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Olympic Track Stars Tyson Gay, Lolo Jones, Ryan Bailey Among Those Competing At Bobsled Push Championships
By Craig Bohnert | Sept. 19, 2016, 3:47 p.m. (ET)
(L-R) Track and field Olympians Tyson Gay, Lolo Jones and Ryan Bailey are among those competing at the USA Bobsled National Push Championships, powered by BMW.
A total of 56 athletes, including crossover Olympic track stars Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey and Lolo Jones, will participate in the 2016 USA Bobsled National Push Championships, powered by BMW, this week in at the Ice House in Calgary, Alberta.
Push championships are a mandatory step for any athlete hoping to compete on the U.S. national team during the 2016-17 season, which will be a prelude to the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
A member of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team, Jones finished 11th in Sochi, Russia with driver Jazmine Fenlator and is a three-time Olympian, having competed in the 100-meter hurdles at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games. Gay, who competed in the past three summer editions of the Games, is the current American-record holder in the 100-meter. He has entered the push championships after only a handful of days' experience pushing a sled.
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Bailey punched his ticket into the national push championships by handily winning the preliminary competition. A member of the 2012 Olympic team, he was fifth in the 100-meter.
Reigning national push champion Hakeem Adbul-Saboor and two-time world cup medalist Carlo Valdes are the elite bobsledders that will test Gay and Bailey as they attempt to cross over into winter sports competition.
Aja Evans, a bronze medalist with driver Jamie Greubel Poser at the Sochi 2014 Games, joins her Olympic teammate Jones. Evans is making her return to the sport, having not competed since 2014. The competitive women's field also includes defending push champion Lauren Gibbs and Cherrelle Garrett, who won the 2015 world title with Elana Meyers Taylor. Briauna Jones, a former track athlete at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte who won last month's preliminary competition to claim a spot in Calgary, is also a strong contender for the title.
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The most expensive home for sale in America right now has a wraparound infinity pool, bowling alley and beauty salon
Add a 10,000 bottle wine cellar, movie theatre, nightclub and running track too
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If you love to daydream about owning and living at a property that only the richest people on the planet could afford, then this truly incredible dream home in California is top of the list for a virtual tour.
Called The One, it is currently the most expensive home for sale in the United States and is twice as big as the White House, home of the US president in Washington.
But you're going to need $295m, that's about £217m using the current exchange rate as a guide, making it one of the most expensive houses for sale in the world.
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But some property experts across the pond may think this is a 'bargain' price, as the sprawling contemporary mansion was once projected to be listed for as much as $500m.
But construction ran several years late, which caused severe financial issues for the developer so now someone super rich can bag the building for a bargain price. However, if The One sells anywhere near the $295 million guide price, it would be the most expensive home ever sold in California.
The purchase price would be well over the $177 million that venture capitalist Marc Andreessen paid for his Malibu mansion in 2021, and the $165 million that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos paid in 2020 for his Beverly Hills estate.
Stunning elevated mansion with its own infinity pool 'moat' (Image: Marc Angeles, Joe Bryant and Douglas Friedman)
The house is twice as big as The White House (Image: Marc Angeles, Joe Bryant and Douglas Friedman)
The Bel Air located house is perched on the top of a rocky promontory on a 3.8-acre estate and was actually raised during construction to optimise the opportunity for the most amazing views.
And it worked, as this beast of a house has 360 degree, panoramic views over the Pacific Ocean, downtown Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Mountains.
If you owned this house no doubt you would suddenly have enough friends appear to easily fill this table (Image: Marc Angeles, Joe Bryant and Douglas Friedman)
Inside outside lounging in so many different areas, with the connection to the terrace, pool and view one of the core features (Image: Marc Angeles, Joe Bryant and Douglas Friedman)
The raised position also means the infinity pool, fondly called the home's moat by the agents, surely has the best city, coast and mountain views from any pool in the area, if not the state.
The house is, of course, an incredible party house, and can accommodate most of the party guests too, with 21 bedrooms and an astonishing 49 bathrooms.
There's an indoor pool with its own juice bar as an alternative to the five outside pools (Image: Marc Angeles, Joe Bryant and Douglas Friedman)
One of the most striking features is the wraparound infinity pool that acts like a moat around most of the house, and is actually made up of five pools.
And if the weather becomes stormy or the heat is too much to take, there's a luxurious 64ft indoor pool that has its own juice bar, as an option.
Pretty standard 'must have' for the super rich? A four lane bowling alley (Image: Marc Angeles, Joe Bryant and Douglas Friedman)
Somewhere inside the breathtaking 105,000 square feet of property is a massive nightclub and a four lane bowling alley.
There's also a sizeable beauty salon, 10,000-square-foot sky deck, 400ft private outdoor running track with a glass-walled view of the city, and a private movie theatre with seating for over 40 people.
In addition to ownership of one of the world's most spectacular homes, the property also includes butterfly artwork by Stephen Wilson, an Oto Murano chandelier by Vistosi, a rotating statue by Mike Fields, and a glass sculpture by Italian artist Simone Cenedese.
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There is also a two-story library and office with a balcony and water features touching three windowed walls.
Add in a custom bar with a smoked-mirror backsplash and marble countertops, a cigar lounge, putting green, wellness centre and gym, tennis court, 10,000-bottle wine cellar, and a massive garage that can accommodate 30 cars, with two car-display turntables.
Movie theatre that seats up to 40 people (Image: Marc Angeles, Joe Bryant and Douglas Friedman)
Fully equipped beauty salon (Image: Marc Angeles, Joe Bryant and Douglas Friedman)
Bel Air is one point of the Platinum Triangle, which includes Beverly Hills and Holmby Hills, where so many stars call home.
Entertaining in such unique luxury might draw some interesting Bel Air neighbours to the house warming party.
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The area is home to Jennifer Lawrence, who moved there last year, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Liam Hemsworth, Miley Cyrus and Kylie Jenner to name just a few. Now that's an A-list party guest list.
In addition to having illustrious neighbours, Bel Air is close to Rodeo Drive for shopping and UCLA. Downtown Los Angeles and LAX are just a short drive away too.
The spectacular library, study and home office space (Image: Marc Angeles, Joe Bryant and Douglas Friedman)
Yet another luxurious room for lounging and socialising (Image: Marc Angeles, Joe Bryant and Douglas Friedman)
Website Top Ten Real Estate Deals states the property is listed by Aaron Kirman of Compass, Beverly Hills and Branden and Rayni Williams of The Beverly Hills Estates, Beverly Hills, and will go to Concierge Auctions, which if not sold prior, will be held online on February 28.
For the $295m guide price in Bel Air, you could buy approximately 1009 houses in Wales, based on the average house price of around £215,000.
Wales' most expensive house currently for sale is a £6.5m country mansion in Monmouthshire - you could buy 33 of these for around the same as the guide price for The One in Bel Air, California.
Surely The One is one of the most expensive homes to ever go to auction in the world, but arguably the most amazing?
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MetaWorks-SW is a highly advanced integrated sheet metal programming solution that ties the core engine of MetaCAM seamlessly into the Solidworks design environment.
MetaWorks-SW is a highly advanced integrated sheet metal programming solution that ties the core engine of MetaCAM seamlessly into the Solidworks design environment. The integrated application will process/translate Solidworks models into sheet metal parts with the defined tooling technology right from your Solidworks window. MetaWorks-SW can easily convert models (SLDPRT) or entire assemblies (SLDASM) files into programmed parts and nested sheets. The software is designed for the Solidworks power user who can benefit from the interface.
Single Integrated Design Environment allows the designer to program parts right from Solid Works without leaving Solidworks or having to intermediate files such as DXF.
MetaWorks drills down Solidworks assemblies and sub-assemblies, extracts the relevant sheet metal information, programs parts and loads them into a single nesting job for batch processing. The time saved in processing large assemblies with a single click versus manually programming each part justifies using MetaWorks-SW. Further, all part information is automatically inherited from the Solidworks file and eliminates any chance of human error.
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As a business owner, you have relationships with vendors, consumers, contractors and subcontractors.
In some cases, these relationships have contracts attached. With business liability an issue for companies small and large, agreements about who assumes the risk for certain situations are more and more common.
A savvy business owner realizes the importance of negotiating strong contracts. This helps you and other parties share some of the risks associated with the business deal.
Consider some of the information about risk transfer that can help you with contract negotiation. You can be content that you are making smart insurance decisions too.
