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SUICIDE SILENCE Unleash Video For "Love Me To Death"
New Album Become The Hunter Out February 14th
California based extreme metal titans SUICIDE SILENCE will release their sixth studio album, Become The Hunter, on February 14, 2020 via Nuclear Blast.
Today, the band release the music video for "Love Me To Death". Directed by Scott Hansen of Digital Thunderdome, the new 18+ music video can be seen on KNAC.COM HERE.
Become The Hunter will be available in the following formats:
Bone with Black Splatter (Limited to 1500)
Clear with Black/White Splatter (Limited to 600)
Become The Hunter was produced by Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SEPULTURA, HATEBREED) at The Omen Room and mixed by Josh Wilbur (TRIVIUM, LAMB OF GOD, GOJIRA). Ted Jensen (PANTERA, DEFTONES, SLIPKNOT) mastered the album at Sterling Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The artwork for the album was created by Adrian Baxter.
Below is the Become The Hunter track listing:
"Meltdown"
"Two Steps"
"Feel Alive"
"Love Me To Death"
"In Hiding"
"Death's Anxiety"
"Skin Tight"
"The Scythe"
"Serene Obscene"
"Disaster Valley"
"Become The Hunter"
SUICIDE SILENCE live:
11/15/2019 Cafe Iguana - Monterrey, Mexico
11/17/2019 Ace Of Spades - Bogota, Columbia
11/19/2019 Distorsion - Cali Columbia
11/30/2019 Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA


It is really delightful to know that you have a master bathroom in your house. Gone are the days when all the family members had to use a small bathroom. The home décor industry is also coming up with beautiful furniture, accessories and styles for a master bathroom.
If you are planning for a master bathroom setup, then here are certain points to remember.


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FRED'S KETTLEWELL 10K FOR VERSUS ARTHRITIS
I don't know about you, but for me, there is just something about fundraising that makes me feel whole. And when I see people fundraising for a charity that exists to help people like myself, I just feel an enormous sense of gratitude.
In October, I took part in the '10,000 steps a day' challenge for Versus Arthritis and managed to raise £630. Unfortunately, during the WHOLE of October, I was in a flare-up, with both knees affecting me. During my October flare and since, I have completed my 31 days of 10,000 steps; just not as fluently or as easy as I would've liked. But hey ho, a simple and easy ride wouldn't be in true chronic illness style, would it!?
A few weeks ago, a friend and local lad, Fred Fox told us that he was doing the Kettlewell 10k and would like to do it in aid of Arthritis. My family and I were so touched. I would love to be able to do the 10k with him, but let's not be unrealistic! So, I offered to help him out with the admin side and fundraising and leave the physical bit to him!
I have known Fred for about 3 years now, since he and his family moved to the village. I've seen him around and about over the years, through all stages of RA journey. He's seen me on good days - having a laugh at the pub and seeming like a relatively normal 23 years old – and noticed me missing from events or time on the farm, unable to simply go outside or even walk about.
When I was first diagnosed, I really battled with the thought of letting people see me struggle. Seeming weak or unable is something I think I'll always hate, but like many others, Fred would never see it as a weakness and always offered to help with anything out of generosity, not pity. It's interactions like these that, as a chronic illness sufferer, help you to accept asking for help is okay.
Even though it's all for a great cause, it can feel a little uncomfortable asking people to part with their hard-earned money, so when we first set up Fred's JustGiving page we set a modest target of £300. This was soon surpassed and, as the donations kept rolling in, we've recently increased the target to an amazing £2000. We are both so overwhelmed and grateful for everyone's donations. The more we can raise, the more Versus Arthritis can do to help both sufferers and their families.
We are currently at just under the £1500 mark and would be absolutely thrilled if we could meet our target by race day - 29th May. However, donations will also be accepted for up to two weeks after this.
To show what fundraising efforts like Fred's mean to a charity such as Versus Arthritis, they have sent me a little piece to say thank you:
At its heart, Versus Arthritis exists for and because of the community of people coming together to defy arthritis. The money you raise will help to fund vital research and breakthrough treatments. It will enable important work to influence government to see arthritis as a priority, and to demand better for people with arthritis. And it will help to fund round the clock support, so we can be there for everyone who needs us, whenever they need us. In short, your fundraising will help to ensure that one day no one has to tolerate the pain, fatigue and isolation of arthritis alone. We couldn't do what we do without you and amazing fundraisers like you. Thank you so much.
My Mum also wanted to write a little thank you to Fred for his thought and generous offer to raise money for this amazing cause:
I was very touched when Fred came into the yard one Sunday afternoon as we were sorting sheep and asked, 'what's that thing that Ali has?'. After my brief explanation he told us that he was planning on taking part in the Kettlewell 10K run and would like to fundraise for the charity related to Ali. It's a great thing that Fred is doing for Versus Arthritis, we are extremely grateful that he thought of Ali and her fight for his chosen charity.
In addition to today's post, I have put together a little video documenting the ups and downs of arthritis:
Finally, I just want to say a HUGE, HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who has donated so far, and to all those who have shared the JustGiving link on social media. It means so much and I am forever grateful.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/freds10kversusarthritis
I hope you are all well and safely making the most of the easing lockdown restrictions.

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In 2004, a series of automobile accidents left our Client unable to work due to severe pain in her lower back (which radiated into her leg) caused by degenerative changes in her spine with nerve impingement. As a result, our Client was awarded disability benefits from the Social Security Administration as well as from Reliance Standard. After four years of disability, without any improvement in her spine, and a Functional Capacity Evaluation ("FCE") which objectively verified our Client's disability, Reliance Standard terminated her benefits based on the paper review of a single nurse.
On appeal, Reliance Standard sent our Client to an Independent Medical Examination ("IME"), and based on that exam, upheld the termination. It appears, Reliance Standard did not provide the IME doctor with the medical evidence which objectively showed our Client's spinal degeneration and impaired functional capacity. Without the necessary records, the IME was defective, and worse, unfair. The IME doctor found "no objective findings that corroborate functional impairment physically." Reliance Standard fully adopted this defective opinion in upholding the termination of benefits.
Kantor & Kantor sued First Reliance Standard on behalf of our Client. We then set out to depose the nurse, the IME doctor, and the two claims representatives who had wrongfully terminated her disability benefits. Reliance Standard tried to prevent the depositions from taking place. Kantor & Kantor convinced the Judge that the depositions were proper. Reliance Standard refused to accept the Judge's determination, and filed a Motion for Protective Order, asking to prevent the depositions from taking place. Following oral argument, the Court sided with our Client in a decision that was published electronically on a national basis by Westlaw (2011 WL 2003228) and LexisNexis (2011 U.S. Dist LEXIS 54866). The Court's decision can be found here. The Court found it important to get sworn testimony regarding Reliance Standard's alleged "neutral review process," what Reliance Standard's doctors actually reviewed in making their disability determinations, and Reliance Standard's "rate of claims denials." Kantor & Kantor will now take the depositions Reliance Standard worked so hard to prevent from happening.


