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Christmas Cracker!
Happy Christmas! While today is best remembered for the birth of Jesus Christ, and my is this a good celebration, today we would also like to commemorate a lesser known contributor to the festivities! No Christmas dinner is complete without the pulling of crackers (or bon-bon as it's known in Australia - you weirdos!), invented 1847AD.
For this we can thank their inventor - Thomas Smith - who had developed the bon-bon sweet, sold in a twist of paper. In the 1840s the sweets went through slumping sales, so Smith explored a few new promotional ideas. His first was similar to fortune cookies, where he inserted a 'love message' into the wrapper. Later he added the 'crackle' feature after hearing his log fire crackle. To include the banger mechanism he had to enlarge the sweet wrapper. The sweet was later dropped and swapped by a trinket; for example fans, jewelry, and other substantial items. In 1906 Thomas Smith's Crackers were granted their first Royal Warrant in 1906 and the rest, as they say, is history!
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Octavia Hill
Octavia Hill was an English social reformer whose main concern was the welfare of the inhabitants of Britain's cities, especially London. Born on December 3rd 1838 she would become one of the 19th centuries most active philanthropists, perhaps most importantly establishing a more enlightened approach to the provision and management of housing for working people, an approach on which most modern housing associations find their model.
Octavia was the daughter of James Hill, corn merchant, banker and follower of Owenism. The family's comfortably prosperous life was disrupted by James' financial problems and his subsequent mental collapse. In 1840 he was declared bankrupt.
The family settled in a small cottage in Finchley, now a north London suburb, but then a village. Octavia Hill was impressed and moved by Henry Mayhew's London Labour and the London Poor, a book that portrayed the daily lives of slum dwellers. She was also strongly influenced by the theologian, Anglican priest and social reformer F. D. Maurice, who was a family friend.
A co-operative guild providing employment for 'distressed gentlewomen' accepted Hill for training in glass-painting when she was 13. When the work of the guild was expanded to provide work in toy-making for 'ragged school children', she was invited, at the age of 14, to take charge of the workroom. She was deeply aware of the dreadful living conditions of the children in her charge at the guild.
Since the early 1830s some members of Parliament and other social reformers had been attempting to improve the condition of housing for the working poor. From Hill's point of view most attempts had failed the poorest members of the working class, the unskilled labourers. She found that their landlords routinely ignored their obligations towards their tenants, and that the tenants were too ignorant and oppressed to better themselves. She tried to find new homes for her charges, but there was a severe shortage of available property, and Hill decided that her only solution was to become a landlord herself.
In 1853 Hill began working for John Ruskin as a copyist and being impressed with her work and drive, in 1865 he acquired for £750 the leases of three cottages of six rooms each in Paradise Place, Marylebone. Ruskin placed these houses, which were "in a dreadful state of dirt and neglect", under Hill's management. He told her that investors might be attracted to such schemes if a 5% annual return could be secured. In 1866 Ruskin acquired the freehold of five more houses for Hill to manage in Freshwater Place, Marylebone. Once the houses were repaired and improved they were let to those on intermittent and low incomes. The 5% annual was achieved and any excess was invested back into the properties. In consequence of her prudent management, Hill was able to attract new backers, and by 1874 she had 15 housing schemes with around 3,000 tenants.
Writing in 1883, Andrew Mearns described the homes of the poor as "pestilential human rookeries".
In 1886 Hill founded the Horace Street Trust, which became the model for many subsequent housing associations, and has since developed into the present-day Octavia Housing association.
in 1889 Hill formed the first independent Cadet Battalion in London, a concept which rapidly spread, becoming the modern Army Cadets, with around 40,000 members today. She felt strongly that the military context would socialise urban youths struggling for direction.
Another of Hill's concerns was the availability of open spaces for poor people. She campaigned against development on existing suburban woodlands and helped to save London's Hampstead Heath and Parliament Hill Fields from being built on. In 1896 she was one of the three founders of the National Trust, set up to preserve places of historic interest or natural beauty for the enjoyment of the British public.
She died on August 13th 1912 in Marylebone.
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Neuropsychiatric Electrophysiology
Combined ketamine and transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment resistant depression in the context of chronic OCD: a case report
Steven Richard Devore Best1
Neuropsychiatric Electrophysiology volume 1, Article number: 2 (2015) Cite this article
Treatment resistant depression (TRD) is a major public health issue, with comorbid OCD contributing to the general medical costs and severity associated with TRD. Recent research has investigated the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS and its variant rTMS) in ameliorating the symptoms of depression and OCD. Most studies have used TMS to facilitate electromagnetic stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, a region implicated in depression, or the supplemental motor area, a region implicated in OCD. However, it is difficult to achieve full remission with TMS alone. A parallel line of research has examined the effects of ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist, on both depression and OCD. A primary benefit of ketamine is that it provides short-term but rapid relief from certain grave TRD symptoms within approximately two hours. As of yet, little is known about the possible synergistic effects of combined TMS/ketamine for comorbid TRD and OCD. Thus, I report on the case of a 32-year-old male who presented with chronic OCD with somatic fixation, depression, and generalized anxiety disorder, who was treated with a novel combined TMS/ketamine treatment for 12 weeks. Measures of depression and OCD symptoms were administered pre and post treatment. The patient showed significant reductions in depression, but not OCD symptoms, which is consistent with previous research.
