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GOVERNMENT AND GENERAL AFTER ORDERS.
IT is with the deepest and most heartfelt Regret, that the GOVERNOR and COMMANDER in CHIEF demands the most serious Attention of the Troops under his Command, whilst he conveys to them his Sentiments on the
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MILITARY DEPARTMENT. Head Quarters, Sydney,
Saturday, 17th July, 1813.
IT is with the deepest and most heartfelt Regret, that
the GOVERNOR and COMMANDER in CHIEF demands
the most serious Attention of the Troops under his Com-
mand, whilst he conveys to them his Sentiments on the
late deplorable Event of the Loss of a Fellow Creature to
Society, in the death of William Holness, by the intem-
perate and disgraceful Conduct of Lieutenants Archibald
McNaughton, and Philip Connor, of the 1st Battalion of
the 73rd Regiment.
In lamenting that Men, who ought to be the prompt and
steady Supporters of the Laws of their Country, should
thus become the Violaters of them, and the Terror of
that Society which their Duty to the SOVEREIGN imperiosly demands of them to uphold, HE feels it the more
incumbent on him, uninfluenced by Partiality or Prejudice,
and solely actuated by that paramount Sense of Public
Duty, which no Consideration of Rank or Profession in
the Delinquents shall ever induce him to swerve from, to
express his most decided Reprobation of all the Circum-
stances leading to the melancholy Catastrophe now under
Consideration, and which must necessarily remain on the
Records of the Criminal Court, to the lasting Disgrace of
the Perpetrators of that foul Deed.
But whilst the Clemency of the Court, supported by
the general Tendency of the Laws of the Side of Mercy,
has, pronounced the lenient Sentence to Manslaughter,
and adjudged Six Months Imprisonmenrt with a Fine of
One Shilling each to the Perpetrators of this Outrage, it
rests with the GOVERNOR and COMMANDER in CHIEF to
mark, in the strongest Terms, his Indignation at an Oc-
currence so disgraceful to the Military Character; and he
trusts, with Confidence, that the high Sense of Honor
which so eminently characterizes the British Army in every
Quarter of the World, and which the 73d Regiment in par-
ticular has possessed a most flattering Portion of, will in-
duce them to look to this lamentable Event as a Beacon
set up to guard them, against the fatal Consequences at-
tendant on a life of, Drunkenness, Debauchery, and Riot,
which inevitably tends to the Debasement and Degradation,
of the upright and manly Character of a British Soldier, and.
necessarily induces the Contempt and Indignation of all
brave and honorable Men.
It having been proved on the Trial of Lieutenants
M'Naughton and Connor that they were in Disguise, and
dressed in Coloured Clothes on the melancholy and dis-
graceful Occasion alluded to; from which Circumstance
alone, it is reasonable to conclude, they went out from their
Quarters with no good Design; the COMMANDER of the
FORCES positively orders and directs, that no Officer or
Soldier (excepting such Soldiers as are Servants of Officers),
shall ever appear in future, in any Part of the Town or
Garrison of Sydney, in any other Dress than their Regimen-
tal Uniforms.
However painful it may be to his own Feelings so to do,
BRIGADIER GENERAL MACQUARIE considers it to be
his indispensible Duty to report to HIS ROYAL HIGH-
NESS the COMMANDER in CHIEF, the Conduct of Lieu-
tenants M'Naughton and Connor, on the Occasion now
adverted to, and to submit to the Consideration of His
ROYAL HIGHNESS the Propriety of allowing Persons who
have so far disgraced the Military Character, to remain
any longer in His Majesty's Service.
The COMMANDER of the FORCES directs, that the
foregoing General Orders shall be read at the Head of the
73d Regiment, under Arms, at the two next ensuing Pa-
rades of that Corps.
"LACHLAN MACQUARIE."
By Command of His Excellency
The Governor and Commander of the Forces,
H.C. ANTILL, Major of Brigade,
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Schweizer looks at a number of contemporary icons of the American left, with an eye to detecting hypocrisy. Among his subjects are Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Al Franken, Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Ralph Nader, Nancy Pelosi, George Soros, Barbra Streisand, Gloria Steinem, and Cornel West. He finds in each case a private life markedly at variance with the public persona.
Now, one has to be careful when playing the ad hominem game. A person's intellectual claims are not disproved by his bad character. Commendably, Schweizer doesn't attempt to discredit these pestiferous statists by looking for sexual peccadilloes or substance abuse issues. Instead, he focuses on their financial lives, which seem to me fairer game. To hear John Kerry bash the "rich" for not paying their fair share in taxes, and then to find out that he and his wife (worth $700 million) pay less than 15% of their own income in taxes, or to hear Katrina vanden Heuval denounce efforts to end the inheritance tax, and then discover that she herself is a multimillionaire heiress, is to face a serious question. Granted, as a matter of logic, that their hypocrisy doesn't disprove the principles they espouse, still, which principle should the listener adopt, the one espoused or the one embodied in the speaker's life?
It's also wise to remember that hypocrisy exists on both sides of the political isle. But it seems to me that the MSM tends to magnify incidents on the right while ignoring or glossing over those on the left, leaving it up to the "vast, right-wing conspiracy" of blogs, talk radio, and independent journalists to pick up the slack.
Big hat tip to one of my favorite blogs, Samizdata, for the link and info.


