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News & Tours
The Syllabus: Is Duke ready for more Ws?
By Ryan Herrington
__THE FAB FIVE
____My look at the top five teams in the country right now
1.____Texas (Last week: 1)
You don't want to make too much out of the Longhorns' upcoming appearance in Las Vegas, but with 10 teams currently ranked in the top 25 of the Golf World/Nike Golf coaches' poll, UT has a chance to reassert itself as the front runner in the national title race with a good performance. Or it also could have its confidence challenged with a so-so appearance.
Next event: Southern Highlands Collegiate Invitational, Southern Highlands CC, Las Vegas, March 9-11
2. Alabama__ __(3)
If you strictly look at the Golfstat Cup ranking, you might think the Crimson Tide men aren't all that deep. Only Justin Thomas (13th) is in the top 75, with Cory Whitsett,Bobby Wyatt and Hunter Hamrick coming in at 100th, 148th and 154th, respectively. Overlook them at your own risk, though. These guys have an intangible doesn't seem to be measured with stats.
3. Auburn (2)
It tells you where the Tigers program stands right now when you look at a third-place finish at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate as a disappointing showing. Only real disappointment from the West Coast trip was Dominic Bozzelli's tepid play after winning in his previous start, but there is plenty of bounce back time for everyone to get back on track.
Next event: Schenkel Invitational, Forest Heights CC, Statesboro, Ga., March 16-18
__4. UCLA __(NR)
Now this was the way the Bruins had hoped to play in match play at nationals last spring. UCLA's victory in the championship match over Washington at the Del Walker was a good team victory that can be something the team feeds off of if it can get into the Elite Eight at NCAAs this May.
__5. UNLV __(NR)
En route to their fourth victory of the season at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, the Rebels improved on their score at Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif., by 40 strokes (-20/844 in 2012 vs. +20/884 in 2011). Suffice it to say, Dwaine Knight's squad knows how to go low, a handy skill come the postseason.
Women__
__1. UCLA __(1)
It's hard to find a statistic that the Bruins aren't doing well in. Most interesting is the most basic: UCLA leads the country in average individual score with a 72.52 mark, nearly a full stroke better than second-place Alabama. Also is No. 1 in par-3 and par-4 scoring, birdies and fairways hit. Only significant stat they're not ranked in top-10: sand saves.
Next event: Bruin Wave Invitational, El Caballero CC, Tarzana, Calif., March 5-7
__2. LSU __(2)
The Tigers have their final round individual scoring average down to 73.32, which is second-best in the country. Austin Ernst individually has a 71.4 final-round average, ranking her seventh. If you like stats, these are some pretty important ones in my book.
Next event: LSU Tiger Golf Classic, The University Club, Baton Rouge, La., March 9-11
3. Arizona (3)
The Wildcats will be truly tested in the next month as their next three starts (ASU Ping Invite, Pacific Coast Intercollegiate after Rancho Bernardo) are all events that I had ranked in the top eight in terms of strength of field before the start of the spring season.
Next event: Battle at Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Bernardo GC,
Rancho Bernardo, Calif., March 18-20
__4. Alabama __(5)
Crimson Tide looked a bit rusty from a far in the first two rounds at the Sugar Bowl, but a closing surge from Jennifer Kirby and Brooke Pancake (helping U of A post the low rounds of the tournament) allowed the squad to rally for a fourth-place finish, just seven back of victorious Duke. Quick turnaround to this week's tournament in South Carolina, but this veteran squad should handle that.
*Next event: *Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, Long Cove Club, Hilton Head Island, March 2-4
__5. Auburn __(4)
Just when I had my spot on the Tigers bandwagon secured, they post a so-so T-8 finish at the Sugar Bowl. Sometimes it's just not your week. Key is to make sure that sometimes doesn't happen too many times.
*Next event: *Lady Gator Invitational, Mark Bostick GC at U. of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., March 16-18
STAT OF THE WEEK__
__10.63
__Difference in the average team score per round at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate this week compared to last year's event. Ideal weather conditions greeted the participants at the Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif., compared to windy, cold weather in 2011. Thus the average round score in 2012 dropped for the 17 teams was 294.10, down from 304.73 for the 20 teams that played the previous year.
In 2011, no team broke par in any single round. In 2012, there were 20 team rounds under par and one even-par round.
TWEET OF THE WEEK
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Darius Rucker has his name on a new college tournament that's being played this weekend in South Carolina. I interviewed Darius/Hootie two years ago for Golf World story about golf in Myrtle Beach. Very nice guy but to be on the safe side, I'd call him Mr. Rucker first.
____RANDOM THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
__Is anyone else surprised Hallmark didn't sell Leap Day cards?
__WHAT TO WATCH FOR
__1. With Kristen Park's decision to turn pro this week, the USC women, ranked third in the latest Golf World/NGCA coaches' poll, now have just five eligible players on their roster. Is it cause for concern? Sure, since that means the team's margin for error (and nervousness about an injury) on a 10-point scale now measures about a 12. It doesn't, however, mean the Trojans' postseason ambitions have been totally squashed. Recall that Duke played with just five players on its roster during the 2004-05 season and won the NCAA title.
What's interesting, though, is that this isn't the first time in __Andrea Gaston'__s coaching career that her lineup has gotten rather thin. I recall the first NCAA Women's Championship I covered in 2002 at Washington National outside of Seattle, the Trojans played only four players (Mikaela Parmlid,Becky Lucidi,Anna Rawson and Yon Yim) at that tournament, as they had at the West Regional two weeks earlier.
A similar situation transpired that season when a player left the team in February for personal reasons (Anna Lee). Then senior Leila Chartrand, who had been out of the lineup for much of the season with a sciatica, had to pull of competition just two days prior to regionals. USC earned the last spot our of the West Regional that year, then finished 14th at nationals.
The players that week said that the experience helped bond them, which might have been a nice way to spin a difficult situation, That said, Parmlid, Lucidi and Rawson were all core members of the 2002-03 USC team that won the NCAA title, so maybe it wasn't making lemonade out of lemons.
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2. "I couldn't be more happy. It's been long time." —Duke women's coach Dan Brooks after his team's victory at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate on Tuesday.
Indeed, the Blue Devils had played 21 tournaments without a win, the longest stretch in Brooks' 28-year tenure overseeing the program. A 13-over 877 at English Turn G&CC in New Orleans, however, was good enough to hold off Colorado by three, USC by four and a hard-charging Alabama by seven strokes.
The natural question that arises is: Was the victory A) a fluke or B) a sign the Blue Devils are ready to return to the prominence?
My answer is B, with a couple caveats. The first is that the ACC appears to be a bit of a down conference this year, which helps Duke's chances. Virginia and Wake Forest aren't playing the way they have been in recent years. North Carolina is having a nice season and should be the favorite with the Blue Devils in the conference championship, with N.C. State emerging as the surprise team and the dark horse contender for the title.
The second is that Courtney Ellenbogen needs to play the ways she did this past week. The highly touted junior golfer has struggled with consistency this season, but her T-16 finish (moving up 14 spots on the last day with an even-par 72) was critical in Duke hanging on for the victory. You know Lindy Duncan's play is a constant, but if Ellenbogen lends a hand along with__Laetitia Beck__ and Stacey Kim, that becomes a more dependable lineup.
Where I hedge my best on Duke, however, is with this comment from Brooks after the recent win. "The passion was maybe down a litlte bit from last year. It seems like it has picked up in the spring and eveybody realizes how special it is to be on a team that's got the talent to do this kind of thing."
To hear him admit the passion was down on the group is a concern. Duke fans must hope that Brooks isn't just being optimistic about the spring turnaround and has a sense that the group has turned the corner. The performance in New Orleans suggests that is the case.
__TOURNAMENT PREVIEWS
____MEN
USF Invitational
__ (For live scoring, click here to link to Golfstat)
Lake Jovita G&CC, Dade City, Fla.
Host: South Florida
Defending champion: Middle Tennessee State (-26/838) by 19 strokes over Florida State; Middle Tennessee State's Hunter Green (-11/205) by two strokes over UCF's Greg Eason
Field: Arkansas State, Cincinnati, DePaul, Eastern Michigan, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisville, Marquette, Middle Tennessee State, North Carolina, Troy, UCF, USF, Villanova
__Skinny:__Curious to see if Middle Tennessee State keeps its momentum going this week after its Mobile Bay win. There isn't a team in this field that the Blue Raiders can't beat.
__Louisiana Classics
Oakbourne CC, Lafayette, La.
Host: Louisiana-Lafayette
__Defending champion:__Illinois (-10/854) by six strokes over LSU; Kent State's John Hahn (-10/206) by four strokes over LSU's Andrew Loupe and Illinois' Luke Guthrie
Field: Houston, Illinois, Kansas, Kent State, Louisiana-Lafayette, LSU, Memphis, N.C. State, SMU, South Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Mississippi, Texas State, Tulsa, UT-San Antonio
__Skinny:__Tournament is being held for the 27th time
__Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic
Fort Washington CC, Fresno, Calif.
Host: Fresno State
__Defending champion:__San Diego State (+3/1,083) by 26 strokes over Pacific; Pacific's Alex Johnson (-6/210) in a five-hole playoff over UC Irvine's Bryan Harris
Field: Arizona, Boise State, BYU, CSU Fullerton, CSU Northridge, Fresno City College, Fresno State, Kansas State, Long Beach State, Oregon State, Pacific, Sacramento State, San Diego, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, Washington State
Skinny: New venue for this year's event after being previous held at Sunnyside CC in Fresno.
__Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational
__Palmetto GC, Aiken, S.C.
Host: USC-Aiken
Defending champion: Alabama (+9/849) by 11 strokes over Virginia; Alabama's Bud Cauley (-9/201) by five strokes over East Carolina's Harold Varner
Field: Akron, Augusta State, Chattanooga, Clemson, College of Charleston, East Carolina, Elon, Francis Marion, Furman, Georgia Southern, Liberty, Maryland, Presbyterian, South Carolina, USC-Aiken, Wofford, Vanderbilt, Virginia
__Skinny:__I'm always impressed that an event hosted by a Division II program boasts an all-Division I field the way this one does each year.
__WOMEN
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Long Cove GC, Hilton Head Island
Host: South Carolina
Defending champion: New event
Field: Alabama, Arkansas, Coastal Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Notre Dame, South Carolina, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, UCF, USC-Beaufort, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Wake Forest
Skinny: First-year tourney has helped getting quality field by the fact that Rucker is helping host the event and it's being played at a standout course in Long Cove. Curious if this tournament will take hold and become an annual event. Don't doubt that it will.
__Bruin Wave Invitational
El Caballero CC, Tarzana, Calif.
Host: Pepperdine/UCLA
__Defending champion:__UCLA (-4/860) by 20 strokes over Arizona; UCLA's Lee Lopez (-4/212) by one stroke over UCLA's Glory Yang
Field: BYU, CSU-Northridge, Long Beach State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Pepperdine, San Diego State, Sonoma State, Stanford, UCLA, UNLV, Washington State, Wisconsin
__Skinny:__Pepperdine jumped into the Golf World/NGCA coaches' poll this week. Now the question is whether the Waves can hang with their co-hosts?
__Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational
Almaden CC, San Jose, Calif.
Host: San Jose State
Defending champion: California (+17/881) by 18 strokes over UC Davis; California's Emily Childs (E/216) by one stroke over California's Joanne Lee
Field: California, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, San Francisco, San Jose State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Washington
__Skinny:__California looking to win the team title for the fourth straight time. The Golden Bears won in 2008, 2010 and 2011. The 2009 event was postponed.
__Hurricane Invitational
Deering Bay Yacht & CC, Miami
Host: Miami (Fla.)
__Defending champion:__UCF (+30/894) by one stroke over Georgia State; San Diego State's Christine Wong (+1/217) by three strokes over Coastal Carolina's Aruka Felgueroso __ __
Field: Arkansas State, Boston College, Campbell, Daytona State, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgetown, Georgia State, James Madison, Kansas State, Kennesaw State, Longwood, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Ohio State, Oral Roberts, Princeton
Skinny: Event resumes after a one-year hiatus in 2011.


