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TEN THOUSAND Opel and Vauxhall sackings were announced by General Motors Europe Chief Executive David N (Nick) Reilly and Executive Director Reinald Hoben, yesterday.
They confirmed the closure of the Antwerp plant and warned that there is no production planned for the Vauxhall plant in Luton, Bedfordshire beyond 2012.
Reilly said: 'The auditors report supports our analysis and conclusions. Unfortunately, this analysis also forces us to take additional steps that are most difficult as they involve our own people . . . .
'After an extended period of carefully weighing up our options we had to conclude that we had to adjust our capacities by approximately 20 per cent and we expect that around 8,300 jobs will be directly affected by this restructuring and we will have to re-tool and reorganise our plants.'
Hoben said: 'At Opel-Vauxhall, we have reacted fast to the market decline with various short-term measures such as short-work, working time reductions and insourcing.
'However,' he said, pointing to a future of speed-ups and conditions cuts, 'it will not be enough. We as a company must lower our break-even point and further reduce our structure cost to enable us to be profitable again.
'To adjust to the current and forecast market environment, we believe we must reduce our capacity by approximately 20 per cent . . . . Under our plan this capacity adjustment translates into a workforce reduction of around 8,300 people.
'This has been one of the toughest issues for management to contemplate, but we are obliged to secure the financial health and the future of our company and to protect the vast majority of jobs at Opel-Vauxhall.
'Our plan foresees that the reductions will be spread out across most of Europe and will include about 6,900 employees in manufacturing, 1,300 in sales and other administrative areas, and 162 in manufacturing-engineering.
'Our product engineering centre will not be impacted by the restructuring.
'Please keep in mind that we are in discussions with our employee representatives both on a European and local level. Some numbers will have to be rounded and you may see some minor adjustments.
'This is due to our needs in manufacturing to have some degree of built-in flexibility.
'Let me now go into some detail. Our initiatives include the intent to close our Belgian production facility in Antwerp as previously announced. As Nick said, this early announcement is in no way a reflection of the professionalism of the Antwerp workforce.
'The truth is as sad as it is simple. The intent to shut down the plant is solely due to the unfortunate reality of the current business environment. We know how hard this is on the employees and we will work with employee representatives, local authorities and the government to ease the transition for the workers and their families . . . .
'Ellesmere Port will continue to produce the new Astra five-door hatchback. We will add a third shift next year to help meet demand when we introduce the Astra sportswagon . . . .
'Luton will continue with production of its current Vivaro until the end of the life-cycle in calendar year 2013. We are investigating the business opportunities for that plant thereafter . . .
'Our restructuring plan of course not only will rely solely on adjusting our capacity. It includes efficiency measures and other organisational changes.'
He concluded by revealing that the jobs cull is not 8,300 but in fact around 10,000: 'Let me briefly clarify some numbers that have been discussed lately in public.
'When we talk about our restructuring plan with a targeted reduction of approximately 8,300 jobs, we always refer to the initiatives and measures which we have planned to reduce our break-even point and return to profitability over the next two years.
'We also have some 2,000 people who have signed up for a part-time retirement programme in Germany some time ago and who will be leaving us throughout in 2012 and 2013.
Reilly concluded by urging the union leaderships to continue to co-operate with the jobs cull.
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#ifndef _FSL_CRC_H_
#define _FSL_CRC_H_

#include "fsl_common.h"

/*!
 * @addtogroup crc
 * @{
 */

/*******************************************************************************
 * Definitions
 ******************************************************************************/

/*! @name Driver version */
/*@{*/
/*! @brief CRC driver version. Version 2.0.1.
 *
 * Current version: 2.0.1
 *
 * Change log:
 * - Version 2.0.1
 *   - move DATA and DATALL macro definition from header file to source file
 */
#define FSL_CRC_DRIVER_VERSION (MAKE_VERSION(2, 0, 1))
/*@}*/

#ifndef CRC_DRIVER_CUSTOM_DEFAULTS
/*! @brief Default configuration structure filled by CRC_GetDefaultConfig(). Use CRC16-CCIT-FALSE as defeault. */
#define CRC_DRIVER_USE_CRC16_CCIT_FALSE_AS_DEFAULT 1
#endif

/*! @brief CRC bit width */
typedef enum _crc_bits
{
    kCrcBits16 = 0U, /*!< Generate 16-bit CRC code  */
    kCrcBits32 = 1U  /*!< Generate 32-bit CRC code  */
} crc_bits_t;

/*! @brief CRC result type */
typedef enum _crc_result
{
    kCrcFinalChecksum = 0U,       /*!< CRC data register read value is the final checksum.
                                      Reflect out and final xor protocol features are applied. */
    kCrcIntermediateChecksum = 1U /*!< CRC data register read value is intermediate checksum (raw value).
                                      Reflect out and final xor protocol feature are not applied.
                                      Intermediate checksum can be used as a seed for CRC_Init()
                                      to continue adding data to this checksum. */
} crc_result_t;

/*!
* @brief CRC protocol configuration.
*
* This structure holds the configuration for the CRC protocol.
*
*/
typedef struct _crc_config
{
    uint32_t polynomial;     /*!< CRC Polynomial, MSBit first.
                                  Example polynomial: 0x1021 = 1_0000_0010_0001 = x^12+x^5+1 */
    uint32_t seed;           /*!< Starting checksum value */
    bool reflectIn;          /*!< Reflect bits on input. */
    bool reflectOut;         /*!< Reflect bits on output. */
    bool complementChecksum; /*!< True if the result shall be complement of the actual checksum. */
    crc_bits_t crcBits;      /*!< Selects 16- or 32- bit CRC protocol. */
    crc_result_t crcResult;  /*!< Selects final or intermediate checksum return from CRC_Get16bitResult() or
                                CRC_Get32bitResult() */
} crc_config_t;

/*******************************************************************************
 * API
 ******************************************************************************/
#if defined(__cplusplus)
extern "C" {
#endif

/*!
 * @brief Enables and configures the CRC peripheral module.
 *
 * This function enables the clock gate in the SIM module for the CRC peripheral.
 * It also configures the CRC module and starts a checksum computation by writing the seed.
 *
 * @param base CRC peripheral address.
 * @param config CRC module configuration structure.
 */
void CRC_Init(CRC_Type *base, const crc_config_t *config);

/*!
 * @brief Disables the CRC peripheral module.
 *
 * This function disables the clock gate in the SIM module for the CRC peripheral.
 *
 * @param base CRC peripheral address.
 */
static inline void CRC_Deinit(CRC_Type *base)
{
#if !(defined(FSL_SDK_DISABLE_DRIVER_CLOCK_CONTROL) && FSL_SDK_DISABLE_DRIVER_CLOCK_CONTROL)
    /* gate clock */
    CLOCK_DisableClock(kCLOCK_Crc0);
#endif /* FSL_SDK_DISABLE_DRIVER_CLOCK_CONTROL */
}

/*!
 * @brief Loads default values to the CRC protocol configuration structure.
 *
 * Loads default values to the CRC protocol configuration structure. The default values are as follows.
 * @code
 *   config->polynomial = 0x1021;
 *   config->seed = 0xFFFF;
 *   config->reflectIn = false;
 *   config->reflectOut = false;
 *   config->complementChecksum = false;
 *   config->crcBits = kCrcBits16;
 *   config->crcResult = kCrcFinalChecksum;
 * @endcode
 *
 * @param config CRC protocol configuration structure.
 */
void CRC_GetDefaultConfig(crc_config_t *config);

/*!
 * @brief Writes data to the CRC module.
 *
 * Writes input data buffer bytes to the CRC data register.
 * The configured type of transpose is applied.
 *
 * @param base CRC peripheral address.
 * @param data Input data stream, MSByte in data[0].
 * @param dataSize Size in bytes of the input data buffer.
 */
void CRC_WriteData(CRC_Type *base, const uint8_t *data, size_t dataSize);

