A study1 that claims to show that a homeopathic treatment can ease pain in rats has caused uproar after it was published in a peer-reviewed journal. Groups that promote homeopathy in Italy, where there is currently a debate about how to label homeopathic remedies, have held the study up as evidence that the practice works. But several researchers have cast doubt on its claims.
The authors acknowledge some errors flagged in an analysis of the paper by a separate researcher, but stand by its overall conclusions. Senior author, pharmacologist Chandragouda Patil of the R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research in Dhule, India, also says that the results are preliminary and cannot yet be applied to people, and that he hopes that the team's findings will encourage other researchers to conduct clinical studies.
Researchers have presented evidence in support of homeopathy before — famously, in a 1988 Nature paper2 by French immunologist Jacques Benveniste that was later discredited. This latest claim has attracted attention, in part, because it passed peer review at the journal Scientific Reports. (Nature's news team is editorially independent of its publisher Springer Nature, which also publishes Scientific Reports).
A paper that claims something as exceptional as the corroboration of homeopathy but also contains errors "raises questions on whether the review process was adequate", says Michelangelo Cordenonsi, a cancer researcher at the University of Padova in Italy.
"Either the paper is true, so it's of extraordinary importance, or it's false and should be closely scrutinized," says Enrico Bucci, the researcher who carried out the analysis of the paper. Bucci is co-founder of the company Resis in Turin, Italy, which provides tools to uncover potential problems with scholarly articles, and a researcher in systems biology at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "It's worrying that a major journal like Scientific Reports didn't pay close attention to a study that claims to show that homeopathy works," he adds.
A spokesperson for Scientific Reports, which published the paper on 10 September, says that the editors are looking into the criticisms, and will correct or retract the paper if necessary. On 1 October, the journal added an editors' note to the homeopathy paper alerting readers to criticisms regarding the study.
Homeopathy is based on the claim that illnesses can be treated using substances that produce similar symptoms. Mostly, these have been heavily diluted in water or alcohol so that none or only a few molecules of the active ingredient are present. Some supporters of the practice say that the water or alcohol 'remembers' the substance, which triggers a healing response. But these claims aren't backed up by scientific evidence, and the European Academies' Science Advisory Council notes that homeopathic products are no more effective than placebos in treating health problems.
In the rat study, Patil and colleagues report that a homeopathic product — a heavily diluted extract from Toxicodendron pubescens, a plant commonly known as Atlantic poison oak — is as effective as the prescription drug gabapentin in reducing inflammation and pain responses in both cells grown in the lab and in animals.
Homeopathy groups worldwide have welcomed the study. And in Italy, where a recent proposal to label homeopathic products as 'preparations' rather than 'drugs' has provoked heated debate, homeopaths and their associations have said that the study's publication demonstrates the effectiveness of homeopathy. On 24 September, the presidents of 11 Italian non-conventional medicine associations said in a press release that this is the "umpteenth proof" of the efficacy of the practice, which is opposed by "unscrupulous people" that don't accept the evidence.
On social media and in the press, scientists in Italy have voiced concerns about the study, including that only eight animals were used, that the experimental design was not blinded (a process designed to stop researchers' expectations from affecting the interpretation of the results) and that pain was measured indirectly by observing the withdrawal of the animals' paws in response to heat or cold meaning that the results cannot yet be generalized to people.
When Nature's news team sent the concerns to the study's corresponding authors, Patil said that his team had made some unintentional mistakes while preparing the manuscript, resulting in the duplicated images and the repeated data. The discrepancies between the text and the figures are the result of typos, according to Patil. The group will ask Scientific Reports to update the article with a correction. But "this does not change the scientific conclusions in any way", Patil says. All the experiments were done "with utmost integrity". The aim of the study was neither to criticize, nor support homeopathy, but to evaluate a homeopathic product using "pharmacological principles", he adds.
In response to the other concerns, Patil says that small sample sizes are common in pharmacological studies and that, "although 100% blinding cannot be ensured", the researchers who did the experiments were not aware of which rats received which treatment.
Bucci says that he has also found that some of the authors of the study, including Patil, had written another paper3 published in Scientific Reports in 2016 that he says also contains inappropriately duplicated images. Patil says that these occurred while converting the figures to high resolution when the researchers submitted the manuscript to the journal. The group will ask Scientific Reports to correct that article too, he says.
The spokesperson for Scientific Reports says that the editors are looking into the issues raised for both papers. "We take our responsibility to maintain the accuracy of the scientific record very seriously."
Magar, S. et al. Sci. Rep. 8, 13562 (2018).
Davenas, E. et al. Nature 333, 816–818 (1988).
Chanchal, S. K. et al. Sci. Rep. 6, 30007 (2016).


Especially true in urban areas, it's difficult to find places to play. But small spaces can yield big results with creative thinking and innovative programming.
State-of-the-art youth sports facilities are big, sprawling complexes with dozens of fields and courts at destination sites that cater to national tournaments. But growing access to play spaces for most children starts with the small — simple, smart moves that thought leaders at Project Play events and other experts in the field say hold great promise.
Funding enables, but so do small gestures of other types of support. Which is another way of saying: be creative.
The U.S. Tennis Association's youth tennis initiative divides a 78-foot court into four playing spaces and uses the surrounding area for tennis-related games. Smaller racquets and lower-bouncing balls make it all possible and help kids find success.
Think Small: Can We Systematize Creativity in Play Spaces?
Panelists: Corliss Allen Solomon, Doctoral Student, University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Chip Patterson, Executive Director, The First Tee of Greater New Orleans; James Siegal, CEO, KaBOOM!; Erin Smith, Director of Education and Training, US Lacrosse.
Panelists: Theresa Lou Bowick, Executive Director, Conkey Cruisers; Ed Foster-Simeon, President/CEO, U.S. Soccer Federation; Mike Lanza, Author, Playboyhood: Turn Neighborhood into a Place for Play; Kevin O'Hara, Vice President of Urban and Government Affairs, National Recreation and Park Association.


GoDaddy premiered a new commercial during the 2013 NFL Season Kickoff game that featured former 80s action star Jean-Claude Van Damme "working" in a bakery.
'The Baker' is the latest in a long line of funny commercials from GoDaddy and this one featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme is easily the funniest. When a baker cooks up new orders with his new website from GoDaddy, he calls on his inner Van Damme to keep up with demand.
Watch this baker dominate the dough while Jean-Claude Van Damme jams.


