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An estimated 80,000 Americans are in solitary confinement—even people who haven't committed violent crimes—sometimes for years, or even decades. Using extraordinary access to the segregation unit at the maximum security Maine State Prison, FRONTLINE examines America's use of solitary confinement—a practice U.S. prisons and jails resort to more than most other countries. Some prison officials see it as necessary to keep order and safety, but critics say it is inhumane and counterproductive. Solitary Nation is an extraordinarily rare and intimate view of life in solitary, through the stories of inmates living in isolation, the prison officers who keep them locked in, and a new warden who is re-thinking the practice and trying to reduce the number of inmates in solitary.
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Rising temperatures reducing yields and altering distinctive flavour of India's most popular drink.
"This is clearly climate change, and it is bound to have major impact on the tea industry," said Debakanta Handique, a climate scientist in Assam.
"The decline has been taking place although there has been an increase in the area of tea cultivation as new gardens have come up, and many gardens have added new areas for tea plantation. This is an indication of the seriousness of the threat," said Hazarika. Efficient rainwater harvesting and new breeds of tea plants were needed to reverse the trend.


Graphic settings are still not saved under linux even though a 0.4.0 folder with some content is created in the settings folder.
Also had to run with the "-OpenGLCompat" argument or else the graphics would look strange under my Kubuntu 14.04 Nvidia Optimus system. Does that slowdown the game?
Edit: Zoom-button workaround has not been included yet?
Adding the -OpenGLCompat argument (rather than making it default behavior) was a deliberate choice because I wanted to get that bug in the open. I'm terrible at graphics programming but someone who knows their way around OpenGL might be able to easily figure out where things go wrong. After all, the only thing that -OpenGLCompat does is make the game not explicitly request a 3.2 core profile.
I'm probably not going to implement a zoom workaround myself because it's one of the few "bitesized" issue that could work well with openhatch.org.
Settings not being saved on linux is weird, looking into it is on my todo.


Why Doesn't The Perfect Mascara Exist?
A quick skim of all the interviews on this site (1,002 and counting...) produces a couple of key trends. Old, burned out Diptyque jars as brush holders; Le Labo Santal 33; and a lot of different mascaras—usually within the same Top Shelf! It seems like, perhaps, just maybe, we can extrapolate that people aren't really in love with their mascara choices at the moment. Not to assume anything. Or put words in anyone's mouth. But are you reading what we're reading?


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Q: Merge based on column names I have the following data.frame:
> head(y)

 depth value   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
 1 7 -82 -81 -80 -79 -78 -78 -77
 1 5 -82 -81 -80 -79 -78 -78 -77
 1 5 -82 -81 -80 -79 -78 -78 -77
 1 2 -82 -81 -80 -79 -78 -78 -77
 1 2 -82 -81 -80 -79 -78 -78 -77
 1 1 -82 -81 -80 -79 -78 -78 -77

I need to merge the data.frame based on the values of "value" column and get the corresponding value from "1":"7" columns.
I would like to get the following result:
depth value   merged_value
1 7 -77
1 5 -78
1 5 -78
1 2 -81
1 2 -81
1 1 -82

I am asking this because I have millions of rows and working with classic loops is too slow.
Thanks in advance!
Jon

A: I am completely redoing this answer:
In R, you don't need to loop over matrices or data.frames. R works inherently vectorized. So let's pick out the correct column with a vector.
To select as a matrix from a matrix, we have to subset with a matrix.
Compare the following. vals is the subset of values you want to "merge":
vals <- as.matrix(y[,3:9])
vals[y[,2]]

and compare to
    cbind(1:nrow(vals), y[,2])
    vals[x]
Do you see the difference?
Now put the right lines together:
vals <- as.matrix(y[,3:9])
x <- cbind(1:nrow(vals), y[,2])
cbind(y[,1:2], vals[x])

Or a slightly improved edition:
x <- cbind(1:nrow(y), y[,2]+2)
cbind(y[,1:2], y[x])

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At first glance swimming is a sport that needs very little kit, but there are some key components that you should not be without, here's a quick guide to everything you will need.
You don't have to spend huge sums of money on swimwear but choose carefully. Don't be tempted to spend big money in a store for something that merely looks impressive. Do some research into how customers have previously found the product to give you a better idea if the swimwear is suited to your needs.
Think about the quality of the fabric. Will it cope with hours in chlorinated water and still retain its color and shape? Look for a high percentage of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT). This fabric is a type of polyester which has excellent resistance to alkalis, salt water and chlorinated water and is very quick drying. Good sports stores should have a comprehensive selection.
If you're going to spend time training in open water, it's essential that you invest in a good wetsuit. You definitely get what you pay for, so don't cut corners to get one on the cheap.
Each of the brands will have a range of mind numbing technical terms to describe their suits, but don't succumb to jargon, ensure you seek the advice of an expert. And remember, you can always hire a wetsuit if you don't think a open water swimming is going to be a regular part of your swimming training.
It's a good idea, especially for the guys, to invest in a lined top for use in colder pools. Not every pool is the same temperature, and some outdoor pools can be considerably colder, so it's important to have kit that will cover you for almost every eventuality.
To swim correctly with your head in the water you need a good pair of goggles. You can pick a pair up for relatively cheaply however, there are a few things worth considering before you buy them.
Goggles with a strap which can be adjusted easily are essential so you can ensure the best fit to your head. The goggles should also sit quite snugly on your face quite so that water is not let in, but they should not hurt your eyes or nose area. If you are swimming regularly in open water, you may want to consider investing in a pair of goggles with a darker lens colour, perhaps with a UV protection.
Many swimming pools will insist that you wear a cap, but even if they don't, it is well worth investing in one. They are inexpensive and will protect your scalp from the chlorine in the water. Particularly in open water swimming, a swim cap is essential to keep your head warm.
A good set of mini flippers can be useful in helping develop certain components of your stroke, especially your arms. It takes the pressure off your legs and enables you to focus solely on your stroke technique. Be aware though that many pools will not allow you to use them, but they are perfect if you're heading to the sea, or tackling open water.


