IF you are a trade unionist working in the NHS then surely your responsibilities extend to speaking out in the interests of the wider public, not simply on the pay and conditions of union members. This is the core belief that kept sackedmental health nurse Karen Reissmann strong during her 17-month battle to win back her job.
Last week (Jan 28) her claim to a Manchester industrial tribunal of unfair dismissal was suddenly stopped and settled out of court.
This shocked some ex-patients in the Manchester Users' Network – particularly as they were spearheading a fundraising campaign to pay the £19,000 towards the nurse's legal fees.
Miss Reissmann's union, Unison, along with hundreds of NHS colleagues and members of the National Union of Journalists were also backing her campaign for reinstatement.
Most people believe that the community psychiatric nurse – who was suspended in June, 2007, and sacked that November – must have already rejected previous offers of out-of-court settlements.
If these were as high as any tribunal could award, then Unison officials would have been obliged to advise the 49-year-old to accept a deal – which might explain why the union did not continue to pick up the full bill for her legal backing.
But Miss Reissmann – who was formally dismissed on the same day a letter arrived in the post promoting her to the post of senior nurse practitioner – wasn't fighting for the money. She was fighting for the right to win her job back.
Before the tribunal and throughout earlier hearings, she had stated, quite clearly: "I think trade union representatives have an obligation to stand up and speak if they think the way an NHS service is being organised is not in the best interests of patients.
What surprised everyone was that the expected week-long tribunal was halted, after just a day and a half. The "whistleblower" had apparently settled for an undisclosed compensation package along with a statement from her former employers.
The statement read: "Karen Reissmann was dismissed by Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust for gross misconduct for matters unrelated to clinical practise.
Effectively, this is a gagging order preventing the nurse from explaining anything more about her unexpected decision – or whether she has any chance of a being employed by the NHS in the future. Throughout the months leading up to the hearing she had continued mental health nursing in another part of Greater Manchester.
Reading between the lines, the well-respected nurse, who lives in Hulme, was actually suspended six months after an interview she gave to a voluntary sector magazine on the issue of outsourcing mental health services.
She made no secret of the fact that she felt the long-term rehabilitation needs of those suffering from conditions like schizophrenia, bio-polar disease and clinical depression were not best served by private or voluntary agencies where there tended to be a high turnover of staff.
In an interview given before the latest tribunal, Miss Reissmann explained how she began her own career in January 1982 at the old Springfield Hospital, once a Victorian workhouse, which until the 1990s, stood in the grounds of North Manchester General Hospital at Crumpsall.
She admits she fainted when she was first asked to assist in administering electric shock treatment (ECT) to a patient. In those days ECT was sometimes delivered compulsorily.
She said: "A friend suggested I might like psychiatric nursing because it involved getting to know people and to understand them; helping them to deal with their difficulties. I loved the job straight away and 27 years later I still love it and would like to use my experience to carry on.
"I remember that as a student nurse I was paid £178 a month and extra at the weekends; something trainee nurses today would think was very fortunate. Even so, the pay rates for qualified general nurses like my mother were always poor. It was why I joined the a trade union six months after starting work.
"After working in the hospital I moved on to community mental health nursing, dealing with the cases of people with severe mental health problems, offering support and professional development and supervision within a team.
"If we get to know patients and their families we can be alerted to the first signs of somebody becoming ill again, then work to reduce stress levels, increase support, perhaps offer a higher dose of medication so that a patient never actually goes into a full-blown relapse.
Miss Reissmann repeatedly pointed out that her concerns almost entirely stemmed from the outsourcing of highly sensitive work to those with far less experience.
In the magazine article that got her into trouble, Miss Reissmann was careful not to name names. As far as she was concerned, she was making observations in her capacity as a union leader.
So what does the future hold now for Karen Reissmann?
After the tribunal, Alec McFadden, north west regional TUC executive, says: "Hopefully Karen will be able to get a job back within the NHS in the future. Certainly her patients need her." Paul Reed won't argue with that.


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import android.content.SharedPreferences;

import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaapi.common.ParseFunctions;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.App;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.R;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.classes.HtmlBuilder;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.classes.Post;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.classes.TopicBodyBuilder;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.classes.common.Functions;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.emotic.Smiles;
import org.softeg.slartus.hosthelper.HostHelper;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

import ru.slartus.http.AppResponse;

/**
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 * User: slinkin
 * Date: 22.10.12
 * Time: 12:54
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public class SearchPostsParser extends HtmlBuilder {
    private boolean m_SpoilerByButton = false;
    private final Hashtable<String, String> m_EmoticsDict;

    public SearchPostsParser() {
        SharedPreferences prefs = App.getInstance().getPreferences();
        m_SpoilerByButton = prefs.getBoolean("theme.SpoilerByButton", false);
        m_EmoticsDict = Smiles.getSmilesDict();
    }

    public SearchResult searchResult;

    public String parse(AppResponse response) {

        boolean isWebviewAllowJavascriptInterface = Functions.isWebviewAllowJavascriptInterface();
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            } else {
                m_Body.append(Post.modifyBody(post.postBodyHtml, m_EmoticsDict));
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            m_Body.append("
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        }
        if (posts.isEmpty()) {
            m_Body.append("
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        }
        m_Body.append("
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        endTopic(searchResult);
        return m_Body.toString();
    }

    public static List<SearchResultPost> parsePosts(String pageBody) {
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        ArrayList<SearchResultPost> result = new ArrayList<>();
        while (matcher.find()) {
            String titleHtml = matcher.group(1);
            String dateTime = matcher.group(2);
            String userState = matcher.group(3).equals("red") ? "" : "online";
            String userId = matcher.group(4);
            String userName = matcher.group(5);
            String postBody = matcher.group(6);
            result.add(new SearchResultPost(titleHtml, dateTime, userState, userId, userName, postBody));
        }
        return result;
    }

    private SearchResult createSearchResult(AppResponse response) {
        final Pattern pagesCountPattern = Pattern.compile("var pages = parseInt\\((\\d+)\\);");
        // https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?act=search&source=all&result=posts&sort=rel&subforums=1&query=pda&forums=281&st=90
        //final Pattern paginationPattern = Pattern.compile("
([\\s\\S]*?)<\\/div><\\/div><br");

        final Pattern lastPageStartPattern = Pattern.compile("(https?://" + HostHelper.getHost() + ")?/forum/index.php\\?act=search.*?st=(\\d+)");
        final Pattern currentPagePattern = Pattern.compile("(\\d+)");

        SearchResult searchResult = new SearchResult(response.redirectUrlElseRequestUrl());

        String page = response.getResponseBody();
        if (page == null)
            page = "";
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        m = lastPageStartPattern.matcher(page);
        while (m.find()) {
            searchResult.setLastPageStartCount(m.group(2));
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        m = currentPagePattern.matcher(page);
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            searchResult.setCurrentPage(m.group(1));
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    public void beginTopic(SearchResult searchResult) {
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        m_Body.append("
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                    searchResult.getPagesCount(),
                    Functions.isWebviewAllowJavascriptInterface(), true, false);
        }
        m_Body.append("

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        endBody();
        endHtml();
    }
}

