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Human performance under two different command and control paradigms
Guy H Walker, Neville A Stanton, Paul M Salmon, Daniel P Jenkins
The paradoxical behaviour of a new command and control concept called Network Enabled Capability (NEC) provides the motivation for this paper. In it, a traditional hierarchical command and control organisation was pitted against a network centric alternative on a common task, played thirty times, by two teams. Multiple regression was used to undertake a simple form of time series analysis. It revealed that whilst the NEC condition ended up being slightly slower than its hierarchical counterpart, it was able to balance and optimise all three of the performance variables measured (task time, enemies neutralised and attrition). From this it is argued that a useful conceptual response is not to consider NEC
as an end product comprised of networked computers and standard operating procedures, nor to regard the human system interaction as inherently stable, but rather to view it as a set of initial conditions from which the most adaptable component of all can be harnessed: the human.
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OnLive opens wide its 250-game PlayPack vault tomorrow, for free
Cloud gaming service OnLive said that the company will throw open its PlayPack vault in support of the Extra Life charity for 24 hours beginning Thursday, allowing gamers to play more than 250 games on the service for free.
Although the effort clearly promotes OnLive's own services, the company is also raising money for Extra Life, a gaming marathon that helps raise money for the Children's Miracle Network of 170 hospitals across America. The PlayPack is free, but those that raise money for Extra Life will also receive prizes that scale up according to the amount of money donated or raised.
Basically, OnLive sells itself as a way to play graphically intensive games without paying hundreds of dollars for the latest hardware. OnLive offers two main subscriptions. CloudPlay, for $7.95 per month, allows gamers who buy a supported game via Valve Software's Steam service, to play the game using OnLive's network of dedicated game servers. A second service, PlayPack, lets gamers play an archive of more than 250 older games that include Saints' Row: The Third and the first two games in the Batman Arkham series, for $9.95 per month. OnLive also quietly bundled the two into an OnLive Service Bundle for $12.95 per month about two weeks ago.
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Why this matters: OnLive's service has always been very good, although the relaunch earlier this year adds the new pricing plans. Even a small donation to the Extra Life campaign, however, will unlock a month's worth of free games. Either way, gamers have a chance to sample the OnLive PlayPack for at least 24 hours for free—and for a month just by paying a bit more. And that's a win-win for both OnLive as well as Extra Life.
Gamers can sign up for an account Thursday at the OnLive website, where the OnLive PlayPack offer will be live. They can also visit the Extra Life website and donate additional money.
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Raise $5: One free month of the OnLive Service Bundle
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Two incorrectly drawn swastikas including the words "Go Trump" were found spray-painted on playground equipment in Brooklyn Heights last month.
Days later, on a Sunday morning, thousands of peaceful demonstrators opposed to vandals defacing Brooklyn's Adam Yauch Park overwhelmed the playground, smiling, hand-clapping, and carrying placards with messages of peace and love.
City workers painted over the graffiti in the park, which had been renamed in 2013 after Beastie Boys' founding member, Adam Yauch. Yauch died of cancer in 2012.
Dr James Renton is Reader in History at Edge Hill University, UK, and co-editor, with Ben Gidley, of "Antisemitism and Islamophobia: A Shared Story?" which is forthcoming with Palgrave Macmillan.
Dr. Milena Rampoldi, ProMosaik: How would you define anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. Which are the common aspects, what are the main differences between them?
Dr. James Renton: At base, we can use the terms anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as straight forward labels for anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim racisms. But can we offer a fixed definition of these two fields of prejudice? The histories of the terms themselves tell us something of value in this connection. Within these stories, we find helpful insights into the complex relationship between the two: their differences, similarities, and, significantly, connections.
It is crucial that we maintain some principles such as the freedom of expression, since the right is, by any means, essential to every individual. As much as we disagree with one another, this fundamental right should be upheld.
The problem however arises when this right is abused and the powerless minorities in an already toxic environment are affected by it. Charlie Hebdo was stigmatising Muslims and, in the West today, there is an apparent normalisation and standardisation of this discourse. In fact, political parties, in particular far right groups, are 'Islamising' every issue.
After the tragic events, we saw some of the hypocritical world leaders march for the same free speech which they often oppress. The King of Jordan, who sentenced a Palestinian Journalist to 15 years in prison last year; Prime Minister Netanyahu, whose forces killed 17 journalists in Gaza last year; Egypt's Foreign Minister, Shoukry, who detained Al Jazeera staff as well as detaining Journalist Shawkan. Surely, if the UK government was any better and truly upholds absolute free speech it would not have forced the Guardian to destroy the hard disk containing the Snowden files either.


