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You can speed up your API operations by caching your credentials in a (semi-)permanent location, such as your
DB or local filesystem. This enable subsequent requests to access a shared resource, instead of repetitively having to
re-authenticate on every thread of execution.

Tokens are valid for 24 hours, so you can effectively re-use the same cached value for that period. If you try to use
a cached version that has expired, an authentication request will be made.

## Filesystem example

In this example, credentials will be saved to a file in the local filesystem. Be sure to exclude it from your VCS.

```php
use OpenCloud\Rackspace;

$client = new Rackspace(Rackspace::US_IDENTITY_ENDPOINT, array(
    'username' => 'foo',
    'apiKey'   => 'bar'
));

$cacheFile = __DIR__ . '/.opencloud_token';

// If the cache file exists, try importing it into the client
if (file_exists($cacheFile)) {
    $data = unserialize(file_get_contents($cacheFile));
    $client->importCredentials($data);
}

$token = $client->getTokenObject();

// If no token exists, or the current token is expired, re-authenticate and save the new token to disk
if (!$token || ($token && $token->hasExpired())) {
    $client->authenticate();
    file_put_contents($cacheFile, serialize($client->exportCredentials()));
}
```

In tests, the above code shaved about 1-2s off the execution time.

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The Biggest Thief In Your Organization: Employee Performance
By Jack Welch Leadership
Some employees literally steal from your organization, but they're rare, and managing them is straightforward. A big, loud, public kick out the door.
By contrast, weak employee performance steals time and energy from the company and is much more typical, but for some reason – guilt, maybe?—those weak performers are some of the hardest to deal with.
Let's start with underperformers, team members whose work consistently puts them in the bottom 10 percent of employee performance standards. By definition, differentiation would tell you that managers should spend very little time and energy on these folks except to ease their transition to other work; after all, the vast majority of a manager's efforts should be devoted to hugging, supporting, and otherwise cheering on the company's stars, its top 20-percenters, and advising and coaching its valuable middle 70.
Why does it almost never go that way? Instead, most managers find themselves in countless productivity-sucking meetings and sidebar conversations about underperformers. "Rick didn't finish the spreadsheet again, and Sally had to stay up all night so we could have it for the clients. What are we going to do?" "Clare missed another deadline, but I don't want to push her on it because she said she had a migraine." "Ralph is killing everyone's morale with his constant jokes about bankruptcy. Who's going to shut him down?" And it's not just the conversations, either. The biggest energy drain with thieves can often be the effort it takes to push past their caveats and excuses, and goad them into doing the work in the first place.
Stepping back from almost any situation with an underperformer, it's always easy to see the solution. Those with weak employee performance need to move on—sooner rather than later. Up close, however, organizations tend to draw out departures, as people fret about the employee's emotional reaction to being let go. Often, managers feel guilty about putting a friend out of work, or remorseful they didn't give candid enough feedback along the way, or both.
And so, they dawdle and delay. They meet with HR. They toss and turn at night. We have a friend who's the CEO of a family real estate development firm with about 300 employees. He told us he spent an entire summer trying to work up the nerve to fire a man we'll call Harry, who had been with the company for 40 years and was ensconced as head of special projects. Many considered this individual to be "the soul" of the company; he'd just been around for so long, and he loved to regale his colleagues with heroic stories about the early days when it was just he and the CEO's dad working out of a basement apartment. But the CEO and his top team knew the man hadn't done his job well for a decade.
"I cannot tell you how many meetings we had in the boardroom to discuss Harry," our friend told us. "We worried what would happen to him when we told him. We worried how the organization would react. We talked and talked and talked, and no one could face into what we had to do. It was paralysis."
Finally, after a summer of stalling, the CEO called Harry in and asked him to retire by Christmas. There would be a grand party and a generous severance. The door would always be open.
Much to the CEO's surprise, Harry wasn't surprised himself. He was grateful for the graceful exit. Even more surprising to the CEO was the organization's response. Nothing short of jubilation. Yes, people liked Harry. They appreciated his contributions to the firm's history. But everyone had done the calculus. His departure was long overdue.
"I cannot believe how much I was distracted and weighted down by Harry's situation," our friend told us. "As soon as he was gone, it was as if I suddenly had swaths of free time to pay attention to the business. I wish I'd done it five years ago."
That's our advice to you too if this story sounds even vaguely familiar. The most valuable resource you have as a manager is your attention. Invest it in top people, those with high employee performance and those with the potential to join their ranks.
The same recommendation goes for inveterate conflict-creators. You know the type we mean. The people who consider it part of their job—or their persona—to disagree with just about everything and everyone. Now, sometimes these individuals are very useful. They challenge the status quo; they hinder group-think. And often, they're pretty good performers to boot. Indeed, they consider their results their shield. You can't let me go. I'm too valuable.
Again, such employees tend to steal time and energy, and not just from their managers, from everyone, as meetings devolve into discussions of their objections or opinions. As a manager, you just cannot let this happen. Some conflict is good, but pushback should be coming from every member of the team. When it's coming from just one to the point of distraction, it's time to say goodbye. Keeping an inveterate conflict-creator on the team doesn't make you a good, balanced manager. It makes you a robbery victim.
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Студена Бара () је насеље у Северној Македонији, у северном делу државе. Студена Бара припада општини Куманово.

Географија
Студена Бара је смештена у северном делу Северне Македоније. Од најближег града, Куманова, село је удаљено 12 km јужно.

Село Студена Бара се налази у историјској области Блатија, на приближно 270 метара надморске висине. Село је смештено у долини истоимене реке Пчиње. Западно од села издиже се побрђе Которци, а источно се издиже Градиштанска планина.

Месна клима је континентална са слабим утицајем Егејског мора (жарка лета).

Становништво
Студена Бара је према последњем попису из 2002. године имала 344 становника, што је пад за 14,6% у односу на попис из 1994. године (403 ст.).

Већинско становништво у насељу су етнички Македонци (99%).

Претежна вероисповест месног становништва је православље.

Види још
 Општина Куманово

Извори
 Попис у Македонији 2002. - Књига 10.

Спољашње везе

 www.kumanovo.gov.mk Званична страница општине Куманово

Насељена места у Северној Македонији
Википројект географија/Насеља у Македонији
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Федоре́нко — поширене українське прізвище. Патронім від особового імені Федір.

