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Elle December 8, 2016 Fun Facts Roundup
Fun Facts Roundup
Photo taken by Cee (No mule deer was harmed in the taking of this photo)
▪ Mule deer have no upper teeth, just a hard palate on the roof of their mouth. (Source: the San Diego Zoo)
▪ There is no biblical reference or other evidence to support that Jesus was born on December 25. This date may have been chosen because it was already a widely-celebrated pagan holiday (Source: The History channel)
▪ An estimated 32.5% of the US population age 25 and older graduated from college; about 12% hold an advanced degree. (Souce: U.S. Census Bureau)
▪ The only two extant members of the Monodontidae family are beluga whales and narwhals. (Source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System)
▪ Of the 250 top-grossing U.S. films of 2015, 9% were directed by women. (Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film)
▪ Octopuses have three hearts. (Source: Smithsonian Magazine; this is a fact I picked up watching Finding Dory, but the Smithsonian page has other equally interesting facts about octopuses—I especially like number nine: "After mating, it's game over for octopuses.")
▪ In 2015, 13.5% of the U.S. population live in poverty (metrics used here). Of those 43 million people, 14.5 million are children under the age of 18, and 4.2 million are seniors over 65. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
▪ Camel milk does not curdle naturally and has a water content of over 90% when drinking water is unavailable or scarce for the camel in question. (Source: Scientific American and the Department of Animal Sciences at the College of ACES, University of Illinois)
▪ According to a July 2015 population estimate (methodology here), 50.8% of the U.S. population are female; 14.9% are 65 years and older; 22.9 percent are under 18. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
▪ Piggybacking on another person's unsecured wireless network is illegal in Singapore. Also illegal in Singapore? Walking naked in "a private place … exposed to public view." (Source: Singapore Statutes Online)
▪ Marsupials (well, female marsupials) have two uteri and three vaginas. (Source: National Geographic)
▪ The U.S.'s GDP in 2015 was 17.947 trillion. (Source: The World Bank). A breakdown of the GDP by industry can be found here (gross output data).
▪ All scorpions glow under UV light. (Source: Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit)
▪ Until 2011, beer (and any drinks with an ABV under 10%) was considered "foodstuff" in Russia. (Source: BBC and the Telegraph)
▪ Historians are fairly certain that the color orange is named after the fruit orange. (Source: The Huffington Post)
▪ Bunnies have near panoramic vision, save for one tiny blind spot directly in front of their face. (Source: Department of Biology at the University of Miami)
▪ Human ears grow continuously until death. (Source: NIH)
▪ The current American flag (with 50 stars) was designed by Robert Heft in 1958 (before Hawaii became a state), as a school project (for which he received a grade of B-). (Source: USFlag.org and StoryCorps)
▪ Denmark has one of the world's strictest naming laws: first names must be picked from a list of some 33,000 names (though parents can petition to have "unusual" names approved). (Source: The New York Times and Ankestyrelsen)
▪ Six states have passed automatic voter registration laws since March 2015: Oregon (March 2015); California (October 2015); Vermont (April 2016); West Virginia (April 2016); Connecticut (May 2016); and Alaska (November 2016). (Source: The Brennan Center for Justice)
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Our aim is to provide the highest standard of treatment in a caring and comfortable environment. With an emphasis on lifetime prevention, our dental practice offers you comprehensive dental treatment. We strive to provide you with a range of treatment options in Ashton under Lyne. Please ask your dentist for detailed information.
We provide NHS (subject to capacity) and private dentistry in Ashton under Lyne. Our dentists cover Ashton under Lyne, Stalybridge, Dukinfiled, Denton, Mossley and surrounding areas. You have found us if you are looking for a family dentist in Tameside and Manchester area. Please ring our reception to confirm if we are accepting NHS patients (depending on waiting list and available NHS funding). We perform advanced and cosmetic dental treatments for patients from Ashton as well Manchester. Please ask your dentist for detailed information. Category: dentist Stalybridge, dentist Denton, dentist Dukinfield, dentist Manchester, NHS dentist, implants and emergency dentist. December 2018.
Our practice has earned the British Dental Association Good Practice award.
We are accepting NHS patients based on capacity. Please call today for registration information.
NHS and private dentistry, implants, sedation, braces (adult cases).
We are based in Tameside, Ashton under Lyne. We have patients attending our appointments from Manchester, Denton, Dukinfield, Stalybridge, Stockport, Hyde and Mossley.
Our Dental Care plan provides you with the treatment and support necessary to control dental disease and restore your mouth to full fitness. The main purpose of our Care Plan is prevention.
Two dental examinations per year – including x-rays when necessary.
Two hygiene appointments per year – including the prevention of gum disease and cosmetic cleaning and polishing.
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General dentist, Cosmetic dentistry, Implants, Teeth Whitening, Emergency, Surgery, Sedation, Nervous Patients, Referrals.
She will explain the complaints procedure to you and will ensure that your concerns are dealt with promptly.
Your NHS dentist is located in the centre of Ashton under Lyne. We will provide any clinically necessary treatment necessary to keep your mouth healthy. Our main emphasis is to prevent caries and gum problems in the first place. Your dentist will make it clear which treatments can be provided on the NHS and which can only be provided on a private basis, and the costs related for each. We endorse transparency and will try to make it as simple as possible to understand our fees. You should feel accurately informed before any treatment is undertaken, including about the clinical risks and benefits. Ask our reception if you have specific question regarding NHS treatment. Alternatively, you can visit our practice in person in centre of Ashton under Lyne.


Located in residential area in the city of Rhodes. Surrounded from shops and restaurants, approximately a kilometer from the beach and old town, this renovation project features 50 sqm of toatal living space (with the ability to build 50 additional sqm) in plot of 80 sqm. The house consist kitchen, living room, 1 bedroom and one bathroom.


Well this might be a teensy bit awkward!
"I actually have three [engagement rings picked out], because I feel like I'm doing the guy a favor," Jennifer Love Hewitt told Ellen DeGeneres this morning.
She went on to explain that she chose a small selection of rings, just in case her current boyfriend, Alex Beh, or some fella down the road decides to propose.
"If it gets to that conversation. If marriage comes up, I'm like, You know what's so weird? There is this store [Tiffany], and there are three rings in it ... And if you chose one of these three, I'm going to be really excited. And if you go off on your own, we can have an awful, awkward moment. So why would you want to do that?'"
I wonder how Alex Beh—whom she's only been dating for seven months!—is feeling right about now?!
J. Love has never been married. She broke off her engagement to actor Ross McCall in early 2008.
Did you have engagement rings all picked out for your guy? If so, did you get what you wanted? Or did you want your guy to go off and do his own thing? Also, do you think Alex Beh will propose to JLH? Or is this the beginning of the end for them?
Kat Von D's Engagement Ring Made By the Same Designer as Sandra Bullock's Wedding Rings!
Ever Wonder What Ryan Gosling Thinks About Marriage? Here's Your Answer!


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Walking for William and CLIC Sargent
We are walking to raise money for CLIC Sargent who have been utterly brilliant in supporting Daniels seven year old godson - William - as he battles leukaemia. Our just giving page is: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/danielcarey
CLIC Sargent have provided the family with somewhere to stay next to the children's hospital in Bristol - this has been invaluable, especially as one parent has needed to be with William at all times during his chemotherapy, including during the night. The accommodation is also a space for James - Williams little brother- to play and for the family to bring William too when he is between treatments. It has literally been a godsend.
So, we have decided to take on the National Three Peaks Challenge, to raise some money for this amazing charity and to help ensure that they can be there for other families as they battle cancer.
Fundraising for CLIC Sargent
CLIC Sargent fight for young cancer patients to ensure they thrive, not just survive.
Homepage of CLIC Sargent.
This challenge took place on Saturday, 7 July, 2018.
Time completed: 23 hours 40 minutes.
About the  National Three Peaks Challenge
The National Three Peaks Challenge takes in the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales, often in 24 hours.
Laura Francis
Daniel Carey
Dominic Gwyn-Jones
Alice Plume
(Paddy O'Riordan - our amazing driver!)
Page last updated 12 Aug, 2019.

