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What Is Cosmetic Science
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What is an example of a cosmetic?
These include, for example, skin moisturizers, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail polishes, eye and facial makeup preparations, shampoos, permanent waves, hair colors, toothpastes, and deodorants. … For example, a shampoo is a cosmetic because its intended use is to cleanse the hair.
What does a cosmetic do?
Cosmetics are products designed to cleanse, protect and change the appearance of external parts of our bodies. The key ingredients present in most cosmetics include water, emulsifiers, preservatives, thickeners, moisturisers, colours and fragrances.
How do you become a cosmetic formulation?
You're likely to work on the research and development team of a cosmetic company.
Career Requirements.Degree LevelBachelor's degreeDegree FieldsChemistry or a closely related majorExperience1-3 years of experience in product formulationЕщё 2 строки
How much do cosmetic scientists make UK?
Newly qualified cosmetic scientists can earn around £20,000 and as they gain in experience they can get paid over £50,000 a year.
What are the cosmetic items?
People more commonly think of cosmetics as makeup, and these products include lipstick, mascara, eye shadow, foundation, blush, highlighter, bronzer, primer and several others. However, the legal definition of cosmetics in most countries is broader.
What is cosmetic damage?
Cosmetic Damage is defined as marring, pitting, or other superficial damage from a named peril (i.e. HAIL). This type of damage alters the appearance of damage but does not prohibit it from functioning according to some engineers. Roofing materials are designed as a moisture barrier to shed water.
What do you call a person who makes makeup?
People Who Make Makeup
The people who formulate the makeup for cosmetologists to apply are called cosmetic scientists. They have bachelor's degrees or more advanced degrees in chemistry, biology, microbiology, chemical engineering or physics.
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What are the concepts of cosmetic chemistry?
What Is a Cosmetic Chemist?Degree RequiredBachelor's degree; master's degree may be preferredEducation Field of StudyChemistry, cosmetic or pharmaceutical science, microbiologyKey ResponsibilitiesDevelop and test new skin care products, write technical reports, prepare solutions used in laboratory proceduresЕщё 2 строки
What is a cosmetic formulation chemist?
A cosmetic chemist, also known as a cosmetic scientist or makeup chemist, develops and formulates skin care, personal care and color cosmetics for manufacturers.


