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Cinematic Incidents III: The Last Jedi Incident
December 14, 2017 christianellingsen films, random things, star wars, the last jedi, weird happenings
I like Star Wars. I like Star Wars to the point where I'm one of those people who takes time off and spends most of the day in the cinema watching the latest film back to back…and then goes back to watch it a few more times over the next few weeks. After all, the chances of getting to see each one on a cinema screen are limited to a few scant weeks and months.
With a six-month-old baby, this year was always going to be a little bit different. I knew – and didn't mind so much, given that the time I wasn't at Star Wars I'd be with my daughter – that I'd likely only get to see The Last Jedi in the cinema once, at a midnight screening. I'd be able to pop out, watch it and come back while everyone else was asleep.
Circumstances, though, seemed to want to conspire against me seeing it at all.
On Tuesday, when I went out to the car, I found the windscreen heavily iced over. I thought, through a combination of hot water and scraping, I'd managed to remove all the ice from the screen and around the wipers.
Hitting the switch to wipe away some of the now water from the screen, my wipers protested, moved a few inches and then refused to do anything else, regardless of how many times I tried it.
Checking with the garage, it turned out I'd managed to snap something, which meant ordering a replacement part…which would come in on Thursday…after I was due to see The Last Jedi.
My car was now – especially with changing weather conditions – out of action.
Not only was watching The Last Jedi under threat, but I was due to take some time off the afternoon before the screening to do some family activities which required a functional car.
So I decided that I'd try to get a rental car last minute.
The booking went in, it was accepted and it was confirmed. I'd have a rental car delivered to me Wednesday morning. Everything was back on track, although a little more costly than I'd anticipated.
Wednesday morning came.
A message appeared on my phone. Please could I call the local branch of the car hire company, there were issues.
Apparently, despite accepting and confirming my booking, they: a. didn't have a car available for me; b. didn't offer a delivery service from that branch.
After an hour or so of calling between various parts of the car hire company and repeatedly explaining that "no, a car at 4pm wouldn't help, I need it before then" and "no, I can't collect it from the branch. I'm not able to get there, mainly because I don't currently have a car I can use, hence the need to hire one", I admitted defeat.
Plans for that afternoon were changed to 'at home' activities, and a taxi was booked to take me to the cinema at 11pm, assuming something didn't happen to it and I ended up walking to the cinema.
At 10.55pm, the taxi showed up. Things were looking good.
I was at the cinema by 11.15pm. Things were still good.
I sat down, enjoyed a hot chocolate, bought my film snacks and at 11.45pm, I went up the escalator and into the screen.
The audience waited.
The adverts began.
The Black Panther trailer started.
Things were a little distorted.
The trailer was in 3D.
I had my 3D glasses on, but everything was in double.
They were old glasses. Maybe they'd been damaged over the years and were no longer functioning properly.
Others were complaining though.
Maybe they just needed to adjust the projector. These things happen. Things are left set up for a previous film, they don't realise and they just need to adjust things. Everything would be fine for –
A cinema staff member was calling out, apologising for the issue. Things sounded more serious.
Apparently, the projector wasn't set up for 3D showings. They had no capacity to adjust it.
Dread set in.
They would cancel the showing. My opportunity to see The Last Jedi on the big screen would be lost. My chances to avoid spoilers before seeing it would disappear.
They were going to issue free tickets so we could see it at a later date as compensation.
In the normal scheme of things that might be fine. But this was likely my one chance to see it.
But he continued talking.
They were going to move us to another screen. We'd see it. In 2D, but we'd see it.
They'd skip the trailers. Just go straight in.
We'd see it though.
The audience poured out of the screen.
We poured into the next screen along.
We took our free tickets.
The film began.
52 and some other things
November 27, 2016 March 20, 2017 christianellingsen fantasy, fiction, films, reading, short stories, The Bridge People, The City Between the Books, The Vasini Chronicles
Books 50 (Superfreakonomics by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt), 51 (Death's Daughter by Amber Benson) and 52 (The Book of Human Skin by Michelle Lovric) have been read.
My initial impressions here pretty much held up.
Superfreakonomics was interesting, although, having heard several of the ideas from the book on the Freakonomics podcast and being a sequel, it didn't quite have the same spark, the same sort of joy at the quirky insights that the first Freakonomics book did (Think Like a Freak, the third book, is on my bookshelf to read at some point).
Death's Daughter was good fun and had certain charm to it. I'm certainly going to try the next book in the series at some point (once I've cut a little bit more into my backlog).
The Book of Human Skin, while not a bad book, didn't quite shine for me. I had a couple of niggles with it, mainly stemming from the book being made up of five first person accounts that seemed to be presented, at least in my reading of it, as written accounts. There's nothing inherently wrong with the approach, but there are some oddities with it. The main one for me being that one character is a semi-literate valet from Venice. As semi-literate his account is full of phonetic spellings and misused words. Yet why would an account that would be supposedly originally written in Italian and then translated for the reader into English be full of English phonetic spellings? It's also written with a tone of voice that invokes more the traditional portrayals of Victorian English lower class. So it just ends up creating a dissonance between what's presented and what its supposed to be. Perhaps if I'd read it at a different time I would have enjoyed it more, I wouldn't have noticed the oddities, or maybe I'd have noticed them and discarded them without a care.
I said those were books 50, 51 and 52, but I managed to slip in another book between them so they ended up being book 50, 52 and 53.
Book 54 of the year is Blaze by Richard Bachman/Stephen King and 55 is La Prisonneire by Malika Oufkir and Michelle Oufkir. Book 56 is a secret for the moment as it's research for the next Vasini Chronicles novel.
Based on my current reading rate, I could end up hitting 58 books by the end of the year. Which means that the 293+ unread books on my shelves may get read in 5 years rather than the 5 1/2 years it was looking like was going to take.
We went to see Arrival at the weekend. Really enjoyed it. I had been a little sceptical going in, but the movie sold itself to me.
Between this book…
The City Between the Books & The Bridge People has been out for two weeks now. If you haven't had a chance to take a look at them, you can find the book for the low, low price of 99p on iBooks and Kindle.
The sample on iBooks is from The City Between the Books and the one on Amazon is from The Bridge People, so you can get a flavour of both stories.
And the next
As I write this section at 12.45pm on Monday 28 November (with Twin Peaks Episode 17 playing on the TV, should you be interested), Scrivener is telling me that I'm 95,397 words into the Vasini Chronicles II, which means that I 'only' have 44,603 left to write of the first draft (assuming I keep to my revised target).
The final book won't be 140,000 words. It will be shedding many words in the early edits. Unfortunately, sometimes you have to write words to get to the words that will actually be in the book.
I seem to be picking up a little steam with it, but whether I'll be able maintain my current rate remains to be seen. Either way, the hope (and I stress the hope) is to have a draft finished by the end of January. Wish me luck.
Horrors from the distant past
October 26, 2016 March 20, 2017 christianellingsen cryptic writings, films, horror, random things, short films, weird happenings
Some years ago now, I wrote a horror/action short film. Although filmed*, one of the DV tapes – the one with the big reveal – was corrupted (possibly down to some eldritch power summoned by the filming). It meant that instead of a 10-minute short film, we ended up with a trailer.
So in honour of Halloween next week, here's the trailer to Cryptic Writings, a film that never was.
Directed by Bill Thomas and produced by Savage Media.
* At the Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, where, apparently, many of the cannon and cannonballs for the British side in the Battle of Trafalgar were produced.
Cinematic incidents
August 15, 2016 August 17, 2016 christianellingsen films, random things, weird happenings
We went to see Suicide Squad at the weekend. My experience of it seems to be on par with a number of comments I've seen about the film.
However, it will be remembered if only because it gets to go on my list of 'Incidents at the Cinema'. I've experienced a number of 'incidents', mostly technical issues, but some have been of a more…well…you'll see.
This time around, it was having to watch the first five minutes twice.
We didn't realise it when we booked, but it turned out to be a subtitled showing. Except that half the subtitles were off the screen. Not knowing that it was a subtitled performance, I spent a little while trying to work out why some of the speech was subtitled and other bits weren't – did they think that some of the accents were too strong to be understood was the front runner in explaining it away.
Five minutes in and they restarted the film and every character was subtitled, and it became clear that it was a subtitled performance. Except now, every so often, two lines of subtitles were laid over each other. Hopefully there weren't any people with hearing impairments in the audience who might have been affected. Not that it would have necessarily improved their experience of the film if the subtitles had worked perfectly.
There's been a few other technical incidents over the years, including:
The film breaking towards the end of Galaxy Quest. A small portion of the film was skipped, but no real harm done.
The start of You, Me and Dupree being shown instead of Hoodwinked, leading to a hurried hunt for a member of staff to notify them before it got a little too risque for the youngest in the audience.
The projector initially being set for the wrong screen size for Lesbian Vampire Killers, which we originally thought was how it was supposed to look and an attempt to make the opening scenes look more stylised.
The less technical issues have been…well…uhm…different.
The Watchmen incident
Watchmen was a simple case of a fire alarm going off. It's the sort of thing that can potentially happen. It was made slightly more impressive though as it happened to coincide with the flamethrower going off on Archie, Nite Owl's ship.
We were told by the voice over the tannoy to leave the screen, and, while we tried to get our head around why a flamethrower on screen would set off a real-life fire alarm, we headed off to the foyer. Based on the smell coming from the area of the tills, it seemed that the popcorn maker had decided to burn its latest batch.
After a ten minute wait, we were finally told that we wouldn't be re-admitted as it was too late into the showing. So we ended up having to return the next week. Fortunately, they must have changed the settings on the alarm so as not to be set off by onscreen fires.
The Black Swan incident
The screen was crowded, so we'd ended way down the front, almost having to look directly up to watch the film.
Despite the crowds, there was not much in the way of disturbances during the film.
The credits rolled, everyone got up and slowly filtered out from their sits and almost immediately jams formed. We waited for movement.
The lights came up, and someone called out from the back of the screen: "Can someone get a member of staff? We have someone who needs medical attention."
Someone quicker off the mark than me, and capable of moving past the mass of people still trying to exit, headed off to get help, while another person asked whether they needed a first aider.
The offer was declined as apparently they'd already found a policeman who knew first aid amongst the audience at the back of screen.
Except – and I admit that this is just me interpreting what I saw from where I stood at the front – the individual requiring aid was just sat there in the seat closest to aisle, staring ahead. There was none of the activity you might expect when someone is dealing with a first aid incident – no one trying to reassure the guy, no one checking him over, or doing…anything…Apart from queuing to get past him.
And there was the fact that this medical emergency had only occurred when the film had ended, almost as though it had only been noticed when people had tried to leave at the end of the film. It just suggested that the worst had happened and that the person at the front of that queue had been unwittingly sat next a corpse as they watched Natalie Portman's Nina descend into insanity.
I still would like to know – have the reassurance – that my suspicions were wrong and the guy got the help he needed and is now leading a healthy and fruitful life. I'm reassured by the fact that I've never been able to locate any news coverage of the event, and you would have thought that something would have been reported if the worst had happened. Right?
The Big Nothing incident
For Big Nothing we got to share the screen with an inebriated couple. Just my wife (at that point, my girlfriend), me and two very, very drunk people who were, at least initially, sat behind and off to one side.
The other couple, as you may expect given their condition, were boisterous, carrying on conversations and clambering over seats. But, just as I was building up to say something, they'd always settle down. For a short time at least.
Eventually the outbursts became a little less frequent.
When I realised there hadn't been an outburst for some time, I glanced across, half-expecting them to have fallen into a drunk slumber, only to discover the woman had stripped naked.
In such situations, I believe you have three options:
Politely suggest that maybe it would be worthwhile having something between them and seats which they couldn't vouch were overly hygenic.
Find a member of staff and alert them.
Do not let your attention divert from the screen.
Option 1 was discarded as it would have required engaging with them and may have prompted them to become noisy again. Option 2 was discarded for similar reasons. So for the remainder of the film, my eyes did not move from the screen in front of me. But the couple did remain quiet from then on. So maybe it was the clothes rather than the drunkenness had caused their agitation.
When the credits rolled, we hurriedly left the screen. Although, by what I saw out of the corner of my eye, the woman had decided to dress before leaving.
I'm not sure whether I'm particularly prone to incidents at the cinema. I'm guessing, giving the number of films I see and that there's 17 years between Galaxy Quest and Suicide Squad, it shouldn't be that surprised that a few incidents have occurred. So is it really that unusual for these sorts of things to happen?
Back on the 10 July, I wrote:
There's still a while to go before blogging and maintaining the website becomes habitual. I have a vague memory of hearing a fact that it takes six weeks for people to settle into a new routine and for things to become normal, everyday habits. If the fact is true, and not something my mind is just conjuring up while I sit in the late-night dark writing this, then come 15 August this will be just a usual part of my day.
I've made it to six weeks of blogging then. It's not quite become habitual, but it is getting there.


