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Particles coming out of the ground while sprinting.
Sprinting is a method of transportation that allows the player to move faster, at the expense of depleting more hunger. While sprinting, the player's field of vision expands slightly.
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To sprint, the player can press sprint while moving, or double tap forwards. The player cannot sprint if their hunger bar is at 6 ( ) or below.
Ocelots, iron golems, wither skeletons, baby zombies, baby drowned, stray cat, baby zombie pigmen, endermen, evoker, vindicator[BE only] and villagers can also sprint like the player.
Sprinting allows the player to move at around 5.612 meters/second, which is 30 percent faster than the normal walking speed of around 4.317 m/s. The player can turn while sprinting, resulting in slightly reduced speed. Sprinting also increases the speed of flying in Creative mode, and the speed of swimming. Although "sprinting" while mounted on a minecart, boat, horse, or pig increases the field of vision like actual sprinting, it does not increase the entity's speed. However, one can accelerate a pig by pressing the boost button.[Bedrock Edition only]
While sprinting, it is possible to jump across up to four blocks horizontally,[1] instead of the usual two blocks, although sprinting does not cause the player to jump higher.
Sprinting reduces the player's saturation. When saturation reaches zero, the hunger bar depletes at a rate of 1⁄2 every 40 meters, or 7 seconds.
Sprinting produces particles at the player's feet corresponding to the block type they are running on. Also, when a player attacks any mob (excluding squid and iron golems) while sprinting, the mob suffers a larger knockback than usual. Sprinting and holding down jump at the same time is usually faster, but actually becomes slower when under the effect of a high level speed potion.
Sprinting ends when the player collides with a solid block, sneaks, blocks or attacks a mob. If none of these happen, the player automatically stops sprinting after 30 seconds.[note 1] Sprinting also ends if the hunger bar reduces to 6 ( ) or less.
Note: Sprint keys were added in 1.7.2. Also, the video does not mention that sprinting automatically stops after 30 seconds.
Java Edition Beta
Sprinting was first mentioned during PAX 2011. The sprinting mechanic would expand the combat system and increase player mobility.
Jeb uploaded a video featuring the difference between sprinting and regular walking.
Added sprinting.
Stairs no longer prevent sprinting.
Added "Sprint" button, defaulting to Left Ctrl.
Added the ability to "sprint" in minecarts, boats and horses. This changes only FOV and does not increase speed.
Sprinting now speeds up flying.
The player can now sprint while swimming. Doing so causes the player to dive down to the lowest point of the water pool and also make their hitbox smaller, allowing to fit into 1 block gaps. It also greatly increases the player's swimming speed.
beta 1.2.13.8
The player can now sprint while swimming. Doing so causes the player to dive down to the lowest point of the water pool. It also greatly increases the player's swimming speed.
The player can now fit into 1 block gaps when sprint-swimming.
Issues relating to "Sprinting" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Sprinting and jumping while under a 2 block high ceiling causes a player to move at a speed almost twice as fast as regular sprinting speed, but it consumes a hunger point every second.
This can be sped up even more by decreasing the ceiling height using trapdoors or by sprinting on ice.
A similar effect occurs if the player sprints and rapidly hits jump at the same time on a set of stairs.
There is a glitch when upon entering a portal with the Speed effect, the effect works only when the player is sprinting.
↑ If sprint is held, sprinting lasts longer than 30 seconds.
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPWyGGA0mLk
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DOMO Studio, Xuan Yuan Sword 7 - April 12, 2022
Xuan Sword 7 Review (PS4)
From DOMO Studio comes Xuan Sword 7, the first Western release of any title in the series! This game would've been amazing, 8/10 if it came out on the PS3, not saying it's bad in any way, it's just a bit dated in a more than one way. It's actually amazing when you look at the 8-bit turnbased game it used to be. This game got the FF7 treatment. Even the "Hack N Slash, with no jump mechanic" feature. That being said, I enjoyed it for the most part. The combat was addicting as well as repetitive. That's what you'd expect from a hack n slash, button masher. The story was okay. At times I felt like it dragged on, because the character moves kinda slow, and at times the characters literally repeated what they had said a moment ago. The premise was really cool but it was a bit rushed and left a lot of plot holes, had a lot of potential but just a bunch of missed opportunities. And honestly, I'm not sure if the dull-factor came from bad translation as many non-english games suffer from. The game itself wasn't too difficult, honestly I only really died on the final boss and even that was only 2 or 3 times. Overall I had fun, and for the $20 I got it for, it was worth it.
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Doctor Strange es un superhéroe de Marvel Cómics.

Doctor Strange, Dr. Strange, Doctor Extraño o Dr. Extraño también puede referir a:

Películas y televisión

 Dr. Strange, una película de 1978 hecho-para-televisión, basado en el personaje de Marvel.
 Doctor Strange (película de 2016), una 2016 película de Marvel Studios, basado en el mismo carácter.
 Doctor Strange en el multiverso de la locura (película de 2022) película de Marvel Studios basado en el personaje hononimo y sirve de secuela de la película del 2016 y se sitúa meses después de Spider-man: No Way Home

Cómics

 Doctor Strange (cómic), los varios cómics que presentan el Dr. Strange.
 Doctor Hugo Strange, un personaje de DC Cómics y un villano de Batman.

Música

 Doctor Strange (banda sonora), la música para la 2016 película.

Véase también

 Dr. Strangelove, una película de 1964 dirigida por Stanley Kubrick.