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Maker's Mark's "Perfect Mint Julep"
Posted by Bourbon Buzz in Recipes
It's time to press your seersucker suit and unpack your fanciest hat because racing around the corner comes the most exciting two minutes in sports, the Kentucky Derby! More than just a sporting event, Derby is as much about fashion and sipping mint juleps as it is horse racing. So, what exactly is a mint julep? It sounds simple – ice, bourbon, sugar and mint – but the truth is there's a lot of prep that goes into making this iconic drink correctly.
Maker's Mark is one of Kentucky's finest bourbons, handcrafted at the oldest operating bourbon distillery in the world. Rob Samuels, eighth generation distiller and grandson of Maker's Mark Founder Bill Samuels Sr., has happily offered up his family's personal recipe for The Perfect Mint Julep
"The Perfect Mint Julep"
(Serves 14-16)
1 liter Maker's Mark® Bourbon
Lots of fresh spearmint
To prepare the mint extract, remove about 40 small mint leaves – wash and place in a small mixing bowl. Cover with 3 ounces of Maker's Mark. Allow the leaves to soak for 15 minutes. Then, gather the leaves in a clean, soap-free piece of cotton cloth and vigorously wring the mint bundle over the bowl of whisky. Dip the bundle again and repeat the process several times. Then set aside.
To prepare the simple syrup, mix 1 cup of granulated sugar and one cup of water in a cooking pot. Heat to dissolve the sugar. Stir constantly so the sugar does not burn. Set aside to cool.
To prepare the mint julep mixture, pour 3 ½ cups of Maker's Mark into a large glass bowl or glass pitcher. (Pour the remaining whisky from the liter bottle into another container and save it for another purpose). Add 1 cup of the simple syrup to the Maker's Mark.
Now, begin adding the mint extract a tablespoon at a time to the julep mixture. Each batch of mint extract is different, so you must taste and smell after each tablespoon is added. You may have to leave the room a time or two to clear your nose. The tendency is to use too much mint. You are looking for a soft mint aroma and taste – generally about 3 tablespoons.
When you think its right, pour the whole mixture back into the empty liter bottle and refrigerate it for at least 24 hours to "marry" the flavors.
To serve the mint julep, fill each glass (preferably a silver mint julep cup) half full with shaved ice. Insert a sprig of mint and then pack in more ice to about an inch over the top of the cup. Then, insert a straw that has been cut to one inch above the top of the cup so the nose is forced close to the mint when sipping the julep.
When frost forms on the cup, pour the refrigerated julep mixture over the ice, add a sprinkle of powdered sugar to the top of the ice and serve.
Tags: cocktail, Derby, horse racing, ice, julep, KY Derby, Maker's Mark, Makers, mint, mint julep
2012 Commemorative Marker's Mark Bottle Features UK Football Great Tim Couch
LEXINGTON, KY (March 20, 2012)–As Keeneland and Maker's Mark embark on the 16th edition of its signature charitable bottle series to raise money for charity, the two are once again teaming up to honor and support their friends at UK HealthCare. This year's bottle will celebrate UK football great Tim Couch, whose likeness will be featured on the bottle this spring. Proceeds from the bottle sales will benefit the Gill Heart Institute at UK HealthCare.
"The most important thing about this bottle is that the proceeds from it will go to help my fellow Kentuckians fight and win the battle of heart disease ¬especially in Eastern Kentucky," Couch said. "Winning this is very near and dear to my heart and more important than any football game. My father passed away from heart disease, and everyone has a family member that this terrible disease has affected."
Maker's Mark will donate proceeds from the sales – estimated to be about $200,000 from 20,000 bottles sold statewide – to the Gill Heart Institute, which will utilize these funds to grow and develop high-quality clinical heart care services in rural Eastern Kentucky. The 65 health-care providers at the Gill Heart Institute saw an estimated 15,500 outpatients in 2011, including those seen in 51 monthly outreach clinics covering much of Eastern Kentucky. The Gill staff reads 25,000 images annually.
"Reaching patients in Eastern Kentucky is a critical component of the mission of UK's Gill Heart Institute," said UK Executive Vice President for Health Affairs Dr. Michael Karpf. "Outreach clinics help us touch patients who may not have access to the high level of care we provide. By continuing these services, we are helping to improve the lives of these individuals. We are thankful to Keeneland and Maker's Mark for providing us with this opportunity."
"Keeneland is a company that is a kindred spirit of Maker's Mark – original, true to its roots and a model corporate citizen that exemplifies what Kentucky can do and is a force to be reckoned with on the world stage," said Rob Samuels, Maker's Mark COO. "UK Healthcare is much the same – a world-class medical facility in the heart of Kentucky, bringing leading cutting edge research in the field of medicine and bringing advanced medical treatment to all of us."
Born in Hyden, Ky., Couch played football for the University of Kentucky where he was selected as an All-American and number one pick in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. During his time at UK − from 1995 to 1998 – Couch set several school records was a Heisman Trophy finalist. His career totals at Kentucky included completing 795 of 1,184 passes for 8,435 yards and 74 touchdowns. He still holds the NCAA record for completion percentage in one game and for completions per game.
Maker's Mark will produce 20,000 numbered, limited edition bottles honoring Couch, and they should be available statewide Friday, April 6, opening day of Keeneland's Spring 2012 meet. The bottle should retail for about $49 if retailers take their normal markup.
"We are very proud that Maker's Mark, UK HealthCare and Keeneland have come together once again for this very worthy project," said Keeneland President and CEO Nick Nicholson. "We congratulate Tim Couch as this year's honoree. This initiative will be very important to people back home and many years from now, they will remember Tim Couch as not only an outstanding athlete but as a good person who works hard to make a difference in his community."
A bottle signing, scheduled the day of the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (G1) (formerly known as the Maker's Mark Mile), will be held Friday, April 13, trackside at Keeneland, with Couch, Samuels and Nicholson. For more details about the signing, visit Keeneland.com
Tags: 2012, bottle, bourbon, collectible, football, Keeneland, Maker's Mark, Makers, UK, whisky
Maker's Mark 2011 Keeneland Bottle Unveiled
Maker's Mark Distillery officials announced today that the 2011 Maker's Mark Mile commemorative bottle will honor a Kentucky icon – Keeneland Race Course in commemoration of its 75th anniversary.
In addition, sales of the specialty bottle – which go on sale April 8 – will benefit a newly named endowment for the arts honoring retiring University of Kentucky President Lee T. Todd, Jr. and his wife, Patsy.
The Lee T. and Patsy Todd, Jr. Development Fund will make it possible for the UK Symphony Orchestra and students from the UK School of Music to take symphony music into public schools and communities throughout the state. This year is the third time that bottle proceeds have helped fund this program.
"Every year, we strive to make this commemorative bottle and its charitable proceeds about the people and entities that have a positive impact on Kentucky," said Maker's Mark President and CEO Bill Samuels, Jr. "Lee and Patsy Todd, as well as Keeneland, have made significant contributions to Kentucky and have been such wonderful partners to Maker's Mark through the years, that it seemed only fitting to honor them in this way."
The design of the 2011 collectable bottle features Keeneland's specially designed anniversary logo and notes the 15th anniversary of the distillery's sponsorship of the Maker's Mark Mile. Keeneland Race Course opened on October 15, 1936.
Samuels expects about $200,000 from the sale of more than 18,000 bottles statewide, creating funding for this unique program in excess of $1.2 million.
"We are so honored that Maker's Mark is paying tribute to our anniversary in this way," said Keeneland President and CEO Nick Nicholson. "This sponsorship and all of the money it has raised through the years was the brainchild of Bill Samuels and he deserves a tremendous amount of credit for his ability to take a corporate partnership like ours to new heights. He is an innovator and, himself, a Kentucky icon."
"Art and music are passions for Patsy and me. We are humbled that Maker's Mark, Bill Samuels and Keeneland would honor us in this way by making us part of this special program and by helping take the transformative power of music to children across our state," Todd said. "Our School of Music, and this outreach program, are emblematic of what becoming a Top 20 public research institution can mean for Kentucky – conducting research and providing service that changes lives and makes our Commonwealth a better place to live."
Signing this year's bottle will be Samuels, Todd and Nicholson along with Rob Samuels, the incoming President of Maker's Mark and Bill Greely, retired Keeneland President. The signing will take place on Friday, April 15 at 6:30 a.m. trackside at Keeneland.
Stay tuned for more info. In the meantime, check out Maker's Mark's Facebook page for more pictures.
Updated Details on the signing:
Friday, April 15, 2011Bottle signing starts at 6:30 a.m.
Bottles go on sale on Friday, April 8, at retail liquor stores across the state. Please contact your local retailer for more specific information; bottles are not sold at Keeneland.
Line may begin at Keeneland at 8:00 p.m. on Thurs., April 14, 2011; location will be designated by Security personnel
Limit 2 bottles per person and only the 2011 commemorative bottle will be signed
There is no line position holding by people who are in line early; anyone cutting in line may be ejected from the property.
No alcohol can be brought in to Keeneland for consumption
No coolers inside the gates
Violation of policies may result in ejection from the property
Must be 21 years or older to participate
Tags: 2011, 75th Anniversary, bottle, bourbon, Keeneland, Maker's Mark, Makers
Maker's 46 Valentine's Day Cocktail
As you know, last summer Maker's Mark released Maker's 46, the historic distillery's first new bourbon in 52 years. With rich, creamy caramel and vanilla flavors that linger on the front of the palate, a touch of spice and a nutty nose, Maker's 46 is an alluring drink to toast with over a romantic Valentine's Day dinner. Here is a Maker's 46 cocktail created just for Valentine's Day by Ryan Goodspeed, head bartender at the acclaimed Miami restaurant Michael's Genuine Food & Wine. The Maker's Heart is a tantalizing mix of our new bourbon with pomegranate juice, blackberries, lemon juice and an aromatic orange zest sugared rim. Light some candles, turn on a Marvin Gaye album and enjoy with the one you love!
The Maker's Heart
Shake and strain up or over ice. Garnish with an orange peel. Dash of Fee Bros. Orange Bitters. Rim with navel orange-zested sugar.
In a mixing glass combine:
3 Blackberries
1 oz POM 100% Pomegranate Juice
¼ oz Lemon Juice
Muddle. Add ice and:
2 oz Maker's 46
