Introduces principles of photography with outside shooting assignments related to lecture topics.
Teaches principles of photography and fundamental camera techniques. Requires outside shooting and lab work. Part I of II.
Teaches principles of photography and fundamental camera techniques. Requires outside shooting and lab work. Part II of II.
Highlights principles of photography including camera operation and darkroom procedures. Focuses on black and white photography. Requires outside shooting and lab work.
3 Credits. Lecture 2 hours per week, Lab 2 hours per week, Total 4 contact hours per week.
Highlights advanced principles of photography including camera operation and darkroom techniques. Requires outside shooting and lab work.
Studies fundamental techniques of the camera and its expressive possibilities.
Lecture 2-4 hours. Laboratory 1-3 hours. Total 3-7 hours per week.
Emphasizes photographic syntax, how it has evolved and how it relates to reading images. Examines psychological, perceptual and contextual issues relating to photographic images. Open to students of all disciplines.
Teaches fundamentals of outdoor and nature photography.
Credits - 3. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
Surveys important photographers, processes, and historical influences of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Focuses on the craft of writing for the screen. Examines film and television screenplay structure. Analyzes dramatic strategies in film and television. Learn and apply correct script form and creatively engage in the various stages of original scriptwriting.This course is cross-listed with CST 120. Credit will not be awarded for both.
3 Lecture hours, 3 Credits, Total 3 Hours per week.
Concentrates on skills necessary to light, edit, and record on video tape. Covers situations such as weddings, meetings, and small corporate productions.
Introduces the basics of recording and editing video and sound for a variety of intents. Explores time-based media as an art form and means of communication. Part I of II.
Continues the basics of recording and editing video and sound for a variety of intents. Explores time-based media as an art form and means of communication. Part II of II.
Teaches students to create and manipulate digital photographs. Covers masking, color corrections, and merging of illustrations with photographs. Examines the ethical and property-rights issues which are raised in the manipulation of images.
Introduces students to the basic techniques and procedures involved in motion picture production. Emphasizes aspects of filmmaking from scripting and preproduction through editing and postproduction. Includes the exploration of professional film crew roles in grip, lighting, production management, directing, sound and editing. Part I of II. This course is cross-listed with ART 160. Credit will not be awarded for both.
Reinforces techniques covered in Film Production I emphasizing technical and theoretical aspects of the filmmaking process. Requires student collaboration on film assignments from scripting and preproduction through editing and postproduction, and roles in grip, lighting, production management, directing, sound, and editing. Part II of II. This course is cross-listed with ART 161. Credit will not be awarded for both.
Teaches the fundamentals of photography including camera function, composition, and image production as they apply to digital imagery.
Covers best practices in imaging workflows, concept building, ideation, and steps in the creative process. Introduces students to working with multiple images in a series and as sequence. Provides students the opportunity to create and manipulate digital images and examine property-rights issues. Exposes students to a variety of software used for image organization, archiving, image editing, compositing, layer masking, the application of special effects, and outsourcing.
Provides weekly critiques of students' work. Centers on specific problems found in critiques. Includes working procedures and critical skills in looking at photographs. Prerequisite PHT 102 or equivalent. Part I of II.
Provides weekly critiques of students' work. Centers on specific problems found in critiques. Includes working procedures and critical skills in looking at photographs. Prerequisite PHT 102 or equivalent. Part II of II.
Discusses 4x5 view camera techniques and controls, and sheet film processing. Demonstrates the image-making advantages of large format photography. Prerequisite PHT 102 or equivalent.
Explores advanced production and post-production techniques utilizing the audio and video capabilities of Hybrid Digital Single Lens Reflex (HDSLR) cameras that include the following: sound design, title design, color correction, compelling visual narratives, complex compositing and basic motion effects. Covers practical video projects common for commercial photographers and designers, including corporate identity videos, event videos and advanced storytelling. This course is cross-listed with ART 210. Credit will not be awarded for both.
Introduces theory, materials, and processes of modern color images. Includes additive and subtractive theory, color filtration, and negative and positive printing techniques. Prerequisite PHT or equivalent. Part I of II.
Applies video pre-production, production and post-production skills in the creation of unique, client approved videos from concept to completion. Develops skills of various video crew positions, collaboration skills, and communication skills and creation of narrative, documentary, educational and commercial video products as part of a portfolio. This course is cross-listed with ART 214. Credit will not be awarded for both.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
Teaches advanced wildlife, outdoor and nature photography. Covers topics such as flash, hyperfocal distance, and maximizing the cameras? digital potential.
Examines advanced lighting and camera techniques under controlled studio conditions. Includes view camera use, electronic flash, advanced lighting techniques, color temperature and filtration, and lighting ratios. Requires outside shooting. Prerequisite PHT 102 or equivalent. Part I of II.
Examines advanced lighting and camera techniques under controlled studio conditions. Includes view camera use, electronic flash, advanced lighting techniques, color temperature and filtration, and lighting ratios. Requires outside shooting. Prerequisite PHT 102 or equivalent. Part II of II.
Examines advanced topics relating to commercial photography. Emphasizes advertising, portraiture, and commercial and public relations. Prerequisite PHT 206-222.
Teaches the techniques of small photographic business operations. Includes portfolio preparation and presentation and basic marketing techniques. Covers theory of marketing, costing procedures and problems, legal accounting problems, copyright, and fundamentals of small photographic business operation.
Introduces equipment, techniques, skills, and concepts of photojournalism. Teaches photography for features, spot news, and photo essays. Emphasizes editing, captioning, and layout May require individual projects. Prerequisite PHT 102 or equivalent. Part I of II.
Teaches students how to create an in-depth documentary photography photo-essay. Covers editing the final project for presentation. Prerequisite: PHT 102 and basic computer skills or permission of instructor.
Explores manipulated imagery including traditional and non- traditional processes such as non-silver and electronic imaging. Uses enlarged film negatives in order to investigate a variety of methods. Prerequisite PHT 102 or equivalent.
Teaches theory and practice of digital photography. Emphasizes use of digital cameras in studio and on location. Teaches advanced techniques of image editing. Provides training in digital image transmission from remote locations.
Introduces students to the tools and techniques used by professionals in the electronic imaging field. Focuses on current trends within the photographic, prepress and internet industries. Includes image capture, manipulation, and out-put. Exposes students to the hardware and software used by today's creative professionals in a combination of lectures, demonstrations and class projects. Part I of II.
Introduces students to the tools and techniques used by professionals in the electronic imaging field. Focuses on current trends within the photographic, prepress and internet industries. Includes image capture, manipulation, and out-put. Exposes students to the hardware and software used by today's creative professionals in a combination of lectures, demonstrations and class projects. Part II of II.
Introduces students to techniques and procedures involved in digital film editing and post production. Covers aspects of editing to include industry standard software packages. Emphasizes the mechanics and obstacles of working with the moving image in the 21st century including available tools and methods, importance of file types, and how to keep things organized.
(3 Cr.) Lecture 2 hours. Lab 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.


Where Stellar truly shines above its competitors is the suggestive front-end. Designed to mirror the interaction a customer would have in a phone call, the Suggestive Front End is built to provide easy rentals for those boating journeymen who know exactly what they want and suggestions for novices that have never rented a boat. When a customer opens the Stellar Front-End they are presented with a page showing all units in your rental fleet. This provides a perfect rental interface for those who know exactly what they are looking for, but for a new renter they could be intimidated by the large selection. Stellar solves this problem by providing filters on the left side of the page. These customizable filters will allow your customers to search for units that fit their qualifications. Pet friendliness, maximum passengers, wakeboard usability, and horsepower are just a few examples of the filters you could put on your page.


Welcome to the Bentley! Functional layout features 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 balconies, flex space, fireplace, open concept kitchen & living room. Master bedroom does not share a wall with the second bedroom and incudes walk-in closet and ensuite bathroom. Bright southeast facing suite with views overlooking Yaletown. Enjoy access to Bentley's amenities including lounge, exercise centre, hot tub and courtyard. Includes 1 secure parking stall and separate storage locker. Steps from Vancouver's best dining and shopping in Yaletown, Downtown and Stadium district. OPEN HOUSE Saturday, October 6th 2:00pm - 4:00pm.