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Thank you for your condolences on the recent death of our 13-year-old Jack Russell terrier, Doody Bell. It helped us deal with our grief to have fellow dog-loving MindMyHousies express their sympathy with us from all around the world.
We have noticed that home owners are starting to advertise their house sitting assignments for the busy Christmas period. This is a great idea as house sitters often really appreciate having five month's of lead-in time on their next house sitting assignment. The fabulous news is that traffic to MindMyHouse is up, up, up due to a happy turn of events in the world of search engines.
Dear home owners – we have received a number of emails from distraught house sitter members who were concerned that you weren't receiving their applications. As we are confident that our internal contact form system is working I could only come to one conclusion: you are not always responding to house sitters' applications made through our site.
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Last month I sent out a request for house sitters to send us real-life examples of what they were actually required to do in their lives as house sitters (as opposed to the standard job description). Clare, our resident Blogger on Assignment, had a lot to say on this matter. I think you will agree she brings a wonderful sense of humour to an otherwise conscientious approach to house sitting.
One thing that they don't tell you when you embark on a career as a house sitter is that you need to become an overnight expert in animal behaviour problems. After much internet research, perusing articles such as 'What to do with a feather plucker' (parrots!) and viewing of TV programs such as 'The Dog Listener', I feel I am now gaining a most respectable proficiency in this specialised domain.
Calm a neurotic anxious squawking parrot with constant food and attention.
Regularly soothe a thunderphobic collie in the middle of the night and administer dog valium – which of course only kicked into gear once the storm was over.
Extract a ravenous (and already fed) cat licking plates and cutlery in a dishwasher after my back was turned for one minute, and also extract it from a bin and then prise the night before's lamb bone out of its jaws.
Cheer up a seriously depressed siamese fighting fish on hunger strike.
Train two dogs in different houses to walk on the lead.
Clean up the house and wash the quilts after the dog had used them as a toilet facility. When it rained he didn't like getting his paws wet in the garden so the house was MUCH more inviting (of course!).
Work out why a budgie had started plucking its own feathers out and solve the problem.
Fix two faulty Kreepy Krauly pool filters using masking tape.
Coax a neurotic small dog to take its antihistamine tablet every morning by any means possible.
And to bring it up to a nice round 10 – put up with a frisky cat trying to strategically wake you at 5am every morning with the following sequence (a) miaowing determinedly in your face (b) walking all over you giving you a nice shiatsu massage (c) attempting to draw the covers back with its paw (d) walking onto the bedside table in an attempt turn the light on.
We are out of Google's sandbox!
You may remember your hard-working editor having a whinge back in February in the first anniversary issue of MindMyHouse News about that naughty behemoth of a search engine, Google. We were thoroughly sick of still being stuck in their legendary sandbox a whole year after launching our site. (Google generally withholds new sites from their search engine for an unspecified period of time; this process has been nicknamed 'the sandbox'.) Despite having what we modestly think is the best house sitting-related content on the Internet, Google were ranking us in the mid and high three hundreds in a list of 'relevant' websites when searching for keywords such as 'house sit' and 'house sitters'.


