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Q: Access Query Criteria To Be Left Blank Using a Form I have a database filled with projects for my company and relevant information for those projects. One of which is the "account manager" for the project.
I've made a form with a combobox named cboAccountManager where the user can filter project information by choosing one of the account managers. I've linked this to a query (& from that a report) where the criteria under "account manager" is [Forms].["Form Name"].[cboAccountManager] and this works fine.
I'd like to set it up where if the combobox in the form is left blank all projects are shown for every "account manager". Currently if it is left blank no projects are shown.
I tried using an IIF statement where if [Forms].["Form Name"].[cboAccountManager] = "", statements such as: Like "*", "*", "" were used to force the query to show all the results but it always comes back with no results. Any ideas please? Thanks!

A: try something like the following:
Like [forms]!["Form Name"]![CboAccountManager] & "*"


After the main game shipped we began work on the DLC for the season Pass. I ended up being the main Artist in the Ra's Al Ghul Story mission. This was a blast to work on, he is a great character and due to a scheduling quirk, I also took the lead on early design work on the mission before a designer could be allocated later down the road. This was a great opportunity and allowed me to create the initial mission flow, some of the puzzles, and liaise with story/cinematics a lot more heavily than before. Later on, a very talented designer joined me and we were in a position to tweak and polish as much as we needed. The degree of autonomy I had at the start, and then the strong collaborative environment towards the end made this a very rewarding experience.
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Det elektriske Pengeskab er en dansk stumfilm fra 1917 med ukendt instruktør.

Handling

Medvirkende
 Peter Malberg
 Bergliot Skands
 Victor Neumann
 Alfred Møller

Eksterne henvisninger

Kortfilm fra Danmark
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If time flies when you're having fun, the last four decades have passed in the blink of an eye for Walt Danley. Since 1977, the Phoenix real estate broker has risen to be among the top-selling Realtors in the nation, and he's smiled all the way through it.
Danley's blue eyes glisten when he smiles, and his grin is framed by his neatly trimmed white mustache. Neatly fitted black cashmere sweaters and white silk shirts are part of his classic timeless fashion sense—an elegance reflected in his beautifully appointed Paradise Valley real estate office.
Danley is confidant yet humble, not one to boast or drop names. He stands on his laurels—a platform that has boosted Danley to near-star status among his colleagues.
Arguably, Danley has the corner on the area's luxury real estate market, having sold north of $3 billion in top-dollar homes. He has consistently earned a spot on Wall Street Journal's list of most prolific Realtors in the country, and is ranked with the likes of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other accomplished real estate developers and influencers among Top 35 Most Influential Persons in Real Estate. His sales record has placed him among the top one percent of real estate professionals in the nation every year for the past 42 years.
Those are a lot of accolades for a guy who thought he wanted to clean teeth for a living.
Fortunately for Danley, he found another calling.
Danley's love for Arizona was mutual. Though he was only 29 years old, his genuine smile and assiduous work ethic quickly won over his clients. Not only was he named Rookie of the Year following his first year in the business, but his sales numbers swept past those of other established Realtors to earn him the title of top company producer.
It's difficult to pinpoint the je ne sais quoi that separates Danley from other Realtors. After all, the Valley is full of enthusiastic, hard-working professionals, but it takes something special to earn the acclaim that Danley has garnered.
From the very beginning, Danley has been willing to go the extra mile, often working late into the night and spending much of his free time learning the market. For years, he's worked 80-hour weeks. He's always been an innovator, thinking outside of the proverbial box and forging his own path in the industry.
In his early days, before listings were available on websites like Zillow and Realtor.com, open houses were one of the biggest tools Realtors had to market and sell homes. Instead of scheduling his on Sundays, which was standard, Danley scheduled his open houses Monday through Saturday, then dedicated his Sundays to getting to know the market and his peers by visiting their open houses.
His strategy paid off. Not only did he quickly become an expert in the booming Phoenix market; he earned the respect of colleagues, many of whom he still counts as friends.
"Buyers and sellers sometimes come and go, but your peers are always there," said Danley. "Some of the agents I met 40 years ago are still in the industry, just like I am today. That's part of the fun.
Along the way, Danley has recognized talent and drive when he's seen it. Today, 26 real estate professionals work for Walt Danley Christie's International Real Estate, the brokerage he opened in 2011.
His new North Scottsdale office, located just east of Pima Road on Pinnacle Peak Road, has already begun to recruit top agents, including Mike Domer who has an unrivaled sales record in North Scottsdale.Eventually, Danley plans to add 35–40 agents to serve communities there.
Danley opened his brokerage in 2011, and has cultivated an environment in which everyone supports and celebrates success. It's a close-knit group—and intentionally so.
"We want to build our team slowly and with very specific search criteria," Danley explained. "We only hire what I consider to be true professionals. They're smart, hard-working, and they do the right things in business and ethically.
Though he's built a virtual empire through the years, pretense is not part of Danley's biology.
That team has been incredibly successful. Walt Danley Christie's International Real Estate is the only brokerage in the Valley that has managed to exceed the $1 million mark for the average home sale. The average annual sales volume per agent is an astonishing $12 million.
Growth has been a thoughtful process for Danley, and expansion into North Scottsdale is a natural move.
"I've always loved North Scottsdale," Danley explained. "When I came here, there was very little development north of Shea Boulevard, but today it has grown to be one of the most popular locales in the Valley.
"We've always done business in North Scottsdale, so when we decided to expand the brokerage, we looked at the map and asked ourselves where it made the most sense to expand. It was the most logical choice.
City of Scottsdale Economic Development statistics show a more practical allure as well. The city projects tens of millions of dollars in growth this year in the technology, finance, insurance, real estate, healthcare, social services and food services industries.
Israeli-based drone company, Airobotics, Acronis cyber protection firm, Nationwide Realty Investors and several other corporations have announced their contributions to a tremendous influx of dollars and jobs into the Scottsdale economy. There is no doubt that the growth will flow into area real estate, and when it does, Danley and his team will be ready.
Though he is the consummate businessman and aware of the coming boom, it isn't black ink in his ledger that ultimately drives Danley's success.
"The relationships are the number one drive for me," he said. "Outside of the relationships, I think it's the challenge that drives me. When people look at my track record of success, they often say, 'What a great sales person you must be!' I'm not sure I've ever 'sold' a home. I just listen to what people want and what's important to them.
"I'm really a facilitator. If a husband wants 1-2-3 and the wife wants a-b-c, I try to find something that fits both of them.
Danley enjoys using his success to contribute to causes he's passionate about, including Arizona Humane Society, Phoenix Children's Hospital and St. Mary's Food Bank.
All in all, it's been a great 42 years for Danley, and he's looking forward to the new chapter that expansion into North Scottsdale will bring.
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The salvation army in Michigan City has met its Christmas fund raising goal.
The goal was 160 thousand dollars.
Officials say more than 94 thousand dollars was raised in the kettles.
The rest came in the mail.
during the Christmas season is just over 20 percent of the annual budget.
The salvation army in LaPorte met its kettle drive goal of more than 61 thousand dollars.


