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Jonas Woodhead and Sons
June 1903.
November 1926.
May 1929.
August 1933. Sedeta.
August 1952.
Oct 1956.
of Kirkstall Road, Leeds 4.
Manufacturer of all kinds of ironwork, axles and springs for road vehicles. Later became a leading maker of automobile springs supplying most British car manufacturers.
1850 Company was founded in Bradford by Jonas Woodhead.
1861 Employing 5 Men and 4 Boys.[1]
1871 Employing 10 Men and 5 Boys.[2]
c.1892 moved to Leeds.
1920 The business Jonas Woodhead and Sons of Leeds was acquired by A Darracq (1905) Ltd for its automobile springs.[4] The name of the parent company was subsequently changed to S. T. D. Motors Ltd.
1920 Private company incorporated to take over the business of Jonas Woodhead and Sons of Leeds.
1920 Jonas Woodhead, managing director and grandson of the founder, visited America to learn about improvements made by American manufacturers of springs during WW1.[5].
c.1920 the firm concentrated on laminated springs. The whole plant was rebuilt and new machinery installed. The business also extended into railway and tramway springs.
1927 See Aberconway for information on the company and its history
1935 Receivers appointed to S. T. D. Motors Ltd. Disposal of interest in Jonas Woodhead and Sons[6] to Mr A. G. Kyle who sold it on to the bank Erlangers Ltd.[7]
1935 Company made public. Kyle became managing director and Jonas Woodhead was sales manager.[8]
1937 Frank Woodhead, brother of Jonas, resigned from the company.[9]
1938 Acquired controlling interest in Willford and Co of Sheffield.[10]
1939 Acquired Ibbotson Brothers and Co Ltd of Sheffield; increase in capital to cover the cost.[11]
1944 Advert for trunnion end springs for heavy transport vehicles
1961 Vehicle suspension specialists, producing laminated and coil springs, hydraulic shock absorbers for road and rail vehicles, pressed steel products, fabricated steel work, structural steel work, conveyor idlers and agricultural implements. 2,000 employees. [12]
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Coil Spring, torsion bars etc. Three companies grouped together are Jonas Woodhead and Sons, Woodhead-Monroe and William E. Cary. [13]
1969 Toledo Woodhead Springs accepted offer from Jonas Woodhead and Sons in preference to lower offer from Armstrong Equipment.[14]
1970 Agreement to exchange technical information with Hoesch of Germany which would enable supply of parts to car companies who wanted to manufacture across Europe.[15]
1985 Sale of shock absorber division as Woodhead Manufacturing Co to Helmart.[16]
Name change to Jonas Woodhead - (dropped the 'and Sons' part)
See Jonas Woodhead and Sons: Catalogue
↑ The Times, 10 March 1924
↑ The Times, 18 December 1920
↑ The Times, 22 April 1936
↑ The Times, 24 May 1935
↑ The Times, Oct 20, 1969
↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
↑ 1963 Motor Show
↑ The Times, 6 November 1969
↑ The Times, 17 February 1970
↑ The Times, 8 October 1985
The Modern Diesel edited by Geoffrey Smith. Published by Iliffe & Sons 1944
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Spinal Injuries Scotland is the national voluntary organisation concered with new and long-term spinal cord injured people, their relatives and friends, along with those involved in the management, care and rehabilitation of the injury.
They have provided a wide range of services available to those with spinal cord injury in line with their vision to act as an agent of positive change for all spinal cord injured people.
Spinal Injuries Scotland has chosen Bullen Healthcare for many great reasons. We have a local branch in glasgow and over 150 years' experience in delivering life changing stoma, urology and wound care appliances and medication to our customers.
We also work closely with a number of other charities such as Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland, the Spinal Injuries Association and Shine, and have been providing tailored home delviery service to their members for many years.


We are a little worried.. Walterton and Elgin Action Group posters on the Walterton Estate, put up in protest at plans by Westminster City Council to sell the estate to private developers. Residents succeeded in preventing the sale and went on to take control of the estate from the council under the new 'Tenants' Choice' legislation.
WECH first house July 1993. Irene Blackman, Chair of WECH, cuts the ribbon on their first refurbished house.
Public meeting Nov 1980. 1980: Paul Boetang, a worker at Paddington Law Centre, addresses a meeting of Paddington Campaign against Racism at the 510 Centre, Harrow Road, called to organise a counter-demonstration to a local march planned by the neo-nazi British Movement. Paul Boetang was elected Labour MP for Brent South in 1987 and became the first black Cabinet member in 2002.
Mozart 7 demo August 1983. Residents of Mozart Estate, picket Marylebone Magistrates Court in protest at the arrest of 7 black women during an exercise involving 50 policemen with dogs.
WECH celebration 1993: Street party organised by Walterton and Elgin Community Homes (WECH) to celebrate their first refurbished house. WECH took over the estate from Westminster Council.


Wildly into the Dark: Typewriter Poems and the Rattlings of a Curious Mind is on pre-sale now and I cannot wait to hold it in my hands.
Nat, I like the words and sometimes simple is better. I try to laugh as much as possible and smiling usually comes natural to me when I look into another person's face. Have a cheery day creating.
Awe- I love that Sue! Smiling people always make me happy :) Have a cheery day as well!
Nice layout. Especially like the yellow peeking through the blue. Thanks for sharing info on Tyler Knott Gregson. A beautiful quote. I will definitely look at more of his work.


A perfect gift idea which is original, unique and extremely funny. The gift is for someone who loves to be in the bar for a nice gentlemen's night. One who knows what good quality drinks consist of. The gift fits both as birthday gift, wedding gift, Christmas gift or just as a gift!


I love this look from Bensoni at NYC Fashion Week A/W 11. It's kind of Balmain but more subtle. The layering is great and if you look closely you can see all the different patterns and textures used on the dress. If you have over the knee boots from 2 seasons ago…I hope you still have them!


Part of my Lenten activities this year include reading a book called "A Lenten Journey with Jesus Christ and St. John of the Cross", by Rev. George Mangiaracina, O.C.D. This book has a reflection for every day in Lent. I have to admit, this hasn't been easy for me. I am drawn to St. John of the Cross' spirituality and am so moved by his poetry, but oftentimes the things he says are incredibly challenging. Some days, the reflection and exhortations that he gives are completely contrary to how I live. He writes about suffering and difficulties, while I like things light and joyful.
In other words, desire suffering, not pleasure. Love spiritual dryness, not consolation. Choose the more difficult path. Yikes. That phrase, "seeking of self in God", had me completely confused at first. Through prayer, God showed me that John is saying that we have an inclination to know God as a fulfiller of our pleasures. God is our "fixer", and we like to ask Him to "fix" things (including ourselves). Yes, God gives us peace and joy and healing and consolation through prayer, but seeking God for the sake of these pleasures is, as John of the Cross says, contrary to love. Love is not about what I can get out of it, but about sacrifice. These things are byproducts of prayer and relationship, not our focus!
Our focus should be God for who He is, not what He can give us.
So what does he mean when he says we should "seek God in oneself?" John isn't getting all New Age or Eastern religion-y on us. He's saying that our focus should be God for who He is, and letting that play into our daily lives. If loving God includes suffering and pain, then that's what we should choose.
This brought to my mind all the times where I have chosen what is easiest. Too often I have asked God to take away a difficult situation instead of finding Him in it and suffering with Him. God wants us to ask Him to help us, but even more He wants us to find joy in the suffering. Choosing love is difficult when there are easier options, and I too often choose the wider path.
So I challenge you to see God's image in every person. Smile and make eye contact with the person who just insulted you. Happily do a chore for a roommate who never contributes (and then lose your scorecard). In your prayer, ask God to give you strength instead of asking Him to take it away.
Lord, help us love You for Your sake. Whatever that looks like, whatever it sounds like, whatever it feels like, we want to choose Love.
Next Post Bruised, Dirty, and Muddy?
Reminds me of what C. S. Lewis said, that we don't want a Father in Heaven, but a Grandfather in Heaven. We don't want a God that reproved and corrects us, we want one who will simply indulge us.


