Alternative medicine has fascinated me from the moment I was introduced to it 30+ years ago. In 2000 I had an injury involving some dirty metal so I did what we're taught to do and got a tetanus shot. Forty-five minutes later I was laying on the floor in the grocery store. My quality of life went down hill from there. I had never had any problems before so this was all a surprise to me. I had a hunch that my problem was from the shot but of course EMT's and doctors said no one reacts to tetanus shots. Guess what? I did. From that point on in 2000 I became allergic to so many things, many that I wasn't even aware of. I knew I felt horrible but didn't know the cause. I developed Lymes disease, Fibro and chronic fatigue, and multiple chemical sensitivity and more. I couldn't go to the store with out feeling like I was going to pass out when I hit the cleaning and coffee isles. When I ate some times it would feel like someone took my bones out and I couldn't hold myself up. My hormones went crazy, my brain was foggy, my thyroid crashed, on and on. After 1 1/2 years of this some wonderful ladies at our church kidnapped me and took me to a chiropractor. It changed my life. I had had acupuncture years before but had forgotten about alternative medicine. This chiropractor was able to help my allergies and get my stomach working again. Within two weeks my acid reflux cleared up. This man helped me tremendously but I still didn't feel well. I was functioning but not living. I tried acupuncture, NAET and a few other items all of which helped but still I didn't feel well. In 2009 I met a BodyTalk practitioner and began working with her. It was a long road but my life began changing from the first session. I think the thing that made the difference was that BodyTalk has the ability to address so many levels of the body/mind complex. The active memory and consciousness items were what I was missing with the other things I had tried.
I feel fortunate to have found the Body Talk System in early 2009. It has enlightened me to a whole new perspective in health and well being, a search I had been on for years. BodyTalk combines everything I was looking for in health care because it integrates traditional Western allopathic medicine, ancient Eastern philosophies and modern psychology.
The healing and improved quality of life that I experienced through my sessions sparked me to further pursue BodyTalk on another level by becoming a certified practitioner. I never expected to find my self a practitioner of alternative medicine but I have to say that when I went to my first class it felt like I had come home. It fit me like a glove and was so comfortable to me. My greatest satisfaction is seeing similar results with my family, friends and clients. As I studied the system and practiced on friends and family, I was delighted with their positive experiences and fascinated at how simply and effectively BodyTalk caters to so many health issues.
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Is Yoga or Pilates Better for Back Pain?
By Anne Asher, CPT
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Many people rave about Pilates, claiming that it saved their back or improved their posture in a major way. Others are practically married to yoga, saying nothing else comes close to giving them the pain relief they seek.
Which is it? Is one method better for your back than the other?
Yoga Joe
Believe it or not, Joe Pilates, the originator of the Pilates method, evolved his work from yoga (along with martial arts and a number of other rigorous physical disciplines).
Born in the late 1800s and living into the mid-20th century, Pilates started life as a sickly child, according to the Jillian Hessel Pilates website.
Joe took up bodybuilding, yoga, wrestling, gymnastics and martial arts as a way of overcoming his health issues. Throughout his childhood and beyond, Joe weaved these practices together, along with the study of anatomy, to forge his own individual healing pathway.
But for Joe, these disciplines all lacked one important feature: A strong set of core muscles. So he set about to find and develop a way to incorporate the core into his work. His method, which was originally called "Contrology," resulted.
During World War I, he worked with prisoners of war—many of whom had been injured and were quite weak—to get them moving. He rigged bed springs in a way that provided these "patients" with both support from and resistance to movement. Utilizing this setup, the prisoners got better.
This was how Pilates, as we know it today, got its start, especially that aspect of the work that is done in a studio with spring-driven machines.
From Yoga to Pilates, The Elephant's Journey
An example of a yoga posture that may have been adapted for Pilates is the elephant. The elephant is done on the reformer, which is a specialized piece of spring-driven Pilates equipment. The elephant move looks a lot like the Downward Facing Dog yoga pose.
Although the elephant takes place in the same position as Down Dog, it can feel quite different while you are performing it. Because the movement of the lower extremity is involved, the elephant is great for releasing low back muscle tension, increasing awareness of hip joints as well as the shoulder girdle. And true to the Pilates mission, the elephant can get you to walk away with very sore abdominal muscles.
That is not to say yoga doesn't strengthen core posture muscles. But working the core is a key primary intention of Pilates, while in yoga it is one of a number of benefits. Both systems will likely increase flexibility, strength, balance, and coordination; both can be helpful in reducing or preventing back or neck pain.
Pilates for Back Pain Research
As of 2015, few studies on the benefits of doing Pilates for back pain have been done. Those that were done don't have much to report. For example, a review of studies entitled "Effectiveness of Pilates exercise in treating people with chronic low back pain: a systematic review of systematic reviews," reported that the small number of studies, as well as poor quality of the studies that were found, precluded the authors from recommending Pilates for reducing pain and disability in people with chronic low back pain. But talk to the Pilates students themselves, and you may get a very different impression.
And a 2015 Cochrane Database Review could not find conclusive evidence that Pilates is superior to other forms of exercise for low back pain, even though, again, many students of the method would beg to differ.
Yoga for Back Pain Research
For yoga, the picture research paints is a little brighter. A 2015 review published in the International Journal of Yoga looked at 6 studies involving a total of 570 patients. The researchers found that in the short term, Iyengar may be effective for treating chronic spinal pain. The review did not find evidence for yoga as a back treatment in the long term, though.
Similarly (but not exactly the same,) a 2013 study published the Clinical Journal of Pain found strong evidence that yoga is effective in the short term. It also found moderate evidence for long term use. The researchers concluding remarks recommend yoga as an "additional therapy for low back pain."
And finally, the Oklahoma Medical Association weighs in on yoga and meditation in their 2017 meta-analysis was published in their journal. The review found that for people with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and low back pain, yoga and meditation significantly helped decrease pain and dysfunction.
When it comes down to it, the choice between yoga and Pilates for reducing back pain may be personal preference. If you'd rather mix your physical healing with a spiritual experience, yoga may be for you. But if staying in the physical realm with your exercise routine sounds more palatable, consider Pilates.
Achilefu A., et. al. Yoga and other meditative movement therapies to reduce chronic pain. J Okla State Med Assoc. Jan. 2017.
Cramer, H, et. al. A systematic review and meta-analysis of yoga for low back pain. Clin J Pain. May 2013.
Crow, E.M., et. al. Effectiveness of Iyengar yoga in treating spinal (back and neck) pain: A systematic review. Int J Yoga. Jan. 2015.
Wells, C., et. al. Effectiveness of Pilates exercise in treating people with chronic low back pain: a systematic review of systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol. Jan 2013.
Yamato, T.P., et. al. Pilates for low back pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. Jul 2015.
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Marienplatz: Munich's city center since 1158
Posted by Chris Wray on Jun 20, 2009 in architecture and urban spaces |
Located in the heart of Munich's bustling city, Marienplatz (Mary's Square) has been the city's market center since the 12th Century. Today, old traditions intermingle with new as vendor stalls dot the pedestrian mall next to trendy fashion boutiques. Marienplatz is a must-see destination when visiting Munich. During my recent visit to Munich, I took the U-Bahn underground rail system to the Marienplatz stop, a major transportation hub that serves the urban and suburban mass transit lines. As you disembark, you walked through an ultra-modern subway tunnel with glistening orange ceramic tiles, then up the escalator to the street level of Marienplatz, where you're greeted by Gothic architecture—what a visual contrast!
Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall)
The New Town Hall is an imposing yet beautiful Gothic Revival building located on the northern end of Marienplatz. The New Town Hall, built between 1867 and 1908, currently houses the offices of city government. Retail shops line the ground floor within the inner courtyard of the New Town Hall, and the Ratskeller—a fine restaurant—is located in the basement of the building. In the 85-meter center tower, facing the center square, is the Rathaus-Glockenspiel. This favorite tourist attraction chimes three times a day, while re-enacting two stories from the 16th century.
Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall)
To the east side of Marienplatz sits the Old Town Hall, a striking and well-kept structure that looks like something out of a fairytale landscape. The building housed municipal government until 1874, when operations moved to the Neues Rathaus. The tower of the Old Town Hall was actually the watchtower built along with a city wall in 1180 to defend the eastern side of the city. The tower and surrounding structures were heavily damaged during World War II. Most recent tower reconstruction was completed in 1974 following the original architects plans from 1462. Today, the tower of the Old Town Hall is a toy museum, a venue that I didn't get to see during this visit, but reason to see on a return trip.
Mariensäule (Mary's Column)
In the center of Marienplatz is the Mariensäule (Mary's Column). It was erected in 1638 to celebrate the end of Swedish occupation during the Thirty Years' War and is topped by a golden statue of the Virgin Mary standing on a crescent moon as the Queen of Heaven. At each corner of the column's pedestal are putti statues. Putto (singular of putti) is a pudgy, often winged child figure, which frequently appears in both mythological and religious paintings and sculpture of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The four putti at the base of Mariensäule depict fighting a different beast, which symbolize Munich's fortitude in overcoming its adversities: war represented by the lion, pestilence by the cockatrice, famine by the dragon, and heresy by the serpent.
Frauenkirche (Cathedral of Our Lady)
The Frauenkirche or Cathedral of Our Lady is the largest church in the Bavarian capital of Munich. Located just a short walking distance from Marienplatz at Frauenplatz 1, this Roman Catholic Church cathedral is a major landmark and a popular attraction. The architecture of the Frauenkirche is distinctive, if not a bit odd, due to its mixture of styles. The cathedral was built in just 20 years during 1468 to 1488 and was designed in the late-gothic style without rich gothic ornaments. The tops of the two towers were to have tall spires, but due to a lack of funding, the architect opted for domes instead. The onion domes are modeled after late Byzantine architecture and were completed during the Renaissance in 1525. The cathedral suffered massive damage during World War II — the roof collapsed and one of the towers was heavily damaged. Major restoration was started after the war and was completed in several stages, the last at late as 1994. Much of the rubble from the bombings was used for the reconstruction.
When entering the cathedral, I was taken by the sheer size of the structure. Massive buttresses and columns soar into perspective as voices seemingly echo forever in pervasive open air of the nave. The nave has the appearance of being 'windowless,' which is recounted in several legends of the Teufelstritt, or Devil's Footstep. At the side entrance to the nave, one legend has it, the devil made a deal with the builder that no windows were to be built in the church. But the devil was tricked by the clever builder who had set the columns so that not a single window could be seen from a certain spot in the entrance hall where the devil stood. When the devil found out he was tricked, the church was already consecrated, so he couldn't enter the church, but left a footprint at the entrance where he madly stomped his foot.
All of these architectural gems of Munich are located within easy walking distance of Marienplatz—and all are worth exploring! See map of central Munich.
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Bill Peters
Is it too corny to mention the Hofbrauhaus in Munich? In 1956 I was with a couple of soldier friends there. I said to them, "You won't believe me, but I know that waitress serving beer." While they were more than a little suspicious, it was indeed a classmate from Colorado College working there! Lucy took us to the after-hour clubs in Munich. A great memory.
Chris Wray
I love the Hofbrauhaus! My colleagues and I spent the better part of an afternoon there during our trip to Munich. The best bratwürste, sauerkraut and dunkel I've ever had. You never know where you'll run into a CC student!
P.S. I re-uploaded my photo of the HB facade. Thanks for the memories.


