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Overwatch Partners Clients
Alternative Construction Technology
Alternative Construction Technology was a green tech solution to building and construction. With three patents, to include its SafeRoom, the Company provided a rapid home growth solution to developing and
third world markets.
Overwatch Partners Services
The Overwatch Partners Team solidified an agreement with the State of Florida for the manufacture and placement of over 1,000 modular classrooms throughout the state. We raised more than $8M in capital and created a sales pipeline in excess of $1 Billion Dollars. We provided compliance reviews and coordination with local, state, nation, and international laws and requirements.
First Pacific
First Pacific is a Hong Kong-based investment management and holding company with operations located in Asia. Its principal business interests relate to Telecommunications, Infrastructure, Consumer Food products and Natural Resources.
As an investment banker on the First Pacific team, assisted in the placement of over $500 million in debt and equity financing with various companies in the energy and communications sectors.
Bethesda Softworks, LLC is an American video game publisher. A subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, the company was originally based in Bethesda, Maryland, and eventually moved to their current location in Rockville, Maryland. Consisting of a broad portfolio of games in role-playing, racing, simulation, and sports, Bethesda Softworks' major franchises are distributed worldwide.
The Overwatch Partners team developed, designed, manufactured, distributed and licensed in game items through its network of more than 1,000 brick and mortar stores; to include, GameStop, Entertainment Earth, and other key platforms. The team coordinated international development, manufacturing, and licensing in China, India, and Panama.
Bioware develops high quality console, PC, and online role playing games focused on rich stories, unforgettable characters, and vast worlds to discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the world's most critically acclaimed titles, including Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Mass Effect and Dragon Age. In 2008 BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts.
Norell Services, acquired by Spherion has distinguished itself as a go-to source for skilled talent and rewarding career opportunities. With 65+ years of experience has earned Norrell the respect and loyalty of its customers – with a local focus, personalized service and passion for excellence! Boeing hired Norrell Services to place engineers in the Delta IV Rocket Program.
The Overwatch Partners team served in management oversight of the selection process for the engineers within the Delta IV Rocket Program.
CBS is a mass media company that creates and distributes industry-leading content across a variety of platforms to audiences around the world. The Company has businesses with origins that date back to the dawn of the broadcasting age as well as new ventures that operate on the leading edge of media.
Integrity Messenger
An instant messenger software solution startup where several of its developments were incorporated in to Skype.
We provided incubation services and raised more than $3M in equity financing.
Loral Space & Communications
Loral Space & Communications is a satellite communications company. Loral owns 62.8% of Telesat, which provides reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions to broadcast, telecom, corporate and government customers on a global basis.
The Overwatch Partners team drove the data team in Asia who was globally recognized as the dominate solution provider for IP and Point to Point SCPC Satellite communication.
Meetrix Communications, Inc.
Meetrix is a cloud enabler and integrator. Meetrix delivers enterprise-class unified communications, collaboration, and social business solutions in the cloud for midmarket and SMB/SME (small- and medium-size businesses/enterprises) customers. Meetrix is an IBM premier partner, winner of the 2011 IBM Beacon Award for cloud applications and a finalist for the 2012 IBM CTO Award.
The Overwatch Partners team provided business incubation and development. Served on Board of Directors and acted as the Chief Operating Officer providing business incubation and growth opportunities.
Hurricane Host, LLC, a subsidiary of Organa Technologies Group, Inc., provides server based game, voice and Web hosting solutions. The company offers online voice chat services for multi peer-to-group communication. It offers hosting for game titles such as Star Wars, Wolfenstein, Call of Duty, Half Life, and Soldier of Fortune II. Hurricane Host was founded in 2002 and is based in Red Oak, Texas.
The Overwatch Partners team provided business incubation services and early stage financing. The Company management acquired controlling interest of the startup from the Overwatch team, which was eventually sold to a third party and incorporated into another voice and webhosting solution.
PopCap
The leading creators of easy-to-learn, irresistible games that everyone can enjoy — including award-winning hits like Bejeweled®, Zuma®, Peggle® and Plants vs. Zombies™.
The Overwatch Partners Team coordinated licensing agreements with manufacturing of candy replicas of the Plants vs Zombies and provided distrubtion through WalMart, Hot Topics, Krogers, and Alba Foods. Oversaw manufacturing of product in Mexico. In addition, the team licensed, developed, and manufactured character memory sticks.
ProtoStar LTD
ProtoStar intended to operate an initial fleet of three geostationary satellites. Two satellites were acquired and launched. ProtoStar's anchor customer, Dish TV India Limited, is the largest direct-to-home television operator in India.
Overwatch Partners team assisted with the acquisition of the two satellites placed in orbit during the breakup of Protostar LTD helping secure over $400 million during the liquidation process covering the company's outstanding liabilities. The assets were sold to Intelsat and SES World Skies.
SinoFresh Healthcare
SinoFresh was a newly developed preventive treatment for the sinuses.
The Overwatch Partners team provided business development and distribution oversight. We introduced the client to worldwide distribution and WalMart, where the product witness a 5,000% growth in sales.
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. It is currently made up of 193 Member States. The mission and work of the United Nations are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter.
The Overwatch Partners Team addressed an assembly of 48 nations concerning the global housing shortage and the needs for under developed and poverty nations in Africa, South America, and Asia. Provided turnkey manufacturing solutions for rapid housing development that was originally scheduled to deploy to the Republic of Chad.
Visceral Games
Visceral Games (formerly EA Redwood Shores) is an American video game development studio internally owned by Electronic Arts. They are perhaps best known for the critically acclaimed Dead Space series.
The Overwatch Partners team developed, designed, manufactured, distributed and licensed in game items through its network of more than 1,000 brick and mortar stores; to include, GameStop, Entertainment Earth, and other key platforms. The team coordinated the mass distribution of the Dead Space 2 Collector's Edition worldwide through distribution channels in Scotland, France, Australia, Singapore, Canada, and the USA. Delivered over 500,000 unit on schedule.
Conan International Properties
The official license of Conan the Barbarian properties, to include comics, movies, books, etc… With responsibility of oversight of licensing and distribution for the Conan series.
The Overwatch Partners team developed, designed, manufactured, distributed and licensed Conan the Barbarian movie (2011) items through its network of more than 1,000 brick and mortar stores; to include, GameStop, Entertainment Earth, and other key platforms. The team coordinated international development, manufacturing, and licensing in China.
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Artist Opening Reception: Friday, June 7. 5-8pm.
Reception coincides with Art 'Round Town monthly art walk in Portsmouth and the Artist Opening Reception for LeapTwistTurn.
Additional Art 'Round Town on Friday, July 5. 5-8pm.
Multidisciplinary artist Michael Hambouz uses: multi-dimensional perspectives and forms as tools to capture profound life experiences and daily observations; the process of making, for positive self-healing and/or diversion from said experiences; and the finished work, as a vehicle to initiate connectivity and dialogue with others. His work ranges from light, humorous vignettes to heavier investigations embedded within symbolic, abstracted subtexts—approaching each piece with the same adaptive thoughtfulness as he approaches the ebbs and flows of daily life.
Hambouz' ever-evolving processes involve constant experimentation with multiple mediums, techniques, and approaches, and diving into unfamiliar territories with technical problems to solve. He often keeps 3-5 simultaneous series in motion, and when completing one piece (in cut paper for example), he moves on to painting, drawing, printing, and animation (no specific order). With each passing of a cyclical cycle of mediums, he begins anew with heightened insight and skills—always moving forward.
For the Factory Made series, he hand-cut paper stock from independently-owned, family-run French Paper Company to create vibrant, abstracted scenes of the very factory where the paper is produced. The series provides a glimpse into the operations of the 140-year-old American paper mill by showcasing the production process and machinery—from pulp to the final paper product—in intricately layered collage format.
The subject matter is of particular resonance to the artist, growing up within a mile of the mill, and investigating it as a means to reconnect with his hometown of Niles, Michigan following the unexpected passing of his mother in 2012. Hambouz found artistic inspiration in the factory and its paper—providing an adventurous new direction in his work and practice to come. The resulting series celebrates small manufacturing and a geographical sense of home.
Michael Hambouz (born 1977 in Niles, Michigan) is a visual artist based in Brooklyn, NY since 2000. Hambouz has had solo exhibitions with the Brooklyn Academy of Music, chashama, Calico Gallery, and Kayrock in New York City, The Krasl Art Center in Michigan, and a recent survey exhibition at his alma mater Antioch College in Ohio in 2018. He has participated in select group exhibitions at Maya Hayuk's GROWROOM//SHOWROOM, The National Arts Club, and the Williamsburg Art and Historical Society and is an avid supporter of the arts and social justice, donating work to benefit auctions hosted by Luhring Augustine, Cheim & Read, Bridget Donahue, and Pioneer Works. His art and curatorial work has been featured in Artnet News, Hyperallergic, Vice, Create! Magazine, and Design Milk.


