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What Would You Add or Change?
Started by FinalRevival, November 29, 2019
FinalRevival 83
I will go ahead and kickstart this with two items immediately comes to mind.
Music - I totally understand that being able to control music is part of the immersion. However, it would be nice to be able to access the music player as a reward at some point. Be it when you finish the story, get a platinum, or exceed a certain playtime. I am not even gonna mention how many hours I put in this game so far. I still enjoy it as I still find things to discover and do.
Off-Road Tires - I truly appreciate the terrain in this game. Even after a platinum, I am still traveling around and discovering parts and roads. It would be nice if they added an off-road tire. Then I would throw a safe house close by a rocky terrain or at the mountain side and enjoy the puzzle of off-roading it. In the current version, doesn't matter if you are extremely gentle on the gas, there is no grip (as those are road tires) and truck is all over the place. I wouldn't change the physics at all, just a little grip would go a long way.
As a person who is enjoying this game, given the chance, what would you add or change in this game as an improvement?
KHDelBoy 43
Well, there's one thing that's bothered me about the game.
Sam's outfit can protect him from the effects of timefall. Why can't they create a cover for the damn cargo? 😆 Also I find it hard to believe that Sam's face isn't affected by the timefall? Heck late in the game story there's a timefall storm and surely some WOULD get into Sam's face?
Also I don't see the point of putting in weapons that CAN kill any mules. Surely UCA as a "government" should ban those kind of weapons, as it could cause a voidout?
for a game that's all about resting and stamina, I found it strange that Sam doesn't eat anything apart from those floating worm things. Maybe Kojima doesn't want to make it much more slog to play.
Also I would like to see some wildlife but then maybe that's a good thing there isn't any creatures considering if you kill them, wouldn't that cause a voidout? Anyway I do find it strange that humans survived but not ONE wildlife?
Edited November 29, 2019 by KHDelBoy
Redgrave 3,959
Golden Wind
Location: The Lonesome Road
1 hour ago, KHDelBoy said:
I actually would have liked it if wildlife played a part in the game since there are deer and whatnot in the intro, and you do hear birds sometimes. I think it would have been a neat mechanic where if you see deer in the wild perk up and run off it means a Timefall storm is coming and you can also take advantage of a BT getting distracted by a running deer. Or birds suddenly not chirping meaning MULEs or some other danger is near by.
Other stuff I would add or change is how long a MULE camp can be cleared and possibly have the option to just keep it permanently clear altogether but I guess that would be removing one of the only few threats in the game.
The other being that the BTs aren't set but rather random in the areas they are supposed to be. The way they would stop showing up in certain areas in the story made it seem like the BTs wouldn't always be in the areas they are supposed to be, which I thought meant that certain routes would be safe sometimes but now that they are pretty much fixed to be in a certain area you have to pretty much make sure you have a path around them or can zipline through them which isn't really a bad thing but having that bit of unscripted events would make traveling and delivering things more interesting.
Sam's outfit can protect him from the effects of timefall. Why can't they create a cover for the damn cargo? Also I find it hard to believe that Sam's face isn't affected by the timefall? Heck late in the game story there's a timefall storm and surely some WOULD get into Sam's face?
I may have some of the answers you are looking for:
There is a cover for the cargo. Actually there are two different types with one being more durable and disposable.
Lethal Weapons
I didn't see anybody carrying any lethal weapons but UCA guards, MULEs, militant separatists. In terms of Sam, it can be very powerful when confronting Catchers. When a hematic grenade is used, shooting through the blood cloud will coat the bullet with blood and deliver extra damage.
The opening scene might be your answer. Where crows trying to escape timefall, Sam getting the idea of jumping across with a trike while watching the deers (which the second deer couldn't make it). Also given the world of this game, I am not sure how wild life could survive. There are more details if you look into the story and data found (like contamination etc.).
iGGTheEnd 613
I loved this game to death but they really needed an option to skip all animations when you are in the bunker. There are 4 skippable scenes just from showering and to top up on energy from monster you had to skip 3 scenes. It was cool the first two times but got old quickly, it wasn't like it was even covering up loading times, this game loads faster than any other open world game I have played.
It got to the point where I was skipping these mini scenes so much that I would try to skip the animation to get in and out of the vehicle and it would just pause my game. I did this every single time I got into a truck haha.
I also kind of wish they made the world a little more alive somehow, I know all the animals are gone due to timefall but surely they could have come up with something to liven up the world a bit just not sure what. Maybe more interactions with other porters and being able to help them in some way other than trading packages.
BlackTorito 272
I would get rid of the BT animation after the first chapters, it was one of the most annoying things in this game.
Also, they need to polish the bike handling, I was small bursting my way through the road because it was easy to just fall down :/
Edited November 29, 2019 by BlackTorito
Oh yeah the BT warning from BB is getting tiresome.
Bunkerbudy 76
6 hours ago, BlackTorito said:
This so much!!!
You get slowed down 3 times in a row. When it starts raining, when the grass grows and then again when yourBT animation starts.
Also you just stop driving instantly, so frustrating.
Killbomb 279
Misanthropic Hermit
Location: St. Louis, MO USA
The option to manually arrange the cargo would be nice. Not a big deal normally but cargo orientation does factor in on certain items and auto-arrange doesn't take that into account. I know you can offload cargo and put the things you want to be vertical in first but an easier way is what I'm looking for.
Definitely agree that the BT warning animation needs to go after a few times or at least be skippable. I kind of wish BTs would disappear completely. I just wanna make my deliveries!
RedSkyKing 154
Location: Milky Way, Galaxy
Abandoned vehicles scattered throughout the world need to be more orderly. So many times a truck would be placed in the middle of the road, sometimes being impassible until moved. Or there'd be one parked right in front of a shelter blocking access. Easily the most annoying thing in the game, for me.
Agreed. BT animations actually caused me to fall off the road where they spawn around Cosplayer prepper. Skippable ones should be easier to skip, not three button combination (option + right + X).
Now that I'm doing deliveries more to rank up certain facilities I would have liked a thing on the cufflink menu that shows you deliveries you can make to and from certain facilities that way you don't have to guess which one needs you to go to a certain place or if they don't have it. For example the Weather Station, I would like to know if there's a place that needs me to deliver something to them and instead of me going back and forth to other places that don't need me to deliver anything to them I can just look at it on my cufflink and then go to the facility to get the package(s).
Gibbo_0113 1,726
The Notorious G.I.B
Location: Australia riding my kangaroo
On 30/11/2019 at 2:50 PM, RedSkyKing said:
Yes especially the vehicles that are stuck right outside the Cosplayer
Snake2410 52
A NG+, but not in the sense that everything automatically carries over.
Basically, any gear you stored is gone, you would still need to complete enough orders/read each email a location sends in order to connect each location to the UAC, ect.
Once you do that then their levels are automatically what they were at the end of your first save, and everything you built in the environment would reappear if it was available at the point in the story that you are at when you connect that location.
