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Public Protection Committee unanimously rejects Stevens Point woman's request for pet monkey
Melissa Siegler
Stevens Point Journal
STEVENS POINT- A Stevens Point committee unanimously shot down a local resident's request to own a pet monkey.
Stevens Point resident Deilla Lake went before the Stevens Point Public Protection Committee Monday night to ask for a special permit that would allow her to own a common marmoset, a type of monkey.
Those in attendance spoke in opposition to granting Lake the special permit.
District 1 City Council member Tori Jennings said she opposed the request because she would consider the purchase to be taking part in animal trafficking.
"The bottom line is, these are wild animals," said Jennings. "They are not domestic pets and they are not cute accessories."
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One resident in attendance said owning a monkey is "wrong, immoral and unneeded."
Lake said in an interview last week with a USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin reporter that she and her family already have two dogs and a cat. They were looking for a new pet after their hedgehog recently passed away and thought a monkey would be cute, she said.
The monkey would only grow to be five to six inches long, according to a letter Lake wrote to the city. She said it can grow to be up to six ounces and can live up to 18 years.
Lake said the monkey would be kept in a small cage while it's a baby, and then move to a larger cage once it's a few months old. The monkey would only leave the property to visit the veterinarian, she said.
City Clerk John Moe said last week the city has received several requests over the years for exotic animals such as hens, swans, iguanas, geckos and racing pigeons. He said the city even received in 2001 a request for a permit to own a hybrid wolf, which was denied. This is the first time a resident has requested a permit for a monkey, Moe said.
The issue will move to the Stevens Point City Council for a final vote.


