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By Patricia H. Thornton
Panel - Future of Organizational Sociology
Does organizational sociology have a future? Leadership matters in shaping the turn of events
[Ed note: This is the 11th of 14 posts in a virtual panel on The Future of Organizational Sociology.]
A response to the question of what is the future of organizational sociology first depends on understanding how the institutional and organization environment has changed.
In commenting on changes I make some assumptions, i.e., an open systems perspective and competition for attention occurs in an ecology of institutional space.
Below is a partial natural history of observations, not necessarily in an event sequencing order or from systematic research. I don't know much about blogging and assume that the purpose is to be provocative to raise questions that generate discussion.
In the mid-1990s the name of the "Organizations Section" ASA was changed to "Organizations, Occupations, and Work." Think about this from the perspective that occupations and organizations are alternative (competing) means to organize. The question I have is did this change shift scholarly interests to focus on what I call variable studies (i.e., gender is a variable) and categorical theories of personal identity related to stratification and distributive justice? Note the recent job search announcement on the OOW list serve for a position in migration and inequality.
In the mid-1990s the "Economic Sociology Section" of ASA was born. This created a home for international and network scholars, but do these scholars self-identify as organizations scholars? As Howard Aldrich reflected on articles published in Administrative Science Quarterly, organizational sociology is predominately American, not international.
From the mid-1990s the development of entrepreneurship as a field of study has skyrocketed. Innovation and entrepreneurship are golden words on university campuses as witnessed by the rise of business plan challenges and entrepreneurship concentrations and certificate programs. I'm not talking about business schools only, but colleges of liberal arts and arts and sciences—where sociology departments are located. However, organizational sociology speaks more to established organizations than to starting profit-making organizations—not fully embracing the largess and push of the entrepreneurship movement. This is a missed opportunity as entrepreneurship directly addresses issues of interest such as poverty, wealth, and income distribution in society. Check out for example the recent Forbes special edition that defines the network of entrepreneurs that have grown corporations and the billions they are giving back to society, e.g., Gates, Buffett, Zuckerberg and many others.
The organization and management theory division of the Academy of Management has grown significantly. I agree with Howard Aldrich in that you are more likely to site organizational sociology alive and well at the Academy than at the American Sociological Association. Has anyone thought that maybe many of the organizational sociologists are in business schools because the study of organizations is more appreciated there?
The rapid and prolific development of network analysis as a field of study has reshaped many areas of study. Network studies are one of the largest categories of submissions to the Organization and Management Theory Division of the Academy of Management. Note networks are often not referred to as organizations and networks are assumed to have advantages over hierarchies (organizations) – see the seminal contributions by Granovetter, Powell, and Saxenian.
The increasing salience of individual identity and the retreat of corporate sources of identity can be interpreted that it is becoming less of a world of a certain kind of organizations.
There has been come-back and growing methods development and legitimacy of qualitative research methods and published qualitative research. I benchmark it to Kathleen Eisenhardt on building theories from case studies and the influence of Steve Barley's seminal work. While a necessary correction to the era of mindless regressions, qualitative research has been critiqued for not systematically accumulating and generalizing. Qualitative research is typically not focused on testing theory; yet note that theory testing was a driving force in the development of organizational sociology and organization theory. Take for example the five strands identified by Scott: institutional, resource dependence, population ecology, transaction cost and contingency. Note that these five strands placed organizational sociology in the position of embracing and reaching out to interdisciplinary scholarship. Knowledge of how theories and research areas grow suggests that separating organizational sociology from organization theory will stunt growth of organizational sociology.
Harvard economist Michael Porter's five forces model spearheaded the development of strategy departments in business schools as often distinct from the organizations and management areas. Both the rise of teaching strategy and as previously noted entrepreneurship in business schools caused concern over declining teaching of org theory to MBA students, i.e., org theory lacked applications and MBAs want to solve problems. Jerry Davis led a teaching round tables effort through OMT to engage organizations experts to demonstrate how to teach an org theory version of strategy and entrepreneurship. Is there a counterpart in Sociology departments to keep organizational sociology alive and well?
Some cultural sociologists used to study organizations, but then the French theorists caught on in American sociology. The question is where are the organizations in their views? Does anyone recall the standing room only Academy of Management symposium on what the French conventionalists can teach organization theorists.
Institutional theory is developing to focus on explaining agency and institutional heterogeneity by no longer siting phenomena through structuralism and the lenses of the organization and organizational-field levels of analysis, but instead through the lens of societal level institutions. Yet, institutional theory has always been considered under the umbrella of organizational sociology.
The world is in a time of transformation and organizational sociology may be behind in explaining the transformation. Products are now created without organizations and entrepreneurship is funded by the crowd.
In sum the consequences of these observations are the development of other perspectives that compete for scholars' attention. Please do not misinterpret my comments. I am not saying any of these observations are necessarily systemically true, good, or bad.
There is one last argument, but important argument. A sequence of events or changes does not by itself determine the health of a field of study. The formation of fields requires leadership. Dick Scott with his multiple edition best-seller text, visiting scholar exchanges, and conference venues was a leader in collecting organizational sociology as an interdisciplinary field. One bright spot is Michael Lounsbury's editorship of Research in the Sociology of Organizations. There are others coming forth as Ezra Zuckerman cogently points out. But, single publications alone will not create this—it takes the gift of active leadership.
Patricia H. Thornton is Adjunct Professor and an affiliate of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Duke University Fuqua School of Business.
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Season 10 of Big Deer TV begins airing July 2021 exclusively on Sportsman Channel.
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Mike Hanback and Sportsman Channel team up to bring you the hit original television series, Big Deer TV with Mike Hanback.
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BIG DEER TV is not all about big racks, far from it. Hanback is known and respected by millions of American hunters as a regular, down-to-earth guy who appreciates all that deer country has to offer – the sights, smells and sunrises…the camaraderie of hunting with friends, old and new…connecting with U.S. military veterans and hard-working deer hunters across the U.S. and sharing their stories. It is all a part of the Big Deer experience.
Recently the highly rated Big Deer TV was awarded 3 coveted Telly Awards for cable-television excellence. "We have a very talented group of producers, writers, videographers and editors and these awards are especially gratifying," said Mike Hanback, creator, host and executive producer of Big Deer TV. "These awards are testament to their hard work and commitment to make Big Deer TV a top-level hunting show."
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Company acquisitions and mergers
In the life of a company, big or small, in one chapter, they would be acquired or merged into a larger company for something to ideally benefit both or multiple entities together.
As such, it is imperative to archive the websites, sub-subdomains of said websites, and social media presences of said acquired companies because:
The content is subject to:
Being changed or altered
Something as simple as adding an announcement to say that they've been acquired is a difference between
a company's website pre-bought and a company's website post-bought.
Being removed
In most instances, the acquired companies would have their website domains be redirected to the company's website that is responsible for the acquisition;
For example, http://www.permabit.com/ redirects
to https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-acquires-permabit-assets-eases-barriers-cloud-portability-data-deduplication-technology?sc_cid=701f2000000RTVRAA4
because Permabit was acquired by Red Hat in 2017 July.
In certain instances, an acquired company's content of their internet presence is subject to removal, partially or fully;
For example, on 2020 March 31, with Dark Sky (weather app) being acquired by Apple,
the acquired company's sub-domain, https://blog.darksky.net/ has deleted all of their blog posts except for the announcement of being acquired;
compare with https://web.archive.org/web/20200309082304/https://blog.darksky.net/ (last snapshot pre-announcement)
to https://web.archive.org/web/20200331173201/https://blog.darksky.net/ (snapshot of post-announcement).
There are two ways of finding companies being acquired or merged to another company:
1) Make a web search query with phrases or keywords through a web search engine
Smaller or more obscure company acquisitions are more likely to be found,
often found from the acquired company's websites or social media accounts.
The amount of unrelated or mislabeled content when searching is higher than normal,
as it is one of the quirks of web search engines displaying results through a countless series of algorithms.
Here are a list of commonly used keywords and phrases to use to make a search query:
bought out
merging
It's recommended to use this line as part of the search query since without this phrase,
the search attempt will bring up results of sport players being traded or joining a team;
However, this may remove results on sports-oriented company acquisitions or mergers.
2) Browse through articles or press releases from various sources
The amount of unrelated or mislabeled content when searching is lower than normal, with some websites due to curation or verification.
Smaller or more obscure company acquisitions are unlikely to be covered by more larger resources.
Here is a list of various resources of where to find news on company acquisitions and mergers;
They are sorted by category, in alphabetical order, except for the 'General' category:
Benzinga (existed since 2010)
The Business Journals
BusinessWire (Limit: only up to 20 pages, 25 entries per page, 500 entries of the most recent articles)
EU-Startups (existed since 2010 October)
Fortune (existed since 1929)
GlobalNewsWire, Inc. (Limit: only up to 100 pages, 10 entries per page, 1000 entries of the most recent articles)
Federal Trade Commission (Special!)
Tire Review Magazine
BeautyMatter
Global Cosmetic Industry Magazine
EdSurge (existed since 2011)
The PIE News
Finextra
Private Equity Wire (existed since 2002)
PYMNTS.com
Baking Business
blogTO | Toronto
CSP Magazine
Food Business News
Just Food
Progressive Grocer (existed since 1922)
BioSpace (existed since 1985)
The Pharma Letter
RamaOnHealthcare
Senior Housing Business
Ink World Magazine
Pest Management Professional
Publishers Weekly (existed since 1872)
Retail TouchPoints
ChannelE2E
'Technology Mergers, Acquisitions, IPOs, Exits and Funding' section
'Technology Mergers and Acquisitions List' section
CollisionWeek
Data Economy (existed since 2016)
The Edge Singapore (existed since 2001)
Electrical Wholesaling
FinTech Futures
Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International Magazine
Infosecurity Magazine
Intelligence Community News (existed since 2013)
Mass Device
Rental Equipment Register
Security Sales & Integration (existed since 1979)
Silicon Republic
TechCrunch (existed since 2013)
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Diesel price rise blows Rs 700cr hole for Coal India in Q1FY22
By Press Trust of India on 1:30 am August 18, 2021 No Comment
Kolkata: Mining major Coal India suffered losses to the tune of Rs 700 crore in the April-June quarter owing to a sharp rise in diesel prices, a top company official said.
In the quarter (under review), we lost about Rs 700 crore as diesel prices increased by about 35 per cent. It was in the range of Rs 66-67 and now at around Rs 89. This has been a substantial rise, Coal India Chairman Pramod Agarwal said during a recent earnings conference call.
The state-run miner has been drawing up plans to replace its diesel-run heavy machinery with LNG-fired equipment, and adding 1,500 electric vehicles to its fleet in the next five years to support carbon emission cuts.
CIL has envisaged creating a carbon offset of around 2.5 lakh tonnes over the next five years, the Kolkata-headquartered company said.
It has also taken initiatives for a pilot project in collaboration with GAIL (India) Ltd in some mining sites before starting bulk use of LNG.
Agarwal had also said the costs of Coal India have gone up and there is no reason that the mining behemoth should not increase price of the dry fuel.
Diesel price rise blows Rs 700cr hole for Coal India in Q1FY22 added by Press Trust of India on 1:30 am August 18, 2021
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Dark Seed II è un'avventura grafica per diverse piattaforme. Il gioco, prodotto dalla Cyberdreams, è il prosieguo di Dark Seed. In esso il protagonista, Mike Dawson, trasferitosi in una piccola cittadina per ricominciare una vita normale dopo le terribili esperienze del primo episodio, viene ricontattato da alcuni abitanti del Mondo Oscuro che richiedono il suo aiuto per scacciare nuovamente gli Antichi, esseri alieni che vogliono conquistare il Mondo Oscuro per poi passare nel Mondo Normale. Questa volta sarà il Cambiaforma, un essere capace di attraversare i portali tra i due mondi, a dar filo da torcere al protagonista.
Il gioco, dal finale inaspettato, si svolge in ambienti ispirati alle opere dell'artista del macabro Hans Ruedi Giger.

