We're in the home stretch, everyone, I promise! Just a couple more posts and we'll be done with digestion. If you're new here and want to catch up, you can find the previous posts in this series on digestion here. We'll finish up our whirlwind tour of the small intestine today, and then all that's left is the cool, classy colon, also known as the large intestine.
We've talked a lot about the small intestine so far: how it works, and all the awful things that can happen when it's not working properly. So now that we've covered compromised intestinal permeability (i.e., a leaky gut), let's cover some ways to help repair it. 'Cuz let's face it: it's all well and good when your GI tract is functioning well and everything's going smoothly from top to bottom, but antacids, probiotics, and laxatives wouldn't be nearly the zillion-dollar moneymaker$ they are if untold numbers of people weren't experiencing some kind of digestive distress.
The first 3 "R" steps can be done more or less concurrently, although you might want to wait a couple of weeks for the third one. The fourth one definitely needs to be done last.
diets always have us not eat it.
Since other factors besides diet can induce a leaky gut, it's important to try to eliminate those, too. Unfortunately, some of those other things, like stress, are unavoidable. There are also several pharmaceutical drugs (including many that are OTC, like aspirin) that mess with the gut lining. Diet will have the biggest impact, but to whatever extent possible, the "remove" portion of the 4-R protocol should include eliminating or at least minimizing these other players. We can't eliminate stress altogether, but we can manage it better. And if you have a condition that requires intestine-damaging medication, maybe you can cut your dose down—after consulting with your doctor, of course. And then there's always the possibility that the condition you're taking the drugs for in the first place will abate as a result of the elimination protocol. Sweet!
Repair: If we think of the "remove" step as akin to the medical Hippocratic Oath ("First do no harm"), then we can think of the repair step as, "Second, do some good." That is, now that we've taken all the potentially damaging things out of our diet, we need to start putting beneficial things in. This category includes foods and supplements designed to cool the inflammation in the gut and give the body the nutrients it needs to transform the intestinal lining back from being a barren tile floor into the furry, fuzzy shag carpet it's supposed to be.
You can do a search to find gut-healing elements, but here are just a few: L-glutamine (an amino acid that serves as the enterocytes' favorite fuel source); marshmallow (the plant, not the stuff you put in s'mores); slippery elm; deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL—a fancy way for saying licorice that's had the compound removed that can be responsible for elevating blood pressure in some people); hydrochloric acid (HCl) supplements (because, remember, if you don't have enough stomach acid, the small intestine doesn't stand a chance); and digestive enzymes (to give the small intestine a little break from having to produce all of them on its own). Some of the herbs and supplements come in pill form, some can be taken as teas.
Of course, we always love healing via real food, and the one major superfood when it comes to healing the gut is bone broth. (I'll dedicate a whole post to bone broth sometime, but in a nutshell, the reason broth—or, really, stock—is so nourishing to the gut lining is because of the gelatin I talked about here. Note: among culinary nerds like me, "broth" usually refers to liquid simmered with meat/flesh, while "stock" implies the use of bones as well as meat. For this reason, a traditionally simmered stock is usually more nutrient-packed than a broth. [Higher mineral content and usually more gelatin, depending on the types of bones used.]) Two other gut superfoods are coconut oil and garlic (raw garlic is best, if you can handle it). They're antimicrobial, antifungal, and antiviral, and sometimes small intestinal ailments are the result of bacterial overgrowth or viral infection.
A good stockpot: the gut's best friend!
Note: This re-inoculate step is crucial if you've taken a few rounds of antibiotics. I cannot stress this enough. Antibiotics are a biggie when it comes to inducing a leaky gut. After all, they don't just kill the bad bugs inside us; they kill the good guys, too. A total carpet bomb (which is an awesome analogy, considering I keep calling the small intestine a shag carpet.) And the way to make sure we repopulate our lower GI tract with the good guys is to load up on probiotic foods (and/or supplements).
Reintroduce: This is the last of the Rs, and the one that will be the most informative for you going forward. Now that you've gone at least a month (or longer, if you so desire) without the foods that were the most likely culprits contributing to your leaky gut, and now that you've provided that gut with healing nutrients and repopulated the beneficial bacteria that live happily inside your colon, it's time to re-introduce some of those foods and see what happens. See, with all the effort you put into repairing your gut, said gut should now be in tip-top shape, and any food you react to can be assumed to be a genuine problem for you, rather than simply the result of a leaky gut. So this reintroduction phase is a good way to identify which foods you really should stay away from, and which ones your body does just fine with.
Proceed slowly when you reintroduce.
The key is to introduce the questionable foods one at a time. In other words, if you've been on your elimination diet for 30 days, don't wake up on day 31 and have egg and cheese on a croissant with a soy latte for breakfast. If you feel crappy later on, you won't know whether it's because of the wheat, the dairy, or the soy. It's not even really enough to introduce things one day at a time. Sometimes reactions to food can be delayed a while, so it's best to wait at least 2-3 days between reintroducing different foods.
Question: How long does it take to heal a leaky gut?
For a bit of gee-whiz info, the rapid turnover of the cells in our digestive tract is one of the reasons why people undergoing chemotherapy have so much GI distress. Chemo targets rapidly dividing cells—but just like antibiotics that kill the good bugs along with the bad, chemo doesn't discriminate between bad rapidly dividing cells (the cancerous ones) and good rapidly dividing cells (like hair follicles and the cells that line the GI tract). With the digestive system under constant attack from chemo, it's no surprise that patients undergoing that treatment often lose their appetite and/or feel nauseated.
Continue to the next post: Large Intestine, part 1.
"Kathy from Maine" here. I've read about the 4 Rs before, and I'm always confused with the "repair" part. In the second paragraph under that section, you start by saying, "You can do a search to find gut-healing elements, but here are just a few," and then list a bunch.
Do I pick one and done, or a couple of them, or all of them? If one is good, are four better? I'd love a little guidance, perhaps a sample protocol, like "Take __ mg of ___ in the morning," OR, "Take __ mg of ___, ___mg of ____, and ___ mg of ____ every single day for 30 days."
I know it's all individual, but I don't even know where to start, and my primary doc is no help as he doesn't believe in such things. I multi-vitamin is about as far as he would go before prescribing something from Big Pharma. Doesn't believe in supplements at all.
To be honest with you, this isn't my area of expertise. (I know...then why did I write about it? Maybe just trying to be thorough with the digestion series.) You don't need a ton of supplements. The most important thing is that you remove the "offending" foods/substances. That's the big step in terms of cooling the inflammation and calming things down. I think the glutamine is important...maybe 500-1000mg 2-3x/day, between meals. I also like gelatin...you can make homemade gummies using powdered gelatin.


Over the years, Ms Vassallo has won several international singing competitions, such as the Festival Del Grappolo D'Oro, the Vulcano D'Oro and the Festival Della Canzone Mediterranea. In 1986 and 1987, Ms Vassallo represented Malta in the April Spring Friendship Art Festival in D.P.R. Korea. In 1997, she represented Malta in Tunisia in an international gathering of artists from all over the Mediterranean.
Ms Vassallo was one of the founders of the Ghaqda Kantanti Lirici Maltin (Association of Maltese Lyrical Singers) and has been its President since 1990. She is involved in the organisation and presentation of concerts all over the Maltese Islands. Since 1990 and for many years after that, she held the position of Concert Organiser of the Malta Cultural Institute becoming its Director in May 2004.
Ms Vassallo has performed extensively both in Malta and abroad. Her repertoire includes a very wide range of operas, oratorios, musicals and sacred music, both by Maltese and foreign composers.
She is also an Associate Member of the Performing Rights Society of London as an author. With the co-operation of the Russian Cultural Centre in Valletta, she organises the Melita-Rossia Competition for Maltese Lyrical Singers.
In 1995, Ms Vassallo was awarded the Premio Citta' di Valletta in recognition of her work in the field of music. In 1996 and again in 2007, Ms Vassallo received a special award from the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Malta in recognition of her work to improve cultural relations between Russia and Malta. In 2014, Ms Vassallo received a medal from the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in recognition of her work to promote such cultural relationships.
In 2000, Ms Vassallo was invited by the Russian Society for Friendship and Cultural Relations to represent Malta on the judging panel of the prestigious Bella Voce International Competition for Lyrical Voices which was held in Moscow.
Ms Vassallo runs the Marie Therese Vassallo Voice Studio. She also directs the choral group Voice Studio Ensemble, which performs regularly in prestigious venues and is the resident choir of Balluta's parish church. She also holds the position of Director of the MuziKanti Ensemble which is a group of singers and since October 2009 she has been the Director of the 3E Choir at the University of Malta.
In 1967, Ms Vassallo's song Bit-Tlikki Tlikki, with her lyrics and her father's music was published by Keith Prowse Publishing Co. Ltd., London and also by Peter Morris, Milan.
In 1979, Gulf Publishing Co. Ltd. issued Stejjer Ghal Qabel Jidlam, poems and stories by Oliver Friggieri to her music.
Marie Therese Vassallo is married to Charles Axiak who is also a musician and they have two sons.
How did you first discover that you had a talent for singing?
I have loved singing ever since I can remember. From a very early age, I was singing with choirs and studying music. When I was about thirteen years old, I started to play the guitar, which meant that I could accompany myself. I sang in the solo role in an operetta at Sixth Form and I received such good reviews that I just continued from there.
I feel at my best when I am facing an audience and singing. The audience inspires me and I have a very good 'rapport' with my audience. I work hard for my performances and I am always prepared to the best of my abilities. I sometimes feel rather 'tight' just before a performance, but, once I am out on stage, I am a completely different person and totally absorbed in my performance.
I cannot live without my husband, Charles and without my family who have always supported me in all my activities.
I love travelling and that is where I spend most money.
What do you think is your best asset, and why?
My best asset is probably my sense of humour; I always manage to see the funny side in a situation. I can laugh at myself any time.


