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'House of Gucci' author gives her take on the new film adapted from her book
Published November 28, 2021 at 3:50 PM CST
DAVID FOLKENFLIK, HOST:
And finally today, watching movies in actual movie theaters is a thing again, at least for the moment. This long holiday weekend, a top performer at the box office is a film about one of the most famous fashion houses in the world.
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "HOUSE OF GUCCI")
LADY GAGA: (As Patrizia Reggiani) Gucci - it was a name that sounded so sweet, so seductive.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character) Come. Meet the family.
ADAM DRIVER: (As Maurizio Gucci) Everybody, this is Patrizia, and this is my family.
LADY GAGA: (As Patrizia Reggiani) They had it all - wealth, style, power. Who wouldn't care for that?
FOLKENFLIK: "House Of Gucci" tells the story of how the Gucci family lost control of the company that still bears their name and of how the company's former CEO, Maurizio Gucci, lost his life to a hitman hired by his former wife, Patrizia Reggiani. The movie, from director Ridley Scott, known for his action-packed thrillers, is inspired by "The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed," the book by former longtime fashion reporter Sara Gay Forden. We called upon her expertise to tell us more about the true story behind the film, and Sara Gay Forden joins us now. Hey, welcome, Sara. Thanks for being with us.
SARA GAY FORDEN: Thanks for having me.
FOLKENFLIK: So I have to ask off the bat - I saw the movie. What did you think of it?
FORDEN: Wow. Well, it was clearly an emotional moment for me. I mean, I spent 20 years waiting for this movie to become a reality. But, no, I spent two years of my life writing this book and went deep into all the twists and turns of this family's saga, and it was really quite incredible to see it on the big screen with a director of the caliber of Ridley Scott and the star-studded cast.
FOLKENFLIK: You spent 15 years covering fashion in Milan. What drew you to the specific story of the Gucci family?
FORDEN: You know, I was a beat reporter working for Women's Wear Daily at the time. I was covering this incredible moment in the history of the Italian fashion industry, as many family-owned labels like Armani and Prada and Versace were making this quantum leap from being family brands to being mega brands. And at the time, Gucci was not really a frontline player at all. It was kind of a has-been. It was sort of outside of the Milan Fashion Circle. And it was a leather goods and accessories company at that time. It wasn't yet a fashion company.
FOLKENFLIK: As I read your book, you know - and in the movie as well in a slightly different way - you know, these characters are big. They burst. And they're also, all of them, flawed, even Maurizio, who starts off seemingly uninterested in the wealth, uninterested in the family practice, uninterested in the glitz of it. All of them have insights about one another. They warn each other about each other's flaws or each other's ambitions, each other's cruelty, and yet they don't see it in themselves. What did you take from these characters as you were sort of surrounding them 360, as you were understanding them and as you were watching them pit themselves against one another?
FORDEN: You know, I had to kind of lose myself in this narrative and in these characters in order to kind of come out the other end with the book. And I really tried to paint each figure as fully as I could and trying to understand the different facets of the personality of each one. But ultimately, because they were also pitted against each other, I had to come to my own understanding of where the truth was. And I felt the truth was going to be somewhere in the middle. And I wanted to be able to tell a reader, you know, this is Patrizia; this is Maurizio. And they think of themselves this way, but the others think of them differently. And so it was really like - almost like trying to do a painting (laughter) of all of these characters.
FOLKENFLIK: No doubt a renaissance painting.
FORDEN: Yes, a Machiavellian painting.
FORDEN: Part of the foundation for the tension and the infighting in the family had to do with the family's shareholding structure and the fact that, you know, Rodolfo and Aldo each had 50%. And as long as it was just the two of them...
FOLKENFLIK: The two older brothers.
FORDEN: ...Running the company - the two older brothers, exactly - Maurizio's father and his uncle. As long as they had divvied up the pie, things went pretty smoothly. But then when Rodolfo passed on and his 50% went to his son Maurizio, and then Aldo started to divide up his share of the company with his sons, then things started to get complicated. And then there was all these shifting alliances and the push for control.
FOLKENFLIK: Gucci is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding this year. So beyond the salacious headlines the family infighting, beyond even the murder of Maurizio Gucci, what do you think the brand's legacy is moving forward?
FORDEN: You know, I thought it was fascinating to see, I think. They did a mega fashion show in Los Angeles in early November, closing down Hollywood Boulevard. And they had all the icons of the past, including from the early, you know, Guccio Gucci days through the Tom Ford era and up to the present. And, you know, I think that every brand kind of needs a story to sell its wares. Otherwise they're just shoes and handbags. And I think with this - my book, with the movie and, you know, Gucci now moving forward to the next - into its next century, it's really, in a way for the first time, connected its past with its future. Even though it's a messy past, in a way, it's now kind of all tied up with a bow, and it can move on.
FOLKENFLIK: I want to ask you for some of our listeners who weren't around at the time or may not be as plugged in Gucci, can you describe for me the glamour that attached to Gucci and the kinds of events or the kinds of developments that kind of were emblematic of that?
FORDEN: I mean, Gucci has been just punctuated with stars over the years who have embraced it. You know, you go from, as you mentioned, the Grace Kelly, the Flora scarf, Liza Minnelli, Studio 54 - Sammy Davis Jr. bought the exact same white leather couches that were on display in the Rodeo Drive store. But then you have, also, the kind of everyday manifestation of Gucci. I mean, you, as a fellow Washingtonian, may recall that the floor of Congress was was famously nicknamed Gucci Gulch at one point in the '80s because all the lobbyists were wearing Gucci loafers. And so I think the Gucci loafer was an example of a product that was stylish but also comfortable, and you could wear it with ease, and men and women could wear it. So it had an ability, also, to sort of ease into people's everyday lives in a way that wasn't maybe overly ostentatious but showed a sign of style.
FOLKENFLIK: But nothing for ordain - that is, people had to make choices, whether it was Aldo, whether it was Mauricio, whomever, to figure out how much we want to reach down to people who could only afford so much money to pay. How much do we want to make sure to internationalize? How much is it important just to keep our focus on the things that we excel on?
FORDEN: And that's actually - you point to a really critical moment in Gucci's history and a critical question that the family struggled with but that also, you know, its private owners struggle with now. You know, how much do you push the brand, the recognizable, you know, icons, the GG logo, the horsebit, you know? If it becomes ubiquitous, that cheapens it. If it's too minimal, then maybe people don't notice. So it's always, I think, a shifting balance.
FOLKENFLIK: All born out of a family's small shop that specialized in leather goods.
FORDEN: And I - actually, I was just back in Florence in September. And I, you know, went down the street where, 100 years ago, Guccio Gucci opened the first shop. And I actually had a private tour of the archive, which Gucci has added to over the 20 years since I first started writing the book. And it's now filled with objects from over the decades, everything from the first carrying case with the precursor to the GG logo, fabric, to things like desk sets and cocktail sets. So, really, it's a pretty vast history there, in the former artisan workshop in Florence.
FOLKENFLIK: That's Sara Gay Forden, author of "The House Of Gucci: A Sensational Story Of Murder, Madness, Glamour And Greed." The new film based on that book stars Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, and it's out now. Sara Gay Forden, thanks so much for speaking with us today.
FORDEN: Thanks so much for having me, David.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HEART OF GLASS")
BLONDIE: (Singing) Once I had a love, and it was a gas. Soon found out had a heart of glass. Seemed like the real thing, only to find mucho mistrust. Love's gone behind. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Wat E Kang
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Wat E Kang ('Monkey Temple'; Thai: วัดอีก้าง or วัดอีค่าง) is a ruined 16th or 17th century temple in the Wiang Kum Kam archaeological complex near modern Chiang Mai in northern Thailand.
It is named after the former prevalence of wild old world monkeys at the site prior to its excavation and restoration, which are known as kang in the local Thai dialect.
Excavations between 1985 and 1986 uncovered a chedi behind a north-facing vihara oriented toward the Ping River. In 2003, further excavations discovered traces of a wall at the west of the site. Further excavations are planned.
The primary architectural feature of the ruins is the large, mostly intact bell-shaped chedi on a high lotus-shaped base with torus molding. The base of the vihara is also preserved, including foundation stones for 16 pillars.
The site was the first to prompt studies of ancient flooding in the area, a large scale instance of which is presumed to have occurred in the 17th century.
Wat E Kang Wikipedia
Wat Chedi Liam
Wat That Noi