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L'élection gouvernorale bachkire de 2019 a lieu le  afin d'élire le gouverneur de la République de Bachkirie, l'une des 22 républiques de la fédération de Russie.

Le gouverneur sortant, du parti au pouvoir Russie Unie l'emporte dès le premier tour avec plus de 82 % des voix, pour une participation de près de 72 %.

Contexte national

Plus d'une vingtaine de scrutins sont organisés dans les sujets de Russie le huit septembre. Ces élections se tiennent dans un contexte national de grogne sociale et de stagnation économique, en partie due aux sanctions économiques infligées au pays à la suite de l'annexion de la Crimée, tandis que la popularité du parti au pouvoir, Russie Unie, s'effondre à l'été 2018 du fait de l'adoption de la très impopulaire loi relevant l'âge de départ à la retraite. Pour un grand nombre des élections, le vote a lieu en l'absence des principaux candidats de l'opposition, empêchés de se présenter par la Commission électorale. En réaction, d'importantes manifestations pacifiques ont lieu au cours des deux mois précédant le scrutin pour réclamer des élections libres, notamment à Moscou ou  personnes se réunissent le . Le journaliste , l'avocate Lioubov Sobol et le militant Nikolaï Liaskine, meneurs de la contestation, sont arrêtés et placés en détention préventive pour avoir participé à des . La police procède à près de  arrestations.

Système électoral
Le gouverneur est élu au scrutin uninominal majoritaire à deux tours pour un mandat de cinq ans. Est déclaré élu le candidat ayant recueilli au premier tour la majorité absolue du total des suffrages, y compris les votes blancs et nuls. À défaut, les deux candidats arrivés en tête s'affrontent au second tour, et celui recueillant le plus de voix l'emporte. Les candidats doivent avoir au moins trente ans, ne pas avoir de double nationalité ni de permis de séjour dans un autre pays et, depuis 2013, certifier par écrit à la commission électorale qu'il ne disposent pas de compte bancaire, espèces ou objets de valeurs à l'étranger. Dans le cas contraire, ceux ci doivent être rapatriés en Russie.

Depuis le , l'élection des chefs des entités composant la fédération de Russie est de nouveau possible au scrutin direct, après une période de huit ans durant laquelle ils étaient directement nommés par le président de la fédération. Les candidats doivent cependant se soumettre à des conditions strictes de parrainage, appelées . Le filtre impose ainsi de recueillir les signatures de soutien d'un pourcentage du total de conseillers municipaux compris entre 5 et 10 %, à l'appréciation de chaque Sujet, et des signatures d'entre 5 et 10 membres des organes exécutifs des districts municipaux, selon le même principe. Tous n'ont le droit de soutenir qu'un seul candidat, et ne peuvent se rétracter une fois leur signature notariée.

