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Tomas Hertl could be a target for the Rangers
6/13 | On TSN, Pierre LeBrun spoke about how San Jose may take a run at trying to extend pending UFA Tomas Hertl.
LeBrun said that he expects the Sharks to make an offer for an extension, but added "if that doesn't lead to an extension…the trade deadline is March 21st and there may not be a bigger name on the trade bait board than Tomas Hertl if he is officially made available between now and March 21st. He has almost a 100% no-trade clause, only three teams on his 'yes' list, he has lots of control.
LeBrun added, "One team to keep an eye on, the New York Rangers who I think have him on their list."
Hertl, 28, has a cap hit of $5.625 million and has 20 goals and 11 assists in 37 games this season.
Larry Brooks said in the NY Post podcast Thursday, "if Tomas Hertl is there then I think the Rangers do everything they can to try and get him."
Arthur Staple writes that it may cost the Rangers a first-round pick and a "b-level prospect" to acquire Hertl as a rental. (The Athletic)
Adam Rotter: Hertl is an interesting guy because he would fill the top-six hole the Rangers have but are they in the position to trade some of their top assets for a rental? I'm not sure this team is playing well enough and winning enough, without finding a way to win, to make that kind of move right now. That could change over the next two months or so, but making a move for that kind of rental seems premature for where the Rangers are in their process.
Then there is the question of what if Hertl isn't a rental? What if they get him and ultimately sign him? That would mean Ryan Strome would be moving on after the season. They are the same age and while Hertl has been a more consistent offensive player over his career, they have similar points per game numbers over the last few years. I haven't seen Hertl enough to know if he is a better player than Strome, but generally if all things are equal you go with the player you know.
This could all be for nothing and Hertl, like Chris Kreider in 2019-20, could go all the way to the deadline looking like he is going to get traded and then ultimately sign a long-term deal. There is no doubt that the Rangers need to add a forward, maybe two forwards, but there is still two months until the deadline.
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WHERE IS ANNAN'S BODY? … Disappointed Mourners Ask As Casket Remains Closed
By Emmanuel Akli
Hundreds of Ghanaians who thronged the Accra International Conference Centre to catch a glimpse of the body of the former United Nations Secretary General, Busumuru Kofi Annan, left the place disappointed, just as at the death of the great man.
Under Ghanaian tested culture and tradition, bodies are always laid in state for mourners to file past and view the corpse, unless in the case of tragic accidents, where the body has been mutilated beyond recognition.
International media reports indicate that Mr Kofi Annan, the greatest Ghanaian when it comes to achievements, after Ghana's first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, died peacefully in the arms of his wife and family at the ripe age of 80.
God gave him divine protection, and he was not involved in any accident that resulted in his death, however, how his casket remained closed – preventing Ghanaians from viewing his body and bidding farewell – remains a Gordian knot that must be untied.
With a short, simple, but impressive ceremony at the Kotoka International Airport to welcome the body back to his Motherland, which was beamed live on most of the radio and television stations across the country and world at large, on Monday night, many were Ghanaians who were eager to see the body and pay their last respects to the great man, but their wishes never materialised. They were ushered into the well-decorated Accra International Conference Centre to file past a body that turned out to be in a closed casket.
Some of the disenchanted mourners told The Chronicle that if they had known that the body would not be on display, they wouldn't have wasted their time and energy to come to the Accra International Conference Centre.
According to them, for Kofi Annan, who rose from humble beginnings at both Cape Coast and Kumasi to become an international icon, had achieved a lot for himself and Mother Ghana – the reason why they wanted to view the body.
Some of them also told this reporter that they never met the former UN boss in person, the first and only black African from sub Sahara Africa to become UN Secretary General, during his life time, and thought it was an opportunity to file past the body, as a sign of respect for his great work for humanity, but they have been 'prevented' from doing so.
No official statement has been issued explaining why the casket has been closed. Deputy Information Minister Pius Enam Hadzide, however, explained in an interview with Class News that Mr Annan's wish was to have a modest funeral.
"There are high-profile funerals that I have attended that I have seen the casket covered, even in this country, and so, it is not a major problem. The important thing is that you see the family sitting in state, and the man, Kofi Annan himself, is a modest person, and so he doesn't want a lot of flamboyance around the funeral with a lot of frills," he was quoted as saying.
Meanwhile, the Ghana News Agency also reports that Ghanaians have been paying their last respects to the celebrated diplomat – former United Nations (UN) Chief, Mr. Kofi Annan – as his body lies in state at the Accra International Centre (AICC).
Hundreds of people have been filing past the body, amid heavy security presence.
The government has declared three days of national mourning for the man, who rose through the ranks to become the seventh UN Secretary-General.
Mr. Annan passed on at the ripe age of 80 at a hospital in the Swiss city of Bern, on August 18, 2018, and his mortal remains flown in on Monday evening, for a befitting state funeral.
By 0800 hours, when the Ghana News Agency (GNA) got to the AICC, mourners and scores of journalists had already started gathering.
Madam Rejoice Adjeley Mensah, who led the La Bethel Women Fellowship to pay their respects to Mr Annan, told the GNA that they were there to honour him for his extraordinary service to humanity. She added that he brought honour to Ghana and had earned his place in history.
"We are here to honour him, and it is our prayer that he would find peaceful rest in the bosom of his maker."
Tributes have been pouring in for Mr. Annan – a global statesman – who tirelessly fought for a fairer and more peaceful world.
In 2001, he co-received the Nobel Peace Prize with the UN.
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Kazakhstan has attracted US$264 billion of direct investments over the past 12 years. According to official information, the Netherlands, the United States of America, France, Switzerland, Russia and China are the top investors in Kazakhstan's economy. The vast majority of capital investments account for extraction of mineral resources. In recent years, foreign investors pay special attention to manufacturing sector, including food industry and agro-industrial sector followed by metallurgy, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, tourism and machine-building. New investors are ready to invest US$7 billion for implementation of new projects in Kazakhstan. They are attracted by the favorable investment environment in the country as well as tax exemptions and other incentives.
- The Government is constantly monitoring the development of favorable conditions for investors with consideration of the OECD standards and international best practices. The investment environment has significantly improved. In July 2017, Kazakhstan became the associate member of the Investment Committee of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Over the past six years, we introduced significant amendments to the Kazakh law according to the OECD standards, such as facilitation of the permit system, improvement of the laws in terms of taxation, customs control, migration, visa requirements and others.
A Russian company is planning to construct a Lube Oil Plant with the capacity of 100 tonnes per year in Almaty region. Digital elements will be applied in the plant's production operations. According to experts, Kazakhstan's oil and gas will be in high demand in the global market.
- Even under all the rapid change of 'Sky', the world will still need 85 per cent of today's oil and gas production by 2050. The world will still need oil and gas for a very long time to come. And world will still need the work we do together in Kashagan, Karachaganak and beyond for many more decades.
- We have a three-year plan to prioritize digital opportunities, things like augmented reality, robotic process automation and the use of blockchain to buy goods and services can be the next digital technologies with spotlight at TCO.
There are currently a total of 120 countries and international organizations in the list of Kazakhstan's investors.


