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GPs drawing up plans to charge patients for weekend and evening appointments
Patients will be given the option to pay if they want to be seen by doctor quickly at surgery.
By Rachel Middleton
Updated January 25, 2017 06:48 GMT
General Practitioners or GPs in the UK are drawing up plans to charge their registered patients for weekend and evening appointments, by sidestepping NHS rules.
Under the proposal being considered, patients will be given the option of paying if they want to be seen by the GP more quickly at the surgery, The Times reports.
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That is not all. The plan is also considering allowing vasectomies or non-cancerous mole removals procedures carried at local GP practices to be bought by patients. Effectively, GPs will charge fees for carrying out non-NHS contractual work.
The current NHS rules stop GPs from charging their own patients for care, but Dr Prit Buttar, the Oxfordshire Local Medical Committee (LMC) said that they have developed models using third-party companies that would 'allow practices to take on what they want.'
Controversial proposal by GPs will require NHS England approval. iStock
Under the model being developed, GPs can offer private services to their own patients by using a third party company which would take the payment from patients and then pay the GPs for their time. No price schedule has been decided.
Dr Buttar however made it clear that private arrangements must not affect or delay patients who need urgent treatment.
Funding cuts and withdrawn funds for certain activities at the surgeries are behind the move. The proposal is being carried out in discussions with GPs across the country. NHS England will have to approve the proposal.
"There is a huge gulf between the resources the nation has put into general practice and what it expects. You can either reduce demand or you can increase the funding, and if the state will not increase funding, we have to do it some other way," Dr Buttar said.
Under the plans, GPs will provide more private services at the expense of NHS work. A model for alternative working is expected to be in place by the end of 2017, he told Pulse.
"We want to put in place something which is robust, which can be rolled out across the country and allow GPs to specify which services they want to provide." He said the Oxfordshire LMC is currently in preliminary discussions with other LMCs to come up with the terms of reference.
"We have to look at alternative ways of increasing funding and look at models which will allow practices to operate within the rules. They will offer practice services, for example if someone wants a minor operation but can only do this in an evening then they can do this by charging a small fee.
"It will allow GPs to value their own time more and puts pressure on the Government. The Government is a monopoly customer, they can dictate how much they are willing to pay," he said.
Dr Uzma Ahmad, Wallsall LMC medical secretary and General Practitioners Committee (GPC) member said that it remained to be seen whether the promises made by NHS England in the GP Forward View will be met.
"We are going to wait for 3 months - if nothing positive comes up I think other regions might follow this plan. We need to safeguard ourselves, There has to be some other way to continue to practice. I don't intend to leave the country but I will need to find another way to practice here," Dr Ahmad said.
The LMC said last year that it was developing a 'plan B' to take GPs out of the NHS after the UK GPC held off plans to ballot practices on mass resignations from the NHS when NHS England gave assurances that it was willing to consider GPC's proposals to alleviate the pressures that GPs faced.
The GPC is set to vote on collective practice resignations later in January. In Northern Ireland, the GPC is set to collect resignations by the end of January, Pulse reports.
The Conservative government and GPs have been at loggerheads. Only in January this year, Prime Minister Theresa May ordered GP surgeries to operate seven days a week. She blamed the overload at A&E due to patients unable to see their GPs.
According to The Times, NHS England said: "All patients have a right to access high-quality primary care services which are free at the point of delivery. Strict safeguards are in place to ensure that GPs cannot charge patients for NHS services."


When we look at the career of someone so successful and iconic as Nigella Lawson, we tend to make assumptions that there was a grand plan behind it all, a set of carefully laid out steps to excel in the field of food and cooking.
But as her recent conversation with psychologist Hugh McKay presented by The School of Life revealed, there was never such a plan. Nigella admitted her career has been a surprise – just as many of the wonderful things in our lives are.
"It had never occurred to me that food would play any part of my job or career – I was very high-minded and would have thought it was a very strange thing to do. I was a journalist for a long time and wrote about arts and books and wrote an op-ed column," she explains.
Both pithy and charming, during the conversation Nigella shared her thoughts on the deeper meaning of food and its connection to pleasure, meaning, belonging and creativity. Here are some of the highlights that any creative can take into their work and life.
"I think a lot of young people think you can plan everything – you can't plan anything. Well you can plan if you want to, but it's pretty pointless."
"Most of my friends are doing jobs they didn't know existed when they started work. I did various jobs – I worked in nearly every section of the newspaper and did a bit of everything – and nothing is ever wasted. You learn things and it's interesting. If you decide exactly what it is you want to do, you've already discarded so many experiences you can learn from."
"I always think it's a pity when people say they don't cook anymore 'because it's just me' – I thoroughly believe it's important to cook for yourself. I cooked for myself for a long time – even if it was just bread and cheese – because symbolically it's important to say you'll take care of yourself."
"You don't have to see cooking as an art form to see it as creative – there is an element of play we don't often get as adults."
"Human beings do need a creative outlet. I speak to so many people don't have that in their work – but some people find it through it gardening and some through cooking."
"Beauty is incredibly important, I think that more and more. Beauty is about small things –lemons on a table, they are beautiful. Beauty isn't necessarily something you are called upon to admire – you don't need a view, I get rather tired of views – you just need to appreciate it."
"When you cook, there is a moment when everything can go wrong and sometimes does. When something goes wrong, I've had to do something creative and what I end up with often ends up better than I had planned."
"I think there are two lessons in that: the first is that things go wrong in life all the time and that doesn't matter, the second is that it's how you rectify things and deal with mistakes. Children for example learn to see how their parents respond to mistakes, so there is no point in trying to be perfect."
"Don't expect yourself to not feel frightened or at times daunted, but don't let that stop you from doing anything. A life that is so placated and un-frightening is actually quite deadening. That slight simmering of fear can spur one on to do things."