Résultats

Voir aussi
Élections infranationales russes de 2019

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High Technical High School serves 578 students in grades 9-12.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Math is 45-49% (which is higher than the California state average of 38%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Reading/Language Arts is 80-84% (which is higher than the California state average of 48%) for the 2016-17 school year.
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High Technical High School's student population of 578 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 29 teachers has declined by 6% over five school years.
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GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Guatemala is GTQ 240.537 Billion. Real GDP is expressed in billions of national currency units; the base year is country-specific.
In the previous year, 2014, GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Guatemala was GTQ 231.29 Billion GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Guatemala in 2015 was or will be 4.00% more than it was or will be in 2014.
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661,509 total visitors to Alexander McQueen Exhibition in Metropolitan Museum
661,509 Total Visitors to Alexander McQueen Puts Retrospective among Top 10 Most Visited Exhibitions in Metropolitan Museum's History.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that the exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, which closed last night at midnight, attracted 661,509 visitors during its run from May 4 to August 7, placing it among the Museum's top 10 most visited exhibitions. Joining other blockbusters on the list such as Treasures of Tutankhamun (1978), Mona Lisa (1963), and Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2010), Savage Beauty ranks as the eighth most popular exhibition ever held at the Met in its 141-year history, and is the most visited of the special exhibitions organized by The Costume Institute since it became part of the Museum in 1946.
"We are enormously gratified that visitors turned out in record numbers to view this powerful exhibition of McQueen's work," said Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The show was an elegant tribute to the designer's artistry, and we are proud to have shared it with such a broad audience, eager to experience the breadth of his genius."
To accommodate the public's keen interest, the Museum extended the exhibition by one week, offered a special viewing hour for Members daily at 8:30 a.m., added late hours through midnight on the last weekend, and implemented $50 ticketed Mondays with McQueen so the public could see the exhibition when the Museum was normally closed. The eight Mondays when the exhibition was open attracted more than 17,000 visitors. During the run of the retrospective, more than 23,000 new Members joined at the Museum—more than double last year's comparable numbers.
The exhibition catalogue has sold well over 100,000 copies to date through the Met's book stores and website, as well as through other outlets, with distribution by Yale University Press. Popular McQueen merchandise in the Met Shops, including armadillo shoe ornaments, crystal skull paperweights, and tartan purses, sold out several times and were repeatedly reordered.
The exhibition could not be extended further because the galleries need to be turned over for the preparation of the exhibition "Wonder of the Age": Master Painters of India, 1100-1900, which will open on September 28.
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A View from the Altar / Here comes your middle class tax cut, Obama style.
Here comes your middle class tax cut, Obama style.
According to the Energy Information Administration, the average electric bill in the United States is about $99.70 per month.
According to the Obama administration, the proposed Waxman-Markey "cap-n'-tax" energy bill will cost the average family $1761 per year. This equates to $146.75 per month just for the price of energy taxation. The new total (average) bill for juice would then be $246.45. In round numbers, you'd spend $100 for the power and another $150 in federal taxes on it.
Therefore, the Obama energy tax will cause your power bill to increase by an average of just over 147 percent. Look for southern states to kick up sand over this since power bills in the sultry South tend to be way higher than the national average.
That leaves three options on the table: nuclear, gas, and blackouts.
Hmm… have you checked the latest news on natural gas prices? Even though reserves are up and consumption is relatively stable since 2001, prices nevertheless have recently increased by about 13 percent from last year. I'm no analyst on fuel markets, but I think I can figure out where to put at least one piece of that puzzle… especially since electric utilities are now just about the largest consumers of natural gas and they're building gas-fired plants at a rate of several tens of millions of horsepower per year for the foreseeable future. If I were a speculator, I might bet pretty heavily on natural gas prices going up.
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In my jargon a bill which is 147% of last years bill increased by only 47%. still bad.
The total bill would be $99.70 plus the additional $147. Total increase is well over 200 percent. But I will clarify so this is more clear to other readers.
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about Carin Van Loon is her heart. There is so much intelligence and love in her heart which she consciously cultivates and shares in a magical way. She has a tremendous ability to connect with people and put them at ease which will truly be an asset in her role as the Global Woman Club Director of Belgium.
What I found so refreshing when I first met Carin was her charisma, humility and presence. Her just being herself and daring to wear her vulnerability as a strength shifted my paradigm and there's been no looking back since. When I met Carin, I was looking for validation and direction, little did I know what an impact joining her Life Coaching class would have on my self-esteem and business prospects.
My sister-in-law and I drove for nearly three hours to bear witness to our Life Coach, Carin, show up big on stage with that charisma and vulnerability for all to see and what a wonder it was. That was in September at the GWC launch in Amsterdam. When we arrived, Carin was with other GWC members singing at the top of her lungs (in tune, might I add) "I'm So Excited and I Just Can't Hide It" and warmly greeted us and introduced us to all her colleagues. It reminded me of what I love about her, that ability to put you at ease and feel important. What was even more remarkable was that all the other GWC women were just as welcoming and attentive.When I started the Life Coaching course with Carin, everything that she has achieved today was merely a twinkle in her eye. It has been a phenomenal life lesson to watch her transform and grow into her potential, now that's what I call a real Life Coach!
At that launch in Amsterdam, Mirela Sula, Giovana Vega, Connie-Lee Bennet and Ellen Bjerkehag showed us what business woman can do differently in networking and collaborating is to genuinely connect from the heart, devoid of judgement, complaining and limitations. My sister-in-law and I have been growing exponentially ever since, because that message resonated so profoundly. We were energised and motivated after the Amsterdam launch in September that we immediately started planning an event in our hometown in Mechelen, which we successfully co-launched in Novemeber 2017.It's an incredible privilege to be part of this organic, intuitive movement giving women a voice and chance to take control of their own destinies, in unison with other women.
I believe Carin can be a catalyst for the Belgian entrepreneur women to own and grow in her own feminine beauty and power.I'm grateful that I don't have to travel to Amsterdam, London or Paris to experience the high energy and networking possibilities every month since Carin is leading the GWC breakfasts at an amazing location in Antwerp. I simply can't wait to be together with the other inspiring women I met last time. When you get a paradigm shift like this, the support network and uplifting conversation is so important and that is exactly what, I suspect, has been foreseen in the vision of GWC's founder, Mirela Sula, and I must say each director and member extends this supportive conversation and action superbly to each other.If you love adventure and growth you really ought to check out the GWC networking breakfasts, in Antwerp at an exquisite location (Paleis op de Meir).
I envisage exponential growth for the Club in Antwerp with Carin at the helm of affairs. She will rally around her movers and shakers who think-big and do-graciously to really stand out and make the other GWC members proud and be flabbergasted at their own capabilities.


The Coastal Change Toolkit focuses on helping communities understand how coastlines work and what causes coastal change, and supporting decision-making to reduce the impacts of coastal hazards such as flooding and erosion on communities.
· Volume One: Outreach provides detailed outreach materials to support an understanding of how coastlines work and what causes coastal flooding and shoreline change (natural and human-related). It also provides examples of case studies and community stories from around the Pacific region that illustrate key concepts about coastal change.
· Volume (2): Planning provides participatory processes that enable community members to use local knowledge to understand changes in their coastline and support decision-making that is best for local situations and capacity.
Both of the volumes in this guide can be used together as a step-by-step process to carry out outreach and conduct planning to select a suite of appropriate actions that, in combination, address local coastal hazard issues. Alternately, the individual volumes can be used separately to support existing community resource-management processes such as raising awareness or completing vulnerability assessments.


They are right to expect church members to participate and to discipline those who do not---however, this was a horrible way to handle it. The first question is, how did they get to this state with so many on the roles who did not attend. The church has been failing it's members for some time it seems.
"Mr. Smith, I am Pastor Jones of XYZ Baptist church (just in case the member did not even know who his pastor was). We are here to ask for your forgiveness. When you joined our church we made a commitment to you to watch over you and care for you, and we have failed you in this. Will you forgive us?"
Then a conversation could be had about Mr. Smith's situation.
#1 The imperative of maintaining your church's membership roll and of contacting members whose attendance becomes irregular.
#2 The imperative of personal contact and loving confrontation with members whose commitment to membership starts to fade.
#3 A pastor who "unfriends" or "blocks" fellow Christians on Facebook may be acting juvenile.
Years ago I served as Church Clerk. Every couple of years we would prune the membership roll. There were only six or seven names involved at a time.
In San Francisco, folks would join then move or otherwise disappear into the crowd. The names came from returned (No Forwarding Address) mailings the church sent out during the year.
What about visits saying "hey, we miss you" and the like before things come to a head? Are we so busy with programs that we don't have time to make disciples?
In this church's defense, they were going to take it on the chin no matter what they did. In many parts of the South, one's church is often seen almost as an inheritance one gets from Mom & Dad, and as a result many see the church as more of a social club than a church. So to bring in Biblical notions of fellowship, and the lack thereof, and to actually keep track of who comes "to the club", is going to be a hard sell.
All the more reason to listen to Donn!
One of the best safe guards to these kinds of problems is to make sure new members understand the depth of commitment the church expects from them. I've even heard church membership commitment described as "almost like marrying the church".
Funny story: When Mark Dever first came to CHBC he had to do a massive cleaning of the membership roll. After purging the hundreds of dead members they began to try to find members who were living but who address was unknown. It was suggested to Dever that, "The problem isn't that we don't know where they are and can't find them. The problem is that they know where we are and WON'T find us."