Відомі носії

 Федоренко Анатолій Людвігович (1963) — радянський, казахський та білоруський борець греко-римського стилю, призер чемпіонатів світу, чотириразовий чемпіон Європи, чемпіон Азії.
 Федоренко Анатолій Павлович (1928 — після 1999) — український орнітолог.
 Федоренко Андрій Михайлович (1964) — білоруський письменник.
 Федоренко Андрій Степанович (1984) — український футболіст.
 Федоренко Аріадна Никифорівна (1922—1993) — український звукооператор.
 Федоренко Борис Михайлович (1946—2012) — український художник, живописець.
 Федоренко Василь (1929) — діяч українського руху опору, політичний в'язень.
 Федоренко Василь Іванович (1913—1943) — радянський льотчик, Герой Радянського Союзу.
 Федоренко Віктор Вікторович — старший солдат Збройних сил України, учасник російсько-української війни.
 Федоренко Дмитро Тимофійович (1933—2009) — фольклорист, письменник, кандидат педагогічних наук, доцент, відмінник народної освіти України.
 Федоренко Євген Васильович (1929—2017) — український науковець, громадський діяч діаспори в США.
 Федоренко Євген Григорович (1903—1987) — український радянський філософ-марксист.
 Федоренко Іван Іванович (1827—1888) — український та російський астроном.
 Федоренко Іван Олександрович (* 1993) — лицар ордена Богдана Хмельницького.
 Федоренко Іван Петрович — вояк армії УНР, розстріляний більшовиками під Базаром 1921 року.
 Федоренко Леонід Олексійович — заслужений енергетик України.
 Федоренко Любов Петрівна (* 1949) — український політик, народний депутат України 3-го скликання.
 Федоренко Марія Яківна (1913—1992) — відома колгоспниця, ланкова, Герой Соціалістичної Праці.
 Федоренко Микола Іванович (* 1955) — радянський футболіст, український футбольний тренер.
 Федоренко Михайло Володимирович (1964—2015) — солдат Збройних сил України, учасник російсько-української війни
 Федоренко Назар Станіславович — солдат Збройних сил України, учасник російсько-української війни.
 Федоренко Наталія Миколаївна (1913–?) — українська радянська діячка, педагог, депутат Верховної Ради УРСР 1-го скликання.
 Федоренко Наталія Миколаївна —начальник відділу Львівського міського управління Головного управління Державної міграційної служби України у Львівській області, заслужений юрист України.
 Федоренко Олександр Олексійович — старший солдат Збройних сил України, учасник російсько-української війни, що відзначився під час російського вторгнення в Україну в 2022 році.
 Федоренко Павло Костянтинович (1880—1962) — український історик, археограф і архівіст.
 Федоренко Платон Васильович (1907—1966) — український художник театру.
 Федоренко Світлана Володимирівна (* 1966) — український науковець у галузі тифлопедагогіки, професор.
 Федоренко Сергій Іванович — старший солдат Збройних сил України, учасник російсько-української війни.
 Федоренко Сергій Миколайович (* 1962) — депутат Броварської міської ради, колишній радник і масажист Прем'єр-міністра України Миколи Азарова.
 Федоренко Степан Олексійович (1908—1972) — Герой Радянського Союзу.

Див. також
 Федоренко-Євтухів Микола Іванович — вояк армії УНР, розстріляний більшовиками під Базаром 1921 року.
 Федорейко

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Tertiary Yuksek Lisans (Master's degree) 17–18 22–24 2 Courses last for five years in Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine and for six years in Medicine. In Veterinary Medicine, the professional qualification of Veteriner Hekim Diplomasi is conferred. In Dentistry, the Dis Hekimligi Diplomasi is conferred upon the completion of five years' study. In Medicine, the professional qualification of Tip Doktorlugu Diplomasi is conferred. The graduates of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Dentistry can directly apply to PhD/Doctorate programmes in Turkey. The qualifications in these three fields of study are considered to be the equivalent of a Yuksek Lisans Diplomasi (Master's degree).
Tertiary Doktora (Doctorate) 18–20 24–27 3–4 Tipta Uzmanlik Belgesi (specialist degree) in Medicine is conferred to recognize a physician's advanced skills and expertise. It is considered to be the equivalent of a Doktora Diplomasi.
Education in Turkey is nationally controlled and aimed at producing a professional class of people for the nation. 8 years of primary education are mandatory for children beginning at age 7 and enrolment stands at almost 100%.
From age 14 onwards young people are required to attend secondary school for a further 4 years. There are three types of high schools in Turkey. These are general (academic) schools, science schools, and vocational schools. The first two of these culminate with the National University Entrance Examination, while the latter produce job-ready employees.
Non-formal education in Turkey is available from a network of training centers under overall control of the ministry of education that sets standards. These have several roles including adult literacy and numeracy, completing curtailed school education and helping workers learn new skills.
Following completion of academic or technical high school, students may apply to enter any one of 118 universities in Turkey, some of which are public and some of which are private. Fees at the former can be exceptionally low, while those of private institutions remain out of reach of poor people without bursaries.
The oldest university still in operation is Istanbul Technical University founded in 1773 as a Naval Engineer's School. To this day its focus remains technical – it has faculties in architecture, a wide range of engineering disciplines, mining, naval architecture. aeronautics and astronautics.