So a level 3 piece of gear would be available right when that particular piece of gear first was available for crafting in the story.
I think that would be a decent way to do a NG+ without forcing people to 5 star locations again or just giving everyone access to everything immediately, which could possibly break the game.
And the December update supposedly is adding a way to dismantle other players vehicles, which will help with the whole blocking terminals/doorways/Cosplayers entrance.
Edited December 1, 2019 by Snake2410
On 11/30/2019 at 11:28 PM, Snake2410 said:
That is sorely needed because I am convinced people troll by leaving trucks parked in front of entrances.
AK-1138 1,253
Post War Saturday Echo
Location: Midgard
I'd recast the entire game with Stephen Dillane.
tjoe1bkhjtqxm 432
Nothing. Everything is already so perfect... I'll feel an huge emotional loss when I'll achieve this platinum.
I agree with next update which contains bigger texts sizes since I wear glasses so it's very good for me (especially with material's numbers 60/80 need to stand up and approach the screen lol).
My PS exclusives list is definitely this one (in order of preference):
1) Bloodborne
2) Horizon Zero Dawn
3) Death Stranding
I would have said GOW instead DS but since I love open-world games...
Edited December 2, 2019 by tjoe1bkhjtqxm
5 hours ago, Killbomb said:
I'm not entirely convinced, but I've seen it enough that it's a problem. The reason I'm not entirely convinced is because of how close you need to get a truck to the entrance to turn in a delivery without unloading it. Some people might not realize it affects others worlds. But the ones that literally park fully into the entrances, they are trolls. Haven't seen a ton of them though.
AiManiaTrophyhunting 229
definitely an MP3 player so I can listen to the wonderful music while making my deliveries. everything else is really perfect *_*
5 hours ago, Snake2410 said:
True. How close you have to get a vehicle to its destination to unload it is something that needs to be addressed as well. I left something for the First Prepper on the ground outside his shelter seemingly further than I had a truck to somebody else's shelter and the delivery terminal registered the package on the ground but not the cargo in the truck.
Edited December 3, 2019 by Killbomb
Fr_0zt 930
A futuristic Walkman. Hell, why not give us Ahtis Pony. 😉
JD-D2 32
Someone said this above but there are too many mini cutscenes for mundane tasks you do repeatedly. You have to hit skip four times to get through the shower mechanic. You have to hit it twice to get through the recycling one. Getting into a car takes way too long. Why do I have to drink three Monsters/Timefall Porters to get the full stamina boost, skipping the cutscene each time?
I understand that Kojima is trying to hammer some points home — including the loneliness of the world and the arduousness of your task — through story and gameplay, and I think his success at that is what makes this game so incredible. But there has to be a middle ground for accessibility in that case.
Edited December 4, 2019 by JD-D2
Building my zipline network made me realise we need more chiral bandwidth. Almost at max bandwidth with a few generators, a couple bridges and the rest ziplines. Either more bandwidth or longer range zip lines i would like added
PhantomFear94 400
Location: Bridgend, Wales
I personally think Death Stranding is a 9/10, and my third favorite game of the year. I loved the story, the sense of journey, and the feeling of small victories along the way, but obviously there is room for improvement for everything, so here we go.
More Varied Enemy Encounters
I largely enjoyed the minimal enemy encounters and non-lethal approach to the game, but some more variation in these areas would have been nice. Areas were nearly always either BT or Mule. It would have been awesome if you and Mule were going for the same goods in a BT area, and you had both to worry about. It would have made for some cool stealth options, as you both tried to rush in and out, and if put in later in the game made you manage your weapon inventory better or required super perfect stealth.
I would have also preferred more enemy variants. Different types of BTs aside from standard BT's and catchers able to do different things (perhaps some have to be gotten around via stealth because Sam's blood doesn't work, or others which block your ability to use your claw scanner and force you to depend on BB, etc.) More engagement with the Homo Demons who would actively try and kill you.
More Convincing City Environments
When you enter main Knot cities with populations in the tens of thousands, it kills the immersion a bit when there is almost no sign of life beyond the distribution centre structures. Having Capital Knot, Lake Knot, South Knot and so on have actual cities with communities of people would have been really cool (something like Meridian in HZD).
Interaction Cut-Scenes
Seemingly commonly cited issue, but having the same cutscene for connecting somewhere to the ECA, showering, unlocking a vehicle, etc. is overkill and just irritating.
On 01/12/2019 at 5:28 AM, Snake2410 said:
This is an outstanding idea.
On 02/12/2019 at 9:54 PM, AiManiaTrophyhunting said:
This is another great idea, and one that would be very easy to implement. Even if it was an end-game option; I kind of understand why they wait for certain MP3 files to unlock after you've heard them when intended. I knew as soon as I saw Low Roar, I was moving to pastures new, and punctuated all my discoveries with brilliant music.
Edited December 4, 2019 by PhantomFear94
InvaderJakee 9
I'm still in the process of playing this, but I've already taken more screenshots in it compared to any other game on my ps4. I definitely think this game could use a photo mode of some sort. I've only ever used photo mode in Spiderman, but I could see myself spending a lot of time in photo mode in DS.
Also I agree, the scripted music is really nice, I understand that Kojima wanted us to hear certain music at certain points, but maybe having an mp3 player of sorts post-game would be nice. There's such good music in this game its a shame I'm running around in silence at parts.
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That fantastic little "Bon Femme" cookbook was calling once again a simple French cookbook filled with fantastic classic everyday recipes and as I turned the pages I was tempted by so many, but since I had taken a small chicken out I settled on the osso buco style adapting it slightly. The simply dressed salad with dried figs, roasted pine nuts, toasted crostini with warm goat cheese and a drizzle of honey was a nice for a change as was the simple "Any Day Baked Rice"…what a great and relatively easy dinner.
I have so many marked favorites to look forward to and great fun to have a complete menu from one book. I still prefer the real Osso buco, but until I find shanks again the basic flavors are here in the chicken version and I suppose that the little veal stock even made it better.
No major changes which included a whole cut up chicken, a few more carrots whole garlic gloves and whole cipollini onions. Instead of cooking it stove top, I covered it, finished it in the oven for an hour or so and stirred in the gremolata before serving.
Osso Bucco-Style Chicken-slightly adapted original recipe link below.
1. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken in the flour, patting off the excess. Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until it shimmers; add the chicken and cook, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides, 10 to 15 minutes (reduce the heat to medium if the chicken browns too quickly). Transfer the chicken to a plate and drain off all but 1 tablespoon of fat from the pan.
2. Reduce the heat to medium. Add the onion and carrots to the pan; cook and stir until the onion is tender, about 4 minutes; add the garlic cloves, carrots and onions and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds more. Add the wine and chicken broth to the pan, stirring to loosen any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the tomatoes and the bay leaf. Return the chicken to the pan, skin side up.
3. Tuck crumpled parchment paper over the "stew"cover and braise in the oven for at least an hour, test to see if the carrots and onions are tender. It might take a bit longer.
5. Arrange the chicken on a serving platter and spoon the vegetables and sauce over. Sprinkle with the gremolata and serve.
Wini Moranville–author of The Bonne Femme Cookbook: Simple, Splendid Food That French Women Cook Every Day.
I love your book and I have a list of things to cook from it. Have a great day!


