JOB DESCRIPTION - LSA/TA/HLTA to work in a KS3/4 SEN school in Sunderland. This position will commence from December 2017 and will be on-going.
ROLE - The desired candidate must have recent experience of working in Key Stage 3/4, and experience of working with children on a one to one basis who have SEN difficulties would also be beneficial. Team Teach/MAPA training would be preferred but not essential, as full training can be provided.
CANDIDATE - This role is to work with children with significant SEN in a Secondary School environment. This can include children with ADHD, ASC, Visual and/or Hearing difficulties or other associated SEND difficulties. As such, experience in this area would be highly preferable. Team-teach would be a bonus for any applicant.


There is no setup that you need to do to enable Virus Filtering.
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There are several attractions within 5 minutes walking perimeter around People's Square and People's Park. While there is nothing much to see in the People's Square and People's Park, the Shanghai Museum is must for every visitor of Shanghai. It is one of the best museums in China.
Near Shanghai Museum, where you can learn about history of Shanghai, is Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center where you can get insight into future development plans of this city. Here you can see that the future of Shanghai will be at least as interesting as it was it's past.
At the end of the Day 2, show at the Shanghai Circus World will make your day even more exciting! Stunts, live music, and light effects in this performance are not to be forgotten.


Temperature isn't the only factor in determining what will fall from the sky.
One of the best things about winter is playing in the snow. (Maybe you're doing that today.) But as the weather gets colder, you may wonder why you often see icy rain — or just plain ice — instead of snow.
Here's a quick reminder of how rain works: Water from the ocean evaporates (which means it turns from liquid into gas) as the sun warms it up. It rises high into the sky, but the air around it gets colder the higher up it goes. Eventually, the water is cold enough to turn back into liquid, and it clumps together with other drops of water. Once the drops are too big and heavy for the air to hold them up, they fall back down as rain.
So does rain turn to snow when it's cold on Earth, too? Not exactly. Although getting some rain is as simple as having enough water in the air to form into fat, heavy droplets, snow is more complicated.
"Snow is probably the trickiest type of precipitation to forecast," says Jaclyn Whittal, a stormhunter and meteorologist for the Weather Network. "It's all about the column of air that it is falling through on its way down to the ground." The air surrounding our planet isn't just colder at the top and warmer close to the ground; currents of warm and cold air can circulate through the atmosphere, creating different weather patterns. Sometimes, even when it feels very cold, the air above us is actually forming something like a sandwich made of frozen bread and warm butter.
That explains why we sometimes end up with annoying balls of ice even when it's very chilly — snow needs consistent cold all the way down! Otherwise, it melts and refreezes, losing the delicate crystal structure that makes a snowflake and forming icy sleet instead — sort of like when ice cream gets soupy and turns rock-solid once it's back in the freezer.
We can get rain even on a below-freezing day if the warm part of that air sandwich is really thick, which is very dangerous. In that situation, raindrops freeze on the cold ground instead of in the air, which is how we get icy roads instead of snowdrifts.
But it gets even trickier: If it's too cold all the way down that column of air, it becomes less likely to snow. Cold air can't hold as much water as warm air can, so tiny, fragile ice crystals fall on their own instead of clumping together to make snowflakes.
And not all snow is made equal: The temperature on the day of a blizzard determines just what kind of wonderland we're in for.
What does winter weather look like? Send us your artwork.
Become a meteorologist: a job where you predict the future.


Of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, which should I get and why?
I've heard nothing but rave reviews about these games, and I've decided I want to buy one. But which one? Please help me out, DB!
Definitely Sky; I will elaborate later.
I haven't played any of them but isn't Sky a sequel?
IGN is an invalid source.
Explorers of Sky is hands-down my favorite handheld game ever, and my second favorite video game (falling just behind Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare).
Seriously though, I won't hate on anyone who has a legitimate reason to give ORAS a mediocre rating. As long as they don't knock 22% off just because Hoenn is an island. Arceus sends his apologies, IGN, for putting Hoenn where he put it.
I just think that ORAS was given so much hype and then it was quite disappointing. I totally agree that the water thing is stupid but imo ORAS should have been a big step up from XY and it didn't really deliver.
If you are going to buy one of the Mystery Dungeon games, I suggest Explorers of Sky. Sky is the same as Darkness and Time, except Sky has many added features that were not in the previous two games. (These features do not alter the main plot) I don't want to spoil anything, but Sky is definitely worth getting.
I own all 3 games and can attest to what I have said.
i always think of Darkness as Diamond. ( for some weird reason) Time as pearl, and Sky as Platinum.
Differences between Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky and Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness?
In PMD Explorers of Darkness/Time/Sky, is it ever told just how far in the future Grovyle and the player came from?
If you have played Pokemon MD: Explorers of Sky, then is there any reason to play Time or Darkness?
In Explorers of Time/Sky/Darkness, what Pokemon are eligible for the IQ Skill "Bodyguard," and how do I get it?
Is it possible to find TM91 Flash Cannon in Dungeons in Explorers of Sky/Time/Darkness?
Explorers of time locked rooms?


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Atty Alex Lacson's full acceptance speech as VP candidate for 2022
http://kapatiranparty.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ATTY-ALEX-LACSON-FULL-SPEECH-1.mp4
Alex Lacson is a lawyer by profession. He is a co-founder and partner in the Malcolm Law firm in Ortigas, Pasig City.
While a lawyer by profession, Alex's first passion is writing books, not so much about, but more for the country (Para sa Bayan) because these are books that promote patriotism or love for country.
His first, titled 12 Little Things Every Filipino can do to help our country, became a national bestseller for many years.
In 2010, because of the success of his first book, he was invited to run for the Senate by former President Noynoy Aquino. After the elections and prohibition period for appointments, Alex was offered to join the government, but he turned down these offers and instead went back to his work and his advocacy of writing books for the country.
During the 2013, 2016 and 2019 elections, he was again invited to run for the Senate or Congress, but he also turned them all down.
In 2015, Alex became the president and CEO of ISA, a public institute that implements and runs good governance and development programs in various LGUs and NGAs (national government agencies) like the AFP, Civil Service Commission, DTI, Board of Investments, among others.
In 2019, he was requested by the Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas to write a book, together with a group of youth writers, on the dreams and aspirations of the Filipino Youth. The product is a book entitled – Our Dream Philippines. This Book was distributed to all youth groups in all the dioceses in the country. The Dream Philippines Program proposes 12 Radical Reforms that could help in building for us our Dream Philippines.
Last year, in 2020, Alex Lacson published his latest book entitled – Five Hundred Years Without Love – a political novel which is like a modern version of Dr Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere. This book talks of our country's present-day social cancer in a wholistic and comprehensive manner and offers possible solutions to our social cancer.
After his novel came out last year, many people encouraged Alex to run again for the Senate or the Vice Presidency.
On 24 September 2021, the National Council of Kapatiran Party unanimously decided to nominate Alex as the Party's official candidate for the position of Vice President of the Philippines.