06/23/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at Turi Market in Parachinar, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. This was one of two attacks in Parachinar; this later bombing targeting people gathering at the site of an earlier explosion. At least 78 people were killed and more than 281 other people were injured across both blasts. Al-Alami faction of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the incidents. Sources also attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.


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Q: Best service/SDK to test connection speed from a browser to an AWS EC2 instance I am working on a project where a user would connect to an AWS Ec2 instance using most probably UDP and I was wondering what the best service would be to test the network performance of an user connecting to the instance from the browser, from a Web page.
An example of my requirement would be the ping test by The Gaming Project.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
P.S: I am not very sure what the best tag to give for this, so I've given all that stackoverflow suggested.
Edit: I forgot to add that I need to do it from a website.

A: If this is about bandwidth, have a look at this discussion:
https://superuser.com/questions/1275043/measure-bandwidth-between-two-computer-in-a-lan
There are a few tools that can help you measure the bandwidth between any two computers, e.g iPerf, which apparently also allows you to measure UDP connections.
Haven't tested it myself, but it looks promising...

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De Fantastiske To (The Fantastic Two) is a duo from the vibrating new house-scene in Oslo, Norway. They have had a steady output of EP's and singles on Paper, Trunkfunk, Black Riot, Omena and ISM since their debut in 2014 and support from heavyweights such as Mark E, X-press 2, Crazy P, Jackmaster, & Dixon to name a few. Last year, they contributed with an exclusive track 'Syklon' to the Prima Norsk 4 compilation. In connection to the physical UK/export re-release of the album, we are releasing it as a standalone single, with two new remixes from Beatservice artists Kohib and Syntax Erik.


This week, Matthias Pintscher leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe. The program also includes Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major featuring soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. The program opens with Debussy's Sarabande and Danse, later orchestrated by Ravel, and closes with James Gaffigan conducting Berstein's Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront.
This program will be available until December 2, 2021.
Program notes for Debussy/Ravel's Sarabande and Danse, Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, and Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe can be found here. Program notes for Bernstein's Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront can be found here.


One of the absolute greatest parts of travel is trying new places to eat. It is tasting the best of the region! It is embracing the culture! It is not making the food myself! or cleaning it up! The diet gets put on hold. Routine is changed and we get to try all sorts of new and exotic things (that I didn't make!). Giving up that part of travel would be a hard pill to swallow, but if I want to be able to afford to travel, I need to find a way to be frugal and show at least some self-discipline.
So, the second most effective tool to getting more out of the travel budget is on food. When on the road, most people don't eat well. Donuts for breakfast. Lots of stops at fast food chains to save money (that still end up being $30). Emergency ice cream runs after hiking (and 4 ice cream cones add up to another $30). When we do eat well, the price for that meal is tripled… Not to mention the very necessary glass of wine / shot of Jameson due in large part to the massive saturation of togetherness and family time.
Eat 2 Meals & Snacks — works fantastic. Not sure why everyone doesn't do it when on the road.
Share! — Splitting larger meals or take-out is a great way to lower the food expense. Ordering Chinese, Thai, pizza, pasta, soup, salads, huge deli sandwich, stew, goulash! The options are endless… The best thing to do is pull out dishes from the day-pack! Eat with a scenic view! or at the hotel, campsite, VRBO, or in the car!
YELP! — Our family goal is to NEVER go to a chain restaurant that we could go to when we are home. Meaning, when in Canada, we can go to Tim Hortons & the Swiss Chalet, but not McDonalds or Starbucks. People visiting Chicago could go to Portillo's, but not Subway. Support local business and give them a try! Usually we Yelp $ & $$ when in an area and pick what we feel like we have a taste for (and check that food poisoning is not the norm). We have never regretted this. We've eaten out of many taco buses, sushi from an alley, fish-fry from an old trolley and the best BBQ ever from a gas station with a line around it… all for less money than KFC… and (knock on wood) we've never gotten food poisoning.
Groupon — A frugal friend reminded me to add Groupon!! She is so right! There are often awesome deals for local restaurants and activities! Try to check in advance because not all groupons are available immediately.
Camping Adjustments — Our first camping trip we enthusiastically planned meals. We carted around a grill, propane burner, pots, a percolator, knives, and spices. I dreaded every single meal. The coffee was filled with grounds. The food never tasted good, there were bugs and bears and smoke. The clean-up at a cold spigot or in the bathroom after a full day of hiking when I just wanted to be watching the sunset over Lake Jenny is what really pushed me over the edge (that and the rotten potato). I like cooking! even at a VRBO! and I love camping… but with the wisdom of the ages, we eat out at the heat of the day and only have simple snacks, fruit, nuts, cereal, sandwiches, and obviously wine and cookies, at the campsite. You will thank me someday for this bit of very sound advice.
Share the treats! Buy a quart of ice cream for $5 – split between everyone's travel bowls!
Don't order pizza in San Fran Chinatown or chicken salad at a wild west steak house — When in ROME!!
The greatest little Himalayan Restaurant. On the Oregon Coast.
Especially when it is Okie Joe's BBQ. Get the Z-man. Or the burnt ends. Or anything!
Actually, we've eaten out of a lot of buses. But this one is a favorite. Fish-fry right on the Sound is the best.


