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Chris Paul's Dazzling Shooting and Passing Cap off the 2013 All-Star Weekend
Kevin Durant scored 19 first half points en route to a game-high 30 but Chris Paul initially showcased his passing skills (nine first half assists) before dropping in nine fourth quarter points to earn his first NBA All-Star MVP award as the West defeated the East 143-138. Paul finished with 20 points and a game-high 15 assists, just the third 20 point-15 assist performance in All-Star Game history; Isiah Thomas (21-15 in 1984) and Magic Johnson (21-15 in 1985) are the other two players who accomplished this feat. Paul now owns the best apg average (12.4) in All-Star history. While Paul deserved the All-Star MVP, Durant would also have been a solid choice. In a brief period of time, Durant is assembling one of the best All-Star resumes ever; last year, Durant poured in 36 points to win his first All-Star Game MVP and he already holds several All-Star records: career scoring average (28.8 ppg), most points scored in a player's first four All-Star Games (115, cruising past the 97 scored by LeBron James and the 96 apiece scored by Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robertson) and most consecutive All-Star Games with at least 30 points (three).
The West led for most of the game but never by more than 11 points. Paul's L.A. Clipper teammate Blake Griffin contributed 19 points, while James Harden had 15 points and six rebounds in his All-Star debut. Kobe Bryant scored just nine points but he distributed eight assists--second behind only Paul--and he guarded LeBron James for most of the fourth quarter, holding the league's best player to just one point (and 0-4 field goal shooting) in a competitive final stanza. Bryant blocked two of James' shots. James had a quiet game by his lofty standards: 19 points on 7-18 field goal shooting, five assists, three rebounds; James snapped his record streak of scoring at least 20 points in seven straight All-Star Games. Carmelo Anthony led the East in both points (26) and rebounds (12), while Dwyane Wade had 21 points and a team-high seven assists. Paul George (17 points and four assists in 20:03) and Kyrie Irving (15 points and four assists in 24:46) performed very well in their first All-Star Game.
Only Kevin Garnett--who started for the East and went 0-2 from the field in 6:26--and LaMarcus Aldridge--who went 0-2 from the field in 11:27 as a West reserve--failed to score. Chris Bosh provided unintentional comic relief--and a bunch of clips for future Shaqtin' A Fool segments--with two first quarter airballs and the two times that he allowed guards to dribble between his legs (first Chris Paul, then Tony Parker), plus a few examples of Blue Bayou defense (as in, "Man, he blew by you"). An in-game interview with Dwight Howard revealed that Howard and Tim Duncan had some kind of side wager about who would make a three pointer first; Duncan missed his lone attempt, while Howard converted his only three point attempt and promptly celebrated with an imitation of Russell Westbrook's post-shot routine.
During a halftime commercial, Julius Erving--who always knew not just how to dunk but also when to dunk--provided succinct advice when asked to list the three qualities of a great dunker: "Don't miss" is the one and only quality that matters in Erving's book. That would have been the quote of the day, but Bill Russell topped it when he explained to Chris Webber why he considers himself to be the greatest player of all-time: Russell declared that he was a winner who did not "distort" his team's offense or his team's defense. That is a profound statement--whether or not you agree with Russell's conclusion--because most great players accumulate their statistics and/or gain their accolades by focusing attention on themselves, while Russell played in a way that focused attention on his team's success; Michael Jordan proved that, contrary to what his early critics said, a scoring champion could lead his team to a championship--but Bill Russell was never interested in proving anything of that nature: he was just interested in winning, regardless of his individual statistics. In that same interview with Webber, Russell also shrewdly noted that it is difficult to rank players from different eras because that is like "playing against ghosts"; a player can only compete against--and can only be compared with--the players he faced in his own era. Russell is smart enough to understand that you cannot really compare him to Jordan (or vice versa) but he also has enough pride (and basketball IQ) to explain why he has to at the very least be on the short list for the mythical title of greatest player of all-time.
The NBA All-Star Game does not showcase 48 minutes of intense defense and finely tuned shot selection but the players are not just goofing around and the intensity level definitely increased in the fourth quarter; the NBA All-Star Game more closely resembles a regular season game--while still providing room for the players to excite the fans with highlight plays--than the All-Star games in the other major sports. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the exhibition that tips off All-Star Weekend; watching the Rising Stars Game is like gorging on junk food: it may feel good in the moment but the satisfaction does not last. The young players are marvelously talented but watching two guys go one on one while eight guys stand around in a 20 point blowout is not really that entertaining, nor is it entertaining when a slam dunk contest breaks out at the end of the game; hard fought competition at both ends of the court is entertaining. Believe it or not, All-Star games--in all sports, not just pro basketball--used to be much more competitive than they are now. I am not suggesting that players do the equivalent of Pete Rose sliding hard into Ray Fosse but it is disrespectful to the game--and to oneself--to not compete.
The All-Star Saturday events were solid but not spectacular this year. The Shooting Stars is a decent way to simultaneously involve NBA players, WNBA players and NBA legends in one event but this contest has yet to produce a signature, memorable moment--nor is the format likely to enable that to happen. I would rather see some pure form of H-O-R-S-E. For the record, Team Bosh (consisting of Chris Bosh, Swin Cash and Dominique Wilkins) won. I like the Skills competition because it emphasizes the fundamentals of dribbling, passing and shooting but also enables players to provide glimpses of their speed and their leaping ability (if they choose to dunk the ball instead of laying it up); rookie Damian Lillard beat Jrue Holiday to win a trophy to place next to the Rookie of the Year trophy that he will receive in a few months. The Three Point competition has emerged as the most reliably entertaining All-Star Saturday event. Kyrie Irving is not known as a pure shooter but he stole the show and beat Matt Bonner in the final round.
The Slam Dunk Contest used to be the centerpiece of All-Star Saturday but it is not a good sign when the comedic stylings of Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith are more entertaining than the event that they are covering. Terrence Ross joined the increasingly large list of forgettable Slam Dunk champions. There are several problems with the Slam Dunk Contest as it is currently constructed:
1) The game's great players do not participate; Julius Erving, David Thompson, George Gervin, Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins are just a few of the Hall of Famers who participated in at least one ABA or NBA Slam Dunk Contest but today's superstars either do not want to be bothered and/or are concerned that failing to win the contest could somehow hurt their marketability.
2) In the old school Slam Dunk Contests there were not any do-overs, so there was great pressure not only to come up with something unique enough to garner a high score but also not to mess up. As a Julius Erving fan I did not like it that one missed dunk cost Erving the 1984 Slam Dunk Contest (Larry Nance had a big lead after that miss and thus played it very safe on his final attempt in the last round) but the all or nothing scenario is preferable to watching a guy try the same dunk over and over and over and over and over...and over and over and over--you get the point. The do-overs have to go or, failing that, points must be deducted from the final score for each missed dunk: it should not be possible to miss several dunks and still get a perfect 50.
3) After three decades of Slam Dunk Contests--and in an era of extreme sports, CGI special effects and outlandish video games--it is difficult to shock and amaze people. The dunks on Saturday night were not really that bad; if someone had taken off from just inside the foul line and dunked with two hands 20 years ago the way that James White did then that person would have become an instant legend: when Julius Erving did his one handed foul line dunk in 1976 it seemed like an almost superhuman feat but now even minor league ball players can do that, much like Roger Bannister's first four minute mile broke a barrier but now one does not have to be a track legend to run a mile in under four minutes. The reason that contestants are pulling out props and creating gimmicks is that they know that the audience is somewhat jaded and very hard to impress. I am not sure if there is a solution to this particular problem; we have lost our sense of wonder and that is a hard thing to recapture.
It may not be possible to recreate the magic of Julius Erving facing David Thompson or Michael Jordan challenging Dominique Wilkins but the Slam Dunk Contest could regain some of its lost prestige if today's superstars would participate and if the rules did not permit do-overs.
Labels: 2013 NBA All-Star Game, Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, Damian Lillard, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Terrence Ross
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Fiber-optic from Air Advantage offers broadband to all households in Caro covering 99% of the area.
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Q: Pass 2 Objects through a Method - iPhone SDK I have this "observer" that watches the UISwitch for a change in value:
[cell.switcher addTarget:self action:@selector(switched:withName:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];

When the value is changed this method is called:
-(void)switched:(UISwitch *)switcher withName:(NSString *)name;

As you can see I have two objects which I need to pass with the first code. How do I send the object of a nsstring and a uiswitch through the method of addTarget:action:forControlEvents so that I can access them in the selector switched:withname?
Thanks,
Kevin
EDIT: I'm not very good with obj-c and didn't really learn the terms correctly, so if I made a mistake please let me know!

