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Wednesday, April 13, 2016 — DUBAI, U.A.E – Emirates today announced it has placed an order with manufacturer Airbus for an additional two new A380 aircraft, to be delivered in the 4th quarter of 2017.
Emirates already operates the world's largest fleet of Airbus A380s, with 75 in service and a further 65 on firm order. The additional two aircraft, to be powered by Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines will take Emirates' total A380 order book to 142.
The two new aircraft will be in two-class configuration and feature Emirates' industry-leading products including, the iconic Onboard Lounge where Business Class passengers can socialise at 40,000 feet, Emirates' award-winning inflight entertainment ice with over 2,500 channels and free Wi-Fi.
Prague, Taipei and Vienna will soon become destinations on the Emirates route network served by Emirates A380s, after which the airline will have 42 destinations across the globe served by its flagship A380 aircraft.
Airbus estimates that Emirates' A380 orders support the employment of 41,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs in Europe. About 70% of these jobs are split equally between France and Germany, with the UK having 17% and the remaining 5,000 jobs in Spain. These are high-skilled jobs and impact a high-value supply chain, creating a significant multiplier effect in the countries where Airbus has aircraft production facilities.


Having the perfect mermaid hair that dreams are made of isn't most people's reality. If you have always wanted hair that you don't have, then this article is just the thing for you. From taking better care of your hair to getting a weave, this article will list three ways that you can get mermaid-like hair in no time. Are you ready to learn a few more tips? If so, then read on.
If you bleach your hair a lot and use a lot of heat on it, then chances are that you have a lot of breakage. If you want to have thicker, fuller, and smoother hair, make sure that you baby the hair that you already have. But how? First things first, try not to bleach it so much. In fact, if you really want to have thicker hair, think of going back to your natural hair color; that way, you won't have to worry about any products at all.
The next thing to try is is to lay off the heat tools, even your blow dryer. One of the best ways to do this is to not wash your hair every day. If you don't have to dry your hair every day, then you aren't exposing it to as much heat. Plus, washing your hair every day will help strip it of its natural oils, which are something that helps to keep your hair really moisturized.
Do you want to add more volume and texture to your natural hair? Or have you always wanted long hair, but you haven't been able to grow it out? If so, then you might want to buy a virgin hair body wave weave. Weaves can either be sewn onto your existing hair, or they can be made as clip-on's where you take them out every night before bed. Either way, each of these options will help to transform your hair and make it look luscious and long. Plus, the great thing about virgin hair is that it has never been treated by anything, so you know that it is as healthy as possible.
Another thing that you can do is go into your hair salon and get a deep conditioning treatment. These treatments are designed to moisturize the cuticle and nourish it, leaving you with softer, healthier hair in the process.
These are just three things that you can do to get the hair of your dreams. To learn more, contact a hair salon near you.


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Andrew Paterson: Government in move to clarify areas in law on succession
Andrew Paterson is a Partner with Murray Beith Murray
The Scottish Government recently provided an important update on their intentions to make further changes to Scottish succession law.
By way of background, for over half a century, the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 has determined a number of critical legal issues on the death of a Scot. The Succession (Scotland) Act 2016 implemented a number of more technical legal changes and addressed a number of anomalies. However, that Act did not address more substantive issues such as:-
• How an estate should be divided when the deceased did not leave a will;
• What protection from disinheritance is provided to spouses/civil partners and children; and
• The entitlement of someone cohabiting with but not married to the deceased.
The Scottish Government undertook a consultation exercise in respect of these issues in 2015 but only published their formal response to that consultation last month.
When someone dies without a will the government intends to change the law regarding the distribution of the estate in more straightforward situations. In particular, the change will mean that if the deceased is survived by a spouse or civil partner but no children then the spouse or civil partner will inherit the entire estate (this is not always the case with the current law). Conversely, if there is no will and the deceased is survived by children (or grandchildren etc.) but no spouse or civil partner then the children will inherit the entire estate. These changes will be introduced in future succession legislation.
In the situation where there is no will and a spouse/civil partner and children all survive the government cannot find consensus on the appropriate division of the estate and intends to undertake a further consultation exercise. The current law will therefore still apply in those circumstances.
Turning now to protection from disinheritance the government has announced that they do not intend to make any changes to the current law. In particular (and of relief to many) the government no longer intends to extend the scope of "legal rights", which currently grant children and spouses/civil partners some protection from disinheritance.
There is a long-standing distinction in Scots succession law between heritable property (land, houses, etc.) and all other types of property (known as moveable property). Legal rights currently only extend to moveable property. In other words, someone can leave his house to the Cat and Dog Home without any subsequent claim by his spouse or children.
A few years ago, the Scottish Government had proposed that this distinction between heritable and moveable property should be removed from Scots succession law as part of the Scottish Government's plans for land reform. That would have meant that in the example above the deceased's spouse and children would be entitled to claim a share in the house reducing the entitlement of the Cat and Dog Home. The government has stated that it no longer intends to pursue this change.
Finally, the government confirmed that it does not intend to change the law that a cohabitant has no protection from disinheritance if the deceased left a will. Where there is no will, a cohabitant is currently entitled to claim a share in the estate through the courts and the government intends to consult on possible changes to the rules regarding such claims.
Last month's announcement from the government has removed some of the uncertainty that has existed for the past few years. However, Scots succession law still needs to be modernised and progress remains slow and intermittent.

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Kent-based Coniston Ltd to Reawaken Dover's Grade I Listed Maison Dieu
Restoration of the Maison Dieu gets underway in August following the appointment of Coniston Ltd as principal contractor
Restoration of William Burges' Neo-Gothic masterpiece to start in August
Kent-based Coniston Ltd, specialists in the conservation and restoration of heritage and listed buildings have been appointed by Dover District Council as principal contractor for the £10.5m restoration of the Maison Dieu in Dover.
Coniston have worked on many of the UK's finest historic buildings including Canterbury Cathedral, the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, The British Museum, The Tower of London, Sheerness Dockyard Church, Somerset House, and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Work on the 800-year-old Maison Dieu, also known as Dover Town Hall, which is Grade I Listed and a Scheduled Monument gets underway in August.
Working with a range of specialist conservators and contractors, Coniston will conserve and restore elements of the building's fabric, recreate internationally significant decorative schemes by the renowned Victorian neo-Gothic architect, William Burges (1827-1881), construct a new street-level visitor entrance to the Connaught Hall, and improve access throughout the building.
The project creates a sustainable future for the Maison Dieu by bringing redundant spaces back into commercial use, including restoring the Mayor's Parlour as a holiday let in conjunction with The Landmark Trust, and a unique new café in the space once occupied by Victorian gaol cells!
Once complete in 2024 the Maison Dieu will be permanently open to the public for the first time in its 800-year history and playing a key role in the regeneration of the town centre.
Alongside Dover District Council, the project is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, The Wolfson Foundation, The Landmark Trust, Dover Town Council, and the Dover Society.
History of the Maison Dieu
The Maison Dieu (House of God) was founded in the early 1200's by Hubert de Burgh and passed to King Henry III in 1227, when the earliest surviving part of the building, the Chapel (later the court room) was consecrated in his presence.
It was built as a place of hospitality for pilgrims journeying from continental Europe to Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket. Following the Dissolution in the 16th century, the Maison Dieu was subsequently used as a victualling yard supplying ships of the Royal Navy.
In the mid-19th Century, the prominent Victorian architect Ambrose Poynter (1796-1886) extensively restored the Maison Dieu aided by the up-and-coming Gothic Revival architect, William Burges. Burges later went on to further remodel the building and design an assembly hall (the Connaught Hall) and civic offices, including a range of bespoke furniture and interior schemes.
The Maison Dieu is the only civic commission by William Burges, and the only intact building in England still containing his decorative scheme, furniture, and fittings.
Cllr Trevor Bartlett, Leader of Dover District Council, said: "We are delighted to have appointed Coniston for the Maison Dieu restoration. They have a strong record of delivering outstanding craftmanship on some of the country's most iconic heritage buildings.
"We look forward to work starting on the Maison Dieu this summer as we reawaken this magnificent building to take its place at the heart of the cultural and community scene in Dover town centre."
John Rathbone, Managing Director of Coniston Ltd, said: "We are delighted to have been appointed as principal contractor and to have the opportunity to work on this wonderful project. We have had the privilege of working on some of the nation's most precious buildings and are excited to join the Maison Dieu Reawakening team for the delivery phase of this important project."
Email: pr@dover.gov.uk