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Prior to development, the land that became Palm Beach Gardens was primarily cattle ranches and pine forests, as well as swampland further west. In 1959, wealthy landowner and insurance magnate John D. MacArthur announced plans to develop 4,000 acres (16 km²) and build homes for 55,000 people. He chose the name Palm Beach Gardens after his initial choice, Palm Beach City, was denied by the Florida Legislature, because of the similarity of the name to the nearby Palm Beach. MacArthur planned to build a "garden city" so he altered the name slightly. The city was incorporated as a "paper town" (meaning that it existed only on paper) in 1959. The 1960 Census recorded that the city officially had a population of one, apparently a squatter whom MacArthur had allowed to stay on his property.
Rapid development took place in the 1960s. By 1970 the city had a population approaching 7,000 people. To showcase his new community, MacArthur purchased an 80-year-old banyan tree located in nearby Lake Park, that was to be cut down to enlarge a dentist's office. It cost $30,000 and 1008 hours of manpower to move it. A second banyan was moved the following year. While moving the first banyan tree over the Florida East Coast Railway, the massive tree shifted and disconnected the Western Union telephone and telegraph lines running adjacent to the railroad, cutting off most communications between Miami, 80 miles to the south, and the outside world until the damage could be repaired. These trees still remain at the center of MacArthur Boulevard near Northlake Boulevard and are still featured on the city shield. In January 2007, the great-grandson of impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alexandre Renoir, presented a painting to the city which depicts the Gardens banyan tree. It is currently on display at the city hall on North Military Trail.
City growth was slow but steady throughout the 1970s and 1980s, as the population has still not reached the predicted 55,000 people envisioned by MacArthur. However, the opening of the 1.3-million-square foot Gardens Mall in 1988 initiated a new wave of development, as did the sell off in 1999 of approximately 5,000 acres (20 km²) in the city by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Development of this property happened quickly and led to much new growth in the city. The city adopted an Art In Public Places ordinance in 1989 and has amassed an eclectic collection of works.
The Professional Golfers' Association of America has its headquarters in the city. There are 12 golf courses within the city limits, including a course owned by the municipality. Several PGA tournaments have been hosted in Palm Beach Gardens since 1971. The Honda Classic has been held at the PGA National Resort and Spa since 2007 and was held at the Country Club at Mirasol from 2003 to 2006; both are located in Palm Beach Gardens. Ameribank and Wackenhut also have their headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens. The Gardens Mall, PGA Commons, Legacy Place, and Downtown at the Gardens  are the center of the city's retail market. The city has the first and one of only three Paul bakeries in the United States.


Huron Consulting Group Announces First Quarter 2013 Financial Results | Huron Consulting Group Inc.
Revenues increased 18.3% to $164.0 million for Q1 2013 compared to $138.6 million in Q1 2012.
Operating income for Q1 2013 was $21.3 million compared to $3.6 million in Q1 2012.
Adjusted EBITDA(6), a non-GAAP measure, more than doubled to $25.6 million in Q1 2013 compared to $11.8 million in Q1 2012.
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for Q1 2013 was $0.51 compared to $0.03 in Q1 2012.
Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations(6), a non-GAAP measure, was $0.51 in Q1 2013 compared to $0.13 in Q1 2012.
Company affirms its previous earnings guidance range for full year 2013, including revenue expectations in a range of $655.0 million to $685.0 million.
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 25, 2013-- Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business consulting services, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.
The following information is reported on a "continuing operations" basis unless otherwise noted.
Revenues for the first quarter of 2013 were $164.0 million, an increase of 18.3% compared to $138.6 million for the first quarter of 2012. The Company's first quarter 2013 operating income was $21.3 million, compared to $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2012. Net income from continuing operations was $11.4 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2013 compared to $0.6 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the same period last year. Net income was $11.3 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2013, compared to $0.9 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the same period last year.
First quarter 2013 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA")(6) was $26.8 million, or 16.3% of revenues, compared to $9.4 million, or 6.8% of revenues, in the comparable quarter last year.
The Company recorded a $1.15 million litigation settlement gain during the first quarter of 2013. The Company had previously recorded a $1.15 million charge in the second quarter of 2012 related to settlement discussions in a lawsuit filed against Huron and others by Associates Against Outlier Fraud. In March 2013, the court granted Huron's motion for summary judgment and dismissed the second amended complaint in its entirety with prejudice. As a result, the Company reversed the $1.15 million charge taken in 2012. The plaintiff filed an appeal and the Company filed a cross appeal of an earlier denial of a motion to dismiss filed by Huron.
Adjusted EBITDA(6) was $25.6 million, or 15.6% of revenues, in the first quarter of 2013, compared to $11.8 million, or 8.5% of revenues, in the comparable quarter last year. Adjusted net income(6) from continuing operations was $11.6 million, or $0.51 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2013 compared to $3.0 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2012.
The average number of full-time billable consultants(1) was 1,501 in the first quarter of 2013 compared to 1,294 in the same quarter last year. Full-time billable consultant utilization rate(2) was 77.9% during the first quarter of 2013 compared with 77.8% during the same period last year. Average billing rate per hour for full-time billable consultants(3) was $212 for the first quarter of 2013 compared to $203 for the first quarter of 2012. The average number of full-time equivalent professionals(4) totaled 1,186 in the first quarter of 2013 compared to 989 for the comparable period in 2012.
In the first quarter of 2013, the Company reorganized its internal financial reporting structure. Under the new structure, the Company now reports information as five operating segments: Huron Healthcare; Huron Legal; Huron Education and Life Sciences; Huron Financial; and All Other.
The Company's year-to-date revenues by operating segment are as follows: Huron Healthcare (48%); Huron Legal (25%); Huron Education and Life Sciences (22%); and Huron Financial (5%). Financial results by segment are included in the attached schedules and in Huron's forthcoming Form 10-Q filing for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
Based on currently available information, the Company affirmed guidance, which was previously announced on February 20, 2013, for full year 2013 revenues before reimbursable expenses in a range of $655.0 million to $685.0 million. The Company also anticipates EBITDA in a range of $118.5 million to $127.0 million, Adjusted EBITDA in a range of $120.5 million to $129.0 million, GAAP diluted earnings per share in a range of $2.25 to $2.45, and non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share in a range of $2.45 to $2.65.
The Company will host a webcast to discuss its financial results today, April 25, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (4:00 p.m. Central Time). The conference call is being webcast by ThomsonReuters and can be accessed at Huron Consulting Group's website at http://ir.huronconsultinggroup.com. A replay will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the webcast and for 90 days thereafter.
Statements in this press release, including the information incorporated by reference herein, that are not historical in nature, including those concerning the Company's current expectations about its future requirements and needs, are "forward-looking" statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as "may," "should," "expects," "provides," "anticipates," "assumes," "can," "meets," "could," "intends," "might," "predicts," "seeks," "would," "believes," "estimates," "plans" or "continues." These forward-looking statements reflect our current expectation about our future requirements and needs, results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements, including, without limitation, current expectations with respect to, among other factors, utilization rates, billing rates, and the number of revenue-generating professionals; that we are able to expand our service offerings; that we successfully integrate the businesses we acquire; and that existing market conditions continue to trend upward. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, among others, those described under "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any anticipated results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events, or for any other reason.
(5) Effective January 1, 2013, a group within the Huron Healthcare segment that provides post-implementation services that was previously classified as full-time equivalents will be classified as full-time billable consultants due to the evolving nature of the services that they offer. Prior periods have been restated to reflect this change.


