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Sophie Turner and Natalie Dormer Talk GAME OF THRONES Season 3, Jack Gleeson vs King Joffrey, Working with Diana Rigg and Lena Headey, and More
Christina Radish
Article taken from Collider.
HBO's epic masterpiece Game of Thrones is back for Season 3, with bigger battles, devastating betrayals and more deaths, as everyone fights for control of the Iron Throne. Now that magic is growing stronger and the dragons have been let loose, there's no telling who might be in jeopardy or in power next.
At the show's press day, co-stars Sophie Turner ("Sansa Stark") and Natalie Dormer ("Margaery Tyrell") talked about how nice Jack Gleeson is versus how much people hate King Joffrey, how the relationship between Sansa and Margaery will evolve in Season 3, what it was like to work with Diana Rigg ("Olenna"), how Sansa has found her strength after the Battle of Blackwater, what sort of relationship both women will have with Cersei (Lena Headey), how much of the books they've read, that the actors get together in Belfast for a read-through of five episodes over two days before each season starts shooting, how they feel like fans of the show themselves, and how much of an effect the success of Game of Thrones has had on them. Check out what they had to say after the jump, and be aware that there are some spoilers.
Question: Does it amuse you to see how worked up fans get about Joffrey?
SOPHIE TURNER: It is funny because people are totally different about Jack [Gleeson], when you talk to them. It is really kind of amusing, thinking that people really detest him, when he's the nicest guy, ever.
NATALIE DORMER: He's the nicest guy. He's stupidly nice.
TURNER: It's ridiculous!
DORMER: And he's very erudite. He's studying at Trinity College in Dublin, at the moment.
TURNER: He's a scholar.
DORMER: He's doing theology. He's off the charts. So, he's this really contemplative, erudite, really gorgeous, generous human being, and he plays Joffrey so well. It's very disturbing.
Does Margaery realize that Joffrey is crazy?
DORMER: The interesting thing of Season 3 is that the Tyrells move in to King's Landing, and they're trying to work out the dynamics of the capital. They've only heard rumors, so they're turning up as strangers, really, and as outsiders. That's what Margaery and Olenna and Loras are trying to figure out. Well, Loras has obviously been around a bit longer, but the two women from the Tyrell family are certainly trying to discover where the power lies and what people's personalities are. We have a few conversations with [Sansa], trying to work her out. Is she on our side? Is she not on our side? Do we like her? Do we not like her?
TURNER: How can you not like her?
DORMER: Who could not like Sansa?
How was it to work with Diana Rigg?
TURNER: Amazing! She is one of a kind. She's so funny! After some of the takes that we did, she'd be like, "That was perfect! I don't think I need to go again."
DORMER: She's a vet, so for very young actresses like Sophie, and reasonably young actresses such as myself, working with someone as experienced, and who is a Tony Award-winning actress, is just a joy. We watch and learn a bit. We shut up and watch.
Natalie, when you came onto this show, was there an acclimation period? And Sophie, did you help her out with that, at all?
TURNER: I don't think Natalie needed any help. She's pretty amazing! Because Game of Thrones is such a – and I hate using the word – big happy family, the new people just fit in really well. I feel like I've known [Natalie] since the pilot, which I haven't. So, it wasn't difficult for Natalie to fit in because she's good at what she does and she's good at making friends. We're the best of friends. It was easy for her, and it was easy for us.
DORMER: The dynamics on the Thrones cast are quite special. Because it's such an all-encompassing, huge cast with a complete range of ages, backgrounds, trainings and experiences, it is one big happy family. It's bizarre, but it is. The people that have been there are very receptive and welcoming to the people that arrive. We're all kind of terrified. People come and go constantly in the show. I meant terrified in a joking way. It filters down from Dan [Weiss] and David [Benioff].
TURNER: They feel very fatherly.
DORMER: They're very relaxed. They're jokers and they're fun-makers and they're piss-takers a bit, as well, but in a nice way.
TURNER: 100%!
DORMER: So, they have a very happy, casual, relaxed feel, and that filters down to the whole cast.
Does Sansa trust anyone in King's Landing?
TURNER: I think Sansa definitely has trust issues, after the death of Ned. He trusted the wrong people and he, as a result of that, died. So, she's not ready to trust anyone too soon. You see her starting to trust Shae, which is kind of ironic because she is one who is playing the game and is not actually who she says she is. She is learning to trust people, but the right people – the people she knows that she definitely can trust. So, she might make some alliances in Season 3. We'll see.
Has she found her strength, after the Battle of Blackwater?
TURNER: After the Battle of Blackwater, the scene with her and the Hound, where she says, "No, I'm not coming with you. You won't hurt me," it was this big moment where you're like, "Wow, she is strong and she will stand up for herself, even against this Hound, who is so imposing and scary." So, I think she's found her strength. Much like the scene in Season 1, where she says, "Well, maybe he'll give me yours," to Joffrey, it was another moment where you feel like Sansa is growing up. And she's growing up again in Season 2.
DORMER: It's a really interesting dynamic. It's kind of life imitating art because Isaac [Hempstead Wright], Maisie [Williams] and [Sophie] were kids when they started the show. They weren't kids, kids, but they were younger, and they're all growing up so fast. They're honing their craft, as actors, so beautifully. What's triggered me saying this is [Sophie] saying that Sansa is finding her strength, and I've watched [Sophie] develop and grow. I watched her in the first season, and then the following two seasons I've worked with her, and she's growing stronger, as an actress and a woman, in her own right, as well. That's no small feat, to be that age and be acting opposite Diana Rigg. I think there's that beautiful thing that happens with the younger characters of Thrones, and the Stark children, particularly. They're growing, and they're growing in strength as actors, as well, within this big happy family. I think everyone is really proud of [them], to be honest.
Sansa has this weight lifted by not having to marry the horrible guy who had her father killed, but that puts her in a precarious situation. Is she trying to figure out her role now?
TURNER: Yeah. The thing is that she felt like she had a purpose, even though she was Joffrey's prisoner, because once she became queen she felt like, "Okay, then I'll have the power to maybe reunite my family again." Because the Starks are very much driven by family, that was her aim. Now that she's not going to become queen and she's not going to become Joffrey's wife, but she's still his prisoner, she kind of feels like she has no purpose. She's thinking, "Well, how am I going to escape?" So, she's forming alliances with people to figure out how she might go about that. She's learning to play the game, and she's playing it well, might I say.
Does Margaery love anything besides herself, her brother and the pursuit of power?
DORMER: Oh, my god, that's such a harsh thing to say about Margaery! You've hurt me! People have got Margaery all wrong. She's so much more sincere than people think. Genuinely, she is. She's just a pragmatist. She genuinely is a pragmatist, which is what Sansa is becoming. If you're not pragmatic around Cersei Lannister, bad things are going to happen to you. So, it's not about being vindictive and conniving. It's about survival, which is what the game of thrones is. That's why people identify with the characters. They're not goodies and baddies. There's a humanity to these characters. They're anti-heroic, in various forms. You understand their motivation 'cause everyone's just trying to survive, and we can all identify with that.
What sort of relationship will your characters have with Cersei, in Season 3?
DORMER: The thing that Sansa and Margaery have in common is that they both come from very close families. It's commented on, that the Tyrells are a very close family, and we know how close the Starks were. Sansa is used to belonging, and Margaery has that luxury of belonging. The Tyrells are not stupid in identifying that my enemy's enemy is my friend. Without giving things away, the idea is to isolate Cersei. That's what the Tyrells are hoping to do. They're trying to marginalize the Lannisters power and their control over [Sansa]. Talking about ambiguity and not trusting people, it's interesting because these two girls, if they'd met under any other circumstances, would really probably be very genuine, good friends.
TURNER: I feel like Sansa and Margaery's friendship is real, but perhaps their intentions towards each other are not.
DORMER: It's out of their control, really. Their friendship is not just exclusively in their control.
TURNER: It's been forced and it's been manipulated.
DORMER: It's been manipulated by other people, and that's sad, in a way, because you figure that the girls would get on sincerely, if they weren't in the middle of this game. Well, that's how we're playing it.
Have you guys read any of the books?
DORMER: Because I joined the party later, I asked David and Dan, when I started, if I should read them. I was straight-forward about it. And David and Dan said to me, "Hell, read them, if you want to read them. Of course, read them for recreation and to know what everyone else is doing. But, don't necessarily read them, per se, for you and for Margaery because we're fleshing her out in a slightly different way." Not different, but they're enhancing her, and doing it faster. So for that reason, I will probably read them, but I think I'm going to enjoy reading them retrospectively. But, every actor makes their own decision. Not everyone has read them.
TURNER: I'm reading them, season by season.
The orphanage scene wasn't in the books, and it's a great scene.
DORMER: Yeah, we're going a bit Lady Di with her. She's so sweet. Can it be real? Is it true? Is she that sweet?
TURNER: No, she's a bitch!
DORMER: It's that ambiguity. That's the fun of the show, that ambiguity of the characterizations.
With fans of this show, there's a huge split between people who have read the books and who hasn't, and people have to be careful what they say about what's coming up with the story. Is it the same for you guys, on set?
TURNER: Well, I think everyone pretty much knows their storyline vaguely, and I like to spoil the storylines for the rest of the actors. So, I'm fairly sure everyone pretty much knows their fate, if there is one. I'm like, "Listen, come here. Guess what?"
Do you guys get together before shooting, to talk about what's going to transpire for the season?
TURNER: There's always the read-through, which is nice. That's where you get all the actors together and you discuss the storylines and you read the script together with all of the producers in the room. But apart from that, you won't see them again for another six months.
DORMER: Maisie said that you're never quite sure where you're going to end up because, even if you know the broad strokes of the books, you don't know if they're going to do that particular arc of your story in two episodes or in two seasons. It's a surprise. It keeps you on your toes.
Are those read-throughs done on location?
TURNER: We do one read-through of five episodes, over two days. That tends to be the routine, and it's in Belfast.
DORMER: I've never done a read-through because I was working before. A couple of the actors will always be shooting or working somewhere else, so there are always absentees.
Have the episodes started to depart even more from the books, at this point?
DORMER: You're asking the wrong person!
TURNER: [Natalie] has no clue what the story is. She just got the part and thought she'd wing it.
DORMER: Slander!
But as Tyrion said, it's not slander if it's true.
TURNER: Good quote. I like it! It is an adaptation. It tends to follow the route that George R.R. Martin has set out, and it will get to the same point. There are major plot points that are pretty much the same because they affect the rest of the story, but they can go around it differently. They can wiggle their way around it to make it easier for the screen, and to make the stories either less complicated or a bit more complex. Some things will be different, but some things will be the same. At the end of the day, it's George R.R. Martin's story that he's written and that we're supposed to be following.
DORMER: It's a hybrid thing that's happening now because the season is catching up with the books. George is a producer on the show, and he writes for the show, as well, so there's starting to be a cross-pollination. You have to bear in mind that he's now writing the last two books, and he knows who those cast members are for certain roles. He knows what we look like and how we've played the roles, so there is a cross-pollination going on. When you've got really big names that sign on dotted lines to be a part of this show, they join under an agreement and a contract that they're going to do so much work. So, sometimes the plot has to be fiddled with slightly because, if you want Diana Rigg or you want Charles Dance, you have to give them something to actually really work with, which might not have been in the book, necessarily, for Olenna or Tywin Lannister. So, this interesting translation thing is starting to happen now, hopefully only for the better.
Because your storylines are so separate and you shoot in different countries, are you excited to see what's happening with the other characters?
TURNER: Yeah, I feel like a fan of the show because you get to see all of your stuff, but you never know what's going on with Daenerys. You can hear it in the read-throughs, but you're just getting ready to read your bit. I'm very vain, like that. So, I only really learn the other storylines when I sit down and watch the show. And then, you read what actually happened to the characters in the books. But, you have no idea, to be honest. You're just like, "Kit, what did you do today?" And then, he'll tell you and you'll be like, "That doesn't make sense!" until you watch it. So, I feel as much like a fan as the next person, to be honest.
DORMER: Yeah, I totally agree with that.
Now that you've been on this show for awhile, does it enhance your standing, when you're looking for other work? Do you find that more offers are coming your way, and that more people are noticing you, in your day-to-day life?
TURNER: I think it definitely opens up a lot of doors.
DORMER: She's a movie actress now.
TURNER: I just did one. We'll see. But, it does open up a lot of doors because it's pretty big in America and people like it, and they respect the showrunners and they respect George, and they love the story. People are immediately drawn to it. When people hear that someone from Game of Thrones is coming in, I guess they get a little bit excited. I don't know. They probably see people like Shailene Woodley, and then they're like, "Okay, she's cooler." But, it's good. It's a good platform, especially for something that I started out on. It's useful. I'm only doing it for movies. No.
Do you go for a lot of the same roles as Shailene Woodley?
TURNER: Oh, I don't know. I just used her as an example. But, I like her. She's good.
Do you not find the popularity of the show to be on the same scale, when you're back home?
DORMER: It's big at home.
TURNER: Really?
DORMER: Yeah! Don't you get stopped in the street?
TURNER: No, I live in the middle of nowhere.
DORMER: Okay, that's what it is. I live in London, and it's big!
Game of Thrones returns for Season 3 on HBO on March 31st.
2013, Collider
Script developed by Never Enough Design


