We all know what it feels like when accidentally walking by a green plant and while brushing up against it feeling a slight stinging or prickly pain, don't we? Well, this will be the stinging nettle plant. Despite its 'prickly disposition' it has been proven to be very beneficial for skin, hair, bone, urinary health as well as allergy conditions.
Stinging nettle's Latin name is urtica dioica. It has a long medicinal history dating back as far as Ancient Greece.
The herb has powerful anti-inflammatory qualities and is used for treatment of many health issues. The most popular use of leaves is turning them into stinging nettle tea, which works as a natural anti-allergy remedy and other breathing-related disorders. However, the roots affect treatments of urinary and enlarged prostate ailments. This part of the stinging nettle plant is often used in the supplementary form of tablets and capsules in order to enrich the nutrition of the body.
The Ecuri DHT Blockers for Men contain powdered extract of this wonderful plant which will fulfil men's daily recommended dose necessary for the body to function in a balanced and healthy way. When taken, it directly affects prostate cells. Stinging nettle root extract is also known to slow and stop the spread of prostate cancer cells. In the Ecuri DHT Blockers for Men it's used in combination with Saw Palmetto and other herbs. The root of the plant is an excellent agent to treat not only urinary issues, in combination with Saw Palmetto, which is a natural DHT Blocker, it's used to stop the androgenic hair loss.
Urinary issues are caused by an enlarged prostate. With aging an enlarged prostate gland begins to press on the urethra. Men affected with this disorder start to experience increased urges to urinate, incomplete emptying of the bladder, painful urination, post urination dripping and reduced urinary flow.
It hasn't been entirely proven why stinging nettle alleviates some of these symptoms, but the researchers found out the connection between some chemicals in the stinging nettles that affect male hormones that cause this condition. Stinging nettle is used as a successful general diuretic and can help urine flow as well. It's also used in home remedies for bladder inflammation.
Joint pain or Arthritis is experienced typically in the hands, knees, hips and spine. Nettle here works similar to anti-inflammatory drugs but in a natural way it does not burden its user with any of serious side effects, and therefore is an ideal remedy.
Nettle can provide relief when taken orally or topically at the site of pain. It decreases joint pain and can treat arthritis. Due to its anti-inflammatory power it can even offer relief with other autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
Allergies and hay fever can cause irritating congestion, sneezing and itching. Stinging nettle's anti-inflammatory qualities affect a number of key receptors and enzymes in allergic reactions, preventing such symptoms if taken as soon as they first appear. The leaves of the plant contain histamine, which can treat severe allergic reactions.
Stinging nettle, when applied to the skin, can reduce bleeding during surgery. The plant's leaves have also shown evidence of reducing bleeding after dental surgery.
This is a dry and itchy spots on the skin that are red and uncomfortable and can last on for a very long time. Because of stinging nettle's antihistamine and anti-inflammatory qualities, it can be applied to treat eczema. It can be taken orally, as well as a cream topically to reduce the itching and redness.
Stinging nettle products come in many forms: dried or freeze-dried leafs, extract, capsules, tablets, as well as a root tincture (suspension of the herb in alcohol), juice or tea. All these stinging nettle products have varying amounts of active ingredients. Consult your medical practitioner to determine the right dosage.
Stinging nettle capsules and tablets can be taken orally for urinal disorders, hair loss and allergy relief, but best to ingest them with food. if there you are concerned about upset stomach.
Dried leaves of the Stinging nettle and its flowers, and then steeped and made into a tea. There are many variations of such tea recipes that include also other herbs like raspberry and echinacea.
Stinging nettle leaves can be cooked similar to spinach. They can be added to soup or stew and are especially flavoursome in the spring time. Nettle has also been pureed and used in recipes like polenta, green smoothies, salads, pesto and bread spreads.
Cooked nettle is a great source of vitamins A, C, and iron.
Stinging nettle extract and root tinctures or in cream form can be applied directly to painful areas of the body such as swollen and painful joints.
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Robert R. Freimuth, Ph.D.
Freimuth.Robert@mayo.edu
Robert Freimuth, Ph.D., works at the interface of medical informatics, bioinformatics and genomics to develop computational methods, tools and infrastructure that will speed the translation of advances in genomics to clinical practice.
The long-term goal of Dr. Freimuth's research is to develop resources that make genome-guided therapy a routine part of clinical care.
Dr. Freimuth's research includes designing scalable and semantically interoperable systems that are based on standardized ontologies and terminologies, information models, and structured data elements. These systems are essential for integrating the large data sets and diverse knowledge bases that form the foundations of personalized medicine.
Dr. Freimuth is exploring methods for integrating genomic data into the Mayo Clinic electronic medical record (EMR) and developing clinical decision-support tools that enable physicians to understand and make use of a patient's unique genomic data. The initial focus of his work is in the area of cancer pharmacogenomics, currently one of the most promising applications of genome-guided therapy.
Significance to patient care
To more successfully prevent, diagnose and treat disease, it's imperative to understand the molecular mechanisms of biological systems and the underlying pathophysiology of disease. However, each patient has a unique genetic background and is exposed to differing environmental factors that impact their risk of developing a disease or how they will respond to pharmacological treatment.
Dr. Freimuth's research focuses on improving the ability to use genetic information in clinical practice and achieving the vision of personalized medicine. Ultimately, advances in this area will offer insights into new or improved therapeutic strategies and the identification of new drug targets.
Chair, Genomics Working Group, American Medical Informatics Association, 2011-present
Outstanding Achievement Award, Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid, National Cancer Institute, 2009
Embodying the Vision Award, Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid, National Cancer Institute, 2007
U.S. Patent No. 7026163 — Sulfotransferase Sequence Variants, 2006
Member — American Medical Informatics Association, Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium, HL7 Clinical Genomics, International Society for Computational Biology, National Cancer Institute Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid, W3C Health Care and Life Sciences
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Administrative Appointment
Senior Associate Consultant II-Research, Division of Digital Health Sciences, Department of Health Sciences Research
Academic Rank
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Post Doctoral Fellowship - Department of Medicine, Division of Molecular Oncology Washington University
Post Doctoral Fellowship - Biomedical Sciences - Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
PhD Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Programs, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
BA - Biochemistry/Chemistry Gustavus Adolphus College
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Q: Formula Fields in filter generating invalid sql from java I'm calling the Crystal Reports API from java to run a report.
In this report, i have a query filter that looks like this
{Employee.Type} <> "P" and
{Employee.HireDate} IN {?FromDate} TO {?ToDate} and
{@HAS_TAKEN_TIME_OFF}

where @HAS_TAKEN_TIME_OFF is a boolean returning Crystal Report formula field. This formula field performs a calculation against several other tables to figure out the boolean result of this.
The sql that gets generated looks like this
("Employee"."Type"<>'P' AND
("Employee"."HireDate">=convert(datetime,'20110101 00:00:00.000') AND
"Employee"."HireDate"<convert(datetime,'20120101 00:00:00.000'))
AND ())

Clearly that trailing AND () is invalid sql and does not represent the calculation that SHOULD be in its place, and since this is being executed from java, the sql is being created from the API, and sent to the db without the Crystal Reports interface.
within my java code, i certainly COULD perform my own replacement on this filter text by recursively replacing any function with the code from the function. I believe this is actually the job of the crystal reports API and i may simply be using this api incorrectly.
What is needed within the crystal reports java api to generate the correct sql from java such that functions are properly included? Do i really need to do this work for crystal reports?

