I love this satiating lunch.
Here we have an incredible combination of satiating protein and heightened flavour. The abundant use of greens including rocket, spring onions and fresh thyme offer fibre, folate, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin C and iron . These flavours are enhanced by using shavings of a strong cheese, here I have used the artisan unpasteurised ewe's milk cheese 'Berkswell' of the 'Irresistible' COOP range.
Sauté 6 spring onions in a little olive oil. Whilst they are slowly turning translucent, add half a cup of frozen soya beans and 10 French/green beans (the latter finely chopped) in to a small pan of boiling water and boil for 3 minutes. Remove and drain.
Break 2 eggs into a mixing bowl, add a handful of finely cut rocket, a sprig of thyme and whisk with a fork. Add the drained beans. Season with black pepper and a pinch of chilli flakes. Mix well.
Add the mixture to your pan with the spring onions. Add half a teaspoon of Matcha powder as the omelette cooks. Ideally you need to do this towards the end of the process to preserve the Matcha's health promoting active ingredients. Heat the grill. Sprinkle on a handful of hard cheese shavings.
Once the under-side is cooked through, pop under the grill until the top of the omelette begins to brown.
Serve with a crunchy carrot and ginger salad, more spring onion, then sprinkle with black sesame seeds and enjoy.


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Cross Houses is a village in Shropshire, England, the largest village in the Parish of Berrington. It is located on the A458 road and is 4 miles south east of Shrewsbury.

Cross Houses is also the name of a hamlet SW of Bridgnorth.

Transport
It was once served by Berrington railway station, which despite the name was much closer to Cross Houses than to its namesake.

Local businesses
The village has a Shop/Post Office/Petrol Station and also a pub "The Bell". The village also used to be home to a second pub "The Fox" which has since been converted into a single dwelling and a second house built in the former car park.

Developments
In recent years Cross Houses benefited from a new small housing development called The Chestnuts which provided 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom homes. The development was located on the site of the old workhouse and incorporated renovating some of the old buildings.

During 2016 work started on a new development located on the land opposite the village shop, this development will also feature a selection of 3 and 4 bedroom properties. As part of this development a new roundabout will be built assisting traffic flow through the village.

Notable people
Cross Houses was the birthplace of Kevin Whitrick, the first Briton to commit suicide online.

Atcham Union Workhouse/Cross Houses Hospital
Cross Houses has long been renowned  for the hospital site, which has recently been redeveloped for housing.

The hospital was originally built as the Atcham Union Workhouse in 1793 following Atcham's incorporation under a local Act in 1792. The Incorporation was allowed under the Act to build and operate workhouses. The original building was designed by local architect John Hiram Haycock (1759–1830), and was later extended in 1851, 1871 and 1903 to increase capacity.

The part of the building that was the original Workhouse, now residential accommodation, is called Haycock House after the original architect.

In 1916, during World War I, the building became Berrington War Hospital before becoming successively a general hospital, maternity hospital and geriatric hospital after that war. The building was eventually used as NHS Trust admin offices and storage. The offices were closed in 2000 and redeveloped into modern housing.

The development, commencing in 2001, aimed to preserve the heritage of the original buildings in the workhouse complex. The original workhouse building, the kitchen/laundry block and the chapel remained where other extensions were taken down.

The chapel now houses a community centre and the former laundry and kitchen block houses offices.

Architecturally, the appeal of the building is with the original Workhouse and the original laundry/kitchen block which has some of the earliest cast-iron windows in the world. It is also note-worthy that "great" bricks were used in the construction of the Workhouse, reflecting the response of brick manufacturers to the brick tax.

To the north of Cross Houses lies Work House Wood – a wood strategically positioned to protect the residents of Attingham Park Mansion from views of the Workhouse.

Art in Cross Houses
The history of the buildings inspired a group of artists during its redevelopment and Benchart in Cross Houses was formed. The artists developed contemporary public artworks in rural areas, recycling reclaimed materials from the site. Some of the art works include sculpted benches around the Workhouse and chapel and bus shelters built using reclaimed materials and reflecting the 'local vernacular'.

See also
Listed buildings in Berrington, Shropshire

Notes and references

External links

Website for Cross Houses

Villages in Shropshire

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For the first time since it originally aired in 1967, Super Bowl I will be re-aired, CNNMoney reports. The NFL Network will broadcast the matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs (spoiler alert: The Packers won 35 to 10) on Jan. 15. Tapes of the game, originally broadcast on both NBC and CBS, were lost or erased, and it took NFL Films months to search footage archives and find all 145 plays from the game, the NFL says in a statement. Ultimately, NFL Films reassembled the game from "a couple dozen disparate sources," making this version the "only known video footage of the entire action from Super Bowl 1."


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Tiffany Li: Hillsborough murder suspect released on bail
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KTVU) -- - The Hillsborough woman accused of arranging the murder of her ex-boyfriend last year walked out of jail Thursday afternoon after relatives posted a record-high $35 million bail.
Tiffany Li, 31, walked out of the Redwood City Jail and was greeted by a crush of news reporters and camera crews as she got into a black sport utility vehicle. She did not answer questions and was shielded as she walked out of the front door of the building.
Li and co-defendants Olivier Adella, 41, Kaveh Bayat, 30, are accused of fatally shooting Keith Green, who was found dead off the side of a Sonoma County road on May 11, 2016. He had gone missing on April 28 after going to meet Li at a restaurant in Millbrae.
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Prosecutors said Li had two children with the victim and was afraid of losing a custody battle so she arranged to have her boyfriend, Bayat, kill Green and to have Adella dispose of the body.
Green's body was found in a ravine off Highway 101 near Healdsburg a month later. Investigators have said he had been shot to death.
Adella and Bayat are in custody on no bail status. Li is the only defendant to file a motion for bail, which prosecutors opposed, according to District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
When the judge decided to grant bail, prosecutors requested $100 million, but the judge went much lower over their objection, Wagstaffe said.
Because of her family's wealth, bail was actually set at $35 million for Li. Her family was said to have posted a $4 million cash payment while the balance of the bail amount was in properties. Under California law, the equity of the homes must then be twice the bail.
Authorities have said the bail amount was the largest amount ever posted in San Mateo County.
Prosecutors argued that Li should be denied bail, because she was a flight risk but the judge went much lower over their objection, Wagstaffe said.
Under the terms of her release, Li will be required to turn over her passport and the passports of her children, stay at least 100 yards from any airport and wear a GPS-monitoring system to ensure she does not leave her home.
"If she leaves that house, it will be known," Wagstaffe said.
Li's defense attorney Geoff Carr said he's never had a client jump bail in 37 years.
"I don't think Ms. Li is anymore of a flight risk than a lot of other people," Carr said.
"The DA has taken the position that it's more likely she's going to flee because she has money," but that belief is not supported by the evidence, Carr said.
Li is expected back in court for a pre-trial conference in September, Carr said.
Bay City News contributed to this report.