Insurance is a form of risk transfer – When you buy different business insurance policies, you are moving some of your risk to the insurance company. Insurance is a great way to take some of the hazards of operating your business off your shoulders.
Contracts are vital – You can accomplish a transfer of risk through contracts. An example is if you hire someone to fix your roof. As part of the contract, they agree by law that their workers are all insured against accident or injury on the job. This protects you from financial burden if an accident occurred.
Consider layers of protection – If you have significant risks, layers of protection is crucial. One example of this is if you have business insurance on your property. However, you might need to purchase additional flood insurance. This can help you make certain that if a flood occurs, you will not be liable for damages. Standard property insurance generally doesn't include flood coverage.
Indemnification clauses – One of the most powerful forms of risk transfer is the indemnification clause or hold harmless clause. In this case, you have a customer, vendor or contractor agree to hold you harmless if something goes wrong. In this case, a rock solid contract can assure you correctly transfer risk.
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Just a quick note to members and visitors.
The Christmas Dinner on Tuesday the 8th will be the last club activity until the New Year.
The club will next meet on Tuesday 12th January 2016 at 8pm in The Breffni Bar on Arklow Main Street.


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Your very own offspring. Your bundle of joy.
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WorldUkraine: at least 15 dead in Kherson and 6...
Russian airstrikes killed at least 15 people on Friday and forced the evacuation of hospitals in the Ukrainian city of Khersonin an offensive that in recent days left many large cities in the country without electricity, water and heating.
According to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyas of Friday night there were still "more than six million" homes without electricity, despite efforts to reconnect to the grid at a time when temperatures touch zero degrees Celsius.
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National power company Ukrenergo said late Friday that its technicians were working tirelessly to restore power, despite the grid facing a 30% deficit.
He announced that the coverage will increase over the weekend thanks to the incorporation of more nuclear energy.
The bombardments on Friday continued to crush Kherson (south), the first major city to fall into Russian hands after the invasion on February 24, but recaptured by the Ukrainians on November 11, in the last major setback of the Russian president's offensive, Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian soldiers walk past a destroyed building of the Kherson International Airport in the village of Chornobaivka, on the outskirts of Kherson, on November 20, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP) (BULENT KILIC /)
"Today 15 inhabitants of the city of Kherson died and 35 were injured, including a child, due to the shelling of the enemy", said Galyna Lugovaa local military administration official, on social media.
The "constants" Russian attacks also forced the evacuation of hospitals in the city, he added.
Another bombardment had already caused 11 deaths and almost 50 injuries on Thursday night in this town.
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More than 6 million homes without electricity
"More than six million homes" are still affected by power outages, two days after a massive Russian bombardment of the country's energy infrastructure, Zelensky said.
"Tonight, there are blackouts in most regions [de Ucrania] and in kyiv", the capital, indicated the president in his daily report on social networks.
Zelensky denounced the strategy of destroying infrastructure at a time when temperatures drop due to the arrival of winter as a "crime against humanity" and his Western allies defined it as "war crimes."
"We have to endure this winter, a winter that the whole world will remember," Zelensky said.
Russia assures that it only targets military infrastructures and accuses the Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense of the blackouts.
A destroyed Antonov An-24 transport plane at the international airport, after Russian troops withdrew from Kherson, in the village of Chornobaivka, on the outskirts of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, on November 24, 2022 ( Photo: EFE/EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY)
"This is our life"
After the shelling on Wednesday, Ukrainian engineers continue to repair the damage.
"A third of kyiv homes already have heating", indicated the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko. Meanwhile, "Half of the users are still without electricity", added.
Albina Bilogub, a neighbor who was left without gas or heating, explained that her children were sleeping together in the same room to stay warm.
"This is our life. A sweater, another sweater and another one. This is how we live now." counted.
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The president of the board of directors of the national electricity operator, Ukrenergo, Volodimir Kudrisky, He considered that the Ukrainian energy system had "passed the most difficult moment" after the attack.
Electricity was partially restored and "the energy system is reconnected" to that of the European Union, he reported.
On Friday, lines of vehicles formed to refuel at several kyiv gas stations, AFP journalists observed.
In neighborhoods of the capital, the mobile phone network was still not working well.
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Western powers provided Ukraine with air defense systems, but these may prove insufficient.
The British Foreign Secretary, James Cleverley, announced further aid during a visit to kyiv on Friday. She also offered support to "survivors of sexual violence perpetrated by the Russian army."
France and Germany "will support Ukraine" until the conflict is over, the French Prime Minister said for her part, Elisabeth Terminalafter meeting in Berlin with the head of the German government, Olaf Schölz.
So far there are no signs that the conflict could end anytime soon.
Putin proclaimed on Friday that Russia will "achieve its goals" in Ukraine and denounced "enemies of the information area" who seek to "depreciate, discredit" the Russian military operation.
The president made these statements when meeting for the first time with a group of mothers of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine, to whom he told them that he shared their "pain."
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Impact of latest NICE guidelines on CRT and ICD implant rates
December 2015Br J Cardiol 2015;22:134–5doi:10.5837/bjc.2015.039 Leave a comment
Authors: Andrew J Turley
Andrew J Turley
Consultant Cardiologist with Interest in Implantable Cardiac Devices
Cardiothoracic Division, The James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW
Dr A J Turley (Andrew.Turley@stees.nhs.uk)
Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) have an unquestionable evidence base in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), already on optimal medical therapy. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) effectively treat ventricular arrhythmias, which account for up to 50% of mortality in patients with reduced LVEF.1 Likewise in appropriately selected patients, cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) reduces hospitalisation rates, improves symptoms and prolongs life-expectancy.2
Dr Andrew J Turley (The
James Cook University Hospital)
Despite clear benefits, UK implant rates remain among the lowest in Europe, with wide regional variability seen. This variability is complex and poorly understood.3 One area of inconsistency is between local implementation of international and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance. In 2014, NICE released new guidance (TA314) on the use of ICDs and CRT that are significantly more inclusive than previous versions (TA95/TA120).4-6 There is no longer a need for QRS duration, evidence of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) or electrophysiological studies for ICD eligibility; furthermore, patients suffering non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy are now endorsed for device therapy. Within the CRT guidance, patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I–II symptoms are now included. This updated guideline has finally brought the UK in line with international societal guidance.7
In this issue, Mahendiran and colleagues examine the potential effect the 'new' NICE guidance may have on projected implant rates within a single-centre setting in the UK, and also the potential financial implications. The authors have used a dataset of 396 consecutive patients admitted to their hospital and referred to the heart failure service over a 19-month period. The records of the 143 patients with a LVEF ≤35% were further considered to determine their outcome post-discharge following a period of pharmacological optimisation. Of this group, 43 patients received no review following discharge. The remaining 100 records were analysed. Comparison of old and new NICE guidance suggested a significant increase in total device need. This corresponded primarily to a significant increase in CRT with defibrillation (CRT-D) implants (greatest absolute change seen in the ICD to CRT-D group). The population was older than most contemporary device trials, median age 79 years, with greater female representation (41%). The majority of patients were NYHA class II–III at follow-up and pharmacological use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and beta blockers was high.
The authors conclude that NICE TA314 may significantly increase implant rates and this could have financial implications. Of course this is true. The new guidelines are more inclusive to the point that any patient with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) has a potential device indication. The authors in their analysis confound matters by using 'old' NICE TA95 criteria, relaxed to include patients with non-ischaemic aetiologies of heart failure, and 'old' NICE TA120 criteria, relaxed to include patients with AF 'as per local policies'. As such, the analysis is not a direct comparison between the two sets of NICE guidance, rather an analysis on local practice and implementation. As such, geographical biases are introduced.
For cost analysis, prices quoted in the NICE TA314 guidance were used. This is highly relevant. Based on average selling prices aggregated across all manufacturers of ICDs sold in the UK to the NHS in the financial year of 2011, the cost of a complete ICD, CRT with pacing (CRT-P) and CRT-D system was estimated at £9,692, £3,411 and £12,293, respectively. However, the unit cost, which includes unit overheads in addition to device costs (available from NICE on request), should be used in terms of financial modelling. The two prices differ considerably.