A: Best way to go about this is to tag your UISwitch objects:
uiSwitch1.tag = 0;
uiSwitch2.tag = 1;
...

Then on your switched: method you can test the sender's tag and define your string there:
-(void)switch:(id)sender {
    switch ([sender tag]) {
        case 0:
        // set the string for uiSwitch1
        case 1:
        // set the string for uiSwitch2
        ...
    }
}

A: You can't. The selector for UIControl actions will only pass back the sender (in this case, your cell.switcher). You should find a way to identify which string you need based on the action and the id of the sender.

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The second trailer for Rockstar's upcoming game Grand Theft Auto V was finally released today, after being slightly delayed by Hurricane Sandy.
The trailer introduces us to the game's three main protagonists-what seems like an old timer, a drug dealer, and a car thief. The trailer also shows off the various climates the game world has to offer-from dirt biking mountain trails to the streets of Los Santos.
Grand Theft Auto V is scheduled to be released in Spring 2013.


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The master bedroom has a new queen size bed and en suite bathroom. The second bedroom has two new twin beds. The lanai, with a garden view, is found off the living room. A sofa bed and second bath means that our unit can easily accommodate six adults. A real value for Maui. Immediately across from Kamaole II beach. Walk to dining, Maui style.
Kihei Akahi is only steps away from beautiful Kamaole Beach II. It boasts lush tropical grounds and is conveniently situated near all the major amenities of Kihei and South Maui. Facilities here include two pools, and natural gas bbqs. The lower pool has a kitchen, large seating area and two bbqs. The upper pool provides another area for barbequing. The property also has an excellent tennis court for your enjoyment.
Our condo has been completely renovated and remodeled with tile floor, new bathrooms, and new kitchen cupboards complete with granite countertops. There is a lanai for relaxing or dining al fresco. Should you wish to dine indoors, the dining area comfortably seats six.
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Useful Area information for HEXHAM COURT, DURHAM, DH7 6XQ
Hexham court is in County Durham in the county of County Durham which resides in the North East region of England. The postcode is within the Sacriston ward, which is in the constituency of North Durham. This page is a collection of useful information for Hexham court, County Durham, and the neighbourhood in which it resides.
We found 35 house sales in DH7 6XQ. The most recent was sold for £157,000 on 02 Aug 2019. The most expensive house purchase so far has been sold for £205,000 on 04 May 2016 and the lowest has been sold for £66,995 on 26 Jun 1998. If you are interested in more detailed information then keep reading as we give insights about all of them in this page later on.
Regarding the Index of Multiple Deprivation, DH7 6XQ has a score of 13207 out of 32844.
RIPON COURT - DH7 6XF
WESTWOOD VIEW - DH7 6PA
FRONT STREET - DH7 6JT
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£157,000 on 02 Aug 2019
£205,000 on 04 May 2016
£66,995 on 26 Jun 1998
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £88,500 on 22 Feb 2002
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £93,000 on 12 Apr 2001
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £76,500 on 02 Jun 2000
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £90,000 on 25 May 2000
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £80,995 on 25 Sep 1998
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £87,995 on 31 Jul 1998
Many postcodes have been retired over the years but DH7 6XQ is not one of them and it was first introduced on 01 Dec 1995.
The district code of DH7 6XQ is E06000047 and its county code is E11000007.
The geographic X and Y coordinates are the approximate centre of the location covered by DH7 6XQ postal code.
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When Did I Say I Am Perfect?
And when did I say I NEVER make mistakes? Why do you assign to others the statements they never made?
But I know some physics and some math. May be not much, but enough to see misconceptions or errors of someone even less knowledgeable in the subject. Because this forum is the discussion forum, I argue with some others if they are incorrect. What is wrong about it? I know that people do not like when someone points on their errors. And I am ready to acknowledge that I am incorrect IF IT IS SO - just point on my INCORRECT statement, back up your claim by facts or math (=explain, WHY it is incorrect) - and I will acknowledge the existence of God (or Santa) or time travel (or temperature travel) or life after death (=life after life is over) in light of logic.
So, do you want to point on any of my incorrect statements (my understanding is that is what you mean by "imperfect")? Go ahead, although I never claimed to be "perfect", please feel free to point on my statement which you think is incorrect - and do not forget to point on fact or math why is it incorrect - and I will be glad to say that I was wrong.


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On the (Press) Trail with Jessica Chastain
Behind the scenes of a multi-city, multi-country, multi-designer press tour. Welcome to the big leagues.
by Katherine Cusumano
Squeezed in just before a photo shoot on the Sunday of the Academy Awards, it was 7 a.m. when Jessica Chastain showed up for her first fitting with her stylist, Elizabeth Stewart, for the press tour of her new film The Huntsman: Winter's War. A celebrity stylist with clients like Cate Blanchett, Amanda Seyfried, and Julia Roberts, she's no stranger to the circus of an international press tour. (She and Chastain have worked together for about six years, nearly since the start of Chastain's stardom.) Her client would soon be jetting off to Singapore and Beijing to promote *T*he Huntsman, and she needed to find suitably dramatic looks for the blockbuster dark fantasy on a pretty tight schedule.
"We had much less time to plan this time due to Jessica's shooting schedule," Stewart wrote in an email. Having wrapped work on The Zookeeper's Wife in November, Chastain almost immediately embarked on shooting Miss Sloane, the upcoming film in which she co-stars with Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Michael Stuhlbarg. And in the midst of it all, The Huntsman press tour spanned continents — moving from the Asian premiere to Los Angeles for the MTV Movie Awards and circling around for the American premiere — and featured designers ranging from the big leagues, like Givenchy and Altuzarra, to lesser-known labels like Giles Deacon.
"It's always easy to choose Givenchy," Stewart continued. Stewart also noted that their strong relationships with Givenchy and Elie Saab often lead them to select those designers' gowns; Saab has cropped up at the European premiere of The Martian and at the opening night of the Metropolitan Opera's 2016-2017 season, while Givenchy has been the label of choice for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's 2015 Costume Institute gala, the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of The Martian, and, of course, the show-stopping gown Chastain wore to the 2015 Oscars — which Stewart has cited as one of the top styling moments of her career.
At the same time, though, Stewart and Chastain often consider new designers. (There's the occasional appearance by Prada, Atelier Versace, and Alexander McQueen for good measure.) Deacon had never previously appeared in the canon, but Stewart "loved that rawness mixed with the couture structure." The gown made the cut for the Huntsman tour.
Though the thread uniting each of the designs didn't emerge until planning was well under way, Stewart explained that eventually, "a theme emerged of luxurious ease." It's the common denominator across a beaded Elie Saab gown, a dark, romantic Givenchy ensemble, a sculptural Giles Deacon, and a fairytale Altuzarra.
She admitted that The Huntsman subliminally influenced her styling choices, citing the Giles Deacon gown by way of example. Indeed, that gown seems almost supernatural, at once sleek and jagged, worthy of the high tower of a fairytale.
And, though she didn't say it herself, Stewart's styling choices seem to unfold in a narrative much like a film. The Elie Saab set a dramatic tone ("simple and bare," Stewart wrote, practical in the southeast Asian heat yet oozing glamour) at the Singapore premiere. Then, a conservative Jonathan Simkhai sheath toned it down for a photocall in Beijing. Then came Giles Deacon and Givenchy in rapid succession — both daring, dramatic, eye-catching — and finally, the Altuzarra, a look that practically demands red carpet attention, simultaneously "effortless 'hippie chic'" and "full-on sequined," Stewart wrote.
The Huntsman: Winter's War premiered Monday, but the job isn't yet complete. Chastain's next destination, and Stewart's next challenge? Cannes.