/*!
 * @brief Reads the 32-bit checksum from the CRC module.
 *
 * Reads the CRC data register (either an intermediate or the final checksum).
 * The configured type of transpose and complement is applied.
 *
 * @param base CRC peripheral address.
 * @return An intermediate or the final 32-bit checksum, after configured transpose and complement operations.
 */
uint32_t CRC_Get32bitResult(CRC_Type *base);

/*!
 * @brief Reads a 16-bit checksum from the CRC module.
 *
 * Reads the CRC data register (either an intermediate or the final checksum).
 * The configured type of transpose and complement is applied.
 *
 * @param base CRC peripheral address.
 * @return An intermediate or the final 16-bit checksum, after configured transpose and complement operations.
 */
uint16_t CRC_Get16bitResult(CRC_Type *base);

#if defined(__cplusplus)
}
#endif

/*!
 *@}
 */

#endif /* _FSL_CRC_H_ */

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// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

#include "vulkan_surface_producer.h"

#include <lib/async/cpp/task.h>
#include <lib/async/default.h>

#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include "flutter/fml/trace_event.h"
#include "third_party/skia/include/gpu/GrBackendSemaphore.h"
#include "third_party/skia/include/gpu/GrBackendSurface.h"
#include "third_party/skia/include/gpu/GrDirectContext.h"
#include "third_party/skia/include/gpu/vk/GrVkBackendContext.h"
#include "third_party/skia/include/gpu/vk/GrVkExtensions.h"
#include "third_party/skia/include/gpu/vk/GrVkTypes.h"

namespace flutter_runner {

namespace {

constexpr int kGrCacheMaxCount = 8192;
// Tuning advice:
// If you see the following 3 things happening simultaneously in a trace:
//   * Over budget ("flutter", "GPURasterizer::Draw") durations
//   * Many ("skia", "GrGpu::createTexture") events within the
//     "GPURasterizer::Draw"s
//   * The Skia GPU resource cache is full, as indicated by the
//     "SkiaCacheBytes" field in the ("flutter", "SurfacePool") trace counter
//     (compare it to the bytes value here)
// then you should consider increasing the size of the GPU resource cache.
constexpr size_t kGrCacheMaxByteSize = 1024 * 600 * 12 * 4;

}  // namespace

VulkanSurfaceProducer::VulkanSurfaceProducer(scenic::Session* scenic_session) {
  valid_ = Initialize(scenic_session);

  if (valid_) {
    FML_DLOG(INFO)
        << "Flutter engine: Vulkan surface producer initialization: Successful";
  } else {
    FML_LOG(ERROR)
        << "Flutter engine: Vulkan surface producer initialization: Failed";
  }
}

VulkanSurfaceProducer::~VulkanSurfaceProducer() {
  // Make sure queue is idle before we start destroying surfaces
  if (valid_) {
    VkResult wait_result = VK_CALL_LOG_ERROR(
        vk_->QueueWaitIdle(logical_device_->GetQueueHandle()));
    FML_DCHECK(wait_result == VK_SUCCESS);
  }
};

bool VulkanSurfaceProducer::Initialize(scenic::Session* scenic_session) {
  vk_ = fml::MakeRefCounted<vulkan::VulkanProcTable>();

  std::vector<std::string> extensions = {
      VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_CAPABILITIES_EXTENSION_NAME,
  };

  // On Fuchsia, the validation layers need to be packaged as part of the
  // flutter_runner in order to work. As a result, we can use the presence
  // of the layers to mean that we want the layers enabled.
  application_ = std::make_unique<vulkan::VulkanApplication>(
      *vk_, "FlutterRunner", std::move(extensions), VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 0, 0),
      VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 1, 0), true /* enable_validation_layers */);

  if (!application_->IsValid() || !vk_->AreInstanceProcsSetup()) {
    // Make certain the application instance was created and it set up the
    // instance proc table entries.
    FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Instance proc addresses have not been set up.";
    return false;
  }

  // Create the device.

  logical_device_ = application_->AcquireFirstCompatibleLogicalDevice();

  if (logical_device_ == nullptr || !logical_device_->IsValid() ||
      !vk_->AreDeviceProcsSetup()) {
    // Make certain the device was created and it set up the device proc table
    // entries.
    FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Device proc addresses have not been set up.";
    return false;
  }

  if (!vk_->HasAcquiredMandatoryProcAddresses()) {
    FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to acquire mandatory proc addresses.";
    return false;
  }

  if (!vk_->IsValid()) {
    FML_LOG(ERROR) << "VulkanProcTable invalid";
    return false;
  }

  auto getProc = vk_->CreateSkiaGetProc();

  if (getProc == nullptr) {
    FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to create skia getProc.";
    return false;
  }

  uint32_t skia_features = 0;
  if (!logical_device_->GetPhysicalDeviceFeaturesSkia(&skia_features)) {
    FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to get physical device features.";

    return false;
  }

  GrVkBackendContext backend_context;
  backend_context.fInstance = application_->GetInstance();
  backend_context.fPhysicalDevice = logical_device_->GetPhysicalDeviceHandle();
  backend_context.fDevice = logical_device_->GetHandle();
  backend_context.fQueue = logical_device_->GetQueueHandle();
  backend_context.fGraphicsQueueIndex =
      logical_device_->GetGraphicsQueueIndex();
  backend_context.fMinAPIVersion = application_->GetAPIVersion();
  backend_context.fMaxAPIVersion = application_->GetAPIVersion();
  backend_context.fFeatures = skia_features;
  backend_context.fGetProc = std::move(getProc);
  backend_context.fOwnsInstanceAndDevice = false;
  // The memory_requirements_2 extension is required on Fuchsia as the AMD
  // memory allocator used by Skia benefit from it.
  const char* device_extensions[] = {
      VK_KHR_GET_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_2_EXTENSION_NAME,
  };
  GrVkExtensions vk_extensions;
  vk_extensions.init(backend_context.fGetProc, backend_context.fInstance,
                     backend_context.fPhysicalDevice, 0, nullptr,
                     countof(device_extensions), device_extensions);
  backend_context.fVkExtensions = &vk_extensions;

  context_ = GrDirectContext::MakeVulkan(backend_context);

  if (context_ == nullptr) {
    FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to create GrDirectContext.";
    return false;
  }

  // Use local limits specified in this file above instead of flutter defaults.
  context_->setResourceCacheLimits(kGrCacheMaxCount, kGrCacheMaxByteSize);

  surface_pool_ =
      std::make_unique<VulkanSurfacePool>(*this, context_, scenic_session);

  return true;
}

void VulkanSurfaceProducer::OnSurfacesPresented(
    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SurfaceProducerSurface>> surfaces) {
  TRACE_EVENT0("flutter", "VulkanSurfaceProducer::OnSurfacesPresented");

  // Do a single flush for all canvases derived from the context.
  {
    TRACE_EVENT0("flutter", "GrDirectContext::flushAndSignalSemaphores");
    context_->flushAndSubmit();
  }

  if (!TransitionSurfacesToExternal(surfaces))
    FML_LOG(ERROR) << "TransitionSurfacesToExternal failed";

  // Submit surface
  for (auto& surface : surfaces) {
    SubmitSurface(std::move(surface));
  }

  // Buffer management.
  surface_pool_->AgeAndCollectOldBuffers();

  // If no further surface production has taken place for 10 frames (TODO:
  // Don't hardcode refresh rate here), then shrink our surface pool to fit.
  constexpr auto kShouldShrinkThreshold = zx::msec(10 * 16.67);
  async::PostDelayedTask(
      async_get_default_dispatcher(),
      [self = weak_factory_.GetWeakPtr(), kShouldShrinkThreshold] {
        if (!self) {
          return;
        }
        auto time_since_last_produce =
            async::Now(async_get_default_dispatcher()) -
            self->last_produce_time_;
        if (time_since_last_produce >= kShouldShrinkThreshold) {
          self->surface_pool_->ShrinkToFit();
        }
      },
      kShouldShrinkThreshold);
}

bool VulkanSurfaceProducer::TransitionSurfacesToExternal(
    const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SurfaceProducerSurface>>& surfaces) {
  for (auto& surface : surfaces) {
    auto vk_surface = static_cast<VulkanSurface*>(surface.get());
    if (!vk_surface) {
      continue;
    }

    vulkan::VulkanCommandBuffer* command_buffer =
        vk_surface->GetCommandBuffer(logical_device_->GetCommandPool());
    if (!command_buffer->Begin())
      return false;