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Volume 16 Supplement 1
Proceedings of the Musculoskeletal Health in the 21st Century Workshop
Biomarkers of prognosis and efficacy of treatment in OA
Yves Henrotin1
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders volume 16, Article number: S2 (2015) Cite this article
OA is a disease affecting the metabolism of all joint tissues leading to structural changes visible by imaging techniques. Unfortunately, features visible by imaging are in most cases irreversible and progressively moving towards worsening. One challenge for the next decade will be disease detection at the early stage when the first molecular/metabolic changes appear in joint tissues. Another challenge is to develop tools to assess the efficacy of OA treatment on the natural history of the disease. Therefore, there is an acute need for reliable biological markers that can facilitate earlier diagnosis of OA, predict the progression of the disease and evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic modalities.
A recent literature review resulted in the identification of 16 biochemical markers investigating cartilage matrix turnover. Nine concerned collagen type II degradation (Coll2-1, Coll2-1NO2, CTX-II, Helix-II, C2C, TIINE, CIIM) and synthesis (PIIANP, PIICP). Keratan sulphate, chondroitin sulphate 846 (CS846) and ARGS-aggrecan fragment investigate proteoglycans degradation. Serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), deamidated-COMP (D-COMP), fibuline-3 fragments (Fib3-1 and Fib3-2) were the other biochemical markers that are considered as markers of cartilage matrix metabolism.
Risedronate and strontium ranelate, two drugs currently used to treat osteoporosis decreased urinary CTX-II levels suggesting that they can modulate cartilage metabolism, even if they did not alter radiological progression. However, recently, it was demonstrated that CTX-II was more strongly associated with bone markers (i.e. uNTXI, uCTXI, serum PINP, and osteocalcin) than with other cartilage markers (PIIANP, sCS846, sCOMP), while the "other" cartilage markers were not so strongly associated with the bone markers. These data indicate that CTX-II might reflect bone rather than cartilage metabolism. In an exploratory study investigating the effects of three intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid (Hylan GF-20) on the evolution of 10 biochemical markers, we have demonstrated that uCTXII, sColl2-1 and sColl2-1NO2 levels were significantly affected by treatment suggesting that these markers are sensitive to metabolic change occurring in one single joint. More recently, we have observed that three months treatment with bio-optimized curcumin significantly decreased sColl2-1 level in 24 patients with knee OA, suggesting that sColl2-1 could be a companion marker to assess curcumin efficacy at an individual level and in the next phases of its clinical development.
Although many OA-related biomarkers are currently available they exist in various states of qualification and validation. At this time, none of the existing biomarker can be considered as a surrogate marker of clinical and imaging feature for the diagnosis or prognosis of the disease. In this context, the recent development of large cohort designed to qualify biomarker will accelerate biochemical marker implementation in clinical research.
Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, Arthropôle Liège, University of Liège, CHU Sart-Tilman, Institute of Pathology, 4020, Liège, Belgium
Yves Henrotin
Correspondence to Yves Henrotin.
This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
Henrotin, Y. Biomarkers of prognosis and efficacy of treatment in OA. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 16, S2 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-16-S1-S2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-16-S1-S2
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Elizabeth Campbell
d. September 19, 2013
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Campbell of Clarks Green died on Thursday, September 19, at home after an illness.
Born November 9, 1935, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Daniel J. and Ann McHugh Campbell. Betty graduated from Scranton Central High School in 1953 and continued her education at the University of Scranton. For many years, she was employed as a business communication consultant.
Prior to retirement, she was active in local charities and was a member of the Sant' Andrea Society. A member of St. Gregory's Church, she was proud of her Catholic faith and her Irish heritage.
She is survived by her brother, Robert D. Campbell and wife, Elaine; and her sister, Amy Kelly and husband, Dr. Joseph Kelly.
She was "Aunt Betty" to many especially to her nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews which include Dr. Joseph Kelly Jr. and wife, Kim and their children, Campbell Elizabeth, Quinn and Rosey; Drs. Daniel and Ellen Kelly and their children, Nathan and Anna; Christopher Kelly and wife, Beth and their children, Seamus and Graham; Katherine Campbell Miller and her children, Jordan Miller, Heni and Max Danson; Daniel J. Campbell and wife, Gretchen and their children, Oliver, Daniel and Ella; Maureen Campbell Gilheaney and husband, Damian and their son, George.
She is also survived by an Aunt, Mrs. Thomas McHugh; and many beloved cousins.
Her family was the most important part of her life and she loved them very dearly.
The funeral will be Saturday with the Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. in the Church of St. Gregory, to be celebrated by the Rev. Charles Martin Kelly III and concelebrated by the Rev. John M. Lapera, pastor. Interment will be private. The family will receive relatives and friends Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Jennings-Calvey Funeral and Cremation Service Inc., 111 Colburn Avenue, Clarks Summit.
Memorial donations can be made in her name to the Scranton Prep Scholarship Fund, 1000 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, PA, 18509; or to Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.
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For this pre-Thanksgiving (in the States anyway) Mall Twin Musing, I thought I'd ask several of my movie blogging, podcasting, and filmmaking friends to share with you what ONE forgotten flick they are most thankful for and why. The movie could be old or new, it just has to be a movie they believe deserves to be remembered or get more attention than it does.
And yes, I do realize what a ridiculously impossible and unfair thing that is to ask of any film fan.
But they were all up to the task and I got a wide-variety of well-thought out, personal responses. I received back so many great responses, in fact, that I'm breaking this into three segments. I'll post the first segment today, segment two tomorrow, and we'll wind it all up with segment three on Wednesday. Each post will feature the musings of several contributors, in no particular order (save how I received them, more or less).
So, here's the first batch of movie-lovin' gratitude from John, Phil, Max, Mark, and Dayton!
I'll have to phrase my answer a couple of ways. Since we're a DVD show it's kind of unfair to choose a title that's not on DVD as a favorite. In that case, I'll just have to mention that Hal Needham's 1981 sci-fi action film Megaforce desperately needs a proper DVD release. I'm thankful for that as one of the all-time best-worst movies that is infinitely quotable and infinitely fun (at least if you were a nine-year-old boy in the early '80s).
The "forgotten" DVD for which I am most thankful is Mario Bava's 1968 Danger: Diabolik. It could have been relegated over the years simply to the film trash-bin via its skewering on MST3K, but the wise people at Paramount unearthed it and gave it the DVD treatment it deserved. It's campy, over-the-top and simply gorgeous to look at. More than many recent "comic book" movies, this one stays true to its roots and allows Bava's creative direction and Ennio Morricone's psychedelic score to shine. Diabolik is the hero criminal – out for no one but himself and his insanely hot girlfriend. There's no socially redeeming value to his actions, but we pull for him because he's tall, good looking and has all the cool toys. It's eye-candy in the long lineage of pop sci-fi fantasy like Barbarella all the way up to Flash Gordon.
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Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo – I always feel it gets overshadowed by the Seven Samurai when I feel Yojimbo is a much more enjoyable film. Gripping, funny and so well made. Plus without it there would be no Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name which means no The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Mind you it also gave us the Bruce Willis film, Last Man Standing, which sucked all that was good out of Yojimbo and became a long winded boring mess.
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In honor of Thanksgiving, Joel asked me to write about the 'Forgotten Flick' I'm most thankful for. He said he understood this was an unfair and almost impossible question to ask a film critic, but my choice was simple.
In 1985, Paramount Pictures released an Amblin Entertainment film that (mildy) rocked movie houses and set new standards for special effects; a film that lead to the birth of Pixar yet is all but forgotten today.
Steve Spielberg was a force of nature in 1985, arguably more so than today. The films he produced, such as The Goonies and Gremlins, were as popular as the films he directed and certainly made an impact on the 80's film-going generation.
Of his 80's produced films, none made more of an impact on me than Young Sherlock Holmes. Growing up I had five or six VHS tapes that my mother bought for me from a video store that was going out of business and this was one of them. I watched it every week, reciting dialogue and humming along with Bruce Broughton's captivating score.
The film's secret to success is the deliberate, even-handed style of director Barry Levinson. Looking at his filmography, he would not be an obvious choice for a genre film, but he elevates what could have been a hokey production to a classy one.
In the film, Holmes and Watson meet as schoolboys at a boarding school where we also meet a mentor of sorts for Holmes, the retired schoolmaster and batty inventor Rupert T. Waxflatter, along with his lovely daughter, Elizabeth.
Soon enough Holmes and Watson stumble upon a mystery involving a hallucinogen that causes victims to see things so frightening they are scared to death.
