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Fresh from the Post Tuesdays
A Cure for the Brokenhearted
This post is long overdue as I've had this neat little compilation stuck in my inbox for a couple of months now. For this week's Fresh from the Post, instead of an artist feature, we feature a couple of songs from A Cure for the Brokenhearted – a twelve-song compilation chocfull of unique indie gems care of our friends at the Edible Onion.
If you like DIY, this compilation is as endearingly DIY as it gets. Aside from the 12 heartfelt songs, the album also comes packaged in an artsy, hand-made accordion book, that features watercolor illustrations from Edible Onion founder Darian Scatton. For today's Q and A, Darian, who mastered the art of making the ultimate mix CD (which puts my ultimate 80's power-ballad songs mixtape complete with shooting stars illustrations to shame), tells us more about the dying art of the tactile musical experience and brings us back to what really matters most when listening to good music –
How did the idea of forming an album entitled 'A Cure For the Brokenhearted' come up?
The title has a lot of different meanings and purposes. I came up with the title before I collected the songs. I had already chosen who would be on the album, but I think the only song I had at that point was The Chord And The Fawn's. It's not a strict theme in the sense that I came up with a title and gave it to the artists in the hopes that they would make something that fit. I actually didn't tell anyone the title until the songs were finished, if at all. It's more of a constraint for myself so I could plan the artwork and I also wanted to place a weight on the album. I wanted to give it a sense of purpose, however unrealistic that purpose might be. It won't actually cure a broken heart, but it might make someone feel better for a little while. The best music to me holds an inexplicable power… it has the ability to awe and entrance, and possibly to heal. The title matches the lofty expectations I have for music, and the kind of music I want associated with Edible Onion. It's music from the heart that is thoughtful and sincere, and unfortunately is largely going unnoticed by the music consuming public. It's Edible Onion's job to facilitate in getting this music heard, and to do it in an ethical and meaningful way.
Can you tell us more about the Edible Onion? How did it start and what led you to create this collective – which, if I could describe it in my own words – is quite adorably DIY .
Edible Onion officially started about three years ago, but the idea was floating around in my head for a few years before that while I was part of another collective called Quantum Spine, which never really got off the ground due to lack of interest. Two compilations were made, but after that, it fizzled out. I originally conceived of Edible Onion as a way of releasing my own music under the umbrella of Quantum Spine, but once that was clearly over, I started trying to make it everything I wanted Quantum Spine to be, though, I'll admit it's not quite there yet.
The primary focus of Edible Onion is to do hand packaged releases. It's a delightful act of defiance against the digital world. Edible Onion makes records you can hold in your hands, and cherish. There are flaws, and each one is unique in its own way. I'm still very much in love with the physical experience of listening to music and I am definitely not the only person who feels this way. I love holding the record, pouring over liner notes, looking at artwork, as well as listening to it on a good stereo, especially if it's vinyl. I know that mp3s are not going to disappear, but I don't think people should be wasting their money on them. I'd rather someone download one of our releases for free if it gives them an opportunity to fall in love with it, and then, I do believe people will support the music if they truly love it.
I'm also really interested in the process of making things. I almost enjoy the process as much as the end result. This translates to other aspects of my life, like cooking. I make a lot of my food from scratch because the process excites me. When I came up with the idea for the compilation, I knew right off the bat that I wanted to do a book. The fun was figuring out how we could realistically make 1000 books in my bedroom without having it take too long and cost a ton of money.
I'm not really the kind of person who does much out of convenience. I think the modern world's reliance on convenience is one of the fundamental problems of this generation. Obviously there are a lot of situations where it is a great help to the world, but when it comes to culture (food included), convenience leads to sensory overload, and an overall flippancy that is really hard to overcome once it's there. People are so inundated with music now because of the convenience of the internet that it's becoming harder and harder to actually enjoy new music. Edible Onion seeks to release music in a manner that hopefully will help people to keep cherishing music.
The artists included in the compilation form an eclectic sound. They're not your typical guitar bands – you can hear a myriad of instruments being used to make music, which makes it an interesting listen. How did you choose the artists and songs that compose the album?
Minus a few exceptions, the artists on the compilation are all from Philadelphia, and people I personally know. I have also played music with a lot of them in various bands. The liner notes list everyone who is involved in each song, and there is a lot of spillover between songs. That's where the collective comes into play the most. A few people helping each other out with each other's music projects. It's a documentation of that experience.
Another reason (again minus some exceptions) this is my favorite music in Philadelphia, at least that I know of. There are a couple I left off because early on in the planning stages, I had a specific idea for the kinds of songs I wanted on it and I didn't think certain artists would fit. The fun of choosing the artists is kind of the same as making a mixtape. I kept the number of songs relatively low so I could make sure it came out sounding cohesive, which is hard to do with a compilation. The next one I think I'd like to do the opposite and have a lot of songs and try and include more people.
The Chord And The Fawn and Hedia are the only ones not from Philadelphia. They are people I had met over the past year and whose music I really respect. I hope to bring in more artists who aren't from Philadelphia in the future.
Can you share one or two songs off the album and let us know a little bit more about them- like what the song is about or a little bit more about the artist who made it?
I'll talk about two of the artists on the compilation who haven't gotten much exposure yet. They are similar in the ways that their music reflect their own personalities. Both artists make music that is very true to themselves.
Fields by Snow Caps
The first is Snow Caps, who is Andrew Keller. He plays guitar in another band in Philadelphia called Hermit Thrushes. Snow Caps is his songwriting project. His music is very understated, much like his personality, but he also subtly messes with the pop song formula with odd bursts of dissonance, strange chord progressions, and very idiosyncratic lyrics that don't come off as insincere in the slightest. He also writes some of the most beautiful guitar arrangements that I've heard in recent memory. The song he has on the compilation is called "Fields" and it is more sparse than some of his other music, but is a good example of his use of esoteric imagery and odd song structure.
No Cigar by Brian Reichert
The second artist is Brian Reichert. Brian is your classic record-a-holic, who has probably written upwards of 3000+ songs over the past five or six years, often changing project names at the drop of a hat. Here's a few: Tummy, The Singing Idiot, Happybear Kaboom, Space Sluts, Brian Reichert and the Thomas Jefferson Airplane, The Evildoers, Alien Beings, The Nervous System, Microwavable Dinners, Psychedelic Vagina, RuPaul Bunyan, Sports… the list goes on. His songwriting represents many of the extremes in his personality, unhinged, psychedelic madness, to lush, heartfelt, colorful pop songs. It's completely unpredictable, exactly like Brian. I'm just going to give you a link to the Brian Reichert Admiration Facebook Page, where you can download a ton of his records, most of which only a handful of copies exist, if any, probably as tapes or cd-rs in his friends' bedrooms. At some point, I'd really like to release a large collection of his best music, but for now it's really only available digitally.
There are links to his music in the left column.
I always ask this question to everyone I feature – what for you is 'indie music'?
This is a hard question. I grew up with the preconceived notion that indie music was somehow different than mainstream music and that it was done with a set of ethics in mind, ethics that probably came out of the punk world, but that really doesn't hold true anymore. Maybe at one time, the independent music world functioned based on ethics, but currently, there is not much difference between the way a lot of "indie" labels and bands work, and the way the mainstream music world works. Not that mainstream artists can't have ethics, but I definitely don't think it's exclusive to one large group of independent artists. That doesn't exist. It's more of a case by case situation, where some people have it, and others don't, and they can be working anywhere in the music world.
Indie music is less popular than the mainstream music, but works much in the same way. Artists on indie labels have pr companies that are trying to sell you their music the same way major label artists do. Indie bands pop up out of nowhere now, just like major label bands do, and they become successful because music journalists listen to what pr companies are selling. It makes sense because if there was no way to filter the music world, it would be really hard to organize what to write about. It's just unfortunate that it is really difficult to get exposure without paying for it. My plan is to be relentless, and slowly develop good relationships with the people who are interested in what we are doing.
I don't know if I answered the question, but I think maybe that's because for me, the term indie music doesn't really mean anything to me anymore. I'd rather just focus my attention on music that strikes a chord with me. It could be a pop song on the radio, or a song someone I know wrote. A lot of us (Edible Onion) grew up with punk rock and I definitely think what we are doing is about as punk as it gets, even if the music doesn't sound like it anymore. We all book our own tours, set up shows in our living rooms and basements, produce and make music the way we want to, say what we want to say… That's more important to me than worrying about categorizing music, I guess that's why I'm not a music writer.
If you want to check out more music from the Edible Onion's A Cure for the Brokenhearted compilation, you can visit their site at: http://edibleonion.com/