It's 2019! What is your New Year mantra? Did you promise yourself that you'd practice self-care more often (if you did, this charcoal mask needs to be part of your routine, it's ah-amazing)? How about choosing to be kind to everyone you come across on a daily basis?
My 2019 mantra is to be fearless. As a 24 year old gal in the big ol' working world, I sometimes can be hesitant to put my ideas forward in meetings or even doubtful, but this year, I will remind myself to go for it and to be fearless. How will I do that? By wearing my little word on my wrist every day as a constant reminder!
What do you mean wear your word? Well, thanks to Little Words Project, a company run by nice girls dedicated to spreading good vibes and creating a community of women who support one another, you can choose from a bunch of different bracelets that mean more than just a piece of string and some super cute beads.
Pop on over to their website and read the full story of how LWP was started – a nice girl named Adriana grew up being bullied and has been determined to break that stigma of girl v. girl cruelty ever since. With over 35k followers on Instagram, I'd say that being a nice girl has definitely become a lifestyle for tons of women everywhere.
Want to join the tribe of nice girls? It's easy! Pick a word, choose a style and you're ready to go. When your little word arrives in the mail, first things first – register it! LWP has an app and a section of their website dedicated to nice girls sharing their stories behind the meaning of their little word. Each bracelet has a unique code you type in to register it online … can you imagine how many different codes they've created, holy moly!
Next up, wear the bracelet and feel the power! This is my favorite part.
Now here's the real zinger and the most unique aspect of it all – last step? Share the bracelet and give it to someone else who you come across that you think needs a spark of inspiration!
Is your roomie having a bad day? Does your bff have a huge presentation that they're sweating about – take off your bracelet and pass it's powers onto her! It could be hard to part with your little word, trust me I love mine, but think of all the goodness and the impact it will bring to someone else… plus, now you can go shopping for a new one, woohoo! Did you see that one coming? Cassie excited to shop?! Nothing new here!
Cassie Says… start the New Year off with a little word! Be Happy, Brave, Dream & Create. Which will you choose? As a Girls on the Run coach, I can't wait to introduce these to my 3rd-5th grade gals this spring! No matter how old you are, these bracelets are beyond perfect and may I add, magical.
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Where is the corporate office of BB bank?
How do I file a complaint against BB?
Who is the CEO of BB?
Is Truist legitimate?
What bank routing number is 061000104?
How much does the CEO of BB make?
Charlotte, NCTruist Financial / Headquarters
Call 844-4TRUIST (844-487-8478)
Is BB the same as Branch Banking and Trust Company?
Branch Banking operated as a private institution until 1900, when it began operating under a charter. In 1907 it became the first bank in the state to engage in trust activities, and in 1913 its charter was amended to change the company's name to Branch Banking and Trust Company (BB).
How do I receive a wire transfer BBT?
To receive an international money transfer into your account with BB, you'll need to give the sender:
The name of your bank: Branch Banking and Trust Company.
BB's SWIFT/BIC code.
Your routing number, based on the region where you opened your account.
Your bank branch's full address.
Your account number.
Kelly S. King (Jan 1, 2009–)Truist Financial / CEO
Overall bank rating Truist was formed in 2019 through a merger of two banks, BB and SunTrust. Today, Truist Bank is among the top 10 largest banks in the U.S. Truist has a good basic checking account but its savings rates are generally low, and some fees, including overdraft fees, are high and hard to avoid.
Did Truist buy SunTrust?
After more than two years since the former banks announced their merger in 2019, Truist is completing its "core conversion" to its new name and brand this month. All BB and SunTrust customers will be converted to Truist products and digital platforms.
What is the BB wire transfer routing number?
BB wire transfer routing number The routing number for US wire transfers through BB is 053101121. You can use this same number to receive international wire transfers to your BB account.
SunTrust
SunTrust routing number for ACH transfers To send a domestic ACH transfer, you'll need to use the ACH routing number 061000104. You'll need to include the ACH routing number when sending an ACH transfer to any SunTrust bank account.
Truist CEO pay Truist CEO Bill Rogers got a pay raise and a promotion last year. Rogers saw his total compensation rise from $8.7 to $10.4 million, an increase of about 19%, according to the bank's proxy statement.
Where is Kelly King from?
King (born September 12, 1948 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is Executive Chairman of Truist Financial, formerly BB Corporation.
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eric go go e columbia,m.d.
I just hope that K.K. never stops or gives up the chuck brown ''GO GO'' band and keeps it alive like her father did. Because her combined rap music, r&b music, jazz music, gospel music, even a little rock music with go go music and made it sound ''CRANKIN''. He wrote all of his own music. K.K. let your son rap on stage with you he has some talent. I only wish the d.c. radio stations better supported d.c. go go music. I'm glad there is go go radio.com .P.S. I love you chuck brown the number one go go band in d.c.
I just hope that K.K. never stops or gives up the chuck brown ''GO GO'' band and keeps it alive like her father did. Because her combined rap music, r&b music, jazz music, gospel music, even a little rock music with go go music and made it sound ''CRANKIN''. He wrote all of his own music. K.K. let your son rap on stage with you he has some talent. I only wish the d.c. radio stations better supported d.c. go go music. I'm glad there is go go radio.com .P.S. I love you chuck brown the number one go go band in d.c.
Partied hard with the Chuck Brown Band at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club last night. Really wasn't planning on dancing and sweating that hard. Good job of keeping Chuck's memory alive and rocking.
Partied hard with the Chuck Brown Band at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club last night. Really wasn't planning on dancing and sweating that hard. Good job of keeping Chuck's memory alive and rocking.
I remember seeing Chuck in places that don't exist anymore like Kent Jr. High, now known as Prince George's County Police Department. Capital Centre, Ibex, Utopia, The Room, I could go on for days because I am that old. RIP Godfather, you are missed immensely.
I like this song . I still grew up when he did We the People . Blow the W. , Run Joe Run Joe , Bustin Loose , ect . I miss my Uncle the good old days . My memories are mine . They can never be taken away from me . I wanted to sing in the band then , but , my mom Agnes would not let me .
What Cross Creek!!! I was about to say, ask Chuck about them chicken sandwiches!!!! WOW, what great memories. Use to turn Cross Creek out!!!
The first time I saw chuck brown was a place on route 211 called the CROSS CREEK a little hole in the wall but he put on a show. I really miss that man.


New Jersey has 50 investment property private money lenders serving the state. The median amount loaned in this state is $338,005. The median rate for loans in New Jersey is 11.2%. 23 months is the median length for notes issued in the state. A typical hard money loan offered in this state includes a 2.9 point origination cost. The typical loan to value offered for loans in New Jersey is 71%.
Kirsten is an investor in Hackensack, NJ. She finds an investment property to buy for $150,000 but she is short on funds so she obtains a private money loan from Frontera Lending Group . The lender loans Kirsten 50% of the sales price of the house (LTV), so she will have to pay the other 50%. They also agree to a 5 year, interest only note at a 9% rate of interest, with a 5% origination fee charged at the closing. By this scenario, Kirsten will have to fund $75,000 of her own funds into the deal along with the $3,750 origination fee (5% x $75,000 principle amount). She will also be required to make interest payments of $563 per month.
Norma decides to purchase a rental house in Hackensack, NJ for $340,000 with a hard money loan from Assurance Finance . The lender agrees to loan Norma 70% of the purchase price of the property (LTV), so she will need to put down the other 30%. The loan additionally lays out a 2 year note with interest only payments at 10%, and an origination fee of 3 points. Norma will be required to fund $102,000 of her own money upon the close of the loan (due to the 70% LTV) in addition to the $7,140 in origination points (3% x the $238,000 principle), plus she will then begin making payments of $1,983 monthly after the loan is closed.


Lagos State University, LASU published the Senate approved final results for the 2014/2015 academic session.
This to inform all the full-time undergraduate students of the Lagos State University (LASU) i.e. both graduating and yet to graduate students that the authorities of the university have published the final results that were approved by the Senate for the 2014/2015 academic session .
How To Check LASU Senate Approved Results.


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Technology / Business Tech / The launch of the newest e-commerce platform for businesses in the now normal
Business Tech, Technology
The launch of the newest e-commerce platform for businesses in the now normal
by MB Technews
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the retail landscape with most retail transactions now occurring online through e-commerce platforms. With the evolving consumer needs, top IT solutions company Yondu announced the launch of Vessell, an off-the-shelf eCommerce platform that aims to enable businesses to shift their sales and operations online to thrive in the now normal.
Yondu offers Filipinos holistic business experiences with Vessell innovation
Vessell helps businesses increase productivity by providing them with well-designed sites and e-commerce tools to build their own online store. It also takes care of business-critical tasks like validating payments, booking deliveries, and syncing inventories from system to system. Additionally, businesses can even work with the Vessell team in creating customized features that meet their needs, allowing them to focus on growing their company instead.
According to Alex Pelayo, the product manager who is spearheading Vessell, the new platform allows business owners to create opportunities out of the chaos brought on by the pandemic. For instance, businesses can reach a wider audience through nationwide delivery. "Whereas a brick-and-mortar store limited businesses to selling only within their vicinity, now a customer can come from anywhere in the Philippines," Pelayo explained. "With Vessell, businesses get better visibility on inventory across multiple stores to ensure the efficient fulfillment of orders no matter where their customer lives."
Pelayo shared that Vessell was created and primed especially for the Philippine market, and even boasts dedicated teams that can help businesses from inception to launch. "We were able to provide that level of support because we have a team dedicated to e-commerce."
Yondu believes that payment gateways and delivery should be available out of the box. One of the many challenges that businesses face is not having the expertise, knowledge or even time to set up these things. When working with other platforms, they would still need to go through several steps before they can connect with couriers and payment gateways.
Fortunately, Vessel is already automatically integrated with local e-wallets and has entered into partnerships with local couriers. "We understand that not every business has e-commerce experience," Pelayo said. "So that's where we step in, ready to help in any way we can."
Currently in soft launch, this allowed the Vessell team to incorporate user feedback into the platform design. As Vessell then moves closer to its official launch date in the first quarter of 2022, Pelayo revealed that the platform's team continues to work on tools and features that will make it easier for businesses to monitor their stores, inventories, and checkout flow.
"We understand the landscape is changing rapidly, so we're taking a product-centric approach to development and collecting feedback regularly from users to understand what features are important to them to make Vessell relevant and valuable in the new normal," Pelayo said.
Together, business owners and the Vessell team can work together to better understand what the business needs and offer the best plan based on a business' requirements.
Overall, Yondu's Vessell platform promises to be an efficient and cost-effective aid in helping businesses thrive in the increasingly competitive world of online selling, allowing them to focus on other important aspects of business like increasing sales or providing customer support. With the country's retail and e-commerce landscape constantly evolving, Vessell is ready to equip business owners to navigate the now normal.
Businesses interested in signing up for the Vessell platform can get in touch with its team through the official email [email protected] To know more about the platform, visit Vessell on the platform's official website and LinkedIn profile.
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In our student ministries, we want to make sure students do two things: learn about Jesus and live life together.
One of the best ways we do this is through our confirmation program. It is led by Rob Baker and Ann Peterson and helps us make sure that students leave their middle school years with a good understanding of who God is and how God reveals that plan through the Bible.
Please feel free to email Pastor Brian if you have any questions.
Confirmation is a two-year long, Bible-intensive program that meets in room 1 on Sundays during the 10:45am service. It is designed to help middle school students develop a comprehensive understanding of the Bible and begin discipleship practices like journaling and Bible memorization. The course runs during the school year, but students have the ability to jump in and get started in the process at any point during the school year.
Besides the obvious benefit of learning about Jesus, confirmation students are eligible for two benefits upon graduation: membership at Grace and a $500 scholarship to go toward any missions effort they engage in while in high school.
The material we use during this course is called The Journey. Its purpose is to foster a deep and abiding relationship with Father, Son, and Holy Spirit by encouraging participants to begin, or intentionally continue, a life-long journey as Christ's disciple. With this material, not only do students have an opportunity to learn the truths of the Christian faith through the stories of the Bible, but also they have an opportunity to develop discipling relationships with two of our best student mentors. Both are for the purpose of developing a growing relationship with Christ and helping students learn to articulate what they believe about the Bible's message, and how faith in Christ translates into living out God's will in the world.
Confirmation is a free course, but students are required to attend one end-of-year retreat in April, prepare a 2-3 minute testimony about what they learned in confirmation, and regularly attend both confirmation and student ministry activities at Grace.