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Ancient Middle Eastern stone structures revealed by Google Earth
Thousands of mysterious stone structures similar to Peru's Nazca Lines are being uncovered across the region.
Safawi Wheel 6 in Jordan is among thousands of mysterious stone structures similar to Peru's Nazca Lines which are being uncovered across the region.
Jen Thomas
In the 1920s, Royal Air Force pilots flying airmail routes from Cairo to Baghdad noticed something bizarre in the lava fields of Syria, eastern Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Dotting the bleak, barren desert landscape, hundreds of kilometres from anywhere, were thousands upon thousands of elaborate stone wheels, measuring up to 70 metres wide and visible only from the sky.
Flt Lt Percy Maitland documented the presence of the mysterious structures in a 1927 article for the archaeological journal Antiquity.
They remained largely a secret until the 1970s when Dr David Kennedy, now a professor of classics and ancient history at the University of Western Australia, saw them in great numbers while studying old survey photographs from Jordan.
Beginning in the mid-1990s, Dr Kennedy led an aerial photography project aimed at documenting Jordanian archaeological sites.
"These structures are largely unknown," he said. "Frequently, you can't see any of these structures from the ground. Or you can just see a jumble of boulders that don't make any sense. But you go up a small distance and they are extraordinary."
In acoming article for the Journal of Archaeological Science, Dr Kennedy reveals one of the most comprehensive studies on these stone structures, which stretch across the Middle East from Syria to Yemen and could number more than 1 million.
The structures, classified into sub-categories including wheels, rings, pendants and cairns, differ slightly across the region but most share striking similarities.
Wheels are "large circular or sub-circular enclosures, usually with thick walls, often with one or more internal partitions of equal thickness that resemble the spokes of a wheel"; while rings are small versions that can be internally divided or not.
Most numerous are the pendants, consisting of a head and a tail. In Jeddah, one uninterrupted tail spans 5km. Most of the structures are no more than 50cm high.
"They really dominate the landscape, suggesting a lot of effort was put into constructing these over a huge area," Dr Kennedy said.
Known by the Bedouin as "the works of the old men", they are at least 2,000 years old but could have been built up to 9,000 years ago, says Dr Kennedy.
Compared to the Peruvian desert's Nazca drawings - which date as far back as the year 400, number in the hundreds and have a maximum breadth of about 270 metres - the Middle East patterns are more numerous, bigger and much older.
"These volcanic lava fields are the last place you'd expect to find these kinds of structures," Dr Kennedy said. "The landscape is not hospitable. It looks bleak and barren. They're so unusual."
At least 3,000 structures have been found in Jordan and Dr Kennedy's recent research has documented nearly 2,000 in Saudi Arabia.
A specialist in Roman archaeology, he uses aerial photography gathered during annual trips to Jordan since 1997.
But for the Saudi study he used high-resolution images from Google Earth.
"What David is doing is pioneering work," said Dr Tobias Richter, an assistant professor in the department for cross-cultural and regional studies at the University of Copenhagen and an archaeologist also working in Jordan.
"With Google Earth, we've reached a position where you can do research from your desk in the UK or Australia, or wherever you can access it. It's a huge advance for us, but it's a tool that has to work together with going out into the field and looking on the ground."
Dr Kennedy scanned 1,241 square km of land near Jeddah - a strip 17km wide by 73km long - using Google Earth. He recorded six categories of site on the basalt lava fields.
But studying the thousands of sites raised more questions than it answered. In the Jeddah sample no kites, which number in the hundreds in Jordan, were found.
And still no one knows what they were for. The kites' function is largely guesswork. They might have been large traps for corralling oryx or gazelle.
It could be decades before the sites are all excavated and studied properly.
Dr Gary Rollefson, a professor in the department of anthropology at Whitman College in Washington state who also works on prehistoric sites in Jordan, has found hundreds of basalt structures.
Most are tombs and ritual buildings at two sites east of Azraq in Jordan, but there are also shapes similar to the ones studied by Dr Kennedy.
"There are three wheels at Wisad [Pools, one of the Jordan sites], which are really bizarre," Dr Rollefson said. "I don't know what those things are but the burials are made at the same time the wheels are.
"Really, we're just guessing. We don't know what they are but they are elaborate."
No one has yet undertaken a similarly detailed study of other GCC countries, although Dr Kennedy said he had not seen any structures in the UAE or Oman.
Comprehensive satellite or aerial images of the Gulf are not common, since most Middle East countries will not provide them for archaeological research and limit use of airspace. The ones that do exist are mostly of too low a resolution to make them useful for study.
Dr Kennedy plans to continue studying the Saudi satellite imagery for at least two or three more years to catalogue the structures and try to make sense of them.
For now just a handful of researchers are working in this remote area, but they expect others to join them as findings emerge.
"It is a very far removed area that is hard to get to," Dr Rollefson said. "We staked a spot in a region that no one wanted to go to. We're discovering a new world that nobody bothered to look at before."
And thanks to Google Earth, studying the desert of the Middle East will only become easier.
"With the advent of technology using satellite imagery and aerial photography, there has been a renewed interest in the role these marginal regions have played," Dr Richter said.
"There's a lot of key moments of human history that have happened in Arabia, and that's why it's such a fascinating place to work."
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Iran urges Islamic states to confront Zionist moves
syriatr May 15, 2017
Palestine Intifada Conference Secretary General Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran's consideration of Egypt's role in the restoration of the rights of the Palestinian people reminds the need for Islamic countries to confront the expansionist aims of Zionist regime.
Iranian Parliament's General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a meeting on Sunday, with Yasser Othman, head of Egyptian interest section office in Tehran.
Noting relations and the commonalities between the two countries, Amir-Abdollahian said Iran and Egypt enjoy a number of potentials in various fields to be exploited in developing relationships and helping solve regional issues through a political solution.
He also underlined the need for parliamentary ties in line with taking advantage of bilateral relations.
Underlining the need to confront serious challenge of extremism, violence and terrorism, Amir-Abdollahian said Iran and Egypt have common views on international and regional issues and appropriate potential to solve the problems of the region and to promote and strengthen the unity among the Muslim world.
The policy to develop cooperation between Iran and the neighboring Arab countries plays a constructive role in contributing to stability and security in the region, he added.
Referring to the developments in Palestine, Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran's consideration of Egypt's role in the restoration of the rights of the Palestinian people reminds the need for Islamic countries and international community to confront the expansionist goals of Zionist regime in Quds and the West Bank, and also to help Gaza defenseless inhabitants.
Yasser Othman, for his part, said Iran and Egypt are two major countries in the Muslim world that have always held fruitful consultations on regional and international fora.
He pointed to the parliamentary cooperation as one of appropriate ways in expanding bilateral ties in the field of foreign policy.
Head of Egyptian interest section office in Tehran emphasized the need to combat terrorism and collective efforts for the unity of Islam, adding the visits of political and parliamentary delegations of the two countries is effective in the development of relationships and mutual understanding.
Terrorist forces surrender heavy weapons to Syrian Army in Daraa city
3 women killed in Saudi rocket attack on northwestern Yemen
Muslim Scholars: Israel real enemy of the Islamic Ummah
KSA desperation is obvious in Yemen
Al-Nusra Terrorists Continue to Cross Turkish Border into Northwestern Syria


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Christopher Bamikole, Laboratory Manager and Section Safety Coordinator, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction
Martha Nahar
"My role is centred on helping people, from senior academics who need resources and space for their groups to conduct experiments, to ensuring the safety of junior researchers."
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I've worked at Imperial for over five years now, and in that time my role has changed significantly from a junior support role to a managerial one. My role is centred on helping people, from senior academics who need the resources and space for their groups to carry out experiments, to ensuring the safety of junior researchers.
I'm a big fan of Imperial. Over the years I have seen the College introduce various initiatives to promote fairness, including Imperial becoming a member of the Race Equality Charter and its support of leadership programmes such as IMPACT for BAME staff. I appreciate this greatly, as I am big proponent for investing in people, and believe that supporting people in the workplace is the best way to create a motivated and effective workforce.
Outside of work, I am a big believer in giving back to the community you come from. Last year, I spent six months volunteering for The Good Shepherd Voluntary Organisation, a knife crime prevention charity.
I'm proud to say I was born and raised in London, and to call this amazing city my home. However, I'm very aware that knife crime has always been a problem in underprivileged areas within London. 'Why is Christopher talking about knife crime?' you ask. It's an issue that is especially close to my heart. When I was growing up, I had friends that were both victims of and perpetrators of gang-related knife crime. In my view, they were normal people that were groomed as children, and I believe more outreach should be done to educate and support at-risk children.
I'm planning to run a half marathon next year to raise money for another grassroots charity (even though I hate running!). Overall, I am grateful for the wealth of opportunities I have, and the access to living, working (and partying) in a multicultural city like London. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
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Jack Elkes, Clinical Trials Statistician, School of Public Health
Dr Thulasi Mylvaganam, Lecturer in Control and Multi-Agent Systems, Department of Aeronautics
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The demEAUmed Final Conference was held in Barcelona on the May 18th 2017. Results, benefits and opportunities of demEAUmed technologies in managing, treating and recycling water have been presented and discussed. Keynote speakers represened their vision and discussed demEAUmed results: Suez Environnement, CTM, the University of Girona, IVL, Robinson, the Gremi d'Hotels de Barcelona, Melia Hotels International, the African Water Facility, and CEDEX.
One of the aims of the conference is to involve different stakeholders to demonstrate and promote innovative technologies to reduce the impact of tourism sector on the environment. Some of the presented technologies are at a pre-market stage that show a high potential. For more information, view the presentations here!
Find the final agenda of the event here.


A topping out ceremony has been held to mark Wexham School reaching an important construction milestone.
Morgan Sindall was joined by Wexham School headteacher, Lawrence Smith and cabinet member for education and children, Councillor Shabnum Sadiq, as well as representatives from Slough Urban Renewal (SUR), to celebrate the completion of the main structure of the school's new teaching block.
The Wexham School expansion project is being undertaken by Slough Urban Renewal (SUR), a partnership between Slough Borough Council and Morgan Sindall Investments Ltd which is driving regeneration across the town including in leisure, housing, community and school buildings.
Once complete, the school will benefit from a new 3,000 square metre, three storey teaching block that will house 29 new classrooms for English, Humanities and Languages, three of which have dedicated ICT facilities. The new block will also provide staff workrooms, group rooms, a new student reception and welfare facilities, a new library and a sixth form study centre.
The existing library will be converted into two new science laboratories and external landscaped areas will be provided, along with a new staff car park, to complete the site.
James York, area director at Morgan Sindall, commented: "Wexham School's expansion is the latest example of how this pioneering public-private partnership is facilitating the efficient and speedy delivery of modern, future-proof learning environments in Slough for the next generation.
The work is part of the council's ambitious school places programme – a multi-million pound investment in primary and secondary school buildings, extensions and new schools – to provide enough places for Slough's current and future young people.
The Wexham School expansion is due to be opened in phases and completed by December.