At the ongoing Mobile World Congress 2019, ZTE-owned Nubia has launched, what could be, the world's first wearable phone.
Thanks to its 4-inch flexible OLED display, the Nubia Alpha looks like a phone that can be wrapped around the wrist to track fitness, click photos, make calls and even send messages.
However, internally, this one-of-a-kind wearable is pretty much a smartwatch.
Nubia Alpha sports a flexible OLED display that allows the device to boast of a wearable form factor while the 4-inch size (960x192 pixels resolution), makes it one of the largest displays ever on a smartwatch.
The wearable also has stainless steel bands, water-resistant built quality, a 5MP camera, and all the usual sensors you'd find on a smartwatch including the heart rate sensor.
The Nubia Alpha is powered by a Snapdragon Wear 2100 chipset, paired with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage.
Under the hood, the device also packs a 500mAh battery that offers battery life of up to two days.
Further, it comes with an eSIM with 4G LTE support, built-in speaker and microphone, as well as a virtual T9 keyboard for typing.
Thanks to the embedded SIM and 4G connectivity, the Nubia Alpha offers several functions of a standard smartphone such as calling and texting.
The device also functions as a fitness tracker, allowing you to monitor heart rate and track calories among other health parameters.
Moreover, Alpha runs a custom OS with support for air gestures that let you navigate by waving fingers over it.
The Nubia Alpha Bluetooth model with Black bracelet will be available in Europe and North America in April for EUR 449 (approx. Rs. 36,200).
The eSIM variant, priced at EUR 549 (approx. Rs. 44,300), will be available in the aforementioned regions in the third quarter of 2019.
Lastly, the 18K Gold variant of the eSIM model is priced at EUR 649 (approx. Rs. 52,400).
When will Nubia Alpha launch in India?
Does Nubia Alpha support eSIM?
What is the price of Nubia Alpha?
Can Nubia Alpha monitor heart rate?
Currently, we don't have any formal details about the availability of Nubia Alpha in Singapore. However, we can expect to hear from the company after the device launches in Europe later this year.
As of now, there are no details about the availability of Nubia Alpha in India. However, the smartphone will be available in North America and Europe in April.
Yes, Nubia Alpha comes with an eSIM along with support for 4G LTE networks.
The Nubia Alpha starts at EUR 449 (approx. Rs. 36,200) for the Bluetooth model and goes up to EUR 649 for the 18K Gold variant of the eSIM variant.
Yes, Nubia Alpha comes with a dedicated heart rate sensor that will help you monitor your heart rate.
Galaxy S10+ v/s iPhone Xs Max: Which one is better?
As the company's most advanced smartphones to date, Samsung has officially launched its S10 and S10+ models.
As the successor to the F9 Pro, OPPO is working to launch F11 Pro in India on March 5.
As its most-advanced smartphone till date, HMD Global has launched the Nokia 9 PureView in Barcelona.


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Thursday 3 & Friday 4 May: Deeper into Queensland we travel
Thursday: Ceratodus Rest Area to Moura, Qld
We left bright and early heading further inland, calling first at a little settlement called Eidsvold where we filled up with water and emptied the toilet, before continuing. We drove through a virtual ghost town, Cracow, where shop after shop was closed down and boarded up, just a few houses, a little museum and a community hall remained. It's amazing how any little settlement like this survives, hanging on to the remnants of the mining life that once sustained them.
From Cracow we continued on to Theodore, a slightly bigger settlement with a small pub, an IGA supermarket and a bowling club. It is also a self proclaimed RV friendly town, offering cheek by jowl free camping alongside the main park in town. We stopped there for a break and a cup of tea, but didn't fancy staying longer.
We continued on to another free camp, just past Moura, another tiny town, with a new hospital in the making and a thriving coffee and snack truck. Our camp was alongside the Dawson River, and when we pulled up was not too busy, allowing everyone plenty of space to park hitched up. There were toilets (one male, one female) and showers, but a lot of people for these limited facilities. I'd estimate there were around 25 different parties camped there, mostly in caravans but the odd tent or two. Miss Tassie jumped out of the car enthusiastic for an explore, but was quickly scared back into the caravan by a pair of yapping dogs in the van behind us. She chose not to come out again. The owner of aforementioned dogs came over to apologise and explain that his fur children lived with cats and were not threatening Tassie, just saying hello. They were holidaying at this spot for 10 days. One night was more than enough for us – while at face value the riverside camp looked pretty enough, the road trains thundering just metres away along the highway from 4am onwards were not ideal.
Friday: Moura to Carnarvon Gorge, Qld
We set off early again, on the road just after 7am. The scenery really opened up, with beautiful rolling hills, roadways lined with pink tipped grasses, lime greens and creams blending into the stunning spotted gum trees. Fields of beef cattle stretched off into the distance, as the hills began rise steeper, with craggy sandstone walls rising up before us. The road surface was shocking, as though someone had poured tar over a field without first smoothing it!
Our first stop for the day was the little settlement of Rolleston where we had planned to do a final top up of water and clean out the toilet. It was there we discovered a most unfortunate accident – Mr A had forgotten to replace the cap on the toilet after emptying it yesterday. While this had no consequence when we were driving with it empty yesterday, today's bumpy road had ensured the night's contents (number 1s only, that's our rule!) spilled out everywhere! What a nightmare! So an hour of cleaning followed, thankfully while there was plenty of water around. Trusty duct tape will have to do the trick until we pick up a new cap in Mackay later next week.
Eventually we arrived in Carnarvon Gorge at its newest campground, Sandstone Park. It has only been open a year, and boasts 360 degree views of the gorges, perched high up on a hill. It's not too pricey either, at $28 per caravan at the moment, immaculate port-a-loos, firewood and bins. There is no power or water, but that is why we have filled up our tanks and have plenty of solar panels. We selected a spot with no nearby neighbours and plenty of views, and got settled in. Miss Tassie had a good look around and gave it her tick of approval before retiring to bed.
After lunch we drove down to the National Parks office to have a read about the wildlife, and did a short walk along the nature trail. A pair of pale faced rosellas flew by along the creek, followed by some red winged parrots. It all bodes well for tomorrow's walk in the gorge. At 4.30pm there was a talk by a local expert about the gorge's history and the wildlife we can expect to see. There are extensive examples of Aboriginal spray painting artwork here, much of which has been dated back 20,000 years. We are looking forward to seeing that. It was a great talk, and we're feeling extra enthusiastic about our hike in the morning.
We returned to camp as the sun set, admiring the incredible views from our high point.
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Q: habtm confusion.. Logical query I have a Book model and status of the book can be anything from NEW,
OLD, VERY_OLD. It can be NEW, OLD both or it could be both OLD and VERY_OLD. I want to
save user choices in a database. How would you suggest I implement this?
I could create a new model for Book condition but I feel that there must be a better way.

A: If I understand your question right, there are five possibilities for a book's status:

*

*NEW

*OLD

*VERY_OLD

*NEW & OLD

*OLD & VERY_OLD

Assuming I've got that right, you could accomplish this with an ActiveRecord::Enum. This would only require to add one new column to your DB, and wouldn't require a new model.
First add a status column if you haven't already got one:
# In a migration
add_column :books, :status, :integer
add_index :books, :status

(You might also want to add null: false to the line add_column, if you don't want it to be possible for a book to have no status.)
Then add this to your Book model:
class Book < ActiveRecord::Base

  enum status: [:new, :old, :very_old, :new_and_old, :old_and_very_old]

end

This generates methods on Book called new?, old?, very_old? etc. You might want to override these e.g. so new? returns true if status is new_and_old as well as just new:
def new?
  status == "new" || status == "new_and_old"
end

Another way to do this could be to add boolean columns to book called new, old, and very_old, but then this would require you to add a bunch of validations (e.g. to make sure that a book can't be both "new" and "very old".)

