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12.13.18 7:18AM
Tina Donvito
Arthritis Gloves: Do They Actually Relieve Swelling and Pain?
Some people living with arthritis have found their symptoms lessen when wearing these special gloves. Here's how they work.
Both inflammatory and osteoarthritis can cause pain, swelling, and stiffness in hands and fingers, and those of us who live with these conditions will look to almost anything to get relief. Enter arthritis gloves, which are tight, often fingerless gloves that purport to improve symptoms. But are they really effective?
How Arthritis Gloves Work
Arthritis gloves may work through several mechanisms. "Thermal gloves warm the hand, which can make you feel very comfortable and even take away some of the pain," says Karen Jacobs, EdD, OT, OTR, CPE, FAOTA, a clinical professor at Boston University and an occupational therapist who works with arthritis patients.
Others are compression gloves that provide pressure. "Particularly when you're having a flare in the fingers and joints and just feeling really uncomfortable, the compression seems to help reduce the swelling and can help with some joint stiffness as well," says Jacobs. Compression may also improve blood circulation. Overall, arthritis gloves can make patients feel more relaxed and calm with a reduction in symptoms.
What Studies Say About Arthritis Gloves
Unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot of science behind the gloves — yet, anyway. So far, studies have been inconclusive in proving that arthritis gloves actually improve symptoms. But anecdotally, many arthritis patients who use them have found relief. "I love my gloves and swear by them," Tien Sydnor-Campbell, who lives with rheumatoid arthritis, told us on Facebook. Another arthritis patient, Sue Fundakowski, told us, "I wear them at night when I can't sleep because my hands hurt too much. Helps a lot!"
As a professional OT, Jacobs says she will advise patients to wear arthritis gloves. "Occupational therapists sometimes do recommend gloves and that's very appropriate," she says. "If someone is saying, 'I'm having a lot of pain and discomfort but I want to keep typing on the computer' or 'I want to continue playing squash or racquetball or tennis' or 'I want to keep gardening,' the gloves may help them continue doing everyday activities and hobbies they enjoy."
Should You Wear Arthritis Gloves?
There are some caveats to arthritis gloves, though. "What's really important is to make sure the glove fits the individual very well — you want to make sure it's not too loose or too tight because you won't get the benefit of it," Jacobs says. "And you don't want to get gloves that are too tight because that may be even more uncomfortable."
Be careful that they're not too small — one CreakyJoints Facebook member told us she had to cut them off when her hands swelled! Instead, arthritis patient Geraldine Wolverton told us on Facebook, "I buy mine a size larger than recommended, because my hands are usually swollen when I put them on."
"I have two sizes, one for winter and a larger pair for summer when my hands are more swollen," Fundakowski says.
In order to get relief, you've got to wear the arthritis gloves for long enough, says Jacobs. "People think if they keep the glove on for an hour or less you're going to get the benefit of it, but it's really important to wear the gloves longer— there is an eight-hour rule of keeping it on," she says. "You might wear the glove at night to sleep."
In addition to overnight, the gloves may help you perform tasks more comfortably if you wear them during the day. "Some gloves that have open fingers might make it easier to do everyday activities, such as using a knife or hand mixing while cooking," Jacobs says. "It depends on what you're doing — I would have you wear them at night, and then if the gloves are OK to wear with whatever task you're doing then you can do that."
Downsides to the wearing the gloves during the day may be having to take them on and off to wash your hands, and you may have to be careful about getting them wet. Other people told us on Facebook that warming gloves made their hands too hot during the day, so you could save those for nighttime use. "I will wear one pair during the day and another at night," arthritis patient Mike Foley wrote on Facebook.
Because comfort and pain patterns vary from patient to patient, Jacobs advises buying a few different pairs to try out, making sure you can return the rest. "You want to look for ease of use, ease of putting it on, and that it allows you dexterity so you have a range of movement," she says.
Check with your doctor or occupational therapist to make sure you don't have any potential contraindications to wearing the gloves, such as carpal tunnel or Raynaud's disease. In addition, don't fall for unproven fads that only serve to make the gloves more expensive, says Jacobs. For example, the use of copper in gloves has not been shown to help. But in general, the gloves don't have any negative side effects, so it can't hurt to give them a go.
Types of Arthritis Gloves to Try
IMAK Arthritis Gloves
IMAK's gloves are one of the most popular and most recommended ones out there. Designed by an orthopedic surgeon, they can be worn at night or during the day. "I love mine — IMAK brand," arthritis patient Samantha Peterson said on Facebook. "Cotton [and Lycra] stays cool and helps so much. Just wish they hadn't put a tag on the inside."
Thermoskin Arthritic Gloves
Thermoskin's gloves use a lightweight material that traps heat to provide a warming sensation as well as compression. The outer layer of fabric is textured for better gripping, and a Velcro wrist wrap helps users get them on and off.
Vive Arthritis Gloves
These fashionable gloves are made with both looks and comfort in mind: The "smart seam" design uses minimal stitching to eliminate irritation. "Sometimes the gloves hurt to have touching your skin," Sydnor-Campbell says, so these gloves aim to avoid that.
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Танк на воздушной подушке (также, по документам завода, «Земноводный подлетающий танк») — проект советского лёгкого танка 1930-х годов. Как следует из названия, отличительной особенность машины — использование в качестве движителя воздушной подушки. Проект разработан на Московском авиационном заводе № 84 в 1937 году, но дальше изготовления макета работы не продвинулись.

История создания
К середине 1930-х годов проводившиеся в Советском Союзе опыты по постройке судов на воздушной подушке (СВП) начали приносить первые реальные результаты. Ключевой фигурой этих работ являлся выдающийся инженер и конструктор , ещё в 1925 году в своей работе «Вихревая теория ротора» обосновавший возможность создания СВП. В 1934 году его лабораторией был разработан и годом позднее успешно испытан первый в мире катер на воздушной подушке Л-1. Ещё через год был разработан более совершенный и мощный Л-5. Суда на воздушной подушке представлялись весьма перспективным видом транспорта.

Помимо создания гражданских машин, Левков предпринимал также попытки «поставить воздушную подушку на военную службу». В 1937 году под его руководством коллективом инженеров Московского авиационного завода № 84 Главного управления авиационной промышленности в инициативном порядке был разработан оригинальный проект танка на воздушной подушке. В документах завода машина проходила, как «Земноводный подлетающий танк». В основу проекта был положен катер на воздушной подушке Л-1, а также наработки по Л-5. Бронированную машину предполагалось использовать в ходе боевых действий в районах с преобладанием болотистых и песчаных местностей, а также с обилием естественных водных преград. В конце 1937 года был построен макет танка в масштабе 1:4, однако проект, по всей видимости, не получил поддержки военных и до постройки полноценного опытного образца дело так и не дошло.

Описание конструкции
Корпус машины имел П-образное сечение по типу корпуса катера Л-1. Он собирался из катаных бронелистов толщиной 10-13 мм на каркасе при помощи сварки и имел обтекаемые формы. Носовые и кормовые бронелисты располагались под большими углами наклона к вертикали и имели «подвороты».

В носовой и кормовой частях располагалось по одному воздушному винту, вращение которых обеспечивалось двумя авиационными двигателями М-25 суммарной мощностью 1450 л.с. В соответствии с проектом, благодаря этим двигателям боевая машина массой 8,5 т должна была осуществлять прямолинейное движение над земной или водной поверхностью на высоте 200—250 мм и со скоростью до 120 км/ч. Поворот и преодоление уклонов осуществлялись при помощи изменения положения жалюзи, регулирующих направление воздушного потока.

В центральной части корпуса размещалось отделение управления, совмещённое с боевым. Вдоль продольной оси корпуса размещались места двух членов экипажа — механика-водителя, располагавшегося ближе к носу машины в специальной рубке, и командира-стрелка, находившегося позади рубки водителя в цилиндрической пулемётной башне кругового вращения. Вооружение машины состояло из одного 7,62-мм пулемёта ДТ.