After using 4 different brands of 2 part epoxy, I've settle on what I consider the best epoxy to assembly a fly rod. My choice -> Gorilla Brand 5 Minute Epoxy (Link to AMAZON for prices and reviews) I use epoxy to adhere the cork grip, reel seat, end cap and tip top to the rod blank. You want the epoxy to mix easily and dispensed at the correct ratio.
So why am I saying Gorilla brand 5 minute epoxy is the best?
Both A and B component are a low viscosity which allows the epoxy to flow smoothly out of the syringe dispenser.
Compatible with cork, metal, tape and wood.
The package instruction a very clear, but you can find great instructions at Gorilla Tough. Always thoroughly mix until the components turn crystal clear.
Epoxy Resin is inert once it has reacted, but some folks can have a reaction to the un-mixed components. Gloves are recommended, the nice thing about epoxies with built in syringe dispensers is you are keep your work area nice and clean.
I hope this helps and if you have any questions please contact me David at buildflyrod@gmail.com.
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Red Bull Leipzig sporting director Ralf Rangnick has risked alienating Naby Keita even further with his latest, bizarre remarks.
The 22-year-old is already unhappy at the club and has his heart set on a move to Liverpool, despite the Germans adamantly declaring he's not for sale at any price.
However, yesterday, Rangnick claimed that Keita was being badly advised by 'a village in Guinea', despite the fact he comes the capital city Conakry, an urban hub of over 1.6million people.
He told a coaching convention, reported in the Echo: "There should be someone who points them into the right direction.
Guinean journalist Amadou Makadji was outraged by the comments, especially considering Rangnick himself hails from German town Backnang – whose population is less than 40,000.
"Shocked by the irresponsible words of Rangnick. If Guinea is a big village, what good is it to retain a villager in his team?" he tweeted.
According to Guinean publication ConakrySports, Rangnick's comments will be the nail in the coffin of Keita's Leipzig career and he will demand an exit to Liverpool.
Klopp and his squad are currently in Germany and are expected to meet his representatives Arena11 for further discussions regarding the transfer.


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package ua.com.fielden.platform.gis.gps.factory;

import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;

import org.jboss.netty.channel.Channel;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelUpstreamHandler;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.group.ChannelGroup;

import ua.com.fielden.platform.gis.gps.AbstractAvlMachine;
import ua.com.fielden.platform.gis.gps.AbstractAvlMachineModuleTemporalAssociation;
import ua.com.fielden.platform.gis.gps.AbstractAvlMessage;
import ua.com.fielden.platform.gis.gps.AbstractAvlModule;
import ua.com.fielden.platform.gis.gps.actors.AbstractActors;
import ua.com.fielden.platform.gis.gps.actors.AbstractAvlMachineActor;
import ua.com.fielden.platform.gis.gps.actors.AbstractAvlModuleActor;
import ua.com.fielden.platform.gis.gps.server.ServerTeltonikaHandler;

public class DefaultGpsHandlerFactory<MESSAGE extends AbstractAvlMessage, MACHINE extends AbstractAvlMachine<MESSAGE>, MODULE extends AbstractAvlModule, ASSOCIATION extends AbstractAvlMachineModuleTemporalAssociation<MESSAGE, MACHINE, MODULE>, MACHINE_ACTOR extends AbstractAvlMachineActor<MESSAGE, MACHINE>, MODULE_ACTOR extends AbstractAvlModuleActor<MESSAGE, MACHINE, MODULE, ASSOCIATION>> implements IGpsHandlerFactory {
    private final AbstractActors<MESSAGE, MACHINE, MODULE, ASSOCIATION, MACHINE_ACTOR, MODULE_ACTOR> actors;
    private final ChannelGroup allChannels;
    private final ConcurrentHashMap<String, Channel> existingConnections;

    public DefaultGpsHandlerFactory(final ConcurrentHashMap<String, Channel> existingConnections, final ChannelGroup allChannels, final AbstractActors<MESSAGE, MACHINE, MODULE, ASSOCIATION, MACHINE_ACTOR, MODULE_ACTOR> actors) {
        this.existingConnections = existingConnections;
        this.allChannels = allChannels;
        this.actors = actors;
    }

    @Override
    public ChannelUpstreamHandler create() {
        return new ServerTeltonikaHandler<MESSAGE, MACHINE, MODULE>(existingConnections, allChannels, actors, new GpsMessageHandler<MODULE>(actors));
    }
}

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1.) What is an EMG?
An Electromyography (EMG) is a technique used to evaluate and record the electrical activity produced by muscles. An EMG is performed using a machine which detects the tiny bit of electricity that is produced by muscles when they are active. Muscles typically produce an electrical signal of a specific size, shape, and sound. A damaged muscle produces an altered electrical signal which can be analyzed with an EMG.
2.) What are the uses of EMG?
An EMG is used to detect an abnormal muscle electrical signal. The EMG results help your clinician and referring doctor to distinguish between muscle conditions that begin in the muscle and nerve disorders that cause muscle weakness.
3.) Is the EMG test painful?
There can be some discomfort during an EMG. The discomfort is generally mild and does not require sedatives or anesthesia. Laying in a comfortable position and being calm with relaxed muscles helps to lessen and discomfort during the test.
4.) What is an NCV?
A Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) is an electrical diagnostic test. In an NCV, the nerves to be evaluated are stimulated with small electrical impulses by one electrode. Other electrodes are placed down the nerve path to receive the impulse signal. The received impulse signals are measured to provide more information about the nerves. The NCV test evaluates nerves by measuring how fast the electrical impulse travels through the nerve being tested. A NCV is often done at the same time as the EMG.
5.) What are the uses of NCV?
A NCV is done to find damage to the peripheral nervous system. The clinician performing the NCV with interpret the results by calculating the speed of impulse transmission by using the distance between electrodes and the time it takes for electrical impulses to travel between electrodes. If the speed is considered to be slower than normal, it could indicate nerve damage.
6.) Are the impulses in the NCV test painful?
As with the EMG, there may be some discomfort. With an NCV, you may feel a quick burning, or tingling sensation and a twitching of the muscle with each pulse applied. The sensation can be related to when you rub your feet on the carpet then touch a metal object. Each electrical pulse is a very low voltage and is very quick (less than a split second). Most people find the test to be easier than they expected.
7.) What to expect during the tests?
For each of these tests you will be in a private room. You may be given a hospital gown to allow the clinician to properly examine the muscles to be tested. Depending on the test being performed you may have surface electrodes placed on your skin and the clinician may use a very small needle electrode (about the size of an acupuncture needle). You should remain comfortable and relaxed throughout the tests; the clinician may ask you to contract and relax specific muscles to better evaluate the muscles and nerves.
8.) What to expect after the tests.
After the tests, you may experience a small amount of muscle soreness. Most people are able to return to all of their normal daily activities and work right after the tests. The clinician will discuss your exam with you; this may include results of the tests. A full report will be sent to the ordering doctor who will discuss the results with you when you return for a follow up appointment.
9.) How long do the tests take?
These tests can last 30 to 90 minutes depending on whether you are getting an EMG alone or an EMG combined with NCV. We reserve a two hour time period for you; this allows the clinician to fully assess your nerves and muscles.
10.) How to be prepared for the test?
Please inform the clinician if you are taking any blood thinner, have a pace-maker or have been diagnosed with a bleeding disorder.
Tell the clinician if you are taking any medications. There are certain medications which can affect EMG results.
You can do any of your normal activities (eating, driving, exercising, ect) before and immediately after the tests.
You should take a bath or shower before the test to remove extra oil from the skin.
Avoid applying body lotions or skin oils on the day of the test.
11.) What are the benefits of these tests?
EMG/NCV are specialized electrical nerve tests. These tests are the only test that are able to directly assess the functioning of the nervous system. Due to the very beneficial and informative nature of the EMG/NVC tests, you will learn more information that will help you to understand your condition and what is causing your symptoms. After the test, a detailed report will be sent to your doctor; the results from an EMG/NCV can help your doctor to diagnose the cause of your symptoms and therefore, determine the best treatment plan to provide you relief.
12.) What types of conditions are diagnoses with NCV/EMG?
13.) Who performs these tests?
At Coastal Rehabilitation, Inc., the owner and physical therapist, Bernie Blystone, PT performs the EMG and NCV tests. Bernie is a expertly trained clinician and has performed countless numbers of EMG/NCV tests.
EMG/NCV tests are avialable by appointment in our Elizabeth City office.