Secrets of Pluscarden is an engaging, interesting and different experience – A secret indeed and a highlight of the 2017 festival. In the company of Guides Jim Royan and Iain Jamieson you will discover new areas of the Glen of Pluscarden. Uncover the social history of this iconic part of Scotland including a visit to Pluscarden Abbey and a chat with Brother Michael. The walk has something for everyone environmentally, historically and socially with hospitality along the way. The walk is rounded off with an excellent 2 course BBQ at Pluscarden Hall. (Apple Juice from the Abbey will be on sale. BYOB if you fancy a wee glass at the BBQ). The walk is fairly easy and will have information stops at key points.
Meet: Pluscarden Parish Church car park, 3.00pm.
Meet at Pluscarden Parish Church. From Elgin, take the Pluscarden Road through Miltonduff. Approx.5 miles from Elgin.
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76-Year Old Golden Gate Bridge Approach Reduced to Rubble in a Weekend
Fri August 03, 2012 - National Edition
In just 57 short hours over the weekend of April 27 to 30, 2012, NDA member Ferma Corporation of Mountain View, Calif., rolled out its fleet nearly 40 powerful pieces strong and reduced to dust and rubble the creaky and aging southern approach to the Gold
In just 57 short hours over the weekend of April 27 to 30, 2012, NDA member Ferma Corporation of Mountain View, Calif., rolled out its fleet nearly 40 powerful pieces strong and reduced to dust and rubble the creaky and aging southern approach to the Golden Gate Bridge, known locally as Doyle Drive.
Beginning after the Friday night rush hour, by the time the Monday morning commute rolled around, Ferma's wrecking machines had smashed through the concrete and rebar that made up the 76-year old roadway, a segment of U.S. Highway 101. Deploying up to six excavators at a time on each stretch of roadway, the old highway came down perfectly according to plan.
The sight of the old skyway coming down drew many spectators, as Ferma deployed its fleet ranging in size from the monster Cat 5110 down to smaller Cat excavators of the 330 variety. The 5110 simply crushed through the roadway, as companion machines moved in to crush the debris and separate the rebar out of the concrete. Ferma loaded huge chunks of roadway into its fleet of articulated dump trucks to get it out of the way, for processing later, so that the road building and paving crews could get the temporary bypass in place.
Included among the powerhouse fleet were several Cat 385s, 375s and many 365s and 345s. Using hydraulic sheers and hammers, Ferma removed 285,000 sq. ft. of roadway over the weekend. The 40 machines in place reduced the roadway to 65,000 tons of debris. This included approximately 5 million pounds of steel, in addition to concrete and other materials.
Supervising the crashing and crunching of about six of these big Cats, Brian Ferrari commented that the neighbors will sure be surprised at the amount of noise and resulting dust from the project that spread through the tony Marina neighborhood, despite satisfactory efforts to control it.
Ferma will spend the next several months processing the materials resulting from the weekend blitz. The concrete will be crushed and used as roadbed for the new Presidio Parkway. The steel will be melted down and recycled for other uses.
The old roadway was replaced with a temporary bypass that opened by 5:00 a.m. Monday morning. That roadway, which moves traffic through a new tunnel and features a movable median barrier to meet changing traffic demands, will stay in place while crews construct a permanent $1.1 billion replacement for the old Doyle Drive. The new roadway will be branded the Presidio Parkway when finished in 2015.
The entire project progressed smoothly and was completed ahead of schedule. Ferma's work, and the cooperation of passing motorists, was highly praised by the transportation agencies overseeing the project and in an editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle the morning that the weekend's demolition was completed.
This article was reprinted with permission from Demolition Magazine Volume 42, No. 4.


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Finding the Roots of Graphic Novels in the Ancient World #ArtTuesday
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Graphic novels have long been a powerful medium for speaking to the masses, even if they haven't been referred to as such. The stories told through ancient art have spoken to more people than most ancient authors, and yet they have never received the same respect as writers such as Thucydides or Virgil. In part, this stems from the belief that the written word and literacy are two elements of a refined civilization. However, expanding out ideas of literacy to include a more graphic lexicon not only elevates comics, graphic novels, and other narrative art forms, it allows us to read the ancient world much more successfully.
Comics and graphic novels have a disputed origin story, the features of which depend on how exactly you define the medium. The etymology of the term dates back to the use of comical cartoon strips inserted into American newspapers in the late 19th century. However, if comics are broadly construed as a series of artistic panels that form graphic narratives, one could argue for their birth as early as the cave paintings of Paleolithic France.
Recent research on the use of graphic narratives in the ancient world has revealed their value to everyday people in the ancient Mediterranean — similar to modern audiences' appreciation for such work. George Kovacs, a professor of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies at Trent University, has written extensively on the use of graphic storytelling in antiquity. He emphasizes that while people have often dismissed such storytelling as lower in status than the liberal arts of epic poetry or historical prose, visual works were crucial for building complex narratives that could stand in for alphabetic literacy.
Every Tuesday is Art Tuesday here at Adafruit! Today we celebrate artists and makers from around the world who are designing innovative and creative works using technology, science, electronics and more. You can start your own career as an artist today with Adafruit's conductive paints, art-related electronics kits, LEDs, wearables, 3D printers and more! Make your most imaginative designs come to life with our helpful tutorials from the Adafruit Learning System. And don't forget to check in every Art Tuesday for more artistic inspiration here on the Adafruit Blog!
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TECHNOLOGIES: Audio/Video | Information Technology
Loras College is a Catholic liberal arts college that was founded in 1839. Located on a 65-acre campus in Dubuque, the college educates approximately 1,650 students a year. Loras is a laptop 1:1 campus, providing each full-time student with a laptop for academic and personal use (complete with software, wireless, and technical support). The laptops are replaced every two years, and are used for innovative classroom activities.
Loras is a technology-centered campus; to keep with this trend, the college wanted to launch its initial use of wireless on campus in 2000. They were looking for a company that could perform a site survey and provide wireless design and installation services. The college was also interested in migrating to new infrastructure software.
CEC performed a site survey at Hoffman Hall, which is the college's original building. (It houses offices, St. Joseph's Auditorium, a radio station and TV studio, and St. Joseph's Chapel.) Wireless was installed in that building in 2000, and installation then continued in academic buildings and common areas. CEC also implemented VoIP and a sound system for the college.
After partnering with CEC, Loras College now has:
New infrastructure software, along with a complete network refresh and redesign, including an upgrade to core and edge switches.
A secure, wireless campus that was established through site surveys.
A life-cycle plan for its IT systems, identifying the equipment that will be replaced and when
A VoIP phone system that runs on the college's IT network.
A redesigned website that makes information easy to find for existing students, and also helps with recruitment.
Application development, including an online form that collects student information and cross references it with a matrix before it displays a value based on the students' input.
An upgraded sound system for the school's football field that makes announcements clearer and events easier to follow.
CEC provides us with training so we can become more self-sufficient. We've learned to handle small projects on our own through the education they've provided. They understand our needs and budget constraints. CEC has become part of our IT department family … it's like they're one of us.
Tom Kruse Chief Technology Officer, Loras College