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The Ratings Game
Lyft short-sellers are in 'overdrive' after IPO
By Emily Bary
Published: Apr 3, 2019 3:18 p.m. ET
S3 Partners expects Lyft's stock to 'be a significant short in the market for a long time'
EmilyBary
In just a few days since Lyft Inc.'s long-awaited initial public offering, the ride-hailing company's shares have become the second-largest short in the U.S. trucking sector.
That's according to Ihor Dusaniwsky, managing director of financial analytics firm S3 Partners, who wrote Wednesday that Lyft LYFT, +1.27% short-sellers have "gone into overdrive," shorting more than 38% of the 32.5 million share float.
"We can expect Lyft to be a significant short in the market for long time, especially with analysts already posting 'sell' recommendations less than a week after its IPO," Dusaniwsky said.
Don't miss: Lyft stock a 'sell' on valuation concerns, Seaport Global says
Stock loan supply is beginning to stabilize, according to S3. Dusaniwsky saw stock-borrow rates falling steadily during Wednesday's trading session, reaching about two-thirds of Tuesday's levels by the afternoon, though Lyft still has by far the largest borrow fee among stocks with more than $50 million in short interest.
"There will be a slow and steady contraction of Lyft stock-borrow rates as lenders are loathe to forgo such a windfall of revenues too quickly," he wrote.
Lyft shares have sputtered since initially beginning IPO day on a high note. The company priced shares at $72, at the high end of an upwardly revised range, and shares saw an early pop in their first day of trading Friday before settling down.
The last few days have been less kind to the shares, however. They rose 1.2% in afternoon trade Wednesday, but were still 3.1% below the IPO price.
Recent analyst commentary has been relatively muted. An analyst at Seaport Global began coverage with a sell rating and $42 price target, while a Guggenheim analyst started the stock at neutral.
The downbeat outlook on Lyft's stock comes at a time that the Renaissance IPO exchange-traded fund IPO, -0.09% has soared 34% year to date, while the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.36% has climbed 14%.
Aurora stock falls as earnings show cannabis company's investments are still the big earners
Emily Bary
Emily Bary is a MarketWatch reporter based in New York.


RUTH Langsford was left soaking wet after a hilarious challenge went wrong on today's This Morning.
The 57-year-old was trying to emulate Cruz Beckham by flipping cup filled with water back onto a table.
She took on the stunt with husband Eamonn Holmes and Rylan Clark-Neal after David Beckham posted the clip of his son completing the game with ease.
The trio were worried about messing it up and getting themselves covered in water - which is exactly what happened.
Eamonn had a go first and held his hands up to his face as the water went everywhere.
Ruth then went but was left shaking the water off her hands after the cups spilled all over her as Rylan shrieked: "Mind your legs! You need them for Strictly".
Rylan practically ran away from the table when he tried to flip the cup and then joked that it looked like he was "having a wee" as the water spilled off the table between his legs.
Ruth couldn't stop laughing and had to hold onto Rylan as she tried to suppress her giggles.
Meanwhile, also on today's show Eamonn was left embarrassed when producers showed a hilarious throwback picture of him.
He then got close to Ola Jordan as they tried some dance moves and he joked about "pelvic action".


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from setuptools.command.register import register as SetuptoolsRegister

class AstropyRegister(SetuptoolsRegister):
    """Extends the built in 'register' command to support a ``--hidden`` option
    to make the registered version hidden on PyPI by default.

    The result of this is that when a version is registered as "hidden" it can
    still be downloaded from PyPI, but it does not show up in the list of
    actively supported versions under http://pypi.python.org/pypi/astropy, and
    is not set as the most recent version.

    Although this can always be set through the web interface it may be more
    convenient to be able to specify via the 'register' command.  Hidden may
    also be considered a safer default when running the 'register' command,
    though this command uses distutils' normal behavior if the ``--hidden``
    option is omitted.
    """

    user_options = SetuptoolsRegister.user_options + [
        ('hidden', None, 'mark this release as hidden on PyPI by default')
    ]
    boolean_options = SetuptoolsRegister.boolean_options + ['hidden']

    def initialize_options(self):
        SetuptoolsRegister.initialize_options(self)
        self.hidden = False

    def build_post_data(self, action):
        data = SetuptoolsRegister.build_post_data(self, action)
        if action == 'submit' and self.hidden:
            data['_pypi_hidden'] = '1'
        return data

    def _set_config(self):
        # The original register command is buggy--if you use .pypirc with a
        # server-login section *at all* the repository you specify with the -r
        # option will be overwritten with either the repository in .pypirc or
        # with the default,
        # If you do not have a .pypirc using the -r option will just crash.
        # Way to go distutils

        # If we don't set self.repository back to a default value _set_config
        # can crash if there was a user-supplied value for this option; don't
        # worry, we'll get the real value back afterwards
        self.repository = 'pypi'
        SetuptoolsRegister._set_config(self)
        options = self.distribution.get_option_dict('register')
        if 'repository' in options:
            source, value = options['repository']
            # Really anything that came from setup.cfg or the command line
            # should override whatever was in .pypirc
            self.repository = value

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فترة الاربعينيات
In 1930 the Commander of the Arab Legion, Peake Pasha (then Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Peake) bought himself a de Havilland Moth and learnt how to fly from an RAF instructor. The Legion then had to clear landing strips at all their posts in Trans-Jordan so Peake could make his visits of inspection by air.
During World War II the two RAF stations at Amman and Mafraq remained fully manned and combat ready but were only needed as staging posts. After the war the two stations no longer had operational squadrons but remained as important staging posts between Cyprus, Palestine, Egypt, Iraq and the Arabian Gulf.
When Britain gave up the Palestine Mandate in May 1948, RAF Amman was reinforced. The Arab Legion crossed over the River Jordan on May 15 and held East Jerusalem and the West Bank from the newly emerged State of Israel. They had no air support.
On June 1, 1948 at 03.25 Amman airport was attacked by Israeli twin engined aircraft. Two Anson aircraft were damaged as the result of a direct hit on the main hanger. One of the results of this raid was that King Abdullah was even more determined that an air force should be formed so Jordan would not be in the position of relying on the British RAF for all air support. The King wanted Jordan to be able to defend itself in the air as well as on land.
The Jordanian Government had proposed to the British Government the establishment of a small air force but it was not until 1948 that Glubb Pasha (Lieutenant General Sir John Glubb, Commander of the Arab Legion, from 1939 to 1956) received any answer. The British suggested that a Jordanian be trained in flying, so in July of that year planning for the new Air Force began with recruitment and training of pilots and engineers.
Lieutenant Amer Khammash, who was serving in the Artillery of the Arab Legion (later Lieutenant General and Chief of the General Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces) was chosen by Glubb to train with the RAF on a two year course. Lieutenant Khammash passed with flying colours and returned to Amman in July 1950. The first British Commander, Wing Commander Fisher RAF, was then appointed.
In May 1950 it was decided to establish a training flight and a small air observation squadron to consist of six Austers (unarmed reconnaissance aircraft). The existing communications flight would be absorbed into the new force to be known as the Arab Legion Air Force (ALAF) with the functions of communications, AOP, reconnaissance and air intelligence.


