Ch. 4 Reporter Patrick Healy interview with WHOW President Roy McKee August 30, 2013 regarding MRCA (Mountain Recreation Conservation Authority) settle with the Oil Companies for royalties.
CH 2 segment February 1, 2013 regarding oil drilling in the Whittier Hills.


The J.M. Smucker Company is opening a $340 million manufacturing facility in Northern Colorado, bringing more jobs and Uncrustables to our region (and the country).
According to the Times-Call, the new facility will create 500 jobs by the entire project's completion (projected for 2019) and will focus on manufacturing Smucker's Uncrustables sandwiches. The product is currently produced in Scottsville, Kentucky, but another facility is needed to supply the demand for this product growing in popularity.
Construction depends on approval of tax and business incentives. While property purchase is pending, we do know it will be somewhere in Longmont.
According to the product's website, Smucker's Uncrustables come in various filling and bread options like chocolate flavored hazelnut, honey, grape, strawberry, and raspberry jam, and whole wheat or white bread. There's also a reduced sugar option for these "packed with love" peanut butter sandwiches.
Fun fact: you can also order Uncrustables on Amazon instead of picking them up from the store, which is sort of ironic because Colorado is also getting a new Amazon fulfillment center in Aurora.


268 Governor's Drive is a four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom, 3,870 square foot home located privately beyond the second security gate in Vanderhorst Plantation, conveniently between The Sanctuary Hotel and recreational offerings at East Beach and the famed Ocean Course.
The residence is situated amongst live oaks and towering palmettos on a large corner homesite that overlooks the verdant No.7 tee box of the Osprey Point golf course. The front exterior of the home offers excellent curb appeal with an inviting brick staircase that also provides a tasteful contrast to the exterior siding and arched columned entryway. The architectural shingle roof was replaced in 2013.
The interior of 268 Governor's Drive is large with multiple shared living spaces and four sizable bedrooms, which allows for ample space for family and friends. From the front entry, views extend to the back of the home and then across the golf course. A spacious living room is adjacent to the foyer, and an office/study is just around the corner, offering some privacy.
The beautiful living room has soaring ceilings, hardwood floors, and a fireplace with a granite surround and decorative mantle. An exquisite mural depicting a Lowcountry tidal marsh setting fills an entire wall, while two sets of doors open to the exterior back deck with expansive golf course views.
The large kitchen is accented by a skylight that allows sunlight to flow inside. It also features hardwood cabinets and granite countertops, bar seating and a casual dining area, and recessed lighting. The kitchen is open to a sunroom, which is currently being used as an informal den area.
The first-floor master suite has plentiful natural light and access to a private screened porch that overlooks the course. The impressive master bathroom is complete with a large walk-in closet, wood paneled walls, custom hardwood cabinets and marble vanity with dual sinks, and tile flooring. A large glass-and-tile shower and standalone soaking tub are separate from the private water closet.
Two guest bedrooms on the first floor share a hall bathroom. A fourth bedroom located over the attached garage is a large suite with wall-to-wall carpeting, tall ceilings, and plenty of space for an additional sitting area. A full bathroom with dual sinks allows for total comfort and privacy for visitors.
268 Governor's Drive is available with a Kiawah Island Club Social Membership and is also being offered fully furnished with just a few exclusions.


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Thomas Master British member of parliament (1744-1823)
British member of parliament (1744-1823)
Intro British member of parliament (1744-1823)
Countries United Kingdom
Occupations Politician
Type Politics
Death 12 May 1823
Thomas Master (1603 – 31 August 1643) was an English poet and divine. He also assisted Edward Herbert, Baron Herbert of Cherbury, in his writing of the Life of Henry VIII. He translated Herbert's work into Latin.
He was born in 1603 at Cote, Gloucestershire, the son of William Master, the rector of Cote, and educated at Cirencester Grammar School and Winchester College. There he obtained a scholarship to New College, Oxford, where he became a perpetual fellow in 1624, and graduated B. A. in 1625, M.A. 1629, and B.D. in 1640/1. After 1629, he was ordained and in 1637 became rector of Wykeham, Lincolnshire.
He assisted Edward Herbert in collecting materials for his 'Life of Henry VIII' and in turning this and other of Herbert's works into Latin. He died near Louth in 1643 and was buried in the outer chapel of New College.
Mensa Lubrica Montgom. illustriss. Domino D. Edwardo Baroni de Cherbury, 1641, a poem in Latin and English on the game of shovel-board. Wood prints the English version in eighty-four lines. It was printed along with Sir Henry Savile's 'Oration to Queen Elizabeth' in 1658 and 1690.
Μονοστροφικά είς τήν τού Χριστού σταύρωσιν, composed in 1633, and printed along with 'Mensa Lubrica' in 1658. It was translated into Latin by Henry Jacob of Merton College, and into English verse by Abraham Cowley.
'Monarchia Britannica sub Elizabetha, Jacobo : in Oratione quam pro more habuit, 1642 Thomas Master, Nov. Coll. Soc., in Capella vi. Kal. Aprilis,' Oxford, 1661, 4to, 1681, 8vo. A letter by Dr. John Lamphire accompanies Master's oration.
Tho. Masteri Μακαρίτον Novi Coll. quondam Socii Iter Boreale ad ipsius patrem Gulielmum Masterum Cotiæ in Agro Glocestrensi Pastorem, 1675, 4to. This was written in 1637 in prose and verse, and published by the companion of the journey, George Ent. The journey was to Louth, near Wykeham in Lincolnshire.
The Virgin Mary. A sermon preached in Saint Mary's College (vulgo New College), Oxon., March the 25th, 1641 London, 1710, 8vo. A note to this sermon speaks of Master's memory as 'still pretious.' The sermon occurs again in a collection entitled 'Conjugal Duty set forth,' &c., London, 1732. Wood mentions poems on 'Carolus Redux,' 1623, 'Ad Regem Carolum,' 1625, on Bishop Lake 1626, on Ben Jonson 1637, and on Vaulx as existing in manuscript.
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The short sale negotiator at the lender, Nathan W, has advised me that he will reject the file and close it out if we don't remove this from the contract. What do you think?
After reading your comments below, I am not sure of what will happen. How should I pursue this?" James.
1. If it is the loan owner's policy to not pursue a deficiency.
2. If accepting this short sale will net the loan owner more money than a foreclosure.
If those two things apply, then this negotiator is in breach of their fiduciary duty to the loan owner. You and I don't have millions of dollars to pursue a lawsuit, but we can contact the loan owner directly to let them know what is happening.
If they are going to lose money not accepting the short, then they need to know about Chase doing a lousy job.
Now, the negotiator has the authority to demand a promissory note depending upon who the owner of the loan is. Find out who the owner of the loan is.
Fannie, Freddie, FHA, VA, etc. Fannie, Freddie, FHA, and VA will let the borrower go free from all future liability. Obviously that doesn't apply if there is Mortgage Insurance. If the investor is one of those entities, then tell the negotiator that you will be contacting them directly.
When a bank should accept your short sale. A bank should accept your short sale when the following rules apply. All banks and servicers have a fiduciary duty to the investor of the loan.
If they own the loan themselves, they have a fiduciary duty to their stockholders. The duty is to get that investor the most money possible. So, a lender should accept an offer if it will net the most money.
Here is how we can assure the negotiator that the offer will net them the most money. Your only job is to prove that to the negotiator.
Do that by showing them that the property has been on the open market for 60-90 days. We need to be able to show that the house was easy for buyers to see and other agents to show.
Ask them the following, "I'm an experienced agent and I've had this house listed for X days. The seller has lived there the entire time and kept up on the house. It looks good. We have had 43 showings since then.
Out of that, only 3 buyers expressed interest. Out of those 3 buyers, the current buyer is the one willing to pay the most money. I'm doing my job marketing the property.
With the current foreclosure case status, the home won't be foreclosed until June or July. When you foreclose on the house, the owners will move out. The house won't be kept up anymore.
The listing agent will be working on 20 other homes and won't be able to do as good of a job as myself. Do you honestly think the home is going to sell for more money at that time?
They will have to agree that it is a losing proposition. Thinking about a short sale?


It's been crazy busy at work the last 2 months and I've got a bunch of projects nearing completion. But it's reached a point where right when I start to try and focus on one project to wrap up the remaining issues, some other project's issue pops up (or even a completely new project), and I have to divert away again and focus on that.
It finally reached a point where I had to take a day off so I could mentally decompress.
My Friday break day was a really fun one – I got to paint up some models (which was very relaxing), eat brunch and go shopping with my wife, and just have a "normal" day without having to deal with "shifting focus" every hour or so.
Another fiscal year at work comes to an end and wow It's been another crazy, busy year. Lots of projects, lots of interesting problems solved (or ran into). Overall, very, very productive on many levels. On a sad note, I'm moving on from the Mac Pro – not for any technical reasons (it still works great) but for business management and internal systems and support reasons. I'm now using a very nice Dell Precision laptop for work. While I miss some nice tools and features of the Mac (and although I personally feel I'm more efficient on a Mac), the reality is in this day and age that you can pretty much do graphic design and front-end web development work on any Windows or Mac machine.
On the design front, I created some well received designs for some content web sites, web applications, and even SharePoint. Nothing earth-shattering but some very happy clients with nice, modern, usable sites.
It was also a crazy, busy year on a personal and family level. We're still recovering from a freak storm that damaged the house (power ripped out and had to get replaced and siding damaged). Then we have a bathroom that needs to get repaired (the shower/tub wall tiling started to leak). And during all this we were expecting our 3rd child. Kid #3 finally came 3 weeks late but healthy for all that. Special thanks to all the friends, family, and neighbors for their support and help both with the house and the baby.