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A blessed Feast of the Chair of the Blessed Apostle Peter to you all.
I've overstretched myself vocally on this song, so like this pontificate, it grates rather.
someone who is up to the job.
Follow the speech bubbles, where do they lead?
All the way back to his homeland, please!
Two letters lay on the Pope's desk, one from the victim and one from Cardinal Burke and the then three other Cardinals in the form of a Dubia. The Pope sat down and responded to both in a most courteous and satisfying manner, with understanding, eloquence and apostolic zeal, concerned for both the safeguarding of the Church's infallible doctrines and for the protection of minors.
According to One Peter Five, a revision has appeared on the Vatican online version of the Catechism that will doubtless cause a measure of jubilation in some quarters and highly justifiable consternation in others. Somebody (now who might that be?) has sanctioned the use of language which appeared in a rejected 1990s version of the Catechism (was it Cardinal Schoenborn's rejected first draft?) on homosexuality to replace that which we have hitherto known to be the definitive Catechism of the Catholic Church. The revision replaces the line on the condition of homosexuality or the inclination which described it as 'objectively disordered' with a rather nebulous phrase that declines to comment on the nature of the inclination itself, instead merely offering the insight that 'this condition is not chosen' or words to this effect. The replacement appears to be deliberate and don't doubt that there are intended consequences to follow.
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Rick Wakeman explains
This is from http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2007/s07080022.htm…
Rick Wakeman explains why he provided musical score for the controversial Aleister Crowley documentary
By Dan Wooding
Founder of ASSIST Ministries
LONDON, UK (ANS) — Rock keyboard legend, Rick Wakeman, has explained why he has provided the film score for the controversial new movie, "Aleister Crowley – The Wickedest Man In The World: In Search Of The Great Beast 666."
The film, which features the voice of acting legend Joss Ackland, tells the story of Aleister Crowley, who proclaimed himself to be "The Great Beast" and who was known by the press as "The Wickedest Man in the World."
Crowley was perhaps the most controversial and notorious individuals in British history. This dramatically reconstructed film unearths the barely believable and shocking facts surrounding a man who was voted in a BBC poll to be one of the most influential Britons of all time. Was he related to US President George Bush? How was he connected to the founder of Scientology, NASA, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jack the Ripper, Winston Churchill, Ian Fleming and how did this occultist, spy, poet, writer and accomplished mountaineer, come to know and influence so many other remarkable people.
Wakeman, a committed Christian, explained in a statement on his website — www.rwcc.com — why he had provided the musical score for the film which was made by Classic Home Entertainment:
"There is no doubt that Alistair Crowley was one of the most evil men that walked this earth," he said. "His story is a testament to everything that is anti Christian. I find it astonishing that anyone should think, because I am doing music for a documentary film on his life, that that means I support his views. That couldn't be further from the truth.
"If it is the case that a composer should only write music for all he believes in, then I, along with many other musicians, would be out of work. I know Jewish composers who have supplied music for film about Adolf Hitler – should they not have done so? If I was asked to write music for a Saddam Hussein documentary, should I refuse? Of course not!
"My personal view is that, for as long as possible, films about evil people should be shown in order to educate continuing generations what evil can do. If you read the New Testament, it is full of examples where Jesus mixed with some of the worst people in society. Should he have not done so? Of course he should. Did this mean he condoned their ways? Of course not!
"Once again I must make it very clear that by supplying music for any subject matter does not mean I condone the subject matter."
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Interfaces of Health: A Watson Year
This blog chronicles my travels as a 2016-2017 Thomas J. Watson Fellow exploring cultural attitudes towards health technology around the world. Starting from and returning to New York City, USA, I am traveling to Sweden, Qatar, India, Singapore, Japan, and Botswana over the course of one year.
Health post: Going to the hospital
After my meeting with the doctor at Cornell, I met with one of his PhD students at the Hamad General Hospital. This hospital is one of eight owned by the Hamad Medical Corporation, HMC, the government system for health and medicine in Qatar. I spoke with Dr. Adnan Khan, from Pakistan, about health in Qatar in general and about the technology that the Cornell doctor brought into the country.
The technology of CCM, corneal confocal microscopy, allows doctors to diagnose complications associated with diabetes. As I've mentioned, diabetes is one of Qatar's main health issues, and it's important not just to diagnose and treat diabetes but also to understand its extent by seeing what complications it's causing. These consequences include neuropathy (which can lead to foot amputation), heart attack, and stroke. A doctor wants to identify these issues as early as possible to stop them from getting worse and to know when patients are high risk. Such complications prematurely disable patients and increase their risk of dying.
CCM is an ophthalmic test to diagnose neuropathy. It is essentially a camera that lightly touches a patient's cornea and scans it. The cornea has sensory nerve structures; for example, nerves in your eye make you tear up to expel dust particles. Diabetes patients with neuropathy will show far fewer nerves than healthy patients. The Cornell doctor told me that an older way of diagnosing neuropathy in diabetes patients was to perform a biopsy on leg tissue and send the sample to a lab, which is obviously more invasive and time-consuming.
I thought of Vibrosense, the Swedish startup, whose main product is a vibration tester for diagnosing HAVS (hand-arm vibration syndrome). It had the added benefit of being able to identify neuropathies in diabetes patients and was also a non-invasive device, though perhaps less accurate than CCM.
Here, I was sitting in the Hamad General Hospital between the separated "Male Waiting Area" and "Female Waiting Area." The hospital feels sophisticated and offers every service imaginable, as listed on the long directory by the elevator door.
While I was at Cornell, I asked the doctor about how he brought this technology to HMC; if he had to convince them to use it and if they were open about it. He said yes, he did have to convince them, and that they were open about the technology but not about him. When he was a newcomer two years ago, he felt that he made the Qataris insecure – as though they thought he was going to "steal their thunder." I've noticed through many conversations and observations that the Qataris are painted as being both very proud and fearful, worried that outsiders will prove to be smarter and better than them, even though they invite these outsiders to learn from their expertise. But, as the doctor said, "the world is too small" to let ego come before health, and at the end of the day the technology is good, so now it's here in Qatar.
With Dr. Khan in Hamad General Hospital, I had the chance to try the eye-scanning technologies. In addition to CCM, they had an OCT machine – "optical coherence tomography" – which also uses light to take 3D images of the eye but at a slightly lower resolution. Both processes were super easy as the "patient" and went very quickly. I could barely feel the CCM machine touching my eye. From Dr. Khan's side as the user, the machine's computer interface seemed more complicated. However, he knows the machine very well and navigated the system quickly, showing me my eye scans almost immediately.
The OCT machine and associated computer monitor. The machine itself is made by Heidelberg Engineering, a German company.
Good news: I have all my nerves! So I don't have neuropathy. If I did, I could be tested for diabetes; however, CCM and OCT can't be used to rule out a diagnosis of diabetes, as diabetes does not always cause neuropathy right away.
I asked Dr. Khan how other patients had responded to the CCM and OCT technologies. He said that it was all about communication. He works hard to make them feel comfortable, talking them before and during the experiment, which makes them happy and open to using the technology. With some patients there's a language barrier, so he's not sure exactly how these patients feel, but they never react badly to the machines – probably because they know that their doctor recommended the procedure.
Dr. Khan prepares the CCM machine.
I also discussed general health attitudes with Dr. Khan and his colleague, a woman from Australia – let's call her Ann. Ann told me that the rich Qatari locals are pushy and act entitled to every service at the hospital at any time. She's seen Qataris ignore being told that they have to wait for a room and go stand by an occupied room, demanding to be let in. Others haven't accepted the timing of their appointments. There have been multiple times when Ann has told a Qatari, "Okay, your surgery appointment is at 8am," and gotten the response, "Absolutely not. I'll be asleep. I'll come in at noon." And what do you do with that?
So even when it comes to important surgeries, health is not a priority. There seems to be a certain laziness in the Qataris' approach to health, evident in their refusal to come to the hospital early and with their "god willing" attitude. A common Arabic phrase is inshallah, meaning "god willing," and it comes up in all sorts of situations. "Will I see you tomorrow?" "Inshallah!" (If God wills it!). It can mean sure, maybe, no – you get the idea. Ann said that people use it in response to illnesses, too. "I have diabetes? God willing it goes away!" Rather than take an active role in their treatment and medicine, they let fate decide; there isn't a lot of motivation to be in control of one's health.
We also talked about the diabetes, and Dr. Khan and Ann repeated what the Cornell doctor said – that the social culture here revolves around food. People offer food to each other at meetings, in offices and at home, and apparently it's rude to refuse. However, there is a trend towards being sportier. Ann mentioned that malls are starting to have indoor "walking routes" (though I'm not sure where; I haven't seen any at the five malls I've been to), and she pointed out that 38 Qatari citizens participated in the 2016 Olympics compared to 12 in the 2012 Olympics.
Dr. Khan analyses my eye scans from the CCM machine. His left hand is close to the part of the machine that touches your cornea.
In contrast to the Qataris, the migrant workers are not so pushy. Ann has observed that the workers do whatever the doctor says, though they have poor health due to low wages (leading to buying cheap, unhealthy food) and a complete lack of health education or awareness (so they might have symptoms that they don't notice). Ann told me about a technology initiative at Hamad General Hospital. The hospital bought expensive wristbands that act as blood pressure monitors. They are supposed to be more accurate and user-friendly than the standard blood pressure arm cuff, as they allow for longer-term and subtler monitoring. Some patients were given the opportunity to try both so that the hospital could determine if the wristbands were a good idea.
Ann asked these patients which they prefer more, the wristband or the cuff, and observed the following differences. The uneducated workers give her no preference, which might be due to a language barrier; she said that in response to "Which do you prefer?," she often received the answer "Yes." The more educated expats (from India, Pakistan, and so on) prefer the wristband because it is smaller and easier to wear. The local Qataris demand the watch and throw the cuff back at her. Dr. Khan laughed at this, agreeing that it fits his observation but suggesting that the locals, as a minority in their own country, have to be pushy to assert themselves. "If not, the Indians would take over!" he joked.
Leaving the hospital, you see this gift shop with the most ridiculous and extravagant gift baskets. Ann lamented that almost all of the options are enormous baskets with far too many unhealthy chocolates.
Apparently, the blood pressure wristbands aren't the only fancy technologies around.Dr. Khan and Ann told me that Hamad Medical Corporation has imported a ton of fancy technology for its hospitals, as it has the money to afford the best. However, much of it is sitting unused, as people aren't trained to use the technology. So it seems that they import the right tech but not the technicians. What does that say about the attitude towards medical technology?
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A prova de futuro é o processo de antecipar o futuro e desenvolver métodos para minimizar os efeitos de choques e tensões de eventos futuros. A prova de futuro é usado em indústrias como eletrônica, médica, design industrial e, mais recentemente, em design para mudanças climáticas. As provas de futuro são extraídas de outras indústrias e codificadas como um sistema para abordar uma intervenção em uma construção histórica.