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We are proud of our partnership. We share the same values and work together to achieve a better way of living for everyone.
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The role of genes and environment on brain alterations in Major Depressive Disorder: A review of twin studies: Special Section on "Translational and Neuroscience Studies in Affective Disorders". Section Editor, Maria Nobile MD, PhD. This Section of JAD focuses on the relevance of translational and neuroscience studies in providing a better understanding of the neural basis of affective disorders. The main aim is to briefly summaries relevant research findings in clinical neuroscience with particular regards to specific innovative topics in mood and anxiety disorders
A Pigoni, G Delvecchio, A C Altamura, J C Soares, C Fagnani, P Brambilla
Istituto "Eugenio Medea" - Associazione La Nostra Famiglia
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Istituto Superiore di Sanita'
IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo
BACKGROUND: Although it has been consistently reported the important role of genetic and environmental risk factors on structural and functional alterations in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), the mechanism and the magnitude of the interactions between specific genetic and/or environmental risk factors on brain structures in this disabling disorder are still elusive. Therefore, in the last two decades an increased interest has been devoted to neuroimaging investigations on monozygotic and dizygotic twin samples mainly because their intrinsic characteristics may help to separate the effects of genetic and environmental risk factors on clinical phenotypes, including MDD.
METHODS: In this context, the present review summarizes results from structural and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging studies that investigated twin samples in correlation with MDD.
RESULTS: Overall the results confirmed that a) MDD is characterized by significant alterations in selective brain areas presiding over emotion recognition and evaluation, including amygdala, insula and prefrontal cortices, and b) both genetic and environmental risk factors play a key role in the pathophysiology of this disorder.
LIMITATIONS: Few MRI studies exploring MDD in twin samples.
CONCLUSIONS: The specific contribution of both aspects is still not fully elucidated especially because genes and environment have an impact on the same brain areas, which are particularly vulnerable in MDD. Expansion of the current twin sample sizes would help to clearly establish the potential relationship between risk factors and the development of MDD.
Journal of Affective Disorders
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.10.036
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Pigoni, A., Delvecchio, G., Altamura, A. C., Soares, J. C., Fagnani, C., & Brambilla, P. (2017). The role of genes and environment on brain alterations in Major Depressive Disorder: A review of twin studies: Special Section on "Translational and Neuroscience Studies in Affective Disorders". Section Editor, Maria Nobile MD, PhD. This Section of JAD focuses on the relevance of translational and neuroscience studies in providing a better understanding of the neural basis of affective disorders. The main aim is to briefly summaries relevant research findings in clinical neuroscience with particular regards to specific innovative topics in mood and anxiety disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.10.036
The role of genes and environment on brain alterations in Major Depressive Disorder : A review of twin studies: Special Section on "Translational and Neuroscience Studies in Affective Disorders". Section Editor, Maria Nobile MD, PhD. This Section of JAD focuses on the relevance of translational and neuroscience studies in providing a better understanding of the neural basis of affective disorders. The main aim is to briefly summaries relevant research findings in clinical neuroscience with particular regards to specific innovative topics in mood and anxiety disorders. / Pigoni, A; Delvecchio, G; Altamura, A C; Soares, J C; Fagnani, C; Brambilla, P.
In: Journal of Affective Disorders, 24.10.2017.
Pigoni, A, Delvecchio, G, Altamura, AC, Soares, JC, Fagnani, C & Brambilla, P 2017, 'The role of genes and environment on brain alterations in Major Depressive Disorder: A review of twin studies: Special Section on "Translational and Neuroscience Studies in Affective Disorders". Section Editor, Maria Nobile MD, PhD. This Section of JAD focuses on the relevance of translational and neuroscience studies in providing a better understanding of the neural basis of affective disorders. The main aim is to briefly summaries relevant research findings in clinical neuroscience with particular regards to specific innovative topics in mood and anxiety disorders', Journal of Affective Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.10.036
Pigoni A, Delvecchio G, Altamura AC, Soares JC, Fagnani C, Brambilla P. The role of genes and environment on brain alterations in Major Depressive Disorder: A review of twin studies: Special Section on "Translational and Neuroscience Studies in Affective Disorders". Section Editor, Maria Nobile MD, PhD. This Section of JAD focuses on the relevance of translational and neuroscience studies in providing a better understanding of the neural basis of affective disorders. The main aim is to briefly summaries relevant research findings in clinical neuroscience with particular regards to specific innovative topics in mood and anxiety disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2017 Oct 24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.10.036
Pigoni, A ; Delvecchio, G ; Altamura, A C ; Soares, J C ; Fagnani, C ; Brambilla, P. / The role of genes and environment on brain alterations in Major Depressive Disorder : A review of twin studies: Special Section on "Translational and Neuroscience Studies in Affective Disorders". Section Editor, Maria Nobile MD, PhD. This Section of JAD focuses on the relevance of translational and neuroscience studies in providing a better understanding of the neural basis of affective disorders. The main aim is to briefly summaries relevant research findings in clinical neuroscience with particular regards to specific innovative topics in mood and anxiety disorders. In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 2017.
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Ep. 303 A Clinical Psychologist Becomes a Biblical Counselor
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Shows Main Idea – Rick Thomas talks to Dr. Jenn Chen about her experience as a secular psychologist, why she became a certified biblical counselor, and the superiority of biblical counseling. Jenn's journey is a beautiful encouragement for anyone who struggles with the sufficiency of Scripture. She has been on both sides of the soul-care fence and is a strong advocate for the Bible's sufficiency.
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Jenn earned her M.A.B.C. at The Master's University (T.M.U.) and is also A.C.B.C. certified. She currently serves as a biblical counselor at Lighthouse Community Church in Torrance, CA. She has taught as an adjunct professor for the online Bachelor's degree in Biblical Counseling at T.M.U. Jenn was licensed as a clinical psychologist in 2002, after obtaining her Psy.D in Clinical Psychology and an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy. Jenn is deeply grateful for how biblical counseling has transformed her faith, life, and counsel. She has been married to her husband Peter since 1996, and they cherish their son Garret.
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Dinosaurs taller thanks to thick cartilage
Friday, 1 October 2010 Jennifer Viegas
Discovery News
Museum curators may have to remount their dinosaur skeletons (Source: Wishbone/Flickr)
T-rex protected in name only, Science Online, 06 Jul 2010
Sauropod dinos kept a level head: expert, Science Online, 01 Apr 2009
Fast running dino had bird-like chest, Science Online, 21 Aug 2008
Dinosaurs were much taller than previously thought, according to a new study that found cartilage extended the limbs of these animals by up to a third of a metre in length.
The discovery has implications for the posture, flexibility, total body length, speed and feeding habits of dinosaurs, some of which are now believed to have grown to about the same height as a three-story building.
It could also mean museum curators may have to remount their dinosaur skeletons.
"Most estimates of dinosaur height simply stack the limb elements on top of one another without accounting for the soft tissues that were once present in the living animal," says lead author Dr Casey Holliday.
Holliday, an anatomy professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia , and colleagues Ryan Ridgely, Jayc Sedlmayr and Lawrence Witmer made the determination after analysing the cartilage present in ostriches and alligators, close modern-day relatives of dinosaurs. They also analysed the fossilized limbs of different dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus rex, Allosaurus, Brachiosaurus and Triceratops.
The scientists discovered that cartilage accounted for about 10% of the lengths of ostrich and alligator limbs. Using a "cartilage correction factor," they now believe carnivorous dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus were only modestly taller when fleshed out. Herbivorous giants, such as Triceratops and Brachiosaurus, were likely a full foot more in height.
The findings are published in the latest issue of the journal PLoS ONE .
"We only see cartilages this big (today) maybe in some whale flippers, maybe some sea turtles," says Holliday said. "So regardless of Brachiosaurus being a foot taller overall, this animal had really, really thick cartilage caps - thicker than 3 to 4 inches (7 to 10 centimetres)."
Standing or crouching
He and other palaeontologists still theorise that sauropods stood upright with column-like legs. Meat-eating predators like T. rex, however, ran on two legs and had a crouched stance, which could explain why this species had less cartilage in its limbs than the plant-eaters.
"It take huge muscles to maintain that crouched posture, but even bigger muscles to move the animal at significant speeds," says Holliday. "So in a crouched animal, the longer the limbs, the bigger the muscles. Muscles are expensive tissues - heavy, high physiology, vascular - and they may result in having a slower animal."
Even without a sauropod level of cartilage, T. rex grew to at least 4 metres tall. Scientists aren't entirely sure why many dinosaurs were taller than today's animals, but more plants, different atmospheric concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide, and lighter body structures have all been proposed as possible explanations, according to Holliday.
Back to drawing board
Thomas Holtz, Jr, a senior lecturer on vertebrate palaeontology at the University of Maryland believes the conclusions in the new paper "are sound."
"The major important points are that, just like you see when carving a turkey or chicken leg, the bones themselves are not in direct contact, but there is sometimes a fair amount of cartilage between them," says Holtz. "So in order to correctly figure out the lengths and shapes of the different limbs of dinosaurs, we need to estimate the amount of cartilage."
John Hutchinson, a reader in evolutionary biomechanics at the University of London's Royal Veterinary College agrees cartilage needs to be accounted for.
"Some researchers tend to focus just on the skeletal remains of fossils and forget that dinosaurs had soft tissues that influenced almost every aspect of their biology," says Hutchinson.
Witmer adds, "We now have to go back to the drawing board and re-evaluate what we thought we knew about how dinosaurs worked, from walking and running to reaching and grasping. We need to start looking for new and different evidence."
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So many people, so many views, I simply enjoyed browsing through them. There were lots more but my guests were arriving like in 3 minutes so I reluctantly closed the window but not before saving the links. U know me, always considerate;-D. So if you are interested, you can check them out here, here and here.
Now you tell me, what does Blogging mean to You???????????
First ?????? WOW !!!! Yippeee !!!!
My blog is me - what I want to share and express, is there in my blog. And I absolutely agree that its a great conversation with the many readers. Actually, thats the best part.
My Blog is a reflection of the state of affairs going on in the continent I call my mind, where the charter is rooted on freedom and based on self love and issues/people I hold close to my heart!
UmaS: Hehe Kevin Anderson's quote is pataka stuff eh. But yeah I totally get what u mean;-D.
But u r absolutely right about 1 thing...I am a dedicated blogger;-D!!!
Nu: Ok, ok this time I'll let u off;-D.
Glad u like the quotes!!!
"....wherein I can write what I want to and the way I want to"
Sagarika: Goodness I think I have to start Maths classes on my blog now. Dear girl count once again....u r 8th, not 3rd;-D.
I read very interestedly what u had to say...u knw I myself often thought how wonderful this medium is for people who dont talk too much in person. The mind churns out so much of complex thoughts that letting them out is a relief. Previously we wrote in a diary but that was only a 1 sided affair but with blogging & reaching without fear of pre-conceived notions there is a lot of possibilities:-).
You actually did the google search ? ROFL. and closed browsing window 3 mins before the guests are arriving ? Gulp. You are an inspiration. and tell more about the party pliss.
As I am pathetic in everything that deals with numbers...I can proudly say I am FIRST!!
Am I glad for the existence of people like Brian Clark who said "Don't focus on having a great blog....." now you know why I concentrate on comments rather than nurturing my blog with nonsensical posts?
Me likes Cameron Diaz's sister Alister Cameron's quote. It's all about making friends and holding out wireless hands in joy and sadness.
You google even for How to clean house that too in 15 minutes? The 3 Google boys might hunt you down to kiss your hands for making them so phamous!!!
Kevin Anderson! He got it right!
NU has said what I wanted to say:)..to me blogging means writing what I feel..if I get some people to read it it is a bonus.
hmmmm...for me it is a means of expression :) plain n simple!!!
Totally disagree with Xiao Qiang.
To me, blogging is what I do to consume my daily required dose of networking. Just to meet up with fellow bloggers (who are more like friends now), pull each others legs, have a crack on something, sympathize (if need be), and/or in some cases, just mark my presence!
And ofcourse to keep a record of my life. And what's happening in it. Mostly good. I normally don't blog about negatives in my life. Not one to crib. I'll try and deal with it. But if something good happens, I just have to put it up.
Your guests? Are you talking about those five ladies?
I loved "The more popular a person thinks he is in the blogosphere, the thinner his skin and the thicker his hypocrisy. This should be exactly the opposite: the higher you go the thicker the skin and thinner the hypocrisy." the best ..
great group of quotes! I'm still trying to figure out what blogging means to me :)...however, one thing I do know...I love blogs and blogging because it has opened doors to meet wonderful people like YOU!!!!
Wow... So many different views... And that is exactly what blogging is abt. So many different perspectives. It is just as much about online relationships, as it is about writing. Bloggers are people first and writers second, for the most part.
Your blog is your unedited version of yourself <<< This one is SO true!
My favorite quote is from one of your commenters who thinks I am female, and Cameron Diaz's sister!!
Thanks for including me in such an auspicious list, and putting me in the title too!!
I loved the Kevin Anderson quote the best. He is absolutely right, you just can't fake it!
Wow., Love ur space and the way you write..Interesting views about blogging..and they are all so true..Did try to read a few of ur posts and they were so much fun..specially ur Easter vacation one and the previous one abt ur phooti kismet..lol.Will be back as I can see I'm getting hooked already.. For me - Blogging is very therapeutic and I can speak my mind out !!!
Nancyyyyyyyyyyyyy good lord where are you when I need ya? Should I use google to search you?
I hope you will be my witness and make sure that Mr. Allister gets to know about my Mental state :(. Please tell him not to take my comments seriously just the way you all do.
Goodness the cheek of WP...posted my comment twice haan? Off to Mr. Allister's place to plead Guilty.
What is blogging for me???
Well I have been blogging for more than 5yrs now...blogging to me started off more like communicating with my distant cousins/friends (who are my main readers) sharing my life, my thoughts, my views and few laughs.
Although I started off in 2005 intending to vent my spleens through it...now it has become one of the few things I am passionate about.
I guess for me its a means of expression without getting to personal. Btw, I think Lorelle Van Fosen's quote best describes your blog!!:-)How would you ..erm..describe mine? (just out of curiosity)!!
Blogging is also about finding sweet and witty souls like you.
"...bloggers are boring, self obsessed narcissists who use their website mainly as a means to discuss the inconsequential minutiae of their day to day lives."
Smitha: U cdn't have worded it better....u r sooo right, its totally amazing:-)!!!!
Renu: Even without u saying it I'd know:-). Good to see u back!!!!
Jira: "I blog because I can :)"
Alister Cameron: LOL Crackedchronicles always had a vivid imagination;-D.
Glad u liked my posts & feel free to visit me whenever u like;-D!!!!!
Crackedchronicles: LOL dont worry I explained in detail to Mr. Cameron ur 'strange' ways. He'll surely understand;-D!!!!
Sadiya: Wow 5 yrs is long time; I have been blogging just 2+yrs and feel I've been at it for ever;-P. As years pass I all the more admire & appreciate people who have been constant coz its easy to lose interest after sometime:-).
Lostworld: Awww....!!!! Really!!!! I loved the comparision;-D!!!!
Soli: Thanks....for both the wishes and the compliment;-D!!!!
Blogging for me is an online social interaction...a party that never ends!! I keep meeting new people, I make new friends, I jest, I listen to others' viewpoints, I debate, I grow!
What an interesting post!!I love reading posts, quotes and opinions related to blogging!!
"I read blogs every day, for all sorts of reasons, but I turn to blogs especially when I want to hear alternative viewpoints ..." ~ Jim Buckmaster.
Nancy, you need to move to Wordpress!!!!
I was on blogspot for almost a year n a half but when the number of comments on your blog increases, its time to move on.
Replying to comments is a blessing there. Comon, lets have it. And your entire blog will get migrated there. You'll not need to do a thing.
Blogging is therapeutic in so many ways ...makes one heave a sigh of relief to be able to jot all the thoughts in one place.
Makes one 'meet' such amazing people. From such diverse backgrounds.
That is the joy of blogging!
Now off to read those quotes!
Blogging is about jotting my feelings down straight from the heart and getting immense satisfaction in the process when I come across people who can relate with me. Its also about 'meeting' like-minded people, making new friends.
Yes, like Indy said, its therapeutic in many ways.
I liked Alister Cameron's quote.
Blogging is fun and a passion to me.
Blogging is 'reflection' of your personality. Is it?
Mine is:- Blogging is simply speak what I think..check out my blog.
Piper: Thank U sooo much for the lovely words:-))!!!!
And thank U, will convey the hugs;-D!!!!
Will check out ur blog, thank u:-)!!!
"The heart of blogging is linking...linking and commenting. Connecting and communicating"
...so, i comment; u r one heck of a blogger, simply loved ur posts.
Thank U Shalini, I never tire of hearing that:-D!!!!