The cost impact of NICE TA314 is more complex than simply the historical cost of CIED systems. Device technology has advanced greatly since 2011. LV quadripolar-lead technology for CRT implants has improved implant success rates, reduced non-responder rates and the need for device revisions. In a recent UK multi-centre registry, all-cause mortality may also be lower in patents with quadripolar leads.8 Trials, such as MADIT RIT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial – Reduce Inappropriate Therapy) and Advance III (Avoid Delivering Therapies for Nonsustained Arrhythmias in ICD Patients III) have tested new software algorithms and compared various therapy reduction programming strategies to reduce ICD therapies. These result in a consistent reduction in mortality.9-10 New CRT pacing algorithms have been introduced into clinical practice, e.g. multi-point pacing,11 although need long-term assessment in relation to clinical outcomes. Another significant advancement has been the introduction of remote technology to facilitate follow-up.12 Modern CIED have the ability to monitor patients outside of conventional clinical settings (e.g. at home). Features, such as trend analysis of physiological parameters, enable early detection of deterioration; potentially reducing the number of emergency visits, hospitalisations, and duration of hospital stays. Another factor vital in any cost-effectiveness analysis.
These advancements were not analysed in the NICE cost-effectiveness model and it may be, with modern technology and programming strategies, the prognostic benefit of CIED is greater than initially seen in the landmark trials.
Finally, this is not the first time authors report greater than anticipated increases in device indications following the release of new guidance. Plummer and colleagues reported that ICD indications were three times greater than anticipated by NICE following the release of TA95.13 While this is true, clinical indications do not equate to implants for many reasons. Through shared decision-making, some patients will specifically decline device therapy while others may be too sick to benefit.14 Review of the UK device survey shows that ICD implant rates in England have steadily increased over the last 7–8 years with no significant jump after the introduction of a major guideline change.15
While the latest NICE guidelines on the use of CIEDs in patients with heart failure are warmly welcomed, and will hopefully lead to a greater number of device implantations, barriers remain that will limit the translation of current guidance into daily practice. It is clear that education is required to highlight device indications, however, the biggest difficulty we currently face is that we do not fully understand the reasons for disparity in implantation rates within the UK.
AJT has received financial reimbursement to attend international meetings from Medtronic, St. Jude Medical and Boston Scientific.
See also the article by Mahendiran et al. in this issue.
1. Adabag AS, Luepker RV, Roger VL, Gersh BJ. Sudden cardiac death: epidemiology and risk factors. Nat Rev Cardiol 2010;7:216–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2010.3
2. Goldenberg I, Kutyifa V, Klein HU et al. Survival with cardiac-resynchronization therapy in mild heart failure. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1694–701. http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1401426
3. McComb JM, Plummer CJ, Cunningham MW, Cunningham D. Inequity of access to implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in England: possible causes of geographical variation in implantation rates. Europace 2009;11:1308–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/europace/eup264
4. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy for arrhythmias and heart failure (review of TA95 and TA120). London: NICE, 2014. Available from: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/ta314
5. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 95. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators for arrhythmias. London: NICE, 2006. Available from: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta95
6. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. NICE technology appraisal guidance 120. Cardiac resynchronisation therapy for the treatment of heart failure. London: NICE, 2007. Available from: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta120
7. Epstein AE, DiMarco JP, Ellenbogen KA et al. 2012 ACCF/AHA/HRS focused update incorporated into the ACCF/AHA/HRS 2008 guidelines for device-based therapy of cardiac rhythm abnormalities: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation 2013;127:e283–e352. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0b013e318276ce9b
8. Behar JM, Bostock J, Zhu Li AP et al. Cardiac resynchronization therapy delivered via a multipolar left ventricular lead is associated with reduced mortality and elimination of phrenic nerve stimulation: long-term follow-up from a multicenter registry. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2015;26:540–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jce.12625
9. Moss AJ, Schuger C, Beck CA et al. Reduction in inappropriate therapy and mortality through ICD programming. N Engl J Med 2012;367:2275–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1211107
10. Kloppe A, Proclemer A, Arenal A et al. Efficacy of long detection interval implantable cardioverter-defibrillator settings in secondary prevention population: data from the Avoid Delivering Therapies for Nonsustained Arrhythmias in ICD Patients III (ADVANCE III) trial. Circulation 2014;130:308–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.009468
11. Pappone C, Calovic Ž, Vicedomini G et al. Improving cardiac resynchronization therapy response with multipoint left ventricular pacing: twelve-month follow-up study. Heart Rhythm 2015;12:1250–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.02.008
12. Slotwiner D, Varma N, Akar JG et al. HRS Expert Consensus Statement on remote interrogation and monitoring for cardiovascular implantable electronic devices. Heart Rhythm 2015;12:e69–e100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.05.008
13. Plummer CJ, Irving JR, McComb JM. The incidence of implantable cardioverter defibrillator indications in patients admitted to all coronary care units in a single district. Europace 2005;7:266–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eupc.2005.01.006
14. Barsheshet A, Moss AJ, Huang DT, McNitt S, Zareba W, Goldenberg I. Applicability of a risk score for prediction of the long-term (8-year) benefit of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;59:2075–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2012.02.036
15. British Heart Rhythm Society Audit Group. National audit of cardiac rhythm management devices 2013–2014. London: BHRS, 2014. Available from: http://www.devicesurvey.com/
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'Crazy week': In a snap, center Daniel Kilgore leaves 49ers, joins Miami Dolphins
Daniel Kilgore of the San Francisco 49ers walks off after a game against the Chicago Bears. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
Daniel Kilgore had started the past 32 games at center for the San Francisco 49ers.
He signed a three-year, $11.8 million extension a month ago.
There's no such thing as job security in the NFL, but Kilgore's situation came about as close to it as you can get.
Today, he's a Miami Dolphin.
"It's been a crazy week," he said Friday. "A month ago when I signed the extension, I never dreamed about being in this position."
Mike Pouncey didn't expect to be a free agent, either, but after he declined to take a pay cut, he and the Dolphins parted ways. As that was going down, former New York Giant Weston Richburg was joining the 49ers. So the 49ers traded Kilgore, 30, even though coach Kyle Shanahan told SFGate.com, "This situation with Dan was one of the hardest things I've gone through as a coach. I've got the utmost respect for Dan."
Kilgore, who is 6-feet-3 and 308 pounds, said he's not upset.
"I did want to stay there," he said. "Ultimately I had the goal of starting my career there and then finishing my career there. That obviously is not going to happen, but I've been fortunate enough that I was there for seven seasons and I've seen it all — playing in the Super Bowl and having down seasons.
"This happening, I don't regret it. This is a new chapter for my family and I. I think the change will be good. As far as how they handled it, I appreciate how Kyle and (GM) John Lynch got me in a position where I can be successful. They could have traded me anywhere but I think they did the right thing by putting me in a position that they know I can be successful, and putting me with a staff that loves the game and that are good people."
Kilgore was pleased with his initial meeting with coach Adam Gase.
"Meeting with him today was very casual and being ourselves, being just another guy in the room," Kilgore said. "I think from his record, and track record and guys that have been around the league for a while, they love him. I'm sure with all of those guys that love him, I'll do the same."
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Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin has met his match.
The Washington honcho, after improperly accepting Wimbledon tickets and airfare for his wife on an 10-day European trip last year, said Wednesday that he's already making reparations.
"In retrospect, I wish that I had asked more questions," Shulkin told USA Today after a government investigation accused the secretary and his staff of egregious "judgement and/or misconduct."
Shulkin, within hours of the release of the 87-page report, said he had already sent a check for $4,312 to cover his wife's airfare when she accompanied him on the visit to England and Denmark.
Shulkin's chief of staff doctored an email and made false statements about the trip — making it appear as if Shulkin was receiving an award from the Danish government.
The fake honor was used to justify paying for his wife's travels.
Chief of Staff Vivieca Wright Simpson's "false representations and alteration of an official record may have violated federal criminal statutes," the report concluded.
The incident was forwarded for possible prosecution to the Justice Department, where authorities passed on bringing charges.
Shulkin, the lone Obama Administration era holdover, also improperly accepted a gift of tickets to a Wimbledon tennis match worth thousands of dollars, the investigation found.
The secretary said he planned to make good on the cost of the tennis tickets as well, and blamed himself for a failure to question his staff's efforts.
"I believe that I relied upon the processes that are there," he told USA Today. "You know what? Every Cabinet secretary has to rely upon their staff to do this work."
The VA's inspector general report also challenges Shulkin's direction of agency staff on official time to arrange personal sightseeing activities during the July trip to England and Denmark.
Shulkin, one of President Trump's favorite cabinet members, is the latest official to be caught misusing government travel.
