The Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fairy Bomb is an oversized glittering puff, filled with rose gold shimmer. The soft pom pom is packed with 3D shimmer for a luxurious illuminating experience. This reminds me of when I was young and 'older' women would apply powder with super-soft poufs. It's retro and I like it.
The pom pom is really soft and a pretty peach color. You have to hit the Fairy Bomb against your skin many times to initially bring out the hyper-reflective glitter, but once you bring it to the surface, you can apply the luminizer with ease. AND you will be sparkly! The scent is lovely - a vanilla-coconut scent (two of my favorites). The Fairy Bomb may be a little overpriced, but the concept is fun. You may find that during application you get glitter everywhere (I even got it on my Toy Poodle), but there's always a downside to every body shimmer product.
The Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Body Lava sold out shortly after the release date. Yeah, I bought it! Don't be jealous - it's not amazing! I had high hopes for this stuff and I love Fenty Beauty by Rihanna products, but this one fell short of my expectations.
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Body Lava definitely adds shimmer, but it's kinda oily and the scent is SUPER-STRONG! I love a little glitter along my legs and arms, but I'm worried this stuff will rub onto my clothes. AND I cant take the scent - It's pretty, but overwhelming. I kinda feel bad for all those Fenty Beauty by Rihanna fans waiting to purchase this sold out product, while I have a full bottle going to waste. I apologize for the less than desired review, but scent is everything and while this product may illuminate the body in the best way - your'e gonna stink something fierce!
I gotta mention the product names - Fairy Bomb and Body Lava. Maybe I'm just sensitive, but bomb and lava seem a little controversial. Yeah, they're catchy names, but I'm sure the Fenty Beauty by Rihanna team could've come up with something little less terrifying. Albeit, the Fairy Bomb does create a film of glitter all over the floor and on anything within two feet (I'd consider that destruction), while the Body Lava looks like lava and the long-lasting, overwhelming scent would definitely make me run from anyone wearing it!


The wax tablets are manufactured in Germany and according to archaeological model.
Anyone who wants to trace ancient history in scripture should use wax tablet and stylus! Your advantage: the page of wax keeps is reusable. Simply scratch your note out, and you can write on the tablet again.
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The writing surfaces are filled with beeswax and protected by folding up the wax tablet. The wax tablet was applied in Roman times as a writing material both for official correspondence and for private demands. People used them for recordings which did not have to be permanent, such as calculations, letters or notes. School lessons would not have been conceivable in Roman times without the Roman wax tablet.
Also worth knowing: The concept of 'tabula rasa' was derived from erasing the wax layer, using the back of the stylus, thus suggesting in fact, 'erased tablet'.