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MSC Cruises Takes Delivery Of New Flagship, Fun-Filled MSC Seascape
MSC Cruises today officially took delivery of its new fun-filled flagship, the striking MSC Seascape – the largest cruise ship to be built in Italy. The delivery took place in the presence of Gianluigi Aponte, the shipowner as well as Founder and Executive Chairman of MSC Group. Also present at the ceremony were Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman of MSC Cruises, Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO of Fincantieri, as well as other regional and local authorities, dignitaries, important travel advisor partners and media. During the ceremony, which pays tribute to centuries-old maritime traditions, Cristiano Bazzara, Fincantieri's shipyard director, presented to Captain Roberto Leotta, Master of MSC Seascape, an ampoule containing the water that first touched the hull when the ship was floated out earlier this year.
Onorato said: "MSC Seascape is the second ship to come into service this year bringing our modern fleet to 21 ships. We are proud to welcome her to our fleet as she is the second Seaside EVO ship and completes the innovative Seaside class. MSC Seascape aims to connect guests with the sea, she offers a wealth of outdoor spaces allowing guests to enjoy the beautiful scenery of The Caribbean, where she will spend her inaugural season. The ship's distinctive design with nearly 140,000 square feet of outdoor space and an expansive waterfront promenade, invites guests to enjoy their escape to The Caribbean and disconnect."
MSC Seascape Delivery – credit Ivan Sarfatti
Following a star-studded Naming Ceremony bringing MSC Cruises' distinctive European style and glamor to the Big Apple on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, MSC Seascape will sail to Miami for an inaugural season in the Caribbean. The ship, with her iconic design, long list of fantastic features and a vast amount of outdoor space is particularly well-suited for the region's warm and sunny weather. MSC Seascape will be the second Seaside EVO class ship to enter MSC Cruises' fleet, and the fourth in the line's highly innovative Seaside class, which has been redefining guests' expectations for Caribbean cruising since MSC Seaside first launched in Miami in 2017. MSC Seascape is a testament of the Line's dedication to offer guests an enhanced experience with every new ship that joins the fleet. With revisited entertainment offerings, the latest technology and design, as well as all the favorite features that make the Seaside class special, MSC Seascape promises a unique trip for guests.
New Horizons at Sea
MSC Seascape will offer an immersive experience truly connecting guests with the sea through her beautiful design and her impressive outdoor spaces that can be enjoyed for relaxation, dining and entertainment. Some of the key highlights include:
Technologically advanced onboard entertainment options, including the new ROBOTRON – a thrilling amusement ride that offers the breath-taking thrill of a rollercoaster at sea combined with a personalised DJ music experience
Awe-inspiring entertainment, with six fantastical new productions and 98 hours of exclusive onboard entertainment featuring interactive elements
7,567 square feet of dedicated kids' space and cutting-edge amusement options, with newly designed spaces for ages 0 to 17
2,270 cabins, featuring 12 different kinds of suites and staterooms with balconies (including the iconic aft suites featured on all Seaside class ships)
11 dining venues, 19 bars and lounges, with many options for 'Al Fresco' dining and drinking
Six swimming pools, including a stunning aft infinity pool with incredible ocean views
The largest and most luxurious MSC Yacht Club in MSC Cruises' fleet, with approximately 32,000 square feet of space featuring sweeping ocean views from the front of the ship
An expansive 1,772-foot-long waterfront promenade that puts guests closer to the ocean
A spectacular glass-floored Bridge of Sighs at deck 16 with a unique view of the sea
MSC Seascape will offer two different 7-night itineraries from Miami, in the sun-soaked Caribbean:
Eastern Caribbean: Calling at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve and Nassau in The Bahamas, San Juan in Puerto Rico, and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic
Western Caribbean: Calling at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Cozumel in Mexico, George Town in the Cayman Islands and Ocho Rios in Jamaica
Latest and Most Advanced Environmental Technology
The ship will feature the latest environmental technologies which include selective catalytic reduction systems on each of the four Wartsila 14V 46F engines to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 90 percent by converting the gas into harmless nitrogen and water. MSC Seascape's hybrid exhaust gas cleaning system will remove 98 percent of Sulphur Oxide from its emissions.
Fitted with the best-in-class wastewater treatment systems with purification standards higher than most wastewater treatments facilities on land, the vessel is also equipped with advanced waste management systems, ballast water treatment systems approved by the United States Coast Guard, the latest-technology systems for the prevention of oil discharges from machinery spaces, and various effective energy-efficiency improvements – from heat recovery systems to LED lighting able to save energy.
The ship will feature an underwater radiated noise management system to reduce and isolate the potential effects on marine mammals.
To find out more about MSC Seascape visit here.
Reference: PR Newswire


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Margaret Cassady is embarking on her second career as a Rick Steves tour guide. She originally joined our office staff and hit the ground running as an assistant guide, back in 1991. Ten years and dozens of tours later, she bid us adieu to start a family. And now, with her kids a bit older and her husband willing to go it alone for a few weeks at a time, Margaret is back with us, leading Best of Europe, Family Europe, and My Way tours. Welcome back, Margaret!
After stepping away from European touring for so long, what were the biggest changes you saw on your first tour back?
It's astounding how much easier travel has become with cell phones, the Internet, ATMs, and the euro! I have vivid memories of dashing to a phone booth during my tours' rest stops, calling ahead for hotel room numbers, dinner reservations, museum hours, etc. for my group. Now I can just sit in a café and arrange everything online, or call from the bus on my cell phone. Amazing! Also, the availability of ATMs is a huge change and saves tons of time. Guides used to have to wait in line at a bank — and pay a fee — to change our travelers' checks when our tours arrived in each new country. On the six-country Best of Europe tour, that was a lot of time and money! (And with the amount of travelers checks I needed for running a tour, my moneybelt was always bulging — not very figure-flattering!)
Rick's company has also changed a lot since the '90s. What stands out the most for you?
I'm dating myself here, but I used to answer Rick's reader mail (by hand, in cursive!) and I became Rick's webmaster back when our online "bulletin board" had a blinking green cursor on a black screen.
I was Rick's sixth employee when I was hired in 1991, and back then we were the office staff and the tour guides. Now there are more than 80 people in the office, plus another 80 who do guiding exclusively. It says a lot about what a great place this is when I see how many of my colleagues from the early days are still working for Rick, 20 years later. We've all grown up along with the company.
The biggest changes I see are in our tours. They're still the same at heart, but much more comfortable. On my "return" tour after so many years not guiding, at every hotel I was amazed: "We get our own bathrooms?! And air conditioning? Again?!" When I began working as a guide, air conditioning in a hotel or on the coach was unheard of, and private bathrooms weren't a given. We used to stay at a very rustic hotel in the Swiss Alps where half the tour group had a "slumber party" in one big room, and the shower's hot water was coin operated! The hotels may be waaaay nicer now, but my tour members this past year were still the same breed of independent-minded, curious, adventurous, easygoing, and fun people. And I love that we have the family tours now. The mix of generations was energizing for everyone, and it was so sweet to see friendships made across generations and between families.
Another change in our tours is that we use more local guides now. You can learn so much from a local who's spent a lifetime studying their home city.
Also, with our Rick Steves guides' intranet, communication between guides and with the office makes it so much easier for us to share advice and up-to-the-minute tips. We guides used to leave handwritten notes at a hotel for the next tour guide who'd be passing through. Now, if one guide learns some time-sensitive news (say, that an Italian train strike will start tomorrow morning) or comes up with a creative meal or side-trip idea, they can share that information with all of us instantly.
Finally, I've noticed how Rick's books, TV, and radio shows have really spread his travel philosophy far and wide. When I first started, our tour members were all Northwesterners — we'd even get together in Edmonds beforehand for a potluck! Now it's fun meeting the people from all corners of the United States and Canada who join our tours.
You'll be leading Family Europe as well as other Best of Europe tours this summer. Does having two "tweens" at home give you any insights into leading and teaching on a family tour?
After chaperoning kindergarten field trips and leading a pack of wild Brownies, guiding Rick's tours is a breeze! Seriously, I do feel that so much that I've learned as a mom has helped make me a better tour guide. For one thing, my son has developmental delays, which has made me much more patient, and more understanding about whatever challenges other people face. Raising my two very different kids, it's become clear to me that people have different learning styles and that's impacted how I convey information on our tours.
A few years ago, I decided I'd better brush up on my tour-guiding skills, so I got a part-time job as a tour guide on a double-decker bus around downtown Seattle. It was fun to study my own city's history the way I study about Europe, and to give a Rick Steves sort of spin to the Gray Line spiel!
I've realized that nothing beats the thrill of witnessing someone's pure, wide-eyed joy and awe when they experience something amazing for the first time — whether it's my kids' first trip to Disneyland, or tour members' first glimpse of the Alps. I love seeing that in my own kids, and on tour I get to help make it happen for 28 kids and kids-at-heart!
What did you miss most during your decade away from guiding?
All of it! The awe-inspiring scenery, both rural and urban...the incredible art and architecture...being part of a group of strangers who often become dear friends in the space of just a week or two...my colleagues, who are inspiring in their knowledge and love of Europe...the simplicity of living out of a suitcase...the challenge of speaking another language...and the FOOD!
Finally, what does your family think of all this?
My kids have grown up watching Rick's videos and listening to his radio show, and of course they've met him at company family events, so they are very excited for me! Last year they each sent a little toy with me on my first tour. I sent home photos of the toys having "adventures" all over Europe. My husband's really happy for me, too. It's hard to be the solo parent left behind but he knows I've got travel in my blood and few things in life make me happier than this job. I tell him repeatedly how grateful I am that he helps make it possible for me to go!
"Raising my two very different kids, it's become clear to me that people have different learning styles and that's impacted how I convey information on our tours."
See all of our guide interviews to get the inside scoop from more of our great team.