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NHL-Bruins clinch division crown, Pens and Rangers brawl
April 1 (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins finally got the better
of the mighty New York Rangers with 2-1 victory over the Eastern
Conference leaders on Sunday to clinch the Northeast Division
Goals from Dennis Seidenberg and Patrice Bergeron in the
second period allowed the Bruins, who lost their three previous
meetings to New York this season, erase a 1-0 deficit after
Marian Gaborik opened the scoring in the first period.
"It was a good effort by the whole unit there and we found a
way to get the bucket," Bergeron told reporters. "We have to
stay composed, and every time we do that we find a way."
The loss prevented the Rangers (50-22-7) from securing the
top seed in the Eastern Conference. The Rangers need one point
in their final three games to lock up the top seed, which would
assure them home-ice advantage when the playoffs begin.
For the Stanley Cup champion Bruins (47-28-4), the win
secured their second consecutive division crown and held off a
late-charge by the Ottawa Senators (41-28-10), who clinched a
playoff berth with a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders earlier
on Sunday.
Only two of the eight Eastern Conference playoff spots are
remaining.
In a matchup featuring two teams likely headed for a heated
first-round matchup, the Philadelphia Flyers scored four third
period goals to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4 in a game that
included a brawl between the rivals.
The game was tied 2-2 heading into the third period when the
visiting Flyers took control before moving within one point of
Pittsburgh in the race for the No. 4 seed and home ice advantage
in their potential matchup.
A brawl broke out between the teams toward the end of the
game while coaches from both teams stood on the edge of their
respective benches and engaged in a shouting match a few feet
away from each other.
The Florida Panthers suffered their sixth loss in seven
games and are clinging to a three-point lead over the Washington
Capitals in the Southeast Division with three games remaining.
In other action, the Detroit Red Wings earned a 2-1 shootout
win over the Florida Panthers to move into fourth place in the
tight Western Conference race with 99 points.
Just one point back are the Nashville Predators and Chicago
Blackhawks, who lost 5-4 in a shootout to Minnesota.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Frank
Pingue)


Two renowned economists have said the economy was robust and could contain the expected price adjustments in the petroleum sector as a result of the deregulation policy. This, according to them, would depend largely on how the policy of deregulation at the downstream sector would be handled.
The economists are Dr Ernest Addison, head of research of the Bank of Ghana and Dr Joe Abbey of the Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA).
They were speaking at a workshop organised by the Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists with support from CEPA, Freidrich Ebert Stiftung and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) in Accra on Tuesday.
Speaking on the monetary outlook, Dr. Addison said the macro-economic environment for this year was quite different from what pertained in 2001 when petroleum adjustment led to spiraling of prices on the domestic market.
Dr Addison said "inflation is low, Government finances are now stronger and there are significant increases in exchange reserves." He explained that there had been a decrease in domestic borrowing by the Government and this had been facilitated by additions from external inflows. He said the uncertainly as to the increases in fuel prices would not lead to a significant change in macro-economic outlook.
"Deregulation will deal decisively with the fiscal inconsistencies," Dr Addison said.
Dr Abbey on his part said reserves amounting to four months of import cover was comfortable and ensured that the economy had the ability to take external shocks such as higher than expected petroleum price increases on the world market.
On Government expenditure, Dr Abbey noted that Government should ensure that its expenditure would lead to growth of the economy.
He called for transparency in Government expenditure to ensure that poverty levels were reduced, and called for the de-politicisation of the deregulation of the petroleum sector.
Dr Abbey cautioned that in seeking to undertake reforms in the petroleum sector, it was important that the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) was not made to collapse. He said the case of inefficiency of TOR had not been established, and stated that the problem of TOR had been that of setting the right prices.


When is the best time to view brown bears in Monterey County and where is the best viewing?
Where can I find more information on Brown Bears?
While brown bears were once common throughout North American from Alaska to Mexico, today fewer than 2,000 bears remain in the contiguous United States and can only be seen in Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. The best place to spot a brown bear is in Alaska where there are an estimated 30,000 bears—about 95% of the entire population in the United States.
Three subspecies of brown bear are native to North America: the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), the Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi) and the California Grizzly (Ursus californicus). The California Grizzly, with an estimated statewide population of 10,000 bears, was driven to extinction less than 75 years after the discovery of gold.
The last California Grizzly was shot in 1922 in Tulare County. Thirty years later it was declared the official state land mammal of California. Today brown bears appear on the California state flag and as the largest taxidermy specimen at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.
Brown bears are highly territorial. Male brown bears have a home range averaging 200-500 square miles, whereas female brown bears may have a home range of 50-300 square miles. Home ranges are identified by a bear's scent. Brown bears rub their bodies against trees and use urine to mark their territory. Scent, along with sound and movement, is an important communication method among bears.
Spring and summer in Alaska are the best times to view brown bears as they roam in search of food in preparation for winter hibernation. In the summer, brown bears may consume up to 90 pounds of food per day! Pregnant female bears tend to gain the most weight in order to have enough fat reserves to nurse their young during hibernation in the den. Hibernation typically occurs from October through March. When the female emerges with her cubs in spring, she may have lost up to 40% of her body weight.
Reproduction: Mating season lasts from May through July. The female mates every two to four years. After a gestation period of 180-270 days, females give birth to up to four cubs.
Where can I learn more about brown bears?


Researchers working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc are evaluating various feed ingredients, feed additives and feed processing technologies in an effort to help pork producers get the most value from the money they invest in feed.
As part of a multi institutional, multidisciplinary research effort being conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc, researchers are looking at feeding programs for growing-finishing pigs to enhance global competitiveness opportunities across Canada.
Dr. Ruurd Zijlstra, an animal science professor with the University of Alberta, says the feed ingredients themselves, as well as technologies to allow the pig to extract more nutrients from the feed, such as feed additives, or processing, including processing of the ingredient or the entire feed will influence the nutritional value of the feed.
Nutrition or feeding of a pig, even though feed cost prices thankfully have come down a little bit, they're still a major cost of production so any increase in efficiency of using the nutrients that are in those feedstuffs that you can gather directly brings money back to the producer.
You can look at that from better understanding the feedstuff that you can feed, looking at how can you improve the feedstuff that you feed using processing, you can think of are there different technologies that could be applied to that you can link nutrient requirements from an individual pig to the feed that that individual pig is providing, you can look at it carefully screening what are the nutrient requirements of the entire herd and also the final step is making sure that that actually works in practice.
So I think with this project we've gathered some nice pieces of a puzzle in order to achieve that.
Dr. Zijlstra says information gathered through this research will help nutritionists who formulate the rations improve their feeding programs, and if you end up with better feeding programs it should result in increases in net income for the pork producer.


Lema, check out this article: Developers: What's coming in Customer Engagement in the July 2017 update for Dynamics 365 (online). It contains lots of stuff about USD 3.0 and many other exciting enhancements in v9.0.
Don't forget to check out also the non-developer article: What's coming for Customer Engagement in the July 2017 update for Dynamics 365 (online).


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Teacher reveals coronavirus fears over lack of masks and hand sanitiser in schools
'The NHS has to be the priority, but we need protecting too'
Nicholas FletcherReporter
Teachers want to see more done to keep them safe (Image: PA)
A Lincolnshire teacher has called for more to be done to protect those keeping schools open for children of key workers at the frontline of the fight against coronavirus.
Schools across the UK have been officially closed down by Boris Johnson in a desperate bid to halt the spread of the deadly pandemic.
But many remain open offering a partial service to children whose parents are considered key workers.
It is a significant part of the Government's suppression strategy, which will help keep vital NHS staff on the frontline.
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However, while efforts are being made to provide hospitals with the equipment they need to combat Covid-19, one worried teacher has called for more equipment for schools to ensure they stay open too.
"We have to do everything we can to protect the NHS staff putting their lives on the line for all of us," said the teacher, who asked not to be named.
"I can't imagine what it's like from them right now and they need all the support they can get.
Schools are trying their best amid the outbreak
"But teachers, who are now looking after children who come into regular contact with nurses and doctors, need protecting too.
"We have no masks or protective equipment and social distancing at school is almost impossible.
"In Lincolnshire we not only have several hospitals, but we have strong links to the RAF and military services.
"It means a lot of schools are still open and a lot of children are still coming in.
Nine coronavirus patients now being treated at ULHT hospitals
'I need to get home' - Boston Pilgrim Hospital junior doctor and current Miss England stranded in India
"If we aren't protected properly, children will have to go back home or worse still, to elderly grandparents, when we go off ill.
"The NHS is the priority but more needs to be done to protect other essential workers in the firing line.
"Many of my colleagues are still working full-time, yet we are unable to access early supermarket opening hours or some of the other benefits people in the NHS have access too. These should be available to all key workers."
Other teachers on social media say communication from the Government needs to improve and more protective equipment is needed.
On Monday, health secretary Matt Hancock said a delivery of essential equipment has been ordered.
"Millions of masks, hand sanitiser and aprons" are due to arrive for the NHS staff dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.


