_SESSION["username"]=$username;
    echo $username;
    echo $_SESSION["username"]; // THESE 2 ECHOes WORK

When in the index:
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    echo $_SESSION["username"];
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A: your calling session_start(); too many times.
Try a simple check if session is started
ex:
// start session if not session_id not present
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You can also check if there is a session variable with:
if(isset($_SESSION['username']) && $_SESSION['username'] !== "") // this checks if its set and does not equal nothing
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Q: need help designing for search algorithm in a more efficient way I have a problem that involves biology area. Right now I have 4 VERY LARGE files(each with 0.1 billion lines), but the structure is rather simple, each line of these files has only 2 fields, both stands for a type of gene.
My goal is: design an efficient algorithm that can achieves the following:
Find a circle within the contents of these 4 files. The circle is defined as:
field #1 in a line in file 1 == field #1 in a line in file 2 and
field #2 in a line in file 2 == field #1 in a line in file 3 and
field #2 in a line in file 3 == field #1 in a line in file 4 and
field #2 in a line in file 4 == field #2 in a line in file 1

I cannot think of a decent way to solve this, so I just wrote a brute-force-stupid-4-layer-nested loop for now. I'm  thinking about sorting them as alphabetical order, even if that might help a little, but then it's also obvious that the computer memory would not allow me to load everything at once. Can anybody tell me a good way to solve this problem in a both time and space efficient way? Thanks!!

A: First of all, I note that you can sort a file without holding it memory all at once, and that most operating systems have some program that does this, often called just "sort". Usually you can get it to sort on a field within a file, but if not you can rewrite each line to get it to sort the way you want.
Given this, you can connect two files by sorting them so that the first is sorted on field #1 and the second on field #2. You can then create one record for each match, combining all the fields, and only holding in memory a chunk from each file where all the fields you have sorted on have the same value. This will allow you to connect the result with another file - four such connections should solve your problem.
Depending on your data, the time it takes to solve your problem may depend on the order in which you make the connections. One rather naive way to make use of this is, at each stage, to take a small random sample from each file, and use this to see how many results will follow from each possible connection, and choose the connection that produces the fewest results. One way to take a random sample of N items from a large file is to take the first N lines in the file and then, when you have read in m lines so far, read the next line, and then with probability N/(m + 1) exchange one of the N lines held for it, else throw it away. Keep on until you have read through the whole file.

A: Here is one algorithm:

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*Select an appropriate lookup structure: If field#1 is an integer, Use bit-fields or an dictionary (or a set) if its an string; Use the a lookup structure for each file, i.e 4 in your case

*Initialization phase: For each file: parse the file line by line and set the appropriate bit in bit-field or add the field to the dictionary in the corresponding lookup structure for the file.

*After initializing the lookup structure above, check the condition in your question.

The complexity of this depends on the lookup structure implementation. For bit fields, it will be O(1) and for set or dictionary, it will be O(lg(n)), since they are usually implemented as a Balanced Search Tree. The complete complexity will be O(n) or O(n lg(n)); You solution in the question has complexity of O(n^4)
You can get the code and solution for bit fields from here
HTH

A: Here is one approach:
We will use the notation Fxy where x=field number , y=file_no
Sort each of the 4 files on the first fields.
For each field F11, find a match in file 2. This will be linear. Save these matches with all four fields to a new file. Now, use this file and use the corresponding field in this file and get all the matches from file3. Continue for file4 and back to file1.
In this way, as you progress to each new file, you are dealing with lesser number of lines. And since you have sorted the files, search in linear and can be done by reading from disk.
Here the complexity in O(n log n) for sorting, and O(m log n) for lookup, assuming m << n.

A: It's a bit easier to explain if your File 1 is the other way around (so each second element points to a first element in the next file).

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*Start with File 1, copy it to a new file writing each A, B pair as B, A, 'REV'

*Append the contents of File 2 to it writing each A, B pair as A, B, 'FWD'

*Sort the file

*Process the file in chunks with the same initial value

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*Within that chunk group the lines into REV's and FWD's

*Take the cartesian product of the revs and the fwds (nested loop)

*Write a line with reverse(fwd) concat (rev) excluding the repeated token

*e.g. B, A, 'REV' and B, C, 'FWD' -> C, B, A, 'REV'

*Append the next file to this new output file (adding 'FWD' to each line)

*Repeat from step 3
In essence you are building up a chain in reverse order and using a file-based sort algorithm to put sequences together that can be combined.
Of course it would be even easier to just read these files into a database and let it do the work ...