text:
Nikola Tesla imagined the future and is being rediscovered in pop culture and celebrated as a man before his time. He thought of devices and technologies we use today such as mobile phones, wireless internet and renewable energy.
"It will soon be possible to transmit wireless messages around the world so simply that any individual can carry and operate his own apparatus." – Nikola Tesla From "WIRELESS OF THE FUTURE" Popular Mechanics October 1909
STEMist, Nikola Tesla, was born in Smiljan Croatia, which was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at that time. Ironically, the time of his birth was at the stroke of midnight between July 9th and 10th while a fierce electrical storm raged that very night in 1856. The fourth of five children, Nikola's family lived on a farm and his father, Milutin Tesla, was a priest in the Serbian Orthodox Church. Sadly, his older brother, Danilo, was killed in a riding accident when Nikola was only 7 years old.
After this tragedy, Tesla began to see visions and developed other quirks. For example, he was obsessed with the number 3, doing odd things such as circling a building 3 times before going in and insisting on 3 napkins next to his plate at every meal.
Tesla's mother Georgina Djuka
Tesla's father Milutin Tesla
Place of Birth of Nikola Tesla: Smiljan, Croatia, which was then part of Austria-Hungary.
Nikola Tesla's house where he was born in 1856.
The Serbian Orthodox Church where Tesla was baptized and his father served as a Serbian Orthodox Priest.
"I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success… such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything." – Nikola Tesla Quoted by Cleveland , 'A Talk With Tesla', Atlanta Constitution (7 Jun 1896)
Tesla at University
Graz University of Technolog
In 1877 Tesla studied mathematics and physics at the Graz University of Technology in Austria. He also studied natural philosophy at the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
Charles University in Prague
Today people might find it odd for one person to study both science and philosophy, but in the past university students often learned many different things rather than just one specialty. Philosophy is the study of knowledge and thinking – skills we certainly use when we solve problems in math and science! The Greek Aristotle was a philosopher who also made many scientific observations. Tesla's education probably made him better at thinking up groovy new ideas.
Inspiration for the AC Motor
In 1882 Tesla was walking and admiring a sunset. Suddenly, he saw a vision of a motor that used a rotating magnetic field to produce what we now know as alternating current (AC).
Alternating electrical current changes directions 50 to 60 times per second. Tesla drew this motor in the ground while a friend watched and wondered at the strange diagram. According to the experts of the time, the motor Tesla had seen in his vision was impossible and would not work. Fortunately, Tesla did not forget his motor.
Dynamo Electric Machine Nikola Tesla – July 16, 1889. US Patent 406,968
A model of Tesla's first induction motor, in Tesla Museum, Belgrade
Tesla and Edison
On June 6th, 1884, at the age of 28, Nikola arrived in New York City (later becoming a naturalized American citizen) in search of people who would believe in his unusual ideas about electricity. He became an engineer working on improving dynamos for Thomas Edison. Edison and Tesla did not get along well, though. One thing they disagreed about was the use of DC or AC power. Edison wanted the nation powered by DC, while Tesla recognized that AC could provide more power, better power, and cheaper power. AC eventually won, but Edison put up a fight.
Nikola Tesla & Thomas Edison
The Tesla Coil
Later Tesla worked for Westinghouse. His greatest accomplishment at Westinghouse was the invention of the high-voltage transformer we now call the Tesla coil.
This Tesla coil shut down the power in Colorado Springs when this photo was taken. Photo by Dickenson V. Alley, photographer at the Century Magazines via Wikimedia Commons.
Tesla and the first modern electrical power plant
In 1891 Tesla worked with General Electric to install AC generators at Niagara Falls in New York – creating the first modern electrical power generating plant. The Niagara Falls Hydroelectric Power and Manufacturing Company (NFHP) was located on the lower river north of Niagara Falls.
Niagra Falls – first modern electrical power generating plant.
Unfortunately, Nikola Tesla had some hard times in his life. In 1895 his New York laboratory burned along with most of his lab notes and equipment. The famous banker, J.P. Morgan, helped him rebuild. After a time, however, Morgan grew tired of Tesla's grand and imaginative ideas and stopped providing his support. Thomas Edison and other rivals sometimes used Tesla's work without giving him credit.
"I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own" – Nikola Tesla
Tesla died alone in his apartment with no riches or fame. He did befriend the pigeons in a nearby park, even bringing injured birds home so he could care for them. He was not recognized enough in his lifetime for his amazing ideas and inventions. The world we live in today, however, would be very different if Nikola Tesla had not lived.
"Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine" ― Nikola Tesla
You can honor Nikola Tesla and other STEMists who have given you the modern world by creating your own electrical projects.
Learn More about electricity with the "It's Electric!" Groovy Lab in a Box!
"It's Electric!" A Lesson in Electricity: You are a groovy electrical engineer who has been contracted by the latest groovy dance group. Using only the materials from your Groovy Lab in a Box, can you design and build a groovy dance pad with specific criteria and constraints?
Investigate static electricity, the origin and structure of the atom, paper circuits, switches, a groovy door alarm to keep any trespassers out of your room and much, much more!
Join Now! and challenge your STEMists to a monthly Groovy Lab in a Box! Each box is full of everything a child needs to learn about and do hands-on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) investigations and engineering design challenges. Our monthly box activates thinking, questioning, inquiring and original creation as we guide children through scientific inquiry and the engineering design process.
Emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)
Extended learning through our exclusive online portal
For children ages 8 and up
Tesla was often called a man ahead of his time because he saw how useful electricity could be. You are living in the world he imagined!
"The world, I think, will wait a long time for Nikola Tesla's equal in achievement and imagination." – Edwin Armstrong
Dynamo Electric MachineElectrical EngineerGeneral ElectricHydroelectric PowerJ.P. MorganmotorNiagara FallsNikola TeslaphilosophySTEMTesla coilThomas Edison
ChemIsTry of Fireworks

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
/* eslint-disable import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
import { Plugin, icons } from 'ckeditor5/src/core';
import { ButtonView } from 'ckeditor5/src/ui';
import { getMediaCaptionFromModelSelection } from './utils';

/**
 * The caption media UI plugin.
 *
 * @private
 */
export default class DrupalMediaCaptionUI extends Plugin {
  /**
   * @inheritdoc
   */
  static get requires() {
    return [];
  }

  /**
   * @inheritdoc
   */
  static get pluginName() {
    return 'DrupalMediaCaptionUI';
  }

  /**
   * @inheritdoc
   */
  init() {
    const { editor } = this;
    const editingView = editor.editing.view;
    editor.ui.componentFactory.add('toggleDrupalMediaCaption', (locale) => {
      const button = new ButtonView(locale);
      const captionCommand = editor.commands.get('toggleMediaCaption');
      button.set({
        label: Drupal.t('Caption media'),
        icon: icons.caption,
        tooltip: true,
        isToggleable: true,
      });

      // Bind button isOn and isEnabled properties to the command.
      button.bind('isOn', 'isEnabled').to(captionCommand, 'value', 'isEnabled');

      button
        .bind('label')
        .to(captionCommand, 'value', (value) =>
          value
            ? Drupal.t('Toggle caption off')
            : Drupal.t('Toggle caption on'),
        );

      this.listenTo(button, 'execute', () => {
        editor.execute('toggleMediaCaption', { focusCaptionOnShow: true });

        // If a caption is present, highlight it and scroll to the selection.
        const modelCaptionElement = getMediaCaptionFromModelSelection(
          editor.model.document.selection,
        );
        if (modelCaptionElement) {
          const figcaptionElement =
            editor.editing.mapper.toViewElement(modelCaptionElement);

          editingView.scrollToTheSelection();

          editingView.change((writer) => {
            writer.addClass(
              'drupal-media__caption_highlighted',
              figcaptionElement,
            );
          });
        }
      });

      return button;
    });
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Many believe that Hillary Clinton will win the presidency this coming November. Other than being the first female president, Hillary would stand in rarefied air in that her husband, Bill, was previously Commander-in-chief.
In a recent speech in Kentucky, Hillary went on the record to say that she'd put Bill in charge of revitalizing the economy should she become president. This is mostly seen to be a good strategy as U.S. economic growth has been subpar, and voters have seen the economy to be a big issue.
The numbers back it up: during Bill's eight years in office, the U.S. economy added 22 million new jobs. That's more jobs added than the previous four Republican presidents combined.
More people had jobs than ever, there was no deficit, and interest rates were low. In addition, the internet and technology sectors took off.
Some, however, don't look at Bill's tenure through rose-colored glasses. Former President Clinton enacted a number of legislative measures that deregulated the financial sector, which many say helped lead to the 2008 recession.
Bill also signed the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, along with a trade accord with China, which many argue led to U.S. workers losing employment opportunities.
With this being said, globalization may have penetrated the American job market even without the signing of such legislation.
Ultimately, Hillary's press secretary clarified that there are no formal plans to name Bill to a formalized position within her administration. Due to Bill's enduring reputation amongst many, it isn't a stretch to believe that his influence, however minute, could affect the November election.