Find side-by-side comparisons for leading project management software with this pricing guide. Get details about the features and functionality for each of these systems, read user reviews and decide how much to budget for a project management software purchase. For a complete list of project management solutions, visit Capterra's Project Management software directory.
ProSTART $4,495 One-time No Multiple pricing plans. Call for details.
ADEACA - Project Business Automation $55 Monthly Yes *Includes Microsoft Dynamics 365 Enterprise ERP - Minimum 50 full users.
Asana $10 Monthly Yes Small team discount available.
Assembla $8 Monthly Yes Unlimited projects, unlimited storage, unlimited repos. Min 5 users.
Basecamp $99 Monthly No Unlimited users, unlimited projects.
BigTime $6 Monthly Yes Paid quarterly or annually. Discount for annual payment.
BVDash $29 Monthly Yes 30-day free trial, no credit card required.
BQE Core $8 Monthly Yes Our pricing is simple - you only pay for the features that you need.
TaskRay $25 Monthly Yes Annual contract require. Five seat minimum required.
BRIC $7 Monthly Yes Bric charges by the number of people being managed. Users are free.
BuildTools Construction Mgmt $99 Monthly No $79 base fee + $20 per user. Includes unlimited projects, clients and subs.
ESM+Strategy $880 Monthly No ESM offers an unlimited user model with licensing per scorecard.
Freedcamp $1 Annually Yes per active user per year on the Minimalist plan.
GamePlan $19 Monthly No Planner licenses are $19/month. Viewer licenses are free.
Kantask $49 Monthly No Depending on selected plan, price / user / month: $7.00, $6.14 and $5.50.
BugHerd $29 Monthly No Try BugHerd, free for 14 days.
Office Timeline $59 Annually Yes $59 per year per license.
Paymo $10 Monthly Yes Free for 1 year for schools, universities and colleges.
Intervals $59 Monthly No No long term contract. Month-to-month. All plans include unlimited users.
Float $5 Monthly Yes Pay for only the people you schedule, with unlimited projects and guests.
Rindle $9 Monthly Yes We also offer flat-fee pricing for unlimited users starting at $99 per mo.
Roots Software $700 Annually No Tiered pricing starting at $700 per million of gross revenue managed.
Samepage $8 Monthly Yes Billed annually. $9 per month with monthly billing.
Sciforma $17 Monthly Yes Sciforma pricing is based on user roles.
SmartDraw $10 Monthly Yes $5.95/user/mo if 5 licenses are ordered. Added discounts for larger volume.
Tameday $19 Monthly No Unlimited user plans from $7.50 per user per month.
Teamwork Projects $9 Monthly Yes $9/ month per user billed annually.
Viewpath $4 Monthly Yes Prices ranges from $4-33/user/month SalesForce embedding is available also.
Widen Collective $24,990 Annually No Licensing and implementation + annual subscription plus options.
Workamajig $38 Monthly Yes Pricing starts at $38 per user, per month for 10 minimum users.
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Greater Los Angeles Industrial, Warehouse and Distribution Space Search
Greater Los Angeles, a collective term used for over 40 cities spanning several counties, offers a diverse business base which has expanded together and to the east and south for several generations. Built on the backbone of space and aviation, the military production, technology, movie and entertainment, worldwide import and export of finished products and, the latest addition, computer/software sciences, makes Los Angeles a story of evolution and re-definition of industry leadership throughout the world. Today, thousands of companies are headquartered in Greater Los Angeles for its access to the immediate Southern California market, while taking advantage of gateway access to the Pacific Rim. In addition, small to medium sized start-up companies make up the foundation of the commercial and industrial fabric of the region, fueling development and innovation.
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Efficiency – Working Harder, Faster, Smarter, Better . . . . .
The Greater Los Angeles size alone offers many advantages to companies locating to the west coast, including a region that offers an affordable and educated employment base, the infrastructure to manufacture or distribute merchandise to the rest of the country, a vast consumer base with strong buying power. Of course, the weather promote an ideal work environment and the communities to raise families and access world class education. Along with Los Angeles's diverse base, the economic engine of Long Beach and Los Angeles ports, which together make up the largest port complex in the United States, continues to sustain the competitive edge to move larger vessels and more containers to warehouses throughout the country. It is not surprising that the Los Angeles basin boasts the largest industrial base in the nation and the warehouse and industrial real estate to support your any venture your company plans to implement.
Please use our Advanced Distribution/Warehouse search form below to initiate a conversation with one of our advisors who will work hand-in-hand with you to streamline your search process.


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News: Tom Hanks, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin to Host ACLU Facebook Live Telethon
Written by staff on March 23
Tom Hanks, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Amy Poehler and a slew of celebrities will be lending their star power to a modern-day telethon benefiting the American Civil Liberties Union.
Streaming via Facebook Live on Friday, March 31, at 7 p.m. ET, Stand for Rights: A Benefit for the ACLU is gathering celebrities in what is being billed as a "historic event marking the first time in history people have something productive to do on Facebook on a Friday night." The streaming telethon will feature appearances by Tracy Morgan, Jon Hamm, Padma Lakshmi, Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, Uzo Aduba, Josh Charles, Zosia Mamet, Ike Barinholtz and more.
"In these tumultuous times, we need our favorite actors, musicians, and comedians to do what they do best. Speak earnestly about politics? No! Entertain you for a great cause? Yes!" read the statement from the event organizers on Tuesday. "Because when the Titanic sank, the band kept playing! Except in this case, the band will be raising money for something that can fix the boat. And Leonardo DiCaprio won't have to die."
"Our work in the courts is essential right now to hold off the worst of the abuses," said ACLU executive director Anthony D. Romero in a statement. "But it is also the collective will and tireless actions of 'we the people' that serve as a bulwark against unconstitutional and wrong-headed policies and executive orders. By supporting our work through this telethon, we can fight even harder to defend the rights guaranteed by our Constitution." [Source]
Video: "Stand for Rights" A Benefit for the ACLU
News: Tom Hanks Join the Tribeca Film Festival Lineup


