Rosie Daykin's Best and Basic Quiche. Photography by Janis Nicolay.
Excerpted from "Let Me Feed You: Everyday Recipes Offering the Comfort of Home" by Rosie Daykin. Copyright © 2019 Rosie Daykin. Photography by Rosie Daykin and Janis Nicolay. Published by Appetite by Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.
You know that friend you have who gets along with everyone? She's just so easygoing and pleasant, and nobody has an unkind word to say about her. She's available to have breakfast, lunch, or dinner with you depending on your mood. She's so darn accommodating that it's almost annoying, but you can't imagine your life without her. Okay . . . now imagine she's a quiche.
Makes 1 (9-inch) quiche, 6 to 8 servings.
In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until it starts to brown. Add the shallots and cook until softened, about 5 minutes in total (if you omit the bacon, just sauté the shallots in 1 tablespoon butter). Transfer to a dinner plate lined with paper towel and pat to remove any excess fat. Spread the bacon and shallots evenly across the bottom of the prepared quiche shell. Sprinkle with the grated cheese.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and flour. Add the milk, sour cream, parsley, salt, and pepper and whisk again to combine. Pour the liquid ingredients into the shell. I like to put the quiche pan atop a cookie sheet lined with parchment, as it makes it easier to get the quiche in and out of the oven and catches any spills.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the edges are set but the center remains a little wobbly. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack. Allow the quiche to cool for at least 1 hour prior to removing from the pan and cutting.
Store, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Serve cold or reheat in a 200ºF oven for about 20 minutes.
Place the flour and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Pulse the machine a couple of times to combine.
Add the cubed chilled butter to the bowl and continue to pulse until pea-sized crumbs begin to form. This happens pretty quickly, so keep your eye on it, as you don't want to over-incorporate the butter into the flour. The pea-sized chunks of butter will release steam when the quiche bakes, creating a lovely flaky pastry.
Turn the food processor on and pour the ¹⁄³ cup ice water through the feed tube in a steady stream. As soon as the dough starts to come together, stop the machine. Remove the dough from the bowl and shape it into a disk. Wrap the disk in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Remove the chilled disk of pastry from the refrigerator and place it on a lightly floured work surface. Use a rolling pin to roll from the center of the dough out toward the edges, rotating the dough every few strokes to make sure it doesn't stick to the counter. Lightly dust with more flour as needed to avoid it sticking. Continue to roll until the pastry is about ¹⁄8 inch thick and 11 inches in diameter. Roll a pastry docker over the rolled pastry or use a fork to create random holes across the surface. The steam needs somewhere to escape when a pastry shell is blind-baked to avoid it shrinking in the pan.
In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and 1 tablespoon water. Use a pastry brush to coat the inside of the pastry shell with the egg wash.
The unrolled pastry can be frozen for up to 3 months. The baked pastry shell will keep, well wrapped, in the freezer for up to 1 month.


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Logitech Harmony 880 Remote Control Review
May 9, '05 Comments [2] Posted in Reviews | Gaming | Bugs
Mo and I just got back from a cruise to Jamaica. We took a week off work and just relaxed. This was our first cruise, and I think we've decided we aren't cruise people. We don't drink alcohol, we don't smoke, and this was pretty much Vegas on water. Also, considering that I'm diabetic, the offer of free food (read: gorging yourself) isn't that attractive to me either.
Anyway, we we got back and we still have a few days until we have to go back to work. My idea of vacation often involved getting our media center all together and organized. It relaxes me.
Logitech recently bought Harmony Remotes, and is introducing a new color stateful remote, the 880. The Logitech Harmony 880 isn't supposed to be released to the general retail channel until mid-June, but it is available via some kind of exclusive deal with BestBuy for the next few weeks. I picked up the last (only?) one at the local Beaverton BestBuy a few days ago.
I was previously using an All For One Kameleon 9660. It's a great remote, offers good flexibility between hard buttons and programmable macros. However, I have a pretty complex system and the biggest trouble I have when programming macros is the issue of state. It's tricky for a remote - at least a standard "classical" kind of remote - to keep track of which component is on, which is off, and what inputs they are currently set to. The Kameleon does offer an obscure programming model called JP1 that you can exploit, but I wanted a simpler system. I need the wife and neices and nephews need to be able to use the system without my help.
So, long story short, the Harmony series of remotes doesn't think about things in terms of Macros (series of commands strung together). Rather, it is stateful by default. It knows intrinsically what inputs are available on your components and dynamically creates the string of commands required to get your system into a specific states.
Here's the current system I've got:
TV - Sharp TV (LC-37G4U)
Stereo Receiver - Sony Stereo Receiver (STR-DE925)
ReplayTV - ReplayTV PVR (RTV-4500)
Comcast Cable - Comcast Digital Set Top Box (Motorola DVR HDTV)
DVD VCR Combo - Sony DVD VCR (SLV-D350P)
XBox - Microsoft Game Console (With DVD) (XBox)
The Harmony remote requires a USB cable and a login to harmonyremote.com. The client software does require a CD to install and sets up a mimetype/extension association. You go through a wizard and settings online. When you click "Update your Remote" the harmonyremote.com server queues your request and creates a "package" as a single file representing all the settings for your specific remote. This includes everything from the names you've associated with your devices and activities, as well as any graphics you may have associated with favorite channels. This file extension opens the client software which takes care of flashing the remote control.
You can associated graphics or "media" with your favorite channels. There's a pile of graphics on remotecentral.com that can be downloaded and used directly with the Harmony. I've setup 8 favorite channels using graphics from a Philips Pronto. It's slick to press a button next to a full color graphic of the NBC peacock to get to channel 708.
The color graphic screen is very cool. I really prefer it over black and white or LCDs. It makes sense which the price of color screens to start including them into remotes. It's a shame color screens are so expensive.
The statefulness of the remote works, but only if your components respond consistently to the commands. If you get out of sync, you have to click "Help" on the remote. That starts up a Help Wizard that asks you questions like "Is the TV on?" These questions are all meant to get the remote control back into sync with reality. This makes sense as the remote can't "ask" the system what's happened. It's a shame that with all the technology our there that we have no two-way IR communication. There's a lot of potential our there for improvement.
Rechargeable batteries and a cradle. This may seem like a bad thing, but it gives your remote a place to live and isn't any more inconvenient that putting your cordless phone back into the cradle at night.
Hard Buttons. Other reviews say that this new Harmony isn't as easy to use "blind." I disagree. There are enough raised bumps on specific buttons that you can always find your way if you can visualize the remote.
Tilt sensor. The screen turns off automatically after a time and will automatically turn on when you lift or tilt the remote.
Other cool stuff. There's a few interesting and cool features like, a built in clock that syncs automatically, a configurable 'screen saver' when the remote is docked, everything can be renamed and presented as your like in the order you like.
The Harmony Database is pretty complete. Interestingly for all my components, except the BRAND NEW Sharp LCD, it nailed it. The database is the most complete I've ever seen online and includes many commands that your current stock remote doesn't include. I'll say that again for clarity as it's a very powerful concept. Some folks don't realize that their components can support a large number of IR commands that are NOT included in the remote controls that come with the component themselves. Many of these commands are what are called discrete commands. A discrete command is like "off" or "on" as opposed to what usually comes with remotes like "toggle power." For inputs you'll get commands like "Input CD" rather than "Next Input." Important Note: If your components support discrete commands you'll find state management a hundred times easier. (see below under Bad Things).
My Comcast HD DVR has a remote that includes a "Jump Back 5 Seconds" command that is bound to the stock remote's REW button and the FW button starts a Fast Forward, rather than a "Jump Forward 30 Seconds." It's likely that Comcast made this choice because Jump Forward allows you to jump over commercials, while at least Fast Forward forces you to see something in a faster speed. However, the Harmony Database included a number of new commands including the one for Jump Forward 30 Seconds. This allowed me to bind the << and >> buttons to Jump Back and Jump Forward. This almost makes my Comcast DVR usable again, and since Mo and I switch back and forth between the Comcast DVR and our Replay TVs, we want all the buttons to work the same. This was an unexpected but awesome benefit.
This remote is completely set up around the concept of Activities rather than control of specific components. For example, I created Activities like "Watch TV" and "Play a DVD." The Watch TV activity will make sure that all components are off except the TV, Receiver and Comcast DVR. It'll set the Receiver to input TV and the TV to input HD. All of this was previously managed with complex macros on my other remotes. When you're in this activity, the volume commands will be sent to the Reciever, things like screen format are sent to the TV, and Play and Stop are sent to the Comcast DVR.
Bad things:
The software you can download online at Logitech's site is still version 3.3. The CD that comes with the 880 is 4.3. Of course, when you buy a piece of hardware these days you usually don't even look at the CD, instead you go online to download the latest drivers. However, in my case, the folks online haven't updated the download and the 3.3 version doesn't work with the 880. Additionally there is a link our there on the forums for an as-yet-unrelease 4.4 version. I'm running that one without trouble. Either way, it's tacky, unprofessional and cheesy that the "correct" version isn't online. Logitech should get organized on these kind of public-facing issues.
The web-based wizard is very slick, very well laid out and is great for any 80% case. However, when the advanced user (me) wants to do something more specific, you'll be hunting. There seems to be a number of inconsistancies online. You'll also want to add the harmonyremote.com website to your list of IE "safe sites" otherwise Windows XP SP2 will constantly bug you when downloading files automatically.
Unfortunately every single component works fantastically EXCEPT my brand-new Sharp LC-37G4U TV. I'm currently having a hell of a time with the Input commands. The Sharp has a funky input system where you press Input to bring up the Input menu, then Input again to move to the next input, then Enter to select it. However, the TV will automatically select an input after 500ms if you don't press Enter. That means that if the remote is a little slow to press Input then the TV will automatically switch inputs. This happens about every 2 or 3 times I switch to another Activity. When this out-of-sync situation occurs, I have to re-sync using the Help wizard which is a huge hassle. Interesting, the Harmony Database includes over 11 discrete input commands for this TV, but it only actually has 5 inputs. Also, none of the discrete commands work for the TV. I think there's a problem with their database, now I just have to convince them of it. I'm currently in the middle of a long thread with Harmony Support to work this issue out. They seem very amenable and I'm sure we'll figure it out.
All in all, I think this is the best remote you can buy for <$250. Note also that you can often search Froogle and print out offers for cheap Harmony 880s for as low as $160 and get Best Buy to lower their prices. The wife has always given it a thumbs up, even with the problems around inputs. I suspect when I get the input thing worked out this will be the ONLY remote I've ever owned that will allow the wife to switch from TV to DVD to VCR and back without my help.