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These "Pretty Little Liars" Season 6 Episode Titles May Provide Some Major Spoilers
We would say "spoiler alert" but like, duh.
By Jelani Addams Rosa
There's a little more than a month until the season 6 premiere of Pretty Little Liars, and we cannot wait! We've been desperately searching for clues about what to expect for what is set to be the most shocking season yet, but sadly, the cast and producers haven't been giving us much to go on. But now, Tumblr user Pretty Little Liars Theories claims the episode titles for season 6 have leaked, and if they're the actual ones, they paint a pretty vivid picture for what to expect when PLL returns this summer.
1: Game on Charles
2: Songs of Innocence
3: Songs of Experience
4: Go Set Yourself Free
5: She's No Angel
6: Don't Underestimate a Blind Bitch
7: I'm Gonna Love you Until you Hate Me
8: Charles Understood
9: Back to Radley
10: Game Over Charles
We can confirm the season 6 premiere will be titled "Game On Charles," because Marlene I. King tweeted the title soon after the season 5 finale.
Heading to set now for Day 2 of premiere: Game On, Charles. #AskMar #PrettyLittleLiars
— I. Marlene King (@imarleneking) March 25, 2015
While the rest haven't been officially confirmed, they def have us guessing about what could happen next. "Songs Of Innocence" could mean a bunch of things. Will the girls finally escape the house, and prove to Detective Tanner they've been innocent all along, allowing Mona to prove Alison's innocence? Either way be prepared for a seriously intense cliffhanger, because "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience" clearly go hand in hand.
"Go Set Yourself Free" sounds like it is most likely about Alison finally being freed from prison (?!), or is it possible for the girls to be trapped in the doll house for that long? A super sad angle would be having one of the girls being "set free" from their relationships. We won't survive if Hanna and Caleb don't stay together forever!!!
"She's No Angel" sounds like the perfect opportunity for PLL's newest character Kimberly Brown to make an appearance, and maybe we'll finally figure out why she bares such a striking resemblance to Bethany Young.
"Don't Underestimate A Blind Bitch" can only be about one person — Jenna! Jenna hasn't been in Rosewood for some time, and we can't wait to see what brings her back.
"Charles Understood"will hopefully finally give us a look into Charles' troubled past. Why is he dedicated to terrorizing the Liars? And what does he know that we don't?!
We obvs know where "Back To Radley" will be taking us back to, but there are only a few Rosewood residents who have been to Radley — Mona, Spencer, briefly Cece, Toby's Mom, and Bethany Young. So are we going to finally find out how all of them connect?
"Game Over Charles" Marlene I. King has promised us that Charles will be unmasked before season 6 is over, and knowing Marlene, she'll wait until the very last second to make good on her promise.
You can never know what to expect with Pretty Little Liars, but one thing is for sure, this season will be one to remember.
What do you want to happen in season 6? Can you figure out what each title means? Comment below!
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Besides, the political quarter is also expected to chalk out the strategy for Maharashtra Assembly elections that are due later this year.
Party president Sharad Pawar is chairing the meeting in Mumbai. (Photo: File)
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General Discussion › Music Outside of Hip Hop
mattthegod said on Jul 10, 2015:
I wanted to make a thread where we have a place to talk about other genres outside of hip hop. It can be current or old. It can be about any album, song, or artist.
Truthfully I haven't been listening to a lot of hip hop lately outside of a few obvious exceptions. I'm just not hearing a lot of creativity or a lot of stuff that really keeps my interest. This past week I've really only been listening to Tonedeff, Tori Amos, Radiohead, Bjork, & Portishead.
I'm hoping this thread might be able to turn people onto some music they might not have heard before. I'm also hoping it can start a good discussion and liven things up a bit.
houstonz said on Jul 10, 2015:
Vespertina - The Waiting Wolf
Dutch - A Bright Cold Day
(Both produced by Stoupe (formerly of JMT) with a different female vocalist on each project.)
Hectic Zeniths - [self-titled]
I've been listening to Fjer a bit lately myself.
houstonz said: Vespertina - The Waiting Wolf
I've heard the two produced by Stoupe and of course the two EP's that Fjer has put out. What is the Hectic Zeniths album like if you had to describe it? I wanna get the perspective of someone else whose heard it before I listen to it.
I listened to Massive Attack recently and while I liked what I heard, only a few songs off of the albums I heard really stood out. I definitely prefer Portishead as a group and I feel like they're far more consistent. I guess what I mean is I like Massive Attack to a degree and I absolutely LOVE Portishead if that makes sense.
The HZ record is actually an instrumental album with a bit of sampling and instrumentation and a wide array of tones/moods throughout. I'd say as a fan of Kno and Portishead (or older DJ Shadow) production you'd dig it.
Here's a sample: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BNWfC8efkDc
Edit: Oh, and if you haven't checked out the UNKLE record "Psyence Fiction" you should do that. It's a collaborative project with James Lavelle and DJ Shadow with a bit of a "trip hop" feel that includes hip hop, instrumental, and sung songs. My knowledge in other music outside of experimental/instrumental Hip Hop/Trip Hop stuff is slim.
houstonz said: The HZ record is actually an instrumental album with a bit of sampling and instrumentation and a wide array of tones/moods throughout. I'd say as a fan of Kno and Portishead (or older DJ Shadow) production you'd dig it.
It was for me too.. honestly I started branching out from listening to hip hop more recently because I wanted to start getting into the artists who influenced Tone. I figured if he's my favorite artist in music than I might as well check out who influenced him. I can say it was a good decision. Now I listen to Homogenic by Bjork, Dummy by Portishead, Basically anything from The Bends to In Rainbows by Radiohead religiously. Of course I listen to Under the Pink by Tori Amos a lot too. Its weird because if I hadn't made the random decision to check these artists out or check the music like Gathered thread I would've never gotten into that stuff outside of bands like Pink Floyd that I was already a fan of.
I will also definitely check out the UNKLE record and the Hectic Zeniths record.
Numonic said on Jul 11, 2015:
I flood the music threads with non-hiphop music. I can probably list 20 albums from this year alone. For me I seriously started branching out (meaning listening to full albums, before it was casual, like a few singles of an artist, never full albums) in 2012 with I guess I would say the Grizzly Bear album "Shields" and the Apollo Run album "Here be dragons volume 3" but I've liked a lot more since then. I'm busy right now but when I get a chance I'll list them. Nice thread.
P.S. yeah that first Hectic Zeniths album is dope. I wasn't really feeling the most recent one but Amplifya is the man on beats.
I finally listened to Vespertine by Bjork (yes I'm very late on that I know). One of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard. Bjork is so ahead of everyone else in music its crazy. I'm struggling to think of an artist that is more ahead of the curve at least musically than her aside from maybe Tonedeff. I mean to think that albums like Homogenic and Vespertine came out in 1997 and 2001 blows my mind. I mean so many people have tried to copy her style too. You get that with an artist that's as creative as her though so I'm not surprised.
deStructuralized said on Jul 13, 2015:
If you're a fan of complex syncopation and textures that evolve, I can't recommend Apparat enough. His style's changed to become a bit more "palatable" over the years, but the aesthetic in this song more or less encapsulates the level of mastery he has over crafting dense, challenging soundscapes. Mind you this was in 2003.
Call me slow, but I've been on a huge The National kick lately. Listen to the thriller movie-esque tremolo on those bowed strings. I mean…this is a song about murder that could easily get away with radio play. This is The National in a nutshell for me: beautiful guitar and piano / orchestral arrangements, rock-solid songwriting, and a baritone lead vocal that can easily alternate between buttery folk smoothness and violent post-punk rage. They more or less embody the melancholy Tonedeff occasionally dips into, imo.
Trentemoller is another electronic artist with killer command over the dynamism in the middle and high end. This is his remix of Modeselektor's "The White Flash (ft. Thom Yorke)." Don't let the persistence of the bassline fool you: it's basically a ten minute glitch-layering session.
Kiasmos is what happens when you take a BAFTA-award winning film composer and let him collaborate with a house producer. Pretty much as straightforward as you'd expect, but beautiful nonetheless.
Can't leave this post without a shoutout to Kollektiv Turmstrasse. Favorite deep house act to date. Bass-heavy, primitivistic drums, vocal cuts that move you, with just enough sparse melody sprinkled in for contrast.
Revision said on Jul 13, 2015:
I've been listening to the R&B stuff that came out recently, mainly throwing The Internet against Hiatus Kaiyote and seeing what comes out. And when I listen to cool recent stuff, I go see what exists in the dollar bin at the record store that I should be listening to. Just bought the Manhattans and Z.Z. Hill's album Down Home which I'd never heard before. Listening to some of that older stuff really makes me appreciate what 'Choose your Weapon' is doing. I'm flying into Istanbul the night Hiatus Kaiyote are playing there and I'm tempted to go see them. Both albums are cool.
deStructuralized I see your Apparat and raise you Christoph El' Truento.
He's a producer from the now defunct abstract rap group @Peace.
Solo he's a little too abstract for me at times but he might be what you guys are looking for.
Bandcamp: christopheltruento
Album of the year to me hands down is Village of Vale.
Soundcloud: johnmcgrew
2 by four said on Jul 15, 2015:
Def agree to Vespertina (so slept on), although Lorrie's new shit is pretty out there (stoupe from Jedi Mind Tricks is the producer of Verspertina) and Hectic.
ive been into this one broad Lisa Leblanc. Shit is pretty dope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8qj4TFkzfo dope video too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYaTatJwp9c
I posted this in the Music 2015 thread and in the description it says recommended for those who like Bjork, Radiohead and Portishead which are more than half the artists you mentioned in the first post. What are the chances? Crazy.
Numonic said: This new project with Moon and Pollution/ No Bird Sing producer Graham O'Brien is streaming now on Spotify. It's Camp Dark which is a new band featuring singer/song writer Adam Svec and producer/drummer Graham O'Brien.
Camp Dark - "Nightmare in a Day"
Available on Spotify and bandcamp now.
Bandcamp: campdark
Very dope album. Recommended if you like Radiohead, Bjork, and Portishead.
By the way Moon and Pollution can be another recommendation. Their Box Borealis album is tied at number 1 favorite this year with Village of Vale.
Hey Numonic if you had to describe what that Village of Vale album sounds like how would you describe it? I wanna know what its like before checking it out.
mattthegod said: Hey Numonic if you had to describe what that Village of Vale album sounds like how would you describe it? I wanna know what its like before checking it out.
Would it be cheating if I took the description from the artists' website? Although most of it is a literal description of the lyrical content/story. There's this animated show I used to watch some years ago called "Kino's Journey" about a traveller and the story of this album kind of reminds me of it.
Here's the artists' description of the album:
"The Village of Vale: A Storybook Record. is a collection of original songs, stories, and artwork set in an Edward Gorey-meets-J.R.R. Tolkien world. Using symphonic, electronic, and choral music elements intertwined with acoustic guitars, piano, and harmonium, the music of The Village of Vale combines current/progressive styles with the traditions of music-storytelling in folk.
But The Village of Vale is more than an a collection of songs and stories. It's also an interactive multimedia music/art installation, set to be performed at the Invisible Dog Art Center February 2015. A modern Prokofiev's 'Peter and the Wolf,' this unique project brings together musicians, artists, writers and performers to effectively tell one story in five different ways. The Village of Vale is at once a collection of new songs, a printed and illustrated storybook, and a multi-dimensional installation and performance art show.
The Village of Vale is a story of a town that is forever changed when a traveling Trader visits its gates. The Trader trades objects and goods with townspeople in the village who in turn are profoundly changed for better and worse. The world of Vale includes trees that can be burned to the ground to bring back loved ones from the dead, eye glasses that reveal the true nature of whatever the wearer sees, ghosts, lovers, animals, spirits and a boy who watches over it all, caught between a world he knows and the world beyond Vale that he longs to see."
As far as my personal opinion/description of the sound, I think it's really lush and beautiful. John McGrew is an amazing singer IMO. The way his vocals build, rise and fall it feels like you're on a roller coaster I guess. I've never been good with this descriptive stuff. The additional vocalist on here are also great. I'm not sure what else to say, I just love his music.
Check it out on soundcloud, there's a narrative version and a non-narrative version. Check the narrative version first to get the feel of the story with the music. You can also download it for free on his website which also has the Vinyl for sale incase you want a physical copy on johnmcgrewmusic dot com.
I love this Apollo Run song and video. Act IV.
https://youtu.be/lgDwFjV7azY
At the end of the day in my opinion, someone else's description of the music will not be the same as yours. I've liked similar artists as others I know for different reasons. So I never rely on what someone else thought about the music to determine whether it was worth checking out. I guess I'm essentially saying that reviews are worthless. I think one of my favorited websites for music SYFFAL kind of realizes that now as they say they now only review albums that they think are 10/10 stars to them. I know this flies in the face of discussion boards as it's meant to discuss music but I remember the days when I used to "discuss" but what was more like an argument about music on some discussion boards until I realized it's useless debating about something that is opinion.
Okay let me stop before this becomes a tldr.
I figured I should say this in here since I've talked about it to some blueschoolers before. I can't wait for a full Fjer album to be released. Her two EPs are incredible and I feel like were in for a treat when her full album comes out.
Continuing my quest. Record store owner sold me Sly and the Family Stone's record Small Talk (for a quarter-those bargain bins got gems in them ya'll). The song "Loose Booty"....damned.
One of the first, maybe the first instrumental albums I've ever listened to, got me in to instrumental music.
Science Fiction (Wale Oyejide) - "Walls Don't Exist"
I'm pretty glad this thread has gotten the amount of posts that it has so far. I didn't expect it to do as well as its doing. At least its waking things up a bit though. I've been seeing a lot of good suggestions of non hip hop music in here.
moto748 said on Jul 24, 2015:
The first instrumental I bought: 1971!!
I have no idea what it sounds like now, but they were quite an influential duo. Their wiki page makes interesting reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonto's_Expanding_Head_Band
Am I the only Led Zeppelin fan on here? Yes I know they were accused of stealing music but they still managed to put out some phenomenal work during their time.
Led Zeppelin's pretty well known, I'm sure you're not the only fan on here. I don't think I ever got in to them. I'm not 100% sure, are they heavy metal or just Rock. I know there are some elitests out there that will shit on you for not knowing the so called greats but I never approached music that way. I don't care who you are, if I don't like your music, I don't like it. That being said Led Zeppelin and many other so called greats are before my music awakening I had only some years ago. With so much music easily available nowadays it's hard to find time to explore past music. I can't even really say that I had a music awakening because at the base I'm still doing the same thing which is ignoring reviews and listening to what I have access to and liking what I like regardless of reviews. I just have access to more music nowadays, is the only thing that changed, which leaves little to no time to explore past music.
Hey mattthegod I'm curious of what you think of the Camp Dark album? Especially since the description mentioned for fans of Bjork, Portishead and Radiohead. In your opinion were they wrong or right in that description?
Kotomi is one to check out, she's been dropping a lot of amazing singles this year and it will make for an amazing compilation by the end of the year. Most recently (couple days ago) she has a song called "Grace" on Cyril Hahn's new EP.
Soundcloud: kotomi
Soundcloud cyrilhahn
Edit: just gave Led Zeppelin my first volitional listen ever (just stream sampled a random album of there's) and I like them. I'm sure I heard them on TV or radio before but it's been a long while since I got my music from radio or tv.
So much music, it's overwhelming.
Here's a list of non-hiphop albums from this year that I like (includes instrumental albums):
C Duncan - "Architect"
White Bird/Burn The Sky by Palace Of The King
Bandcamp: palaceoftheking
Charlie Patton's War - "Rock 'N' Roll House Party"
Bandcamp: charliepattonswar
White Reaper - "White Reaper Does It Again"
bandcamp: whitereaper
Jason Isbell - "Something More Than Free"
The Village of Vale
Winterplan - "Fight/Flight"
Bandcamp: winterplan
Soundcloud: winterplan
Active Child - "Mercy"
Sister Crayon "Devoted"
soundcloud: rodriguezlopezproductions
HashFinger - "Kites"
Bandcamp: Hashfinger
My Brightest Diamond - "I Had Grown Wild"
Bandcamp: mybrightestdiamond
2econd Class Citizen - "A Hall of Mirrors"
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2econd Class Citizen - "Old Folk Wine"
Bandcamp: 2econdclasscitizen
Soundcloud: 2econdclasscitizen
The Casanovas - "Terra Casanova"
Soundcould: thecasanovas
Crypstramentals Volume 8, 9, and 10 by Cryptic One
Bandcamp: crypticone
Amin Payne - "SAFFRON"
Bandcamp: aminpayne
Soundcloud: amin-payne
Kasami Washington - "The Epic"
DJ Scientist - "Keine Musik fur Niemand"
Soundcloud: djscientist
Alabama Shakes - "Sound & Color"
Mavis Staples - "Your Good Fortune"
Soundcloud: antirecords
Esther Stephens & The Means - "Esther Stephens & The Means"
Bandcamp: estherstephensandthemeans
Soundcloud: estherstephens_themeans
Child Actor - "Never Die Remixes"
bandcamp: chldactr
Seez Mics - "Cruel Fuel Instrumentals"
bandcamp: seezmics
The Cancel - "No Way To Stay"
Bandcamp: thecancelmusic
Soundcloud: thecancel
Moon and Pollution - "The Box Borealis"
bandcamp: moonandpollution
Nate Mercereau - "EP1", "EP2", and "A Vivid Memory"
Bandcamp: natemercereau
Wove - "EP1"
bandcamp: wovepartnership
soundcloud: wovepartnership
Figure - Selected Remixes Vol. 2
Soundcloud: Figure
Catfish and The Bottlemen - "The Balcony"
Buddy Peace - "Vegas Nerve"
soundcloud: buddypeace
Nate Mercereau - "A Vivid Memory", Sister Crayon and Esther Stephens & The Means are some stand outs for me this year. Amazing albums from them.
I might do a list for 2014, 2013 and 2012 also. 2012 is when I started really listening to non-hiphop albums. I've listened to some non-hiphop albums before that but no where near as many as I listen to today.
Also as you see it helps to have a soundcloud or bandcamp page.
JTX said on Jul 27, 2015:
I didn't know it was possible to not like Zeppelin. I don't really over saturate myself with music tbh. In the past 5 years the only hip hop music I keep in regular rotation is anything from QN5 and Sadistik.
3 of the best albums ever recorded imo:
Tool - Lateralus
Tool - Aenima
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Other music I've been listening to recently:
JJ Grey & Mofro (one of my favorite bands) - http://youtu.be/1F9iQSwwwFE
I've also been listening to a lot of movie soundtracks, most recently the guest and inside llewyn davis.
JTX said: I didn't know it was possible to not like Zeppelin. I don't really over saturate myself with music tbh. In the past 5 years the only hip hop music I keep in regular rotation is anything from QN5 and Sadistik.
I've always loved Queen. Night at the Opera is basically an undisputed classic along with Sheer Heart Attack. I kind of grew up on them so their music will always hold some what of a special place for me. My mom was the one who got me into their stuff and my dad was the one who got me into Pink Floyd. As much as I love Radiohead.. I feel like they were heavily influenced by Pink Floyd. Ok Computer is their Dark Side of the Moon if that makes sense.
Over the past year or so I've also had the first Guns N Roses album Appetite for Destruction in constant rotation.
Numonic, I would say Led Zeppelins music was hard rock not heavy metal. If you want to hear the difference between the two genres try Led Zeppelin and then listen to Metallica. Although, you could say a lot of early Hard Rock bands influenced a lot of the Heavy Metal bands of today. However, there IS a difference between the two genres sound wise. Either way I'm glad you enjoyed what you heard.
Led Zep certainly were/are hard rock. I never liked them much, though, even at the time. Despite the obvious good musicianship, there was always something so contrived and artificial about them for me. I' not claiming I was a Chicago blues purist who only wanted to listen to Buddy Guy, but nevertheless, rock music's populist take on blues music seemed in better and more respectful hands with the wonderfully ramshackle Stones than Jimmy Page's guitar solos and Plant's yelp. Or so it seemed to me.
Numonic said on Aug 08, 2015:
Revisiting this album from 2014 and loving it. I know I'm not taking it that far back.
Numonic said: Another dope release I just came across thanks to syffal.
The clouds are ghosts - "fractures"
Bandcamp: thecloudsareghosts
They kind of remind me of Isle of Rhodes a little.
This album is really dope.
I might just do a 2014 list like I did with 2015.
One favorite and in my eyes flawless album from 2014. Here I am quoting myself quoting myself.
Numonic said:
Numonic said: I mentioned this album last month but I just found out that it's on bandcamp. If you haven't checked it out stop sleeping. Very dope album.
bandcamp: wearethegriswolds
Man! This album is amazing. Ends so epically too. Flawless album.
Another favorite from 2014 is Thomas Azier - "Hylas". Another flawless album to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQhoYczwdQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sFp2hN_XXc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9dz8pcd_P8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TdhI_EYfKw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qw-o2qpVIQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlyOLFnLuBg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUD_nyuPOl0
Also The Datsuns - Deep Sleep album is also one of my favorites from 2014.
This album from 2013 "Aventine" by Agnes Obel is also one of my favorites. Such a heavenly album. I really get this end of Fall early Winter season feel with this album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHoou-uFkvI
Another dope one from 2013 is this one by Ross McHenry
Here's another dope album I just came across.
Ross McHenry - "Distant Oceans"
bandcamp: rossmchenry
This is on some Miles Davis vibe tip. I'm loving it.
Of course I can't forget one of the best albums of 2013 and one of the best blues rock albums I've ever heard "Fuzz" by Fuzz (Ty Segall, Charles Moothart).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twylUtWKdt4
My other favorite Bluesy Rock album from 2013 is Awesome Science by Humanfly
Humanfly - Awesome Science
bandcamp: humanfly
Also this instrumental album by Wax Triptych is dope.
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Wax Triptych - A Tale of 3 Heads
" Wax Triptych is a trip-hop trio featuring Mononome, Jenova 7 & Mr. Moods - three like-minded international artists from the Dusted Wax Kingdom record label. "A Tale Of 3 Heads" is a dark, dusty journey into the cool, aged grooves and sounds of the past. The triptych is a work of art in three parts. "
It's up on bandcamp: on Jenova 7's page.
Really dope instrumental album.
Also not that I listen to cover albums but best cover album is Mockingbird by Kendra Morris. A lot of songs on their that get me nostalgic, especially the Soundgarden sound "Blackhole Sun"
One last one I'd like to add is the album Changing Color by My Body Sings Electric. Outstanding rock album.
Bandcamp: mybodysingselectric
Mattthegod I still didn't get your opinion on the Camp Dark album. I'm just curious because the description mentioned it was recommended for people who like most of the artists you like. Trying to see how accurate that description is.
mattthegod said on Aug 10, 2015:
Numonic said: Mattthegod I still didn't get your opinion on the Camp Dark album. I'm just curious because the description mentioned it was recommended for people who like most of the artists you like. Trying to see how accurate that description is.
I promise you I will. I haven't had the chance to as of late with being moved up to cashier at the store I work at. I've had insane hours. I'm off until Wednesday though so I'll definitely try to get to it.