text:
June 4, 2018 / 1:47 PM
UPI Horse Racing Roundup: Masar takes charge at Epsom Downs
Robert Kieckhefer, UPI Racing Writer
Jockey Eurico Da Silva celebrates as Pink Lloyd wins his 11th straight stakes race and passes the $1 million mark in career earnings Sunday in the Achievement Stakes at Woodbine. Photo courtesy of Ontario Jockey Club
It was a weekend of firsts on Epsom Downs in England as Masar handed Godolphin and jockey William Buick their first-ever Derby win and Forever Together made the Oaks her first career victory.
Cracksman bucked the "first ever" trend, landing his fifth straight in the Coronation Cup at Epsom -- but just barely. A colt sired by a Japanese stallion won the French Derby while a colt bred in Kentucky by a British stallion won the Group 1 in Japan.
In North America, Pink Lloyd won his 11th straight stakes race at Woodbine, Unique Bella welcomed a return to Santa Anita and Catholic Boy welcomed a return to turf. Hawkish swooped in late to win the $500,000 Penn Mile.
Starting on the Epsom Downs ...
RELATED UPI Horse Racing Weekend Preview: Saxon Warrior favorited in Investec Derby
Masar took complete charge of Saturday's Investec Derby at Epsom as the field came off the hill and into the final run to the wire. As rivals fell back, the Godolphin-owned son of 2008 Derby winner New Approach kept finding more for jockey William Buick and went on to win by 1 1/2 lengths over Dee Ex Bee. Roaring Lion was third and the hot favorite, Saxon Warrior, settled for fourth. Saxon Warrior had some traffic issues but did not look like troubling Masar in the end.
The outcome was a dream come true for Sheik Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and master of Godolphin, and trainer Charlie Appleby.
RELATED UPI Horse Racing Roundup: Justify win in Preakness Stakes highlights action
"It is something special to win the Derby," Sheik Mohammed said. "I am very happy that he has won today and very proud that the horse has come from Dubai.
"Horses are my blood so this is a very special day for me. I love horses and I love racing."
Buick, twice second in the Derby, said he could not immediately express his feelings, but gave it a shot anyway: "Winning the Derby is really special," he said. "It is the pinnacle of our sport. It's the Holy Grail, the be all and end all and its means everything.
RELATED UPI Horse Racing Weekend Preview: Justify eyes Preakness Stakes
"It's lovely for Charlie, Sheikh Mohammad and his family and I'm delighted to win the race."
Appleby -- who earlier this year landed his first World Cup night winners at Meydan -- added, "I have always said since I started this job that all I wanted to do was to be the first person to have the Derby winner in Godolphin blue."
While both camps were keeping their own counsel about next steps, neither denied the possibility of a rematch between Masar and Saxon Warrior in the Group 1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh June 30.
More from Epsom, France, Japan and South Africa in a bit. First, back in North America:
Unique Bella returned to familiar environs in California and returned to the equally familiar winners' circle with a convincing win in Saturday's $400,000 Grade I Beholder Mile at Santa Anita. Second last time out in the Grade I Apple Blossom at Oaklawn in her first trip outside the Golden State, the 4-year-old Tapit filly left nothing to chance in the Beholder. With Mike Smith up, she pressed pacesetter Paradise Woods, took the lead on the stretch turn and quickly put daylight between herself and her rivals. German-bred La Force made a late run to finish second, 2 1/4 lengths behind and 5 1/2 lengths in front of Paradise Woods.
Unique Bella finished in 1:35.60, scoring her eighth win from 11 starts, most of them in graded stakes. "She's very temperamental and you've really got to get along with her," Smith said. "Even if I am getting along with her, something else could set her off. The gate could set her off, the pony's tale could swish and hit her...so, you've just got to hope everything goes well. They (the gate crew) know her really well here. She's very unique ... Bella."
Catholic Boy hooked up in a stretch battle with odds-on favorite Analyze It in Saturday's $200,000 Grade III Pennine Ridge Stakes for 3-year-olds at Belmont Park, gave up the lead to that rival and came back to win by a neck. Channel Cat finished third, another 4 1/4 lengths back. Catholic Boy, a More Than Ready colt, finished 9 furlongs on the firm inner turf course in 1:45.78, less than a second off the course record set by Shakespeare in 2005.
Catholic Boy started his career on the green course, winning the Grade III With Anticipation at Saratoga before finishing fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. Detoured to the main track, he was a major threat on the Triple Crown trail until he finished fourth in the Florida Derby. Now, winning trainer Jonathan Thomas said he's pointing Catholic Boy to the $1.2 million Grade I Belmont Derby Invitational on the lawn. "Absolutely," he said. "It's a great addition to the racing scene. Essentially, it's a turf classic, so to speak."
Filly & Mare Turf
Causeforcommotion waited well back of the pace in Sunday's $100,000 Possibly Perfect Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita, came three-wide to take the lead in the lane and won by 1 length over Queen Blossom. Pantsonfire ran evenly to finish third. Causeforcommotion, a 4-year-old Americain filly, finished 1 1/4 miles on firm turf in 2:01.00 with Geovanni Franco up. The J. Eric Kruljac trainee has worked her way up the ladder, finishing second in the Grade III Santa Barbara in her previous start.
Turf Mile
Hawkish steadied early in Saturday's $500,000 Grade II Penn Mile for 3-year-olds at Penn National, raced near the back of the field into the turn and then took over, winning off by 3 lengths. Way Early and Coltandmississippi finished second and third at long odds. Hawkish, an Artie Schiller gelding, got 1 mile on firm going in 1:35.16 with Manny Franco handling the reins.
Hawkish, trained by James Toner, now sports a record of three wins from four starts, the loss being a fourth-place finish in the Grade III Palm Beach Stakes at Gulfstream Park in March.
Got Stormy worked to the lead in the stretch drive in Saturday's $200,000 Penn Oaks, then had to find a little more to repulse the late bid of the favorite, Thewayiam, who settled for second but only by a neck. Goodthingstaketime was third. Got Stormy, a daughter of Get Stormy, stormed 1 mile on the green course in 1:34.76 with Tyler Gaffalione up.
Turf Sprint
Caribou Club got through along the inside turning for home in Saturday's $175,000 (Canadian) Connaught Cup at Woodbine, dueled to the lead and went on to win by 1 1/2 lengths. Tower of Texas came from last of eight to edge the favorite, Conquest Panthera, for place money. Caribou Club, a 4-year-old City Zip gelding, ran 7 furlongs on firm turf in 1:20.22 with Gary Boulanger up. It was his fourth win from his last five starts.
Because Caribou Club wears extension blinkers, Boulanger said, "I just had to help him out of the gate for the first 20 yards. Once I got in position, I was just sitting there, waiting for a spot."
Long On Value started last of six in Saturday's $75,000 Mighty Beau Stakes, circled the field on the turn and won going away by 1 3/4 lengths. Kid Perfect and Fort Fortitude filled the trifecta spots. Long On Value, with Florent Geroux up, ran 5 furlongs on firm going in 57.31 seconds. The 6-year-old son of Value Plus scored his first win in more than 22 months but finished second in the Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai in 2017 and 12th in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee at Royal Ascot. "He showed today he's a legitimate graded stakes-type horse," said winning trainer Brad Cox. "Florent had a perfect trip and he closed really strong down the lane. We'll look at the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint as the ultimate goal for him in the fall."
Morticia battled for the lead in Saturday's $100,000 Penn Ladies Dash at Penn National, then edged away to win by 1 length over Rocky Policy. Just Talkin was third. Morticia, a 4-year-old Twirling Candy filly, scampered 5 furlongs over firm going in 56.35 seconds with Jose Lezcano at the controls, scoring her seventh win from 13 starts.
Oak Bluffs responded quickly when extricated from traffic late in Saturday's $200,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup, surging to the lead and a 3/4-length victory over Dubini. The early leader, Pool Winner, salvaged show money. Oak Bluffs, an 8-year-old Defrere gelding, ran 5 furlongs on firm going in 56.10 seconds under Paco Lopez, posting his sixth straight in-the-money finish. Pure Sensation was scratched.
Chief Cicatriz tracked the early speed in Saturday's $100,000 Grade III Aristides Stakes at Churchill Downs, moved sharply to the start and drew away, winning by 6 1/4 lengths. Mr. Crow was best of the other six, finishing 2 3/4 lengths ahead of Wilbo. Chief Cicatriz, a 5-year-old Munnings gelding, got 6 furlongs on a fast track in 1:08.44 with James Graham up. A former denizen of New Mexico and Arizona tracks, he finished fifth in the Grade II Churchill Downs Sprint on Derby Day in his previous start.
"This horse got into trouble when he ran on Derby Day," said winning trainer Shawn Davis, world champion saddle bronc rider and rodeo superstar in the mid 1960s. "He had some excuses in some of his other races, too. Tonight we knew we would see what he's all about. He was coming into the race in great shape and we saw the real Chief Cicatriz."
Back on the international beat:
Forever Together, with Donnacha O'Brien riding for his trainer father, Aidan, took charge in the final furlong of Friday's Group 1 Investec Oaks at Epsom Downs, drawing clear to a 4 1/2-lengths victory over the favorite, Godolphin's Wild Illusion. They were followed in order by three more from O'Brien's string -- Bye Bye Baby, Magic Wand and Flattering.
Forever Together, a Galileo filly from the Theatrical mare Green Room, finished second to Magic Wand in the Chester Oaks May 5 but entered the Oaks a maiden -- a circumstance the elder O'Brien attributed to the nasty weather in this year's Irish spring. "The ground was so bad we couldn't stand it, so we skipped the maidens and she ran a lovely race at Chester," he said.
"I think we will go to the Irish Oaks now," O'Brien said. Obviously we will have to see what the lads want to do, but you'd be thinking she'd love the Curragh. We're very happy with all the fillies, really."
Wild Illusion ran well, staying in the thick of things until the late going. "Wild Illusion ran really well," said trainer Charlie Appleby. "She has just been outstayed I think. She has run a very solid race there."
Ryan Moore said Magic Wand, rated the best of O'Brien's going in, "didn't enjoy the ground," which was drying after significant rain early in the week while rated "soft".
Also Friday at Epsom, Cracksman finally got the job done as the odds-on favorite in the Group 1 Coronation Cup at Epsom -- but not before he and jockey Frankie Dettori gave his supporters a nasty scare. Subbing for his injured stablemate, Enable, Cracksman on paper was unbeatable in the 1 1/2-mile test. But inside the final 200 meters, he looked well beaten by pacesetter Salouen.
