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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is a common non-invasive treatment for urinary stones whose fragmentation is achieved mainly by acoustic cavitation and mechanical stress. A few years ago, in vitro and in vivo experimentation demonstrated that such fragmentation can be improved, without increasing tissue damage, by sending a second shock wave hundreds of microseconds after the previous wave. Later, numerical simulations revealed that if the second pulse had a longer full width at half maximum than a standard shock wave, cavitation could be enhanced significantly. On the other side, a theoretical study showed that stress inside the stone can be increased if two lithotripter shock waves hit the stone with a delay of only 20 μs. We used the Gilmore-Akulichev formulation to show that, in principle, both effects can be combined, that is, stress and cavitation could be increased using a pressure pulse with long full width at half maximum, which reaches the stone within hundreds of microseconds after two 20 μs-delayed initial shock waves. Implementing the suggested pressure profile into clinical devices could be feasible, especially with piezoelectric shock wave sources.
Ultrasonics. 2015 Apr;58:53-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2014.12.002. Epub 2014 Dec 19.
Cavitation plays an important role in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. To achieve high fragmentation efficiency and low tissue lesions is a challenging objective. Direct impact of shock waves on brittle stones generates mechanical stress and different wave profiles may influence growth and collapse of cavitation bubbles. This paper proposes specific tandem shock waves to increase efficiency without affecting tissue lesions. There are many additional parameters affecting the overall success of shock wave lithotripsy. This is one which should be proven in clinical use.


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Amazon Deletes 500,000 "Incentivized" Reviews
8:54 pm on Nov 24, 2016 (gmt 0)
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In early October Amazon stated that it would prohibit incentivized reviews [webmasterworld.com] from its system. Well, in a little over a month the company has made good and is doing more than prohibiting, it's deleting "incentivized" reviews.
Analysts have discovered Amazon has deleted over half a million reviews already, of which almost three quarters of that were clearly "incentivized."
What the figures seem to indicate is that, though Amazon is deleting a large number incentivized reviews, it hasn't managed to catch all of them. Part of the problem could be that incentivized reviews are still rolling in, despite Amazon's ban.
That said, the number of incentivized reviews has dropped significantly following the ban, and this, in turn, has lowered the average rating for all reviews. The day before the ban was enacted, for instance, the average rating for all reviews that day was 4.73; on November 1, the average rating for all reviews had dropped to 4.65. Amazon Deletes 500,000 "Incentivized" Reviews [techcrunch.com]
I'm glad to see the back of them as i've found a number of them misleading, and downright false, imho.
If even amazon can't screen out bogus reviews, what hope is there for a brick-and-mortar business that has no built-in means to identify reviewers who have actually used the product or service (whether or not they personally paid for it)?
keyplyr
7:41 am on Nov 27, 2016 (gmt 0)
Seems fact-checker thinking is effecting more than just false news.
A sure path to brand sabotage is to allow bias and self-interests a voice.
Terius
5:40 am on Dec 2, 2016 (gmt 0)
I wonder if they're talking about the properly disclaimed incentivized reviews? Some products have one review after another in which the reviewer mentions they got the product free or at a discount in exchange for an "honest" review. I've seen 12 of them in a row before, followed by some cheeky reviewer saying, "I did not get this for free, I bought it with my own money, and I didn't love it as much as the people who got it for free" to distinguish a totally voluntary review from an incentivized one.
Beyond that, I'm not sure how they could ever know if a review was incentivized.
Amazon does of course, encourage incentivized reviews via their Vine Program which I believe is still going. They send select reviewers a free product in exchange for a review and you must review about 80% of what you get to keep getting free stuff.
6:33 pm on Dec 9, 2016 (gmt 0)
you must review about 80% of what you get to keep getting free stuff.
Does it have to be a positive review? (Obviously it can't be written explicitly into the contract, but surely Ve Haff Vays.)

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Шаховске олимпијаде одржавају се од 1927. године.

Мушке шаховске олимпијаде
 1927. у Лондону (Уједињено Краљевство)
 1928. у Хагу (Холандија)
 1930. у Хамбургу (Немачка)
 1931. у Прагу (Чехословачка)
 1933. у Фокстону (Уједињено Краљевство)
 1935. у Варшави (Пољска)
 1937. у Стокхолму (Шведска)
 1939. у Буенос Ајресу (Аргентина)
 1950. у Дубровнику (Југославија)
 1952. у Хелсинкију (Финска)
 1954. у Амстердаму (Холандија)
 1956. у Москви (Совјетски Савез)
 1958. у Минхену (Савезна Република Немачка)
 1960. у Лајпцигу (Демократска Република Немачка)
 1962. у Варни (Бугарска)
 1964. у Тел Авиву (Израел)
 1966. у Хавани (Куба)
 1968. у Лугану (Швајцарска)
 1970. у Зигену (Немачка)
 1972. у Скопљу (Југославија)
 1974. у Ници (Француска)
 1976. у Хаифи (Израел)
 1978. у Буенос Ајресу (Аргентина)
 1980. у Ла Валети (Малта)
 1982. у Луцерну (Швајцарска)
 1984. у Солуну (Грчка)
 1986. у Дубаију (Уједињени Арапски Емирати)
 1988. у Солуну (Грчка)
 1990. у Новом Саду (Југославија)
 1992. у Манили (Филипини)
 1994. у Москви (Русија)
 1996. у Јеревану (Јерменија)
 1998. у Елисти (Русија)
 2000. у Истанбулу (Турска)
 2002. у Бледу (Словенија)
 2004. у Калвији (Шпанија)
 2006. у Торину (Италија)
 2008. у Дрездену (Немачка)

Женске шаховске олимпијаде
1. 1957. у Емену (Холандија)
2. 1963. у Сплиту (Југославија)
3. 1966. у Оберхаузену (Савезна Република Немачка)
4. 1969. у Лублину (Пољска)
6. 1974. у Меделину (Колумбија)

20. шаховска олимпијада 1972. у Скопљу (Југославија) упоредо је организована и у мушкој и у женској конкуренцији. Од шаховске Олимпијаде 1976. у Хаифи (Израел), упоредо се одржавају мушке и женске шаховске олимпијаде.

Незваничне шаховске олимпијаде
 1924. у Паризу (Француска)
 1926. у Будимпешти (Мађарска)
 1936. у Минхену (Немачка)
 1976. у Триполију (Либија)

