I have never appreciated Google Plus as much as I did last night! Finally everyone got to hear Ian's complete story, and Ian we're super proud of you!!! We love you and you must visit us soon, okay?
Ian, Jude, Justin, Mar, Henry, Raisa, me, Camille!
The night before I left for Saudi, we had what Mar tagged as "SSSS: Sarah's Second Saudi Send-off". I picked Cheston, Camille, Benise, and Raisa up from their respective homes (except for Camille who was at Escriva Drive with Nikko) and we set off to the venue of our dinner: MoMo Cafe in the Ayala Triangle Gardens.
After going around the area for several minutes looking for a parking spot, we finally found parking at the Makati Stock Exchange building since we refused to walk from Greenbelt. We were the first ones to arrive so we looked through the menu and took some pictures to pass time. A few minutes later, Justin, Jude and Jonathan arrived and we proceeded to order our food since we were already hungry.
While we were eating, Tam dropped by! So glad to have seen here for one more time before I left. I gave her my very much delayed pasalubong from Saudi (I know right) and she stayed with us for a while since she had to catch a movie. After a few minutes, Mar and Kath joined us as well.
The food was sooooo good. The winner of the night would have to be Benise's Creamy Crabby Seafood Casserole. Everybody loved it! The Beer Battered Fish and Chips that I ordered was not bad either! We attempted to surprise Justin with some dessert which ended up being a fail when the waiter asked Justin who the birthday celebrator was. Still, we got to get Justin his cake!
We decided to go get cupcakes at the Fort so we left the restaurant early, but not without having more group pictures taken!
Since I couldn't fit everyone into my car, we divided into two groups and set off to the Fort. While waiting for the others to get there, we passed by Fully Booked and I bought two books that I wanted to bring with me to Saudi. We went to Sonja's and waited for them there. They got cupcakes while Jude, Raisa, Jonathan, and I went to the neighboring gelato store and bought gelato.
Since it was very very humid, we decided to go into Coffee Bean where I got a bit annoyed because everyone started ignoring me. After a while I decided to just go out of the coffee store to get some air because I didn't want to spoil my last night with my friends by being so grumpy. When I got back, everyone was up and ready to leave (and that didn't really help my mood at all). So I got my stuff and walked ahead.
God, I love my friends.
Last Friday night, which also happened to be my last Friday night in the Philippines, was the last chance that my friends had to get me drunk. You see, I've never gotten drunk before. Tipsy, yes, but drunk, never. Apparently, I'm missing out half my life for never getting drunk so before I even got to the Philippines, they made it their goal to get me drunk this vacation.
Still, it was really fun! Finally got to see Henry after a million years and we also finally got to set foot in Benise's house! We played the questions game then Raisa got her Dirty Minds game and we played that as well. I may not have gotten drunk but that was definitely a night to remember!
Met up with Tyress and Kath for dinner in Bubba Gump Greenbelt 3 tonight. Finally not getting lost within BGC and actually getting to Makati in record time from home!
Tyress is hilarious as always. I swear, he never fails to make me laugh out loud with how he tells his story. I think he's usually much funnier than the actual story.
Anyway, really good food!! Loved the Baked Seafood and Rice that I ordered. MMMMMM….. It was one of those few times that I was the first in the group to finish my food because seriously, delish.
We spent some time reminiscing the past and how crazy we were. We went on multiply to look at some of the pictures that would make horrible blackmail material. After that, we had some gelato at Gelatone!
I take Tyress home to Greenhills and visit his place for the first time. Since I'm in the neighborhood I decided to drop by to say bye to Kinah and we ended up buying some coke floats and chilling by Temple Drive… like old times.
Last night, Raisa, Justin, Jude and I had dinner at Yakimix, Podium. I've heard so much about the restaurant that when Raisa invited me I immediately said yes! I usually don't go to buffets since I easily get full so it's hardly worth it for me but I skipped lunch that day and the price of their buffet was not bad at all (P600!).
My friends and I went on a trip to Puerto Princesa, Palawan last month and I must say it was an amazing amazing amazing experience! Great company, great activities, great food, and great place to stay in! The flight had been booked since March so we'd been excited about the trip for a while, and I'm glad the trip reached a greater peak than the anticipation ever did!
We met up at the airport at around 2pm. Kath, Enzo, Nikko, Camille and I fell in line at the Cebu Pacific counter. Camille and I jumped up and down from the excitement! It was the first time we would go beyond Batangas together.
Camille Nikko and me, with excited looks on our faces!
But wait! Who took these paparazzi pictures? There was a surprise in the works. As far as Kath, Nikko, and Enzo knew, there were only 5 of us going on the trip together. I wasn't supposed to know, but Camille was worried I wouldn't be comfortable with the surprise so she told me the very day it was planned.
While we were waiting for boarding time, Camille excused herself to go to the bathroom. As she returned, I noticed two people walking on the other side of the aisle. Ah the surprise! I had to pretend I was surprised since the 'surprisers" did not know of my awareness of the surprise. Alas, epic fail. I just stared at them. But I guess they got their expected reactions from Kath, Enzo, and Nikko! So who were these picture taking paparazzi surprise planning additional members to our now seven person Puerto Princesa tour group? Mar and Kris!
Funny thing, Mar would, on occasion, chat me up on Facebook and tell me how bad he felt for not joining us and promised he'd join us next time, and I just sat there fighting the urge to tell him I knew of the secret surprise plan.
Anyway, after all the added excitement from the expansion of our group, we got on the plane ready for the adventure of Palawan!
We got to Palo Alto Bed and Breakfast, and WOW. It was such a beautiful place!
It was already 6PM when we were done settling in in the two-floor room we reserved for the group so we decided to go out, explore the city, and find a nice place to eat.
After walking around, entering restaurants only to leave them after seeing the menu and avoiding sketchy looking establishments, we decided to eat in Nokinoks, a small restaurant in the middle of the city that made some of the best halo-halo and mais con hiejo that I have ever tasted.
We went home and had some drinks. While the others decided to sleep a bit early since our van would pick us up at 7am, Mar, Camille, and I decided to stay up to watch the Azkals game. We didn't stay up for long though, Mar went up to the guys' sleeping area and Camille and I decided to turn the TV off to let Kath sleep in peace.
Since I'm not good at sleeping on beds that aren't mine, despite being the last to go to sleep, I was the first to wake up. After waking the girls up (Kris was in charge of waking the boys up), having some really good breakfast c/o Palo Alto and getting in the van, we headed to the port for our Honda Bay Island Hopping tour!
Our first stop was Pandan Island, named for the prevalence of pandan trees on the island, which had a beautiful underwater view! It was my, as well as Camille's and Kath's, first time to go snorkeling so Enzo and Kris had to give us some tips.
After snorkeling, it started to rain but that didn't stop me, Kath and Enzo from running around like crazy in the rain and playing in the water. Mar, Nikko, Camille, and Kris decided to stay at the hut and wait for lunch to be served. During lunch, I experienced one of my firsts again! It was how to remove the shell from shrimp. (I'm used to them served to me in pastas and in other forms where the shell is already removed). Nikko and Enzo tried to teach me and I eventually got it after a couple of tries. Enzo was nice enough to offer to peel the rest of my shrimp, but I did not want to give up!
Our next stop was Snake Island, which, thankfully, was not named such due to the prevalence of snakes. It was an S-shaped island that we were unfortunately unable to explore due to the sudden downpour of HEAVY rain. We remained in our hut the whole time telling stories, which wasn't really a bad way to spend time but we would have preferred there to be sun.
We got back to the hut, and the attendants were nice enough to open two more bathrooms for our use. See, we had to wake up really early that morning to be able to allow 7 people get showered before 7am and we only had one bathroom to do that. So we now had 3 bathrooms to use. After getting dressed, we attended Mass in the beautiful Immaculate Conception Cathedral.
We decided not to ask the driver to pick us up so we could explore the city more. We divided ourselves into two groups (Nikko, Camille, Mar, Me / Kris, Kath, Enzo) and we took a tricycle to the city center. From there, we followed the advice of the second group's tricycle driver. He told us that there was a good Chicken Inato place not far from where he dropped them off. We started to walk and walk and walk until we realized that it was not as near as the tricycle driver made it seem to be. So we then took a tricycle again to the place which was definitely not a distance we could walk to and not watch me faint in the middle of the road from exhaustion.
