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LOVE IS IN THE BEAR
Love is for the Bear!
Meanwhile, readers of this column know that I do not dislike beer. If a brewery is on our way, then a trip to there is the rule and not the exception. Today, however, it's not about beer, it's about Bears!
From Weybridge, where we visited the Morgan horse breeding, it was just a bear jump to Shelburne, where teddy bears are born. American teddy bears have been produced here since 1983. Trump's idea "Make America great again" has its origins here! It was in 1983 when John Sortino, the founder of the company, wanted to buy his son a teddy bear. He noted, however, that they were produced either in Germany or, even worse, in China. So, he sewed his boy a Teddy Bear «made in USA». And with that everything started. Today, Vermont Teddy Bear Factory produces 1'500 teddy bears per day during the pre-Christmas season and ships it all over the world. During this time, four hundred employees work in two shifts.
Jim, a sixty-year-old employee, guided us for half an hour through the production, with parents and their children and he did this with a lot of expertise and humor. Towards the end of the tour, we came to the «hospital», where teddy bears, who have had an accident, are well looked after and then sent to their owners. In a cardboard box with holes, so that the bear has enough air during the voyage!
At the end of the guided tour, we stood in the store, where you can buy teddy bears for all situations: astronaut bears, doctor bears, bears in love and bears as tall as little humans. And Brigitta wanted to take one with her! But where to store it in our car?
PS. To comfort Brigitta we made this selfie, so she never forgets her big bear!


Low down-payment mortgages help cash-strapped borrowers get into a home. Rather than put all of your reserves toward the purchase, you can save on the down payment, paying as little as 3 percent for a conventional home loan. However, a low down payment requires private mortgage insurance to cover the lender if you default. Calculating the PMI in advance can help you decide whether to get a low down payment loan, pay off the PMI in lump-sum or hold off until you've saved 20 percent for a down payment. You can find estimated PMI rates using a consumer-friendly online calculator provided by PMI companies and mortgage lenders.
The PMI rate increases your monthly payment on a house.
The PMI rate is a percentage of the original loan amount on a yearly basis. Its price varies by lender, loan, location and PMI provider. The size of your down payment affects your rate, with larger down payments leading to lower rates. Your credit score and the intended use for the property also impacts PMI rates, with owner-occupied homes having lower rates than investment properties. Taking these various factors into consideration, your lender ultimately determines how much PMI coverage you need and the rate.
PMI rates generally range between .3 percent and 1.15 percent. Therefore, on a typical conventional loan, it can cost from $50 to more than $100 per month. Say you want to purchase a $200,000 house with a fixed-rate loan and a 10 percent down payment. You have a 700 credit score and your lender tells you the PMI rate is .5 percent for your specific loan scenario. You can begin to calculate the PMI cost by determining the loan amount. First, subtract the down payment amount from the home price: $200,000 - ($200,000 x .1) = $180,000.
Apply the PMI rate of .5 percent, as a decimal figure, to the loan amount by multiplying: $180,000 x .005 = $900. The annual PMI premium is $900, which you can pay in 12 monthly installments with each mortgage payment. To get the monthly figure, divide the premium by: $900/12 = $75. Your initial monthly PMI payments are $75.
Your loan's risk level decreases over the years as you pay down the original loan amount. Therefore, you might pay a higher initial PMI rate for the first 10 years and a lower rate in year 11 and thereafter. Federal law requires lenders to automatically cancel PMI when your loan is scheduled to reach 78 percent of the original loan amount. With your lender's cooperation, you may even be able to show that your home has appreciated in value substantially enough to eliminate PMI earlier. This requires a home appraisal. Also, your conventional lender may allow you to pay a lump-sum at closing to eliminate monthly PMI payments, known as lender-paid PMI, or LPMI.
What is the Formula for Calculating a Loan Payment?


Free-to-air broadcaster Network Ten has officially launched Ten Daily, its new website that brings Australians the latest and best in news, entertainment, lifestyle, food, opinion, and sport content.
The standalone, mobile-optimised website has a strong focus on short-form video, drawing on the resources of Ten.
The site is also the home of exclusive content from Network Ten's on-air talent and the Ten Daily editorial team.
Contributors to Ten Daily include Lisa Wilkinson, Sandra Sully, Waleed Aly, Joe Hildebrand, Hugh Riminton, Sarah Harris, Angela Bishop, and Matt Burke.
Optimised for the mobile experience, but accessible on all devices, Ten Daily offers snackable and shareable video content stories.
The new digital initiative is led by Wilkinson and Sully, along with Ten Daily managing editor Melinda Cornford and Ten's general manager of digital, Liz Baldwin.
Beverley McGarvey, chief content officer at Ten, said: "The heart of our business is to create compelling, premium content that connects with people across all screens.
"Ten has always differentiated itself by being brighter, younger and louder than our competitors – an ethos clearly demonstrated with Ten Daily.
"Ten Daily is the ideal platform to bring Australians brand-safe, family-friendly entertainment in an entirely new and exciting way. At the same time, it fits our strategy of building Network Ten's audiences on different platforms.
Wilkinson said: "We are delighted to be able to present ten daily to Australia. It is very exciting to be able to expand Network Ten further into the digital space, complementing our existing home of catch-up viewing and streaming, tenplay, with smart, snackable and shareable news.
"Focusing on entertainment, lifestyle, food, opinion and sport content, Ten Daily provides audiences with a new and engaging way to connect with Ten programs, talent and plenty more.
Sully said: "We have a dedicated team of professional journalists across the country who now have another platform to engage with viewers and showcase their skills, insights, and expertise with immediacy and impact.


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Plastic Seas
Last summer, when filming for a series to be broadcast next year, a team from the BBC's Natural History Unit saw first-hand how discarded plastic can end up thousands of miles away from where people live when they visited French Frigate Shoals, an island north west of Hawaii.
There they found turtles nesting amongst plastic bottles, cigarette lighters and toys. And they discovered dead and dying albatross chicks, unwittingly killed when their parents fed them plastic carried in as they foraged for food in the sea.
Some of the chicks die when sharp edges puncture their bodies, others from starvation as their stomachs fill with plastic they cannot digest.
We have known for a while that plastic is a threat to the albatross, but how dangerous is discarded plastic for other wildlife and could it affect us?
Some of the plastic in our oceans has been illegally tipped at sea, or is litter from fishing, most comes from the land, from poorly run landfill sites and industrial waste.
Floating debris is carried to the Hawaiian archipelago by giant rotating ocean systems, or gyres, partly driven by air currents.
Hawaii sits in the midst of a gyre known as the North Pacific Sub-tropical High. The North Pacific gyre is one of five gigantic interconnected systems of ocean currents. Each spirals around a central point, drawing material inwards.
These spirals can also eject material, out towards the Arctic and Antarctic, spreading plastic across the globe over time.
Plastic is made to last, so it decays only very slowly in the oceans, breaking down into ever smaller fragments. These tiny fragments are known as micro-plastic.
Dr Simon Boxall is an expert in marine pollution based at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, on Britain's south coast. We took a boat trip with him in the sea near his research centre.
Using a simple net and bottle system, the boat filtered roughly 400 tonnes of water in 10 minutes. With the naked eye we could see mud, twigs and a few feathers, but when we looked at the sample under the microscope in Dr Boxall's laboratory tiny pieces of plastic became clear.
The sample included small pieces of plastic rope and plastic bag, some fragments were distinctly coloured and some had sharp edges. There were pieces less than a millimetre across, similar in size to the living things in our sample – the phytoplankton, or tiny plants, and zooplankton, or tiny animals.
"There's been a lot of research in the United States looking at how the plastic gets into the food chain, and certainly it's been shown that it gets into bi-valves, mussels and oysters on the seabed, and it does have an effect on them," Dr Boxall said.
"They bio-accumulate the plastic as they filter the water. That concentrates the plastic and effectively turns some of those molluscs into hermaphrodites. Some years ago it was assumed that it was like roughage, and didn't have a major impact, but we know now that those very small plastic particles can mimic certain things like oestrogen," he added.
Chemical adsorption?
However, he said the true effects are not yet known:
"These plastic particles are like sponges, they're a bit like magnets for other contaminants, things like Tributyltin, the anti-fouling material. The tiny plastic particles absorb these materials and effectively become quite toxic. We don't know yet whether that then has an impact on the human food chain. It's still very early days to find out how far up the food chains these plastic particles go."