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The Truth About Colin Hazama From Alex Vs. America
By Felix Behr/Jan. 4, 2022 10:04 am EST
Family memories form the basis of chef Colin Hazama's cooking. "I think any chef in the world has a core that really got them inspired and most times, it's coming from either their mothers or their fathers or their (grandparents)," he explained to Metro HNL. The cores in his case, he recalled, were twofold. First, his mother couldn't really cook. So, he spent time in his grandmother's kitchen. And second, when he was six, he was once offered a children's menu. His grandfather noticed how much this insulted him and offered the young chef Hazama the adult menu. He ordered lobster tail and ate all of it.
Since then, he studied the culinary arts and worked as an executive chef at The Royal Hawaiian, the youngest person to ever hold that post. However, as Honolulu Magazine reports, the pandemic ended that gig like so many others, forcing Hazama to pivot to operating a pop-up food operation called C4 where he offered, among other things, gourmet gummy bears. "My dishes allow me to showcase my island roots through elevated comfort food created by applying the most updated techniques to the best available ingredients locally," he says in the about section of C4's website.
Obviously, then, he has had a long term affair with food, following the ups and downs of such a career. We'll have to see how well he can bring those experiences with him when Alex Guarnaschelli visits for his episode of "Alex vs America."
According to the Food Network's website, only one episode of "Alex vs America" will feature a chef from Hawaii. It seems safe to bet, then, that chef Colin Hazama will be confronted with the challenge of shellfish — and that the show asked Hazama to compete in this episode because his wheelhouse encompasses seafood and shellfish.
Hazama's love for both his family and seafood meet in his take on his grandmother's recipe for shabu-shabu, a Japanese hotpot dish. As he shared with Hawaii Magazine, the recipe calls for water, bonito flakes, kombu, sake, and soy sauce for the dashi. Combine and simmer the ingredients without boiling before straining the broth. Then, the seafood includes a white fish, a pacific yellowtail, shrimp, king crab legs, scallops and cherrystone clams. For veg, bring carrots, white radish, tofu, bamboo shoots, bok cabbage, enoki mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, green onions, mountain yam gelatin, and udon noodles. Both groups should be on separate plates. When ready, heat the dashi and add the seafood, the shellfish, the vegetables, and the udon in that order.
"I've grown up with the Pacific Ocean surrounding me and being able to have a sustainable source of fish and shellfish in Hawaii is what makes our culture and cuisine what it is today," he explains in his mini-profile for his expert page on the Aquarium of the Pacific's website. The bio also notes that outside of cooking, his passions involve spearfishing and diving.