The Joomla template is an advanced way to "skin" your site. A correctly built template is something which definitively isn't your website's content, and its replaceable. Based on the PAT template model, a correctly built template separates completely the content from design. Don't forget this!
You can add to that dress all kinds of advanced decorations, but these must be en vogue with the "content" to archieve the best result. And you can have some hidden things in it, as a push-up bra to help you show what you want ... but all these are part of the dress, not the women .
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Great service, amazing food, favorite restaurant in Collingwood!
Second time been and consistently good!!! Just bit slow to take our drinks orders but not saying wait staff not great, might be not enough for the amount people in the restaurant. Overall love this place!
Every dish we ordered was really good, this us a great place.
Delicious american BBQ - brisket is yum!
Staff were excellent but the restaurant was out of cornbread.
A cool place with tasty American fair and drink to match. A winner for most occasions.
Awesome lunch for 16! the mac and cheese is the best.
Groups of 10 or more are required to dine on our Southern Pride Sharing Menu at $69 per person that showcases our house specialities and is served over 3 courses. Please let us know of any dietary requirements.
A super-cool smokehouse saloon Collingwood is known for just being, just well, cool - and Le Bon Ton fits perfectly into the neighbourhood… it's a New Orleans-inspired oyster saloon, smokehouse, cocktail bar and absinthe den that's just perfect for late night boozing. The concept is as unique, as is the space it's housed in. Stripped back to its shell, owners (and brothers) Will and Mick Balleau peppered the space up with recycled timber furnishings and champagne boxes, giving it a rustic yet stylish feel. The outdoor astro-turf area adorned with fairy lights is a magical place to be if you can score a seat. It's where Texas-raised Jeremy Sutphin, oversees two offset smokers and a big cabinet smokehouse where eight, seven-kilogram Riverina grain-fed Angus beef briskets and four pork shoulders are turned and smoked for up to 16 hours. Drool. Get on down to Le Bon Ton. Best dish: Le Bon Ton Cheeseburger - 150g Wagyu beef patty & crispy bacon with cheese, onion, lettuce, tomato, pickles, spicy ketchup and aioli.


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Colorful chalk (either chalk pastels or blackboard chalk).
A dish for the paint.
Optional: permanent black magic marker.
Make a drawing using pencil.
Optional: outline your drawing with black magic marker (permanent).
Put a small amount of white tempera paint into a dish.
Dip the tip of your chalk into the white tempera paint.
Draw on your paper. The drawing marks you make will show not only the colour of the chalk but also an edge of white paint. If you draw on dark colors, the white will show up very nicely. You could also use a dark tempera paint with a light color paper. The possibilities are endless.
The beautiful part of this activity is that the paint "seals" the chalk so it won't smudge on the paper.
For an interesting finish, try mounting your finished drawing on a piece of newspaper, or a page out of an old phone book.
My 4th and 5th students really enjoyed this lesson. I told the kids that would be using chalk to paint their pictures.
The process was simple: Students chose different colors of chalk and dipped that chalk into white tempera paint and "painted" pictures they had drawn.
I would recommend you experiment with this technique and see what works best for you.
You want both the chalk color and the white paint to show.
It gives a very soft look (these pictures really don't do it justice – too much reflection when I scanned them).
I hadn't thought of trying other colors of paint along with the white (like a brown for the window shelf) but that might be worth trying).
We used light-brown colored construction paper but other colors would work well too. Construction paper is best as it is stronger than plain white paper.
First the students drew the vase/flowers/fruit/curtains in pencil and then outlined them in black permanent marker.
Finally the students painted their pictures using colored chalk and tempera paint.
Most students re-outlined in black marker after the paint had dried. If students are careful, they can avoid this step by not painting over their black lines.
In the pre-lesson for this project we talked about balance, design, background, overlapping, and how to use the surface of a paper to create depth.
Much more could be said but I left it at that.
The tricky part I found was getting the students to understand the importance of placement of the vase and the flowers.
The end picture is supposed to look like a vase of flowers sitting on a window shelf with curtains pulled to both sides.
Pictures were not flaky or powdery.


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Kornelia Ninova after the Leadership meeting: Early Elections in Bulgaria are Now Inevitable
Politics | January 20, 2023, Friday // 13:58
BSP leader Kornelia Ninova
"Early elections are inevitable" - this is what BSP leader Kornelia Ninova said after the leadership meeting that took place in parliament. The conversation was between BSP, GERB, DPS and "Bulgarian Rise".
"We Continue the Change", "Democratic Bulgaria" and "Vazrazhdane" did not participate.
At the beginning of the meeting, Kornelia Ninova recalled that the president had given the Bulgarian Socialist Party the third mandate, because in difficult times BSP proved that they are a responsible party that seeks dialogue. She singled out four important issues – the Recovery Plan laws, the 2023 budget, our entry into Schengen and judicial reform.
"The people will suffer the most from the budget for the 2023 and it is clear from today's conversation that there is no support for forming a government, that is, we will go to elections and until June-July, we will leave the state without a budget. Okay, this is your will, we respect the decision of all parties. We are just trying as the mandate holder of the third term, which is in crisis, to do everything in our power. None of us have spoken to you about a coalition. You have not heard such a word because - Mr. Borissov mentioned a coalition".
The leader of GERB, Boyko Borissov, emphasized that there are no real obstacles and red lines for the formation of a government, but the decision of the GERB congress not to support a BSP mandate cannot be violated.
"I am convinced that we are going to elections for the fifth time. After the fifth, the same thing will be said again, if a similar format is not discussed in advance, how and in what way a new government can be structured. Now there is no way to support it , but I will discuss with colleagues such a ban, because BSP has also changed a lot, it should not be a brake for some kind of technical, expert, programmatic, whatever government at some point".
The leader of the DPS, Mustafa Karadayi, emphasized that we are going to another unnecessary early election because of the lack of dialogue between the parties in the parliament.
"Some good prerequisites for the fact that, in the period until the possible unnecessary early elections, we have such behavior that after these early elections, we have the opportunity to overcome the political crisis".
For Stefan Yanev from "Bulgarian Rise" this meeting is important, but late
"And to look for an intersection, so from our point of view, on behalf of "Bulgarian Rise", I would once again like to congratulate everyone present and declare that, in our opinion, this is the right approach: dialogue, dialogue and dialogue again."
This afternoon, the BSP Executive Bureau will decide whether there will be bilateral talks with the parties, which have not denied that they may talk to the BSP in a bilateral format. It will also be decided if and when the mandate will be returned.
/BNR
Tags: elections, Ninova, BSP, Borissov
» The Central Election Committee recommends April 2 as the Date for Early Elections in Bulgaria
» "We Continue the Change" is Negotiating with "Democratic Bulgaria" for Joint Participation in the Elections
» BSP returns the Third Mandate to Form a Government on Monday - Bulgarians are Going to Elections


