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Thank you for the advanced copy of DIRTY SEXY CUFFED by Carly Phillips and Erika Wilde. All opinions are my own.
Are you ready to get Cuffed?
As a cop, Levi Kincaid is all about discipline and control . . .in the bedroom, and out of it, and he's always been very careful about choosing women who abide by his rules.
Hot sex and intense pleasure?
Emotional commitment and forever promises?
But he never anticipates falling for a blue-eyed angel who makes him want to cuff her to his bed and do dirty, sexy things to her. And that control of his? It doesn't stand a chance against Sarah Robins, the one woman he can't resist . . .
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by: Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde
series: Dirty Sexy
Levi Kincaid is one dirty cop–and I don't mean at his job. Levi requires control at all times, which makes him a good cop and an even better lover. He's the younger brother of Clay and Mason, who were the main characters in the first two books of Dirty Sexy series. In Dirty Sexy Cuffed, you get more of the family's background and find out why growing up was so horrible for the boys.
Sarah Robins is a young woman who also had a rough childhood. Growing up in the system has left her wary and untrusting. When she meets Levi, she knows that he is a good guy, but she needs to leave Chicago to escape her possessive ex. Levi makes her feel safe and protected and their relationship develops from there.
Levi and Sarah have excellent chemistry and there is a nice build-up to their relationship. Sure, there's plenty of steam, but they also have deep conversations and get to know one another—which I think is important and helps to round out their characters.
If you love a good guy and dominant alpha with a damsel in distress who needs to be saved, Cuffed is a good option. I enjoyed getting to know the Kincaid brothers and I will be going back to read Clay and Mason's stories.
"When are you going to face the fact that this chick just isn't into you?"
Levi Kincaid glanced across the dark interior of the unmarked SUV to his partner, Nick Catalano, who was alternating his attention between navigating the road and making sure Levi saw his smart-a$$ smirk. It wasn't the first time his friend had given Levi shit about his request to stop by Circle K on their way back to the station after their shift ended.
For the past two months they'd been assigned to the DUI Strike Force in the area, which made stopping by the mart convenient. Seeing and flirting with Sarah Robins was just an added bonus.
"She's totally into me, so that's not the issue," Levi refuted confidently, not at all bothered by Nick's ribbing. There were many times he'd caught the tempting way Sarah looked at him when she didn't think he was aware of her. And there was no mistaking the attraction between them she was so determined to fight. He just hadn't figured out why yet. But he would.
"Then what's the problem?" Nick persisted—this from a man who was all about instant gratification when it came to women, while Levi was more . . . selective.
"I'm not sure yet," he replied honestly.
Truthfully, he was having a hell of a time getting past that wariness of hers, which only made him more curious about who Sarah Robins was— and where she'd come from. Admittedly, his interest in her had nothing to do with him being an inquisitive cop, and everything to do with him wanting her, in a deeper way than any female had gotten to him before. He just had to get her on the same page as him.
Levi wasn't normally the type of guy who'd continue to pursue a woman who'd already turned him down half a dozen times. A smart man would have cut his losses after the first rejection, but from the moment he'd looked into Sarah's sweet, soulful blue eyes, he'd felt a connection that only seemed to grow stronger every time he saw her.
And he certainly didn't miss the irony of that realization, when he was a man adept at maintaining strict control of his emotions—in all aspects of his life.
"This is a shit part of town," Nick said, stating the obvious, which brought Levi's thoughts back to the present. "As soon as we're off this DUI task force, I don't want to drive through this part of Englewood unless it's for a call, so close the deal with Sarah already."
"Winning a woman over takes time, Catalano," Levi said easily—especially one as wary as Sarah. "Though that's something I wouldn't expect you to understand."
"Hell, no," he agreed with a quick, player's grin. "That's too much f*cking work when there are plenty of women who take one look at this uniform and are instantly willing and eager to bend over and drop their panties. Trust me, getting laid, and regularly, is not an issue for me."
Levi had plenty of offers; he was just more particular about his bed partners. He didn't do one night stands, but he didn't do long term committed, either. The few women he'd dated and allowed into his private life were looking for the same thing he was—a mutually satisfying physical relationship without any emotional involvement. More importantly, they were willing to let him be in control during all aspects of sex.
And Sarah, from everything he'd learned so far, didn't strike him as the type looking for long term either. Which made his pursuit easier for him to justify … and live with.
Arriving at the Circle K, Nick turned the SUV into the deserted lot. He drove past the gas station area and stopped in front of the convenience store instead of parking the vehicle.
"I noticed the back tire was low at the DUI checkpoint," Nick said, explaining why he hadn't pulled into one of the many empty spaces in front of the mart like he normally did. "While you run inside and do your thing, I'm going to drive around back and fill the tire up with air. I'll meet you out front when you're done."
"Sounds good." Levi released his seat belt and opened the door. "You want anything?"
Nick grinned. "Yeah, I'll take a root beer and a Snicker's bar."
"You got it." Levi hopped out of the truck, and while his partner drove off and disappeared behind the building, he headed toward the store.
Out of years of habit, he glanced around the area, looking for anything, or anyone, who might be out of place. Especially in this part of town. But it was a quiet evening, and there weren't any other cars or people around, which wasn't unusual for a late Tuesday night. He walked into the store, and to his immediate left was the main counter and two registers. Sarah was sitting on a stool reading a magazine, and as soon as she heard someone enter, she looked up.
Her bored expression immediately transformed to one of pleasure as a genuine, happy-to-see-him smile curved her soft, lush mouth, which never failed to make him think about slowly licking his tongue across that full lower lip before kissing her, or how that mouth would feel sliding down the length of his cock as she looked up at him from a kneeling position on the floor at his feet.
Heat and desire mingled in his belly, and lower, as he strolled toward the counter. Yeah, he'd stored up five long week's worth of the hottest, most sinful fantasies of Sarah, in some of the most erotic scenarios he could imagine. Those dirty thoughts had come in handy when he'd lain in bed, hard and aching and needing relief. With his hand wrapped tight around his d!ck, those decadent visions playing through his mind never failed to alleviate his lust.
But the relief was always temporary. He wanted the real thing. He wanted Sarah, her body soft and warm beneath his, and her willingness to give herself over to him in all the ways he desired. And that kind of trust took time. And patience. Both of which he had in abundance.
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Carly Phillips is the N.Y. Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of over 50 sexy contemporary romance novels, including the Indie published, Dare to Love Series. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, the mother of two nearly adult daughters and three crazy dogs. Carly loves social media and is always around to interact with her readers.
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Option Strict Off
Option Explicit On

Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.SystemUI
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto

Friend Class SpatialBookmarksMultiItem
    Implements IMultiItem

    Private m_pHookHelper As IHookHelper

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()
        m_pHookHelper = New HookHelperClass
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Sub Finalize()
        m_pHookHelper = Nothing
    End Sub

    Private ReadOnly Property IMultiItem_Caption() As String Implements IMultiItem.Caption
        Get
            Return "Spatial Bookmarks"
        End Get
    End Property

    Private ReadOnly Property IMultiItem_HelpContextID() As Integer Implements IMultiItem.HelpContextID
        Get
            'Not implemented
        End Get
    End Property

    Private ReadOnly Property IMultiItem_HelpFile() As String Implements IMultiItem.HelpFile
        Get
            Return ""
        End Get
    End Property

    Private ReadOnly Property IMultiItem_ItemCaption(ByVal index As Integer) As String Implements IMultiItem.ItemCaption
        Get

            'Get the bookmarks of the focus map
            Dim pMapBookmarks As IMapBookmarks
            pMapBookmarks = m_pHookHelper.FocusMap

            'Get bookmarks enumerator
            Dim pEnumSpatialBookmarks As IEnumSpatialBookmark
            pEnumSpatialBookmarks = pMapBookmarks.Bookmarks
            pEnumSpatialBookmarks.Reset()

