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What can I do to recover from this deep plane face lift?
Two months ago today I had a deep plane face lift and lower blepharoplasty. It has been an awful recovery. I have had no energy and my face looks too full and it is still very uncomfortable , tight, sore. My temples, cheeks and jawline look bigger than before. I have literally been on the couch for 2 months and I am normally a very active person. My surgeon is not a very communicative person . PLEASE HELP . I have tried lymphatic massage. No relief. Any suggestions will be so appreciated. I am 57 years old.
Thank you for submitting your question - recovery rates differ for each person and combination of procedures. Be sure to follow your surgeon's post operative instructions and realize that time and patience can be very valuable during the recovery process. Some additional measures may include keeping your head elevated, sleeping propped up on pillows, and using ice and anti-inflammatory medications to help alleviate the swelling. As your recovery progresses, consider doing more massage and lymphatic drainage. Best wishes on your recovery and achieving a great result.
So I place all of my patients on Arnica and Bromelain. You can use prescription strength anti-inflammatories. I still would use ice, compression and massage. I have a therapist I use specifically.


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Like the modern workplace, we've experienced a SHIFT…from two companies into one.
On January 1st, 2017, iSpace Environments was formed when MSpace, a local AV Solutions Integrator and iSpace Furniture, a local commercial furnishings dealer merged together to create one holistic approach to evolving work and learning spaces.
Out of the merge came the philosophy that we can help organizations "Carve a New Path." This philosophy empowers workers to shape their own environment, one that will allow them to choose how to work, and in which setting best reflects the task. It gives users the opportunity to carve out a space that fits their expectations, regardless of the generation they represent. We believe that it's the activities which influence and shape an environment, and it's time we help workers utilize space outside the traditional boundaries.
What does this mean to people and businesses that want to work with iSpace Environments to outfit their space?
What does this mean for architects and designers who work with iSpace Environments to develop solutions?
What fueled the name iSpace Environments and the story behind the logo?
A shift in the way we work, dictated by the activities we do naturally creates a shift in our environment. With the ever-changing needs of the workplace, we adapt. We carve a path, we leave an imprint and we shift…you know, like plate tectonics.
The name iSpace Environments encompasses something greater, more thoughtful and more apt to deliver a full solution. Whether it's a work, learning or in between space – it's a habitat for productivity, it's an environment to thrive in.
After we agreed on a name that was all-encompassing, we merged both physically and intellectually, and with that came new territory and a new identity.
To develop our new identity, we first had to acknowledge that the past was about working within a box, spaces were confined by walls – just like the square logos that represented each of our two businesses. With our new philosophy in place, Carve Your Path, we looked at the way our business helps contribute to the evolution of a space. With advancements in technology, and modern expectations from workers, physical barriers no longer confine us to one location. The first step was to physically carve into the box to deliver more dynamic, unbound shapes.
Next, we considered our new path. By slicing through our box, it gave us a greater context of what form could look like with disruption, it gave us more freedom. With a freshly carved path, we were left with two pieces to a puzzle – both inherently different, yet complementary to each other.
With the restraints eliminated, each individual piece (or the two components of the business) of our developing symbol allowed freedom and encouraged movement. Like any free-floating form, natural or man-made, there is a tendency to drift. In our case the drift came with a unified vision, one that merged our brand, and our expertise. The new shape became that of a layered element, a dynamic, yet unified system.
Now, as iSpace Environments, we're better supporting spaces which elevate the user, redefine boundaries, and propel individual productivity.
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4/1/19 AMENDED File Number 181740 has been removed.
181858 0 1. Resolution Substitute resolution approving levying of assessments and construction of assessable public improvement projects at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City cost of these projects approved by this resolution is estimated to be $445,600 for a total estimated cost of $465,000.
161643 0 5. Communication Communication from the Department of Public Works relating to its response and identification of potholes.
181926 0 8. Communication Communication from Department of Public Works and the Call Center relating to their procedures for closing on-line service requests.
181920 1 9. Resolution Substitute resolution directing the Department of Public Works to develop a reserve force of road crew workers dedicated to pothole patching from the ranks of retired City employees.
181928 0 6. Communication Communication from the Department of Public Works relating to its preparations for the 2019 Milwaukee Marathon.
181925 0 7. Communication Communication from Department of Public Works relating to its plan to develop plans for responding to the Democractic National Convention being held in the City of Milwaukee.
181292 1 10. Ordinance A substitute ordinance relating to solid waste regulations.
181874 0 27. Motion Motion relating to the recommendations of the Public Works Committee relative to licenses.
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Is there another option? looking through eBahn I came across mention of an "Auxiliary heater" which shows up in coolant hose diagrams and "Only vehicles with optional equipment". And has some mention of an 'exhaust' hole on the underbelly pan.
Does anyone know what this really is?
I don't know if they were ever available on W8s but the Auxiliary Heaters run off the fuel tank and have a pump to circulate heated coolant. The controller could be set to run the ventilation fan to warm up the interior of the car. It seems that since it warms the coolant that the engine would be warmed up too.
Do any of our cold climate owners have or know of this system?
Dan, I might be interested in this...wd it fit in an 04 W8 6-spd?
Yes I will let you know how well it works as I have the same identical car in urbangrey and manual 6spd as well. I have a unit on the way for my car as we speak.
First person I have talked with that has the 6speed as well. I am also importing all the other goodies that came on our cars that are omitted in the US. I just finished replacing the front windscreen with a heated one and finish all the wiring so I have a heated front windscreen. I finished all the wiring for rear heated seats just waiting for the switches on each side of the cig. Lighter in the rear, and the we have the rear park distance control and OEM Navigation.
If you are interested in anything please let me know. I am looking at bringing all these options for people on passats if I get enough interest on these.
But I never followed through , and I don't know what Dan Grayson may have accomplished...sounded impressive, though!
Neato all the euro goodies.. except no mention of the hitch.