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Don't put your family's health at risk. Hot weather natural pest control is easy and easily available. Here are some tips and information to guide you: Fleas, Silverfish, Mites, Moths, Weevils, and Flies.
We interviewed Erin Switalski for our Lean Into Green Telesummit. Erin is the Executive Director of Women's Voices for the Earth (www.WomensVoices.org). Our Health. Our Future. Toxic Free! WVE is one of those organizations you want to be involved with.
Preventing Cancer with Audra Conklin, "Control What You Can: Your Home" In our Telesummit Series, "Preventing Cancer: Exposing the Environmental Causes" we explored toxins, radiation, hormone disruptors, cell phones, sunscreens, fluoride, fracking, GMOs, flame retardants and BPA — and Steps You Can Take To Prevent Cancer and its Recurrence.
Multipure water filters in Flint, Michigan. Other filters get lead out, but not for the large capacity that Multipure does. Filter changes in 6 – 12 months.
Bee health is improving with the removal of Neonicotinoids in the U.S. and worldwide – a nicotine toxin produced by the tobacco plant.


The BABC Miami aims to provide our members with an opportunity to promote their business. Learn more about our committees through networking events, electronic mail and the BABC website. Supply membership lists and other useful information from our own sources and through a network of like-minded organizations. Organize business and trade lunches providing the opportunity for one-on-one discussions with subject expert and important speakers. Organize social events that are enjoyable in their own right, providing an environment for members to entertain their clients and co-workers with British culture and traditions. Direct members to the services provided by the British Government through the UK Trade & Investment Group, both in the UK and through diplomatic posts overseas, and to provide access to the broad network of bilateral British Chambers of Commerce in the United Kingdom and Latin American and Caribbean countries.
The BABC was originally formed in 1985 as a non-profit organization to serve the growing business interests between the UK and South Florida focusing on business activities across the North Atlantic. In recent years recognizing South Florida's growing importance as a major center for all Latin American & Caribbean (LAC) countries, the BABC has broadened its role to include business development between the UK, LAC and globally.
The mission of the Miami Chapter of the British American Business Council is to provide networking, education and business development opportunities and to build cultural ties between the United Kingdom, South Florida and the extended Latin American and Caribbean business communities. BABC Miami operates in collaboration with the Miami office of Her Majesty's Consul General and the Department of International Trade.
– Promote your company by hosting business functions and sponsoring social events.
– Showcase your business at seminars and various multi-chamber trade events.
– Achieve recognition on the BABC Miami website.
– Maintain up to date on local and international business issues.
– Acquire new customers and achieve business growth.
We encourage all Members to participate in our various committees and events – choose a committee which suits your business and lifestyle goals and get active with BABC Miami now!


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Exposure to TV and Films Influences the Color of Our Dreams?
According to a new study, kids that watch TV in black and white are more likely to have black-and-white dreams throughout their lifetime.
Scientists debated on the color of dreams for many years. Most scientists that made their researches in the period between 1915 and 1950s thought that all dreams are black and white. However, in 1960s scientists discovered that about 83 percent of dreams include some color. This particular time in history saw the transition from black-and-white film and TV to Technicolor.
Previously scientists made their researches based on questioners that participants had to complete in the middle of the day, when they might have forgotten some details of their dreams and assume they dreamt in black-and-white.
In order to make it clear, Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee, UK, decided to make her own study. Firstly she interrogated 60 people, half of them being under 25 and half over 55. Subjects had to answer questions related to the color of their dreams. In addition they had to answer questions linked to their exposure to film and TV. Then, every morning, the participants recorded different features of their dreams in a diary, New Scientist reports.
The researcher discovered that the results from the questionnaires and those from the dream diaries were almost the same, which means that studies performed earlier were comparable.
Afterwards, Murzyn analyzed her own information in order to determine whether grayscale TV still had an influence on the dreams of the study participants, 40 years later. She found that 4.4 percent of dreams reported by subjects aged under 25 were black and white and 7.3 percent of dreams reported by participants aged over 55, who have been exposed to color TV and film during their childhood, were also black and white. However, the over-55s, who were exposed to black-and-white media, said that they were dreaming in grayscale a quarter of the time.
"There could be a critical period in our childhood when watching films has a big impact on the way dreams are formed," said Murzyn.
Despite the fact that subjects spent only a couple of hours each day watching television, their concentration along with emotional engagement would have been amplified, thus leaving a profound sign on their mind.
Nevertheless, the scientist stated that it is still impossible to determine whether a person dreams black-and-white or if the exposure to television modifies the way a human's mind interprets dreams when we wake.


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Meet Adam Anderson and Davisville Middle School!
September 9, 2017 mollieflanagan
Twice a year, RISCA awards grants in a number of categories. Over the next few months, we will be profiling the amazing artists and organizations that received grants at our April 1, 2017 deadline, two at a time.
Project Grants for Individuals
Artist: Adam E. Anderson
Project: Ten Thousand Suns is a summer-long botanical performance, founded in 2016, in which over 10,000 sunflower seeds are planted and nurtured over the course of the summer months. It is located on land that, until recently, sat under a highway with high compaction, low-organic material, and embedded with toxicity. A portion of the performance is simply the presence of those who care for the field to develop a garden/park for everyone to enjoy and transform the site into a bio-diverse and artfully constructed wildlife habitat. The panelists really responded to the description of how people engage with the space and the work, and how this project activates a space in an area that doesn't get a lot of attention.
Artist Bio: Adam E. Anderson is a registered landscape architect and Founder/Director of
Design Under Sky. Projects vary in a range of scales that include but are not excluded to a hospital healing gardens, residential gardens, masterplanning, campus plazas, rooftop gardens, and urban parks, as well as commissioned public art works.
He received his Masters in Landscape Architecture (MLA II) from the Rhode Island School of Design where he was an Olmsted Scholar and Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from The Ohio State University. He has taught at RISD since 2014 and has been a visiting critic at Harvard Graduate School of Design, The Ohio State University, Northeastern University, and the Boston Architectural College. You can see more of his work at www.designundersky.com.
Project Grants in Education
Applicant Organization: Davisville Middle School
Lead Teacher: Sandra Makielski
Participating Artists: Beth Berry, Isa Coulibaly, Jiyoung Chung, Charles Kalajian, Stuart Paton, Jayshree Rajamani
Project: Ninety seventh grade students from DMS will enhance their understanding of Asian and African cultures by "travelling" down the Silk Road in 4-D: Dance, Drama, Drumming, and Design. Students will create a 10 stall Silk Road Market where community members will barter with canned goods turning the entire event into a service learning project.
Students will spend six months learning about the geography of Asia and Africa through hands-on activities. In each region the students "visit" and study, they will learn a skill or technique unique to that region and be exposed to an art form from highly trained guest artists. In turn, students will practice the art forms (puppetry, dance, drumming, joomchi) and they will create authentic items to trade during their Silk Road Market to be hosted in June. Students will make enough items for 10 different tents to trade with approximately 300 guests.
The DMS Silk Road Market will be comprised of 4 parts located in the courtyard of
Davisville Middle School: shopping for authentic handcrafted artifacts made by seventh-graders, traditional stories told through shadow puppets, dancing and drumming as a way for the seventh grade students to share their experiences and new-found knowledge of the Silk Road. Over 200 students and over 100 community members will come together to celebrate, learn, and experience cultures from Asia and Africa.
About the School: Davisville Middle School is committed to providing our students with pathways for academic and personal success through challenging and diverse educational opportunities.
RISCA Recipients
← City of Central Falls Requests Proposals for Public Art Project
Creative Access Residencies for Artists & Writers with Spinal Cord Injuries →


LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan — A woman who became enraged during an argument in the subway pulled off her high-heeled shoe and struck a man in the head with it, cutting him, police officials said Sunday.
The pair was on a northbound F train near Delancey Street on Friday morning around 5 a.m. when the argument began, an NYPD spokesperson said. Police do not know what they argued about before the woman attacked the man with her shoe.
The woman got off at the Delancey Street stop and fled, police officials said. She has not yet been arrested for the subway attack.
Following the attack, the 26-year-old victim was taken to the hospital, an NYPD spokesperson said. He suffered a laceration to the head. The man was in stable condition.