Did you know that it is National Playground Safety Week? Here is a blog post all about being safe that you can take with you beyond the playground.
As a kid, it's fun to climb trees, explore the unknown, and create magical worlds.
With what seems like an abundance of energy and endless curiosity, kids love to explore the outdoors – which, unfortunately, also comes with a few injuries along the way. And while kids don't like to be told what not to do (let's face it, they'll do it anyway), here are some tips that can help teach your kids how to be safe (and maybe ease your worries a little too).
Roads can be dangerous for anyone, but especially for children caught up in their own magical world. With just a few rules to follow, children can be safe from the dangers of vehicles, traffic, and roads, and give you peace of mind.
In the full swing of spring, organized and recreational sports are not only starting up but sports are giving people a reason to go outside and stay active.
While we can't control the temperature, we can control some aspects of the environment where our children play. From wearing appropriate seasonal clothing to having a clean yard to maintaining the perfect temperature with smart thermostats, you can be reassured that your children are playing safe outdoors.
Keep yard groomed to keep away dangerous animals and tripping hazards.
Other than our pets, there are many kinds of animals and insects that like to explore as much as our children do. And while some may be harmless, we want to make sure our children know the differences in danger between their pet Spike and a wild skunk or snake.
Check with an adult before catching an insect and/or bringing it indoors.
We hope none of the above hurt our kids, but just to be safe, it's important to know a few basic emergency services numbers and procedures in the event that something would happen.
Older children can learn simple first aid, such as applying pressure, icing an injury, stopping nosebleeds, etc.
Have a designated neighbor for kids to check in with if their home is too far.
Kids learn by exploring and asking questions (tons of questions), which is also a great way for them to get a little exercise and a lot of knowledge. By being aware of the dangers and teaching children potential hazards, we can keep our kids safe as they explore the world's backyard.
We love our pets like family (because they are our furbabies, right?). So why not protect them as we do the rest of our family members?
Here are some tech gadgets and apps to keep your furry family members safer.
1. Tagg GPS Pet Tracker. Exactly what the name implies, this device attaches to your pet's collar and can track their whereabouts. It can send you a text message or email when your pet wanders past their designated boundaries. The Tagg GPS pet tracker goes beyond showing you exactly where your furry friend might be, it also monitors the temperature to keep them safe from extreme cold or hot temperatures. And just like your Fitbit, it also tracks your pet's health to makes sure they are getting enough exercise and rest. Tagg GPS Pet Trackers costs $99.95.
2. Pet First Aid App. We want to keep our pets safe, but in case of an emergency where their safety is threatened, the American Red Cross created an app to help in those tough situations. The Pet First Aid App includes videos, interactive quizzes, and step-by-step advice to walk you through over 25 common pet situations. The app helps with administering medication, behavioral advice, warning sign checker, identifying common toxic substances and even when it might be time to say goodbye (we hope not!). You can easily program a veterinary contact number and locate the nearest emergency vet hospital. Each pet can have their own profile within the app to keep track of appointments and medications needed. The Pet First Aid app is available for Apple, Google Play, and Amazon for $.99.
3. Puppy Tweets. If you're looking for a fun way to keep track of your puppy's actions, Puppy Tweets attaches to your dog's collar and tweets you what your dog is up to. The tag has a motion and sound monitor, which connects to a USB receiver that connects to your computer. It not only lets you know what your puppy is up to (making sure they are safe), but is also a fun way to keep track of your pet. Puppy Tweets was created by Mattel, with the idea to create real-time communication with our furry family members. Puppy Tweets sells for around $15 on Amazon.
4. ASPCA APCC Mobile App. This free mobile app is a great reference when you're not sure what foods are safe for your pet. It allows you to easily search through items, find the levels of toxicity, possible side effects, and the actions to take in case of an emergency- all with colorful, easy to follow images. The app provides a 24/7 hotline giving users full access to trained veterinary staff and toxicologists.
5. Pet Master Pro. This handy app keeps track of your pet's medical record in the palm of your hand. Keep track of vaccinations, medications, identification numbers, weight history, and even details for the insurance all in this app. It takes a little legwork to initially enter the information into the app, but having that information while traveling could help save your pet's life. The app is free for both iPhone and Google Play.
We don't always have control over our pets' situations and environments, but using this technology can help keep your pets safer and snuggled up next to you at the end of the day.


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Well, the last few days have officially been a whirlwind! We spent the better part of last week in Sea Island attending (and speaking) at The Southern C Summit. As soon as the conference ended we packed our bags and headed North once again to Charleston to visit family. It's always my lofty goal while we travel to blog from the road, but it always ends up being one of those things that never gets finished. I started and stopped 3 different posts last week, so by the time Saturday rolled around I gave in to the chaos.
I'm one of those crazy people who need absolute silence while I work and especially when I write. I'm a storyteller by nature, but certainly not a writer. I love retelling events, but grammatically speaking, I'm less than impressive. So I need silence… complete silence. Even though we wake up at 5:30… someway somehow, there's still a bazillion things I need to do instead of writing the post… like shoot the location at sunrise, respond to e-mails from the day before, etc. etc. Ryan and I are getting better at traveling since we do it so often. We have our packing down to a science (roughly speaking) and our morning routines perfected. Now I just need to get "trip blogging" mastered and we can be considered true jet-setters!! But it's all about progress, not perfect… right!?
When we were in NYC a few weeks ago I received a Lafco Candle. It was so beautiful and smelled so delicious that I lugged it from NYC to Newport and back to Orlando by hand. It wouldn't fit in my expertly packed suitcase, but it was too pretty to leave behind so I sent it through the x-ray machines and brought it home. As soon as we walked in the door I lit the candle because I needed to know my hard work wasn't in vain thankfully it wasn't. I'm officially obsessed. I am really sensitive to smell and often get headaches when I'm around perfumes, department stores, or candles, but this brand is a unicorn and I'm in love. I currently have Marine burning on my desk as I type this and my other favorite of the moment is Peony. If you are looking for a little Valentine's splurge for yourself, I would HIGHLY recommend.
I have a subscription to Audible, and I love it. I'm not really a subscription girl, must be the Dave Ramsey in me, but Audible is one of those reoccurring costs that I never mind. I am addicted to audio books and almost always have one going. Today I just downloaded Sophie Kinsella's latest release, "Surprise Me", and I'm so excited to start it! I'll keep you updated on how it is.
In the past six weeks we have been to Blue Ridge, Ga –> Palm Beach, FL –> New York City –> Newport, RI –> Sea Island, GA –> Charleston, SC and now we are home and it feels wonderful. I love traveling, exploring, and more than anything adventuring, but I'm really excited to be home for a few weeks. Both Ryan and I are homebodies at heart, so it's so nice to snuggle up on the couch with a glass of wine on a random Tuesday night. Also, we have quite a few house projects we'd like to tackle… so the next few weeks are will be dedicated to focusing on getting our home back in working order!
I can't believe it's been a little over a year since we lost sweet Lucy (our 11-year-old Yorkie-poo). Honestly, it's been a super hard year without her and I'd like to say I handled it well, but I still cry over it every now and again. The thought of getting another puppy gave me physical pain in my chest for the better part of 2017, but since January I've started to feel like it might be a good idea. I miss having a furry best friend and Ryan does too. We know we will never be able to replace Lucy, but maybe the heartache would be less with another little mischievous puppy running around, so we've started the search. At the moment we don't have a dog picked out, but I've become OBSESSED with cava-poo-chons and am convinced it's what we need! You can find me stalking @bluebellpuppies every night on Instagram! If any of you know a good breeder we would love the info! Like I said, we are just starting the search.
Oh man, please adopt from a shelter and don't buy from a breeder! There ARE so many super sweet dogs (and puppies too!) that need homes or were abandoned. We got our dog from a rescue organization and he is literally the BEST dog ever.


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Q: RAML - Null Value accepting in String Type in Query Param I have created a Query Params for an API and one of the Params is mentioned as below,
Testing:
  description:
  required: true
  type: string
  example: "ABCDEFG"

During the mock testing, I could see null value was getting accepted for this Query Param. Could you please confirm whether null is a acceptable value when the Type is String ?? If it is a acceptable will there any way that it accepts only characters whereas null and empty quotes are not accepted ?? Thanks.
Note:- I tried with all these values Null, null and nil . All values are accepted and it doesnt throw error.
Adding Example:-

API URL:-
http://localhost:8081/api/patient?patientLongitude=10&patientLatitude=20&Testing=Abcd
Response:- Success(Correct)
API URL:-
http://localhost:8081/api/patient?patientLongitude=10&patientLatitude=20&Testing=""
Response:- Success(Expecting Failure response since Testing QueryParam
is an empty Quotes)
API URL:-
http://localhost:8081/api/patient?patientLongitude=10&patientLatitude=20&Testing=null
Response:- Success(Expecting Failure response since Testing QueryParam
is an null)

API URL:-
http://localhost:8081/api/patient?patientLongitude=10&patientLatitude=20&Testing=
Response:- Success(Expecting Failure response since Testing QueryParam
doesn't have any value) - I can fix this by adding Min Length as 1 in RAML

A: Maybe you need to define the query param as nullable:
type: string | nil


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The gist: Award-Winning author Cori Cliff returns to her hometown of Janesville, WI during an international book tour promoting her latest work- a novella titled El Cíclope. The story is a memoir masked as fiction depicting her life as once Homecoming Queen Courtney Cliff and her relationships between two men: her high school boyfriend Sean Davis, and her outcast Spanish tutor Mateo Long-Gutierrez (a first-generation Mexican-American foster child). As the plot blossoms (and wilts), Courtney must face some of the world's harshest and most beautiful truths, forcing the young girl to flee her home town and ultimately transform into her now unrecognizable self. The play is inspired by Latin-American folklore.
To read the entire script please e-mail me at alexburkart@gmail.com. Please note that all my plays are protected under copyright laws. For production rights inquiries please e-mail my agent Peregrine Whittlesey at pwwagy@aol.com.