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Does ibuprofen cause infertility in men?
Nicole Villalpando @raisingaustin
Jan 18, 2018 at 12:01 AM Sep 23, 2018 at 12:26 PM
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States seems to indicate that taking ibuprofen will lower the amount of testosterone a man produces. That might be true, but then people have taken it one step farther to say that the decrease in testosterone leads to infertility.
Dr. Lisa Hansard of Texas Fertility Center says making that assumption "is a big stretch." What the study needed to look at to determine fertility levels is sperm count.
What the ibuprofen did is lower the luteinizing hormone level in these men. LH sparks testosterone production, but often when one level is low, the body will compensate by raising another hormone level, Hansard says.
"It's really reaching," she says. "The vast majority of men who have fertility issues don't take ibuprofen and the vast majority of men that take ibuprofen don't have fertility issues."
Too much testosterone can be a bad thing. Often men will come to Hansard with infertility issues thinking that if they take supplements to boost their testosterone levels, that will solve the problem. In fact, some of those supplements might be causing the problem.
Male factor infertility — that's infertility that is related to sperm — is the most common cause of infertility in couples, making up about 20 to 25 percent of infertility problems. Other causes can be structural issues in women, endometriosis, female hormone issues or unexplained causes.
Most studies have focused on female infertility. More needs to be done to understand male infertility, Hansard says.
When a couple comes to her, she looks at both people if the cause isn't already known. If it is male factor infertility, then it's about working with the sperm he does have by doing things like artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization.
This isn't the first time that ibuprofen and reproduction has been called into question. A study in rats showed that ibuprofen use in moms may have caused their male babies to not have testicles that descended. That study, though, hasn't been replicated in humans.
"It's really premature to try to connect those dots," Hansard says.
What we do know about ibuprofen and fetuses is that it can cause a part of the heart to close up early, causing damage or even death.
Tylenol has recently been called into question as well during pregnancy because of a possible link between it and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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In a multi-cat household, skirmishes tend to erupt. One cat establishes himself as the Alpha cat. The Alpha cat is the cat that automatically seeks the highest spot in the house, demands to be fed first and will at times spray his mark (urine) on the home.
As the other cats grow and mature, their own alpha tendencies come into play. Gradually they challenge the alpha attempting to take over. The Alpha cat will engage any other cat that challenges even kittens. Kittens learn early from mom cat and littermates how to wrestle and roll together, rabbit -kicking each other as instinct kicks into gear and the survival mode engages.
You should never step in between two cats that are fighting. They are not focused on you. Their stress pheromones are at maximum level. You stand a good chance of getting scratched or bit. Even after the cats separate, you should leave them alone for a few hours. Never pick up a cat that has been fighting!
Use a broom to guide one cat into a room, and shut the door. Go in later; ignoring the cat leaving food, water and litter pan. Then leave, because your cat is still in the moment of the battle fully aroused and angry. You will know it is safe to approach your cat once he begins to start grooming or eating.
Spay and neuter! Spaying and neutering goes a long way to stopping aggression.
Don't have too many cats. Cats need their individual space. If you have multiple cats, be sure you have places where these cats can get away from the others.
Use a wooden kitchen chair and gently set it between the two cats without hurting the cats. This takes patience and a gentle touch. But it will startle the two cats and they will back away. Use a broom to guide one cat into another room for a break. Remember to close the door, isolating the cat temporarily.
Spray bottles do not work to stop fighting cats. The cats are so engrossed in their battle, that a tiny stream of water will not even bother them. Moreover, it can scare them and make things worse.
Yelling and screaming to break up a cat fight is not recommended. Cats react to our stress level. If you are upset and anxious, making a lot of noise, look for the cat fight to accelerate not diminish. Staying calm tends to work the best.
Most battles between cats are mock battles. You can tell the mock battles from the real conflicts by learning about the body language of cats. Your key points to watch are the tail, the ears and the eyes and where the body is in relation to the ground. Understanding the true body language of cats goes a long way toward knowing when cats are playing and when they are fighting.
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Thanking you for this wise advice, Anne. I learned from this.
Another way is to throw a towel over one or both of the cats (separate towels) so they can't see each other and become more focused on getting the towel off than the fight. Keeps your hands out of harms way and the towel will help protect the cats from each others claws until you can separate them.
What I usually do is put my hands in front of each of my cats eyes, so they can't see each other. It works for my cats.


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User experience is still a relatively new discipline, and many companies don't have clear career paths for professionals in the field. UX practitioners come from a variety of backgrounds, such as architecture, psychology, and human-computer interaction (HCI), to name a few. The UX discipline is very collaborative, and we often act as the glue between project management, sales, marketing, engineering, and business development.
UX is a creative and subjective field. Sometimes it feels like everyone in the company thinks they can do our job. Our work is often judged by people who are not in UX and thus don't understand the diversity and subjectivity of the field. User experience managers need to recognize this and make sure they define criteria for measuring success. While this applies to UX in general, these issues become exponentially more challenging when the team is distributed globally. There is no magic formula to address all these issues, but we have uncovered some best practices for maximizing global UX which should help practitioners work more effectively.
Understanding the cultures of the team members you are working with is critical to success. It's best to take the approach of learning about and appreciating other cultures' work styles. Expecting people to conform to your norm will certainly result in difficulties.
Some cultures value consensus-driven decision making, while others expect command-and-control-style direction. Since design is largely a decision making process, you need to account for cultural differences that impact team dynamics. The larger and more distributed the team, the more important it is to identify objective metrics of success and get everyone to internalize the value of these metrics. Doing so will facilitate working together toward the same goals, and cultural perspectives will be less challenging.
For example, Brazil and Korea are hierarchically driven. In design reviews, individuals from these countries will never oppose the viewpoint of their managers or superiors, even if they disagree with them. To work around this problem, we meet designer to designer at a peer level and encourage comfortable expression of individual perspectives.
Countries like India, China, South Korea, and Brazil value personal relationships over projects. When working with folks from these countries, make an effort to get to know them on a personal level and to build relationships. Doing so will take you a long way.
Recently, one of the authors of this article was in Seoul, where she allocated one day to get to know the team and the culture. The group ate local food together and the author went singing with the team (a very popular pastime in Korea), even though she can't sing to save her life. To prepare for the trip she read up on Korean culture and learned the proper way to greet people and behave in meetings. Because she took time to get to know the culture, the author won the respect of the Seoul team, and now has a better rapport with them, resulting in more effective collaboration.
There are a number of wonderful tools to enable remote collaboration, but there are some circumstances in which face-to-face interaction is still needed.
When starting a new project with a global team, it is ideal to hold the first few meetings in person. This is particularly important if the team hasn't worked together before. A face-to-face meeting will help team members establish trust and clearly communicate the project plan and goals from the start.
Try to get to know your team and how they work as early as possible. Many teams find value in assessments such as StrengthsFinder books or a variation of True Colors. These resources enable team members to learn about preferred working styles of co-workers and to obtain tips on how to communicate when styles differ. Taking the assessments can also be a fun way to get to know the people you work with.
Building bonds early will allow team members to go back to their own corner of the world with a clear understanding of their colleagues and the project(s) they will be working on. You can take what you've learned in person and use it remotely. For example, if you use instant messenger to interact, you could use a logo with your "personality color" to remind folks of your preferred communication style.
When meeting with remote team members, it is important to treat all locations equally. Avoid spontaneous meetings and hallway decisions. During meetings, actively engage people on the phone (for instance, periodically ask, "Are there any questions on the phone?") You can also obtain feedback from the remote audience first. If you are conducting design sessions or brainstorms, invest in smart whiteboards so that everyone can participate.
Web conferencing is a blessing for global teams. We have successfully used Google Hangouts, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Lync, and Skype. These tools are cost-effective and easy to use. Many can be integrated with company calendars so that each meeting invitation automatically generates a web conference link. The tools allow teams to share video and content, which helps to keep people engaged in meetings. Visual cues such as body language also come through in this medium, making meetings much more effective.
If your team holds weekly design reviews, ensure the sessions do not require remote folks to be up at an unreasonable hour. At Google TV, our teams are based in South Korea, Poland, and the U.S., so we have an 8:00 a.m. and a 5:00 p.m. PST design review. Also, be sure to rotate all-hands meetings between locations. This makes a huge statement, as the entire senior leadership team will often travel to the remote location to attend the meeting.
The manner with which you begin a meeting is important as well. The U.S., for example, is a task- and goal-driven culture, as opposed to Korea, Brazil, and India, which are relationship-driven. In the latter cases, rather than jumping straight into an agenda, take time at the start of the meeting to exchange pleasantries and reach out to colleagues on a personal level.
Communication is always important, but when dealing with different languages and time zones, it becomes even more critical. The more distributed the team, the more important it is that each member knows exactly what they are expected to deliver, to whom, and by what date. When expectations are not clear, the results will be, at best, inconsistent. Establish a "producer and consumer mindset" in which the consumer of a deliverable holds the producer accountable for delivery in a visible way—virtual scrum stand-ups work well.
Most conflicts happen due to poor communication and cultural differences and not because people are malicious. If English is not everyone's native tongue, keep language simple during all forms of correspondence. If a conversation is getting heated and people are getting defensive over email, pick up the phone or have a video chat to resolve it. When dealing with global teams, remember it's better to over-communicate. In meetings, ensure all stakeholders are present so that you are getting information from the source and that subject matter experts are clear about what you are asking for.
As a rule, conference calls should result in notes distributed to all team members. Design specifications should be detailed and should not overlook subtleties. You should assume your direction will be interpreted literally, so requirements should be specific. It's best to avoid jargon, acronyms, sarcasm, and other subtle humor, as they leave room for misinterpretation.
Establish a clear communication plan that includes collaboration and document management tools. Earlier we talked about web conferencing tools that allow users to communicate in real time. Choose tools that allow you to control access, create presentations collaboratively, and address comments without having to create several different versions of a document. Google docs, SharePoint, wikis, and Box.net represent a few popular document-sharing options. Select a tool that works for your team and incentivize team members to use it. Ideally, you should have one repository for all design and user research work.
Also, be sure to engage your distributed teams in research. We are all familiar with the "Aha moments" associated with hearing feedback directly from a customer. With remote teams it is often not feasible to bring everyone together for usability testing, field visits, and other customer activities. However, when possible, broadcast remotely or record sessions so that remote members can participate in real time or view the discussion after the fact.
It is especially important to provide visibility and career growth opportunities to team members working in distributed environments. Otherwise, you may be at risk of losing these employees as they outgrow the opportunities available to them locally, or if they do not get the support and mentorship they need.
Pair remote team members with UX employees at headquarters (HQ). One person can lead a project in one quarter, the other can lead in the following quarter.
Assign mentors from HQ to remote junior hires.
Give remote team members critical assignments and provide them with visibility. For example, let them lead demos and take the lead on projects.
Put aside budget for remote employees to travel to HQ and spend time with their peers.
Build a strong relationship with someone in the Human Resources department at the remote location. Understand how to reward remote employees since each country has unique rules with respect to items such as salary and bonuses.
In reality, career paths are often not the same across locations—there are usually limited opportunities available in remote locations. Be honest and forthcoming with remote employees and work with them if they want to move to HQ. You can also initiate discussions about lateral moves for growth, such as transition to another discipline that may be of interest to them (for example, research to project management).
Finding a particular skill set in a specific location can be difficult. For example, experienced user researchers in Russia, or UX designers in Poland, may be hard to come by. This is primarily because UX is a new discipline and local schools are still in the process of ramping up curricula in this field.
If possible, hire people into leadership roles first. If you only get a requisition for a single new hire, be sure he or she is not junior. It will be difficult for a junior practitioner to be independently effective in a remote office.
Get to know the local HR person to learn about schools in the area with strong HCI and psychology programs. You can also use your internal networks in that location or contact local professional chapters for leads.
If none of these options are available, or if the talent you find is not up to par, consider hiring employees on a contract basis to start. If you are satisfied with their work, you can convert the contractor to a full-time employee. Many companies also have ambassadorship programs that enable people from HQ to travel to other locations for a period of six months to a year to train employees.
There is no doubt that working with remote teams comes with a unique set of challenges. To be successful you must embrace the situation. By following the best practices presented in this article, we have come to appreciate the benefits of diverse perspectives, and we believe that these diverse perspectives ultimately result in better relationships, designs, and products.
Jain, J., Courage, C. (2013). Global Design Teams: Managing Distributed Teams Effectively. User Experience Magazine, 13(1).
Jhilmil Jain is a senior UX research manager at Android with a team that spans the U.S. and the UK. Prior to this role, she was part of the Google TV team, which included members from South Korea, Poland, the UK, and the U.S. She has also worked with Microsoft, where her team was distributed across five U.S. cities, each in a different time zone, and HP Labs, where she oversaw software development in Brazil and India.
Catherine Courage has a passion for transforming corporate culture by making great design a driver of innovation and change. She is SVP of global customer experience at Citrix, and her team's mission is to create world-class products and services that drive an exceptional, total customer experience. She is co-author of the book Understanding Your Users, and is an active writer and speaker on design.