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Lorenzo Catani
On the epistemic view of quantum mechanics: Spekkens' toy model
Spekkens' toy model is a non-contextual hidden variable model made to support the epistemic view of quantum theory, where quantum states are seen as states of incomplete knowledge about a deeper underlying reality. The aim of the model is to replace quantum mechanics by a classical theory with the addition of an epistemic restriction (i.e. a restriction on what an observer can know about reality). Surprisingly many features of quantum theory can be obtained within the model (teleportation, no cloning, …) : approximately everything but contextuality, which therefore seems to be the inherent quantum feature. In our research we have endowed Spekkens' model with measurement update rules and we have extended it to all dimensional systems, non prime dimensions too. We have also extended the equivalence between Spekkens' toy model and stabiliser quantum mechanics from odd prime to all odd dimensions. The latter is a sub-theory of quantum mechanics very important in the fields of quantum error correction and quantum information. These results provide a complete characterisation of Spekkens' theory, which can also find applications in quantum computation. For example it can be used to represent the non-contextual classically simulatable part of state-injection schemes of quantum computation where the quantum universality is then achieved with injected magic states, not represented in Spekkens' model, that bring in contextuality.

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Bourniquel ist eine französische Gemeinde mit  Einwohnern (Stand ) im Département Dordogne in der Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (vor 2016: Aquitanien). Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Bergerac und zum Kanton Lalinde.

Der Name in der okzitanischen Sprache lautet Borniquèl und geht auf den Namen der Frankenkönigin Brunichild zurück.

Die Einwohner werden Bourniquelois und Bourniqueloises genannt.

Geographie
Bourniquel liegt ca. 25 Kilometer östlich von Bergerac in der Region Bergeracois der historischen Provinz Périgord.

Umgeben wird Bourniquel von den Nachbargemeinden:

Bourniquel liegt im Einzugsgebiet des Flusses Dordogne. Der Roumaguet, ein Nebenfluss der Couze, markiert zu einem großen Teil die Grenze zu den südlichen Nachbargemeinden Beaumontois en Périgord und Saint-Avit-Sénieur.

Geschichte
Die Entdeckung zahlreicher urgeschichtlicher Werkzeuge belegen eine frühe Besiedelung des Landstrichs. Die attraktive geografische Lage auf einer Hügelkette, die die Täler der Dordogne und des Roumaguet trennen, hat sicherlich dazu beigetragen. Die Menschen des Solutréen (24.000–18.000 v. Chr.) und des Magdalénien (18.000–12.000 v. Chr.) haben eine große Zahl von Werkzeugen und Kunstgegenständen hinterlassen, die an zwei bedeutenden Fundorten auf dem Gebiet der Gemeinde zutage gebracht wurden. Die Mehrzahl der Artefakte sind heutzutage auf verschiedene Museen aufgeteilt. In der Nähe des Ortsteils Pujol befinden sich außerdem zwei Grabhügel, von denen einer ein Skelett verbarg, das 1883 ans Licht befördert wurde.

Toponymie
Toponyme und Erwähnungen von Bourniquel waren:
 Bruniquel (1281, Collection de l'abbé de Lespine),
 Bruniquellum (1286),
 Bourniquel (1750, 1793 und 1801, Karte von Cassini, Notice Communale bzw. Bulletin des Lois).

Einwohnerentwicklung
Nach Beginn der Aufzeichnungen stieg die Einwohnerzahl in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts auf einen Höchststand von rund 370. In der Folgezeit sank die Größe der Gemeinde bei kurzen Erholungsphasen bis zu den 1990er Jahren auf rund 50 Einwohner, bevor sich ein Niveau von rund 65 Einwohnern einstellte, das heute noch gehalten wird.

Sehenswürdigkeiten

Pfarrkirche Sainte-Madeleine
Die Maria Magdalena geweihte Kirche wurde im 12. Jahrhundert im romanischen Stil errichtet. Spuren von vier viereckigen Säulen und von innenliegenden Strebepfeilern lassen den Schluss zu, dass es einst eine Kuppel über dem letzten Joch vor der Apsis gab, die ursprünglich mit Blendarkaden versehen war. Gerötete Steine verraten, dass das Gebäude während der Zeit der Katharer oder während der Hugenottenkriege in Brand gesteckt wurde. Ein Vertrag aus dem Jahre 1781 belegt die Durchführung von umfangreichen Baumaßnahmen, Erneuerung des Dachstuhls, Durchbruch von zwei Fenstern in der südlichen Wand, Verkleidung der Decke mit Tannenholz und Errichtung des Glockengiebels, wie die Jahreszahl "1781" belegt, die in der westlichen Fassade eingraviert ist. Eine Zeichnung von Léo Drouyn aus dem Jahre 1846 zeigt die Kirche gleichsam als Ruine. Sie belegt die Restaurierung des Gotteshauses in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Das Eingangsportal, die Sakristei und die Seitenkapellen sind 1848 neu errichtet worden, wie die entsprechende Jahreszahl über dem Eingangsportal anzeigt, die allerdings heute nicht mehr lesbar ist. Zur gleichen Zeit wurde die südliche Fassade von der südwestlichen Ecke und seinem dicken Strebepfeiler mit Wassernase bis ungefähr einem Meter vor dem kleinen südlichen Eingang zum Langhaus erhöht. Das Kreuzrippengewölbe in der südwestlichen Ecke des Langhauses ist ebenfalls das Resultat einer modernen Neukonstruktion.

Schloss Cardoux
Zumindest der Grundbau des heutigen Schlosses datiert aus dem 14. Jahrhundert. Im 15. Jahrhundert wurde das Anwesen umgestaltet. Im 18. und im 19. Jahrhundert erfuhr das Schloss umfangreiche Restaurierungsarbeiten und eine Umwandlung von einem militärischen Bauwerk zu einem Ort der Erholung und Sommerfrische. Im 19. Jahrhundert wurde insbesondere die Schlosskapelle errichtet. Die Familie Feytou verfügte im 14. Jahrhundert über das Lehen, anschließend die Familie Beaudet. Diese besaßen das Recht der Fischerei auf der Dordogne und gestalteten ihr Wappen mit drei silbernen Angelhaken auf rotem Hintergrund. Unter der Herrschaft des französischen Königs Ludwig XV. gelangte das Schloss in die Hände der Familie Saint-Exupéry. Ein Mitglied dieser Familie war 1775 hier geboren. Er war Ritter des Malteserordens und Marineoffizier und fiel bei Abukir. Das Schloss ist heute noch im Eigentum der Familie Saint-Exupéry, dessen bekanntestes Mitglied Antoine de Saint-Exupéry war. Im Schlossgarten wächst eine Libanon-Zeder, die zweifellos gepflanzt wurde kurze Zeit nach der Einführung dieser Baumart in Frankreich durch Bernard de Jussieu. Die Zeder gehört zu den bemerkenswertesten Bäumen Frankreichs.

Archäologischer Fundort Champs-Blancs oder Jean-Blancs
Der Fundort mit Artefakten aus dem Jungpaläolithikum ist seit dem 11. März 1943 als Monument historique klassifiziert.

Archäologischer Fundort du Malpas
Der Fundort mit Artefakten aus dem Solutréen ist seit dem 11. November 1927 als Monument historique klassifiziert.

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur

Bourniquel liegt in den Zonen AOC der Noix du Périgord, der Walnüsse des Périgord, und des Nussöls des Périgord.

Sport und Freizeit
Der Fernwanderweg GR 6E führt am Zentrum von Bourniquel vorbei. Er ist ein ca. 20 km langes Verbindungsstück zwischen dem GR 6 bei Couze-et-Saint-Front und dem GR 36 bei Sainte-Croix.

Verkehr
Die Route départementale 8E4 verbindet die Gemeinde im Norden mit Lalinde. Außerdem ist Bourniquel erreichbar über die Routes départementales 27 und 660, die ehemalige Route nationale 660.