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Music at dusk
August 6, 2006 · by david pablo cohn	· in asia, roadtrip, turkey, Uncategorized.	·
Something else I need to get down in words before, as Herodotus would say, time draws the color from it. How many days ago was this? My camera claims it was on Aug 3rd, but it already seems so far away.
Han and Sila's families arranged a bus tour up to Comakdag, a traditional Turkish mountain village north of Milas. Traditional except that, in a shrewd move to ensure their financial survival, they now give tours of the town once a week, and put on a mock traditional marriage ceremony in the town square, with the tour group being "guests of honor".
Our group consisted of 20-odd people, mostly the Berkol-Kiliccote-Cohn clan, with a few assorted Belgians thrown in for variety. We arrived late afternoon and piled out on main street. Women were given headscarves, men were given glittery red handkerchiefs to tuck into our belts. Only slightly more subtle than a blinking sign over our heads saying "These are the Outsiders – make sure you Act Traditional for them!" But hey, it's a small town – we know that we're part of the show, too.
We smile at dour men watching indifferently from the shade of the square's "coffee house" (we're told that the best shade in town is always reserved for the coffeehouse, and set off down the dirt and cobble streets. Our guide leads us to a yard with a small, square two-storey house set in the corner. An exterior staircase leads up the carefully-laid stonework wall to an entry door on the second floor – entries here are always on the second floor to keep the livestock from wandering in uninvited.
The lady of the house (I never quite get her name) gives us "Vanna" poses of the various parts of the house, while our tour guide narrates – this is where meals are cooked, this is where they sleep. The construction is simple, but the attention to detail draws us all in – the roof beams are carved and painted with tiny geometric figures reminiscent of the patterned fabric we see on everyone's clothing here.
We're led up the street again, to the town's silk cooperative. An elderly woman boils cocoons over an outdoor fire; another spins it on a drop-spindle while her daughter tidies up; inside, a third weaves dyed silk thread on a handloom. A different and less fearsome rendition of the three fates, but no less compelling.
We return to the town square, where our dinner is laid out among pillows on a carpeted platform. Villagers start to gather around the walls to watch – earlybirds getting good seats for the show.
A Comakdag wedding is an elaborate, four-day affair; while trays of dolmas, boiled millet, roast lamb and fresh halvah arrive, we're given the compressed version. It's not quite Proust summarized, or Talmud while standing on one leg, but they're clearly skipping a bit: there's the groom's "stag party" which involves somber and manly dancing, the procession to the bride's house. The bride's bridal party, which involves somber, womanly dancing and singing dirges (they don't seem big on the "This is the happiest day of my life" bit). The tallying and displaying of bridal gifts, all carefully accounted for. The public "milling of the millet" – no, this isn't some sublimated metaphor about sex; these folks are farmers. Finally, the bride and groom appear together, and there's more dancing – not quite as somber this time.
Throughout, townsfolk sit around the walls of the square. I'm keenly aware that this is staged, that we're part of the entertainment, that they're watching us watch the dancers. But that doesn't rob the moment of its magic. These are ancient traditions, direct descendants of a time when the world was still flat, though they may not last much longer. Already, we're told, the village is changing – a satellite dish here and there, poured concrete houses instead of the traditional stonework. Many villages die out when their young leave for glamour and money of the city – this one is taking a calculated risk to ensure its survival.
It's a weeknight in a small town; not much to do but watch the outsiders. But they're also watching the show, watching the dance. This is their small but glittering inheritance, both their responsibility and their promise of survival. They share it with us for an evening; in exchange, we offer a little money, but carry the sights, sounds and smells of this night away with us. In twenty years, the stone houses that have stood here for centuries may be lost in modern concrete. The town square may have a shopping mall selling "traditional wedding" videos and Comakdag snow-globes. These memories that we have carried away for safekeeping may be all that's left of the old ways. But maybe not – these are clearly smart people; they've seen change before, and they seem to know how to look it in the eye. http://www.comakdag.com/
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Senat VII kadencji – skład Senatu VII kadencji wyłoniony został w wyborach do Sejmu i Senatu przeprowadzonych 21 października 2007 oraz w wyniku wyborów uzupełniających 22 czerwca 2008.