    GrBackendRenderTarget backendRT =
        vk_surface->GetSkiaSurface()->getBackendRenderTarget(
            SkSurface::kFlushRead_BackendHandleAccess);
    if (!backendRT.isValid()) {
      return false;
    }
    GrVkImageInfo imageInfo;
    if (!backendRT.getVkImageInfo(&imageInfo)) {
      return false;
    }

    VkImageMemoryBarrier image_barrier = {
      .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_BARRIER,
      .pNext = nullptr,
      .srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT,
      .dstAccessMask = 0,
      .oldLayout = imageInfo.fImageLayout,
    // Understand why this is causing issues on Intel. TODO(fxb/53449)
#if defined(__aarch64__)
      .newLayout = imageInfo.fImageLayout,
#else
      .newLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL,
#endif
      .srcQueueFamilyIndex = 0,
      .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_EXTERNAL_KHR,
      .image = vk_surface->GetVkImage(),
      .subresourceRange = {VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT, 0, 1, 0, 1}
    };

    if (!command_buffer->InsertPipelineBarrier(
            VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT,
            VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_BOTTOM_OF_PIPE_BIT,
            0,           // dependencyFlags
            0, nullptr,  // memory barriers
            0, nullptr,  // buffer barriers
            1, &image_barrier))
      return false;

    backendRT.setVkImageLayout(image_barrier.newLayout);

    if (!command_buffer->End())
      return false;

    if (!logical_device_->QueueSubmit(
            {}, {}, {vk_surface->GetAcquireVkSemaphore()},
            {command_buffer->Handle()}, vk_surface->GetCommandBufferFence()))
      return false;
  }
  return true;
}

std::unique_ptr<SurfaceProducerSurface> VulkanSurfaceProducer::ProduceSurface(
    const SkISize& size) {
  FML_DCHECK(valid_);
  last_produce_time_ = async::Now(async_get_default_dispatcher());
  return surface_pool_->AcquireSurface(size);
}

void VulkanSurfaceProducer::SubmitSurface(
    std::unique_ptr<SurfaceProducerSurface> surface) {
  FML_DCHECK(valid_ && surface != nullptr);
  surface_pool_->SubmitSurface(std::move(surface));
}

std::unique_ptr<SurfaceProducerSurface>
VulkanSurfaceProducer::ProduceOffscreenSurface(const SkISize& size) {
  return surface_pool_->CreateSurface(size);
}

}  // namespace flutter_runner


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Although vertigo is one of the most common complaints, intracranial malignant tumors rarely cause sudden asymmetry between the tone of the vestibular peripheries masquerading as a peripheral-like disorder. Here we report a case of simultaneous temporal bone infiltrating macro-metastasis and disseminated multi-organ micro-metastases presenting as acute unilateral vestibular syndrome, due to the reawakening of a primary gastric signet ring cell carcinoma. Purpose – Our objective was to identify those pathophysiological steps that may explain the complex process of tumor reawakening, dissemination. The possible causes of vestibular asymmetry were also traced. A 56-year-old male patient's interdisciplinary medical data had been retrospectively analyzed. Original clinical and pathological results have been collected and thoroughly reevaluated, then new histological staining and immunohistochemistry methods have been added to the diagnostic pool. During the autopsy the cerebrum and cerebellum was edematous. The apex of the left petrous bone was infiltrated and destructed by a tumor mass of 2x2 cm in size. Histological reexamination of the original gastric resection specimen slides revealed focal submucosal tumorous infiltration with a vascular invasion. By immunohistochemistry mainly single infiltrating tumor cells were observed with Cytokeratin 7 and Vimentin positivity and partial loss of E-cadherin staining. The subsequent histological examination of necropsy tissue specimens confirmed the disseminated, multi-organ microscopic tumorous invasion. Discussion – It has been recently reported that the expression of Vimentin and the loss of E-cadherin is significantly associated with advanced stage, lymph node metastasis, vascular and neural invasion and undifferentiated type with p<0.05 significance. As our patient was middle aged and had no immune-deficiency, the promoting factor of the reawakening of the primary GC malignant disease after a 9-year-long period of dormancy remained undiscovered. The organ-specific tropism explained by the "seed and soil" theory was unexpected, due to rare occurrence of gastric cancer to metastasize in the meninges given that only a minority of these cells would be capable of crossing the blood brain barrier. Patients with past malignancies and new onset of neurological symptoms should alert the physician to central nervous system involvement, and the appropriate, targeted diagnostic and therapeutic work-up should be established immediately. Targeted staining with specific antibodies is recommended. Recent studies on cell lines indicate that metformin strongly inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition of gastric cancer cells. Therefore, further studies need to be performed on cases positive for epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
Alexithymia is associated with cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson's disease
SENGUL Yildizhan, KOCAK Müge, CORAKCI Zeynep, SENGUL Serdar Hakan, USTUN Ismet
Cognitive dysfunction (CD) is a common non-motor symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD). Alexithymia is a still poorly understood neuropsychiatric feature of PD. Cognitive impairment (especially visuospatial dysfunction and executive dysfunction) and alexithymia share common pathology of neuroanatomical structures. We hypothesized that there must be a correlation between CD and alexithymia levels considering this relationship of neuroanatomy. Objective – The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between alexithymia and neurocognitive function in patients with PD. Thirty-five patients with PD were included in this study. The Toronto Alexithymia Scale–20 (TAS-20), Geriatric Depression Inventory (GDI) and a detailed neuropsychological evaluation were performed. Higher TAS-20 scores were negatively correlated with Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) similarities test score (r =-0.71, p value 0.02), clock drawing test (CDT) scores (r=-0.72, p=0.02) and verbal fluency (VF) (r=-0.77, p<0.01). Difficulty identifying feelings subscale score was negatively correlated with CDT scores (r=-0.74, p=0.02), VF scores (r=-0.66, p=0.04), visual memory immediate recall (r=-0.74, p=0.01). VF scores were also correlated with difficulty describing feelings (DDF) scores (r=-0.66, p=0.04). There was a reverse relationship between WAIS similarities and DDF scores (r=-0.70, p=0.02), and externally oriented-thinking (r=-0.77,p<0.01). Executive function Z score was correlated with the mean TAS-20 score (r=-62, p=0.03) and DDF subscale score (r=-0.70, p=0.01) Alexithymia was found to be associated with poorer performance on visuospatial and executive function test results. We also found that alexithymia was significantly correlated with depressive symptoms. Presence of alexithymia should therefore warn the clinicians for co-existing CD.
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[This consensus document is intended to provide guidance for the effective and efficient treatment of asymptomatic individuals with high uric acid levels and gout patients.]
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[What happens to vertiginous population after emission from the Emergency Department?]
MAIHOUB Stefani, MOLNÁR András, CSIKÓS András, KANIZSAI Péter, TAMÁS László, SZIRMAI Ágnes
[Background – Dizziness is one of the most frequent complaints when a patient is searching for medical care and resolution. This can be a problematic presentation in the emergency department, both from a diagnostic and a management standpoint. Purpose – The aim of our study is to clarify what happens to patients after leaving the emergency department. Methods – 879 patients were examined at the Semmelweis University Emergency Department with vertigo and dizziness. We sent a questionnaire to these patients and we had 308 completed papers back (110 male, 198 female patients, mean age 61.8 ± 12.31 SD), which we further analyzed. Results – Based on the emergency department diagnosis we had the following results: central vestibular lesion (n = 71), dizziness or giddiness (n = 64) and BPPV (n = 51) were among the most frequent diagnosis. Clarification of the final post-examination diagnosis took several days (28.8%), and weeks (24.2%). It was also noticed that 24.02% of this population never received a proper diagnosis. Among the population only 80 patients (25.8%) got proper diagnosis of their complaints, which was supported by qualitative statistical analysis (Cohen Kappa test) result (κ = 0.560). Discussion – The correlation between our emergency department diagnosis and final diagnosis given to patients is low, a phenomenon that is also observable in other countries. Therefore, patient follow-up is an important issue, including the importance of neurotology and possibly neurological examination. Conclusion – Emergency diagnosis of vertigo is a great challenge, but despite of difficulties the targeted and quick case history and exact examination can evaluate the central or peripheral cause of the balance disorder. Therefore, to prevent declination of the quality of life the importance of further investigation is high.]
[The role of sleep in the relational memory processes ]
CSÁBI Eszter, ZÁMBÓ Ágnes, PROKECZ Lídia
[A growing body of evidence suggests that sleep plays an essential role in the consolidation of different memory systems, but less is known about the beneficial effect of sleep on relational memory processes and the recognition of emotional facial expressions, however, it is a fundamental cognitive skill in human everyday life. Thus, the study aims to investigate the effect of timing of learning and the role of sleep in relational memory processes. 84 young adults (average age: 22.36 (SD: 3.22), 21 male/63 female) participated in our study, divided into two groups: evening group and morning group indicating the time of learning. We used the face-name task to measure relational memory and facial expression recognition. There were two sessions for both groups: the immediate testing phase and the delayed retesting phase, separated by 24 hours. 84 young adults (average age: 22.36 (SD: 3.22), 21 male/63 female) participated in our study, divided into two groups: evening group and morning group indicating the time of learning. We used the face-name task to measure relational memory and facial expression recognition. There were two sessions for both groups: the immediate testing phase and the delayed retesting phase, separated by 24 hours. Our results suggest that the timing of learning and sleep plays an important role in the stabilizing process of memory representation to resist against forgetting.]
Late carcinomatous meningitis as vertigo
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P12 Balance in dizzy middle-aged and older people reporting unsteadiness: is it all in the head?
Anecdotally, self-reports of long-lasting unsteadiness among people with dizziness are often attributed to psychological causes. Here, we investigated balance during standing and walking in middle-aged and older dizzy people self-reporting unsteadiness lasting for hours to days. We conducted a secondary analysis of baseline data from a randomised controlled trial (1). Three hundred and five community-dwellers aged 50-92 years, reporting significant dizziness in the past year and not undergoing treatment completed questionnaires relating to dizziness history and psychological function and undertook tests of sensori-motor function, balance, stepping and gait. Based on self-reported dizziness history, we identified participants (n=65) who reported experiencing symptoms of constant imbalance, unsteadiness, "legs detached from the body", "floating sensation" for at least one hour at the time. Compared with the rest of the dizzy sample (n=240), those self-reporting unsteadiness did not differ in age, general cognition, symptoms of anxiety, depression, neuroticism or fear of falling (p>0.05). However, participants with self-reported unsteadiness had increased postural sway during standing (eyes open / closed, on /off a compliant surface) compared with the rest of the dizzy sample (p<0.05 for all). They also displayed greater medio-lateral instability at the head and pelvis (smaller harmonic ratios recorded with 3D accelerometers) during walking (p0.05). In conclusion, contrary to common beliefs, middle-aged and older people self-reporting long lasting unsteadiness appear to have impaired balance during standing and walking, as indicated in quantitative assessments.