Hipster criminals just can't catch a break.
Tell us if you think this sounds like a good idea: go to a BMW dealership, steal a loaner car, then head to a Walmart in Chehalis to shoplift as much as your freshly-showered hands can carry. Oh, did we forget to mention that you got arrested and released a few days ago for breaking into a house, taking a shower and then calling the 911 on the homeowner because her doggies scared you?
This guy's hot on the heels of our ATM criminal who stole deposits from people at the exact same ATM three times in less than one week! He's in police custody now, by the way (Man, 19, Faces Charges in ATM Robberies).
This is the caliber of criminal mind that we have here in Portland. We're thinking these two need to get together and film a live-action Beavis & Butthead movie.


My aunt worked for Time Life Magazine, so growing up we'd get some unique toys at Christmas time.
One year she gave two of my brothers a pint each of Polo cologne.
They in turn passed it onto me. I didn't shave yet, so I still had about half of a bottle when I did start shaving.
Another time we received pictures of moon rocks. I guess in retrospect, it looked a bit like a postcard, but the thought was certainly there.
Another year she gave my brothers a unique razor that she said the astronauts had used. It had a small razor head about the size of a quarter and a huge spring inside it that required it to be wound.
My brothers mostly used the disposable ones when they did shave, so I was given one of them.
Of course, the first thing I did was to take it apart to see how it worked. It had a large spring and about 50 cogs and gears in it.
Since I didn't shave, I re-purposed mine into a portable fan by adding a fan blade to it. Very cool.
In 1976, my aunt gave us a few signed World Series baseballs.
She was good friends with the then-baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn. We'd always get a lot of stuff from my aunt, so not realizing the importance of these items, they were put in the baseball bag with our bats, balls, and gloves.
I used one of the signed balls when my friends wanted to play ball in the local field.
It was also in 1976 that I got my first autograph book, which was a re-purposed red 1975 day planner, but since I never went to any games, I got autographs from people in the neighborhood who meant something to me.
So, there was an autograph from our mail carrier, my teacher, a few of my friends.
My brother took it upon himself to autograph some extra names in my book.
My dad took me to his job one day and there was a photo of him standing at the top of the George Washington Bridge.
Up to that point, I never really knew what my dad did, but this made it real. He said it was taken when they were painting the bridge.
A few weeks later, my dad had his friends from work over to the house and to me they were celebrities because they were up on that bridge with him.
A signed baseball from — who cares?
I got me a Ray Bolger and a Tony Gomez, two heroes in my book.


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package org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.runtimecontext.noruntime;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import org.apache.isis.applib.profiles.Localization;
import org.apache.isis.applib.query.Query;
import org.apache.isis.applib.services.bookmark.Bookmark;
import org.apache.isis.core.commons.authentication.AuthenticationSession;
import org.apache.isis.core.commons.authentication.AuthenticationSessionProvider;
import org.apache.isis.core.commons.authentication.AuthenticationSessionProviderAbstract;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.adapter.*;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.adapter.mgr.AdapterManager;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.adapter.mgr.AdapterManagerAware;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.adapter.oid.Oid;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.adapter.oid.TypedOid;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.deployment.DeploymentCategory;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.runtimecontext.RuntimeContextAbstract;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.runtimecontext.ServicesInjector;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.spec.ObjectInstantiationException;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.spec.ObjectInstantiator;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.spec.ObjectInstantiatorAbstract;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.spec.ObjectSpecification;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.spec.feature.OneToManyAssociation;

public class RuntimeContextNoRuntime extends RuntimeContextAbstract {

    private final DeploymentCategory deploymentCategory;
    private final ServicesInjector servicesInjector;
    private final AuthenticationSessionProviderAbstract authenticationSessionProvider;
    private final AdapterManager adapterManager;
    private final ObjectInstantiatorAbstract objectInstantiator;
    private final ObjectDirtierAbstract objectDirtier;
    private final ObjectPersistorAbstract objectPersistor;
    private final DomainObjectServicesAbstract domainObjectServices;
    private final LocalizationProviderAbstract localizationProvider;
    private final QuerySubmitterAbstract querySubmitter;

    public RuntimeContextNoRuntime() {
        this(DeploymentCategory.PRODUCTION);
    }

    public RuntimeContextNoRuntime(DeploymentCategory deploymentCategory) {
        this.deploymentCategory = deploymentCategory;
        // Unlike most of the methods in this implementation, does nothing
        // (because this will always be called, even in a no-runtime context).
        servicesInjector = new ServicesInjector() {
            @Override
            public void injectServicesInto(final Object domainObject) {
            }

            @Override
            public void injectServicesInto(List<Object> objects) {
            }

            @Override
            public <T> T lookupService(Class<T> serviceClass) {
                return null;
            }

            @Override
            public void injectInto(Object candidate) {
            }

            @Override
            public <T> List<T> lookupServices(Class<T> serviceClass) {
                return null;
            }

            @Override
            public List<Object> getRegisteredServices() {
                return null;
            }
        };
        authenticationSessionProvider = new AuthenticationSessionProviderAbstract() {
            @Override
            public AuthenticationSession getAuthenticationSession() {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }
        };
        adapterManager = new AdapterManager() {

            @Override
            public void injectInto(final Object candidate) {
                if (AdapterManagerAware.class.isAssignableFrom(candidate.getClass())) {
                    final AdapterManagerAware cast = AdapterManagerAware.class.cast(candidate);
                    cast.setAdapterManager(this);
                }
            }

            @Override
            public ObjectAdapter getAdapterFor(final Object pojo) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public ObjectAdapter adapterFor(final Object pojo, final ObjectAdapter ownerAdapter) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public ObjectAdapter adapterFor(final Object pojo, final ObjectAdapter ownerAdapter, final OneToManyAssociation collection) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public ObjectAdapter mapRecreatedPojo(Oid oid, Object recreatedPojo) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public void removeAdapter(ObjectAdapter adapter) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public ObjectAdapter adapterFor(final Object domainObject) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public ObjectAdapter adapterFor(TypedOid oid) {
            	throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public ObjectAdapter adapterFor(TypedOid oid, ConcurrencyChecking concurrencyChecking) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public ObjectAdapter getAdapterFor(Oid oid) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

        };
        objectInstantiator = new ObjectInstantiatorAbstract() {

            @Override
            public Object instantiate(final Class<?> cls) throws ObjectInstantiationException {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }
        };
        objectDirtier = new ObjectDirtierAbstract() {

            @Override
            public void objectChanged(final Object object) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public void objectChanged(final ObjectAdapter adapter) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }
        };
        objectPersistor = new ObjectPersistorAbstract() {

            @Override
            public void remove(final ObjectAdapter adapter) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public void makePersistent(final ObjectAdapter adapter) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }
        };
        domainObjectServices = new DomainObjectServicesAbstract() {

            @Override
            public ObjectAdapter createTransientInstance(final ObjectSpecification spec) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public ObjectAdapter createViewModelInstance(ObjectSpecification spec, String memento) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public ObjectAdapter createAggregatedInstance(final ObjectSpecification spec, final ObjectAdapter parent) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public Object lookup(Bookmark bookmark) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public Bookmark bookmarkFor(Object domainObject) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public Bookmark bookmarkFor(Class<?> cls, String identifier) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public void resolve(final Object parent, final Object field) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public void resolve(final Object parent) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public boolean flush() {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public void commit() {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public void informUser(final String message) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public void warnUser(final String message) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public void raiseError(final String message) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public List<String> getPropertyNames() {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public String getProperty(final String name) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

            @Override
            public void injectServicesInto(Object domainObject) {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported by this implementation of RuntimeContext");
            }

