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Visual Moment | A Forgotten Ottoman Way Station
Sabil Abu Nabbut in Tel Aviv
By	 Noach Phillips
2017 July-August, Israel, Visual Moment
In late 2015 I lived in a 1970s-era camper in South Tel Aviv owned by a woman named Malka. The trailer is in a compound off Derech Ben Tsvi, the street that divides modern-day Tel Aviv from Jaffa, the southernmost and oldest part of the city. Despite being only a 15-minute walk from the Mediterranean Sea, it's a rundown and desolate area dominated by motorcycle repair shops and stray cats. Just outside the rusting metal gate of the compound is an oddly positioned dusty public park that was shaped by forces no longer visible. On its western edge, along the road, there is a graffiti-ridden stone structure with three faded red domes and plants growing out of the walls. On one façade, over a long-defunct fountain, there is an inscription in Arabic. No passersby seem to notice this building.
Given its present condition, it's hard to believe that during the late Ottoman period this building was one of the most famous in Palestine, according to ArchNet, an MIT-developed online database of Islamic architecture. In those days, Derech Ben Tsvi was known simply as "the Jerusalem Road," and it served the needs of the legions of merchants and pilgrims traveling from the Jaffa port to the holy city of Jerusalem. The edifice was constructed in 1820 as a public fountain (sabil in Arabic) for these travelers to rest and water their camels for the journey, which took about 12 hours, and for the devout to purify themselves with before prayer. Sabils were built at crossroads and outside mosques throughout the Ottoman Empire. Wealthy families and rulers often built sabils to demonstrate their piety and benevolence.
The one near my trailer was named for the governor of Jaffa, Muhammad Abu Nabbut, who commissioned the sabil after reestablishing friendly relations with the sheikh of the Abu Gosh family, which controlled the pilgrimage route. Abu Nabbut undertook many construction projects as Jaffa's governor, including new fortifications (Napoleon had sacked the city in 1799), the Mahmoudiya Mosque and the public markets.
SabiI Abu Nabbut in the fall of 2015. The Tel Aviv thoroughfare, Derech Ben Tsvi, formerly the Jerusalem Road, is to its right.
Sabil Abu Nabbut was built from kurkar (a regional sandstone), limestone and red marble. There is no way to know, at a glance, that the sabil contains two tombs, one of which is (or was) reportedly occupied by Muhammad Abu Nabbut himself. In its heyday, domes and pinnacles were also topped with finials. In English, Sabil Abu Nabbut is known as Tabitha's Well—Christian tradition honors the location as the site of a well used by a disciple of Jesus by that name. According to the story, Tabitha lived in Jaffa and was known for her good deeds.
The Ottomans ruled what is now Israel for 400 years, and during that time they made some iconic contributions to the man-made landscape. Sultan Suleiman I (a.k.a. Suleiman the Magnificent) completed the current walls of Jerusalem's Old City in 1541. The Jaffa Clocktower, finished in 1903, was built to celebrate the silver jubilee of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Over time, innumerable Ottoman buildings have been lost, replaced by those of British or Israeli design, just as they in turn had replaced those of the Crusaders, Mamluks, Byzantines, Romans, Hasmoneans, Greeks, ancient Israelites, Babylonians, Assyrians and Philistines.
Sabil Abu Nabbut still stands, and it is an especially potent example of the palimpsest that is Israel. The irregular, semi-paved Jerusalem Road on which pilgrims once plodded has become a modern thoroughfare. The immense orange groves that once surrounded Jaffa are now sprawling developments. Instead of sabils, travelers stop for refreshment at an AM:PM or at the Paz gas station across the street. And still Sabil Abu Nabbut sits, its pipes dry, its windows and tombs walled up, a forgotten anachronism in an industrial no-man's-land.
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How Uno Works
by Marie Willsey
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Two more cards to go until the player can shout that magic word: UNO! elPadawan/Flickr used under CC BY-SA 2.0 license
Are you looking for a game that's easy to learn, simple to play and fun for everyone? UNO, one of the world's most popular card games, may fit the bill perfectly. Like most games, it's great for a family gathering, a rainy day, or whenever cries of "I'm bored" threaten to spoil a long afternoon. After all, who could resist its simple appeal, bright colors and opportunities to shout in the face of imminent victory? No, really: The name of the game is the Spanish word for "one," and a player must shout "Uno!" whenever he or she has only one card remaining. The fun, of course, lies in navigating a sea of Skips, Reverses and Draw Fours to get there.
UNO was first designed by Ohio barbershop owner and card lover Merle Robbins in 1971 as a variation of the popular game Crazy Eights. It soon became a favorite with family and friends, and he realized others might enjoy it as well. His family pooled together $8,000 to print 5,000 card games, which he sold from his barbershop and in a few local businesses [source: Mattel].
Robbins sold the rights to the game to funeral parlor owner Robert Tezak for $50,000, plus royalties of ten cents per game. Tezak formed International Games to market UNO — and became a multimillionaire in the process. In 1992, International Games became part of the Mattel toy company. Now, nearly five decades after its creation, UNO is played by millions around the world.
To learn the rules of the game and strategies for winning, read on.
UNO Rules
The rules of UNO are simple and easy to explain. In fact, it's a great game for children and adults to play together (recommended age for kids is 7 years and up, but you could certainly try it with younger kids). Each game takes only five to 10 minutes to play, so it's perfect for those with short attention spans or only a few minutes to spare — although some families have been known to play the game for hours!
UNO is played using a deck of 108 cards in four-color suits, numbered from 0 through 9: 19 blue, 19 green, 19 red and 19 yellow. The deck also includes eight "Skip" cards, eight "Draw Two" cards, eight "Reverse" cards, four "Wild" cards and four "Wild Draw Four" cards. A more recent version of UNO will include "Wild Swap Hands" and "Wild" customizable cards, two of each. Just remove them if you prefer classic UNO. Here's a brief rundown of the game's rules:
Object: The object of UNO is playing all the cards in your hand. When only one card is remaining, the cardholder must shout "Uno!" alerting others that he or she is down to the last card in his or her hand.
Choosing a dealer: A simple draw of cards determines the game's dealer; the person who chooses the card with the highest numerical value deals. If a player selects a non-numerical card, he or she returns it to the deck and chooses another.
How to play: Each player is dealt seven cards at the game's start, with the remaining ones placed facedown to form a "draw" pile. The top card of the draw pile is turned over to begin a "discard" pile.
The first player has to match the card in the discard pile either by number, color or word. For example, if the card played is a red 7, the next player must throw down a red card or a 7 of any color. The player can also play a Wild or a Wild Draw Four card, the latter only if he or she doesn't have a playable card in that color. If the player doesn't have a playable card, he or she must pick a card from the draw pile and play it, if possible.
If the card plucked from the draw pile isn't playable, the next player must take his or her turn. When a player has one card left, he or she must yell "Uno!" If the player forgets, he or she has to pick two cards from the draw pile. So much for imminent victory.
Once a player has no cards left, the hand is over. Points are scored, and the dealer doles out new hands to everyone.