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We are deeply saddened at the passing of Susan Rees, a great builder of the Coalition on Human Needs who served as Executive Director from 1983 to 1991.
We are so grateful Susan's family has suggested contributions be made to CHN in Susan's memory to continue the fight for justice.
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Each day that Donald Trump remains in office is a threat to our democracy, and the security of our nation and communities. On January 13th, the House voted to once again impeach President Trump, making Trump the only President in the history of the United States to be impeached multiple times.
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Trump's term in office ends Wednesday, but the damage he has done to the office of the presidency and our government institutions will take years, if not generations to repair. Let's begin to repair and defend our democracy by holding Donald Trump accountable for inciting an insurrectionist mob whose goal was to overturn the results of our free and fair presidential election.
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CHN's COVID-19: Tracking Hardship December 4, 2020
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The #ReliefCan'tWait edition. The U.S. this week set three alarming records. New COVID-19 cases surpassed 200,000 in a single day, hospitalizations reached 100,000, and Wednesday's death rate was nearly 2,900 – all firsts. Meanwhile, millions of Americans are teetering on an economic cliff. By Dec. 26th, 16 million Americans will have lost unemployment benefits. On New Year's Eve, the CDC's eviction moratorium will expire. Other help set to expire as we approach the end of the year: student loan debt relief and some paid family leave. Funding for state and local governments that was included in the CARES Act Congress passed last spring is running out – including money to help school systems and provide for public health and safety.
How bad is it? As case numbers spike, authorities are issuing dire warnings about overcrowded hospitals, exhausted health care workers, and expanded lockdowns. With more than 1.2 million cases reported during a one-week stretch, officials expressed concern that numbers could spike even higher due to the recent Thanksgiving holiday. One estimate: 450,000 deaths by February.
Momentum is building in the Senate toward passage of a "down payment" on what's truly needed. A bipartisan group in the Senate drafted a $908 billion COVID-19 relief package, and Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer have jump-started high-level negotiations by agreeing to make it the starting point for final deal-making. The package doesn't include everything we want, and it will not solve America's long-term health and economic problems. But we need relief now, and this aid, especially with some hoped-for improvements, will help alleviate pain and suffering in the near-term, both by helping individuals through unemployment assistance and by injecting stimulus into the economy, thereby preventing further job loss. The package includes $300 a week in federal unemployment benefits for roughly four months, $160 billion in funding for state and local governments, $10 billion for child care, and $82 billion for education. We hope those numbers will go up. It's got money for small businesses, health care, transit, and student loan relief. For more of CHN's view of the need for a COVID relief down payment now, see its letter to Congress.
But one thing is painfully clear: RELIEF CAN'T WAIT. Even if you've written before, please tell your Senators that time is running out for their constituents. Click here to send them emails telling them we are facing a national emergency and health crisis, and they must act.
The estimated number of Americans who might be dead by February from COVID-19. (The number now exceeds 276,000.) Tweet this.
The number of states that said they were "greatly" or "completely" concerned about having sufficient vaccine-related supplies to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a brand new GAO report. An additional 21 states said they were moderately concerned. Tweet this.
1 in 6 adult renters reported that they were not caught up in rent. Tweet this.
433,700,
The estimated number of excess COVID-19 cases and excess deaths between March 13 and Sept. 3 in 27 states that prematurely lifted their eviction moratoria. Experts say evictions worsen the pandemic by forcing people into homeless shelters or to move into increasingly crowded households, leading to more COVID-19 exposure. Tweet this.
Nearly 83 million
The number of adults in the U.S. who found it somewhat or very difficult to cover usual expenses such as food, rent or mortgage, car payments, medical expenses, or student loans in the last 7 days, according to newly released Census data. That's 1 in every 3 adults. Tweet this.
The percentage of Black adults who said it was somewhat or very difficult to cover usual household expenses. For Latinx adults, 47%, and for both white and Asian adults, 28%.
The number of elementary-age children who did not take a routine standardized test this fall. Researchers fear these students – more than one million – are "more likely to be Black and brown, more likely to be from high-poverty schools, and more likely to have had low performance in the first place."
The number of people who dropped out of the labor force In November specifically because they are unable to look for work due to the pandemic, up 300,000 from the previous month. Further, the percentage of people who have been unemployed for 27 weeks or more jumped to 37% in November, up from 32.5% in October and 21% in November 2019. The pandemic is pushing people out of work.
More than 4 in 10
The number of children living in rental housing where either food scarcity or being able to pay rent is an issue.
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On Wednesday, more than 200,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the U.S., along with 100,000 hospitalizations. Both were records.
CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship November 13, 2020
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CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship January 8, 2021
CHN's COVID-19: Tracking Hardship September 18, 2020
CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship November 6, 2020
CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship December 17, 2020
CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship September 25, 2020
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As the name suggests, this mooring post plinth is made from a mooring post, which will have been used in the water ways for 30 to 60 years. It is very likely that your mooring post have been located near a bridge in The Netherlands or in a harbour in Germany. Mooring posts are generally made of Basralocus wood or sometimes Demerara Greenheart wood. No two mooring posts are alike. Some show traces where boats have been moored up against them, while others still show markings from the harbour, and some even still have shells attached. Some posts will contain holes where screws and bolts have been attached or some have large gashes. And at this moment all plinths with dimensions: 20 x 20cm (LxW) contain a hole which will be filled by us with cork (see photo). In short, no two mooring posts are the same!.
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By Tim Martinson
Grape extension programs from Long Island to Lake Erie have placed traps and lures in 40 vineyards to detect potential exotic pests as part of the Coordinated Agricultural Pest Survey funded by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
The Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) provides early detection of exotic plant pests before they become established. With funds from the USDA, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets' Division of Plant Industry is supporting the deployment of traps with pheromone lures in 40 locations throughout New York by Long Island, Hudson Valley, Finger Lakes, and Lake Erie grape extension programs.
A brown marmorated stink bug trap in Concord vineyard near Portland, N.Y. Photo by Tim Weigle.
Traps will be serviced every two weeks from early July through September for detection of five potential exotic pests not yet present in New York: the silver Y moth, light brown apple moth, European grapevine moth, false codling moth, and summer fruit tortrix moth.
In addition to these targeted pests, Cornell Hudson Valley Fruit Laboratory entomologist Peter Jentsch is leading the effort to monitor for two additional invasive pests, the brown marmorated stink bug (already present in the mid-Atlantic region) and the spotted wing drosophila. Jentsch has supplied specialized traps to other New York regions for these pests.
New York State Integrated Pest Management specialist Tim Weigle is leading the project, which also involves Alice Wise (Long Island – Suffolk County CCE), Peter Jentsch and Steve Hoying (Cornell-NYSAES Hudson Valley Laboratory) and Hans Walter-Peterson (CCE Finger Lakes Grape Program).
Tim Martinson is a senior extension associate in the department of Horticulture at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y.