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var Class = require('../utils/Class');
var List = require('../structs/List');
var PluginCache = require('../plugins/PluginCache');
var StableSort = require('../utils/array/StableSort');

/**
 * @classdesc
 * The Display List plugin.
 *
 * Display Lists belong to a Scene and maintain the list of Game Objects to render every frame.
 *
 * Some of these Game Objects may also be part of the Scene's [Update List]{@link Phaser.GameObjects.UpdateList}, for updating.
 *
 * @class DisplayList
 * @extends Phaser.Structs.List.<Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject>
 * @memberOf Phaser.GameObjects
 * @constructor
 * @since 3.0.0
 *
 * @param {Phaser.Scene} scene - The Scene that this Display List belongs to.
 */
var DisplayList = new Class({

    Extends: List,

    initialize:

    function DisplayList (scene)
    {
        List.call(this, scene);

        /**
         * The flag the determines whether Game Objects should be sorted when `depthSort()` is called.
         *
         * @name Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList#sortChildrenFlag
         * @type {boolean}
         * @default false
         * @since 3.0.0
         */
        this.sortChildrenFlag = false;

        /**
         * The Scene that this Display List belongs to.
         *
         * @name Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList#scene
         * @type {Phaser.Scene}
         * @since 3.0.0
         */
        this.scene = scene;

        /**
         * The Scene's Systems.
         *
         * @name Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList#systems
         * @type {Phaser.Scenes.Systems}
         * @since 3.0.0
         */
        this.systems = scene.sys;

        scene.sys.events.once('boot', this.boot, this);
        scene.sys.events.on('start', this.start, this);
    },

    /**
     * This method is called automatically, only once, when the Scene is first created.
     * Do not invoke it directly.
     *
     * @method Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList#boot
     * @private
     * @since 3.5.1
     */
    boot: function ()
    {
        this.systems.events.once('destroy', this.destroy, this);
    },

    /**
     * This method is called automatically by the Scene when it is starting up.
     * It is responsible for creating local systems, properties and listening for Scene events.
     * Do not invoke it directly.
     *
     * @method Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList#start
     * @private
     * @since 3.5.0
     */
    start: function ()
    {
        this.systems.events.once('shutdown', this.shutdown, this);
    },

    /**
     * Force a sort of the display list on the next call to depthSort.
     *
     * @method Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList#queueDepthSort
     * @since 3.0.0
     */
    queueDepthSort: function ()
    {
        this.sortChildrenFlag = true;
    },

    /**
     * Immediately sorts the display list if the flag is set.
     *
     * @method Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList#depthSort
     * @since 3.0.0
     */
    depthSort: function ()
    {
        if (this.sortChildrenFlag)
        {
            StableSort.inplace(this.list, this.sortByDepth);

            this.sortChildrenFlag = false;
        }
    },

    /**
     * Compare the depth of two Game Objects.
     *
     * @method Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList#sortByDepth
     * @since 3.0.0
     *
     * @param {Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject} childA - The first Game Object.
     * @param {Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject} childB - The second Game Object.
     *
     * @return {integer} The difference between the depths of each Game Object.
     */
    sortByDepth: function (childA, childB)
    {
        return childA._depth - childB._depth;
    },

    /**
     * Given an array of Game Objects, sort the array and return it, so that
     * the objects are in index order with the lowest at the bottom.
     *
     * @method Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList#sortGameObjects
     * @since 3.0.0
     *
     * @param {Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject[]} gameObjects - The array of Game Objects to sort.
     *
     * @return {array} The sorted array of Game Objects.
     */
    sortGameObjects: function (gameObjects)
    {
        if (gameObjects === undefined) { gameObjects = this.list; }

        this.scene.sys.depthSort();

        return gameObjects.sort(this.sortIndexHandler.bind(this));
    },

    /**
     * Get the top-most Game Object in the given array of Game Objects, after sorting it.
     *
     * Note that the given array is sorted in place, even though it isn't returned directly it will still be updated.
     *
     * @method Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList#getTopGameObject
     * @since 3.0.0
     *
     * @param {Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject[]} gameObjects - The array of Game Objects.
     *
     * @return {Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject} The top-most Game Object in the array of Game Objects.
     */
    getTopGameObject: function (gameObjects)
    {
        this.sortGameObjects(gameObjects);

        return gameObjects[gameObjects.length - 1];
    },

    /**
     * All members of the group.
     *
     * @method Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList#getChildren
     * @since 3.12.0
     *
     * @return {Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject[]} The group members.
     */
    getChildren: function ()
    {
        return this.list;
    },

    /**
     * The Scene that owns this plugin is shutting down.
     * We need to kill and reset all internal properties as well as stop listening to Scene events.
     *
     * @method Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList#shutdown
     * @private
     * @since 3.0.0
     */
    shutdown: function ()
    {
        this.removeAll();

        this.systems.events.off('shutdown', this.shutdown, this);
    },

    /**
     * The Scene that owns this plugin is being destroyed.
     * We need to shutdown and then kill off all external references.
     *
     * @method Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList#destroy
     * @private
     * @since 3.0.0
     */
    destroy: function ()
    {
        this.shutdown();

        this.scene.sys.events.off('start', this.start, this);

        this.scene = null;
        this.systems = null;
    }

});

PluginCache.register('DisplayList', DisplayList, 'displayList');

module.exports = DisplayList;


The perfect occasion dress? Why don't you come on over, Valerie! Our baby blue detailed formal frock is ideal for a special event, featuring a discreet zip back, bow-trimmed grosgrain waistband, a boned bodice with lace overlay and a keyhole detail at the back neck. With a delicate eyelash edging on the lace sleeves and a flowing skirt, Valerie's feminine styling will ensure you're the belle of the ball.