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Ort in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Cl* NGC 3293 BVC 1504 , the SIMBAD biblio
2003A&A...402..549B - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 402, 549-564 (2003/5-1)
Photometric study of the young open cluster NGC 3293.
BAUME G., VAZQUEZ R.A., CARRARO G. and FEINSTEIN A.
Deep and extensive CCD photometric observations at UBV(RI)CHα were carried out in the area of the open cluster NGC 3293. The new data set allows to see the entire cluster sequence down to MV≃+4.5, revealing that stars with MV←2 are evolving off the main sequence; stars with -2<MV<+2 are located on the main sequence and stars with MV>+2 are placed above it. According to our analysis, the cluster distance is d=2750±250pc (V0-MV=12.2±0.2) and its nuclear age is 8±1Myr. NGC 3293 contains an important fraction of pre-main sequence (PMS) stars distributed along a parallel band to the ZAMS with masses from 1 to 2.5M☉ and a mean contraction age of 10Myr. This last value does not differ too much from the nuclear age estimate. If we take into account the many factors that may affect the PMS star positions on the colour-magnitude diagram, both ages can be perfectly reconciled. The star formation rate, on the other hand, suggests that NGC 3293 stars formed surely in one single event, therefore favouring a coeval process of star formation. Using the Hα data, we detected nineteen stars with signs of Hα emission in the region of NGC 3293, another indication that the star formation process is still active in the region. The computed initial mass function for the cluster has a slope of x=1.2±0.2, a bit flatter than the typical slope for field stars and similar to the values found for other young open clusters.
Journal keyword(s): Galaxy: open clusters and associations: individual: NGC 3293 - stars: imaging - stars: luminosity function, mass function
VizieR on-line data: <Available at CDS (J/A+A/402/549): table1.dat>
Nomenclature: Table 1: Cl* NGC 3293 BVC NNNN (Nos 1-1690).


Emma Brown has escaped severe punishment at school in the past only because her mother would not sign the forms to allow her to be caned.
To Emma's horror she is told to report to the Headmaster who tells her that her mother has now consented and he intends Emma to feel the bite of his cane for the first time!
Emma is then bent over his desk to be caned mercilessly on her naked rear.


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Q: Op-Amp Voltage Follower not working at "extreme" voltages I was testing the AD712 on LTSpice with a simple voltage follower.

In a perfect world, I'd get this.

Instead, I'm getting this.

Now, I am aware that op-amps do not reach their V+ and V- voltage and usually fall a bit before that limit. However, according to the AD712 Datasheet (p.4) the output characteristics for V+ and V- = +-15V should be +13.9 and -13.3 respectively, a reduction of 1.1 and 1.7 volts. While for my use case of V+ and V- = +15V and 0V, I am getting reductions of 2 and 3 volts.

Is there something in the datasheet that I missed? Or perhaps, some method of circumventing this issue?

A:
Is there something in the datasheet that I missed?

The input voltage range (but the device is fully characterized for +- 15V only):

And this note is also important:

Typically exceeding −14.1 V negative common-mode voltage on either input results in an output phase reversal.

So, you can't power it with +15V and 0V and input a signal which reaches these two values.
Within the limits it looks fine:

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The Hungarians were not adverse to borrowing a good recipe when they saw one.
My sister Theresa Jerger adapted this recipe from an older one. It uses vegetable shortning instead of lard, and uses baking powder to make the dough lighter. This was a pastry that was made often.
It is easy to make, delicious to eat and beautiful to look at. Nice to give. makes a lot!
Take flour, Crisco and mix like a pie dough.
Add eggs to cooled milk and stir, then add the rest of ingredients and mix will.
Roll out on powdered sugar.
Cut into 3 X 3 inch squares.
Add a teaspoon of filling (Apricot or Prune Lekvar, Rasberry, Cheese, etc.).
Fold over the 4 corners to the middle and seal by pushing down in center.
Place on a greased and floured cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. Don't let them burn.
When cool sprinkle with powdered sugar.


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Needed something to do between eating, binge drinking, and playing with myself. Big thanks to Dorno, Bacon, Jtrain, Bolen, and the rest of you degenerates running this website for providing that.
Never admitting that you "got all of it" on your tee shots. TFM.
The steady increase in confusion as each brother stumbles into the living room the morning after a banger. TFM.


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The Health Benefits of Gizzards
By Andra Picincu, CN, CPT Updated April 2, 2019
Reviewed by Jill Corleone, RDN, LD
Jill Corleone
RDN, LD
Jill Corleone is a registered dietitian with more than 20 years of experience. She graduated with honors from New York University and completed her clinical internship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Andra Picincu
CN, CPT
Andra Picincu is a certified nutritionist and personal trainer with more than 10 years of experience. She holds a BA in Psychology and a BA in Marketing and International Business. Her mission is to help people live healthier lives by making smarter food choices and staying active. In her daily life, Ms. Picincu provides digital marketing consulting and copywriting services as well as nutrition counseling. She owns ShapeYourEnergy, a popular health and fitness website. In 2014, she launched a local nutrition office and partnered up with local gyms to help their clients take the steps needed to better health. Current and former clients include The HOTH, Nutracelle, CLICK - The Coffee Lover's Protein Drink, InstaCuppa, GritWell, GoHarvey, and more. Mr. Picincu is a regular contributor to these platforms where she either provides health-related content or coaching to those who are interested in achieving a balanced lifestyle.
Gizzards are rich in protein and have less than one gram of fat per serving, making them ideal for dieters.
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Have you ever tried chicken gizzards stewed in sour cream, curry chicken gizzards or pickled gizzards? If not, you're missing out on key nutrients that support health and well-being. Also known as the gigerium or ventriculus, the gizzard is a small muscular organ found in the digestive tract of some birds and fish. Like other organ meats, chicken and turkey gizzards are loaded with protein and taste amazing when cooked the right way.
What Are Gizzards?
Search for "chicken intestine benefits" or "organ meat benefits" online and you'll see the word gizzard mentioned on health and nutrition blogs. This term refers to a tiny muscle that helps birds digest seeds and other foods. It's part of the bird's stomach and helps with food breakdown. All birds, including ducks, lambs, chickens and turkeys, have a gizzard.
Poultry and turkey gizzards are a delicacy in South Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and other parts of the world. Along with chicken liver, hearts and kidneys, they're used in a multitude of dishes, from soups and stews to homemade snacks. You can fry, steam, sauté, grill or bake them, put them on skewers or add them to gravy and sauces.
Gizzard Nutritional Value
This may come as a surprise, but gizzards are some of the healthiest and most nutritious organ meats. They're chock-full of protein and low in fat, which makes them ideal for dieters. Their nutritional value, though, depends on how you cook them. A 3.5-ounce serving of chicken gizzards provides:
17.7 grams of protein
18 percent of the DV (daily value) of zinc
14 percent of the DV of iron
36 percent of the DV of selenium
15 percent of the DV of phosphorus
7 percent of the DV of potassium
20 percent of the DV of vitamin B12
18 percent of the DV of niacin
Gizzards are also a good source of vitamin C, riboflavin, magnesium, copper and manganese. Plus, they're carb free and have less than 100 calories per serving. The same amount of simmered gizzards boasts 154 calories, 30 grams of protein, 2.7 grams of fat and larger doses of selenium, zinc, iron and calcium. If you cook them with oil or butter, the calories will add up.
Read more: 15 of the Best Lean Animal Proteins
Chicken liver, by comparison, is slighter higher in fat but packs more nutrients. A 3.5-ounce serving (cooked) has 167 calories, 6.5 grams of fat and 24.5 grams of protein. It boasts a whopping 267 percent of the daily recommended amount of vitamin A, almost half of the daily recommended amount of vitamin C and large amounts of selenium, copper and iron. Plus, it provides 281 percent of the daily recommended intake of vitamin B12.
Are Gizzards Really Healthy?
Rich in protein and minerals, gizzards can be a healthy addition to most diets. Selenium, for example, may protect against breast, bladder, lung, prostate and skin cancer, according to a 2016 meta-analysis published in Scientific Reports. This mineral aids in the production of thyroid hormones, protects against oxidative stress and supports reproductive health.
If you're trying to lose weight, look no further. Due to their high protein content, gizzards curb hunger and help you burn more calories throughout the day. In 2016, the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics published the results of five studies showing that high-protein diets increase fullness. This nutrient may also help prevent obesity and reduce visceral fat.
Read more: 15 Foods That Help You Peel Off the Pounds
Gizzards also contain vitamin B12, which plays a key role in brain function and supports the production of red blood cells. As the National Institutes of Health points out, vitamin B12 deficiency is more common in vegans, seniors and people with anemia or gastrointestinal disorders. If left unaddressed, it may lead to memory problems, dementia, depression and fatigue. Organ meats are particularly high in this nutrient.
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Most people associate protein with chicken and turkey breast, lean beef, dairy and eggs. Organ meats are often overlooked. A single serving of cooked gizzards delivers 61 percent of the daily recommended protein intake, making it easier to stay lean. According to a 2018 review featured in the journal Nutrients, athletes can achieve better satiety and reduce muscle loss by increasing their protein intake.
However, you don't have to be an athlete to reap the benefits. Protein is made up of amino acids needed for muscle growth and repair. Leucine, valine, arginine, glycine, alanine and isoleucine are just a few examples. It also helps preserve lean mass while on a diet, which in turn, helps keep your metabolism up.
Read more: 20 Best Muscle Building Foods
In a 2017 study published in Nutrition Express, dieters who doubled their protein intake while in a caloric deficit experienced greater fat loss and muscle growth than those on a moderate protein diet. Both groups engaged in high-intensity training six days per week, but the high-protein group got better results.
Boost Your Energy Naturally
If you're feeling tired and worn out, iron deficiency might be the culprit. This mineral supports cellular health, boosts immune function and helps deliver oxygen to your muscles. A diet low in iron may lead to anemia, which causes weakness and fatigue, brittle nails, headaches, arrhythmia, poor mental focus, chest pain and irregular heartbeat, among other symptoms.
One serving of gizzards provides 18 percent of the daily recommended iron intake, making it easier to get this mineral in your diet. It also boasts large doses of zinc, magnesium, B-complex vitamins and other nutrients that keep your body functioning optimally. Low vitamin B12 levels, for example, may cause anemia and fatigue. Consider eating organ meats more often to prevent nutrient deficiencies and restore your energy.
Are There Any Risks?
Few studies have been conducted on gizzards in particular. As Medical News Today notes, some organ meats are high in saturated fat. If your cholesterol levels are above normal, enjoy these foods in moderation. Gizzards, though, have less than one gram of saturated fat per serving, so they're unlikely to affect blood cholesterol levels or cardiovascular health.
Read more: How to Raise Good Cholesterol Numbers
Researchers also point out that organ meats contain purines and should be avoided by people with gout. These organic compounds raise uric acid levels and may trigger gout attacks.
If you think you're eating too much chicken, including gizzards, consider switching to organic brands. Farmers often use antibiotics to prevent disease in chickens. A diet rich in poultry may promote the development of drug-resistant bacteria, which claim more than 700,000 lives worldwide each year, according to The Guardian. The only way to mitigate these risks is to go organic.
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Copplestone (anciently Copelaston, Coplestone etc.) is a village, former manor and civil parish in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon. It is not an ecclesiastical parish as it has no church of its own, which reflects its status as a relatively recent settlement which grew up around the ancient "Copleston Cross" (see below) that stands at the junction of the three ancient ecclesiastical parishes of Colebrooke, Crediton and Down St Mary.