Still, we were glad we followed the tricycle driver's suggestion to try the place out because they served delicious chicken. Best.chicken.ever. Not bad, Mr. Tricycle Driver, not bad. I did some research and apparently the restaurant is called "Haim Chicken Inato". The girls all ordered the regular, unspicy chicken inato, while the boys all ordered the spicy inato. Perhaps to show their manly ability to withstand the spicyness of the chicken, more likely because they just actually like spicy chicken.
We got back home and they played some sungka. I was sure I would lose so I didn't join in. After that, everyone else went to sleep. I couldn't sleep yet so I went on facebook (the B&B had really fast WiFi! I guess it's because we were the only guests left) and chatted with some people until I felt ready to fall asleep.
On our third day, we went on the tour that i didn't tell my mom about until after I got back: The Dos Palmas Day Tour. I knew my mom would flip because if the history of the place, but it did happen more than a decade ago so I wasn't as worried.
Thank God the weather was cooperative that day! We took pictures on the boat. We were brave to stand at the end because the waves didn't look like they were about to topple us off the edge.
When we got to the resort, Mar and I went ahead to secure a hut while the rest of the group took pictures. Apparently, the drummers were to not stop drumming until everyone has crossed the bridge and it took them a good 10 minutes before they decided to cross. Oops.
Since we wanted to maximize the sun's presence, Mar and I signed up for kayaking while the others were fixing up the hut. It was my first time to kayak so I had no idea what I was doing. Yep, definitely a vacation full of firsts! As it was my first time to ride a kayak, it was also my first time to fall off it. (My mom thinks it's because Mar was unable to handle my weight. Thanks mom, my self-esteem is gone.) My foot started bleeding and my legs are now scratched (the marks are what I now refer to as my battle scars) since we fell on rocks. On second thought, I fell on rocks and Mar fell on water since he apparently did not get any scratch on his body.
Nonetheless, I had so much fun kayaking! I did lose my sunglasses and my scrunchie when the kayak overturned but I still had fun learning how to do it! When we left shore, Mar already warned me that I shouldn't panic in case the kayak decided to overturn. Maybe he, like my mom, questioned his ability to handle my weight. Haha.
After that, I decided to let my foot rest so I stayed at the hut while the rest made their rounds around the resort. Kath stayed with me and we talked about how much we were enjoying the trip. We then watched Nikko attempt to teach Camille how to ride a bike and you can guess what happened. Enzo, who claimed he didn't know how to ride a bike, took his "first ride" and went around the whole resort on bike like a pro.
The buffet lunch was part of the tour so we happily went to the clubhouse to get an early start on the food. Once everyone got there, we attacked the buffet table. I have never felt so full in my life. I felt so full I didn't even want to move. I just wanted to throw up. So while the others went around to take pictures, I decided to go to the hut and rest for a while. A few minutes later, I see Mar walk back to the hut. Apparently he fell asleep on one of the hammocks and when he woke up they left him (Oh Mar!). He sat beside me, we talked a bit, then he proceeded to go back to sleep.
While he was sleeping, the lady from the neighboring hut approached me and we talked for a bit. I walked around the area of the hut to try to help melt the food in my stomach and I guess it worked because by the time the others got back I was feeling a bit better but I was unsure if I could manage to snorkel again given that I still wanted to throw up.
Eventually, I decided to join them snorkeling. It was amazing tho because there were some fish that were amazing to look at that weren't around in the first time we snorkeled, but then I got a bit dizzy. As we were going back to the floating hut, I started feeling dizzier and dizzier and water started to creep into my mask. I also didn't realize that I had blood coming out of my foot and leg. I apparently had scratched myself somewhere while swimming.
We washed up and rushed to the boat that was ready to leave. It was a bit difficult for me since I now had three different scratches on my left foot which made it hard to walk with sand trying to get in the wounds. With all that had happened that day I fell asleep so soundly on the boat that Camille and Kris were worried I wasn't breathing. Haha I love you guys.
When we got back to the room, Dr. Nikko and Nurse Camille fought a battle with me while they were trying to put betadine on my wounds. I kept fidgeting around because I worried of how much it would sting me. It was such a sight with Camille holding my foot down, Nikko trying to drop some betadine on the wound and me screaming and flailing my arms and the others laughing at how I was reacting.
After fixing up, we went to Ka Lui, one of the hardest restaurants to get a table in due to the demand. Mar and I had read about it beforehand so we made reservations the minute we got to Palo Alto. They had delicious food. We all ordered the same thing, which was the daily special. I regret now not writing down the names of the dishes but what i do remember is that there was Steamed Fish in Mango Sauce, Fish Steak, and Crunchy Eggplant.
They also gave us complementary dessert which was fruit salad in half a buko! It was so good. After eating, we spent an hour taking pictures inside the restaurant. They had this beautifully lit area which was probably built for the purpose of having pictures taken in it.
We got home and everyone was tired. Kath, Kris, Mar and I were the last ones standing and we played cards (and I kept losing) while drinking some of the leftover drinks. It was our last night so we had to consume everything we bought from the previous days. Nikko, Camille, and Enzo were sleeping soundly but Nikko woke up after a while and had a drink as well. Then we all went to sleep.
It was our last day in Palawan. How sad. We woke up early to pack our stuff because we would have to rush to the airport right after our Underground River tour. We rode the van which we shared with four other tourists and set off to Sabang where the Underground River is located. The Underground River is in the running to be declared as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature, and rightfully so! It is a definite must see for anyone who plans to go to Puerto Princesa. It goes to show how brilliant nature truly is and how it is able to create something magnificent.
ready for the underground river!
The rock formations in the Underground River were truly amazing! All you need is some imagination and a story can just be brought into life while you're in the cave. Even if you don't try hard, you can still visualize what the tour guide is saying. Amazing. I was just staring and listening and staying quiet the whole time so I can take in the whole experience.
Even the outside of the Underground River was really pretty.
After that we had a buffet lunch by the beach. The food wasn't as great as the food in Dos Palmas. It kindov reminds me of those family picnics that we used to have when I was younger. There was one dish that was made of nothing but fat. Was it the liempo? I can't remember. But every time I would go and get some it would be all 98% fat 2% meat. I complained about the omnipresence of fat on my plate and Mar tells me to eat it anyway since the fat tastes good and a good five minutes later he makes the same remark that I did that he countered himself. Very good.
On the way home, I was a bit freaked out by the way the van was just speeding through the turns on the road. I think Enzo noticed it because we started talking a bit while everyone else was fast asleep in the van.
When we got back, we quickly collected our things and then left. We had little time the previous day to buy some presents for our friends so we had little shopping left for the airport. While waiting for the plane, we got key chains as our reminder for the trip. Kath, Nikko, Camille and I got the Starfish, Kris and Mar got the turtle, and Enzo got the Crocodile.
With the Palo Alto staff!
We got back to Manila safely and we knew everything would go back to normal. They would all go back to work and I will carry on with the rest of my vacation in Manila. I would have to say it is the most fun I've ever had in a while. Looking at the pictures make me sad that we're no longer there but at the same time I'm glad that we got to experience an amazing almost hassle free vacation together! I'm hoping we have one for next year as well! Thanks guys, for the amazing Palawan experience!
** Photos (except underwater shots) courtesy of Kris and Kath. You guys have such beautiful cameras.
After our girl bonding lunch at Greenbelt, Kath, Camille and I set off to a place where it was quiet and empty on a Saturday night: Pearl Drive. We were supposed to hang out in Starbucks when we spotted the not so newly opened branch of Caveman & Yeti. We decided to try the place out since it sounded interesting.
Really good stuff, actually! I had a half vanilla, half coffee one with chocnut and condensed milk. YUM! Look at how pleased we are with our orders!
Happy faces! Camille, Kath, Me, Jude, Jonathan!
My vacation in the Philippines is coming to a close. I love this country despite the temperamental weather, rampant corruption, and high gas prices. I have always felt at home here even if I have been living abroad for 18 years already.
I have two weeks to make the most out of what is left of my vacation, and after that it will be another year until I see my house, my friends, and my country again.
I have to say that this may be my best vacation yet, but I'm guessing it has to do with the fact that I haven't seen everyone for a year after being around them for five years. With that being said, I expect my last day here will be much sadder than last year's when I broke down in the middle of the restaurant as my friends and I were taking our last pictures together.