Scoring UNO is simple. When a player plays all his or her cards, the others count their points based on their remaining cards. Numbered cards are face value, colored special cards are worth 20 points and Wild cards are worth 50 points. The first player to play all of his or her cards receives points for the cards left in the opponents' hands. The first person to reach 500 points is declared the winner.
UNO has become something of a tradition among many families and groups of friends, leading to many interesting variations, or "house rules" over the years. For example, in "Doubles," if you have two of any one card, you can play them together — for instance, a pair of green 2s can be played on a green card or a 2. "Jump-in" lets a player take control of the game if they have exactly the same card that's played into the discard pile. "Seven-O" means passing your hand to the next player when a certain card is played. Some families even call out a word other than UNO to really make it personal! Some UNO afficionados like to have players drawing from the draw pile until they have a playable card, but be warned: This twist can make the game last a long time.
UNO Strategy
Some say UNO is simply a game of chance, others insist it's a game of skill. What's the real story?
Opinions differ, but you can use strategy to your advantage. The website UNOtips.org offers lots of tongue-in-cheek advice for winning at UNO and little-known facts about the game.
Some tidbits:
Will counting cards help you to make the right moves? Probably not, but UNO is considered a game of chance, like the lottery, so it's safe and legal to count cards. Seasoned players use clever methods to help them remember card sequence, including the method of loci, a memory device of associating things with a story or sequence.
Ever wonder why zeroes don't turn up as often as the other numbers? There's a reason: While there are eight of every card numbered 1 through 9, there are only four zeroes in the deck.
If you insist on improving your UNO skill, or have something to prove to your nephew or Great-uncle Phil, try these simple strategies:
Discard Wild Draw Four cards. If you are holding any Wild Draw Four cards, get rid of them as soon as possible. You can only play one when you don't have any other color or number card that can be played, and it will cost you 50 points if you're still holding it at the end of the round.
Use Reverse and Skip cards strategically. Discard 20-point cards as soon as you can, but try to use your Reverse or Skip cards strategically. Keep an eye on the number of cards in the hands of the opponents sitting on either side of you, and use these cards to keep them from emptying their hands.
Hold Wild cards, if you can. Hold the non-Draw Four Wild cards as long as you can, because they are true wild cards and can be played whenever needed.
Minimize how many cards you hold of any one color. When discarding numbered cards, discard the highest number you can, unless you have a large number of the color just played. For example, if someone plays a blue 8, and you're holding a red 8 and five blue cards with lower numbers, play one of the blue cards. That way, you'll rid yourself of extra blue cards before someone changes the color.
You'll find UNO enthusiasts with dozens of strategies to offer, but most lovers of the game agree with this one: Smile, relax, enjoy the company of people you like and play the game!
UNO Attack and DOS
Once you've mastered the intricacies of the original UNO game, look at Mattel's UNO Attack, aka UNO Extreme. This version features an electronic card shooter that shoots out a random number of cards whenever a player has to draw. At the press of a button, it shoots out up to 10-12 cards at the players. The electric card shooter adds an element of surprise to a game that's already fast-paced and challenging.
UNO Attack rules resemble the original game's, but with a few different command cards. Instead of a Wild Draw Four card, there's a card called "Wild Hit Fire." When it's played, the next player has to hit the launch button. Since there's no draw pile, a player must hit the launch button whenever he or she must draw. As a result, you never know when a stream of cards will come flying your way.
As in the original version, players must say "Uno!" as soon as they play their next-to-last card. If the player forgets to do so and another player notices, the poor forgetful soul must press the button — and possibly add up to 10 cards to his or her hand.
Uno Attack uses 112 cards, including the colored number cards, the aforementioned Reverse, Skip, Wild and Draw Two cards, plus the addition of the "Wild Hit Fire" card.
The electronic card shooter gives this popular game a great twist. As the game's tagline says, it's a random, rapid-fire card shoot-out!
In 2018, UNO got a buddy named DOS, the goal of which is the same: shed your cards as fast as possible, gleefully yelling "DOS" when you have two cards left. The game's designed for two to four players. It uses two piles, with each player starting off with seven cards, same as UNO, and matching to the center two piles by number. For example, you can play a blue 4 on a yellow 4 (a single match). You could also play a 3 card and a 1 card of any color on that 4, because 3 and 1 add up to 4, right? That's a double match.
Once you make a match on one or both piles, the player moves that stack of cards to the discard pile. You can also earn a bonus for matching by color and number, the bonus being you get to ditch another card at the end of your turn. If you do a double match by color and number (e.g., using a yellow 3 and yellow 1 to match a yellow 4), you get to ditch a card and make your fellow players draw one. Scoring's pretty much like it is for UNO. Confused? Don't be. You'll get the hang of it soon. Mattel also made a short video explaining the rules that helps a bunch, too.
Happy gaming! And for more information on card games, see the links that follow.
UNO Special Editions
Whatever your interest, there's probably a special edition of UNO for you. Mattel offers dozens of versions, including decks with tie-ins to popular family movies like "Toy Story" and "Cars." There are also UNO decks stacked with Disney princesses, and characters from kid-friendly shows like "Thomas the Tank Engine" and "The Simpsons." There's even a deck featuring performers from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
Last editorial update on Oct 17, 2018 03:29:04 pm.
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Mattel.com."UNO Instruction Sheet." (Oct. 17, 2018) https://service.mattel.com/instruction_sheets/42885-0920_Uno_30th_Instr.pdf
Mattel, Inc. "How to Play Uno Attack." (Oct. 17, 2018) https://service.mattel.com/instruction_sheets/41943-0821-g1.pdf
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Purpose: To describe the technique and short-term results of arthroscopic repair of irreparable rotator cuff tears using a GraftJacket® allograft. Although current rotator cuff repair techniques offer excellent results in most cases, there are still many instances where tendon repair is not possible. Allograft substitutes offer the advantages of saving bone stock, while maintaining anatomic integrity within the shoulder. Materials and Methods: Between March 2003 and February 2004, 16 patients with massive, contracted immobile rotator cuff tears were treated with arthroscopic placement of a GraftJacket® allograft by a single surgeon. Patients were followed for 1-2 years. All were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively using the modified University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) scoring system, Constant score and Simple Shoulder Test. MRI was performed postoperatively at 3 months and 1 year. Results: At mean follow-up time of 26.8 months (range, 12-38 months), 15 of 16 patients were satisfied with the procedure. The mean UCLA score increased from 18.4 preoperatively to 30.4 postoperatively ( P = 0.0001). The Constant score increased from 53.8 to 84.0 ( P = 0.0001). Statistically significant improvements were seen in pain, forward flexion and external rotation strength. Thirteen displayed full incorporation of the graft into the native tissue, as documented on magnetic resonance imaging. There were no complications in this cohort of patients. Conclusions: Our study supports GraftJacket® allograft as a viable solution for surgical salvage in select cases of massive irreparable rotator cuff pathology.