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Patricia Lara-Betancourt is a researcher at the Modern Interiors Research Centre (MIRC) at the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Kingston University, UK. Her research focuses on themes of modernity, representation and identity. She is a co-editor of Performance, Fashion and the Modern Interior: from the Victorians to Today (Bloomsbury Academic, 2011). Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
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Colombian Design
...Colombia occupies a strategic location in northwestern South America, with territory that includes Caribbean Islands and Pacific coastline. Its population of 47.3 million comes from the mixing of Spanish colonizers, Africans brought...
Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial (ESDI) (College of Higher Education in Design), Rio de Janeiro (1963–)
...Usually acknowledged as the first Latin American modern design school, the Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial (ESDI) (College of Design) opened in 1963 through a political decision at governmental level as part of regional and national...
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John Chris Jones was born in 1927, in Aberystwyth, Wales. Jones studied engineering at the University of Cambridge, and went on to work for AEI in Manchester, England. In 1962 he instigated an influential conference on design methods, which led to the formation of the Design Research Society which he chaired from 1971–73. In 2004 he was presented with the Society's Lifetime Achievement Award and from 1970–74 Jones was the first Professor of Design at The Open University, UK. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
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...Marina Waisman edits the architectural journal Summaries and teaches architectural history at the Catholic University at Cordoba.Arturo Montagu is a design consultant and teaches design research at the Universities of. La Plata...
Arauz de Pirovano, Celina (1915–2010)
...Celina Arauz de Pirovano was a pioneering Argentinean interior decorator and furniture designer. Born in Buenos Aires, she trained in nursing and also as a fine artist with the painter Vicente Puig. Married to the architect and decorator...


Police are one of the most prestigious organisations of the country. The Police Force happens to be most visible representative of the government. The mission of Police is to eradication and ascertain of crime, maintenance of law and order and the actuation of the Constitution of India.
Chandigarh Administration, Police Department has published a notification for the recruitment of 520 Constable Vacancies.
The candidates belonging from general category aged 18-25 years who are born between 01.01.1990 and 31.12. 1996 are eligible for the post whereas 3 years relaxation is provided to OBC candidates and 5 Years Relaxation is provided to SC candidates.
Higher secondary (10+2) or equivalent passed at the time of application.
Selection Procedure:-Candidates will be selected based on three criteria's Physical Efficiency, Measurement Test and written test.
The candidates will be tested on their general knowledge,Reasoning and numerical abilities. The test will consist of these three in different parts.
Part - I General knowledge and Current Affairs:-Current Affairs (National and International) , Awards and Honors ,Sports ,Books and Authors , Budget and Five Year Plans ,Science – Inventions and Discoveries ,Abbreviations ,Important Days, Major Financial / Economic News ,International and National Organizations.
Part –II Reasoning:- Problem Solving, Syllogistic Reasoning, Decision Making, Visual Memory, Judgment, Non-Verbal Series, Analogies, Clocks & Calendars, Number Series, Coding-Decoding, Directions, Cubes and Dice, Alphabet Series, Mirror Images, Arithmetical Reasoning, Number Ranking, Arrangements, Blood Relations, Embedded Figures etc.
Part –III Simple Arithmetic and Mental Ability:- Alphabet Series, Test of Direction Sense, Coding-Decoding, Number Ranking ,Arithmetical Reasoning , Problem on Age Calculation , Number Series ,Blood Relations , Analogy , Decision Making, Non Verbal Series ,Mirror Images , Cubes and Dice , Grouping Identical Figures , Embedded Figures etc.


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How Lenovo Navigates The Patent Gauntlet
Ira Blumberg
Most people have no idea of the patent roadblocks their smartphones have to go through before they ever reach the hands of consumers.
Take my company Lenovo, a $50 billion technology enterprise that is one of the world's top makers of smartphones, tablets, personal computers, and other smart gadgets. We spend tens of millions of dollars each year to patent our innovations. Yet despite all our diligent patenting efforts, Lenovo is still forced to run a gauntlet of patent claims from others.
Most PC and mobile phone companies operating in the U.S. face similar patent claims. In part, this is because today's smartphones and other complex technology products incorporate innovations from multiple technology fields — including audio, video, computing, software, and wireless communications — and these technologies may be covered by many thousands of patents. Not surprisingly, therefore, dozens of patent owners contact us every year claiming that one or another of our products are infringing their patents and that we need to pay for a license.
What makes this patent gauntlet so difficult for product makers like Lenovo to navigate is that unlike in the real property business, intellectual property licensing offers little transparency in pricing, no independent appraisal of the assets (i.e., patents), rarely any information (or "comps") about what others have paid, and few if any ground rules as to what constitutes fair negotiating practices between patent owners and product makers.
The problem is worse when it involves wireless products like smartphones, where tens of thousands of patents have been claimed (by self-interested owners) to be "essential" to the 4G LTE wireless standard — all without any independent evaluation of those claims whatsoever.
"a patent owner's license terms must make rational economic sense."
As one analyst put it, "It is a wireless gold rush — with plenty of fool's gold posing as the real thing."
As vice president of litigation and intellectual property at Lenovo, I've seen my share of horror stories trying to navigate this patent gauntlet.
I've had patent owners come to me, for example, and insist that their patents were so essential to the wireless standard that they warranted a license fee in excess of 2% of the price of our smartphone. Now, it's been many years since I took high school math, but I'm pretty sure Lenovo would quickly go out of business were we to pay each of the thousands of wireless patent holders out there 2% of the price of our phone.
The point being that a patent owner's license terms must make rational economic sense. At a minimum, the price of the patent license must not exceed (and should be substantially less than) the total risk-adjusted cost to Lenovo of defending against a patent infringement lawsuit over the relevant patents.
Determining the risk-adjusted cost can be somewhat subjective, of course, as it factors in the probability of the patent owner prevailing in litigation as well as an estimate of the damages it may be awarded in the event it prevails on at least some patent claims. But realistically, this probability is never 100% even for the best patents, and is frequently less than 50% for patents that have never been tested in litigation. And it is dramatically lower still if the patent owner is asserting weak patents that do not clearly cover our products, as is often the case.
I have also been confronted with patent owners who refuse to offer complete patent and product coverage. Product makers like Lenovo must be assured that if we take a license, this will eliminate patent liability for all products made and/or shipped during the license period, even if the licensor later acquires additional patents during the life of the license. We certainly don't want to enter into a license assuming that the fees are set and all patent issues resolved only to have the patent owner return for multiple bites at the same apple. But sadly, this does happen in our business, and we won't take a license without complete patent and product coverage.
Finally, we are often approached by patent owners who refuse to tell us which other companies have taken a license or what they have paid. Imagine buying a house with no way to determine the price paid for similar houses in the neighborhood and you'll see the problem.
One smart solution to these patent roadblocks are the patent pools managed by San Francisco-headquartered Via Licensing, which offer product makers like Lenovo the efficiency, transparency, flexibility and fairness so often lacking in the patent field. Via's LTE wireless pool, for example, offer licenses to patents from multiple innovative companies at once — and importantly, these have been vetted by independent neutral evaluators to verify their essentiality to the wireless technology standard.
Few if any other patent owners offer such demonstrable assurance of patent quality, which is vitally important to product makers who don't want to end up paying for the intellectual property equivalent of "fool's gold."
Via also publicly discloses its license pricing and terms, which are consistent for all licensees, as well as the list of its licensees. And Via is unique in offering discounted rates for low-volume sales — a benefit particularly to smaller businesses — as well as to manufacturers with sales in less developed emerging markets like China, where economic conditions don't support the higher rates in more developed markets like the U.S. and Western Europe.
For all these reasons, Lenovo and other major companies in the wireless market have joined Via's LTE patent pool as both licensors and licensees.
It is an axiom of economics that markets function better when there is adequate information and impartial ground rules for buyers and sellers. If patent owners and product makers wish to avoid a repeat of yesterday's costly smartphone war in tomorrow's connected car business, we had better bring a lot more transparency and fairness to the patent business.
Patent Properties
Ira Blumberg is Vice President of Litigation and Intellectual Property at Lenovo.
How AdventHealth Is Making The Most of a Healthcare Revolution