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The Drum's Disruption Day - Learn how to disrupt your business – before someone else does it for you
27 October 2014 12:17pm
All businesses are undergoing some form of technology-driven disruption whether they admit it or not. To help marketers perapare themselves and their brands, The Drum has curated the biggest, most important areas they must keep abreast with to remain competitive and help tackle the issues head on.
The Drum's Disruption Day takes place in London on 24 November
A host of meaty topics ranging from smart cities; the future of money, retail and health, education and entertainment are among the topics to be debated at the event, which takes place in London on 27 November.
A stellar line-up of speakers from technologists, agency chiefs, brands, and education experts will kick off the day's agenda which will explore themes such as how we can work with millennials to determine how to reinvent money.
Iain Millar, head of innovation at Rufus Leonard will tackle the topic of how the agency plans to reinvent the financial sector and whether bands cease to exist as technology supergiants.
Meanwhile John Lewis innovation manager and leader of the retailer's tech incubator scheme JLabs will talk to delegates about the future of retail.
The UK government's first ever chief of social media Tiffany St James will also speak at the event on the topic of the future of education, as will Decoded co-founder Alasdair Blackwell.
Other speakers include Mr President creative partner, D&AD president and The Drum Dadi Awards' Individual of the Year Laura Jordan Bambach; Sapientnitro experience design director Daniel Harvey and chief strategy officer Neil Dawson; chief strategy and insight officer, International at DigitasLbi Fern Miller and chief strategy officer of Somo Mark Sleight. .
Darren Foulds, Barclays managing director of mobile banking and Pingit will be among those speaking on the subject on payments, while Piers Kotting, programme director at University College London; Meabh Quoirin, managing director of Future Foundation; Marc Lewis, dean of the School of Communication Arts 2.0, will be among those debating reforms in education.
See below for a breakout of the themes, which align with those explored in The Drum's Day Before Tomorrow documentary series, which will premier in the UK at the beginning of November.
Education: How do you assess personalised education, hack the current process and create continuous learning in the workplace?
Money: Bitcoin ATMs, the integration of wallets into social and an increase in retailers accepting the digital currency have all contributed to the way consumers manage their money, are you keeping up?
Retail: Companies are trying to make the most of technologies to give their customers a better service but is it perceived as a way to cut their overheads and increase revenues?
Smart cities: You need to discover the ways in which digital technology can bring people into different environments in an engaging way.
Entertainment: Consumers are using more devices to get the content they want, allowing them the freedom to be entertained wherever they are.
Health: What tools can you provide to support the doctor/patient relationship as it becomes more collaborative as we (the patients) navigate more and more information?
To find out more, view the full programme line-up and book delegate tickets, please visit the Disruption Day dedicated website.
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30 Apr 2021 06:57PM (Updated: 28 Jun 2022 08:28PM)
SINGAPORE: The SingapoRediscovers vouchers (SRV) scheme will be extended to the end of the year, with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to introduce 'enhancements' making it easier for Singaporeans to use the vouchers.
In a press release on Friday (Apr 30), STB said the scheme, which had initially been slated to expire at the end of June, will now be extended to Dec 31.
It was announced last September that every Singaporean aged 18 and above will receive S$100 worth of the vouchers, which can be used on staycations, attraction tickets and tours. These vouchers can be redeemed online through authorised booking partners.
A S$10 subsidy will also be provided for children and youth tickets for attractions and tours.
READ: Commentary: It's a shame redeeming SingapoRediscovers vouchers can be such a hassle
STB chief executive Keith Tan said in the press release that many Singaporeans have given "useful suggestions" to improve the scheme.
"I thank them for their feedback, which we have studied carefully together with the five authorised booking partners. We have made some improvements in the last few months, and will continue to do so, so that more Singaporeans can rediscover Singapore using their vouchers," he explained.
"Since the launch of the SingapoRediscovers campaign and the SRV scheme last year, we have been heartened by the tourism sector's efforts to create new products and experiences for locals," said Mr Tan.
As of Friday, more than a million adult Singapore citizens have used their vouchers at least once, making a total of 1.3 million transactions, said STB.
Some users had previously raised concerns about the complexities and inconvenience of having to sieve through offerings on five different booking platforms, and other hiccups they encountered while making their bookings online. Others have also said having the online redemption process can be intimidating for those who are less tech-savvy, especially the elderly.
READ: STB says it has no plans to change redemption method of SingapoRediscovers vouchers
Speaking to the media ahead of launch event for an art exhibition on Friday, Minister of State for Trade Alvin Tan said the scheme's "primary objective" is to bolster the tourism sector.
"What's very critical is that we're constantly looking at feedback, and the scheme's primary objective is to help our tourism sector to get some help in the midst of the crisis and the pandemic. And the tourism sector has been hit very hard, and so I think we need to make sure that we are very clear about the objective," he said.
"The second part of it is then to make it as easy as possible for Singaporeans to redeem the vouchers, so we are constantly looking at different ways."
He noted that the Government remains open to more feedback and suggestions from the public.
Later in the evening, Mr Tan also launched the light-up of the exhibition at Gardens by the Bay.
"Extending the tourism vouchers also gives Singaporeans the opportunity to take more time to see what we have on offer - the sights, smells and sounds of all of the tourism attractions in Singapore," he said.
"But also, it is also opportune because it allows Singaporeans to space out their visits to all of the different attractions in the midst of the pandemic, to reduce unnecessary crowding during this time."
Earlier this month, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said in a written parliamentary reply that there were no plans for the Government to change the scheme's redemption deadline of Jun 30 "for now".
STB noted on Friday that both large and smaller merchants have seen "uplift" in revenues since the launch of the scheme in December last year.
It said: "STB has observed strong interest in attraction bookings, which make up more than half of all SRV transactions, as well as hotel bookings which have seen the highest transaction revenue. Tour bookings have also more than tripled between April 2021 and December 2020."
"To date, the SRV scheme has contributed over S$200 million to Singapore's tourism-related businesses. This consists of approximately S$147 million in vouchers and cash payments on tourism bookings, and a further S$55 million in additional spending on sectors such as retail, F&B and transport," STB added.
ENHANCEMENTS TO SRV SCHEME
From the third quarter of this year, citizens who are unable to access their Singpass accounts can visit more than 30 community clubs and community centres to redeem their vouchers using their NRICs, said STB.
"Authorised SRV ambassadors will scan their NRIC using a secure Government mobile application, while staff from authorised booking partners will assist with booking SRV-eligible products," said STB.
"For a shorter waiting time, citizens are advised to decide on the product they want and their preferred dates before visiting these counters."
READ: About three-quarters of adult Singaporeans have not used their SingapoRediscovers vouchers
In addition, STB will also enhance the voucher website to make it easier to search for SRV-eligible offerings, it said.
This enhancement will allow it to feature more monthly deals from all five authorised booking partners, as well as information on the various SRV donation drives, said STB.
Products that are valid from Jul 1 can be purchased from the start of June.
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There are certain guilty pleasures that everyone living in Chicago seems to draw enjoyment from -- and no, we're not referring to your penchant for watching disgusting blackhead extraction videos on YouTube every night before bed. Whether rude, gluttonous, or downright ridiculous, these are more universal guilty pleasures that every Chicagoan deep down secretly loves.
Yet still going out of your way to prove how nice locals are. One minute, you're cursing the existence of every tourist on the Red Line, and the next minute, you're thoroughly answering their ridiculous question about how to get from the Addison stop to Wrigley Field in your most polite, friendliest voice while internally rolling your eyes.
You've definitely ordered two drinks so the delivery guy didn't totally judge you -- one for you, and one for your invisible friend who's really, really hungry. Anyway, whatever. It's the restaurant's fault for having a $25 delivery minimum.
Somehow, brunch makes it completely excusable to eat things you'd never eat during the week. We're well-aware of the fact that "red velvet French toast" are actually slices of red velvet cake that have been battered and fried, and the Bloody Mary we're drinking is a meal in itself, but whatever. If our favorite brunch spots call it breakfast food, then gosh darn it, it's breakfast food!
The best thing about winter? It's a free pass to be lazy. After four months of day drinking that leads into all-night drinking, countless street festivals and music festivals and weekends spent weaseling your way onto other people's boats, your sofa and Netflix start looking mighty appealing.
Nobody needs to know how much you love visiting the Sears Tower Skydeck and the Ferris wheel at Navy Pier.
Admit it: you're totally guilty of listening to other people's conversations on the CTA or at your local coffee shop and texting the most ridiculous anecdotes to your best friend. It's the little things -- like being a snarky, nosy jerk -- that make living among millions of people tolerable.
Ahh, the suburbs: land of free parking, buildings that house every single store you'd ever want to patronize, and no tourists, with Ikea right down the street. Ooooh, do I smell Cinnabon?
Whatever. In Texas, I hear they eat deep fried butter.
While we're true professionals at talking crap to each other based on our baseball team of choice, our real area of expertise is dissing other cities while touting our superiority. Anyway, it's not like it isn't well-deserved. Chicago smells like glorious chocolate, and yours just smells. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
Remember: no matter how lazy you feel after your six block cab ride, it could be worse. At least you're not one of those suburbanites that circle the parking lot 500 times to find a spot by the front door so they don't have to walk an extra 30ft.
People love to go on about how ridiculous holidays like St. Patrick's Day or events like TBOX are, and yet so many Chicagoans participate that Clark St inevitably gets shut down every 'holiday'.
It doesn't matter that it's been 31 years since the Bears won the Superbowl, 24 years since Ditka was "da coach," 11 years since the White Sox won the World Series, and 18 years since Michael Jordan played for the Bulls -- all that matters is that it once happened, damn it.
Lisa Chatroop is editor of DailyUrbanista and has probably beat you at a sidewalk race at least once. Say hi on Twitter: @Chicagoista.