The small parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Sandford, Crediton Hamlets, Colebrooke, Clannaborough, and Down St Mary.
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 894, increasing to 1,253 in 2011. It is situated right in the middle of Devon halfway between Exeter and Barnstaple on the A377, nestled in a valley. Copplestone is a major part of the Yeo electoral ward whose total ward population was 3,488 at the above census.

The Tarka Line railway goes through the middle of the village and calls at Copplestone railway station. Copplestone is surrounded by hills and is not far from Dartmoor, visible to the east and Exmoor to the north, a little farther away. The surrounding countryside has been used for agriculture from before Roman occupation of the area.

Copplestone Cross

In the centre of the village, standing at the junction of the three parishes of Colebrooke, Crediton and Down St Mary, is the Copplestone Cross, a granite pillar, said to be either a boundary stone or the surviving shaft of a decorated late Saxon cross. It stands 3.2 metres high, and is 0.6 metres square, covered with intricate relief sculpted decoration. The granite for the cross must have been brought some 9 miles from Dartmoor, which suggests it had some deep cultural significance. It was mentioned as Copelan Stan in a charter dated 974. Putta, the second and last Bishop of Tawton (reigned 906-910), was murdered in 910 whilst travelling from his see at Bishops Tawton, on the River Taw 2 miles south of Barnstaple in North Devon, to visit the Saxon viceroy Uffa, whose residence was at Crediton. It is believed that Copplestone Cross, situated 6 miles north-west of Crediton and 22 miles south-east of Bishops Tawton, was erected in commemoration of his murder at this spot.

Manor of Coplestone

The Copleston Cross or Stone gave its name to the estate or manor of Copleston (modern: Coplestone) which was the earliest known home of the Copleston family.

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By Sato July 3, 2017
Gust announced that their PS4 and PS Vita magical girl RPG Blue Reflection is getting its Final Fantasy XV collaboration costumes from Aranea and Cindy as free DLC in Japan on July 10.
The collaboration DLC brings Aranea Highwind's outfit for Blue Reflection's main character Hinako Shirai as well as a Cindy Aurum outfit for Kaori Mitsui. You can check out the costumes in the screenshots below:
Blue Reflection is available in Japan on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The game releases in North America on September 26 and Europe on September 29, 2017 for PlayStation 4 and PC.