Why is Russia in a state of emergency over polar bears?
As climate change destroys their hunting grounds, some bears eat garbage to survive.
A polar bear invasion is terrorizing Russians on a remote Arctic island with more than 50 beasts besieging one town.
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Wright at the company's flagship store in Dallas.
Don't tell Sharon Anderson Wright that bookstores are a dying industry. The 56-year-old CEO of Half Price Books took a disorganized collection of stores co-founded by her mom—they started by selling used paperbacks and hardcovers out of a dingy former laundromat—and transformed the operation into a chain that is defying a seemingly inexorable tide. While bookstores are shuttered around the country and industry revenue has decreased an average of 3.2% a year over the past five years, Half Price Books is growing. It opens about five stores a year, with revenues rising from $50 million in 1995 to $240 million in 2013. The company is able to resist the Amazon.com tsunami by diversifying its offerings and preserving an in-store experience, while keeping its real estate costs low and remaining debt-free as it expands beyond its 120 retail locations in 16 states. And today the stores still honor their founding promise: They'll buy virtually anything that is printed (or recorded), excepting newspapers. That's a proposition that keeps customers returning—in any era.
I was born in Tulsa, the youngest of three girls. When I was 5, we moved to Texas, and my dad became a cuckoo-clock salesman. In 1968 my mom [Pat Anderson] decided to get her psychology degree. Ken Gjemere [pronounced jim-ree] was a buyer for Zales, which my dad sold to, and our families hung out together.
Ken was a World War II vet who was awarded the Silver Star for valor. He became an environmentalist and a staunch peace activist during the Vietnam War years. I always called him our fearless leader. My mom was a protesting hippie type, and they both loved books and recycling. After Ken and Pat separated from their spouses, they moved toward being a couple, and in 1972 they decided to go into business together and start a bookstore. They never married, but every Tuesday they decided to stay together for another week.
They found a 2,000-square-foot location on Lovers Lane in Dallas. It was a ratty old laundromat. The monthly rent was $174. We cleaned it up, built our own shelves, and painted it. We'd load the trucks, unstop the toilet, everything.
As a teenager, I read Kurt Vonnegut, Robert Heinlein—anything science fiction and strange. I was 13, and my job was to sort out the books and shelve them. I became kind of an anthropologist, watching what people read, what they sold and bought.
There weren't many bookstores at all back then. Ours was an original concept. Pat and Ken wanted to make sure there were affordable reading options for everyone in a comfortable, inviting place to shop. By buying all the items people brought in, they weren't censoring anyone. We'd pay cash for anything printed or recorded except yesterday's newspaper, which meant we had current offerings to sell. It was different from other used bookstores, where you traded for books, or high-end antiquarian stores, which intimidated people. We did so well, we opened our second location eight months later in a former meat-storage place.
It was always a challenge to have cash on hand to pay people. You couldn't say, "We don't have the money to pay you." I don't know how Pat and Ken managed. But we never were fancy people, so I don't think we would have noticed any hardships. We ate ravioli out of a can and hamburger casseroles.
In 1976, after I graduated from high school, I became the manager of our store in Richardson, Texas. My dog Dylan and I were the only ones there most of the time. I'd hide the money in a coffee can behind a section somewhere when I needed to go out to get something to eat. In our music section, we bought 45s, eight-track-tape cassettes, Beatles records. Now we have iPads as well as high-end vinyl. It's come full circle.
Ellen, my oldest sister, is chairperson of the board now. Both of her children are in the business too.
From 1979 to 1981, I worked four days a week as a bookseller in the flagship store and took classes at Richland Junior College. I never got a better offer, and eventually it was obvious I was the one who would stick around. I became Dallas district manager, then general manager in 1990, and started shadowing my mom.
We spent almost every day together. She was a smoker and had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She lost patience in her last couple of years. We knew she wasn't long for this world. The day she died, Ken was partially retired, and I became president and CEO. I was scared to death. It was 1995, and I was 37. My mom was 40 when she opened the first store in 1972.
My mom had kept all the books by hand. She had written stuff on envelopes and little notes. It was a huge challenge to figure out the bookkeeping. In 1995 we had 55 stores, with $50 million in sales. I had had no formal education, and everyone was very patient, teaching me. I had incredibly supportive people who had been there a long time. The head of operations [and] the CFO were all around from the time I was a kid and wanted me to succeed.
I've always operated with consensus. People did what they needed to do, and I learned what I needed to learn. We only did what we could afford to pay for, so we always operated on a cash basis. I had my first kid at 40, then the second one at 43. They're my priority, so I'm often answering emails at 1 to 2 a.m.
Today we have our own publishing arm, and we produce our own stationery, calendars, and CD wallets to sell. Our wholesale division sells to museums, independent bookstores, and Barnes & Noble. We have five to six buyers traveling the country, buying remainders that we can sell at half price. If we buy too much, we sell the extras to Barnes & Noble or others. All of us in the book world feed off each other. There's competition, but it's all with great people.
The book industry has changed dramatically because of Amazon, e-readers, and tablets. Stores can't ignore the fact that you can get just about any book you want while you're in your pajamas, and it has had an effect on everyone. But there are still a lot of people who like to browse bookstores and be surprised by what they find. People like to handle paper. It's the permanency of it. We did a survey, and our customers buy 37 books a year. With the recession, we closed three stores, but we're still profitable.
THIS STORY IS A DOWNER Sales at bookstores (as opposed to at e-tailers such as Amazon.com) have steadily dropped over the past decade.
The challenges come with huge increases in insurance costs and real estate. We raised our minimum wage to $10 across the board and want to offer good benefits as we grow new locations. So we only take on 8,000 to 10,000 square feet for the majority of our locations. That gives us a much smaller footprint than the big chains, making our real estate costs much lower. Because we are private and don't have to answer to shareholders, we can expand at our own pace. Plus, our inventory is different than most traditional book retailers' and is lower in cost, so that gives us a different customer base. We're trying to be a bookstore, record store, antiquarian store, and comic-book store.
We've had people offer us venture capital and ask to franchise or partner with us, but I've never seen any gain for us. Borders was in too high-priced real estate and was stuck with new books you get little money for. Barnes & Noble is facing that too, and spent a lot of money on the Nook. We're the tortoise that's slow and steady. We just opened in St. Louis, and are looking at Atlanta, Denver, and Nashville. If we can afford it, we'll do it.
I used to feel insecure about my visions, but now I feel comfortable about them. Fourteen years ago, people thought I was crazy when I wanted to buy 12 acres of land in the heart of Dallas for our flagship store and corporate offices. It was big and expensive, but I was adamant about having the offices connect to the store so that the people running the company would see what others are doing. Our employees are hauling, bending, and lifting, and it's important for corporate people to see that every day. You get to talk to customers and learn about them too.
We also house our distribution center and the "Woodshoppe," where we build our own bookshelves and fixtures here. Having the Woodshoppe gives us more flexibility and saves us money, since our locations are all second-generation real estate. We never know what kind of a layout each store will have.
The main location is the only retail location where we own the building and land itself. So this is the only place where we truly have control over our neighbors. We wanted to make the neighborhood better, so we purchased the land across the street. We have Half Price Books and Whole Foods here, and I wanted REI, a like-minded company, to be across the street. So I went to REI in Seattle and convinced them to come. Now I'm trying to handpick other stores that will appeal to our customers, rather than take the first tenant who comes along.
I could have been filthy rich many times over if I'd sold the company. But I didn't because I would have left the people who did all the work to suffer. Here I do whatever I want, and I'm pigheaded about it. I trust people who tell me when I'm wrong. It's wonderful to be able to provide 3,000 people with a nice place to work and to be able to donate millions of books to people who can't afford them. It all makes me pretty happy.