            'Loop through the bookmarks to get bookmark names
            Dim pSpatialBookmark As ISpatialBookmark
            Dim bookmarkCount As Integer
            pSpatialBookmark = pEnumSpatialBookmarks.Next

            bookmarkCount = 0
            Do Until pSpatialBookmark Is Nothing
                'Get the correct bookmark
                If bookmarkCount = index Then
                    'Return the bookmark name
                    Return pSpatialBookmark.Name
                    Exit Do
                End If
                bookmarkCount = bookmarkCount + 1
                pSpatialBookmark = pEnumSpatialBookmarks.Next
            Loop
            Return ""
        End Get
    End Property

    Private ReadOnly Property IMultiItem_ItemChecked(ByVal index As Integer) As Boolean Implements IMultiItem.ItemChecked
        Get
            'Not implemented
        End Get
    End Property

    Private ReadOnly Property IMultiItem_ItemEnabled(ByVal index As Integer) As Boolean Implements IMultiItem.ItemEnabled
        Get
            Return True
        End Get
    End Property

    Private ReadOnly Property IMultiItem_Message() As String Implements IMultiItem.Message
        Get
            Return "Spatial bookmarks in the focus map"
        End Get
    End Property

    Private ReadOnly Property IMultiItem_Name() As String Implements IMultiItem.Name
        Get
            Return "Spatial Bookmarks"
        End Get
    End Property

    Private Sub IMultiItem_OnItemClick(ByVal index As Integer) Implements IMultiItem.OnItemClick

        'Get the bookmarks of the focus map
        Dim pMapBookmarks As IMapBookmarks
        pMapBookmarks = m_pHookHelper.FocusMap

        'Get bookmarks enumerator
        Dim pEnumSpatialBookmarks As IEnumSpatialBookmark
        pEnumSpatialBookmarks = pMapBookmarks.Bookmarks
        pEnumSpatialBookmarks.Reset()

        'Loop through the bookmarks to get bookmark to zoom to
        Dim pSpatialBookmark As ISpatialBookmark
        Dim bookmarkCount As Integer
        pSpatialBookmark = pEnumSpatialBookmarks.Next

        bookmarkCount = 0
        Do Until pSpatialBookmark Is Nothing
            'Get the correct bookmark
            If bookmarkCount = index Then
                'Zoom to the bookmark
                pSpatialBookmark.ZoomTo(m_pHookHelper.FocusMap)
                'Refresh the map
                m_pHookHelper.ActiveView.Refresh()
                Exit Do
            End If
            bookmarkCount = bookmarkCount + 1
            pSpatialBookmark = pEnumSpatialBookmarks.Next
        Loop

    End Sub

    Private Function IMultiItem_OnPopup(ByVal hook As Object) As Integer Implements IMultiItem.OnPopup

        m_pHookHelper.Hook = hook

        'Get the bookmarks of the focus map
        Dim pMapBookmarks As IMapBookmarks
        pMapBookmarks = m_pHookHelper.FocusMap

        'Get bookmarks enumerator
        Dim pEnumSpatialBookmarks As IEnumSpatialBookmark
        pEnumSpatialBookmarks = pMapBookmarks.Bookmarks
        pEnumSpatialBookmarks.Reset()

        'Loop through the bookmarks to count them
        Dim pSpatialBookmark As ISpatialBookmark
        Dim bookmarkCount As Integer
        pSpatialBookmark = pEnumSpatialBookmarks.Next

        bookmarkCount = 0
        Do Until pSpatialBookmark Is Nothing
            bookmarkCount = bookmarkCount + 1
            pSpatialBookmark = pEnumSpatialBookmarks.Next
        Loop

        'Return the number of multiitems
        IMultiItem_OnPopup = bookmarkCount

    End Function

    Public ReadOnly Property ItemBitmap(ByVal index As Integer) As Integer Implements ESRI.ArcGIS.SystemUI.IMultiItem.ItemBitmap
        Get