The city of Guangzhou in China, known as Canton until 1949 and still referred to that way by many Westerners, is one of the new capitals of global trade. In addition to being the home of thousands of Chinese and multinational businesses, it also hosts the world's largest trade fair, known as the China Import and Export Fair as well as its unofficial name, the Canton Fair. The Fair is held twice a year, and the first one in 2009 will be the 105th in its history.
Because of its worldwide influence and the well-attended Fairs, there is a constant influx, as well as a permanent community, of foreigners. While the hospitality and innate honesty of the Chinese people is well known, there are unscrupulous people everywhere, and Guangzhou is no exception. Foreigners are targeted for any number of scams, among which is the widespread "taxi scam."
Taxi scams have become quite common in Guangzhou, especially during the twice-yearly Canton Fair, but visiting foreigners are always at risk for this petty deceit no matter when they visit. The drivers quote an inflated price, or take roundabout routes to increase their fares and find other creative ways to charge customers extra.
Passengers can end up paying from three to 10 times the metered fare during Fair days, in particular, but overcharging takes place year-round. The fact is, overcharging is only one of the ways that cab drivers can defraud foreign customers. Some cab drivers will give change in counterfeit bank notes, while others will not return lost or misplaced luggage to the owners.
Almost all visiting foreigners have encountered some kind of taxi scam in Guangzhou, many of them during Canton Fair days, but normally they do not know how to handle the problem. Even if they suspect overcharging, their lack of language skills and unwillingness to cause a scene tend to make them pay the extra amount.
If foreigners traveling in Guangzhou do not know how to handle this problem, and are affected by the aforementioned language barrier, they are easy targets for scammers. These travelers should not feel powerless, however, since the punishment for taxi scams is severe, and a complaint can cause immediate suspension of a taxi driver's license by the local authorities. Just knowing this much can help suspicious travelers protect themselves from being overcharged.
Ken Lin is the manager for the Canton Fair Division of Wentrip.com, one of the foremost service agents for business travelers to China. Based in Guangzhou, Wentrip and its Canton Fair Division are staffed by professional service personnel who have mastered all of various fair-related issues. They are thoroughly familiar with Guangzhou, its hotels and streets and the way that business is supposed to be conducted.
Wentrip provides not only bilingual hotel maps and addresses in English and Chinese, but also such helpful information as the normal taxi fares to various locations (airport, bus station, exhibition center, etc.) from a visitor's specific hotels. In addition, the firm provides detailed guidance on how to handle taxi scams, how to note the taxi driver information on the in-car permit, helpful phrases and other advice.
In extreme cases, if foreign visitors cannot handle a situation by themselves, they can call Wentrip's local service and get emergency support immediately, even over the phone. In fact, Wentrip local service teams receive phone calls from any number of visitors asking for help to resolve taxi scams. Normally, passengers do not want to complain about the drivers to the authorities, so Wentrip staff reprimand the unscrupulous drivers directly and request them drive the guests to the destination and charge only the correct, metered fare.
To provide this kind of service, a company should have an office in Guangzhou or at the very least, a team that knows Guangzhou very well. In addition, each team member should be familiar with all the Canton Fair-related issues and speak English well. Wentrip is one such firm, and already has a solid track record of success in helping foreign visitors to their city.
"As long as the local service and support team members are familiar with all the roads in the city, and provide this service," Lin says, "drivers can do nothing" to defraud visiting foreigners. Lin notes that few groups or companies other than Wentrip offer this level of service, as intimate knowledge of the city, the language and the culture is required for success in advising foreign visitors on these matters.
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In 2000, candidate George Bush pledged mandatory carbon caps; it was a campaign pledge. What did you think of it at the time? Were you for that?
What was it that convinced you that global warming was a real and pressing problem?
Oh, I think the weight of evidence over time [convinced me] that it's something that you ought to be careful about. As a conservative, I think you ought to be prudent, and it seems to me that the conservative approach should be to minimize the risk of a really catastrophic change.
And when did you come to that?
He has since said that he doesn't know whether global warming is due to human activity. But in 2007 he was ready to "design a strategy" around his conviction. But that is quintessential Newt.
Whatever the latest technology fashion or scientific trend (stem-cell research, global warming, ethanol subsidies, space colonization, electric cars, electromagnetic pulse weapons) Gingrich has always been ready to leap first, fork over taxpayers' money and save the nitty-gritty details for later. If he actually had the power to see his ideas come to fruition (rather than just make money from books and lectures), we'd be hundreds of billions more in debt and have a mound of unintended consequences.
In this regard he's the personification of what he inveighs against: right-wing social engineering. Unlike libertarians, who want government to do very little, or advocates of limited, energetic government — e.g., Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) — who want government to do a few more things but do them well, Gingrich wants to do lots and lots of things all at once. Everything is "urgent" and "essential" with him. Is there any reason to believe government could take on all his ventures without running up a bill and doing most of them poorly?
Like the frenetic White Rabbit ("We're late! We're late!"), Gingrich implores us not to dawdle and hence not to soberly evaluate the potential consequences of his schemes. There is a word for someone convinced of his own wisdom, willing to enact radical changes, indifferent to unintended consequences and certain everything will "pay for itself": liberal.