Acclaimed novelist, poet, and essayist Julia Alvarez speaks about her life and work with University of Texas at Austin professor Jennifer M. Wilks in a Harry Ransom Lecture this Monday, March 31 at 7 p.m. in Jessen Auditorium at Homer Rainey Hall. A book signing and reception follow at the Ransom Center. This lecture is presented by the University Co-op and co-sponsored by the 2013–2014 Texas Institute for Literary and Textual Studies (TILTS) Symposia: Reading Race in Literature and Film. Alvarez's archive resides at the Ransom Center.
In an interview with Cultural Compass, Alvarez shares her thoughts on women in the literary canon, cultural identity, and more.
Stories about men are considered universal, but stories about women are often considered "women's fiction." What do you think can be done to change this trend? How have your books centering on female protagonists been received with regard to this?
We've made a lot of progress. In my own lifetime as a writer, now over 40 years, I've seen a sea change in interest in authors of ethnic/racial/gender diversity—both as a writer in what gets published but also as a writer in the academy in the curriculum, the books departments select for their core readings.
That said, we are still living in the shadow of that old canonical/gated understanding of what constitutes classic, serious fiction. The travails and writing by men, mostly white, with some exceptions. Women's novels are often considered lite fair. (Is there a male version of chicklit denomination?) What was Samuel Johnson's comment about women preachers? "A woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all." Well in many quarters, this was also the attitude toward women's writing.
Additionally, it's not just that women's fiction isn't taken as seriously, [or] reviewed as often, but also the default characters and plots of serious fiction are still those of the mainstream culture. So often when I write about a Dominican American family, it's assumed this has to be my story. Why? Because otherwise I'd write about a John Cheever family in Connecticut? (I love John Cheever's fiction, but those aren't the stories I have to tell.) It's as if our characters are only allowed limited minority fiction status—often there are courses just in this area, an infusion of fairness into an otherwise distorted canon! It's a curious and often unconscious set of assumptions and expectations about who gets to have their stories told. Of course, I know this, too, is changing, but as Wolitzer cautions us, we ain't there yet.
If I may take it a step further into personal experience: when I wrote In the Time of the Butterflies (1994) I told the story of the dictatorship seen for the first time from a female point of view. I heard from my friend, Dominican historian and author Bernardo Vega that he introduced Mario Vargas Llosa to the novel, and MVL got very interested in the dictatorship and subsequent "democratic dictatorship" by Balaguer. His novel, La Fiesta del Chivo (The Feast of the Goat) (2000), is often cited as the seminal work of fiction about those years. I admire the novel, and none of this is MVL's "fault." Just the way critics and even readers have these unexamined assumptions. Good for you for bringing up the question and forcing us to see these assumptions are still out there.
What can be done to change trend? My response is to keep writing. Spike Lee once said the only way to be avoid being flash-proof is to keep doing your work.
Attitudes/assumptions change slowly, over time, probably not during my watch, but if I don't do my part, change won't happen at all.
Many people categorize you as a Latina, Dominican, or bicultural writer. How would you like to be perceived as a writer?
I like the quote, attributed to Terence, the Roman playwright, "I am a human being, nothing human is alien to me." That could well be the motto of literature. It's how I would ultimately want to be remembered: one of the storytellers from my specific "tribe," but telling the stories to all of us. We are all feeding the same sea, as Jean Rhys put it, as we come down and flow into it from our different mountains and landscapes.
After all, one of the things literature teaches—and why I gave myself to this "calling"—was that I recognized that this was the one place where the table was set for all. All the wonderful stories, poems are our legacy as part of the human family—our communal treasure chest, but in order to access it, of course, you need to get the key, that is, education, learning to read, having the time and opportunity to claim your legacy.
For so many years, I felt denied entry into that world of serious American literature (as Langston Hughes noted in his wonderful little poem, "I, too, Sing America") so that when I finally was published I claimed my LATINA voice, my traditions, my culture with a vengeance. Often it was because I sensed that I needed to make a space and place for other kinds of stories on the shelf of American fiction. But as I get older, what's important to me is that these terms describe the sources of my stories, my history, my traditions, but that they shouldn't be used to limit my subjects, or limit my readership to only those in the tight circle of my own culture or background. Again stories are about the big circle, the gathering of the different tribes of the human family. Getting down into ethnic/racial bunkers of literature totally negates what they are about.
Which of your works means the most to you, and why? Which one was most difficult to write? The most fun?
Oh dear, that's like asking a mother to pick a favorite child! Each work has taught me things I needed to learn—about technique/writing, about history/characters/situations I was curious to understand. So, each one was meaningful to me at the time.
I suppose writing the Tía Lola books for young readers was the most fun, just because Tía Lola is such a sassy, fun-loving tía. I'd catch myself eager to start the writing day, wondering what trouble she'd get into, and as the author, how I'd get her out of the fix she was in, or had gotten me into.
I guess I wouldn't go that far—of saying I'm never inspired. But at the end of the day, the inspired piece of writing and the one that took 50 tons of dirt to get to a single nugget of golden writing—they have to be indistinguishable from each other.
Most meaningful? Always the writing I'm currently working on because that's the cutting edge, the material or technique or character that I'm trying to understand, to serve, to get down on paper.
Image: Photo of Julia Alvarez by Bill Eichner.