This week I restocked gift sets in a retail store where I sell products, Country Home Crafts in Hillsboro, Ohio.
In July I posted photos of my soap making studio here and here, today I want to share with you photos from the retail shop. Much to my disappointment the camera on my phone was being stubborn!
Country Home Crafts is a wonderful rustic/country shop. They make primitive furniture on the premises, made to order, with many pieces on display as well. In addition to the furniture, a handful of crafters, like myself, place their beautiful handcrafted handbags, candles, and linens.
The top photo in this post is located on the left side of my display. Notice the Christmas gift tags on the sets. I am adding a few additions for the holidays to my packaging this year, such as, red and green raffia, Christmas gift tags, and in some cases red or green tissue paper. Very simple, pretty. Want a laugh? I am horrible with tissue paper! I am much better with excelsier and pretty bows and ties! When I use tissue paper in a gift set, I stand back and look at my work and wonder, did a 5 year old do that? Not my cup of tea!
The next photo (below) is the hutch I originally started my product display in, and still do.
Below is the right side of my display area. My products are worked in with quaint hand towels, quilted and heritage printed linens, and rustic/country bathroom accessories. A bit messy in this photo…but the holiday switch over (decorating) is under way as I write. I love the rustic bench, crates, and enamel dish pans.
I thought you might enjoy seeing my section of the store. I have been at this retail location now for 9 months. It was the first place I wanted to get into, and am very proud to be a part of their shop. It is rustic, quaint, country, and beautiful. Love it.
on October 30, 2009 at 5:19 pm | Reply KathyB.
Beautiful display, It would draw me in every time!
I love poking around in places like this. They have the neatest things. Like handmade soap!
I'm glad you have found a place to display and sell your soaps and lotions, and that it seems to be working well for you.
impressive display – just the right "country" and professional touches!
I walk into the store…even though I work with fragrance each and every day, I find the scent of the shop inviting. Wonderful music is played as well, mainly classical, or a hymn type of music (instruments only). I love it. If I had my own shop, it would fall close in line with this store.