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Archaeology Live!
Archaeological training for all
One and two week courses
post-excavation courses
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Please visit http://archaeologylive.org/ for all the information on our 2016 training courses.
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Archaeology Live! in Nottingham
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As we celebrate our fifteenth year of trainee funded urban archaeology, we're happy to announce that we are expanding the Archaeology Live! training excavation into the historic city of Nottingham. The archaeology of Nottingham has received increasing attention in recent years, with many fascinating discoveries being made during the construction of the city's new tram network. The city was an important Anglian and Viking settlement, a key location in the Civil War and boasts a fascinating warren of post-medieval and early modern caves. All of this makes Nottingham a thrilling place to excavate!
The excavation will be a joint venture between Nottingham City Council and Trent and Peak Archaeology – the Nottingham branch of York Archaeological Trust. The fine details of the project are currently being drawn up and more detail will follow in the coming fortnight, but we can confirm the location of the dig – Nottingham Castle.
Digging inside a medieval castle is an archaeologist's dream come true. Sites like these are packed with stories, drama and archaeology covering many centuries. This building has been pivotal to many crucial moments of Nottingham's long history and we hope to learn more about the castle's evolution and ever-changing fortunes. The training excavation will operate on the exact same system as has been tried and tested over the years in York; every feature will be recorded and excavated by trainees, with guidance and support from professional archaeologists.
We hope to release the dates and more info very soon, so watch this space for further updates. We'll be sharing the findings of the York and Nottingham excavations as they're uncovered, it's going to be an exciting summer!
As ever, please direct any enquiries to trainingdig@yorkat.co.uk or @ArchaeologyLive
I'll hopefully see some of you in the trench!
– Arran
"Castles, Caves and Cannons"
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Archaeology Live! has been opening up archaeological sites of national significance and offering professional standard training to people of all ages and backgrounds for fifteen years. Over the years, our trainees have explored some of York's most exciting archaeology and made some unbelievable discoveries.
It's now time to spread our wings…
As well as returning for a second season at All Saints, North Street in the heart of medieval York, 2015 will see us open up a new site with our team in Nottingham (and a familiar face or two!)
Here's a small clue regarding where we'll be digging…
Full announcement to follow next week, we're very excited about this one!!
A Clay Pipe's Tale
Sometimes, with a little research, tiny objects recovered from archaeological excavations can tell us amazingly detailed stories. This fairly unremarkable piece of fired clay is a fine example of an object with a tale to tell.
'York 1828'
Discovered in July, during our excavation at All Saints, North Street, this fragment of a clay pipe bowl was one of many found over the summer. When it was cleaned, the team were delighted to notice that the object told us not only where it was made – right here in York – but also when, as it was stamped with the year 1828. If all artefacts were so free with their provenance, us archaeologists would quickly be out of a job!
While this level of detail was an unusual and somewhat fortunate find, the story doesn't end there. Sufficient detail of the stamp is visible to actually relate the object to an individual person and to tell us a tale of a father, a son and a stolen idea.
In 1792, George Mason of York began a seven year apprenticeship in the manufacture of fired clay tobacco pipe under the tutelage of master craftsman Mark Hesp. At the turn of the century, Hesp produced a batch of pipes with a decorative shield motif and the text 'HESP YORK 1800'. His pipe marking the new century must have proved popular, as numerous examples have been found in excavations across York. By the 1820s, the young apprentice George was in business for himself, producing clay pipes in a premises on Monkgate in central York. In 1828, he produced a batch of clay pipes that have also been found in sites across York. The shield motif featured on the pipe bowls was almost identical to the one created by Hesp 28 years before, although the text now read 'MASON YORK 1828'. On the opposite side, the York city crest was pictured – clearly indicating a degree of civic pride. An example found in the Hungate Block D excavation in 2007 shows us how the whole pipe would have looked.
The complete pipe bowl. Image copyright York Archaeological Trust.
The pipes made by George Mason supported a flourishing business, which would be taken over by his son George Jr. following his death in 1839, aged 63. George Jr. saw no reason to alter his father's design and created his own batch of York pipes in 1848. The design featured, you guessed it, the familiar shield motif and the text 'MASON YORK 1848'. Well, if it ain't broke…
The exact significance of the years 1828 and 1848 remains unknown, but it is nonetheless wonderful to be able to relate a tiny fragment of clay pipe found at All Saints to a Victorian family business that certainly didn't mind 'borrowing' ideas. That, in a nutshell, is the joy of archaeology; extracting the personal stories from the objects that we discover in the ground.
To read more about the clay pipe assemblage from Hungate Block D, head to http://www.dighungate.com/Editor/assets/pdfs/2007-52-blockd.pdf
To learn about how to join us on site and make your own discoveries, head to https://archaeologylive.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/archaeology-live-2015/
The All Saints excavation fires up once more in April, we can't wait to get back on site and will post regular updates right here.
Onwards and downwards!
Find of the Year 2014: The Winner
The votes have been counted, the expert panel of judges (well, Toby, Arran and Gary) have debated and the winner of the inaugural Archaeology Live! Find of the Year award has been decided.
Despite facing stiff competition from some stunning finds such as an ornate Viking spindle whorl, an incredbly delicate glass ring from the Roman period, two medieval bone die and some beautiful, highly symbolic medieval and post-medieval pot sherds; the artefact lovingly referred to as 'Dino' has come out on top, with 42% of the public vote!
Drum roll please…
Found in July 2014 by Katie Smith, a familiar face on Archaeology Live! excavations, this object was discovered in the backfill of a post-medieval refuse pit. Dating to the 15th century, it is a fragment of a Hambleton Ware lobed bowl, a drinking vessel that combined old traditions with new technology.
Lobed bowls were popular from the late 14th to early 16th centuries and were a continuation of the bawdy old tradition of communal drinking, where large bowls of delightful libations would be passed around groups of merrymakers. Originally, these vessels would have mainly been made of wood, however, as ceramic manufacture became more affordable for the middle classes, bowls such as these began to replace the older wooden vessels.
As the decades passed, they became increasingly elaborate, with figures of mythical creatures, people and animals set within the bowls. As the contents were imbibed, the figures would slowly be revealed. Examples such as this one, found at 1-5 Aldwark in 1976 feature two human figures seemingly deep in conversation.
A lobed bowl fragment from Aldwark, York. Image copyright York Archaeological Trust
The identity of these figures may never be known, but wonderfully impractical objects like these invite us into the minor rituals of domestic medieval life.
The Aldwark bowl in illustration. Image copyright York Archaeological Trust
Katie's figure, despite it's somewhat dinosaur-esque appearance, may be a stylised cockerel or dog. Perhaps it could be a mythical beast from some allegorical tale of the 1400s. Specialist analysis in late 2015/early 2016 may finally reveal Dino's true identity, but it remains open to debate at present – which is, of course, half the fun!
Who/what ever the figure turns out to be, Katie's find remains a wonderful insight into a more playful side of medieval life and highlights the wealth of symbolism and imagery that would have been commonplace at the time. While we can never know what merriment Dino may have bourne witness to, we can at least hold the very same object six centuries later and allow ourselves to imagine. Such objects bring us closer to the everyday people of medieval York and this is a deserving winner.
Katie's fantastic Hambleton pot sherd.
Toby will start work on the T-shirt design in time for the spring training excavation in April, where the race begins to find the most exciting find of the 2015 season. What wonderful objects and stories remain buried around the ancient church of All Saints, North Street? Join us in the spring to find out!
As the old cliche goes, onwards and downwards!
Festival of Archaeology 2015
We are pleased to announce that we'll be opening our excavation up to the public for site tours on July 18th as part of the 2015 Festival of Archaeology! Working in conjunction with our hosts at All Saints Church, this will be an opportunity to explore the trench, meet the archaeologists and see the latest finds. There will also be tours of the church that will provide fascinating insights into its history, architecture, archaeology and its nationally important stained glass.
This will be one of many events taking place across Britain to celebrate our archaeological heritage.
The trench in summer 2014
The open day will be a chance to see behind the scenes of an archaeological excavation and to learn about the countless stories and events from this small corner of historic York.
Gus declares the site open to all!
On top of all this, the church will be holding a medieval mass at 2pm. This is an opportunity to experience what would have been central to the lives of the medieval people of York, almost exactly as they would have seen, heard and even smelled it!
The trench will be open between midday and 4pm, times for the church tours will be announced in the near future. People of all ages are welcome and the trench is fully wheelchair accessible.
The summer excavation will be in full swing at this point, who knows what we will be finding! If you would like to join the excavation and add your own discoveries, please browse the information on this website and direct enquiries to trainingdig@yorkat.co.uk
See you in the trench!
A freshly unearthed medieval lead weight. Summer 2014.
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There was once a time when every CV followed a relatively similar formula. It held basic information (name, phone number, address), employment history, relevant qualifications and one or two references to back up the information. Simple, straightforward, and effective.
In today's market, however, the nature of the CV has changed entirely. With so much competition for jobs, it's never been more important to make your CV stand out from the crowd – and with so much advanced technology available, there are a multitude of ways you can accomplish this. Check out our creative CV ideas that will dazzle any potential employer and help to bag you your dream job - whether that's as a top London PA, secretary, or receptionist.
Infographics are hugely popular on the web right now – they're a visual and engaging way to convey lots of complex information without masses of text and statistics. Creating an infographic CV is a fantastic way to show off some of your skills to an employer. It demonstrates that you're creative and able to think outside the box, and if you're a designer or artistic creative, it will also showcase some of your actual skills with graphics and other software.
Brochures have always been effective methods of advertising and providing extra information in a digestible format. So why not turn your CV into a folded brochure? With the wealth of technology available, and the amazing printing services that can be found through the web, creating your very own CV-style brochure or leaflet is simple, and can be highly effective when it comes to impressing potential bosses.
Many recruitment agencies in London and further afield are now encouraging their candidates to create video CVs to help promote themselves and emphasise their relevant skills. Not only does the video CV give more of a glimpse into a candidate's personality, it can show off some awesome technical skills that are desired in many industries.
Sites like Vizualize.me (connected with LinkedIn) and About.me are a great way to create your own online CV and portfolio. It's easy to make your online CV look aesthetically appealing without any graphic design experience – there are features where you can add skill trees, employment timelines, and charts to make your experience easier to digest. You can also add examples of your previous work without having to hand over a bundle of paper to an employer.
One of the most inventive CVs we've ever seen recently went viral – it's an interactive CV in the style of a popular platform game. As you move the character across the screen, fantastic representations of the creator's work history, qualifications and experience appear on the screen, and there's a contact box at the end of the 'level' where interested parties can reach out. It takes a serious level of skill to create an animated, interactive CV of this standard, but if you have the ability, we say go for it!
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This is how long the average Brit spends on the toilet in their life
By Mat Mccabe
Brits spend the equivalent of eight months of their adult life – sitting on the toilet, it has emerged.
Researchers who carried out a detailed study into the time we spend 'on the throne' discovered we head to the loo twice a day for a 'number two' – and six times for a wee.
This amounts to just over 15 minutes EVERY day or almost two hours a week on the loo.
Incredibly, one in three Brits said sitting on the toilet was one of the only occasions they get some time to themselves.
It also emerged women are more likely to strike up a conversation in a public loo with a stranger than men are.
Simon Bayley, from digital DIY bowel cancer test, www.measurebowelhealth.com, which commissioned the research said: "We were surprised at how much time some Brits seem to spend sitting on the loo.
"It's something we all do, but rarely discuss – yet 'toilet etiquette' is a huge part of modern life, whether that's at home, work or out in public.
"A loo break is a pause from whatever else you might be doing, but it can also be a really good opportunity to get a glimpse at your health.
"Your toilet habits can tell you a lot about what's going on inside your body."
The study also found one fifth of respondents admit they'd feel weird if they were sitting on the toilet without their phone to fiddle with.
And Brits are now more likely to look through their phone or simply sit there and think than read a newspaper, suggesting the classic habit of reading on the loo may be a thing of the past.
Almost one in twenty even admitted to talking on the phone while in the bathroom.
But there are some no-nos when it comes to toilet behaviour with 65 per cent of men saying they would find it unacceptable if another man used the urinal right next to them – if there were others free.
And the horror scenario of using a public toilet only to discover too late there was no loo roll would see a quarter of Brits ask a stranger to hand them some.
But 24 per cent would wait until they thought the coast was clear, before waddling to the next cubicle with their trousers around their ankles.
More than six in 10 adults have also been left embarrassed after entering a bathroom where the previous user left a ghastly smell – only to open the door afterwards and find someone else waiting to go in.
The research, carried out via OnePoll, also found six in 10 Brits reckon they can get a good measure of their overall health – by the state of their bowel movements.
And one in four admit they always have a peek into the toilet after going for a number two to keep an eye out for any worrying health concerns.
It's just as well for some though with one in four adults saying they have been greeted by the worrying sight of blood in their stools after using the toilet.
But only a quarter of these made an appointment with the doctor straight away – with the majority delaying a medical appointment for as long as possible out of embarrassment.
Instead, if they felt there was something seriously wrong, Brits would wait an agonising eight days to book an appointment with the doctor.
Using proprietary electrochemical technology, the measure Bowel Health Test allows you to test your bowel health in the privacy of your own home.
It checks for Faecal Occult Blood (FOB), which is low level bleeding invisible to the human eye, which is an early indicator of various gastrointestinal diseases including bowel cancer and stomach ulcers.
GP and author Dr Ellie Cannon said: "We know early diagnosis for bowel cancer increases survival rates, but many believe this is an 'older' person's disease.
"In fact, bowel cancer can affect any adult and new research suggests bowel cancer is on the increase among young people.
"The measure Bowel Health Test offers a discreet and clean test as there's no messy handling or sample storage.
"You can do this at home and it will pick up potential health issues to be discussed with a GP promptly."
Symptoms of bowel cancer
• Obvious bleeding from your bottom and/or blood in your poo
• A change in your bowel habit
• Diarrhoea or constipation lasting for more than 7 days
• Unexplained weight loss
• A pain or lump in your tummy
If you have these symptoms, seek advice from your GP
Six in 10 parents are suffering from 'Christmas stress'
Mat Mccabe
Mat is a writer with an interest in public opinion research. He has a passion for stories covering lifestyle, travel and technology.
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District nurse celebrates half a century in nursing
A North Tyneside district nurse is celebrating a Golden anniversary this month after devoting 50 years to nursing.
Ann Jones, clinical manager for community nursing at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, is celebrating her achievement with a socially-distanced tea party with colleagues.
Ann said: "I didn't think for one minute I would be celebrating 50 years as a nurse in the middle of a pandemic.
"I'm in absolute awe of my teams and all the other healthcare staff who have worked on the frontline during these unprecedented times.
"They, and the multitude of key workers and volunteers who have played such an essential role during the pandemic, deserve the highest praise."
Ann joined Northumbria Healthcare in 2004 as a bank nurse, and in 2010 moved to the out-of-hours nursing team in North Tyneside as a district nurse.
In 2013 she became locality lead for the service and in 2018 she was appointed to the post of clinical manager for community nursing across Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Ann said: "I have worked with some amazing nurses over the years and I have always loved community nursing.
"It is a great privilege to be invited into a patient's home and to get to know them and their families. You can become very involved with the family unit, especially when you are looking after patients at the end of life.
"It is extremely rewarding to be able to care for people in their own home."
Ann's dedication to nursing was recognised in 2008 when she was awarded the title of Queens Nurse. The following year she was chosen by the Queens Nursing Institute to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate 150 years since district nursing began.
Ann said: "I was very fortunate and extremely proud to be chosen. I attended the garden party accompanied by a great friend and colleague who had been my mentor and inspiration throughout my time in the community in Newcastle."
Ann's nursing career began in 1970 when she started work as a Nursery Nurse on the Maternity Unit at Newcastle General Hospital.
She went on to work as an auxiliary nurse caring for elderly patients at Ponteland Hospital and then trained as a State Enrolled Nurse (SEN) at Newcastle General Hospital School of Nursing.
In 1985 she secured a much longed-for post in community nursing. Ann said: "I had done a short community placement as part of my nurse training and I absolutely loved it."
On completing her District Enrolled Nurse Training in 1986 she worked in the west end of Newcastle for many years.
Ann said: "It was very different back then. Initially a lot of the work I did was around personal care, getting patients washed and dressed. It was very rare to nurse anyone at home at the end of their life, invariably they went into a hospital. We did some wound care but not on the scale we do now.
"Now patients are more complex and there is a lot more critical thinking and analysis needed in relation to the care we are providing.
"There wasn't the technology either. We didn't have phones or bleepers, if we needed to ring someone we had to go and find a telephone box."
After qualifying as a Registered General Nurse in 1993 she became one of the first community staff Nurses.
In 2002 she gained a degree in Specialist Practitioner District Nursing and in 2006 she was seconded to the Royal Victoria Infirmary to work collaboratively with a respiratory consultant and a respiratory nurse specialist to set up an early supported discharge service for patients with COPD, which later expanded to include admission prevention and oxygen therapy services. While co-leading the service Ann completed the Advanced Clinical Skills and Independent Prescribing courses and became one of the first two Community Matrons in Newcastle.
She said: "I started nursing informally from a very young age, caring for my mother and grandmother who were both chronically ill for many years. This undoubtedly paved the way for what would become a long and rewarding career."
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Exchange points shaped and sized for government.
Even novice Scrabble players know the letter "X" is worth a much-prized eight points -- and the value multiplies fivefold in an officially recognized eight-letter word. Of course, the board game disallows acronyms and initials, effectively robbing would-be Scrabble champs from government and technology of half their vocabulary.
The value of X in the public-sector IT community has risen steadily, if somewhat stealthily, in recent years. X begins a pair of TLAs (three-letter acronyms) that have been added to the cryptic lexicon of government technology -- XML and XBI. The former is the coin of a realm that includes even the intrepid, if idiosyncratic, geeks at slashdot.org; the latter is a worthwhile experiment of a faithful band of converts trying to wrap their arms around the complex business of building an XML-based governance platform -- in which technology may well be the easy part.
XML -- extensible markup language -- makes data portable across previously discrete systems, agencies, jurisdictions and sectors of the wider society. XML makes possible a long anticipated shift in focus from the problems of dissimilar systems to the opportunities of common data. The great lesson here is that the exchange point matters in intergovernmental data sharing.
Enter XBI, shorthand for cross boundary integration, and the working name of a framework for transcending political, organizational and technological boundaries that brings together essential elements of governance, architecture and organizational change.
In a recent white paper on the promise of XBI from the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council, its proponents concede it won't be easy, but argue a coherent and comprehensive model is needed to realize the transformational potential of digital government. The hard work begins by fleshing out a framework that provides a common reference point for government executives, program managers, policy-makers and IT leaders, and ties together the best thinking from their previously discrete disciplines.
In its final form, XBI could become the multidisciplinary glue that binds what the British call "joined together government." It could also become the catalyst that tips the balance in the intractable debate between agency autonomy and the needs or interests of the larger enterprise.
XBI's greatest value may come from its relationship to TLAs imported from the private sector. ERP, CRM and both flavors of BPM automate generic business rules and cause organizations to act like the software, not the other way around. While allowing for exceptions, XBI is an assault on governments' claims of having unique needs that cannot be satisfied with commercial software.
In its final form, an XBI framework could provide the context for having that fight within your organization and with your neighbors.
So this X-treme sport now has a name -- never mind that X stands for "extensible" in XML and "cross" in XBI. After all, it is only the private language of public-sector IT. Therein lay a cautionary note and a potential lesson from the British where the use of language is concerned.
We are still speaking geek while those we seek to persuade -- and in some cases, beat in the competition for scarce public resources -- are playing by Scrabble rules.