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Q: WooCommerce: Product Loop by Vendor? I managed to get the store names of all of the current vendors to display in a
 tag but it seems that when I loop to get the products, all of the products registered gets displayed under the store name.

How would I go about getting the products that are unique to the store name?

This is a WordPress, woocommerce and dokan project.
User Story;
As a user, I'll see the vendor's store name and will be able to see all of the vendor's products underneath the vendor's store name.

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                <?php
                foreach ( $sellers['users'] as $seller ) {
                    $store_info_author      = dokan_get_store_info( $post->post_author );
                    $store_info             = dokan_get_store_info( $seller->ID );
                    $store_name             = isset( $store_info['store_name'] ) ? esc_html( $store_info['store_name'] ) : __( 'N/A', 'dokan-lite' );
                    $store_url              = dokan_get_store_url( $seller->ID );
                    $featured_seller        = get_user_meta( $seller->ID, 'dokan_feature_seller', true );

                    ?>

<a href="<?php echo esc_attr($store_url); ?>"><?php echo esc_html($store_name); ?>

                    <?php
                    $args = array(
                              'post_type' => 'product',
                              'posts_per_page' => 12
                                    );

                                        $loop = new WP_Query( $args );
                                        if ($sellers['users']) {
                                            while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post();
                                                wc_get_template_part( 'content','product' );
                                            endwhile;
                                        } else {
                                            echo __( 'No products found' );
                                        }
                                        wp_reset_postdata();
                                    ?>

                    <?php } ?>

A: You need to specify author in your WP_Query arguments something like given below
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 'author'  => $seller->ID,
 'post_type' => 'product',
 'posts_per_page' => 12
);

 $loop = new WP_Query( $args );

 while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post();
   wc_get_template_part( 'content','product' );
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A kunszentmártoni Artézi gőz- és kádfürdő eklektikus épületét 1909-ben építették fel a Kerületiház utcában, a Hármas-Körös szomszédságában. Az intézmény korábban közfürdőként funkcionált, majd a rendszerváltást követően az épület magántulajdonba került. Állapota jelenleg leromlott, azonban készült terv az épületnek egy modern igényeket kielégítő szállodává történő alakítására.