The authors are analysing the radiological and clinical significance of radiolucent lines and their relationship with cemented glenoid component loosening in total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). The difficulties in radiological interpretation and evaluation of radiolucency are explained. In the literature different factors were analyzed clinically or biomechanically and proposed as potential causes of radiolucency and glenoid loosening. In this paper, the influence of surgical technique and glenoid implant are analyzed. The authors draw the conclusion that cause of the glenoid loosening is probably multifactorial and if meticulous attention is given to the surgical technique for TSA, the incidence of component loosening should decrease. Greater the reliability of initial glenoid fixation, probably greater is the chance the glenoid component has to resist the negative factors promoting glenoid loosening.
Arthroscopic repair of retracted adhesed rotator cuff tear is complicated by the fact that standard capsulotendinous releases seldom provide enough additional lateral excursion of the tendons for repair to bone. However, the stepwise incorporation of anterior interval slides, double interval slides, and interval slide in-continuity can dramatically increase the lateral excursion up to 5 cm., allowing for tension free repair to bone. This paper details the author's indications and techniques for performing these releases.
Subscapularis dysfunction after open instability repair has recently received increasing attention. Various clinical studies indicate that surgical approaches using partial or complete subscapularis tendon takedown techniques might impair subscapularis recovery and can negatively influence the final clinical outcome. This review article will focus on the potential pathogenesis, diagnosis, and clinical impact of the unrecognized condition and summarizes the currently available literature.


In a drive to "put research at the heart of frontline services and make NHS staff some of the best trained in the world", the coalition government has announced a Clinical Academic Careers Training Pathway Strategy for England, to be managed through the National Institute of Health Research.
The aim is to encourage more nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (AHPs) to take up opportunities to move into clinical academic careers through funded further education or internships that build experience in research to improve care.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley set out details of the Clinical Academic Careers Training Pathway Strategy at the second annual Florence Nightingale Foundation conference in London.
Following recommendations in a 2007 report by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration Sub-committee for Nurses in Clinical Research, Developing the best research professionals, the Chief Nursing Officer for England and the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer commissioned a clinical academic training programme for nurses, midwives and the allied health professions in England.
The National Institute for Health Research Trainees Coordinating Centre has been hosting the masters, clinical doctoral and clinical lectureship elements of this training pathway since 2008. The Higher Education Funding Council for England has delivered a senior clinical lectureship award programme since 2010.
According to the Department of Health, however, only "a fraction" of the nearly 500,000 nurses, midwives and allied health professionals now working across areas such as school nursing, critical care, paediatrics, rehabilitation and maternity are active in research.
Successful applicants for training grants under the strategy "will be able to develop research projects that inform the care they deliver for patients on a daily basis", the DoH said.
Once they have qualified, it added, nurses, midwives and AHPs "will use their research to inform day-to-day duties and ensure these practices are adopted in other hospitals and clinics".
Allied health professionals include art therapists, drama therapists, music therapists, chiropodists/podiatrists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthoptists, prosthetists and orthotists, paramedics, physiotherapists, diagnostic radiographers, therapeutic radiographers, speech and language therapists.
In future the clinical academic careers programme will be the responsibility of Health Education England, which will be set up as a new national body to oversee workforce planning and education and training in the NHS and public health system.
Health Education England "will provide a focus on education and training that we have not had before", the DoH noted.
It will take national leadership on planning and developing the health workforce, promote high-quality education and training responsive to the changing needs of patients and local communities, authorise and support the development of Local Education and Training Boards, and allocate and be accountable for NHS education and training resources as well as the outcomes achieved.


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Five Year Forward View People and Communities Board
There are seven governance Boards established to implement the NHS Five Year Forward View. National Voices chairs the People and Communities Board.
The People and Communities Board exists to:
Champion the Five Year Forward View vision and commitments and more broadly ensure that person-centred care and community-centred services are embedded in the Five Year Forward View programme;
Harness the expertise of patients, service-users, engaged citizens, the voluntary sector, and other stakeholders, providing a support and challenge function in relation to the delivery of the commitments across the whole of the Five Year Forward View, including those that relate to prevention and new models of care.
The six principles for new care models
The People and Communities Board, alongside the New Models of Care Vanguard Sites, has produced a set of six principles for changing the way that health and care relate to people and communities. These 'six principles' set out the basis of good person centred, community focused health and care.
Download the six principles for new care models.
NHS Five Year Forward View
NHS England's Five Year Forward View sets out a vision for the development of health and care services in the next five years. It emphasises preventing ill health, coordinating and personalising services, engaging patients and communities, and creating new, more integrated models of care.
The Five Year Forward View outlines a health system that has a new relationship with patients and communities. It sets out a series of commitments in relation to empowering people, supporting carers, promoting volunteering, and engaging the voluntary sector and communities.
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This Far Right Freakout Showed Anti-Trans Campaigns Aren't Just About School Bathrooms
Somehow, my bill to protect elderly LGBT people became the latest fodder for a right-wing bathroom freakout.
By Scott Wiener
Scott Wiener BuzzFeed Contributor
Posted on September 20, 2017, at 3:01 p.m. ET
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When it comes to attacks from the extremes of the conservative movement, I thought I'd seen it all: I'm a gay, liberal California state senator representing San Francisco, who pushes progressive policies on issues including LGBT rights. The blasts from right-wing media come often — and I often blast back.
But even I was surprised when a fairly innocuous bill I authored became the latest fodder for an anti-gay, anti-trans freakout on the right. Somehow, a commonsense push to protect frail LGBT seniors in long-term care facilities became yet another "bathroom bill," seized upon by a movement that is unusually obsessed with what goes on in bathrooms.
The panic began on fringe blogs and worked its way up to primetime Fox News programming. The fearmongers managed to portray some of the most sympathetic folks around — senior citizens — as dangerous predators. The episode serves as a shining example of how willfully dishonest the right-wing media can be, especially when attacking the LGBT community.
Let's start with the basics. We're talking about LGBT senior citizens, whether a 75-year-old lesbian widow, an 80-year-old gay man who's lived with HIV for 35 years, or an 85-year-old transgender woman who's put up with a lot of shit over the years. These seniors — who are just regular people experiencing old age and many health needs — are more likely to be poor than other seniors. They're less likely to have adult children to advocate for them.
They're also more likely to experience discrimination in long-term care facilities, with some going back into the closet, transgender people being forced to reidentify as their birth gender, and people with HIV receiving inadequate health care. We're talking about some of the most marginalized members of society, and studies have shown they need legal protection to ensure they're able to age with the respect and dignity they deserve.
Earlier this year, I introduced a bill to protect these people. Senate Bill 219 protects LGBT seniors from discrimination, such as denying admission to a long-term care facility, transferring a resident within a facility or to another facility based on anti-LGBT attitudes of other residents, or refusing to use a resident's preferred pronoun.
The rule prevents facilities from evicting or involuntarily discharging a resident on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or HIV status.
The bill is important, and I'm personally passionate about protecting our elders — the people who built the modern LGBT community and allowed people like me to be out and open. But it's not necessarily a headline grabber, at least here in California. It's sort of mom-and-apple-pie. I figured the bill would move quietly through the legislature, that we would work to iron out any issues with departments and long-term care facility operators, and that we would take another important step forward for the LGBT community in our long march toward equality.