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The Carolingians ascended to the rule of Germanic Franks in Western Europe in mid-8th century. The dynasty reached the peak of its might under Charlemagne who became the Carolingian ruler towards the end of the century and forged a vast Carolingian Empire covering most of Western Europe.
Consequently, a mini Renaissance took place in Carolingian courts between 780 and 900, spawning the development of a unique style of art. This style of art as practised in France, Germany, Austria, Italy and neighbouring regions during this period is termed Carolingian art.
Characteristics of Carolingian Art
A key characteristic of Carolingian art was the use of elements of Roman art in depicting Christian themes. This is especially true of the religious sculptures which Carolingians pioneered in Western Europe since the fall of Roman Empire. Carolingian illustrated manuscripts were characterised by lavish and often metal-made covers and bindings, adorned with precious stones.
Carolingian Metalwork
Carolingians were the earliest to revive art in the form of metalwork in Western Europe since the fall of Western Roman Empire. Carolingians revived metalwork in various forms, most notably in using precious metals as frames for treasure bindings of bible manuscripts.
Charlemagne played a crucial role in promoting metalwork in his Empire when he established a foundry at Aachen which would go on to create many historical pieces of metalwork art. Later in the 9th century, Holy Roman Emperor Charles II similarly patronised an art workshop which produced some of the finest extant examples of goldsmith work from the Carolingian period.
Carolingian goldsmith work was mostly limited to the covers of scriptures and decorations in ecclesiastical buildings such as church altars.
Important Carolingian Art Facts:
Carolingian art was recognisable by the extensive use of biblical themes, the use of vivid colours in illuminated manuscripts and the early use of monumental religious sculptures.
Carolingian art originated in the Carolingian Empire forged by the Germanic Franks.
Carolingian art dates from the late 8th century until the end of the 9th century.
Carolingian art was influenced by the legacy of Roman arts in Western Europe as well as the Byzantine art and the Hiberno-Saxon art from the British Isles. Carolingian art can be seen in modern-day France, Germany and neighbouring regions.
Carolingian Illuminated Manuscripts
During the Carolingian mini-Renaissance, the art of illuminated manuscripts underwent a rapid revival and patronage under successive Carolingian rulers. Most of these manuscripts were produced by the clerics within the Carolingian Empire.
Charlemagne began the revival of this artform by establishing "The Court School of Charlemagne" which produced some of the earliest Carolingian illuminated manuscripts. The art-form underwent evolution even during the 120 years of Carolingian ascendancy.
Early style of Carolingian illuminated manuscripts directly reflected Roman influences but by the 9th century, Carolingian manuscripts had evolved a style of their own, employing bright and vivid colours in illustrations.
Top five examples of Carolingian Art:
The Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram which dates back to 870 and is one of the finest examples of Carolingian art of illuminated manuscripts.
The Lindau Gospels which dates back to 880 and is an example of the Carolingian goldsmith work on book cover.
The Ebbo Gospels which dates back to the 9th century and is another example of Carolingian illustrated manuscripts.
The Lothair Crystal which dates back to mid-9th century and is an example of Carolingian engraved gems.
The Ultrecht Psalter which dates back to the 9th century and is an example of the Carolingian illustrated manuscripts using pen and ink drawings.
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Fresco Paintings
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This recipe for STRAWBERRY LEMONADE SANGRIA, by (Submitted by Joan Kenny), is from Alla Famiglia Volume 2 - The Next Generation, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Combine all ingredients in a blender, and mix until fully blended. Serve and garnish with a lemon wedge. Enjoy!!
DO NOT underestimate this drink.....it packs a powerful punch!!! My best friend Ronnie and my cousin Marisa sat in my backyard on July 4 2017 and got snookered drinking these, but it was fun!!!


Whats best Pimax 4k Piplay & Firmware in 2019?
It seems like Pimax Team has abandoned Pimax 4k. So, I figure it's best time to ask.
What's the best Piplay & firmware for Pimax 4k and Nolo VR in 2019?
+1 Really would like to know this. Still 192?
Yeah, really disappointed in Pimax for not continuing with improving the 4K.
Shows what could happen with the 8K/5K system if they decide to change direction.
I'm still waiting for Pimax to release tracked controllers that work with the 4K.
Was lots of talk a while ago but nothing from Pimax for a long time.
Why not use latest version 3.0.0.85? I just got my 4K last month. 4k is working with latest version except the black vertical lines issue. Should I downgrade to v192?
Pimax employee did post on this forum that Piplay is the official tool for Pimax 4k. Pitool was designed for the 5k+ and 8K. that does not mean that the 4k cannot work with Pitool, I actually use the 4k with .85 version of Pitool to leverage off the Giro Tracking and better colour balance as well as the fix to the giro drift you get on the 1.1.92 version.
but to say 'what is the best' is a challenge as each version of the software they release have pros and cons for the 4k.


I am in the market for a Cobra kit, I am looking for a well-rounded car to go on the road courses and of course, the drag strip too. I prefer independent rear suspension so if anyone that has an independent rear suspension hurricane that is tragic car could you please tell me your experiences with it.
Re: Anyone track their Cobra?
I track my GenI Hurricane w/IRS - performs great. Building a GenII w/IRS and plan to track it also.
You'll get all kinds of comments that you 'want' a straight axle for drag racing but I don't agree with this. IRS holds up fine to drag racing, also.
If you are a serious drag racer and start concentrating on making the car hook up, you probably will switch to a straight axle since it is extremely difficult to get a 3000 lb car with 12" wide tires to get any type of traction. To get wider tires/slicks under one, you'll be forced to a modified straight axle. With the IRS, the uprights can get in the way of any wider rims.
Thank you for the response! I really appreciate it. I'm actually trying to do a well-rounded car instead of being great at one thing. I have done the drag racing thing in my younger days. back in those days I had a shop, I had a Grand National (3700lbs) that ran 10.3s at 136 miles an hour through the exhaust. And my father's first brand new car, 72 GS stage 1(3800lbs) with a nice healthy Buick big block at ran 10.2s at 138 through the exhaust.
I have plans with the axles and the IRS system to upgrade them. Which by the way what system are they using 31 spline or 28 spline axles? Anyhow, I would really like a good handling and responsive cobra. what's my buddy taking his c7 ZO6 to Watkins Glen, vir, Atlanta, and other tracks I'd like to accompany him and his buddy with a ZR1 with my cobra.


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Valeri Vasilyevich Kopiy (; born 20 February 1948) is a retired Soviet football player.

Honours
 Soviet Top League winner: 1972.

International career
Kopiy played his only game for USSR on 29 June 1972 in a friendly against Uruguay.

External links
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1948 births
Living people
Russian footballers
Soviet footballers
Soviet Union international footballers
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players
FC Zorya Luhansk players
Soviet Top League players
Association football midfielders
FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players

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Even as a scientist, I sometimes take the natural world for granted and don't really know why things work the way they do.
So to save you any embarrassment the next time your three-year-old niece asks you "Why is the ocean blue?" – I'm going to give you the answers to 5 basic questions about the ocean that you might not know.
Why is the ocean warm or cold where I live?
By the end of this post, you will be able to impress your friends, coworkers, and mailman with your knowledge!
1. Why is the ocean blue?
We all know the ocean is blue – but why?
It all has to do with how the ocean absorbs light from the sun.
Sunlight (like all white light) is actually made up of all the colors of the rainbow. Each color has a different wavelength. Colors on the red end of the spectrum (red, yellow, green) have longer wavelengths. Blue has a shorter wavelength.
When light strikes an object it can be absorbed, transmitted or reflected back. A given object will absorb certain wavelengths of light. We don't see the colors that are absorbed. But we do see those that are reflected back or transmitted.
In the oceans, the longer wavelengths (red, yellow, green) are absorbed by the water, while the blue light is not. So we see blue!
But wait, why is water in the Caribbean bluer than water in California?
Water that is pure looks really blue. If there are lots of sediments or particles in the water, the light scatters and the water can take on other colors or look murky.
As we go deeper the ocean gets darker and darker, as all the light gets absorbed.
Professional underwater photographers often use red filters on their cameras to reintroduce red light and avoid a very blue washed out photo.
2. Why is the ocean salty?
Salt in the ocean comes from the rocks on land. Rainwater picks up a small amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which makes it slightly acidic. The rainwater that falls on land causes rocks to erode and release ions from the rocks. Many of these ions are sodium and chloride, which together form salt. Rivers and streams carry these ions all the way to the ocean. And thus, the oceans are salty.
There is a lot of awesome physics that explain waves, but we'll keep it simple here.
Two important things that create waves are wind and the seafloor.
Waves are born far out to sea and most often caused by the wind. As wind moves over the surface of the ocean it causes friction and transfers energy from the wind to the water. These oceanic waves can travel across entire basins if unobstructed.
As waves approach the shore, the water gets shallower. This slows the water down, causes waves to get squished together and increases the wave height. The seafloor slows the bottom of the wave more than the top, which ultimately causes the wave to break. The profile of the ocean floor has a big impact on how waves behave. A seafloor with a gradual slope causes spilling waves that break gently. A steep slope can cause the plunging close-out type waves.
Tides are a rise and fall in sea level caused by the gravitational pull of the moon, and secondarily the sun. The gravitational pull of the moon causes Earth – and the water on its surface- to bulge towards the moon. A bit unexpected, but areas on the exact opposite side of the planet ALSO experience a high tide. This is because the Moon's gravity pulls the Earth away from the water. These bulges of water are high tides.
As the Earth rotates, a region passes through both of these high tide bulges every day. When an area is not in one of the bulges, it experiences a low tide. Here is a diagram to show you what I mean.
5. Why is the ocean warm or cold where I live?
Temperatures are warmer at the equator and colder at the poles. No surprise here. But do you know why?
At the equator, the sun hits the earth at a direct angle, which transfers maximum heat. At the poles the angle is different and most of the sunlight glances off. Cold water starts at the poles. And warm water starts at the equator.
Ocean temperatures in Santa Cruz, California are often in the 50's (degrees Fahrenheit). Ocean temperatures along the coast of Virginia, which is at the same latitude as Santa Cruz, are often in the 70's. (I'm jealous!). If they are at the same latitude, why wouldn't the water be similar temperatures?
Something called the Global Conveyor Belt.
Cold and salty water sinks. Warmer, less salty water stays at the surface. When cold water sinks it creates space for warmer water to move in. These dynamics cause ocean currents to form.
The "global conveyor belt" is a system of ocean currents that circulate ocean water around the globe. California's ocean water is coming from the north (Alaska, brrrr). The Atlantic coast has warmer water because it comes from the equator and heads northward.
Go impress your friends or kids with your knowledge!