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Aptevo Therapeutics Presents New Clinical Data Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of IXINITY in Children With Hemophilia B
Data Presented at the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society 2017 Scientific Symposium
SEATTLE, April 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:APVO), a biotechnology company focused on developing novel oncology and hematology therapeutics, today announced the presentation of new clinical data evaluating the safety and efficacy of IXINITY® [Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant)] in previously treated patients under 12 years of age with Hemophilia B. The data suggest that IXINITY appears to be safe and well tolerated in this subject population, and is comparable to the results from the overall patient population studied in the pivotal clinical trial of IXINITY.
"We're encouraged to see data in a pediatric setting demonstrating the safety and efficacy of IXINITY in this important population," said Scott Stromatt, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. "The key efficacy outcomes from this study are comparable to what has previously been demonstrated in our pivotal study of IXINITY, which formed the basis for our licensure in the United States in patients 12 years of age or older. In this pooled analysis, IXINITY was well tolerated and effective in preventing and controlling bleeding episodes in previously treated patients under the age of 12 with Hemophilia B. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Community Counts public health monitoring program, approximately 22% of people treated for Hemophilia B are under the age of 10 years, representing a sizeable new addressable market for IXINITY, should we be successful in expanding the labeled indication for IXINITY to include this patient population."
Launched in the United States in 2015 and wholly-owned by Aptevo, IXINITY is an intravenous recombinant factor IX therapeutic for use in people 12 years of age or older with Hemophilia B -- a hereditary bleeding disorder characterized by a deficiency of clotting factor IX in the blood, which is necessary to control bleeding.
The data presented at the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society 2017 Scientific Symposium represent a pooled analysis of 2 prospective, multi-center, non-randomized, open-label studies of 12 children with Hemophilia B under the age of 12 years. Patients were treated with either a prophylactic or on demand regimen based on investigator discretion. Bleed control efficacy was evaluated using: annualized bleeding rate; subject's rating of efficacy for the degree of bleed control; and the number of infusions required to treat a bleeding episode. Subjects were monitored for adverse events and regularly assessed for the development of factor IX inhibitors.
Among the 11 subjects receiving a prophylactic regimen of IXINITY, the median number of bleeding episodes was 1.0 (range 0-11) and the median annualized bleeding rate was 0.3 (range 0-4.0). Of the 61 bleeding episodes experienced by all subjects in this study, 6 (10%) resolved with no infusions of IXINITY, 44 (72%) resolved after one infusion of IXINITY, 5 (8%) required two infusions, and 6 (10%) required three, four, or five infusions of IXINITY. Of the 34 bleeding episodes rated, subjects rated bleed control as "excellent" for 22 (65%) of the bleeding episodes; "good" for 11 (32%) of the bleeding episodes; "fair" for 1 (3%) of the bleeding episodes; and "poor" for no episodes.
Adverse events reported in this study which were believed to be related to IXINITY were hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) and fever in one patient, and hyperhidrosis in another patient. None of the subjects developed factor IX inhibitors during the study.
"As patients are known to respond to different factor IX options differently, IXINITY offers people with Hemophilia B another option to dose strategically to prevent and control bleeding episodes. We see value in having a variety of options available for patients and look forward to building on the data set in a pediatric setting to support a label expansion for IXINITY in patients under 12 years of age," said Dr. Stromatt.
About Hemophilia B
Hemophilia B is a congenital bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency of coagulation factor IX. It affects approximately 1:25,000 male births, with approximately 4,000 persons affected in the U.S. The clinical spectrum may include spontaneous or trauma-induced bleeding into joints, muscles, and soft tissues, resulting in joint damage, reduction in mobility, and severe arthritis, all of which negatively impact health-related quality of life. The primary aim of care is to prevent and treat bleeding by replacing the deficient clotting factor.
About IXINITY
IXINITY is indicated for the control and prevention of bleeding episodes and for perioperative management for adults and children ≥12 years of age with Hemophilia B. IXINITY is not indicated for induction of immune tolerance in patients with Hemophilia B. IXINITY contains recombinant coagulation factor IX (trenonacog alfa). Trenonacog alfa is a purified single chain glycoprotein derived from Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and has an amino acid sequence that is comparable to the Thr148 allelic form of plasma-derived factor IX. No human or animal proteins are added during any stage of manufacturing or formulation of IXINITY. The recombinant factor IX is purified by a chromatography purification process. The process includes three validated steps for virus inactivation and removal. The process also includes a validated manufacturing step to reduce the presence of CHO proteins in the final drug product.
Indications and Important Risk Information
IXINITY [Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant)] Lyophilized Powder for Solution for Intravenous Injection is a coagulation factor IX (recombinant) indicated in adults and children ≥ 12 years of age with Hemophilia B for control and prevention of bleeding episodes, and for perioperative management. IXINITY is not indicated for induction of immune tolerance in patients with Hemophilia B. IXINITY is contraindicated in patients who have known hypersensitivity to IXINITY or its excipients, including hamster protein.
Hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis, may occur following IXINITY administration. Discontinue use of IXINITY if hypersensitivity symptoms occur, and initiate appropriate treatment. Regularly evaluate patients for the development of factor IX inhibitors by appropriate clinical observations and laboratory tests. If expected factor IX activity plasma levels are not attained, or, if bleeding is not controlled as expected with a certain dose, perform an assay that measures factor IX inhibitor concentration. An association between the occurrence of a factor IX inhibitor and allergic reactions has been reported. Individuals with factor IX inhibitors may be at increased risk of severe hypersensitivity reactions or anaphylaxis if re-challenged.
Nephrotic syndrome may occur with IXINITY. Nephrotic syndrome has been reported following attempted immune tolerance induction in Hemophilia B patients with factor IX inhibitors and a history of allergic reactions. Thromboembolism may occur when using IXINITY (e.g., pulmonary embolism, venous thrombosis, and arterial thrombosis). Patients may develop hypersensitivity to hamster (CHO) protein as IXINITY contains trace amounts. The most common adverse drug reaction observed in >2% of patients in clinical trials was headache.
Please see full Prescribing Information at www.IXINITY.com.
Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on novel oncology and hematology therapeutics to meaningfully improve patients' lives. Our core technology is the ADAPTIR™ (modular protein technology) platform. Aptevo has four commercial products in the areas of hematology and infectious diseases, as well as various investigational stage product candidates in immuno-oncology.
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding IXINITY, our technology and related pipeline, the potential for regulatory approvals, collaboration and partnership opportunities, commercial portfolio, Aptevo's future growth rates, Aptevo's ability to timely manufacture its products, and any other statements containing the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "forecasts," "estimates," "will" and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Aptevo's current intentions, beliefs and expectations regarding future events. Aptevo cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be accurate. Investors should realize that if underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could differ materially from Aptevo's expectations. Investors are, therefore, cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this press release, and, except as required by law, Aptevo does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement to reflect new information, events or circumstances.
There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including possible negative effects on our business operations, assets or financial results as a result of the separation; a deterioration in our business or prospects; the ability to obtain regulatory approvals; the ability of our contractors and suppliers to supply product and materials; our ability and the ability of our contractors and suppliers to maintain compliance with cGCP and other regulatory obligations; the results of regulatory inspections; adverse developments in our customer-base or markets and our ability to retain patients; adverse developments in the U.S. or global capital markets, credit markets or economies generally; and changes in regulatory, social and political conditions. Additional risks and factors that may affect results are set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Aptevo's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed on March 31, 2017. The foregoing sets forth many, but not all, of the factors that could cause actual results to differ from our expectations in any forward-looking statement.
Aptevo TherapeuticsStacey Jurchison
Senior Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications


Introducing our 2011 Ram 1500 SLT Crew Cab 4X4 in White. Powering our SLT is 4.7 Liter Flex Fuel V8 generating 310hp while connected to a smooth shifting 5 Speed Automatic transmission. This Four Wheel Drive truck likes to work hard or play hard while offering a confident ride securing near 19mpg on the open road. Take a walk around the outside and you will notice our SLT is all dressed up with alloy wheels, bed liner, chrome accents, and running boards.
Check out the crew doors for easy loading and unloading of your precious cargo. Once inside, the SLT trim greets you with well equipped truck-like appointments. You will enjoy the comfortable seating, power windows/locks, cruise control, a great sounding audio system which also includes available Satellite radio, and audio controls on the leather-wrapped steering wheel. All the features your life demands are included in this Ram! Take a look at our pictures and you'll agree!


The Energy Maxi, Major and Mastiff Diaphragm Pumps are the mainstay of many sewage treatment works for primary and humus desludging and sludge transfer duties. Our pumps also have many applications in water treatment works, abattoirs and other industries which need to pump sludge reliably and economically.
The patented positive flow base of our diaphragm pumps is designed to ensure that air quickly passes through the base, which then leads to an easier flow of materials. With low maintenance and easy repair, our pumps have become the choice for many maintenance engineers.