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Data interpretation critical care
Difficult intubation with prolonged poor quality manual ventilation
Created on Fri, 09/18/2015 - 21:52
Last updated Sat, 09/19/2015 - 20:56
Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation
The ED staff were struggling to intubate an elderly gentleman with hypoxic respiratory failure. This man is a 75 year old non-smoker who has had a NSTEMI at home after an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and went on to develop acute pulmonary oedema which brought him to hospital.
Background is that of rheumatoid arthritis with decreased jaw opening, and C-spine fusion surgery which significantly limits neck extension. The first attempt at intubation did not go as planned; direct laryngoscopy proved fruitless and though the curved-blade videolaryngoscope revealed a nice-looking Grade 1 view, the bougie ended up poking uselessly into every recess other than the larynx, and the whole thing was abandoned after the saturation probe fell off.
With the suxamethonium wearing off, 50mg of rocuronium were administered, and bag-mask ventilation was recommenced. To restore morale, the pulse oximeter was reattached to the cold clammy finger - but the waveform was of poor quality, and the numbers it generated were scoffed at as being depressing and unrealistic ("50% sats? Pull the other one"). It can't be that low, they said; the patient wouldn't have such a vigorous pulse, they would be peri-arrest! After insistent demands from bystanders, an ABG was collected to debunk this theory. Shortly after the arterial sample was collected, the rhythm collapsed into broad complex bradycardia and asystole.
Then the gas came back.
Data to be interpreteted
Discussion and Interpretation
Assessment of tension-based and content-based oxygenation indices
Alveolar oxygen 519.25
A-a gradient 484.25
a/A ratio 0.07
PaO2/FiO2 ratio 35
The patient is profoundly hypoxic. The probe was right!
The change in pH
There is a profound acidaemia; the pH is 6.956.
The change in pCO2
The pCO2 is ridiculously high, suggesting that the patient has been without much alveolar ventilation for some time. Using the Henderson equation, the pH expected at this PaCO2 level should be around 6.979 which is very close to the measured pH.
The change in Base Excess
The respiratory acid-base disturbance here is so profound that it can be used to illustrate the dangers of using the Copenhagen standard bicarbonate value with the Boston compensation rules. The Boston rules demand an actual bicarbonate value, and if one is not aware that the ABG machine reports the corrected "standard" value, one can end up with some ridiculous conclusions. A rambling digression along this issue is presented in the chapter which compares the Boston and Copenhagen methods of acid-base assessment, using this ABG as an example.
Copenhagen interpretation of acid-base compensation:
The Actual Base Excess is slightly negative, but still within the normal acceptable limits. On this basis, one would be forced to conclude that this patient's acidaemia is caused primarily by a respiratory acidosis with a minor contribution from a metabolic acidosis.
Boston interpretation of acid-base compensation:
The calculated actual bicarbonate is 33.4mmol/L, which is slightly lower than the 35.5mmol/L expected from the "1 for 10" rule. Again, this suggests that the patient's acid-base disturbance is mainly respiratory, and that a metabolic acidosis is playing a minor supportive role.
Assessment of the metabolic component of acidosis
There isn't much of an acid base disturbance here, but let us analyse it anyway. The chapter dedicated to the anion gap also uses this blood gas example to illustrate one's options in choosing a bicarbonate value to calculate the aforementioned gap. In summary, one should use the actual bicarbonate rather than the standard bicarbonate. Using a bicarbonate value of 33.4mmol/L, one ends up with an anion gap of around 9.3, which is close enough to the expected AG (9.5, for an albumin of 30) to call this a normal anion gap metabolic acidosis.
Assessment of oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation mechanics
The p50 is significantly right-shifted, which makes sense given the profound hypercapnea and acidosis. This is Bohr effect taken to a ridiculous extreme. As the corrected p50(st) demonstrates, the pH and CO2 are responsible for this shift. In the absence of this respiratory acid-base disturbance, there would be a mild left shift, suggesting that the red cells have adjusted their 2,3-DPG content to compensate for a degree of chronic acidosis.
Brackett Jr, Newton C., Jordan J. Cohen, and William B. Schwartz. "Carbon dioxide titration curve of normal man: Effect of increasing degrees of acute hypercapnia on acid-base equilibrium." New England Journal of Medicine 272.1 (1965): 6-12.


they, quite naked, on that gentle summer's day.
wrapped in each the other's arms.
Bewitched were they each by the other's charms.
of soft, dew-kissed, bright-green clover.
as they turned their trust in love to each other over.
and, as they did, reached out and touched waiting fingertips in soft discover.
A bond did form, that day, atop the yielding, sweet-soft lay of clover.
Fevered, hungered, searching lips did seek out and find the other.
She being a gentle, farmer's virgin-daughter, and he a homeless, lonely rover.
They found a love no one could ever harm upon the sleeping clover.
Entranced from that day forever more they were.
Seduced by each the other's charms.
While butterflies and humming birds the air about them did gently fan and stir.
A relaxing of herself did occur. The broken barrier the waiting shaft exposed.
The tower entered by strong sense of permanence yearning superimposed.
They entered a place, few ever reach, a union strong, too much in love to be ill composed.
then with trembling fingers, her beauty before him did slowly trace.
far bluer than he had ever seen in any lake or ever in the skies.
and to her pledged his love eternally from that moment forever then.
As he lifted her to lightly kiss, he told her his love was twice that of being true.
guarded by ten thousand clowns set by the breeze to waving.
Each clown of summer wore a different colored hat.
A different colored hat upon each stem had Nature formed and sat.
of them special, dainty, glorious crowns that summer's day.
Their voices soft but laughter came as in the light wind they did tilt and sway.
wrapped in a soft love that spiked and pierced the soul.
from the rapt love, the two lovers that day did share.
a love of which came first and did forever last from that day most fair.
while, always, each lover near the other, the pair was at all times close kept.
Until years had passed, and they were both grown old and gray.
while watched over, they were, by ten thousand waving, laughing clowns.
Waving summer clowns, and each had, from the others, all worn different colored crowns.
The lovers were one day by grown children found; their arms entwined in death fast asleep.
In gentle passing their pledges to never leave, the other did each keep.
from summer to late that fall.
that forever grows, each summer, above each sleeping lover.


The Children's Literature Association named Charlotte�s Web "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years.
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namespace file_system_provider {

Queue::Task::Task() : token(0), completed(false) {
}

Queue::Task::Task(size_t token, const AbortableCallback& callback)
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}

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Queue::Queue(size_t max_in_parallel)
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size_t Queue::NewToken() {
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}

AbortCallback Queue::Enqueue(size_t token, const AbortableCallback& callback) {
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}

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}

void Queue::Remove(size_t token) {
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  executed_.erase(it);
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}

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}

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        base::Bind(&Queue::MaybeRun, weak_ptr_factory_.GetWeakPtr()));
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  for (auto it = pending_.begin(); it != pending_.end(); ++it) {
    if (token == it->token) {
      pending_.erase(it);
      callback.Run(base::File::FILE_OK);
      base::ThreadTaskRunnerHandle::Get()->PostTask(
          FROM_HERE,
          base::Bind(&Queue::MaybeRun, weak_ptr_factory_.GetWeakPtr()));
      return;
    }
  }

  // The task is already removed.
  callback.Run(base::File::FILE_ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION);
}

}  // namespace file_system_provider
}  // namespace chromeos


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Офтографията е процес на наблюдаване или извличане на оптрограма, изображение върху ретината на окото. Убеждението, че окото "записва" последното изображение, видяно преди смъртта, е било широко разпространено в края на XIX и началото на XX век. Въпреки че оптографията многократно е опровергавана като съдебномедицински метод, има и научна основа зад идеята.

Научна основа
Голяма част от научната работа по офтографията е извършена от немския физиолог Вилхелм Кюне. Вдъхновен от откритието на Франц Кристиан Бол на родопсина, фоточувствителен пигмент в ретината, Кюне открива, че в идеални условия родопсинът може да бъде фиксиран като фотографски негатив.

Кюне експериментира върху много животни, за да прецизира процеса и да определи химикалите, използвани за фиксиране на изображението върху ретината. Най-успешната му ортограма е получена от заек албинос със закопчана глава, така че да гледа към прозорец. Главата на заека е покрита в продължение на няколко минути, за да се позволи на родопсина да се натрупа върху ретината. След това се разкрива в продължение на три минути, за да се изложи на светлината, след което заекът се обезглавява и се прави разрез в очната ябълка. Задната половина на окото се поставя в алуминиев разтвор, за да позволи фиксирането на избелелия родопсин, което довежда до видимо изображение на прозорците.

