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At CFI, we believe in the power of film to move audiences to action. At the Closing Night program of the DocLands Documentary Film Festival this May, audiences and filmmakers witnessed a heartwarming and unexpected example of this power.
The film was Sam Bathrick's 16 Bars, receiving its World Premiere at DocLands. This impressive documentary follows four inmates as they create and record original music behind bars at the city jail in Richmond, Virginia. Supported by Todd "Speech" Thomas of hip-hop group Arrested Development, the four men participate in a unique rehabilitation program and record their own original songs. One of the film's subjects, Teddy Kane, is shown struggling to adjust to life outside of prison after his release from jail.
The DocLands audience had the opportunity to meet both Speech and Teddy, as well as Teddy's mother, Loretta Simmons-Jackson, at the Closing Night screening of 16 Bars. Teddy shared an original poem about the legacy of slavery. More importantly, he shared his ongoing struggles with homelessness and substance abuse. Loretta spoke of a pain that too many mothers can relate to: the helplessness of seeing her adult child suffering. The audience, many in tears, dove into a passionate discussion regarding issues like bias in the criminal justice system, the need for prison reform, and the cycle of addiction and incarceration. Speech shared stories about his work with people in the criminal justice system and raised the positive energy in the room with performances of Bob Marley's Redemption Song and Arrested Development's hit song, People Everyday.
That could have been the end of the story, as the audience went home with a newfound awareness and understanding of four lives and the social and institutional barriers they face. But on this particular night, someone in the audience took the opportunity to make a real difference in one of these men's lives. Responding to Teddy's plea for help, Lionel Shaw, founder of The EACH Foundation, sprung into immediate action. The Foundation stepped up to offer immediate assistance so that Teddy would not end up back on the streets in the following days. Not only did they support Teddy and Loretta's accommodation, but they also arranged for Teddy's admittance into a two month program at Serenity Knolls— a well-respected alcohol and drug recovery center in Marin County.
"It brought so much joy to the volunteers of The EACH Foundation to have the opportunity to support such a worthy individual and his family, and we are proud and honored to step up in this time of need. Teddy has a truly artistic gift which we could not see fall by the wayside." – Lionel Shaw
Loretta said they were overwhelmed with gratitude, "We've never had anyone in our lives express this much support."
In the coming weeks, Joanny Rivera, DocLands' Guest Services Manager, was one of the many who went miles above and beyond in her role in supporting Teddy and Loretta. Joanny spent time with the mother and son and helped manage Teddy's admission to Serenity Knolls and visited him often. She saw him recently and reports that he is doing great ("he's gained 15 pounds!"), and, most importantly, that he is focused and committed to his recovery.
"Being at the Rafael that evening was very humbling. Bearing witness to Teddy's vulnerability moved me greatly, as I realized it couldn't have been easy to get up on a stage and ask strangers for help. I just wanted to help and be a supportive and positive presence for them during their time here.
I don't think anyone (including Teddy or Loretta) expected this level of generosity and compassion from the audience. A true testament to the good work DocLands is doing and the amazing community here. Allowing these impactful stories to be told, seen, and heard. What a beautiful opportunity to be a part of." – Joanny Rivera
This story illustrates the power of film to educate and motivate audiences and, by so doing, to change lives. "Non-fiction filmmakers lead the charge for truth, change, discovery, and delight, by using their storytelling superpowers," said Joni Cooper, DocLands Director of Programming. "This year a completely diverse slate of insightful documentaries that may indeed change lives, reminded me of why we created DocLands."
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By Letters to the Editor
In the June 23 issue, on the opinion page, was the School Board Response to "recent public discourse."
Knowing no one likes to take blame and lately, responsibility, I wish to remind the School Board elected officials it has been under your watch, many for eight years or more, in which our schools and school system has gone down.
Hiring superintendents with less than credible references and track records didn't help either. They seem to quickly forget that these very students who you put out in the world are our families, co-workers and neighbors. So we have first-hand knowledge of how prepared you have made them.
Many of you have been there too long, but your egos and power trips won't allow you to step down. People don't want to run against you because of the ugly game of politics, and the constant reports of open arguments breaking out at meetings amongst you.
None of you should be patting yourself on the back while our children fail and many citizens of Prince Edward County who pay revenues for successful schools (some of who can't or for good reasons won't send their children to our own schools) are left behind.
Supervisor Beverly Booth made the comment, "It takes a village." No Mrs. Booth, it takes quality education backed with a decent home environment. I am an example that with a good foundation and decent education one can overcome all obstacles and adversities.
Maybe I'm just too much of a realist and can see the evidence when it's staring you in the face. The evidence shows our children are sliding further behind the higher they go. Also, accreditation with exceptions is not full accreditation.
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Chicken vendor's response to Obama visit garners GOP fans
Updated: Oct. 06, 2012, 8:20 p.m. |
Brandon Blackwell, cleveland.com
Terry Leu, owner of Rolston Poultry at the West Side Market, shows a fresh chicken to a customer at his stand on Friday, October 5, 2012, after a visit from President Barack Obama. When Obama stopped to shake Leu's hand and ask how his business was faring, Leu replied that he hadn't sold a chicken since Obama showed up. Brandon Blackwell, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The West Side Market Chicken King's overnight celebrity garnered the vendor some fans Saturday -- ones he doesn't particularly care to have.
Members of the women's GOP group The Kitchen Cabinet stopped by Terry Leu's Rolston Poultry stand Saturday to buy chicken from the man who responded frankly when President Barack Obama asked him how business was doing during a visit to the market a day earlier.
"I don't think he meant any harm, but in a way he spoke for millions of people who are in trouble," said Kitchen Cabinet Founder Sonja Eddings Brown.
Eddings Brown felt compelled to act after reading that Leu told Obama business was terrible after the president's entourage temporarily shut down the market.
The small group of Kitchen Cabinet members bought 15 chickens and donated them to the St. Malachi soup kitchen.
"Obama does not have to be visiting anyone personally to be killing their business," Eddings Brown said. "He's doing it from the White House."
Leu said he wants to duck the attention and keep to selling his poultry. But customers on Saturday wouldn't let him forget his exchange with the president.
A handful of them applauded Leu for his honesty. Only one took issue, he said.
"I'm trying to stay out of everyone's agenda," Leu said. "I get one vote like everybody else."
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Cette espèce est endémique du Népal. Elle se rencontre dans le district de Dhading à  d'altitude.