Perhaps the biggest challenge in overcoming opioid addiction is getting past withdrawal symptoms. These can defeat even the best counseling and behavioral therapy, sending patients back into the deep spiral of addiction. Addressing the root causes of your addiction isn't likely without first detoxing from opioids.
Suboxone is a prescription drug that is offering new hope in breaking the addiction cycle by gently assisting the detoxification process. While suboxone is itself an opioid and therefore still addictive, it's serving as a transitional substance between heavy addiction and normal living.
Opioid substances each act in their own way, but all of them stimulate the brain's reward centers, triggering the release of hormones that create the highs that addicts can't resist, and then creating the nightmare of withdrawal symptoms once the hormone release passes.
Drug treatments for addiction, such as methadone, are sometimes criticized due to the one-for-one substance transfer. Methadone may be marginally safer than heroin, the thinking goes, but it's still a powerful opioid itself, with the potential for abuse and overdose.
Comprised of two substances, suboxone represents a controlled step away from dangerous opioids. Buprenorphine works as other opioids do, stimulating the pleasure receptors, but it's only partially an opioid, so the effect isn't as strong as heroin, for example.
Naloxone blocks the receptors that normally accept opioid stimulation. Used by itself, it can aggravate withdrawal symptoms beyond those experienced by a patient going through cold turkey detox.
Suboxone mixes buprenorphine and naloxone in a 4:1 ratio, so the patient gets the opiate effect to suppress the craving, while the extremes of intoxication are tempered. The net effect is a more balanced, or "normal" state, relieving withdrawal symptoms without altering your normal state.
Since addiction isn't completely a chemical equation, results vary among patients. However, the success rate for suboxone is proving to be better than methadone therapy. One clinic reports an 88% success rate for suboxone versus 50% for methadone over six months.
Part of the detox process is returning you to a normal state, a feeling that suboxone can create. It's easier to regain control, since you're not struggling with the mind-altering effects of stronger opioids. As well as transitioning your system away from more harmful substances — suboxone shows promise treating alcohol addiction as well — the psychological aspects of addiction can be addressed sooner in treatment.
Suboxone is still an opioid, so while life starts to return to normal more quickly than other detoxing methods, you're still at risk of addiction, though cravings shouldn't be as severe as for drugs such as heroin or oxycodone. As with other opioids, you can build up a tolerance to suboxone when using it long-term.
While not a final solution for addiction, suboxone may offer the helping hand you need to break the addiction cycle. Call me at the office or book online at Wellness Treasure to see if suboxone is right for you.


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2019 Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs announced
Last night five winners of the Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs (DBACE) were announced, winning a share of £50,000 for their creative business. With the creative industries contributing more than £100 billion to the UK economy every year, DBACE supports young UK-based entrepreneurs driven by a mission to build and sustain social value through enterprise. The programme is part of Deutsche Bank's global social enterprise programme, Made for Good, and has been delivered in partnership with not-for-profit creative industries incubator MeWe360.
The winners were revealed at a ceremony hosted by Gemma Cairney¹ (BBC Radio 1) at The Conduit in the heart of London's West End. The five winners are:
Activate the City! – Karen Jelenje
Encouraging and empowering young people in Bristol to become community champions and work locally to transform vacant and redundant space that would otherwise be used for fly tipping, loitering and illegal activity. The youth-led transformations become public space to provide wider social and economic benefits in disadvantage communities.
Black Ballad – Bola Awoniyi & Tobi Oredein
A subscription lifestyle media brand empowering black women globally by celebrating their culture, community and stories. By championing black female writers and creators, the Black Ballad membership provides access to content, events and experiences that rebalance the lack of representation in media.
Bukky Baldwin – Ibukun Jesusanmi Baldwin
An ethical fashion and textiles company based in Manchester aiming to empower marginalised communities. The brand has been collaborating with refugee and homeless charities to provide individually catered training programmes that are both practical and holistic in nature.
Mental Health The Arts – Angela Awuah
An early intervention creative arts academy for young people in South London between the ages of 13 and 25 with direct and indirect experience of mental illness. Educating, equipping and empowering young people to cultivate creative coping mechanisms through talks, workshops and the arts.
Petit Pli – Ryan Mario Yasin
Designing out waste across the entire garment value chain by engineering versatile garments that grow as the wearer does. The garments are embedded with a patent-pending auxetic structure, which expands bi-directionally to mimic the growth of children aged nine months to four years - that's seven sizes and seven times less waste.
¹ Gemma Cairney is a multi-award-winning broadcaster (BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 6 Music), published author and production company founder.
About DBACE
DBACE supports ambitious individuals from all backgrounds with sustainable ideas that will improve the lives of others and the communities we live in. Beyond winning a share of the £50,000, the prize package includes ongoing support for the year ahead, providing the winners with bespoke business support, mentoring and access to industry networks as part of a 12 month membership with MeWe360.
Established in 1993, the longstanding awards of 26 years have undergone a transformation in 2019. Now focusing on social creative enterprise, Deutsche Bank is working with MeWe360 to develop a programme that has encouraged entries by entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds, broadening the cohort of applicants and the variety of creative enterprises involved.
Nicole Lovett, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility UK, Deutsche Bank, comments: "After more than a quarter of a century supporting emerging creative enterprise in the UK, this year was the right time to look at DBACE with fresh eyes to ensure it reflected modern Britain and welcomed inspiring entrants with great ideas from a multitude of backgrounds. The quality of the 2019 applicants has been outstanding, making the judging very difficult indeed.
The five winners demonstrated original and exciting creative business ideas with sustainable models that look ahead to ongoing success. The prizes awarded mean far more than money, they offer a year of support and mentoring to give our winners every chance of success, shining a light on their ingenuity and the importance of the creative industries to the wider UK economy."
Kevin Osborne, founder and CEO, MeWe360, comments: "We are looking forward to working closely with the five winners in the coming year and to supporting them with mentoring and networking so that their businesses thrive. We're immensely proud to have been invited by Deutsche Bank to partner on this year's DBACE and are excited by the potential of the partnership to help many future young entrepreneurs on their journeys to success."
About MeWe360
MeWe360 is a UK social enterprise incubator for the creative industries. A not for profit, charitable organisation, MeWe360's mission is to uncover the UK's hidden leadership talent so that entrepreneurs from all backgrounds can develop thriving enterprises.
MeWe360 has a roster of high calibre industry mentors and consultants as well as a vibrant membership network of creatives from across the UK. MeWe360 was established in 2012 by Kevin Osborne, a social entrepreneur with over 25 years' experience developing talent in the creative industries. Current funders include Arts Council England and The Arts Impact Fund.
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Conceptualized and created by noted Indian entrepreneur, restaurateur and chef Farrokh Khambata with breathtaking views of the Dubai skyline on the 31st floor of Sofitel Downtown, Jaan is Dubai's latest addition on the lengthening list of 'progressive' Indian fine-dining restaurants.
The restaurant opened its doors to the public just a week or so before Diwali, a brilliant move as the buzz was already out and this newbie suddenly had an unanticipated lineup of reservations! I was fortunate enough to try out Jaan just a week into its opening, and given the hype, I was really keen on trying them out.
The interiors of Jaan Dubai is suave and sophisticated. Dimly lit with low-key mood music in the background, you can't help but admire the striking Dubai skyline from the floor to ceiling windows.
We were ushered to our table, and hosted by a lovely server of Egyptian origin. His slight Arabic twang on Indian names in the menu made me giggle, yet despite the restaurant only being operational for under a week, he was very well-versed with the menu options and proved to be immaculate with his drinks suggestions!
Salmon Kejriwal: This Japanese-style sushi is named after the prominent Indian political figure Arvind Kejriwal. I am not well versed enough in Indian politics to understand the link – perhaps Kejriwal has a liking for boiled eggs? I for one am not a huge fan of boiled eggs, but the combination of raw salmon with the creaminess of perfectly cooked egg (cooked 75 degrees sous vide) seemed to work beautifully well together. To add a touch of Indianness, this roll is spiked up with a mild hint of smoked jwala chili mayo. A little more filling than your usual sushi roll, this clever little starter got me excited to see what else we had in store.
I absolutely love raw seafood, and was therefore delighted to see the next appetizer featured some as well! This is Jaan Dubai's Jhaal Muri Ceviche. 'Jhaal Muri' is a very popular East Indian street food consisting of puffed rice, chili, mustard oil and other condiments. Essentially a vegetarian snack, I never dreamed of having it with raw fish! Chef Khambatta toys with the idea of Bengali love for fish by basing this starter on raw yellowtail amberjack. The dish was ice cold, the fish amazingly fresh, and yet I could taste the characteristic pungency of mustard oil, so well loved in a traditional Jhaal Muri. What a clever concept!
The next starter dish was so artistic, that it had me a little freaked out! This is Jaan Dubai's Hunter's Poussin, a platter of clay oven cooked chicken tenders, basted in a very aromatic basil and cumin concoction. It comes with a delicious, brightly hued beetroot chutney on the side (although I found the bird foot holder a little eerie… is it a chicken foot or a duck foot?!).
So far, the lineup of dishes at Jaan had me totally awestruck. Apart from the presentation itself, each dish toyed with the most unusual of flavor combinations… yet managed to work together beautifully well!
The next appetizer is Jaan Dubai's Big Head Prawns. These char-grilled king prawns, basted in aromatic garlic butter, might pale in comparison to the creative genius of the previous dishes, but once again the presentation was spot on! Each prawn was meaty, juicy moist, and had a delicate hint of char-grilled smokiness.
One of my favorites from the appetizer round was Jaan Dubai's Cherry Wood Chicken. These boneless bites of smoke-infused chicken have the pungency of Boriya Mirch, a round fiery hot chili that originates from Mexico. Each bite is succulently moist, and loaded with flavor. To me, it tastes like a posher counterpart of the very popular South Indian Chicken 65.
And that, my friends, was only the appetizers round! We also sipped on some very interesting drinks. Jaan Dubai's drinks menu is divided up into five sections: Forte (stronger on the alcohol content), Funky (lighter cocktails), Fruity (for those who prefer sweeter cocktails), Fancy (signature cocktails, immaculately presented) and Fenir (perfect 'night caps' to end a long feast-full night). Those who don't drink alcohol needn't feel left out as Jaan Dubai also does a whole array of interesting mocktails, and can also recreate something off the cocktail section sans any alcohol.
From the Forte section, Hubby started off with Jaan Dubai's Bourbon Colors, a potent hit of Bourbon with a sweet apple, honey and cinnamon base.
I had Jaan Dubai's very own version of Julep… their Plum-It is a fruity medley of vodka, red plum and basil.
Further into the evening, I decided to try Jaan Dubai's curiously named The Kitty Brewer from the 'Funky' drinks section. This rather fruity medley is a combination of mandarin vodka, sweet white wine campari and cranberry juice. The glass it comes in is as cool as the drink itself! You have to sip it through the tail, so feline… so kitty-cat like, meow!
Hubby got to sip his second drink through the glass too! This is Jaan Dubai's Smoking Cosmo, a cosmopolitan hit with the magic of smoking nitrogen. The menu does not even list its ingredients, and leaves the drinker guessing on the flavor combinations.
For 'night caps', I would suggest the Irish Cream if you like it sweet (a drink that can easily fit into the dessert section, this is combination of Irish whiskey, Amaretto and cinnamon cream is an absolute treat). And if you are looking for something more robust to keep the night rolling, give the Espresso Jaan a go. This combination of vodka, amarula and a shot of espresso is sure to keep you going into the wee hours of the night.
Dhaba Highway Restaurant Butter Chicken: An ode to the small 'dhaba' restaurants that line the isolated highways of India, Jaan Dubai has recreated a deliciously creamy Butter Chicken curry featuring pulled chicken pieces. And how cute is the tiffin box it comes in?!
Sizzling Chole Hummus with Amritsari Kulcha: 'Chole' is a very popular spiced chickpeas dish from Northern India. Given that chickpeas are found more commonly in hummus in our region, Chef Khambatta creates a marriage of the two by creating a 'Chole Hummus'! This is pure genius as the chickpeas have been cooked to a mush-like consistency which makes the flavor combinations of the spices more potent, and it goes deliciously well with the traditional potato-stuffed Kulcha bread of Punjabi origin.
I also enjoyed the Kulchas with the very buttery, thick and moreish Daal Makhani.
We were also served a vegetarian pilaf on the side. Cooked in the traditional 'dum' style reserved for biryani, this pilaf looks deceivingly simple. As soon as the top was cut open, we could get whiffs of the truffle oil. The flavor of truffle is deep, robust and enticing in this dish, and I could eat this dish sans any curry or other condiments. Exceptionally good!
And finally it's time for dessert!
Shahi Tukda is a well-loved Indian dessert consisting of toasted bread that has been soaked in sugar syrup and is served with 'mawa', or dried milk. Chef Khambatta has once again merged this treat with a global counterpart; the French Toast. This is Jaan Dubai's French Toast Shahi Tukda, a block of sweet bread so immaculately soft, that I actually rechecked to see if it was filled with cream on the inside! It comes with a decadent Kulfi popsicle on the side, which my daughter claimed right away.
However, my favorite dessert from the night was Jaan Dubai's aptly named Nirvana. An Indian-style Pana Cotta with the decadent addition of saffron, this treat was spooned up with much gusto and disappeared from the plate in record time! Is it just me, or does this dessert look like Olaf from Frozen? With the addition of the berry compote, this is Olaf massacred! (Sorry, I still haven't quite gotten over the Hunter's Poussin!).
All in all, Jaan by Chef Farrokh Khambatta seems to be set to leave a mark on the Indian fine-dining scene of Dubai. Using the finest techniques and ingredients from all over the world, the main premise of Indian spices and heritage somehow manage to come alive with every dish here. The presentation is very artistic, the venue posh yet invitingly so. I am intrigued to see what Chef Khambatta has in store for Jaan in the coming months.
With the very amicable Chef Farrokh Khambatta himself. Sorry for the poor picture quality, the lighting was not very flattering on me at all!