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Q: is it possible to configure Ant to compile only the changed classes
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*Is there any way to configure ANT to compile only the changed modules?
my suggestion is to specify the change module in a build property and execute based on property file content. For example if compile with below target.
<target name="compile-source" depends="init" description="compile the source ">
<javac destdir="${target.classes.dir}" debug="true">
   <src path="${source.java.dir}/module1"/>
   <src path="${source.java.dir}/module2"/>
    <classpath refid="libs"/>
</javac>
</target>

*Is there a way to evaluate time taken for each target ?

A: By default javac only compile modified files it check the timestamp of .class file and check it it older than .java file.

A: From the Ant documentation for the javac task:

Compiles a Java source tree.
The source and destination directory will be recursively scanned for
  Java source files to compile. Only Java files that have no
  corresponding .class file or where the class file is older than the
  .java file will be compiled.

http://ant.apache.org/manual/Tasks/javac.html

A: So if you are not deleting the classes directory in any dependent task say 'clean'
the javac task inherently compiles only the changed java files. It is an out of the box feature that javac task provides.

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Q: Execute Script after append element from ajax callback From an ajax call i get a div and a script that populate the div with another ajax call.
the problem is that when the script is run it can't find the div.
this is the razor code :
@model int

@{
    var id = string.Format("riga_{0}", Model);
}

    wait please...

that generate this :

    wait please...

ANSWER
is not beautifull, but works :
@using (Ajax.BeginForm("Create", new { movimentoId = Model.MovimentoId }, new AjaxOptions() { InsertionMode = InsertionMode.InsertAfter, UpdateTargetId = "righe", OnSuccess = "run_after" }))
{
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}

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A: In case anyone is still struggling with this, I thought of a neat solution. Suppose you are making a jQuery ajax call:
$.ajax({
  type: 'GET',
  url: 'fragment.html',
  success: function(html) {
    $('body').append(html);
  }
});

Suppose fragment.html looks like this:

Then the desired state of div.fillme is:

  I am filled.

But of course it won't happen because the div and the script are being appended simultaneously, and therefore div.fillme does not exist at the time of script execution. The problem, then, can be solved by appending script after appending the div. Note that the following line of code:
var $html = $(html);

will put the list
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into the $html variable. These are fully functional DOM fragments that have not yet been appended to the DOM. Most importantly, the script has not yet executed; it will when we append it. We will make sure to append it after appending the div. Here is some generic code that does that:
$.ajax({
  type: 'GET',
  url: 'fragment.html',
  success: function(html) {
    var $html = $(html);
    var nonscripts = $html.filter(function() { return !$(this).is('script'); });
    var scripts = $html.filter(function() { return !$(this).is('script'); });
    $('body').append(nonscripts).append(scripts);
  }
});

And that's all, folks.
Edit: Here is an even more generic solution that simply makes use of the fact that elements in the $html variable are listed in the order they appear in in the HTML fragment:
$.ajax({
  type: 'GET',
  url: 'fragment.html',
  success: function(html) {
    $(html).each(function(i, element) {
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A: try this

A: If the div is in the DOM, jQuery can't find it in HTML.
If you load the script on an event, you can use jQuery.live like this
$( 'element' ).live( 'click', function(){
     $("#" + "riga_79").load("/RigaMovimento/Details/79");
});

maybe this could work (didn't test it)
$( 'body' ).live( 'load', function() {
    $("#" + "riga_79").load("/RigaMovimento/Details/79");
});

otherwise use the livequery plugin like this:
$("#" + "riga_79").livequery(function(){
     $(this).load("/RigaMovimento/Details/79");
});

A: $(--selector--).load method has an additional callback parameter
http://api.jquery.com/load/
This is a function which is called once your AJAX response is completed.
However script part which you return in AJAX response is never evaluated by default.
You have to apply a little trick here. Please find an Update javascript module below which has a public method "evaluate". This method takes your script from AJAX response and evaluates it.
var Updater = function ()
{
    var module = {};

    function doEvaluation(response)
    {
        var elem = document.createElement('div');
        elem.innerHTML = response;
        $(elem).find('script').each(
            function ()
            {
                if (this.src)
                {
                    $('body').append(this);
                }
                else
                {
                    var content = $(this).html();
                    eval(content);
                }
            });
    }

    module.evaluate = function (response, status)
    {
        if (status == "success")
        {
            doEvaluation(response);
        }
    }
    return module;
} ();

You can even attach a completely new javascript with it (if statement inside doEvaluation method). So what you need to do is add the module above so that it resides on your page. Secondly you have to modify your first AJAX call (which returns a PartialResult which is broken now) to something similar to this:
$('--selector--').load('--url--', Updater.evaluate);

or
$.get('--url--', function(data, status, xhr)
{
    /* other logic */
    Updater.evaluate(data, status);
});

and you are done. Please notice that updater below works only with jQuery AJAX calls. IF you are using MicrosoftAjax or MicrosoftMvcAjax its another story.


Dust Busters are making a comeback in a big way. These commercials use memorable movie theme songs to promote the power, suction, and design of the new Black and Decker Dust Buster. Using dust bunnies as the main antagonist to create glimpse of what it is like to be dirt behind your couch or under your tables you will be in awe at what new features the dust busters has. These would be viewed on multiple platforms such as YouTube, television, and app advertisments.


In 2018, Grant Thornton International has recorded the highest rate of growth in the last six years with combined global revenues amounting to $5.45 billion for the financial year ended 30 September 2018, driven by broad-based growth of 9.4% across the network. At the same time, global headcount has grown by 6.3% to 52,686 people in 131 countries.
These results reflect a deliberate focus by Grant Thornton on key strategic markets aimed at putting the network as the 'next generation' professional services firm. In particular, the results were driven by an above average growth in Europe of 7.7% with over half of the European member firms growing revenues by more than 10%. A number of transformational mergers across the network, predominantly in Japan and South Africa, combined with strong organic growth across Asia Pacific and Africa, have also contributed, delivering stand out growth in both regions of 18.7% and 54.7% respectively.
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Sleeping Dogs Review 2021
Sleeping Dogs is a game reliant wholly on the strength of its influences. Its open world sandbox and fundamental mechanics are cribbed straight from Grand Theft Auto, its combat is a sharp take on Arkham Asylum's brutal ballet of kicks and punches, and its story is pulled from the likes of Infernal Affairs and City On Fire. But despite being laboured with such lofty aspirations, Sleeping Dogs surprisingly avoids bargain bin knock-off territory and comes across as a sterling love letter to Hong Kong action cinema of the late 1980s.
The pulp narrative concerns undercover cop Wei Shen, who is tasked with infiltrating the local Triads in a bid to tackle their citywide criminal activity in Hong Kong. Inevitably, as he becomes embroiled in the underworld, he begins to question his allegiances and ponders whether to remain loyal to the police force or his newfound felonious surroundings.
More than Wei, Hong Kong is the real star here, a sprawling neon-lit urban jungle populated with a multitude of gameplay avenues to explore. It's not a perfect facsimile, but the streets are brimming with cars to boost, illicit activities to partake in and gangbangers to tussle with.
Firearms in the game are sparse and run out of ammo quickly, so combat instead focuses on hand-to-hand melee martial arts to subdue foes. Taking cue from Assassin's Creed and Arkham Asylum's simplistic block-and-counter mechanics, it's a robust and hugely engaging system that transforms any back-alley brawl into an instant highlight. There are also a series of grisly environmental executions that involve fans, circular saws and sizzling hotplates that prove intensely gratifying but rub with the protagonist's moral values.
It's by no means a seamless blend of ideas, but Sleeping Dogs balances each gameplay and story facet to such exquisite ends that its easy to ignore such quibbles. A thrill from start to finish – think of it as Grand Theft Auto directed by John Woo.