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By Business Standard Editorial Comment | New Delhi | Last Updated at May 13 2018 22:56 IST
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has been trying to improve the trading experience and make it easier for companies to access the primary market. For instance, the market regulator has given the go-ahead for extending trading hours for equity derivatives, from 9 am to 11.55 pm, with effect from October 1. This step brings the trading hours for equity derivatives in line with those for commodities. This time extension enables investors to respond quickly to price-sensitive news flow that may occur in other time zones. It, therefore, allows Indian exchanges to compete with exchanges in Dubai and Singapore, which offer India-specific contracts over long trading hours. Sebi is also discussing with the Reserve Bank of India the possibility of extending trading hours for currency derivatives. However, it is not yet clear what contracts will be on offer during the extended time period. Will trading during extended hours be restricted only to index-based instruments or will the full range of indices and single-stock futures and options be made available? Either way, brokerages and exchanges will have to tighten monitoring systems and reconciliation and compliance procedures once the hours are extended.
Then, a consultation paper released by the Primary Market Advisory Committee (PMAC) of the regulator has proposed welcome changes to the norms and processes for raising capital. One of the proposals is that companies should be allowed to float rights issues of up to Rs 100 million without being obliged to submit a draft prospectus. Such an exemption is currently available only for rights issues up to Rs 5 million. The enhanced limit is expected to allow corporates to tap existing shareholders for larger sums, without the burden of more paperwork. The regulator has also suggested reducing the minimum application size for anchor investors to Rs 20 million from the current level of Rs 1 billion in the case of initial public offerings (IPOs) for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This will ease the stress for anchor investors and may make it easier to raise funding for SMEs. The PMAC has also proposed that IPOs should announce price bands within two working days, instead of taking the current five days to fix bands. However, both IPOs and follow-on public offers will be allowed to extend the actual issue period to five working days, from the current three days, without changes in price bands.
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CD10 and CD138 can be expressed in giant cell tumor of bone: An immunohistochemical study
Mousa A Al-Abbadi1, Mohammed J Al-Yousef1, Mohammad M Yousef1, Salwa S Sheikh2, Nidal M Almasri3, Samir S Amr1
1 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Saad Specialist Hospital, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Mousa A Al-Abbadi
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Shaikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi
Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) is a primary bone neoplasm which is characterized by the presence of mononuclear cells (MCs) and osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells (MNGCs). Up to our knowledge, CD10 immunoreactivity in GCTB has not yet been studied, and only one study touched on CD138 immunoreactivity in GCTB. The objective of this study is to investigate the immunoreactivity of CD10 and CD138 in GCTB. We offer a discussion of our findings in the context of the differential diagnosis, particularly in small biopsy material. We retrieved and reviewed 15 well-documented cases of GCTB from January 2008 to December 2014. Well-controlled standard immunohistochemical satins were performed on these cases for CD10 and CD138 and few other selected antibodies. Immunoreactivity for CD10 was membranous and was found in 14 (93%) cases. This immunoreactivity was found only in the MCs, whereas the MNGC were all negative. CD138 showed variable positivity in 11 (73%) while 4 (37%) were completely negative. Similar to CD10, staining for CD138 was only seen in the MC; however, the immunoreactivity was predominantly concentrated in the peri-vascular areas. Most of GCTB cases can show variable immunoreactivity for CD10 and CD138. The aforementioned immune-expression raise the possibility of a role in the pathogenesis of GCTB. Paying attention to this immunoreactivity is recommended when considering the clinical and radiological differential diagnosis, especially in small biopsy specimens.
Keywords: CD10, CD138, giant cell tumor of bone
Al-Abbadi MA, Al-Yousef MJ, Yousef MM, Sheikh SS, Almasri NM, Amr SS. CD10 and CD138 can be expressed in giant cell tumor of bone: An immunohistochemical study. Avicenna J Med 2016;6:69-74
Al-Abbadi MA, Al-Yousef MJ, Yousef MM, Sheikh SS, Almasri NM, Amr SS. CD10 and CD138 can be expressed in giant cell tumor of bone: An immunohistochemical study. Avicenna J Med [serial online] 2016 [cited 2019 Jul 16];6:69-74. Available from: http://www.avicennajmed.com/text.asp?2016/6/3/69/184063
Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) is relatively uncommon primary tumor of bone accounting for approximately 5% of all primary bone tumors and 20% of benign primary bone tumors. [1],[2] This neoplasm usually affects both males and females in the third or fourth decade of life with a slight female predominance and rare occurrence in children below the age of 10 or beyond the age of 45. [3] These tumors typically affect the epiphysis of long tubular bones, most commonly distal femur, proximal tibia, distal radius, and proximal humerus. [1] On clinical grounds, GCTB commonly presents with localized pain and swelling with the limitation of joint movements, however, in rare occasions, the patient may present with a pathological fracture. [2] The plain X-ray of GCTB commonly shows lytic, eccentric and expanding appearance while the computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging will reveal a more accurate localization and extent of the lesion. [1] GCTB is considered a benign, but locally aggressive neoplasm with a relatively high incidence of recurrence but with rare distant metastasis. [1],[2] The treatment of choice is complete local excision or segmental resection, however, and despite its controversy, additional use of postcurettage adjuvant therapy can be utilized in few unusual cases. [3]
Histologically, GCTB is characterized by mixture of osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells (MNGCs) thought to arise from a histiocytic lineage and stromal mononuclear cells (MCs). In most cases, the diagnosis depends on the clinical and radiological appearance combined with the aforementioned histopathological features. In general and for practical purposes, no additional immunohistochemical studies are needed to confirm the diagnosis. [1] However, in some cases, the clinical and radiological picture may raise a short list of serious differential diagnosis including sarcomas, carcinomas, and hematologic malignancies. In these situations, immunohistochemical stains can be utilized to help resolve these questions and confirm the final diagnosis. The latter is of critical importance when the pathologist is dealing with either small core biopsy or fine-needle aspiration material. [4],[5],[6]
We encountered a patient who was 62-year-old with the previous history of renal cell carcinoma who developed a lytic bone lesion in the proximal femur where a fine needle aspiration immediately followed by a small core needle biopsy revealed numerous MNGC. Because of the patient older age, unusual osseous location and the lytic nature of the lesion, the clinician and the radiologist insisted to rule out metastatic carcinoma and plasma cell myeloma. Interestingly, these cells were found to be immunoreactive for CD10 and CD138. However, because of the distribution of these cells, the diagnosis of GCTB was favored. The lesion was completely curetted and the final histopathological diagnosis was GCTB.
CD10, a common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen (CALLA) is the zinc metalloprotease, neutral endopeptidase (NEP) 24.11 (NEP, "enkephalinase") which is expressed on early lymphoid progenitors and neutrophils. [7],[8],[9] It is also expressed in several mesenchymal, lymphocytic and epithelial tumors including endometrial stromal tumors, follicular lymphoma, Burkitt lymphoma, renal cell carcinoma, and solid-pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas. [7],[8],[9] However, after reviewing the English language literature and up to the best of our knowledge, its expression in GCTB has not yet been evaluated.
CD138 (syndecan-1) is a cell surface proteoglycan which is considered a sensitive and specific marker for plasmacytic differentiation in hematological disorders. [10],[11] However, it has been shown that it can be expressed in nonhematologic tumors including breast carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, plasmacytoid transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, renal cell carcinoma, and papillary thyroid carcinoma. [10] On the other hand, after reviewing the English literature and up to the best of our knowledge, only one study touched on the immunoreactivity of GCTB for CD138. [11]
The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of CD10 and CD138 in GCTB and evaluate their role in the differential diagnosis. Moreover, the study included GCTB immunoreactivity for CD68, epithelial membrane antigen (EMA), AE1/AE3, Ki-67, cyclin D1, and CD117.
After approval from the internal review board, we retrieved and reviewed 15 well-documented cases of primary GCTB from three institutions in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia (King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam, John Hopkins Aramco Health Care and Saad Specialist Hospital) from January 2008 to December 2014. All the cases were reviewed, and none was reclassified. No cases of brown tumor of bone were included in this study. Well-controlled standard immunohistochemical satins were performed on these cases for CD10, CD138, EMA, AE1/AE3, Ki-67, cyclin D1, CD117, and CD68 [Table 1].
Table 1: The antibodies list details
There were 8 males and 7 females with an average age of 29 years (range 16-46 years). Positivity for CD10 was found in 14 (93%) cases, where the immunoreactivity was found only in the MCs while the MNGC were all negative [Figure 1]. The CD10 staining pattern was predominantly membranous. Of these, 8 (53%) showed strong diffuse immunoreactivity and 6 (40%) showed focal and variable staining intensity [Figure 2]. CD138 showed variable positivity in 11 (73%), whereas 4 (37%) were completely negative. After comparing the CD138 positive and negative cases, there was no morphological difference noted. In one of these cases (7%), the immunoreactivity was diffuse and strong [Figure 3]. Similar to CD10, staining for CD138 was only seen in the MC component but with a trend of stronger staining in the peri-vascular areas [Figure 4]. The staining pattern of CD138 was membranous and occasionally cytoplasmic with dot-like appearance [Figure 3]. In one case, the MNGC showed obvious cytoplasmic positivity for CD138. All cases showed positivity for CD68 where MNGC showed strong and diffuse staining and the MC cells were obviously weaker and more focal [Figure 5]. The proliferative index Ki-67 immunoreactivity on the nuclei of these cases was seen in the range from 3% to 20% and was <2% in one case which showed foamy ancient change. Ki-67 staining was only seen in the nuclei of the MC cells and was negative in the MNGC [Figure 6]. Cyclin D1was strongly and diffusely positive in the nuclei of MNGC but weak and focal in MC [Figure 7]. None of the cases showed reactivity for CD117, AE1/3, or EMA [Table 2]. We also performed CD10 and CD138 in 15 cases of giant cell tumor of tendon sheath and 5 cases of the giant cell containing aneurysmal bone cyst, and none showed immunoreactivity.
Figure 1: (Patient #9): Low-power view of CD10 showing diffuse membranous immunoreactivity of mononuclear cells while sparing multinucleated giant cells
Figure 2: (Patient #2): High-power view showing focal and variable membranous immunoreactivity of CD10 in mononuclear cells
Figure 3: (Patient #7): High-power view of CD138 showing the diffuse and dot-like background immunoreactivity
Figure 4: (Patient #5): Medium-power view exhibiting CD138 membranous immunostaining of mononuclear cells. The staining is obviously concentrated in the peri-vascular areas
Figure 5: (Patient #12): Low-power view showing CD68 strong and diffuse immunostaining of multinucleated giant cells in contrast to weak and focal staining of mononuclear cells. The staining is predominantly cytoplasmic
Figure 6: (Patient #15): High-power view of Ki-67 showing nuclear immunoreactivity only in mononuclear cells in approximately 3-5% of the cells