Conceito
Em geral, o termo "prova de futuro" refere-se à capacidade de algo continuar a ter valor em um futuro distante — de que o item não se torne obsoleto. O conceito de prova de futuro é o processo de antecipar o futuro e desenvolver métodos para minimizar os efeitos de choques e tensões de eventos futuros.

Eletrônica e comunicações
Em sistemas elétricos à prova de futuro, os edifícios devem ter "sistemas de distribuição flexíveis para permitir a expansão das tecnologias de comunicação. O software de processamento relacionado à imagem deve ser flexível, adaptável e programável para ser capaz de trabalhar com vários meios potenciais diferentes no futuro, bem como para lidar com o aumento do tamanho dos arquivos. O software de processamento relacionado à imagem também deve ser escalonável e incorporável — em outras palavras, o uso ou local no qual o software é empregado é variável e precisa acomodar o ambiente variável. A integração também é necessária para oferecer suporte a futuros requisitos computacionais no processamento de imagens.

Em redes de telefonia sem fio, a comprovação futura dos sistemas de hardware e software de rede implantados torna-se crítica porque sua implantação é tão cara que não é economicamente viável substituir cada sistema quando ocorrem mudanças nas operações da rede. Os projetistas de sistemas de telecomunicações se concentram fortemente na capacidade de um sistema ser reutilizado e flexível para continuar competindo no mercado.

Em 1998, a telerradiologia (capacidade de enviar imagens radiológicas, como raios-X e tomografias computadorizadas pela Internet para um radiologista revisor) estava em seus primórdios. Os médicos desenvolveram seus próprios sistemas, cientes de que a tecnologia mudaria com o tempo. Eles incluíram conscientemente a prova de futuro como uma das características que seu investimento precisaria ter. Para esses médicos, a prova de futuro significava arquitetura modular aberta e interoperabilidade de modo que, com o avanço da tecnologia, fosse possível atualizar os módulos de hardware e software dentro do sistema sem interromper os módulos restantes. Isso destaca duas características da prova de futuro que são importantes para o ambiente construído: interoperabilidade e a capacidade de ser adaptado às tecnologias futuras à medida que forem desenvolvidas.

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No design industrial, os designs voltados para o futuro procuram evitar a obsolescência, analisando a diminuição na desejabilidade dos produtos. A desejabilidade é medida em categorias como função, aparência e valor emocional. Os produtos com design mais funcional, melhor aparência e que acumulam valor emocional mais rapidamente tendem a ser retidos por mais tempo e são considerados à prova de futuro. Em última análise, o design industrial se esforça para encorajar as pessoas a comprar menos, criando objetos com níveis mais altos de atratividade. Algumas das características dos produtos preparados para o futuro que resultam deste estudo incluem uma natureza atemporal, alta durabilidade, aparências estéticas que capturam e mantêm o interesse dos compradores. Idealmente, à medida que um objeto envelhece, sua desejabilidade é mantida ou aumenta com o aumento do apego emocional. Produtos que se enquadram no atual paradigma de progresso da sociedade, ao mesmo tempo que fazem progresso, também tendem a ter maior atratividade.

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Monstera deliciosa is a common houseplant and a common gar-den plant throughout Guatemala. Most of my articles in the REVUE magazine have been about sacred plants and flowers that appear in Mayan myths and in ancient art of Guatemala. But this month I am writing about a plant that is not pictured in murals or in hieroglyphic inscriptions. I selected the split-leaf philodendron plant, which you see in pictures because it is so photogenic, and only this year did I learn that one part of the plant was edible.
Split-leaf philodendron is one informal name for Monstera deliciosa. I myself have never heard the name ceriman, which is evidently the name favored by Julia Morton, since that is the source of the web pages of the Purdue University horticultural web site. The biology student who works with FLAAR in Guatemala, Daniela de Costa, indicated she knows this plant by the name mano de león.
You can eat a philodendron?
The erect spike is what you can eventually eat, after it has ripened. Since the spike has unpleasant chemicals in it when unripe, and since the plant in my own garden has never bloomed (even in four years), I have never tasted this plant.
The photographs were taken at a hotel in Coban. It has been vigorously blooming all June, July and in August. I have stayed at this hotel about once a year for five years. I have photographed this plant before but never saw the flowers blooming as they were this year in the first week of June. In the botanical garden, CECON, in Guatemala City, the same species was blooming in late July.
Many of the vines which grow on trees have roots that can be used for rope or other common uses. You generally peel off the bark and make your cordage from a single piece. Monstera deliciosa is one of many vines you can utilize to make rope-like material. If you wish to see Mayan basket making (using many different plant parts), we recommend visiting Chilascó, in Baja Verapaz.
My split-leaf philodendron has never bloomed and grows slowly (but surely). Nonetheless this is one of my favorite plants. My plant is in the soil; not in a pot.
I am at 1,500 meters elevation and my Monstera deliciosa is very healthy and happy. Unfortunately, it's deep in the shade and has not bloomed during the four years that it has been growing. So to get the photographs that we include here, I had to go to Coban, Alta Verapaz. However, this plant is so common in all altitudes of Guatemala it is just a matter of happenstance whether you can find someone who has the same species out in the sun.