Treatment resistant depression (TRD) is a major public health issue, with at least 20% of patients failing to respond to more than one traditional antidepressant (Crown et al. 2002; Sackeim 2001). In addition, TRD is associated with general medical costs estimated to be 19 times greater than those stemming from treatment responsive depression (Sackeim 2001). A factor that may contribute to treatment resistance is the high degree of comorbidity with a variety of mental disorders. For example, approximately 33% of depressed individuals also meet diagnostic criteria for OCD (Masellis et al. 2003). To address these challenges, recent research has investigated the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS and its variant rTMS) in ameliorating the symptoms of depression and OCD (Gross et al. 2007; Mantovani et al. 2010). Most studies have used TMS to facilitate electromagnetic stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, a region implicated in depression (Mayberg et al. 2005; Chang et al. 2011; Smith et al. 2013), or the supplemental motor area (SMA), a region implicated in OCD. However, it is difficult to achieve full remission with TMS alone. A parallel line of research has examined the effects of ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist, on both depression (Berman et al. 2000; Diazgranados et al. 2010; Murrough et al. 2012; Zarate et al. 2006; Zarate et al. 2012; Ibrahim et al. 2012) and OCD (Bloch et al. 2012). A primary benefit of ketamine is that it provides short-term but rapid relief from certain grave TRD symptoms within approximately two hours. As of yet, little is known about the possible synergistic effects of combined TMS/ketamine for comorbid TRD and OCD.
One study suggested that a factor implicated in TRD is dysregulation of a thalamo-cortical circuit encompassing the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and other areas (LLínas et al. 1999). Research has also shown abnormalities in ACC neuronal functioning in OCD (Ursu et al. 2003). In addition, research has shown that the ACC can be affected by TMS directed to the medial frontal cortex which overlays the ACC (Hayward et al. 2007). Accordingly, I hypothesized that transcranial magnetic stimulation of the medial frontal cortex would affect the ACC and thereby facilitate a less abnormal level of functioning in the relevant thalamocortical circuit, and thus improve the response to ketamine. I report on a chronically depressed patient with comorbid OCD first diagnosed in childhood who did not respond to numerous antidepressant medications, and who was then treated with a novel combined ketamine/TMS technique. The patient showed substantial improvement in depression symptomatology, though not in OCD symptomatology, after 4 months of weekly treatments. An IRB exemption was obtained from an independent accredited agency.
Patient X is a 32-year-old male who presented with chronic obsessive-compulsive disorder with somatic fixation, depression, and generalized anxiety disorder. Patient X was treated with pharmacological interventions and psychotherapy for 50 months before beginning ketamine/TMS treatment. During this initial treatment phase, Patient X's symptoms did not respond to treatment with the mood stabilizers (olanzapine and valproic acid), antidepressants (desvenlafaxine, sertraline, and fluvoxamine), anti-anxiety medication (chlorazepate), psychostimulants (lis-dexamphetamine, and methylphenidate), gabapentin, or conventional psychotherapy. Before beginning ketamine/TMS treatment, Patient X had been coincidentally referred to a licensed psychologist for a comprehensive pretreatment assessment of symptomatology. The assessment included the Beck Depression Inventory-2 (BDI-II), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), and the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI), which includes subscales measuring a variety of psychopathology domains. PAI subscale scores greater than 70 indicate clinically significant difficulties. At the pretreatment assessment, Patient X exhibited severe levels of depression (BDI-II = 48) in terms of cognitions (PAI DEP-C = 81), affect (PAI DEP-A = 77), and appraisals of hopelessness (BHS = 18). In addition, Patient-X reported severe anxiety (BAI = 52). Related to these symptoms, Patient X reported a high degree of suicidal ideation (PAI SUI = 89). Patient X also demonstrated clinically significant levels of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (PAI ARD-O = 78). The OCD symptoms included engaging in behavioral rituals to decrease anxiety, fear of losing control of impulses and handling contaminated objects, a heightened need for order, high anxiety in messy or disordered environments, being excessively detailed and pedantic, a strong need to control his feelings and thoughts, and overarching perfectionism.
Prior to beginning combined treatment, Patient-X was given 2 days of rTMS pretreatment (4 treatments per day of 30 minutes each with 45 minutes of rest between treatments). Combined ketamine/TMS treatment began the following day and continued twice per week for 10 weeks. Combined treatment consisted of 50 minutes of 1Hz continuous TMS with an intravenous ketamine infusion administered concurrent to and bracketed within the middle 40 minutes of TMS, resulting in 5 minutes of TMS pre and post infusion. The dosage of infused ketamine increased gradually from 40 mg at the first treatment to a peak of 425 mg at the 12th treatment, and tapered down to 225 mg at the last treatment. The dose increases occurred in order to assist the patient in reaching a mildly dissociated and cataleptic state. I hypothesized that greater dosages were needed until central nervous system function reached a point of maximal health. I defined this point as when both the patient and a close family member rated the patient's functioning as normal. Once normal functioning was achieved, I began to taper the dosage. During combined treatment, the TMS head coil (manufactured by Neotonus) was positioned at the midline (Fz on 10/20 positioning system) of the anterior scalp to achieve maximal stimulation of the medial prefrontal area that overlays the anterior cingulate, a region implicated in depression (Gross et al. 2007). TMS treatments were administered at 115% of motor threshold (threshold of comfort for this patient) at 1Hz continuous pulsation given that these settings were within safety guidelines and consistent with my usual method. Using this method, I hypothesized that the dissociative effects of ketamine along with TMS activation of the anterior cingulate would help reestablish normal oscillatory rhythms in this region, leading to a decrease in depression and OCD symptoms.