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PATERSON — A 19-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach during a fight involving a large group of people on a normally quiet street in Paterson's 2nd Ward on Monday night, police said.
Investigators are unsure what caused the brawl, which happened about 7:40 p.m. on Howard Street, a block-long road near Pennington Park, police said.
When first responders arrived, the victim was on the sidewalk, bleeding from the stab wound, as well as from injuries to his face and leg, police said. He was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to call detectives at 973-321-1120.
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Immunic, Inc. to Participate in Scientific and Investor Conferences in February
NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunic, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMUX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing best-in-class, oral therapies for the treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, today announced management's participation in the following scientific and investor conferences in February:
February 12-15: 15th Congress of ECCO (European Crohn's and Colitis Organization) in Vienna. Immunic will host Key Opinion Leader meetings on February 13 and 14. Attending from the company will be Daniel Vitt, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and President; Andreas Muehler, M.D., Chief Medical Officer; Hella Kohlhof, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer; Manfred Groeppel, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer, and other members of Immunic's clinical projects team.
February 25-27: SVB Leerink 9th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in New York. Dr. Vitt will present a company overview on Thursday, February 27, at 11:00 am EST. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the "Events and Presentations" section of Immunic's website at: ir.imux.com/events-and-presentations. An archived replay will be available on the company's website for a period of 90 days after the conference.
About Immunic, Inc.
Immunic, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMUX) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of selective oral immunology therapies aimed at treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, including relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and psoriasis. The company is developing three small molecule products: IMU-838 is a selective immune modulator that inhibits the intracellular metabolism of activated immune cells by blocking the enzyme DHODH; IMU-935 is an inverse agonist of RORγt; and IMU-856 targets the restoration of the intestinal barrier function. Immunic's lead development program, IMU-838, is in phase 2 clinical development for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and ulcerative colitis, with an additional phase 2 trial planned in Crohn's disease. An investigator-sponsored proof-of-concept clinical trial for IMU-838 in primary sclerosing cholangitis is ongoing at the Mayo Clinic. For further information, please visit: www.imux.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" that involve substantial risks and uncertainties for purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenue, projected expenses, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. Examples of such statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to management's participation in scientific and investor conferences. Immunic may not actually achieve the plans, carry out the intentions or meet the expectations or projections disclosed in the forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and performance could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with the ability to project future cash utilization and reserves needed for contingent future liabilities and business operations, the availability of sufficient resources to meet business objectives and operational requirements, the fact that the results of earlier studies and trials may not be predictive of future clinical trial results, the protection and market exclusivity provided by Immunic's intellectual property, risks related to the drug development and the regulatory approval process and the impact of competitive products and technological changes. A further list and descriptions of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in the section captioned "Item 1A. Risk Factors," in the company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2019, and in the company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov or ir.immunic-therapeutics.com/sec-filings and on request from Immunic. Any forward-looking statement made in this release speaks only as of the date of this release. Immunic disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made. Immunic expressly disclaims all liability in respect to actions taken or not taken based on any or all the contents of this press release.
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Illusionist CRISS ANGEL Talks About Working With GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA
Illusionist/escapologist/stunt performer Criss Angel recently spoke to MTV.com about his upcoming album, "Criss Angel: Mindfreak", which he says will be the official soundtrack to his popular television series "Mindfreak". The 22-track LP was produced mostly by Andy Johns (LED ZEPPELIN, VAN HALEN) and features a DVD loaded with making-of footage and behind-the-scenes action.
On "Criss Angel: Mindfreak", the illusionist worked with several of his close friends, including GODSMACK's Sully Erna, EXTREME's Nuno Bettencourt and KORN frontman Jonathan Davis, who produced several of the album's tracks. The LP's first single, "MF 2", is a collaborative rocker penned by Angel, Erna (who plays drums on the cut) and Bettencourt (who handles bass and guitar duties).
"It was really incredible — I pinched myself," Angel said of recording with the trio of musicians. "To be in a situation working with artists who I respect and admire, artists I'm a fan of ... it was pretty mind-blowing. I'm really excited for people to hear the record. These songs don't need the show. They have a life outside of the show, and these are songs that stand on their own."
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Q: xcode ios crashing intermittently I had my xcode working fine,
I updated my phone to iOS 7 and downloaded the latest xcode.
Now if I create an empty app, then run it on simulator,
the app will crash intermittently,
nothing else added... so it will run some times, then will crash on start up,
No error log, only

lldb

and on main.m I see:

Thread 1: signal SIGABRT

What is the problem?
thanks!

A: Delete the app from the simulator, clean project, restart Xcode and rerun it.
If that doesn't work try to reinstall it again.