MM Ward Estate Agents are delighted to bring to the market No. 47 Hartwell Green.
This property comes to the market in superb condition boasting a South East facing rear garden with block built shed and barna shed.


In news that will either get you hyped or leave you baffled, wrestling fans who pre-order WWE 2K16 will get Arnold Schwarzenegger in his T-800 Terminator get up as a playable character.
The trailer above has Arnie recreate the famous bar scene from Terminator 2: Judgement Day but does not show any actual gameplay.
WWE 2K16 releases on PS4, Xbox One and PC October 29.


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Urban mining': A landfill project's site solution
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The Eberhard Group is an earthmoving firm delivering technology applications to the Swiss construction industry. Founded in 1954 and with 11 locations across Switzerland and southern Germany, Eberhard offers expertise in infrastructure development, environmental remediation, recycling and bioremediation. It also owns a gravel and stone operation and several landfills. Its subsidiary Deponie Häuli Lufingen Zürich (DHZ) planned, built and operates the "Häuli" landfill in Lufingen, a village near Zurich.
In 2010 DHZ started the construction of the "Häuli" landfill project. The 30ha site is designed for a duration of 40 years. It will accept different qualities of materials and waste, brought in from previous industries or construction sites. For example, a chemical factory operating in the early years of the last century disposed of most of its discarded materials at the factory site. Over time, the waste has permeated into the ground and is contaminating the ground water. According to today's laws, those materials have to be excavated and treated. The Eberhard Group uses advanced technology for clean-up and separating and treating such materials.
"Urban mining" is the way to go for demolition and environmental remediation. To preserve natural resources, the goal is to recycle as much as possible. For example 75 per cent of the construction and demolition (C&D) waste goes back into the market. The Supersort separation plant in Lufingen can effectively sort out ferrous and non-ferrous metals from bottom ash and other mineral waste. Any material that is beyond recycling, washing or sorting will go into a landfill.
Following the "urban mining" concept is one thing, properly maintaining and managing a landfill is another challenge.
"We were looking for a consistent process of monitoring, analysing and documenting how the Häuli landfill and the Supersort operations are running," said DHZ CEO Stefan Eberhard. "For a private owner of a project of this scope, it is imperative that we can minimise risks and liabilities by implementing proactive controls and show that we have documented processes for managing stocked materials.
"With an established framework in place we can facilitate quicker approvals, demonstrate validated procedures for locating specific material and monitor a safe and long-term operation."
To meet its goals for staying ahead of regulators and competitors, the Eberhard Group approached SITECH Schweiz AG, the regional Trimble distributor for construction technology. Together they adopted a bold operation plan fortified by Trimble Connected Site Solutions. During construction of the landfill, DHZ used Trimble Construction Manager. It provides an intuitive interface that connects assets in the field to decision-makers in the office.
{{quote-A:R-W:175-I:2-Q:"By assigning batch numbers to the site entry, trucks can unload the material in a defined area or easily navigate to a special location or retrieve the correct place of a certain batch"-WHO:Stefan Eberhard, CEO at DHZ}}Eberhard felt that Trimble Construction Manager made it easier to perform effective fleet management with the ability to manage construction operations and act quickly. The software from Trimble helped to drive equipment productivity with optimised dispatching, productivity management, monitoring of load cycles and cycle times, showing of cut and fill volumes and average load capacities?– all in real time.
For the landfill operation a track loader and a soil compactor were equipped with a Trimble GCS900 Single GNSS roof mounting system. It allows the driver to record operation details, such as the location of the different batches of material distributed across the landfill zones, and their compaction information. The position of the machine, as well as the number of passes and the pass height, is permanently recorded in the background.
"By assigning batch numbers to the site entry, trucks can unload the material in a defined area or easily navigate to a special location or retrieve the correct place of a certain batch," Eberhard said.
The DHZ team is using a 3D machine control and compaction system to continually compact the waste. This can be tricky because different materials require a minimum number of "passes" to reach the required compaction level. On a screen in the cab, the operator can see colour changes from green to red after each pass, until the target compaction level is achieved.
The machine control system permanently communicates recorded activities over wi-fi and internet to Trimble's Connected Community and VisionLink packages. The current and past situations can be visualised. The recorded data from the track loader and the soil compactor are merged. Production data can be mapped and analysed in 3D. VisionLink allows the use of filters to interpret and measure results. Useful individual views and reports, such as in-built volumes, layer thickness and achieved compaction can be created to examine details at a special location at a given point or period of time.
Cut and fill data
Using VisionLink, the DHZ crew can also see the elevation status of the new ramp under construction. With elevation and cut and fill maps users can create a near real-time 3D surface model or profile to view the progress and to show the status towards completion.
With cut and fill information they can also calculate how much material has been accumulated in a specified timeframe. On average, the team has determined they are moving about 7000m3 of waste per month. This is very important to be able to strategise and plan for utilising remaining volumes. With the ability to precisely analyse the operation, Eberhard can also accurately determine when he will need to expand the operation and start construction of a new landfill.
Eberhard said Trimble's material quantities tools and 3D visualisation capabilities from its Business Center-HCE are invaluable for monitoring and managing landfill operations. Although it is challenging to quantify the run of investment achieved, Eberhard has estimated Trimble helped to produce between five and 10 per cent volume savings, which translates into five to 10 per cent operational cost savings. In short, by using less landfill area, the team can process and treat more material in the same amount of space.
Even beyond these savings, Eberhard believes Trimble enables his team to set a standard for private landfill operation and documentation processes. He plans to use Trimble Connected Community solutions again for future landfill operations.
"For the operation it is a very good system," Eberhard said. "We can honestly state that we are setting a standard and don't get behind with monitoring the progress. And if somebody comes back, let's say in five years from now and wants to remove a particular material because of contamination, we don't have to dig up the whole landfill because we know exactly where and how deep that material is buried."
Trimble offers mining, aggregates, weighing and construction logistics through approved distributors in Australia and New Zealand.
Source: Trimble
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Re: Please help me guys!
: If there is anyone out there who has the slightest clue what I can do with the blown speaker in my GK MBE 150 combo amp. please tell me something, anything if you have an idea what I can do.
You can call GK directly at 408 441 8083 - that's the number for their parts dept. You can order a new speaker from them, if you can put it in yourself.