After 8 twice-weekly treatments, Patient X began to report improvements in mood that increased throughout treatment. At post-treatment, Patient X was again evaluated, by the same licensed psychologist for comprehensive assessment. At this assessment, Patient X reported greatly decreased levels of depression (BDI-II = 13) in terms of cognitions (PAI DEP-C = 61), affect (PAI DEP-A = 66), and appraisals of hopelessness (BHS = 4). In addition, Patient X reported reduced anxiety (BAI = 24) and no ongoing evidence of suicidal ideation (PAI SUI = 51). However, Patient X's obsessive-compulsive symptoms remained elevated (PAI ARD-O = 84).
This case report adds to the literature on improving the efficacy of brain electromagnetic stimulation by administering pharmacological agents that modulate glutamatergic transmission. Whereas previous research suggests that TMS is somewhat effective in treating depression and OCD, and that sub-anesthetic doses of ketamine are temporarily helpful with depression and OCD; the present case report suggests that a combined ketamine/TMS treatment may be a more efficacious treatment for refractory depression than either infused ketamine or TMS alone. However, this combined treatment did not affect the OCD symptoms, which is partially consistent with a previous study showing that ketamine had no lasting effect on OCD symptoms. Despite the promising findings in this case report, one limitation is that I was not able to establish that placement of the TMS coil stimulated the ACC as was hypothesized. Future research should evaluate this hypothesis using confirmatory imaging. In addition, subsequent studies should examine combined ketamine/TMS treatment in a randomized controlled trial.
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this Case report and any accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal.
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New Perspective on a Galaxy Cluster | NASA
New Perspective on a Galaxy Cluster
The galaxy cluster MS 0735.6+7421 is home to one of the most powerful eruptions ever observed. X-rays detected by NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory (blue) show the hot gas that comprises much of the mass of this enormous object. Within the Chandra data, holes, or cavities, can be seen. These cavities were created by an outburst from a supermassive black hole at the center of the cluster, which ejected the enormous jets detected in radio waves (pink) detected by the Very Large Array. These data have been combined with optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope of galaxies in the cluster and stars in the field of view (orange).
This image is part of a collection of new images released from the Chandra archive to celebrate American Archive Month. Archives, in their many forms, save information from today that people will want to access and study in the future. This is a critical function of all archives, but it is especially important when it comes to storing data from today's modern telescopes. Chandra has collected data for over sixteen years on thousands of different objects throughout the universe. Once the data is processed, all of the data goes into an archive and is available to the public.
Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Waterloo/A.Vantyghem et al; Optical: NASA/STScI; Radio: NRAO/VLA
Last Updated: Oct. 21, 2015
Editor: Sarah Loff
Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to show that, multiple eruptions from a supermassive black hole over 50 million years have rearranged the cosmic landscape at the center of a group of galaxies.
Scientists discovered this history of black hole eruptions by studying NGC 5813, a group of galaxies about 105 million light years from Earth. These Chandra observations are the longest ever obtained of a galaxy group, lasting for just over a week. The Chandra data are shown in this new composite image where the X-rays from Chandra (purple) have been combined with visible light data (red, green and blue).
Galaxy groups are like their larger cousins, galaxy clusters, but instead of containing hundreds or even thousands of galaxies like clusters do, galaxy groups are typically comprised of 50 or fewer galaxies. Like galaxy clusters, groups of galaxies are enveloped by giant amounts of hot gas that emit X-rays.
The erupting supermassive black hole is located in the central galaxy of NGC 5813. The black hole's spin, coupled with gas spiraling toward the black hole, can produce a rotating, tightly wound vertical tower of magnetic field that flings a large fraction of the inflowing gas away from the vicinity of the black hole in an energetic, high-speed jet.
The researchers were able to determine the length of the black hole's eruptions by studying cavities, or giant bubbles, in the multi-million degree gas in NGC 5813. These cavities are carved out when jets from the supermassive black hole generate shock waves that push the gas outward and create huge holes.
The latest Chandra observations reveal a third pair of cavities in addition to two that were previously found in NGC 5813, representing three distinct eruptions from the central black hole. (Mouse over the image for annotations of the cavities.) This is the highest number of pairs of cavities ever discovered in either a group or a cluster of galaxies. Similar to how a low-density bubble of air will rise to the surface in water, the giant cavities in NGC 5813 become buoyant and move away from the black hole.
To understand more about the black hole's history of eruptions, the researchers studied the details of the three pairs of cavities. They found that the amount of energy required to create the pair of cavities closest to the black hole is lower than the energy that produced the older two pairs. However, the rate of energy production, or power, is about the same for all three pairs. This indicates that the eruption associated with the inner pair of cavities is still occurring.
Each of the three pairs of cavities is associated with a shock front, visible as sharp edges in the X-ray image. These shock fronts, akin to sonic booms for a supersonic plane, heat the gas, preventing most of it from cooling and forming large numbers of new stars.
Close study of the shock fronts reveals that they are actually slightly broadened, or blurred, rather than being very sharp. This may be caused by turbulence in the hot gas. Assuming this is the case, the authors found a turbulent velocity – that is, the average speed of random motions of the gas − of about 160,000 miles per hour (258,000 kilometers per hour). This is consistent with the predictions of theoretical models and estimates based on X-ray observations of the hot gas in other groups and clusters.