By the quantities estimates, we calculate the amount of materials and labor required for the building's erection prior to the construction. Based upon these estimates and by taking into ac-count the prices offered in the market, we estimate the cost.
After the completion of every constructional phase, as built data must be collected (quantity sur-vey) so as to calculate the exact amount of materials used. The final work cost will be defined based upon these measured quantities and the initial bids. When there is an accurate detailing and a meticulous supervision, the quantities estimates prior to the construction and the quanti-ties measurement after the construction's completion approximate one another.
The estimates of the various quantities prior to the construction must never be neglected be-cause apart from calculating the initial work cost, these quantities are used for ordering the vari-ous materials.
The final work cost depends upon a range of factors like the size and location of the construc-tion, the number of columns and beams, the seismic risk zone, the type of foundation etc.
In November 2008, the mean value of the reinforced concrete's price was ranging between 250 and 320 €/m3 of concrete. This price includes all cost factors like materials, labor, material's VAT and every other material and labor indirectly required. On the other hand it does not in-clude the cost of the thermal insulation boards, the additional formwork cost when visible con-crete surfaces are required (off-form concrete, architectural concrete), the additional cost due to the possible use of self compacting concrete, the personnel's social insurance, the VAT regard-ing the labor on site, etc.
It includes the material's purchase, transportation and pumping as well as the use of su-per-plasticizers. At the present time, the price ranges from 74 up to 85€/m³.
Formwork's assembling[*] NoteThe most crucial factor that determines the cost for the formwork implementation is the m² of moulds, in combination with the m³ of concrete. Therefore, the bids and the billing of the formwork's implementation are provided per m³ of concrete, or per m² of formwork.
It includes the use of appropriate timber and moulds, all the necessary steel support elements, the transportations, the required labor for the formwork's assembling and re-moval, the use of every necessary machinery or tool as well as the casting, compaction and curing of concrete.
Normally, the price should be referred in €/m², but in the market it is usually found per m3 of concrete. There is no need to mention that the offered price in m3 is set based on the corresponding m2 of formwork. Nowadays, the current price varies between 55 €/m³and 75 €/m³.
It includes the steel's purchase, cut, shaping, transportation and up-lifting.
The current price ranges from 0.6 €/kg up to 0.9 €/kg.
Supply of stirrups[*] NoteThe large fluctuation of the stirrups' cost which includes both the supply and the implementation labor, is caused mainly by the different types of stirrups available (see § 2.7). Furthermore, the decisive factor of the supply cost is whether the stirrup cage is industrially produced or not.
In a work, the social insurance cost is extremely large and therefore, it should be care-fully evaluated. A low-salary,unskilled workforce that requires a large number of working days might not be that economical when compared to a high salary properly trained workforce that requires a smaller number of working days. A solution that allows for few-er working days is the use of industrial formworks and industrial reinforcements, mainly industrial stirrup cages. Another important factor that affects the number of working days is the size and the difficulties of the work.
The labor cost for the formwork implementation varies between 0.4 and 1.2 wages/m³ and for the reinforcement implementation from 0.15 up to 0.3 wages/m³. This means that the total labor cost ranges from 0.50 up to 1.4 wages/m³ and if we consider an average cost for social insurance around 60 €/wage, the cost of the structural frame reaches 30 to 84 €/m³!
Apart from the cost of the basic materials and labor that were mentioned in the previous paragraphs, there are other quantities that have an effect upon the cost of the building's structural frame construction. These quantities are either considered as separate cost elements (e.g. the thermal insulation boards which are integrated inside the structural frame), or they are indirectly calculated in the cost of other quantities. In every case, these quantities constitute a large amount of the final cost no matter in which phase and in what labors they are apportioned to.
It includes the amount of soil or/and the amount of aggregates required for the founda-tion filling upon which the basement floor will be constructed.
In case of extruded polystyrene usage in the form of boards for thermal insulation and since these boards are integrated inside the structural frame during the construction, the quantities are required in m² per board thickness. Apart from the cost for the material supply, which is in the order of 12 €/m² for a 50 mm thick board, there is also the cost for their placement inside the moulds which ranges from 1 up to 2 €/m² .
The amount of common wire for tying together [*] NoteIf the reinforcement wiring is done by means of special machinery, the cost of the appropriate wire is much higher but on the other hand, the labor cost is much lower. Between those two solutions the one with the special machinery is by far more economical rebars ranges around 2.0 kg/t of rein-forcement and its cost is approximately 3.5 €/kg.
The amount of gas and oil, the transportations and the nails (when using conventional formworks) as well as every other required material, depend upon the contractor's equipment.


In this week's video blog I explain a fundamental evolutionary fact as to why women are attracted to leaders. Looking at Charles Darwin's sexual selection theory we instantly recognise how we can all become leaders in our lives.
Then I explain in detail how we can all easily learn how to attract women by following a simple principle of either being a leader or follower in the flow of natural conversation.
To conclude the video, I then offer a simple analogy that we can all use when talking to women to help us come across as attractive in the first few minutes of conversing with her.
In 1859 Charles Darwin published his first theory of evolution in his book titled "On The Origin Of The Species" where he first coined his natural selection theory.
Later in Darwin's life he also expressed a theory known as the sexual selection theory which, in essence, means that within each species we also each need to ensure that our specific genes pass through to the next generation.
We explain om our pick up artist courses that Darwin's sexual selection theory proves why women are attracted to arts, music and leadership as we have developed these talents as a means of indicating our fitness levels to women as a sign of conveying our genetical value and strength.
At it's very core when we are conversing with women we can either lead the interaction or follows a woman's lead. As we know from Darwin's sexual selection theory women are attracted to leaders so we need to look to be leaders during the interaction.
We teach on our pua training courses that when we are posed with a question from women, if we answer this directly then we are instantly becoming a follower thereby losing our ability to convey leadership.
As a direct result how we handle questions from women can have a detrimental effect on our potential fitness levels to women on a biological level.
The simplest way to become a leader during an interaction is to imagine that we own 10 gold coins and every time we answer a woman's question directly then we lose a gold coin, and as a result some of her attraction for us will be diminished. This is also an extremely effect pua text game tool.
In my experience when we manage to convey our own fitness indicators to women in a natural way, women's level of attraction for us is dramatically increased.
Hey Buddy!, I found this information for you: "How To Get A Girl To Like You Using Sexual Selection". Here is the website link: https://www.socialattraction.co.uk/how-to-get-a-girl-to-like-you/. Thank you.


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CLRC663 Datasheet(PDF) 24 Page - NXP Semiconductors
Part No. CLRC663
Description Contactless reader IC
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Maker NXP [NXP Semiconductors]
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CLRC663
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COMPANY PUBLIC
Rev. 3.3 — 3 April 2012
Contactless reader IC
8.4.4 I2C-bus interface
An Inter IC (I2C) bus interface is supported to enable a low cost, low pin count serial bus
interface to the host. The implemented I2C interface is mainly implemented according the
NXP Semiconductors I2C interface specification, rev. 3.0, June 2007. The CLRC663 can
act as a slave receiver or slave transmitter in standard mode, fast mode and fast mode
The following features defined by the NXP Semiconductors I2C interface specification,
rev. 3.0, June 2007 are not supported:
• The CLRC663 I2C interface does not stretch the clock
• The CLRC663 I2C interface does not support the general call. This means that the
CLRC663 does not support a software reset
• The CLRC663 does not support the I2C device ID
• The implemented interface can only act in slave mode. Therefore no clock generation
and access arbitration is implemented in the CLRC663.
• High speed mode is not supported by the CLRC663
SDA is a bidirectional line, connected to a positive supply voltage via a pull-up resistor.
Both lines SDA and SCL are set to HIGH level if no data is transmitted. Data on the
I2C-bus can be transferred at data rates of up to 400 kbit/s in fast mode, up to 1 Mbit/s in
the fast mode+.
If the I2C interface is selected, a spike suppression according to the I2C interface
specification on SCL and SDA is automatically activated.
For timing requirements refer to Table 248 "I2C-bus timing in fast mode and fast mode
I2C Data validity
Data on the SDA line shall be stable during the HIGH period of the clock. The HIGH state
or LOW state of the data line shall only change when the clock signal on SCL is LOW.
Fig 16. I2C-bus interface
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We were the first one to review the Yamaha Ray ZR scooter when it was launched by Yamaha back in year 2016. We had already given our positive verdict on Yamaha Ray-ZR stating how it fits both boys and girls unlike the Yamaha Ray scooter. This 113cc powered scooter from Yamaha has got all the right recipe to challenge all other class-leading rival scooters like Honda Dio, Activa 4G, TVS Zest 110, Jupiter etc.
Year 2018 is turning out to be good for Yamaha Ray-ZR, as more and more people are buying Ray-ZR scooter in India. In this article we will check out all color options available for Yamaha Ray-ZR automatic scooter.
The all new Yamaha Ray ZR scooter is available in White color variant (Fizz White). Check out Yamaha Ray ZR in Fizz White Color option as seen above.
Yamaha Ray ZR in Matt Green is the character color of this scooter (used in all promos and advertisements). The Yamaha Ray ZR Matte Green Color variant has got a very unique look. Check out the photo of all new Yamaha Ray ZR scooter in Green Color above (Matt Green).
Available only in drum brake variant option, Maverick Blue is a great color for Yamaha Ray ZR. You may check out the photo of Yamaha Ray ZR scooter in Blue color variant above (Maverick Blue).
The all new Yamaha Ray ZR scooter is available in Red color. Check out the photo of all new Yamaha Ray ZR in Rooster Red Color variant.
Yamaha Ray ZR gets an air cooled, 4 stroke, single cylinder 113cc engine. Ray ZR engine churns out 7.2 hp of power @7500 rpm and 8.1 Nm of torque @5000 rpm. The price of Yamaha Ray ZR Drum brake variant starts at Rs 53,500 ( Ex-showroom Delhi) and the Disk brake variant of Yamaha Ray ZR is priced at Rs 56,000 onwards ( Ex-showroom Delhi).
Which is your favorite color among the 5 color options of Ray ZR scooter?