The hallucinations are presented with the aid of puppets, practical effects, and the very first fully computer generated character of all time (the stained-glass knight) which was created by none other than Lucasfilm's John Lasseter, one year before George Lucas sold Pixar to Steve Jobs, and about ten years before Toy Story.
Like the best 80's genre films aimed at young teens, the story of Young Sherlock Holmes is a dark one, perfect for the heyday of PG-13.
Our three lead actors are fantastic, with Nicholas Rowe doing an impressive job as Holmes, a young man slightly at odds with his contemporaries as he pursues the art of deduction. Alan Cox (son of Brian) steals the show as the young John Watson, not quite as bumbling as we are used to seeing, but still very much enamored with Holmes. Sophie Ward does a nice job as Elizabeth, the girl who is perhaps the most interesting creation of the film.
Upon release some Holmes scholars rejected the entire premise of the film as, according to canon, Holmes and Watson did not meet at a boarding school as young men. That may very well be the case, but those purists are missing out on a great alternate universe story.
Young Sherlock gave me a love and appreciation of all things Sherlockian and can even be viewed as a proper prequel to Guy Ritchie's recent film starring Robert Downy Jr. and Jude Law.
One of the most interesting things about Young Sherlock Holmes is it was written by Chris Columbus, who went on to direct the first two Harry Potter films.
This is interesting when you look at the myriad of similarities between his original script for Young Sherlock and the Harry Potter Universe.
Watching the film it can be fun to spot the correlations, from the boarding school setting (a sort-of Hogwarts), the three leads (Holmes is Harry, Watson is Ron, Elizabeth is Hermione), the rival (Dudley, a snooty blonde boy much like Draco Malfoy,) and the teachers who are not to be entirely trusted.
J.K. Rowling has acknowledged she saw Young Sherlock at the cinema, yet I believe her Potter books were only informed by the film in an ephemeral way. Still, it's worth noting the film was released in the U.K. under the title Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear which does sound very Potter-ish, doesn't it?
Quotable dialogue and a thrilling, unpredictable adventure make Young Sherlock Holmes a must-see that you'll want to watch many times over. I know I have.
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I'm going to have to go with the one movie that pops into my head at the moment, because it was one of the movies that came at a turning point in my life. 1996's The Craft starring Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, and Robin Tunney as four outcasts who turn to witchcraft to get back at their tormentors at an elitist Catholic school. The movie spoke to me, because I was an outsider at the time and felt the girls' pain in more ways than one. Each girl represented something I was going through at the moment and I was glad that the girls were getting back at their bullies, until, that is, things got deadly and ghastly for their victims.
As for the context or social commentary of the movie and how it should be remembered, I feel that The Craft touched on something that the John Hughes movies did back in the day as it went after the pretty committee, which was the popular movie crowd at the moment and still is today. The JH connection comes in at the outcast element of the movie as these anti-heroines tried to deal with the cards life dealt them, but the contrast begins when the means taken to cope got out of hand and the girls became no better than the people attacking them. In fact, it made them worse.
Another aspect to look at is the concept of power and how it can corrupt the weakest of people who are not used to it. It's like the film asked the non-popular teens what would they do with popularity if it was handed to them? I think the movie was possibly stuck in that tragic void of being before it's time, but too late to the party at the same time, if that makes any sense.
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Let's see: it's Thanksgiving afternoon. You've stuffed yourselves like Romans, and you're struggling against the onset of your annual tryptophan coma. The football is a snoozefest, and the only other game scheduled for the day is between two teams whose only chance of going to the Super Bowl is if they get hired to sell hot dogs. What do you do? Of course, you wander over to the DVD shelf, push past all the romantic comedies and Baby Einsteins and maybe even the three Star Wars movies.
What? They made three more? Blasphemy, I say!
Anyway, you bend way down to the shelf near the floor, where "your" movies reside. Bruce Willis, Sly Stallone, Arnie, and maybe even Mel Gibson (before the meltdown) are represented, but who's that? Burt Reynolds? Whoa. It looks like you've got a couple of his classics, but a single title stands out among all the others. It's that one film of Burt's which showcases the definitive battle between good and evil; that renders into sharp relief the intrinsic struggle between liberty and oppression, and offers hope that one man – along with a woman, another man and that man's dog – can make a difference.
I refer, of course, to Smokey and the Bandit.
Okay, okay. At its core, this movie is little more than an excuse to film cars driving fast, jumping over things, and getting the crap beaten out of them. The plot is razor thin: Drive from Atlanta to Texarkana, obtain 400 cases of Coors beer – which at the time was not allowed to be sold east of the Mississippi River – and drive back in 28 hours, in order to secure an $80,000 payday. Along the way, Bo Darville (aka "the Bandit," played by Reynolds) and Cletus Snow ("the Snowman," as portrayed by Jerry Reed) run afoul of Texas lawman Buford T. Justice, a hilarious parody of every backwater redneck hick sheriff in the history of backwater redneck hick sheriffs and played to utter, sublime perfection by the late, great Jackie Gleason. Justice sets off in manic pursuit of the Bandit and his shiny black T-top Trans Am, and hilarity ensues…particularly when the Bandit stops just long enough to pick up a runaway bride (Carrie, aka "Frog," played by Sally Field) who happens to be fleeing the scene after leaving Justice's son, Junior, at the altar.
In and around all this heavy angst and intense character introspection (or lack thereof) are a series of high-speed chases, jumps and crashes, and trash-talking on the finest communications tool ever developed in the civilized world, the Citizen's Band Radio. Meanwhile, Snowman, driving the rig with all the beer, is just hoping to get back in time to collect the cash. As if that's not hard enough, he has to stop long enough to fight a motorcycle gang and hopefully get a decent cheeseburger for his dog, Fred, while waiting for his buddy the Bandit to show up, run blocker for the truck, and maybe help him avoid getting arrested. Written and directed by ace Hollywood stuntman Hal Needham, Smokey and the Bandit was to be the first of several collaborations with Reynolds, though none of them match the sheer goofy fun of this, the first and still the best duel ever between a Smokey and a Bandit.
Joel here… be sure to tune in tomorrow when I'll be posting the movies Dale (Dalelloyd.com), Ian (Fugitivedead.com), Jeremy (Microfilmmaker.com), Jona (Reelybored.com), and Kimster (Kimster-Thatswhatshesaid.com) are most thankful for and want you all to remember this holiday season!
But while we're waiting, what forgotten flick are you most thankful for (this week anyway!)? Let me know in the comments section!
And until next time, remember, a flick is only forgotten if you're not talking about it!
Off to a great start! I'm particularly thrilled that Bava & Kurosawa got mentioned, and I'm also a fan of THE CRAFT.
SMOKEY & THE BANDIT is, of course, a masterpiece.
Great article. I LOVE Smokey & The Bandit, especially.
Hi MP! You have most excellent taste!
Smokey and the Bandit – classic!
Wait – did Dayton and I both take this opportunity to praise Hal Needham films. Yes, I'm afraid we did – and, no, we did not call each other the night before.
Some great choices guys! Danger: Diabolik: one of my all time fav films!
Hi Pete! Yeah, I've never seen "Danger:Diabolik" myself. But I definitely want to check it out.
Nice write-up on The Craft, Mark! Love that flick. Watch it every year around Halloween. That film and Empire Records made me a Robin Tunney fan for life.
Great post! Lots of great movies here, especially Young Sherlock Holmes. I used to watch that one over and over as a kid and loved every minute of it. I haven't seen it in years and I can't wait to check it out again.
Danger: Diabolik sounds fun too, I'll have to add it to the list.
Hi Will, Shamefully I submit to you I've never seen more than a few clips (mainly the "knight" sequence) of "Young Sherlock Holmes". However, it's added to my instant queue and I'm watching it FOR Thanksgiving ('cause I'm thankful it helped bring Pixar into the world!).
Good choices everyone. Max, great review as always (my local guy).
One tiny bit of nit-picking….love the choice of "Yojimbo" but the info is a bit off. It did lead to the Eastwood character, but not in that movie. The remake is "A Fistful of Dollars" the first of the Man With No Name trilogy.
Just one movie dork geeking out to another. Sorry.
Hi Chris! Welcome to the site. Please don't apologize! You are absolutely correct and thanks for clarifying.
Thanks again and I hope to hear more from you!
P.S. I wish I had a show like Max's playing locally, but I am thankful he puts it out in podcast form!
I haven't seen Young Sherlock Holmes in years, but I remember enjoying every multiple viewing of it. (Yeah, I've seen it several times).
"Smokey and the Bandit"… Oh my! What to say about this absolute diamond of a movie? See Joel, not just a gem… A dear friend of mine and myself, made it a tradition to watch this at least once a year (sometimes more), so consecuently I've seen it somewhere between 25 and 30 times. Is that weird, I wonder? Nah, can't be! I'm a movie dork and proud of it!
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Kudos to you in finding what works for you. I too am obese and would not admit it until I couldnt walk anymore because of excessive knee pain. I believe losing weight starts in your head…if you get it in your head to lose, you will. My journey started in May 2018 when the most steps on my fitbit was 900….The more I lost the more I walked (3000 to 4000 daily steps) and my knees no longer hurt. I wish you luck on your journey, I know you can do this!
Thank you for your words of encouragement! Prayers for you in your continued journey to a healthier life.