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The Blacklist Recap: Harold Is Haunted by a Ghost From His Past
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The supporting character spotlight continues on The Blacklist. After Aram's odyssey into the dark heart of one-percenter death parties in last week's episode, "Kuwait" pushed Harold (Harry Lennix) to center stage with a quintessential story, told in a quintessential way. A colleague thought to be dead suddenly surfaced very much alive, and very much holding a grudge against Harold for how things went down decades ago. Plus: flashbacks!
The Aram-centric affair had the benefit of using flashbacks to events the audience has already seen. Those brief snippets underlined, perhaps too clearly, Aram's emotional state during his dangerous mission. In this episode, however, the show had to commit a significant duration of time to new flashbacks with the necessary context. While these flashbacks to Harold's stint in Kuwait were well-shot — with the patented yellow-ish tint that signals anywhere in the "Middle East" — and Ruffin Prentiss did well as young Harold, they took up a lot of room in the episode. "Kuwait" used the flashbacks to exhibit that Harold once made some questionable decisions but worked too hard to suggest those decisions were truly bad and not just normal Blacklist-style shades of grey, only to "reveal" that he tried to do the right thing in the end.
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There is great value to the show sketching out the murky morality of all its non-Reddington (James Spader) characters. The trajectory of the macro-narrative is all about Red's influence on Liz (Megan Boone) but also the deeper corrosive effect of his presence adjacent to the task force. When you work with the world's greatest criminal, you start to think and act like him. Harold's certainly been compromised by Red, particularly as they've gotten closer in recent seasons. This episode smartly played with that idea to underline that, simply through the nature of his career, Harold was long compromised before Red joined the team. American military intelligence imperialism, baby!
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But The Blacklist wants to have it both ways. Harold can be compromised by Red, or by his time in Kuwait, but there must be people who are more compromised so that Red can give current-day Harold a speech about looking in the mirror and "knowing" he's a good dude. Harry Lennix is great. Harold's a solid authority figure. His relationship with Red is compelling. The justifications for screwed up actions just hold up better when the show doesn't try to rope-a-dope the audience when it's clear where the action is headed.
Speaking of knowing where the action is headed: Katarina's (Laila Robins) evil babysitter audition continued unabated in this episode. In a few short weeks, Liz has let a stranger into her home, with her newly returned child, and can't stop revealing pertinent personal information. On one hand, this is acceptable because Katarina is supposed to be a master manipulator. She falsely impersonated an agent to scare Liz's top babysitter draft pick into quitting before her first shift with ease. Lying to Liz is of a piece with that approach. On the other hand, Liz is a seasoned FBI agent and supposedly quite good at her job, which requires reading people.
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A sympathetic read of this plotline would be that Liz, in fact, knows what Katarina is up to and keeps bringing up mother-daughter dysfunction for a reason. Unfortunately, history tells us that The Blacklist doesn't mind making its co-lead character look dense or unqualified in the name of a dramatic twist. Still, it's good that the show is slow-playing this storyline to build tension and to give supporting characters some attention. If the trend holds, it's Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff) season next, right?
The Blacklist airs Fridays at 8/7c on NBC.
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Thank you to all who responded to the poll regarding eating out. It's good to know that people can feel safe eating out GF and/or DF, even if it's just at a handful of places. But what happens when we venture outside our day-to-day lives and the familiar territory of our "home base"? Away from the waitstaff that know us by name and away from the routine go-tos that we know are "safe" on our favorite menus? For those that are relatively new to the "canary" lifestyle, it can be a very frightening reality. It can still be frightening to me, especially when I travel.
But working as a server at a gluten-free friendly restaurant, I've learned a lot of tricks to making that gamble a lot less risky. And that's really the crux of it all: minimizing your risk. Even if you implement just a few of these practices, you greatly increase your probability of having a positive restaurant experience (and that goes for both you and the staff at the restaurant).
Communicate Clearly. The time to tell your server that you are intolerant or allergic to something is not after you have started eating your meal and feel you may be having a reaction. From the outset, communicate to your server your dietary constraints and allergies. The server may know something about a menu item's ingredients that may not be included in the item's description or readily apparent. And remember that even if you're dining at a "gluten-free friendly" restaurant, if they still process wheat, cross contamination will be an issue. And yes, this is true even if a menu item is clearly marked "GF." Calmly ask your server to please specify to the kitchen that your food will need a little extra attention to ensure it is as gluten free as possible. This leads us to my next tip.
Have Patience. In any restaurant that is not a 100% gluten-free establishment, minimizing cross-contamination should require some accommodation on the part of the chefs. It should call for them to change their gloves, either switch out or wash and then sanitize their kitchen tools and prep surface, and to use different cooking pans or pots. And if you're ordering a menu item that calls for bread, remember that most gluten free breads store best when kept frozen, so there may be an extra step of thawing and warming the bread so it can be served. All of these adjustments require extra time, and are necessary to maximize the integrity of your gluten-free food. And even in the most efficient of kitchens, special requests will take chefs out of their flow and call on them to focus more exclusively on a single order as opposed to multi-tasking. So patience is key, because in most cases, the kitchen and the servers are looking out for your wellbeing and may be going the extra mile or two to ensure your safety and satisfaction. Why punish them for that?
When in Doubt, Don't. Those are words to live by. Your gut will most often respond to you in absolutes. "Yes" or "No." And any shade of "Maybe" is still a "No." We've all been there, when we've tried to communicate our needs to a server and we're met with that quizzical look. Yes, that one. Or when the server says, "probably" or "I'm pretty sure," or "I think it'll be fine." Again, calmly ask the server to double check with the manager or the chef. And even then, be prepared to find that "Maybe" is the answer. Trust your intuition and do your best to avoid unnecessary risks. Sometimes the best thing you can learn at a restaurant is that it's not wise to eat there.
Timing Is Everything. Look around you. Is the restaurant full? Are they on a wait? Are you there during peak hours of business? If the answers to at least two of those questions is "yes," then perhaps you may want to rethink braving the waters of dining out, particularly if it is a restaurant you are unfamiliar with. When a restaurant is busy, the chances of mistakes happening greatly increase, even with the best servers and best kitchenstaff. And, mind you, these may be very minor mistakes that may not be of much consequence to most people. But when dealing with a food allergy, a minor mistake can have major consequences. I know as a server, I feel much better taking care of food-sensitive guests when we're less busy and I can take the time to speak with the guest about their constraints and then communicate that to the kitchen. I find it helps put both of us more at ease. I try to do the same when the tables are turned and I become the guest. If possible, I try to go on off hours, between 2pm and 4pm, for example, so I don't have to pressurize my eating experience with stress or fear. If you're able to relax while dining out, your body will thank you.
No Substitutions. Of course, I don't mean no substitutions whatsoever (just a little homage to Margaret Cho). Just don't get crazy, is all. If nothing on the menu seems safe or appealing, try to restrain yourself from committing a MYOM ("make your own meal") faux pax. When you order off the menu, again, you are not only doing a service to the kitchenstaff and servers, but you are also helping yourself. The less complicated and "special" your order is, the more likely the server will be able to communicate it to the kitchen effectively and the more likely that what you are expecting is what you will receive on your plate.
Wave a White Flag. I won't name names, but one of my favorite gluten-free writers once advised that the best way to keep yourself safe while dining out was by emphasizing to the server that should gluten get into your food that you will get very sick in their restaurant. Being a server and having encountered this approach many times, I can tell you that it doesn't help your cause at all. Maybe I only speak for myself, but how does threatening your server by preemptively placing blame on them make them your ally? Enlist the aid of your server, and through them, the aid of the chefs, by being agreeable, calm, and collected. They will be more likely to help you if they're doing it out of kindess and consideration rather than fear or resentment. Start on the right foot, and chances are, you'll end on the right foot with a satisfied and sound belly.
Set Yourself, and Others, Up for Success. My friend was eating out with me the other night, and she asked me how severe my gluten intolerance was. When I informed her that it was severe enough that I needed to cut gluten completely from my diet, she seemed a bit surprised. Turns out, her previous experience with someone who was gluten intolerant impressed upon her that people who can't eat gluten are usually paranoid, demanding, and entitled. As she didn't see me as that type of person, it didn't immediately connect that I was gluten intolerant as well. Think about that next time you feel tempted to take the "proud of being so high-maintenance" road. If you're able to show your server, the management, and the kitchen staff that people who are gluten-free don't always come with a sticker reading "handle with care," you're clearing a path for positive experience, not only for yourself, but for those who come after you. For any minority, it's easy for generalizations to be made and for people to make assumptions based on previous experience. Do your best to not be the canary who spoils it for everyone else.
And to round out my tips for eating out, here's one more - about tips.
Be Gracious. If you've had a positive experience, thank your server. And more than just, "Thank you," and "I enjoyed myself," be generous with the gratuity. Know that in most restaurants, the tip is not just for your server alone, but a percentage is also allocated to the chefs and all those people behind the scenes who helped make your meal and your dining experience possible. And just as a server puts food on your table, be conscious of the fact that your tip is what makes it possible for your server to do the same for him or herself. As a canary, you are special and will require special treatment, not because you are entitled to it, but because it is necessary for you to live in peace with your body. Let your server know how much you appreciated their efforts to help you maintain that peace.
And those are my suggestions for helping you navigate the world of eating out. Knowledge is definitely power in this situation.
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When possible, do your homework before going to a restaurant by calling ahead (on off hours), looking up reviews, or reading their menu online. Once there, ask questions and communicate clearly and calmly so the server and the kitchen can better help you have a safe and enjoyable meal. And at the close of your meal, be gracious, respecting the work that goes into creating a food-sensitive friendly meal.
Lead with your light rather than your darkness, illuminating the lives of those around you. The way in which you shine gives others permission and inspiration to do the same.
Lovely. :) I agree with you completely! I've read the "I will be very sick in your restaurant" tact and I can't for the life of me remember who wrote it! We had a great experience at The Cove (down by the SPP) this week. If you don't know about them, they have a dedicated gf menu featuring grass fed beef, bison, and lamb burgers and hand made gluten free/dairy free buns made by Little Aussie (local bakery). And sweet potato fries that are fried in dedicated oil! So delicious!
I think this is the best post I've read on dining out gluten-free so far! Will definitely share this with my readers!
Thank you, Rainya and Iris! I truly appreciate your feedback. :) And I've been eyeing The Cove but I haven't made it out there yet. It's been a shame that the entire time I've been here in SA, I've only gone out to eat once. I hope to rectify that situation over the last 3 weeks of our run.