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CHAMPAIGN — Lon Kruger retired with a plan.
The former Illinois coach and his wife, Barb, will bounce between his home in Oklahoma and Las Vegas and Nashville, Tenn., to see his children and grandchildren. And don't be surprised to find Kruger on the golf course more frequently than just the May-September basketball offseason.
"This will be the first time I've played the month of October through April," Kruger said. "There will be more rounds, but that doesn't always correlate with better."
Kruger announced his retirement Thursday after spending the last 10 seasons at Oklahoma, which was his longest stint with any program. The Kansas State grad also coached at Texas-Pan American (now Texas-Rio Grande Valley), Kansas State, Florida, Illinois, with the Atlanta Hawks and UNLV before finishing his career in Norman, Okla.
Kruger might also be getting out at just the right time. The likelihood of a penalty-free, onetime transfer this offseason has flooded the transfer portal. The number of players in the portal has nearly matched last year's total that ultimately topped 1,000 available, and there are still four days left in March.
"Managing your roster is going to become maybe the No. 1 priority," Kruger said. "You really won't know what a roster is until maybe late May, June, by the time all the shuffling goes on. One guy might think he's staying in a program, but the coach brings in someone else at his position and all of a sudden he's leaving. It's going to be a trickle-down effect from the Power Five conferences to so-called mid-majors. It will be very interesting to see how that transpires."
Kruger won't have to deal with near constant roster churn. His son will. Kevin Kruger was named UNLV's new coach a week ago following two years as an assistant after T.J. Otzelberger left for Iowa State.
The time Kruger spends in Las Vegas, though, will be as a fan only. He's retired.
"He's always thought like a head coach as a point guard," Kruger said about his son. "Sometimes it's right place, right time, and I think that was the case here. Vegas is home for him. … The AD there and president there really liked Kevin and felt like he was ready to do it. They want continuity. They want stability. Kevin doesn't see it as a stepping-stone job. He wants to be there, and he wants to get that Rebel program back to the heights it's been at in the past. He'll have fun getting after it."
Lon Kruger spent seven seasons of his own coaching at UNLV, his reintroduction back into college basketball after a brief run with the Atlanta Hawks. The Runnin' Rebels wound up being one of five teams Kruger took to the NCAA tournament, making him one of just three coaches — along with Rick Pitino and Tubby Smith — to accomplish that feat.
Three of Kruger's four Illinois teams made the NCAA tournament, with the 1997, 1998 and 2000 Illini all advancing to the second round and no further. Kruger was 81-48 overall and 38-28 in the Big Ten in his stint in Champaign, which included a Big Ten regular-season title in 1997-98. That championship team was senior-heavy with Jerry Hester, Jarrod Gee, Kevin Turner, Brian Johnson and Matt Heldman.
"They just meshed so well together," Kruger said. "They liked each other. They understood what each needed to do to make the team successful, and they trusted that each would take care of that. It was a great group. They worked hard, they competed like crazy and stepped up when they needed to win a championship."
Kruger has followed Illinois since he left Champaign for the NBA after the 2000 season. His long-term relationship with Brad Underwood — both are Kansas State grads — meant he kept a close eye on the Illini as they surged to being counted among the nation's best teams and bowed out unexpectedly in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
"His team this year was really good, but that's the nature of tournament play," Kruger said. "If your guys aren't quite on or the other team is really clicking, it just takes one game. … Brad does a great job. His guys are going to play hard and compete like crazy. Certainly this year they were obviously one of the best teams in the country."
Scott Richey is a reporter covering college basketball at The News-Gazette. His email is srichey@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on Twitter (@srrichey).


As we all know that Parkinson`s illness is a life-threatening disease. This disease affects our nerve cells in the brain. These nerve cells produce dopamine and are responsible for many functionalities in our day to day life. The signs of this health issue include muscle rigidity, tremors, and changes in the speech pattern. There are treatments which can help relieve the symptoms but there is no cure available for this disease. Recently, doctors have found a treatment called deep brain stimulation or DBS. It was found that this treatment can increase the life expectancy of the Parkinson`s disease. Researchers found out that the people who received stimulation through implanted devices had an increased lifespan when compared to people who were treated only with medicines. This study was published in the November issue of Movement disorder.
In the studies that were done earlier, it was found that deep brain simulations or DBS had improved the motor function in patients who had Parkinson`s disease. The deep brain simulations or DBS is done by having surgically implanted electrodes in particular areas of the brain. Along with that their is an impulse generator battery alike to that of pacemakers surgically fixed below the collarbone or in the abdomen. The battery then creates the necessary impulses that are then delivered to the brain by the electrodes. The doctors and many others believe that the deep brain simulations or DBS has been a success. Both the patients and the doctors have positive reviews and the patients of deep brain simulations or DBS feel an immediate effect in their motor functions. Especially in case of dyskinesia or involuntary muscle movements are either completely cured or is greatly controlled. The patients are able to do a lot of new things which they were unable to do before.
Although this method had success in improving the muscle functions of the body, the benefits of life expectancy has not been evident yet. This made the researchers study the data of 611 older adults who had Parkinson`s disease. These patients did not have the implant on them. Similarly, they also took and compared data for another 611 older adults who had those implants on them. The data was derived from Medicare administrative records and VA . The data was from the year 2007 to 2013. The investigator found that the patients with the implant lived around 6.3 years posts the surgery. When compared to people who did not have the implant the average was 5.7 years only. The data was collected taking into average when the patients might have done the operation. The tests were done by pairing the patients who were clinically and demographically similar. The average difference of 8 months was a great booster to the researchers. Also, it should be noted that the average age of the patients was 69 years.
The doctors believe that deep brain simulations or DBS can extend the life expectancy of the patients with Parkinson`s disease. It can also improve their life quality and help live a much happier life.