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From Stage-Coach and Tavern Days by Alice Morse Earle. The tavern was located in Springfield, MA.
The Parsons Memorial Bench is located in the garden of the Nathaniel Parsons House in Northampton, MA. At our annual reunion on July 28, 2006, it was decided to purchase a "Parsons Bench" to be placed on the grounds of the Parsons House, Bridge Street in Historic Northampton.
Written on the seat of the bench, "Dedicated for Outstanding Achievement in Preserving the Parsons Family History". The first three persons to be so honored are Josiah Waite Parsons, Earle P Parsons, and Gerald James Parsons. These names are engraved on the back rest of the bench below the Parsons name. There is ample space on the back rest for additional persons who attain this level of achievement.
Two more names are planned to be added to the bench this year. Those so honored will be the Reverend Frank Eugene Miller and Dr Stuart "Stu" Overton Parsons, Jr. Both took great interest in the Parsons Family Association and did much to earn mention on our family bench.
The Reverend Frank Eugene Miller was born in February, 1865 the son of Brayton Bela Miller and Ellen Marie Parsons. His grandfather was Deacon Stanford Parsons. He married Bertha Emelia Erhardt. He was an evangelist and lived in Lowville, NY. Reverend Miller was the founder of our family organization, first called the Parsons Family of America. In 1923, the first meeting was held in Lowville with 75 people in attendance. The second and third meetings were also held in Lowville. He was descended from Cornet Joseph Parsons through his son Samuel and Rhoda Taylor. Samuel and Rhoda are buried in the Old Cemetery at Durham, CT.
The obituary of Dr Stuart "Stu" Overton Parsons, Jr can be found on the In Memoriam page.
Ten Years after being dismantled, historic (Noah) Parsons House is Rebuilt in Williamsburg (Massachusetts)
Parsons House Rebuilt
Nathaniel Parsons House, Northampton, MA. Nathaniel was a grandson of Cornet Joseph Parsons and Mary Bliss Parsons. The Parsons House is a restoration project of Historic New England with support from Mass Humanities and the Parsons Family Association.
The Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America by Aaron Tyler Bliss: "According to a Salt Lake City, Utah newspaper (1979), Mary Bliss Parsons was a seventh great-grandmother to the late Hollywood screen actor, John Wayne. He was born Marion Michael Morrison on May 26, 1907 at Winterset, IA and died in 1979".
Estelle Parsons, film and TV actress, writer, and director is a Parsons cousin. She began her career as a singer before she established herself on Broadway. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde (1967). She was born Nov 20, 1927 in Lynn, MA, the daughter of Eben Parsons and Elinor Mattson.
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8 Things I Think I Thought About Novak Djokovic And The ATP Finals
by Sean Randall | November 25th, 2015, 12:04 am
The ATP Finals put a fitting period on the 2015 season as the man who began on top, Novak Djokovic, finished the year on top with his 5th career London title.
Here are some final thoughts:
1. King Novak
There really isn't any doubt, he's the best in the biz right now and that's a fact by a wide margin. If fact, it's one of the widest margins by ranking points this sport has ever seen. And when you consider those giving chase, that's quite an accomplishment.
I'll have more on his 2015 season in the coming week.
2. Federer At 34
He's 34. That's a year older than Andy Roddick. And only one player in the Top 50 is his senior and he's a 6-foot-10 giant with a monster serve who goes by the name of Ivo.
The fact the Federer can do what he does in his mid 30s (beard or no beard) is nothing short of remarkable. And consider he not only made the finals, he won his group undefeated beating both Novak Djokovic and Thomas Berdych.
It's good to be the GOAT.
3. Rafa's Resurgence
If there was a feel-good story of the week, it was Rafael Nadal. After a trying 2015, things came together nicely this fall for the former No. 1 who finally gave his fans some long needed hopes.
Rafa's still never won the Finals – and likely he never will – but he showed some old form and pocketed some great wins beating Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka en route to the semifinals.
This all bodes well for Nadal in 2016!
4. Surface Change
If I have one complaint about the Finals, it's the court speed. Maybe a little more speed would be welcome.
That said, I agree with Nadal and others who are calling for a change of surface. Go clay, go grass, go ice. Whatever. As long as there's a week between Paris and London, why not change up the surfaces?
5. Berdych's Bomb
What can you say, for all his talents he was only able to muster one single set at the event. To me, the guy is just too damn content with where he is. If only he could figure out a way to get Ivan Lendl in his camp. Or maybe that's why he can't.
In the last two full seasons, Berdych has exactly two Top 5 wins, both in Australia and both over Spaniards: 2014 Ferrer, 2015 Nadal. But he's probably happy with that.
6. Andy's Davis Cup Dilemma
Maybe I'm mistaken, but didn't Novak Djokovic play and win the ATP Finals then take care of business the following weekend at Davis Cup finals in 2013?
The same for Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka who played a bruising semifinal last year then came together to win Switzerland their first title the following weekend?
So what's Murray's problem? If Djokovic, Federer and Wawrinka can leave all out there at the Finals, why can't Murray, especially in front of his home crowd?
While I'm fine with his focus on the Davis Cup, you have to give it your best at both.
7. Big Three Again!
Three of the four semifinalists were the old stalwarts, the big three: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Why we all love seeing them play, I do wonder, is anyone ever going to break them up? Or are they just going to dominate for another 5, 10, hell 15 more years? Maybe by the time they retire they'll just pass the baton to their kids?
That said, what's so remarkable is that in the last nine years, there's hasn't really been a significant, sustained drop off. They just keep winning, keep staying on top. Sure, there's Murray and Wawrinka, but that's about it as far as consistent threats. (Makes me miss Del Potro!)
8. Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau
Lost in the shuffle, credit to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau for winning the ATP Finals doubles title. And they did so without losing a set including a semifinal win over the Bryans. That win also earned them the No. 1 year-end ranking. That's quite a week for the two who like Novak Djokovic, also won Wimbledon.
So that ends the 2015 ATP season, but tennis continues this weekend with the Davis Cup finals and then the start of the silly season with exos around the world.
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82 Comments for 8 Things I Think I Thought About Novak Djokovic And The ATP Finals
Tennisfan Says:
Good recap! I agree with all the points raised. The only hope I have for 2016 is that we might finally see some serious tennis from the next gen players. Or else tennis is screwed once the big 3 retire.
I do NOT agree with all the points raised.
Once again it's poor Andy who cops the criticism, in this case a suggestion that he didn't try his hardest against Roger this week. His agitated dialogue with himself and the team box suggested he was trying, but making errors, as he admitted. If you say he was faking the frustration, I don't believe he'd play-act to that degree. The cunning Nole might, but not Andy, I think. That's not a dig at Nole – mind games are legitimate as long as they don't break the rules.
Roger and Stan, we're told, played well in Davis Cup shortly after a "bruising semi-final". That's right, a SEMI final, after which Roger withdrew from the final. Imagine Mr Randall's caustic remarks if Andy ever did such a thing!
Let me, for the umpteenth time, recall that Monte Carlo match with Rafa when Andy had an injection in his injured arm 20 minutes before play started, went on court with an arm full of cortisone, and gave a fine account of himself before the dope wore off. But no, he's a quitter. Give me a break!
Rog withdrew from the WTF final last year. Two ticks later he was playing Davis Cup.
#SelectiveMemoryLoss.
And what a damn cheek! Andy is No 2 and suddenly Tx is salivating over the "Big 3" and Andy, and Stan for that mattter, are airbrushed out of the narrative.
Grrrrrr.
Well to each their own. People see it as him pulling out but to me it shows he actually tried at the WTF to the point of risking injury even though he knew he had DC after. Its completely illogical to suggest he had planned to skip the final- why on earth would he then fight it out with his DC teammate (and wear out himself and Stan) in the semi if the objective was to not even play the next match? It really doesn't make sense. And Novak has carried a team in the DC after WTFs- so in principle its possible for Andy to do that. I would've had more sympathy for Andy if he didn't complain so much about it.
I said last year (and was atacked) and I will repeat it, Roger pulled out claiming back injury, that was BS, he was fatigued and didn't want to be trashed by Nole, Andy made huge mistake (sorry Andy fans) by coming to save a day and play Nole. If Nole did that I would be filthy with Nole, Nole (Andy) is no replacment player! What amazed me is when I saw Roger entering O2 and addressing crowd, he did that in the manner that he is entitled to do what ever he feels like doing (like taking Nole's chair), he was addressing spectators like Roman Emperor was addressing his plebs. I have no doubt that every reporter will address his WO differently
Press "submit" before I finished.
I have no doubt in my mind that commentators, once Roger retires, will be talking differently about this WO, once his aura wears off. At least Rafa came to play with nothing left in the tank after four hours SF against Nole in Madrid, out of respect for fans and Roger, knowing he doesn't stand a chance. Few days after his "back injury" Roger was running like a rabbit, mind you on clay!