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Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure (USA) (En,Fr,Es)
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Meet Brand New Music's Boy Group, BDC up close and personal as they look back on their journey and ahead to the future!!
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BDC is a 3-member K-POP group under BRAND NEW MUSIC. BDC stands for 'BOYS DA CAPO.' DA CAPO means "Let's always go back to the beginning."
The trio wants to start all over again while not forgetting where they had begun from and always doing their best. However, in their own words, they are a 'no regret group', meaning you wouldn't regret listening to them.
BDC consists of KIM SI HUN, HONG SEONG JUN, and YUN JUNG HWAN. They debuted on October 29th, 2019 with 'REMEMBER ME'. Although it hasn't been long since the group debuted, they have gained international fans fairly quickly. Their recent comeback, 'MOONLIGHT' hit 5 Million views in one week and currently has over 7 Million views and counting!
When asked what were their thoughts on this achievement, BDC shares that they felt surprised but they are thankful to their fans for all the love and asked everyone to keep an eye on them as they will work harder. The current comeback is a part of Intersection: Contact, which is the last album in The Intersection Series. BDC reveals the idea behind it, "The concept behind our series is that there is BELIEF in the fact that there are different versions of us in parallel universes. Then we find the gateway to those universes through DISOVERY, and last but not least, we meet through CONTACT. It's a 3-part series which really pulls the album together."
Almost 2 years after their debut, the group reminisces about how they started their journey in K-POP. The group's youngest JUNGHWAN, for instance, started performing musicals at age 14. On receiving casting calls, he decided to become an idol. All the 3 members of the group were also part of the Survival show Produce 101 and the members looked back at that experience and individually shared what has changed the most for them and how they have grown.
SIHUN: Firstly, we feel a lot more at ease now and I've gained a habit where I'm aware of the camera and have the foresight of how to appeal better to the camera.
SEONGJUN: I've become a lot more hungry in regards to my career and I also want to try out a lot more things. So, I've been practicing even more.
JUNGHWAN: I've learned to look at the bigger picture. I've learned that I need to look at the road to my future instead of just looking at what's happening right this instant.
Discussing about their USP as what sets them apart and makes them unique from other group, the leader SIHUN states, "Each of our releases has a ballad in it. I think this allows us to confidently say that, not only are we confident in our performance capabilities, but we are also confident about our live vocals as well." SEONGJUN adds on to it as he mentions that the fact that they are a 3 member group is another unique point and that they are really great vocalists, "I believe, the slow songs that are included in each of our releases is also a charming point about us." According to JUNGHWAN, BDC doesn't have a set sound, "I think the fact that we can release many types of songs to fit the trend is a really big advantage for us."
BDC is one of the rare groups where all members have a strong desire to write their own music. Group's leader SIHUN has been involved in writing the song 'MIRAGE' and shares, "I'm just so honored that my name even shows up on the album credits. I'll try even harder from now on so that my name appears on more credits!" SEONGJUN, on the other hand talks about the songs that he would like to write in future, "I would really like to try a public friendly love song as well as a song that really expresses my emotions."
The trio's strong vocals are visible in the high-tone track 'LOVE, TRUST & DESTINY,' which has been cited as the most difficult song that they have worked on, by the group as it was not only high toned but also emotional. SEONGJUN and JUNGHWAN shares that although everything was really hard, this is also their favorite track from their discography. SIHUN makes a shy confession as he laughs and says, "For me, my personal favorite track is the song that I wrote, 'MIRAGE'."
When we asked who would they choose as their bias in BDC, if they were a 'FINE' (fandom name), each one chose themselves and gave additional reasons while sharing a laugh. SIHUN stated, "For me, it's me. No need for reasons when you like someone" as he broke into a laughter. SEONJUN also shared that he wish it was true as he would pick 'HONG SUNGJUN' (his real name) while the maknae, JUNGHWAN said, "Me! Because I'm much more down to Earth than one expects?"
BDC is definitely a fun trio! Let's continue to know them better from the members themselves.
Namaste Hallyu (NH): Namaste! Congratulations on your comeback! Please introduce yourself to our readers.
KIM SI HUN: Hello I'm BDC's leader KIM SI HUN. Thank you so much and please keep an eye out on us.
HONG SEONG JUN: Hello! I'm BDC's sweet voice HONG SEONG JUN and I hope to become an all around entertainer!
YUN JUNG HWAN: Hello I'm BDC's main vocal, YUN JUNG HWAN. Thank you always for all the love and we will try even harder in the future.
NH: If you were to introduce BDC in three words, how would you do it? What kind of concept would BDC like to try in future?
SIHUN: No Regret Group. (No regrets when listening to us) I want to try a dance song where the vocals are the center of the song! Like our seniors, BTOB!
SEONGJUN: All Round Idols. I want to try a lot of different concepts – a bright song emotional song, love song, etc.!
JUNGHWAN: Clean White Background. Because no matter what colour is placed, white is the one that best matches to it. There are so many concepts I want to try, but if I have to choose one, I would like to try a concept that mixes in traditional Korean culture.
NH: Your group debuted right before Covid-19 started and you haven't been able to really interact much with your fans in person. What do you wish to do after the pandemic? Which country would you like to visit?
SIHUN: We tried our hardest to meet our fans while following the social distancing rules, but once again the situation is that we cannot meet with them. I hope things get better because we really want to meet our fans not just in Korea but all around the world without any restrictions. Right now, I just want to go anywhere abroad, wherever 'Fine' is.
SEONGJUN: It makes me so sad because right now I just want to see as many of our 'Fine' as possible. As long as Fine's are there, we are willing to travel to them!
JUNGHWAN: There are too many countries I want to visit so it's impossible to choose. But first and foremost, I want to be able to invite our fans to a fan meeting or concert, which we haven't been able to hold because of the pandemic.
NH: Although it has not been long since your debut, BDC have gained fans internationally as well, what are your thoughts about it?
SIHUN: I'm just so sorry that we can't go see our international fans. I hope the situation gets better so we can hurry and go greet our fans.
SEONGJUN: Thank you so much. I hope Covid-19 situation gets better so we can go meet our fans quicker.
JUNGHWAN: I am so thankful because I feel like I can truly feel the saying, "there are no borders with music."
NH: Among all the songs that BDC has released so far, which song would you say describe BDC the most?
SIHUN: I think it's 'DA CAPO' and 'Remember Me' as these songs show our color and emotions the best while differentiating the genres of the songs.
SEONGJUN: 'DA CAPO' because the meaning of BDC is the same, "Let's always go back to the beginning."
JUNGHWAN:I think every one of our title track always really describes us the best.
NH: Lastly, any message for your 'FINEs' in India?
SIHUN: To all our FINEs in India! We'll do whatever we can to hurry and visit you guys! Let's all beat this together and only have good things happen from now on! We love you!
SEONGJUN: Indian FINEs! I'm so sad we can't see everyone due to the pandemic. I really want to hurry and see all of you! Please take care of your health and even though this is a rough time for all of us, I promise that when Covid-19 is over, we will come visit all the FINEs in India!
JUNGHWAN: Thank you to all FINEs around the world that are cheering us on despite not being able to meet us. If India requests us, then we promise to go!!
BDC might have just had their comeback but they are already preparing to make their next comeback with a space – themed concept on August 10th with a special single, 'MOON WALKER'. With its upbeat sound and the teaser images, their fans are eagerly anticipating it.
As we reach towards the end of the interview, the trio shares where they see themselves in future and their dream project. SIHUN expresses his wish to be the group that appears on the top of the charts whenever they release music while SEONGJUN shares that five years from now, he wish BDC is a group that many people know, and also a group that is able to have a #1 song on the charts. JUNGHWAN shares his perspective when it comes to dream projects and the future as he says, "Honestly, I've yet to think about it. Because I feel like if I have a goal then it might feel like the end once the goal has been reached. But I want us to always try our hardest and reach for the stars."
With the concept of 3 member group and strong vocals, BDC is a group to watch out for and they are definitely a Clean White Background group because no matter what colour is placed or concept they choose, they will match perfectly to it. The Intersection Series maybe over, but for BDC, this is just the beginning as they will be back very soon with different music and style.
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Now that they know that Fines are even in India, I'm soo HAPPY!!!!!!!
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The traditional Christmas stollen is a cake that keeps a long time, studded with spices and candied fruit. It can be eaten at any time.
Sift the flour into a large bowl. In a small bowl, combine the milk, sugar, crumbled yeast and 5 tbsp. of the sieved flour. Cover the yeast mixture with a towel and let rise in a warm place for about 20 minutes.
Wash and drain the raisins and blot them dry with paper towel.
Combine the flour, lukewarm butter, egg yolks and yeast mixture in a mixer, kneading with a dough hook until it forms a smooth dough.
Add the raisins, almonds, candied lemon and orange peels, rum, vanilla sugar, lemon zest and salt to the dough and knead thoroughly. Cover with a towel and let rise until doubled in volume.
Butter a stollen tin and sprinkle it with flour. Shake out the excess flour.
Give the risen dough another kneading. Place in the prepared tin and let rise 30 minutes, until the tin is three-quarters filled by the dough.
Place the tin containing the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, dough-side down. Bake in a preheated 170° C (340° F) oven for 45 minutes. Remove the tin and continue baking for another 20-30 minutes.
When done, remove the stollen from the oven and immediately brush it with the melted butter. As soon as the butter has been absorbed by the stollen, brush it again until all the butter has been used.
Mix the sifted icing sugar with the allspice and thickly dust the stollen. Allow it to cool. Wrap in plastic wrap and allow to stand for two to four weeks.