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The Lumix DMC-FZ72 is a top-notch camera in this price range.
Well, what can we expect? As with any SLR also, the actual picture is always dependent on the lighting conditions. Thus if you have little light available, it is therefore so that on the one hand a relatively large aperture is selected in intelligent automatic mode that the depth of focus precisely greatly narrows (small aperture corresponds to a large f-number and vice versa) and the other hand in low light higher ISO number - is selected, the - - as a kind of film speed the bigger it is, has a coarser grain image result. As far as identical to the analogue photography.
Conclusion: Are poor lighting conditions exist, these camera - like any other - provide appropriate photo qualities, while in good and very good results occur to very good light here, so you can not basically say, it depends on this camera if one with his photographs now or is not satisfied! Sometimes, therefore, it makes sense to use a tripod, while the aperture or time, or possibly both, depending on what you have for a shooting situation, pretending manually.
After a few test shots we are more than satisfied and can therefore with full score highly recommend this camera. And because it is so good we have now ordered a second, because we also love to go to second on photo tour.
Of course you also have to know that at large zoom the light value of the lens on the light conditions play a significant role, but again I have to say that the greatest value of 5.9 - as here at 1200mm focal length - is still a peak for represents this class of camera! Because with my former SLR had the most - for the average Joe citizens affordable - 500 telephoto lenses (ie not even half of the existing focal length here) a light value of 8.0 after all, already! Light values mean: With wide angle = 2.8 and at full zoom (telephoto) = 5.9. That is, at 2.8 the lens weakens the actual light by a factor of 1: that is, the actually existing light from 2,8, as well as at 5.9 by a factor of 1: 5.9 is weakened.
The large 60-fold - mind you - optical zoom range comparable to an SLR of 20mm wide-angle (is already a very good wide-angle lens) to 1200mm focal length (actually a giant telephoto lens) is therefore already a really great facility in this camera, which of course the circumscribed above may affect the result. But, and that's the good thing about this camera, you need to know and assess the can if you want to bother with this huge equipment and a stable of lenses not always, absolutely live with it. I would rather take a relatively light, but good tripod on tour, as a heavy and bulky equipment.
The further advantage is still the optical image stabilizer "OIS" who still can expect great photos from the hand even at high zoom. And anyone who is not sure if he possibly still had not one to hand-shake, which makes using a 16GB card with the ability to store more than 2,000 photos like some shots more, so that you the best of these more shots at the end uses to use. A second memory card - at today's prices not really a problem, you should, as a second charged battery - always ready, because that is technology which suddenly times may have an error, so you will not have to bury our heads in the sand and can continue to operate unhindered.
On the many other adjustments and choices, I would like to not go, because they are very well seen in the product description and after the purchase of the operating instructions. To mention still remains that you very well may intuitively work with this camera (without too much time reading the instruction manual). Anyone who has read this review, I am very grateful for the attention. Who Photo understanding, which will certainly not be disappointed by this camera.
Who insists on the highest photo quality, which can accommodate with the Lumix FZ72, moreover the photos indeed in RAW format. An advantage, which was in contrast to the FZ62 now integrated into the FZ72. Contrast JPEG variants, for example, allow per color channel only 256 gradations (8 bits), while - in contrast contained raw data formats (RAW) usually 10, 12 or 14 bits have to brightness information, which then allows 1024-16384 gradations. A subsequent correction with programs for image processing is also on - mostly by the integrated in the cameras preprocessed JPEG images - possible, but always caught in narrow limits and therefore always associated with loss of image information and image details. Also take that into consideration when looking at the pictures. "
I / we. (My wife and I) remain thus, it is a bit camera that leaves nothing to be desired We can, according to experience with other well-known products highly recommend and have therefore awarded indeed deserves full 5 stars.
Additionally down still further the links at a good replacement battery and the protective film for the rear display. The film should because the cloaks of the camera when possible buttons or zippers, which could cause scratches, necessarily attach. The film is listed very precisely and can be plus superior fit.