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"German Whip" is the debut single by grime artist Meridian Dan, released as the lead single from his forthcoming debut album, I Am London. The song features vocals from rappers Big H and JME, and was produced by The HeavyTrackerz, who have been credited with production for many other chart-successful songs. The song entered the UK Singles Chart on 20 May 2014 at number 13, which remains its highest charting position.

Background and release
The song was released on 13 April 2014, having achieved nationwide recognition beforehand. The song was added to BBC Radio 1Xtra's A-list and received support from BBC Radio 1, Kiss FM and Capital Radio.

The song is a panegyric on the subject of driving high-quality German precision engineered motor cars with blacked out windows whilst leaning back. The phrase "whip" was used after various rappers noticed that the Mercedes-Benz logo resembled a steering wheel, which used to be called a whip.

Music video
The song has two music videos. The first was released in 2013, directed by Jay Parpworth and produced by SB.TV, gaining 10.4 million views and was shown nationwide via all major TV channels such as MTV and The Box. The second was released six months later and was produced by Vevo, and features an array of German cars.

Critical reception
Critical reception has been positive to mixed. Swarve Men Magazine called the song "awesomely catchy". Robert Foster of Bankholidaycomes.com said the song was a "little nugget of grime fun". In addition, Stagedoor.fm said that heaven would be "hot weather, coupled with the windows down, plus [the Skepta, Professor Green, Bossman Birdie & Rizzle Kicks] remix". However, Robin Murray of Clashmusic.com commended Meridian Dan's "untamed vocal", but dismissed the beat as "ridiculous". Complex magazine ranked the song second on their list of "Grime's Most Impatcful Songs of the 2010s", calling it an "anthem to kickstart the [grime] buzz - most importantly bringing grime back to commercial daytime radio".

Legacy
The song has been credited with steering grime's unexpected comeback. In addition, T-shirt Party created a T-shirt in homage to the song, which contains Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen logos.

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2014 debut singles
2014 songs
Virgin EMI Records singles
Universal Music Group singles
Jme (musician) songs

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I finally finished this stack of datebooks today. They're for sale in my etsy shop and at The DryGoods Shop. A little late for the new year, I know, but they can be used for any year, starting at any time. More photos on my Facebook page. Happy spring!
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Germans swallow BOC with £8bn bid
Updated: 08:08 EST, 19 February 2006
BOC Group will announce an agreed £8bn takeover this week by smaller German rival Linde, creating the world's biggest industrial gases group.
Bankers for BOC received an approach from Linde's advisers last week proposing to raise the Germans' offer to 1600p a share from 1500p tabled last month. The move will surprise the market, with BOC's shares closing last week at just 1489p. But it is understood agreement has been reached in principle, and advisers on both sides are finalising details.
The deal will mark the latest in a series of bids that have seen big British firms taken over by foreign predators.
It will also trigger a share options bonanza for BOC's management, with chief executive Tony Isaacs, who earned nearly £2m last year, in line for a £7.3m payout.
The enlarged Linde group would be worth £13bn, employ 72,000 staff, and would knock France's £12.8bn Air Liquide off the top spot for providing industrial gases.
Its products are used in a vast range of industries, from hospitals and freezer manufacturing to pumping beer in pubs.