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Q: Install installer package on an installed system? I know this will be an odd question, but I was wondering if anyone knew how to install the Ubuntu Installer package in an Ubuntu installation.  To clarify, when you boot up to an Ubuntu LiveCD, it's got the installer program available so that you can install Ubuntu to a drive.  Naturally, this program is not present in the installed Ubuntu.  Is there, though, a way to download and install it like other packages?
Invariably, someone will ask what I'm trying to do, and the answer is that I don't really know.  I just kinda want to tinker around with the installer and look at it and play with it; no particular reason.  Curiosity, mostly.  Thanks in advance for the help!

A: Try:
sudo apt-get install ubiquity-frontend-gtk

A: If you're looking to tinker with the installer, please do so within the confines of a running live CD, preferably using a virtual machine like KVM.  With some very small exceptions, ubiquity is written in Python, so you can install your favorite editor and modify it in place.
Equally, if you're aiming to make large changes, you can get the latest copy from revision control by running bzr branch lp:ubiquity.  You can build a set of Debian packages using debuild, then copy them to and install them in the live environment.  Alternatively, you can NFS mount the portion of the ubiquity tree that you're working on in the live environment over top of the existing directory, edit files in the branch on your local machine, then immediately test them by running the installer.
The latter approach is a stripped down version of what I use while working on it, and I find it speeds up my development, prevents me from losing changes if the virtual machine goes down, and prevents my changes from becoming out of sync with changes to the branch.

A: Do you mean Ubiquity? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ubiquity

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BELGRADE: Serbian actor Nikola Kojo has wrapped production on his directorial debut The Flock / Stado, a satirical comedy about life behind the camera, based on a true story. The project is currently in postproduction with the premiere due for 24 November 2016.
More often than not, a great drama precedes the film we see on screen. Filmmakers, those hopeless enthusiasts who ignore the reality of life, risk their very existence in their desire to create a great work of art. This story can be told in many different languages and in many different countries, even in many different periods of time. The story tells us that the road to the red carpet is not all roses, but filled with compromise, struggle and even with a pact with the devil, if necessary.
The main characters are played by Nikola Kojo, Zoran Cvijanović, Vesna Trivalić, Nataša Ninković, Nikola Đuričko, Goran Šušljik, Srđan Timarov and Branislav Trifunović.
Biljana Prvanović and Nikola Kojo are producing through Serbia's K-12 Film & TV Production in coproduction with Film Center Serbia, Prva Srpska Televizija and Cineplexx.
With a budget of approximately 1 m EUR, the film benefited from a grant of 162,168 EUR / 20 m RSD from Film Center Serbia.
Shooting started on 23 June 2016. All 37 shooting days were spent on location in Belgrade. One of the more interesting facts about this shoot is that it involved an actual flock of sheep, their scenes being shot in Karađorđe's park in the center of the capital, the neighborhood of Senjak, as well as the apartment of one of the main characters.
Continental Film is handling the domestic and regional distribution. The TV rights belong to Prva Srpska Televizija, with the TV premiere expected for March 2017. No sales agent is attached to the project yet.


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This historic estate in California is up for sale at $225 million
A historic estate in the Bel Air neighborhood in California is potentially the most expensive home listing in the U.S.
This historic estate in California is up for sale at $225 million A historic estate in the Bel Air neighborhood in California is potentially the most expensive home listing in the U.S. Check out this story on wausaudailyherald.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/10/17/casa-encantada-conrad-hilton-estate-up-sale-225-million/4006609002/
Brett Molina, USA TODAY Published 2:13 p.m. CT Oct. 17, 2019 | Updated 6:00 a.m. CT Oct. 18, 2019
The Conrad Hilton estate, also know as Casa Encantada. (Photo: Simon Berlyn)
A historic estate in the Bel Air neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, is potentially the most expensive home listing in the U.S.
The Conrad Hilton estate, also known as Casa Encantada, is on the market for $225 million. It was built in 1938 and has been owned by investor and philanthropist Gary Winnick and his wife, Karen, for nearly two decades.
According to The Los Angeles Times, it is the most expensive public real estate listing in U.S. history. It was originally owned by Conrad Hilton, who founded the Hilton Hotels chain.
So what does $225 million get you? The 40,000-square-foot property features 18-foot ceilings, 60 rooms, an architectural pool house with a professional screening room and formal bar, a north-south lighted tennis court, a separately constructed basketball court, a full guest house, multiple greenhouses, and koi ponds.
The Times reports the Hiltons set a record in 1979 when the property was sold for $12.4 million, the most expensive single-family home sale to date.
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Semco Windows and Doors closes in Merrill; over 140 people lose jobs
A&W restaurant closed in Wausau, reopening uncertain
New owners of Patina Coffeehouse share plans for popular shop
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WEEK 1st - 10th NOVEMBER
November 10, 1998 : "KING's X" releases "Tape Head".
November 10, 1998 : "DREAM THEATER" release their live album, "Once In A Livetime".
November 10, 1969 : "LED ZEPPELIN II" goes gold.
November 9, 1999 : SEBASTIAN BACH releases "Bring 'Em Bach Alive".
November 8, 1971 : "LED ZEPPELIN IV" is released.
November 7, 1988 : "IRON MAIDEN" release the single "The Clairvoyant".
November 7, 2000 : Epic Records will release STEVE VAI's "The 7th Song" album.
November 6, 1989 : "IRON MAIDEN" release the single for "Infinite Dreams" and the Maiden England video.
November 4, 1986 : "MEGADETH" released their second album, "Peace Sells...But Who's Buying".
November 4, 1985 : "AEROSMITH" release "Done With Mirrors".
November 2, 1999 : "DANZIG" release "6:66 - Satan's Child"
November 2, 1999 : "ALICE IN CHAINS" release "Music Bank"
November 2, 1999 : "OVERKILL" release "Coverkill".
November 1, 1974 : "QUEEN" release "Sheer Heart Attack".
WEEK 1st - 10th NOVEMBER (BIRTHDAYS)
Glen Buxton : ex-ALICE COOPER - November 10, 1947 (R.I.P. october 19,1997)
Dennis Stratton : "PRAYING MANTIS" / ex-"IRON MAIDEN" - November 9, 1954
Jeff Martin : "RACER X" / ex-"BADLANDS" - November 9, 1959
Jeff Scott Soto : "SOUL SIRKUS" / ex-"TALISMAN" / YNGWIE MALMSTEEN - November 9, 1966
Tommy Thayer : ex-"BLACK N' BLUE" / "KISS" - November 7, 1960
Brian Jay : "KEEL" - November 7, 1961
Robert Duda : "TAKARA" - November 7, 1965
Craig Goldy : "DIO"- November 6, 1961
Paul Gilbert : "MR. BIG" - November 6, 1966
Angela Gossow : "ARCH ENEMY" - November 5
Brian Wheat : "TESLA" - November 5, 1962
Jordan Rudess : "DREAM THEATER" - November 4, 1956
Jeff Scott Soto : "TALISMAN" - November 4, 1965
Jocke Lundholm : "220 VOLT" - November 3, 1964
Bobby Dall : "POISON" - November 2, 1958
Anthony Keidis : "RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS" - November 1, 1962
Rick Allen : "DEF LEPPARD" - November 1, 1963
Joe LeSte' : "BEAUTIFUL CREATURES" / ex-"BANG TANGO" - November 1, 1964


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I developed this as part of Remexos, however, I decided that it was too good to deprive the community of, as such I asked for permission to release the API to the public.
This API Requires Blizzard's Mouse Controller and either Custom Controls from Tons of Add-ons, Blizz-ABS or RMX-OS.
It may work with another mouse system out of the box but it might take some editing of the two systems.
This was developed as part of Remexos, please support the project. Any bugs or questions? Ask here.
Finally a public window script that works!
It could be used to create any sort of user interface, but will I? no.
Alright well the direct key call isn't that big of a deal. I can live without that, but is there any way you could help me with editing this for my use? I would like to use it for a RMX-OS game I am working on. I am gathering the core system stuff right now and this script would make a great improvement to that database.
there is no editing involved. it is a scripting TOOL. it dose nothing on its own. now if you want to use it to create a system, go right ahead, post here if you have question as to how certain things work. but don't expect me to explain everything. the classes are well commented for a reason. so that some one reading the script could figure it out on their own.
Alright, well thank you for the info. I am going to looking to it.
In the demo provided, in the item list it shows all the items in the database. How would I change it so that it only shows the items you have?
wow, really? you couldn't just look at how the item menu dose it?
I did look at how the item menu did it, but I wasn't able to get it to work.
Thanks! I finnaly got it to work!
edit: One more quick question. What does the right click window do? I saw it while looking at the test window 2, but whenever I right click on the check box it gives a "failed to create bitmap" error.
version 2.0 is out. fixes close to 20 small errors caused by stupidity and finishes hover functionality.