Shulkin's lawyers say he did nothing improper. A department spokesman says he "travels far less than any recent VA secretary" and takes no private jets.
A number of Trump administration officials have raised red flags over their travel habits.
Former health secretary Tom Price stepped down in September after it was revealed that he had spent at least $400,000 in taxpayer funds on chartered flights.
Interior secretary Ryan Zinke has apparently failed to keep comprehensive records since taking office — and in some cases failed to log his travels altogether, a memo issued by the agency's deputy inspector general in November said.
He also racked up more than $14,000 in flights on government helicopters, according to travel logs uncovered late last year by Politico.
The House Oversight Committee announced last year that it was probing Price and other Trump officials use of taxpayer-funded private planes.
Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are also being looked at for their travel tabs as well.
Pruitt has defended his lavish flights by citing security threats.
He has also spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on elaborate security measures such as 24-hour guards and biometric office locks due to his fears for his life.


Edinburgh could be set to have its first single malt whisky distillery in more than 90 years after plans were approved by the City of Edinburgh Council.
The Holyrood Park Distillery and visitor centre, located at the Engine Shed in St Leonard's Lane, is a joint project from ex-Macallan master distiller David Robertson and Rob and Kelly Carpenter, founders of the Canadian branch of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
Work on the project is set to begin in the coming months, with the aim of beginning distillation and opening to the public in 2018, when it would become what is claimed as the first single malt whisky distillery in the Scottish capital since Glen Sciennes closed in 1925.
Holyrood Park will produce only 53,000 litres of alcohol a year initially, yielding about 140,000 bottles of single malt after 8-12 years of maturation, and will also include an educational facility and visitor centre. The distillery courtyard may host a weekend market for local crafts.
'After years of hard work, our team's dream of bringing single malt whisky distilling back to Edinburgh is set to become a reality,' said Robertson.
The news follows the City of Edinburgh Council's decision last August to enter into a lease with The Holyrood Park Distillery.
Edinburgh has a proud – if distant – history of distillation: in the late 1700s, there were as many as eight licensed distilleries in the city, along with up to 400 illegal stills.
Glen Sciennes, the last single malt whisky distillery to operate in Edinburgh, was also located in the St Leonard's area, with its maltings located close to the Engine Shed.
Jack Mayo is one of a number of new appointments at the Edinburgh start-up.


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Sunil Mallik replied Oct 8, 2008 SPRO-> SAP Netweaver -> General Setting-> Check units of measurement-> Units of measurement There you need to create new entry for your custom unit. Sandesha Rao Top Best Answer 0 Mark this reply as the best answer?(Choose carefully, this can't be changed) Yes | No Saving... Thanks in advance....._________________Regards Praveen Reddy DI Designer Back to top Praveen ReddyPrincipal MemberJoined: 26 Dec 2006Posts: 121Location: PA Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:17 pmPost subject: Re: Load data to SAP Vincenzo Bertolero Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A.
Regards, Arpan "pli via sap-r3-bw" SAP Reference IMG-> SAP Netweaver -> General Setting-> Check units of measurement-> Units of measurement Top Best Answer any ideas??? Do you use DTPs already, or still old BW3.5 transfer methods?
Loading Transaction Data into the InfoCube Different UOM in same MMBE screen Rounding Difference of UoM White Papers & Webcasts Return Path Email Marketing Measurement Imperative Return Path Email Marketing Measurement Fizneedshelp replied Oct 8, 2008 I got lost after SPRO and couldn't find general setting.. Back to top Praveen ReddyPrincipal MemberJoined: 26 Dec 2006Posts: 121Location: PA Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:04 pmPost subject: Re: Load data to SAP BW Werner, Even if I don't use You are using a code naming convention when dealing with the key characteristics and key figures.
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TcodeSearch.com is not associated with SAP AG. Top Best Answer 0 Mark this reply as the best answer?(Choose carefully, this can't be changed) Yes | No Saving... I also checked that when I schedule the job in BW and run immediately, my RFC connection on BODS side getting some error and getting aborted. The scenario is I have an Excel file with a field "Unit of Measurement"( Possible values Case, Dozen, U.S.Dollar") etc.
In the output of the QUERY i put: 1) the BW target 2) a template table to control data type generation the template table has every data type fileds in match When you check the conversion exit mentioned you will find the table holding the values allowed in SAP._________________Werner Daehn Product Manager Data Services SAP AG �The opinions expressed in this post Details to be found here.
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I just returned from JAOO 2008, a developer conference held in Aarhus, Denmark. Jaoo is one of my favorite conferences, and this year it was as great as the years before. My "Advanced Eclipse RCP" tutorial went well and I got very valuable feedback. But one thing bothers me when I give "Advanced" RCP tutorials. There are so many topics that I would consider "advanced" that I have to pick them with regards to the expected audience and the tutorial time. So here is my question: What are the 5 most important advanced RCP topics that you would like to see in an advanced RCP tutorial?
RCP Self Provisioning with P2: It Works!!!
I finally could create the mail demo RCP app using p2 to update itself!
My environment is Windows Vista, Java 6, Eclipse 3.4 RC4.
10. Exported the new product version 1.0.1 in the SAME location, to update the metadata/artifact repositories.
The first thing I noticed was that my installed 1.0.0 did not find any update. I thought, when the installation repository contains a new version, this would be seen by my application without any extra configuration.
11. So I added the repository c:/java/RCP/p2-maildemo/repository manually as a new site, and voila, the new version 1.0.1 was displayed and ready for update.
13. And now, when I clicked finish, the update was actually happening, the new version was installed properly!!!
What would be the best practice to create a list of artifacts/metadata repositories in the configuration/.settings/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.repository.prefs and org.eclipse.equinox.p2.artifacts.repository.prefs to include the real update sites for the product?
Many thanks to everybody who helped me.
One of my open action items for my MP3 Manager RCP Demo was to provide a headless build. It tried out PDE Build once and it worked great, but I had problems enabling the unit test runs. Recently I created a new project that uses PluginBuilder to generate the PDE build infrastructure. PluginBuilder is a great tool for easily setting up a PDE build structure for your RCP app and supports the integration of SVN and CVS, as well as the integration of unit tests. Unfortunately, currently the RCP build only works with Eclipse 3.3.2, when using Eclipse 3.4, the executable is not generated but I hope that 3.4 will be supported when it is final.
!MESSAGE ProvisioningEventBus could not be obtained. Metadata caches may not be cleaned up properly.
!MESSAGE Problems downloading artifact: osgi.bundle,MailDemo,1.0.0.
!MESSAGE Unable to read repository at file:c:/java/test-install/plugins/MailDemo_1.0.0.jar.
All the files that cannot be read actually exist. Here I am stuck and would appreciate any help.
JSR 277 and OSGi ?
Last weekend I met with Geertjan from the NetBeans team and we had an interesting discussion about OSGi, the NetBeans module system and JSR 277. Geertjan showed me a blog entry of Mandy Chung, talking about interoperability of JSR 277 and OSGi. if you are interested in this topic, take a look at Mandy's recent blog entry and also at the blog of Bryan Atsatt. What do you think?
Friday I got a mail from JavaOne saying that also my BOF Eclipse RCP vs. NetBeans Platform got accepted :). I will do the BOF together with Geertjan Wielenga from Sun. Since we won't have too much time for discussion during the big technical session, the BOF will be a great opportunity to share experiences with both rich client platforms. The BOF will be Thursday, May 08, 6:30pm – 7:20pm.
I am very happy that my session "The NetBeans Platform Compared to the Eclipse Rich Client Platform" got accepted at this year's JavaOne conference. This time I will give the session together with Geertjan Wielenga (from Sun's NetBeans team), who will cover the NetBeans Platform while I can focus on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform.
Yesterday I gave a 2-hour tutorial about "Advanced Eclipse RCP" at the EclipseCon 2008 in Santa Clara. You can download the tutorial slides here (2.8 MB). All the source code for the demos you can get from the MP3 Manager project home page via anonymous svn access. I would like to thank everybody for the feedback, I am very pleased with the bucket results :).


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How This Adoption Could Change Countless Lives
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Parker Clay Founders Ian and Brittany Bentley's Daughter Led Them to Launch Business in Ethiopia
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Devin: What do you see as your superpower?
Ian: Isn't it amazing that we all have a superpower? To me, it's something that's important—knowing the tremendous value that everybody brings. I think that my superpower is being an advocate and building community. What I would kind of subheader that with is celebrating the value of people.