A paper describing these results was published in the June 1st, 2015 issue of The Astrophysical Journal and is available online. The first author is Scott Randall from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) in Cambridge, MA and the co-authors are Paul Nulsen, Christine Jones, William Forman and Esra Bulbul from CfA; Tracey Clarke from the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC; Ralph Kraft from CfA; Elizabeth Blanton from Boston University in Boston, MA; Lawrence David from CfA; Norbert Werner from Stanford University in Stanford, CA; Ming Sun from University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL; Megan Donahue from Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI; Simona Giacintucci from University of Maryland in College Park, MD and Aurora Simionescu from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Kanagawa, Japan.
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, manages the Chandra program for the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, controls Chandra's science and flight operations.
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/S.Randall et al., Optical: SDSS
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Janet Anderson
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Editor: Jennifer Harbaugh
anillos cercanos,
anillos lejanos,
anillos químicos,
anillos cuánticos,
anillos que son puentes,
más allá de las risas.
más allá de los llantos,
mundos que se miran,
en galerías de artes vibrando...
¿quién los diseñó?,
¿quién los anduvo pensando?,
¿quién ordenó semejante caos de energías convergentes,
hacia geometrías sin ángulos?,
¿quién pronunció lo creado?,
¿quién habló sin ser escuchado?,
¿quién fue esfera sin música ni cánticos?,
¿cuál es el relieve de universos planos?,
¿dónde está el pincel,
dónde está la paleta,
quién es el dueño del trazo?...
¿hay anillos en el espacio?...
compromisos de sabios...
confluencia de genios... aguardando.


Yes, you read that right: I changed my mind. And here is my inspiration, courtesy of a mood board created by the uber-talented, Kirsten Krason of 6th Street Design School.
So here's what happened. Originally, I planned to have that space be very white-cream-grey: soothing and luxe and pretty. As I started to put it all together, it just felt ... off. I think part of it was the couches were taupe and not cream or white. Another part was I was just bored with all that lack of color. Now granted, I *love* white. I love it so much! But the void of color was not working for me. So as soon as I saw Kirsten's moodboard above, I was instantly smitten.
I liked it because it's still very pretty and has lots of white, but isn't stark white. I knew I could use the existing furniture and wall color. Even though the mood board has light blue walls, my Alabaster walls will be fine once I work in all those pretty patterns. My curtains would work as well. The only changes would be the pillows, some art and ... gulp ... a new rug.
I ordered a couple yards of that gorgeous fabric in the inspiration board (Braemore Jiya Cherry Blossom from Fabric.com). I'll use it to make pillows.
I also purchased some great looking pillows based on the inspiration board: this lovely coral one from the seller ZZZ Boutique.
And this Celerie Kembel Bleeker pillow in Absinthe from the seller Pillow Talk and More.
I moved my navy and cream trellis print pillows in there, too.
I also found (read: my husband had been hiding in his office for years) this great map I bought in Rome at the Vatican Museums. The colors are spot on perfect. The frame? I will probably paint it white.
The next order of business will be to figure out the rug. I am leaning heavily toward that coral number, though navy and white is a possibility too. Decisions decisions! I'll be sure to post some pictures as the room comes along.
So what do you think of my switch? Yay or nay? And what color rug would you go with? An inky navy or a bright happy coral? Happy Friday, all!
I love it! Can't wait to see the revamped living room.
Loving the pops of color! I can't wait to see this. I agree that you need some pops in that room. I love white too. I see all white/gray rooms in magazines and love them but they rarely translate in real life. I think you have to mix a lot of texture and pattern in with neutral rooms.
Bold and beautiful! I love it! The pillows are just perfect! Great taste!


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Money and Mental Health statement on Black Friday
This year's Black Friday sales could leave many people with poor mental health at serious risk of financial harm during lockdown, unless retailers offer consumers more tools to control their spending.
That's the warning today from the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, whose research shows that around 3 million people across the UK with mental health problems have struggled to control their spending during lockdown.
Consumers with poor mental health are also twice as likely than the wider population to have spent more than they can afford online, or to have purchased goods they don't need.
Money and Mental Health is calling on online retailers to give consumers more tools to manage their spending during Black Friday and the run-up to Christmas. These could include the choice to opt out of 'buy now pay later' options, or to add a 'cooling off' period to their account before making purchases.
The charity is also calling on government and regulators to make sure that consumer protection laws are enforced online and are fit for purpose in the twenty first century, as well as for better regulation of Buy Now Pay Later credit.
Helen Undy, Chief Executive of the Money and Mental Health Policy institute said:
"Flash sales, Black Friday 'deals' and short-term offers can be hard to resist at the best of times. But with more of us struggling with poor mental health during lockdown and spending more time online, there's a real risk that this year's Black Friday sales could push many people into financial harm. A single day's shopping spree can cause years of misery, especially for people already dealing with both money and mental health problems.
"That's why we're calling on retailers to take action to help customers stay in control, especially those struggling with their mental health. Simple steps like giving people the option to have a 'cooling off period' before making purchases, or to opt out of 'Buy-Now-Pay-later' deals, could help people avoid serious financial harm now and in the weeks leading up to Christmas."
To set up an interview, or for any other media enquiries, please contact Brian Semple, Head of External Affairs at Money and Mental Health, on 07935 216 804 or brian.semple@moneyandmentalhealth.org
(1) Online survey of 2,000 UK adults, carried out by Opinium between 2-6 October 2020. Data is weighted to be nationally representative.