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Talanta. 2015 Jan;131:661-5. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2014.08.042. Epub 2014 Aug 26.
Characterization of Fe3O4/SiO2/Gd2O(CO3)2 core/shell/shell nanoparticles as T1 and T2 dual mode MRI contrast agent.
Yang M1, Gao L2, Liu K2, Luo C3, Wang Y2, Yu L2, Peng H4, Zhang W5.
Chemistry Department, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China; Antibiotics Department, Shanghai Institute for Food and Drug Control, Shanghai 201203, PR China.
Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China.
Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China. Electronic address: chunhua_luo@hotmail.com.
Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China; Polymer Electronic Research Centre, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand; State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China. Electronic address: h.peng@auckland.ac.nz.
Chemistry Department, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China.
Core/shell/shell structured Fe3O4/SiO2/Gd2O(CO3)2 nanoparticles were successfully synthesized. Their properties as a new type of T1-T2 dual model contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging were investigated. Due to the introduce of a separating SiO2 layer, the magnetic coupling between Gd2O(CO3)2 and Fe3O4 could be modulated by the thickness of SiO2 layer and produce appropriate T1 and T2 signal. Additionally, the existence of Gd(3+) enhances the transverse relaxivity of Fe3O4 possibly because of the magnetic coupling between Gd(3+) and Fe3O4. The Fe3O4/SiO2/Gd2O(CO3)2 nanoparticles exhibit good biocompatibility, showing great potential for biomedical applications.
Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Contrast agents; Fe(3)O(4)/SiO(2)/Gd(2)O(CO(3))(2); Magnetic resonance imaging; Nanoparticles
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Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre je mezinárodní závod ve vytrvalostním běhu, který se koná v ulicích brazilského města São Paulo. Běží se každoročně 31. prosince a je pojmenován po Silvestru I.