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Gulfiya Raifovna Khanafeyeva (, , born on 12 June 1982) is a Russian hammer thrower of Tatar ethnicity.

Her international breakthrough came following her world record breaking throw of 77.26 metres from 12 June 2006 in Tula. She beat fellow Russian Tatyana Lysenko, however Lysenko threw 77.41 metres on 24 June in Zhukovsky to regain the world record. Later in 2006 Khanafeyeva won a silver medal with 74.50 metres at the 2006 European Championships, her first international medal.

In 2007 Khanafeyeva improved to 77.36 m.

She participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London but did not qualify for the finals.

Doping
In 2002 IAAF announced that Khanafeyeva had tested positive at the Russian Championships and that she had received a 3-month doping ban.

On 31 July 2008, Khanafeyeva was one of seven female Russian athletes suspended by the IAAF, due to doping test irregularities.

On 20 October 2008, it was announced that Khanafeyeva, along with 6 other Russian athletes would receive two-year doping bans for manipulating drug samples.

On 30 March 2017, she was disqualified, and her 2012 Olympics results were annulled, after her second probe came positive for banned substances. In February 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed her an eight-year ban for doping, starting from 6 January 2017.

International competitions

See also
List of doping cases in athletics
Doping at the Olympic Games
List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)
Russia at the World Athletics Championships
Doping at the World Athletics Championships

References

External links

1982 births
Living people
Russian female hammer throwers
Olympic female hammer throwers
Olympic athletes of Russia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade silver medalists for Russia
Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
European Athletics Championships medalists
Russian Athletics Championships winners
World record setters in athletics (track and field)
Russian sportspeople in doping cases
Doping cases in athletics
Tatar people of Russia


This is the second game in Valve's trilogy of new releases in the Half-Life adventure. As Dr. Gordon Freeman, you were last seen exiting City 17 with Alyx Vance as the Citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions. In Episode Two, you must battle and race against Combine forces as you traverse the White Forest to deliver a crucial information packet stolen from the Citadel to an enclave of fellow resistance scientists.


text:
(function () {
    'use strict';
    angular.module('mwApp', [
        /*shared widgets*/
        'mwApp.core',

        /*features*/
        'mwApp.memoryWall'
    ]);
})();
(function () {
    'use strict';
    angular.module('mwApp.core', [
        'ngRoute',
        'ngResource',
        'ngSanitize'
    ]);
})();
(function () {
    'use strict';