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Q: web (non?)streaming audio solutions? I want to embed multiple audio to my site. I want the file to load but not play until the user hits the button. I also want the ablity to jump to places not yet loaded like youtube does. It would be great if i can play ogg, aac, mp4, etc but i dont expect that would be possible so I wouldnt mind having another version converted by ffmpeg (or anything else)
What can i use to have this youtube like audio player?
-edit- sorry guys i was away and didnt select the best answer in time. I find web (non?)streaming audio solutions? is the best with sorin following closely behind web (non?)streaming audio solutions?

A: I don't understand why you do not want streaming? Because that is exactly what I would recommend here. Note that streaming does not neccessarily mean a big, ugly, embedded player a la Windows Media, QuickTime or Real Player.
I would recommend using MP3 Audio and Flash, using the free JW FLV Media Player which should do everything that you want, except for the "low/high quality" thing, but maybe you can just use two players if you need.

A: I would second Michael's suggestion with a small modification:
You could use an open-source flash player (like the XSPF Flash player) and hack it such that it starts loading the sound even before you start the playback. This way you can have all the sounds at the client after a certain period of time (which depends on the connection between the client and the server).
You might also want to take a look at Soundmanager v2, which offers a tight integration with Javascript, without the need for additional hacks.

A: Have you seen Wimpy Player? They have various products, from a simple audio button to a video player with a play list.
I'm not sure about skipping to different parts of the file, but they say it is programmable with Ajax, and I know you can set whether it starts playing automatically or not.
I used this for a while, but later changed to something with a simple "play/pause" button.
(By the way, I don't understand your interest in a non-streaming player. If the user has to download the file first, why do you need to provide an interface? Won't they just open it with whatever program they use on their computer?)

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*If you want to have this in the browser I suggest going for something Flash-based (it's much more straightforward for the end user, is based on a much better API and has a much better penetration than any media player you would like to count on).

*In Flash you can load audio/video by two protocols: HTTP or RTMP.

*RTMP is a sleek protocol for audio/video and has tight support for "seeking" within the document. It's implemented in the Flash Media Server, but also in the open source Red5. However, this means that you will need to run this server or buy the RTMP service.

*HTTP supports retrieving a part of a file (by specifying the Range header) but the protocol itself is format agnostic so if it's a variable bit rate you will probably have some issues. So technically you should be able to jump in the file to a section that's not loaded although Flash may not allow this for ... let's say proprietary reasons.

*mp4, ogg, aac will be problematic even with Flash. The best would be to convert them in a common format at upload time - I think Flash supports only mp3 before version 9 and AAC starting with Flash Player 9. ffmpeg and mplayer can handle/convert to/from many formats.

*Sorry to say, there is no silver bullet here. If you want something flexible you will have to trade off some development time and build something flexible (not only the web player but also some magic behind the scenes).

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The city of Taft used to have 17 watermills constructed on aqueducts of Aharestan and Dolatabad, out of which only one is a tourist attraction today. Taft watermill, called Garmsir, is maintained by its 70-year old miller. It is located 20 kilometers southwest of Yazd in the city of Taft. The depth is about 9 meters and is rotated by an underground artificial waterfall in a qanat. Its exact age is not clear but the miller claims it is about 200 years old.
Closed on some hours of the day.
Far from the city, difficult to find the way to, you may need to book a taxi or a guide driver to go.
Ask your guide to make sure it is open before heading to the watermill.


Why is the image I downloaded blank?
How do I use the DSM/DEM geotiff files?
How do I convert my EPSG:4326 data to my UTM zone?
Why can't anything open my images (tifs)?
How do I calculate return on investment (ROI)?
Windows reports my display driver has stopped responding while using QVu!
I flew a multispectral camera (e.g. Sequoia), where are the bands in your downloads?
You'll need QGIS to create your own coloring for the output.
This image will not render on your computer like it does on our website as it's pixels are not the normal Red-Green-Blue (RGB) coloring. But that's fine, as it will make it easier to manipulate it into the colors you want.
Equal Interval - As the name suggests, this method will will create classes which are at the same size. If our data ranges from 0-100 and we want 10 classes, this method would create a class from 0-10, 10-20, 20-30 and so on - keeping each class the same size of 10 units.
Quantile - This method will decide the classes such that number of values in each class are the same. If there are 100 values and we want 4 classes, quantile method will decide the classes such that each class will have 25 values.
Continuous - This method will look at your min and max values (found towards the top) and will ramp the colors without any special calculation from the minimum to the maximum.
Type a number into Min/Max (if you end up messing up you can also take a look at the options under "Load min/max values").
Once you're happy with it, you'll then want to export your new image as a geotif.
Right click the layer in the left hand panel, in my case "Example", and click "Save As"
At the top, make sure to check the button that says "Rendered image"
You should now have it output to where you specified.
How do I get to the data for the weather graphs in the Digital Scouting Report PDF?
What are CIR and NDVI?


Chae Eun Kim, Hynda K. Kleinman, Gabriel Sosne, George W Ousler, Kyeongsoon Kim, Sinwook Kang, JaeWook Yang; Efficacy of RGN-259 (thymosin β4) relative to approved prescription therapeutics in a dry eye mouse model. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2018;59(9):3807.
Purpose : We compared the RGN-259-associated clinical and histological changes in a dry eye mouse model with the efficacy of prescription dry eye drugs: cyclosporine A (CsA), diquafosol (DQS), lifitegrast (LFA), and RGN-259 vehicle.
Methods : The NOD.B10-H2b dry eye mouse model was developed by both exposure to ~35% humidity and scopolamine hydrobromide injection for 10 days followed by 10 days of treatment at the recommended human dosing frequencies with the test drugs. Desiccation stress, tear production, corneal irregularity, and fluorescein staining were assessed. Corneal epithelial cell detachment, conjunctival goblet cell number, and mucin production were studied by H&E, PAS, and mucin staining. The expression of 10 inflammatory markers and 4 mucins were analyzed by immunohistochemistry.
Results : RGN-259 at 2 and 4 times per day increased tear production by 9.3- and 9.1-fold, respectively, restoring it to levels comparable to that with DQS and LFA. CsA had only a small effect on tear production. RGN-259 at 2 and 4 times a day improved the corneal irregularity score by 38.2% and 60.3%, respectively, similar to that of LFA. Both CsA and DQS showed similar efficacy with vehicle for improvement in corneal irregularity. The two RGN-259 treatments also showed a dosing-dependent recovery, 33.6% and 54.8%, for the corneal fluorescein staining score similar to LFA. The efficacies of CsA, DQS, and vehicle were similar. Both RGN-259 treatments decreased corneal detachment by 68.8% and 93.8%, respectively, with an improvement comparable to that observed with DQS and LFA. Both RGN-259 treatments showed a 2.0- and 2.4-fold recovery of goblet cell density, and the mucin staining was increased by 2.4- and 2.6-fold. These improvements were similar to that with CsA whereas DQS and LFA were less active. Similarly, both RGN-259 treatments induced expression of 4 mucins similar to that in the CsA group, whereas DQS and LFA showed limited activity. RGN-259 reduced cytokines and chemokines as similar to CsA and LFA and significantly over controls.
Conclusions : These results show that in an experimental model of dry eye, RGN-259 treatment results in recovery of mucins and reduction in both wound area and inflammation. Such RGN-259-mediated improvements are comparable to or better than that seen with approved prescription drugs.


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Q: Can you use an ASP.NET web control (ASCX) to render XML? Off the top of my head, I don't see any reason why you couldn't structure an ASP.NET custom web control (ASCX file) to output only XML.
If you avoid using controls in the System.Web.UI namespace, and just use XML tags and sub-controls, which also render only XML, you should end up with a perfectly valid XML document being rendered.
Am I right, or is there something I'm missing?

A: If you want to generate an XML document and return that to the client, then it's probably easier if you create a http handler (IHttpHandler) instead of using a page and user controls.

A: You are missing that the control has to be within a page which would have some HTML output for a tag marking the start and finish of the control though there may be a way to override that.

A: Your idea could work out if your ASCX's generate pure XML, and you overwrite the Page's Render methods to replace the HTML tags that form HTML, BODY and FORM etc. elements.
The question is what you would gain with this approach over simply generating an XML document and building a class library which generates those XML fragments you wanted to generate using the ASCX's.