When my kids were younger, my husband and I decorated their bathroom in a gender neutral jungle theme. It was perfect for two boys and a girl, and for a bathroom that they share with any guests we might have visiting.
Now my kids are older, and all of us are ready for something a little more grown-up.
And here is how it looks today!
Sure, there are a few more finishing touches I need to add. I'm looking for the perfect wall art to hang, and I'd like to get a shelf to hang over the toilet, but this is basically our new and improved bathroom! I will have a more in-depth tutorial for this next week, but the first thing I did was stain our golden oak cabinets using Java Gel Stain from General Finishes.
Since I now have gorgeous cabinets, I wanted to dress up the sink and countertop.
I purchased the silver hardware for my cabinets from Walmart, and while I was there I picked up a few other things. I found these gorgeous Foaming Hand Wash soaps from Softsoap in a special display at the end of the soap isle. They come in three varieties, though one is specifically for kitchen use (which I'll talk about in a minute). I chose to display the Whipped Cocoa Butter one in my bathroom because it matches my new color scheme.
I'm already a Softsoap user anyway, but these foaming soaps are really a premium quality for a great price! Don't you love the orange and aqua together? I've long been a fan of these colors!
I took those colors from the shower curtain I purchased. I painted the top part of the walls a light aqua shade, and then my husband and I installed faux board-and-batten using MDF planks. I love how it looks!
I bought towels to match the stripes in the shower curtain as well. Our bathroom now is just bright and vibrant where before it was much darker and even a little dull.
And, the Jasmine and White Cotton matches our gray and blue master bath perfectly!
How do you dress up your sink? Which scent are you dying to try first?
I'll see you back here tomorrow with a special Craft Lightning post: Recycled Crafts!
P.S. I will be linking up to some of these parties. Come party with me!
Oh I love the way you redid your bathroom! I just recently moved into my dads house and he hasn't changed the upstairs bathroom since my little sister was little so we have blue tile!! And I hate it! I need to find a cheap way to fix the floors in there!
Great job! I love the new shower curtains (so cheery for Spring). It's amazing how much better your vanity looks now that the color has been changed. Nice work!
Thanks Theresa- I love it so much more now!
This looks AMAZING and is so incredible.
It looks great! I love the colors and the cabinets. I especially love the fixture on the vanity. Yes, my kids love foam soap as well as me. You did a wonderful job on their bathroom.
Thanks Jccee! I appreciate it!
Oh the board and batten... I LOVE. What a lovely bathroom redo.
Thanks Sharon! I love board and batten- it's such a timeless look.
I love the stripes and bright colors! Looks great!
Wow! You did a lovely job - it's so nice and fresh!
Thanks Sagan! It does feel so much lighter in there!
Very pretty makeover. Beautiful colors!
Thanks Ilona- I love the colors too!
I love the shower curtain. I wonder if hubby would go for it.
The shower curtain is from Target- "Rugby Stripe" if you decide to go for it. Thanks for stopping by!
Wow! It looks like a summer theme! I love the colors!
It is kind of summery! Thanks- I love the colors too!
Oh my gosh! I love so much about this! We are re-doing our bathroom too, and it's funny because we forgot to take a "before" picture. My husband actually rehung some stuff to take a "before" picture halfway through. I LOVE your wall treatment and the cabinets. Great job!
Thanks Kristen- good luck on your redo! I am the worst at taking before pics, I don't know why. I appreciate your kind words!
I think this looks so fantastic. I love the pops of orange. Great job!


If we people were seen through by robots… - whats live?
Isn't it weird, if robots can read our minds and know exactly, what we are thinking? This story may soon not only exist in science fictions, but also in real life.
According to Business Insider, Facebook intends to make a big investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR). The hardware "Building 8" team, which has been seen as the secret weapon of Facebook, is working on at least four projects, spanning everything from cameras and augmented reality to science fiction-like brain scanning technology.
Regina Dugan, former Head of Google ATAP, leads now the Facebook Building 8 team.
Although it isn't a secret at all that Facebook keeps improving its technology day by day, in order to track its users' history of internet surfing and behavior more accurately, but brain scanning operated by a social networking would definitely be an enormous progress in this area. And now this Facebook's secretive and ambitious hardware group is preparing for its debut at "F8" Facebook Developer Conference on April 18 & 19, which will feature a wide range of topics across the Facebook family of apps and services – with relevance to developers and businesses, with sessions and experiences featuring the latest products and innovations.
However, it's unfair to treat AI or AR always as weird or negative. Let's imagine if robots or machines could read our minds, we would save much time and effort: we would receive the next nice restaurant with our favorite flavor, even if we are too picky sometimes. At work, we could, for example, also get diagrams or presentations done more quickly and optimally, making sure that we could exactly describe the ideas in our brain. But one thing shouldn't be forgotten: We're those who invented and developed those technologies, it means, no matter theoretically or physically we should manage to take them under control, so that we wouldn't have to confront a war between human beings and robots in some decades.
The presentation of Building 8 will certainly not be the unique highlight at the F8 conference. The social networking is planning to debut chatbots for users in Messenger group chats in San Jose, which will deliver you necessary information when required. In addition, VR and VR relevant technologies would be a main focus of the conference as well. Anyway, during this two-day activity, there will be more than 50 sessions with engineers and business experts around the world, creating enough opportunities for both them and the public to communicate and change information.
If you can't make it to California, don't be upset: the event will be also live streamed on the internet. As usual, you will find the live streams from the Facebook Developer Conference 2017 on April 18 & April 19 on whats live?.
Now – Just wait and see how far we've come with the technology developments.


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Augustus Molade Akiwumi war ein Jurist, Richter und Politiker in der britischen Kolonie Goldküste und dem späteren Ghana, Botswana und Kenia.

Akiwumi wurde in Nigeria geboren, erhielt jedoch die ghanaische Staatsangehörigkeit. Seine Ausbildung absolvierte Akiwumi in England am Queen's College Taunton in Somerset ab 1910. Im Anschluss studierte er Rechtswissenschaften an der Universität Cambridge. Im Jahr 1921 wurde er in die Rechtsanwaltskammer des Lincoln's Inn in London aufgenommen. Er war nach seinem Studium in der Midland Bank in Ludgate Hill in London als Bankangestellter tätig und kehrte später nach Ghana zurück.

Akiwumi wurde im Februar 1958 der zweite Sprecher des ghanaischen Parlaments und hielt diese Position bis Juni 1960. Amtsnachfolger und dritter Sprecher im Parlament wurde Joseph Richard Asiedu, Amtsvorgänger von Akiwumi war Emmanuel Charles Quist. In der Amtskleidung des Parlamentssprechers wurde Akiwumi am 18. Januar 1960 auf dem Titelblatt des Life Magazine abgebildet.

Akiwumi war im Amt des Lord President für Court of Justice of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) tätig. Akiwumi war Richter am Berufungsgericht (Court of Appeal) in Botswana und Kenia. Ferner hatte er das Amt des Vorsitzenden des Rechtsausschusses für die Untersuchung der Tribal Clashes in Kenia inne und war Mitglied der Eminent African Jurists, die verantwortlich waren für den Protokollentwurf des Court of Justice der Afrikanischen Union. Akiwumi war Vorsitzender des Tribunals zur Untersuchung des Verhaltens der Richter am Berufungsgericht in Kenia. Akiwumi war zudem Mitglied der kenianischen Kommission des Justizdienstes (Kenyan Judicial Service Commission).

Akiwumi war verheiratet mit Helen Kabuki Ocansey.