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Everything You Know About Boys and Video Games Is Wrong
By Rosalind Wiseman
Kids are fed up with Kate Upton.
When the ads for Game of War started showing up on my students' phones last year—they haven't stopped—many were annoyed. They hated that it was impossible to close the ad, forcing them instead to watch the video until the end. But what really irritated them was Ms. Upton, in a full-cleavage-baring white flowing dress. The ads are clearly effective for some, but the message is obvious: Game of War is a boys' game, and Upton is the game's mascot, walking through battles totally unscathed and doing nothing except looking pretty.
Action games with big battles like Game of War are incredibly exciting to kids. And kids I've worked with, both male and female, will put up with a lot to play exciting games. But it doesn't mean they like the way women are portrayed. Yet the video game industry seems to base much of its game and character design on a few assumptions, among them that girls don't play big action games, boys won't play games with strong female characters, and male players like the sexual objectification of female characters.
You can guess what the results are: a gaming landscape that thrusts a hyper-sexualized depiction of women onto the phone, computer and TV screens of millions of boys and girls.
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The issue of sexism in video games, long simmering, is sure to bubble up again during the Comic-Con convention this weekend in San Diego. (47% of attendees are expected to be women.) In collaboration with my colleagues, Charlie Kuhn and gaming expert Ashly Burch, we surveyed more than 1,400 middle and high school students from throughout the country last year. We asked them to tell us what they thought about gender representation in games, what games girls play, and more. Our survey was exploratory—we didn't have the resources to conduct a thorough evaluation—but we believed it was an important issue to study and hope others will follow.
Here are three things we found that may surprise.
Boys believe female characters are treated too often as sex objects
47% of middle school boys agreed or strongly agreed, and 61% of high school boys agreed or strongly agreed. "If women are objectified like this it defeats the entire purpose of fighting," Theo, an eighth-grader who loves playing Mortal Kombat, told us. "I would respect the [female] character more for having some dignity."
Both boys and girls aren't more likely to play a game based on the gender of the protagonist
70% of girls said it doesn't matter and 78% of boys said it doesn't matter. Interestingly, boys care less about playing as a male character as they age and girls care more about playing as a female one.
Girls play a variety of game genres
26% played first-person shooter games like Call of Duty and HALO, 36% played role-playing games like Skyrim and Grand Theft Auto, and 17% played sports games like FIFA and Madden. (19% did not play games, compared to 3% of boys.)
We also asked kids if they identified as "gamers." Especially in light of the "Gamergate" controversy that erupted last year and revealed intense sexism among some self-identified gamers, would the young people who identified as gamers share any of these sentiments? But very few of our respondents knew what Gamergate was and they had very different responses from what one may expect: 55% of boys who identify as gamers think there should be more female heroes in games, and 57% believe that female characters are too often treated as sex objects.
This all matters because gaming has become an important part of our culture, and it's sending the wrong message onto our boys' and girls' sceens. Our kids deserve better. And it's what they want.
Rosalind Wiseman is the author of Masterminds and Wingmen (Harmony Books, 2013) as well as Queen Bees and Wannabes (Harmony Books, 2002)
Meet America's First Video Game Varsity Athletes
Jonathan "McSleuthBurgur" Lindahl, 19, a freshman in computer networking, practices League of Legends and other video games in the video game practice space of Robert Morris University's athletic department in Chicago, March 18, 2015. The university recognizes video games as a varsity sport under its athletic department and has been offering sports scholarships to video gamers to play League of Legends. The team practices four to five nights a week in a $100,000 classroom outfitted for video gaming.
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Chris "STARS FourEyes" Broadnax, 21, a graphic design major, plays video games in Robert Morris University's video game practice space in Chicago, March 18, 2015.
Rachel "Razur" Zurawski, 20, plays League of Legends and other video games in Robert Morris University's video game practice space in Chicago, March 18, 2015.
Student video game athletes play League of Legends and other games in Robert Morris University's video game practice space in Chicago, March 18, 2015.
Derek "Zig" Shao (left), 20, and Blake "Oberan" Soberanis, 22, play League of Legends in Robert Morris University's video game practice space in Chicago, March 18, 2015. Shao and Soberanis are two of the best members on the school's video game team.
Chris "STARS FourEyes" Broadnax (right), 21 and Mario "ThirstDrinker" Huang, 26, practice League of Legends and other video games in Robert Morris University's video game practice space in Chicago, March 18, 2015.
Rachel "Razur" Zurawski, 20, practices League of Legends and other video games in Robert Morris University's video game practice space in Chicago, March 18, 2015.
Robert Morris University associate athletic director, Kurt Melcher (second left), Jonathan "McSleuthBurgur" Lindahl (right), 19, and Dean "keyboychespin" Mitchell (second right), 18, watch others play the game Heroes of the Storm in Robert Morris University's video game practice space in Chicago, March 18, 2015.
Derek "Zig" Shao (left), 20, and Zixing Jie (right), 20 play League of Legends in Robert Morris University's video game practice space in Chicago, March 18, 2015.
Mario "ThirstDrinker" Huang, 26, a sophomore studying Drafting Technology, practices League of Legends and other video games in Robert Morris University's video game practice space in Chicago, March 18, 2015.
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UN's New Human Rights Chief Raps Aus Refugee Policies
Tuesday, 9th September 2014 at 10:36 am
The incoming UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein has accused Australia of violating the rights of asylum seekers.
Tuesday, 9th September 2014
A Jordanian Prince, Zeid al-Hussein used part of his inaugural speech to condemn Australia's treatment of asylum seekers.
He said the Federal Government's immigration policies have led to human rights violations including "arbitrary detention."
"I must emphasise that the detention of asylum seekers and migrants should only be applied as a last resort, in exceptional circumstances, for the shortest possible duration and according to procedural safeguards," Zeid al-Hussein said.
"Australia's policy of off-shore processing for asylum seekers arriving by sea, and its interception and turning back of vessels, is leading to a chain of human rights violations, including arbitrary detention and possible torture following return to home countries.
While criticizing Australia's offshore processing of asylum seekers, Zeid al-Hussein, also challenged the Government's plans to resettle refugees in other countries.
"It could also lead to the resettlement of migrants in countries that are not adequately equipped," he said.
"Human rights are not reserved for citizens only, or for people with visas.
"They are the inalienable rights of every individual, regardless of his or her location and migration status.
"A tendency to promote law enforcement and security paradigms at the expense of human rights frameworks dehumanizes irregular migrants, enabling a climate of violence against them and further depriving them of the full protection of the law."


The Wolseley 4/50 and similar 6/80 were Wolseley Motor Company's first post-war automobiles. They were rushed into production in 1948 and were based on the Morris Oxford MO and the Morris Six MS respectively. The 4 cylinder 4/50 used a 1476 cc 50 hp version of the 6/80 engine, while the 6/80 used a 2215 cc 72 hp (54 kW) straight-6 single overhead cam.
The Police's loyalty to the Wolseley marque was remarkably strong right up to the mid-1960s. In fact, watch any British black & white crime film, and you'll probably see a 6/80 before too long.
This Wolseley 6/80 with Conaught green bodywork is in absolutely superb condition.
It is owned by my friend Peter, in Skipton, north Yorkshire. But I sold it to him 3 or 4 years ago, so I know the car well.
It is his personal car, and he has spent money on it without any restraint. Not that it needed much doing to it, but there were a few jobs here and there. He gave it a respray, replaced the steering wheel, headlining and carpets. It has a Stainless steel exhaust.
The interior is as excellent as the exterior. Last time I visited Peter, as I opened the door the aroma of antique leather seats hit me immediately …and I regretted selling him the car!
The 2 litre OHC engine purrs and it drives effortlessly. Nothing needs doing on this car. It's ready to jump in and use for instant time travel. It's taxed and MOT'd. I thoroughly recommend this Wolseley 6/80 …and I wish I had the money available to buy it back myself.