Wog boy, I do take your point. I suspect Andy was heavily leaned on by the organisers- home tournament, home boy, not letting the fans down etc. After all, he was sitting at home relaxing in front of the TV when the call came!
I think it was an exceptionally decent thing to do too, given the disastrous WTF he'd had.
Very easy to say as an armchair critic. The idea that a player who had previously pulled out twice from 1000+ matches would give up a chance at the grand final of the WTF is ridiculous. If Roger wasn't injured I don't doubt he would've played both the WTF and DC. Both are a big deal to any tennis pro. The fact that anyone thinks he's scared of getting thrashed by Novak is hilarious. Someone who has a 23-10 H2H with another rival is suddenly scared of getting thrashed? Again, someone who hates Roger will see it differently but his fans appreciated him personally coming out to apologise. But really, if you're going to nitpick inconsequential, juvenile things like "taking Nole's chair" then you're beyond reason lol.
"Hate", absolutely not, "dislike", very much so!
"..juvenile things like "taking Nole's chair.."
Absolutely not "juvenile", "premeditated" YES!
Anything else I can help you with?
BTW, why are you so defensive?
This is a first- a conspiracy over a chair lol. Of course I'm going to defend Roger since I think your assertions towards him in that comment are flawed and I want to point out said flaws. But I must say that the question is a little hypocritical coming from the no.1 Novak defender on this site. I think you've passed over the boundary from dislike to hate. Hate is unreasonable- like stating that a professional athlete would withdraw from a tournament in fear of being "thrashed".
Purcell Says:
Pity you didn't press delete before you started Wog Boy. How is it possible to write in such an unfortunate way? I suggest you save your diatribes for Tenngrand, Ruan and tennis.com.
The duel with Stan was a welcome change from the indifferent matches of a very poor WTF. Federer pulled his back very near the end of the match and yes it was unusual as he doesn't wince and mince, clutch and moan, run off for a wee or take interminable MTOs like the dear boys he shares the top spots with. Next day he was on pain killers, tried unsuccessful practice and was in constant touch with the organisers. Luthi said he was in doubt about playing DC right up to the last minute. Lost his first match didn't he……..
That is just your opinion (based on what?) and again, don't be so defensive.
" I suggest you save your diatribes for Tenngrand, Ruan and tennis.com."
Purcell, I suggest you save your daitribes for peRFect Tennis
https://www.perfect-tennis.com and other sites that worship your man.
J-Kath Says:
Margot/Colin/WogBoy – with you all the way.
I think that no-talent creep, John Lloyd is marshalling support for his contention that Andy should be doing much, much more to advance British tennis.
As for the 2014 WTF, Andy responded to the vacuum left by Roger and declined payment for doing so.
Djokovic has a couple of reasonably ranked team mates. Roger has the often brilliant Stan. Where is/Who is the No. 2 singles player to support Andy?
Yes, Wogboy – I also can't get the image of Roger (in his "fireside" cardigan) addressing the O2 audience that he couldn't play…by that time the two "replacements" were on flights out of London.
Travis Bickle Says:
My thoughts on Sean's thoughts:
1. I am looking forward to that write-up on Novak's season next week. I expect Sean to reflect on your thoughts on Novak from 3 years ago, especially his impression that "he's got a game that's up their with the greats but is lacking the head…"
http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2012-08-19/10514.php
2. Can you be the GOAT with the losing record against your two main rivals? I don't think so. BTW, Federer's H2H with Novak is 22-23; the last year WTF chickening out counts as Novak win in any rational mind, especially considering Fed played THREE 'best of five' matches few days later. Injury? Yeah right…
3. Losing 6-3; 6-3 to Novak in semi does not bode well for Rafa's 2016. I honestly don't see what he could do to make it at least mildly competitive against Novak next year. When was the last time he took a set against Novak? It was SEVENTEEN months ago!!!
4. I like faster courts too, but that is really subjective preference. If you look objectively, it is not as if slow courts at WTF prolonged matches this year. Reasonably short matches all week! For example, both Djoker-Fed 2-set matches this week (slow surface) were shorter than both of their 2-set matches on "very fast" surfaces in Cincinati and Dubai.
So, if faster surface produces longer matches than supposedly slow surface at WTF this year, what would be the goal of making it faster? Perhaps the perceived notion that it would favour Federer so he has somewhat better chance of beating Djoker, like he did in Cincy and Dubai? OK, good luck with that.
5. Who cares.
6. Let's be fair and call it as it happened – the ONLY guy who played WTF final (and won) and then went on playing both Davis Cup final singles (and won both) was Djoker in 2013. Federer shamefully chickened out from his final last year (of course to avoid trashing, anyone who thinks Novak wouldn't have trashed him after Fed played 3-hour semi with Stan day before, is delusional); and finally this year everyone was making fuss about "poor" Murray having it hard to play WTF followed by the DC final. Conclusion – Novak did it in 2013 like a real man and never complained, it was essentially a non-story.
7. Indeed, the BIg 3 were semifinalist at the WTF, but it is a false premise from Sean to imply they dominated this season again. If you look semifinals of 5 most important tournaments (4 slams plus WTF), Rafa made 1 out of 5, Federer made 3 out of 5, and Djoker made all five. Heck, Murray made 3 out of 5! Therefore, when talking about domination, we really should refer to the Big 1. To be fair, Sean kind of did that in the first point on his list. But still, it confuses me that in his seventh point he lumps Fed and Rafa together with Novak and leaves out Murray who with his 3 GS semis was much better than Rafa and slightly better than Federer.
8. Doubles? OK, if you must. Golf clap for the champions…
Classic ad hominem. Repeadedly calling me defensive instead of addressing my points lol.
Purcell,
Aren't you the one that claimed that Roger was playing Basel for free, while back? When I posted the link in which says that he was payed $500K free of tax you never came back to explain where did you get from your "santa clause" information about your idol. I understand you worship the man, but don't make Saint out of him..not before he performs three miracles, that how it works, if you didn't know.
calmdownplease Says:
`Novak did it in 2013 like a real man and never complained, it was essentially a non-story..'
Blah blah blah & blah
You sound like his wife
Maybe you are, in your DREAMS
What YOU and Mr Randall fail to recognise is (drum roll)…
There IS no British DC team
It's just Andy (bar one or two performances) all year that has got the UK to this place and it will be Andy over 3 matches almost by himself that will pull us through
Fed chickened out of the WTF finals!
And Serbia and Spain actually have other players to support their key man.
Clearly what Sean learned after this WTF is that he is still a Fed fan through and through.
Now will all of you please JUMP out of the nearest window!
You couldn't have said it better:
"in his "fireside" cardigan"
I thought I was the only one..thanks for that.
Ok Let's evaluate what is fact and opinion:
1 – Fed and Wawa played a gruleeing match – fact
2 – Fed eeceived MTO for his back, which flare in the pass before – debatable
Players "faked" MTO before (Nadal, Djoko accised of that). By the amount Fed ever requetsed MTO in more than 1200 matches and always ref back I think almost everybody agree he felt something right?
3 – He had DC 1 week later – fact
4 – He was 33+. Maybe his recovery time from one day to the other is different
Maria Ester Bueno, brazilian former multiple Wimby and USO champ comments on my channel and she was coveeing London as this year. She said she met Roger and he could barelly move after the match with Stan lasr year.
5 – Fed had 4 days rest before he was seeing on a tennis court on Wednesday – fact
6 – he plaed dc and lost first match
7 – he did not play 1 day later saying he couldn't play.
Anyone can deduce what they want.
You can either go the WogBoy way and think: he didn't want to pkay Novak thinking he had no chance (which he didn't) but he believe he could have played without jeopardyzng his injury.
Or you can take his word and think that had he played (if he was able or not) he could made the injury worst.
There isn't any way to know for sure, just what you choose to believe.
Wog Boy dislike Fed so he went one way, which could be right. We are not Fed's doctor or him to know if he could have played and lose 6-1 6-0
I like him, choose to believe a commentor I valie oponion and fed's historical issue with back plus his age.
TB, i am not arguing that would be trashed by Djoko. The final outcome was decided in the semis already. What I am arguing is that some Djoko fans including you don't count the possibility that Federer actually could not play a day before, that he could be in pain and not phisically fit.
Playing 7 days later (not that his last match was Staurday and he only played again Friday) in tenhis os a complete different thing for pro athletes.
My big questuon is, what if somthing similar happens to Djoko in next 3 years and he was to face a youngee generation player on top of their games (don't know kkk) would you give him the benefit of doubt or you'll just assume he "chicken out"?!
That is the core of this whole argument: bias, non bias and choosing to believe one player or not.
Don't we all say: if you are not fit to play don't play and of you do, don't conplain.