Cracksman settled well off the pace and Dettori seemed in no hurry to get him going. By the time he pushed the button, he found Salouen unwilling to give any quarter. Only after Dettroi shifted Cracksman sharply to the right toward the stands-side rail did he begin to chew into the lead and he was only in front in the final few jumps, winning by an official head. German raider Windstoss was a gallant third, 3 3/4 lengths further in arrears with Idaho fourth. Godolphin's hope, Hawkbill, was virtually eased in the stretch.
Cracksman won his fifth straight race but showed none of the dominance on display when he took the Group 1 British Champions Stakes by 7 lengths last October.
Both Dettori and trainer John Gosden initially blamed the close call on Epsom's severe downhill run into the stretch. Saturday, however, Gosden said the problem came in the instant before the start, as Cracksman lunged and gave his head "an almighty whack ... He must have run the race in a complete daze."
Gosden said the 4-year-old Frankel colt ate up well Friday night and, barring any further repercussions, will still take his place at Ascot in the Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes.
With 200 meters to run in Sunday's Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club, or French Derby, at Chantilly, a half dozen horses looked to have a chance. But only Study of Man found the needed stamina to finish out the 2,400 meters, winning by 1/2 length over Patascoy with another long shot, Louis d'Or, a head behind him. Study of Man, with Stephane Pasquier up for trainer Pascal Bary, notched his third win from four starts while testing Group 1 waters for the first time.
"It's a fantastic chapter to add to the story of Miesque (Study Of Man's granddam)," Alan Cooper, racing manager for the winning owners, the Niarchos family, told Racing Post. "When I saw him today I was very calm, because he was very calm. He has that fantastic blend of speed and stamina."
Study of Man also gave his sire, Japanese star Deep Impact, a "derby double" just eight days after Wagnerian won the Japanese Derby -- a remarkable achievement even though another Deep Impact colt, Saxon Warrior, was unable to make enough impact in the Investec Derby, finishing fourth.
Later on the card, Waldgeist kicked away late to win the Group 2 Grand Prix de Chantilly by 3 lengths over Dschingis Secret as the favorite, Cloth of Stars, continued to disappoint as a 4-year-old, finishing a one-paced sixth of seven. Cloth of Stars was second to Enable in last year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe but the Godolphin runner was second and twice third this season before Sunday's flop.
Also Sunday at Chantilly, Mission Impassible won the Group 2 Prix de Sandringham for 3-year-old fillies at 1 mile; Finsbury Square was the comfortable winner of the Group 2 Prix du Gros-Chene going 5 furlongs; and Pollara was the popular winner of the Group 2 Prix de Royaumont for 3-year-old fillies.
While progeny of Japanese stallion Deep Impact were making their impact around the world, it was a Kentucky-bred son of British-based Frankel, Mozu Ascot, who found a seam between Aerolithe and the favorite, Suave Richard, in deep stretch and rallied to an upset victory in Sunday's Grade I Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse. Mozu Ascot, with Christophe Lemaire aboard, conquered Japan's top milers and up and coming middle-distance Grade I winner Suave Richard en route to his first top-level victory.
Real Steel, third in the Group 1 Dubai Turf in March, defeated only one rival in the Yasuda Kinen. The only foreign entrant, Hong Kong-based Western Express, finished 10th of 16.
"I didn't have any specific plan before the race," Lemaire said. "The only thing I wanted to do was to have my horse relaxed and to follow a good horse in the straight ... Once I found a gap, I asked for full power from the horse with my whip and he responded very well and kept on strongly to the finish line."
Mozu Ascot started his 4-year-old season with three consecutive runner-up efforts, most recently the Azuchijo Stakes at 1,400 meters just a week prior to the Yasuda Kinen.
"Of course, being a Frankel colt there are lots of expectations for bigger titles and later becoming a great sire," trainer Yoshito Yahagi said. "Many of the fillies sired by Frankel tend to be rather highly strung, but this colt is easy to handle and great to work with."
Surcharge scored a mild upset in Saturday's Grade I Daily News 2000 for 3-year-olds at Greyville and Oh Susanna was a narrow winner as the big favorite in the companion filly event, the Grade 1 Woolavington 2000.
The races figured to sort out young contenders for the Grade 1 Durban July but, going in, trainer Justin Snaith said he was no more than 50-50 about targeting that race for Oh Susanna so the outcome may not be definitive.
Oh Susanna, a Street Cry filly, scored her third win in a row, all in Grade 1 events. She vanquished some of the big names in South African racing in her previous start, the Sun Met, as Marinaresco finished third, Legal Eagle fourth and Captain America fifth. Saturday, she was tested a bit more than expected but called on her class in the final 100 yards to win by 1/2 length over Fiorella.
Surcharge, a Gimmethegreenlight colt trained by Stuart Pettigrew, entered the Daily News 2000 after consecutive runner-up showings in the Grade 2 Gauteng Guineas, the Grade 1 S A Classic and the Grade 1 S A Derby. The race favorite, Snaith-trained Do It Again, exited a second in the Grade 1 Investec Cape Derby but could do no better than fourth in Saturday's heat, albeit beaten just over 1 length for it all as Surcharge prevailed with a late run down the middle of the course.
Around the world, around the clock:
Pink Lloyd had only three rivals in Sunday's $125,000 (Canadian) Achievement Stakes for Ontario-breds but his easy victory nonetheless was quite an achievement -- his 11th straight stakes win. Forced to work for the lead early after rearing at the start, the 6-year-old Old Forester gelding quickly asserted dominance and galloped home first by 3 lengths, eased up buy jockey Eurico Da Silva.
The win streak extends back to the Jacques Cartier Stakes April 15 of last year and includes last year's Grade III Vigil Stakes and Grade II Kennedy Road. The latest win puts Pink Lloyd's earnings past the $1 million mark in Canadian funds.
"I'm so proud of him," said his trainer Robert Tiller after the victory. "I'm so in love with him -- I really, truly am. I'm just so affected by this horse ... We're enjoying this run. It's going to end one day. I've said it many times. But the party is still on!"
Loving Lynda was along in the final strides to win Sunday's $200,000 Melair Stakes for California-bred 3-year-old fillies by 1/2 length over the favorite, Spiced Perfection. One Fast Broad was third. Loving Lynda, an Empire Way filly, got 1 1/16 miles on a fast track in 1:44.94 with Geovanni Franco in the irons.
Take the One O One stalked the pace in Saturday's $200,000 Snow Chief Stakes for California-bred 3-year-olds, rallied to the front in the stretch and won by 1 3/4 lengths over the favorite, Hardboot. Psycho Dar finished third. Take the One O One, an Acclamation colt out of the Jump Start mare North Freeway, ran 9 furlongs on firm turf in 1:49.37 with Joe Talamo at the controls for trainer Brian Kornier.
Penn National
Bronx Beauty led most of the way to a 2-lengths win over Smokinpaddylassie in Saturday's $100,000 New Start Stakes for Pennsylvania-bred 3-year-old fillies. With John Velazquez in the irons, the Liaison filly covered 6 furlongs on the fast main track in 1:10.35.
Imply came three-wide into the stretch in Saturday's $100,000 Lyphard Stakes for state-bred fillies and mares and rallied to a 1 1/2-lengths victory over Great Soul. Imply, a 5-year-old E Dubai mare, ran 1 1/16 miles on firm turf in 1:41.69 with Julio Hernandez up. A rarity these days: The 11-horse field included three entries due to common ownership.
Smooth B tracked the pace in Saturday's $100,000 Danzig Stakes for state-bred 3-year-olds, took the lead in the final furlong and went on to win by 3 lengths. Midnight Poker was best of the rest. Smooth B, a Weigelia colt, ran 6 furlongs on the main track in 1:11.21 for jockey Jose Lezcano.
Monmouth Park
Gunnison rallied from last of six with a three-wide move into the lane and ran on strongly to win Saturday's $60,000 Tale of the Cat Stakes for 3-year-olds by 1 1/4 lengths from Strike Me Down. The Bernardini colt ran 1 1/16 miles on good turf in 1:43.26 under Jevian Toledo.
Devileye seized the lead in the stretch run in Saturday's $75,000 Addison Cammack Memorial for Illinois-breds and held sway, beating the favorite, Gone Ghost, by 1 3/4 lengths. It was a long way back to Spectacular Road in third. Devileye, a 4-year-old Indygo Shiner gelding, got 6 furlongs on the all-weather track in 1:09.23 with Carlos Marquez Jr. aboard.
Puntsville, the odds-on favorite, ran to notices in Saturday's $75,000 Isaac Murphy handicap for state-bred fillies and mares, kicking away late to win by 2 1/4 lengths. Go Lady Jay, was second, 1/2 length better than Delicate Lady. Puntsville, a 5-year-old Cashel Castle mare, got home in 1:10.24 under Marquez.
Wise Market dueled for the lead in Sunday's $50,000 (Canadian) River Rock Casino Handicap for 3-year-olds, got the advantage then survived the late charge of the favorite, Argosy Fleet, to win by 1/2 length. Wise Market, a British Columbia-bred colt by Mass Market, got 6 1/2 furlongs on a fast strip in 1:17.47 with Amadeo Perez up.
Toni Ann's Miracle dueled to the lead in Saturday's $50,000 (Canadian) Emerald Downs Handicap for 3-year-old fillies, then took over in the lane, winning off by 4 1/4 lengths. Cypress Park was second. Toni Ann's Miracle, a Florida-bred filly by Hear No Evil, ran 6 1/2 furlongs on a fast track in 1:17.19 with Perez riding.
Northlands Park
Shimshine opened a big lead in the stretch in Saturday's $50,000 (Canadian) Western Canada Handicap for 3-year-olds, then was all out to hold off Star Czar by a head at the wire. Shimshine, an Alberta-bred gelding by Wilco, ran 6 furlongs on a fast track in 1:13.72 with Rico Walcott in the irons.
Thistledown
True Cinder was primed and ready for Saturday's $75,000 Michael G. Mackey Memorial Angenora Stakes for Ohio-bred distaffers. When turned loose by jockey Gerardo Corrales, the 4-year-old Alcindor filly quickly drew off to win by 6 3/4 lengths. La Nina Bronca was second as True Cinder finished in 1:10.22 over a fast track.
Prairie Meadows
One Last Empress led into the turn in Friday's $60,000 Bob Bryant Stakes for Iowa-bred 3-year-old fillies and kicked away to win by 4 lengths. Sequence of Events was second. One Last Empress, a Daaher filly, ran 6 furlongs on a fast track in 1:10.31 with Larren Delorme up.
Sure Fire Friend was under pressure on the lead all the way in Saturday's $60,000 Gray's Lake Stakes for state-bred 3-year-olds, turned back three separate challengers and won by a nose over the third, Holt County. Sure Fire Friend, a Yes It's True gelding, finished 6 furlongs on a fast track in 1:10.06 with Ken Tohill aboard.
Emerald Downs
Riser led from gate to wire in Sunday's $50,000 Governor's Stakes, scoring by 4 1/4 lengths from Barkley. Mach One Rules settled for third. Riser, a 4-year-old Ohio-bred colt by Mizzen Mast, finished 6 furlongs on a fast track in 1:08.23 with Juan Hernandez riding.
Florent Geroux
Jose Lezcano
James Graham
Jacques Cartier Stakes
Joe Talamo
John Velazquez
Carlos Marquez
Ken Tohill
Mizzen Mast
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed Said
Sheik Mohammed