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ASCAP Salutes Tye Tribbett, Warryn Campbell & Edwin Hawkins During Stellar Weekend
As part of its Centennial celebration, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will honor Gospel Music during Stellar Award weekend at the 5th annual ASCAP Presents: Morning Glory breakfast. While recognizing the 2014 Stellar nominees, the breakfast will also pay tribute to
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Mary Mary to be honored at ASCAP's Rhythm and Soul Music Awards!!
The dynamic duo known as Mary Mary are the epitome of being able to create gospel music that resonates not only with churchgoers, but those who may not be avid gospel music lovers. They reach the entire world! They are being honored at the 24th ASCAP
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"Calling All Women" to Save the Earth, signed and shared by Carol P. Christ
By Carol P. Christ on April 1, 2019 • ( 13 )
I contend therefore that we have allowed these chemicals to be used with little or no advanced investigation of their effect on soil, water, wildlife and man himself. Future generations are unlikely to condone our lack of prudent concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
Today we are faced with a challenge that calls for a shift in our thinking, so that humanity stops threatening its life-support system. We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own – indeed to embrace the whole of creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder. Wangari Maathai
I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act. Greta Thunberg
We are calling all women and our allies to come together to save the earth that sustains us all. Is it any wonder that from Rachel Carson to Wangari Maathai to the emerging young leader Greta Thunberg, women have been in the forefront of environmental movements for a century? As daughters, sisters, mothers, grandmothers, and aunts, we have long cared and advocated for the most vulnerable among us, the very young, the very old, the disabled, those who are the first to suffer the consequences of climate catastrophe and the many kinds of pollution that are poisoning the earth we share.
As cooks, gardeners, and small farmers providing sustenance for our families throughout the world, we speak for the soil and the water, the air and the crops that feed us. As Congresswomen, diplomats, lawyers, doctors, CEOs, artists and scientists we are calling for fair and equitable public policies that address the crises we are facing together. As those who create homes and maintain households, we are speaking out for our first and only home, the planet earth we share.
Today as never before we are witnessing the destruction of the intricate and delicate balance, the miraculous conditions on earth on which all life depends. At this moment as a drastically changing climate and a deluge of poisonous substances, from plastic to coal to pesticides threaten the habitats of living creatures world wide, we are confronted by unprecedented loss of species, what some are calling "the sixth extinction," a tragic loss reflected in the epidemic of disease in our families and communities.
Like indigenous communities and people of color, because women are so often marginalized, as outsiders we have a crucial perspective including valuable insights into what has caused the frightening and destructive events we are witnessing. We see a world too often governed by ruthless attempts to dominate and win, placing profit above every other value, framed by a world view that describes nature as inferior, lacking in intelligence or the inviolable integrity that all living beings possess. In response we call for an ethic of peaceful cooperation with nature and between nations.
Faced with the consequences of heedless, ignorant and ultimately violent policies that threaten our lives and all we love, wild fires burning our forests and homes, floods and mudslides destroying our towns, fierce storms battering our coastline, lakes and rivers becoming too toxic to drink, as our oceans and the fish that swim in them are choked with plastic, as our air becomes heavy with particles that threaten human health, we are calling for women to unite in an effort to recognize and respond to the failures of political, economic and moral vision behind these crises.
As nurses, teachers, waitresses, secretaries, wives, partners, those who respect and nurture life, we understand we are all dependent on each other and every other living being on earth. And we know too that together we have the creative vision to stop the advance of climate change and the sixth extinction, to put an end to the poisoning of our earth, to build societies that, taking inspiration from indigenous cultures, respect nature's rights and learn from nature's wisdom. In this light we urge you now to speak out, organize, rally, protest and step up in every way you can to protect the future of life on earth.
Susan Griffin, Vandana Shiva, Alice Walker, Alice Waters, Vijaya Nagarajan, Maxine Hong Kingston, Deirdre English, Ayelet Waldman, Jane Hirshfield, Arlie Hochschild, Joanna Macy, Jodie Evans, Medea Benjamin, Claire Greensfelder, Belvie Rooks, Jennifer Berezan, Ruth Rosen, Elizabeth Rosner, Joyce Jenkins, Nancy Shelby, Anita Barrows, Rebecca Foust, Joan Miura, Carol P. Christ
Here are some actions you can take and organizations you can join and support:
Learn about the environmental issues in your own neighborhood. Educate your community and organize to while demanding an end to pollution and the emission of CO2 in every form. Work to empower our communities to allow us to make decisions that protect the environment and our families and all lives Ask your senators and representatives to support The Green New Deal. Call for and support public transportation. Ask the businesses in your communities and chains such as Trader Joe's to adopt practices that support the environment and cease those that are destructive, such as the use of plastic. Take action to ban poisons such as Glyphosate found in Monsanto's Round Up from our communities. Boycott Monsanto and companies that fail to adopt green policies. Ask your governments to stop exporting environmental destruction, in every form including dumping waste, mining, drilling for oil, selling pesticides, altering and patenting seeds, internationally. Oppose war and investments in warfare. As the largest source of pollution on the planet, armed conflict and the manufacture and storage of weapons cause irreparable and vast damage all over the earth.
Below is a list just a few of the organizations working to save our planet that can support your efforts and which you can join and support.
350.org, Bioneers, Black Belt Citizens, Greenpeace, Mothers out Front, Rain Forest Action, Seed Sovereignty, The Nature Conservancy, The Southern Environmental Law Center, Women Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), Women's Environmental Network (WEN), Women's Environmental Action, Women's Voices for the Earth, Collaborative on Health and the Environment, CODEPINK.
Call: written by Susan Griffin with Vandana Shiva
Painting: Mother Earth by Jennifer Cortez-Perlmutter
Note from Carol P. Christ: "Women's knowledge" that we are part of the earth stems from women's work: caring for the weak and the vulnerable in all cultures and caring for plants and trees in horticultural and forest-cultural societies. This knowledge is available to men as well but only if they are willing to challenge long-standing cultural assumptions about "manhood" based in the separation of men from women and nature.
Carol P. Christ is an internationally known feminist writer, activist, and educator living in Lasithi, Crete. Carol's recent book written with Judith Plaskow, Goddess and God in the World: Conversations in Embodied Theology, is on Amazon. A Serpentine Path: Mysteries of the Goddess is on sale for $9.99 on Amazon. Carol has been leading Goddess Pilgrimage to Crete for over twenty years: join her in Crete. Carol's photo by Michael Honneger.
Listen to Carol's a-mazing interview with Mary Hynes on CBC's Tapestry recorded in conjunction with her keynote address to the Parliament of World's Religions.
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Tags: Carol P. Christ, ecofeminism, ecology, Greta Thunberg, Mother Earth, Rachel Carson, Susan Griffin, Vandana Shiva, Wangari Maathai, women's knowledge
Suzannah Beechwood-Hunt
Absolutely wonderful, Carol and all the courageous and passionate women involved in any way! Thank you!
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Yeah, a call to action! So deeply needed on every level. Love the statements, love the artwork. Thank you for posting this.
What can I say Carol? This is a deeply moving post. Thank you with all my heart. Your words make me want to cry because herein lies our only hope:
"And we know too that together we have the creative vision to stop the advance of climate change and the sixth extinction, to put an end to the poisoning of our earth, to build societies that, taking inspiration from indigenous cultures, respect nature's rights and learn from nature's wisdom."
The first adult book I ever read was "The Edge of the Sea" one of Rachel Carson's books, and for twenty seven years I lived next to her camp on the sea where she wrote Silent Spring – I was raised on this woman's courage integrity love for the Earth and it is with such horror that I continue to write 50 yeas later about the use of pesticides as if this "mother of the environmental movement" hadn't even lived…Every nature column I submit for regular publication has references to pesticides and yet all I have to do is enter a store to see round up or the like sitting on the shelves for the consumers pleasure.
April 1, 2019 • 12:46 pm
I didn't write the call, i signed and shared it. Susan Griffin and Vandana Shiva wrote it.
April 1, 2019 • 7:25 pm
All that matters is that you posted it.
With you, with us, with her. Thanks for sharing this call to action.
Barbara Cooper
I was horrified to find that Round-Up is still sold in Canada, and when one of my friends mentioned getting some to kill her weeds. She is someone who treasures her garden and good food, and now knows more about Monsanto and Round-Up then she did before. We very much need organizations to educate. Thanks for this post, Carol.
April 2, 2019 • 12:43 am
I remember watching a BBC home restoration program a few years ago and watching the two lovely gay guys go out and purchase round-up and proceed to round-up all the weeds in the backyard. Most people probably were so brainwashed by the pesticide industry that they said to themselves "well-done" instead of (as I did) never watching the show again!
Fran Cruz
A true leader, we need to elect a very bright, very capable, environmentally-informed woman leader — and happily, she's surprisingly there already. And why not Nancy Pelosi, the first-ever woman Speaker of the House — what a break through we have there.
Glenys D. Livingstone
Carol the link on your interview took me to a book for sale at Amazon … a missing link. thanks xx
Oh my goodness, I fixed it. I just told Judith Shaw the same thing about hers. Some links change and others expire. I didn't know that. Thanks.
Thank you for sharing this important document and call to action. I love that you mention the importance of working on a local as well as national and global level. If every community did its part, so much progress would be made! I'm proud to live in a community that has banned both individual plastic bottles of water and plastic shopping bags – small steps, for sure, but with small steps we make large strides.
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The basic mechanics of the 20 series are similar to the 10 series, but this time it is Z coming in Fly motion and QB doing the half-spin footwork. If your QB is not the Tim Tebow type, you don't need to make him run the Counter play off-tackle to succeed with this series — but a good Counter Boot from time to time will keep backside defenders honest.
The Spread Tackle must Reach the man on his outside; if he is too wide, we will either find a different way to block him or else run a different play. The rest of the line blocks on tracks through to the second and third levels. Step through the playside gap and find the most dangerous shirt of the wrong color to block downfield. Cut off enough pursuit, and the 6-8 yard Fly Sweep will turn into a big play.
This article is dedicated to coaches who never stop looking for ways to do things better. Recently, I was able to combine two concepts together into something which I believe could be the most effective direct-snap running game from spread formations yet invented.
Until fairly recently I was not impressed with the run games that most spread shotgun offenses featured, as I have noted repeatedly in previous versions of my under-center Wild Bunch playbook.
That changed when I learned about Dr. John Ward's creation, the Half-Spin Counter (HSC) series. His semi-spread Single Wing attack has benefited hugely from his combination of the old Washington Redskins Counter Gap play in one direction and a sweep play in the other direction, where the ball is hidden from the defense long enough to cause confusion about the path of the ball — is it heading off-tackle one way, or around end the other?
We emerge with bloodied hands, and bones so sore that it takes a few hours the next morning before we can walk upright.
We are only faintly recognizable, as the mud and grass of trench warfare take all the newness and shine from our uniforms and our souls.
We measure our progress in short bursts that no paper will keep track of, that no record book will ever immortalize.
We deal in a world of brutal anonymity, silent except for the grunts of collision and the quick praise of our coaches.
We measure our worth by the holes we open for players with smaller numbers; their brief nod is our only applause.
We spend our time in the weight room, iron plates and shiny steel our friend, our enemy, our taskmaster.
We recognize that the parts build a greater good, that teamwork is not an outmoded concept in today's world.
We take the brunt of the jokes, even laugh along, just as we take the brunt of the physical force aimed at them.
In our little world we stand. Our boundaries are the sleds and the chutes. Our teachers are men who dwell in the dual worlds of detail and violence, who teach by a voice that can either wake the dead or gently ease two hours of pain.
Deron Bayer, the Keynote Speaker of the 08 Conclave declared, "We're simple because we're simple." It's a great statement. One that makes coaches stop and take stock of what they are doing.
How much is too much? When does more become counter productive? Are you fooling them or us? Questions we all should ask of ourselves from time to time.