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In this article we're going to show you how a simple extensible control that's controlled by a data source and a grid control on a form works. The user will select a record on the form and the associated picture will be displayed in the extensible control.
It will explain the basic concepts surrounding extensible control development in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations.
2. Unzip the file in your development Virtual Machine.
6. Run the project by pressing F5 or Debug -> Start Debugging.
7. In the Action pane at the top of the page click on the "Create Data" button.
8. Jump from record to record and see how the image on the right is updated accordingly.
When you're switching records in the grid the "active" method for the "DBImageXCtrlTable" data source is being called. The "active" method is calling a property getter/setter called Key in the X++ runtime class.
//and uncomment the following two will, the control will not work.
And the image would not change. You can try uncommenting the commented lines and removing the first line in the method and you'll notice the effect.
Create a new Dynamics 365 Unified Operations project called DBImageXControl inside the model you've created previously.
Create the Table that Populates the Grid.


Back when we were writing about last year's infamous Northwest Flight 183 incident, in which two pilots were so distracted, they neglected to land at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport, the flight's destination, several pilots wrote to say we were making too big a deal out of the situation. "It happens all the time," several writers said of the practice of browsing the Web and playing with a laptop while flying. The two pilots involved were just unlucky enough to miss their destination and get caught.
Today, the Federal Aviation Administration basically confirmed that it's a practice that's becoming more common and ordered a stop to it, releasing a safety memo to the airlines that told them to tell the pilots to close their laptops and shut off their cellphones and PDAs (at some point, by the way, will someone explain to me why we poor slobs in the back who aren't flying airplanes have to shut these things off?).


How often do you clean in or around your dog's eyes? If the answer is never, learning how to clean your dog's eyes is a crucial part of your dog's grooming routine. Yes, even short-haired dogs need a grooming routine.
At the very least, you should clean your dog's eyes after a bath, after they've been digging, when they're pawing at their eyes, or if they're especially gunky.
There are several different ways to clean your dog's eyes. The technique you use will depend partly on why you're cleaning your dog's eyes.
Eye drops. If you suspect your dog has something in his eye, it's dry, or it looks infected, eye drops may be your best bet for cleaning your dog's eyes. Your vet may give you a prescription eye drop; otherwise, saline solution will be your best bet.
Use your fingers to gently hold or pry your dog's eyelids open. Use at least a few drops or a stream of solution to gently flush your dog's eyes. Allow your dog to blink and/or shake their head before you tackle the other eye.
Ointment. If your dog has an eye infection, your vet may prescribe an ointment to help clear it up. Ointment is a little more complicated to apply than eye drops. The best way to apply an ointment is to gently pull your dog's lower eyelid down and away from the eyeball. Insert the ointment in the space between the lid and the eyeball, then gently rub your dog's lower eyelid around his eyeball to spread the ointment.
Damp washcloth. If the inside of your dog's eyes seem to be clear, but you want to wipe around the outside of the eyes, a warm, wet washcloth is perfect. Make sure the water you use is neither too hot nor too cold and wring out as much water as possible before dripping water all over your dog. Gently wipe around your dog's eyes, using a different area of the washcloth for each eye to prevent transferring any bacteria from one eye to the other.
Wet wipes. Wet wipes are as good as a wet washcloth and may be even better if you get ones designed for use around a dog's eyes. Don't use scented products made for humans around your dog's eyes. Unscented baby wipes are OK, or look for wipes made for dogs. These wipes may include ingredients to help dissolve the crusty gunk that can form under your dog's eyes. Just like with the washcloth, gently wipe around your dog's eyes without touching your dog's eyeball.
Many dogs develop a buildup of tears under their eyes that may be gooey or hard. Using a damp washcloth or wet wipes daily can help prevent this buildup from forming, but once it's there, it can be difficult to remove without hurting your dog. Depending on the severity of the buildup, your dog may have developed sores on the skin underneath the gunk, so don't be surprised to see irritation or even blood once you remove the crusties.
As a groomer for more than 12 years, this is the best way I have found to remove that gunk under your dog's eyes, especially if it has turned crusty. You may do this yourself, or you may choose to take your dog to a groomer. Once the gunk is gone, it's crucial to focus on wiping your dog's eyes daily to prevent more gunk from building up.
Wash your dog's face with a tearless shampoo.
Gently massage the gunk under your dog's eyes with the shampoo. Be careful not to get shampoo in your dog's eyes. After massaging the shampoo into the gunk, use your fingernails or a flea comb to gently remove as much of the gunk as possible. Once your dog is rinsed, flush their eyes with a saline solution just in case any shampoo got in.
It may not be possible to remove all of the gunk this way, especially if your dog is fussy about having his face handled. That's why there is a step 2.
Use clippers to shave under your dog's eyes.
Carefully work the clippers under any remaining gunk using a #10 blade or shorter (a #30 is best, just be gentle with it to avoid catching your dog's eyelid). Keeping the corners of your dog's eyes shaved short helps prevent the buildup of gunk along with a daily wiping routine. Check out our reviews of the best dog grooming clippers.
The method above can help reduce tear stains; unfortunately, there's no good way to remove tear stains once they've formed apart from shaving them off. There are two ways to prevent new tear stains from building up: from the inside and from the outside. For best results, do both things.
At the very least, you need to wipe around your dog's eyes once or twice a day with a damp washcloth or wet wipes. Additionally, you can help your dog's tears roll off his face instead of sticking to the fur by gently applying Vaseline or cornstarch to the corners of your dog's eyes, being careful to avoid getting either product in the eyes.
There are many different possible causes of tear stains that can be managed from the inside of your dog. One or more of the following may be factors in your dog's tear stains. The more you can tackle, the better your odds are of preventing tear stains from coming back.
Food. Many commercial dog foods contain additives, preservatives, artificial coloring, "meal," and needless corn and wheat that can contribute to tear stains. The more "real and whole ingredients" your dog's food contains, the better.
Water. Tap water contains a lot of minerals and impurities that can lead to tear stains. Try switching to filtered, distilled, or bottled water.
Bowls. Plastic food or water bowls can harbor more bacteria than steel or glass bowls, which can lead to tear stains. Plastic bowls can also leach harmful chemicals. Try switching to stainless steel or glass food and water bowls.
Apple cider vinegar. Adding a tiny bit of organic apple cider vinegar to your dog's water can change your dog's pH level, reducing the odds that they'll develop tear stains. You only want to add this in VERY tiny amounts, though – 1 teaspoon per 50 pounds that your dog weighs. If your dog doesn't like the taste, you may need to start with just one or two drops added to their water bowl.
While these food additives will eliminate your dog's tear stains with time, they do so by using low levels of antibiotics. You should think long and hard before adding unnecessary antibiotics to your dog's diet and talk to your vet about it first.
Your dog won't stop pawing at his eye even after you've cleaned it.


Hi. I am searching for a new low poo to replace Mop C Curl. Possibly something I can find at Whole Foods? I prefer mostly natural products and need to avoid harsh sulfates, wheat protein, silicone and polyquats. Any suggestions?
If you don't mind something a little more sudsy but still not stripping, I've had luck with the Giovanni shampoos (found at WF). Yes to Cucumbers & Renpure Argan are also popular around the forum. I've liked BROO (silky spice) and Original Sprout shampoos as well.


In 2018 two things occurred that captured my imagination. In August, a16z (Andreessen Horowitz) announced a second-round joint investment of $102 million, to add to its original $61 million in joint funding, in a company called DFINITY that's building a fully decentralized cloud it calls "the internet computer".
This was positioned by the press as an AWS rival that would bring in the era of cloud 3.0. Then, in October, Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the world wide web (www), wrote a blog post to say he had co-founded an organization called Inrupt that would revolutionize the way the www worked, bringing value back to the masses where today it is mostly gained by the few. Its proposition was to decentralize authority, giving end users the power and control over their data to use it in whichever way they see fit. There was that word again – decentralized, a topic the LEF research team had been debating throughout 2018 and one we were keen to explore more. We had also been researching the effect of decentralized talent, teams and skills, and how organizations would have to adapt to work in ecosystems where the value sits outside of your organization. There are also the questions surrounding blockchain, such as: was this a solution looking for a problem? It seemed central to the decentralized debate, so it was important to look into this technology and understand it better. The scene was set for our 2019 Spring Study Tour: The Decentralization of Everything. So, in March 2019, 35 executives from a range of private and government organizations joined the LEF team in Seattle and San Francisco to visit a range of companies who would help us learn more.


