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Q: Using C# MongoDB to convert Int to String? I'm using C# MongoDb.Driver(2.10)  to get a document from a collection :
MongoClient dbClient = new
MongoClient("mongodb://***");
IMongoDatabase db = dbClient.GetDatabase("***");
var collection = db.GetCollection<BsonDocument>("***");
Console.WriteLine( collection.Find(Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Empty).First());

This does work and emits this :

So everything is OK.
But now I want to try to filter where lockPolicyId.ToString()=="1" .(As a string , not as a number)
So I've tried :
var filter= Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Where(a=>a["lockPolicyId"].AsString=="1");
var t=collection.Find( filter ).First() ;
Console.Writeline(t);

Which shows this error :

The operands for operator 'Equal' do not match the parameters of
  method 'op_Equality'.

I've also tried:
 var filter= Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Where(a=>a["lockPolicyId"].ToString()=="1");

And got this error:

{document}{lockPolicyId}.ToString() is not supported.

Now, I do understand why it's happening ( Int and not String).
But still
Question:
How can I filter by the ToString value?
In other words, to make this line works:
Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Where(a=>a["lockPolicyId"].AsString=="1")

A: Not possible.
MongoDB C# driver interprets a=>a["lockPolicyId"]==1 as {lockPolicyId: {"$eq" : "1"}}.
When you try a=>a["lockPolicyId"].AsString=="1", it can't be interpreted into MongoDB syntax... (such query {{$toString:"lockPolicyId"} : "1"} is invalid)

MongoDB .find method has exception with $where operator:
db.collection.find({"$where": "this.lockPolicyId.toString() == '1'"})

But you need to write such queries manually (can't be written by Predicate interface). Note: It's very slow
MongoDB offers aggregate command to perform unusual queries. You need to define query pipeline. If you use $toString operator in the 1st stage and then apply matching criteria in the 2nd one, it will work:
db.collection.aggregate([
    {$addFields:{
        lockPolicyId : {$toString:"$lockPolicyId"}
    }},
    {$match:{
        lockPolicyId : "1"
    }}
])

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Lisahov's Health & Fitness – Brand Page or Profile?
Today's guest is Lisa Hovnanian of Lisahov's Health & Fitness. Lisa is a Beachbody coach and, like most Beachbody coaches, has a primary social presence on Facebook. However, since she started integrating Google+ into her routine a few months ago, she's seen some positive benefits, which we'll talk about in the interview.
It's important to note, also, that Lisa uses Google+ as a Page, and does not use her Profile at all.
I am an Independent Beachbody coach, and help people achieve their health and fitness goals. I'm a mom of 3, and after our third child I decided to focus on getting back in shape. I had plateaued on Weight Watchers and the elliptical machine, so my friend told me about P90X (a Beachbody product). I saw great results from it, but was also encouraged to start eating better, so I tried Shakeology (a dense nutrition shake with over 70 superfoods). The combination of exercise and eating better got me to my goal weight, feeling fantastic and totally changed my life. Since I was already in love with the products I became a Beachbody coach, and help others choose workout programs, find healthy alternatives to their favorite meals, and support them in challenge groups.
Why are you using Google Plus?
Beachbody primarily recommends Facebook for social networking, and for a good reason: the lifestyle-oriented business fits well with the platform. However, it's also saturated with Beachbody coaches, so I decided to branch out into Google+. After some basic training and an understanding of how the platform is different from Facebook, I've found a way to work Google+ into my routine, and am pretty happy with the results.
I schedule my posts on Facebook throughout the day, so I keep a similar set of posts handy for Google+ so I can just copy and paste. I'll usually post about 5 times a day, both to my Page and also within communities. Throughout the day I'll reply to +mentions and comment on other people's posts, especially in the fitness communities I belong to. Even though I have a specific routine, because I'm active throughout the day in bits and pieces, it doesn't come off as structured as it may seem. I think that's a positive thing for this platform.
Are you using any specific Google+ features?
Not yet, but at some point I plan to use a private community for a challenge group. My groups are on Facebook right now and I see how Google+ communities have better organization and some other features that could benefit my challengers.
Respond to comments, especially on your own posts. And when you respond, be sure to +mention the individual, because they get a notification that says you mentioned them. That, versus simply getting a notification that there was a comment, helps you build relationships. I also try to get to any shares of my posts and thank people for sharing.