        End Get
    End Property

End Class

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The reliability of plantar pressure assessment during barefoot level walking in children aged 7-11 years
Stephen D Cousins1, 2,
Stewart C Morrison2Email author and
Wendy I Drechsler2
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research20125:8
© Cousins et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
Plantar pressure assessment can provide information pertaining to the dynamic loading of the foot, as well as information specific to each region in contact with the ground. There have been few studies which have considered the reliability of plantar pressure data and therefore the purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability of assessing plantar pressure variables in a group of typically developing children, during barefoot level walking.
Forty-five participants, aged 7 to 11 years, were recruited from local primary and secondary schools in East London. Data from three walking trials were collected at both an initial and re-test session, taken one week apart, to determine both the within- and between-session reliability of selected plantar pressure variables. The variables of peak pressure, peak force, pressure-time and force-time integrals were extracted for analysis in the following seven regions of the foot; lateral heel, medial heel, midfoot, 1st metatarsophalangeal joint, 2nd-5th metatarsophalangeal joint, hallux and the lesser toes. Reliability of the data were explored using Intra Class Correlation Coefficients (ICC 3,1 and 3,2) and variability with Coefficients of Variation (CoV's).
The measurements demonstrated moderate to good levels of within-session reliability across all segments of the foot (0.69-0.93), except the lesser toes, which demonstrated poor reliability (0.17-0.50). CoV's across the three repeated trials ranged from 10.12-19.84% for each of the measured variables across all regions of the foot, except the lesser toes which demonstrated the greatest variability within trials (27.15-56.08%). The between-session results demonstrated good levels of reliability across all foot segments (0.79-0.99) except the lesser toes; with moderate levels of reliability reported at this region of the foot (0.58-0.68). The CoV's between-sessions demonstrated that the midfoot (16.41-36.23%) and lesser toe region (29.64-56.61) demonstrated the greatest levels of variability across all the measured variables.
These findings indicate that using the reported protocols, reliable plantar pressure data can be collected in children, aged 7 to 11 years in all regions of the foot except the lesser toes which consistently reported poor-to-moderate levels of reliability and increased variability.
Plantar pressures
Plantar pressure assessment is commonly used in the clinical evaluation of the foot and provides insight into the plantar loading characteristics during functional activities such as walking and running [1]. This data can be incorporated into the assessment and evaluation of foot and lower limb function and to enhance management planning and treatment objectives [2]. Normative plantar pressure data has been reported in the assessment of the typically developing child [3] and has advanced our understanding on the loading of the foot during developmental stages [4, 5] and to evaluate paediatric foot deformity in disease specific populations [6].
The use of pressure assessment in practice is beneficial, however, gait in young children is idiosyncratic and collection of reliable data is challenging [7]. Commonly reported variables among the literature include the peak measures of pressure and force during the assessment of the loading characteristics of the feet in children [8–10]. However, it has been recommended that these measures alone do not give sufficient information with regards to the overall loading characteristics of the feet and should be quoted alongside temporal parameters such as pressure-time and force-time integrals, which will give an indication as to the effects of the peak loading values on the soft-tissue and joint structures of the feet [11].
Reliable pressure and gait data for children can be affected by a number of developmental variables, such as foot structure and gait maturation. It has been acknowledged in the literature that by the ages of 6-7 years the major structural changes have been completed in the child's foot, giving it a similar appearance to that of an adult's foot [12, 13]. It has also been acknowledged that children exhibit characteristics of gait maturation from 3 years of age as evidenced by the presence of a reciprocal arm swing, heel strike and toe-off, increased walking velocity, step length and single support coupled with a reduction in cadence [14, 15]; with maturation complete by the ages of 6-8 years [16]. However, recent studies have implied that gait maturation may continue beyond the age of 8 years and may not be complete until 13 years of age [17, 18]. This research indicates that it is prudent to consider specific age ranges when testing children rather than a wide range across developmental levels.
There are numerous commercially available systems currently employed by clinicians and researchers alike to assess plantar loading [19]. The reliability of equipment commonly used for methods of plantar pressure assessment has been established in a normal population of adults [20–23], however subsequent work using a paediatric population is lacking. Early work by Hughes et al. [21], reported a good level of reliability was achieved in ten adults, for force and pressure variables, across twelve regions of the foot, with the reliability of all measurements increasing with the number of trials analysed. Hughes et al. [21] also reported measurements related to time were more variable than the peak measures of force and pressure. Recently, Gurney et al. [23] conducted a study looking at the reliability of plantar pressure measurement in an adult population. Nine adults were recruited into this study and it was concluded that areas of the foot where high loads were experienced resulted in greater reliability (ICCs > 0.9) when compared to areas with lesser loading (ICCs < 0.8). This work is in agreement with that of Zammit et al. [20] who also reported moderate-to-good reliability (ICC's, 0.51-0.95), in thirty healthy adults, for peak force and pressure through seven regions of the foot, during barefoot level walking.
Whilst the work of the previously mentioned authors is of interest, it is important to acknowledge that the direct extrapolation of this work to the paediatric population may be invalid. It is commonly recognised in clinical practice that children's gait is associated with increased variability and therefore it is necessary to establish the feasibility of repeatable plantar pressure measurement in this population as the value of this clinical assessment is as yet undetermined.
At present, to the authors' knowledge, no study has sought to investigate the reliability of protocols to assess plantar pressure measurements in a paediatric population. Lack of this analytical approach, whilst attempting to assess the measures, will lead to doubts regarding the usefulness of such data for clinical and research purposes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to recruit children aged 7 to 11 years to determine the reliability in assessing plantar pressure measurements, using the variables of Peak Pressure, Peak Force, Pressure-time Integral and Force-time Integral across two test sessions.
Prior to the recruitment of participants the Ethics Committee at the University of East London, London, England provided ethical approval for the study (ETH/08/94/0). Following this, information sheets and consent forms were distributed amongst local schools.
The sampling pool for this study consisted of one primary and two secondary schools based in East London, where the ages of the pupils ranged from 4 to 16 years. Parental consent and child assent was obtained prior to data collection and forty-five (n = 45) typically developing children, aged 7 to 11 years were recruited. The 7 to 11 year age banding was considered appropriate for this study, in order to negate the influence of developmental factors on gait and foot loading characteristics. The forty-five children recruited into this study represents nine participants within each of the age groups; with previous studies using similar numbers when investigating the reliability of repeated plantar pressure measurements in a healthy population of adults [21, 23].
Children were excluded from participation if they disclosed a history of orthopaedic, neurological and/or musculoskeletal problems likely to affect their gait.
Measurement apparatus
The MatScan® 3150 pressure distribution platform (TekScan, USA) was used for the collection of all dynamic trials. This system consists of a 5 mm floor mat composed of 2,288 resistive sensors, with a resolution of 1.4sensors/cm2, a sensor matrix measuring 439.5 mm by 369.9 mm and a sampling frequency of 40 Hz (Hz).
To capture dynamic plantar pressures the midgait protocol was used, this method involves striking the platform with at least the fourth step to ensure a constant velocity has been reached prior to contact with the platform. This protocol allows a more accurate reflection of a subjects' gait in comparison to abbreviated gait protocols, such as the first-step and two-step methods. These protocols having been shown to significantly reduce peak pressures and forces beneath the feet during walking and subsequently, the data obtained during these trials may not be generalisable to normal walking conditions [24, 25]. Also, given the suggestion that steady state gait is not achieved until the end of the second or third step [26–28], gait protocols should ideally involve a minimum preamble of at least three steps if representative gait patterns are to be obtained.
All subjects were given time to familiarise themselves with the process of walking over the platform to ensure they were comfortable with the experimental procedure. During data collection the subjects were encouraged to adopt a natural gait pattern and to walk at a self-selected speed. No attempt was made to control the speed of the subjects as previous work with children demonstrated that a less than natural gait was observed when precise gait instructions were given [29]. Trials were excluded and repeated if a participant targeted the platform, altered their gait pattern to ensure full contact with the mat, if the participant paused on the mat whilst walking, or if the participant did not continue to walk past the mat with at least five steps. Three complete trials of the right foot were recorded for each participant, this number of trials has previously been found to be sufficient in ensuring adequate reliability of force and pressure data [21, 30]. To satisfy assumptions of data independence [31], data from the dominant foot was collected and this was the right foot for all participants [31]. Plantar pressure measurements were recorded at baseline and repeated one week later.
The peak measures of pressure (kPa) and force (N) alongside the temporal measures of pressure-time integrals (kPa.s/cm2) and force-time integrals (N.s/cm2) were selected for this research study. These variables are commonly used during the assessment of foot loading in children [8–10]. Following data collection, MatScan® Research Software version 6.4 was used to construct individual foot masks to determine the plantar loading characteristics under seven discrete regions of the foot: lateral heel, medial heel, midfoot, 1st metatarsophalangeal joint (1MPJ), 2nd-5th metatarsophalangeal joint (2-5MPJ), hallux and the lesser toes (Figure 1) to provide detailed information regarding the plantar loading of different segments of the foot. There is no current consensus in this literature regarding the definition of foot segments, but for the purpose of this study a similar template was used to previous studies investigating the reliability of plantar forces and pressures during barefoot level walking in healthy adults [20] and to examine age-related changes in foot function [32]. Once this template had been performed on an individual footprint it was then saved and used repeatedly for analysis on further trials (for each participant). All footprints were masked by the lead author (SDC) who applied the same foot mask across all trials for each participant. A single rater was chosen to perform all the manual masking so as to reduce the potential for introducing variability into the data, with previous research showing good reliability of a manual mask application being possible when performed by a single rater [20, 33].
An example of a typical walking trial produced by the TekScan MatScan ® system, displaying the seven masked regions used during analysis.
Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS version 15.0 for Windows (SPSS Inc, Chicago, USA). Prior to inferential analysis all data was tested for normality using the Kolmogoroff-Smirnoff one-sample test. In all cases the variables were normally distributed and reliability was evaluated using the mean of three trials. Calculation of the mean occurred by summating the values, then dividing by the number of trials [34].
Within-session reliability was determined from the original testing session for the 45 subjects using repeated measure ANOVA's to calculate Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC, model 3,1). For all the measured variables across all regions of the foot ICC model 3,1 was selected for analysis. Variability in the data were assessed via the calculation of Coefficients of Variation (CoVs); this analysis of absolute reliability provides information regarding within-trial variability expressed as a percentage.
To assess systematic differences between sessions, paired t-tests were used to compare the mean values of all the measured variables across each discrete region of the right foot, with statistical significance being defined as p < 0.05. Between-session reliability was evaluated using both relative reliability statistics (ICC model 3,2) derived from repeated measure ANOVA's and absolute reliability statistics (mean difference and CoVs) using the mean of three trials derived from each testing session. Interpretation of the within- and between-session ICCs (3,1 and 3,2) was conducted in accordance with Portney and Watkins [34] whereby values of > 0.75 indicate good reliability, values ranging from 0.5 to 0.75 imply moderate reliability and values < 0.5 suggest poor reliability. CoVs provide information regarding between-trial variability expressed as a percentage thus enabling direct comparisons between variables measured in different units. The mean difference was also calculated to provide an indication of the overall change in the scores that occurred between each testing session.