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 Kunszentmárton építészeti értékei az ezredfordulón. Kunszentmárton, 2004.
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Lyndon B Johnson Elementary School — Johnson City ISD 2018-2019
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Elementary school in Johnson City ISD
Johnson City, TX
Early education - 5th grade
Johnson City ISD: B
Johnson City ISD: 14.3 years
Johnson City ISD: 95.8%
Lyndon B Johnson Elementary School is an elementary school in Johnson City, TX, in the Johnson City ISD school district. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had 265 students. The school received an accountability rating of C. 32.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
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Students in Lyndon B Johnson Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency's Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.
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Frederic Chiu (* 20. Dezember 1964 in Ithaca, New York) ist ein amerikanischer Pianist.

Leben
Chiu, der aus einem chinesisch-amerikanischen Elternhaus stammt, debütierte als Vierzehnjähriger mit dem Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

An der Indiana Universität studierte er bei Karen Shaw Klavier und erwarb zudem ein Diplom in Informatik. Mit weiteren Studien bei Abbey Simon ergänzte er seine pianistische Ausbildung an der Juilliard School in New York City und besuchte zudem Meisterklassen bei Misha Dichter, Walter Ponce und Alicia de Larrocha.

Chiu beteiligte sich auch an internationalen Wettbewerben, so 1984 und 1985 in Maryland, 1986 am Bösendorfer-Wettbewerb in Brüssel und am Busoni-Wettbewerb in Bozen.

Nach seinem Konzertdiplom an der École Normale in Paris wurde er Assistent von Marian Rybicki.

1991 schloss Chiu mit Harmonia Mundi einen exklusiven Vertrag. Im selben Jahr gründete er mit Philippe Graffin das Kammermusikfestival Consonance.
Nach Konzerten in London und New York City 1994/95 lebte er in Paris und kehrte erst 2004 wieder in die Vereinigten Staaten zurück.

Repertoire
Chius breites Repertoire umfasst Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach bis zur Neuen Musik. Im Zentrum seiner Schallplattenaufnahmen steht Sergei Prokofjew, dessen gesamtes Klavierwerk er eingespielt hat. Daneben interpretierte er Werke von Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt und Ferruccio Busoni.

Die genaue Textwiedergabe, das eher statische, wenig vorwärtsdrängende Spiel, der runde, nicht sehr große Ton und die sauberen Triller lassen den Einfluss des Godowski-Schülers Abbey Simon erkennen.

Chiu zeigt eine Vorliebe für Programme, die sich von der gängigen Konzert-Routine entfernen sowie für teilweise äußerst virtuose Transkriptionen.
So spielte er nicht nur Beethoven- und Schubert-Transkriptionen von Liszt ein, sondern legte auch eine eigene Bearbeitung der Leutnant-Kije-Suite op. 60 von Prokofjew vor.