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What are there Benefits of Breastfeeding?
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How does breastfeeding help me?
No food is more perfect for babies than breast milk. Breast milk contains all the nutrients that a newborn needs — to date some 100 "ingredients" have been identified in breast milk that cannot be duplicated in formula. In fact, the benefits of breastfeeding are so well established that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) now recommends that women breastfeed their infants for at least one year, and exclusively for the first six months. It also recommends that a woman should continue breastfeeding as long as she and the baby want to do so.
Today, most women do not breastfeed their babies for the length of time recommended by the AAP. It's important to remember, though, that not all women have the desire or the ability to breastfeed. And some women are unable to breastfeed for an entire year. Even a little breast milk can help your baby, but if that isn't possible, today's baby formulas are the next best thing.
Here are some of the benefits of breastfeeding:
Breast milk strengthens a baby's immune system and protects against many kinds of infection. Breast milk is full of antibodies that protect babies from bacteria and viruses. If you breastfeed, that means your baby is less likely to develop ear infections, diarrhea, stomach viruses, asthma or other respiratory illnesses — which in turn means fewer visits to the pediatrician. Breast milk also seems to boost a baby's immune system, so that babies have a better response to immunizations against diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, Haemophilusinfluenzae (a bacteria that can cause diseases like meningitis and pneumonia) and infections with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a potentially life-threatening respiratory illness. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, infant mortality after birth is reduced by 21 percent among breast-fed babies, and breast feeding has also been linked to a reduced risk of sudden infant death during the first year of life.
Breast milk provides all the nutrition a baby needs. Breast milk is the perfect food for babies because it provides the exact amounts of protein, fat, sugar, and water that they need. As your baby grows, the composition of the milk changes to meet his body's demands at different stages in his development. Breast milk is also easier for babies to digest than formula.
Breast milk may help protect against serious diseases such as leukemia and diabetes. Because breast milk is full of disease-fighting cells known as antibodies, which help protect babies from germs, it is protective against a number of illnesses. Researchers at the University of Minnesota reported that primarily breastfeeding during infancy for any duration was associated with a 21 percent reduction in the risk of two forms of leukemia, and babies who were breastfed for more than six months had the lowest risk. A larger study found that breastfeeding also helps protect against still another form of leukemia. Also, researchers in Lithuania have reported that breastfeeding for longer than two months helps protect against type 1 diabetes. In recent years, breastfeeding has also been linked to a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Breastfeeding may protect children from obesity. Because breast milk provides the fat, protein, and other components that babies need, breastfed babies often don't gain as much weight as formula-fed babies. Studies show that breastfed babies are less likely to be obese later in life.
Breastfeeding is convenient. If you breastfeed, you don't need to mix formula, scramble to make and warm a bottle in the middle of the night, or wonder if you've left home with enough food for your infant. As long as your baby is with you, when she's hungry you can feed her immediately.
Breastfeeding is "cheap." Depending on which brand you buy, formula can cost hundreds of dollars each month. Breast milk is free.
Breastfeeding may reduce your risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers.Researchers at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill examined data from the Carolina Breast Cancer Study and compared the rates of breast cancer in 751 mothers who had breastfed at least once and 743 mothers who had not. The study found that the risk of breast cancer among women who had breastfed was reduced by 20 percent in women age 20 to 49 years and 30 percent in women ages 50 to 74 years, in comparison to those who had not breastfed. The researchers speculated that breastfeeding may cause structural changes in the breast that offer the protective factors. In addition, several studies suggest that breastfeeding also helps protect against ovarian, cervical, and endometrial cancers.
Other studies have also found that in mothers, breastfeeding is linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and post-partum depression.
Breastfeeding: Frequenttly Asked Questions. womenshealth.gov
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Breast Milk or Formula: Making the Right Choice for Your Baby. http://www.fda.gov/fdac/reprints/breastfed.html
American Academy of Pediatrics. Policy Statement: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk. Pediatrics, Vol. 115 No. 2, pp. 496-506. February 2005. http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/pediatrics;115/2/496
The National Women's Health Information Center. Benefits of Breastfeeding. http://www.4woman.gov/breastfeeding/print-bf.cfm?page=227
Department of Health and Human Services. Office on Women's Health. Breastfeeding: HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding. http://www.4woman.gov/Breastfeeding/bluprntbk2.pdf
Shu, X.O. et al. Breast-feeding and risk of childhood acute leukemia. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Vol. 91, No. 20, pp. 1765-1772.
Kwan, M.L. et al. Breastfeeding and the risk of childhood leukemia: a meta-analysis. Public Health Reports. 119(6):521-35. November-December 2004.
Dermer, Alicia, MD, IBCLC. Breastfeeding's Benefits to Mothers. New Beginnings. Vol. 18 No. 4, pp. 124-127. July-August 2001.
Furberg, H. et al. Lactation and breast cancer risk. International Journal of Epidemiology. Volume 28, number 3 pp. 396-402. June 1999.
Sadauskaite-Kuehne, V., J. Ludvigsson et al. Longer breastfeeding is an independent protective factor against development of type 1 diabetes mellitus in childhood. Diabetes Metabolic Research and Reviews. Volume 20, number 2, pp. 150-157. March-April 2004.
Newcomb, PA, et al. Breast feeding practices in relation to endometrial cancer risk, USA. Cancer Causes and Control. 2000 Aug;11(7):663-7.
Rea, MF. Jornal de Pediatria. Benefits of breastfeeding and women's health. 2004 Nov;80( suppl):S142-6.
Indiana State Department of Health. Facts You Should Know About Breastfeeding. http://www.state.in.us/isdh/programs/breastfeeding/handbook/facts.htm
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Just over 14 years ago, in one of my first blog posts on Status-Q, I referred to the amazing fact that Apple, with the impending launch of OS X, was about to become, overnight, the largest vendor of Unix operating systems.
Unix was, up to that point, beloved of those of us working in universities and other scientific institutions, but was notoriously unfriendly to anyone not familiar with its highly-abbreviated command language. It sold in small quantities on expensive workstations, and the idea that the creator of the cuddly Macintosh was about to start deploying it on ordinary desktops seemed astonishing. In a little over a decade it would have evolved to be not only at the core of their mobile phones, but even on their watches!
Today, I fired up the Titanium Powerbook G4, the machine I was just starting to use at about that time.
At CNET there's a comparison of Windows 2000 vs Mac OS X which comes out in favour of OS X. I'm a bit dubious about the higher OS X score for hardware compatibility, but it's pleasing none the less. I currently use 3 machines on a regular basis. One runs Win2K, one runs Linux, and one runs Mac OS X. They all have their pros and cons, but if I could keep just one, I think it would be the Mac. I find myself pining for it when I'm using the others and, for all its current limitations, the reverse is seldom true.
P.S. I noticed a couple of other things from those early posts. The first is that they are both called '[untitled]', because the convention of putting a title on blog posts hadn't been established back then. The second is that neither of the URLs I linked to still work now. Never assume the web is going to be a long-term reference archive unless you control the site yourself!
I had the honour of meeting Elon Musk briefly some years ago. Back then, he was just doing space exploration. There aren't very many people for whom you could write that sentence – even without the word 'just' – but for him, its inclusion is entirely appropriate.
Now, he seems to be doing… well… everything that's cool. I have since admired his orbital exploits, ridden in his cars, and, of course, bought a significant proportion of my purchases using Paypal – which helps pay for all the rest.
The latest product is apparently to be batteries – here's the new press announcement – but these are not your average AAs. They're wall-mounting.
At 10kWh, these could run a lot of LED lightbulbs for a long time. Especially if you're not also using them to recharge your model S.
They're designed to make it easier for solar-equipped households to depend less on the grid, especially by time-shifting the peak sunshine energy at noon to the morning and evening, when there's peak demand. That's not simply about being green: just a few weeks ago, visiting friends were telling us about the 'loadshedding' powercuts in Cape Town recently, where everybody got a scheduled two-hour outage each day to help cope with the insufficient power-generation capabilities in the country. This seems perfect for that, too.
Still, the next challenge Musk has to address is the really tricky one: the manufacture of solar panels which don't ruin the appearance of the building to which they're attached.