Some days I spend a lot of time at my computer, which means that at some point my head is going to feel like it's exploding and I can't think straight.
Which is why I try and get out for a few minutes walk every so often.
Research shows that just one 10-minute burst of physical activity is enough to sharpen attention and help us solve problems. And in fact, in a recent study, immediately after 10 minutes of exercise participants showed a 14% improvement in their cognitive performance.
So when you're struggling to think…go out for 10 minutes to clear your mind.
Because even a short duration, even once, can give us immediate benefits.
And if you have an exam, interview or anything that is cognitively demanding…I highly recommend you use your legs before you use your head!


1080P Trout Fish 23 Wallpapers This Wallpaper was viewed 230 times and downloaded 0 times. 1080P Trout Fish 23 Wallpapers Uplaoded by epha in September 21, 2013, 10:50 pm . This image have 1152x864px resolution and 454.99 KB of data Approximately 102.19 MB bandwith was consumed for this wallpaper. Last View for this Wallpaper is March 30, 2019, 1:54 am. You can download it for FREE and use it for your wallpaer on your desktop, tablet or other device you have. Have enjoy with this wallpaper :D . Click FULL SIZE for Download This Wallpaper.


Guest Contributor Rick Stathis illustrates how being penny wise and pound foolish with maintenance can be costly.
When the economy is slow and revenues are down, some facilities professionals have a tendency to postpone maintenance in anticipation of more positive cash flow. This tendency, although completely understandable, is a mistake.
Some professionals will evaluate their sites and apply first aid by essentially putting a band-aid on the problem, repairing just enough to get by with a minimum of expense. The long- and short-term ramifications of this practice justify exploration.
The band-aid fix does just that; it repairs a symptom temporarily while everyone hopes it will hold together until it can be fixed properly at another time off in the distant (or not so distant) future. This approach works quickly to address the issue, with minimal resources expended.
However, repair services and material costs do not decline over time; in fact, they increase. Businesses increase their margins to offset inflation, higher fuel costs, wage hikes, or some other cost suppliers will incorporate into their cost structures.
Facility managers (fms) should consider this example of a parking lot that requires resurfacing. Over time, temporary patch repairs have been installed. However, the facility is located in the Northeast (complete with all the freeze and thaw cycles), and the surface has degraded where it needs to be completely resurfaced. The paving contractors provide an estimate of $1.00 per square foot, and the parking lot is 200,000 square feet. The repair will require removal of the old surface, new surface installation, and re-striping of the parking lot. The low estimate is $200,000.
The parking lot will be divided into sections, so as not to inhibit traffic flow.
The time estimate for the work is four weeks.
All permits will be the responsibility of the contractor.
The contractor will be paid as each section is completed. The last payment will be made 30 days after the completion of the job in case any areas need to be repaved.
A five year warranty will be included in the cost.
Now that the parking lot is brand new, it is realistic to expect it will not need to be replaced again for another 10 years, given established weather conditions and use. Furthermore, there is also a five year warranty that promises repairs will be made if need be at no cost to the client.
Now here is another example of what happens when the work in the same parking lot is deferred, due to an economic slowdown. In the interim, the cost for the same effort has increased 30% based on higher fuel, labor, materials, permit costs, and profit margins. The time frame remains the same.
The estimate for the work to be completed is four weeks.
The contractor will be paid as each section is completed, presenting an invoice for $57,500. The last draw will be paid 30 days after the completion of the job in case any areas need to be repaved.
A five year warranty is included in the cost.
It is immediately evident that delaying the resurfacing of the parking lot will cost $60,000 more for the same task. Therefore, fms can conclude that money is saved in the long run by doing the work in the year it is required, instead of delaying.
There are also examples where a critical piece of equipment fails due to lack of scheduled maintenance. Instead, the decision is made to delay timely maintenance to the point where it becomes critical. In the end, the same work could require additional expediting fees for the parts, emergency service call costs, and an hourly overtime rate to fix the problem.
This strategy may be justified in the short-term, but over time, it will leave the facilities department with a Capital Recovery Budget of increased magnitude. It also raises the question regarding timely repairs and issues of maintenance. Naturally, it is much smarter to be proactive with major maintenance projects rather than wait until after something reaches complete failure status that can have an impact on business operations.
While it can be argued that the fm has the responsibility of communicating the problems to management, management must be responsible to complete the required tasks, in whole or in part, and authorize the necessary funding.
There are a number of ways to allocate costs in different quarters or fund a facility account to be managed by the fm. It then falls to the fm to provide accurate work scopes and institute an effective bid process to ensure the lowest cost impact to the company.
But the bottom line remains the same; multiple band-aids only make the problem worse over time. And when things get worse, they become more expensive to fix in the long run.
Stathis is based in Dallas, TX and has worked in facility management for 15 years. His most recent position was that of director of facilities for a national entertainment venue. Stathis also offers independent facility consulting.


text:
"""A wrapper for common operations on a device with Cast capabilities."""

import os

from telemetry.core import util

CAST_BROWSERS = [
    'platform_app'
]
DEFAULT_CAST_CORE_DIR = os.path.join(util.GetCatapultDir(), '..', 'cast_core',
                                     'prebuilts')
DEFAULT_CWR_EXE = os.path.join(util.GetCatapultDir(), '..', 'cast_web_runtime')
SSH_PWD = "root"
SSH_USER = "root"


text:
King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Studying the hardcore fan: The design firm that went deep with some young dudes to help plan NBC's new football show. Plus: NFL Week 16.
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2006/12/22/friday_233/
Salon Staff
December 22, 2006 10:00PM (UTC)
When NBC got back into the pro football business this year, turning Sunday night into the NFL's marquee prime-time show, the network went looking for help in making sure the show appealed to hardcore football fans.
"They said, 'OK, so we've got football, it's been like nine years since we had it, the world has gone through a lot, especially entertainment, and we're not even sure we know what the core fan wants these days," says Clynton Taylor of Jump Associates, the San Mateo, Calif., design strategy firm NBC hired to consult on what became "Football Night in America."
"You've got so many guys in their 20s playing video games, and just, with the amount of stimulation and interaction that they have there and other shows and certainly online, what are they going to want from a telecast?" Taylor says. "That was kind of the general question."
The answer, arrived at through what Taylor calls "a research-based, product-definition approach," was that the young men who are the hardest-core fans and the most-sought-after demographic want the show to be about them.
Jump Associates is one of those high-concept firms that advises car companies about what's going to come after SUVs or cookie companies on what to do with their product line in light of recent findings about trans fats, Taylor says. He says the company specializes in studying the lives of a few customers in depth.
It's field study. Like sitting in trees with gorillas.
"It's more than just focus groups and it's more than just surveys," he says. "It's 'What are these people's lives like?'"
Taylor says the volunteer subjects often have no idea what product the researchers are interested in. "That's purposeful because we don't want to narrow in too much and have our assumptions make us avoid some really interesting insights into what's meaningful for these folks," he says.
The Jump team, using an agency, found representative young men and had them invite friends over to watch NBA playoff games. The researchers, plus some NBC executives who didn't initially identify themselves to the subjects, observed, interviewed the men, had them play custom card games that gave clues about what choices they'd make when choosing which sports event to watch.
Taylor says Jump takes its findings, combines them with research into the state of the art and current trends in the industry in question, and turns it all into what Taylor calls imperatives, or guidelines. From there, it makes specific suggestions about products and services that the company should be offering.
So what were the findings, imperatives and suggestions? Taylor can't spell it all out, but essentially, Jump found that young, hardcore football fans, weaned on fantasy football and the impossibly influential Madden NFL video game, want to feel like they have a stake in every game.
"Many times when they are playing video games, there's a game on as well, and then they're also taking a break and quickly checking stats from other games online and seeing how they're doing on fantasy football," Taylor says. "There are all these things going on at the same time. So decoding that a little bit and getting beyond 'Guys are multitasking -- give 'em lots of stuff!' Seeing what's really going on, you start to really see how just watching that game and enjoying those players play, that's not good enough anymore.
"For the younger generation, it's very much like 'I want some vested interest in this game. I want the outcome to totally mean something to me, to impact me, to the point where people are betting on games just so they'll be more interested in watching. And at the same time having a lot of stimulation that is not just for entertainment purposes but is also informing them, making them smarter and more aware of what's going on."
So the imperative was to make the game meaningful to viewers in as many ways as possible, give them the information they'll be seeking and a stake in the outcome. And the specific suggestions?
Taylor can't say, except to say that NBC's online fantasy component can be tied directly to Jump's research, and almost nothing else visible on the air at this point can be.
"A lot of what I'm saying here, I can imagine you scratching your head and saying, 'But where am I seeing that?'" Taylor says. "There are subtle changes that are definitely in the right direction."
Broadcast networks don't turn on a dime. They're the biggest networks with the most diverse audience. They're not where you look for innovation, and Taylor says Jump knew that going in. NBC executives didn't return calls on the subject.
Bob Costas, studio host of the "Football Night in America" pregame show, says he'd figured some research had been done but he hadn't been aware of any specifics and had never heard of Jump Associates. He says he and the other on-air personalities -- Cris Collinsworth, Jerome Bettis and Sterling Sharpe -- got no direction about making sure to make the games meaningful to young male viewers.
"I think within reason, we've made a substantial nod to that," he says. "There is a fantasy segment toward the beginning of the show, and the information that would be of interest to fantasy people is running constantly."
Costas says he hadn't thought much about whether "Football Night in America" is aimed at the hardcore fan, but agrees that it is -- which he credits to the very nature of a Sunday-night show.
"We're leading into a game, which we touch upon and preview, but what we're doing is actually re-viewing a whole slate of games," he says. "The show therefore doesn't have the kinds of features that pregame shows are always dependent on because what else are they going to do? It's more hardcore highlight stuff and reaction to what's gone on in the games."
He's careful about going too far, though.
"I think an obvious danger, even as you identify the preferences of a certain demographic, even if it's the preferred demographic, the young male demographic," he says, "you tack too much in that direction, you confuse and alienate a very substantial part of the audience, you know?"
Taylor says he knows, and that while Jump Associates had only a one-month contract with NBC, he's hopeful that more of the company's suggestions will find their way on the air in future years, both in the pregame show and the game broadcast itself.
"I think it's fascinating that a rather traditional sports group decided to actually kind of rethink things and go so far off the beaten path as far as exploration and development with us," Taylor says. "It was pretty cool. As to what differences have actually showed up, I think it takes a little time."
NFL Week 16 [PERMALINK]
The playoff scenarios are flying as the NFL gets together for its last fully competitive weekend, before the teams assured of their playoff seedings play the third string. The Bears are the only team that can do that this week. Coach Lovie Smith says they won't. Sure, Lovie.
Picks in caps, with the choices of the coin-flippinest 3-year-old in my house, out of school for winter break and throwing a mild (4.4 Richter) tantrum even as I write this, included.
Saturday night game
KANSAS CITY (7-7) at Oakland (2-12): NFL Network's counting on the rivalry to give this one some juice. Good luck with that.
Buster's pick: Kansas City (coin, and I'm not getting dressed)
Sunday early games
Washington (5-9) at ST. LOUIS (6-8): Not convinced by last week for either team.
Buster's pick: St. Louis (coin)
Tampa Bay (3-11) at CLEVELAND (4-10): Not convinced by last week for the Bucs.
Buster's pick: Tampa Bay (coin)
Tennessee (7-7) at BUFFALO (7-7): Both of these teams could win an NFC division, maybe two.
Buster's pick: Buffalo (coin -- I'm never getting dressed)
NEW ORLEANS (9-5) at N.Y. Giants (7-7): I'm tempted to chase the motivation here, but at the risk of getting burned by the Giants two weeks in a row, I'll take the better team, one that got slapped by Washington in a trap game last week.
The Giants have the most entertaining "if Team A beats Team B and Team C loses" scenario, so here it is: They'll make the playoffs if they win AND Atlanta loses AND Philadelphia wins OR ties AND Seattle OR San Francisco wins OR ties. Got that? Me neither.
Buster's pick: New Orleans (coin)
NEW ENGLAND (10-4) at Jacksonville (8-6): I am convinced by last week for the Pats, who have less to play for here but look like they're getting into playoff gear.
I was going to say don't listen to me because the Jags are a mystery to me. But I looked it up and I'm 7-7 picking their games. That's bad, but I'm 6-8 picking Pats games. That includes two What the Heck™ Picks, but still, that means I've been right about who I thought would win eight of 14 times. That's bad too. So don't listen to me because both teams are a mystery to me.
As are 30 others.
Buster's pick: Jacksonville (coin, and I'm the daddy. You're not the daddy)
CHICAGO (12-2) at Detroit (2-12): What the Heck׳ Pick of the Week candidate. The Bears have been the WTH™ opponent three times, tied for the league lead, with Baltimore. But surprisingly, the Lions have only been the WTH™ Pick once. This would be the WTH™ pick this week, but the Bears have clinched home field, so they might just Cadillac it in Detroit. I still think they'll win, but it's not the kind of slam-dunk required for a What the Heck™ Pick.
Buster's pick: Chicago (6-point favorite)
Indianapolis (11-3) at HOUSTON (4-10): What the Heck™ Pick of the week. Not exactly a slam-dunk either, since I'm not sanguine about the Colts even after that nice win over Cincinnati. But whattaya gonna do?
Buster's pick: Indianapolis (9-point favorite -- no, Daddy! Give it back! Give it back!)
Carolina (6-8) at ATLANTA (7-7): A couple of lost causes.
Buster's pick: Atlanta (7-point favorite)
Baltimore (11-3) at PITTSBURGH (7-7): This time, I'll chase the motivation. The Steelers are theoretically still alive and they got pasted by the Ravens 27-0 Thanksgiving weekend, their only loss in the last six games.
Buster's pick: Pittsburgh (coin, and you're not my best friend!)
Sunday late games
Arizona (4-10) at SAN FRANCISCO (6-8): This game figures to be every bit as exciting as Tampa Bay-Cleveland, but with slim-hope playoff implications for the Niners.
Buster's pick: San Francisco (coin)
Cincinnati (8-6) at DENVER (8-6): Big wild-card sort-out game. The last time the Broncos beat a team that wasn't the Arizona Cardinals or Oakland Raiders was Nov. 5. They've also lost three straight games at home, where they're supposed to be so tough. But Jay Cutler has been improving by the week, that was a discouraging performance by Carson Palmer and the Bengals Monday night, and Cincy has to play in the thin air after a short week.
Buster's pick: Cincinnati (coin, poopyhead)
SAN DIEGO (12-2) at Seattle (8-6): The only way the Seahawks win this one is if the Chargers go through the motions. I think they're motivated enough by home-field advantage not to do that.
Buster's pick: San Diego (coin)
Monday night games
Philadelphia (8-6) at DALLAS (9-5): The Saints are the story of the NFL in 2006 no matter what happens, but if the Eagles win this one, they'll clinch a playoff spot and a claim on Story 1A. They've already got a claim on making me look bad because I keep picking against them. I think home-field disadvantage and a bad run defense will do them in here.
Buster's pick: Dallas (7-point favorite)
N.Y. Jets (8-6) at MIAMI (6-8): Forgot this last week -- the Dolphins don't like the cold. They'll do better in this one, a much better game than the records would indicate.
Buster's pick: New York (coin, and I like Mommy better than you)
Record so far this week: 1-0
Season record: 128-97
Last week: 11-5
What the Heck™ Picks: 2-12
Most frequent What the Heck™ Picks: Cleveland and Oakland, 3
Vacation [PERMALINK]
This column will be on vacation Christmas week as Salon publishes on a holiday schedule. My annual Year in Sports piece will be Salon's cover on Jan. 1 and the regular column returns Jan. 2. The Week 17 NFL picks will appear on this column's MySpace page.
Meanwhile, look for me on "The Bob Edwards Show" on XM Radio Channel 133 on Dec. 28 at 8 a.m. EST, repeating at 9 and 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., and available online all that day.
Have a happy holiday season, and thank you for reading this column all year. The best thing about this column is its readership, which collectively makes up the best editor in the business.
Well, except for Michal Keeley in Salon's Washington office, who is responsible for this column being a little better than it would otherwise be every day.
Previous column: Wild spending good for business?
Bookmark http://www.salon.com/sports to get the new Kaufman column every day.
Get a Salon Sports RSS feed.
Discuss this column and the sports news of the day in Table Talk.
To receive the Sports Daily Newsletter, send an e-mail to kingnewsletter@salon.com.
MORE FROM Salon Staff