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Women Call for Greater Political Role in Decision-Making in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Erbil, 12 March 2017 - Men and women political leaders from over eleven political parties in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have met and discussed the mechanisms to guarantee women participation and examined the importance of women in political processes.
Emma Organization for Human Development, a local NGO, organized the meeting with a focus on bringing women leaders of political parties and male decision makers to chat the way forward and action the call for more Iraqi women in decision-making positions.
This was a follow-up to the first forum in December 2016, where about 60 women leaders from all political parties in the Kurdistan region, discussed their role in decision-making and peace building process. Despite their political differences, they were able to look at ways in which Iraqi women can play their role in Kurdistan politics.
In this forum, women called for a greater role in decision making to ensure that they work together with their male counterparts to build their society at all fronts. They also called on UNAMI to help advocate for women participation in decision making, peace building and reforms.
UNAMI participated in the two-hour conference, with head of the Erbil Office, Mr. Ricardo Rodriguez, giving the opening remarks and Ms. Mmabatlharo Dihemo, the Gender Advisor, moderating.
Tania Gilly-Klani, former member of Baghdad Parliament and an active member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party (PUK), explained in an interview with UNAMI PIO the importance of their action:
"Women make up almost more than half of the Iraqi society so we cannot only be represented in an iconic way but we need true representation so that women can fully participate in delivering their duties towards their people, country and nation."
"Presently, women are being treated unfairly in Iraqi society. The representation is very limited …….and if it were not for the 25 percent quota given to the women by the constitution, we would have fewer women parliamentarians in Iraq. The number of women holding high posts at the government administration level is dwindling instead of going up because there isn't a strong belief in the abilities of women and no strong laws or constitutional articles pushing for the participation of women," she added.
Subsequent to the December meeting, women leaders have continued advocating for their democratic rights at their party level. While some of the political parties have apparently increased their women leaders, others are yet to heed to the call of their female fellows.
Chnarsaad Abdullah, a member of the Peace Women's leadership group and a senior official of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), says they have the position but lack the voice.
"Today we invited the men who are in the high position to remind them that we want to be part of the decision … if they want to be part of the democratic process and build a democratic culture they cannot do it alone …We reminded them that we are in existence and we have a voice and a role to play".
By Celia Thompson/UNAMI PIO
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Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation
Recent Advances in Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Published Online: June 6th 2017 European Journal of Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology, 2017;3(1):15–6 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17925/EJAE.2017.03.01.15
Authors: Erik Wissner
Catheter ablation of the pulmonary veins has become an important treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF), with a growing body of clinical evidence demonstrating its superiority over antiarrhythmic drug therapy. However, ablation outcomes remain suboptimal, leading to the identification of new anatomical targets for ablation. In addition, technological developments have improved clinical outcomes. In this expert interview, Erik Wissner of the University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, discusses recent advances in catheter ablation of AF.
Q: What is the impact of contact force on procedural outcomes in catheter ablation of AF?
Ablation catheters incorporating real-time contact force sensing technology have found widespread use in clinical practice, albeit mixed results from clinical trials. Using additional information such as total duration of contact force applied during a single lesion (force-time integral [FTI]) or multiplying the FTI by the energy (power) delivered (ablation index) may result in more durable lesions.1 Frequent repositioning of the catheter to non-contiguous locations during circular point-by-point ablation should be avoided. The operator should strive to create contiguous lesions and apply sufficient contact force throughout the duration of energy delivery in order to reduce time to acute pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and improve long-term patient outcome.
Q: What (if any) proven indications exist for rotor ablation in AF?
Observational studies from a small number of centres have shown evidence of rotors in patients with AF using invasive mapping.2 Targeting rotors during ablation improved acute and long-term clinical outcomes. However, other centres were unable to replicate these findings. In addition, rotational activity within the right and left atrium can be seen using non-invasive mapping systems. Whether these findings support the existence of rotors or are purely mathematically derived phenomena is unclear. At present, non-invasive and invasive rotor mapping and ablation remain investigational and their routine clinical use is not supported by evidence from randomised trials.
Q: What is the benefit of adding ablation of the autonomic ganglia to standard PVI procedures?
The intrinsic cardiac autonomic system plays a critical role in the initiation and maintenance of AF. Targeting epicardial ganglionic plexi (GP) during ablation may reduce the recurrence of AF. However, no benefit was demonstrated in a randomised trial evaluating thoracoscopic GP ablation in addition to PVI.3 During percutaneous PVI, GPs may fortuitously be ablated as inferred by a vigorous vagal response resulting in significant bradycardia or transient asystole. Dedicated mapping of autonomic ganglia is not commonly performed and further research is needed before adding GP ablation to standard PVI.
Q: In what situation should high-density mapping be employed?
High-density mapping may be performed using conventional singletip catheters. However, multi-electrode mapping catheters acquire a higher number of points over a shorter period of time, often with higher density depending on electrode size and spacing. High-density mapping systems can automate the mapping process, acquiring thousands of points within minutes. High-density maps are probably not essential for the diagnosis and treatment of simple tachycardias but offer profound advantages in complex tachycardias for accurate delineation of the extent of scar, the scar border zone and critical portions of the tachycardia circuit.
Article Information:
Erik Wissner is a consultant to Medtronic, Abbott and Cardiofocus, and is on the scientific advisory board and has stock options in EP Solutions. No funding was received in the publication of this article. This article a short interview and has not been submitted to external peer reviewers
Erik Wissner, 840 S. Wood Street, Suite 920S, Chicage, Illinois 60612, US. E: ewissner@uic.edu
This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License, which permits any non-commercial use, distribution, adaptation and reproduction provided the original author(s) and source are given appropriate credit.
Medical writing assistance was provided by Katrina Mountfort, Freelance Medical Writer, supported by Touch Medical Media.
Authorship: The named author meets the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria for authorship of this manuscript, takes responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole, and has given final approval to the version to be published.
1. Kautzner J, Neuzil P, Lambert H, et al., EFFICAS II: optimization of catheter contact force improves outcome of pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, Europace, 2015;17:1229–35.
2. Narayan SM, Krummen DE, Shivkumar K, et al., Treatment of atrial fibrillation by the ablation of localized sources: CONFIRM (conventional ablation for atrial fibrillation with or without focal impulse and rotor modulation) trial, J Am Coll Cardiol, 2012;60:628–36.
3. Driessen AH, Berger WR, Krul SP, et al., Ganglion plexus ablation in advanced atrial fibrillation: the AFACT study, J Am Coll Cardiol, 2016;68:1155–65.
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Not Until You Catch That Horizon
TheVibe EditorialLong Distance Biking
There are undoubtedly a lot of upsides to long distance biking journeys. Unexplored roads and unforgettable vistas can give birth to unyielding memories. But not everything on the road is smiles and sunshine. Every good traveller knows this. They know that great journeys come at a cost, and not all of it financial. You may be stranded on a deserted stretch of road, miles away from civilization. You may spend a week at the mercy of an unforgiving sun, or unrelenting rain. To those committed to travelling on a motorbike, this is all part and parcel of the journey.
TheVibe would like to introduce you to people who stared the challenge squarely in the eye, and kept going.
Rohit Ashok
In September of 2015, Rohit Ashok quit his job as a corporate lawyer in Mumbai, and rode his way back home to Chennai. Now, he spends at least a few months year on the road. At this very moment, he's on a mission to bike through the whole of North-East India. You can catch updates of his journey on Facebook, and on his website where he documents his journeys in addition to providing helpful bits of information to other biking adventurer hopefuls.
Jay Kannaiyan
Very few in the Indian biking community haven't heard of Jay Kannaiyan. Jay's claim to fame was the cross-continental journey on which he embarked. He spent three years on the road, covering over 100,000 km and 33 nations on his route from Chicago to New Delhi. You'd think this was enough for one lifetime, but not for Jay. Not long after his return to India, he began Jammin Global Adventures, to share the joys of cross-continental biking with others.
Avinash Thadani
Avinash's loves for bikes began when he was child. His father had once owned a Rajdoot, stories of which he heard often. Some credit is also due to movies like Top Gun, in which Tom Cruise eviscerates a stretch of highway on a Kawasaki GPZ 900r. "But all of those things were merely triggers for desires I was born with" says Thadani. On his 21st birthday, he bought a Honda Rebel 450, and answered the call of the road. The longest of his expeditions was a 15,000 km journey from New York to Argentina. His most recent, a ride up to Bhutan with his wife. Although his position at the helm of design firm keeps him busy, he hopes that he will be able to ride through Central Asia.
Kumar Shah
Vadodara based Kumar Shah, along with his neighbour(and mechanic) Hitesh Raval are the faces behind The Silk Odessey – Motorbiking with a Cause. In 2013, they rode 15,300 km along the infamous silk route. They began in Vadodara on the 9th of June, and before they knew it they had made their way through Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Germany. Along the way, they used the attention they inevitably received to raise awareness for many causes and foundations, Save the Children to name one. Shah now runs 'Ride Your Dreams', a service that provides extraordinary biking journeys.
Abijith Rao
Abijith Rao, the man behind Trailbug Adventures, is a man on a mission. A musician and audio engineer by trade, and a motorcycle fanatic to boot, he has embarked on a journey across the silk route in the interest of documenting the cultures, landscapes and (perhaps more importantly) the music along this historical route. Mounted on a Royal Enfield Himalayan, his journey will take him through 26 countries on roads spanning over 25,000 km. He didn't take this on willy-nilly, mind you. Over 7 years he clocked over 300,000 km on a 46 year old bullet. All we have to say is – there isn't a better man for the job.
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Burning Regrets
by Machiavellian_Prince |
Once upon a time, in a small german village of the middle ages, there lived a witch. This witch had no name that anyone remembers; it has been lost to the sands of time. However, her grim tale lives on in the minds of those who hear it. This witch always kept her distance from the village: living on the outskirts, making most of her own food, only coming in for certain supplies or to try and sell her wares. One day, priests from the catholic church came into the village on a mission trip. They heard of the strange lady from the villagers; heard the whispered accusations of "witch!" The priests were greedy, corrupt, and power-hungry fools. Seeing an opportunity for advancement, they seized it. Under falsified orders from an obscure Eastern bishop, they seized the witch from her house, dragging her to the village jail.
There they questioned the witch, implementing horrid tactics of torture to render a confession from her. She pleaded with them to spare her, even giving them the confession. However, the villagers and the people of the surrounding towns had come, expecting entertainment. To feed this insatiable appetite for blood, the torture continued. They burned the witch, cut her, stuck her with needles to search for her "devil's spot." The torture lasted for days, in which time she was held at court and tried for her crimes. After nearly a week and a half had passed since she was taken in, the day of her final execution arrived.
Upon arriving at the stake where she was to be burned, she was asked for a last statement. One of confession; one of remorse. However, her statement was a curse upon those who had caused her this misfortune. She reminded them that no harm of her fault had come over them, that she had always stayed out of their way, and had never been unfriendly towards them. She cursed them to eternal pain, one as strong as hers. When the pyre was lit beneath her, it sputtered and burned slowly, setting off little heat. She burned for hours, still alive, still screaming in pain.
Only a few short weeks after the witch was burned at the stake, strange things happened to the wicked little village. Farm animals and pets alike died overnight in large numbers, children would wake up in the morning to find their hands stained red, plants and fruits shriveled up minutes after they were harvested. Strangest of all, dark shadows were seen to lurk in corners and alleys, even during midday. Some villagers believed it was the witch's curse, but the greedy priests silenced there fears with words of comfort and threats of accusations alike.
As time went by and the months passed, the problems only became worse. The villagers were starving, bones showing through their clothes and skin; people went mad, though none were sure whether it was caused by the curse or the hunger. Babies were forced to go hungry, children died of sickness. The shadows were easier to see now: blotches of darkness on a land that the sun burned to a crisp. Many people tried to move away, but found they were unable to. Everyone was sure that it was the witch getting her revenge for an execution undeserved.
It was almost a year to the day when the witch was burned after being imprisoned and tortured. The villagers had died off slowly and painfully, falling one after another. The madness had gripped them all; mothers killed what children remained, people hung themselves from the tree in the town square. No one bothered to remove the bodies, leaving them to rot. The villagers didn't seem to notice the shadowy demonic figures that swirled around them, bringing misfortune and pain. As the exact hour when the witch had finally died began to draw near, the dead were raised back to life to suffer again, and the town itself began to rot away and decay as with age.
At the moment at which the witch's life had once and for all left her body arrived again, the villagers each felt a tug at them. Not a physical tug, but a calling. A signal from somewhere deep within them. The village rebuilt itself, the townspeople were restored to their former selves, unaware of what had transpired. They were only left with a strong sense of insurmountable despair. Yet the spell was not broken, the torture not yet ended.
For the village remained removed from time, forced to go through it's despair over and over as each anniversary of the witch's death passed. The witch's revenge would never be completely extracted; it would continue repeatedly without ending for all time. So let me ask you children: Who truly was at fault in the tale? Who was the lesser of two evils; the witch's punishment of revenge or the priests selfish killing of a single person? The answer lies in your own hearts and minds, brought to the surface by the black fires of my darkened stage. So remember children, while not all lines between good and evil are well-defined, they all can lead to a misfortune for all involved. Believe only in what you yourself view as right, and my stage of devilish dramas shall forever remain open to you all. Have a pleasant night.
Title: Burning Regrets
Artist: Machiavellian_Prince
Description: Ahh, how wonderful it feels to be back! The lights, the shadowed actors, the grim tales! My stage has newly arisen from the ashes with yet another dark story of innocence lost and painful lessons learned. This time it asks you to try and blend the lines of good and evil as a precursor to more dark-rotted fables arriving to play in the demon lord's theatre.
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Machiavellian_Prince	- 09/02/2009
Yes I did, and thanks. Although some people don't think so. The first rating for this story was a one... oh well.
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Armin van Buuren extends contract with Radio 538
Hilversum, April 30th, 2014 – Armin van Buuren will be on Radio 538 with his weekly show, A State of Trance, for at least two more years. During King's Day (a major Dutch holiday and celebration), the DJ signed a new contract shortly before his performance in Breda.
Dance music has had enormous developments over the last several years and is now larger than ever. Radio 538 has always connected with the most popular DJs in the scene, and the company is proud to extend its collaboration with one of the most successful DJs in the world.
Since 2011 the successful DJ has had his A State of Trance program broadcast on Radio 538 every Friday night from 11PM to 1AM. He has signed a new contract cementing his weekly show through 2016.
'Armin is not only one of the best club DJs in the world, but he's also a fantastic radio DJ! How he brings his passion for dance music across to our listeners is a joy to listen to every week. ' - Dave Minneboo, Program Director Radio 538
'Radio 538 has given me complete freedom to fill my show with the newest and greatest trance, electro, and progressive house, every Friday night. Because I play a lot in other countries, I've got my finger on the pulse of new releases and the biggest hits on the floor. It gives me a lot of confidence that Radio 538 once again wants to continue with the concept, and it motivates me to go even further with it!' – Armin van Buuren
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She says..."Like a sad song"
Are you listening, do you hear?
I really like this song. It's about, again, the breakdown of her relationship with Lindsey, and, again, about how she "changed," as she says in so many of her songs (as in Planets of the Universe from this album). Also, the idea that she did indeed love him despite the fact that she left him is found in many of her other songs as well (like Silver Springs). Then we get a glimpse of a fundamental problem - she must "say what [he wants] to hear", he's the one in control - she can't stand it. Even though she knows he loves her, it wasn't enough to make up for her feeling of powerlessness.
The way she talks about the devastation Lindsey undergoes as a result of the break-up - the shockingly effective "burning by the side of the road" imagery - telling him he's "got nothing to hold...for the first time [he] is alone" - talking about how she "saw it coming" - about how he can't "mend the sorrow" or "reinvent the pleasure" - this is all so harsh! Like in Planets of the Universe, she seems to be almost triumphing that she had such an effect on him... or, at least, is indifferent to his suffering. I think one of the things Trouble in Shangri-La documents, however, is Stevie's growth\ from a bitter and petty person to a mature adult. Hopefully, she's learned from her mistakes.