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Плодна тела су многобројна, неправилног облика и грбаве површине величине од 10 до 40 cm и дебљине до 5 cm. Првобитно су у облику чворова, да би растом и ширењем тела постали готово спојени. Већином расту заједно, један изнад другог, водоравно из подлоге. Руб плодног тела је наборан и подељен у режњеве. Горња површина плодоносног тела је жута, ређе наранџаста или боје лимуна, глатка или сомотаста. Цевчице су врло кратке, дужине до 4 mm. Поре су ситне (3 до 5 комада по 1 mm), првобитно округле, а касније угласте. Кроз отворе пора излучују се росне капљице бледожуте боје. Месо плодног тела је дебело, мекано и сочно. Сазревањем губи жуту боју услед губитка воде постаје тврдо и крхко. Мирис је пријатан и сладуњав. Укус свеже гљиве је благо киселкаст.

Микроскопија
Споре шумског пилета варирају од елиптичног до јајастог облика, глатке, хијалине, неамилоидне. Величине су 5–8 x 4–5 µm.

Отисак спора
Отисак спора је светложуте боје.

Јестивост
Јестива врста, али је потребна термичка обрада. Углавном се конзумирају млади примерци. Иако већину људи изглед и укус подсећа на пилеће месо има и оних којима је укус ближи укусу крабе или рака. Осим људи многе дивље животиње конзумирају шумско пиле, попут срне или јелена.

Галерија

Сличне врсте
Морфолошки сличне шумском пилету су -{huroniensis}- и -{L. gilbertsonii}-.

Референце

Литература
 Gljive Srbije i zapadnog Balkana. Uzelac B. BGV Logic Beogad, 2009.
 Mushrooms. Phillips R. Macmillan London, 2006
 Koja je ovo gljiva? prepoznavanje, sakupljanje, upotreba.Flik M. Marso Beograd, 2010
 Atlas gljiva. Giuseppe P. Prosvejta Zagreb, 1997
 http://www.first-nature.com

Спољашње везе
 http://bioras.petnica.rs/home.php
 http://www.indexfungorum.org/

Гљиве
Јестиве печурке

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Uskudar University, NPISTANBUL Brain Hospital, President
Gülhane Military Medical Academy
Biography Research Interest
Üsküdar University Founder and Rector of Turkey's first NPISTANBUL neuropsychiatry hospital, which carries out the Brain Hospital Chairman of the Board of Directors. There are more than 100 publications, 31 of which are international.
Khashayar Pazooki
Director of Group Psylux Luxembourg
Neuroacademy Luxembourg & Traumainstitut Luxembourg
KHASHAYAR PAZOOKI GROUP PSYLUX S.A / NEUROACADEMY LUXEMBOURG Specialized in neuro biology, neurophyschology, clinical psychotherapy sciences and neurocognitive sciences. Head of research department at Group Psylux. S.A (www.psylux.eu), member of the scientific committee of AVM-Luxembourg, head of Traumainstitut Luxembourg (www.traumainstitut.lu) and neuroacademy Luxembourg (www.neuroacademy.lu) , lecturer at different institutes such as AAP-Wien, MSK-Cario, Keyspeaker at World Food Programme (WFP) in Madrid, guest lecturer at Sigmund Freud Private University in Vienna.
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Mohamed FAhmy Zeid completed completed Master of General Surgery in 1988 and pursued his fellowship in the department of Neurosurgery in 1994.He earned doctorate degree in Neurological surgery in 1994. He was the House officer in Ministry of Health Hospitals and Alexandria university Hospitals for one year from 1983 to 1984.He worked as physician in the Ministry of Health Hospitals from 1984 to 1987.He is Registrar of Neurosurgery in private hospital from 1987 to 1988.He is Assistant lecturer of Neurosurgical department of Alexandria University Hospitals from 1988 to 1994.He is chief consultant of Neurosurgery in Saqr Hospitals, UAE from 2000 to 2003.He visited to Neurological surgery department, Royal College of Medicine,London in 2001. He is working as Professor of Neurosurgery department at Alexandria University from 2010 to till date and he is the Founder & President of Brain & Skull Egyptian Society from Last October 2017.
Katrina Wendel-Mitoraj
CEO and Founder of BrainCare Oy (Ltd
Tampere University of Technology
Dr. Wendel-Mitoraj is CEO and Founder of BrainCare Oy (Ltd). She obtained her BSc in Electrical Engineering and then worked for Samsung Austin Semiconductor (Austin, Texas, USA) as a photolithography engineer. After relocating to Tampere, Finland, she earned her doctorate in computational modeling of EEG electrodes. During her post-doctoral tenure, she designed and patented the electrode strips and developed the BrainCare concept. She negotiated and acquired for BrainCare Oy the intellectual property assets developed at Tampere University of Technology (Tampere, Finland). She strategically focused on bringing SOENIA™ Epilepsy Diary and Cloud as a first medical device compliant product to the market. Her current focus is bringing the novel electrode to the market.
Ahmad Faleh Tamimi
Jordan University Hospital
Dr. Ahmad Tamimi Started his study at University of Oviedo graduating as Medical Doctor in 1977, he got his training in Neurosurgery at General Hospital of Asturias, Spain as from 1977-1981, he had his PhD in Medicine from University of Oviedo, Spain, in 1981. He worked as a consultant at General Hospital of Asturias as from 1981until 1984, consultant at General Hospital of Las Palmas as from 1984 until 1990, and consultant at Jordan University Hospital since 1990 till present. He was appointed as Chairman of Neurosurgical Department as from 2000 until 2013. In 2000, he became a full professor of Neurosurgery. Prof. Tamimi became a Dean of Medical School at Muatah University during the period from 2005-2007.and General Director of Jordan University Hospital from 2013-106. Member of the scientific committee the Arab Board in Neurosurgery and Member of the scientific committee Jordanian Board scientific committee member in Neurosurgery. Special interest in Neuro-oncology and epilepsy surgery. He is the author of over 150 publications in Neurosurgery, Medical Ethics , Medical Education and Health care system.
Heyam Saad Ali
Head of pharmaceutics department in Dubai Pharmacy College,
Dubai Pharmacy College
Prof. Dr. Heyam Saad Ali, M. Pharm., and Ph-D from UoK. She is working as a head of the pharmaceutics department in Dubai Pharmacy College, UAE. Prof. contributed more than 70 articles to reputed international scientific journals and conferences, in different conventional, controlled and targeted drug delivery systems in pharmaceutical product development. She has been invited as a speaker at numerous International conferences. Reviewer and member of the editorial board of many international journals.
Humberto Rodrigues
Editor-in-Chief at International Journal of Psychology and Neuroscience
University of Aveiro
Humberto Mendes Faria Rodrigues Bachelor and Master in Clinical and Health Psychology at Aveiro University (Portugal) and internship in Coimbra Hospital University Centre (e.g., Intervention in Sleep Disorders and Pain Disorders). Later, worked as a psychologist and neuropsychologist. Also performed a research project in Biofeedback/Neurofeedback by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Is currently working with the Institution of Solidarity Projecto Homem / Braga in the addictions field and he is part of the research group of StressLab of the University of Aveiro . In parallel, also conducts outpatient consultations in various psychological disorders. Concomitantly, made several national and international communications in various Congress as Guest Speaker in the field of Neuroscience. Editor in Chief and Founder of the International Journal of Psychology and Neuroscience and Editor in several Scientific Journals and Author of various articles in peer review journals. At the moment, is a Ph.D. student in Neuroscience at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Salamanca – Neurosciences Institute of Castilla y León. Research interests: Experimental Psychology, Neuropsychology and Biological Rhythms, particularly in: Assessment and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Drug Abuse and Addiction, Behavioural Neuroscience, Behavioural Management, Biofeedback/Neurofeedback, Sleep Disorders, Pain Disorders.
Southern Federal University
Sam Vaknin is Visiting Professor of Psychology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia and Professor of Finance and Psychology in CIAPS (Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies). Sam Vaknin is the author of Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited and other books about personality disorders. His work is cited in hundreds of books and dozens of academic papers. He spent the past 6 years developing Cold Therapy: a treatment modality for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Over the years, with dozens of volunteers, he found that it was effective with clients suffering from a major depressive episode as well.
Alexandru J. Graur,
New York Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Alexandru J. Graur, Ph.D., Former Project Associate , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of design, Digital Media. Former Associate professor, University of Turin, Italy (Post graduate School in Health Psychology), Department of Psychology. Dr. Graur specializes in composition, musicology and clinical music therapy. He received a graduate degree in Composition-Musicology and is a diplomat in Medicine (P.A.P. - Physician Assistant in Psychiatry). Since 1978, Dr. Graur has implemented the Music Integrative NeurotherapyTM, an applied Neuroscience method combining Music, Psychiatry, Molecular Biology and Quantum Mechanics. Dr. Graur has had a long career as a soloist, orchestra conductor and composer (classical music) with performances and broadcasts of his works in Italy, Germany, Romania, Switzerland and the U.S. and is a recipient of a numerous national and international prizes for interpretation and composition. . He has presented numerous workshops and seminars to audiences in Italy, China, Sweden, South Korea and the U.S.A.
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former assistant professor of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU)
Bazarganan Hospital
Dr. Reza Nejat is an Iranian Board certified Anesthesiologist and Fellow of Critical Care Medicine. After graduating from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) as a general practitioner, he could achieve the ECFMG certification and, upon being admitted in Anesthesiology Residency Programme at Iran University of Medical Sciences, he could pass Board Certification exam successfully in Anesthesiology. Passing the fellowship programme in Critical Care Medicine (CCM) at Sina Hospital, TUMS, he, as a fellow of CCM, is now the chief of CCM Department at Bazarganan Hospital in private-sector. During this period he was inclined to study molecular medicine in the field of sepsis, acute heart failure and neuro-critical care. Administration of EPO to neurologically injured patients has been one of his field of interests and experience for the past 4 years. He was the chief of few hospitals prior to working as an assistant professor at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, as an anesthesiologist and also as a fellow of CCM, from 2010 to 2015. Dr. Nejat has published four books in the fields of cardiology, nephrology, fluid and electrolyte, nutrition, metabolism and endocrinology. Recently, he contributed to the chapter of "Acute Heart Failure" in the reference book "Comprehensive Textbook of Therapeutics" studied by post-doc residents of pharmacotherapy