Is there any city more romantic than Paris? With the sparkling Eiffel Tower as your backdrop, experience the magic of the City of Light with your special someone. Enjoy a day trip to the Champagne region, a gourmet food walking tour and more!
After sunset, every hour on the hour, the Eiffel Tower transforms from being lit in golden tones to a deep blue with a dance of sparkles. It's a sight you must see to believe.
Paris is worshiped for its cuisine. Try the wines, cheeses, bread, and pastries that everybody raves about.
Enjoy a special night cruise on the Seine where you will see the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Orsay and Louvre museums, and fantastic bridges.
Go shopping on the Champs-Élysées, then walk right into the amazing Arc de Triomphe.
Admire the art that surrounds you. Visit the Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, and Rhodin Museum to see some of the world's most famous masterpieces.
Feel your heart begin to flutter as you land in the romantic city of Paris. Step into your chic hotel, which matches the elegance and sophistication of the city. After settling in, grab your camera and get exploring!
Stroll through French gardens, sip a cappuccino at an outdoor cafe, and strut down the Champs-Élysées until you reach the magnificent Arc de Triomphe. Gawk at the breathtaking architecture of Notre Dame Cathedral, Sacre Coeur Cathedral at Montmartre, and, of course, the one-and-only Eiffel Tower. Take advantage of your included 2-day Paris Pass, and enjoy a nighttime tour of Paris, wine tastings and lunch in Champagne, and oh so much more.
Arrive in the pretty city of soft colors, architectural masterpieces, and world-renowned cuisine. Head to your elegant hotel in the chic sixteenth arrondissement. Too early to check in? Not to worry. Drop off your luggage and get exploring!
Start with the perfect snack of café au lait and a croissant in a nearby café. Then, make your way to the nearby Champs Elysées. It's never too early for some shopping, right?
The Hotel Square Louvois enjoys a very central home, in the heart of Paris's 2nd arrondissement. Its location in Louvois Square was a focal point of high society and French culture dating back to the early 19th century.
Hotel Keppler is located on a quiet street in the heart of the Champs Elysees and the chic 16th arrondissement, both centers of high fashion, entertainment and shopping. The Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower are only short walks away.
Experience all the Parisian elegance and luxury you've dreamed of at the Hotel Le Belmont Paris. Feel regal in this beautiful four star hotel that was carefully designed by Alexandre Danan, who modeled the hotel to represent the French "Art of Living." Wake up feeling refreshed in one of its 74 Romantic-style rooms, then start off your day by either pampering yourself at the on-site spa, working out all your stresses in the fitness center, or enjoying a peaceful cup of tea on the cobblestone patio. Stroll through the surrounding Golden Triangle neighborhood, which is a well-known hot-spot of Parisian luxury. In just a few steps, you'll find yourself at the Champs-Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe, Avenue George V, and Avenue Montaigne.
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Visit Paris by night during an evening cruise on the River Seine, and experience a guided tour by mini-bus of the illuminated monuments in Paris. You will be picked up from (and dropped off at) your Paris city center hotel – and will start the experience with a one-hour cruise (with commentary) under the famous River Seine bridges, discovering much of what makes Paris so special from this unique vantage point.
You will then embark on a guided discovery tour of Paris (by mini-bus), admiring the city's beautifully illuminated historical buildings and iconic sites such as Place Vendome, the Louvre, Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower and much more.
Spend the day exploring all of the city's highlights using your Paris Pass. Today, you might want to visit Montmartre. Climb up the hill to experience stunning views of the city skyline! Have fun walking around this art-filled area, and keep your eye out for the former studios of Salvador Dalí, Claude Monet, and Pablo Picasso.
Enjoy a delicious breakfast at your hotel, then head to the charming district of St. Germain. Meet your local guide, then embark on your 3-hour Gourmet Walking Tour! After tons of sipping and sampling, spend the rest of the day at your leisure.
Stroll as real Parisians through the medieval part of the Latin Quarter, a friendly neighborhood famous for its high quality and large choice of food products. This walking tour is rich in tastes and flavors, with tasting stops to introduce you to the French gourmandise. The walking tour includes a tasting of foie gras, wine, cheese and bread.
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Take a one-day-tour by coach from Paris to the Champagne region, and discover the history and secrets of the "king of wines" in this famous destination world-renowned for its sparkling wine - champagne. Just an hour and a half outside Paris, you will find another way of life in Reims, the capital of the Champagne region.
Travel through the vineyard-studded countryside, visit the impressive 13th century gothic Cathedral of Reims and experience the warm hospitality of the wine growers in this historic area. Your specialized guide will inform you about the vineyard you visit, the champagne soil, the vines and the work that is done throughout the year. Here you will discover the different steps of champagne-making, learn why the geographical situation of the region is essential and how the talent and personality of the professional wine-grower results in each unique vintage. During your visit to the underground chalk cellar of one of Reims' most famous Champagne houses you'll learn more about the history of champagne and how the most prestigious houses contributed throughout the ages to provide the exceptional quality of wines we enjoy today. You will be told about some of the traditional secrets of these famous vintners and thus, better understand the differences between the houses.
Make your last day in Paris one to remember. In the fashion capital of the world, shopping is a must. Check out Les Grands Magasins (the great stores) on the Boulevard Haussman. Be sure to make sure everything is checked off on your "Paris bucket list." Consider picnicking near the Eiffel Tower and watching an unforgettable sunset.
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What about the second mile?
In discussing the issues of violence and non-violence, pacifism and non-pacifism, something comes up at times that I think needs to be re-examined. I've heard it said that Jesus' comments about non-resistance to evildoers only applied to religious persecution.
It's in the context of Jesus' reframing the concept of vengeance ("eye for eye, tooth for tooth"), two phrases after the command to turn the other cheek. And it's definitely not about religious persecution. There's no evidence that the concept of Roman soldiers forcing non-Romans to carry their gear was a religious oppression. It was more akin to the quartering that the British Empire practiced prior to the American Revolution.
Jesus' answer is that such oppression is not to be resisted.
Now I know that there are other ways of teaching that the Sermon of the Mount doesn't apply to us. We've looked at those in a series on this blog. If you'd like to restate those views, fine. I don't expect to spend a lot of time replying to such comments.
For those that think that Matthew recorded Jesus' teachings for the edification of Jesus' church, I'd like to discuss this point: doesn't the teaching about the second mile move the conversation away from the subject of religious persecution?
This entry was posted in Non-violence, peace, Sermon On The Mount and tagged non-violence, pacifism, peace, Sermon on the Mount on February 4, 2013 by Tim Archer.
Keith Brenton, editor of New Wineskins magazine, asked me for a contribution for this month's issue on Violence and Vulnerability.