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For this lecture, deSouza discussed examples ranging from photographs of constructed landscapes and cityscapes to sculptures that incorporate bodily materials such as blood and semen, and performances including his public appearances as John Lennon.
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You will come across the term emulsify when you are making Béarnaise sauce, hollandaise, mayonnaise, aioli, or salad dressing. These and other sauces are examples of emulsified foods. Emulsifications can be a thick liquid or a creamy semi-solid.
To emulsify means to combine two ingredients together which do not ordinarily mix easily. The ingredients are usually a fat or an oil, like olive oil, and a water-based liquid like broth, vinegar, or water itself. Oil and water do not mix naturally, so a vigorous whisking is used to combine these ingredients until uniform. They may form a temporary suspension which can quickly separate again, or become a semi-permanent or permanent emulsion which will last longer. But no matter how much whisking there is, if there is no emulsifier added, the mixture will not be stable and will separate or break.
Emulsifiers can help make the suspension stable as they keep the oil particles dispersed throughout the liquid. Emulsifiers are particles where one end is attracted to water and the other end is drawn to oil. Or they have a surface area that can encapsulate the dispersed droplets. These can be proteins, diglycerides, monoglycerides, or tiny cell fragments.
Common emulsifiers include egg yolks (in which the protein lecithin is the emulsifier), butter (the protein casein is what makes it work), cheese, mustard, honey, tomato paste, catsup, miso, and garlic paste.
How to Emulsify
The traditional way to make an emulsion is to combine the liquids very slowly, usually drop by drop, while beating vigorously. This suspends tiny drops of liquid throughout each other. A food processor or blender is an excellent tool for this task. You can also use a whisk or hand beater.
Acidic liquids help the process by changing the pH of the mixture. That's why you'll often find lemon juice or vinegar in recipes where you emulsify liquids. Temperature is also important when you are making an emulsion. If the ingredients are too cold or too warm the emulsion will break and separate.
Watch your emulsion carefully while you are whisking it. If it starts looking curdled, it is probably about to break and you need to take steps to stop the separation.
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To fix a broken vinaigrette, whisk it in a bowl or shake it vigorously in a closed container. Then use it immediately. These often have only a small amount of an emulsifier in them and so they are likely to separate when standing for any length of time.
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Q: Store Excel Sheet (.xls) in DB2 database How do I store Excel Sheet / xls file to DB2 database using C# ? I need to store the sheet to save data and preserve the template. Will Read data / fetching file from db work for all data types i.e. Pictures / Charts /Graphs ? Any tutorial online ?

A: Assuming you want to store the excel file as-is and not read the data it contains, you probably want to use the BLOB (Binary Large Object) datatype in DB2.  The IBM documentation for the .NET binding is here.
If you use a BLOB, you should be able to save and restore any type of object.
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To read and write files to byte arrays, see this question.  I don't have a DB2 instance up at the moment, but the standard ADO.NET methods for reading and writing large objects should work.  An example for SQL Server is here, and you should be able to swap the SQL Server classes for the DB2 classes.