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Poets & Writers Directory ›
Marilyn Nelson
c/o Miyako Hannan Blue Flower Arts
Millbrook, NY 12545
miyako@blueflowerarts.com
marilyn-nelson.com
Marilyn Nelson is the author or translator of seventeen poetry books, among them The Fields Of Praise: New And Selected Poems, which won the 1998 Poets' Prize, Carver: A Life In Poems, which won the 2001 Boston Globe/Hornbook Award and the Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, and Fortune's Bones, which was a Coretta Scott King Award.
Publications & Prizes
Anthologies:
Poulin & Walters, ed. Contemporary American Poetry (Houghton Mifflin, 2005)
Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep (Little, Brown & Co., 1994)
In Search of Color Everywhere (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1994)
A Wreath for Emmett Till (Houghton Mifflin, 2005)
Fortunes Bones: The Manumission Requiem (Front Street Publications, 2005)
The Cachoeira Tales and Other Poems (Louisiana State University Press, 2005)
Kenyon Review
Southern Review
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Q: blob trigger azure function invoke a rest api Hi I'm having this scenario:

User Upload a file to a blob storage account -> Azure function picks
it up -> Call a rest api to perform some actions with the date inside
the excel.

The azure function has a system assigned identity and both, the rest api and the function, resides inside the same resource group. The rest api is built using Azure app services.
I'm not sure on how to authenticate the Function app to call the REST api, is there any example on how should I proceed with authentication between Function App and REST api using Azure AD or system managed identity?
Is there another way of achieving this scenario that I'm not seeing?

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You can proceed with the authentication between the Function App and the Rest API by using Azure Active Directory as authentication provider. You have the option of creating a new app registration automatically or using an already registered registration.
This link shows how to set up Azure App Service or Azure Functions authentication so that your app uses the Microsoft identity platform as the authentication provider.


Okay just two more days for Pravan's birthday. Today I made a list of everything that needed to get done and decided to tackle a few items. I had a few returns and with the store credit Pravan was able to get two more transformers. He was thrilled about that but he won't get it until Wednesday. I am busy sewing loot bags for the party. Pravan loves to help me get things done when it is for him. I was impressed that he wanted to sew with me. I told him that talking while sewing was just as dangerous as drinking and driving. I also taught him how hard to push on the pedal to control the speed of the machine. He reminded me that there was a pedal just like that in the car and he learned it was called an accelerator. He also learned that he needed to keep his eye on the needle at all times to make sure his fingers did not get sewn. It was so adorable and extremely nerve wrecking to watch him. This was the second time he helped me sew and he likes it. I am not sure if he should enjoy sewing. It would be great when Priyasha shows me such interests. This afternoon we had his friend Dylan over and his sister Raya as well. Raya is six months older than Priyasha and all four kids play great together. I will post some sewing pictures later tonight. Until then take care. If you need help with a transformer party let me know. I have lots of ideas.


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Clausewitz
Philosopher of War
Raymond Aron
June 1, 2023 Forthcoming by Routledge
Published December 20, 2021 by Routledge
Published February 16, 2022 by Routledge
Clausewitz: Philosopher of War
In this edition, originally published in 1983, the late Professor Raymond Aron, one of France's most distinguished social scientists, presented a major re-evaluation of Carl von Clausewitz, 'the genius of war'. He sees in Clausewitz a political philosopher of major importance, whose impact and significance permeate many facets of modern society. Yet Clausewitz's reputation was entirely posthumous, for his great work, On War, was published after his death, and in his lifetime he achieved only a limited reputation as a military thinker and planner. Even today he is more often quoted than closely read.
Aron begins by elucidating the complexity of Clausewitz's thought and by describing his main ideas. He gives an account of the successive phases in the development of On War, and traces the different interpretations of Clausewitz's doctrine in Germany, in France and in Soviet Russia. Finally, Aron analyses many aspects of the present world using the concepts of Clausewitz, and is therefore able to examine such modern phenomena as the theory of the nuclear deterrent and 'total war' in Clausewitzian terms.
This is a book of piercing insights by a writer of world-wide reputation, who used the Clausewitz world-view as a means of political analysis. It is thus still of great importance and interest to contemporary historians and to all who are concerned with military and political affairs.
Preface. Introduction to Parts I, II and III: On the Interpretation of History. Part I: From Writer to Writings 1. The Life of Clausewitz 2. The Formation of Thought (1804–30) 3. The Final Synthesis and the Strategic Debate Part II: The Dialectic 4. The Means and the Ends 5. The Moral and The Physical 6. Defence and Attack Part III: The Theoretical Scheme 7. The Art of War 8. Theory and History 9. From Theory to Doctrine. Introduction to Parts IV and V Part IV: Defender or Prosecutor? 10. Annihilation and Attrition 11. The Meeting of Two Revolutions 12. Arming the People Part V: The Nuclear Age: The Gamble of Reason 13. The 'Deterrence Cheque' 14. 'War is a Chameleon' 15. Policy or the Expression of the Spirit of the State. Epilogue: Goodbye to Arms, or the Great Illusion. Index.
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Consignment shopping. Do you do it? It's my experience that you either do it, or you know nothing about it. Because once you try it, you'll be hooked.
When my kids were little and I was buying all that big stuff – highchairs, pack and plays, exersaucers – I didn't know about consignment sales. Oh, the money I would have saved! I think my youngest, my son, was about 5 when I discovered Just Between Friends. And I've never NOT gone since.
Just Between Friends sales are found all over the country (find your local one here), and mine is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This is where I consign, and this is where I shop.
If you're not familiar with JBF, listen up because I'm gonna school you. Think these sales are like a giant yard sale or flea market? Not even close. They are huge, amazing, well-organized, and the deals are (to borrow some of my kids' language) LIT.
I've got a 10yo boy who wants to live in Under Armour, and a 13yo girl who is in junior sizes and isn't about to sacrifice fashion at this stage of her middle school career. I outfit both of them at JBF, and they love the deals I bring home.
Here's why I shop consignment, and why you should be doing it too.
Save Money: Items at JBF are typically 50-90% of retail. I mentioned the boy with his Under Armour addiction. I like that brand too, but it's pricey. I can get him t-shirts for under $5 that are in great condition. That means I can get him 5 of them instead of one of them. This equals one happy boy.
My kids are older so I'm not shopping for toys and infant items (but if you are you'll save a TON here). I shop for clothing, shoes, and books. Books are a huge savings at JBF and my daughter in particular is a voracious reader so we buy a lot for $1-$2 each!
Save Time: JBF is one-stop shopping. Instead of schlepping to 5 different stores to find the things my kids want and need, I can go to one place for shoes, clothing, LEGOS, video games, books, and more. Get 'er done, and get on with my day. I love being able to cross everything off my list for their seasonal wardrobes in one shot.
Best Selection: All of the brands are in one place, so I don't need to go to one store for my daughter and another one for my son. There's a large variety of brands and styles available, so the same place I get a jean jacket for my daughter can be the same place I get soccer cleats for my son. Literally hundreds of families consign at JBF, and they all bring in different items for shoppers to choose from.
Helping Other Local Families: JBF truly embraces the whole 'shop local' mentality. These are community based events organized by a local mom, and staffed by the moms that are selling at the sale. They provide a place for families to earn some money by selling their gently used items, and they provide a place for families to provide for their children without breaking the bank. You are contributing to your community when you shop at JBF, and that feels pretty darn good.
Meeting Mom Friends: An event run by moms gives you lots of opportunity to meet some new friends. These are the people in your neighborhood, as they say on Sesame Street, and they are moms just like us: making it happen for their kiddos! I love meeting them as I shop (and as a consignor and team member, you get to meet even more fun local moms!). JBF is really a community and it's a joy to be part of.
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Have your first look at Ben Whishaw's Q and Javier Bardem's Raoul Silva, one of the most terrifying villains we have seen in Bond's films, with the release of the first theatrical trailer for Skyfall.
Just last Friday, the world witnessed Danny Boyle's eccentric yet utterly breathtaking Olympic Opening Ceremony in London and one particularly entertaining spot would be the appearance of Agent 007, James Bond himself (Daniel Craig) in the short film, "Happy and Glorious", directed by Boyle. Anyway, who else can get the chance of a lifetime to jump out of the helicopter with Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II?
Following the high profile appearance, the marketing engine of Sony Pictures Entertainment is making full use of the publicity by releasing the first full trailers both domestically and globally (yes, they are noticeably different with the International trailer slightly edging out for its highlights on Javier Bardem's Raoul Silva).
We have had our first teaser of the film back in May, but now you have a better grasp of Sam Mendes' touch of the legendary spy thanks to these clips. Hit the jump to check both trailers.
First, the US Domestic Trailer.
The TV spot released to coincide with the Olympic Opening Ceremony.
And here are some of the official images released thus far.
Starring Daniel Craig, Ben Whishaw, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, and Judi Dench reprising her role as M, Skyfall is set to première in London on 26 October to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the entire Bond film series.