"Those tough trading conditions saw a subsidiary called Optical Express (Southern) put into administration in October with the loss of 40 stores."
Dear Mr Mouldsale, please explain how it is that your 123Leeds/OE Southern patients left with damaged eyes are fed bull*** that you are in administration yet you are still trading?!
Don't be fooled, Moulsdale was in control all the way through his latest game.
Stephen Hannan also overheard mentioning OE have a flashy brand new Glasgow HQ - what have the RBS got to say about this?
If RBS have seen this site I think there's no way they'd want to keep extending finance to OE because 'the writing's on the wall'.
RBS is owned by the taxpayer - you and I take the loss !!!
RBS should consider in both the taxpayers' and the public's interest and seize control of the company.
"David Mousdale has bought all the debt that the firm owes to the Royal Bank of Scotland and injected more money into the High Street chain.
The bank had refused to lend Optical Express any more money.
The Glasgow-based firm said it was now in a "highly secure position for continued growth".
Optical Express - which has about 93 stores and 54 consultation centres - owed more than £30m to RBS and asked for a further loan in order to pay staff, according to the Sunday Times.
The largely state-owned bank refused and threatened to seize the firm and sell it to recoup its debts.
"David has agreed to acquire the entire debt owed to RBS by Optical Express and will inject significant working capital into the group, positioning it in a highly secure position for continued growth," a spokesman for the company said."
Who will fund the RBS loss - the same people who are footing the bill when OEs damaged patients have to seek help from the NHS!!!


At 2:00pm on January 8th, the UCSB Women's Basketball team takes on University of the Pacific.
Matt Raab and Mitchell Clements will have the call from the Thunderdome in this broadcast of UCSB Women's Basketball. Pregame show starts at 1:45pm, and the link below will become active 15 minutes before the start of the broadcast.
Click Here for the webcast starting at 1:30pm!


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Q: Scala Spark: splitting dataframe column dynamically I am very new to scala and spark.
I have read a text file into a dataframe, and successfully split the single column into columns (essentially the file is SPACE delimited csv)
  val irisDF:DataFrame = spark.read.csv("src/test/resources/iris-in.txt")

  irisDF.show()

  val dfnew:DataFrame = irisDF.withColumn("_tmp", split($"_c0", " ")).select(
    $"_tmp".getItem(0).as("col1"),
    $"_tmp".getItem(1).as("col2"),
    $"_tmp".getItem(2).as("col3"),
    $"_tmp".getItem(3).as("col4")
  ).drop("_tmp")

This works.
BUT what if I do not know how many columns there are in the datafile? How do I dynamically generate the columns depending on the number of items generated by the split function?

A: You can create a sequence of select expressions, and then apply all of them to select method with :_* syntax:
Example Data:
val df = Seq("a b c d", "e f g").toDF("c0")

df.show
+-------+
|     c0|
+-------+
|a b c d|
|  e f g|
+-------+

If you want five columns from the c0 column, which you need to determine before doing this:
val selectExprs = 0 until 5 map (i => $"temp".getItem(i).as(s"col$i"))