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Q: htmlentities on hidden form elements This might seem like a daft question but the sanitizing of user input continually confuses me, and i would like once and for all to get a definitive answer.
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*Customer fills in web form.

*PHP checks that the mandatory fields have been filled in appropriately, if not it doesn't let the customer continue until they are.

*If so then the user input is displayed on screen for confirmation, while the input data is also stored as hidden form elements.

*Customer then confirms input, the hidden elements are then sent on for further processing.

Working with the principle that data shouldn't be escaped until the last minute, how would this apply to the data stored in the hidden elements at point 3. (Obviously the data printed on screen at this point i have applied htmlentities() too)
Should i use htmlentities on the hidden elements, however this is technically not the last stage as after part 4 i would then be using the variables again before sticking them into a DB or email.
I am fully aware that i might be doing this completely wrong, so any thoughts are very welcome. ^_^

A: If you're writing out the user's input to the page, it should ALWAYS be escaped. Otherwise there's nothing to stop people adding javascript etc to their input, or to try and escape out of your hidden fields and inject code onto the page. So yup, use htmlentities on the hidden fields too. Just because the user can't see them doesn't stop people from injecting code into them.

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Show must go on for Calgary dancer despite terminal cancer diagnosis
Lisa Monforton
Jan 18, 2020 • Last Updated January 18, 2020 • 3 minute read
Rochelle Gartner, the owner of 35-year dance studio Dance With France and owner of Artists Elite Int. is fighting glioblastoma (an incurable brain cancer). She has been a leader in the dance community in Calgary and has taught thousands of children. She is putting on charity event Dance Of Thrones 2 in February with proceeds going to The Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia Photo by Darren Makowichuk /DARREN MAKOWICHUK/Postmedia
Rochelle Gartner was driving on Crowchild Trail last April on her way to meet her sisters for Good Friday services. She didn't make it.
Feeling dizzy and confused, her vision blurred. The last thing she remembered was swerving up the ramp on Flanders Road as two people on bicycles rode down toward her. Her next memory was waking up in hospital. She was examined, released and advised to follow up with her doctor.
"I always wonder who those people were, it was a miracle," says Gartner, 44. Those cyclists, she figures, likely saved her life by calling for help.
On followup appointments, Gartner was told she had glioblastoma, an aggressive, incurable brain cancer; the episode in the car was caused by a seizure from the tumour. She was scheduled for emergency surgery and rounds of chemotherapy.
In the seven months since that dreadful diagnosis, Gartner has good and bad days coping with her illness and treatments. What's getting her through, she says, is being honest about the disease and finding support from her family, husband and the dance community, which has been a part of her life since she was three years old.
Gartner owns the Dance With France school, which she operates with the help of her sister Micheline Rae. During her career, she's danced in Japan, on board cruise ships and put on countless shows, teaching dance to thousands of Calgary children.
Rochelle Gartner, centre, with some of the students at her studio Dance with France. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia Photo by Darren Makowichuk /DARREN MAKOWICHUK/Postmedia
The illness has motivated her to give back to fellow dancers who have brought her happiness throughout her life.
"At first I was ashamed and embarrassed (of the illness). I hid it. I'm supposed to be a healthy dancer; we've never had illness in our family," said Gartner.
Gartner is also the artistic director of Artists Elite International, a professional choreography and performance dance company. Sixteen years ago, she bought the 35-year old Dance With France school from another one of her sisters, and school founder, France Gartner.
As Gartner began to share the story of her illness with people over the summer, she was inspired to produce a sequel to a dance show she put on in February 2019, called Dance of Thrones. The irony is not lost on Gartner that the show raised money for cancer long before she discovered her own illness.
Dance of Thrones 2 (Cure GBM), a sequel that debuts Feb. 29, will feature a combination of performances from the adult dance troupe Artists Elite International plus eight to 10 top dance crews from Calgary. They will compete for a prize of $1,000, based on audience votes. Proceeds will go to the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, and to raise awareness about glioblastoma, which is the same cancer that Canadian rock singer and songwriter Gordon Downie died from in 2017.
"With all (Downie's) money he couldn't do one darn thing about it. He couldn't find a cure with all his wealth and fame," said Gartner.
Rochelle Gartner, and some of the dancers taking part in a charity show to raise money for the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia Photo by Darren Makowichuk /DARREN MAKOWICHUK/Postmedia
Downie spent his last couple of years putting on concerts and bringing attention to his favourite causes. Gartner is also throwing herself into what she loves to make sure people understand the gravity of the disease and to thank the many people in the dance community for their support.
"Ironically, this has happened to me now. (And I thought), 'Oh my God, I've got to do the same show again,'" says Gartner.
Gartner also finds irony in a large-scale prop of a bandaged head that was used in the first Dance of Thrones production. Stored in her basement, it will figure prominently in Dances of Thrones 2.
(The prop) has "come to have a huge other meaning, kind of a symbol. When you look at the face and see how it's broken and so sad…."
Gartner is trying to live life to the fullest and be present. "You don't know whether you're going to die tomorrow," she says.
"Knowing I have something to do every day, it gives me purpose. I can't deny I feel lost and completely not sure what to do and how long (I have). I also feel very selfish because everyone is doing so much for me."
Rae, her sister, has been right by her side every step of the way. "She's dedicated her whole life to dance," says Rae.
Gartner has no allusions about her future with this illness.
"I think the show will be wonderful for me," she says, "because I don't know if this will be the last one."
Dance of Thrones 2 (Cure GBM)
There are still spots available for local dance crews to be part of the show. Get information at artistseliteint@outlook.com or going to https://www.artistselite.ca/
When: Feb. 29, 6 p.m., 5:30 p.m. pre-show, general admission
Where: Vertigo Theatre
Tickets: Available at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dance-of-thrones-2-cure-gbm-tickets-78452468445.