Kadencja Senatu
Kadencja Sejmu rozpoczęła się z dniem zwołania przez Prezydenta RP pierwszego posiedzenia Sejmu wyznaczonego na 5 listopada 2007, a upłynęła 7 listopada 2011.

Posiedzenia Senatu
Źródło

Marszałek Senatu
Obowiązki marszałka seniora w dniu 5 listopada 2007 do chwili podjęcia uchwały o wyborze marszałka Sejmu pełnił senator Ryszard Bender. Marszałka seniora wyznaczył prezydent RP Lech Kaczyński jako najstarszego senatora.

Marszałkowie Senatu:
 Bogdan Borusewicz od 5 listopada 2007

Senatorowie

Prace Senatu
 5 listopada 2007 – pierwsze posiedzenie Senatu
 5 listopada 2007 – wystąpienie prezydenta RP Lecha Kaczyńskiego
 17 października 2008 – marszałek Senatu otrzymał wniosek od prezydenta RP Kaczyńskiego o wyrażenie zgody na przeprowadzenie referendum ogólnokrajowego w dniach 10–11 stycznia 2009 w sprawie reformy służby zdrowia. Zgodnie z ustawą wniosek zostanie rozpatrzony przez Senat w ciągu 14 dni.
 1 VII 2009 – Senat przyjął ustawę o zmianie Konstytucji RP

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Have your name carved in Korean, English, or even a mixture of both. 100% handmade with hand carved designs on the top of the stone. Name is carved on the base of the stone.
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Duca LM, Reboussin BA, Pihoker C, Imperatore G, Saydah S, Mayer-Davis E, Rewers A, Dabelea D. Diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and glycemic control over time: The SEARCH for diabetes in youth study. Pediatr Diabetes. 2019 Mar; 20(2):172-179. PMID: 30556249.
Wolfsdorf JI, Glaser N, Agus M, Fritsch M, Hanas R, Rewers A, Sperling MA, Codner E. ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018: Diabetic ketoacidosis and the hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state. Pediatr Diabetes. 2018 10; 19 Suppl 27:155-177. PMID: 29900641.
Kuppermann N, Ghetti S, Schunk JE, Stoner MJ, Rewers A, McManemy JK, Myers SR, Nigrovic LE, Garro A, Brown KM, Quayle KS, Trainor JL, Tzimenatos L, Bennett JE, DePiero AD, Kwok MY, Perry CS, Olsen CS, Casper TC, Dean JM, Glaser NS. Clinical Trial of Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 14; 378(24):2275-2287. PMID: 29897851.
Duca LM, Wang B, Rewers M, Rewers A. Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Predicts Poor Long-term Glycemic Control. Diabetes Care. 2017 09; 40(9):1249-1255. PMID: 28667128.
Garro A, Chodobski A, Szmydynger-Chodobska J, Shan R, Bialo SR, Bennett J, Quayle K, Rewers A, Schunk JE, Casper TC, Kuppermann N, Glaser N. Circulating matrix metalloproteinases in children with diabetic ketoacidosis. Pediatr Diabetes. 2017 03; 18(2):95-102. PMID: 26843101.
Bakes K, Haukoos JS, Deakyne SJ, Hopkins E, Easter J, McFann K, Brent A, Rewers A. Effect of Volume of Fluid Resuscitation on Metabolic Normalization in Children Presenting in Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Emerg Med. 2016 Apr; 50(4):551-9. PMID: 26823137.
Ly TT, Maahs DM, Rewers A, Dunger D, Oduwole A, Jones TW. ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2014. Assessment and management of hypoglycemia in children and adolescents with diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. 2014 Sep; 15 Suppl 20:180-92. PMID: 25040141.
Dabelea D, Rewers A, Stafford JM, Standiford DA, Lawrence JM, Saydah S, Imperatore G, D'Agostino RB, Mayer-Davis EJ, Pihoker C. Trends in the prevalence of ketoacidosis at diabetes diagnosis: the SEARCH for diabetes in youth study. Pediatrics. 2014 Apr; 133(4):e938-45. PMID: 24685959; PMCID: PMC4074618.
Rewers A. Current concepts and controversies in prevention and treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis in children. Curr Diab Rep. 2012 Oct; 12(5):524-32. PMID: 22864672.
Ross DW, Rewers A, Homan MB, Schullek JR, Hawke JL, Hedegaard H. Factors associated with the interfacility transfer of the pediatric trauma patient: implications for prehospital triage. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Sep; 28(9):905-10. PMID: 22929144.
Rewers A. Current controversies in treatment and prevention of diabetic ketoacidosis. Adv Pediatr. 2010; 57(1):247-67. PMID: 21056741.
Clarke W, Jones T, Rewers A, Dunger D, Klingensmith GJ. Assessment and management of hypoglycemia in children and adolescents with diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. 2009 Sep; 10 Suppl 12:134-45. PMID: 19754624.
Quiros JA, Marcin JP, Kuppermann N, Nasrollahzadeh F, Rewers A, DiCarlo J, Neely EK, Glaser N. Elevated serum amylase and lipase in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008 Jul; 9(4):418-22. PMID: 18496406.
Glaser NS, Marcin JP, Wootton-Gorges SL, Buonocore MH, Rewers A, Strain J, DiCarlo J, Neely EK, Barnes P, Kuppermann N. Correlation of clinical and biochemical findings with diabetic ketoacidosis-related cerebral edema in children using magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging. J Pediatr. 2008 Oct; 153(4):541-6. PMID: 18589447.
Rewers A, Klingensmith G, Davis C, Petitti DB, Pihoker C, Rodriguez B, Schwartz ID, Imperatore G, Williams D, Dolan LM, Dabelea D. Presence of diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in youth: the Search for Diabetes in Youth Study. Pediatrics. 2008 May; 121(5):e1258-66. PMID: 18450868.
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http://www.sandyoficial.com.br
Place of Birth : Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Also Known As : Sandy Leah Lima, Sandy Lima, Sandy, Sandy Leah
Homepage : http://www.sandyoficial.com.br
Sandy Leah Lima (born January 28, 1983) known mononymously as Sandy, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Campinas, she began her career in 1990, when she formed with her brother, musician Junior Lima, the vocal duo Sandy e Junior. They rose to fame in the early 1990s as child stars and reached the height of their success during teenage, as albums Era Uma Vez… Ao Vivo (1998), As Quatro Estações (1999), Quatro Estações: O Show (2000) and Sandy & Junior (2001) sold more than a million units, with the second and third being among the best-selling albums of all time in Brazil. The duo was credited for leading a wave of teen pop artists during the late 1990s and early 2000s, with the press labelling Sandy the Brazilian "Princess of Pop". The duo disbanded in 2007 and released their Acústico MTV in September that year. In addition to their success in the music industry, the sibling's name became a strong brand, with more than 300 licensed products which made R$300 million a year. After the duo's disbandment in December 2007, Sandy spent the next two years concentrating efforts on producing her debut solo album. She also dedicated herself to her personal life. In 2008, Sandy married musician Lucas Lima and graduated from Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas with a degree in languages and literature. In 2010, she released her debut solo album, Manuscrito, which was preceded by lead single "Pés Cansados" and certified platinum by Pro-Música Brasil (PMB). Her first concert tour as a solo artist was recorded in August 2011 and gave rise to her first video/live album, Manuscrito Ao Vivo, released in November that year. Sandy's second studio album, Sim (2013) produced three singles and reached number nine in Brazil. In 2016, she released her second live album, Meu Canto, which was preceded by lead single "Me Espera" and reached the top of PMB's DVD chart. In 2018, she released her third studio album, a collaborations project titled Nós, Voz, Eles. As an actress, she had leading roles in the television series Sandy & Junior (1999–2002) and As Brasileiras (2012), telenovela Estrela-Guia (2001), and films Acquária (2003) and Quando Eu Era Vivo (2014). Sandy has been featured as a judge on two seasons of the reality competition television series Superstar. Throughout her career, Sandy sold over 20 million albums and has earned numerous awards and accolades, including six Multishow Brazilian Music Award, three Melhores do Ano (Rede Globo awards), and one Latin Grammy Award nomination. She was considered one of the 100 most influential Brazilian personalities of 2013 by the Brazilian edition of Forbes magazine
Sandy is known for the following movies:
Acquária
Acústico MTV: Sandy & Junior
Character : Ela mesma
Sandy & Junior: Estranho Jeito de Amar
Character : Luiza
Sandy & Junior: Era Uma Vez... Ao Vivo
Character : Herself
Sandy & Junior: Ao Vivo no Maracanã
Sandy & Junior: Quatro Estações - O Show
Sandy & Junior: Nossa História
Sandy: Manuscrito - Ao Vivo
Paula Fernandes - Amanhecer Ao Vivo
When I Was Alive
Character : Bruna
O Noviço Rebelde
Character : Marcia
Um Barzinho, Um Violão: Novelas Anos 80
Character : cantora
Ivete Sangalo: MTV ao Vivo
Character : cantora (convidada)
Mato Sem Cachorro
Sandy is known for the following tv shows:
Tá no Ar: A TV na TV
Sandy & Junior
Character : Sandy
As Brasileiras
Character : Gabriela
Estrela-Guia
Character : Cristal
A Diarista
I Love Paraisópolis
Sangue Bom
Superbonita
Character : Apresentadora
Character : Jurada
Sandy & Junior: A História
Sandy + Chef
Character : Self - Host
Paraíso Tropical