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Mobile Carriers See Gold in Femtocells
If consumers buy in to private wireless phone networks, the industry could save money.
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On its face, it sounds like a company's technological fantasy: a product sold to customers that will also save the business itself money.
Can you hear me now? Airvana's HubBub femtocell (above) could provide better cellular reception inside homes and offices.
That's roughly the attraction of a young wireless phone technology called femtocells, which promise to give homes and businesses their own private wireless phone networks.
Similar in concept to the Wi-Fi routers that many people use to blanket their homes with wireless Internet access, these little boxes instead provide a network for carrying the voice and high-speed data services of mobile phones. They're designed to give bandwidth-hungry cell-phone subscribers the strongest possible connections at home. But by keeping those customers off the main mobile network and using home broadband connections to transfer data, they could wind up saving the phone companies money, too.
It's no wonder, then, that equipment vendors say that mobile phone companies are rushing into this market–with technology and even commercial trials beginning on both sides of the Atlantic–even before standards have been set or final technological hurdles cleared.
"Usually in the networking business, you build equipment, and then drum up demand," says Paul Callahan, vice president of business development for Airvana, a femtocell equipment vendor. "This time, demand is already really strong."
The femtocell buzz is part of a broader, years-long push by mobile phone companies to persuade their customers to use cell phones instead of landlines for all their communications needs, and increasingly to use their cells for third-generation (3G) applications such as Web surfing, downloading music, and watching videos.
One hurdle, phone companies say, is that mobile phone coverage inside homes and businesses often isn't as good as it is outside. Some homes are in coverage shadows or have thick apartment walls that impede transmissions. In addition, the Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) technology used for 3G services by T-Mobile and AT&T in the United States transmits at a higher frequency than does its predecessor, so it has a harder time penetrating walls.
A femtocell would relieve this problem–in theory. Instead of relying on the mobile phone's nearest cellular tower (known in the industry as a base station), which might also be serving scores of other callers at the same time, a customer would have her own private, high-quality cell-phone connection.
"Our goal is to get to a place where our services are available to all users at all times," says John Carvalho, head of core network innovation for Telefónica O2 Europe, which announced femtocell trials this week.
Boosters of the technology paint femtocell as technology that benefits everyone. Customers get a fast, reliable broadband phone connection at home, and the mobile phone companies get to offload a small piece of their infrastructure investments to their customers.
In effect, every customer who buys and installs his own home femtocell would reduce the load on the carrier's local macro network. The femtocell itself serves as an alternative base station, broadcasting and receiving ordinary wireless signals from cell phones that the femtocell owner permits. This is a strikingly attractive idea, particularly to carriers in big cities that find their networks often overloaded, and find that local regulations or public opinion makes it difficult and costly to set up new antennas.
By using a femtocell, customers will send their voice and data traffic out their own DSL, cable, or fiber connection to the Internet, and then to the carrier's network. This will also reduce the load on the land-based data networks that carry voice and data traffic from the mobile phone companies' base stations to their own central switching facilities. That, in turn, could translate into less infrastructure investment.
Yet all of this will happen only if customers see enough benefit to buying themselves a femtocell–and for now, that's the biggest flaw in this rosy scenario, analysts say.
"What's in it for the user?" asks Keith Nissen, an analyst with the In-Stat research firm. "That's the big question. Right now, there isn't enough."
Broadband subscribers already have fast Internet surfing at home, by definition. Carriers may well offer cheaper cell-phone calls for femto customers using their home connection–but broadband subscribers can already do this using Skype, Vonage, or other voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services. Strong cell signals at home are certainly a plus, but it's not clear how much consumers will pay for this, analysts say.
Without an obvious consumer must-have attraction, demand will likely be tied closely to price, Nissen says. If a femtocell is cheap enough, consumers will latch on to the idea, assuming (and this can be a big assumption) that carriers are able to explain and market it clearly. But this price may be a sticking point for some time.
Today, the equipment cost for femtocells runs in the range of $250 to $300. Sprint, one of the first companies to start commercial trials of the products, is offering them to consumers in Denver and Indianapolis for $50 apiece, along with an offer of lower-priced calling plans–altogether a substantial subsidy.
O2's Carvalho says that he expects equipment costs to come down to between 50 and 80 British pounds (about $100 to $160) once standards are set and mass-manufacturing begins. That's an acceptable price range for consumers used to buying products such as Wi-Fi modems, he says.
The standards process may take several years, however. Different equipment vendors use different techniques for aspects such as security, or for letting the femtocells talk to the carrier's core network. Femtocells have been developed for both rival 3G mobile phone standards–W-CDMA and CDMA2000–but different standards-setting bodies are separately at work on rules for each.
In the long term, analysts expect femtocells to be a fast-growing, successful market. In-Stat forecasts that 40.6 million femtocells will be distributed around the world by 2011. ABI Research is even more optimistic, projecting 70 million in use by 2012.
By that time or shortly afterward, analysts say, femtocell technology may be built into other devices, such as Internet routers for consumers.
Vodafone, T-Mobile, and O2 all announced trials early this year. Equipment vendors say that many other carriers are in undisclosed trials as well. Commercial deployment, in which the products will be distributed to consumers by the phone companies or their retail partners beyond the limited scale of Sprint's two-city experiment, is expected by early next year.
That's all assuming that consumers react positively when they actually get a chance to see how the technology works.
"If it winds up being more expensive, but it provides better data rates, it's probably worth the investment for us," says O2's Carvalho. "If it's more expensive but slower, and it annoys customers, we probably wouldn't take that on."
by John Borland