Оптография в човешкото око
Кюне иска да демонстрира техниката върху човешки субект и през 1880 г. получава тази възможност. На 16 ноември Ерхард Густав Райф е обезглавен на гилотината за убийството на децата си в близкия град Брухзал. Очите на Райф са извадени и доставени в лабораторията на Кюне в Хайделбергския университет, където той се заема с дисекцията в затъмнена стая с филтрирани прозорци. След десет минути Кюне показва на колегите си изображение от лявата ретина, но скицата му не съвпада с никой обект, видим за субекта по време на смъртта му, въпреки че очертанието на изображението прилича на гилотиново острие, Райф е бил с превръзка на очите по време на обезглавяването си.

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De Mooswaldkopf is een berg in de deelstaat Baden-Württemberg, Duitsland. De berg heeft een hoogte van 879 meter en is gelegen in het Zwarte Woud.

Berg in Baden-Württemberg


It Gets Better is a collection of expanded essays and new material from celebrities, everyday people and teens who have posted videos of encouragement, as well as new contributors who have yet to post videos to the site. While many of these teens couldn't see a positive future for themselves, we can. We can show LGBT youth the levels of happiness, potential and positivity their lives will reach if they can just get through their teen years. By sharing these stories, It Gets Better reminds teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone - and it WILL get better.


I love the buildup of tension in this scene (and I want to know what that book is)!
I want to know what the book is, too!
Sweet and intense scene with luscious description.
Loved the description and the heat in this (and I too want to know what the well loved book is).
Lovely snippet. The tension is palpable and is expressed in a lovely way.
Nice chemistry between them, great build up.


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Home » Blog » How are Truck Accidents Different than Car Accidents?
How are Truck Accidents Different than Car Accidents?
Nearly a half million truck accidents occur every year on U.S. roadways, which accounts for more 10 percent of all reported vehicular accidents. Their heavy weight and generally large size make commercial trucks especially deadly when involved in an accident with one or more other vehicles. The high cost and potential for significant personal injury and death make experienced truck accident lawyers an important part of building an effective case to hold liable parties accountable.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says there were more than six million vehicular accidents in 2016 that caused 37,461 deaths and more than two million bodily injuries. Those statistics include truck accidents as well as all other vehicular accidents and demonstrate the level of risk many people take while on roadways. When the other vehicle is a commercial truck, the potential for a catastrophic accident is significant.
Special Dangers Associated with Commercial Trucks
A commercial truck can weigh anywhere from about 10,000 pounds up to about 80,000 pounds. A typical passenger vehicle weighs about 4,000 pounds. Commercial trucks also are taller with higher centers of gravity and ground clearances.
The size differential between cars and commercial trucks virtually nullifies the effectiveness of many car safety features that would protect passengers in accidents with other private passenger vehicles. That is especially true when drivers of private passenger vehicles cut off commercial trucks and create a truly dangerous situation. Unfortunately, people cutting off commercial truck drivers ranks among the most common causes of large truck accidents.
The faster and heavier the truck, the more distance it needs to come to a safe stop. When other motorists pull in front of commercial trucks on highways and freeways and expect the trucks to be able to stop safely in the same space as car would, they create a potentially deadly situation. Even the best truck drivers cannot control the bad decisions made by other motorists. Cutting off large trucks and expecting them to stop safely is one of the worst mistakes other drivers could make.
Fatigue and Other Common Causes of Commercial Truck Accidents
Driver error is the single greatest cause of accidents between cars and commercial trucks. When the error is made by the driver of the car or other private passenger vehicle, cutting off the big rig is the most common cause. Many drivers make the mistake of thinking they have a safe distance but do not, owing to the trucks' larger mass and longer stopping distances.
When the truck causes the accident, driver fatigue is the most common reason. The United States has a shortage of qualified truckers with a commercial driver's license (CDL). Many wind up working long hours during the week. Many truck drivers spend several hours behind the wheel and might violate federal law limiting total driving to 11 hours per day, 60 hours per week, or 80 hours per eight-day period for commercial drivers.
The American Trucking Association says the nation lacked about 60,000 truck drivers in 2019, which should grow to a shortage of about 100,000 drivers in 2023. A shortage of truck drivers means more drivers are experiencing greater pressure to work, which adds to fatigue. It also means more commercial trucks are staying on the road longer between maintenance intervals.
Other commonly identified causes of truck accidents include:
Exceeding the speed limit or driving too fast for road conditions
Cutting off vehicles that are hidden by the trailer's blind spot
Equipment failure
Incorrectly loaded cargo
Faulty trailer hookup
Weather and road conditions
Although many of the factors leading to a truck accident are within the control of the truck driver, others are not. If a load were improperly placed and secured within the trailer, the driver likely is unaware and might be traveling with a potential disaster waiting to happen. Truck drivers also generally do not perform their own maintenance, so they are reliant upon the maintenance records and work provided by others.
While truck drivers usually do not load or maintain their tractor-trailer units, they must perform a safety inspection prior to putting them on the road every time they pick up a new load. The driver is responsible for ensuring the vehicle passes a reasonable safety and equipment inspection. So many accidents could have two or three potentially liable parties. Those are the driver, the distribution center that loaded the trailer, and the owner of the big rig who ultimately is liable for its maintenance and use.
Truck Accidents Trigger High Costs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) says a truck fatality in 2005 cost almost four million dollars. Also, an approximately 40 percent inflationary rate since 2005 pushes that total to about five million in current dollars. Personal injuries averaged $195,258 in 2005 dollars.
Tractor-trailers and other commercial trucks also caused $15,114 in costs per accident in cases in which property damage occurred but no injuries. Accidents that involved tractor-trailers pulling two or three trailers are rare but very costly at nearly $290,000. Accidents involving straight trucks without trailers averaged $56,296 per accident.
The cost of car accidents that do not involve commercial trucks helps to illustrate the impact of big rigs. The NHTSA says a car accident averaged $15,443 in costs to treat personal injuries. The average claim for property damage was $3,144 in 2013, which reflects the smaller size of private passenger vehicles.
The great disparity in claims costs shows how size and weight affect the amount and types of damage and injuries due to accidents with large trucks. Trucks have much greater mass, high ground clearance and centers of gravity, and take much more distance to stop than private passenger vehicles.
Liability Often Goes Beyond Commercial Truck Drivers
Trucking companies have many ways in which they try to shield themselves from liability for roadgoing accidents. The most common is the hire independent truckers who own and maintain their own rigs. The cargo loaders and distribution networks provide another level of separation between the trucking company and the actual load to be hauled.
An accident might occur within a construction zone after the work crew negligently created a dangerous condition. If so, the company or local government performing the road work could among those who are legally liable for the accident. If the commercial truck has a defect from the manufacturer, the manufacturer could be held liable and possibly the trucking company for not doing more to correct the matter.
Proving liability beyond the truck driver requires examining potential negligence versus duty of care in each instance. A trucking company has a duty of care to properly maintain commercial vehicles and ensure they are safe for travels on public roads. Given the high cost of truck accidents and potential for deadly consequences, an experienced lawyer always is a good asset to build strong cases.
Baltimore Truck Accident Lawyers at LeViness, Tolzman & Hamilton can Help Clients Build Strong Cases
Large trucks are especially dangerous when involved in two-vehicle accidents and create costly damages and injuries. If you or a loved one was in an accident involving a truck, reach out to the experienced Baltimore truck accident lawyers at LeViness, Tolzman & Hamilton. Our experienced lawyers can help to hold liable parties accountable for costly truck accidents. We will continue to fight for you until you are completely satisfied. Call us today at 800-547-4LAW (4529) or contact us online for a free consultation.
Our offices are conveniently located in Baltimore, Columbia, Glen Burnie, and Prince George's County, where we represent victims throughout Maryland, including those in Anne Arundel County, Carroll County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland's Western Counties, Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore, as well as the communities of Catonsville, Essex, Halethorpe, Middle River, Rosedale, Gwynn Oak, Brooklandville, Dundalk, Pikesville, Parkville, Nottingham, Windsor Mill, Lutherville, Timonium, Sparrows Point, Ridgewood, and Elkridge.


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Sir William Melville Arnott  (14 January 1909 – 17 September 1999) was a Scottish academic.