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Cosby, UVA and ending rape culture
Zara Kessler
Sexual-assault accusations against Bill Cosby have simmered for years. And then – spurred in part by a comedy act – the water boiled.
The media is self-flagellating. Last week, the Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote of his reported essay about Cosby, published in 2008, after multiple sexual-assault accusations had already been made: "The subject was morality – and yet one of the biggest accusations of immorality was left for a few sentences, was rendered invisible. ... The lack of pursuit puts me in league with people who either looked away, or did not look hard enough."
The New York Times's David Carr, in "Calling Out Bill Cosby's Media Enablers, Including Myself," highlighted a Q and A he did with Cosby in 2011 for the United Airlines in-flight magazine. "We all have our excuses," Carr wrote. "But in ignoring these claims, we let down the women who were brave enough to speak out publicly against a powerful entertainer."
Among those Carr called out was Mark Whitaker, who wrote a biography of Cosby with the comedian's cooperation; Whitaker (who stood by his omission back in September, the same month the book was released) subsequently attested to his failure on Twitter: "I was wrong to not deal with the sexual assault charges against Cosby and pursue them more aggressively."
In Cosby's case, the news media is not so much the source of the problem as a symptom of it. The same power, success and carefully crafted public persona that helped Cosby allegedly lure those vulnerable women seemed to make much of the press and the public want to resist the accusations – until the volume was so loud that no one could hear through it.
At the University of Virginia, the volume is currently deafening. This time it is thanks to the press, Sabrina Rubin Erdely and Rolling Stone magazine. Her article centers on a young woman, identified as Jackie, who says that she was raped by seven men at a fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi, in 2012. Her revolting experience is a lens through which readers learn about campus culture and how the school responds to reports of sexual assault; both are presented as, shall we say, less than ideal.
One should be careful about conflating the Cosby and UVA cases. Both are terrible; each is distinct. It's unfair to the alleged victims to lump them into some undefined conglomerate of suffering. Cosby's power derived from his fame and in some cases his seeming ability to provide career assistance. The male student who lured Jackie seemed to trade on his looks, his seniority and his fraternity – as well as her innocence and desire to impress. The social dynamics of celebrity culture and campus life are disparate.
The points of convergence come not in the cases themselves, but in society's response to them. There's a sense of safety in numbers and a need for sympathy at its most elemental level. It took a long time for the stories achieve a critical mass in the Cosby case, but once they did, more accusations followed. Likewise, Jackie became active in a campus sexual-assault education group, and as she "dove into her new roles as peer adviser and Take Back the Night committee member," noted the Rolling Stone article, she "began to discover just how wide her secret UVA survivor network was – because the more she shared her story, the more girls sought her out, waylaying her after presentations or after classes, even calling in the middle of the night with a crisis."
Jackie eventually heard of two other gang assaults at the same fraternity. Since the Rolling Stone piece was published, others allegations of sexual violence at UVA have arisen.
There's a sense of the already known becoming the suddenly tangible. Just as a cloud of rumor had followed Cosby, there has been growing awareness in recent years of the widespread incidence of campus sexual assault. UVA is one of 86 U.S. college and universities under federal Title IX investigations, but as Rolling Stone described, "Unlike most schools under scrutiny, where complaints are at issue, UVA is one of only 12 schools under a sweeping investigation known as 'compliance review': a proactive probe launched by the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights itself, triggered by concerns about deep-rooted issues."
In both cases, too, we have seen a media-induced rush to take action. NBC, TV Land, Netflix and some academic institutions have distanced themselves from Cosby. The Rolling Stone article explained that within days of a September trustees meeting at which campus sexual assault was discussed, "having learned of Rolling Stone's probe into Jackie's story, UVA at last placed Phi Kappa Psi under investigation. Or rather, as President [Teresa] Sullivan carefully answered my question about allegations of gang rape at Phi Psi, 'We do have a fraternity under investigation.'"
In the wake of the story, the response has grown stronger: UVA suspended all fraternities. Politicians issued statements. The board that oversees the university had an emergency meeting and "adopted a zero-tolerance approach" to sexual assault. The police have been asked to investigate the incident involving Jackie.
We will see what they find. We will see what other stories emerge about Cosby; how quickly these cases fade from the public's focus; to what extent accounts of incidents on other campuses or involving other celebrities arise. The press can't publicize every instance of malfeasance –- and will surely miss or ignore some bad behavior. Improvements in the Internet will go a long way to helping the public make up for those lapses. Social media has made it vastly easier for victims to spread stories, gather corroborators and find comfort in others who have been abused. (Social media also of course has a deep, dark side, but for now let's focus on its strengths.) And one hopes that beneath it all we're making progress as a society on the underlying issue of female empowerment – that other universities see parts of themselves in UVA and make changes before the press comes knocking. That Cosby getting skewered is an indication that maybe he wouldn't have been able to get away with his alleged misdeeds today.
It's too late for a true investigation of Cosby. Last week Hanna Rosin wrote an article for Slate with the headline "Publicly Shaming Bill Cosby Is the Best We Can Do." She noted that, "These decades-old cases are virtually impossible to prosecute. Not only does the physical evidence no longer exist, but most states have statutes of limitation on sexual assault cases."
Publicly shaming is probably all that we can do in Cosby's case. But it's about more than just Cosby receiving a belated fraction of the shame he allegedly deserves. It's about showing those students – at UVA and elsewhere – that you won't get away with it, regardless of how rich and powerful you are or what echelon of celebrity culture or fraternal life you travel in. It's about young victims seeing strong women in the vulnerable position of telling stories of their own victimization.
Cosby alleged victims' are the victims of yesterday. The Jackies on our campuses are the victims of today. And with any luck the combined stories of both groups – fueled by the Internet and the press – can reduce the number of victims tomorrow.
Contact Zara Kessler at zkessler@bloomberg.net.