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A great news for those who use Google's suite of apps for easy collaboration, as Google suite now allows users to edit Microsoft office files (word, excel and power point folders) directly on the app without converting or messing with the format.
Microsoft office suite remains the most popular go-to application in creating word documents, spreadsheets and power point presentations. However, before now there is a compatibility issue with editing such files on Google cloud storage service, you either had to convert Office files to formats supported by Google Docs, or use Office Compatibility Mode (OCM) with limited functionality.
For more productivity,Gogle has announced an update to its suite of apps which means you don't need to worry about the compatibility issue again. You can simply open a Microsoft Office file in Google Docs and start editing. This is a great update for people who want to collaborate on documents and don't all have a copy of Microsoft Office.
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Word files: .doc, .docx, .dot
Excel files: .xls, .xlsx, .xlsm (macro enabled Excel files), .xlt
Powerpoint files: .ppt, .pptx, .pps, .pot
In its announcement, Google says that the new feature will start rolling out to a limited number of users from next week, and it'll begin extended rollout for this functionality early next month.
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The New York Pops' 35th Birthday Gala, "Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken"
Angela Lansbury, Harvey Fierstein, Patina Miller and Nick Cordero were among the performers who celebrated the composer during this sensational concert.
Posted on May 2, 2018 by Darryl Reilly in Concerts, Music
Alan Menken and Angela Lansbury with music director Steven Reineke as they appeared at The New York Pops' 35th Birthday Gala, "Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken" (April 30, 2018) (Photo credit: Richard Termine)
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Angela Lansbury's electrifying surprise appearance was the grandest of the many highlights of the New York Pops' sensational 35th Birthday Gala, Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken. The 92-year-old Ms. Lansbury performed a ravishing rendition of "Beauty and the Beast" in all its tender glory.
The concert opened with a thrilling overture drawn from the lilting and rousing melodies of the Music Honoree Mr. Menken. It was performed by the 78-piece orchestra under the commanding musical direction of conductor Steven Reineke.
The effusive Mr. Reineke was the gregarious host as well of the swiftly paced program offering commentary about the selections and the vocalists. Reineke paid tribute to the multiple-award-winning composer and a spotlight shone on the beaming Menken seated up in a box at Carnegie Hall, who waved and bowed. Virtually of all the performers were recreating roles that they played in the original incarnations of the material.
Nick Cordero with music director Steven Reineke at The New York Pops' 35th Birthday Gala, "Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken" (April 30, 2018) (Photo credit: Richard Termine)
That was topically confirmed by the charismatic Nick Cordero who is currently starring on Broadway in A Bronx Tale. "One of the Great Ones" sounded like a Frank Sinatra tune from his swinging heyday and Mr. Cordero's magnetic presence further channeled that comparison.
Cheryl Freeman, Roz Ryan, Vaneese Thomas and Lillias White reunited to perform a raucous "Zero to Hero" from Hercules as the Muses. That film's Roger Bart sang a lively "Go to the Distance."
Roz Ryan, Vaneese Thomas, Cheryl Freeman and Lillias White with music director Steven Reineke at The New York Pops' 35th Birthday Gala, "Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken" (April 30, 2018) (Photo credit: Richard Termine)
Written by Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman, Little Shop of Horrors was a 1982 hit musical that began Off-Off Broadway. Its success led to the team being courted by the Walt Disney Company to write animated movie musicals for them. This instigated "The Disney Renaissance" where the studio produced one classic film after another. "Suddenly Seymour" from that landmark show was marked by a captivating duet between Kerry Butler and Corey Cott.
Harvey Fierstein with music director Steven Reineke at The New York Pops' 35th Birthday Gala, "Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken" (April 30, 2018) (Photo credit: Richard Termine)
Wearing a sequined, rich blue nautical ensemble Jodi Benson gorgeously sang Ariel's "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid. Harvey Fierstein was in all his growling splendor for Ursula's wicked "Poor Unfortunate Souls."
Aladdin was represented by Adam Jacobs's "Proud of Your Boy" and Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart's wild song and dance routine of "Friend Like Me." Patina Miller rocked "Fabulous, Baby!" from Sister Act. Judy Kuhn's definitive "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas was lovely. "Home" from Beauty and the Beast was wonderfully sung by Susan Egan. Michael Arden's "Out There" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame was affecting.
James Monroe Iglehart with music director Steven Reineke at The New York Pops' 35th Birthday Gala, "Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken" (April 30, 2018) (Photo credit: Richard Termine)
From Newsies there was a delightful sequence with Ashley Brown accompanied by cancer stricken children from the Ronald McDonald House New York hilariously miming actions as she sang "High Times, Hard Times." The Camp Broadway Kids Ensemble decked out in period newsboy and urchin costumes appeared for a joyous "Seize the Day," terrifically choreographed by the event's director Cynthia Thole.
Twenty middle school students from the educational program Kids on Stage performed with the New York Pops for thundering treatment of Reineke's original composition "Celebration Fanfare."
Ashley Brown and the Children of Ronald MacDonald House New York with music director Steven Reineke at The New York Pops' 35th Birthday Gala, "Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken" (April 30, 2018) (Photo credit: Richard Termine)
Six employees of American Airlines came onstage to accept the citation on behalf of the company for Corporate Honoree Philanthropists Hillary and Bill Weldon who received their Foundation Honoree designation afterward.
As the exhilarating evening concluded, Menken came onstage and sat at the piano. He emotionally related that tomorrow was the 75th wedding anniversary of his 97 and 95-year-old parents. He then played and wistfully sang a medley that included "A Whole New World," from Aladdin, "King of New York" from Newsies and "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid.
Composer/honoree Alan Menken as he appeared at The New York Pops' 35th Birthday Gala, "Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken" (April 30, 2018) (Photo credit: Richard Termine)
The stirring finale had the entire cast lined up for a euphoric "Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast with Angela Lansbury and Alan Menken moving together arm in arm.
The New York Pops' 35th Birthday Gala, "Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken" (April 30, 2018)
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium, 881 7th Avenue, in Manhattan
For tickets, call 212-247-7800 or visit http://www.carnegiehall.org
For information on The New York Pops, visit http://www.newyorkpops.org
Running time: one hour and 40 minutes with no intermission
Adam Jacobs
Cheryl Freeman
Corey Cott
Cynthia Thole
James Monore Iglehart
Judy Kuhn
Kerry Butler
Lillias White
Michael Arden
Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken
Richard Termine
Stern Auditorium
Steven Reineke
Susan Egan
The Camp Broadway Kids Ensemble
The Children of Ronald MacDonald House New York
The New York Pops
The New York Pops' 35th Birthday Gala
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Darrell // May 3, 2018 at 9:41 am // Reply
I agree that the unlisted appearance by Angela Lansbury, singing "Beauty and the Beast," was a highlight of the evening. It brought my wife to tears. Included in Menken's piano medley were "That's How You Know," from "Enchanted" and "I See the Light," from "Tangled." Also of note was how the students' choreography in front of the stage and in the aisles of Carnegie Hall for the finale was much better executed than that of the stars on stage. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable and well-paced presentation.