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Dreams about leaves signify a new found happiness and improvement in varying aspects of life. Leaves are symbolic of fertility, growth, openness and the passage of time. The number six represents harmony, balance, sincerity, love, and truth. "Six Leaves" was created with oil based ink colors layered and worked into a piece of plexi-glass that I had scratched a leaf design into. Final ink colors were delicately applied and/or removed "a la poupée" and pieces of glued rice paper laid on the plate with the image then being transferred onto dampened paper by running it through a hand press. A Monoprint is a unique image created from a plate or other matrix that has the potential to print in multiple. It is a repeatable image that is made unique by the addition of drawing, or layering ink colors, applying chine colle or patterning.
"Six Leaves" is a series of 9 Monoprints. A Monoprint is a unique image created from a plate or other matrix that has the potential to print in multiple. It is a repeatable image that is made unique by the addition of drawing, or layering ink colors, applying chine colle or patterning. "Six Leaves" was done as a play with oil based ink in varying viscosity color overlays on plexiglass scratched with a design, and with the image then being transferred onto paper.
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Recent Releases: October 2011
1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die edited by Paul Gravett.
Cassell Illustrated ISBN 978-1844036981, 3 October 2011, 960pp, £20.00. [£10.40 from Amazon]
Over the centuries, comic books and their offshoots, such as graphic novels, and bandes dessinees have evolved into a phenomenally popular, influential, and unique art form with which we can express our opinions, our fantasies, our nightmares, and our dreams. In short: comics are emphatically no longer just for kids. This diverse, constantly evolving medium is truly coming into its own in the 21st century, from Hollywood's blockbuster adaptations of super-powered caped crusaders to the global spread of Japan's manga and its spinoffs, and from award-winning graphic novels such as Maus and Persepolis to new forms such as online webcomix. But comics also have a long and rich history, dating back at least to the Swiss teacher Rodolphe Topffer in the early 19th century, and far earlier in China. 1001 Comic Books You Must Read Before You Die is the perfect introduction to this dynamic and globally popular medium. There have been other guides to the best comic books, but none has embraced every genre and scoured the globe to glean the very greatest works of sequential art, graphic literature, bandes dessinees, tebeos, fumetti, manga, manhwa, komiks, strips, historietas, quadrinhos, beeldverhalen, and plain old comics. This authoritative guide is organized according to the year of first publication in the country of origin. An opening section acknowledges pioneering pre-1900 masterpieces, followed by sections divided by decade, creating a fascinating year-by-year chronicle of the comics medium worldwide.
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Baggage by The Etherington Brothers.
David Fickling Books (DFC Library) ISBN 978-0385618571, 6 October 2011, 64pp, £9.99. [£7.49 from Amazon]
Baggage tells the tale of Randall, a happy-go-lucky but disaster-prone lost property officer working for the Tram service, deep in the heart of Triptych City.
__Randall's weary boss has presented him with an impossible ultimatum: either he locates the owner of the oldest item stored in the immense lost property warehouse by the end of the day, or he's out of a job!
__So begins an adventurous journey through a wondrous city. Randall's enquiries attract a myriad of bizarre, often amusing, and sometimes dangerous characters. Clues are uncovered where and when he least expects them, and help arrives from the strangest of quarters.
__But wherever Randall goes, trouble is sure to follow. Will he succeed in his impossible mission? And even if he does, just how much of the city will be left standing?
Best of Alex 2011 by Charles Peattie & Russell Taylor.
Prion ISBN 978-1853758270, 13 October 2011, 88pp, £9.99. [£6.29 from Amazon]
Another annus horribilissimus for Alex, although the new coalition government offers a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel and bankers are 'allowed' to claim bonuses again. Alex and his ilk are not quite viewed as the lowest-of-the-low any more.
British Comics: A Cultural History by James Chapman.
Reaktion Books ISBN 978-1861898555, 15 October 2011, 320pp, £25.00. [£23.75 from Amazon]
British Comics is a unique cultural history of British comic papers and magazines, from their origins in the late nineteenth century to the present day. It shows how comics were transformed in the early twentieth century from adult amusement to imaginative reading matter for children, and relates the rise of the major comic publishers and the emergence of the mighty duopoly of Amalgamated Press and D.C. Thomson that would dominate the industry for half a century. Beginning with the first British comic 'superstar' Ally Sloper - 'A Selection, Side-splitting, Sentimental, and Serious, for the Benefit of Old Boys, Young Boys, Odd Boys generally and even Girls' - whose various misadventures reflected the emergence of a middle-class leisure economy in the late nineteenth century, British Comics goes on to describe the heyday of comics in the 1950s and '60s, when titles such as School Friend and Eagle sold a million copies a week, and analyses the major genres including schoolgirl fantasies, sport and war stories for boys. The author charts the development of a new breed of violent comics in the 1970s, including the controversial Action and 2000 AD, and also considers the attempt of an American comic publisher, Marvel, to launch a new hero for the British market in the form of Captain Britain. He goes on to document the appearance in the 1980s and '90s of adult-oriented comics such as Warrior, Crisis, Deadline and Revolver and alternative comics such as Viz, and concludes by considering the work of important contemporary comic writers including Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Ian Edginton, Warren Ellis and Garth Ennis. British Comics explains what children and adults thought of their comics and why some titles prospered while others failed, and also maps the changing structure of the comic publishing industry and how comic publishers, writers and artists have responded to the tastes of their consumers. Ultimately, the book argues that British comics are a distinctive kind of publishing that is different from (and certainly not inferior to) American, French and Japanese comics. An invaluable reference for comics collectors and fans world-wide, British Comics is a fascinating and thorough history that showcases the major role that comics have played in the imaginative lives of British juveniles - and some adults.
Charley's War: Hitler's Youth by Pat Mills & Joe Colquhoun.
Titan Books ISBN 978-0857682994, 28 October 2011, 112pp, £14.99. [£11.24 from Amazon]
In this explosive new volume of never-before-collected comic strip, Charley comes face to face with a young corporal who will eventually change the face of the world as leader of the Nazi party: Adolf Hitler. The eighth action-packed volume of Charleys War is rich in the detailed minutiae of the terror-punctuated existence of a Tommy.
Commando: 50 Years a Home for Heroes by George Low.
Carlton ISBN 978-1847328496, 13 October 2011, 176pp, £19.99. [£12.99 from Amazon]
50 years of Commando...home for heroes...and still going strong! And now you...yes, YOU...can advance shoulder to shoulder with the bravest and the best through six of the finest Commando stories ever...brought together in this battling book for all Commando fans out there! When the toughest of the tough get going, the action accelerates from page to blistering page. Can you cope with the pressure? Are you sure? Good, because we're also going to unleash the stinging power of 50 full-colour covers on you as well. That's one for every hard-fought year, and you'll need nerves of steel to get in close...combat close...to pick out the finer details of these startling illustrations. You just know it will be well worth the risk. And all the gen from the classified documents which shield the secrets of Commando comic books will be there too for you to explore and enjoy. The truth is revealed about the 50-year fight from day one of a carefully planned and well executed campaign to bring you the best of the action to rock you right back on your heels. You've proved you can take all that's thrown at you by reading this far, so don't miss out on this mother of all battle books. Remember what they say. Who dares wins...and that could be YOU!
Cover Story: The DC Art of Brian Bolland by Brian Bolland.
This new hardcover collects covers of legendary artist Bian Bolland. Featuring highly detailed and meticulous craftsmanship combined with dramatic takes on the worlds best-known superheroes, Bollands work has been featured on Green Lantern, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Zatanna and the Vertigo series The Invisibles and Animal Man.
Cradlegrave by John Smith & Edmund Bagwell.
Rebellion ISBN 978-1907992469, 13 October 2011, 96pp, £13.99. [£8.99 from Amazon]
After serving eight months at a Young Offenders Institution for arson, Shane Holt returns to his home on the Ravenglade Estate during a long, hot summer. Plagued by the ASBO generation, the estate has seen its fair share of problems but nothing comes close to the horror that lurks within Ted and Mary's council flat...
Defoe: Queen of Zombies by Pat Mills & Leigh Gallagher.
Rebellion ISBN 978-1907992476, 13 October 2011, 144pp, £14.99. [£8.99 from Amazon]
1669, three years after the Great Fire has devastated London. From the ashes rose an army of the undead hungry for human flesh. Titus Defoe and his elite squad of zombie hunters protect the living from the legions of reeks. Now they face their greatest foe - La Voisin, the Queen of the zombies!
Super Animal Adventure Squad by James Turner.
Super Animal Adventure Squad comprises two hilarious stories for you to enjoy: 'The Teatime of Doom' and 'The Case of the Baboon Bandit'! Join Agent K, Bearbot, Irwin, Rex and Beesley as they battle to solve two thrilling crimes.
__In 'The Teatime of Doom', our heroes are faced with a Level 6 Cake Emergency as cakes suddenly disappear from bakeries across the country. Without a mid-afternoon treat, the very icing of society would dissolve! Can the SAAS recover the precious pastries in time, or will they come to a sticky end?
__In 'The Case of the Baboon Bandit', pirates have stolen the world's most valuable treasure, the Jade Baboon of Rangoon. Does the squad have what it takes to defeat the Dread Pirate Green Beard? Cutlasses, cookery and comedy capers abound in this brilliantly funny follow-up!
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David Langdon (1914-2011)
Fred Hoyle Cover Gallery
Bash Street's School
The Sea Wolf part 10
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Kenneth R. Hayles
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The Miracle of the Bones Themes of Shamanic Initiation In "The Robber Bridegroom"
Colleen C. Salomon
This dissertation analyzes "The Robber Bridegroom," as it appears in the 1819 edition of the Grimms' collection of fairy tales, Kinder- und Hausmärchen. Questioning the assertion of some scholars that it is a "Bluebeard tale," a close comparison of the two stories reveals that key elements present in "Bluebeard" are absent from "The Robber Bridegroom."
In fact, the story appears to be older than "Bluebeard." The Grimms and other scholars posit the story is related to, and some say, shares its origin with "Fitcher's Bird," a story type which can be traced back between 2500 to 6000 years ago. If so, elements of "The Robber Bridegroom" are ancient.
Its age, along with central elements of the plot, indicate that the story may be, at its core, a description of a shamanic initiation in medieval or early modern European dress. Numerous scholars hold that shamanism persisted as "witchcraft" in Europe into the early modern era. Scholars Emma Wilby and Wolfgang Behringer offer convincing research to that effect, as do others, particularly in Eastern Europe, where abundant and comparatively recent shamanistic folk beliefs support the connection between early modern witchcraft and prehistoric shamanism. I follow their lead, comparing shamanic initiatory practices with the events in the story.
To do so, I include the work of numerous scholars of shamanism, others on shamanistic folk beliefs in Europe, the use of hallucinatory plants in ritual, and shamanistic cannibalism. In addition, German language, society, and culture, particularly in the early modern era, are of central importance. At every turn, I refer to the works of the Grimms themselves. Yet the story itself remains my compass and North Star.
Finally, I consider the effects of the initiation on the maid and examine the story from a psychological and alchemical perspective, seeking to better understand the role of trauma and the numinous in the process of individuation and, perhaps, transcendence.
Chair: Dr. Evans Smith
Reader: Dr. Jacqueline Feather
External Reader: Dr. Mathew Mather
Keywords: Fairy Tale, Individuation, Initiation, German, Grimms, Hallucinogenic Plants, Henbane, Psychotropic Plants, Shamanism, Trance, Trauma, Witchcraft