Then the other shoe dropped.
It started with a fringe group called the Pacific Justice Institute, who said the bill would turn Catholic nursing homes into places that "resemble a bordello more than a religious healthcare facility." The Daily Caller quickly followed, saying it "forces transgender bathrooms into nursing homes." Another right-wing publication warned in a headline that the bill "could force grandma to share a room with a gender-confused man" and referred to me as a "California homosexual senator" and "an openly homosexual Democrat."
After these specious attacks floundered — understandably, given the backlash against the same arguments behind the North Carolina trans bathroom law — these opponents of LGBT civil rights came up with a new argument: that people could be criminally prosecuted and jailed if they use the wrong pronoun to refer to a transgender senior citizen in a long-term care facility.
This argument is as absurd as it is misleading, and anyone with integrity would dismiss it out of hand. Naturally, Breitbart and Fox News eagerly began pushing the story.
The claim is absurd because the bill doesn't create any new criminal penalties. Instead, under *already existing* law governing residential care facilities, violations can be charged as misdemeanors — but only if patients are exposed to the risk of death, serious physical harm, or other similarly serious factors. No one is going to jail for using the wrong pronoun, just as nobody goes to jail for violating other provisions, like failing to provide an interpreter or not observing a smoking ban.
Not that the opponents care about these details. Their attacks, no matter how wrong, grant them the delusion that they are the great protectors of free speech, which I guess makes them feel better about themselves than what they are actually doing: denying LGBT seniors basic rights and dignity.
The attacks against the bill show two things. First, anti-trans campaigns aren't just about children's bathrooms — they can be used against anyone, even the elderly. The second is that the conservative media has no shame or concern for reality when choosing how to attack transgender and other LGBT people. Its goal, pure and simple, is to create fear and stir controversy. A headline that you will go jail for using an incorrect pronoun is absurd. We've seen it before, and we'll see it again.
The far-right movement has a long history of attacking LGBT people with dishonest and offensive arguments, including when those opposed to marriage equality claimed that allowing people of the same gender to marry would lead to bestiality. We have persevered in the face of these attacks, and we will continue to do so. The bill was passed by the Legislature last week, and sent to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature.
In the meantime, let's protect the little old trans lady who just wants to have a comfortable old age. Let's not demonize and slander her.
Scott Wiener is a California state senator. A Democrat, he represents District 11, which includes San Francisco, Broadmoor, Colma, Daly City, and portions of South San Francisco.


Cylindrical specimens (6 mm high x 4 mm diameter) of the endodontic grade glass-ionomer (Ketac Endo) were exposed to various media for 1 week, after which changes in their mass, pH of storage medium, and ion release were determined. In water, this cement was shown to release reasonable amounts of sodium, aluminium and silicon, together with smaller amounts of calcium and phosphorus, as well as taking up 2.41% by mass of water. A comparison with the restorative grade materials (Ketac Molar, ex 3M ESPE and Fuji IX, ex GC) showed both ion release and water uptake to be greater. All three cements shifted pH from 7 to around 6 with no significant differences between them. Other storage media were found to alter the pattern of ion release. Lactic acid caused an increase, whereas both saturated calcium hydroxide and 0.6% sodium hypochlorite, caused decreases. This suppression of ion-release may be significant clinically. Aluminium is the most potentially hazardous of the ions involved but amounts released were low compared with levels previously reported to show biological damage.


Negotiating: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was the lead Iranian negotiator in the deal struck in Geneva.
(JTA) — Iran threatened to start nuclear enrichment on an "industrial scale" following the United States' decision to exit a deal offering Tehran international sanctions relief.
In a statement Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said he would embark on a round of international diplomacy to try and save the deal, which the United States, the European Union, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom in 2015 signed in exchange to Iran agreeing to dial back some of its nuclear activity.
At the same time, the country would make preparations to restart its nuclear program, he said.
Zarif's comments are departure from the Iranian official line, which is that the Islamic Republic is not interested and has never pursued nuclear offensive capabilities. The enrichment of Uranium is a requirement for producing nuclear weapons.
The statement came as thousands of Iranians took to the streets in the largest demonstration since President Donald Trump announced his decision to abandon the deal on Tuesday, CNN reported Friday.
In his statement, Zarif said Iran would attempt to save the nuclear deal through negotiations with the European nations.
Trump said Iran was not living up to the deal, citing Iranian documents that Israel said it stole from Iran earlier this year. The documents contain designs predating the deal for nuclear weapons, Israel said.
In Tehran, anger has grown not just over Trump's move but also Israel's barrage of air attacks on Iranian targets in Syria, in response to what Israel claimed was an Iranian rocket attack on the Golan Heights.
This story "Iran Threatens To Start Nuclear Enrichment" was written by JTA.


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Labadie Agrees Contract Extension
Midfielder Joss Labadie has agreed a deal to extend his contract with Notts County Football Club by 12 months.
Labadie, 22, arrived at Meadow Lane last summer from Tranmere Rovers and made 29 appearances in the black and white stripes, scoring two goals.
The energetic midfielder rose to prominence at the back end of 2012.13 with an impressive run in the side that included a spectacular long-range finish against Doncaster Rovers.
This followed a successful loan spell with Torquay United, which saw him net four times in seven matches.
Labadie is delighted to have come to an agreement with the club and is now looking forward to establishing himself as a first team regular in the new season.
He told Magpie Player: "I'm chuffed to bits because it's been going on all summer and I can kick on now and concentrate on the season ahead.
"I want to build on last year, play more games and I want to score more goals and do as well as I can for Notts County Football Club.
"I'm 22 now and I want to be playing every game and I really want to make a name for myself this season."
Check out Labadie's reaction to the news on Magpie Player shortly.
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Aristoxenus is an impact crater near the north pole on Mercury. It was named by the IAU in 1979 after the Greek philosopher Aristoxenus.

Aristoxenus is located east of the large Goethe basin.

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Events What's Happenin'
2013 NEW YORK INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL – AWARDS
The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) announced the winners of its competition categories at a ceremony at the prestigious Skirball Center, in the final event for the monumental festival, which ran April 30 – May 4.
The winners were chosen from 18 narrative, 10 documentaries (feature length or shorter) and 8 shorts from the Indian subcontinent and its diaspora.
Top honors were awarded to Anumati directed by Gajendra Ahire, for Best Feature Film as well as Best Actor in a Feature Film for Vikram Gokhale's impressive turn as a desperate husband, Ratnakar, on a mission to save his dying wife. The award for Best Feature Film was jointly presented by Consul General of India, Ambassador Mulay and Ambassador Manjeev Puri. Top Chef judge Padma Lakshmi presented the Best Actor award.
Director Hansal Mehta took home the Best Director of a Feature Film award for his compelling film Shahid, which traces the true story of slain human rights activist lawyer Shahid Azmi. The director, in addition to receiving an award, presented an award that night, alongside Farooque Sheikh, to the Best Young Actor in a Feature Film. Suraj Negi was honored for his role as the titular character in Hansa.