Akci založil v roce 1925 mediální magnát Cásper Líbero. Původně byla určena pouze závodníkům, kteří mají brazilské občanství nebo žijí v Brazílii trvale, od roku 1945 byl běh otevřen pro účastníky z dalších jihoamerických zemí a od roku 1947 může nastoupit kdokoli. První ročník měl šedesát účastníků, v současnosti se počet závodníků pohybuje okolo třiceti tisíc. V roce 1975 byla přidána také ženská kategorie. Původní délka byla 6,2 km, od roku 1991 trať měří 15 km.

Nejúspěšnějším startujícím je Paul Tergat z Keni, který vyhrál pětkrát a je také držitelem traťového rekordu 43:12 min.

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EditorialLooks Great, Runs Great
Looks Great, Runs Great
A visually appealing treatment plant helps inspire operators to perform and creates a positive impression for community residents and visitors.
By Pete Litterski
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Visitors are greeted by a tree-shaded entry sign and an entry gate flanked by junipers and river birches. Planting beds lush in ornamental Yaku Jima grass and low-lying holly bushes add a welcoming touch.
Chris Hamilton doesn't think it's a coincidence that the W.B. Casey Water Reclamation Facility was named Wastewater Plant of the Year by the Georgia Association of Water Professionals last June, just a year after winning a beautification award from the Keep Clayton County Beautiful organization.
Hamilton, plant supervisor, believes the Clayton County Water Authority's focus on the site's aesthetics plays a key role in the attitude and performance of the operations staff.
"If we go the extra mile, it encourages the staff to go that extra mile," he says. "When you pull into a facility such as ours and it's nice, neat and clean, it helps promote a certain pride in the staff. If you take pride in how it looks, then you take pride in how it operates."
The W.B. Casey plant, in Jonesboro, Ga., is an activated sludge facility with a licensed capacity of 24 mgd. It is one of three treatment plants operated by the CCWA, serving a growing customer base of more than 250,000 in Clayton County and its six cities on the southern outskirts of Atlanta.
Sensitive surroundings
The utility's original treatment plant was built in 1958 in what was a fairly remote area, well away from the residents and businesses. By the time the current W.B. Casey plant began operations in 2004 on a parcel fronting the old plant site, it was on a major business thoroughfare and directly across the street from an apartment complex.
The trees and the planting beds along the plant's road frontage and shading its entrance were all part of the 2004 construction project. As plans for the project were being introduced to the community and neighboring landowners, the landscaping plans helped the utility "put on a nice face," says Hamilton.
The water authority gave county officials and the public assurances that the new plant would be a good neighbor. "So far we've done that," says Hamilton. "We've held up our end. It is the nicest looking business on the road we're located on."
The plant is always in the public eye, and a well-groomed site makes a difference in the public's perception. "People often smell with their eyes," Hamilton says. "If it looks bad, they think it smells bad. But if it looks good, they might say, 'That place doesn't smell so bad.'
"On top of the traffic on the road, we get a lot of plant tours — schools and other groups. When they come on the property they know if you're keeping all of this up, you're probably doing a good job of operating it."
Pride in upkeep
Visitors are greeted by a tree-shaded entry sign and an entry gate flanked by junipers and river birches. Planting beds lush in ornamental Yaku Jima grass and low-lying holly bushes add a welcoming touch. The entry area is being updated with sod to replace some beds that were once covered in pine straw and must be regularly maintained and replaced to keep the entry neat.
There are also plans this winter and spring to begin replacing some of the annual flower beds with perennial plantings. The landscaped areas are kept green by an irrigation system that uses the plant's effluent.
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Q: How to run a WiFi hot spot from Ubuntu 16.04? I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS but I am unable to start the WiFi hot spot feature from the network settings. After turning the hotspot, the dialog box confirms the WiFi hot spot is  turned on, but the connection does not appear on my phone and other wireless devices.
I use the Internet from an Ethernet LAN connection and want to share my internet connection to other wireless devices.

A: *

*Disable WIFI and plug in an internet cable to your laptop so that your Ubuntu is connect to a wired internet and wireless is disabled.
Go to Network Icon on top panel -> Edit Connections …, then click the Add button in the pop-up window.

*Choose Wi-Fi from the drop-down menu and click the Create button:

*In next window, do:

Type in a connection name.
  Select mode: Hotspot Device.
  from drop-down menu. create-wifi-hotspotThe name will be used later.
  Type in a SSIDMAC address: select your wireless card

*Go to Wi-Fi Security tab, select security type WPA & WPA2 Personal and set a password.

*Go to IPv4 Settings tab, from Method drop-down box select Shared to other computers.

*When done, click the save button.
Go to Network Icon again and you will see the created hotspot ubuntu.

*When everything's done, enable WIFI from Network Manager icon on the panel. It should automatically connect to the hotspot you created. If not, select Connect to Hidden Wi-Fi Network … and select it from the drop-down box.

*Now you can search and connect the access point from your Android mobile and enjoy!