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"Station Eleven", authored by Canadian writer, Emily St. John Mandel is a truly inspiring piece of fiction, one that transcends time, space and the human spirit.
The story begins in downtown Toronto, in the midst of the tumultuous life of famous stage and screen actor, Arthur Leander. Little do we know that his personal tragedy which occurs that first night was merely a harbinger of even greater devastation to come.
"Station" is the post-apocalyptic tale of lives loosely associated through and around the larger than life Leander, some who were dealt the hand of survival by mere chance during the last hours of modern civilization and also unfortunate lives of those who did not.
Mandel has done a superb job building this tale, especially in capturing the essence of each primary character, what motivates them and what defines them as individuals in a society that is about to come crashing down upon them.
Mandel's descriptions and beautiful prose are a joy to read, often provoking thought that embraces the human experience and takes the reader beyond the telling of this story.
She did a superb job at juggling the "before and after" of the characters whose experiences shape this tale of survival, not just of the collapse, but of our modern day struggles as well that quickly become so incredibly insignificant in the blink of an eye.
Her writing style is elegant but not overly esoteric so that this novel will be enjoyed by a wide variety of readers. Although this novel is categorized as post-apocalyptic fiction, it will also satisfy those of you who wish to be moved by the human experience and the limits of our psychology.
Mandel weaves through the past and present seamless and always at the appropriate times when such context is required to keep the story moving forward logically and then tying off each experience in a cascade of mini climaxes rather than one major finale. This is simply a wonderful and tale that flows at the right pace and is beautifully written.
I fully recommend our followers to pick up "Station Eleven" and go on this journey. I enjoyed it thoroughly and although I read through it quickly, part of me wishes it lasted just a bit longer.
If you enjoyed Station Eleven Book Review, please buy book here or listen to it for free with Amazon Audible trial.
A post-apocalyptic tale; hasn't this been over done?
I hope it's a least a page turner if you say it's a good read.
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Who doesn't like a post-apocalyptic tale? The book is a good read so no it hasn't been over done. It's not a zombie book and does not resemble The Walking Dead in any form.
Station Eleven has intrigued me. Is this a zombie type book?
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The story is post apocalypse and the world is ravaged by a virus but there are no zombies. It's not The Walking Dead!
I looked at your website page and really enjoyed the layout and the reviews. You have reviews on all sort of genres which makes it very appealing to me.
I love books. My only problem is that I do not have time (or I am not making time to read to put it that way).
I liked that Station Eleven is offered in two forms: read and audio. That is great as I am always busy and would do better with an audio book.
The free book on amazon audible trial is a great way to get started and start reading again.
thanks for stopping by and checking out our site and my book review on Station Eleven.
Most of our readers prefer paper books, however for convenience some prefer ebooks or audio books. Whatever you prefer it is a great way to read and make the most of your time.
An audio book in the car is a great way to enjoy a book whilst driving to work.
Let us know if you find Station Eleven to your liking!
Thank you for sharing Station Eleven book review and sharing your thoughts on the novel.
I have never read any of Mandel's work before but sounds like she's a fantastic read. I love these post and pre apocalyptic tales. Are her other works of similar genre?
Station Eleven sounds like it will make a great movie! I wonder who would make the leading role?
thanks for stopping by and comment on my review.
I have only read Mandel's Station Eleven, although she is author to Last Night in Montreal (2009), The Singer's gun (2010) and the Lola Quarter (2012). Each of these books have different story lines so I don't think they are similar.
I am a big fan of Brad Pitt and think he's a very talented actor so I would choose him for the leading role.
Not only do I like post apocalyptic stories, but I also live very close to Toronto. I love survival stories and this one seems like a subtle kind not the kind with lots of horror and gore.
Thanks for sharing. I'm definitely putting this book on my list.
Mandel was born and raised on the Denman's Island in British Columbia, Canada and then went to study in Toronto for a stint.
I do think you will enjoy this book immensely since this sounds like your genre. There is not any horror or gore but there is some violence.
Do let me know if you like it.
This book seems like something I would greatly enjoy. I am glad it has nothing to do romance as I find those boring.
This review makes me believe that this book is captivating and not boring, but filled with a lot of mystery of the mind and soul. Is it a soul searching book?
There's no romance and the book is not soul searching so you should be okay reading this book if that sort of thing doesn't interest you.
I am not much of a reader as I would like, I am more a musician and one thing is sure though – This book sounds fascinating and you have done a really good job here in getting me interested!
This short review of Station Eleven was covered in an insightful way, and I am sure people who are looking for it will be happy when they will find this book review.
Thanks for reading the Station Eleven book review and leaving a comment.
It is a good book to read and I hope you enjoy it!