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Pandemic widened existing heath disparities across the US
By Sophia Choi, WSB-TV
In 2020, life expectancy in the U.S. dropped a year and a half, according to the CDC. But not every American's life was equally cut short.
The death data shows a trend that started before the pandemic: low income and minority communities living disproportionally shorter lives across the U.S. and here in metro Atlanta. In 2020, Black men had a higher percentage of excess deaths, including COVID-19 deaths, than white men, Channel 2 Action News learned from researchers.
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Mom Latosha Nettles told Channel 2′s Sophia Choi she was saddened her child is now a part of that trend. She said her 17-year-old gentle giant Tyler Fairley started feeling sick last August. A PCR test confirmed the unvaccinated Douglassville teen was COVID-19 positive.
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Two years into the pandemic, we're learning more about COVID-19′s human toll. So many people died in 2020 that the U.S.' life expectancy dropped more than at any other time after World War II. That's more than any other wealthy country, except Russia.
"During COVID, one thing we're interested in is what is excess mortality. So how high much higher are deaths during the COVID era than you would expect to see given historical trends?" asked Bill Evans, co-founder of the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities at the University of Notre Dame. He learned the pandemic didn't equally lead to premature deaths. "COVID is really much higher mortality rates in African American populations," Evans said. "But it's also the case that a lot of these non-COVID causes of excess mortality are substantially higher in minority populations as well, especially Black men."
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Evans' research reveals Black, non-Hispanic men are only about 7% of the U.S. population, but accounted for nearly 9% of COVID-19 deaths. And when Evans looked at excess deaths — things like drug overdoses and murders that were historically higher during the pandemic — Black men accounted for 28% of those deaths.
While more research must be done to understand why deaths from murders and drug overdoses rose during 2020, especially for Black men, Evans said the pandemic impacted mental health.
"COVID pushes you over. Some people were standing on a mattress, other people were standing on the edge of a cliff," Evans said.
The pandemic magnified preventable differences in the burden of disease, including income, housing, and stress, that can impact your health and shorten your life. Even before the pandemic, Channel 2 reported that residents of Buckhead's affluent Paces neighborhood had a lifespan of 87 years, while people in downtown's historically low-income Mechanicsville have a lifespan of 65 years, according to NYU Langone's City Health Dashboard.
"Those disparities that we're seeing in COVID are the same disparities that we see across chronic diseases and other causes of premature life expectancy," explained Harry Heiman with Georgia State University's School of Public Health. Heiman said mortality data proves addressing health disparities and investing in public health to prevent disease and stress is an important part of saving lives. "I think what that means is that we need to support communities around conditions around housing, and transportation in their jobs."
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In today's age, almost every brand utilizes social media marketing to share their brand story and stay relevant. While not typically thought of as a digital industry, the construction industry is no different, as they realize that it is just as crucial for them to use social media platforms to share their best messaging and reach their audience, as any other industry.
According to We Are Social, 2.8 billion people globally were using social media in 2017. Statistically, that means that there are an incredibly large number of potential users that are interested in hiring a construction company, whether for a residential or a commercial project, that are on social media and can be reached by a construction company. To make sure that you don't miss out on this massive audience, here are a few strategies and tips for how constructions brands can utilize social media marketing.
Classically, when a construction company wanted to reach their audience with marketing campaigns they stuck with television commercials, print advertisements, billboards, radio advertisements etc. However, social media provides brands with an experience that goes beyond the capabilities of traditional marketing campaigns. Social media marketing allows brands to launch an incredibly targeted campaign with the click of a button, and obtain immediate reactions, feedback and analytics.
In this example, Bechtel Corporation, a leading global engineering, construction and project management firms, used their Twitter account to share an advertisement about a highly anticipated project they're working on, Crossrail. This advertisement was also 2:20. In other words, they were to free themselves from the limitations of something printed and share a video that also freed themselves of the 15-second or 30-second slot limits of radio and television broadcasts.
Social media is a free outlet to use, which gives you an even greater reason to make sure you have a solid online presence. For example, when you have an event, users are going to post pictures and information about the event and look to tag you. It is to your benefit if you're active on social media.
Fluor Corporation had a speaking session at the recent Girls into STEM event, and thanks to a strong online presence, attendees (like the one above) were able to tag Fluor Corporation as they shared pictures and quotes from the session.
Social media provides consumers with a great opportunity to have direct contact with brands. Social media users turn to their accounts to post their construction inquiries, including crowd-sourcing recommendations such as which company to use, best strategies for conquering a new construction, new designs, etc. Furthermore, brands can use their social platforms to show off, provide updates and garner useful consumer insights and feedback on their current and past projects.
In this Twitter post, you can see how Skanska UK leverages their Twitter account to share their latest designs for the Papworth Hospital. They even tried to make it interactive, building on that two-way conversation that social media is built for, and asked a question about the project. This tweet was posted in late May, and to date, it's received 15 retweets, 34 likes and two replies to their questions. Not bad!
A brand's social media page doesn't have to be all business. In fact, to the contrary, social media is a great opportunity to give your business a personality, something that is especially helpful for an industry like construction that isn't typically thought of as an industry that is filled with personality. Get involved in what's trending for your target audience. If they're interested in the Super Bowl, give your brand's perspective on it. If the Oscar's are coming up, try to see how your brand can relate to it.
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impyute is a general purpose, imputations library written in Python. In statistics, imputation is the method of estimating missing values in a data set. There are a lot of different types of imputation, the result of the various types of datasets. On datasets with high percentages of missing values, some methods work better than others and vice versa.  Datasets can be cross sectional or time series, linear or non linear, continuous or categorical or boolean. As you can imagine, there are a lot of different specifications that need to be kept in mind.