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State Scorches Erie County Child Protective Services, Poloncarz Blames State
The New York Office of Children and Family Services ripped the performance of the County CPS unit yesterday. OCFS reviewed almost 900 open case files. It appears that case workers do as little as they can within regulatory requirements for investigation and documentation so they can close cases quickly, often within 10-15 days.
County Executive Mark Poloncarz humbly accepted full responsibility for this debacle stating, "Expecting a contemporary CPS worker to respond to a call and solve an issue immediately is akin to expecting law enforcement to respond to a 911 call and instantly resolve the problem." He went on to express his belief that the state has out-of-date policies and procedures. http://www.wivb.com/news/local/agency-issues-scathing-report-about-cps When the County Exec and Andy Cuomo chat, you have to wonder if they have time for anything but blaming each other for policy and program failures.
So what's a guy to do? Maybe the County Exec should spend less time on intraparty Democratic politics and more time on his job?
Perhaps his pal, Michael Szukala, who Poloncarz appointed to the newly created job of Medicaid Inspector General, could take time out from coloring maps showing where Medicaid recipients live and do something productive. General Mike, here's a clue: Medicaid recipients are poor people. They live in poor neighborhoods. And we have the second poorest city in the country in Erie County. It's called Buffalo. I'll bet lots of Medicaid recipients live in Buffalo! Unless we decide to move them to McMansions near your trendy Amherst home, colored maps won't be of much value will they? But, on behalf of taxpayers, I want to thank you for all you do as President of Poloncarz's personal political club, The WNY Democrats for Progress. http://www.wnyprogress.org/officers.html I'm sure abused children appreciate your work as President too.
Wonder Boy Meets NYSUT
In the midst of all the whining about the purported illegal activities of Steve Pigeon's Western New York Progressive Caucus, it's fun to look at financial reports filed by those doing the complaining. For instance, since October 16, 2012, the Erie County Democratic Committee has reported receiving $175,000 from " VOTE-COPE COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION OF THE", 800 TROY SCHENECTADY RD, LATHAM, NY 12110. Unfortunately there is no such committee. However, there is a "VOTE-COPE UNAUTHORIZED COMMITTEE" of the United University Professionals listed with the same address, but it hasn't given the ECDC any money during that time period. How fascinating.
In order to find out who is actually sending Wonder Boy Zellner this loot, one has to turn oneself inside out and search the NYS Board of Elections database for anyone who has given money to the Erie County Democratic Committee. Fortunately this sleight of hand retrieval reveals that a committee named "VOICE OF TEACHERS FOR EDUCATION / COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION OF THE NEW YO" controlled by the New York State United Teachers is the source of this bonanza. If this NYSUT political committee had misspelled the name of the ECDC, we would never know the source of $175K in political loot. You have to wonder, if someone gave you a $175,000 political contribution, wouldn't you at least know their name and report it properly?
This is a very large contribution for NYSUT to a county committee. By comparison, NYSUT gave the "BRONX DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE HOUSEKEEPING" entity $5100, the " DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE (RICHMOND)" $4000, and the "KINGS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE" $8000, during the same time period. Kings County includes Brooklyn and has about 2.6 million people. Bronx County has 1.4 million people and Richmond County (Staten Island) has about 500,000. So NYSUT gave $17,100 to Democratic committees representing 4.5 million people and $175,000 to the ECDC representing 920,000 in Erie County. Furthermore, this NYSUT political committee gave the "DEMOCRATIC SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE" for the whole state (19.6 million population) $155,000 in the same time period.
What gives here? Why would NYSUT invest this kind of money in the ECDC? What teacher/education issues have been forwarded in the last year? Which teachers have been supported as candidates? During this time period, Wonder Boy lost a congressional seat (Hochul to Collins), the county comptroller (Mychajliw, twice), the Grisanti state senate seat in a heavily Democratic district, and the Democratic majority in the county legislature (first time since 1977). What kind of return is this on a political investment? If you belong to NYSUT, call your union PAC representative and ask them WTF is going on.
Erie County Water Authority Commissioner Recommendations
It's that magic time of year when three lame duck county legislators (Mazur, McCracken and Hogues) get to show their true character and prove how much they care about the citizens of Erie County. Chris O'Brien was ordered to resign to make way for a Democratic Party hack, but we're sure the three musketeers will show them a thing or two. In order to guide them and the rest of the big six Democratic legislators who will make this monumental decision, all our avid readers should call their elected representative and tell them to vote for the following:
First Choice) Peter A. Reese
After due deliberation I am the clear best choice. Some might claim I'm biased, but in the words of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, "but since it's me, I have to support myself..." My goals are clearly stated in my resume submitted Friday:
Goals as Water Authority Commissioner
The purpose of the Erie County Water Authority is the improvement of the health, welfare and prosperity of the people of Erie County by operating water treatment and supply facilities. See Public Authorities Law §§ 1053, 1054, and 1058. There is nothing in the statute to indicate that the Authority is to serve as a source of jobs for the relatives of public or political officials.
My primary focus as commissioner will be on the effective and efficient operation of water facilities without regard to irrelevant external political concerns. The first step is an analysis of all Authority functions, including facilities and staffing to determine whether the current configuration is the best possible. Following this review, I will attempt to make improvements to ensure that the Authority fulfills its goals in the best interests of the citizens of Erie County. I will also attempt to implement performance based budgeting methods to provide transparency and accountability for Authority activities. My background in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research makes me well qualified for this appointment.