Ian and Brittany Bentley, co-founders of Parker Clay, could not have predicted what would happen when they decided to adopt a daughter from Ethiopia after having two sons, Parker and Clay.
"Adoption changed our life," Ian says. "We heard statistics as we were thinking about it of 160 million orphans in the world. I think sometimes, with big data and statistics, they're faceless, they're nameless, they don't connect. But for me, I had two little boys playing in my front yard. When I thought, '160 million, what if that was Parker or what if that was Clay?' It changed the way I looked at that, and that moved us into adopting."
While adopting, the pair developed a strong attraction to Ethiopia. They returned several times within a year. "We came to a moment where, like, 'I think we're going to buy tickets and move there.' Buying a one-way ticket to move our family to Ethiopia was one of the most insane, crazy things I had ever done." They settled in the East African country in 2012.
They focused their attention on helping women out of trafficking and prostitution. As they explored options, one message from locals became clear: "We want the dignity of work. We are capable of work, and that's what we want. So, if you're going to come and help, please don't be a burden. Come and create opportunities."
What has become Parker Clay was seeded by the discovery that Ethiopia was producing high-quality leather and shipping virtually all of it to Europe, where it was made into high-value products.
Ian and Brittany decided to start making products there in Ethiopia. Starting with a few sewing machines and a few people, they began making items, taking them home to California and selling them to friends.
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In 2015, tragedy struck. Their daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Ian says she's now doing much better, but at that time, to ensure she received the best treatment, the family returned to California.
Ian sees a silver lining in the family's challenge. "One thing I've learned is that the obstacles that get put in our way become the way."
Back in the states, Ian and Brittany's focus shifted from production to distribution. "Coming back to the U.S. opened up the opportunity for us to meet with more of the market," Ian says.
The business began to grow in 2017 and 2018. The company reports having reached $4.8 million in sales in 2021. It has an 18,000-square-foot facility employing 200—80 percent women—in Ethiopia. In the U.S., the company has four retail stores and 8,000 square feet of office and warehouse space in Santa Barbara.
Today, the company is using Regulation A to conduct a large investment crowdfunding campaign that will allow it to raise up to $15 million.
"At this stage in our business and most traditionally, this would be a series A type round, right, for a company our size," Ian says. "The reason we've gone this route to do a reg A plus is we view this as a community round. This is the way that we can bring this community that has helped us build Parker Clay to date."
He adds, "This beautiful African proverb says, 'If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.' And we say often at Parker Clay, 'We go together.'"
The capital will facilitate growth in various ways, from strengthening the supply chain to increasing marketing budgets. Ian is excited about the opportunity to grow retail distribution. "Our retail stores have been really exciting."
One key to retail is the connection Park Clay makes between a single transaction and the impact on lives. He explains:
At Parker Clay, we're able to invite people into that experience in a unique way. We have tags on each product. With every bag we sell, we track the hours of empowerment so we can say, 'Hey, this bag created 20 hours of empowerment for our team in Ethiopia.'
In the retail setting, what we can do is when someone buys that bag, we take the tag off. We write 20 hours on that tag and have them put it up on the wall. And at the top of that wall it says 400,000 hours of empowerment we've created in this store. So it becomes this really cool community connection point.
In building Parker Clay, Ian has leveraged his superpower, valuing people.
How to Develop Valuing People As a Superpower
"As we grow and scale and look at the numbers, to me, it's about people," Ian says. "I want people to know how just incredibly valuable they are."
He shares an anecdote to demonstrate his approach:
We had a woman, her name was Marta, who was new. We kept having these quality issues in one of our teams. We asked the leader, her name is Roman, "What's going on? Is there an issue?"
She said, "I think Marta has an eye problem. She keeps holding the product up really close to her face."
With Ian's direction, the team got Marta to the eye doctor for an exam.
"I had my team send me the prescription for Marta," Ian says. He then showed it to a friend who is an eye doctor. "I said, 'How bad is it?' And he said, 'She's blind. She can't see more than five inches in front of her face."
Our team ended up getting her glasses, really thick glasses. But she got them. It was amazing just to see the shift in her personality after getting these glasses. I was talking to her, and she said, "It's the first time in my life that I actually can see well. Before, I could kind of see, but not very well. It's the first time in my life I really feel seen."
Ian offers some tips for strengthening the way you value people.
"First listen. Just be a good listener. I think there's a reason why God gave us one mouth and two ears, right?"
"Two. Find yourself in positions where you seek out the commonality, not the differences," Ian says. "I think we're focused in this age of how different we are when, in reality, we're actually so similar."
Third, he says, "I think that the empathy and the humility piece are also important."
One approach Ian uses is to personalize a situation by asking, what if it were Parker or Clay? "It removes the indifference you could have. Don't be indifferent. Just put yourself in that person's shoes."
By following Ian's example and counsel, you can strengthen your ability to see the value in people, allowing you to do more good in the world.


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Ice Hockey - FDS - Japan.jpg|The Famicom Disk System release uses a cartoon of the three different players.
Ice Hockey - FDS - Japan.jpg|The Famicom Disk System release uses a cartoon of the three different players with pucks flying everywhere. This is my favorite box.
Ice Hockey - NES - USA.jpg|The US box art is essentially a stock photo of a guy playing hockey wearing a jersey for the team "Hockey."
North American box art.
Ice Hockey is a sports game developed by Nintendo (R&D2) and Pax Softnica and published by Nintendo on the Famicom Disk System on 1988-01-21 and on the Nintendo Entertainment System in March 1988. While the game is based on the sport of hockey, it takes great liberties with the rules; for example, each team has only five players. Despite being such a primitive simulation of the sport, Ice Hockey is one of the more enjoyable early sports games made for the NES.
I first played Nintendo's Ice Hockey at a friend's house around 1991. Although I was never a big fan of sports games, I was fairly well-versed in them because I had an older brother who loved them. Even though the game was new to me, I was still able to figure the game out well enough to beat the kid who owned it.
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I own this game and have beat the AI using the USA team.
Best Version: NES
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Allowing the player to customize their team players with three body sizes (thin, medium, and stocky) is a fun, if ridiculous, way of making your team unique.
Allowing the player to switch control of their player makes it much easier to control a whole team with only one player.
You can adjust the game's playing speed. While this technically doesn't make the AI better, it makes everything faster which decreases human reaction speed, effectively making the game harder.
The game supports two-player simultaneous versus mode which can be a lot of fun when both players are equally skilled.
The game ignores the majority of the rules of hockey (although, to some extent, this helps keep the game fun). Examples of ignored rules include: the number of players on the ice is five instead of six, icing is the only real penalty, players without the puck can enter the goalie crease, and fighting arbitrary punishes a player, etc.
The AI only has one difficulty level, and, once you get good at exploiting it, which doesn't take long, there is no challenge left in single-player mode.
There isn't much to the game. After you play your first match, you will probably have seen everything there is to it.
The Famicom Disk System release uses a cartoon of the three different players with pucks flying everywhere. This is my favorite box.
The US box art is essentially a stock photo of a guy playing hockey wearing a jersey for the team "Hockey."
FDS manual.
NES manual.
Nintendo Fun Club tips.
Coming soon in The Official Nintendo Player's Guide.
youtube.com/watch?v=Ruo6lchKCEk - Review.
youtube.com/watch?v=cteXv68JXd4 - Longplay.
The original game doesn't have credits.
Director Hideki Konno
Music Composer Soyo Oka
English Ice Hockey
Japanese アイスホッケー Aisu Hokke Ice Hockey
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Over the month of October we'll be introducing you to the incredible team of artists who composed the music for our show! Meet our fifth composer set, Shannon Deep and Scott Wasserman!
Oh hey! Who are you both? Answer in any order.
Both: We're Shannon and Scott!
Shannon: Deep and Wasserman respectively.
Well that happened! So Shannon, who are you? When did you start lyricizing things? Is that a word?
Shannon: Not even a little, but sure. I've been writing for as long as I can remember. But I only started writing lyrics when Scott made me a de facto lyricist our freshman year at Carnegie Mellon University. Scott was in choir and for his composition teacher he had to write a piece for the choir, or something like that. So he looked through some of my poems, picked one and set it to music. He did a four-part arrangement of a poem called I Miss You. It was really cool and rewarding. After that it just became a good fit to try and do composer-y lyricist stuff together. I'm also a playwright and write the books for our projects.
Scott, when did you start composing?