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10 Dark Movies That You Should Add To Your Bucket List
Leon Motley 2 months ago 3 min read
There's something about dark movies that just draws us in. Maybe it's the suspenseful plots, the complex characters, or the expertly-crafted atmosphere of dread and foreboding that hangs over each film. Whatever the case may be, we can't get enough of these movies, and we're always on the lookout for new ones to add to our watch list. To help you out, we've put together a list of the best dark academia movies of all time. From psychological thrillers to gothic horror, these films are sure to send a chill down your spine. So, without further ado, here are the best dark academia movies of all time.
1. The Shining (1980)
No list of dark movies would be complete without The Shining. Kubrick's classic horror film is the perfect example of how to create an atmosphere of unease and terror. With its eerie score, long tracking shots, and slow-burn scares, The Shining is a masterclass in suspenseful filmmaking.
Another essential dark film is The Silence of the Lambs. This psychological thriller follows an FBI trainee who must enlist the help of a sociopathic serial killer in order to catch another murderer. Featuring two of the most iconic characters in cinematic history in Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling, The Silence of the Lambs is a gripping and spine-chilling ride from start to finish.
3. The Sixth Sense (1999)
Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense is another classic film in that genre that should not be missed. The story of a young boy who can see and communicate with the dead, The Sixth Sense is a haunting and emotional journey that will stay with you long after the credits have rolled.
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4. The Prestige (2006)
Christopher Nolan's The Prestige is a dark and twisty tale of two magicians who will stop at nothing to one-up each other. With its stellar cast, stunning visuals, and mind-bending plot, The Prestige is a "prestigious" movie that you should definitely miss. Sign up to TonyBet and get lucky!
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the first film in David Fincher's adaptation of the Millennium trilogy. The story follows a journalist who teams up with a computer hacker to investigate a decades-old murder. Featuring a standout performance from Rooney Mara as the titular character, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a gritty and suspenseful thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
6. Shutter Island (2010)
Another entry from director Martin Scorsese, Shutter Island is a dark and atmospheric thriller set in an asylum for the criminally insane. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a U.S. Marshal who is investigating the disappearance of a patient from the facility. With its stunning cinematography and expertly-crafted suspense, Shutter Island is a must-see for any fan of dark academia movies.
7. Drive (2011)
Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive is a stylish and gritty crime thriller that follows a Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver. With its excellent cast, beautiful cinematography, and pulse-pounding action, Drive is a must-see for any fan of dark movies.
8. The Girl on the Train (2016)
The Girl on the Train is a dark and suspenseful thriller based on the best-selling novel of the same name. The story follows a woman who becomes obsessed with the lives of a couple she sees every day from the window of her train. With its excellent cast and tense plot, The Girl on the Train is an essential!
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9. Mother! (2017)
Darren Aronofsky's Mother! is a dark and twisted psychological thriller that will leave you reeling. The story follows a woman who is married to a famous poet and is living in his secluded country home. When unexpected guests arrive, the woman's world is turned upside down. With its excellent cast and mind-bending plot, it is a movie that should be on all dark movies bucket lists!
10. Hereditary (2018)
Last but not least on our list is Hereditary. This dark and disturbing horror film follows a family who is dealing with the aftermath of their matriarch's death. When strange and unexplainable things begin to happen, the family starts to unravel. With its excellent cast, eerie score, and shocking moments, Hereditary will keep you in suspense the whole time.
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Invisibility, erasure, Hollywood stars, 240hrs of work placement, doctors waiting rooms, new friends, and an airplane to New York City all take place in the blink of an eye.
MKA's queer-femme theatre maker Kerith Manderson-Galvin, and a dynamic and fiercely talented team of performers of diverse sexualities and genders, follow the miles-per-second calculations of Danish astronomer Olaus Roemer, to find the liminal space/hotel/desert of the real, where even the sand is itself, queer.


How about reciprocal links among translators?
I sometimes get offers for work in either languages I don't know, translations out of instead of into English or when I just don't have the time to complete a large job, etc.
I would like to add other translators' websites to my links page so clients would be able to find just what they wanted - of course I'll include a link to Proz.com. If anyone is interested, please visit www.polaris-translation.co.uk and, if you like what you see, send your URL to elizabeth@polaris-translation.co.uk.
Thanks to everyone who has sent me their URLs.
I've had quite a few people who asked for their Proz webpages to go up. I'm going to add a link to the Proz homepage. The web adresses of Proz translator pages look very similar so I'm not sure that individual links would be that effective. However, I will be keeping all the details on file and will let you know if something turns up.
For everyone who has replied so far, the first link update will be this weekend. I'll email out the html for my link in a word attachment.
Just to let people know I have updated everyone's link on Polaris-Translation. Please keep them coming in.
I would like to add other translators' websites to my links page so clients would be able to find just what they wanted.
I offer Afrikaans<>English and I make that quite clear on the front page of my web site. I doubt if any client looking for French<>Spanish, for example, would stay long enough on my web site to discover the links page where other translators' links are located. However, someone looking for Dutch<>English or English<>Xhosa might stay a while in the hope to find referrals, because these languages are "related" to the combination I'm offering.
My 2c: Don't fill your web site with irrelevant links, but rather present a professional image by linking only to relevant information. Your comment?
Unfortunately, this is a typical mistake of a freelance translator: to preserve "purity" so that no irrelevant link appeared on their website. You forget or just are ignorant of importance of link popularity. Even if a visitor to a website will not stay to look at this link page, the search engine spider will notice it for sure. If your website has many relevant links to it on the Net (and for us - all the translation and even language links are relevant) you will get a good position in search engine results, which is much more important than a casual visitor to some website. The dream of every webmaster is to see his website in the first 30 results of a search on relevant keywords. You will never get there without relevant links to your website from other website if only your language pair is not unique or rare. For four years now I have a large section of my website http://www.russiantranslation.ru/ devoted to reciprocal links, freelance translators and translation agencies, language schools and language learning centers, translation databases and language jobs among them, and add new links to it costantly. Result: my website appears in the first 10 search results in the major search engines.
I believe that every translator must have link pages with links to other translators websites.


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Home/Noticias/Ridley Scott & 15 Other Directors Over 80 Still Making Movies – TheWrap
Ridley Scott & 15 Other Directors Over 80 Still Making Movies – TheWrap
The knighted "Alien" director turns 85, but he's not slowing down
Ridley Scott (Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
Ridley Scott, who turns 85 on Nov. 30, isn't slowing down and neither are several of his contemporaries, including Martin Scorsese, who turned 80 on Nov. 17, Clint Eastwood, Francis Ford Coppola, and William Friedkin.
Here are several directors over 80 who are still busy making movies. And if you're wondering why we've left off Steven Spielberg, whose latest film "The Fabelmans" is in Oscar contention for 2023, he's a relatively youthful 75.
Martin Scorsese, 80
The prolific director of "Goodfellas," and "The Departed" returned to documentaries with this year's "Personality Crisis: One Night Only," about New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen. He's also in post-production on his next film, "Killers of the Flower Moon," which reteams him with Leonardo DiCaprio.
Margarethe von Trotta, 80
The leading New German Cinema director, whose films include "The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum," co-directed with Volker Schlöndorff, and "Hannah Arendt," is in post-production on "Bachmann & Frisch," about the relationship between Austrian poet Ingeborg Bachmann and the Swiss novelist Max Frisch.
Werner Herzog, 80
The German director, who has been making films since the 1960s, had two films out in 2022: "Theatre of Thought," and the documentary "The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft," about the late volcanologists.
Stephen Frears, 81
The British director of "The Queen" and "Dangerous Liaisons," released "The Lost King" in 2022, which stars Steve Coogan and Sally Hawkins.
Charles Shyer, 81
The helmer of the Steve Martin "Father of the Bride" films and "Baby Boom" has a new Christmas Netflix movie out this year, "The Noel Diary."
Brian De Palma, 82
The "Untouchables" and "Carrie" director is in pre-production for his next film, "Sweet Vengeance," a murder mystery thought to be based on two real-life killings.
Francis Ford Coppola, 83
The man behind '70s classics "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now" is working on passion project "Megalopolis," whose star-studded cast includes Adam Driver, Forest Whitaker, Aubrey Plaza and Talia Shire.
Volker Schlöndorff, 83
The "Tin Drum" director's latest film, the documentary "The Forest Maker," is about reforestation pioneer Tony Rinaudo.
Ridley Scott, 85
The "Gladiator" and "Alien" helmer had two films in 2021: "House of Gucci" and "The Last Duel." He's currently directing "Napoleon," which stars Joaquin Phoenix as the famous French leader, and is eyeing a "Gladiator" sequel as his next project.
William Friedkin, 87
The Oscar-winning director of "The Exorcist" and "The French Connection" will direct Kiefer Sutherland in Showtime's "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial." The lead role of Captain Queeg was made famous by Humphrey Bogart in the 1954 film.
Woody Allen, 87
In September, the "Annie Hall" director clarified that he is not retiring, despite his outcast status in Hollywood. His next film, "Wasp 22," which was filmed in Paris and features a French cast, is in post-production.
Costa-Gavras, 89
The Greek-French director of 1969 political thriller "Z" and the 1982 drama "Missing," directed, wrote, and edited "Adults in the Room" in 2019.
Roman Polanski, 89
Despite fleeing Hollywood in 1978 rather than face rape charges and being kicked out of the Academy in 2018, the French-based director is still making movies, including next year's "The Palace," which stars Mickey Rourke, Joaquim de Almeida, and John Cleese.
Clint Eastwood, 92
The two-time Best Director Oscar winner's 39th feature film was 2021's "Cry Macho," in which he also starred.
Frederick Wiseman, 92
In 2022, the celebrated documentarian, who turns 93 in January, released the French drama "A Couple," about novelist Leo Tolstoy and his wife.
James Ivory, 94
The writer and director, who was one-half of the British filmmaking team Merchant/Ivory, won his first Oscar for his adapted screenplay for 2017's "Call Me By Your Name." He also co-directed and narrated 2022 documentary memoir, "A Cooler Climate," which played the New York Film Festival.
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At Whitehouse Primary School there are currently a number of provisions in place to ensure that our pupils receive the most pastoral and effective care possible. Within the school we have a number of staff who possess up-to-date qualifications in First Aid. To achieve these, they have undertaken First Aid training which is regularly refreshed through the year. These staff members are spread around the school and have their contact details visible at internal telephones should they be required.
Also distributed around the school are a number of well-maintained First Aid Kits. These kits are checked and replenished regularly. Should your child require any First Aid treatment, the staff member providing the treatment will issue them with a slip containing details of the treatment provided.
Within our school there are pupils who may need to take medication during school hours for long or short term medical needs, or in emergency situations. The Education Authority directive is that the prime responsibility for a pupil's health rests with the parent/guardian. However, to enable pupils requiring medication to participate as fully as possible in school activities the school may agree to assist a child with medical needs. If at all possible, it is better that medicine is administered before or after school. We do however understand that this may not always be viable. When this is the case, parents must present the school with a completed Short Term Care Plan form. This form can be found on the section below or from the school office.
When medication is required for any of the above a Long Term Care Plan will be created in conjunction with the school nurse. Once this is completed it will then be presented to the school.