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Discussion in 'Weekly ME News in Brief' started by Trish, Sep 9, 2018.
This thread has a post for each week in September 2018. Scroll down to find this week's news.
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The US CFSAC operates under a charter which was up for renewal. The Secretary has decided not to renew the charter and CFSAC sunsetted as of September 5.
Includes quotes from prominent members of the CFSAC.
Solve ME/CFS Initiative is calling on US people to call on their representatives to demand that Congress create a federal ME/CFS Advisory Committee.
Norway The thread 'News from Scandinavia' includes several recent items on activity in Norway including a petition.
Thread here from post #290.
#MEAction has secured a meeting with Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to discuss demands sent to him in a letter in May. Date to be arranged.
UK NICE is seeking committee members for the ME/CFS guideline group including GP, physicians, nurse. Closing date 26th September. Some posts, including patient representatives, have already been advertised and interviewed.
Scotland The Liberal Democrat conference has passed a motion in support of removal of GET/CBT treatments and increasing biomedical research funding for ME/CFS.
Holland A journalist, Bastiaan Hetebrij, has produced a series of articles about ME published in the online publication De Monitor. It includes support for Professor Michael Sharpe. Not a recommendation.
Criticism of the PACE trial by psychologist Daniël Lakens.
Cochrane produces respected systematic reviews of medical treatments, but places CFS in the mental disorders group and its reviews of exercise treatments rely on flawed trials including PACE and excludes objective outcome measures. A more recent review has not been published. Tuller explains the history, problems, influence of the reviews, and what should happen next.
ME Advocates Ireland ''Complaint Report offers hope for those living with ME in Ireland'' A long and harrowing article by Christine Fenton who has very severe ME about the lack of medical and social care she has experienced for many years, and the outcome of an HSE investigation.
USA Ithica College ''Tireless Work on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome'' by Kerry Regan.
IC professor Betsy Keller is among the leaders of Cornell University's participation in and NIH funded 5 year study including pre and post exercise testing.
Frontiers in Pediatrics ''Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Methodology for Assessing Exertion Intolerance in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome'' by Staci Stevens et al. (Workwell Foundation).
Diagostics ''Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) or What? An Operational Definition'' by Frank Twisk.
Discusses the key features of ME and how they distinguish it from definitions of CFS.
Journal of Health Psychology ''Confirmatory factor analysis of an ME and CFS stigma scale'' by Termann, Jason et al.
BMJ Paediatrics Open ''Using the internet to cope with CFS/ME in adolescence: a qualitative study'' by Brigden, Crawley et al.
Very small study based on interviews. Young pwME found patient led sites and forums helpful socially and for information.
Simon Wessely speaks and continues to malign people with ME. He claims a third will recover with a bit of therapy and light exercise. Not a recommendation.
Edited to correct the item about Norway.
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USA NIH National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NANDS) invited ME/CFS community participation in a meeting on September 13th.
USA CDC funding for ME/CFS to continue in 2019.
USA on September 14th #MEAction organised a virtual protest against the closure of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC).
Norway The Kavli Trust is continuing its long cooperation with the research group for ME/CFS at Haukeland University Hospital (Fluge and Mella's team), supporting further biomedical research with NOK 4.72 million in 2018 and 2019 (around $590,000).
Huff Post ''Netflix's 'Afflicted' And The Constant Misunderstanding Around Chronic Illness'' by Jenna Birch.
Long article describes her own experience with Fibromyalgia and several others with chronic ill understood or misdiagnosed illnesses and a statement from the executive producer of Afflicted.
The Californian ''Californian editor publishes book - Vidhima Shetty sheds light on the little-known disease of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome''.
Sympathetic article. The book, 'An Adolescents' Guide to ME/CFS' started when she wrote article about her neighbour who has severe ME/CFS. Proceeds of sale to OMF.
The Conversation ''Fibromyalgia: researchers trying to fathom the causes of this painful condition'' by Prof. Kevin Davies et al.
Includes a brief description of their current research into FM and CFS using tilt table testing and MRI brain scans.
USA Dr. Bruce Levin spoke at Columbia University: "How NOT To Conduct A Randomized Clinical Trial" about the PACE trial.
SMCI webinar ''Appropriately and Accurately Assessing Symptoms in Patients with ME'' by Leonard Jason held on 13th September is now available on YouTube.
Medical Republic (Australia) ''Guidelines for ME/CFS outdated and dangerous'' by medical writer Felicity Nelson.
IiMER article in support of the petition against BPS treatments in Norway.
Oxford University Neuroscience stoops to a new low with a short article about CFS/ME treatment full of misinformation including a claim that 73% improve significantly with CBT, and with no mention of PACE.
Bristol University Bristol Randomised Trials Collaboration - boasts of its high quality trials that bring in lots of money for the University, including FITNET and MAGENTA.
Int. J. Mol. Sci. Review Article ''Unraveling the Molecular Determinants of Manual Therapy: An Approach to Integrative Therapeutics for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia and CFS/ME'' by Espejo et al.
''CFS patients have alterations in their oral microbiome composition and function'' by Taiwu Wang et al.
Northern Ireland Hope 4 ME & Fibro conference, 17th September.
UK CMRC Conference 19th & 20th September in Bristol.
UK Royal College of GP's conference 4-6 October. Forward ME charities will have a stand at the conference and will run a workshop led by doctors Shepherd, Purdie and Speight. They have also written an article for the GP's magazine.
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An ongoing trial of GET versus activity management in children with CFS run by Esther Crawley et al. Problems include ethical approval given to include the 100 patient 'feasibility trial' data in the full trial despite the primary outcome measure only being specified after the feasibility trial.
David Tuller describes consulting Professor Levin, a biostatistician at Columbia University, about PACE during his early investigations. He links to the PDF of Levin's recent talk about what was wrong with the PACE trial.
The link also provides a list of key resources, reports and information for paediatric ME/CFS.
Los Angeles Times ''Netflix is televising prejudice against the chronically ill'' by Julie Rehmeyer.
The Guardian ''Sorry, Netflix: we don't need another freak show'' by Frances Ryan.
Australia Adam Bandt MP, Deputy leader of the Green Party speaks up for people with ME.
Canada Health minister has no plans to address ME.
Cochrane is in turmoil with an expulsion and resignations from it board and concerns about the quality of its reviews.
UK CMRC Conference was held on 19th & 20th September. Videos of some of the talks will be available on line this week.
Book ''Classic Pacing for a Better Life with ME'' by Ingebjørg Midsem Dahl from Norway who has ME. Now available in English translation.
Blog article ''Psychology – Science or Delusion?'' by David Marks.
Quote: ''The shared belief of the vast majority of psychologists that they are scientists, when all of the evidence suggests that this can't be true, is a form of professional 'mass hysteria'.'' Short article includes ME/CFS and PACE.
BMJ Open - Neurology ''Defining the prevalence and symptom burden of those with self-reported severe CFS/ME: a two-phase community pilot study in the North East of England'' by Strassheim et al.
Small study. Concludes limitations on severe ME patients' ability to take part must be considered when planning research.
UK the MEA which supports good science and recognises that GET/CBT have been shown not to work, posts without caveat on social media a newspaper article claiming yoga and LP help pwME.
USA 4th Columbia Psychosomatics Conference - Per Fink, who diagnoses ME as psychosomatic, will speak at the conference on October 20-21.
OMF Working group meeting 26th to 28th September. Over 50 scientists researching ME/CFS will meet to discuss their work and build collaboration.
CFS Research Center at Stanford Second Annual Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS is on 29th September. It will be live streamed.
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Germany Excellent radio feature and linked article (in German) broadcast on July 7th. Interviewees included international doctors and scientists and people from the German ME organisations.
Northern Ireland Excellent TV interview with Dr Jose Montoya.
Norway Lightning Process (LP) coach with letter to the editor about LP as ME treatment. Contains patient blaming and propaganda for alternative treatments.
Australia The Age newspaper article: ''Chronic fatigue syndrome - the 'missing people' enigma''. Good article describing one woman's experience of ME and the problems with current treatment.
Blog article ''The PACE Trial: A Catalogue of Errors'' by David Marks, editor of the Journal of Health Psychology that published a special issue on PACE.
Describes the problems with PACE and lists 14 errors. Excellent article.
In a 25 minute interview David talks about his work on ME/CFS particularly the flaws shared by the PACE trial and all the other CBT/GET trials.
Very good letter to Dr Cannon who had written a short piece on ME in the newspaper.
David written about, reproduced and signed the #MEAction letter to the producers of Afflicted.
Berkeley Wellness ''When Medical Symptoms Are Dismissed as "All in Your Head" David Tuller interviews Maya Dusenbery about her book ''Doing Harm - The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick''.
Video Interview Dr Susan Levine interviewed by Llewellyn King of ME/CFS Alert. 26 minutes.
Dr Levine has been treating patients with ME/CFS in New York for may years. She described briefly some of the treatments she uses and the new collaborations she is involved with to promote better research, clinician interaction and medical education.
ME/CFS Research Review blog by Simon McGrath.
''A brightening future: the state of ME/CFS research''.