The mean ± SD (range) for the age and height of the participants (n = 45) was 9.00 ± 1.43 (7-11) years and 1.37 ± 0.09 (1.19-1.71) metres respectively. The weight and BMI values reported for the participants were 32.61 ± 9.57 (20.01-100.18) kg and 17.04 ± 3.41 (12.32-34.08) kg/m2. Males comprised 60% (n = 27) of the overall sample.
Within-session reliability
All within-session measures of reliability are reported in Table 1. The parameters demonstrated moderate-to-good within-session reliability, ranging from 0.69-0.93 for all of the variables across all segments of the foot except the lesser toes, which demonstrated poor reliability (0.17-0.50) for each of the measured variables. CoVs across the three repeated trials ranged from 10.22-27.15% for peak pressure, 10.95-41.67% for peak force, 13.87-48.31% for pressure-time integrals and 13.37-56.08% for force-time integrals in children aged 7 to 11 years. In all cases the lesser toe region demonstrated the greatest variability within trials for all four parameters.
Within-session reliability (Intraclass correlation coefficients [ICC] and coefficients of variation [CoV]) obtained from three repeated trials
Peak pressure
Pressure-time integral
Force-time integral
ICC (95% CI)
CoV (%)
Lateral heel
0.90 (0.82-0.96)
Medial heel
2-5MPJ
Lesser toes
Between-session reliability
The relative and absolute measures to determine the between-session reliability are reported in Tables 2, 3, 4 and 5. The only region of the foot to display a significant mean difference between testing sessions was the lesser toes for the variables of peak pressure (p < 0.05), peak force (p < 0.05) as well as pressure-time (p < 0.05) and force-time integrals (p < 0.05).
Between-session reliability of peak pressure (kPa)
Mean of three trials
(Mean ± SD)
268.21 ± 54.78
99.22 ± 71.35
Lesser toes*
* significant difference (p < 0.05) between session 1 and 2
Between-session reliability of peak force (N)
754.36 ± 154.25
Between-session reliability of pressure-time integrals (kPa.s/cm2)
28.84 ± 2.94
9.04 ± 3.26
Between-session reliability of force-time integrals (N.s/cm2)
Good levels of between-session reliability (> 0.79) were reported for all variables across all foot segments except the lesser toes. The between-session results also demonstrated moderate levels of reliability at the lesser toe region of the foot (0.58-0.68). The CoVs between-sessions demonstrated that the lateral heel (6.81-25.04%), medial heel (10.68-26.78%), 1MPJ (10.13-29.54%), 2-5MPJ (8.50-23.71%) and the hallux (11.26-25.99%) reported the least variability between the data sets; whereas the midfoot (16.41-36.23%) and lesser toe region (29.64-56.61%) demonstrated the greatest levels of variability across all the measured variables.
When comparing the mean of three measurements across two testing sessions, mean differences ranged from -29.74-5.89 kPa for peak pressure, -32.64-7.55 N for peak force, -2.28-1.02 kpa.s/cm2 for pressure-time integrals and -27.51-6.16 N.s/cm2 for force-time integrals.
Plantar pressure assessment is commonly used to provide insight into the plantar loading characteristics of the paediatric foot. Due to their common use in both a clinical and research setting, it is necessary to ensure that the protocols for plantar pressure assessment in children can reproduce plantar pressure measures of dynamic foot function on different occasions. To date no study has also considered the reliability of protocols for the assessment of plantar pressure data in typically developing children and therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of plantar pressure variables in a group of children aged 7 to 11 years, during barefoot level walking.
The results demonstrated that the collection of reliable plantar pressure variables is possible in children for all foot segments except the lesser toes. The within-session ICCs for the seven analysed regions of the foot ranged from 0.50 to 0.92 for peak pressure, 0.47 to 0.93 for peak force, 0.46 to 0.91 for pressure-time integrals and 0.17 to 0.92 for force-time integrals. All variables, except at the lesser toes recorded consistently moderate-to-good levels of reliability, whereas the lesser toe region reported poor levels of reliability, particularly for the force-time integral (0.17). However, the ICC is a unitless value and does not provide an indication of absolute variability and therefore further analysis using CoVs (%) was conducted. This analysis showed a similar pattern to the ICCs in that the reliable variables demonstrated smaller CoV percentages (10.22 to 19.84%) for all foot segments in comparison to the lesser toes (27.15 to 56.08%). These results indicate that within a single testing session, repeated measurements at the lesser toes are associated with reduced reliability and increased variability during gait, in comparison to the other six regions of the foot.
Assessment of systematic differences between sessions indicated that peak pressure, peak force, pressure-time integral and force-time integral at the lesser toe region exhibited a significant mean difference between sessions (p < 0.05). The remaining six regions, across all four variables, did not display any systematic differences between sessions, captured one week apart. Relative reliability between sessions was consistently good, with all regions of the foot, except the lesser toes reporting ICC values greater than 0.79. The lesser toe region again reported lower reliability (0.58-0.68) across the four variables. The between-session CoVs for the seven analysed regions of the foot ranged from 6.81 to 29.64% for peak pressure, 22.83 to 51.83% for peak force, 10.13% to 31.75% for pressure-time integrals and 21.85 to 56.61% for force-time integrals. Due to the absence of an agreed upon criteria for the assessment of CoV values, it is difficult to comment upon the acceptability of the values derived from this study. However it is important to note that the CoV's reported in this study are typically higher for the four measured variables across the seven regions of the foot, in comparison to those reported in the investigation into the reliability of repeated plantar pressure measurements in adults [20, 23] and may indicate an increased variability in the foot loading patterns of children during gait.
The midfoot and lesser toe region displayed the greatest percentage difference for all four variables, highlighting the greater variability within different regions of the foot. The findings at the midfoot and lesser toe regions in this study are consistent with previous reports in adults [20, 23] and indicate that these regions of the foot may be subject to inherent variability during gait. The reduced reliability between sessions at the lesser toes reported in this study are also consistent with those reported by Gurney et al. [23]. Findings from the adult study were that reliability was reduced in areas of the foot where loading was less typical, in this instance it was the lateral lesser toes (defined as the 3rd-5th toes). Also of interest, the authors reported reduced reliability at the medial mid-foot (ICC < 0.8) which was not noted in the present study. Although these results are of interest direct comparison between studies is difficult due to differences in the participants, methodologies adopted and in the sensor technology used. The study by Gurney et al. [23] assessed reliability using the Novel EMED® plantar pressure platform, in comparison to the TekScan MatScan® system used in this study. The Novel EMED® platform used by Gurney et al. [23] has a slightly higher spatial resolution of 2 sensors/cm2 in comparison to 1.4 sensors/cm2 of the TekScan MatScan® system; it also has a slightly higher sampling frequency of 50 Hz in comparison to 40 Hz respectively. Consequently, although the collection of reliable plantar pressure data appears possible in children, the lower spatial resolution of the TekScan MatScan® system may limit the validity of this system in accurately being able to isolate small regions of the foot, such as the lesser toes and highlights the importance of the resolution of a system when assessing the plantar pressures in children with small foot sizes.
The work by Gurney et al. [23] highlighted that the definition of foot segments is not uniform or consistent across different studies. Gurney et al. [23] divided the mid-foot into lateral and medial midfoot whereas the present study defined the mid-foot as one segment. The definition of the foot segments between studies limits direct comparison. Furthermore, the methods used for segmental division of the foot vary between systems and can be subject to error resulting from the sensor resolution of the platform and anatomical knowledge of the observer's involved [35]. Recently, Deschamps et al. [33] conducted a study looking at the reliability of manually determined masks across the forefoot in plantar pressure footprints and concluded that that the masking of small segments of the foot be conducted with caution. This is in agreement with the work of Latour et al. [36] and Urry and Wearing [22] whom both commented that the lower reliability at the lesser toes may be due to limitations with sensor technology in isolating this small region of the foot, particularly in young children.
Normative pressure data have been published by Alvarez et al. [3] who identified age-related differences in plantar pressure profiles in a sample of 146 children ranging from 1.6 years-14.9 years. In their study the foot was divided into five segments however the lesser toes were not considered separately, rather as part of the lateral forefoot. They reported that comparable foot pressure profiles could be identified across the age groups which were: (i) children under the age of two years; (ii) children aged two-five years and (iii) children older than five years. This work is interesting because it suggests that whilst there is debate in the literature regarding the development of a mature gait [7], the loading characteristics of children over five years are consistent and can yield reliable data. However, with the limitation of the lesser toes being incorporated as part of the lateral forefoot, further work is required to explore the reliability of this specific region of the foot in children.
Plantar pressure assessment is complex and challenging in young children and it is important to acknowledge that the capture of reliable data is dependent on a number of different factors, such as the participants (age, pathology and developmental status), instrumentation (sensor technology and validity of instrumentation) and the adopted protocols (abbreviated vs. midgait protocols, gait velocity). Factors such as walking speed have been reported to affect pressure variables [37] and where appropriate should be taken into consideration. To the authors' knowledge, there are no studies which have attempted to standardise or control cadence during plantar pressure studies in children and thus would suggest that standardisation may not be appropriate in the child. However, this is an area that warrants further investigation.
There are several limitations to this present study that need to be considered when interpreting the findings. First, only typically developing children were recruited, so the reliability of these measurements cannot be generalised to a clinical population. Confounding variables such as pain or asymmetrical gait commonly reported in symptomatic populations may have a significant impact upon the reproducibility of plantar measurements taken one week apart. Secondly, Zammit et al. [20] has previously discussed limitations with the use of the TekScan MatScan® including factors such as the manual masking procedure for the determination of plantar pressure outputs for each individual as well as the relatively low sampling frequency (40 Hz) and spatial resolution (1.4 sensors/cm2). All of which may affect the validity and reliability of repeated measures and in accurately isolating small regions of the foot as seen in children. Finally, the results from this study can only apply to the age group under investigation. Further work is required to investigate the reliability of plantar pressure measurements in a younger group of children, due to the potential influence of the continuing development of their foot structure. Additional research would also be required to confirm these results in an older cohort of children due to any influence postural changes have upon musculoskeletal development during puberty and adolescence.
The present study has demonstrated that reliable plantar pressure data can be collected in children aged 7-11 years, however it must be acknowledged that the results presented can only apply to the sample under investigation and to the instrumentation used in this study. Further work is required to explore the reliability of plantar pressure data collection across children of varying ages and postural development to determine the factors which influence the reliability of plantar pressure data capture. There is also a need to explore the reliability of plantar pressure assessment where deformity is present.
In this study, we have presented protocols for the capture of plantar pressure variables in a sample of typically developing children. This work demonstrated that the collection of reliable plantar pressure data within a single session and between two sessions is possible in children. The results suggest that most segments of the foot yield reliable data for the four analysed variables of peak pressure, peak force, pressure-time integrals and force-time integrals with the exception of the lesser toes which warrant further investigation.
1MPJ:
1st metatarsophalangeal joint
2-5MPJ:
2nd-5th metatarsophalangeal joint.
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SDC, SCM and WID all conceived and designed the study. SDC collected and analysed the data. SDC drafted the manuscript with the assistance of both SCM and WID. All three authors approved the final manuscript.
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Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg () (21 May 1834 – 8 November 1921) was a German nobleman, the Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1849–1908), Catholic politician and later a Dominican friar. He was the first President of the Catholic Society of Germany (1868), and a member of the Reichstag from 1871 for the Catholic Centre Party.