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Rajasthan University of Health Sciences is a State university located in Pink City Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was established on 25 February 2005 under The Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (Act of Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha), 2005 (Act No. 1 of 2005) and started functioning in January 2006. It has its own college and acts as affiliating university to all Government & Society run [Also supports them in academic and research purposes] and some privately run medical colleges in Rajasthan.

History
In 2005, Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha passed the act which replaced Rajasthan University as affiliating university to Government medical colleges in the western state of Rajasthan. Dr. P. P. S. Mathur,  Senior Professor, Neurosurgery and Medical Superintendent, Sawai Man Singh Hospital, Jaipur served as the first Vice-Chancellor of the university. He was succeeded by Dr. Ashok Panagariya. It established its own university college in the year 2014 which goes by the same name. Earlier it functioned only as affiliating university.

Courses
The university runs the following undergraduate and postgraduate courses:
 Medical courses: postgraduate education in medical studies, MBBS, Diploma courses.
 Dental courses: MDS, BDS.GNM
 Nursing courses: M.Sc., B.Sc. Nursing, Post basic B.Sc. nursing
 Paramedical science courses
 Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy courses, B.A.S.L.P.(Bachelor in Audiology & Speech Language Pathology)
 Pharmacy courses: D. Pharm, B. Pharm and M.Pharm.

Affiliated colleges
The following are affiliated to the university: 8 Medical colleges, 10 UG Dental colleges (BDS), 4 Postgraduate dental colleges (MDS), 43 B.Sc. Nursing Colleges, 2 M.Sc. Nursing Colleges, 6 Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Colleges, 41 Pharmacy colleges (B. Pharmacy), 27 Pharmacy (D. Pharma), 30 Bachelor of Physiotherapy Colleges (BPT) and 4 M.Pharma colleges, with Bachelor of Occupational Therapy College (BOT), B.SC. Radiation Technology College, Post Basic Diploma In Oncology Nursing College, B.SC. (HONS.), Ophthalmic Technology College. Notable colleges include:

Government medical colleges
Sawai Man Singh Medical College
Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner
Rabindranath Tagore Medical College
Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer
Government Medical College, Kota
RUHS College of Medical Sciences, Jaipur

Society Medical Colleges

Barmer Medical College
Bharatpur Medical College
Dungarpur Medical College
Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar
Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Medical College, Bhilwara
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Medical College, Churu
Government Medical College, Pali
Sikar Medical College

Pharmacy Colleges

 Regional College of Pharmacy, Jaipur

See also

 Medical Council of India
 National Eligibility and Entrance Test
 Rajasthan University

Notes

External links
 Official website

Medical and health sciences universities in India
Educational institutions established in 2005
Medical colleges in Jaipur
Medical colleges in Rajasthan
2005 establishments in Rajasthan