I intend to contribute any salary I receive as commissioner to local animal welfare organizations.
How you gonna top that? Kind of gets you all verklempt. Even the non-Democrats love me.
Third Choice) Daniel Ward/Paul Wolf (tie)
This one is a tossup next best selection if I get rubbed out in the next few days. Both are attorneys in good standing and outstanding citizens of excellent character. But Ward is already elections commissioner (or is that his brother Dennis?).
Q: How many patronage jobs does one guy need? A: None
Wolf seems like a nice enough guy, but can we trust someone who runs The Center for Reinventing Government (http://reinventinggov.org/)? For God sake, the guy is a lawyer. They invented government. Did he get it wrong the first time? Why does he get a Mulligan? And why is he "Challenging the Status Quo!"? The status quo is working fine for the local glitterati.
Fourth thru Next to Last Choice) Who Cares?
The fix is already in suckers.
Last Choice) Jerry Schad
This guy is Amherst Democratic Town Chairman place keeper for Party Secretary and Elections Commissioner, Dennis Ward (or is it Dan?). He already has a $40K per year patronage job as counsel to the Democrats on the county legislature. And he doesn't have to account for his time.
Q: How many patronage jobs does one guy need? A: See above.
It's not our fault that he has to "volunteer" as lawyer for Zellner, the Democratic Committee and Betty Jean Grant. You take the gain, you feel the pain.
Prediction: This is the last guy the county legislature is ever going to appoint as ECWA Commissioner.
Coming articles to look for: Wonder Boy Meets NYSUT and The Man Who Would Be Judge: Cleaning Up Dennis Ward
How Wonder Boy Lost the Erie County Legislature
Everyone has an opinion as to why Erie County Democratic Chairman Jeremy (Wonder Boy) Zellner managed to lose the Democratic Party majority on the Erie County Legislature for the first time since he was born in 1978. Something which has been overlooked by other commentary is a fact well known since the salad days of Joe Crangle: The chairman of the ECDC doesn't need to win any general elections to retain power. All that is necessary is to keep an iron grip on the Committee by winning the biennial reorganization meeting following the even year primary election. The rules of the Committee do the rest, as the chairman gets to name enough executive board members to give every boot licking yes man in the county a push button vote under the chairman's control. The rules give the votes of these supplicant puppets equivalent weight to the vote of the chairpersons from the largest towns, thus producing an impossible to overcome majority for whatever the chairman wishes. Once in control of the Committee, patronage, power and favor seeking soft money will normally come flushing in like the action of your butt activating the infrared sensor on the toilet seat in the bus station rest room. As New York is dominated by downstate population power, most Albany leaders just go along with whoever manages to be in charge here. Erie County looks like Eastern Ohio from Manhattan and Albany leaders seldom want to pay any attention to what is actually going on here.
This results in a view of the chairmanship as a final destination to be plundered rather than a post from which to serve the party faithful. In Wonder Boy's case, this rewards structure is enhanced by the fact that he has a patronage plum job as chief of staff of the legislature, to the tune of $80K per year. (Not a bad gig for someone barely qualified to work at Walmart.) Retaining this job requires support of a majority of the county legislature. Since the legislators who employ him depend on the party endorsement which he controls, Zellner has a screaming conflict of interest which has somehow gone unchallenged and unexplained. As his personal enrichment is more important than electing Democrats, Wonder Boy can only back Democrats who will blindly obey his whims. That's where the crux of the issue lies. Zellner cannot allow a Democrat to be elected who will not back him without question as chairman and chief of staff. As a result, he openly violated the rules of the ECDC, intentionally failing to reorganize town and zone committees or hold endorsements in districts he didn't control. This robbed he ECDC members affected of their rights to participate in party decision making and allowed Wonder Boy to misapply ECDC resources to support his boot licking candidates without the support of district committee members. This is a formula for disaster in a close race, and Wonder Boy struck out three times.
1) Independent newcomer Pat Burke snuck down the middle between committee member backed Rick Zydel and Zellner's unendorsed candidate in LD-07 (Cheektowaga, Buffalo Lovejoy and South). It is unlikely that Burke would have run or won if Zydel had been endorsed. The future path of young Burke is uncertain, as only one other independent Democrat has ever been elected to the county legislature and she only lasted one term.
2) LD-08 (Cheektowaga, Lancaster, Alden) was a special circumstance. When it became clear that Republican Ted (Money Bags) Morton was going to run, it so frightened the incumbent legislator that he decided not to run for re-election and reportedly applied for a job out of town. Morton had spent lavishly on a prior run for Cheektowaga Supervisor in 2011 which he narrowly lost. He can apparently spend whatever he wants on politics. Had the committeemen been allowed to exercise their right to endorse, Wes Moore was considered a favorite. Wonder Boy never scheduled an endorsement meeting and went with the troubled Alden Town chairperson who was widely viewed as a weak place keeper while a more viable candidate was sought. After Wonder Boy's pick beat Moore in the ensuing low turnout Democratic Primary Election, she was unceremoniously trounced by Morton in the general election. Morton's win cost Democrats the majority in the legislature, but Morton's victory was way too easy, and he is rumored to be nominating Wonder Boy as Republican of the Year.
3) The endorsement votes in LD-10 (West Seneca and points southeast) are concentrated in West Seneca. This is not Wonder Boy country, so he again chose not to schedule an endorsement meeting and decided to support an unknown recent law school graduate. She was beaten like a rented mule by former Democrat turned Conservative incumbent Joe Lorigo. Three auto endorsements by Wonder Boy, three train wrecks.