Early life
He was born in Haid, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire, the second child of Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1802–1838), and Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1804–1835). He was a male-line descendant of Frederick I, Elector Palatine. He studied law, and succeeded to the headship of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and the title of Prince (Fürst) in 1849.

Marriage and children
He married Princess Adelheid of Ysenburg-Büdingen (1841–1861) in 1859. After her death, he married Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein in Vienna in 1863. Sophie and Charles had eight children:

 Princess Franziska of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 30 March 1864 – Düsseldorf 12 April 1930)
 Princess Adelheid of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 17 July 1865 – Prague 6 September 1941), married Count Adalbert Joseph of Schönborn
 Princess Agnes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 22 December 1866 – Oosterhout 23 January 1954)
 Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 11 April 1868 – Rome 15 February 1870)
 Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Rome 4 January 1870 – Vienna 17 January 1935), married Miguel, Duke of Braganza
 Aloys, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 15 September 1871 – Schloss Bronnbach 25 January 1952), married Countess Josephine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
 Princess Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 28 September 1873 – Vienna 27 June 1936), married Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg
 Prince Johannes Baptista of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 29 August 1880 – Newport 18 May 1956), married Countess Alexandra of Bernstorff

Later life
After the death of his wife, he became a member of the Dominican Order as Fr. Raymundus Maria in 1907, and lived in the monastery of Venlo in the Netherlands. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1908. The same year, he gave up his title of Prince and was succeeded by his son. He died in Cologne.

Honours
He was a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

Ancestry

References

External links

 Abtei St. Hildegardis: "Fürst Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg sorgte für einen Neubeginn"

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One of the problems I am starting to see over and over again is the inability to recognize when someone has heard you.
When someone communicates something that they consider a contentious piece of information to another, there is doubt that the information was even heard so there is a tendency to repeat the information ad nauseum until someone manages to communicate back that they've heard the original message and sometimes the original messenger never hears what they consider acknowledgement that the message was heard.
Let me give an example. Consider two individuals A and B. A has a bad habit, or believes something that B doesn't like. So B will try to let A know that A's belief or behavior is wrong/bad. So A may indeed suffer from cognitive dissonance and simply doesn't believe or denies A's opinion and continues as per normal for A.
B witnesses no change in A's behavior or beliefs so B repeats the message. A may start to hear B's message but displays no visible change and B may not observe what B considers an acknowledgement of hearing the information.
So B continues to repeat the message over and over again.
A may get sick of hearing the message and start tuning B out because the noise is overwhelming, heard the message and disagrees on their position or their assumptions, may have tried to tell A this message but B didn't get their message so continues to reiterate B's message.
B may or may not have a valid and useful message for A. A may actually hear the message and agreed and decided to change their belief or behavior but B may never receive the acknowledgment from A that A agrees, and hence B is deaf to A now and assumes A is universally deaf to B. Or A may be embarrassed about this message and may not want to acknowledge they were wrong or their behavior was bad.
I think it is fair to say that you may have to repeat a message several times before the recipient of the message can possibly hear you, but there has to be a point when you stop repeating the message because there is no way for you to hear them acknowledge your message, you are now deaf to them yourself.
You have to remember that no one will hear your message unless they want to hear it. And as Einstein said to have said: Insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. It is possible you yourself are deaf.


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Q: OpenGL rotate object while keeping it in center of screen I am working in 2D and I am trying to rotate the whole world (including the object) around one object and also keep that one object in the center of the screen.
Here is my current code to transform the world, all rendering is done afterwards:
hw and hh are the half widths and heights of the screen. p is the object coordinates.
float hw = 400;
float hh = 300;

float x = hw - p.x;
float y = hh - p.y;

glTranslatef(x, y, 0);
glTranslatef(-hw, -hh, 0);
glRotatef(level->angle, 0, 0, 1);
glTranslatef(hw, hh, 0);

However, it doesn't work as expected. Any help will be appreciated.

A: try using glPushMatrix() and glPopMatrix(). So you have:
glTranslatef(x, y, 0);
glPushMatrix();
glTranslatef(-hw, -hh, 0);
glRotatef(level->angle, 0, 0, 1);
glTranslatef(hw, hh, 0);
glPopMatrix();

glPushMatrix() saves the current Matrix (all Translates, Rotates, etc.) and sets up a new Matrix. That matrix is relative to the old Matrix, so if you translate, without pushing the Matrix, you will rotate about the (0|0) Point in that Matrix. If you set up a new Matrix, it creates that Matrix at the position you were in the old Matrix.