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Home/6th Abdominal & Pelvic MRI Interpretation and Reporting
6th Abdominal & Pelvic MRI Interpretation and Reporting
An intensive, practical, case-based course for Consultant Radiologists organised by Infomed Research and Training on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 May 2018, at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, 297 Euston Road, London NW1 3AQ
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Programme Directors
Dr Elizabeth Dick, MRCP, FRCR, MD, is a Consultant Radiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College NHS Trust with expertise in Body MRI, Emergency, Trauma and MSK Radiology, subjects upon which she has published and lectured nationally and internationally. She completed a two year Fellowship in Body MRI, during which time she earned her doctoral degree. She has published several books and a CD Rom for training Radiologists, and taught on numerous UK postgraduate courses to medical and paramedical specialists. She is the President of the British Society of Emergency Radiology and President Elect of the European Society of Emergency Radiology.
Dr Nishat Bharwani is a Consultant Radiologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London. She qualified with honours from Guy's, King's & St Thomas' Medical School in 2000 and undertook basic medical training in London and Brighton, obtaining membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2003. She completed general Radiology training at St George's Hospital (2003-2008) and a fellowship in body MRI at Barts and The London NHS Trust (2008-2010), becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists in 2008.
Early bookers rates (booking and paying before Fri 23 Feb 18):
NHS: £525 (inc. VAT)
Standard rates (booking and paying on or after Fri 23 Feb 18):
Private sector: £695 (inc. VAT)
Course fee includes web access to lecture slides (pdf) when submitted by the faculty, course booklet, lunch and refreshments and attendance certificate.
This course provides 11 CPD credits in accordance with the CPD Scheme of the Royal College of Radiologists [5.5 CPD credits per day].
To provide Consultant Radiologists with a practical, stimulating and comprehensive update on advanced interpretation and reporting practice in abdominal pelvic MRI:
practical (workstation based learning);
stimulating (interactive, challenging cases, immediate feedback); and
comprehensive (covering a full range of abdominal and pelvic imaging topics).
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The course is pitched at a level suitable for consultants and senior STs in radiology involved in interpreting and reporting abdominal and pelvic MRI in their clinical practice.
By the end of the course, the attendee will have:
a comprehensive understanding of best practice in advanced abdominal pelvic MRI interpretation and reporting;
improved body MRI interpretation and reporting skills;
greater confidence in his/her advanced practice; and
identified skills and knowledge gaps, if any, relevant to his/her practice, and clear ways by which these can be addressed.
Faculty of practicing consultant radiologists, experts in their fields, with extensive experience in advancing the abdominal and pelvic MRI skills of peers nationally and internationally.
No didactic lectures – practical course, just workstation based cases and teaching pearls.
Comprehensive – covering a full range of abdominal and pelvic imaging topics.
True peer interaction/learning – 2 attendees per iMac workstation and a limited number of delegates
Stimulating, interactive, challenging cases, and very importantly, immediate feedback with around 100 cases to interpret and report
Each session consists of:
A brief introduction by the session lead.
A few minutes for candidates to go through the cases, using their workbook.
Session lead goes through each case with the whole group on the big screen.
For candidates to work through at the course and take away, including:
Staging (for cancers)
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Unpacking California's Migration Trends
By Shannon Jones California August 24, 2020
Even before the current pandemic, California's migration trends were making news. Articles carried headlines like For 7th Year in a Row, More People Left California Than Moved In. Or, 'Not the Golden State anymore': Middle- and low- income people leaving California. People mainly cited the high cost of living as their reason for leaving California. According to a 2019 poll from UC Berkley, more than half of the people surveyed said they have given "serious" or "some" consideration to leaving California. 71% said the high cost of housing was the reason for wanting to leave, and 58% cited high taxes.
Coronavirus has undeniably affected the finances of many people, as well as their desires when buying a home. So does this mean California's exodus will get worse? Will California's population shrink? Will our economy ever recover?
Shifting Demographics
While it's true that many people are leaving California, the population isn't shrinking yet. It's slowing, but international migration and the birth rate are contributing to net positive growth. However, it can't be denied that there will be a demographic shift in California.
A recent article from GlobeSt.com states:
"In California's major markets pre-March 2020, vacancies were decreasing in every sector except retail, which had exhibited an overall demand dip regardless of location. At the same time, the affordability and availability of housing in California were making it difficult for working- and middle-class people to find homes."
A recent study noted that 37% of moves made during COVID were because people could no longer afford their housing. According to the California Association of Realtors', the median price of a home in California was $610,850 in the second quarter of 2020. A home of this price requires an annual income of at least $115,200 in order to qualify for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. However, the median household income in California is $71,228.
A pre-pandemic article in The Atlantic stated that California was already getting richer and older. The worrying trends included a low percentage of families with children and a more homogenous group of residents. According to the article:
"California's incoming residents are most likely to be 20- and 30-somethings making more than $100,000 a year with bachelor's or graduate degrees, while its outgoing residents tend to be less educated and earn less than $50,000. Over time, this trend will make California wealthier in average income…"
Southern California's Strengths and Weaknesses
When looking at Southern California in particular, it has certain safeguards that some other parts of the state don't have: namely, large household name companies that make the area desirable for living, despite high costs. And while many industries are struggling because of the pandemic, the hope is that they will bounce back. The entertainment industry is a huge draw to Southern California and it has an opportunity to come back bigger than ever.
According to Eric Willett at the Commercial Observer:
"Economic distress, in general, leads to less mobility, and migration flows into and out of Southern California decreased in the Great Recession. However, in the years following the financial crisis, inflows declined by 17 percent while outflows from Southern California dropped more than twice that amount by 36 percent. That is, while people were moving less across the board, the unique concentration of economic opportunity in the region drew an increased share of those moving to Southern California."
However, it can't be forgotten that many companies are finding it hard to continue their businesses in California. Perhaps no example is as famous as Elon Musk and his decision to build Tesla's next factory in Austin, Texas. Austin's tax-incentives (and California's lack thereof) were a huge factor in this move. Though it should be noted that Musk has stated that Tesla will continue to grow in California, just not exclusively.
A newly proposed income tax increase could be another reason for Californians to leave, especially the wealthy ones. However, it could also improve the lives of low- and middle-class Californians. Perhaps it could even slow down the demographic shift mentioned earlier. The bill is still in the proposal stage so its outcome and effect on California are yet to be seen.
Where Are Californians Moving?
Migration to the suburbs has also been a real estate trend that's been a focus recently, as some homeowners have decided to leave urban environments and seek more space. That combined with more adult children moving home and remote work becoming the norm, means changes in housing trends. Migration patterns are changing and are likely to continue doing so across the country, not just in California. Cities like Scottsdale, Arizona had 68% more people moving in versus out. Meanwhile, San Francisco and New York City had 80% more people leave than move in. According to Zillow, the median home value in Scottsdale is $532,275. This is a far cry from the $752,508 median home price in Los Angeles, and $629,202 in Long Beach.
Thanks to remote work, many Californians could technically move anywhere. In a recent study, 56% of hiring managers felt the shift to remote work has gone better than expected. This shift could mean working for a California company but living in a state with a lower cost of living. A July survey found that 2/3 of employees would leave the Bay Area if remote work became permanent. Many similar studies also focus on San Francisco because of its exorbitant cost of living. However, it can be assumed that the same is true of other large cities in California like Los Angeles.
The Future of California
While California migration trends can look scary, not all news is bad. In Long Beach, new listings and closed sales of both home and condos are down compared to last year. So perhaps some people are deciding to dig their feet in and stay. Plus, while it might not feel like it now, Coronavirus is temporary. The economy is already showing signs of recovery, and the hope is that this will help companies and people stay afloat. The state of California has also put safeguards in place to prevent a rush of foreclosures. This should stop us from seeing a repeat of 2008, and help people stay in California.
If you're one of those people trying to dig your heels in and stay in California, now is a great time to buy. Historically low-interest rates are just one of the ways first-time homebuyers can take advantage of the market right now. If you're someone who wants to leave California, we're sad to see you go, but still here to help. We can help you get as much as possible for your home during our current seller's market.
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As a seasoned registered nurse, Susin Stoeckel said that for most of her career lunches and rest breaks were simply not a part of her regular routine.
"It was part of being a nurse – you don't pee and you don't eat," she said. "Now, that culture has changed."
Nursing teams at St. Charles Bend in the ortho/neuro and surgical services units have spent the past two years developing a process that ensures every nurse gets two breaks and a lunch period during their 12-hour shift.
"Oregon has had a nurse staffing law for the past 10 to 12 years," said Debbie Robinson, chief nursing officer for St. Charles Bend. "Starting in 2017, the law underwent a huge revision that said you have to maintain a consistent level of nursing care when nurses go on breaks and lunches."
It seems simple, but in reality takes a whole lot of coordination, additional nurses and – more than anything – trust.
"Nurses can be protective and not want to let go of their patients," Stoeckel said, explaining that often nurses would choose to skip a break rather than hand off a patient to a colleague.
Initially, St. Charles made an investment of $6 million to add more nursing staff to the floors. But even though the teams had more people, they weren't originally allocated correctly to solve the problem.
Rebecca Berry, vice president of Human Resources, said she clearly remembers reaching out to the Value Improvement Practice team for help. The group brings in Lean methodologies and tools to help frontline caregivers solve problems in ways that make the most sense to them.
At the beginning of their two-year journey, the group working on the problem admitted that although they had already tried to achieve consistency in meals and breaks for nurses, many were still being missed.
In fact, the team found that in the first week of evaluation 58 breaks were missed, as well as three lunches. At times, charge nurses would spend hours of every shift covering for breaks, which meant they couldn't get other important work completed.
To achieve success, the group decided to completely change the staffing model. A new position called the resource nurse was created. The person in this role covers breaks and lunches for other nurses and does not carry a separate patient assignment. Instead of leaving break times up to the individual, now when nurses start their shifts they receive their patient assignments and their designated break and lunch times.
"We found that we needed buy-in from the staff to participate and take their break when assigned, otherwise the lunch nurse would always be behind," said Kate Kulin, a nurse on ortho/neuro who was part of the team. "Minimizing verbal hand-offs was key. If they get behind by one to two minutes with each transition, they are behind 45 minutes at the end of the day."
After working out the kinks in the system, the team reduced missed breaks from 58 in a week down to seven and missed lunches from three to zero. They continue to work to make improvements to the new process and are spreading their learning to nursing units throughout the Bend hospital.
St. Charles has also become a resource for other hospitals throughout the state looking to implement similar improvements, which not only align with state nurse staffing law, but also lead to improved patient experience and care by ensuring nurses are properly rested and ready to get back to work.
"I never miss a break. It is flawless," Stoeckel said. "It's refreshing. I look forward to my 9:30 a.m. break and my 12:30 p.m. lunch. I know when I come back I'm going to be a better nurse."