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Lecturer, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Mark Stanley is a Lecturer and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee's College of Architecture and Design and co-founder of StudioMARS, a speculative design-research practice. He joined the faculty at UTK after teaching at Woodbury University School of Architecture in Los Angeles, where he was a Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor. He also previously taught as an instructor at the University of Michigan. He earned a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in Design Research from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Texas Tech University.
mark.stanley@utk.edu
Expertise & Interests
His work is situated in and around moments of collusion between architecture and politics, aesthetics, geography, materiality, digital culture, and economy. Mark is a maker of things. His work is at the point of materialization when vast systems meet micro-politics, when capital changes from this hand to that one, and when a collective ideal underwrites a type of subjectivity; his work sits between the production of theory and the materialization of architecture, and it values both as being mutually constructive. In 2011, he co-founded StudioMARS with Micah Rutenberg. His recent scholarly work includes Other Spacesuits, a design-research project that considers the Apollo spacesuit as one among many self-contained atmospheric envelopes; this work was exhibited at WUHO Gallery in Hollywood, CA. He co-authored two recent essays, Geographies of Consumption and Algorithmic Observers, delivered at international design conferences in Seoul and Athens. His design work also includes Cart House, a parametrically-designed and hand-crafted grocery cart storage house in Ann Arbor, MI; The Living Machine, an interior renovation in Mies van der Rohe's Lafayette Park in Detroit, MI; and the graphic design of Pamphlet Architecture 34. He is also a contributor to SectionCut.com.


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Tue 8:30pm, Rpt Sun 6pm
Oestrogen Men
What's more important to a rev-head chick-magnet twenty something male; Testosterone or oestrogen?
Most would say testosterone. However new research is showing that oestrogen is not only essential for the healthy development of a man bones, metabolism and reproductive organs, it turns out oestrogen is also responsible for controlling man's most basic desire, the urge to have sex.
Some men, including our rev-heads, are going to have re-think how they view their feminine side.
Broadcast: Thu 31 Mar 2005, 8:00pm
Published: Thu 31 Mar 2005, 8:00pm
Narration: Meet Robert and Tim.
Two red-blooded guys, revved up and looking for some action.
Robert: I'm into girls, I enjoy going out with my car looking at girls, picking up here and there if I can, you know if I get the chance, and my car, my car's my hobby, you know what can I say it's Oh too sexy.
Narration: They're in their early twenties near the peak of their testosterone fuelled years.
Tim: She was looking at you, must've been your pretty looks.
Robert: Do I look good? Yeah you look good too.
Narration: What they don't know yet is that they may owe more to their feminine side than they realise.
Tim: I pretty much stick to my male side, don't know too much about my feminine side if I have any.
Robert: In touch with my feminine side, no no! Most of the times with er my. I don't get that, I don't get it sorry.
Narration: Robert is about to go and have a blood test to measure his levels of oestrogen.
And he's not the only one.
Also going for the test is Josie.
So who's got more oestrogen; Robert or Josie?
Most people think of testosterone as the male hormone and oestrogen as the female hormone.
In fact both sexes have a bit of both.
But what's the point of oestrogen in men?
Endocrinology Professor Evan Simpson has spent the last ten years trying to find out.
Professor Evan Simpson: It's been known for a long time that men and males do make oestrogen therefore one assumes it does something but we really didn't know what it was.
Narration: Evan searched the scientific literature and found only five cases in the world of men who lack oestrogen completely.
Professor Evan Simpson: What we are looking at here is a gentleman from Argentina, um, who actually is a roman catholic priest.
Narration: He and the other four men shared some very obvious characteristics.
Professor Evan Simpson: He has fairly substantial abdominal obesity here indicating that he might indeed be diabetic.
He has quite pronounced knock knees, which indicates that he has got under mineralization of his bones, he's got soft bones.
Most of them have some kind of problem with there testies, and sperm production.
Narration: So oestrogen affects the healthy development of the male body.
But could oestrogen also affect male sexual behaviour?
Professor Evan Simpson: Of the five men who have been identified as having this condition only one is married. It was found that he actually had a very low libido anecdotally the other guys are unmarried, and they also seem to have a low, low libido.
Narration: But five men worldwide were not enough to draw any conclusions, so Evan turned to mice.
Male mice are simple creatures, with simple desires.
Put one in a cage with a female, turn the lights down low and he springs into action.
Professor Evan Simpson: Within seconds he'll mount her, and this only lasts a few seconds then they'll do it again and again and again.
Narration: But Evan's team created a genetically modified male mouse called ARKO, unable to produce oestrogen.
Professor Evan Simpson: This is the male ARKO mouse, you'll notice he's quite plump in comparison with the, the normal control mouse, he's also got diabetes, he's got weak bones.
Narration: In fact these mice shared all the same physical symptoms as the oestrogen deficient men.
But we're about to find out what happens when Evan introduces the male mouse without oestrogen to a receptive female.
Professor Evan Simpson: He may go over and sniff her a little bit, but then he'll just go away to the opposite end of the cage, and basically ignore her all together, he shows no interest what's so ever.
Narration: Remember he has plenty of testosterone, but no oestrogen.
Professor Evan Simpson: Well we were all quite surprised because you know it's dogma testosterone is the male sex hormone, and the hormone that drives male libido, sexual drive.
Narration: And when Evan looked at the brains of these mice, incredibly he found, that the part of the brain controlling libido was dying off without oestrogen.
So can we take this research from mice to men?
Professor Evan Simpson: I think the sexual behaviour in humans is a little bit more complicated and, and involves other factors then, then in mice, so um, so it may not be quite as dramatic thing, but um, I suspect that probably, um, there may be a similar defect, but we just don't know that.
Narration: While it's still unknown if lack of oestrogen causes low libido in men, oestrogen supplements seem to solve the problem, at least in the case of the Argentinian priest.
Professor Evan Simpson: He was put on oestrogen replacement to resolve, and this resolved most of his symptoms I would say, including the libido one, he might actually want to leave the priesthood, so we may have over compensated here a little bit.
Narration: But for the average man these kinds of supplements are a long way off.
For now, men like Robert will have to rely on their own supply.
And we're about to find out if he's firing on all cylinders.
Doctor: Hi Josie Robert thanks for coming in. Josie, I'll give you your first, as you can see your oestrodiol is 37 picomils per litre.
Josie: So it is normal for my age group?
Doctor: Yours is entirely as expected for a post menopausal woman. Now Robert by contrast while yours is while it is still entirely still normal it is almost double at 63 picomils per litre
Robert: That's surprising.
Narration: While their roles might seem to be reversed these results are perfectly normal for their age and sex.
Tim: How did you go.
Robert:I had double what Josie had.
Tim: Double you're kidding me.
Narration: It looks like these guys owe more to their feminine side than they ever imagined.
Robert: C'mon lets' go I'm hungry for chicks.
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When the cosmic properties of the Ju Ju Bun are revealed to Rusty and Wiggs, the dark and fluffy black Ken filled their dreams, just as he will fill yours. The most mysterious and magical of all the Kens.
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Stony Brook Univeristy Establishes Robert David Lion Gardiner Chair in American History With Gift From Gardiner Foundation
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The Choral Society of the Hamptons will hold auditions in late January and early February for singers interested in joining the group prior to its next concert on Sunday, March 26. The Choral Society primarily rehearses at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church and the spring concert will take place at Bay Street Theater. The spring concert, titled "A Touch of Whimsy," will be directed by David M. Brandenburg and will feature works by Samuel Barber, Irving Fine, Randall Thompson and Gilbert & Sullivan. The concert will feature members of the South Fork Chamber Orchestra and professional soloists. Prospective singers are invited ... by Staff Writer
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Charles Lewis Wrenn was born September 18, 1880 in Cincinatti, Ohio. His father was Thomas A. Wrenn of Middletown, Ohio. His mother was Caroline H. Wrenn.
He moved to New York City around 1900 and lived at 206 East 17th Street in Manhattan. He was a student of William Merritt Chase. He also studied at The Art Students League.
In 1908 he married Helen B. Wrenn, of NYC, and they moved to 364 West 23rd Street. His art studio was located at 9 East Tenth Street.
From 1911 to 1917 his first assignments were interior story illustrations for The Red Book Magazine, People's Home Journal, and The Housewife. He also painted cover illustrations for the pulp magazine Breezy Stories.
In 1918, at age thirty-eight, he was not accepted for military service in WWI, so he went to France for one year as a citizen volunteer for the Red Cross as a stretcher bearer. His passport describes him as five-foot-ten, blue eyes, grey hair, dark complexion, thin face, with a Roman nose, a scar on his right thumb and a mole on his back.
After the Great War ended in 1919 he traveled to study art in Morocco, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Gibralter, Tunis, Egypt, and Great Britain. He returned to the U.S. in September of 1920.
From 1920 to 1936 he sold freelance pulp magazine covers to The Danger Trail, People's Magazine, Ranch Romances, Three Star Magazine, and War Stories. He also drew interior story illustrations for Clues.
In 1936 he moved to Wilson Point, South Norwalk, in Fairfield, Connecticut, where he painted portraits and landscapes for the remainder of his life.
During WWII his 1942 draft registration card identifies him as sixty-two years old, five-foot-ten, 150 pounds, ruddy complexion, blue eyes and gray hair.
Charles Wrenn died in Connecticut at age seventy-two in 1952.