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Teachers are likely to glance on 'esoteric', 'occult' or 'magical' ideals with contempt, yet are typically ignorant concerning the spiritual and philosophical traditions to which those phrases refer, or their relevance to highbrow background. Wouter Hanegraaff tells the overlooked tale of ways intellectuals because the Renaissance have attempted to return to phrases with a cluster of 'pagan' principles from past due antiquity that challenged the rules of biblical faith and Greek rationality. Expelled from the academy at the foundation of Protestant and Enlightenment polemics, those traditions have emerge as perceived because the different through which lecturers outline their id to the current day. Hanegraaff grounds his dialogue in a meticulous examine of basic and secondary assets, taking the reader on an exhilarating highbrow voyage from the 15th century to the current day and asking what implications the forgotten background of exclusion has for verified textbook narratives of faith, philosophy and technological know-how.
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Beginning with Weber's disenchantment thesis, a sociological culture has constructed that affiliates modernity with a situation of that means. The demystification of our worldview and the reducing effect of spiritual traditions in particular are obvious as stumbling blocks for making experience of human lifestyles. in reality, smooth societies are choked with which means and so they remain spiritual.
The resulting notion of a Suhraward¯ı–Elissaeus–Plethon transmission was adopted by Corbin in 1971 (En Islam Iranien ii, 34–35) and explored at greater length by Tardieu in 1986 ("Pl´ethon lecteur des oracles," 141–148). It has been accepted by the leading contemporary specialist Tambrun (Magik† logia, 41–44; "Marsile Ficin et le 'Commentaire' de Pl´ethon," 21–22; Pl´ethon, 36–37, 92–94). Some doubts about this line of transmission are expressed by Stausberg, Faszination Zarathushtra, vol. i, 37–41.
92 94 95 97 93 Augustine, Civ. 39. Lactantius, Div. Inst. 8–9. 4 and 11 (Augustine qualifies his earlier statements to the effect that Plato had heard the prophet Jeremiah and read the prophets while in Egypt, pointing out that they had not yet been translated into Greek, but suggests that he might have been using an interpreter). 9. 5 (and many equivalent statements in the following chapters). 2–3 quoted above (pp. 9 and 21). 28 The history of truth Perhaps most important in that regard is the fact that power relations were now reversed: while Christian authors of the first centuries were apologists for Christianity within a living culture of paganism, it was inevitable that the admirers of Plato in the Italian Renaissance, their strong Christian commitments notwithstanding, became apologists for pagan sources within a living culture of Christianity.
A notable personality in the emperor's party was a Byzantine philosopher of considerable renown in his own country, George Gemistos (c. 100 He was already around eighty years old, and several of the Greek delegation's outstanding intellectuals (Johannes Bessarion, Mark Eugenikos, very probably Isidore of Kiev)101 had once been his pupils. The impression made by Plethon at the Council, and eventually among the humanist circles of Florence, has since become the stuff of legend: When there was a wonderful gathering in the West of wise and eminent men, and a great debate on the matter of the Church's doctrines, how can one describe the admiration they felt for this man's wisdom and virtue and his powers of argument?


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Only Humans Can Provide The Intelligence In Artificial Intelligence
By Miles July 1, 2019
Many argue that the "A" in AI should stand for "augmented" intelligence, not "artificial" intelligence. However, it also can be argued that the "I" in AI isn't necessarily intelligence, either — at least not without humans providing context and common sense.
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Oliver Ratzesberger, president and CEO of Teradata, who points out that "AI is actually very simple math at its core. It is not intelligence. It is not sentience. It is not that you can train an algorithm and and it will warn you that its doing something that may be wrong. Whatever bias was in that training set will come at you full force when that algorithm runs."
Teradata's Oliver Ratzesberger: 'AI is not intelligence'
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There are many challenges with developing a successful AI initiative. Speed and scale of data are essential. At the same time, there needs to be human involvement and engagement with AI to add the intelligence into AI efforts.
The challenge with AI efforts these days is 80% to 90% of AI projects around the world fail, Ratzesberger points out. "If you were to look at what went wrong, the most common theme that we see is the inability to operationalize something. It's one thing that a data scientist builds a model, which may take weeks to do. Then have the model, and now everybody says, 'So what? What are we going to do with this?'"
Taking an idea from inception "and injecting that into operational systems and workflows is really, really hard work," he continues. "Especially when the algorithms were built in a separate data silo, on a separate platform for one particular algorithm. The data is quickly outdated, and when the when algorithms are trained, they're actually not trained with latest and greatest of data."
Add to the mix what has been "governance shortcomings that have been creeping into enterprises around the world over the last 10 to 20 years," Ratzesberger continues. "There was a time companies said need to understand data very well, modeling it, describing it, assuring data quality." Now, however, with massive amounts of data flowing through enterprises and ending up in unrestricted repositories such as data lakes, finding the right information to properly develop and train AI algorithms is an issue. "You just don't find what you need anymore, and with algorithms, garbage-in garbage-out is even more pronounced. As amazing as algorithms can be, there is something big missing."
This is where the human element is important," he says. "When you tell a human do something, and if for some reason that doesn't make sense because something in environment has changed, most humans will raise their hands and at least say something like, 'That's silly, that makes no sense.' Algorithms have no intuition. They don't understand when something has drifted away."
Governance and explanability are crucial as organizations increase their reliance on AI algorithms, Ratzesberger advocates. "Analytics on algorithms is something most companies have only started to think about. It's supervising the algorithms, making sure the algorithms they have trained do not exhibit strong biases. When all of a sudden algorithms around the world seem to be preferring white males over other individuals, it's not like anybody who trained these algorithms intended them to do that. There is inherent bias in every training data set in every country in every product."
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2019 Week 13: Steelers vs. Browns
Analyzing the Steelers Week 13 win over the Browns, by the numbers
After falling behind early, the Steelers outscored the Browns 20-3 over the last 33 minutes to secure the victory
By Dave.Schofield@STLRSuperFanDad Dec 2, 2019, 5:30am EST
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There was a lot of drama leading up to the Steelers Week 13 game at Heinz Field against the Cleveland Browns. Between the suspension-filled incident at the end of their previous matchup 17 games earlier as well as various T-shirts sported by various players and coaches, it appeared both teams were highly motivated leading up to kickoff. As much as the Browns wanted to make a statement they were relevant again in the AFC North, they will have to wait yet another year in order to take out the Steelers on their home turf.
The victory over the Browns kept the Steelers in the sixth seed in the AFC playoffs while all but eliminating the Browns from playoff contention. As bittersweet as this victory was for both of those reasons, there is still work to be done if the Steelers wish to reach the postseason in 2019. But before worrying about next week, here are some of the numbers which led to the Steelers' seventh victory of 2019.
It was the 31-yard pass when the Steelers had a free play due to the Browns jumping offsides which seemed to spark the confidence in the offense. It was with 6:53 remaining in the second quarter when James Washington pulled in the pass just shy of midfield. It was the Steelers first completion beyond the line of scrimmage in the game.
Speaking of James Washington, he eclipsed 100 yards receiving for the first time in his NFL career on Sunday with 111 yards on four receptions and a touchdown. With an average of 27.8 yards per catch, only his performance last week against the Bengals of 32.7 yards per catch has been higher in his career. He has also caught a touchdown in three of the Steelers last four games.
The Steelers rushed for over 100 yards for second straight game and only the fourth time in 2019. With 124 yards on 32 carries, The Steelers averaged 3.88 yards per carry. Leading the way was Benny Snell Jr. who led all rushers with 63 yards on 16 carries and his first career touchdown in the NFL.
There are many statistics one can look at when it comes to the passing game. The one I am choosing to focus on is this: Devlin Hodges only threw seven incompletions against the Browns. His overall passing stats were 14 of 21 for 212 yards with one touchdown and one interception. While the number of completions is nice, having only seven plays go for no gain helps to keep drives alive. It was only one more incompletion than what Hodges had last week in less than a half of play. Comparatively, Baker Mayfield had 14 incompletions in the game.
In every game the Steelers have a takeaway in 2019, they have managed to force more than one. With two more on Sunday, the Steelers are now up to 30 takeaways on the season. The two in week 13 were very important as they did not have any takeaways against the Browns in their first match up. Additionally, they both occurred in the second half with the final interception by Joe Haden sealing the game.
Only getting to Baker Mayfield once in Week 11, the Steelers were able to sack Mayfield five times on Sunday. T.J. Watt extended his streak to nine games with at least 0.5 sacks as he now has 12.5 on the season. The most important sack of the game may have been from Javon Hargrave whose 8-yard sack took the Browns out of field-goal range with just under seven minutes left in the game.
A pleasant surprise came on the Steelers first kickoff by Kerrith Whyte Jr. when he returned the kick from the 7-yard line to the 41. The 34 yard kickoff return was the longest on the season for the Steelers with the previous record being 26 yards in Week 1.
The Steelers started a drive at their own 1-yard line with 5:35 left in the game holding onto a seven point lead. They were able to instantly gain 11 yards on the first play thanks to a Benny Snell Jr. rush. As the drive continued, the Steelers were two of three on third-down conversions. In every situation, it was a Devlin Hodges pass as the play call. The first conversion was a 14-yard catch and run by Diontae Johnson on third and five. Unfortunately, Johnson went out of bounds rather than keep the clock running. The next third-down play was on third and six where Hodges dumped the ball off the tight end Vance McDonald who fought for the first down. While many fans felt the Steelers should have just ran the ball on their final attempt of third and six, the Steelers went for the win and put the ball in the air. Unfortunately, Devlin Hodges chose to throw the ball out of bounds rather than just take a sack and allow the clock to run. Even with the mental lapse on the final play, the two previous conversions put the Steelers in the situation in the first place.
So there are some numbers to help evaluate the Steelers' performance Sunday against the Browns. It was yet another win the Steelers were not projected to get, so adding that notch in the win column feels a little more special. Were there any other numbers which stood out to you? Please leave your answers in the comments below.