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[otw_shortcode_dropcap label="W" size="large" border_color_class="otw-no-border-color"][/otw_shortcode_dropcap]hat follows is the last known communication from Colony One. It consists of two messages, ten days (sols) apart.
This may be our last transmit for some time, we cannot spare the power. Sandstorm continues unabated. We are down to 27% energy levels and have deactivated all non-essential systems. Solar array unable to recharge batteries due to darkened sky, running at only 17% efficiency. Plutonium power source has failed and attempts by EVA to find the fault have proved fatal. Those who have ventured outside to repair have not returned. If storm does not clear we will run out of power in approximately fourteen sols.
Sandstorm has continued for seventy-two sols, it will never end. We are down to 7% power. All colonists have assembled in the main bio-dome to conserve energy. All systems shutdown except minimal life support. Very cold. Array efficiency now at 5%.
To add to our woes a strange malaise has overcome many of us who remain. A deep psychological psychosis affects one in three. We are prepared as best we can, we all know what is coming, we wait in hope even though that now seems futile.
I kinda of liked the way you wrote this part when it was still chapter two. The significance of all the events were clearer. I still maintain though that it was better as prologue. So this is one point for me. Lol!
Thanks for the feedback. I felt the original chapter two lacked drama and sounded more like notes to myself. So I'm weaving it in to the story it progresses. We'll see how it goes. I think you're right about the context of the transmissions. I will keep it simple and let it come out in the story.