So lately I've been thinking a lot about casseroles. They're not exactly what you would find on the menu of a typical Nigerian family. Seriously, who even thinks about making a casserole dish, right? But if you have an oven and you have a nice oven-safe dish, this is something you really should think about. Giving your family something different might be worth the experiment. Notice I said might? Because it really depends on the family you have.
So what are casseroles exactly?
It is a meal that you can prepare for dinner or during the weekend. Imagine chicken placed in sauce and put in the oven so that all the deliciousness goes into the chicken while it bakes. Yeah…it is a very appealing picture.
This is very interesting because if you Google 'how to make casseroles', you will probably come up with 15 different answers. But one thing that you will eventually notice is that making a casserole is usually based on personal choice. So your casserole can be simple or complicated (if you're trying this for the first time, I advocate simple). It could also be really rich in calories or extremely economical…like I've already said, it depends on your choice.
Below I have put together a few easy to make casseroles for you to try. There is enough that you can try a new casserole every day or every week, if you prefer.
If you like a rice dish, but want to give it an exciting and delicious twist, then you should definitely try this chicken bacon ranch casserole recipe. What I really love about this recipe is how available the ingredients are (even from Nigeria). So you have rice, bacon, chicken, onions, olive oil, cheeses and a few other ingredients. Total time is exactly one hour – and prep time takes only about 10 minutes. So if you want to give your family (or friends) a delightfully tasty dish, then try this one.
Most people love sweet potato, especially kids. So this casserole should definitely be a hit. As a matter of fact, now that I have casseroles so much on the brain, this might be the first one I'll try for the simple reason that the ingredient list is so short. The main ingredient is of course, sweet potatoes. If you are new to this casserole business, you probably should start with this one.
You want to keep things healthy with low calories? Then this green bean casserole recipe will help you do just that. It looks yummy, though don't complain too much if the kids whine when you make it, after all, it is a veggie dish.
If you're anything like me and you love veggies, and your friends also love veggies (that's really important because they'll be visiting this season), then you absolutely should give this dish a try!
Okay, this is a casserole in a whole different class. First of all, it is a bit high in calories, but the exquisite taste will make you forget all about that. If you belong to a rice eating family, this is also a good companion to white rice, even though it can be eaten as a main dish, but you don't want to offend oga by serving him this alone, when it's not like you want to starve him, right? Right.
Just a warning though, it takes a while to cook – about 3 hours if I'm not mistaken. So start early, or else, leave the cooking for the weekend.
If you are a fan of seafood like I am, you are going to love this recipe. Come to think of it, I just might try this one out, maybe even before the sweet potato casserole. You're going to need some dry bread for this one. If you can't get your hands on rustic bread (or you're not sure just what it is), then use what you can get your hands on.
For a breakfast option, the baked oatmeal casserole is a yummy dish you can try. It's healthy, it's yummy and it will boost your energy. I think this is a really great way to start the day, particularly with the fruits, which you can swap for what you have, by the way.
So that's it people…casseroles. Yep, it tickles me to even say it because I'm rolling up my sleeves and getting to work. I can't wait to try my hands on any of these recipes and I hope you will be inspired to finally try a casserole. There are so many out there and the internet is full of different yummy casserole recipes – from the simple (like the ones I listed above) to the complex ones. Now I just need to decide which one to start with.
Which recipe would you love to try?


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I haven't posted an outfit on here in a while, so I was so happy when eShakti asked me to style on of their pieces on the blog. I picked this adorable little black dress because I fell in love with the tulle sleeves, and fell even more in love with it when I saw that I could customize it to have a peter pan collar (seriously, obsessed). Since all of eShakti's dresses are fully customizable, I love that you can literally make it exactly how you want (because let's face it, we ain't all the same body type! #realfashionforrealpeople). I adjusted the length to be a little shorter, and I could also have changed the sleeve length, removed the embroidery, or even removed the pockets...though dresses with pockets are the absolute best. I styled this up for fall with some burgundy booties and matching scarf, though I ended up taking my scarf off because I didn't like the way it hid the collar. I saw a burgundy hat the other day and I really regret not buying it now, because I think it would have been adorable with this.
If you'd like to see more of #eShakti, find them on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. I also just realized that they have wedding and special occasion dresses, and am now swooning over this gorgeous number. I'm not even engaged though, so...maybe one day! haha.


Rhode Island is receiving roughly $3.4 million dollars from the federal government to bolster law enforcement and strengthen the juvenile justice system.
Nine communities, including Middletown, North Kingstown, Providence and Woonsocket, are receiving over $1.1 million to combat drug crimes. This funding will be used to support drug enforcement officials and substance abuse education.
Additionally, the Department of Public Safety will receive approximately $950,000 to reduce domestic violence against women.


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Innovative social media 'crowd translation' project helps tell China's story to the world
My internship with ABC News in Beijing and covering the Yulin dog meat festival
Our Story website launched
Published by JMSC at 30 September 2016
Telling 18 years of the JMSC's history under its founding director, Professor Ying Chan, is no easy task. But we've attempted it here, in an ambitious new multimedia website we call Our Story.
Our Story compiles information about key milestones in the Centre's history, along with stories from its staff, students and alumni, all in one convenient place.
The site features an interactive timeline of key JMSC milestones
'Our story was a hard one to tell and so our cutting-room floor is unfortunately cluttered,' said Gene Mustain, editor for the project and a former faculty member and director of the Centre's Reporting and Writing Programme.
'But the mission was too daunting—five Chinese premiers have come and gone during Professor Chan's reign, not to mention three US presidents, including one who served eight years and another who is closing in on eight,' he said.
The website is organised according to the three 'I's' strategy outlined as HKU's vision in the recently published document, 'Asia's global university, The next decade, Our vision for 2016‒25'. The three 'I's' stand for Innovation, International, Interdisciplinary, combining to make Impact.
Our Story includes details of the Centre's research and projects, international conferences and speakers it has organised and hosted, and its innovative initiatives in computational and data journalism, and media entrepreneurship.
There is also an interactive timeline of academic staff who have worked at the JMSC
It also features the Centre's academic and professional partners and donors, from locally in Hong Kong to others on multiple continents, and its work across disciplines with other HKU faculties and departments.
There is also a page about Eliot Hall and its transformation into a digital media centre.
An interactive timeline of key milestones in the JMSC's development
Historical overview, alumni and employer videos created especially for the 'A Celebration of Journalism with Ying Chan' event
Messages from JMSC founding director Professor Ying Chan, and project editor Gene Mustain
An interactive timeline of academic staff who have worked in the Centre
The alumni slideshow features a selection of ex-students, looking at how their careers have developed since graduating from the JMSC
A slideshow of alumni and where they are now
Details of the Centre's publications and press coverage
Click here to visit the Our Story website.


To see Adam's speech at the conference, visit the Progressive Law Network website.
Short biography: Adam Bandt was elected in 2010 when he made history by becoming the first Greens MP elected to the House of Representatives at a general election.
Adam received Law/Arts Honours degrees at Murdoch University, where he won the Sir Ronald Wilson Prize for Academic Achievement and he completed a PhD at Monash University in 2008. His thesis looked at the recent trend of governments suspending basic human rights in areas such as migration, workplace relations and criminal law. He has written articles for several publications, including most recently the Australian Feminist Law Journal, and he has taught industrial relations law at RMIT.
For many years he worked at the labour law firm Slater & Gordon. He is a barrister who specialised in the field of industrial, employment and public interest law.
Adam has represented many unions and low paid workers and has worked on cases involving freedom of speech and implementation of international covenants into Australian law.
Murdoch Uni. My first job was at Slater & Gordon.
Keeping going in the face of unfair laws.
We need good people with good qualifications. Keep it up!
Screw your courage to the sticking place. The principles you're working for will endure, even though at times it might seem hard going!
Never underestimate the skills that you have and the difference that you're making.
What do you think will be a key are of law reform for Australia in the next 10 years and what will be the main challenges faced by those who work in the area?
Getting the idea of real, full and substantive equality back at the centre of political and legal life.


SUSPECTED cultists, Wednesday night, invaded a building housing some National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members at the Swali suburb of Yenagoa, and shot dead two corps members, while another was injured.
The deceased corps members were identified as Popoola Oluwatobi, a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, an indigene of Oyo State, and George Onokpoma.
While Popoola was killed on the spot, Onokpoma was confirmed dead at the Federal Medical Centre where he was rushed to for treatment.
Vanguard learned that the attack which occurred at about 10.30p.m. in the densely-populated area, was carried out by seven suspected cultists.
Describing the deceased as quiet and easy going, he added that they were attached to a private school known as Victory Group of Schools, close to their residence and were marking exam scripts when the hoodlums struck.
"They hardly kept late nights and only sat by their door to take fresh air whenever there was power outage," a neighbour said.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olushola David, was said to have visited the State Secretariat of NYSC, where he met with the State Director, Mrs Lotto Bolade over the incident.
David was said to have assured the NYSC of a rejigged security strategy that would ensure the safety of serving corps members in the state.
Mrs. Lotto, on her part, lamented the spate of cultists attacks on corps members in the state, just as she identified the third corps member who was wounded during the attack, as Dada.
Confirming the attack, spokesman for the state Police Command, Mr. Asinim Butswat, said: "On March 20, at about 10p.m., armed robbers numbering about seven, attacked the residence of one Jerry Yeseme Moses, proprietor of a school, at Swali, Yenagoa.
"The armed robbers instantly shot and killed one corps member, Oluwatobi Popoola, aged 30 years. They also shot one George Onokpoma and Anthony Dada.
"The victims were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, where George Onokpoma was confirmed dead, while Anthony Gbenga is responding to treatment.