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The iPad is a runaway hit, but will it last?
A study says iPad is the fastest-selling gadget ever. As Android tablets hit the market, though, iPad popularity may shift
Barbara E. Hernandez (PC World (US online))
iPads are the fastest-selling electronic devices ever, beating out stiff competition such as DVD players and iPods to move 4.5 million units every three months, according to a study by Bernstein Research.
At this rate, the iPad could become the fourth-top consumer electronics category -- following televisions, smartphones, and notebook computers -- provided Apple can unload millions of units per month. Apple definitely has a plan to do that by selling the iPads at retail behemoth Target along with Best Buy.
The 4.5 million units could seem high, but other analysts estimate Apple's sales numbers ranging from a low of 3 million to a high of 6 million for the third quarter, according to Forbes. Whether this would change findings by Bernstein Research is unknown, but it certainly puts such a dramatic statement into perspective.
The news comes at a strange time for Apple, especially since Android is being touted as the smartphone operating system to beat, and the Apple iOS, which runs on both iPhones and the iPad, may fall behind.
The constant search for an "iPad killer" and the sheer multitude of tablet computers launching in the next 18 months should make Apple aware that its competition is fierce and will only become tougher.
However, Apple has some things its competition may not:
Customer satisfaction: Surveys say that iPad (and iPhone) customers are satisfied with their purchase. Perhaps they bought it because they love Apple, heard about it from a friend, or because it was truly intuitive--but either way, the end result means they are happy they bought it.
Cost: Although the iPad doesn't seem cheap at $499 and up, it's often cheaper than the alternative. The Dell Streak, a tweener device that's a cross between a smartphone and a tablet computer, appears to cost more with or without a contract, and Samsung still hasn't revealed all its pricing plans for the Galaxy Tab. Add that Target stores are giving a 5 percent discount for using their credit card, so buying the iPad there is looking more like a bargain.
Innovation: While Apple has been known for being a visionary in the tech industry, now it can't rest on its laurels. Not only must Apple keep innovating with the iPad, but it also must constantly tweak and keep up demand for its iOS and iPhone. The iPad, if Apple plans to keep making inroads into the business market, must keep its operating system business and IT-friendly by creating a real back-end infrastructure to keep networks safe and secure. Once Apple can do this, its place in business is set.
As long as Apple continues to innovate wisely, keep costs down, and make customers happy, it will continue to enjoy a long reign with the iPad. However, unless the company decides to pursue business customers seriously by providing good IT alternatives for its iOS, Apple could lose out to a future competitor.
Reach or follow Barbara E. Hernandez on Twitter: @bhern.
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Everyone has their own style – some people write out every single question in the exact phrasing it will be asked, some (more experienced) people just write a list of bullet points….
Don't ask biased or leading questions: "How do you feel about X" not "Do you think X is bad?". Read your guide once its written to identify biased questions – it's easy to miss them!
Try and come at each topic area from a couple of different directions; question around the same topic in different ways to help uncover new insight without it feeling repetitive. Think about how you might be able rephrase prompts and probes to help coach answers from participants ahead of time – especially if you have an audience that is "different" to you (e.g. low SEG, not techy).
Here is an example guide template.


For the holiday on Monday, February 21, trash and recycling pickup in the City will be delayed by one day for the duration of the week. Items scheduled to be picked up on Friday will be collected on Saturday. Regular Pickup will resume Monday, February 28.
Not true! the guys just came by our house on Calvin St.
Yes, they picked up mine too. Just going by what Somerville posted.


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Last date to apply: 24th February 2019.
The experienced candidates with relevant qualification are required to apply. We also encourage freshers to be a member of our team. Candidates need to email their interest with detailed CV and application letter to: applyhere.school@gmail.com before 24th February 2019. The location is close by Baneshwor, Buddhanagar and Babarmahal.