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NBA and SEED Project officially open first academy of its kind in Africa
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SENEGAL – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and SEED Project (Sports for Education and Economic Development), a non-profit organization based in Thies, Senegal, that uses basketball as a platform to engage youth in academic, athletic and leadership programs, today announced the official opening of NBA Academy Africa. An elite basketball training center in Thies for the top male and female prospects from throughout Africa, NBA Academy Africa is the first of its kind on the continent.
Twelve elite male prospects will be selected following scouting programs conducted with local federations across Africa and elite skills camps hosted in Thies in December and earlier this week. All 12 prospects will receive scholarships and training at NBA Academy Africa.
As part of today's announcement, the NBA and SEED Project also announced their plan to launch a new NBA Academy Africa facility in Saly, Senegal, for elite male prospects from throughout Africa, scheduled to open in the fall. When the new facility in Saly opens, SEED Project's existing facility in Thies will house and train female prospects and younger male prospects.
NBA Academy Africa will employ a holistic, 360-degree approach to player development with focuses on education, leadership, character development and life skills. As part of the program, the students will compete against top competition throughout the year and will have an opportunity to be selected for travel teams that play in international tournaments and exhibition games.
"Today is an important milestone for the growth of basketball on the continent as we begin to welcome the first group of young student athletes who will form the inaugural roster of NBA Academy Africa," said NBA Vice President and Managing Director for Africa, Amadou Gallo Fall. "NBA Academy Africa will provide student athletes with world-class, comprehensive training and education so they have the resources to achieve on the court and in life. I'd like to thank SEED for sharing our commitment to building a predictable path for African youth, and I am confident we will see the number of African players in the NBA continue to grow because of this initiative."
"NBA Academy Africa will play an important part in developing elite young players on the continent, and we are excited to be partnering with the NBA on this project," said SEED Project Senegal Executive Director Mohamed Niang. "We look forward to working with the top young prospects and playing our part in providing them with the skills and supportive environment to succeed."
The official opening of NBA Academy Africa follows the launch of academies in Hangzhou, Jinan and Urumqi, China, and the planned launch of academies in Canberra, Australia; and Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), India. NBA Academies include educational development for top international male and female prospects and mark the NBA's most significant investment in elite player development. The initiative exposes elite prospects to NBA-level coaching, facilities and competition and provides a global framework for elite prospects to maximize their success.
From 2014-16, SEED Project served as an implementing partner of the "Live, Learn and Play" (LLP) program, a strategic partnership between the NBA and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) designed to build local organizational capacity and positively impact Senegalese boys and girls ages 13-17 in 10 schools in Dakar and Thies. The SEED Project regularly helps its graduates, including Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota Timberwolves; Senegal; Basketball without Borders Africa 2009), enroll in university programs in Africa, Europe and the U.S.
NBA Academy Africa builds on the NBA's existing basketball and youth development initiatives in Africa, including Jr. NBA programs for boys and girls ages 16 and under in Cameroon, Congo, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Uganda, Senegal and South Africa. Basketball without Borders, the NBA and FIBA's global basketball development and community outreach program, has been held in Africa 14 times, with nine former BWB Africa campers drafted into the NBA.
The NBA is a global sports and media business built around three professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, the Women's National Basketball Association, and the NBA Development League. The league has established a major international presence with games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 49 languages, and NBA merchandise for sale in more than 125,000 stores in 100 countries on 6 continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2016-17 season featured a record 113 international players from 41 countries and territories. NBA Digital's assets include NBA TV, NBA.com and the NBA App, which achieved record viewership and traffic during the 2015-16 season. The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with more than 1.3 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms. Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.
About SEED Project
The SEED (Sport for Education and Economic Development) Project is an international non-governmental organization that uses sport, specifically basketball, as a mechanism to identify, cultivate and educate leaders. SEED works to maximize student potential in educational activities, while emphasizing leadership and social responsibility. SEED is based in Senegal and serves 2,000 youth per year, ages 6 to 19, with boarding and after school athletic, academic and leadership programs in accordance with the principles of education, life skills & responsible citizenship.
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A Yorkshire Pudding loving champion of his sport.
Tommy Fleetwood is a professional golfer born (19 January 1991) and raised in Southport, England
More about Tommy Fleetwood
Fleetwood found success as an amateur when he won the 2009 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and the 2010 English Amateur.
Tommy started his professional golf career in Europe and secured his European Tour card in 2012. He has been a consistent player, winning a handful of times on that tour.
Fleetwood has also found success in the Ryder Cup. In 2018 he was paired with Francisco Molinari and they became the first duo to win all four matches. This earned them the nickname "Moliwood".
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HBO takes Westworld behind the scenes as fans buzz over who's the real Charlotte
March 29, 2020, 10:32 PM ET
By Benjamin Bullard
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The third episode of Westworld's third season was mostly the Charlotte Hale show, even as fans lit up Twitter trying to speculate about what familiar character, exactly, might be lurking inside the once-human Delos suit's new host body. Well, HBO kept those kinds of revelations close to the vest Sunday, even as it teased that the answers are coming. But in a behind-the-scenes featurette that aired just after the episode, we get to hear a little more from Tessa Thompson on what it's like to play multiple personalities inside one character.
Depending on which fan theory you follow, Charlotte's already straddling two or even three worlds as she shifts from human, family Charlotte to Delos Charlotte and even, perhaps, to yet another key persona that Episode 3, "The Absence of Field," revealed in a twist at the end. But one thing's for sure, says Thompson: There's still plenty of mystery left to play out in Season 3's remaining five episodes. In fact, we're not even sure that Charlotte herself knows who the "real" Charlotte is ... yet.
**Spoiler Warning: There are light spoilers below for the third episode of Westworld Season 3.**
"The character of Hale is one that I'm so eager to explore," says Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy. "We've seen her as human, and now we get to see her as a host, living as an impostor among her family." We could add, judging by Charlotte's meeting with the elusive high-level manipulator Serac (Vincent Cassel) at the episode's end, we might just be seeing her as the "mole" inside the company whom Dolores is using as a double agent to jump-start the robot revolution with human sidekick Caleb's (Aaron Paul's) help.
Playing android Charlotte is "a new discovery that is endlessly fascinating," says Thompson. "This Hale that we see now is a complete new invention. The 'pearl' is the thing that obviously encases the data, but it's their soul; it's their spirit that is then housed just in this physical body … There's a lot of mystery as to where she goes from here."
In one key Episode 3 scene, Charlotte begs Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) to assure her they'll one day get to drop the façade and just be who they really are — but in a synth world like this, who exactly would that be? Which identity will step forward to become — or overtake — the real Charlotte? Is it Teddy, or William, or someone else (or perhaps even a facsimile of Dolores herself?). It's an intriguing question as Thompson continues to slide from one personality to the next, and it's all the more reason to stay looped in until Westworld brings itself back online for Episode 4 next week.
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It is understood that India and Portugal have also agreed to work out modalities for a co-production agreement in the film sector.
New Delhi: Portugal Prime Minister Antonio Costa has invited Indian filmmakers to shoot their upcoming ventures in his country. The Portuguese government will also hold talks with film industry representatives in Goa on January 12 to promote the country as a shooting destination.
Sources stated that many Indian producers have been invited for the scheduled meeting with the Portugal Prime Minister in Goa on January 12.
Union information and broadcasting is understood to be facilitating the talks.
Sources stated that the Portuguese government was keen to enable shoots for films like Hrithik Roshan-starrer Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, shot in Spain and promoted by the Spanish government. It is believed that Indian movies shot in Portugal could help the country in bolstering its tourism industry. Sources stated that a proposal to provide subsidies to film producers may also be discussed at the meet.
It is understood that India and Portugal have also agreed to work out modalities for a co-production agreement in the film sector. The agreement would be framed in a time-bound manner keeping in mind the legal aspects of such an agreement.
A possibility of an MoU between the public broadcasters of both the countries to share best practices and seek cooperation in technical and content related matters was also discussed.
The issue of MoU was also discussed at a meeting between minister of state for information & broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore and Portugal minister of culture Luis Filipe Castro Mendes on Tuesday.