Scott: Well he wouldn't be able to hear it anyways. So then I decided to go to college for composition and I studied classical composition in a conservatory setting, and as Shannon just described, I met her and we started collaborating. We've completed a full length musical from scratch that we are still trying to develop and we have a podcast together called Song Salad where we take a random genre of music and a random article from Wikipedia each episode and we create a short song using the two.
Well that's fun, what was the impetus for that?
Scott: Shannon really wanted to do a podcast.
Shannon: I really, really wanted to do a podcast, and I was gonna force someone that I loved to do it with me if it was the last thing that I did. I don't remember how we landed on Song Salad. We knew a podcast needed a structure, and therefore could be repeatable. We eventually landed on a random music genre and a random topic that would come together through our ridiculous process to be a short song.
How's the podcast going? How long has it been running?
Shannon: We've been doing it since the last couple weeks of January of this year. We have 35 episodes at this point, I believe? One a week with a couple exceptions for like holidays and extreme travel schedules.
Scott: You can find out more about it on www.songsaladpodcast.com or on our twitter @SongSaladCast.
Scott: We have a lot of ideas for musicals and would love to have the time and resources to actually work on them and see what sticks.
Shannon: Let's be clear it's because Scott has been busy with Hamilton for like two years.
Busy with what? Thank you Shannon for working that into the conversation.
Shannon: No problem. I told Scott that if I'm riding his coattails to fame, he has to let me put the jacket on him.
Scott: (laughs) I am the Ableton programmer for the musical Hamilton: An American Musical. Ableton is a software used in DJing and Hip-Hop to play electronic tracks. So I've been setting up the Broadway Company and now the touring companies of Hamilton.
So I approached you guys back in June about writing a song for this crazy concept of a web series. What was your reaction to that pitch?
Scott: Well after working with Charging Moose Media on other projects, including Give My Regards to Broadway: Classic Showtunes Reimagined, I was excited to bring Shannon onboard this team to collaborate. How did that conversation where I brought you in go for you, Shannon?
Shannon: Well I'm always interested in meeting new collaborators, so getting a chance to meet all of the other people working on this project was a really exciting opportunity for me.
What was your guys' approach to when you sat down to writing "Shine On" and "My Best Friend"?
Shannon: Usually we do lyrics first.
Scott: Yeah, we talk about the overall themes and structures of the songs that we want to accomplish and then from there Shannon will write the lyric and I'll work on barebones elements of the music. So I knew that I wanted it to be like an upbeat rock song, and then Shannon came back with the lyrics, and we sat down and edited it all together.
What was it like to write a song and hand it off to be arranged and orchestrated by a separate team?
Scott: I love it. I think it's exciting. I put some basic orchestration ideas into my demo recording, but I knew that Marcus (Bagala, Co-Founder of Charging Moose Media) would get his hands on it and he is a much more proficient guitarist than I am so I was excited to hear what he would do with the arrangement.
On October 31st we release The Hunted: Encore. What is your hope for the show, and your songs?
Shannon: I think it has a real possibility because of the broad shoulders that it sits on with the original show, The Hunted, to reach a wide audience. And I think it's going to appeal to nerdy internet pockets, not just musical theatre people, but sci-fi people, fantasy people, vampire people, it's got a lot of draw for a lot of different groups. As far as our songs go, I hope we can use this to find other collaborators who want to work with us on their projects, because I loved this process and would love to do it again.
Over the month of October we'll be introducing you to the incredible team of artists who composed the music for our show! Meet our third composer (and intrepid director), Ryan Gibeau!
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Shut up, what's your life?
Well, I always knew when I was young that I wanted to sing and entertain, so I got into musical theatre at like age 11 to like age 20. And when I left musical theatre to go film school, there was no musical accompaniment left for me, and no songs written for me. And I realized if I wanted to continue singing and performing I had to learn an instrument to accompany myself. So that's kind of the beginning for how I got into playing music. And then sometime in college I went I'm gonna try and write my own song and I worked on it for like 5 months and you know what, man? It was bad. I mean It was awful. And I tried and tried for probably like 3 or so years using chord progressions from other songs that I had learned until one day it just clicked for me and I started to find my voice.
What was your very first song about?
It was about a girl, it was about a tricky situation with a girl and I remember like the first lyric was "Why do you leave me here standing all alone?" or something like that. And it went (sings the phrase). And then all my friends would say "why did you just rewrite the buttercup song?" And I was like, "Why do you build me--" "Why do you leave me--" Okay. Yup. That's exactly what I've done.
So you've released music in the past, do you have any coming up?
Well I've released live videos of my songs but I've never actually released anything officially as a musician. Right now, actually, is the time where I'm releasing my first single, late fall, and then I'm going to release come spring 2017. The whole 8 song album.
Yeah, it's done! I've been saying "oh it's gonna be done" for like 3 years. But legitimately the website's designed, it should be up next week, I'm putting everything onto iTunes and Spotify now. It's all real stuff happening.
So this is your first album?
Yeah! Before this I was always sort of winging it as an artist, going off of my ear, I was sort of theoretically trained as a kid on how to read music but not really how to write music. I was just sort of going off of what felt right and I liked how it sounded. And I learned to trust that. When I play at shows and people tell me that they like a certain song, then it reinforces that what I am doing is somewhat right to other people, but definitely to me.
Hi, I'm Danny K Bernstein and I am a composer, lyricist, book writer, everything maker, director, pianist of/for musical theatre.
Oh damn, that's a lot. Where're you from?
I'm from Westchester, New York. So I've lived around the city my whole life.
How did you start getting into composing and when?
I started getting into composing I think in high school, but I started really taking it seriously when I was at Cornell University and neurobiology and psychology was really hard, so I decided to go down the far less stable career path and started writing musicals.
I'm sorry, you started in neuroscience and psychology?
(laughs) and I was probably like "okay I'm probably not going to do theatre with my life, because I'm probably not that good, so I'll just go to Cornell pick a career to make money." And I went to Cornell and wound up doing theatre.
What was the first show you composed? Was it at Cornell or was it in High School?
The first full-length show that I did was called Far From Canterbury, it was my thesis at Cornell. I had no idea what I was doing. But it turned out well, it wound up being a mainstage through the department and then it wound up winning something in LA, and then it went to the fringe and it won the fringe so we wound up off-broadway for a week. We went through fringe encores, At Soho Playhouse. We got really great reviews, throughout pretty much the entire run.
I'm working on a new show called The Bishops, and it's about a family of two dads, a daughter, and a son, and the son is a competitive American chess champion, and a news story about their family goes viral because of it, and the family becomes sort of this national epicenter for political discussion on family and their entire family is broadcast across America.
First Episode of The Hunted: Encore now available!
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Years ago the word Tapestry became very significant to me. I grew up in church and was baptized at six years old. In the limited understanding of a six-year-old, I knew I wanted this salvation that Jesus Christ had made a way for me to have. However, I surrendered my life to Christ and began really growing in my knowledge of God and in my relationship with Him at age 21. I began going to a Bible study. Along the way, I realized that God has so intricately designed EVERYTHING – His Word, His World, and our lives. The new understanding of this amazing design brought the word, Tapestry, to my mind. God is this marvelous Tapestry Maker.
In a tapestry that is under construction, first, the base threads would be stretched from the front of a loom to the back. Then according to the design, the tapestry maker would choose the thread colors. Then, he will begin weaving side to side involving the threads that already in place to begin the first steps of the design. The parts that are being worked may not give any indication of what the finish work will look like. Similarly, in life, there is so much going on that we cannot see or understand while we are in it.
I am talking about the things we cannot see or make sense of until the project is complete.
The project of your life and the project of my life will take a lifetime to complete so parts may not make sense right now. They may not make sense until our earthly lives are over and we are in heaven with God HImself.
If we do not understand what God is doing now, for believers, we will understand when we are in heaven. It will all make sense.
But Can We Trust this Tapestry Maker?
Now, your job and my job is to get to know Him, because, He is our Tapestry Maker. We are His Tapestry. The point of this life is to know the God of the Universe and the Bible. He made each one of us and He loves us so very intensely. As He weaves this Tapestry of our lives together He wants us to get to know Him. This will happen as we study the Bible. His holy word is where He reveals Himself and His character to us. The better we know Him the easier it is to trust Him. As we get to know HIm better we will understand a lot more of the things that happen in life, not all but more. We will begin to see this tapestry coming together and we will see at least the framework of what He is doing. He completes His good work in His time and on His terms.