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La Liste nationale (, Reshima Mamlakhtit), parfois traduit comme Liste d'État, était un parti politique israélien. Bien que fondé par David Ben Gourion, l'un des pères de la gauche israélienne, le parti est l'un des ancêtres du Likoud, le plus grand parti de la droite actuelle.

Histoire
La Liste nationale a été fondée par David Ben Gourion avant les élections législatives de 1969 après la fusion de son ancien parti, le Rafi, au sein de l'Alignement à l'encontre de ses souhaits. Ce nouveau parti remporta quatre sièges lors de la septième Knesset, et David Ben Gourion fut ainsi rejoint à l'assemblée par Meir Avizohar, Isser Harel et Yigal Hurvitz. Lors de la session parlementaire, Meir Avizohar fit défection en faveur de l'Alignement, quittant le parti avec 3 sièges. David Ben Gourion démissionna de la Knesset en 1970, et y fut remplacé par Zalman Shoval.

Sans la présence de David Ben Gourion, le parti commença à se déliter. Avant les élections législatives de 1973, il rejoint le Likoud, alliance formée par le Hérout, le Parti libéral (anciennement allié au Gahal), le Centre libre et le Mouvement pour un Grand Israël. La nouvelle alliance obtint 39 sièges, Yigal Hurvitz et Zalman Shoval étant élus sur sa liste. En 1976, la Liste nationale fusionna avec le Mouvement pour un Grand Israël et le Centre indépendant (une scission du Centre libre) pour former la faction La'am au sein du Likoud, et cessa d'exister en tant qu'entité indépendante.

Reformation
Le parti fut brièvement reformé pour les élections législatives israéliennes de 1977 après que Yigal Hurvitz, Zalman Shoval et Yitzhak Peretz aient quitté le Likoud pour créer le Rafi-Liste nationale le 26 janvier 1981. Le 19 mai, Yigal Hurvitz et Zalman Shoval le quittèrent pour créer le Telem avec Moshe Dayan, alors que Yitzhak Peretz renommait le parti Rafi, avant de rejoindre le Likoud le 27 mai. Yitzhak Peretz rompit par la suite avec les deux précédents pour recréer la Liste nationale. Cependant, le parti refondé ne vécut que 12 jours avant que Yitzhak Peretz ne rejoigne le Likoud.

En 1983, Yigal Hurvitz rompit avec le Telem afin de refonder le Rafi-Liste nationale, qu'il renomma par la suite en Ometz.

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Lien externe
  Liste nationale sur le site de la Knesset.

Parti politique fondé en 1969
Parti politique disparu en 1976
Parti politique fondé en 1981
Parti politique disparu en 1981
Ancien parti politique en Israël