Safety checklists - airline pilots use them, doctors and care teams use them, and now Doctella is making sure that patients and their families can use them too.
We all know about patient safety checklists because of Atul Gwande's book, The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. Until recently, healthcare checklists were aimed at doctors or the care team. But now, a startup, named Doctella, has released an app that features checklists for patients preparing for surgery or some type of medical procedure.
The app was developed by Peter Pronovost MD, PhD, one of the nation's leading experts on patient safety, and a Johns Hopkins colleague, Adil Haider, MD, a trauma surgeon and public health scientist. Adil's brother, Amer, serves as the CEO of the app's parent, PDT, a company privately funded by investors in Silicon Valley.
I downloaded the Doctella app from Google Play to see how it works. After some introductory pages, I was invited to choose the surgery or medical procedure that I was preparing for. I chose "lumbar spinal fusion" because I wanted to see how the app deals with a surgery that is on a lot of "overused procedures" lists.
Do I have other options besides this surgery?
Do you think I will need a blood transfusion during my surgery?
You can pick as many questions as you want — limited, I guess, only by your estimation of how willing your surgeon is to spend the time to answer them.
Tapping on a question takes you to another screen where you can add reminder notes, add a picture, location or calendar event. The Doctella website hinted that I could also record the conversation with my doctor, but the app didn't appear to offer that option — although I hope they do in the future.
There is the option of adding questions of your own and the "My Patient Passport" feature lets you provide personal information, including your favorite picture of yourself and a sentence or two on how you view faith in your life.
The apps' screens are well designed and the question lists seem comprehensive. I experienced some minor glitches in the sign-in process that led me to starting over with a different email — although this could be user error, I admit, there are now so many sites and apps that make the sign in super simple and glitch-free that I hope Doctella takes a look at streamlining theirs.
Overall, the concept and execution of Doctella's patient safety checklist app is brilliant and a great addition growing list of patient centered healthcare apps.
Although it is available for free on both Apple iTunes and Google Play, the company hopes to make money licensing white labeled versions to hospitals that want to provide the app to their patients as well as get analytics from the app, sync the information with their EHRs, and monitor certain parameters related to admissions and readmission. Amer says the company hopes to realize its first revenue this quarter (4Q2014).
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@Docweighsin the link to the page with their privacy terms is dead, too!
This should be fixed for you to review. not sure why you could not see it.
.@Docweighsin thx for posting this. Concerning part at the end about plans to sell "analytics" based on private info, I imagine.
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by Darla Slipke
Published: Fri, August 17, 2018 5:00 AM
Is a teen pregnancy prevention campaign working in OKC? Comprehensive approach reduces local teen pregnancy rates Oklahoma City teens adjust to new life as parents
Darayah Sellers wiped cracker crumbs from her 1-year-old son, Da'Corrion's, lips and hands after a particularly big mouthful Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, the boy sat contentedly on his mom's lap in a plush blue glider in the corner of a child care center at U.S. Grant High School. Thanks to the new center, which opened earlier this year, the two sometimes get other moments together during the school day.
Sellers, 17, a senior at U.S. Grant, tries to visit her son at lunch and other opportunities.
While she's attending her English, government or criminal justice classes, her son is learning bilingual language skills, enjoying story time or venturing outside with other infants at the child care center.
Sellers is able to make it to school on time more easily, continue as a three-sport athlete and focus on her longer-term educational goals of attending college and becoming a physical therapist. She and other young mothers whose children attend the center also have the peace of mind that comes from knowing their babies are nearby.
"It helps us not stress,'' Sellers said. "I can still pursue my dreams."
The child care center, aptly called the Little Generals, was made possible through a partnership with Sunbeam Family Services, which received federal Early Head Start grant funding. The facility opened in January, but school district officials waited until the new academic year to hold a "grand opening" celebration Thursday.
The child care center is free to teen parents at U.S. Grant. It has the capacity for eight babies or toddlers from birth to 3 years old and is currently serving six. Two pregnant students plan to use the center for their babies later this year, which would bring the center to capacity.
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Principal Greg Frederick said adding the child care center at U.S. Grant was all about taking away barriers to student learning.
"Our ultimate goal as a high school is to create graduates because that changes life opportunities for students, so we just want to be able to provide everything that we can to get them to that end goal," he said.
In the past, teen parents wanting to continue their high school education often faced enrolling in online school, attending alternative school or making other child care arrangements so they could still attend their current school. Now, U.S. Grant students who have children can stay in their home school with the support system they've already developed with teachers, staff and friends.
Those relationships are vital to students' success, Frederick said.
"We want them to be able to stay in the area that they are comfortable with, with the staff and the students that they're already comfortable with, so that they have that support," he said.
Being a teenage parent can make it more difficult to achieve educational goals. Only about half of teen moms receive a high school diploma by the time they are 22 years old, whereas about 90 percent of women who don't give birth during adolescence graduate from high school, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Oklahoma has the second highest teen birthrate in the nation, but both the state and Oklahoma County have seen improvements during recent years.
In Oklahoma County, the pregnancy rate of women ages 15 to 19 has declined by 38 percent since 2013.
Having on-site day care has been instrumental to helping students get to graduation, Frederick said.
"That not only changes their future, where they potentially may not have finished, but it also helps change the future of their child," he said.
Student parents at U.S. Grant have the opportunity to spend one period a day inside the child care center, working with the teachers and learning how to care for and nurture the educational development of their babies, Frederick said. They also have the opportunity to enroll in a career-tech class at U.S. Grant that will certify them with a license to work in early child care.
This is the school district's second child care project with Sunbeam Family Services. Since 2004, Sunbeam has been providing Early Head Start funding for the school district to enhance quality at Emerson High School's Little Wonders child care center.
The state has licensing standards that any child care center would have, but Early Head Start under Sunbeam raises that level of quality, said Paula Gates, director of early childhood services at Sunbeam Family Services. It increases the educational requirements of the teachers, provides great classrooms for the babies and includes a lot of parent involvement and education for the teen parents, she said.
In addition to creating the child care center at U.S. Grant High School, Sunbeam's grant allows the organization to provide certain quality enhancements, including training and education for the staff and a family advocate who works with the teen parents to make sure they have housing and they're working on their grades. The family advocate also sets goals with the teen parent and helps to problem solve if issues arise, like transportation or food insecurities.
"Our job as a community is to make sure that as many of our young people are successful as possible, and providing these supports early on for the infants and toddlers provides healthy brain development that gives them a better chance at being successful in school," she said. "It also provides the teen parent the opportunity to work through a very challenging time in their lives and gives them the chance of being successful in the community as well."
Leslye Santacruz doesn't know what she would do without the child care center at U.S. Grant.
"It's really helpful because my mom works and I wouldn't have anybody to take care of him," Santacruz said, holding her 4-month-old son, Mateo. As she was talking, Mateo squirmed and wiggled his legs. "And I get to come see him and spend time with him."
Santacruz, 16, who is a junior at U.S. Grant, visits her son during lunch and between her science and math classes. When she's in class, her son is getting a leg up in his early development.
"It helps me because I get to finish school," the young mom said.
High school student Sayra Perez is able to visit her baby, Zeleyna Lopez, during school because of the new childcare center at U.S. Grant High School. [Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman]
High School student Brianna Rodriguez holds her baby, Armani Lopez, on Thursday in the new childcare center at U.S. Grant High School. [Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman]
Armani Lopez plays with toys Thursday inside the new childcare center at U.S. Grant High School. Lopez is the child of student Brianna Rodriguez. [Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman]
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Market opened the week down mirroring the Wall Street worries but pulled up slowly on back of huge year end liquidity gush flooding the financial markets. FPI's have made a record equity purchases in the month of March amounting to Rs 27000/- Crs, unseen in last ten years. DIIs have played contra and sold stocks worth Rs 6000/- Crs, partially booking profits on stocks acquired during demonetization fall when they purchased shares to the tune of Rs 18500/- Crs, indeed a smart move. GST passed in Lok Sabha at break neck speed, shows the conviction of the government to accelerate the reform agenda for the country. July 1st seems to be the reality. CL Educate Ltd lists at 20% below the issue price contrasting to the 100% listing gain for D-Mart. Markets are far more intelligent and mature; investors should thoroughly study the business model and then apply, blindly following grey market premiums will not help. Fundamentals will eventually count, this is the lesson for all forthcoming IPO's.
The death of physical infrastructure has arrived in India similar to US, wherein chain stores and malls are closing down, Warren Buffet selling shares in such companies etc. Kotak Bank shifting to digital model signals the sunset for physical branch models. The disruption in the banking space has begun which will result into shrinking branches but digital penetrations will increase. The reverse race has begun as to who reduces the branches more.
The market is still in corrective mode. Indicators are showing some minor divergence indicating some profit booking can still emerge next week. The momentum of this week's rally was slightly slower which means still the bulls are not in full control and therefore some more consolidation is expected before the up move begins. The market may come to fill the gap and touch the 9000 levels before making any decisive move up. Traders should buy on dips. All long positional trades must have a strict stop at 8900 levels on the Nifty.
Indeed Indian market danced to the tune of global market. The strength of US President has weakened to carry out pro America reforms or America First policy which in a way is good for country like India. The worry for Pharma sector now is the appreciating Rupee, the moment reversal in Rupee happens, which seems most likely, the rally in pharma will restart and IT sector too will follow as the concerns for H1-B visas are also easing. Investors should watch out Rupee devaluations for lightning action in these two sectors. The Supreme Court's diktat on BS III automobiles offers an opportunity to accumulate shares of these auto companies. The annual results season will start in a week's time, until then the market is expected to remain in sideways zone. Investors should remain invested and traders should buy on decline with strict stops. Nifty50 closed for the week at 9173.75 up by 0.72 %.
Market opened the week on Wall Street worries but climbed back slowly on positive sentiments reflected through block buster D-Mart listing. Nifty's reaction on US jitters isn't a good sign for the Indian market. Market's relentless up move has lead to 12 Stocks in the F/O ban list which is on the higher side, the first day listing premium, an indicator of bullish sentiment, are pointing to high bullish sentiments which is the reason why any negative event from global markets lead to gap down opening in India. The ability of the Trump administration to pass key legislations would be the key to US market's future and investors should keep an eye on such developments.
The famous quote of Abraham Lincoln, the most respected President of the Century had once said "Government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth" holds true for the present government in India, as, hence forth the new policies will allow profits to the government too from the projects that are handed over to private companies. The abnormal profits that will be generated by the private enterprises will flow to the government a policy rarely followed in India. This government seems to work for the people as well.
The market is entering into profit taking zone. Indicators have turned overbought at these levels. Prices therefore can cool down or enter into sideways movement. The market may come to fill the gap and touch the 9000 levels before making any decisive move up. Traders should buy on dips. All long positional trades must have a strict stop at 8850 levels on the Nifty.
Global stock market movement will guide the direction for domestic markets in the short term. The passing of Affordable Health Care legislation will test the strength of President Trump and hence the mood of the market hinges on this event. Australia's most respected weather forecast department has predicted El Nino this year which could potentially derail the rural recovery party, although it is still early to worry about this. The year ending compulsions would keep the market range bound subject however to US market response to Affordable Care bill. The market is likely to remain in sideways zone with a firm bias. Investors should remain invested and traders should buy on decline with strict stops. Nifty50 closed for the week at 9108 down by 0.57 %.
Market fired all cylinders at the beginning of the week taking Indices to new highs pulling along with it every sector in its fold. The electoral mandate vindicated the past policies and therefore such reforms will now further accelerate. Markets have already sensed this, which is why new highs are being made. FPI's have re-started their buying spree with full force. They have made purchases of upwards of Rs 15000 Crs in March which includes HDFC Bank and Kotak Bank large deals. Rupee is also touching its yearly highs. If countries were to be labelled as stock scripts then currencies would represent their measuring barometer. The strengthening of Rupee to yearly highs in the midst of faltering currencies of other Asian peers indicates that our country when seen in terms of stock script is far more resilient and strong than any of our Asian peers. So if country, measured by the strength of the currency is strong, there is no reason to fear about new highs in the stock market, they will keep on moving higher, remain invested.
US FED once again raised the interest rate by 0.25% with guidance for two more this year and three hikes next year. The current spell of supersonic Bull Run in the US is ignoring this policy outlook, but sooner such tightening will have an implication of derailing the bull party. Lessons from early 90s are forgotten when era of irrational exuberance were bombarded by, with interest rate hikes by Ben Bernanke resulting into bull party getting over.
The market has given a valid breakout above 9000 levels in Nifty. Some Indicators have turned overbought at these levels. But during price breakouts, it is better to avoid indicators, as most will signal a red flag. Breakouts must be bought at market prices. On weekly charts the breakout price pattern indicates a powerful rally unfolding. Traders are expected to place bets at the market price during times of breakout and keep stops at appropriate levels rather than waiting for corrections. Long positional trades must have stops at 8850 levels on the Nifty.
The market has indeed given a valid breakout. Sceptics should not be fearful about the markets' elevated levels. If US can scale newer highs every day, why can't India go higher with much more robust fundamentals, sensible governance and a great political leadership in place. Nowadays news are playing important role in stock specific movements. The effect of news is short lived but it certainly causes high volatility in the stock. For eg news for Tyre sector that China will curtail exports to India, lead to flare up of Tyre stocks, but nonetheless it was short lived. Trading news events in a mature bull market is a sensible strategy. There are no major triggers before the end of this financial year and hence the market is likely to remain lacklustre but firm. Investors should invest currently a good portion of their liquidity at current market levels for long term superior returns. Nifty50 closed for the week at 9160.05 up by 2.52 %.
Markets traded unenthusiastically for the whole week, awaiting the outcome of election results in some of the key states. Generally such state level elections are non events for the market, but this time the outcome will have some impact on the reform agenda going forward. The exit polls have given a coloured view based on the vested interests and therefore at best they should be ignored. US is trying to create roadblocks indirectly through tactical delays in giving Visas, but the stock prices of IT companies are unperturbed and are slowly marching ahead on the stock market defying everyone's logic. The same is the case with Pharma stocks, Dr Reddy after receiving USFDA observations for one of its plant was down by just 3%, even Wockhardt got USFDA observations last week, yet the stock price stood resilient. All this clearly depicts that both the sectors IT and Pharma are forming a major bottom and will offer solid buying opportunities once the market enters new high territory, which will happen soon.
Uday Kotak sells his 1.5% stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank for Rs 2500 Crs to comply with ownership guidelines of the RBI. However, the stake sale could also indicate that private sector banks are now richly valued, he being the industry veteran is the best judge on valuation of banks.
The market is on the cusp of breaking out of a narrow range of sideways price movement. A decisive break out above 9000 would restart the bull rally to newer highs. However a breakout below 8850 should be a wait and watch situation. If market recovers, then, longs can be initiated. On weekly chart there is Flag formation which is a continuation pattern and should be traded on breakouts only. Traders are expected to place bets on the long side with fresh and trailing stops for long positional trades at 8800 levels on the Nifty.
Market began the week with mild optimism rising mid week to cheer No Negatives from President Trump, but continued profit booking brought down indices by the close of the week. GDP numbers came at 7% growth for Q3 compared to previous year, which was a pleasant surprise to many economist but Mr Market knew it all. Markets had continuously sprinted since the beginning of this financial year as seen with the 1000 point rise in Nifty in previous two months, contrary to majority opinion on the street that due to demonetization the performance of the economy will get impacted. Even the so called most professional players the FPIs or the FIIs have also not been able to invest in this 1000 point rally. But collectively, Mr Market is far more intelligent and well informed as to what the future holds for it. That is why it is said, people cannot predict correctly all the time and therefore it is advisable to follow the Market rather than predict it.
ONGC is all set to take over complete control of HPCL from the government and forward integrate its operations. Whether or not the synergies will accrue, only time will tell, but one thing is sure such divestment will not affect the liquidity of the market, otherwise government divestments are the biggest show spoilers for bull market.
The market has entered in a narrow range of sideways corrections. On weekly chart there is a formation of small dark cloud indicating that the upward momentum has stopped for a while. Weakness in NIFTY50 inspite of index heavy weights rising indicates that the market is actually in a swift corrective mode but is not visible on the front line indices. The rally of two months has practically gone uncorrected and hence a natural correction is expected and the same is likely to continue for some more time. Traders are expected to trail their long positional trades at 8800 levels on the Nifty. Traders should keep low profile during corrective phase and go all out when the market clearly breaks above 9100 on the Nifty50.