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Bekirovic / Hondius / Castro / Olafsson / Potrc
04. Jun 2004 08. Aug 2004
DE APPEL ARTS CENTRE Amsterdam
De Appel | Schipluidenlaan 12D4
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Sema Bekirovic, Castro / Olafsson, Juul Hondius, Marjetica Potrc
1rst floor (solo): Marjetica Potrc: Urban Growings (4 June - 8 August 2004) 'I believe that the human body is embedded in one of the most enduring languages we have, the language of architecture.' (Marjetica Potrc) The Slovenian artist Marjetica Potrc (born 1953, Ljubljana), originally trained as an architect, is known for her 'case studies' of improvised buildings all over the world. Using analytical drawings and self-constructed buildings, Potrc shows how local inhabitants realise solutions that sometimes function better than the plans originating from the urban developer's drawing board. The projects by Potrc are intended to suggest concrete possibilities for improving the relation between the individual and society. Her projects have strong social, political and ecological dimensions. Caracas: House with Extended Territory was created during a six months stay in Venezuela where she worked together with other artists, architects and urban planners on the interdisciplinary Caracas Case Project, which examined the unregulated and fast-growing urban structures in the shanty towns (barrios) of Caracas. In her solo exhibition in De Appel, she is showing different versions of inventive do-it-yourself buildings. Caracas: House with Extended Territory is based on two elementary notions: demarcation and protection, both very important in this poverty-striken area. The house is constructed from corrugated panels, concrete blocks and beer crates and is equipped with solar energy and a water tank. The inhabitant can thus make use of his own water and energy supply. A dish antenna gives access to a widespread communication network. The striking colour of the walls in combination with the balustrade has a protective as well as a decorative function, in a part of the city where life can be particularly hard and dreary. Ljubljana under a Common Roof refers to a project made for Ljubljana by the architect Joze Plecnik (1872-1957), whose artistic vision, starting in the mid-1920's, transformed Ljubljana into a great city. In his architectural practice, Plecnik combined functionalism with classical and the Renaissance architecture. The proposal he submitted in 1944 to build a construction, under which the local population could settle and make use of general facilities, was never realised. Potrc has translated this more or less social initiative, launched at the time by the city of Ljubljana, into a roof of corrugated panels with a small colourful wooden house underneath. Similar open structures can be seen nowadays in Johannesburg and in many cities in South America. In addition to the constructions, Potrc is showing new drawings inspired by environmental planning, power supplies, communication and infrastructure. The new series Islands, which she developed after various visits to IJburg as well as Wanting Water deals with water as a basic human need. Marjetica Potrc lives and works in Ljubljana. She has exhibited frequently in the United States and Europe. In 2003 her work was shown at the Biennales of Venice and Istanbul. Other exhibitions include: the Palm Beach Institute for Contemporary Art Florida, Urgent Architecture, 2003; Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin, Caracas: House with Extended Territory, 2003. This is her first solo exhibition in the Netherlands. 2nd floor: Sema Bekirovic : Promis / Juul Hondius: Harmless (4 June - 1 July 2004) The photographs that Sema Bekirovic (1977, Amsterdam) is showing in De Appel were made in the People's Republic of China. Bekirovic is interested in places that in a certain way seem to lie between two worlds. In Promis she photographed the area around the controversial 'Three Gorges' project, originally intended to generate electricity for Shanghai. The creation of the 600 kilometre long reservoir involved the forced removal of more than 1.3 million people. China is currently undergoing an enormous and rapid struggle to catch up economically. The country is giving investors and companies wanting to establish themselves there a free hand and supplying them with a cheap labour force. As the countryside empties the cities grow explosively. This is precisely what Bekirovic has managed to document in her two series of photographs. In the first series we see images of new buildings incorporating elements from traditional Chinese and Western architecture. The shell is there but the houses are unfinished. They seem to be waiting for future inhabitants who have not yet checked in. This image is reinforced even more in the second series of photographs depicting the current situation in the form of building excavations and the future projected into billboards. This Communist country is developing at a furious rate. Capitalism is bringing drastic changes, but for the great majority of the Chinese population the dreams are far from reality. They have to live on the heaps of rubble created by the excavators. Sema Bekirovic lives and works in Amsterdam. Her work was shown in Gespot, 2003, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, and Identified, Galerie Van Zoetendaal, Amsterdam, 2003. She graduated from the Rietveld Academy in 2002. The large glossy photographs that Juul Hondius (1970, Enschede) made in the past are perfectly stylised scenes with an oppressive psychological atmosphere. The works are initially reminiscent of recognisable media images: a man in the water, women with a child waiting in the rear of a truck, people walking along the side of the road. But Hondius stages these visual cliches of reality, constructing deceptively real situations. Every detail is carefully determined, nothing is left to chance. The extras, the location and the attributes are precisely cast for these compositions in which man plays the main role. Besides a journalistic picture editing, Hondius uses elements from advertising photography which dishes up a perfect, safe and well-organised world. Rather than mislead, Hondius wants to confront the viewer with ingrained habits of viewing and to show that reality and imagination are sometimes difficult to keep apart. For De Appel, Hondius is showing a new series of photographs made during an unbroken period travelling through different parts of the world. Much of this time was spent in planes, trains, boats and busses, where he photographed his fellow passengers, resulting in photographs of people in transit. What we mainly notice in these photographs is the isolated world that the traveller finds himself during his journey. Through the unequivocal way he treats light, certain characteristics of place and time disappear, with the result that images become exchangeable. In making this subtle intervention the artist demonstrates that travelling is a universal fact. Juul Hondius lives and works in Amsterdam. Among the places he has exhibited are Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam, FACTION, 2003; Musée des Beaux Arts, Nantes, Multiples objets du désir, 2002; Huis Marseille, Amsterdam, Keuze uit de collectie, 2002; Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Life in a Glass House, 2002. Juul Hondius was awarded the incentive prize from the Amsterdam Art Fund in 2002 and the Charlotte Kölher Prize in 2003. 2nd floor: Libia Pérez de Siles de Castro & Ólafur Árni Ólafsson: Wir wünschen Ihnen einen angenehmen Aufenthalt (9 July - 8 August 2004) The work of the artist couple Libia Pérez de Siles de Castro (born 1970 in Málaga) and Ólafur Árni Ólafsson (born 1973 in Reykjavík) is always on the move. Taking elements from earlier projects with them to the next place, they once again enter into a relation with the current surroundings. During July and August, Castro and Ólafsson are the guests of De Appel where they will have the entire second floor at their disposal. The installation threads its way through different spaces and includes sound recordings of migrants and refugees telling stories about their reception in the Netherlands, about their journey here and their search for a land where they would have a future. The works are a remix of images and stories from Castro and Ólafsson's ongoing research into the influence and consequences that social and political agreements have on life. This results in often playful and critical works emerging from found images, appliances and archaic building materials. Libia Pérez de Siles de Castro and Ólafur Árni Ólafsson live and work in Rotterdam. Among the places they have exhibited are: Art together with life, Havana Biennial, Cuba, 2003; 20 minus minutes, Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul, 2003; Un elemento más, Alternativa Siglo 21, Málaga, 2002; Sjálfbaer tróun / Sustainable development, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, 2001; Proeftuin, CBK Dordrecht, 2000.
Marjetica Potrc: Urban Growings
Sema Bekirovic : Promis
Juul Hondius: Harmless
Castro / Olafsson: Wir wünschen Ihnen einen angenehmen Aufenthalt


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As Jamie Belinne, Assistant Dean, Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, concludes her second term as President of the MBA CSEA Board of Directors, we wanted to take this time to thank her and reflect on her service and contributions.
"Jamie is one of the most dedicated MBA CSEA volunteers I've met. She truly cares about the organization in a way that you will never really appreciate until you work closely with her. To have been a part of founding the organization over 20 years ago, and to now be the President is truly a remarkable legacy."
Jamie, we appreciate everything you have done for the organization and look forward to your continued service.