In another key contest, insurgent political veteran Barbara Miller-Williams took back her seat from ineffective first termer Tim Hogues in LD-01 (Buffalo). The Miller-Williams vs Hogues battle was unavoidable, as Hogues had been nominated by the ECDC executive committee in 2011, denying Miller-Williams any opportunity to enter a primary election and give the Democratic voters a choice. Hogue's unanticipated loss to Miller-Williams probably cost Wonder Boy the votes necessary to remain as chief of staff, even if Democrats had held the legislature majority.
In one of the more comical contests, school teacher William Conrad was reported to be staging a competitive race in LD-04 against popular incumbent Canisius College professor Kevin Hardwick. That's when Zellner sent out a personal letter to voters in the district, which began, "Two years ago I earned your support when I ran for the Erie County Legislature...." Apparently Wonder Boy suffers from amnesia, as he was clobbered by Hardwick in 2011 by nearly 4000 votes. However, Zellner's 2011 race was notable for the fact that he spent nearly $54,000 to garner 9543 votes, an astronomical cost of nearly $6 per vote! This is Ted Morton level spending and much of his financial support was garnered while Zellner was employed as Executive Director of the Democratic party, well positioned to strong arm the faithful to the detriment of other more viable Democratic candidates. Clearly, his voters would have been better served if he had bought them each a pizza. This year, Zellner's attempt to capitalize on his self-perceived popularity failed miserably and Conrad was beaten so badly by Hardwick that it probably wasn't even a good lesson.
Coming articles to look for: Wonder Boy Meets NYSUT and The Man Who Would Be Judge: Cleaning Up Dennis Ward.
The Myth of Bert Dunn's Independent Campaign for Sheriff
Right to the end, our local political analysts and pundits kept reporting on Bert Dunn's campaign on the Law and Order ballot line which "he created for himself," and allowed him to spin the lie that he was an independent who didn't owe anything to party bosses. Let's examine some facts. Dunn was endorsed by Jeremy (Boy Wonder) Zellner even though Bert openly stated that he wasn't a Democrat, despised Obama and Cuomo, and Ronald Reagan is his personal hero. While not all Democrats are enchanted with Barry and Andy, very few of us hold Reagan in high esteem. Wonder Boy's mentor, former Democratic Chairman Lenny Lenihan's "consulting" outfit, Glendale Associates, got an $8,000 payment from Bert to guide his glorious march to victory. A little research reveals that Bert is an opportunist who changes his party almost as often as his underwear. He is a lieutenant in Howard's sheriffs department and in line for appointment to captain, the highest level of civil service. He has openly supported Sheriff Howard, Carl Paladino and the Republican Party in the past. Bert has reportedly skated on some interesting high jinks during his police career, including driving stunts with his patrol car while on duty (http://www.politicsny.net/feature.php?id=97&c=2#sthash.KUrpHGIZ.dpbs). This is not the kind of guy who runs against his indulgent boss.
With Dunn as the endorsed candidate, Zellner's fellow travelers passed Democratic designating petitions and got Bert into the Democratic primary using the full resources of the Erie County Democratic Committee. But that wasn't enough. Unable to get the Working Families line for his Reagan adoring candidate, Wonder Boy led the effort to establish the Law and Order ballot line right out of ECDC headquarters. ECDC employees Elizabeth Abbott, Marisa Bartolatta, Kristen Bishop, Shea Brode, Michael Carbone, Jacob Deely, Siobhan Maloney, Jeffrey Sheridan, Christina Wasinger, Ta'Dia Wideman, and Andrew Woods circulated nominating petitions for Bert on the so called Law and Order line. They were joined by Wonder Boy himself, as well as Zellner pals ECDC Vice Chairman Margaret McLaughlin and NYS Health Department employee Robert Sienkiewicz. That's right, the ECDC Chairman himself circulated petitions to establish another party's ballot line! {See Petiion below} Joining this noble cause to establish an "independent" campaign for Bert were Board of Elections Democratic employees Michael Agostino, Thomas Gleed, Thema Haron, David Ksiazek, Harrell Little, Gary Pajonk and Adrian Pinto. When the Moreland Commission has some spare time, they might want to subpoena the Board of Elections employees to see if they were coerced to work on Dunn's independent campaign. I'm sure their interest in creating a new party is just a coincidence and they freely volunteered their time because they love supporting non-Democrats. As a final measure, ECDC employee Jeffrey Sheridan was listed on the cover sheets of the Dunn Law and Order nominating petition as the person to contact to correct deficiencies and the petition was filed by the above named Christina Wasinger.
Then something went terribly wrong. Bert lost the Democratic Primary. Who could have known that you can lose an election? By creating an independent ballot line for Dunn, Wonder Boy poisoned the well for any Democrat who might happen to defeat the headquarters selected Reaganite. Dunn's continuing campaign on the Zellner created Law and Order line following his Primary Election defeat by Dick Dobson doomed any chance for any Democrat to best the clearly beatable Sheriff Howard.
So let's sum up. Dunn was on the ballot in the Democratic Primary because party boss Zellner endorsed and petitioned him there. Dunn's Law and Order ballot line in the General Election was obtained by party boss Zellner. Without the efforts of Zellner, Dunn isn't even on the ballot, any ballot. So where is the independent here?
Unresolved questions remain. Was the Democratic Party endorsement for sheriff purchased, at least in part, by the eight grand payment to Lenihan? Did Zellner block the Working Families from endorsing Dobson? (Working Families had no candidate.) With the political genius of Lenihan on payroll, why was Dunn completely unprepared to counter late primary campaign television attacks concerning his previously reported Obama, Cuomo and Reagan comments? Was Dunn's campaign a serious effort or an expensive sabotage of any Democratic opposition to Howard's re-election? Dunn's future career path in the Sheriff's Department will be interesting to follow.
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Jeremy Jacobs: I know what you're thinking, punk. You're thinking "Is he really going to move the company out of town or is he just bluffing?" Now to tell you the truth I'm not sure myself in all this excitement. But being this is Delaware North Corp, the most powerful organization in the world and guessing wrong will blow your political career right to pieces, you've gotta ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