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Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars Review
Developer: Square Enix, Alim
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Reviewed on PS4 (also available on Nintendo Switch and PC)
Time Played: 11 Hours
The RPG and JRPG genre is a pretty saturated market in the industry. Unless you can make it incredibly epic and high quality, it's pretty tough to really stand out from the crowd, JRPGs in particular. If there's one person who knows how to make a game stand out, it's Yoko Taro, Director of acclaimed games like NieR Automata. That's who's behind Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars.
Voice of Cards is an RPG with a twist. Inspired by tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, you'll take control of a party of adventurers on a fantastical mission. What makes the game so interesting, is that everything is designed with a card aesthetic. From people, monsters, items, to even the very environments. It's definitely quirky, but does the experience lose its charm and feel gimmicky? Read on to find out!
Set in a medieval fantasy land, you'll take control of a young adventurer (who you name) and his monster companion, Mar. It's soon revealed that a vicious dragon is terrorising the Kingdom, and the Queen has promised a large reward for anyone or group who manages to fell the ferocious foe. Setting out on a journey to find and slay the beast, you'll meet a number of interesting companions and face various obstacles to overcome in order to complete the quest.
You take control of a young adventurer on a deadly quest to slay a dragon.
On the surface, the narrative seems to be a pretty bog-standard fairy tale premise. However, in typical Yoko Taro fashion, there are some story developments later on that add more substance and put a spin on traditional fantasy tropes. It might not be as deep and thought provoking as other titles, but it definitely still makes the plot more worthwhile in the end. Not to mention, there are plenty of disturbing and heart-wrenching moments later on as well. The characters are solid if nothing memorable.
One thing that stands out – and I wasn't sure how good it would be – is that there is no voice acting in the game. Everything is told and described through the words of a narrator. For me, it really worked here. It never feels annoying and overdone (looking at you Biomutant), and it genuinely gives the whole journey a more fun angle. This aspect also benefits from the excellent and sharp writing. Dialogue and general narration is injected with such brilliant humour and wit, that I was regularly left laughing out loud. The lines are delivered so well that I actually didn't miss traditional voice acting. It also helps that the game isn't too long at all, about 10 hours if you explore as much as possible.
Moving through the world is based on a grid-like system.
Half of what you'll be doing in Voice of Cards is moving through the world and exploring. With the nature of the game being card-based, movement takes place on a grid-like system made up of cards. You use the left analogue stick to move a single space in a given direction, while you can use the right to select a space further away to jump to, as long as it has already been revealed. As you move, the cards around you reveal themselves, whether that be a place you can move to, a character, or a wall. I think the movement is pretty good, and the jump feature to previously revealed spaces eliminates the tedious hassle of backtracking. Although, there are sometimes restrictions in place, usually in caves.
As you explore the over-world and other places, you might sometimes encounter an event. These often involve selecting a choice that can either lead to benefits and even clues to treasure, or something bad can happen, like an enemy encounter. It's a nice touch that helps to break up the gameplay loop of movement and random enemy encounters. There are also the odd side quests. These are pretty straightforward to complete and fairly standard in design.
It wouldn't be an RPG without plenty of customisation for your party. There are five members for you to manage. Each can be equipped with a weapon, a piece of armour, as well as an accessory. These can be bought from shops in the different towns you visit, or can be found out while exploring. Defeating enemies nets you gold and experience, the latter of which levels your characters up. Levelling up not only improves your character's stats, but can also unlock new skills and passive abilities to utilise.
The characters can learn plenty of skills to use, however, they can only equip four at a time. It's a smart choice, as it requires the player to experiment and equip sets that are ideal for different situations. There's also passive abilities that give characters useful benefits, like certain elemental resistance. For a relatively short RPG, Voice of Cards offers a good amount of customisation for players.
Combat for the most part is handled really well. It's turn-based in design, where every participant takes turns depending on their speed stat. Alongside that, each character/monster has an attack, defence, and health stat. The damage inflicted is roughly the difference between the attack stat and the targets defence, which can also be influenced by different skill effects, exploiting weakness, etc. Another thing you need to be aware about is your reserve of gems. Aside from your character's basic attack card, skills cost a varying number of gems to activate. Each time it's one of your party member's turn to attack, you gain a gem. Managing this reserve is key to your success.
It's a fairly simple combat system that allows for reasonably straightforward fights. I quite liked it overall, and the dice roll aspect for certain actions added a nice amount of uncertainty and excitement. Do you gamble and hope the dice lands in your favour and freezes the enemy, or do you go for a more reliable option? I will say it can get a tad repetitive towards the end, especially if you have rubbish luck and get lots of random encounters in rapid succession. Combat can also be a bit too easy. I never lost a battle or boss, even the final one was a relative breeze as some skills are just so overpowered. Melanie's Zero Elements can easily obliterate and one-shot most encounters. Coupled with her skill that adds two gems, you can win most fights by her second turn once you unlock it. Even bosses are a complete pushover because of this. I wish there was more challenge.
The card aesthetic really does shine in a lot of ways. Characters and the many different creatures are full of detail and personality. It's just really vibrant and creative, and it suits the D&D inspirations pretty well. At first, the positivity surrounding the visuals extends to the environments, however, it does lose that charm pretty soon. It all becomes a bit dull after a few hours, where seeing the exact same design for trees, water, walls, etc, makes exploration monotonous. Furthermore, level design ends up being quite basic and uninspired as a result of the limited card design. It really is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, characters and the like look exquisite, but environments can be bland.
Last but not least, the music is truly beautiful. Some of the pieces really did remind me a lot of those found in NieR Replicant earlier this year. It has that similar style as a result of having the same composer involved. The song that plays in between chapters is a particular favourite. But the music featured in combat is great as well, where the upbeat tones are joyous and exciting.
When I first saw the trailer for Voice of Cards, I knew that it would be right up my alley. It delivers a solid RPG experience with a story that boasts witty writing and nice twists throughout. Combat and customisation is surprisingly in-depth and engaging for a shorter experience, however, it can be too easy as a result of overpowered skills. Similarly, the card-based aesthetic brings plenty to love visually, but it can also end up being far too repetitive and simple.
If you're looking for a short RPG or love the work of Yoko Taro, then this will likely be a game for you. Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars might not blow you away, but it's an endearing and worthwhile adventure, nonetheless.
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Ernest Lee Sigmon, III
October 2, 1977 – December 29, 2021
by Brinsfield Funeral Home June 27, 2022 June 27, 2022
Ernest Lee Sigmon III, 44, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on December 29, 2021, from a tragic boating accident in Dares Beach, MD.
He was born on October 2, 1977, in Washington D.C. to Ernest Lee "Spanky" Sigmon, Jr. of King George, VA, and Audrey Boelke Sigmon of Myrtle Beach, SC.
Ernie is a lifelong resident of Southern Maryland. He is a 1995 graduate of Chopticon High School, where he was on the wrestling team as well as the varsity football team. He continued sharing his passion for wrestling by coaching The Rampage Wrestling Team and St. Mary's Hawkeyes. He also coached the St. Mary's Braves club football team and the LaPlata Blue Knights. He coached throughout his son's playing career for both sports. After high school, Ernie began his career in the flooring industry. He was extremely skilled and owned and operated Ernest Sigmon, LC Flooring Company. He was the first installer certified for gymnasium floors on the Eastern Shore and traveled throughout the US teaching and training people on how to properly install these specialized floors.
Ernie was an outdoorsman and had a great affinity for the water. An avid boater and fisherman, he especially loved catching Rockfish. He even had a built-in saltwater fish tank where he proudly displayed the fish he was raising. He passed his love of the water to his children and enjoyed jet skiing with them and having dinner on the boat. He was an exceptional cook with his specialty being breakfast which included the best breakfast potatoes with light & fluffy cheesy scrambled eggs. He was also a grill master extraordinaire with steaks. Everyone was always welcome to join him for breakfast or dinner, always inviting friends to eat with him and his children. Ernie was also an avid hunter, hunting deer, geese, and ducks. In the winter, he would take his children to Massanutten, Seven Springs, and other local ski resorts where they would spend time skiing. He was a diehard fan/season ticket holder of the Washington Redskins.
Ernie was a man of many hats and had a terrific sense of humor. He loved being with people, and his personality attracted many people to him. He had an open-door policy where no one was ever a stranger. He loved his family and enjoyed spending his time with them, especially his children.
In addition to his beloved parents, he is also survived by his step-mother, Mary Helen Sigmon, his children, Ernest Lee "Ernie" Sigmon, IV and Isabella Renee "Bella" Sigmon, both of Mechanicsville, MD; his siblings: Christina Ann Sigmon Jones (Dwight) of Waldorf, MD, Anthony Russell Sigmon (Nikki) of King George, VA, Brian Lee Sigmon of King George, VA, Frank James Sigmon (Kara) of Midlothian, VA, and Nicole Danielle Sigmon of King George, VA; his girlfriend, Eryn Kyser of LaPlata, MD and her son, Andrew Gautier, of LaPlata, MD; and many nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Ernie's name may be made to Save the Bay, Attention: Membership Dept., 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403 or www.cbf.org/donation.
Condolences may be made to the family at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements were made by Brinsfield Funeral Home &Crematory, P.A. in Charlotte Hall, MD.
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Prayers for the family and the loss of this very fine man.
Zander says:
You could see how well loved he was by the Facebook page set up to search for him.
Good people dying young is one of the hardest things, hardest of all for the family.
My prayers for them and also his friends. No need to pray for Earnie, he's already in heaven.
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How Much Do You Know About The India Women Cricket Squad?
Indian women's cricket team really deserves more media coverage than it actually gets. Mithali Raj is the face of the cricket team and is very fierce and strong.
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Mithali Raj won the Padma Shri in 2015 and a Arjuna Awardee in 2013. Before she decided to take cricket seriously as a profession, she was a trained Bharatnatyam dancer. She was the youngest (16 years and 250 days old) cricketer to win the ODI debut.
However, lets' not just stick to the captain since each member of the team has achieved something in their career.
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For a fact, the first women's cricket match was played in 1934 and yet it has taken around 40 years for women's cricket to get kickstarted in India. Once it was started, it had to be promoted hence Women's cricket association of India organized an inter-zonal tournament in Kanpur in 1974.
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The women's cricket team over the years gained a lot of recognition. For instance, we got Anjum Chopra who was the first Indian woman to score a century in ODI.
Then we got Jhulan Goswami who set a record of best match bowling figure with 10/78 against England in 2006.
Our cricket team has a great left-handed batter - Smriti Mandhana. She had cricketing skills in her blood since her family was already very involved in the game. So her early introduction to cricket got her opportunities that others wouldn't have been able to take.
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At the tender age of nine Smriti got a call up for Maharashtra U-15 team and at the age of 11, she was selected for the U-19 team of Maharashtra. And in the year of 2016 Smriti was the only Indian player to be named in the ICC Woman's Team.
Now how many of us really know what an amazing Vice-Captain we got? I guess not much. Her name is Harmanpreet Kaur.
She got interested in cricket very early in life when she met a cricket coach who had visited her school.Then in June 2016, she became the first Indian cricketer to be signed by the Women's Big Bash League.
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Ornamental Cabbage, watercolor by Roberta Loflin, 66, of Baton Rouge, La.
About the piece: "This was a class demo that I did for a group of retired nuns for whom I teach watercolor. I am always showing them different techniques and ways of experimenting with color and shapes. I work from photos that I have taken of scenes and objects that grab my eye and challenge me."
Words of wisdom: "I started learning watercolor in my 40s and after moving to L.A., I was asked to teach — much to my surprise! I love sharing what I know and am always looking for challenges from my students and the world around me."
When we asked our readers to Show Next Avenue What You Do in the Arts and tell us about it, we were confident we'd get some good responses. But as with our six-word memoir challenge, you blew us away with insights, inspiration and, yes, interesting creative works that spoke to the importance of engaging in the arts as we age.
We heard from writers and musicians, ceramicists and painters. We heard from people on the East Coast and West Coast and points in between. We heard from those who found inspiration in the beauty of nature and those who found it in the bustle of cities. We heard from beginners, lifelong artists and those who had rediscovered a childhood passion in retirement.
Check out the slide show below for more works and wisdom from Next Avenue readers who aren't letting age — or anything else — stop them from pursuing their passion. And please tell us — and show us — how you are aging artfully by submitting your original art and telling us about it here.


ICC (the International Chamber of Commerce) is organizing its 1st annual Asia regional conference on international arbitration on 25-27 May 2015 in Singapore.
Experts in international commercial dispute resolution will converge for the first time ever in Singapore. After the success with the "Miami" conference for arbitrators in Latin America and the "MENA" conference for arbitrators in the Middle East and Africa regions, ICC brings its expertise in arbitration to Asia. This conference will be the perfect opportunity for arbitrators in the region to express views and experience in interactive debates with renowned specialists in the field.
This is the perfect event for practising lawyers, corporate counsel, arbitrators, mediators, business professionals and academics coming from or doing business in Asia.