You are the Ambassador of this planet.
up to 3000 within 50 years.
You can't create or buy something that your people hates.
The looping mp3 featured in the game was programmed algorithmically with a modified version of a little script I wrote a month ago in ChucK language (more or less explained here: http://www.gamedevelopers.ie/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7489). It's very simple and it's included in the source.
Well, I miss some economy variations. The game is infinite, sell price is the same as factory price. Overall not so bad idea.
Unfortunately there were meant to be variations. I was not able to implement them in time, I was destroying more than I was creating so I stepped back.
- If you produce something that other planets hates, they are charging you more (and\or giving you less if you sell to them) if you buy something from them for the next turn.
- Each turn the "global market" reboots and if a product IS available in one of the planets, then it's PRODUCTION cost is higher.
I had a hard time figuring out the controls at first. (For some reason I thought the A looked like an R which confused me) But after I had them figured out it felt quite smooth. The only complaint is that I think you can do away with the E press to enter the menu, it's just another key press and I can't see that it's needed.
I really liked the music, it was quite moody!
I didn't really figure out how I would make any money? I would just buy things that the other planets needed and sell it to them. But I wouldn't really make any profit as far as I could tell.
The last thing you pointed out was really interesting for me to read! I should have thought it before but I was not able to do much playtesting.
P.S.: I'm going to ask LD staff if I can add the population goal in the GUI!
Got a little lost in the beggining but liked once I got, just one tip, try to export for web next time, probably more people will play your game then.
Would love to see this worked on more, very interesting game, really good idea and use of theme. I like how the goods are broken down into Need have and hate. I might have to steal this idea if I do more work on my own entry :) Great to see so many nice scifi sim/strategy games being made for this LD. Like the use of algorithmic music too!
Interesting concept. Not enough variation to keep it interesting for that long.
Love the graphics, really sets a nice and dark-ish mood.
The gameplay could do, as others have already stated, with some variation in price as well as demand and supply.
All in all, pretty cool!
Good game, I think with some economic variation and maybe another foreign world or two, it could be an interesting challenge.
Very moody graphics and audio, but I couldn't figure out any way to win! Just needs some mechanic to make money out of trading.
You've managed to create a very interesting solemn vibe to your game with the music (software-generated! impressive!) and graphics.
Moreover the core idea of balancing between outer-trade and production is good and has a lot of potential.
This game isn't complete though, as the economy doesn't exist yet. Might have been better to drop a feature or two and spend time on creating a solid gameplay or even a basic prototype of one.
Thanks a lot everybody for your feedback!
Unfortunately I don't think I can fix anything right now, mostly because it could be more like adding the features I was not able to implement in time (as I stated in a previous comment), than fixing.
Good concept, nice choice of sound, pretty colors and forms. Sweet lil game... scores pretty high on my list! Maybe some more feedback to the actions you take (for production and transmition etc). Anyway good solid job! Congratulations!
Kind of confusing, difficult to get an overview of what I'm doing or what I just did since all the menus and lists are the same white text just lined up.
I think the background is beautiful though, and the music is very moody (a good thing in this case). Not a bad start!
Proimising foundation, but it feels like it needs something to raise the pace. Maybe changing it so that the years increment automatically instead of manually.
I quite enjoyed the trading process though, but it was very easy, since you had all the time that you wanted.
It's ambitious. Even if it's not refined it's worths a try. Good athmosphere.
Once I got hang of the controls I got into this.
I tried to make money from buying and selling but I couldn't pull it off. It is a nice concept though. Flesh it out with some more gameplay mechanics and it should become more enjoyable. Great work though! nice implementation of the theme!
I like the mood of the game and the soundtrack.
Awesome innovation! Very original, good job!


Daniel Armitage and Darin Combs left New York City for greener pastures (actual pastures, as it were) like so many do. But they took with them a heaping amount of experience from the menswear world. Daniel served as the operations manager and head buyer at UNIS, purveryor of fine basics, and a GQ favorite. Darin was an antiques buyer at Brooklyn Circus and a menswear buyer for Smith+Butler. With that pedigree and a crazy idea to build a shop in Denver, Colorado, they headed west. And let's just say the shop they built, Armitage & MicMillan, gives new meaning to the phrase "tap the Rockies."
Armitage & McMillan looks and feels not just like the store of your dreams, but the apartment, chill-space, and hangout you've always wanted. Except it happens to come with fully-stocked with the best menswear and grooming products you could imagine. Want UNIS? They've got it. It hangs alongside other crowd-pleasers like A.P.C., Saturdays Surf NYC, and Steven Alan. Basically, if you're in Denver, and you care about yourself, you gotta swing by.
If we lived in Denver, you can bet we'd be hitting Armitage & McMillan as often as we could. If you live in Denver (or are visiting), it's safe to say that you could consider it your one-stop shop. A trip there and you'll be completly outfitted for as long as you need. Trust us. Actually, trust Daniel and Darin, who shared with us the ten things they're most excited about right now.
"These really are the perfect chino. We love these because they are made from a substantial cotton twill, not too light and drape-y, a perfect transition for someone that is used to wearing denim every other day."
"A beautiful monochrome tie, ideal shades of indigo on a beautiful Japanese floral fabric."
"We are firm believers that a plaid shirt always works. This Alex Mill summer button-down is a great way to use a colorful pattern to combat that lumberjack plaid look."
"A great example of a jacket inspired by a classic design but done with a refined aesthetic. This Saturdays Cooper Jacket is essentially a classic coaches jacket but with a modern fit and technical details, like a clean bonded poplin shell and taped seams."
"A good jean jacket is a closet staple for us. We love the clean line of the APC denim jacket, it makes a great silhouette, not boxy like a vintage jean jacket tends to be."
"Hand-made right here in Denver, CO. Winter Session makes heavy leather goods but with modern, clean lines. And we think an ox blood or burgundy leather will always look better year after year."
**"'**Run faster, jump higher.' P.F. just celebrated their 75th year and they're still as classic as ever."
"This T-shirt is a great way for us to tie into our skateboarding and rock-n-roll roots while supporting a menswear brand. North Manual is a rad, skater owned California brand."
"Solid cologne is such an ingenious idea. You can put a couple of dabs on your neck and wrist and then you don't have clothes that smell like a spray of stale cologne by the end of the day. And Tybee is an awesome, clean and fresh scent for summer."
"We both use our Epperson packs nearly every weekend. We're in a unique position as a menswear shop because we are at the base of the Rockies and we take every chance we get to head to the mountains and enjoy it."


I really like this model.
multiple physiological systems in the periphery and the central nervous system.
it can make the necessary adjustments to maintain homeostasis.
if there are sufficient resources available to counteract that disruption.
fibers to be recruited that can be supported by available resources.
to adjust the number of motor units that can be recruited.
the Central Governor model is the focus on the heart.
how much oxygen is being delivered to the heart and other essential organs.
the brain stops recruiting additional muscle fibers.
and paces the use of the resources.
So how does the brain anticipate?
Practicing the skill trains the brains ability to remember all the details.
level of activity before restricting muscle fiber recruitment.
and [INAUDIBLE] conditions among other feedback mechanisms.
training the athlete has provided their brain.
than when they could when they had fewer hours of training.


OK, we are satisfied that this scheme of iPhone screen is what many are looking forward to, but there are a couple of details that leave us a little "alarmed" as for the rest of the device and we believe that it is not necessary to explain what we see because all what we are seeing in the image who heads this article. Sensor Touch ID can not go in the back of the iPhone, we refuse to see this and as a second key issue is the dual camera vertically! This cannot be true. For the rest of the scheme there is no complaint, Apple continues in the back and the screen enjoy frameworks really small… Sarcasm aside, hopefully Apple redesigned well Touch ID behind the screen and do not put it in the back and the camera follow 7 Plus, horizontal in the same position as iPhone.
We are with the fly behind the ear after seeing this filtration and recent rumours about the problems that would be taking Apple to implement the fingerprint sensor on the bottom of the screen, but seeing this scheme I am able to say that I prefer a thousand times dispense with smaller frameworks in the new device that let it as we have shown in these diagrams filtered in the social network Weibo.
In this sense the drawing shows an iPhone 8 measures: 149 mm high, 72.5 mm wide and 7.1 mm thick – leaving aside the double Chamber – and to compare with the current model we are talking about that 7 iPhone has some measures of 138 mm high, 67.1 mm wide and 7.1 mm thick , which display OLED here would be much larger than that of the 7 iPhone which is 4.7 inch reaching 5.8 inches.
Placement of Touch ID on the back can be uncomfortable in some situations, for example when we are charging the device on a table or simply when we have it on the table. It is true that there is talk scanner IRIS for the unlock for this model of iPhone, but it is something that many users don't want to see on the iPhone by implemented rather that it is. On the other hand having the camera in vertical already is something that also has been rumored for this new iPhone, worse hope not so finally since we do not see a utility to have the camera in that position and the LED flash just below. Aesthetically and in my personal opinion, the iPhone so it would be ugly for more screen without frames you have in the lead.
We will wait to see if there is more data pointing to this path but we are many that we hope that this new iPhone does not have this design on the back, despite the improvement in the display.