Figure 7: (Patient #14): Medium-power view showing cyclin D1 strong nuclear immunostaining of multinucleated giant cells (white arrow), and weak focal staining of mononuclear cells (black arrow)
Table 2: Patients details and immunostains results
CD10 is a 100 kDa cell surface glycoprotein and was initially described as a tumor-associated antigen in acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hence the name (CALLA). It is also expressed in other lymphoid malignancies with an immature phenotype, early lymphoid progenitors, and mature polymorphonuclear leukocytes. This expression profile suggested a role in hematopoietic differentiation. Molecular studies of the nucleotide sequence of CD10 showed that it is identical to that of the zinc metalloprotease, a NEP 24.11 (NEP, "enkephalinase"). NEP is a cell membrane-associated enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds on the amino side of hydrophobic amino acid. Biologically active peptides such as met-enkephalin, formyl-met-leu-phe and substance P induce the migration and aggregation of neutrophils, and they are hydrolyzed by CD10/NEP suggesting a role in controlling the response of inflammatory peptides. However, CD10 has also been demonstrated in nonhematopoietic normal tissue as well as nonhematopoietic tumors. Such reactivity was demonstrated in the genitourinary and gastrointestinal tissue where it usually exhibits strong Golgi, apical, and luminal pattern positivity. The aforementioned finding suggested a role of CD10 in the secretory process of tumors arising from these organs. In this study, CD10 was positive in 93% (n = 14) of GCTB cases. Interestingly, it is expressed only in MC with 53% (n = 8) cases showed strong diffuse reactivity with an only membranous pattern of staining. Up to our knowledge and after reviewing the English literature, this is the first study addressing the immunoreactivity of GCTB for CD10, and it is believed that the lack of such studies may be explained by the fact that CD10 is not a usual immunohistochemical markers for GCTB. Although the origin of the neoplastic cells in GCTB is the MCs rather than the MNGCs, there are still strong debate about the true nature and origin of these neoplastic cells. Multiple studies had suggested that these mononuclear neoplastic cells express multiple osteoblastic associated antigens supporting an origin from osteoblasts or an osteoblastic lineage. In addition, since CD10/NEP was shown to be expressed in osteoblasts and cultured osteoblast-like cells, we strongly believe that CD10 expression in the mononuclear neoplastic cells of GCTB provides additional evidence supporting the osteoblastic origin of these cells. [12],[13]
Since the differential diagnosis of unusual lytic bone lesions in the appropriate clinical settings may include renal cell carcinoma, which is known to be CD10 immunoreactive, paying attention to this immunoreactivity is warranted to include GCTB in the differential diagnosis of these cases. This phenomenon may be very important in particular when we are dealing with small amount of material procured either by small core biopsies or fine-needle aspiration. [6]
CD138 (syndecan-1) is a transmembrane heparin sulfate cell surface proteoglycan that mediates cellular functions such as cell-to-cell adhesion, cell-matrix interaction, and cell proliferation and differentiation. [11] It is a highly sensitive and specific marker for plasmacytic differentiation. However, it is readily detected in a limited number of epithelial and mesenchymal tumors. In this study, 73% showed focal positive immunohistochemical reactivity in GCTB. The staining pattern is membranous and occasionally dot-like, and it is expressed only in MC (except in one case) with more intensity in cells close to blood vessels [Figure 4]. Recently, Nunez et al. studied the expression of CD138 in multiple bone forming tumors. [11] Of the 12 cases of GCTB in their series, no expression of CD138 was found. We looked at the source and the clone of an antibody that they used, and we compared it with ours, interestingly the antibody clone and the manufacturer was the same. We repeated the CD138 stain in our cases again, and the results were the same. Therefore, we can only speculate that such an expression is maybe an artifact and may represent a spill-over from blood vessels. Hence the immunoreactivity was predominantly peri-vascular. Therefore and regardless of its nature, CD138 expression can occur in GCTB and in small biopsies and fine-needle aspiration material and its expression should be interpreted with extreme caution.
Cyclin D1 is a cell cycle regulating protein. [14] In our study, it showed strong and diffuse reactivity in the nuclei of MNGC but weak and focal staining in MC. Similar results were described by Werner in 2006. [15] He explained the immunoreactivity for cyclin D1 and its relationship with another protein (p21) as an evidence of its reactive rather than neoplastic nature. [15] Three years later, Matsubayashi et al. demonstrated similar results of cyclin D1 in MNGC and they suggested that it may play a role in MNGC formation instead of promoting cell proliferation during tumorigenesis. [14]
CD117 (c-kit) was not expressed in any of our cases, which was similar to the results published by Ramos et al. [16]
Since there is agreement that the MNGC of GCTB are of histiocytic origin and as our study showed, expression of CD68 by these cells was not surprising. [17]
The Ki-67 antigen is a human nuclear protein used as a marker for cellular proliferation. Ki-67 proliferation index in our study was ranging from 5% to 20% except in one case which was <2%. It was positive only in MC confirming its proliferative nature. However, Ismail et al. studied the Ki-67 proliferative activity concluding that it may not be a useful marker to predict local recurrence and lung metastasis in Stage 3 GCTB. [18]
Since there is no evidence of the epithelial origin of these cells, it was not surprising that the epithelial markers (AE1/AE3 and EMA) were found to be completely negative in our series.
Most of GCTB cases can show variable immunoreactivity for CD10 and CD138, where only the neoplastic MC are positive. The aforementioned relatively high expression may raise the possibility of its role in the pathogenesis of GCTB. However, we need to emphasize that paying attention to this immunoreactivity is recommended when considering the clinical and radiological differential diagnosis, especially in small biopsy specimens.
This study was supported by the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at King Fahad Specialist Hospital after approval from the Internal Review Board was granted.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Lucas DR. Giant cell tumor of bone. Surg Pathol Clin 2012;5:183-200.
Thomas DM, Skubitz KM. Giant cell tumour of bone. Curr Opin Oncol 2009;21:338-44.
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Siddiqui YS, Zahid M, Bin Sabir A; Julfiqar. Giant cell tumor of the first metatarsal. J Cancer Res Ther 2011;7:208-10.
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Li W, Maleki Z. Giant cell tumor of bone mimicking metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A case report. Diagn Cytopathol 2012;40 Suppl 2:E169-71.
Kelemen K, Braziel RM, Gatter K, Bakke TC, Olson S, Fan G. Immunophenotypic variations of Burkitt lymphoma. Am J Clin Pathol 2010;134:127-38.
Vitolo U, Ferreri AJ, Montoto S. Follicular lymphomas. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2008;66:248-61.
Yasir S, Herrera L, Gomez-Fernandez C, Reis IM, Umar S, Leveillee R, et al. CD10+and CK7/RON immunophenotype distinguishes renal cell carcinoma, conventional type with eosinophilic morphology from its mimickers. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2012;20:454-61.
Ro JY, Shen SS, Lee HI, Hong EK, Lee YH, Cho NH, et al. Plasmacytoid transitional cell carcinoma of urinary bladder: A clinicopathologic study of 9 cases. Am J Surg Pathol 2008;32:752-7.
Nunez AL, Siegal GP, Reddy VV, Wei S. CD138 (syndecan-1) expression in bone-forming tumors. Am J Clin Pathol 2012;137:423-8.
Murata A, Fujita T, Kawahara N, Tsuchiya H, Tomita K. Osteoblast lineage properties in giant cell tumors of bone. J Orthop Sci 2005;10:581-8.
Nishimura M, Yuasa K, Mori K, Miyamoto N, Ito M, Tsurudome M, et al. Cytological properties of stromal cells derived from giant cell tumor of bone (GCTSC) which can induce osteoclast formation of human blood monocytes without cell to cell contact. J Orthop Res 2005;23:979-87.
Matsubayashi S, Nakashima M, Kumagai K, Egashira M, Naruke Y, Kondo H, et al. Immunohistochemical analyses of beta-catenin and cyclin D1 expression in giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB): A possible role of Wnt pathway in GCTB tumorigenesis. Pathol Res Pract 2009;205:626-33.
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Ramos RY, Haupt HM, Kanetsky PA, Donthineni-Rao R, Arenas-Elliott C, Lackman RD, et al. Giant cell tumors: Inquiry into immunohistochemical expression of CD117 (c-Kit), microphthalmia transcription factor, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, and HAM-56. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2005;129:360-5.
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There cannot be any claim limit for damaged solar panels. Be it for repairing or replacing your damaged solar units, you can expect to get back only 10 percent of the total repairing value in compensation. This is an area where solar panels fundamentally differ from other extraneous structures like tool shades. Purchase a high-coverage policy that can be utilized to cover all the expenses in case you need complete replacement.
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1984 NCAA National Champions | 16 NCAA Tournaments | 6 Conference Championships
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No. 10/11 Men's Ice Hockey Has Win Streak Halted in 4-1 Loss at Amherst
Babson (7-2-1) 0 0 1 1
Amherst (3-0-1) 0 3 1 4
2nd - 00:56 - Phil Johansson (Amherst)
2nd - 02:26 - PP - Thomas Lindstrom (Amherst)
2nd - 09:40 - SH - Austin Ho (Amherst)
3rd - 02:27 - Matt Brazel (Babson)
3rd - 17:24 - EN - Will Vosejpka (Amherst)
G: Matt Brazel - 1
Sv: Bryan Botcher - 15
G: 4 Players (#3, #9, #21, #26) - 1
A: Chris Roll - 2
Sh: Thomas Lindstrom - 5
Sv: Connor Girard - 25
PowerPlays
Shorthanded Goals
Penalties (min)
AMHERST, Mass.—Amherst College scored three times in the first 10 minutes of the second period on its way to defeating No. 10 USCHO.com/No. 11 D3hockey.com Babson College, 4-1, in non-conference men's ice hockey action on Sunday at Orr Rink.
Babson, which saw its seven-game winning streak and eight-game unbeaten streaks come to an end, is now 7-2-1 on the year, while Amherst improves to 3-0-1.
Sophomore Matt Brazel (Hingham, Mass.) scored his first goal of the season for the Beavers, while junior Jake Donahue (Groveland, Mass.) and first-year Josh Beck (Scituate, Mass.) both contributed an assist. Sophomore Matt Pompa (Palm City, Fla.) started and made 13 saves before being replaced by classmate Bryan Botcher (Mequon, Wis.), who turned away all 15 shots he faced over the final two periods.
Junior Thomas Lindstrom (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Will Vosejpka (Midland, Mich.), sophomore Phil Johansson (Saint-Zotique, Quebec) and senior Austin Ho (Chino Hills, Calif.) all scored for Amherst, which got 25 saves from netminder junior Connor Girard (Bloomington, Minn.).
Following a scoreless first period, Amherst got on the board just 56 seconds after the intermission on Johansson's first goal of the season. Lindstrom made it 2-0 with a power play tally following a roughing penalty at 2:26 of the second period, and Ho struck for a shorthanded goal to make it 3-0 at the 9:40 mark.
The Green and White got on the board just 2:27 into the third period when Brazel put the rebound of a shot by Beck past the sprawling Girard to cut the deficit to 3-1. Amherst took back-to-back penalties just 38 seconds apart and the Beavers pulled Botcher at the 6:35 mark to give themselves a 6-on-3 advantage, but Girard made a huge save on junior Charlie Ackerman (Bradenton, Fla.) to keep the margin at two.
Babson came up empty on its third power play of the period following a tripping call on Amherst at 8:44, and the hosts tacked on an insurance goal when Vosejpka scored an empty netter with 2:36 left to put the game away.
Amherst held a 32-26 edge in shots and went 1-for-4 on the power play while holding the Beavers scoreless on eight power play opportunities.
Both teams return to the ice on Friday at 7 p.m. as Babson travels to Saint Michael's, while Amherst visits Wesleyan.
• The Beavers are 24-14-3 all-time against Amherst with the teams having split the last four matchups.
• Sunday's loss was the first this season for Babson when allowing the first goal as well as its first when trailing after the second period.
• The Beavers were held without a power play goal for just the second time in the last nine games on Sunday.
• Senior Michael Phillips (Richmond Heights, Ohio) had his streak of 94 straight games played snapped on Sunday when he missed the first contest of his career.