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At FCS, we believe very passionately in what we call "smart charity," in the dignity that is maintained and promoted when the poor are invited into an equal exchange promoting mutuality. As the Executive Director of FCS, I am committed to this framework for charity and mission, and I work to make sure these organizational values are a foundational part of all our programs.
But sometimes there are situations where this approach doesn't quite seem to fit, right? Visitors to an FCS Open House once asked me about a situation in their church where a few folks who were hungry knocked on the church doors at lunchtime. In response, the staff made a couple of pb&j sandwiches and shared them in a paper bag. Were they creating dependency? They wanted to know. Were they doing more harm than good?
I think it's important for all of us to ask these questions of our work and relationships. Are we fostering dignity? Are we engaging our neighbors as equals? Are we offering handouts that could have potentially negative consequences for the very people we are trying to serve? Often the most damaging charity models I've witnessed are run by people who are convinced these questions are of little importance. As long as you hope you're helping, that desire is seen as validation for any and all activity, however ineffective.
This passage reminds us that when a hungry person shows up on our doorstep, we should feed them. This is hospitality. This is welcoming God in our midst. These verses remind us feed, clothe, care, and visit.
You see the difference between handouts and hospitality often shows up in the expectations. Hospitality has no expectation except welcome and relationship. Handouts, however, expect change. Charity hopes the accepting person will better themselves in response to this gift with many strings.
As the church and as Christians, yes, we should answer the door when a hungry person knocks. We should respond to a request for a visit in prison or immigration detention. We should sit with the sick at the hospital or on their front porches. But our hope for these encounters should be to build relationships, to extend welcome, and to foster love.
When it comes to addressing poverty, we do not toss out hospitality. But we couple it with smart charity and thoughtful programs that address root issues and invite the poor into the problem solving space. We should limit one-way giving on a programmatic level and seek opportunity for mutual exchange. These values for charity programs are important.
But so is hospitality. Welcoming your neighbor to your dinner table does not create dependency, it fosters community. It's vital that we understand the differences and approach unique situations with appropriate responses.