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What Does Your Dog Dream Of?
What do you think your dog dreams about? Flying frisbees, large open fields, that squirrel that stares him down every time you're walking in the park? Like humans, dog's begin to have intense dreams during REM. That's why you'll sometimes see your pup twitching, whimpering, or running while snoozing.
But the cool part about puppy-dreams is that not all dogs dream alike. Studies have shown that certain breeds dream differently. For example, those who have been bred and trained to sniff out prey? Their dreams may provoke that natural instinct: "…[A] dreaming pointer may immediately…go on point…" Stanley Coren, who writes for the American Kennel Club, explained. That makes sense, if you ask me. A dog's dream patterns are very similar to people's, and our dreams are thought to help us make sense of our daily routines, among other things.
But other than differences between breeds, there have been studies that show younger dogs (puppies to young adults) and elderly dogs dream more than middle-aged dogs. This doesn't necessarily match up with human behavior. As we get older, we have a harder time falling into REM, or deeper sleep. The need for that deep sleep doesn't change, but because of a range of factors it becomes harder to get.
However, when it comes to judging how often a dog dreams, it just takes observation. About 10-20 minutes into sleep, your pup's eye will begin moving under his eyelids. As with humans, that's the sign of REM sleep. That means dream time.
Studying canine dream patterns has been informative for medicine. Dogs share a lot of brain-activity with humans, so we can draw the connections from their dream cycles. In 2003, a study was published that showed studying narcolepsy in dogs opens up treatment possibilities for humans. But not just for narcolepsy! Other disorders are being studied through animal sleep.
You can also tell a lot about your dog based on how he sleeps. A curled up dog may be anxious, protecting his body and conserving body heat. And the opposite (sprawled on back, legs flopped every which-way) shows a very trusting, at ease pup. Sleeping really brings out your pup's personality!
Now we're back to the question: what does your dog dream about? When you see him twitching in his sleep, don't worry. He's just enjoying rolling in mental grass, and getting that perfect scratch.
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The Treaty of Waitangi is much in the news again (January 2004) and an article was also published in the magazine "Investigate" (on sale January 2004).
TV News, Holmes show (28th January 2004) and Waikato Times have interviewed and commented on the content of a speech made by National Party Leader Dr. Don Brash.
An independant observer would consider the comments by Dr. Brash are made as a realist, not a racist. His accusers are 'playing the race card' and moreover have been doing so for far too long and unfortunately to date have been getting away with it. It is time this stopped.
What did the treaty really define and what was on the minds of the people who drew up the documents and those who signed? If people are really concerned they should look at some very interesting online information (on the internet) and also read last months copy of Investigate magazine.
Winston Peters, Don Brash and many other politians, as well as all New Zealanders, would be well advised to read the following web-references. Perhaps all New Zealanders have had a near disastrous political fraud perpetrated upon them by Governments playing a racist version of the treaty which was intended for ALL New Zealanders not one selected group! All institutions in this country, including media and local government that operate under various 'treaty' guises are possibly part of the massive fraud as well. Some possibly through ignorance, others by deliberation.
The following references make quite clear that Don Brash may be on the right track and his denigrators (at least on this particular issue) are in fact the real racists who may be completely off track on the real concepts and truth of the actual treaty. The fake or subtly modified and misconstrued version Treaty of Waitangi - (used by successive Governments since Lange's Labour Government and preferred by various Maori and other groups)' could possibly be the greatest reprehensible deception of all New Zealanders.
Read the 'Investigate' magazine January 2004 issue.
There may be other sites/pages worth visiting on this issue but reading these references is enough to cause great concern about the activities of the NZ Government and other groups since the Treaty of Waitangi became a solely pro-Maori document. It certainly doesn't look like this was ever intended by the people who were on the ground at the time. Don't for a moment think either the Colonial representatives or the Maori who assisted and all those who signed the Maori versions, were not well aware of what they were signing. The implications of having done so would have been clear and perhaps because some could not write more than crosses or ticks doesn't in anyway indicate they were not mentally astute and fully aware. They were all men of their time and understood the reality of the political and social conditions at the time. They did what they needed to do for social and political stability at the time.
Don Brash is probably correct in voicing a realistic concern about the subject of the treaty for our future as a nation. It is a concern that needs objective non-racial discussion and the starting point has to be with the original English version of the Treaty. This now seems to be available. The document seems to have been verified, but also seems to have been deliberately concealed from public knowledge or at least deliberately ignored with the same effect. This is now changing as more and more folk become aware and web-sites provide information.
Read the web-references given and make up your own minds.
Lets get rid of rampant Maori apartheid in New Zealand. It is time we all became the New Zealanders we are - "He iwi tahi tatou - We are now one people" - New Zealanders, as stated and intended by people now long dead. Perhaps I should also say that many 'Maori' benefitting from the treaty look a lot paler than me and it seems the whole problem, though played by many as a racist card, is nothing of the kind, but is about greed in it's various guises.
There are other very interesting items on both the above web-sites..
The item below was written some time ago and long precede the references and articles referred to above.
The Titford saga driven by Treaty shenanigans is ongoing. Click here for updated detail.
A view provided to me outlines some of the Treaty of Waitangi shenanigans that are going on. An emminent representative of this nations judicial court system has often appeared on television promoting Treaty issues and supposedly offering equitable and honest solution favouring the Maoris on behalf of all New Zealanders. I have always felt this character was speaking with a very forked tongue with secret ulterior motives. The article reported in the National Business Review, exposes some of the deviousness of these senior judicial people.
The article below was forwarded to me. In the presentation below I have altered names of the perpetrators. This is a massive plot to defraud both European and Maori New Zealanders. The land settlements would appear to have nothing to do with who has the land, but more to do with who has control of the use of the land and the productive wealth that can be made out of it. The real beneficiaries of the transactions are not the Maoris for whom the claims are supposed to represent nor are they the deposed legal landowners or occupiers.
Maoris who are acting out of emotion and the concept of Maori sovereignty are being duped, and their relationships with the rest of NZ are being torn asunder just to provide wealth for some very devious, secretive, and powerful people. History has always had such people. They are a scourge on society, enormous manipulative parasites!
Here is the contributed article.
".......I'll include this fuller explanation of certain events, which I sent to Allan Titford late last year.
Supreme Court Ceartas Airdoigheile is also Mrs. (Sir) Usidean Gathgobhann, one of the wealthiest and most influential corporate individuals in New Zealand. It was the very determined legal work of Ceartas Airdoigheile which led to the empowerment of the Waitangi Tribunal, with its virtual, unobstructed ability to cede (confiscate) privately or publicly owned land and resources back into Maori ownership.
The "land loss" situation from the Waipoua Forest to the Kai-iwi Lakes is strange and mystifying to say the least. It is impossible that so many farmers, throughout one continuous tract of coastal land, could lose their farms, unless by a contrived "master-plan" initiated at a government or corporate level.
Investigation should commence to see if long-term lease arrangements were entered into by Sir Usidean Gathgobhann, for the acquisition and resource exploitation of that coastal belt, as an extension to his forestry holdings. It is possible that a premeditated "carve up" of privately owned farms was implemented, based upon dividing the coastal belt into two sections, with Sir Usidean's slice running from the Waipoua Forest to (and including) John & Elisabeth Bibby's farm. Similarly, the southern section of that belt, South of Maunganui Bluff, appears to have been earmarked for sale to a Chinese consortium, with Sir Dughlas Graisgealachd and Tuairidhi Seoladair being the primary benefactors.
The rise to power and influence by Ceartas Airdoigheile needs particularly close scrutiny. There appears to be a very outwardly apparent "conflict of interest" between her historical stance and the interests of greater New Zealand. The position she has taken and perpetuated appears to give "Business Round Table" members, like Sir Usidean Gathgobhann a heretofore unavailable, direct access to parcels of land and resources.
Ceartas Airdoigheile, formerly worked for the law firm owned by the wife of present Waitangi Tribunal Judge Mionoraichd. This husband and wife team have recently been implicated in a scandal, wherein they sought personal enrichment, at the expense of the New Zealand public. The scam went like this: The law firm would create a "claim", which would then be written up by Waitangi Tribunal Judge Mionoraichd. The "case" would then be presented to Judge Mionoraichd by the law firm of the Judge's wife, and a "ruling" made. On all counts the husband and wife team were raking in the dough big-time. The cases were, to the best of my knowledge, always funded by public money (legal aid). The more "cases" this twosome could process, the better the remuneration. This scam was the recent subject of a "National Business Review" investigation. The varied media groups were very reluctant to get involved, obviously because of fear of reprisals from the powers that be. Ceartas Airdoigheile, although not directly implicated in the scam, having moved on to greater glory, was recently a part of the same legal firm and, undoubtedly, aware of the firms economic "strategy". I believe that some "in depth" investigative journalism would uncover a "land acquisition scam" of major proportions involving Ceartas Airdoigheile and Sir Usidean Gathgobhann, related to the loss of farms in the North. Someone like Ian Wishart should be alerted to what has gone on and put onto this "trail of deception and theft". The Maori's of the district appear to have been used as the "heavies and thugs", to implement the "intimidation" needs of Sir Usidean Gathgobhann's long term plan. They provided both the "excuse" and the contrived "claimant's indignation", which justified the illegal land grabs or the Governments "humanitarian" intervention to diffuse, potentially, volatile situations arising from the pantomime.
The above explanation goes some way toward answering your questions about what the "National Business Review" uncovered, in conjunction with some further observations. In time, hopefully these ratbags can be flushed out into the open and show the extent to which they've had their "hands in the till".........."
Do your feelings revile such shenanigans? The use of the Treaty of Waitangi is a sham, a travesty of justice, and actions being perpetrated as a result of it, constitute a massive fraud.
If you'd like a name translation I suggest you buy a Gaelic dictionary. It probably will not divulge the real persons, nor would it produce insulting translations.