text:
A Kiss József-díjat Kiss József textológus, Petőfi-kutató emlékére gyermekei, Kiss Anikó és Kiss Péter alapították olyan fiatal kutatók számára, akik a magyar irodalmi textológia területén kiemelkedőt alkottak. A díjat a Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Irodalomtudományi Intézete, a Textológia Bizottság és a Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum karolta fel közösen. A díjjal oklevél és meghatározott pénzösszeg jár. Évente egyszer, egy személynek ítéli oda a kuratórium, amelynek tagjai: Szilágyi Márton, Békés Enikő, Kelevéz Ágnes. Az átadás a Magyar Tudomány Napján történik.

Díjazottak
 2013 – Orbán László
 2014 – Csörsz Rumen István
 2015 – Fórizs Gergely
 2016 – Labádi Gergely
 2017 – Balogh Piroska
 2018 – Zabán Márta
 2019 – Szilágyi Emőke Rita
 2020 – Török Zsuzsa
 2021 – Szalisznyó Lilla
 2022 – Doncsecz Etelka

Források
 https://iti.btk.mta.hu/hu/intezet/dijak-elismeresek#kiss-j%C3%B3zsef-d%C3%ADj
 https://resolver.pim.hu/auth/PIM2026187
Magyar irodalmi díjak

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


This summer make sure that your phone is coinciding with the season. If you want, you can also make use of this theme when it is not summer yet so that you can look forward to what you consider to be your better days. The ocean that you will see on the theme's background will make you want to be on the beach.


text:
The Dying Breed
by Mr. RJT
Open world multiplayer zombie survival
Overview Screenshots Standings Discussion Related | Share Zip
The Dying Breed Forums
General · Bug Reports · Feature Requests
Early Access Release - V.1.2.6
Jul 12 2015, 11:06 am
Mr. RJT
I made a post earlier this week in regards to what my plans were for Breed. The goal was to release V.1.3 before I take a leave of absence. In addition, I would give out cash prizes for a tournament.
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like either will happen. Today's release includes the features and fixes crossed out in the V.1.3 Feature List. It also contains some other features and fixes that are not listed there.
I was going to make a graphical update but I feel that it's time to move onto something else. The game doesn't have any major known bugs and is playable. What I want to do is work on my next dream game - an idea I've been working on since 2012.
Yesterday I was about to press submit on a source code release for this game but opted not to. As mentioned in a previous thread, I used 0% good programming practices and the code is messy messy messy. Not that I care that I get a repetition of "bad programmer;" The only reason as to why I am here is due to my love of making games. But since I've gone back and forth with that decision, I'll put the code release on hold for the moment.
Ganite
Hey atleast you released something! Looks pretty good I'd try if it where the style of games I'd like to play lol. But can't wait to see what you do next. Hoping its a rpg or something pvp for my pleasure xD
In response to Ganite
Ganite wrote:
Thanks for the kind compliment.
I feel that my next game will certainly cater to those who do and do not love pvp. :)


ZEGG Watches & Jewellery and TAMARA COMOLLI will present the highlights of the internationally renowned jewelery designer in our Zegg Watches & Jewellery store from Monday, February 27, 2017 to Wednesday March 1, 2017.
In a relaxed atmosphere, the representative, Mrs. Ute Prokein, shows you selected jewelery from the collection.
Come and be accompanied by the Color Story CASHMERE.


text:
Q: Visual Web Developer 2010 Express Web.config transform question I cannot for the life of me figure out how to force Visual Web Developer 2010 Express to use my Web.Release.config when I'm publishing my web application.  I'm using FTP to publish my webapp to a remote server.  Each time I publish, the build uses my Web.Debug.config.
I know I'm overlooking something simple and would really appreciate a clue.
Respectfully,
Ray

A: In Visual Web Developer Express (2010), selecting the build is simply a matter of clicking on the drop down to the right of the green "Start Debugging" button.  Debug will use your debug web.config and release will use your release web.config.
When publishing, click the drop down and select Release.  Then publish as normal.

A: Go to Build -> Configuration Manager
Under Active Solution Configuration select Release
Hopefully this is what you're after.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Save The Day With The 11 in 1 Multi-Tool Credit Card!
Wherever you go, camping, traveling, hiking….this multipurpose credit card survival tool has got your back with all the essential tools you may need!
Essential tools for everyday use including Bottle opener, Flat screwdriver, Keychain hole, Knife Edge, Can Opener, Saw Blade, Ruler, Wingnut Wrench, 4 Position Wrench, & a Manual Compass!!
Great for camping, hunting, household utility, an essential companion for mechanics & repairmen.


I first started taking pictures before I was a teenager using my father's old camera which is shown here. This is a Zeiss Ikon bellows camera with a Tessar 1:3.5 lens. This camera, which I took out from storage for the purpose of this shoot, is probably about 65 to 70 years old. It brings back memories of the days we used black and white film; and photography was not as popular as it is today. The camera still works! No point and shoot solutions here. One is forced to understand terms like ISO, focal length, exposure times, depth of field, etc.
Rolleiflex, a long-running and diverse line of high-end cameras originally made by the German company Franke & Heidecke, and later by Rollei-Werk. The "Rolleiflex" name is most commonly used to refer to Rollei's premier line of medium format twin lens reflex (TLR) cameras notable for their exceptional build quality, compact size, modest weight, superior optics, durable, simple, reliable mechanics and bright viewfinders. This camera belonged to my father and is the one I used as a teenager! Liked the image magnifying capabilities. Gave me the ability to sharpen the focus to tac sharpness. I also liked the large 6 by 6 format especially for enlargeing my pictures.
This is another bellows camera belonging to my late father-in-law, given to me by my late -mother-in-law. It is a Zeiss Ikon with a Tessar 1:2.8 lens. In the 1940's Zeiss would be a popular camera name. Taken out from storage for the purpose of this shoot. I have no experience using this handsome looking camera, but I would think the pictures will turn out brilliantly.
The Zeiss Lens of a bellows camera (shown above) probably about 70 years old. If only it could speak - the stories it would tell! The stories of a by gone era. Taken out of storage for this shoot.