Оценка машины
Ввиду крайне скупых сведений о данном проекте, оценка предполагавшихся боевых возможностей машины представляется весьма затруднительной. При этом несомненно, что высокая скорость машины и её вездеходность являлись бы её существенными преимуществами, однако в техническом осуществлении и надёжности машины могли быть проблемы вследствие общей новизны данного направления конструирования средств передвижения. Причины закрытия проекта на данный момент также неизвестны.

Интересно, что, по ряду источников, примерно в это же время опыты с применением технологий воздушной подушки в боевых машинах проводил также авиаконструктор и изобретатель , под руководством которого в ОКБ ВВС РККА был разработан проект двухместного бронеавтомобиля на воздушной подушке со вспомогательным колёсным движителем. Как и машина Левкова, проект не получил развития и в металле реализован не был.

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Литература

Изобретения СССР
Неосуществлённые проекты создания советской бронетехники
Нереализованные проекты танков

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The European human rights system consists of regional intergovernmental organizations that focus on issues emerging in the larger European arena. Although the STOPVAW site uses the term "European" to describe the regional human rights system comprised of the Council of Europe (COE), the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), membership in the COE and the OSCE includes some countries which are not located in Europe (notably countries located in the Caucuses and Central Asia). In addition, both the Council of Europe and the European Union have initiated cooperative projects, consisting primarily of technical assistance, with the non-member former Soviet Central Asian countries and Mongolia.
Of the three intergovernmental organizations, the Council of Europe (COE) has the broadest human rights focus. The Council of Europe was founded in 1948 and currently includes 47 member States.[1] The Council of Europe promotes and protects human rights and the rule of law through education, monitoring and direct enforcement of the obligations found in COE treaties.
The European Union was created as the European Economic Community following the Second World War primarily for the purpose of promoting economic stability and peace in Europe. The institutions of the union have created policy on human rights issues as well as economic community issues. There are currently 28 European Union Member States, following the accession of Croatia on July 1, 2013. Recognizing the connections between stability and principles of democracy, European Union membership is predicated on respect for the rule of law and protection and promotion of human rights.[2]
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is a regional security organization consisting of 57 member States in Europe, Central Asia and North America. [3] The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe takes a comprehensive approach to security, meaning that the OSCE also addresses human rights.
Countries that are Member States of one of the organizations described above may not necessarily be members of the others. Currently, a number of countries that are already Council of Europe members have acceded to the European Union. Croatia is the last country to join the European Union on July 1, 2013. Iceland, Montenegro, Serbia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Turkey are candidate countries. Additionally, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo hold potential candidate status.[4]
In addition to the organizations mentioned above, the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), which replaced the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe in 2008, plays an important role in the promotion of women's rights in the region, particularly in the area of trafficking in persons.[5] The RCC focuses on cooperation between South-Eastern European countries and assists with preparing candidate and potential candidate countries for becoming members of the EU. The RCC has developed and currently maintains working relationships with several state actors, international organizations, international financial institutions, and other members of civil society in the area.[6]
The European human rights legal system is based on treaties and is elaborated and explained by other non-binding documents, such as resolutions and directives. These basic documents serve as guidelines to member States on the obligation to protect women from violence. The mechanisms available to enforce such human rights obligations vary from organization to organization, but the Council of Europe, European Union and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe all have procedures by which they can receive information from NGOs. Finally, each of the European organizations also has a distinct structure, with various divisions that directly address the human rights of women. Because there is cooperation between the organizations at various levels, including joint initiatives, it is important to have a clear understanding of the organizational structure and function of each body.
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[2] "Member Countries of the European Union," European Union, accessed June 4, 2013, http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/member-countries/index_en.htm.
[3] "Participating States," Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, accessed June 4, 2013, http://www.osce.org/who/83.
[4] "On the Road to EU Membership," European Union, accessed June 4, 2013, http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/on-the-road-to-eu-membership/index_en.htm
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Jingjie Yeo's blog
Toward rational algorithmic design of collagen-based biomaterials through multiscale computational modeling
Tue, 2019-04-09 19:24 - Jingjie Yeo
biomaterial
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coche.2019.02.011 We review the most recent developments in multiscale computational modeling of collagen-based biomaterials to determine their structural, mechanical, and physicochemical properties.
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Century Fracture Mechanics Summit 2019, organized by the Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Singapore
Fri, 2019-04-05 10:41 - Jingjie Yeo
Institute of High Performance Computing
Nanyang Technological University Singapore
https://cfmsummit2019.sg/ All speakers and delegates are by invitation only. Mechanicians who would like to follow the proceedings online, I will be live-tweeting updates as the event progresses, so follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JingjieYeo Scheduled to be held from 8 to 10 April 2019, the Century Fracture Mechanics Summit will feature an international line-up of influential and visionary speakers from around the world.
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Carbon nanotube arrays as multilayer transverse flow carbon nanotube membrane for efficient desalination
Sat, 2019-03-30 20:00 - Jingjie Yeo
molecular dynamics
carbon nanotubes
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.03.062 This work presents the multilayer transverse flow carbon nanotube (CNT) membrane (TFCM), which resembles vertically aligned CNT arrays, as an alternative candidate for efficient desalination. Using molecular dynamics, this work shows that multilayer TFCM can provide permeability and salt rejection on par with its single layer counterpart.
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Dynamic pigmentary and structural coloration within cephalopod chromatophore organs
cephalopod
chromatophore
biophotonics
replica exchange
molecular docking
Marine Biological Lab
ihpc
reflectin
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08891-x We report the discovery of structural coloration emanating in precise register with expanded pigmented chromatocytes.
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Multiscale Design of Graphyne‐Based Materials for High‐Performance Separation Membranes
Mon, 2019-02-25 01:38 - Jingjie Yeo
graphyne
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201805665 Computational modeling and simulations play an integral role in the bottom‐up design and characterization of graph‐n‐yne materials. Here, the state of the art in modeling α‐, β‐, γ‐, δ‐, and 6,6,12‐graphyne nanosheets for synthesizing graph‐2‐yne materials and 3D architectures thereof is discussed.
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Paraffin-enabled graphene transfer
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08813-x We report a transfer approach using paraffin as a support layer, whose thermal properties, low chemical reactivity and non-covalent affinity to graphene enable transfer of wrinkle-reduced and clean large-area graphene.
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Multiscale Modeling of Silk and Silk‐Based Biomaterials—A Review
Thu, 2018-11-01 02:48 - Jingjie Yeo
Computational Modeling
multiscale
David Kaplan
https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201800253 In celebration of Stern Family Professor of Engineering David L. Kaplan, on the occasion of his 65th birthday, we review a selection of relevant contributions of computational modeling to understand the properties of natural silk, and to the design of silk-based materials, especially combined with experimental methods.
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Silica Aerogels: A Review of Molecular Dynamics Modelling and Characterization of the Structural, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties
Sun, 2018-09-23 05:12 - Jingjie Yeo
coarse-grain
aerogels
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50257-1_83-1 The second volume of the Handbook of Materials Modeling is now online: We reviewed the development of new empirical molecular dynamics forcefields, novel methods of generating aerogels' percolated backbones, and compelling algorithms for characterizing their structural, mechanical, and thermal
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Effects of CNT size on the desalination performance of an outer-wall CNT slit membrane
Wed, 2018-09-12 04:53 - Jingjie Yeo
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CP01191E We investigate the effect of varying carbon nanotube (CNT) size on the desalination performance through slit confinements formed by horizontally aligned CNTs stacked on top of one another. By increasing the CNT size, the results obtained from this study indicate a corresponding increase in the water flow rate, accompanied by a slight reduction in salt rejection performance.