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King Felipe and Queen Letizia along with Princess of Asturias Leonore and Infanta Sofia today attended the celebrations of National Day. A military parade was held at the Plaza de Lima to pay the homage to the fallen soldiers and national Flag. In the evening Felipe and Letizia offered the traditional memorial reception of the National Day at the Royal Palace of Madrid.
Also known as Hispanic Day, the national day is a public holiday in Spain, on which the king of Spain supervises the raising of the Spanish national flag in the centre of Madrid Plaza de Lima and then lead a military parade after that accompanying by Prime Minister.
The commemoration of the National Festival aims to solemnly recall moments of collective history that are part of the common historical, cultural and social heritage, assumed as such by the vast majority of citizens. According to Law 18/1987, dated October 7, which establishes the day of the National Day of Spain on October 12, symbolizes the historical event in which Spain, on the verge of concluding a process of construction of the State from of our cultural and political plurality, and the integration of the Kingdoms of Spain into a single Monarchy, begins a period of linguistic and cultural projection beyond European limits.
The Royal Family arrived escorted by the squadron of Royal Escort and was greeted by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
The Royal guards presented the honours to the King. Then King Felipe reviewed the troops and greeted the members of the Government and Armed forces.
After a parachute jump carrying the Spanish flag, three royal guards, representatives of each of the Armies, a civil guard and national police transferred the flag, which was raised to the chords of the National Anthem. Then took place the tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain. The Music Unit of the Royal Guard was in charge of interpreting "The death is not the end", to whose compasses were made the movements of scripts and portacoronas.
The military parade is performed by more than 4,000 soldiers and members of the State Security Forces and Corps, 114 vehicles, 52 motorcycles and 127 horses.
This year the air show, usually presented by the jets of Spanish air force, was suspended due to the bad weather.
After the parade, Royal family was escorted by the Royal Escort Squadron, to the Royal Palace of Madrid, where the traditional reception took place on the occasion of National Holiday Day.
In the Throne Room, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia received the Government members, senior foreign officials, presidents of Autonomous Communities, former Presidents of the Government, Diplomatic Corps, Political Groups and members of the armed forces.
The reception was in the Gala Dining Room and the Salons of Gasparini and Carlos III.
For the annual event, Queen Letizia trusted her head designer Felipe Varela once again. She wore a pearl grey tailored jacket with matching Chantilly lace dress.
The crêpe wool jacket features a lapel collar and metallic double button closure at the front with matching buttons on cuff.
Underneath the jacket, Letizia wore pearl grey sleeveless Chantilly skirt. The top of the dress is made from wool and features intricate embroidery on the front.
A closer look at the top.
The lace skirt of the dress features midi-length and intricate detailing on its pleats.
Letizia paired the outfit with matching pearl grey handbag and Mila pumps from her go-to label Magrit.
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Her Chanel 'Plume' white gold diamond earrings finished the look.
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The Aronym ANPR is formed from term "Automatic Number Plate Recognition". Another name of this tecthnology is "License Plate Recognition" (LPR). This project contains sources of the application which reads vehicle license plate from android camera device video stream or high resolution jpeg image.
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Original traditional Biosun ear candles. A relaxing therapy whereby candles are placed in the ear. The heat of the flame causes a gentle suction, which many people find beneficial. Now with a new safety feature - the newly developed, patented safety filter features staggered fins that completely prevent the risk of dripping wax. The open channel of the filter makes the earcandle even more effective. The rounded end of the filter fenrlt seals off the sear. Suitable for ears of all sizes. Biosun ear candles are made by hand using a traditional recipe and the finest regularly tested ingredients. Without compromise, only premium quality pesticide-free untreated cotton is used together with pure beeswax, honey extract, and traditional herbs such as sage, St Johns Wort, chamomile and pure essential oils.
Original Biosun Earcandles are a wonderful and relaxing therapy used for the treatment of many ear, nose, throat, sinus and head conditions, such as vertigo, tinnitus, glue ear, itchy ears, and to prevent recurring ear infections. They help to clear the sinuses and blocked pressure in the Eustacian tubes and are recommended as a regular treatment for individuals who regularly fly or take part in deep sea diving.
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Wellington, New Zealand - 30 May, 2017 - Aleisha Perry, Hyuck Yim and Nicole Priddey received industry recognition today when they received top ICT student awards at a ceremony held at the Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) in front of more than sixty programming students.
Aleisha Perry, Hyuck Yim and Nicole Priddey received industry recognition today when they received top ICT student awards at a ceremony held at the Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) in front of more than sixty programming students.
The Intergen Young Achiever Awards are available to first year Bachelor of Information Technology students at WelTec. The Awards recognise academic achievement and a student's contribution to their peers and to their overall study programme. The students are nominated by their fellow students and the Awards are made by Wellington ICT company, Intergen.
"The Intergen Young Achiever Award is a great boost to my confidence. It is fantastic to be introduced so early on my studies to a go-ahead company like Intergen," says Aleisha Perry, a former Tawa College student who worked as a café manager before deciding to study ICT at WelTec.
Hyuck Yim commented that acknowledgement by Intergen was humbling and very rewarding at this stage of his studies.
Pictured left to right are Chief Executive WelTec and Whitireia Chris Gosling, Ian Hunter WelTec IT, Aleisha Perry top prize winner, Hyuck Yim second prize winner and Nicole Priddey third prize winner with Simon Bright Intergen's Chief Executive Officer, Tony Gan, WelTec IT, Gerry McCullough WelTec and Whitireia Head of IT.
Chris Gosling, WelTec and Whitireia Chief Executive thanked Intergen for its support to students and noted Wellington is a world-leading centre for ICT with many incredibly innovative companies operating from the Capital not only nationally, but internationally.
In addition to Young Achiever Awards, Intergen runs a graduate recruitment programme employing around 25 graduates across New Zealand each year.


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Q: What's the difference between data storage format and compression format? I know that in Big Data areas the usage of data storage file formats such as Parquet, Avro and more is very wide. I know that these formats are meant to improve performance, compatibility, schema evolution, compression and more. I want to focus on compression and understand why exactly do these formats use behind the scenes compression formats like gzip, zlib and snappy?
And this leads me to the main question I have - what's the difference between keeping my data in a gzip format, to keeping it in Parquet? Why are compression formats take place in a different category, and not just other options for data storage formats?

A: Compression (e.g. GZIP) and (structural) encoding (Parquet format) of the data are two different techniques that can be combined. In essence, you actually always have to do this.
Compression is only taking a binary stream of data and applies its algorithm to shrink the data. It doesn't care about the actual information stored in the stream of bytes.
For your data to be stored into a binary stream, you need to think of a binary representation for it. If you are already looking at Parquet, I would assume that you have tabular data. For this common encodings are using CSV or Parquet. Compression is independent of it. You can apply it afterwards on both representation to make the on-disk storage smaller. In the case of the case of the Parquet format though, compression (incl. GZIP) is already built into the format to apply it in a more efficient manner than over the whole binary stream at once.


Charles Hamer (seated) with Donna Little of CDS.
CHARLES Hamer is a great example of dedication and resilience. From having no job, living in shared accommodation and no license, the CDS client is now ticking all the boxes and it is not only because of his drive but the tremendous support from his carers.
"I have some great people in my life who have helped me get to where I am today," said Charles.
"From Donna and Jodie through to direct carers such as Ian, Rodney and Martin – they have all played a part.
"I am now in my first month at McDonalds, living independently and have a full license," he said.
Charles also credits his new found happiness to the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in the Central West stating that the new model is one of the big reasons he is in the position he is in today.
"The NDIS allows me to choose what I want to do, when, how and who with," he said.
"Currajong has been extremely helpful and supportive.
"I have really turned a corner and am now planning ahead with confidence," he said.
Despite all the positive news Charles remains focused and grounded.
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"That mindset has brought me this far.


How do we ensure that our students feel a sense of belonging and respect in our classrooms? How do we build a learning community in which students collaborate and solve problems as scientists? How do we embrace and leverage the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and experiences our students bring to our disciplines? In this webinar, Kimberly Tanner, author of the frequently-referenced article "Structure matters: twenty-one teaching strategies to promote student engagement and cultivate classroom equity," will lead participants through a discussion of concrete strategies to teach inclusively. We encourage participants to bring their ideas and questions on this most timely and important topic on today's college campuses.


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Alyssa Milano Defends Biden and Gets Bashed on Twitter
Ferlon Webster, Jr. , @ferlonistheman
The left and the media — yes, I know they are one and the same — love to chant "believe all women." But isn't it interesting how they abandon this "mantra" when one of their own has sexual assault or inappropriate behavior allegations brought against them?
The perpetrator here is Alyssa Milano.
Milano attempted to come to Biden's rescue after 2 women came forward to accuse the former Vice President of inappropriate behavior.
Former Nevada State Sen. Lucy Flores told her story on Friday, accusing Biden of "touching" her during a 2014 campaign rally. "I felt him get closer to me from behind. He leaned further in and inhaled my hair," she wrote on The Cut. "I was mortified. I thought to myself, "I didn't wash my hair today and the vice-president of the United States is smelling it. And also, what in the actual fuck? Why is the vice-president of the United States smelling my hair?" He proceeded to plant a big slow kiss on the back of my head. My brain couldn't process what was happening. I was embarrassed. I was shocked. I was confused. There is a Spanish saying, "tragame tierra," it means, "earth, swallow me whole." I couldn't move and I couldn't say anything. I wanted nothing more than to get Biden away from me."
A Connecticut woman, Amy Lappos, came forward Monday describing a similar experience with Biden during a 2009 political fundraiser.
"It wasn't sexual, but he did grab me by the head," Lappos told The Courant Monday. "He put his hand around my neck and pulled me in to rub noses with me. When he was pulling me in, I thought he was going to kiss me on the mouth."
To respond to these women's stories the actress expressed her realization that not all women's experiences are the same and made it a point to show how much of a privilege it is to be a friend of the Democratic presidential hopeful in a tweet.
I am proud to call Joe Biden a friend. He has been a leader and a champion on fighting violence against women for many years, and I have been fortunate to accompany him to events with survivors where he has listened to their stories, empathized with them, and comforted them. pic.twitter.com/cI0jsKlu3P
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) April 2, 2019
"I am proud to call Joe Biden a friend," she wrote. "He has been a leader and a champion on fighting violence against women for many years, and I have been fortunate to accompany him to events with survivors where he has listened to their stories, empathized with them, and comforted them."
"That's who Joe Biden is," she continued. "A warm, generous individual who believes its on all of us to pay attention to women's stories and experiences."
The "tweeters" did not let her get away with this one, a bunch pointed out her hypocrisy. Especially over Milano's past rants against Brett Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court nomination. "I believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford," she tweeted at the time.
Maybe if people like u were consistent, Franken couldve gotten the investigation he asked for & we would still have him as a really strong progressive senator fighting. Zero tolerance is only good in theory. Nuance & context matters as u now see while caping 4 Biden. #Consistency pic.twitter.com/QsqcFh8zYj
— Lindz Domminigue (@its_lindz) April 2, 2019
You are free to support whomever you choose, to be as inconsistent, unprincipled, cynical, etc as you please. It's a free country. You should run for federal elected office, too. You'll get plenty of big donor support. That sort of amoral shamelessness is highly desirable.
— Greek Stav (@GrkStav) April 2, 2019
No no no NO. Just NO.
— Fawnica (@fawnica) April 2, 2019
Soooo sexual harassment only matters when it in pertains to Trump and his supporters. Got it 👌
— Andrew Caple (@Andycapes58) April 2, 2019
Oh, how awesome it is when the ideology you hold dearly turns back and bites you right between the back pockets.
"Believe all women" is a phrase phonies chant when they want to get someone they don't like thrown out of office, thrown in jail, and silenced. This type of thinking does not hold up when one of their male friends is the person being targeted.
With all that said, Biden is one "creepy" dude and this often viewed video below obviously shows that.
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import com.github.glitteride.syntext.syntax.SyntaxDefinition;