On October 7, 1885, Danish physicist and Nobel Laureate Niels Bohr was born. Bohr made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
Niels Bohr grew up in a home full of academics. Only his brother became a professional football player and also Bohr played this sport passionately. After school, he enrolled at Copenhagen University majoring in physics. Other subjects Bohr's were mathematics, astronomy and even philosophy in which he mostly excelled. Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters once set up a student contest for innovative methods measuring the surface tension of liquids. Bohr became a glass blower to build adequate instruments for his experiments and he won the competition. Still, he was always behind in the competition with his younger brother Harald, who earned his masters degree as well as his doctorate before Niels did.
In the 1910s, Niels Bohr traveled around to meet scientists and show them his achieved work. At Cambridge he experimented with cathode rays, but could not impress J. J. Thomson. When continuing to the Victoria University of Manchester, Bohr got to know Ernest Rutherford. Rutherford enjoyed Bohr's works and invited him for post-doctoral studies before starting a position as privatdocent at the University of Copenhagen. He managed to publish several scientific works there. Influenced from Rutherford's model of nuclear structures, Bohr combined them with the quantum theories of Max Planck. The result was the Bohr atom model, which introduced the idea of electrons travelling in orbits around the atom's nucleus. Further theories were applied here and became known as the foundations of the old quantum theory (as it is called on this day). Bohr's research results met mixed feelings. Ernest Rutherford and Albert Einstein however thought of it as a gigantic breakthrough in physics.
In 1917, the young scientist Bohr started planning an Institute of Theoretical Physics, for which he received mostly support from private and governmental organisations. In 1921, Bohr became its director and today it is known as the Niels Bohr Institute. As Bohr continued his studies on his atom model, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 1922 for his works in quantum mechanics. Heisenberg started working for Niels Bohr at the University of Copenhagen in 1926 and developed the mathematic foundations for quantum mechanics there. In the following year, Heisenberg developed his uncertainty principle, which Bohr used for improvements of his own theories and ideas. Through the years, Bohr and Albert Einstein had lively but good-natured discussions on various aspects, such as the determinism of classical physics. Einstein preferred this term over quantum mechanics and detailed philosophical discussions evolved.
At yovisto, you may enjoy an introductory lecture on Bohr's Quantum Mechanics by Saul Hernandez.


Located: Lake Creek Loop Road. Built near where the Lake Creek School was located in the early 1900's.
Article from supplement of Upper Rogue Independent on February 2000. Helen Barrow rings the bell to official open the Lake Creek Learning Center.
Helen Barrow was born in Lake Creek and spent her grade school years at Lake Creek Schools. In an article prepared by Mark Flint for the Lake Creek Historical Society (Winter 1999), Mrs. Barrow said it was the influence of Lake Creek School teacher Julia Sidley that led her to a teaching career.


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Mount Everest region glaciers retreating as climate warms
Climate Change Updates May 29- 31, 2013
EU's greenhouse gas emissions sink to lowest since 1990 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/29/us-eu-emissions-idUSBRE94S0EV20130529?feedType=RSSHYPERLINK "http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/29/us-eu-emissions-idUSBRE94S0EV20130529?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews"&HYPERLINK "http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/29/us-eu-emissions-idUSBRE94S0EV20130529?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews"feedName=environmentNews The 2011 decline, which coincided with a 1.6 percent rise in GDP, was the result of a relatively mild winter, the agency said. It followed a rise in 2010 when a colder winter and a rebound in many economies drove upenergyHYPERLINK "http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/29/us-eu-emissions-idUSBRE94S0EV20130529?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews" use, breaking a multi-year pattern of emissions' declines. Jacqueline McGlade, the head of the European Environment Agency, which collects scientific data and advises EU policy-makers, said the EU was making progress towards its target of a 20 percent cut in emissions by 2020 compared with 1990 levels.
Ban Ki-moon could oversee climate target debate http://www.kln.gov.my/web/pak_islamabad/home in a document submitted to the UN climate agency, the UNFCCC, it called on governments to indicate what form their share of a global 2015 climate treaty could take during the COP19 Warsaw summit in November this year with a 2014 deadline to finalise initial pledges. These could then be negotiated at Ban Ki-moon's climate meeting at the UN General Assembly in September 2014.
UK emissions fell further than other EU nations after mild 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/29/uk-emissions-fell-further-eu-2011 The mild winter of 2011-12 may seem a distant memory after this year's big chill, but the warmer temperatures helped the UK achieve a fall in greenhouse gases steeper than any other nation in the European Union. In 2011, the latest year for which figures are available, UK emissions of climate-warming gases dropped by 7%, compared with an EU average of 3.3%, according to data released on Wednesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
EU greenhouse gas emissions lowest to date http://news.yahoo.com/eu-greenhouse-gas-emissions-lowest-date-143000877.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The EU's environmental agency says the 27-nation bloc'sgreenhouse emissions in 2011 were the lowest since it began monitoring them in 1990. The European Environment Agency says greenhouse gas emissions dropped 3.3 percent compared to 2010, and were 18.4 percent below 1990 levels. It cited a milder winter in 2011 as the main reason for the drop. Agency director Jacqueline McGlade said Wednesday the European Union was "making clear progress towards its emission targets."
US needs to work with India, China on climate change: Report http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/us-needs-to-work-with-india-china-on-climate-change-report/articleshow/20343977.cms WASHINGTON: The US, which accounts for 18 per cent of the global carbon dioxide emissions, needs to work with India and China to make meaningful improvement on issues related to climate changeand resource scarcity, a Congressional report has said.
As Glaciers Melt, Alpine Mountains Lose Their Glue, Threatening Swiss Village http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/world/europe/in-swiss-alps-glacial-melting- unglues-mountains.html?_r=1HYPERLINK "http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/world/europe/in-swiss-alps-glacial-melting-%20unglues-mountains.html?_r=1&"& GRINDELWALD, Switzerland — Marco Bomio recalls that bright Sunday morning in June 2006 as if it were yesterday. Mr. Bomio, 59, a school principal and mountain guide, attended a religious service on a high mountain meadow to mark the founding of a local guide group.
Mount Everest region glaciers retreating as climate warms http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/05/29/mount-everest-region-glaciers-retreating-as-climate-warms/ A recent study led by a graduate student at the University of Milan in Italy reveals declining snow amounts and retreating glaciers in the Mount Everest region, reaffirming fears that many scientists hold – increasing global temperatures could cause irreversible damage. The research presented at an American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference in Mexico earlier this month, shows that the glaciers in the Everest region have shrunk by 13 percent over the last 50 years.
Africa: Continent Roots for Agriculture in Global Climate Change Talks http://allafrica.com/stories/201305291321.html Climate change and its consequences for the environment present an enormous threat to human development and progress today. It is with this understanding that the UN subsidiary bodies are due to meet in Bonn, Germany, in June to advance agreements on climate change, anchored around the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. For most African countries, climate change has not only become a key policy priority as reflected in their national communications to the UNFCCC but also the reason for more concerted engagement in the global climate change debate. This may explain Kenya's recent move to launch a national climate change action plan that will guide the transition of the country towards a low carbon climate resilient development pathway.
EU seeks 2014 deadline for nations' greenhouse gas plans http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/28/us-climate-goals-idUKBRE94R0LN20130528 Preparing for a climate meeting of government delegates next week in Bonn, Germany, the EU said all countries should sketch out national commitments for limiting rising world greenhouse gases beyond 2020 by the end of 2014. Deciding on commitments next year should allow time for a review of each national plan before the 2015 agreement, it said. National plans should be easily comparable so that they could be toughened if needed after a review, the EU said in an official submission to the United Nations.
As Glaciers Melt, Alpine Mountains Lose Their Glue, Threatening Swiss Village http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/world/europe/in-swiss-alps-glacial-melting-unglues-mountains.html?_r=1HYPERLINK "http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/world/europe/in-swiss-alps-glacial-melting-unglues-mountains.html?_r=1&"& GRINDELWALD, Switzerland — Marco Bomio recalls that bright Sunday morning in June 2006 as if it were yesterday. Mr. Bomio, 59, a school principal and mountain guide, attended a religious service on a high mountain meadow to mark the founding of a local guide group.
Climate change adaptation: So simple, a caveman could do it http://grist.org/news/climate-change-adaptation-so-simple-a-caveman-could-do-it/ Climate change is a helluva thing to live through. But humanity's ability to cope and survive during past periods of climatic upheaval might have been what inspired species-advancing leaps in culture and innovation. New research published last week in the journalHYPERLINK "http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v4/n5/full/ncomms2897.html"HYPERLINK "http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v4/n5/full/ncomms2897.html"Nature Communications links some of our ancestors' greatest cultural advances during the Middle Stone Age to periods of tremendous tumult in the climate. The findings suggest climate change helped get our African ancestors off their butts and thrust them off on quests to explore the greater world.
Pacific islands' deadly threat from climate change http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/pacific-islands-face-a-deadly-threat-from-climate-change/2013/05/30/86ff1956-c7a9-11e2-9245-773c0123c027_story.html For almost 70 years, my country, the Marshall Islands, has been fighting for its survival. Unfortunately, the threats we face are the result of forces we cannot control. From 1946 to 1958, we endured the horror of 67 atmospheric nuclear tests. The most powerful was the "Bravo shot," equivalent in power to 1,000 Hiroshima bombs. Now our residents are confronted by a different kind of atmospheric danger: the existential threat posed by climate change.
Colorado Getting A Climate Change Czar http://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/05/30/colorado-getting-a-climate-change-czar/ DENVER (AP)– Colorado is getting a climate change czar, a new position signed into law this week after a debate that included biblical references and tongue-in-cheek praise for the Weather Channel. The state official, yet to be named by the governor, will be tasked with studying the impacts of climate change in Colorado. The czar will make recommendations on how to prepare for everything from larger wildfires to shorter ski seasons.
Is Obama finally getting serious about climate change? http://theweek.com/article/index/244955/is-obama-finally-getting-serious-about-climate-change Environmentalists have long accused President Obama of moving slower than a glacier when it comes to dealing with climate change. They say that despite repeated calls for forceful government action, Obama has never truly delivered, instead allowing the issue to quietly fade from view. Close watchers of Obama's presidency have speculated that he'd use his second term to push for legacy-cementing policies, including ones that would seriously address climate change. On Wednesday, he touched on the subject, saying at a fundraiser that he didn't "have much patience for people who deny climate change."
Climate change study: 82 percent of Calif. native fish species risk extinction http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/30/5459758/climate-change-study-82-percent.html Climate change may cause the extinction of 82 percent of California's native fish species over the next century, according to a new study, including iconic species such as coastal steelhead and Central Valley salmon. The peer-reviewed study by fishery experts at theUniversityHYPERLINK "http://topics.sacbee.com/University+of+California/" of California, Davis, set out to create a framework to measure how vulnerable numerous species are to climate change.
Climate change sceptic and mining magnate lined up for Nationals council http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/31/climate-change-mining-nationals-council A "major sponsor's address" at the National party's federal council on Saturday will be given by either well-known climate sceptic Ian Plimer or mining magnate Tad Watroba. Guardian Australia has learned that Hancock Prospecting subsidiary Queensland Coal Investments will be the major sponsor of the event, with the program saying that the address will be delivered by geologist Prof Plimer. While the program for the meeting – the party's policy-making forum – lists Plimer as delivering the 10-minute lunchtime speech, when Guardian Australia contacted him on Thursday he joked that he might be "sacked" in favour of Watroba.
Half of Telegraph readers belief climate change a 'natural phenomenon'. 98% of scientists disagree http://www.leftfootforward.org/2013/05/half-of-telegraph-readers-belief-climate-change-a-natural-phenomenon-98-of-scientists-disagree On the back of chairman of the Commons Energy and Climate Change committee Tim Yeo's comments that climate change may not be man-made after all, the Telegraph have done apoll asking readers if they think the same. After voting in the poll – I voted 'yes completely', as you might have guessed – you get the results. And guess what – a whopping 48 per cent of Telegraph readers believe that climate change is a 'completely natural phenomenon'.
Climate change may be making stronger storms, not more of them http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/30/daily-circuit-climate-change The hurricane season that begins Saturday is likely to be more active than average. But it's not because of climate change — or at least, not in any way that's easy to detect. "Here's the bottom line," said Paul Huttner, MPR News' chief meteorologist. "Climate change does not seem to have a link to producing more hurricanes. The numbers just don't show that." Speaking with host Tom Weber on The Daily Circuit, Huttner added that climate change may be a factor in the severity of the hurricanes, if not the number. "There's some evidence that these warmer oceans are producing more intense storms, more major hurricanes," he said. "In fact, since 1970 the number of Category 3 storms has doubled."
Are five-month summers in our future thanks to climate change? http://pix11.com/2013/05/30/are-five-month-summers-in-our-future-because-of-climate-change/#axzz2UqRlzzvF NEW YORK (PIX 11)- A five-month-long summer could be in Tri-State residents' future, according to a variety of meteorological models. Assuming they're true, whether or not New Yorkers are prepared for the hazards associated with them is an open question. So is the accuracy of the meteorological models. Most weather professionals have been commenting in the last few weeks about a new study from the Columbia University Earth Institute that predicts a rise in heat-related deaths in Manhattan in the years and decades ahead. One specific finding of the study is that heat-related deaths in May and September are likely to rise exponentially as the century proceeds, and as the summers start to lengthen. While that may be true, an expert on long-term forecasting, forensic meteorologist Thomas Downs of Weather2000.com in Manhattan, said that here on the East Coast the May heat-up is not expected to be nearly as great as it might become in landlocked parts of the U.S. "You have the air conditioning of the Atlantic Ocean," he said in an interview. "That impacts the New York City area." He said that because May always follows the colder months of winter and spring, the ocean in our area will always be relatively cool for the duration of the fifth month of the year. It, in turn, cools the air in our region.
The Irrelevance of Climate Change Skeptics http://theenergycollective.com/roger-pielke-jr/230251/irrelevance-climate-skeptics Earlier this week, Martin Wolf of the Financial Times announced that the "climate skeptics have won."His comments echo those of former Nasa scientist James Hansen who told an audience in Edinburgh last year that the skeptics "have been winning the public debate with the help of tremendous resources." The action needed in response to this situation was spelt out by Lord Stern – the eponymous author of the well-known 2007 report on the economics of climate change – who once called skeptics "forces of darkness" who had to be "driven back."HYPERLINK "http://http/www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/09/prince-charles-climate-change-sceptics" Such comments reflect a conventional wisdom in the climate debate. Climate skeptics, or deniers as they are often called, are presented as all-powerful forces bankrolled by rich corporations who have wielded their awesome power to block efforts to deal with the threat of human caused climate change. How do we know that climate skeptics have such power? As Martin Wolf explains, it is the "world's inaction" on climate policy which reveals their power.
Climate Changes Updates 29 May 2013
1) Cheap coal 'threatens UK pollution targets'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22711416
2) Obama Campaign Group Targets Climate Change
http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/obama-campaign-group-targets-climate-change-20130528
3) Can Pakistan survive climate change?
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1059981842
Opening statement by UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres at Carbon Expo in Barcelona
http://unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/statements/application/pdf/130529_statement_carbonexpo.pdf
5) Biodiversity going down on the farm
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/biodiversity-going-down-on-the-farm-20130528-2n81v.html
6) Improving 'Crop Per Drop' Could Boost Global Food Security and Water Sustainability
7) Despite Safety and Other Concerns, Nuclear Power Saves Lives, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Experts Say
8) Insight: climate risk analysis for ecosystems
9) Natural Catastrophes in 2012 Dominated by U.S. Weather Extremes
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/46034
10) Tim Yeo: humans may not be to blame for global warming
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/10086694/Tim-Yeo-humans-may-not-be-to-blame-for-global-warming.html
11) Tim Yeo says climate change could be down to 'natural phases'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/10087901/Audio-Tim-Yeo-says-climate-change-could-be-down-to-natural-phases.html
12) EU CO2 emissions decrease by 2.1 pct in 2012: Eurostat
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2013-05/29/c_132417463.htm
13) Ban Ki-moon could oversee climate target debate
http://www.rtcc.org/ban-ki-moon-could-oversee-climate-target-debate/
14) Food in the shadow of climate change
http://www.rtcc.org/food-in-the-shadow-of-climate-change/
15) EU greenhouse gas emissions lowest to date
http://news.yahoo.com/eu-greenhouse-gas-emissions-lowest-date-143000877.html
The dirty little secret to tackling climate change Climate change is the mother of invention Climate science and politics – where two worlds collide A unified approach to climate change and hunger Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation A majority of scientists say climate change is caused by humans Who's Paying the Price for Global Warming? Bananas could replace potatoes in warming world Chemicals Pollutants Threaten Health in the Arctic Scientists Develop CO2 Sequestration Technique Heat-related deaths may increase with climate change Scientists say united on global warming, at odds with public view