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Straight From The Teet 045 [7 Albums, 7 Days]
Eric Platenyk
True fans of music spend countless hours searching for that next great song, album or artist, whether it be online or in a local record shop. The beautiful thing about music in today's age is that technology has created an infinite supply of great music that is available to us at the click of a mouse. How perfect is that? We can discover a brand new artist on the opposite side of the globe in seconds without a radio or a music television channel. It only makes sense that a website so dedicated to this gorgeous universe of music would want to celebrate the greatness and share it with anyone who is looking.
My name is Eric and I am your host of Straight from the Teet, where I will delve into 7 new albums per week and let you know which tracks I loved from the albums I listened to. I hope that my exploration through this never-ending sea of music will help satisfy that hunger for the brand new tracks you have been seeking.
MONDAY: Emancipator – Dusk To Dawn
TUESDAY: My Bloody Valentine – m b v
WEDNESDAY: Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse
THURSDAY: Eels – Wonderful, Glorious
FRIDAY: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – II
SATURDAY: Ducktails – The Flower Lane
SUNDAY: Ex Cops – True Hallucinations
Emancipator
Loci Records
Rate Your Music
Doug Appling is a young beatmaker from New York who came out of nowhere back in 2006. His finely tuned, expertly crafted trip hop music has always been some of the best around and the only true comparison in my opinion is to the late Nujabes. This is the style that Emancipator has always been drawn to, the live music that contains less sampling and more naturalistic instrumentation. When you listen to an Emancipator record you're sure to hear a great deal of violin, cello, guitar, and horn sections. Because of his unique style in this type of genre, Appling's music has always stood out. After two records that ended up being top 10 albums from 2006 and 2010, Emancipator has finally released his third LP, Dusk To Dawn. Once again, Appling has decided to explore his enthusiasm for all things nature and the environmental portraits painted for us are once again spectacular. Each song contains these perfect arrangements of electronic programming, violin harmonies, terrific drum structures, and some melodic guitar pieces. It's all just incredibly elegant and gorgeous. This album, however, doesn't quite match the perfection of his first two releases. Appling doesn't seem to try and separate his record themes and this album ends up sounding more like a sequel to his last album Safe In The Steep Cliffs than a work of its own. I do think that the production on this group of songs is amazing especially when songs such as "Merlion" sound like a direct continuation of "Safe In The Steep Cliffs". Although this album isn't up to that same incredible standard of his last two records, Appling will surely be high up on my albums of the year list in December.
Emancipator---Valhalla--EM0213
Download: Emancipator – Valhalla
Emancipator---Minor-Cause--EM0213
Download: Emancipator – Minor Cause
m b v
Self Released
In the late '80s and early '90s, shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine basically took over an entire generation. Their music was far different then anything else released at the time and they became innovators of the newly formed genre. Their final record Loveless was released in 1991 and would forever remain as one of the greatest shoegaze albums ever recorded. The beauty behind its psychotic embrace was soothing and disturbing at the same time which made the album very unique. Immediately following the release of that record, frontman Kevin Shields had a mental breakdown. He suffered writer's block and decided that he just couldn't match his last album and the band unfortunately decided to call it quits before they ever finished their contract. It was a heartbreaking situation for fans of the band but now, more than 20 years later, My Bloody Valentine has suddenly re-emerged from the depths of the sea. Kevin Shields has finally found the words that were buried deep inside of him and that disturbing, yet calming sound has also come back. Their self-titled fourth record overall is as gloomy as ever and they haven't seemed to miss much of a beat. Distorted guitar effects still run the show while Shields' voice comes desperately out of the shadows in the background. That ends up being a minor issue for me as the genre has been totally reshaped since Loveless was released. Production has become more of a challenge for modern shoegaze artists and this attention to detail has made shoegaze music a lot different. My Bloody Valentine though decides to do it old school rather then follow in those footsteps. I'm pretty back and forth with the lyrics here as well, especially after waiting so long for Shields to get it together. If this album really was 20 years in the making, I imagine it should have been more constructed and directed but it sounds more like a debut album by a great band. The album almost sounds as if it were rushed and it doesn't make all that much sense to me in that regard. I think this album will surely be one of the more overrated records of 2013 but that doesn't mean it's not good–just not as great as some of your friends are saying it is.
My-Bloody-Valentine---If-I-Am--EM0213
Download: My Bloody Valentine – if i am
My-Bloody-Valentine---Who-Sees-You--EM0213
Download: My Bloody Valentine – who sees you
Frightened Rabbit
Pedestrian Verse
The Scottish indie band Frightened Rabbit has been one of the more consistent within the genre over the last 5 years or so. Although they have only just released their fourth album since 2006, each record has really been a personal experience and one with emotional highs and lows. Scott Hutchinson has always been a great songwriter who enjoys using life experiences to shape his song themes. Whereas The Midnight Organ Fight revolved around a failed love and breakup, The Winter Of Mixed Drinks told more happy stories and employed a nautical concept that Hutchinson had inspired from their heavy touring the year prior. Going into their latest record Pedestrian Verse, Hutchinson had stated that the album would employ more songwriting by the rest of the band as to separate some of those overly personal moments and open up the field. However, during the album's production and songwriting process, Hutchinson once again dealt with a breakup. His focus did shift from open minded details to a more directed heartache and the songs definitely show this. This album is nowhere near as depressing as The Midnight Organ Fight and in fact a lot of the lyrics seem stronger and more well conceived. He sounds like a tougher human being in general here and the musical structures add to this. The band has never been better instrumentally and this combination once again gives Frightened Rabbit a very strong case for being one of the best indie rock bands around, even after officially signing to a major label.
Frightened-Rabbit---Holy--EM0213
Download: Frightened Rabbit – Holy
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Download: Frightened Rabbit – December's Traditions
Wonderful, Glorious
E Works
Eels is the now seasoned project that was founded and nurtured by its only continuous member, Mark Oliver Everett. Active since 1995, Eels has had its ups and downs, especially through 10 LPs as the band has basically had an array of different members on just about every single record. This ever changing lineup has always consisted of friends of Everett's but the change in dynamic from album to album hasn't always been positive. It's sometimes hard to grasp just what Eels is supposed to be when their sound changes every few years. On the other hand, this also becomes pretty interesting and makes each album a surprise to your ears since you never know what to expect. Wonderful, Glorious is the latest album by Eels and its sound has blossomed to a more alternative rock based groove. The songs are much more fierce and in your face then ever before. Even Everett is singing with a more gritty personality as his aggressive behavior pushes through. His songwriting though continues to be a let down for me. After all this time, I imagine he should have more interesting song concepts but when it comes down to it, each track is little more then just a rambling of overly coherent thoughts. "You know what? I'm in a good mood today. I'm so happy it's not yesterday" are not good lyrics. Anyone can write free form like this and it just ends up being boring. Even if the lyrics were better, I still don't think this album would have represented much more then some overproduced, distorted guitars and wacky voice effects. Eels continue to grow old as they've been doing since their inception back in the mid '90s.
Eels---True-Original--EM0213
Download: Eels – True Original
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Download: Eels – I Am Building A Shrine
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
In 2011, Unknown Mortal Orchestra crept onto the scene with their debut self-titled release. The album launched the trio to a great deal of critical success as they became a rare lo-fi style band who was also able to leave tons of airy space for their sound. Instead of filling in each gap with distorted guitar or heavy drums, the band just simply let the sound take shape naturally and because of this, the record really became impressive. Their follow-up album (which is so creatively titled II) hit the shelves this past week and it shows a bit of a different side to the band. Their psychedelic style still defines the identity of their music but everything sounds much gloomier and relaxing, as if this album represents the late night porch hang out as opposed to the energy fueled Saturday morning rant. Although the record does combine some pop elements with synthesizers, the music is very polished over with sharp licks from the electric guitar. At times, the band almost sounds more like a '70s version of what The Beatles might have sounded like if they didn't break up and also took more LSD. I am really into this bedroom styled element that Unknown Mortal Orchestra employs as the music is all just so light hearted and adventurous at the same time. Although this album doesn't quite reach the plateau of their debut release, this is a very decent sophomore album.
Unknown-Mortal-Orchestra---From-The-Sun--EM0213
Download: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – From The Sun
Unknown-Mortal-Orchestra---So-Good-At-Being-In-Trouble--EM0213
Download: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – So Good At Being In Trouble
Ducktails
The Flower Lane
Ducktails is the imaginative solo project by Real Estate's Matthew Mondanile. Throughout his own solo career, Mondanile has finished 4 LPs and a handful of EPs, all of which have been decently innovative. Although his roots lay within the lo-fi genre, Mondanile has experimented with different types of electronic styles and psychedelic progressions to carve his own name in stone. His first three records all included these types of concepts and even though his former album Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics wasn't nearly as satisfying as his first two, each of those three albums really created a path for Mondanile's music. The Flower Lane is the latest installment for Ducktails and things have changed. On this album, we are getting a much more pop oriented album as synthesizers and subtle '80s guitar riffs plow the way. The whole first half of this album is this '80s rehashing and although some long time fans are grueling at this, I actually quite like it. Sure, the music is much less imaginative but this break from the hardships of experimental music is a nice way for Mondanile to focus on different inspirations and just let loose. For the first time since his debut record, he seems to be having a great time recording his music.
Ducktails---The-Flower-Lane--EM0213
Download: Ducktails – The Flower Lane
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Download: Ducktails – Ivy Covered House
Ex Cops
True Hallucinations
Going through the infinite abyss that is music for the last 4 years or so, it's understandable that I have come across some artists that I just cannot stand. It's going to happen more often than not and that was the case with bands Hymn and Minks. Each of these bands were on the dream pop / jangle pop side of the spectrum but neither had anything overly interesting going on. To my surprise, members of these bands have ended up joining forces. Brian Harding of Hymn and Amalie Bruun of Minks have been long time friends and the decision to create a band together was an easy one. Ex Cops is the band's name and their debut album True Hallucinations has been a crazy surprise for me. Although the key contributors here are still not venturing outside of their comfort zone, the jangly pop ridden sound is quite fabulous. The songs carry this dreamy and airy style and both singers have a unique connection singing with one another. Some songs embody this incredibly fun atmosphere such as "Spring Break (Birthday Song)" while others dim it down a bit. This contradiction in style is an obvious one as both artists had such differing characteristics even though they played a relatively similar genre. The relationship here carries a lot of chemistry though and Ex Cops ends up standing very far apart from Bruun and Harding's other bands.
Ex-Cops---James--EM0213
Download: Ex Cops – James
Ex-Cops---Spring-Break-(Birthday-Song)--EM0213
Download: Ex Cops – Spring Break (Birthday Song)
Albums To Look Forward To Next Week:
Foals – Holy Fire
The Joy Formidable – Wolf's Law
Matt Pond – The Lives Inside The Lines In Your Hand
Riverside – Shrine Of New Generation Slaves
Guards – In Guards We Trust
Grouper – The Man Who Died In His Boat
Polyenso – One Big Particular Loop
After another good week of album listens, I am more than ready to start another. If anyone is interested in purchasing or simply hearing any of these albums online, I have linked them for you at the top of this page to make it simple. I hope you have enjoyed reading this week's edition of Straight From The Teet and I look forward to bringing you a new group of records next week. Please leave comments here at the bottom and let me know what you liked or didn't like from this week's lineup. Have a great week and please support these terrific bands!
Music is not what I do but what I live for :-)Favorite Bands:Porcupine Tree, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Minus The Bear, The Beatles, Iron and Wine, The Shins, M83, Bon Iver, Sigur Ros, Emancipator, Phoenix, Mew, Jeff Hanson, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Camera Obscura, Wixel, Circa Survive, James Taylor, Red House Painters, The American Dollar, The Sundays, Horse Feathers, Fleet Foxes, The Radio Dept., Engineers, Kyte, The Boxer Rebellion, Alexi Murdoch, Minipop, Carbon Based Lifeforms, Nick Drake, Washed Out, Deftones, The Dodos, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Submotion Orchestra, The Flaming Lips, Nils Frahm, A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Great Lake Swimmers, Marvin Gaye, The Cinematic Orchestra, Ef, Vetiver, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Neil Young, James Blackshaw, Message To Bears, Saycet, Steely Dan, Reverie Sound Revue, Shearwater, Tennis
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Redmax is one of those machines that is both tough and cool at the same time. The color lives up to the name - cherry red, and ready for action. These machines are built (and priced) for the serious homeowner or commercial operator in mind.
The Redmax leaf blower has many innovative features that make is a good buy for the quality minded professional.
The Redmax Blower model HB280 represents one of the two models available that is a hand-held blower. Powered by a 28cc 2 stroke engine, this little pup develops 425 cubic feet per minute (CFM) airflow, with a nice 170 MPH velocity. The power output is rated at 1.1 hp, packaged in a frame that weighs just 9.4 lbs. The noise level is rated at 70 db. The commercial warranty is 90 days (almost a full cutting season), and the homeowner enjoys a 2 year warranty. Plan on spending about $200.00 for this nice little machine.
The Redmax model EBZ5150 may be just right for you, if you want a little strato-charged fun during the day. The engine displacement is a quaint 25.4 cc 2 cycle, but don't be fooled. The engine produces 1.2 hp, due to the greater efficiency and lower emissions. Air flow is a respectable 353 CFM, with a velocity of 124 MPH. The weight is 9.3 lbs, with a noise rating of 72 db. Both the commercial and homeowner warranty is 2 years. The price for all this power is a respectable $350.00.
Now for the backpack blowers. Redmax blowers deliver a lot of power when they are mounted with straps. The smallest version offered is the model EBZ5150. Small is used with tongue planted in cheek, since the engine displacement is a healthy 50.2cc. The engine is the strato-charged design, and produces 487 CFM, with an air speed of 171 MPH. All of this power makes for a blower that is rated at 71 db. The weight increases to 22.7 lbs (hey, it is a backpack blower for a reason). The price is about $350.00.
The Redmax leaf blower model EBZ8500 is the proverbial 'king of the hill' packing a 75.6 cc strato-charged 2 stroke engine that is able to move a whopping 907 CFM at an impressive 206 MPH. Heck, most race cars can't go that fast! The weight is 24.6 lbs, with a noise rating of 77 db. A great 2 year warranty for commercial and homeowner users comes standard. The price is a healthy $560.00, but the power to blow even large stubborn mammals off the road is definitely worth it..
Redmax leaf blowers are exciting machines, with excellent features. The pros use these machines for a reason.