import java.util.*;

public class SyntaxRange implements CharSequence {
	private SyntaxDefinition syntax;
	private CharSequence content;
	private int start;
	private List<SyntaxRuleRange> ruleRanges;

	public SyntaxRange(SyntaxDefinition syntax, int start, CharSequence content) {
		setSyntax(syntax);
		setStart(start);
		_setContent(content);
		ruleRanges = new ArrayList<SyntaxRuleRange>();
	}

	public SyntaxRange(SyntaxDefinition syntax, CharSequence content) {
		this(syntax, 0, content);
	}

	public SyntaxDefinition getSyntax() {
		return syntax;
	}

	public void setSyntax(SyntaxDefinition syntax) {
		this.syntax = syntax;
	}

	public int getStart() {
		return start;
	}

	protected void setStart(int start) {
		this.start = start;
	}

	public int getEnd() {
		return start + length();
	}

	protected CharSequence getContent() {
		return content;
	}

	protected void _setContent(CharSequence content) {
		this.content = content;
	}

	public List<SyntaxRuleRange> getRuleRanges() {
		return ruleRanges;
	}

	public Optional<SyntaxRuleRange> getLastRange() {
		if(ruleRanges.isEmpty()) {
			return Optional.empty();
		}
		return Optional.ofNullable(ruleRanges.get(ruleRanges.size() - 1));
	}

	protected void setRuleRanges(Collection<SyntaxRuleRange> ranges) {
		ruleRanges.clear();
		ruleRanges.addAll(ranges);
		Collections.sort(ruleRanges);
	}

	public void setContent(CharSequence content) {
		if(!content.equals(getContent())) {
			_setContent(content);
			match();
		}
	}

	public Collection<SyntaxRuleRange> match() {
		setRuleRanges(getSyntax().match(this));
		return getRuleRanges();
	}

	public Collection<SyntaxRuleRange> clean() {
		List<SyntaxRuleRange> ranges = new ArrayList<SyntaxRuleRange>();
		Iterator<SyntaxRuleRange> iterator = getRuleRanges().iterator();

		while(iterator.hasNext()) {
			SyntaxRuleRange range = iterator.next();
			if(range.getContent().getStart() < length() || range.getContent().getEnd() < length()) {
				iterator.remove();
				ranges.add(range);
			}
		}

		return Collections.unmodifiableCollection(ranges);
	}

	@Override
	public int length() {
		return getContent().length();
	}

	@Override
	public char charAt(int index) {
		return getContent().charAt(index);
	}

	@Override
	public CharSequence subSequence(int start, int end) {
		return getContent().subSequence(start, end);
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	@Override
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		return content.toString();
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}