The teams are set, and March Madness officially gets underway Thursday (or tomorrow, depending on how you look at it). Over the next few weeks, you'll hear a lot about the players, whether they should sit out, etc. What all of these pundits seem to be missing is guys like Zion Williamson play because they play the game. They'll have plenty of time to play for money in the NBA, but for now, they're getting a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament, something most kids can only dream of. Right now, they're doing it for fun. The Seahawks are one of a handful of teams taking a look at Jordy Nelson. Yes, he's getting older, but this is the type of receiver they seem to love to test out. Right now, they risk nothing by bringing him in. If it doesn't work out, they can cut him loose. A letter to the editor in the Seattle Time criticizes Felix. That's all fine and good, but the attack gets a little personal and weird, and what's worse is the author hides behind anonymity. On Something Good, Ian reminds us all that over the course of his time in Seattle, Felix Hernandez has done a ton of good here, and it doesn't get talked about much. Kevin mentions a blind runner who ran the New York Marathon using only his Guide Dogs.


Warning: this video has been age-restricted on YouTube due to its graphic nature. Viewer discretion is advised. With that being said, I strongly suggest this documentary to everyone 18 years of age or older. "Earthlings" is a documentary about animals. We have them as pest, we eat them, we wear them, they entertain us and we share a planet with them. Earthlings takes a look at how they are treated all along the way and I found it quite shocking. I went in knowing what to expect and was still shocked. As bad as you may think it is, unless you already know, you have no idea. If you are an animal lover, it won't be easy, but I still think you should see this. If you eat meat, you need to know where that meat comes from, from inception to plate. Own a fur coat, leather jacket, wallet, shoes… you should know the story behind these items. Don't be blind to the facts; know what you are voting for when you purchase such items. Watch the entire film below.


Crops For Clunkers is an exhausted pick-up truck re-born as a unique container garden. Giving new meaning to the term "truck farm", the creators hope that their transportable vegetable patch will not only be viewed as a piece of garden art, but will also cultivate discussion about local food systems and salvaged materials.
Crops For Clunkers is an exhausted pick-up truck re-born as a unique container garden. Giving new meaning to the term "truck farm", the creators hope that their transportable vegetable patch will not only be viewed as a piece of garden art, but will also cultivate discussion about local food systems and salvaged materials. The truck, complete with a living wall, chicken coop, dwarf fruit tree and a plethora of annual vegetables was originally created as a display garden for the 2010 Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Serving as the centerpiece of the show's Display Garden Room, the truck gained media interest across the country and received a gold medal, the show's highest award. After its debut, the truck was donated to the Children's PlayGarden, "a welcoming place where children with special needs can play alongside their typically developing siblings and friends." At the PlayGarden, the garden continues to inspire and entertain children of all ages. The transformation from truck to garden was documented by filmmaker Lou Karsen, and can be seen in his award-winning film "Crops For Clunkers," available on Vimeo.


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2016 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards Announced
At a ceremony on Tuesday 4 April 2017 at Cranlana, Melbourne, the winners of the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards were announced by Carrillo Gantner AO, Chair of the Sidney Myer Fund.
Now in its 33rd year, the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards are one of the richest and most coveted awards in the performing arts in Australia, having awarded over $3.5 million to reward creativity, innovation and determination.
The winners for the 2016 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards are Gavin Webber, Co-Artistic Director, The Farm, (Qld), Individual Award, $60,000; Australian Theatre for Young People, (NSW), Group Award, $90,000 and Kathy Burns, Artistic Director, Barkly Regional Arts, (NT), Facilitator's Prize, $25,000.
"The Sidney Myer Fund is delighted to recognise the invaluable contribution that each of these wonderful winners makes to the arts in Australia and to the wider community," says say Carrillo Gantner AO. "It is the dynamic and tireless work of these, and indeed so many other artists perusing their visions that greatly enriches our lives and helps build a more cohesive Australian society. I congratulate each of them."
Gavin Webber is co-Artistic Director of THE FARM with Grayson Millwood. They create physical performances that show the fragility and strength of the human condition. THE FARM has toured internationally and nationally to critical acclaim. Webber spent the majority of his early performance career with Meryl Tankard ADT and Belgian company, Ultima Vez.
Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) exists to connect with young people to help find their voice and together, inspire all Australians. ATYP believe that an involvement in theatre builds better people – theatre develops confidence, creativity and community.
ATYP challenges our community to reflect on and better understand ourselves and the society of which we are a part, working with all levels of the arts industry, from the most celebrated national companies to the smallest youth theatres, supporting young people from their first theatre experience to their first professional production.
Kathy Burns is Artistic Director, Barkly Regional Arts (BRA). Since 2011 she has been working in very remote Indigenous communities implementing arts programs ranging from music, film, visual arts, dance and theatre for all ages. As the Artistic Director, Kathy creates all program projects across the multi-arts organisation, ensuring quality engagement and innovative opportunities for the community and service organisations to be involved.
"The Sidney Myer Fund is delighted to recognise the invaluable contribution that each of these wonderful winners makes to the arts in Australia and to the wider community. It is the dynamic and tireless work of these, and indeed so many other artists perusing their visions that greatly enriches our lives and helps build a more cohesive Australian society. I congratulate each of them," say Carrillo Gantner AO, Chairman of the Sidney Myer Fund.
The national Awards are determined by a Judging Committee chaired by Carrillo Gantner AO (Chair, Sidney Myer Fund) and this year they included: Iain Grandage, Louise Herron AM, Lindy Hume, Andrew Ross and Noel Staunton. The Judging Committee recognises past achievements but also gives consideration to the potential of an individual or group to continue their contribution to Australian society through the performing arts.
The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards were established in 1984 by the Trustees of the Sidney Myer Fund, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Sidney Myer – a passionate advocate and great friend to the arts.
For more information, visit: www.myerfoundation.org.au for details.
Image: Mark Warburton (Chair, ATYP), Amy Maiden (General Manager, ATYP), Carrillo Gantner AO (Chairman, SMF), Kathy Burns (Artistic Director, Barkly Arts), Gavin Webber (The Farm), Fraser Corfield (Artistic Director, ATYP) – photo by Fiona Hamilton
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Neku Atawodi-Edun is Country Director for the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), a not-for-profit that invests in and trains African entrepreneurs, with an aim to create Africa's next tech entrepreneurs and provide jobs for the continent. She holds a Masters Degree in International Business from the European Business School, and previously played polo around the world. She is a Forbes Africa's 30 under 30 entrepreneur.