Yes! We Can Trust the Tapestry Maker!
Ultimately, the Tapestry Maker works for His glory first and for our good second. The interesting thing about that is that in His great love and wisdom, what glorifies Him is good for us!! To glorify is to give an accurate representation. So for us to glorify Him is for others to see Him in our lives as He is. This means that we cannot make Him who we want Him to be. He makes us who He wants us to be and as He does this, others will see Him in us. It really is something He does. We simply cooperate as we study the Bible and get to know Him.
God is our Tapestry Maker! I am so excited to start this journey toward God with you! We are going to get to know God and His wonderful Word better. We are also going to get to know ourselves better. Please invite your friends to join us as we embark on this wonderful journey of knowing the Tapestry Maker. On this journey, as we get to know Him, He will change us and make us more like Him.
I hope you will spend some time thinking about your relationship with God, through Jesus Christ.
What do you see happening in your life right now that just makes no sense?
When you look at this blog do you think maybe things make a little more sense – that maybe there is a bigger thing going on than what is on the surface?
Are you ready and willing to move forward toward the design God has in mind for your life? It is so easy to forget in the day to day that all our days are going to weave together and make up our lives.
Know that I am praying for you as you ask yourself these questions. I may not know you yet, but God has laid you on my heart and I really am praying for you! If you know anyone else who might be able to benefit from this, please share it with them.
Changes are in the process of being made to Tapestry so stay tuned! Meanwhile, wander around the site.


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Teacher admits witness tampering over sex case
by: Tim Steele
Posted: Dec 29, 2017 / 09:16 AM PST / Updated: Dec 29, 2017 / 09:16 AM PST
MERRILL, Ore. (AP) – A former teacher in Klamath County has been sentenced to probation after admitting he threatened a student not to disclose details of their sexual relationship.
The Herald and News reports Jeffrey Vincent pleaded guilty Dec. 19 to witness tampering. Charges of coercion and official misconduct were dropped in the plea deal.
The 35-year-old Vincent was arrested in July after police learned of his relationship with a young woman that began when the woman attended Lost River High School in Merrill.
Though the student was above the age of consent, the relationship violated school policy. Authorities say Vincent threatened to end the victim's scholarships if she reported their relationship.
Vincent has agreed to not contest any disciplinary action taken by the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.
by Ian Costello / Jul 15, 2019
These days, Dr. Bill Farrand works for the Space Science Institute and spends a lot of his time thinking about Mars. Fifty years ago, he remembers being a young boy and watching the Apollo 11 mission unfold on television.
He talks to Ian Costello about those fond memories, the national pride that came out of man landing on the Moon and how it helped the American economy.
NW Charity Golf Classic raises money for kids
by AJ McCord / Jul 15, 2019


WELL SITES, ACCESS ROADS, DRILLING SUMPS, AND SITE CLEAN‑UPS.
· Yemen Hunt Oil Company ‑ Block 18 – since 1988 on going.
· Total Fina Elf E&P Yemen ‑ Block 10‑ since 1997.
· Clyde Yemen – Block 32 ‑ 1997.
· British Gas ‑ Block 9 ‑ 1995.
· Transport of the equipment/material and service.
· Road construction and maintenance.
· Supplying of construction equipment, personnel, and material.
· Construct the well sites location and sump, cellar and conductor.
· Construct the fencing and gates.
· Construct the camp site and access roads.
· Construct the sewer pits.
· Construct the water reserve pits.
· Maintenance and rehabilitation of the roads and drilling location during the drilling phase.
· Clean‑up, the standard practice in Yemen is to recover the material removed from the sumps after the sumps have dried out. The process Can be hurried by squeezing the water out into the location to dry, and then pushed into the sump.


Donation from the Colson Mankiller collection, in honor of Timothy Cahill.
Sandy Lane is an interdisciplinary artist, exploring both traditional and experimental media as well as two and three-dimensional works and installation.
She serves as Associate Professor and Drawing Coordinator at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She received her BFA in 1995 from the University of Colorado at Boulder and continued her education, graduating in 1998 with her MFA, also from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Lane has been teaching studio art courses in Higher Education since 1999.
She was a member of Edge Gallery, an artist run co-operative from 1996 - 2012. Currently, she is a member of Ice Cube gallery, also a co-operative art gallery in the art district referred to as RINO within the Denver community where she serves as New Membership Coordinator for the gallery. She has exhibited nationally as well as internationally.


To be loved by your grandma, what a special gift indeed.
My grandma, Juney, always sent birthday cards and holiday cards when I was a child. She never missed a birthday and she was always punctual with her mail — never did a birthday card arrive a day after my birthday. She adored her grandchildren. She was the only grandparent I ever knew. And she was enough — she was a gift. A supersize grandma who made up for the other three who had passed away before both my sister and I were born.
My grandma was lovely and modest. I had no idea, of course as I was just a child, of her accomplishments. To think she was involved in food photography and advertising when it was just being introduced. She was the executive chef who prepared the cooked foods when Birdseye first introduced frozen vegetables. Juney moved to New York when she was 28. She loved New York. My grandma had panache. I remember thinking how elegant she looked even in her pajamas when she would spend the night at our house in Wheaton. She would take the train from Evanston. Mary Liz's son, Lewis would drive her to the station at Davis Street in Evanston. Lewis is Mary Liz's son. Mary Liz is Juney's niece and my mom's cousin, and also Aunt Harriet's daughter. Lewis told me that Juney was always so excited to come and visit us. My grandma always looked so put together, even in her PJs — one pair I remember vividly was leopard print silk matching bottom and top.
The inside of the Valentine's Day card Grandma sent me as a child. I am grateful my mom kept these things for me.
This is a Valentine's Day card she sent. How important it is to me now, more valuable than anything. And of course, it arrived promptly on or before Valentine's Day. And she always tucked in dollar bills. And this is important as she was on a fixed income. She had a generous heart.
My advice for anyone who is lucky to still have both their parents, or one of their parents alive, and/or their grandparents, is to write down and record all the stories they tell. Once they are gone, you realize how truly important these stories are. They are history.
Part of the inspiration for this book and what is providing me the passion to write it is that I regret not writing down my mother's stories. I did write down a few and of course I have a lot of memories, but I am missing her so much. I just wish I could talk to her.
My mom did meet my son, Benjamin. He was six months old. I will always have that. But it is special to have a grandma and/or grandpa you can grow up with. It must be even more special to know your grandparents when you become a young adult and an adult.
Here's to Juney. Here's to grandparents and here's to grandmas.
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Father Subroto Lawrence Naskar has been appointed temporary administrator of Our Lady of Mercy-Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Port Chester, and Father George LaGrutta has been appointed parochial vicar of St. Benedict's parish, the Bronx.
Father Naskar's appointment was effective April 4, and Father LaGrutta's became effective April 1.
Father Subroto Lawrence Naskar formerly served as parochial vicar of Our Lady of Mercy, 2004-2015. He continued as parochial vicar when Our Lady of Mercy merged with Sacred Heart of Jesus in 2015. He was ordained in 1998 in his native India, and he was incardinated into the archdiocese in 2010.
Father George LaGrutta formerly served as pastor of St. Anthony of Padua, Yulan-St. Thomas Aquinas, Forestburgh, since the parish's merger in 2015. He was administrator of St. Anthony of Padua, Yulan, 2014-2015. He was parochial vicar at St. James the Apostle, Carmel, 2013-2014, and Immaculate Conception, Port Jervis, 2010-2013. He was ordained in 2010.


Here at ROM, we have over 60 different leathers that can all be crafted to a larger size. Large leather corner sofas are perfect for open space properties or front rooms with plenty of space. One of the benefits of using ROM is our fully customisable features and sizing options, which really means that nothing it too big. The corner shape is also very on trend and will give your room a modern feel.


To our new and returning school families, welcome to the 2018-2019 school year! If you are unfamiliar with the Cougar News, this is the weekly school newsletter that is sent out every Thursday. It will contain important information regarding upcoming events, reminders from our Finance Manager Connie Lanzisera, sign-ups for sporting teams and much more. We believe that communication between home and school is of great importance, so we encourage you to read through the Cougar News each week.
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Mr. Mike Salas is our long-term substitute 3rd grade teacher while Mrs. Grasko bonds with her new bundle of joy. He can be reached at gro.a1556000111erbal1556000111egnat1556000111s@sal1556000111asm1556000111" >gro.a1556000111erbal1556000111egnat1556000111s@sal1556000111asm1556000111.