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Kim Eun-jung (born 1972), also spelled Kim Eun-joong, is a South Korean children's books writer.

Career
Kim was born in Paju, Gyeonggi-do in 1972. She won the Kim Man-jung Literary Prize in 2010 for her story The King of Thieves Welcomes a Thief. The following year, she won the 9th Pureun Literary Prize for her story Magic Trick, which was later published in the collection My Childish Father alongside contributions from fellow children's writers Shin Hye-young, Ha Eun-yu, and Kim Sun-young. Kim's next book, released in December 2011, was about a young protagonist Daepungi and his efforts to earn enough money to buy a video game console, and the conflict with his mother that results. The following year she released another novel aimed at pre-teens, The Day He Didn't Want To Write a Book Report, which was reviewed by the Busan Ilbo. Her most recent book, Special Mission! Let's Protect Ieodo, discusses the marine research station on the disputed island of Ieodo and encourages the young readers to take an interest in it.

Works
Note: English titles are unofficial translations only

The King of Thieves Welcomes a Thief [도둑왕이 도둑맞은 것]. 2010.
What Day Is It? [무슨 날이에요?]. Seoul: Daekyo Books [대교출판], February 2011. .
The Great Devil King Kang Yu-ri [잘난 척 대마왕 강유리]. Seoul: Blue Garden Books, April 2011. .
Magic Trick [마법을 부르는 마술]. In My Childish Father: 9th Pureun Literary Prize Children's Stories Collection [나의 철부지 아빠: 제9회 푸른문학상 동화집]. Seoul: Pureun Books, November 2011. .
The White Monster Goes Thud-Thud-Thud [하얀 괴물이 쿵쿵쿵]. Seoul: Daekyo Books [대교출판], September 2011. .
Give Me My Money [돈조아마녀님, 내 돈 주세요]. Seoul: Blue Garden Books [파란정원], December 2011. .
The Day He Didn't Want to Write a Book Report [독후감 쓰기 싫은 날]. Paju: Gimm-Young Publishers, Inc. [김영사]. December 2012. .
Special Mission! Let's Protect Ieodo [특명! 이어도를 지켜라]. Seoul: Sangsuri, November 2013. .