Siehe auch
Liste ghanaischer Politiker
Liste der Parlamentssprecher Ghanas

Einzelnachweise

Parlamentssprecher (Ghana)
Ghanaer
Geboren im 19. Jahrhundert
Gestorben im 20. Jahrhundert
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"Saddam Hussein has accused prosecution witnesses at his trial for genocide against the Kurds of fuelling division and hatred among Iraqis.
He was addressing the court after several Kurds testified about atrocities allegedly committed by government forces in 1988." Read more at BBC NEWS.
Does Saddam have to pay the Democrats a royalty for using their idea or is it the other way around? Saddam's and our Liberal's arguments on Iraq are the same; 'If you fight back the fight is your fault'.
Well, yes. It is our fault. Everything is our fault, even if we don't fight back.
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Q: how to send and accept file over Java Http Post? I just want to send a text file and a JPEG file over the network. fortunately, i have access to both the server code and the client code. Here's my (google app engine) code.
private void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {
    GcsService gcsService = GcsServiceFactory.createGcsService(RetryParams.getDefaultInstance());
    GcsFilename filename = new GcsFilename("my-bucket", "my-file");
    Builder fileOptionsBuilder = new GcsFileOptions.Builder();
    fileOptionsBuilder.mimeType("text/html");
    GcsFileOptions fileOptions = fileOptionsBuilder.build();
    GcsOutputChannel outputChannel = gcsService.createOrReplace(filename, fileOptions);

    byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
    InputStream reader = req.getInputStream();
    BufferedOutputStream outStream = new BufferedOutputStream(Channels.newOutputStream(outputChannel));
    while(true) {
        int bytesRead = reader.read(buffer);
        if (bytesRead == -1) {
            break; // have a break up with the loop.
        } else if (bytesRead < 1024) {
            byte[] temp = Arrays.copyOf(buffer, bytesRead);
            outStream.write(temp);
        } else {
            outStream.write(buffer);
        }
    }

    outStream.close();
    outputChannel.close();
}

As you can see, i use a raw InputStream to get all the data that is sent over the net.
and on the client side, i send a text file over like so: (in Android)
HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpPost httpost = new HttpPost("http://my-hosted-url/postit");
MultipartEntity entity = new entity.addPart("myImageFile", new FileBody(someLogFile));
httpost.setEntity(entity);
HttpResponse response;
response = httpClient.execute(httpost);

This works just fine... sort of. the problem is that when i try to view the file/data that is sent, it has a header on top of it, as such:
--NNqarc4FsG0G8hUzd82A6TCjgzKH Content-Disposition: form-data; name="myString" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit STRING_VALUE ---NNqarc4FsG0G8hUzd82A6TCjgzKH Content-Disposition: form-data; name="myImageFile"; filename="something.txt" Content-Type: application/octet-stream Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
[Thu Aug 14 17:14:26 PDT 2014] then the real log starts here...
How do i get rid of the headers that is somehow stuck to the body?

A: What you have here is a multipart request. It is a single request where the body consists of the various parts separated by a separator string.
In your case, it's more easily viewed as:
--NNqarc4FsG0G8hUzd82A6TCjgzKH
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="myString"
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

STRING_VALUE
---NNqarc4FsG0G8hUzd82A6TCjgzKH
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="myImageFile"; filename="something.txt"
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary

[binary here]

It has two parts where each part has its corresponding headers and body. I'm guessing you're interested in the bodies. You'll need to extract them.
You can either read the HTTP specification and/or the specification about multipart requests and write your own parser, or you can use some built-in (I don't know if GAE is Servlet 3.0 ready or not) or 3rd party methods. See these

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*How can my Servlet receive parameters from a multipart/form-data form?

*Convenient way to parse incoming multipart/form-data parameters in a Servlet

*How can I handle multipart/form-data POST requests in my java servlet?

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Tiny Lab Devices Could Attack Huge Problem of Drug-Resistant Infections
NIH-Funded Project Aims For Fast Identification and Destruction of Deadly Bacteria
Media Contact: Phil Sneiderman
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A Johns Hopkins engineer, supported by a major NIH grant, is leading a multi-institution team that wants to keep bacterial infections from dodging the dwindling arsenal of drugs that destroy the deadly microbes.
The group's goal is to build palm-size devices that can quickly figure out which germ is causing a hospital-linked infection and then identify the right drug and dosage needed to kill the bacteria.
This illustration depicts a microfluidic chip for bacterial detection and drug testing in picoliter-sized droplets. Graphic by Jeff Wang Lab/Johns Hopkins University.
Current testing methods can take up to three days to get these answers. But when a hospital patient is too ill to wait that long, physicians often make educated guesses and prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics. These may help the patient, but the medicine can also allow some bacteria to adapt and survive, leading to the growth of antibiotic-resistant microbes.
If present trends continue, public health experts fear that more and more life-threatening infections will soon be able to shrug off the shrinking number of drugs that can be used to kill them.
"To keep this from happening, we need to be faster and more precise in the way we diagnose and treat people with bacterial infections," said Tza-Huei (Jeff) Wang, a Johns Hopkins professor of mechanical engineering who is leading the team that will build the new microfluidic testing devices. "Instead of waiting three days to figure out what the infection is and what's the best drug to treat it, we believe our technology will deliver both answers within just three hours."
He added, "That should lead to more effective treatment and a lower risk of promoting antibiotic resistance."
Wang's project was one of nine antimicrobial resistance diagnostic projects selected for funding recently by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. The team will receive $1.26 million for the first year of a five-year effort that is expected to ultimately receive nearly $6 million in NIAID support.
NIAID officials said the new grants were aligned with a key goal of with President Barack Obama's recent National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.
The new funding program was launched to help researchers develop new tools to detect hospital-associated pathogens. For more than 80 years, antibiotics have helped patients ward off infections, but existing drugs are becoming less effective and few new ones are being developed. Because of this, each year in the United States more than 2 million people develop antibiotic-resistant infections, and at least 23,000 die as a result, federal health officials say.
Jeff Wang – Photo by Will Kirk/Homewood Photography
"If this trend continues," Wang said, "we are at risk of going back almost a century to a time before the first antibiotics were introduced."
His team will try to keep this from happening. The group will focus on fighting the bacteria linked to urinary tract infections, but Wang said the same technology should be useful in identifying and treating of other infections as well, including sexually transmitted diseases.
The project will draw on Wang's expertise in working with microfluidic "lab on a chip" devices. These platforms feature extremely tiny channels through which liquids and microscopic organisms can be manipulated and studied. One module will be designed to break down single cells of infectious bacteria and enclose their genetic material within tiny droplets of liquid. The team members will then attach fluorescent probes to the genetic material to enable quick identification of the infection.
The second module will be designed to test bacterial cells within similar droplets to determine which medicine will most effectively kill the microbes. It will also work to pinpoint the precise drug dosage needed to inflict a fatal blow.
These two modules, Wang said, could be connected and still fit in the palm of a hand, set up to identify the pathogen and find out how to destroy it within three hours.
One of his partners in the project will be co-principal investigator Joseph C. Liao, a Stanford University urologist who will help validate that the technology works on bacteria associated with urinary tract infections. In addition, researchers from the University of Arizona will assist in developing the second microfluidic system to identify the proper antibiotic and dosage. Partners from GE Global Research will provide advice how to design the devices for eventual commercial production and widespread use.
The project is being funded by NIAID Grant Number 1 R01 AI117032-01.
In addition to his primary Johns Hopkins appointment in the Whiting School of Engineering's Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wang also is affiliated with the university's Department of Biomedical Engineering, its Institute for NanoBioTechnology and its Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Illustration of microfluidic device and photo of Prof. Wang available; contact Phil Sneiderman.
Jeff Wang's Lab Page: http://me.jhu.edu/faculty/tza-huei-jeff-wang/
Department of Mechanical Engineering: http://me.jhu.edu/
Department of Biomedical Engineering: http://bme.jhu.edu/
Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology: http://inbt.jhu.edu/
Whiting School of Engineering: http://engineering.jhu.edu/
April 23, 2015 Tags: antibiotic resistance, antibiotic-resistant infections, bacterial infections, hospital infections, lab-on-a-chip technology, microfluidic devices
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2 Police Officers & 1 Reporter Injured in Bangkok Bomb Blast After Protest
In Bangkok, at least three people were injured in an explosion outside a shopping mall on Phaya Thai Road yesterday afternoon.
The blast happened hours after members of the Free Guards group gathered at the Victory Monument to demand the release of two of their members who were arrested earlier.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal staff and local police attended the scene in front of Chamchuri Square in the afternoon.
A police source said investigations are underway to find out how the explosion was detonated and who was involved in the blast.
The three injured were later identified as Pol Cpl Chakrit Pinit, Pol L/C Atthapol Chanchomnak and a reporter from the Standard news website.
Pol Maj Gen Piya Tawichai, deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said after inspecting the bomb blast scene that four people, two men and two women, were arrested for violating the emergency decree and the Disease Control Act.
He did not go into details of the arrest. The four suspects are believed to have been detained for questioning at the Border Patrol Police Region 1 headquarters in Pathum Thani.
Pol Maj Gen Tawichai asked the demonstrators to leave the scene at 7.40 pm.
Yesterday morning, activists clashed with police near the Victory Monument after they invited people to write on three 112m-long blank banners about how they feel about the government's performance and the lese majeste law.
Dozens of people who called themselves Free Guards staged the activity at the Phyathai island near the monument just before noon yesterday.
Several passers-by reportedly took up the offer and wrote on the banners.
But shortly after, police reached the scene, backed by a fully equipped mob-control team who encircled the outer area and moved in.
Among the messages to the government were: "Thai education needs to be improved", "Stop harassing people", "A failed government, a divisive society" and "COVID-19 is an excuse".
Police warned them the activity was in violation of the COVID-19 emergency decree, with penalties up to two years in prison and/or a fine of up to 40,000 baht. It also breached the Disease Control Act with one year in jail and a fine of up to 100,000 baht, they said.
Also yesterday afternoon, Bad Students, a group of pro-democracy students seeking education reform, held a demonstration to mark Teachers' Day, gathering in front of the Education Ministry on Ratchadamnoen Avenue.
Eleven social media account holders were charged for posting lese majeste content, according to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES).
Nine of these accounts are on Facebook and other two on YouTube, Buddhipongse Punnakanta, minister of MDES said.
The MDES would lodge complaints with the Technology Crime Suppression Division's police against those posting content on the Facebook pages and YouTube channels.
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Q: Windows DHCP server audit activation with analytical logs I'm trying to activate DHCP server auditing logs on a Windows Server 2012 R2 using the DHCP analytical logs.
Until now, I was using the former method using TXT files (see image below). This was working well but since we are now collecting DNS logs from analytical logs (and not TXT files), we are trying to merge both methods to a single and common way.