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ROUTE 66 ADVENTURE – DAY TWO
Our time capsule for the night, wigwam number eight at the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona, with its zany amenities such as the shaving mirror mounted on the angled wall that provided a better view of the top of your head than the face, provided us with a restful nights sleep. The winds that had […]
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Our time capsule for the night, wigwam number eight at the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona, with its zany amenities such as the shaving mirror mounted on the angled wall that provided a better view of the top of your head than the face, provided us with a restful nights sleep. The winds that had subsided only marginally from the gale that had closed I-40 the previous afternoon were hardly noticeable and throughout the night the sound of trains that rolled by close enough to gently shake the bed was muffled to little more than the sound of surf on a sandy beach.
Waking up to the sound of a screeching mocking bird in an odd shaped time capsule surrounded by vintage furniture illuminated by rays of early morning light left little doubt that we were no longer in Kingman. As it turned out this was most definitely an ideal way to begin the first full day of our long anticipated Route 66 odyssey.
With Safeway, a western grocery chain, just across the street we saw no reason to tap into our travel supplies for breakfast. So, we set out through the early morning chill for muffins, juice, and coffee.
Loading the Jeep was interrupted time and again by questions from fellow travelers on the most storied road in America and requests from others who wanted their picture in front of a "wigwam" for a souvenir. We had driven less than three hundred miles, much of it on I-40, but in that short distance Route 66, a highway we interact with on a daily basis, had magically transformed us into tourists sharing a grand adventure with an international cast.
By the time we had driven through well worn, historic Holbrook the winds were again nearing a steady twenty five miles per hour with gusts easily exceeding thirty. This dampened the enthusiasm for extensive exploration but not our sense of anticipation about the adventures awaiting us as we drove toward the rising sun.
At exit 320 we turned north on Pinta Road, traded places so my wife could take the wheel, and headed north across the vast high desert plain accentuated by red sands and colorful knobs of stone that punctured the bright blue sky. Our goal on this detour was a forgotten alignment of Route 66 and the crumbling ruins of the Painted Desert Trading Post perched on a knoll high above a vintage bridge that spanned the Dead River.
In recent years the old trading post has become a not so secret destination for travelers seeking the very essence of Route 66. Surprisingly, respect has been shown for the fragile ruins and there is little graffiti or vandalism.
Still, it is obvious that time is running out for this haunting landmark and the bridge below. Both are showing the affect of time and the harsh high desert climate.
The winds limited our explorations and shortened our plans to drive the old road to the fence line at the Painted Desert/Petrified Forest park boundaries. So, we returned to the modern world made manifest by the never ending flow of traffic on I-40.
Our next stop was another time capsule of sorts, the Cheif Yellowhorse Trading Post nestled against a towering wall of stone at Lupton just west of the Arizona/New Mexico state line. As a kid we seldom stopped at these places as money was often tight or we were on a schedule but now I find them a refreshing and tangible link to the lost world of road trips on the two lane that are remembered with fondness.
As hokey as these places are it is nice to see that a few have survived or been recreated. After all they are as much a part of roadside Americana as Whiting Brothers stations, station wagons, and the road trip itself.
I don't remember the first time we drove through the stunning landscapes that press in upon Route 66 as it crosses from Arizona into New Mexico but my guess would be it was around 1959. However, the first time I drove into the long shadows cast by the towering rock walls is a distinct memory.
It was in December of 1976 and I had agreed to help my dad move the family back to Kingman from Michigan. Dad, as was his custom, had resurrected a vintage truck (this time it was an old 2 1/2 ton 1960 Ford with two speed axle that had served as a Goodwill truck) for the move. In tow was his tried and true 1953 Chevy p.u. loaded to the the top of the racks that loomed high above the cab.
Even though my dad had done a pretty respectable job of bringing the old Ford back to life it was tired, overloaded, rusty, and slow. So we took the back roads, including old alignments of Route 66, as much as possible.
We took turns at the wheel, drove straight through, and made pretty good time in spite of the trucks limitations and the winter weather that included wind, cold, snow, and ice. Then, somewhere between Grants and Gallup as the snow blew across the road in blinding wisps, the tow bar broke and the old Chevy began to violently whip back and forth.
To this day I am not sure how dad kept that old beast on the road. Still, in spite of his best efforts, when he brought it to a stop on the shoulder the Chevy slammed into the rear of the Ford with a loud crash crushing the left front fender and shattering the headlight.
We climbed down from the cab, surveyed the damage, pried the fender from the wheel with a tire iron, disconnected the remnants of the tow bar, and set out into the fast fading afternoon light as a two truck convoy. It was somewhere near the Chief Yellowhorse Trading Post that I drove the wounded Chevy into the shadows with one light illuminating the old cracked asphalt as the sun was fast sinking into the west, a memory that came rushing back as we crossed the New Mexico line with such clarity I could almost feel the deep chill that enveloped the unheated cab on that cold winters evening so long ago.
In Holbrook, after consultation of Jerry McClanahan's wonderful EZ 66 Guidehttp://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=1968adventurer&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0970995164&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr, my wife and I had decided to pick up with Route 66 again in Gallup. So, we parted ways with the interstate at exit 16 and rolled into Gallup, drove past the cornucopia of artifacts spanning a century of history, and found a gas station ($2.62 per gallon) near the historic El Rancho Hotel.
Nestled amongst a sea of roadside flotsam that runs the gamut from well worn vintage motels to the Chamber of Commerce with its colorful, Route 66 themed neon sign designed by Jerry McClanahan, the El Rancho is far more than an interesting roadside artifact. It is a tangible link to that almost magical time when cinematic epics forever enamored the world with stunning southwestern landscapes and larger than life characters pushing the frontier into the Pacific.
Opened in 1937 by film mogul D.W. Griffith's brother, the luxurious showpiece soon became a haven for the stars of the silver screen filming on location in the Gallup area including John Wayne. This as well as its association with Route 66 and a stunning mix of memorabilia, Native American art, and vintage furnishings framed by delightful southwestern architecture make it a must see stop for travelers on the double six in western New Mexico.
From Gallup we picked up I-40 to exit 47, and then stepped back from the generic era with a return to Route 66. The section of the old road between Thoreau and Mesita at exit 117 is variously masked as state highway 117, 122, and 124 but at every turn there is evidence this was once much more than an asphalt ribbon tying forlorn, dusty, well worn roadside communities together. It is also apparent that in some of these towns the designation of Route 66 in 1926, or even statehood in 1912, is a recent chapter in a very long history.
Settlement in San Fidel dates to establishment of a farm by Baltazar Jaramillo in 1868. The first post office was established in 1910.
The Villa de Cubero Trading Post, once a favorite retreat for celebrities including Ernest Hemmingway and Lucille Ball, dates to 1937. The namesake village just to the north, on the pre 1937 alignment of Route 66, appears on maps as early as 1776. Some places along he old road west of Albuquerque are even older.
The winds continued to howl as we rolled east toward the Rio Grande and the former Spanish outpost turned metropolis of Albuquerque. Plans for a picnic, as well as a few for exploration of older alignments were shelved and instead we stopped at the Route 66 Casino for a pit stop (bathroom break) and to visit with Sandra Ashcraft of the New Mexico Route 66 Association at Enchanted Mesa RV park near the beautiful steel truss bridge on the Rio Puerco River built in 1933.
In what would become a pattern on this trip we missed Sandra. So, we left a few copies of our new print and note card series as a small thank you gift for her assistance with the book, Ghost Towns of Route 66, jumped on I-40 again and prepared for battle with the traffic in Albuquerque.
At exit 170 we again joined Route 66 and began the long climb from the valley of the Rio Grande. With our picnic plans abandoned we succumbed to the hunger that had been held at bay with our snacking from the supply box, returned to the genric age, and stopped at Subway in Tijeras for a sandwich.
As it was still relatively early we continued our eastward journey rolling through Edgewood, Barton, and into Moriarity where we again stopped for fuel ( $2.69 per gallon).
Even though the Jeep was performing without a hitch there was a sense of apprehension as we drove past the city limits sign in Moriarty. The last two trips along Route 66 had been punctuated with unintended stops here.
The first breakdown was actually just to the east of Clines Corners late one evening in January as I was returning with a battered Nissan Pathfinder that had been stolen in Kingman and recovered in Oklahoma City. The alternator seized tighter than a drum about five miles out and broke the fan belt. Using only the parking lights and driving the shoulder, again in a snow storm, I made Clines Corners where a towing company in Moriarty was called.
The second unintended stop came shortly after being contracted for my first book. We were on a father and son adventure to Michigan via Route 66 in our 1988 Ford station wagon when the rear transmission seal blew out. We limped into town and spent the next day strolling the streets and dining at the Rip Griffin, now a TA, truck stop.
On this trip all was uneventful and we continued our trip having decided to end the day in Santa Rosa, another historic community that hovers between ghost town and modern, generic haven for weary travelers.
As this was a reservation free adventure, upon our arrival we began that timeless road trip game of checking availability, rates, and condition of motels. On our second stop we struck gold even though the rate was a bit more than I am comfortable with ($69.00 plus tax).
Still the room was spacious and clean. We had Internet access in the lobby. There was a nice continental breakfast to offset the cost, and the staff was polite as well as helpful. So, if you find yourself in Santa Rosa and are in need of lodging for the night my suggestion is the Santa Rosa Inn at 2491 Historic Route 66 next door to Denny's where we succumbed to temptation and hunger after a long day on the road and finding the supermarket had closed. A pleasant dinner was followed with a leisurely stroll back to the motel and an evening of planning the next days grand adventure – exploring lost highways, the ghost towns of Cuervo, Newkirk, Montoya, Endee, Glenrio, and introducing my dearest friend to the wonderful people and the delightful pies only found at the Midpoint Cafe.
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History and Information on Nottingham in the County of Nottinghamshire.
More information on Nottingham to follow. I probably created the page as I had a link to Nottingham from another page. When building the site it is easier to place links as they crop up rather than go back later on. I realise this is frustrating if you were specifically looking for information on Nottingham. There is information on Nottinghamshire dotted around the website - click here for a suitable starting place.
If you have a genealogy story or query regarding Nottingham you can contact me and I will post it here in addition to including your message within the website pages for Nottinghamshire Genealogy.
If you would like to share any further information on Nottingham - perhaps you drank in one of the pubs in the past? Or maybe knew a previous publican running one of the boozers? Whatever the reason it would be great to hear of your stories or gossip. Simply send a message and I'll post it here.
"For being drunk and disorderly in Victoria Street, Nottingham, on Monday and wilfully damaging a bucket to the extent of 3s. 6d., Joseph Turner, 39, labourer, no fixed address, was sent to prison for one month at Nottingham Guildhall today. Police Constable Anker said that Turner was very drunk and accosting pedestrians and refused to move on. Evidence was also given of the damaged bucket being found on the floor in the prisoner's cell. Detective Superintendent Gregory said Turner was a native of Nottingham. He had no regular work and no income whatever."