¾ oz Sweet Vermouth (preferably Carpano Antica)
1 oz Simple Syrup
For sugar rim: Take one ounce of plain white sugar and zest it with four peels of orange.
Tags: bourbon, cocktail, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, pomegranate, recipe, Valentine's Day, Valentines
Bill Samuels, Jr. Stepping Down as Pres. of Maker's Mark
Loretto, KY (January 12, 2011) – In April of this year, Bill Samuels, Jr., will retire as President of Maker's Mark®,the world's oldest operating bourbon distillery and a National Historic Landmark, and transition into the new role of Chairman Emeritus for the iconic global brand. His son, Rob Samuels, who was appointed Chief Operating Officer in October 2010, will lead the Maker's Mark organization going forward. The announcement was made by Matthew J. Shattock, President & Chief Executive Officer of Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc.
"Bill Samuels reinvented the way bourbon was marketed at a time when the industry needed it most," Shattock said. "He forever changed the bourbon industry while building Maker's Mark into a global brand and staying true to his family's commitment to handcraftsmanship. We're pleased that Rob Samuels, as Maker's Mark Chief Operating Officer, will follow in his footsteps, as Bill travels throughout the world on behalf of the brand as Chairman Emeritus."
Bill Samuels, Jr., has been at the helm of Maker's Mark for 35 years, and has overseen the growth of the brand from a Kentucky "cult" bourbon into a national icon that gave rise to the modern era of bourbon. Mr. Samuels is the son of Maker's Mark Founder, Bill Samuels, Sr., and the seventh generation to continue the family's tradition of bourbon making first started in Kentucky by Robert Samuels in 1784. Since taking over the business from his father in 1975, Maker's Mark has experienced double-digit growth year-on-year, and the Maker's Mark Distillery has become one of the Commonwealth of Kentucky's most popular tourist destinations, attracting more than 100,000 visitors annually from the world over.
"A lot has changed in the spirits industry since we first started selling Maker's Mark, but I've made sure all along that the way we craft our bourbon has remained the same as when we first started," said Mr. Samuels. "Our heritage and craft is what makes us unique and ensures our quality."
Samuels continued, "Now that we've achieved the milestone of one million cases as a brand, it's the perfect time to transition the day-to-day running of Maker's Mark to Rob, who will carry on our family traditions. I look forward to taking on this new role and meeting with our brand fans in markets around the world."
Bill Samuels, Jr., will officially step down as President and transition to Chairman Emeritus on Friday, April 15th during the Maker's Mark Mile, a Grade-1 thoroughbred horserace held at the historic Keeneland Racetrack in Lexington, Ky., which will be the 15th and last year for the running of the race. A private event will be held the following day at the Maker's Mark Distillery in Loretto, Ky., for brand Ambassadors and invited guests to celebrate the retirement of the venerable bourbon baron.
Together with his father, Bill Samuels, Jr., created the premium bourbon category. A true pioneer and innovator, Mr. Samuels has forged a rich and enduring legacy, without ever intending to do so. From the brand's tongue-in-cheek advertising campaigns, to the industry pioneering brand Ambassador Program and the engaging Distillery visitor experience, Mr. Samuels helped transform Maker's Mark from a bourbon into a lifestyle. Last summer, Mr. Samuels introduced what may well become one of his most defining contributions, Maker's 46, the highly acclaimed first new bourbon from the Maker's Mark Distillery in 52 years.
Growing up the son of a bourbon maker, and with Jim Beam as his godfather, everyone expected Mr. Samuels to work in the whisky industry. Always the contrarian and, to the surprise and consternation of many friends and family, Mr. Samuels decided to pursue other interests. He studied rocket science at the Case Institute of Technology and UC Berkley, and then went on to Vanderbilt University, where he earned a law degree before eventually deciding to join the family business and take on the marketing and promotion of what was then an emerging local "cult" bourbon.
Said Mr. Samuels, "My career has been an incredible journey and, over the last 43 years, I have always stayed true to my fundamental belief that the most successful way to build Maker's Mark is one brand fan at a time and to let brand fans become our most influential advocates. I have no doubt that the future of Maker's Mark is in the best of hands with Rob at the helm as COO and that the best is yet to come as the brand's popularity continues to swell both in the U.S. and internationally."
Tags: Bill Samuels, Maker's Mark
Summer Bourbon Cocktails with Maker's Mark & 46
1 part Maker's Mark
1 part Ginger Ale
A splash of Cointreau
1 orange slice
Directions: Muddle an orange slice in an old-fashioned glass with a splash of Cointreau. Add in equal parts Maker's Mark Bourbon and ginger ale. Stir gently. Top off with ice.
Char No. 46
Recipe courtesy of Ward III (New York, NY)
2 parts Maker's 46
Muddled fresh peaches
1 part Averna Amaro
Dash of fresh orange juice
Directions: Muddle peach in shaker and add all ingredients except the bitters. Shake vigorously for at least one minute. Strain into a chilled rocks glass. Drizzle bitters on the foam and garnish with fresh peach.
Tags: bourbon, cocktail, drink, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Makers, recipe, whiskey, whisky
Maker's Mark Introduces First New Bourbon in 52 Years
Loretto, KY (June 30, 2010) – Maker's Mark is once again bringing innovation to the Bourbon industry with today's release of the company's first ever new Bourbon, Maker's 46. In celebration, Maker's Mark President Bill Samuels, Jr., continuing in the tradition his father began, hand-dipped and sealed ceremonial bottles of Maker's 46™ Bourbon in the brand's iconic red wax with Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear at the historic Maker's Mark Distillery.
Maker's 46 is a handcrafted, full-bodied Bourbon whisky that starts off as original Maker's Mark. The transformation into Maker's 46 begins when fully matured Maker's Mark is emptied from the barrel so that 10 seared French oak staves can be affixed to the sides. Then, Maker's Mark, which is made with red winter wheat for a smooth taste, is put back in the barrel and aged for several more months, allowing the natural caramel, vanilla and spice flavors released by the staves to enhance the end product.
"This new expression is a breakthrough in the contemporary craft of bourbon," stated Mr. Samuels. "We have used innovative techniques never before employed by the Bourbon industry to create a full-bodied bourbon without any bitterness."
The creation of Maker's 46 was a collaborative effort between Bill Samuels, Maker's Mark Master Distiller Kevin Smith, and Barrel Maker and
"Wood Chef" Brad Boswell of Independent Stave Company. Samuels and Smith started with a clear idea of how they wanted the new bourbon to taste – full-bodied without any bitterness – and turned to Boswell to help develop the recipe. They knew this would be no easy task, if it could be done at all.
After much experimenting, Boswell decided to try a searing technique on French oak staves that had never been used before to make bourbon. He delicately seared the staves just enough so that the caramel and vanilla flavors from it were released and only a small amount of tannin, which adds bitterness, came out of the wood. The name Maker's 46 comes from the profile number Boswell assigned to this winning "wood recipe."
Samuels notes, "Over the years whisky consumers' palates have moved toward bigger and bolder flavors. So, I wanted to craft a contemporary interpretation of Maker's Mark that matched with current tastes, but didn't want to mess up what my father had created or disenfranchise any of our loyal fans."
Kevin Smith adds, "Maker's 46 is spicier and has a more intense aroma than Maker's Mark. It has rich caramel and vanilla flavors, and even at 94 proof it's soft enough to hold on the tongue. You can drink it on its own or mix it into a cocktail."
Initial reactions from Bourbon experts to Maker's 46 have been positive. Malt Advocate Publisher and Editor, John Hansell has noted in his review, "The French Oak staves in '46' add firm, complex, dry spices (lead by warming cinnamon, followed by nutmeg and clove)…which dovetails well with Maker's trademark layered sweetness."
Additionally, Charles K. Cowdery, Editor-in-Chief of The Bourbon Country Reader – a publication dedicated exclusively to American whiskey – says, "Compared to standard Maker's, there is less citrus and more fudge. It is very, very good." Jose Garces, Owner of Garces Restaurant Group and Food Network Iron Chef, has also reviewed the Bourbon and states, "… I really enjoy its fruit-forward notes with flavors of vanilla and caramel lingering from the aging process. The finish is extraordinarily smooth and the flavor pleasantly stayed on my palate."
Only 25,000 cases of Maker's 46 will be shipped by the distillery this year, making bottles of this first batch a rare commodity. The new Kentucky straight bourbon whisky will be sold in 750ml bottles and retail for approximately $10 more than Maker's Mark (prices vary state to state).
For more information about Maker's 46 and Maker's Mark, go to www.makersmark.com (must be 21 years of age or older), or visit Maker's Mark on Twitter and Facebook.
Tags: 46 Maker's 46, barrel, Beshear, Bill Samuels, bottle, dip, Loretto, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Makers, oak, red wax, staves, wax
Maker's 46 Debut And Online Media Event
Posted by Bourbon Buzz in Events, News
Bourbon is helping grow Kentucky's economy and the Maker's Mark brand is growing right along with it. For the first time in the history of the company, Maker's Mark is introducing a new bourbon. Maker's 46 is still a Kentucky straight bourbon whisky, handcrafted like the original at the distillery in Loretto, Kentucky. In fact, the recipe starts with original Maker's Mark bourbon, and its unique flavor comes from aging the bourbon for an additional two to three months in barrels with seared French oaks staves. You can think of Maker's 46 as a "cousin" to the recipe Bill Samuels Sr. more than 50 years ago.
As you probably know by now, Maker's 46 is the brainchild of Maker's Mark Master Distiller Kevin Smith and Brad Boswell, President and CEO of Independent Stave. It's a 94 proof product, created by the addition of toasted French oak staves to the finished Maker's Mark product.
Join Maker's Mark as they celebrate this momentous occasion by visiting http://makersmark.com/makers46 on June 29 at 11 a.m. EST to watch Bill, Kevin, and Brad dip bottles two through five out of the first case. As for bottle number one, Governor Steve Beshear will do the honors at 4 p.m. EST. Governor Steve Beshear will speak about how the Bluegrass is benefiting from the bourbon industry's impact on the state's economy and will dip his own bottle of the new Maker's 46 in the brand's distinctive red wax.
Don't forget to keep a close eye on BourbonBuzz.com for more news about where you'll find the new Maker's 46. Also, Kevin Smith gave our friends at Bourbonblog.com a sampling of what's to come at http://brbn.bz/w.
Tags: 46, bourbon, debut, event, forty six, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, media, red wax, whiskey, whisky