//https://github.com/johnpapa/angularjs-styleguide#style-y038
    angular
        .module('mwApp')
        //.constant('VIEWBASE', '../bundles/Sk/public/app/')
        .config(config);

    config.$inject = ['$routeProvider', '$sceDelegateProvider'];

    function config($routeProvider, $sceDelegateProvider) {
        var VIEW_BASE = '/web/bundles/Sk/app/';
        $routeProvider
                .when('/index', {
                    templateUrl: VIEW_BASE + 'memoryWall/main.html',
                    controller: 'MemoryWall',
                    controllerAs: 'vm',
                    resolve: {
                        memoryWallPrepService: memoryWallPrepService
                    }
                }).
                otherwise({
                    redirectTo: '/index'
                });

        $sceDelegateProvider.resourceUrlWhitelist([
           'self',
           'http://upload.wikimedia.org/**',
           'https://www.youtube.com/**',
           'https://i.ytimg.com/**',
           'http://previews.7digital.com/**'
        ]);
    }

    memoryWallPrepService.$inject = ['memoryWallService', 'youTubeService'];
    function memoryWallPrepService(memoryWallService, youTubeService) {
        return {
            memoryWall: memoryWallService.memoryWall(),
            getYouTubePlayer: youTubeService.getPlayer
        };
    }

})();

(function () {
    'use strict';
    angular.module('mwApp.memoryWall',[])
        .controller('MemoryWall', MemoryWall);

    MemoryWall.$inject = ['$scope', 'memoryWallPrepService', '$sce'];

    function MemoryWall($scope, memoryWallPrepService, $sce) {
      //from here https://github.com/johnpapa/angularjs-styleguide#style-y034
      var vm = this;
      vm.wallData = {};
      vm.decades = getDecades();
      vm.selectedDecade = 'any';
      vm.getWallData = getWallData;
      vm.getYouTubePlayer = getYouTubePlayer;

      getWallData();
      getYouTubePlayer();

      function getDecades(){
        var decades = [],
          year = new Date().getFullYear(),
          endDecade = year - (year % 10);
        for (var i = 1930; i <= endDecade; i+=10) {
          decades.push('THE ' + i + "'S");
        }
        return decades;
      }

      function getWallData() {
        var decade = vm.selectedDecade || 'any';
        return memoryWallPrepService.memoryWall.get(
          {
            decade: decade
          },
          function (data) {
            vm.wallData = data.wallData;
            return vm.wallData;
          }
        );
      }

      function getYouTubePlayer() {
        return memoryWallPrepService.getYouTubePlayer();
      }
    }
})();

(function () {
    'use strict';
    angular.module('mwApp.memoryWall')
        .factory('memoryWallService', memoryWallService);

    memoryWallService.$inject = ['$resource'];

    function memoryWallService($resource) {
        var service = {
            memoryWall: memoryWall,
            mediaTypes: mediaTypes
        };
        return service;

        function memoryWall(decade) {

          return $resource('/web/app_dev.php/api/memorywalls/:decade',
          { decade: decade },
          {
            query: {
              method: 'GET',
              isArray: true
            }
          });
        }

        function mediaTypes() {
            return $resource('/web/app_dev.php/api/mediatypes', {
                query: {
                    method: 'GET',
                    isArray: true
                }
            });
        }

    }
})();

(function () {
    'use strict';
    angular
    .module('mwApp.memoryWall')
    .directive('mwDecadeSelect', mwDecadeSelect);

    function mwDecadeSelect() {
        var select,
            slider,
            link = {
                post: post
            },
            sliderHtml = '

',
            slide = function ( event, ui ) {
                select[ 0 ].selectedIndex = ui.value - 1;
            },
            change = function(){
                slider.slider('value', this.selectedIndex + 1 );
            },
            directive = {
                restrict: 'E',
                scope: false,
                // scope: {
                //     decades: '=',
                //     selectedDecade: '=',
                //     getWallData: '='
                // },
                replace: true,
                templateUrl: '/web/bundles/Sk/app/memoryWall/mwDecadeSelect.html',
                link: link

            };
        return directive;

        function post (scope, element, attrs) {
            select = $('select[name="selectedDecade"]', element).change(change);
            slider = $(sliderHtml).insertAfter(element).slider({
               min: 1,
               max: scope.vm.decades.length + 1,
               range: "min",
               value: select[ 0 ].selectedIndex + 1,
               slide: slide
            });
        }

    }

})();

(function () {
    'use strict';
    angular
        .module('mwApp.memoryWall')
        .directive('mwItemAmazon', mwItemAmazon);

    function mwItemAmazon() {
        var directive = {
            restrict: 'E',
            scope: {
                item: '='
            },
            replace: true,
            link: link,
            templateUrl: '/web/bundles/Sk/app/memoryWall/amazon.html'
        };
        return directive;

        function link(scope, element, attrs) {
//            scope.template = '/web/bundles/Sk/app/memoryWall/' + scope.item.provider + '.html';

        }
    }

})();

/**
 *
 * @description 7digital directive gets release info by tag
 * then allows previews of each track to be played
 */
(function () {
    'use strict';
    angular
        .module('mwApp.memoryWall')
        .directive('mwItemSevendigital', mwItemSevendigital);

    function mwItemSevendigital() {
        var directive = {
                restrict: 'E',
                scope: {
                    item: '='
                },
                replace: true,
                templateUrl: '/web/bundles/Sk/app/memoryWall/sevendigital.html',
                link: link

            };
        return directive;

        function link(scope, element, attrs) {
            scope.isOpen = false;
        }
    }

})();

(function () {
    'use strict';
    angular
        .module('mwApp.memoryWall')
        .directive('mwItemWikimedia', mwItemWikimedia);

    function mwItemWikimedia() {
        var directive = {
            restrict: 'E',
            scope: {
                item: '='
            },
            replace: true,
            link: link,
            templateUrl: '/web/bundles/Sk/app/memoryWall/wikimedia.html'
        };
        return directive;

        function link(scope, element, attrs) {
            scope.isOpen = false;
        }
    }

})();

/**
 *
 * @description thanks to brandly https://github.com/brandly/angular-youtube-embed
 * for the youtube embed directive, which this is a modified version of.
 */
(function () {
    'use strict';
    angular
        .module('mwApp.memoryWall')
        .directive('mwItemYoutube', mwItemYoutube);

    mwItemYoutube.$inject = ['youTubeService'];

    function mwItemYoutube(youTubeService) {
        var stateNames = {
                '-1': 'unstarted',
                0: 'ended',
                1: 'playing',
                2: 'paused',
                3: 'buffering',
                5: 'queued'
            },
            uniqueId = 1,
            eventPrefix = 'youtube.player.',
            directive = {
                restrict: 'E',
                scope: {
                    item:           '=',
                    videoId:        '=?',
                    player:         '=?',
                    playerHeight:   '=?',
                    playerWidth:    '=?'
                },
                replace: true,
                templateUrl: '/web/bundles/Sk/app/memoryWall/youtube.html',
                link: link

            };
        return directive;

        function link(scope, element, attrs) {
            scope.playerId = attrs.playerId || 'you-tube-player-' + uniqueId++;
            element.children('.youtube-player').attr('id', scope.playerId);
            scope.videoId = scope.videoId || scope.item.id;
            scope.playerHeight = scope.playerHeight || 390;
            scope.playerWidth = scope.playerWidth || 640;

            //scope.playerVars = scope.playerVars || {};

            function applyBroadcast() {
                var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
                scope.$apply(function(){
                    scope.$emit.apply(scope, args);
                });
            }

            function onPlayerStateChange (event) {
                var state = stateNames[event.data];
                if (typeof state !== 'undefined') {
                    applyBroadcast(eventPrefix + state, scope.player, event);
                }
                scope.$apply(function () {
                    scope.player.currentState = state;
                });
            }

            function onPlayerReady (event) {
                applyBroadcast(eventPrefix + 'ready', scope.player, event);
            }

            function createPlayer() {
                //var playerVars = angular.copy(scope.playerVars);
                //playerVars.start = playerVars.start || null;
                var events = {
                        onReady: onPlayerReady,
                        onStateChange: onPlayerStateChange
                    },
                    player = youTubeService.createPlayer(scope, events);

                return player;
            }

            function loadPlayer() {
                if(scope.videoId) {
                    if(scope.player && scope.player.d && typeof scope.player.destroy === 'function') {
                        scope.player.destroy();
                    }

                    scope.player = createPlayer();
                }
            }

            function preparePlayer() {
                var stopWatchingReady = scope.$watch(
                    //watchExpression
                    function() {
                        return youTubeService.isReady && typeof scope.videoId !== 'undefined';
                    },
                    //listener
                    function (ready) {
                        if (ready) {
                            stopWatchingReady();
                            scope.$watch('videoId', function () {
                               loadPlayer();
                            });
                        }
                    }
                );
            }

            scope.playYouTubeVideo = function() {
                if(typeof scope.player !== 'object') {
                    preparePlayer();
                }
            };

            scope.$on('$destroy', function () {
                scope.player && scope.player.destroy();
            });