Had Fed played and got trashed most will be saying that he wasn't fit to play, the match don't count and etc, as it us the case with that Madrid 2009 semis that echo til today. I know that it was a final you have the fans and etc but is just a situation that we can't just know for sure. And in that match Nadal played the whole match, wothout the same intensity but he was able to play (as a 23/24 year old).
OMG am agreeing with TB :0 but was actually gonna say it's the "Big One" and then the other 4. But to
leave Andy out is outrageous!
Bold letters!, you are really upset:)
Agree ref Andy, is far more in the Big 3 right now than Nadal. Just 2 good top 5 wins in indoor slows as you can be courts don't change his while year.
Murray may not be winning Slams now but he is in contention for all he plays right there in top 3 favorites (only outsider is RG, but he gets back to back semis there).
So TB thinks Novak was a 'real man' for winning DC right after the WTF
oo-er!
But he, like Fed (who bialed out of the WTF)
had actual TEAMS to back them.
he doesn't SEEM TO realise that Andy really does not.
It's Andy against the world for the most part.
So THERE.
Will Andy play doubles as well?
CDP,
Nole actually hasn't won DC 2013, he won his two matches but didn't have second player to bring DC to Serbia, Troicki was suspended and Tipsarevic injured, so he was in the same situation Andy is now, Nole was Serbia and Andy is UK, I hope Andy can do one better.
To be honest it was heartbreaking for Nole, but as TB noticed it was non-story , Nole won all eight of his matches that year, got injured in Idaho, brought Serbia to final just to lose for not having second player.
Think it will depend on who wins the first rubber – seems like Edmund will play David first –
The last few threads are all about the WTF, which is finished, or about particular players, mostly Federer.
I do hope we're going to get a thread devoted to the DC Final, which this year poses an extra challenge to the participants inasmuch as they could get killed.
Over the years the "slams are all that matter" brigade have as far as possible ignored DC. This year, even the crowds who enter the stadium in Ghent are showing how much they care about the event. I bet if The USA were in the final, all the players would be hailed as heroes.
Andy will be playing doubles
Can you imagine any other scenario?
Edmund Kyle looks like a bit of fluff you'd find stuck to your clothes in a dryer
I have ZERO confidence in his abilities!
@WB
Well, it seems TB is even more of a w*nk*r than I previously thought!
And I thought about it A LOT.
I don't know what you thought but TB said what I said, Nole played DC final after winning WTF and won his two matches, but that wasn't enough to bring Serbia DC, anyway Colin is right, they should open thread for DC final, particulary because of situation regarding circumstances in Belgium.
`I do hope we're going to get a thread devoted to the DC Final'
And what would be the point of that?!
Sean's imaginary boyfriend Federer isn't playing!!!!!!!!!
THREAD CLOSED!
Nikola Says:
Abut DC. What a joke this competition has become when even Andy has a shot to win it.
@wog Boy
you bet I am!
Will stop now, enough already.
@CDP @7.34
Tee hee. it seems it's a lot worse than we all feared….
Nikola, can I whisper a little point you're missing.
DC is not a "competition" like the USO or FO, it's a team event. As I said, if the USA were in the final the DC would get plenty of media coverage.
By the way, who's Edmund Kyle, CDP?
It was joke. I will watch it and hope Andy and rest of team win it. They train in some cold conditions. Both teams.
WogBoy
Thanks for the info. re. Nole and the two other Serbians….forgot about Troika being suspended. Nole played his two matches and won….Most time Andy has to play 3 matches for GB to win…..which is why I have trouble seeing the GB group as a team effort.
Nikola – glad it was a joke…so sick of the new game "let's see who can insult Andy Murray the most".
Come back Margot, come back.
It was a joke about "even Andy" Stupid. I mean he is unlucky that he have to fight these guys for big titles, but at least he is not giving up.
elina Says:
Comparing Andy's situation (which he has clearly stated as having to transition from hard court to clay) as being the same as Fed, who skipped out on the WTF final (somehow being called leaving it all out there) and Nole who didn't have a change in surface to clay, is clearly showing the author's revisionism and bias.
(also a small typo in the last sentence of point 2. – should read ex-GOAT.)
Chrisford1 Says:
Colin – I understand your desire to get more discussion on DC, and agree with you about the narrow vision of the "Slams are all that matter" writers and fans. I agree with the importance of Andy getting the Trifecta for the UK – gold medal in London's Olympics, ending the UK Wimbledon drought, getting DC after generations have passed without the Brits winning it.
The coverage will come, but for now, the focus is rightly in the substories of the Championships, Feds fine 2015, and conclusion of Novak's 2nd monster year.
Ben Pronin Says:
LOL classic Sean post generating so much heated controversy. I kinda love it.
So I'll throw my hat in. It's definitely unfair to compare what Djokovic did in 2013 since he didn't have a surface change. So forget about that.
Then there's the accusations of Federer faking an injury last year. Ok… he recently said it was one of the most painful experiences of his life but I'm sure the guy with 0 retirements out of 1000+ matches in his career is faking injuries now. He was also playing with some back brace during the warm ups for DC. Then he was a shell of himself against Monfils in the opening match. I know people will then jump on saying Monfils has had a decent edge on Federer lately but not to the extent of only losing a handful of games.
Then there's the Murray situation. I'm all about criticizing Murray when it's warranted but did no one pay attention in 2013? He skipped the majority of the clay season citing his back and then had back surgery. And he specifically said playing on clay aggravates his back. And in case no one's noticed throughout his career, playing on clay doesn't come naturally to him, especially compared to Stan, Roger, or Novak. The transition is already much tougher for him game-wise plus it's a physical risk, too. So, while I was disappointed in his play during the WTF, I don't agree with the criticisms regarding his trouble peaking for both events.
Which also ties into why I don't think rotating surfaces at WTF is in any way a good idea. A week between events isn't ideal time to get used to a new surface. But they definitely need to speed it up.
Wawrinka and Murray are not in the league of the Big 3.
I, for one, don't believe that Roger faked an injury at all, but his stated reason of defaulting because he wouldn't stand a chance against Novak (as opposed to not being able to play or not wanting to risk further injury) was a Freudian slip and a disservice to the paying fans.
A lot of you sound like Ruan, can't see the forest through the trees, sound like fanboys and girls. The bias is not becoming.
Djokovic is running the joint. Andy is really flawed. Roger is getting pretty old. Rafa is a shell of his former self.
All of these other story-lines sound like gossip from a tennis message board. :)
`Wawrinka and Murray are not in the league of the Big 3′
Andy is NOT done yet (and is NOT like Wawrinka!)
Flawed beings can sometimes reach the highest of heights, even for a brief moment.
The penny will drop.
Andy has the natural tennis talent, more than Novak, and we've yet to see the very best of him and we will do so quite soon
So fasten your seat belts B*TCHES!
'By the way, who's Edmund Kyle, CDP?
Edmund Kyle
Colin dear boy, does it REALLY MATTER how it's arranged?
"Andy has the natural tennis talent, more than Novak"
Thanks for the laughs calmdownplease! It's always a bonus when a poster is unintentionally funny.
You're SO welcome TB
feeling giggly aussi
So easy to get under yours and BP's skin about this thorny little subject isn't it?
But it's true, only really Novak fans think otherwise
Lodhi Says:
I am surprised skeezer hasn't posted here yet !
Skeezer ! O skeezer ! Where are you ? Skeezer ?
"we've yet to see the very best of him and we will do so quite soon"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Four_(tennis)
Stop trying to rewrite tennis history Ben, and if you're talking about the present, Andy was No 2 last time I looked.
Jack Lewis Says:
"was a Freudian slip and a disservice to the paying fans."
Perhaps but me thinks he had a whole country where he lives to think about too.
BTW anyone who goes on about stupid chairs can't be taken seriously. It's weird how the first person anywhere usually gets to pick where they seat, that thing has boggled my mind for decades… well no, not at all actually.
Yes, as Margot points out Andy is No. 2. Admittedly many ranking points lower than Nole. So, where does that leave those others?…the growing list of slippage………..
So who are the so-called current top 3 which obviously does not include Andy according to a bunch of H2H hysterical analysts (sorri, I obviously meant historical analysts) – my goodness, choose your years, the list of could haves, should haves, the ifs, the asteriks….the wee back strains and while you are at it, why don't you honestly compare like with like when it comes to the DC?
Why should you ….it's more fun to compare the earth when it was square rather than now when's supposed to be round.
Thank you J-Kath – I enjoyed that.
Sean Randall Says:
Wasn't expecting all this hubbub over Andy's Davis Cup comments. But I still stand by what I said.
CDP, do what your moniker says and calm down please.
Yes, Travis, I will reference 2011. In fact that will be a big part of my coming story.
The Big 4 is a media generated term.
Here's my response to that link:
http://lastwordonsports.com/2015/11/24/andy-murray-big-four/
Re. measuring like for like on DC why don't you seriously measure like for like….
"I stand by what I said"….Get real! Please let me know any other player who regularly has to win 3 rubbers to ensure his team wins….(not even considering change of court).