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Why "natural" induction methods don't work... And what you can do instead.
Please remember that nothing written in this blog is meant to be used as medical advice or for diagnostic purposes, it is solely for providing information and sharing knowledge that you can ask your doctor/care provider about in order to find out more about what you have read here. Please see your doctor/care provider ASAP if you are having any problems or have any concerns about your health or the health of your baby.
Occasionally you may see a comment stating that "natural" induction methods don't work, or that baby is the one who initiates labour when he/she is fully ready to be born, but for the most part people comment with what they did regardless of if it appeared to work or not.
The truth is that they don't actually work, 100% of the time these people who promote them went into labour afterwards BECAUSE their baby was actually ready to be born.
Current research shows that, in the absence of premature labour, that it is actually baby who initiates when he/she is physiologically ready (meaning fully mature and ready to live outside the womb) by releasing specific proteins from his/her lungs that tell the mothers body that it is time for birth. Prior to this the mothers body has been slowly preparing for the birth by building up its own hormone levels (and lowering the levels of those hormones that are not necessary for labour) so that when baby is ready labour can begin within a few hours or days.
What this means is that all of those "natural" induction methods and ways of supposedly making your body ready quicker are pretty much useless.
While they may make you feel like you are doing something constructive and proactive to help you really aren't doing much – if anything – at all and the majority of the time they just leave you frustrated, tired, exhausted, upset, physically and emotionally drained and sometimes you are left feeling like your body is broken because nothing has worked, you're still pregnant and no, or very little, progress has been made.
If none of those methods work, where does this leave you though?
You can rest your body: with sleep, sitting down when your body tells you that it needs to sit and rest, reducing your current activity level (let's face it, life in this day and age is normally hectic, especially when you have other children or are still working, and it can be hard to slow down but for your health reducing your workload, even a little bit, can help during these last days and/or weeks of pregnancy) by slowing down your busy everyday life to a somewhat reduced pace.
Relaxing: not only what was mentioned above re rest, but also by doing things that leave you feeling relaxed and calm and ready to face whatever life will throw at you.
Eating: not just eating for the sake of eating, but eating high energy (and good for you) foods that not only taste good but also give you that boost to your energy levels that you will need when labour begins. Contrary to popular belief foods that are healthy and "good for you" don't have to taste like crap or be plain salad and meat, they can be really tasty and include all sorts of fruits, vegetables, grains (if you are gluten intolerant or have caeliacs there are other options available), dairy (there are non-dairy options available for those cannot or do not wish to consume it) and meat products (again there are non-meat options available for those who do not consume meat). Google "healthy high energy meal recipes" and a plethora of recipes and meal ideas will come up, some of them are so simple (and taste so good too) that even the worst home cook can make something palatable that tastes great and fills you up while providing energy and those much needed vitamins and minerals for your health.
Hydrating: make sure that you are consuming enough fluids. The average person requires 1.5-2ltrs of water a day to remain healthy, there are many who don't drink that much though and as a result are at higher risk of dehydration. Some beverages (for example those containing caffeine like tea, coffee and energy drinks) can have a diuretic affect making fluids pass through your body faster than normal, reducing the amount that your body absorbs as a result, so reducing your consumption of those beverages can be a good idea (note: I do not say stop consuming them completely, as a coffee and tea drinker myself I understand fully how much those types of drinks can sometimes be needed just to get through the day). If plain water is unpalatable for you (you can't drink it plain for some reason) there are many flavour enhancers available on the market that you can use to flavour it with. Alternatively using a sparkling mineral water (with or without bubbles) and one of those flavours can be a good option as well, with the right flavouring the bubbly ones can taste like soft drink without having all the sugar that soft drink contains.
Doing something that YOU enjoy: do something that you enjoy every single day, whether that's going for a walk, doing something crafty, getting a manicure and/or pedicure, going shopping, doing a pregnancy safe workout, yoga, meeting up with friends for a coffee or day out away from the kids etc, just do it for you.
Focus on your body and your baby: start listening to what your body and baby are telling you – is your body extra tired or run down? If so it's telling you that it needs to rest. Is your gut instinct telling you that something isn't quite right but you can't really tell exactly what is it? Listen to it and get checked out – thoroughly. If your body is telling you that you need to get up and move then follow its instructions.
When focusing on your baby pay attention to his/her normal movements throughout the day – when is he/she the most calm and quiet? When is he/she the most active? Under what circumstances do they change from active to calm and back again? Is baby more or less active while you are moving? And is baby more or less active when you are resting/laying down? Does baby react to what you drink or eat?
By becoming more in tune with your body and your baby you'll be able to recognise, instinctively, when something isn't right and act quickly to get it checked out (and don't forget to push for a proper in-depth check up, not just CTG monitoring and palpation as both of those have been shown to not improve outcomes in pregnancy).
Lastly I would like to say that while these last few days/weeks can be some of the longest and most frustrating/draining of your life you only get to do this once with this baby – make the most of it and try to find ways to enjoy this time while baby is still inside you.


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Q: Understanding the line between Objective-C and Foundation, specifically NSString In Objective-C, I can write:
id pString = @"Hello, World.";

and the compiler will instantiate an NSString without me needing to explicitly call a factory method.  However, NSString is really just a Foundation class and thus presumably not part of the actual Objective-C language definition.
So when I write @"String", how does the compiler know to build an NSString in particular, and not some other string-like object?  In other words, where does the Objective-C language stop and the Foundation library start?

A: When you write Objective-C code outside of Cocoa or GNUStep environments, @"..." is not linked to NSString.
In this case, gcc provides an option for specifying a class associated to literal strings:
-fconstant-string-class=class-name
Use class-name as the name of the class to instantiate for each
literal string specified with the syntax "@"..."".  The default
class name is "NXConstantString".

A: The @"" directive appears to be built-in to the objective-c compiler.
For instance, if you remove all #imports from your .m source file (& prefix header), the following line will be a syntax error:
NSString *string = @"ABCD"; // (Doesn't know anything about NSString class)
However, if you change the Foundation NSString type to the built-in void type, it will compile just fine:
void *string = @"ABCD";
So, even without Foundation's NSString definition, the compiler knows how to turn @"" into something that can become an NSString instance at runtime (it probably won't instantiate without Foundation, but the compiler doesn't seem to mind); Since it accepts the syntax without needing any external library definitions, the compiler sees @"" as part of the language.
Your code, however, won't be able to make use of any @"" instance without importing Foundation.h, so from the point of view of your program, @"" is part of the library.