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import org.red5.server.api.service.IServiceHandlerProvider;

/**
 * Supports registration and lookup of shared object handlers.
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 * @author The Red5 Project
 * @author Joachim Bauch (jojo@struktur.de)
 *
 */
public interface ISharedObjectHandlerProvider extends IServiceHandlerProvider {

    /**
     * Register an object that provides methods which handle calls without a service name to a shared object.
     *
     * @param handler
     *            the handler object
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    public void registerServiceHandler(Object handler);

    /**
     * Unregister the shared object handler for calls without a service name.
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}

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In 2004, Mel Gibson made a movie that delivered a graphic illustration of Jesus' journey to the cross.
It was bloody, brutal, and raw, and many found it nearly impossible to watch.
However there were a great deal more who found it impossible not to watch– the movie took in six hundred million dollars, and ironically became the highest grossing R-rated film of all time.
Only now, in 2016, has one R rated film recently surpassed it.
What was the draw of The Passion of the Christ?
Perhaps it was the visceral response to the question: Is there anybody up there who cares?
The film struck a chord; and it seems that chord was human suffering.
I have forced myself to sit through it twice, and each time it's been a tremendously unpleasant, oddly therapeutic, and dramatically jolting experience to help me remember what the Son of God went through on our behalf.
Critics of the film said the violence "obscured the message," which seems slightly paradoxical to me, as the violence in many ways was the message.
For those who have truly suffered, the violence of the cross holds our faith.
Our hope, illustrated in the last five minutes of the film, is what lies beyond it.
The unedited violence of the cross might be the only thing that can bring peace to human suffering, for through his actions, God says what no words ever could.
We recognize grace comes to us through suffering.
Looking at the cross before it's empty helps us realize the cost of that grace.
Beautifully stated. It is only if we try to fully grasp the enormity of Friday that we can fully rejoice on Sunday. Attended Stations of the Cross yesterday…..very powerful experience.
Your referenced line, "Only a suffering God can help.," are powerful words to ponder.
Thank you for another well written and thought provoking piece.


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Movies – TV – Reviews
Film of the Day - Antiviral
Posted on Sunday, February 28th, 2016 at 6:47 am. Written by Steve
Ouch! Caleb Landry Jones in Antiviral
A movie for every day of the year – a good one
This day every leap year is Rare Disease Day. Initially chosen because the day itself is rare, and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act in the USA (which makes it easier for therapies for designated diseases to be developed), it was first observed in 2008. When there isn't a 29 February in the year, the day is observed on the last day of the month. A rare disease is technically defined as one found in fewer than five people in 10,000, but there are more well known rare diseases than might at first be thought – cystic fibrosis, conjoined twins, Creutzfeld Jakob disease to name three beginning with the letter C. The day is largely used to raise awareness and increase access to facilities and treatment, but is also seen as an opportunity for lobbying and fund-raising. The organisation's website is at www.rarediseaseday.org
Antiviral (2012, dir: Brandon Cronenberg)
Meet Syd. He works at a strange medical facility which deals in celebrity infections. Not the curing of infections that celebrities have, but the culturing and selling on of infections – herpes seems to be a favourite – which a particular celebrity has had, the idea being that the adoring fan will buy anything, and especially something so intimately connected with fame. So that's Syd's job – selling famous people's diseases. He's at the fragrant high end of a market which, lower down the pecking order, deals in cloned celebrity muscle tissue, offered up on the black market at a handsome price to the fanbase. They eat it, apparently. In films where the "hero" works in some highly mechanised and not particularly savoury occupation, at some point he generally makes a break for it, or sets about bringing about a revolution. Syd does neither. Instead he sneaks some infection home from work inside his own bloodstream, with the intention of either doing some black market trading, or having his own private facetime with a celebrity virus, we're not sure at first. But Syd's theft has consequences, and he's soon fighting the very thing that other people are fighting to get.
The time is the near future; the place is a sort of aseptic steampunk version of the present; the influences are the dystopia of Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange and the body horror of David Cronenberg. And the director is Cronenberg's son, Brandon, who could be accused of having cloned his dad's sensibility, if we were being cruel. I suspect that Cronenberg Sr had some ancillary input in Antiviral – the technical work, the mis en scene, and the support cast are all perfect – but there is more going on here than Mini-Me horror. Cronenberg Jr builds a convincing universe, uses his cast well (Caleb Landry Jones as the pasty salesman/technician/thief; Malcolm McDowell affirming the Kubrick connection; Sarah Gadon blonde and charismatic as the Madonna/Gaga-esque star the plot hinges on). Brandon Cronenberg also has his own vision, tells his own story and follows his theme of vampiric celebrity culture – they live on us, though fans believe it's the opposite – through to its pitiless satirical conclusion (OK, that last bit is definitely the father's style too). More importantly, he fuses the clean-tech high modernist sci-fi look – the opening shot is of a white light and white is the key colour throughout – with something much more organic, wet, dark, even hairy. Enjoy.
Why Watch?
The directorial debut of another Cronenberg auteur
Powerful, disturbing body horror
Old-fashioned physical special effects extremely well used
Part of the rise and rise of Caleb Landry Jones
© Steve Morrissey 2014
Antiviral – at Amazon
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Antiviral (2012)
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In a blackly satirical near future, a thriving industry sells celebrity illnesses to their obsessed fans. Employee Syd March's attempts to exploit the system backfire when they involve him in a potentially deadly mystery.
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Home - Math_Discover - Boolean Algebra
Boolean Algebra:
Handbook of Process Algebra by J. A. Bergstra, A. Ponse, et all 01 February, 2001
The Complexity of Boolean Functions by Ingo Wegener, September, 1987
Boolean Functions and Computation Models by Peter Clote, Evangelos Kranakis, 04 November, 2002
The Essentials of Boolean Algebra (Essentials) by Research and Education Assn. Staff, Research & Education Association, et all January, 1994
Boolean Reasoning: The Logic of Boolean Equations by Frank Markham Brown, April, 2003
Laws of Form by George Spencer-Brown, January, 1994
Boolean Algebra and Its Applications (Dover Books on Mathematics) by J. Eldon Whitesitt, May, 1995
Communication Complexity by Eyal Kushilevitz, Noam Nisan, January, 1997
Boolean Matrix Theory and Applications by Ki Hang Kim, 28 April, 1982
Modern Computer Algebra by Joachim von zur Gathen, Jürgen Gerhard, et all 01 January, 1999
Logic Gates And Boolean Algebra
Logic Gates and boolean algebra. Created by Mark Mamo and Shane Bauman. The followingis a set of resources for a unit on Logic Gates and boolean algebra.
http://educ.queensu.ca/~compsci/units/BoolLogic/titlepage.html
Boolean Algebra
boolean algebra. boolean algebra is defined as the study of the manipulation of symbols representing operations
http://www.programcpp.com/chapter04/4_1_4.html
Boolean Algebra - Wikipedia
boolean algebra. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A boolean algebra isa lattice (A, ? , ?) with the following four additional properties
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_algebra
We will find the following boolean algebra useful. Consider two logic variables A and B and the result of some Boolean
http://www.thoralf.uwaterloo.ca/htdocs/scav/boolean/boolean.html
Elements Of Boolean Algebra
The most obvious way to simplify Boolean expressions is to manipulate them in the same way as normal algebraic expressions are manipulated.
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Projects/Labview/boolalgebra
What's So Logical About Boolean Algebra?
boolean algebra, a simple explanation
http://www.kerryr.net/pioneers/boolean.htm
Boolean Algebra -- From MathWorld
A mathematical structure which is similar to a Boolean ring, but which is defined using the meet and join operators instead of the usual addition and multiplication operators. Explicitly, a boolean algebra is the partial order on subsets defined by inclusion (Skiena 1990, p. 207), i.e., the
http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~eww6n/math/BooleanAlgebra.html
Discovering The Basic Rules Of Boolean Algebra
Discovering the Basic Rules of boolean algebra. These two rules that youhave discovered are known as the associative laws of boolean algebra.
http://educ.queensu.ca/~compsci/units/BoolLogic/assocdistrib.html
The Mathematics Of Boolean Algebra
Survey of the algebra of twovalued logic; by J. Donald Monk.Category Society Philosophy Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyThe Mathematics of boolean algebra. On the other hand, the theory ofa boolean algebra with a distinguished subalgebra is undecidable.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/boolalg-math/
boolean algebra. The following table contains just a few rules that holdin a boolean algebra, written in both set and logic notation.
http://www.math.csusb.edu/notes/sets/boole/boole.html
boolean algebra. (Redirected from Boolean logic). A boolean algebra is alattice (A, ? , ?) with the following four additional properties
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_logic
boolean algebra. One Algebra. The rules of boolean algebra are simple andstraightforward, and can be applied to any logical expression.
http://www.play-hookey.com/digital/boolean_algebra.html
Chapter 4 Boolean Algebra
Chapter 4. boolean algebra. 41 Describing Logic Circuits Algebraically
http://www.eelab.su.oz.au/digital_tutorial/chapter4/4_0.html
boolean algebra, Symbolic Logic . Switching Theory and Logic Circuits
http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~cs320/1995-fall/Boolean-Algebra.html
boolean algebra, A boolean algebra also forms a lattice (Skiena 1990, p.170), and each of the elements of b(A) is called a Boolean function.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/BooleanAlgebra.html
Web Scripting And Logic, Or Boolean Algebra Evolt.org, Code
Web Scripting and Logic, or boolean algebra. Print Article, boolean algebra, orlogic, can be boiled down to the simplicity of memorized tables as well.
http://www.evolt.org/article/Web_Scripting_and_Logic_or_Boolean_Algebra/17/49918
Web Scripting and Logic, or boolean algebra. boolean algebra, or logic,can be boiled down to the simplicity of memorized tables as well.
BOOLEAN ALGEBRA QUIZ
boolean algebra Quiz. Give the relationship that represents the dual ofthe Boolean property A + 1 = 1? (Note * = AND, + = OR and ' = NOT)
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Projects/Labview/boolalgebra/quiz/
Boolean Algebra From FOLDOC
boolean algebra. mathematics Strangely, a boolean algebra (in the mathematicalsense) is not strictly an algebra, but is in fact a lattice. A
http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?Boolean algebra
boolean algebra. boolean algebra digital computers.). There are four arithmeticoperators in boolean algebra NOT, AND, OR, and EXCLUSIVE OR.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/cclass/mathintro/sx4.html