Sarah Keyworth's opener is the question, 'do we like unisex public toilets?' – which does rather grab one's attention. Not to worry: Dark Horse, her debut hour, is neither lavatorial nor potty-mouthed; the question is to find our level as she delves into the hot issue of gender and how children are shoehorned into assigned roles, however ill-fitting they are.
Keyworth should know. She's female not feminine, she says, and was bullied at school for being a tomboy. Now she's comfortable where's she at: happy with her girlfriend, happy that their "bits are the same – it's like having the same mobile phone". She's happy, too, in her daytime job, as nanny to two posh kids with names more generally given to dogs. One's a boy, the other a girl. Already at a tender age they are being pushed into gender norms of girls do this, boys do that, and the girl is noticeably becoming less confident, less sure that she rocks her world.
There are lots of laughs, but when Keyworth starts digging down into her charges' lives the show changes gear. As she strives to make political points from personal experience, the pace slackens and it's increasingly difficult to believe the anecdotes are entirely authentic. Would a young child really say that, or have that degree of insight? But her broader point—that girls are still discouraged to be themselves—is well made, and Keyworth has a nice callback to finish an assured hour.


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I Am Single, Confirms Shruti!
Shruti Haasan is usually peppered with questions about her love life. The actress is in the spotlight now with the release of the much hyped film, 3. Her performance has received critical acclaim and critics have opined that she is convincing as a school girl and her body language was impressive.
While addressing the media recently, Shruti said that films are her priority now and she wants to do great films in the South as well as in Bollywood. As for relationships, Shruti said she is single and not yet ready to mingle. The actress said that work takes up all her time and at present there is no one special in her life for her to make the time for.
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Quite a lot of 1981's available. Some lightly peated and smoky ones, like most of the dozen or so Old Malt Casks – but a 21yo 1981/October 2002 /(50.00%, US release, 360 bottles) is heavily peated again, while a 20yo 1981/2001 (50%, 570 bottles) is very Talisker-ish, smoky and peppery. Signatory too issued both a few heavily peated ones, like the 18yo 1981/2000 (43%, sherry, cask 1081), cask 1082 bottled in 2000 or cask #568 bottled for La Maison du Whisky in 1999, and many light, almost Lowlandish ones such as casks #573 to 579. There has also been a few bigger, yet almost peatless ones like cask #1561 bottled by Signatory in 2004 at cask strength. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society issued both some heavily peated ones and some 'light ones too. #7, 8, 9 and 11 are waxy like a good Clynelish but almost peatless, while #10 is as peaty as an Ardbeg. A bottling by Lombard's is so-so and virtually un-peated. Duncan Taylor's 23yo (cask #1426, 261 bottles) has been bottled at the end of 2004 (not tasted yet), while a new very 'barrock' bottling by the Japanese 'Dalriada Whisky Company' just fetched some high prices at auctions. I'm glad I could get it the cheapest way.
A year of massive, but mostly peatless production, it appears – although, again, some bottlings are very smoky. In that year, Brian Spiller writes that both distilleries together occupy a site of approximately 2 hectares, that SMD provides seven houses for distillery employees, and that it still owns Clynelish Farm, which now covers as much as 130 hectares and is let to tenants.
Most 1982's I could taste were almost unpeated and very similar to new Clynelish, even if grassier and more peppery. For instance, a 19yo 1982/November 2001 by Douglas Laing (50%, 744 bottles) is smoky, tary and rubbery like a Port Ellen, while a 20yo1982/April 2003 (50.00%, 354 bottles) is almost unpeated. Douglas Laing issued a string of no less than five casks of 1982 within just one year. Gordon & MacPhail started to release their 1982's just after they had no 1972 left, in 1997. Most are okay, even if very lightly peated. They also bottled some for an Italian Club, Collecting Whisky, or for their 'Spirit of Scotland' sub-brand. Diageo's 20yo 1982/2003 from the Rare Malts series is very good (87 points), subtle, fresh, fruity and waxy like a Clynelish but almost unpeated. Signatory's cask strength versions are more or less in the same vein, just a little less subtle, while most interestingly, Cadenhead's only four casks (all released in 1995-1997) were all very smoky and hugely peppery like a Talisker. All the bottlings of 1982 by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (#16 to 19) are, again, waxy like Clynelish and almost peatless. I rated #18 84 points, for example. There has been a Blackadder issued in 1995 but I never opened it. All versions by Chieftains are heavily sherried and almost un-peated, the one I prefer being the first release (casks #1189 and 1192): 86 points. The Italian bottler Siver Seal had two bottlings too, the first one, released in 2001 being un-peated but excellently sherried (92 points). Lombard's issued an excellent – and almost un-peated again – 21yo bottled in 2003 that I scored 86 points. There's also been some rare bottlings such as one by 'First Cask' or 'Preiss Import', but I could never even see them – except on a picture.
Most sadly, Brora is officially mothballed by SMD / DCL, most possibly on March 17th but I'm not quite sure. As a last salvo, the valiant little distillery produces some excellent peated whisky again, as an 18 years old Signatory from the 'Silent Stills' series will testify. It smells humus and is much peatier than most 1981's and 1982's. Most recommended (88 points). A 18yo bottled in 2003 at 53.40% in Signatory's Straight From the Cask series, cask 39, 428 bottles, is a little rougher and a bit unbalanced (81 points).
Some late rumours claim that Brora was still distilling in 1984 - just some short runs to keep the equipment fit – but I have no evidence.