Florida gets more lightning strikes than any other state, and its most recent victim was diver Stephen Wilson, 36, who died in July when a lightning strike hit his tank. Despite a severe thunderstorm warning being in effect, Wilson went diving with three friends in a small boat near Deerfield Beach, 40 miles north of Miami. Wilson had resurfaced 30 feet from the boat when the lightning bolt struck his tank and knocked him unconscious. The other divers struggled to get Wilson back into the boat and radioed for help, but to no avail. He was pronounced dead from electrocution minutes later.
While 75 percent of fatalities by lightning strikes in the U.S. are in open fields or near trees, 12 percent take place in or near the water, in boats and on docks. So potentially, lightning is the biggest weather danger for divers.
Oceans rarely attract lightning because the surface water does not heat up enough to cause the positive charge needed for lightning to occur. Also, water is always the lowest object around, compared to land's higher elevations and warmer temperatures. But the main problem for divers is that water is a good conductor of electricity, therefore the current of a lightning strike can be carried through water for significant distances. The last jump of a forming lightning bolt is only 100 to 150 feet long, so lightning can strike water more than 150 feet from shore and even if you are considerably below the surface, you can still get electrocuted. However, because the surface of a lake isn't covered with dead fish after it's struck suggests the current weakens in short distances.
But what precautions should a diver take while caught in a storm? Are you safer in the water than in the boat? If shore diving, should you stay in the water or go ashore? When I took my basic certification course in the 70's, we were told to get out of the water in a lightning storm and, better yet, didn't dive if lightning threatened. Today, however, diving courses are shorter than ever so the question of what to do about lightning is often ignored. PADI's Open Water manual has no reference to lightning or storms.
Lightning is likely to strike the highest thing around so if you're on the water during a storm, the boat and everyone in it are prime targets. Diving underwater may not be an option because lightning can be even more deadly when its electricity flows through the waves. Underwater caves can be an especially dangerous location. Two cave divers were shocked by lightning while diving in Florida's Ginnie Springs Cave. They were 900 feet from the entrance when lightning struck - - twice - - but they survived.
If the forecast is for thunderstorms, don't go out on the water. Or you should return to shore before the storm arrives. If you're out diving and can see lightning or hear thunder, you're already at risk for a lightning strike. If the clouds are coming your way, it's time to head for shore. If you see lightning, the flash-to-bang method can also help determine whether lightning is moving closer (sound travels about one mile every five seconds).
If you're in a boat during a storm, David Sawatzky, M.D., medical columnist for the Canadian magazine DIVER, says it's best to huddle in the middle of the boat as far as possible from water, electrical equipment, radios and anything metal. Lower the antenna and anything else sticking up on the boat. If there is a lightning protection system on the boat, don't touch it.
The ultimate advice is to avoid diving or being in or near water during a storm, and 30 minutes before and after it hits. And don't sit out on the dock or climb to the top of the boat to enjoy the lightning show.


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Maguni Charan Das was an Indian traditional dancer of Gotipua, a traditional dance form of Odisha.

Life

He was the founder of Dasabhuja Gotipua Odishi Nrutya Praishad, a school for Gotipua dance where the art form is taught in the traditional Gurukul way. Born in Raghurajpur, in Puri district of the Indian state of Odisha, he is known to have contributed to the revival of Gotipua tradition, which is widely considered as the precursor of the classical dance form of Odissi. His style of performance is known as the Raghurajpur Gharana of Gotipua and his school provides training in the dance discipline, while taking care of the academic education of the students. He was a recipient of Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Tulsi Award. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2004, for his contributions to Gotipua dance.

Das died on 5 December 2008.