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Case Study: NCH Software
Why Use Physical River?
Our GENIE & GOLD Technologies
Our 30 Year History Of Innovation
Press Release: Gung-Ho Launches Physical River
Gung-Ho Launches Physical River On Demand Software Publishing Service
On demand manufacturing capacity of more than 40 million printed pages, CDs, and DVDs per month to support e-commerce orders that require physical manuals and discs in addition to digital software downloads.
Incline Village, Nevada, June 15, 2011 – Gung-Ho Company, a market leader in turnkey software manufacturing, fulfillment, and e-commerce, today announced it is using Physical River as the brand for its highly rated on demand software publishing service. The automated service enables software publishers to use Gung-Ho's global manufacturing and fulfillment network to produce physical copies of their software and documentation and ship them to end users on an as needed basis. By using the network, which is integrated through Gung-Ho's cloud-based GENIE e-commerce information system, software publishers can simplify and cut costs of production as well as reduce global shipping costs and physical inventory requirements.
"With our Physical River on demand software publishing service, we provide publishers with an efficient, low-risk method for cost-effectively delivering physical products on a global basis," said John L. Wade, Gung-Ho's Founder and CEO. "And the service, when combined with our digital download capabilities, provides our clients with a truly robust and complete e-commerce solution that satisfies the end users' desire for both digital and physical products."
"This offering is not new to us," Mr. Wade pointed out, "it is merely branding what we have been doing since the mid-1990s when we pioneered combining digital software distribution (ESD) with physical product shipments. And now, with more companies moving to the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, it is more important than ever to provide a simple way for our clients to offer their customers physical products on as needed basis."
Gung-Ho's Physical River service is a fully automated system. Orders are captured and processed on a Web site hosted by Gung-Ho, the client, or a third party. The order information is transmitted to Gung-Ho's GENIE information system which routes the order to the manufacturing facility nearest to the end-user. The facility duplicates the software programs on CDs and DVDs; prints manuals, documentation, and packaging in localized languages; then assembles and ships the products to the end-user – all within hours of the order being placed.
"As a software publisher, we have to offer both digital downloads and physical products to satisfy our customers' product fulfillment preferences," said David Jakober, Vice President of NCH Software. "Although our customers primarily choose to digitally download our products, the Physical River service allows us to give our customers a physical product option that more efficiently and cost-effectively meets the demand for physical products than we could offer previously."
NCH Software publishes a wide variety of audio, video, and business software applications. Many are sold as retail boxed products that are also manufactured and distributed by Gung-Ho. "By producing all of NCH Software's physical products," Mr. Wade noted, "we can often manufacture common parts in higher volumes which further reduces overall product and fulfillment costs."
When Mr. Jakober was asked about Gung-Ho's performance, he replied, "Gung-Ho quickly got us up-and-running. They were experts in all aspects of program design through implementation, including the automated order interface, materials production, shipping costs and logistics, and reporting. It's been a pleasure working with them!"
About Gung-Ho Company
Gung-Ho Company is a market leader in the manufacturing and fulfillment of printing, packaging, discs, and media products. Gung-Ho specializes in turnkey software manufacturing, on demand publishing, e-commerce, order management, digital content distribution, and physical product fulfillment. Gung-Ho has maintained profitability, operated without incurring any debt, and has never lost a client based upon its quality or performance since it was founded in 1999.
Gung-Ho is headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada, and has a Silicon Valley sales office in Cupertino, California.
For more details about Physical River, visit the Web site at www.physicalriver.com. For more information about Gung-Ho, visit the corporate Web site at www.gung-ho.com, send an e-mail to info@gung-ho.com, or call +1 775 831 3750.
About NCH Software
NCH Software offers more than eighty easy-to-use applications for audio, video, business, telephony, VoIP and more. These software solutions focus on specific needs and solving problems, while improving productivity for small businesses and consumers alike. NCH Software provides users with the software they need at an affordable price. This approach generates nearly five million unique visitors and three million software downloads per month from the company's Web site at www.nchsoftware.com.
For more information about NCH Software, visit the corporate Web site at www.nchsoftware.com or send an e-mail to marketing@nchsoftware.com.
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Oska Bright On The Road – Bradford, 1st May 2012 / 2 May 2012
Jason and Sarah running a Question and Answer session
By Jason Eade and Sarah Watson
We set off to Bradford to visit Mind The Gap Studios and show some Oska Bright films. It was a very damp day and the motorways were misty with rain – so we watched "Underworld Revolution" in the back of the car.
After about six and a half hours we arrived in Bradford and had a really nice Indian meal – and discovered Indian tea!
Then we arrived at the Studios. We met Dave the technician and lots of other staff. We set up and then had a practice of introducing the films and our presentation, checking our scripts were OK.
We started showing films at 6.30 pm with "Films from Everywhere – Screening 1". Then we had a quick break where we all had cake that Charli had made. The cake was lovely and light – thank you, Charli!
Fifteen minutes later we came back to show, "Films from Everywhere – Screening 2", followed by another break. Altogether we did six interviews on our Flip Cam with audience members about what they thought of Oska Bright On The Road. People said that they were very impressed with Oska Bright and what we are doing.
Then onto our final screening, "Films by Young People – Screening 2". These films went down really well. After this, we tried to show the film that some of the audience members had made in their film making workshop before we started screening – but it wouldn't work! Hey-ho. So we carried on with our Oska Bright presentation and had a Question and Answer session. There were some very good questions. One of the films provoked lots of discussion around discrimination. The film, "Best Interest" made people sad because some people aren't "allowed" to have relationships with one another.
It was Jason's first Oska Bright On The Road: "I was incredibly nervous at first. Sarah was very supportive. I psyched myself up and got on with it. After it was finished I found I'd really enjoyed it. I'm really looking forward to the next one."
We really enjoyed Oska Bright On The Road Bradford and we are looking forward to the films that some of the audience members will be sending in to Oska Bright 2013.
Keywords: disability arts festival,film,learning difficulties,learning disability,learning disabled artists,user led organisations