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Toyota aims to bounce back from Le Mans heartbreak with TS050 Hybrid
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The new Toyota TS050(Credit: Toyota)
Le Mans always throws up a few surprises, but no-one could've foreseen the heartbreaking finish to the 2016 race. Leading the race with just three minutes to run, Toyota looked set to break its 18-year duck at Circuit de la Sarthe, before power loss stranded the lead car next to pit wall. Porsche streaked past for the win, Toyota was forced to settle for second. Having come so close last year, the team has taken an evolutionary approach to this year's car.
Power still comes from a turbocharged V6 petrol engine, hooked up with an 8MJ hybrid boost system. Toyota is keeping its cards close to its chest when it comes to the changes under the hood, but the engineers in Higashi-Fuji have worked to improve the thermal efficiency with a higher compression ratio. The new engine also has a redeveloped combustion chamber, cylinder block and cylinder head.
Changes have also been made to the hybrid system, with smaller motor-generator units. The lithium-ion battery has been tweaked, and Toyota says the changes will eventually filter down to its production cars – although we do think the press shots with a TS050 parked next to a Prius are a bit optimistic.
A new set of regulations for this year have forced Toyota to develop a less-aggressive aero package. Along with a narrower rear diffuser, the splitter on the new TS050 runs 15 mm (0.6 in) higher than before, and the sharply-creased sidepods also play a role. The car pictured is running in low-downforce trim, with the high-downforce setup to be unveiled during testing.
The aerodynamic changes aren't the only safety-first upgrades made to the TS050, with a set of wider rear mirrors making it easier to spot traffic behind. A set of lights lets officials know whether the hybrid system is working as intended, too, something all teams running a battery-boosted engine will have to fit this year.
"Although the TS050 Hybrid shares the same name as the 2016 car, its performance has been greatly improved by reviewing the powertrain and enhancing efficiency in all areas," says Histake Murata, Racing Hybrid Project Leader. "Toyota Gazoo Racing's biggest goal for this year, as always, is winning Le Mans. The team in Higashi-Fuji has worked ceaselessly since Le Mans last year to develop a powertrain which will deliver performance over one lap and over a full race distance, enabling us to compete at the front."
The TS050 will be on show at FIA testing in Monza, which kicks off tomorrow.
Source: Toyota
Toyota is hoping to recover from its Le Mans heartbreak with the TS050 (Credit: Toyota)
The TS050 runs less downforce than last year (Credit: Toyota)
Toyota has also fitted bigger mirrors on the TS050 (Credit: Toyota)
The Toyota TS050 has a revised aero package (Credit: Toyota)
Power comes from a V6-hybrid powertrain in the TS050 (Credit: Toyota)
Hands up if you're keen to win at Le Mans this year (Credit: Toyota)
The big wing on the TS050 provides less downforce than last year (Credit: Toyota)
The TS050 runs with a more efficient hybrid powertrain (Credit: Toyota)
The Toyota TS050 has a taller front splitter (Credit: Toyota)
The TS050 was unveiled in low-downforce trim (Credit: Toyota)
The new Toyota TS050 (Credit: Toyota)
The TS050 alongside the Toyota C-HR (Credit: Toyota)
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At SPAMILTON, The Laughs Are Non-Stop
Though tickets are certainly hard to come by for the Chicago engagement of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical theater juggernaut HAMILTON, the laughs come easily at its hammier (pardon the pun) parody counterpart SPAMILTON at the Royal George. The latest in the line of Broadway parodies from FORBIDDEN BROADWAY creator Gerard Alessandrini (who also directs), SPAMILTON pays loving and playful homage to Miranda's masterwork. The resulting show is witty, endlessly entertaining, and genuinely had me in stitches.
While none of the jabs at HAMILTON are particularly harsh, Alessandrini isn't afraid to take aim at the modern Broadway landscape over the course of the show as well. Because SPAMILTON structurally hews closely to its source material, however, the construction works incredibly well. The opening number has the cast declaring, "Who are we spoofing? Lin-Manuel as Hamilton!" to the tune of HAMILTON's opening number. This kind of declarative, energetic fun sets the tone for an evening of assured comedy. In writing SPAMILTON, Alessandrini proves he's not throwing away his shot at providing clever satire and ample humor. And his version of Miranda is equally assured, as he declares "I am not gonna let Broadway rot" to the tune of "My Shot."
While the direct parody of HAMILTON works wonderfully throughout the show, so too do the more general Broadway references. SPAMILTON is rife with musical theater in-jokes. While audiences certainly need not have seen the source material to appreciate SPAMILTON, it certainly helps to know the cast recording and to be a Broadway fan. Along the way, SPAMILTON sends up classics from WEST SIDE STORY to GYPSY. It also makes light of some more recent shows—one sequence suggests the possibility of future Broadway mash ups, such as "An American Psycho in Paris." This is a comedy show for theater people, which makes it all the more hilarious for those in the know.
From the moment they stride onstage in Dustin Cross's costumes that cleverly evoke Paul Tazewell's original designs (with the addition of some playful stars on pants pockets), the ensemble makes clear that they came to play. While SPAMILTON has jokes aplenty, these performers are not kidding around when it comes to talent. As the Lin-Manuel Miranda stand-in, Yando Lopez captures the confident optimism of the original actor and displays formidable vocal chops. David Robbins proves he isn't afraid to ham it up in the show, particularly in a moment in which he portrays Little Orphan Annie (the details of which I won't share here). In the role of Daveed Diggs as Lafayette and Jefferson, Donterrio Johnson delightfully sends the character and raps like a dream, especially in the cleverly titled "The Fresh Prince of Big Hair." As the Burr stand-in, Eric Andrew Lewis has a singing voice as smooth as butter. HAMILTON's original Burr, Leslie Odom Jr., truly has a vocal match in Lewis. And as all the ladies of HAMILTON, Michelle Lauto brings down the house. With two puppets in hand (a signature of Alessandrini's FORBIDDEN BROADWAY reviews), she conquers the role of all three Schuyler sisters single-handedly. SPAMILTON also features magnificent guest turns from pianist Adam LaSalle as the King George III surrogate in the uproarious "Straight is Back" and guest diva Christine Pedi, who absolutely nails her impersonations of several Broadway staples.
Just as the ensemble laments that they want to be in "The Film When It Happens" so too should musical theater lovers and devoted "Hamilfans" want to be in the room where SPAMILTON happens. Click. Boom.
For tickets and more information, visit the Royal George website.
Read the original review on PerformInk.
Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow
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Re: Abyssinia
Post by Stephen_Rynerson » 25 Dec 2016 22:34
Thank you for all your work on this and the other campaign threads, tigre.
Post by tigre » 01 Jan 2017 13:26
Hello to all ; thanks to you for joining Stephen . A little more.....................................
An Overseas Expedition.
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE SOUTH: GRAZIANI.
a. Initial operations: the protective force. The strategic role assigned to the forces in Somalia was secondary; consequently, relatively smaller forces and resources were initially allotted to this theater of operations. Nevertheless, it was in keeping with the soldierly qualities of the theater commander, General Graziani, that operations were conducted aggressively, with the result that considerable Ethiopian forces were drawn from the northern front and a series of remarkable, local successes were obtained. General Graziani, then 53 years old, had distinguished himself by reckless bravery during the World War and great capacity in colonial warfare; it was he who finally subjugated the Cyrenaica, in 1930-31, by a campaign that combined sheer audacity with the most painstaking logistic preparations.
Graziani had initially available the permanent Somali native formations, about twelve battalions, to which were added the regular division
"Peloritana," two militia divisions, including the "Tevere" and a Lybian division, a total of approximately 50,000, of which only half was available for service at the front, since the enormous distances in this theater required an extensive line of communication service.
Ethiopian strength was estimated between 50,000 and 75,000 under Ras Nasibu, holding the waterholes and defiles of the river system, the Juba, Webbe Schebeli and Fafan.
Graziani did not waste any time; he improvised motorized columns and in October took the posts of Dab, Mustahil, Gherlogubi and Damerei, on a broad front of 500 kms, but he failed to get the important post of Gorrahei, which blocked the entrance into the valley of the Fafan.
Gorrahei became Graziani's next immediate objective. In order to cover his left flank, the capture of Dagnerrei became an intermediate step; it was taken on the tenth, in a tactical pattern that Graziani thereafter employed on many occasions. The assault troops were brought up in night marches; attack aviation harassed the enemy previously; the assault was then launched under the protective fire of heavy bombardment aviation and motorized machine-gun units. The defeat of the Ethiopians brought in neighboring tribes, particularly the Sultan Olol Dinle, who became a useful ally thereafter.
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a. Initial operations: the protective force. Graziani organized a flying column, consisting of three Somali battalions, two guerrilla groups, one battalion of field artillery, one company of tanks, and one squadron of armored cars, under the command of Colonel Maletti. Once again, the assault was accompanied by heavy bombing concentrations, and Gorrahei was taken on 7 November. Flushed with success, this detachment attempted an advance up the valley of the Fafan but ran into an ambush at Gabrehor and was stopped.
At this time the Ethiopians under Ras Desta were reported advancing on Dolo; Graziani shifted the bulk of his forces to his left wing in anticipation and postponed further offensive operations in the Fafan valley. The reports of Ethiopian concentrations, while probably exaggerated, were of such a nature that the Italians organized for defense in the vicinity of Dolo. Ras Desta was advancing south, in the valley of Juba, with about 35,000 men; Ras Nassibu with 45,000 was reported along the upper Fafan; between Nassibu and Desta, Dedjasmaj Beiene Mered was located on the upper Scebeli with about 20,000 men.
As a diversion, Olol Dinle was ordered to attack Beiene Mered; provided with irregulars only, Dinle failed in the attempt but managed to immobilize Mered, which was the real object of his strategic mission.
b. The offensive against Ras Desta. The advance of Desta's main column along the Ganale Doria was observed on January 1. Graziani advanced promptly and took Amino in order to control the area between the river and Lake Huco; the division "Peloritana" was then drawn forward, in a position in readiness. On the eleventh, Desta's leading elements collided with the Italian outposts.
(1) The Battle of Ganale Doria, 11-13 January 1936. The Italian plan ripened into swift execution: a frontal attack in the center, with flank columns securing the valleys of the Doria and Gestro.
The height of Halejo became the first objective. It was taken on the twelfth. Graziani, himself, conducted the main effort south of Lake Huco; tanks opened the way in the dense underbrush, and fighting was severe. Colonel Miele, the Chief of Staff, personally brought up artillery for flanking fire. The Abyssinian front broke, finally, when elements of the column in the Doria valley turned south from Gogoru and enveloped the enemy's north flank. Graziani recognized the enemy's demoralization and immediately organized for pursuit.