Srinagar: The weatherman has forecast pleasant weather for Kashmir Valley this weekend and rains from April 8 onwards.
"Mainly dry weather till 7th April. Rain is expected from 8th onwards," a meteorological department official said.
The weather has been mainly dry in Kashmir from last few days and night and day temperatures remained above normal for this time of the year.
Srinagar, the summer capital of the state recorded a minimum of 6.5 degrees Celsius while it had maximum of 25.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, nearly eight degrees Celsius above normal, the official said.
Qazigund, the gateway town of Valley, witnessed minimum of 5.4 degrees Celsius while Pahalgam, the hill resort also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 2.6 degrees Celsius. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 8.0 degrees Celsius, highest in any part of the Valley. Kupwara in north Kashmir witnessed a low of 3.8 degrees Celsius while world famous skiing resort saw a low of 4.4 degree Celsius, 5.2 degrees Celsius above the normal for this time of the year, the official added.


This post was repeated and concluded on a different forum. From the other forum ….
I checked my Scientific Atlanta HD PVR manual, and there is no mention whatsoever regarding the IR protocol it used.
But I finally found something that works: my Oppo DVD player. Apparently, its IR protocole is NEC. So I'm relieved to see that my EZUIRT is not defective, but really disappointed I can't use it with the devices I intended to. Basically, I bought it for nothing and it's now too late to return it.
The Scientific Atlantic appears to use IRDA protocol from Internet hits I have found but this has not been confirmed from an official SA site or document.
I think the lesson here is to know the IR protocol of the devices that will be used with the EZUIRT before ordering. The supported IR protocols are X10, NEC, Sony and RC5. The Smarthome IRLinc lists NEC as the supported IR protocol.