This is an excerpt from the January/February 2014 issue of InTech magazine by Leif Poulsen, senior specialist, automation and IT at NNE Pharmaplan. To read the full article, please see the link at the bottom of this post.
Automation and manufacturing information technology (IT) systems are characterized by a relatively short life. Often the systems have to be upgraded or replaced long before the process equipment has reached the end of its life cycle. For most companies, it is a challenge to manage upgrading or replacing systems in a running production environment, and often the need for upgrade or replacement is ignored until it appears as an unpleasant surprise. This article shows how it can be done successfully with careful planning and organization.
Two main factors drive the need to upgrade or replace automation and manufacturing IT systems: the technical deterioration of the automation and manufacturing IT systems and changes to the requirements of the business processes such systems support.
The reliability of technical systems will decrease over time if companies ignore migration activities such as upgrading operating systems, database systems, and application software. The operational risk of failure increases accordingly. With careful planning, the operational risk can be kept at an acceptable level, while protecting existing investments and minimizing life-cycle cost. For a typical automation/IT system, only 20 to 40 percent of the investment is actually spent on purchasing the system; the other 60 to 80 percent goes toward maintaining high availability and adjusting the system to changing needs during its life span.
Along with assessing the necessary migration activities to cope with technical deterioration, it is also important to assess new challenges and new opportunities from a business point of view. The business environment is constantly changing, and opportunities for improving existing or exploiting new technologies must be considered. Typical business objectives, which may be important business drivers for migration planning, include speed to market, competitiveness, growth, quality, and compliance.
Creating a long-term migration plan helps companies to keep system operational risk at acceptable levels while meeting changing business requirements. A migration plan addresses risk mitigation and timely support of business goals. It takes into account important constraints such as current Good Manufacturing Practice compliance, technology functionality and performance, system support, and plant downtime.
Drawing the future system landscape by making all these goals and constraints add up with minimum investment is the key to a good migration plan. Together with a phased and robust implementation plan, this ensures a painless transition.
The migration plan takes an organization to where it wants to be in five years by steps that match the needed changes with the resources available to implement the changes. This approach is based on architectural design principles as defined in The Open Group Architecture Framework standard, which is widely accepted for developing enterprise architectures.
We distinguish between the current architecture and the target architecture, which correspond to the description of where the company is now and where it wants to be, respectively. The migration plan goes from the current to the target architecture, maybe via some temporary transition architectures.
Business objectives are part of the overall strategy work. This is valuable for setting the proper direction of the planning process.
The business model provides context to understand manufacturing and business processes. It normally includes a high-level description of the material/process flow.
Describing manufacturing and business processes is essential to successfully applying technology and accurately estimating business value.
Information, data, and documents are essential to linking processes and applications. The main concern is transactions and orchestrating information flows between applications.
Application descriptions form high-level requirements and define interfaces.
Define infrastructure, computers, and networks requirements (hardware, availability, and performance).
Enabling services define how to secure efficient and successful operational control and support of the solutions.
To read the full article on replacing systems in a running production environment, click here.
Leif Poulsen, senior specialist, automation and IT, at NNE Pharmaplan, holds a master's and a Ph.D. in process engineering and is certified as a professional enterprise architect according to the TOGAF 9 standards. At NNE Pharmaplan, Poulsen is responsible for the development of technology, methods, and competencies within automation and IT and works as a senior business consultant for customers worldwide. He is an expert on business analysis and conceptual design of automation and IT solutions, including how to deploy such solutions effectively in a GxP regulated organization. He is an active member of the ISA88 and ISA95 standards committees.