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Q: Filtering XML attributes I have this script below which filters out a list of xmls based on the attribute value:
gci $path | Select-Xml -XPATH "//Order[contains(@Value, '0')]"

I am trying to filter out those XMLs with a "value of zero". The problem is that when I run the script against my source, it returns everything that has a "0" in the value. How can I change the filter to only filter on "0", ie. no value greater than zero? I guess there is a filter to replace "contains" to something like "match", but I've tried this. Can't find any alternatives on the Internet.

A: Use a Where-Object filter with a -not condition to exclude all files where your XPath expression produces a match:
Get-ChildItem $path | Where-Object {
  -not (Select-Xml -Path $_.FullName -XPath "//Order[contains(@value, '0')]")
}

Note that this might produce false negatives, though (e.g. if the attribute value contains a value like 10, 201, …). If you only want to exclude files where an attribute value is exactly 0 you can do so with a numeric comparison:
Get-ChildItem $path | Where-Object {
  -not (Select-Xml -Path $_.FullName -XPath "//Order[@value = 0]"
}


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The Bandwidth Internship
Jordan Lem
Located on NC State University's Centennial Campus, Bandwidth draws not only business in the communications technology field from around the country, but also students looking for internships around the Triangle. From Duke to NCSU, to Elon to UNC, Bandwidth finds unique and talented students studying subjects ranging from marketing to computer science and everything in between and puts them to work. What really goes on in the day of an intern at Bandwidth? We'll tell you that it's anything but boring. As the summer rounds out, we wanted to explain a little bit more about the Bandwidth internship and why it rocks. Here are a few facts:
We wear a lot of hats.
Kevin, junior at NCSU
I started my internship at Bandwidth back in May originally in the marketing department as a lead generation/market research intern, but I wanted to learn a little bit more about other parts of the company. Our CMO noticed I had worked previously with Google AdWords and introduced me to the Director of Marketing Analytics & Acquisition. Now, I'm working on the Search Engine Optimization project. I've been provided the opportunity to meet some of the most talented people in the industry, and at Bandwidth, I've picked up more experiences and skills than I can count with my fingers.
We're part of the team.
Emily, junior at UNC
I work on the Cloud Services team at Bandwidth and when I first joined, the company was halfway through a fitness challenge, which gave you one full day of PTO (if you completed a certain number of fitness hours by a certain date). Although I started at Bandwidth halfway through the challenge, I was allowed to participate and complete half the number of hours. This really encouraged me to exercise more often, since I needed to complete 20 hours in one month, in addition to working 40 hours per week. One cool perk about the challenge was that our hours doubled when we worked out with other Bandwidth team members, which was a great way to get to know my coworkers. I played tennis and soccer weekly during lunch, which was fun and rewarding at the same time!
In my short two months as an intern, I participated in TADHack Raleigh, a hackathon organized by Bandwidth, and even got to ask our CEO David Morken questions at AMAs (Ask Morken Anything). Everyone here is extremely welcoming and is always available to help with questions. I was even lucky enough to be able to hold my own Lunch & Learn with another intern. We gave a presentation about Bandwidth's App Platform and even taught non-technical people how to code! It was a great experience that I didn't think an intern would be able to do. My coworkers treat me like any other employee, not as someone to get their coffee. Bandwidth is a family and I truly feel like a member of it.
We make an impact.
Jake, senior at Elon
Having interned at Bandwidth over the last seven months, I have seen the impact we make here on a firsthand basis. I started out learning who our customers were and what markets we are currently reaching out to. Since then, I've been tracking down new leads and have even been the first person to contact some of those leads. It's easy to see how much of an impact we as interns make in the marketing department, when I get to watch a lead become qualified, and gradually turn into a sale, which directly generates revenue for the company.
Bandwidth has also allowed us to get involved with some non-traditional aspects outside our role. In June, Bandwidth hosted the largest North American onsite location for the TADHack Hackathon and allowed interns to not only help out, but compete as well. We collaborated with employees and contributed to the design and layout of the event in how it should be organized, and in the end two students (now interns) won the Grand Prize Hack. Bandwidth has given me the opportunity to contribute in ways that most interns don't have the ability to.
We learn new things every day.
Josh, senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
During the two months I have worked as a software development intern at Bandwidth over the summer, I've been given the chance to design four separate software projects from the ground up. From my first day, I was paired with a mentor who devoted hours and hours to giving me 1-on-1 guidance consisting of reviewing my code, teaching me about industry practices, and playing tennis with me during our lunch breaks. The projects I've been assigned to have not only been exciting and fun to work on, but also highly learning-intensive. My favorite project so far has been a startup idea that we're currently doing market testing on. I'm really excited about this project and think it has the potential to be useful in the average person's everyday life. We're nearly ready to launch the project, and I wouldn't have had the experience or satisfaction of working on this project from start to finish without the hands-on and explorative nature of my internship.
We're more than just colleagues.
Ady, recent graduate of Duke
On top of everything listed above, boys and girls gotta eat, right? Every now and then, the interns go out for lunch in Raleigh. We're avid fans of Taco Tuesday and other food themed-days, and these lunch dates aren't planned by our supervisors, but by us. It feels great to work at a company that promotes both great work and great friendships. At the beginning of the summer there were only a few interns working, and now looking at August we have more than ten interns scattered around various divisions of the company and "Intern Lunch Part Trois" is in the works in order to meet and greet any new people we haven't quite gotten to know yet.
How does this type of internship sound? We like it a lot. If you think you might too, check out our fall internship opportunities at the Bandwidth Careers page today.
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Jordan is a senior at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in Media and Journalism. As a Communications/Social Media intern, she works on a variety of projects in the Marketing department, including managing Dialed In. When she's not interning or in class, you can find her reading, writing, or rationalizing why it's okay to follow so many famous dogs' Instagram accounts.
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Famous or Not, We've Gotta Stay Grounded!
If you like to dream of having the life of a millionaire, try this on for size. You have free reign of a whole nation. You are a prince or princess, and anything your mom or dad has or can do, is yours, too. Not only that, any friends you want to see, any place you want to travel — done. And everyone adores you. No problems except for two things. You are old enough for doctoral studies at a university and your mommy wants you to keep the castle as home base — no living in foreign cities. Oh, and the king is your stepfather and your uncle, which means that your father's brother married your mom. You got all the other stuff, so that's okay, right?
You guessed it. I'm talking about Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, in Shakespeare's famous play. Why? Hamlet was extremely privileged and had a future, but he was also extremely depressed. His words and actions may be indicators for us, and they help me think about a question I consider from time to time.