"Whosoever dies wearing this Scapular Shall not suffer eternal fire!"
No matter how extraordinary the promise made by Our Blessed Mother may appear, She made it and She will keep it. At the word of Her FIAT, She conceived by the Holy Ghost and the Incarnate Word became Man. If Almighty God comes down upon our Altars: Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, in obedience to the words of the priest every day at Holy Mass, would He refuse His own Mother the grace She asks for Her children?
The Immaculate Heart of Mary."
True devotion to Mary consists in three things: Veneration, Confidence and Love. Without saying to Mary we venerate Her, love Her and trust in Her motherly protection, we show Her all these things every moment of the day by simply wearing Her Brown Scapular.
THE SCAPULAR IS A PRAYER! Mary's Motherhood is not limited to Catholics; it extends to ALL MEN. Many miracles of conversion have been obtained through the devout wearing of the Scapular. The Scapular is a great missionary Sacramental. After the Rosary, the Scapular is the most highly indulgenced Sacramental in the Church.
Become an apostle of the Brown Scapular! Today, the terrible demise that many overlook, is the horrible devastation of our Catholic families, who recklessly choose to ignore Our Blessed Mother's requests. What a deplorable loss of Sanctifying Grace for mankind!
We are at war. Satan and the world battle for our souls. There is but one step between us and death. Make haste to take refuge in the Heart of Mary.
to excite pious thoughts and increase devotion. Through these movements of the heart, venial sin is remitted and grace imparted. The possession of grace is the Foundation of Peace. Let everyone wear the Scapular!
The first Scapular worn should be blessed by a priest and imposed by him (if possible). Any priest may bless and enroll in the Confraternity. After having received the initial blessed Scapular from a priest, no other Scapular need be blessed before wearing. The blessing and imposition are attached to the wearer for life.
The Scapular is 'Mary's Mantle' made of wool and MUST be worn over the shoulders so that one piece falls in front and the other in the back. Each time the Scapular is kissed with devotion, 500 days indulgence is granted to those in the state of grace.
The Scapular Medal was created only for those who would suffer grave inconvenience in wearing the cloth and the indul-gence of 500 days does NOT apply to the Medal. To obtain the graces and promise of the Scapular, it must be worn constantly. It should be worn, day and night, in sickness and in health.
Then the Scapular is worn out, being a sacred object, it should not be thrown in the regular garbage but should be burned or buried.
Observance of chastity according to one's state in life.
Daily recitation of the Little Office of Our Blessed Mother. For those in the Living Rosary, special dispensation has been granted and our Daily DECADE may be substituted for the Little Office.
Scapular wearers share in the daily prayers of the Carmelite Order and the worldwide good works of over two hundred million members of the Scapular Confraternity.
Man cannot be saved without prayer. Only one thing can release the graces necessary to bring about world peace and that is prayer. The Scapular is the Promise of Mary's prayer. By wearing the Scapular, we offer the perpetual prayer that everything we do is done in God's Eyes through Mary. At the same time, we become apostles of His Mother because all that He requires to save the world is to make our daily actions a prayer in union with Her. The Brown Scapular is the masterpiece of the love of the Heart of Mary. An attack on the Scapular is an attack on the Church and the Mother of God. Let us defend it and explain its value to all! It is our sign of belonging to the universal family of Her Immaculate Heart. Mary, O my Mother, I am Thine!
Sprinkle the Scapular with Holy Water.
"Receive this blessed habit and ask the Most Holy Virgin that, by Her merits, it may be worn without stain of sin: that She may guard thee from all evil and bring thee to life everlasting. Amen.
y the power granted to me, I admit thee to the participation of all the spiritual works performed, with the merciful help of Jesus Christ, by the Religious of Mount Carmel; in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Sprinkle the person with Holy Water.
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In 2015, reThink Wood communications reached millions of people in the US, including nearly 114,000 architects, engineers, and specifiers. More than 11,600 architects and engineers took tests and course hours on one or more of reThink Wood's continuing education units (CEUs). reThink Wood's earned and placed media content created over 363 million impressions online and in print, including in leading architectural publications. Though competing materials had a slightly larger share of voice, wood consistently outpaced them in positive sentiment across all media types. reThink Wood connected personally with nearly 2,000 architects and building professionals and generated hundreds of leads at trade shows and its Innovations Conferences. reThink Wood also qualified 390 prospects, moving them a step closer to incorporating wood into their projects.