(2) The pursuit to Neghelli, 15-20 January 1936. A motor-mechanized force of 1,100 vehides was assembled, containing tanks and motorized artillery. Limited supplies were made available as follows: Class-I supplies, 300 tons; 40,000 gallons of water in 60 tank trucks; 300 tons of gasoline and 150 tons of ammunition. Seven thousand troops were entrucked, preceded by the machine-gun squadrons of the cavalry regiments "Aosta" and "Genoa." Attack aviation operated far in advance of the column, dispersing every enemy concentration. Graziani reached Filtu on the seventeenth and Neghelli on the twentieth; this bold advance of 300 kms, in relentless pursuit into the heart of the enemy country, is a maneuver in the Napoleonic manner. General Agostini, commanding the southern flank-column, ran into hard fighting in the Daua Parma valley but continued successfully on his covering mission by an expedition from Malca Murri on Cellago. The remnants of Desta's forces made a stand in the difficult lake country along the route: Irghalem—Addis Ababa.
The temptation for a further dash straight to the enemy capital, must have been great; Graziani, however, had to consider the remaining Ethiopian concentrations under Mered and Nasibu and decided to 'hold the Neghelli area defensively while shifting his main forces to northern Ogaden for eventual operations in the direction of Harrar. The great talent of this commander is amply demonstrated by his amazing capacity to adjust to rapidly changing strategical conditions through maneuver.
c. The offensive against Ras Nasibu, April 1936. In order to keep the Neghelli front secure, a purely passive defense was not sufficient; in the next two months the Italians executed a number of raids and expeditions and sometimes ran into trouble, as the machine-gun squadron of the "Aosta" in its raid on Uardara, on 12 April. This is "active defense" in the best meaning of the term, and the general mission of flank security was amply fulfilled, permitting Graziani's concentration against his only remaining opponent, Ras Nasibu.
(1) The advance on Sassabaneh, April 1936. The general situation in the period January-March 1936 developed in three phases: (a) exploitation in the Neghelli area, (b) containing action against Beiene Mered in the Scebeli valley, and (c) concentration against Ras Nasibu in the Sassabaneh area.
The Italian intelligence reported three enemy groupings: (a) Ras Maconnen in vicinity of Bircut with 9,000 men, (b) Ras Nasibu with 10,000 men in vicinity of Sassabaneh in a fortified position, and (c) a reserve force of 9,000 men in vicinity of Djidjida; the entire area was fortified in the sense that every waterhole was organized for defense in considerable depth.
Graziani concentrated on a broad front about 50 miles south of the line Gianagobo—Gabredarre—Gerlogubi; he assembled a considerable park of motor vehicles; new wells were dug to insure a daily supply of 250,000 gallons of water. Reinforcements had been made available, through the arrival of the Lybian division and parts of the division "Tevere." Real resistance was not expected until the line Dagamedo—Sassabaneh—Wedhel had been reached.
Graziani planned an advance in three columns with the main effort to be made by the left column, General Nasi (N) commanding; the Lybian division, reinforced, was assigned to this column. The center column, General Frusci (Fr) commanding, was heavily motorized, comprising armored cars, tanks, and machine gun motorcycles, engineers (white) and some Somali battalions; the right column, General Agostini (A) commanding, contained Italian and native units. Graziani held out motorized reserves.
2) The Battle of Gianagobo, 15-17 April 1936. In spite of the rainy season, the advance was begun on the fourteenth, under difficulties, and contact was not made with the main enemy position until the twenty-sixth. Air reconnaissance was profitable in spite of poor visibility, and indicated enemy strength opposite the center column, which was reinforced.
The left column, however, ran early into the enemy in a meeting engagement at Gianagobo on 15 April.
The Lybian Division became gradually committed; the enemy fought vigorously, even to attacking the Italians on the sixteenth; on the seventeenth, an envelopment by the 1st Lybian Infantry Regiment brought on the decision and the enemy retreated via Bircut.
Graziani released a motorized column, General Verne (V) commanding, consisting of the 45th Eritrean Battalion and certain native guerrillas, for pursuit, to intercept the enemy at Segag; this is the classical pattern of pursuit: direct pressure by the units in contact (Lybian Division) and encircling pursuit to intercept the enemy at a critical rearward point along his route of withdrawal. Verne's column was delayed by creeks in flood, and the bulk of the enemy was able to escape, but, in its advance, this column occupied Dagamedo as early as the twenty third and was consequently on the flank of the main enemy position.
(3) The battle of Sassabaneh, 24-30 April 1936. (a) First phase: the situation to 25 April. The weather cleared on the twenty-third and attack aviation began a bombardment of enemy positions; the order for the attack was issued that night. Viewed from Gabrehor, the heights of Gumar, Dane and Birgot showed enemy trenches.
Graziani decided on a double envelopment: Verne (V), on the left, was ordered to close in to the east via Renda; Agostini (A), on the right, was to advance west via Gunagado; Frusci (F), in the center, was to attack on both sides of the Fafan River; he held out a motorized reserve, including General Navarra's detachment, further to the rear, the army reserve was intact. The attack was launched at 7:00 AM of the twenty-fourth, preceded by waves of attack aviation. The enemy was encountered in the dense undergrowth; snipers from the tree tops caused considerable losses; the brush was so thick in the center that Frusci's columns had to advance in single file. Armored cars finally made the heights and found that it was covering an outpost position only and that the main line of resistance was in rear in vicinity of Hamanlei. As the terrain was clearer, the attack continued but was stopped frontally; the 6th Eritrean battalion suffered 40 per cent losses. Frusci called a halt to his frontal attack to await the effect of his enveloping forces.
The envelopment, however, had run into stiff resistance which slowed down its advance appreciably; Verne, in the west, was counterattacked by the enemy and barely held his ground; Agostini reached Gunagado but encountered serious opposition; he received reinforcements in the form of a volunteer battalion (S) but could make no appreciable headway.
This left Frusci to his own resources; after some local reorganization he continued the attack on the twenty-fifth, relying mainly on his heavy supporting weapons. Fighting like demons, the Abyssinians counterattacked that day, getting uncomfortably close to division staffs. Nightfall indicated a weakening of attacks, and Frusci stubbornly ordered a further advance; he reached Hamanlei on the morning of the twenty-sixth. Verne was still fighting at Dagamedo; Agostini had made little headway, and the enemy was still at Sassabaneh.
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(3) The battle of Sassabaneh, 24-30 April 1936. (b) Second phase: the situation to 29 April. Graziani recognized that reorganization was indicated. On the 27-28 April, units and supply dispositions had been adjusted to a fresh plan: continuation of a frontal but secondary attack against Sassabaneh, while the Lybian division, motor-drawn, was to move on Dagabur, which was set as an objective for Agostini also; this "pincer movement" was to catch Nasibu. The maneuver concept is a familiar one—recognizable in endless examples in previous chapters. The employment of motor transport, however, is a modern feature in an old pattern; its effect, naturally, was an increase in distances and mileage. This converging movement of widely separated units involved 280 kms for Nasi, 213 kms for Frusci, and 216 kms for Agostini—a neat problem in timing and coordination.
Apparently, the fight had been taken out of the Abyssinians, in what was probably the bloodiest battle of the entire war.
Agostini's column was the only one that ran into enemy resistance, at Bullaleh; the enemy had vanished; all columns reached Dagabur on the thirtieth.
(4) Pursuit to Harrar: The end. It was typical of the hard-hitting Graziani not to stop at this point. In spite of persistent bad weather, the able commander ordered the pursuit pushed northward, to intercept the enemy between Harrar and Djidjida. Brushing aside local resistance, the main body moved up the valley of the Djerrer while the Lybian division and Verne's motorized column advanced from Dagamedo via Golaski. Harrar was reached on 5 May. With a final effort, General Navarra pushed a detachment to Diredaua, reaching the railroad at 3:00 AM of the ninth, only to meet a battalion of the "Sabauda" that had entrained at Addis Ababa. This marked the end of organized resistance in Ethiopia; then followed a period of pacification and the far-sighted economic and administrative reorganization of the huge colonial empire.
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Colonial War - Abyssinia 1936.
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Colonial War - Somali Camp of Danane.
In 1935 the regime established the Somali Camp of Danane, which housed Ethiopian and Somali dissident politicians, as well as criminals. More than 6,000 men and women passed by, many of them were interned after the attack on Graziani in 1937 and during operations of the colonial police against the Ethiopian resistance. The camp remained active until it was liberated by the British in 1941.
Source: Italian Colonialism. R. Ben-Ghiat, M. Fuller.
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I found this image on Ebay. According to photo caption, guns captured in AOI (Ethiopia).
In foreground an 3.7c Pak gun and in the background an 75mm Mle 1919 mountain gun (I think).
Does somebody know if Ethiopian Army used this model of mountain gun in 1935?
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Israel's Foreign Ministry to Retain Cultural Ties Department, Despite Miri Regev's Demands
Division, which is responsible for exporting and promoting Israeli culture worldwide, will now tighten links with Culture and Sports Ministry.
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Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev. Had requested that control of the Division for Cultural and Scientific Affairs be transferred to her ministry.Emil Salman
The Foreign Ministry department that oversees the export of Israeli culture around the world is not being transferred to the Culture and Sports Ministry, contrary to earlier reports.
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However, the Division for Cultural and Scientific Affairs will strengthen ties with the Culture Ministry, and one of its employees will be seconded to it in order to coordinate the international activities of both ministries.
Yedioth Ahronoth reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had acceded to Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev's request to take over responsibility for the department, although its employees would remain Foreign Ministry employees.
A workers' committee at the Foreign Ministry strongly objected and disrupted an appointments committee meeting. Apparently, the ministry's director general, Dore Gold, had not been consulted and was unaware of the decision.
Later in the day, it was announced that Regev and the Foreign Ministry had decided on a common work plan involving cooperation "for the benefit of strengthening Israel's international standing and the development of culture and sports."
The division was established in the 1990s, in order to showcase Israeli cultural and scientific activity to the world. Its annual budget in recent years has been between 9 and 10 million shekels ($2.4 to $2.6 million). It helps finance Israeli theater and dance performances overseas, as well as helping promote Israeli films and books, and helping artists participate in international festivals and Biennales.