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Clinton releases more medical information after pneumonia diagnosis
Hillary Clinton's campaign today released more information about her health that depicted her as a healthy 68-year-old woman with low cholesterol (without taking a statin) and seasonal allergies. She also takes a thyroid medication, and as the campaign has previously disclosed, she takes a blood thinner, Coumadin.
The campaign also said it will release more information about her health later today in the form of a comprehensive letter from her physician, a move designed to reassure voters just days after she was diagnosed with pneumonia.
The letter from Dr. Lisa Bardack will describe how the Democratic nominee received a non-contrast chest CT scan on Friday, said a Clinton campaign official. The scan revealed a small right middle-lobe pneumonia, which was non-contagious and bacterial. She was treated with Levaquin, and instructed to stay on it for 10 days, the campaign said.
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Weaver's Week 2002-04-20
Weaver's Week Index
Iain Weaver reviews the latest happenings in UK Game Show Land.
In the week when research showed game show channel Challenge TV attracted a greater audience share than the general entertainment BBC Choice, this happened:
- People stood on a log
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UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE, REUNITED
Leicester 62 -v- Somerville Oxford 02
Leicester was the original champion team, back when Thumper was still in short trousers. All the questions were arts and classics, as sciences had not been invented. In those days, three wins were required to progress to later stages: the knockout draw was also yet to be invented. Madeline Moore was offered a contract to record "I'm a Clever Clogs" - the novelty hit for someone who could not sing was already common. For Somerville's record, consult previous editions of this column. Including "1729" "Blimey, yes."
Inigo Jones, plate tectonics, politicians being rude. Is there nothing Somerville doesn't know? They lead by 95 points after four starters. By the pictures (internal organs of a mouse), it's turning into a bit of a rout, Somerville leading 140-(-5). Though Leicester gets one question correct, Andrew confuses Beethoven with Tchaikovsky to let Somerville extend the lead beyond 200.
After this, it's not so much a case of who will win, but whether the lowest scoring records will be broken. Lowest score ever (20) is passed when Leicester goes 3/3 on cheap wines. Surely this is not from experience! Lowest score in the revival (currently 35) is bettered with the Labour Party manifesto in 1983 moments later.
Somerville's lead goes back past 200 with a series of engravings of explorers. The team passes 300 with a series on warships. This is the week when Naomi Campbell appeared on UC - as an answer, not a contestant. Leicester moves into three figures with a minute to play, but the gap is just too big to close. Somerville runs out the winners, 345-120.
Sirola top scored for Somerville, just ahead of Austen. Captain Geoff Ford led for Leicester. The bonus record of both sides is excellent: Somerville took 37/48 bonuses, Leicester 13/18.
After four shows, the finals board is beginning to take shape:
345 Somerville 02
240 Imperial 96
225 Trinity Ca 95
205 Merton Ox 81
200 Lancaster 80
180 Bradford 80
175 New Ox 64
120 Leicester 62
Next week: Sidney Sussex Camb 72 -v- University Oxford 73
SURVIVOR: THE ONE WITH THE LOG STAND
Last week, the tribes merged.
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+ Alistair, 34, Motherwell. Too smarmy for his own good
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+ John, 32, Winchester. Anodyne
+ Jonny, 30, Edinburgh. Jovial chap
+ Susannah, 27, Wimbledon. Also good under water
This week's reward challenge is a game called Broken Spears, in which contestants try to talk other contestants out of (er) breaking each other's spears. It is clearly so dull that it gets less than 90 seconds on air, breaking even SHAFTED's record as ITV's shortest-lived game show. Drew wins, but her reward is unclear.
Back at the camp, the chicken is causing friction. As in, should they kill it? Suze spots this is putting Bree at a disadvantage, and playing into the troika of Alistair, David, and Drew. Jonny and Suze take Bree to one side for a quiet word.
Is it time for the Great Standing On A Log Game yet? Yes, it is. Everyone notices that Alistair does nothing round the camp before climbing aboard. Last year, Andy won after an amazing 23 hours. This year, who can keep their balance? Dave can't - he's in the drink almost before the challenge begins, and enjoys a meal with Big Mac. Suze goes after 1h25, and night falls with six on the log. The director accurately shows a crone moon rising; Helen and Bree leave before long.
Four remain well into the night. Hour nine, and the logmates are wondering how they'll be presented on television. On prime time, but only if they're lucky. Hour fourteen, and John, Jonny, Alistair and Drew are getting wet. Very wet. Because it's raining, and they're standing on a log. Hour sixteen, and Dawn creeps over the horizon. Will she be the key to someone's glory? It won't be Suze who slays the others, she says ta-ra after 17h15.
Oh, will this rain never cease? Jonny is going for the whole day. What if they're still there when it's Council time? That's tonight. Only twelve hours away, if that.
The sun comes out, and it gets real hot, real quick. On shore, Helen and Bree bond over their suntans. Alistair and the Johns plot against the tanned pair, but no one is sure if Bridget's vote can be delivered.
Day two, and the negotiations have a result: Jonny will take immunity; Alistair and John will attempt to deliver their tribes, and dive in. Jonny sticks out for a few minutes more, the record for standing around on a log is 1 day, 6 minutes.
Alistair leads the smear campaign against Bridget, saying she reckons the chaps are all coming off, one by one. At council, Alistair is wearing a t-shirt with the number 3 on it. In quality drama, t-shirts with the number 3 are always significant.
We see three from South vote for Helen, but Jonny is voting "for tactical reasons." The vote is tied. The two have a chance to address the others - Bridget plays to her undoubted honesty; Helen to the way she has no airs and graces. In the re-vote, it's still a tie. So the game suddenly turns into a quiz between Helen and Bridget. Bree knows that quinine bark stops malaria, Helen reckons it stops itching, and must leave the show.
Having a tiebreaker is needed to prevent a stalemate, but after just one re-vote strikes me as a bit too soon.
Next week: Hunt the Spider, and an obstacle quiz through gruel. Looks like the BBC Canteen has been working overtime.
This week's edition of the hit reality show no one's watching attracted 5m / 23% - the best ratings of the series so far, and the first time the show has won its entire time slot. It's still below par for ITV prime time, though.
LEARN TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (AND OTHER NEWS IN BRIEF)
Government learning initiative learndirect will sponsor next autumn's run of WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE, the hit quiz show that no one's axing. The sponsorship deal will run for the length of next autumn's run, from September to Christmas. Teachers' unions were on the warpath - the head teachers' union said, "This is an unbelievable decision," while a classroom union's head said, "I can't quite see the point of this." They weren't pleased about the government promoting its educational access initiative, either.
The daily comedy sheet, the Daily Mail, claimed, "The sponsorship is paid to ITV, which in turn uses the money to fund some of the contestants' winnings. Further money is earned from the telephone calls made to enter the competition." My understanding is that Celador funds the vast majority of the prizes from the premium rate calls, and tops up the pot if and when required. The regulations allow sponsor money to defray the costs of production, suggesting that it's theoretically possible that some of it will end up in the prize fund.
Speaking of Celador, two episodes of BRITAIN'S BRAINIEST still languish in the ITV in-tray, along with almost four months of SHAFTED! Under construction is a second show of BRITAIN'S BRAINIEST KID - if you, or a goat you know, wants to apply, call 0845 605 2001, or write to Britain's Brainiest Kid Pack, PO Box 30778, London WC2E 9BY. Applications must be in by June 28, and potential contestants must be no younger than 11 and no older than 12 on August 31.
Daphne Fowler, winner of every quiz on television apart from MILLIONAIRE, popped up in Wednesday's papers, saying she was offered £200 by a Millionaire contestant she'd never met to be her Friend To Phone. Fowler said she saw no reason - other than price - to refuse an offer from a potential Millionaire contestant. Celador knows of other contestants who have never met their "friends", but says any financial arrangements are outside its control.
The follow up to POP IDLE will be on air, but not till the end of the year. POP RIVALS will put ten people in two bands, which will both make singles, and release them in the same week. The one that reaches #1 that week will win. Note that the cost of voting in the final of POPSTARS was 0p, as the public had no say in the line up. The cost of voting in POP IDLE was 10p. The cost of "voting" in POP RIVALS will be at least £3.99. Note also that Simon Cowell and Nigel Lythgoe will not be appearing. I've not received confirmation that Dr Fox (he's not a real doctor) will also be unavailable. And note that if the groups release their records in the same week as the new Robbie Williams single, Robbie will take the #1, there will be no winner, and the whole thing will have been one humungous waste of time.
Perry Vale writes: Remember Eden, the game show in which the viewer plays a stunted deity? Cliona won it, in a national blaze of indifference.
C4's BANZAI has sold one episode to Japan, with a possible larger order to follow. In related news, the Japanese football side Grampus 6 intends to buy and then sell Ashley, Andy and Joe Cole to Newcastle Utd.
In France, the second series of LOFT STORY began last week. As Monsieur Bentley would put it: Journee deux. C'est le jeu des imitations pour les lofteurs.
The very last Generation Game with Jim Davidson airs at 1730. It's a "best of" from this year's series, lasting for 55 minutes. Jet Set and Waiting Game follow in the same slots as last week. How come BBC1 is keeping the same schedule for three weeks?
Survivor returns to the usual 2145 slot. Survivor:Raw airs Saturday 1720, Sunday 1415 and 2330, Wednesday 0050 and 2335, Friday 2030
Family Fortunes returns daily to ITV at 1200 (but check regional listings.) The other dailies - The Enemy Within and Wipeout on BBC1, Dirty Money on Sky 1 - continue.
A new series of children's game 50/50 begins 1610 Monday on BBC1.
S-for: This week's Smart Alec is Esther Rantzen.
The TV Chef's Special edition of Weakest Link tries again at 2000 Wednesday. It was due to air the day the Queen Mother died. There's no WL Daily on Wednesday.
The Race moves to 2350 Thursday - this week visits Peru and features the most unfortunate carnival ever.
Radio listeners may want to bend an ear to Culshaw, Ravens, and the rest of the DEAD RINGERS cast. They do a mean Anne Robinson. 1830 Friday, 1230 Saturday, Radio 4.
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Hubert Fichte (; 21 March 1935, Perleberg, Province of Brandenburg – 8 March 1986) was a German novelist.