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Thanks to our contact at Fox, Shurtugal is now able to offer for download a full PDF of the Eragon Production Notes. The notes include information about transforming the book into a movie, as well as information about the fiming and thought behind many of the scenes created in Eragon the movie. In addition, short biographies of the cast and the characters they portray is avaliable in the notes. Information about major crew members is also included.
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My entry. Has all beys i have a deep attachment to and a comparison between my favourite performance tip from burst and metal ( only favourite from the ones i own, and both are basically the same.).
(Aug. 22, 2018 11:46 AM)Suhasini Wrote: It says Page not found.
But , now it says PAGE NOT FOUND , LOL !!!
Still says Page not found. Don't know what is the problem..
Yeah, It works now. Nice Pic!
Thanks, tho i think it wont stand a chance. My pic quality isnt good, but i like my pic. Reminds me that if i built up a mfb collection, i can do so for burst as well. Lots of nostalgia abt the battles i had with my frnds and brother.
can we edit our photos?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BnB2EluD3Y5/...karq2rd7ar it says page not found...can you help me?
(Aug. 28, 2018 6:28 PM)Alin Wrote: Here is my entry!
Is your account private? That might be the problem.
Different systems you can say.
The MFB Generation: All metal fight series beyblades.
And the Burst Generation: the on going Burst system.
I don't have any social media is there any other way to win it on here?
(Sep. 01, 2018 5:55 AM)Joaquin A Wrote: I don't have any social media is there any other way to win it on here?
I finally finished my Dragoon Universe End Panzer just on time for Beyblade Remembrance 2018.
It's the rival of Wolborg 8 Bearing and soon I will also finish Wolborg Uriel Ever Ultimate-Bearing.
Dragoon Universe's Sub-Layer is completely designed, programmed, and painted by me. I 3D printed it via Shapeways. There is a lot of symbolism and hidden detail behind the design of the layer's design. It combines numerology with mythology and the firmament.
The End disk is made up of a modified black painted Plastic Gen Gyro Disk, a 0 Disk and an Under Frame. It's very heavy and has great stamina.
The Panzer Driver is made out of a Loop Driver, a Bull and Horogium Clear Wheel, a Scythe and Bakushin Metal Wheel, a GCF, some metal nuts and a screw as well as a custom purple 3D printed Black Rubber Wall holder . The driver is called Panzer because it's the German word for Tank but it can also mean Shell.
As you can see this mod combines parts from all Generations of Beyblade.
Overall, it took me about 3 weeks to make but I'm happy about the finished result.
I wrote a small story, so please take a look at share your opinion!


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Van Dijk's Issued and Signed Limited Edition 19/20 Liverpool FC Shirt
Supporting Standard Chartered Foundation
Ended: December 19th 2019, 12:15pm EST
Winner: UK1122 26 Bids
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Bid for an incredible limited edition 2019/2020 Liverpool FC shirt match-issued and signed by Virgil van Dijk.
This is the first year that the Futuremakers by Standard Chartered logo replaces that of Official Main Partner of Liverpool Football Club, Standard Chartered. Futuremakers aims to tackle inequality and promote greater economic inclusion for young people in our communities.
This limited edition shirt was issued for the 27 October 2019 Liverpool FC match at Anfield Stadium against Tottenham Hotspur FC.
The match ended in a 2-1 win to the home team.
Match-issued red 2019/20 Home LFC shirt
Futuremakers by Standard Chartered logo
Signed by van Dijk
LFC crest on chest
Player's name and number on the back
Official Liverpool FC Certificate of Authenticity
Donated by Standard Chartered
The Standard Chartered Foundation tackles inequality by promoting greater economic inclusion for disadvantaged young people from low-income households, particularly girls and people with visual impairments.
The Foundation funds community programmes focused on education, employability, entrepreneurship and eye health. It is the lead delivery partner for Futuremakers by Standard Chartered, a global initiative to empower the next generation to learn, earn and grow, and the Standard Chartered COVID-19 Global Charitable Fund, set up in April 2020 to support communities impacted by COVID-19 through economic recovery programmes under Futuremakers.
The Standard Chartered Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales (charity number 1184946; company number 11968592).
www.sc.com/standardcharteredfoundation
This auction is subject to a Buyer's premium related to the online sales platform that you're using. This Buyer's premium includes sourcing of the lot, evaluation of authenticity, storage, sales activity and customer support. The minimum Buyer's premium for this lot is £68.00.
The total cost for this lot does not include shipping costs, which are not specified until auction closing and vary according to the size and weight of the item, as well as the recipient's address. The minimum shipping cost is £9.95. Tickets, vouchers and goods are generally shipped via courier and must be signed for on delivery, unless otherwise stated. In some cases tickets will be left in the auction winner's name for pick up at the ticket office of the event location. Insurance covers the total value of the goods at no extra cost to the buyer.
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I have been assisting MLO's since I started my mortgage banking career. I currently assist 3 MLO's at City First and am a Licensed MLO as well. I am a graduate of Belen Preparatory School in Miami Florida and will obtain my Associates Degree with Miami Dade College by the end of the summer session. I have been exposed to the mortgage industry since a very you age as many of my family members are in mortgage banking and real estate. I am passionate about what I do and learn everyday. My goal is to become a expert in this industry to continue serving customers in obtaining the American Dream – Homeownership.