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2020
Festival Packages
Fajr International Film Festival > Films > festival 35 > Baltic States > The Excursionist
The Excursionist
After World War II, Europe was divided in two parts and the state of Lithuania found itself on the eastern side of the Iron Curtain. In the 1950s, under the yoke of Stalinism, hundreds of thousands of Lithuanians were deported to gulags in the Soviet Union. Marija, an orphaned eleven-year-old girl, escapes from a transport train and sets out on a 6,000-mile trek back home, posing as a Russian and keeping her true identity secret in the face of suspicion and cruelty
Director: Audrius Juzėnas
Screenwriter: Audrius Juzėnas
Production Company: Cinemark
2014: Lithuanian Film Awards: Silver Crane (Best Screenplay, Best Actress)
Nika Awards: Best Film of the CIS and Baltics
Canadian Film Institute
Giffoni Film Festival, Italy
DOP / Camera: Jurij Grigorovic
Editor: Paulius Zavadskis
Music: Gintautas Venislovas
Sound: Jonas Maksvytis
Producer: Algirdas Šemeškevičius
Cast: Anastasija Marcenkaite, Igor Savochkin, Kseniya Rappoport, Sergey Garmash, Raisa Ryazanova
Audrius Juzėnas
He was studied feature film directing at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and film directing and producing at the film Studio TOR in Warsaw under Krzysztof Zanussi. He was programme director for Baltic TV in 1992–93 and has participated in and completed various courses and workshops in co-production and film directing over the past 13 years. His works as a director include a number of documentaries and such features as Nužudytasis (Murdered, 1992), Rojuje irgi sninga (It Also Snows in Paradise, 1994); Ghetto (Getas, 2002-2005) and Ekskursantė (The Excursionist, 2013) which was inspired by real-life story of a young girl.
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Simple Minds Revisit Modern Era; Reissue Rejuvenation BSOG
Posted on February 6, 2019	by postpunkmonk
Simple Minds start to clean house of the last 20 years of music
Glorioski! It's been difficult around lately here what with inclement weather impacting my job, and lunch hours sacrificed on the altar of 40 hours a week. Then there was that annoying identity theft issue, haircut appointments, etc. and not only was I getting to work early and taking 15 minute lunches, but I was trying to shore up the hours I did work to reach the magic 40 and something had to give. Actually two things went by the wayside. Pre-work gym time and this blog. Until we have another snow/ice event, we should be good for some regular posting.
When late last year it transpired that long time faves Simple Minds were releasing a 5xLP boxed set of their 2001-2014 albums I thought 'that's nice," but even though "Cry," "Neon Lights" and "Black + White 050505" have never troubled the LP format, I'm not going to spend three figures to gaze upon 180g colored vinyl editions of albums I already had on CD. Life and money's too short for that game, even for a band I love as much as Simple Minds. I noted the proper refocusing of the spotlight on these albums which saw the band trim its sails to the point where their latest album had them hitting #4 in the UK album charts. Canny fans knew that this didn't happen out of thin air, and these albums admirably reveal the work the band did. It was called "Rejuvenation" and reconfigured the "Big Music" artwork into something actually more interesting than the cover of that album. Given that I only care about Simple Minds music that is not on CD if I'm going to buy records of theirs, I noted this and moved on.
All of that changed recently with the announcement of "Rejuvenation: 2001-2014" in a BSOG with CDs and a DVD.
Demon Records | UK | 7xCD + DVD | 2019
Simple Minds: Rejuvenation: 2001-2014 – UK – 7xCD + DVD [2019]
CD 1 – NEON LIGHTS
Homosapien
Dancing Barefoot
Hello I Love You
Bring On the Dancing Horses
The Needle And The Damage Done
For Your Pleasure
All Tomorrow's Parties
Being Boiled
The Man Who Sold The World [White Spaces Main Mix]
Homosapien [Vince Clarke Mix]
CD 2 – CRY
Spaceface
New Sunshine Morning
Face In The Sun
Lazy Lately
Sleeping Girl
Cry Again
Slave Nation
The Floating World
Lead The Blind
For What It's Worth
New Sunrise
Where Is The Max?
CD 3 – BLACK & WHITE 050505
Stay Visible
Different World (Taormina.me)
Underneath The Ice
The Jeweller Part 2
A Life Shot In Black And White
Kiss The Ground
Too Much Television
Mighty Joe Moon
CD 4 – GRAFFITI SOUL
Moscow Underground
Stars Will Lead The Way
Light Travels
Kiss And Fly
Graffiti Soul
Shadows And Light
CD 5 – SEARCHING FOR THE LOST BOYS
A Song From Under The Floorboards
(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
Let The Day Begin
Peace, Love And Understanding
CD 6 – BIG MUSIC
Midnight Walking
Honest Town
Big Music
Blood Diamonds
Concrete And Cherry Blossom
Kill Or Cure
Broken Glass Park
Blindfolded [Reprise]
CD 7 – BIG MUSIC BONUS CD
Swimming Towards The Sun
(Get A) Grip (On Yourself) [single version] (with The Stranglers)
Blindfolded [Johnson Somerset Remix]
Midnight Walking [Johnson Somerset Remix]
Honest Town [Johnson Somerset Remix]
Big Music [Johnson Somerset Remix]
DVD – PROMO VIDEOS
This Is It [clip]
Neon Lights EPK
Black And White 050505 EPK
Black And White 050505 Interview
Graffiti Soul EPK
Big Music: Behind The Scenes
Big Music: Band interviews
Big Music Clip Medley: Human / Let The Day Begin / Midnight Walking
The presentation of the 12″ x 12″ book/jacket is sweet as this will no doubt fit on and record racks, and the liner notes by Mr. Kerr are undoubtedly fine and illuminating. I see 23 bonus tracks salted amongst these discs. Tracks in monksblood red are things that I have already bought elsewhere. The cuts in bright red represent the new material here for my ears. If anyone has not heard these albums, then this is an eight course feast. As a Simple Minds [pragmatic] collector, I have as many of their CD singles, which were scarce in this era, as I was able to buy. I have the singles from "Cry." What I could not get was the CD "Live + Rare" from whence the White Spaces mix of "The Man Who Sold The World" hails from. To get this little puppy, one had to live in Italy and buy a Vodaphone mobile contract! So I never worried about sourcing a copy.
The three B-sides from the "Cry" CD singles were never much to write home about. These were leftover tracks from the "Our Secrets Are The Same" sessions, and unremarkable tracks. "New Sunrise" was the B-side; a version of "New Sunshine Morning" from the "Spaceface" Euro CD5. And "Where Is The Max" is a fluke. This is a song which has no previous provenance within the Simple Minds discography. It is effectively a "new" song [raises eyebrow]. What takes the wind out of my sails was the fact that curing the "Cry" period, Simple Minds licensed many tracks to dance labels around the world and there is probably 1-2 CDs of remixes tied to this period that are scattered to the four winds. I have virtually none of this material since it is very expensive to source. It might even stink, but I've not heard it in any case. It could have been possible for the "Cry" album to be a 3xCD affair all by itself, but 95% of that material is m.i.a. here.
Some [but not all] of the tracks on the two "Home" CD singles pop up on "Black + White 050505." "Bird On A Wire" is not the Leonard Cohen classic [thank goodness] but the reality isn't much better. It's another Kevin Hunter tracks from the "Our Secrets Are The Same" sessions. The one bright spot here was the Euro only DL single "Too Much Television" popping up. That also got a physical release on the Euro "Stranger" CD single, but those are mighty thin on the ground.
The "Graffiti Soul" album was issued in a 2xCD format even in 2009, and the second album was the largely missable "Searching For The Lost Boys" cover album. The CD of the main album came with "Shadows" and light which was only a "bonus track" compared to the DL version of the album, I guess. It's a great song, but I'm not rating it as bonus material as the band does for that reason. The second all new track here was a cover of T-Rex's "Children Of the Revolution" added to "Searching For The Lost Boys."
"Big Music" also came in a 2xCD DLX ED back in 2014, and the six songs on that bonus disc are here, but they have added two items of note to disc two. Late that year, the band linked up with The Stranglers for a picture disc single with both bands duetting on "Grip." I resisted paying premium for a picture disc, so this is of some interest. Also of interest is the debut of the Johnson Somerset remix EP material on CD format. Previously, these were iTunes only tracks sold only outside of America for some, fascist reason. I love Johnson Somerset's widescreen, slow-mo remixes and the notion of him working his magic on Simple Minds again [he mixed the "War Babies" single in the late 90s to strong effect] delighted though it was impossible for me to purchase these tracks.
The DVD is a lesser object, considering that there are only a handful of video clips made after 2001 when that market bottomed out in a hurry with no outlets to actually play the things. What happened since then is insidious: the notion of making video clips of 60 seconds length showcasing a song for TV appearances by the singer/bands in person instead of the real thing. So much of what's on the DVD falls down this slippery slope of compromise. Hence the need for EPK material [also from the "Big Music" DVD' used to fill this disc out. And let's face facts: even for the nine videos here; Simple Minds were never legendary for their music videos. The "Cry" clip surfaced on the "Seen The Lights" DVD and it's ghastly.
So what do we get here as bait? Ten tracks that I currently lack. The BSOG is going for a very agreeable £55 [$71] and if I were made of money, I'd be on it, no problem. But money's too tight to mention right now. The diabolical 2017 changes to the US tax code from the ****heel in the White House have gutted allowable deductions for charity going forward so in spite of liberal pre-tax payroll deductions to avoid a tax bill we can't afford, I have no assertions that this year may not see us negotiating a payment plan with the IRS. All the better so that magical billionaire job creators might have their coffers untouched! Itemization is now a game strictly for those in the upper reaches of society. So no, I don't see this release in my future. I will probably opt to buy just those ten cuts as DLs from iTunes at one point. At least I will be able to buy them in the US iTunes store this time! Your mileage may vary. For anyone interested in pre-ordering this now, the Simple Minds store has a good price. The shipping may hurt. It comes out on March 29th, and we'll see what, if any, discounts happen among the various retailers. It's a crazy great deal if you've only bought "Walk Between Worlds" and had the fire rekindled.
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Tempting, but yes, this is all about timing, I have a very over the top week in Miami planned for the Miami Open second half of March and then my small tax bill to pay…but if I can shuffle some things…maybe…
Echorich – At least your tax bill is small. I'm afraid of our numbers. Of course, we are at Big Ears Festival in March [more on that eventually…] and April sees us in Cle for… Mott The Hoople!
Professional number cruncher here….some folks won't be too surprised with their taxes this year and others are gonna go GAK!
No about this identity theft, you don't leave a comment like that lodged in a write up and then just walk away like there's nothing to see here. Details.
I have a co-worker who is receiving some real explicit extortion email, You hear about stuff like this and it's another thing to read it with your own eyes. Writer claims he is sending it to her from her own email acct which he has hacked, advises that changing the pw is worthless because he knows everything that she's doing, that he has video of her watching porn and if she doesn't cough up 10k bitcoin the video is going to everyone in her address book. The only funny part is that the original email asked for more than that, but the ransom has been discounted.
This all started shortly after she bought a new phone at a mall kiosk. She had to create a gmail account to register it and had up until then never had a gmail. The gmail acct was hacked and then from there onto her work email which is where she receives these lovelies.
Tim – That's a bot. Everyone at my work gets those!
I guess I live a sheltered life, is good in some ways I see.
Tim – Oh, I agree! I've never heard Justin Beiber!!
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Since I haven't kept up with SM in this century, this is custom-made for me and I'm sure I'll eventually get it. Not sure when, but it seems like a real good deal for however much of the material I'm likely to enjoy.
chasinvictortia – You hit the nail on the head. For anyone who has not ridden the bus hard in the last 20 years, this is a no-brainer. You should enjoy most of it. Only the "Lost Boys" quickie cover album is missable, and I still maintain that the band now own Siouxsie's "Christine." I appreciate how Simple Minds keep the goods affordable, generally speaking. I bought all of the DLX versions of the albums like "Graffiti Soul" or "Big Music" and if I paid over $30 from the band for those 2-3 disc versions [checks] I'd be shocked. Yeah, "Big Music" box was only $26. The full monty LP/DLX CD/7″ bundle for "Walk Between Worlds" was only $34. The all time best deal was the "X5" box of DLX RMs of albums 1-6! That was $25 then, but not now!
kelvinhayesglobal says:
Wow! One hell of a package!