So I checked which kind of analytical logs the DHCP server proposed and I found the following ones:

After activating DHCP analytical audit logs (I know how they use to behave), I was expecting to see the result of the different DHCP logs (lease, release, ...) inside this new event log file, but nothing was written inside (after stopping it). And when I look the former TXT file output, I can see that some activity is still written, as show below:

So my question is why nothing is written about DHCP activity since this place should be the correct one ? Did I missed something ? Thanks for your help !

BTW, I have checked the following points:

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*Disable former auditing DHCP audit settings

*Add a look on the PowerShell command "set-dhcpserver"

*Try to read ETL file output content with NXLog instead of the Windows Event Viewer > file empty, nothing reported

*Looking for DHCP analytical logs on the internet reports nearly nothing. On the other hand, DNS analytical logs are very well documented


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Adam Faul
As one of Saskatchewan's outstanding boxers, Adam Faul had an enviable record of winning 60 of 64 bouts. His impressive list of championships began in 1946 and by 1948 he reached the highlight of his career when he represented Canada at the London Olympics.
In 1946 Faul won the Saskatchewan light-heavyweight title. A year later he held both the Canadian light-heavyweight title and the provincial heavyweight championship. He won the Canadian Heavyweight Championship in both 1947 and 1948, and was the winner of the Western Canadian belt in 1948.
Faul's unbeaten record ended in his second bout at the 1948 Olympics in his fight against Nils Nisson of Sweden. An accidental hit that resulted in a severe cut above his eye, not only broke Faul's undefeated season, but also ended further competition in the games.
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A systematic review of the evidence on the effect of parental communication about health and health behaviours on children's health and wellbeing
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Grey, E.B,
Atkinson, L.
Chater, Angel M.
Gahagan, A,
Tran, A.
Gillison, Fiona B.
UK Health Security Agency
parent-child communication
child wellbeing
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Parents report feeling unsure how best to talk with their children about sensitive health topics and may avoid such conversations; yet if children have questions or concerns about their health, talking to a parent could enhance their health and wellbeing. We investigated the effects of parental communications about health and health behaviours on children's health and wellbeing, and explored what strategies can encourage parents to communicate about health. We conducted a systematic review and narrative synthesis of research published between January 2008 and April 2020 from five databases. Of 14,007 articles identified, 16 met inclusion criteria focusing on five topics: diet and weight (n = 5), body image (n = 2), sexual health (n = 7), physical activity (n = 1) and bullying (n = 1). Positive child outcomes were associated with positive general parent-child communication characterised by warmth, openness and allowing children choice. Conversely, hostility, negative and inconsistent messaging were associated with poorer outcomes. Interventions to increase parent-child communication could be classified as providing single directive messages, media campaigns or intensive support. Single messages increased communication frequency; media campaigns and intensive interventions showed mixed outcomes. No differences in outcomes were found according to child's gender or socio-economic status. Generally, parents were less confident in initiating, rather than continuing, conversations and were more likely to initiate conversations when they felt they had good topic knowledge. While the relatively small, diverse sample limits the strength of these findings, this review provides provisional support for approaches to promote positive parent-child communication about health that are associated with better child health and wellbeing.
Grey EB, Atkinson L, Chater A, Gahagan A, Tran A, Gillison FB (2022) 'A systematic review of the evidence on the effect of parental communication about health and health behaviours on children's health and wellbeing', Preventive Medicine, 159 (107043)
10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107043
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Can it be harmful for parents to talk to their child about their weight? A meta-analysis.
Authors: Gillison FB, Lorenc AB, Sleddens EF, Williams SL, Atkinson L
Issue date: 2016 Dec
Parent training interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children aged 5 to 18 years.
Authors: Zwi M, Jones H, Thorgaard C, York A, Dennis JA
Issue date: 2011 Dec 7
Parental strategies for influencing the diet of their children - A qualitative study from disadvantaged areas.
Authors: Norman Å, Nyberg G, Elinder LS, Berlin A
Issue date: 2018 Jun 1
Parent-child communication about sexual and reproductive health: evidence from the Brong Ahafo region, Ghana.
Authors: Manu AA, Mba CJ, Asare GQ, Odoi-Agyarko K, Asante RK
Issue date: 2015 Mar 7
Exploration, Explanation, and Parent-Child Interaction in Museums.
Authors: Callanan MA, Legare CH, Sobel DM, Jaeger GJ, Letourneau S, McHugh SR, Willard A, Brinkman A, Finiasz Z, Rubio E, Barnett A, Gose R, Martin JL, Meisner R, Watson J
Issue date: 2020 Mar
Purchasing, providing and participating in mental health services
Lee, John (University of BedfordshireUniversity of Bedfordshire, 1999-06)
This thesis examines the implications of the changes introduced by the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 for mental health services. It focuses on two main issues. Firstly, the impact on mental health services of the 'market' system of purchasers and providers introduced by the 1990 Act. Second.ly, the extent to which the 1990 changes had led to any increase in user participation and involvement in the planning and delivery of psychiatric services. Analysis of the existing theoretical literature found that there had been little research which focused on the specific implications of health care 'markets' for mental health services. In addition, much of the work on the development of psychiatry had not focused on the role of the local context in influencing the nature of mental health service provision. In this thesis these issues are explored through a case study of the mental health services of one English county. Semistructured, qualitative interviews were und.ertaken with managers, professionals and individuals in purchaser, provider and voluntary sector organisations. People using community mental health services in the county were also interviewed. This contrasts with many previous studies which have tended to concentrate exclusively on users of in-patient services. The study found that local circumstances played a significant role in the relationships between those purchasing, providing and participating in mental health services. The imminent closure of a large Victorian psychiatric hospital and the uncertainty about which services would replace it had been a source of tension between the newly formed purchaser and provider organisations in the county under study. The lack of any strong existing groups in the local area representing users of mental health services was also significant. It meant that increased user participation in the county after the 1990 Act was reliant on initiatives by managers and professionals rather than organised pressure from user groups and users themselves. The variety of different local mental health agencies purchasing and providing mental health services in the county called for a degree of cooperation between organisations which conflicted with the competition encouraged by the 'market' system introduced by the 1990 Act. The focus, first, on psychiatric services in the examination of 'markets' and, second, the importance of the local context in mental health service development provides the basis for the study's contribution to theoretical and policy debates both about the 1990 Act and psychiatric services in general.
Health care commissioning: the UK health policy reforms
Puthussery, Shuby; Regmi, Krishna; Randhawa, Gurch; University of Bedfordshire (OMICS International, 2013-01)
Multidisciplinary integration in the context of integrated care - results from the North West London Integrated Care Pilot
Harris, Matthew; Greaves, Felix; Gunn, Laura H.; Patterson, Sue; Greenfield, Geva; Car, Josip; Majeed, Azeem; Pappas, Yannis; Imperial College London; Stetson University; et al. (Igitur Publishing, 2013-10)
Background: In the context of integrated care, Multidisciplinary Group meetings involve participants from diverse professional groups and organisations and are potential vehicles to advance efficiency improvements within the local health economy. We advance a novel method to characterise the communication within Multidisciplinary Group meetings measuring the extent to which participants integrate and whether this integration leads to improved working. Methods: We purposively selected four Multidisciplinary Group meetings and conducted a content analysis of audio-recorded and transcribed Case Discussions. Two coders independently coded utterances according to their 'integrative intensity' which was defined against three a-priori independent domains - the Level (i.e. Individual, Collective and Systems); the Valence (Problem, Information and Solution); the Focus (Concrete and Abstract). Inter- and intra-rater reliability was tested with Kappa scores on one randomly selected Case Discussion. Standardised weighted mean integration scores were calculated for Case Discussions across utterance deciles, indicating how integrative intensity changed during the conversations. Results: Twenty-three Case Discussions in four different Multidisciplinary Groups were transcribed and coded. Inter- and intra-rater reliability was good as shown by the Prevalence and Bias-Adjusted Kappa Scores for one randomly selected Case Discussion. There were differences in the proportion of utterances per participant type (Consultant 14.6%; presenting general practitioner 38.75%; Chair 7.8%; nonpresenting general practitioner 2.25%; Allied Health Professional 4.8%). Utterances were predominantly coded at low levels of integrative intensity; however, there was a gradual increase (R2 = 0.71) in integrative intensity during the Case Discussions. Based on the analysis of the minutes and action points arising from the Case Discussions, this improved integration did not translate into actions moving forward. Interpretation: We characterise the Multidisciplinary Groups as having consultative characteristics with some trend towards collaboration, but that best resemble Community-Based Ward Rounds. Although integration scores do increase from the beginning to the end of the Case Discussions, this does not tend to translate into actions for the groups to take forward. The role of the Chair and the improved participation of non-presenting general practitioners and Allied Health Professionals seems important, particularly as the latter contribute well to higher integrative scores. Traditional communication patterns of medical dominance seem to be being perpetuated in the Multidisciplinary Groups. This suggests that more could be done to sensitise participants to the value of full participation from all the members of the group. The method we have developed could be used for ongoing and future evaluations of integrated care projects.