References

External links
Works by Kim Eun-jung in the National Library of Korea catalogue

1972 births
Living people
South Korean women children's writers
People from Paju
South Korean writers
21st-century South Korean women writers

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If you are acting as a tenant or buyer, you should never pay a dime for representation. In both residential and commercial real estate, the industry standard is for landlords and sellers to pay commissions to both their agent and the buyer's or tenant's agent.
Don't be taken advantage of by so called "negotiators", "consultants", or "attorneys" who try and charge you thousands of dollars to perform the services that a qualified and well-trained, healthcare real estate agent will handle for free AND… with much better results.
SHOULD I EVER PAY A "NEGOTIATOR" OR "ATTORNEY" TO BE MY AGENT?
Absolutely NOT! You should never pay anyone to be your agent. While you should always have an attorney in every transaction, the attorney should not be finding properties or negotiating economic or business deal points, any more than your agent should not be drafting legal language. The best attorneys won't try and be a real estate agent. Likewise, the best real estate agents won't even consider drafting legal language or telling you that they can be your attorney.
Don't even consider having an attorney be your real estate agent. Don't be taken advantage of by out of state or even out of country attorneys who try and charge thousands of dollars to act as a "negotiator" or who try and replace your real estate agent.
IS THERE A REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE?
There is a huge difference between residential and commercial real estate. The best residential agents wouldn't even consider doing a commercial transaction and the best commercial agents don't dabble in residential either. Each sector has a very different approach to the market and commercial real estate has dozens of additional business and economic considerations that residential real estate does not have.
There are expert residential agents and expert commercial agents… but if you find an agent that says they do both, move on to find an agent who only does one or the other.
WHAT ARE THE MAIN BENEFITS OF HIRING AN AGENT?
Saving dozens of hours of valuable time. Avoiding costly pitfalls, complications and delays. Saving a substantial amount of money. Obtaining significant concessions. Ensuring your interests are always first and protected. Giving you peace of mind that you are in the best property and achieved the most favorable terms possible.
DO I NEED TO ALSO HIRE AN ATTORNEY?
Absolutely. Lease and purchase contracts are legally binding documents. You receive the benefit of occupying and / or owning the space or building, and with that benefit, comes obligations of what you have to do to maintain that occupancy or ownership.
When looking for an attorney, your real estate agent should be able to give you the names of several attorneys that you can interview, to determine who can offer you the best combination of value, protection, price, etc.
In a real estate transaction, it is imperative that your attorney specialize in real estate, contract and business law. Just like you don't want a dentist performing orthopedic surgery, you don't want an attorney who generalizes or focuses outside of real estate, trying to be a real estate attorney. In that case the results are typically unwanted exposure or an attorney that will frustrate the owner or seller by asking for things that are completely unreasonable. Additionally, it will typically cost you a significant amount more than it would have if you worked with an attorney who understood real estate law.
WHY WOULDN'T I JUST TRY AND DO MY OWN NEGOTIATING FIRST, AND THEN BRING IN AN AGENT IF I NEED ONE?
Unfortunately, many tenants and buyers try this approach, only to discover they are not sure if the property or space really is the best location or option for them… and more importantly, they are not sure they are receiving the best possible terms.
This isn't much different than asking a healthcare provider, "how about if I try the procedure on myself and then just call if I get into trouble". While this might seem a little more exaggerated, the results of messing up a commercial real estate transaction, choosing a property that wasn't the best option or missing a key evaluation such as purchasing vs. leasing, etc., can cost you tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
It's not like buying the wrong type of gloves or overpaying for supplies, where you can correct the wrong purchase next month. In commercial real estate, you typically only get one chance at negotiations every 5, 7 or 10 years. Making a mistake is very costly… in addition to dozens of wasted hours of your valuable time.
Bringing in an agent at any time in a transaction is better than going it alone. However, the longer you wait and the more you try and accomplish on your own, the harder it is for your agent to undue mistakes and expedite the transaction. Your agent would need to undo any communication errors you potentially made, begin the process over from where it should have been at the beginning and navigate a seller, landlord or listing agent who is probably frustrated at that point of a transaction.
You can save yourself a lot of wasted time and energy by hiring the most qualified representation you can find. Then, let them direct the process and achieve the most favorable results possible.
HOW MUCH MONEY COULD I SAVE WORKING WITH AN EXPERT AGENT?
Tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars. If your lease payment is off by even a small amount of money, it can add up to a significant loss of money over 10 years in unnecessary, higher payments. Likewise, if you don't receive the proper amount of build out period, free rent period, tenant improvement allowance and more, you can leave the same amount of money on the table.
On a positive note, if you are properly represented, fully understand all your options and execute on a game plan that is designed just for your practice, you can save tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars… and equally important, have peace of mind that your interests were always first and protected.
WHAT IF MY ATTORNEY OR CONSULTANT WANTS TO HANDLE THE REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATION?
Short answer, don't let them. Communicate that you want their help in the area that they specialize in but the key to achieving the best terms possible is having each partner on your team perform the task and responsibilities they are most qualified to perform.
Let your consultant be the consultant and your attorney be the attorney. Likewise, your agent should never try to be an attorney or another key partner on your team.
HOW DO I ENSURE I'M NOT FOOLED BY A LANDLORD AGENT WHO TELLS ME THEY SPECIALIZE IN TENANTS AND BUYERS… BUT REALLY IS A LANDLORD AGENT IN DISGUISE?
– What percentage of your deals are you representing ONLY the tenant or buyer?
The answers to each should be: no listings… I only represent tenants and buyers… period.
Don't let a landlord agent masquerade as a tenant and buyer agent. Often times, you'll find a landlord agent who receives 90% of their income from representing retail landlords or sellers who pretend they are specialized. Ask the right questions and you can ensure you don't suffer at their hands and end up with dramatically inferior terms.
HOW DO I KNOW IF THE BUILDING OR PRACTICE AGENT WORKS FOR ME OR THE OWNER/SELLER?
Regardless of what anyone tells you in any industry… you can't fairly represent two opposing parties. Both parties may have a desire to sell and purchase a practice, real estate or another asset but if one side's desire is to get the lowest price and the other side's desire is to get the highest price, they are competing and opposing interests.
– Do you have a contract with the seller or with me only?
– Before we got to this point, have you performed any work for the seller?
– If I don't buy this, will you still be working for the seller?
– Can you legally give me any advice that would give me an advantage over the seller, without telling them?
As you can quickly understand, only an agent who exclusively represents your interests can provide you with truthful answers to these questions that you would want to hear.
There is nothing wrong with the seller of a building or practice having representation. If you were selling a building or practice, you would want to hire representation also. If you are acting as a tenant or buyer, it is imperative that you have representation that only represents your interests.
CAN THE LANDLORD OR SELLER'S AGENT ALSO REPRESENT ME?
This is the exact same answer for: CAN THE LANDLORD OR SELLER'S AGENT ALSO REPRESENT ME?
WHEN IS THE IDEAL TIME TO DISCUSS MY COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEEDS?
As a general rule, you should contact an agent 24 months prior to your upcoming transaction to start establishing your course of action. You are always better to plan ahead and be a little early instead of too late, as timing plays a major role in identifying the top property options available and securing the best possible terms.
Because real estate is typically the 2nd highest expense for most companies, it's important to give yourself enough time to create a thorough game plan to execute. Certain transactions can take a significant amount of time to complete, such as: ground-up construction. Alternatively, if you are considering a new or additional office, buying a practice or need more space immediately, simply start the process as soon as you can.
HOW DO I KNOW IF I SHOULD LEASE OR PURCHASE?
The short answer is that you should start by understanding every option available to you: all the options that meet your requirements to lease and purchase… in both office buildings and retail locations. Then, your agent should provide you with a detailed purchase vs. lease analysis that fully breaks down all the economics of each option.
Finally, they should walk you through all the additional benefits and obligations of your top two or three options and help you to make the best economic and emotional decision you can to position your practice for the highest amount of success, both now and through the next 10 to 20 years.
WHY DO NEW TENANTS GET BETTER DEALS THAN EXISTING TENANTS ON RENEWALS?
The short answer is they don't, unless you have poor representation and don't fully understand all your options. It is easy for a landlord to take advantage of a tenant who attempts to go it alone, or who hires an unqualified agent, or who doesn't fully understand all their options or the market, and doesn't have the correct approach. They would love to charge you more than they should and give you less concessions than a brand-new tenant would receive.
It's actually a huge insult to you but one that most landlords have no problem dishing out, if you're not willing to take a stand and ensure that your interests are protected.
A trained and experienced commercial real estate agent will ensure you have the best opportunity to receive terms that are as competitive as they can be…. Certainly, as competitive as a new tenant would receive!
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OFFICE vs. RETAIL vs. MOB (Medical Office Building) SPACE?
While there are many classes, variations and vintages of office, retail and MOB space, the main comparisons typically boil down to: window lines and natural light, signage and exposure, cost, maintenance performed by the landlord vs. the tenant, building amenities, synergy or diversity of other tenants, parking, access and more.
For Class A properties, retail spaces often cost more, provide more exposure and signage, synergy of other diversified tenants who drive traffic to the center, easy access and more. Office spaces often provide more natural light and better window lines, lower cost, a traditional business setting, more assistance and maintenance from landlords, etc. MOB space provides a building or campus that is dedicated to healthcare professionals and often creates strong referral partners, synergies from healthcare related tenants, increased supply of janitorial and utility services, and often, other healthcare related amenities.
When considering if you should stay or locate in an office vs. retail space vs. MOB space, your agent should help you fully evaluate all your top options, then provide a detailed breakdown of the pros and cons of each top property option and how they would positively or negatively affect your practice.
HOW DO I FIND OTHER KEY PLAYERS TO COMPLETE THE TEAM FOR MY NEW PROJECT?
In nearly every market in the country, there are top performers in every category of partnership required to build a new office or project. These partners include, commercial specific: real estate agent, lender, attorney, architect, general contractor, CPA, consultant, equipment and supply specialist, IT provider, marketing and more.
If you are starting with an expert commercial real estate agent who specializes in healthcare real estate, they will be able to provide you with a detailed list of partners to interview and choose from, who can ensure your project starts AND finishes as smooth as possible.
HOW CAN I ENSURE THAT I GET THE BEST TERMS POSSIBLE?
Follow these simple steps: Hire an agent that only represents tenants and buyers. Make sure you fully understand the market and all your top property options. Evaluate both lease and purchase options; office vs. retail vs. MOB, etc. Evaluate detailed economic comparisons. Hire an excellent real estate attorney. Allow your agent to create a custom strategy for your next real estate transaction and then help you execute.
IS AN OFFICE CONDO A GOOD PURCHASE OPTION?
An office condo can be an excellent purchase option, especially for buyers who are interested in purchasing a space now vs. developing or building their own property, or who have a smaller size requirement. Those requirements could look like: 1,000 to 8,000 SF; or someone who want the benefits of owning but doesn't want to take on all the ownership and management responsibilities of running and managing a property.
Most condo projects have an owner's association that are professionally managed and handle the many vendors needed to properly maintain a commercial project, such as: exterior and interior maintenance, landscaping, janitorial, parking lot and roof maintenance, snow removal, fire and security monitoring, inspections and many more. They will typically handle the financial accounting and budgets for the property as well.
Buying a condo can be a great investment that can save a lot of time and money getting into, when compared to traditional purchases or ground-up construction. Likewise, you need to ensure the owner's association is run properly and sound financially. An expert agent can help you fully explore this option and ensure you are making the best decision for your practice.
HOW LONG DOES NEW OR GROUND-UP CONSTRUCTION TAKE TO COMPLETE?
While the actual construction process may only take 6 to 8 months to fully complete a building, it's the additional 6 to 12 months before the construction process starts that comprises the full schedule for new or ground-up construction.
For most markets and building jurisdictions, the fastest new construction process still takes over a year. However, the average new project takes 18 months to fully complete from first meeting to seeing patients in your new office.
Ground up construction allows for the most precise and specific layout, ergonomics, finishes and style you can possibly choose… but with those benefits, also comes the longest lead time and typically, the most expensive project. All of which can be 100% worth it, but you always want to approach every transaction with a full understanding of timing, deadlines, procedures and cost.
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE LEASE RATE IN MY AREA / WHAT SHOULD I BE PAYING?
Thankfully, we have an outstanding and completely free process to help business professionals fully understand what they should be paying and what they can expect to receive on their next commercial real estate transaction.
HOW IMPORTANT IS REAL ESTATE TO MY COMPANY?
For most companies, real estate is the 2nd highest expense behind payroll over a career. While payroll is minimally negotiable, real estate is 100% negotiable. And with it, comes the ability to increase and maximize profitability in a manner that typically exceeds managing or negotiating any other top expense in your business.
The difference between a properly or poorly negotiated real estate transaction can cost or benefit you tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars over just a ten-year period; let alone your career.
With this much at stake, hiring expert representation and maximizing every real estate opportunity is paramount.
WHY DID YOU START CARR?
The primary goal was to level the playing field for tenants and buyers in their commercial real estate transactions. After being involved in hundreds of transactions and with nearly a decade of real estate experience, Colin Carr realized first hand that tenants and buyers that were not represented almost always paid more and received less in concessions than tenants and buyers that were professionally represented. And nowhere was this more evident than in healthcare real estate and with independently owned companies that did not have an in-house corporate real estate department.
Even savvy business owners that run successful companies don't typically possess the needed information and approach to receive the most favorable terms possible in commercial real estate negotiations. The same is true for most healthcare providers, as they are focused first on medicine and healthcare… and second on business.
From day one, our desire has been to provide the resources needed to not only save dozens of hours of valuable time but to help advise and direct our clients to make the highest quality decisions for their companies or practices and maximize their profitability. We start by capitalizing on every real estate transaction, while making sure our clients are connected with the best partners in any other area needed.
WHAT TYPE OF REFERENCES CAN YOU PROVIDE?
We're glad you asked. You should always ask any partner you are considering hiring, who they can get you in touch with to substantiate that you really are in the best hands possible. And not just two or three people… ask them to give you a few dozen names and for a few dozen testimonials of people who were in your exact situation prior to hiring them; and what the ultimate outcome was because they worked together.
At CARR, we can do that. And not just a few dozen… but literally hundreds!
Why doesn't Carr represent landlords or sellers?
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Martha Teach Gnudi diary-letter
A letter in diary format, Dec. 1945-March 1946. The first part recounts Gnudi's voyage from New York to Italy to join her husband, Dante Gnudi. Later, she writes of their life in Milan where Dante Gnudi was Director of the United States Information Service. Besides describing her fellow passengers and shipboard life, Gnudi also presents a vivid picture of life in Italy in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War.
Though not addressed to anyone specifically, the document was found in the papers of Martha Carlson Merriam, who worked with Martha Teach Gnudi in Dr. Jerome Webster's plastic surgery library at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York.
Martha Teach Gnudi, 1908-1976.
1945, Dec. 18 – 1946, March 15.
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Martha Teach Gnudi diary-letter, 1945-1946
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Librarian and historian of science. Gnudi was born Martha Teach in Sycamore, IL in 1908 and was raised in Southern California. She received her B.A. in classics and history from the University of Southern California in 1929; in 1931 she was awarded the doctorate in belle lettere from the University of Bologna.
While in Bologna she met Dr. Jerome P. Webster, an American plastic surgeon who was investigating the life of Gaspare Tagliacozzi (1545-1599), the University of Bologna faculty member whose 1597 De Curtorum Chirurgia per Insitionem was the first published book on plastic surgery. Together they discovered key documents in Italian archives relating to Tagliacozzi.
Upon Gnudi's return to the US, Webster hired her as his research assistant and librarian. Together they wrote Documenti Inediti Intorno alla Vita di Gaspare Tagliacozzi (1935), a biographical sketch of Tagliacozzi based on the documents they had unearthed. They followed this with The Life and Times of Gaspare Tagliacozzi, Surgeon of Bologna, 1545-1599: With a Documented Study of the Scientific and Cultural Life of Bologna in the Sixteenth Century (New York: Reichner, 1950). It received the 1954 William H. Welch Medal of the American Association for the History of Medicine for a book "of outstanding scholarly merit in the field of medical history."
In 1963, Gnudi received her MLS from the Columbia University School of Library Service. The next year she was appointed the first head of special collections at UCLA's Biomedical Sciences Library, which she quickly established as one of the country's outstanding history of medicine rare book collections.
Gnudi married Dante Gnudi, an Italian who later became an American citizen, in 1933; she died April 30, 1976.
Misc. Mss. Box 4, fo. 5
Italy - Description and travel
Other Martha Teach Gnudi correspondence can be found in the Jerome P. Webster Papers at Archives & Special Collections, Columbia University Health Sciences Library. Additional papers can be found in Special Collections at UCLA's Louise Darling Biomedical Library.
Gift of Dr. John C. Merriam, son of Martha C. Merriam, 2013 (acc. #2013.009).