Deepti Naval was also honored in her role as Leela Krishnamoorthy, a middle aged widow, in debut filmmaker Avinash Kumar Singh's Listen Amaya. This film reunited Farooque Sheikh and Deepti Naval as a romantic screen pair after over two decades. The award was fittingly presented by renowned actor Aasif Mandvi and beloved actress Sarita Choudhury.
Respected Malayalam cinema filmmaker/writer Dr. Biju was awarded for Best Screenplay by presenter Monica Dogra for his vision in Kashathinte Niram (Color of Sky), and the Best Documentary award went to The Only Real Game, directed by Mirra Bank, with the award presented by Sujata Thakur, Incredible India.
Best Short Film went to Khaana, directed by Cary Sawhney. The award was presented by House of Cards actress Sakina Jaffrey.
This year the Festival also had an award for the one-minute cell phone Bollywood short film. Created under the supervision of Professor Karl Bardosh, NYU students were tasked with creating Music Videos to popular Bollywood sound tracks, culminating in an impressive batch of viral mobile films, all in consideration for the esteemed award.
Yi Su was presented with the prize, by Professor Karl Bardosh himself, for his one-minute Gangnam/Bollywood mashup.
"We are so happy to honor these talented filmmakers for their achievements," said Aroon Shivdasani, IAAC founder.
"These films left me thinking about its themes and subjects well after the screening itself," commented NYIFF's film festival director Aseem Chhabra. "This year's line-up made it difficult to choose just one award winner per category."
The jurors who were challenged to select the award recipients for each category were comprised of today's most revered filmmakers, scholars, and industry leaders, including La Frances Hui, Claus Mueller, Muriel (Mike) Peters, Zenobia Shroff, Parag Amladi, Ashish Avikunthak, Tejaswini Ganti, Udayan Gupta, Joseph Mathew, Myrna Moncayo-Iyengar, Jaideep Punjabi, and Nilita Vachani. The voting process was audited by the respected firm, KPMG.
A star-studded after party, which included presenters, winners, jurors, and guests, immediately followed the awards ceremony.
Below is the full list of winners as well as the presenters who honored the recipients with an award:
NYIFF CLOSING CEREMONY (Photo Credit – Fahim Feroj of NYDreams)
BEST FEATURE FILM (Narrative) – Anumati, directed by Gajendra Ahire. The award was jointly presented by Consul General of India, Ambassador Mulay and Ambassador Manjeev Puri.
BEST DIRECTOR OF A FEATURE FILM (Narrative) – Hansal Mehta for Shahid. The award was presented to the director by Feroz Khan and Avinash Kumar Singh.
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM – Vikram Gokhale as Ratnakar in Anumati, winner of Best Feature Film, directed by Gajendra Ahire. The award was presented by Padma Lakshmi.
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM – Deepti Naval as Leela Krishnamoorthy, a middle aged widow, in debut filmmaker Avinash Kumar Singh's Listen Amaya. This award was presented by actor Aasif Mandvi & actress Sarita Choudhury
BEST YOUNG ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM – Suraj Negi in Hansa. The award was presented by Hansal Mehta andFarooque Sheikh.
BEST SCREENPLAY – Dr. Biju for Kashathinte Niram (Color of Sky). The award was presented by Monica Dogra.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM – The Only Real Game, directed by Mirra Bank. The award was presented by Sujata Thakur, Incredible India.
BEST SHORT FILM – Khaana, directed by Cary Sawhney. The award was presented by Sakina Jaffrey.
BEST ONE MINUTE CELL PHONE FILM: Bollywood Style directed by Yi Su. The award was presented by Professor Karl Bardosh.
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280 Mbit/s single-mode fibre transmission with DFB laser diode emitting at 1.53 μm
S. Yamamoto, K. Utaka, S. Akiba, K. Sakai, Y. Matsushima, S. Sakaguchi, N. Seki
By using a distributed feedback buried heterostructure InGaAsP/InP laser diode emitting at 1.53 μm, 21.7 km single-mode fibre transmission at 280 Mbit/s was successfully carried out without any noticeable degradation in a waveform and an error rate. This result indicates that a long-haul optical telecommunication system with a repeater span of over 70 km is possible in the fibre low-loss region of 1.5 μm to 1.6 μm wavelength.
Electronics Letters
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19820162
Published - 1982 3 4
10.1049/el:19820162
フィンガープリント 「280 Mbit/s single-mode fibre transmission with DFB laser diode emitting at 1.53 μm」の研究トピックを掘り下げます。これらがまとまってユニークなフィンガープリントを構成します。
Distributed feedback lasers Engineering & Materials Science
Single mode fibers Engineering & Materials Science
Heterojunctions Engineering & Materials Science
Telecommunication repeaters Engineering & Materials Science
Telecommunication systems Engineering & Materials Science
Yamamoto, S., Utaka, K., Akiba, S., Sakai, K., Matsushima, Y., Sakaguchi, S., & Seki, N. (1982). 280 Mbit/s single-mode fibre transmission with DFB laser diode emitting at 1.53 μm. Electronics Letters, 18(5), 239-240. https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19820162
280 Mbit/s single-mode fibre transmission with DFB laser diode emitting at 1.53 μm. / Yamamoto, S.; Utaka, K.; Akiba, S.; Sakai, K.; Matsushima, Y.; Sakaguchi, S.; Seki, N.
In: Electronics Letters, Vol. 18, No. 5, 04.03.1982, p. 239-240.
Yamamoto, S, Utaka, K, Akiba, S, Sakai, K, Matsushima, Y, Sakaguchi, S & Seki, N 1982, '280 Mbit/s single-mode fibre transmission with DFB laser diode emitting at 1.53 μm', Electronics Letters, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 239-240. https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19820162
Yamamoto S, Utaka K, Akiba S, Sakai K, Matsushima Y, Sakaguchi S et al. 280 Mbit/s single-mode fibre transmission with DFB laser diode emitting at 1.53 μm. Electronics Letters. 1982 3 4;18(5):239-240. https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19820162
Yamamoto, S. ; Utaka, K. ; Akiba, S. ; Sakai, K. ; Matsushima, Y. ; Sakaguchi, S. ; Seki, N. / 280 Mbit/s single-mode fibre transmission with DFB laser diode emitting at 1.53 μm. In: Electronics Letters. 1982 ; Vol. 18, No. 5. pp. 239-240.
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Fargo Recap: Go Finger
By Kenny Herzog
Before the Law
Editor's Rating 4 stars ****
L-R: Jesse Plemons as Ed Blumquist, Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blumquist. Photo: Chris Large/FX
Not since season one of True Detective has there been such a GIF-worthy, middle-digit salute. When Hank pulls Kansas City henchman Mike Milligan (Bokeem Woodbine) and Wayne (Todd Mann) and Gale (Brad Mann) Kitchen over and inquires about their shoe size ("A truly odd question," Mike justly observes), the Kitchen twins each flip the bird, prompting Mike to surmise, "I'm gonna go ahead and guess the boys are an 11, and not a two, which would make them toddlers." Cut, caption, publish. If only Hank were so amused. He goes through protocol and does his best to demonstrate that he's in control, but his halting breath, shifting eyes, and unsteady posture betray unease about this particular trio. He lets them off with a warning to get out of Dodge (albeit in what appears to be an Oldsmobile '98), and as they peel away, he can finally feel his pulse.