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package ezvcard.util;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Helper class for dealing with strings.
 * @author Michael Angstadt
 */
public class StringUtils {
	/**
	 * The local computer's newline character sequence.
	 */
	public static final String NEWLINE = System.getProperty("line.separator");

	/**
	 * Trims the whitespace off the left side of a string.
	 * @param string the string to trim
	 * @return the trimmed string
	 */
	public static String ltrim(String string) {
		if (string == null) {
			return null;
		}

		int i;
		for (i = 0; i < string.length() && Character.isWhitespace(string.charAt(i)); i++) {
			//do nothing
		}
		return (i == string.length()) ? "" : string.substring(i);
	}

	/**
	 * Trims the whitespace off the right side of a string.
	 * @param string the string to trim
	 * @return the trimmed string
	 */
	public static String rtrim(String string) {
		if (string == null) {
			return null;
		}

		int i;
		for (i = string.length() - 1; i >= 0 && Character.isWhitespace(string.charAt(i)); i--) {
			//do nothing
		}
		return (i == 0) ? "" : string.substring(0, i + 1);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a string consisting of "count" occurrences of char "c".
	 * @param c the character to repeat
	 * @param count the number of times to repeat the character
	 * @return the resulting string
	 */
	public static String repeat(char c, int count) {
		if (count <= 0) {
			return "";
		}

		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(count);
		for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
			sb.append(c);
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a string consisting of "count" occurrences of string "str".
	 * @param str the string to repeat
	 * @param count the number of times to repeat the string
	 * @return the resulting string
	 */
	public static String repeat(String str, int count) {
		if (count <= 0) {
			return "";
		}

		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(count * str.length());
		for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
			sb.append(str);
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Joins a collection of values into a delimited list.
	 * @param collection the collection of values
	 * @param delimiter the delimiter (e.g. ",")
	 * @return the final string
	 */
	public static <T> String join(Collection<T> collection, String delimiter) {
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		join(collection, delimiter, sb);
		return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Joins a collection of values into a delimited list.
	 * @param collection the collection of values
	 * @param delimiter the delimiter (e.g. ",")
	 * @param sb the string builder to append onto
	 */
	public static <T> void join(Collection<T> collection, String delimiter, StringBuilder sb) {
		join(collection, delimiter, sb, new JoinCallback<T>() {
			public void handle(StringBuilder sb, T value) {
				sb.append(value);
			}
		});
	}

	/**
	 * Joins a collection of values into a delimited list.
	 * @param collection the collection of values
	 * @param delimiter the delimiter (e.g. ",")
	 * @param join callback function to call on every element in the collection
	 * @return the final string
	 */
	public static <T> String join(Collection<T> collection, String delimiter, JoinCallback<T> join) {
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		join(collection, delimiter, sb, join);
		return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Joins a collection of values into a delimited list.
	 * @param collection the collection of values
	 * @param delimiter the delimiter (e.g. ",")
	 * @param sb the string builder to append onto
	 * @param join callback function to call on every element in the collection
	 */
	public static <T> void join(Collection<T> collection, String delimiter, StringBuilder sb, JoinCallback<T> join) {
		boolean first = true;
		for (T element : collection) {
			if (first) {
				first = false;
			} else {
				sb.append(delimiter);
			}
			join.handle(sb, element);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Joins a map into a delimited list.
	 * @param map the map
	 * @param delimiter the delimiter (e.g. ",")
	 * @param join callback function to call on every element in the collection
	 * @return the final string
	 */
	public static <K, V> String join(Map<K, V> map, String delimiter, final JoinMapCallback<K, V> join) {
		return join(map.entrySet(), delimiter, new JoinCallback<Map.Entry<K, V>>() {
			public void handle(StringBuilder sb, Map.Entry<K, V> entry) {
				join.handle(sb, entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
			}
		});
	}

	/**
	 * Callback interface used with various {@code StringUtils.join()} methods.
	 * @author Michael Angstadt
	 * @param <T> the value type
	 */
	public static interface JoinCallback<T> {
		void handle(StringBuilder sb, T value);
	}

	/**
	 * Callback interface used with the
	 * {@link #join(Map, String, JoinMapCallback)} method.
	 * @author Michael Angstadt
	 * @param <K> the key class
	 * @param <V> the value class
	 */
	public static interface JoinMapCallback<K, V> {
		void handle(StringBuilder sb, K key, V value);
	}

	private StringUtils() {
		//hide
	}
}

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Pawan tweets have lot of curiosity in telugu media, politicians, fans and aam aadmi circles. Media makes short stories on his tweets, blogs write articles about his tweets and Polticians give counter tweets or anti pawan bytes to media. Fans raise their emotions when they read powerstar tweets - they retweet or favorite the tweet.
As twitter limits him to write not more than 140 characters Pawan has used an image to convey a bigger message which is size of a letter. The letter tweet is about AP Special status addressing to PM Modi and his long term plans in case BJP TDP NDA govts fail to give and stretch further.