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Our hiking guide from Mulgas Adventures, Chris, actually professed that his favorite time of the year to lead groups on the Rock to Rock tour was in the thick of summer. Ugh. Think 47 degree C weather, hordes of flies. I can't even remember what his rationale was, nevermind begin to comprehend it. Longer days maybe? Give me winter anytime. Pleasant days that range from mid-teens to high-twenties, cool nights, less flies and mosquitoes (although I still got dozens of bites all over my hands the second night when it was warmer in the high-teens).
Hiking opportunities in the outback abound. We were pressed for time though; our days pretty much packed from pre-dawn to dusk. Consequently, we only got to walk around certain sections of Uluru itself; the trail to circumnavigate the rock takes approximately 3 hours and is roughly 10km. We did not attempt to climb the rock face either, and due to rain forecast, that route was closed anyway.
Being essentially a monolith, Uluru, I found, was at its majestic best when viewed from a distance, and in its entirety. Up close, there were interesting features to gawk at, including cave paintings left by the aborigine tribes of old.
We much preferred hiking Kata Tjuta to Uluru though, since the landscape was much more varied. Kata Tjuta, 25 km east of Uluru, is made up for 36 domes and at its highest is roughly 200m taller than Uluru. While Uluru is composed of sandstone, sedimentary rock consisting of a mixture of granite, basalt, and sandstone make up the domes of Kata Tjuta. What we found completely fascinating is that both Uluru and Kata Tjuta date back roughly 600 million years old – compared to the Grand Canyon in the US that's been pegged anywhere between 6 and 70 million years old!
We were lucky to do the walk of the Valley of the Winds on a cool, blustery day. In the summer, the trail is closed when the temperatures surpasses 36 degrees.
Of the 3 long hikes we did, by far my favorite – and the entire group's – was the Kings Canyon walk. Situated approximately mid-way between Uluru and Alice Springs, Kings Canyon is part of the Watarrka National Park. We did the rim walk just before dawn, climbing up the aptly named "Heart Attack Hill" to the top of the mesa right as the sun struggled to break through the clouds.
The rim to rim walk on took us through some stunning rock formations, some reminiscent of Red Rocks in Nevada. The big difference is though, that the rock faces of Kings Canyon are so old and weathered that they are incredibly fragile (not to mention sacred to the aborigine tribes of the region), while the rock walls of Red Rocks National Park are resilient enough still for us to climb on.
I would love, love, love to spend more time just wandering around Kings Canyon, and soaking in the history and the beautiful landscape. Too bad our time didn't allow for us to do the 22-kilometre 2-day Giles Track which connects Kings Canyon to Kathleen Springs. Something to leave on the bucket list for the future perhaps?


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Der Sāhat an-Nadschma, oft unter dem französischen Namen Place de l'Étoile beschrieben (), ist ein zentraler Platz in der libanesischen Hauptstadt Beirut. Einige bedeutende Gebäude mit politischer und religiöser Funktion befinden sich in seiner Umgebung.