I thought we should clear that one up right off the bat. We live in a pragmatic society, that tends to judge things based on their practicality. Because of that, it's worth repeating: Jesus' way doesn't work.
That goes for a lot of the things that Jesus said and did, but it especially goes for what Jesus taught about self-defense, revenge, and dealing with violent enemies.
Look at the facts. The way Jesus dealt with his enemies led him to a violent death. Of Jesus' twelve closest followers ten were killed by their enemies, one committed suicide and only one died of old age (if traditional history can be believed).
Over the next few centuries, the church suffered ten periods of intense persecution. Christians were killed in horrible ways. There is little indication that they fought back or resisted the evils being enacted upon them.
For, you see, Jesus' way doesn't work.
According to the norms and standards of this world, Jesus' way is a complete and utter failure. It offers little to no protection to its followers. It's manner of dealing with evil men does little to dissuade them from their immoral deeds. It gives us no sense of vindication, no gratifying undoing of the wrongs of men.
By men's standards, Jesus' way doesn't work.
That's why so few would be willing to turn the other cheek, for example. They want turning the other cheek to stop the violent man in his tracks. They want submission to aggression to cause the aggressors to repent of their ways and begin to defend the innocent.
Turning the other cheek doesn't work.
Loving enemies? Completely impractical. Do good to those that hate us? That will only make them take advantage of us all the more.
Jesus' teachings do not fit in the real world.
Just as Jesus' way doesn't fit the real world, the world's way doesn't fit Jesus' kingdom. In the Kingdom of God, the world's way doesn't work.
In the Book of Revelation, we find God's people in the Roman province of Asia struggling to know how to deal with an evil ruler. This wasn't a question of high taxes, oppressive legislation or immoral practices. Christians had been killed, and all evidence suggested that more would be killed. How should the church respond?
One option was to flee. The Apostle Paul fled danger on more than one occasion (Acts 9:25, 30); it was possible that God wanted his people to emigrate to an area more tolerant of their religious views.
Or maybe they should fight. Gideon and three hundred men had defeated a foe that couldn't be counted. If God wanted his people to fight, numbers wouldn't matter. Maybe God wanted them to take up swords and punish the evildoers around them.
God sends an angel with a message for his church: the Book of Revelation. And the instructions of that book were to reject both of the above options.
In Chapter 5, John is before God's throne. God holds a sealed scroll, one that no one is worthy of opening. Then John is told that the Lion of the Tribe of Judah is able to open the scroll.
What happens next redefines everything. It tells us how to read Revelation. It tells us how to understand the Old Testament in terms of the cross. It tells us how to respond to the evil in the world around us.
Turning to see the Lion of Judah, John sees "a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain." We can't overstate the importance of this. The Conquering King, the heir of David, the awaited Messiah is a Lamb, not a Lion. Not only is he a Lamb, but he's a slain Lamb.
Jesus is worthy because he was slain. He is the faithful witness (Revelation 1:5) because he held true to his identity all the way to the cross… and beyond. He can call his followers to "patient endurance" (Revelation 1:9; 13:10; 14:12) because he has already walked that path.
The church heard Jesus' message. They didn't run away. They didn't fight. They endured patiently. For more than two hundred years. They suffered. They died. They loved their enemies and prayed for them. They turned the other cheek. And they were killed for it.
Because Jesus' way doesn't work. It doesn't protect your from suffering. It doesn't protect you from death. (well, not immediately) It doesn't bring your enemies to their knees. It doesn't protect the weak nor avenge the innocent. In the eyes of the world, Jesus' way is a complete failure.
If you're looking for something that works, don't look to Jesus' teachings. But remember one thing: if you choose what makes sense to men, you're choosing something that God despises. If your views line up with the views of your non-Christian neighbor, you're probably not using God's values. If your outlook is that of the Democrats or the Republicans or the Tea Partiers or NPR or the NRA, then you're probably not following Jesus' way.
Which is just as well. Jesus' way doesn't work.
This entry was posted in Non-violence on January 17, 2013 by Tim Archer.
I came across the Consistent Life Ethic a few years ago while doing research for a class I was teaching in the course "Christianity in Culture." The idea was new to me. I found it to be a surprising take on some important issues, especially because it seemingly cuts across the traditional divisions of left and right, conservative and liberal.
We are committed to the protection of life, which is threatened in today's world by war, abortion, poverty, racism, capital punishment and euthanasia. We believe that these issues are linked under a 'consistent ethic of life'. We challenge those working on all or some of these issues to maintain a cooperative spirit of peace, reconciliation, and respect in protecting the unprotected.
We serve the anti-violence community by connecting issues, building bridges, and strengthening the case against each kind of socially-approved killing by consistently opposing them all.
I'm not ready to align myself with any movement other than the Kingdom of God, but I find this idea to be very intriguing. What do you think? Can you see some value in seeking consistency on these issues? Or is this approach misguided?
This entry was posted in Non-violence, peace and tagged Consistent Life, non-violence, pacifism on April 11, 2011 by Tim Archer.
Is it only cowards that turn the other cheek?
Going back to the original post in this series on the Sermon on the Mount, it all started with a line in a Weird Al Yankovic which seemed to imply that turning the other cheek is stupid. I broadened that to include the whole sermon, but now I'd like to focus on the concept of turning the other cheek.
We've talked about whether this concept is stupid. A more common charge that I hear is that turning the other cheek is an act of cowardice. My hunch is that these people haven't really imagined what it would require to take a blow and allow someone to deliver another one. I also think that people would call this cowardice because they're much too afraid to actually try it themselves!
What would a coward do when struck by another? He might run away, if he thought he could get away. The most likely reaction is that he would fight back.
No, I'm not. I'm saying that neither fighting nor refusing to fight says anything about cowardice or bravery. Look at the animal world. Almost any animal will fight when cornered. Animals that would normally run will fight when forced to. It's the same with humans. Many people fight more out of fear than out of valor. And some of the most courageous acts in history were done by people who refused to do violence to another human being.
Turning the other cheek forces the other person to look you in the eye to strike you again. If they gave you a backhanded blow, an insult in the ancient world, they would be forced to back it up with a dignified strike. They would be forced to deal with you as a person. It demonstrates a refusal to use violence nor to cave in to violence.
Turning the other cheek requires a level of courage that I don't claim to have. I aspire to it, but I don't claim to have arrived. If I were able to do it, it would only be by the power of God.
Those are some initial thoughts on this specific teaching. What are yours?
This entry was posted in Non-violence, Sermon On The Mount and tagged non-violence, Sermon on the Mount on January 12, 2011 by Tim Archer.