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Jul 14: Before a Big Race, Taper Your Mental Effort As Well As Your Training
By amby burfoot
You would think, at this point in the game, we'd have a little more respect for the crucial role the mind plays in physical performance. But no, apparently we don't. In the entire history of exercise science, there have been exactly two studies exploring how mental fatigue affects subsequent endurance exercise. The first was published in 1891; the second earlier this year. Hey, that's only 118 years between research efforts.
In that first publication, an Italian book titled La Fatica, Angelo Mosso reported on an endurance muscle test given to two physiologists after lengthy lectures and oral exams. The lectures and exams didn't require any particular physical effort, and yet they caused the subjects to perform worse on muscle tests. Mosso concluded that the professors' mental fatigue somehow limited their muscle endurance. And then, for the next century-plus, exercise scientists took a long nap.
The hiatus ended with a paper (free full-text) that appeared earlier this year in the Journal of Applied Physiology. It was titled "Mental fatigue impairs physical performance in humans." It's most provocative sentence: "Overall, it seems that exercise performance is ultimately limited by perception of effort rather than cardiorespiratory and musculoenergetic factors."
We live in an era where brain-training is in vogue, though it's unclear (at least to me) what this means or what we're supposed to do about it. Tim Noakes and colleagues have been arguing for the "central governor" theory for the last decade or so; it posits that the brain, and not the circulatory system or the leg muscles, is the limiting factor in endurance exercise. Basically, the brain shuts down protectively when it notices something bad happening, like a rise in your body temperature. Many exercise physiologists (probably a high majority) continue to dismiss the central-governor hypothesis. They believe that "peripheral" issues like glycogen supply, oxygen consumption, lactic acid accumulation and the other usual cultprits are what limit endurance performance.
At any rate, the part that's particularly unclear to me is whether or not we athletes can do anything about our central governor reactions. I mean, if we're hard wired to slow down when our body temperature exceeds 104 degrees or some similar central nervous system shut-off point, can we do anything in our training and racing to change this wiring? I haven't heard any suggestions beyond the familiar "train at race speeds under race conditions."
The new study by Samuele M. Marcora and colleagues at Bangor University in Wales at least suggests a possibly more useful approach: Limit your mental fatigue before competing. Here's how their study worked, and what they concluded. In a randomized, crossover study, they asked 16 subjects to complete a bicycle ride to exhaustion after: (A) 90 minutes watching an innocuous video; or (B) 90 minutes of a mentally-taxing computer test (that required no more physical exertion than simply tapping on the computer keys to give responses.) In other words, both pre-exercise conditions were sedentary and nonphysical, except for the key-tapping.
Results? There was a huge difference in performance on the bicycle-to-exhaustion test. After the video, subjects cycled for an average of 12 minutes and 34 seconds. After the computer test, they could only manage 10:40 on average. Thirteen of the 16 subjects did worse after the mental test than after the video. However, there were few cardiac or blood-lactate differences between the two protocols; the results didn't seem to be caused by heart or muscle differences.
Why did the mental test produce significantly worse outcomes? Because subjects experienced their rides as being more difficult after the mental test than after the video. At every time point in the performance ride, they felt a higher perceived exertion after the mental test. Conclusion: "Our study provides experimental evidence that mental fatigue limits exercise tolerance in humans through higher perception of effort."
When I emailed Samuele Marcora for additional information, he was extremely helpful and precise. "There are things that can happen in the brain that can significantly affect perception of effort, and thus performance," he responded. "Physical fitness and motivation do not change very quickly, but perception of effort can."
Are there ways to lower mental fatigue before a big race to make sure you get an optimal outcome? Yes and no. The physical stuff is well known: caffeine lowers perceived exertion, as does glycogen loading before an endurance race, and carb consumption (drinks, gels, etc) during the race. In addition, Marcora's colleagues have recently shown that sleep deprivation the night before an event will impair performance. (Here's a new USA Today article on a Stanford study finding a link between more sleep and improved performance by tennis players.)
No one has yet studied the use of meditation and various Zen practices to calm body and mind before a race. But Marcora notes that "response inhibition" may be bad because it activates the same part of the brain that's associated with perception of effort during exercise. "Response inhibition" refers to any mental activity where you force yourself NOT to do what you're thinking about.
Most importantly, notes Marcora, endurance athletes should recognize that "the physiological status of the brain is as important as the physiological status of your body." Think about it before your next race. But don't think too hard.
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My name is Bonita Santillán. I'm a shorter-than-average 25-year-old who lives with a gluten-intolerance. Six years ago, I discovered my body couldn't tolerate gluten, lactose, and other foods. It was a life changer.
No more cookies and milk.
To say the least, it was a traumatic experience. I spent weeks, months, years in adjusting to my new lifestyle. Family and friends just couldn't understand my situation. "Why are you on a diet?" they'd ask. Little did they know it wasn't a diet — it was my new lifestyle.
After years of researching the tips and tricks to eating gluten-free without missing out on all the delicious food life has to offer, I bring you bonitappétit. Get it?
Whether you're new to the gluten-free lifestyle or have lived with it for years, I will share my recipes for baked goods (my specialty) that you and your family will enjoy. Being that I am the only member in my family with gluten-intolerance, I can tell you first-hand that even those who aren't gluten-intolerant can hardly tell the difference.
So, enjoy. Have your cake, and eat it too. Bon appétit!


Today was a day of exploring and preparing. This is the cabin we stayed in and the view.
We started with a trip to Jackson Hole Albertsons where w purchased some donuts. I also got a Starbucks from the most unfriendly employee on the planet.
Then we made a few purchases in town preparing for our hike. After that we decided to drive to the Idaho side of Grand Teton to see the view from there.
Later back in Jackson Hole we ate lunch at a french bakery.
In the afternoon we went on a five mile exploration hike. Then back for supper.
I'm not sure if we'll get a signal tomorrow once we enter the backcountry, so you may not hear from us for three or four days.
Great scenery, guess I knew that would be the case. Thanks for sharing. Oh yeah, did Ryan eat all of that dinner, I guess that is a foolish question if he paid for it. Have a safe, fun day.
You men are sure eating well! By now you've surely stored up enough calories but I'm afraid when the bears get a whiff of those baked goods on your breath "you-know-what" might become your trailname. 😳😬🤫😂 Will look forward to hearing from you in a few days!
Jackson And the Grand Tetons are one of my favorite places. Hope you get to Jenny Lake while you are there, it is lovely! Have fun and be safe.


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Q: Need to find out the specific file with today's modified date using java File reading concepts There are multiple files in a single folder. How do I get only specific file ( file name with modified date and time ), which is modified on only today's date?

A: public static void main(String[] args) {
    long now = new Date().getTime();
    long todayMidnightTS = midnightTimeStamp(now);
    //Mind the path used to list children... And also, you may want to retain only child files if that's required.
    List<File> filesModifiedToday = Arrays.asList(new File(".").list()).stream().map(fileName -> new File(fileName)).filter(file -> todayMidnightTS == midnightTimeStamp(file.getCanonicalFile().lastModified())).collect(Collectors.toList());
}
//Returns the timestamp at midnight of the given date time stamp.
//If you use commons-lang, you could call DateUtils.trunc
static long midnightTimeStamp(long dateTS) {
    return dateTS - (dateTS % (24 * 60 * 60000));
}


Completing the FAFSA form is free, and it gives you access to the largest source of financial aid to pay for college or career school. Submit your FAFSA form as soon as you can. Many states and schools allocate funds on a first-come, first-served basis. And some states have deadlines for filing the FAFSA form to be eligible for certain kinds of state aid.
There's no need to wait until your family has filed their income taxes to submit your FAFSA form. The 2018–19 form requires 2016 tax information. You may be able to transfer your tax information directly from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool. The tool returns for the FAFSA form October 1.
While you're at it, remember never to share your FSA ID (it's what you use to log in to fill out your FAFSA form). And watch for scholarship and financial aid scams. Ads or offers from companies may claim they can get you financial aid, including grants, student loans, work-study and other types of aid. For a processing fee, they say they'll handle all the paperwork. But the only way to get access to all that aid is by filling out your FAFSA form. And that's free.
If you hear from companies or see offers that say they'll process your FAFSA for a fee, stop. You can find all the help you need – for free – at fafsa.gov. File your FAFSA form online (again, for free). Need more help? Visit StudentAid.gov or call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243; TTY for the deaf or hard of hearing 1-800-730-8913).
If I don't file my FAFSA until October 7, will I lose much aid? When you say first come first serve, do DAYS matter?


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The Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) in partnership with local charities, Adoption UK and The Fostering Network are calling for more LGBT+ people to consider adoption and fostering ahead of the upcoming Pride festival in Newry. There are a lot of myths about who can and cannot foster or adopt.You can adopt or foster whether you are single or in a couple, whether or not you already have children in your home, whatever your sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background.
On 31st March 2019, 3281 children were in the care of local HSC Trusts in Northern Ireland.
Almost 80% of these children were living with foster carers.Around 90 children are adopted from care in NI every year with over one third of these children needing to be placed alongside a brother or sister.
Marie Roulston, Director of Social Care and Children with the HSCB said "Six years on from the landmark Court of Appeal ruling granting adoption rights to LGBT+ couples in Northern Ireland, we are pleased that 20 LGBT+ families have been approved as prospective adopters and placed with children. Six other families are currently exploring potential placements having only been approved in the last few months".
"12 of the 20 families have formally adopted the child or children in their care; and the rest remain prospective adopters, caring on a fostering basis for children at different stages of the legal process. Many more LGBT+ families are currently in assessment at this time".
Ms Roulston continued: "Fostering has long been open to LGBT+ families, and whilst we are delighted that so many have already come forward to adopt, they still represent a relatively small proportion of the total number of prospective adopters approved in Northern Ireland each year. Therefore, we are keen to take the opportunity of local Pride celebrations to get the message out that adoption and fostering is very much open to the LGBT+ community.
EJ Havlin, NI Director of Adoption UK, added: "We are delighted to be hosting events during this year's Pride Festivals aimed at encouraging more LGBT+ people to consider opening their hearts and their homes to children through adoption or fostering. Adoption UK is the leading peer support organisation for adopters in Northern Ireland and we run specific LGBT+ support groups and events throughout the year which allow people at all stages of the process to assist and encourage each other along the way."
Kathleen Toner, Director of The Fostering Network in Northern Ireland commented: "Foster carers play a vital role in transforming the lives of the children in their care. Across Northern Ireland we have a need for hundreds more foster families and are therefore urging those from the LGBT+ community to consider whether they could foster. There are already many fantastic LGBT+ foster carers, proving that sexual orientation is not a factor which impacts on whether you can foster or not, and we are looking forward to meeting many more prospective carers."
An open information event hosted by Adoption UK and The Fostering Network in partnership with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust will take place at Ballybot House, Newry from 7:00 – 9:00pm as part of this year's Newry Pride. LGBT+ parents will share their personal experiences of adoption and fostering. Social workers will also be available to explain and answer questions about the assessment process.
If you are interested in adoption or fostering more information is available on the Regional Adoption and Fostering website at www.adoptionandfosteringni.net.