Authorities have urged the evacuation of over 2,900 people after a petrochemical plant in the city of Arida, Japan erupted in a major fire.
Footage broadcast by the Japanese media shows firefighters trying to dose the flames as well as thick plum of black smoke rising against the skyline.
According to NHK, 1,281 households were urged to evacuate, affecting at least 2,986 people. Around 500 of them fled and were taken to shelter at a local welfare center and a junior high school.
No reports of casualties were available following the disaster, but the affected area is said to be over 100 square meters (1,076 square feet).
The refinery is owned by the TonenGeneral Group, and has the capacity to process 132,000 barrels of crude per day. It produces gasoline, kerosene and benzene.
A refinery employee told The Japan Times she was worried that winds might spread the fire further.
More than six hours into the firefighting effort, the reason behind the blaze remains unclear. A unit producing lubricant oil is believed to have caught fire; no blast was reported.
Oil refining is one of the major industries in the coastal city located in the Wakayama Prefecture on Honshu island.


When one wants to sell their house and relocate to another town, one is faced with some options that they can use. The thought of selling a house is stressful for most people because of advertisement that is needed and extensive marketing to get potential buyers who may be interested in the house. The tips below can be of help to anyone who wants to sell their house as fast as possible and relocate to a new place. One of the thing that you ought to do is come up with marketing methods that will help you reach as many people as possible. You can consider listing your home to real estate agents who will include your home on their list. Most want to sell my home in its current condition home buyers contact real estate agents when they are looking for homes to buy. The real estate agents know how to present a house on sale and how to describe it to attract many potential buyers.
You need to get a professional for a home inspection for your house. Get a professional to inspect your home will enable you to price your home correctly and tell you some of the things that you need to offer a discount for. The house should be priced correctly to avoid loss of money by underpricing. One must present the house in the best way possible. Ensure the house has enough natural light when potential buyers come to view the house. One should consider cleaning the house and de-cluttering it before they make it open for viewing by the public. Selling your house fast leaves no time for doing house repairs and making renovations, but the house should be appealing to potential buyers at www.cashfortxhousesnow.com. You need to present the house in such a way that the house looks spacious, and the potential buyer will get the value for their money through making the purchase.
Ensure that the potential buyers will get a good first impression when they get to view the house. You need to make improvements on the exterior of the house by clearing bushes nearby mowing the lawn and clearing the driveway. Ensure the flowers outside have no weed in between to make the buyer attracted to owing such a home. You need to learn to keep the pets away when prospective buyers come to view the house. When the viewers come during the cold season ensure you make your house warmer by putting on the heater to bring an impression of a comfortable house in different seasons. Make sure the lights are on, the blinds are up, and the house is well arranged. For more facts and information about real estate, go to http://www.ehow.com/how_15369_start-real-estate.html.


While many are preparing for this weekend's United States Grand Prix, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, livened up Thursday's press conference when he shared his experience visiting Haiti with UNICEF, two years ago, and the recent devestating impact of Hurricane Matthew, on the population.
He continued: "That's why we have an opportunity, us, as drivers, who have the following we have, not necessarily particularly to have to encourage people, but some people perhaps don't know where to go to help. People are constantly on their phones, and if they see 'oh, I didn't know I could just go online, or by the click of a button help change someone's life', so that's what I try to do.
But I am working with Unicef on further plans for the future. I don't know if it's going to be in Haiti. If there's a way I can get there and time for me to get there and help in any way. I don't know what I could do, apart from taking a picture for social media, which is not really that helpful. But my thoughts and prayers are will all the families that are there," said Hamilton.
Hurricane Matthew was formed from a tropical wave that pushed off the coast of Africa, late last month. The tropical wave was dubbed Invest 97L, just southwest of the Cape Verde Islands on Sept. 25. It left 175,000 displaced people who are now housed in cramped living quarters throughout the Island. 307 temporary shelters are the only place the residents can call home.
There were 546 deaths, 438 injuries and 128 have been reported missing. The level of food insecurity, have become extreme. More than 806,000 will starve or suffer from dehydration and malnutrition if global citizens do not take action to help.
In addition to hunger, there have been 1, 421 suspected cases of cholera that cannot be properly treated because several treatment centers have been destroyed by, Hurricane Matthew.
Hamilton joins fellow drivers involved in charities such as, Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge and Jenson Button's Trust Triathlon both which raised money for Cancer Research.