Life
Hubert Fichte was born on 21 March 1935 in Perleberg Hospital. A few weeks after his birth his family moved to Hamburg-Lokstedt. Fichte's mother worked as stenographer and he was mostly raised by his grandmother. His father, a Jewish merchant, emigrated to Sweden and Fichte never met him. His parents were not married. As a child Fichte was made to believe he was a half-orphan. He received an education as an actor and as a farmer. In the late fifties he worked in Montjustin, not far from Forcalquier in Provence, as a shepherd for several months at painter Serge Fiorio. From 1961 on he lived in Hamburg.

In the mid-1960s, Fichte published his first novels. He then had a regular column called Plattenragout (record ragout) in the magazine konkret. In 1966 he criticised the German police's work in those days in an article called "the police – your friend and aide":  "Shall the baton displace arguments, humour, understanding from the side of the police in this young democracy, burdened with an evil mortgage?" (konkret, Nr. 8). His main influences were Marcel Proust, Hans Henny Jahnn and Jean Genet. With Genet he did a famous interview. He first met Jahnn in 1949 and Jahnn helped Fichte reveal his homosexuality. Fichte described their friendship in his novel Versuch über die Pubertät (Attempt about the puberty) in 1974.

In the 1970s, Fichte devoted himself increasingly to ethnological research. From 1971 to 1975 he travelled to Bahia (Brazil), Haiti and Trinidad several times. He later described the works based on this travels, like Xango (1976) and Petersilie, (1980) as "Ethnopoesie". With them he created his very own technique of combining science and poetry. A sort of "domestic ethnology" was done with his St. Pauli interviews like in Wolli Indienfahrer (St. Pauli is a famous low income and subculture district in Hamburg). Fichte's cohabitee (since 1961) Leonore Mau published her photograph volumes Xango and Petersilie at the same time.

In the late sixties, Fichte began writing his main work Die Geschichte der Empfindlichkeit (the history of the sensibility, or: the story of the pettishness) a monumental cycle of novels. His last set of plans showed his intention to write nineteen books, most of them novels, but also some volumes of essays, called "Glossen". For these "Glossen" he wanted to compile and rewrite much of his journalistic work like radio features, news paper articles and interviews. The novels describe the life of the homosexual writer "Jäcki" and his cohabitee "Irma", an older woman and photographer. Fichte could not finish the whole cycle. The existing parts were published after his death. They contain 6 complete novels, 2 fragments of novels, 4 "Glossen"-volumes and 5 supplement volumes. The latter contain interviews, articles and features he wanted to use for "Glossen" books, but could not revise them. At least three more novels he had planned are completely missing.

Fichte died of AIDS-related illness in 1986. Since 1995 the city of Hamburg has awarded the Hubert Fichte Prize for extraordinary literary works.

Awards
1963 Julius Campe Stipend
1965 Hermann-Hesse-Literaturpreis
1967 Stipend of the Villa Massimo (Rome)
1985 Alexander Zinn Prize
Minor planet 3475 Fichte is named after him.

Selected works
 Der Aufbruch nach Turku (The departure for Turku, novellas) Hoffmann & Campe, Hamburg 1963
 Im Tiefstall (In the low barn, novella) Galerie im Centre, Göttingen 1965
 Das Waisenhaus (The orphanage, novel) Rowohlt, Reinbek 1965
 Die Palette (The palette, novel) Rowohlt, Reinbek 1968
 Detlevs Imitationen »Grünspan« (Detlevs imitations »verdigris«, novel) Rowohlt, Reinbek 1971
 Versuch über die Pubertät (Attempt about the puberty, novel) Hoffmann & Campe, Hamburg 1974
 Xango. Die afroamerikanischen Religionen II. Bahia. Haiti. Trinidad (Xango. The afroamerican religions II) Fischer, Frankfurt 1976
 Wolli Indienfahrer (Wolli, traveler to India) Fischer, Frankfurt a.M. 1978
 Petersilie. Die afroamerikanischen Religionen IV. Santo Domingo. Venezuela. Miami. Grenada (Parsley. The afroamerican religions IV) Fischer, Frankfurt 1980
 Psyche. Anmerkungen zur Psychiatrie in Senegal (Psyche. Remarks on the psychiatry in Senegal) Qumran, Frankfurt 1980
 Zwei Autos für den Heiligen Pedro Claver (Two cars for the holy Pedro Claver) Qumran, Frankfurt 1982
 Lazarus und die Waschmaschine. Kleine Einführung in die Afroamerikanische Kultur (Lazarus and the washing machine. Small introduction to the afroamerican culture) Fischer, Frankfurt 1985
 Die Geschichte der Empfindlichkeit (The History of the sensibility / The story of the pettishness) Fischer, Frankfurt 1987ff.
 Ödipus auf Håknäss (Oedipus on Håknäss, drama) Fischer, Frankfurt 1992
 St. Pauli Geschichte (St. Pauli story) Berlin (Transit) Berlin 2006
 Ketzerische Bemerkungen für eine neue Wissenschaft vom Menschen (Heretical comments for a new science on mankind) Hamburg (EVA) 2001

References
 Bandel, Jan-Frederik: Nachwörter. Zum poetischen Verfahren Hubert Fichtes. (Hubert Fichte Studien Bd. 8). Aachen, Rimbaud 2008.
 Beckermann, Thomas (Hrsg.): Hubert Fichte – Materialien zu Leben und Werk. Frankfurt/M., Fischer 1985.
 Böhme, Hartmut / Tiling, Nikolaus (Hrsg.): Leben, um eine Form der Darstellung zu erreichen. Studien zum Werk Hubert Fichtes. Frankfurt/M., Fischer 1991.
 Braun, Peter / Weinberg, Manfred: Ethno/Graphie. Reiseformen des Wissens. Tübingen, Gunter Narr 2002.
 Carp, Ulrich: Rio Bahia Amazonas. Untersuchungen zu Hubert Fichtes Roman der Ethnologie mit einer lexikalischen Zusammenstellung zur Erforschung der Religionen Brasiliens. Würzburg, Königshausen & Neumann 2002.
 Fisch, Michael: Explosion der Forschung. Bibliografie zu Leben und Werk von Hubert Fichte. Unter Berücksichtigung des Werkes von Leonore Mau. (Bibliografie zur deutschen Literatur Bd. 16). Bielefeld: Aisthesis 2007.
 Heinrichs, Hans-Jürgen: Die Djemma el-Fna geht durch mich hindurch. Oder wie sich Poesie, Ethnologie und Politik durchdringen. Hubert Fichte und sein Werk. Bielefeld, Pendragon 1991.
 Kammer, Stephan / Krauthausen, Karin (Ed.): Hubert Fichtes Medien. Zurich and Berlin, Diaphanes 2014
 Röhr, Sabine: Hubert Fichte. Poetische Erkenntnis. Montage – Synkretismus – Mimesis. Göttingen, Herodot 1985.
 Seifert-Waibel, Miriam: "Ein Bild aus tausend widersprüchlichen Fitzeln". Die Rolle der Collage in Hubert Fichtes Explosion und Das Haus der Mina in São Luiz de Maranhão. Bielefeld, Aisthesis 2005.
 Teichert, Torsten: "Herzschlag außen". Die poetische Konstruktion des Fremden und Eigenen im Werk von Hubert Fichte. Frankfurt/M., Fischer 1987.
 Tiling, Johann Nikolaus: Hauchbilder der Erinnerung. Biographische Spuren und die Entwicklung literarischer Motive im Werk Hubert Fichtes. Berlin, rosa winkel 1996.
 von Wangenheim, Wolfgang: Hubert Fichte. München, edition text + kritik (Autorenbücher) 1980.

Films about Hubert Fichte
 Hubert Fichte – der schwarze Engel (Hubert Fichte: The Black Angel), 2005 documentary. Running time 60 minutes.
 Palette revisited, 2005 documentary. Running time 67 minutes.