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Statin induced regression of cardiomyopathy trial: A randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind trial p. 129
Ahmad Hersi, J Peter Giannoccaro, Andrew Howarth, Derek Exner, Sarah Weeks, Ingo Eitel, R Cameron Herman, Henry Duff, Debbie Ritchie, Maureen Mcrae, Robert Sheldon
Background: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), characterized by a thickened, fibrotic myocardium, remains the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young adults. Based on animal and clinical data, we hypothesized that atorvastatin would induce left ventricular (LV) mass regression. Methods: Statin Induced Regression of Cardiomyopathy Trial (SIRCAT) was a randomized, placebo-controlled study. The primary endpoint was change in LV mass measured by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging 12 months after treatment with once-daily atorvastatin 80 mg or placebo. A key secondary endpoint was diastolic dysfunction measured echocardiographically by transmitral flow velocities. SIRCAT is registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT00317967). Results: Of 222 screened patients, 22 were randomized evenly to atorvastatin and placebo. The mean age was 47 ± 10 years, and 15 (68%) were male. All subjects completed the protocol. At baseline, LV masses were 197 ± 76 g and 205 ± 82 g in the placebo and atorvastatin groups, respectively. After 12 months treatment, the LV masses in the placebo and atorvastatin groups were 196 ± 80 versus 206 ± 92 g (P = 0.80), respectively. Echocardiographic indices were not different in the two groups at baseline. After 12 months, diastolic dysfunction as assessed using transmitral flow velocities E/E', A/A', and peak systolic mitral velocity showed no benefit from atorvastatin. Conclusions: In patients with HCM, atorvastatin did not cause LV mass regression or improvements in LV diastolic function.
Clinical profile and management of poisoning with suicide tree: An observational study p. 136
M Suraj Menon, Prasantha Kumar, CI Jayachandran
Introduction: The clinical features, management, and the associations of dosage in poisoning with the cardiotoxic plant Cerbera odollam (suicide tree), responsible for more than half of plant poisoning deaths in the South Indian State of Kerala alone, have not been evaluated. There are only few studies on its clinical features and none on the usage of cardiac pacing in its management, given its rarity in the Western world. We depend on data for similar toxins to form our management protocols. Aims: Our aim was to describe the clinical features of C. odollam poisoning, dosage, and its relations to clinical features and pacemaker initiation therapy and to study the characteristics of temporary pacemaker therapy in its management. Subjects and Methods: This study was conducted in fifty consecutive cases who presented with a history of C. odollam poisoning from whom clinical data were obtained. Cases initiated on temporary cardiac pacemaker therapy due to the toxin effects were also studied. Effect of dosage on various clinical manifestations and pacing was analyzed. Results: All cases were due to suicidal ingestion. Vomiting (54%), thrombocytopenia (50%), and sinus bradycardia (32%) were the most common features. The need for cardiac pacing had a significant association with dosage in kernels ingested (P < 0.05) and with thrombocytopenia (P < 0.05). There was no association between hyperkalemia and death. Thirty-six percent of cases had to be paced, of which 16% died. In-hospital mortality of odollam poisoning was 12%. Conclusions: C. odollam poisoning cases merit monitoring and treatment in Intensive Care Unit with facilities for electrocardiographic monitoring and temporary cardiac pacing. The clinical features and the factors associated with mortality are different from other cardiac glycosides.
Graft compression by drain tube p. 140
Monish S Raut, Arvind Verma, Mayank Agarwal, Arun Maheshwari
Hemodynamic compromise immediately after chest closure can be potentially fatal event. Such condition warrants urgent reopening of sternum. In the present case, we discover An uncommon cause of unstable hemodynamics.
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Uhl's anomaly: A rare case of portal hypertension p. 142
Rakesh Agarwal, Rajarshi Datta, Manjari Saha, Nirmalendu Sarkar
Uhl's anomaly is a rare congenital heart disease characterized by partial or complete absence of the right ventricular myocardium and high early mortality rates. We describe a case of Uhl's anomaly in a 27-year-old young male patient presenting with portal hypertension and esophageal varices. In this article, we review the literature associated with this condition and highlight a rare presentation of a rare disease. This report adds to our current knowledge of this exceedingly rare disorder.
Intracardiac penetrating injury with right femoral artery embolism due to blast injury p. 146
Ahmed Abdulaziz Abuzaid, Thamer Al-Abbasi, Zaid Arekat
Embolization due to blast injury with projectiles entering the bloodstream from the heart is a rare event that is unlikely to be suspected during the initial assessment of trauma patients. We report a case in which a missile penetrating the heart chambers managed to embolize and occlude the right common femoral artery. This was successfully managed by means of a multidisciplinary approach that included exploration, cardiorrhaphy, and embolectomy.
Early diagnosis of penetrating cardiac and pleural injury by extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma p. 151
KP Singaravelu, Rama Prakasha Saya, Vinay R Pandit
In India, stab injury is not uncommon, but identifying potential life threatening conditions in the emergency room (ER) and initiating prompt treatment are challenging. This is a case report of a young patient who presented to the ER with assault injury to the chest and shock; timely extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma helped to fast-track the patient to the operating room. A brief review of diagnosis and management of penetrating cardiac injury is presented herewith.
Abnormal color flow signal traversing the myocardial wall: Not everything is what it appears to be p. 154
Kathy Edelman, Angel López-Candales
A case of a patient presenting with an acute myocardial infarction is presented. A transthoracic echocardiographic examination revealed an abnormal color flow signal that traversed the myocardial wall from a large inferior aneurysm and initially considered to be a ventricular septal defect. However, further echocardiographic manipulation utilizing modified views along with sequential injections of both agitated saline and Definity® proved very useful to identify a pseudoaneurysm. There was no further need for any other diagnostic test, and the patient was treated surgically, undergoing successful repair of the pseudoaneurysm as well as coronary artery bypass grafting of the left coronary artery.
Treatment of distal left anterior descending artery perforation with fat embolization p. 159
Galal Ahmed Abushahba, Salem Abujalala, Mehmood S Butt
Coronary perforation is a potentially fatal complication during percutaneous coronary intervention . Reports have shown that it occurs in 0.2 to 0.6% of all patients undergoing the procedures. Although the frequency of coronary perforation is low, it is a serious and potentially life-threatening situation that warrants prompt recognition and management. Here we present a case of distal coronary perforation, and review the management of coronary perforation in the current practice.
Superior vena cava syndrome-like phenomenon on vascular access p. 164
Akihito Tanaka, Yuichi Ito
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I have been using Apple Watch for 90 days. Why I know it's 90 days? We'll get to that later. There have been some surprises, but generally speaking, it has exceeded my expectations. I do not want to be without it.
One of the things that have changed very quickly was my watchface. At first I added four 'complications': battery status, outside temperature, activity tracking and stop watch. Then I quickly found out that I needed neither one. Battery is not a problem, outside temperature is not that important, activities let me know when I reach them and a stop watch? Yeah, right. So I chose a very simple watchface shown to the left above. The other one is the watch face when I am traveling. It shows my home time zone (Ute), the temperature (in the US you can hardly ever know because it's always freezing inside) and my next appointment. I also put numbers on the watch face so I am not messing with am/pm time notation.
I use one third party app on the watch. Just one. That's Outlook. It just works very well. That of course means I also use Outlook on the iPhone. Again, a very decent app. The only surprising thing is that its calendar does not obey the 24h time format I set on the iPhone.
Most of my interaction between Watch and me happens in glances. Glances are panels below the watchface. Swipe up and you get to the last used glance. As you can see, I am only using seven: Settings, Now Playing, Heartbeat, Activty, Outlook, Weather and Battery. The Battery glance is the only place you can see how much juice is left in the battery, and frankly, you don't need to know. Just charge Watch at night for an hour. For me it lasts two days. The Settings glance lets you set Flight Mode, Do Not Disturb and Silence. And you can ping your phone. It will make a sonar sound so you can find out where you left it.
My favorite preinstalled app is Activity. You know that since I have been going on and on about it. It's simply the best activity tracker I have seen so far. And I have seen a few.
I have not missed a single day without achieving all three goals. And since I get a Longest Move Streak award every single day, I know that I have been wearing Apple Watch for 90 days. The move streak is actually quite longer. The last time I did not meet my move goal was last October, and that's more than 300 days ago.
Notifications is the other big use case. I have tailored my notifications quite well, so the watch does not interrupt my flow. That's very personal. Some people will want to know about each and every email they get, every new follower, etc. But Watch makes it quite easy. Every time you receive a notification where you think 'ah, I did not need to know this right now' you just go ahead and tune your notifications. After a few days you will have it all sorted out.
The one thing that I am not really using at all is the friends button under the digital crown. There is a simple reason: I use Siri instead. It has become quite natural to tell the watch what to do. 'Set an alarm for 7:30'. Boom. Done. 'Set timer to 10 minutes'. Boom. Done. Yes, you can do that on your phone. But that is not attached to you. Or it may be attached to you, but not to me. Speaking of which, I often answer the phone from Apple Watch. And that works way better than I expected. I don't really know how it does it (I assume Wifi), but I can be quite far away from the iPhone and still answer it. Talking to your watch feels a bit funny at first, but then becomes very convenient.
I am very much looking forward to watchOS 2. There will be more and better apps once the SDK becomes available.
My son wants one (I bought one two months ago).
I'll wait out the new, the new for my (wifi, fully submersible, etc, etc) and the old one for my son.
Martin, you could be waiting for a long time.
Thanks for the detailed review. I have had mine for several months, too, and like it. I'm curious if Apple can make it work where I can leave my phone at home and still: get calls, send & receive texts, check calendar and do maps. To me, that is a big deal since it will help address the addicted-to-phone syndrome. Can leave the phone in the car or even at home, enjoy dinner and know I can be reached if the babysitter calls.
Any issues with damp finger presses? I find it doesn't consistently recognize button taps if my hand is damp/sweaty. Which is an issue when I'm trying to say I'm done with my workout.
Seth, Watch has to connect somehow. The current options are Bluetooth and Wifi, actually combined. If you wanted to leave your phone at home, you would need something like LTE to connect. That is too expensive in terms of battery today. This might change. Actually I believe a future watch will have that capability.
Replacing addicted-to-phone with addicted-to-watch does not solve anything though.
Damp finger presses? I have not noticed these issues. Hands are usually dry when I touch the watch. Just licked my finger and it does not seem to make a difference.
Have had my watch for three weeks now and still not sure I consider it worth the money. In terms of apps / new or more efficient way to do things I am not wowed so far. One thing I really like is setting timers on the watch via Siri, but that alone is hardly worth the money. I am hoping that OS 2 and native 3rd party apps will change the picture here.
The main feature I bought the watch for is activity tracking, and there I am not happy so far. My main issue is that my iPhone and the watch disagree on distance tracked. I will start tracking with Runtastic on the phone and the Workout app on the phone, and on a 11km walk with the baby jogger I will get about 1km difference between the two, with the watch tracking the smaller distance.
The difference emerges when I enter the woods. In the clear both devices track exactly the same distance. But when foliage covers the sky the difference starts to mount, with the watch tracking much less distance than the phone. I very strongly suspect that it is the watch / the Activity app that is at fault here, based on subjective assessment of distance walked, but also based on long tracking history with the phone that has been producing consistent results (ie same distance clocked at exactly same waypoints).
I haven't fully figured out what's behind this. It suspect it has to do with weak GPS signal, but since both phone and watch use the same sensor that shouldn't make a difference. Maybe the watch / Activity app switches to counting steps and estimating distance when GPS gets weak. If that is the case the baby jogger might play a role, too, as holding on to the bar of the jogger can confuse the tracker and lead to too few steps counted (I had that issue when I switched from UP24, which counted steps well in that scenario, to UP2, which apparently had different correction algorithm and counted way too few steps with baby jogger).
Haven't had the opportunity to test my hypothesis by walking my usual route without the jogger. Might be a very special usage scenario and hence no issue for most other people. But it is my usage scenario, of course, so matters massively to me.
Bought Apple watch sport band black. Used it for abt. two weeks, every day, but not at night. Liked the design, high quality of material etc. and most of the apps. But I found it too small for my fingers, despite zoom function. I needed my reading glasses mostly.
And as I did not wear any wrist watches for many years (decades ...), I just could not get used to the "Apple feeling" on my wrist, either left or right. I found the weight too heavy, and didn't like the sweat under the band when walking. And - last but not least - there's a feeling of "Protzomat" ;-) I couldn't stand.
Less is more, so I stay with my rather new iPhone 6 plus, which I am very happy with. Just to mention: Replaced the iPad 2.
Well, just a different experience. Would be interested to know who returned the Apple watch as well. BTW: return & money back was no hassle at all. Perfect customer service.
GPS coverage is the problem here. When GPS signal gets weak, location starts jumping around. That leads to a much longer track if you simply measure distances between points tracked. This is where you need to smooth out the track. Different algorithms come to play so even with the same data, you get to different results. The watch needs accelerometer data. If you hold your hands still, you start making life more difficult for the watch.
One thing the watch does is to calibrate your stride by relating GPS tracks with steps walked. That is why Apple recommends calibrating the watch with the Workout app in good GPS conditions.
The benefit of Activity is that it does not only measure steps. it also makes you exercise and prevents you from sitting all day.
I never had the expectation that Apple Watch changes big things. And it does not. It's the little things that make the difference. Lots of little things.
you are using Runtastic and the Workout app simultaniously?
I do the same withe Nike+ and from my observations it seems that if you do so only Runtastic/Nike+ uses GPS. The workout app most probably switches to counting steps.
Using the workout app without another app running gets correct GPS results again.
For me it doesn't have anything to do with clear sky or the woods. Just with distance. While after the first km they are still on par the difference increases slowly with every kilometer (some of my running tracks are no woods at all).
The good news: Since I use iOS9 public beta the difference got much smaller. Still a difference but I saw the same approx. 1km on 10km difference before wich now went down to about 400m on 10km.
Still wondering why results improved by updating the iPhone but not the watchOS. But after reading Volker's post I think the watch may not relate totally on steps but occasionally still use GPS while using another app. Maybe the either increased the algorithm and/or poll GPS more often now.