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Rear-end crashes are a common way that people are injured and killed on America's roadways
A common type of crash that occurs on the roadways is the rear-end crash, caused by one vehicle striking the rear of another vehicle when both vehicles are in the same traffic lane and are traveling in the same direction. These crashes form a significant proportion of all crashes. According to a study compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), approximately 30% of all crashes were rear-end crashes in 2001.
Is the rear driver always negligent?
There is a common presumption that rear-end car accidents are always the fault of the driver who rear ended the car in front, but this is not always the case. Negligence is the legal term used to describe when someone's behavior falls below an established standard of care. A person is considered to be negligent if their actions fall short of what a reasonable person would or would not have done under the circumstances that led to the collision.
How is fault determined in a rear-end accident?
The driver of the car that rear-ends a leading vehicle will almost always be considered at least partially at fault, since every driver has a duty to follow other vehicles at a safe distance. However, it is possible for the driver of the car that gets rear-ended to be negligent as well. This could be the case if:
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Kerry: Foreign students 'scared' of guns in U.S.
(CNN) – Students in other countries assessing where to study abroad are increasingly scared of coming to the United States because of gun violence, the nation's top diplomat said Monday.
Speaking with CNN foreign affairs correspondent Jill Dougherty in Tokyo, Secretary of State John Kerry said he'd discussed the situation with officials there who said students felt unsafe in the United States.
"We had an interesting discussion about why fewer students are coming to, particularly from Japan, to study in the United States, and one of the responses I got from our officials from conversations with parents here is that they're actually scared. They think they're not safe in the United States and so they don't come," Kerry said.
He noted Japan's restrictive gun laws – which prevent private ownership of nearly all firearms, including handguns – and said the country was safer "where people are not running around with guns."
In 2011, Japan sent 21,290 students to study in the United States, making it the seventh largest country of origin for international scholars. That was down 14% from the previous year, according to numbers from the Institute of International Education.
Figures have shown international study is down markedly among Japanese students to all destinations, including the United States. Experts have attributed the decline to Japan's low birthrate, the expense of foreign study in a poor economy, and a desire among Japanese young people to remain at home rather than venture to other countries.
Unlike the United States, the right to private gun ownership in Japan is not guaranteed in law. Individuals wishing to possess any firearm must obtain a license and demonstrate a reason for owning the gun.
Out of a total 582 homicides in Japan in 2008, 11 were by guns.
CNN's Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.
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Brian P
No foreign students? And this is a bad thing?
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mydogsays
If you don't like our Constitutional rights then stay out of our country! I smell total BS in this story. Ask former CNN journalist Amber Lyons how CNN gets paid to promote BS government propaganda. She's an ethical journalist. That's why she left CNN.
Ancient Texan
Thought Kerry had a challenging situation in N. Korea to worry about, now he's joined the anti-second admendment crowd and adding some more drama to the conversation.
Boopity boop.
Funny.. I come across a number of exchange students... None of them have had a problem with my open carry yet. Including the one from Japan who has caught an eye for me it seems. She's asked all sorts of questions and wants to go to the shooting range. For a place that is so restrictive on gun laws... it sure does look like they have a lot of murders, and with guns at that.
DougJ
Awesome, another embarassment for the U.S. I can't blame anyone for being concerned for their children coming to our country. Our level of gun violence is unmatched. When children are gunned down in the rest of the developed world, it causes an outrage, but in the U.S., it's just another day.
If foreign students do not come here for college, that's just fine by me. It leaves a spot for a deserving American that might not have otherwise been admitted.
IIt is true. I lived in India all my life, and never saw this much gun violence in my entire life. Many of my colleagues with Ph.Ds preferred to go to Europe and this was one factor that helped them decide. I have probably heard about more gun deaths in one week in the US than I have read about in Indian news channels in a decade. Gun related deaths in the US is out of control and scary.
truth hurts but reality bites
Well then by all means, we need to do whatever it takes to make these foreigners feel comfortable in OUR country! Repeal the 2nd Amendment. Anything else we can do? Maybe pay for your education? Free healthcare? Wouldn't want to be considered unwelcoming to the world now would we?
And here come the gun fetishists and right-wing conspiracy nuts...
yechezkel
ONCE again the LEFT find a way to "BLAME" the US for the reason the foreign students aren't coming to America. Come on!!
Enough of blaming America. Maybe that's why they don't come to CHICAGO the VIOLENCE capital of the world. BUT NYC and basically every other state is safer today than in the last 50 years!! Kerry needs to step up as an AMERICAN and tellt e foreigners and those mothers that the US is very safe and as in all countries that have democratic values and freedoms, you will always have some unforeseen tragedies. THEY ARE NOT THE RULE OR THE NORM! Kerry wake up and defend your country!!! OR GET BACK HOME and hide yourself!
Greg Clapton
GOOD! Stay away!
The reason this is a problem is because Americans receive such a poor primary school education that we need foreigners to fill our graduate schools here. I work in a biology lab at UPenn and it's 95% foreigners. It's a rare American that survives the program. Since we can't raise smart people here, we have to import them. A large percentage of these people stay here and go on to work in our high tech industry. Without importing educated young people we will be out of business in no time. Other countries hate us for our ability to attract away their smartest young people. They call it the "brain drain". Haha I say.
Good. Let them stay home. Who cares!
usa is too scary for you foreign students? might i suggest you go study in cuba then? i hear they control guns quite well there.
Never mind that Violent crime in the US is going down.
Second Amendment is for Militia not for civilian...........to all gunholders..........how would u feel if ur loved ones be killed by one of these guns...........
rubes
Another plus for gun-rights!! Don't understand why the US needs to educate so many foreigners anyway?
Good! More openings for U.S. kids!
Here in northern California gun killings are common daily. Oakland at over 200 Vallejo every day someone is shot. Gangs are rampant will bullet holes everywhere. They are best to stay out of our ghetto's.
I'd be more afraid of getting a sub standard education than being a victim of gun violance.
Pumpkin Eater
It's not only students that are afraid to come to the US. It's tourists, and tourism is a big part of the economy. If tourists and children don't feel safe in the US, what does that say about the country?
Blah blah the wheel's off your trailer
That's scary. Immigrants built this country from the ground up, so if they're not going to come to this country to share their knowledge, we're doomed. I just wonder what our healthcare system would be like if all the Asian doctors were to pack up and leave. We'd probably have malpractice suits every day and alot of dead patients too.
Gun crime is the lowest it has been in decades.
Good maybe less foreigners will come to this country
FireTwoSeven
Good. That's good. You don't want to come, stay home and work in your own country.
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Thomas Simaku – World Premiere in Prague
Thomas Simaku's work for solo piano, raggio lunare, will receive its world premiere at the Academy of Performing Arts, Martinu Hall, in Prague on 4 November 2017. The work will be performed by Egli Prifti, who has focused on Simaku's music as part of his doctoral programme.
Thomas Simaku has written the following notes about this new work:
'A single note in the middle register (C-sharp, to be precise) opens up to form a chord of two major seconds a semitone apart. Through this process of multiplication, it gradually encompasses the total chromaticism; i.e. the same chord is presented in three different places. To put it the other way round, the chromatic spectrum here is made-up of just one chordal structure, which retains its identity in three different locations.
Whilst these details are a small part of the pre-compositional work that deals with pitches and their role in the articulation of the macro-structure, the main idea for this piece is an extra-musical one: an imaginary 'object' that gradually reveals its three-dimensional quality. Sonic resonances are thus essential to the imagery of the music here, and the piano is the ideal instrument for it.
The chord formations mentioned above could well be described as three specific "constellations" operating in their own time and space, and are presented in constant interaction with one another. During this interactive process, which occurs within a predominantly chromatic environment, wide spectra of harmonic colours, as well as nuances and gestures, including some massive chordal structures, are obtained. Metaphorically, but in no way programmatically, I have likened the main idea for this piece with that of a ray that stems from a sound-nucleus freely orbiting its "lunar-like" sonic galaxy – hence the title raggio lunare.' ©TS
National Radio of Finland Simaku broadcast available online
Following the success at the 2019 International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) – World Music Days , Thomas Simaku's most recent work, La Leggiadra Luna for mixed choir a cappella, has been broadcast by four European radio stations.
Current and former students selected as 2019-20 RPS Composers
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Martin Suckling on Radulescu at IRCAM
Back in June Martin was invited to speak about Radulescu's seminal solo viola piece Das Andere alongside violist Garth Knox at the Spectralisms conference in IRCAM.
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Andreas Tsiartis a winner in Discovering Young Composers of Europe
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Thomas Simaku selected for the ISCM – World Music Days 2019
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Thomas Simaku's recent work, La Leggiadra Luna for mixed choir a cappella, has been selected by the international jury for performance at the 2019 ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music) – World Music Days, which takes place in Estonia from 2 – 10 May.