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package org.wildfly.swarm.mail;

import javax.mail.Session;
import javax.naming.InitialContext;
import javax.naming.NamingException;

import org.fest.assertions.Assertions;
import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.api.Deployment;
import org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.Archive;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.ShrinkWrap;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.EmptyAsset;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.wildfly.swarm.ContainerFactory;
import org.wildfly.swarm.container.Container;
import org.wildfly.swarm.container.JARArchive;

import static org.fest.assertions.Assertions.*;

/**
 * @author Bob McWhirter
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@RunWith(Arquillian.class)
public class MailArquillianTest implements ContainerFactory {

    @Deployment
    public static Archive createDeployment() {
        JARArchive deployment = ShrinkWrap.create(JARArchive.class);
        deployment.add(EmptyAsset.INSTANCE, "nothing");
        deployment.addPackage(Assertions.class.getPackage());
        return deployment;
    }

    @Override
    public Container newContainer(String... args) throws Exception {
        return new Container().fraction( MailFraction.defaultFraction() );
    }

    @Test
    public void testIt() throws NamingException {
        InitialContext context = new InitialContext();

        Object session = context.lookup("java:jboss/mail/Default");
        assertThat( session ).isNotNull();
        assertThat( session ).isInstanceOf(Session.class);
    }

}

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The famous medieval manuscript, Sarajevo Haggadah is available in the new edition of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
listed on the UNESCO register Memory of the World, following a comprehensive study of the professor Shalom Sabar "Sarajevo Haggadah - History and Art.
The study provides a detailed analysis of illumination, texts, history of manuscripts and comparative analysis.
It is available in Bosnian and English.


Any day now, Barry Bonds will catch Hank Aaron and become the all-time home run king. Everybody knows that Hank Aaron caught Babe Ruth, but not many people know who held the record before The Babe.
It was Roger Connor who hit 138 home runs during his 18-year career. Think about that for a moment. Babe Ruth took a record of 138 and stretched it to 714. That's not breaking the record, that's obliterating the record.
For cool audio of Hank Aaron hitting 715 and an awesome quote from the New York Times, go here.


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Rocksteady - Prototype Shown
Polystone Statue by Prime 1 Studio TMNT Out of the Shadows
About This Polystone Statue
"Can you smell what this Rock is cooking?"
Bebop and Rocksteady are two of New York City's finest career criminals. Breaking and entering, theft, assault... you name it, they've done it and been caught every time. They're not the best criminals or the smartest guys, which makes them the perfect candidates to be Shredder's guinea pigs. With a new Purple Ooze, Bebop and Rocksteady are injected and transformed into powerful mutants that dwarf the Turtles in size and strength.
Sideshow and Prime 1 Studio are proud to present Rocksteady from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. The stocky blonde man that transformed into a rhino is crafted in 1/4 scale with attention to each detail of the character. The statue stands around 21 inches tall with high-quality translucent resin for a realistic skin effect.
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In his touching autobiography, heralded philosopher and theologian Peter Abelard reveals the most intimate details of his life marred by betrayal and persecution. Abelard tells of a philosophical rivalry with his dear friend and teacher, William de Champeaux, which tragically ended their close relationship. He tells of his deep romantic love with his student Heloise, and of how their romance enraged Heloise's uncle, who later inflicted upon Abelard the cruelest physical torture. Abelard tells of how he abandoned philosophy in hopes of finding solace in the monastery, where he was only further slandered by his peers for his progressive theology. Abelard tells of his persecution in hopes that his readers will be able to bear their own persecution with as much strength and dignity as he did.