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Barcelona Transfer News Update: Georginio Wijnaldum Set To Join Catalans On Five-Year Deal
After a mixed season, Barcelona are looking to strengthen their squad for next season. Liverpool midfielder, Goerginio Wijnaldum is set to complete a move to Camp Nou in the coming days as his contract with current clubs Liverpool is set to expire. The Dutch midfielder spent five years at the Merseyside club but is now set to make a fresh start in his career with the Spanish giants. Luis Suarez Blasts Out at Barcelona & Ronald Koeman After Atletico Madrid Wins La Liga.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona are set to complete the signing of Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum in the coming weeks on a free transfer. The 30-year-old's current deal with Liverpool is set to come to an end in the summer and the Dutchman will join the Catalans on a five-year deal.
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Gini Wijnaldum to Barcelona, confirmed and here we go! 🔴🔵 #FCB
The verbal agreement has been reached, Wijnaldum is joining Barça until June 2024. He's expected to sign his contract in the next few days – work in progress to complete the deal reducing Gini's salary. ⏳ https://t.co/TlqznhJfBh
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 26, 2021
It is understood that Wijnaldum's agent were present in Barcelona yesterday to finalise the move and have reached a verbal agreement. The 30-year-old has accepted a pay cut on his Liverpool salary to join the Blaugranas and is set to sign a deal with them until 2024, which is set to be announced in the coming weeks.
Goerginio Wijnaldum moved to Liverpool from Newcastle United in 2016 and had been an important member of Jurgen Klopp's side. The 30-year-old play a key role in the Reds' success in Europe and domestic competition, also scoring twice in the comeback against Barcelona at Anfield on route to winning the Champions League.
The Dutch international has been also linked with a move to German giants Bayern Munich but it is understood that the Bundesliga club have pulled out of the race after failing to meet his wage demands. In addition, the 30-year-old also has the desire to play for Barcelona.
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John Brackpool, 27, was killed on Thursday, 9th July 2009 whilst on operations near Char-e-Anjir, just outside Lashkar Gah, in Helmand Province , Afghanistan.
John Brackpool was a Private serving as a rifleman with the Prince of Wales� Company, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.
John was born on 11th July 1981 in Crawley, West Sussex. He joined the Army and served with the Princess of Wales�s Royal Regiment, during which time he deployed on operations to Kosovo and Iraq. He had left the Regular Army, but volunteered to serve with 1st Battalion Welsh Guards for a 6-month operational tour to Afghanistan.
Although his time with the Welsh Guards was short, he had settled in well and quickly became a popular member of his platoon. He leaves behind his parents, his partner, and his young son. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him.
"Private Brackpool was a superb soldier who had learnt his trade as a member of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, serving with them in both Kosovo and Iraq. After a number of years he left the 'Pick of the South', as he affectionately referred to them, and entered civilian life. But before long he joined up as a reservist to serve with the Welsh Guards for their tour of duty in Afghanistan.
"It is a mark of the man that he settled quickly and earned his platoon�s respect in a matter of days. He was easy going, hard working and had that kind of water proof smile that kept morale going when things got tough.
"His loss has been an enormous blow to his many friends in the Welsh Guards and those that remember him in the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. But we are all very conscious that our loss is nothing compared to the one being felt by his family, partner and son. Our hearts go out to them at this extremely distressing time."
"Private Brackpool joined the Prince of Wales�s Company as a Regular Reservist and instantly became popular amongst the Welsh Guardsmen he had volunteered to serve with in Afghanistan. He was an extremely likeable and engaging man. His laid back attitude and tremendous sense of humour � most often at his own expense � made him a hugely valued member of his platoon who quickly came to know him as 'Bracks'.
"That an Englishman could be so quickly and genuinely brought into the fold of a Welsh platoon � one which had already seen considerable action before his arrival � was a testament to his remarkable character and good nature.
"As a soldier he was committed, a team player, and enthusiastic in contact with the enemy. Having already completed two tours of Kosovo and one of Iraq he brought a huge amount of experience with him, yet he was humble, down to earth and took each day as it came.
"Private Brackpool was with us for only a short time but will leave a lasting impression on all that met him, especially those in his platoon who had the privilege and pleasure of living and fighting alongside this charming, unselfish, friendly and genuine soldier."
"Private Brackpool joined two months into our tour and made a quick impression upon us all. He had a permanent smile etched across his face and appeared to relish being part of a close knit team despite the austere conditions. He was blessed with a wonderful sense of humour and a truly happy go lucky attitude. All of us in 2 Platoon will remember Private Blackpool as a genuine, compassionate and likeable man who gave his life protecting his comrades.
"He will not be forgotten by 2 Platoon, who will miss him greatly."
"Private Brackpool had settled in well, making many new friends in 2 Platoon. There were plenty of times where 'Bracks' would make us all burst out in to tears of laughter. My funniest moment with John was when I told him to get on top of the small roof to give us protection. This didn�t last long as he fell through the roof shouting out in his loudest accent "get me out, get me out!" We had to break a wall down to get him out, he then fell through the hole. John and even the CSM were in fits of laughter.
"When we were in Camp Bastion, I remember John wondering what someone would say about him if anything happened in Afghanistan. I would like to say, John Brackpool was a brilliant bloke, he was always smiling and he was happiest when bantering with the boys. We all knew how much John loved his girlfriend as he would not stop smiling when he received a letter or parcel.
"I and the rest of 2 Platoon will always remember John we will never forget the sacrifice he made in order to protect us. Our thoughts are now with his family and friends."
"We didn�t know John for long as he joined us nearly two months into the tour but he was always the first to volunteer for any task and integrated quickly. He was an honest open character and a keen Arsenal fan yet he took jokes about his beloved team in good spirits.
"Upon arriving at our current base he found that the locals had left behind a rather unfriendly dog tied to post. In the few days John spent here he was the only one to earn the trust of the dog and even lead it to safety one afternoon under fire. John will not be forgotten by anyone that served with him and our thoughts are with his loved ones."


The Ixtaca Zone is largely covered with altered volcanic ash. However, some narrow veins with epithermal textures come to surface in a small outcrop. Preliminary soil sampling of the area returned up to 1.0 g/t gold and 110 g/t silver.
In 2010, a drill program was designed to test a small outcrop. Due to the limited surface exposure of the Ixtaca vein system, three holes were fanned out in a small area, each in a different direction. In August , Almaden reported assay results from first hole ever drilled in the Ixtaca zone: TU-10-01 intersected 302.42 metres of 1.01g/t gold and 48g/t silver and multiple high grade intervals including 1.67 metres of 60.7g/t gold and 2122g/t silver.
Following Discovery Hole TU-10-01, drilling has traced mineralization over one kilometer in a northeasterly orientation and has shown the Main Ixtaca Zone to be a broad and robust vein system intersected by multiple high grade veinlets in a variety of orientations. Drilling has also identified two additional zones: the Ixtaca North Zone and the Northeast Extension.


These instructions will help you set up and use a barcode scanner with your software. DaySmart Software, Inc. sells and officially supports Honeywell MS5145 Eclipse and Metrologic 9520 scanners. This does not mean that others will not work with your software, but these two are the ones that will definitely work. These USB scanners are plug-and-play devices and require no additional software or drivers to be installed aside from the automatic identification that Windows performs when the device is connected to a computer.
Once your scanner is connected you can test it in a variety of ways. Since it simply scans whatever information is contained in a barcode, you can open a new document in Notepad and scan anything with a barcode to verify that it's scanning properly. If the barcode you scan is a UPC with a number, the number read by the scanner should match exactly the number on the UPC code. The second way to test the scanner is to use it in your software. There are several places your barcode scanner can be used.
Tickets: you can scan your products when your cursor is placed in the ID column. If your Product ID fields are set as the UPC codes on your product labels or you have added the UPC code to one of the Alias fields for your products, products will be added to tickets simply by scanning the barcodes.
Receiving or Updating Inventory: you can scan products in the ID column to process inventory updates when you select Update Inventory with Barcode Scanner in the Products & Services pull-down menu.
Purchase Orders: you can scan products in the ID column when creating purchase orders. This function is found by selecting Edit Purchase Orders in the Accounting pull-down menu.
If your barcode scanner is unresponsive or reading improperly when connected to your computer, trying moving it to a different USB port. If you don't have another USB port available, unplug the device, wait about 10 seconds, reconnect it to your computer, and try scanning again. In the rare occurrence that this does not correct any operating issues, you should restart your computer and test the scanner again. If the device is still unresponsive, this may indicate hardware failure and you will want to contact the manufacturer for further assistance.