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My husband and I have plans for the future, even with me being ill, we plan to sell everything we possibly can and hit the road in an RV/motor-coach, some day. We already have a travel trailer for camping, but it is a lot of work to get set up to use, for him on the outside, and for me on the inside. But the very worst part of it for me is having to stop every hour to hour and half so I can urinate. This could also be the worse part for him too, but he would never admit to it. With a motor-coach we would have an on-board bathroom which would eliminate the need to stop as often.
We both wish it could happen sooner than later, but funds are not available at this time. They will come to us though, I have faith. I do not know how I will get my prescriptions while traveling. I get some via mail service and others from a chain pharmacy, so those won't be hard to acquire, but the mail service ones will be tough to get. Plus I will have to figure something out about my pain medicine and how I will be able to get it, or enough of it to last several months. I don't want us to have to travel from Alaska to Texas just for pain medication, or any medication for that matter.
I have thought that being near Washington, I might find a set of doctors to take on my cases. Urology, neurology, and a general practitioner and while we're at it, toss in a psychologist and I'd be set. It would sure save some mileage on the motor-home. I want our visits to Texas to be for family reunions, not to just drive across the vast mass over and over again for medication. I might have to give it up and some of my medications just aren't some I can give up.
That's about it, I think, I'll probably think of 10 more things to consider once I publish this. I do wonder how I will do when I have a flare and we are living in a motor-home. I assume we will just stay parked for a while and let it pass, or I'll stay laying down while my husband drives us to my new doctor's area. I think it will all work out in the long run, just figuring out how to make it work out in the first place is the hard part.
Suggestions and comments about things I did not consider would be greatly appreciated.
How exiting! Choosing to live!
As far as the medicine goes I used Walgreens because they were at each location. I would set up your route and pick a chain that's on the route. Also, getting huge refills such as ninety, etc will carry you longer.
I will be lifting you and your husband and your plans and decisions up in prayer! It sounds like a wonderful thing to do. I had friends that took their three kids out of school and maturing to all 50 states. They learned so much along the way that they'll never forget that experience!
Thank you! I would greatly appreciate your prayers, we really want to do this.


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Asensio leads Madrid past Eibar, Atletico ends slump
Real Madrid's Marco Asensio. (Francisco Seco/AP)
Associated Press October 22, 2017, 5:34 PM
BARCELONA, Spain — Marco Asensio scored one goal and helped force an own-goal to lead Real Madrid to a 3-0 win at home over Eibar in the Spanish league on Sunday.
The 21-year-old forward got Madrid going in the 18th minute when his well-placed cross meant for Sergio Ramos was headed into the net by Eibar defender Paulo Oliveira.
Asensio put the result beyond doubt 10 minutes later at the Santiago Bernabeu when he drove Francisco "Isco" Alarcon's cross under goalkeeper Marco Dmitrovic.
Marcelo rounded off the victory in the 82nd after substitute Karim Benzema set him up.
Following a rocky start with only two wins in the first five rounds, Zinedine Zidane's team has now won four straight in the league as it remained in third place. Barcelona leads by four points over Valencia, with Madrid another point behind.
"Not everything went perfectly, but we are happy for the win," Zidane said. "It was important to get the three points and to score that many goals."
The goal was Asensio's fifth of the season, and his third in the league to go with two from the Spanish Super Cup.
Dmitrovic could have done more to keep out Asensio's goal, but the Eibar 'keeper also denied Isco and Cristiano Ronaldo their chances to add to the lead.
ATLETICO ENDS SLUMP
Atletico Madrid broke a four-game winless streak across all competitions after eking out a 1-0 win at Celta Vigo. Diego Simeone's side is fourth — a point behind Real Madrid.
Striker Kevin Gameiro scored his first goal of the season in the 28th when he swept home a poor clearance of a corner kick by Celta's Sergi Gomez.
The much-needed victory came after back-to-back draws in the league along with a 2-1 loss to Chelsea and a 0-0 draw at Qarabag in Azerbaijan in the Champions League.
Atletico did little more than cling to the advantage as Celta tried to equalize.
"They made us wait a long time to get this win, and that was why we worked as hard as we did today," Simeone said. "The team showed that it can dig in, and that it doesn't mind holding up in its area if it has to protect a result."
Celta played with a large section of its Balaidos Stadium closed due to safety concerns regarding the structure of the stands. Club president Carlos Mourino said that Celta will refund the cost of the tickets for the seats that had to be left empty.
BEAUVUE BEAUTY
Claudio Beauvue's superb solo goal gave Leganes a 1-0 win at home over Athletic Bilbao.
The French forward led a counterattack from near midfield, dodged one tackle, changed feet to avoid a second challenge, and rifled the ball over goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga for the 54th-minute goal.
Leganes, a small club from Madrid, is the surprise of the season in Spain. It has five wins and just two losses and has risen into fifth place ahead of Villarreal and Sevilla.
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Villarreal increased its winning streak in the league to three matches after beating Las Palmas 4-0 at home.
Cedric Bakambu, Mario Gaspar and Nicola Sansone all scored for Villarreal, along with Ximo Navarro's own-goal.
The fifth straight loss left Las Palmas in the relegation zone.
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Markey Launches New Research Network, Expanding Collaboration in Clinical Cancer Research Studies
By Allison Perry Feb. 2, 2015
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 2, 2015) – The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has announced that St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center in Huntington, W.Va., is the first member of the Markey Cancer Center Research Network, a newly launched initiative conducting high priority cancer research through a network of collaborative centers with expertise in the delivery of cancer care and conduct of research studies.
Thousands of patients across Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia will have close-to-home access to innovative clinical research studies in the treatment and epidemiology of cancer as well as research studies in the prevention and early detection of cancer.
The team at St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center were invited to participate based on their previous experience in conducting oncology research. Dr. Arvinder Bir, medical director of St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center, noted that joining the Markey Research Network would be hugely beneficial to both patients and physicians.
"As medical director of St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center, I am very excited and am truly looking forward to our new collaboration with Markey Cancer Center, which will greatly benefit our patients from the Tri-State area by allowing them access to cutting edge technology and giving them the ability to enroll in clinical research studies here locally," Bir said. "It will also be more economical for our patients as it will save them travel time, providing a better quality of life while undergoing treatment. Additionally, our physicians will be able to discuss complex cases for better patient care and our healthcare providers will have the most current information through access to Markey's library, educational events and activities."
Clinical research studies are key to developing new methods to prevent, detect and treat cancer, and most treatments used today are the results of previous clinical studies. These may include studies in which patients who need cancer treatment receive their therapy under the observation of specially trained cancer doctors and staff. Patients who volunteer for cancer treatment studies will either receive standard therapy or a new treatment that represents the researchers' best new ideas for how to improve cancer care.
In addition to offering access to Markey investigator-initiated clinical research studies, St. Mary's membership in the Markey Research Network means the cancer center will also offer patients access to national cancer studies available from the National Cancer Institute's National Clinical Trials Network Groups. The Markey Cancer Center became the 68th NCI-designated cancer center in the country –the only NCI-designated center in Kentucky and the closest to Huntington – in July 2013.
The portfolio of available clinical research studies for each Markey Research Network member will be targeted, focusing both on the areas with the highest burden of disease, and the types of cancers that most affect these overburdened regions. Appalachia has some of the highest rates of cancer incidence and mortality in the country, especially for lung, colorectal, and cervical cancers.
As a member of the Markey Research Network, the physicians at St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center will offer the opportunity to consider participation in clinical research studies to their patients, with the patients remaining under their direct care and closer to home during their treatment.
"Being able to offer not only our own trials on site, but also major NCI trials, is a huge benefit to the members of our Research Network," said Dr. Mark Evers, director of the UK Markey Cancer Center. "The patients who chose to enroll in one of these trials at St. Mary's should be assured that they are receiving the latest, best treatment options for their disease, with the added benefit of staying much closer to their own support system at home."
By disseminating Markey's clinical research studies across the region, the collaborative Research Network will offer better, more progressive treatment options to patients without the burden of traveling away from home and their physicians.
"Clinical research is the best way to advance cancer treatment protocols and move forward with the most effective new therapies," said Dr. Tim Mullett, medical director of the Markey Cancer Center Research Network. "As an NCI-designated cancer center not just serving all of Kentucky, but regions of Appalachia including West Virginia, we have an obligation to address the most devastating cancers in this area by continually improving cancer prevention, detection, and treatments. The Markey Research Network will play a vital role in improving the grim cancer mortality rates in our region."
St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center is the first member of the burgeoning Markey Research Network, with new medical centers to be added in the coming months. To be invited into the Research Network, medical centers must demonstrate a capacity to deliver the highest caliber of clinical expertise and demonstrate qualify work in clinical research and complying with federal regulations.
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St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center has been on the front lines of the battle with cancer since 1965. The cancer center provides a full range of radiation, medical and surgical oncology services and is home to the only CyberKnife® Radiosurgery System in the Tri-State and the state of West Virginia.
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As chance has it, we met the lovely woman you see below during one of our Date Niite outings. Out of pure curiosity she came along with her sister (one of our photographers) to help document the evening. By the end of the night, the duo made for great party companions. They were both friendly, unassuming, and pleasantly spunky. But don't be fooled, they were ever the consummate professionals and brought home some terrific photos. Naturally, we knew we had to coax one of them onto the other side of the lens. And we did. Over Thanksgiving weekend we shot over an invite text which was accepted immediately. Bringing along her boyfriend, who was totally game, we had another couple ready to show up and see what was in store for them.
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The Kennedy Center is tragically underutilized by a large population of the city. This institution is distinctly DC and offers an unparalleled selection of performances. Broadway plays, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Washington National Opera, ballet, concerts, special events, and the list goes on. The Millennium Stage offers daily world-class performances that are 100% free to the public starting at 6:00pm. Check it out. Can't beat it with a stick.
Our couple arrived super early (kudos to them) and explored at the own leisure.
Like we said.... super early.
Our couple received tickets to a screening of Home Alone with the score played live by none other than the National Symphony Orchestra and the Coral Arts Society of Washington at the Concert Hall stage. This performance celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Christmas classic. Our couple grabbed their popcorn and headed in for a trip down memory lane with a full orchestra in tow.
No photographers were allowed in the concert hall but we imagine this was pretty close to the view.