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Q: How to set Windows Server AppFabric named cache size? I'm currently evaluating Windows Server AppFabric as a distributed cache solution.  If we implement AppFabric, we'd have something like 3 or 4 different web applications using it for caching.  I've seen that AppFabric provides the ability to created named caches.  I'm wondering if it's possible to set a max size on on a named cache?  It looks like you can set a max. memory size for a cache cluster host but I haven't seen anything to indicate that this can be done on a per cache basis.
The reason I'm interested in setting a max. size on a per cache basis is my thought is we'd create one named cache per application that would use AppFabric.  Then, objects cached by, for example, application A wouldn't potentially lead to eviction of objects cached by application B.  Perhaps I'm thinking about this incorrectly or there's another AppFabric feature that can accomplish this.  Any insight would be appreciated.

A: I'm afraid it's not possible to do this in AppFabric.
A named cache is a logical container for your data and each cache spans all cache hosts in the cluster. Because you can dynamically add/remove host in the cluster, it does not make sense to specify the size of a named cache.
That's why it is really important to plan your cache usage and also to monitor your cluster. One way to do this is through the performance counters (you can also get the size of a named cache).
The only one limit that you can specify is on a cache host (this will impact all configured named cache in the cluster) : it is only used for eviction. This feature is more related to health monitoring.

A: For reference for those looking to change the cache for the whole cluster:
Changing the size on the host for all named caches
http://blog.milrr.com/2012/05/code-how-to-change-appfabric-cache-size.html
stop-cachecluster
set-cachehostconfig -HostName ENVY7-WIN8-2 -CachePort 22233 -CacheSize 1024
start-cachecluster

This sets a 1GB cache. Best practices suggest you shouldn't exceed 50% of your RAM as pointed out by @geo1701.