We are so honored to announce – we won!
Thank you to Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase for awarding My Ranger with Best Domestic Feature – Comedy!
Members of the cast and crew were on hand at this year's festival – a good time was had by all, especially after getting honored as award winners!
Two new destinations for My Ranger…My Ranger is on it's way to the 2018 Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase and is an Official Selection of the 2018 Fly Film Festival in Oklahoma!
Come see My Ranger on the big screen in Austin!
We are proud to be AWARD-WINNING!
Thanks to our wonderful cast and crew My Ranger is pleased to announce three awards to our credit received from the Austin Revolution Film Festival!
Come join us for our Austin premiere at the Austin Revolution Film Festival 2017 this Friday, September 22nd! Get your tickets by clicking HERE.
So proud to announce we have EIGHT award nominations already for My Ranger! Congratulations to our cast and crew and to all the nominees from The Austin Revolution Film Festival!
We're extremely honored AND excited to announce that My Ranger has been accepted into the Austin Revolution Film Festival 2017 and we'll be having our World Premiere in Austin this September! Congratulations to our hard working and talented cast & crew!
Join us at the premiere-get your tickets by clicking HERE.
A boy gets his first truck and is on top of the world until he becomes convinced that someone is trying to steal his Ranger.
My Ranger is the second feature-length film produced by X Horn Productions. It is written & directed by David N. Reyes and produced by two award-winning husband and wife teams, David N. Reyes and Lisa Reyes and Rain and Cindy Chavez.
The dramatic comedy was filmed in Austin, Texas.


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Q: nvencinitializeencoder failed when bitrate is too large when I use ffmpeg to push  stream:
ffmpeg -loglevel debug  -re -i a.flv -c:v h264_nvenc -b:v 145M -maxrate:v 200M -c:a copy -f flv rtmp://localhost/live/test

get failure:
[format @ 0000000002861760] Setting 'pix_fmts' to value 'yuv420p|nv12|yuv444p'
[AVFilterGraph @ 00000000028470c0] query_formats: 4 queried, 3 merged, 0 already done, 0 delayed
[h264 @ 000000000324d2a0] nal_unit_type: 7, nal_ref_idc: 3
[h264 @ 000000000324d2a0] nal_unit_type: 8, nal_ref_idc: 3
[h264_nvenc @ 00000000028446c0] Nvenc initialized successfully
[h264_nvenc @ 00000000028446c0] 1 CUDA capable devices found
[h264_nvenc @ 00000000028446c0] [ GPU #0 - < GeForce GTX 1080 Ti > has Compute SM 6.1 ]
[h264_nvenc @ 00000000028446c0] supports NVENC
[h264_nvenc @ 00000000028446c0] InitializeEncoder failed: invalid param (8)
[h264_nvenc @ 00000000028446c0] Nvenc unloaded
Output #0, flv, to 'rtmp://localhost/live/test':
  Metadata:
    Server          : NGINX RTMP (github.com/arut/nginx-rtmp-module)
    displayWidth    : 1920
    displayHeight   : 960
    fps             : 0
    profile         :
    level           :
    encoder         : Lavf57.41.100
    Stream #0:0, 0, 0/0: Unknown: none, SAR 1:1 DAR 0:0
    Metadata:
      encoder         : Lavc57.50.100 h264_nvenc
    Stream #0:1, 0, 0/0: Unknown: none
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> h264 (h264_nvenc))
  Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)
Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
[AVIOContext @ 000000000322b620] Statistics: 0 seeks, 0 writeouts

but is success when set biterate 144M
ffmpeg -loglevel debug  -re -i a.flv -c:v h264_nvenc -b:v 144M -maxrate:v 200M -c:a copy -f flv rtmp://localhost/live/test

anybody know the limits for nvEncInitializeEncoder?