[Ed: We are pleased to present this in-depth report on the recent regulatory changes announced by the FCC related to mHealth research by experienced FCC attorney Robert Primosch.
By: Robert D. Primosch, Esq Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP.
The enormous growth of medical devices that use wireless telecommunications technology – and the corresponding need to accelerate testing of those products – have prompted regulators to take action. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new experimental licensing rules that will create unprecedented opportunities for research and clinical trials of wireless medical devices, replacing the existing approval system with a new, streamlined framework designed to deliver potentially life-saving devices to market in less time.
As observed by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, the FCC's prior experimental licensing regime fostered the development of mHealth innovations such as patient monitoring equipment and Medical Micropower Networks. These types of platforms (and the development of new ones) remain the focus of experimental licensing, as opposed to the Bluetooth devices and cellular telephones that medical personnel have been using for years.
Most importantly, hospitals and other health care institutions will be permitted to use a variety of spectrum bands for experiments "on campus" and in the field for as long as five years, without having to obtain a new experimental license every time they substitute equipment or change their testing parameters. By the same token, the new rules include eligibility, technical, legal and reporting requirements which, while navigable, should be reviewed and considered carefully before the rules go into effect (likely within the next few months). Medical facilities thus may find it prudent to retain or partner with individuals or entities with expertise in FCC matters before pursuing an experimental license.
Two types of experimental licenses will be of particular interest: the "program experimental license" (for product research and development) and a "medical testing license" (for clinical trials). The key aspects of each are discussed below.
Under the FCC's conventional process for issuing experimental licenses, any entity seeking access to spectrum for research and testing normally is required to obtain a separate license application for each new project and for changes to previously licensed projects. Thus, an entity might be required to obtain multiple licenses (and endure any associated regulatory delays) for experiments conducted under the same research program, even if those experiments are confined to a broad but clearly defined geographic area. Nonetheless, this process will remain available to anyone who wishes to (or, in certain circumstances, must) use it.
The Program Experimental License (PEL), however, is a new paradigm. A holder (or "licensee") of a PEL will be permitted to conduct any number of experiments under a single license at defined geographic areas under the licensee's control. A PEL licensee will be able to conduct experiments within a broad range of frequencies, emissions and power levels to support ongoing research, without the need to reapply for new licenses. PELs will have five-year terms and be renewable for another five years.
The following will be eligible to apply for a PEL: a hospital or health care institution; a college or university with a graduate research program in engineering that is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); a research laboratory; a manufacturer of radio frequency (RF) equipment; or a manufacturer that integrates RF equipment into its end products. Eligible entities must confirm in their applications that their staff (or whomever they are partnering with) possesses the necessary RF expertise for the project at issue.
PEL applications must specify a geographic area that includes the applicant's real property where experiment(s) will be conducted, and which is under the applicant's control. Experiments must be designed to use the minimum power necessary and be restricted to the smallest practicable area required for successful completion of the experiment(s).
Subject to limited exceptions, PEL licensees will be permitted to operate in any frequency band. But, where an experiment will be conducted on critical service bands (i.e., those used for mobile telephone service, emergency notifications or public safety purposes), a PEL licensee must develop a specific, pre-experiment plan to avoid harmful interference to operations in those bands. That plan must include notice to those operators and, as appropriate, end users of those operators' services who might be affected by the proposed experiment.
At least 10 calendar days prior to commencing an experiment, a PEL must electronically register the specifics of its proposed experiment (including steps taken to avoid causing harmful interference to others) on the FCC's website. The licensee must also identify a "stop buzzer" point of contact who will be available at all times to immediately shut down an experiment that is causing harmful interference. If an entity operating on a protected spectrum believes it will suffer such interference and is unable to reach a solution with the PEL licensee, it may bring its concerns to the FCC for further action.
In lieu of obtaining a PEL license for itself, a medical facility or other eligible entity may ask the FCC to designate a specific geographic area as an "innovation zone" in which any number of PELs may conduct specific types of experiments.
Because they are required to conduct experiments at geographic locations under their control, PEL licensees only have limited ability to conduct off-site clinical trials that involve, for example, home care. To address this problem, the FCC has created the Medical Testing License (MTL). MTLs will have five-year, renewable terms and generally the same basic application and interference protection requirements as PELs. Unlike PELs, however, MTLs are not restricted to "on campus use" – testing in a patient's home and other off-campus locations will be permitted.
MTLs will permit health care facilities to conduct clinical trials of medical devices that have already cleared the development phase and are ready to be assessed for patient compatibility and use, plus any other issues arising from "real world" operation (in this context, a medical device is something which uses RF wireless technology or communications functions for diagnosis, treatment or patient monitoring). The health care facility that holds the MTL will be the party responsible for testing and proper operation of the equipment, and for curing any interference problems that may arise.
In addition, each MTL licensee will be required to file yearly reports regarding its testing activities. The FCC hopes that these reports will provide a vehicle through which medical researchers may share information, and improve patient care as a result.
Finally, a health care institution that would like to offer its facilities as a test bed but lacks the expertise to operate one , may petition the FCC to designate their facility as an innovation zone, so that individual developers and manufacturers may use it under their PELs. The FCC suggests that this approach may be particularly useful for manufacturers who are ineligible for MTLs but want to test medical or other types of equipment that will be used in a health care setting while it is in the product development stage.
The above is only a snapshot of the FCC's 118-page decision. It is expected that over the next few months the FCC will issue further guidance as to how the new experimental licensing program will work, and will advise interested parties as to when, for example, its new experimental license application and the electronic registration system will be available. iMedicalApps will report on these developments as they occur.
Robert D. Primosch is a partner at the law firm of Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, Washington, D.C.. The firm specializes in providing regulatory and transactional counsel on wireless and wire line matters, including communications services used or offered by health care providers.