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New trustees elected for French public and Catholic school boards in pair of Toronto wards
Ontario's two French language school boards elected new trustees for vacant ridings in central and east Toronto on Monday, Jan. 23.
The byelections took place after original elections for both the Conseil Scolaire Viamonde's Ward 3 (Centre) and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir Ward 4 (Toronto Est) were made void in last year's municipal election in October.
Viamonde board Ward 3 candidate Anna-Karyna Ruszkowski beat her four opponents by a large margin, claiming 59 percent of voter support.
Although the new Ward 3 trustee previously expressed surprise about the high number of candidates she was up against considering the lack of candidacy that forced the initial election to be void, less than 1,000 out of 3,700 eligible Conseil Scolaire Viamonde Ward 3 voters made it to the ballot—a low turnout.
Ruszkowski won the trustee seat with 421 votes. Second place finisher was Alexandre Nanoff with 107 votes. Richard Kempler was third with 61 votes; Serge Paul was fourth with 53 votes; and Mary Wood was fifth with 36 votes.
Further east, the Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir board experienced a much closer, but still very decisive, race during its byelection for trustee in Ward 4 on the night of Jan. 23.
Rhea Dechaine was elected the new trustee after outperforming her opponents Regis Joseph and Valerie Rousseau by winning 51 percent of the 209 tallied votes. There were a total of approximately 3,000 eligible voters for MonAvenir Ward 4 (Toronto Est) ward, which added up to a turnout of less than 10 per cent.
Dechaine won with 107 votes. Rousseau received 71 votes; and Joseph had 31 votes.
"I am honoured to have been chosen by the French Catholic families in Toronto-East to represent their needs at the school board level," said Dechaine. "This is not a responsibility I take lightly."
Dechaine, who has served on the parent council of her son's school for the past eight years, told Beach Metro Community News that her priority is the establishment of a French Catholic High School in the east end of Toronto.
Dechaine and Ruszkowski both saw an opportunity to run for trustee due to a lack of candidates in their respective wards during the October 2022 municipal elections.
In Ward 3, Amina Bibi Bhayat was the sole candidate remaining in October's elections after her opponent was disqualified following discovery that he didn't meet the criteria for French public school board candidates. Since she had not been acclaimed before the campaign started, the City of Toronto declared the election void.
Although Bhayat previously expressed interest at running once again during byelections, she opted against it.
Similarly, Ward 4 of the French Catholic School Board also saw last year's election voided by the City of Toronto. One of three candidates was ineligible while another withdrew. According to law, if there is only one candidate due to such circumstances, the election must be void.
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The Literary Fantasy World Tour Company, Part III: Young Adult Fantasy
This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series The Fantasy World Tour Company
This summer, for a limited time only, my brother and I have collaborated to open the Literary Fantasy World Tour Company just for you! Check out our newest tour offerings below!
Tour Option 6: Mossflower Woods
Tour guide: Matthias
(Redwall by Brian Jacques)
For those looking for a relaxing setting, go no further than Redwall Abbey. It is a peaceful refuge in Mossflower Woods welcoming to all travelers no matter what type of woodland creature you may be. Matthias, a restless young mouse, will make an excellent guide around the abbey. He can show you the abbey's exquisite tapestry work and the artifacts like the sword and shield of the legendary founder of Redwall, Martin the Warrior. Spend evenings taking part in one of Redwall's famously lengthy feasts. Excursions from the abbey include visiting the Church of St. Ninian, or the quarry where the sandstone came from that gave Redwall its name. Both of these can prove to be quite dangerous, as traveling hordes of vermin can sometimes make the woods unsafe. Rest assured that the walls of the abbey are quite capable of holding off invaders and there are plenty of friendly creatures in the area as well. Shrews, squirrels, and hares will all gladly lend a paw. The abbey will always welcome return visitors, and for those wanting to go further afield, pay a visit to the stronghold of the Badger Lords, Salamanderstron.
Tour Option 7: England, Norway, and Jotunheim
Tour guide: Jack
(The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer)
This tour will start in a small village on the northeast coast of England in the year 793. Jack, an 11 year old local boy, will show you around. We have lined up a local bard to entertain you for an evening before we take you board one of our Viking cruise ships and set out for the rest of your captivating trip. You will sail through Scotland and Norway with our experienced captain, Olaf One-brow. During the voyage you'll make stops for slave trading and pillaging settlements. Once in Norway, see the royal court of Ivar the Boneless. We remind visitors to follow local customs, as the consequences for transgression can be quite severe. Travel on to Jotunheim, realm of the trolls. Watch out for dangerous wildlife along the way, including dragons and troll bears. At Jotunheim, explore hidden valleys which contain surprising fauna, and the ice palace of the troll queen. If you're in luck, the Norns, beings responsible for fate, will stop by for a game of chess. Also visit the famed Mimir's Well. Be warned however, any who wish to take a drink and gain knowledge from the well must first sacrifice something. Your tour will end with a cruise back to England.
Tour Option 8: England, Treasure Island
Tour guide: Jim Hawkins
(Treasure Island by Robert Lewis Stevenson)
In addition to our trekking tours and farm stays, we offer a wide wide selection of cruises. For those looking for a tropical getaway, set sail aboard the schooner Hispaniola to Treasure Island. Before boarding the ship you will be put up for a few nights at the Admiral Benbow Inn on the west coast of England where you'll meet a few of its colorful tenants. Your tour guide, Jim Hawkins, the innkeeper's son, is a brave young man, if not a little impulsive at times. You'll be transported from the Inn by carriage to Bristol where you'll meet your ship. Rest easy knowing the ship's crew is eager to take you for a ride. Foremost among them is our chef, Long John Silver. If you're feeling a little peckish between meals, grab an apple from the barrel conveniently located on deck and catch up on the latest gossip. When you reach our tropical island destination, you'll have plenty of time to go ashore and explore, meet local islanders, and stay a few nights in provided accommodations. You'll also be able to go for an evening cruise and join in on an organized day hike. This tour is sure to keep you excited and surprised at every turn.
Redwall by Brian Jacques, published in 1986, has all the adventure of high fantasy, just with anthropomorphic woodland creatures. Redwall's talking animals are reminiscent of those found in Lewis's Narnia. Redwall, however, has none of Lewis's allegory, which is ironic because the Redwall series is set in an abbey. Jacques' lighthearted tone and use of small animals keep the series acceptable for younger readers, while maintaining the adventure, fighting, and character deaths found in more mature stories like Tolkien. Though well written, some may find Jacques' series becomes formulaic if read all together. As Jacques developed his fictional world, he made a few subtle changes between his first book and the rest of the series. For example, the first book alludes to the animals living in a world with humans, but in later books, the animals appear to exist in their own world.
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Of all the books on this list, The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer may be the least well known, but it earns a spot for its ability to blend fantasy, mythology, and history. While Tolkien and his followers drew inspiration from Norse mythology, Farmer goes right to the source. Instead of making up her own fantasy world she uses the mythical land of Jotunheim, one of the nine realms of Norse mythology. She also uses well known legends, such as Beowulf, and real historical events, such as the Viking raid on the monks of Lindisfarne, as the context in which she places her story. Because of this, The Sea of Trolls has two maps, a real one of northern Europe, and another of the Norse mythological realms. Through this, she teaches the reader about the clashing cultures and beliefs in northwestern Europe at the start of the Viking era.
There is perhaps no more famous map in literature than the treasure map of Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island, published in 1883. Its legacy over all modern pirate stories is undeniable. Tropes like "X marks the spot", pirate slang, peg legs, and the much feared Black Spot all come from Treasure Island. Disney's popular Pirates of the Caribbean franchise contains numerous references to Treasure Island, including even the title of one of the films, Dead Man's Chest. J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan series even references characters from Treasure Island by name. Treasure Island, however, was by no means the first popular pirate novel. Stevenson drew inspiration from contemporary pirate stories as well as Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719. For example, Robinson Crusoe is about a man marooned on a tropical island, this plot device also occurs in Treasure Island.
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package com.dibujaron.skywatch;

import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.UUID;

import net.countercraft.movecraft.utils.EMPUtils;
import net.countercraft.movecraft.utils.LocationUtils;

import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
import org.bukkit.Effect;
import org.bukkit.Location;
import org.bukkit.Sound;
import org.bukkit.World;
import org.bukkit.block.Block;
import org.bukkit.block.BlockFace;
import org.bukkit.command.Command;
import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
import org.bukkit.entity.Arrow;
import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
import org.bukkit.entity.EntityType;
import org.bukkit.entity.Ghast;
import org.bukkit.entity.LargeFireball;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.entity.Skeleton;
import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDamageByEntityEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDeathEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityShootBowEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.entity.PlayerDeathEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.entity.ProjectileLaunchEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerQuitEvent;
import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
import org.bukkit.util.Vector;

public class SQSkywatch extends JavaPlugin implements Listener {

	static HashSet<DroneFighter> activeFighters = new HashSet<DroneFighter>();
	static HashSet<DroneShocktroop> activeShocktroops = new HashSet<DroneShocktroop>();
	int numFighters;
	int randomRange;
	int responseTime;
	public static int knockbackLevel;
	public static int powerLevel;
	public static int protectionLevel;
	public static boolean outrightKill;
	public static boolean flameBows;
	public static boolean pvpLock;
	public static String system;
	private static SQSkywatch instance;
	public void onEnable() {
		system = LocationUtils.getSystem();
		if(system.equalsIgnoreCase("Trinitos_Gamma")){
			Bukkit.getPluginManager().disablePlugin(this);
			return;
		}
		instance = this;
		getServer().getScheduler().scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(this, new Runnable() {
			public void run() {
				update();
			}
		}, 100L, 100L);
		saveDefaultConfig();

		getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
		getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(new PlayerTriggerHandler(), this);
		numFighters = getConfig().getInt("numFighters");
		randomRange = getConfig().getInt("randomRange");
		responseTime = getConfig().getInt("responseTime");
		knockbackLevel = getConfig().getInt("knockbackLevel");
		powerLevel = getConfig().getInt("powerLevel");
		protectionLevel = getConfig().getInt("protectionLevel");
		outrightKill = getConfig().getBoolean("outrightKill");
		flameBows = getConfig().getBoolean("flame");
		pvpLock = getConfig().getBoolean("pvpLock");
	}

	public void onDisable(){
		for(World w : Bukkit.getWorlds()){
			for(Entity e : w.getEntities()){
				if(e.getType() == EntityType.GHAST){
					e.remove();
				}
				if(e.getType() == EntityType.SKELETON){
					if(DroneShocktroop.isPossiblyShocktroop((Skeleton) e)){
						e.remove();
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}