New MK Dons manager Paul Tisdale oversaw a 1-0 victory over former club Exeter City thanks to Kieran Agard's second half penalty, after Dean Moxey was sent off. Here's six things from the game.
It was a tight first half which MK Dons perhaps shaded; they won a few free-kicks around the box, with one on 18 minutes seeing Dean Lewington force a save from Christy Pym. The home side's brightest spark was Alex Gilbey, through whom almost all their best play went; the well-regarded midfielder picked up pockets of space and, on the half-hour mark, teed up Kieran Agard, who turned on the edge of the box to drag his shot wide. To create more, the Buckinghamshire outfit perhaps needed more men forward in support of Gilbey, plus strikers Robbie Simpson and Agard, which was perhaps difficult with arguably only one other attack-minded player in the eleven; that being wing-back Callum Brittain, who at times linked up nicely with wide centre-back George Williams.
Lee Holmes hasn't had the easiest time with injury in previous years but he is a very skilful player for League Two level and looked Exeter's best attacking player in the first half. The wide man often bamboozled Dean Lewington, who lacked the pace to close down with any confidence and at times needed to be bailed out by the excellent Baily Cargill. Holmes came close with a curled, left-footed effort that flew just wide of the far post but there was little from The Grecians to trouble Lee Nicholls. Most of the Devon side's approach play comprised of hopeful upfield punts to Jayden Stockley; while the striker's aerial prowess normally allowed him to make the initial contact with the ball, he was often outnumbered and therefore wasn't always able to use it to bring others into play with any precision.
Charles Breakspear was the referee who sent off two MK Dons players when they, incredibly, beat Peterborough 1-0 last season. He partially made it up to them here though: Dean Moxey was sent off for a second yellow after handballing George Williams' 54th-minute cross in the box. Agard though saw his subsequent spot-kick brilliantly saved by Christy Pym, with the striker continuing a performance that saw him look very promising without quite getting his rewards in front of goal. Or at least, that was the case until the 64th minute, when MK had a penalty for another handball, this time by Stockley, who was also shown a red cad for a second yellow, before Breakspeare realized he hadn't initially booked the striker. This time, Agard made no mistake, going for the middle of the goal to outfox Pym.
Exeter still posed a threat thereon, even with ten-men. MK Dons showed their visitors a lot of respect, allowing the likes of Nicky Law, Jake Taylor and Hiram Boateng to dictate proceedings while Lee Martin made some good runs. The visitors crossed balls that Stockley came close to, with Aaron Martin heading off-target from inside the box before Pierce Sweeney fired over from close-range late on. Ultimately, it wasn't to be for Matt Taylor's side.
Exeter may not have been able to impose their game on their opponents to the extent they might ordinarily like, partly due to the calibre of opposition and partly Moxey's red card. They did, however, show enough at Stadium:MK to suggest that with Law knitting things together, a strong team spirit and a fanbase right behind the manager, they will control a lot of games this season and can be genuine promotion contenders.
As an attacking force, MK Dons have arguably only convinced in two out of a possible ten halves of football; the first half at Oldham and the second at home to Grimsby. The most notable change Paul Tisdale has made however, has been to re-organize a defence that leaked 69 goals last season, with the side conceding just two in their first five. MK might not replicate the liquid football they produced in 2014-15 this term, but the foundations for a promotion push are in place.


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To the Freedom for Öcalan campaign
The Freedom for Öcalan campaign is a UK trade union-backed initiative to secure the release of imprisoned Kurdish political prisoner Abdullah Öcalan.
In 2017 the annual meeting of the TUC voted unanimously for a motion calling for Mr Öcalan's immediate release and a return to peace talks between Turkey and representatives of the Kurdish people.
About Öcalan
Abdullah Öcalan is the recognised leader of the Kurdish movement in Turkey and beyond. He speaks for the Kurdish people's aspirations for freedom from political and cultural oppression, for democracy and peace.
From his prison cell, Öcalan has led a campaign for peace and a democratic solution. He has written books explaining his ideas on how democratic peace can be achieved through a process of negotiation. His 'Road Map to Peace' has inspired millions of Kurds, in Turkey and beyond, to seek the democratic path to freedom within the existing borders of the country.
I am extremely proud that last year our union's conference endorsed a resolution demanding that the Turkish authorities uphold human and workers' rights and seeking a democratic settlement with its Kurdish majority which must include Ocalan's release.
Manuel Cortes
General Secretary TSSA
Visiting hunger striker Leyla Güven with the peace delegation for freedom for Öcalan. Leyla is on her 100th day. An elected member of the Turkish Parliament, she is asking that her country recognises its own laws on human rights & lets Abdullah Öcalan have visiting rights. We must get the international community,& especially the EU, to recognise its responsibility & stop turning a blind eye on Turkish matters because of fears of mass immigration.
Actor & Playwright
We appeal to the government of Turkey to immediately break the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan, and thus open up the way for peace negotiations. Öcalan has been held in a state of aggravated isolation since 2015, and has not been allowed to contact a lawyer since 2011, in violation of the most basic human rights. The policy of isolation that has been imposed upon Öcalan, and the three others imprisoned on İmralı Island, is not only in violation of International Law and the European Convention on Human Rights, which Turkey is obliged to uphold as a member of the Council of Europe.
Tony Burke
Assistant General Secretary Unite the Union
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Omar Fetmouche
Bravo to the artist
Théâtre SINDJAB de Bordj-Ménaiel, Algeria
Director: Omar Fetmouche
in Algerian Arabic with Hungarian subtitles
An Algerian artist is searching for guitar strings for an evening event he organises. But he is disappointed as all the music shops have turned into fast-food restaurants or bars.
An old usurer finds him three strings, made of camel leather, in his workshop. The artist decides to leave the country, and his mother sells her jewelleries to buy a French visa for her son. In Paris, he enrols at a renowned music school. To make ends meet and finance his education, he gives concerts at night bars and galas. After three years, he finishes school and purchases an old double bass. Combining its strings with the ones made of camel leather, he builds an instrument with a unique sound and thus, draws the attention of famous musicians. He is invited home to open the doors of the new opera house. Unable to buy a case for the instrument, he puts it in a coffin, which a friend of him meant for his French wife, converted to Islamic faith, but to be buried in her own country. So the artist, pretending to be the widower, travels with the double bass in the coffin all the way to the woman's home village, where a traditional funeral ceremony is held indeed. On the fourth night, he digs up the double bass, but the cemetery guard reports him for desecrating of the grave. During the applause at the opera opening, police arrest him and he is interrogated by the criminal brigade.
Through a show full of humour, the artist raises questions about himself and society. The missing strings make it possible for the great Algerian actor, Achène Azazni to brilliantly depict the lack of creative spaces in Algeria. His partner, Amar Cherifi, a chaabi singer creates a musical atmosphere with a mandolin, as well as playing the role of the narrator.
Actor: Azezni Ahchène; Musician: Cherifi Amar
Sound technician: Ait Tahar Mohamed
Lighting designer: Azezni Mohamed
Set designer: Delci Djillali


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using System;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using Eleven41.Extensions;

namespace UnitTests.StringTests
{
	[TestClass]
	public class RemoveLeadingTests
	{
		[TestMethod]
		public void null_A()
		{
			// Setup
			string source = null;

			// Execute
			string result = source.RemoveLeading("A");

			// Check results
			Assert.IsNull(result);
		}

		[TestMethod]
		public void empty_A()
		{
			// Setup
			string source = "";

			// Execute
			string result = source.RemoveLeading("A");

			// Check results
			Assert.AreEqual("", result);
		}

		[TestMethod]
		public void A_empty()
		{
			// Setup
			string source = "A";

			// Execute
			string result = source.RemoveLeading("");

			// Check results
			Assert.AreEqual("A", result);
		}

		[TestMethod]
		public void A_null()
		{
			// Setup
			string source = "A";

			// Execute
			string result = source.RemoveLeading(null);

			// Check results
			Assert.AreEqual("A", result);
		}

		[TestMethod]
		public void A_A()
		{
			// Setup
			string source = "A";