The department is in contact with over 100 Israeli missions and their cultural attachés. Its activities include scientific collaborations between Israeli scientists and their counterparts overseas. It transfers funds to embassies overseas, which assist institutions and artists in financing their travels and transporting the equipment required for their performances.
Estimates are that the Foreign Ministry division will continue to operate independently. It has just reassumed control for "Isra-Drama" events, which present original Israeli drama to overseas theaters and festivals.
Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold. Didn't know about the plan to move the division to the Culture and Sports Ministry.AFP
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Rio's Leblon Jazz Festival Marks Ten Years with Nina Simone Tribute
This free festival has been a staple of the Rio live music scene for a decade, with over 40,000 people attending the fourth edition in 2010, which was headlined by Celso Blues Boy.
Jack Arnhold
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Saturday, December 15th, marks the return of the popular Leblon Jazz Festival, which will be putting on over eight hours of top-quality jazz and jazz-inspired music from 1PM onwards. The festival will be culminating in a live tribute to jazz icon Nina Simone, performed by American singer Alma Thomas.
Nina Simone is considered one of the all-time great personalities of jazz, with her career also spanning into blues, folk, R&B, and gospel – she was also an influential activist for the Civil Rights Movement, photo internet reproduction.
Launched in 2008, Leblon Jazz Festival is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, after a decade of successfully cementing its reputation as one of the premier live jazz events in the city.
This Saturday the street of Rua Dias Ferreira, in Rio's affluent neighborhood of Leblon, will be packed with jazz fans and performers alike, all gathered to enjoy this free celebration of jazz while also surrounded by some of the best restaurants and bars in Rio's 'Zona Sul' (South Zone).
The festival should begin at 1PM, with an eclectic DJ set courtesy of Marcelo Tabosa. Then, at 2PM, Rio's Digga Digga Duo will take to the stage. They are a musical duo who play songs in the style of the popular music of the twenties and thirties, such as tin pan alley songs and novelty tunes.
At 3:30 PM, the Bruce Lemos Trio will play a jazzy set inspired by some of the great names of Brazilian MPB which the group have collaborated with, such as Sandra de Sá, Fernanda Abreu, Tiaguinho, and George Israel.
At 5PM it's the turn of the Pimenta Jazz Trio. Formed by Guilherme Pimenta on violin, the Pimenta Jazz Trio also features Pablo Arruda on double bass and Daniel Ganc on guitar. They will be playing their trademark mixture of Brazilian music and traditional jazz that won them the best group award at the II Zimba Music Festival.
At 6:30 PM, singer Analu Ferreira and pianist Gijs Andriessen will present a set inspired by Nina Simone and the music of her era. And then at 8PM, the main event of the day will take place, with a stunning tribute to Nina Simone courtesy of American singer Alma Thomas.
Alma Thomas has also been the only foreign participant in the popular TV show 'The Voice Brasil,' photo internet reproduction.
Born in New York, Alma Thomas met and fell in love with Brazilian pianist Pedro Milman. And since 2004 she has been living in Rio de Janeiro and performing at major music festivals such a Rio das Ostras and Bourbon Street in São Paulo.
Finally, at 9:30 PM, the evening's festivities will be brought to a close by Bagunço, a band who describe themselves as "An irreverent sound that unites the richness of Brazilian rhythms with the energy of jazz-funk and rock."
Bagunço is an eight-piece eclectic group composed of six Brazilians and two Frenchmen who have successfully toured around Brazil and Europe with their high-energy hybrid of jazz and rock.
What: 10th Annual Leblon Jazz Festival with Tribute to Nina Simone
When: Saturday, December 15th; The first performance starts at 1PM
Where: Rua Dias Ferreira, Leblon, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 22431-050
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Why The Los Angeles Clippers Are Aiming For A New Stadium In Inglewood
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When it comes to the sports business, it is less about selling tickets and more about selling unique, emotional experiences
Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul drives to the basket to the during the first half of an NBA... [+] basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles, Friday, Dec. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
So far it has been a busy offseason for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Within just one week of the Golden State Warriors finishing off the Cleveland Cavaliers in 5 games to conclude the NBA playoffs, the Clippers have made 2 franchise altering decisions.
First, the Clippers pried Jerry West away from the NBA Champion Golden State Warriors to become a special consultant, a role like the one he held in the Bay.
Next, the Clippers were approved by the Inglewood City Council on an exclusive negotiating agreement that could lead to a new arena in Inglewood near the site of the future home of the NFL's Chargers and Rams.
The details of the agreement are as follows:
3 year negotiating period, including a 6th month extension
Negotiation over a 20-acre plot of land
Clippers required to pay a non-refundable $1.5 million deposit to the city to cover administrative costs
Proposed arena expected to hold 18,000 to 20,000 fans
Complex to include team offices, parking and practice facility
The Clippers are negotiating over the plot of land with the goal of getting a state-of-the-art arena built to house the team in 2024 when their lease is up with Anschutz Entertainment Group at Staples Center. Being that the arena will be privately financed, Clippers brass will be responsible for all costs associated with the planning, entitlement and development.
The Clippers have called Staples Center home since its inception in 1999 so why are they now deciding to ditch the relatively low fixed costs of their current home to privately fund a new one?
It comes down to control.
The Clippers share Staples Center with other professional clubs such as the Lakers, Sparks and (the NHL's) Kings. Unfortunately for the Clippers, they don't have priority scheduling rights and end up third in line for game scheduling. In a league where teams play 82 games in 170 days, the schedule can affect rest, recovery and performance. By moving over to their own arena, the Clippers will no longer be subjected to the scheduling challenges of Staples Center and the disadvantage it places on the team.
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The move is not only for control of the schedule, but control over the entire sports experience.
By building a state-of-the-art, privately funded arena, the Clippers can completely conceptualize and develop a stadium from the ground up. This allows the organization to influence every aspect of the game day experience such as parking, logistics, food, seating, commerce, broadcasting and much more.
When it comes to the sports business, it is less about selling tickets and more about selling unique, emotional experiences —and that is done through all the interactions fans have with the given sports property. A state-of-the-art, privately funded arena would afford the Clippers this opportunity.
The Clippers intentions to build a new arena in Inglewood seems to be inspired by a similar move by the Warriors to build the Chase Center, a 100% privately financed venue set to open for the 2019-2020 season.
The move toward high-tech, privately financed arenas is becoming a trend in the NBA and may become the future of sports ownership.
In a recent interview, I spoke with Frank Zaccanelli, the former minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a real estate investor. Zaccanelli had this to say about the development of high-tech privately financed venues, "I think that is where sports is going. It is becoming a gigantic part of sports ownership to be able to control the tech which ties into marketing which ties into everything."
The move to develop high-tech stadiums isn't a superficial one but one that should have a measurable impact on revenue as well.
"In any pro sports, the owners are in the entertainment business. 'By developing a state-of-the-art facility' they are enhancing the in-arena experience…which is going to lead to increased revenue," Zaccanelli said.
With this context, it appears that a move by the Clippers to a state-of-the-art, privately funded arena in Inglewood would put the franchise ahead of the curve. Given that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer comes from the forward-thinking world of technology, it comes as no surprise that his franchise is one leading the trend.
Should Ballmer and the Clippers brass get a deal done, it would give the franchise a true home that they never quite had sharing the Staples Center with the Lakers. More than the exclusivity that a new stadium would provide, it is the end-to-end control that Ballmer and the Clippers covet.
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Social Security is the compulsory government retirement program Americans are required to pay into for as long as they are employed. All revenue which is used to pay for Social Security is acquired through payroll taxes. More specifically, it is acquired through Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes, which also fund Medicare and Social Security disability benefits. A specific portion of these taxes then pay for the benefits received by retired Social Security beneficiaries, currently a pension averaging $1,657 per month which is eligible to individuals over the age of 62. In each...
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Recently, there has been an increased desire among the military establishment in the United States to intervene in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Such a push has been made by politicians, public figures, and talking heads from both sides of the political spectrum. Massive spending bills aimed at "countering" China tend to pass through Congress with ease, with the only real opposition coming from congressmen who don't think they're strong enough. Promises by the Biden administration to defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion have brought tensions with China to their...
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The new album HERE IS THE BLOOD was recorded by Christoph Noth at Friborg Foundry, I then had the pleasure of mixing and mastering. Full album out in November.
The good people at METAL HAMMER are streaming the full KEN MODE album LOVED that we made this year. It comes out tomorrow on SEASON OF MIST. It's noisy.
Very happy to share this new MOUTH CAPTAIN record.
Music made by Michael Burns and Eric Gebow, recorded by Allen Epley and Eric Abert, I had the pleasure of mixing it and then Bob Weston mastered it.
I recently had the great pleasure of working with the super talented duo of CHRIS NAKA and DOUG BALDINGER mixing the audio for this mini documentary on ATLAS OBSCURA.
GEOMETERS release new EP 'NEW DISORDERS'.
A joy to work with these Brooklyn Lads - GEOMETERS on their new EP. Thank you to NO ECHO for offering a glimpse HERE.
KEN mode and making records - 2 of my favorite things.
Happy to see EYES OF THE SUN find a happy home for 'CHAPTER 1' on Metal Blade / Blacklight Media. We made this together at Translator Audio. More info HERE.
ROLLING STONE includes UNSANE STERILIZE in 2017 top 20.
Thank You ROLLING STONE for including UNSANE in your top 20 of 2017. Check it HERE.
Blue Man Group just released this video directed by Chris Naka, for one of my favorite songs off of the last album I worked on. So much cool stuff going on musically, and now visually as well!
They are Documentary-izing one of my more favorite recent projects - with CULT OF LUNA and JULIE CHRISTMAS.
REVOLVER is previewing the short version HERE.
So this new UNSANE album STERILIZE that I mixed a short time ago is out on SOUTHERN LORD. VICE is streaming this big bag of noise as well. Check it out HERE!
I have had the great pleasure of mixing a project for the past couple of weeks that was produced and recorded by Mr. J Robbins. That man knows how to make a record!
Making noises with these good folks again this August!