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package ua.com.fielden.platform.menu;

import com.google.inject.Inject;

import ua.com.fielden.platform.dao.CommonEntityDao;
import ua.com.fielden.platform.entity.query.IFilter;
import ua.com.fielden.platform.entity.annotation.EntityType;
/**
 * DAO implementation for companion object {@link IModuleMenuItem}.
 *
 * @author Developers
 *
 */
@EntityType(ModuleMenuItem.class)
public class ModuleMenuItemDao extends CommonEntityDao<ModuleMenuItem> implements IModuleMenuItem {

    @Inject
    public ModuleMenuItemDao(final IFilter filter) {
        super(filter);
    }

}

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HTTP Transport for Thrift services.
Provides an easy HTTP transport for Thrift services so deployment is easier than deploy socket based apps.
stark-rack or alternative and compatible endpoint.
Generated on Fri Apr 19 00:45:23 2019 by yard 0.9.19 (ruby-2.5.1).


International Chess Festival on 21-26 June 2011.
Place : Hotel "Intourist", Dukhnovich str.93, Mukachevo Zakarpatska obl, 89600 UKRAINE.
Opening ceremony at 15:00 (all time is Kiev = CET+1) 21.06.2011.
1. Tournament "А" – open FIDE rated.
2. Tournament "B" – open national rated.
3. Tournament "C" – children's open national rated.
4. Tournament "D" – children's open.
5. Tournament "E" – blitz.
6. Tournament "F" – children's blitz.
Tournament "А" – open to all.
Tournament "B" – open to players below 2200 rating.
Tournament "C" – till 1995.
Tournament "D" – till 2000.
Tournament "E" – blitz to all.
Tournament "F" – children's blitz till 1995.
9 round swiss system. Time limits 90 minutes with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from first move.
With a victory there 3 (three) points, for a draw - 1 (one) point.
Default for late arrival: 30 min.
Tournament "C" – 50 UAH.
Tournament "D" – 30 UAH.
Tournament "E" – 50 UAH.
Tournament "F" – 20 UAH.
-	seniors - 1951 year of birth and older.
June 21 – 10:00 – 15:00 – registration.
15:30 – tournaments "E" and "F" (blitz).
14:00 (approx.) – awards ceremony.
1 prize – 5000 UAH, cup, medal. 2000 UAH, cup, medal.
2 prize – 4000 UAH, medal. 1500 UAH, medal.
3 prize – 3500 UAH, medal. 1200 UAH, medal.
-	below 2200 Elo – 300 UAH.
-	below 2100 – 200 UAH.
-	seniors (1951 year of birth and older) – 200 UAH.
-	juniors (till 1993) – 200 UAH.
-	best Mukachevo's player – 200 UAH.
-	best woman – 200 UAH.
-	below 2000 rating – 200 UAH.
-	below 1900 rating – 150 UAH.
-	seniors (1951 year of birth and older) – 150 UAH, 100 UAH, 50 UAH.
-	juniors (till 1993) – 150 UAH, 100 UAH, 50 UAH.
-	best player from Mukachevo – 100 UAH.
-	best woman – 100 UAH.
1 prize – 700 UAH, cup, medal. 400 UAH, cup, medal.
2 prize – 500 UAH, medal. 300 UAH, medal.
3 prize – 300 UAH, medal. 200 UAH, medal.
- girls – 3 prizes.
Prizes will only be awarded if there are AT LEAST FIVE playing competitors in that category.
Where players qualify for more than one prize, the organizers reserve the right to redistribute prize money.
Prizes will be announced before start.
Hostel (J.Komensky str.59) – 30 UAH per night.
Hotel "Intourist" – 3 - person room - 300 UAH per night (per room).
2 - person room - 260 UAH per night (per room).
1 - person room - 160 UAH per night.
Please register by June 10, 2011 for reservations in a hostel and hotel.
Then stay and participate in the festival is not guaranteed.


COLUMBIA -- With its rustic setting and historic buildings, downtown Columbia is a holiday hot spot in December. A chance to make your own candy cane makes the destination even more popular.
Every weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Nelson's Columbia Candy Kitchen gives the public a close-up view of how candy canes are made and lets folks roll and shape their own peppermint treats.
Kiana Pisula joined her parents at the confectionery Saturday, oohing and aahing over the sweet smell of sugar and chocolate. Kiana said she likes the mint taste and had fun shaping her own corn syrup-and-sugar stick.
"I was really interested in learning the process, and I thought it was very interesting that they're using all the old equipment from the 1800s," said Kiana's mom, Kathy. It was the family's first candy cane making at the store.


Using multiple sources of data, this study reveals that negative stereotyping is widespread in ads and in other forms of mass media. The widespread stereotyping also implies that it is necessary to extend the study scope from racial to social stereotyping to help us correctly understand the deeper roots or hidden patterns of this social problem, which is beneficiary to design responding solutions. We also illustrate that social and cultural contexts shaped the emergence and evolvement of negative stereotyping. This study proposes that HRM, which is powerful for the study of dynamic features of contextual effects, can be employed as an effective way to find negative stereotyping in mass media and to analyze the severity of negative stereotypes.
Yan, Qiang, "Besides Aunt Jemima: a socio-historical interpretation of stereotyped images in mass media" (2015). Forum Lectures. 132.


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Franz von Manteuffel ist der Name folgender Personen:

* Franz Christoph von Manteuffel (1701–1759), preußischer Oberst
 Franz Josef von Manteuffel (1663–1727), Truchsess und kurbayerischer Kämmerer

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I hope you are well! What a busy week… It is fall break in Sweden, My husband has his birthday last Friday and my youngest daughters is on Monday, Halloween today and I am a class mom… and I have three friends over from Sweden. Wow, I wish there was more time.
On Wednesday this week we went to see Wicked on Broadway, it was fantastic! My friends daughter that is 14 was wishing to see this musical or the option of Rocky Horror Picture Show, that is maybe not the most kid friendly and starts at midnight.
It was quite amazing I must say. A story about two strong woman's journey. Not what I expected but so great. My friend is working at the theater in Sweden and is making costumes for the actors, and this show had wonderful costumes. We all loved it from the age of 7-45. The tickets were bought on Ticketmaster.
We brought our own candy, Dumle, chewy caramel covered in milk chocolate.
Thank you for reading, Happy Halloween!!!


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About Cardiff: What to see and do.
Why Learn English in Cardiff.
Home - Where to learn English? - Why Learn English in Cardiff: What to see and do
Cardiff is the capital and the largest city in Wales and it is the perfect location if you are thinking to come to the UK to learn English. It has a historical centre, modern waterside area and lots of sports events including rugby.The main attraction is the Card
iff Castle located within beautiful parklands at the heart of the city. Cardiff Castle's walls and towers conceal a history of almost 2,000 years. It was once a Roman fort, an impressive Norman castle and an extraordinary Victorian Gothic fantasy palace. When you visit the fairy-tale apartments, rich with murals, gilding and elaborate wood carvings, stained glass and marble you will uncover the Victorian medieval world.
When it comes to sport, the city is home of Welsh rugby and football and the Principality Stadium-Millenium stadium has become a landmark of the city since its opening in 1999.
National Museum Cardiff is an important source of knowledge about art, natural history and the story of Wales itself. You can learn about the ancient settlers who cultivated this part of Britain or how Wales' landscapes were formed.
For a relaxing time head to Mermaid Quay after the sightseeing. You can find shops and cafes to rest your feet in or visit the Wales Millennium Centre. It is a modern iconic landmark where you can see opera, musicals or gigs.
If you have enough time during your mini-stay you can visit attractions outside Cardiff. Your school of English can help you with organizing a trip to Big Pitt Museum that is a real coal mine and one of Britain's leading mining museums. During a multi-media tour of a modern coal mine, you can learn about mining.
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Look at these shoes! Nike's Weatherman line is hitting retailers September 28th with graphic-printed Doppler images. Read more at Nike Blog. Grab a pair!
Okay, that's it. I'm hitting the Cape, hopefully I'll get a couple good pictures. Enjoy your afternoon.
Maybe Santa will surprise you with a pair!