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Parkway Makes First Apartment-Asset Buy
PHILADELPHIA-The company, which mainly focuses on parking assets, buys an 11-story complex in the Northern Liberties neighborhood.
By Ian Ritter | July 06, 2010 at 04:44 PM
PHILADELPHIA-Parkway Corp. purchased the American Loft apartment complex in the Northern Liberties neighborhood here. The 11-story complex, with 40 units, was acquired out of foreclosure from Abington Bank.
Parkway's management did not reveal how much it paid for the asset, but the bank bought the development back from Creating Real Estate Innovations for $8.6 million last year after giving the developers just more than $15 million in construction loans, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Why CRE Insurance Prices Are Becoming More Volatile
Here's How CRE Will Beat Investment Alternatives This Year
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Non-traditional property sectors like manufactured homes, gaming, cold storage, healthcare and single-family rentals will lead the way.
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Town of Mountain View, CO » Government » Council Meeting Minutes » Minutes: July 19, 2021
TOWN OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
These minutes are not a verbatim transcript of the meeting, but rather an attempt on the part of the minute taker to capture the intent, summarize the speaker's remarks and record the Actions of the Town Council.
Mayor Glenn Levy called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. The meeting was held virtually through GoToMeeting. He stated the rules and procedures for the meeting.
Present: Glenn Levy, Mladenka Boehrer, Brent Metz, Kathleen Bailey, Sean Davis, Brittany Loecher, and Abby Laib. A quorum was established.
Staff in attendance: Town Attorney Erin King, Police Chief Steve Davis, Public Works Director Gene Bird, Court Clerk Robert Maestes, and Interim Town Clerk Margy Greer.
Mayor Levy reviewed the procedural rules of the meeting.
Meeting Minutes of June 3, 2021 and June 21, 2021.
Brent Metz stated that he had recused himself during the discussion and vote on Ordinance2021-06-21A pertaining to the R-3 residential district and would like the June 21, 2021 minutes to reflect same. Evin King stated that she was not in attendance at the June 3, 2021 meeting and would like the minutes to reflect same.
Brent Metz made a motion to approve the minutes of the June 21, 2021 meeting with the amendment stated above. It was seconded. With all those present voting aye, the motion carried.
Kathleen Bailey made a motion to approve the minutes of the June 3, 2021 meeting with the amendment stated above. It was seconded. With all those present voting aye, the motion carried.
Unscheduled Public Comment
Councilor Kathleen Bailey – asked the Public Works Director to look into a Siberian Elm tree which is blocking the sidewalk. She also asked if residents were be cited as Siberian Elms are not allowed to grow in Mountain View. Gene Bird stated that he was looking into several similar issues.
Emilie Mitcham – Resident of Mountain View – stated she was representing a new resident group "Mountain View United" (MVU). She stated the group received the packet and read through it together. In response to the Public Works Report, she asked for the best way to contact him to report issues and problems. She stated the group may be helpful with providing volunteers to help with the snow and leaf removal project. She also stated that MVU is interested in the topic of creating a welcome packet for new and existing residents. She asked how to get in touch with people at Town Hall and what to expect in terms of responses from them. Ms. Mitcham stated she would like to invite the Public Works Director to one of MVU's meetings to discuss the five-year plan and more. She stated it is important that the renters and owners alike get the flyer about new trash bins.
Ms. Mitcham stated a Brown Bag workshop regarding recycling and composting would be helpful. She stated that many other people in Town are interested in these subjects as well.
Mayor Levy introduced Robert Maestes, the new Court Clerk and Margy Greer, who will be assisting in the Clerk's Office while the Clerk is on FMLA.
Police Chief Steve Davis reports on several issues in and around the community including: an officer who was killed in Arvada last month and the effect it had on his officers and the residents; the co-responder program in place with Edgewater and Lakewood; the mental health professionals helping them respond to certain calls; new officer Brian Rank; the speed trailer on 44th Avenue; an arrest at Walmart; rise in homeless issues; and working with task force on street racers.
Town Attorney Evin King – reported on the Dos and Don'ts regarding election campaigning and spoke about FCPA – Fair Campaign Practices Act. There should be no Town money spent to influence the outcome of the election. This includes direct and indirect funds from the Town. The Town can use public money to distribute factual summaries. She stated that if members had a specific question to email her for a specific response.
Public Comment on Agenda Items
Emilie Mitcham – stated it was hard to understand what amendments were made to the minutes. She stated the issue regarding a conflict of interest stood out to her because the Town Code is very specific on the matters of conflicts of interest. She stated her concern about the committees and how the members might influence development in the Town and committee members may also have a conflict of interest.
Discussion and possible approval of RESOLUTION NO. 2021-07-19A, A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MARGY GREER TO PERFORM TEMPORARY TOWN CLERK FUNCTIONS.
Evin King explained that there are duties which the Charter allows only the Town Clerk to perform and therefore in Sarah Albright's absence, Margy Greer will be able to perform them. When Albright returns, the resolution can be amended and the power can be taken away.
Brent Metz made a motion to approve Resolution No. 2021-07-19A as presented. It was seconded. With all members present voting aye, the motion carried.
Discussion and possible approval of RESOLUTION NO. 2021-07-19B, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN EXPENDITURE OF UP TO $65,000 TO RG & ASSOCIATES FOR STORM PROJECT DESIGN AND ENGINEERING.
Mayor Levy stated that the 2021 Budget has $60,000 for Capital Works and another $20,000 for the Engineers. The entire project may not end up costing $65,000, but the money is in the budget and the design plans need to get started. There is also a grant that is pending approval and requires an environmental assessment and other paperwork. That grant is for $600,000. The design plans cannot be recouped through the grant.
Councilor Brent Metz stated that he was also in the meeting with the engineering firm and believed they had a good handle on the scope of the project and how to navigate the grant application. While the majority of the Town has curb and gutter, there are some areas that are deficient, causing water issues, basements flooding and other problems. He stated that spending $65,000 in order to receive $600,000 makes a lot of sense to him.
Mayor Levy stated that the 41st Avenue Project is only about 1/3 of this project. There is deteriorated curb and gutter throughout the Town, as well as degrading stormwater lines on 44th Avenue and on portions of Ames between 43rd and 44th Avenues. The $600,000 may not address everything on the list, it will go a long way toward handling the worse parts of the system.
Councilor Kathleen Bailey – asked if something could be done about the high drop off of some of the curbs in Town. She cautioned about using the same concrete company to do more work in the community due to how quickly some of the curbs and gutters have deteriorated. Mayor Levy asked her to submit a list to him of her areas of concern, as some of the work may still be under warranty.
Discussion ensued regarding whether those high curbs could be lowered and whether the lowering of them would cause stormwater drainage issues.
Councilor Brent Metz made a motion to adopt Resolution 2021-07-19B amending it to include the language "UP TO $65,000 ." It was seconded. With all those in attendance voting aye, the motion carried.
Mayor Levy called a recess at 7:30 pm and reconvened at 7:40 pm.
Committee Assignments and Discussion
Mayor Levy stated that he spoke to several members and what their needs were and what the needs of the Town were. He explained that the Committees do not take formal action, they are only advisory in nature. The Committees are to research and recommend back to the entire Board. He reviewed the purpose and stated the Committee were as follows:
Administrative Committee: Boehrer and Loecher (Chair)
Finance Committee: Levy and Davis (Chair)
Community Development and Outreach Committee: Loecher and Bailey (Chair)
Public Works Committee: Metz and Laib (Chair)
Public Safety: Metz and Boehrer (Chair)
Sustainability: Laib and Bailey (Chair)
Economic Development: Davis and Metz (Chair)
Mayor Levy stated that the website is not a social media page. However, it would be helpful to have Kathleen updating parts of the website with Brittany being the primary person on the Facebook page. The newsletter would be a joint effort with both Kathleen and Brittany. While the Town website is not a committee, the Mayor can assign as needed.
Each Committee should be taking notes of their meetings, no more than two pages.
Newsletter - Councilor Bailey stated that the newsletter came out on Friday and thanked Shannon for all of her assistance. Since the newsletter was mailed out late she questioned changing the months for publishing it. The Committee will decide. The issue of the software program the Committee is using and payment for same was discussed. Mayor stated it would be best if the Town was paying directly for the service and not through a council member's account. Mayor Levy stated that one reason he wants Brittany involved is because she can help with content.
Sustainability – Councilor Bailey stated that meetings have been suspended for now. Thank you gift cards were sent to all the volunteers. Composting is an issue which continues to come up in resident conversations. Residents may save money on composting by the Town allowing a single source compost hauler such as the one Edgewater uses. She stated she would find out more information about it. Mayor stated that rather than the Town endorsing a specific provider, having the Committee find information about the providers so residents may have a choice, is another option. Mayor expressed his concerns about a small vocal minority requesting composting and suggested a meeting to discuss further.
Mayor's Report
Mayor stated he held a Mayor's Coffee a couple of Saturday's ago and thanked those who attended. It was an opportunity to answer questions from the residents and let them know what was happening. He reported the death of 28-year old resident Michael Lee due to the COVID virus. A memorial event which will include a nice plaque and a tree-planting ceremony is being planned for him by the Town. It will be at least 2-4 weeks in the future and Council will be notified of the details.
Boehrer – reported she had pictures of the Mayor's Coffee event for any members who would want copies.
Bailey- asked for a copy of the Mayor's handout from the Coffee event. She also thanked the Mayor for getting the SSL certification, securing the website. Bailey also asked if the hyperlinks could be made on the website, connecting the Code to the appropriate chapter, making it more user-friendly. She offered to help with this task.
Mayor Levy asked Evin King and Margy Greer to explain why "Reserved" was written on chapters of the Code that had no content. Ms. King explained that they could be chapters that were repealed at some point or never used. Greer agreed with King's explanation. Bailey asked for something like an asterisk with an explanation be placed there instead of the word "reserved." She stated that there are many things that need to be updated on the website. She stated that an on-line payment system is needed. Committee pages are needed. The Mayor agreed to discuss it further with her.
Metz – stated that many of the arrangements have been made for the Picnic. Helping with the picnic is a great way to get to know one another. Hoping to create that community all are striving for. He asked the councilors to come early to set up or stay late to help clean up. He stated it would be great if everyone showed up and worked together on the event.
Councilor Boehrer made a motion to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded. With all those present voting aye, Mayor Levy adjourned the meeting at 8:17 p.m.