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Although you'd never know it from the taste, chocolate comes from the Aztec word xocolatl, meaning "bitter water." Montezuma, the king of the Aztecs, supposedly drank 50 golden goblets of it every day, as he believed it was an aphrodisiac. A tropical cocoa bean called Theobroma (meaning "food of the gods") cacao is the source of this delicious confection.
White: We hate to break it to you, but this isn't true chocolate -- it contains no chocolate liquor, a paste from which all versions of the real thing are made. And as anyone who's tried it knows, it doesn't taste very chocolaty, either. Ingredients usually include sugar, cocoa butter, milk solids, lecithin (for texture), and vanilla.
Ideally, chocolate should be tightly wrapped and kept in a cool (60 to 70 degrees farenheit), dry place (not your refrigerator). Stored this way, dark chocolate can last up to 10 years; milk and white chocolate, however, will only keep for about nine months, as both contain milk solids -- so don't wait too long to satisfy that sweet tooth. Note: Even if chocolate has been poorly stored, it can still be used, although both the flavor and texture may be slightly affected.
First, coat the container in which you plan to melt the chocolate with nonstick spray. Then melt it slowly over low heat (chocolate -- especially the white variety -- scorches easily). One method to try is to place the chocolate in the top of a double boiler, melt it halfway over simmering water, then separate the top pan from the water and stir until the chocolate is completely melted. Another effective option is to put the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and heat it at MEDIUM (50%) until melted. As ovens vary in power, watch closely to make sure it doesn't burn. Note: Semisweet chips and squares hold their shape as they melt, so if you wait for them to look melted, they'll probably scorch. Also, be aware that smaller pieces melt more quickly than larger ones.
To grate chocolate, choose a large, thick piece that has been kept at room temperature. Wrap a piece of paper towel around one end, so the warmth of your hand won't cause the chocolate to melt, then firmly run the chocolate over the coarse side of the grater.
Indulge in a half ounce of chocolate (about 27 regular-sized chips) and you'll be consuming 60-80 calories, 0-1.0 gram of fiber, about 1.0 gram of protein, 3.5-5.0 grams of fat (a little more than half of it saturated), 0-15.0 milligrams of sodium, and 0-3.0 milligrams of cholesterol. Generally, white chocolate has the most calories, fat, and sodium, while semisweet chocolate has the least.


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Q: Cloud composer authentication of other google cloud service accounts Scientist out of depth trying to do some data engineering.
I'm currently trying to turn my manually executed local python scripts that generate local csv files into cloud composer scheduled API calls resulting in data stored to google cloud storage and incorporated into bigquery tables.
If my google account for cloud composer is triggering all of these steps: google search console API (currently credentials are serialized using searchconsole library & I have .json and .dat files), cloud storage and bigquery, would I be able to avoid authentication steps because the whole thing is controlled by the same google account?
Or do I still need to authenticate and list scopes as webmaster & bigquery

A: You need to setup authentication usins Service Account. When you run Cloud Composer, it uses a Service Account (which you choose when you create the Cloud Composer Instance). All your workloads run with this Service Account and in order to access the different GCP service, you need to make sure that service account has appropriate access to those services. It can even impersonate user accounts if needed and if you set it up properly.
All details and step-by-step instructions can be found here: https://cloud.google.com/composer/docs/how-to/authentication


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HOUSE OF LIES: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time
Martin Kihn, Author . Warner Business $24.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-446-57656-7
The Monday Interview with Martin Kihn
Bad Dog (A Love Story)
Complete with an appendix of terms like "brain dump," "pulse check" and "swag" (an acronym for "smart wild-assed guess"), this somewhat disjointed, highly intelligent and deeply funny debut memoir skewers a segment of the economy that nearly every white-collar worker has learned to fear and loathe: consultancies. Kihn, who has been nominated for an Emmy as a comedy writer, went to Columbia Business School and has spent the last few years working as a consultant; he writes the "Consultant Debunking Unit" column for Fast Company . Kihn argues that many consultants know little or nothing about the firms they're hired to help; furthermore, he contends, they often offer companies information that companies already have. For him, the consulting industry is a shell game, imparting an air of authority and expertise rather than actual authority and expertise. To achieve the illusion, Kihn says, consultants use mechanisms ranging from legions of Harvard MBAs in Oxford shirts to reams of incomprehensible blather presented as winning corporate wisdom. His reconstructed dialogue from within his (unnamed) firm and from his time serving clients is alone worth the price of admission, as is his relentless taunting (by name) of McKinsey, Deloitte & Touche and others. Agent, Simon Lipskar at Writer's House. (Mar. 21)
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Results are in! Prime brought home 2 GOLD MEDALS from the IBJJF Las Vegas Open this past weekend. Congratulations to Purple Belt Coach Tim Varallo and Black Belt Professor Marcelo Motta!
It's a great team experience to travel and fight together, and all of us at home enjoy sending our soldiers to the front lines. Whether they win or lose, we always appreciate the amount of courage it takes to get out their and put their skills to the test.
Professor Marcelo went out with the team and also competed at the Las Vegas IBJJF Open. The fight was a great show of high level, expert technique as well as athleticism. He even got some cheers from the crowd when he passed guard with a lengthy headstand in the middle of the competition.


The Talent Acquisition & Community Programs Manager will be responsible for implementing, managing, and fostering partnerships and programs to in-source non exempt hiring and provide career pathing within Rent The Runway's NJ Dream Fulfillment center. This includes developing the overall end to end strategy around direct non exempt hiring.
The ideal candidate will be a creative, collaborative, results-oriented leader who is particularly adept at balancing multiple priorities and issues and being decisive. A true hands-on approach to create hiring processes and talent pipelines at a rapid pace where lack of infrastructure currently exists as well as the ability to successfully monitor the "pulse" of new hires to ensure a high level of employee engagement and positive onboarding experience. Experience with meeting tight deadlines in a complex changing work environment while managing a high-volume workload is a must. This role requires someone to be dedicated to developing a strong, diverse, and collaborative organization, have a strong work ethic, a passion for managing the details within a growing business and willing to contribute where necessary including the ability to "roll up your sleeves."


Curcumin from the plant Turmeric is a great and very safe anti-inflammatory that has been used in many human clinical trials. The problem is that Curcumin is poorly absorbed and it doesn't last for a very long time in the body. This meant that patients had to take very high doses of Curcumin a number of times each day to achieve relief.
The issue of absorption and dosing was solved with the introduction Curcumin in the form of BioCurcumin. Research at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas shows that BioCurcumin is absorbed seven to ten times better than regular Curcumin and greater than twice as well as Curcumin Phytosome and it also remains in the body longer for eight to twelve hours for a more sustained benefit. This translates to easy convenient dosing of a capsule or two twice a day with meals.
The drug diclofenac a.k.a. Voltaren™ is frequently prescribed for every form of arthritis including the common osteoarthritis of the knee and the inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis. It is an NSAID in the same family as ibuprofen and naproxen. In a recent study of 2.5 million Danes diclofenac increased the risk of stroke by 86% in people not previously judged to be at risk of stroke. Diclofenac increased the risk of heart attack by 40%. This translates to two out of every one-hundred patients having a heart attack solely because they were taking diclofenac; millions of people take diclofenac daily.
In a head-to-head study run by medical doctors at Baylor University Medical Center 45 patients with rheumatoid arthritis were treated with the herbal ingredient BioCurcumin at a dosage of 500mg twice daily, or with the drug diclofenac sodium at a dosage of 50mg twice daily or a combination of the two for eight weeks. Fourteen percent of the patients dropped out in the diclofenac group due to side effects; no one dropped out of the BioCurcumin group and it was totally safe and nontoxic.
Doctors can base their opinion of the effectiveness of a treatment for this inflammatory arthritis on the DAS 28 Assessment (Disease Activity Score). DAS 28 includes the assessment of joint selling and pain in 28 different joints. BCM worked the best outperforming the combination or the drug diclofenac as the sole treatment.
BioCurcumin was better for relieving joint pain, joint swelling, joint tenderness, joint inflammation, and for improving stiffness and range of motion. Rheumatoid arthritis is a terrible, painful, disfiguring disease that takes away a persons' mobility, quality of life, and sometimes their independence. BioCurcumin reduced joint pain without any toxicity by 45% where the drug reduced it by 42%.
The VAS Score is the visual analog score. The VAS assessment is the patients own opinion of the quality of a treatment. In the VAS assessment patients state that BioCurcumin improved their disease by 60% and the drug reduced it by 50%; again the herb that is proven to be safe in many human clinical trials outperformed a commonly prescribed and dangerous drug. At the start of the study the total number of diseased joints per patient in the BioCurcumin group dropped from 19 on average to 3 on average. In the drug group it dropped from 18 diseased joints on average to 6 on average. The total number of swollen joints in the herb group dropped from 12 per patient to zero but in the drug group it dropped from 17 to 2. The patients on BioCurcumin had an easier time grooming, dressing, arising out of a chair and walking than the group on diclofenac. The results of this well performed study are published in the journal Phytotherapy Research.