			// Execute
			string result = source.RemoveLeading("A");

			// Check results
			Assert.AreEqual("", result);
		}

		[TestMethod]
		public void ABC_A()
		{
			// Setup
			string source = "ABC";

			// Execute
			string result = source.RemoveLeading("A");

			// Check results
			Assert.AreEqual("BC", result);
		}

		[TestMethod]
		public void ABC_a()
		{
			// Setup
			string source = "ABC";

			// Execute
			string result = source.RemoveLeading("a");

			// Check results
			Assert.AreEqual("ABC", result);
		}

		[TestMethod]
		public void ABC_D()
		{
			// Setup
			string source = "ABC";

			// Execute
			string result = source.RemoveLeading("D");

			// Check results
			Assert.AreEqual("ABC", result);
		}
	}
}


It has been nothing short of a topsy-turvy type of 2018 season for the Seminoles that has seen them go through their fair share of difficulties. Much of this has come in the last few weeks dropping three out of their last four games that includes all of those losses coming against ranked opponents in decisive manners. The most recent being a 47-28 drumming by North Carolina State on the road with them never truly contending in the contest. It has seen their struggles defensively ranking 85th in the country giving up 30.4 points per contest with the bulk of these issues coming from an utter lack of effectiveness against the pass being 120th in the country giving up 282.6 passing yards per contest.
This was the case against NC State with quarterback Ryan Finley passing for 240 yards and three touchdowns in the blowout win. It has been their Achilles heel that has hammered them throughout the year giving up 30 or more point six times including in each of the last three games. This has overshadowed their strength against the run ranking 17th in the country giving up just 111.1 yards per game. It has also overlooked their offensive attack that has been led by their passing game that ranks 23rd in the nation 283.2 yards per game. However, it hasn't led to them putting up points on the board ranking 106th in the country with 23.8 points per contest. This lack of offensive production even with a potent passing game that looks to have taken another notch up with James Blackman coming off a strong outing against NC State throwing for 421 yards with four touchdown passes. If Florida State hopes to have a chance, it will have to see their defense step it up drastically.
Notre Dame has put together an impressive season pushing forward that has seen them get plenty of balance on both sides of the ball. This has seen a significant uptick in their play offensively since the team made the transition offensively to quarterback Ian Book as he has thrown for 1,824 yards with 15 touchdowns to four interceptions. In each of his first six starts this year, he has thrown for more than 250 passing yards and a pair of touchdown passes in each contest. Book is coming off a strong outing against Northwestern completing 22-of-34 passes for 343 yards with a pair of touchdown passes. Book has provided a tremendous amount of stability to the passing game that has made the Fighting Irish a potent offensive team scoring more than 30 points in four out of the last five games played.
This has seen wide receiver Miles Boykin step up as the primary receiving option with 40 receptions for 624 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. Boykin has been the primary target for Book notching at least four receptions and 50 receiving yards in each of the last five games played. These two have helped push Notre Dame to hold the 35th-best passing attack in the nation while being 33rd with 33.7 points per contest. This should see the two have a big game against Florida State's secondary that has struggled mightily against the pass this season. The table is set for Book to add another strong outing to what's been a strong string of games since taking over as the starter.
Since Notre Dame inserted Book as the starter, the offense has taken off to the next level. It should continue with a matchup against a struggling Florida State team that has had issues with consistency all season long. This could quickly turn into a one-sided affair on Saturday night.
The Seminoles may have some issues putting up points against the Fighting Irish. However, that may not be the case for Notre Dame having put up more than 30 points in four out of the last five games played. What should also be noted is that the over is 5-1 in Fighting Irish's last six games overall.