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Mathematical Treasure: Academic Lectures by Torricelli
This is the frontispiece and title page for Evangelista Torricelli's Academic Lectures published in 1715. Torricelli (1608-1647) was an Italian mathematician, physicist and natural philosopher. A declared Galilean, he is known for several accomplishments in mathematics, perhaps most notably the discovery of a solid that has a finite volume but an infinite surface area, "Torricelli's trumpet." The frontispiece displays a portrait of the author at his prime. Its caption exclaims:
Behold [here] flourishes another Galileo
Evangelista Torricelli
Mathematician and Philosopher for
his most serene majesty the Duke of Hetruria
He died in the Year of our Lord 1647, age 40.
Hetruria is modern day Tuscany. Torricelli was appointed by the Duke to the position of Professor of Mathematics at the Academy to replace the deceased Galileo.
This collection contains twelve previously unpublished lectures by Torricelli. They were given at "the studiolo," a special salon within the Duke's palace for intellectual encounters, and at the Academy of Crusca. This Academy for scholars and linguists was founded in 1582 to preserve and promote the Tuscan language. Its symbol, as shown on the title page, is a flour sieve denoting the straining out of intellectual and linguistic impurities. In a rather "tongue in cheek" manner, the Academy was established around the theme of a bakery. It remains an important intellectual institution even today. The Preface of this book contains a good bibliography and survey of the work of Evangelista Torricelli written by his friend and editor, Tommaso Bonaventura.
These images are supplied through the cooperation of The Treasures of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Library Collection. The individual images were photographed by Mr. Sean Linehan.
See images of Torricelli's Academic Lectures from the University of Pennsylvania Libraries.
Index to Mathematical Treasures
Frank J. Swetz (The Pennsylvania State University), "Mathematical Treasure: Academic Lectures by Torricelli," Convergence (January 2015)