@Simon M describes reasons to be cheerful - promising findings and the research field getting stronger.
Brain, Behaviour and Immunity ''Brain glial activation in fibromyalgia – A multi-site positron emission tomography investigation'' by Albrecht et al.
Note - this is a fibromyalgia study, but may have relevance given the current and recent brain studies carried out on ME/CFS patients.
Emerge Australia Health and welfare survey of 600 Australians with ME/CFS.
The 77 page report includes findings on time to diagnosis, key symptoms experienced and treatments which were useful.
School Nurse Research Article: ''School Nurses Can Improve the Lives of Students With ME/CFS'' by Friedman et al.
Rejects BPS model, points to some biomedical research, and explains the school nurse's key role in educating others and ensuring appropriate support for pupils with ME/CFS.
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association ''Emotional Regulation in Women with CFS and Depression: Internal Representations and Adaptive Defenses'' by Bram et al.
CFS Research Center at Stanford Symposium was live streamed on Saturday.
Keynote Address: Oystein Fluge. 10 other speakers included Jarred Younger on the brain, Robert Phair on his metabolic trap hypothesis, and Ron Davis on biomarkers.
Videos will be made available on You Tube.
Northern Ireland ''The PACE Trial: 'One Of The Greatest Scandals Of The 21st Century'.'' 2nd October, 7-9pm. The event will be live streamed.
Speakers David Tuller and Brian Hughes.
USA SMCI webinar ''Back to School Part 2: Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) for students with ME/CFS in Public Schools'' October 18th.
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News in Brief for October 2018 here.
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Dead End Scene play modern metal. Now, before you start rolling your eyes in boredom, I'd recommend giving Dead End Scene a chance, as they're more individual and agreeable than you might expect given the genre tag.
Theirs is a surprisingly varied and well-rounded sound. Modern, groove, and Gothic metal are all touched on, as is metalcore, electronica, and some added technical work, with even a dash of rock and thrash. All wrapped up in a sumptuous professional production, it makes for an impressive package that the band make the most of.
Okay, so they've got some decent diversity in their modern metal style, and the recording is pretty good, but what of the quality of the songs themselves? Once again; surprisingly good. Very good, in fact.
The music is driven by a sense of strong melody and songcraft. Despite the modern production and delivery, there's an authenticity and honesty in the band's delivery. They may be playing in 2017 with a contemporary sound and style, but I can't help be reminded of various artists from the 90s and 00s – everyone from HIM to Audrey Horne to Metallica to Avenged Sevenfold to Paradise Lost, and many more. Of course, you can also hear more modern influences too, (Device, Periphery), but I guess I'm showing my age here.
The songs are catchy and memorable, avoiding many of the pitfalls that modern metal can find itself dragged down into, mainly though quality songwriting and a firm sense of self and melody. I like the extra depth that the keyboards and electronic aspects add when they appear, and, despite my love of everything heavy, I also like that the heaviness here is a means to an end rather than an end unto itself; everything here is about the song and the anthemic choruses. Speaking of; I also like that the majority of the vocals are cleanly delivered, and the singer has a strong, well-performed voice too.
I'll be honest, this is not what I was expecting. Very impressive, very enjoyable.
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Former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong agreed to pay the United States $5 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging that his admitted use of performance-enhancing drugs and methods ("PEDs") resulted in the submission of millions of dollars in false claims for sponsorship payments to the U.S. Postal Service ("USPS"), which sponsored Armstrong's cycling team during six of the seven years Armstrong appeared to have won the Tour de France, the Department of Justice announced today.
From 1996 through 2004, the USPS sponsored a professional cycling team. The sponsorship agreements required the team to follow the rules of cycling's governing bodies, including the rules prohibiting the use of certain performance enhancing substances and methods. Between 1999 and 2004, Lance Armstrong was the lead rider on the team, and he appeared to win cycling's most prestigious event, the Tour de France, six consecutive times.
The United States' lawsuit against Armstrong alleged that Armstrong and his team regularly and systematically employed PEDs, in violation of the USPS sponsorship agreements. The lawsuit further alleged that Armstrong made numerous false statements, directly and through team managers and spokesmen, to USPS management and to the public denying his PED use to induce the USPS to renew its sponsorship of the team in late 2000, and to increase the sponsorship fees (and, by extension, Armstrong's own salary) in light of Armstrong's apparent Tour de France victories in 1999 and 2000. In addition, the lawsuit alleged that Armstrong took active measures to conceal his PED use during the USPS sponsorship, and even after the sponsorship ended, including lying under oath about his PED use in a 2005 arbitration proceeding involving his entitlement to a bonus for the 2004 Tour de France result; suing the Times of London and one of its sources – a former team masseuse – for libel; and threatening other people with similar lawsuits and other forms of retribution for disclosing their knowledge or suspicions of his doping activities.
In October 2012, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency ("USADA") issued a report and decision finding that Armstrong and his USPS teammates had engaged in a persistent and concerted doping program designed to enable Armstrong to win the Tour de France. In the wake of the USADA report, Armstrong was stripped of all of his competitive cycling results, including the seven Tour de France wins, and was banned from participating in competitive sports. Armstrong admitted to his extensive PED-use in a nationally televised interview with Oprah Winfrey in January 2013.
The allegations against Armstrong were originally brought in a whistleblower complaint filed in June 2010 by Floyd Landis, a former teammate of Armstrong, who admitted that he, too, had participated in PED use as member of the USPS-sponsored team. Landis filed his complaint under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, which allow private parties to bring suit on behalf of the government and to share in any recovery. The Act permits the government to intervene in the whistleblower suit, as the government did here, in part. Landis will receive $1,100,000 as his share of the settlement.
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The settlement announced today represented a coordinated effort of the Civil Division's Commercial Litigation Branch, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, and the Offices of Inspector General and the General Counsel for the United States Postal Service, in their investigation and litigation of this matter.
The lawsuit is captioned United States ex rel. Landis v. Tailwind Sports Corporation, et al., No. 10-cv-976 (CRC) (D.D.C.). The claims against Armstrong contained in the complaint are allegations only and do not constitute a determination of liability.
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Fashion Trends » Celebrity » Rabi Peerzada Tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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In Pakistani music industry, we have seen several such artists who are memorable for their fantastic work. On among them is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who is famous for introducing and popularizing qawali in the whole world. "Mere rashq e qamar" is one of the most famous songs of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and it is trending much these days also. Many singer tried to replicate this song but no one was able to sung this song as it was produced by the great singer. Recently, singer Rabi Peerzada also sang this song in order to pay tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
The singer shared her latest song on Facebook with the message that girls can fight for their rights and they are not weak.
In the video of this song, the singer is seen wearing yellow and purple dress while handling a weapon and snake in her hands as she is fighting against men. But this video is completely irrelevant to the song she is singing. But, this song is a tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan by another singer
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Myanmar authorities on Wednesday announced one more suspect involved in conspiring the Jan. 29 assassination of a prominent legal advisor of the ruling party, according to a press release of the President's Office.
Aung Win Khaing, aged 45 and served as Lt-Colonel in the military till 2014, is the third suspect in the case.
Aung Win Khaing, whose suspected movement at the Yangon International Airport hours before the incident was recorded by CCTV cameras, was said to be escaping and wanted by the authorities.
The authorities' investigation for other suspects in the case is underway in cooperation with the police and the military.
U Ko Ni, legal advisor of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party and an advocate, was gunned down at the Yangon international Airport on Jan. 29 afternoon upon his arrival back from a senior leadership program in Indonesia's Jakarta.
He was shot in the head by a pistol at a close distance at the airport's taxi stand near arrival terminal-1.
The gunman also killed a taxi driver who had tried to capture him before he was arrested by the police and bystanders.
The police force had arrested and charged the gunman, U Kyi Lin, 52, who was further identified as an ex-prisoner from Mandalay prison and was sentenced to 27 years' jail term for stealing Buddha statue, but was once released in 2014 under amnesty order after serving 11 years' term.
Through initial investigation, the police force had arrested a second suspect Aung Win Zaw, 46, who was blocked and captured 12 hours after the incident on Thanlwin Bridge in Hpa-an, Kayin state on Jan. 30 when he ran away from Yangon to Hpa-an.
The prior two suspects confessed the involvement of Aung Win Khaing who offered them 100 million kyats (over 76,000 US dollars) in cash last year to plot the assassination.
The release called on the public to be beware of religious and racial incitement, asking them to promptly report to the authorities if there is disruption of peace and stability.