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Minor Violations, Low Turnout Reported In Macedonian Voting
April 07, 2013 13:57 GMT
By RFE/RL's Balkan Service
Skopje Mayor Koce Trajanovski casts his ballot.
SKOPJE -- Low turnout and minor irregularities have been reported in Macedonia, where voters are participating in the second round of municipal elections, including for the mayoral post in the capital, Skopje.
RFE/RL's Balkan Service reports that election officials in the southeastern municipality of Strumitsa said a ballot box had been badly damaged and that an unknown assailant had fired shots from a gas pistol outside the ballot station.
A heavy police presence was reported in a number of municipalities where it was feared the election would provoke clashes between local Macedonian and Albanian residents.
Low turnout was reported in many municipalities.
Opposition Albanian parties have joined forces in a number of municipalities to oppose ethnic Macedonian parties who took the most votes in the first round on March 24.
With reporting by balkaninsight.com
RFE/RL's Balkan Service
RFE/RL's Balkan Service promotes the values of democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression in a region where genuine media freedom remains elusive and where many media outlets remain divided along ethnic lines.
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He met his Dj companion Brad Pitch and they both started producing Music and found their own Party Series DD-Funky to present Bassline House and Uk Funky.
In 2014 he became Part of N-ice events – a project of enthusiasts who want to present their taste of music to a broader Audience in eastern Germany.
Many thanks to MAGIC MIRSCH for this exclusive mix for Kongkretebass Kongkast!
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On Tuesday, December 6th, Paragon changes. The monolith update will tweak virtually every aspect of the game.
"TL;DR: The Monolith Update is here, with huge changes to Paragon.
This here blog post goes into MUCH more detail. I always felt like Paragon had oodles of potential. For starters, it looks damn good, but it's EPIC games with Unreal Engine 4, so that goes without saying. But the game always felt a little slow and sluggish, nothing like the shooter/MOBA hybrid it was supposed to be. But the Monolith update seems to be taking the game in the direction it needed to go.
Guess we'll know just how successful the update is on December 6th.