Born in Edinburgh, the son of a Scottish minister, Rev Henry Arnott, he graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1931 and was awarded his MD on renal hypertension in 1937.

He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Second World War and after serving in Singapore and Tobruk, was one of the first medical officers to enter Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the end of the war in Europe. He was awarded the Military Cross in the king's 1940 Birthday Honours.

He was appointed William Withering Chair in Medicine at the University of Birmingham in 1946. He played a major role on the General Medical Council and in the Nuffield Foundation's Planning Committee (1957–59) that established a new medical school at the then University of Rhodesia, now the University of Zimbabwe.

Arnott delivered the 1963 Croonian Lecture at the Royal College of Physicians on The Lungs in Mitral Stenosis and was knighted in the 1971 New Year Honours.

In 1971 retired from the Chair of Medicine at Birmingham and became head of the Department of Cardiology that the British Heart Foundation had created in Birmingham, holding that post until he finally retired from academic life in 1974.

He died in Birmingham in 1999. He had married Dorothy Hill in 1938 and had one son.

References

External links
 Biography at Royal College of Physicians

1909 births
1999 deaths
Medical doctors from Edinburgh
Academics of the University of Birmingham
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
British Army personnel of World War II
Recipients of the Military Cross
20th-century Scottish medical doctors
Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians
Fellows of the Royal College of Pathologists
Alumni of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Scottish knights
Royal Army Medical Corps officers


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Women's team wins last home dual
The men's team lost its last two duals of the regular season over the weekend.
Joe Sulik
Gophers Senior Paula Rincon-Otero plays against Rutgers University in the Baseline Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.
by Jack White
The Minnesota women's tennis team rebounded from a loss on Friday against Maryland to earn a senior-day victory on Sunday against Rutgers at the Baseline Tennis Center.
"I'm just proud of the team," head coach Chuck Merzbacher said. "You look at the Big Ten, and everybody can beat everyone. Everyone is a good win. We played pretty well against Maryland. We pull out [redshirt senior Julia Courter], and everyone steps up. We were one tiebreaker away from winning that match. These kids are just leaving it out there."
The Gophers (13-11, 5-6 Big Ten) won the doubles point against the Terrapins on Friday with victories in the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles spots. Senior Paula Rincon-Otero earned her first doubles victory since Feb. 26 in the dual.
Minnesota then lost four of six singles matches for a narrow 4-3 loss. Rincon-Otero earned one of the Gophers' singles victories, as did sophomore Mehvish Safdar, who competed in the singles lineup for the first time since March 20.
The Gophers then hosted the Scarlet Knights on Sunday in their last home dual and lost the doubles point.
Minnesota came back and won four out of six matches to take the dual by a score of 4-3. Rincon-Otero earned a two-set victory in her singles match on senior day.
"It's amazing," Rincon-Otero said. "There's no better way to finish my career here at Minnesota than getting a point for my team, so it was awesome."
The Gophers earned the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten tournament and will play Wisconsin on Thursday.
Men lose two
The Gophers lost their last two regular season duals of the season over the weekend to finish 3-8 in the Big Ten.
Purdue defeated Minnesota 4-2 on Friday, and Indiana won 4-0 on Sunday.
"Friday night's match, it was a close match, and it went down to the very end, and I think it's good for us to be in that situation. It was a very close battle," head coach Geoff Young said. "[Sunday], we did not play our best [in] doubles."
Minnesota won the doubles point on Friday with victories in the No. 1 and No. 3 spots. Sophomores Matic Spec and Felix Corwin won their third consecutive match at the dual.
The Gophers then dropped four out of five singles matches with the final one going undecided. Senior Ruben Weber was the lone victor for Minnesota in singles play.
"He played very well," Young said. "He played his game very aggressive. He had lots of winners, [and] it was fun to watch."
The Gophers struggled in their last regular season dual against Indiana, losing the doubles point to go down 1-0. The Hoosiers then won three consecutive singles matches to clinch the dual.
Minnesota is the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten tournament and will host the event at the Baseline Tennis Center starting Thursday.
"We're working hard and trying to get better every day, and I think that it will help us playing at home," Young said.


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Cosmos » Society » Don't repeat experiments, flip coins
Stephen Fleischfresser
Don't repeat experiments, flip coins
The 'replication crisis' is no more than a heads-or-tails dilemma.
Science is in the midst of a so called "replication crisis", arising from the uncomfortable fact that the results of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of published experiments have been unable to be replicated by other researchers, or even the original scientists themselves.
The issue particularly affects social sciences, such as psychology, but is being increasingly identified in several other fields, such as evolutionary biology.
Now, new research shows that the probability of precisely repeated experiments confirming initial results is, in some cases, about equal to that of tossing a coin.
Even successful replication, it seems, is a game of chance.
The ability to reproduce experiments is a cornerstone of the scientific method: one of the earliest scholarly societies of the Scientific Revolution, the Academia del Cimento of the Medici court in Florence, Italy, had as its motto Provando e riprovando, meaning "testing and retesting" or "experimenting and confirming".
The replication crisis has seen successful replication rates fall below 50% and reawakened many to the need to test and retest their experiments. But just how much this adds to the evidential base is open to question, as a new paper in the journal PLOS Biology explores.
Sophie Piper and colleagues from the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) and the Charite´ Universitätsmedizin in Berlin, Germany, have conducted a deliberately provocative replication of their own work.
Their initial experiments showed that valproic acid (VPA) could reduce the amount of brain tissue killed during a stroke in mice. However, their results came down just on the happy side of being statistically significant, with what's known as a "p value" of 0.047. In experimental science, anything with a p value of less than 0.05 is considered significant, but the team's results came perilously close to the cut off.
As a result, they had planned to replicate the experiment. However, some calculations demonstrated that doing so, using the same sample size and conditions, would only have 52% chance of detecting the effect of VPA, assuming that the effect is real. This, they reasoned, is about the same as tossing a coin.
So, instead a sending another 20 mice to early graves and consuming valuable time and money, the team decided to actually toss a coin to confirm their initial results.
It came up heads. VPA could help protect the brain from stroke damage.
The findings were real.
Rather than being crackpot advocates for an insane new method of replication studies, the authors are hoping to provoke a discussion within the scientific community about the usefulness of "exact replication" experiments.
"The absurd but true notion," they write, "that a coin flip provides approximately the same positive predictive value as an exact replication experiment when the initial effect is barely significant highlights an important, but little known, limitation of exact replications."
Instead, they advocate that replication studies increase sample sizes and broaden their horizons via what they call "conceptual replication" – that is, by adding meaningful alterations to the initial experiment to help generalise the result.
While exact replications can help to ferret out technical mistakes, the authors suggest a broadening of the experimental and statistical repertoire is needed to genuinely add to the evidential basis of scientific hypotheses.
"Replication is a fundament of the scientific process," they write. "We can learn from successful and from failed replication – but only if we design, perform, and report them properly."
Originally published by Cosmos as Don't repeat experiments, flip coins
Stephen Fleischfresser is a lecturer at the University of Melbourne's Trinity College and holds a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science.
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Hattiesburg state Rep. Toby Barker has organized a meet-up for people to help those affected by the storm. Barker said on Facebook they will help clear out yards and streets in neighborhoods surrounding WCU. That's the area where damage is most extensive, he said.
Barker asks volunteers to bring trash bags — they've been requested by William Carey students who were on campus when the tornado struck.
People should also bring work gloves and plastic rain ponchos.
Barker asked people to meet him at 305 Emerald Lane at noon Saturday to begin cleanup.
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It's easy to distance ourselves from this story. After all—to put it in terms relevant to the time I'm writing this—we're part of "the 99 percent," right? We're not really rich. Many of us have trouble meeting our bills on a day-to-day basis.
But consider this: The money you spent on this book you're holding is more than the daily income of more than a third of the world's population. Still feel like a 99-percenter?
Ultimately, it's not about what we have or don't have. We can be rich and hold our riches loosely. Likewise, one can be genuinely poor and still greedy. It's all about our incessant need to have it. We want to possess and to be possessed, and those are our biggest problems. Are we willing to put everything we have at Jesus' disposal—or, if called upon like the rich young ruler, dispose of it altogether in order to follow him the way he calls us to?
And yet, Jesus calls every one of us to lay down our possessions—or more specifically, our possessing. As Americans, we are all too accustomed to spending beyond our means. As Christians, we are called to give beyond our means (2 Corinthians 8:3).What do we hang on to more than Jesus—and for that matter, what do we consider to be more important than the people he puts in front of us to serve? Whatever that is, it's time to release our grips on those things.
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Good stay for the Techno Classica event. Ideal location for metro connections and train to Dusseldorf airport. Good restaurants close by. Would have been nice to have coffee and tea facilities in the room. And note to all the women, I'd take a hair dryer with you. Overall, a nice stay.
Picked this hotel based on price, location and good reviews. We booked a double superior room. Check-in staff were friendly and spoke English (what German I learnt at school long forgotten). Found the room to be clean, sweets on bed. Bed was firm with a soft topper. We didn't have tea or coffee facilities in the room although reception gave us a mini kettle. After debate reception allowed us to get some cups from outside the conference rooms (first floor). There was also milk, tea and coffee there so we stocked up. Issue with shower was resolved the same day. Overall we would stay there again as right opposite the train station so dead easy for airport and other links. Lidl over the road too. I never went, but just around the corner and on the high street was a cigar lounge that was recommended. Didn't have breakfast there either but went to one of the bakeries on the high street which was fresh and cheap. All the TV channels were german or dubbed aside from a few English news.
Excellent hotel great location. Great local transfer links via rail bus and metro.