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TIME RUNS OUT: LAKERS 108 PISTONS 105 GUTSY PISTONS REFUSE TO QUIT BUT FALL SHORT AGAINST LA
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — They lost? They lost. Those are all the words needed. There was only one team in the world Tuesday night for Detroit, and all night long — in this breathtaking Game 7 of the NBA final — that team, the Detroit Pistons, fought off defeat like some Atlas in basketball sneakers, the weight of the world on their shoulders. Until finally, with just moments left in the longest season in the history of the game, their shoulders buckled and the world caved in.
They lost. It's over. The most magical of all Detroit basketball seasons ended one victory short of glory Tuesday night, final score 108-105, Los Angeles, a heart-breaking, heart-stopping final show that wasn't over until A.C. Green beat the Detroit defense for a lay-up with two seconds left that gave LA the win by inches.
"We came within a hair's breadth," said Piston coach Chuck Daly when it was all over. "A hair's breadth . . . "'
"Does that give you any consolation?" someone asked.
"No." he said.
They lost.
Oh, but what a war! Weeks from now, when the bitterness has subsided, these pictures will remain: Here was LA rocking and rolling in its home arena — and here was Detroit, miles from home, refusing to die. Here was LA, playing champion, saying, "Had enough! Ready to quit?" And here was Detroit saying
"Never! Never quit!"
Here was LA's James Worthy — the eventual series MVP — spinning and hooking and seemingly toying with the Pistons, 36 points, 16 rebounds.
And here were the Detroit kids — Dennis Rodman and John Salley — growing up before our eyes, refusing to let anybody intimidate them, playing the games of their lives.
It was all the Pistons had, all the courage, all the desire, all the strength oozing from their pores. Their captain, Isiah Thomas, was hobbled with an ankle injury; he was on the bench down the stretch. Their toughest scoring threat, Adrian Dantley, was on the bench as well. Youthful enthusiasm was carrying them, but youthful enthusiasm would do them in. With 39 seconds left and the Pistons trailing, 103-100, Rodman came downcourt on a fast break, he had a lane to the hoop, and suddenly, dear God, he pulled up for a jumper. A jumper?
"I don't know what I was thinking," he would say in the locker room afterwards, shaking his head. "I don't know why I did that. I can't explain it."
His shot was long, it bounded off the back of the rim, Daly buried his head in his hands, and moments later the Lakers buried the Pistons, although not before Bill Laimbeer had cut the lead to 106-105 with a three-point bomb with six seconds left. What a finish! What a final act!
"I left everything I had out on that floor," said a weary Joe Dumars, who scored a team-high 25 points. That close. That scary.
But when that buzzer sounded, the Detroit players walked off the court with that empty feeling, like the last day of school. Out of gas. Out of games. Out of time.
How sad. How tragic for these gutsy Detroit heroes. How many times did they come back? The third quarter seemed like the worst kind of basketball burial, the Lakers streaking past the stunned Pistons, dropping in fast-break lay-ups the way you drop pennies in a piggy bank. The Forum thumped and roared, rock music blared, it was ugly and insane and awful for anyone who didn't wear purple and gold.
Here was Byron Scott streaking past a wounded Thomas, burying a jumper, dropping a lay-up. Here was Michael Cooper — cold all series — suddenly heating up his three-point jumper. Here was Worthy — oh, Lord — we need a whole chapter for him.
Surely, the Pistons will be seeing this bearded man with goggles in their dreams this summer. Nobody could stop him. All night long, he tossed in one short hook after another, one lay- up after another, one driving bank shot after another.
"It looked like they were going to bury us," said Dumars. But how many times have you seen this? The Pistons came back. They whittled, they chipped
— Vinnie Johnson lit up like a Roman candle — and suddenly, a 15-point third-quarter lead was two points with 2:48 to go.
How did they do it? With defense. With unlikely heroes. With everything they had.
And it wasn't enough.
Unfair? Unacceptable? No doubt most Pistons fans feel that way this morning. Nobody likes to lose, but it's the way these Detroit heroes went down
— a bounce here, a twisted ankle there, one missed shot — well, it's enough to drive you mad.
"It always seems to happen to us," said Rodman, "one pass, one mistake, one something."
Why them? Why us? There is no answer, except perhaps this compliment: that is how close the Pistons were to winning. Had they been blown out by the Lakers game after game, a final defeat would have been almost kind. But Detroit proved it no only belonged with the elite of the NBA, it proved, it stated, it yelled to the world that NBA crowns come in its size as well. No longer the small boys, no longer the thugs, no longer a warm- up act for the men in purple and green.
The 1988 Detroit Pistons might be the best team that never won it all.
And that will have to be enough. That and the memories of this final gutsy effort. They stayed with this Los Angeles juggernaut, on guts, on effort, on desire.
And on courage. And that begins with Thomas. How quickly did your heart go straight to your throat when you saw him hobble out to start this game? Two days earlier, after twisting his right ankle and spraining it in three places, he was in such pain he seemed to be crying as he answered questions.
And yet there he was, in the first half, diving into the stands and chasing passes and making steals — until his body gave out.
"What was it like for you, the captain, to have to watch from the bench during that final period?" someone asked.
"I was very proud," he said. "The guys out there played well, they played great defense. It was a joy and a pleasure to be a part of that."
But it was not enough.
How sad for these Pistons: for Thomas, who braved more pain than any man should; for Dantley, who thought, after 12 years, he was finally going to see his reward; for Laimbeer, who had his bad games at the worst times; for coach Daly, a second banana his whole life, and a second banana once again this morning.
Theirs will be a postseason of what-ifs, they will haunt the Detroit psyche like empty foundations of buildings never built. What if Rickey Mahorn had been healthy, a dominating force, as he had been all season?
What if Dumars had hit that running bank shot in the closing pandemonium of Game 6?
What if Thomas had never turned that ankle? What if Rodman hadn't taken that ill-advised jumper? What if Laimbeer had been able to save that ball from going out of bounds in the final minute?
What if? What does it matter? Life goes on. The Pistons stop here. You can remember the heartbreak — Lord knows there was plenty — or you can remember the near-glory, and everything that brought them to this oh-so-close finish.
This was more than a season for these guys, it was a sweet moment in time, a clean and well-lighted place in the history books. They won more games than any Piston team before them. They went further than Piston team before them. They came onto the stage as brutes and left with an entire nation's respect — for their courage, their determination, for their talent. They played and they fought and they sweated and they laughed and they shook the world, they took on all comers, the Bullets, the Bulls, the Celtics, the Lakers, they could beat any team in the league.
They just couldn't beat them all.
So this is where it ends: with 108 for the Lakers and 105 for the Pistons, three points. Three lousy points. While the Forum was rocking and dancing and singing its happy tune, the gamest athletes ever to play basketball for Detroit trudged slowly into their locker room, and peeled off their uniforms for the last time this season. They lost? They lost.
But man, what a ride. CUTLINES
Isiah Thomas chases a loose ball as Magic Johnson follows.
Isiah Thomas is helped to his feet as fans run onto the court at the end of Tuesday night's game.

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Q: Allow setting custom timers/alarms on questions I sometimes get an answer to a question that has me thinking:
"This will work.  But I don't like it very much.  I am going to move on to something else and come back to this later and see if I have gotten a better answer."
(This question is my current example.)
Unfortunately, "later" does not always happen.  I forget about the question and the user who posted a workable solution (if not as good as I wanted) did not get the credit deserved.
I would like to request the ability to put a timer on a question.  Something like "In 5 days have this pop up in my StackExchange inbox."
That way I will not forget a question that has a correct answer.
This also saves me the work of going back through all my questions that do not have an answer "marked" looking for questions that fit this category.

A: In a way, this is kind of already in place. If you haven't accepted an answer for a question (that has one) it pops up in your profile and reminds you to accept an answer if it was helpful.
Along the same vein, I would like to see a 'General Cleanup' notification, that (when clicked on) takes you to a page, with a list of "unmarked-answer" questions (that have at least one answer, possibly with an upvote) that says something along the lines of:

Hey, you have questions with upvoted answers, if the answers are helpful, please consider marking them as the answer to the question.
Alternatively, if you came across a solution to your problem that hasn't been submitted by another user, you can answer your own question
{List of Questions}