A: Another interesting bit is that an Objective-C string literal (@"" notation) returns the same type as an explicitly instantiated NSString object:
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import <objc/runtime.h>

int main (int argc, const char * argv[]) {
    NSAutoreleasePool * pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];

    printf("string literal class: %s\n", object_getClassName(@"a string literal"););

    NSString *str = [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:"asdf"];
    printf("explicit NSString class: %s", object_getClassName(str));

    [pool drain];
    return 0;
}

I vaguely remember that in other, older implementations of Objective-C, the string literal actually returned an object of a slightly different class, but that could be used interchangeably with NSString/NSCFString. Not totally sure on that part, though.

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Jitu Nepal known by his nickname Mundre, started his film career through the TV shows. Mundre originally Jitu Nepal is one of the senior Comedian in Nepali Film industry. According to recent News, Mundre is coming back to TV shows with the title of Mundre of Comedy Club. Two episodes of the shows is already directed and is ready to present to the audience. In the first episode of the show Deepak Raj Giri is presented as the guest and in second episode Kedar Ghimire aka Magne Budo and Karishma Manadhar is presented as the guest.
The chairman of the show is Deepa Shree Niraula and also Raja Ram Poudel is coordinating with Mundre in the shows. The shows will be presented at Nepal Television.


SUNNYVALE, Calif.—March 15, 2018— Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity company, today announced that its Connext® DDS software was selected as a part of several winning proposals submitted for the U.S. Army Synthetic Training Environment (STE) Program. These proposed solutions are for the Global Terrain/One World Terrain (OWT) project designed to assist the Department of Defense (DoD) with creating the most realistic, flexible and accurate representation of rural and urban environments. The objective is to enable our defense forces to train in more realistic virtual environments, in drastically-reduced timeframes, while also decreasing government costs. Tenosar Corporation and SimBlocks.io will demo their Globally Oriented Architecture Topology (GOAT) solution in partnership with Real-Time Innovations in mid-March. The GOAT solution is an STE system architecture design leveraging leading COTS tools and innovation-enabling technology.
GOAT is the first tool that will improve upon the current training landscape by integrating virtual terrains and mapping, while enabling interoperability between the platforms and simulators. Up until now, traditional simulation tools have relied on legacy, proprietary applications that have been unable to take advantage of the acceleration in technology. The GOAT solution will enable the DoD to move away from current system challenges, such as long terrain update times, limited numbers of entities and users, poor interoperability and high training overhead costs. It will replace disparate, legacy training simulators with a single extensible simulation baseline following Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA) best practices. The STE architecture will provide training for aircrews, vehicle trainers, dismounted soldiers, aviation collective training, combined arms maneuver training and close-combat tactical training using the latest technology for distributed physics, augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), artificial intelligence (AI) and commercial game engines.
Connext DDS will serve as the backbone of the MOSA solution. Leveraging Real-Time Innovation's connectivity software and COTS tools will improve overall system affordability by reducing integration times, lowering maintenance costs, promoting software and data reusability and increasing business competition. Connext DDS was also included in several other winning proposals with the largest aerospace and defense companies.
"Real-Time Innovations is the ideal partner for our open architecture middleware because its connectivity software has previously been deployed and trusted in leading defense programs including UAS, FACE, FICAPS, LCS and more," said Teresa Speck, executive vice president at Tenosar Corporation. "RTI Connext DDS will seamlessly integrate with our existing software solutions, and offer one common connectivity architecture for testing, training and analysis in the STE program. Our goal is to provide the most fiscally and technically responsible solution for the U.S. Army, and we believe that our partnership with SimBlocks.io and Real-Time Innovations will allow us to do so while remaining at the forefront of technical innovation."
"At SimBlocks.io we specialize in connecting commercial gaming technology with military simulation training systems to deliver advanced training with high-quality, low-cost development tools," said Jordan Dauble, owner at SimBlocks LLC. "Real-Time Innovations provides the connectivity architecture for the world's most demanding real-time systems which we knew would be a perfect fit for our STE solution with Tenosar. We look forward to continuing to work together to advance the STE solution and increase the readiness of our defense forces."
"Effective training requires true, high-fidelity simulation across highly distributed systems with response times that are as close to real-world scenarios as possible," said David Barnett, vice president of products and markets at Real-Time Innovations. "In order to provide this type of environment, Training and Simulation applications require interoperability between distributed simulation components, proven security and a standards-based open architecture. We are honored to bring forward our expertise and work with the Tenosar and SimBlocks.io teams to provide the most effective STE solution for the U.S. Army."
Connext DDS meets the advanced requirements of the STE program by supporting software portability, time-critical data distribution across diverse network types and interoperability across disparate platforms. It also offers the capability to seamlessly connect LVC-IA legacy trainers, live TADDS, Mission Critical Information Systems and authoritative data sources within the larger Army Enterprise. This connectivity approach enhances legacy communication models with plug-and-play interoperability, real-time Quality of Service (QoS), fine-grained security and optimized data transfer through intelligent filtering.
Tenosar and SimBlocks.io, along with Real-Time Innovations, are proposing a partial solution for collective training that will cover and focus on technology for global terrain generation, training simulation software, distributed networking and high entity count simulation. The solution will be demonstrated in mid-March and based on these demos, the U.S. Army will narrow down the solutions to a smaller group that will move forward into the next phase.


But what if a little early superbike magic had rubbed off on the Big Twins? You'd get something like this stunning machine—a 1979 FL from master builder Scott 'T-Bone' Jones of Noise Cycles.
It's called 'Shovelhead KZ,' and yes, there's a hint of Kawasaki KZ1000 in there.
But sitting above those 74 cubes of Milwaukee grunt is a Yamaha RD350 tank. It shouldn't work, but it fits just perfectly.
Right behind is a long and plush stepped seat, with ample room for two-up riding. Check out the stitching and trim—it's incredible detailing.
The tank is not the only Japanese part. Scott has slotted a Kawasaki headlight into the one-off aluminum nacelle, and fitted a discreet Honda stoplight to the chunky custom tail unit.
The fabrication is top-notch, as you'd expect from a man who worked with Jesse James and Ian Barry before setting out on his own just four years ago. Not surprisingly, he's now a regular at the invite-only Born Free shows.
The 18-inch front wheel began life on a Honda Gold Wing, but the solid 16-inch rear disc is from the Harley-Davidson catalog.
Both rims are shod with Dunlop Qualifier high performance radials—no Firestones here.
The torquey motor was in good condition, so Scott has just tickled it a little. He's grafted on a Harley FXS header, hooked it up to a custom Noise Cycles muffler, and coated both in a deep black. A Biltwell throttle controls the gas, installed on custom-made bars.
And that deep, impossibly glossy paint? Full credit to Matt Ross Custom Paint and Jen Hallett for a sublime job.
Black and gold never gets old.