No1e Says:
Novak completed one of the greatest seasons of all time on the ATP World Tour on Sunday.
The world no.1 put the finishing touch to a magnificent year by beating Rafael Nadal (semis) and Roger Federer (finals) to win the ATP World Tour Finals for the fifth time in his career.
Novak won 11 titles (including three Grand Slams and record six Masters 1000 events) and took his 2015 win-loss record to a phenomenal 82-6.
Here are some remarkable record-breaking feats and significant achievements by Djokovic in what's been an unforgettable season of dominance:
– First man to win five Australian Open titles
– Third man alongside Rod Laver and Roger Federer (in the Open Era) to reach all four Grand Slam finals in one year
– Second man alongside Federer (in the Open Era) to win three Grand Slams in a single season multiple times
– First man since Federer (2007) to defend Wimbledon title
– First man to defeat Federer twice at Wimbledon
– First man to defeat Federer three times at the US Open
– Second man alongside Soderling to defeat Nadal at Roland Garros
– First man to defeat Nadal in straight sets at Roland Garros
– First man to defeat both Federer and Nadal at all four Grand Slams
– First man to hold tied/positive H2H record against Federer at all four Grand Slams
– First man to eliminate all other defending Slam champions in a calendar year
– Sixth man with double digit Grand Slam titles
– First man to win six Masters events in one year
– First man to win six Masters tournaments at least three times (IW, Miami, Rome, Rogers Cup, Shanghai, Paris)
– First man to win four Masters 1000 events at least four times (IW, Miami, Rome, Paris)
– First man to win Indian Wells-Miami double three times
– First man to win the Australian Open-Indian Wells-Miami triple two times
– First man to win the first three Masters events of the year (IW, Miami, Monte Carlo)
– The only player to win four titles in Indian Wells
– The only player to win Shanghai Rolex Masters 3 times
– The only player to win Paris Masters four times
– First man to win three BNP Paribas Masters titles in a row
– First man to reach final of eight Masters tournaments in a year
– First man to win five or more Masters events in one year on two occasions
– First man to win five consecutive Masters tournaments in which he participated (done twice)
– Recorded most Masters wins in a season – 39
– Won most hard court Masters titles – 19
– Had second longest Masters winning streak (30, only bettered by his other streak – 31)
– Highest amount of points (16,785)
– Largest points lead over no.2 (8,535)
– First no.1 not to drop any ATP points for 12 months, from Shanghai 2014 semi-finals to 2015 World Tour Finals Round Robin stage
– First man to beat Nadal at every big clay-court tournament
– First man to beat Federer five times in one season
– First man to beat Nadal, Federer and Murray at least 21 times each
– First man since Federer (2007) to hold no.1 ranking for an entire calendar year
– Longest run of final tournament appearances in one season – 15 finals in a row
– Tied with Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe on third place with 4 year-end no.1 finishes (Sampras 6, Federer and Connors 5)
– Fifth player in the all-time list with number of weeks spent at no.1 (174 weeks of reign)
– Record number of top 10 wins in a season – 31
– First man to have 20+ wins over top 10 players in four seasons
– First man to beat all top 10 players in a calendar year
– Longest winning streak at ATP World Tour Finals – 15 victories in a row
– First man to win four WTFs titles in a row
Clearly a much more successful year vs. Roger's 2006. And clearly the GOAT in the making!
^^^ Wow, you guys, it looks like Roger has two daddy's now.
django Says:
This is impressive.like I said anything over 12 for me is gravy.
@No1e,
Good job, thanks.
HOLY WOW! No1e thank you for that list; it's astonishing! :D
J-Kath @4.425
Thanks I enjoyed that
elina @7.26
Enjoyed that too.
Ben @5.37
Well….think I've heard almost everything now. Guess it's open season on Andy yet again.
Sean you too? Hmmm. Davis Cup comment doesn't stand up to scrutinytho.
No1e @ 6.30
Wowzer! Expect to be banned…;)
@ Wog Boy – Nema na ćemu ;)
@Sean
Calmdownplease yourself!
We were only joshing lol
I'm sure you'll do something closer to the time Sean, and that will be that!
'How do you know'
Andy Murray is indeed flawed, maybe even a little of a basket case. No one has articulated this more than I. But he is also a very talented basket case & these are the things, the dark things can also drive us. I'm willing to bet that, for a change, it will be in reverse to all the tears and collapses of old.
He's got to grow up at some point, and frankly he's been putting the work in like it should come together quite sweetly, soon. Why do I think it will?
Because, for ALL talented humans that can & do work very hard at what they do well and (maybe?) love and for years it always does at some point! It would be very strange indeed if his career was to continue in a splutter/stop and start ALL the way through.
The surgery was unfortunate, but as you and others have said it was now a long time ago.
He'll be revamped and retooled for next year. He is simply too talented not to have some kind of 'white heat' moment when the penny drops and everything just seems to work.
It doesn't mean he's going to win everything, Others will have a say in that too, but he should be more of a presence in 2016 for sure.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/djokovics-crave-for-crowd-love.549507/
Poor joker.
Yolita Says:
Great list, No1e… I took the liberty to tweet a link to it.
Everybody must read it. :)
Cheers to everybody here, one of the nicest tennis sites.
Yolita
Your greetings are welcome….hope your tweet brings fun people to the site …we're always in need of a laugh….or at least I am (I'll be clobbered if I try to be spokesperson for all the weird and wonderful folk here).
Mia007 Says:
I'm thankful that there is Djokovich, a Sock,Thiem
Gulbis, Dogopolov, Curic,Kei,Sharapova,Keys, Pekovic,and other young players that show such integrity for the game and seem to not need the "help" of the Tennis World to make them shine.
It's so refreshing to see these players make it on their own terms. Howver, we all know the "chosen" few of the next generation will become "manufactured greats"; unless they totally blow it. This make stennis sometimes very hard to stomach. I could predict the names of the chosen but prefer tolet it be.
CDP, so purely speculation and wishful thinking, then.
So Mia 007 – What are you actually saying? Dokovitch linked with Sock linked with Thiem then Gulbis, Dogopolovic etc.
I personally love to see the "Dog" when he's really on – however, he's much more than a country mile away from Dojovic and the rest of the top 10. Agree Thiem might be a name in the future.
In my irritation with WB I forgot to add that I think Sean's summation is pretty fair but I would add that in view of what happened to the Swiss last year Andy had every right to be concerned regarding DC. Unfortunately, and as usual, the press provided a disproportionate amount of speculation. As it turned out, a safe choice of venue became a far more important issue.
"In my irritation with WB.."
Best compliment one can give me, to manage to irritate Roger fan, particularly one so eloquent and masterful in carefully crafting his sentences and posts..to look like a facts.
Oh dear WB : four responses to my innocuous post. Roger's like Gilles Simon's play. He simply won't go away. He and his fans are the thorns in your flesh that you imagine will validate your erm……opinions. Oh and I'm an eloquent and mistressful
"He and his fans are the thorns in your flesh.."
Actually it is the other way around and sorry for getting your sex wrong, I thought Purcell is male name, silly me, my apologies dear lady.
For #6 (Andy's Davis Cup Dilemma), you can't make the comparison with the others who won the WTF or made the semis and then and went on to win Davis Cup. Nole had Tipsarevic and Troicki to back him up (not to mention Zimonjic in doubles); Fed had Stan and vice versa. Rafa isn't mentioned here but to keep going with the argument, he had Ferrer, Robredo, Verdasco, and Lopez. Who does Murray have? No one ranked in the top 100 in singles. Team GB is all about Andy, and they won't ever get this chance again. I completely understand if his head wasn't in London but already in Ghent.
The difference between Serbia 2010 and Britain 2015 is not as big as you suggest, RZ. Serbia's doubles team fell to a better ranked French doubles team and both Tipsarevic and Troicki were ranked below their French foes. Troicki got the upset to give Serbia the Cup, 3-2.
Britain has Andy, but they also have Jaimie Murray, an excellent Top 10 doubles player (now 6th ranked)who has paired winningly with Andy many times before. The chocolate poodles have two doubles guys, Bemelmans and Coppejans, ranked as the 160th and 501st best doubles players, respectively.
Andy and Murray BROS Doubles is why Britain is solidly favored.
Both Serbia and Britain are toast without their superstars, obviously, but the UK faces a much weaker Belgian team than the Czechs and French ones the Serbian team got in 2010.
ChrisFord1
For GB to win Andy has to play 3 rubbers.
`CDP, so purely speculation and wishful thinking, then.
What did you want then, dimwit?
The f***ing oracle?
But I'd exclude the 'wishful thinking' bit,
Call it an educated prediction.
I don't think you can tel the difference but never mind.
Hopefully for you Novak will get ANOTHER slice weak era good fortune rack up another 3, this time with a 35 year old Fed instead of a 34 year old one.
Hell, he might even pull off the 'Calender Grand Slam' this time.
Ah Bliss!
@CF1 – the difference is that Tipsy was in the top 10 for several years and Troicki in the top 20. There are no singles players in the top 100 for GB other than Andy. But you are right that Jamie Murray is a huge plus for team GB and that Belgium is an easier opponent than France was for Serbia.
If it's such a weak era with an old Fed and tired out rafa, why can't Murray get 3 slams?