I went pretty far back in my photo archives to find this one. It's from my 1997 trip to Cambodia and Vietnam when my brother and I were traveling from Phom Penh by car to the border with Vietnam. We were waiting to cross the Mekong River and there was just something about this woman that I liked.
I have this photo up on my wall just above my computer so it's one of the ones I look at multiple times each day.
That is a lovely profile shot. (And I wish I had posture that good!) I so much want to see what her face looks like.
That is a fabulous photo...thanks for sharing.
The composition of this photo is amazing. Nicely done.
There is so much to see in this photo. The colors are so serene.
That's amazing! She has the straightest back I've ever seen. I wonder what's in her basket?
Very nice photo. I like the colours and the composition.
I love a photo with a story. Very nice capture.


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Opinion Comment
The 'Dr Love' hoping to help China have more babies
China has abandoned its one-child policy
Michelle Jamrisko
October 23 2018 2:30 AM
From a luxury spa in central Bangkok, Wei Siang Yu hopes to lure Thailand's latest tourist target: couples needing a bit of extra magic to make babies.
https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/the-dr-love-hoping-to-help-china-have-more-babies-37448406.html
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/article37448418.ece/28c92/AUTOCROP/h342/PANews_P-2658f09d-ee8f-414d-9b44-1c6731af76b8_I2.jpg
Billed as "second honeymoon" breaks, Wei provides wellness treatments in tranquil surroundings designed to boost the chances of naturally conceiving and bearing a healthy child. The Singaporean national has ambitions of hosting thousands of couples next year paying 30,000 yuan (€3,770) each for a three-day programme, and reckons around half of them will travel from China.
"We see a huge market in this new topic of lifestyle modification, which requires a balance of body, mind and soul," said Wei, a doctor who fronted TV programmes in Singapore such as 'Dr Love's Super Baby Making Show.'
Thailand's fertility industry is chasing a new client: Chinese couples finally free to have more than one child. Chinese travellers are an obvious target for new business as they make up the bulk of overall visitors to Thailand, where tourism underpins a fifth of the economy.
Having already ditched its one-child policy, China is planning to scrap all limits on the number of children a family can have in order to slow the pace of its ageing population.
"Most healthcare operators are rushing to tap this vast market," said Tanatip Suppradit, acting CEO of Thonburi Healthcare Group, which is this month opening a $93m (€81m) fertility centre in Bangkok. "The reasonable costs, good service and beautiful nature will definitely make Thailand the top destination for Chinese couples seeking these services."
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services' shares have climbed about 20pc this year thanks partly to medical tourism, helping it become the most valuable hospital operator in the developing world. Foreign patients accounted for almost a third of sales which jumped 10pc in the first half of 2018 from a year earlier. Growth from China was 30pc.
Wei, also founder of the Borderless Healthcare Group, offers his pre-pregnancy package in contracted day spa facilities and is planning a formal launch by the end of the year. Initial social media promotion fronted by Wei has already helped attract couples seeking the second honeymoon experience, he said. The facilities may eventually expand to include overnight accommodation - guests currently stay off-site.
"The couples are highly stressed because they have limited time" to have a child before ageing complications set in, said Wei. "The gene pool needs to be maintained," he said, adding that many couples just lack the knowledge when it comes to doing the groundwork for a healthy birth. Wei and his rivals face a tough challenge. China's decision three years ago to allow two-child families hasn't managed to boost baby numbers. Births fell 3.5pc to 17.2 million nationwide last year, according to the Bureau of National Statistics.
(© The Washington Post)
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Erling Haaland's stunning £306MILLION Man City transfer broken down as Dortmund chief claims numbers made him 'pass out'
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BORUSSIA DORTMUND superstar Erling Haaland is now subject to a whopping €365million (£306m) mega transfer to Manchester City.
That is according to Bild, who report that City are looking to splash some serious cash to win the intense bidding war over Haaland's signature this summer.
The star striker is reportedly set to be available for a bargain €75m, which is around £64m, however that could go up to €85m (£71m).
The German publication adds that the Norway international is set for a €200m (£168m) wage bill as well as a €30m (£25m) signing on fee.
Finally, there is the matter of the agent fees and the 21-year-old's representative Mino Raiola is looking at a €50m (£42m) pay day.
The staggering total led to Dortmund's chief advisor and club legend Matthias Sammer claiming that he passed out.
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City pose as favourites to land Haaland in the summer transfer window but Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Juventus have also been linked.
However, SunSport understand the Norwegian talisman is expected to ask for a release clause to be written into his contract if he moves this summer.
Raiola is likely to request a knockdown clause be inserted on his asking price, similar to the current one at Dortmund, if he does move to a new club.
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One of my favorite sites, Multilingual Mania, has recently announced that it is hosting its first student writing contest. Open to students in grades 3 – 12, the essay submissions should center around a Latina or Latino who has made a significant impact on a society or a student's life. This could be a famous Latino or someone the student knows personally.
Submissions in English or Spanish will be accepted between September 20th and October 20th, 2010.
Essays must be submitted via email to multilingualmania(at)yahoo(dot)com and must include the student's name, grade, and teacher contact information.
Homeschoolers are welcome to participate.
The teacher of the first prize winner will also receive five biographies about famous Latinos for their classroom library.
For more information, visit Multilingual Mania.
I wish my child was old enough to participate. But for those of you with older children, this is a fantastic opportunity to encourage your children to write, communicate, and learn about the Latino culture. I hope some of you participate, and please let me know if you do!
Thanks! My two oldest are eligible!
Thanks for spreading the word! We are also going to be having some upcoming activities and contests for the little ones also soon!
You're both welcome! I look forward to reading about the entries!


The Winter Bowl is hand-thrown in various stoneware-clays and dipped in a wide range of glazes. It is a beautiful vessel for soups, tea or yogurt.
Based on the classic Japanese chawan shape, the high edges of the Winter Bowl help contain heat in the colder seasons.


There are many health benefits experienced by those on the ketogenic diet. The basis of the diet is that it is designed to get a certain response from the body. Those on the keto diet eat normal amounts of protein, higher amounts of fat, and they keep their carbohydrate intake very low.
Because carbohydrate intake is low, the blood sugar (glucose) level is low, and the brain pulls from this alternative energy source, which is fat. Before fats can be used by the body, the liver has to first convert them to ketones. It is ketones that are used as energy for the body and brain when there is a lack of glucose.
The ketogenic diet actually originated as a tool for treating neurological diseases, such as epilepsy. Studies have shown that this diet can have benefits for a wide variety of health conditions.
Clarity of Mind: An unbalanced diet can lead to a lack of mental clarity, and it feels like a foggy People find it difficult to remember facts or struggle with staying focused on tasks. The keto diet, by helping the body burn fat as energy, sends energy to the brain and helps it to stay focused.
Acne: Lower insulin levels and eating less sugar and processed foods help improve acne. In addition, an increase in water intake will occur due to the lack of carbohydrates, offering good hydration of the skin.
Heart Disease: In addition to weight loss, the risk factors of body fat, HDL levels, blood pressure and blood sugar are improved.
Cancer: There are medical studies, such as those conducted by the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa, and the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, that are showing good results with the ketogenic diet being an effective treatment for several types of cancer and slow tumor growth.
Alzheimer's disease: Ketogenic diets are being used to help treat Alzheimer's symptoms. Those patients on the diet have shown a reduction in those symptoms and improved cognitive function.
Epilepsy: The Epilepsy Foundation endorses the ketogenic diet because it has been shown to help control seizures in some people with epilepsy. Doctors usually recommend the ketogenic diet for children whose seizures have not responded to several different seizure medicines.
While no research is conclusive that a ketogenic diet will reduce the symptoms or actually cure major health issues, there is evidence that it does not do any harm. As for the side benefits of mental clarity and weight loss, those are shown to occur in otherwise healthy adults.