See also
 Gotipua
Mardala

References

Year of birth missing
2008 deaths
Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
People from Puri district
Dancers from Odisha
Indian male dancers
Performers of Indian classical dance
20th-century Indian dancers

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I want a hotel room overlooking the bull run.
I want to stay right in the middle of the action!
If you want to fiesta all day and night, stay in one of our downtown hotels (Tres Reyes and Hotel Avenida for example). These hotels are right in the middle of the action and sometimes the fiesta, whether you want it or not, turns up under your hotel window (at 4 am) or in the corridor. If you're 35+ and want all the advantages of the running of the bulls while getting a good night's sleep, we'd suggest the AC Ciudad Hotel.
I just want an inexpensive room.
The festival runs every year July 6-14. July 6-8 hotel rates are 4-5 times higher than normal, depending on your hotel, expect to pay between $300 to $800 per night. If you want to spend less money on a hotel, choose an out of town hotel such as Bed4U and/or choose the middle to end of the festival (July 9-15) when rates are somewhat lower. But you should still expect to pay between $250 to $500 a night, depending on your hotel of course.
Our clients' favorite hotel. Within walking distance to the festival but just far enough to get a good night's sleep. Modern, clean, and well-managed with great service.
Small informal hotel in a central location close to all the festive action.
Cons: Rooms can be small, noise may be an issue as hotel next to a busy road.
Airport-style hotel located on the outskirts of town so expect to take a lot of taxis. Modern, clean but not with a lot of style or personality.
Large hotel located in the heart of the action. Modern, clean, and reasonably well- managed. Just minutes from the bull run but don't expect to get much sleep in your pricey room because there is a 24-hour carnival with open-air concerts in the neighboring park.
Recommended for: If price is no object and you want the festival at your doorstep, this is your hotel.
Pros: Location, large rooms, good breakfast, swimming pool, full-service hotel.
Cons: Price, noise, hotel was built in the 70s and still looks it.


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From The Press Box
NRL, 49ers, Hayne, rugby, league, TopBetta, Fiji
The news of Jarryd Hayne's decision to swap the red and gold of the San Francisco 49ers for the white and black of the Fijian Rugby 7's team travelled quickly across the globe.  For one thing, it came out of nowhere. In fact, the first thing I did was check the date to make sure I hadn't returned to the 1st of April!  Sure enough, the story was as real as my calendar telling me it was still mid-May.  That doesn't mean I understand what the hell is going on though! Some have said he has decided to pursue his new Olympic "dream" because he was tapped on the shoulder by the 49ers coaching staff. Hayne has denied this and I don't believe it either. In my eyes, Hayne was a still an unknown quantity. Yes, his first season was less than perfect but a lot of rookie's find that their first season is less than what was expected. But with new coach Chip Kelly coming in, Hayne could have become the "X-Factor" that he was initially touted as. So, to be told "Listen, we don't think you're going to cut it after all" before Kelly has had a real opportunity to put Hayne through his paces and find out what he can really do, doesn't add up to me. Something has happened though.  Either Hayne felt that he wasn't going to get the job after all, or he got wind of another opportunity that might be more beneficial for him.  And easier to attain. Cast your mind back just last week. What happened? Yes, a lot. But within the rugby ranks, something massive happened. Waratahs and Wallabies star Kurtley Beale signed a contract to play for the London Wasps in England on a two-year deal worth $1.45 million per season. Hayne wasn't on that much at the 49ers and his ability to earn that much as a punt returner/fill in running back wasn't promising. His beloved Eels certainly couldn't afford to pay that much (well, they could but...you know…) and he probably wouldn't be able to go to any other team at this point of the season either, so that isn't really an option. But Beale's deal could mean that English rugby, as well as French rugby as they have shown that they love to splash out for a player that can get bums on seats and sponsors through the doors, might be an option. But how do you get from being a San Francisco 49er to English or French rugby? Well Hayne, a devout Christian, may well testify in later years that the Lord truly works in mysterious ways. You see in 2008, Hayne was selected to play for his father's native country of Fiji for the Rugby League World  Cup. Hayne says he found God during his time with the Bati and this helped him go onto bigger and better things.  Hard to argue with that. But this experience opened the door for him to represent Fiji elsewhere. Such as, oh I don't know, as part of their Rugby 7's squad for the Olympics perhaps? Now that all sounds nice and convenient right? Absolutely! As soon as word came out that he was going to play for Fiji, there was a chorus of "Good on him!" "Follow your dream Jarryd!" "Gridiron just didn't work out, this will be better!" and so on and so forth.  It was as though he was being congratulated for seeing the error of his ways when he went to the NFL and was now on his way to coming back to where all of these well-wisher's think he belongs – in rugby league. Therefore, it was okay for him to do this. A means to an end if you will. Well, his trip to Rio hasn't exactly been rubber stamped yet, but he's gotten himself out of the USA and off contract with the 49ers. Which is what I think he was really trying to do. As for his future after the Olympics (if he gets there), well that really is anyone's guess. But you'd have to think he will either be back in the NRL for a team that will be paying top dollar for his services or in European rugby earning an absolute motza.  Or maybe it'll come down to when he next takes a kip. The Good Lord may well tell him to follow whatever new dream he just had. And only Heaven knows what that will be.
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NRL: Heaven knows what Hayne is doing
INTERVENTION: Jarryd Hayne of the San Francisco 49ers carries the ball in the second quarter while being blocked by Nevin Lawson of the Detroit Lions during an NFL game in Detroit last December. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)
The news of Jarryd Hayne's decision to swap the red and gold of the San Francisco 49ers for the white and black of the Fijian Rugby 7's team travelled quickly across the globe.
For one thing, it came out of nowhere. In fact, the first thing I did was check the date to make sure I hadn't returned to the 1st of April!
Sure enough, the story was as real as my calendar telling me it was still mid-May.
That doesn't mean I understand what the hell is going on though!
Some have said he has decided to pursue his new Olympic "dream" because he was tapped on the shoulder by the 49ers coaching staff. Hayne has denied this and I don't believe it either.
In my eyes, Hayne was a still an unknown quantity. Yes, his first season was less than perfect but a lot of rookie's find that their first season is less than what was expected.
But with new coach Chip Kelly coming in, Hayne could have become the "X-Factor" that he was initially touted as.
So, to be told "Listen, we don't think you're going to cut it after all" before Kelly has had a real opportunity to put Hayne through his paces and find out what he can really do, doesn't add up to me.
Something has happened though.
Either Hayne felt that he wasn't going to get the job after all, or he got wind of another opportunity that might be more beneficial for him.
And easier to attain.
Cast your mind back just last week. What happened?
Yes, a lot. But within the rugby ranks, something massive happened.
Waratahs and Wallabies star Kurtley Beale signed a contract to play for the London Wasps in England on a two-year deal worth $1.45 million per season.
Hayne wasn't on that much at the 49ers and his ability to earn that much as a punt returner/fill in running back wasn't promising.
His beloved Eels certainly couldn't afford to pay that much (well, they could but...you know…) and he probably wouldn't be able to go to any other team at this point of the season either, so that isn't really an option.
But Beale's deal could mean that English rugby, as well as French rugby as they have shown that they love to splash out for a player that can get bums on seats and sponsors through the doors, might be an option.
But how do you get from being a San Francisco 49er to English or French rugby?
Well Hayne, a devout Christian, may well testify in later years that the Lord truly works in mysterious ways.
You see in 2008, Hayne was selected to play for his father's native country of Fiji for the Rugby League World
Cup. Hayne says he found God during his time with the Bati and this helped him go onto bigger and better things.
Hard to argue with that.
But this experience opened the door for him to represent Fiji elsewhere.
Such as, oh I don't know, as part of their Rugby 7's squad for the Olympics perhaps?
Now that all sounds nice and convenient right? Absolutely!
As soon as word came out that he was going to play for Fiji, there was a chorus of "Good on him!" "Follow your dream Jarryd!" "Gridiron just didn't work out, this will be better!" and so on and so forth.
It was as though he was being congratulated for seeing the error of his ways when he went to the NFL and was now on his way to coming back to where all of these well-wisher's think he belongs – in rugby league.
Therefore, it was okay for him to do this. A means to an end if you will.
Well, his trip to Rio hasn't exactly been rubber stamped yet, but he's gotten himself out of the USA and off contract with the 49ers. Which is what I think he was really trying to do.
As for his future after the Olympics (if he gets there), well that really is anyone's guess. But you'd have to think he will either be back in the NRL for a team that will be paying top dollar for his services or in European rugby earning an absolute motza.
Or maybe it'll come down to when he next takes a kip.
The Good Lord may well tell him to follow whatever new dream he just had.
And only Heaven knows what that will be.
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Nothing 'suspicious' in transgender teen's death under state care, AG's office says
Maisie "Charlie" Knowles found hanging in October
Updated: 1:02 PM EST Feb 6, 2017
David Charns
WMTW SOURCE: WMTW
An investigation by the Maine Attorney General's Office into the death of a 17-year-old resident in state custody has found nothing suspicious surrounding his death. According to a letter to the Maine Department of Corrections from the attorney general's office, Maisie "Charles" Knowles' death was a suicide. The office was charged with reviewing the death, as the incident involved another state agency. The Department of Corrections can continue its own investigation, the letter said. Knowles was discovered hanging from a door in an isolation room at the Long Creek Youth Development Center on Oct. 29. He died three days later at Maine Medical Center. Knowles identified as male, but was being housed in a female unit. "ll references to the resident in records of the Department of Corrections, the Court, and other official sources referred to the resident as 'Maisie' and a female," the letter said. The attorney general's office concluded that there was no evidence of bullying or mistreatment at the facility, the letter said. The letter did not provide any other details, but said the review by the Attorney General's Office was complete. Knowles' mother, Michelle, said in November that there needs to be a systemic change to prevent suicidal acts while under state care.
AUGUSTA, Maine —
An investigation by the Maine Attorney General's Office into the death of a 17-year-old resident in state custody has found nothing suspicious surrounding his death.
According to a letter to the Maine Department of Corrections from the attorney general's office, Maisie "Charles" Knowles' death was a suicide.
The office was charged with reviewing the death, as the incident involved another state agency. The Department of Corrections can continue its own investigation, the letter said.
Knowles was discovered hanging from a door in an isolation room at the Long Creek Youth Development Center on Oct. 29. He died three days later at Maine Medical Center.
Knowles identified as male, but was being housed in a female unit.
"[A]ll references to the resident in records of the Department of Corrections, the Court, and other official sources referred to the resident as 'Maisie' and a female," the letter said.
The attorney general's office concluded that there was no evidence of bullying or mistreatment at the facility, the letter said.
The letter did not provide any other details, but said the review by the Attorney General's Office was complete.
Knowles' mother, Michelle, said in November that there needs to be a systemic change to prevent suicidal acts while under state care.