The Ibises and Spoonbills of Southern Africa are often associated with water and are fairly large birds. The Spoonbill is an unmistakable large wading birds and all the Ibises have their own distinguishing characteristics. Below are all the Spoonbill and Ibis species found in Southern Africa.


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Look Alive Out There: Essays (CD-Audio)
By Sloane Crosley, Sloane Crosley (Read by)
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Sloane Crosley returns to the form that made her a household name in really quite a lot of households: Essays! These small doses of wit and sass make for an exuberant, unforgettable audiobook.
From the New York Times–bestselling author Sloane Crosley comes Look Alive Out There—a brand-new collection of essays filled with her trademark hilarity, wit, and charm. The characteristic heart and punch-packing observations are back, but with a newfound coat of maturity. A thin coat. More of a blazer, really.
Fans of I Was Told There'd Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number know Sloane Crosley's life as a series of relatable but madcap misadventures. In Look Alive Out There, whether it's scaling active volcanoes, crashing shivas, playing herself on Gossip Girl, befriending swingers, or staring down the barrel of the fertility gun, Crosley continues to rise to the occasion with unmatchable nerve and electric one-liners. And as her subjects become more serious, her essays deliver not just laughs but lasting emotional heft and insight. Crosley has taken up the gauntlets thrown by her predecessors—Dorothy Parker, Nora Ephron, David Sedaris—and crafted something rare, affecting, and true.
Look Alive Out There arrives a decade after I Was Told There'd be Cake, and Crosley's essays have managed to grow simultaneously more sophisticated and even funnier. And yet she's still very much herself, and it's great to have her back—and not a moment too soon (or late, for that matter).
Sloane Crosley is the author of the New York Times bestsellers I Was Told There'd Be Cake (a Thurber Prize finalist) and How Did You Get This Number. A frequent contributor to The New York Times, she lives in Manhattan.
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Notable events are a yardstick to remembering interesting times, while points of interest are helpful in remembering interesting places. This time, it is about Salzburg and all the interesting places in the beautiful city. The city sits in one of the most beautiful countries of Europe, Austria.
The city of Salzburg is famous as one of the most interesting cities out there with many points of interest to savor. Here's a few points of interest in Salzburg.
The twin 79 meter towers on the Salzburg cathedral makes the grand building more of a sight to behold. The building was first completed in 1657, but overtime, it has been upgraded to what it looks like currently. If you find yourself in the cathedral, keep your eyes peeled for the four marble statues of St Rupert and Virgil, and patron saints of the province on the outside. The other two are located inside and they represent saints Peter and Paul. If the catholic church ever had a museum it would be located at the Salzburg cathedral, the gigantic bronze doors with the symbols of love, faith and hope stamped on them are an absolute sight to behold. The cathedral features a range of impressive art works including sculptures and paintings which make it a point of interest in Salzburg.
The structure has been erected since the 16th century as the Archbishop's guesthouse, and is located right opposite the Salzburg Residenz. Mozart is maybe the greatest instrumentalist and musician of all time, and he hails from Salzburg. The 35 bells in the premises blast classic tunes from Mozart's musicals three times a day.
In Salzburg, you'll quickly find that music is held in high esteem, and so are music festivals. The Salzburg's Festival Theaters is a popular venue for music concerts and events and is natively called Festspielhäuser. It encompasses the larger Festspielhaus and the smaller Haus für Mozart, all exquisitely designed. The theaters also feature art exhibitions and drama events. Lovers of theatre arts will have the five-week-long summer event featuring the best of European music and drama to look forward to.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is disputably the greatest musician/instrumentalist that ever trod the earth. He was born in Salzburg and his greatness made his place of birth one of the many points of interest to behold in Salzburg. The place natively known as Mozarts Geburtshaus, is now a museum to young Mozart's instruments, portraits, works and representations of his achievements.
Salzburg is only one of a few cities in the planet that has it all: a rich culture, hospitable people, beauty and a deep history. So, when summer comes be sure to have Salzburg (Australia) on your shortlist. There's a range of foods and theatrics to enjoy. Hopefully, the points of interest will set you on your path towards a happy stay in Salzburg.


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#323 Jerry Davis
Card thoughts: So many dull "yearbook" Padres photos in this set. I can recall #182 Bobby Brown and #262 Mario Ramirez in almost the same exact pose as Davis. This would be Davis' only base Topps card (he also appeared in the 1985 trade set, sporting glasses).
By the way, his name is misspelled. It should be "Gerry."
The player: A smart man, Davis was originally drafted by the Red Sox out of high school for $10,000 but elected to go to college (with a $35,000 scholarship). He earned a sociology degree from Howard University. Wisely, he said his reason for turning down the Red Sox was that, since the odds were stacked against him making the majors, or even AAA, he wanted to have something to fall back on. Davis used his degree in the off season when, after being drafted by the Padres, he was a substitute teacher in the off-season.
Davis was an "organization" man for the Padres, who constantly tinkered with his approach at the plate. This is confusing, because he had the enviable combo of speed and power. For instance:
· --Davis led the Carolina League in home runs (34), runs (114), slugging (.614), and on base percentage (.504). Note that last statistic . . . Davis walked an incredible 161 times, which has got to be some kind of league record;
--He kept hitting in the Texas League, sporting a .353 average
· --And finally, he dominated at AAA Las Vegas (although the desert air certainly helped).
Despite his natural gifts, the Padres tried turning him into an opposite field slap hitter for some reason. Eventually, he got a real shot at the majors just before this card was issued. Usually used as a late inning defensive replacement and pinch hitter (Davis started just 9 games in the outfield), he hit .293 but was still sent down near the end of the year.
Davis had a good chance of making the club out of spring training in 1986. But a knee injury in January robbed him of one of greatest assets (his speed), and he ended up missing the entire 1986 season because of it. This was sad, because Davis seemed like a very hard worker who couldn't catch a break.
The knee injury, and likely the Padres believing Davis acted irresponsibly by trying to come back too soon, led to his release. He was picked up by the Tigers but was stashed all the way down in A-ball while his knee continued to recover. He did reappear in the Padres organization, when he was loaned to their AA club mid-season. But, seemingly discouraged, Davis gave up playing at young age of 28 after the season.
Rear guard: All the good firsts happened to Davis during his brief September call up in 1983. In his debut, he replaced left fielder Bobby Brown in the line up in right field, with #10 Tony Gwynn moving over to left. His first RBI came on a big day against the Braves when he had two hits, scored a run, stole a base, and drove in Kevin McReynolds.
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Good call. 161 BB is the Carolina League record.
#329 Kirby Puckett
#328 Pete O'Brien
#327 Mike Pagliarulo
#326 Kent Tekulve
#325 Juan Beniquez
#324 Dan Schatzeder
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LeAnn Rimes (born Margaret LeAnn Rimes August 28, 1982 in Pearl, Mississippi) is an American country pop singer and songwriter. Rimes's debut single, "Blue", was released when she was only 13 years old. By the age of 24 she had sold over 37 million albums. She has won an American Music Award, two Grammy Awards, three Academy of Country Music Awards, and twelve Billboard Music Awards. She holds four important records in the music industry: She is the youngest person to win a Grammy and the first country artist to win the Grammy for Best New Artist. Her version of "How Do I Live" is the longest charting song on the U.S. Hot 100 at 69 weeks; this was the second multi-platinum country single ever, the first being Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's 1983 hit Islands in the Stream.
She is often compared to other previous teen stars, like Brenda Lee and Tanya Tucker. Unlike most other child stars, Rimes, like Tanya Tucker has remained successful in music in adulthood, recording various kinds of music, including rhythm and blues and pop music.