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g.d.smith said
I sometimes think Bay and co remake everything to make their original concepts look better. The TCM travesty's real purpose was to make The Rock and Pearl Harbour look like classics. Either that or they genuinely believe that every film ever made would be better if they featured lots of shots of girlies in tight jeans and crop-tops. Yeah, that Stalker is a pretty good movie. But imagine how much better it would be with Megan Fox, lots of CGI, senile dope jokes and some kick ass action scenes.
10 Aug 2009 # 9:58 pm
Jean said
I think new remakes are not always a good thing. And I really don't like the idea of remaking movies that are GREAT ALREADY. What, there's a HUGE new-ideas-crisis in Hollywood? Filming computer games, remaking good movies over and over again… what next? Toilet-paper-instruction-based trilogy? Sad…
josy50 said
Agreed, same goes for the music industry.
5 Dec 2015 # 12:11 am
Classics are classics. What's next? Remake Jaws and Star Wars? sheesh. It's proof that Hollywood knows that people will pay some dollars to see how technology has affected the movie, even though everyone knows it will have not NEAR the impact it had the original time because then it was less about tech and more about story! That's how they became friggin' classics! Grab a new generation, okay. But can we give it 30-40 years before you drop kick and mangle what was once beautiful? (even if it was only 80's technology)
30 Aug 2009 # 7:06 am
Jennifer said
Actually they've greenlit the remake Jaws.
15 Jan 2013 # 6:18 am
Mike Tabor said
The rights to Jaws will not be sold,for a remake,who's ever thinking of a remake of one of the most greatest films of all time,well…..that's just insane.What next,a remake of E.T. Its an outrage to think someone would even just to think of making a remake.I really hope Steven Spielberg hears about this,and laughs,because,it will never,never,ever happen.Their insane.What,cant come up with new ideas.Remakes,and stupid reality shows.Makes me sick.
27 Jun 2015 # 6:35 am
Disney bought Star Wars and they are already making plans for a seventh installment. It's sickening.
4 Apr 2014 # 4:50 am
jon said
George Lucas had originally stated he wanted a third trilogy based 30 years in the future
8 Mar 2015 # 9:35 am
Daniel said
not a remake it is star wars, but a continuation of the original saga… will be good.
21 Nov 2014 # 1:05 pm
Jaws is one of my all time favourite films. But if someone remade it I would be first in line to see it. The problem with remakes is no matter how bad they are you are curious enough to waste money finding out how bad they are.
Thus Bay did say unto his deciples, "Go forth and remake, for I see great profits". And so it was and ever shall be.
PKB said
Remakes shouldn't even be made unless the original was seriously terrible or if the original somehow was lost/destroyed. Or if the person who wrote the original story i 100% involved to make it just like the one before. "A remake of Star Wars?" Why not, but only if George Lucas works on it.
8 Oct 2009 # 4:25 pm
Jason said
Why can't Hollywood seem to make good movies anymore? Don't they understand they have to have an original story to make great movies. I can not find any movies anymore that haven't been remade at least once. Where is the likes of Eraserhead. Someone HELP us.
31 Oct 2009 # 10:59 pm
gd smith said
The irony of all these upcoming movie remakes is that over the last decade and a bit Hollywood has made some really ambitious and great films. Much stronger films than in the late-80s to 90s. The problem is lack of a big audience for original stuff that is genuinely good. Personally I rate The Assassination of Jesse James, Zodiac, Eternal Sunshine, Where the Wild Things Are, and lot of other films alongside the best American films of any decade. That they are not seen in the same way as The Godfather or Kane or Paths of Glory or Taxi Driver is not Hollywood's fault. The thing is the democratisation of taste you get with the Internet results in a reduction in the notion of a classic. No offence to fans of The Dark Knight or Avatar, but these are good solid slices of entertainment. They are not great films.
4 Feb 2010 # 10:06 am
Bob said
"Did we really need another version of this classic?" That's the question. Although I'm down for the It movie.
Bruce said
Some of the remakes coming soon sound good but you should really only remake movies that weren't great to begin with. When you remake "classics" it just annoys people because it's just redoing something that was already perfect.
Not only are they remaking 70s and 80s classics, but they are starting to remake/reboot stuff from the '00s like Tomb Raider, Spider-Man, and Fantastic Four. In a couple of decades, I'll be watching nothing but remakes.
I think any remake anyone wants to do is fine, It doesn't detract from the original, it doesn't change it. If you don't want to watch the remake, don't watch it, no one is forcing you. If anything, a remake compliments an original by appreciating or paying tribute to how great the plot was.
2 Jul 2010 # 6:14 am
SKINNERNSC said
Ghostbusters remake please ….that is all …..thank you.
Meriah said
all these new movie remakes just let us kno that although time is passing and technology is advancing we are STILL LIVING IN THE PAST!!! and we cant let it go………new technology is jus making everyone lazy so instead of thinking of new stories and being creative, they jus try to perfect what someone else already did very well………
2 Sep 2010 # 5:44 am
Oh PLEASE. A LOT of these movies DO actually need a remake. Take IT for example. The first version left SO much out from the books (such as the underage gang bang, though I hate that part of the book) and Akira, YES, it needs a remake. I read the comics – the movie changed and took out too much. Same with the live action Death Note. Too much taken out. I also want a Silent Hill redo.
Some of the new remakes coming out shouldn't have been touched, but a lot weren't done right in the first place. I'd take a movie that closely follows the book/comic/source any day, even if it's a second attempt.
Joe said
I think I'm going to puke. I would literally pay money to watch 180 minutes of paint drying than another bastardized remake of a classic film.
16 Oct 2010 # 4:08 pm
Bryan said
Remakes are not as good as the originals because they focus on technology above all else. The original might have great suspense, great writing, but the remake focuses more on stupid special fx. That's what they sell it on – some fancy money shots that weren't possible in the past. It's like in the South Park episodes of Imagination Land when the govt. calls movie writers to come up with ideas and all the writers can come up with is special fx and explosions….
But what I hate even more is when Hollywood tries to remake movies from other nations without even understanding what the whole plot is about. The Last Airbender sucked, and I am totally against a Death Note remake because no one can play the part of the psychotic main character. In order for them to make a decent remake Hollywood would have to talk to and respect the creator, read and analyze the source material intelligently and faithfully… it just seems beyond them.
25 Dec 2010 # 7:47 am
Kerri said
I am furious about some of the movie remakes that are coming soon, like Short Circuit, Akira and The Warriors! Filmmakers can't come up with their own original ideas nowadays so they have to ruin classics that don't need to be messed with!
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Parking Concepts, Inc (PCI) commences to oversee the City of Riverside on-street and off-street parking operations
IRVINE, Calif. — Parking Concepts, Inc. (PCI) is pleased to announce the commencement of operations with the City of Riverside to oversee all city on-street and off-street parking operations. The contract promises to streamline and, at the same time, optimize the parking strategy uniformly across the city, bringing convenience and improved ease of use to residents, employees, commuters, and visitors.
The contractual scope of services consists of professional parking management and facility maintenance, provided by PCI. The parking portfolio includes: five parking garages, fourteen surface parking lots, and over 1,100 on-street metered stalls throughout the city.
"We are extremely pleased to be awarded this contract. We have bid on this for the past fifteen years. The team is excited to hit the ground running," says Bob Hindle, Senior Vice President at Parking Concepts, Inc.
Staying true to the company's foundation as a parking solution that offers exceptional service, PCI plans to apply a strategy that places a heavy emphasis on customer service, revenue integrity, and integrated technology to serve the needs of both the patrons and the City of Riversides leadership.
It is PCI's belief that the very foundation for excellent parking service is superior customer service with integrity. "PCI is set apart from our competitors by consistently ranking among the highest scores of independent customer surveys. This is a point of pride for us and provides demonstrable proof that we are on the right track," says Hindle.
Founded as a customer service-oriented parking management firm in 1974, Parking Concepts Inc. also offers transportation solutions under their business branch Transportation Concepts.
This contract marks the latest in Parking Concepts, Inc.'s growing presence across the Inland Empire, which includes the nearby Ontario Airport International Airport, and additional Downtown Riverside operations.
To see more about Parking Concepts, Inc. and their services, visit their
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The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's Mountain States Chapter Hires New Executive Director
CHICAGO, July 17, 2019 – The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's Mountain States region's Board of Directors has named Jim Schneider as the region's new executive director.
Schneider was most recently with VT Industries, a leading door manufacturer. Since 2015, he had been the territory sales manager for the mountain states, working with architects in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming.
Schneider was manager, external communications, in the marketing department at PCI's headquarters from 2004-07. He was editor of Ascent magazine and was heavily involved in PCI's branding, marketing, and communications efforts. He also has been the editor of several business publications, including Eco-Structure, Plumbing Engineer, PHC News, and Metalmag.
"I'm happy to be back in the industry, and I'm looking forward to working with the members of PCI Mountain States to raise the profile of precast concrete in this part of the country," Schneider said. He holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. He is a LEED AP and is passionate about efficient, sustainable design.
"We are excited to have Jim Schneider taking the reins," said Dan Parker, board president of PCI Mountain States Region. "Jim comes from a marketing and sales background and has worked at PCI headquarters. We believe Jim is the one to help us grow the precast concrete market in our region. He has jumped in with both feet and we are eager to see where his leadership takes us."
PCI Mountain States is one of 11 regional PCI-affiliate organizations across the United States that supports its members at the local level. The organizations provide many services to producers and to key decisionmakers in the construction industry, including continuing education, precast concrete design assistance and building resources, workforce development, and university support.
About PCI
Founded in 1954, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is a technical institute and trade association for the precast concrete structures industry. PCI develops, maintains, and disseminates the information for designing, fabricating, and constructing precast structures. PCI provides technical resources, certification for companies and individuals, continuing education, as well as conducts research and development projects, conventions, conferences, awards programs, and much more. PCI members include precast concrete manufacturers, companies that provide products and services to the industry, precast concrete erectors, and individual members such as architects, consultants, contractors, developers, educators, engineers, materials suppliers, service providers, and students. To learn more, visit www.pci.org, or email Tom Bagsarian at tbagsarian@pci.org.
Michael A. Johnson Takes the Helm for the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's Illinois and Wisconsin Chapter
CHICAGO, Dec. 18, 2018 – Today, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute of Illinois and Wisconsin board of directors announced Michael A. Johnson, P.E., has taken the helm as the new executive director for the organization. Johnson has more than 13 years of experience working in the precast/prestressed concrete industry in Illinois, with prior roles in sales, marketing, and quality control.
"Mike is a great fit for our vision of PCI of Illinois and Wisconsin, and he will certainly help grow the precast industry," said PCI IL-WI Board President Joe Lombard. "We are very pleased to welcome him to this important leadership position in our industry."
Johnson's precast experience includes prestressed bridge beams, soundwalls, retaining wall systems, double-tee beams, and precast building systems. He has additional related experience with concrete, having worked in materials testing for seven years and being the owner of a small contracting business. Johnson most recently worked as a research engineer at the Illinois Center for Transportation, part of the University of Illinois Department of Civil Engineering, where he worked on transportation and pavement research projects.
He has a bachelor's degree in general engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and will soon earn a master's degree in civil engineering, specializing in construction materials, from the U of I. He also has several industry certifications, including PCI Level III Quality Control & Assurance, IDOT Level III Portland Cement Concrete, and IDOT 5-day Aggregate Technician.
"I am excited to start this new chapter in my professional career," said Johnson, "I look forward to renewing the relationships that I already have in the industry and in forging new ones in my role as Executive Director of PCI of Illinois and Wisconsin."
"The success of PCI chapters is a key strategy in our goal to increase awareness and use of plant- produced, precast, prestressed concrete systems and to be stewards of the built environment," said PCI President and CEO Bob Risser, P.E. "Our partnerships with chapter executive directors are vital to that success. Mike is an excellent addition to the team, and we look forward to working with him to grow the market and advance our members' interests."
PCI IL-WI is one of 11 regional PCI-affiliate organizations throughout the United States that supports its members at the local level. The organizations provide several services, including continuing education, marketing, precast design assistance, and resources and university support.
Founded in 1954, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is a technical institute for the precast concrete structures industry. PCI develops, maintains, and disseminates the body of knowledge for designing, fabricating, and constructing precast structures. PCI provides technical resources, certification for companies and individuals, continuing education, as well as conducts research and development projects, conventions, conferences, awards programs, and much more. PCI members include precast concrete manufacturers, companies that provide products and services to the industry, precast concrete erectors, and individual members such as architects, consultants, contractors, developers, educators, engineers, materials suppliers, service providers, and students. To learn more, visit www.pci.org, or email Tom Bagsarian at tbagsarian@pci.org.