Having been successful in applying for a 360° camera loaned to us from Google, we've been busy putting some images of the Jubilee Wood onto Google maps. This is to allow visitors to the Google maps website to see the Jubilee Wood in 360°. Although it's early days and we're still getting up to speed with using the camera, they do allow visitors to the website be able to see the wood, if they can't get down there themselves.
In time we hope to upload more images with some taken in the Summer. At the moment, because it's winter, the images don't show the wood in its best light. When Summer comes however, the wildflower meadow will be in full bloom and the trees will be in full leaf and you will be able to view the images in glorious naturecolour®.
If you want to view the 360° images, go onto the Google maps website and search for: The Friends of Bilbrook Jubilee Wood. It's probably best viewed in satellite mode. Once you're there, pick up the yellow stick man and dangle him over the wood. All the sites which we've taken pictures of so far will appear as little blue circles. Drop the yellow man onto one of these circles and hey presto you're there! Then move your pointer around to see all the wood.
Better still, visit the wood yourself, it's open 24/7/365.


I think this is the closest thing we've seen to a dark ride without shooting stuff in awhile, and it's a water ride of all things!
I read that this is a re-themed tube chute from the old side of the park. I'm having such a hard time envisioning how they were able to fit any type of enclosure and theming elements around any of the tube chutes. I remember everything being SO tightly packed on that side of the park.
Looks cool, I really need to get to one of these parks one day.


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Murder, dismemberment suspect allegedly threatened to cut his ex into pieces on his 'Dexter table'
Buk missile launcher that reportedly took out Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 developed by Soviet Union
By Stephen Rex Brown
The Buk missile battery can strike targets up to 72,000 feet in the air. (© STR New / Reuters)
The surface-to-air missile launcher that a Ukrainian official says brought down a Malaysia Airlines plane near the Russian border Thursday was developed by the Soviet Union to intercept targets up to 72,000 feet in the air.
Anton Gerashenko, an adviser to Ukraine's Interior Minister, said the Boeing 777 carrying 298 passengers was hit by a missile fired from a Buk launcher while flying at 33,000 feet.
The Associated Press reported seeing the weapon — which resembles a launcher mounted on top of a tank — in the eastern Ukrainian town of Snizhne earlier Thursday.
Each launcher is equipped with a sophisticated radar system, meaning it can target multiple targets from different angles at once while tracking more than a dozen others.
A Buk battalion can consist of up to 11 vehicles dedicated to radar, command and firing of the missiles.
The Buk missle launcher was developed by the Soviet Union in 1979 and has since evolved to track and intercept numerous targets. (Mikhail Metzel/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The Buk system dates back to 1979, when the former Soviet Union developed it to take out aircraft, other missiles and smartbombs.
The latest incarnation of the missile system can also take out drone aircraft.
Russia has sold the missile system to Syria. Last week, Ukrainian forces moved Buk missile batteries into the eastern part of the country, where it is putting down a separatist insurgency.
Russia-backed militants may also have the sophisticated launchers.
Ukraine's president, Petro Poroshenko, denied that his army took out the plane.
"We do not exclude that this plane was shot down, and we stress that the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not take action against any airborne targets," Poroshenko said.
"We are sure that those who are guilty in this tragedy will be held responsible."
With News Wire Services