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Samsung BD-C6900
Samsung BD-C6900 Review
By Danny Phillips June 11, 2010 7:00 am BST
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After sampling the delights of Samsung's first 3D-capable TV (the UE55C8000) and home cinema system (the HT-C6930W), we're turning our attention to the BD-C6900, the world's first 3D-capable Blu-ray player. Basically, it's the HT-C6930W without the sound system, and despite its 3D talents its price tag is surprisingly affordable.
The first thing you'll notice of course is the player's stunning design, which holds no surprises for fans of Samsung's cutting-edge couture – it's slim, minimal and black as night. Turn on the power and the top panel comes alive with Blu-ray 3D logos, touch-sensitive controls and a backlit window that reveals the disc whirring in the tray.
Taking centre stage on the well-stocked rear panel is an HDMI v1.4 output, which ferries those 1080p 3D pictures to a compatible TV. The inclusion of only one HDMI output might be a problem if you want to enjoy HD audio but your AV receiver lacks HDMI 1.4 sockets, as it won't be able to pass on the 3D signal.
Panasonic has solved this dilemma on its DMP-BDT3000 3D player by offering two HDMI outputs – one for your TV, one for your receiver – but Samsung's answer is to provide a set of 7.1-channel analogue outputs, which send decoded hi-res sound signals to your amp, leaving the HDMI output free for direct connection to your TV. There's on-board decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio, as well as bitstream output from the HDMI output.
You'll also find component, composite, optical digital audio and analogue stereo outputs on the rear, as well as an Ethernet port that opens up a wealth of web and networking possibilities. However, you needn't rely on a crusty old cable to get online – this state of the art deck comes equipped with a built-in Wi-Fi adapter that supports 802.11b, g and n.
It really makes the most of this network connection too. Not only can you visit BD Live sites and download new extras (stored on 1GB of built-in memory, we hasten to add) but you can also play media stored on networked PCs courtesy of the AllShare feature and access Samsung's Internet@TV portal.
Internet@TV boasts a collection of applications including YouTube, Twitter and Picasa, as well as news, history and TV listings sites. Apps for Facebook, LoveFilm and BBC iPlayer will be added soon. The interface looks great and it's perfect for passing the time on a rainy day, but the slightly cumbersome navigation and text entry might test your patience.
You can also play media from USB sticks, using the covered port on the front. The comprehensive list of supported formats includes DivX HD, MKV, MPEG-4, WMV9, hi-res JPEG, AVCHD, MP3 and WMA.
Aside from that, you get all the usual stuff you'd expect from a Blu-ray deck, such as 1080/24p output (or Movie Frame as Samsung likes to call it), HDMI-CEC and a range of useful picture presets – including a user-defined mode that lets you tweak individual picture parameters.
Slightly more unusual is the built-in DTS Neo:6 processing, which expands stereo sources to pseudo-5.1 through the analogue outputs, and the Screen Fit feature, which expands 21:9 (or 2.35:1) pictures to 16:9 and removes the black bars.
Samsung has radically redesigned the onscreen design for this year's Blu-ray players, and we love it. The menus are logical and attractive, making installation a cinch. In the setup menu, you can tweak the sound according to the capabilities of your speakers and there are just two 3D setup options – one which forces the deck to output 3D content as 2D, and another that tailors the picture to your TV's screen size. Thanks to the excellent remote, with its large, carefully arranged buttons, day-to-day operation is a doddle.
It's also easy to connect to a network and find media content. Searching for access points and entering encryption keys is nowhere near as infuriating as it was on last year's Samsung players, while the main menu's large cartoon-like icons clearly signpost the different types of content at your disposal. Files are arranged into clearly labelled folders with jazzy graphics and smooth scrolling.
Thankfully, the BD-C6900 shares the HT-C6930W's speedy start-up and disc loading times – we're yet to encounter a deck that can get "Terminator Salvation" up and running any quicker than a Samsung.
The BD-C6900 is also a fantastic picture performer. We played a variety of 2D Blu-ray movies at 1080/24p, including "Terminator Salvation", "Avatar" and "Inglourious Basterds", and in each case the picture quality was faultless.
The purity, depth and sharpness of the image is hugely satisfying, with no glitches or artefacts to sully the picture. The rolling green countryside at the start of "Inglourious Basterds" looks as crisp and luscious as we've seen it, while "Terminator Salvation's" dusty desert wastelands are displayed with every last scrap of detail intact.
We also tried out the HQV Benchmark Blu-ray and couldn't catch the player out with any of the tests, apart from the Film Resolution pattern which showed just a hint of strobing in some of the boxes. Although this appears to have little bearing on real world viewing, its assured handling of this disc does confirm that there's some competent video processing on board.
For 3D testing, we viewed "Monsters Vs Aliens" on Samsung's UE46C8000 LED TV. In terms of quality, it's hard to say where this deck stands in the grand scheme of things as it's the first 3D Blu-ray deck we've tested. But on face value it certainly appears to do a decent job, making the image look deep and layered without compromising on detail clarity or colour vibrancy, even through the tint of the lenses.
After your eyes have grown accustomed to the effect, you start marvelling at the way characters seem to stand forward from backgrounds, and the exaggerated sense of perspective and distance that you don't get from 2D pictures.
But as we discovered with the HT-C6930W, 3D playback isn't always the breathtaking spectacle it's cracked up to be. This is due largely to ghosting, where the faint outline of an object is visible next to it (most commonly thin dark lines set against light backgrounds), which muddles up the overall 3D effect.
The clearest example of this is the movie's Golden Gate bridge sequence, where the bridge's posts and suspension cables look blurred. As a result, you can't get 'lost' in the image as much as the 3D hype-mongers would have you believe. We don't know how much of this is down to the TV, but either way it's something that will need sorting if 3D is ever going to take off.
Sonically, we can't fault the Samsung – soundtracks fed to our test receiver through the HDMI output or the 7.1-channel outputs are clear, expansive and bursting with detail.
Even without its 3D capabilities, the BD-C6900 would be one of the best Blu-ray players on the market. It boasts a phenomenal range of features, the most impressive of which are comprehensive multimedia support and wireless networking, while its 2D picture quality, fast disc loading and slick operating system are also to be applauded. The only issue is the ghosting on 3D playback, but this is sure to be ironed out over time and the extra depth and visual dynamism still inspire enough wonder to make it worth the investment.
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EPA's Rules on Ozone-Depleting Chemicals Miss the Mark on Health and Climate Protection - (October 17, 2014) – David Doniger, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's Climate and Clean Air Program, made this comment on a final rule issued by EPA limiting the use of HCFC-22, used in air conditioners and refrigeration. It is the most powerful ozone-depleting chemical still in widespread use and traps nearly 2,000 times more heat than carbon dioxide.
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There was a certain Dinosaur Comics strip some time back where T-Rex talked about asking lots of people what they did and didn't regret doing in their lives, and creating a "Regret Index" for each possible action so he'd know how likely he was to be sorry.
Well, Dinosaur Comics creator Ryan North went and made that dream a reality, with an online Regret Index where you can vote on things like whether it's a good idea to mix beer and liquor (.4 regret). Loving Batman, for example, has a regret index of 0, signifying absolutely no regret, while missing Free Comic Book Day (again) has a very high .72 regret index, meaning almost 3/4 of people wish they'd gotten their asses out of bed last Saturday. If only you'd known about it before.