The show kicks off with the guys talking about how long they've been attending the convention. Calvin tells about going since age 18 and Scott talks about also volunteering at the convention. Discussion then goes to QR codes and the different ways people are using them with marketing. Brogan then shares that he's been going to the con for 22 years and Rusty a total of 20.
14:28 – The guys discuss the different types of panels that are offered at the convention in addition to the activity workshops that include sward and shield fighting and glass fusing. Brogan covers what the average cost is for attending and getting a hotel room for the weekend. He then dives into how important attending the convention over the years has been for him and they then cover Dr. Ricky, a previous guest on the podcast that has participated in Norwescon panels in the past.
27:23 – Scott talks about being a part of the convention staff and what happens during the monthly planning meetings. They then discuss where Rusty disappeared to and Brogan then turns the conversation to his favorite memories about the con. Talk then goes to the art room where people can bid on art submitted to the convention, parties during the early years of the convention, and how they have changed over the years with LCB rules that mandate how parties can be held.
45:15 – Justin and Scott talk about visiting Camp Bar in Tacoma on Saint Patrick's Day and doing s'mores at their table. They reminisce about other things they did there before it became Camp Bar, including many comedy shows, watching Justin on Wheel of Fortune, and the roasting of Brogan on his birthday. Rusty also returns and they chat about how much each of them have had to drink so far that day.
Fear and Loathing 1 comes to an end with Rusty talking about the interesting conversations he's had with people at the convention, including a lady explaining to him how a house cat could beat him in a fight and people that believe in ferries. Brogan talks about the earlier days with vampires in the masquerade and the time him and his sister signing up for the slave auction.
Stay tuned for Fear and Loathing 2 coming soon!! Thanks Rusty and Calvin for joining the guys for a great Norwescon 41 conversation!
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If you're just looking for a friendly game, drop on by. We've got four pool leagues for players of all skill levels.
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The house of Claude and Andrea Carter, founders of the remote Bawoorrooga community in the Kimberley, burned down in early 2017. Claude and Andrea lost their home and most of their possessions. Their family are currently living in temporary shelter on their land.
Prior to the fire, Claude established a small permaculture project, orchard and art studio on his land. He continues to paint and farm the land and he regularly hosts indigenous youth groups on his property, where he teaches traditional bush skills, spirituality and connection to land. The family is highly motivated to build a sustainable superadobe house to live in and to continue hosting ongoing community events. Claude is a captivating story-teller, passionate about keeping culture alive for the next generation of indigenous Australians.
An exciting first in the Kimberley!
We plan to build the first super adobe (earthbag) home in the Kimberley, with community involvement at all stages of the build, from design to completion. The community will build this house with their own hands. We have partnered with an architect and natural builder, and have already commenced design work and project planning.
Success of this project would ensure the survival of the community and would be a huge step towards developing models for sustainable indigenous housing and empowered communities.
We want to build a small, affordable, climate-wise home. We currently have the community's creativity, energy and will to succeed, but we need money for building materials. Please donate and help us prove that this pioneering project can be done!
We also invite anyone interested in supporting the project to visit Claude and his family in this beautiful part of the world. You would experience the deep spirituality of this land and the profound understanding which Claude has for his culture and environment. Come along for a traditional hunt, or to taste the produce of Claude and Andrea's garden!


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Great Lakes pitchers shine in 1-0 shutout win
By Eric Stephen@ericstephen Jul 3, 2022, 6:03am PDT
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Offense was hard to come by in the Dodgers minors on Saturday, and weather intervened on one occasion.
Pitching was stellar for High-A Great Lakes on Saturday and it had to be to preserve a 1-0 win against Dayton. Emmet Sheehan gets the call here since he appeared the longest, striking out seven in his 4⅔ scoreless frames, allowing just two singles and two walks.
The Dodgers drafted Sheehan in the sixth round last year out of Boston College, and the right-hander spent five weeks on the injured list in April and May. He struggled for a stretch after getting activated, allowing 13 runs while recording only nine outs in a three-start stretch that saw him walk eight and strike out only one.
A week off of game action helped Sheehan reset, and since then he's won his last four appearances while piggybacking in extended relief. In those four games, Sheehan has allowed just one unearned run in 13⅔ innings, with 24 strikeouts and six walks.
Miguel Vargas and Michael Busch homered back-to-back for Oklahoma City, whetting appetites for their expected future major league production. But at the moment those homers don't count yet, because Saturday's game at the El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres) was suspended by rain in the middle of the fifth inning.
The game is tied 4-4 and will be resumed on Sunday, with the top of El Paso's order due up in the bottom of the fifth.
Landon Knack struck out five but also allowed three runs for Tulsa in his 3⅓ innings, his shortest start in a month in a loss to the Arkansas Travelers (Mariners). Knack exited after a mound visit from trainer Jesse Guffey.
Justin Yurchak had a two-run double to pull the Drillers within a run in the eighth inning, but that's where they stayed.
Carlos Duran started on the mound before Sheehan and permitted only two singles and a walk in his three innings, helping the Loons shut out the Dayton Dragons (Reds). The 20-year-old Duran, who joined Great Lakes from the Arizona Complex League on June 15, has pitched 10 scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts in his four games with the Loons.
Great Lakes had only four hits themselves, but made the most of them. Catcher Kekai Rios tripled to start the fifth inning, then after a pair of strikeouts, outfielder Jonny DeLuca doubled him home for the game's only run. DeLuca doubled twice and singled on Saturday. He won Midwest League player of the week last week, and so far this week is 6-for-17 (.353) with three doubles, a home run, and four walks.
The Quakes got hits from all nine starters and scored five runs, but also left the bases loaded in three different innings, perhaps cynically preparing their players for true Dodgers status, in a loss to the Visalia Rawhide (D-backs).
Designated hitter Julio Carrion had two hits and drove in three runs, including a two-run home run. The Quakes had 11 hits, walked 10 times, and were hit by a pitch. But they left 16 runners on base in the game.
Saturday was a big day for 2021 draft picks named Emmet(t). Nineteenth-rounder Gabe Emmett pitched two scoreless innings, striking out four in relief.
Oklahoma City 4, El Paso 4 (suspended in 5th inning, rain)
Arkansas 4, Tulsa 3
Great Lakes 1, Dayton 0
Visalia 7, Rancho Cucamonga 5
10:05 a.m. PT: Great Lakes (Nick Nastrini) vs. Dayton (Thomas Farr)
3:35 p.m.: Oklahoma City at El Paso resume Saturday's game
4:05 p.m.: Tulsa (Bobby Miller) vs. Arkansas (Emerson Hancock)
30 minutes after suspended game: Oklahoma City (Ryan Pepiot) at El Paso (Thomas Eshelman)
6:30 p.m.: Rancho Cucamonga (River Ryan) vs. Visalia (Liam Norris)
Tony Gonsolin signs 2-year deal to avoid arb The Dodgers and pitcher Tony Gonsolin agreed to a two-year contract worth $6.65 million, avoiding an arbitration hearing for 2023.


Management – Page 3 – Holy Hash!
It is often said that the system is only as strong as the weakest link. When you have good security and strong passwords, the weakest link will be the human. As has always been. Think of how the system can be recovered from a breach when the problem is not technical but human.
We know several common buzzwords for determining security strategy of a company (or an individual). Let's try to define them once again, for completeness sake.
Easily summed up by "what you do not know cannot hurt you" and is obviously wrong. Typically happens at the early stages of software developer's career when a person is uneducated about security and simply does not know any better. Blissful ignorance usually ends rather abruptly with a cold shower of security education or a security breach.
The typical position of most software companies, hiding the secrets somewhere they themselves would not find oblivious to the fact that thieves typically know very well where you stash your money and jewelry. This is an actively negative position asking for trouble that does not take too long to appear usually. In companies, this is often the end result of near-sightedness of management, worried only about their quarterly bonus.
The typical "very advanced security" position of many companies. This approach actually works quite well but only thanks to the fact that there are more companies in the above two categories. Completeness means the company extends the quality assurance by security relevant testing, design and code reviews, vulnerability testing and such things. In the end, one has to remember that correctness is not the same, and cannot be a guarantee of, security. When implemented correctly, can provide a really potent false feeling of security and serve as a shield against charges of incompetence and negligence.
An approach touted by many security and non-security relevant companies as the ultimate solution to security problems of today. The idea being that you run your application in an isolated environment and throw away the application together with the environment afterwards, or whenever you think you have a sight of a security problem. This way, security breaches are contained to a small disposable portion of software and do not cross over to the system at large. There are a few problems here, not the least one being the nurtured feeling of complacency and false security. Breaches can go in from the isolated environment to the system at large, the data is never completely thrown away, for why would you then compute that data in the first place, and so on. This is a dead-end of false security.
So, what's left then? Is there a practical approach to security that would not be so expensive that the companies would stick a finger to it but still provide a good solid security?