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Han Ji Min And Shin Ha Kyun's Upcoming Original TVING Series "Yonder" Unveils First Poster And Confirms Premiere Date
Published August 26, 2022 2:22 pm By Ritu K.Categorized as K-Dramas and K-Movies
The upcoming TVING original series "Yonder" starring Han Ji Min and Shin Ha Kyun has released first poster confirming the premiere date.
On August 26, the original TVING series "Yonder" has released a teaser poster with a sentimental and mysterious atmosphere starring Han Ji Min and Shin Ha kyun.
"Yonder" is a story that takes place when a man who received a message from his late wife is invited to Yonder, an unknown space where he can meet her. The world created by the memory of the dead, through various groups facing "Yonder" that everyone would have dreamed of at least once, asks the fundamental question of what life, death, and eternal happiness are.
Above all, attention is focused on the fact that it is director Lee Joon Ik's entry into the OTT drama, who is loved and trusted by the public, for melodrama stories. High expectations are pouring in for his new challenge, he has been well-known as a "master of period dramas," producing numerous masterpieces such as films "The Book Of Fish," "Dongju: The Portrait Of A Poet," and "The King and The Clown." On top of that, the reason for waiting is enough only with the meeting of trusted actors such as Shin Ha Kyun, Han Ji Min, Lee Jung Eun, and Jin Young Jung.
Shin Ha Kyun is playing Jae Hyun, a journalist in Science M who continues his empty life after his wife's death. He receives a mysterious e-mail from his late wife and feels confused about her existence by having an unbelievable reunion. Shin Ha Kyun, who has built his own solid acting career, intimately depicts the complex emotions.
Han Ji Min plays Jae Hyun's dead wife, 'Hui'. After her death, she lives a new life in "Yonder", and leads Jae Hyun there. Han Ji Min's choice to portray the character "after Death" between virtual and reality is once again expected.
Director Lee Joon Ik said, "Yonder makes me think a lot about my current happiness in the relationship between life and death. It focuses on the psychological elements of the character."
In the poster released, Han Ji Min is seen giving a special invitation to lead Shin Ha Kyun to an unfamiliar world stimulating curiosity.
"Yonder" is expected to enter the global market as the first joint investment between TVING and Paramount+ and create a K-content sensation.
The original TVING series "Yonder" will be released on TVING in October.
Are you excited about this drama?
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MR PORTER Takes Fashion to the Furthest Corners of the Earth
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The campaign was shot by photographer Tom Craig, who is known for his world travels and his refusal to let a little old terrain get in the way of a potentially fabulous destination shoot. Tom was an obvious choice for the campaign, as he has travelled the world numerous times on his various editorial projects, explained the company's style director, Dan May, of the photographer who has worked with big name celebrities in places like Armenia, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, The Sudan, and The Congo. Tom was also perfect to capture a reflection of our varying customers, from the younger, cooler fashion guy to the more urban contemporary gentleman - able to capture characters and the locations with style and power in equal measure.
To accurately represent how the company ships to over 170 countries in the world, which includes some of the most remote locations, Craig and the MR PORTER team shot this project from the Vatnajokull glacier in Iceland to a rooftop in downtown Los Angeles and the Badlands of South Dakota. MR PORTER offers a truly global service, with customers in every corner of the world, said Mario Muttenthaler, the companys head of sales and marketing. For our FW12 campaign we wanted to bring across the service aspect, the diversity of our customer base as well as the seasonality of our offering.
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If you're familiar with luxury menswear retailer MR PORTER.COM, you're probably aware of the far-reaching influence of the global website. The online "retail destination" combines the best international menswear with award-winning editorial content to result in a creative, inspiring space for purchasing high-end menswear. For its Fall/Winter 2012 campaign, the company chose to portray its mantra "Style Wherever You Are" in quite the literal sense, shooting on location in both the most populated and remote destinations in the world.
The campaign was shot by photographer Tom Craig, who is known for his world travels and his refusal to let a little old terrain get in the way of a potentially fabulous destination shoot. "Tom was an obvious choice for the campaign, as he has travelled the world numerous times on his various editorial projects," explained the company's style director, Dan May, of the photographer who has worked with big name celebrities in places like Armenia, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, The Sudan, and The Congo. "Tom was also perfect to capture a reflection of our varying customers, from the younger, cooler fashion guy to the more urban contemporary gentleman – able to capture characters and the locations with style and power in equal measure."


I bought this a while ago and really like it. The score was one of the reasons I enjoyed the movie so much and it doesn't disappoint on its own, either. The final two tracks are masterful.
Watch the video embedded in this tweet. The way she asks straightforward questions from the people called in is great.
I just cancelled my Amazon Prime membership.
As for so many other people, using Amazon's consumer facing services has started to leave a bad taste in my mouth, seeing how atrociously they treat warehouse staff, the negative impact their business has on the delivery drivers of various logistics companies, and the myriad of other small or large bad things this company is doing or is complicit in because it makes them money.
A few weeks ago I received an email telling me that the credit card Amazon had on file for Prime membership payments was no longer valid and to update the payment settings lest I want to lose my Prime benefits by 12 January 2019.
Amazon's Audible for audio books.
With cancelling my Amazon Prime membership, I'm losing access to Prime shipping and Prime Video. Since I've started reducing the amount of things I buy on or through Amazon about a year ago, the former isn't too much of a loss for me. When streaming through Amazon Prime, my partner and I have used her Prime account anyway, so there's no loss for me there, either, until she makes a decision regarding her Amazon Prime account. This could happen sooner rather than later because we use Netflix much more than Prime Video.
It's going to be interesting to see how easy it'll be eschewing shopping on Amazon.de entirely and choosing different online shops but I'm not worried about this. The more difficult task will be finding proper replacements for getting ebooks comfortably and finding a good ereader for them. Finding a replacement for Audible will be similarly difficult. And with the latter two there's also the problem of DRM for the things I've already bought on the platforms.


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Fed: Modest to Moderate Economic Growth; Staffing Demand Mixed
Economic activity expanded at a modest to moderate pace across all 12 Federal Reserve districts in July and August, according to the Federal Reserve Board's latest report on regional economies (known as the "beige book"). Employment growth slowed some, ranging from a slight to a modest rate in most districts. Labor markets were tight, and there were reports of worker shortages in numerous industries and across all skill levels. In spite of the tight labor market, the majority of districts reported limited wage pressures and modest to moderate wage growth. Staffing demand was mixed.
View interactive Beige Book summaries by district, focused on employment, wages, and the staffing industry, at americanstaffing.net/federal-reserve-beige-book.
To learn more about research by the American Staffing Association, visit americanstaffing.net/staffing-research-data. You can also follow ASA on Twitter.
About the American Staffing Association
The American Staffing Association is the voice of the U.S. staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry. ASA and its state affiliates advance the interests of the industry across all sectors through advocacy, research, education, and the promotion of high standards of legal, ethical, and professional practices. For more information about ASA, visit americanstaffing.net.
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Our Story - Cothiemuir Hill Woodland Burial
Recently we have been updating our stories and wanted to share with you the story behind Cothiemuir Hill Woodland Burial Ground in Aberdeenshire, including how natural burial has been a long part of our history, just in a slightly different way...
Cothiemuir Hill woodland burial lies at the heart of the historic Forbes Estate in the Howe of Alford, Donside, Aberdeenshire. It has a special, historically important place, for thousands of years. Located within the beautiful Strathdon countryside natural, native wildflowers and mushrooms grow around the burial glades, while wildlife and birds inhabit the woodland and surrounding hills which makes it an enchanting place to be.
We started offering natural burial at the woodland burial ground which is part of the Forbes Estate in 2006, with the owner and custodian Malcolm Forbes looking after the woodland burial ground and everyone who has a connection with it. Malcolm lives in the nearby Castle Forbes that for almost six hundred years has been the seat of Premier Lord of Scotland.
While the connection with history is not just that of the castle and estate, it is also a place that has offered natural burials thousands of years long before we started thinking about them. The 4500 BC Neolithic Stone Circle is an important part of the history of the woodland burial ground, marking what is thought to be an ancient burial ground. It is protected ancient monument that is cared for and protected by the Forbes Estate, ensuring that our history is remembered and protected. Allowing it to remain a place that or future generations can enjoy alongside our natural burials, that are low impact and take into consideration the importance of this beautiful monument.
The natural burial ground allows time and space for families to organise funerals and burials that are meaningful and personal, while also offering the chance to visit and make the most of the beautiful woodland and all it has to offer. Exploring and enjoying the woodland and neolithic stones, but at the same time taking a moment to remember those who were special to them, and who are an important part of the woodland burial making it a truly special place to be.
If you want to know more about the burial ground or would like to visit Malcolm would be happy to meet you there and have a chat about the woodland burial and what works well at the burial ground, while he will also be there to give assistance on the day of the funeral.
We understand that natural burial is a very thoughtful choice for our future generations, it may not be right for everyone but we are here to help support those who feel something more natural or closer to nature is right for them. As one of our families said, 'it's peaceful, beautiful, and somewhere we can comfortably visit as a family and with the dogs'.