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When and how much cough syrup should be prescribed to children?
Tragically, three children died in Delhi, after they were purportedly prescribed 'cough syrup' at a mohalla clinic
Over-the-counter cold and cough medications should not be prescribed to children under the age of four, suggest doctors. (Photo: Getty/Thinkstock)
Any kind of medicine, when prescribed, must be consumed in specific doses only. Drugs can have adverse reactions on patients and can even be potentially fatal, if not monitored. This is why doctors ask for medical history and if you have any allergies before prescribing medicine.
Tragically, three children died in Delhi, after they were purportedly prescribed 'cough syrup' at a mohalla clinic. In connection with the case, the Delhi government even sacked three doctors of the clinic. It is being alleged that the kids died due to an adverse reaction to the drug.
Earlier this week, The Indian Express reported that health minister Satyendar Jain said an enquiry has been ordered. One of the children was three years old, and died allegedly after consuming cough syrup prescribed at the clinic. They were admitted to Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital. One child died on October 13 and the other two also succumbed in the same month.
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But when does cough syrup become life-threatening and what do parents need to know about the dosage? We reached out to doctors for answers.
According to Dr Amit Gupta, senior consultant, pediatrics and neonatology at Fortis Escorts, Faridabad, cough syrup should not be taken in the form of 'self medication', and a doctor would ideally prescribe them according to need.
"For pediatrics patients/children, break dose is important, and is decided on the basis of the child's age and weight. Cough syrup comes with different compositions and different straight-forward components, even if the constants are the same. Each component may have different age limits and age bars, for example, 2 years for some and 6 years for some others," he told this outlet.
Instead of prescribing a cough syrup, make sure the child is well-hydrated. (Photo: Getty/Thinkstock)
But, when does it become fatal?
Dr Gupta said fatality happens only in case there is a drug overdose, or if there is some pre-existing medical condition. "Sometimes, allergies can lead to unwanted outcomes," he said.
Adding to this, Dr Lini Balakrishnan, consultant pediatrician, Motherhood Hospitals, Sarjapur, Bangalore, said when given in wrong doses, cough syrups can cause breathing problems, blurred vision, blacking out, convulsions, heart palpitations, vomiting, hallucinations in children. "Each type of syrup is tailored according to the underlying conditions of the kid."
The doctor further explained that cough suppressants are "not usually given to children less than 12 years old".
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"You see, different medications like cough expectorants, cough suppressants, decongestants and certain antihistamines all may seem safe and easily-available, over-the-counter. But, some of them could have life-threatening side-effects for children. Talk to your doctor and understand the purpose of the medicine, how it should be given and in what amount, time-gap allowed between doses, the method of storage, any special instructions (to be taken with or without food), any common side-effects, etc. In addition to this, read the instructions given on the bottle," Dr Balakrishnan advised.
The bottomline is that over-the-counter cold and cough medications should not be prescribed to children under the age of four.
"Instead, natural home remedies like keeping them well-hydrated, using cool-mist humidifiers, and gargling with salt water should be done. If the child is older than four, cough syrups should only be given on doctor's orders, when absolutely needed. Otherwise they should be avoided," the doctor concluded.
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package gov.hhs.onc.sdcct.fhir.search.impl;

import com.github.sebhoss.warnings.CompilerWarnings;
import gov.hhs.onc.sdcct.data.db.DbPropertyNames;
import gov.hhs.onc.sdcct.data.db.criteria.utils.SdcctCriterionUtils;
import gov.hhs.onc.sdcct.data.parameter.ResourceParamNames;
import gov.hhs.onc.sdcct.data.search.impl.AbstractSearchService;
import gov.hhs.onc.sdcct.fhir.FhirResource;
import gov.hhs.onc.sdcct.fhir.FhirResourceRegistry;
import gov.hhs.onc.sdcct.fhir.Resource;
import gov.hhs.onc.sdcct.fhir.metadata.FhirResourceMetadata;
import gov.hhs.onc.sdcct.fhir.search.FhirSearchService;
import java.util.List;
import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedMap;

public class FhirSearchServiceImpl<T extends Resource> extends AbstractSearchService<T, FhirResourceMetadata<T>, FhirResource, FhirResourceRegistry<T>>
    implements FhirSearchService<T> {
    public FhirSearchServiceImpl(FhirResourceMetadata<T> resourceMetadata, FhirResourceRegistry<T> resourceRegistry) {
        super(resourceMetadata, resourceRegistry);
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings({ CompilerWarnings.UNCHECKED })
    public List<T> search(MultivaluedMap<String, String> params) throws Exception {
        // TEMP: placeholder
        if (!params.containsKey(ResourceParamNames.IDENTIFIER)) {
            return super.search(params);
        }

        return this.resourceRegistry.findAllBeans(this.resourceRegistry.buildCriteria(
            SdcctCriterionUtils.matchParam(DbPropertyNames.TOKEN_PARAMS, ResourceParamNames.IDENTIFIER, params.getFirst(ResourceParamNames.IDENTIFIER))));
    }
}

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The constructor |HandleValueArray::HandleValueArray(const RootedValue& value)| should probably take a HandleValue instead.  This would allow you to construct one from MutableHandleValue and PersistentRootedValue, etc.
Would this be a worthwhile change? If so, could I be assigned to it?
HandleValue can be passed by value because it's really just a pointer.  Can you change this to just take |HandleValue value|?
Does this look good? I got rid of the const as well.
That looks great.  Thanks for the patch!
> That looks great.  Thanks for the patch!
Cool! What else do I need to do? And if I'm done, could you point me to some other bugs I could work on?
Next you need to edit the bug and add the "checkin-needed" keyword.  Then someone will check in your patch.
Attachment #8919537 - Flags: checkin?


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package handlers

import (
	"net/http"

	"github.com/cloudfoundry-incubator/executor"
	"github.com/pivotal-golang/lager"
)

type CancelTaskHandler struct {
	logger         lager.Logger
	executorClient executor.Client
}

func NewCancelTaskHandler(logger lager.Logger, executorClient executor.Client) *CancelTaskHandler {
	return &CancelTaskHandler{
		logger:         logger,
		executorClient: executorClient,
	}
}

func (h CancelTaskHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	taskGuid := r.FormValue(":task_guid")

	logger := h.logger.Session("cancel-task", lager.Data{
		"instance-guid": taskGuid,
	})

	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)

	go func() {
		logger.Info("deleting-container")
		err := h.executorClient.DeleteContainer(taskGuid)
		if err == executor.ErrContainerNotFound {
			logger.Info("container-not-found")
			return
		}

		if err != nil {
			logger.Error("failed-deleting-container", err)
			return
		}

		logger.Info("succeeded-deleting-container")
	}()
}


We were surprised to find, of all things, a march by John Philip Sousa on The Rest is Noise the other day. We had no idea that Alex Ross was a fan of The March King. It's a nice one, called "The Transit of Venus" March, and performed by the Staff Band of the Westgroup Russian Forces in Germany. Here it is.
Mr. Ross gives me the chance to share one of my favorite Sousa marches, namely "The George Washington Bicentennial" March, written at the end of his career. I like the whole thing, but the third strain (or trio) is especially fine.
You'll find a recommendation for an exceptional recording of Sousa marches in my recommended recordings. Why is it that Communists played Sousa so well?


Day 12 - 2 Week Challenge - Experience It!
I recently went to this Korean Film museum and found this little beauty sitting in a glass box. It was a prop from a movie. I thought I just had use this as my retro theme for day 12. Hope you like it.
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Die Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburger Eisenbahngesellschaft, auch in der Schreibung Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburger Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft oder kurz Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburger Eisenbahn, war eine Bahngesellschaft in Preußen. Ihre Stammstrecke war die Bahnstrecke Berlin–Magdeburg, in späteren Jahren betrieb sie noch einige weitere Strecken in der Region. Im Jahr 1880 ging sie in den Besitz des Königreichs Preußen über und wurde damit Teil der Preußischen Staatseisenbahnen.

Geschichte

1837 bildete sich in Berlin die Berlin-Potsdamer Eisenbahngesellschaft mit einem Grundkapital von 700.000 Talern. Die unter ihrer Regie gebaute Stammbahn von Berlin nach Potsdam ging am 29. Oktober 1838 in Betrieb. Die 1843 gegründete Potsdam-Magdeburger-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft mit einem Stammkapital von 4 Millionen Talern betrieb die Verlängerung der Strecke von Potsdam über Brandenburg an der Havel und Genthin nach Magdeburg. Mit der Inbetriebnahme der Strecke von Potsdam nach Magdeburg am 7. August 1846 übernahm sie die Anteile der Berlin-Potsdamer Eisenbahngesellschaft. Die Gesellschaft bezeichnete sich fortan als Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburger Eisenbahngesellschaft. Ihr Sitz war zunächst Potsdam, 1868 zog die Gesellschaft nach Berlin um.

Anfang der 1870er Jahre gab es eine Reihe von Veränderungen im Streckennetz der Gesellschaft. Zwischen Burg und Biederitz wurde die alte, hochwassergefährdete Strecke nach Osten verlegt. Die Gleisanlagen in Magdeburg wurden komplett umgestaltet. Es entstand der heutige Hauptbahnhof in Magdeburg, den die Gesellschaft gemeinsam mit der Magdeburg-Halberstädter Eisenbahn und der Magdeburg-Köthen-Halle-Leipziger Eisenbahngesellschaft baute. Das westliche, heute nicht mehr existente, Empfangsgebäude des Bahnhofs wurde von der Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburger Eisenbahn erreicht. Zwischen Biederitz und Magdeburg entstand eine neue Elbquerung. Auch der Potsdamer Bahnhof in Berlin wurde erweitert. Am 1. Juni 1874 eröffnete die Gesellschaft eine neue Bahnstrecke von Biederitz zur preußisch-anhaltischen Landesgrenze mit Anschluss nach Zerbst und Dessau.