Why do famous, wealthy, privileged people who seem to be living very professional, talented lives, with more going on for them than Hamlet, grow so unhappy they self-destruct? I remember the first time I ever heard of an event like this was when my mom told me that George Reeves, the television Superman, had committed suicide. I don't remember how it even came up, but I wrestled with the whole concept. I knew Superman wasn't real, but how could someone who everybody liked and recognized do something like that? Then, I heard about Judy Garland.
Hamlet wants to die, to the point that he wishes it wasn't a sin. Why? He now despises mommy and uncle, and his ego reasons him into his state of mind. Nothing's right nor can it ever be right. He has no joy in life because he has no purpose and no relationship with his own heart. He's tired and sees no benefit of anything. No matter what anyone brings up, he reasons it back to uselessness, futility. Ever feel like that? It's Ego, not rationality, logic, or most importantly, Heart.
Many folks who appear to have the world by the balls have willingly subjected themselves to their own ego's rationalizing — not rationality. They may have even at some point heard their hearts, come to know core Self, and engaged in a life purpose. However, if we do not walk in the fellowship of our heart, stay in touch with Heart, then the door to the ego default system swings wide open — unhappiness with life, uselessness of everything, no humor, no enthusiasm, no direction. No fulfillment, no significance means no reason to continue if the ego is given control. So, a George Reeves or a Judy Garland could be extremely talented, loved, and active, but when they give their egos dominance, all of that means nothing.
Folks didn't know why Hamlet was so down. Everybody was guessing, except for one friend, and he had no idea how much Hamlet wanted to die. In Act III, Scene 1, Hamlet's famous "To be, or not to be" soliloquy shows that tortured thinking: "Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune…" and "…end / The heartache…" Later in the passage, he lists some of those heartaches. Bummer. He had no focus or life purpose.
When we lose all joy and interest in life, when we feel no purpose, and when we knowingly project a false façade, we need to recognize the ego problem and call out to our hearts. We need to get re-grounded in Heart truth, being conscious that life is right here, right now, and to regain our perspective and purpose.
What can I do at that specific time of such total dejection? The immediate answer is anything. Just take any step away from the voice of Ego to whom I have handed my authority. Mow the lawn, take out the garbage, empty the dishwasher, and then, tell yourself that you did something useful, sit down, and begin speaking to your heart.
If you know who you are as core Self, then listen closely because your heart will tell you what to do. I know whenever I get a little wobbly, I hear those words: "write, write, write. Why are you asking me?" Because ego can quickly confuse when we don't stay close to heart.
Hey, if you can't gain perspective, hear your heart, and find purpose and joy, get to a counselor, a therapist. Hamlet needed one, for sure. But for now, know that wild, self-destructive thoughts evolve from an unchecked ego feeding a mis-focused mind. Get re-grounded.
I would like to share a poem and some thoughts that I wrote five years ago, but they seem so appropriate, maybe helpful, because they are personal to me.
Punctuated by two insistent barking dogs, excited to protect me and gain my favor for their faithfulness.
No matter what a day holds, I need to hold onto my dreams and my visions in order to maintain focus.
To what extent do I allow circumstance and busy-ness to rob me of my daily responsibility to visualize and search for or reflect on self?
Do I daily acknowledge my core self and take steps toward real expression of who I think I may be, even though I am not yet fully living in a continual, practical expression of it?
How fervently do I listen to and follow the whisperings of my heart to develop creative purpose?
Do I have a sense of exactly where I am in defining, identifying me?


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NCF givers join NIH and other funders to fight tick-borne illnesses
September 11, 2019 / Causes and charities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates more than 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease each year in the U.S. Now NCF givers are coming alongside researchers, the National Institutes of Health, and other funders to speed the development of a vaccine.
A research team at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine will use the funds for the development of vaccines to prevent Lyme disease and human granulocytic anaplasmosis, the two most common tick–borne infections in the United States.
Researchers Richard T. Marconi, Ph.D., and Jason Carlyon, Ph.D., professors in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, will start with existing animal vaccines to find a way for them to work for people too. "The goal of the NIH funding is to redesign the canine Lyme disease and Anaplasma vaccines for use in humans," Marconi said.
The Marconi lab previously developed a canine Lyme disease vaccine that entered the U.S. veterinary market in 2016. More recently, the researchers developed a prototype vaccine antigen for anaplasmosis in canines. The vaccine is currently undergoing testing.
Lyme disease and anaplasmosis are caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum, respectively. Both diseases are transmitted to humans and animals through the bite of an infected Ixodes tick (commonly referred to as the blacklegged tick or deer tick). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates over 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease each year in the U.S. and approximately 100,000 cases in Europe. While approximately 5,700 cases of anaplasmosis are reported each year in the U.S., due to misdiagnosis and underreporting its true incidence is thought to be much higher.
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Astrocytes perform fundamental housekeeping functions in the central nervous system and through bidirectional communication with neurons are thought to coordinate synaptic transmission and plasticity. They are also renowned actors in brain pathology. Reactive gliosis and neuroinflammation are featured by many (if not all) acute and chronic neurodegenerative pathologies including Alzheimer's disease (AD). The Ca2+/calmodulin-activated phosphatase calcineurin (CaN) plays a central role in the pathology-related changes of astroglial cells mainly through activation of the inflammation-related transcription factors Nuclear Factor of Activated T-cells (NFAT) and Nuclear Factor kB (NF-kB). In this contribution we focus on the mechanistic aspects of CaN signalling in astrocytes. We analyze the astroglial Ca2+ signalling toolkit in the context of Ca2+ signals necessary for CaN activation and focus on the astroglial CaN signalling through its direct target, NFAT, as well as the intricate relationships between CaN and NF-kB activation pathways.The majority of data about CaN-mediated signalling in astrocytes point to the role for CaN in pathology-related conditions while very little is currently known about signalling and function of astroglial CaN in physiology.
The cellular basis for neurological diseases: the central role for neuroglia.
The common denominator of neurodegenerative diseases, which mainly affect humans, is the progressive death of neural cells resulting in neurological and cognitive deficits. Astroglial cells are central elements of the homoeostasis, defence and regeneration of the central nervous system, and their malfunction or reactivity contribute to the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases. Pathological remodelling of astroglia in neurodegenerative context is multifaceted. Both astroglial atrophy with a loss of function and astroglial reactivity have been identified in virtually all forms of neurodegenerative disorders. Astroglia may represent a novel target for therapeutic strategies aimed at preventing and possibly curing neurodegenerative diseases.