I would think that if this popped into your global inbox or notification tray once a month, you'd be more inclined to re-visit the question(s), accept an answer or write your own.
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Attendees enjoying Berkshire HorseWorks inaugural 'The Derby' gala in 2017. Photo courtesy Berkshire HorseWorks
'The Derby,' Berkshire HorseWorks gala, to benefit equine-assisted therapy programs
By Hannah Van Sickle Tuesday, Jul 10, 2018 Life In the Berkshires
Richmond — If you missed the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs and have been meaning to don a hat and polish off a mint julep in honor of Justify (who went on to become the 13th horse to join the Triple Crown club), you might just be in luck. On Saturday, July 14, Berkshire HorseWorks is hosting its second annual "Derby Gala" at the Barn at Green Meads Farm; the experiential evening will consist of bourbon tasting; hat making; bluegrass music by the Easy Ridin' Papas; a Kentucky-style seated dinner in the historic, private barn; and a service auction to raise funds for equine-assisted therapy programs. The event will celebrate the nonprofit's fifth anniversary and the more than 600 clients it has served since opening its doors.
"We are committed to ensuring that those individuals who are in residential treatment, incarcerated or struggling to find their way are able to reintegrate with respect, a sense of self and the skills needed to become productive members of society," stated Hayley Sumner, founder and executive director of the nonprofit. "Our location has become a safe, therapeutic "step-down" community where one can volunteer, work or apprentice and rebuild the confidence needed to succeed," she added of the 7-acre property she acquired last June by lease agreement.
Hayley Sumner of Berkshire HorseWorks.
Founded in 2013 to provide equine-assisted psychotherapy to children, families and veterans suffering from mental health and behavioral challenges, the nonprofit stays true to its mission by directing corporate funds to help those at risk in the community. For the past five years, Berkshire HorseWorks has offered EAGALA Model equine-assisted psychotherapy and equine-assisted learning/life skill development for at-risk youth, families, inmates and veterans, and equine-assisted team building for corporations of all kinds. The EAGALA Model has been utilized by more than 5,000 certified practitioners in 50 countries and Sumner, who hails from California, introduced the practice to the Berkshires. Through the power of horses, Berkshire HorseWorks provides the tools to challenge, communicate, heal, lead, empathize and thrive in today's world. Among the nonprofit's strategic partners are the Berkshire County Sheriff's Department, Berkshire Children and Families, the Brien Center, Berkshire Hills Regional School District, Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires, Department of Children and Families, NAMI, Department of Youth Services, the Elizabeth Freeman Center, Pittsfield School District, the YMCA, Girls Inc., Mass Mutual Insurance, FreeWheel and Canyon Ranch.
A couple celebrates at Berkshire HorseWorks' 2017 'The Derby' gala. Photo courtesy Berkshire HorseWorks
In a move to meet the growing demand in our community and throughout the tristate area for mental health services, more specifically equine-assisted therapy, Berkshire HorseWorks has expanded its programming to include family team building, yoga in the paddocks, meditative hikes with horses, birthday parties and exclusive trail ride experiences. These new offerings are "paid for" activities that will fund therapeutic life-skill and psychotherapy programming currently offered at the ranch. All services integrate horses in mounted and unmounted activities, are open to the public on a sliding scale and are booked by appointment only.
Sumner's enthusiasm is palpable and her approach takes into consideration that the current political climate, the rise in school shootings and devastating natural disasters has led to an increase in depression, anxiety, addiction and suicide—all of which leads to fear if left unaddressed. That said, the Derby gala's service auction will take a playful spin on track-side antics where patrons can "place bets" on their favorite horse/programs to advance to the finish line. "Hayley is an amazing individual doing really transformative work," said Liana Toscanini, founder of the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires. "She's invested so much into helping others but, as we all know, we need support from our community to keep it going!
All Berkshire HorseWorks programs in need of support will be previewed in the paddock area during cocktails. "Post Positions" are as follows: 1) "Special Needs for Special People" for those on the autism spectrum or with varying diagnoses; 2) "Family Integration" for multigenerational communication and support; 3) "Therapeutic Site Visits" to sponsor those in need of a safe, nurturing environment for post-treatment transition; 4) "Horse Powered Veterans" to aid those who served regain their resiliency as they tackle effects of combat trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder; 5) "Support a Rescue" to help with vet bills and care for the therapy equines; and 6) "Girls Rule!", an empowerment program for young women. Funds from all new initiatives will cover the cost for the growing number of therapeutic site visits.
Straight from the proverbial horse's mouth, Sumner cuts to the chase: "The Derby has always embodied energy, glamor and style. We chose this theme for our gala as the evening is a fun and festive way for the community to come together in support of our much-needed programming. A bit of bluegrass music, great mint juleps and a wild hat-making station. We are holding it this year at a private estate farm so it should be a hoot!"
For more information about Berkshire HorseWorks or to purchase tickets to the Derby Gala ($175 for a "Trot" ticket and $250 for a "Gallop" ticket, which includes VIP parking and special recognition), see the Berkshire Edge calendar.
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Systems biology is the computational and mathematical analysis and modeling of complex biological systems. It is a biology-based interdisciplinary field of study that focuses on complex interactions within biological systems, using a holistic approach (holism instead of the more traditional reductionism) to biological research.[1]
An illustration of the systems approach to biology
Particularly from the year 2000 onwards, the concept has been used widely in biology in a variety of contexts. The Human Genome Project is an example of applied systems thinking in biology which has led to new, collaborative ways of working on problems in the biological field of genetics.[2] One of the aims of systems biology is to model and discover emergent properties, properties of cells, tissues and organisms functioning as a system whose theoretical description is only possible using techniques of systems biology.[1][3] These typically involve metabolic networks or cell signaling networks.[1][4]
3 Associated disciplines
4 Bioinformatics and data analysis
5 Creating biological models
OverviewEdit
Systems biology can be considered from a number of different aspects.
As a field of study, particularly, the study of the interactions between the components of biological systems, and how these interactions give rise to the function and behavior of that system (for example, the enzymes and metabolites in a metabolic pathway or the heart beats).[5][6][7]
As a paradigm, systems biology is usually defined in antithesis to the so-called reductionist paradigm (biological organisation), although it is consistent with the scientific method. The distinction between the two paradigms is referred to in these quotations: "the reductionist approach has successfully identified most of the components and many of the interactions but, unfortunately, offers no convincing concepts or methods to understand how system properties emerge ... the pluralism of causes and effects in biological networks is better addressed by observing, through quantitative measures, multiple components simultaneously and by rigorous data integration with mathematical models." (Sauer et al.)[8] "Systems biology ... is about putting together rather than taking apart, integration rather than reduction. It requires that we develop ways of thinking about integration that are as rigorous as our reductionist programmes, but different. ... It means changing our philosophy, in the full sense of the term." (Denis Noble)[7]
As a series of operational protocols used for performing research, namely a cycle composed of theory, analytic or computational modelling to propose specific testable hypotheses about a biological system, experimental validation, and then using the newly acquired quantitative description of cells or cell processes to refine the computational model or theory.[9] Since the objective is a model of the interactions in a system, the experimental techniques that most suit systems biology are those that are system-wide and attempt to be as complete as possible. Therefore, transcriptomics, metabolomics, proteomics and high-throughput techniques are used to collect quantitative data for the construction and validation of models.[10]
As the application of dynamical systems theory to molecular biology. Indeed, the focus on the dynamics of the studied systems is the main conceptual difference between systems biology and bioinformatics.[11]
As a socioscientific phenomenon defined by the strategy of pursuing integration of complex data about the interactions in biological systems from diverse experimental sources using interdisciplinary tools and personnel.[12]
Systems biology was begun as a new field of science around 2000, when the Institute for Systems Biology was established in Seattle in an effort to lure "computational" type people who it was felt were not attracted to the academic settings of the university. The institute did not have a clear definition of what the field actually was: roughly bringing together people from diverse fields to use computers to holistically study biology in new ways.[13] A Department of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School was launched in 2003.[14] In 2006 it was predicted that the buzz generated by the "very fashionable" new concept would cause all the major universities to need a systems biology department, thus that there would be careers available for graduates with a modicum of ability in computer programming and biology.[13] In 2006 the National Science Foundation put forward a challenge to build a mathematical model of the whole cell.[citation needed] In 2012 the first whole-cell model of Mycoplasma genitalium was achieved by the Karr Laboratory at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. The whole-cell model is able to predict viability of M. genitalium cells in response to genetic mutations.[15]
An earlier precursor of systems biology, as a distinct discipline, may have been by systems theorist Mihajlo Mesarovic in 1966 with an international symposium at the Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio, titled Systems Theory and Biology. Mesarovic predicted that perhaps in the future there would be such as thing as "systems biology".[16][17]
According to Robert Rosen in the 1960s, holistic biology had become passé by the early 20th century, as more empirical science dominated by molecular chemistry had become popular.[17] Echoing him forty years later in 2006 Kling writes that the success of molecular biology throughout the 20th century had suppressed holistic computational methods.[13] By 2011 the National Institutes of Health had made grant money available to support over ten systems biology centers in the United States,[18] but by 2012 Hunter writes that systems biology had not lived up to the hype, having promised more than it achieved, which had caused it to become a somewhat minor field with few practical applications. Nonetheless, proponents hoped that it might once prove more useful in the future.[19]
Shows trends in systems biology research by presenting the number of articles out of the top 30 cited systems biology papers during that time which include a specific topic[20]
An important milestone in the development of systems biology has become the international project Physiome.[citation needed]
Associated disciplinesEdit
Overview of signal transduction pathways