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Q: Using SQL to extract an attachment from another table (Access 2010)? Well basically I have two tables with a field which is the same in both table (As in the fields are both set to an attachment). Now somehow I would like to extract all the field from one table to another. When I try the following syntax the following error message occurs.
INSERT INTO Student (Photo)
SELECT Photo FROM Students_Record1;

ERROR MESSAGE : An Insert INTO query cannot contain multi-valued field.
From this error message I noticed that this got to do with the datatype as it was set to an attachment.

So I did the following code
INSERT INTO Student (Photo,Photo.FileData,Photo.FileName,Photo.FileType)
SELECT Photo,Photo.FileData,Photo.FileName,Photo.FileType FROM Students_Record1;

Which also outputs the same error as the above.
ERROR MESSAGE : An Insert INTO query cannot contain multi-valued field.
Anyone knows how can I extract an attachment from one table to another using SQL ?
Thank you!

A: Try to delete the first field.
Would be
INSERT INTO Student (Photo.FileData,Photo.FileName,Photo.FileType)
SELECT Photo.FileData,Photo.FileName,Photo.FileType FROM Students_Record1;


Outbound Program – Lean On Us Unity House Of Faith Inc.
The Out (in a direction away from the inside or center) bound (to progress by forward leaps or springs) Program allows teen mothers to move in the direction that will progress them forward in life, giving them the ability to be free from the strongholds of their environment. Most individuals in this program will have some form of family support, but will need additional life skills and parenting support to fully understand how to adjust to their unplanned circumstances. The Outbound Program works in tandem with another organization program.


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Nollywood actress, 'Iya Rainbow' is 79
EditorOctober 17, 2021
VETERAN Nollywood actress, Idowu Philips popularlly known as 'Iya Rainbow' on weekend celebrated 79 years birthday.
The actress prayed to live as long as 120 years to fulfil her missionary assignment on earth.
According to her, despite her age, she enjoyed God's grace which made her still strong, agile and active.
"I'm celebrating my birthday today, I was born on October 16, 1942. It's my 79th birthday, and I'm glad that the world is celebrating with me. I pray to God almighty to preserve my life up to 80, 90, and 120 years on earth. I wish to reach 120 years of age, especially due to the missionary work which has now been handed over to me by God. I have a church and I pray to live longer to fulfil my purpose, she said.
"At 79 I'm still very agile. Going to locations, modelling and advertising as an ambassador are all part of exercising which has helped me to be smart. But like I always say, it is the grace of God, staying healthy at such an age is God's gift. It's by the grace of God that I am still relevant in the industry, she said.
The Airtel ambassador noted that she celebrated her birthday by giving out relief materials to widows through her Non-governmental Organization (NGO) 'Mama Rainbow Foundation.'
She was celebrated by fans and colleagues in the movie industry. Many of them posted her picture on their Instagram pages wishing her a happy birthday.
Veteran actor, Baba Suwe, is dead
Davido to donate ₦250m to orphanages
Popular Ibadan OAP, 'Ejanla' shot dead
Tourism Ministry condoles with theater practitioners, others over 'Baba Suwe' s death
Theatre practitioners pay last respect as ace comedian 'Baba Suwe' is laid to rest in Lagos
Anita Okoye of P-Square files for divorce


External Link: Mr Trump suggested revoking birthright citizenship in an interview on the HBO network.
United States President Donald Trump has revealed plans to terminate the right of citizenship to babies born in the country to immigrants and non-citizens.
Speaking to Axios on HBO, Mr Trump said he was seeking legal counsel to determine if he was able to bypass Congress to change the constitution and end birthright citizenship through an executive order.
"They're saying I can do it just with an executive order," Mr Trump said.
He added the false claim that "we're the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States".
At least 30 countries offer birthright citizenship through the principle of jus soli or the "right of the soil", including Canada and Mexico.
This principle was abolished in Australia in 1986, conferring citizenship status only to children born to at least one parent who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident, a principle known as jus sanguinis, or "right of blood".
Revoking birthright citizenship would spark a court fight over Mr Trump's unilateral ability to change an amendment to the constitution.
In an interview with US radio station WVLK, House Speaker Paul Ryan rebuked Mr Trump's comments.
"Well you obviously cannot do that. You cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order," he said.
The 14th Amendment guarantees that right for children born in the US.
The first line of the 14th Amendment states: "All persons born or naturalised in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside".
The US Supreme Court has never ruled squarely about the clause's application to children of immigrants who are in the country illegally.
Mr Trump did not make a distinction between legal and illegal status in his remarks.
An 1898 Supreme Court decision held that the US-born son of legal Chinese immigrants was a citizen under the 14th Amendment; a footnote in a 1982 decision suggests there should be no difference for children of foreign-born parents, whether they are in the US legally or illegally.
Mr Trump has intensified his hardline immigration rhetoric heading into the midterm elections on November 6.
Along with his comments on birthright citizenship, he has stepped up his warning about the 7,000-strong migrant caravan travelling from Honduras to the US and deployed 5,200 troops, including armed soldiers, to confront them at the Mexico border.
"Many Gang Members and some very bad people are mixed into the Caravan heading to our Southern Border," Mr Trump tweeted on Monday.
Last year Mr Trump rescinded a program that allowed non-citizens who arrived in the US as children and had grown up in the country a pathway to citizenship, known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
The people who qualified for the program were collectively known as the Dreamers.


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Trent Reznor doubles down on the Web
Posted on May 5, 2008 by Mathew Ingram
Not long after Radiohead offered their new album In Rainbows through their website for whatever fans wanted to pay, Nine Inch Nails' frontman Trent Reznor took a similar approach with a new album he produced by hip-hop artist Saul Williams. The response was relatively lacklustre, however, with less than 20 per cent of those who downloaded the tracks paying even $5 for them, and from some of the interviews he gave about the experiment, it sounded as though Reznor wasn't all that happy with the way things turned out.
The singer/songwriter hasn't pulled back from experimenting with Web releases, however — in fact, just the opposite. In March, he released a new instrumental album called Ghosts I-IV as a combination download and physical product; fans could opt for a series of offerings, all the way from mp3 tracks at $5 to a deluxe package for $300, which included signed cover art. Even though nine of the tracks were released for free through the BitTorrent network, more than 2,500 bought the deluxe version and Reznor said he made $1.6-million.
In gratitude, the NIN frontman has released his latest album, In Slip, as a free download. A message on the download site says "As a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new Nine Inch Nails album one hundred percent free." The album can also be streamed through iLike (something R.E.M. also did with their latest album). Radiohead, meanwhile, said recently that the "pay what you want" release of In Rainbows — which Reznor criticized as "insincere" and a "bait-and-switch tactic" — was "a one-off" and won't be repeated.
My friend David Usher, a musician who writes a blog about social media at CloudID, says Radiohead and Trent Reznor have the resources to do whatever they want with their music, but that doesn't really help up and coming artists find a new business model.


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package leveltsd

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
	"github.com/jmhodges/levigo"
	"inmobi.com/graphite/carbon/logging"
	"log"
	"strings"
	"sync"
)

const INDEX_CACHE_SIZE = 128 << 20 // 128 MB
const _DEFAULT_METRIC_INTERVAL = 60

var iLogger *log.Logger

var _BANNED_BYTES []byte

var _EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY_BYTES = []byte("")

func init() {
	iLogger = logging.MakeLogger("leveltsd-index: ")
	_BANNED_BYTES = []byte{byte('?'), byte('*'), byte('['), byte(']'), byte('/')}
}

type indices struct {
	writeLock sync.Locker
	dir       *levigo.DB
	pkey      *levigo.DB
	wo        *levigo.WriteOptions
	ro        *levigo.ReadOptions
	cache     *levigo.Cache
}

type metricIndex struct {
	metric          string
	key             []byte
	step_in_seconds uint32
}

/* Lists the immediate descendants (children) of a give
metric path. Failure to find any match would return an empty
slice
*/
func (this *indices) listChildern(path string) []string {
	spath := scrubMetric(path)

	var val []byte
	if val = this._lsPath(spath); val == nil {
		return []string{}
	}
	var retval []string

	if err := json.Unmarshal(val, &retval); err != nil {
		return []string{}
	} else {
		return retval
	}
}

/*
Fetches the internal representation of given metric. It is
possible to request a creation of the metric if it is absent.
This function is threadsafe
*/
func (this *indices) getMetric(metric string, createIfAbsent bool) (*metricIndex, bool) {
	spath := scrubMetric(metric)
	if len(spath) == 0 {
		return nil, false
	}