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Consortium sells Estonian railroad stake back to nation's government
Rail World Inc. no longer is part owner of an Estonian railroad. Consortium Baltic Rail Services OÜ (BRS) recently sold its 66 percent interest in Eesti Raudtee (EVR) back to the Estonian government for $200 million.
In August 2001, BRS — which is owned by Rail World, Railroad Development Corp. (RDC), Emerging Europe Infrastructure Fund and a group of Estonian investors — purchased the stake from the government for $58 million. Rail World retained a 27.9 percent interest in the consortium.
The re-nationalization of EVR ends several years of disputes with the left-wing Estonian government, which opposed the privatization of the railroad and assessed track access charges that favored Russian open-access train operators, Rail World officials said in a prepared statement. BRS withdrew several arbitration claims as part of the re-nationalization agreement.
"It is regrettable that the great progress made at EVR through five years of good management has now ended," said Rail World President Edward Burkhardt in a prepared statement. "Nonetheless, the privatization of EVR was a total success and accomplished all of the objectives set forth by government at the time."
Adds RDC Chairman Henry Posner III: "Not only do we leave behind a railway that is in substantially better condition than before our investment, but we also leave a cultural legacy ... [including] the establishment of the BRS Foundation, which will continue to support railway safety, railway history and railway employees in Estonia."
Rail World owns the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway L.L.C., Rail World Locomotive Leasing L.L.C. and Polish subsidiary Rail Polska Sp. z.o.o.
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Ag-Gag Laws: The Less You Know The Better
By Dayton Martindale
A pig, wounded and confined, photographed by an undercover investigator at Country View Family Farms in Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania. "Ag-gag" laws in some states are making this sort of investigation illegal. Mercy For Animals MFA / Flickr
Since a Republican majority was elected to the North Carolina state legislature in 2012, Gov. Pat McCrory (R) has signed into law bills that cut unemployment benefits, restrict voting rights, limit health care access and infringe on abortion rights. He even repealed the Racial Justice Act, intended to prevent discriminatory application of the death penalty.
But some bills passed by the GOP legislature are so egregious that even the conservative McCrory has felt compelled to exercise his veto. Take House Bill 405, which McCrory vetoed on May 29, the latest in a growing number of what are known as "ag-gag" laws. The details vary state by state, but the intent remains the same: to criminalize people who blow the whistle on animal abuse, labor violations, groundwater pollution and further malpractice within factory farms—and often in other industries.
On June 3, the North Carolina House and Senate overrode McCrory's veto and House Bill 405 was passed into law. Effective January 1, 2016, it will be illegal in North Carolina for an employee to record "images or sound occurring within an employer's premises" provided that she entered those premises without "bona fide intent" to carry out her employment, and that she uses this recording "to breach the person's duty of loyalty to the employer." Unattended cameras are also barred.
Targets of the bill include animal rights groups like the Mercy For Animals, PETA, the Humane Society, and Compassion Over Killing, all of which hire undercover investigators to find temporary employment within the meat industry, research labs, puppy mills, zoos and circuses to expose abuses. These groups' exposés have made national news on multiple occasions, spurring change in the industry and generating popular support for animal welfare.
Vandhana Bala, General Counsel for Mercy For Animals, calls undercover investigations "the only meaningful and effective watchdogs" for the animal agriculture industry, given the dearth of laws regulating farmed animal welfare. Such investigations "serve an absolutely crucial role" in protecting these animals, she says.
McCrory is no fan of undercover investigators. "I support the purpose of this bill," he wrote on his official website. He explained, however, that he vetoed House Bill 405 because it "does not adequately protect or give clear guidance to honest employees who uncover criminal activity. I am concerned that subjecting these employees to potential civil penalties will create an environment that discourages them from reporting illegal activities."
It is also now illegal to even "assist" such a violation, which would not only punish the animal rights groups who hired the investigators but potentially even journalists who publicize illegally obtained recordings. And while the public debate has largely revolved around animal agriculture—North Carolina is home to nearly 10 million hogs—the same penalties would apply to whistleblowing employees in all industries, from daycare centers to nursing homes.
'Movement Under Siege'
The crackdown against animal rights activists began in the early 1990s, and received a boost in the wake of 9/11, as surveillance and counter-terrorism measures surged. The excuse for the crackdown was the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), an association of decentralized animal rights cells that raids animal labs, releases mink from fur farms and otherwise threatens the profits of industries that exploit animals. While ALF has claimed responsibility for millions of dollars in property damage, one of its few requirements for any activist adopting the ALF mantle is to avoid harm to human and nonhuman animals.
Despite this commitment to economic, not physical, harm, ALF's frequent arson and other illegal activity has earned the group (and its environmentalist analogue, the Earth Liberation Front) the label of "terrorist." According to the FBI, "eco-terrorists" are the number one domestic terrorist threat.
Terrorists or not, ALF's activities do not appear to be deterred by FBI attention. The real damage, as journalist Will Potter writes in his 2011 book, Green is the New Red: An Insider's Account of a Social Movement Under Siege, is when measures designed to counter the ALF are used to harass and even imprison activists operating aboveground, within legal confines.
Potter explains that agribusiness and pharmaceutical corporations used the influential conservative lobbying group American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to push legislation "labeling activists as terrorists." It can be "difficult to see ALEC's fingerprints on some of these bills," Potter says, because of the "secretive" nature of the organization.
Still, ag-gag laws are "clearly heavily influenced by ALEC's legislation." A 2004 model bill crafted by ALEC called the "Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act" would prohibit individuals from, among other things, taking photography or video with the intent to "defame" an animal facility. Violators would be placed on a terrorist registry.
In 2011, Iowa became the first state to craft an ag-gag bill based on the 2004 model (without the "terrorist" language), although some states had passed related legislation in the early 1990s. The bill became law in 2012, ushering in a renewed era of anti-whistleblower legislation. These laws were unapologetic in preventing unauthorized recordings of animal agriculture, and as Potter relates, "The press hammered them."
More recent ag-gag legislation includes variations to appear more palatable, Potter explains, such as "forcing people to disclose connections with animal protection groups on job applications" and "forcing employees and whistleblowers to turn over information to the police, rather than the media." North Carolina removed all references to agriculture to portray the law as "being about intellectual property and financial secrets," which in reality just makes the law more expansive.
Not Just For Hogs
What's bad for nonhuman animals is often bad for humans, too. Factory farms have led to environmental degradation, public health concerns and labor abuses just as surely as they have normalized the suffering of pigs, cows, and chickens. In North Carolina, for example, the massive pools of hog waste poison the air and water of local communities. As Laura Orlando writes in "The Legacy of Slavery: What Inequality and Industrial Hog Operations Have in Common," in North Carolina this pollution disproportionately impacts poor people of color, often concentrated in regions of the state previously home to large slave populations.
This March, Wyoming passed a new breed of ag-gag law. While the legislation was pushed by cattle ranchers, the enemy this time is not snooping vegans, but rather clean-water advocates. A small environmental group called the Western Watersheds Project has unearthed troubling evidence of E. coli in Wyoming's rivers. The likely culprit? Cow manure.
In response, Wyoming ranchers launched a lawsuit against the Western Watersheds Project last August, and lobbied through a new law criminalizing the collection of "resource data." The legislation defines collection broadly: "to take a sample of material, acquire, gather, photograph or otherwise preserve information in any form from open land which is submitted or intended to be submitted to any agency of the state or federal government." So, if someone in Wyoming stumbles across an environmental problem on open land—that is, land not incorporated into a city or town—they can be prosecuted if they bring evidence of public health threat to a government agency.