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Sheep Flats Jane Doe and Killer Identified
Mary Silvani didn't have an easy life. Her father was homeless and her mother was never around. Mary heard her mother had been in and out of psychiatric institutions her whole life. She didn't talk about her family to friends and classmates. Her parents died when she was sixteen and she was left homeless, along with her two siblings, Charles and Bob. When she was 24 years old she fell pregnant, but unable to keep her child, likely due to her circumstances, she gave it up for adoption. Mary later relocated to California with her brothers and what she did between the years of 1974 – 1982 is unknown. She slowly drifted away from her siblings and they eventually fell out of contact with one another.
In the summer of 1982 hikers discovered the body of a female on a hiking trail along Lake Tahoe just off Mt. Rose highway in Washoe County, Nevada. The victim was lying face down on the ground with a pair of male underwear concealing two gunshot wounds to the back of her head. She was dressed in blue jeans, cream colored tennis shoes with yellow toes and a blue tank top with a one piece blue swim suit beneath. She was estimated to be between the age of 25-35 and stood at around 5"5 with hazel eyes and long medium brown hair that was pulled up into a top knot. After some research it was determined that her clothing was likely purchased in or around California, but this detail did not help identify the slain young woman. The woman had no identification on her person, whether this is because she was out swimming that day or because her killer took it is unknown.
Police canvassed the area and made inquiries, but nobody recalled seeing the young woman.
With no clues to follow, the case became cold and would remain that way for years to come.
Police followed a set of footprints leading from the body to what was likely the parking spot her attacker had left his vehicle at. Tire tracks showed her killer pulled out onto the highway to flee the scene of the crime. It seemed as though two sets of footprints lead to the crime scene with only one leading away. Did the victim and her attacker walk along the trail together before he raped and murdered her?
Autopsy later revealed that she had been sexually assaulted before being shot in the head as she was either bending down or leaning over. Various vaccine scars, dental work and what was determined to be evidence of a cesarean section were noted. Fingerprints were taken and ran through a missing people database but no match was found. Unable to identify the young woman who had fell victim to such a cruel and tragic fate, she became known as "The Sheep Flats Jane Doe".
For almost four decades the victim lay unidentified in an unmarked grave at "Our Mother of Sorrows" cemetery in Reno.
In 2018 her DNA, as well as the DNA of her killer, was ran through a genetic genealogy database identifying two distant cousins, who through other relatives in New York were able to identify the Sheep Flats Jane Doe as Mary Silvani. Police were inspired to submit the DNA from the case after attending a convention on forensic genealogy and its role in solving cold cases. After the lecture officers reached out to the "DNA Doe Project" and "identifinders". Soon enough both the victim and perpetrator were identified, although the details of what happened that day and the parties connection to each other, if any, will forever remain a mystery.
Mary's brothers died without knowing what became of her.
After finding out that Mary had ties to the New York area her criminal record was pulled up by the Detroit Police Department. It was discovered that she had been arrested for loitering when she was 25 years old and that her fingerprints were still stored in the archives. The police provided the prints to confirm Jane Doe's identity. It was Mary.
A Polaroid of Mary provided by an old friend shows her sitting in a car with her girl friends in tow. They're all beaming smiles, Silvani sits in the passenger seat while the driver smiles at the lens, her hair tangled in the breeze from the open driver's side window. Mary's extended family and friends did not report her missing as they believed she had just moved away of her own accord and hoped that she was living a good life.
Her attacker was identified as serial killer James Richard Curry. Curry's children agreed to provide DNA samples and worked with investigators to solve the 37 year old cold case.
Curry was arrested in 1983 and attempted to take his life in jail after confessing to the murder of three people, although he was apparently the main suspect in the murder of more. Several days after his suicide attempt he succumbed to his injuries and died while awaiting trial. According to various articles online, Curry had a criminal record back in Texas and had killed a married couple. When caught for the double homicide he led police to another body that he had kept in his storage unit.
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As a birth photographer and doula, I am honored to witness births at hospitals, birth centers, and homes across Colorado. We are blessed to live in a state that provides so many options to women and their families as they prepare for birth.
When talking with my clients both before and after birth, I always like to know why they chose their birthing place, and then what they thought about their choice after the big day has come and gone.
1. What did you love most about your homebirth?
3. Who was your care provider?
What I loved most about homebirth was being able to go straight to my own bed and have uninterrupted family time. No nurses in and out and no loud nurses station. Also, not being afraid of being bullied by healthcare professionals.
The biggest challenge of giving birth at home was my house. If we have another I will for sure hire help to keep up with housework closer to birth. It was a big stressor for me.
My care provider was Janet Schwab, CNM in Colorado Springs.
I loved so many things. I loved the personalized, focused, compassionate care I received from my midwife. I loved how much easier, peaceful, relaxing, enjoyable my labor was. I loved that I was undisturbed and I got to follow my instincts and do what I needed to do during my labor. I felt very in control of my labor and birth. I felt an intense connection with my baby that I didn't really experience during my hospital birth. I loved that I got to take an herbal bath with my baby after birth and then rest in our own bed, in our own environment and wasn't bothered by nurses we didn't even know every hour.
The biggest challenge was that she came earlier than expected and very spontaneously so I had to come to terms and peace with that and trust that everything was ok. We were still in the process of moving and had only been in our new home one week when she decided to come earthside. My water broke spontaneously while nursing my older daughter to sleep and six hours later she was in my arms.
My midwife was Barbie Burrage in Loveland.
This is Christine! I had the honor of photographing her birth.
My favorite thing about being at home was the comfortable atmosphere. There's no place like home to relax, no place like home to create memories, no place like home to feel comfortable.
The hardest part of being at home was the preparation, though I enjoyed working toward having baby and having my birth tub to look at everyday as a reminder of what was to come. My husband would probably say cleaning up the birth tub was no fun. But despite cleaning up afterward, I know Jeff would opt for a homebirth again in a heartbeat. It was so beautiful, peaceful and perfect.
My care provider was Carol Roedocker, CNM in Fort Collins.
I loved how supported I felt by giving birth at home. Everyone at my birth believed in me, encouraged me, and knew I could do it, even when I didn't think I could. I didn't have to fight for my birth, my choices or my baby. It was just birth, just me, just my baby.
The hardest part was laboring with my toddler alone. Since I went into labor after my husband went to work, waiting for him, my midwife, and my mom to pick up my son was the worst. My labor was continuous with very little breaks in between so having my toddler there to care for was a bit difficult.
This is Shelby and her sweet HBAC baby!
What I loved about giving birth at home was the PRIVACY. I loved that it was very hands-off. My midwife would come in to check on me as needed, but mostly it was just me and my husband, alone, with my midwives in the next room. I felt so comfortable and in my element- no self consciousness about being barely dressed, no intrusions, no strangers. I am a very private person and so homebirth has suited me well.
The hardest part of home birth both times, I think, was just the preparation. Getting all the towels cleaned, getting everything prepped for when the babies would come. It's a lot to remember and think about when you're very, very pregnant!
My care provider was Jennifer Dossett, CPM in Boulder.
The best part about giving birth at home was that I could give birth outside in my backyard...and having access to all of our yummy food before during and immediately after.
The hardest part could have been avoided: no one was able to watch kids after the birth to help my hubby. All the doulas I contacted didn't do postpartum doula care; in general any doula would have been immensely helpful! Also the judgement call when the birth team should arrive was delayed which made everything hectic. Everyone was running around getting things ready for the arrival of the baby when I needed support.
My midwife was Jen Anderson-Tarver, CPM and Maren Wood, CPM in Denver.
What I love most about giving birth at home was knowing that my daughter would have the most gentle postpartum as she acquainted herself with the physical world.
The hardest thing for me was keeping my space in a clean and calm energetic way that I felt comfortable and free enough to relax. I actually know people say they don't have a home birth because they don't want to have to clean it. I think more for me it's keeping the space not so much clean but spiritually vibrant.
My care provider was Gina Gerboth, CPM in Denver.
Having had a really hospital experience with my first, I didn't know just how much I would LOVE the home birth experience! I liked everything- the constant support from my midwife, being her only patient. My 3 year old being home with us and not away with someone else. Being able to be comfortable in my own home/bed. Knowing that everyone there- two doulas, midwife, husband and a birth photographer - were supportive of me and KNEW I could do it. Also the first two postpartum visits at home were a huge perk!
I loved giving birth at home because it is my safe place, I felt comfortable and could move around where ever I wanted, I also knew my husband and family were comfortable and I didn't have to worry about them. I also wasn't being messed with. Watching my sister give birth in a hospital it seemed like she was always being poked and prodded by several different people. I felt I could do what I needed to do and not have multiple people mess with me. I didn't feel like I had to fight for what I wanted or felt strongly about. It just happened. I didn't have to worry about my daughter after she was born. And lastly I knew everyone that would be at my birth and share this very personal and amazing moment with me, at the hospital you don't know everyone that will be on the room.