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'Castle Rock': Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Garrett Hedlund & Elsie Fisher Among 7 Cast In Season 2 Of Hulu Series
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Masters of Sex alumna Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins (Here and Now), Garrett Hedlund (Mosaic) and Eighth Grade star Elsie Fisher are set to lead the Season 2 cast of Hulu's psychological horror series Castle Rock, from J.J. Abrams and Stephen King. Also set as series regulars are Yusra Warsama (Assassin's Creed: Origins), Barkhad Abdi (Blade Runner 2049) and Matthew Alan (13 Reasons Why).
In Season 2, a feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes (Caplan), Stephen King's nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock.
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Caplan's Annie Wilkes is a nurse and superfan battling to overcome mental health issues.
Robbins is Reginald "Pop" Merrill. The Patriarch of Stephen King's iconic crime family, Pop is dying of cancer and at a reckoning with his family.
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Hedlund plays John "Ace" Merril. Castle Rock's legendary bully, Ace is taking over his uncle Pop's businesses and threatening a fragile peace with nearby Jerusalem's Lot.
Fisher is Joy. Annie's home-schooled teenage daughter, Joy is starting to have questions about her mother's sanity.
Warsam is Dr. Nadia Omar. The Harvard-trained Somali medical director of a rural hospital in Jerusalem's Lot, Dr. Omar's rational and scientific mind will be put to the test.
Abdi will portray Abdi Omar. The tough, older brother of Nadia, Abdi leads the charge to build a Somali community center that will deepen the roots of his people in Maine.
Alan plays Chris Merrill. Pop's nephew and Ace's brother, Chris struggles to keep peace between the Merrills and the Somali community.
Sam Shaw & Dustin Thomason developed the project for television and serve as executive producers along with J.J. Abrams, Ben Stephenson, Dustin Thomason, Vince Calandra, Sam Shaw, Stephen King and Liz Glotzer. Castle Rock hails from Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
Caplan starred as human sexuality research pioneer Virginia Johnson in Masters Of Sex, which ran on Showtime for four seasons. The role earned her an Emmy nomination. She'll soon be seen opposite Octavia Spencer in Apple's upcoming drama series Are You Sleeping? She is repped by WME, Rise Management and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Robbins is coming off a starring role in HBO's Alan Ball series Here and Now. He's next set to star on the big screen alongside Anne Hathaway and Mark Ruffalo in Todd Haynes' untitled drama about the DuPont pollution scandal.
Alan is best known for his recurring role on Netflix's 13 Reasons Why. He can next be seen on HBO's upcoming Lovecraft Country and recurring on Season 3 of FX's Snowfall. Alan is repped by AKA Talent and Main Title.
Hedlund is coming out in Triple Frontier and Dirt Music. He is repped by Brillstein, WME and Sloane Offer.
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Cloudy with light rain developing this afternoon. Temps nearly steady in the mid to upper 30s. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%..
Steady light rain this evening. Showers continuing overnight. Low 37F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
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Tulsa, state unemployment rates tick up in October
Staff Writer Randy Krehbiel
Unemployment rates ticked up in the Tulsa metropolitan area and Oklahoma as a whole in October even though the number of people with jobs also rose, according to reports Wednesday from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Tulsa's unemployment rate rose to 3.5%, up from 3.1% in September, according to the monthly household survey.
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A separate survey of employers, called the establishment survey, put the number of people on nonfarm payrolls in the Tulsa MSA at 459,400, 3,000 more than a month earlier and 2,000 more than in October 2018.
Statewide unemployment stood at 3.3%, with the Oklahoma City metro area at 2.9%.
According to the establishment data, the Oklahoma City MSA added 7,200 jobs from October 2018 to October 2019. The state as a whole added only 4,400 jobs, meaning jobs were actually lost outside the two major metro areas.
Total nonfarm employment for October was just over 1.7 million, with more than 1.1 million of those in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metro areas.
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Spouse's express approval necessary when selling the family residence.
Depending on the region, Spain has different civil rights systems (Navarra, Basque, Galicia, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands). This means that the Balearic Islands have their own civil law regulating the relations between the citizens living here.
What is the matrimonial regime in the Balearic Islands?
In the Balearic Islands, the legal matrimonial regime is the separation of goods, unless a different regime has been agreed upon. Therefore, most marriages in the Balearics are closed in the separation of goods.
What does the separation of goods mean in this case of selling the family home?
The separation of goods results in a complete separation of the assets of both spouses. Each spouse is responsible for the management of his property, and he remains the owner of both the estate acquired before the marriage and the property acquired during his marriage. As a matter of principle, each spouse can also freely dispose of his / her assets without the consent of the other.
In case only one spouse is the legal owner of the family home- What happens when the family home is to be sold.
Until now, the spouse was free to dispose (dispose, burden, etc …..) as exclusive owner of the property, which served as a family residence, without the consent of the spouse who was not the legal owner. This has changed now.
With the introduction of Law 7/2017 of 3rd of August it is now necessary that both spouses give their consent to the sale of the property that served as a family residence, although only one of them is the legal owner.
The aim is to protect the family's interests of the family against any financial interests of the spouse who is the sole owner of the property which is used as a family residence.
Therefore, from now on, the spouse's signature (who is not the legal owner of the property) under the sales contract is an indispensable condition.
What happens if the spouse who was not owner of the property has not signed the notarial deed of sale?
In this case, the spouse may apply for the cancellation of the sale within 4 years after registration of the new ownership in the land register.
What consequences would this have for the buyer of the property.
De facto none. In principle, the lack or erroneous statement in reference to the family residence does not have any negative effects on the buyer, provided that he has acted in good faith. This also applies to the case of any legal action between the two spouses.
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ELLIOTT, NAPA TEAM FINISH 13TH AT KENTUCKY
Chase Elliott raced inside the top 15 throughout the 400-mile NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway before ending the night with a 13th -place finish.
Elliott and the NAPA AUTO PARTS team started Saturday night's event in 16th. By Lap 33, Elliott had moved into 13th before being shuffled outside of the top 20 after a round of green-flag pit stops midway through Stage 1.
Elliott quickly worked his way back into 18th by Lap 60, and ten laps later, he was running 11th. He gained another position in the closing laps of Stage 1 to finish the segment inside the top ten. During the stage break, crew chief Alan Gustafson called the 22-year-old driver to pit road for four fresh tires, fuel and an air pressure adjustment after he reported his No. 9 NAPA Chevy was "good on the start, but really lazy on the right front."
In Stage 2, Elliott continued to race near the top ten until later in the segment when he settled into 14th. He picked up another position toward the end of Stage 2 to finish the middle segment 13th.
Quick work by the No. 9 team helped Elliott gain three positions on pit road to start the final stage in tenth.
The Dawsonville, Georgia, native moved into ninth with under 60 laps to go in the race but fell back to 12th by Lap 221 after reporting that the front end of his Camaro was progressively getting tighter throughout the run. Elliott continued to race inside the top 15 as the laps wound down and ultimately ended the night with a 13th-place result.
Start / Finish: 16 / 13 Points Earned: 25 Points Standing / Total: 14th / 469 pts.
Next Race: July 22, Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway How to Watch or Listen: 2:00 p.m. ET on NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM Channel 90
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*What tools can we use: Explore/Water/Empowerment.
*What's the week's outcome: Release/Attainment.
We are separating from illusions and seeing people and things for who and what they truly are. Reality is setting in for many of us. This could mean separating from relationships, jobs, companies, religious beliefs/affiliations, and political allegiances, after something that happens this week shakes you awake. Separation, in this instance, is a very good thing. ~~ Explore deep, turbulent emotions and you will get to a place of empowerment by the end of this week. You will explore deeper connections with friends, family members and even co-workers. It is a blessed time for loving friendships and connections this week. ~~ Success is at hand. You will be recognized for your contributions and basking in the glow of success. Some of you need to stop struggling, and accept what is. Release to gain your peace and power back. Let the Universe hold the load that's been weighing you down for so long. Spirit is pleading with you to release and lighten your load. You do not need to carry the weight of the world, all of the time. You will attain because you will have learned how to surrender – what a powerful gift to receive.


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The holidays are such a busy time it's easy to overlook a few things or make mistakes you wouldn't typically make any other time of year. When things get hectic and your schedule tightens so much you feel strangled, stop and take a moment to catch a breath. Doing this may prevent some awkward or uncomfortable moments that will embarrass you.
Whether you're attending a holiday party or spending the weekend with a friend or family member, always bring a host or hostess gift. The person or family doing the hosting has to spend time and money getting ready for you, so it's the least you can do.
An overnight or weekend stay calls for a more elaborate gift, but it doesn't have to cost a fortune. A gift basket with something related to the interests of the host family will show your appreciation for their effort.
When you receive a holiday party invitation, don't forget to send back the RSVP. The host or hostess needs to know how many people they can count on attending. The key is to get the response in the mail immediately.
If you're not sure whether or not you'll be able to attend at first, put a reminder on your calendar and send the host a message with the date you'll get back with him or her. Then do it.
Thank you notes are always in order for anything someone does for you. Whether you receive a gift or get invited to a party, always follow up with a note to show some gratitude. It doesn't have to be long, but it should be specific and heartfelt.
When sending any type of holiday cards, don't forget to include your name. It's wonderful to think of people during the holiday season, and they need to know who cares enough to send a card. Also try to think of a personal message, even if it's brief. If you don't know what else to say, perhaps you can mention your wish for a snowy Christmas morning or blessings from your home to theirs.
It's always fun to give someone an electronic gift or one with moving parts, but only if you remember to include the batteries. The person on the receiving end will probably want to start enjoying the gift right away, and it's difficult to find a store that's open on Christmas Day.
If your company hosts a holiday party, it's important to refrain from having too much alcohol during the event. Getting drunk with your coworkers might sound like fun, but it can get you into all kinds of trouble later. Instead, opt for soda or juice after the first round of drinks. Or if you know you'll have a difficult time saying no to the second round, abstain to avoid the temptation to overindulge and make sure you keep your wits about you.
Holiday parties should be enjoyable for everyone in attendance, so resist the urge to show off anything you have that no one else does. This includes fancy cars, mansions, designer clothes, expensive jewelry, or whatever else you think might impress friends, family, and coworkers. It's better to be humble and let others form their opinions of your character without all the trappings and adornments.
This may have been a rough year for you and your family, but don't bring everyone else down by airing your grievances and failures with everyone. Instead, it's better to count your blessings and let others know how much you appreciate them.
If you and your friends, family members, or coworkers agree to exchange gifts, set a price limit. And then stick to it. Having one person in the group give something that's way out of the agreed upon price range is embarrassing for everyone there, especially the recipient.
No matter how tempting it is to say whatever comes to mind during the holidays, it's better to think first before opening your mouth. Avoid the urge to gossip, share secrets, slander others, or say anything you might regret later. Turn the holidays into a time for uplifting, rejoicing, and counting your blessings.