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Q: AnyLogic: Pedestrians block each other and cause congestion I am trying to design a model wherein some pedestrians are supposed to go from target line A to target line B and some pedestrians are supposed to go from target line B to target line A. When I run the model, the pedestrians are not able to reach the respective target lines and fight each other in the middle. Is there a way to make them go around and not fight each other and form a huge clump in the middle? (I want to do this without adding pedGoTo blocks or any other blocks)

A: In real life as @sorifiend said, if you put 1000 people in a corridor going in opposite directions, they will get stuck without the ability to move... This is what your model is representing.
Nevertheless if you are modeling ghosts, then the pedestrian library is not the right thing for you to use, instead use the process modeling library, in which agents are not obstacles of each other
But you can also try paths like this using the follow route mode in the pedGoTo block:

In that case it is more likely that the pedestrians wont obstaculize each other if going in opposite directions (unless you have millions of peds moving around)


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Soundtracks LP Sven Libaek
Sven Libaek
To Ride A White Horse (180 gram pressing)
LP (Item 926218) Festival/Votary (Australia), 1968 — Condition: New Copy
(reissue)
LP, Vinyl record album
Festival (label)
Votary (label)
Jazz (CD, LP)
One of our favorite records ever from the great Sven Libaek – an artist who's possibly best known for his underwater soundtrack work of the 70s, but who shines equally well here on a late 60s album that has him hitting the top of the waves! The music was written for a surf film in 1968, but has a vibe that's much richer than that – some vibes-heavy tracks that showcase Sven's background in jazz, and which tie nicely to some of the Bruce Brown jazz/surf soundtracks of the early 60s LA scene – mixed with other numbers that have more of an Aussie vibe, in that light wrapping of rhythmic currents and lyrical instrumentation! The vibes alone are worth the price of admission – and titles include "Bikini Girls", "The Lost City", "In The Wave", "To Ride A White Horse", "Turistas Turistas", "Bush Fire", "Break Of Dawn", and "Fun & Games". © 1996-2020, Dusty Groove, Inc.
Psycorama
Minstrel/Roundtable (Australia), Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)
LP...$29.99 31.98
Some of the moodiest, most unusual music we've ever heard from Mario Nascimbene – an artist who's maybe best known for working in the more romantic side of the spectrum, but who here is using a "mixerama" keyboard – which works a bit like the mellotron to sample elements, then ... LP, Vinyl record album
Last House On The Left – Original 1972 Motion Picture Soundtrack (brown colored vinyl pressing)
One Way Static, 1972. New Copy
LP...$23.99 (CD...$11.99)
David Hess's chillingly great soundtrack to one of the most notorious horror movies of the 70s – Wes Craven's Last House On The Left! Hess's musical pedigree is that of a folk and rock songwriter – and one of the things that makes his songs for Last House On The Left so effective is ... LP, Vinyl record album
Africa Addio (180 gram orange vinyl) (2019 Record Store Day Release)
United Artists/BTF (Italy), 1967. New Copy (reissue)
Although this one's got a striking picture of Africa on the front cover, a pretty captivating title, and an Italian name in the composer credits, it's actually a pretty straight soundtrack – mostly strings and orchestral passages, handled in the dramatic mode that Ortolani used often on some ... LP, Vinyl record album
Charles Wain
Last Wave (180 gram pressing)
Roundtable (Australia), 1977. New Copy
LP...$29.99
A beautifully subtle electronic score for this mid 70s Australian horror film – one done with a lot more care, class, and grace than some of its contemporaries – but with an equally spooky vibe overall! The music comes a bit in the waves hinted at in the title – slow moving ... LP, Vinyl record album
Trunk (UK), 1974. New Copy
David Shire's wonderful score to The Conversation – a subtle mix of jazz and darker sounds that's one of the best things about this incredible film! Shire's definitely one of the cooler cats of American film scoring of the 70s – and with a groundbreaking project like this, he really ... LP, Vinyl record album
Minx – Original Soundtrack (colored vinyl pressing – with bonus tracks & DVD)
Flying Dutchman/Modern Harmonic, 1967. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)
A very wild soundtrack! The film is about The Minx, a crew of lovelies trained in the art of sensual pleasure and corporate espionage – and the original music for the film, by the rock group The Cyrkle, is about as cool as you'd expect from a theme like that! Some cuts are straight trippy ... LP, Vinyl record album
Mandarian Gate
It's A Revolution Mother (green vinyl pressing – with bonus DVD)
Something Weird/Modern Harmonic, Late 60s. New Copy
Freaked out sounds from a movie that offers up a look at the struggles of youth at the end of the 60s – a movie that was recorded "on the scene where the action is – presenting 500,000 young Americans doing their own thing!" The sound of the whole thing is pretty darn great ... LP, Vinyl record album
Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (with poster)
Columbia, Late 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
A fantastic audio tribute to the greatness of the movie Once Upon A Time In Hollywood – a record that not only includes so many of the great tracks that were playing alongside the story, but which also recreates the way in which they were used! If you saw the film, you'll know that a good ... LP, Vinyl record album
Yan Tregger
L'Amour A La Bouche
Omega Productions (France), 1974. New Copy Gatefold
A sweet sexy score from the great Yan Tregger – who you'll also know for his disco and sound library material on the late 70s Italian scene! This music is a bit earlier than some of Yan's sounds that we know from that part of the decade, but all the best roots of his groove are firmly in ... LP, Vinyl record album
Fabio Frizzi/Walter Rizzati & Alessandro Blonksteiner
Vault Of Horror Presents – The Gates Of Hell Trilogy (City Of The Living Dead/The Beyond/House By The Cemetery) (180 gram 3LP set with book)
Demon (UK), 1980/1981. New Copy 3LP
Three Italian horror classics – packaged here in a single set! First up is Fabio Frizzi's score for Nella Citta Dei Morti Viventi/City Of The Living Dead – exactly the kind of set that shows why he was one of the true masters of Italian horror! The sounds here are a mix of electric ... LP, Vinyl record album
Alien 2 Sulla Terra (180 gram vinyl)
A very unusual soundtrack from the Italian team of Guido & Maurizio De Angelis – best known for their crime work of the 70s, but here working on the music for an "unofficial" sequel to the Alien film, done as a low-budget production overseas! In this movie, the Alien has come ... LP, Vinyl record album
Alessandro Alessandroni
Sangue Di Sbirro (180 gram pressing – with bonus track)
Four Flies (Italy), 1976. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)
One of the funkiest soundtracks we've ever heard from Alessandro Alessandroni – a set that clearly shows he'd been listening to the score for Shaft, as well as a host of 70s sound library music too! There's lots of great Italian cop/crime grooves on the set – done at an understated ... LP, Vinyl record album


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Roar star eyeing Socceroos Confederations Cup berth
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While his immediate club future remains up in the air, Hyundai A-League Golden Boot winner Jamie Maclaren admits a recall to the Caltex Socceroos squad ahead of June's Confederations Cup is firmly on his radar.
The 23-year-old striker is reportedly set for a move to Europe following a spectacular two seasons with Brisbane Roar in which he netted 40 goals in 53 appearances.
Confederations Cup ambition
And with a huge six months ahead for the national team, Maclaren will be desperate for regular football in order to force his way into Ange Postecoglou's squad.
Australia host Saudi Arabia in a crucial World Cup Qualifier on June 8 and tackle Brazil in a friendly on June 13 before heading to Russia for the Confederations Cup.
"Absolutely. It's any player's goal. To play for your country is the biggest honour you can have in football and [especially] at a competition [with the standing] of the Confederations Cup," Maclaren told www.a-league.com.au.
"For me I'm working towards it. Obviously all I can do is to continue to score goals and try and influence games.
"Now that the season is over for us, staying fit and injury free [is key]. You never know what the future holds but I'm definitely working towards that."
Earning a recall in the Green and Gold
Maclaren made his senior debut for the Socceroos in May 2016 when he started in Australia's 2-1 friendly loss to England at the Stadium of Light.
But after making his first appearance in Australia's current World Cup Qualification campaign in November, a start in a 2-2 draw away to Thailand, Maclaren was a surprise omission for March's qualifiers against Iraq and UAE.
Asked whether he believes he's done enough to earn another crack on the international stage, the Melbourne-born attacker remained quietly confident.
"In terms of getting another chance, my job is to score goals. If I don't score goals, people judge me. I've been given the opportunity to score goals [at Brisbane) and I've done that," he said.
"For me, you've got to stay positive. Whatever you read, whatever you see on TV, you can't listen to it. At the end of the day if I put the ball in the back of the net then so be it. "
Hyundai A-League Golden Boot
After an indifferent start to the campaign with the Roar, Maclaren finished with a flurry to net 19 goals during the regular season to share the Golden Boot award with Victory star Besart Berisha.
And after making the switch from Glory to Roar in 2015, Maclaren admitted playing regular first team football and setting targets were catalysts for his stunning goal-scoring return.
"I wasn't a regular two years ago [at Glory] but found myself at Brisbane Roar and played regularly for two seasons and I've scored 40 goals in two seasons," he said.
"I set goals when I first signed for Brisbane and that was to hit double figures. That was 10 goals and I reached 20.
"This season I was kind of set on the Golden Boot. When you set a goal and you really work hard to get it, you do get it.
"Thankfully I won the Golden Boot this year with the best striker that the A-League has ever seen in Besart Berisha, so for me it's an amazing achievement to be stood on stage with him and receive that award."