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Scientific calculators History and its use
Darwin Rinehardt June 28, 2020 Magazines
The calculator is an electronic device that is used to calculate mathematics and with some other features. They offer a button for on and off like a power button, some Calculator does not offer a button instead of that they may offer some way to off the calculator. A scientific calculator is also a type of calculator in an electronic calculator, but it can't be handle always it is designed to solve a problem on science, engineering, and mathematics. They have slide rule to complete replacement in traditional applications, it is used in professional settings and education, it is used to two in one process. In professional tipping calculator are necessary. Graphic calculators are used in higher education scientific calculator which is converted according to the content or certain content. It works along with the ability of graphics along with the scientific calculator input data and stored in the program device.
History of calculator
In 1968 Hewlett Packard HP 9100A, this was the first scientific calculator which include all the basic programmable such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and Division. Later Wang LOCL -2 along with Mathatronic Mathatron with the scientific calculator design they add some features. The first calculator based on reserve Polish notation (RPN) entry, with the series Hp-1900, was built entirely for scientific calculator from discrete transistor logic without integrated circuits, CORDIC it was the first use of the algorithm for trigonometric computation, with the personal computing device. RPN and HP become closely identified from that it was developed and developing from today it has some high end. HP-12c has a particular for long-lived calculator or financial calculators and the same time HP-48 series used for the graphics, still offer (RPN) reserve polish notation as for their deft input mode because to having garnered a very large following for this type of calculator. From February 1, 1962, Hewlett Packard was the introduce the packet calculator and scientific calculator as world-first handle scientific calculator, HP desktop calculator is used as Reserve policy notation and some others. Later US$ 395 and H0 -35 were introduced and it was available from1972 to 1975. Several units of the scientific calculator (notion) introduced and used packet or handle scientific calculator were introduced as Texas instrument(IT) on January b15, 1974 in the form of SR-50. In the market, the Texas instrument was run a wide and the most widely used calculator in the classroom with the series in TI -30.
Use of scientific calculator
They require quick and access to certain Mathematics or professional function for this widely used a scientific calculator, especially trigonometric function or logarithmic these were once locked in the mathematical tables. In some aspects like very large or very small numbers of calculations in some methods in astronomy, physics, and chemistry. From the junior level to higher education or College education calculator was widely used and also in professional, they used a calculator for easy access. Someplace permit are required to use standard calculator, and also sold in college markets to cover the subject like maths and science, As a result, the high-end calculator is used to solving a textbook calculation and easy to translate on a particular input.
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Celie Cameron has spent her most of her life as a smuggler, skirting the law. She's given that up for more legal delivery runs, but she misses the adrenaline rush of danger. When a routine delivery goes haywire, throwing her into the company of a handsome pilot—an android, or so she thinks—Celie finds herself embroiled in galaxy-spanning intrigue and deception.
The android, Rurick, is a miracle creation. Because of past experiences, Celie has avoided relationships with men. But she finds herself attracted to Rurick, feeling safe to indulge in flirtation with a pseudo man. As they join forces to challenge an insidious threat to the populations of the Verante quadrant, the attraction between them grows.
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Network Theatre is a hidden gem - a "better than fringe" theater hidden under Waterloo Station in London. We feature productions from our in-house company, Network Theatre Company, as well as visiting companies.
Our theater is rumored to be difficult to find, so check out our directions before your first visit.
Network Theatre Company is an unincorporated association governed by a constitution. We are run on the amateur model, but we aim to work to professional standards in our productions and our venue ("fringe" or better). We stage a of in-house productions each year. You need to be a member to participate, and everything is done by volunteers (we have no paid staff), managed by a volunteer . Many of our productions have gone on to be produced elsewhere.