My father always said, "A rocking chair will kill you!" He meant we should never stop being active. He lived what he talked!
He walked 7/8 mile every day of his life till Prostate cancer took his life at age 93. Even then, he took no medicine of any kind, ate red meat, ate real butter, drank whole milk, ate baked goods daily, and a lot of candy... preferably chocolate!
He was at his correct weight for his height and fully enjoyed his retirement years. He read a lot, walked a lot, loved talking to people in the Senior complex where he and my mother lived. How I loved to call them on the phone and hear his familiar voice say, "Good morning!" I wish I could do it again!!
For me , retirement did not mean inactivity, though I am disabled due to various problems with my back, crippled leg and joints. I do as much as I can do... every day!
Some days I can walk up in the big field near our house. We take our two dogs, who explore the small animal trails in the tall grass, follow exciting scents everywhere, and run five miles compared to our few!!
I find my life is very full. I sew doll clothes for little girls who don't have the means to purchase store-bought clothes for their little play-babies.
I love to bake; my kitchen has two ovens and two sinks! So I bake several times a week, giving the results to shut-ins, or people who are ill and can't do it themselves, or neighbors who don't bake, or need cheering up. I fully enjoy packing a basket with fresh warm Cinnamon rolls, and taking them to someone who does not expect them, but who can really make good use of them.... e.g. a young mother with small children, and a new baby, who helps run a big greenhouse with her husband, or a young family who just lost a baby, or a family who just moved into our neighborhood. There is always someone who will appreciate my efforts in the kitchen!
I remember a slogan years ago that started out saying , "Nothin' says lovin' like something from the oven"....I firmly believe that!!
Baked goods, especially those baked with yeast, bring a feeling of HOME and COMFORT, and a sense of feeling that all is right with the world, no matter how topsy turvy things really are.
When I hear retired people say they are bored...I wonder WHY!! I don't have time to be bored!!
My days are the same length as theirs are....but I choose to fill them to the brim with all the things I love doing.
Each of us has a gift for something....some people can see a broken fence around someone's yard, and offer to fix it. Someone else might notice a step that needs repairing, and the homeowner is too elderly to do it himself.....a hammer and some nails, and perhaps a new board might be all that is needed.
Spread a little sunshine with random acts of kindness, and soon you won't notice how 'bored' you are with retirement!
If you think of others, and their unique needs, you won't notice yours!!!
Your message inspired me! Although I don't bake, I teach art to a group on Wednesday at the Woodlawn Centre. It not only makes them happy but also puts a smile on my face.
Our next theme is going to be...to paint buildings. We've been painting Autumn pictures which everyone enjoyed.
Then I have other interests and hobbies...like helping at the Mosaic Club. This is a club that is part of an international charity ICCD which helps people who have had mental health problems.
Other interests and hobbies keep me busy. The latest urge is to knit. When the days are shorter and I'm in front of the TV I can begin knitting. Like your baking I wonder if I can give away some of the knitting projects to families or other people who would want them.
My retirement years so far have been happy and I hope like you to share my good fortune and contentment with others.
Most folks who complain of boredom and depression never took the time to think outside of themselves. If you help others you don't have time to be depressed. There is always someone worse off than you are. Use your god-given talents to make others' lives better as the above writer has. It will make the world of difference - your world.
WHEN MORE SENIORS EXPERIENCE THE GIFT OF GIVING, I AM SURE THEY WILL UNDERSTAND,HOPEFULLY THEY CAN READ YOUR STORY AND JOIN INTO THE GROWING NUMBERS OF OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE DEFINITELY ENJOYING LIFE & PAYING IT FORWARD. THANKS FOR MAKING ME SMILE TODAY!


Arch Celestial's swords are enchanted with the everburning power of the flame of life.
Special Notes: This unit raises damage of adjacent allies, aslong itself is participating in glorious melee combat. This unit has magical attacks, which always have a high chance of hitting an opponent. This unit's arcane attack deals tremendous damage to magical creatures, and even some to mundane creatures.