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Haemovigilance
Haemovigilance is defined by the International Haemovigilance Network as 'a set of surveillance procedures covering the whole transfusion chain from the collection of blood and its components to the follow-up of recipients. It is intended to collect and assess information on unexpected or undesirable effects resulting from the therapeutic use of labile blood products, and to prevent their occurrence or recurrence'.
The Western Australian haemovigilance reporting system is a voluntary state-wide activity to capture serious hospital transfusion adverse events. WA Haemovigilance reporting aligns with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standard 7 Blood Management (external site) which requires that:
the health service organisation uses processes for reporting transfusion-related adverse events, in accordance with national guidelines and criterias
the health service organisation participate in haemovigilance activities, in accordance with the national framework
These criteria highlight the importance of conducting haemovigilance and promoting the safe management of blood and blood products. Contributing WA data to national haemovigilance reporting also provides the opportunity to improve upon clinical practice and blood product safety.
Haemovigilance data from WA is reported nationally via the National Blood Authority (NBA) which feeds into the national reporting framework. The NBA's national haemovigilance program is informed by the Haemovigilance Advisory Committee (HAC).
The HAC comprises experts in transfusion medicine, science, nursing and epidemiology from both the private and public health care sectors. This group provides advice to governments on adverse event reporting originating from health service organisations and on national transfusion safety priorities. Details on national haemovigilance can be found here (external site).
WA Haemovigilance Toolkit:
WA Haemovigilance Reporting Guideline (PDF 355KB)
Haemovigilance FAQ sheet (PDF 163KB)
WA Haemovigilance Reporting (PPT 6.7MB)
Transfusion Reaction Form (PDF 166KB)
These downloadable documents contain resources that will support and guide hospital staff in collecting haemovigilance data.
Blood Unit
Office of the Chief Medical Officer
Level 3, GPO Building
3 Forrest Place
Email: bloodmanagement@health.wa.gov.au
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Green Steel Adoption Accelerates in the Automotive Industry
Jacques Moss
A key barrier to industrial decarbonization has been a lack of market willingness to absorb price increases imposed by steep emissions reductions. This picture is beginning to change. The iron and steel industry, which accounts for approximately 7% of global emissions, is benefiting from strong demand commitments from some steel consumers, especially within the automotive sector. These commitments are helping to support an expanding pipeline of steel production projects integrating hydrogen direct reduction, carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), and other emissions-reducing technologies.
For example, Volvo recently committed to using 100% green steel in its manufacturing process by 2050 as part of the industry-led SteelZero initiative. The company was also the first to engineer a vehicle using solely fossil-free steel—a prototype mining haul truck manufactured using material sourced from SSAB's innovative HYBRIT steel project. Mercedes Benz will also begin purchasing fossil-free steel from HYBRIT starting this year. Likewise, Ford has pledged to use 10% green steel by 2030 as part of the World Economic Forum's First Mover coalition, launched at COP26. Other automotive manufacturers have established a range of targets for reductions in lifecycle emissions from vehicles, including Volkswagen, Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota, and General Motors.
Automakers Are a Natural Fit
Automakers can play a key role in kickstarting demand for green steel. The industry is a major consumer of steel products, with the metal accounting for just over half of the material used in a new automobile, and the sector as a whole representing around 12% of global steel demand.
The environmental impacts of the industry tend to be front of mind for consumers in a way that isn't true of other end-uses. As a result, automakers are often willing to pay a premium to position their products as more climate friendly than competitive models. Adding to this trend is the fact that vehicle electrification and power grid decarbonization are causing material usage to account for a rising proportion of the industry's lifecycle emissions. According to the Energy Transitions Commission, embedded emissions from material usage is expected to represent more than half of an EV's lifecycle emissions by 2030, compared with around 20% of lifecycle emissions for an internal combustion engine vehicle today.
The increase in consumer prices associated with green steel use in high value products such as automobiles is proportionally relatively modest. It is estimated that switching to green steel would raise the price of a new vehicle by less than 1%.
Several Technology Options Exist
The steel industry is exploring a range of technologies to reduce its carbon emissions:
Scrap-based electric arc furnace (EAF) production: The least energy intensive and most well-established technology, scrap-based EAF production is emissions free if powered by renewable electricity. However, this route is constrained by the availability and quality of scrap steel, especially in emerging economies.
CCS: This route is being explored by some major steel producers, including ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel. A key advantage of CCS can be retrofitted onto existing steel plants without extensive changes to the production process or material inputs used.
Electrowinning: This fully electrified process is used at commercial scale in the production of aluminium and some other metals. Expected to play a role only over the long term, ArcelorMittal is leading an electrowinning trial at pilot scale as part of the Siderwin project, supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 R&D initiative.
Hydrogen direct reduction: This route is being used for the largest share of planned green steel projects, often alongside complementary technologies. This pathway uses hydrogen to break the oxygen and iron bonds in iron ore, rendering it into a material suitable for secondary steel production in an EAF. Analysis by Guidehouse Insights indicates that by 2030 the iron and steel industry could account for more than 50 TWh of low carbon hydrogen demand globally.
As the latter three technologies entail both additional CAPEX and increased operating costs, emerging automotive demand for green steel could prove to be a key enabler of emissions reductions.
Industry Insight Jan 06, 2023
For CCUS Competitiveness, UK Must Stay Abreast of Change
By Serkan Birgel
Industry Insight Sep 22, 2022
What the IRA Means for Carbon Capture and Storage