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The two Trumps: Prez just won't choose a side
By Rich Lowry
October 19, 2017 | 7:10pm	| Updated October 20, 2017 | 11:53am
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To paraphrase Groucho Marx, President Trump has a position on the Lamar Alexander/Patty Murray health care deal, and if you don't like it, he has another one.
Within hours, Trump veered wildly on the bipartisan compromise on ObamaCare that the Tennessee Republican and the Washington Democrat forged at his personal urging. At times supportive, noncommittal and opposed, Trump finally came out against, his final answer until further notice.
It isn't unusual for a politician to wobble when confronted with a nettlesome issue or a shifting political environment. It's downright weird, though, for a president to rapidly switch sides on something he gave every indication that he wanted.
The Trump administration has formidable obstacles in the way of substantive success, but none looms quite as large as the fact that Trump himself has no idea how he wants to govern.
Trump's decision to end ObamaCare's cost-sharing reduction payments last week made sense as a political strategy only if he wanted to pressure congressional Republicans into a bipartisan deal.
The termination of the payments wasn't going to discomfit the Democrats, who could scream "sabotage" and blame Trump and Republicans for every failing of ObamaCare going forward. It was nervous Republicans who were going to feel compelled to remove the political heat by propping up ObamaCare.
It seemed that this is precisely what Trump wanted. The president on Tuesday took credit for forcing Republicans and Democrats to talk about a health care deal. He initially welcomed Alexander-Murray as a stopgap to restore the CSR payments, calling it "a short-term solution so that we don't have this very dangerous little period."
Alexander reports that Trump told him he wanted a deal because "I don't want people to suffer." Yet, in turning around and opposing the deal, Trump said he couldn't support "bailing out" insurance companies. This dissonance recalls Trump's celebration of the passage of the House Republican health care bill that he called "mean" shortly afterward.
You can either believe the CSR payments are a boon to ordinary people or an unconscionable giveaway to insurance companies (in reality, neither is true). You can't believe both, unless you have the protean policy views of Donald J. Trump.
Trump can't decide who he wants to be. As a matter of substance (malleable and nonideological) and self-image (the ultimate deal-maker), he should be with Republican moderates. This is the Trump who encourages Lamar Alexander to get together with Patty Murray and talks a DACA deal with Chuck and Nancy.
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As a matter of affect (unapologetically outrageous) and sensibility (thoroughly anti-establishment), he should be with the House Freedom Caucus. This is the Trump who pulls the plug on CSR payments over the advice of more cautious advisers and releases immigration principles that will never be realized in any bipartisan agreement.
Which of these Trumps predominates depends on which meeting the president happens to be in.
In terms of internal GOP politics, it suits Trump to be up for grabs. Both major factions within the party are vying for his affections. Steve Bannon wants to persuade the president to support a crusade on behalf of True Trumpism; Mitch McConnell wants the president to steer clear of dubious candidates and show enough discipline that he's not an obstacle to passing legislation.
Trump is happy to keep a foot in each camp.
Trump's approach keeps everyone guessing and keeps him from getting pinned down, but it's no way to lead a party. This is why Trump's strong suit is things he can do on his own, namely culture-war battles, fights with the news media and other critics and executive actions.
These don't involve many moving parts and don't require much constancy; in fact, Trump's tendency to fix a target for attack and then move on when he's bored or it no longer serves his purposes often works in his favor in his feuds.
For Trump, very little is ever truly ruled out or ruled in, and before long, a bipartisan health care deal will surely again strike his fancy.
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Who is the Scientist-Subject?
Affective History of the Gene
Esha Shah
Description - Who is the Scientist-Subject? by Esha Shah
This book explores two disparate sets of debates in the history and philosophy of the life sciences: the history of subjectivity in shaping objective science and the history of dominance of reductionism in molecular biology. It questions the dominant conception of the scientist-subject as a neo-Kantian ideal self - that is, the scientist as a unified and wilful, self-determined, self-regulated, active and autonomous, rational subject wilfully driven by social and scientific ethos - in favour of a narrative that shows how the microcosm of reductionism is sustained, adopted, questioned, or challenged in the creative struggles of the scientist-subject.
The author covers a century-long history of the concept of the gene as a series of "pioneering moments" through an engagement with life-writings of eminent scientists to show how their ways of being and belonging relate with the making of the science. The scientist-self is theorized as fundamentally a feeling, experiencing, and suffering subject split between the conscious and unconscious and constitutive of personality aspects that are emotional/psychological, "situated" (cultural and ideological), metaphysical, intersubjective, and existential at the same time.
An engaging interdisciplinary interpretation of the dominance of reductionism in genetic science, this book will be of major interest to scholars and researchers of science, history, and philosophy alike.
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Esha Shah is an environmental engineer by training and a social anthropologist, historian and philosopher of science and technology by professional choice. She is Assistant Professor with the Department of Environmental Sciences at Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Her research interests so far have broadly concerned with the history and anthropology of technology-led development in India on the divide of modernity and democracy. With this book, her research interests have expanded to philosophy of subjectivity and it's relation to modes of rationality, including objectivity in science.
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+ Public Service: Northern Florida Hams Respond to Aftermath of Alabama Storm
Public Service: Georgia Hams Hasten to Help During Storms
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+ Check Out the June Issue of QST
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Hackleburg -- located in Marion County in Alabama's northwest corner -- suffered an EF-5 tornado last week that killed 30 of the town's 1400 residents. Hams from the ARRL's Northern Florida Section are in Hackleburg and Jasper (located in Walker County) to help provide communications support. [Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press]
After the devastating storms that swept through Alabama last week, radio amateurs from the ARRLs' Northern Florida Section -- at the invitation of ARRL Alabama Section Emergency Coordinator Greg Gross, K4GR - are making their way to Alabama to assist with providing assistance. "We contacted Greg and worked out a disaster operation assignment," ARRL Northern Florida Section Manager Paul Eakin, KJ4G, told the ARRL. "We have already sent two teams to Alabama and have five others on stand-by. This was a very damaging tornado and it will be very long time before everything is cleared up." Read more here.
Hams in Paulding County -- located in Georgia's northwestern corner -- activated for the tornadoes and thunderstorms that swept through the South last week. According to Paulding County ARES® Public Information Officer Lee McDaniel WB4QOJ, the County's Emergency Management Agency invited ARES® members to gather at the county's Emergency Operations Center on the evening of April 26 to help provide communications support. Read more here.
The ARRL's Ham Aid Fund has been tapped to aid Amateur Radio operations in Alabama, following the wake of destructive killer tornadoes that ravaged the state last week. According to ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, hams in Alabama have requested radios and antennas, since cell tower sites and repeaters have been damaged and are not yet back up. "The ARRL has already shipped five cases to the state, full of 2 meter, 440 MHz and HF radios, as well as two cases of handheld transceivers with batteries," she said. "We anticipate the demand for equipment may continue from Alabama and possibly from neighboring states."
Following the January 2010 earthquakes in Haiti, ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs Assistant Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, prepared the Ham Aid shipment to that country. [S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA, Photo]
Hobart said that she knows that not every ham can be in Alabama to help out, but every ham can support the effort -- by contributing to the ARRL's Ham Aid Fund: "First created in response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Ham Aid Fund has enabled ARRL to provide vital communication equipment to devastated areas along the Gulf Coast. Now the fund is purchasing equipment to meet the needs of hams in Alabama, as well as our served agencies such as the Southern Baptist Men's Kitchen and the American Red Cross."
How can you help? Hobart said that the best way is to make a contribution of $25, $10 or $5 -- or whatever you can afford. The ARRL will use your contribution to respond to the calls for assistance from Amateur Radio operators where repeaters, antennas and radios have been damaged or destroyed. "And this event may be just the beginning," she explained. "As hurricane season is on the horizon, we need to be prepared for those situations when all else fails. The easiest way to make your donation is on the ARRL website. Use the simple form and designate your contribution to the ARRL Ham Aid Fund. We'll put your gift to work right away in the affected area. On behalf of the ham community in Alabama, thank you!"
The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on May 3, seeking to raise the fee for Amateur Radio vanity call signs. Currently, a vanity call sign costs $13.30 and is good for 10 years; the new fee, if the FCC plan goes through, will go up to $14.20 for 10 years, an increase of 90 cents. The FCC is authorized by the Communications Act of 1934 (as amended) to collect vanity call sign fees to recover the costs associated with that program. The vanity call sign regulatory fee is payable not only when applying for a new vanity call sign, but also upon renewing a vanity call sign for a new term. Read more here.
Effective May 1, 2011, the ARRL began a new partnership to provide its ARRL-sponsored Equipment Insurance and Club Liability Insurance plans. The League has signed an agreement with Hays Affinity Group to serve as the program administrator to provide equipment insurance to its members who choose to elect coverage. In addition, Hays will also provide club liability insurance to ARRL Affiliated Clubs for those clubs that wish to take advantage of that program. Hays will be replacing Marsh Affinity Group Services as the program's administrator and has introduced new policies for both plans, underwritten by the Hanover Insurance Company. Read more here.