Mother Nature once again graced the city with gorgeous weather for the 9/11 memorial ceremonies — yet Hillary Clinton was somehow overcome by the mild, low-80s temperatures, and left early in obvious distress.
Clinton's health is no longer a background issue in the presidential race.
The footage of her entry to her ride out is especially troubling: She's leaning oddly backward as she waits, and plainly almost collapses as she moves toward the vehicle; a mob of aides then conveys her inside.
Also telling is that her staff avoided alerting the press that travels with her — and were left to catch up after noticing her missing. Clinton's brief walkabout some 90 minutes later, after she'd rested in daughter Chelsea's apartment, settles nothing. Nor does word late Sunday that she has pneumonia.
We hadn't made much of Clinton's long coughing fit last week, but that now seems more disturbing, too. Maybe her repeated memory failures when the FBI interviewed her over her email abuses were actually real, rather than dodges of questions she didn't dare answer truthfully.
Even her refusal to hold a single real press conference for more than nine months suddenly looks different: Is she dodging the press to avoid questions about all her endless scandals, or does she fear something else?
Behind it all is the concussion she suffered in late 2012, which led to a blood clot in her head — an illness that prevented her from doing more than token work in her final months at State, and also (she said) left her temporarily unable to testify before Congress on the Benghazi disaster. Her husband later said her recovery took a full six months.
At 68, Clinton is two years younger than her opponent, Donald Trump — but he's had nothing like any of these episodes, despite more than a year of nonstop travel and public appearances. She's now got a whole new host of questions to answer — and so do her doctors.


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Removal of e-levy threshold inappropriate – IEA
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Ghana says the decision of government to remove the GH₵100 threshold on electronic levy transactions is inappropriate.
This is because, it "fails" to protect the poor in the current economic crisis.
Reacting to the announcement of a downward review of the e-levy rate from 1.5 per cent to 1.0 per cent in the 2023 budget, the IEA said government could attain revenue target and boost usage of electronic transactions if it reviewed the rate downward to 0.5 per cent
"We are not only disappointed that the new rate is higher than the 0.5 per cent we proposed, but also the removal of the GH₵100 daily exemption threshold, which is inappropriate," said Mr John Kwakye, Director of Research, IEA Ghana, at a press briefing in Accra.
The Institute noted that though it was generally against the introduction of new consumption taxes, which were not progressive, it said it welcomed the increase of the basic Value Added Tax (VAT) rate by 2.5 per cent.
Dr Kwakye explained that the increase of Basic VAT rate, while putting Ghana at comparable levels with its peers in West Africa Sub-region, would yield the needed revenue for government as it was easier to collect and administer.
"It is our expectation that as the economic situation normalises and government revenue improves, the VAT increase can be scaled back accordingly," he said.
He encouraged government to consider more innovative tax measures in the form of corporate taxes rather than consumer tax to ensure government met it revenue projections of GH₵144 billion for the year 2023.
They include the introduction of e-commerce levy to tax online transactions and a corporate tax reform that will see the increase of base tax rate for non-extractive foreign companies from 25 per cent to 45 per cent; increase base tax rate from 25 per cent to 35 per cent for indigenous companies and an increase in base tax rate from 35 per cent to 45 per cent for extractive companies with a special tax of 20 per cent.
The IEA also proposed a super-profit tax of 10 per cent and an increase in base tax rate from 25 per cent to 45 per cent for telcos while a tax base rate increase from 25 per cent to 45 per cent with a super-profit tax of 10 per cent for the Banks.
"We call for the reduction and abolishing of some of the several taxes/levies in the petroleum build up to relieve pump prices, which are extremely high," Dr Kwakye said.
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'Small' Oil Spills Can Add Up To Big Costs
by Rowan Moore Gerety Northwest Public Radio March 23, 2015 2:30 p.m. | Updated: March 24, 2015 7:40 a.m.
Oiled mallard ducks recuperate in cribs inside heated tents after a Sunnyside oil spill.
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. McDonald says oil coats the ducks' feathers and breaks down their natural waterproofing, "so each time they go into the water, it's like a scuba diver going in without a wetsuit."
Though they don't always make headlines, 95 percent of oil spills in the U.S. are relatively small — less than the size of a tanker truck you might see on the highway. Washington State's Department of Ecology responds to about 400 oil spills a year, nearly all of them a few thousand gallons or less.
Jeff Lewis, who leads the department's spill cleanup in central Washington, says: "Early on, it's usually a lot of detective work. In this case, it wasn't intuitive where this thing came from."
With spills to running water like the one in Sunnyside, he says, "they had to find the most upstream pipe they could see that was producing oil, and start narrowing your search."
Emergency crews responded to a 1,500 gallon oil spill in Central Washington's Yakima River in early March, 2015.
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every single year.
It's too soon to say exactly how the Sunnyside spill began, but corrosion and punctures are the most common cause. So-called "structural failures" account for one out of every four inland spills.
"The oil industry in the U.S. has been around 120 + years," observes geologist Ed Owens. "There are pipelines laid down, which, in some areas, are long since abandoned."
In rural areas, used motor oil like the stuff in Sunnyside was long used to keep dust down on dirt roads. Everywhere there's oil, there are tanks or pipes to hold it: everything from farms and gas stations to backup generators.
Since a lot of this infrastructure is underground, Owens says leaks often go unnoticed until it's too late, as happened with a spill discovered beneath New York City's JFK airport in the 1990s.
"Thousands of gallons of jet fuel had been spilled over the years," Owens says, "and only when some of that leaked into a small creek, and it was decided to better look at this, they discovered the problem was really quite huge."
Over time, the EPA has strengthened regulations on facilities used to store and transport oil. Spills today are just a quarter of what they were in the 1970s.
But those regulations don't cover everything. "There's bound to be old tanks out there that predate the regulations," Owens says. "They've never had to fit into the system, because either they went out of use—that doesn't mean to say they were empty—" or, at a few thousand gallons, they're small enough that no special permit is required.
The EPA says it didn't know about the Sunnyside tank until after the spill. And when the agency does do inspections, it finds leaks more than half the time.
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We're back for a very exciting episode of NT&V! This week we're discussing the fan-favourite sci-fi adventure (that is way more bonkers than you remember), THE FIFTH ELEMENT!
PLUS! We discuss the brand new trailer for what is possibly the last ever FOX produced X-MEN film in Talkin' Trailers, Tys stumbles across a true favourite while watching (gasp) free-to-air TV in What Did You Watch This Week?, and we go on a boring rant about a classic 80's comedy franchise in our Crossing The Streams segment.
NEXT WEEK!! October is FINALLY here. Which means one thing... it's the return of our Spook-isodes!!!! For the whole month we'll be discussing nothing but horror, starting with arguably the greatest horror movie of all time, the first appearance of Freddy himself, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET!