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Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of thermo-responsive properties of silk-elastin-like proteins by integrating multiscale modeling and experiment
Coarse-grained molecular dynamics
Experimental analysis
silk-elastin-like proteins
stimuli-responsive
Multiscale Simulations
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8TB00819A
Fresh in 2018 Journal of Materials Chemistry B HOT Papers! We present integrative experimental and computational understanding of the thermal response in adaptive hydrogels tailor-made from silk-elastin-like proteins that are tunable and responsive to multiple simultaneous external stimuli.
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Materials-by-design: computation, synthesis, and characterization from atoms to structures
molecular dynamics simulation
computational simulation
finite element methods
materiomics
materials Physics
https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/aab4e2 In the 50 years that succeeded Richard Feynman's exposition of the idea that there is "plenty of room at the bottom" for manipulating individual atoms for the synthesis and manufacturing processing of materials, the materials-by-design paradigm is being developed gradually through synergistic integration of experimental material synthesis and characterization with predictive computational modeling and optimization.
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Effects of oscillating pressure on desalination performance of transverse flow CNT membrane
oscillatory
pulsation
nanomaterial
Carbon nanotube
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2018.03.029 In parallel with recent developments in carbon nanomaterials, there is growing interest in using these nanomaterials for desalination. To date, many studies have affirmed the potential of using such nanomaterials for constant pressure desalination operation. In this work, the performance of such membrane when subjected to oscillatory pressure at sub-nanosecond is investigated in detail.
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Multiscale modeling of keratin, collagen, elastin and related human diseases: Perspectives from atomistic to coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations
tropoelastin
scleroprotein
coarse-grain modeling
protein mutations
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eml.2018.01.009 Scleroproteins are an important category of proteins within the human body that adopt filamentous, elongated conformations in contrast with typical globular proteins. These include keratin, collagen, and elastin, which often serve a common mechanical function in structural support of cells and tissues. Genetic mutations alter these proteins, disrupting their functions and causing diseases.
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Advancing the frontiers of silk fibroin protein-based materials for futuristic electronics and clinical wound-healing (Invited review)
silk fibroin
e-skin
field-effect transistors
artificial muscles
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2018.01.007 The present review will introduce the basic concepts of silk-based electronics/optoelectronics including the latest technological advances on the use of silk fibroin in combination with other functional components, with an emphasis on improving the performance of next-generation silk-based materials. It also highlights the patterning of silk fibroin to produce micro/nano-scale features, as well as the functionalization of silk fibroin to impart antimicrobial (i.e. antibacterial) properties.
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High-Strength, Durable All-Silk Fibroin Hydrogels with Versatile Processability toward Multifunctional Applications
high-strength hydrogels
enhanced sampling
complex structures
replica exchange with solute tempering
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.201704757/full Hydrogels are the focus of extensive research due to their potential use in fields including biomedical, pharmaceutical, biosensors, and cosmetics. However, the general weak mechanical properties of hydrogels limit their utility. Here, pristine silk fibroin (SF) hydrogels with excellent mechanical properties are generated via a binary-solvent-induced conformation transition (BSICT) strategy.
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International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Engineering (IJCMSE)
computational
finite element
Computational and Theoretical Mechanics
bionanomaterials
As the Editorial Board member of IJCMSE, I enthusiastically welcome the high quality submissions from the community of iMechanica. The objective of the journal is the publication and wide electronic dissemination of innovative and consequential research in all aspects computational materials science and engineering, featuring the most advanced mathematical modeling and numerical methodology developments.
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Unusually low and density-insensitive thermal conductivity of three-dimensional gyroid graphene
gyroid
scaling law
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7NR04455K Graphene has excellent mechanical, thermal and electrical properties. However, there are limitations in utilizing monolayers of graphene for mechanical engineering applications due to its atomic thickness and lack of bending rigidity. Synthesizing graphene aerogels or foams is one approach to utilize graphene in three-dimensional bulk forms. Recently, graphene with a gyroidal geometry has been proposed.
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Free-standing graphene slit membrane for enhanced desalination
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2016.09.043 This study considers two novel ideas to further explore and enhance the graphene membrane for desalination. Firstly, while earlier molecular dynamics (MD) simulations studies have used frozen membranes, free-standing membrane is considered here. Since 2D membranes are usually embedded on porous support in the experimental reverse osmosis (RO) process, the free-standing membrane can more accurately model the behavior expected during operation.
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Effects of Nanoporosity on the Mechanical Properties and Applications of Aerogels in Composite Structures
Silica aerogel
LAMMPS
Newly published book chapter - http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-31662-8_4 Aerogels are ultralight solids with nanoporous structure and are one of the world's lightest materials available in the market. It is a dry gel, principally made up of 99.8 % of air and weighing just around three times that of air. The first aerogels were realized in 1931, when Kistler (J Phys Chem 36:52–64, 1932) attempted to remove liquid from a wet gel.
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Adsorption and Conformational Evolution of Alpha-Helical BSA Segments on Graphene: A Molecular Dynamics Study
bovine serum albumin
alpha-helix
Protein dynamics
http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1758825116500216 Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are performed to investigate the adsorption mechanics and conformational dynamics of single and multiple bovine serum albumin (BSA) peptide segments on single-layer graphene through analysis of parameters such as the root-mean-square displacements, number of hydrogen bonds, helical content, inter- action energies, and motions of mass center of the peptides.
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Peptide–Graphene Interactions Enhance the Mechanical Properties of Silk Fibroin
hydrogen bonding
mechanical property
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsami.5b05615 Studies reveal that biomolecules can form intriguing molecular structures with fascinating functionalities upon interaction with graphene. Then, interesting questions arise. How does silk fibroin interact with graphene? Does such interaction lead to an enhancement in its mechanical properties?
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ICCM 2015: MS-049 Computational Modelling of Biological and Biochemical Systems
GROMACS
CHARMM
ICCM 2015
mini-symposium
The 6th International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM2015) is slated to held in Auckland, New Zealand, on the 14th of July, 2015. It is my greatest pleasure to invite interested participants to submit their abstracts for presentation at a mini-symposium which I am organizing, titled:
MS-049 Computational Modelling of Biological and Biochemical Systems
For further information, please visit the official websites:
http://www.sci-en-tech.com/ICCM/index.php/ICCM2015/2015
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Back in May, 2012, I was asked by the management personnel at the Clinchfield Senior Center in Erwin, Tennessee (where Mary and I have memberships) if I would perform Bluegrass music occasionally at the Center. I thought it would be a lot of fun and willingly agreed. The next thing to do was to assemble a group of musicians who had fun playing bluegrass and who could play during the morning hours once in a while.
The first ones that came to mind all happily agreed to be a part of the group and thus "The Elderly Mountain Boys" group was born.
The band consists of seasoned musicians to be sure. Ron Duncan plays mostly mandolin with us, but he can play banjo, guitar and even fiddle and he must know several hundred Bluegrass songs. Next is Jerry Sams, another light-spirited, fun fellow to have around. He not only plays guitar and sings, but he actually knows how to build guitars and some beauties at that. Next is Warren Shelton, a wonderful man to have around who plays standup bass and sings Bluegrass really well. We always look forward to pickin' with Warren. Next is Tim Decker, the only member of the band still working for a living. He has been able, so far, to jockey his schedule around so that he's able to perform with us when asked to do so. Tim plays banjo, guitar, mandolin and sings high tenor very well. NOTE: Tim has withdrawn from this band due to his very busy work and performing schedules. Next, and last, is little old me. I mostly play banjo with this group but once in a while I'll saw out a fiddle tune or two. I sing the Dr. Ralph Stanley songs that I love so much.
It's a great mix of guys who all have a lot of fun playing. We look forward to playing for the Seniors.
Note: This band has pretty much morphed into "The Lonesome Road South" with members Jerry, Ron and yours truly.