KFC's blend of 11 herbs and spices have tantalised junk food junkies across the world for decades and served as the company's most valuable intellectual property, so it's no wonder that many have tried to crack the recipe. Many have gotten close, but not quite there. So when The Chicago Tribune posted a recipe given to them by Joe Ledington, the nephew of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Harland Sanders which was located in a 70 year old scrapbook and which convincingly passed the taste test, the internet exploded. KFC at home? What a time to live. But KFC have tried to shoot the whole thing down.
According to a KFC statement posted by The Telegraph, KFC have denied the recipe is the real deal saying "many people have made these claims over the years and no one has been accurate - this one isn't either". The company holds that the original 1940 recipe handwritten by Sanders is locked up in a safe encased in two feet of concrete and monitored by extensive video and motion detection surveillance systems.
Of course, there's no reason that the newly discovered recipe simply be a duplicate? You can't keep your secrets forever, not in this day and age.


If you are reading this because you've just learned you are pregnant—congratulations! Now that you are expecting, you will experience a lot of changes in your body and your life over the next nine months. The team at Summit OB/GYN is here to help you navigate your physical and emotional changes and to ensure you don't miss any important pregnancy tips from week one to delivery.
Did you know that many women who are trying to conceive do not realize they are pregnant until they are well into their second or third month of pregnancy? The tips below will help guide your first month of pregnancy as well as the months leading up to it.
As soon as you decide it's time to start a family, talk to your doctor about adding a prenatal vitamin to your daily routine. Be sure to select one with at least 400 micrograms of folic acid to help prevent certain birth defects of baby's brain, heart and spine.
Smoking, drinking and using drugs are not only harmful for you, but they can cause serious harm to a fetus. Not only do these things expose your baby to harmful chemicals, they may cause birth defects, miscarriage, preterm labor or stillbirth. Talk to your doctor if you need help quitting.
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Alberto Lloret
Blade Runner EE is a remaster in the strictest sense of the word: if you don't expect an abysmal jump in the graphics (softened backgrounds, the same models...) you won't be disappointed. It is still a great adventure, and although not all the novelties are equally successful and has failures, for 9.29 euros do not even think about it if you like the genre.
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4 / 10.0
Between the poor, blocky visuals, the array of glitches and bugs, the sub-standard UI and lack of any attention given to making the game more accessible to a contemporary audience, it saddens me to admit that Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition should be avoided at all costs. Tragically, this is because under all of this scarred and badly implemented design, there's a roundly excellent and atmospheric detective yarn just bursting to come out, but is now seemingly condemned to be lost to time, like tears in the rain.
Claudio Magistrelli
Honestly, I feel like I can't do anything but completely pan Nightdive's efforts on Blade Runner Enhanced Edition: from a technical standpoint, the game is indefensible, with plenty of bugs, and certainly doesn't feel "Enhanced" compared to the original (luckily still available on GOG). Undoubtedly the lack of chunks of the source code and the format of the original assets did Nightdive no favors, but this is still a poor tribute to Westwood's legacy.
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Lou Sytsma
It's great to see this game getting a second life. Who would have believed it possible for this game to be playable on consoles? The mood is still great, and the game is very replayable because of the randomization of who is human or replicant. I very much enjoyed this retro-future trip back to 2019.
Giulia Martino
Judging Blade Runner Enhanced Edition is a difficult job. If it is true that the comparison trailers with the graphics of the original version had shown a very faithful approach, more of reconstruction and exaltation of the Los Angeles atmospheres than of real revision, one cannot fail to notice several defects that affect the final result.
Roland Ingram
Many will see the score at the bottom of this review and immediately write off Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition. However, there is something genuinely brilliant buried deep inside this Switch release, beneath the lingering issues with pacing and narrative design as well as the myriad painful "enhancements" Nightdive Studios has dumped on top. To cut through all that, you will need a great love for Blade Runner and cyberpunk, saintly patience, a walkthrough on hand, a strict requirement to play on console rather than PC, and a pair of rose-tinted glasses. If you have all those things then you may still see life in this game's eyes, but we don't need a Voigt-Kampff machine to tell this version from the real thing.
Audra Bowling
Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition is a misnomer since it downgrades a classic.
David Temple
If you are really into the Blade Runner franchise and can put up with the shortcomings, I suppose you can get some enjoyment from Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition. Everyone else should take a pass on this remastered adventure game. Maybe if the studio comes out with a "More Enhanced" edition, with plenty more fixes in place, it may be worth another look.
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Talent Agency Grooms Artistic Teens for Success
Tuesday, August 1, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz
artCollege of Visual and Performing ArtsNancy Cantor WarehouseStudents
Student Tyron McIntire sketches during drawing class at the Talent Agency.
David Gebremichael is one of a group of teens who, surprisingly during the summer, get themselves out of bed early and down to the Nancy Cantor Warehouse on West Fayette Street in Syracuse by 9 a.m. four days a week.
Assata Bey works on a sculpture.
Gebremichael isn't getting paid to be there. He's one of 24 students at the Talent Agency, a nonprofit program that works with visually creative youth to help them develop their art skills and create portfolios of their work.
"I got lost finding this place the first time," Gebremichael says, "but I'm glad I found it. I like it here."
Yvonne Buchanan, one of the Talent Agency's co-founders and an associate professor of art in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), says Gebremichael is very talented. He was connected with the program through his guidance counselor at Corcoran High School in the Syracuse City School District, which Buchanan says is a common way to find out about the program.
Most, but not all, of the students are economically disadvantaged. "We don't ask about the kids' status, but we try to reach those who couldn't pay for these lessons," Buchanan says. "We have grants to serve underprivileged kids." Almost all of the students come from the Syracuse school district, with a few from Liverpool and Solvay sprinkled in.
And not all are high school students. A handful attend Onondaga Community College, and a few are out of school and working.
The Talent Agency started seven summers ago, at the time running out of the sculpture studio of the other co-founder, Dorene Quinn, then an adjunct professor in VPA. They found that the students lost momentum if they didn't keep going, so they started running the program year-round, though the summer program is the most intensive. A grant from then-Chancellor Nancy Cantor helped the program get on its feet. It is still housed in the community space at the Warehouse.
The summer program runs Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The mornings are spent drawing; then, after lunch, come classes in concentrations, such as painting, photography, 3D art, digital art and sculpture.
The program helps students develop not only their artistic skills but also a portfolio of work that can be used for college admission applications. Eleven students from the program have gone on to attend Syracuse University in arts, design, film or other creative programs.
Azalea Thomas sculpts a rose.
Buchanan, a studio artist, and Quinn oversee the undergraduate and graduate students from VPA who teach in the program. Many of them come back for several years to burnish their teaching credentials.
"We attract students who are interested in teaching," Buchanan says. "Some of them even want to start something like this in their own hometowns." She adds that Talent Agency teachers also get student images for use in their own portfolios.
Prospective teachers are interviewed and must come up with a course syllabus, but they aren't required to have previous teaching experience.
Taro Takizawa '17, started teaching at the Talent Agency while earning an M.F.A. in printmaking because "as an artist, you always need another source of income. I'm teaching drawing instead of printmaking, but I always feel like I'm learning a lot. It's really refreshing."
Growing up in Iran, teaching was always a dream for Asal Andarzipour '17, so she got involved with the Talent Agency during the first semester of the M.F.A. program in collaborative design in 2015. "It was challenging because at the time I was struggling with the language, but soon I started to like it," she says. Now she is assistant director of the program as well as drawing instructor.
Syrian artist Nada Odeh is pursuing an M.A. in museum studies and directing the Talent Agency program for the summer. When she came to the University, she searched for ways to support student artists, starting at the Everson Museum before she heard about the Talent Agency. "I'm so happy to help the students in any way I can," she says.