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Der Sāhat an-Nadschma ist vollständig für den Fahrzeugverkehr gesperrt. Mit dem auf ihm stehenden 1934 errichteten Uhrenturm ist er eines der bekanntesten Motive der Stadt. Der Platz befindet sich im historischen Zentrum Beiruts etwa 500 Meter vom Hafen entfernt. Sechs Straßen, sämtlich Fußgängerzonen, laufen von Norden, Westen und Süden sternenförmig auf ihn zu. Lediglich nach Osten liegt keine Straße an. Dort befindet sich die Kathedrale St. Georg, der Sitz des griechisch-orthodoxen Metropoliten. Direkt unter der Kathedrale wurde ein archäologisches Museum eröffnet. Unmittelbar nördlich der St.-Georgs-Kathedrale befindet sich die italienische Botschaft. Auf der Westseite des Platzes steht das Gebäude der Nationalversammlung, das libanesische Parlament. Neben diesen öffentlichen Gebäuden haben sich vor allem Geschäfte und Cafés rund um den Platz angesiedelt.

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Hi there, how are you doing? I hope you have had a good couple of weeks. I have had a very busy fortnight doing a whole variety of fun and exciting stuff. Most of which have actually just revolved around either comedy or sport. Last week it was Royal Ascot, which although unfortunately I did not actually get to go to this year. I was a very keen observer of it on the television. Being a fan of horse racing, it was a must watch for me. Credit to Clare Balding and the rest of the Channel 4 racing team who do a brilliant job with their coverage of the event. I really do like the fact that the Queen is so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about her horse racing. Although I am a little bit jealous that she does not have to face the daily scrum at Ascot train station. And instead gets a horse drawn carriage to the racecourse from her house just around the corner. I would love to have a fanfare played just before I arrive anywhere. During this event you can gamble on pretty much everything. Every day of the meeting most book makers were taking bets on what colour outfit the Queen would wear to the races that day. This is just one of the very many reasons why our country is great. Just for the record. As I have no fashion sense and completely no idea what colours are in this season. I stuck to putting my money solely on the horses, with it is fair to say mixed results.
A couple of Sunday's ago I went to watch the recording of a brand new BBC radio comedy sitcom pilot called Friends on Benefits written by stand up comedian and writer Lloyd Langford. It starred Lloyd alongside his mate and fellow TV comedian Jon Richardson. Now as it was actually a nice, warm and sunny day in London I managed to meet a former boss of mine for a few drinks on the South Bank by the river during the afternoon. As you would expect it was packed and the atmosphere down there was great. As soon as we have a day off and the sun is shinning. We do all like to make an effort to get outside and enjoy it don't we? Which looking at how the weather has been since. It appears to have been a very good decision by everybody who was out that day. After chilling out by the Thames. I then made my way to the BBC Radio Theatre at New Broadcasting House for the recording. On arrival they always allow you to relax in the BBC Cafe before you are called through to your seats. From the cafe you can actually look down into the newsroom and see all the journalists at their desks working away, preparing the stories for the evening news. I do always find it strangely therapeutic watching people working hard. While I am just sitting down having a drink and relaxing.
Then around thirty minutes before the recording was due to start we were called into the theatre and led to our seats. Which for me happened to be right in the middle of the front row. So to say I had an excellent view of the proceedings is an understatement. I did really enjoy being that close. It really made me feel part of things. Like my laughter and applause were an important part of the show. Lloyd Langford and Jon Richardson played the main two characters in the show but they were joined by a few others to make up the cast including Eastender Nina Wadia and the comedian Tony Law. I enjoyed the whole experience from a nervous Lloyd coming out to the stage to explain a little bit about the show he had written. And then introduce all the cast members in turn. At one point getting one of their biographies a bit wrong claiming they had been in a hit TV show that they hadn't. All of which added to the fun and the whole atmosphere. I thought the sitcom itself was very funny with some great and very clever jokes in it. So what happens at these recording is this. They do the whole episode straight through in one go. Then the producer comes on to the stage to request any retakes, that are required from the cast. And sometimes a few different variations of certain jokes. Just in case the original ones do not make it past the lawyers. I am not sure as yet when this will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra but I would advise you to keep an eye out for it and give it a listen. It was yet another very enjoyable trip to the BBC Radio Theatre. Who does not like to end the day laughing at brand new comedy.
I mentioned Tony Law a moment ago. It was really good to see him again. He was the headline act I worked with when I made my stand up comedy debut at the Tringe Festival two years ago. We did four gigs together that night in four different venues in Tring. As we were walking between gigs I got to chat to him and ask him about the art of stand up comedy. He was really nice and helpful and gave me lots of very good and useful advice. Plus the chance to get to watch him close up in action four times in a row performing to the same audience I had was an invaluable experience. The way he grabbed hold of the audience from the second he walked on to the stage was a master class in stage presence. He was also very funny and good during the sitcom recording. In situations when he was performing with the script and when he was just messing about in between the recording. Tony Law is back performing at the Tringe Festival again this year headlining the Comedy Marathon on Sunday 13th July. The comedy festival kicks off on Sunday 29th June with the Roving Comedy Night. I am hoping to be able to get along to this event. To see the brand new crop of trainee comedians in action. And to catch up with some familiar faces like Ben Moorhouse and Logan Murray. I am working on a couple of potential comedy projects of my own for later in the year. Which if they come off could be very exciting.
So owing to the fact that Dads can sometimes be difficult to buy for. This year for Father's Day I decided to organise a tour around Wembley Stadium for my dad, mum and sister. So we could celebrate the special day as a family and so my dad could do something that he had not done before. That I thought he would enjoy. As a child my dad had taken me to the old Wembley a few times to see a couple of England matches and to both of Wycombe Wanderers FA Trophy victories under Martin O'Neill. So as he had not even been to the new stadium. I thought it was time to return the favour and take him along to see it. With me having done a lot of work at Wembley this year. The surroundings were pretty familiar to me. But it was fun to see the families reaction as they got to go in to the Press Conference Room, the England Changing Room and the players tunnel. Before walking up the famous one hundred and seven steps to the Royal Box. There was then a nice family picture taken with the FA Cup. After a few more facts and figures the tour ended. Then we ended up having a look around the stadium store before heading home. My dad enjoyed the experience and now after having a look around the place. He has decided that he would not mind watching an England match there. So at least that gives me an idea of what to get him for Father's Day next year.
The World Cup in Brazil is well and truly under way then. I have really been enjoying the matches so far. It is great to see so many goals going in at this early stage of the competition. Normally these group stage matches are really tight and cagey but its good to see lots of teams are looking to attack this time around. I think it must be to do with the atmosphere in South America. Which seems to be encouraging the players to get forward and try to score. I thought England played very well in their first game against Italy and were very unlucky to lose. That is the best I have seen the team play in a long time and so I really enjoyed it. I think we really did deserve at least a draw from the match. The second match against Uruguay was slightly more disappointing though. We never really reached the same heights as we did against the Italians and a player like Suarez, only needs two chances to score two great goals and win the game it would seem. Then just when we thought it could not get any worse Costa Rica beat the Italians and qualify first. So even before their final game England are out of the World Cup. For the first time ever without even reaching the second round. For the record I will still be wearing my England shirt and tracksuit top for that last game though. I like to think it helps me feel more part of things and it shows my support for the team and the country. Even in times of adversity like this. Plus they are white and pretty much every t-shirt and shirt I own is either black or white. So they do fit quite nicely with my existing wardrobe. To say I am disappointed with England's showing at the competition is an understatement. To try and cheer us all up a little below is a picture of me with the World Cup. As close as any Englishman will get to it this year now unfortunately.
Last week I had a very interesting meeting at Global Radio's head office in Leicester Square about a potential feature work opportunity within the radio group. I have to say that has always been a building I have really liked looking at and then walking past every time I went into Central London. I used to listen to Capital Fm when I was growing up. So I always associated the building as a place where cool people worked and where great radio was made. As well as Capital Radio the same building now houses the Capital Extra, Heart, Smooth, LBC, Classic and XFM studios. The amount of times over the years that I have just gazed up at it. Trying to see if I could spot anyone I recognised. Or even on some occasions purposely gone to coffee shops near by just to sit outside and see who I could see just walking in and out of the place. So as you can imagine to actually be able to set foot inside it. Walk up to the reception desk. Say who I was and who I was there to see. And then to be sat down in the reception area, was a far as I was concerned amazing.
Hello again, I hope all is well with you. And that you have had a very good couple of weeks. Once again I have had a lot of fun during the last fortnight getting involved with loads of different things. Meaning the time has flown by. And left me slightly confused by how come we are already nearly half way through the year. June has just kind of crept up on me from nowhere then suddenly jumped on my back. A few Sunday's ago I spent a lovely afternoon at a friends house catching up with him and his family. Along with another good mate and his family to. The weather was good. So we spent most of the time just chatting in the garden. While enjoying some nibbles and a couple of glasses of wine. Then breaking off occasionally to play a little bit of football and rugby with my friends sons. The children are only three and eighteen months, so it is fair to say I was looking pretty good during these games. As I am basically just a big kid I really enjoyed it. It was an excellent afternoon. Sometimes in our often busy lives now. We do not always seem to spend as much time relaxing with our friends and family as we should. This is something I am going to make a concious effort to do more of. Well at least until their children become better at sport than me anyway.
A couple of weeks ago now I spent a brilliant afternoon at a production company's office in London. Helping them to run through an idea for a new game show that they are in the process of putting together. I obviously can't give away too much information about it at this stage. However it is I think a very clever twist on how conventional shows of this nature have always been played. It was a lot of fun to play, very challenging and very exciting. I did get to have a really good laugh with everyone who was there. The people involved in the project are really nice. I believe they already have a big television network very interested in buying the format to the show and making it a focal point of their tea time quiz show programming. It was great being involved with it at this stage. In the reception area of the office that I was in. There was a glass cabinet that had at least five Bafta's displayed in it. As well as many other recognisable big televisions awards. Looking at that and seeing those awards so close to me. It really made me want to one day win a Bafta. Trust me those things would look great on a shelf in the living room.
Last Thursday I was back in the office to again help with the shows development. It was a another run through of the game show but this time with some executives from a major TV channel there. To see it in action. They had brought with them someone that they were trying out as a potential presenter for the show. Should it actually be commissioned. Now I am afraid I obviously can't tell you who it is, but I can tell you that they started on children's television and have been involved in a couple of reality TV programmes during the last few years. So they hosted it and we went through the whole thing from start to finish. Exactly how it would be done if it was being filmed in a studio ready for broadcast. It was great to be involved again and it was a good fun day out. If the idea does make it to the next stage of its development. There is still a very good chance that I could well be part of that process. Which would be amazing. As ever when I hear any more and when I am allowed to say more about it I will do.
I was lucky enough to be at Wembley Stadium to witness the final of the first Nike Cup. It's a new competition introduced this season for all professional team's Under 14 development squads. I would have loved the chance at that age to play in a competition where the final was at Wembley.The game between Chelsea and Reading drew a nice little crowd to with lots of family and friends there to support the players. The match itself was a very tight affair and ended up finishing goalless and heading into extra time. Then with the final just two minutes away from being decided by the dreaded penalty shoot out. Reading broke away and grabbed the winner. Imagine getting the winning goal at Wembley at the age of fourteen. You will always be able to tell that story, for ever. It was also nice to see the Reading first team manager Nigel Adkins there making sure that he individually congratulated the whole of the team. Premier League referee Phil Dowd was the man in charge. I am guessing that he had never refereed at Wembley before because when he lead his team of officials up to the Royal Box to collect their medals. I had to show him which way to go.
The countdown to the world cup is well and truly under way. I have been watching all of England's warm up friendlies. For the final game at Wembley before the squad flew out to Miami for some warm weather training. I looked out my new world cup clothes. Which I intend to wear every time England play this summer. I have an England shirt with the squad number of 20 on it. I appreciate I am not good enough for the starting eleven. But I thought I might have had an outside chance of making the squad. I also have a England Warm up top to wear. I figured with the lateness of the some of the matches and the English summer I might need a second layer to be warm while I am watching. I am hoping these items will act as a lucky charm. Win, lose or draw I will support the team until the end. I do hope the team have more luck than I did when the draw for the sweepstake I have entered was made. I managed to select Honduras. To win the money I need them to some how win the World Cup. Now I am a hugely optimistic person but even I realise that I have no chance here.
The Tringe Festival starts at the end of this month with another amazing line up of comedians. It kicks off on Sunday 29th June with the Roving Comedy Night featuring four professionals and sixteen trainees doing their very first gigs across four different pubs in Tring. One straight after the other. This is the place where I made my stand up comedy debut two years ago. It is a great event for performers and the audience a like. It is so much fun and always very popular. In fact it has very nearly completely sold out. So if you were thinking of going do not delay get a ticket for it today. The next night see's Arthur Smith appear at the Pendley Theatre in Tring and three weeks later Phil Jupitus brings the curtain down on the festival at the same venue. Some of the other comedians performing at the Tringe include Milton Jones, Sean Walsh, Justin Moorhouse, Mark Watson and Josh Widdicombe. If you want a taste of the Edinburgh Festival but live in Herts, Beds, Bucks or Oxon and want to save yourself the long journey up to Scotland. I would recommend you do get yourself along to at least a couple of the great gigs that are being staged this year.
Tomorrow I am making yet another trip to the BBC Radio Theatre in London to watch the recording of a brand new radio sitcom pilot episode called Friends on Benefits. It stars Jon Richardson and Lloyd Langford. I am really looking forward to it. From the planned pint before hand in my favourite pub in London. To the waiting in the BBC Cafe at New Broadcasting House to be summoned to our seats inside the theatre. Not to mention the actual programme recording itself of course. Writing comedy for radio is something I am currently looking at. Through a couple of different projects I am working on at present. So for me it will be really interesting to see how they go about this recording process in front of a live theatre audience. I am a fan of both of the comics in the lead roles and as ever with these things I suspect they may be a couple of interesting cameo appearances from other actors during the making of this show. I did get to do a tour of Broadcasting House last year. Which included the chance to take part in recording a pretend Radio 4 drama, in the style if the Archers. Which I have to admit was a lot of fun, specially in the sound effects department. I will let you know what the new comedy was like in the next instalment from me here in a few weeks time.
It was my dad's birthday last week. So as a family we went out for a meal at one of his favourite local places to eat. It was a really nice night. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. Even though my dad had not been there for about three months they remembered him and gave him his favourite normal table in the corner right by the window. I can't fault the food either. It was really well executed. I selected the belly of pork, with black pudding and caramelised pear served on a bed of sweet potato and cabbage. I have to say it tasted amazing. I then followed that with their Pimms flavoured Eton Mess. Which was again exquisite. The service was great and to be fair the prices were all very reasonable. But most importantly my dad had a great night, we all ate well. And had a good catch up as a family. So well done and thank you very much to the Firecrest in Wendover.
I am in the process of preparing for my association with this year's Regatta Radio the official radio station for the Henley Regatta. Which I have to say I am really looking forward to. It is always an amazing spectacle to be involved with. It will be a very busy period for me but also lots of fun. You always meet some amazing sportsman and women plus some amazing characters there.