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Project Black Jack: Historical Restorations Afoot
Black Jack in situ before his removal for safety reasons in 1963.
Black Jack to return to Cirencester.
An exciting project is underway to restore two statues for Cirencester Parish Church. These will be placed in the niches on the western side of the tower which are currently vacant. The north-west niche formerly housed a statue of St John the Baptist and is thought to have given its name to the street directly facing the statue, Black Jack Street. The statue was taken down in 1963, very blackened and in poor condition and was subsequently lost. It has been missing from the niche for more than 50 years. The south west niche is believed to have held a statue of the Virgin Mary and child; this too will be replaced
The current project is holding a design competition to help choose forward looking designs for both statues which reflects both the church's view and the town's view of how these should be presented. A call of the Expressions of Interest in the project resulted in nationwide responses and following a sift, five artists reflecting a broad range of experience have been chosen. Amanda Hart, chair of the project group said "We were impressed by the range of people who put ideas forward; all of those chosen have been involved in major sculpture projects nationally and will no doubt come up with imaginative designs which fit both the 21st century and the current fabric of the church".
During the summer these artists will visit Cirencester and there will be an opportunity for local people to talk to them and to share their ideas. A special event will be over the Heritage Open Weekend when there will be a display in the church.
Canon Graham Morris, the incumbent vicar said "It's fantastic that we have this exciting project helping to re-establish what was a key feature in Cirencester. It's important that both the church and the general community have an input into what we hope will be in place for many hundreds of years".
For further information about this project please visit our website
www.projectblackjack.org.uk
If you would like to help volunteer with this project, please contact info@projectblackjack.org.uk or ring Meg Blumson 01285 657696
If you would like a speaker for your organisation then please contact info@projectblackjack.org.uk
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Deals: Week of 10/18/10
By Rachel Deahl (@deahlsdeals) |
Foundry Closes Hat Trick
Foundry Literary + Media closed three deals last week. Agent Mollie Glick sold North American rights to two books: a memoir by the star of The Blair Witch Project, Heather Donahue, and a debut novel by Ka Hancock. Rachel Holtzman at Gotham bought North American rights to Donahue's Growgirl: The Blossoming of an Unlikely Outlaw at auction. Donahue, who made a sudden splash on the big screen at 24 in the cult indie hit Blair Witch, spent the next 10 years in Hollywood languishing in a string of B movies before quitting the business. In Growgirl she chronicles her so-called disappearance from Hollywood—at one point IMDb.com reported her dead—when she moved to the country and started growing cannabis. The book was pitched as a real-life Weeds that, as Donahue explained in her proposal, will also expose a subculture "that few get to see whose tender nuggets touch the lips and minds of 20 million domestic imbibers and 160 million adults worldwide." Hancock's novel, Dancing on Broken Glass, went at auction to Lauren McKenna at Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books imprint; McKenna took North American rights. In the book Hancock, a former psychiatric nurse, follows the rocky but explosive marriage of a bipolar man and a woman with a devastating family history of breast cancer. Glick said that Hancock's experience working with patients with mental illness "shines through in her charismatic hero and tough-as-nails protagonist."
In the third sale, Stéphanie Abou sold Aimee Agresti's novel, Haven, at auction, to Julie Tibbott at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Agresti, a former Us Weekly staffer, follows 16-year-old Haven Terra, who gets an internship at a prestigious Chicago hotel with a group of glamorous staffers called the Outfit. The catch? The Outfit winds up being devils trading in souls. Abou called the book an angels-versus-devils take on The Picture of Dorian Gray.
William Morrow Goes Alt-Reality
Gabe Robinson at William Morrow bought North American rights to two books in a new series about a computer-generated world by Rod Rees. Emma Thawley at Quercus brokered the deal for the Demi-Monde; book one is called The Demi-Monde: Winter. In the series a woman is sent to save the president's daughter from the Demi-Monde, a cyberworld that is inconveniently populated by a collection of famous historical psychopaths.
PublicAffairs Considers 'Justice'
Clive Priddle at PublicAffairs took world rights to a new book called Justice for the Enemy by William Shawcross, the son of the British lead prosecutor at Nuremberg. In the book, which Lynn Nesbit at Janklow & Nesbit sold, Shawcross examines the case of Khaled Sheikh Mohammed (currently on trial and considered one of the chief architects of 9/11), and asks, as the publisher explained: "How does society deal lawfully with the lawless?"
A version of this article appeared in the 10/18/2010 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: Deals: Week of 10/18/10


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Villa del Rosario es una localidad uruguaya del departamento de Lavalleja.

Ubicación
La localidad se encuentra situada en la zona suroeste del departamento de Lavalleja, sobre la cuchilla del Vejigas (ramal de la cuchilla Grande), al sur del río Santa Lucía sobre la ruta 12, 2.5 km al sureste de su intersección con la ruta 108. Dista 23 km de la capital departamental.