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Q: Increasing Mac partition after shrink Windows Bootcamp partition I have a Mid 2010 Macbook Pro running Mac OS X 10.9.4 with a 500GB HD.
The HD is partitioned with 370 GB to Mac and 128 GB to Windows and I decided to shrink the Windows partition to 65 GB because I needed more space on Mac, and I barely use Windows.
I resized the Windows Partition using Mini Tool Partition Wizard and moved it to the end of the disk, leaving the empty right after Mac partition.
I'm able to boot Windows partition and use it normally. The Windows C: disk now has 65 GB.
When I boot on Mac OS X and try to use disk utility to increase the Mac partition, it says that the Windows partition still has 128 GB.
It is possible to use the empty space I created?
Here's some information about my partitions:
$ sudo gpt -r -vv show disk0
gpt show: disk0: mediasize=500107862016; sectorsize=512; blocks=976773168
gpt show: disk0: Suspicious MBR at sector 0
gpt show: disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: disk0: Sec GPT at sector 976773167
      start       size  index  contents
          0          1         MBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
     409640  723603632      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  724013272    1269544      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  725282816  251490304      4  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
  976773120         15
  976773135         32         Sec GPT table
  976773167          1         Sec GPT header

$ sudo gdisk /dev/disk0
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.10

Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their
partition table automatically reloaded!
Partition table scan:
  MBR: hybrid
  BSD: not present
  APM: not present
  GPT: present

Found valid GPT with hybrid MBR; using GPT.

Command (? for help): p
Disk /dev/disk0: 976773168 sectors, 465.8 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): E34EA0BB-B94A-4854-AF05-02E0D06A48E5
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 976773134
Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries
Total free space is 21 sectors (10.5 KiB)

Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name
   1              40          409639   200.0 MiB   EF00  EFI System Partition
   2          409640       724013271   345.0 GiB   AF00  Macbook HD
   3       724013272       725282815   619.9 MiB   AB00  Recovery HD
   4       725282816       976773119   119.9 GiB   0700  BOOTCAMP

$ sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 60801/255/63 [976773168 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
#: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1: EE 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [         1 -     409639] <Unknown ID>
2: AF 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [    409640 -  723603632] HFS+
3: AB 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [ 724013272 -    1269544] Darwin Boot
4: 0C 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [ 725282816 -  251490304] Win95 FAT32L

EDIT:
After trying another solution I can't boot on my Windows partition anymore. The partition information is the same above.