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Communications Bill
Part 3 — Television and Radio Services
Chapter 1 — The BBC, C4C the Welsh Authority and the Gaelic media service
202 Welsh Authority finances
(1) The Welsh Authority must not, whether directly or indirectly, impose charges
on persons—
(a) in respect of their reception or use in Wales of any of the Authority's
public services;
(b) in respect of their reception in Wales of any service consisting in the
provision of assistance for disabled people in relation to programmes
included in any one or more of those services; or
(c) in respect of their reception in Wales of any service (other than one
mentioned in paragraph (b)) which is an ancillary service in relation to
any of the Authority's public services provided in digital form.
(2) It shall be unlawful to impose a charge in contravention of subsection (1).
(3) The power of the Welsh Authority to do anything that appears to them to be
conducive or incidental to the carrying out of their functions includes power,
subject to subsection (4), to borrow money.
(4) The Welsh Authority are not to borrow money except with the approval of the
Secretary of State.
(5) The consent of the Treasury is to be required for the giving of an approval for
the purposes of subsection (4).
(6) The Welsh Authority are to be liable to pay OFCOM such sums in respect of
the carrying out by OFCOM of their functions in relation to the Authority as
may be—
(a) agreed from time to time between the Authority and OFCOM; or
(b) (in default of agreement) fixed by the Secretary of State.
(7) In section 61(4) of the 1990 Act (power of Secretary of State to increase amount
of grant to the Welsh Authority), for "transmitting S4C and the service referred
to in section 57(1A)(a), by order" there shall be substituted—
"(a) providing services that are public services of the Authority
(within the meaning of section 202 of the Communications Act
2003), and
(b) arranging for the broadcasting or distribution of those services,
by order".
(8) In section 61A of the 1990 Act (the public service fund)—
(a) in subsection (2) (application of fund), for "their functions under
section 57(1) or (1A)(a)" there shall be substituted "their functions in
relation to the provision of the services that are public services of the
Authority (within the meaning of section 202 of the Communications
Act 2003)."; and
(b) in subsection (4) (programmes to be broadcast first on S4C or S4C
Digital), for the words from "on S4C" onwards there shall be
substituted "on a television programme service that is one of their
public services (within the meaning of section 202 of the
Communications Act 2003)".
(9) In this section references to the Welsh Authority's public services are
references to the following—
(a) S4C;
(b) S4C Digital; and
(c) the services the provision of which by the Authority is authorised by or
under section 200.
The Gaelic Media Service
203 The Gaelic Media Service
(1) The body established for the purposes of section 183 of the 1990 Act (financing
of programmes in Gaelic out of the Gaelic Television Fund) is hereby renamed
Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig (the Gaelic Media Service).
(2) References in any instrument or other document to Comataidh Craolaidh
Gaidhlig or to the Gaelic Broadcasting Committee are to be construed
accordingly.
(3) For subsection (4) of that section there shall be substituted—
"(3B) The functions of the Service shall be to secure that a wide and diverse
range of high quality programmes in Gaelic are broadcast or otherwise
transmitted so as to be available to persons in Scotland.
(4) The Service may—
(a) make grants out of the Fund, or
(b) otherwise apply it,
for any of the purposes of carrying out their functions or for any
purpose connected with the carrying out of those functions.
(4A) In carrying out their functions, the Service may finance, or engage in,
any of the following—
(a) the making of programmes in Gaelic with a view to those
programmes being broadcast or otherwise transmitted so as to
be available to persons in Scotland;
(b) the provision of training for persons employed, or to be
employed, in connection with the making of programmes in
Gaelic to be so broadcast or otherwise transmitted;
(c) research into the types of programmes in Gaelic that members
of the Gaelic-speaking community would like to be broadcast or
otherwise transmitted.
(4B) But the Service are not to be entitled, for the purpose of carrying out
their functions, to provide—
(a) a Channel 3 service;
(b) Channel 4;
(c) Channel 5;
(d) a national sound broadcasting service;
(e) a national digital sound programme service; or
(f) a television multiplex service or a radio multiplex service."
"(9) In this section, section 183A and Schedule 19—
'Channel 3 service', 'Channel 4' and 'Channel 5' each has the same
meaning as in Part 1;
'national digital sound programme service' has the same meaning
as in Part 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1996;
'national sound broadcasting service' means a sound
broadcasting service within the meaning of Part 3 which, under
subsection (4)(a) of section 240 of the Communications Act 2003,
is a national service for the purposes of that section;
'Gaelic' means the Gaelic language as spoken in Scotland;
'programme' includes any item included in a programme service;
'radio multiplex service' has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the
Broadcasting Act 1996;
'the Service' means the body established under subsection (3) and
known as Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig (the Gaelic
Media Service);
'television multiplex service' has the meaning given by section
236(1) of the Communications Act 2003 to a multiplex service
within the meaning of Part 1 of the Broadcasting Act 1996;
and a reference to being available to persons in Scotland includes a
reference to being available both to persons in Scotland and to others."
204 Membership of the Service
After section 183 of the 1990 Act there shall be inserted—
"183A Membership of the Gaelic Media Service
(1) The Service shall consist of not more than twelve members.
(2) The members of the Service are to be appointed by OFCOM
(3) OFCOM must appoint one of the members to be the chairman of the
(4) The approval of the Secretary of State is required for the appointment
of a person as a member of the Service, and for the appointment of a
member as their chairman.
(5) The members of the Service must include—
(a) a member nominated by the BBC;
(b) a member nominated by Highlands and Islands Enterprise; and
(c) a member nominated by Bòrd Gàidhlig na h-Alba (the Gaelic
Development Agency).
(6) When appointing members of the Service, OFCOM must have regard
(a) the desirability of having members of the Service who are
proficient in written and spoken Gaelic; and
(b) any guidance issued by the Secretary of State for the purposes
of this section.
(7) OFCOM must secure, so far as practicable, that the membership of the
Service is such that the interests of each of the following are adequately
(a) the holders of licences to provide regional Channel 3 services
for areas wholly in Scotland;
(b) the holders of licences to provide regional Channel 3 services in
respect of which determinations under section 184(4)(b) are for
the time being in force;
(c) the independent television and radio production industries in
Scotland;
(d) other persons and bodies concerned with the promotion and
use of the Gaelic language, including those concerned with
education in Gaelic and in Gaelic culture.
(8) Schedule 19 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Service.
'Bòrd Gàidhlig na h-Alba' means the body of that name formed
under section 5 of the National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985;
'regional Channel 3 service' has the same meaning as in Part 1.
(10) The Secretary of State may by order amend the reference in subsection
(5) to Bòrd Gàidhlig na h-Alba (the Gaelic Development Agency)—
(a) by substituting a reference to another body formed under
section 5 of the National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 with
functions relating to the promotion of Gaelic; or
(b) for the purpose of giving effect to a change to the name of the
body referred to in that subsection.
(11) An order under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance
of a resolution of either House of Parliament."
205 Supplementary provisions about the Service
(1) Schedule 19 to the 1990 Act (supplementary provisions about the Gaelic
Broadcasting Committee) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2 (tenure of office and remuneration)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for "sub-paragraph (2)" there shall be substituted
"sub-paragraphs (1A) and (2)";
(b) after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted—
"(1A) A person is not to be appointed as a member of the Service for
a term of more than four years (but a person so appointed
shall be eligible for re-appointment at the end of his term of
office)."
(3) In paragraph 7 (employees of the Committee), after sub-paragraph (3) there
shall be inserted—
"(4) A person who is an employee of the Service is not to be eligible to be
appointed as a member of the Service."
(4) After paragraph 8 (financial provision) there shall be inserted—
"8A (1) The Service must pay all their receipts to OFCOM.
(2) OFCOM must hold amounts received by them under this paragraph
to the credit of the Gaelic Broadcasting Fund (and, accordingly, those
amounts are not to be regarded as forming part of OFCOM's
revenues)."
(5) In paragraph 12 (annual reports), after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be
"(1A) The report must include a statement of how the Service are
proposing to carry out their functions during the next financial year."
Chapter 2 — Regulatory Structure for Independent Television Services
Regulatory Structure for Independent Television Services
206 Regulation of independent television services
(1) It shall be a function of OFCOM to regulate the following services in
accordance with this Act, the 1990 Act and the 1996 Act—
(a) services falling within subsection (2) that are provided otherwise than
by the BBC or the Welsh Authority; and
(b) services falling within subsection (3) that are provided otherwise than
by the BBC.
(2) The services referred to in subsection (1)(a) are—
(a) television broadcasting services that are provided from places in the
United Kingdom with a view to their being broadcast otherwise than
only from a satellite;
(b) television licensable content services that are provided by persons
under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom for the purposes of the
Television without Frontiers Directive;
(c) digital television programme services that are provided by persons
under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom for the purposes of that
Directive;
(d) restricted television services that are provided from places in the
United Kingdom; and
(e) additional television services that are provided from places in the
(3) The services referred to in subsection (1)(b) are—
(a) television multiplex services that are provided from places in the
(b) digital additional television services that are provided by persons
Television without Frontiers Directive.
207 Abolition of function of assigning television frequencies
The Secretary of State shall cease to have any function under the 1990 Act or
the 1996 Act of assigning frequencies for the purposes of any of the following—
(a) services falling to be licensed under Part 1 of the 1990 Act;
(b) S4C; or
(c) television multiplex services falling to be licensed under Part 1 of the
1996 Act.
208 Abolition of licensing for local cable systems
On and after the television transfer date no licence shall be required under Part
2 of the 1990 Act for the provision of a local delivery service.
Revised 10 February 2003