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Apple's iPad 3 to usher in pixel-packing tablets
The next-generation tablet's display will pack a pixel punch but it will have company in the Android tablet market.
Brooke Crothers
November 29, 2011 7:13 PM PST
Pixels per inch will jump to an average of 200 in the second quarter of 2012. DisplaySearch
iPhone 4S' retina display. Apple
Apple's next-gen iPad won't be the only new tablet design with lots more pixels. Market researcher DisplaySearch said today that the average pixel density of tablets will surge next year.
The forecast calls for the average resolution of tablet displays to grow to more than 200 pixels per inch (PPI) in the second quarter of 2012 (see chart above), according to David Hsieh, an analyst at NPD DisplaySearch. Currently, displays average just shy of 150 PPI.
The transition to very-high-resolution 9.7-inch tablet displays will begin with a bang on the iPad 3's 2048x1536 display likely due in the first quarter of next year. This is expected to have a PPI of 264, twice that of the iPad 2.
DisplaySearch's Richard Shim said Apple will pretty much eat up all supply of the 9.7-inch 2048x1536 displays. (Note that 9to5Mac has found new references by Apple to next-gen iPads here.)
But Apple isn't the whole story. Android tablet makers dominate the 10.1-inch display size and these will jump to resolutions of 1920x1200 at the high end, according to DisplaySearch. Right now, the top Android tablet makers making products in this size range include Samsung, Motorola, Acer, and Asus. It's highly likely that most or all of them will turn to higher resolution displays as more tablets are populated by faster silicon like Nvidia's Tegra 3, Qualcomm's Krait, and Texas Instruments OMAP 5.
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Discuss: Apple's iPad 3 to usher in pixel-packing tablets


Apigee provides test scripts that you can use to validate your installation.
Each step of the validation testing process returns an HTTP 20X response code for a successful test.
If omitted, you will be prompted for the password.
Creates an organization and associates it with the pod.
Creates an environment and associates the Message Processor with the environment.
Imports a simple health check proxy and deploys the application to the "test" environment.
Executes the test to make sure everything is working as expected.
A successful test returns the 20X HTTP response.
Note: Do not remove the test artifacts if you intend to use SmartDocs. See Install SmartDocs for more.
where configFile is the same file you used to run the tests.
Note: If you get errors from the testing and the troubleshooting methodology, contact Apigee Support and provide the error log.
You see output similar to the central pod but for the Router and Message Processor.
You see output similar to the central pod but for Postgres.


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L'Association nationale pour le développement de l'éducation nouvelle (ANEN) est une association française regroupant des écoles se réclamant de l'éducation nouvelle, et adhérant à sa charte.

Historique
L'ANEN a été créée en janvier 1970 sous le nom d'« Association nationale d'écoles nouvelles » par une dizaine d'écoles nouvelles françaises dont la Source à Meudon, l'école nouvelle d'Antony et la Prairie à Toulouse.

Succédant au réseau informel des « rencontres pédagogiques », son objectif premier était la création d'un Centre de formation à l'Éducation nouvelle (CFEN) destiné à fournir aux écoles nouvelles des enseignants formés dans cet esprit. Ce centre, installé à Viroflay, organisait une formation initiale en 3 axes :
 formation à la psychologie de l'enfant auprès de l'université de Nanterre ;
 formation à la dynamique de groupe, gestion de classe et activité d'expression auprès du centre ;
 stages dans les écoles nouvelles.
Le centre forma 2 promotions de stagiaires en 1970 en 1971, mais n'obtint pas les subventions de gestion espérées et cessa ses activités.
En 1985, l'association obtint un contrat avec l'éducation nationale pour gérer la formation des enseignants des établissements adhérents.

L'école de "La Source" et le collège Cévenol ont quitté l'association en 1989 pour créer l'Association française des écoles à vocation internationale (AFEVI).

A la fin des années 1990, l'association s'est également donné pour mission de rééditer certains textes de pédagogues devenus introuvables. Elle publie en 1997 « L'Éducation nouvelle », sélection de textes de Claparède, John Dewey, Ferrière et Cousinet puis en 2002 « Roger Cousinet : la promotion d'une autre école ».

Dans les années 2000 d'autres écoles - tels que le collège EPIN - ont également rejoint son Centre de Formation, sans s'engager particulièrement dans l'éducation nouvelle.

Références pédagogiques

Les écoles de l'association restent influencées par la pédagogie de Roger Cousinet, fondateur de "la Source"; elles ont également chacune leurs particularités et références pédagogiques liées à leur histoire propre .

 L'histoire de l'école nouvelle d'Antony est liée depuis sa naissance au Centre de recherches en pédagogie active créé en 1961 par un groupe de parents de l'école expérimentale du Père Castor, fondée en 1948 par Paul Faucher.
 L'école du Chapoly à Lyon, comme l'école Emilie Brandt à Levallois-Perret ont été créées par des institutrices pratiquant la pédagogie Montessori.
 L'école Aujourd'hui, à Paris, est une école bilingue s'inspirant également des travaux du pédagogue Caleb Gattegno.
 La Prairie, à Toulouse, fondée par deux élèves de Roger Cousinet, est une des rares écoles nouvelles fonctionnant également au niveau du collège.
 L'École Nouvelle de la Rize, créée en 1970 à Lyon s'inspire des pratiques de la sociocratie

Activités
L'essentiel des activités de l'ANEN consiste aujourd'hui à organiser des formations pour les enseignants employés par les écoles adhérentes.

Sources

Bibliographie

Références

Liens externes

 La charte de l'ANEN sur le site de l'association.

Éducation nouvelle
Mouvement pédagogique
Association ou organisme lié à l'éducation en France
Association ou organisme ayant son siège à Toulouse

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Divisions & Specialized Units
The Colerain Township Police Department implemented its Bicycle Patrol program in 1996. The first Bike Patrol Unit was established with two officers with the unit operating when sufficient manpower levels permitted.
The Colerain Police Department Honor Guard was established in 2002 through generous donations from our community. Since the creation of the Guard, they have participated in many events to include Memorial Day services, the Memorial Wall dedication, parades and, sadly, funerals for police and fire heroes.
The Criminal Investigative Unit (CIU) is comprised of nine detectives and one sergeant.
Our K9 team began patrolling the schools and streets of Colerain Township in May 2015.
The Patrol function is under the direction of Patrol Commander. 32 officers, divided among four squads, patrol Colerain Township on 12-hour shifts.
The Support Services Division includes civilian support staff, impound lot, property room, school district officers, accreditation and professional standards. These activities help to support our patrol and investigations divisions.
The Colerain Police Department has two officers assigned full-time as the Traffic Safety Officers.


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@AndrewJoseph17 say does the program you have, have any photos of players wearing teal and purple hats?
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@kate_ball oh, sorry, I'm not at all trying to harm, or to be mean, just helpful.
@KnightsBaseball is there a hat to go with it?
@ItCanWait marty I think we're in some kind of advertisement!
@kate_ball ??? he's in paradise now. losses are sad, shattering, and shocking as can be, but humans don't live forever.
@KnightsBaseball @ArmorShoppe i need that replica 1988 orioles AA Southern League jersey.
@ItCanWait I would never text and drive in my life ever, I actually hardly text at all ?
@KevLAbeast would you ever consider doing a video on your hat collection?
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Phlox 'Starry Skies' have petals streaked with lilac and a cream eye.
Phlox 'Starry Skies' have petals that are lilac streaked with cream, and with cream blazing around the lilac eye zone. The young florets have the deepest color, and they gradually pale with age. A European cultivar, where it is also known as 'Sternhimmel'.