Bubble diagrams solution extends ConceptDraw PRO software with templates, Using ConceptDraw Connectors, you can make a bubble chart in moments. Using ConceptDraw you will be able to make a bubble chart from the ready ConceptDraw library objects or make �... This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a purple coral block called a Bubble Coral Block with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. In Minecraft, a bubble coral block is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.
Bubble sugar is an easy cooked-sugar decoration that adds a beautiful touch to cakes, cupcakes, and pastries. This step-by-step photo tutorial will show you how to make bubble �... We explain the reason why you might need bubbles in your fish tank in another article however I wanted to explain how to actually do this and what equipment you need to achieve this as well as how to set it up.
This is a tutorial for a basic bubble cloner. Once you know the basic idea you can adapt it to your individual circumstances so rather than being extremely precise with measurements and equipment I will give you the general idea with lots of pics to help since as the old saying goes �one picture is worth a thousand words!!�... We explain the reason why you might need bubbles in your fish tank in another article however I wanted to explain how to actually do this and what equipment you need to achieve this as well as how to set it up.
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This Day. There's isn't a proper way to explain how unrealistically perfect and picturesque it was. We had the privilege of meeting Alicia early on and knowing from the very start that she was a girl of high values and a love for her family. This remained thematic through out the coming of the event.
We googled the location of the ceremony and were in disbelief at the opportunity to photograph such a charming church. And as it all came to life we were overwhelmed with the landscape. All the surrounding areas including Alicia's family home were breathtaking.
Not a detail went forgotten and the natural unveiling of event seemed like just another day in country paradise. Absolutely perfect. The thoughtful moment between a girl a her father. The fun between friends and the outright contagiously fun reception was what dreams are made of.
Sean and Alicia's eyes for each-other throughout the day was a promise of something great. The two of them were woo'd with one another. It was such a precious thing to see. Thank you for including us in such a stunning day. You two are bound for a life of happiness. Blessings in the journey.


"A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe is a raucous genre-buster that careens through a series of hear-stopping curves and roars to a podium finish. Bratty, brilliant racer Nilah and hard-boiled cynic Boots are as winning a pair of strong female characters as I've met in years. A pacy plot, a diverse supporting cast, and a vivid set of worlds round out this highly entertaining series opener. Alex White is going to be leading the pack for years to come."
"A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe starts in high gear and never lets up. Boasting action, intrigue and deadly fusions of technology and magic, you have to remember to put the book down now and then to take a breath!"
"An exciting, fast-paced, magic-fueled treasure hunt across the galaxy."


Traveling has always been a part of my life. As a little kid my parents would take my two brothers and I on road trips across the country far away from the Disney lights. We would load up the brown mini-van with our favorite musings, pack a cooler full of peanut butter and jelly crust-less sandwiches, map our course on a AAA paper map, and hit the open road.
The same "hit the open road" spirit is with me today. For me, traveling is not just about discovering the world, but also yourself. Getting lost and not being able to speak the local language forces you to rely on yourself and adapt. Trying unusual foods or experiencing different customs can expand your horizon and feed your curious nature.
I have been very fortunate to have traveled to some pretty amazing locations over the years. To name a few…Paris, London, NYC, Costa Rica, Miami, Japan, San Francisco, Napa, L.A., Lake Tahoe, Telluride, and many more.
Below are my recaps, guides, and general travel highlights. Take a look around, get curious, and start planning. You never know where the road will take you.


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Gagan Gill was called to the British Columbia bar in 2021. She completed her LLB at the University of Sussex in England and her Bachelor of Arts in Criminology at Simon Fraser University. Prior to joining the Dumoulin Boskovich LLP team in 2022, she completed her articles at a national law firm that practiced personal injury litigation. Gagan also has experience in strata property law and has represented clients in the Supreme Court of BC and the Civil Resolution Tribunal.
Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Simon Fraser University 2015
Law Degree: University of Sussex, United Kingdom L.L.B. 2018
Year called to the Bar: British Columbia, 2021


"G74-189 Growing Dahlias" by Don Steinegger, John E. Watkins et al.
Propagation, culture, diseases, and insects of dahlias are covered here.
The dahlia is a versatile flowering plant, providing a wide array of sizes, forms and colors. Flowers range from half-inch pompons to giants. Flower forms vary from daisy-shaped singles to fully double types with intermediate forms, such as anemone.
Dahlia cultivars which flower the first year from seed are referred to as annuals. Many of these annuals form tuberous roots the first year. These tuberous roots can be saved for use next year.


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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents attacked cities across Iraq on Monday with car bombs, suicide blasts and gun battles that killed more than 70 people in unrest that has deepened fears of a return to civil war.
No group claimed responsibility for the day-long attacks, most of them in northern Iraq, but officials blame much of the violence that has killed nearly 2,000 people since April on Sunni Islamist insurgents linked to al Qaeda's local wing.
Weeks of bloodshed have accompanied rising political tensions between Iraq's majority Shi'ite leaders and members of the Sunni community, who believe they have been marginalized since the fall of Saddam Hussein after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
But war in neighboring Syria, where Shi'ite Iran and the region's Sunni Gulf states are backing opposing sides, has also put pressure on Iraq's own balance among Shi'ite, Sunni and ethnic Kurds who share power in a fragile government.
Markets in two northern Iraqi towns were hit early on Monday, police said. Later attacks targeted security forces. In the northern city of Mosul, suicide bombers and rocket fire struck police headquarters, killing 24, many of them police and soldiers.
"I was selling watermelon and suddenly I heard a powerful blast at the entrance to the market. I fled from the dust and smoke when a second blast turned the place into hell," said Hassan Hadi, a farmer wounded in one of the market attacks.
Most of the apparently coordinated violence hit the north of the country and included at least eight suicide blasts and gun battles at military bases or checkpoints.
Two roadside bombs also exploded near a cafe, killing four people in the Shi'ite district of Sadr City, northeastern Baghdad, police said.
Suicide attacks are the signature of al Qaeda's Iraqi affiliate, Islamic State of Iraq, and their growing frequency, in particular so many in one day, appears to indicate the extent to which Islamist insurgents are regrouping.
Invigorated by Syria's mostly Sunni revolt and tapping into bitter Iraqi Sunni discontent with the Shi'ite-led government, al Qaeda's local wing is regaining some ground lost during its war with U.S. troops, who left Iraq in December 2011.
Since December, thousands of Sunnis have protested against the government. But an Iraqi army raid on a Sunni protest camp in the town of Hawija in April reignited violence.
Monthly death tolls since then have been the worst since the inter-communal bloodletting five years ago that killed tens of thousands, partitioned Baghdad into districts based on religious sect and drove Iraq to the edge of civil war.
At the height of Iraq's sectarian violence, the monthly death count sometimes topped 3,000.
Iraqi military forces are better equipped and trained than at the peak of the conflict, but they lack the comprehensive intelligence resources and air cover capability to track insurgents that they enjoyed under U.S. military guidance.


Despite the advances in biochemical methods and imaging techniques, Cushing's syndrome (CS) related to ectopic adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) secretion continues to pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to the clinician. The work up involves establishment of endogenous Cushing'syndrone, diagnosis of ACTH dependency, localization of the source of ACTH secretion and rapid biochemical control of hypercortisolaemia. The diagnostic pathway is made difficult by recurrent sepsis, relative hypoadrenalism, drug side effects as well as unmasked incidental lesions.
We report a patient presenting with Cushing's syndrome associated with ectopic ACTH secretion from abronchial carcinoid whose management presented multiple diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.


South Africa's first secure and compliant Cloud-based voice logging solution has been launched by Call Cabinet Southern Africa, a subsidiary of Call Cabinet Corporation USA.
Developed with CallCabinet call recording technology using HTML5 web based technologies, the new CallCabinet Atmos harnesses the Cloud to enable all local organisations to comply with the requirements of the growing body of data and consumer protection legislation that's radically transforming the country's business landscape.
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CallCabinet partners with PBX manufacturers and resellers to deliver its solutions to end-users. Cape Town-based Far South Networks, a leading supplier of IP PBX and SIP Gateway products, recently became the first South African PBX supplier to incorporate CallCabinet™ Atmos as an option on its product range.