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Gotham Limited
At the height of Pennsy's passenger era the railroad seemingly had named trains connecting every notable city between New York and Chicago. In reality, of course, this was not the case but no other system provided the shear level of service offered by the PRR, which thoroughly covered the long-distance market in this part of the country. Sitting at the top, of course, was the Broadway Limited and below it a long list of other trains such as the General, Trail Blazer, Manhattan Limited, Pennsylvania Limited, and others. In addition there was the Gotham Limited, Pennsylvania's only overnight service between the two major cities. At one time it witnessed strong patronage but as ridership declined the PRR was forced to combine and cancel trains, which included the Gotham during the mid-1950s.
There were few areas or corridors across the Midwest and Northeast not served by the Pennsylvania Railroad in terms of both trains and the incredible number of departures ranging from early in the morning to late at night. Whatever your travel needs few roads did so better than the PRR. The Gotham Limited first joined the timetable on July 16, 1922 according to the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society as extra-fare, first class train running on a 22-hour schedule. It was originally listed as train #54 only, running eastbound from Chicago. It was not until September 25, 1949 did the train gain its westbound counterpart, #54, which replaced what was the Pennsylvanian. From this time forward the train provided late night departures from both Chicago and New York, arriving the following day at each city during the late afternoon.
PRR's Famous "Blue Ribbon Fleet"
Admiral: (New York - Chicago)
Akronite: (New York - Pittsburgh - Akron)
Broadway Limited: (New York - Chicago)
Clevelander: (New York - Cleveland)
General: (New York - Chicago)
Liberty Limited: (Washington - Chicago)
Manhattan Limited: (New York/Washington - Chicago)
Pittsburgher: (New York - Pittsburgh)
Red Arrow: (New York - Washington - Detroit)
Senator: (Boston - Washington)
Trail Blazer: (New York - Chicago)
A History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad
However, long before the Gotham ran in both directions it joined the PRR's regal "Blue Ribbon" fleet, or what the railroad considered the best trains on its timetable, on May 22, 1927. Unfortunately, all-first class status was short-lived, discontinued on April 24, 1932 due to the onset of the Great Depression. At various times the train also provided sections serving St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Detroit but all of these were canceled or had become separate trains by 1940. When the Pennsylvania launched its famous "Fleet Of Modernism" in 1938, bringing to the country its version of the streamliner, the Gotham Limited was not part of this new marketing ploy. However, in time as the PRR acquired new lightweight cars or gave older heavyweights a streamlined look the train did receive some of this equipment.
In any event, throughout its history heavyweights were pretty typical on the Gotham ranging from older Pullman sleepers to rebuilt diners (D78 Class), the latter of which looked nearly like new lightweights, a testament to the fine work carried out at the fabled Altoona Car Shops. Aside from these accommodations during the 1950s others included reclining seat coaches, a lounge (prewar lightweight cars that came from the original version of the Broadway), several mail and express, as well as RPO (Railway Post Office) service. According to Harry Stegmaier, Jr.'s book, "Pennsylvania Railroad: Passenger Trains, Consists & Cars - 1952 Volume I," two such RPOs were required west of Pittsburgh to handle demand while the eastbound run was usually fine with a single car.
(The Gotham Limited timetable.)
Read Down Time/Leave (Train #55)
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11:35 PM (Dp) 0.0 New York, NY (Pennsylvania Station) (ET) 5:58 PM (Ar)
11:50 PM 10.0 Newark, NJ 5:17 PM
1:09 AM 85.9 Philadelphia, PA (North Philadelphia Station) 4:00 PM
111.4 Paoli, PA 3:34 PM
159.3 Lancaster, PA 2:45 PM
2:54 AM (Ar) 194.6 Harrisburg, PA 2:12 PM (Dp)
2:54 AM (Dp) 194.6 Harrisburg, PA 2:04 PM (Ar)
5:20 AM 325.4 Altoona, PA 11:40 AM
6:20 AM 362.9 Johnstown, PA 10:37 AM
7:55 AM (Ar) 439.3 Pittsburgh, PA 9:10 AM (Dp)
8:10 AM (Dp) 439.3 Pittsburgh, PA 8:55 AM (Ar)
522.3 Alliance, OH 6:31 AM
10:04 AM 541.0 Canton, OH 6:05 AM
11:30 AM 614.6 Mansfield, OH
11:53 AM 628.1 Crestline, OH
1:08 PM 700.2 Lima, OH (ET) 5:10 AM
1:05 PM 759.7 Fort Wayne, IN (CT) 1:54 AM
1:48 PM 799.0 Warsaw, IN
882.7 Gary, IN 12:06 AM
3:25 PM 900.7 Englewood, IL (Union Station) 11:45 PM
3:40 PM (Ar) 907.7 Chicago, IL (Union Station) (CT) 11:30 PM (Dp)
While the Pennsy's vast array of services and trains gave the public numerous travel options these became a growing burden and financial drain as ridership dropped sharply in the years following World War II. The railroad sprang into action to address the problem by hiring consultants. What followed throughout the 1950s, perhaps to the chagrin of top brass many of whom were quite proud of their fleet (and rightly so), was a series of cutbacks or consolidations that saw trains combined and services reduced. For instance, notables such as the General and Trail Blazer were combined, while the Jeffersonian and Liberty Limited (the latter of which made up part of the original "Fleet Of Modernism") were both removed from the timetable entirely by 1957.
By 1952 the Gotham Limited carried largely only the lucrative mail and express shipments, running a schedule considerably slower than the other "Blue Ribbon" trains. It, too, would not survive into the 1960s. Mr. Stegmaier argues in his book that the train carried on until the start of Amtrak on May 1, 1971. While the train's old numbers, #54 and #55, did remain on the timetable until this time (acquired by the long-running Pennsylvania Limited albeit this train witnessed a declining level of service until Amtrak finally arrived providing little more than coaches, a snack bar, and any remaining head-end express shipments) the Gotham Limited name did not. The train made its final run on April 29, 1956.
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A fun Schwartzenegger 90s movie that plays out like one of the better B action movies of its time, complete with high-tech weapons and some pretty cool stunt work.
One of the better Schwartzenegger 90s action movies, this one has our hero playing a witness protection agent who gets mixed up in an arms dealing scandal involving new kinds of high-tech weapons and corruption at the highest level. The dialogue and story may be dopey, but the action makes it all kind of fun.
Arnold Schwartzenegger was once the thing of action movies. It was a different time, when all you needed to be a big star were muscles and personality, and guys like Arnold carried the nineties action genre about as far as it could go. Other guys like Seagal and Vsn Damme tried hopping onboard their train, and for a time, things even worked out pretty well for them. But at the end of the day, it was Arnold, Sly, and Bruce who were left standing.
And one thing those three mega stars had that the other action stars of their time didn't, were franchises. With Arnold it was the Terminator films. With Sly it was Rocky. And with Bruce it was Die Hard. There was the sci-fi action star, the boxer, and the gritty terrorist fighter. And good as they were, all three stars were more or less interchangeable. There's no doubt about it, Arnold could have starred in Cliffhanger and Bruce could have starred in Eraser. But as a Schwartzenegger vehicle, that movie about government corruption and illegal weapons trading turned out to be a lot of fun.
Eraser is most definitely a movie that was a product of its time. The action feels very over the top and ridiculous, (a fight with escaped alligators? Jumping out of a plane to sky dive after a falling parachute bag?) But that's just the way these guys liked it. You can't look at the stunts in Die Hard and really say they're any different (bungee jumping off the side of a building while the roof explodes?) but they certainly felt different and that's a testimony to the storyline and atmosphere of that movie as a whole.
In terms of storyline, Eraser is kind of weak. Arnold plays U.S. Marshal, John Kruger. He's a man who disappears people for the Witness Protection Agency by giving them new identities and then protecting them from anyone who comes calling. But isn't the whole point of the witness protection agency that no one is supposed to know your new identity? This movie assumes that people will end up finding the witness and so Kruger's character is more like a bodyguard than an agent.
And speaking of how the Witness Protection situation works, witness Lee Cullen, (Vanessa Williams,) apparently has no idea that things are about to get messy for her at work, after she secretly records the illegal activity that her bosses are up to. It's one thing for her not to expect that her bosses will find out while she is still working there, but it's another for her to have no idea how witness protection works (after she has already signed on to do it,) and for her to think that her life will go on being exactly the same afterwards. I'm referring to the scene where she first meets Kruger, and he criticizes the other agents for not telling her that things were about to get messy. She couldn't figure that out for herself?
This is small nit-piking compared to the big picture, but the thing is, there is a very simple story at play here. A witness has recorded evidence on a secret disk that shows her high profile company is dealing in illegal weapons by selling them to terrorists. And for some reason, the secretary of defense is involved. Why in the world would this guy have anything to do with high tech weapons coming onto U.S. docks and then being sold off to terrorists? The same goes for some of the high up characters that Kruger counts as friends, until he learns the truth about the corruption.
Since it's pretty much impossible to speak about the villain without giving away a mild twist, (even though it comes about halfway into the movie,) let's just say that there's a great cast here. From James Caan to James Cromwell to James Coburn (I know, a lot of James',) this one even casts the bit parts well. Even Mad Men's John Slattery is on hand in a tiny role. But these aren't the characters who stand out. It's the Italian mob characters who are actually the most fun here, like a witness who Kruger saves at the start of the film, and then turns up over and over again to help out after that. The humor isn't very intelligent, but it's still kind of fun.
While Eraser feels like a very generic film, the kind we have seen again and again, it does have one kind of creative thing going for it. This movie invents it's own high-tech, sci-fi weapons. It features electromagnetic guns, or rail guns. These things fire out green neon aluminum rounds at close to the speed of light. And they look fantastic. What we see in neon green ends up being the trail of the aluminum rounds, after they have been fired. And the deeper we get into this movie, the more we get to see these cool guns being used. It's the only sci-fi like element to the movie, (apparently these guns really do exist, but the real ones are nothing like what is depicted in the movie,) but it is incredibly cool, and gives the movie a sense of creativity where one is surely needed.
Other than that, however, this film feels very familiar. Jumping out of a plane, for example, has been done again and again in movies, from Drop Zone to Point Break to Iron Man 3 to Mission Impossible Fallout. Now, most of those movies came after Eraser, but the point is that the stunts don't exactly hold up today, (compared to other movies from that time, like Die Hard or Cliffhanger, which would still feel pretty fresh today.) It's fun to watch Arnold at his most confident, A List star status level, delivering corny one-liners as if he was James Bond, but make no mistake, this is no intelligent material. The action is okay, and the villains are somewhat fun, but for the most part, this movie is nothing special.