A group of Talent Agency students during drawing class
LaNia Roberts says the students think she is teaching them, but in fact, it is they who are teaching her. This summer is the first term teaching in the program for the senior painting major, and she is finding it "incredible."
Roberts says one student started out claiming he didn't like art, but she impressed on him that it was all about attitude. "He made incredible progress in just a week," she says, adding that, while she doesn't want teaching to be her whole life, she always wants it to be part of her life.
Gebremichael, a rising high school junior, thinks he might want to be an engineer, but says he wants to continue in the Talent Agency program anyway. "Art can help with everything. Art can make your life better," he proclaims.
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Just occasionally you come across a film whose story contains an element you feel able to talk about with the authority of personal experience, but can't. Such is the case with Ichikawa Kon's 1955 feature Kokoro*, as to discuss the aspect in question would mean revealing a key plot point. Frustrating though that may be, it really wouldn't be fair for me to ruin a moment whose build-up is crucial to what gives Kokoro its powerhouse emotional kick.
It's 1912 Japan, and Nobuchi and Shizu have the outward appearance of a normal, happily married couple, but their polite exchanges mask a repressed unhappiness that is somehow related to the death fifteen years earlier of Nobuchi's friend Kaji. In the years since then, Nobuchi has studied extensively but never found employment and no longer feels he has anything to offer the world of work. As he prepares to visit Kaji's grave, his wife asks him why he never likes her to accompany him. He reacts angrily to her enquiry, and once again goes alone.
At the cemetery, Nobuchi is approached by enthusiastic 23-year-old student Hioki, who calls him by the honorific term 'sensei' (a word meaning teacher or doctor that is also applied to any – usually male – figure who commands respect for his knowledge or profession), a term Nobuchi himself rejects. "I am a wretched man," he tells Hioki over a beer, but with Nobuchi increasingly shunning the outside world he appears to genuinely welcome Hioki's soon regular visits. The younger man deeply respects Nobuchi's accumulated knowledge, but still does not understand the man he has come to admire. Left alone with Hioki, he questions her about her husband, but all she can tell him is that he changed after Kaji's passing, an unnatural death whose cause remains a mystery to both her and, she believes, her husband. The notion that she may be in some way responsible for her husband's unhappiness clearly upsets her. Hioki becomes keen to know more about Nobuchi's past, but when questioned directly, his sensei promises only to reveal all "when the time is right."
Kokoro is initially a drama of mystery and subtle suggestion. Just what is it that has caused Nobuchi to slowly withdraw from the world and have such a low opinion of himself? What was the nature of the bond between him and Kaji and why does Shizu feel so intimidated by the ghost of his memory? And just why is Hioki so taken with the self-depreciating Nobuchi? Clues are thrown in but are open to interpretation: Nobuchi's reprimand to his wife's enquiry about Kaji, "It's not what you're thinking!" is echoed in a similar retort from Hioki to his mother after he volunteers to keep Shizu company in her husband's absence; Nobuchi's self-conscious switching of bar seats to avoid making eye contact with another customer; the offhand comments from Nobuchi that prompt Shizu to pause in self-reflective thought.
Some clarification comes as the story unfolds. Hioki recalls in strikingly shot flashback how he and Nobuchi first met, when he swam out to rescue the older man from what looked like a suicide bid. It's one of a number of ways in which death hovers over the proceedings, in the effect the loss of his friend has on Nobuchi's life, in the real world death of Emperor Meiji and the suicide of his loyal general Nogi, in the lingering terminal illness of Hioki's father, and in Nobuchi's expressed desire to take his own life in an act of loyalty to his Emperor. In truth, a large number of Japanese citizens did indeed commit sepuku following Meiji's death, which was seen by many as closing the door on a generation that grew up under his reign. Nobuchi's near-excitement at reports of such suicides is not initially taken seriously by Shizu, but the thought stays with him and the prospect that he might actually follow through on it colours the subsequent scenes.
A good deal of Kokoro's storytelling strength comes from what it infers rather than explains outright, with the viewer left to draw their own conclusions regarding Nobuchi's relationship with Kaji and his reasons for marrying Shizu. Whether it was a decision made out of jealousy, resentment, a sense of betrayal or desperation is open to interpretation, but the consequences provide the film with some of its most emotionally devastating moments: Nobuchi's reaction to Kaji's sandals in the hallway (itself foreshadowed by an earlier close-up of him removing the footwear, a cutaway that made little cinematic sense until this moment); his heart-rending close-up as he reacts to what he subsequently overhears; the wording of Kaji's letter and the polite delivery of medicine as Nobuchi tries to hide his despair. They also infuse the scenes that follow with an overwhelming sense of sadness for the lives of those affected, even the action's selfish instigator.
As suggested above, it's impossible to discuss these scenes in any detail without spoiling their first-view impact for newcomers. I am assured by a Japanese friend that Ichikawa adheres closely to the structure and even dialogue of Natsume Soseki's celebrated source novel, only losing out on the level of descriptive detail devoted to Nobuchi's internal suffering. That said, much is still most effectively communicated through Ichikawa's revealing and emotive use of facial close-ups and a quartet of superb performances from Nori Masayuki (Nobuchi), Aratama Michiyo (Shizu), Mihashi Tatsuya (Kaji) and Yasui Shōji (Hioki), each conveying the pain, concern, confusion and emotional turmoil suffered by their characters with a subtlety that could only fully register under the camera's intimate gaze.
The characters are always the focus of Ichikawa's camera (dual cinematographers Fujioka Kumenobu and Ito Takeo should take a bow here), probing facial expression for suppressed emotion and locking faces in the sort of intimate two-shots that only the narrow width of the Academy frame can effect. When the camera moves it does so with purpose, travelling with the characters as they move so that we can continue to observe their expressions as they speak (with so much held back, this is crucial) or moving almost invisibly forward to highlight the emotion of a particular moment. Even the more eye-catching shots have clear intention: the arresting opening close-up of Shizu that moves out and around her connects us instantly with her character and then quickly establishes her position as the 'good wife' expected of Japanese women at the time, while the rooftop track that follows a newspaper seller's journey down the street feels appropriate for the gravity of the news he is bringing.
Much of Kokoro is inevitably specific to Japanese culture, particularly in the way true feelings are suppressed in order to maintain a surface order, but in a story that explores four different perspectives of the same course of events, there are still many empathy touchstones for a western audience to connect to, and it would be a cold viewer who would not be moved by Nobuchi's self-torment, Shizu's quiet despair, Kaji's pained realisation or Hioki's last-act sense of desperation. Exquisitely made and beautifully performed, it touches the heart while remaining wisely inexplicit on elements that are left for us to interpret, and in the process transforms a much loved novel into a work of true cinematic poetry.
Framed in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio, this is a lovely transfer of a most impressive restoration, the sharpness, contrast and tonal range all spot-on, while most traces of damage and dirt have been removed or cleaned up. A few blips remain either side of some of the reel changes and there is one shot that looks as though it's been rescued from a lesser quality original, but otherwise this is a first class job.
The Dolby 2.0 mono soundtrack is inevitably narrow in its dynamic range and not as crisply clear as you'd expect of more recent films, but is largely clean off damage and noise with only a faint background hiss to disrupt the silence. The music betrays the age more than the dialogue, but on the whole all plays as expected for a film of this age, and a fair degree better than many I've heard.
None on the disc itself, but as ever with Masters of Cinema there is a fine accompanying Booklet, this one containing a detailed essay on the film by Tony Rayns, a fascinating and substantial 1994 interview with Ichikawa Kon by Mori Yuki on the director's influences and how he came to cinema, credits for the film and some high quality production stills.
A consistently compelling, beautifully made and performed drama from one of the masters of Japanese cinema, Kokoro is a work that demonstrates just how a little restraint can go a long, long way and how you don't necessarily have to fully understand a character or sympathise with their actions to care deeply for their fate. Handsomely restored for this Masters of Cinema release, this should be considered an essential purchase for devotees of Japanese period cinema and offers a fine introduction to those new to the pleasures of the form. Highly recommended.