Radiation Therapist – an allied health professional who works in the field of radiation oncology, who has completed a degree accredited by the Australian institute of Radiography, or overseas equivalent. Radiation therapists are highly trained and skilled health professionals who work with your radiation oncologist to coordinate and design your treatment plan and deliver your treatment.
Radiation Oncology Nurse – a nurse who has chosen to specialise in the delivery of nursing care to patients undergoing radiotherapy. Radiation Oncology Nurses are skilled in all aspects of patient care before, during and after the patient receives radiotherapy.


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Cold War Skirmishes: The EM-2 Rifle
Short post this week given I'm a bit pressed for time.
We take a look at the British EM-2 Rifle, an experimental assault rifle designed in the late 1940s to replace the Lee-Enfield. It proved to be short lived due to the politics of the time and the SA80 is considered its spiritual successor due to their similar appearances.
The Cold War Rifle That Never Was
The EM-2 was born out of a desire by Britain, like many other countries, to develop their own assault rifles in the aftermath of WW2. The British Army had actually wanted to replace the .303 round before the First World War, but were forced to keep it for another 30 years due to time and financial constraints. With these constraints finally removed they were free to develop the .280 round and a rifle to use it, in addition to a new machine gun (the Taden gun).
Belgium company Fabrique Nationale expressed considerable interest in the round, and started development of their own rifles based upon it. The Canadian Army also expressed interest in the new round, both to maintain commonality with the British and to modernize their forces. Two similar rifles, the EM-1 and EM-2, were developed. Both were bullpup-style weapons with the magazine and chamber placed behind the pistol grip and trigger. The two rifles did differ internally and only shared the same sight, but ultimately the EM-2 was selected as the better of the two and adopted by the British Army in 1951 as the Rifle, Automatic, Calibre .280, Number 9.
Though the EM-2's service would be short lived as NATO was seeking to standardize on weapons and ammunitions, so weapon designs had to be met with the approval of at least two governments in order to have any hope of adoption by the organisation as a whole. The US put forth several of their own designs that used the 7.62×51mm NATO round, particularly in the prototype T25 and T44 rifles. A shoot-off in 1951 (which saw a Belgium .280 FN FAL being tested) saw the US claiming the British round was underpowered, and the British claiming the US round was too powerful to be used in a rifle in full-automatic mode. Canada make things awkward by declaring that it would only adopt the British .280 round if the US did, though the US had settled on the 7.62x51mm round and selected the T44 to go into service as the M14.
British designers tried adapting the EM-2 to the larger US round but it quickly became clear that it wasn't going to work, plus Winston Churchill had recently returned as Prime Minister and opted for NATO standardisation and had the British Forces adopt the 7.62x51mm round. However, the FN FAL proved to be easily adaptive to the bigger round and the British adopted that rifle as the L1A1 SLR. Though the British would be vindicated when the 7.62x51mm round proved to be powerful to be controllable in automatic mode, resulting in NATO later adopting the 5.56x45mm round after the US adopted the M16 in the mid-1960s.
More info on the EM-2 can be found here; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EM-2_rifle
EM-2 (30/60/120, 2d8+1, RoF 3, 20 shots, Min Str d6, Notes: AP2, Auto)
Labels: British, Cold War Skirmishes, Weapons (CWS)
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"Medicaid will remain a strong program with an emphasis on value-based payment, strategic collaboration with community stakeholders to address social risk factors and, the democratization of data such that predictive analytics and sophisticated modeling is available to providers to improve treatment planning and population health."
Karen Dale RN, MSN, is the Market President for AmeriHealth Caritas DC, one of the largest Medicaid managed care organizations in Washington, DC. She leads initiatives that strategically position the organization as a market leader with innovative solutions for the critical challenges faced by its members. She has guided the execution of unique approaches to managing the complex needs of person with multiple health risks, including the use of telemedicine to aid in the management of chronic diseases and peer to peer outreach using community health workers. In addition, her philosophy that all persons deserve access to the right care, without barriers, starting where they are, has led to several collaborative relationships with providers, community partners, philanthropists and businesses to develop evidence-based, population health strategies.
She serves as Board Chair for CommonHealth ACTION, a Board Member for both Volunteers of America National Services and, the Volunteers of America National Board. In addition, she serves on the District of Columbia State Innovation Model Advisory Committee. Ms. Dale received her BS in Nursing from George Mason University, her MS in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from The Catholic University, and was a member of the Leadership Greater Washington Class of 2003.


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Joaquim Teixeira da Silva (Angra do Heroísmo, 1870 — Angra do Heroísmo, 10 de Novembro de 1942) foi um político republicano que, entre outras funções, foi governador civil do Distrito Autónomo de Angra do Heroísmo e senador no Congresso da República.

Biografia
Empregou-se em 1896 na Alfândega de Angra, da qual seria depois director.

Militante do Partido Republicano Português, colaborou em O Tempo, periódico ligado àquele partido e à Maçonaria. Quando o partido esteve no poder foi governador civil do Distrito Autónomo de Angra do Heroísmo, primeiro de 24 de Maio de 1915 a 13 de Dezembro de 1917, e posteriormente de 4 de Julho de 1919 a 27 de Março de 1920.

Era governador civil quando a 9 de Março de 1916 Portugal entrou na Primeira Guerra Mundial, vendo-se obrigado a solicitar ao bispo de Angra, ao tempo D. Manuel Damasceno da Costa, a emissão de uma circular a recomendar ao clero paroquial que serenasse os ânimos da população açoriana, o que foi reforçado por uma carta pastoral divulgada pela Páscoa. Também por esta altura tomou a iniciativa de constituir em Angra do Heroísmo uma delegação da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, acção a que não será alheia a criação de um depósito de prisioneiros de guerra alemães na Fortaleza de São João Baptista.