Myanmar demonstrators show their support for Myanmar military personnel engaged in fighting in the country's northern Kachin state, in downtown Yangon, Dec. 18, 2016.
Mortar shelling by the Myanmar army during hostilities between government troops and an ethnic armed group forced more than 2,000 internally displaced persons to flee their camps in Kachin state late Tuesday and early Wednesday, a refugee said.
Government soldiers captured the Kachin Independence Army's (KIA) third battalion headquarters in Waingmaw township on Tuesday in airstrikes and attacks by infantry troops, cannon, tanks, and heavy weapons, according to an announcement on Tuesday by Myanmar's commander-in-chief's office.
There were no immediate reports of any casualties or injuries.
Khun Ra, an internally displaced person (IDP) who was living at the Zai Awng refugee camp, told RFA's Myanmar Service that she has heard the fighting between the KIA and government army for the past three months, and that the hostilities have been getting worse.
The KIA and three other ethnic militias have been engaged in a new round of hostilities with Myanmar's armed forces in the war-torn state since Nov. 20, when they teamed up to launch coordinated attacks on 10 government and military targets in three Shan state townships and the 105-mile border trade zone between Myanmar and China.
Government soldiers have seized other KIA outposts, including the militia's strategic mountaintop Gidon outpost in Waingmaw township on Dec. 16.
The clashes have resulted in an increase in the number of internal refugees and civilian deaths and have stymied the government's efforts to bring warring ethnic militias to the negotiating table.
Attempts earlier this month by the government's Peace Commission to discuss an end to the hostilities individually with the four militias comprising the Northern Alliance militias went nowhere, though the groups indicated a willingness to hold all-inclusive discussions.
Kachin soldiers, who have long been at war with Myanmar army, told the Associated Press that the government has increased its offensives, including airstrikes, since the new administration under de facto national leader Aung San Suu Kyi took over in April.
The Nobel laureate, who also serves as Myanmar's state counselor and foreign affairs minister, has made ending the country's decades of civil wars and attaining lasting peace the main mission of the government under her National League of Democracy (NLD) party.
On another front, a government peace delegation led by military lawmaker Thein Zaw is heading to the town of Lashio in northern Shan state to hold peace talks with the leaders of two other rebel militias—the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA), also known as the Mongla Army.
The peace group will meet with leaders from the UWSA—Myanmar's largest non-state army—in the town of Pangkham in Wa Special Region 2 on Thursday and with Mongla leaders on Friday in the town of Mongla, said Kyi Myint, spokesman for the Mongla group.
The Wa and Mongla ethnic minorities live in a mountainous region of Shan state on the border with China and have strong cultural links with the country.
The Wa control what is known as Special Region 2 of northern Shan state, while the NDAA's territory is self-administered by the Mongla group and is officially known as Special Region 4.
The UWSA was one of the ethnic militias that refused to sign a nationwide cease-fire agreement (NCA) brokered by the former government in October 2015.
Though the UWSA and NDAA have a long history of close relations, their ties were strained by Aung San Suu Kyi's peace initiative, the 21st-century Panglong Conference, where Wa representatives attempted to coerce the NDAA into sending a low-level delegation to attend the talks that began on Aug. 31.
USWA delegates walked out of the conference because of an apparent misunderstanding over whether the group was a participant or observer at the peace talks.
In September, UWSA troops occupied NDAA posts in Mongla and arrested 150 NDAA soldiers.
Reported by Wai Mar Tun and Aung Moe Myint for RFA's Myanmar Service. Translated by Khet Mar. Written in English by Roseanne Gerin.


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Connecticut Health Investigative Team (https://c-hit.org/tag/fentanyl/)
Prescription Opioids Targeted Connecticut's Most Vulnerable Citizens
By Steve Hamm | July 30, 2019
In 2018, Dean and Paula Palozej found their son, Spencer, on the floor of his home in Manchester. Spencer was one day shy of his 30th birthday and he was found dead of a fentanyl overdose. Spencer, who worked as a landscaper, started taking oxycodone for pain after two surgeries in his early 20s. A friend told his father that he took a fentanyl pill thinking it was oxycodone. Palozej unloaded on the pharmaceutical industry, which is blamed by many for the explosion in prescription opioid use and abuse nationwide over the past two decades. "I'm disgusted with what they did—the greed they had," he said.
Fentanyl Crisis Prompts Change In Treatment Strategies
By Steve Hamm | June 26, 2019
Joseph Deane had been drug free for months before he overdosed in the bathroom of a restaurant in New Haven last December. He couldn't resist when his dealer offered drugs. Unfortunately, the dope turned out to be fentanyl. Deane, just 23 years old, had been fighting addiction for years, but fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, took his life because it's 50 to 100 times more powerful than heroin. After months without drugs, his body couldn't handle it.
Handful Of Prescribers Responsible For Large Share Of Opioids
By Lisa Chedekel | November 14, 2016
Ten Connecticut prescribers, including a Derby nurse who is at the center of a federal kickback probe, were responsible for more than 23 percent of the state's Medicare spending on opioids in 2014, suggesting that the largest share of those prescriptions is concentrated among a small number of clinicians. Recently released federal Medicare data show that Heather Alfonso, formerly a nurse with the Comprehensive Pain & Headache Treatment Centers, LLC, in Derby, and four other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) at the clinic in 2014 dispensed more than $8.4 million in opioids in the Medicare program – accounting for a full 15 percent of all such prescriptions in the state. They were among the top 10 opioid prescribers in 2014, who accounted for $13 million of the $56 million spent on the drugs, the data show. More than 4,800 Connecticut clinicians, mostly physicians, wrote Medicare prescriptions for oxycodone, fentanyl and other opioids. But the prescribing was not evenly spread out – only two-dozen prescribers wrote out more than $250,000 worth of prescriptions.
Handful Of High Prescribers Boost Medicare Spending, New Data Show
By Lisa Chedekel | June 11, 2015
Ten Connecticut prescribers, including a Derby nurse practitioner who is under investigation by the state, were responsible for more than 22 percent of the state's Medicare spending on potent narcotics in 2013, new federal data show. More than 4,300 Connecticut clinicians, mostly physicians, wrote Medicare prescriptions for oxycodone, morphine and other Schedule II drugs, which have a high potential for abuse and addiction, at a total cost of $40 million. But a handful of those providers accounted for the largest share of those prescriptions, an analysis of the data show. Topping the list, in both the number of prescriptions and cost, was Heather Alfonso, an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) at the Comprehensive Pain & Headache Treatment Centers, LLC, in Derby, who wrote out 8,523 prescriptions, at a cost of $2.7 million. Statewide, the average number of prescriptions per clinician was 104, and no other prescriber had more than 5,000 Schedule II claims. The average cost per prescriber was $9,138; the next closest individual cost was $1.8 million.