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So, I'm not much of a tv watcher. When Kevin is out of town, it rarely comes on with the exception of things like VeggieTales or LeapFrog videos for the kids. He came home one day talking about this odd-sounding show, and we're now hooked. It comes on Wed. nights, so we record it and watch it late at night after the kids have gone to bed. It has quite the odd plot, but is addictive & enchanting in a way because of the narrative storylike quality of the show. Here's an excerpt from a tv.com write up:
"Creator Bryan Fuller (Wonderfalls, Dead Like Me) brought his playful sense of macabre to the show, which ABC calls a "forensic fairytale." Lee Pace (who previously worked with Fuller on Wonderfalls) stars as Ned, a man with the ability to bring the dead back to life with a single touch...but only once. Should he touch the revived again, they die forever. However, if he keeps the revived around for longer than a minute, someone else in proximity dies for good.
A private investigator named Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) discovers Ned's power and decides he would make a good ally: Revive murder victims, ask them who killed them, then collect the reward. All goes swimmingly until Ned revives his childhood crush Charlotte (Anna Friel), and he realizes he can never touch her again"
Interesting? Visit ABC's website for more info & video clips.
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import Vue from 'vue'

export type VuetifyGoToTarget = number | string | HTMLElement | Vue

export type VuetifyGoToEasing =
  ((t: number) => number) |
  'linear' |
  'easeInQuad' |
  'easeOutQuad' |
  'easeInOutQuad' |
  'easeInCubic' |
  'easeOutCubic' |
  'easeInOutCubic' |
  'easeInQuart' |
  'easeOutQuart' |
  'easeInOutQuart' |
  'easeInQuint' |
  'easeOutQuint' |
  'easeInOutQuint'

export interface GoToOptions {
  container?: string | HTMLElement | Vue
  duration?: number
  offset?: number
  easing?: VuetifyGoToEasing
  appOffset?: boolean
}

export default function goTo(target: VuetifyGoToTarget, options?: GoToOptions): Promise<number>