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Junior squads from across the section will be in Tucson in early August for the USTA Southwest Jr. Team Tennis Championships.
This annual section championship brings together nearly 250 players comprising roughly 25 co-ed clubs competing for a shot to earn the title of Southwest's best junior squads as well as a coveted bid to the national championships in the 14s and 18s divisions.
Four divisions of play will take place at this year's event, including divisions for 12 & Under Intermediate, 14 & Under Intermediate, 18 & Under Intermediate and 18 & Under Advanced.
Section winners of the latter three of those divisions will each advance on to the USTA Jr. Team Tennis National Championships held in October of this year in South Carolina.
At the Section Championships, teams will compete in co-ed play in a games-won format to decide each match. Team matches are five lines of play in boys singles, boys doubles, girls singles, girls doubles and mixed doubles.
Set score is shortened to four games (tiebreaker at 3-3) sets for 12 & Under competitions, and six game sets (tiebreakers at 5-5) for the 14s and 18s.
Play will begin on Friday August 10 at 5:30, following team check-in for the event. Play will take place from 7 am - 2 pm on Saturday and Sunday, with awards ceremonies following the completion of each division of play.
We will be using two sites for the 2012 USTA SouthwestJr Team Tennis Championships.
Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Tennis Resort has 16 lit hard courts for championship play. The facility is near the hotel and is located at 10000 North Oracle Road, Tucson, Ariz. 85704.
Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Country Club is a couple of miles from the host hotel.
The facility has 15 lit hard courts for championship play. Allow your team about 10 minutes to make it to this site from the host hotel. The facility is located at 10555 North La Canada Drive, Tucson, Ariz 85737.
The Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort is this year's host hotel for the USTA Southwest Jr. Team Tennis Championships. This internationally acclaimed hotel has won numerous travel and hotel industry service awards, and has been a frequent host to USTA events at all levels, junior and adult.
The hotel has provided a spectacular rate of $79/night. Reservations must be made no later than August 3, 2012. All teams can reserve their own rooms by calling the hotel directly at (520) 544-5000 or by calling reservations at 1-800-325-7832. Please mention 'USTA SOUTHWEST JR TEAM TENNIS SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS' to receive the discounted rate.
Like our Adult League Section Championships, we will be holding an Olympic-themed Player Party. Root on Team USA, and definitely come dressed in red, white and blue or as your favorite Olympic athlete.
The party will be held on Saturday, Aug. 11 from 6-9 PM at the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort's Turquoise Ballroom.
Dinner, music, karaoke, door prizes and prizes for best dressed will be a part of this celebration, so get creative. Go Team USA!!!
The Team registration form, Player release and liability form as well as the Sportsmanship Form should all be faxed back to tournament director Ashley Redman at (480) 289-2701 or contact her at aredman@southwest.usta.com.
Those forms can be found below, and are also a part of the full captain's packet.


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Housekeepers to Ask Las Vegas Hotels for Panic Buttons
Negotiations begin next month, and union leaders will also bring a request for panic buttons on behalf of the more than 14,000 housekeepers working on the Strip and in Vegas' downtown area. The goal of the wireless devices, which alert managers if workers are attacked, is to prevent sexual assault.
By Jessica Davis
Culinary Workers Union Local 226, which represents tens of thousands of hotel workers in Las Vegas, will ask casino-resort operators to give every housekeeper a panic button as it begins negotiating new contracts. The request is similar to safety ordinances recently approved in other cities.
The contracts of 50,000 union members, including Las Vegas housekeepers, cooks, bartenders, and food and cocktail servers, expire at midnight May 31. Geoconda Arguello-Kline, Secretary-Treasurer for the local, said the union will work with companies to protect existing benefits, increase wages, protect job security for workers as hotel-casinos increasingly adopt new technology, and strengthen language against sexual harassment.
"We want safety for all the workers," Argüello-Kline told The Associated Press. "We want to have some language in the contract to protect more the people who work inside the hotels. . . . We know what's going on with sexual harassment. No woman should have to go through that."
The union did not provide figures related to sexual assault situations housekeepers have faced in the past, but the request is in line with measures taken against assault in other cities. Housekeepers at unionized hotels in New York City have been carrying panic buttons since 2013, and the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance in October requiring hotels to provide panic buttons to workers if they work alone in guest rooms.
Jessica Davis is an Associate Content Editor for 1105 Media.