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A: From what I can see in your code you have created your ProgressDialog inside the AsyncTask. If you look at the documentation of AsyncTask you can see that you should only handle UI elements through the onPostExecute method and this goes for the WebView as well.
I would suggest you get the references to the UI elements in your onCreate method after you have defined the variables outside the onCreate method so that they can be accessed by other methods as well. Furthermore you should define and instantiate your ProgressDalog just before executing your AsyncTask in the onCreate method. Then dismiss the dialog in the onPostExecute method.

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Biografía
Armster fue amigo del almirante Wilhelm Canaris, jefe del contraespionaje (Abwehr) y estaba en contacto con la resistencia alemana al nazismo desde 1939. Como coronel y jefe del departamento de contrainteligencia en Viena desde abril de 1944,  trabajó estrechamente con Georg Alexander Hansen, Hans Oster y Ludwig Gehre.

En relación con sus actividades de la resistencia, Armster tuvo contacto permanente con el general Friedrich Olbricht y otros conspiradores del atentado del 20 de julio, a través del confidente de Olbricht, Hermann Káiser. Fue designado por los conspiradores para convertirse en el oficial de enlace del círculo de defensa XVIII (Salzburgo).

El 23 de julio de 1944 Armster fue arrestado por la Gestapo y llevado a Berlín, donde fue tomado en custodia en la prisión de confinamiento solitario en la calle Lehrter hasta el 25 de abril de 1945. Por el 15 de mayo de 1945, fue arrestado por la NKVD y en consecuencia secuestrado a la Unión Soviética, donde estuvo encarcelado hasta 1955.

Véase también
 Lista de miembros del complot del 20 de julio

Referencias

Lectura próxima
 Ludwig Jedlicka: Der 20. Julio de 1944 en Österreich. München/Wien 1965
 Peter Hoffmann: Widerstand, Staatsstreich, Attentat. Der Kampf der Oposición gegen Hitler. München 1969/1985

Militares de Alemania del siglo XX
Miembros de la Resistencia alemana
Atentado del 20 de julio de 1944

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Our Health Information Exchange (HIE) is enabling care professionals to exchange and view patient data, whether it's based on our EHR or another care provider's system. When the care professional needs it, the Cerner HIE brings together patient data across the health and care system in a secure manner, embedding a single aggregated longitudinal view of the patient natively in each EHR system. This is joined-up, safe and effective healthcare across organisational and system boundaries.
Our open platforms enable organisations to share information and simply integrate apps that enhance workflows and fill niche business needs. Cerner's open platforms, open technology and culture of openness is driving collaborative efforts focused on advancing healthcare.


Here, a wooden countertop is used, but the shade of the wood on the lower level is lighter than that on the upper level, adding a dramatic touch.
This countertop comes with a split design; the lower level is made from stone while the upper level is made from glass. The glass countertop adds a touch of elegance and sophistication to this kitchen.
Don't throw away that old piece of wood yet. As you can see in this kitchen, an old piece of wood has been reused to create a countertop.
This countertop blends with the split level units perfectly. Also, the light brown color draws the eye to the underneath cabinets with frosted glass doors.
When it comes to countertops, do not shy away from experimenting. This kitchen countertop comes in an unusual color, purple. The bright color adds vigor and charm to this kitchen, in the most unlikely manner.
Sometimes, you can create elegance by adopting a simple design, as seen in this kitchen, where a wooden slab is placed above the island to create a simple wooden countertop.
You can extend the countertop to create a bar or dining area, like in this kitchen, where the stone countertop has been fitted with a wooden extension to create a dining area.
This contemporary kitchen makes use of a smooth, dark grey concrete countertop. Concrete countertops are not only strong and durable, they can also be painted in other colors to match the décor of the kitchen.
The quartz countertop in the above kitchen creates a delicate and graceful atmosphere in the kitchen above.
In this kitchen, an interactive countertop design has been adopted. The countertop comes with an in-built screen and integrated sink.


Every child deserves a present this Christmas, even the ones who have strayed onto the naughty list, but sadly for many destitute families this isn't a possibility. There are thousands of modern day versions of Tiny Tims across London whose families don't have the means to feed them let alone buy them a toy.
But over the last few days, a new brand of Christmas elves led by charity Oasis have been busying themselves at a south London school, putting together hundreds of bags of food to be given to London's most deprived families. On Christmas Eve, Oasis will host a Christmas party for 1,500 vulnerable children and their families just to make sure that as many as possible are able to make merry this Christmas.
Oasis has managed to raise enough money for food, but not enough for toys - which is where you step in. Donate as much or as little as you can afford to the charity's Just Giving page and help give a child a present on Christmas Day. It doesn't have to be a lot, every bit counts. Whether you're still beavering away at work or at home wrapping presents for your family and friends, help make someone's Christmas that bit jollier and donate now.
As Tiny Tim said, Merry Christmas everyone.