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Q: AppleFontSmoothing Has No Effect On My ViewSonic VX2450 I've followed the advice in these questions and am not having any luck.  No matter what I try, the fonts are rendered so poorly on the external monitor.
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*MacBook Pro 15" Early 2011

*ViewSonic VX2450 External Monitor using DVI.

I've tried values for "X" (0,1,2 and 3) for this command without effect --
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int X

I've also tried each of these values along with various combinations of values for "Use LCD font smoothing when available" and "Turn off text smoothing for fonts sizes X and smaller" in System Preferences > General.  All without any luck.
Can anyone offer me some advice?  Thanks!

A: A couple things to consider:

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*Do you see a difference with the various AppleFontSmoothing settings on your main display?

*Are you seeing this in all apps, or just one or two?

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*Some programs render fonts independently of the OS, so changing the global font smoothing won't make a difference in them

*What is the physical connection between the MacBook and the Viewsonic?

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*mDP to VGA adapter?

*mDP to DVI adapter?

*mDP to HDMI adapter?

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*Analog signals on VGA might not support the resolution

*Make sure any OSD controls for the port you're using have the correct settings

*How have you configured the Viewsonic, relative to your MacBook's main panel?

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*Mirroring the internal display

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*Select a resolution for your main display that is an even factor of your Viewsonic's native resolution

*Set as its own independent display

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*Choose the Viewsonic's native resolution

Hope one of these leads you down a path that ends in a pretty picture.

A: Are you sure it's font smoothing that is to blame? I had a similar issue that was caused by trying to use a resolution which was available in my displays preference but higher than my monitor supported.
Even though your monitor is rated for 1080p try a resolution with less than 1080px height. There's a possibility that you won't be able to get full 1080p through DVI (will explain further if the lower resolution solves it).
Also note that the same thing can happen when you use non-native resolutions that require scaling, not just larger ones.


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Argyropulos, John
John Argyropulos
Humanist, and translator of Aristotle, born at Constantinople, 1416; died at Rome about 1486. It is certain that he was a teacher at Padua in 1434, although it is not clear why he returned to Constantinople in 1441. After the conquest of his native city by the Turks (1453) he joined the band of scholars who took refuge in Italy. In 1456 he was summoned to Florence by Cosimo de' Medici for the purpose of teaching (Aristotelian) philosophy and instructing the youthful Pietro and Lorenzo. In 1471 a plague broke out in Florence: this was the occasion of his leaving Florence for Rome, where he was kindly received by Pope Sixtus IV. There he continued his career as teacher, having among his pupils many cardinals and bishops and some distinguished foreigners, such as Reuchlin. He died at Rome; the year of his death is uncertain, but 1486 is the most probable date. He was one of those who contributed most to the revival of Greek learning in Italy. After Manuel Chrysoloras, he and George of Trebizond and George Gemistius had the largest share in making known to Western Europe the treasures of ancient Greek literature. Like all other humanists, he was somewhat intemperate in his zeal for his chosen subject. In his desire to extol the excellence of Greek literature, he expressed his contempt for the literature of ancient Rome; he was especially severe in his criticism of Cicero. His most serviceable works are his translations of many of Aristotle's works (published by Aldo Manucci, 1518-20) and his Commentaries on the "Ethics" and the "Politics" (published 1541). He also wrote several theological treatises, including one on the "Procession of the Holy Ghost" (P. G., CLVIII, 991 sqq.). Many of his works are still in manuscript.


United Airlines is embroiled in another controversy and the Twitterverse is quick to gang up on the embattled company. The airline company is investigating the death of a giant rabbit during one of its trans-Atlantic flights.
Simon, a 10-month old continental bunny who's primed to take the world record for biggest rabbit ever, was found dead in the pet compartment of a United Airlines plane. Simon, who was traveling with his owner and popular breeder, Annette Edwards, was on the flight from London Heathrow to the Chicago O'Hare Airport. Apparently, the giant rabbit was bought by a certain celebrity who she failed to identify.
According to Edwards, Simon was given a clean bill of health by a veterinarian in London prior to the trip. She also shared that United Airlines is already investigating the case and looking at CCTV images to see what might have happened to the celebrity animal to cause its untimely demise. United has already issued a statement saying that the company is "saddened" by Simon's death and that it has kept in touch with Edwards since. The company also reiterated that it considers the "safety and wellbeing of all animals that travel with [United Airlines] of utmost importance".
Of course, Twitter will not have any of that. One person tweeted that "maybe the giant rabbit wouldn't give up his seat" while another warned United not to "sell Santa Claus a ticket this December [as] we saw what happened to the Easter Bunny". Another Twitter user poked fun at United's PR Department saying it is "digging into bunny's past for defaming stories" which may be in relation to degrading stories that were reported about David Dao, the doctor yanked off a United flight before take-off.
Dao was violently taken off a United flight after the airline overbooked and needed volunteers to disembark to make way for United employees. Airport security was filmed dragging the bloodied doctor, who needed to go home to see patients early the next day, through the aisle before being led out of the plane.
Simon is the son of Darius, the current world record holder as the largest rabbit today. As mentioned, the late Simon was expected to outgrow his father. He measured 3-foot long at the time of his death allegedly while on board the United Airlines flight.