This hard swinging live recording from New York City's intimate "House of Tribes" catures the jubilation, spontaneity and surprise of that late night jam session you heard about the day after you made a mistake and went home too early.
Europe, Russia, Asia, Australia, Alaska, Canada, the Caribbean, South America, and North Africa. Marsalis knows that the language of jazz is a lingua franca: when you swing, play the blues, deliver the romantic mood of the ballad, or lay into Latin rhythms, there is always a body of listeners ready to hear jazz as the spiritual elixir that it is. None of the talking of any sort means as much to a musician as the emotional force, the bond of soul and feeling, that gathers heat in the air when sound and the need to be moved meet. Then the space of performance and its circumstances are remade in the inimitable way we only expect from the invisible art of music.
The quality of such occasions accounts for why Marsalis has been selling out clubs and concert halls throughout his career as a bandleader. The endless standing ovations, the packed dressing rooms of well wishers and autograph seekers, the many presents brought by listeners, the small army of students he has inspired or taught or given instruments, and the family dinners he has been invited to, all add up to encouragements to continue on his chosen task, which is to deliver the artistry and the feeling of jazz wherever and whenever he can.
The performance you hold in your hand is, as are all Marsalis recordings, a culmination of where he was at the time of documentation. It was captured at what is an almost annual winter performance at the House of Tribes on East Seventh Street in New York's Lower East Side, a section of Manhattan where jazz, poetry, and theater have been presented in alternative situations for more than five decades. The performance space at the House of Tribes is very small but the sound is superb and the audience comes expecting to have its soul boiled in the hot oil of deep feeling. That audience is made up of all colors and is from all backgrounds and religions, a common feature of the Lower East Side. For all of their differences, the people who show have one thing in common: they love the propulsion of swing as it arrives in the sound of jazz. Theirs is a desire for the timeless quality of joy that the artistry of jazz packs into every second as the cold, formlessness of the moment is overcome by the heat of human personality and the refinement of empathetic interaction. Somebody could say they come looking for a groove, and somebody else could say that when Wynton Marsalis is at the House of Tribes, they get just what they are looking for–and as much of it as they can stand.
Those unaware of the variousness of Marsalis's career might be surprised to find him playing in a low-income neighborhood for an audience of no more than fifty people. They would find that surprising because they know he is one of the biggest stars in the world of jazz and could command a substantial fee at any high style room or concert hall in New York City. Such people would be unaware that Marsalis comes from a lower class community in New Orleans and has always been willing to support any organization that seeks to offer art to the people. In short, Marsalis has never been a doily afraid of the grease and the gravy on the table. He, like all great jazz musicians, is from the people and brings the message of the people, which is the fundamental good news of life. That is the optimism that defines the struggle at the center of the blues, the universal desire to meet dreams in the temporary forms of flesh and blood, or to present the sorrows and revelations of life as one has known them.
Of the House of Tribes, Marsalis says, "It's a small community space where they can have theater. It has the type of feeling that those places have in the South. It is a grass roots situation. The people –Kwame Adansi-Bona, Orlando Rodriguez, and Dominique Bachemin–are devoted to keeping the community in touch with art. You can feel the dedication in the air. These kinds of places are all over the world and they exist for the same reason. People make them happen, regardless of money or attention or any of the things that we are often told you have to have in order to do something. For me, playing at the House of Tribes is like being at home, back in that environment of pure dedication, the kind of feeling that makes you want to become an artist.
The audience at The House of Tribes is of all ages but that audience has that thing in common that is always true of jazz audiences. They come to hear people play and they come to swing and have a good time. You can hear it in their responses, which are not clichéd imitations of people having a good time. Oh, no, this is the sound of an actual good time, which makes you want to play more and play better. The audience can always give you that.
Though you were not there, you can now experience, over and over, first class contemporary jazz deep in the blue pocket of swing and full of the creations one expects of its very best players. Greg Osby says that Marsalis is the most original and comprehensive trumpet player to arrive in jazz since Woody Shaw, and Shaw himself revealed his accurate sense of the future in something he told Maxine Gordon about the younger trumpeter. While they were listening to him in concert, Shaw said that he was absolutely sure that Marsalis was destined not only to take the trumpet to new heights, but that he would elevate the making and presentation of jazz music as well. Given all that Marsalis has achieved on every plain, that has proven to be true. But this recording is not about the breadth of Marsalis, it is about nothing other than playing jazz. In that context, Marsaliss extraordinary sophistication continues to deepen the power of his art while delivering it with the greatest command of his instrument since Dizzy Gillespie and Booker Little. Green Chimneys and Donna Lee should convert any doubters.
The heat, sweep, scale and substance of Marsaliss thematic inventions reiterate, at almost every captured moment, that he is, as Betty Carter once said of him, the destiny of the music. The music needed him. He had to appear. And he did.
Wess Anderson, as made clear on Green Chimneys, is a startlingly original master of the alto. His other equally original features prove him the kind of improvisor we hear very little of at this time of academic school boys playing memorized patterns. Though a young man, Anderson is the best version of old school: He is a genuine melody maker of the first order, heavy in his harmony, and glowing in his rhythm. Above all, as Marsalis say, Wess has heavy soul. It goes deep but it's also buoyant, and he loves to swing all night. He and I have invaded jam sessions all over the world. Wess Anderson is always ready to play and spread that good feeling. Thats why musicians and listeners love him.
Green Chimneys also reiterates the fact that Eric Lewis, following Kenny Kirkland, Marcus Roberts and Eric Reed, is another of the fantastic piano players that Marsalis has introduced to the jazz world. Lewis is possessed of a talent that expresses itself free of the Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner methods that have become perhaps too common among the less imaginative of the younger piano players. (Also notice how well Anderson and Lewis sustain the ideas that Marsalis sets up on each song, which creates overall thematic order of another level.) Kengo Nakamura and Joe Farnsworth are two of the most prominent rhythm section players of the day. They have control of their instruments, which means they never play too loud and throw off the balance of the band. They know how to listen, support, and drive. They are top of the line professionals with artistic sensibilities. The same can be said of guest percussionist Orlando Rodriguez.
When you put that all together, you get everything a jazz lover needs: swing, melodic invention, harmonic surprise, rhythmic freshness, and a collective sense of improvising impassioned and logical music on the wing, surely the great performance gift that jazz has brought to Western music. Enjoy this indelible hot scoop of soul. It was made amongst the people, and for the people, which means that the music had you in mind, too.


Five teams of the 11 that competed at the Provincial Tournament in Vancouver qualify for the Global Destination Imagination Finals. Two teams took home a provincial title 6 April.
Andrew Ferneyhough, DI Regional Director, was very impressed with the overall quality of the solutions presented by the school district teams and the spirit displayed by all students.
DI is an international program that supports more than 150,000 youth in 30 countries to develop their critical and creative thinking, project management, collaboration, and communication skills. Teams of up to seven students solve a complex challenge over an 8-month period and present their solutions before a panel of appraisers. Teams can choose from six different types of challenge: Engineering, Technical, Scientific, Fine Arts, Improvisation, or Service Learning. Teams are also given a random challenge for which they do not prepare in advance of the competition.
G.P. Vanier's DInamic, manage by David Benton; Flash of Brilliance, a combined team from Mark R. Isfeld and Ecole Puntledge Park, managed by David Gillis; It's Game Time, Ecole Robb Road, managed by Jory Berthelet; Vanier's The Miracle Worms managed by Lori Mazey and Greg Kochanuk; and Brooklyn Elementary's Thunder Turtles, managed by Sarah Heselgrave.


Join local musicians, writers, performers, crafters and other artists for an exciting day of fun and creativity at the inaugural Colour New England Street Arts Festival.
The festival will bring Armidale's Beady Street Mall and surrounds to life from 2pm and culminate with a light show at 8pm.
A makers' markets, arts activities, exhibitions, crafts, workshops and street art will be accompanied by window displays, demonstrations, street theatre, arts and heritage trails, food markets and much more.


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No matter how you feel about the situation in Iraq, this documentary offers genuine insight into the general state of mind of the Iraqui people and their reactions to the American occupation.
Working alone in Iraq over an eight month period, director/cinematographer Laura Poitras has created an extraordinarily intimate portrait of Iraqis living under U.S. occupation. Her principal focus is a busy Sunni doctor - Dr. Riyadh, father of six and Sunni political candidate. An outspoken critic of the occupation, he is equally passionate about the need to establish democracy in Iraq, arguing that Sunni participation in the January 2005 elections is essential. He only becomes discouraged when he learns that many Sunnis are planning to boycott the election. Dr. Riyadh sees only chaos all around him, as his waiting room fills each day with patients suffering from the physical and mental effects of ever-increasing violence.
More than two years after the invasion, the electricity still goes on and off in the Riyadh household, and the sound of bombs and gunfire still rattles the family peace. Dramatically interwoven into the personal story of Dr. Riyadh are scenes of the US military occupation, the Australian private security contractors, American journalists and the UN officials who have been sent over to administer the elections.
The American solders that are shown are mostly seen getting briefings about how they need to be on constant alert because of the growing anti-American sentiment or trying to deal with the loss of their buddies. Unfolding like a narrative drama, this documentary follows the agonizing predicament and gradual descent of one man caught in the tragic contradictions of the U.S. occupation and its philosophy of spreading democracy throughout the Middle East.
The film tries to present a balanced portrait of the difficult situation, but it doesn't avoid including a scene of Dr. Riyadh visiting Abu Ghraib Prison where he sees a prisoner who's only 9 years old. But the film never bothers to investigate why there are children being held there. The only other bit of editorializing has been saved for the closing credits, which list some sobering numbers on the occupation and the so-called successful election.


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Lesothos herrlandslag i fotboll representerar Lesotho i fotboll. Laget kallas Likuena (krokodiler) och kontrolleras av Lesothos fotbollsförbund. I sin första match föll laget med 1–2 mot Madagaskar den 7 mars 1971. Laget har aldrig kvalificerat sig till slutstadierna av VM i fotboll eller Afrikanska mästerskapet i fotboll.

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The Oxford Arms Gift Voucher is a perfect gift for food and wine lovers alike! Dining vouchers are available to any value.
You can pick up a voucher in the pub or we can send it to you or your recipient by post within 3 days!
The Oxfordshire Cook Book is a celebration of the best 45 restaurants in Oxfordshire among 10,000 in Oxfordshire and we are honored to be one of them. Our recipe of Natural Smoked Haddock and Leek Tart by Chef Patron Bryn Jones is featuring among other 45 stunning recipes.
The Oxfordshire Cook Book is available from the bar at £9.99.
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SAN FRANCISCO, October 24, 2013: Farella Braun + Martel LLP advised Graniterock on the sale of a 19.85-acre premier development site in Redwood City, Calif. to Jay Paul Company.
A portion of the site was formerly leased to the Malibu Grand Prix Family Entertainment Center. The site was marketed as one of the few potential development sites in the area of this magnitude.
Farella's deal team was led by Real Estate Partner Richard Shapiro with support from Real Estate Associate Jake Storms.