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Duncan Trussell
Host of "The Duncan Trussell Family Hour" Podcast
Special thank you to Pro Float for making it possile for Duncan to join us.
Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian and host of the wildly popular podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour known for its blend of humor, fringe ideas, eclectic guests, and great interviews.
He regularly tours the country as a stand-up comedian and has performed at Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and the Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin. In addition, Duncan has appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, and wrote and acted in the MTV series Story Pig.
You've also seen him on Scyfy's Joe Rogan Questions Everything, TBS' The Pete Holmes Show, two episodes of Drunk History (Tesla Vs. Edison and Edgar Allen Poe), and you've heard his regularly occurring character, Ron James, on Cartoon Network's Adventure Time. He's also a regular on The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast.
Duncan will be doing a recording of The Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast on stage at the Float Conference!
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Author and host of the "Tangentially Speaking" Podcast
Chris Ryan is the creator of the popular Tangentially Speaking Podcast and will be joining Duncan Trussell at the Float Conference for a live, on-stage edition of The Duncan Trussell Family Hour Podcast. Chris has been floating for many years, both here in Portland, and elsewhere in his travels.
Chris co-authored the New York Times best-seller, Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What it Means for Modern Relationships, with his partner-in-crime (and wife), Cacilda Jethá, MD. After receiving a BA in English, he went off on many adventures before pursuing a P.h.D. in Psychology from Saybrook University. There, his research focused on distinguishing the human from the cultural, first by focusing on shamanism and ethnobotony—studying how various societies interact with altered states of consciousness and the sacred plants that provoke them—and later, by looking at similarly diverse cultural perspectives on sexuality.
Chris and his work have been featured just about everywhere, including: MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, The Atlantic, and more. He is currently working on his next book, Civilized to Death: Why Everything's Amazing but Nobody's Happy.
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Dr. Justin Feinstein
Head Researcher at the Float Clinic and Research Center
Dr. Feinstein is Director of the Float Clinic and Research Center (FCRC) at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. The FCRC's mission is to investigate the effects of Floatation-REST on both body and brain, as well as explore its potential as a therapeutic treatment for promoting mental health and healing in patients who suffer from anxiety.
His presentation will unveil the results from the first float study in individuals spanning the spectrum of different anxiety disorders, including PTSD, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Social Phobia, and Generalized Anxiety.
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Nick Dunin
Owner of Beyond Rest – A chain of 8 float centers in Australia
Nick Dunin co-founded Beyond Rest with his brother Ben four years ago. Since then, it has expanded into eight centres around Australia. With 16 years experience in running his own businesses, Nick leveraged his strong skill set in internet marketing to grow the centres.
The growth of Beyond Rest has been driven by authentic marketing, architecture, and customer service. A strong culture at the heart of everything they do combines with their unique mission, which aspires to enhance the entire float experience.
Through floating Nick had a tremendous shift in his own state of being. Going from a strong alpha male with numerous addictions and no direction, to having a purpose driven, passion filled vision of raising consciousness – assisting people to wake up and take back their power from the system.
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Glenn Perry
Creator of the first commercial float tank
Glenn Perry, mentored by Dr John C. Lilly, developed the first ever commercial float tank, the Samadhi tank. Since then, he never stops tinkering, continuing to push the world of floatation forward with his own ever present brand of functional innovation and design, focusing on improving the user's experience at an affordable price.
Glenn will be here to speak alongside his wife Lee.
President of the Samadhi Tank Company
Lee Perry, as president of the Samadhi Tank Company, has spent the last 40 years working to keep the business of floating a journey into the realm of service and adventure. As a part of the Floatation Tank Association, she focuses on advocating best practices, educating health departments on regulations for this industry, and supporting new float businesses.
Lee will be giving a presentation alongside her husband Glenn Perry.
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Ashkahn Jahromi
Float Conference organizer and MC
Ashkahn Jahromi will serve as host and MC for the 2017 Float Conference. He's spent every day of the last year preparing by pumping iron with 600 pound microphones.
As one of the owners of Float On here in Portland, Oregon, Ashkahn has dealt with his fair share of salty messes, and through it has learned a thing or two about float tanks, the operation of a float center, and float tank sanitation and regulations.
Ashkahn will be presenting with Graham Talley about the business philosophy that Float On practices, and speaking at the How to Start a Float Center Workshop, a crash course in building and running a float center.
Graham Talley
Float Conference organizer and owner of Float On
Graham Talley, one of the original founders of Float On, will be speaking at both the conference and the How to Start a Float Center Workshop.
Graham has been lecturing on small business, happiness, national monuments, and (most recently) float tanks for the better part of a decade. His interests and areas of expertise extend from water sanitation to treasure hunts, from complex systems design to experimental theater.
Lydia Caldwell
Doing research on float tanks for the Air Force
Lydia Caldwell is a contract physiologist with Air Force Research Labs in the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. She serves as a member of the STRONG (Signature Tracking for Optimized Nutrition and Training) Team, focusing on human performance monitoring and augmentation of the elite combat athlete. The STRONG Team has been conducting preliminary research to assess the use of flotation as a recovery tool in collegiate athletics with the hope of translating this research to the military community.
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Bob Mangine
Athletic Trainer for University of Cincinnati football team
Bob Mangine is an athletics trainer for the football team at the University of Cincinnati, supervising a program that addresses the health and well-being of the team on a year-round basis.
Bob has served as Director of Rehabilitative Services at the University of Cincinnati since 2002., and has worked with both amateur and professional athletes since 1976, when he first arrived at university. In 1982, he assisted in the development of the nationally-recognized Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center. After serving approximately 10 years with the organization, he started his own practice which merged with NovaCare Rehabilitation in 1998.
Bob has recently started incorporating regular floating into his athletic team's training, and has been working with the Air Force's STRONG program (which will be presented on by Lydia Caldwell) to conduct research on how his athletes are affected by floating.
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David Vobora
Founder of the Adaptive Training Foundation
Retired NFL Linebacker, David Vobora, specializes in human performance training that also inspires and motivates his clients to higher levels of achievement and fulfillment in service to others.
As the owner of Performance Vault and founder of the non-profit Adaptive Training Foundation, David works with athletes of all types – professional, Olympic, collegiate, tactical forces and, especially, those with severe disabilities, including many military veterans, but also victims of catastrophic injuries and illnesses.
David has been integrating floating into his Adaptive Training technique by bringing his clients into float during their training program, and will be coming to the conference to share the incredible results he's been seeing.
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Jason MacDonald
Canadian Health Inspector
Jason began his career as a health inspector in 2005 after years of managing a successful retail business. He initially focused his attention to the inspection of aquatic facilities in Edmonton, and for several years was the health inspector for the world's largest indoor waterpark at West Edmonton Mall. After that, he shifted his focus to personal service inspections. As a topic expert in this area, Jason gives many presentations across Canada on infection prevention and control issues that arise in these settings. He is also a guest lecturer to Environmental Health students at Concordia University College in Edmonton, Alberta for both swimming pools and personal services.
Jason completed the After Degree Program in Environmental Health at Concordia University College in 2004 and also holds an undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences and Chemistry from the University of Alberta. In 2011 he was elected to the National Executive Council of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors and served as the President of the Alberta branch.
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Dr. Sahib Khalsa
Researcher at the Float Clinic and Research Center
Dr. Khalsa is Director of Clinical Studies at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. His research on the heart-brain connection focuses on improving our understanding of how people feel their heartbeat, and how the human brain maps cardiac sensation. The long-term goal of this work is to develop new treatments that re-establish a functional dialogue between the heart and brain in psychiatric illness.
Sahib will be presenting the results from an experiment LIBR has been running on how float tanks effect people with anorexia.
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Dr. Ricardo Gil-da-Costa
Co-founder of Neuroverse, brain sensing technology used at LIBR
For 19 years, Dr. Gil-da-Costa's pursuit of how the mind and brain work led him to behavioral field studies in Africa and Central America and neurophysiology laboratory research from Harvard University to the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Most recently, he co-founded and serves as C.E.O. of Neuroverse, Inc., a neurotechnology company that has created a new class of mobile brain interfaces for health and consumer electronics applications.
Whether conducting research in the oceans and jungles, investigating the evolutionary and neural foundations of human cognition and language, serving as a Hollywood science consultant, or developing novel brain imaging methods and brain-machine interfaces, Dr. Gil-da-Costa's work has not only contributed seminal findings to the field of cognitive neurosciences but has also pushed the boundaries of scientific inquiry and translational application outside of the traditional laboratory structure. His work leading the Neuroverse team continues this expansion by creating a brain interface for use in everyday life.
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Obada Al Zoubi
Works in the Float Clinic and Research Center
Obada is a PhD student at the University of Oklahoma working towards his degree in Computational and Electrical Engineering. After leaving Syria, Obada earned his Master's degree at the American University of Beirut, where he studied the application of machine learning toward deciphering neuroimaging data. In 2016 he moved to Tulsa to begin his doctoral program and has spent the past two years working in the Float Clinic & Research Center.
Psychiatric Nurse, Fascial Anatomist, and Philosopher
Through professional athletics and performance, to a decades long practice of meditation, yoga, scientific/philosophical/poetic immersion. Retiring from a 30+ year career as a Psychiatric RN, researcher, educator, therapist and Anatomist. Continuing a private practice of an increasingly simple but deepening somato/spiritual nature. Developing into a 'Float Contemplative' in which suspension and immersion dynamics inform a growing intertwinement of science and spirit. Hopefully thinking, moving, communicating from a more interconnected sensibility. Editing an upcoming book of essays on the essence/heart/spirit of the float experience. Board member of the Float Tank Association.
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Sandeep Prakash
Voted in Speaker
Sandeep is a Ph.D. candidate at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and describes himself as a "psychologist gone rogue." He's done research that challenges conventional boundaries of psychology and indigenous shamanic arts, such as tantric Yoga in India and San Pedro visioning in Peru.
His current research on floating inquires into the lives of people who have used floating to heal from emotional trauma. While complementary brain research can show how symptoms change over time with floating, rich qualitative data sheds surprising insights on just how people approach their ghosts in the tank to transform their relationship to trauma.
Sandeep is the co-founder of a new float center, as well as a workshop facilitator, teacher, and musician.
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Logan Skees
Logan Skees is 25 years old and served four years in the United States Marine Corps between 2010 – 2014. In between deployments to Afghanistan as an Infantry Rifleman, he was stationed and trained at Camp Lejeune, NC.
After two successful combat deployments, he faced the cold reality of returning to a life as a civilian that he knew very little about. Logan's talk will share an inspired testimony on how he overcame the stresses of war on the front lines in Afghanistan, his transition home, and how floating helped him find his purpose in life through entrepreneurship.
Logan's work through Trainerspace has allowed him and his team to empower other combat veterans during their transition home. He fundamentally believes that Float Tank therapy has produced the most profound effects in his life
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Colin Stanwell-Smith
Owner of Floataway manufacturing
Sponsor Talk
Colin Stanwell-Smith is a British engineer and technologist who decided to make float tanks in 1999 after a career in high tech product development. He owns Floataway, a manufacturing company with a range of float tanks and associated technology.
Colin, along with his wife Gini, worked with Justin Feinstein at the Float Clinic and Research Center to develop their research oriented float tanks, built with a host of sensors to aid in the research.
He is also now the president of FloatawayUSA and co-owner PopUpFloat, two new USA companies, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Peter Marsh
Co-founder of Popupfloat
Peter Marsh entered the float industry in 1992 when he co-founded the center Floatworks in London. In 2008 he co-created the highly successful i-sopod float tank.
Currently Pete is developing a portable float tank and centre concept utilising inflatable technology.
Popupfloat LLC is a collaboration with Floataway USA these unique products will open up some interesting new markets for the float industry.
Jake Marty
Owner of Float On – Speaking at the Start a Center Workshop
Jake Marty, another one of the Float On owners, will be speaking at the How to Start a Float Center Workshop. He will be sharing experiences from the last several years where he spent countless days (and nights) fighting the good fight against salt damage and defending against rogue sound waves trying to sneak into beautiful, peaceful float rooms.
Jake will also be conducting the NSPF Certified Pool/Spa Operator training course taking place on the Monday following the Float Conference.
Whichever city Jake is in, he can often be found atop the nearest mountain anticipating the sunrise.
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Tom Taber
Founder of Float Booth – Speaking at the Workshop
Tom Taber is drawn to projects and companies that make a difference in the world. He spent 16 years designing software to track complex fiber optic networks. He's studied yoga and meditation in Thailand. He helped make modern eco friendly earthen buildings more accessible. And he's assisted WIKISPEED in developing affordable 100MPG vehicles.
In 2016 Tom began testing materials, equipment and designs for a new type of floatation room in Austin, Texas. He has since led his development team to build their first prototype.
Tom is passionate about giving more people a positive floating experience.
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Kyle Stremme
Works at fetchrev.com – Speaking at the Workshop
Kyle Stremme, a small business digital marketing retention expert, will be speaking about how to launch your float center with pre paid floats. He will be sharing experience he has gained through 3,000+ conversations he has had with small business owners and strategies that work to get your float center in the black sooner so it can focus on retention and memberships. He works as a sales advisor for start up software companies who specialize in small business growth. In addition he works for www.FetchRev.com, a small business revenue retention software.
Raised in the Midwest chasing cows, Kyle decided to fly around the world, out to Eastern Europe to volunteer in the Peace Corps, then to teach and travel in Asia, before settling in San Francisco. Float Matrix in SF gave him his first floating experience. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon, where you will find him hanging out under Fir trees or chasing his 3 sons under 4 years old.