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Hunting Aliens
Although the search for aliens has come up empty, astronomers are continuing the hunt. They are using radio telescopes and other equipment to listen for signals or detect other hints of intelligent life in other star systems. [Pixabay]
The search for aliens keeps coming up empty. Wide scans for signs of intelligent life have heard nothing. And so far, even the best prospects have had natural causes.
A project called Breakthrough Listen has been scanning the skies for alien radio traffic for a couple of years. It uses radio telescopes in the United States and Australia. The telescopes are listening for signals from a million nearby stars, plus the center of the Milky Way galaxy and a hundred other galaxies.
Results reported to date have showed a few odd signals, but none is expected to have been created by aliens.
Back in December, the project scanned an asteroid from deep space that was passing through the solar system. Some had speculated that it was an alien probe. But the study revealed no radio waves at all. So if the asteroid was dispatched by ET, it was either dead or in stealth mode.
And what some thought could be "alien megastructures" encircling a distant star is probably just dust or comets. Known as Tabby's Star, its light flickers. Some suggested the flickers were giant artificial structures passing in front of the star.
But astronomers examined the star at all wavelengths of light. They found that it flickers at some wavelengths, but not all. That means that whatever is passing in front of the star isn't solid, as big structures would be. Instead, it's probably clumpy clouds of dust and comets. So one more possible sign of alien life has turned up empty.
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
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Old Nissan Leaf vs new Chevrolet Bolt EV: owners weigh in
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Sometimes, the best information comes straight from the horseless carriage-owner's mouth.
If you want to learn just how good or bad an electric vehicle is, it makes sense to ask people who live with and drive them every day.
READ THIS: 2018 Nissan Leaf squares off against 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV
In the case of the first-gen Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Bolt EV, a number of owners have been sharing their experiences online, and it looks like there's good and bad to report – just like there have been with every car ever.
David Fox was a Leaf owner for three years, but has really grown to love his new Bolt EV after putting 1,700 miles on it.
He describes the acceleration as "perfect," even though his long history as a Prius driver means he rarely flat-out floors it.
The other source of joy in the Bolt is the one-pedal driving. Chevy has made the strong regen levels available in the Bolt a selling point, and it's apparently worked on Fox, who calls it his "favorite feature."
DON'T MISS: Bolt EV vs Leaf first impressions
All of the extra fun behind the wheel is enhanced – no surprise here – by the increased range. Instead of worrying about running out of battery power during a 70-mile drive, Fox was happy that he could make the trip without any sort worry, even when leaving home with a less-than-full pack.
It's not all sunshine and roses, though, with the thin seats and questionable suspension capabilities being the main problem points. The suspension is an issue that has received a fair bit of attention from other drivers, so it's something to consider when making your own test drive.
As for the seats, other people who've taken the Bolt EV for a test drive or own one seem to agree that it really depends on your size if they're comfortable or not (the larger you are, the less comfortable they are, in general). Most people declare them fine, but if you're really unhappy, there are some aftermarket options to make them more comfortable.
In the end, Fox is a fan. "All in all, we're really happy with the [Bolt EV]," he wrote. "I definitely liked the Leaf's seats and softer interior finish, and definitely its ride (and our Prius's) more than the Bolts. But we're already getting used to this."
For the full details, check out Fox's post on Facebook and our own comparison between the new Leaf and the Bolt EV.
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Vietnamese Dual-Language-Immersion School Opens in California
By Corey Mitchell — August 31, 2015 1 min read
The Westminster school system in California's Orange County has opened the state's first English-Vietnamese dual-language-immersion program.
Kindergarten students at DeMille Elementary School will be taught in English and Vietnamese, with staff planning to expand it to 1st grade for the 2016-17 school year. The program could include other grades in coming years if it proves popular.
The school's principal told the Los Angeles Times that more than 30 Asian, white and Latino students have enrolled in the program. Demille is located in Little Saigon, a Vietnamese enclave in Orange County.
The Orange County Register reports that just three other schools nationally have English-Vietnamese dual language programs. The schools in Austin, Tex., Portland, Ore., and the Highline school system in King County, Wash., primarily serve students in the early elementary grades. Television station KVUE reports that officials in Austin are considering adding classes for middle and high school students as well.
Here's a video highlighting instruction in the Highline schools:
Highline Public Schools Dual Language - Vietnamese from Highline Public Schools on Vimeo.
The scarcity of instructional materials in Vietnamese led the Westminster district to partner with California State University-Fullerton's National Resource Center for Asian Languages to develop texts, the Times reported.
The Times reported that registration is open to students outside the district's established attendance boundaries.
Corey Mitchell
Associate Editor, Education Week
Corey Mitchell was an associate editor who covered special education, English-language learners and other special populations.
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A version of this news article first appeared in the Learning the Language blog.
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Want A Bra That Fits Perfectly? This Billionaire-Backed App Helps With Just Your iPhone
Clare O'Connor
For most women, shopping for a bra ranks somewhere between 'trying on bikinis' and 'going to the obstetrician' in terms of both discomfort and tedium.
If you're being fitted, you can look forward to sharing your dressing room with a sales assistant and her invariably cold hands. If you're not, you're probably wearing the wrong size, according to frequent research on the matter.
An MIT-educated ex- Google executive has a solution to this frustrating retail conundrum just in time for Valentine's Day, as significant others mill anxiously in the aisles of Victoria's Secret trying to guess lingerie sizes without offending.
Heidi Zak's e-commerce startup ThirdLove uses smartphone technology to ensure a perfect fit, with an iPhone camera acting as a virtual measuring tape.
Its recently redesigned app has just landed in the featured section of Apple's iTunes app store -- a coup for a small operation trying to cut through the noise, especially with February 14th on the horizon.
Zak co-founded ThirdLove in 2012 with husband and former Sequoia Capital partner David Spector, himself a one-time Googler with expertise in the consumer internet.
In 2013, the company announced a $5.6 million seed round featuring a roll call of sought-after backers: social media billionaire Yuri Milner, investor Zachary Bogue (better known as Mr. Marissa Mayer) and Silicon Valley stalwarts Andreessen Horowitz.
How exactly ThirdLove's proprietary bra-fitting technology works is the subject of seven patents (four more are pending). The start-up's in-house team includes four computer vision and image recognition engineers recruited from companies like Nvidia , inventor of the modern graphics processing unit.