        }
    }

})();

(function () {
    'use strict';
    angular.module('mwApp.memoryWall')
            .factory('youTubeService', youTubeService);

    youTubeService.$inject = ['$window', '$rootScope'];

    function youTubeService($window, $rootScope) {
        var service = {
            getPlayer: getPlayer,
            createPlayer: createPlayer,
            isReady: false
        };
        onReady();

        return service;

        //resolve this in the memory wall again
        function getPlayer() {
            var tag = document.createElement('script');
            tag.src = 'https://www.youtube.com/iframe_api';
            var firstScriptTag = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
            firstScriptTag.parentNode.insertBefore(tag, firstScriptTag);
        }

        function onReady() {
            $window.onYouTubeIframeAPIReady = function () {
                $rootScope.$apply(function () {
                    service.isReady = true;

                });
            };
        }

        function createPlayer(scope, events) {
            var player = new YT.Player(scope.playerId, {
                height: scope.playerHeight,
                width: scope.playerWidth,
                videoId: scope.videoId,
                //playerVars: scope.playerVars,
                events: events
            });
            player.id = scope.playerId;
            return player;
        }

    }
})();

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The Hungarian Patent Office and the participants of the SLING project co-organise an international seminar on "Serving Life-science Information for the Next Generation" in the Hungarian Patent Office, Budapest, on 12 November 2010.
The aim of the SLING project is to improve the access of the European biotechnological industry to sequence information. The project makes available the databases and sequence analysis services of its partners to the interested circles.
During the seminar a new sequence tool developed by the European Patent Office and the European Bioinformatics Institute will be presented, as well as the use of databases containing biological sequences published in patents.
The programme of the seminar can be downloaded here.
If you wish to participate in the seminar, please send your registration to Ms Ágnes Kincses at agnes  kincses  hpo  hu until 3 November 2010.


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AUSTIN, Texas – April 23, 2014 – SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced that NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, has selected the suite of SolarWinds solutions as its holistic IT infrastructure management solution for their global IT operations, which serve more than 2,400 employees and support 25 locations worldwide. Read the full case study.
NetSuite provides cloud business software solutions including enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), ecommerce, inventory to more than 20,000 companies and subsidiaries worldwide. Upon joining NetSuite, Erik Cummings, NetSuite's Director of Global Information Technology, was challenged with centralizing its globally diversified corporate IT department, which was taxing NetSuite's resources and threatening to impede the efficiency of the growing company.
Cummings built a unified global IT team and asked them to research and suggest a holistic IT infrastructure management solution that would be cost effective, require minimal training, and would provide global visibility, notification management, capacity management, service availability and metrics beyond "just uptime" that could scale with NetSuite's growth.
Cummings' team recommended SolarWinds' suite of cohesive and integrated software solutions. The NetSuite global IT infrastructure team was able to deploy the spectrum of SolarWinds' offering to cover their end-to-end IT infrastructure management needs, including applications, servers, virtual environments, networks, storage, security and log data, and desktops.
"SolarWinds is a match for my holistic infrastructure management vision and more," Cummings said.
The NetSuite IT team's goal was to achieve operational efficiency by having access to the data they needed for more complete understanding, visibility, stability and capacity across their global corporate IT infrastructure. With SolarWinds' integrated and easy-to-use solutions including SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor and SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor, NetSuite achieved that goal and saw immediate operational improvement and value for their investment.
"With practically the click of a button, we were able to add a new Exchange server monitoring package and start defining and adding more services to it with ease," said Cummings.
In the coming months, NetSuite expects to see continued progress and success using SolarWinds.


Highpoint Editions Artist Julie Mehretu will be one of the 6 artists to curate the Guggenheim's upcoming show, Artistic License: Six Takes on the Guggenheim Collection, which marks the 60th anniversary of the Guggenheim's iconic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home. This is the first time the Guggenheim has commissioned six artists to curate a show from the museum's vast collection of fine art.
On view May 24, 2019, to January 12, 2020.
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The making of a miracle: a Christmas video from Müpa Budapest
On the video set
© János Posztós | Müpa
Director Attila Szász and his crew on set
Por Laurence Vittes, 23 diciembre 2020
Unable to provide its usual concerts this season, Müpa Budapest has created a video of hope disguised as a public service announcement. Directed by Attila Szász, it tells about the relationship that develops between a young girl and a grand piano who meet underneath the main stage, where all the pianos had to be stored when the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall had to be closed. The film, which follows the magical transformation of a beginner picking out a tune with one finger into an accomplished pianist, ends as the girl at the piano rises onto the main stage where the workers are preparing for a live Christmas concert.
"We wanted to capture the idea that music will always be there," Szász told me the week before Christmas. "We wanted to say that when we get through the nightmare, music will be there, kept alive by the spirit of music lovers, and ready to be played again." In the meantime, Müpa is keeping music alive with free nightly online concerts because, Szász said, "we cannot leave anyone without art or without music."
Müpa Budapest comprises the Festival Theatre, the Ludwig Museum of contemporary art and the Bartók National Concert Hall where, among others, the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Iván Fischer play and record. Once the venue reopens, there is a bistro, a café and one of the world's great performing arts bookstores. Outside, along the Danube, stretches one of the world's great promenades for families, lovers and even solitary journalists. At night everything glitters, the bridges and the trolley cars are strung with lights, rekindling the city's romantic dreams.
Film director Attila Szász
© Vilmos Skuta
When Szász sent the producers what he called a "love letter" detailing his ideas for the script, "they liked my ideas and thought they would contribute to what they already had in mind." Although he worried that his treatment of what was originally intended to be a two-minute message was too long, when the answer came back, it was: "We don't care how long it is – as long as it works." The result is a feature film about a little girl and a piano only four and a half minutes long. And it works.
As told by Szász, it's a simple boy meets girl, or rather girl meets piano, story. "We have an instrument who wants to be played and is eager for an audience. The piano misses the audience, not just the other way around. When someone comes who's never played the piano, the piano's thing is to teach. As the little girl learns to play, they become friends." And in fact, the film captures unforgettable suggestions of how they might have spent their afternoons together in dialogues of music, silent looks and gestures as the little girl learns to play the piano and grows up.
The evocative score, which Szász says "evolved simultaneously with the images during post production," began as the arrangement of a short excerpt for beginners from Liszt's Christmas Tree Suite. It was subsequently put together, as composer Róbert Erdész says in an accompanying behind-the-scenes video, "differently from how Liszt originally imagined them."
In order to achieve the authenticity of detail that helped the narrative flow so seamlessly and absorbingly, Szász cast two girls in the starring role. Míra was an 11-year old actress who had been playing the piano for many years, Tünde was a 7-year old actress with more advanced technique and photogenic hands. To accommodate the small size of both girls' hands, composer Erdész even reduced the stretches in some of the writing. "The older girl's piano teacher helped her look like she was playing the right keys and was looking in the right directions," he explained. "We never showed her hands except when she was playing the first couple of notes. The biggest question was whether we would be able to believe that she's playing the piano, and I think she did a great job."
Szász spoke with great admiration for his stars. "Míra was very easy to work with, absolutely on top of her game throughout, and I think it was a magical experience for her as well. I cast her because she was so very withdrawn, and I felt I would be more interested in making her express intense emotions. She was very reserved at first, with big blue eyes and too shy even to smile. But after a few hours she started to smile and showed this radiant elf-like personality that matched the story. She was very special, someone who wouldn't be too surprised to see a piano play itself. Maybe I was looking for someone who's not ordinary, someone who might be a little bit lonely. And I could see the whole story was in her eyes."
Szász said that Tünde had "a completely different personality – but was a very good pianist and that's all we needed." Even though she didn't act in the conventional sense, Szász said that she supplied key moments as an actress "with her hands," as at the end of the piece when she lets her hands slide down and puts them in her lap. "She did it with such naturalness," Szász said. "It was a very tender moment which we used in the final cut."
Szász told me that the original idea was to use only the first movement of Liszt's Christmas Tree cycle "because that's what she starts to play. I felt differently, that the piece didn't really have a finale and wasn't really emotional. I found that number four, the "Adeste, Fideles" movement, was much more emotional and that its ending had a sort of finale feel to it. They said fine, it's a good idea. It always feels good," Szász admitted with a smile, "when music experts with an exact concept of what they want are open to suggestions from a director whose only skill is making images."
Teamwork and logistics were the keys to working on a schedule so tight that the producers couldn't even have three consecutive days to shoot because the Müpa stages were always busy. And since they weren't shooting in the real under-the-stage area, they had to build extra walls and pay special attention to the lighting. "We wanted to give the feeling that it was the home of a piano."
In reality, pianos are stored in very tight spaces but Szász wanted a design for a room that a piano would have. "On the wall there are pictures of the piano itself with different performers, lots of chairs, stacks of scores and music stands complete with individual stand lights. It was a very creative and collaborative experience, and the shooting went very smoothly."
For further behind the scenes details, Müpa is also streaming a six-minute video about the making of the film including interviews with Szász, Erdész, CEO Csaba Káel, head of marketing and Deputy CEO Gábor Kosztolánczy and scriptwriter Gábor Récsán .
This article was sponsored by Wavemaker Hungary.
Más escritos de Laurence Vittes
World premiere of Julia Adolphe's new violin concerto with the LA Phil
On a path of rediscovery: Książek Piano Duo at the Polish Music Competition
Grafenegg Festival ends with bittersweet Strauss from Renée Fleming
Technicolor Shostakovich and Brahms from the Munich Philharmonic at Grafenegg
Laurence Vittes
Laurence was born and grew up in Los Angeles; his father was a writer and his mother a teacher. He trained as a cellist, a librarian and a critic. His company was a major supplier to the music and recordings collections of the Library of Congress, Bibliothèque Nationale, British Library, Stanford, Harvard and Yale. He introduced French Harmonia Mundi, Hyperion, Chandos and Naxos to the North American market. Laurence believes that writing about music unleashes the potential of the classical music industry. He writes for the Huffington Post, Gramophone, Bachtrack, Strings, Audiophile Audition, and the Southern California Early Music Society.