The Elks Ladies of Prescott was recognized on the night of December 26, 1933, with fifty members signing the charter. The Ladies organized for the purpose of promoting better relations between Elks' families and to aid the men in any of their social and charitable projects.
Of course, as is only natural with a lodge that nationally does not have an auxiliary, our first meeting caused quite a stir among our brother Elks. We met and set on benches, and that humble beginning is hard to imagine now in our present spacious and beautiful quarters. The men showed much interest, and from time to time came down stairs to see if our meeting was over, and to find out just what we were up to. After the meeting, we went upstairs for doughnuts and coffee and dancing.
One of the first projects of the Ladies was a Christmas Party for all children of the Elks. It is amusing to note that our share of that first party was $12.50, the Elks Lodge assuming an equal portion. These Christmas Parties have grown so that the annual cost is ten times that amount, and now it is a question who derives the most pleasure from the parties, the grown-ups or kiddies. During the first year, many different money-raising projects were held, such as cooked food and rummage sales, card parties, etc. For the Arizona State Elks Association Hospital at Tucson, the first year thermos bottles and dresser covers were purchased, and in October of the year the pro ceeds of the Benefit Bridge, amounting to $60.00 was turned over to the Hospital.
In 1935, the Elks ladies of Prescott presented a check for $25.00 to the Elks at the Kingman Convention, for use at the Hospital. That year the Ladies made jellies and Christmas candies, which along with sheets and pillow cases were sent to the Hospital. At the Kingman Convention, the Elks discussed trying to carry the Hospital one more year, in spite of the growing sentiment for abandon ment of the project. To that date, it had been impossible to fulfill their contractual obligations, and even the most essential items of the operating costs were barely covered. An air of discouragement prevailed. The Ladies in Prescott learned of the difficulties and offered their services. The men, of course, were still pessimistic about women being able to do anything very worthwhile, and so the women set out to show just what they could do, as we all know women do not like to be told that they can't do things. In January of 1936, the Elks Ladies of Prescott voted to send Ruth Dise and George Born to Tucson to see Mr. Starkweather, and with his approval start out over the State to organize the Ladies Elks Hospital Parties, and the first year a check for $1,804.55 was presented at the Yuma Convention, $211.05 of this coming from Prescott. As an Amusing incident, in the 1936 January minutes, there was a motion to have a dinner at the hotel for the Incoming Officers of the Elks Ladies. In the discussion, it was mentioned to try to get the dinner for 50 cents a plate.
In 1937, the State-wide parties continued under the chairmanship of Ruth Dise and netted $3,400.00, which practically saved the Hospital, and assured the men that after all the women are able to "pull the chestnuts out of the fire." At the luncheon that year for the Elks Ladies, It was voted to elect a chairman each year from the Ladies throughout the State, and this procedure followed for the next few years.
Since the beginning, the Ladies have proven themselves a great help in assisting the Elks when they have a convention, whenever they have a public dance. The Elks Ladies Drill Team that was developed shortly before the 1937 convention in Prescott, has not only assisted the men in the check room at every dance, but has been a colorful part of the Annual Flag Day Services. The men have come to look to the Ladies for help in many ways, and the potluck suppers and other joint entertain ments have certainly made for better relationships between the Elks Ladies, their Brother Elks and the world about them, which is the symbol of the Clasped Hands in the very impressive ritual that has been such a beautiful part of the meetings of the Ladies in the past several years.
In addition to the mutual undertakings with the Elks Lodge, the Ladies alone have rendered valuable assistance to many community projects. Unhampered by restrictive by-laws or other regu lations, we have been able to act promptly in emergencies, where other organizations would be considered delayed. One such instance occurred during a scarlet fever and diphtheria epidemic when there was a urgent need for vaccines to be administered to the school children and the Elks Ladies immediately supplied the required funds. This was prior to the time when free State supplies were available.
During the depression years, we furnished milk for the school lunch program for needy children. Many pairs of glasses were paid for by the Elks Ladies for children with defective vision, when the school nurse certified the need and the parents were unable to pay the cost thereof. This continued until the local Kiwanis Club, conforming to a Nation-wide program, assumed the responsibility.
There are numerous cases of shoes bought for the needy children, supplying milk for six months to a family of three small children, etc... to mention a few.
In as much as our initiation fee of $2.00 pcr year, have always been intentionally low so as not to impose a financial burden on any of our members, we have had to resort to various fund raising projects, such as rummage sales, cooked food sales, bingo parties, card parties, etc... to carry on the aforementioned activities, and we proudly boast that we have done it all through our own efforts, without begging donations from merchants and others.
In our thirty (30) years of existence, the enthusiasm and interest of the members is as high as ever, and throughout the entire period, our meetings have always attracted a large audience.
This program we have planned is just for fun. - Trusting there will be offense to none.
Our plans are that you shall hear, - Of the Elks Ladies' brave career.
It was in the year of thirty-three; - The men were really up a tree.
The Elks Lodge No. 330 in store, - No women allowed, just men galore.
The gals got together, and decided to see, - What they could do about a degree.
They had heard about so and so riding a goat, - Or someone else rocking the boat.
Then there was the knife and fork degree - which filled them with curiosity.
They decided to take a poll - And get all eligible to sign the roll.
It was in October in '34, - They decided to open up the door.
Ruth Dise was crowned Sister Supreme; - Everything was peaches and cream.
The Mountain laurel was the flower bright, - The Uniforms were purple and white.
Ruth Dise on that special day, - Took the gavel and then made hay.
She felt a strong and zealous call - To create good fellowship for all.
Not only dinners, dances and parties, too, - There were numerous charities that they could do.
Blanche Carr took the gavel, - Working hard the flaws to unravel.
Depression reigned; there was much unrest, - But Florence was in there riding the crest.
In '37 Georgie Born presided, - To organize "The Elks Hospital" she decided.
She traveled North, South, East, West - Giving her time and doing her best.
With Hitler's hordes and Eytes too, - There was nothing much that she could do .
Her charties reached far and near; - She was busy all the year.
We were conscious of our Red, White and Blue, - For it, we warited to be true.
Now ladies, as I said before - '33 no women allowed, just men galore.
The time marches on, the changes are here - Ladies! Where is that men poor dear!
PRESCOTT ELKS LADIES HISTORY IN POETRY - 1956-1981 - by DORIS CONAHAY,P.P.
Our Order was started in '33 - And has been active as you can see.
It was all summed up in '55 - And showed how we worked to grow and thrive.
Now to pick up the thread and go on from there - And show how the gals still work and care.
We've made many changes, as time went by; - To improve and develop was our reason why.
Louise Strubee took over in '56 - And the Elks Ladies roomin the hospital was fixed.
An invitation was given to join the Doe's, - But the "yeas" were outnumbered by a majority of "no's".
In '57 Mary Molner was "boss", - And she continued to put our lessons across.
We helped the Chamber at Christmas time - By donating dolls that we dressed so sublime.
Dorthy McClymonds presided in '58; - And the new Drill Team uniforms really looked great.
Anniversary number 25 was celebrated. - We remodelled the kitchen, which was highly rated.
LYDIA Schemmer hetd the reins in '59, - We redecorated the Lodge rooms and they looked fine .
The year 1960 gave us Allene Seale - Who extended herself with effort and zeal.
To our beloved country, we added two states; - Now our flag boasts 50 stars, not 48!
Aeta Cramer led us in '61. - Our membership grew, 'twas a year "well done".
In the interest of history, a scrapbook was started - Before those who knew it from our ranks departed.
We had Eleanor Bellgardt in the year '62 - With Drill Team uniforms so pretty and new.
Lodge room improvements were made with our aid; - And at the end of the year, all our bills were paid.
Erma Braito was President in '63, - We installed Jerome Ladies to be such as we.
We gave them a plaque and a gavel to use - With the hope that its powers, they wouldn't abuse.
Audie Mersereau was elected in '64 - Her husband gave us a podium, and more.
Our Constitution, Bylaws and Ritual we did revise - As we learned and we grew,becoming more wise.
It was Midge Malyjurek, in '65 - Who next took over to help us thrive.
Her mother was initiated, welcomed and seated. - Catherine Aldous made a banner, Audie's letters completed.
IN '66 Mary Knuth presided. - For the Drill Team, material for new uniforms was decided.
Our membership still was on the decline; - But everything else was 'doing fine.
In '67 Catherine Aldous took over, - Jerome Ladies reactivated and soon were in clover.
Five years perfect attendance was attained by three members, - And a lovely hanging was a gift from the Schemmer's.
Jean Tharp took the gavel in '68 - And when the Elks building sold. We awaited our fate.
Hazel Swenson was next in line, - Taking over in '69.
The Drill Team got new Uniforms - the kitchen caught fire; - But hopes for our future kept getting higher.
In 1970, Margaret Croxdale held sway; - And the Apollo 13 astronauts got away.
Their walk on the moon, thought impossible, was won - Through the faith and persistence our own members have shown.
Jeanne Roth was installed in the year '71 - And a new life in our new Lodge was began.
The officers got sashes, the Drill Team new capes; - And we gave $3000 for the kitchen and drapes.
In '72 Pauline Gray was Supreme - Our Bylaws were amened to fit in our scheme.
The men's chimes were broken in the move, last May - So we bought them new ones, as that is our way.
One goal which was reached of the membership's wishes - Was cabinets built for the storage of our dishes.
In the years '37, '49 and '59, - Pictures were taken of our Drill Teams which were perfect, fine.
Our Past Presidents Club had them framed for presentation; - And President Nixion's resignation astounded our nation.
In '74, Laura Johnson was elected - As our next Supreme Sister and her officers selected.
Our number of initiates for years was bested - And $2000 for Certificates was invested.
In '75, Edie Collins held forth; - And there were new Drill Team Uniforms to prove our team's worth.
We bought the Lodge silver and half the coffee urn - As well as a hot water heater, to do a good turn.
IN '76, we were led by Mayry Payne. - Our Bylaws were amended, a goal to attain.
We saved enough coupons some silver to buy - And enjoyed a good year, with the months flying by.
Jerome Ladies were invited to attend our June meeting; - And ten of their members carne to receive our warm greeting.
In November, they reciprocated with an invitation to us, - And several of our members drove over by bus.
IN '77, Opal Mumaugh won the vote. - A cookbook was compiled of redipes of note.
As the Lodge's treasury was rather lean, - We gave them $300 towards the printing machine.
Our ladies room carpeting was one of our big events; - And we gave $100 for Christmas ornaments.
Older members were honored with a Golden Memories tea - And the loss of the Panama Canal was an event we did not foresee.
In '78, Laura Houston was next; - And we helped fill the planters when the men were perplexed.
We gave $100 for Christmas decorations - To make the Lodge attractive for our holiday celebrations.
Addie Merseau stepped in in 1979 - To keep things going until all was fine.
We gave dishwasher and installation money to the men - And $150 for Christmas decoration, again.
Then '80 rolled around - And Doris Conahay next was found.
Our rules and ritual we did revise - And officers workbooks were thought wise.
Our files and records were brought up-to-date - And our history, too, as this will relate .
Supplies for the Lodge were bought for their suppers - And aprons were made to cover our uppers.
We gave $200 to the ritualistic team - And a carpet sweeper to keep the lounge clean.
We gave $100 for Christmas decoration - To make the Lounge attractive and fill all with elation.
Our cherished ideals of love, Purity, and Truth - Now are represented by our flowers,' forsooth.
Lily of the Valley and violets, pink roses of beauty - Remind us of ideals which are our duty.
Our colors and goals remain ever the same, - Orchid and yellow our colors, true friendship our aim.
We worked for our Lodge and for our community, - Striving ever to aid and for our own peace and unity.
Our nation got a new Presidnet, in 1980 - And he was confronted with many problems weighty.
Our 52 hostages carne back horne - And they were welcomed with much aplomb.
Now as this is ended, covering the past 15 years. - Recording our growth,with its laughter and tears.
May the Elks Ladies Order continue to flourish and grow - Into an even larger "family" than the one we now know.
And a few years from now, may some Sister have decided - To up-date our history noting all who presided.
We've corne a long way, in the 37 years past - And we'll try, with God's help, to insure that we last.
gracious in sharing with us her Elks Ladies Memories Book.
Here are pdf versions of items in her book.