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Taiwan visit doesn't violate 'one China' policy: Czech Senate president
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Taipei, Sept. 3 (CNA) Czech Senate President Miloš Vystrčil on Thursday insisted he did not cross Beijing's "red line" with his visit to Taiwan and vowed that bilateral cooperation will continue.
Vystrčil made the statement at a meet-the-press event held at Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). He was responding to media questions about a warning from Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (王毅) on Monday in Germany that Vystrčil will pay a "heavy price" for visiting Taiwan.
"I don't like the statement. But on the other hand, I do not feel like I crossed the redline whatsoever, because I think we didn't do anything that infringed the 'one China' policy," said Vystrčil, the second-highest ranking official in the Czech Republic.
He stressed that Czech foreign policy does not forbid the Senate from engaging in "parliamentary diplomacy" with Taiwan, adding that every country, including Czechia, has its own interpretation of the so-called "one China" policy.
Asked whether he will continue to support Taiwan despite threats from Beijing, Vystrčil reiterated that "democratic and free countries should always cooperate each other" and said there will be no change to that approach.
Vystrčil arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a six-day visit at the head of an 89-member delegation, which includes eight Czech senators and Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib.
The visit has been strongly condemned by China, which sees Taiwan as part of its territory and opposes any official contact that could elevate Taiwan's status as an independent nation.
In his opening remarks during the event, Vystrčil said his Taiwan trip is a working visit and not an official one representing the Czech government.
He said the purposes of his visit include creating more bilateral cooperation between Czechia and Taiwan in the fields of economics, science research and development, investment and health care.
Meanwhile, Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) stressed that Taiwan is trying to maintain the "status quo" across the Taiwan Strait, when asked by a Czech reporter whether the recent modification of Taiwan passport indicates Taiwan's drive towards independence.
"The status quo is that Taiwan does not belong to China. Taiwan is governed by its own people," Wu said.
MOFA on Wednesday unveiled the new cover of the Taiwan passport, in which Taiwan's formal designation "Republic of China" is written in such small lettering as to be barely discernible and the word "Taiwan" is placed at the center in a much larger font.
"The new passport reflects the desire of Taiwanese people to highlight Taiwan," Wu said.
Some sectors in Taiwan have argued that the country's formal name "Republic of China" may lead to confusion over Taiwan's national identity as some foreign nationals might mistake "Republic of China" for "People's Republic of China."
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The High Court's finding this morning that a method of medical treatment can be a "manner of manufacture" and thus a patentable invention, is not only consistent with the long-held view but demonstrates Australia's perspective that these patents bring demonstrated economic benefit. Its finding on cross-label use and patent infringement demonstrate that indirect infringement will depend on the facts in each case (Apotex Pty Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd  HCA 50).
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH was the registered owner of a patent which claimed a method of preventing or treating psoriasis by using a compound called leflunomide.
Apotex Pty Ltd registered its generic version of leflunomide on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods with the intention of selling it to treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. Almost every person with psoriatic arthritis has or will develop psoriasis.
could a method of medical treatment be a "manner of manufacture" and thus patentable?
if a patent covers a method of treating a disease using a product (in the present case, leflunomide), does another person infringe that patent by supplying that product with instructions that it be used to treat a different disease?
A method of medical treatment can be a "manner of manufacture"
This was dealt with in great depth by the Court, with four of the five judges finding a method of medical treatment can be a "manner of manufacture", and thus patentable. A majority of the Court found seven separate legal and commercial bases justifying the patentability of these methods, including the patient benefits they bring and their economic utility.
If the use of a product by a person would infringe a patent, supplying the product can also infringe a patent in certain circumstances, which are set out in section 117 of the Patents Act.
Apotex's instructions specifically said its product was not indicated for non-arthritic psoriasis. This, said the majority, was an "emphatic instruction to recipients of Apo-Leflunomide from Apotex to restrict use of the product to uses other than use in accordance with the patented method in claim 1. Apotex's approved product information document does not instruct recipients to use the unpatented pharmaceutical substance, which it proposes to supply, in accordance with the patented method, and therefore the product information document does not engage section 117(2)(c) of the 1990 Act."
No evidence of a "reason to believe"
The High Court majority also rejected this argument. The Court made it clear that whether a generic company has reason to believe that a product it supplied would be put to an infringing use will depend on the facts of each case.
Here, the claim was construed narrowly so as to only cover a method of treatment of psoriasis. Sanofi's problem was that the evidence at trial disclosed that dermatologists were not prescribing leflunomide for the treatment of non-arthritic psoriasis.
The High Court thus found that the evidence did not show, and did not allow an inference to be drawn, that Apotex had reason to believe that its products would be used in accordance with the patented method – particularly given that Apotex's approved product information specifically directed that it not be used in this manner.
What does this mean for cross-labelling – and medical treatment patents generally?
The High Court has come down on the side of common sense and the status quo when it comes to patentability, giving all industry players some level of comfort.
When it comes to generics and cross-label or off-label use, the wording of the generic company's product information will be closely scrutinised.
This case was very much dependent on its particular facts and, especially, the specific nature of the directions provided in the Apotex product information and the absence of sufficient evidence about the manner in which the product would actually be used. However, if there had been evidence that the product would be used in an infringing way, and that Apotex ought to have known this was the case, the outcome may well have been very different.
In addition, finding evidence of a supplier's "reason to believe" that its product would be put to an infringing use could be as simple as putting forward its representatives' sales pitch. Given the high stakes involved in pharmaceutical patents, we doubt this avenue will remain unexplored.


When I arrived, Miguel was holding up a broken lug wrench and pointing to my rear passenger-side tire. When I suggested that he try using the wrench we kept in the back of our truck, he confessed that he had already broken two of his own, and that he didn't want to break ours as well.
Apparently, the lug nuts had been installed with so much force they could not be removed with manual tools. When we asked what we should do, he gave us the address of a Michelin dealer across town. He said they would have the proper equipment to remove the wheels from their mounts, and if we hurried, we could get there before they closed.
Well, this story isn't about how the sun had already set, or how we got rear-ended on the way to the dealership in an unfamiliar part of town, or even how the mechanics stayed late at their shop to help us. It also isn't about the other mechanical problems that arose, rendering it unsafe to cross the desert in our truck.
It is, however, about a gift.
As I was loading supplies into a rental car late the next day, I saw Jan walking across the parking lot with her right arm stretched out behind her, as if she was dropping feathers from her hand. I couldn't see what was following her because it was hidden behind a parked car, but then I saw its head appear. It was a bone-skinny, stray dog. Mange covered half its face.
Well, there are a couple of things you need to know about Jan before I move on. She is a dog whisperer. An animal whisper, really. She is the nurturer of nurturers. She takes broken things and makes them whole. At one point, we had 21 birds, a dog, six cats, hamsters and a bunny living in our house. Needless to say, we were the talk of the neighborhood, but we were also the home to which all our neighbors' children ran so they could play with members of our menagerie. It was like a mini petting zoo.
But 16 years ago, all that changed. Jan began to have difficulty keeping her food down and absorbing nutrients. She almost wasted away to nothing before our internist discovered what was wrong. She had been living with an autoimmune disorder that makes one highly intolerant to gluten. Tragically, that was only the first of many debilitating medical conditions that took over her life, including Fibromyalgia, hypothyroid, and unremitting daily migraine headaches. The last of these has been paralyzing beyond words, rendering her bedridden on most days. As a result, the 'dog whisperer' didn't have a dog of her own, fearing that she wouldn't be able to give it the care it deserved.
But then came this angel from nowhere, prancing behind Jan with the kindest eyes you can imagine, and, in spite of its malnutrition, filled with a loving energy that overcame Jan's doubts about herself. It was as if this creature had been waiting for 'her person' to arrive, and when Jan did, both their hearts were filled with joy and hope.
It's not that Jan's chronic migraines or fibromyalgia have disappeared since bringing 'Khaleesi' home from Mexico, but like the character in "Game of Thrones," after whom Khaleesi is named, God is using this new friend to break Jan's chains of despair. She is back to doing what she was made for. And each day that she opens the sliding door to our back yard to play with Khaleesi, and feels the sun on her face, she knows something has changed. I know it too.
The Bible says trials are sometimes like fire, that they have the potential of purifying us when we pass through them with faith. They burn away hungers and ambitions that don't belong in a God-centered life; they render our idols to ashes. Perhaps this chapter of Jan's and my life has been such a trial for us.
But I wonder if it is also something else. Through all the suffering, we are learning the secrets of faith. Whenever we are tempted to panic or give up, or worse yet, turn our fears on each other, we are becoming increasingly able to put our trust in God, the one who is infinitely able to lift up the brokenhearted, free the oppressed, and sustain the weary in the times of trouble. Indeed, our God will even send a skinny, mange-faced stray dog to save people in a grocery store parking lot if it comes to that.
As we celebrate this season of infinite grace, reminding us that our God dwells among us and seeks the best for all people, we give thanks for the ultimate 'breaker of chains,' and all those 'Khaleeses' of the world who do God's bidding for those who suffer and need hope. We pray that we might join them with courage and confidence to that end.