Close the Gap | Blog | We're hiring!
We're looking for an enthusiastic person to work on an exciting new project to develop and pilot an Equally Safe employer accreditation programme. Equally Safe is Scotland's violence against women strategy which recognises that violence against women is a cause and consequence of gender inequality, and that tackling women's labour market inequality will reduce violence against women.
Committed to women's labour market equality, you'll be working within our small, busy team to develop and pilot an innovative employer accreditation programme. You'll be working to influence employers to participate in the pilot to improve their equalities practice and advance women's equality in the workplace. You'll also be developing materials, writing reports and gathering data to support the effective delivery of the pilot.
There's some further information on the role below, including closing and interview dates, and a link to the application pack.
Location: The post is based in Glasgow city centre at 166 Buchanan Street.
Close the Gap is committed to being an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
Flexible working options are available for this role.
The post is fixed term, funded until March 2020.
Close the Gap is Scotland's national policy and advocacy organisation working on women's labour market participation. We work strategically with policymakers, employers and unions to address the causes of women's inequality at work. We have been operating since 2001.
Completed electronic applications must be sent to: info@closethegap.org.uk.
The closing date for all applications is Friday 19 January 2018. Interviews will be held on either Tuesday 30 January, Wednesday 31 January or Thursday 1 February 2018. You will hear from us by Thursday 25 January 2018 if you are being invited to interview.
We value diversity in our workforce, and welcome enquiries from everyone.


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Q: How to update network type on TextView each time network changes? Helo. I'm very new to android programming. I have the following code to show in a TextView the current network type. The code it works but when I change the network type the TextView is not updated. I even tried with a Toast and is not updated either.
How to make the TextView shows the network type each time is changed in handset?
I'm trying in Android 6.0.1.
package com.example.getnettype;

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    TextView mTextView;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        TextView mTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textview1);

        TelephonyManager teleMan = (TelephonyManager)getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
        int networkType = teleMan.getNetworkType();

        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), String.valueOf(networkType),
                Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        switch (networkType)
        {
            case 0:  mTextView.setText("Unknown"); break;
            case 1:  mTextView.setText("GPRS");    break;
            case 2:  mTextView.setText("EDGE");    break;
            case 3:  mTextView.setText("UMTS");    break;
            case 13: mTextView.setText("LTE");     break;
        }
    }
}

Thanks in advance for any help


A fun little challenge that came up at work... we have a stream of events that we publish / subscribe via a Reactive IObservable. One of the things we're testing for is swamping the subscribers with events for periods of time. The tools in System.Reactive.Linq namespace include utilities like .Throttle(...), .Sample(...). None of these supported our needs.
For our needs in this particular event stream, in this point in our stream, we can't afford to drop events.
Sample(...) picks off an item at various intervals, dropping the rest. Throttle(...) sets up a window of time. It won't release any object until there's been a case where only one object was buffered in the given time window. If you get another while the window's open, the window widens to the original timespan.
Then there's .Buffer(...) which can store event objects for a window, and then release them. That amounts to releasing all the events in periodic bursts, but it's not a rate limit.
Finally there's the .Delay(...) method... which, ironically, delays publishing objects by an offset amount... but that delays all objects by the same time offset. If you have three events come in, 1 millisecond apart each, and put a 1 minute delay on them, they'll enter the collection, and one minute later, will be published out... in a three-millisecond burst.
I want to be able to constrain my publisher such that I only want n number of entities per second.
My solution separates the pub/sub. It loads a queue with incoming events, and emits them immediately, up to the limit on the subscriber side. On the publisher side, it resets the counter and emits any overflow objects in the queue, also up to the limit.
Yes, this model has problems, so address your risks appropriately... ("use at your own risk"). You can run out of memory if the origin provides more items than the limiter is allowed to emit over long periods of time.
Anyway, here's a Program.cs with the RxHelper extension RateLimit(...). The program has a decent little before/after RateLimit(...).
Edit 1/27/2016: Had to tweak RateLimiter(...) to immediately emit objects as long as it hadn't hit it's limit for the time span. It always queues, just in case, to maintain order.


Graham Stiff, B.Sc., M.B., B.S.; Simon Old, M.A., M.B.C.H.B., D.A.; Pramod Bapat, M.B., B.S., M.D.; Chandy Verghese, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.A.
Graham Stiff, Simon Old, Pramod Bapat, Chandy Verghese; Laryngeal Mask Airway and Pulmonary Edema: II. Anesthesiology 1993;79(1):184.


SBP Group is one of the leading names in the world of real estate. We have not just successfully converted millions of dreams into reality but have also brought a smile of satisfaction and content on myriad faces. Developing a space that will be inhabited by thousands of people is not a small task, and SBP has been completing this task since past one decade with sheer excellence and brilliance. The finesse of the 4000+ homes delivered by the SBP Group is a hallmark of authentic skills and unparalleled elegance.


When I ask people about getting their children under chiropractic care, the response I usually get is "But my child doesn't have back pain". Children don't need to have pain to benefit from chiropractic care. The first stress placed on a child's neck and back is during the birthing process. An estimated 60-90 pounds of traction is used on an infant's neck during a "normal" delivery. Do you think this could cause damage to your child's spine and nervous system?
New research shows that 95% of children are born with an upper neck misalignment, which puts pressure on the brain stem and upper spinal cord causing nerve interference. Children with nerve interference may have sleep difficulties, weakened immunity (ear infections), and digestive issues such as reflux or constipation. Have you watched your child play outside or with their friends? They run, jump, fall, roll, and tackle every day. Do you think these activities may influence their spinal health? Many adults who come to a chiropractor's office show evidence of childhood injuries that can be the cause for their pain today.
When do you think it is a good time to have your child's spine checked for serious signs of spinal imbalances or misalignments? 65% of your child's nervous system is developed by the age of 1 and 90% is developed by the age of 6. WOW! Just as it is important that you have your children's teeth checked by a dentist, it is also important to have their spine checked regularly for proper alignment and development. The few minutes you invest in your child's spinal checkup may save them from needless suffering now and in the future!
As a chiropractor, I love taking care of young children. It's much easier to grow healthy children than to fix sick adults.


After you schedule your home inspection with Four Seasons Property Inspections, Inc., here is what you can expect – we'll be on-site about 3-4 hours, depending on the square footage of the home, if the property is occupied or not, and if the home buyer or realtor attends the inspection.
Our inspections take a little longer than other companies because we leave no stone un-turned, always completing a full and thorough inspection.
Unlike other home inspectors that test a sample of the home's features, at Four Seasons Property Inspections we make sure we test every part of your home thoroughly.
We'll email you a detailed home inspection report with photos and a summary advising you of the safety and action items you should know about. Click here to see a sample home inspection report.
We strongly recommend that you test for radon gas. It is the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer today. We use continuous monitoring devices to record the hourly levels and have the results within 48 hours. This testing is available for $154.00.


All actions regarding to disability are considered in the scoring system. All of them.
Disabled employees: we calculate the percentage over the whole staff in the organisation.
Services and products outsourced to fundations or special organizations with disabled employees: we calculate the amount of money and transform it in an equivalence number of persons.
Other actions: we calculate the economical effort and transform it in equivalence number of persons.
Non-economical actions: there is a list of other actions that can be doned in order to obtain higher scoring.
Is there any minimun required scoring?
Contact us in case you are not sure about your legal compliance.Click here to contact us.
What happens if the organization is under local mandatory quota?
If you present and compromise to an action plan we'll give you a IN PROGRESS DOC.