To ensure the safety of our students and teachers, we ask that you abide by the following directions regarding morning and afternoon carline procedures.
Morning Drop-off: Enter the parking lot by the Walnut Street entrance. Follow the red line (as seen in the picture below), stop and unload passengers as directed by the supervisors. Turn left and exit on Fir Street after drop off. Parents who wish to walk their children up to the classroom may park in the Fir Street parking lot.
Afternoon Pick-up: The gate will open at 2:30 PM for parents to line up for carline. Children are brought out from the classes and stand in their designated areas, and are released to their parent once their car has reached the front of the school. Follow the traffic pattern pictured below. Parents who wish to walk and pick up their children may park in the Fir Street parking lot and wait outside the library or under the lunch shelter. A supervisor will walk the students through the Tunnel of Knowledge to meet their parents.
Remember to always drive slowly and never use your cell phone while driving. Be very respectful to the adult volunteers and staff members, and always watch for pedestrians.
Congratulations to 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Grasko on the birth of her second daughter, Kellen Joyce Grasko! She was born 8 lbs., 9 0z. and 21 inches long. We wish Mrs. Grasko a wonderful, relaxing maternity leave and a lifetime of happiness with her new baby! Congratulations!
The Welcome Back Eucharist is tomorrow, Friday, August 31st at 10:30 AM. Parents and family are welcome to attend.
Students are required to wear formal attire. For questions regarding formal attire and other uniform policies, please refer to the Parent Handbook, which can be found on our website or in the "Documents" section of Sycamore.
The first General Parent Meeting will be held next Wednesday, September 9th, at 6:30 PM. Parents are required to attend as part of their commitment to St. Angela Merici Parish School.
Register now for the school band and violin program! Forms, which can be found in the Front Office, are due by September 11th. The first lesson later next month on September 26th.
The annual Fall Book Fair is right around the corner! On September 17th through the 21st, books for all ages will be on sale, including picture books, early chapter books, novels, fiction, non-fiction and so much more. A large portion of the books will be newly released books.
There will be no school held on Monday, September 3rd, in observance of Labor Day.
Individual school photos will be next Thursday, September 6th. Students are required to wear formal attire.
The annual Fall Book Fair will be September 17th – 21st. Many of the books for sale will be new releases; don't miss out!
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Panasonic Sponsors 2011 World Heart Day
...SECAUCUS N.J. Nov. 12 2010 /- Panasonic is proud to an... We are thrilled to welcome Panasonic as a new sponsor of World Heart...Together with its members the World Heart Federation spreads the news... Panasonic strives to be a leader in Personalized Preventive Medicine ...
SECAUCUS, N.J., Nov. 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic is proud to announce the company has become a corporate sponsor of the 2011 World Heart Day taking place on September 29. World Heart Day, created by the World Heart Federation was first celebrated in 2000 and was created to inform people around the world about the risks of heart disease and stroke. According to the World Health Organization, heart disease and stroke are the world's leading cause of death, claiming 17.1 million lives each year.
"We are thrilled to welcome Panasonic, as a new sponsor of World Heart Day in 2011, said Kathryn Taubert, Senior Science Officer from the World Heart Federation. "Their support will mean we can further raise awareness about heart disease and stroke, and educate people on the steps they can take to lower their risk."
Together with its members, the World Heart Federation spreads the news that at least 80% of premature deaths from heart disease and stroke could be avoided if the main risk factors, tobacco, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity, are controlled. The World Heart Federation develops the World Heart Day Campaign materials and toolkit, which is then disseminated to World Heart Federation members globally who use the resources to implement local activities.
"Panasonic strives to be a leader in Personalized Preventive Medicine and by sponsoring the 2011 World Heart Day – we want to help emphasize the importance of living healthy lifestyles, and understanding the risks associated with heart disease," said Joseph M. Taylor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Panasonic Corporation of North America. "Working together with the World Heart Federation, a global entity, makes this a powerful platform to educate the world with medical facts, as well as participate in local activities."
To further the company's commitment to Personalized Preventive Medicine and the importance of heart health, Panasonic will exhibit at the 2010 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions show to be held in Chicago from November 14 – November 17, 2010 at booth number 1831, to unveil the company's flagship diagnostic technologies.
In May, the president of Panasonic Corporation, Fumio Ohtsubo stated Panasonic's worldwide intention to reinforce the healthcare business and he announced the plan to change its health and wellness subsidiary's name from Panasonic Shikoku Electronics Co., Ltd to Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd on October 1, 2010. On October 25, Panasonic Corporation of North America announced the formation of CardioNexus Corporation, an initiative to enter the application-specific device market and a step toward establishing a leadership position in the field of Personalized Preventive Medicine through early disease detection and home healthcare.
About Panasonic Corporation of North America
Based in Secaucus, NJ, Panasonic Corporation of North America provides a broad line of digital and other electronics products for consumer, business and industrial use. The company is the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC), and the hub of Panasonic's U.S. branding, marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. Panasonic Corporation of North America's newly formed Healthcare Group brings together Panasonic's expertise in a wide range of health and medical device technologies, including hearing care. Additional Panasonic information for journalists is available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.
About the World Heart Federation
The World Heart Federation is dedicated to leading the global fight against heart disease and stroke with a focus on low- and middle-income countries via a united community of more than 200 member organizations. With its members, the World Heart Federation works to build global commitment to addressing cardiovascular health at the policy level, generates and exchanges ideas, shares best practice, advances scientific knowledge and promotes knowledge transfer to tackle cardiovascular disease – the world's number one killer. It is a growing membership organization that brings together the strength of medical societies and heart foundations from more than 100 countries. Through our collective efforts we can help people all over the world to lead longer and better heart-healthy lives. www.worldheart.org
About Panasonic Healthcare Co. Ltd.
Panasonic Healthcare Co, Ltd., headquartered in Matsuyama, Japan, is a subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC) that specializes in the development and manufacture of healthcare products, including blood glucose monitoring systems, ultrasound diagnostic systems and hearing instruments. Founded in 1948, the company has been developing cutting-edge technologies in in-vitro diagnostic systems, medical imaging, hearing solutions, medical instruments and hospital systems to provide value-added solutions to healthcare professionals and patients. The previous corporate name was Panasonic Shikoku Electronics Co Ltd., which was changed to the current name on October 1, 2010. For more information, visit http://panasonic.net/corporate/segments/phc/.
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New recruit Adam Taggart has heaped praise on his teammates following an entertaining performance in an opening round draw at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.
Featuring four new additions, including Taggart, the Roar created regular clear-cut opportunities and were unlucky to not open the season with a win on home deck.
In his first game in Brisbane orange, Taggart led a new-look Roar attack, who were at their creative best, stretching the Mariners defence and regularly peppering Ben Kennedy's net.
"As a team I thought we played extremely well. The players I had around me like Stefan [Mauk], Tobi [Mikkelsen], Eric [Bautheac] & Alex [Lopez] were all unreal and I thought they all had a great game," Taggart said on Tuesday morning.
Head Coach John Aloisi praised Taggart for the way he reacted following some first-half missed opportunities, as he provided the decisive strike for the home side, minutes after also controversially having a debut goal ruled out.
Brisbane's new number nine has promised his new supporters that dropping his head is one thing he'll never do.
"Being a striker, you're going to misses chances - I'm prepared to miss to score," Taggart continued.
"You have to put yourself in those positions - that's my focus each game and something I can guarantee is that I'll never go hiding. As tough as the game is, if I miss 20 chances, I'll show up for the 21st and I'll show up for my teammates.
"I'll keep working. It [Suncorp Stadium] is a new stadium and a new pitch for me, so it's something I'm getting used to. The more I play there, the better I'll get, and once you get into a rhythm of playing and scoring, it just seems to come naturally.
Brisbane welcome opening-round victors Wellington Phoenix to Suncorp Stadium this Sunday (4:00pm KO), following our Roar Women's Westfield W-League season opener against Perth Glory (1:30pm KO).
TICKETS: Two games, one ticket. Be there this Sunday!
Brisbane head into the clash on the back of a four-game unbeaten streak against the Phoenix.
The two sides most recently met behind-closed-doors on the Gold Coast early in pre-season with a 2-1 win on that day giving the Roar confidence of a similar result on Sunday.
"They [Wellington] have recruited well and have definitely improved on last season. They'll be a strong side, they've got a bit of confidence from the opening game.