On the surface, farm labor may appear to have a mixed relationship with ag-gag laws. After all, many of these undercover investigations get workers fired, and some have led to prosecutions. On June 11, Mercy For Animals released documentation of animal abuse on a Colorado dairy farm, in which infected wounds were left untreated and cows were kicked, punched, and stabbed with screwdrivers. Mercy For Animals called on "the Morgan County Sheriff's Department and District Attorney's Office to take swift and decisive action"—action that could have severe consequences for the often underpaid, sometimes undocumented workers.
As detailed in a 2014 In These Times investigative report by Joseph Sorrentino, dairy workers are horrifically exploited—poorly trained (if at all), subjected to dirty and dangerous conditions and forced to work long hours. Mercy For Animals recognizes that these workers are not the real culprits: The organization's main goal is for the dairy industry to implement stronger animal welfare standards and for people to adopt a vegan diet. Bala recognizes that the "culture of cruelty starts at the top." But she and her organization believe the punishment of workers due to these investigations can send a "strong message" to the industry, and that holding the direct perpetrators of violence accountable is worth the human cost.
In a 2012 interview with Potter, an unnamed undercover activist reflected on this tension in her work: "The overwhelming majority of people working inside these facilities are people of color and migrant workers who have been told, much like the migrant workers of the early 20th Century, that the only pathway to citizenship or livelihood is from the bottom up, and factory farms are the very bottom of America's employment sector. … As activists, I believe we can be doing more to reach out to the people who are struggling for their own rights within these power structures."
This activist clarified that she did not mean to excuse these workers of responsibility for their actions, but felt the largest portion of the blame lies "on the shoulders of CEOs and industry leaders who are the ones requiring that the lines move faster, that more eggs are hatched, more milk pumped and more weight gained as quickly as possible, no matter the consequences. These are the people who are requiring their workers to toil away in filthy, unsafe environments for 10, 12, 15 hours a day with no overtime."
Profit-driven corporations that treat nonhumans like disposable objects often do the same to their human employees. Understanding this, the AFL-CIO opposes ag-gag bills across the country, realizing that undercover investigations are sometimes needed to document violations of worker's rights.
In Sorrentino's report, out of over 10 laborers interviewed, only two chose to use their real name. Even without an ag-gag bill in New Mexico, where the story was based, they feared repercussion for even talking about their working conditions.
On May 17 on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver reported on the exploitation of chicken farmers. Corporations such as Tyson and Perdue contract out their chickens to growers, who must then supply the barns and other materials at their own expense, raising the chickens according to exacting and often inhumane specifications. Many farmers spoke of industry retaliation against growers who speak out, through docks in pay or being given inferior—that is, less profitable—chicks. Only two growers attended a town hall on the subject in Alabama, claiming that most stayed away for fear of repercussions.
Life Under Ag-Gag
The first ag-gag laws date to the early 1990s, and they have now spread to nine states (10 if you count Wyoming's anti-environmentalist law). So far there have been only two attempted prosecutions using this legislation. Both cases were in Utah, neither involved the undercover investigators the laws supposedly target, and neither attempt was successful.
The first charge was against animal rights advocate Amy Meyer in February 2013, who took a video at a slaughterhouse site when she saw a downer cow (a sick animal unable to stand up) being shoved out of the way by a bulldozer. She had not set foot on the slaughterhouse grounds, and the charges were dropped.
The second charge was against four California vegans who drove to a hog farm and took photographs last September. Their attorneys say that, like Meyer, they remained on public property. Prosecutors eventually dropped the "agricultural operation interference" charges, but kept the less serious trespass charge. The defendants pleaded not guilty.
The true cost of ag-gag laws is perhaps measured not in how often they are applied but in their chilling effect. Animal rights groups say they no longer send investigators to ag-gag states. Workers, already afraid of speaking out, are now less likely to do so, about both nonhuman animal abuse and their own exploitation.
More ag-gag bills have failed than have passed, and legal challenges have been mounted in Idaho and Utah. When North Carolina and other states succumb to ALEC and the financial muscle of Big Ag, they fly in the face of public opinion. A May 2015 poll by the American Society for the Protection of Animals found that North Carolina residents support undercover investigations and oppose ag-gag laws by margins of nearly three to one. Both Bala and Potter think that the industry strategy to silence whistleblowers has backfired: These laws have "suggested to the public that these agriculture industries have a lot to hide," Bala says.
The struggle over ag-gag carries international ramifications as well: Similar legislation has been introduced this year in Australia. According to Potter, "People around the world are looking to Americans to see how we respond" to these laws. "For all its faults, the democratic system in America is seen throughout the world as having strict protections on freedom of speech."
Workers and the public do not all share the ethics of the animal liberation movement. But most of us are concerned about the working conditions of the laborers who produce our food, the treatment of the animals we eat and the integrity of the environment that sustains us all.
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How to Hook Up Nintendo Switch to Projector
The Nintendo Switch is part of the 8th Generation of game consoles. The previous 7th generation was composed of the Nintendo Wii (the best-selling console of its generation), the Sony PlayStation 3, and the Microsoft Xbox 360. It helped bolster Nintendo from the slump it got from the poorly selling Wii-U, serving as their iteration of a handheld console but this time it also serves as a home console hybrid at the same time. It was released back in 2017 and has sold quite a lot just 3 short years compared to the lifetime sales of the Sony PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
So do you want to know how to hook up Nintendo switch to a projector? Keep on reading to find out. It's as easy as hooking up a Switch to an HDTV or computer monitor. As long as you have an HDMI port to work with, you should be good to go.
What is the History of the Nintendo Switch?
Released in March 2017, the Nintendo Switch was Nintendo's second chance of making up for the failure that was the Wii-U, which severely underperformed right off of the heels of the hugely successful Nintendo Wii or the best-selling Nintendo home console of all time.
A Versatile Gaming Device: The Wii-U failed because its clunky second screen controller didn't appeal to the masses as much as the original Wii's motion controls. Additionally, it felt more like a rehash of the Wii, which eventually got a bad reputation in terms of being home to loads of shovelware or garbage games with low-quality control from the usually stringent game and console development company. The Switch's gimmick of doubling as a home and handheld console had more mainstream appeal than making a poor sequel to the Wii.
Quality First-Party Nintendo Games: Like the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, and Wii-U before it, the Nintendo Switch is host to Nintendo's first-party games as heralded by the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Donkey Kong and Mario. You have your usual franchises involving Mario, Zelda, and the Smash Bros. series. Nintendo has also gone out of its way to woo third-party developers back into the fray after it had alienated them to the point of them preferring Sony or Microsoft consoles over their hardware. The Wii-U's sales itself was bolstered by an emerging independent game scene as well.
Both a Portable and Home Console: The main gimmick of the Switch that allowed it to win back fans is the fact that it can be used on an HDTV then picked up and used with its own screens like a portable tablet or smartphone. It's a portable and home console at the same time, thus giving Nintendo a reason to release it despite the failure of its Wii-U console. It's the newest iteration of the Game Boy and DS line of consoles with a home console twist instead of belonging in the line of consoles for NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, and GameCube. If you wish to use the Switch at home, just plug it into the special dock that then connects to the HDMI port of your HDTV.
So How Does The Switch Connect to Projectors? A Nintendo Switch connects to a projector the same way it connects to an HDTV. As long as the projector has an HDMI port and cable, it can connect fine with the dock of the Switch. To use the Switch as a mobile console, just remove it from the dock and use its battery and built-in screen. Otherwise, you can set it back to the dock and let it charge. The Switch is unique in that it can switch from TV or projector to built-in mobile screen in a jiffy without interrupting your game. It can get complicated though if your projector lacks an HDMI port.
How to Connect Nintendo Switch to a TV versus a Projector
In order to connect the Nintendo Switch or Switch Mini to your TV, monitor, or projector, you need to do the following. This applies to the whole Nintendo Switch Family and perhaps the Nintendo Wii-U, which also started using the HDMI cable and port to make a display connection. It's also important to note that the Switch doesn't support TV mode.