About the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute
The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute is an independent charity set up by Martin Lewis, and committed to breaking the link between financial difficulty and mental health problems. We conduct research, develop practical policy solutions and work in partnership with both those providing services and those using them to find what really works. www.moneyandmentalhealth.org
"Pushy' online retailers leave people with mental health problems at risk of lockdown debt'
Government must add scams to Online Harms Bill – as charity warns vulnerable people are being left as 'easy prey' for scammers


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JYP Entertainment files lawsuit against director Han Sa Min
JYP Entertainment has legally filed a civil damages lawsuit against the director of Dexter Lab, Han Sa Min.
According to reports on August 17th, JYP Entertainment filed the case against Han Sa Min for abruptly cancelling his commitments for 2PM's music video filming which resulted to their comeback promotions shortened. The complaint was filed at Seoul Central District Court with the agency suing for approximately 50 million Korean won in damages.
It can be recalled that JYP Entertainment allegedly had an initial agreement with Dexter Lab for them to produce and film 2PM's music video for their "My House" promotions. However, as the estimate of the costs, filming time, cast and other details were submitted as they prepared for the shoot, Dexter Lab cancelled the set commitment and only explained, "Due to my personal relationship with an artist making a release at the same time I cannot shoot their music video."
This led to to the agency to seek legal action as the cancellation caused problems not only towards 2PM's scheduled shoot, but also their album release date, promotional plans and schedules.
Meanwhile, after the receipt of the complaint, the court is bound to coordinate and schedule a mediation with the two parties.
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So watching replays of the olympics online and NBC is not allowing viewing of some of the live sports coverage online for replay. Well NBC isn't allowing certain things on the replay and sadly some of the things they aren't showing are thee Gymnastics, swimming or certain other events.
Considering that NBC was touting how people would be able to watch and rewatch events online. But they are selctively showing which groups so if you miss what you're interested in then you miss out.
I had a feeling that would happen. That's why I made sure to livestream the gymnastics because NBC always screws with gymnastics coverage on their "primetime" coverage.
I did the same thing today after being disappointed with the men's gymnastics coverage last night, and that it was excluded from live TV earlier. Gymnastics is the only summer Olympics event I try to see all of. It is strange that it's the only event you can't rewatch online when NBC knows it will give less than an hour of heavily edited, fillered-up TV coverage to gymnastics tonight.
They're doing the same for swimming as well. 7th.
If I recall, a network got major flack for showing a commercial during some big sports thing a while back that they were showing, that forced fans to miss an amazing play they could have seen if not for the commercial. If I recall correctly, wasn't that NBC?
Just another reason why BBC is the greatest network in the world. Hell, they're also one of the most unbiased networks in the world. It's part of the reason why I trust BBC over every other network in existence...other than my local news shows since they only go over things that happen in the state usually.
Not sure what you're referring to, but NBC always gets flack for how it handles the Olympics. Most of it is noise -- I understand why they delay the best events, dumb down the coverage, and put in random feel good stories for primetime. I've never had any issue with it before. But now with 6 TV channels covering the Olympics all day, it seems silly to show every minute of water polo, football, basketball, and volleyball on TV, but not the events with the most broad US appeal. It makes the most sense to me to put the full 5 hours of gynmastics on TV and toss other nations playing crappy basketball onto an internet stream. People who want gymnastics trimmed down and made more digestable will still tune in at primetime. I think the "we can't show it live because we want you tuning in at night" works for swimming where the races are short, but not for gymnastics. Also, I'm glad they're using the internet to steam everything, however taking down swimming and gymnastics replays afterward is very uninternety.
I watched 3 of the gymnastics rotations live online today, and really preferred the live coverage to the scripted stuff showing now. The commentary was genuine and more technical on the live stream. The primetime coverage is more Gymnastics for Dummies. The live stream's commentary had reactions that were real and in the moment. To me, it was more exciting to watch when the commentators were gasping, ooohing and aaahing, and getting emotional during particularly great or poor performances. None of that was in the primetime package.
EDIT: Got curious and looked up whom the live commentators are. They're generic Olympic Broadcast Network peeps. I've heard that the NBC gymnastics commentators are considered to be some of the worst in the world, but now I get to compare and agree! I'm loving the live stream option this year.
Well one of the gymnastic commentators is a former Gymnist himself. I vaguely remember him since he was the guy who had the muscles in his leg torn during live olympic competition.
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Tim Daggett is actually not horrible when he is paired up with other people. He actually knows his stuff. Actually the entire trio for NBC is tolerable [but still horrible] when they commentate on Universal Sports. I feel like they are told to act like stupid commentators for the casual fans. In my opinion, instead of making sense of what's going on they make even less sense.
Right. They're legit. They just don't add anything to what's going on and dumb down the information. The overall tone takes away from the momentous event rather than adding to it. I'd heard this said before, but after two days of listening to the OBN commentary, I've noticed myself the massive difference in tone and the quality of information provided.


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Q: UPDATING column with column from different table with no correlation between the tables I have two tables.

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*one is called tcolor which has 2 columns. One is called "ID" and the other is called "color" the color column is filled with hex color values. the ID column is all null values.

*I have another table in the same database called testg. testg has only one column called "ID".

I want to UPDATE (not INSERT) tcolor's ID column using testg's ID column.
How would I do that without getting the ORA-01427 error?
Also, to get the IDs into testg, I used this query below. Is there a way to change this query into an UPDATE statement so that I wont have to pull one column for one table into the other.
What I mean is, taking this query, converting it to an update statement, so that I can directly update my tcolor ID column.