Población
Según el censo de 2011, la localidad contaba con una población de 149 habitantes.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Instituto Nacional de Estadística: Plano de la localidad de Villa del Rosario

Localidades del departamento de Lavalleja

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Note: This is not a "best of" list, nor is it by any means an exhaustive list of favorites. These are the things that have stuck with me this year, in no particular order of preference. Enjoy!
The wannabe filmmaker in me loved the story of how creative and ingenious Zala and Strompolos were in getting their love letter to Indiana Jones onto film. The human being in me was moved nearly to tears by the story of how in the long run their work ultimately saved their friendship, and at least one of their lives. Above all, this story is a testament to the saving power of art.
Not the best film of the year. Some would even argue it was a flop. However, for a boy who used to run home from school every day to catch Voltron and its myriad Japanese cousins, this movie was a dream come true. Guillermo del Torro cements himself as one of my favorite visual storytellers.
Strong, three-dimensional female characters. And when I say strong, I don't mean the usual TV "strong female" (i.e. "We write this character as a man from our male perspective, but we cast a woman! See, we're progressive!!"), but characters who are both comfortable in their skins and stand on equal ground with their male counterparts (and sometimes above them) without having to play the "one of the boys" game.
You know that trope where a TV episode will start in the middle of some crisis or conflict involving the main character which leads to a cliffhanger moment, and then the screen goes to black and the words "48 hours earlier" appear? I HATE that trope! It was cute – maybe – the first time I saw it, and now every drama does it at least twice in a season. It's a phenomenally lazy means of getting a viewer invested in what's happening that week, and an insult to one's intelligenceAnd The Good Wife doesn't resort to it.They'll draw you in by starting in media res, to be sure. But they don't then turn around and spoon feed you the beginning (hell, they won't always tell you they're starting in the middle, either). They drive on with the story and trust that the interaction between characters and the little ways that they let you into the characters' inner lives will get you the rest of the way there. See the episode "Death of a Client" to see what I'm talking about (and get the added bonus of a sublime performance from John Noble, who I still think should have received an Emmy nod for his work on Fringe).
tl;dr: This show not only doesn't insult the viewer's intelligence, it seems to have faith in it, which is a nice change of pace.
OK, so it's not a nationwide thing yet. But, it arrived in my home state of New Mexico as an early Christmas present (I thought we were going to have to wait several more years), and then Utah – UTAH!! – quickly followed making for eighteen states where love=love. Period. This train has left the station, and I couldn't be happier.


If you have acne, you know the struggle that comes along with it. Acne usually has few long-term leftover effects, like maybe a few scars, or some bad memories from trying to fight recurring acne breakouts with DIY remedies. But aside from that, acne is a fairly innocent skin condition - right? But what if your acne actually isn't acne at all? Could it develop into something more dangerous like melanoma?
Most of us have battled the occasional pimple here and there at some point in our lives. In fact, only about 15 percent of teenagers don't struggle with annoying, unpredictable zits. Lots of research has been done to try to figure out the real causes of acne, and while many findings suggest that factors such as genetics, diet, and daily habits do play a role in acne, there is one cause that stands out among the rest. And that is your hormones.
There are all kinds of hormones in our bodies, and many of them are thought to affect our skin. These include insulin, estrogen, androgen, growth hormones, melanocortins, and adrenocorticotropic hormone. You may be wondering what any of this has to do with developing melanoma. Well, it turns out that many different types of cancers are thought to also be related to hormones - and that includes melanoma. Certain types of acne caused by hormones could be telling you that you're at risk of developing skin cancer.
This may sound like a lot, but there is scientific evidence to back it all up. In 1989, a 10 year Harvard experiment was done to explore the connection between acne and melanoma. More than 99,000 women were involved in this study to see if there was a correlation. The results concluded that women who had struggled with acne in their earlier years were more likely to develop moles, as well as melanoma in their later years.
But what was the reason for the correlation between acne and melanoma? What they found in this study was that androgens - a specific kind of hormone - could be significantly affecting telomeres. The telomeric proteins that were affected by the androgen receptors, and they found that longer telomeres would go into senescence at later stages. When this happened, it stimulated the production of nevi. Melanocytes would then become more likely to mutate into benign growths such as moles, and later, to cancerous tumors.
It was determined by scientists that acne during youth could mean that the person has larger amounts of androgen in their system, which could mean a bigger likelihood of developing cancer and melanoma later on in life. Even considering other factors that may have contributed to the results of the test subjects, the correlations that were found could still help doctors determine a person's risk for developing melanoma later in their life.
So what does all of this information mean for you? Most pimples are completely harmless, but if you find one that seems unusually stiff, check it out because it might be nodular melanoma. But how can you detect if your pimple is cancerous? Watch your pimple over a period of several weeks. If it is melanoma, it will start out as a sort of clear bubble that slowly gets bigger over time. After that, it will start to harden and get firm. These look a lot different than the usual pus-filled pimples, so you should have no problem being about to differentiate between a normal pimple and melanoma.
While it is more likely that nodular melanoma will come in the form of a new skin growth, zit, or bulge, it can also come from a mole that you've had for a long time. Nodular melanoma that forms from a mole tends to grow quickly too.
If you're worried that what you might have is melanoma, keep an eye on it. One important thing to remember is that a mole that forms into melanoma is more likely to gradually change and develop, getting bigger as more time goes on. Pay attention to your body, examine your skin every few days, and especially watch your moles. Even if you're pretty sure that your mole isn't cancerous, if you have any doubts at all, a quick check up with your dermatologist is never a bad idea.
Even if you are fortunate to have perfectly smooth skin with no blemishes now, you'll find that as you get older, that won't always be the case. You'll happen to get a bump here and there, and while most of them will probably be completely harmless, it's still important that you get to know the signs and symptoms of bumps that aren't exactly so harmless. And that includes knowing the tell-tale signs of melanoma. To add to that - going back to the Harvard experiment that was mentioned earlier - knowing what to look for is especially important if you struggled with severe acne when you were younger, as it could have put you at higher risk of developing skin cancers such as melanoma. If you are especially acne-prone, be sure to continue to take care of your skin, and protect yourself from the harsh sunlight. And as always, if you notice something abnormal on your skin like an unusual bump, get it checked out! After all, it's always better to be safe than to be sorry!


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CableFAX: 95. Global Citizen: Patrick Younge
By Cablefax Staff | December 10, 2009
Patrick Younge
Title: President/GM, Travel Channel Media
Education: University College Cardiff, Wales; London Business School
Why Him? This year, Travel Channel is ranked among the Top 15 cable networks in terms of prime time ratings growth and, remarkably, has successfully reduced the median age of its viewership to 45 (down 5 years in 12 months). Sadly, this is the last year we'll have Younge as a travel guide, though. In June, it was announced that he'd been named Chief Creative Officer for BBC Vision Productions, one of the most significant roles in the UK television industry. The gig will allow the amiable Pat to return home to with his er, younge, family.
Web Passport: Younge inspired Travel Channel Studios, which launched in June 2009, a full-service production unit that creates high-quality, low-cost short-form video. The Studios recently crafted a partnership with Yahoo! Travel to produce 100 destination videos.
Vacation Sale: The big news with Travel, of course, was the sale of 65% of the asset to Scripps late in '09. No doubt Younge's good work with Travel made it a highly desirable entity.
Year Ahead:
It's tough to know what Younge will encounter in his new gig, but his history at Travel indicates he'll do fine.


We all know that India is suffering from Pakistan sponsored terrorism.
In spite of various warnings from our Government, Pakistan is not mending its ways.
On many occasions, Indian investigation agencies have found substantial evidence against Pakistan to use terrorists against India through its handlers. But Pakistan never accepted the evidences submitted by Indian Government and many terrorist group founders are roaming freely in Pakistan.
So now the topic for our group discussion is how India should tackle the Pakistan sponsored terrorism.
SSB Interview TipsAnnouncementsGroup Discussion Topic - How India should tackle Pakistan sponsored terrorism?
In my point of view ,we have to plan for more surgical strikes.


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