The deliberations of the Council of Four (March 24-June 28, 1919) / notes of the official interpreter, Paul Mantoux ; translated and edited by Arthur S. Link, with the assistance of Manfred F. Boemeke.
By: Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920).
Contributor(s): Mantoux, Paul, 1877-1956 | Link, Arthur Stanley | Boemeke, Manfred F. (Manfred Franz).
v. 1. To the delivery to the German Delegation of the preliminaries of peace -- v. 2. From the delivery of the peace terms to the German Delegation to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
Translation of: Les délibérations du Conseil des Quatre, 24 mars-28 juin 1919.
Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, p. -632) and index.


Summary: An Advance Directive for Health Care, also known as a Living Will, is a document that memorializes your wishes concerning medical care if you are incapacitated, as well as your end of life wishes. You can also designate a health care agent in your Advance Directive. Siedentopf Law walks you through the different sections of the document in this two-part blog series.
A couple of weeks ago I was re-watching The Mummy with my husband. Ancient Egyptian burial practices are a heavy theme in the movie. About five minutes from the end of the film, I found myself hitting the "pause" button, as I started talking to my husband about our end of life preferences. This reminded me, I have been meaning to write a blog post on the Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care because I feel so strongly about it.
Every adult in the state of Georgia should fill out an advance directive. The "advance directive" is Georgia's name for what many other states refer to as a "living will." The documents memorialize your decisions about 1) your end of life wishes and 2) your medical care during times when you may not be able to express your wishes. The advance directive also designates a health care agent, who is entrusted to make medical decisions for you, if you are not physically able to.
One of the advantages of Georgia's advance directive is that filling out the paperwork does not require a visit to an attorney. These are statutory forms, which means that the Georgia legislature has passed a law regarding advance directives and has included a suggested form. It is as easy as searching for the forms online, printing them out, and filling them out at home. As of this writing, HERE is the most current version of the advance directive. You will need two witnesses to complete the paperwork. A notary is not required.
Part One deals with selecting a Health Care Agent. This health care agent is the one who will be making decisions for you if you are unable to make them for yourself. This is an incredibly important thing to have in place, particularly because unmarried adults aged 18 and older do not have automatic health care agents. For parents, the moment your child turns 18, you no longer have authority to make decisions on his or her behalf. For those who are married, your spouse has the right to make these decisions—unless you designate someone different. In the case of an estranged spouse, or one that does not share your medical treatment philosophy, it may be beneficial to nominate someone different. Additionally, people may name a secondary health care agent, just in case the primary one cannot be reached. There is a "statement of the health care agent's powers" in Part One and some options for limiting the powers, but the important part is to have someone in place in case of an emergency.
Part Two deals with treatment preferences. This gives the medical professionals guidance about your desires – even if your agent cannot be reached. It also gives your agent confidence about making the right decisions on your behalf.
Under Part Two, "Item 6" tends to confuse people. It addresses when you want your medical decisions to apply. (Selections about the use of life-saving measures comes later in the form). For Item 6, there are two places to initial, and you can initial both to make both of them apply. The first reads that Part Two will be effective if you are in "A terminal condition, which means [you] have an incurable or irreversible condition that will result in [your] death in a relatively short period of time." I tell people to think about this as incurable cancer. You may be delirious with pain and unable to communicate your wishes, but you are dying no matter what treatment choices the doctor's make. The second option is that your choices in Part Two will be effective if you are in "A state of permanent unconsciousness, which means [you are] not aware of [yourself] or [your] environment and [you] show no behavioral response to [your] environment." For this option, I tell clients to imagine a car accident and subsequent coma. The doctors cannot wake you up and do not know if you ever will wake up, but you can continue indefinitely in your coma state. If you want your choices to apply in both situations, you will initial both places. If you only want your decisions to apply in one of the situations, you only initial that one. Most clients I deal with end up initialing both sections if they are confident in their treatment choices.
Item 7 deals with actual treatment preferences. I will tackle those in my next post. Thanks for hanging in there to discuss a difficult topic.
To see the second blog in this series click HERE.