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The Meier Museum and the Jewel of the Lungotevere
Roman Architecture
Diana Kleiner, Yale University
Notes taken by Edward Tanguay on February 28, 2014 (go to class or lectures)
Choose from these words to fill the blanks below:
mausoleum, refilled, travertine, Pacis, shadow, Actium, Flaminia, Cleopatra, palace, battle, obelisk, death, tenor, Mussolini, secoli, modern
Richard Meier Museum
built to enclose the Ara Pacis [AHR-ah PAHK-is]
the original location of the Ara Pacis was elsewhere in the vicinity, ended up beneath a palace
it was Mussolini who sponsored the project to bring all the pieces together for display
together with other buildings in Mussolini's fascist architectural style
Meier was careful to use at least some travertine in this structure
inscription on building to north of square
flying victory figure carrying a fasces, or bundle of twigs and rods, that the magistrate's lictors used to carry
Mussolini's name was scratched out of the inscription on the building
his name has now been officially refilled (!)
used to be on the ancient Via Flaminia (now the Via del Corso), the street that Augustus used when returning victorious from Spain and Gaul
had in front of it an obelisk which was brought from Egypt that was part of a sundial, the shadow would fall on the Ara Pacis on Augustus' birthday
on obelisk a mention of the victory over Cleopatra and Antony at the Battle of Actium, as well as a mention of his victories in Spain and Gaul
*** for the Romans, victory in battle and victory over death were essentially synonymous
the mausoleum dates to 28-23 BC, earlier than the Ara Pacis
Richard Meier museum is the first modern building that has been put up in the center of Rome since the time of Mussolini
many people felt that it didn't fit the tenor of city or suit the environment
2006: grafitti of the building, "Meglio gli architetti di secoli fa..." (architects of the past were better)
but when you go into the door
impressive plaster casts of Augustus and his family
impressive interior: egg crate ceiling
at night: the Ara Pacis is lit up "like a jewel in a jewel box"
fasces, n. [FAS-eez] a bundle of rods bound together around an ax with the blade projecting, carried before ancient Roman magistrates as an emblem of authority, also used by Mussolini as a symbol of fascism ⇒ "In the seal of the United States Senate, the red liberty cap above the shield and crossed fasces below the shield represent freedom and authority, respectively."
lictor, n. a Roman functionary who carried a fasces when attending a magistrate in public appearances and was responsible for punishing criminals ⇒ "Each consul was accompanied in every public appearance by twelve lictors, who displayed the magnificence of the office and served as his bodyguards."
#########################Richard Meier (1934-)
American architect who built Meier Museum in Rome
1957: Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University
after graduation, he traveled to Israel, Greece, Germany, France, Denmark, Finland and Italy, among other places, to network with architects
abstract artist and architect whose geometric designs make prominent use of the color white
Meier Museum in Rome, described as a "modernist eyesore"
Spelling Corrections:
grafitti ⇒ graffiti
Ideas and Concepts:
Etymology of the day, via this morning's Roman Architecture class: "The term fascism is derived from the Latin word fasces, which was a bundle of rods that were tied around an axe, an ancient Roman symbol of the authority of the civic magistrate. These bundles were carried by the magistrate's lictors and could be used for corporal and capital punishment at his command. The symbolism of the fasces suggested strength through unity"
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Google Stadia review
December 10, 2019Zack Kulm
Google Stadia highlights
Free or $9.99/mo.
Features multi-device gaming
Google's much anticipated, new, cloud-based gaming platform, Google Stadia, launched on November 19, 2019, to high demand. Abandoning the traditional console, Google Stadia renders games through a remote server and streams them back to you via a Chrome browser. With Google Stadia being one of the newest game streaming launches on the market, our information is based on what we know so far.
Stadia might appeal to you if you want to avoid expensive hardware and clutter. And what's better, Google plans to release a free version of the platform, Google Stadia Base, in 2020.
A comparison of Google Stadia packages
Google Stadia permits you to stream games, so you don't have to rely on storage devices.
Stadia Base Stadia Pro
Monthly price Free $9.99/mo.
Free trial length None None
Resolution 1080p 4K
Frame rate 60 FPS 60 FPS
Sound quality Stereo 5.1 Surround
How much is Google Stadia Pro compared to competitors?
Google Stadia Pro serves as a subscription-based service like PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold and features many of the same games. The Google Stadia Pro price for a subscription matches both competitors at $9.99/mo. However, Google Stadia Pro provides two additional advantages: no hardware costs and the ability to play on multiple devices. It's a great option if you don't want to download games.
Google will begin offering Stadia Pro free trials and family sharing after launch in 2020.
Is Google Stadia the right gaming service for you?
Google Stadia Pro comes with exclusive discounts and one free game a month. It includes an impressive set of features, such as 4K/HDR streaming capability and 5.1 surround sound. The service provides several high-quality gaming options across multiple devices. You can play selections on your smartphone that previously were only available on your TV via a console.
Stadia's interface is sleek and pleasing to the eye. The top left-hand corner of the screen displays the status of your network connection. You can access a menu that leads to your profile via the right-hand side of your screen. This is also where you'll go to tweak the settings for your audio, connection and controller. Above the menu, you'll see your user profile's avatar, status and online name. Below this set of options, you'll find your friend list.
As of right now, your wireless controller will only work with a Chromecast Ultra plugged into a TV. Nonetheless, Google Stadia is compatible with an impressive list of devices.
Desktops and laptops
Mac – Requires MacOS X 10.9 or higher
PC – Requires Windows 7 or higher
Phones – Google Pixel 3, Google Pixel 3a
Tablets – Requires Google Chrome
TV – Requires HDMI Port
Google Stadia Pro features
Google Stadia isn't at the point where you can play anywhere. It currently requires Wi-Fi or wired Ethernet, but it does provide a few competitive gaming features.
Use multiple devices
The platform currently operates on your TV with the use of a Stadia controller and a Chromecast Ultra streaming device. If you play on other devices, like your smartphone or tablet, you'll need a USB-C cable. Nonetheless, Stadia is a work-in-progress—the company ultimately plans to permit players to sync up with any controller and device.
You'll never have to wait for a download. As a streaming-based platform, you'll have instant access to games on any screen.
With your Stadia Pro subscription, you'll receive exclusive discounts and one free game a month. Among the free selections available with Stadia Pro is Destiny 2, along with its add-ons. This includes Destiny 2's Shadowkeep expansion and annual pass.
What to play on Google Stadia Pro
Google is in the process of creating more of its own games. Ultimately, the company plans to provide a selection of Google Stadia games across several categories, including fighter, first-person shooter, puzzle, racing, RPG and sports.
Google Stadia Pro currently features big-name titles like Final Fantasy XV, Mortal Combat 11 and Red Dead Redemption 2. It's scheduled to have Cyberpunk 2077 once it's released in 2020.
So far, the horror adventure game, Gylt, is Stadia's only exclusive release.
If you appreciate 4K resolution, popular AAA brand titles and have a great internet connection, you'll enjoy Stadia Pro. Likewise, if you would prefer to stream your games over downloading, you'll be very happy.
Without expensive hardware, Google Stadia Pro serves as an affordable alternative gaming solution. It includes exclusive deals and an elevated 4K experience without the need for excessive downloads.
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Zack Kulm is a writer and contributor of soda.com. He covers a variety of topics from entertainment and gaming technologies to pop culture commentary. Kulm received a degree in English from Penn State University and Film Studies from Pittsburgh Filmmakers Institute. He also produces award-winning documentaries.
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Yes, my baby girl is 2 weeks old. It's flying by already.
And what a wonderful 2 weeks it has been.
At 4 days old, she was up to 8lbs 15oz, which is good... but the doc wanted to see her back in a week to make sure that she reached her birth weight. Everything else was perfect.
I tried to take a picture of my 2-week-old earlier today, but she was a little tired.
Of course, as Brynn is trying to gain weight, mama's trying to lose it.
I gained a total of 23 pounds throughout my pregnancy with Brynn. I weighed myself at 4 days post-partum and I was down 14 pounds already.
Although I was glad that I only had 9 pounds to go, I also realized that it was the hardest to lose.
Well, for some reason I decided to weigh myself at 10 days post-partum, and I was shocked to see that I had lost 10 more pounds.
That means that I am now 1 pound under my pre-pregnancy weight.
My belly still feels a little.... deflated. I'm hoping that goes away soon. It's getting much better... but I still don't feel like myself. And, although I'm one pound less then when I started, my regular pants/jeans/skirts don't fit right yet. I remember that taking a month or two as well.
I guess they don't call this the "forth trimester" for nothing... le sigh.
I gained 44 pounds with Gracie. YES....44 pounds although some of it was in the form of fluid in my ankles. I have pictures that prove it. ;) Anywho, I still have 12 left to go. Talk about le sigh! I just hope I can lose it soon because we want to try for # 3 after the Summer and I do not want to START 12 pounds heavier than I have to!
Enjoy your Summer off with your two babies!
She's adorable. I love the second picture!
She is just perfect!! Good job, Mama!!
Oh, and congrats on losing the weight so fast! You rock!
She's beautiful Jenni! I love the leg warmers :) And I definitely recommend getting the belly bandit or something similar to help shrink down your belly faster. The women in my culture use that religiously and it works. Just remember that your uterus is normally the size of a pear (what my doctor told me after I had my baby) and it expanded to fit an almost 10lb baby, so don't get discouraged!