	@EventHandler
	public void onEntityDeath(EntityDeathEvent event){
		Entity e = event.getEntity();
		if(e instanceof Ghast){
			event.getDrops().clear();
			Ghast g = (Ghast) e;
			DroneFighter f = SQSkywatch.getInstance().getFighter(g);
			SQSkywatch.activeFighters.remove(g);
			Player target = f.target;
			if(!SQSkywatch.outrightKill && SkywatchStatus.statusOf(target.getUniqueId()) == SkywatchStatus.ALL && !stillHasSkywatchAttacking(target, f, null)){
				SkywatchStatus.setStatus(target.getUniqueId(), SkywatchStatus.NONE);
				if(target != null) target.sendMessage("You have defeated all Skywatch troops and are now safe.");
			}
		} else if(DroneShocktroop.isPossiblyShocktroop(e)){
			Skeleton s = (Skeleton) event.getEntity();
			event.getDrops().clear();
			DroneShocktroop stp = SQSkywatch.getInstance().getShocktroop(s);
			SQSkywatch.activeFighters.remove(stp);
			Player target = stp.target;
			if(!SQSkywatch.outrightKill && SkywatchStatus.statusOf(target.getUniqueId()) == SkywatchStatus.ALL && !stillHasSkywatchAttacking(target, null, stp)){
				SkywatchStatus.setStatus(target.getUniqueId(), SkywatchStatus.NONE);
				if(target != null) target.sendMessage("You have defeated all Skywatch troops and are now safe.");
			}
			 //it's skywatch
			//get the skywatch object associated with it
		}
		//is skywatch
		//is last skywatch for player
		//skywatchstatus=none if beta
	}

	private boolean stillHasSkywatchAttacking(Player target, DroneFighter deadFighter, DroneShocktroop deadShocktroop){
		for(DroneFighter ftr : SQSkywatch.activeFighters){
			if(ftr != deadFighter && ftr.target == target){
				if(ftr.getGhast() != null && !ftr.getGhast().isDead()){
					//return, they still have active other skywatch after them.
					return true;
				}
			}
		}
		for(DroneShocktroop stp : SQSkywatch.activeShocktroops){
			if(stp != deadShocktroop && stp.target == target){
				if(stp.getSkeleton() != null && !stp.getSkeleton().isDead()){
					//return, they still have active other skywatch after them.
					return true;
				}
			}
		}
		return false;
	}

	public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command cmd, String label, String[] args) {
		if (cmd.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("drone")) {
			if(sender.hasPermission("SQSkywatch.summon")){
				if (args.length < 1)
					return false;
				String pName = args[0];
				Player p = Bukkit.getPlayer(pName);
				if (p == null)
					return false;
				spawnDrone(p);
				return true;
			}
		}
		if (cmd.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("shocktroop")) {
			if(sender.hasPermission("SQSkywatch.summon")){
				if (args.length < 1)
					return false;
				String pName = args[0];
				Player p = Bukkit.getPlayer(pName);
				if (p == null)
					return false;
				spawnShocktroop(p);
				return true;
			}
		}
		if (cmd.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("triggerSkywatch")) {
			if(sender.hasPermission("SQSkywatch.summon")){
				if (args.length < 1)
					return false;
				String pName = args[0];
				Player p = Bukkit.getPlayer(pName);
				if (p == null)
					return false;
				triggerSkywatch(p);
				return true;
			}
		}
		return false;
	}

	public void triggerSkywatch(final Player p) {
		final UUID u = p.getUniqueId();
		SkywatchStatus.setStatus(u, SkywatchStatus.EN_ROUTE);
		alertPlayer(p, "You have broken Skywatch law. Stop your vessel and prepare to be boarded!");
		Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(this, new Runnable(){
			public void run(){
				if(SkywatchStatus.statusOf(u) == SkywatchStatus.EN_ROUTE){
					triggerSkywatchFighters(p);
					alertPlayer(p, "Skywatch fighters have arrived at your coordinates. Prepare to surrender your vessel.");
					SkywatchStatus.setStatus(u, SkywatchStatus.FIGHTERS);
				}
			}
		}, responseTime * 20L);
		Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(this, new Runnable(){
			public void run(){
				//if he's still not dead within 20 seconds, spawn shocktroops
				if(SkywatchStatus.statusOf(u) == SkywatchStatus.FIGHTERS){
				triggerSkywatchShocktroops(p);
				EMPUtils.detonateEMP(p.getLocation().getBlock().getRelative(BlockFace.DOWN));
				alertPlayer(p, "Since you have continued to resist you will be boarded by elite Shock Troopers. Surrender!");
					SkywatchStatus.setStatus(u, SkywatchStatus.ALL);
				}
			}
		}, responseTime * 20L + 15 * 20L);
		Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(this, new Runnable(){
			public void run(){
				if(SkywatchStatus.statusOf(u) == SkywatchStatus.ALL){
					triggerSkywatchShocktroops(p);
					triggerSkywatchFighters(p);
					EMPUtils.detonateEMP(p.getLocation().getBlock().getRelative(BlockFace.DOWN));
					alertPlayer(p, "Your resistance is admirable. More fighters and troops summoned.");
				}
			}
		}, responseTime * 20L + 45 * 20L);
		if(outrightKill){
			Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(this, new Runnable(){
				public void run(){
					if(SkywatchStatus.statusOf(u) == SkywatchStatus.ALL){
						p.damage(1000);
						alertPlayer(p, "You have left us no choice but to use biological weapons.");
					}
				}
			}, responseTime * 20L + 90 * 20L);
		}
	}

	@EventHandler
	public void onPlayerDeath(PlayerDeathEvent e){
		UUID u = e.getEntity().getUniqueId();
		SkywatchStatus s = SkywatchStatus.statusOf(u);
		if(s != SkywatchStatus.NONE && s != SkywatchStatus.OFFLINE){
			SkywatchStatus.setStatus(u, SkywatchStatus.NONE);
		}
		triggerRemoval(e.getEntity());
	}

	@EventHandler
	public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent e){
		UUID u = e.getPlayer().getUniqueId();
		SkywatchStatus s = SkywatchStatus.statusOf(u);
		if(s != SkywatchStatus.NONE && s != SkywatchStatus.OFFLINE){
			SkywatchStatus.setStatus(u, SkywatchStatus.OFFLINE);
			triggerRemoval(e.getPlayer());
		}
	}

	@EventHandler
	public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent e){
		UUID u = e.getPlayer().getUniqueId();
		SkywatchStatus s = SkywatchStatus.statusOf(u);
		if(s == SkywatchStatus.OFFLINE){
			triggerSkywatch(e.getPlayer());
		}
	}

	public void triggerSkywatchFighters(final Player p){
		if(numFighters == 0) return;
		int randMod = (int) Math.round(Math.random() * randomRange * 2 - randomRange);
		int numToSummon = numFighters + randMod;
		int i = 0;
		while(i < numToSummon){
			spawnDrone(p);
			i++;
		}
	}

	public void triggerSkywatchShocktroops(final Player p){
		if(p.getWorld().getName().equalsIgnoreCase("Trinitos_Beta")){
			return;
		}
		if(numFighters == 0) return;
		int randMod = (int) Math.round(Math.random() * randomRange * 2 - randomRange);
		int numToSummon = numFighters + randMod;
		int i = 0;
		while(i < numToSummon){
			spawnShocktroop(p);
			i++;
		}
	}

	public void setWarning(final Player p){
		final UUID u = p.getUniqueId();
		if(pvpLock){
			SkywatchStatus.setStatus(u, SkywatchStatus.WARN_SHORT);
			alertPlayer(p, "You have broken Skywatch law! This is your warning. You have been pvp-locked for 3 seconds. Stop attacking or Skywatch troops will be summoned!");
			Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(this, new Runnable(){
				public void run(){
					if(SkywatchStatus.statusOf(u) == SkywatchStatus.WARN_SHORT){
						SkywatchStatus.setStatus(u, SkywatchStatus.WARN_LONG);
						alertPlayer(p, "Your PvP lock has been lifted. Continuing to attack will summon Skywatch!");
					}
				}
			}, 20L * 5);

			Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(this, new Runnable(){
				public void run(){
					if(SkywatchStatus.statusOf(u) == SkywatchStatus.WARN_LONG){
						SkywatchStatus.setStatus(u, SkywatchStatus.NONE);
					}
				}
			}, 20L * 60);
		} else {
			SkywatchStatus.setStatus(u, SkywatchStatus.WARN_LONG);

			Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(this, new Runnable(){
				public void run(){
					if(SkywatchStatus.statusOf(u) == SkywatchStatus.WARN_LONG){
						SkywatchStatus.setStatus(u, SkywatchStatus.NONE);
					}
				}
			}, 20L * 60);
		}
	}

	public static void alertPlayer(Player p, String message){
		p.playSound(p.getLocation(), Sound.ENTITY_PLAYER_LEVELUP, 2.0F, 2.0F);
		p.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "=========================================");
		p.sendMessage(ChatColor.BLUE + "SKYWATCH WARNING!");
		p.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + message);
		p.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "=========================================");
	}

	public static void spawnDrone(Player target) {
		DroneFighter f = new DroneFighter(target);
		activeFighters.add(f);
	}

	public static void spawnShocktroop(Player target){
		DroneShocktroop s = new DroneShocktroop(target);
		activeShocktroops.add(s);
	}

	private static void update() {
		Iterator<DroneFighter> i = activeFighters.iterator();
		while (i.hasNext()) {
			DroneFighter f = i.next();
			if(f.myGhast == null || f.myGhast.isDead()){
				i.remove();
				return;
			}
			if (f.target == null || !f.target.isOnline()) {
				f.myGhast.remove();
				i.remove();
				return;
			}
			//System.out.println(Math.sqrt(f.distToTargetSquared()) + " blocks away.");
			if (f.distToTargetSquared() > 50 * 50) {
				// if we're too far away go closer.
				Location l = f.getSafeLocationNearTarget();
				if(l != null){
					//System.out.println("teleporting.");
					f.myGhast.getWorld().playEffect(f.myGhast.getLocation(), Effect.ENDER_SIGNAL, 0);
					f.myGhast.teleport(l);
					f.myGhast.getWorld().playEffect(f.myGhast.getLocation(), Effect.ENDER_SIGNAL, 0);
				}
			}
			if(f.canFireAgain()){
				//System.out.println("Firing!");
				f.fireOnTarget();
			}
		}
		Iterator<DroneShocktroop> i2 = activeShocktroops.iterator();
		while(i2.hasNext()){
			DroneShocktroop t = i2.next();
			//System.out.println("Updating shocktroop.");
			if(t.mySkeleton == null || t.mySkeleton.isDead()){
				i2.remove();
				return;
			}
			//t.mySkeleton.setTarget(t.target);
			if(t.mySkeleton.getTarget() != t.target){
				t.mySkeleton.setTarget(t.target);
			}
			//t.mySkeleton.setVelocity(t.toTarget());
			if(t.target == null || !t.target.isOnline()){
				t.mySkeleton.remove();
				i2.remove();
				return;
			}
			//System.out.println(Math.sqrt(t.distToTargetSquared()) + " blocks away.");
			if (t.distToTargetSquared() > 50 * 50) {
				Location l = t.getSafeLocationNearTarget();
				if(l != null){
					//System.out.println("teleporting.");
					t.mySkeleton.teleport(l);
				}
			}
			/*if(t.canFireAgain()){
				System.out.println("Firing!");
				t.fireOnTarget();
			}*/
		}
	}

	@EventHandler
	public void onArrowHit(EntityDamageByEntityEvent event){
		if(event.getDamager() instanceof Arrow){
			Arrow a = (Arrow) event.getDamager();
			if(a.getShooter() instanceof Skeleton && event.getEntity() instanceof Skeleton){
				Skeleton s1 = (Skeleton) a.getShooter();
				Skeleton s2 = (Skeleton) event.getEntity();
				if(DroneShocktroop.isPossiblyShocktroop(s1) && DroneShocktroop.isPossiblyShocktroop(s2)){
					event.setCancelled(true);
				}
			}
		}
	}

	@EventHandler
	public void onGhastShoot(ProjectileLaunchEvent event) {
		if (event.getEntity() instanceof LargeFireball) {
			// ghast fireball
			LargeFireball frb = (LargeFireball) event.getEntity();
			if (frb.getShooter() instanceof Ghast) {
				Ghast g = (Ghast) frb.getShooter();
				DroneFighter f = getFighter(g);
				if (f == null) {
					g.remove();
					//System.out.println("f for ghast is null, removing!");
					event.setCancelled(true);
				} else {
					event.setCancelled(true);
					//System.out.println("Dud fire!");
				}
			}
		}
	}

	@EventHandler
	public void onSkeletonShoot(EntityShootBowEvent event){
		if(event.getEntity() instanceof Skeleton){
			Skeleton s = (Skeleton) event.getEntity();
			if(DroneShocktroop.isPossiblyShocktroop(s)){
				DroneShocktroop troop = getShocktroop(s);
				if(troop == null){
					s.remove();
					//System.out.println("troop for named skeleton is null, removing!");
					event.setCancelled(true);
				} else {
					//System.out.println("Allowed fire!");
				}
			}
		}
	}

	private void triggerRemoval(Player p){
		Iterator<DroneFighter> i = activeFighters.iterator();
		while (i.hasNext()) {
			DroneFighter f = i.next();
			if (f.target == p) {
				f.myGhast.remove();
				i.remove();
			}
		}
		Iterator<DroneShocktroop> i2 = activeShocktroops.iterator();
		while (i2.hasNext()) {
			DroneShocktroop f = i2.next();
			if (f.target == p) {
				f.mySkeleton.remove();
				i2.remove();
			}
		}
	}

	DroneFighter getFighter(Ghast g) {
		for (DroneFighter f : activeFighters) {
			if (f.getGhast() == g) {
				return f;
			}
		}
		return null;
	}

	DroneShocktroop getShocktroop(Skeleton skel){
		for (DroneShocktroop s : activeShocktroops) {
			if (s.mySkeleton == skel) {
				return s;
			}
		}
		return null;
	}

	public static SQSkywatch getInstance() {
		return instance;
	}
}

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Triple suicide attack kills at least 30 in northeast Nigeria
Monday, 17 June 2019 19:49 GMT
ARCHIVE PHOTO: A Nigerian army convoy vehicle drives ahead with an anti-aircraft gun, on its way to Bama, Borno State, Nigeria August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
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The Boko Haram group and its Islamic State splinter group have often carried out attacks targeting civilians and the military in Borno state
* At least 42 others wounded in Sunday attack
* Islamist militants targeted people watching soccer
* Over 30,000 dead from Islamist insurgency since 2009 (Adds presidency, Amnesty International comments)
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, June 17 (Reuters) - At least 30 people were killed in a triple suicide attack in northeast Nigerian state of Borno, state emergency officials said on Monday - the biggest mass killing this year by Islamist militants.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, which prompted President Muhammadu Buhari to call for security to be stepped up in areas where large groups gather.
The Boko Haram group and its Islamic State splinter group have often carried out attacks targeting civilians and the military in Borno state.
Their attacks during a decade-long insurgency have killed more than 30,000 people and displaced millions of civilians.
"Yesterday (Sunday) around 8 p.m. (1900 GMT) it was reported that there was a very loud explosion in (village of) Konduga. On reaching the scene of the incident we found there was a lot of casualties. In fact the death toll was over 30 and the injured over 42," an emergency service official told Reuters.
Earlier the village head, Bulama Kalli, said three suicide bombers had taken part in the attack, targeting a place where villagers had gathered to watch a soccer match on a large screen. Most of those killed have now been buried while several survivors are still in hospital in Maiduguri, Kalli said.
The military did not respond to a request for comment.
Boko Haram regards soccer - often watched by Nigerians while drinking beer - as un-Islamic and a demonstration of corrupting Western influence.
Konduga is located some 25 km (15 miles) from Maiduguri, the state capital of Borno state.
Buhari's spokesman said the president had called for security measures to be put in place at open air screenings.
"He urges security agents to sustain surveillance in all theatres of security challenges in the country, taking into consideration the unconventional methods deployed by terrorists to harm innocent and unsuspecting victims," spokesman Femi Adesina said in the statement.
Buhari began his second four-year term last month after winning an election in February in which he promised to improve security in Nigeria.
Nigeria's government says Boko Haram and the rival Islamic State West Africa Province group have been largely defeated - that is, driven out of territory they once held - but they continue to launch attacks on civilian and military targets.
"The Nigerian authorities must do more to protect civilians, especially in areas like Konduga that have frequently been targeted by Boko Haram," Amnesty International said in a statement. (Reporting by Maiduguri newsroom Writing by Chijioke Ohuocha and Alexis Akwagyiram Editing by Mark Heinrich)
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Discussion in 'Support' started by avt007, Mar 2, 2014.
I'll list my triggers, and if others join in with theirs, it may help some folks realize what can cause their T to be worse.
Disclaimer: I wish there was a solid connection between my triggers and T, but it tenuous, because they don't have an effect every time.
1. Stress. I mean stress caused by things other than T, work stuff etc seems to make it worse.
2. Red wine. Maybe alcohol in general, but again it's not a solid connection. Some days I'll have a glass and my T is fine. Other days, my ears ring like fire alarms and I wonder "I just had a glass of red, was that it?"
3. Constant background noise. This is what caused my T I am sure, but for example, a long flight, or a very long drive, with the associated rumbling or roaring. This is the strongest trigger for me.
Mine is fatigue and loud noise.
Sameer - only thing is in my opinion if you expose your self to loud noises ,your till will Spike for long time ..days or month ..not sure what others have to say .
For me it is stress (not caused by T) and anxiety (caused by T).
Sometimes it reacts to loud noise, something not (probably depending on my mood).
Food or drink has no effect on my T.
Unfortunately, the tree frogs have started in the woods by our house. Their noise and the noise in my head are in competition.
its interesting you suspect constant background noise ( as opposed to the normal 'sudden loud noise or concert etc.) to have triggered your T. Looking back, last year I spent quite some time complaining about the background noise generated by the aircons at work. They were at a 'tested, acceptable level", but it really got me down after a while. All day, every day, droning machines. Around that time the onset of my T coincided with a 4 hour plane flight too, one of my rare episodes of flying when I didn't use earplugs to dampen the hated cabin noise. Now, ironically, I actually like the aircon and cabin noise- it takes the edge off the t.!!
As for what triggers a spike, I cant identify a single thing except time. The t seems to have its own agenda regaring louder and softer days, and just gets on with it regardless, like I try to do.
Here's to quieter days everyone.
More to support the stress theory- I just spent a week in Jamaica with my wife. Did nothing but sit on the beach and read books. My T was the lowest it's been in a while. I've also had episodes of irregular heartbeat in the last couple months, quite often. This too stopped while I was away, and I know that problem is triggered by stress too.
My t was brought on, and triggered louder by mastubation. Yep , good old what we think is harmless orgasms caused this living hell.
5 months now with it.
Yea..I suspect many would likely do quite well with a permanent vacation in a warm tropical clim. But how to pull that off I do not know.