INSERT INTO testg
            (id)
SELECT DISTINCT terr_id
FROM   (SELECT DISTINCT jta.terr_id,
                        jta.name,
                        low_value_char,
                        comparison_operator,
                        high_value_char,
                        jtva.last_update_date,
                        jtva.creation_date
        FROM   jtf_terr_values_all jtva,
               jtf_terr_qual_all jtqa,
               jtf_terr_all jta
        WHERE  jtva.terr_qual_id = jtqa.terr_qual_id
               AND jtqa.terr_id = jta.terr_id
               AND jta.end_date_active > SYSDATE
               AND jta.name LIKE 'US%'
               AND low_value_char IS NOT NULL
               AND comparison_operator IN ( '=' )
               AND Regexp_like (low_value_char, '^[[:digit:]]+$')
        ORDER  BY 6 DESC);

A: By the sounds of it, you have a table (testg) and you want to be able to assign / link a distinct color to each id in that table, but that assignment is arbitrary.
I'd go with a plain loop. I assume there's enough color entries that you don't run out. You could make it smarter by exiting the loop once it stops finding rows to update.
declare
    cursor c_1 is
    select distinct testg.id
    from testg;
begin
    for r_1 in c_1 loop
        update tcolor
        set id = r_1.id
        where id is null
        and rownum = 1;
    end loop;
    commit;
end;
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Qingzhou Xinhang Mechanical Equipment Co., Ltd. Carbon Fiber Cutting Machine, Guillotine Type Cutting Machine, Fibre Cutting Machine manufacturer / supplier in China, offering Guillotine Type Fiber Cutting Machine for Carbon Fibre, Safety Air Bag Crushing and Crushing Equipment, Sponge Fiber Cutting Machine Fiber Mill Sbj800 and so on.
The business deals with the disposal of animal carcasses from all over the north-east of Scotland. ... job title used for the centuries-old trade of persons responsible in a certain district for the removal and clearing of animal carcasses (dead, dying, ... (hence the idea of old horses being sent to the glue factory).
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Midway association hosts successful business get-together
See why this gathering was their most successful to date' and learn what Portland Commissioner Sam Adams told this outer East Portland group'
Guest Kendra Rice, Washington Mutual, joins Dr. Norbert Huntley, DC, secretary of the Midway Business Association, and the group's treasurer, Tammy Williams, Wells Fargo Bank, at their annual open house' for pizza at Bill Dayton's Pizza Baron.
Each year, the Midway Business Association (MBA), the group representing businesses in the southern portion of outer East Portland, hosts a get-together for area business people and neighbors. By far, this year's event was their most successful ever.
"I'm really glad to see so many people coming," the group's president, Donna Dionne told us. "It shows more and more people recognize the potential of associating together."
Bill Dayton, the host of the event at Pizza Baron, invites business people to join the association.
About 50 people came by Bill Dayton's Pizza Baron to meet one another, learn about the business association, hear Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams briefly speak 'Äì and enjoy a pizza buffet.
Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams tells how the city plans to support area businesses in the future, and improve area roads.
Commissioner Sam speaks
At this informal meeting, Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams stopped by to congratulate the association for another successful year, and was asked to speak.
Adams started by informing people at the get-together that the city of Portland has set aside a $250,000 strategic grant to set up professional offices for the Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations, of which MBA is a member.
"It just doesn't seem fair that the city funds neighborhood associations at level much higher than that of district business associations. This is why, through the APNBA, we've provided project grants in support of our business districts."
The commissioner spoke to a "full house" at this MBA meeting.
On the topic of taxation, Adams continued, "We were able to get through the City Council the first small business city tax reduction in the history of the City of Portland three months ago. Those of you who have small businesses, or are sole proprietors, you'll see a reduction in your business income tax."
The tax reform, Adams added was very controversial. "It took me two years to get [the tax reform] passed. My former boss, Mayor Vera Katz, accused me of being a 'supply-sider'. But, if we don't have strong businesses, we can't have a strong and prosperous city."
Turning to roads, Adams continued, saying he's asked the city to spend $11 million to address the most dangerous intersections in the city.
"I'm happy to tell you the request was improved. And, 54% of that money, about $4 million, will be going to improve the most dangerous intersections here in Outer East Portland 'Äì along 122nd Ave. and on 82nd Avenue of Roses. We have a long ways to go, but we will save lives, reduce injuries, and make it a more friendly area in which to walk and drive."
Adams closed his remarks, commending the group: "You and your leadership have been good advocates on the issue. You are a great association' you're full of small businesses. We want to support you."
Come meet the members on June 12
Come learn all about this business group dedicated to helping neighbors and business, on June 12th, runs from 11:45 AM until 1 PM at Bill Dayton's PIZZA BARON Restaurant on SE 122nd Avenue, just south of Division Street. For more information, go to www.midwayba.com.
© 2007 David F. Ashton ~ East Portland News Service
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Moneyjojo.com Survey Results 2017
by Moneyjojo | Feb 1, 2017 | Blog and News
From July – December 2016, Moneyjojo.com surveyed individuals who opted in to receive updates on latest articles, promotions and to provide feedback.
116 anonymous individuals worldwide participated in and completed our survey.
As a personal finance blog, the reason why this survey was undertaken was to better understand our readers in terms of the employment status, do they earn money online and if they do, how do they do it?
Other areas, we wanted to better understand about our readers was their interests and perhaps a suggestion of their purchases in the near future.
Results from Responses
On the first question in our survey, we asked: Do you have a full time job?
Of the 116 responses, 67 (57.8%) said No, while 49 (42.2%) said Yes.
The second question was: Do you earn money online?
Of the 116 responses, 60 (51.7%) said Yes while 56 (48.3%) said No
The Third Question was multiple choice on the topic of: If you earn money online, how do you do it?