All a shopper must do is stand in front a mirror wearing a fitted tank top and snap two iPhone "selfies" at two slightly different angles. The iPhone itself then acts as a calibration object, or a standard unit of measure.
"As the woman takes the photo, our algorithm understands the size of her body as it relates to the size of her phone," explained Zak.
The ThirdLove app immediately records a shopper's physical measurements and presents a tailored store in her exact size, with bras starting at $39 and panties at $9.
(While women are welcome to buy the company's range of bras and panties in industry-standard sizes like a 34B or a 38DD, about 85% opt to use ThirdLove's own size range, which includes half-cups.)
Zak won't disclose exact figures but said the company has doubled its revenues month on month since its app launch. ThirdLove isn't available for Android phones yet but will be in the near future.
The start-up reports merchandise return rates of about 13%, lower than many better-known e-commerce operations. QVC's hovers just under 20%, according to a recent Wall Street Journal piece, and shoe giant Zappos' customers famously return their purchases about 35% of the time.
Zak sees ThirdLove as a true fashion tech company -- a term that's bandied about too frequently, in her eyes. "Selling your products online is not really 'technology,'" she said.
"Our first two hires were a lingerie designer and a computer vision engineer. We're using technology to solve a real problem out there."
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I'm a staff writer at Forbes, where I write about women entrepreneurs, workplace equality, and diversity in Silicon Valley and the tech world. Before taking on this beat,…
I'm a staff writer at Forbes, where I write about women entrepreneurs, workplace equality, and diversity in Silicon Valley and the tech world. Before taking on this beat, I spent three years covering retail and e-commerce, and the three before that chasing the super-rich for our Forbes 400 and World's Billionaires lists. I still profile billionaires and entrepreneurs for the magazine, focusing on self-made women. Before Forbes, I worked as a news reporter in the UK and my home country of Bermuda, a travel writer for Frommer's and an intern for CNN's Anderson Cooper while completing a master's degree at Columbia University. Got a story idea? Email me at coconnor@forbes.com.


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Here's how getting your COVID vaccine can earn you $1 million
by Phil West May 13, 2021, 1:30 pm
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In the early days of vaccination availability in the U.S., some people who secured appointments likened it to winning the lottery. Now, with the COVID vaccine widely available but with rates slowing way down, Ohio has announced a literal lottery of $1 million to incentivize those who haven't yet been inoculated.
The "Ohio Vax-a-Million" program, announced by Gov. Mike DeWine in a statewide media address on May 12, will award $1 million prizes to five adults, plus five full in-state public college scholarships to teens who receive the COVID vaccine.
The drawings, to be conducted by the Ohio Lottery, will be held on five consecutive Wednesdays starting May 26, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Eligible people will be drawn from the Ohio secretary of state's voter registration database. NPR notes that a website will be added for those who aren't registered voters but who wish to be considered for the randomly drawn reward.
To coincide with the Pfizer vaccine becoming available for adolescents, those between the ages of 12-17 can register for the scholarship drawing through an electronic portal that will be available beginning May 18. The winner will get their tuition, room, board, and books covered.
The Dispatch article noted that close to 5 million Ohioans, or 42% of those eligible, have received at least one dose of an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccination. Most of those, however, were seeking to get the vaccine as soon as possible. The "Ohio Vax-a-Million" is being offered to help sway those on the fence or even those who are vaccine-hesitant from participating in the public health initiative.
"I know that some may say, 'DeWine, you're crazy! This million-dollar drawing idea of yours is a waste of money,'" DeWine wrote on Twitter. "But truly, the real waste at this point in the pandemic—when the vaccine is readily available to anyone who wants it—is a life lost to COVID-19."
The New York Times said there could be questions raised about the program's legality, which would pay winners via federal coronavirus funds issued to Ohio. Dan Tierney, a spokesman for DeWine, noted "the state had not sought the federal government's guidance on the lottery program, nor was it required."
This isn't the first attempt by a governor to tie financial rewards to vaccination. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced in April that the state would give $100 savings bonds to 16- to 35-year-olds who get a COVID-19 vaccine, but he later said that the state would explore other incentives once encountering obstacles in setting up a savings-bond program. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced a $100 compensation plan on May 10 for state employees who get vaccinated.
A report by the UCLA COVID-19 Health and Politics Project said about one-third of the unvaccinated population would be more likely to get a shot if it were tied to a cash incentive, which was more persuasive to Democrats. Meanwhile, Republicans surveyed were most responsive to being able to relax mask and social distancing guidelines.
Read more on the coronavirus vaccines:
Kids can now get the Pfizer vaccine, but should they?
How to convince someone to get vaccinated
What happens to all the unused COVID vaccines?
Can the COVID vaccine give you herpes?
All U.S. adults now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine, but some are still holding out
Will you need a COVID-19 booster shot? And an annual vaccine?
If you got the COVID vaccine but didn't experience any side effects, is it still working?
Which COVID vaccine is the best?
How long will the COVID-19 vaccines keep you safe from the coronavirus?
Can you drink alcohol after getting the coronavirus vaccine?
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I did my undergraduate studies at Georgetown University, where I was a research assistant at Yulia Chentsova-Dutton's Culture and Emotion Lab. While I was there, I helped conduct and analyse studies on cultural differences in giving and receiving advice. Having been born and raised in the Philippines, I also did some research with the University of the Philippines, Diliman on the Filipino trait of recognizing shared humanity in others. I brought together my interests in positive emotions and culture in my honours thesis, where I studied the different conditions for forgiving a transgressor in the Philippines and in the U.S. After receiving my undergraduate degree, I taught Psychology courses as a lecturer at De La Salle University, Manila. While I was there, I also collaborated on research examining the socialization of Filipino youth in the family.
I have four major interests: wisdom, affective forecasting, forgiveness, and cultural change. I am mainly curious about psychological processes that help us reason effectively through social dilemmas, strategies which are often called wise. For instance, I am interested in how recognizing the irony of an event could help one reason more pragmatically about it. In addition, I am interested to see how these processes affect both the way we reason and the way we predict our emotions in future social dilemmas. I am also interested in how these forms of reasoning translate to conflict resolution, specifically focusing on giving and receiving forgiveness. With regards to culture, I am interested in how collectivism and individualism have shifted in different countries over time.