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The huge telecommunications application software product Skype specializes in providing users with video chat and voice calling via tablets, mobile devices, computers, the Xbox One console, smartwatches, and even regular telephones. The company also provides instant messaging options and allows video conference calls. Now they are looking to be even more versatile and inclusive by including options for Skype users who have hearing impairments, reports Eweek.
The video calling, web conferencing, and chat application now officially has live captioning and subtitles to make using the software easier on those who are deaf, have hearing disabilities, or who may speak varying languages from others in their video chat.
Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Skype's chief accessibility officer, reported on the Microsoft Accessibility Blog recently that the new live captioning and subtitle capabilities will arrive natively in Microsoft PowerPoint by early 2019. She herself is in fact hearing impaired.
In honor of #IDPD and our ongoing mission to make Skype more accessible to everyone, we are proud to announce live captions & subtitles during calls! Click the link in our bio to learn how to turn them on.
This update will allow users to see real time transcriptions of the person they are communicating with. The spoken words will appear on screen either in the same language, or in the user's language of preference. Turning these options on and off is easy, and Skype has a help option to walk users through the process. In the next few weeks, Skype plans to roll out translation support for more than 20 languages and dialects, according to Lay-Flurrie. These captioning services are powered by Microsoft's artificial intelligence research.
All of this is happening in the wake of Skype's recent recognition of the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Other features which users may find beneficial in Office 365 include expanded availability of automatic closed captions and searchable transcriptions for videos via Microsoft Stream and enhancements to the Office 365 Accessibility Checker.
According to the World Health Organization, over five percent of the world's entire population, equating to 466 million people, have disabled hearing loss. The breakdown is 432 million adults and 34 million children. The World Health Organization estimates that by the year 2050, over 900 million people, which is one in every ten, will have disabled hearing loss. With figures and estimates such as these, it is just another reason for companies such as Skype to begin implementing more inclusive features and options for their consumer base and the world's population. 121 Captions listed out options for the hearing impaired who seek out cinema access and other services that are not always user friendly.