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Bhaktapur is known as Khwopa in the local Newari tongue. The cultural capital of Nepal. Bhaktapur's history goes back to the early 8th century and it used to be the capital city of whole Nepal till the 12th to the 15th century. Until the early 18th century, the ancestors protected the city as a sovereign country surrounding it with boundary walls and a number of city gates. Shaped like a flying pigeon, the city spreads over an area of 6.88 sq. km. and lies at 1401 meters above sea level. Bhaktapur gives shelter to almost 100 thousand people, most of whom are peasants, Businessmen, handicraft producers, and public employees are among the others. Juju Dhau (Yoghurt), BhadgauleTopi(Black Cap), Haku Patasi(Black saree with red border), Pottery, and handicrafts are the identifiers of the city and are well known for their uniqueness. The majority of the inhabitants are either Hindus or Buddhists. It is religious harmony that unites the people in the city. Every festival and cultural activity, irrespective of its religion, is observed with full and equal enthusiasm.
A blend of northern art and southern mythological philosophy, the aged arts, architecture, and culture are the heritage of Bhaktapur that it inherits from the earlier generations, the Pagoda and Shikhar style temples, Vihars and Bahis, (traditional Buddhist monasteries), Lonha Hiti(stone spouts), ponds, pati, math and sattal(public shelters), stupas, city gates, terracotta temples, Dyochhens(residence of Hindu Deities), Jarahns(traditional water tanks), palaces, artistic private houses, and other cultural and historical heritages are the major monuments of the ancient city. Recognizing the significance of this well-preserved heritage, Bhaktapur Durbar Square was enlisted in World Heritage Sites in 1979 AD.
Bhaktapur is a "Living Heritage" or "Living Museum" displaying the vibrant depth of Newari culture. Great festivals of local Newars, their lifestyle, rituals, Daffas (prayers group), and Guthis and traditional dance groups are giving life to the intangible heritage of the city. Bisket Jatra (mid-April), Gai Jatra (August), Dashain and Tihar (October/ November) are the main attractions of the festivals. Everyone can experience daily cultural activities performing such as Dattas, Bhajans (hymns), worship, dances, music, rituals, traditional Newari dress, and lifestyle while visiting the city. These living heritages have been handed down for centuries in an unbroken chain from generation to generation.
The spectacular Newari cultural heritage of Bhaktapur is the pride of the entire human civilization. Keeping in this mind, Bhaktapur Municipality is running restoration of these ancestors' creations with various plans and programs. For that, the city has been collecting tourist entrance fee from every foreign tourist to visit the core area of the city since 1993, and the amount is used for preservation of culture, heritages, cleaning the city, building and developing infrastructure, education, and skilling manpower and making the city as one of the best tourist destinations in Nepal. The Municipality is also distributing grants for wood, traditional bricks, and tiles to encourage the local people to build their buildings in traditional styles. The city has also been successful to be one of the ten cleanest cities in Asia through its cleaning efforts.
Five-stored temple, Bhairab Nath Temple, 55 window palace, Taleju complex, Jagannath Temple, Pashupatinath Temple, Nawadurga Deo Chhen, Tripurasundari Deo Chhen, Siddhapokhari, Kamal Pokhari, public shelters (Pati, Sattai), Jhaur Bahi and Chaturbramha Maha Bihars, City gates, wells, and water spouts, etc. are the major monuments preserved by the municipality with public participation. So the ancient city is still maintaining the charm of the medieval period and every foreign visitor experiences the lifestyle, of centuries back, visiting the city.
Admiring the preservation efforts of this cultural city Bhaktapur, UNESCO honored it with "The First Honorable Mention" for the Asia-Pacific region in 1998/99. And Transparency International also awarded the city as "The Island of Integrity" appreciating its economic discipline and transparency. The credit for all the achievement and success gained by the city goes to the people of the last five decades, people's representatives of the city, and all related stakeholders.
After every few steps every visitor will be surprised by the elegant art, architect, and cultural heritage of the city and the visit will be a lifetime experience that silently invites them to visit this majestic city repeatedly. The amazing city is not only displaying you its century-old fabulous art, architect, and cultural heritages but also offers its unique eastern hospitality, delicious Newari cuisines, luxurious accommodation, unforgettable handicraft souvenirs through well cultured Newar people, various restaurants, hotels, guesthouses, homestays and curio shops respectively.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the main square of the city, is a conglomeration of stone art, metal art, wood carving, and terracotta art and architectural showpieces. The Golden Gate, Statue of King Bhupatindra Malla perching on the top of stone monoliths, National Art Gallery, the palace of 55 windows, the Vatsala Temple, the big bell, the bell of barking dogs, and Pashupatinath Temple (Yachhheswor Mahadev temple) with erotic wood carvings, the stone temple of Siddhilaxmi, octagonal structure "Chyasinhmandap". Phasi Dega (Silumahadev Temple), golden spout, stone spout, Taleju complex, Pohanchhen replica of Chardham (Jag Nath, Badri Nath, Rameshwor, and Kedarnath Temples, four pilgrimage sites of Hindu) and many masterpieces of stone sculpture are the main attraction of the square.
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Taumadhi is the next important square of the city where the best example of engineering and architecture of multi-rooted temples and rectangular temples can be observed. Best craftsmanship of stone sculptures, stone spouts, the traditional water tank,s and wood carving are proudly exhibiting their glorious history. The Nyatapola Temple, Bhairabnath Temple, Tilmadhav Narayan Temple, and Stone sculpture of earthquake protectors are the major monuments of the Square.
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Pottery is known as one of the world's old professions. In Bhaktapur, many potters can still be seen working with their traditional wooden wheels for giving various shapes and sizes to clay. Talakwo (middle-south of the city) and Suryamadhi (east of the city) are two particular localities of Bhaktapur where earthen pots are made are known as Pottery Square.
DATTATRAYA SQUARE
It is the oldest part of the city which is also an open museum, especially for wood carving. Dattatraya, the oldest temple of the city, Bhimsen Temple, water spouts, peacock window, and other various sizes and shaped windows and Maths are the major art and architecture of this site. Brass and Bronze, and wood carving museum also can be observed in the square.
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Bhaktapur is also surrounded by very exciting places. Walking or driving around the city, you will experience amazing natural beauty, glorious historical monuments, indigenous lifestyle, and panoramic views of the high Himalayas. Changu Narayan, Nagarkot, Suryabinayak, Thimi, Nagadesh, and Bode are ideal places to visit around the city.
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Cases of louse-borne relapsing fever were diagnosed in EU and Switzerland in the end of 2015. These cases, diagnosed among refugees from countries of the Horn of Africa are not unexpected as the disease is present in north-eastern Africa.
Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) is a vector-borne disease transmitted by the body louse Pediculus humanus humanus. The disease can be severe. Currently the disease is primarily found in north-eastern Africa.