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Het Kantongerecht Aalten was van 1838 tot 1877 een van de kantongerechten in Nederland. Het werd in 1838 gevormd uit het voormalige vredegerechten Aalten en Winterswijk. Het hield zitting in het gemeentehuis van Aalten aan de Markt. Dit gerecht bestreek het vierde kanton van het arrondissement Zutphen en was op basis van de Wet van 1 juli 1830 geklasseerd als kantongerecht der vijfde klasse. In 1877 werd het kantongerecht van Aalten opgeheven en werd het rechtsgebied verdeeld over de kantongerechten van Groenlo en Terborg.

Kantonrechters en griffiers van het kantongerecht te Aalten 1838-1877

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Egypt Bombings Target Police, 2 Dead
Egyptian security officials say three bombs have exploded outside Cairo University, killing a senior police general and a civilian and wounding several others, including a number of top officers.
Wednesday's blasts are the latest violence targeting security forces in Egypt.
They hit riot police stationed outside the university in anticipation of near-daily anti-government protests by students who support ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood group.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Islamist militants have carried out similar operations against police and soldiers since the army ousted Mr. Morsi last July after mass protests against him.
The insurgency threatens Egypt's security ahead of a presidential election in May, as well as the vital tourist industry on which the country relies for revenue.
Earlier this week, the government said such attacks have killed nearly 500 people.
Security forces have also carried out a deadly crackdown on the brotherhood and Mr. Morsi's supporters, arresting at least 16,000 people and killing hundreds.


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Gaia Epicus ist eine 2001 gegründete norwegische Power-Metal-Band aus Trondheim.

Geschichte
Die Ursprünge der Band reichen zurück ins Jahr 1992. Am Neujahrstag wurde von Thomas Chr. Hansen, Roar Følling und Tom R. Brumoen die Punk-Rock-Band Rått kjøtt (dt. rohes Fleisch) ins Leben gerufen.
Es folgten diverse Stil-, Namens- und Besetzungswechsel. Ab 1993 wurde unter dem Namen Execution Thrash Metal gespielt, einige Jahre später änderte sich der Stil zu Hard Rock. 1996 begann die Band Progressive Metal zu spielen. 1998 nannten sie sich Millenium, da dieser Name jedoch schon vergeben war, ein Jahr später Theater of Pain. Ab 2000 wurde daraus Eternal Flame, 2001 folgte der heutige Bandname Gaia Epicus.
Während dieser frühen Phase gab es keine offiziellen Veröffentlichungen, lediglich diverse Demoaufnahmen wurden erstellt.

2002 unterzeichneten Gaia Epicus einen Vertrag mit dem Label Sound Riot Records und brachten 2003 ihr Debütalbum Satrap heraus.
Im März 2005 starb der Schlagzeuger Yngve Hanssen bei einem Autounfall.
Das zweite Album Symphony of Glory verzögerte sich wegen Streitigkeiten mit dem Label und kam im Sommer 2005 auf den Markt. Danach begann die Band eine Kampagne gegen Sound Riot Records, in der sie dem Label Missmanagement und Nichteinhaltung von Vereinbarungen vorwarfen.
2006 wird das Album Victory, nach eigenen Angaben ihr bis dahin bestes Album, in den Top Room Studios innerhalb von nur 14 Tagen aufgenommen. Vom Label Epicus Records produziert, kommt es im Januar 2007 auf den Markt. 2008 folgt Damnation und 2012 Dark Secrets. Aufgrund der häufigen Besetzungswechsel wurden viele Alben und Konzerte mit Gastmusikern bestritten.

Stil
Der Musikstil von Gaia Epicus ist melodisch-progressiver Power Metal im Stil von Gamma Ray oder Helloween, die Texte befassen sich mit Fantasy und Geschichte.

Diskografie

Demos
 2001: Cyber Future
 2002: Keepers of Time

Studioalben
 2003: Satrap (Sound Riot Records)
 2005: Symphony of Glory (Sound Riot Records)
 2007: Victory (Epicus Records)
 2008: Damnation (Epicus Records)
 2012: Dark Secrets (Epicus Records)
 2020: Seventh Rising (Epicus Records)

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website (englisch)
 Gaia Epicus in der Encyclopaedia Metallum

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Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young just dropped a bombshell on the whitetail world!
Get ready to hear the name Luke H. Brewster a lot in the coming months, because this Virginia man made whitetail hunting history this fall!
Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young announced on the morning of Jan. 10 that that the 38-point monster non-typical that Brewster, a Virginia resident, harvested in Edgar County, Illinois back on Nov. 2, 2018, has a net entry score of 320 5/8 inches.
If this score holds and is verified, the Brewster buck will be only the fifth whitetail deer scoring over 300 inches to be tagged, and the largest non-typical buck ever shot by a hunter. The net entry score is approximately eight inches higher than Stephen Tucker's 312-inch monster from Tennessee three years ago.
Some photos and rumors about the buck have been circulating social media since it was shot, but it's probably safe to say no one saw this announcement coming today!
If you're not up on your whitetail hunting history, there is more to this buck's unbelievable antlers. This monster can officially take over the number three all-time spot in the Boone and Crockett record book for largest non-typical. If the current score stands, it would be behind only the world-famous 333 7/8 inch "Missouri Monarch" and the 328 2/8-inch "Hole-in-the-Horn buck" from Ohio. Both of those bucks were found dead.
It sounds like the Brewster buck will easily topple Michael Beatty's 294-inch Pope and Young World Record, a buck that has stood atop the mountain for bow-killed non-typicals for the past 18 years.
Details on the hunt are scarce right now as the story of the hunt has already been picked up as an exclusive for North American Whitetail magazine. A video press conference by Peterson's Bowhunting posted on Facebook from the Archery Trade Association trade show in Louisville, Kentucky seems to indicate Brewster and his buddies had multiple trail camera photos and videos. It also sounds like they had been after the giant for years. The buck also apparently broke part of its antler on his left side after Brewster shot, but it has since been repaired.
Other details revealed by Boone and Crockett state the buck had a 151 5/8 gross typical frame with a staggering 178 3/8 inches of non-typical antler.
While the 320 5/8 inch net non-typical score comes after the 60-day dry period, both Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young require a panel scoring before an animal can be verified as a world record. There was no word on when this panel will happen, but Boone and Crockett stated in their press release the panel will include measurers from both organizations.
Keep it here at Wide Open Spaces as we attempt to dig up more details on this monstrous and historic whitetail!


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NEW FIGURES SHOW BURY LAGGING BEHIND ON BROADBAND SPEEDS
New figures revealed in an independent analysis by the House of Commons Library highlight poor broadband speeds in the north of the borough.
The figures, produced at the request of Bury North MP James Frith, show that average broadband speeds in Bury, Tottington and Ramsbottom are almost 30% lower than the national average. Bury North comes out 62nd out of 75 North West Parliamentary constituencies and 467th out of 650 UK constituencies.
Although 96% of lines across Bury, Tottington and Ramsbottom are capable of receiving superfast broadband speeds (over 30 Mbps), almost 10,000 lines (30%) receive broadband speeds under 10 Mbps, which is the minimum speed judged necessary for decent broadband by Ofcom, the regulator.
James Frith MP and Bury Council leader Cllr Rishi Shori met this week to discuss connectivity in the north of the borough as part of an ongoing campaign to deliver better broadband speeds to the people of Bury.
James Frith said:
"These figures back up the complaints I have received in recent months about poor speeds across Bury North. Despite pleading with the Minister to take action, all I have received is a promise of jam tomorrow, with a Government pledge to give everyone the right to access to 10 Mbps three years from now. We need to go further, faster.
"I am supporting Mayor Andy Burnham's bid to Government for funding to deliver a fibre network in Greater Manchester and Cllr Shori and I are working together to identify other avenues to improve speeds here in Bury and will hold further meetings in the coming weeks."
Cllr Rishi Shori said:
"I am committed to working with our MPs and Mayor Andy Burnham to improve broadband speeds and connectivity across Bury. The Mayor has submitted a bid for £25m to Government to invest in a public sector fibre network across Greater Manchester, with the aim of leveraging an additional £250m from the private sector to roll out commercial and residential fibre broadband.
"I hope the Government will approve the bid so we can use the funds to improve speeds and connectivity in Bury."