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Chris Do & Mo Ismail
There are no shortcuts. The path is tough and you will struggle. There is no way around it.But the reward you get, is efficiency.
Round 5: Success leaves clues
There are no shortcuts.
In the final round, Mo and Chris discuss what success means and how you can reverse engineer someone else's.
If you're thinking, "but how do I effectively do that?" then you are asking the wrong question. There are no shortcuts. The path is tough and you will struggle. There is no way around it.
But the reward you get, is efficiency.
Mo's Website
@moismai
Chris Do:
We are in our final round, is that right?
Mo Ismail:
We are in our final round, but I feel like the last round I asked multiple questions, so I'm a little sweaty right now, so maybe we can keep it at that round. Maybe we can like ring the bell that you didn't K.O. Me, but we can keep it there.
That's debatable. That's okay, Mo. Are you sure, because it's called Five Rounds. I have to deliver five rounds of action. The fighter has to get off the stool and muster up the courage to just show up and not get knocked out and that'll be a win, so... Fifth round. Let's begin.
Okay. I do have one question, let's do it. You've said it, I've heard other quote-unquote experts in their field say that just success leaves clues, reverse-engineer it and do it and you'll figure it out. I think that's just such a wide brush stroke. How does one actually reverse-engineer something effectively? I feel like you do this so well, because you'll take a concept and you'll break it down and you'll teach or whatever you got to do, but how does one do it effectively? Are there steps to it, methodically? How does that look like when you reverse-engineer something?
Okay. When I hear the word effective, it also sounds a lot like efficient, right? You want to make as few missteps and it can be easy to sit there and watch somebody do it and say, "Well, that seems like the ideal way to do it." But what we don't get to see is the many times in which I've struggled through trying to figure it out; the pain, the frustration. And the reward for that pain and the practice of trying it out many times and failing is efficiency. So when you're a young person or you're new to a field, do not make efficient or effective as part of the goal or the criteria for success. Again, this is how we're going to end it. Start with the acceptance and expectation. It's going to be tough, it's going to be hard, it's going to make you frustrated, and you're going to make many dumb, stupid moves, and it's going to be a waste of time and money. If you enter it into with that kind of mindset, it's going to be much easier.
Everything is upside!
You see what I'm saying?
Yeah, yeah.
Don't begin there. And you are not alone in presenting that perspective because we hear it in our community all the time.
We do, yeah.
Pro-people, creative community, all those kinds of things. They're almost going to always ask me a similar question. What's the best way to do this? How do we know that's going to work? So they're trying their best to avoid the dip. Like I said, they're standing at the edge of the incline, looking towards their goal, thinking that they do not want to step into the pit crocodiles and piranhas, and they're not ready to immerse or to throw themselves into the pain. Like I don't go to my gym and saying, "This is going to be a beautiful workout that this is going to be effortless." I go in there thinking my form is bad, it's going to be nasty, I'm going to be sore for days, and why haven't I done this more consistent. I go into it with that. As long as I don't hurt myself, I'm good.
Okay, so let's say that I'm now newly christened as somebody who operates in the dip as the first order of execution. Walk me through effective reverse-engineering when you find somebody doing something in a successful way. What do you do? I already started in the dip, walk me through it.
You're in the dip. You're prepared for the pain, you're prepared for the missteps, you're prepared to waste time and money because that's the price of innovation and to learning something new. So when you see something that you like, and success does leave clues, what you want to do is you want to isolate areas that you can identify. You've heard me say this before. If you and I were in a cooking competition where they would serve us a spoon of the most flavorful soup we've ever had, and we were to wager how many ingredients we could identify, with the winner being the person who was able to correctly identify the most ingredients, you would win. So in the beginning in a kind of an uneducated palette, you would take a bite of the soup or a swallow and you would say, "Mmm, it's salty. So I know there's salt in there."
And you can't go into the expectation as a new uneducated person in the culinary arts to say like, I can now identify this master chef who's been cooking all his life. That wouldn't be realistic. But unfortunately, that's the lens in which everybody looks at it. So for me, I'm going to take that spoonful of soup. And I'm like, okay, I think I can name at least 13 ingredients here. So in my mind, I'm looking for the things I can identify. And I'll have to figure it all out. I don't have to know how to make the entire soup or every ingredient or the secret ingredient, but I know if I get 13 of the ingredients right, I'm well on my way to figuring it out. And through trial and error, the dip...
So you've heard this expression, "trial and error." What does that really mean? Trial means trying things, multiple things, and testing those things and realizing error are the mistakes. Necessary for you to discover things is to try many things, and to make many mistakes so then you can slowly eliminate, okay, there was no cornstarch in there. I thought it was sugar, but it was sugar cane, it was a different ingredient and I'm starting to work through this, and then I can then reconstruct some semblance of what I had. And every time I do this, I'm going to get a little closer and I'm going to keep testing.
Yo, that was fire.
Time for a quick break, but we'll be right back.
Welcome back to our conversation.
I've actually never heard you say that. I think the default is, "Oh my God, that's so amazing. How did they do all of it?" And then you just try to just do the whole thing and you end up just copying versus understanding the mechanics of what you're trying to learn. It's like the process of elimination. If you can identify things that are there, you're eliminating what you maybe already know, am I correct in that breakdown? And then you ask yourself, where am I making the errors? And let me try again there. Is that correct?
Yeah, more or less. You begin with definition of success as: am I able to replicate this thing 100%. So the benchmark already from the jump is flawed. If your goal is to get to 100%, you will never get to 100%. It's not possible, okay? My goal is: what percentage can I add to my game? That's my win. So if I'm able to identify seven ingredients, if I'm able to get 35% of the way towards that goal, I'm 35% better and I'm seven ingredients richer.
And this goes for a lot of things. When we talk about people, people are flawed, they're imperfect. I'm imperfect, you are imperfect, we embrace that. That means that I might have a lot of things that you agree with. And I might have some things that you disagree with, or the way that I behave as a person, or my faith, or whatever it is that I'm doing you may disagree with. Some people aren't able to detach and to dissect those pieces apart. So they say you're really great at X, Y, and Z, but because you've had an affair, I'm not saying you or I have had an affair, but you've had an affair, so therefore you're a flawed human being, I'm not going to listen to anything that you say.
Right, right, right.
Right? Because I want to spite you, I want to say you're not a person worth following. Who does that ultimately hurt? That person has no idea who you are, whether you care or not, whether you're following it, whether you're successful, or whether you fail. It's almost all self-imposed. Whereas I'm going to look at it, say look, I don't have blinders on. I realize you're flawed, but I'm also a flawed human being. So I'm not going to reserve judgment, if I can. I want to give people grace and say look, different circumstances in life, I don't know their whole story, and until I do, it's probably best for me not to judge that person. But what I do see are four amazing things that will benefit and enrich my life. I'm going to grab those four things.
The really cool thing about learning from other people is it's abundant, it's infinite, and it doesn't hurt anybody. I can borrow your thinking, your way of solving problems. It doesn't take anything away from you, but only contributes to me and everybody else that can extract this from it. That's the other thing I want you to start to implant into your brain. We don't have to discard all or take all. We can be kind of like a curator of what we take and what we leave behind. So steal the good ideas, take the good ingredients, leave the rest alone.
But the key is to isolate the areas that you can identify. I think that is the nugget for me. When I'm studying somebody, when I'm researching somebody, what can I already identify? Can I replicate it? If I can't, then that's where my error is, and that's where I need to grow. And then I can ask more nuanced questions. I can research better. And then I'm going down that rabbit hole to get myself out of the dip where I started. So ding ding ding! That's the drop for me. And now I'm sitting back in my chair, I need the hamster bottle and guzzling down some water so...
Get some ice on this man!
Get some ice on these hands and these quads!
Okay, we're not saying that the corner threw in the towel, even though I saw a towel in the ring here, but that's totally cool, right?
Chill out, I didn't throw in the towel.
The corner, that's not you. Yeah.
Oh okay, okay, okay.
Okay, So Mo I thought that was really intense and wonderful and I'm mentally exhausted. You've really taxed me. So thank you for taking me all five rounds, I do appreciate this. Everybody that's listening to this, if you like this kind of content, let us know, so that we'll make more, these shorter, I guess micro-podcasts. On behalf of Mo and myself, thank you for tuning in, for giving us your time. I hope to see you in the next episode. He's Mo, and Mo how do you get in touch with you?
You can follow me on Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, everywhere @Moismai. That's M-O-I-S-M-A-I. That's me.
And that's it for Five Rounds. Now let's reflect back on it. If we're looking to judge a scorecard here, Mo. How do we manage? This was not a debate.
No, it was not.
This, it's a false pretext. It was really about Mo coming in with fireball questions so that he can have some definitive answers on things that he's been thinking about. And so, reflecting back on the format and whatever, the way it's structured, anything you want to respond to, what are your thoughts?
I like that I have isolated time for one question with you and that doing my best to listen to the answers and then challenge you to give me grave detail on how to bring it to life. Because I think sometimes we say things in theory and that was my goal, to keep digging. How can you give me potentially the first step that I can do? And I like that it's isolate, and that you cut me off when the round was over. I think that was good, because it trained me, as the interviewer, so to speak, or the debater, to try to get really granular with what it is that I'm trying to get out of you. So I thought that was good.
Yeah, okay, let me try...
How about you? How are you feeling?
I'm feeling really good. I feel exhausted, I'm not kidding about that. To be able to look at that timer and really compress my answers and try to be really clear, it is not easy, especially when you have multi-part questions. So maybe next time what we do is we have one at a time, that way I can focus a little bit easier. But I really enjoyed that fact that when I answered only one part of the question, you came back and said, "Well, what about that other part that you didn't talk about?" And so I thought that was really good. That required a sense of awareness and being present and really actually listening, because now I know you were listening versus just throwing hooks in the air and not connecting, right? You were there. You know?
Yeah, I was present. To the best of my abilities I was present.
Just body blows, maybe just a headbutt and a bite. But other than that, I mean, we're pretty good.
Greg Gunn:
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Freed Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena said the firing by US soldiers that left her wounded and an Italian intelligence officer dead was not justified, as Rome awaited an explanation of the incident from US authorities.
The shooting on the road to Baghdad airport late on Friday threatened to cast a pall over relations between Rome and Washington, which are close allies in the Iraq conflict.
Sgrena, the 56-year-old correspondent of the daily ll Manifesto, told Italian investigators the US troops' intense fire had been in no way justified by the speed of her car, ANSA news agency said.
"Our vehicle was running at normal speed which could not be misunderstood," she said, rejecting US fears of a possible suicide attack.
"It wasn't a checkpoint but a patrol which immediately opened fire after they trained their light on us," Sgrena said on her return from Iraq .
The US military said on Friday Sgrena's convoy had ignored signals to stop, and that US soldiers had waved their hands and arms, flashed white lights and fired warning shots in a failed attempt to get the vehicle to stop.
US President George Bush has promised a full investigation into the incident.
Meanwhile, about 100 protesters gathered outside the US embassy here and called for a US withdrawal from Iraq, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's resignation and support for the family of intelligence officer Nicola Calipari.
They carried a banner reading: "Bush has changed: now he even kills Italians".
Sgrena, her left shoulder in a bandage, flew into Rome on a government plane on Saturday morning and was immediately rushed to Celio military hospital where she will undergo surgery within the next few days. She had been given emergency treatment in a US military hospital in Baghdad.
Her companion, who travelled with her from Baghdad, levelled serious accusations at the US troops involved in the incident, saying the shooting had been deliberate.
"The Americans and Italians knew about (her) car coming," Pier Scolari said on leaving Celio hospital.
"They were 700 metres from the airport, which means that they had passed all checkpoints."
In a related incident, the Paris-based press watchdog group Reporters Without Borders on Saturday called for a UN investigation into US military conduct in the Sgrena affair.
"A thorough investigation must be quickly carried out by the United Nations into this blunder with tragic consequences," said a statement by the head of the group, Robert Menard.
He said the investigation must not be carried out by the US Army, which would risk "exonerating the military".
"We demand to know the full truth about this distressing affair," Menard's statement said.


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Soldiers play flag football on gravel in Kuwait
Published 9:16 am Thursday, November 10, 2011
By Kelli Lageson
Men from the 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Division, play flag football on Tuesday in grey T-shirts. -- Kelii Lageson/Albert Lea Tribune
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — Men from the 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Division playing as Team Bear Dragon, lost 36-32 to Delta 1/44 AMD, an air defense artillery regiment from Fort Worth, Texas, during a football game Tuesday evening at Camp Buehring in Kuwait.
1st Lt. Dan Gurtner, of Rochester, said the team originally marked down their team name as "TBD," meaning to be determined, but a team member made up the name Team Bear Dragon so they stuck with it.
The football seasons started mid-September, and there are 16 regular games in the season before the playoffs begin. They play on a makeshift field near the softball field on the base, and there's no grass to break their falls — it's all gravel.
"People miss some skin, mostly from elbows, knees and hands," Gurtner said.
He said it's a good distraction from their daily work, and something they can look forward to. Pick up games like these are also not something they can always organize back in the States with jobs, families and other responsibilities, Gurtner said.
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