Nothing goes with deer camp quite like deer chili! It's the perfect meal to make ahead of time and leave simmering while you are out on the stand. It's easy, hearty, and it gets better with time so it will get better as the weekend goes on!
This recipe is a great base for your camp. Start with this but don't be afraid to adapt it to your group of hunters!
Have a group of hunters that like spicy?
Dice 2 jalapenos and add them in! Or even a few dabs of Tabasco!
Need to make it go a little farther on the third day of camp? Cook up some Spaghetti Noodles and turn it into Chili Mac!
Remember to throw in Cheddar Cheese, Sour Cream, Crackers, Green Onions, or any other toppings your group might like.
Dice the bacon and cook in a skillet with the ground venison, drain and set aside.
Dice the green pepper, onions, and garlic and saute in your chili pot until tender.
Add the tomato sauce, kidney beans, and meat back into the pot.
Add in the remaining seasonings and simmer for 2 hours.


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15 LISTSMoney Matter$It's always made the world go-round, but how did people of the past let others know how much they had before the days of fast, shiny cars and cheesy name brand apparel? And why do economies keep collapsing? Study up to see why history repeats itself.
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Times the US Was on the Verge of Total Collapse
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Things That Cost $1 in 1900
Historic Rich People's Diseases
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Holland's 17th C. Tulip Mania
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The Origins of That 'Nigerian Prince' Scam
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The 'Nigerian Prince' Scam Is Actually 200 Years Old
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Email scams remain a fact of life in the digital era. While spam filters do an admirable job of keeping the more dangerous ones out of inboxes, online hoaxes, like the infamous Nigerian prince scam, persist. And these scams don't simply prey on people with a lack of internet knowledge, as they've existed for over 200 years.
People have been falling for get-rich schemes for about as long as humans have existed. Advance-fee swindles, including the Nigerian prince variant, rely on a person's desire to get a lot for only a little effort, while playing on both their ignorance of the world and drive to do good.
It's no surprise they're so successful, but their interesting history shows exactly why we're still falling for the same old lie centuries later.
The 'Nigerian Prince' Has Been Around For A Long Time
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We commonly refer to advance-fee deceptions as "Nigerian prince" scams, but the connection with Nigerian royalty is comparatively recent. In fact, they go all the way back to at least the French Revolution, when a person might receive a letter from an unfamiliar Marquis, asking for help with collecting an abandoned chest of jewels he'd lost while escaping the guillotine. His faithful servant, tasked with securing the gems, ended up in prison, and in exchange for helping out with bail, the target would earn themselves a cut of the bounty.
By the Spanish-American War, the grift shifted to focus on captured soldiers or corrupt officers. These used the same logic as their modern versions - a little money upfront meant a lot of money down the line, and the target got to feel good about helping someone in need.
The Whole Thing Preys Upon Americans' Misconceptions About Africa
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Today's Nigerian prince scam relies on some degree of distance. Americans don't know much about Nigeria and tend to imagine Africa as a technologically undeveloped, impoverished continent. To the American victim, Nigeria may seem like a place where royalty gets mistreated or imprisoned - and, more importantly, a place where only the very wealthy have access to the internet.
In reality, almost 50% of Nigerian citizens possess internet access, and the country features a secular democratic government with only a slightly lower voter turnout than the United States. By appealing to American misconceptions about Nigeria, particularly the vision of a developing country with a surplus of royalty, scammers (Nigerian or not) gain the perfect opportunity to exploit the gullible and ill-informed.
Nigerian Prince Swindles Are Also Known As 419 Scams
Though "Nigerian prince scam" is the most common usage, these types of cons have a number of other names. Many come from the story the scam utilizes, such as the "Spanish Prisoner scam." Other names refer to exactly what the grift involves, such as "advance-fee fraud" - essentially, you pay an advance fee for money that's supposed to arrive later, but never does.
One of the catch-all terms for this style of scam is 419, referring to the Nigerian legal code designation for fraud. Though 419 relates to all kinds of fraud, the code has come to reference this style of swindle specifically outside of Nigeria.
They Started With Snail Mail
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We tend to think of spam as modern and digital, but advance-fee scams started far enough back in history that they originated with traditional mail. From letters sent just after the French Revolution to a newspaper ad written by a 14-year-old kid, the Nigerian prince version and its ilk adapted to newer technology. Or, in some cases, they haven't.
There are still advance-fee scams involving physical mail, tempting unsuspecting people to trade a little money for a lot more down the line. Because perpetrators only need a few victims to make money, they're able to cast a wide net not only online, but through snail mail, too.


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Q: I'm trying to change all character within s1 to 'x'. When I run the code, however, the compiler just printed out 'hello world' 11 times I'm new to C++. I'm trying to change all character within s1 to 'x'. When I run the code, however, the compiler just printed out 'hello world' 11 times. Why is this happening?
int main(){

    string s1 = "hello world";

    for (auto &c : s1){
        s1[c] = 'x';
        cout << s1 << endl;
    }

    return 0;
}

A: In the for loop you are using, c is actually holding different characters of the string s1 not the index of each element in s1.
for (auto &c : s1)

To actually change each characters of the string use below for loop:
for (int c = 0; c < s1.size(); ++c)

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A robot moves in a series of one-fifth circular arcs (72°), with a free choice of a clockwise or an anticlockwise arc for each step, but no turning on the spot.

One of 70932 possible closed paths of 25 arcs starting northward is

Given that the robot starts facing North, how many journeys of 70 arcs in length can it take that return it, after the final arc, to its starting position? (Any arc may be traversed multiple times.)