Therapy Tips: How to have a fun and active Thanksgiving!
The night before Thanksgiving, many of us are planning our last minute holiday treats and getting ready to travel. Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to practice gratitude as well as self-care! According to The Calorie Control Council, the average Thanksgiving meal consists of 3,000 calories! Beyond the abundance of food available, the holidays can trigger emotional stress in some people. Because of this, we decided to compile a list of ways to keep you healthy and happy during the holidays!
Here are some tips to keep your holiday safe, active and healthy!
Participate in a Turkey Trot: Our area is home to many great turkey trots. These range from 1 mile walks to 26+ mile runs! Many of the turkey trots also have kid races in order for the whole family to participate! The turkey trots also raise money for great local causes!
Don't skip breakfast: Starving yourself to save up for your Thanksgiving dinner is never a good idea! Instead, have a light but nutritious breakfast to jump start your metabolism and prevent over-eating at dinner!
Take a walk: Starting your day off with light exercise will help you gain some mental clarity and peace of mind before the hustle of the holiday starts! A nice walk can also help burn off some of the extra calories from the meal!
Go tech-free: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children spend less than 2 hours per day on entertainment-based screen time. They reports "Too much screen time can lead to obesity, lower academic achievement, reduced socialization skills and an increase in aggressive behavior." During Thanksgiving dinner, try to unplug from mobile devices to encourage face-to-face family conversation and bonding.
Yoga and Meditation: Holidays can be stressful! Take a deep breath and allow yourself to reconnect to what you are grateful for this Thanksgiving season. Yoga is not only great for the mind, but also good for the body!
Family Physical Therapy would like to wish a safe and fun holiday to all those who are participating this year. In order to observe the holiday with our families, we will be closed Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24.
Hello from the WIndy City!
This premier conference and exhibition provides the latest information on how to provide exceptional patient care! The Private Practice Section is a national association that represents more than 4,200 physical therapists who own, operate, and/or work in a private practice setting!
Brett gained some great insight while in Chicago, and is looking forward to implementing some new ideas to help Family Physical Therapy continue to grow as a patient-centered clinic providing high quality individualized care.
We hope everyone who celebrated had a safe and fun Halloween! The awesome staff at our Auburn clinic did a themed costume this year, and came together to form the Rangers of Motion! We can't wait to see what they come up with next year!


text:
NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT, 1924.
payment of a fixed sum or a share in the earnings or otherwise, and the owner shall be deemed to be the employer for the purposes of this Act.
PART II.-EXCEPTIONS.
(a) Employment in the naval, military or air service of the Crown, including service in Officers' Training Corps, except as otherwise provided in this Act.
(6) Employment under the Crown or any local or other public authority where the Minister certifies that the terms of the employment are such as to secure provision in respect of sickness and disablement on the whole not less favourable than the corresponding benefits conferred by this Act.
(c) Employment as a clerk or other salaried official in the service of a railway or other statutory company, or of a joint committee of two or more such companies, where the Minister certifies that the terms of employment, including the rights of the person employed in such superannuation fund as is hereinafter mentioned, are such as to secure provision in respect of sickness and disablement on the whole not less favourable than the corresponding benefits conferred by this Act, and the person employed is entitled to rights in a superannuation fund established by Act of Parliament for the benefit of persons in such employment, or in Northern Ireland is entitled to rights in any such superannuation fund or in any railway superannuation fund which may be approved by the Ministry of Labour for Northern Ireland.
(d) [Not applicable to Scotland.-ED.)
(e) Employment in Scotland as a teacher to whom a scheme under the Education (Scotland) (Superannuation) Act, 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 17), applies, or employment in a state-aided school in Scotland as a student provisionally recognised for temporary service as an uncertificated teacher pending completion of training.
(S) [Not applicable to Scotland.- ED.)
(g) Employment as a teacher in a public elementary school at any time after the person employed has undergone an examination in order to qualify for the position of a certificated teacher in such a school and before the announcement of the result of the examination.
(h) Employment as a teacher of any class which may be specified in a special order made after consultation with the Board of Education as being a class in the case of which the conditions of employment are similar to the conditions of employment prevailing in the case of teachers falling within the foregoing exceptions relating to teachers.
(2) Employment as an agent paid by commission or fees or a share in the profits, or partly in one and partly in another of such ways, where the person so employed is mainly dependent for his livelihood on his earnings from some other occupation, or where he is ordinarily employed as such agent by more than one employer, and his employment under no one of such employers is that on which he is mainly dependent for his livelihood.
(j) Employment in respect of which no wages or other money payment is made where the employer is the occupier of an agricultural holding and the employed person is employed thereon, or where the person employed is the child of or is maintained by, the employer.
(k) Employment otherwise than by way of manual labour and at a rate of remuneration exceeding in value two hundred and fifty pounds a year, or in cases where such employment involves part-time service only at a rate of remuneration which in the opinion of the Minister is equivalent to a rate of remuneration exceeding two hundred and fifty pounds a year for whole-time service.
(1) Employment of a casual nature otherwise than for the purposes of the employer's trade or business, and otherwise than for the purposes of any game or recreation where the persons employed are engaged or paid through a club, and in such case the club shall be deemed to be the employer.
(m) Employment of any class which may be specified in a special order as being
14 & 15 GEORGE 5, CHAPTER 38.
of such a nature that it is ordinarily adopted as subsidiary employment only and not as the principal means of livelihood.
(n) Employment as an outworker where the person so employed is the wife of an insured person and is not wholly or mainly dependent for her livelihood on her earnings in such employment.
(0) Employment as a member of the crew of a fishing vessel where the members of the crew are remunerated by shares in the profits or the gross earnings of the working of the vessel in accordance with any custom or practice prevailing at any port if a special order is made for the purpose, and the particular custom or practice prevailing at the port is one to which the order applies.
(9) Employment in the service of the husband or wife of the employed person.
Contributions by Employers and Employed Contributors.
In Ordinary Cases.
To be paid by the employer
5d. a week.
5d. a week. To be paid by the contributor
4d, a week.
In Case of Low-Wage Earners. In the case of employed contributors of either sex, of the age of eighteen or upwards, whose remuneration does not include the provision of board and lodging by their employer, and the rate of whose remuneration does not exceed 4s. a working day, the following shall be the rates of contribution : (1) Where the rate of remuneration does not exceed 3s. a working day
10d. a week. To be paid by the employer { for men.
9d. a week. (2) Where the rate of remuneration exceeds 3s. but does not exceed 4s. a working dayTo be paid by the employer
PART II.-NORTHERN IRELAND.
PART III.-POWER TO APPLY PROVISIONS AS TO Low-WAGE EARNERS TO
SPECIAL CASES.
Where it appears to the Minister that the persons employed by any employer or group of employers in any class or classes of work are in general in receipt of a rate of remuneration which, although liable to fluctuation, is normally within either of the limits of remuneration referred to in Part I. or Part II., as the case may be, of this Schedule, the Minister may by special order declare that all the persons employed by that employer or group of employers in that class or those classes of
work shall, for the purposes of this Act, but subject to any exceptions contained in the order, be treated as if they were constantly in receipt of the normal rate of remuneration, notwithstanding that those persons or any of them may in any week in fact receive a higher or lower rate of remuneration.
1. Medical treatment and attendance for any person dependent upon the labour of a member.
2. The payment of the whole or any part of the cost of dental treatment.
3. An increase of sickness benefit and disablement benefit in the case either of all members of the society or of such of them as have any children or any specified number of children wholly or in part dependent upon them.
4. The payment of sickness benefit from the first second or third day of incapacity.
5. The payment of a disablement allowance to members though not totally incapable of work.
6. An increase of maternity benefit.
7. Allowances to a member during convalescence from some disease or disablement in respect of which sickness benefit or disablement benefit has been payable.
8. The provision of premises suitable for convalescent homes and the maintenance of such homes.
9. The payment of pensions or superannuation allowances whether by way of addition to old age pensions under the Old Age Pensions Act, 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 40), as amended by any subsequent enactment, or otherwise.
10. The payment, subject to the prescribed conditions, of contributions to superannuation funds in which the members are interested.
11. Payments to members who are in want or distress, including the remission of arrears whenever the arrears may have become due.
12. Payments to members not allowed to attend work on account of infection.
13. Repayment of the whole or any part of contributions payable under this Act by members of the society or any class thereof.
14. Such other additional benefits, being of the same character as any of those herein before mentioned, as may be prescribed.
FOURTH SCHEDULE (ss. 82, 112).
ACCOUNTS OF INSURANCE COMMITTEES.
PART 1.-ENGLAND AND WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND.
PART II.-SCOTLAND. 1. If it appears to any auditor to whom the accounts of any insurance committee in Scotland (including the accounts of any officer or servant of the committee) have been submitted under this Act that any item of account is contrary to law, or that any money or income which ought to have been, is not brought into account, the auditor shall by an interim report under his hand, report thereon to the Board setting forth the grounds of his opinion as aforesaid ; and the Board shall cause such interim report to be intimated to the committee or person affected thereby ; and after such inquiry as the Board think fit they shall decide all questions raised
by such interim report, and shall disallow all unlawful items of account and shall surcharge the amount of any unlawful payment or expenditure or of any loss or deficiency, upon any member, officer or servant of the committee or other person by whose negligence or misconduct that payment or expenditure has been made or authorised or that loss or deficiency has been incurred.
2. If the Board are of opinion that any disallowance or surcharge might lawfully be made, but that in the circumstances of the case it is equitable that the disallowance or surcharge should not be made, they may abstain from making the same :
Provided that where the payment or expenditure relates in whole or in part to moneys for the application of which provision is made by scheme, vote or regulation, the Board shall have regard to the terms of that scheme, vote or regulation.
3. Every sum determined by the Board under the provisions hereof to be due from any person shall be paid by such person to the Board within thirty days after such determination has been intimated to him, and if such sum is not so paid the Board may recover the same as a civil debt; and the costs of any proceedings for the recovery of any such sum so far as not recovered from the person surcharged shall be charged to the insurance committee.
On any such proceedings a certificate purporting to be signed by the Secretary of the Board or some person authorised by the Board to act on behalf of the Secretary shall be conclusive evidence of the facts certified.
4. Any person who knowingly recharges to the funds of an insurance committee any sum which has been disallowed by the Board under the provisions hereof shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding three times the amount of the sum so recharged.
FIFTH SCHEDULE (s. 93 (3)).
PROVISIONS OF ACT AUTHORISING REGULATIONS IN RESPECT OF WHICH SPECIAL
POWERS ARE GIVEN. Section of Act.
Administration of medical treatment and attendance.
Issue of certificates by medical practitioners.
Dissolution of societies.
Withdrawal of approval.
Amalgamation, transfer of engagements, &c., of societies.
Secessions, expulsions and establishment and dissolution of
branches.
Deposit contributors.
Navy, Army and Air Force Insurance Fund.
Crediting of reserve values.
Provision of funds for insurance committees.
Provisions as to death certificates.
Persons of unsound mind.
SIXTH SCHEDULE (s. 120).
SANATORIUM BENEFIT IN NORTHERN IRELAND.
1 & 2 Geo. 5, The National Insurance Act, | The whole Act, except subsections (1), (2), 1911.
and (3) of section sixty-four, sections seventy-two and seventy-three, paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (12) and (13) of section eighty, paragraph (14) of section eightyone, and the short title in section one
hundred and fifteen. 3 & 4 Geo. 5, The National Insurance Act, The whole Act, except section one, sub1913.
sections (1), (3), and (4) of section fortyone, and so much of subsection (2) of that section as relates to expenses defrayed in the exercise of any power of dealing with tuberculosis or other disease, subsection (2) of section forty-two, and subsection
(1) of section forty-three. 5 & 6 Geo. 5, The National Insurance (Part The whole Act.
I. Amendment) Act, 1915. 5 & 6 Geo. 5, The Government War Obliga- Section three.
tions Act, 1915. 7 & 8 Geo. 5, The National Insurance (Part The whole Act.
I. Amendment) Act, 1917. 7 & 8 Geo. 5, The National Health Insur- The whole Act. c. 62.
ance Act, 1918. 8 & 9 Geo. 5, The School Teachers (Super- Section seventeen.
annuation) Act, 1918. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, The Scottish Board of Health In subsection (1) of section four, the words Act, 1919.
from And provided also to the end
of the subsection. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, The Ministry of Health Act, Proviso (ii) to subsection (1) of section three 1919.
and section nine. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, The National Health Insur- The whole Act.
ance Act, 1919. 10 & 11 Geo. 5, The National Health Insur- The whole Act, except subsection (4) of ance Act, 1920.
section two and subsection (1) of section
twenty-one. 11 & 12 Geo. 5, The National Health Insur- The whole Act.
ance Act, 1921. 12 & 13 Geo. 5, The National Health Insur- Section two.
ance Act, 1922.
CHAPTER XXXIX. An Act to give effect to a Protocol on arbitration clauses signed on behalf of His Majesty
at a meeting of the Assembly of the League of Nations held on the twenty-fourth day of September, nineteen hundred and twenty-three.
[7th August 1924.]
[Preamble.] 1. STAYING OF COURT PROCEEDINGS IN RESPECT OF MATTERS TO BE REFERRED TO ARBITRATION UNDER COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT.-(1) Notwithstanding anything in