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Hailsham Town Council's Square Youth Cafe has received a welcome donation, having been presented with cheque for £500 from Hailsham Lions Club.
The award was presented to youth worker and former Square Youth Cafe attendee Sarah Dollard at the Hailsham Lions' meeting held on Tuesday evening [3 May], who requested financial assistance on behalf of the young people.
The funding will be used to replace the pool table, which has deteriorated from constant use since the opening of the Square Youth Cafe in 2000.


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Playoffs be damned: Giants should go all out and beat the Eagles in week 18 (Opinion)
Steve Trevelise Published: January 3, 2023
(Photo: Dave Adamson, Unsplash, Canva)
After six years and five head coaches, the New York Giants are back in the playoffs. This after beating the Indianapolis Colts 38-10 in front of their screaming rejoicing fans who have suffered through it right with them. As great as that is, there is one other thing they can do for their fans; especially those who came out in the rain to see them on December 11. Beat the Eagles this Sunday in Philadelphia.
There are those who would say "why should it matter?" The Giants, regardless of what happens Sunday, have secured the sixth seed in the playoffs; they have nothing to play for. The Eagles, on the other hand, have lost two straight games and need the win to secure the number one seed. Should they lose, and lots of other things happen including a total eclipse of the sun, they could fall to the fifth seed. How cool would that be if you're a Giants fan?
A.J. Brown of scoring a touchdown (Photo: Sarah Stier, Getty Images)
A.J. Brown of the Eagles scoring a touchdown (Photo: Sarah Stier, Getty Images)
The last time these two teams played on that aforementioned December day, the birds humiliated Big Blue, 48-22. MetLife Stadium was filled with Eagles fans. This time, the Giants should return the favor at Lincoln Financial Field in front of those same fans who can't sell their tickets because their team still has something to play for.
Let's take a trip through the Wayback machine, shall we? Let's go back to the end of the 2020 season when all the Eagles had to do was beat the Washington Football team to put the Giants in the playoffs. What did they do? They tanked. In retrospect, I thank God they tanked because, had the Giants gotten in with a 6-10 record, Joe Judge may still be the coach; heaven forbid.
Daniel Jones of the Giants (Photo: Al Bello, Getty Images)
Let's go back to the final game of the 2007 season when the Giants had secured a playoff berth, and the undefeated New England Patriots came into Giants stadium. Did Tom Coughlin rest his players? Noooooo, Coughlin could never do that. What kind of coach tells his players not to care about a game they're about to play in?
The Giants were beaten by New England 38-35 in a nail-biter. It was a game that showed Big Blue that they could indeed beat New England, which of course they did a few weeks later in the Super Bowl.
As great as this season has been for the Giants, and it has been great, there is one bad taste that needs to be washed down; and it's that humiliating loss to the Eagles. Should the Giants go into Lincoln Financial Field at full strength and beat the Eagles who are hurting both at quarterback and right-tackle, they go into the playoffs that much more stronger and confident. Who knows how far that win could take them? Maybe they should ask the 2007 Giants. Eli's still in the building.
Saquon Barkley of the Giants (Photo: Al Bello, Getty Images)
Should they lose, they still go into the postseason where they're playing with house money. By the way, I wouldn't be betting against the Giants in the playoffs especially if they beat the Eagles going in. As a fan, no matter what happens in the playoffs, I'd love to see the Giants remove the stigma of that embarrassing loss especially if it ruined Philadelphia's chances for the number 1 seed.
Giants head coach Brian Daboll was asked Monday how he would handle week 18:
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Two Christmas events in Cornwall cancelled due to the weather
The events at Mount Edgcumbe and Helston will not go ahead
Jeff Reines
Sarah Waddington
The gardens will be lit up like you've never seen them before (Image: Wonder Nights)
Two special Christmas events have been cancelled due to the weather.
The Helston Christmas Lights Facebook page has posted an announcement that tomorrow night's children's lantern parade will not take place tomorrow due to "heavy rain and strong winds that are forecast".
And an after-dark Christmas light show at Mount Edgcumbe, at the other end of Cornwall, has been cancelled tonight due to the bad weather. Wonder Nights was set to return to Mount Edgcumbe this evening but event organisers have made the tough decision to cancel the pyrotechnic performance.
On the Helston Christmas Lights page, Robert Williams posted: "It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this post to announce that we have just made the difficult decision to cancel this year's Children's Lantern Parade due to the heavy rain and strong winds that are forecast for tomorrow afternoon and evening.
"As I'm sure you can appreciate we need to be mindful of the health & safety of all participants as well as spectators, and have therefore decided to let everyone know of our decision today, to give as much notice as possible, rather than waiting until lunchtime tomorrow.
"Father Christmas has already told us that he won't want to travel around town in our 'open to the elements' sleigh if it's raining and I'm sure the children, parents, spectators and traders won't want to out in the wind and rain either!
"Apologies for any inconvenience that this announcement will no doubt cause. The weather can't be on our side all the time. This is the risk of putting on an outdoor event in December!
"Thank you for your understanding."
Just last week the Christmas lights crew had posted on the same page: "You may all be wondering why we've not posted anything about the planned lantern parade and reindeer event to be held on Friday 13th December? We are in the difficult position of having to announce that, due to a technical glitch with Event Planning at Cornwall Council, we still haven't had our road closure application approved for this event - despite it being submitted in time.
"We have been calling and emailing on a daily basis to get an answer but have been told we just have to await their decision. With only just over a week to go we felt we needed to make everyone aware, but we are still hopeful that it will go ahead.
"Event timings: parade participants to meet at Helston Garages by 18:30, parade starts at the top of Meneage Street at 19:00 travelling down Meneage Street then Coinaghall Street. After a circuit around the Bowling Green we travel back up Coinaghall Street and finish outside the Guilhall around 19:45. Santa will be in his Grotto (outside the post office) both before and after the parade (between 5pm & 9pm). Reindeer from 6-8.
We'll update you when we know more."
Warning over Christmas tree mistake that could start a huge fire
At Mount Edgcumbe, set within the formal gardens overlooking the River Tamar, there was due to be four themed light and music shows, a tour of the Earl's mysterious mansion and the chance to meet Father Christmas.
Event organisers say they are getting in touch with everybody who had booked tickets to offer a full refund or the opportunity of going on another night.
The Facebook post reads: 'CANCELLATION. Thursday 12 December. A million apologies. We've decided to cancel Wonder Nights on Thursday 12 December due to the inclement weather conditions.
'We know many of you were looking forward to visiting us, but your enjoyment and safety is truly at the heart of all that we consider, and we feel the weather will have a negative impact upon your enjoyment here tonight.
(Image: Wonder Nights)
'We are now in the process of getting in contact with everyone to offer a full refund or to reschedule your visit to an alternative date. We really hope you can consider visiting us on an alternative evening in the coming weeks.'
Christmas trees and £7,000 oak tree stolen from Antony House
The Met Office is currently forecasting more heavy downpours for this evening.
Heavy rain fell through the night and this morning, wreaking havoc on Devon and Cornwall's roads .
The Met Office's forecast shows heavy rain arriving in the far west of Cornwall from around 5pm, and sweeping eastwards - reaching Plymouth and Exeter by around 7pm.
With special effects, pyrotechnics and more than 8,000 cubic feet of smoke in every performance - Wonder Nights is a truly special event.
Creative director Richard Toy said: "We decided to take the concept of an illuminated garden trail up a level. What now defines us is the epic scale of our light shows which are set to a painstakingly crafted soundtrack. There is nowhere in the South of England that comes close to producing a night-time Christmas spectacular like our all-new experience Finding Wonderland."
He added: "We've spent about three months crafting Finding Wonderland. This one show alone requires thousands of lighting cues in choreography with the music. The show creates an emotionally powerful feeling and we really hope our visitors love what we've done this year as much as they did last year."