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Nicholas M. Krasznavolgyi NAZARETH Nicholas M. Krasznavolgyi, 62, of Nazareth, PA, passed away on Sept. 17, 2019, at his residence. Born Sept. 22, 1956, in Nazareth, he was the son of the late Miklos Krasznavolgyi and Beatrice Fenyvesi Krasznavolgyi. He was the owner and operator of the beloved Mountain View Drive-In in Bushkill Township, PA. Nicholas enjoyed time with his family, fishing, and was very proud of his Hungarian heritage. He also enjoyed falling asleep watching Bob Ross. Survivors are his children: Joseph M. Krasznavolgyi and wife, Ashli, of Easton, PA; Kristin M. Krasznavolgyi and partner, Caitlin, of Wilson Borough, PA, and Nathaniel T. Krasznavolgyi of Nazareth, PA. Grandchildren are Nicholas, Max, Logan, and Greyson "Zoli." He is also survived by his sweetheart, Carol Mertz, and sister, Elsie Engler, of Easton. Calling hours will be held on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, at the Finegan Funeral Home at 4080 William Penn Highway in Palmer Township, PA, from 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church, 4049 Hartley Ave. in Palmer Township. The interment will be at Holy Family Cemetery in Nazareth. Visit www.fineganfh.com Finegan Funeral Home 4080 William Penn Hwy. Easton, PA 18045 (610) 258-7021
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Sometimes the quiet route can be the most effective.
Leo Abrahams may not be a household name, but the producer has worked on some of our favourite albums. Previously, Abrahams has hooked up with the likes of Frightened Rabbit and Karl Hyde (Underworld) while recent tour stints saw the musician hook up with majestic Britpop outfit Pulp.
Now, though, he's ready to strike out on his own. Recorded during some brief down time, 'Zero Sum' is a six track mini album which Leo Abrahams recorded in his home studio. Pat Dillett - who has worked with David Byrne, St Vincent, Mary J Blige - stepped into to oversee mixing, which took place in New York.
It's an intriguing document. Sonically, each track is exquisitely prepared with Leo Abrahams supplying a beautifully rendered sense of arrangement. Evolving, unfolding at their own pace the tracks on 'Zero Sum' are much more than hobby pieces, sketched composed by an artist on down time.
Pasted together, the tracks on 'Zero Sum' come together as a thought provoking, cohesive arc. With this in mind, Clash asked Leo Abrahams to prepare a playlist of tracks he's been working on / listening to recently which he feels have fed into the recording process.
Listen to the playlist here - read his thoughts below.
I helped David make this in his Belfast studio, surrounded by vintage synths and with occasional contributions from his baby daughter. Recently featured in the Olympic Opening Ceremony as the soundtrack to David Beckham's speedboat outing.
David was emailing me his vocals to put into the track; during the instrumental sections he sounded really happy, humming along and whistling and generally enjoying himself with the sound of cars going by outside his New York apartment. It made editing into a joyous experience.
At first we recorded this song too slow by mistake. Then we recorded it faster and Zane Lowe and Sara Cox have been playing it a lot on Radio 1, so everyone was happy.
Carl is a wonderful songwriter and this song is a perfect example. The percussion section features chicken wire, door-slamming and a lot of spring reverb. I think some people were put off the record by the cover art, but it's one of the things I'm most proud of.
This is Alela Diane singing. It was recorded in LA, but I wrote the string arrangement and recorded it in my basement in the East End.
Recorded and mixed in a day - a truly great band, in which each of the 3 members is irreplaceable. The drummer also build things and is a great cook.
This band have now split up, but I wish they hadn't. Recorded in the prestigious Red Bull recording studio, with passers-by on the street peering in rudely throughout.
Hearing Brett Anderson's voice coming through my studio monitors for the first time was an eerie and wonderful experience. Making this album was technically quite tricky but listening to it continues to uplift me.
Features a solo played on a completely out-of-tune toy that my mum gave me when I was 4. Thank God for auto-tune. But Jo's vocal is a single take, unedited in any way - which is something only the very greatest singers are capable of.
A song his mother used to sing him. About a goat.
Features some great multi-tracked vocals and the best clap sound I ever managed to capture.
'Zero Sum' is out on March 4th.


IMAGINE the surprise of almost 500 Operations & Technology employees at Citi Singapore one morning when they were greeted with breakfast, personally made by their senior managers.
Or how about the staff at Secured Finance who were not only served homemade food by their managers, but were also offered shoulder massages and shoe polishing services?
These gestures were just some of the many surprise "thank you" activities that were specially created by managers for their staff on Citi Appreciation Day. The event is one of several initiatives that aims to embed a culture of appreciation and recognition within Citi Singapore.
Mr Jonathan Larsen, Head of Consumer Banking and Global Cards for Citi Asia Pacific, and Singapore's country head and Citi country officer says: "Creating job satisfaction goes beyond compensation and opportunities for career development, mobility and work-life balance.
Mr Larsen led the string of surprises on Citi Appreciation Day, with a personal note to staff, thanking them for their dedication.
"It is only through your passion and hard work that we continue to achieve our successes together," he said.
Few companies can argue that their employees are their biggest assets to the organisation. This is especially true in tough economic times when resources are scarce, and employees remain loyal and hardworking to the company.
Now that the economy is slowly recovering, it is only appropriate that they are thanked for their diligence and support to the company.
Though many view staff recognition as a nice but frivolous undertaking resulting in no monetary return, keeping employees happy should be a priority for all organisations. Employees are motivated by many different things, but feeling appreciated ranks higher on the list than many managers realise.
Staff recognition can be used as a communication tool that reinforces and rewards the most important outcomes people create for the business. When one recognises employees effectively, one reinforces the actions and behaviours that are desired to be repeated. In addition, staff morale and spirits are heightened, allowing for increased productivity and motivation.
For managers who do not feel comfortable in expressing recognition of their employees' efforts, starting small is a good first step. The more a manager practises the art of appreciation and recognition, the easier it will become and the resulting positive effects will create a snowball effect.
In truth, one does not need to splurge on gifts when it comes to staff appreciation events and activities. Some of the best forms of recognition such as verbal or written praise are simple, easy and require little time to undertake, yet are able to deliver great impact.
However, as a company's profits and performance progressively improve, so should the rewards. Rewards and recognition can even be implemented as a more formal programme within an organisation. At Citi Singapore, the Appreciation and Recognition of Citibankers (ARC) awards is an initiative based on a pyramid framework. The higher the tier of the pyramid an employee is placed on, the greater the quality of his contribution and the more exclusive the rewards given.
Furthermore, in recognising the role that families play in supporting an employee's career, companies can offer rewards that can be shared with loved ones. These include diving courses, weekend hotel getaways, fine dining experiences at Singapore's best restaurants, spa treats and even enrichment programmes for kids.
To have better employee relations and enduring results, the key is to have a sound procedure of staff recognition in place that is equally powerful for both the organisation and the employees.