Learn how to develop a real-time web app that enables multiple users to work on the same document with ease.
TL;DR: In this article, you will learn how to build a real-time, collaborative note editor application that enables multiple users to work on the same document simultaneously. To create this app, you will use tools like Node.js, Express, Pusher, and Auth0. If needed, you can find the code of the final app in this GitHub repository.
"Building real-time, collaborative apps is easy with the right tools."
As you can guess by the title of the article, you are going to build a real-time, web editor that enables different users to work on the same document from different places collaboratively. That is, you and one or more friends (for example) will be able to type and edit the same document at the same time. Just like if you were editing a Google Docs word but built by yourself. How cool is that?
Express: a fast and minimalist web framework for Node.js.
Pusher: a hosted service that helps you build real-time apps with less code.
Auth0: a universal authentication & authorization platform for web, mobile, and legacy applications.
Will you have to pay for these services and tools? No, you won't. Node.js and Express are open-source projects that you can use for free to build whatever you want to build. Pusher and Auth0 do have paid tiers where you can use advanced features to build better apps, but they also include some cool free tiers. You will be able to build amazing apps in no time with these services without paying a dime for quite a while. Unless your app becomes too popular, but that's hardly a problem, right?
Pusher is a hosted service that makes it very easy to add real-time functionality to a web or mobile application. This service provides libraries that help to seamlessly build chat applications, real-time charts, collaborative editors, etc. You can find more information about Pusher and the features it provides on their website.
In this article, you will use a feature provided by Pusher called TextSync to build your application. Basically, TextSync provides the functionality that enables users to work on a document in real-time with others. Besides that, it will also handle authorization and a few other things you will see as you build your application.
Note: If you don't know why you are going to use .pug files, don't worry. Pug is a template engine for Node.js that facilitates the process of writing HTML files. Using Pug is really easy, as you will see.
You will use the passport and passport-auth0 packages to implement user authentication with Auth0.
You will use textsync-server-node to handle the Pusher TextSync authorization.
You will use dotenv to load environment variables from the variables.env file into Node.js's process.env object.
You will use pug for your server-side templates.
Don't worry if all these don't make that much sense now. As you go through the article, you will learn how to use them.
As mentioned earlier, you will use a feature from Pusher called TextSync to support the real-time characteristics of your application. As such, you will need a Pusher account to keep building your app. So, head to TextSync's webpage and sign up for a new account.
After signing up, you can head to the TextSync section of your new Pusher account and hit the Create button. Hitting this button will make Pusher show a dialog where it will ask you for a name for your new TextSync instance. In this dialog, you can input something like "Collaborative Real-Time Editor" and hit the Create button.
Pusher will take less than a second to create the new instance for you and, after doing so, will redirect you to a page where it will show some instructions on how you can use this instance. Although these instructions are useful, right now, you are not interested in them. What you are interested in is the box called Credentials in this page. This box will have two keys that you will have to use soon: Instance Locator and Secret Key. So, before heading back to your code, find this box and leave the page open.
Next up, you will create your server-side templates with Pug. Pug provides a lot of features that you won't explore in this article. So, if you need more information about these features, you can find them here.
This is what a Pug file looks like. If this is not clear enough, here it goes a better explanation of what Pug does with this file.
and transform body.main into  and insert inside .
Note: Have you seen the extends layout line in this file? This is telling Pug that this view is using (or extending) the layout.pug template you created before. Also, block content in this file is telling Pug that the children of this element will go inside the block content element of the template.
What is important in the index.pug file is that it contains a variable called slug that holds a random, alphanumeric string. When the form created by this view is submitted, the slug is sent to the server-side. Then, in your server, you will use it to create a unique link (URL) that other users will refer to when they join an ongoing session. This may not be very clear now but, soon enough, you will get the idea.
app.js: A file that you will create soon to control the logic of this view.
A div element with the sidebar class: This is where users will see who else is online with them.
A div element with the main_content class: This is where you will add the editor (i.e., in the #text_editor element).
instanceLocator: "YOUR PUSHER INSTANCE LOCATOR"
Note: In the code above, you will have to replace the value passed to the instanceLocator property with the one you have in your Pusher dashboard. The call to the TextSync function will use this value to connect and interact with the TextSync instance you created on Pusher.
docId: This is the ID of the document that will be loaded into the editor on creation. Previously, you created a slug which you used to create a unique URL. The function document.URL.slice(document.URL.lastIndexOf("/") + 1) gets the part of the URL after the last slash (e.g., from the URL localhost:3000/note/yajdzfr2w78, it extracts yajdzfr2w78) and that gets loaded as the docId into the editor on creation. This is important because the docId enables other users to join the same editing session. Essentially, all TextSync editors with the same docId belong to the same editing session.
element: This is the DOM element that will contain the text editor. This may be either a CSS selector or a reference to the element object.
authEndpoint: This is the URL of the endpoint on your server where the TextSync library can obtain authorization tokens. You will see exactly how this works later on.
userName: The name of the current user to be displayed to other collaborators working in the same editing session.
onCollaboratorsJoined: This function is called whenever a user joins this editing session. You will use this function to add the new user to the list of active users and update the UI accordingly.
onCollaboratorsLeft: This function is called whenever a user leaves the editing session. You will use this function to remove a user from the list of active users and update the UI accordingly.
For a broader list of the configuration properties, visit the official TextSync docs.
Note: You will have to replace <YOUR_INSTANCE_LOCATOR> and <YOUR_SECRET_KEY> with the values that Pusher presented for your TextSync instance.
After that, you will have to create a file called server.js in the project root. This file will contain your server's code. As the file will be a bit long, you will go through it step by step for easier comprehension.
Note how, after requiring all the libraries you installed, you make Node.js load the properties from the variables.env file. You will use these variables soon. Also, note that you make your Express instance (i.e., app) use (or understand) the Pug view engine. With that in place, you make an Express app be able to serve Pug views.
express.static: This middleware makes your Express app serve files under the assets directory as static files (i.e., it makes your Express app simply return their values without any modification when requested).
bodyParser.urlencoded: This makes your Express app parse urlencoded bodies.
bodyParser.json: This makes your Express app parse JSON bodies.
session: This middleware makes your Express app provide a session to your users (for a production-ready app, you will want to change the value passed to secret).
/: This route makes your server render the index.pug file (res.render('index', ...)) with the logged in user (req.session.user). As you remember, the index.pug file is a view that renders a form so users can create new editing sessions.
/note: When the form in index.pug is submitted, a POST request is made to this route, which sends along the slug. This route retrieves this value from req.body.slug and uses it to create a new, unique route. The user is then redirected to this new route.
/note/:slug: This is the new route created and also where the collaboration takes place. The :slug in this route represents the unique slug defined previously. This route is unique to each editing session, and anyone invited to join a particular session does so through this route.
Remember that, while configuring the TextSync editor, you added a property called authEndpoint to handle TextSync authorization? What this means is that any user that intends to join an editing session must be authorized through this endpoint. But how?
When a user tries to join an editing session, a POST request is made to this endpoint. The server (yours) then responds with a secure token describing the rights and permissions that the user has in relation to the document they are trying to access. The TextSync library then sends this token along when making a request to the TextSync server (Pusher's) and, if all goes well, the user is allowed to access the document with the appropriate rights and permissions exclusive to that user.
As you can see, the first change you made to your server is related to creating a textSync object with your environment keys. This is the object that you will use to communicate with your TextSync instance at Pusher. After that, you defined the /textsync/tokens endpoint so your frontend app can issue the POST requests, as previously configured.
What is interesting about this endpoint is that it defines a function called permissionsFn to define what type of access users will have. For the sake of simplicity, you defined that all users will have the READ and WRITE permissions. However, if you are going to keep enhancing your app after you finish this article, you will probably want to add some logic in this specific function to be more restrictive somehow.
Lastly, you made the new endpoint call authorizeDocument to generate a new token to your user so the can join the editing session. This token is then sent back as a response to the POST request submitted by the frontend app.
So far, you haven't actually secured your application. In the previous section, you did add an endpoint that handles authorization, but authentication is something different. Authenticating users means recognizing them, authorizing users means allowing them to do stuff. So, in other words, what you did so far is to simply add an endpoint that allows any visitor to join any editing session in your app.
As such, now, you will have to handle authentication and, for that, you will use Auth0.
The Name of your application: Here, you can add any descriptive name. For example: "Collaborative Real-Time Editor".
The Application Type: For this, you will have to choose Regular Web Applications.
After informing these values to Auth0, you can hit the Create button. Clicking on it will make Auth0 redirect you to the Quick Start section of your new application. From there, you can head to the Settings tab, where you will configure your app.
Now that you are on the Settings tab, search for a field called Allowed Callback URLs. In this field, add http://localhost:3000/callback. In case you are wondering, what this field does is to add an extra layer of security by telling Auth0 that the only URL allowed to be called back after authentication is the ones you input there. When releasing your app to the world, you will have to change from localhost to your public domain. But that is not the case here.
Note: You will have to replace <YOUR-CLIENT-ID>, <YOUR-DOMAIN>, and <YOUR-CLIENT-SECRET> with the values that Auth0 shows for the application you created there. That is, you will have to replace these placeholders with Client ID, Domain, and Client Secret respectively.
/login: When users hit this endpoint, your server will redirect them to the Auth0 Login Page, so they can log in.
/callback: After these users authenticate on Auth0, they get redirected to this endpoint (i.e., to http://localhost:3000/callback). So, in this endpoint, you finish the integration with Auth0 by passing the request through Passport (passport.authenticate) and by setting the user session (req.session.user).
Lastly, you start your Express server by making it listen to port 3000.
Then, open http://localhost:3000/ in a web browser. There, you will see that you get redirected to Auth0 so you can log in and, after logging in, you will see a screen where you can start an editing session.
Now, if you a define a title for your editing session and hit the create button, you will be redirected to the screen where you can start editing the new document.
Wondering how the collaborative editing works? Copy the unique URL you got and open on another browser. Then, after authenticating, paste the URL again (this time you will have an active session) and you will be able to see that two users are on the current editing session. Cool, isn't it?
"I just built real-time, collaborative web editor. So awesome and so easy!"
In this article, you learned how to create a collaborative, real-time editor where different users can work on the same document at the same time. To do so, you used tools like Node.js, Express, Pusher, and Auth0. Although the example is simple and it does not persist the edited content on databases, it was enough to give you a pretty solid foundation to build production-ready and secure applications that have real-time capabilities.
What do you think? Did you enjoy using this tools? Let me know in the comments box below!