You are here: Home / News / Primers Is A Must!!!
Few words about Primers for those of you who still not so sure they need one.
Primers-Magic base or just another marketing way to get your money?
While primers do not actually improve skin in the long term, they enhance it's appearance by tightening pores and boosting elasticity for an evening. Those with uneven complexions will find them worth it too.
How primers work: first- they stop the skin from "drinking" your foundation and second- they stop foundation absorbing to much sebum.
Basically , they create a velvety surface for your base to glide on,giving a natural glow. Unlike moisturizer under foundation, a primer stays put,so if you do not want your make up to take off before you do, a primer is a MUST. And with this said worth investing your money on a good primer.
Next week I will reveal my few favorite primers I use all the time!!


Over the years we have had the pleasure of meeting and working with many fantastic performers some of which have become good friends. Others are no longer playing on the circuit, more's the pity and sadly, some are no longer with us. Here's a few recollections.
On the folk circuit for easily as long as us, George, Andy and Nick became good friends of ours over the years and describe themselves as "three grown men who should know better". A fantastic act, great musicians and the capability of reducing an audience to tears (one way or another) Mad Jocks are still going strong and you can find out more about them on their own web site. We have had many a great night with the Jocks who have been our special guests at most of our clubs as well as the concerts at The Crescent. In the old days we met up regularly at The Bell and Pump and I even had the pleasure of standing in on guitar when either Andy or George were unable to make a gig. We are allegedly responsible for one of their songs following a memorable curry at the infamous "Curry King" in Selly Oak after a gig together!! Check out The Vindaloo Shuffle!
One of the funniest acts you will ever see and I should know - I've seen them enough, Alan and Glynn are two great friends of ours who have performed as our special guests many a time. We also went out as a "package" for many years opening the shows for them all over the midlands. Even thought I know the stories by heart I still laugh at them! Playing regularly all over the midlands and wider, you can find out more about them from www.dandycomedy.co.uk . We recommend a trip to see them if you have never had the pleasure before!!
Fantastic comedian and singer from down Portsmouth way who has been kind enough to book us for The Navy Days and for the Southsea Show as well as several other gigs down on the south coast. Shep is a great entertainer and we always enjoyed meeting up with him for a chat, a curry or even a gig or two. Have a look at the images from those days on the photos pages. Shep is still going strong and you can find out more from his own web site www.shepwooley.co.uk.
One of my personal favourites, Allan played several times at the Princes Corner and we also had the pleasure of performing with him on many local shows. Allan just oozes class with a fabulous voice and guitar style - he's a very nice bloke as well even if we suffered a bit of abuse from him on stage at our own club - all in good fun! We have covered a couple of his songs over the years and once he borrowed my guitar at the club when he broke a string on his own guitar - the only time it has ever been played properly. Allan has a web site worth visiting.
Sadly missed, the late Jake Thackray was another regular visitor to the Princes Corner and to the Bell and Pump. We did many gigs with Jake - the audience would sing along with the punch lines of the songs and still laugh their socks off!! A super talent and a very nice guy to work with. Have a look at the Jake Thackray web site for more information.
Now here was an amazing act - Billy and Peter were already well known on the folk circuit from previous incarnations but when they teamed up as Maxie and Mitch it was to great effect. Using some hi-tech (for the time) ideas they had the audience in stitches with their act. Always a great pleasure to work with, not just because there were two very nice blokes but because they always took the time to help us sort a good sound out through their P.A. Billy Mitchell went on to front Lindisfarne and he is still touring with various projects. Check out his web site. He's a super talented musician.
Sadly, Mike passed away on 23rd December 2014. Although we hadn't seen Mike for many a year, he was a regular club performer back in the late 70s and early 80s. A friend of mine remembers a gig that I took him too because he said he was in pain for 2 weeks afterwards with laughing so much! Mike was kind enough to write a little blurb for one of our very early publicity leaflets. Another great bloke to know and to work with, Mike went on to be a star of TV and Films with a major role in Billy Elliott (no relation!!). He will be sadly missed.
One of the more unusual acts on the folk circuit but hugely popular, Dave and Al Sealey sang music hall songs with the two voices and one guitar. Fantastic to work with and to listen to, they had the ability to engage an audience withing seconds of being on stage. They did many TV and radio broadcasts focusing on the Music Hall genre. Sadly, Al passed away a few years back and Cosmotheka were much missed on the folk circuit. The good news is Dave is still playing and has started touring with his son under the Cosmotheka name again. You can read more about Cosmotheka by checking out their web site.
Always fun to work with, Vin had an amazing style, was an excellent guitar player and superb whistle player and sang songs where the words were hard hitting often tackling the important issues of the time. He was perhaps known for the fact that his hilarious introductions to songs could last at least three times longer than the song itself. There are many clips on the Internet of Vin singing and playing that are worth searching for. Sadly Vin died only a few months ago robbing the world of an amazing talent.
A good friend and supporter of Malfunction, Malc often played at the club for us and we supported him around various venues over the years. Malc used to host radio shows on BBC Radio Birmingham and was kind enough to invite us on several occassions to perform on either live shows or to record performances for broadcast later. He also had us on his prestigious Christmas Show at the Town Hall in Birmingham. The track on our songs page W.O.L.D. was recorded for Radio Brum at the Old Rep as part of one of Malc's shows. He is a great entertainer and is a keen promoter of his home town of Birmingham. He recently starred in the Christmas Pantomine at Solihull Theatre.