Respondents were allowed to select multiple answers to this multiple choice question.
9.2% of respondents said they earned money Blogging.
1.1% earn money through Video Blogging or Vlogging.
85% of respondents said they earn money online with Surveys.
39.1% of respondents said they earn money with Get Paid To Websites.
4.6% of respondents said they made money online by Writing.
11.5% Earn money Marketing.
26.4% of respondents earn money online with Data Entry Jobs.
13.8% of respondents chose Other as a means of earning cash online.
The next question asked: What would you like to learn more about?
This question, was an insight as to why readers come onto the Moneyjojo.com website. This will also help us to create content that is tailored around the requirements of our readers.
This was a multiple choice question and those surveyed were allowed to select multiple answers.
93.1% of respondents were on the moneyjojo.com website to learn more about making money online.
21.6% of the respondents visited moneyjojo.com to learn about setting up a business.
19.8% of respondents were looking for career advice.
36.2% were looking for free stuff.
25% of the respondents were looking for special offers for products.
The fifth question asked: What are you likely to purchase in 2016/2017?
This question assesses the buying trends of the Moneyjojo.com readers.
47.2% of respondents were likely to purchase an Android Smartphone.
22.2% were likely to buy an Android Tablet.
25% were likely to buy a Smart TV.
17.6% of respondents were likely to buy a drone in 2016/2017.
7.4% of respondents were likely to buy a PS4.
4.6% were likely to buy an Xbox One.
59.3% were likely to buy a laptop.
6.5% selected Other.
The final question asked what new website would you like to see in 2016/2017?
This information is useful for expanding the Moneyjojo.com brand and for partners to leverage on visitor interests.
14.5% of respondents selected A new free dating website.
32.7% of respondents would like to see a new social media friends website.
18.2% would like to see a new games review website.
39.1% would like to see a new weekly deals website.
6.4% of the respondents suggested a Drones review website would be something that they would like to see in 2016/2017.
37.3% would like to see an Android technology website.
15.5% would like none of the above suggested.
Despite the fact that 42.2% of those who completed the survey, have a full time job, it seems people are not satisfied with their current salaries and feel the need to earn an extra income.
Making money online is the motivation as to why people are looking to the Moneyjojo.com website. This suggest that for people are looking to the internet for opportunities to generate and improved income.
51.7% off respondents are earning money online and the suggestion here is that paid surveys seem to be the easiest means of generating extra cash. Get paid to websites are also a popular means of earning money online according to this study.
According to this study, data entry is also a popular way to earn money online.
As mentioned, information on making money online is the main reason why people come on the Moneyjojo.com website, as this is the standout selection in the multiple choice question, as respondents were asked what they would like to learn about.
Laptops and Smartphones are the popular choices for likely purchases by visitors to the Moneyjojo.com website.
Of the choices for a favourable type of new website in 2016/2017, a weekly deals website was suggested as the most popular with an android technology review blog, a close second.
Personal conclusions
From this survey of the visitors to Moneyjojo.com, there are a few standout points that came as a surprise. One of the assumptions prior to this survey, was that the majority of visitors to our personal finance blog are unemployed and looking for ways to earn money. While most are unemployed, the gap is smaller than what we thought.
This is interesting as we could attribute this need to earn more money as underemployment or indebtedness among our readers.
As there are many opportunities to earn cash online, we were also surprised that surveys and get paid to websites dramatically lead the way to making money online.
The demand for laptops is a surprise to us, however the large gap between smartphones and tablets, not so much.


Although it's tempting to think that a technology sector predicated on open development and distribution of software would be a lousy place to do business, open source software (OSS) is a surprisingly lucrative industry that has heated up in the last decade.
Regarding the business side, more often than not, open source software companies offer their underlying software for free but charge hefty premiums for custom configurations and implementation consulting services.
Recently, Microsoft announced that it inked an agreement to acquire Deis from platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider Engine Yard. The team behind Deis, maker of popular container management tools for managing software deployed on Kubernetes, will join Microsoft to help build out container management capabilities on Azure, its cloud computing platform.
How does Microsoft's acquisition of Deis fit into the broader landscape of the open source software business? Let's examine the question through the lens of fundraising by open source software companies and the exit options that follow.
We'll start with analyzing the pace of fundraising activity by open source software companies in both the number of rounds raised and dollars invested. The two are tightly correlated but not in lock-step with one another.
Over the past decade, there has been a notable increase in the number of open source software companies raising capital. The general trendline can be found in the chart below, which is based on an analysis of 545 US Dollar-denominated global deals in the OSS space struck between 2007 and the end of Q1 2017.
Fundraising activity in open source software companies was on a steady nine-year bull run through 2015. But investment into open source software companies, along with those in other sectors, slowed down significantly in 2016. However, 2017 is shaping up to be another solid year for the open source software sector based on the Crunchbase Q1 2017 VC report.
If investment activity in the first quarter of 2017 is any indication of how the open source software sector will fare in the remaining three, it's likely that the 2016 contraction in funding activity for OSS has reversed course. It's even possible funding could meet or exceed 2015 levels by the end of 2017.
Thus far, in 2017, Crunchbase data reveals that over $371 million has been invested in just 13 US dollar-denominated deals for which funding amounts are included. Most of this is attributable to Magento, makers of a widely-used ecommerce platform, which raised $250 million in a private equity round from Beijing-based Hillhouse Capital Group. Also on the later-stage side of funding, Confluent, makers of a real-time data platform built atop Apache Kafka, raised a $50 million Series C round from Sequoia and Index Ventures.