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Ayush Verma
With the inflation in the transfer market, snapping up a bargain has become extremely difficult. Further, with the time period of the window cut short on the request of Premier League club executives, there was more pressure than ever before to complete deals before the 11th hour, providing further incentive for sellers abroad to demand a higher fee.
In light of this, the following transfers stood out for their value of money. The player arrives with a very respectable reputation and an even more decent price tag. To keep in mind, the transfer fee has been capped at €7.5m, and all the figures obtained are via Transfermarkt.
#7 Joao Moutinho [€5.6m – AS Monaco to Wolverhampton]
Joao Moutinho represents one of the bargains of the season for newly promoted Wolves. A man who has anchored the Portugese national side for years, with an excellent positioning sense and set-piece delivering ability, Moutinho represents the ideal central midfield partner for Ruben Neves. Having completed 90 minutes on 6 of the 8 occasions he started, Moutinho is proving he still has the legs to compete in the world's toughest league, and his quality in possession is unquestionable. He kicks off the top 7 bargains of the season.
#6 Jonny Evans [€4m – West Bromwich Albion to Leicester City]
Leicester were in a perpetual worry of their star defender Harry Maguire being poached by Manchester United, and they signed Jonny Evans, perhaps as a back-up should a transfer materialise. The former is still at the club, but that by no means renders Evans's arrival any less significant.
A seasoned centre-half with mountains of experience and leadership attributes is hard to come by so easily, let alone for pennies on the dollar. At the price, he represents quite the transfer coup, and his arrival allows Leicester to rotate more often, as well as keeping the established first-teamers honest.
#5 Mateo Kovacic [Loan – Real Madrid to Chelsea]
Kovacic signing on loan was part of the deal that took Thibaut Courtois to the Spanish capital and represents truly supreme business from the Spanish giants. The deal isn't as sweet for Chelsea in the long run, but for this season, Kovacic looks to be an excellent addition for Mauricio Sarri.
Trying to transcend Chelsea's football from a defensive and slow system under Conte to a quick and possession-oriented one, Sarri needed all the help he could get in central midfield, in the form of a player who is comfortable in possession and has a good passing range. Kovacic offers just that. He may not be the most devastating player on the pitch, but the work he does in switching the play, creating a little space and retaining possession cannot be underestimated.
#4 Danny Ings [Loan – Liverpool to Southampton]
Southampton stayed up by the skin of their teeth last season, as their goals imply dried up. They created the most number of chances outside the Big 6 last season but had no one to convert. Danny Ings represents a player whose career has been blighted by injury, and who needs regular football to get back to peak ability. A loan move represents a win-win situation here for the club and the player.
Ings has scored thrice in 7 games and must shoulder a significant burden if Southampton are to avoid a collapse like last season's.
#3 Martin Dubravka [€4m – Sparta Prague to Newcastle United]
Dubravka showed his class last season when he signed for Newcastle on loan, and he quickly became an indispensable element of a grinding Newcastle side. When your game is built on soaking pressure and resisting, it is imperative to have a goalkeeper who can keep you in the game when your defence is breached.
Just ask both Manchester clubs – United simply couldn't get past him last season at St. James' Park, and City saw him make a simply sensational triple save to keep Newcastle in the game at the Etihad this time around. Dubravka will undoubtedly be key to Newcastle's ambitions this season.
#2 Andre Schurrle [Loan – Borussia Dortmund to Fulham]
Fulham enjoyed a very, very eventful summer, effectively purchasing themselves an entirely new starting XI, and Andre Schurrle represents the feather in their cap. The German World Cup winner, having already proven himself in the English top flight before, was looking to rejuvenate his stagnant career, and Fulham offered him just the opportunity.
Entering the prime of his career, and having scored 3 in 7 games for Fulham, Schurrle's acquisition looks like an extremely shrewd piece of business from another Premier League new boys.
#1 Rui Patricio [Free Transfer – Sporting to Wolverhampton]
It isn't often that you'll see Premier League new boys sign one of the most established shot-stoppers in the modern game. When Rui Patricio, Portugal's Number 1 for a few years now, terminated his contract at Sporting, Wolves were the quickest to pounce, offering the Portuguese a fresh start at a hungry English club, determined to topple the established order.
Thus far, Patricio has been quite sensational, producing a save of the season contender against the champions to become the first team to take points off them this season.
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Radiant Purge ($0.10) Price History from major stores - Dragons of Tarkir - MTGPrice.com Values for Ebay, Amazon and hobby stores!
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Q: How to include a module with browserify but not process it's requires I'm attempting to create a common build of my project; in doing such I have a module that provides some boiler functions dependent on environment:
if (/* running in browser */) {
    module.exports.WebSocket = WebSocket
    // ...
} else {
    module.exports.WebSocket = require('ws');
    // ...
}

How do I get browserfy to include this file but not process or include the require()s with in.
I've tried the following but its still including the ws dep in the final output:
browserify --noparse=$PWD/boilers.js index.js > bundle.js

A: In my case I just needed to keep dependency node modules from being bundled, to do so I used:
browserify --no-bundle-external index.js > bundle.js

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H.245 is the protocol of control signaling in H.323 multimedia communication system. The main purpose is that information exchange between different terminals. Moreover, H.245 adopts ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation 1) to define its information structure, where ASN.1 is a language for defining data types.
Here is an example for resolution of video encoding.
First, define a structure and setting parameters for terminal capability by using "sequence" sentence.
Second, it is necessary to define the capability table entry.
Then, choosing the type of capability, whereas, the choice type is video capability.
The following step is choosing the type of video capability which is H261 video capability.
Last, defining H261 video capability.


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Shiny happy people give author Caroline Kepnes the creeps
By Meredith Goldstein Globe Staff,August 30, 2018, 6:13 p.m.
Caroline Kepnes released her newest book, "Providence," in June and visited Warwick, R.I., the following month to promote it.(Joe Giblin for The Boston Globe)
Long before Cape Cod-raised Caroline Kepnes became a best-selling novelist, she wrote a spec script for an episode of the 1990s/2000s feel-good family show "7th Heaven."
Kepnes had long been fascinated with the series about a minister and his family because it was so pure. Too pure.
"I was always obsessed with it because it's so clean that it's creepy," Kepnes said. "There's a line in my first book, 'You're so clean, you're dirty.' That's how I always felt about '7th Heaven.' "
Kepnes — who was working as an entertainment reporter when she wrote the script — sent her draft to an executive on the show; it was accepted and aired in 2006. The episode was shiny and in line with the rest of the series, but to Kepnes, that made it dark.
That bright and creepy tone has evolved into what's become Kepnes's trademark and has earned her storytelling an international fandom.
It also earned her attention from some of the most prolific producers in television, who are bringing her first novel, the 2014 thriller "YOU," to television next week. The show premieres on Lifetime Sept. 9.
"YOU" follows a charming and seemingly lovely bookstore employee, Joe, who becomes obsessed with a customer, Beck. He begins to stalk her around New York City until he's controlling her life.
The book was a hit and wound up being printed in 19 languages. Stephen King tweeted that "YOU" was "hypnotic and scary. A little Ira Levin, a little Patricia Highsmith, and plenty of serious snark. Cool stuff."
Kepnes continued the tale of Joe with 2016's "Hidden Bodies."
In June, she released "Providence," a genre-blending story that follows two friends in the aftermath of a kidnapping. It takes place around New England and was the first novel published under Lenny, Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner's imprint at Random House.
While Kepnes was finishing "Providence," Lifetime was moving forward with the adaptation of "YOU." It stars Penn Badgley as Joe, Elizabeth Lail as Beck, and a supporting cast that includes "Pretty Little Liars" actress Shay Mitchell and Kathryn Gallagher, who appeared in the American Repertory Theater's "Jagged Little Pill."
The series blends elements of "Gone Girl," "Gossip Girl," and "The Fall," and was created by Sera Gamble ("The Magicians" and "Supernatural") and Greg Berlanti ("Supergirl," "The Flash," and "Riverdale"). The show has already been picked up for a second season.
For Kepnes, 41, the success has been a dream. It also means that she gets to keep writing.
"To me, it is a miracle that my main job, my primary job every day, is writing books. That blows my mind."
After graduating from Barnstable High, Kepnes went to Brown University, where she had "the most Brown major," she said. "American Civilization, which they call 'AmCiv,' and then everyone jokingly calls it 'AmBiv.' You literally design your own [focus]. Mine was called 'Notions of Normalcy in American Culture.' "
Kepnes took a risk after graduation by rejecting a job at a law firm and moving to New York, where she and found a temp position in the mammalogy department at the Museum of Natural History. She was also writing on the side, short stories and whatever she could.
Then she saw the ad in The New York Times that began her paid writing career. It asked: "Do you like boy bands?"
"It was for Tiger Beat," Kepnes explained. "So I responded to that ad, that yes, I liked boy bands. At the same time there was a job at Condé Nast. I got offers for both jobs, and everyone I knew was like, 'It's Condé Nast.' I was like, 'I t's the Backstreet Boys.' I was obsessed with the song, 'I Want It That Way,' so I went to Tiger Beat."
In that job, she watched pop culture trends, and it was a first look at an industry that was squeaky clean, yet kind of creepy.
"My favorite thing in the world was the reader mail, because this was before the Internet had taken over, so we had a section in the magazine called 'Tiger Talk.' It's unthinkable now, where a 12-year-old writes in, 'I'm Mindy. I'm in San Diego. I love this, I love that. Here's my home address and a picture.' In a more innocent time, this is how the kids would find each other and be pen pals."
After leaving that job, Kepnes became a permanent background extra on a short-lived show called "The $treet" that featured Tom Everett Scott and Jennifer Connelly. The gig had her walking back and forth a lot, pretending to be an office worker. "I would sit at a desk and then have my cue to walk across and get coffee. It's that New York thing where you end up doing strange things to pay the rent."
Her next job was writing for Entertainment Weekly, and then, after a year at home writing a biography of author and poet Stephen Crane for a children's publisher, she moved to Los Angeles where she landed a job at E!.
"I was working for this gossip column, [Ted Casablanca's] 'The Awful Truth.' That was an ideal Hollywood job, going to premieres and red carpets and writing a lot."
Kepnes said it was another job that had her thinking about what lies beneath.
"I feel like, especially when I was writing in Hollywood for 'The Awful Truth,' I was writing really dark, really weird short stories [on the side]. I wrote one story with a Hollywood theme, but there would be a lot of dark weirdness. Just strange things that were not going to be turned into anything."
The job eventually resulted in her own column — she became the "Reel Girl," and covered movies and TV.
It wasn't until she moved home that she began to focus on her first novel, "YOU." It started with a series of tragedies.
"My dad got very sick, and I moved home. I just kind of left LA."
Kepnes's father died in 2013, and then, months later, she had her own health problems. She needed emergency throat surgery. It took a while for her to be able to speak again. Then there were issues with insurance. She found out she was the victim of identity theft.
"When they talk about the spheres of your life, every sphere of my life was a disaster, and that's why I started writing my first novel, because it was like that fire was lit of, 'I cannot listen to myself just bitch and cry. I have to put this into something.'"
What came out, after Kepnes was back in Los Angeles freelancing for Yahoo! TV, was a very dark tale of a man who seems perfect on the outside but is a terror on the inside. It was alive in her brain, so much so that her character Joe Goldberg began to seem real.
"It was a little embarrassing at times because I thought, 'This is a little dark, and sick, and mean.' I would start talking about Joe like he was a real person to friends who were like, 'OK.' It was my security blanket, and I was very excited about it, but you never know if anyone else is going to get it. You don't know if you're going to get a referral to a therapist — or a book deal."
"YOU" showrunner Gamble said the tale works because its horror is universal.
"Part of being a woman in this world is feeling that the worst-case scenario is that there are things that are unsafe," she said, adding that Kepnes was in the writers' room for "YOU" and is credited with writing one episode. "She essentially X-rayed this character who is the worst scenario of the kind of nice guy you meet in a bookstore. I can understand the attraction to writing a secretly dangerous man."
Gamble adds, of working with Kepnes, "Actually, Caroline fits a profile. She's a very sunny, engaged, positive person. She really gets the demons out on the page."
Kepnes's next projects include a pilot she's writing for Warner Bros. and another book.
She can only say it takes place in scenic, sweet Concord — and that it will be just creepy enough.
Meredith Goldstein can be reached at meredith.goldstein@globe.com.