Am 1. Juni 1874 eröffnete die Gesellschaft die Wannseebahn, die von Zehlendorf über die neugebauten Stationen in Schlachtensee und Wannsee nach Kohlhasenbrück (später Neubabelsberg und heute Griebnitzsee genannt) führte, wo sie die Stammbahn wieder erreichte. Auch an der Stammstrecke entstanden neue Bahnhöfe in Friedenau und Groß-Lichterfelde.

Die finanzielle Lage der Gesellschaft hatte sich nach 1870 jedoch negativ entwickelt. 1878 begann der preußische Staat mit den Verhandlungen zur Übernahme der Gesellschaft. Am 24. Dezember 1879 wurde ein entsprechender Vertrag geschlossen und durch Gesetz vom 14. Februar 1880 bestätigt. Am 1. April 1880 ging die Gesellschaft für einen Kaufpreis von 40 Millionen Mark in Staatsbesitz über. Die Strecken der Gesellschaft wurden der Eisenbahndirektion Magdeburg unterstellt.

Überlieferung
Große Teile der Überlieferung der Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburger Eisenbahngesellschaft befinden sich in der Abteilung Dessau des Landesarchivs Sachsen-Anhalt.

Weblinks
 Überlieferung der Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburger Eisenbahngesellschaft im Bestand der Reichsbahndirektion Magdeburg im Landesarchiv Sachsen-Anhalt, Abteilung Dessau

Literatur

 Statut der Potsdam-Magdeburger Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, in: Gesetz-Sammlung für die Königlichen Preussischen Staaten, 22. September 1845, nr. 28
 Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden: Die preußischen Eisenbahnen (Die Eisenbahnen Deutschlands; 2,2), Berlin 1844

 Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburger Eisenbahn, in: Victor von Röll, Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens, Band 2. Berlin, Wien 1912, S. 235–236; Digitalisat.

Einzelnachweise

Bahngesellschaft (Deutschland)
Verkehr (Preußen)
Unternehmen (Preußen)
Ehemaliges Verkehrsunternehmen (Berlin)
Ehemaliges Unternehmen (Potsdam)
Gegründet 1837
Ehemaliges Verkehrsunternehmen (Brandenburg)


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Byzantine-Era Tombstone Found in Israel
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL—According to a statement released by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a tombstone bearing a Greek inscription was discovered during trail maintenance work at Nitzana National Park, which is located in southern Israel's Negev Desert. Leah Di Segni of Hebrew University said the inscription dates to the sixth or seventh century A.D., and refers to "Blessed Maria, who lived an immaculate life." The inscription also states that Maria died on February ninth. Tali Erickson-Gini of the Israel Antiquities Authority said that the settlement at Nitzana was founded on a trade route in the third century A.D., and by the Byzantine period had a military fortress, churches, a monastery, and served as a stopping point for Christian pilgrims traveling to St. Catherine's Monastery on the Sinai Peninsula. Nitzana was eventually abandoned in the tenth century, she added. The discovery of the tombstone could help researchers define the boundaries of the ancient town. To read about another recent discovery in the Negev, go to "Alcohol Through the Ages: Desert Wine."


Not sure if Logos will let me do this but I am wanting to export one of the videos in the FSB (in this case the Ephesians walk-through).
I'm looking to play the video on another computer as part of my introduction when I am preaching through Ephesians but dont want to open Logos on my computer then click the video then maximise the screen etc etc... too many clicks. Just after a single file the IT guy done the back of the church can click and go.
I am not aware of a way to do this.
Logos any plans to include this? At the minimum, it seems like a good fit with the Proclaim software. I'm preaching in Acts 16 this week, and would love to include the video of the traditional site of the prison that Paul & Silas were kept in.
1. Close all windows. (in command box type "close all"
3. In Tool > Preferences> At startup open to "most recent local".
4. Then he can float the video tab and drag it over to the projector or display device have it ready.
Logos any plans to include this? At the minimum, it seems like a good fit with the Proclaim software.
Right click and choose "save video as"
apparently you can't do it from L5 program only on a browser.


Coffee With Games: May Brewed - Coffees Consumed, Games Played!
So, May marked a "return" of sorts to a more normal posting schedule here on CoffeeWithGames, since the beginning of the year! What games did I play, and coffees did I consume in May? Let's take a look!
May was pretty simple as for the coffees. All the blends we had were Maxwell House, which Mrs. Coffee buys quite often. First up was the Maxwell House Master Blend. It is a nice mild coffee blend, which they say is "perfect for every morning.", but I can testify it's pretty good throughout the entire day as well.
Second, we had a big container of the Maxwell House Gourmet Roast and its flavor description says it is "Deliciously Smooth". I prefer my coffee black, and RARELY (about as rare as the Bigfoot sightings, maybe more-so) put cream and/or sugar in my coffee, but I think I have reached a point now where if a coffee is "mild", I don't notice much of a flavor difference. It's definitely not a bad thing, and perhaps it's a reflection that I'm drinking coffee to help me to stay awake, more than just to enjoy...though I do both.
The last blend in the Coffee House for May was Maxwell House Dark Roast. Its description reads, "Rich & Full Bodied", and I do think this one has the "Dark Roast" part down very well. It's definitely noticeable as a dark roast coffee, but not so much that it tastes burnt. Being that I enjoy "strong" coffee flavors, I enjoy this blend a good deal, and have a cup of it right now, with another cup in the pot.
Jett Rocket - I downloaded this WiiWare demo last year, and have played through it twice now, enjoying it both times. As I was preparing the above image, our oldest Bean saw Jett Rocket and asked, "Who's that!?", which then ended up with me finding a few YouTube videos for him to watch while I was piecing it together. I haven't downloaded a WiiWare game in a long-time, but I'm hoping that Nintendo will confirm next week that all WiiWare/Virtual Console purchases already made will transfer to the Wii U, without any major issue(s). If they can finally announce that, I might just perhaps download Jett Rocket and give the full game a try. If you missed the WiiWare Wednesday post on Jett Rocket's reported game-play hours, you can read the full report HERE.
Sanctum - Sanctum is the very first demo I downloaded after I started my Steam account. I had attempted it last year I believe, and it ran pretty rough due to my GPU at the time. In January, I upgraded my PSU and GPU, and then at the beginning of May I finally gave the Sanctum demo another try, and completed the full demo. Sanctum is a "tower defense" type game with a FPS view, and it does have weapons to shoot at the enemies (not sure how this is compared to other tower defense games). It was the first tower defense game I can recall playing, and the more time I spent in the demo, it started to remind me of chess games. It really does seem to require a good strategy to setup the defenses around the level, and try to be planning ahead for the next waves of enemies that will be coming, even though you aren't sure what those may be.
Rayman Origins - I started playing Rayman Origins, again, from the beginning on May 18, and finished the campaign yesterday afternoon. According to the Nintendo Channel data, I put just over 27 hours into the game, in 2 weeks! Now, I do know some of that time was the game being left on, as I was going to check on the little Beans at night, and I also recorded some footage one night for the data report on the game, but I would suspect most people should get a good 20 hours out of it easily. Which makes me wonder how/why the reported game-play hours for it are barely over 10 Hours "Per person", as I showed in my "Platforming Awesomeness! Rayman Origins Hours Report" post.
Red Steel 2 - What happens when you reserve a game with $5 down on it about a month before the game releases, but fail to purchase the game? Then skip 2+ years into the future? Well, you can't remember if the $5 credit is still on the game, if you already used it on another game, or if the wonderful corporation that is Game Stop made it magically disappear. I reported on Red Steel 2's reported game-play hours over the last 2 years in May, and the same day I left the house and decided to stop by Game Stop to see if my $5 credit was still on the game. While the credit wasn't anywhere to be found, I did end up purchasing Red Steel 2, and so far I have played it just under 30 minutes. I'm enjoying the art style, but still getting used to the controls and I'll try to share more thoughts on the game when I either finish it, or perhaps as I progress through it more.
Rage of the Gladiator - I decided to battle the first boss in Rage of the Gladiator using the game's Wii MotionPlus control settings before I started playing Red Steel 2. While I did defeat the first boss, I failed to defeat him perfectly! One hit too many. If you haven't played Rage of the Gladiator, you can find the WiiWare demo for it on the Nintendo Shop Channel.
PAYDAY: The Heist - What happens when you go to Game Stop, and spend cash on a game? Well, you come home and find an incredible sale on a PC game, that you can't believe! Amazon.com had PAYDAY: The Heist on sale in May for only $5! I own the PS3 version, but was curious as to how/if my PC could run the game. For $5 bucks, I figured it was worth a try, and sure enough, the game runs pretty well, and I already completed the first "heist" in the game. When I was purchasing it from Amazon.com, I didn't realize the game was actually going to run through Steam, but that's what it does. Fortunately, I already had the Steam account, so that wasn't an issue for me.
What games did you play in May, and did any coffee blends help you survive the month?
Also, if you have any questions about the games I played in May, or the coffees I consumed, feel free to ask in the comments below or by contacting me directly.
"What games did you play in May..."
Hrmm... Mario Tennis Open, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Grand Theft Auto III (I dunno why but it's a favourite now) and occasionally Mario Kart 7 online.
I played Mario Tennis Open, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Tales of the Abyss, Rayman Advance, We Love Golf!, and I think that is it. Oh, I did some Sonic 4: Ep II with my brother, but I was just along for the ride.
I have had a very busy May! Mario Tennis Open and Colors 3D on the 3DS, Dragon's Dogma on PS3, and Pandora's Tower on Wii (played it through twice now).
June is going to be even busier. I just got Atelier Meruru :D I LOVE MERURU.
I had the usual Melitta classic, european and probably columbian blends. I also finally setup a subscription on amazon for Melitta which saves a little bit of money, but is mostly for convenience.
As for gaming I have been getting a good bit going in 2012. Still no Wii, but alot of things are moving along and I'm aiming for July.
Interesting. Reminds me of watching my cousin play it many years ago, like 10+.
What console are you playing it on?
As for Mario Tennis Open's online, does it lag a lot? Or, just not run well in general?
"Oh, I did some Sonic 4: Ep II with my brother, but I was just along for the ride."
Haha, I was actually wondering if you were going to review it yourself, as like a split review.
As for Mario Tennis Open's online, is it hacked?! Already? *not good to hear about poor online, from a recently released Nintendo game...GET WITH IT NINTENDO!
The game from Operation Rainfall I'm most interested in. I really hope Nintendo confirms it at E3 in some fashion, even if it's just a press release.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but is Dragon's Dogma single-player only? I was skimming a game magazine, and I thought they listed it as single-player only, which I thought was interesting.
"I had the usual Melitta classic, european and probably columbian blends. I also finally setup a subscription on amazon for Melitta which saves a little bit of money, but is mostly for convenience."
Nice! I wondered if anybody used the Amazon auto-refill services, and how well it worked. I can imagine pretty well, because Amazon seems to be a pretty well oiled corporation when dealing with orders/shipping.
Good to hear July is in the time window for the Wii being released from its captivity, but from your 3DS list, it does appear you have remained pretty busy.
I gotta say, Mutant Mudds is one of the first games I would probably buy for a 3DS if I get one. What do you think of it?
As for the Steam playing, I was just on that tonight, testing PAYDAY's online out. I may end up caving in to the Humble Bundle V I first read about on Chalgyr's site, so this new PC gaming thing may continue for a while.
Both. Lag and just... crap.
GTAIII: That's awesome, I love that game along with Vice City. I had the original CD's from the early 2000's then got them again on Steam a few years ago along with San Andreas. Should probably play (and complete) them someday!!
So far so good on the subscription service. We received the first one last week and 2x23oz cans are set to arrive monthly. Seems real flexible as it can be modified or stopped at any time. We also looked into a few brands of tea, but it didn't seem to be worth it.
We've been looking at many houses online and saw a number of them in person today. July/August should be feasible if we can find something. Many have a gameroom which would be cool to eventually use for, well, gaming with a big screen again.
Yeah the 3DS has been pretty awesome for me and I'll be glad to eat crow based on my comments last year. As for Mutant Mudds I should really do a review or at least some impressions. The quick take is that it's retro platforming perfection with some cool 3D perspective twists. Sure it could probably be a bit longer and maybe include some bosses, but overall it's great. It has some great chiptune music as well.
Man - gotta say, seeing this headline on your blog just put a huge smile on my face, bud. So good to see you in action again.
Pretty good list of games there. I concur that the controls of Red Steel 2 took a bit of getting used to, but the art style's pretty slick. I noticed in one of your other posts that Rage of the Gladiator uses the Motionplus - I recall several of your older posts on thi game, as well as videos on beating certain characters, and think it's cool that a) you are still playing it and b) gave the Motionplus a try with it.
My coffee still came in Bigby form - usually Bigby's best blend or Michigan Cherry.
"I noticed in one of your other posts that Rage of the Gladiator uses the Motionplus..."
Yea, it adds up/down swing attacks, which is a nice addition to the left/right...again, optional, not required. I thought it was great for a WiiWare developer to add the WM+ support like they did so fast, and animations for the up/down attacks on the enemies showed they put some effort into it.
"RPG Maker VX Ace (if you can call that a game)"
Well, you make games with it...that can be played. So why not?!
Kind of interesting you mentioned "NBA Jam: On Fire Edition", as I checked the Nintendo Channel for NBA Jam's game-play hours, but the game doesn't even show up. That's how TERRIBLY EA rushed the game to the Wii. If WiiWare games can get listed, but a game with NBA Jam's brand recognition isn't even available with basic info...there's not much good to say about that.
"Wii: They mostly collected dust last month"
Did you ever download the Rage of the Gladiator demo? If not, you could break out the duster and give it a try.
If I'm ever up in Michigan, I'm going to have to keep an eye out for the Bigby stations, and give their coffee a try.
I will admit - I have not yet for gladiator. I should too. I have 2,000 Wii points just sitting on that console unused at this point.
Well, the ROTG demo is free to try, and gives you a good idea of what to expect from the game-play.
"Haha, well - RPG Maker actually did get a review while you were on hiatus."