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Nirab describes ways to include nuclear in UK's net-zero policy
New cost-competitive nuclear power must make a significant contribution to meeting increased demand for low-carbon electricity, the Nuclear Innovation Research and Advisory Board (Nirab) says in a new report for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). It would be prudent to plan for nuclear energy to provide at least half of the firm low-carbon electricity not provided by renewables, it says.
UK must plan for nuclear in low-carbon energy mix (Image: Nirab)
Nirab, in partnership with the Nuclear Innovation and Research Office, provides independent, expert advice to the UK government on the research and innovation needed for nuclear energy to play a significant role in the country's future low-carbon and secure energy mix, and to create the environment in which the UK nuclear industry can contribute significantly to the economy.
With its newly published report, Achieving Net Zero:The role of Nuclear Energy in Decarbonisation, Nirab says it aims to support the government in identifying the role that an innovative civil nuclear power programme should play in a low-carbon energy system and the action needed to realise that potential.
It lists six recommendations for BEIS:
Recommendation 1 - Government should, in partnership with industry, deploy a small modular reactor fleet, with the first commercial operating reactor by 2030.
Recommendation 2 - Government should enable nuclear contribution to wider energy decarbonisation, by: developing a more detailed technical and commercial understanding of the role that advanced reactors can play in an evolving market for competitive low-cost heat, hydrogen and synthetic fuels; and investing in the development of reactor systems that give access to more efficient high temperature outputs.
Recommendation 3 - Government should enable an advanced modular reactor demonstrator in the period 2030 to 2035. An appropriate down selection should be completed as soon as possible, against a baseline of high temperature gas reactors.
Recommendation 4 - Publicly funded UK nuclear innovation activities should be shaped by the strategic goal of cost-effective deployment of advanced nuclear technology, supporting a decarbonised energy system, in time to make a significant contribution to decarbonisation by 2050.
Recommendation 5 - UK investment in nuclear fission should be leveraged effectively through international R&D programmes, that will enable successful commercialisation of technology to accelerate timeframes, making best use of resources, expertise and nuclear infrastructure.
Recommendation 6 - Government should ensure best value for money and increased impact of nuclear on net-zero by facilitating integration of investment and delivery between the UK fission and fusion programmes.
"Achieving a net-zero target by 2050 is likely to require all the available and capable low-carbon technologies to be deployed at scale and at the earliest opportunity; including nuclear, renewables and gas combined with carbon capture and storage. Nuclear, as well as being a source of cost competitive electricity, can contribute to the production of heat and hydrogen to decarbonise other energy vectors," Nirab said.
"Nuclear is the only 24/7 low-carbon technology to have been demonstrated at scale and has provided clean, safe and secure electricity to the grid since 1956. Therefore, in terms of energy security, cost to the economy and the ability to meet the net zero target, planning a future net zero energy system without significant nuclear energy would be extremely high risk," it added.
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Navigating inland waterways worldwide will be improved with the launch of a new, powerful river radar that detects hazards more effectively.
Furuno has introduced a new generation of its river radar with improvements in detecting waterway banks, buoys and moving or static vessels.
Its FR1918 VBB radar has 12 kW output and higher power than its smaller version of this range with a power output of 4 kW. This greater power increases the 12-kW radar's ability to identify hazards quicker and at longer distances, enhancing the situational awareness of workboat masters.
FR1918 VBB has 10 pre-set towing configurations for tugboat operations.
Furuno's radar has range rings and distance measurements in inland units to help masters identify sailing time to a hazard. It has barge icons that can be displayed with length and width measurements for more accurate hazard positioning.
FR1918 VBB radar uses a custom river mode with an ultra-short pulse length for superior bank, buoy and vessel detection. Its output can be displayed on Furuno's MU190V 12-in marine-grade portrait display.
Radar processor outputs two video signals in high resolution, of 1280 x 1024. It has six input/output ports to interface with other wheelhouse electronics and a direct link to a voyage data recorder.
It also has dual-SD card slots for capturing screenshots and for system configuration back-up and settings restoration.
It has been a strong 12 months in radar development and new product launches. Here are a selection of technical articles on the subject.


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PPP as a manner of improvement the business of facilities at public property
Author: Tasic & Partners Published on: 17/10/2018 Published in: News
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) as a long-term contractual relationship between the public and private partners in recent years is gaining in importance and is becoming a trend that allows the reconstruction and restoration of publicly owned sports and cultural facilities without the involvement of significant funds from the limited public budget.
In this regard, the City of Novi Sad has recently announced a public invitation to private companies to apply if they are interested in improving the business of JP Sportski centar Vojvodina (Spens) through PPP. The object of the PPP project is investment in Spens, which besides construction and installations of plants and equipment, also implies investment in an additional space that will form a separate functional or technical unit. Potential investors, who will be entrusted with the management of this important facility, should propose a framework business plan for a period of at least 15 years (source: www.blic.rs).
Unfortunately, Sava Center, the largest congress center in Serbia and one of the symbols of the city of Belgrade, still has not chosen a private partner that would invest in this facility, after two full years and two tenders. The offer at the total amount on EUR 25 milions, proposed by Delta Holding as the only bidder on the last tender, was not acceptable for the city of Belgrade.
From the above examples, it can be concluded that there is a large number of possibilities for cooperation through PPP projects, but for their wider application in our region, it is certainly necessary for investors to have professional cooperation with experts from legal, financial and other close fields, so that project proposals are prepared on a way that will enable them to obtain a positive opinion from the Commission for PPP of the Republic of Serbia, as a necessary condition for the realization of the project.
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I had never felt my niche was shooting people. I found dealing with people to be contrite and annoying. BUT, I had to shoot people to be able to say I was a well rounded photographer. I decided to start with a pretty college co-ed named Sheena. Sheena's importance to me, my photography career and YOU is simple; she's the one who convinced me to move forward with shooting people more. Now you're thinking; "How the heck is this random chick essential to me?" If you're here reading my blog, odds are you've liked somethings I've done. Sheena is what made me progress with digital photography and portrait photography.
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First and foremost, we have unrivalled access to the entire student body at the University of Huddersfield. Our office is based right in the centre of campus on the Students' Union floor, which is obviously a popular hangout. We also work closely with the Students' Union themselves, advertising through their social media channels and directly emailing university students.
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We take into account exactly what you're wanting to achieve, whether that's a certain number of tenants or revenue – and we'll build something bespoke to your properties.
Working closely with the SU and University gives us a unique opportunity to access the student population and gain useful research and insight. We firmly believe we know better than any high street letting agency what the student population want in their properties – and that's because they tell us.
Our team take great pride in the work they do – matchmaking students with their perfect homes, and finding you your perfect tenants is what we do. This means that when you come to our office you'll not just be offered a great service but also a cup of tea, and maybe even a biscuit.
Interested in becoming a HudLets Landlord? Email HudLets@hud.ac.uk to find out more!