It is a very boring life to be working all days of the week. The four corners of the office you move about, the tedious works in the office and the usual people you meet all day in and day out can make a monotonous and stressful life. Mostly, a stressful life can make one eventually sick. But if he copes with stress properly, the fear of being sick is remote. Their are many ways to cope with stress. Among them is to be entertained in cinemas, sports events and other entertaining activities, like joining caravans, biking and hiking. Just be sure that when you indulge in this activities you are physically fit before you go to the caravan sites before you set to bike or to hike, for example.So, if you are bored to death with your life, why don't you indulge in these fun and relaxing activities?


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Another Copa begins now, says Lionel Messi as Argentina scrape into quarter-finals
By Ishan Ghosh
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Argentine legend Lionel Messi stated that a new Copa begins for Argentina after the Albiceleste scraped their way into the quarter-finals of the Copa America 2019 beating Qatar on June 23 at the Porto Alegre stadium in Brazil.
In a must-win game against Qatar, Argentina somehow managed to squeeze out a victory with the scoreline showing 2-0 by goals from Lautaro Martinez and Sergio Aguero.
The white and blue brigade were on the verge of a shocking exit from the Copa America after they lost to Colombia and drew with Paraguay. They needed a win to secure a berth in the quarters which they managed with a not so convincing performance.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi stated that they had to work hard for booking their place in the quarter-finals, but they are safely through and looking to build from this point. At the post-match conference while addressing the reporters he said," The important thing was to win to keep going in the Copa, to get through the group stage. This will be an important boost for what's to come ... another Copa begins now."
The little magician is looking to take all the positives from the win to prepare for the next hurdle. "This victory must give us strength and make us grow as a team," he added. Messi admitted that their performance in the match against Qatar was below par but he believes that things will surely improve.
Argentina will next face Venezuela in the quarter-finals who qualified the group stage without losing a single match, on June 28 at Salvador. Qatar match goalscorer Sergio Aguero as quoted by Goal.com said," They're quite tough opponents who counter-attack really well and we'll try to be wise to that."
The Albiceleste had recently faced defeat at the hands of Venezuela in March this year. They were defeated 3-1 by the Vinotinto. So, they are not taking the Venezuelans easily.
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Disney's THE BFG is the imaginative story of a young girl named Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) and the Big Friendly Giant (Oscar (TM) winner Mark Rylance) who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film is based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl.
Based on the book written by Roald Dahl, The BFG movie opens in the theaters today. It's the story of a girl named Sophie and a giant that Sophie names The Big Friendly Giant (BFG). The story is about the friendship between the two and my kids really enjoyed it.
The dialogue takes some getting used to because the giant misspeaks many words, which is charming and adds to his vulnerability, but on top of the accents of the characters, it makes it a little difficult to understand. To get an idea of what I mean, click here to view the Gobblefunk Glossary.
I don't want to spoil the plot of the movie, but do want to warn you that the giants in Giant Country look scary and talk about eating children. Check out the photo below to gauge if your kids would be frightened.
(Left to right) Gizzardgulper, Childchewer, Maidmasher, Bloodbottler, Manhugger, Fleshlumpeater, Meatdripper, Butcher Boy, and Bonecruncher surround the BFG in Disney's THE BFG, the imaginative story of a young girl named Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) and the Big Friendly Giant (Oscar (R) winner Mark Rylance) who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. Directed by Steven Spielberg based on Roald Dahl's beloved classic, the film opens in theaters nationwide on July 1.
I was not privy to the cast other than the giant and Sophie, so I was surprised to see Penelope Wilton from Downton Abbey as the Queen of England!
Disney's THE BFG is the imaginative story of a young girl named Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) and the Big Friendly Giant (Oscar (TM) winner Mark Rylance) who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country Penelope Wilton is the Queen, Rebecca Hall is Mary and Rafe Spall is Mr. Tibbs. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film is based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl.
Steven Spielberg did a wonderful job creating an imaginative world and my kids commented that they like the lessons from the movie, such as being kind to everyone and being loyal to friends. Both Sophie and BFG were sweet characters and we enjoyed watching their friendship and adventure.
Director Steven Spielberg and Ruby Barnhill on the set of Disney's THE BFG, based on the best-sellling book by Roald Dahl.
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Q: Grails web.xml edits - filter-mapping order not preserved I ran grails install-templates and edited the web.xml to add a few servlet filters.  What I can't understand is why the filter mappings are getting re-ordered.
GRAILS_WORK/projects/myproject/web.xml.tmp has filters in the right order (A, B, C, D, E)
but GRAILS_WORK/projects/myproject/resources/web.xml is wrong (E, B, D, A, C)
What would cause them to be re-ordered?  Why wouldn't the web.xml template edits carry through to my application verbatim?

A: I found the root cause, but I'm not sure how to fix it.
Some plugins like cache and resources depend on the webxml plugin, and the published version has a defect where findFilterMappingNames in _Events.groovy returns a Set, instead of a List.  So the original ordering of the filter mappings is lost at that point.
It looks like there is a version on GitHub where this is fixed, but I'm not sure how to get my project to use that particular version, especially when it's being included via other plugin dependencies
(version with fixes: https://github.com/burtbeckwith/grails-webxml/blob/master/scripts/_Events.groovy)


Finding a professional bakery in Livonia, Michigan for your party is very important. Whether you need a birthday cake or a wedding cake, Livonia bakeries can cook up the cake of your dreams. Most bakeries will do custom cake designs so start thinking about the type of cake you want including frosting, decorations, color scheme, and cake toppers.
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The weekend is almost here! But it's not too soon to cast aside your work and worries and dive into a bit of medieval romance. Flight of the Raven, the first of The Novels of Ravenwood series, is being featured on N. N. Light's Book Heaven today as part of their ongoing Fall Bookathon. Read an excerpt from my book, and while you're at it, make sure to enter the giveaway to win a $150 Amazon gift card!
Hope you enjoy both the excerpt and your weekend. And good luck with the giveaway!


WTF is OTT, CTV and VOD? Even more important, how do you implement these buys within your broader TV and digital video strategy, achieve scale and measure results? Join Neil Smith and Lauren Bernard from FreeWheel Markets as they decode the digitization of TV from planning to implementation. In this session, you'll learn how to integrate valuable and highly coveted OTT inventory into your video campaigns and achieve optimal results.
In this session, P&G and its senior agency leaders will talk about how they are reinventing the agency-client relationship, from experimenting with new agency models and workplace efficiencies to reimagining the foundation of partnership.
The team at Barkley has rigorously studied youth culture trends for most of the past decade. This talk will focus on Marketing to Gen Z as well as Millennials with Kids. This session will explore the emergence of Conscious Capitalism, Gen Z consumer trends, the new American family, how youth culture and Gen Z mindsets drive commerce and how new marketing frameworks impact brand strategy.
How do creative and entrepreneurial organizations retain their unique cultures as they grow in size and ambition? What can we learn from organizations that move from founder-led cultures beyond the first generation of leaders? MDC Partners CEO and three agency leaders discuss how they've challenged the industry and scaled their success, while shaping, protecting and evolving their respective cultures, all within the context of unique and differentiated models.
With all the effort to diversify our industry's workforce and create inclusive work environments, the impact of these efforts are not sustaining. It's time to change the conversation and focus on the underlying root of these systemic issues. You will hear from experts on the dynamics of social groups and how the presence of power, status and privilege interrupt an equitable work culture.
*Each attendee has the opportunity to participate in the session(s) of their choosing. Registration for the Lunch and Learns are available via the 4A's Events app in the Agenda section.
Need Some Sizzle with that Salad? How to Wow Your Clients with Advanced TV.
Join Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners and dataxu® for a lively session full of client insights and tips on the opportunities Advanced TV can bring to clients and agencies alike. Learn how BSSP used the power of Advanced TV to help BlueShield of California better reach their business goals. No boring Powerpoint slides in this presentation—promise!
Media planning has been a standardized process for decades but can agencies be doing more to challenge conventional wisdom and push their brand strategy into the 21st century? Traditional planning models still rely on third party subscriptions, broad demographics and limited panel research, but what if AI could do all the heavy lifting in gaining a deeper understanding of your current audiences? True AI can help brands grow by optimizing against your exact audience with a laser focus on efficiency while simultaneously unlocking new audiences. Discover tremendous growth opportunities and deliver tangible human-level insights that differentiate your agency from the next.
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In this session, hosted by people-based audience provider V12 Data, you'll learn how to apply advancements in data, technology and analytics to expand the customer view for richer, omnichannel consumer engagement.
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Data is difficult; there is a lot of it, and the sources and characteristics vary widely. The capture and quantification of consumer touchpoints across devices and channels is increasingly complex. How do you harness this data to optimize brand performance? This session will look at data quality, use of data for planning, targeting, measurement and attribution.
Aaron Fetters, SVP of National Agency and CPG, comScore, Inc.
Join Laura Rowan, Group Strategy Director at Anomaly, as she shares the compelling story behind the work the agency created for their clients, The Hershey Company/Jolly Rancher and cannabis brand Dosist. Get the inside story to the critical thinking behind these two distinct campaigns and how the strategies and ideas forced Anomaly to rethink their agency model to deliver business for both. Anomaly received two Gold Awards at the 2017 Jay Chiat Awards, held during 4A's Strategy Festival this past September.
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Imagine a "Hive Mind" that amplifies the knowledge, wisdom, and intuitions of human populations, creating an "Artificial Expert" that can answer questions, make predictions, and generate insights that are far more accurate than the individuals could produce on their own. A new technology called Swarm AI is making this possible and it could be our best defense against the emerging dangers of traditional AI. That's because unlike most approaches to AI that aim to replace people with technology, Swarm AI keeps humans in the loop, amplifying not just human intelligence, but human values, morals, creativity, and sensibilities. Louis Rosenberg, PhD is the Founder & CEO of Unanimous AI, an artificial intelligence company that develops AI systems modeled after biological swarms. He will review the biological basis for the technology, the long term implications to society, and current uses in industry.