Good morning, good afternoon, or goodnight, fellow bookworms! How was your week? What did you read this week? I'd love to know! Today is Sunday, a.k.a The Lazy Day, so I hope you're all having a great time!
As usual, on Sundays, I'll share my thoughts with you on subjects I love. Today is no exception, and today especially, I want to talk about books that matter a LOT, to me, and in a kind of different form. As you know by now -and if you don't, well, now you do-, I love contemporary. I read a lot of those books, and I think it's become my favorite genre lately. WHY, you're asking me? WHY love stories telling us in an unoriginal way about our everyday lives, when we could be reading about worlds BILLION miles away from here, to really get away? Well, if you keep on reading, I will give you 10 reasons why drowning in YA contemporary books is nothing to be ashamed of, and TOTALLY WORTH IT (if you ask me).
Diversity in characters. Magicians, dragons, assassins, and a lot of different characters make up a fantasy world. I know that. But in contemporary, we get more than different species, and different kinds of people. WE are at the ROOTS of this diversity. We can relate to some characters who are POC, even if we aren't, we can find ourselves feeling as lost as Simon in the wonderful Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. We can EXPERIENCE all kinds of issues, and get to meet LOTS of different characters. Not because they have crazy magical powers of some kind, but just because EVERYONE is different, in our world, too.
This means that we can RELATE more to what happens in a contemporary book. As much as I would LOVE to experience the Hogwarts' way of life, and relate when Harry has to save the whole world…well, I just can't. My letter got lost in the mail, and Hogwarts is still too far away. That's sad, but true. So, when there are pranks, bullying, and just when there are simple school, or relationships problems, I can COMPLETELY relate, because I could easily be in the same situation.
Obviously, since we could be in the same situation, it could be ME, right there, experiencing these same issues. I admit it, sometimes I just imagine myself stuck in a magical world, fighting with Reds against the Silver power, or other crazy things happening to me.
CONTEMPORARY STORIES JUST MAKE ME FEEL A LOT OF THINGS. I have a tiny little loving heart, and cute stories always bring something to my heart. But it's not always sweet. Sometimes it's hard, it's sad, it's heartbreaking. Yet it feels like hitting close to home, you know? Because, well, of the whole my Hogwarts letter got lot issue, I guess.
If you're a big reader of fantasy, historical fiction, dystopia, or all of these genres, well, you know that it needs a LOT of world-building. I find it INCREDIBLE, by the way, because HOW can you come up with SUCH ideas to create a whole world, just basically by putting words and ideas together in your mind?! I'm getting off subject a bit, here. What I mean is, maybe contemporary isn't taking us away in a made-up world or island of some kind, but that's okay, too. It still allows us to wander in a very familiar world, with different people. And, I mean, when you're tired or something, it's good not to think about the allegiances, family trees or trying to figure out where in this made up world the story is set.
I know what some of you (or some non-big readers or contemporary might think) : OUR world, characters with NO fantastic abilities, no big conspiracy of some kind… isn't that kind of…BORING? Well, no. Contemporary does not mean BORING, at all. Despite what we might think, contemporary can make us travel, grip the pages of a book because we want to know what happens next, drive us to tears and/or screaming at the same time because it's just THAT good. Boring, no, definitely, not.
With Katniss being busy saving the world, Harry being busy kind of doing the same thing, Tris being busy … well, saving her world, too…(you kind of got this, no?) … there isn't really time to tackle some other important issues in our world. As much as I'd love to save our messed-up world, I know that there are other things that should be mentionned. And contemporary is the best genre for that. No big world-building or conspiracy, but time to analyse and underline what matters too in teenagers', and everyone's lives. Themes, such as mental illness, sexuality issues, love and grief, abuse, depression, and many, many, many others, are talked about in lots of contemporary stories. And it's GOOD. It's refreshing, it's eyes-opening, it's just great to talk about it.
There's nothing WRONG with wanting to read "fluffy" books. I know contempoary isn't LIMITED to that kind of books -see above, I mean, it is DIVERSE AND WONDERFUL-, but there are fluffy, cute reads, too. And what if I like those?! We all need to feed the little puppy full of love in us. And we SHOULD, once in a while. It feels GREAT to do so.
If you got me wrong with this post, I'm sorry, and let me be clear : as much as I love contemporary novels, I LOVE dystopia, fantasy (need to read more!!), and lots of other genres, and I'm in no way criticizing them. That being said, I truly believe that, if a wonderful world-building and an earth-shattering story can stay with you forever, a contemporary story can, as well. It's sometimes the simple stories that can stay with you, forever. Simple characters, a world just like ours, and their lives, forever printed in your heart.
All of this post. All of it 🙂 I'm in a book club… and we were just talking about this while reading 'Eleanor and Park'. Anything by Rainbow Rowell makes me unbelievably happy, because she captures being the outcast (who we all feel like at least some of the time) so poignantly.
Eleanor & Park is one of my favorites, I just love it so, so much!! ❤ She really can do that perfectly!
YOU ARE SO RIGHT. We are the roots of diversity, us readers. Let us take over the world! Mwahahaha.
But seriously, this post is great.
Not to downplay contemporary but you can definitely find predominant issues and conflicts faced in contemporaries in other genres as well. It might not be as evident or in your face when, as you say, you're challenged by learning curves and exposition but intersectional dynamics can exist there as well.
Urban fantasy or Hist-Fic has seen some of my favourite reads recently because they do take place in past-or-present fixtures of Earth. Even The Rest of Us is wildly whimsical and speculative despite being wholly contemporary.
Thank you for your thoughts on this, Joey!
This post is WONDERFUL! Contemporary is my favourite genre and this post just put all my thoughts and feelings about them into one post!!! LOVE IT!!!
Yes exactly! There's never enough contemporaries!
I don't have the words to express the love right now!! This post is TOTALLY ON POINT, Marie, I have to say I completely agree with you! Fantasy is totally one of my favourite genres, but contemporary is right up there with it, because of so many of the reasons you mentioned. ❤ The contemporary genre is wide, full of possibilities, ranging from sweet and fluffy books to books dealing with hard issues and/or mental health—or maybe even both. It's a genre that most certainly cannot be replaced, and a genre I don't regret reading!


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Aloha, Hawaii! This is the place where no one is in a hurry. Local men wear colorful shirts and women dress in clothes called "the muumuu" - bright and rather shapeless dresses. Tourists come to Hawaii to recharge themselves with positive emotions and learn how to dance the Hula dance, which Hawaiians love very much. Various festivals take place here, such as the Kona Coffee Festival and the two-month Aloha Festivals. Just imagine two months of fun! Call us and buy fireworks to make life in Hawaii even brighter!
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Sugar Bytes Cyclop review
By Computer Music 2012-07-29T14:07:00.21Z
Unique, fun and powerful, though not the most versatile synth in the world.
Huge bass; great stereo imaging; distinctive sound; fantastic and unique modulation matrix; massive preset list; suits all ability levels.
Needs a Favourite button; quite a specific range of sounds.
Sugar Bytes Cyclop's Center Screen handles assignments, ranges and detailed modulation settings for each section.
Sugar Bytes Cyclop
When you tire of programming the synths, click the robot to open a sound-generating shoot-'em-up game!
In an uncertain world, it's always good to have a few constants, and few things are more constant than Sugar Bytes' plug-ins, which always seem to be as odd as they are inspiring.
The latest offering is a monophonic bass synth for Mac and PC (AU/VST/RTAS/AAX). The concept is deceptively simple: phat, characterful bass patches with evolving modulation and FX sequences.
"The ability to hop back and forth between user-specified LFO types and speeds using the main knob is fantastic and perfectly suited to the fast-mod-changing nature of modern dance styles."
The recipe? Take three parts easily programmable synth, add one part custom modulation sequencer, blend with an LFO section that's ingeniously in tune with the way people make electronic music these days, and finish with a versatile effects set-up.
At first glance, Cyclop looks quite intimidating, but initial WTF factor aside, it's actually very cleverly laid out. The interface centres on four main knobs: one for the Wobble section (an innovative LFO controller, and the beating heart of the instrument), one for morphing between two parameter setups, one for the main FX section, and one for controlling various assignable parameters.
And that sums up Cyclop! Although it's an instrument, its focus is very much on effecting and modulating - but that's not to say it doesn't make hefty noises right out of the gate.
It sounds large … really large. Cyclop's subs are beautifully controlled, so that even at their lowest notes, they still sound stomach-rumblingly thick.
One of the reasons Cyclop sounds so big is that it uses mid/side processing to introduce frequency-based stereo imaging between 250Hz and 4kHz. This ensures wide, interesting sounds that retain their punch and bass when played on mono systems.
Because this isn't adelay-based process, there are no phasing issues, which means Cyclop cuts through the mix very nicely.
One of the best things about Cyclop is its vast library of presets. These are great for familiarising yourself with the general workings of the synth, although because they tend to be very modulation-driven (that, after all, being the nature of this particular beast), they do rather tend towards extravagance. You won't find basic, bread-and-butter sounds here!
Also, despite being labelled a bass synth, Cyclop's regular Bass patches, per se, only take up quite a small percentage of the library - don't expect this synth to serve as a one-stop bass preset solution like Rob Papen's SubBoomBass.
With so many presets included, wethink that a 'favourite' button would be a welcome addition to the browser.
The eye has it
The key to getting the most out of Cyclop lies in the proper use of its modulation system. The Wobble section to the left offers a series of selectable LFO settings, each of which can be set to a specific speed and shape (of which there are many, including the S+H-style Freeze).
Further editing of the Wobble section is done inthe multifunctional Center Screen. The ability to hop back and forth between user-specified LFO types and speeds using the main knob is fantastic and perfectly suited to the fast-mod-changing nature of modern dance styles.
There's also an assignable 16-step modulation sequencer and a gate sequencer that facilitates so-called trance-gating. When assigned to pitch modulation, the former can be used with the latter to create intricate musical riffs.
Each of the main modulation sections features an automation recorder that enables you to record your movements and play them back from the plug-in itself, rather than the host. This enables spectacular evolving modulation combinations.
Many of the presets feature prerecorded movements, so it's always worth hitting the play button when browsing them to see what happens.
Desired effects
The effects section is what might happen if Sugar Bytes' Turnado and Effectrix plug-ins collided head-on. It features eight programmable slots (switched between using the big control knob, top right), each of which can host up to four effects, with every one from a different type.
The effect types comprise Pitch-Looper (a tempo-based looper with pitch variations), Looper (a choice of eight loop lengths), Vinyl FX (scratch, tape stop, slow-down, speed-up) and Send FX (phaser, chorus, delay and reverb), applied in that order.
These effects have no controls, but there are a few sub-types of each one, and you can also record the movements ofthe main control knob in this section. It's also worth mentioning the distortion unit in the master section, which features nine overdrive/distortion models.
Three sections (Wobble, FX Sequencer and the preset menu) also have randomise buttons, which are great for instant variation or calling up a random preset when you're stuck for ideas. Then there's the option to pre-assign setups and modulation recordings to the bottom end of your MIDI keyboard.
The specified keys are represented in the Center Screen, which also houses editors for the regular LFOs, envelopes, modulation sequencers and more.
Everything in the central section primarily serves to power the main knobs, and it's these that form the backbone of Cyclop's appeal. In truth, only hardcore synthesists are likely to dive too deeply into the editing controls - the vast majority will simply get busy with the knobs, and it's a credit to Sugar Bytes that the synth is so effective when used in this way.
Six of the best
The power of Cyclop really lies in its sequencing and modulation options, but without strong core synthesis methods, it wouldn't amount to much. Thankfully, Cyclop is well-equipped. It's a three-oscillator synth: two main oscillators and one sub-oscillator.
The sub is part of the master effects section, and it can kick out some lovely low-end oomph. The other two oscillators offer a choice of six generators, each with up to four unison voices.
The first three - Saw Regiment, Analog Sync and FM - are quite familiar but have some interesting features. Saw Regiment, for example, offers seven pitch-offset saw waves that can be stacked up to four times using the Unison mode, with intense results.
Transformer is a wavetable synth driven by a sample of your choice. It can be used for formant-shifted vocal sample playback, or mangling any old sound or loop you care to throw at it.
Spectromat is a bank of 32 oscillators and is just the thing for those who like scaring old people and small pets, while Phase Distressor is a modulated sine wave with a hypnotic interface that helps you to cope with the mental noises it generates.
All of this is blended in a mixer module before going through a couple of conventional but well-specified filters.
Cyclop is fun and easy to use, and although it's not for everybody, those making modern 'digital' styles or producing soundtracks - or indeed, anyone who just likes tinkering with novel and innovative synths - will find it powerful and unique-sounding, adding spice to existing tracks and inspiring new ones.
It isn't a particularly analogue-sounding or versatile synth, although we don't mean that as a criticism. If you want an analogue-style synth sound, get an analogue-modelling synth. If you want cutting-edge digital madness, however, Cyclop delivers.