Don't even act like you didn't know this was coming.
If you know me, you know me. Remember when I posted my most favorite pimento cheese in the entire damn world?
Yeah, I stuffed my burger with that.
I grilled an onion roll, slathered the top with more pimento cheese, AND…I topped it with fried onion strings. Can you ever really have too much cheese?
I'm currently in pursuit of the perfect burger for World Food Championships, and this is one of my trial runs. Not sure if it will be going to competition with me, but damn, it's so good.
Add extra condiments, if you wish. But I didn't need them.
Make the pimento cheese and fried onions.
Combine ground round and marinade; form into 6-8 thin burgers.
Place about a tablespoon of pimento cheese in the middle of half of them, and top with the other thin burgers, pressing to seal the edges.
Grill or pan fry until done, being careful as you flip - You don't want to lose the cheese filling!
Build the burger by placing lettuce on bottom bun, followed by burger, tomato and onion strings.
Slather top buns with more pimento cheese and top.
Feel free to add ketchup, mustard, etc. I found that the pimento cheese was plenty from a taste standpoint, but you may want a little more.
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People with Parkinson's strengthen their balance
Dementia Today Posted On February 16, 2013
Leading classes to help people with Parkinson's disease to do better with their flexibility and balance is something Anthony Krumbholz does in part to honor his father.
Krumbholz, a 34-year-old Muscatine firefighter, leads Delay the Disease classes at the Muscatine Community Y twice each week. His father, John, who lives with Parkinson's disease, is co-president of the state chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association.
"This is my way to help with the cause," said the younger Krumbholz, a Muscatine resident who's been certified as a personal trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine and is certified to teach Delay the Disease classes as well.
Krumbholz works around his firefighting schedule to lead the classes, which last about an hour. This month the classes, which cost $5 per session, are being held on Monday and Wednesday mornings beginning at 10 a.m. The schedule might change in March, depending on Krumbholz's firefighting schedule.
After just a few classes, Ralph Daniello of Letts said he's noticed a big improvement with his balance. Falling down is one of the biggest health hazards for people with Parkinson's disease, Krumbholz explained.
"I'm telling you, I was falling down 10 or 12 times a day," Daniello said. "Now I don't even carry a cane."
"It's a repetition thing," said Jerry Geoghegan of Muscatine. "If we can do outside of class what we learn in class, that's where the benefit comes."
John Schaub said people with Parkinson's disease "have a tendency to shuffle, and that's something we need to work out."
There's a series of agility exercises designed for that. Using a ladder-like plastic mesh laid out on the gym floor, Krumbholz had the four participants first walk and eventually do something like a line dance in and out of the ladder squares. Daniello blitzed through the steps, while for other participants it's more of a challenge.
Throughout, Krumbholz is encouraging and, at the same time, determined to teach participants the correct technique.
"We focus a lot on flexibility," he said. "It's a key component of the class."
The group starts each class with a 20-minute stretch, then moves to strengthening core muscles. One exercise has them doing 12 push-ups, using their elbows instead of their hands.
Another session involves exercising with dumbbells. Then it's on to balance exercises, such as lunges. At one point, Krumbholz asked the class, "I got lost. How many was that?"
"Twenty!"joked Wayne Corriell of Atalissa. Repetitions are generally limited to 12.
"Let's say six," replied Krumbholz, smiling.
"You gotta watch these guys," Geoghegan said. "Sometimes they cheat."
"Snitch!" said Daniello, laughing.
Schaub said he's noticed a difference in balance and coordination after only about six classes.
"We're strengthening our bodies and working on our balance – and we're doing a whole lot of stretching," he said. "It's a good program."
Mike Ferguson
Muscatine Journal
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Some people know exactly when to quit working. They know exactly the right time exit stage right. For others, like some professional athletes that come to mind, just can't seem to make up their mind. The decision isn't so easy.
Throw in all the complex financial and personal factors, it becomes increasingly harder to know.
If you're one of those individuals or couples on the fence right now, you're not alone. Here are a few other factors that may make you think it may not be the right time to retire.
More and more retirees are working part-time these days. Now whether that is for the extra money or just for something to keep their minds alert I'm not sure. However, with a tough economy you shouldn't count on finding that part-time job.
You may want to stick with that full-time job a little longer, if you are fortunate enough to have a good job. You could continue to earn higher pay in your current role, versus some menial task like asking, "do you want fries with that?" Job satisfaction may be a big one for some of you.
I think my Mom would have gone insane if my Dad had not found some work once he retired as a teamster. They would have fought all the time with him being at home. On the same token, my Dad is one of those guys that feels he has to work. He just likes having something to do.
So make sure your significant other is accepting of your retirement.
Let's face it, if you retire and have no hobbies or know how to fill up all those hours of the day, you'll go crazy! You'll wish you were at some of those boring staff meetings, or listening to idle gossip over coffee. I see new retirees trying to figure out what to do next. Men are especially guilty of this. We have our identities as people so tied to what we do for a living, it's hard to separate it at retirement.
Bottom line, if you have no idea what you'll do with the time on your hands, that may be a sure sign it's not time to retire.
I really love those commercials, that ask "What's your number?" So many people focus on how much money they have saved. You don't retire on that number, you retire on the income that your money generates. So if you haven't saved enough, don't count on your stock picking skills of your broker or yourself to bail you out.
The most successful retirees I have encountered, saved their money, lived within their means and kept their withdrawal rates on the portfolio relatively low. There is no magic formula or number or investment that will make a bit of difference.
Are your kids still in college and living at home?
You co-signed for someone else's care or home?
Does your house needs major repairs?
Do you have credit card debt, a large mortgage, car loans or school debt?
We don't fully consider all the little things that could get in the way of sipping that cocktail during your most recent cruise to the Caribbean. If you aren't sure it's your time to retire, write me at david@lexwealth, or call me at (859) 225-2596 and we'll work through it together.