Our goal is to involve as many caregivers as possible as we continue to collaborate with our partners in finding solutions that will have a lasting and positive impact on the quality of life of caregivers and their ill loved ones. Join us on our journey and help us to change lives.
The quality of life of persons living with mental illness and their family members is impacted in many ways including mental health, physical health and financial concerns that significantly stress the capacity of the ill person and their families to cope with the many challenges confronted along the journey to recovery.
– Mental health components: vitality, social functioning, role emotional and mental health.
Going forward two family summits were held. The first, in 2013, was attended by representatives from all regions involved in the discussion forums, caregivers and mental health service providers and identified the specific caregiver priorities. The 2014 summit discussed how to get family caregivers involve in the mental health education and support.
Caregivers and mental health service providers are invited to join us and representatives from some of the organizations we have collaborated with in the last year at our 3rd Family Summit on October 24, 2015. These organizations include the Ottawa Public Health, Canadian Mental Health Association, Canadian Public Health Association, Citizen Advocacy, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health, Ontario Disability Support Program, Ontario Works and family organizations such as OASIS Kanata, Families Impacted by Mental Illness Smith Falls and the Cornwall and District Family Support Group.


Bayelsa is a state in southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State. Its capital is Yenagoa. The main language spoken is Ijaw with dialects such as Kolukuma, Mein, Bomu, Nembe, Epie-Atisa, and Ogbia. The state has an estimated population of over 1.7million people.
Bayelsa state has one of the largest crude oil and Natural gas deposits in Nigeria. The state has several Points of Interest like the Ox bow lake in Yenagoa, Lake Efi in Sabagreia, Peace park, Agge Beach in Ekeremor, Lake Akao. Christianity is the predominant religion in the state.
Bayelsa has some beautiful and very affordable venues to choose. ogaVenue has classy and affordable event halls to choose from also at discounted rates.
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Seeing the Mayan remains in Tikal, Guatemala was an incredible site. We hiked back through the grounds and climbed some of the towers. What the Mayans built with human power and a whole lot of faith was unbelievable. Apparently the ruins continue on underground quite a ways and there is much more to be excavated.
The stairways were very steep.
Rob resting at the top of one of the smaller towers.
We saw a nice sized tarantula.
The slate where heads were chopped off… yikes. The Mayans definitely liked to "sacrifice" people.
This is one of my favorite photos. Looking at one of the other temples from afar.
Tikal is beautiful and historical. It was remarkable touching history and imaging what it used to be like back in the day.
I've met a great group of colleagues at work and we've started a cooking club. Every month or two, one of us will host the rest and we learn how to cook or bake something new. This time around was a chocolate covered edition. We went wild dipping and decorating some pretzel wands and strawberries!
Double boiling the chocolate is a must for success. White chocolate is harder to keep melted but if you move quickly, you can get a lot out of one batch.
The dark chocolate double boiled stayed liquid for a long time.
First step is dipping the goods in chocolate.
We added a lot of personality to some of the sticks.
You can even make little faces with different toppings.
We also made some delicious strawberries.
And dressed 'em up in tuxes.
We boxed up the goods and everyone could take them home. It's a great group dessert cooking activity!
While in the jungle in Belize, we stayed on a property of over 73,000 acres. There were so many beautiful plants and walkways, I loved seeing all the different types of plants that thrived in the Belizean Jungle.
These reminded me of Fall colors in the states.
This tree was called a sun burn tree.
There were so many beautiful things to see in the jungle gardens!
Cave Adventures – Part 1.
We went on some awesome cave adventures while in Belize. I have to admit I was a little bit intimidated at first because a lot of the entry ways were very small with low ceilings. However, as we carried on through the caves and the ceilings and natural cave windows to the jungle opened up, I soon settled into one of the most naturally beautiful expeditions to see.
Tank ride to the trail head.
The place we stayed had these huge tanker trucks that would bring us to our daily adventures. They tromped through rough trails and through rivers. They didn't destroy anything, we just needed them to navigate the rough roads that aren't easily accessible.
Before a crazy rain storm hailed down on us.
My onzie yoga pants ended up being the best jungle trekking pants because they were water proof and protected my legs.
Hiking to our cave drop in.
Everyone getting in their tubes!
We were 85% in caves but every now and then we would come out to the most picturesque river spots in the jungle.
Jungle nerd. At least I was comfortable for the 9 miles of cave floating.
Rob and I at one of the big cave openings we came out from.
As someone who thoroughly loves travel and photography, I've also toted my big SLR camera around (and still do to be honest). After getting a GoPro though, it really takes the cake in terms of adventure camera. It has a waterproof housing and you can hold it in your hand. Here are some of my GoPro shots from Belize!
I have an older GoPro but the images are still great quality. I recommend the camera to anyone looking for a good camera that's small, easy to pack, and durable.
One of the best parts of vacation is just relaxing. We definitely tried to detox from the working world as much as possible. Nothing like fresh coconuts and a dip in the pool to rinse the sea salt from the ocean off.
We had access to a few different pools and really enjoyed the one next to the ocean.
Taking a nap at sunset on the pier.
Vacation mode is the best!
We spent some time on the island of Caye Caulker in Belize and I just fell in love with it. It was quiet and slow paced but full of good food and easy swimming. We rented this awesome cottage through Airbnb on the South end of the island and rode bikes everywhere. It was a perfectly relaxing stop :).
Lobster season was in full swing and we were enjoying the lobster ceviche.
Sitting on swings, dragging our toes in the sand.
Fresh coconuts are good for you on the daily.
The colors of the water are striking.
A taste of Caye Caulker!


We are proud of the extra curricular services we provide for the children at Axbridge. These range from sports clubs to art clubs. Please see below for more details or contact Miss Nash, our extended services co-ordinator.
Street Dance Club with Sophie Eloise.
Forest School with Penny Groves.
Zumba with Carol-Anne and Denia.
Lunch time Spanish club with Mrs.Page.
Within the school we lead many exciting Curriculum Clubs within the school that run throughout lunch hours or for an hour after school.
Within our Busy Bees nursery we have provision for pre-school children to attend Breakfast club. This starts at 8am until 8.50. The children attending Busy Bees also have the option to come to Lunch Club from 11.30-1pm. See Busy Bees webpage for more information.
The school also supports an After School Care Club for children, lasting from the end of the day until 6pm. This is self financing and run by Mrs Maunders. A wide range of activities take place, including board games, ball games, snooker and art and craft activities. The session begins with a light snack and the children thoroughly enjoy their time at the club. It is situated next door to the school site. Mrs Maunders also runs a Breakfast Club each morning before school. For more information please contact Mrs Maunders on 07708 982481.
We also have the facility of a Walking Bus, led by Mrs Newman and Mrs Hughes. This facility allows parents to drop off their child at Meadow Street car park from 8.30am to ease congestion around the school site and allow parents to get to work. Mrs Newman and Mrs Hughes then lead the children into school, with the children wearing their reflective jackets. If you wish your child to join the Walking Bus, please complete and return the agreement below to the school office.


Actually I have two problems I'd be happy for some advice.
1. I have two old chestnut trees in my backyard that provide beautiful shade, but also drop a lot of those spikey little landmines all over my yard. I do the best I can to rake them up, but inevitably a lot of the smaller ones work their way down into the lawn I've also got tons of older seed hulls lodged into the grass. Is there a bette way to get these nsty little guys out of my grass? I want to make the backyard as barefoot friendly as possible.


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