As part of Decathlon's summer 2016 #PlayEverywhere campaign we launched an action specifically aimed at promoting interaction on social media. At Zoom, as the brand's digital agency for social media, we worked alongside &Rosás, the creator of the promotional pieces, to provide an optimised plan for the outreach strategy and media investment.
"El caso del verano" was the title given to this detective-style story. On an ordinary day at the beach, a group of children are playing football by the sea while a woman sunbathes nearby. A football is kicked with force and deflects, landing next to the woman and covering her towel with sand. Who is the culprit? The boy who kicked the ball, the goalkeeper for not catching it, the stone that made the boy lose his balance, the woman who came to the beach late and decided to settle near the children, or is it Decathlon and the tempting prices of the #PlayEverywhere products that let you play anywhere you want to? With this story and the accounts of each suspect, the users played the part of the jury through an online vote which was part of a campaign that ran for 15 days.
The pieces created for "El caso del verano" consisted of a minisite, promotional social media posts and the videos (a teaser introducing the case, a longer explanatory piece, 5 short capsules about each of the suspects, and the video of the final resolution). The campaign's outreach strategy focused on Facebook and Instagram so the video pieces could benefit from the Custom Audience tools. This enabled the implementation of an optimised plan which guaranteed that relevant content was shared with the right users thanks to feedback on audience behaviour being available throughout the campaign.
The pieces created for "The case of the summer" were a minisite, posts on social media to promote the action, and the videos: an introductory teaser for the case, a longer explanation piece, 5 short capsules on each of the suspects, and the final resolution video. The campaign's outreach campaign ran on Facebook and Instagram so we could leverage the Custom Audience tools for the video pieces and deploy an optimised plan that guaranteed the dissemination of relevant content to the right users, thanks to the information we obtained on audience behaviour throughout the campaign.
Using Custom Audience on Facebook and Instagram allowed us to identify the audience who had watched at least 75% of each video. We then used this data to re-impact just these users with new pieces from the same campaign through a cross-platform strategy across Facebook and Instagram. Moreover, the increasing popularity of mobile video consumption inspired us to focus dissemination on this format.
By optimising all the pieces within the same campaign we managed to impact at a frequency of 6 during the 15 days of the action. To achieve this frequency with different pieces that were complementary to one another and also appealing to the users, we did not simply bombard them—instead we provided a story with continuity and an engaging experience. This is demonstrated by the overall result of the videos: over 8 million views, a VTR of 30% and 30 million impressions in the overall social media count. With a campaign that was completely optimised for video views, we also achieved good reach, which on Instagram meant a 20% coverage of the target audience.
Not only did we create an experience that was more engaging for the user by providing complementary content, the continuous optimisation of the campaign and the insight we obtained from Custom Audience allowed us to use the data responsibly and logically to boost results and optimise the investment. A win-win!
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For this problem you just need to know the for loop nothing else. Need to carefully handle the nested part of the square. Complexity is O(n^2).


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Great Yarmouth Mercury > News > Education
Yarmouth nursery celebrates glowing Ofsted grading
By Liz Coates
Children and staff at Calthorpe nursery in Great Yarmouth which has received a good Ofsted report.Picture: James Bass - Credit: Eastern Daily Press © 2016
A Great Yarmouth nursery is celebrating a glowing Ofsted which singles out all aspects of its work and teaching for praise.
Enthusiastic staff at Calthorpe Nursery, in Alexandra Road, are said to motivate children who are "valued and respected" and enjoy a range of activities and trips, inside and out.
Inspectors said the nursery was "good" overall and in all four main categories painting a picture of a lovely setting where just a few tweaks are needed to achieve the very highest "outstanding" rating.
Children are said to be confident and to benefit from exciting outdoor opportunities as well as outings to the nearby St George's Park and the town's central library.
They make good progress from their starting points and are willing to try out new things and express their ideas.
The report also praised the good leadership and management with all staff helping children to fulfil their potential.
The nursery was registered in 2014 and has 60 children on roll.
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Parent partnerships are also said to be strong and children are said to settle in well when they join, building secure emotional relationships with staff.
Nicola Brind, nursery manager, said: "We're very happy with this good result, especially as it's our first Ofsted inspection since we opened and it's increasingly difficult for settings to receive a good rating.
"My staff have been working so hard and should be extremely proud of their achievements.
"The parents' support and contributions towards the setting have been amazing.
"Looking forward our hard work will continue, focusing on children's communication and social skills to ensure that they have the best possible start to their education whilst attending our nursery."
To be even better children need to be helped to manage their own behaviour and staff need to be helped to continue to improve their quality of teaching.
However, the report notes the manager already carries out regular reviews of the provision, seeks the views and suggestions of staff, parents and children to develop a well-targeted plan to secure ongoing improvements.


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My presence helps BJP get more votes: Parrikar
Panaji: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said that he is only like an icing on the cake when it comes to cornering votes during elections. Speaking at a poll rally in Pernem assembly constituency, located 35 km from Panaji, Parrikar said that it is the party cadre and the enthusiasm of the public at large that holds good for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
"Some will ask why does everyone abuse Parrikar? It's natural. They feel, that when I come here, the BJP will get a few votes more. BJP votes increase because of its workers. Maybe I act like an icing on the cake, which improves it, makes it sweeter," said the former Goa Chief Minister. "But the real strength (of the BJP) is its workers and the enthusiasm of the people," Parrikar added. Opposition parties in the state have been critical of Parrikar's regular visits to Goa and have accused him of not doing justice to the Defence Ministry brief given to him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


Ok. I'll admit it. I am a girl who wears the least amount of makeup possible. Yes, I have been blessed with fairly clear skin (for the most part!) and I believe a swipe of lip gloss can do wonders. However, there is definitely something to be said about a natural looking face, free from excessive amounts of eyeliner and mascara. In the scorching summer months especially!
Clear mascara, Chapstick, and lip butter/ gloss.
Another thing to mention is that I have extremely sensitive skin. Poke me with a brush with concealer and my face with break out for days. (Not fun when your friend tries to give you a makeover!) To all of you non-sensitive skin people out there, I am forever jealous of you!! But maybe that's why I don't wear a lot of makeup... I mean my skin would be such a wreck if I even tried to wear concealer or blush once.
Ha, I remember getting a makeover at a party with an expensive, all natural make up line a few years ago. The end result? My face was itchy and red for literally a week. Sigh.
Anyways, today I thought I would give you a nice little makeup routine that is perfect for the summer. It is easy, breezy and beautiful (Covergirl! haha). It also includes a little bold lip action, which, never fails to please.
2:: Revlon Lip Butter in Sweet Tart-- the perfect bright lip!
This is basically the makeup routine I do for school, except I use black mascara & put a bit of yellow-tinted concealer under my eyes (I'm blessed with purple under-eyes...thank you genetics!). I work at a pool & chlorine causes acne so when I go out I use foundation, bronzer, & blush -- but I still try to keep it as "natural" as possible even though I'm using more makeup. I never cake on the black eyeliner.