With over 80 Top 10 lists under my belt I feel like a Top 10 list pro at this point. I keep doing them because they are a great way to condense a lot of information down to the essentials. And because readers seem to look forward to them.
Putting this list together was tough because there are different ways to measure the popularity of a single blog post. Is it the number of comments on the post? The number of people who have seen the post? Or maybe it's the buzz the post has created around the net? Needless to say it wasn't easy and I was sad to see some (in my opinion) great lists not make the top 10.
Hopefully this list will uncover some oldies but goodies that you haven't seen before.
What would you like to see future "Top 10" lists cover?
Here are the GymSoap ingredients. What do you think about it, Apples? Marketing hype or a smart way to prevent nasty gym-induced infections?
I will pass on the Gym Soap hype. Usually I avoid products that have websites touting "As seen on blah blah blah" and it lists a bunch of tv stations. Also, I have no idea what all the chemical named stuff does in it but it looks like a LOT of the "natural" ingredients were added for smell and fragerance. I bet it is a pretty stinky product.
– Top 10 primal hygeine products (in honor of the gymsoap)Have you taken a look at tom's of maine products yet?
Top 10 ways that women can build muscle mass. So many sites focus on ways that women can be lean, but "don't worry ladies, you won't bulk up!" It's time for some advice for those hot chicks out there that want some muscle mass!
Thanks, Son of Grok. All good ideas! We've covered most of those one way or another in the past, but we'll see if we can address them in some new way in the future. Thanks again and keep 'em coming!
Great thoughts, Wendy! We want to address the interests of our readers, so getting feedback like this means a lot to us. We'll be jotting down all suggestions and writing about the best in the future.
Top 10 Ideas for eating healthy while travelling.
Top 10 Ideas for working while travelling.
Top 10 Foods to always have stocked at home.
Top 10 "non-essential" vitamins and minerals.
How about a simple list of the 10 worst foods ever created. Are there 10 creations worse than a twinky? I'm talking about these sorts of scary lab-invented blasphemies.
What a great post! I just got the biggest kick out of re-reading these (as well as reminding myself of some important points/tips). I was particularly happy to be reminded of "10 Ways to De-Stress"- with all that is going on right now (economy, election, upcoming holidays) I was glad to regain insight on de-stressing. I think you should have "Top 10 Top 10" more often!
Also, Top 10 Ways to Get More Fiber on a Low / Moderate Carb Diet – i feel you might have already done this? Like you said, there's been a lot.
I think the soap is a lot of hype! I'm sure it's good but it's so specific that I don't think it'll do anything special whether you're using after you workout or not.
Thanks for the top 10 review!
+ Top 10 Nutrition Gurus – Where Should We Study?
+ Top 10 Nutrition Researchers – Who's Publishing with No Fear of Perishing?
+ Top 10 Nuts – Are All Almonds Zapped Now? What is the Deal with Soaking Nuts?
+ Top 10 List of Medical Care – Do You Consult a Naturopath as Well as Regular Doc? How Can You Create a Holistic Approach?
Wow. I'd say Clare is in the running. Thanks for all the great ideas, everyone.
10 ways to spot a top doc.
TOP 10 PRIMAL THINGS TO PACK IN YOUR KIDS' LUNCH KIT TO KEEP THEM POWERED ALL DAY.
Top 10 things to say to people who can't imagine eating an avocado or almond butter.
Top 10 things to say to others that are disappointed to find out that you actually 'work' at being fit.
Top 10 ways to fight back when you feel a carb binge coming on.
Top 10 things that Grandma knew and taught our parents, but we've forgotten.
Top 10 distractions that interfere with our Primal lifestyle and goals and how to combat them.
Top 10 ways to keep your head in the real world when your heart is in the primal world.
🙂 I LOVE this place!
Ok, one more, that will make it 10!
Top 10 primal meals (or large snacks, in the case of teens!) that seedlings can make for themselves.
Top 10 countries in the world with the healthiest lifestyles.
Top 10 reasons why you should teach children early in life to join sports and eat primal.
Top 10 reasons why NOT to go on quick fix weight loss programs and how dangerous it is.
Top 10 ways to stay happy even when things go wrong.
Top 10 reasons to keep yourself surrounded with positive people.
No suggestions on top 10 lists, but that Gymsoap stuff does contain the common anti-gross (that's a scientific designation) chemical triclosan, so it probably does what it says it does in keeping the ick off.
Of course, there's lots of concern about antibacterial substance abuse. If everybody is using relatively powerful antibacterial agents, eventually the bacteria are no longer killed by it and it becomes worthless. That's a problem on the larger scale than just you or I worrying about a bit of athlete's foot.


Low bone mass and increased fracture risk are recognized complications of cystic fibrosis (CF). CF-related bone disease (CFBD) is characterized by uncoupled bone turnover—impaired osteoblastic bone formation and enhanced osteoclastic bone resorption. Intestinal malabsorption, vitamin D deficiency and inflammatory cytokines contribute to CFBD. However, epidemiological investigations and animal models also support a direct causal link between inactivation of skeletal cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR), the gene that when mutated causes CF, and CFBD. The objective of this study was to examine the direct actions of CFTR on bone. Expression analyses revealed that CFTR mRNA and protein were expressed in murine osteoblasts, but not in osteoclasts. Functional studies were then performed to investigate the direct actions of CFTR on osteoblasts using a CFTR knockout (Cftr−/−) mouse model. In the murine calvarial organ culture assay, Cftr−/− calvariae displayed significantly less bone formation and osteoblast numbers than calvariae harvested from wildtype (Cftr+/+) littermates. CFTR inactivation also reduced alkaline phosphatase expression in cultured murine calvarial osteoblasts. Although CFTR was not expressed in murine osteoclasts, significantly more osteoclasts formed in Cftr−/− compared to Cftr+/+ bone marrow cultures. Indirect regulation of osteoclastogenesis by the osteoblast through RANK/RANKL/OPG signaling was next examined. Although no difference in receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (Rankl) mRNA was detected, significantly less osteoprotegerin (Opg) was expressed in Cftr−/− compared to Cftr+/+ osteoblasts. Together, the Rankl:Opg ratio was significantly higher in Cftr−/− murine calvarial osteoblasts contributing to a higher osteoclastogenesis potential. The combined findings of reduced osteoblast differentiation and lower Opg expression suggested a possible defect in canonical Wnt signaling. In fact, Wnt3a and PTH-stimulated canonical Wnt signaling was defective in Cftr−/− murine calvarial osteoblasts. These results support that genetic inactivation of CFTR in osteoblasts contributes to low bone mass and that targeting osteoblasts may represent an effective strategy to treat CFBD.