That's the famous epigraph that player's donning their VR headsets and entering into the nuke-blasted world of Fallout 4 VR will see later on this year, and while that saying concerns itself with conventional warfare, it also holds true of marketplace warfare as well.
At least, that's what I hope after seeing at IFA 2017 a range of new virtual reality headsets that look set to join the fray, challenging the dominance of the PC VR market by the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and fighting for our hard earned cash.
What I would love to see is this flood of new pretenders to the VR throne help drive competition, encourage innovation and lower prices of PC-based virtual reality. We've already got a sense of that with the Oculus Rift getting a hefty price cut last month, with HTC dropping the price of the Vive by 20% a few weeks later.
Were these price cuts made in anticipation of an influx of competitors? Perhaps, but what's important is that virtual reality on PC is becoming more affordable, which means more people can experience it.
So far we've seen the Dell Visor, Lenovo Explorer, Acer Mixed Reality Head-Mounted Display and Asus Windows Mixed Reality Headset at this year's event. While these headsets are billed as mixed reality devices – rather than straightforward virtual reality headsets – they should be able to handle VR games.
On the whole these headsets are cheaper than the Vive and Oculus Rift, and they are easier to set up, thanks to outward facing cameras which negate the need for setting up sensors around your room (a tedious necessity for room-scale VR, or so the HTC Vive used to claim).
Price and convenience are two big roadblocks for potential VR customers, so I for one am excited to see established companies (and newcomers) find new ways to knock these obstacles down (much like how I send ornaments flying while I flail around with a VR headset on at home).
Another interesting headset shown off at IFA 2017 was the Zeiss VR One Connect, which uses your smartphone and a headset to broadcast SteamVR PC games into your eyes. It's an interesting bridge between mobile and PC VR, and if it works as promised, could further lower the price barrier for PC virtual reality.
What of the old guard?
So where does that leave the already established big beasts? They're going to have to adapt or die, swept away by this new tide of headsets. Dropping their prices is a good start, but I'd like to see them come out with new, improved and innovative products.
I've been playing around with the HTC Vive and while I have enjoyed using it – and can definitely see the potential in VR for the future – I don't think it's quite worth the money, even with the price cut.
My gripes are mainly to do with the size and weight of the headset, the mess of wires that need to be connected to your PC, the unconvincing screen quality and field of view, and the awkward setup procedure.
All of these can be remedied in the next version of the Vive – so I hope the influx of competitors will encourage HTC to come out with an even better product.
Virtual reality is still in its infancy, so what we don't need is a few competitors getting stale and complacent. We want a good old fashioned battle for innovation, and as IFA 2017 has shown, there's plenty of companies willing to take up arms.
And yes, I did make a Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones reference in the title. Sorry.


This Incredible Magnetic Levitation Machine Makes Things Float As If By Magic!
If you saw a stack of books, a pillow with a brick on, a toy Millennium Falcon or a full chess board complete with pieces floating in mid-air – you'd be tempted to think you were watching a magic trick, wouldn't you? But you'd be wrong. Chances are, you'd be watching the video below and the culprit isn't Abracadabra related, it's just science. You see, there's a new magnetic levitation available on the market from the good people at Crealev. The technology behind it comes courtesy of something called a 'CLM 2 magnetic levitation module'. And, however it works, it's just brilliant!
Pretty neat, isn't it? We can think of a thousand things we'd like to do with one of these in our house. None of them very practical, like, but still.
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Manila, Philippines - Aside from the immediate family of Senator Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., a look-alike of him and another celebrity impersonator went to the Sandiganbayan on Friday to express support for their idol.
Esmeraldo Valencerina, a look-alike of Senator Revilla said he would even be willing to replace Bong in the detention cell.
Valencerina is accompanied by Jonathan Garcia, who impersonates actor Christopher de Leon, who won the Ultimate Kalokalike prize for being the spitting image of the actor.
Christopher de Leon is a close friend of Revilla.
Revilla surrendered to the Sandiganbayan after the anti-graft court's First Division ordered his arrest in connection with the 10 billion-peso pork barrel or PDAF scam.
On Friday night, the Philippine National Police - Public Information Office (PIO) has released mugshot of Revilla and some photos of him while undergoing booking procedure at Camp Crame, Quezon City.
Revilla was detained at the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame.


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