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Benefits to heart health of reducing workplace sitting
Sitting on a ticking time bomb: managing type 2 diabetes in a sitting-centric world
Do we fatten our kids in front of screens? Yes, no, maybe, it depends!
Published by Travis at February 16, 2018
Today's post comes from Dr Genevieve Healy. You can find out more about Dr Healy at the bottom of this post. Dr Healy, David Dunstan and Nyssa Hadgraft have also described this work in an ACSM Active Voice article, available here.
We know that significant reductions in workplace sitting are achievable. But how does reducing sitting impact on workers' health? We examined this using data from our Stand Up Victoria intervention – a 12 month intervention in office workers that used organizational-, environmental- (including sit-stand workstations) and individual-level approaches to reduce prolonged workplace sitting time in desk-based workers.
We recruited 14 work teams and over 200 workers (136 intervention; 95 control) from the one organisation to take part in this cluster randomised controlled trial. We measured 14 biomarkers of body composition, blood pressure, glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism and a composite overall cardio-metabolic risk score in both the intervention and control participants at three time points: before the intervention, after three months of the intervention (end of the intensive intervention phase), and after 12 months.
We found a significant, beneficial intervention effect for fasting glucose and the clustered metabolic risk score at the 12 month assessment. This beneficial effect for fasting glucose was mainly due to the control group getting worse over the 12 months. There were no significant intervention effects observed at 3 months. Notably, sitting was primarily replaced with standing.
These findings show that in this "healthy worker" population (i.e. a population not chosen because they were at risk of poor cardio-metabolic health), there may be some small benefits to heart health of reducing sitting time. Importantly, given that the rates of type 2 diabetes are continuing to escalate, not getting worse is still likely to be a clinically relevant outcome.
This is one of the first steps in understanding the potential impact of reducing sitting time on markers of cardio-metabolic health. There is a need for longer term, wider-scale investigations, including in populations that may benefit most (e.g. type 2 diabetes, overweight/obese). There is also the need to understand how much it matters what the sitting is replaced with.
Findings were published in the May 2017 edition of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. A more detailed commentary on this article can be found here.
Healy GN, Winkler EAH, Eakin EG, Owen N, Lamontagne AD, Moodie M, et al. A Cluster RCT to Reduce Workers' Sitting Time: Impact on Cardiometabolic Biomarkers. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2017 Oct;49(10):2032-9.
A/Prof Genevieve Healy is a NHMRC Career Development Fellow at the Cancer Prevention Research Centre in the School of Public Health at the University of Queensland, and an honorary research fellow at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, and Curtin University. Her PhD research reported some of the first evidence regarding the importance of regularly interrupting sedentary time for heart health. Her current research builds on this work to examine population-level variations in prolonged sedentary time as well as the feasibility and acceptability of reducing this behaviour in key settings, such as the workplace. You can find more about Dr Healy here.
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Jon Muller says:
Now it's clearer to me that prolonged sitting have impact on heart health too. I just thought it must be my back pain but it seems there are other health risks attached to it. More reasons for me to stand up and do stretching from time to time.
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Athena Chong says:
I would like to thank you for sharing this amazing content with us. The most important point in the content 'impact of reducing sitting time'. There are many improving aspects of reducing sitting time, one of them is standing desk which lowers the risk of heart disease & increases metabolic strength.
Hi Travis, Great Article! These heart health benefits are amazing. it's really helpful to reduce heart problems. keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing.
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This is implementation of Coinj project inner API [coinj](https://github.com/btcsoft/coinj).

It may be used as a standalone library to access Litecoin network and managing your own wallet. Coinj is a fork of Bitcoinj project therefore this library offers exactly the same features.

Or it may be used in conjunction with another implementation of Coinj inner API (e.g. [coinj-bitcoin](https://github.com/btcsoft/coinj-bitcoin)) to implement cross-network applications.

Either way defining features of a whole Coinj stack are easy, clean and standardized alt-coin Java libraries development and crypto-coin cross-network development.

### Technologies

* Java 6 for the core modules, Java 7 for everything else
* [Maven 3+](http://maven.apache.org) - for building the project
* [Orchid](https://github.com/subgraph/Orchid) - for secure communications over [TOR](https://www.torproject.org)
* [Google Protocol Buffers](https://code.google.com/p/protobuf/) - for use with serialization and hardware communications
* [BitcoinJ](https://github.com/bitcoinj/bitcoinj) - upstream library, inner API of which was made alt-coins friendly and less static constants oriented


It might be time to reassess ABLE accounts.
Both the stock and bond markets took a bit of a roller coaster ride in 2018. In light of this volatility, ABLE account owners may be wise to test and perhaps reassess the investment choices they have made for investing the funds in their account.
If you began investing in 2015, when the ABLE was first being offered, unless you withdrew funds for expenses you most probably never saw your account balances decline in 2016 and 2017. During this period, both the stock and the bond markets experienced positive returns.
Last year offered a different picture; in 2018, volatility returned to both the stock and bond markets and the returns on your investment, depending on when you put funds in, may have taken a hit. For investors with little experience, it may be a shock to observe 90 cents where they had invested a dollar a short time earlier. Regardless of how much money is in the account, it is critical to invest the funds in the ABLE account to meet the goals of the account owner.
In many respects this is an opportunity to learn on how financial markets work. Now would be a good time to take a look at your account balances and gauge your reaction to the performance of your investment choices in 2018.
Your asset allocation or balance between stocks, bonds and money markets, should be based upon your personal ability to withstand a decline in your balance and your tolerance of market volatility.
If a portion of the funds in the ABLE are being used for transactions, owners should consider investing these monies with very low risk assets. Depending on how the account is being used, the funds should be invested to provide a mix between funding for transactions and growth for the future.
John Nadworny is a registered representative with, and securities are offered through LPL Financial, a registered investment advisor. They also offer investment advice through Shepherd Financial Partners, a registered investment advisor. Shepard Financial Partners and Special Needs Financial Planning are separate entities from LPL Financial.