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Prozac Nation author Elizabeth Wurtzel dies aged 52
Prozac Nation was published in 1994 when Ms Wurtzel was in her mid-20s, and set off a debate that lasted for much of her life.
Elizabeth Wurtzel's memoir, Prozac Nation (Riverhead/Penguin Random House/AP)
By Associated Press reporter
Elizabeth Wurtzel, whose blunt and painful confessions of her struggles with addiction and depression in the best-selling Prozac Nation made her a voice and a target for an anxious generation, died on Tuesday aged 52.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/prozac-nation-author-elizabeth-wurtzel-dies-aged-52-38843293.html
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Ms Wurtzel's husband, Jim Freed, said she died in hospital after suffering from cancer.
Critics praised her for her candour and accused her of self-pity and self-indulgence, vices she fully acknowledged.
I know that into every sunny life a little rain must fall and all that, but in my case the crisis-level hysteria is an all-too-recurring theme Elizabeth Wurtzel
She wrote of growing up in a home torn by divorce, of cutting herself when she was in her early teens, and of spending her adolescence in a storm of tears, drugs, bad love affairs and family fights.
"I don't mean to sound like a spoiled brat," she wrote. "I know that into every sunny life a little rain must fall and all that, but in my case the crisis-level hysteria is an all-too-recurring theme."
Ms Wurtzel became a celebrity, a symbol and, for some, a punchline.
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NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 2021/11/04 - A collaboration between Austrian company PJ Monitoring (PJM) and Voith aims to provide more efficiency and safety for rail freight operations - PJM.co.at / Voith.com. FSE: VO2A
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• Pooling of expertise to develop a platform for digitized logistics management based on the CargoFlex coupler;
• Automated train inauguration process and safe remote-controlled decoupling of freight cars;
• Industry platform will allow other market participants to access the system.
To this end, the internationally renowned system specialist for rail transport and the Heidenheim-based technology group will work together over the next few years to develop a system that combines coupler-assisted automatic train inauguration and the safe remote-controlled decoupling of freight cars with an automatic coupler.
PJM brings to the alliance its expertise as a leading developer and supplier of automation solutions for rail freight operations. With its patented monitoring system WaggonTracker, the company is also a pioneer of digitalization in this segment. WaggonTracker combines monitoring and automation, offering a robust overall system that provides fleet operators with important real-time information about their freight cars and freight transport. This data can also be used to automate complex processes; for example, WaggonTracker also allows brake tests to be performed automatically. The platform has enabled numerous customers to significantly improve efficiency and achieve substantial cost savings.
For many years now, Voith has also been one of key innovation drivers in the rail technology segment. One example is Voith's automatic freight coupler CargoFlex. The coupler developed by Voith has already demonstrated many times over that it can improve the competitiveness of freight transport and strengthen the market position of fleet operators. CargoFlex is the second cornerstone of the development alongside WaggonTracker.
For the new project, the two companies will pool their leading-edge capabilities in digitalization, automation and automatic couplers. The objective is to provide customers with a system solution that allows the automated use of the CargoFlex coupler, with a focus on remote-controlled decoupling processes. In combination with the solutions developed by PJM, this is intended to form the basis for highly digitized logistics management.
Alongside the technical challenges, the interoperability of the innovative system solution is a top priority for the development team and the key to marketing it on a broad basis. This is why the two companies aim to jointly manage the development of key components such as safety-related applications, communication tools or protocols. Moreover, it is planned to transfer the system into an industry platform during a subsequent project phase to make it available to other market participants.
PJM (pjm.co.at) is an internationally renowned system specialist for rail transport and has successfully realised projects in 30 countries on 6 continents. As an accredited test centre according to ISO/IEC 17025, PJ Messtechnik GmbH, worldwide carries out tests for the approval of rail vehicles worldwide. PJ Monitoring GmbH is a technology leader in the automation of rail freight transport with forward-looking comprehensive solutions.
PJM was founded in 2006. 60 employees at the Graz site ensure "100 % Made in Austria": R&D, hardware and software development, production & administration come exclusively from Austria.
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Catch a Fire (film)
76% Rotten Tomatoes
Director Phillip Noyce
Initial DVD release March 29, 2007 (Iceland)
Duration 101 min
Country United Kingdom United States France South Africa
62% Metacritic
Genre Biography, Drama, History
Budget 14 million USD
Writer Shawn Slovo
Release date 27 October 2006 (2006-10-27) (US) 23 March 2007 (2007-03-23) (UK)
Cast Tim Robbins (Nic Vos), Derek Luke (Patrick Chamusso), Bonnie Henna (Precious Chamusso), Mncedisi Shabangu (Zuko September), Tumisho Masha (Obadi), Sithembiso Khumalo (Sixpence)
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Tagline The spark that ignites us, unites us.
Catch a fire official trailer 1 tim robbins movie 2006 hd
Catch a Fire is a 2006 biographical thriller film about activists against apartheid in South Africa. The film was directed by Phillip Noyce, from a screenplay written by Shawn Slovo. Slovo's father, Joe Slovo, and mother Ruth First, leaders of the South African Communist Party and activists in the Anti-Apartheid Movement, appear as characters in the film, while her sister, Robyn Slovo, is one of the film's producers and also plays their mother Ruth First. Catch a Fire was shot on location in South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique.
Critical reception
The film begins in "Northern Coalfields, South Africa, 1980". It revolves around Patrick Chamusso, a young, apolitical man (played by Derek Luke) who is accused of carrying out an attack against the government, and an Afrikaner police officer, Nic Vos, played by Tim Robbins. Vos is in charge of locating the perpetrators of a recent bomb attack against the Secunda CTL synthetic fuel refinery, which is the largest coal liquefaction plant in the world.
Patrick is unwillingly swept into Vos's investigation due to his inability to provide a satisfactory explanation for his whereabouts at the time of the bombing (he was actually having an affair with a woman not his wife). Eventually Patrick, his wife, Precious, (played by Bonnie Henna), and his family are tortured and savagely abused by Vos and Vos's subordinates. Desperate, Patrick says that he is willing to confess to a crime he did not commit to protect his family from torture. At last, Vos finally concludes that Patrick is innocent, and orders his release.
Fuelled by the anger at the injustices he and his family suffered, Patrick joins Umkhonto we Sizwe, the guerrilla military wing of the African National Congress and becomes exactly what Vos had initially accused him of being. This decision was an act of revenge against the government for killing his friend and tormenting not only himself but his wife as well. He attempts to execute a plan to attack Secunda, the oil refinery he used to work for, by first bombing its adjacent water supply facilities, and 15 minutes later triggering the main explosion within the refinery itself. This would allow the refinery's workforce to flee between the two explosions, and not be harmed. Also, the damage of the first bomb would reduce the possibility of successfully extinguishing the fire caused by the second, main explosion. Patrick succeeds in the first part, but the second bomb is discovered by Vos and deactivated.
Patrick is arrested and sentenced to 24 years in prison, after his wife goes to Vos and tells him where Patrick is, because she fell for a simple trick in which Vos left photographs of Patrick talking to a female member of the ANC. Through her unjust jealousy she sells him out. He is released early due to the abolition of apartheid.
Precious, who has remarried, is waiting for him and apologizes, and Patrick forgives her and he says he is sorry as well. Some time later, he has been trying to adjust to normal life but the pain he felt wouldn't leave him. One day, he sees Vos sitting out near a small body of water opposite to the side he and friends are on. He creeps over and through some brush sees that it is indeed Vos, and though a part of him wants to break Vos' neck, he decides that it is not worth it, and the real Patrick Chamusso is shown explaining that he told himself then and there that only through forgiveness would he truly be free. He left Vos alone, and went on to remarry and take in over 80 orphaned children in South Africa to provide a home for kids who lost their families during the anti-apartheid struggle.
Derek Luke as Patrick Chamusso
Tim Robbins as Nic Vos
Bonnie Henna as Precious Chamusso
Mncedisi Shabangu as Zeko September
Tumisho Masha as Obadi
Sithembiso Khumalo as Sixpence
Terry Pheto as Miriam
Marius Weyers as the Field Commander
Michele Burgers as Anna Vos
Mpho Lovinga as Johnny Piliso
Malcolm Purkey as Joe Slovo
Robyn Slovo as Ruth First
Patrick Chamusso as himself
Sibusiso Mhlongo as a Photographer
The film received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 75% out of 141 professional critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.6/10 and the critical consensus being: "No stranger to the political thriller, director Phillip Noyce tackles apartheid and terrorism with experienced gusto, while Derek Luke and Tim Robbins hand in nuanced performances.".
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