	/* Mutual exclusion is deferred for 2 reasons
	(1) The read path does not need mutual exclusion
	(2) Scrubbing a metric can happen concurrenctly for all cases
	*/
	if createIfAbsent {
		this.writeLock.Lock()
		defer this.writeLock.Unlock()
	}

	val, err := this.pkey.Get(this.ro, spath)
	if err != nil {
		iLogger.Println(err)
		return nil, false
	}
	if val != nil {
		retval := metricIndex{metric, val, _DEFAULT_METRIC_INTERVAL}
		return &retval, true
	}
	if createIfAbsent {
		return this.unsafeCreateMetric(spath)
	}
	return nil, false
}

/*
Create a new metrix. This is an unsafe function

It neither checks if the metric already exists nor is threadsafe
*/
func (this *indices) unsafeCreateMetric(smetric []byte) (*metricIndex, bool) {
	metric := string(smetric)

	retval := true
	var idx *metricIndex

	parts := strings.Split(metric, ".")
	if retval = this._registerPath(parts); retval {
		idx, retval = this._recordId(metric, smetric)
	} else {
		return nil, false
	}

	return idx, retval
}

/*
Records a given metric's shortcode as part of the creation process

This is an unsafe method; to be called only inside the call stack of
a safe method
*/
func (this *indices) _recordId(metric string, bmetric []byte) (*metricIndex, bool) {
	shortCode := shortenMetricName(bmetric)
	retval := metricIndex{metric, shortCode, _DEFAULT_METRIC_INTERVAL}
	err := this.pkey.Put(this.wo, bmetric, shortCode)
	if err != nil {
		iLogger.Println(err)
	}
	return &retval, err == nil
}

/*
Makes the directory entries for a new metric.

This is an unsafe method; to be called only inside the call stack of
a safe method
*/
func (this *indices) _registerPath(parts []string) bool {
	n := len(parts)
	if n == 0 {
		return true
	}

	parent_chunk := parts[:n-1]
	parent := strings.Join(parent_chunk, ".")

	if siblings := this._lsPath([]byte(parent)); siblings == nil {
		if ok := this._registerPath(parent_chunk); !ok {
			return false
		} else {
			return this._addChild(parent, parts[n-1], siblings)
		}
	} else {
		return this._addChild(parent, parts[n-1], siblings)
	}
}

/*
Internal method for fetching uninterpreted bytes stored with a
directory node
*/
func (this *indices) _lsPath(spath []byte) []byte {
	val, err := this.dir.Get(this.ro, spath)
	if err != nil {
		iLogger.Println(err)
		return nil
	}
	return val
}

/*
Attaches a child node to a given directory path

This is an unsafe method; to be called only inside the call stack of
a safe method
*/
func (this *indices) _addChild(parent string, child string, siblings_as_bytes []byte) bool {
	var siblings []string
	if len(siblings_as_bytes) == 0 {
		siblings = []string{}
	} else {
		if err := json.Unmarshal(siblings_as_bytes, &siblings); err != nil {
			iLogger.Println(err, siblings_as_bytes, len(siblings_as_bytes))
			return false
		}
	}

	for _, c := range siblings {
		if c == child {
			return true
		}
	}
	siblings = append(siblings, child)
	return this._replaceChildren(parent, siblings)
}

/* Ultra low level function; super unsafe, used to do an inplace update of
data associated with a directory node */
func (this *indices) _replaceChildren(parent string, children []string) bool {
	var val []byte
	if children == nil || len(children) == 0 {
		val = _EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY_BYTES
	} else {
		val, _ = json.Marshal(children)
	}
	iLogger.Printf("child-setter #%s#  ----> %s aka %s\n", parent, children, val)
	err := this.dir.Put(this.wo, []byte(parent), val)
	if err != nil {
		iLogger.Println(err)
	}
	return err == nil
}

/* Create a directory entry for the root path */
func (this *indices) _mkRoot() {
	var empty []string
	if curr, _ := this.dir.Get(this.ro, nil); curr == nil {
		ok := this._replaceChildren("", empty)
		if !ok {
			iLogger.Panicln("Cannot initialize dir db")
		}
	}
}

func (this *indices) release() {
	this.dir.Close()
	this.pkey.Close()
	this.ro.Close()
	this.wo.Close()
	this.cache.Close()
}

/* Carbon daemon has a long history of characters unacceptable in an metric
name. This function strips all such characters. The list stems from the
early design of having each metric be recorded as a file on disk with the
dots being used as a delimiter for mapping directory names

We have thrown in the additional restriction of not having consequtive dots
in a metric name as the UI (graphite-web) cannot deal with it.

This method was origially implemented using 2 simpled regexs but they were
widly CPU intensive to the point wherein it was taking more that 50% of the
compute resources used by the entire runing program. Hence, it has been
replaced with hand-rolled code
*/
func scrubMetric(s string) []byte {
	retval := make([]byte, 0, len(s))
	i := 0
	b := []byte(s)
	for _, x := range b {
		if x == byte('.') {
			if i != 0 {
				if retval[i-1] == '.' {
					continue
				}
			}
		} else if bytes.IndexByte(_BANNED_BYTES, x) != -1 {
			continue
		}
		retval = append(retval, x)
		i++
	}
	r := retval[0:i]
	return r
}

/* Returns the parent path name of a given metric */
func getParent(path string) string {
	if i := strings.LastIndex(path, "."); i == -1 {
		return ""
	} else {
		return path[:i]
	}
}

/* The "mkfs" for a given directory db */
func mkIndex(root string) (*indices, error) {
	retval := new(indices)

	retval.writeLock = new(sync.Mutex)

	opts := levigo.NewOptions()
	defer opts.Close()

	opts.SetCreateIfMissing(true)

	cache := levigo.NewLRUCache(INDEX_CACHE_SIZE)
	opts.SetCache(cache)

	defer func() {
        if r := recover(); r != nil {
			if cache != nil {
				cache.Close()
			}
        }
    }()

	var err error

	if retval.dir, err = levigo.Open(root+"/tsd-dir.db", opts); err != nil {
		iLogger.Panicf("Error opening directory map %s", err.Error())
	}
	if retval.pkey, err = levigo.Open(root+"/tsd-map.db", opts); err != nil {
		iLogger.Panicf("Error opening index map %s", err.Error())
	}

	retval.wo = levigo.NewWriteOptions()
	retval.ro = levigo.NewReadOptions()

	retval._mkRoot()

	retval.cache = cache

	return retval, err
}

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Dojis occur on three consecutive trading days with the second gapping down and the third gapping back up.
In a downtrend or during a pullback within an uptrend, a battle begins. The bears start to back off while the bulls step up. Dojis indicate an even battle between the bulls and bears. The formation of three Dojis within a downtrend hints that the bulls may be starting to reassert themselves. A white day with volume is needed to confirm the reversal.