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Beta & Alpha Readers - The After Process
BETA & ALPHA READERS
I've talked about beta readers before, but that was a very long time ago, and I wanted to delve into the topic again with fresh eyes. So you've written a book, and whether you're going the traditional route or the indie route, you're going to want to have some feedback after revision, or before, or whatnot, and you're going to want it to be people whose opinions you can trust. This is where beta and alpha readers come in.
A lot of the time, people in the indie space only really talk about beta readers, or critique partners, and while an alpha reader can be a CP, there is a difference between the alpha and beta kind. As the names kinda suggest, the alpha reader comes first, and the beta readers will come after, but what's the difference between the two? Glad you asked because I'm gonna give you a beak down!
ALPHA READERS
-> These are usually someone close to the writer, a loved one, a partner, a good friend, who reads the book as it's being written, before it's finished and before any kind of revision has been done. This is where it has some similarities with the CP because they'll do the same, but an alpha reader isn't always another writer. It might just be someone who wants to support the author, and/or likes the kind of fiction they're writing.
-> While, because of the closeness to the writer, you can't always assume that their feedback will be as honest as it needs to be, it's a perfectly valid way of sharing your work before you start to revise it. I've used both alpha and CP's at this stage, and while I don't use alpha's anymore, they can be useful for getting that initial impact of where the story is going. Remember that as a planster it can be a way for me to pick up on any themes or threads that I've missed, giving me a chance to make notes for revisions later down the line.
-> Alpha readers are not considered a necessary part of the publishing process. Unlike CPs, they're not really something that every single writer does, but that doesn't mean that you can't use them. If you're just starting out as a writer or an author, it can be a way to work out if you're going in the right direction. While I wouldn't recommend you use them instead of a CP or betas, they can be used in conjunction with them, and it's a great way to share the buzz with your friends and family.
-> Beta readers are readers within your target audience who read the work after completion and some revision, and offer feedback on the work itself. They can point out things like typos, but their main concentration is on whether the pacing works, that the story flows, any plot holes and the like that they've picked up on. There are usually a wide circle of betas, and you usually go through more than one round with them, using different betas each time to make sure you get a clear picture of what needs work and any changes made.
-> They are usually recruited by the author, whether that's other writers, or friends and family, is up to the author, but the main difference here is that there are many of them. Their feedback will allow the author to go back and make changes before going into a new round, with new betas, and seeing if the fixes make things work. Their feedback, because they're removed from the author, is usually a lot more honest, and genuine critique. While you might get the odd one or two who don't want to say anything bad, they're not always that helpful when you're asking for what doesn't work.
-> Beta readers are, usually, readers first and while you may, as I said, get some who are also writers, the distinction is that they are readers of that genre and category and have read other works, know the tropes and the like and approach the matter as a reader and not as a writer.
-> Betas are, depending on who you ask, considered a necessary part of the publishing process, especially if you're indie. They are the people who'll you go to before you start the professional edit. The process of going through round after round varies from book to book, but it's very much something that's needed along the way.
So there we go, the differences between beta and alpha readers. Like I said, I've used both, but I generally use CPs now rather than alpha readers, and I do, personally, think the beta reading process is necessary before the professional edit.
What are you thoughts? Lemme know in the comments below!
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Kenya's Political Turmoil Is a Tale of Fathers and Sons
NAIROBI, Kenya — The two men were political allies.
But they had a falling out over the direction of newly independent Kenya — especially over land and power — and became bitter adversaries.
Now their sons are fighting a modern adaptation of the same battle as they vie to lead the country, pushing one of Africa's youngest and most vibrant democracies to the brink of a constitutional crisis.
"History is not exactly repeating itself," said Maina Kiai, a human rights lawyer in Kenya, describing the eerie political parallels between past and present, "but it certainly is rhyming."
Politically, Kenya is deeply — and evenly — divided between Uhuru Kenyatta, the president, and his longtime political rival, Raila Odinga. In last year's election, Mr. Kenyatta won slightly more than half the votes, and Mr. Odinga slightly less. Those results were tossed out in a historic decision by the Supreme Court, which cited widespread irregularities.
The court ordered a do-over of the polling, which Mr. Kenyatta won. But Mr. Odinga has not accepted the result, and even "inaugurated" himself as "the people's president" at the end of January.
In recent weeks, supporters on both sides have hardened their claims that their man is the only legitimate leader.
Mr. Odinga's followers threaten to secede from the country if his main demands — dialogue and a path to new elections this year — are not met. Mr. Kenyatta's followers say the opposition leader committed treason by staging his mock inauguration to undercut the legitimacy of the real one.
It didn't start out like this.
Jomo Kenyatta, the father of the current president, was a Kenyan freedom fighter, the living embodiment of African nationalism, and, therefore, the British colonial government's most hated man. He spent the last decade of Kenya's colonial rule in prison.
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, the father of Raila Odinga, negotiated independence with the British. The colonial rulers wanted Mr. Odinga to lead the new Kenya, but Mr. Odinga had other ideas: He demanded Mr. Kenyatta's freedom — and his appointment as Kenya's first head of state.
"Kenyatta would not have been released, and he wouldn't have been made prime minister, if it hadn't been for Odinga's backing," said Daniel Branch, a professor of history at the University of Warwick and an expert on post-colonial Kenyan politics. "The two men always admired each other."
Willy Mutunga, who was chief justice of the Supreme Court from 2011 to 2016, believes Mr. Odinga was motivated by more than mere admiration. "I think he genuinely believed that the country was going to be better off with somebody who had become a legend," he said.
And so, in 1964, when Kenya became a republic, Jomo Kenyatta became its president, and Jaramogi Odinga vice-president.
Not long after, though, things fell apart.
The elder Mr. Kenyatta became a pro-Western capitalist, entrenching the wealth of his family and his ethnic community from his presidential perch. The elder Mr. Odinga advocated sharing state resources — especially the land the British settlers would leave behind — among Kenya's many ethnic communities.
"There was a dramatic departure between Odinga's father and Kenyatta's father," said John Githongo, a longtime civil rights activist and a former federal civil servant. "In a sense, that old fight is ongoing now."
That fight was, and remains, partly about land, and partly about power.
Mr. Kenyatta wanted to sell the British settler lands to Kenyans of means, and to concentrate political power in the presidency.
Mr. Odinga wanted to redistribute land among those marginalized by the colonial government, and to have a decentralized power system that would allow neglected regions more autonomy and a share of the state coffers.
These differences ultimately undermined the founding fathers' alliance. In the end, Mr. Kenyatta set up a buyback scheme, which meant the land "went more or less to the political elites," said Odenda Lumumba, the chief executive officer of the Kenya Land Alliance, a national land rights group based in Nanyuki. "The political elites, to protect themselves, attracted their ethnic tribes around them."
Mr. Kenyatta brokered land deals that benefited his fellow Kikuyus, and his own family. His government blocked repeated efforts by Parliament to limit land ownership, and his family amassed vast tracts of land, tea and coffee plantations, and stakes in ruby mines, among other riches, according to a 1978 dossier that the C.I.A. declassified last year.
In 1966, Mr. Odinga split with Mr. Kenyatta and started a new political party. It was banned three years later, and Mr. Odinga was jailed for more than a year.
After Mr. Kenyatta's death in 1978, his handpicked successor, Daniel Arap Moi, banned other political parties, largely to keep Mr. Odinga out of politics.
His government also cracked down on dissent, harassing and jailing opposition figures and democracy advocates, censoring the press, canceling the passports of perceived "enemies" of his government — all moves the younger Mr. Kenyatta has reinstated, in these last weeks, as he battles with the younger Odinga.
By the time Kenya held its first competitive election, in 2002, political leadership had passed from Kenya's founding fathers to their sons. Mr. Moi, who had run the country for 24 years, had groomed Uhuru Kenyatta as his successor, and Raila Odinga picked up his father's fight after he died in 1994.
In that election, Mr. Odinga's party won, and Mwai Kibaki became president. But by 2013, Mr. Kenyatta defeated Mr. Odinga in a presidential election. Now he has won re-election — twice.
It can feel, some here say, more like a family dynasty than a democracy.
"Mr. Kenyatta is the fourth president of Kenya," said Mr. Mutunga, the former chief justice. "He is also the son of the first president, the political protégé of the second president, and the godson of the third president."
Many here say Mr. Kenyatta's interests look similar to his father's.
"Uhuru Kenyatta represents, in some respects, the continuation of an old order," said Mr. Githongo, the civil rights activist. "And Odinga has always represented a change from that."
Mr. Kenyatta's family's land holdings have ballooned, to an estimated half-million hectares, or about 10 percent of the country, and corruption in his administration is rife. His first administration decentralized some of power shored up in Nairobi, but complaints about the financial support for Kenya's new counties are widespread.
Many say budgets are slow to come, or never appear. Concerns about the central government's fiscal responsibility became so bad last year that the United States suspended $21 million in aid to the Ministry of Health, citing corruption and poor accounting.
Mr. Odinga's central political argument today is that over generations, many Kenyans have been left by circumstances — their geographic location, their ethnic groups, their landlessness — on the outside of power. He speaks often of marginalization and disenfranchisement, of economic grievances and historical injustices, code words that tap into decades' worth of disappointments and frustrations first articulated by his father.
"What has always happened is the instrumentalization of grievance," said Patrick Gathara, a political analyst in Nairobi. "People know they're being treated unfairly, but politicians put a veneer. They substitute their problems for the people's problems."
Source: The NewYork Times.


8 x 8 gatefold card.
I've used Sizzix Sewing Room die and Lili of the Valley papers.
Only just visible on the cream card - I stamped lots of rows of HOTP stitch stamps and embossed in clear powder. The sentiment has been die-cut four times and layered for dimension.


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I had my first prenatal appointment today with Dr. Im. He is so pleasant and sweet. After all the typical talk of medical history the Dr. recommended that he refer me to Dr. Anderson who is the "high risk" specialist for pregnancies. I had a feeling this would happen. Being that I've had high blood pressure prior to my first pregnancy and along with all the other complications I've had through my first pregnancy, it was the best thing. I've gained 4lbs and feel like I'm already showing! My back aches daily and I get light headed and dizzy throughout the day. I've been able to sleep fairly well. I've got my snoogle (total body) pillow out already! Totally helps me feel so cozy. Kevin hates it cause he can't sleep near me.
Once I got home I had to take a nap. Kevin was wonderful and took care of Konnor and cleaned house. I was nauseous all day long, still having dizzy spells and my heart is palpitating like crazy. Although when I check my blood pressure, it's fine. Still, Stage 1 hypertension....but what's new!?
Konnor has been very cooperative with Mommy not being able to tend to him all day long. He's great when it's nap time. He seems to be understanding and not asking me to pick him up too much. He loves just sitting on my lap with me though. Even when he's watching TV, he wants to sit in my lap. It's so cute how he moves my hands to make room for his little bottom. Even when he wants me to do something, he takes my hands and puts them on whatever he wants opened, or given to him. He's been doing such silly things lately. One of the cutest things is that when he sees food he says, "Mmmm". Whether it's on a TV commercial, someone else eating it, in the grocery store or a picture of it. You gotta hear him! He also has been a little devil and has been emptying out his toy boxes sitting in them. I caught him half way in his toy chest the other night! Night time has been great. Konnor has been going to bed right around 9pm. Still sleeping 11 hour straight and not crying at all when he awakes. I'm hoping it all stays this easy throughout the pregnancy.