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The Notorious Meddler
"A homegrown collection of short stories, songs, poems and more"
Dick Burnett, the Blind Minstrel of Monticello
"The Farewell Song" was first printed in the songbook, "Songs Sung by R. D. Burnett," a blind man from Monticello, Kentucky, in 1913. You might know the song as "Man of Constant Sorrow," from the 2000 movie, "O Brother Where Art Thou." The film's soundtrack was more successful than the film. "Man of Constant Sorrow," sung in the movie by Dan Tyminski of Alison Krauss and Union Station, won the 2001 CMA award for best single as well as a Grammy Award for best Country Collaboration with Vocals. It was also named Song of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association in 2001.
Dick Burnett is generally considered the author of the song, although he himself wasn't so sure about it. In a 1973 interview, he said, "I think I got it from somebody...I dunno, it may be my song." The composition year is most likely the same as the songbooks' publication year, 1913, judging from the line: "Oh, six long years I've been blind, friends." You see, Burnett was left blind from a gunshot wound in 1907. He was walking home from his job at a barbershop at Stearns one evening, when he was robbed at gunpoint. Rather than lose his money, he rushed the robber and was struck in the face by a shotgun blast.
Burnett, who was born at Elk Springs Valley in 1883, had learned how to play several stringed instruments at an early age; dulcimer, fiddle, banjo, guitar, etc. Unable to work anymore, he decided to become a musician to earn money for his wife and small child. He began traveling from town to town, playing on the street for nickels and dimes with a tin cup tied to his leg (see photo). Usually, he was accompanied by his musical sidekick Leonard Rutherford, who came to live with the Burnett family when only a small boy.
Burnett was willing to teach Rutherford how to play the fiddle if he would help him get around. As Rutherford improved, it became profitable for the two men to branch out, traveling first by horse, bus and railroad. Eventually, Burnett bought a car and Rutherford learned to drive it. In Burnett's words, they travelled "from Cincinnati to Chattanooga, playing every town this side of Nashville."
But, life was hard for them. For that reason, in 1929, Burnett's wife, Georgia, ran for jailer of Wayne County. "I wish to announce myself as a candidate for jailor," she wrote in the Wayne County Outlook. "My husband is a blind man and his only way of supporting his family is by playing music, in which he has found it very difficult to do. For this cause, I am asking the support of all the voters of Wayne County." She did not win.
Burnett and Rutherford recorded several songs for Columbia Records between 1926 and 1928. They recorded "The Farewell Song" in 1927, but the recording was not released and for some reason the master recording was destroyed. Although the song is in his 1913 catalog, it's too bad, he didn't copyright it as his. Imagine how much money could have been earned in his name.
In 2003, "Man of Constant Sorrow" was voted the 20th greatest song of all time in CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music.
"I am a man of constant sorrow
I've seen trouble all of my days
I'll bid farewell to old Kentucky
The place where I was born and raised"
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The Monticello & Burnside Stagecoach
When the stagecoach era in Kentucky came to an end in 1915, the last route to be in operation was the Monticello to Burnside route. Since W...
70's Slang Words/Phrases
When I think of the 70's, I think of the greatest rock and roll music ever. It is now included in a music genre that is known today a...
Ode To A Mule
James Arness died today. Gunsmoke was every one's favorite TV show back when I was a kid. For years, at my house, we watched every singl...
Long Live The Goat Man
(This photo was made in the 1950's as the Goat Man passed through my town) Charles McCartney was born on July 6, 1901. In 1915, at age ...
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Bookout
John Fogerty is Finally Reunited with his Songs Af...
Mike Rogers and an Ungrateful Duck
The Town Fire of 1926
Living Past the Century Mark
The Big Five Were Small in Stature, Big of Heart
Field of Memories
Elijah (as Arnold) in "Can You Feel It"
Tickle Me Dad
My Kids and Old Faithful
The Ugly Seed
Johnna Beth and her Big Brother
Play Ball!
Miracles and Wonders
Marina and Bitty Ball
Meet Jodie Meeks
That Road Less Traveled
Elijah to the Rescue
Marina's Rosie
The Audition
I Give You Me
Bring Back Marina To Me
The Catholics
Wow! What a Woman!
Stories About My Ancestors
Freedom in America
Bolestown
The Fighting Field
The Strother Line
Captain James Frost
The Namesakes
Arthur Robinson Frogge, Frontiersman
The Killing of Elijah Koger
My Family Tree has an Executive Branch
Point Pleasant - The Story of John Frogge
To The Cause For Which It Stands
How I Am Related To Tinker Dave Beaty
The Darkest Hour Before The Dawn, Part 1
Hige Boles
His Vineyard
Samuel Morse
Other Family-related Stories
Missing Dad
The Pinch Hitter
Life is a Circle
Wallace Allred Entertained Us
I Hear That Train a-Coming
The Sparing
Boppin' with Onie
Where Memories Go
The Boy Who Couldn't Sing
Remembering the Creed
Mr. One of a Kind
The Phonograph with a Soul
Others Before You
Tinker Dave Beaty
S & H Green Stamps
Boles' Sister Made The Bomb
An RC and a Moon Pie
Other Favorite Stories
A View from Arlington
Life is but a Vapor
My Friend Conner
The Unfinished Prayer
Heaven in my Eyes
Open Thou Mine Eyes
Nixon's Night Out
When it Rains
Hell in the Woods
Indian Creek vs. Creelsboro
Learning To Live Without You
Radio-related Stories
A Great Radio Voice is Silenced
Lets Hear It For AM!
Big D and the Cumberland Mountain Boy
Today...A Long Time Ago
I'm Free! I'm Free!
The Incomparable Buddy Bell
Basketball Blowout
WANY: The Early Days
Honoring Sid
The Father of Bluegrass Gospel Was Here
Walking That Glory Road (Tribute to Mae Hoover)
Stories of Church and Home
A Good Deed Well Done
Rehobeth Springs
The Big Indian
A Real Soldier
The Stone
A Tale of the Noblesse Oblige
Ruel Thomas' Singing School
Wild Wooly Bullies
The Isaac Crabtree Story
The Ghost of Champ Ferguson
Welcome to Boatland
One Honest Brother
The Fearless Jackson
A Lincolnite is Dead!
The Keeper of the Key
The Story of Alexander Sproul
The Revenge of Ransom Jones
The Old Gospel Hymn
Micajah Bunch - King of the Melungeons
Raccoon John Smith
From Patriot to Pillory
A Reason for Treason
Soldiers of Stocktons Valley
William Wood...Man of Honor
Uncovering the Past...on Smith Creek
An American Hero Not Forgotten
The Innkeeper