Do you adjust to your bed or does your bed adjust to you?
Mattresses for Less is Houston's Adjustable bed base headquarters. If you are looking for the largest selection of adjustable bed bases in the state of Texas, look no further than Mattresses for Less. You can get a cheap adjustable base starting as low as $599. Whether you are looking for the best adjustable motion bed on the market with all of the bells and whistles or just a cheap motion bed to upgrade from your standard box spring, Mattresses for Less has the largest selection in Houston.
If you are in the market to upgrade to an adjustable base, then now may a great time to do so. Mattresses for Less is making room for new models and have many adjustable base close out specials. For the ultimate in luxury and technology, look no further than the Serta Smart Motion II (http://www.mattressesforless.net/serta-motion-custom-ii.html) with sleep GPS or the Smart Motion 3.0 with Sleeptracker (http://www.mattressesforless.net/simmons-smartbase-3-0.html).
Mattresses for Less will be offering huge savings on adjustable bed bases all month long at all 5 Houston area locations. Choose from all major brands including Serta, Simmons, Leggett & Platt, Rise, and more!
It' that time of year again…that's right, Tax Refund Season!
So, maybe you're not ecstatic about Uncle Sam repaying his debts…unless you are in the market for a new mattress.
That's right, tax refund season is also the start of "mattress season" …the inevitable time of year when local mattress retailers lure you in with their promises of overstocked inventory and prices too low to advertise.
The answer is MAYBE… and if you're in the market and savvy to the opportunities you could save a ton of money and sleep better this summer!
Mattress retailers, like many other retailers, must forecast potential sales and purchase inventory to match their predicted forecasts. Most retailers will many times use historical data to predict future sales trends.
This year, many retailers stocked up extra inventory in anticipation on tax refund season that has yet to come.
The IRS has delayed income tax refund checks from the 2016 fiscal year. This leaves many retailers with extra inventory that is taking up valuable floor and warehouse space. Take advantage of these opportunities and find retailers with overstocked inventory.
On top of the overstocked inventory, many of these overstocked models will become obsolete in the coming year.
Retailers must make room for new models that will hit the floor later this year by deeply discounting the current models that are taking up space.
The uneven forecasting in 2017 coupled with the timing of new inventory to hit the stores later this summer may be the reason to buy now.
Many retailers are offering deep discounts on top name brand items and offering special incentives to purchase.
Savings of 30-70% on name brand mattresses like Serta, Beautyrest, and iComfort are just some of the deals that you will find along with special financing incentives. Many retailers are offering 0% interest for up to 5 years on all purchases.
The pending release of new models will push many national brands to offer incentives that can be taken advantage of at any retailer. Mattress brands will likely offer incentives like free box springs or adjustable bases with a mattress purchase.
Mattresses for Less will be offering huge "Max Your Tax Refund" savings all month long at all 5 Houston area locations.
President's Day Sales – Are the Savings Real?
Well, President's Day is coming up and most people are just happy to have three-day weekend. I'm sure that you've seen the plethora of President's Day advertisements from local retailers and are probably wondering if the savings are real, or just a gimmick to get you in the door?
Although it may seem like just another holiday, President's Day is a great time to save on home furnishings, like mattresses, furniture, and appliances.
If you are in the market for a new mattress this year, now is a great time to buy!
Retailers are usually heavier in inventory this time of year and many have purchased extra inventory in preparation of tax return season. Stale inventory is never good for business and you can take advantage during this time of inventory transition.
Also, there will be new product lines coming to market later this year and floor space will need to be made.
Many of the big brands in home furnishings will offer national incentives that can be taken advantage of at any retailer. Mattress brands will likely offer free incentives like free box springs or adjustable bases with a mattress purchase.
Mattresses for Less will be offering huge President's Day Savings all month long at all 5 Houston area locations.
The period after the holidays can sometimes feel like a fire sale as things go on sale. From cars to Christmas decorations retailers around the country, trying to make room for the inventory introduced in the New Year, slash prices on the inventory on hold to make quick sales. Furniture retailers are no different! As new models come out furniture retailers' clearance out old or discontinued models. The beginning of the year is a perfect time to take advantage of some great clearance sales to get the mattress you have been dreaming about.
Nowadays you can purchase a mattress from just about any online retailer, many of these stores will be running clearance sales. While this is a great way to get your new mattress delivered directly to your front door there are a few issues. The main issue is the fact that you are going in to the purchase sight unseen and without feeling the mattress. With a mattress, the right fit is the most important part and even a mattress with 5 thousand 4 and 5 star reviews might not be the best fit for you! Returning the unwanted bed might also be a challenge (It's not easy putting the bed back in the bag).
You can opt to visit your local mattress store. This tried and true method allows you to try before you buy. Using this method you can ensure that the mattress you purchased is a perfect fit for you. Many local mattress stores still allow you to browse their clearance inventory online before you make the trip to try in store. This makes narrowing your search for the perfect clearance mattress a breeze. You can also have same day delivery and this cuts out on having to wait days or weeks for your new mattress to arrive.
If you are in the market for a quality mattress but are lacking in budget taking a few moments to browse the selection of clearance beds at your local mattress stores can pay dividends. Start by simply doing a quick Google maps search of 'Mattress Stores near me" and view the clearance selection that they offer. Remember to keep in mind perks like 'Same Day Delivery' or 'Free Delivery' which can also save you money over online or other stores.
Are you having trouble sleeping? Have you ever wondered or cared about your personal sleep habits? Ever wish you could tell if you're getting a proper rest or considered investing in wearable technology to track your sleep patterns? You're not alone. For years now technology has been advancing to create wearables to monitor sleep patterns and help reduce restless nights. One of the problems with wearables is they sometimes produce inaccurate data. Now you can enjoy all the benefits of sleep tracking technology from an adjustable bed. The smart motion adjustable base includes a multistage sleep monitoring system that captures accurate readings of you sleep pattern.
The Sleeptracker® system monitors the sleeper's heart rate and movements. By comparing your sleep with the history of individuals that have similar patterns and combines the data into results designed to help every individual improve their sleep. Because of this, you're able to improve the quality of your sleep, wake up at the best time, and determine if you're getting the right amount of sleep.
How is Simmons Smartmotion 3.0 capable of producing accurate results? By using sensors in the base that independently monitor up to two individuals, the bed is able to provide data on how you sleep. The sensors are incorporated in the base of the bed so they are undetectable. Because of this, you won't need to purchase any uncomfortable wearable devices. The alarm allows you to use pre-selected wake times that monitor when you are in a light stage of sleep. Then it can wake you at the best time so you feel fully rested and recharged. This may seem unimportant but there are some serious reasons why you should consider monitoring you sleep.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report focusing on how insufficient sleep is increasingly becoming a public health problem. The report focused on issues like money lost because of economic in productivity, possible links with obesity, and fatal accidents caused by sleep deprivation and apnea to highlight a few. Similar to eating right and exercise, sleep is equally important to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The Simmons SmartMotion 3.0 will help you get a better nights rest and also help you answer the following questions.
You will now be able to determine how long it takes you to fall asleep and how many hours you sleep each night. The bed provides valuable insight on if you're getting peaceful or restful sleep. The sensors can also determine if you are getting enough of the required amounts of the all-important deep REM sleep. One of the best features is that the system is designed to be able to tell the best time to wake you so you are no longer feeling restless. With all of these issues and problems uncovered you can now capture the full vision of your sleep pattern and learn how to get a better nights rest.
If you're feeling tired and restless. Loss of energy. Problems with fluctuation in weight, you may suffer from several different issues that could be helped by getting a proper night's sleep. Although it may not seem as much, a lack of sleep could increase your risk of heart attacks, strokes, or fatal accidents. Weather it it's through professional help, wearables, or other solutions like the Simmons smart base 3.0, don't wait to learn how to improve you sleep patterns and overall health.
Spring is approaching and it's almost time to open up all your windows and enjoy the fresh air. We've compiled a list of activities on how to make the most of this spring and to fully embrace the season. Our list will help you redesign your spring style with maximum effort.
Nature is blooming and your home should resemble that! Add fresh flowers and bright accents all throughout your home. Small changes in scenery can lead to big changes in a room's mood and accent. This is why public places often feature bright to neutral colors combined with bright lighting.
Change your clothes for spring and feel the cool breeze. Sandals are optimal for men and women and will keep you cool throughout the season. Guys can finally break out those comfortable shorts. Wear them with a nice polo shirt or casual dress shirt. Guys can never go wrong keeping it simple and clean cut. We know that many girls all over Texas are rejoicing to wear sundresses. They are perfect for walking around the city or wearing to the beach.
The spring is a great time to hangout outdoors because the weather is beautiful but not too hot. It's perfect for hiking or backpacking trips. Texas has over a dozen parks and forests to spend the day or afternoon. You can even choose to finish the day with a picnic. If you're looking to stay a little closer to home. Look up outdoor yoga or fitness classes near you area. Get fit and take in the beautiful weather all at one time.
A restful eight hours of sleep is always the best way to end your day. You can liven up your bedroom with bright colors and new bedding. If you're in the market for a new mattress make sure to check out our heat dissipating models. They are ideal Texas especially during spring and summer. Warm colors offer a great change of pace and can help you maintain a more upbeat attitude. Don't be afraid to decorate your bedroom (or home) with bright colors unique to your taste.
We hope you enjoyed our list of spring activities. They will allow you to use every second of spring while it's here. Make sure to check out our website for the best inventory and prices on mattresses. Let us know how you spend your spring in our comments section!
Celebrate St. Patty's Day, Then Sleep It Off!
Thursday the 17th is the long awaited St. Patrick's Day! Spend all day (and even weekend) with your family and friends drinking, playing games, and having fun. St. Patrick's Day isn't just for drinking or parties – but it's mostly for that. Enjoy the wonderful parades and, of course, the food!
All this partying will exert lots of energy so make sure you plan to get a full nights rest. If you're one of the brave few planning on going into work next day plan on getting in an hour later. One extra hour of sleep could be all you need to make it through the day. A squeaky old mattress has no benefits for you so if you're experiencing bad sleep now it will only get worse in the future.
Our inventory features multiple mattresses that will keep you sleeping through the night. Our Beautyrest Black is a luxury mattress that merges the best in luxury and technology. It contains one-of-a-kind technology to help you stay comfort throughout the night. The surface technology and infused AirCool memory foam helps dissipate heat away from your body taking away that hot and sweaty feeling. The Beautyrest Black has several different models to choose from, each with its own comfort level and additional features. Sleeping has never been so easy.
We have the largest selection in Texas with four locations. Come down to one of our stores this week and get yourself ready for comfortable sleep in the future. We offer same day delivery and financing is available. Remember to stay safe and sleep well and if we don't see you before the 17th, Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Humans are supposed to get anywhere from 7 – 8 hours of sleep every night. This equates to us sleeping for one third of our life. Sleep is essential for a healthy body and mind especially in children and teenagers. The National Sleep Foundation surveyed people from 1999 – 2004 and found out at least 40 million Americans suffered from over 70 different sleep disorders. Healthy and restful sleep is absolutely essential to living a healthy life and they are very common problems that could be holding you back from achieving it.
If you think you suffer from a sleep disorder it's important to consult a doctor. They will be able to give you firsthand information how to obtain better sleep for that condition. Sleep conditions are incredibly common with most people thinking they don't have one.
We can also provide some tips on how to get better sleep.
Maintain a regular sleep cycle throughout the week.
Don't drink or eat caffeine four to six hours before you try to sleep.
Doing all of these things should enable you to not only get more sleep but better quality sleep. Lack of sleep can even effect decision making and daily activities like driving. Many morning accidents occur when people aren't paying attention or distracted by their fatigue.
If you'rewaking up throughout the night and tossing and turning. Check to see how old your mattress is. Finding a new mattress that offers the right support and comfort while adhering to these daily sleep tips can make a world of difference in your day to day life.
We're sure you've heard about the rule of two for mattresses. If you haven't, it refers to replacing old mattresses every eight years which you can do this upcoming leap day! If you buy a mattresses on the 29th you'll easily remember this rule two leap days now! Take advantage of our low prices and same day delivery.
We're happy to add to the history of the leap year. Did you know that Caesar instituted the first leap year around 46 B.C.? His leap year was corrected by Pope Gregory XIII more than 1,500 years later. The history of Leap Year stretches back thousands of years ago.
It's time to make your sleepless nights history and to finally put them behind you. Shop our clearance or browse our newer models to find the perfect fit for you and your partner. Our inventory includes mattresses from the most trusted (and comfortable) brands including, Serta, Beautyrest, Spring Air, and ComforPedic.
Our inventory has mattresses like the Beautyrest Renew Keynote Grey Adjustable Base. This mattress offers all the comforts of a traditional modern mattress with the exception of improved support and being able to bend upwards. It's perfect for sleeping raised up, relaxing, or catching up on some work. This bed will adjust to whatever you're doing.
We normally would hold special savings for "Leapers" or babies born on Leap Day but our prices are so low that we can't go any lower! This is our way to ensure you'll save the most with Mattresses For Less. And if you find any lower advertised price, we'll beat it by 10%. Not to mention we have one of the largest inventories in Texas. We look forward to giving you a more restful night's sleep.
Could Groundhogs Across America Be Snuggling in for a Longer Winter?
The days are counting down until February 2nd! If you're not familiar with the date, it's Ground Hog Day! We'll find out whether winter will last longer this year – and hopefully not! Even if we're unlucky and winter continue more into the year, you can still hibernate well into spring with a new mattress from Mattresses For Less.
Our Comforpedic IQ line is ideal for a great night's sleep. This mattress has a softer feel specifically to increase the comfort of side sleepers. Back support is a crucial feature of this mattress as well as the AirCoil memory foam and Coil Gauge. The Comforpedic iQ 175 is an ideal mattress since it adapts to the way you sleep.
A new mattress will energize you for the workday and stay warm in bed on those chilly Saturday mornings. We like to think that Punxsutawney Phil would have to agree! Especially if he's going to be hibernating for longer. We may even have to send him a single mattress just in case.
Sleep soundly with your new mattress and If you order your mattress today. We'll deliver it to you so you can sleep on it tonight. Mattresses For Less remains the best option for new mattresses in Houston with an unmatched selection and prices. We take pride in giving our Houston neighbors great sleep.