People with hearing impairments in Gozo will now be trained in Maltese sign language following an agreement between the Parliamentary Secretary for the Disabled and the Gozo Association for the Deaf.
The course, which will be provided free of charge by the secretariat, will start on Saturday.
Such an initiative will mean more disabled people are being given better means to communicate through sign language and Braille, Parliamentary Secretary Justyne Caruana said.
This agreement also ensures that people with disabilities in Gozo are being given the same opportunities.
Dr Caruana recalled that the government had put forward a draft Bill to officially recognise the Maltese sign language. The government is also planning to introduce interpreters through Aġenzija Sapport.


IOCs looking to secure major contracts in Kuwait received a rare shot in the arm this week. State news agency KUNA reported on 26 April that the public prosecutor has closed its investigation into the enhanced technical service agreement (ETSA) signed with Shell in 2010 for the development of its Jurassic gas fields.
ETSAs were supposed to be a key plank of Kuwait's efforts to increase crude oil production capacity to 4mn b/d, from less than 3mn b/d currently.


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Top PDF Collaborative Decision Support Systems for Primary Health care Managers
Collaborative Decision Support Systems for Primary Health care Managers
Free capacity at spokes— " k=41 & l=36". Fig 6: The M-data table for network 3 It is assumed that there are 3 networks in the problem space, for purpose of analysis. Since these networks are named by their respective hubs, they are: e, i, and o. Accordingly, the distance matrix can be formulated giving the distance of hubs from each other as shown in table 6 .The nearest distance from a requesting HUB center is its collaborating network. Figure below shows how communication occurs between the collaborative networks. Here M1, M2, M3 represents metadata information (fig 4, 5, 6) with the help of which a network will find a meta data for another network. Also a network determines its adjacent network using the distance matrix described below .
Barriers to partnership working in public health: a qualitative study.
Methodology/Principal Findings: 70 participants took part in an in-depth qualitative study involving 40 semi-structured interviews and three focus group discussions. Participants were senior and middle grade public health decision makers working in Primary Care Trusts, Local Authorities, Department of Health, academia, General Practice and Hospital Trusts and the third sector in England. Despite mature arrangements for partnership working in many areas, and much support for joint working in principle, many important barriers exist. These include cultural issues such as a lack of shared values and language, the inherent complexity of intersectoral collaboration for public health, and macro issues including political and resource constraints. There is particular uncertainty and anxiety about the future of joint working relating to the availability and distribution of scarce and diminishing financial resources. There is also the concern that existing effective collaborative networks may be completely disrupted as the proposed changes unfold. The extent to which the proposed reforms might mitigate or potentiate these issues remains unclear. However the threats currently remain more salient than opportunities. Conclusions: The current re-organisation of public health offers real opportunity to address some of the barriers to partnership working identified in this study. However, significant threats exist. These include the breakup of established networks, and the risk of cost cutting on effective public health interventions.
Teamwork and collaborative practice in Primary Health Care
discussed in the sphere of international literature. In the study of the Brazilian primary care, it was found that teams with good teamwork climate presented: Intense participation of their members in decision-making; activities oriented by consolidated work assessment mechanisms, such as individual feedback and team reflection meetings; support to new ideas; and user-centered care (developing consolidated health promotion and prevention actions with the participation of users and the community). Teams with higher climate scores were also those that were most able to expand collaboration from the sphere of teams to that of networks and work articulated with other sectors. This result suggests that investing in teams' permanent education is an important step to comprehensive care and work in the RAS, not only because it is through teamwork that different professionals integrate their expertise, but because collaborative teams are also capable of integrating different social and health services, as well as the participation of users, families and the community 40 .
The following descriptors of the topic were selected: Humanization; Humanization of Health Care; Reception; Humanized Care; Humanization in Health Care: Bond; Family Health Care Program; Primary Care; Public Health and Brazilian Unified Health System – Sistema Único de Saúde. These terms were sought in other languages. The Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) were used where necessary. Diverse strategies were used, inserting and/or withdrawing words, trying different combinations to ind the highest number of studies. These criteria were used to search the book texts. To select studies, the following inclusion criteria were adopted: research articles, case studies, reports of experience, dissertations, theses and texts, published in English, Spanish or Portuguese, refer- ring to qualitative empirical research on humanization practices in primary care, in the 2003 to 2011 period. Oficial Brazilian Ministry of Health documents were not included, nor were studies with the central objective of humanization in other areas, not primary health care. The studies were collected and analyzed between July 2011 and January 2012. The data were collected separately by two researchers. All of the selected publi- cations were read in their entirety, and their principal characteristics were synthesized.
SIMULATION AS A DECISION SUPPORT TOOL IN MAINTENANCE FLOAT SYSTEMS
This paper is concerned with the use of simulation as a decision support tool in maintenance systems, specifically in MFS (Maintenance Float Systems). For this purpose and due to its high complexity, in this paper the authors explore and present a possible way to construct a MFS model using Arena® simulation language, where some of the most common performance measures are identified, calculated and analysed.
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age, who require paediatric cancer treatment. The patient treatment services offered at the unit are nursing con- sultations, medical consultations, pre- and post- surgery admissions, radiotherapy follow-up, clinical admissions, paediatric intensive care admissions, and chemotherapy administration. The unit offers an average of 600 consul- tations every month, of which 400 are for chemotherapy, according to the paediatric schedule in the electronic pa- tient records of the institution. The unit has 14 outpatient chemotherapy beds and 16 inpatient beds. Of mandatory presence, the companion is the legal guardian of the child, and can be a relative of the first degree, another degree of kinship or someone close to the child. The companion authorises treatment, participates in the consultations and procedures, and receives the information necessary for the continuity of patient care. Data were collected from De- cember 2015 to January 2016.
Collaborative Care
The recent review of projections of global mortality and burden of disease shows that NCDs (non-communicable diseases) and mental illness will continue to be the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in low-medium- and high- income countries [3•] and NCD and mental health co- morbidity has an additive effect [4–6]. In a review of 23 low- and medium-income countries, it has been estimated that US$84 billion of economic production could be lost if nothing is done to address long-term conditions in developing coun- tries [7] and costs to the health system are significant [8••]. This reinforces the need for a collaborative approach to care. The Global Mental Health Action Plan [9•] and the con- tinuing movement to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) [10] provide a challenge for all actors in health care provision and delivery who strive to deliver evidence-based health care with a good outcome in the face of increasing global morbidity, ageing and the development of new medical technologies within the context of ever dwindling resources, recognising that mental and physical health co-morbidity will continue to be the norm for many and not the exception.
Ciênc. saúde coletiva vol.21 número9
There were some potential limitations with this type of analysis. These include: using indica- tors that only cover one year after the implemen- tation of the PMM, subjectively analyzing the score criteria, the use of secondary data that may be limited with reference to what they register (or not showing results that we had not found) and a lack of specific indicators that measures the ef- Table 3. Averages for the Indicators of children's health, mortality for Chronic non-transmissible Diseases in adults between the ages of 30 and 69 years old, mortality rate due to external causes and rates of Hospital Admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the Primary Health Care Network, for municipalities grouped by their APS scores.
Credit scoring as an asset for decision making in intelligent decision support systems
Nowadays, people are becoming increasingly dependent in loans from financial institutions. However, it is not an uncommon situation the fact that some people are incapable of correctly assessing the type and amount of the loan that is affordable to them. As a consequence some people tend to delay their monthly installments or, in extreme cases even become incapable of repaying their debt back to the financial institution. A client's history provides an excellent source of information for predicting the behavior of future clients. In fact, some rules and patterns can be identified in this data history that may be relevant when deciding where future clients have their loan application accepted or not. From the perspective of information as an asset, this client's history data usage creates valuable assets to an organization. The information gathered from these sources is considered to be one of the six types of assets for organizations, namely it falls into the category of IT information asset (1). Furthermore, the best managed companies recognize information as a key asset, and focus more on information than technology while optimizing their business performance (2). In this context, many financial institutions are implementing or improving client classification systems in order to distinguish good from potentially bad clients.
Matrix support in Mental Health in primary care: the effects on the understanding and case management of community health workers
The results of MS must be understood as a dynamic totality: an articulated set of interrelated effects and reciprocal influences. Consequently, although we segmented its elements as a didactic resource, its understanding requires an integrated consideration of these various effects. The reduction of stigma allowed a greater approximation between team and persons with mental health problems, establishing the team's healthcare responsibility for a series of demands. This approach has produced awareness and learning experience, creating new ways of dealing with and intervening with cases, facilitating their access to health services and producing new responses to their health needs. The recognition by workers and users of these small and big successes contributes to the dissolution of problematic and paralyzing notions such as the idea of the inevitable chronicity and degeneracy of people with mental disorder / psychic suffering, or the belief that mental health problems are far and apart from the general field of health. This brings us back to the theme of madness stigma and its reduction, in a circular process that reveals the artificiality of assigning a single point of this process as the "beginning" of observed changes.
Improved health coverage: coordination of health care levels and primary health care
These are (1) activities pertaining to the primary care level of the formal or institutionalized health system; (2) community actions per- taining to the traditio[r]
Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr. vol.37 número1
Early signs of autism are identifiable before age 24 months. 7 However, late identification of ASD is a well- known problem, even in developed countries. 8 A recent review article including data from 42 studies (from 1990 to 2012) showed that the mean age of ASD diagnosis ranged from 38 to 120 months. 9 In Brazil, data on the age at ASD diagnosis and on the ability of primary care providers to detect ASD are practically nonexistent. A single pilot study in a community sample showed that 75% of children with ASD from ages 7 to 10 had not received an accurate diagnosis. 3 Even when parents suspect the condition and seek assistance, there is usually a delay until proper diagnosis and care are achieved. 10
Interface (Botucatu) vol.19 número54
This study investigated the educational dimension of matrix support practices for mental health within primary care. Using an interpretative-explanatory qualitative approach, professionals involved in matrix support for mental health in a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, were interviewed. The data were compared with matrix support frameworks with two pedagogical trends: directive and constructivist. The analysis on this content was incorporated with the interviews and two themes could be identified: "matrix supporter's profile", and "challenges for construction of matrix supporter's practice." The subjects' perceptions regarding supporters' competence profiles were coherent with matrix support assumptions, whereas their educational practices related mainly to the directive trend. The challenge of implementing constructivist practice was only partially recognized, since this requires a critical and transformative stance regarding the hegemonic educational practices within healthcare.
Abstract During the period of 1990-2000, Rio de Janeiro was characterized by a limited supply of public and universal primary care services. In 2008, family health team coverage corresponded to 3.5% of the population, the lowest among cap- ital cities. At the end of 2013, coverage reached more than 40% of Rio residents with teams com- prised of doctors, nurses, practical nurses, com- munity health agents, and health surveillance agents, in addition to oral health teams. This ar- ticle describes and analyzes the main components of the Reform in Primary Health Care (RCAPS) implemented since 2009, focusing on three lines of action: administrative reform, organizational model, and model of care. A new organization- al chart of the Municipal Health Secretary and a legal framework for a new results-based model were created. As for the model of care, the stan- dardization of procedures and health activities for all units and the monthly assessment of clinical indicators of results of implanted electronic med- ical records were created. Experience has shown the feasibility of RCAPS, pointing to new chal- lenges that will allow consolidation of the expan- sion of access, training of human resources, health communication, and a shift to a managerial re- sults-driven model.
CD31.R16: Health of adults
Recognizing that changes in their population structures and health profiles have prompted many countries in the Region to take note of the growing priority of the health of adults and the elderly; Noting that the program presented gives particular emphasis to the prevention of harm and promotion of health, and to the importance of the area of health services and the integration approach in the setting of primary health care; and
Maria do Carmo Correia Marques
The capacity of reaching a decision is an important task in the daily life of both companies and people. In fact the decision making process is present in all choices that a person, or a group, has to perform. This process can be made intuitively, when little knowledge about the situation exists or it can follow some kind of protocol using existing knowledge to reach a consistent decision. In some cases there is the need to collect knowledge and points of view from different specialists in different areas. In these cases the establishment of the correct set of criteria is a crucial point. Additionally it may also be needed to add a sort of voting system that enables reaching a conclusion at the end of the process. This situation is very common in many companies where decisions are no longer made by one person but are part of an integrated process where the different parts involved have a word to say in their field of experience. These decisions are normally oriented for reaching a subsequent higher level objective that is part of the overall strategy of the company.
Convoy model to family support by nurses in primary health care : the descriptive study
Aim: investigate the exchange of related support health care between the family, inserted in the center of the convoy model, and nurses of primary care. Method: descriptive study, conducted with 30 users of Primary Care of Maracanaú/CE in July 2014. Appealed to the Collective Subject Discourse to organize the data and the convoy model for visualization of the support exercised by the nurse. Results: the nurse is a secondary source of support to families; their actions are restricted to health facilities, demonstrating the mistaken role of their duties, and have focused on the orientation activities. Discussion: There are nurse's detachment regarding the assisted families, as well as inluences of the hegemonic medical model, which distances the nurse from the carrying out of their real duties. Conclusion: nurses are undervalued and pointed as a secondary reference in relation to families solving health problems.
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Such process of important expansion of the PHC throughout the country, although it has not been systematic and uniformly monitored along the entire period, it was followed by seve- ral sparse initiatives of evaluation and induction processes for the institutionalization of the evaluation of Primary Care in the SUS.
Levantamento das políticas e recursos em saúde mental no Brasil
The country has made an option for innovative services and interventions, such as the CAPS, and the Return Home program. In little more than one decade, hundreds of services were established in the whole country, and older outpatient services and day hospital programs were remodeled according to general guidelines to maximize limited resources by adopting a mixed system of mental health outpatient services, day hospitals, and therapeutic workshops. Brazil has a sound legislation on mental health and a list of documents related to its mental health policy, which resulted in a major reform of the mental health system. Custodial care is in the process of abolishment, and the system is now providing care in the community, allowing free access to a variety of mental health services and essential psychotropic medicines. There are 5259 Psychiatrists, 12377 Psychologists, 11958 Social workers, 3119 Psychiatric nurses and 2661 Occupational Therapists working for the Unified Health System. The number of psychiatric beds is declining, and many acute cases have now been treated in general hospitals, and in the community services (CAPS). However, services are unequally distributed across regions of the country, and the growth of the elderly population (Veras, 1987) is promoting an increased impact in burden, combined with an existing treatment gap in mental health care. This gap may get even wider if funding does not increase, and mental health services are not expanded in the country. There is no solid data to show the impact of such policies in terms of cost-effectiveness of the community services and tangible indicators to assess the results of these policies. Moreover, despite of some acknowledged advances many hurdles have to be overcome and some will be listed as follows:
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Human milk banks (HMBs) have difficulty maintaining and increasing their stocks, and the number of women enrolling as members remains low. The present qualitative study, based on social representation theory, aimed to understand women's representations of the milk donation experience. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted in 2013. In total, 12 women aged 18 to 39 years old participated in the study. Most were primiparous, married or living with a partner, housewives, completed high school, and belonged to lower economic classes. Four categories emerged from the testimonies: human milk donation; representations about human milk banks (HMB); the importance of breastfeeding for the baby and for one's conceptualization as a mother; and prenatal care and donation awareness. The main reasons for donating were representations that value breastfeeding, human milk, and the donation act. These mothers had difficulties donating, but the rewarding feeling, the value of this practice, and the support they received from people important to them helped with the donation. The findings related to the value of the donation and breastfeeding provide ways to effectively encourage and motivate potential donors, achieving comprehensive care starting from the prenatal period.
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