There are many types of resumes to choose from, and making sure you have the right style for the job to which you are applying can be intimidating. A chronological resume is a simple, fact-based resume that allows employers to skim through your work experience and qualifications. If you are planning to write a chronological resume, this podcast will help you understand how to create one.
Now that you know what a chronological resume is and how to format one, let's take a look at an example chronological resume for someone with a solid work history and one for a recent graduate.


HOUSTON – The Houston Health Department (HHD) confirms seven mumps cases at an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Houston. All seven individuals are adult detainees who were detained during their infectious period. There is no evidence the disease was transmitted to anyone outside of the facility.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Dr. David Persse, Houston's local health authority and EMS medical director, will be available for interviews today (Feb. 9) at 2 p.m. at the Houston Health Department, 8000 N. Stadium Drive in Houston.


02 June 2016, 13:01 p.m.
How long it takes a user to load a website has increased over the years due to complex design choices, according to a new report from Dynatrace. The digital performance company observed this global phenomenon and notes websites are seven percent slower than last year.
Dynatrace tracked the homepage response times of 300 leading retail sites in the UK, US, France, Germany, China, Australia, Spain and the Nordics, testing every 10 minutes for the last 12 months. Over this period, the company found new design trends and functionality expectations has slowed response times.
Separate research indicates that consumers expect a website to load within three seconds or less and over that results in 46 percent of consumers abandoning the page. This damages relationships with users and can have a detrimental impact on revenues.
China and the Nordics made notable improvements over the past year, but they are still playing catch up against other countries. France was the stand-out performer, with a 20 percent speed increase moving the country from position five in 2015 to number two in 2016. The UK, on the other hand, enjoyed pole position in 2015 but slid into third place in 2016. The US was bumped out the leading three, whilst Australia dropped below China into the bottom spot with response times increasing from 5.4 seconds in 2015 to 8.2 seconds in 2016.
When designing a website, trends lead towards big images and several interactive objects such as social widgets. Across our publications we've been guilty of this ourselves, with a redesign we put in place a couple of years back offering a much improved visual experience but slowing load speeds down. Over the past couple of days we've made several changes which has greatly increased the speed, but admittedly there is still work to do.
Apple's website is used by Dynatrace as the best-practice example – with the international retailer nailing its performance in every country it operates through building websites with little hosts and yet delivering a simple but visually-engaging user experience.
Dynatrace's research has indicated that – when it comes to websites – less is more and bigger isn't better. The best performers had small page sizes, smaller object counts, and fewer third party hosts.
What are your thoughts on increasing website response times? Let us know in the comments.


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Q: Сортировка выбором, не работает код, в чем причина Есть одномерный массив, который сортирую методом выбора, необходимо пользователю показывать каждую итерацию (чтобы он видел изменения в массиве), но вот если элементы попалась такие что достаточно 2 итераций для их сортировки, как остановить показ?
void sortirovka(int *a, int n) //функция сортировки массива
{
    int count = 0;
    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        bool flag = true;
        int temp = a[0];
        for(int j = i + 1; j < n; j++)
        {
            if(a[i] < a[j])
            {
                temp = a[i];
                a[i] = a[j];
                a[j] = temp;
                flag = false;
            }
        }
        if(!flag)
        {
            count ++;
            cout << "\n" << count << " перестановка:  ";
            for (int k = 0; k < n; k++)
            {
                cout << a[k] << " ";
            }
        }
    }
}

A: Сортировка выбором предпологает вставку минимального элемента в начало последовательности. Это очень плохой метод сортировки, но все же вы написали его неправильно, поэтому я напишу как надо, чтоб на правильном коде показать как и когда нужно вывести массив на показ после каждой итерации:
void selection_sort(int* array, size_t n)
{
    for (size_t i = 0;  i < n - 1; ++i) {
        size_t min = i;
        for (size_t j = i + 1; j < n; ++j) {
            if (array[j] < array[min]) {
                min = j;
            }
        }

        if (min != i)
            swap(array[i], array[min]);
        //меньший элемент на своем месте, показываем результат
        for (size_t k = 0; k < n; ++k) {
            cout << array[k] <<' ';
        }
        cout << endl;
    }
}

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Following on from the success of Eastern Delight at the 2012 Southampton Beer Festival (it was crowned 'Cider of the Festival', the eastern style cider has been awarded Gold Medal at the 2013 Winchester Ale and Cider Festival.
This is particularly satisfying for us at 146; many competitions around the UK have very little place for a cider made exclusively from dessert fruit - in fact, in the west they are often dismissed as having some kind of fault. I have long felt that this was a mistake, that a cider made from high quality, heritage varieties of dessert apples (the ones that focus more on flavour and less on being crisp and sweet) could make an interesting cider.
This is the start of the 2013 cider competition season - so lets see what else we have in store this year.


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Gears for Breakfast has revealed a big update for A Hat in Time, alongside a newly announced Switch version.
Posted by Ashley King on August 20, 2018
A Hat in Time has been announced for the Nintendo Switch, after the developers teased the game would never be released on the platform. During a livestream announcing new content for the game in a Seal the Deal DLC, the Nintendo Switch version was showcased. That's an interesting turn of events from a now-deleted tweet on February 5th stating the game would not be coming to the platform.
The full trailer above is for the new content in the Seal the Deal DLC with the Switch announcement embedded in between everything announced. No release date was given for the title.
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Q: Set the Screen saver or lockscreen using script on RMM Goal description:
I need to personalize the screen saver on all the computers at my work place to show a specific text or picture(s).
I need to be able to set and force this screen saver and all its customization's through a script, not with the UI or GPOs.
I need the screen saver to be active, to come on (after 5-10 minutes) and stay on (no screen blackout) - regardless of the state of the user logon, logoff or locked status.
I need this to apply to all machines, mostly Win 10, some win 7, Home and Pro editions
I will need to be able to change the customization/to change the text or pictures every week or so.
Here are my problems and concerns:
1) Limitations:

*

*Any deployment of these changes needs to be made through Atera using Scripting. Atera is an RMM which supports execution of .bat and .ps1 (power-shell) files which will run on the local machine as SYSTEM or a local user account.
This is because all 150 computers are spread out over 7 different locations, and not connected to any domain or server of sorts. So, cannot use group policies.

*I am not sure how I would specify a picture or multiple pictures for a (slideshow?) screen saver in a script.

*I am not sure how to ensure that the screen saver will apply on a system level - like when logged off - and not just a per-user level (most REG based scripts I've seen target the HKCU for screen saver settings - see here for example)
Also, an important note- when scripts run as SYSTEM (and will need to run as such for admin privileges) references to HKCU will not effect the currently logged on user. Therefore, in order to effect "HKCU" registry edits, I would need to edit all the profiles under the HKEY_USERS hive. Not sure how I would reference those profiles in a script. Can I use a "*"? Also, how will it effect the current user if I edit their registry hive from the HKEY_USERS directory while they are logged in?

*some computers are Pro while some are Home edition. The Home edition may not allow me to use certain registry keys that would create system policies, although I am unsure about this. Since we would like to enforce this, we want to block the ability to change the screen saver setting options - like is found here. This may not be an issue if we can have the script run daily to reset the settings anyway.

*most REG script I've seen to change screen saver settings required the computer to restart or have the user logoff to take effect. This should not be necessary, but haven't figured out how to tell the computer to recognize the new setting without restarting
2) Conflicts

*

*Default on windows is to timeout the screen (black) when locked after a few minutes of idle (I am sure a registry edit can change this)

*some computers are going to sleep after idle (possibly a HKLM_currentcontrolset registry entry can  fix this).