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Searchers find body of missing boater
By News Staff on Friday, January 10, 2020
A Georgia Department of Natural Resources helicopter flies above Lake Hartwell Thursday morning in search of a missing 69-year-old Illinois man who rented a boat from Hartwell Marina Wednesday that was later found unoccupied.
The body of a boater missing on Lake Hartwell since Wednesday was found Friday in the area around Sadlers Creek State Park in South Carolina.
Searchers located the body of David Dean, 69, in the water around 10:30 a.m. Friday near the South Carolina park, said Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland. The body will be sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in Atlanta for an autopsy. Cleveland said there were no obvious signs of trauma or injury when the body was recovered.
Dean, who was from Illinois, reportedly rented a pontoon boat from Hartwell Marina on Wednesday. The boat was later found at around 3 p.m., unmanned, in an area near the Carters Ferry Boat Ramp in the Reed Creek community. The pontoon boat was anchored, but the anchor was dragging, and the outboard motor was trimmed up. The boat was in about 27 feet of water, Cleveland said.
Authorities from several area agencies deployed sonar and a helicopter in their search of the area and dive teams were ready when needed.
Cleveland said the boat was processed and it was determined it was not a crime scene.
"There was absolutely nothing on the boat to indicate a crime had occurred," Cleveland said.
Dean had no apparent ties to the area, Cleveland said, and appeared to be passing through when he rented a boat from Hartwell Marina.
Cleveland said the current of the main river channel in the lake was strong Wednesday, so searchers casted a wide net, especially considering searchers did not know how far the boat may have drifted while the anchor was not set.
The Hart County Sheriff's Office, Hart County Fire Department, Georgia Department of Natural Resources and agencies from other counties in the area were all participating in the search Thursday morning.
Cleveland said he was very appreciative of the help from all agencies involved.
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A hospitalist is a doctor who cares specifically for hospitalized patients. They do not have an office practice. In a sense, they assume the role of a primary care doctor while you are in the hospital. Our Board Certified Hospitalists are very experienced in the unique needs of the hospitalized patient. Beginning at admission, hospitalists communicate closely with your primary care physician and at discharge, send important medical information about your hospital stay and discharge plan to your doctor. When you leave the hospital, your primary care physician will resume responsibility for your medical care.
Because hospitalists don't have a private practice, they are devoted to the care of hospitalized patients 24 hours a day. Their presence in the hospital helps them to be accessible to your family.


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Adafruit has today announced the arrival and availability of two new Raspberry Pi products you might find useful and take the form of the Pimoroni OnOff SHIM and Pimoroni Button SHIM.
Both the Raspberry Pi Pimoroni OnOff SHIM and Pimoroni Button SHIM with 5 x tactile, right-angle push buttons are priced at $6.95 and both are in stock as of the current time.
Pimoroni's SHIMs (Shove Hardware in the Middle) are a new range of boards designed to be small, affordable, and handy. They're just 0.8mm thick (the bare board, not including mounted components) and designed to be soldered straight onto the GPIO pins of your Pi, if you wish, so that you can use them with HATs and pHATs on top.
Just plug your micro-USB power supply into the micro-B connector on OnOff SHIM, and then press the button once to switch on power and boot up your Pi. After installing our software (details below), you can press the button again to initiate a clean shutdown and completely cut the power to your Pi.
Pimoroni's SHIM-format boards are designed to slip neatly onto your Pi's GPIO pins and still allow you to use HATs and pHATs at the same time. Or solder the included female header onto Button SHIM and use it as a standalone board. The buttons and status LED stick out from the top edge of your Pi, making them easy to access.
Use Button SHIM to add physical interaction and visual feedback to your project. It makes the perfect controller for LED boards like Unicorn pHAT and Blinkt! Or why not use it with Four Letter pHAT to turn your Pi into an alarm clock, or stopwatch/timer?
For more information on the two new products jump over to the official Adafruit online store for more details. If you enjoy building Pi projects you might be interested in our comprehensive list of Raspberry Pi displays, HATS and small screens.


How do I clear notifications on speed grader app?
how do I get rid of the number of assignments to grade in the speed grader app. For example I am not grading all of the assignments so I do not want to see I have 200 assignments to grade some from previous semesters. I just want current assignments and ability to mark forget forever like on desktop version.
The only way to get rid of the notification is the conclude the course. Once you conclude the course, the course and its notifications are gone. Since you can't grade on a course that is concluded, you will not longer see it in the SpeedGrader app, which makes sense.
So, in short, conclude the course from the web, and both the notifications and course will be removed from SpeedGrader mobile.
Once a course from a previous semester concludes and turns into a 'Past Enrollment' in your course list, assignments should drop off of your todo list. Is this not happening, or is the course from the previous semester still open?
First many are still open and I am the grader so i can not close them. Second I can make them go away on my todo list buy checking forget forever. But there is not this option in the speed grader app for the iPad.
Scroll down and find the SpeedGrader app; tap on it.
Turn the option for Badge App Icon to Off.
I realize this doesn't exactly address the internal badges within the SpeedGrader app, but it will get rid of the pesky external badge. Hope this helps a bit.
Chrissy, it looks like you got some good responses to your question. Did any of these work?
Only partially. Still the issue of the badges inside the app.
Jared Ward or Ryan Seilhamer - can either of you help with this question/problem?
Unfortunately no, as a grader (TA) i can not conclude courses. Additionally throughout a semester I may not be responsible for grading all assignments. So for now I guess it is the only option but an update with the option to forget assignments (like the to do list on canvas) would be really great.


CARLSBAD, CA – Those are golf shoes?
It's a fairly common reaction these days, as looking around the greens often generates double takes as to what kind of kicks the players are wearing. Some look like ordinary deck shoes, others look more like football cleats – and there're still your Johnny Miller saddle shoes around, too.
As a trendsetter in the industry, Adidas is leading the way in golf shoe fashion and its latest offerings are no different. But it's more than just looks with Adidas – it's all about performance.
Brendan Sweeney, Global Product Coordinator for Adidas, explains. "Performance is one of our core values at adidas that is rooted in our rich history started from Adi Dassler over 90 years ago.
Dassler believed a sprinter and high jumper should have different shoes because their feet had different performance needs. He started making event specific shoes for different Olympians, quickly gaining support from the world's top athletes.
Adidas goes even further by making performing golf apparel, which we also liked – more on that below.
For our purposes, we chose the recently introduced Pure 360 and Adizero One shoes to try. The Pure 360 looks like more of a "traditional" golf shoe, while the Adizero One appears similar to an athletic shoe you'd see for other sports.
Both are revolutionary in design and comfort.
GolfTheUnitedStates.com: Golf shoe looks have certainly evolved over the years. The Pure 360 is a more traditional looking golf shoe, whereas the Adizero One appears to be more like an athletic shoe. How important are looks in golf shoe design?
Sweeney: Throughout the last 10 years golf shoes styles have drastically changed. Brands continue to lead the golf fashion trends giving consumers fresh and modern designs and styling.
This evolution has occurred in consumers' perception as well with their new understanding of what "traditional" and "athletic" means for golf. When adidas Golf launched Tour 360 in 2005, it was first seen as a very aggressive and athletic look, challenging golf shoe norms.
Almost ten years later, the Tour 360 is seen as a conservative shoe in the golf market.
While the adizero one seems to be very athletic, if you look at the trends in sports footwear, it seems to align very well with the direction of consumers' tastes. The design of our shoes is essential and the first thing every consumer considers when purchasing new shoes.
Golf is hard enough -- we want to make looking good the easy part!
GolfTheUnitedStates.com: True enough. Describe the technology incorporated into the Adizero One and Pure 360. How is it improved from what you've produced in the past?
Sweeney: The adizero one and pure 360 are two shoes featuring ground-breaking technology that are new to the golf industry. While traditional golf shoe construction requires the stitching of multiple layers, we created a new, ultra-light one-piece fused upper that bonds together five layers to deliver a consistent glove-like fit on the foot.
The adizero is our lightest performance cleated golf shoe weighing under 10 ounces, 10% lighter than last year's -- the adizero Tour. This lightweight shoe allows golfers to retain even more energy throughout their round.
The pure 360 is the most comfortable golf shoe we have ever made with a flexible TPU outsole with a soft poured PU (polyurethane) midsole. This poured PU midsole gives the golfer's foot a sensation like they are stepping on a memory foam mattress.
PU has been used in golf for insoles to help improve step-in comfort, but there has never been a complete midsole with this soft foam. In a recent study, we discovered that many golf shoes lack traction in the mid-foot area, an area important throughout the golf swing.
Through this discovery, we have added an extra cleat in the mid-foot called CenTraxion that gives both the pure 360 and adizero one a greater level of traction. We continue to push the performance of our products to cater to the golfer's needs.
GolfTheUnitedStates.com: What materials help supply the "performance?"
Sweeney: We continue to work with different suppliers to find out the latest materials that help golf footwear. While many materials are consistent throughout the footwear world, it is how you execute and where you strategically place them on the shoe that delivers performance.
We have an advantage of using the resources of new materials used in other adidas sport categories to help our golf shoes. Our newest material is our gripmore technology, which is a new dynamic hybrid cleat that performs like a cleated product but has the comfort of a spikeless shoe. This direct-injected material does not need a receptacle, which allows the shoe to be more comfortable and flexible.
We continue to discover the newest material that can help us innovate.
GolfTheUnitedStates.com: One thing that's not new in shoes is leather. Is it more difficult to make a leather golf shoe waterproof?
Sweeney: Waterproofing our shoes is extremely important for golfers no matter where they play. Whether it is pouring rain or just a little morning dew, the last thing golfers want is their foot to be wet while walking 18 holes.
The waterproofing process begins at the leather factories where our leathers are treated to be waterproof. Only certain types of leathers pass the initial waterproofing process. After this, our shoes undergo rigorous dynamic and static waterproofing tests. These shoes must stay dry inside after being totally submerged in water for 5-6 hours – after passing these tests we are confident to call our shoes waterproof.
GolfTheUnitedStates.com: I'll say – that's a great way to ensure dryness. When a consumer is shopping for golf shoes, are comfort and looks the only factors they should consider?
Sweeney: While comfort and design are very important when purchasing golf shoes, I think golfers need to consider performance as well.
Just like a runner, football player, or basketball player your golf shoes have a huge impact on your overall performance. Adidas strives to provide the highest performing golf shoes with incredible stability, traction, and comfort. Many shoes do not have the support needed in the necessary areas, which can cause injury or a less efficient golf swing.
GolfTheUnitedStates.com: Speaking of performance, spikeless shoes are becoming much more common. Are golf shoes moving away from the concept of spikes?
Sweeney: Spikeless golf shoes have really grown in the US, reaching over 30% market share.
While I think spikeless shoes will continue to be popular with their on/off course versatility and comfort, there are still many golfers that need the higher level of traction delivered by a traditional golf shoe.
Again, that is why we are so excited about our new gripmore technology that has the comfort and versatility of a spikeless shoe with the performance of a cleat product.
GolfTheUnitedStates.com: Finally, there are many choices when shopping for golf shoes. What is the best reason why someone should choose Adidas?
Sweeney: When choosing golf shoes there are a number of great choices but none have the level of performance of adidas Golf shoes. We are focusing a lot of our resources on understanding a golfer's feet during the golf swing.
Through our innovative shoes we are helping golfers prevent injury, save energy, and ultimately play better. Adidas started as a shoe brand over 90 years ago and no other brand has the rich history of innovation and performance. We believe all golfers are athletes and we are not just creating shoes but equipment for your body.
It's funny that Sweeney should mention equipment, as Adidas is connected to TaylorMade, one of the leaders in innovative golf equipment.
Adidas shoes are as good as advertised. The Pure 360 joins others in the top-of-the-line golf shoe category and is as comfortable on the golf course as a pair of loafers in the office. They're particularly friendly to those of us with wide feet.
The Adizero One model seems to be more of a specialty shoe, and took more time to break-in – definitely more suitable for narrower, more athletic feet!
They certainly are light – wow, it's like walking on air.
Both shoes have impressive spike patterns and provide excellent grip. No need to worry about slipping down those steep green complexes at the local club.
As Sweeney indicates above, people shop for shoes on looks first – so we would recommend picking out some different kinds that you like, then try them on. Keep in mind performance, and you can't go wrong with Adidas.
Golf shoes are pricey, so look at it as an investment in your overall game. You won't be disappointed.
Though you probably think of shoes first when you hear Adidas, it's important to remember the company also manufactures apparel. In golf, Adidas gives you the same kind of technical focus in clothing as they do with shoes.
Adidas says they want you to focus on your swing and nothing else – and in order to do that, they bring technology into the equation to help keep you cool on the golf course.
Their Puremotion line of polos utilizes high-performance, maximum-stretch, moisture-wicking fabrics to accomplish that goal. The shirts aren't clingy, yet fit well and feel great on your skin – even on hot days.
Puremotion doesn't have the feel of a cotton shirt, but the fabrics breathe better. They're also more form-fitting, which is great for those with the golf body to match.
They're probably more suited for younger players – but more so because of the contemporary looks than feel. The shirts feel great – and with the Climacool technology, really do keep you cool and dry.
There are dozens of colors and styles to choose from, and are widely available in golf shops. Definitely worth a look to expand your golf wardrobe!
The adidas Group is a global leader in the sporting goods industry, offering a broad portfolio of footwear, apparel and hardware for sport and lifestyle around the core brands adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade, Rockport and Reebok-CCM Hockey. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach/Germany, the Group employs more than 50,000 people across the globe and generated sales of €14.5 billion in 2013.