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Was Pittsburgh's Victory Over Patriots a Turning Point for 2008 Steelers?
Posted on December 6, 2008 by KT Standard
Sometimes, you love being wrong. Steel Curtain Rising suggested prior to the New England game that the milestone passed in 2007's drubbing at the hands of the Patriots might have been the fact that the Steelers were forced to resort to gadget plays during a crucial goal-line situation.
The implications of this were as ominous as Bruce Arian's decision to phase out Dan Krieder….
…Thankfully, the Steelers 33-10 victory against the Patriots suggests we may have been in err.
If we were, it could mean big things for the Steelers in the weeks to come, that go far beyond the fact that Pittsburgh netted its first victory in Foxboro in ten years and in doing so the Steelers played their first complete game of the 2008 season.
Steel Curtain Defense Dominates
The Black and Gold defense dominated to a degree that has perhaps not yet been seen. Matt Cassell's development has been impressive. In the two weeks leading up to the game, Cassell became only the fifth NFL quarterback to post-back to back 400 yard games. In fact Cassell had been performing so well that some pundits suggested that New England might be better off trading Brady and naming Cassell as their standard bearer.
His meteoric rise to the top collided head on with the Steel Curtain last Sunday. The impact left Cassell dazed and confused.
Prior to playing the Steelers, the Patriots had no given up more than one turnover in a single game. The Steelers took the ball away from the Patriots five times, and four of them came at directly off of the hands of Matt Cassell. New England failed to convert a single third down until they were deep into garbage time. Remember, this came against a New England team that has the 10th ranked offense in the league, and that still ranks 13th in 3rd down conversions.
About the only facet of the game that was went well for New England was the running game, where they did get some yards in big chunks, but neither of those drives resulted in a score. But the running game on the other side of the ball was the story of the game.
Steelers Running Game Finds Its Legs
It will take the rest of the season to determine whether or not the Patriots game yielded yet another milestone for the Steelers, but if it does it can be summed up succinctly:
Steelers football has returned
Willie Parker, Mewelde Moore and Gary Russell teamed up to masses 161 yards on the ground, averaging 4.5 yards a carry in the process. They did this against a New England team that ranks 15th in against the run and 13th overall. This becomes more impressive when you consider the fact that the Steelers rushing offense only ranks 24th.
None of this would have been possible had the offensive line not stepped up, and stepped up big. Not only did they open holes big enough that allowed Moore and Parker to rip off big runs, but the line kept Ben clean, as he was only sacked once.
More important than the statistics however, is the fact that for the first time in a long time, Bruce Arians showed a commitment to establishing the run. When Willie Parker started slowly, he not only did he substitute Moore, he unhesitatingly continued to run the ball.
They ran the ball to move downfield.
They ran the ball to score.
They ran the ball to kill the clock.
They ran the ball to win.
Bigger Tests on the Horizon
The Steelers should be proud that they earned Mike Tomlin his first win against a contender. But as Bill Cowher would have said, "this win only puts us in a position…." And he'd have been right.
With each passing week, the challenges get tougher and tougher, as the Steelers must play Dallas at home, Tennessee on the road, and then travel to Baltimore to play against the Ravens, in a game that will most likely determine the AFC North Division championship.
The Steelers are going to need to move the ball on the ground to beat all of those teams.
If they can do that, then the game against the Patriots will have been the turning point of the 2008 season.
Thanks for reading Steel Curtain Rising.
This entry was posted in Steelers 2008 season and tagged Ben Roethlisberger, Bruce Arians, Mewelde Moore, Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers, Steelers offensive line, Steelers vs. Patriots, Willie Parker. Bookmark the permalink.
2008 Steelers Defeat Patriots 33-10
Steelers Prevail 20-13 in Nerve Wracking Victory Over Cowboys
2 thoughts on "Was Pittsburgh's Victory Over Patriots a Turning Point for 2008 Steelers?"
Kristy says:
I certainly hope the Steelers can get it together and finish out the season with wins. I have high hopes for their game against Dallas this week. Despite the fact that their offense is having some major problems this year, I have every confidence in their defense.
KT says:
Kristy,
Thanks for commenting. Let's see what they can do against a Dallas team that is surging.


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Temecula: Islamic Center groundbreaking set for September
Posted on August 8, 2012 by Bob Pitt
Ground will break for the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley in September, according to the construction committee chairman for the contested Muslim place of worship.
An exact date has not yet been set. Hadi Nael, spokesman for the center approved in December 2010, said the first phase of the $4.2 million project could be completed in 2013. The second and final phase could be done two years later, Nael said.
The 24,943-square-foot, two-story mosque on a 4.32-acre site on Nicolas Road will serve as the permanent place of worship for more than 100 local Muslim families who currently gather in a rented space in Murrieta.
The four-year approval process coincided with the approval of an Islamic center blocks away from Ground Zero in New York City, and protests over the approval of the local center earned Temecula a place in the post-9/11 spotlight focused on Islam.
The City Council in January 2011 denied an appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of the center, paving the way for its construction. After the council's action, opponents of the project announced they would not go to court to try to block its construction.
Press-Enterprise, 7 August 2012
Mosque opponents protesting outside the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley in 2010
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Q: ListView Header apperance flat I hope all you are fine and doing well.
I'm facing one problem in listview. I have some headers is listview which are appearing flat and not according to windows 7 theme.
Kindly see the attach pictures.

A: Since you start your app from a Sub Main you are not using the VB "Application Framework" which automatically enables visual styles.  This is easy to fix:
Public Sub Main()
    ' use this before any WinForms elements are
    ' created or referenced!
    Application.EnableVisualStyles()        ' to add

    '... your other code

    Application.Run(New MainForm)            ' start up form

End Sub

A: Why do answers to these questions always involve Application.Run()?  It's not needed.  Neither is DoEvents.  The following is the basis for a practical forms application beginning with Sub Main().  It involves a user-designed form that is instanced and shown, and utilizing a pack object to send a response from said form, back to the calling subroutine, once the form is closed.
Option Strict

Public Module EntryPoint
    Public Sub Main()

        'Optional, if you want the Vista/Windows7 theme on your controls
        Application.EnableVisualStyles()

        'Show a form
        dim response As New MyCustomPack
        Using form As New MyCustomForm(response)
            form.ShowDialog()
        End Using

        'Do something with the response
        System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(String.Format("The response is {0}", response.Value))

        'The program now ends
    End Sub
End Module

Public Class MyCustomForm
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

    Private WithEvents _CtrBtnChoice1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button = Nothing
    Private WithEvents _CtrBtnChoice2 As System.Windows.Forms.Button = Nothing
    Private _Response As MyCustomPack = Nothing

    Public Sub New(ByRef Out_Response As MyCustomPack)
        _Response = Out_Response
    End Sub

    Private Sub Form_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        'Setup form controls here
        _CtrBtnChoice1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        _CtrBtnChoice2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        With _CtrBtnChoice1
            'Set button size, location, text, etc
        End With
        With _CtrBtnChoice2
            'Set button size, location, text, etc
        End With
    End Sub

    Private Sub _CtrBtnChoice1_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles _CtrBtnChoice1.Click
        _Response.Value = 11111
        Me.Close()
    End Sub

    Private Sub _CtrBtnChoice2_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles _CtrBtnChoice2.Click
        _Response.Value = 22222
        Me.Close()
    End Sub
End Class

Public Class MyCustomPack
    Public Value As Integer
End Class

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David HUBBARD, Congress, AL
HUBBARD, David, (cousin of Samuel Houston), a Representative from Alabama; born near the town of Old Liberty (now Bedford), Bedford County, Va., in 1792; attended the county schools and an academy; during the War of 1812 entered the Army and served as major in the Quartermaster Corps; moved to Huntsville, Ala., where he worked as a carpenter; studied law; was admitted to the bar about 1820 and commenced practice in Huntsville; moved to Florence and served as solicitor 1823-1826; moved to Moulton in 1827 and entered the mercantile business; member of the State senate in 1827 and 1828; member of the board of trustees of the University of Alabama 1828-1835; moved to Courtland in 1829, where he engaged in buying and selling Chickasaw Indian land; member of the State house of representatives in 1831, 1842, 1843, 1845, and 1853; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1841); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress; resumed the practice of law; elected to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1851); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1850 to the Thirty-second Congress; delegate to the Southern Commercial Congress at Savannah, Ga., in 1859; presidential elector on the Breckinridge and Lane ticket in 1860; member of the Confederate States House of Representatives 1861-1863; first Confederate States Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1863-1865; moved to Spring Hill, Tenn.; died at the home of his son in Pointe Coupee Parish, La., January 20, 1874; interment in Trinity Episcopal Churchyard, Rosedale, Iberville Parish, La.
Profile of Alabama