Eleito senador em 1922, representou o círculo eleitoral de Angra do Heroísmo no Congresso da República.

Teve actividade cívica, sendo um dos fundadores da Cozinha Económica Angrense e provedor da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Angra do Heroísmo.

Durante o regime do Estado Novo, as suas ligações aos republicanos e maçons levaram a que fosse implicado na Revolta das Ilhas, em Abril de 1931, sendo-lhe o processo posteriormente arquivado.

Referências
José Guilherme Reis Leite, Política e Administração nos Açores de 1890 a 1910 – o primeiro movimento autonomista. Ponta Delgada, Jornal de Cultura, 1995.

Ligações externas
Joaquim Teixeira da Silva na Enciclopédia Açoriana

Naturais de Angra do Heroísmo
Governadores civis do distrito de Angra do Heroísmo
Senadores da República Portuguesa
Maçons de Portugal
Maçons do século XIX
Maçons do século XX


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Diane Edwards Bio, Wiki, Age, Birthday, Height, Family, Married, and Net Worth
Last Updated on September 15, 2022 By Marie Shiru
Diane Edwards Biography
1 Diane Edwards Biography
2 Diane Edwards Age
3 Diane Edwards Height
4 Diane Edwards Weight
5 Diane Edwards Education
6 Diane Edwards Family and Siblings
7 Diane Edwards and Ted Bundy
8 Diane Edwards Children
9 Diane Edwards Net Worth
10 Where Diane Edwards Now?
11 Is Ted Bundy still alive?
12 Frequently Asked Questions About Diane Edwards
13 Diane Edwards Contacts
Diane Edwards, also known as Stephanie Brooks, is a well-known American personality who became famous after being the girlfriend of a cruel and dangerous American serial killer, Ted Bundy.
Ted Bundy (born Theodore Robert Cowell November 24, 1946 – January 24, 1989) was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped, and murdered many young women and girls during the 1970s and likely earlier.
After more than ten years of refusal, he admitted to 30 homicides, committed in seven states between 1974 – 1978. Bundy's true victim total is unknown and believed by some investigators to be higher.
Quick Biography
Full Names Diane Edwards
Popular As Stephanie Brooks
Occupation / Profession Celebrity Girlfriend
Race / Ethnicity White
Diane Edwards Age
Diane was born Diane Marjorine Jean Edwards in the United States. However, her exact date of birth is currently not known to the public yet. As such, it is difficult to establish her actual age or when she celebrates her birthday. Nevertheless, we are keeping tabs and will update you once this information is available.
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Diane stands at an average height. She appears to be quite tall in stature if her photos, relative to her surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding her actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We will update this section when the information is available.
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Diane has a moderate weight. She has not shared her weight with the public yet. Diane's weight will be listed once we get it from a trustworthy source.
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Diane is a highly educated and qualified person. She attended Washington University in Seattle, in the late Sixties. More information in detail about Diane's educational background will be updated once available.
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Diane Edwards Family and Siblings
Diane was born and raised by her parents in the United States. Our efforts to find out more about her family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of Diane's parents is still unclear. It is also not known if she has any siblings. We will update this section once this information is available.
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Diane Edwards and Ted Bundy
Diane began dating Ted while the pair attended Washington University in Seattle, USA, in the late Sixties. Ted received an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University at the time he met Diane. Netflix's The Ted Bundy Tapes details how the pair met and instantly hit it off.
Ted says in the documentary: "The relationship I had with Diane had a lasting impact on me. "She's a beautifully dressed, beautiful girl. Very personable. Nice car, great parents. "So for a first-time girlfriend, you know, it was really not so bad."
Ted then described the early days of their romance in the documentary, citing Diane as an influence for his foray into politics.
"We spent a lot of time driving around in her car, making out and telling each other how much we loved one another. "She inspired me to look at myself and become something more."
Ted went on to work for the Republican candidate for Seattle in the early Seventies, in an attempt to impress Diane. In order to better himself further and, again, seek approval from his affluent and successful girlfriend, Ted applied for a number of law schools after graduating. However, poor exam results meant he wouldn't be heading into a prestigious school and his romance with Diane began to suffer because of it.
Ted said on the tapes: "I experienced any number of insecurities with Diane. There were occasions when I felt she expected a great deal more from me than I was capable of giving.
"I was not in any position to take her out or squire her around in the manner she was accustomed. "But, I think I was coming apart at the seams and maybe she saw it. Throughout the summer, Diane and I corresponded less and less.
"Then she stopped writing and I started to get fearful of what she was up to. I had this overwhelming fear of rejection that stemmed, not just from her, but everything. "In there somewhere was a desire to have some sort of revenge on Diane."
Ted and Diane went their separate ways, with Ted going on to date Elizabeth Kloepfer, until a few years later when he reignited communications with her. In the early Seventies, four years after their break-up, Ted managed to rekindle his romance with Diane, flying to California to visit her. She followed suit by returning to Seattle to see him.
Soon, talks of marriage began between the two, with Diane falling more and more in love with Ted. However, it appeared Ted was merely leading Diane on, with him becoming more and more uninterested and lackadaisical towards his girlfriend.
When Diane sought answers, Ted seemed unmoved claiming to bear very little feelings towards her. Ted's rejection of Diane is seen by many as the revenge he had sought out earlier in the tapes. With the pair's romance ending once for all, Diane married someone else a year after.
Diane Edwards Children
As of now, there isn't any documented report on the public records about Diane having kids/children. Nevertheless, this information is currently under review and will be updated once we get it from a credible source.
Marital Status Not Known
Husband Not Known
Children Not Known
Diane Edwards Net Worth
Diane's net worth is publicly not available. Through her various sources of income, we believe that she has been able to accumulate a good net worth but prefers to keep it private. We will update this section once this information is available.
Diane Edwards House and Cars
Place of living: U.S.A.
Cars: Car Brand to be Updated.
Where Diane Edwards Now?
Diane went to great lengths to conceal her identity who could blame her? and maintain her privacy, so nothing is known about her whereabouts today. Ann Rule wrote that she got married and moved on with her life. Here's hoping her life post-Bundy has been a happy one.
Diane did give an informative interview to Dr. Al Carlisle, the psychologist who studied Bundy after his conviction and published his findings in Violent Mind: The 1976 Psychological Assessment of Ted Bundy.
In her conversation with Dr. Carlisle, Diane was pretty frank in dismantling the cool, confident, charismatic act Bundy pulled off later in his life. She characterized him as weak and a real people-pleaser. When they would have arguments, she said he was "pitifully weak" and "kowtowed" to her.
"This was my main criticism of him after the year and a half of our relationship," she continued. "He wasn't strong. He wasn't really masculine. If I got mad at him because he did something he sort of felt apologetic about it. He wouldn't stand up for himself."
Is Ted Bundy still alive?
No, American serial killer Ted Bundy is not alive today. He was executed by the electric chair on January 24, 1989, at Florida State Prison.
Frequently Asked Questions About Diane Edwards
Who is Diane Edwards?
Diane is a well-known American personality who became famous after being the girlfriend of a cruel and dangerous American serial killer, Ted Bundy.
How old is Diane Edwards?
Diane was born in the United States, she has not shared her date of birth with the public, as it is not documented anywhere as of 2021.
How tall is Diane Edwards?
Diane stands at an average height, she has not shared her height with the public. Her height will be listed once we have it from a credible source.
Is Diane Edwards married?
Details about Diane's love life are still under review. We will let you know when she gets in a relationship or when we discover helpful information about her love life.
How much is Diane Edwards worth?
Diane has not yet revealed her net worth. We will update this section when we get and verify information about the wealth and properties under her name.
How much does Diane Edwards make?
According to our reliable sources, Diane's annual salary is currently under review. Nevertheless, we are keeping tabs and will update you once this information is available.
Where does Diane Edwards live?
Because of security reasons, Diane has not shared her precise location of residence. We will update this information if we get the location and images of her house.
Is Diane Edwards dead or alive?
Diane is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.
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Diane Murphy
Diane Lee
Diane Walker