In October 2018, Pfizer Inc. and Bain Capital LP announced the formation of a company which would develop drugs for disorders of the central nervous system (CNS).
CNS diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Lou Gehrig's disease have been extremely difficult for drug manufacturers to come up with particular solutions for the same. Before in January 2018, Pfizer announced that it was preparing to close its ongoing neuroscience drug development. Pfizer's withdrawal during the start of 2018 seemed that it would withdraw the necessary focus from the domain. However, lately the company took the surprising big step to create its new company, Cerevel Therapeutics, which is composed of its neuroscience assets and funded with $350 million from Bain.
Cerevel Therapeutics is expected to get around 10 programs in neuroscience and neuropsychiatry from Pfizer, including three ongoing clinical trials. Pfizer is going to include two directors: Doug Giordano (senior vice president of global business development) and Morris Birnbaum (chief scientific officer of internal medicine). Koppel and Chris Gordon, managing director at Bain Capital Private Equity, are also expected to join the board. Pfizer will own 25 percent of the Boston-area company.
The $350 million from Bain to start Cerevel may be just the inception; the company specified that it has the capability to offer more funding. Bain's other health-care investments include Quintiles (now known as IQVIA), Solid Biosciences, and Dicerna Pharmaceuticals.


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Togolese cook re-arraigned for Credit Switch Chairman's murder
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe
Twenty-two-year-old Togolese cook, Sunday Anani, was on Wednesday re-arraigned before the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere for the murder of the Chairman of Credit Switch Technology, Chief Ope Bademosi.
He was re-arraigned before Justice Mobolanle Okikiolu-Ighile on two counts of murder and armed robbery.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Anani had earlier been arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates' Court on one count of murder and was remanded in prison custody, while the case file was sent to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The cook allegedly stabbed his boss with a knife at his Parkview Estate residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, three days after Anani was employed.
It was alleged that the suspect fled the home with some valuables of his deceased boss after committing the crime.
The father of four, Bademosi, was reportedly found in a pool of blood by his wife.
Anani, who denied involvement in the murder, claimed that he and the victim were attacked by robbers, who demanded money from his boss.
He claimed that when the assailants were not satisfied with what they got, they killed the businessman.
However, the police said Anani single-handedly stabbed his boss to death with a kitchen knife, while attempting to rob him, adding that the suspect took advantage of Bademosi wife's absence from home and broke into his bedroom to perpetrate the crime.
During Wednesday's proceedings, Anani's counsel, who is the Director of the Office of the Public Defender, Aderera Adeyemi, informed the court that her client did not understand the English language and applied for the services of a French-English language interpreter.
Justice Okikiolu-Ighile upheld her application and directed that an interpreter be provided.
The charges prepared by the prosecutor and Director of Public Prosecutions, Lagos State, Titilayo Shitta-Bey, ware read and interpreted to Anani.
According to Shitta-Bey, the offences contravened sections 223 and 297 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
She added that the prosecution had 17 witnesses to call in the case.
Justice Okikiolu-Ighile, however, ordered the remand of Anani in prison custody and adjourned the matter till May 21 for trial.
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Motoring in Myanmar: Road rocky amid moves ahead
June 2, 2013 by thiha
The joys of trans-continental driving in your own car basically boil down to freedom _ you decide when to drive and where to stop for a break and take in what locations on the way have to offer. That's why driving is often the preferred option in Europe or America over air or rail.
In recent years, road trips in Southeast Asia have started to gain momentum, but unlike in more developed parts of the world, the main obstacles to be found, particularly outside of Thailand, are arduous immigration and customs procedures, as well as poor road conditions that can extend travel time.
Nevertheless, when Myanmar recently relaxed its entry requirements for tourists, Mazda Sales Thailand wasted no time in arranging a road trip to Yangon, the largest city and former capital of the once isolated nation.
Surprisingly, getting into Myanmar from the Mae Sot border town of Thailand was not as much of a hassle as initially expected. In just over half an hour, our 12-car convoy of BT-50 pickup trucks, was in Myawaddy.
The numerous pagodas scattered around the rustic surroundings told us that we were clearly in Myanmar, as did the abrupt switch from driving on the left to the right side of the road. This is somewhat bewildering because nearly all cars in Myanmar are right-hand drive.
According to a history professor who joined us on the three-day trip to Yangon, motorists once drove on the left as they do in Thailand. But after freeing themselves from the shackles of British colonisation, the authorities decided to switch over and join the majority of the world in driving on the right side of the road.
To facilitate such a move, all new cars in Myanmar are now sold only in left-hand-drive, but the majority of cars on the road are still right-hand-drive because they are either very old or used Japanese imports.
But the steep, winding first leg of our route was not nearly as perilous as it sounds, as traffic is always one-way; that is, one day it's outbound and the next inbound. Planning is definitely needed, however, if you intend to drive in Myanmar on this particular route.
The first 50km stretch of the approximately 500km journey was definitely the most difficult. The road is poorly surfaced, narrow and mostly free of barriers to protect vehicles from falling down a steep ravine in the mountains near the Thai-Myanmar border.
Despite the relatively comfortable suspension set-up of the BT-50, the roads made the ride choppy. Even so, pickups like our BT-50 in Hi-Racers, with sufficient ground clearance, are well suited for the job. It would have been even better if the vehicles were equipped with a 4×4 system to enhance the grip, which ours weren't.
Actually, this road is part of the so-called East-West Corridor Asean leaders are envisaging to connect the Andaman and South China seas. If that's going to happen, road tunnels should be considered to make driving safer, more convenient and more environmentally friendly. That also applies to the Thai side when driving between the A1 highway and Mae Sot.
After some three hours of tackling torturous slopes, the caravan finally settled onto a properly paved two-lane road surrounded by pristine lowlands. So untouched is the countryside that it is making Myanmar the next big thing for the tourism industry.
Speaking of the rising tide of capitalism, the car market has yet to boom in Myanmar. Mazda is set to open an outlet there soon, selling BT-50 pickups and Mazda 2 sub-compacts via an entrepreneur representing a Ford dealership. However, local guides say the only cars that can sell well in Myanmar are those that cost no more than 500,000 baht.
It's quite obvious that purchasing power is still generally low in the country, compounded by the fact that no car financing is allowed and payments must be made in a lump sum, according to the guide. Of course, some people may think that controlling the car population is a good thing.
One of the most interesting attractions along our route was the Kyaikhtiyo shrine, situated midway between Myawaddy and Yangon on a rocky mountaintop. Although the tarmac up to Kyaikhtiyo is sealed, motorists are forbidden to drive on it _ a shame because the BT-50's grunty diesel engine and neat handling traits would have made the ride up a blast. Authorities say there are too many accidents on this route and this is why outsiders aren't allowed to take their private vehicles up to Kyaikhtiyo.
Instead, people need to cram into peppy six-wheeled trucks and endure a 40-minute roller-coaster ride up and down some nasty slopes. The mode of transport may sound a little draconian, but the attention to making roads as safe as possible _ given the limited resources _ is commendable.
In the rural parts of Myanmar most locals choose to travel on cheaper motorcycles, but motorbikes are banned in the inner part of Yangon despite multi-lane streets. Our guide pointed out that motorcycles account for most of the country's annual road carnage _ but this argument probably doesn't hold much weight in the eyes of the underprivileged.
Yangon certainly looks set to become a bustling city in the near future, given the amount of road construction and the number of buildings going up. But Mazda executives say doing business in Myanmar isn't as straight-forward as one might expect due to regulations aimed to protect the interests of citizens.
At any rate, business is clearly booming for some citizens. There are a startling number of luxury cars on the road in Yangon. Within just 15 minutes of driving during rush hour, Brunch spotted two Bentleys _ an Arnage flagship limo and the smaller Continental Flying Spur.
Overall, driving in Myanmar is very similar to driving in Laos or Cambodia. But with all these countries opening their arms more to the outside world, it won't take long to find the investment for better road infrastructure.
In the meantime, Thailand will continue to serve as the hub for travellers in the region, and judging from this road trip, the Mazda BT-50 is still a bit ahead of its time in idyllic Myanmar.
Source: Bangkok Post
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VSL Hotline: Climer's at it Again, Edition
Perhaps against my better judgment, I'll start today's Hotline with David Climer's column in today's Tennessean. Climer says the Commodores should look to Northwestern as a model to base their football program after and that the Wildcats have "cracked the code" when it comes to mixing success academically with results on the gridiron. I'm conflicted, because on the one hand, Climer is right, Northwestern has found ways to be successful while at the same time continuing to be one of the country's premiere institutions. He's also right that the genesis of Northwestern's resurgence was the hiring of Gary Barnett in the 1992 who fundamentally changed the culture. From there, the Wildcats have had a number of winning seasons led by a string of successful coaches. With all that said, Climer's column ignores a simple fact that, in my view, makes his column fatally flawed: the Big Ten vs. the SEC. I don't think I have to go into how much better the SEC has been than the Big Ten during the time of Northwestern's resurgence. Comparing Northwestern to Vanderbilt makes a lot of sense, but when it comes to football and the conferences they play in, it's not an apples to apples comparison (neither is such a comparison with Wake Forest or Stanford entirely fair given the disparity between the SEC and the ACC and Pac 10). FInally, I take exception to Climer's back-handed swipe at Bobby Johnson. There is no doubt that the Commodore program was not as successful as the team or the fans hoped during his tenure, but Climer ignores all the progress that was made, including a .500 SEC season, and a win in the Music City Bowl win, the program's first bowl appearance since 1982, and their first win since Eisenhower administration. For whatever reason, it appears the Tennessean's columnists (particularly Climer) have it out for the Commodores and will always take an opportunity to criticize the program. Here, Climer has a point, but he's still wrong.
Mike Organ writes in today's Tennessean about Jamie Graham and the fact he finally appears to have "settled" in a position: cornerback. The article goes on to say that while Jamie has a home now, the coaching staff will continue to avail themselves of Graham's versatility should the need arise, especially on the offensive end.
Mark Wheeler writes in today's Nashville City Paper about how the Commodores are looking to block out last season's 2-10 set back, and instead establish a new identity revolving around strength. According to Wheeler: "The current group of players insist that they identify much more closely with the squad of two years ago, and it starts with their mentality."
Looking ahead to Saturday's match-up, the Commodore ticket office expects at least 35,000 to attend the opener against Northwestern. The Tennessean's Mike Organ also delves into some news and notes, highlighting Safety Sean Richardson's recovery, the fact Warren Norman is back in pads and running a week after getting scoped, and the likelihood that sophomore Archibald Barnes will be the third linebacker in the Commodores 4-3 defense. Oh yeah, and Coach Caldwell was seen chalking the field yesterday.
Stay tunes to VSL, Stanimal is back from his honeymoon, and I'm sure will have lots to say.
There will be less than 30k in the house. Who really thinks we will get 35k in there? (besides the paid spin doctors)
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This weekend is Memorial Day Weekend, which signals the start of the Summer Season and I am thinking of sunshine, barbecues, friends & family and Splish Splashing in the water with my babiekin. A few weeks ago I shared a round-up of bright colored swimwear; today I am sharing another trend I am loving this Summer in swimwear: Primary Colors; Stripes & Dots; and Sporty. I love the Sporty Trend because it is both functional and fashionable and looks cute on boys & girls alike – I really love that!
Stay Sporty this Summer & Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend with your babiekins!