As Hanks regains his composure, it's hard not to think of Keith Carradine as 60-something Lou in season one of Fargo, a man who'd been molded by bearing witness to terrible misdeeds and was ultimately better suited to the slow pace of serving coffee. That shared psyche is evident in Hank's subsequent scene with young Lou, as the two liken their experiences in WWII and Vietnam, respectively, to the perils of police work. But Hank is particularly sympathetic toward Lou, whose mettle will be tested not only by his wife's cancer diagnosis, but by maintaining order and raising his daughter while contending with a generation of vets-turned-desperate vagrants who "brought that war home."
Betsy senses that same menace, and sits disconsolate during a chemo session, no doubt wondering, in part, who will protect the family she's leaving behind. Though from a very early age, it's evident Molly will inherit her mother's grit, smarts, and compassion. En route home from the hospital, Lou stops at the Waffle Hut, determined to listen to the "wild hair" telling him there's something he and Hank missed in their initial investigation. Outside in the snow, Molly and Betsy stumble upon a telltale pistol underneath a punctured "Get Well Soon!" balloon. Lou scrambles, cautioning Betsy not to compromise its integrity. She merely laughs and replies, "Yeah I know I got it by the barrel," all but inserting a phantom, "Duh." Lou is transparently, as ever, in awe of her irrepressible wit, especially when his head and heart are spinning and breaking.
Ed carries a similar temperament to Lou's, despite having never served in Vietnam. They could even be the same person in a different life, but the two men exist along a slightly asymmetrical split-screen divide. Or as is the case toward the episode's end, on opposite sides of the glass door that separates Fargo's serene Main Street scene from the ghastly task at hand in the back of Bud's Meats. What starts as a nod to the theatrical Fargo, with Ed grinding Rye's bones down to pulp, gets its own screwball twist when an errant finger rolls into the main customer-service area right as Lou raps his fist out front. Like Hank confronting the Kansas City crew, Ed does his best to keep cool. He gamely makes small talk and wraps up bacon for Officer Solverson, and even fields a phone call from a fretting Peggy, who seems to have seized this crisis as a role-playing fantasy. Ed's adrenaline kept him from coming undone, and Lou's preoccupation with Betsy and that smoking gun staved off his suspicions, but if either had any idea who was out looking for Rye, they might both agree that Ed's safest behind bars.
"Before the Law" is chock-a-block with encounters that come to a simmering tension without boiling over. Mike shakes down Rye's partner-in-petty-crime and leaves him sweating, but in one piece. Hank's lucky to have escaped the aforementioned run-in with Milligan and Co. unscathed. And Ed probably benefited from his final near-miss, since the only thing for certain is that everyone's relative good fortune is about to run out. The question is who can keep their head on a swivel long enough to avoid a tragic fate.
A smart bet would be on Floyd, the shrewd Gerhardt matriarch who's capable of balancing practical business with family sentiment. She's probably even smart enough to know Dodd will try and double-cross her, despite his acquiescence at the dinner table and weakness for hand-kneaded bread. Not to mention keep a wary eye open and aimed at Dodd's stoic sidekick, Hanzee (Zahn McClarnon, who's nearly as fascinating to gaze on as Plemons, much like he was in Red Road). The dynamic between surviving Gerhardt brothers Dodd and Bear is unexpected and rich. Dodd presumes to be the more book-smart and street-tough, but his Flintstone-ian chauvinism and restlessness make him a volatile threat to the status quo. Bear, on the other hand, is simple in some ways, but far more forward-thinking and sensitive, plus completely self-aware of his ceiling (if not his gastrointestinal limits). Perhaps it's got plenty to do with raising a son, Charlie (Allan Dobrescu), who has cerebral palsy, as a single dad. Then again, Dodd's eldest daughter, Simone (Rachel Keller), is a Dazed and Confused feminist who couldn't fly farther from her father's values, so who's to say what inspires us to be who we are?
Two irresistible episodes in, this round of Fargo layers its established themes of fate and consequence with appealingly unanswerable questions about where our fundamental nature ends and circumstance steps in. Does salon owner Constance (Elizabeth Marvel) have Peggy, well, rightly pegged as a wild child polished by Midwest poise, or is an extraordinary situation inducing extremely unusual behavior? Would Ed have been less transformed by murdering and mutilating Rye had he seen the horrors of war, or is he the proverbial big softie with no stomach for life outside the norm? Do the actions of these collective misfits populating Fargo, Luverne, and Kansas City speak more to how history led them to this moment than any knowable aspect of themselves? Fargo, 1979 edition, exists in a time and place where predetermination and environmental will are primed to collide head on and make a big bang. And in executive producer/writer Noah Halwey's universe, it's quite possible that an alien force far more sentient than God is watching and waiting for them to tear each other apart.
Apart from all that:
Lest you're wondering if Constance indeed likes the ladies, the song playing in her car, Cris Williamson's "Song of the Soul," was something of a '70s lesbian anthem.
More pressingly on the music front … ladies and gentlemen: Jeff Wayne.
My guess? The shoe from the tree was from an alien abductee.
Hard not to think Hank and Constance don't make it out alive.
That was one bold, partially unclothed scene in front of the fire.
Best moment of the episode: Floyd chastising Dodd that, "Girls grow up to be women and change boys diapers." Cut to Bear sloppily guzzling his milk.
Dog's revenge! Last year, one was slayed. This year, one gets to dine on human ears.
A couple of indications the KC mob is Jewish, but it's not entirely clear.
It's fun to imagine where Lester's business eventually situated on that main street of Fargo.
See, no wasted meat!
On a somewhat bittersweet note, my own circumstances have conspired and compelled me to pass the torch on these Fargo recaps to another fine scribe, but thanks for checking in for the first season and these two episodes, and may we all toss our red-striped, shin-high socks into the fire of life.


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"Feel Bishop's Flow"
Astrology, said J.K. Galbraith, was invented to make economic prediction look reliable. The latter, it seems, could be substituted for journalistic prediction. Last week, I predicted the end of the road for Garth George's Herald column; in the wake of climate change denial (sorry Garth, but it is denial) and a scandal around alleged plagiarism, he had seemingly been demoted to the bottom of the opinion page.
How wrong I was. He is not only back to the top of the page; he has in fact been given the whole page, which features, not one, but two columns about Brian 'Bishop' Tamaki and his 700 sons. If you haven't already read about the oath to honour and obey 'Bishop' and his wife, then you've missed out on one of those hilarious/terrifying moments where you don't know whether to laugh or crawl up into a foetal ball. The Herald is all over the story today: it's the front page lead, as well as the website poll:
Currently 96 per cent of people are siding with 'a cult', but presumably at least 700 people will vote 'valid church' by the end of the day. Quite what is meant by 'valid church', I am unsure. It could, of course, be the technical meaning in logic: a church whose premises entail its conclusion. More likely, I feel, is the idea that the Destiny Church is ridiculous in a way that mainstream churches are not.