I am absolutely excited about Pep joining our team. I consider Pep to be one of the best, if not the best manager today in football. We are getting a manager that epitomises in my view, passion and commitment. He's a winner. He's a proven winner. He has won professionally in every team he has coached. His record at BM, his record at FCB I think speaks for itself. The trophies, he has won - every single club competition out there from UCL to La Liga, the Bundesliga to the FIFA Club World Cup, to the respective cups in both leagues he has played. We are getting a proven winner, a passionate man, we are getting someone that I think will be an incredible asset to MCFC and I have no doubt he will transform our team to a whole new level. Pep always has a knack for talent and he loves to find young players that have incredible talent. He finds that talent, he nurtures it and you find them evolve and really succeed in both respective first team experiences that he has had at FCB and at BM. And today at our club, we have that, I think we have incredible talent today. It's the first time in years since we started this experience that truly, and at every level almost, within the football club we have incredible talent.
As players, we feel so proud every time we pull on a Manchester City shirt. The team have all been really impressed with the technology that has gone into the new design and this year's kit is even more special as we have our new Club badge on it. There's definitely a real sense of excitement around the Club as we approach the new season – I just can't wait for it to start!
The badge is so symbolic of Manchester City and everything that the Club represents; for the players and the fans. It's really exciting to see it on the new kit and myself and the Manchester City Women's team just can't wait to wear it. This is the most technologically advanced kit that we have ever had and a fitting way to kick-off the next chapter in the Club's history.
The time was right for a full revamp of our site, reflecting both the new expectations of our digital fans and our vision of where media consumption is heading. The main benefits of the new mancity.com can be described simply: more of the content you'll love with a better overall experience. The site is mobile-first, video-rich, and features engaging social content from across the club, our teams and players, our fan base and the wider football community. It adapts to the match cycles, makes it easier to discover trending or related content, and contains a fresh and modern design. We can proudly say that this site has been co-created with our fans as we involved them in multiple steps of the journey – from early research into what they liked or disliked about our and other sites, to advanced user experience design testing employing eye-tracking technology and high-fidelity prototyping, to a final open beta phase involving the launch of an MVP, user questionnaires and behavioural analytics. The new site is the latest example of our sustained commitment to innovating across the club, all directed at connecting better with our fans in both Manchester and around the world and ultimately strengthening our sense of community.
I have been so impressed from the outset with the club's approach to this entire badge project. There are not many clubs that would seek fans' views on such a central issue and there are even fewer, if any, that would then commit to respond so faithfully to the feedback received. The Club have listened, presented the information impartially and have responded appropriately. Not only have they reacted to the fact that the majority wanted to return to a round badge, they have also ensured that the three most favoured symbols as fed back by the fans have been included. On a personal level, I love the new design. It just feels right.
This Club knows how important its heritage is to its fans and it has ensured that those fans being consulted were fully aware of the history behind its previous symbols and I was privileged to play a part in that process with my lectures. I am most pleased that what has emerged, is a badge that can be described as a modern original – a badge that is authentic to the club and to the city, but with future facing touches. It respects and echoes badges that have come before it, but is not a pastiche of them. Personally I am also thrilled that for the first time, the club's birthdate is featured. What a perfect statement about how long this club has been around and how far it has come.
They have given us our badge back. I am delighted.
What I find particularly pleasing is how much the words Manchester and City stand out on this badge. With the inclusion of three evocative regional symbols of the ship, the rivers and the rose, there is no doubting that is a badge that is heavily tied to the city in which it resides and to which it has given so much.