Failure to diagnose and properly treat a medical condition is one of the most common forms of medical malpractice in the United States. As terrible as it may seem, there are thousands of cases of patients having been treated for a condition or complication that is not relevant to the suffering they sought medical attention for and may actually have increased the likelihood of the patient enduring further problems down the road. Almost 40% of all medical malpractice cases filed cite failure to diagnose and treat as the grounds for the claim. There are many ways these incidents may occur, and if you have fallen victim to an improper diagnosis, then it is important that you contact an Baltimore medical malpractice attorney from The Law Offices of Daniel J. Miller, LLC today.
In the past, there have also been cases of failed diagnosis due to a surgical error that occurred. Injuries sustained during surgery or medical treatment may go unnoticed by the doctors who caused them for extended periods of time before they are treated, threatening the lives of the patients.
When you seek medical attention for pain or complication, or when you seek preventive measures to keep yourself from becoming ill, you put your trust and health in the hands of a medical provider. Failure to diagnose a condition or complication can stem from lack of care or from negligence by a doctor to fully examine their patients. Improper screenings, incomplete examinations, and inadequate testing can leave a potentially serious disease or illness undetected. Cancer, strokes, and allergic reactions can all have life-threatening complications, so failure to diagnose them is incredibly serious as it can lead to wrongful death.
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A medical malpractice case involving the failure to diagnose a patient's condition can be difficult to prove. Unfortunately, not all cases of failed diagnosis are the result of medical malpractice. Because diagnostic medicine relies heavily upon the equipment and technology used in the process, the doctor or nurse is not always to blame for the mistake. If, however, it can be shown that the human error occurred on the part of the diagnosing doctor or nurse, a medical malpractice case may be warranted. Likewise, if it can be demonstrated that the failure was due to a defect or failure in the equipment, a different type of lawsuit may be filed against the company responsible for either manufacturing or maintaining that equipment.
If, at a later date or from the second opinion of a different doctor, you discover that you are actually facing illness, disease, or injury, you need to contact The Law Offices of Daniel J. Miller, LLC. Our team of Baltimore medical malpractice attorneys can fight for your compensation. We understand that you suffered wrongfully at the hands of your original doctor and will help bring them to justice. Our team provides free case evaluations to all potential clients, so if you have questions or concerns regarding your situation and how our firm may help, do not hesitate to contact our Baltimore office.


Even in this hardening insurance market, the extended economic downturn and stiff global competition from full-service financial services conglomerates will not permit the insurance industry to operate under its traditional, policy-based model.
Instead, the historically conservative insurance industry must follow suit with other financial service institutions to better meet the needs of its customers through personalization, timely offerings and heightened service, or risk losing them to the competition.
This will be possible through independent insurance producers who, with the use of customer relationship management tools, hold the key to converting single-line policyholders into enriched, multiproduct customer relationships.
The evolving role of the independent agent.
The independent agent channel is still the most desired by policyholders. It remains the primary distribution channel for insurance carriers. Companies must help agents seize the opportunity to leverage their close ties with policyholders and gain knowledge of their customers needs to strengthen their relationships through timely, effective offerings.
Agents, however, must take on a new face–that of a financial planner-advisor– and help policyholders select the right financial products to achieve their personal goals. They must attain the necessary securities licenses to sell both insurance and securities products to meet policyholders financial needs.
This will require full commitment from insurance carriers in the form of online customer support and new commission structures to support a truly customer-centric model.
Carriers are beginning to extend varying financial planning and wealth management tools to agents to assist them when devising personalized financial and risk plans for their agents client base.
As the number and complexity of products offered by carriers increase, the agents role will expand and grow more complex. In turn, insurance carriers must provide product education and administrative relief to agents, enabling them to dedicate more time to value-added tasks such as identifying new cross-selling opportunities and building customer relationships.
With component-based Web technologies, insurance carriers can automate business processes, such as policy ratings and claims processing, and support customer self-servicing needs. Agents will be free to spend more quality time with policyholders, thereby gaining insight into clients financial needs and helping them achieve their personal goals.
The industry will continue to consolidate in an effort to fend off the onslaught of competition and create a scale that will improve the carriers and the agencys bottom lines.
While an acquisition strategy might build scale, it is not enough under the current market conditions. Insurance providers must institute a strategy that focuses on customer retention and provides new value to policyholders.
A focus on core competencies.
As insurers experience escalating operational costs and declining rates of retention, they are seeking new ways to improve the bottom line.
Carriers are divesting themselves of unprofitable business lines and outsourcing mundane tasks–they are keeping only core strategic processes in-house. They must also evaluate the profitability of their customers across all lines of business to truly understand the value of each business unit.
Insurance providers are beginning to recognize the importance of an enterprise-wide, client-centric strategy that will help them achieve the most value from their customers. They are struggling, however, to attain these goals, because information technology is inhibiting their strategic choices.
The diverse and proprietary nature of their disparate legacy systems (lacking an open architecture that is based on standards) has hindered the insurance industrys ability to become more client-centric.
Redesigning systems from scratch is not a cost-effective strategy under the current competitive conditions and economic climate. Enterprise application integration technologies, however, allow insurance carriers to adapt legacy applications to new business requirements with limited modification to legacy systems, thereby reducing development and maintenance costs.
New component-based Web technologies with embedded EAI capabilities might be the solution for the insurance industry. Web-based technologies allow component architectures to be built incrementally, reducing risk, producing benefits more closely aligned with investment, and reducing the cost of maintaining older mainframe systems by eliminating costly and time-intensive redesign. Over time, it is possible to retire a legacy application as new, reusable components are built to replace the old.
The agents role will continue to evolve from a single business line insurance agent, to a full-service, multiproduct financial services planner-advisor enabling greater value and improvements to the bottom line. Component-based Web technologies will support insurance providers and agents in reaching this goal, one step at a time.
Stephen Ross is an analyst with Meridien Research in Newton, Mass. This article is based on his recent report, "Converting Policyholders into Customers: Insurance Agents Hold the Key." He can be reached at sross@meridien-research.com.
Reproduced from National Underwriter Property & Casualty/Risk & Benefits Management Edition, March 11, 2002. Copyright 2002 by The National Underwriter Company in the serial publication. All rights reserved.Copyright in this article as an independent work may be held by the author.


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Taynuilt, , ist eine kleine Ortschaft in der schottischen Council Area Argyll and Bute. Sie liegt im Norden der dünnbesiedelten Region etwa 14 Kilometer östlich von Oban und 44 Kilometer südwestlich von Fort William unweit des Ufers des Meeresarmes Loch Etive. Im Jahre 1991 wurden in Taynuilt 615 Einwohner gezählt. Seine positive Einwohnerentwicklung im 20. Jahrhundert verdankt der Ort dem Tourismus und der Einrichtung des nahen Wasserkraftwerks.

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Die Ortschaft ist direkt an der A85 gelegen, die Oban mit Perth verbindet. Die B845 führt von einem Schiffanleger im Norden durch die Ortschaft zum Loch Awe im Süden. Seit dem 19. Jahrhundert verfügt Taynuilt über einen eigenen Bahnhof. Dieser wird heute von der West Highland Line zwischen Glasgow und Oban bedient.

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In der Umgebung von Taynuilt befindet sich ein Denkmal aus der höchsten schottischen Denkmalkategorie A. Hierbei handelt es sich um die Anlagen der ehemaligen Bonawe Eisenhütte, die in den 1750er Jahren erbaut wurde und viel zur Entwicklung von Taynuilt beigetragen hat. Sowohl die in Taynuilt befindliche neogotischen Pfarrkirche Muckairn Kirk als auch das zugehörige Pfarrhaus sind in der Kategorie B gelistet; ebenso das Nelson Monument und die Gaststätte Taynuilt Inn.