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treatment and x-ray detection to check the seal of every part.
2. The exhaust steam will be recycled for heat exchange.
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Where sessions are listed as "broadcast between…" this indicates that one track was aired each day, usually between Monday and Friday.
At the turn of the millennium, the BBC launched the BBC Archive Treasure Hunt, a public appeal to recover pre-1980s lost BBC radio productions.Original material, featuring several popular programmes were lost due to the practice of wiping, because of copyright issues and for technological reasons. The resolution of this appeal was that over one hundred productions were recovered including the early BBC Radio live sessions.
The BBC Sessions gives you the opportunity to broadcast unique, exclusive BBC studio recordings from the world's top artists. Almost all performances are recorded live at exceptional sound quality in BBC studios, with some of the more recent Sessions being recorded in front of a live audience.
BBC Sessions covers a wide range of artists from the 1960's right through to the present day, with new material being added weekly. It was assumed that the programmes had been lost because the BBC's archive department had not kept copies of the original broadcasts. An appeal to listeners to hand over their recordings has, however, unearthed a treasure trove of tapes, some dating back to 1960.
Bandmembers: Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes.
Tracks: I Who Have Nothing / Gloria / Neighbour Neighbour / Bird Dog / Bloodhound.
Bandmembers: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes.
Tracks: Pictures Of Matchstick Men / Judy In Disguise / Spicks and Specks / Gloria.
Tracks: Pictures Of Matchstick Men / Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Café.
Tracks: Pictures Of Matchstick Men / Judy In Disguise / Spicks and Specks / Things Get Better.
Tracks: Pictures Of Matchstick Men / Judy In Disguise / Spicks and Specks.
Tracks: Black Veils Of Melancholy / Gloria / Bloodhound.
Tracks: Black Veils of Melancholy / To Be Free.
Tracks: Ice In The Sun / When My Mind Is Not Live / Paradise Flat* (*Guest Bob Young).
Tracks: Ice In The Sun / When My Mind Is Not Live.
Tracks: Make Me Stay A Bit Longer / Technicolor Dreams.
Tracks: Make Me Stay A Bit Longer / Are You Growing Tired Of My Love / The Price Of Love.
Tracks: Make Me Stay A Bit Longer / Sheila / Technicolor Dreams.
Tracks: Are You Growing Tired Of My Love / The Price Of Love.
Tracks: Are You Growing Tired Of My Love / So Ends Another Life.
Tracks: The Price Of Love / Other Tracks unknown.
Tracks: The Price Of Love / Little Miss Nothing.
Tracks: Junior's Wailing / Spinning Wheel Blues / Down The Dustpipe / In My Chair.
Bandmembers: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Bob Young*.
Tracks: Junior's Wailing / In My Chair / Down The Dustpipe* / Need Your Love*.
Tracks: Mean Girl / Railroad* / Nanana / Someone's Learning.
Bandmembers: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan.
Tracks: Don't Waste My Time / Paper Plane / Oh Baby / Unspoken Words / Softer Ride.
Tracks: Don't Waste My Time / Paper Plane / Softer Ride.
Bandmembers: Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt (Acoustic Set).
Tracks: In My Chair / Caroline / From A Jack To A King / Down The Dustpipe / Railroad.
Bandmembers: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, Rhino Edwards, Matt Letley .
Tracks: Caroline / The Party Ain't Over Yet / Whatever You Want / Belavista Man / Rockin' All Over The World.


222 of 223 people found the following review helpful.
Really good flash drive. I bought two of these (64GB) when they were $28 each. The mechanism is kind of spring-loaded which makes it feel nice to open. Also very fun to play with. I did get upwards of 245MB/s in real-world experiences with transferring files such as movies. Fits in a PS4 USB port (important to me). It's about 70mm in length, 20mm wide, and 10mm tall. There is a good spot on the back to label them if you wish to do so (does not smear). Comes with a free 1-year license to RescuePRO Deluxe. Personally, I didn't really enjoy using the software and there are better freeware options available. Very easy and large hole for putting on a key-ring or lanyard. After just a month of consistent use, there are scrapes on the USB plug's metal part but that's to be expected with constant use; especially if you play with it and constantly open and close it. However, it's only an aesthetics thing.
I attached a picture of mine on top of piano keys to give some people and idea of how big it actually is and to also sort of show from another perspective what the thing looks like.
I did a benchmark when I first got the flash drive, then another benchmark about two weeks later when it was about 16GB full. Tried the front I/O ports as well as the rear ports on my motherboard. I also tested the second flash drive that has yet to be really used. They were all essentially identical within margin of error.
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The SanDisk Extreme 64GB is a solid drive overall, just be mindful of what you want to use it for and what you expect for performance.
For large, sequential transfers, Sandisk's performance estimates are almost exactly on the mark. CrystalDiskMark measures the sequential transfer rate at 250MB/sec read and 180MB/sec write, which is fast enough that you'll just about need a solid state drive of some kind in order to feed it data as fast as it can write it out. If you just want to dump a bunch of files and go in the minimum amount of time necessary, then this is the perfect drive.
However random read/write performance is not nearly as strong. Even 512K random writes are down to 53MB/sec, and 4K random reads and writes drop to 10MB/sec. Though this will beat most hard drives and a number of other USB flash drives, for anyone expecting to treat this as a regular SSD in USB form factor, random performance is but a fraction of the performance of a modern SSD. Writes in particular are an order of magnitude lower than modern SSDs, so as a portable SSD running an OS (e.g. Windows-To-Go) it's not going to deliver that same fast random performance.
Under the hood this drive is based on SanDisk's older U100 SSD controller, which explains the results above. U100 is known for its strong sequential performance but weak random performance, exactly the same as this flash drive. This coupled with the limited amount of NAND and lack of write caching (since it needs to be removable) leads to the overall limited random performance. Also of note, this drive presents itself as a SATA-over-USB drive under Windows rather than a pure USB drive, which means it can be SMART monitored and TRIM is supported.
Finally, for what it is worth my 64GB drive identifies itself as a removable drive rather than a fixed drive as some other reviews have noted. It's not clear whether SanDisk has made a production change or this is somehow an older drive, but it does mean the specific drive I received is fully bootable.
Overall this is an excellent drive for storing or copying files at high speeds, which is exactly what I needed it for. Just don't expect SSD-like random read/write performance from the drive; for that there are better (albeit more expensive) options.


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101 Acoustic Hits For Buskers: Keyboard
PUBLISHER: Wise Publications
Sing and play the best songs from the biggest names in rock and pop with this new addition to the popular Buskers series. This comprehensive songbook contains 101 acoustic classics by artists ranging from the BeatlesandJoan Baez to KT Tunstall and Jeff Buckley. All your favourite songs are
Publisher Wise Publications
Genre Pop & Rock
Style Alternative
No. MUSAM985050
Series 101 Hits For Buskers
Sing and play the best songs from the biggest names in rock and pop with this new addition to the popular Buskers series. This comprehensive songbook contains 101 acoustic classics by artists ranging from the BeatlesandJoan Baez to KT Tunstall and Jeff Buckley. All your favourite songs are arranged with lyrics, melody and chord boxes, in a ring-bound, conveniently-sized book that can be used for gigs, practise or just for fun!
1. (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame
2. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
3. A Case Of You
4. A Day in the Life
6. Angels
7. Angie
9. Blackbird
10. Blowin' in the Wind
11. Both Sides Now
12. Bridge Over Troubled Water
13. Brown Eyed Girl
14. Bye bye Love
15. California Dreaming
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Firefighter was dad to 3 of 5 kids killed in day care blaze
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By Editor August 13, 2019 August 13, 2019
Three of five kids killed in a fire at a home child care center in Pennsylvania were the children of a volunteer firefighter who was responding to another call, an official said Monday.
Luther Jones' two daughters and a son were trapped in a blaze in the lakeside city of Erie while he was responding to a call for what turned out to be a malfunctioning alarm, said Lawrence Park Township Volunteer Fire Chief Joe Crotty.
The children haven't been formally identified, but the Erie Fire Department says the dead range in age from 8 months to 7 years. The owner was hospitalized after the fire Sunday. Erie fire officials say the children were staying overnight at a house that had been turned into a day care center.
The mother of Jones' three children, Shevona Overton, who said she is also the mother of another child killed, told WICU that she had "lost a piece of me that can never be replaced."
"I'm just so hurt my babies are gone," she said. "I love them dearly. I just hurt inside knowing that my kids were fighting and hurting in that fire. Every minute, I feel the same pain."
The fire, reported at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday, was funneling out of every first-floor window when firefighters arrived, Erie Chief Fire Inspector John Widomski told the Erie Times-News. He said the blaze appeared to have started in the living room area on the first floor.
The department's two fire inspectors and three Erie police detectives trained in fire investigations are working to determine the cause.
Valerie Lockett-Slupski, standing across the street from the fire-damaged house, told the newspaper she was the grandmother of four of the children — two boys and two girls — and that they were staying at the home because their parents were working overnight.
"So, we are all at a loss, trying to figure out how this happened," Lockett-Slupski said.
Erie police detectives told the newspaper that the owner was listed in stable condition after being flown to UPMC Mercy. Chief Guy Santone of the Erie Fire Department said a neighbor was also injured.
The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership lists the Harris Family Daycare as "a 24 hour, 7 days a week childcare service including holidays."
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The first thing you should know before factoring an algebraic expression is to identify any factors which are monomials.
Let's see what this is all about in the following example.
Remove all common monomial factors from 42b 2y – 28by 2.
Notice that we've written exponents of symbols explicitly, even if those exponents are 1 (just as a visual cue when we check now for common factors between the two terms). It is also helpful to sort the factors of the individual terms in a common order. Here numerical prime factors are sorted from smallest to largest (going left to right) and symbolic factors are sorted alphabetically.
= 14by (3b – 2y).
when we remove the factors 2, 7, b 1 , and y 1, all that's left is the 3 and one of the factors b, or 3b. A similar inspection indicates that after removal of these four common factors from 28by 2, all that is left is the factors 2 and y, each to the first power.
42b 2y – 28by 2 = 14by (3b – 2y).
We'll leave it up to you to verify that this is correct by multiplication.