The June issue of QST is jam-packed with all sorts of things that today's Amateur Radio operator needs. From product reviews to experiments to contesting -- including a special look at ARRL Field Day, the most popular on-the-air event in Amateur Radio -- this issue of QST has something for just about everyone.
Radio amateurs who operate ARRL Field Day know that portability is key. So with this in mind, Bob Dixon, W8ERD, took some military surplus mast sections to make "A One Person, Safe, Portable and Easy to Erect Antenna Mast." Consider Dixon's approach to your Field Day antenna installation -- especially if you're short of trees. Some wattmeters give you power, while others measure SWR. QST Technical Editor Joel Hallas, W1ZR, tells you how to bring them together in his article "SWR, Reflected Power -- What Do They Mean?" In his article "A Single Element Vertical 'Beam,'" David Robbins, K7BKI makes a directional antenna out of a single monopole.
One of the highlights of a Field Day operation is the Get-on-the-air -- or GOTA -- Station. This is a great way to introduce non-hams to the fun of Amateur Radio, as well as to get those less experienced hams a bit more comfortable on the air. Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, and Dick Orander, KD4ISC, know that the GOTA Station is the perfect spot to find new ops in search of an Elmer. Discover how you, too, can do this in their article "Get Up and Get-On-The-Air." ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs Department Assistant Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, knows that Field Day means more than just getting on the radio; it's also about the friendships that persevere through the years. In his article "Field Day: It's Not About the Fish," Fusaro tells the story of how Field Day brought two hams together after half a decade of radio friendship.
Take a look at the Alinco DX-SR8T HF transceiver (pictured) and the TYT TH-UVF1 dual band handheld transceiver, featured in the June 2011QST product review. Click here to go to the QST Multimedia page and scroll down to the Product Review video. Click the "Play" button to watch the video.
ARRL Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager Mike Corey, W5MPC, takes a look at the Alinco DX-SR8T HF transceiver in this month's Product Review. He says that this rig "is a low cost HF transceiver that includes a good selection of the basic features for the casual operator." ARRL Educational Correspondent Dewey Rykard II, KI4RGD, checks out the TYT TH-UVF1 dual band handheld transceiver. He says this compact radio "offers a good basic set at a nice price. The user interface and instructions need work, but the radio works well once you have figured out how to program and use it."
Steve London, N2IC, delivers the results of the 2010 ARRL November Phone Sweepstakes. This year, 287 stations earned the ever-elusive Clean Sweep, five more than in 2009. Gary Breed, K9AY, has the results of the 2010 ARRL 160 Meter Contest. According to Breed, the ARRL Contest Branch received a record number of logs from DX stations for this year's running.
Of course, there are the usual columns you know and expect in the June QST: Happenings, Hints & Kinks, The Doctor Is IN, How's DX, Vintage Radio and more. Look for your June issue in your mailbox. QST is the official journal of ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio. QST is just one of the many benefits of ARRL membership. To join or renew your ARRL membership, please see the ARRL Web page.
The Amateur Radio club at Rochester Institute of Technology will be presenting a display of modern technology and applications with ham radio at the university's annual ImagineRIT festival on Saturday, May 7. Members of the RIT Amateur Radio Club, K2GXT, have constructed a custom High Altitude Balloon that will be suspended below a weather balloon and launched up to 100,000 feet during the festival. The balloon will stream live data back to the exhibit, displaying information such as location, altitude and temperature. The planned launch will take place close to the beginning of the festival. The group will also be flying a 12 foot long custom radio-controlled blimp. This blimp has appeared several times at the RIT men's and women's hockey games this season.
Compiled by ARRL News Editor S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA
This feature is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment -- which covers the month of April -- looks at the latest with the FCC and ReconRobotics, sponsoring the Frequency Measuring Test, readying the OSCAR 1 satellite to take to the air again, reports from the Official Observer Desk and more. Read more here.
Beginning Tuesday, September 6, the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) will cease broadcasting its geophysical alert message on WWV and WWVH. These messages inform listeners of the solar flux, the mid-latitude A and K indices and space weather storms, both current and predicted. Currently, the message is heard on minute 18 from WWV and minute 45 from WWVH. The information will still be available on the SWPC website. If you care to comment on this, or if you have any questions, the SPWC -- part of the National Weather Service (NWS) -- would like to hear from you.
The Sun, as seen on Thursday, May 5, 2011 from NASA's SOHO Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope. This MDI (Michelson Doppler Imager) image was taken in the continuum near the Ni I 6768 Angstrom line. The most prominent features are the sunspots. This is very much how the Sun looks in the visible range of the spectrum.
Tad "And the Sun was always shining" Cook, K7RA, reports: Currently, five sunspot groups are visible, but the average daily solar flux is down more than 7 points over the past week, compared with the previous week. The average daily solar flux was off nearly five points compared to the earlier period. A solar wind stream from a coronal hole induced a high latitude geomagnetic storm at the end of April. Middle-latitude geomagnetic K indices measured at Fredericksburg, Virginia went as high as 4, and the April 30-May 2 A index was 17, 13 and 14. The planetary K index hit 5 on April 30, and the A index over the same three day period was 24, 19 and 20. High latitude areas were more sharply affected, and Alaska's college K index rose to 7; the same three day period saw the college A index at 43, 56 and 37. The latest prediction shows more geomagnetic active coming May 9-10, when the predicted planetary A index is 15. The USAF/NOAA prediction shows a planetary A index of 5 on May 5-6, 7 on May 7-8, 15 on May 9-10, 10 on May 11 and 5 on May 12-16, rising again to 15 on May 17. The sane prediction shows solar flux at 107 on May 5, 110 on May 6-8, 100 on May 9-12 and 115 on May 13-21. Look for more information -- including some observations on the beginning of the summer sporadic-E season, already underway, plus an update on the three month moving sunspot average -- on the ARRL website on Friday, May 6. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit the ARRL Technical Information Service Propagation page. This week's "Tad Cookism" is brought to you by the song They Call the Wind Mariah from the musical Paint Your Wagon.
The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for April is Lou Burke, W7JI, for his article "The W7JI Low or Lower Power 40 Meter Transmitter." Congratulations Lou! The QST Cover Plaque award -- given to the author or authors of the best article in each issue -- is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll Web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the May issue today.
W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, adjusts the TS-590S -- donated to W1AW by Kenwood USA -- for a W1AW visitor. [S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA, Photo]
Thanks to the generosity of Kenwood USA, W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, now boasts a new HF plus 6 meter transceiver -- the TS-590S. "Hams from all over the world come to operate at W1AW, the flagship station of Amateur Radio," said ARRL Business Services Manager Debra Jahnke, K1DAJ. "We are delighted that Kenwood's generosity makes it possible for visitors to W1AW to experience the latest in Kenwood's line of Amateur Radio hardware." Read more here.
ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that the 2011 4A4A DXpedition to Revillagigedo has been approved for DXCC credit. If you have any questions about this operation, please send an e-mail to the ARRL DXCC Desk.
May 6 -- NCCC Sprint Ladder
May 7-8 -- New England QSO Party; 7th Call Area QSO Party; Indiana QSO Party; 10-10 International Spring Contest (CW); ARI International DX Contest
May 8 -- Araucaria VHF Contest; Microwave Spring Sprint (local time)
May 8 -- SKCC Weekend Sprint
May 11-12 -- CWops Mini-CWT Test
May 14 -- FISTS Spring Sprint; FOC QSO Party
May 14-15 -- Nevada Mustang Roundup; EUCW Fraternizing CW QSO Party; CQ-M International DX Contest; VOLTA WW RTTY Contest; 50 MHz Spring Sprint
May 16 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest
May 19 -- NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint
All dates, unless otherwise stated, are UTC. See the ARRL Contest Branch page, the ARRL Contest Update and the WA7BNM Contest Calendar for more info. Looking for a Special Event station? Be sure to check out the ARRL Special Event Stations Web page.
May 7 -- ARRL South Carolina State Convention, Spartanburg, South Carolina
June 3-5 -- ARRL Northwestern Division Convention (SeaPac), Seaside, Oregon; ARRL Wyoming State Convention, Cheyenne, Wyoming
June 4 -- ARRL Atlantic Division Convention, Rochester, New York; ARRL East Bay Section Convention, Berkeley, California; ARRL Georgia State Convention, Marietta, Georgia
June 10-11 -- ARRL National Convention, Plano, Texas
June 11 -- ARRL Tennessee State Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee
July 2 -- ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention, Marysville, Pennsylvania
July 15-17 -- ARRL Montana State Convention, Essex, Montana
July 29-30 -- ARRL Oklahoma State Convention, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Heterometal Doping in Nanoclusters Published!
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Neat – even with the momentary cold snap we had earlier this week, they are out of the question for AZ but love to see them from afar.
Ha ha….yes, you could make them but I don't think they would last long hanging from a cactus!
Gorgeous! Where will you hang them? I should really make these with the girls before the winter ends… did you grease the dish first?
I have two kitchen windows. I will hang them so that I can see one looking out of each window. I did not grease the pan but a little hot water running over the bottom of the pans and they will slide right out.
Beautiful ..what a great idea….and the colourful fruit you used, I would never have thought blueberries but they look great with the lemons……I can't wait to see how and where you hang them. I would imagine as they thaw the birds would take an interest!!!!!!