If I publish one beach post a week until I'm done, we should wrap up just in time for Christmas!
Then I can get Halloween up by New Year's.
If you're just joining us, last week I published the first post from Beach Week 2015. We went in July. Shut up.
We all got up really early on Sunday and rushed right down to the beach.
Even though the media would have you believe we were wading in shark-infested waters, Ocean Isle Beach was as beautiful as ever.
I mean, we were all firmly on Dorsal Watch all week, but the weather was gorgeous and quite frankly, with fewer people in the water, it was easier to keep an eye on the few kids who ventured out.
Our crew mostly stayed on the beach itself and played games, especially early in the week. On this, Day One, they started out with a kind of a long-jump competition.
The long jump was good for the big kids, but Amelia wasn't into it. She was into the SAND.
She was so happy just digging in the sand that I couldn't stop taking pictures of her.
Oh, and she was obsessed with having her hair pulled back in a ponytail all week. She'd never let me do one before, but the wind was whipping so hard that she agreed while we were at OIB.
So, that first full day we did, um, PRETTY well with the whole "ankle-deep rule" thing.
I mean, I can't say with certainty that Grayson WASN'T turning around to check to see if I was watching when I took this picture, but ... let's say he wasn't.
I titled this one "Four boys looking wistfully out at sea."
Oh wait. Here's Jake, lying on the sand. Mystery solved.
In case any of you have forgotten, I am a semi-professional blogger.
If memory serves AND IT DOES NOT, Jake was one of the kids observing the ankle-deep rule -- although he managed to submerge himself up to his neck in ankle-deep water.
Once the boys got bored of standing in five inches of water, they came back to shore and started playing in the sand again. Please enjoy how Nick went so many months without a haircut in order to have a "swoosh" that, when wet, his sideburns were almost able to wrap under his ears.
Amelia wanted "Thaniel" to dig her a "big hole," so he got to work on that.
He wasn't doing it exactly right, so he got some instruction.
While they were playing, I noticed the guys who had set up their fishing poles with live bait just feet away.
They've done it every year, on every beach we've visited, but this year it royally pissed me off excuse my French.
Every year they reel in baby sharks, but this year with so many obviously already close to shore -- so many NOT BABY SHARKS close to shore -- it seemed like literally begging for trouble to be fishing with live bait right next to families. Even families who were only going in the ocean "ankle deep."
I wondered if I made a point to zoom in on him, he'd get uncomfortable and quit fishing. Think he noticed?
Basically every day we just made everyone stay out of the water while their lines were out.
Not a huge deal, really. There was plenty of havoc to wreak on the beach.
Ima let you finish, but there were a lot of chefs in this kitchen. Might've been a few tears shed over the EXACT SPECIFICATIONS for this massive sand creation.
Finally it was time for lunch.
I KNOW. DID YOU JUST DIE A LITTLE?
Since we always beach it up over July 4th, we usually catch the World Cup while we're together. This is what that looks like.
And finally, for this day I'll leave you with one picture of Jack. While I was taking pictures of the World Cup Viewing Area, he jumped in front of my camera for a photo bomb, and it actually turned out pretty cute.
In all seriousness, I'm going to try not to drag this out until Christmas. I'm gonna shoot for Thanksgiving.


AT&T Inc.'s WarnerMedia unit has agreed to a sale-leaseback of its 1.5-million-square-foot space at 30 Hudson Yards, Bloomberg News reported. The deal is valued at more than $2 billion, according to Bloomberg.
Related and its investment partners would lease back the space to WarnerMedia for 15 to 20 years. Allianz SE and Invesco were among the bidders who held discussions to take a stake in the SLB mega-deal, Bloomberg reported.
Representing WarnerMedia, according to Bloomberg, is Cushman & Wakefield's Doug Harmon. Harmon also represented WarnerMedia when it sold its headquarters in Columbus Circle to Related in 2014, a deal that served as a springboard for WarnerMedia relocating to Hudson Yards.
The 30 Hudson Yards deal wouldn't be the first SLB at the Far West Side mega-project. Coach Inc. sold its stake in 10 Hudson Yards to Allianz in 2016.


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Q: Simple if statement in bash doesn't work I am learning a little bit of bash in Linux and I just can't understand why this doesn't work. It is a simple IF statement and a read command to keep the window opened. What happens is that when I execute the .sh file the terminal's window opens for a second and closes back. I can't see any message or check whether there's any error or why it doesn't work. If I remove the IF block then I can see the message and the window remains opened. This is the code inside my file
count=99
if [ $count -eq 100 ]; then
    echo "Count is 100"
else
    echo "Count is not 100"
fi
read -p "Press enter to continue" nothing

I tried many other ways of using the IF structure but seems like none works

A: Your script is completely correct. atleast its okai in my linux mint

A: Use the dos2unix utility to convert the text file created on Windows to the correct format for Linux.  See this wikipedia page for more details.
Install if necessary:
$ sudo apt-get install dos2unix
<snip>
Setting up dos2unix (5.3.1-1) ...
$

Run it on your script:
$ dos2unix if.sh
dos2unix: converting file if.sh to Unix format ...
$


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Rayvolt Evangelizes Expansive E-Bike Lineup With Characteristic Style
Moor Insights and Strategy Contributor
Straight talk from Moor Insights & Strategy tech industry analysts
Rayvolt founder Mathieu Rauzier.
Mark Vena
Article by Mark N. Vena.
Modern-day Barcelona is an elegant and profound mixture of the rich Spanish and Catalan cultures of the region. The city is one of the great cultural centers of Europe, housing numerous museums, theaters, and performing arts venues that speak to Barcelona's 2,000 years of history. Numerous artists, filmmakers, and other creative professionals proudly call the city home. Amongst other things, the city is known for its Catalan modernism architecture (known as Art Nouveau to much of Europe), which was developed between 1885 and 1950. Barcelona is one of the great cities of the world, and stands as a majestic testament to human creativity.
It is against this remarkable backdrop that I attended a 2-day launch event conducted by premium e-bike maker Rayvolt. The brainchild of Mathieu Rauzier, the company has a decidedly alternative approach to the growing e-bike category that I believe differentiates them from the scores of companies, both large and small, in the growing segment.
The Rayvolt launch event at European Modern Art (El Born) in Barcelona.
Mark N. Vena
Rauzier has an educational background in naval engineering, with experience in yacht design, web design, and even the creation of a brand of paddle surf boards (his admitted passion). This experience is evident in the Rayvolt brand, product line, and vision. The company's international meeting event in mid-March was conducted at the European Modern Art (El Born) in downtown Barcelona, where Rauzier articulated Rayvolt' s mission and showcased its wide line of e-bikes against the backdrop of many of Europe's great works of art. While Rayvolt has technically been operational for about 3 years, this event had the flavor of an international launch (in part due to the venue). It was attended by global dealers as far away as Australia and Louisiana.
Rauzier kicked off the event, noting that traditional bikes have not materially evolved over the past century. Putting the electrical component aside, a typical bicycle still consists of the same key elements: frame, hub-based wheels, gear-based braking system, shifting levers, front and rear derailleurs, and chain. Even as the bicycle industry has begun to embrace rechargeable electric motors over the past several years, mobile app integration has been virtually non-existent with most e-bike brands.
Rayvolt's e-bike lineup.
Rayvolt
If there is a word that properly describes Rayvolt's wide lineup of e-bikes, it would be swagger. Its design concept seems to invoke the legendary era of early-1900s Indian motorcycles, the 1969 Café Racer and 1970 Beach Cruiser. In contrast to the many highly utilitarian-looking e-bikes on the scene, Rayvolt's e-bikes are a virtual feast for the eyes. Not only are these e-bikes pleasing to look at, they are designed around what Rayvolt calls EVIA: an "intelligent virtual assistant" that connects wirelessly to the bike control system and facilitates access to the motor and battery settings, the regenerative braking system, embedded GPS, mapping features, and diagnostics support for motor and battery. Rayvolt's models range in price from ~$3,150 to ~$4,110—price points that certainly position Rayvolt as a BMW or Mercedes-Benz-class brand. Interestingly enough, the dealers that I spoke with at the event were not phased by these prices, given the quality, technology, and the Rayvolt brand. You can view videos of Rayvolt's products (including its Barcelona event) here and browse its entire product catalog here.
Rayvolt's EVIA, an intelligent virtual assistant allows users to interface with the e-bike's system.
Rauzier saved the most intriguing element of the Barcelona event for the last 30 minutes. He unveiled several other product concepts, including e-scooter and e-motorcycle designs, that he believes will be part of an industry "renaissance" as the electric bike market evolves and expands. Clearly, Rayvolt has the electric scooter sharing category in its sights; it even announced an engagement with Yego, an e-scooter sharing service in Barcelona. Rauzier's aspirations are laudable, but Rayvolt will have to be careful not to spread itself too thin given the market opportunity it has in the core e-bike space. Having said that, there is no doubt that scooter sharing companies will find significant value in Rayvolt's robust and high-quality offerings. Rayvolt's products will presumably be longer lasting, which is key to profitability in the e-scooter sharing space.
Rayvolt deserves a deeper dive
According to Statista, the size of the global market for electric bikes is expected to grow from $15.7 billion dollars to $24.3 billion dollars in 2016—a growth of approximately 55%. The overall market is significantly fractured, with hundreds of micro players with single digit and sub-single digit share. This lends credence to the view that a disruptive new force could pick up significant share by doing something different.
Rayvolt's approach to the e-bike category is so differentiated from the scores of other mainstream e-bike players on the market that it deserves a deeper dive. I will release a white paper soon on Rayvolt's brand and product line strategy, assessing the company's potential impact in the growing e-bike market. While Rayvolt has a small team, it was hard not to come away from the event feeling impressed by their passion and dedication to the company's mission. I look forward to looking further under the hood of Rayvolt's strategy and assessing the company's potential to exploit the huge growth in the e-bike category. Please stay tuned.
Mark N. Vena is a Moor Insights & Strategy senior analyst covering the smart home, home automation, security, and console gaming.
Disclosure: Moor Insights & Strategy, like all research and analyst firms, provides or has provided research, analysis, advising and/or consulting to many high-tech companies in the industry. The author does not have any investment positions in any of the companies named in this article.
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War of the Rebellion: Serial 017 Page 1041 Chapter XXIV. CAMPAIGN IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
GENERAL: The state of the service imperatively demands that the proceedings in the court over which you are now presiding, having been pending more than four weeks, should be brought to a close without any unnecessary delay. You are, therefore, directed to sit without regard to hours, and close you proceedings as speedily as may be consistent with justice and the public service.
Question. Will you state to the court at what time and place, if you can recall it, you saw General King for the last time on the 29th of August last?
Answer. I do not recollect of seeing General King on that day. I have been trying to recall to mind when I saw him, if I did see him, on that day. I have asked of my staff officers, and tried to refresh my memory on that point, but I cannot recall to mind having met General King on the 29th of August last.
Question. After the interview which you had on the 29th of August with General Porter, of which you have spoken heretofore in your testimony, you stated that you turned down toward or near Bethlehem church. Will you state whether you have any recollection of a messenger-a staff officer-form General Porter, bearing a message, while you were there, and if you made any reply?
Answer. I do not remember anything of the kind.
Question. Have you, or not, any recollection of having, after parting with General Porter on the 29th of August, sent back to him a message like this: "Take my compliments to General Porter, and say to him that I think he batter remain where he is," or words to that effect?
Answer. I have no recollection of sending any such message.
Question. Have you, or not, any recollection of having said to General Porter, in you interview, when you first met him on the 29th of August, that that was no place to fight a battle; that he was too far in advance?
Answer. I cannot recollect precisely what occurred between General Porter and myself, or what conversation and what words passed between us at that time. The subject of our conversation, as near as I can recall it to mind, was the order which we each of us had received from General Pope; and particularly that part of it which referred to our not going so far forward that we should not be able to get behind Bull Run that night or before morning. I cannot say what language I used, or how it may have been understood, whilst talking on that point. As to that particular spot or ground, so far as topography was concerned, not being a place for a battle, I have no recollection of having said anything to the effect that it was not a good place to fight on. It was about as good a place, so far as topography was concerned, as any other in that part of the country. I think our conversation was chiefly upon the subject of not putting ourselves in a position to be unable to fulfill the requirements of the order about retiring behind Bull Run, and about not going so far toward Gainesville, or going to Gainesville, that this could not be done. Without being able to say what was said either by him or me, I think, so far as my best recollection goes, that the object and purpose of our conversation at that time was in relation to that point.