According to the interpretation of systems biology as using large data sets using interdisciplinary tools, a typical application is metabolomics, which is the complete set of all the metabolic products, metabolites, in the system at the organism, cell, or tissue level.[21]
Items that may be a computer database include: phenomics, organismal variation in phenotype as it changes during its life span; genomics, organismal deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence, including intra-organismal cell specific variation. (i.e., telomere length variation); epigenomics/epigenetics, organismal and corresponding cell specific transcriptomic regulating factors not empirically coded in the genomic sequence. (i.e., DNA methylation, Histone acetylation and deacetylation, etc.); transcriptomics, organismal, tissue or whole cell gene expression measurements by DNA microarrays or serial analysis of gene expression; interferomics, organismal, tissue, or cell-level transcript correcting factors (i.e., RNA interference), proteomics, organismal, tissue, or cell level measurements of proteins and peptides via two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, mass spectrometry or multi-dimensional protein identification techniques (advanced HPLC systems coupled with mass spectrometry). Sub disciplines include phosphoproteomics, glycoproteomics and other methods to detect chemically modified proteins; glycomics, organismal, tissue, or cell-level measurements of carbohydrates; lipidomics, organismal, tissue, or cell level measurements of lipids.[citation needed]
The molecular interactions within the cell are also studied, this is called interactomics.[22] A discipline in this field of study is protein-protein interactions, although interactomics includes the interactions of other molecules.[citation needed] Neuroelectrodynamics, where the computer's or a brain's computing function as a dynamic system is studied along with its (bio)physical mechanisms;[23] and fluxomics, measurements of the rates of metabolic reactions in a biological system (cell, tissue, or organism).[21]
In approaching a systems biology problem there are two main approaches. These are the top down and bottom up approach. The top down approach takes as much of the system into account as possible and relies largely on experimental results. The RNA-Seq technique is an example of an experimental top down approach. Conversely, the bottom up approach is used to create detailed models while also incorporating experimental data. An example of the bottom up approach is the use of circuit models to describe a simple gene network.[24]
Various technologies utilized to capture dynamic changes in mRNA, proteins, and post-translational modifications. Mechanobiology, forces and physical properties at all scales, their interplay with other regulatory mechanisms;[25] biosemiotics, analysis of the system of sign relations of an organism or other biosystems; Physiomics, a systematic study of physiome in biology.
Cancer systems biology is an example of the systems biology approach, which can be distinguished by the specific object of study (tumorigenesis and treatment of cancer). It works with the specific data (patient samples, high-throughput data with particular attention to characterizing cancer genome in patient tumour samples) and tools (immortalized cancer cell lines, mouse models of tumorigenesis, xenograft models, high-throughput sequencing methods, siRNA-based gene knocking down high-throughput screenings, computational modeling of the consequences of somatic mutations and genome instability).[26] The long-term objective of the systems biology of cancer is ability to better diagnose cancer, classify it and better predict the outcome of a suggested treatment, which is a basis for personalized cancer medicine and virtual cancer patient in more distant prospective. Significant efforts in computational systems biology of cancer have been made in creating realistic multi-scale in silico models of various tumours.[27]
The systems biology approach often involves the development of mechanistic models, such as the reconstruction of dynamic systems from the quantitative properties of their elementary building blocks.[28][29][30][31] For instance, a cellular network can be modelled mathematically using methods coming from chemical kinetics[32] and control theory. Due to the large number of parameters, variables and constraints in cellular networks, numerical and computational techniques are often used (e.g., flux balance analysis).[30][32]
Bioinformatics and data analysisEdit
Other aspects of computer science, informatics, and statistics are also used in systems biology. These include new forms of computational models, such as the use of process calculi to model biological processes (notable approaches include stochastic π-calculus, BioAmbients, Beta Binders, BioPEPA, and Brane calculus) and constraint-based modeling; integration of information from the literature, using techniques of information extraction and text mining;[33] development of online databases and repositories for sharing data and models, approaches to database integration and software interoperability via loose coupling of software, websites and databases, or commercial suits; network-based approaches for analyzing high dimensional genomic data sets. For example, weighted correlation network analysis is often used for identifying clusters (referred to as modules), modeling the relationship between clusters, calculating fuzzy measures of cluster (module) membership, identifying intramodular hubs, and for studying cluster preservation in other data sets; pathway-based methods for omics data analysis, e.g. approaches to identify and score pathways with differential activity of their gene, protein, or metabolite members.[34] Much of the analysis of genomic data sets also include identifying correlations. Additionally, as much of the information comes from different fields, the development of syntactically and semantically sound ways of representing biological models is needed.[35]
Creating biological modelsEdit
A simple three protein negative feedback loop modeled with mass action kinetic differential equations. Each protein interaction is described by a Michaelis–Menten reaction.[36]
Researchers begin by choosing a biological pathway and diagramming all of the protein interactions. After determining all of the interactions of the proteins, mass action kinetics is utilized to describe the speed of the reactions in the system. Mass action kinetics will provide differential equations to model the biological system as a mathematical model in which experiments can determine the parameter values to use in the differential equations.[37] These parameter values will be the reaction rates of each proteins interaction in the system. This model determines the behavior of certain proteins in biological systems and bring new insight to the specific activities of individual proteins. Sometimes it is not possible to gather all reaction rates of a system. Unknown reaction rates are determined by simulating the model of known parameters and target behavior which provides possible parameter values.[38][36]
The use of constraint-based reconstruction and analysis (COBRA) methods has become popular among systems biologists to simulate and predict the metabolic phenotypes, using genome-scale models. One of the methods is the flux balance analysis (FBA) approach, by which one can study the biochemical networks and analyze the flow of metabolites through a particular metabolic network, by maximizing the object of interest.[39]
Plot of Concentrations vs time for the simple three protein negative feedback loop. All parameters are set to either 0 or 1 for initial conditions. The reaction is allowed to proceed until it hits equilibrium. This plot is of the change in each protein over time.
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Christopher Sims currently teaches photography and multimedia at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. He has worked as a photo archivist at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., and as a freelance web designer. Sims has a B.A. in History from Duke University, a masters in visual communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a M.F.A. in studio art from the Maryland Institute College of Art.
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Sometime ago, we have reported that Uyyala Jampala hit pair Raj Tarun and Avika Gor are busy shooting for a film titled Cinema Choopistha Mama. Directed by 'Mem Vayasaku Vacham' fame N. Trinadha Rao, it was produced by Anji Reddy.
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Letter – Daniel Adams, 22 January 1863
Copy of a Confederate letter by Brigadier General Daniel W. Adams to James A. Seddon, Secretary of War, from Marietta, GA. This copy is in the handwriting of Randall Lee Gibson. Adams is petitioning Seddon to promote Colonel Gibson to brigadier general. Gibson is currently commanding the consolidated 13th and 20th Louisiana regiments. Gibson was on continuous duty through the Kentucky and Tennessee Campaigns, and was particularly admirable at the Battle of Perryville. Adams also mentions the "great gallantry" that Gibson displayed in the battles before Murfreesboro. Gibson also commanded Adams' brigade during the Brigadier General's absence, as part of Major General John C. Breckenridge's division. The letter includes testimonies from Brigadier General Patton Anderson, Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk, Brigadier General William Preston, and Lieutenant General William Hardee, all of whom are supportive of Gibson's promotion.
Marietta Ga Jan 22nd 1863
I have the honor to call your especial attention to Col R L Gibson of Louisiana now commanding the 13th & 20th La Regts Consolidated – formerly commanding the 13th La with the view of recommending him for promotion to the Rank of Brigadier Genl
Col Gibson entered the service on the 16th day of April 1861 and has since been actively and assiduously engaged in in it. Within my knowledge – that is since the 1st day of August last at which time his Regiment became a portion of the Brigade under my command he has been continuously on duty through the Ky and Tenn Campaigns. [???] battle of Perryville Ky in command of his Regiments under my immediate and personal observation he displayed great courage, gallantry, coolness, self possession as I have testimony in my official report of the part taken by my Brigade in that battle – throughout the long & arduous march of that Kentucky Campaign he was prompt and energetic in the discharge of his duties. In the recent battles before Murfreesboro he again displayed great gallantry & courage in the engagement of the 31st of December as I have officially reported; and in the engagement of of the 2nd inst as a part of Major Genl Breckinridge's Div – he being the senior colonel commanded my Brigade in my absence which was caused by my being slightly wounded disabled by a slight wounded received on the 31st of Dec and acquitted himself as I have been credibly informed with great credit.
To my knowledge he is well acquainted and
proficient in Battalion & Brigade drill and with the rules & regulations of the service and has had considerable experience at [???] during his time of service as a Brigade Commander.
I feel confidently in the assurance that he is well qualified to command a Brigade and deserving the promotion to a Brigadier Generalship; in which opinion I doubt not my superiors in command in this Army will fully and most cheerfully concur. I have the honor to be
very respectfully
(signed) Dan W Adams Brig Genl
Comdg Adams Brigade
Breckinridge's Div Hardee's Corps
Hon James A Seddon
Sec of War C.S.A.
Richmond VA.
I take pleasure in adding my testimony to the above. Col Gibson Regiment during the Kentucky campaign composed a part of a Brigade in the Division I commanded. I had opportunities of observing him, and can say is truth, that he managed his Regt on the arduous march with skill and judgment and was highly spoken of by his Brigade Commander for his gallantry [?] on the field of Perryville. I consider him quite competent to command a Brigade.
(signed) Patton Anderson
Brig. Genl. P.A.
I cordially concur in the recommendation of Col Gibson to the office of Brigadier Genl. Col Gibson has shown himself both capable and faithful and would command a Brigade with credit to himself and advantage to our cause,
(signed) L Polk
Lt Genl C.S.A