For those of you who don't listen to country music, there is a beautiful and heartbreaking song by a band Rascal Flatts called "Skin". It's about a teenage girl who gets Leukemia and loses her hair and it's always been a song that's touched my heart, but never so much as this morning.
When I first looked at Peyton this morning there were 5 little eyelashes stuck to her cheek. They're starting to fall out. This is the first physical manifestation of her illness and it hurt to see. I wanted to sit down and cry for the whole day and just hold my baby tight, but I had to remind myself, that it isn't the cancer making her hair fall out, it's a sign of the treatment working to make her body well.
So, I will try to be thankful for each tiny fine hair that falls out, hoping that each one is just a reminder that she's on the path to recovery.
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Q: How to set new manufacture on RANCID? I'm trying to monitor a Lenovo switch using rancid, as there's no default scripts for that manufacture, I had to create my own one. The problem comes when trying to set up the config so it executes slenovo script when running on a Lenovo system.
../var/Routers/router.db
1.2.3.4;lenovo;up;

~./cloginrc
add user 1.2.3.4 foo
add noenable 1.2.3.4 {0}
add password 1.2.3.4       {bar}        {bar}
add method 1.2.3.4 ssh

../etc/rancid.types.conf
lenovo;login;clogin
lenovo;script;slenovo

Error message:
Trying to get all of the configs.
unknown router manufacturer for 1.2.3.4: lenovo

I'm a bit new to rancid so I might be forgetting something crucial but that's what I found on the documentation.