The ardest part of giving birth at home was postpartum guest. I am very grateful for my husband who tried to keep people away for at least a week. But I think when you have a baby at home people assume they can come right over that day because you are home! But truth is you need time to heal and be with your family. We allowed our family to come over right away but friends had to wait at least a week. With that said we are very grateful we have such amazing friends and family that support and love us!
My midwife was Tara Stephen, CPM in Colorado Springs.
Having my children present and not having to send my husband/children home after visiting hours was the best part of having a home birth.
Stressing about cleaning my house after delivery was the most challenging aspect of home birth.
My care provider was Janet Schwab, CNM. She serves both Colorado Springs and Denver mamas.
The best part about having a home birth for me was the control in choosing my exact environment and care providers. There was little risk of anyone showing up who wasn't someone I specifically invited. I hand-picked my midwife after careful consideration. Same goes for my birth assistant and other support team members. There wasn't a surprise someone there who was rude, annoying or anything negative. I was in control of my own surroundings.
The hardest part for me was the few weeks before not knowing whether or not I was going to "risk out" and have to change my plans for a hospital/OB birth. My son was breech until about 40 weeks, so that was a huge stress leading up to my due date. Considering the reality of changing everything was difficult, but luckily he turned very late and I didn't have to worry about that anymore.
This is Rebekah, laboring at home with her sweet son as support!
The thing I loved the most about my home birth was how comfortable I was being in my home as opposed to being a "guest" in the hospital. At my home birth, the only people present were there by my permission-- no random nurse who I'd never seen before coming and invading my personal space and telling me what to do. I chose everyone as part of my birth team and having the birth in my home made it feel like I had more control than I would have had in the hospital. Part of my birth team included my daughters (ages 8 and 11) and I love that I shared the experience with them. I absolutely loved being in the comfort of my own home, and the fact that 30 mins after I birthed my son in the water, I was nursing and snuggling him in my own bed.
The hardest part... Waiting for my midwife to arrive so I could get in the water! My labor was barely an hour and I thought my babe was going to be delivered by my husband!
Favorite part with all three was not having to go anywhere in labor and being home already once baby arrived. That, and the assumption that's it's your birth and you are in charge, as opposed to having to fight to make choices that matter to you.
With #1, healing post partum - she had her hands by her ears and a mild dystocia and I tore. With #2, the 40 hour labor. With #3, it was all easy, hardest part was our midwife almost missing it despite arriving only 8 minutes after we called.
We saw Beth Karberg with the first two, and Desiree Andrews, CPM in Colorado Springs with our 3rd.
This is an image from Sarah's birth!
I loved the comfort of moving wherever I wanted, wearing whatever I wanted, and not feeling like I needed to fight for my birth plan.
The hardest part for me was nothing really about labor and delivery...just the usual struggles to find optimal positioning. We had some complications for the baby during our postpartum recovery and the providers at the hospital unfortunately had some preconceived judgements about our home birth.
I loved being able to do what I wanted during labor. I liked walking anywhere I wanted, never being hooked up, getting to labor and birth in the water, going outside and laboring on my deck, having whatever lighting I wanted. Never feeling bothered or made to do something annoying.
The hardest part was after the birth. I didn't like being left alone, I couldn't just push a button for my midwife to arrive. Also, I didn't like the potential for getting everything messy and bloody. I have a bit of anxiety about having a clean space and dripping blood on my carpet on the way to the bathroom is really frustrating to me.
This is Maggie who graciously shared her thoughts...she just had her homebirth on Sunday morning!
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11 Things You Might Not Know About the International Space Station
BY David W Brown
While fact checking the film Gravity, Neil deGrasse Tyson made an especially trenchant point with respect to the space program: "Mysteries of #Gravity: Why we enjoy a SciFi film set in make-believe space more than we enjoy actual people set in real space." That you're not reading this from a colony on Mars is a testament to humanity's failure of imagination. The engineering required to strap three guys to a missile and fire it at the Moon is one step shy of impossible, but NASA did it. Two years later we had guys playing golf up there. Today? NASA's forced to hitch rides with the Russians while everyone collectively hopes that Elon Musk pulls off a miracle.
(Not to belabor the point, but for the cost of the F-35 stealth fighter program, which is not stealth and not especially aerodynamic and a decade behind schedule, we could buy 588 space shuttles, a craft that isn't stealthy or aerodynamic either. Or we could conceive, design, build, test, and launch an entire manned Mars program 10 times over. All I'm saying is if we really wanted to get serious about space, the money is there.)
Anyway, the Russians don't mind giving us rides as long as we kick in some gas money, so that's something, I guess. (Fun fact: the reason their shuttle looks so much like ours did is because the Soviets stole our design in the first known case of cyber-espionage.) But where is that shuttle (and this article) going? To the International Space Station, which is the bee's knees if you want to do the kind of microgravity research necessary to send astronauts to Mars.
We all know what the ISS looks like. Thanks to Gravity, we even know what it looks like when it's destroyed. But here are 11 things you might not know.
1. It's fast.
If you've seen 2001: A Space Odyssey, you probably imagine things in space to be slow, and to move at the same tempo as the Blue Danube. Not so for the ISS, which is zipping around at 5 miles per second and orbiting the Earth every 92 minutes.
2. It's slow.
Because of something called time dilation, time moves slower on the International Space Station. Not by much—astronauts don't get there and find out that we suddenly have flying cars and jet packs back on Earth—but it is measurable. Astronaut Ed Lu, who served on the ISS as science officer for Expedition 7, got curious and attempted to measure time dilation directly, because when you're on the ISS and are also a genius, that's just the kind of thing you do. He writes about it here. The upshot is that at the end of his 6 month stay, he was 0.007 seconds younger than those of us stuck on this mudball.
3. It's big.
The thing about space photography is that it's difficult to work out the scale of celestial objects. For comparison's sake, for example, if the Earth were the size of a basketball, the Moon would be the size of a tennis ball. (How this worked out by coincidence is probably worthy of a healthy philosophical discussion.) To scale, the distance between your basketball and tennis ball would be 24 feet. There are no sporting equipment comparisons for the Sun; in its occupied space, you could fit 1.3 million Earths. The International Space Station is 357.5 feet (119.167 yards) long—a hair under the width of a football field, including end zones.
4. It has the same mundane IT issues as we Earthlings.
Computers on the ISS have been infected by viruses more than once. The first reported virus was W32.Gammima.AG, which, according to Symantec, "is a worm that spread by copying itself to removable media. It also steals passwords to various online games."
5. It runs Linux.
Last year, the ISS dumped Windows and Scientific Linux in favor of Debian 6 for its network of laptops. According to Keith Chuvala, who manages Space Operations Computing for NASA, "We migrated key functions from Windows to Linux because we needed an operating system that was stable and reliable—one that would give us in-house control. So if we needed to patch, adjust, or adapt, we could." To ensure stability, they plan to run one version behind whatever is the latest version of the operating system.
6. It's busy.
The ISS has a lot more traffic than you might expect. Two days ago, Progress M-21M departed the station. Next week Cygnus CRS Orb-2 is scheduled to arrive (the second Cygnus resupply mission since its successful test docking last year). At present there are three spacecraft docked there: Soyuz TMA-12M, Progress M-23M, and Soyuz TMA-13M. SpaceX has a resupply mission scheduled for August and a new crew will arrive in September. The complete flight schedule can be found here. Every couple of weeks from now through the end of the year, something is slated to arrive or depart, making it more Deep Space Nine than Empok Nor.
7. Astronauts there can smell space.
Mike Hopkins, an astronaut who returned to Earth earlier this year after spending 166 days at the ISS, recently participated in a Reddit AMA. He was asked what surprised him about space, and offered this intriguing answer: "Space has a smell. And I don't mean inside the space station. When a visiting vehicle docks with the space station, there is 'space' between the two vehicles. Once the pressure is equalized and the hatch is opened, you have this metallic ionization-type smell. It's quite unique and very distinct."
8. You can watch it.
The ISS is the third brightest object in the sky, and can be seen with the naked eye. (It looks like a slow-moving airplane.) NASA has a service called Spot the Station which allows you to sign up for text messages telling you when to look up, and where. (When the crew is on duty, you can watch a live internal video feed of the ISS here.)
9. It can watch you.
Here is a live map that shows the exact ground point of the ISS. It will help orient you for the High Definition Earth Viewing experiment, in which HD cameras mounted to the outside of the Columbus module of the station send back a live video feed of the Earth. The experiment is intended to test how space affects cameras and video quality so that future cameras (say, ones going to Mars) can be designed to better sustain the punishment of the final frontier.
10. The astronauts there are doing science. Lots and lots of science.
The ISS is an orbiting research laboratory. Experiments currently underway on the ISS include building a better Terminator; studying the effects of space on sperm; figuring out how our circadian rhythms are affected by the absence of a 24-hour cycle of light and dark; testing how best to grow plants in a microgravity environment; and how to build a faster Space Internet.
11. It won't be around forever…
...but it's not entirely clear that it will be deorbited in 2020 as originally planned. Engineering tests suggest that the Zarya module (the first and oldest module of the ISS) and the Unity node (the first U.S. component of the ISS) are good through at least 2028, meaning the station might possibly be around that long. When it does reach the end of its life, the Russians have already announced their intentions to disconnect their nodes from the station and add them to a planned Russian station called the Orbital Piloted Assembly and Experiment Complex.
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The lens in radiological imaging systems influences complexity of these systems. Using a statistical simulation model1 of the x-ray fluorescence image together with a human observer model, we define the imaging characteristics of the lens.