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Vincent Defrasne (Pontarlier, 9 de marzo de 1977) es un deportista francés que compitió en biatlón.

Participó en tres Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno, entre los años 2002 y 2010, obteniendo en total tres medallas: bronce en Salt Lake City 2002 y oro y bronce en Turín 2006. Ganó seis medallas en el Campeonato Mundial de Biatlón entre los años 2001 y 2009, y dos medallas de oro en el Campeonato Europeo de Biatlón de 2001.

Palmarés internacional

Referencias

Biatletas de Francia
Biatletas de Francia en los Juegos Olímpicos de Salt Lake City 2002
Biatletas de Francia en los Juegos Olímpicos de Turín 2006
Biatletas de Francia en los Juegos Olímpicos de Vancouver 2010
Medallistas olímpicos de oro de Francia
Medallistas olímpicos de bronce de Francia
Campeones mundiales de biatlón
Abanderados olímpicos de Francia
Abanderados en los Juegos Olímpicos de Vancouver 2010


The image above is from the Voyager 2 spacecraft fly by of Triton in the summer of 1989. Dr. Paul Schenk, a scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, used Voyager data to construct the best-ever global color map of Triton. This map has a resolution of 1,970 feet (600 meters) per pixel. The colors have been enhanced to bring out contrast but are a close approximation to Triton's natural colors. Voyager's "eyes" saw in colors slightly different from human eyes, and this map was produced using orange, green and blue filter images.
8.6 Billion Miles from Earth: The End of Voyager 2 Mission?


Wincanton already manages Sainsbury's distribution centre in Greenford, West London. The latest contract extends the arrangement to retailer's Thameside distribution centre.
From the early part of 2013, Wincanton will also collectively manage the logistics operations for the majority of Sainsbury's Local stores across London.


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A $200 Million Question: Did QuadrigaCX CEO Gerard Cotten Faked His Death?
Posted By: Al Restar March 7, 2019
The death of QuadrigaCx's CEO in December last year sparked an investigation on what happened to the funds that Cotten has allegedly placed in cold storage that the company is now unable to recover, leaving them with a $136 million debt.
The investigation has raised several suspicions on Gerard Cotten's death as well as his co-founder and the rest of QuadrigaCX's team. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are looking into the implosion if QuadrigaCX after almost $200 million of funds went missing following the death of its Chief Executive Officer.
The suspicion started from Cotten's decision to file a will 12 days before his mysterious death in an Indian hospital according to court documents. The will purportedly leave millions of dollars in assets to Cotten's wife, Jennifer Robertson, and made her the executive of his estate.
More suspicions mounted up after its court-appointed monitor, Ernst & Young, revealed that someone in QuadrigaCX 'inadvertently transferred' 103 Bitcoins worth nearly $500,000 to a cold wallet as part of the court proceedings. The funds are reportedly none existent anymore as someone has already withdrawn it.
QuadrigaCX made other unusual behavior and business decisions related to its business practice and corporate structures since its inception.
The company has faced a multimillion-dollar problem after the CEO of the company have died, taking the majority of the company's digital assets including passwords and encryption keys, to his grave in late 2018.
On January 31st, the company filed a court protection motion after almost $200 million of unpaid debts from investors followed the death of its Chief Executive Officer, Gerard Cotten, late 2018 due to complications.
QuadrigaCX's directors posted a notice on the firm's website on Jan. 31 that it was asking the Nova Scotia court for creditor protection while they address "significant financial issues" affecting their ability to serve customers.
On Thursday last week, a report has concluded that the man who co-founded QuadrigaCX along with Gerard Cotten, Michael Patryn, is a convicted felon who served a prison sentence in the United States for his role in an identity theft ring.
The report suggests that Patryn was living under a different identity at the time the crimes in America were committed including the dealings with Liberty Reserve, a now taken down website where cryptocurrencies are transferred to be laundered.
Amidst the overwhelming evidence that the report has shown, Patryn denied that he is the same person described in the investigation.
Other crypto companies have also started their forensic examination of the QuadrigaCX mystery. Coinbase's CEO Brian Armstrong said that QuadrigaCX suffered from a "multimillion-dollar bug" in 2017and now QuadrigaCX's executives are trying to trade their way out by using Cotten's death as a pretext to pull the plug on its operations.
QuadrigaCX's explanation to what happened, which was reminiscent of a bank saying it had misplaced most of its money, drew immediate scrutiny from the media and on sites like Reddit, where some users have questioned if Cotten had faked his death.
The story is that Cotten died in India. Local sources said that the CEO was admitted to a hospital with stomach pains, and eventually died of cardiac arrest. In a seemingly odd procedure, Cotten's body was handled by hotel staff after an embalmer refused to receive it. His widow reportedly returned with it to Canada.
While there is no persuasive evidence Cotten faked his death, it is unclear whether anyone at a Nova Scotia funeral home that handled his service saw his remains. The funeral home, JA Snow, issued a "statement of death" but Kortney Adams, an executive with the association that oversees funeral homes in the province, said that a foreign death certificate issued such statements.
Jesse Powell, Kraken's CEO, who attended Cotten's private and closed-casket funeral said that his family appeared to be genuinely grief-stricken. Powell, for his part, says he is "99% certain" Cotten is dead.
For what happens now, after all of these mysterious events and accusations unfurling, the world is at its feet waiting to uncover new plots and twists in the saga QuadrigaCx stars.
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Every semester, the UCA Archives receives theses from the Schedler Honors College. These papers, written by senior Honor College students, encompass a vast array of topics allowing archives.
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At the back of Mandisa Zwane's typical yellow plaster-clad Soweto house is a bustling hive of activity set to a soundtrack of gospel music and crying babies that. designer packs into her small.
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