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Q: make[1]: *** [Makefile:349: test] Error 1 I am installing Redis6 on Linux machine.
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make[1]: *** [Makefile:349: test] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/root/redis/redis-6.0.14/src'
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A: I am a newbie studying redis, but the most common issue when installing redis6 version is gcc issue.
reids 6.0.x,6.1.x version requires gcc8.2 or higher.
It has been modified from redis6.2 and gcc 4.8 or higher is required.
Could you please check your gcc version first and post more error details if this is not your problem?


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New HIV strain reminds us that innovation is urgent and fundamental
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CNN, Updated November 8, 2019 For the first time in 19 years, a team of scientists has detected a new strain of HIV. The strain is a part of the Group M version of HIV-1, the same family of virus subtypes to blame for the global HIV pandemic. The findings were published Wednesday in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. HIV has several different subtypes or strains, and like other...
Koala retrovirus leads scientists to discover 'second immune system'
ABC Science, 12/10/2019 The retrovirus spreading through the koala population is bad news. But studies of the koala infection have led scientists to a surprising discovery: a "second immune system" in the species, according to research published on Saturday in the journal Cell. This system, which the researchers think exists in all mammals, has a role fighting off viruses that are in...
'Patient zero' Gaëtan Dugas not source of HIV outbreak, study confirms
Guardian, 27 Oct 2017 Scientists have managed to reconstruct the route by which HIV arrived in the US – exonerating once and for all the man long blamed for the ensuing pandemic in the west. Using sophisticated genetic techniques, an international team of researchers have revealed that the virus emerged from a pre-existing epidemic in the Caribbean, arrived in New York by the early 1970s and then...
Gene sequencing offers way to beat global spread of gonorrhoea
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Oxford University, 12 July 2016 With drug-resistant strains of sexually-transmitted infection gonorrhoea increasing, scientists from Brighton, Oxford University and Public Health England have found that genetic sequencing can track the spread of infection. They show coordinated national and international strategies are required to stop drug-resistance spreading further. Their study, funded by the...
Science & Health Scabies Research Breakthrough Will Help Remote Indigenous Australian Communities
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Gizmodo, 15/2/16 Australian researchers have used cutting-edge genome technologies to reveal the genetic makeup of a widespread skin parasite causing serious health problems in Aboriginal communities. The research team identified the genetic 'map' of the human parasitic scabies mite, accelerating research that could lead to new ways of preventing and treating scabies infestations and prevent...


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DD Kingscote, Travel Africa's founder and director (pictured left), was born and raised in Kenya and as a result she has an undying love of Africa and is passionate about horses. She rides daily and has competed up to advanced level eventing. She is knowledgeable enough to talk you through the many riding safari options and advise you on which one will suit you the best. She can discuss locations, answer all your riding questions and even tell you about add on holiday options.
Discover Botswana's Okavango Delta's astonishing maze of papyrus lined waterways, rich in birdlife and game to the endless horizons of the Masai Mara, Kenya. Enjoy breakfast with hippos in Shiwa Ngandu, Zambia to the majestic, malaria free Waterberg, South Africa. Search for the elusive Desert Elephant as you ride within range of the famous Sossusvlei dunes in Namibia or gallop against the backdrop of Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
We are perfectly placed to recommend Award Winning riding safari properties from luxury to comfortable, characterful to camping under the stars and can suggest the perfect riding safari in Africa for you. Contact us today!
The riding safaris we offer vary from riding daily into wild country from a comfortable lodge to a truly mobile tented safari travelling deep in the African Bush. Short breaks on horseback are becoming increasingly popular and are easy to fit into any itinerary. Whether you're a novice or an experienced rider we can suggest a riding safari to suit your ability.
Feel the stress of life's conundrums ebb away with every stride of one's horse, sun on one's back, absorbing nature all around you; then prepare for the sudden exciting appearance of some beautiful view, sensational gallop or a wild animal to thrill the senses. Look forward to an evening spent under the magical stars, staring into the crackling fire whilst something mouth-watering is cooked out of seemingly nowhere. Go to sleep at night listening to the cacophony of sounds and rise with the lark ready for the next adventure.
There are many horseback safaris that are aimed at experienced or advanced riders who can cope with the demands of long hours in the saddle, exhilarating riding and with the potential dangers of riding amongst wild animals.
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In March 2017, DD Kingscote took a group of clients on a riding safari with Safaris Unlimited in Kenya. DD and her group spent a week traversing three of the greater Laikipia conservancies, Lolldaiga, Ole Naishu and Borana on horseback encountering fascinatingly diverse cultures, scenic landscapes and abundant wildlife.


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This year, my freelance work is focused on promoting and advancing local artists and businesses with my audio, video and photo production services. My passions lie in helping to encourage creators of all kinds to advance their work and to give talented artists a platform to showcase their brilliance.