I have long known Colonel Gibson and esteemed him for his cultivated intellect, his spotless character and great worth as a gentleman. In my association with him for the last year, and in the trying scenes from shiloh to murfreesboro, my regard has been augmented by finding in him all the qualities of a gallant and skillful soldier, it affords me pleasure to add the feeble testimony of my name to the distinguished recommendations of others under whom he has served to testify my entire confidence in his fitness for promotion to the rank of Brigadier Genl and my belief that the President cannot bestow it on a more faithful, diligent, and meritorious officer,
(signed) Wm Preston
Brigadier Genel Comdg Breckinridge's Div
I concur in the recommendations given on behalf of Col. Gibson, and cordially recommend him to the President for Brigadier General.
W.J. Hardee
(signed) Lieut General
Hdqrs Hardees Corps
Tullahoma Feb 1st 1863
Randall Lee Gibson was born in 1832 in Versailles, KY into a family of slave-owning planters. He attended Yale and was a member of the Skull and Bones society. After graduating in 1853 he then studied at the University of Louisiana Law School (Tulane) and received his bachelor's in law. When Louisiana seceded, Gibson joined the 1st LA Artillery as a captain. He was then commissioned as colonel of the 13th LA Infantry. A year after this letter was sent on his behalf, he was finally promoted to brigadier general for the Atlanta and Franklin-Nashville Campaigns. He was captured at Cuba Station, AL May 8, 1865 and paroled on May 14, 1865. After the war he returned to Louisiana and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1874, then the Senate in 1882. He died December 15, 1892.
June 21, 2021 phparchivist Battle of Perryville, Battle of Stones River, Daniel W. Adams, Georgia, James A. Seddon, John C. Breckinridge, Kentucky, Leonidas Polk, Marietta, Murfreesboro, Patton Anderson, Perryville, Promotion, Tennessee, William J. Hardee Leave a comment
Letter – John Wiggins, October 1862
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Fragment of letter written by Sergeant John W. Wiggins of Company F, 39th NC Infantry, circa October of 1862. The incomplete letter describes the retreat from Perryville, KY, which involved Colonel John C. Vaughn's 3rd TN Infantry. Wiggins describes the number of Union troops that were killed or taken prisoner, and the Union's unsuccessful attempts to kill Colonel Vaughn. The letter ends with his account of how many Confederate men were killed or wounded.
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Killed 2 of there men [???] wound one that we had prisoner and we stayed there that knight and next morning at day light they fired on our piquetts and killed one Lieut in Col Vaughns Regt and drove in the rest to arms to arms was the cry and col Vaughns men sprung up out ther beds with a yell and charged around the high bluff and came up on ther back side and would have killed and taken all but they knowed our countersign but not withstanding all that we killed about 15 or 20 of Robers Col Vaughn lost 4 men killed and several wound they was several of the cavalry wounded one have died since the cavalry was not as much exposed as the infantry although they could not do anything they had to stand in line in the thickest of the fire they like to have got Col Vaughn he went up to them thinking they was his own men and he said who comes there they said your friends and said who is that he said Col Vaughn and they said kill him damn him kill and I was standing looking at him and he jumped 25 jumps and fell and slid down the hill out of their sight we lost 4 men killed and 12 or 15 wound just
[rest missing]
John W. Wiggins, age 19, from Cherokee County, NC, enlisted in Company F, of the 39th NC Infantry, circa February 23, 1862. He is listed as a sergeant as of November 25, 1862, and was wounded at Stones River on December 31, 1862, but returned to duty the next day. He was promoted to 1st Sergeant of Company F on March 1, 1863. He was fatally wounded at Chickamauga on September 19, 1863, and died in the hospital on September 21st. He was twice reported on the Confederate Honor Roll for valiant service, at Stones River and Chickamauga.
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Letter – Walter Goodman, 6 November 1864
Letter written by Confederate Captain Walter A. Goodman, Assistant Adjutant General, to his father, from Perryville TN. Goodman is staff to Brigadier General James Chalmers, in Forrest's Cavalry Corps. This letter was written two days after Forrest's raid of Johnsonville, TN. Goodman writes of the Confederate victory along the Tennessee River, which he claims was won with a small cavalry and limited artillery. He says General Buford "commenced the ball" by capturing a government transport barge. He goes into great detail about the engagement, mentioning that Confederate fire on the warehouses at Johnsonville completely destroyed Union stores. They are preparing to cross the river to join General Beauregard, who is supposedly travelling to Columbia, TN. He hopes to "strike a successful blow on [William T.] Sherman's rear."
Hdqr Perryville Tenn
Nov 6 – 1864
My Dear Father
Before this reaches you the papers will have told you of what we have done along the Tenn River. Our success has certainly been very great with a force of cavalry not by any means large & with fourteen pieces of artillery – all of which were never in action at the same time. We have destroyed four of the enemy's gunboats, two or three of which mounted eight guns each – twelve or fourteen steamboats – eighteen or twenty barges & a very large quantity of freight of various kinds principally belonging to the [U.S.] government- besides securing some blankets, shoes & other articles which we were greatly in need of. And all this with the loss of two or three men killed & six or eight wounded & two of our cannon which had been placed on board of one of the captured steamers which was afterward recaptured by the enemy.
Genl. Buford commenced the ball on the 29th [October] by capturing a transport & barge loaded with government items on their way up – and in the next day we went to the river at Paris Landing nearly opposite Paris and captured a gunboat, two transports & four barges. Gen. B. burned his boat & barge – & one of our boats was so badly
damaged that we burned it & the barges. The remaining transport & the gunboat were so little damaged that they were soon put in running order & we hoped to be able to make use of them in crossing the river. We put two pieces of artillery & some of the captured stores on the transport & moved up the river toward Johnsonville – other two boats running in company as closely as possible. On the evening before we reached Johnsonville however our boats got too far in advance & were chased by two Yankee gunboats which captured the transport after it had been disabled by the treachery of some of the crew who cut the tiller ropes. On the next day we got a part of our artillery in position & had several skirmishes with the enemy's gunboats & their artillery in the town. On the fourth having brought up more artillery we opened fire upon the boats and in a short time set fire to and destroyed all of them including three gunboats – 8 or 10 steamboats & 12 or 14 barges some of the loaded and an immense pile of freight on the shore & one or two warehouses.
Johnsonville is the terminus of a R.R. from Nashville to the Tenn. river which is much used in transporting army supplies – which accounts for the collection of freight there. It is protected by a fort & was strongly garrisoned – but tho' they did all they
could & sent their shot & shell in showers around us they could not save their boats and property. We left them standing in line of battle & looking at the ruins. Three of their gunboats moved up the river & forced us to heave over & then when reinforced to five or six came up and took a look at the ruins – but ran away before we could put our plans to capture them into execution.
We moved from Johnsonville yesterday & reached here today. We are now preparing to cross the river in order to join Beauregard – who is said to be on his way from Florence [AL] to Columbia, Tennessee. It is impossible to say when we will go or what we will do, but I hope we may be able to strike a successful blow on Sherman's rear.
I am quite well – we have had some bad weather & I fear we will have more.
I could not see Lamar as I passed Oxford as you requested. I saw Col. Neely at Bolivar and he promised to be at Grenada at the appointed time. I did not have time to see Mr. Wood. I gave the papers you handed to me for Mr. Walton to him. Write to me at Corinth – care of Maj. Gen'l Forrest – and the letters will be forwarded. I forwarded the papers in regard to the exchange of Mr. Frost and Otto to Gen F[orrest] and have heard nothing from them since.
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Walter A. Goodman, was originally the adjutant of the 17th MS Infantr. He served as the acting assistant adjutant general on Brigadier General James A. Chalmers' staff from June 29, 1862 to July 19, 1862. He was promoted to A.A.G. on Chalmers' staff, remaining as such until Dec. 22, 1864.
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Man killed, two women injured in U.S. 401 wreck
A Wake County man was killed and two women were hospitalized after their car crashed into a pole supporting a road sign along U.S. Highway 401 in north Raleigh late Saturday.
Posted 12:01 p.m. Oct 17, 2010 — Updated 8:46 p.m. Oct 17, 2010
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Wake County man was killed and two women were hospitalized after their car crashed into a pole supporting a road sign along U.S. Highway 401 in north Raleigh late Saturday.
Police said that a car was traveling at a high rate of speed on U.S. 401 North, near Interstate 540, around 10:30 p.m. The car crossed into southbound lanes and crashed into a pole supporting road signs for the highways.
The driver, 22-year-old Louis Canino, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Two 20-year-old female passengers were transported to WakeMed. Police said Sunday that Corine Silverberg was in critical condition, and Ashley Waltman was in serious condition.
Both sides of U.S. 401 were closed while crews responded to the wreck.
Investigators worked to reconstruct the wreck Sunday morning to try to determine its cause.
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China has over 4 m registered nurses
Updated: May 8,2019 4:16 PM Xinhua
BEIJING — The number of registered nurses in China exceeded 4 million at the end of 2018, rising to 3 nurses per 1,000 people, the National Health Commission announced on May 8.
Registered nurses make up nearly 50 percent of the country's healthcare professionals, said Jiao Yahui, an official with the commission, at a press conference ahead of International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12.
The nursing services have been improved as a growing number of medical staff have expertise, Jiao said, adding that almost 70 percent of nurses hold junior college degrees or above.
However, the fast-growing aging population poses a serious challenge to the country in providing sufficient elderly care services and facilities.
Official statistics showed that the number of people aged 60 and above in China reached 249 million by the end of 2018, accounting for 17.9 percent of the total population. Among them, 44 million are disabled or semi-disabled.
In the face of a wide gap between the demand for nursing services and the current number of nurses, the authorities will step up efforts to train more medical care workers, Jiao said.
Meanwhile, the NHC will also introduce measures to scale up the home and community-based old-age care system to provide nursing services for the elderly, Jiao said.
As of the end of 2018, community-based elderly care institutions were available in all urban communities and more than 50 percent of rural communities.
China had 163,800 elderly care institutions and facilities offering 7.46 million beds for senior citizens at the end of 2018, among which 48 percent were privately run.
The authorities promised to fully open the elderly care market by 2020 to accelerate the development of the elderly care industry and meet the demand for nursing services.
China to further nursing service reform
More nurses are needed to care for graying population
China to have 4.45 million registered nurses by 2020