A: I'm pretty sure you've created a highly dangerous and inconsistent layout.
The problem is this: Macs that dual-boot with Windows generally use a hybrid MBR, which is a way to get two partition tables to (sort-of) coexist on a disk. The GUID Partition Table (GPT) is the authoritative partition table and is the one that MUST be modified by any tool that resizes partitions. In a hybrid MBR setup, one or more normally-empty fields in the Master Boot Record (MBR) are employed to replicate data in the GPT data structures. When confronted with a hybrid MBR disk, OS X uses the GPT data, whereas Windows uses the MBR data. A hybrid MBR is also used as a signal to the Mac's firmware that the disk may be booted in BIOS mode (vs. the EFI mode that OS X uses).
The trouble with this is that if you use a GPT-unaware tool to resize, move, or create partitions, you'll be changing the unauthoritative MBR data structures while not changing the authoritative GPT data structures. That's sort of like entering a deposit in your checkbook without actually depositing a check -- it may look cool to have $1,000,000 in your bank account, but if you try to use the money, you'll be in trouble! This is (I think) what you've done -- by changing the MBR data structures, you've created a partition that Windows can use but that OS X can't. Worse, depending on the details of what you've done, you may be damaging one OS's files whenever you write information in the other OS.
To recover, I recommend that you first back up everything to another disk.
With that done, you can attempt a data recovery by examining the start and end points of both the GPT and MBR data. You can do this with gdisk -- an ordinary p command displays the GPT data; and in the experts' menu or the recovery menu, an o command displays the MBR data. (Ignore the type-0xEE MBR partition; that signals that the disk is a GPT disk, nothing more.) Figure out which partitions match and which don't. Make note of which partition(s) you use from OS X, and which you use from Windows. The Windows partitions will be on the MBR side. Once you've figured out which partitions you're using, delete the non-functional GPT partitions and, in their place, create new partitions with the same start and end points as the MBR partitions that work in Windows. This procedure assumes that you can actually create these partitions; if they overlap, you're in deep trouble and you'll really have to delete all the overlapping partitions, create new ones, and restore everything from your backups. Once you've done all this, you can create a new hybrid MBR, as described on my Web page.
In the future, be sure to obey Rule #1 for hybrid MBRs:
NEVER, EVER USE GPT-UNAWARE UTILITIES ON A HYBRID MBR DISK!
In some cases, you'll need to modify the GPT data structures with a GPT-only tool and then create a new hybrid MBR to reflect the changes.

A: I'd have a look at what iPartition thinks of it. I've had no trouble resizing or moving bootcamp partitions using it.
I'm not sure what it will do in demo mode, but if it even finds the issue & insists on you buying it, then at least that would be a start. [no affiliation, I just like the product & use it myself]

A: Unfortunately, there's no way to do this because, as I said on a comment of @Tesujin's answer, Windows cannot handle more than 4 partitions on a disk. I have 4 partitions already. If I had only 3 partitions I would be able to resize it and leave an empty space to MacOS X grow its partition.

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Q: Given $A,B$ self adjoint matrices in $M_{n\times n}(\mathbb C)$ with positive real eigenvalues. Show that the eigenvalues of $AB$ are positive.
Given $A,B$ self adjoint matrices in $M_{n\times n}(\mathbb C)$ with positive real eigenvalues. Show that the eigenvalues of $AB$ are positive.

I think this can either be done by showing that $A$ and $B$ can be simultaneously diagonolized (not 100% sure) or maybe showing that $<ABv,v>$ is bigger than $0$ somehow?
Edit: I dont think this question is the same as the possoble duplicate sonce mine is not about real matrices specifically

A: $AB$ is similar to $A^{-1/2}(AB)A^{1/2}=A^{1/2}BA^{1/2}$, which is positive definite.


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module Merimee
  module RSpec
    module ViewCheckerHelper
      class HaveACorrectSpellingMatcher
        DELAY_TIME = 0.7 #AtD returns a 503 if one does two requests too close from each other... We wait for a bit before the request... Slows down the tests a bit.
        def initialize
          @config = ::RSpec.configuration.merimee_config
          yield @config if block_given?
        end

        def matches?(rendered)
          sleep DELAY_TIME
          checker = Merimee::Checker.new(@config)

          if rendered
            @errors = checker.check(rendered)
            @errors.none? {|e| e.severity == :error}
          else
            true
          end
        end

        def failure_message_for_should
          errs = []
          @errors.sort_by(&:severity).each do |err|
            message = "[#{err.severity} : #{err.type} - #{err.description}] #{err.string}"
            unless err.suggestions.empty?
              message << " (suggested: #{err.suggestions.join(', ')})"
            end
            errs << message
          end
          errs.join("\n")
        end
      end

      def it_should_have_a_correct_spelling(&block)
        it "should have a correct spelling" do
          render
          rendered.should HaveACorrectSpellingMatcher.new(&block)
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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- [Basic Input](#basic-input)
- [Cookies](#cookies)
- [Old Input](#old-input)
- [Files](#files)
- [Request Information](#request-information)

## Basic Input

You may access all user input with a few simple methods. You do not need to worry about the HTTP verb used for the request, as input is accessed in the same way for all verbs.

**Retrieving An Input Value**

	$name = Input::get('name');

**Retrieving A Default Value If The Input Value Is Absent**

	$name = Input::get('name', 'Sally');

**Determining If An Input Value Is Present**

	if (Input::has('name'))
	{
		//
	}

**Getting All Input For The Request**

	$input = Input::all();

**Getting Only Some Of The Request Input**

	$input = Input::only('username', 'password');

	$input = Input::except('credit_card');

When working on forms with "array" inputs, you may use dot notation to access the arrays:

	$input = Input::get('products.0.name');

> **Note:** Some JavaScript libraries such as Backbone may send input to the application as JSON. You may access this data via `Input::get` like normal.

## Cookies

All cookies created by the Laravel framework are encrypted and signed with an authentication code, meaning they will be considered invalid if they have been changed by the client.

**Retrieving A Cookie Value**

	$value = Cookie::get('name');

**Attaching A New Cookie To A Response**

	$response = Response::make('Hello World');

	$response->withCookie(Cookie::make('name', 'value', $minutes));

**Queueing A Cookie For The Next Response**

If you would like to set a cookie before a response has been created, use the `Cookie::queue()` method. The cookie will automatically be attached to the final response from your application.

	Cookie::queue($name, $value, $minutes);

**Creating A Cookie That Lasts Forever**

	$cookie = Cookie::forever('name', 'value');

## Old Input

You may need to keep input from one request until the next request. For example, you may need to re-populate a form after checking it for validation errors.

**Flashing Input To The Session**

	Input::flash();

**Flashing Only Some Input To The Session**

	Input::flashOnly('username', 'email');

	Input::flashExcept('password');

Since you often will want to flash input in association with a redirect to the previous page, you may easily chain input flashing onto a redirect.

	return Redirect::to('form')->withInput();

	return Redirect::to('form')->withInput(Input::except('password'));

> **Note:** You may flash other data across requests using the [Session](/docs/session) class.

**Retrieving Old Data**

	Input::old('username');

## Files

**Retrieving An Uploaded File**

	$file = Input::file('photo');

**Determining If A File Was Uploaded**

	if (Input::hasFile('photo'))
	{
		//
	}

The object returned by the `file` method is an instance of the `Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile` class, which extends the PHP `SplFileInfo` class and provides a variety of methods for interacting with the file.

**Moving An Uploaded File**

	Input::file('photo')->move($destinationPath);

	Input::file('photo')->move($destinationPath, $fileName);

**Retrieving The Path To An Uploaded File**

	$path = Input::file('photo')->getRealPath();

**Retrieving The Original Name Of An Uploaded File**

	$name = Input::file('photo')->getClientOriginalName();

**Retrieving The Extension Of An Uploaded File**

	$extension = Input::file('photo')->getClientOriginalExtension();

**Retrieving The Size Of An Uploaded File**

	$size = Input::file('photo')->getSize();

**Retrieving The MIME Type Of An Uploaded File**

	$mime = Input::file('photo')->getMimeType();

## Request Information

The `Request` class provides many methods for examining the HTTP request for your application and extends the `Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request` class. Here are some of the highlights.