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Xylotrechus albolatifasciatus är en skalbaggsart som beskrevs av Makihara 1979. Xylotrechus albolatifasciatus ingår i släktet Xylotrechus och familjen långhorningar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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As an alternative, you could use a command line copy program like robocopy.exe with the scheduler, which should run just fine without user interaction. It will keep the individual files seperate and in the same folder structure on the backup drive instead of packing them into a single archive folder.
This should only require writing the batch files.
JE will set this up on Jim's computer dendrite as a pilot.
Also note that windows 2000 doesn't have robocopy.exe installed by default, but windows XP does. Robocopy can be easily found for download if it needs to be installed (search google).
Depending on how well this script runs further modifications will follow, including possibly scripting a system for incremental backups that can go several versions back.
They are being stored on Vomer and the scripts are being run on that server as well.
Currently, all the old backup scripts are still being run until the new system is finalized, but it looks like it's running well.
The robocopy script executes backups daily, and only is stored on a single drive on vomer. A system to possibly store an additional copy on another drive (or preferably on another server) and to also be able to retrieve files that are older than a day old still needs to be implemented.
The wiki is updated with accurate details on how robocopy works and how to recover data from the server.
There is now a script that emails the ropocopy logs to admin email addresses.
I've tried to get the number of errors reported in the emails down by filtering out certain folders and reducing the number of retry attempts for locked or failed file transfers, but it seems that I need to adjust the wild cards on those filters.
vomer\BackupData?\archive\ so, for example, I should be able to browse to archive\thorax\users\ben\ and directly copy files. Then we'll have the files in at least 2 places so we can delete the BKF files.
Also, please move the backups for machines we are not using anymore to the archive (oculus, old cardia, atlas, cyton).


Taste test: These have a very bacony taste, but not in a good way.
Taste like bacon grease — definitely smoky bacon as the name says, as opposed to regular bacon. They're not awful, but they're nothing spectacular. There's a lot of powder on these that can get on your hands.
Smell test: Smells like cheese.


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Tough rules for Conservative leadership race could thin the field
By Stephanie LevitzThe Canadian Press
OTTAWA—The clock's now officially ticking down on the race to replace Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, with the release of rules and deadlines for the contest likely to winnow down the field of contenders.
Nominations formally opened Monday and the dozen or so people who've thrown their names into the mix for the contest — including a former Quebec premier, a former cabinet minister and at least three current MPs — have begun the task of trying to mount campaigns in earnest.
Veteran Conservative organizer Georganne Burke, who is managing current MP Marilyn Gladu's effort to enter the race, said she's confident Gladu will make the cut, though it won't be simple.
"We know it is going to be an uphill climb for everybody," she said.
"They have made it purposely more difficult."
Candidates will have three hurdles to jump over to get their names on the ballot.
To be approved as an applicant, they have until Feb. 27 to pay the first instalment of the $200,000 entry fee, plus gather 1,000 signatures from party members from 30 ridings spread over seven provinces or territories.
After that deadline, candidates need another 1,000 signatures and must pay a $100,000 compliance deposit and one more instalment of the entry fee to get access to the party's membership list and spots in any debates.
On top of those requirements, they still need a further 1,000 signatures, and to pay the rest of the entry fee, and get that done by March 25.
The three steps up the ante over what had been in place for the last leadership contest, won by Scheer.
In 2017, the cost was $100,000, divided between a refundable compliance deposit and a non-refundable segment. Only 300 members' signatures were needed, though they had to come from 30 ridings in seven different provinces or territories then as well.
The race spooled out for over a year. The rules were published in March 2016, the deadline to enter was Feb. 24, 2017 and party members elected the new leader on May 27.
This one will have launched and ended in a fraction of the time — the new leader is to be announced June 27.
The 2017 campaign had 14 names on the ballot, creating some grumbling about the impossibility of having substantive policy debates. Pressure was placed on the leadership race organizers this time to see if the rules could be structured to narrow the field.
In most leadership races, there are two tiers of candidates, said Jamie Ellerton, a conservative strategist with the firm Conaptus.
One group is considered to have at winning; the second tier is seen as people seeking to increase their profiles for some other political purpose.
But the rules this time, including the number of signatures and various deadlines, mean whomever enters already has to have a plan in place, he said.
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"What I think these rules do is exclude the ability of a totally unserious candidate like Kevin O'Leary coming in, creating headlines for several weeks, and then getting out, because the barriers are so high," he said.
O'Leary — the business mogul and reality-TV star — briefly joined the race in 2017 but dropped out after a few months after failing to get enough support in Quebec.
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Aron Seal, a former Conservative staffer who intends to run, said the rules could be interpreted as shutting out candidates. But he thinks they are necessary, as politics requires people who can prove they can lead.
"I've been talking a big game for months," he wrote in a message circulated on social media.
"The establishment has responded with an elegant, 'Prove it, kid.' Challenge accepted."


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Australian PM Meets Indonesian President - 2002-02-06
Visiting Australian Prime Minister John Howard has told Indonesia's president Megawati Sukarnoputri that Australia respects Indonesia's territorial integrity. Mr. Howard's three-day visit, aimed at improving relations, has begun with a snub from Indonesia's parliament.
The speakers of the lower and upper house, Akbar Tandjung and Amien Rais, have said they refuse to meet with the Australian Prime Minister to protest what they say is Australia's financial support for an independence movement in Indonesia's separatist province of Papua. Mr. Howard called the allegation "categorically untrue."
This is the Australian prime minister's second visit to Indonesia in six months. President Megawati has said she told Mr. Howard that in order to make them more stable, relations between the two countries should be based on realism and rationalism. She expressed confidence in improved future ties.
In an apparent attempt at fence-mending, Mr. Howard was careful to show support for Indonesian unity, in a speech after his meeting with Mrs. Megawati.
"I told the president that Australia strongly supported the territorial integrity and the unity of the Indonesian nation. We understand the challenges of a vast nation. We respect very much the autonomy packages that have been developed to deal with particular regional issues, but Australia supports the maintenance of the unity of the Indonesian nation and it is a very significant element of the bi-lateral understanding between our two governments and our two countries," he said.
Indonesia's Foreign Minister, Hassan Wirayuda, has played down the snub to Mr. Howard by the country's legislative leaders, calling it an example of democracy in action.
"That's the reality of democracy. Each group, even among state agencies, like in this case the parliament, has their own views on the visit of the Prime Minister," he said.
Another source of friction between the two countries has been people smuggling gangs that use Indonesia as a transit point to Australia. The two nations are hosting an international conference on the matter in Bali at the end of the month and Mr. Howard said that the problem must be tackled on a regional basis.
The Australian Prime Minister also said that Indonesia has proposed an agreement between the two countries to counter international terrorism. Mr. Howard said Australia welcomes the idea, and if an agreement can be worked out, he may sign a Memorandum of Understanding before leaving the country.
"This understanding, if it's reached, will send a very strong signal to other countries in the region that Indonesia and Australia are serious about this challenge," Mr. Howard said.
Indonesia and Australia have had strained relations since 1999, when Australia led an international peacekeeping force into East Timor to stop a deadly rampage by army-backed militias after the East Timorese vote for independence from Indonesia.


5Words: Zune Phone Rumors. Yes, Again!
Zune phone about to arrive?
Hey, Colbert's got an iPad!
iPad vs. Google's Chrome OS.
Adobe, save Flash: Kill it.
New Wacom tablet goes wireless.
Firefox Mobile here for Maemo.
iPad needs an iMag store.


Meemure is a remote village in Sri Lanka. The village is situated deep in the Knuckles Wilderness. According to folklore the unwritten history of the village goes back to 5000 years.
Pyramid-shaped Lakegala mountain situated close to this village is considered to be the place where King Ravana lifted the Dhandu Monara. Most people here believe that the dead body of Ravana was placed in Lakegala.
Meemure was the location for the popular film Suriya Arana.
This tour includes walking and climbing.
Package includes all meals, refreshments, accommodation and A/C travel.
Note: The Chalets are on the hillside.
Limited seats. If you are interested, please let us know early as seats are reserved on a first-come first-served basis.
Please confirm before 15th April 2019.
Cheques in favour of P. Hussein.
Package includes all meals, refreshments, accommodation, A/C travel, Jeep safari to moon plains, van ride to Pidurutalaga and Shanthipura and all admission fees to sites.
Accommodation at Ceybank Rest, Nuwara Eliya.
Please confirm before 1st May 2019.