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Has this Liverpool player become the most hated in the league?
Date:12th December 2011 at 4:31pm
Written by: Kurt
Of late, I have been reading articles by so called 'neutral' sport journalists vilifying Luis Suarez and what they perceive as his tendency to go down too easily. Over the weekend, Suarez was subjected to 'boos' from the away supporters every time he touched the ball. We all know the racism charge he is facing as well as the charge for showing the Fulham fans the middle finger. Has Suarez become the most hated player in the premier league? I believe he is certainly in the top five, and I do not think it is fair. Luis Suarez does go down a lot, but no more than any other player in the world. There is no right for him to be singled out. Personally, as a former defender who moulded my game on the aggressive tackling of Psycho, Vinnie Jones, Tony Adam, Graham Souness etc, I am annoyed and disgusted when is see players spending more time crawling on the floor that a toddler. It is not good for the game. The old term 'sportsmanship' is replaced by the term 'gamesmanship' (Gamesmanship- adjective. The intent to try and deceive the referee. A nice way of saying trying to cheat)
Does Luis Suarez use 'gamesmanship' – yes. Do I like it- no. Do I approve- Definitely! If every other player in the world is trying to con the referee, then why not we? I watched the Clasico between Real and Barca. Sergio Ramos tapped Alexis Sanchez on the heel, only for the Chilean to throw himself to the floor and roll around like he was demonstrating the stop-drop-roll technique to put out burning clothes. It was embarrassing. But more upsetting for me was the penalty Tottenham won on Sunday. Modric did not go down easily. He dived. The defender pulled his foot away before contact was made and he dived as if competing with Seb Larson from two weeks ago in distance and style. Yet not much condemnation about it. Not even Christiano "I am on my back more times that a worker in the Amsterdam Red light district" Ronaldo received as much criticism as our Luis Suarez. Didier Drogba is another. So why Suarez? Is it because he is wearing the 7 of Liverpool and not the 7 of United? Luis Suarez is the most exciting player in the EPL in my opinion (only Silva and Aguero come close). He is skilful, aggressive and passionate. I became a fan of Suarez the day he became a villain to many. The semi finals of the World Cup when he handled the ball on the line, preventing Gyan from scoring and Ghana entering the semi-finals. While others cursed him around me, I praised his action. Was it cheating? Yes it was, and he was red carded for it. But what I saw was a player putting the interests of his team ahead of his own. He knew he would see red and miss the semi final and perhaps the final if he did it. He did it anyway. He sacrificed his personal glory for his team. That is something I respect and something I want from a player pulling on the Red Shirt of Liverpool.
Again, do not assume that I am encouraging 'gamesmanship.' That is not the case at all. What I am saying is that if it is being done by almost every player in world football, then why not by us? I want to stop the cheating-period and believe that the FA should review every match and penalise players who have conned or attempted to con the ref. This is the only way to stop it. But until then, why is Luis Suarez being targeted? I think his critics should have a coke and a smile and hold their tongue.