Genessier is bringing back the horror industrial vibe in a huge way. Think Skinny Puppy but even scarier. Here's their chat with HMM about their tunes, videos and a new short horror film they composed the soundtrack for called Shovel.
What, who and why is a Genessier?
Genessier is the doctor from Eyes Without a Face. A classic French psychological horror film by Georges Franju, It was the perfect representation of what we were making with this dark, haunted industrial sound. A grotesque and horrible nightmare hidden behind layers of bandage. An experiment on what we had made musically in the past, re-formed into something completely opposite. Eddie Breidenbach and myself were creating layers of dreamy material in a project just a few years previously named "The Parallel Light". It was music that was made to fall asleep to. Well, Genessier is music that was tailored to do quite the opposite. It was created to make people wake up and hide in the corner.
Your debut album Graces the Bone is considered by many to be the rebirth of horror industrial. How weird and scary was it writing the album and putting the whole thing together?
I personally had this desire to make something that rekindled my love of haunted houses, and the first generation of industrial music from the past. I frequented venues back in the day that were in parts of town with minimal light, hidden in industrial buildings that looked more like places to get slaughtered than to go and have a good time in. I was/and still am a horror fanatic, working as an actor in haunted houses such as "Brutal Planet". The visions from those experiences reared their ugly heads and demanded that we try to make them into sounds that could inspire a whole new era of haunted house making. When I approached Eddie about the idea he instantly was wanting to be a part of it. It was totally new territory for him, and a great way for him to try out all these new synths he had been collecting. We drove around collecting field recordings late at night and pushing buttons on new and old devices to create anything we thought could either scare the hell out of someone or at least make them fear going down in their basements again.
There's obviously some early Skinny Puppy influences in there. Did you pull from any other artists to get the vibe and feel of Graces the Bone?
Early Skinny Puppy was some of my favorite horror music go-to, but yeah some other influences for sure took part of the thought process. Delia Derbyshire, one of the early pioneers of electronic music had this wonderful track titled "Falling" that haunts me every time I listen to it, and that for sure had a great impact in what we created. It's the spacial elements that really set the horror in place. Creating a sound that feels as if it's coming from beneath your feet, in the recesses of a dark dingy cellar. The reverb. The tone, the muffling of the floorboards. These were all the elements we focused on.
Lyrically what are you going after? Are there any subjects that are taboo for you?
The lyrics we delve into gravitate towards painting a dark and brooding nightmare world. Some of the tracks hitting more of a fictitious theme with some tackling issues of relationships gone sour. Words that make us scream. Words that make us feel the pain of fear itself tearing us from within. I find scary elements in almost every part of human life. It's just a matter of how they are interpreted… I like to take a black canvas and fill it with a haunted house sketch of emotions and noise, and the lyrics themselves are part of that noise.
Are you evil in real life or just big huggable teddy bears who like blood? A LOT! of blood.
I would say we are both super nice guys in real life. This art is fiction and we don't live in pure evil though we do like the idea of it. We just love the dark side and love making people scream and feel terror every now and then, but without some good humor to go alongside. I'm a mostly comedic guy in all reality. Never take too many things too seriously and for sure never push anything on anyone. Eddie is one of the most social dudes I know. Everywhere we go someone stops him to say hows it going… so I guess that shows you that side of who we are.
Your music video for "Emlyn" is basically terrifying. Where did the concept come from? What was the shoot like? And where are the bodies hidden?
Your on stage performances are really intense and theatrical. What are you trying to convey to the crowd and do you ever scare yourself? And should people bring moist towellettes or does the blood just stay on you?
There's a rumor that you have finished a new music video which is actually a short horror film called Shovel. What can you tell us about it? From 1 to 10 how scary is it? And same scale how bloody?
Yes this is the truth! Rather than taking the typical approach of making a music video, we have taken two of our most atmospheric tracks and used them as score for a Bloodshed Deathbath Productions short film. It's a super psychological and terrifying tale about this guy with a massive, torn to shreds shovel. But it's a bit deeper than that and I can't go into a ton of details without spoiling it. All we can say is the pairing was beautiful. The imagery is super dark and weird, and the songs fit it just right. We can't wait for people to see it! On a scale of 1-10 it's not just a 9.99 because of the blood, but also because of the mind numbing terror it brings.
Should there be a spring Halloween? And, if so, how do we as a society make that happen?
Halloween is all day, every day. I often find myself bored of the real Halloween, just because why do we need to be told when to be scary? We should always be scary, and always love scaring, and not feel weird about it because it's "out of season". I'm ready to dunk my head in a bunch of blood right now just to prove it, but alas I just did that a few hours ago for another horror film titled "Motel London Three".
Will you be writing any new songs in the near future?
Of course! We need to finish a new album we started last summer, and I'll do whatever it takes to make it happen. I have a few more terrifying tales to tell via music making, and I'm for sure ready to spill my guts!
Visit bloodsheddeathbath.com or latenightweeknight.com for details on the next scary things we come up with. Join us!


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Building Exceptional Managers - Bellrock Benchmarking Inc.
June 25th, 2013 Tara Landes & Leadership.
One would assume that if you find a strong leader in a company, that person is innately able to build great managers. But for some leaders – in fact, many leaders – their abilities rest more in attracting and retaining great talent than teaching that talent the best practices and managerial skills to do their jobs effectively. In these cases you might find a management team of high performing technicians struggling to break through to the next level of performance – executing through others instead of doing the work themselves. Their management toolbox is meagre, and they learn fundamental management tasks slowly, steadily, but painfully, through trial and error. They simply do not know how to access and apply management tactics that have already been proven to work.
Management is about execution. Managers put processes and systems in place to help execute a leader's vision. They are concerned with controlling and solving problems so that things get done. They are concerned with doing things right and working effectively through others to move the company forward.
Leadership, on the other hand, is about establishing direction and aligning people. Leaders do the right things to produce change and point a company in the right direction. Through their actions, leaders motivate, inspire, and mentor people. Leadership is about strategy and vision. Great leaders rally people to create a better future.
While the words are often used interchangeably, leadership and management are very different. Great leaders and managers both get results, and they do it by working with or empowering others to take action. What differs is how they accomplish the results they strive to achieve.
Both strong leaders and strong managers are important to a successful organization.
The challenge is for leaders to recognize that management is a practice different than the practice of leadership.
Other people have already encountered nearly every possible management problem, ad nauseam. And because others have travelled the path, they can share lessons about how best to handle most situations. This is not to say that management is easy – but sometimes the solutions can be quite simple when the manager knows where to look. IF they know where to look. As a leader, you cannot train a great manager just by letting them watch you lead. There are fundamental practices and activities in the management world that do not fall in to the leadership world.
Other than leading by example, how do you enable your managers to be great?
 Buckingham, Marcus. The One Thing You Need to Know.


Close-up photography--taking pictures at very close range--can provide a different outlook on everyday things, reveal details unseen by the naked eye, and turn common objects into intriguing abstract images.
Proper exposure is important. Color-print film has a lot of "latitude," and digital images can be manipulated extensively, but a properly exposed image will always look better than a "corrected" poorly exposed one.
Photographs of beautiful landscapes made in the right conditions can be absolutely stunning. The keys are to be there in those conditions, and to be ready to record them when you find them.


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Predicting Injuries
"How do they know the load limits on bridges? They drive bigger and bigger trucks over until it breaks, then they weigh the last truck and rebuild the bridge."
— Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes
The authors of a recent paper in the Journal of Sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapy [October 2020] included this humorous quote of the famous comic strip philosophers as the introduction to their clinical commentary on the subject of the relationship between training workload in runners and the development of injuries.
As I've noted in earlier installments [ Training-Error Injuries, Too Much, Too Soon, Too Fast; revisited], it has long been conventional wisdom that so-called "training errors" are the primary cause of injuries in long-distance runners. This term is generally defined as running "too much, too fast, too soon," which leads to a breakdown of some physical structure (muscle, tendon, ligament, joint), with "too much" – which refers to the number of miles per week – being considered the most culpable.
Paquette et al, however, challenge this assumption and argue that running distance should not be considered the sole, or even the most important, metric when trying to determine the most effective ways to help runners avoid injury. In effect, they argue that evaluating the distance a runner trains each week to determine what the "safe" load would be for a particular individual would be as accurate as Calvin and Hobbes' method for assessing the load limit of a bridge. They reason that this is because there are so many other factors that can be responsible for leading to injury. They include in this category:
Daily stress (family relationships, financial, sleep quality)
Self-perceived exertion
While the authors believe these factors, as well as overall distance, can contribute to the development of injuries, they are more inclined to consider biomechanical influences as the most important to evaluate and modify as necessary. These include:
Running surface
Internal structural abnormalities (muscle/joint stiffness/laxity, weakness)
Movement pattern asymmetries
Ground reaction forces
The paper notes that there are now many more sophisticated, accurate tools a coach or therapist can access to more objectively evaluate each individual for these biomechanical factors with the goal of being able to effectively design a specific training program for that runner that will help avoid the overload that will result in an injury.
The problem with this, of course, is its practicality. The time and costs involved would most likely make this sort of assessment available to high-level scholastic or professional athletes for the most part, not the average, every day runner. Even with that, the authors note that "…even with the best monitoring approaches, differences in an individual runner's tissue load capacity will always make injury prediction elusive."
So where does that leave us "average Joe" runners in our efforts to avoid injuries? Do we go back to using the simple approach of just avoiding those "training errors" and hoping for the best? To some extent, I would say that it is not a bad idea to adhere to that principle, but perhaps more important is to follow the age-old advice of "listening to your body." Undue soreness the day after a workout, more significant sharp pain in a localized region, or a feeling of overall, increased fatigue or low-grade illness should be the things to look out for and respected as signs that perhaps you need to back off a bit in your training, which would include such things as intensity, frequency, and yes, distance.