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KZ GorillA: "I was a complete newbie when Madlife and Froggen were in their prime. It's really cool to see them here"
Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong, Woo "Ready" Hyun
KZ defeated KDM with a score of 2-0 and added another win to their record. In game 1, KZ 's Galio, Rengar, and Jayce all played proactively to take the lead. Later on, they took everything that they could and secured the victory.
In the following game, game 2, KZ was shaken by KDM's early attacks, but they quickly turned it around and punished KDM - leading KZ to take a clean series off with a score of 2-0. After the series, the two players who won the MVP title, Peanut and GorillA, were invited for an interview with the casters.
That was an extremely quick game! How do you feel after that victory?
Peanut: Quick games mean we made little mistakes - it feels great. Good results follow good performance.
GorillA: I'd really like for us to continue playing like this.
Today is Peanut's birthday. Maybe it's because it's Peanut's birthday today, but the coaches seem to have favored you during picks and bans.
Peanut: The coaches have prepared a great picks and bans phase.
Are there any birthday plans? Are you heading straight back to the team house?
Peanut: I think so. I've been a professional gamer for 4 years now, but I've never had to play during my birthday before. It kind of feels... new.
Has Peanut said that he'll buy you and your team a nice meal for his birthday?
GorillA: I don't think he's supposed to in his position... There's both PraY and me, so he won't have to feel the need to do so. It's also my brother's birthday today, and he told me to mention it in an interview if I get the chance. Maybe it's thanks to him that I got the MVP title.
In game 1, you constantly applied pressure on the enemy jungler. Can you tell us why you picked Rengar?
Peanut: The coaches gave me more "power" to do what I need to do during picks and bans. We've also analyzed that the enemy jungler favors Jarvan and Zac, so we drafted according to that information.
Khan picked Jayce, but the enemy could've picked something like Sion. Are you fine with the risks?
GorillA: Khan is always confident. He's confident regardless of who he has to face. We have faith in him.
In game 2, you joined in on a fight at level 1, when the enemy invaded your jungle.
GorillA: I was in the bottom lane ringing Alistar's bell when the team asked me to come. We've fell to that trick during scrims before, so we were able to understand the situation and deal with it accordingly.
At a teamfight near the Baron pit, you constantly stayed alive and aided the team.
GorillA: The enemy definitely made mistakes, but we also played it very well. We were outnumbered when the fight first started, so things could've gone really badly.
Today, Madlife is here casting the games. There's also Froggen watching.
GorillA: When Froggen and Madlife were in their prime, I was a complete newbie. It's really cool to see them here. I'll probably become like them later on.
Can you give us your final words regarding your upcoming match with KT Roster?
Peanut: Every series is important - and so is the series with KT. Smeb told me that he "doesn't have the confidence to lose to us." I hope things turn out to be the opposite. We'll prepare well, and I hope we win.
GorillA: I'd like to thank all the fans who came to watch our games live - as well as those who are watching from home. We'll continue to show great games. Thank you.
RELATED: KZ Khan: "Teamwork is important, but so is individual performance. It's important to become perfect as an individual first"
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Hey guys, i am writing this post because i am desperate. i bought an used bighorn 2000 lotus edition, this version come with a 4JG2 engine with electronic fuel injection, for some reason mine was downgrade to a mechanical fuel injection.
Because of that my ECU is not woring and i have not RPM reading, glow plugs are not working and the TCM is going crazy.
I had seeking in every forum and electrical drawings to make it work, but the drawings and pinouts that i found do not mach with my truck.
i am looking for somebody with the same issue solved in the past, that can give me some light about it.
i am from Dominican Republic and it is very difucult find a good mechanical over here.
what are the first 5 characters in your chassis number. It will start UBS and will be either 69 or 73?
it is UBS 69, i was trying to find the way to find the way to disconnect the Throttle and tachometer sensors from the ECU and connect directly to the TCM (is it is possible), in that way i could just eliminate the ECU because those are the only function that is doing right now.
The registration says 2000, but anything can happened in my country, so, could be 1998.
my 97 wizard ubs69 4jg2 with electronic fuel pump throws toys out with the speed input wire disconnected to the speedo within a very short time time.
no top gear or overdrive, unless already in top or overdrive.
First Id be looking at trying to find out what inputs the ECU and TCM received when it had a electronic pump. Then I'd decide if I can simulate that.
no reason you cant have the electronic pump tps hooked up to the manual pump linkage.
you may be able to make a pulse generator proportional to speed using the alternator as a trigger. This might satisfy the control units.
Hi guys, thank you so much for your answers.
Geeves I will try this ideas soon I will come back with the results.
I too would like these for my own maintenance. I am yet to find accurate data specific to the electronic pump , it is like rocking horse manure to obtain.
I have a [147 pages] trans overview training manual that includes AW30-43LE as fitted to a volvo. again this is only a guide and not for specific wire locations in the trans and engine ecu connector plugs.
Probably the easiest way is measuring of a known good vehicle prior to attempting as the signal may be 'conditioned' [inverted, power level change] to make it acceptable to the trans ecu. People [not me] can make signal modifying electronic black boxes if needed.
Would you consider fitting a known good correct electronic pump? If all else is in place how easy would that be ? I would consider it a more predictable outcome.
anyone know where the engine and trans ecu are mounted in a 97 wizard?
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Glow plugs control relay could be hooked up to a aftermarket glow plug timer, Id suggest selecting one with afterglow to give a better cold idle and less smoke after cold start.
Thanks for the information DonaldNZ.
I have solved the glow plugs issue, buying a glow plug controller from an older trooper in a junky.
About the transmission, we are thinking that the issue is over temperature of the oil, we will test with an oil cooler and see what happen. i will let you guys know if that solve the issue.
We still looking for a solution for the tachometer sensor, but sounds like the better solution is replace with the newer model, as Geeves recommend, i still looking for it.


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Browsing by Subject "C1 domain"
C1 domain-targeted isophthalates as protein kinase C modulators : structure-based design, structure-activity relationships and biological activities
Talman, Virpi; Provenzani, Riccardo; af Gennäs, Gustav Boije; Tuominen, Raimo K.; Yli-Kauhaluoma, Jari (2014)
Current Status and Future Prospects of C1 Domain Ligands as Drug Candidates
Boije af Gennäs, Gustav; Talman, Virpi; Yli-Kauhaluoma, Jari; Tuominen, Raimo K.; Ekokoski, Elina (2011)
The second messenger diacylglycerol (DAG) plays a central role in the signal transduction of G-protein coupled receptors and receptor tyrosine kinases by binding to C1 domain of effector proteins. C1 domain was first identified in protein kinase C (PKC) which comprises a family of ten isoforms that play roles in diverse cellular processes such as proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation. Aberrant signaling through PKC isoforms and other C1 domain-containing proteins has been implicated in several pathological disorders. Drug discovery concerning C1 domains has exploited both natural products and rationally designed compounds. Currently, molecules from several classes of C1 domain-binding compounds are in clinical trials; however, still more have the potential to enter the drug development pipeline. This review gives a summary of the recent developments in C1 domain-binding compounds.
Evidence for a role of MRCK in mediating HeLa cell elongation induced by the C1 domain ligand HMI-1a3
Talman, Virpi; Gateva, Gergana; Ahti, Marja; Ekokoski, Elina; Lappalainen, Pekka; Tuominen, Raimo K. (2014)
Diacylglycerol (DAG) is a central mediator of signaling pathways that regulate cell proliferation, survival and apoptosis. Therefore, C1 domain, the DAG binding site within protein kinase C (PKC) and other DAG effector proteins, is considered a potential cancer drug target. Derivatives of 5-(hydroxymethyl)isophthalic acid are a novel group of C1 domain ligands with antiproliferative and differentiation-inducing effects. Our previous work showed that these isophthalate derivatives exhibit antiproliferative and elongation-inducing effects in HeLa human cervical cancer cells. In this study we further characterized the effects of bis(3-trifluoromethylbenzyl) 5-(hydroxymethyl)isophthalate (HMI-1a3) on HeLa cell proliferation and morphology. HMI-1a3-induced cell elongation was accompanied with loss of focal adhesions and actin stress fibers, and exposure to HMI-1a3 induced a prominent relocation of cofilin-1 into the nucleus regardless of cell phenotype. The antiproliferative and morphological responses to HMI-1a3 were not modified by coexposure to pharmacological inhibition or activation of PKC, or by RNAi knock-down of specific PKC isoforms, suggesting that the effects of HMI-1a3 were not mediated by PKC. Genome-wide gene expression microarray and gene set enrichment analysis suggested that, among others, HMI-1a3 induces changes in small GTPase-mediated signaling pathways. Our experiments revealed that the isophthalates bind also to the C1 domains of β2-chimaerin, protein kinase D (PKD) and myotonic dystrophy kinase-related Cdc42-binding kinase (MRCK), which are potential mediators of small GTPase signaling and cytoskeletal reorganization. Pharmacological inhibition of MRCK, but not that of PKD attenuated HMI-1a3-induced cell elongation, suggesting that MRCK participates in mediating the effects of HMI-1a3 on HeLa cell morphology.


can i get a better one then the amd sempron ?
Why do you "need" to upgrade your CPU? The eMachines T3304 has a S754 board & Sempron 3300+ (2.0GHz). There were no dual core S754 CPUs so all you'd be able to do is upgrade to an Athlon64, probably a 3000+ (2.0GHz) or 3200+ (2.2GHz) with the Venice core. You'd be picking up next to nothing in clock speed, the only advantage would be in the increase in L2 cache from 128k to 512k. The T3304 only shipped with 256MB RAM so if you haven't already done so, you should upgrade to 2GB (2 x 1GB) RAM & add a PCIe video card before worrying about the CPU.
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Pima Canyon trailhead was near our condo and a lovely trail following a stream.
Looking the other direction. The rock formations are a gneiss – like an Oreo cookie with the black and white layers.
We saw this beautiful sculpture and wondered how many others had been observant enough to spot it.
Little islands growing in the rock. The "moss" plant only greens for a few days after it receives moisture.
An evening stroll at the Loew's Ventana Canyon Resort led us to this natural waterfall above the resort. It is kept flowing year round with pumps.
We enjoyed this fabulous sunset there overlooking the infinity pond – such a calm evening produced the mirror like conditions.