You may be the coolest guitarist on earth, but that doesn't mean you can take care of all the paperwork or seek out the perfect locations. You need a manager to take care of all that boring stuff. Fraser was a wild, energetic man, not to mention a ruthless negotiator, and as a result was well able to deal with the savage Lizzy. But after spending one night in the Red One Motel... Well, let's just say it's better not to even consider turning down his proposals!
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Discussion in 'Designers and Collections' started by Vinciano, Mar 11, 2009.
As always some superb use of leather, which is what i love from H.
Looks very JPG. I've expected something more elegant.
I can't stand crocs, but I'm liking the rest of the collection.
Oh yes PLEASE! This is fantastic! I especially love Raquel's look.
The last few seasons have been somewhat of a letdown, but that jacket on Raquel is divine.
The set is breath taking!
^^I agree! The set is gorgeous and the shot of Raquel opening, with the fog, and the lights...stunning.
oh, so much leather and fur! I like it and the "darker" look of it all.
This is promising, look at the shoes!
thank god! summer collection was so awful, even vulgar!
can't wait to see the whole thing! i know it'll be good!!


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Make Your Book a Movie or TV / Streaming Series What Hollywood wants. Why they want it badly. How to maximize your odds of adaptation success.
General, JRM, Screenwriting & Screenplay Adaptation
[by John Robert Marlow]
Humans have always been storytellers. Whether gathered around a campfire, painting on cave walls, or writing words on dead trees or glowing screens—it's in our blood. Books and other storytelling formats can be noble undertakings, capable of reaching hundreds of thousands and sometimes millions of people. But movies and series are the global […]
By John Robert Marlow|2022-02-16T18:01:25+00:00|General, JRM, Screenwriting & Screenplay Adaptation|Comments Off on Make Your Book a Movie or TV / Streaming Series What Hollywood wants. Why they want it badly. How to maximize your odds of adaptation success.
General, Getting Published, JRM, Self Publishing, Traditional Publishing
[by Ross Browne and John Robert Marlow]
Publishing has changed a lot in the 40 years since The Editorial Department opened its doors—and not necessarily for the better, in the eyes of many. But it's nonetheless an exciting time to be a writer, in large part because when it comes to getting published, you have more […]
By Ross Browne|2022-02-15T18:20:10+00:00|General, Getting Published, JRM, Self Publishing, Traditional Publishing|Comments Off on Paths to Publishing: Thinking Ahead A primer on traditional and independent publishing options for 2022
A Writer's Guide to Finding the Perfect Voice Actor for Your Audiobook Guest post by Stewart Storrar of voquent.com
Every author should consider turning their book into an audiobook.
Why? The audiobook market is growing fast, with many book lovers discovering that audiobooks are an easier way to read while on the move or performing other tasks.
Everyone is seeking to optimize their time. It is quickly becoming the norm to listen to audiobooks at the gym, during […]
By Stewart Storrar|2021-08-11T20:33:54+00:00|General|Comments Off on A Writer's Guide to Finding the Perfect Voice Actor for Your Audiobook Guest post by Stewart Storrar of voquent.com
DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER, by Jeff Lindsay Considering pacing, plot, and story setup in the first 50 pages
Book Reviews and Analysis, First 50, General, Mystery / Suspense, RSB, The Writer's Craft
[by Ross Browne]
Flap Copy: He's handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He's a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likable: He only kills bad people.
Ross's Take: Though Darkly Dreaming Dexter was a book […]
By Ross Browne|2022-02-15T18:22:27+00:00|Book Reviews and Analysis, First 50, General, Mystery / Suspense, RSB, The Writer's Craft|Comments Off on DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER, by Jeff Lindsay Considering pacing, plot, and story setup in the first 50 pages
THE CRIME WRITER, by Gregg Hurwitz Considering a special literary treat for writers and a masterful lesson in how to write mystery/suspense
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If there were ever a novel that writers and editors could take special pleasure in devouring like candy, The Crime Writer by Gregg Hurwitz is it. Putting aside the clever plot device that makes the book so naturally irresistible to novelists, The Crime Writer is a smartly written novel that stands out as a […]
By Ross Browne|2022-02-15T18:23:31+00:00|Behind The Bestsellers, Book Reviews and Analysis, General, Mystery / Suspense, Recommended Reading, RSB, The Writer's Craft|Comments Off on THE CRIME WRITER, by Gregg Hurwitz Considering a special literary treat for writers and a masterful lesson in how to write mystery/suspense
Editor's Eavesdrop: An Intimate Conversation with Ken Follett and Lee Child Considering writing and publishing perspectives from two masters of their genres
Behind The Bestsellers, General, Historical Fiction, RSB, The Writer's Craft, Traditional Publishing
One silver lining to the challenges of the writing life in 2020 is the growing number of popular authors doing online events with their fans. This gives us the opportunity to get up close and personal (if only virtually) with some of the biggest names in publishing, and in many cases pose questions to […]
By Ross Browne|2022-02-15T18:24:23+00:00|Behind The Bestsellers, General, Historical Fiction, RSB, The Writer's Craft, Traditional Publishing|Comments Off on Editor's Eavesdrop: An Intimate Conversation with Ken Follett and Lee Child Considering writing and publishing perspectives from two masters of their genres


home Roleplay D&D 5th Edition categori arcive for "Monster Manual Preview"
Another Monster Manual Preview for you today. This time we are looking at the Cambion, a half breed demon that is the offspring of a fiend and a humanoid. I am looking forward to seeing the templates at the back of the Monster Manual, so that i can see how these would look as an option for players….
I found this bad boy lurking on the internets as well.. he's one of my favourite monsters, and I'm so glad he has appeared in every edition on the game so far..I give you the mighty, near impossible to kill Tarrasque!
Here is one of the monster stat blocks from the new Monster Manual, I give you everyones favourite landshark the Bulette!