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Q: junit.framework.AssertionFailedError: Exception occured : java.lang.ClassCastException: Getting error
junit.framework.AssertionFailedError: Exception occured : java.lang.ClassCastException: us.ny.state.ij.safeact.ask.persistency.impl.CchResponsePersistenceImpl$$EnhancerByMockitoWithCGLIB$$d62edc51 incompatible with
here is stubbing
private PartnerPersistenceImpl mockPartnerPersistenceImpl;
@Before
public void setUp() throws Exception {
    mockPartnerPersistenceImpl = mock(PartnerPersistenceImpl.class);

}
PowerMockito.doReturn(mockPartnerPersistenceImpl).when(PersistenceFactory.class,"getService",any(RecordTypeEnum.class),any(EntityManager.class));

service.processRequest("DUmmy data");

The return type of PersistenceFactory method is
public static ADRBasePersistenceImpl<?, Long> getService(){}

In service class we are type casting to different class to return
PartnerPersistenceImpl parnerPeristenceImpl = (PartnerPersistenceImpl) PersistenceFactory.getService(RecordTypeEnum.SELLERPARTNER, entityManager);
I don't know why mockito not accepting that cast?

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What Did the Jennifer Lawrence Say to the Woody Harrelson (When She Met Him for the First Time)?
Oh My Stars and Garters
By Susana PoloMar 2nd, 2012, 3:38 pm
I was so nervous. I had been practicing what I was going to say in my trailer because I couldn't decide if I was going to go with 'Hey, how are ya, I'm Jen!' or 'Hi Woody, it's such an honor to meet you, I'm Jennifer.' I went over it and over it on the way walking to his bus, muttering to myself 'Should I go with Jen or Jennifer? Should I say I'm Katniss. No he probably already knows that…'
I walked into his bus to introduce myself and the first words that just fell out of my mouth were [this next spoiler is rated R] 'Is that a sex swing?! — Jennifer Lawrence, on meeting costar Woody Harrelson for the first time.
Read Harrelson's side of the story below:
The first moment meeting this incredible, esteemed actress and she opens the door and is like 'Hi Woody, I just wanted to say… is that a sex swing?!' I laughed so hard, then I said 'Well it could be.'
We'd say that's a little sleazy, but, then again, maybe he was just getting into character. You know, all of his characters. I meant that in a sarcastically bemused way. Bemusement! One of the internet's most difficult to convey emotions.
Oh! Right. The contraption in his trailer was actually a yoga swing. That's, uh. An important detail.
(via Entertainment Weekly.)
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Protagonist of Hunger Games Prequel Series Is Possibly the Worst Person It Could Be
The Hunger Games Prequel Cover & Title Has Been Revealed!
Woody Harrelson Confirmed for Venom 2. Bring on the Carnage!
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Q: Normalizing an Excel Table I have excel table exported from another system. I need to upload this into a database and am looking for a way to normalize it.
Current structure:
customerid   date1   date2   date3 ... date85
1             1/1     1/4     2/4
2             3/1
3             4/1     4/12

Need to convert to:
customerid     date
1               1/1
1               1/4
1               2/4
2               3/1
3               4/1
3               4/12

I'm on a Mac and have excel 2016. I don't have any addons like power pivot.

A: You can use the Pivot Table Wizard for this (which is not an add-on, it's built-in Excel functionality):

*

*Press Alt, D, P to open the Pivot Table Wizard

*Select "Multiple Consolodation Ranges", and click Next

*Select "I will create the page fields", and click Next

*With the cursor in the "Range" textbox, select your range of data, including row headers (in your example, I believe that would be A1:CH4), and click Add, then click Next

*Select "New worksheet", and click Finish

*In the new worksheet that is generated, double-click in the bottom-right cell (the "Grand Total" cell). This will open a second new worksheet containing your normalized data.

*To remove blank values in the second new worksheet, click the filter icon in the "Value" column, and de-select the "(Blanks)" checkbox

*Copy the resulting data to the clipboard, and paste wherever it is needed.

A: Assuming customerid is in A1, please try (I haven't!) in Row 2 in a column:
=OFFSET(A$2,INT((ROW()-2)/85),)

and in another column:
 =OFFSET(B$2,INT(ROW()/85),MOD(ROW()-2,85),)

Copy down to suit, select the formulae cells, Copy, Paste Special..., Values over the top and then Filter to remove zeros in 'another' column.
Beware if doing this all in the one sheet as deleting rows might also delete some of your source data.
Add labels.

A: Here's what I came up with, I hope VBA isn't that much different on Mac then it is on PC, otherwise this may not work.
The code is fairly commented, although feel free to ask if there are questions.
'Helper function to find the last Column
Public Function getLastColumn(strSheet, strColum) As Integer
    Dim rng As Range
    Set rng = Sheets(strSheet).Cells.Find(What:="*", _
            After:=Sheets(strSheet).Range("A1"), _
            Lookat:=xlPart, _
            LookIn:=xlFormulas, _
            SearchOrder:=xlByColumns, _
            SearchDirection:=xlPrevious, _
            MatchCase:=False)

    If rng Is Nothing Then
        getLastColumn = 1
    Else
        getLastColumn = rng.Column
    End If
End Function

'Helper function to find the lastRow
Public Function getLastRow(strSheet, strColum) As Long
    Dim rng As Range: Set rng = Worksheets(strSheet).Range(strColum & "1")
    getLastRow = Worksheets(strSheet).Cells(Rows.Count, rng.Column).End(xlUp).row
End Function

Public Sub Normalize_Table()
    Dim LastRow As Long: LastRow = getLastRow("Sheet1", "A") ' First Parameter is the Sheet Name,
                                                             ' Second is the column you want to count
    Dim LastColumn As Integer: LastColumn = getLastColumn("Sheet1", "A")
    Dim RowCounter As Long: RowCounter = 1 ' Starting Row
    Dim RowID As Variant ' RowID, basically this is the repeated Column 1 value
    Dim row As Object
    Dim col As Object
    Dim rng As Range: Set rng = Sheets("Sheet1").Range(Sheets("Sheet1").Cells(1, 1), _
                                Sheets("Sheet1").Cells(LastRow, LastColumn)) ' Get the range you want to Normalize to another sheet/range

    'Iterate the range, go through each row, and each column
    'Making a new row for each column value, only update the value
    'of the first column when a start a new row
    For Each row In rng.Rows
        RowID = rng.Cells(row.row, 1)
        For Each col In rng.Columns
            'Assuming you want to add this to a new sheet, Let's say "Sheet2"
            Sheets("Sheet2").Cells(RowCounter, 1) = RowID
            If col.Column > 1 Then
                Sheets("Sheet2").Cells(RowCounter, 2) = rng(row.row, col.Column)
                RowCounter = RowCounter + 1
            End If
        Next
    Next
End Sub

A: Here is a VBA method that should work quite rapidly, even on a large data base.
Note that you have to rename the class module as noted in that module.
Also note that you may have to rename wsSrc and wsRes -- the worksheets with your source data and where you want the results to go.
There is also an area near the end of the regular module where I do some rudimentary formatting.  You can certainly adjust that to pretty things up, if you need to.
Class Module

Option Explicit

'Rename cCustDTS

Private pID As String
Private pDT As Date
Private pDTs As Collection

Private Sub Class_Initialize()
    Set pDTs = New Collection
End Sub

Public Property Get ID() As String
    ID = pID
End Property
Public Property Let ID(Value As String)
    pID = Value
End Property

Public Property Get DT() As Date
    DT = pDT
End Property
Public Property Let DT(Value As Date)
    pDT = Value
End Property

Public Property Get DTs() As Collection
    Set DTs = pDTs
End Property
Public Function ADDdt(Value As Date)
    pDTs.Add Value
End Function

Regular Module

Option Explicit
Sub NormalizeDates()
    Dim vSrc As Variant, vRes As Variant
    Dim wsSrc As Worksheet, wsRes As Worksheet, rRes As Range
    Dim cCD As cCustDTS, colCD As Collection
    Dim I As Long, J As Long, LineCount As Long
    Dim LastRow As Long, LastCol As Long
    Dim V As Variant, W As Variant

'Set Source and Results Worksheets and Ranges
Set wsSrc = Worksheets("sheet1")
Set wsRes = Worksheets("sheet2")
    Set rRes = wsRes.Cells(1, 1)

'Get Source Data
With wsSrc
    LastRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row
    LastCol = .Cells(1, .Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column
    vSrc = .Range(.Cells(1, 1), .Cells(LastRow, LastCol))
End With

'Collect and organize the data
Set colCD = New Collection
For I = 2 To UBound(vSrc, 1) 'Skip the first row
    Set cCD = New cCustDTS
    With cCD
        .ID = vSrc(I, 1)
        For J = 2 To UBound(vSrc, 2)
            If IsDate(vSrc(I, J)) Then
                .DT = vSrc(I, J)
                .ADDdt .DT
            End If
        Next J
        colCD.Add cCD
        LineCount = LineCount + .DTs.Count
    End With
Next I

'Organize the data for output
ReDim vRes(0 To LineCount, 1 To 2)
    vRes(0, 1) = "Customer ID"
    vRes(0, 2) = "Date"
    I = 0
For Each V In colCD
    For Each W In V.DTs
        I = I + 1
        vRes(I, 1) = V.ID
        vRes(I, 2) = W
    Next W
Next V

'Write to the output sheet and format
Set rRes = rRes.Resize(rowsize:=UBound(vRes, 1) + 1, columnsize:=UBound(vRes, 2))
With rRes
    .EntireColumn.Clear
    .Value = vRes
    With .Rows(1)
        .Font.Bold = True
        .HorizontalAlignment = xlCenter
    End With
    With .Columns(2)
        .NumberFormat = "m/d"
    End With
    .EntireColumn.AutoFit
    .Columns(2).ColumnWidth = .Columns(2).ColumnWidth * 2
End With

End Sub


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