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Oct. 28: Barry Greenfeld
I ran into Barry Greenfeld a few weeks ago. Hadn't seen him in a while. He said he'd been in Calgary for eight years. Go figure! I didn't know it had been that long. So I asked him to be on the show. He said he'd never done it before. I had to remind him that he was, indeed, a guest on the program back in 2006. It must have been a really memorable time for him. They don't call him Crazy Barry for nothing. (I'm not really sure if they call him Crazy Barry at all, but if they don't, they should.) He'll bring his laugh and maybe his guitar and we'll find out why Calgary and why back to Vancouver and everything else that's been happening in his life.
Tune in to CFRO 100.5 FM at 11 pm tonight for all the action.
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Podcast episode 509ish: Ivan Decker
Ivan Decker's back for his sixth go-around on What's So Funny? You'd think we'd run out of things to talk about but we managed to go almost 90 minutes with this episode. Decker opens up about the frustrations of living in Los Angeles, dissects the ins and outs of getting in and out of a performance, talks about comedy critics, and, of course, dinosaurs. Oh, and his upcoming half-hour Netflix special. The Jerry Seinfeld of Canada also talks about opening up for the Jerry Seinfeld of France, aka Gad Elmaleh, as well as a ton of other celebrity comedians.
So have a listen. You can do so by clicking the link below. Or even better you can head on over to iTunes and subscribe to What's So Funny? and pick it up gratis there. We're also at Stitcher and wherever else fine podcasts are doled out.
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Oct. 21: Travis Bernhardt
We've got a newbie guest on the program tonight! Always exciting when that happens. I've been a fan of Travis Bernhardt ever since VTSL's Brian Anderson tipped me to him. But I just met the guy a few weeks ago when we both guested on the Brett Martin Show at Yuk Yuk's. So I invited him on. And here we are. Travis is an actor/improviser/magician. Not sure which order. We'll find out. I know he just finished a one-man improv show at the Fringe called UnScriptured. In fact, I've read that he's a bit of a "Fringe darling." We'll talk about that plus his work with !nstant Theatre and, obviously, magic.
Tune in tonight at 11 pm on Co-op Radio 100.5 FM. You can always livestream us at coopradio.org or the TuneIn Radio app, if you prefer.
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Oct. 14: Ivan Decker
Tonight we've got Canada's Jerry Seinfeld, Ivan Decker! I want it to get to the point where any time there's an article on Ivan (and there are going to be more and more), they say, "He's been called Canada's Jerry Seinfeld." Lord knows every time somebody writes about Gad Elmaleh, they say he's the Jerry Seinfeld of France. And Ivan's way more like Seinfeld than Elmaleh is. Not in a derivative way, either. Like Jerry, he's a real joke craftsman and observationalist, and displays the same commitment to standup comedy. That he's also thin and neat is just extra. Coincidentally, it was just announced earlier this week that Ivan will be opening for Elmaleh at the Chan Centre in November. Ivan has opened for lots of celebrity comics and in most cases, he's been better than the headliner. That's why his star is on the rise. He's been on Conan, won a Juno Award, and has a Netflix special coming out in 2019. I'm sure there's more, too. There always is with Ivan, although he's the last person to tout his successes. I'll pry them out of him tonight.
We're on the air in Vancouver at 11 pm at 100.5 FM so tune in. You can livestream us anywhere in the world at coopradio.org or on the TuneIn Radio app, too.
Podcast episode 508ish: Shawn Farquhar
It's always a treat when Shawn Farquhar finds room in his busy calendar to join us. The world-renown magician will be home for a few months, now, too, which is a treat for lower mainland magic fans. He's doing four close-up shows over two nights at an intimate little theatre in the Shangri-La Hotel on October 5 and 6. And then he'll be the magical host of Bacio Rosso for 2.5 months. In this hour, we talk about the Beverly Hillbillies, optimism in the face of disaster, and he tells us an amazing story of what happened to him right outside our studios just before the show started. Plus, we've got magician jokes!
Tune in right here, right now, below. Or find What's So Funny? on iTunes and subscribe to us. Or Stitcher. Or wherever you find quality podcasts.
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Podcast episode 507ish: Chris Griffin
Relax, it's not the cartoon character. Nor is it Clifford, the Big Red Dog. We've got the real Chris Griffin on this episode. The standup comic from Calgary who lives in Vancouver. That Chris Griffin. Chris is filming a special at the Biltmore Cabaret on October 18 so this is out in plenty of time for you to listen and get excited for his live show. It's his first time on What's So Funny? but hopefully not his last. Sam Tonning was absent, and we're not sure what was up with that, but I made sure to give Chris a complex about it. He talked about his youth, and his adulthood. That about sums it up. Why don't you listen for yourself?
You can do that right here, below. Or better yet, go subscribe to What's So Funny? on iTunes and leave us a review. We're also available on Stitcher and all those other cool podcast places.
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Finding the right form of entertainment for your child can be time-consuming. Children love jumping around, using up all their energy. The trampoline is ideal as it not only ensures that your child gets the exercise they need, but it is great fun for them too.
Whether indoors on a cold or rainy day or out in the garden in the summer, the trampoline gives your child entertained for hours. Choosing the best trampoline for toddlers and kids is very important. As with any child's play product, safety first. Knowing that your child is having fun and gaining the exercise that they need is reassuring for any parent. The trampoline is also a great way for your child to practice motor skills and stability.
A trampoline is a springboard that can be used as a jumping and landing area. It is a piece of elasticated fabric kept taut with springs connected to a metal frame and used for recreation and entertainment. Basically, it is a piece of keep fit and sports equipment.
The best trampoline for toddlers and kids has a metal or hard plastic frame adapted for small children with an added balance bar. It can also be seen as an elasticated rubber or bungee material attached to the frame via springs or ties and a safety enclosure if used outdoors.
Personally, I believe the children's trampoline was invented from the old past time of mattress bouncing. It is a great past time; there may be a few knocks and bruises but none the less brilliant. The actual inventor was George Nissen and the idea was derived from the diving board in the nineteen thirties.
It was meant for not only entertainment but sport. George Nissen himself, an avid athletic designed a structure that would enable him to somersaults in the air. It became very popular and is used in gyms and schools all over the world. It was then adapted for the modern day.
When looking for the best trampoline for toddlers and kids, there are few factors that you will need to consider, one of them being size. Do you want specifically for outdoor, indoor or both? How old is your child? A lot of people go for the bigger options but with it goes a lot more supervision.
As an addition to your child's toy box, the trampoline has now been adapted for the toddler. They are small enough to fit in your front room and they are designed to fold away for easy storage, making it a tempting idea.
As there are many different types and sizes of trampolines on the market, it is good practice to do some research. There are many different safety grades and features to any particular one. Children's trampolines have to comply with regulatory safety standards. Please look out for this. Some of the cheaper versions do not.
Authenticity is also something to look out for. Is it a genuine product and are safe materials being used. The last thing you want is for a child to have an accident or the trampoline to fall apart or break after a few uses. Let's take a look at a few in more detail.
This is an overall fantastic product for very small children. This product is interactive, fun and safe for your toddler. It is around jumping area, easy to use and safe and suitable for one child at a time.
It is also colorful and fun, suitable for small bursts of energy and small enough to use in your front room or children bedroom. Consider it the first of many as your child grows.
Ranked number one in customer surveys, this is the structure and the maximum age for a child who can use it is about three years. It is designed for one child at a time, unless really small. It is colourful and eye-catching and easy for a child to use.
Look to it as a great start to the sport. The Gymenist portable is the next step from the infant range with its 36-inch size, from novice to semi-pro.
This is a small square trampoline. It is bright and cheerful and offers to pad all around the jumping area for safety. There is also an option for padding on the handlebar for extra grip. It is educational with the alphabet design and reasonably priced.
It offers noticeable fun for a child and is designed for more than one type of interaction making it interesting.
A larger trampoline with a safety net included, this trampoline can cater for three at a time. It is made from expert materials enabling quality of fun and purpose is maintained to a high standard. This product is a great way to introduce your child to the joys of jumping.
The Skywalker is a round trampoline with enclosure, ideal if you are looking for an all-round proactive trampoline. It is square to rectangular in style and comes with fully padded enclosure bars and strong enclosure net.
It has a wide protected frame pad. Also, there are stretch bands instead of stretch springs that are strong and safe. Good quality materials have been used. An all rounder if you have the room.
After researching five different children's trampolines on the market and considering all the facts I find that the Skywalker 60 inch trampoline is the best trampoline for toddlers and kids. While the others score pretty well on various fronts, this one is especially large, easy to assemble, sturdy and can cater for more than one child at a time.
Although it sticks to the manufacturer's safety guidelines, the good make of materials means to me long lasting. The only drawback is maneuvering from inside to outside.
However, there is much peace of mind comes with the Skywalker trampoline as it is long-lasting fun and comes packed with all the safety features. For this reason, I would advise you take a closer look at product number five for the best trampoline for toddlers and kids on the market.


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