Visualizing the idea: the business model hypothesis will consolidate the problem and the solution in the business model component called "value proposition" which—with other 8 components—will bring you a clearer picture of what you're aiming to build.
Communicating the idea: once it is easier to visualize it, it will be easier to communicate your idea to other stakeholders as: employees, co-founders and investors.
Iterating the idea: With a structured framework, it will also be easier to analyze and define which assumptions should be tested first and how could you iterate your business model hypothesis in order to achieve success.


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Major and Minor Requirements
The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers major and minor programs in physics and a minor in astronomy. The department also offers a second-major curriculum for engineering majors. See further details below.
Physics Major
Admission into the Major
Students are expected to formally declare a major no later than the fourth semester of full-time enrollment (or at 61 semester hours for transfer students). You can declare a major by completing the Change of Major/Minor Application online under the "Student" tab of myBama.
Tracks and Required Courses
Students majoring in physics choose one of four tracks:
Graduate School track: for students considering graduate work in physics. Includes Classical and Quantum Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, and Thermal Physics.
Astrophysics track: for students interested in astronomy or space science. A mostly complete physics curriculum with an emphasis on understanding astronomical phenomena.
Physics Education track: for students who want to teach in grades K–12. Adapted for integration with the teacher certification process.
Biophysics track: for students planning a career in a health profession. Part of curriculum oriented toward physical underpinnings of biomolecular phenomena.
Each of these tracks has slightly different course requirements. These are listed in the UA Undergraduate Catalog, on the page dedicated to the physics major.
Students earning the bachelor of science (BS) degree with a major in physics must complete all University, college, and departmental degree requirements. For full requirements, please refer to the Physics Major section of the UA Undergraduate Catalog.
Admission into the Minor
You can formally declare a minor by completing the Change of Major/Minor Application online under the "Student" tab of myBama.
Minor Courses
The minor in physics requires successful completion of 18 semester hours. For more information, including a list of these courses, visit the UA Undergraduate Catalog page on the physics minor.
Astronomy Minor
The minor in astronomy requires successful completion of 14 semester hours. For more information, including a list of these courses, visit the UA Undergraduate Catalog page on the astronomy minor.
Engineering and Physics Double Major
The Department of Physics and Astronomy also has a second-major curriculum tailored to engineering majors. The curriculum is constructed to allow appropriate engineering course substitutions as described in this summary with possible substitutions listed. Electrical and Computer Engineering majors need as little as 4 additional hours beyond their normal program to complete a second major in Physics. Further details pertaining to College of Engineering requirements, including a course flowchart, can be found at the Engineering / Physics double major website at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Course-Related Links
Help Center Hours
Lab Schedules & Procedures
Lab Safety Rules (PDF)
Physics & Astronomy Course Schedule
Introduction to Studio Physics
UA Links
Syllabus Repository


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import abc
from inspect import isfunction, signature
from types import FunctionType
from watson import di
from watson.common.contextmanagers import suppress
from watson.common import imports
from watson.di.types import FUNCTION_TYPE

class Base(di.ContainerAware, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):

    """The base processor that all other processors should extend.

    When a processor is called from the container the following parameters are
    sent through with the event.

        - definition: The dict definition of the dependency
        - dependency: The name of the dependency

    Depending on the event, a different target will also be sent with the event.

        - watson.di.container.PRE_EVENT: The dict definition of the dependency
        - watson.di.container.POST_EVENT: The initialized dependency
    """
    @abc.abstractmethod
    def __call__(self, event):
        raise NotImplementedError(
            'The processor <{}> must implement __call__'.format(imports.get_qualified_name(self)))  # pragma: no cover

    def get_args_kwargs(self, obj):
        args, kwargs = [], {}
        if isinstance(obj, dict):
            for key, val in obj.items():
                kwargs[key] = get_param_from_container(val, self.container)
        elif isinstance(obj, list):
            for arg in obj:
                args.append(get_param_from_container(arg, self.container))
        return args, kwargs

class ConstructorInjection(Base):

    """Responsible for initializing the dependency.

    Responsible for initializing the dependency and injecting any required
    values into the constructor.

    Args:
        event (watson.events.types.Event): The event dispatched from the container.

    Returns:
        mixed: The dependency
    """

    def instantiate(self, definition):
        item = definition['item']
        if hasattr(item, '__ioc_definition__'):
            definition.update(item.__ioc_definition__)
        args, kwargs = [], {}
        is_lambda = definition.get('call_type', None) == FUNCTION_TYPE
        sig = signature(item)
        if 'container' in sig.parameters:
            kwargs['container'] = self.container
        if 'init' in definition:
            init = definition['init']
            updated_args, updated_kwargs = self.get_args_kwargs(init)
            args.extend(updated_args)
            kwargs.update(updated_kwargs)
            if isfunction(init):
                sig = signature(init)
                if 'container' in sig.parameters:
                    kwargs['container'] = self.container
                init = init(*args, **kwargs)
                definition['init'] = init
            if not is_lambda:
                args, kwargs = self.get_args_kwargs(init)
        item = item(*args, **kwargs)
        if is_lambda and isinstance(item, str):
            # Special case for items that might be retrieved via lambda expressions
            with suppress(Exception):
                definition['item'] = self.container.load_item_from_string(item)
                item, args, kwargs = self.instantiate(definition)
        return item, args, kwargs

    def __call__(self, event):
        definition = event.params['definition']
        item, args, kwargs = self.instantiate(definition)
        return item

class SetterInjection(Base):

    """Responsible for injecting required values into setter methods.

    Args:
        event (watson.events.types.Event): The event dispatched from the container.

    Returns:
        mixed: The dependency
    """

    def __call__(self, event):
        item = event.target
        definition = event.params['definition']
        if 'setter' in definition:
            for setter, args in definition['setter'].items():
                method = getattr(item, setter)
                if isinstance(args, dict):
                    kwargs = {arg: get_param_from_container(
                              value,
                              self.container) for arg,
                              value in args.items()}
                    method(**kwargs)
                elif isinstance(args, list):
                    args = [get_param_from_container(arg, self.container)
                            for arg in args]
                    method(*args)
                else:
                    method(get_param_from_container(args, self.container))
        return item

class AttributeInjection(Base):

    """Responsible for injecting required values into attributes.

    Args:
        event (watson.events.types.Event): The event dispatched from the
                                           container.

    Returns:
        mixed: The dependency
    """

    def __call__(self, event):
        item = event.target
        if 'property' in event.params['definition']:
            for prop, value in event.params['definition']['property'].items():
                setattr(
                    item,
                    prop,
                    get_param_from_container(
                        value,
                        self.container))
        return item

class ContainerAware(Base):

    """Injects the container into a dependency.

    Responsible for injecting the container in any class that extends
    watson.di.ContainerAware. The container is then accessible via object.container

    Args:
        event (watson.events.types.Event): The event dispatched from the container.

    Returns:
        mixed: The dependency
    """

    def __call__(self, event):
        item = event.target
        if isinstance(item, di.ContainerAware):
            item.container = self.container
        return item

def get_param_from_container(param, container):
    """Internal function used by the container.

    Retrieve a parameter from the container, and determine whether or not that
    parameter is an existing dependency.

    Returns:
        mixed: The dependency (if param name is the same as a dependency), the
               param, or the value of the param.
    """
    if param in container.params:
        param = container.params[param]
        if param in container:
            param = container.get(param)
    elif param in container:
        param = container.get(param)
    else:
        if isinstance(param, FunctionType):
            param = param(container)
    return param

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