It is very imperative that we assign each employee with a Work Schedule for whom we want to capture Time Data. Work Schedule determines the working pattern and the number of hours that an employee has to work in a given period.
In this article, we will see visit configuration of a Daily Work Schedule and Variants for DWS.
What is a Daily Work Schedule?
A Daily Work Schedule (DWS) is set of rules that define how an employee is expected to work on any given day. Within these rules first we need to capture the planned hours in a given day. A DWS can very well differ from what the employee has agreed to work on a daily basis then what has been specific in their work Contract.
Based on the planned hours, we can further configure if the start and end times are going to be fixed or flexible. We could also capture how breaks are given to an employee in a day. We also have an option to configure tolerance time to the Begin and End time.
In a DWS, we also have provision to configure the valuation criteria of a DWS. Valuation criteria are queried during Time Evaluation using various Operations. Valuation criteria includes defining minimum and maximum hours a employee can report on any given day, Compensation time if the employee exceeds the stipulated hours in their Work Contract. We can also configure any additional hours that should be credited to the employee's accrued time.
Here is how we can configure a Daily Work Schedule.
Let us say we need to configure a Work Schedule which required an employee to work 8 hours a day for 5 days a week from Monday to Friday starting 8:30 a. m. to 5:00 p.m. with 30 minutes of break.
These are the steps to configure the DWS.
First off all, we need to know the PSG grouping for all DWS. PSG Grouping will group all the DWS available to the specified group of PSA's. We will use PSG Grouping 01 in our example.
DWS are represented with a 4 alpha-numeric code. We will call our DWS as WORK (Work Day).
We assign validity duration for each Daily Work Schedule.
Next we assign the planned working hours for the given DWS. In our case, we set this to 8.0 hours as per the given requirement.
DWS selection rule is where we can determine if there are any variants to the DWS. We will discuss about the variants in the later part of this post.
Since in our requirements, Saturday and Sunday are Off-days, we will need a daily work schedule without any planned hours. We can select the option for "No planned working hrs." for the DWS for Saturday and Sunday.
The above configuration signifies that the employee can work their stipulated 8 hours between 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The core time has been set to 9:00 am to 11:30 am and 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm so the employee has to be present at work during these hours. Normal Working time is defaulted when the start and end times are not available.
We can use either the Fixed working hours or Flextime while configuring the DWS. They are mutually exclusive.
We also incorporate breaks in the DWS if required. Breaks are configured in a different node on IMG.(We will not discussed configuring Breaks in this article). The break schedule configured for us is 30MN.
We can also configure the tolerance for each DWS. Tolerance signifies the rounding up or down of the Clock Events.
In the Valuation section, we define various criteria's that can be used to evaluate employee's time data during Time Evaluation.
Daily WS Class is a selection criteria feature. Available entries are 0 to 9.
Automatic overtime checkbox is used if we do not require capturing of Overtime Approvals in IT2007. This field is typically left unchecked in most of the systems. This field can be accessed in Time Evaluation using operationVARST with parameter OVPOS.
Ind. for arbitrary use is a free text indicator that can be queried in Time Evaluation and custom enhancement for field V_T550A-RKEPA.
Reaction to overtime indicator is a setup to display an Error, Warning or No-notification when the employee has recorded work outside the flextime duration. We have to use the Flextime section to use the Reaction to Overtime indicator.
Similarly Reaction to OT in core time to displays an Error, Warning or No-notification if Overtime is recorded during the core time of a daily work schedule.
We will talk about the DWS Selection rule from the Planned working hours section.
Let us say that you have a requirement that employee should work 1/2 day on Christmas Eve if Christmas falls on Monday thru Friday. If Christmas is Saturday, then Friday is an OFF day. If Christmas is on Sunday, then no other days off.
Since we have 2 special cases to handle, we will need to create 2 variants for this requirement. Variants are assigned the same DWS name as if the day was a normal working day; however we have an alpha-numeric key to symbolize a variant.
Variant B is configured for a day-off.
Now we have configured the Variants but how do we apply the variant. Variants are applied by the DWS selection Rule (Planned working hours) section. We have used the rule 01 whole configuring the DWS �C WORK.
Rule 01 has two selection rules represented through the No. field.
If all the conditions are satisfied, apply Variant A.
If all the conditions are satisfied, apply Variant B.
Once the DWS are configured, we use the DWS in creating a pattern through a Periodic Work Schedule.
Periodic Work Schedules are then further used to create Work Schedule Rules. Work Schedule Rules are generated based on the rules configured in PWS and DWS. After generation, the Work Schedule Rules are then assigned the employee's Master Data in Infotype 0007 �C Planned Working Time.


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Japanese Theatre and Comedy – Mr Potsunen's Peculiar Slice of Life
Posted on 8th,Feb, 2015 16th,May, 2015
An aspect of Japanese culture that you might not see often outside of Japan is that of theatre. In fact if you ask most people about Japanese theatre they might mention Noh theatre or Kabuki theatre, but it is unlikely they have actually seen a show. In truth the Japanese theatrical scene is very rich, with thousands of performances every year which cover the whole spectrum of theatre including musicals and modern theatre.
Unfortunately, theatre groups rarely tour abroad, at least without a well known director attached, and for foreign audiences there is perhaps little appetite for modern Japanese theatre featuring actors who aren't known abroad and using a language that requires subtitles for most people to understand. Kentaro Kobayashi makes an interesting contrast to this, as his performance doesn't need dialogue and uses very little Japanese. He is a well known comedian in Japan, talented in acting as a mime, and able to direct, draw manga and write scripts.
Seven years ago he could be seen on the internet in a series of videos called 'The Japanese Traditions' with one particular video on sushi being very popular. In this video all of the aspects of eating in a sushi restaurant are re-interpreted in a comedic way as a teaching video for foreigners.
In Japan he is a big attraction for theatre-goers with tickets being highly sought after, his unique shows include mime, videos, music, and more. In 2012 he toured France with his show Mr Potsunen. It was well received and was even covered by an NHK documentary 'The Art of Humor.'
http://kentarokobayashi.net/
His Potsunen series of theatre shows date back to 2005, and have been released on DVD, however it is only in recent years that we have started to see him abroad and it is unfortunate that these shows have been limited. This is no barrier for those living in Japan, but it is a shame that it is hard for people living abroad to really understand the strength and breadth of Japanese theatre.
Potsunen refers to the name of a character that Kentaro has created, Mr Potsunen, and in his solo shows the audiences enter the unusual world and experiences of Mr Potsunen.
A typical performance includes a lot of mime in order to compensate for a lack of props, it is intensive work for a mime artist, but Kentaro has mastered this art form and incorporated it into his show. Along with videos on a projection screen and music, and a fairly large dose of humour, even people who don't know any Japanese can enjoy Mr Potsunen's adventures.
In 2015 Kentaro is once again touring France but this time he has had his first show in London, UK. Over two nights he wowed British audiences with a new Potsunen story at the Leicester Square Theatre (http://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/).
An interesting aspect of his performances is the use of finger walking to represent travelling, or in the case of his recent British show also swimming! It is hard to describe his unique finger walking, but you can see a video below.
So, for people abroad how do we categorize Kentaro Kobayashi's shows? It is certainly not traditional like Kabuki, Noh or Bunraku, although in his current tour abroad he has a stage hand dressed in black assisting just like a Kuroko (黒子) from a Kabuki play. This Kuroko completed his tasks just as if he was in a Kabuki play, moving props, but also playing the parts of a delivery man, and also even pretending to be a camera! A second part that Kentaro portrays in his recent Potsunen shows is a strange mysterious old man, wearing a Noh mask of an old man.
However, this certainly doesn't make his show a Noh play, in fact when Kentaro wears the Noh mask he exaggerates his acting, which can be considered the opposite of Noh acting. The old man mask usually represents the disguise of a god or fallen hero, it is mysterious, and in Potsunen it is certainly a mysterious character, but it is also mischievous.
Later theatrical forms such as Shinpa or Shingeki can also be ruled out, as this show doesn't sit within these categories either. His show can only be seen as a modern performance that makes use of various theatrical mediums, comedy and the unique talent of Kentaro Kobayashi.
So, next time you are in Japan why not try taking in a theatre show? Or if you are abroad and see a advertisment for a Japanese artist performing at a theatre near you, why not try it out? You might discover something new!
Posted in Culture, NewsTagged Comedy, Japanese theatre, kabuki Theatre, Kentaro Kobayashi, Leicester Square Theatre, Noh theatre
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Highlights include regular live interviews with Bishop Jaime Soto.
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