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Dow rises 167 points as markets rebound behind surging oil futures
ByInvestor Newsletter
Jan. 5 (UPI) — U.S. markets rose on Tuesday to rebound from losses to begin the year as oil futures surged.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 167.1 points, or 0.55%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.71% and the Nasdaq Composite ended the day up 0.95% a day after Saudi Arabia lifted a three-year blockade on neighboring Qatar in advance of the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Al-Ula.
U.S. oil futures gained 4.9% and briefly rose above $50 per barrel for the first time since February 2020. Chevron stock also rose 2.7%.
Copper — an indicator for the global economy — also increased 2%, hitting its highest level in nearly eight years.
Tuesday's gains came after the Dow dropped 382 points, or 1.25% while the S&P 500 fell 1.48% and the Nasdaq declined 1.47% on the first day of trading in 2021.
Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, said the selloff "suggests that many investors might have made a New Year's resolution to stay sober, at least for the first day or two of 2021."
Mark Haefele, chief investment officer at UBS Global Wealth Management, however, noted that the trends that helped send stocks into highs to end 2020 — such as support from the Federal Reserve and vaccine distribution — remain in place.
"Fiscal and monetary policy are highly supportive and financial conditions are very loose," Haefele said. "We therefore continue to expect strong global growth in 2021."
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Hallowe'en Countdown 2015: The Devil is in the Details
The British Guiana 1c Magenta (1856) has a sailing ship image and the colony's Latin motto, "Damus Petimus Que Vicissim" or "We Give and Expect in Return." Image Source: stampboards.
The most rare and valuable stamp in the world is the British Guiana One Cent Magenta, which is worth almost USD $9.5 million, according to its last auction in June 2014. As far as we know, there is only one 1c Magenta. It is so rare and valuable that it is the only major stamp not in the private philatelic collection of Britain's royal family, who have been collecting stamps for as long as stamps have existed. The stamp was discovered in 1873 by a 12-year-old Scottish schoolboy, Louis Vernon Vaughan, who found the stamp among his uncle's papers in Demerara. He saw that the stamp was not listed in his catalogue and sold it for six shillings to a local collector. According to online inflation and currency conversion calculators, six shillings in 1873 would be equivalent to approximately USD $259 in September 2015 values.
The stamp is so rare because it was produced in an emergency issue at the Georgetown newspaper, the Royal Gazette, when a British ship did not deliver enough stamps needed for the colony. Since its discovery, the stamp has had many adventures, exploded in value, and gained worldwide attention due to its uniqueness. In 1878, the greatest stamp collector in history, Count Philippe la Renotière von Ferrary added it to his collection. In 1922, the British royal family tried to buy it and failed. In 1970, a consortium of Pennsylvanian businessmen bought it. In 1980, the heir to the Du Pont fortune bought it; and the stamp spent the late 1990s up to 2010 in the owner's bank vault, while the owner spent time in prison for murdering an Olympic gold medal wrestler. The current owner has briefly lent the stamp to the Smithsonian. If you want to see it and you live anywhere near Washington DC, visit the Gross Stamp Gallery at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum, where the 1c Magenta is on display between June 2015 and November 2017. The Museum warns: please call in advance to confirm the stamp's availability at +1 (202) 633-5555, since it will be periodically removed from display for preservation.
The story of this stamp is a lesson about paying attention to details and the origin of real value. It took the eyes and perspective of a twelve-year-old boy to see the value of the stamp, that is, a boy not yet brutally shaped by the world, whose imagination was still fully available to him and completely his own. Before the stamp's 2014 auction to current owner Stuart Weitzman, the Du Pont trust placed the stamp in the care of Sotheby's auction house. The Sotheby's agent who was temporarily entrusted with the stamp recognized that it takes that youthful perspective - to have one's eyes open to the wonders of the world - to recognize this stamp and things like it of immense value:
David Redden, director of special projects at Sotheby's, said the "British Guiana" was a stamp of almost mythical repute among philatelists. He said: "For me, as a school stamp collector, it was a magical object, the very definition of rarity and value: unobtainable rarity and extraordinary value."
Imagine digging through an attic stuffed with old junk. You shuffle through a sheaf of dusty papers, and a tiny square of wine-coloured paper flutters onto the floor. You step on the scrap of paper, pull it off your shoe, toss it out, and throw away the second example in the world of the British Guiana 1c Magenta, which would have been your biggest lotto ticket ever, if you had only known, if you had only been paying attention to the details.
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Hallowe'en Countdown 2015: Post-Apocalypse Rehab
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Some readers may have noticed a shift in attitudes, mood and consciousness since the summer. Several people have commented to me that they feel as though this year was split down the middle. The first half was what you thought reality was, and the second half is what reality really is. The evidence is anecdotal, but I explain that common feeling in terms of piling technological change upon global change, until what we experience does a somersault and collapses over upon itself to become something else. It is as though we became addicted in the first fifteen years of the 21st century to eradicating the 20th century. And now, after all the hammer blows, we are finally succeeding.
The 2nd century BCE Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra blown up by ISIL in July or August 2015. Image Source: Wiki.
Not so fast - the 20th century dies hard. Every attempt to erase its history promises a return of its worst excesses. Holocaust denial, 9/11 denial, this denial, that denial. This summer, ISIS beheaded Palmyra's lead archaeologist and blew up temples in Palmyra's ruins. You can see lists of cultural heritage sites destroyed by ISIS here, here and here. These sites were the pride of 20th century archaeologists and represented the common history of humanity:
Palmyra (Syria), established 2000 BCE
Mar Elian Monastery (Syria), founded 5th century AD
Apamea (Syria), established 300 BCE
Dura-Europos (Syria), established 200 BCE
Mari (Syria), established 2900 BCE
Hatra (Iraq), established 3rd or 2nd century BCE
Nineveh (Iraq), founded circa 6000 BCE
Mosul Museums and Libraries, Churches and Monasteries, and Mosques (Iraq)
Mosque of the Prophet Yunus / Jonah (Iraq)
Shia Mosques near Kirkuk
St. George's Monastery, Mosul (Iraq)
Numerous Christian Churches and sites, mainly of the Chaldean Catholic denomination (Iraq and Syria)
Hujja Shia Mosque, Diyala (Iraq)
Nimrud (Iraq), founded 1250 BCE
Khorsabad (Iraq), established 706 BCE
Mar Behnam Monastery (Iraq), established 4th century AD
Imam Dur Mausoleum, Shia shrine (Iraq)
In the midst of this eradication of history, deniers say: 'get informed. You need to know the real truth.' US critics claim that the American administration funded ISIS to topple the Assad régime. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin has stepped forward to defend what remains of Syria's government. At the UN on 28 September 2015, Putin, KGB-turned-environmentalist-soothsayer, demanded of western leaders: "Do you realize what you've done?" It was a masterful speech, because a lot of it was true, but it was true in a way that played to competing cultures of truth. In late 2014, Putin argued that the Americans engaged in "unprofessional politics," by continuing their Middle East objectives through ISIS proxies. One cannot deny the Americans' dismal half-baked imperialism, implemented through isolationist and exceptionalist navel-gazing, but none of that makes Vladimir Putin the pacifist voice of reason. Nor does it make ISIS into the capitalist mercenaries which Putin claims them to be.
Machinations in international affairs are an odd form of denial, too. However the dominoes fall, no Realpolitik truth about ISIS brings anyone closer to preparing for the hardcore reality ISIS is conceiving, the one in which, following bloodshed across the Levant, they blow up the Egyptian pyramids, assassinate the Pope, and destroy the Vatican in Rome. ISIS plans to take over India by 2020 in an effort to spark a world war. One commenter below a Times of India report did not believe a word of it. Why would ISIS invade India? "They are planning to wash clothes haha."
The new media men. Image Source: Business Insider.
The ISIS reality - in which beheadings are the norm and most of Syria flees the ISIS advance, while ISIS fighters cross the Sinai Peninsula, other ISIS groups close in on Jordan and Lebanon, and the Saudis build a giant anti-ISIS wall along their border with Iraq - brings 20th century lessons back to the table. The question is not where ISIS came from, who funded them, or who can destroy or control them. The question is: what is ISIS? The Islamic State is bigger than the great power politics out of which it grows. ISIS turns the post-apocalypse into a pre-apocalypse. Their colourful armageddon includes a baby cyclops Antichrist and a Jesus who will supposedly resurrect to help them fight Israel, although the story ignores bits of Islamic prophecy they do not like. So - they are not as doctrinaire as all that. ISIS fighters represent something larger than an internal Islamic Sunni revolution. The medium is the message: their mythological doomsday brand is a perfect commodity to go viral in the market of global communications. What is ISIS? The Islamic State's media men are anti-history pioneers, who explore how far they can go, now that history - at least in the virtual realm - is dead. The Islamic State fills the gaps between the state-centric real world and virtual anti-statism.
Technology and the Internet allow any history to be rewritten, erased or disbelieved, and in the resulting environment, anyone can do anything. There are no limits. Pro-ISIS Websites dismiss reports of ISIS atrocities as online fakes. Malleable history initiates a power game around the creation of reality and enables a resurgence of violence. Malleable history awakens the shadow self in human nature.
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