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Никола́й Влади́мирович Зи́нов (14 сентября 1924, Симкино, Пензенская губерния (ныне Большеберезниковский район Мордовии) — 1 июля 1999) — участник Великой Отечественной войны, Герой Советского Союза.

Биография
Родился в крестьянской семье. Окончил 8 классов, работал статистиком в райземотделе.

С 24 августа 1942 года находится в рядах Советской Армии. В октябре 1942 года вступил в комсомол. На фронт попал в 1943 году. Служил командиром пулемётного расчёта 574-го стрелкового полка 121-й стрелковой дивизии.

В июле 1943 года пулемётный расчет Зинова отразил несколько атак противника, уничтожил 74 солдата противника, обеспечив продвижение советских частей. 29 августа 1943 года при прорыве обороны противника в районе города Глухов Сумской области с расчётом уничтожил большую группу солдат противника.

3 октября 1943 года в ходе боя на плацдарме на правом берегу Днепра в районе села Ясногородка Киевской области сержант Зинов был ранен, но поле боя не покинул, удерживая занимаемую позицию до подхода подкрепления, и уничтожив более 20 вражеских солдат.

В дальнейшем принимал участие в освобождении Украины, Польши, воевал в Германии. Был дважды ранен. Войну закончил в Праге.

После войны в звании старшего лейтенанта вышел в запас в октябре 1955 года. Четыре года был председателем районного комитета ДОСААФ в городе Долина Ивано-Франковской области, затем работал на автозаводе в Горьком, позднее работал в военизированной охране на одном из предприятий города Тольятти.

Переехал в Саранск. Умер 1 июля 1999 года.

Награды
 Медаль «Золотая Звезда» (№ 5827) — 17 октября 1943;
 орден Ленина;
 орден Отечественной войны I степени;
 орден Отечественной войны II степени;
 орден Красной Звезды;
 медали.

Память
В Саранске в 2009 году в мемориальном музей военного и трудового подвига состоялась выставка «Герой из Мордовии» к 85-летию Николая Зинова.

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Agile Design Reviews: Nightmare or Dream Come True ?
Design reviews are one of the key processes during the design and development process of medical devices.
They are checkpoints to see whether the design process is still on track and moving forward as it's supposed to. This makes total sense from an organizational point of view but as well, in regulated environments such as medical devices, it is not surprising that these kind of intermediate checks are required.
How often should we do a design review?
When to perform the design reviews?
One key thing not to forget is that design reviews should be useful. Don't organize them for the sake of your medical device documentation. That would be very sad.
You want to do them because they make sense, because they help your team to move forward.
In a classical V-model or waterfall model, it is straightforward to define when are the critical points in time to perform design reviews.
How can you fit them into an agile development environment?
How do you fit something that needs to be planned into an environment that can change all the time?
In an agile environment, you go through many iterations during your development process. So many that it's practically impossible to organize a big review every time.
What is the best approach then? To organize only one big review at the very end?
One of the basic principles of agile development is to break up the big chunks into smaller parts, and this can be done for design reviews as well.
Don't go for the big ones every time, but do as many small ones as you can. Who is actually required to do each review?
Make sure that the team are aware of ongoing changes.
Organize only a few big design reviews at critical time points in the process.
"All very nice in theory, but what about the documentation part?!", I can hear you say.
A software tool that allows your team to collaborate on design input and design output can make a big difference in how easy it is to document design reviews efficiently.
Matrix Requirements software is aimed at providing you the possibility to collaborate on the creation of your medical device in an agile way.
Our solutions facilitate the collaboration within the team and create an environment to work together in the most efficient way.
That's why we have introduced the Agile Review Module.
We give you the possibility to easily create Review items where you can select the items to be reviewed, the reviewers, their comments, etc. All online, all in the same platform where you document your design.
This allows easy documentation as the content of your documents can be extracted from your database, together with all related information for example who performed the review and when. This way you'll always have the most updated information!
It's really easy, we can demonstrate it to you. Feel free to contact us or register for an online demonstration on our website!