Connecting Your Projector to Your Switch without HDMI: If your projector has A/V cables aside from HDMI because it's a vintage Light Crystal Diode (LCD), Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS), or Digital Light Processing (DLP) type of projector, you need a converter or adapter to use it. Non-HDMI TV sets, monitors, and projectors require an HDMI converter in order to be able to play the Switch at its 1080p HD full resolution. Inside the box, the Switch comes with a 6.2-inch tablet, 2 Joy-Con controllers, 1 Joy-Con grip, a TV dock that can be used on projectors, a power charger, and an HDMI cable. You need HDMI ports and HDMI conversion to allow your Switch to work on vintage appliances, for the most part.
It Starts with the Nintendo Switch Dock: First off, open the back cover of the dock of your Switch. From there, connect the USB plug from the Switch's AC adapter with the model number of HAC-002 unto the top terminal of the device clearly labeled for it. It outright says "AC ADAPTER" in all capital letters for your convenience. Afterwards, connect the AC adapter to the wall socket or outlet in order to turn the Switch on. It's at this point that you should connect one end of the included HDMI cable unto the bottom terminal of the dock known as "HDMI OUT", also in all caps.
HDMI Linkage to Your Display of Choice: Now that the HDMI output of the Switch's dock is connected to the HDMI cable, you can proceed to connect the other end of the HDMI cable unto your HDTV, HDMI monitor, or HDMI projector. Naturally, if you're using a projector, its screen is separate from the device. You should already have it mounted or placed correctly relative to the screen it's supposed to project the digital image from your Nintendo Switch. Also, take note that the display requires the HDMI cable and the charger or adapter requires the USB cable instead. Finish up by closing the back cover of the Nintendo Switch's dock.
Working with the Joy-Con Controllers or Joy-Cons: As for the controllers of your Switch, you have removable Joy-Con controllers that you can remove from the sides of the console or the large tablet-like screen of the Switch. If the Joy-Cons weren't previously attached to the Switch console, they should first be registered to the console so that you can use them as wireless controllers. Learn more about registration from the Nintendo Switch website, tutorial, or user manual. The Joy-Cons look like miniature versions of the Nintendo WiiMote or Nunchucks. While the console is on the dock, its LCD screen will remain turned off.
Taking the Console Out of The Dock: The LCD screen will turn on as soon as you take the console off of the docks. It works just like a tablet or a handheld DS when it's removed from the dock. As mentioned earlier, your progress on games such as Super Mario Odyssey or The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be saved whether you're playing the Switch through an HDTV or projector as well as through its built-in LCD handheld screen. Remember to select the correct HDMI input when playing on a TV set. With a projector, there's only one HDMI output anyway, so you're good to go.
No HDMI Port on The Projector: If your projector lacks an HDMI port, you can convert the HDMI out of the Nintendo Switch dock into something else that suits your projector. Maybe it uses Digital Video Interface (DVI) and separate sound cables or DisplayPort (one cable for sound and video) instead. Or it could be a vintage projector that supports VGA for computer monitors or RCA for media players connected to the TV. You can avail of adapters or converters like the HDMI to RCA Converter Cable or the HDMI to Component Converter to do the job for you. It all depends on which ports the projector accepts. Remember that it should be an HDMI to A/V converter instead of an A/V to HDMI converter since the first standard should refer to the source media being converted.
See more Top 5 Best Portable Projector for The Nintendo Switch
The reason why Nintendo got away with releasing a second home console in the same generation as the PS4 and Xbox One is that it doubles as a handheld console that's cut from the same cloth as the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, DS, and 3DS. It's a hybrid home and handheld console that kept Nintendo afloat after the Wii-U sales disaster.
With that said, it shouldn't take rocket science to connect your projector to a Nintendo Switch's dock using an HDMI cable. The only time it gets complicated is if your projector uses ports other than HDMI, such as DVI or DP as well as vintage ports for VGA, RCA, and other A/V formats before the Turn of the Millennium. In such cases, an A/V to HDMI converter or adapter is called for. A Switch supports full HD 1080p projectors but if it's a vintage one from the 1990s, you need an HDMI to VGA or HDMI to the component converter to make it work.
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If someone wanted to make an argument for having me committed to an insane asylum, they wouldn't have to look much farther than this toy purchase.
I spotted this atrocity on ebay a few months ago and shared the link with Andrew, thinking there was no way I was going to plunk down the cash the seller wanted. But lo and behold, one best offer email later and the item was shipping from Greece to my front door.
On the surface, it's a remold of the Super Gobot Defendor tank with an Albegas head stuck on for good measure. But there is so much more to it going on here. You would think that would be weird enough, but there is more.
First, there's the fact that this comes from Greece. A lot of bootleg toys made their way to Greece, and it's a largely untapped market for those looking for the really obscure. It's made in Taiwan like most good bootlegs are.
The toy's proper name is 1 in 5 Convertible Robot. of course, Defendor has only 2 modes, so where do the other three come into play? Also, the package proudly announces "Super Alloy Deluxe" and it is not lying. There is metal in this here toy.
Inside the toy comes packed in a nice tray. Despite being a bootleg, the creators gave this the deluxe treatment. A sticker sheet is included but unnecessary. The stickers say "Tank Robo" so I bet there is another version of this bootleg out there with that name.
I mentioned the Super Go Bot Defendor - at first glance this is just a remold. But look closer. It's not only larger, but despite sharing a similar transformation, it's an entirely different toy. Details on the mold are completely different. So much so that there's actually © USA 1986 stamped on the inside leg.
Along with the head from Albegas, the chest features similar panels and lower arms to the 1983 Victora Albegas toy, which was also frequently bootlegged. Did they come from the same factory? It seems very likely. Both have "Super Alloy Deluxe" on the package.
In robot mode, the toy is nice and sturdy with decent articulation. The metal adds to the feeling of quality.
Transformation is similar but different to the original. In this case you have to remove the head and turret, otherwise it's the same. Even the small hooks in the back of the legs are present, and they still look very breakable.
The tank mode is great. Real rubber tires and rotating and tilting turret make this an effective toy. The thing holds together like a brick.
Of course, we still have three modes to go. That's where these other parts come in.
Remove the turret and replace it with the front end of a japanese minivan with fold out radar dish and missiles and you get this.
Move the position of the cab to another hole and turn it around, and then attach the handles of the bulldozer to the holes in the hands of the underside.
Trailer mode looks like a factory worker was going to lose a bet that they couldn't come up with 5 modes for this thing. It's basically a half transformation where the front wheels don't even touch the ground.
If you really wanted to get nuts you can add all the parts to robot mode to make an unofficial 6th mode that defies naming.
Despite its wackiness, it's actually a fun, solid playable toy.
I'm kinda glad I don't watch too many auctions of weird bootlegs because I probably would become just like you.
this is amazing. the colors, the "Radar Carrier" mode, the SUPER ALLOY DELUXE logo.
The KING OF BOOTS is here to stay!!!


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The startup scene in the United Kingdom is said to be one of the fastest growing in the whole of Europe according to figures over the last 5 years when there has been 392,627 new tech startups launched in the country. The most growth showed up in the niche sectors of Internet, fintech and software. The UK has an attractive environment for tech businesses in that it offers great foundations and ecosystems for innovative minds to get their ideas off the ground.
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The Hill-Burton program offers a rare opportunity to study a distributive health policy from its adoption to its elimination. This study reveals that the political dynamics of the policy changed over time. It concludes by observing that interest group influence on distributive health policies may only be decisive when circumstances permit. Those circumstances include the involvement of powerful elected officials and the degree of consensus among policy experts about the need for the policy and the appropriateness of its objectives.


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This charging description includes the offline and online charging architecture and scenarios specific to the PS domain, as well as the mapping of the common 3GPP charging architecture specified in TS 32.240 onto the PS domain. It further specifies the structure and content of the CDRs for offline charging, and the charging events for online charging.