It was the last Sunday in mumbai for me b4 I leave for my home on coming Saturday. Decided to watch the movie TROY and luckily got the tickets at regal.
The Movie Wolfgang Petersen's Troy isn't its rousing super-battles, the grandiose scale of its sets or its expert cinematography. We know that Hollywood has the ability to pull off such large-scale trickery. And, after such successful epics as Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, such sights and sounds should come as no surprise, considering what is capable with today's moviemaking technology. What's most impressive about Troy is that it comes across as an effective and even insightful character study, even if you're just watching a big, expensive magic trick.Troy is "inspired" by Homer's poem The Iliad, which, along with The Odyssey, is something most of us read in high school English class. Homer's book chronicles, often with gruesome detail, the war between the Greeks and the city of Troy after Trojan prince Paris (Orlando Bloom) falls in love with Greek princess Helen (Diane Kruger). Paris and Helen steal away to Troy, causing Helen's husband Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson) to urge his brother Agamemnon (Brian Cox) to wage war on the Trojans. The Greek army launches a thousand ships to the Troy beach, accompanied by the supposedly invincible Achilles (Brad Pitt). The 10-year war begins, though in Troy it only feels like a few days.
After TROY the movie mood is still haunting so went to sterling to see Van Helsing..Which is really heavy to watch and to Indian audience its hard to grasp even. All those ghosts,demons stories with no storyline as such.
Return back to home by 11.40pm.
Current Song: "Sanam Teri Kasam"


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