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Heroin Essay Research Paper An introduction to
Heroin Essay, Research Paper
An introduction to Heroin-
The use of hard drugs in America is on a steady rise. Heroin is one of the biggest reasons for this. Heroin is one of the most dangerous highly addictive drugs on the black market today. A board member on the National Institute of Health estimated that there are currently about 600,000 heroin addicts in the U.S. alone. Only an estimated 115,000 thousand of those addicts have been admitted into a treatment program. As the demand grows greater for this substance, the purity gets greater, the market gets bigger and the problem gets worse.
Heroin is an illegal, highly addictive drug. It is both the most abused and the most rapidly growing drug in the opiate family. It is typically sold as a white or brownish powder. There is also a form that is black and sticky known on the streets as black tar heroin . Opiates are drugs that are derived from a naturally occurring substance found in the poppy plant. Although the purity of the heroin that reaches the streets is becoming greater, most street heroin is cut or diluted. Usually this is done with another drug, or a substance such as sugar, starch, powdered milk, or quinine. Street heroin can also be cut with strychnine or other poisons. The reason heroin is one of the most deadly drugs is because there are varying rates at which the drug is diluted. Therefore a user never knows exactly how pure the drug is, hence, they do not know how much of the drug they should take, often leading to an overdose. Like alcohol, heroin is a depressant that slows down all the body functions. But heroin differs from alcohol in two very significant ways. It does not destroy body organs, like the liver or kidney, the way alcohol does. That is why heroin dependency can last for years. Second, an abuser usually does not die from the symptoms experienced from the withdrawal although it may often feel like the user s body is being torn from the inside out. This is so unpleasant it drives many addicts back for another hit. The deaths associated with heroin are from overdosing rather than withdrawal. These so-called good differences are now being peddled to a new generation that has been bombarded with the negative effects of other addictive drugs like alcohol and cocaine.
There are three common ways in which to take the drug. The most common form is intravenously through a needle. You can also sniff the powder form, or smoke it. Because needles are often the most popular way to take the drug, making needle sharing a very common practice. This leaves heroin users with a high risk of catching HIV, hepatitis, or a number of other diseases. The National Institute of Health released data, which said that up to 50 percent of all heroin users eventually contract HIV. These startling numbers have pushed some city s to starting programs that provide free needles for anyone that wants them, in theory cutting down on needle sharing. These programs are in huge debate among congress. One side says that the needle sharing programs do not show significant cuts on needle sharing, but what they do accomplish is promoting the use of heroin, and making it easier. The other side of the argument says that in cities where the needle sharing programs were put into effect; the rate of HIV went down considerably. HIV, and AID's contraction rates, has proven to be directly related to the amount of heroin users in an area.
How heroin is perceived by the American public-
Often heroin is perceived very differently, depending on what person you are talking to. Among middle and upper class adults in America, the drug is often shunned. Many people in this status seem to block out that fact that the drug or a problem with it even exists, because they themselves are rarely directly subjected to viewing the drug taking hold of someone s life. This ignorance of it, is often what blinds them to the fact that their very own child or niece or nephew maybe getting involved with it. Although middle and upper class Americans like to ignore the fact that there is a problem with the drug, there ideas about it change when their kid is rushed to the emergency room from and overdose, or a heroin addict trying to support his or her habit robs them.
Where as middle and upper class Americans like to deny the fact that millions of Americans suffer from them or someone they know using the drug, lower class Americans are often very aware of it, and effected by it. In the inner city, heroin use is not uncommon, and most of the lower class adults in America live in the inner city, so that it has become an everyday part of life for many of them. The heavy use of this drug, and the crime associated with it often leave the inner city s run down and economically unstable. Making it very hard for even straight clean people to survive themselves let alone feed a family.
Teenagers of course have a completely different understanding of drugs in general. Where they are curious and open minded about such things, adults are not. Upper and middle class suburban teenagers usually don t know much about the drug or what it does. This is the same ignorance that often leads them into using it. Often to this culture, heroin is just something that they see stories on the news about, but they feel that they would never do such a thing, until they do it. As far as the lower class teenager goes, it is an entirely different story. These kids are often brought up seeing it used and sold on a daily basis by the time they reach 12 or 13. What brings these kids to use it is usually curiosity of it. Seeing it everyday they begin to wonder what its all about. The poor poverty life that comes with the use of it, does not seem that bad to them, because that is what they are used to. The American government sees heroin as a widely growing problem, and is often considered a growing epidemic. There has been large debate as of recently, about how exactly an addiction to this drug should be treated. Often the addicts of this drug are look at by the rest of society as trash not worth saving. Heroin addicts almost always realize they have a major problem, but usually feel that the effort needed to quit, is just not worth it. They realize it is a problem but they are content with it.
What the drug does to the family and people around the user-
Heroin is a drug that destroys entire families. As the user starts to use heroin at first, it seems there is no problem, the parents of the user often don t even know about it. But almost always, the user will start stealing from their parents and family and even friends. When caught and cornered the addict will usually rebel in some way. This often turns into a huge fight. It isn t until a blowout fight like one of these happens, that the parents of the user finally realize that THEIR kid is a heroin addict. Many times younger siblings will follow in the path of their older sibling, and the cycle will start over again. Many heroin addicts are out on the street by themselves even by the age of 16 and sometimes less. The actions of the children in these family s many times lead to the parents divorce. Slowly but surely, like an infection, the drug will tear apart almost any family that it encounters.
A long dark path to addiction-
Heroin is a drug that can reach anyone. From a middle school honor roll student, to a college grad that made the dean s list, to a prostitute on the streets of Los Angeles. The path to heroin starts out very innocently. A rebellious teenager gives into a lot of peer pressure, and decides to take a hit of a cigarette. Once that is done, that downward spiral starts. After the teenager has become numb to the idea that cigarettes are bad, alcohol seems more and more enticing. After the rush of getting drunk becomes a bore, Marijuana may come into play. Once a teenager reaches this point, there are really two roads that they can choose. The one road, leads them into harder more powerful drugs, with greater addictions, such as heroin. The other road is a teenager that decides, enough is enough, and still has a chance to turn back and write off the previous drug use as any teenager rebellion. Much to often the first path is followed. Once the subject decides to take that first hit of the drug, it is almost always completely downhill from there.
The type of people to go down the deadly path of heroin addiction, are often those that come from low-income struggling families with a past of drug addiction. To these people, heroin and other hard drugs just seem like the natural thing to do. The disturbing thing is that even a kid from a upper middle class family on his or her way to college, can also be engulfed by the clothes of heroin. These users are usually the same people that 5 years ago, told themselves that they would never do such a thing. Users of heroin are often people that like to live on the edge. These are the sorts of self-destructive people that give themselves an artificial happiness by putting themselves or others in dangerous situations. One anonymous user of heroin was quoted say this, I am a fifty-nine year old man who first started to use heroin as a student at a Connecticut prep school in 1955. My father planned for me to attend Yale University and Yale Law School, but I always took the easiest way out in those years, becoming addicted to heroin at sixteen and leaving school at seventeen to live on the streets of Harlem. This is a classic example of the user that never believed that it would happen to them.
A conclusion-
Heroin and other hard drugs are ways for kids to rebel against society. It is there way of giving society the finger . Often drug campaign s are too based on telling kids not to do the drug, where they should be trying to inform kids on what the drug can do to you and everyone you care about. If more kids knew exactly what they were getting into before they decided to take that first hit, maybe they could find a less destructive way of rebelling. The media is not helping, with the portrayal of the heroin addict model, living the high-life in Manhattan, or the street-wise guy in a movie called Pulp Fiction, heroin is almost glamorized. The big attraction to heroin for most kids and young adults though, is the fact that it is the last thing that society wants them to do. Instead of preaching against the use of heroin, maybe somebody needs to preach about it.


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