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These sparkling blue sugar cookies are naturally colored with homemade natural blue food coloring!
Make powdered sugar icing: Stir together some tablespoons powdered sugar and some teaspoons hot water. Ice the cookies.
Then dip the cookies into the natural blue sugar sprinkles.
Fun frozen blue cookies all naturally colored!
The blue sprinkled cookies were day 5 of my Advent calendar.
I'll share the recipe for the all-natural blue snowflake cookies in the next days!
Oh Wow! It's amazing that the blue food colour is from red cabbage. It's so good to know a colouring is natural and they look so pretty too!
I'm really interested to read this – I'm planning a blog post about natural food colourings soon so I'll be trying out your cabbage colouring!
Thanks, Mandy! 🙂 I'm glad it's helpful!
These are gorgeous and what a fun method! My grandchildren would love to make these with me!
Thanks for sharing this at Fiesta Friday!
It always amazes me that you get blue coloring from red cabbage! Thanks for sharing with SYC. I'm sure it's not intentional, but I'm not seeing a link back to the party.
Thanks Jann! There's a link back to the party on my link party page!
Lina, I must get some red cabbage and try this. I haven't made any colored icings in years because I just can't stand the idea of artificial food coloring.
Lina, That makes such a lovely color. The cookies look wonderful. I will check back for more info. Sylvia D.
These are so pretty and also happen to be my daughter's favorite color. I'll share them with her I know she will want to make them.
Thanks, Mary! 🙂 Let me know how she likes them when she makes them.
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I did not know this! The cookies are beautiful, I just love the shade of blue that they are.
I love coloring things with cabbage, but I always do savory things. Sweets are a great idea!
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What a great shade of blue. Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet.
What a pretty blue! I will absolutely have a try and make some blue food coloring. It looks so festive on the cookies, what a treat!
Thanks, Petra! 🙂 Let me know how it goes!