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Review: When You Wish Upon a Rogue (Debutante Diaries #3) by Anna Bennett
Publisher: St.Martin's Press (May 26, 2020)
From Goodreads.com: She knows what she wants.
Miss Sophie Kendall is happiest arranging the secret meetings of the Debutante Underground, a group of women who come together to discuss the weekly advice column The Debutante's Revenge. What makes Sophie most unhappy is her impending march down the aisle to a man she does not love. But her family's finances are in increasingly dire straits.
He makes an offer she can't refuse.
Henry Reese, Earl of Warshire, hasn't slept in weeks. Desperate to escape his manor house and its haunting memories, he heads for one of his abandoned London properties. There he meets a beautiful, intriguing woman―trespassing. Reese is far less interested in Sophie's search for a secret meeting spot than he is in her surprising ability to soothe his demons. So he strikes a bargain with her: his shop in exchange for spending one night a week with him.
Is this love for real―or just a dream?
Sophie never expected this to happen. But she cannot deny the fire Reese sparks in her―and soon their shared desire burns bright. Sophie is irrevocably promised to another. But maybe these two ill-fated lovers can find a way to risk it all―all the way to happily ever after…
Like the two prior installments of the Debutant Diaries series; When you Wish Upon a Rogue can be read as a stand-alone novel. There are some appearances by the two women from the prior novels, but things are laid out in such a way that it is easy to understand the parts these women play in Sophie's life.
I'm going to be honest there, this novel will not be enjoyed by those who are sticklers for regency life. Some of the speech seems more modern than it should be for the times, and there is no way a young unmarried woman (much less one who needed to marry a wealthy lord in order to save her family) would be willing to ride in a hire hackney to (and from) the home of a bachelor. I also struggled a bit with the idea of the Debutant Underground such as it was. It is one thing for women of all classes and walks of life to read a column in a newspaper and take advice from it, and another thing altogether to believe these women would all willingly risk their reputations meeting in secret over it. Not to mention knowing how the ton treated those they perceived to be of a "lower class"? It was all a bit hard to believe.
Now these characters?
Separately – I feel as though the Hero by far overshadowed the heroine. Reese was the sort of Hero that I am drawn to. One who is deeply flawed, but still in a way relatable. He has PTSD, not only due to the horrors of war that he saw when he was enlisted, but due to the fact that he had to leave his men behind when his brother died (both of which presented their own unique sets of challenges and hardships). While Sophie? Really didn't stand out from any of the other bevels of debutants from other books who is being forced to marry in order to save her family from "dire circumstances". She did possess a certain freshness and charm about her, but frankly, watching another young woman sacrifice her happiness because her father has *insert any number of vices here* is a historical romance trope that I could do without.
However, when they were together?
There was a connection that couldn't be denied. A sort of sweetness and magic to the chemistry between these two. And although I know it seems like they fell hard and fast for each other, when you look at all the little things they shared together, it was certainly easy to understand. Reese, for all of his demons and perceived shortcomings, he certainly knew how to properly woo a lady (in secret nonetheless).
Sadly, I think Lord Singleton got the short end of the stick here. I can't go into too much detail because of spoilers, but it seemed very odd to me that the author would choose to have him resort to the actions he did at the end instead of having him and Sophie simply be honest with one another. I feel like while things were done for an almost "OH MY GOODNESS" reaction, there were so many ways it could have been done to give everyone (reader included) a satisfactory ending other than what we were given.
Taking all of these things into consideration however, I do still believe this story will appeal to a lot of readers. I loved these two as a couple, I found this to be a fitting end to an overall enjoyable trilogy, and I would definitely read more from this author.
When You Wish Upon a Rogue is available from Amazon.com


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When Living on a Boat Beats Paying Urban Rent
Some Britons are turning away from expensive flats and taking up residence on urban waterways.
By Julia Kalinina and CityLab
Philippe Wojazer / Reuters
One weekend afternoon about a month after I moved aboard a canal boat in London, there was a rap-rap-rap on the wood-and-metal paneling of my front door. I had left it partly open to let in the breeze, and a woman was peeking in like a tentative cat.
"Excuse me, do you live around here?" she asked. We were docked at Little Venice, a busy hub for tourists just a short walk north of Hyde Park. I said yes. She seemed confused, and pointing toward nearby Paddington, she asked again, "You mean, you live around here?" I noticed two more faces peeking around the door.
"No," I said, pointing to the floor in the middle of my living room. "I live here."
The visitors—Finnish tourists—had been touring London's canals. I invited them in, happy to let them take photos, and in an attempt to impress them with the modernity of boat living, told them that the Internet onboard (tethered to my phone) was faster than in any of the three London flats I'd lived in.
Unimpressed, they wanted to know how many knots I could tie. None, I told them. The only thing I knew about boats when I moved onboard in August was that I wanted to live on one.
London has more than 100 miles of waterways (not including the Thames). Over the past four years, the number of people living on boats that ply them has risen by more than 50 percent, according to the Canal and River Trust, a nonprofit that maintains 2,000 miles of rivers in England and Wales.
In March of this year, there were 3,255 narrow boats on London waterways, about two-thirds of them permanently docked in small marinas around the city. The other 1,225—up from 638 in March 2011—travel up and down the canals and dock where they please for up to two weeks at a time, mostly along the stretch of canals north of and roughly parallel to the Thames.
Two factors are behind the mini-boom: housing costs in central London spiraling out of reach, and recent technological advances such as solar panels, LED lights, and mobile Internet connections that allow people to live aboard with modern conveniences.
My boat is a floating one-bedroom flat with a deck, living room, and kitchen at the front; a bathroom and shower in the middle; and a bedroom at the back. A tank in the bow provides water for the kitchen sink and shower, and two adjacent gas tanks power the boiler and kitchen stove. I refill them every four to six weeks, with water from one of the service stations run by the Canal and River Trust, and with gas from a commercial boat cruising the city.
Electricity comes from the boat's central battery. To use it, I have to flip on a switch, and then switch it off when I'm done to avoid draining the battery (a disaster). Solar panels on my top deck—the same deck where I like to sunbathe—recharge the battery in the daytime, and even soak up some power on London's many rainy days.
One of my current neighbors, Fergus Carr, an architect, says his first encounter with canal boats was in 2012, when he and his partner chanced upon the Canalway Cavalcade, a yearly festival in Little Venice, where the Grand Union Canal and Regent's Canal meet.
"We were just on a walk, because we lived nearby in North London, and we came upon all these people on boats and just thought, 'This is incredible,'" he said.
They began investigating houseboat living after a visit to a friend's narrow boat, and decided to try it. They bought their boat for €16,000 (about $24,000) in southern England this summer and sailed it to the capital, crossing the quick-flowing Thames during the journey—a feat of planning, since narrow boats can only reach a speed of about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) an hour and can't travel against the current. They spend €20 per month on gas and diesel and their license fees are €745 a year.
Carr's parents, who had discouraged him from the plan ("Just save up for a flat!"), are now in the process of moving aboard their own boat.
Built during the Industrial Revolution to transport coal and timber around the city, and made obsolete by the rise of the railways and then roads, London's canals suffered a long decline over the 20th century. By mid-century, many were in disrepair and overflowing with garbage. A few closed, and a cleanup effort in the 1970s dredged those that remained. But it failed to revive the canals' reputation.
As recently as a decade ago, some sections were "considered no-go areas," according to Jon Privett. Privett moved into his first boat in 2000, when there were only "about 40 boats in London without [permanent] moorings." The waterways weren't very busy, but were fun, he says, because all the boat residents knew each other.
Word on the Water, London's first and only bookstore on a boat (Elena Dijour / Shutterstock)
"Now there's a kind of safety in numbers," he says. "And it's a lot more like living in a house." (A house where one switches off the water between rinsing each plate when doing dishes, I'd add.)
In 2011, Privett opened London's first—and only—bookstore on a boat, called Word on the Water. On my first weekend after arriving in the city last November, my partner and I walked the west end of London's canals while looking for a place to live. We came across a barge overflowing with books, a saxophonist playing on the upper deck. Smoke curled out from the boat's chimney. In the back, two children read near the fireplace. It was warm inside, and I wanted to stay.
Officially, we are borrowing a friend's boat for the next year and paying him for the privilege, about 40 percent of the cost of a similar apartment in the area. To legally rent a boat out, an owner must have a permanent mooring (scarce in the city) and a particular type of business license. As a result, there isn't a real rental market; most live-aboards own their crafts.
The author steering her boat through the Maida Hill tunnel (Hayley Dunning)
The Canal and River Trust advises people not to see boats as a cheap housing alternative, warning of "hidden costs and maintenance jobs." For me, these include never using my onboard fridge (it drains the battery), putting a lot of time and effort into heating, and moving twice a month.
About a third of London's canal boats, including ours, run on "continuous cruising licenses," requiring them to move every two weeks so they don't monopolize access to the canals. I've cruised from West London through Notting Hill, past waterside cafes and underneath the London Zoo's bird enclosures, along opulent Primrose Hill mansions and touristy Camden Market. I've docked yards away from concerts I've attended in East London.
I've also docked three boats abreast for several days at a time, and had to climb across two boats to get to my own. I've run out of dry wood on one of the first cold days of the winter, and cursed everything, including my own lack of preparation.
"Our advice," says Fran Read, the Trust's national press officer, "is that you should only live on a boat if you love the lifestyle—not because you think it will save you money."
A short documentary on the houseboat community in Washington D.C.
This article appears courtesy of CityLab.