text:
Chicago-area middle class hardest hit
Dahleen Glanton
The greater Chicago area's economy over the last decade took a heavy toll on wages for middle-income workers, the Brookings Institution found in a census-data study released Sunday.
The middle-wage workers in the Chicago area and nearby parts of Indiana and Wisconsin earned $19.58 per hour in 2008, down 8.1 percent from 2000, Brookings found in an evaluation of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
The Chicago area now ranks near the bottom among the nation's 100 largest metro areas in terms of changes to middle-income wages, tied with two others at 96th. Only the Fresno, Calif., and Bakersfield, Calif., metro areas fared worse, with wages declining 8.3 percent and 10.3 percent, respectively.
The Census data, collected over the last 10 years, paint a picture of how large metropolitan areas, where two-thirds of the American population lives, will impact the country as it redefines itself after the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression and as the population becomes more diverse.
The area includes Chicago and its collar counties, four Indiana counties and Kenosha, Wis. The statistics, however, primarily reflect the largest cities: Chicago, Naperville and Joliet.
"Chicago has a big and diverse economy and a very regional economy, so it is one of the strongest in the Great Lakes region," said Audrey Singer, a senior fellow at Brookings and co-author of the "State of Metropolitan America" study. "But the decline of wages among working-class families is a reflection of the local economy and where these workers may have been pushed out (of work)."
In Chicago, officials said the most job losses occurred during the last two to three years, during the recession. Like most major cities, the recession has affected jobs that sustained the middle class, such as construction and related industries, the service industry, manufacturing and real estate, officials said.
Illinois lost 387,200 non-farm-related jobs between 2000 and 2009 — 293,000 of them in manufacturing — the Illinois Department of Employment Security said.
"This is more of a middle-class recession," said Rita Athas, president of World Business Chicago, a public-private partnership that serves as the city of Chicago's economic development arm. "The recession has hit everyone. But a lot of the job losses tend to be middle management."
In an effort to boost employment opportunities for middle-class workers in technology-related fields, the city will begin a pilot program May 17 designed to retrain white-collar workers who have been laid off from jobs in which they earned $40,000 to $80,000, Athas said.
"These are people who have been hardworking, have had long careers but did not have access to technology training needed for new jobs," Athas said.
Chicago continues to be attractive to companies looking for a diverse labor force, city officials said.
The area maintained its diverse status with a population that is 44 percent nonwhite, the study found. That percentage rose to 65 percent for the three major cities in the area, including Chicago.
Chicago, however, lost its No. 2 ranking in African-American population to Atlanta, which has become a magnet for blacks because of its lower cost of living and strong economy, Singer said. New York remains No. 1.
dglanton@tribune.com


text:
Cloth $46.00 ISBN: 9780226035758 Published June 2001
Talking Art
Gary Alan Fine
The Global Work of Art
Caroline A. Jones
In Search of a Lost Avant-Garde
Matti Bunzl
Image and Myth
Luca Giuliani
Louise Bourgeois' Spider
The Architecture of Art-Writing
Mieke Bal
88 pages | 25 color plates | 6-1/4 x 8-1/4 | © 2001
The sculptor Louise Bourgeois is best known for her monumental abstract sculptures, one of the most striking of which is the installation Spider (1997). Too vast in scale to be viewed all at once, this elusive structure resists simple narration. It fits both no genre and all of them—architecture, sculpture, installation. Its contents and associations evoke social issues without being reducible to any one of them. Here, literary critic and theorist Mieke Bal presents the work as a theoretical object, one that can teach us how to think, speak, and write about art.
Known for her commentary on the issue of temporality in art, Bal argues that art must be understood in relationship to the present time of viewing as opposed to the less-immediate contexts of what has preceded the viewing, such as the historical past of influences and art movements, biography and interpretation. In ten short chapters, or "takes," Bal demonstrates that the closer the engagement with the work of art, the more adequate the result of the analysis. She also confronts issues of biography and autobiography—key themes in Bourgeois's work—and evaluates the consequences of "ahistorical" experiences for art criticism, drawing on diverse sources such as Bernini and Benjamin, Homer and Eisenstein.
This short, beautiful book offers both a theoretical model for analyzing art "out of context" and a meditation on a key work by one of the most engaging artists of our era.
1. Entrance
2. Description Shipwrecked
3. Narrative and Its Discontents
4. Refocusing Attention
5. Cement of Cellular Stories
6. Tales of Mother Spider
7. Fragmented Bodies
8. Beckoning Bernini
9. Passages through Modern Sculpture
10. Hyperbole as Wink
Wayne Anderson | Common Knowledge
"No critic that I've read . . . has embraced Bourgeois's <I>Spider<I> more closely than Bal, who gets behind her work, all around it, and through it, exhausting all permutations. Her essay is intellectual adventuring into a dense thicket of what's possible, when knowable unknowns are forced into being known and secrets induced to tattle on themselves. Tag along with her, try to keep up, forewarned that from where she is headed there may be no way back."
Linda Nochlin | London Review of Books
"In a way, Bal is the ideal writer about Bourgeois: in both, excess is the name of the game. Bal's stylistic exuberance may at times be maddening and self-indulgent, but at others it is invigorating and revelatory. In the same way that much of Bourgeois's work can be read as a not so subtle attack on the verities of sculptural Modernism, so Bal's discourse can be understood as a continuous and often salutary thrust against establishment art history."
Feminist Academic Press
"Here, literary critic and theorist Mieke Bal presents the work ["Spider"] as a theoretical object, one that can teach us how to think, speak, and write about art."--<I>Feminist Academic Press
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