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Georgie Whiteley shares her experiences of venturing out of the 'university bubble'.
If you have ever been on an awkward date, had to make conversation with a distant relative or got chatting to a stranger on the bus, you'll know the ever so familiar question, "What do you do in your spare time?". I used to mumble something about seeing friends or watching a film to hide my embarrassment that I lived in one of the most exciting cities in the world, yet mainly experienced it from my sofa.
It was definitely time for a change. So when I came across the charity ReachOut at the King's Fresher's Fair, I knew I wanted to find out more. ReachOut works with eight to eighteen year olds from disadvantaged communities, providing them with one-to-one mentoring and team activities that help them grow in both character and competence.
One week and a short training session later, I found myself in a primary school in Camden along with eight other mentors waiting for a group of ten year old girls at the ReachOut Club. I had no experience with children and I hadn't been in a primary school since 2000. So it's safe to say, I had no idea what to expect.
The ReachOut Clubs run weekly from October to March, in various schools across North and East London. Each session begins with snack time, followed by forty-five minutes of one-to-one academic mentoring which focuses primarily on improving the children's maths and English. What then follows is forty-five minutes of activities, which can range from anything like cake decorating to a game of football or even drama.
Both parts of the project aim to give the mentees the skills and confidence they need to leave primary school and progress into secondary school. And nothing can prepare you better for the terrifying world of secondary school than taking on nine ten year old boys in a ferocious game of dodge ball. The confidence gained from winning the match should set the girls up for life.
Throughout the entire project, I mentored a girl called Katie who was struggling at school because she was incredibly shy. The first time we met, Katie was too nervous to tell me her name, which did nothing to help my own nerves. But once we had bonded over a shared love of pasta and The Hunger Games, we worked on giving her the confidence to speak more in class and engage with the other girls in the club.
Aside from the warm glow of helping disadvantaged children, ReachOut give you the skills and experiences that will be invaluable in the workplace, look great on your CV and sound even better in an interview. I've used the dodgeball match countless times as an example for when I "overcame adversity". There are also opportunities to progress through the charity, from a mentor to a project leader, to organising and running a ReachOut Club. Having graduated from King's, I am now working full time with ReachOut – so there may even be a job for you at the end.
It's easy to think that, as a student, you know London inside out. You know where to get the best coffee, have a cheap night out and buy a pizza for under a fiver (Goodge Street, in case you hadn't discovered that one yet). Volunteering made me realise how much more there is to London outside of the university bubble. If it wasn't for ReachOut, I probably would never have met anyone living in the council estates that were a stone's throw from my student accommodation.
We live in a very diverse but extremely divided city, and volunteering with ReachOut gives you the rare opportunity to challenge some of these boundaries. If nothing else, the look of admiration when you tell your date, relative or bus companion that you volunteer weekly with children from disadvantaged areas means it's definitely worth the hard work.
ReachOut is now recruiting volunteer mentors. For more information or to get involved visit www.reachoutuk.org.
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Three cleaning ladies who are struggling in life decide to take advantage of their relative invisibility at the office where they clean. Soon, they start stealing — and acting on — insider trading secrets.
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Episode 1 (First Impressions)
19 June 7, 2022 June 8, 2022
Cleaning Up: Episode 1 (First Impressions)
Based on the UK television show of the same name, JTBC's Cleaning Up tells the story of three cleaning ladies who decide to take advantage of insider trading intel to earn some much-needed cash. The first episode is spent setting the scene and introducing our trio of office cleaners, one of whom is particularly desperate to change her financial situation.
Editor's note: If there is sufficient interest, drama coverage will continue with weekly Drama Hangouts.
EPISODE 1 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
First off, I haven't seen the original British version, so I didn't go into this drama with much knowledge. From the premise and the teasers, I expected something cheeky with an edge, and that's pretty much what I got. While the tone feels playful, it's not exactly a lighthearted drama. Like many a drama these days, class inequality is a major theme with money and the lack of it driving questionable decisions for both the haves and the have-nots.
Our main protagonist is UH YONG-MI (Yeom Jung-ah), an exhausted mom working two jobs and barely making ends meet. Her primary job is as a cleaner for the brokerage firm Vested (across the street from WeWork wowork) where she and the other cleaners are practically invisible to the financial advisors and other white-collar employees working to make the rich richer.
Yong-mi struggles to juggle her jobs and single motherhood, while also dodging the loan shark who comes knocking at her door with a bat. While Yong-mi is fairly gloomy and bitter (for perhaps understandable reasons), her coworker and friend AHN IN-KYUNG (Jeon So-min) is quite the opposite. In-kyung is optimistically saving up to buy a coffee truck so she can start her own traveling business. They make an interesting pair, the world-weary Yong-mi and the innocent-seeming In-kyung.
We only get a brief introduction this episode to the third member of our promised trio MAENG SOO-JA (Kim Jae-hwa), another cleaner at Vested. Most of the cleaners seem to resent her for always sucking up to their manager, but Yong-mi understands it's all about survival. And Soo-ja's strategy is effective – their manager is the type who enjoys even the most obvious flattery.
It's easy to see why Soo-ja curries favor where she can; when the cleaning ladies aren't being ignored, they're being treated like personal maids. One of the financial managers orders In-kyung to clean the cup stains off his desk since he apparently doesn't know how to use either a coaster or a napkin.
The cleaning crew often works after-hours, something the higher-up employees don't always consider. While Yong-mi is taking a break nearby, DIRECTOR YOON (Song Jae-hee) talks to someone on the phone about recent investigations and worries about getting caught. (Maybe don't talk about your criminal activities in the workplace, then.) His anxiety makes it seem like he may not be doing this of his own accord, but maybe he's just jumpy.
Director Yoon very helpfully talks about an upcoming merger and not only writes down but verbally repeats the name of the company everyone is supposed to invest 50 million won in. Yong-mi takes that all in, and, although she may not know exactly what it means, she knows it's shady and important.
But for the moment, Yong-mi has more pressing matters. She meets up with her ex-husband JIN SUNG-WOO (Kim Tae-woo) to demand his late child support payments. Their relationship is contentious, and there's obviously resentment on both sides. They may have divorced over Sung-woo's infidelity, but that wasn't their only problem.
Sung-woo pointedly asks if she's resolved her gambling debt, assuming it's why she came all the way to his work to demand the money. Ah, so that explains the loan shark. Sung-woo even tells her he'll take the kids, questioning her fitness as a mother. As if things weren't bad enough, now Yong-mi's landlord is threatening to kick her out thanks to the chaos of bat-wielding loan sharks and noisy, unsupervised children.
That night, Yong-mi is shocked to hear a report about a massive jump in stock price for Worktech Electronics – the very company she heard Director Yoon mention – after an announced merger. At work, Yong-mi overhears a couple of financial employees in the bathroom talking about insider trading, how hard it is to prove and how rich it can make you.
Even when a noise alerts them to Yong-mi's presence, they keep talking since one of the women scoffs that it's not like Yong-mi would understand them anyway. Wow. Yong-mi takes it upon herself to learn everything she can about insider trading, reading books and watching videos. She takes to eavesdropping at work and even snooping through documents on desks to discover trade secrets.
It's no surprise given Yong-mi's financial desperation that she sees a massive opportunity despite the risks. She also understands that her uniform gives her cover, making it easy to go unnoticed and unsuspected. Yong-mi tries to bring In-kyung in, but In-kyung is much too honest to be tempted into doing something illegal for cash.
Yong-mi gets another visit from the loan shark, this time at her part-time job. He gives her ten days to come up with the money, so she then tries to get her brother Yong-kyu to loan her money. From his reaction, this isn't the first time. Yong-mi tries to guilt him into it by claiming it's his insistence on studying abroad that meant she couldn't go to college and live a better life, but he's unmoved.
Yong-kyu calls Yong-mi out on her gambling debt, unwilling to give her money after she squandered her own away. Things get tense, so their mom pretends to faint to stop their fighting. Ha. When Yong-mi leaves, she vandalizes her brother's expensive car in retaliation for his refusal, which seems like a particularly bad move when you're already in debt. Plus, it's rude.
Yong-mi moves on to her next target: In-kyung, who proves to be much more sympathetic. As they stand on a bridge, Yong-mi shares that she almost committed suicide there twice, once when her kids were little and again after her ex-husband cheated. But Yong-mi couldn't go through with it and leave her kids alone. In-kyung, being way too nice, decides to help Yong-mi get started with her criminal enterprise.
Their first step is to bug the office, so In-kyung orders some cheap listening devices online … that don't work. Luckily for them, Yong-mi has just started renting out her attic room to LEE DOO-YOUNG (Na In-woo), a family friend and PhD student. Despite the sketchy situation, sweet and timid Doo-young helps repair their cheap bug and buys Yong-mi's explanation that it's to catch In-kyung's cheating boyfriend.
Armed with their now functioning listening device, Yong-mi and In-kyung set their plan in motion. In-kyung stands lookout while Yong-mi slips into Director Yoon's office to plant the bug. Of course, their manager spots In-kyung in the hallway and leads her away, leaving Yong-mi on her own. Right as Yong-mi manages to open the ceiling vent, the office door opens. In walks Soo-ja, catching Yong-mi red-handed as the episode ends.
I guess that answers how Soo-ja gets involved in this scheme. Based on the very little of her we've seen so far, she seems like the type to cash in on an opportunity. Now the question is whether she'll want in on the action right away or will use it as leverage for something else.
With the setup out of the way, I'm looking forward to seeing these ladies get started for real. For once, they're lucky that people barely notice cleaners since that means they don't have to be good at sneaking around. Yong-mi and In-kyung clearly have no idea what they're doing, and I for one am ready for some faux spy hijinks.
Premiere Watch: Doctor Lawyer, Why Her?, Cleaning Up
Cleaning Up and snooping around with Yeom Jung-ah, Jeon So-min, and Kim Jae-hwa
News bites: May 7, 2022
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Tags: Cleaning Up, first episodes, First Impressions, Jeon So-min, Kim Jae-hwa, Lee Moo-saeng, Na In-woo, Yeom Jung-ah
The first episode was fun when they got into it. I'm excited for hijinks too.
I wish I knew where I could watch the episodes, but so far I haven't found any place with completed english subs. Please help me out here, beanies.
Yepdrama appears to have it with English subs. I'm sure you know, but I'll repeat my standard caveat that adblockers and virus protection are critical for using unofficial streaming sites.
Oops, my bad - looks like only ep. 1 has subs so far. Same for dramac**l. I didn't watch enough to judge the quality.
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Wouldn't have survived all these years out in the wild without them! Adblockers and virus protections are absolute essentials for unofficial streaming. I'll check out the first episode, even with the shoddy subs. Thanks, @elinor.
Same. The only one I found were subs that looked like Mad Libs.
According to a certain private tracker I use, the only real subs available are Chinese. I know this isn't exactly a Hallyu star-studded cast, but even less popular JTBC shows always get subs. I'm surprised no streaming services have picked it up. I hate that there are more streaming services than ever now and yet we still get shows from major cable stations that fall through the cracks.
I stand corrected! Southeast Asian TV station K-Plus Asia has the rights to this show, so we should be getting real English subs!
Hooray! Hope you didn't already pay Healer's tracking fee - I hear it's non-refundable.
K-Plus Asia isn't available outside Southeast Asia though, is it? It's a shame that a show from a major cable channel wouldn't get picked up by a major internationally-available streaming service. It's already a bit of a hassle to keep track of the many new legal avenues and yet, they still keep missing out on certain shows (thinking of Tracer, Crime Puzzle). I guess my best hope now is to wait for less-than-legal options to get English subs from K-Plus Asia. Thanks for the info, @mindy.
Maya K
In case you missed it Crime Puzzle is available on Viki with english subs (at least in the US region)!
@seasaltpitachips: I'm not from the US region, so it's unfortunately still unavailable to me. It's good that got officially picked up by a major streaming service though. Just wish they did it while it was airing. Finding any english subs for it during that time was difficult. Not to mention that drama seasons are extremely fast-paced, so missing out at the right time means an otherwise good drama could fade into obscurity for international audiences.
miss h
I wonder if there is an issue with remakes? Jtbc has had several remakes that weren't picked up by streaming services, or at least didn't get widespread distribution.
That's interesting. I didn't realize that this was a pattern with jTBC drama remakes. Maybe there's a rights issue? Idk.
3 Scottie
In the first episode I was unable to connect with the main characters, the cleaning ladies, in this remake. I do not have much sympathy for the gambling mother, although I like that the drama broke what seems to be an unwritten rule in drama land that the problem gamblers are all male.
I could not help thinking that her kids would be better off with the father. Their living situation is so terrible because of the mother's gambling debt. I also cannot blame the brother for refusing to give her (more?) money and her revenge on his car was neither funny nor justified. She appears to be greedy and lazy, she likes the shortcuts - painting the carpet pattern instead of removing the stain and getting rich by cheating. She is not likeable. Maybe it will change in ep 2, I might watch it and give it another chance.
I didn't watch it but Kim Jae-Hwa is in 3 airing dramas : Why Her, Kiss Sixth Sense and this one. She's busy :p
5 stargazer
hi quirkycase. possible to change Jung So-min to Jeon So-min. Jung So-min is in the other drama (Alchemy of Souls). Sorry im a Jeon So-min fan and i realise a lot of people do make that mistake. thanks in advance!
6 welh
My first impression is that this show does not have the legs to get to the finish line. The character baselines are basic; their intellectual range modest; and there is not enough backstory to root for any of them or to pull off a complex, insider trading caper.
7 emsel
This drama is not working for me. Gambling as a backstory is fine, but the FL is constantly shown to be unable to leave her addiction which makes it hard to root for her. She isn't actively working on it but rather using her current state of life to justify her actions such as the way she behaved with her ex-husband and her brother, scratching a lottery without buying it and playing gambling games in mobile. It is not just her character, the plot as a whole seems to be lacking the cohesion and adrenaline rush to pull off a feat with high stakes.