The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) held its annual weekend retreat on 7-9 July at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Park, a venue dedicated to the advancement of international societal issues through constructive dialogue.
Around 60 IBBC Members and guest speakers attended this unique event to discuss pressing issues on the future of Iraq's economy, prospects and stability.
Friday afternoon featured an Oil & Gas Sector Table Meeting, with representatives from Shell, Constellis, Penspen and Amec Foster Wheeler amongst others. William Wakileh, President and CEO of GE Iraq and Levant, gave a detailed presentation of GE's work in Iraq during the meeting.
This was followed by a meeting of the Education, Training & Heritage Sector Table. The meeting featured presentations by the Vice Chancellors of the universities of Brighton, Leicester, and the Dean of Academic Partnerships of Northampton University, showcasing the progressive initiatives of British universities to support educational and curricula development in Iraq. Shell gave a presentation on their current training and educational work and requirements in the country. The meeting was also attended by the newly appointed HR director of BP Iraq.
The evening events saw speeches from Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Her Majesty's Trade Envoy to Iraq, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, Canon Dr Edmund Newell, Principal, Cumberland Lodge and H.E. Dr Salih Husain Ali, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq.
The day was concluded by a powerful speech, courtesy of Dr Barham Salih, former Deputy PM of Iraq, former PM of the Kurdistan Regional Government and Founder of the American University in Suleimani.
The Friday Evening Dinner was generously sponsored by IBBC Member Severn Glocon Group.
The second day of the Conference on Saturday 8 July, consisted of 5 Sessions of panel discussions to address the economic, social and political situation in Iraq from a variety of different angles.
Session 1 'Present Situation in Iraq' was chaired by Neil Quilliam, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House and featured speeches from Baroness Nicholson, Dr Barham Salih, Ambassador Jonathan Wilks and Dara Rasheed, Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Municipalities for the Government of Iraq.
Session 2 addressed 'Iraq after ISIS/The Future of Governance in Iraq' and was chaired by Botan Osman, Managing Director of Restrata. The Panel featured representatives of Chatham House, Dr Renad Mansour, Academy Fellow and Dr Nussaibah Younis, Associate Fellow, who recently published the Atlantic Council Report of the Task Force on the Future of Iraq. Nicolas Pelham, Middle East Correspondent at The Economist completed the panel.
Session 3 of the day, 'A New Approach to International Trade' saw a more finance focused discussion and was chaired by John Curtin, Partner, Ernst & Young. The panel was made up of Martin Kent, Strategy Director at the Department for International Trade, Gordon Welsh, Head of Business Group at UK Export Finance, Rob Lally of the Infrastructure Leadership Team and the Department of International Trade and Andy Birch, Director of DIT in Iraq.
Session 4 on 'International Financial Support, PPP and Debt Finance', was chaired by Richard Cotton of the IBBC and featured presentations by Ammar Shubar of Management Partners and Christian Josz, Mission Chief to Iraq of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Session 5 closed the day's events on 'Future IBBC Events' chaired by Vikas Handa, IBBC's UAE Representative.
IBBC also held its bi-annual Council Meeting at the Lodge, prior to dinner on Saturday evening.
The Seminar concluded with an after dinner speech and discussion with Jonathon Wilks, Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iraq (Designate).


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Grain growers near the town of Vegreville, Alta., are on the verge of getting not one but two new high-throughput concrete grain elevators, a scenario that will drastically change the way that grain is sold and delivered in the area.
Regina-based grainhandler Viterra confirmed Feb. 13 that it will build a new high-throughput elevator near Vegreville, about an hour east of Edmonton.
The proposed Viterra facility will feature a loop track rail system and will have total storage capacity of 35,000 tonnes, the company said in a new release issued earlier today (Feb. 13).
Viterra's announcement coincides with similar announcement made by grain industry newcomer GrainsConnect Canada.
GrainsConnect, a joint venture between Australian grain company GrainCorp and Japan-based Zen-Noh Grain Corporation, is also planning to build a 35,000-tonne throughput elevator at Vegreville.
Details of that build were made public earlier this month.
Kyle Jeworski, Viterra's president and chief executive officer for North America, said the Vegreville project with strengthen his company's presence in the region.
"We have a long and successful history in this area of Alberta, so we're proud to continue supporting our local customers with a new facility that will allow us to provide the industry-leading standard of service that Viterra is known for," said Jeworski.
Construction of Viterra's new facility is expected to begin this spring.
All necessary regulatory approvals are in place, the company added.
Davin Gegolick, a planning and development officer with the County of Minburn, said GrainsConnect has yet to apply for a development permit.
For growers in the area, the announcement of not one but two new elevator projects will have a significant impact on local grain delivery routes.
As it stands, the only elevator in the area is a Richardson-Pioneer facility located about 20 minutes east of Vegreville at the junction of Highways 16 and 36.
Grain that is not delivered to that elevator is typically delivered to Viking, Alta., about 60 kilometres south of Vegreville, or Star, Alta., about 70 kilometres northwest.
Viterra has been eyeing the Vegreville market for the past few years as a potential building site.
The company's announcement is the latest in a flurry of grain industry investments that has taken place in recent years.
Construction projects either completed or announced over the past five years are believed to be worth more than $1.5 billion, with additional projects expected in the next few months.


AIT Soldier is Ordered by Platoon Sergeant not to get into a Car with Father (an Officer), because it is Fraternization!
I have reviewed everything I can find with regard to fraternization with regard to Army Regulations, TRADOC Regulations, the Manual for Courts-Martial, and various policy letters. I have attached the extracts of these documents to the article and cited them when appropriate.
Recently I read about this situation and felt compelled to write an Article about it. I did not want to just give my opinion or rant I wanted to get Leaders engaged and look at the issue from all sides. I hope this Article achieve this goal.
An AIT Soldier is being charged with fraternization, recommended for an Article 15 with 14 days of extra duty for getting in a car with the Soldier's Father who is a Field Grade officer. The Soldier was signed out 3 times previously on Sunday's with no problem to spend time with the Fathe!
I got a DUI but was never convicted. I a...I got a DUI but was never convicted. I am pending a GOMAR and trying to REUP…Can I fight this?


OnePlus is making moves in the smartphone industry again. They have already discontinued sales of the OnePlus 5T in North America, indicating that new product should be coming out soon. Evan Blass, a well-known phone leaker, tweeted to his followers an image of the new OnePlus 6 after teasing followers with a poll regarding the release of the image.
As you can see in the image above, OnePlus has kept the headphone jack instead of getting rid of it like many of the manufacturers out there. The back seems to have a textured feel to it almost like the original OnePlus' sandstone back, this is great news for those worried about grip. It would be great to see multiple backs available for this phone, similar to what they've previously done with StyleSwap, although the back doesn't look removable. The phone also seems to resemble the Galaxy S9/S9+ a bit with the dual-lens camera up top and the fingerprint sensor underneath it.
The photo leaked by Evan Blass closely matches another leak posted a while ago that had a phone with a glossy back, but the camera and fingerprint sensor was positioned the same. This leak also had an image of the front where we can see there seems to be a small notch on the top. OnePlus may be following the trend of the notch, but at least we still have a headphone jack.
There is no news yet on when this phone will be officially announced by OnePlus and be available to purchase, but it is expected to see something in the next 2-3 months, based on when the OnePlus 5 and 5T were released.


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Q: airflow shows timezone as UTC I have set timezone to "Canada/Central" however dag info page shows it as UTC only.
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*how to know the dag is a Time zone aware DAGs.
following the office doc enter link description here, you can set up a timezone awared dags and check it by print dags timezone.
It is programmatic way, you can also check it in dags tree view as follow picutres.
there will be localtimezone, dag timezone, if you dags is right, you will get 3 timezone(utc, local and dag)

*if the task info page showed utc means the dags is a utc timezone dage?
My answer is No.  No matter how you dags change, the default timezone will be UTC in info page. It is not the dags timezoneinfo.