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At least seven killed, 28 injured in Mexico bus crash
Mexico City, June 17 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and another 28 injured in a bus crash in the city of Guadalajara in west Mexican state of Jalisco, the local prosecutor announced on Saturday.
The vehicle, with around 40 passengers on board, overturned and fell into a canal on Friday night when it was travelling through Tlaquepaque, a town southeast of Guadalajara, reported Xinhua news agency.
The Jalisco prosecutor-general issued a statement, saying that by Saturday, seven people had been killed in the crash, including two children of 2 and 11 years old.
Another 25 passengers were injured in the crash and are being treated at five hospitals in the area, while another three were already discharged from hospital.
It added that the state personnel were working to find out the causes of the accident and to find the driver, who is thought to have fled the scene as his name did not appear among the injured.
ALSO READ: 2 killed, 5 injured in J&K river rafting accident
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The emerging Global Food Challenge dictates a need to increase productivity with efficient usage of resources such as water, energy and fertilizers.
The world's population is projected to grow to 9.6 billion people in 2050.
To support this growth 69 percent more food calories need to be produced.
Agriculture has a huge environmental footprint, (70% of all freshwater, 37% of landmass, 24% of greenhouse gas emissions).
Farmers play a big role in feeding the world. They have the responsibility to constantly reinvent the way our food is produced in order to achieve higher yields to meet demand.
Sensoraide wants to carry a part of farmers' responsibility. We use wireless sensors on the field, analyze the data and provide farmers with the opportunity to make informed decisions for achieving optimal yields with minimum cost.
Supporting the farmers' experience with analytics can minimize the expenses, the chances of crop failure and the environmental impact. Depending on the crop, precision agriculture can help increase overall profitability by 100€ to 200€ per hectare.
We provide you with ready-to-deploy wireless sensors. The data is sent to the cloud and can be accessed from anywhere.
With our user-friendly, higly customizable platform, you can monitor the condition of your crop. Real time analysis is accessible through our web application.
A system of alerts and notifications helps you be proactive and protect your crops.
Advanced analytics help you make informed decisions to optimize yields and reduce your operational costs.


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This is what's wrong with the OPPO Find X
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Authored by: Brittany McGhee Jul 28, 2018
OPPO's latest flagship is official. Though it's an eye-catcher deserving of a certain level of hype, it's not perfect. With last week's poll, we aimed to find out what you would change about the OPPO Find X, and now we've got the results to share with you here.
With the Find X Lamborghini, OPPO shows great ambition
Hands on with the OPPO Find X: beautiful, innovative, expensive
The number one aspect of the Find X that AndroidPIT readers would change is the price. The €999 price tag converts to about $1,168 USD, which tops even the iPhone X's base price of $999. For many, that's way too steep for a flagship, no matter what the specs are. Though, this may drop depending on how well it sells initially.
Coming in second is the interface with 29% of the vote. This is no surprise, since it's far from stock, though not totally unusable. The Find X runs OPPO's Color OS over Android 8.1 Oreo, and it takes a lot of inspiration from iOS and Samsung, for better or worse. Thank goodness for Android customization, right?
The other options came in with less than 10 percent of the vote: design (9%), battery (7%) and display (5%). It's safe to say these aren't the main things that users would want to change, and that's a good sign for the Find X. The two main issues, price and interface, can be solved with time and a bit of tweaking respectively, but the design, battery and display can't be helped.
Finally, it's definitely important to note that 5% of the vote went to the catch-all "Other" category, and in the comments, several users mentioned that they're suspicious of the phone's ability to stand up to water, dust and the test of time due to the moving parts. We'll have to wait and see if the longevity of the pop-up camera mechanism can prove itself.
Do you agree with the results? What do you think of the Find X? Would you consider it if the price went down? Tell us what's on your mind in the comments!
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Samsung's 10-inch Galaxy Tab A8 drops to its lowest price at $149 today!
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Morris2010 Jul 28, 2018 Link to comment
Nice, look forward too Get IT.
David Martrano Jul 28, 2018 Link to comment
A jack in the box smartphone? A moving part on this Oppo find-x, it's not solid state? No fingerprint scanner just face ID. The technology & innovation is really cool but durability comes to mind. I think this will be a dust & dirt magnet. Plus the price is sky high. I don't see this selling very well!
Rusty H. Jul 28, 2018 Link to comment
Gimmicks...that's all most manufacturers have left. motorized pop up camera, dirt, debris and what not will mess up the camera motor, it's too thin, and easy to crack, along with it being like every other imaginary flagship...TOO EXPENSIVE.