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Weebles is a range of children's roly-poly toys that originated in 1971 by the US toy company Playskool. They are egg-shaped, so tipping one causes a weight located at the bottom-center to be raised. Once released, the Weeble is restored by gravity to an upright position. Weebles have been designed with a variety of shapes, including some designed to look like people or animals.

The catchphrase "Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down" was used in advertising during their rise in popularity in the 1970s and during successive relaunches in the early 2000s. The line was coined by advertising executive Walter Cohen at Benton & Bowles when he and his partner Bernard Most were assigned to the account in 1971.
The pair (as the creative team Bernie & Walter) used the phrase when they created the first TV commercials for the new product.

The Weebles 1971–2011 Price Guide and Index lists and shows every Weeble model made over the preceding 40 years.  There are 116 Weebles in total (83 regular; 21 peelable; 12 tumbling) including all egg-shaped sizes and variations made during 1971–1983.  In 2011, Hasbro started making a new line of larger egg-shaped Weebles and had produced 42 new Weebles as of July 2011.

A wide range of accessories was available for the Weebles, including vehicles, buildings and furniture. Some sets had themes, such as the Weebles circus set.

In the United Kingdom, Weebles were manufactured and marketed by Airfix under licence from 1973 onwards.

Design principle

Weeble is shaped like an egg—in order for the physics principles to work as intended, the shape must have a bottom which is a more or less smooth (unfaceted) hemisphere (to allow the Weeble to roll) and from the central vertical axis the shape must be nearly cylindrically symmetrical (that is, any plane cut through the vertical axis line must produce close to the same profile).  Next, the shape must be filled with two basic types of unmixed solids, and the volume of the lighter solid must be greater than that of the heavier solid.  Next, the overall shape must have constant positive curvature.  Next, the relationship between the heavy solid and the light solid must be such that any orientation of the object off of the vertical axis line must cause the object's centroid to raise and to become offset.  Lastly, the object must have only one position in which it can achieve stable mechanical equilibrium.

Combining these characteristics produces a basic Weeble.  In theory, it is not possible to have a Weeble with a centroid that is too low to achieve a stable mechanical equilibrium.

List of playsets
Numerous playsets were made and marketed in the United States throughout the 1970s including a Haunted House, Treehouse, Tarzan,  Camper, Playground, Marina, Circus, Fun House, Mickey Mouse Club Set, Mickey Mouse Magic Kingdom, Western Theme Set, Weekender and others.  Playsets often came with certain figures, though these could also be purchased separately.

There are 44 Weebles sets that include at least one Weebles figure and a vehicle, or larger sets made between 1972 and 1982.

A new line of Weebles was created in 2004 that were not egg-shaped but rather shaped like different animals.  These were produced for a couple of years.

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Figures
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Jack and Jill's Wobbly Adventure
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Cinderella Carriage
Weebly Knight & Ogre Adventure
Weebalot Castle
Figures

New Weebles (since 2011)
 Musical Treehouse
 Wobble-Go-Round
 Figures
 Weebles on the Bus
 Bobblin' Boat
 Wobblin' Wings
 Turnin' Whirlin' Racers
 Turn 'n Tumble Home
 Rock 'n Wobble Playground

In popular culture
 In 1975, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade introduced a balloon of the standard Weeble design, which lasted until 1978. Almost 20 years later, balloonicles with the Weebles characters Tibbey, Tooey, and Bumpus made their debut.

See also
 Weebl and Bob
 Okiagari-koboshi
 Daruma doll
 Gömböc

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1970s toys
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You can download IPMenulet now (direct .dmg download – link changed visit dev site instead) or visit the developers website here for more information and to view the simple tools source code.
Little utilities like this are really useful if you have a dynamic IP or just find yourself frequently moving around to different networks, although if you fall into the second category and need to allow local connections, you'd probably benefit from using a service like DynDNS, but that's another topic.
You can always find your IP address in Mac OS X through System Preferences, using the command line, or accessing a web site like whatismyip.org too.
Use DynDNS and you won't need to go guessing or typing in numbers, much easier solution.
This app shows your public IP, your command shows the local IP. Both are useful in different ways.
IPMenulet looks really good and professional. I've just no started using it and I already love it.