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Simon Meek – Designing playable stories
Game designer Simon Meek draws inspiration for his creations almost entirely from outside the world of videogames, immersing players in literary and film-like experiences.
"The fact that I'm a designer is a by-product of my passion for ideas and storytelling," Simon says. "I love writing and the imaginative power of words, and I'm driven by the possibilities of using games as a form of expression for a new generation of storytellers."
"My work embraces a mix of game, narrative and graphic design," he adds. "I sort of throw them in a pot, mix them up and see what emerges."
Simon is drawn to the idea of telling a story, rather than creating a game – in a traditional sense – and he sees unique opportunities for game design to do this. "By making the audience active in a story, we introduce a whole new dimension as to how its narrative unfolds. This means that the experience feels unique and personal to everyone."
"What is particularly exciting is the notion of using a game to tell a story is still relatively undefined, so it's an experimental field," he adds. "But the potential here is massive, and I believe far outstrips that of literature and film combined," Simon argues, as "games are in many ways without boundaries".
His work included an adaptation of John Buchan's The 39 Steps, in which Simon and his team "placed the player in the era the story was set, allowing you to experience the story". "A design decision never to show any characters was a breakthrough, as this required the audience to use their imaginations to fill in the blanks," he adds.
This "digital adaptation" is rich with historical detail, newspapers from the time, sounds and music, "maintaining the magic of the original text while also providing a new dimension of being able to see, hear and explore the spaces that the story was set".
Simon is currently working with his team at The Secret Experiment on Beckett, an abstract game – set for release in 2018 – that is again heavily inspired by literature, film and the arts. "For Beckett, I wanted to use blueprints of locations to tell a story. I also wanted the player's imagination to be a vital part of the experience," he adds, in a deliberate rejection of the near-realistic computer graphics in other games.
"The most important part of the game design process is to capture that initial excitement, come to terms with the idea and let it develop conceptually," Simon says, with his early design work on any project always being "nowhere near a computer".
Working from a notepad, he wants to be "meeting the characters in the story for the first time, drafting what the future has in store for them and – importantly – exploring what part the audience has to play in all of this".
Simon is also excited about V&A Dundee's opening. "I love how it's embracing the diversity of design practice, and also setting the included work on an even cultural level – the idea of a videogame artefact being presented alongside a historic tapestry is incredibly significant".
"V&A Dundee should be applauded for its open-minded and progressive stance around what design means in the world we live in today," he adds.
We're delighted to welcome Simon as one of our Design Champions, for his work on challenging what game design is and creatively blurring the edges between digital storytelling, literature and film. You will also be able to see Beckett in our Scottish Design Galleries when the museum opens.
To find out more, please visit The Secret Experiment's website.


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Relying on the resources of HANNOVER MESSE and powered by the Metal Working and CNC Machine Tool Show of China International Industry Fair, Metal + Tech 2018 will debut on 27-30 November in the Guangdong Tanzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center. As a China's professional show on sheet metal processing technology, Metal + Tech 2018 will focus on the associated industries for flexible processing of sheet metal and Industrie 4.0, aiming to improve the overall processing software and hardware strength of South China and even Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai as the organizer, brings the metal topic to Foshan for in-depth development, in order to provide access for the sheet metal manufacturing enterprises and users in Guangdong area to experience the cutting-edge sheet metal process personally. This year's show, covering a total display area of 20,000 sqm, will attract some 100 well-known companies from home and abroad.
As a base for metal processing and trading in South China, Foshan is famous for its metal. There is a great demand for sheet metal equipment in the metal logistics parks and steel processing market places that can be seen everywhere in the city. Holding all the advantages, Metal + Tech 2018 will welcome leading industrial enterprises from more than 10 countries and regions including Germany, the United States, Canada, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland, China Hong Kong and China Taiwan, to jointly promote the industrial agglomeration, chain-based and high-end development of sheet metal industry in Southern China.
According to Mr. Gary Liu, Managing Director of Hannover Milano Fairs China Ltd., the Metal + Tech is a highly specialized event participated by the original factories compared with the other same topic shows. The fair is the only one event in China that displays the whole industrial chain of sheet metal processing from the raw material, and it also breaks the regional barriers of the industry by seizing the highland of Foshan sheet metal industry with unprecedented international brands.
Metal + Tech 2018 has not only blazed a trail to meet the needs of metal processing market in Foshan and Guangdong, but also created a most "significant" industry event. The international giants such as Han's Laser, Hymson, Penta Laser, Yawei, Bodor, Tailift, Deratech, Accurpress, Lead Laser, Smart Prima, Siegmund, ARKU and BLM will show their high-tech products in Foshan as their debut. The new products include the 15KW watt laser cutting machine of Han's Laser, the high-end flexible pipe cutting machine of Hymson, and the ES23X all-electric servo turret-type punch press of Tailift.
It is worth mentioning that Deratech will display the robotic arm bending unit, the UBB gas-electric hybrid bending machine and other equipment that have been exhibited at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) at Metal + Tech 2018. In addition, Bodor, winner of the 2017 export, will showcase the various equipment of Bodor F series that have won the world's top industrial design award of "Red Dot Award", at a huge booth of 672 sqm.
Siegmund will bring "Mobile Workstation", the best product of 2018 German Industry Award; RAS will present the folding machine imported with the original packaging. JISCO and TISCO will present the high-quality metal raw materials on site. Wila, Mate, Accurpress, Lissmac, and Praxair will also bring their professional solutions for the sheet metal field.
Metal+Tech 2018 as a professional trade fair has won a lot attention from the industry since its launching. The metal processing enterprises in Foshan and Guangdong have actively organized buyers to the exhibition for procurement. Dozens of professional purchasing groups from Foxconn, Flextronics, Midea, BYD, Gree and Dongfeng Automobile will make their way to the show. The show also cooperates with over 30 industry associations to invite all major sheet metal processing and laser industry peers to Foshan for this international grand event.
Jointly organized by Deutsche Messe AG, Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai Ltd and Guangzhou Xuanhua Exhibition Co., Ltd, Metal+Tech 2018 will last four days.


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Lenovo shows its first tablet, the LePad
The LePad tablet will go on sale first in China, with other products to follow later this year for the US
Agam Shah (IDG News Service) 05 January, 2011 13:38
Lenovo showed its first tablet computer at CES on Tuesday. Called the LePad, it will go on sale in China later this quarter. Models for other countries will follow later this year.
Lenovo has shown off its first tablet computer, the LePad, and will launch more tablets later this year in a bid to carve out some share in the emerging market dominated by Apple's iPad.
The LePad has a 10.1-inch screen and runs Google's Android 2.2 OS on a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It was shown Tuesday evening at an event for press and analysts at the start of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The LePad will go on sale first in China later this quarter, priced between US$399 and $449, said Leo Li, a Lenovo senior product manager. The company isn't certain yet if it will sell the product overseas, but it may offer a version in the U.S. that connects to the Android Market, he said.
Lenovo also plans to launch several other Android-based tablets in the U.S., perhaps in the second half of the year, Li said. He didn't provide details.
Lenovo is the dominant PC maker in China and the first LePad has features aimed specifically at that market, including localized gaming, news and other content. It supports Flash, as many online gaming and video applications in China are driven by that technology.
Lenovo also showed the IdeaPad U1, a hybrid device that turns the LePad into a netbook-like product. The LePad serves as the monitor but can also be detached to function as a tablet. It runs a Windows OS and has an Intel Atom processor. The U1 will be priced at about $1,000. Company officials could not provide details about availability.
A version of the U1 tablet was shown at last year's CES, but the device was scrapped when development began on the LePad, Li said.
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