**Retrieving The Request URI**

	$uri = Request::path();

**Determining If The Request Path Matches A Pattern**

	if (Request::is('admin/*'))
	{
		//
	}

**Get The Request URL**

	$url = Request::url();

**Retrieve A Request URI Segment**

	$segment = Request::segment(1);

**Retrieving A Request Header**

	$value = Request::header('Content-Type');

**Retrieving Values From $_SERVER**

	$value = Request::server('PATH_INFO');

**Determine If The Request Is Using AJAX**

	if (Request::ajax())
	{
		//
	}

**Determining If The Request Is Over HTTPS**

	if (Request::secure())
	{
		//
	}

**Checking The Requested Response Format**

The `Request::format` method will return the requested response format based on the HTTP Accept header:

	if (Request::format() == 'json')
	{
		//
	}


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Q: What does it exactly mean by right and left functional derivatives? In BV formalism of the gauge theory, we need to compute the right / left functional derivatives of the actions that include fermions.
I do not quite see what it means by that.
For example, let us think of the QCD action given as
\begin{equation}
S[\psi, \overline{\psi}]:= \int d^4x \text{ } \overline{\psi} [\gamma_\mu D^\mu+m]\psi\tag{1}
\end{equation}
where $\psi$ is the quark field, $\overline{\psi}$ is its Dirac adjoint, and $D^\mu$ is the covariant derivative with respect to the given gauge group (which should be $SU(3)$ but not really important here).
Then what does it mean by
\begin{equation}
\frac{\delta_L S}{\delta {\psi}} \text{ or } \frac{\delta_R S}{\delta {\psi}}~?\tag{2}
\end{equation}
In the QFT book by Weinberg, it is simply stated that the derivative acts from the left or right, but I do not understand.. In particular, is it always true that
\begin{equation}
\frac{\delta_L S}{\delta {\psi}}=-\frac{\delta_R S}{\delta {\psi}}~?\tag{3}
\end{equation}
Could anyone please clarify?

A: TL;DR: A left derivative means a derivative that acts from the left. A right derivative means a derivative that acts from the right.
In more detail, an infinitesimal variation of a functional $F[\phi]$ is of the form
$$\int \!d^4x ~ \delta \phi(x)~ \frac{\delta_L F}{\delta \phi(x)} ~=~\delta F~=~ \int \!d^4x ~~ \frac{\delta_R F}{\delta \phi(x)}~ \delta \phi(x),  \tag{A}$$
where the left and right functional derivative satisfy
$$\frac{\delta_L F}{\delta \phi(x)}
~=~(-1)^{|\phi|(|F|+1)} \frac{\delta_R F}{\delta \phi(x)}.\tag{B}$$
Here $|\cdot|$ denotes the Grassmann-parity.
Eq. (B) implies OP's eq. (3) for Grassmann-odd $\psi$ and Grassmann-even $S$.


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As the publicity says, the Curiosity Rover now on Mars (seen here from a Martian orbiter while descending under its parachute) is the size of a small car, about one ton, roughly comparable to a Mini Cooper. (2,500 lbs). But it is vastly more complicated, able to withstand the environment of launch from earth, and the entry and landing environments of Mars, as well as to operate with no maintenance through the three year or so lifetime of the flight (35 million miles) and surface operation.
Granted that although the environment of space used to frighten designers of spacecraft, it is now seen as fairly benign, since we have learned to control temperatures, orient ourselves, and correct trajectories on route. But the launch, entry, and landing present formidable problems in temperature control, structural design, communications, propulsion, and other areas to the designers of space craft, and the reliabily requirements are off the chart. Also, there is intense competition for being able to fly an instrument on such spacecraft, and launch vehicles are limited, so weight is of extreme importance. The Curiosity includes ten extremely complex scientific experiments in its weight, as well as the ability to move over unknown terrain, generate the necessar power, and communicate with earth.
When I worked at JPL, spacecraft were not nearly as complex, and often failed because we were just learning the game. But even then, we used to wonder about what was with cars. Why did they weigh 2 tons, when all they had to do was move down roads under human control? Why all the structure? It was certainly possible to make sufficiently stiff structure for much less weight Why did they only last for 200,000 miles or so? At 25 miles per hour, that was only 8,000 hours. The Voyager I. shown at the right , was launched 35 years ago (over 300,000 hours) has now traveled over 11 billion miles and is about to be the first object we have made to leave the solar system entirely.
Admittedly, once the Voyager left we humans, with our ability to damage things, it has had a pretty easy ride, and electronics seem to be more reliable than mechanical device, but still……
In the Sept 9 2012 issue of the New York Times, there was a review by Lawrence Ulrich of the Chevrolet Spark, a small car designed, engineered, and built in Korea, which will be sold in the U .S. The reviewer heroically tried to be positive about the car, although he could not help calling it such things as a "demented toaster", and describing it as a "squashed face carnival buggy". But right after the review was an article entitled "Taking the 'Cheap' Out of the Small Car". Although the bias toward "big" (read heavy, "luxurious, "over-powered, and canceling out the feel of the road) still showed, there were indications that car designers are finally closing with the problem of making more efficient and better designed transportation machines. But it did make me wonder. Where did we get this idea of and desire for "luxury" as it is defined in automobiles (and often expensive bordellos)? Why did we decide we didn't want to hear any noise or feel the road? Why did we decide that we wanted driving to be as automatic as possible, rather than requiring more involvement of we drivers? And finally, how did we get caught in our strange expectations about what transportation machines should be?
I am still hanging on to a 1975 Alfa Romeo and a !970 Jaguar E-Type that have been in the family a long time and which I am in the process of restoring. They are not all that reliable by modern standards. I certainly don't drive them between San Francisco and Los Angeles. And my wife's Acura beats them as far as handling, speed, and yes, luxury, are concerned. But for most of my driving, they will be much more fun. And as for weight, it has become increasingly critical as fuel becomes more expensive and materials become more scarce (do you really think fuel prices will decrease with our new Frac gas? Wait until we add enough tax to repair our failing roads—hello European prices).
Indianapolis race cars weigh about 1500 pounds, are capable of well over 200 miles per hour, and seem to allow drivers to survive horrendous crashes. Can't we at least make automobiles to go to the grocery store that weigh under a ton and also please Mr Ulrich?
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Christiansen, Neil D., Quirk, Stuart W., Robie, Chet, et al.. "Light Already Defines the Darkness: Understanding Normal and Maladaptive Personality in the Workplace." Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 7, no. 1 (2014) 138-143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iops.12122.
In the focal article, Guenole (2014) calls for the psychology of work to embrace a new trait model that more directly incorporates maladaptive tendencies found in contemporary research on psychopathology, namely the traits assessed in the Personality Inventory for DSM5 (PID-5). Although this proposition has merit in the abstract, a number of issues arise for industrial–organizational (I–O) psychologists who might consider this model in the context of staffing efforts such as development or selection. For example, how can such maladaptive traits be linked to essential job functions and incorporated into personality-based job analysis? Certainly, maladaptive traits might be damaging to any occupation at their clinical extremes (such people may not be capable of even applying for a job), but in terms of applicants and employees with subclinical levels of maladaptive traits, determining their implications for the occupation is critical. Or as another practical example, how might current employees or applicants react when given an assessment of maladaptive traits or feedback on the results of such an assessment? We know that reactions to personality inventories are generally negative (McFarland, 2013) and we can only imagine that using more clinically oriented items or scale names might exacerbate the problem. To offer a third example, what ethical and legal concerns might arise when scores on maladaptive traits are used for staffing? These challenges to implementation (and likely others) are important to address, but in the end the benefits of maladaptive trait assessment must be worth the potential costs incurred. As far as benefits, it is important to determine whether scores on maladaptive trait assessments explain incremental variance in important work outcomes beyond scores on assessments of normal personality that are better understood and already in standard use. Although such incremental validity for clinical measures has been demonstrated when predicting diagnoses of abnormal personality types (Thimm, 2011), there is very little supportive evidence for incremental validity for predicting work behavior and outcomes.


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