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Peering Into The Health Of Bridges
May 31st, 2018 Author: Doug Thaler
IPC's TendonScan® creates history by enabling X-Ray vision into post-tensioned tendons to arrest corrosion on bridges.
Technology is a great enabler of data gathering. That is an undeniable reality of contemporary life. Unfortunately, it is a reality that many still want to suppress or ignore. American writer and Professor of Biochemistry, Isaac Asimov said, "I discovered, to my amazement that all through history there had been resistance … and bitter, exaggerated, last-stitch resistance … to every significant technological change that had taken place on earth."
Suhail Doshi, CEO of digital analytical company, Mixpanel, said, "Most of the world will make decisions by either guessing or using their gut. They will be either lucky or wrong."
A nation's infrastructure is too precious and too enmeshed with human lives, to leave decision-making to guessing or gut feeling.
Data is a crucial factor in deciding what is wrong with a piece of infrastructure, especially the aging bridges of the United States.
Bridges are necessarily held together with post tensioning, a technique developed in the 1930s to reinforce concrete. In 1933, a young French civil servant, Eugene Freyssinet, produced three large pre-stressed concrete girders and inserted them underneath the quay in LeHavre, in France, to prevent its collapse.
Over the years, civil engineers began using post-tensioned cables for safety of large concrete structures. Millions of miles of such cables, embedded in grout and enclosed and sealed in rubberized exteriors, known as post-tensioned tendons, support and hold up hundreds of thousands of bridges and highways in the US. They enable larger spans, thinner slabs and greater distances between support columns of bridges.
In building complex bridges, these post-tensioned tendons are filled with grout to prevent corrosion. Low quality grout and admixtures and improper grouting procedures could, subsequently, lead to separation of grout within the tendon. The grouting creates a high alkaline environment to prevent corrosion, but grout separation leads to low pH grout at tendon points and anchorage, creating vulnerability to corrosion in these locations.
It is a fact that corrosion is a significant reason for degradation of bridges. It is also a fact that corrosion of post-tensioned tendons in complex bridges have become a significant problem in recent times. In 2016, a report by the Department of Transportation refers to "severe corrosion" of post-tensioned tendons in certain bridges. The report explains that the corrosion with reference to separation of grout and the high moisture content in the immediate environment. However, one of the cited bridges was built in 2003. The question arises why the corrosion went unnoticed in this specific bridge for 13 years, and was only being looked at when the condition had considerably worsened.
Back in 1998, the US Federal Highway Administration, (FHWA), estimated the annual cost of corrosion on highway bridges as $8.3 billion. The worldwide corrosion authority, NACE International, headquartered in Houston, Texas, estimates the current annual direct cost of corrosion on highway bridges as $13.6 billion.
More than a fourth of the 607,380 bridges in the US are over 50 years old, and 108,000 of the bridges are constructed with pre-stressed concrete. All bridges are supposed to be inspected every 2 years, but that does not happen consistently. Even when inspections are done, it is still the archaic visual inspection or listening to the change of tone by hitting the cable with a hammer. These outdated methods lead to subjective, often inaccurate conclusions. Critical clues are missed through human error.
In contrast, there is a technology called TendonScan® developed by the Florida-based robotic engineering firm, Infrastructure Preservation Corporation (IPC), which is a portable robotic instrument to inspect post-tensioned cables with an MRI-like radiological image of the cable interior. Following six years of R&D, IPC has added TendonScan® to its service range, able to scan the inside of the tendon and locate vulnerability to corrosion by analyzing air, water and bleeding grout within the tendon.
Using the latest Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) technologies, the TendonScan® is able to track the size and shape of the developing abnormality, and guide timely and necessary repairs with razor-sharp accuracy. Locating developing issues before they become problems, and paving the way for early repair, extends the lifecycle of tendons and saves millions of taxpayer dollars.
TendonScan® is comprised of two separate patented portable units. The first is a 16 lb battery-operated unit that travels along a tendon, and employs Electrical Capacitance (EC) imaging to view the inside of the tendon.
The second unit utilizes magnetic flux leakage to locate loss of metallic area within a post-tensioned tendon.
TendonScan® is comprised of two separate patented portable units. The first is a 16 lb battery-operated unit that travels along a tendon, and employs Electrical Capacitance (EC) imaging to view the inside of the post tensioned tendon. The second unit utilizes magnetic flux leakage to locate loss of metallic area within a post-tensioned tendon.
The inspector observes the scanning process at the control station located on a mobile cart, and walks along with the sensor. The sensor uses wireless connectivity to transmit MRI-like images to the control station.
The inspection scans through the grout of the tendon's insides, identifying locations and quantities of water, air, and bleeding grout.
The inspector, then, makes real-time assessments, with a proprietary tendon condition assessment report that identifies locations and sizes of irregularities, which is delivered to the bridge owner.
For more information on post tension tendon inspection services:
TendonScan® provides valuable quantitative data the Department of Transportation needs to prioritize and maximize allocation of scarce resources for repairs. 2013 Nobel laureate in economics and Professor of Economics at Yale University, Robert J. Shiller, said, "Some of the best theorizing comes after collecting data because then you become aware of another reality."
TendonScan® is able provide baseline condition assessment, monitor healthy tendons for preventative maintenance or locate corrosion, and, has surpassed all available technology to inspect post-tensioned tendons in bridges.
Corrosion in construction, especially steel and concrete bridges, is notoriously stealthy. Furthermore, bridges have to endure so much – vagaries of the weather like icy winters and blistering summers, heavy traffic and emissions and steel-unfriendly ice-melting salts. All of these conditions contribute to rusting of bridges.
If ignored, corrosion can lead to deadly consequences like total collapse of bridges.
Engineering firms realize they can make a much larger profits from utilizing modern technology and robotics as part of their inspection protocol than the current manual method. In addition they can provide their clients with more quantitative data that allows the asset owners to both help extend the service life of their critical infrastructure assets as well as help prevent potential catastrophe.
Safety Of Nations Infrastructure Improved With Robotic Infrastructure Inspections
Impact of Deterioration Of Post Tensioned Tendons In Bridges
Bridges Supported By Post Tension Tendons Are Made Safer With Robotic Inspections
(IPC) forms strategic partnership with DYWIDAG-Systems International USA (DSI)
Post Tension Tendon Inspections Help Prevent Bridge Disasters


Ellie catches Chuck & Morgan trying to escape the party.
Chuck & Sarah get ready for their date.
Chuck tells his team about the Demova virus.
Chuck plays a song for Sarah as they cuddle.
Chuck tells Sarah the story of their relationship, then they kiss.
Sarah & Chuck kiss as General Beckman calls.
Beach wedding; Roark is killed.
Jeffster performs at the concert hall; Chuck uses the Irene Demova virus to shut down the bomb.
Sarah & Chuck say goodbye to Jack.


Coburg rallies: Harsher protest laws should be reintroduced to stop violent clashes, Opposition says - We Resist.
Two counter rallies that became violent in Melbourne's north are proof the Victorian Government needs to reinstate laws that give police more powers to intervene, the Opposition says.
Seven people were arrested and police doused some sections of the crowd in capsicum foam as hundreds of people took part in duelling left- and right-wing rallies in Coburg on Saturday.
Police vowed to find those responsible for the violence, which shut down a usually bustling area of the suburb.
Victoria's shadow attorney-general John Pesutto said the outbreaks of violence proved the Andrews Government needed to reverse its decision to abolish protest laws that allowed police to give move-on directions.
Under the laws, introduced by the former Coalition government, courts were also able to issue exclusion orders to repeat offenders.
Mr Pesutto said the removal of the laws gave protesters the "green light" to act violently.
"We need police to have the powers, and courts to have the powers, to crack down on people who take their protests too far," he said.
"It's clear that these protesters on both sides are turning up spoiling for a fight, they almost want this to happen on a regular basis.
But the Victorian Government said the clashes had nothing to do with those changes.
"Police have existing powers to move on and deal with protests. We saw a number of arrests and those people will face the full force of the law," Acting Premier James Merlino said.
"Those people who wear face masks, who carry weapons, who engage in violent behaviour – that is utterly unacceptable to the Victorian community.
Mr Merlino added the Government would with police to see if they required any additional powers to deal with those kinds of incidents.
Mr Pesutto denied the laws were draconian, and they would not apply to peaceful protesters.
"We've always understood people have the right to protest freely, but they don't have the right to protest violently," he said.


The AIRFORCE I is the US president's aircraft. When the President is aboard the AIRFORCE I the radio call sign is "Air Force One" – hence the name. While on the aircraft, the President and staff have access to a full range of services, including communications systems, secure and non-secure voice, fax and data communications, along with access to photocopying, printing, and word processing. These aircraft are maintained and operated by the Presidential Airlift Group, part of Air Mobility Command´s 89th Airlift Wing, based at Andrews Air Force Base, Suitland, Maryland/USA. The VC-25A is capable of flying half way around the world without refueling and can accommodate more than 70 passengers.
CX SWISS MILITARY™'S AIRFORCE I was designed to meet the extremely high standards of the equipment that is being used in such air-crafts as the US Airforce I. Only choice materials may be used in the production process and strict quality control on several production levels is paramount. The AIRFORCE I timepiece is a high-end chronograph equipped with a multi-purpose slide-rule to allow aviatic and nautical calculations. A certified water resistance of 200 meters ensures your watch will not let you down, whatever situation you might find yourself in.