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QinetiQ is collaborating with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to investigate how drone technology can strengthen their Search and Rescue missions.
Small unmanned air systems are delivering disruptive change across the industry, according to the firm.
"Ten years ago what was predominantly a niche hobby, or military technology, has now found wide commercial success. Anyone can easily have an eye in the sky and recent publicity is changing the way organisations view their problems."
The Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) oversees search and rescue operations in the UK. Their volunteer Coastguard Rescue Teams respond to time-critical calls and work to save lives.
"Funded by QinetiQ's Internal Research and Development, our search and rescue development programme is exploring how small unmanned air systems, with enhanced information sharing capability can help these rescue teams be more effective and save more lives."
During recent demonstrations, QinetiQ's Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) solution allowed MCA control room staff in the National Maritime Operations Centre, Fareham, to safely and securely control the sensor of an unmanned system in flight at Llanbedr airfield in North West Wales – over 200 miles away.
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Could you combine this with a few s-100 camcopters for better SAR around U.K. coastlines. Quicker than just a helicopter. Or keep the helicopters for the rescue part mainly? Also all of our river class OPVs should have them, unarmed or armed with a martlet too.
This kind of work should be funded from the oversea dev fund imo. I would also like 1 or 2 ships like RFA Argos funded from the same budget to be a carried for these types of technologies but neither will ever happen.
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THis all sounds like the way ahead, until you introduce a helicopter into the same piece of airspace….
The C130j aircraft can do search and rescue perfectly, the US coast guard uses them in that role. We should convert a couple for that role, or even gift the Coastguard a couple, but no doubt we wont have enough aircraft for that now. And I'm not sure the coast guard has funds for that type of aircraft upkeep ect but it would be perfect for the North Atlantic missions.
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Transposition of European Standards on Minority Protection into National Legal Orders
Since the early 1990s, an acquis has been developing for the protection of national minority rights both in international and domestic law in Europe. At the international level, the leading institution has been the Council of Europe, under the auspices of which the only two international legal documents on national minorities have been adopted. It goes without saying that the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities is a central part of the acquis, which has significantly influenced legal developments in national minority protection in numerous European states. In this respect, the opinions and thematic commentaries issued by its monitoring body, the Advisory Committee, have provided useful guidelines for the improvement of national minority protection. The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, despite its primary focus on languages and not speakers, has still contributed to states' sensibilization to minority languages and their usage in different contexts. Against this background, and in line with the core feature of the Framework Convention and the European Charter as being "living instruments", the Justice and Governance cluster is following and exploring the main developments within the two legal instruments and the dynamics within the state parties in implementing the standards on minority protection. The cluster is especially interested in the methodology and the impact of the respective monitoring processes.
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Djordjević, L. (2018). The FCNM at 20: Is There Indeed a Crisis?, ECMI Issue Brief #42
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cameras and it does not justify the beauty of the cave and our spelunking experience.
But hey, I am still posting this because I am proud of this experience!
CRYSTAL CAVE is not advertised as much as with the other caves. WHY?
They want to preserve the place from tourists/people giving damage to these wonders.
The guides would still guide you here but they prefer very small group as it's less disturbance and the tasks here are very hard compared to other caves in Sagada.
The guide rates are pretty high.
At first, I did not understand why but after the experience, the work that needs to be done is worth the cost.
Our entrance point is near the Sumaging Cave.
spelunking at 5:30pm because they had to lit the lamps.
The guides said regular time to finish is around 6 hours or more.
We started with small spaces.
Then this took us some time.
The guides were busy working on the ropes.
Take note that even if the ratio is 1:1, it's not as if you'll be holding hands with your guide the whole time.
So much work preparing and dismantling the ropes, assisting the guests and support if anything happens.
We were lucky because we were the first ones to use the harness provided by Kuya Erwin Quiore. This was exciting.
Our first time to rapel and it was this high and it was such a great experience.
For you not to get scared, you just have to learn to trust your guides.
These are the rules I just created based on my experience.
Number 1 rule: Trust your guide.
Number 2 rule: Follow everything they say.
Number 3 rule: Don't explore on your own.
Number 4 rule: Stop asking if you're almost done with the activity. Kinda irritating.
Just enjoy and let time worry on its own.
Then the spaces became bigger.
we took after I got teary eyed at the start. I picked the best guides to do this activity and when I found out one wasn't coming, I got all self-centered and acted like a customer who demanded her rights as if it was the end of the world.
The guide surprised us when he showed up. When we were inside and had our moment while we wait for the others to rappel down, he said he was sick and the reason why he couldn't make it at first but still went because he heard that I was pissed.
So that explains our eyes here. Fine. I felt guilty.
Moooving on . . . as we continued . . .
The sick guide was leading the group and he did pretty well.
We saw stalactites . .
. . . and stalagmites.
It was just lovely!!! This is my favorite.
Our guide explained in a low voice about stalagmites and stalactites.
We can't make much noise as it will be disturbed.
A stalactite is a type of speleothem which is a secondary mineral that hangs from a ceiling of a limestone cave. It is a dripstone.
A stalagmite is the secondary mineral that grows from the floor.
They grow at 3mm (0.12inches) per year. So you can't touch them or make any noise that may lead to vibration and damage it.
So amazing to see these.
We then headed to the flowstone.
They are composed of sheetlike deposits of calcite where water flows down from the walls or along the floors.
They are the most common speleothem.
Okay, I prepared for this. They said that there was a hole in the cave where the ONLY option is the snake crawl.They said the hole was tiny. I tried to lose weight for 3 months just so I can fit.
I was the first one to do it and funny how it just took me really quick. Not because I was tiny (which I wasn't still) but because you just need a very flexible body that you can move inside.
I was surprised to see our guide with his camera on top as I went out.
It's not that I was ready for it but I was having fun that's why I was all smiles.
I just had to do another one.
Mud was like very deep and we had to go into the waters at times.
I was following this guide then it became deeper.
I remembered my guide was taller than me.
As much as possible, we tried not to get really wet because we might suffer from hypothermia. This was almost near to the end though.
There are so much more but we failed to take photos because sometimes we were dirty and the camera would moist because of the cold temperature inside the cave.
My remembrance from Crystal Cave.
Our guides just smiled at it and said I should be proud!
Upper photo was from the snake crawl hole. I was using my hands to get directions so it hit the stones.
The photo below had another story. It was an accident. I thought I heard my guide who said I can slide down from the rope but it turned out I heard wrong and I went straight down. The guides were very alert and he was able to save me from going more down.
Rope burn is what they call it. They immediately checked on my hands. The temperature inside made it numb. It hurt though when I took a hot shower after.
How dirty was I? That's how deep some of the muds were.
We were so hungry when we got back. Thank you my fellow blogger/traveler/friend, Breakaway Jan for making us a hot soup to keep us warm and nice dinner.
I'm glad I survived Crystal Cave. We were out of the cave at 9:30pm.
We weren't about time. We were about just enjoying and surviving this cave.
I will do this again next year and share more photos and experiences!!! DEFINITELY!!!
I'm glad to have this great company of friends and guides.
You'll only get the best guides from SaGGAs!!!
I highly recommend them. They're more than the bank.
You're in GREAT hands with these men.
Not all guides can do this cave. Make sure you get the best!
you can do this lenfons! take one cave at a time!
Si Ben. Pero not sure though if he was really sick kase later I found out from the other guides that it wasn't true.
hi po! how much po sa crystal cave per guide?
Standard rate is 2500 per pax. But if you are alone, you need to get two guides.
I was there last September 2013 and it was a great experience. We stayed more than 8 hours inside the cave and one of our companion cried because she was afraid of the snake.
I wasn't really physically ready during that time because I didn't hit the gym for how many months nor did some running, that is why after that I got my whole body soars for 3 days and pain killers doesn't help. One of my unforgettable experience.


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