*I currently have a scheduled task that runs on idle (after 10 minutes) which locks the screen and closes methasoft (EMR program) after an hour using a .bat file I created. In my experience, I have seen the screen saver come on, and them upon the device being locked, it would go away and instead show the login screen (like after pressing Start+L). Also, I found that during the testing for methasoft to close (I had tested where it closed within a few minutes) I found that it would bring the screen back on (after blacking out), and I am concerned that it would also kill the screen saver and bring back the lock screen.
This may not be an issue if the screen saver will come on again when idle on the lock screen.

A: I found this script https://abcdeployment.wordpress.com/2017/04/20/how-to-set-custom-backgrounds-for-desktop-and-lockscreen-in-windows-10-creators-update-v1703-with-powershell/   which works to set the background image for the lockscreen and the desktop. I tested it out and it works. The lockscreen takes effect immediately while the desktop image only takes effect after logging out and logging back in.
This will work for Windows 10 machines.
I still need to find code for windows 7 machines, and code to make sure the screen doesn't turn off after it goes to the lockscreen (on Windows 10 as well).

A: Create these registry entries for the lockscreen

REG ADD
  HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PersonalizationCSP
REG ADD
  HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PersonalizationCSP /v
  LockScreenImagePath /t REG_SZ /d "c:\image.jpg" /f
REG ADD
  HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PersonalizationCSP /v
  LockScreenImageUrl /t REG_SZ /d c:\image.jpg" /f
REG ADD
  HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PersonalizationCSP /v
  LockScreenImageStatus /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f


MULTAN, Oct 23 (APP): Punjab Governor Malik Rafique Rajwana on Sunday said the incumbent government had successfully eliminated terrorism and put the country on path to progress and prosperity.
He said this while addressing a ceremony at Textile Engineering College, Bahauddin Zakariya University here.
The governor said a large number of projects, including the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), motorways and power projects were underway with a rapid pace.
The education,health and agriculture sectors had also made a remarkable improvement, he said and added jobs opportunities were being created in all fields.
"We believe in service of the masses and are making sincere efforts in this regard. The government has complete public trust and confidence," he said.
The goverment was developing road infrastructure especially from agriculture field to market, the governor said.
The provision of safe drinking water was a top priority of the government, he added.
He said the government was working on establishment of an Information Technology University in the city, adding that a master plan to solve sewerage issues had also been devised. An Outdoor of the Kidney Centre started its function while indoor services would begin soon, he said. "We are also adding 600 beds in the Nishtar Hospital," he added.
There was a need to promote technical education in the country. After completion of the CPEC, a good number of engineers and sub engineers would be required to reap the maximum benefits from the CPEC.
The governor said the Textile College would be upgraded as local region was famous for cotton production.
Bahauddin Zakariya University Vice Chancellor Dr Tahir Ameen said the BZU had been included in a list of top 900 universities of the world. "We are paying an immense focus on research," he added.
Later, the governor also inaugurated a spinning lab and visited different departments of the college.


The AVIMED Hospital, which is a part of a medical group, started operations in 2009. It is located in the centre of Katowice, in a historic building occupying the space of 1140 square metres.
Since its establishment, the AVIMED Hospital has specialised in orthopaedic and trauma surgical procedures of the musculoskeletal system, spine and peripheral nervous system surgery. In the recent years the offer has been extended to include surgical procedures in urology as well as general, oncological and plastic surgery.
A state-of-the-art operating theatre, which fulfils the strictest criteria for sterilization, comprises two operating rooms with world-class facilities and medical equipment and a post-operative recovery room with an intensive care unit.
In the post-operative ward for inpatients there are 20 beds in single and double air-conditioned comfortable rooms with bathrooms, TV and Wi-Fi.
Diagnostic procedures including ultrasound, Doppler ultrasound tests, EKG, x-ray, spirometry and audiometry are carried out in the hospital. Other diagnostic procedures are performed in cooperating healthcare institutions under agreement with the AVIMED Hospital.
Within the scope of orthopaedics the Hospital performs surgical procedures on: shoulder, knee, hip, ankle joints, spine, elbow, knee, hand. For surgeries modern and tested minimally invasive methods are used, which allows to reduce the size of the post-operative wound as well as the post-operative trauma thus shorten the duration of stay in the hospital and subsequent recovery.
Arthroscopy is used every week to perform, for example, shoulder and knee joint reconstruction and repair procedures. These surgical procedures are provided mostly for professional athletes and other physically active people who wish to recover as soon as possible. As one of the few centres in Poland, our Hospital offers endoprosthetics of the shoulder joint.
endoprosthetics of the shoulder and elbow joints.
Specialization in orthopaedics and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system.
He has worked for the AVIMED Hospital since 2009; has gained his professional experience both in Poland and abroad, has completed internships in hospitals in USA and UK. He has attended a number of trainings on minimally invasive surgery in Poland and abroad.
Specialization in orthopaedics and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system and athletic medicine.
The Orthopaedics Department of the Multi-Specialist Hospital in Jaworzno; team physician for GKS Tychy – ice hockey club (multi champion and vice-champion of Poland), football (1st league), basketball (1st league) and volleyball (1st league).
Dr Szalewicz-Szpunar specializes in orthopaedic surgical procedures of the upper extremity: reconstructions of the hand and shoulder, arthrolysis.
 surgical treatment of cartilage loss with the use of stem cells in the bone marrow and autologous chondrocyte transplant.
 consultations on the knee joint rehabilitation.
 surgical treatment of the ankle: arthroscopy, cartilage loss treatment, ligament damage, Achilles tendon.
1. Luszawski Jerzy, MD, PhD.
He has been performing repair surgeries of the brachial plexus since 2010 as one of the few people in Poland who are able to do that. He has implemented a unique method of selective dorsal rhizotomy for the treatment of the spasticity of the lower extremities.
2008 Inomed Training Course – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring, Freiburg, Germany.
The scope of surgery: selective dorsal rhizotomy, reconstruction of the brachial plexus, reconstruction of the nerve in the lower extremity, microdiscectomia.
At the AVIMED Hospital we take special care to rehabilitation of the patients, which ensures their quick recovery. Our patients are provided with rehabilitation equipment to cater for their individual needs as well as physiotherapy.
• sports clubs: 1st league football club Ruch Chorzów, GKS Katowice, Amateur Sports Club Sokół.
The AVIMED Hospital has also been a partner for global insurance companies and companies offering private health care both in Poland and abroad. Within the scope of this cooperation we provide both specialist consultations and surgical procedures.
Owing to our cooperation with high class specialists, we constantly seek new challenges, opportunities and ways to extend our offer. Our doctors take part in national and multinational projects, and thus constantly develop their skills by having access to many medical cases.


The Voice Essentials 2 Course continues the developmental journey of the Voice Essentials 1 Course, introducing ever-more challenging activities. Breath, pitch and range are all tested with the Voice Essentials 2 Course exercises.
Breathing is foundational to great singing. Throughout the Voice Essentials 2 Course your breath management will be challenged.
There's more to music than the major scale. Get ready to test your intonation with new and exciting scales and intervals.
If you're looking to extend your range then the Voice Essentials 2 Course will excite your vocal folds.
Your vocal success is our primary concern, so we've included a range of learning materials designed to support your educational journey.
Every module in the Voice Essentials 2 Course provides a downloadable lesson sheet designed to direct your learning long after you've completed the course materials.
When you engage with a Voice Essentials Course you can rest easy knowing that all of the learning materials have been designed with the latest research in mind. Are you ready to start your evidenced-based learning journey?
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Daniel (aka Dr Dan) is an award-winning freelance artist and educator, predominantly teaching in his private studio (Djarts) and performing Australia wide. Daniel regularly presents for conferences as a Singing Voice Specialist, providing workshops and practical learning activities to contemporary vocalists across Australia and abroad. In 2011 Daniel completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
Dr Dan, as he is affectionately known by many of his students, is nationally recognized as one of Australia's leading Contemporary Singing Voice Specialists with over 20 years of teaching experience and 25 years of performance on the stage. The combined industry strengths of high-level academic credentials and current gigging know-how position Daniel to greatly assist his student's vocal and artistic development. Daniel is currently on the national board of the Australian Voice Association (AVA), having been recently elected to the office of National President. Daniel is also a Full Member of ANATS (Australian National Association for Singing Teachers) which means that you can be fully confident in his expertise and professional currency.