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One of the reasons I began collecting toys was my love for Space:1999 merchandise, so these Mattel Space:1999 toy offerings from 1976 (http://www.plaidstallions.com/mattel/space1999.html) are something I'm really hyped about bringing to the site.
Nice addition. :) Other than the Sunshine Family bodies, I like Mattel's 9" figures, maybe because my sister and I had a couple of them as kids, so there's some sentimental attachment for me (although I never watched the show). The Moon Base Alpha playset is cool too, I just wish I had somewhere to set up and display mine, as it's pretty damn big when all folded out. I didn't know that the computer was recycled from Matt Mason, thanks for the info!
the giant Eagle ship is my "Rosebud."
it was my fave toy throughout my "toy" years, it subbed for the Millenium Falcon when my folks wouldn't spring for one.
I lost it bit by bit over the years..
I'd like to score another one.
I wouldn't admit to be being a sci-fi fan as a kid, but no kid could resist the absolute cool-ness of this toy. It was so freakin' big, I couldn't help and use it with my 8" Megos.
An absolute fav of mine, no doubt!


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Business News of Thursday, 29 November 2007
Minister urges dev't of a strong industrial base
Kumasi, Nov 29, GNA - Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry, Private Sector Development and President's Special Initiatives (PSIs), has stated that it was high time the nation made a deliberate effort to improve upon her industrial infrastructure and technology.
He was optimistic that such an effort would in the long term ensure the development of a substantial industrial estate and zones serviced with utilities, specialized training centres, roads, factory buildings and sheds for renting to help reduce the initial investment cost of entrepreneurs.
Mr Agyemang-Manu made the call in a speech read on his behalf in Kumasi on Wednesday at the launch of a policy blueprint developed by the leadership of the Suame Magazine Industrial Development Organisation (SMIDO).
The 75-paged document spells out an overview of the operations of the Suame Magazine, its clustered dynamics and the challenges required for inputting into the design of projects and programmes needed to turn the area into a technologically advanced industrial estate. "In this era of globalisation and competitiveness, all our economic efforts should take into consideration global trends in order to use them as benchmark".
He challenged the private sector to collaborate effectively with government in creating a vibrant industrial base to enhance investment promotion.
Mr Agyemang-Manu noted that the ministry was advancing the establishment of a furniture City Project in the country and said the project which is being supported by the World Bank, would upon completion bring together about 300 small-scale furniture producers to improve on their skills, technology, product quality and revenue. Mr George Asamoah-Amankwaah, President of the SMIDO, said the Suame Magazine Industrial Zone comprises enterprises engaged in vehicle repairs and bodybuilding, metal works, foundry work, machine building and shops, welding and fabrication. He noted, however, that in spite of the crucial role the sector plays in the nation's socio-economic development, it continues to be neglected by policy-makers. Mr Asamoah-Amankwaah said the blueprint was developed to provoke policy interest in Suame Magazine "which had never featured in any nationally planned development policy and interventions in almost its 80 years of existence". 29 Nov. 07


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Q: pom.xml not deploying to artifactory in Jenkins build I am using Jenkins Artifactory plugin to deploy to an artifactory repository in my Gradle build. Since I need transitive dependency support for my artifact I need to deploy both jar and also pom.xml to artifactory.
Here is how my build.gradle looks like:
group 'com.group.name'
version '1.0'

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'maven'

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
    mavenLocal()
}

dependencies {
    // All of my dependencies
}

task writeNewPom << {
    pom {
        project {
            inceptionYear '2014'
            licenses {
                license {
                    name 'The Apache Software License, Version 2.0'
                    url 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt'
                    distribution 'repo'
                }
            }
        }
    }.writeTo("build/poms/pom-default.xml")
}

And here is my Jenkins Config for artifactory:
Maven3-artifactory integration is checked.

And I am running this gradle tasks in my build job:
clean build writeNewPom
I am using writeNewPom task in order to create pom.xml
Problem is that only jar file is deployed but pom.xml is not being deployed to artifactory.
I tried using "include pattern" and setting is as build/libs/*.jar , build/poms/*.xml but this way even jar is not deployed.

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A moment's thought, then press delete.
Yeah always so much hustle and bustle. Delete sure does get a work out I'd say. Wonderful verse.
Claudia, I could imagine the volumes of correspondence between us if we lived in another time. Would we be connected in the same way?
Brian, yes, way too fast. Come tomorrow morning we will all have moved on to other poems, other messages, other meaning in our ephemeral inbox.
An enabler, this, of many things, some good, many not, but all the manifestations of our need to connect connect connect, no matter how superficially, or temporarily, or arbitrarily. I like the staccato delivery and openness in your lines.
A moment's thoughts, then press delete. Is that really how we are connected today. Briefer than brief?
Your poem is beautiful and I love the picture.
Thank you hedgewitch. Your reply reads like a poem itself.
Oceangirl, I haven't pressed delete. dVerse allows us to connect on different levels but as in real life we pause, reflect, move on. In time this forum will pass as well. Let us celebrate this time together and our love of poetry while it holds us in her bosom.
Just reading your comment above. It's true the more we connect, the less we invest, it becomes a blur of images and the imprints and memories sometimes attach to the wrong person. We think we can hold it all but we don't as well as when we read typed pages or handwritten ones in script called cursive now not taught, drinking coffee, anxious about word placements and choice. Those poems from college friends stick and can be called up all these years later. A sad poem here for me, but a true one.
Beachanny, you just made me wistful.
Thank you, Shashi. Your poetry takes me to distant places.
how divine lines, love your poetry talent.
Thank you to the Poetry Palace for hosting poems and poets.


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President Donald Trump may be signing an executive order that calls for a review of the landmark 2010 financial regulation law Dodd-Frank.
By SCOTT GAMM Feb 03, 2017 | 11:20 AM EST
President Donald Trump may be signing an executive order that calls for a review of the landmark 2010 financial regulation law Dodd-Frank. "People have been speculating since [Trump] was elected that he would seek to roll back some of the regulations passed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis," said TheStreet's banking editor James Langford. This executive order "would be a first step to that." However, TheStreet's politics writer Emily Stewart said this doesn't mean Dodd-Frank will be repealed.
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DRAGON DAWN Ladybird Book from the DRAGON FLYZ Series. Gloss Hardback 1997.
The stories revolve around the 4 Dragonators and their various adventures, reconnaissance of the barren planet's surface, and their conflicts with the mutants lead by Dreadwing.


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Stegzy's Music Project
A commentary on Stegzy's album collection
Floating Into the Night – Julee Cruise [#482]
by stegzy
Like a capsule containing music the youth of Twin Peaks might have listened to, Cruise's Floating Into the Night brings a hauntological sound to the listener's ears.
I suppose if Twin Peaks wasn't your thing, you might not appreciate the subtle nuances of Julee Cruise's first studio release. But as anyone who was alive in the nineties was sucked into the world of David Lynch's epic about the murder of a middle class high school prom queen in a peaceful backwater American border town, it's unlikely you have no conception of the eerie world portrayed in the TV series and its accompanying soundscape.
Cruise's vocals haunt the listener like the whisper on a breeze through a forest of Douglas Fir pine trees and, nearly twenty seven years later, still send chills, shivers and flashes of terror down the listener's spine. In my opinion, this is Cruise's best work. Her follow up album, Voice of Love ,still dipping into the Lynch universe didn't reach the same levels and the magic fades on subsequent later albums such as Art of Being a Girl .
1989 Julee Cruise
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Album #87 – The Art of Being a Girl – Julee Cruise
The Art of Being a Girl – Julee Cruise
You'll probably remember Julee Cruise as the creepy singer from Twin Peaks. The one who sang at the Roadhouse and made an appearance in Fire Walk With Me. Cruise had, until this album, mostly worked with Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch resulting in spooky haunting tunes with weird overtones. Arguably you could say that Cruise started the whole New Weird America genre or even the etherical genre which will feature heavily in this project.
So it is as no surprise that I have this album. I was transfixed by Cruise during most of the 90's. A time of my life where I was willing weirdness to come into my life and make it less mundane. It didn't. I wasn't visited by creepy women with logs or giant owls or mothmen. Instead I met aging hippies, hairy goths and floaty vagina women who wove yogurt.
This album comes several years after Cruise's work with Lynch and Badalamenti and shows that her talents in singing are not lost, however without the creepy Lynch/Badalamenti music, it just doesn't quite light your rocket. There's an interesting remix of Falling on this album but it's not the haunting original. It's kind of like a cyber reimagining of the song by someone who hasn't heard the original in its context.
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