Ritz Guggiana was born and raised in Santa Rosa and took over Ritz Food Service, a 44-year-old family owned business. Ritz Food Service was the North Bays largest independent food distributor, serving customers from San Diego to Reno to the Oregon border. In 2005, Ritz created Sonoma Direct as a subsidiary of his distribution company.
At the time, Sonoma Direct served as one of the only USDA-inspected meat plants in northern California which butchered whole animals raised on small, local farms. Sonoma Direct was a poioneer in local food system innovation and educating the public on the importance of farm-to-table eating. It also piloted a meat CSA with UC Cooperative Extension, which facilitated over 300 members buying meat direct from local ranches. Today Ritz Guggiana offers business consulting to local entrepreneurs through his firm, RG Consulting Services.


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Роман «Семейство Какстон» — это викторианский роман Эдуарда Бульвер-Литтона, написанный в 1849 году и достаточно популярный в свое время.
Впервые роман по частям был напечатан в Blackwood's Magazine (апрель 1848 – октябрь 1849), а в форме романа (трехтомник) впервые опубликован в Англии в 1849 году. В Великобритании он был мгновенно распродан. Кроме того в течение трех лет в Соединенных Штатах было продано 35000 экземпляров.
В своем романе писатель стремится дать реалистическую семейную хронику, в которой ощутимо влияние то Стерна (особенно в первой половине книги), то Диккенса (комические образы второго плана), а то и Теккерея (мотив жизни как «Великой Игры», комическая театрализация отдельных эпизодов). В образе мальчика Писистрата Кэкстона автор воплотил воспоминания своего детства. Финал романа — откровенная пропаганда могущества Британской империи, а также идиллическая картина зажиточной жизни английских переселенцев в Австралии.
"Lucretia; or, The Children of Night," was begun simultaneously with "The Caxtons: a Family Picture." The two fictions were intended as pendants; both serving, amongst other collateral aims and objects, to show the influence of home education, of early circumstance and example, upon after character and conduct. "Lucretia" was completed and published before "The Caxtons." The moral design of the first was misunderstood and assailed; that of the last was generally acknowledged and approved: the moral design in both was nevertheless precisely the same. But in one it was sought through the darker side of human nature; in the other through the more sunny and cheerful: one shows the evil, the other the salutary influences, of early circumstance and training. Necessarily, therefore, the first resorts to the tragic elements of awe and distress,—the second to the comic elements of humour and agreeable emotion. These differences serve to explain the different reception that awaited the two, and may teach us how little the real conception of an author is known, and how little it is cared for; we judge, not by the purpose he conceives, but according as the impressions he effects are pleasurable or painful. But while I cannot acquiesce in much of the hostile criticism this fiction produced at its first appearance, I readily allow that as a mere question of art the story might have been improved in itself, and rendered more acceptable to the reader, by diminishing the gloom of the catastrophe. In this edition I have endeavoured to do so; and the victim whose fate in the former cast of the work most revolted the reader, as a violation of the trite but amiable law of Poetical Justice, is saved from the hands of the Children of Night.
Zanoni, a timeless Rosicrucian brother, cannot fall in love without losing his power of immortality; but he does fall in love with Viola Pisani, a promising young opera singer from Naples, the daughter of Pisani, a misunderstood Italian violinist. An English gentleman named Glyndon loves Viola as well, but is indecisive about proposing marriage, and then renounces his love to pursue occult study. The story develops in the days of the French Revolution in 1789. Zanoni has lived since the Chaldean civilisation. His master Mejnor warns him against a love affair but Zanoni does not need. He finally marries Viola and they have a child. As Zanoni experiences an increase in humanity, he begins to lose his gift of immortality. He finally dies in the guillotine during the French Revolution.
В четвертый том Собрания сочинений Эдуарда Бульвер-Литтона вошел роман «Кола ди Риенцо, последний римский трибун».
Действие романа происходит в Италии XIV века. Кола ди Риенцо, заботясь об укреплении Рима и о благе народа, становится трибуном. И этим создает повод для множества интриг против себя, против тех, кого он любит и кто любит его… Переплетаясь, судьбы героев этой книги поражают прежде всего своей необычностью.
This is a story of Philip and his brother Sidney, heirs to a large estate, find themselves thrown out on the street. Somehow, against all odds, they must prove their rights. . . even to bear their father's name.


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Acht Klavierstücke op. 3 () ist ein Werk für Klavier zu zwei Händen von György Kurtág aus dem Jahr 1960.

Überblick
Kurtágs Arbeit zu Acht Klavierstücke op. 3 wurde durch Andre Hajdus Plasmas (1957), sechs Stücke für Klavier,  beeinflusst und ist zum Teil während seiner Studienzeit in Paris begonnen worden. Die Klavierstücke gelten als aphoristisch und lehnen sich an Anton von Webern und Béla Bartók an. Im fünften Stück kommt deutlich die Zwölftonmusik zur Geltung, die Intervalle und der Rhythmus lassen bei den Stücken auf Bartóks Einflüsse schließen.

Es war István Antal gewidmet und wurde am 10. Juli 1960 anlässlich der Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt (Seminar Marienhöhe) von Andor Losonczy uraufgeführt. Losonczy hatte sich die Stücke bei seinem Jugendfreund Kurtág 1960 abgeschrieben und die Uraufführung durch den Widmungsträger vorweggenommen. Die acht Klavierstücke erschienen bei der Editio Musica Budapest und der Universal Edition in Wien.

Antal spielte das Werk am 13. Juli 1961 ein. Verschiedene Rundfunkanstalten produzierten später Aufnahmen, so der SWR mit Vera Lengyel am 12. Februar 1967 sowie der WDR mit Alfons Kontarsky am 2. Juni 1967 und mit Ádám Fellegi zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt.

Aufbau
Das Werk ist wie folgt aufgebaut:
 1. Inesorabile. Andante con moto
 2. Calmo
 3. Sostenuto
 4. Scorrevole
 5. Prestissimo possibile
 6. Grave
 7. Adagio
 8. Vivo

Diskographie
 1977: LP Hungaroton SLPX 11846 – Interpret: Zoltán Kocsis
 1982: LP Hungaroton SLPX 12394 – Interpret: István Antal
 1990: CD Hungaroton HCD 31290 – Interpreten: István Antal und Zoltán Kocsis
 2006: CD CAvi-music – Interpret: Peter Jósza
 2016: CD Neos 11630 – Interpret: Andor Losonczy

Weblinks
 8 Klavierstücke Op. 3 in der Datenbank des Budapest Music Center

Einzelnachweise

Klavierzyklus
Musik 1960

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