"20g or 40g of Whey?" That's the Wrong Question, When 4-5x 20-25g from Different Sources Would be the Answer!
If you could just pick one dietary supplement to take to desert island, what would it be? Creatine? Unquestionably a good choice. Yet even if the local fauna provided you with unlimited amounts of eggs, meats and fish, a whey protein powder, or I should say a leucine-rich complete protein source would probably be a better choice. Despite the fact that I am still skeptical as far as the real world significance of supplementally augmented post-exercise increases in fractional protein synthesis as the main, let alone exclusive determinant of skeletal muscle hypertrophy is concerned, it is undebatable that the delicate balance between protein breakdown and synthesis is at least the most obvious and, in the short term, probably in fact the most influential contributor to muscle growth.
"should be very effective at allowing repair, remodelling and adaptation, and gains in lean mass in athletes" (Phillips. 2012).
For an 80kg athlete this would translate into a total protein intake of 96-128g of protein per day. Sounds pretty sparse, right? Well, if we just count proteins from meats, eggs, fish, dairy and dietary supplements and discard the protein from other sources, this would leave our 80kg athlete with max. 4-5 meals at which he would easily achieve the "threshold" limit of 25g; five opportunities to monetize on the dietary induced increase in protein synthesis; and five potentially protein anabolic spikes in plasma amino acid concentrations.
Remember: In the slowly abating hoopla around leucine people tend to overlook that despite its ability to set the protein synthetic machinery into gear, leucine needs the other EAAs and conditionally essential amino acids to get its muscle building job done.
And though the actual data does not provide any revolutionary new insights into the "ideal" amount of protein, a recently published study from Kevin D. Tiptons group at the University of Birmingham provides further evidence that everyone who strives to maximize skeletal muscle protein synthesis should be primarily concerned about the consistent and frequent (3) ingestion of quality (2) protein (Jackman. 2012).
Despite the fact that there was a greater increase in fractional myofibrillar protein synthesis after the ingestion of 40g vs. 20g of whey protein after the 8 sets of 10 repetitions of leg presses and leg extensions the 30 previously resistance trained male subjects in the Jackman study had to perform, the +10% difference (+51% increase in MPS in the WP40, +41% in the WP20 group; increase expressed vs. placebo), the latter did not reach statistical significance over the 4h post workout period.
Contrary to previous studies investigating the differential response to different amounts of dietary protein in the vicinity of a strength workout (cf. "Protein Synthesis Beyond the 20g Limit"), in which the subjects often trained in a fasted state, the Jackman study also confirms that the profound beneficial effects of immediate protein supplementation are retained, even if the last "protein rich meal" was consumed "only" 3h before the workout.
This beneficial effect of repeated protein ingestion / protein timing stands in line with with the observation that Jackman et al. observed peak amino acid concentrations in the WP20 and WP40 arm of their study 15-30min and 45-60min after the ingestion of the respective amount of whey protein. From the fact that the latter went hand in hand with a statistically significant increase in insulin concentrations and +25% greater urea production in the WP40 trial, we can assume that a non-significant amount of the additional 20g of protein of the 40g whey protein shake was "abused" for gluconeogenesis instead of getting stored within the muscle tissue.
Image 2: The results Adelfo saw from the consistent intake of a perfectly timed mixture of fast and slow digesting proteins speak for themselves - intermittent fasting or not, consistency and frequency are key!
So, even if you don't care about "wasting" dietary protein, you better make sure to distribute your protein intake evenly within your "feeding window", with 20-25g of fast-digesting protein like whey every 2-3h, or a combination of fast digesting and slow digesting proteins (like whey + casein, or whey alone followed by a complete meal) every 3-4h to maintain a decently high and thusly "pro anabolic" level of amino acids in your blood stream while avoiding the hyperinsulinemic effects of larger boluses of whey protein. And if you don't think that this will work, or would be incompatible with the Intermittent Fasting protocol you have taken up as of late, I suggest you go through Adelfo Cerame's contest prep diet again, because with the lions share of his protein intake coming from very slow digesting "real food" protein sources (specifically meats and casein from cottage cheese and raw milk, cf. "3.2kg of Lean Mass With 40g of Casein Pre-Bed"), he strategically spiked with whey protein in the vicinity of his workouts - Adelfo achieved just that: a decent level of hyperaminoacidemia (=elevated serum amino acids) to make optimal use of the "24h Barn Door of Opportunity".


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Restart Romania
TechSoup Staff
Romanians Create Web-Based Solutions to Social Issues
Restart Romania, a partnership between TechSoup Romania and the U.S. Embassy, was launched to inspire web-based solutions to the country's pressing social issues. It lets citizens join the discussion about topics that deeply affect their lives. Restart Romania went public in August 2011, and over the following six weeks, 144 proposals were submitted, 2,000 profiles were created, and 220,000 website hits were recorded. The challenge also generated many news articles and TV interviews.
Ten finalists were selected by a combined jury and public vote. Nine of those ideas were built into beta versions at the Restart Romania E-Marathon on October 28 – 30. More than 60 programmers and designers from some of the world's top advertising agencies and Romania's best IT companies, spearheaded by Microsoft and Cisco, volunteered 1,900 hours to develop the sites.
On November 5, 2011, 200 guests joined U.S. ambassador Mark Gitenstein to select the five winners. They were
MedAlert — an online system that notifies authorities when corruption in health care is reported.
Who Promised What — a site that publishes campaign promises and evaluates their cost so citizens can make informed decisions.
Deforestation Map — a map based on satellite images and citizen mobile reporting that pinpoints illegal deforestation.
Lost Money — a platform to centralize financial information about publicly funded projects so citizens can see how taxes are being spent and encourage authorities to be more transparent.
Bribery Market — a map that tracks the price of bribes that citizens pay for various services.
The winners each received $5,000, training, PR, and support from the embassies of the U.S., U.K., Austria, Canada, Germany, and Spain. Moving forward, Restart Romania hopes that discussions about the role of the citizen in Romania — supported by social media and emerging leaders like the participants — become more powerful and an open space for continued engagement.
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