连接了哪些知识:what concepts did you make an analogy between or otherwise find an intellectual string tying one to the other? Learning is all about connecting things in your mind. Take new information, and tie it in to well-worn knowledge. Find similarities and patterns.


This summer get your team out of the office and into the glorious sunshine! With over 23 years' experience in the corporate event industry we have an unrivalled selection of events and activities specifically designed for the summer season. Moving away from the same daily routine, corporate summer events with a twist offers an excuse to relax and unwind in the wonderful summer weather. We understand what it takes to create an exceptional event that will be remembered for a long time. Our proven success with summer events has been down to our highest possible level of attention to detail to allow our clients to sit back and relax and enjoy the event as we take care of their every need.
The corporate summer party is a much anticipated high point on the annual calendar and is a proven way to bring the team together in a fun and relaxed party setting midway through the year. At Team Tactics, we create summer events for optimum laughter and enjoyment ranging from a multitude of sizzling summer team building events including our brand new Summer Paella Party event to much loved summer sporting, music and arts events, we offer events across the country with a selection for both inside and outside of London. We are excited about a fully packed summer of events!
I wanted to say a massive thank you for Monday. We had such a great time. Someone was telling me yesterday that it was the best time they have had in years! The photos you took are fantastic. We had them playing as a slideshow at our BBQ last night and everyone was glued to them. Thank you again.
The event itself was fantastically run. I'd arranged to have a telephone call with Jem the day before where we discussed exactly what I wanted to achieve from this workshop and how it would interlink with our main goals as a company for this year. It was nice to do something different which involved everyone taking part and working together as well as having some fun at the same time.
Nothing says summer more than enjoying a delicious traditional Spanish dish with your team in the glorious sunshine!
This is one of our most interactive and enjoyable events, who will dominate inside the dome?
Fancy yourself as a bit of a Spielberg? Direct and star in your own Box Office hit with our unforgettable movie making experience.
London is bracing itself for a busy summer and with our countless opportunities to enjoy the sunshine outside, it has never looked better! It is key that we embrace Central London's outdoor space and create events that combine celebrations and laughter alongside the element of outdoor team building. At Team Tactics we make sure you can celebrate the summer in the best way particularly with the electric atmosphere that London has to offer during the summer months.
Treat your team to one of our sizzling London staff summer events this year from Summer On The Thames to our fantastic Paint The Town Red. We have created events for the adrenalin junkies to the less active and everything in between! With over two decades of experience in the corporate events and staff events industry, we at Team Tactics understand how important it is to deliver an exceptional event to create lasting memories. With the expertise and experience we are also able to create fantastic bespoke events by combining particular activities that clients like the look of or by adding a unique twist on our events to incorporate branding or a theme. We are therefore proud to say that we can deliver events for any brief throughout central London.
As the weather warms, doors are opened for a choice of outdoor events away from London. Just a short journey from the capital, our summer events outside of London offer a variety of opportunities to enjoy the mesmerising sunshine in beautiful surroundings. The nearby areas provide a perfect summer setting for outdoor, memorable events such as our summer Multi Activity Days including an excellent Summer Splash Raft Build.
As one of the leading providers in our industry we strive to create unforgettable staff and client events, we also understand that summer is an important time of year to get your celebration right. Our extensive range of summer events cater for any group with plenty of laughter, sunshine and BBQ food creating a perfect summer party. Our most popular team building events outside of London can be combined with a delicious summer BBQ and can be combined with extra special summer activities, or alternatively we have a selection of events and activities designed specifically for the summer party season. Team Tactics have also enjoyed over two decades of creating corporate staff events across the country and therefore have the expertise to create bespoke events and to deliver superb events for any brief.


How do you react when things go wrong? Your e-mail or Facebook accounts get hacked and people send you shocking messages. Your child misbehaves in public or your teenager makes choices that bother you. You're caught in heavy traffic and late for an important meeting. Perhaps someone gossips about you that is totally baseless. Just how do you respond?
In situations like these we may worry about what people think about us. Or maybe we get angry with ourselves or someone else. Or we can just leave all these and surrender them to God.
Here is what I am thinking right now. What's done is done. I can't control how people react to this and so I choose not to worry about it but to trust God.
This is one spiritual discipline I have found so helpful. It is the discipline of submitting to the sovereign Lord.
In his book, Renovation of the Heart, Dallas Willard shares this valuable point — abandoning outcomes to God is a primary lesson for our formation in Christ and our own personal "soul" care. Indeed, I have found this extremely helpful and to many friends I have worked with. What exactly does it mean?
Through the years, I learned that when we finally discover and learn to surrender outcomes to God, we not only experience contentment but also the opportunity to participate in what God is doing in our world. It is empowering to know that we are no longer mere observers or spectators, but that our life story is actually a part of God's very own epic story. Yes, God invites us to play an essential part in this eternal drama. No matter how tragic or crazy circumstances may be, we embrace them while trusting God for the best because He is the power beyond ourselves. He is the one who cares beyond what we can imagine.
In other words, when we stop trusting on our capabilities to make things happen and instead present to God all our worries, we are actually empowered by God. You know what happens? We discover God's grace anew. We learn that He is acting with us generously and powerfully and we can participate with his action by our trust and surrender.
The scriptures tell us clearly trusting God is the "easy yoke" of Jesus.
We "accept that we do not have in ourselves — in our own 'heart, soul, mind, and strength' — the wherewithal to make this come out right, whatever 'this' is" (Willard, p. 209). Instead, let us "entrust our souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right" (1 Peter 4:19).
Let us take on Jesus' meekness and lowliness of heart — the humility that is foundational for all virtues — and what great freedom this is from all our worries.


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We, at Bonorong, are proud to announce the commencement of our student exchange program from May 2017. In co-ordination with the Tasmanian Education Department we offer homestay and study programs from 2 weeks to 3 years, from grade 5 to adult. Students are able to do a homestay with Tricia, the founder of Bonorong, who was born in Hobart, Yaizu's sister-city, and can go to the same schools as her children. Students can feel safe in the knowledge that they will be looked after by someone they know, in an area famous for its clean air and abundant nature. This is a unique opportunity for students to practice their English that they have learnt at Bonorong, experience a different culture and challenge themselves. This program is exclusively for Bonorong students.
The homestay coordinator is Tricia, from Bonorong, a native of the area with school-aged children.
Students can go to a public school- the same schools as Tricia's own children (or a private English school for adults).
Tasmania is a safe place with plenty of nature and clean air.
Parents will be able to communicate with the homestay co-ordinator, Tricia in Japanese, making communication easy and effective.
If you would like more information about the becoming a student and participating in the program, don't hesitate to contact us.