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<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Tests\Fixtures\AppBundle\Controller;

use Doctrine\ORM\QueryBuilder;
use Omines\DataTablesBundle\Adapter\Doctrine\ORMAdapter;
use Omines\DataTablesBundle\Column\TextColumn;
use Omines\DataTablesBundle\DataTableFactory;
use Omines\DataTablesBundle\Exporter\DataTableExporterEvents;
use Omines\DataTablesBundle\Exporter\Event\DataTableExporterResponseEvent;
use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ResponseHeaderBag;
use Tests\Fixtures\AppBundle\Entity\Person;

/**
 * @author Maxime Pinot <contact@maximepinot.com>
 */
class ExporterController extends AbstractController
{
    public function exportAction(Request $request, DataTableFactory $dataTableFactory): Response
    {
        $table = $dataTableFactory
            ->create()
            ->add('firstName', TextColumn::class, [
                'render' => function (string $value, Person $context) {
                    return '' . $value . '';
                },
            ])
            ->add('lastName', TextColumn::class)
            ->createAdapter(ORMAdapter::class, [
                'entity' => Person::class,
                'query' => function (QueryBuilder $builder) {
                    $builder
                        ->select('p')
                        ->from(Person::class, 'p')
                        ->setMaxResults(5)
                        ->orderBy('p.id', 'ASC');
                },
            ])
            ->addEventListener(DataTableExporterEvents::PRE_RESPONSE, function (DataTableExporterResponseEvent $e) {
                $response = $e->getResponse();
                $response->deleteFileAfterSend(false);
                $ext = $response->getFile()->getExtension();
                $response->setContentDisposition(ResponseHeaderBag::DISPOSITION_ATTACHMENT, 'custom_filename.' . $ext);
            })
            ->handleRequest($request);

        if ($table->isCallback()) {
            return $table->getResponse();
        }

        return $this->render('@App/exporter.html.twig', [
           'datatable' => $table,
       ]);
    }

    public function exportEmptyDataTableAction(Request $request, DataTableFactory $dataTableFactory): Response
    {
        $table = $dataTableFactory
            ->create()
            ->add('firstName', TextColumn::class, [
                'render' => function (string $value, Person $context) {
                    return '' . $value . '';
                },
            ])
            ->add('lastName', TextColumn::class)
            ->createAdapter(ORMAdapter::class, [
                'entity' => Person::class,
                'query' => function (QueryBuilder $builder) {
                    $builder
                        ->select('p')
                        ->from(Person::class, 'p')
                        ->where('p.firstName = :firstName')
                        ->setParameter('firstName', 'This user does not exist.')
                    ;
                },
            ])
            ->addEventListener(DataTableExporterEvents::PRE_RESPONSE, function (DataTableExporterResponseEvent $e) {
                $e->getResponse()->deleteFileAfterSend(false);
            })
            ->handleRequest($request);

        if ($table->isCallback()) {
            return $table->getResponse();
        }

        return $this->render('@App/exporter.html.twig', [
            'datatable' => $table,
        ]);
    }
}

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Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering > Vol.7 No.8, June 2014
Why Mesenchymal Stem/Progenitor Cell Heterogeneity in Specific Environments?
—Implications for Tissue Engineering Applications Following Injury or Degeneration of Connective Tissues ()
David A. Hart
McCaig Institute for Bone & Joint Health University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
DOI: 10.4236/jbise.2014.78054 PDF HTML XML 3,831 Downloads 4,864 Views Citations
Mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells (MSC/MPC) from a variety of tissue sources (bone marrow, adipose tissue, fat pads, synovial membranes, synovial fluid, skin, muscle and periosteal tissue) have been widely applied for tissue engineering applications to generate replacements for injured or degenerated tissues. Alternatively, they have also been injected as free cells in an attempt to facilitate in vivo repair. Nearly all studies reported have used mixed cell populations of MSC/MPC, usually defined by cell surface phenotypes and/or functional ability to differentiate towards multiple cell lineages. Using more detailed cell surface phenotyping and limiting dilution approaches to isolate individual MSC/MPC clones have indicated that such mixed cell populations are very heterogeneous. In addition subsets of cells from different sources may have epigenetic modifications. While it is clear that MSC/MPC cells exhibit heterogeneity, the question of why this is the case has not been well addressed. This review will address some of these issues, as well as provide some insights into the implications when using such diverse cells for tissue engineering applications.
Mesenchymal Stem/Progenitor Cells, Cell Heterogeneity, Tissue-Specific Heterogeneity, Tissue Engineering
Hart, D. (2014) Why Mesenchymal Stem/Progenitor Cell Heterogeneity in Specific Environments?
—Implications for Tissue Engineering Applications Following Injury or Degeneration of Connective Tissues. Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering, 7, 526-532. doi: 10.4236/jbise.2014.78054.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jbise.2014.72009
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