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was a town located in Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,413 and a density of 82.22 persons per km². The total area was 53.67 km².

On March 31, 2005, Funaoka, along with the towns of Hattō and Kōge (all from Yazu District), was merged to create the town of Yazu.

External links
Yazu official website

Dissolved municipalities of Tottori Prefecture
Yazu, Tottori

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Para TT
Saheed Idowu seeks consistency in Mauritius
August 27, 2018 / ATTF Media / Africa Events
From his below par performance at various continental tournaments, Saheed Idowu of Congo Brazzaville has played his way into several quarterfinals of the ITTF African Tournaments and his last outing at the ITTF Africa Top 16 cup in Kenya, he bundled out veteran Segun Toriola in the round of 16 before being edged out by another Egyptian veteran – Ahmed Saleh.
However, Saheed Idowu, who plies his trade in the Portuguese league is aiming higher at the 2018 ITTF African Championship in Mauritius from September 3 to 9 with the aim of exceeding his quarterfinal berth.
"My target is to aim for the medal stage and performed very well just like I did in Kenya in early this year. I must also admit that it is not going to be easy but I will try my possible best to make it possible. There is good level of playing in Africa now but I will try to perform well."
"The standard of any competition in Africa now is getting better with every competition because African players are improving at world level and the ATTF is now giving attention to players which is very important to bring out the best in the players," Saheed Idowu said.
The Nigeria-born Congo Brazzaville star was shown the exit in the round of 32 of the 2018 ITTF Challenge Seamaster Nigeria Open by Nigeria's Kazeem Makanjuola believes the standard set by Aruna Quadri (NGR) and Omar Assar (EGY) has made African tournament more exciting and competitive.
"Mauritius will not be an easy one for every player because of the quality of Aruna Quadri and Omar Assar. They have raised the bar for Africa. But that doesn't mean I can't win against them because with good training and consistent hard work like them, I believe they are beatable in competition like this," he added.
Saheed Idowu, who is already shaping up for the new Portuguese league season believes he is every-ready for the task ahead in Mauritius. "This is my job and I must always be ready for every tournament and this one will not be an exception in terms of my preparation. I am fully ready for the championship."
Idowu Saheed
Kenya, Ethiopia dominate ITTF Africa Eastern Region Singles Cup
Battle for regional gongs ignites Abidjan
Nigeria, Egypt for 2019 ITTF Team World Cup
Allan Arnachellum gets coaching job in Mauritius
Youngster Hana Goda makes history in Egypt
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Oct. 9, 2001 / 10:57 PM
Cleveland 5, Seattle 0
SEATTLE, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Bartolo Colon, whose erratic performances this year left the Cleveland Indians puzzled, showed why he is still considered one of the most talented righthanders in the game Tuesday as he pitched eight brilliant innings in a stunning 5-0 triumph over the Seattle Mariners.
Cleveland took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five Division Series behind a dominant performance by the 26-year-old from the Dominican Republic. Just 14-12 with a 4.09 ERA this season and coming off an outing in which he surrendered six runs in 1 1/3 innings, Colon surrendered just six hits and two walks Tuesday.
Behind a blazing fastball that overmatched all the Mariners with the exception of Japanese rookie sensation Ichiro Suzuki, Colon struck out 10 and allowed just one batter to reach third base. As his been the case throughout his five-year career, Colon got stronger as the game went on.
"I felt good with the fastball and I was pitching in and out," Colon said. "That really worked. I tried to set the tone for the series and when you (pitch) first, you can (pitch) twice."
"Bartolo, what can I say about him? You guys saw him," Indians manager Charlie Manuel said. "He pitched a pretty good ballgame. I felt like he got some plays--I felt like he threw the ball good from the first inning on. His shoulder started getting tight in the seventh inning but he was still throwing hard all the way through to the eighth. I thought Bartolo pitched a super game today."
Colon's streakiness has plagued him in the postseason as well. In four previous postseason starts, he had a four-hitter against the New York Yankees in 1998 but had surrendered 10 runs and 16 hits in 14 2/3 innings in his other three.
Batterymate Einar Diaz offered his take on Colon's inconsistency.
"He has thrown some good games but he did not win those games," Diaz said. "He was trying to do the same thing. He was hitting the corners. He is trying to do the same thing he was doing all year and it worked for him today."
"Bartolo Colon had an excellent game today and considering his bad start in Kansas City in his last outing he came back today and proved that he is the No. 1 starter and a big-game pitcher," said Indians designated hitter Ellis Burks, who paced the offense with three hits.
Bob Wickman completed the six-hitter by striking out two in a perfect ninth.
The win puts the Mariners, who tied the major league record with 116 victories during the regular season, in a precarious situation. Cleveland seized home-field advantage in the series and with scheduled days off Wednesday and Friday could bring back Colon for Game Four.
"Today, when you look around, there's not too many balls that we hit too well," Seattle second baseman Bret Boone said. "We didn't swing the bats very well. What it all comes down to is that we had a great pitching performance against us today. Sometimes that happens."
"His performance speaks for itself," Seattle manager Lou Piniella. "We didn't do much against him and he was ahead of our hitters, and struck out 10 in eight innings. That's pretty impressive."
Seattle starter Freddy Garcia (0-1) was tagged for four runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out eight in suffering his first loss in four postseason starts.
Garcia struggled down the stretch and has allowed 15 runs in his last 23 1/3 innings.
Suzuki opened the bottom of the first inning with a single but Colon struck out the next two batters before retiring Edgar Martinez on a grounder to third. Garcia worked around a two-out double and Colon struck out two in the second.
After Cleveland left a runner in the third, Suzuki singled with one out in the bottom of the inning but was caught stealing. He was caught 14 times in 70 attempts during the regular season.
Cleveland capitalized on the momentum swing, getting to Garcia in the fourth. Roberto Alomar opened the inning with a double and scored on Juan Gonzalez's bloop single into right field. Jim Thome worked out a walk and Burks reached on an infield single when David Bell failed to field his chopper to third base.
Travis Fryman and Marty Cordova followed with line singles up the middle and Cleveland had a 3-0 lead. Garcia kept the damage to a minimum by striking out the next two batters and retiring Omar Vizquel on a flyout to left.
"Those first four guys nothing was hit very hard," Burks said. "But Travis came up with a big hit and anytime you can get all of the guys toether like that and have a nice little run you are going to have a big inning."
Martinez drew a one-out walk in the fourth but was erased on a double play by John Olerud and Seattle failed to cash in on its best scoring opportunity in the fifth.
Dan Wilson singled with two outs and Bell drew a walk. But Colon retired Suzuki, who hit .449 with runners in scoring position this season, on a soft fly ball to left-center field.
Cleveland tacked on a run in the sixth on an infield single by Einar Diaz that finished Garcia. Norm Charlton got the final two outs of the inning and Seattle finally got a runner to third base in the bottom of the sixth.
Martinez singled with two outs, stole second and took third when Diaz threw the ball into short center field. The 38-year-old Martinez stole just four bases during the season. But Colon again got Olerud, this time striking him out.
Colon struck out two in the seventh and cruised through the eighth.
"Sometimes he'll kind of slow down, instead of keeping a good rhythm," Manuel added. "I forget what inning, the second or third inning, I felt like he kind of got out of rhythm there for a while. But he found it and got right back into it.
"I felt like once he got by the third inning today he was cruising. Like he stayed focused on what he was doing. A lot of times he'll have a lot of pitches early, and today he kept that to a moderate pitch count. I felt that's what carried him through the eight innings."
Ellis Burks' third career postseason home run--a solo shot in the eighth--capped the scoring.
Seattle, facing a must-win situation in Game Two, sends 20-game winner Jamie Moyer to the mound. Cleveland counters with Chuck Finley, another veteran lefthander.
"We would like to have won today so I guess there might be a little more pressure to go out and play a good solid ballgame and not get down 2-0," Olerud said. "So, yeah, I guess there would be a little bit more pressure."
"Moyer has pitched very well for us the second half of the season, and he won 20 ballgames," Piniella added. "And Finley is a veteran pitcher that's been through these type of things before, it should be a good matchup on both sides."
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Freddy Garcia
Ichiro Suzuki
Jamie Moyer
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It is both hugely rewarding and insightful when the spotlight turns on a little-known cantata cycle alongside progressive musicological studies. This fine recording does just that, with three delightful, seasonal examples from the librettist Albrecht Jacob Zell (1701-54), who gave his name to a cycle known as either "Zellischer" or "Oratorischer" Jahrgang from 1730/1. The latter definition is quite telling, as these resplendent works have seemingly imported qualities from the opera, and perhaps more appositely the Passion-oratorios of the time, with the clever use of allegorical figures to add pertinent commentaries to the festive drama unfolding before us. These are quite unconventional cantatas in form, and offer the composer a broad palette of musical expression; Telemann required no more prompting, responding to the hybrid stylistic elements with some ravishing and inspired "Tonal Painting". The opening work with its dazzling chorale medley: Dictum-Aria-Recitative-Dictum-Recitative, wrapped around the familiar "Uns ist ein Kind geboren" is an excellent festive intro, and displays a compositional freedom, possibly promoted by the quasi-operatic, oratorial style. The aria, "Mein Herze wallet vor lechzendem Vergnügung" (My Heart swells with languishing delight, Track 8), sung by Andacht (Worship) is truly enchanting! The second "Oratorio" opens with a most perfect musical depiction of the shimmering glow of the "Sun of faith". As an old conductor friend used to say, these are works filled with such "niceties" i. e. charming and clever (alert) responses to the textual content and drama; here with bright sheen and imagination. The final cantata (from a later Neumeister cycle of circa 1742-1744 (Musikalisches Lob Gottes (in der Gemeinde des Herrn), published in Nürnburg in 1744), is set with much more modest forces, only soprano, alto, bass with strings and continuo. It feels more adherent to the conventional formal layout than the first three works, and yet it finds its sequential seasonal placement, and typical expression of humble joy, found in similar pieces from this time of year. All in all, an inspired and inspiring exposition of three wonderful cantatas from one of the lesser-known of the 20-odd cycles Telemann managed to pen during his extraordinarily productive lifetime, ending with a modest work from the later cycle. These are most welcome seasonal delights with a definite musical sparkle, to which all the soloists and instrumentalists respond with notable skill!