In the realm of early-stage startups, SnapRoute, which builds software that enables network engineers to customize off-the-shelf networking switches and routers, raised a $25 million Series A round led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation from AT&T, Microsoft Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. In January, Blockstack raised a $4 million Series A round to further their efforts to build a decentralized Internet on a blockchain. That deal was led by Union Square Ventures and included the likes of AngelList founder Naval Ravikant and Barry Silbert from the Digital Currency Group.
At seed stage, FOSSA announced a $2.2 million round, and it plans to continue work on an open source software-license compliance monitoring service. That deal was led by Bain Capital Ventures and included Salesforce founder Marc Benioff. Also in February, Keymetrics, which is developing a monitoring tool for Node.js servers, raised $2 million.
At this point, just a few short weeks into the second quarter of 2017, it's still too early to declare how 2017 will shape up for OSS firms. But if the first quarter's pace keeps up, 2017 will go down as a banner year for open source software companies.
Mergers and acquisitions activity in the open source software space has ebbed and flowed over the past decade or so. However, there is a general, if loose, upward trend in the annual count of acquisitions. This applies to both the acquisition habits of companies in the open source category and those outside the category making acquisitions of open source software companies.
Below is a chart depicting M&A activity in the open source software space over the last decade. The light blue line shows acquisition activity of open source software companies, and the darker blue line shows acquisitions made by open source software companies.
Apart from the recent Deis deal, there have been several other acquisitions in the open source software space worth noting.
February 27, 2017, was an interesting day for open source software acquisitions. On that day, Mozilla announced that it had made its first strategic acquisition of Read It Later, makers of the popular link saving and bookmarking browser extension Pocket. Even though Pocket was closed-source, the extension and related projects developed by Read It Later will be open-sourced under the aegis of Mozilla. Also on that day, blockchain company Bloq acquired blockchain analytics company Skry for an undisclosed sum.
In January, NoSQL database company RethinkDB's copyright, assets, and open source codebase was acquired by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation for $25,000. Its code will live on under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
The ultimate demise of RethinkDB, which raised a total of $23.2 million since being founded in 2009, is a case study in the tricky nature of open source software licensing. Most reports attribute the company's failure to its use of the GNU Affero General Public License, Version 3. The license requires that code which interacts with a modified version of the open source software in question must also be open sourced, which makes it difficult for companies with complicated proprietary codebases to use code licensed under Affero GPL—unless said corporations are comfortable with open-sourcing proprietary code.
For its part, RethinkDB downplayed the role of licensing issues in its failure. But the general sentiment is that the company's choice of license adversely affected its position in the market. As such, it may not be fair to point to the failure of RethinkDB as a failure of the open source business model per se. RethinkDB could just be another run-of-the-mill startup failure, not a direct result of being an open source software company.
Microsoft's acquisition of Deis was just the most recent public indicator of ongoing interest in the open source software market from both sides. On the M&A side, there are plenty of open source software companies that continue to acquire startups, both open- and closed-source, and integrate their teams and tech into the core business.
And on the investment side of things, venture capitalists continue to back open source software companies. Over the past couple of decades, many companies have emerged to bridge the gap between the ideals of the open source software community and the need to generate revenue to support the continued development of open platforms, standards, and programs.
So much of the technology we all use—that entrepreneurs and engineers start and build, and that investors continue to buy into—rests on top of open source software. The benefits provided by open source software almost always outweigh the hassles of complying with licenses. It's tricky business, sure, but it's also literally the foundation of the Internet, operating systems, and, increasingly, the hardware that runs that infrastructure.
Open source software may often be free to use, but it's not being discounted.


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Jesus commands Heritage Hills to take the gospel to the ends of the earth, and gave us a powerful model in Acts 1:8 that is local, regional, national, and global.
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8)
Heritage Hills is uniquely positioned to fulfill our worldwide mission through an Acts 1:8 vision. Understanding that the local church is at the very center of God's heart for reaching the world, we are mapping out our Jerusalem, our Judea, our Samaria, and our ends of the earth. We are discovering that we can literally change our world.
There are people in our community who need the gospel, but may never set foot in our church buidling. We seek to bring people onto our campus through our annual Easter Egg Hunt, Upward Basketball, Vacation Bible School, and other special events.
Heritage Hills sends out God's Hope Builders on construction mission trips in the state of Georgia and other states. It becomes a great opportunity to share the gospel. While we often think of North America as "Christian," the reality is that an estimated 235 million people in this area have no personal relationship with Jesus Christ; that is seven out of every ten people! The lostness of North America runs deep, and the gospel often meets a calloused response in this modern-day Samaria. Our mission dollars, flowing through channels like the Cooperative Program and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, provide another partner in the North American Mission Board. NAMB is positioned to act as a "nerve center" for the network of more than 48,000 Southern Baptist congregations and more than 5,000 missionaries across the continent.
Thousands of people around the world are coming to a saving faith in Jesus. Yet the stark reality remains that 1.7 billion people still have little to no access to the gospel message. While Southern Baptists are going to international mission fields in unprecendented numbers, many more are still needed. Heritage Hills is enabling a growing number of members to directly participate in short-term, long-term, and marketplace opportunities to minister and spread the gospel beyond our church's walls. We also have a global impact through a partnership with the International Mission Board. Our gifts to the Cooperative Program and Lottie Moon Christmas Offering enable us to support more than 5,000 missionaries in more than 150 countries.


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