The old saying goes that a language is a dialect with an army and a navy. A similar sort of thing could be said about religion: a 'valid church' is a cult with fancy robes and the favour of journalists. Jesus may have said some pretty fundamental things, but if he and his followers weren't a 'Jewish cult', what were they? This isn't a new idea; in The Brothers Karamazov, Ivan tells the story of a resurrected Christ being thrown into the dungeons by the Spanish Inquisition, on the grounds that his return is too dangerous for the Church. In the Herald, however, such irony is unrecognised.
I never thought that I would find myself siding, even in part, with the Destiny Church - but here I am. Of course they're ridiculous - but are "Bishop's" teachings any sillier than most other religions? Garth certainly thinks so and, well-known for his progressive views on gender - he hates male homosexuality but has no problem with lesbians - he mocks Destiny Church for their sexism:
Another enigma in this business is that no mention is anywhere made of the women of the church, apart, of course, from Mr Tamaki's wife, known as Pastor Hannah.
I presume that Mr Tamaki and his church leaders take literally the three-verse passage in Paul's letter to the Ephesians which says: "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church ... Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything."
On Tuesday, meanwhile, the paper reported on another religious organisation that discriminates against women: the Catholic Church. That time, however, it was a perfectly straight-faced report that didn't ridicule the church at all. I mean, it's an absolute gold mine - funny robes, chanting, having to call the boss 'Holy Father'. I hear the 'priests' even have to take 'vows' not to have sex with anyone for their whole lives! It seems to me that you should take one of two relatively consistent views: either treat them with the same respect, or mercilessly ridicule them all.
One might argue that the Destiny Church is different in another important sense. In 2005, thousands of Destiny Church members, mixed with the odd National Front nutjob, marched up Queen St shouting 'Enough is enough'; the previous year, a rally in front of Parliament had attracted thousands of people to protest New Zealand's moral decay. And these weren't the nice old ladies going to mass on Sunday. These people were loud; they were young; they were overwhelmingly male; they were angry; and (whisper it) they were almost all Maori or Pacific Islanders. Though violence never really broke out, the threat of violence was always implicit - at least, that's what one picked up from the media. This organisation was a threat.
In reality, the 5000 people gathered in front of parliament would have been dwarfed by the crowd seeing Hannah Montana at a mall. When the church's political wing ran in the elections, they got 0.6 per cent of the party vote - more than the Legalise Cannabis Party, but not enough to get anyone into parliament. The fevered reports this morning of cultism are, in fact, the first time I have heard of the organisation in a couple of years. (Actually, that's not true. The Herald on Sunday last weekend carried a fascinating report on Bishop Tamaki selling his house.) Is the Destiny Church really a threat to anything?
Let's just wait for the poll to finish so we can find out.
Posted by James at 10:50 AM
It's a threat to every gay and lesbian child and/or young adult under its care, for a start. Sure, that might not be many people, nor a point of difference with other religions, but it's still abhorent.
James October 29, 2009 at 4:12 PM
Don't get me wrong - I detest everything that the Destiny Church stand for.
But I don't know if that's the point here.
gazzaj October 29, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Mainstream churches get their credibility from their power, success, and for at least having a committed and often intellectual approach to philosophy and theology.
Sure, they might be equally ridiculous on a superficial level but you can't equate, say, Thomas Aquinas to Brian Tamaki's autobiography (it's in the library, skim through it sometime, it's horribly fascinating).
If you want the Herald to become a bastion of atheism and rationalism or social commentary on a par with Dostoyevsky, you might be setting your sights a little high :-)
You're right about Destiny not being a threat though - anything as ridiculous as Brian Tamaki tends to be self-limiting, at least in good times.
Mark A October 29, 2009 at 8:20 PM
"anything as ridiculous as Brian Tamaki tends to be self-limiting, at least in good times."
Yeah, that explains why Scientology died out years ago. Oh, wait...
Let's hope you're right, though!
All religion is a threat to humanity.
It would be a great thing if people put all that mental energy they waste learning the bible into educating themselves about the world and improving humanity. But that's not likely to happen. I always cringe when the phrase "freedom of religion" comes up. "Hey you can believe in fairies and hate on gay people if ya want to."
Beef Paddy October 30, 2009 at 1:57 AM
only problem with the kind of people that put all there mental energy into learning to parrot of the bible to anyone who walks with a limp is that they usually lack the mental fortitude to apply it to anything useful... the empty vessels are often the ones that make the most noise. In saying that, I am an idiot, but at least i don't force my views on anyone, especially not christians, and especially not white christians, with their lovely faces and their nice clean shoes, aren't they lovely, love a good christian, big bunch of lovely bastards
Senior Pastor Brian Tamariki October 30, 2009 at 5:59 AM
Density Church Has Arisen From The Dead!
Hallelujah at the power of res-erection!
Our spanking brand new site is here at http://DensityChurch.net/
Yours in the Spaghetti Monster, Lord High Bishop Brian Tamariki
Scott October 30, 2009 at 8:18 AM
We don't ridicule the Catholic Church to the same extent because they've been doing this sort of thing for centuries. But actually, the Church has been the subject of many a comedy routine over the years.
I take your point about the similarities between Destiny and other religions/superstitions. But Destiny is building a cult of personality around one living individual. Sure, the Catholic Church has something similar with its popes, but popes come and go. What will happen when Tamaki ascends into the heavens? Who will lead his flock then?
Come on, you have to admit that the "feel Bishops flow" quote is worthy of a pisstake article all by itself.
Edward October 30, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Agree and disagree. On the one hand, you're quite right: if the Herlad is going to take the mickey out of one church they should really do the same to all the others which have equally silly things going on. On the other hand though, I agree with 'gazzaj': the older traditions (Catholisicm, Anglicans, Orthodox) have at least been forced to try and grow in progressive ways as society has progressed (although you still couldn't call them 'progressive' in any meaningful sense of the word), and at least have an established framework based on a scholarly theology.
Penticostal churches like Destiny on the other hand, well, they can make up whatever suits them now as they go along. Their complete lack of understanding of the Bible as literature means they interpret it however they wish without any reference and to suit whatever whims they might fancy. Add to that the extreme case of cult of personality, complete and utter in group-out group mentality, and an agressive stance against, well, everything it seems, and in my opinion you have a cult cult, rather than a mere cult such as Catholicism. Degrees of cultiness perhaps?
They're all a bunch of cults. Myself, I'm in with Apophis - even SG1 couldn't kill him off.
'It's a threat to every gay and lesbian child'
oh! think of the little gay children!
'In saying that, I am an idiot, but at least i don't force my views on anyone, especially not christians, and especially not white christians, with their lovely faces and their nice clean shoes, aren't they lovely, love a good christian, big bunch of lovely bastards'
It seems to me that that is EXCACTLY what you are doing, Beef sandwich
Beef Paddy October 30, 2009 at 1:19 PM
dear anon, I hate having to explain jokes, especially when the jape was directed at myself. but more to the point, especially when the joke was about people commenting for the sake of commenting. www.wheninromebro.com loves your blog btw james.
vet October 30, 2009 at 2:14 PM
What Tamaki demands of his followers, currently, eclipses any claim of any pope.