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Angular Velocity¶
There are two ways to think about angular velocity.
Case 1¶
Body 1 is orbiting body 2, just like Earth travels on a curved path about the sun's rotational axis.
Caption. On the left, imagine having a bird's eye view of the plane that body 1 is orbiting body 2 (black dot at center) in. If body 1 were to conserve its angular velocity, body 1's orbital speed would quicken as its orbital distance from the center increased (from A to D). Credit: G. O. Hollyday.
The velocity with which Earth orbits the sun is Earth's angular velocity. The speed of Earth's trajectory around the sun would be faster if Earth were closer to the sun and maintained its angular velocity. The farther body 1 is from body 2, the faster body 1's linear velocity will be to complete an orbit in the same amount of time (in order to maintain its angular velocity)(see image above).
A component of a body rotates within and as part of a single body (this is called solid body rotation). Every component of a single body is rotating about an axis of rotation.
Caption. As the figure skater's body rotates with the same angular velocity \(\omega\), body parts farther from the figure skater's axis of rotation, or those with greater radius R, will have a higher orbital speed. In this pose, the figure skater's shoulder has a slower orbital speed than her foot, although both body parts are traveling at the same angular velocity. Credit: G. O. Hollyday.
For example, a figure skater spins with a certain angular velocity. Since each part of their body is connected [think of your body as a connected collection of very small volumes (e.g. cells, body parts)], every component rotates together at the same angular velocity. Each component has the same angular velocity, but may be moving at a different speed than other components in order to remain part of the body.
Start by considering a spinning figure skater with her leg extended (see image above). The foot (red R\(_2\)) has a larger radius and has to travel a longer arc about the body to line up with the shoulder (pink R\(_1\)), which is closer to the rotational axis (maroon \(\omega\)) and does not have to travel as large of a distance about the body. In the same amount of time (over the same angle change), these body parts must travel different speeds to maintain the body's rate of rotation (angular velocity). A component must move faster if it is located at larger radii from the rotational axis, so the foot would have a faster linear velocity than the shoulder would.
The figure skater in the image above spins with the same angular velocity even though her outstretched limbs may travel at faster linear velocities than her torso.
The relationship between angular velocity \(\omega\) and linear velocity v is
\[v = r \times \omega\]
where r is the distance from the body to the rotational axis (the axis about which the body is rotating with angular velocity \(\omega\)). The component of the body's linear velocity that affects the magnitude (value) of angular velocity is perpendicular to the radius vector and perpendicular to the rotational axis.
A solid, rotating body can have the same angular velocity, yet portions of the body at different radii will have different linear velocities. If we are only looking at the angular velocity in z, so that our rotational axis is z, then the perpendicular radii would make up different sized orbits in the xy plane (at various z). You can also think of the distances from the rotational axis as nested cylinders. The outer orbits/cylinders would be at larger radii, so to maintain the body's rotational velocity, that portion of the body would need a linear velocity (tangential to the orbit/cylinder made in the xy plane, or rather, perpendicular to the radius) that is faster than the portions of the body at smaller orbits/cylinders (radii).
What if there was a rotating planetary body that could not rotate together at the same angular velocity? This is true for a synestia. We define a synestia by describing it in terms of solid body rotation (Case 2). The inner planet-like region of a synestia corotates at the same angular velocity, but the outer disk-like region rotates with slower angular velocities.


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Q: track editor with "snap to track" function I need an editor (preferably Linux) which can load OSM maps and allows me to draw (hiking) tracks on it which I want to export as GPX. But I do not want to draw them free-hand but instead would like to have the editor automatically snap my drawn track to the nearest OSM track. The idea is to export arbitrary tracks which follow existing OSM tracks.
Does anyone know an application that is capable of this?
Thanks.

A: If you still haven't found a suitable tool, then try QLandkarteGT. It supports three types of maps 'Raster', 'Vector' and 'Streaming'. For the 'snap to road' feature to work you need to install a 'Vector' map and use while you're creating your track. Check also QLandkarteGT documentation on adding maps.