Footnotes

External links
An article about the relationship of Hubert Fichte and Leonore Mau (in German)
An article by Ulrich Peltzer about Fichte's combination of poetry and ethnology
Fichte's biography (in German)
www.hubertfichte.de, a website in German written and maintained by Bandel, a Fichte biographer

1935 births
1986 deaths
20th-century German male writers
20th-century German novelists
20th-century German LGBT people
German gay writers
German male novelists
German people of Jewish descent
LGBT Jews
German LGBT novelists
People from Perleberg
People from the Province of Brandenburg
Writers from Brandenburg

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Study: perceived addiction brings fleeing Facebook users back
Brittany A. Roston - Dec 14, 2015, 7:00pm CST
Ditching Facebook is something many users have dreamed of, but ultimately failed to do. Some take a break, only to log back in before their goal date. Others suspend their account, planning to leave the social network for good, only to reactivate it later on. Why? That's a question Cornell University researchers have answered, with a recent study finding four factors that bring users back.
The researchers used data from the 99 Days Of Freedom campaign, which encourages Facebook users to ditch the social network for 99 days. The campaign is presented as a response to Facebook's mood experiment, aiming to find out how the service affects its users' happiness. Many took on the challenge, but of course only some were successful.
Survey data from those unsuccessful users revealed four reasons why people return. The first among them is perceived addition — users who viewed the social network as being a habitual or addictive activity were more inclined to come back. One user touched on the habitual part of the service, saying that his fingers would automatically move to type "Facebook" when he opened his web browser.
Other reasons include how Facebook was used: those who use the social network to shape others' impression of them were more likely to return, though surveillance concerns had the opposite effect, helping users stay away. As well, depressed or otherwise less-than-positive moods were also a contributing factor to coming back.
Thinking about how social networks factor into one's social life could bring a user back, but having an alternative platform (Twitter, for example) helped users keep away. Ultimately, users who returned were observed to make a compromise, changing how they used the network: friends lists were whittled down, the mobile apps were uninstalled, and/or the amount of time spent on the platform decreased.
SOURCE: Cornell University
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Commodores look to climb West Division ladder in 2004
CAPE COD, Mass. – Over the last several seasons, the Falmouth Commodores have found themselves sitting in the middle or at the bottom of the Cape Cod Baseball League Western Division standings. When the 2004 CCBL campaign begins, however, the Commodores would like nothing more to see the view from the top.
Falmouth won its last two games to finish off the 2003 season, and would like to carry that momentum into the 2004 season and get off to a fast start. With hurler Jensen Lewis back for another summer with Falmouth and a couple of the best hitter/pitchers in the nation on the roster, the Commodores are hoping to make a run at the Western Division crown in 2004.
Pitching woes hampered the Commodores last summer, as they featured the league's worst team ERA. That Achilles' heel might end up being the strong suit for Falmouth this season, though. Lewis was Falmouth's most used pitcher last season, as the Vanderbilt product saw action in 15 ballgames. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native picked up three saves, while striking out 34 batters in 21 1/3 innings of work. In the spring, Lewis collected six wins and a pair of saves in the regular season for Vanderbilt, compiling a 3.07 ERA.
A couple of college teammates will remain together this summer and join Lewis on the Falmouth staff. Used primarily in relief duties, Mike Phelps and Nick Webber led Central Missouri State to a Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association title in the spring. Webber paced the Mules with a 1.54 ERA, as he fanned 44 hitters and walked just seven. Phelps was a perfect 9-0 in the spring, holding opposing hitters to a .193 batting average.
Perfection is no secret for Clemson's Kris Harvey, either. The right-hander concluded the 2004 regular season with a 6-0 mark in 13 starts. When he's not exploiting hitters, he's acting as a hitter, himself. Harvey hit .337 with eight home runs in the regular season for the Tigers, moonlighting as an outfielder and first baseman.
Harvey is not the only two-way threat on the Commodore roster. Brian Bogusevic put up big numbers with the bat and the glove in the spring for Tulane. In the regular season, Bogusevic hit .342 for the Green Wave, while driving in a team-high 62 runs. On the hill, the big lefty went 8-5 in the regular season, notching three complete games while striking out 79. Cliff Pennington will take the reins at shortstop for Falmouth this season. The Texas A&M standout hit .322 in the regular season for the Aggies, while carrying a .916 fielding percentage.
Manager Jeff Trundy returns for his sixth season and needs eight wins to reach 100. He would be the third Falmouth manager to reach the century mark in wins.
Darin Erstad, Eric Milton and Tino Martinez are three of the many former Commodores in the big leagues this season. Erstad spent two years with Falmouth, then went on to be the overall number one choice of the Anaheim Angels in 1995.
The Commodores kick off the 2004 CCBL season June 17, when they'll visit Western Division rival Wareham for a 2 p.m. affair. Before the home opener on June 18 against Orleans the Commodores organization will dedicate the field in memory of long time Commodore Arnie Allen. The field will be know as Arnie Allen Diamond at Guv Fuller Field. --T.J. Lasita, 2004 CCBL Intern, [email protected]
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Warren Pleece est un auteur de bande dessinée britannique. Il est surtout connu pour son travail chez Vertigo de DC Comics.

Biographie
Warren, avec son frère Gary Pleece, écrit et dessine quatre numéros d'un magazine de bandes dessinées auto-publié appelé Velocity entre 1987 et 1989. Il s'agit d'une collection satirique d'histoires, sans personnage récurrent, mais comportant de nombreuses caricatures reconnaissables de personnalités de la politique et de la culture pop. Le cinquième numéro a été publié par Acme Press en 1990. Leur premier travail non auto-édité est apparu dans le magazine Escape.

Warren Pleece a également collaboré avec Woodrow Phoenix sur Sinister Romance, une bande dessinée publiée par . Il a ensuite collaboré avec l'écrivain irlandais Garth Ennis sur la bande dessinée True Faith, parue en épisodes sous le titre Crisis et, finalement publiée en tant qu'album. True Faith a suscité une controverse au Royaume-Uni, avec un article dans le Daily Mail en raison de son approche critique du christianisme.

Pleece a contribué avec Second City Blues à la bande dessinée 2000 AD, une série se déroulant dans un Birmingham futuriste , avec des équipes jouant à un sport mortel similaire au film Rollerball.

Pleece a depuis travaillé principalement pour DC Comics. Il a commencé avec une série en quatre numéros chez Vertigo mettant en scène Tattooed Man et a depuis contribué aux séries Hellblazer , The Invisibles avec Grant Morrison et de Kelley Puckett.

Publications
Parmi ses œuvres de bande dessinée se trouvent :
 Comics Are Really Great (avec Gary Pleece, in  #2, 1989)
 Leone Ryder (avec Gary Pleece, in A1 #3, 1990)
 The Numbers Game (avec Gary Pleece, in  : The Horror Special, 1990)
 True Faith (avec Garth Ennis, in  #29-34 & #34-38, 1989–1990)
 Skin Graft: The Adventures of a Tattooed Man (avec , mini-série de 4 numéros, Vertigo, 1993)
 Sandman Mystery Theatre #33-36 (avec Steven T. Seagle/Matt Wagner, Vertigo, 1995)
 Hellblazer #115-128 (avec Paul Jenkins, Vertigo, 1997–1998)
  #4-6 (avec Jamie Delano, Vertigo, 1997)
 The Invisibles (vol. 3) #11-9 (avec Grant Morrison, Vertigo, 1999)
  (dessins, avec Ed Brubaker et encrage par Richard Case/Cameron Stewart, Vertigo, 2000–2001)
 Lucifer #4 (avec Mike Carey et encrage par Dean Ormston, Vertigo, 2000)
  #3 (avec Doselle Young et encrage par Garry Leach, Wildstorm, 2001)
 Kinetic (avec Kelley Puckett, DC Comics, 2004, rassemblés en un album, 2005, )
 Second City Blues (avec Kek-W, in 2000 AD #1420-1431, 2005)
  (avec Mat Johnson, graphic novel, Vertigo, hardcover, Titan Books, , , Vertigo, , )
 Coventry (avec Harvey Pekar, in American Splendor (vol. 2) #3, Vertigo, 2008)
 Life Sucks (avec Jessica Abel et Gabriel Soria, First Second, 2008, )
 : "Return of the Chap" (avec Alec Worley, in 2000 AD #1710-1714, Nov–Déc 2010)
 The Great Unwashed avec Gary Pleece, Escape Books, 2012,

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie

Liens externes

 Site officiel
 Warren Pleece sur Act-i-vate
 25e Anniversaire d'Escape : Warren Pleece, présentation et interview par Paul Gravett

Auteur britannique de bande dessinée