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Chemicals in soap 'may contribute to Western world's fertility problems', say scientists after lab study
By Dr Rosie Morley
Chemicals found in common household products can affect human sperm cell behaviour in the laboratory, according to a recent study.
Researchers from Denmark and Germany tested around one hundred common man-made chemicals called endocrine disrupters, or EDCs, found in products such as toothpaste and some sunscreens. They found that the chemicals can affect the ability of sperm to swim and to release enzymes needed to fertilise an egg.
'For the first time, we have shown a direct link between exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals from industrial products and adverse effects on human sperm function', said Professor Niels Skakkebaek, leader of the Danish team from the Department of Growth and Reproduction at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark.
There are concerns that EDCs are associated with a range of health problems and may affect male fertility by reducing the production of sperm. This study raises the possibility that the chemicals may also have an effect on other aspects of sperm behaviour important for fertility.
The study observed changes in normal sperm behaviour for approximately one third of the EDCs tested. Of these, 11 were tested at very low concentrations similar to those measured in human bodily fluids, and were found to have a similar effect on sperm function as that seen at higher concentrations.
'In my opinion, our findings are clearly of concern as some endocrine-disrupting chemicals are possibly more dangerous than previously thought. However, it remains to be seen from forthcoming clinical studies whether our findings may explain reduced couple fertility which is very common in modern societies', Professor Skakkebaek said.
This study was performed in vitro and some experts have pointed out that there may be a different effect in the human body. 'Whilst the authors have attempted to use concentrations of these compounds that are found in bodily fluids, this data is incomplete and the environment of the reproductive tract is quite unique and is not the same as blood, urine or saliva', said Dr Allan Pacey, Senior Lecturer in Andrology at the University of Sheffield.
Sir Colin Berry, Emeritus Professor of Pathology at Queen Mary, University of London said, 'The difficulty here is extrapolating from an in vitro test to an in vivo situation. At the levels apparently tested, some of the compounds involved do not affect fertility or pregnancy outcomes in the animals in which they have been tested'.
The European Commission is currently reviewing its policy on the use of EDCs. Lead author of the study, Timo Strünker, from the Center of Advanced European Studies and Research in Bonn, Germany, said 'Our study provides scientific evidence to assist forming international rules and practices'.
The study was published in the EMBO journal.
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Mobile phones linked to small drop in sperm quality
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Ejaculated sperm has been shown to be significantly damaged by prolonged exposure to a WiFi connected laptop. A study, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, found that after four hours of exposure there was a significant decrease in sperm motility and an increase in sperm DNA fragmentation....
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Israeli-Egyptian relations after the June 30 revolution
Egyptians ride a pick-up truck near the Kerem Shalom crossing, a zone where the Israeli, Egyptian and Gaza borders intersect. (File photo: Reuters)
Al Arabiya Institute for Studies
Published: 13 August ,2013: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 01:04 PM GST
Israel is still confused over how to deal with developments in Egypt following the June 30 revolution that led to the ouster of former president Mursi.
Before the revolution, Israel took a series of security measures concerning its border with Egypt. Among these was the use of drones to monitor what's happening in Sinai; it transferred elite forces to the border to monitor for sudden attacks; Israel also coordinated with Egyptian forces to follow up on any unusual activity.
Despite such preparation, Israel now faces new strategic questions over Egypt, especially given that the general atmosphere in other neighboring countries is not in Israel's favor.
Israeli intelligence predicts that the situation in Egypt will not calm down. Regardless of this, it is believed that the Obama administration will not give up on Egypt, will not totally abandon the Muslim Brotherhood, and will actively engage in the problem because the Israeli cabinet sees that America's punishment of Egypt would harm Israel's security and the peace treaty.
Therefore, Israel will have to do the following, at least in the foreseeable future:
- Keeping calm and waiting for a solution to the crisis. Not interfering in how events develop and resorting to indirect support for the relevant movements.
- Committing to the peace treaty and pressuring Egypt to continue controlling the Gaza Strip, defending Sinai's security.
- Not rushing in concluding the Israeli-Turkish reconciliation, following tensions between the two countries and Turkey's insistence that what happened in Egypt was a coup.
Military options
Despite this, Israel has not cast aside its military options on how to deal with the current confusion in the neighboring countries of Egypt, Syria and Lebanon. Israel confirmed that it will resort to the element of surprise when necessary. In all cases, Israel's key concern is to maintain and develop its strategic capabilities.
A wider challenge for Israel is how it will deal with the current and the possible future regime in Egypt. On the level of former, the Israeli cabinet sees that Egyptian security demands in Sinai must be met in exchange for Egypt's commitment to the peace treaty. Regarding the latter, Israel is betting that the Islamic movement will lose its posts in the upcoming elections and that these movements will inevitably be eliminated from the political scene, and that it is probable a secular regime will make it to power. A secular regime would be concerned in establishing a liberal regime that applies real democracy. But this is not easy given then confused political scene.
There's an Israeli conviction that Egypt is a basis of stability in the region. It is in Israel's interest to maintain good relations with the Egyptian army since it alone maintains political stability in the country.
But Egypt will not witness full stability in the short term, especially given that transitional phases in countries like Egypt are not easy. There's a possibility that events may escalate into a civil war in Egypt.
Political Islam is not a political power that can be defeated. And the Egyptians have realized that political Islam is not the solution. This confirms the Israeli certainty that Egypt appears like a state without a solution and that there's no civil power that can impose law and order in Egypt.
If elections are held, it is probable that a new Mursi or a new Mubarak will come to power. And once again the people will take to Tahrir Square – not because they are supporters or opponents, but because the Egyptian situation is complicated and not easily solved.
The last conclusion is that Israel, until now, sees it is best not to interfere in Egyptian affairs amidst the presence of its good relations with the Egyptian army and security forces. Since Gaza and Sinai are calm on the level of Israel's security, Israel must maintain its silence and continue its military preparations for the worst. In all cases, Israel maintains its options for any possible confrontation.
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Q: GCD of two numbers Let us call the largest common divisor of integers $m$ and $n$ by $(m,n)$. For example, $(2,3)=1$ and $(10,15)=5$. Let us assume that $n(n+1)(n+2)$ is a square where $n$ is an integer.
Now I want to find the value of $(n+1,n+2)$ and $(n+1,n(n+2))$ .
To solve this problem I think that the multiplication of two numbers is the multiplication of their LCM and GCD. But I can not proceed after that step.
Can you help me to solve this problem?

A: First one:
let's assume $d= (n+1,n+2)$,  $d$ will divide any linear combination of $n+1$ and $n+2$ so, $d \  |\  n+2 - (n+1) \Rightarrow  d|1 \Rightarrow  d=1$ (last implication came from the fact $d$ is GCD .
Second:
let's assume $d=(n+1,n(n+2))$
We have  $d\ |\ (n+1,n(n+2)) \Rightarrow d\ |\ n+1 $ and $d\ |\ n(n+2)$ -----(1)
$d$ will divide any linear combination of $n+1$ and $n(n+2)$ so,
$d\ | n(n+2) -n(n+1) \Rightarrow d\ |\ n$ -----(2)
from (1) and (2): $d\ |\ n+1$ and $d\ |\ n$ (complete the solution to find $d$)


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Marijuana legalization predicted to fail in November
California voters get to decide in November whether or not to legalize marijuana, but political pundits are already warning that the measure could go up in smoke. [San Bernardino Sun]
Early polls show support for the proposed legalization, but experts say that November is a long ways off, and much could change.
"Law enforcement will come out against it very strongly," said Jack Pitney, political science professor at Claremont McKenna College. "We'll see a lot of messages tying marijuana use to harder drug use . . . Opponents will also suggest that it will now be easier for young people to have access."
Also, according to Pitney, voters in mid-term elections tend to be older and more conservative–two strikes against marijuana legalization.
Another factor will be Jerry Brown, expected to be on the November ballot as a candidate for governor. In his first go-round in Sacramento, Brown signed a bill lessening penalties for marijuana. However, as California Attorney General, Brown recently came out against legalizing pot.
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There is no doubt that pot is an inhibitor of inhibitions, and many consider it as "I don't give a rat's ass weed". I do not care who smokes it or why, but I simply do not want to support the underachievers with my tax dollars. Let them smoke and live in tents.
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I wasnt aware the bill was called Marijuana Welfare reform Act. Where did that come from?
If we get to pick where our tax dollars go thats really good news. I hate when my tax dollars go towards cluster bombs