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Business: AccTech Honored As 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner
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"We are a Proudly South African organization, but today we are more than that, we are very proudly African," says Tertius Zitzke, Chief Executive Officer of AccTech Systems. "Internationally there are more than 640,000 Microsoft partners and being announced as a winner amongst the elite of the elite is a feather in the cap for African businesses. Our passion for Microsoft technologies complimented by our range of award winning products and solution delivered through our unique African business model is being recognized by this award. Being one of the 2 finalists in the ISV/Software solutions and Information Worker Solutions, Office Deployment categories this year as well was a very big honor for us. AccTech has representation in 18 cities across the continent, and this award clearly demonstrates the level of IT skills on the continent."
Awards will be presented in a number of categories, with winners chosen from a pool of nearly 2,000 entrants worldwide. The Newly Recruited Partner of the Year award recognizes partners who, after having been successfully recruited through the competitive recruitment initiative in the past three years, have built practices with Microsoft. This award honors the most successful partners from this prestigious group who have earned high returns from their investments in their relationships with Microsoft. All areas of Microsoft business are covered, including systems integrators, ISVs, and Microsoft Dynamics partners. The judges will look for:
· A significant investment in the technical training of the partners' staff.
· Amazing customer wins in competitive situations with great customer quotes about the chosen solutions and how the partners delivered solutions using Microsoft technologies.
· Evidence that the solutions were implemented seamlessly, as measured by high customer satisfaction, customer references, and a future pipeline on Microsoft technologies relevant to the investments and wins.
To be eligible for this award, you must:
· Have built a new practice with Microsoft over the last three years and have been recruited through the competitive recruitment function in the Microsoft sales teams.
· Be enrolled in the Microsoft Partner Program at the Gold Certified or Certified Partner level.
"Microsoft is proud to recognize AccTech as the Newly Recruited Partner of the Year," said Mark Reynolds, acting Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners Group Lead, Microsoft South Africa. "AccTech has shown tremendous adoption and evangelism of Microsoft products, specifically in the Enterprise and Resource Planning industry, which has led to double-digit revenue growth. AccTech's adoption of Microsoft technologies has created new customers that deploy the Microsoft EPM platform, SQL database, Forefront security, SharePoint collaboration, and Unified Communication suites of technologies."
The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the last year.
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Earnings Reports and News
Roku Stock Breaks Out After Strong Earnings
Shares hit new 52-week highs, but analysts remain lukewarm
By Justin Kuepper
Roku, Inc. (ROKU) shares broke out to fresh 52-week highs during Thursday's session after the company reported better-than-expected first quarter earnings. Revenue rose more than 50% to $206.7 million, beating consensus estimates by $16.9 million, and net losses fell to nine cents per share, beating consensus estimates by 17 cents per share. Active accounts jumped 40% to 29.1 million, streaming hours rose 74% to 8.9 billion and average revenue per user (ARPU) rose 27% to $19.06.
The company's second quarter and full-year guidance also came in higher than analysts were expecting. Management anticipates second quarter revenue of between $220 million and $225 million, which is above the $219.5 million consensus. Meanwhile, management anticipates full-year revenue of $1.03 billion to $1.05 billion, which was higher than the $1.02 billion that analysts were expecting to see.
Analysts reacted positively to the earnings beat, but most remain neutral on Roku stock given the valuation. For example, Wedbush's Michael Pachter raised his price target from $55 to $65, saying that the company has "substantial" growth opportunities, but he added that the current price already reflects these sentiments. RBC Capital remains more bullish with a $90 price target, while Citi kept its Sell rating on the shares.
From a technical standpoint, the stock broke out from trendline resistance to fresh 52-week highs. The relative strength index (RSI) moved into overbought levels with a reading of 78.42, but the moving average convergence divergence (MACD) remains in a bullish uptrend. These indicators suggest that the stock could see some near-term consolidation, but the overall trend remains bullish following the earnings.
Traders should watch for some consolidation between R2 resistance at $79.58 and trendline support at around $65.00 over the coming sessions. If the stock breaks out higher, traders could see a move further into fresh highs. If the stock breaks down from trendline support, traders could see a move toward S1 support and the 200-day moving average near $55.00, although that scenario appears less likely to occur.
The author holds no position in the stock(s) mentioned except through passively managed index funds.
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Queen Elizabeth Gives Duchess Meghan Important New Role on International Women's Day
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Happy International Women's Day! In honor of the occasion, Queen Elizabeth II has just appointed Duchess Meghan to a significant new role.
The Duchess of Sussex has been announced as Vice President for the Queen's Commonwealth Trust.
The trust, of which the queen is patron, aims to "champion, fund and connect young leaders around the world who are driving positive social change, serving their communities and providing hope, work, and self-employment opportunities for others."
Meanwhile, Meghan's husband Prince Harry is president of the body.
The trust said that in her new role the duchess will highlight "in particular its work supporting women and girls."
Today Meghan will appear on a panel of feminists including Annie Lennox and Australia's former prime minister Julia Gillard, to debate issues facing women today. The panel is hosted by the Queen's Commonwealth Trust and is one of many events being held across the world to mark International Women's Day 2019.


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Vipul Amrutlal Shah
also known as Vipul Shah
Producer, Director, Screenplay
Born: Apr 03, 1973, Kutch, Gujarat, India
Filmmaker and producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah began his showbiz journey by directing the long-running soap opera Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka, which was telecast on Sony TV between 1999 and 2002. This was followed by his Bollywood directorial debut with the heist thriller Aankhen (2002), which featured an ensemble cast that included Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal and Sushmita Sen. The film, which followed the story of an embittered man who enlists three blind men to rob a bank in his quest for vengeance, was a critical and commercial success.
Since then, Vipul has gone on to carve a niche for himself in Hindi cinema, both as a producer and director. The drama film Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005), the romantic comedy-drama Namastey London (2007), the musical romantic drama London Dreams (2009) and the romantic comedy Action Replayy (2010) are some of his other notable directorial credits; while the action comedy Singh Is Kinng (2008), the action thriller Force (2011) and the action thriller Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (2014) are some of his significant production credits. In 2018, Vipul produced and directed the romantic comedy Namaste England, which is a sequel to his hit film Namastey London (2007), and starred Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra in the central roles. His 2019 release includes Commando 3.
Commando 3
Zindagi Ek Pal
Abhinay Deo
Kunal Kohli
Born: Oct 28, 1970
Born: Mar 16, 1983
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Born: Jul 07, 1972


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Is this Jeremy Kyle's most hated guest? Jezza makes love rat squirm
EITHER Jeremy Kyle got out of bed on the wrong side this morning or somebody poured lemon juice on his cornflakes.
Georgina Terry
JEZZA: Hated Mark (right) [ITV]
The TV host, not known for holding back, was on especially angry form this morning.
Mark came on the show to prove that he hadn't cheated on his pregnant fiancée Anna more than twice.
MUM: Knows best, in this case [ITV]
Anna's mum wanted Mark to take the test because she's convinced that having admitted cheating twice with the same woman, he'd have cheated over and over again.
We're with Anna's mum on that one: if we learned anything from Cheryl Cole, as she was then, it's that.
For some reason, this case particularly stirred the righteous fire that burns in the heart of Jeremy Kyle.
He took the mickey out of Mark's hat, although it was his filthy shoes that caught our eye, and told him: "You look a bit dodgy to me" before telling Anna, "I can tell you categorically that you can do better than that," while nodding towards Mark.
Steady on, Jezza. He's a love rat but there's no need to dehumanise him.
TYPICAL: Jeremy Kyle [ITV]
Fortunately, there was some comedy to lighten the aura of hate, as seen in this audience laughter inducing exchange:
Jeremy: "How can you love her with all your heart when you've had sex with another woman?"
Mark: "It was just one mistake."
Jezza: "Didn't you cheat twice?"
Mark: "Okay, two mistakes."
However, the atmosphere of hatred returned when Jeremy told Mark, "Never in my life have I wanted anyone to fail this lie detector more."
And did Mark fail? With crushing inevitability, he did.
Let's see who raises Jeremy's bile tomorrow.
Jeremy Kyle


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