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MILESTONE FILMS OF MADAN MOHANJI - CHIRAG (1969)
With the music of SANJOG, MANMAUJI and ANPADH in early 60s followed by a blockbuster year in 1964 with JAHANARA, GAZAL, HAQEEQAT, WOH KAUN THI and in 1966 with MERA SAAYA, Madanji had set high expectations for himself. At the same time, he had to adapt to the different styles of films being made in mid 60s... some with more light situations in romantic, youthful films with requirement of modern and western arrangements that were being used by others, especially the younger new composers who were emerging and attaining success.
CHIRAG (1969) was the third film in which Madanji worked with Raj Khosla, after the musical success of WOH KAUN THI and MERA SAAYA. And Madanji created a score that was so different... modern and yet rich in melody. Musical arrangements of a very high standard... violins very well deployed, and yet the sitar and Indian instruments in some of the songs that demanded it. Since Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, who teamed up with him in the earlier two films, had recently passed away, Madanji worked with Majrooh Sultanpuri after a long gap in this film. The Sunil Dutt - Asha Parekh starrer did not appeal to audiences as it was considered too heavy by audiences who had started enjoying more light films by then. It was disappointing for Madanji as his hard work went largely unnoticed, and this also affected his future teaming with Raj Khosla who had moved on to younger composers by then.
The very well composed and arranged title song was deleted from the film and is rarely heard. The Raag Megh based, 'Chhaayi Barkha Bahaar' is an amazing composition and arranged with memorable rhythmic patterns. It took hours to record due to the large musical team including chorus, yet sounds so fresh. While the song 'Teri Aankhon Ke Siwa' became popular at that time, it is even more appreciated today. The two versions were separately done and arranged. The Rafi Saab version is the happy romantic one, while the Lataji one is sad and emotional.
Madanji was very happy with Majrooh Saab's lyrics. In the link below we can hear Lataji sharing her experience about this and the recording of 'Teri Aankhon Ke Siwa'.
Click here to Listen to the Audio
THE SONGS OF CHIRAG
All Songs Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
TERI AANKHON KE SIWA DUNIYA MEIN RAKHA KYA HAI
CHHAAYI BARKHA BAHAAR
CHIRAG DILKA JALAAO BAHUT ANDHERA HAI
(This is NOT the actual picturization, but visuals from the film edited for a video presentation)
BHOR HOTE KAAGA PUKARE KAHE RAAM
JAB DEKH LIYA TO CHHUPENGE KAHAAN
MERE BICHHDE SAATHI SUNTA JAA MERE GEET HAIN


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Der Begriff Webspace beschreibt einen Speicherplatz für Dateien auf einem Server, auf den über das Internet dauerhaft zugegriffen werden kann. Dieser Online-Speicherplatz wird von Internetdienstanbietern bereitgestellt, damit die Kunden Dokumente und Datenbestände (wie Musikdateien), Websites oder Teile solcher speichern und veröffentlichen können. Das Bereitstellen von Speicherplatz im Internet wird Webhosting oder auch Nethosting genannt.

Webhosting ist eine IT-Dienstleistung, die in der Regel durch die Menge an Speicherkapazität, eine Obergrenze für den Traffic und Sonderfunktionen wie serverseitig ausführbare Skriptsprachen (solcher Art sind PHP, Perl, Python, ASP) charakterisiert wird. Bewertet werden Anbieter durch die mittlere Serververfügbarkeit im Jahr, die Ladegeschwindigkeit sowie die Hilfestellung bei technischen Problemen. Hierfür haben sich verschiedene unabhängige Bewertungsplattformen zum Provider-Vergleich etabliert. Meist wird Hosting zusammen mit einer Domain im Rahmen eines Laufzeitvertrages angeboten.

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ESCR Workshop: Re-imagining Professionalism in Mental Health: Towards Co-production
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 (All day)
St Catherine's College, Oxford
The second in the ESCR seminar series Re-imagining Professionalism in Mental Health: Toward Co-Production, this seminar will focus on co-production in action in order to identify and discuss the facilitators and inhibitors of power-sharing. The seminar will draw out the implications for practitioner and service user identity, for the division of labour, and for the status of professional and lay knowledge.
The seminar will take place on 17 February at St Catherine's College, University of Oxford. The seminar has been developed in collaboration with the Centre for Values Based Practice, University of Oxford.
Speakers and participants at the seminar series will come from diverse groups: service users, carers, professionals working in third sector, and public and statutory organisations, and academics. Academics in the research team are from diverse disciplinary backgrounds: mental health nursing, philosophy, political science, psychiatry, social work and sociology. Together we aim to build network of expertise which will inform the values and practices of mental health care.
Five travel bursaries are available for each of the following groups:
Service users and carers
Employees working in third sector organisations
To apply for a bursary please visit the website.
This event is free, but space is limited, so please register by 8 February 2016 here.
Dr Ruth Allen is Director of Social Work for South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust and a Research Fellow at St George's University of London. She is Chair of the national Social Care Strategic Network for mental health which promotes effective social work leadership in mental health and former Chair of the Mental Health Faculty of the College of Social Work.
Dr Sarah Carr is an Associate Professor of Mental Health Research, Middlesex University and an independent mental health and social care consultant and researcher. Sarah is Co-Chair of the National Survivor User Network (NSUN) and uses her lived experience of mental distress and service use in all her work.
Dr Philip Houghton, Clinical Psychologist and Practice Leader of the Critical Values Based Management Centre, Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust.
Ms Justine Keeble uses mental health services. She is a founder member of the 'Bristol co-production group' which has grown from its original brief to produce many collaborations, including the partnership teaching of mental health nursing students.
Professor Peter Ryan is an expert in mental health. He is currently establishing a research centre for co-production in collaboration with Sarah Carr at the University of Middlesex.
Dr Gemma Stacey, Academic lead of the Critical Values Based Management Centre, University of Nottingham.
Contact email: escr-co@leeds.ac.uk
ECSR Seminar Series


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