"I love what God loves, I hate what God hates". In other words: "My will is God's will. If you want to argue with it, you're wrong. By definition." No pope has ever claimed that - even the much-mocked Doctrine of Infallability has all kinds of safeguards and limitations built into it.
And no-one swears personal loyalty to the pope, either. (Well, I guess the Swiss Guards might. I really don't know.)
It's the difference between a prophet and a priest. The pope is a priest - high-ranking, certainly, but still basically a bureaucrat. Tamaki is now positioning himself as a full-blown prophet - privy to his own personal revelations that set him apart from normal people.
Pastor Laws October 30, 2009 at 2:18 PM
Destiny Church is as stupid as every other church.
And any child - gay or straight - shouldn't be raised in a church. They're dangerous places for kids.
Well beef, sarcasm is hard to gauge on the internet, you great fucking pile of scum you.
Messiah complex at 85% and loading.
Beef Paddy November 1, 2009 at 4:51 PM
sticks and stones may break my bones, but you are a dear freind and I hope our love and time combined will heal all wounds, kisses and shit BP.x
You couldn't make this up
Tens of thousands of dollars!
Groundbreaking study
Too poor for the College Herald
P.O.G.:The beginning of the end?
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Not again...
Sorry - been sick
Hmm, what's happening today?
The sound of one cog turning
Midweek pedantry
Would you be happy to hear a word in Maori?
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. tours the Turk Plant
The Turk Plant is a winner by all accounts, and now even NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. agrees.
Nick Akins (left), AEP president and chief executive officer, chats with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the coal yard at the Turk Plant.
(Story by Kacee Kirschvink)
Earnhardt toured the Turk Plant May 7 to see one of the cleanest coal plants in the nation. As the celebrity spokesperson for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Earnhardt said he has learned a great deal about the importance of coal and its role in keeping energy costs low.
"This time two years ago, I knew zero about coal, coal plants, clean coal. In the last two years, I have gotten a crash course and really what that means to the country, what that means to me, as a consumer and as a businesss owner," Earnhardt said. "It's really been a great relationship."
Earnhardt was accompanied by AEP CEO Nick Akins, SWEPCO President and Chief Operating Officer Venita McCellon-Allen, Plant Manager Tim Gross, a large camera crew and numerous plant employees.
When asked by Energy Production Superintendent Andy Brannan if he had any questions, Earnhardt laughed and said, "I have so many."
Throughout the day, Earnhardt was intent on absorbing all of the information provided to him. At the end of the tour, he met with more than 100 Turk employees and fielded questions about racing and what he does for fun. Earnhardt said he enjoys hunting, fishing and hanging out with friends.
Overall, he seemed to be able to relate to a lot of the folks in the room. He said it was neat to see all of the machinery and tools the employees get to work with everyday.
Employees at the Turk Plant pose for a photo with Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Photo courtesy of ACCCE photographer Nelson Chenault)
"I know you guys are working your tails off all the time around here, but it looks like a lot of fun," he said. "It's been great to come out here and visit the plant. It's great for us as a company to be able to partner with somebody like Clean Coal and put together a message and get that message out there, raise awareness of what we're trying to accomplish.
"It's something I'm really proud of, something I would have never thought I'd get myself involved in, but it's been really exciting, and I take a lot of pride in it," Earnhardt added. "Thanks for having me as part of the family."
According to ACCCE, the Clean Coal tour was designed to leverage the appeal of Earnhardt to both NASCAR fans and the general public, while providing a first-hand look at a state-of-the-art, ultra-supercritical coal-fued power plant.
Those on the tour would say that mission was accomplished, including SWEPCO's president.
"We look forward to seeing Clean Coal in the winner's circle," McCellon-Allen said.
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It is great to see a member of the sports field be showcased in such an important venture. Thank you for sharing and for welcoming Dale Jr (88) to our business.
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Apple still top tablet maker in Q1 2021 as global market booms
Mike Peterson | Apr 30, 2021
Credit: Andrew O'Hara, AppleInsider
Apple's iPad retained the dominant share of the tablet industry in the first quarter of 2021 as the product segment grew more than 50% year-over-year.
Total shipments of tablets reached 39.9 million units in Q1 2021, representing year-over-year growth of 55.2%, according to new data from analysis firm IDC. The firm says growth of this magnitude hasn't been seen since 2013.
Among tablet makers, Apple kept the top spot. The Cupertino company shipped an estimated 12.7 million iPad units during the first quarter, up 64.3% year-over-year. Apple had a 31.7% share of the market, up from 30% in Q1 2020.
Samsung ranked second with an estimated 8 million tablet shipments and 20% of the market. Lenovo came in third with 3.8 million shipments, Amazon came in fourth with 3.5 million shipments, and Huawei clocked fifth with 2.7 million shipments.
"While vaccine rollouts and businesses returning to offices may slow down the work-from-home trend, we are still far from returning to 'normal' working conditions and hence the demand for tablets, especially detachables, is expected to continue for a while," said IDC research analyst Anuroopa Nataraj.
IDC notes that tablets used be the top choice in the education market, but Chromebooks are quickly catching up in the U.S., Western Europe, and most recently, in Japan.
Apple no longer reports individual unit sales for its products. However, during its last earnings call, the company said that iPad revenue grew 78.7% to $7.8 billion in the March quarter.
The company also recently announced two new iPad Pro models equipped with M1 chips and a new Liquid Retina XDR display on the 12.9-inch model. Preorders opened on Friday and the devices will ship in the second half of May.
lkrupp
If you want to do real work on a tablet you get an iPad, end of story. The 'competition' are just media playback devices.
lkrupp said:
I suspect the same is true of 'smartphone' sales data since I doubt most of the Android smartphones are anywhere near the same class as Apple's iPhones but the low-end crap gets counted in.
Care to elaborate on what "real work" on iPadOS is? Is it doing POS tasks? Accessing a cloud service? Skimmed down MS Office work? I'm curious.
I use iPad for MS office when not at my desk, true. We have it set up to provide disaster service recording (mapping, photographing, documenting, monitoring, reporting) where it has replaced trimbles, which in the past were go to devices for that purpose but are very limited compared with an ipad. Any GPS capable device can do that though, although the large screen of the iPad is the best for that purpose.
At home the iPad has become my main device, replacing my iMac when it died. I use it for consumption, no doubt about it, but also the small amount of photo and video editing I might do, managing my home network, and general comms. And most email with work as it is quicker and easier than going to the bag for the work laptop. Heck I even answer the phone at home on it, rather than look for my iPhone.
anyway, LKrupp's point is that Ipad has a myriad of apps written specifically for it. Competitor tablets mostly rely on phone apps scaled up to the larger screen. It ain't pretty. It is jarring on a rare occasion trying to use an iPhone only app on an iPad. That is the usual experience on a competitor product for anything other than consumption.
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