Our first stop while driving around the Golden Circle in Iceland was Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park – Thingvellir - a historic site and national park. The Þingvellir Church (pictured) is one of the structures standing among the ruins of the park which sits where two tectonic plates meet. This historical natural site was the location of Iceland's first parliament, the Althing, which may just be the oldest democracy in the world (930AD). I took several photos of the church, some from way off in the distance, some through the trees, and some of the detail work, but ultimately it was this photo of the church that landed at spot in the series. In my mother's winter village she would prop the village houses on different block sizes to create different levels and hills. Sometimes you just need to get a different perspective on things. I went down a path and turned around, ducked down, and loved the way the hill rolls in front of the church with the sun shining in from the corner.


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Architecture, War, and the Erasure of Identity @ Parsons SCE this Thursday, 3/9
2017, Identity
This Thursday, March 9, at 6 pm, Parsons School of Constructed Environments is hosting a special screening of Architecture, War and the Erasure of Identity, about the deliberate cultural genocide through the destruction of the constructed environment – in particular, world heritage sites.
Tim Slade's film, The Destruction of Memory, based on the book by writer Robert Bevan, looks at the ongoing and intentional 'war against culture' through the destruction of architecture in war-torn countries around the globe. Buildings and sites that have stood for millenia have been targeted as artifacts of cultural heritage, "particularly in campaigns of ethnic genocide and cleansing." The film examines the links between the protection of culture and the protection of human rights. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
Presented by: Tim Slade, Director
Hosts: Robert Kirkbride, Dean of the School of Constructed Environments, and Emily Moss, Director of the BFA in Architectural Design and the BS in Urban Design
Sponsored by Parsons' School of Constructed Environments.
Exclusive Talk with California Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar: Event Recap
Justice Cuéllar gave an informal, exclusive talk titled "Adaptation Nation: Reflections on Immigration Policy, Social Change, and Federalism in the United States." This event was open only to New School students, faculty and staff, but live-streamed on the Zolberg Institute Facebook page. Follow us for access to more exciting events!
The Experts Initiative on the Global Compact on Refugees: Conclusions and Explanatory Note
In October, the Zolberg Institute The New School convened a meeting of experts on refugee law and policy to deliberate on, and to make concrete recommendations for, the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR). You can find the Conclusions and an Explanatory Note here. The Expert Group proposes language for the Compact's Preamble, Conclusion and Programme of Action–with
Alex Aleinikoff Blogging from the High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges
Alex Aleinikoff is on the scene at the High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges in Geneva. Follow along for his take and analysis of conversations here.
Announcing Amman Spring Intensive
We are pleased to announce that Julia Morris, Zolberg Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow, will be leading a Fieldwork Spring Intensive in Amman, Jordan from 16-25 March, 2018. This Fieldwork Spring Intensive is an ethnographic study of the impact of development projects in one of the world's major refugee host country regions in Jordan offered by faculty


BarCamp Django is an affordable multi-day, overnight event taking place in San Francisco, scheduled for October 4th and 5th. Djangonauts will gather for 30 straight hours of talks, tutorials and breakout sessions. If you want to learn or have something you want to share with the rest of the community, please attend!
Today a security release of Bash was issued, fixing a critical vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code on almost any web server. Any web server which is serving traffic over a CGI or CGI-like interface (including WSGI) should upgrade its version of Bash immediately.
The Django project and the Django Software Foundation are looking to hire one or two "Django Fellows" to work on Django on a part-time or full-time basis, for a pilot project with an initial contract period of three months.
The Django Software Foundation is calling for nominations for the 2014 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize.
A shirt for DjangoCon US 2014 is now available!
The Django team has elected the inaugural technical board.
Django 1.7 has been released!


Neroli and honey. Two words that instantly transport me to another world. Somewhere where my skin is warmed by the sun while overlooking a beautiful view of the countryside.
But did you know, neroli, honey, and the addition of a gentle cleansing agent called coco glucoside also make a beautiful, skin healing cleanser?
Coco glucoside is a plant-based surfactant used in many natural cleansers like those from Tom's of Maine, Davines, La Roche Posey, and The Honest Company and many more.
You can use this cleanser twice a day by itself or as part of the water phase when using the double cleansing method.
Intermediate: ingredients can be found at specialty stores or online.
Did you know, neroli, honey, and the addition of a gentle cleansing agent called coco glucoside also make a beautiful, skin healing cleanser?
In a separate small cup measure honey.
Measure xanthan gum and locust bean gum together. Very slowly add the gums into the honey while stirring until no lumps remain.
Slowly add the honey, xatham gum, and locust gum mix into the water mix. Stir until all the gums are absorbed.
Add coco glucoside and Geogard ECT. Mix very slowly to prevent coco glucoside from foaming.
Test pH if you have test strips to lower the pH. This will help your skin as well as ensuring the cleanser is at the right pH for the preservative to work most effectively.
Pour slowly into 2 2-ounce containers or a container of your choice. Label with the name and date.
Use cleanser twice a day by itself or as part of the water phase when using the double cleansing method.
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Migrating data, applications or services to the cloud exposes a business to a number of new threats and vulnerabilities, which need to be properly assessed. Assessing privacy risk in cloud environments remains a complex challenge, mitigation of this risk requires trusting a cloud service provider to implement suitable privacy controls. Furthermore, auditors and authorities need to be able to hold service providers accountable for their actions, enforcing rules and regulations through penalties and other mechanisms, and ensuring that any problems are remedied promptly and adequately. This paper examines privacy risk assessment for cloud, and identifies threats, vulnerabilities and countermeasures that clients and providers should implement in order to achieve privacy compliance and accountability.
Theoharidou M., Papanikolaou N., Pearson S., Gritzalis D., "Privacy Risk, Security, Accountability in the Cloud", Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom 2013), Volume 1, Page(s): 177 - 184, INSPEC Accession Number: 14146218, IEEE, DOI: 10.1109/CloudCom.2013.31.


In evaluating ways to reduce the national debt, tax increases in a variety of shapes and sizes beat out cuts to military spending and entitlements.
Most Americans see a balanced approach as the best way to reduce the federal deficit with a combination of spending cuts and tax increases beating out only spending cuts or only tax increases in the new Post-ABC poll. But when considering specifics, progressive taxation proposals find more appeal than cuts.
For all the partisan wrangling on Capitol Hill, there is surprising agreement among Democrats, Republicans and independents on many of the specifics. A 54 percent majority of Republicans support raising taxes on high income earners, a major sticking point in negotiations between President Obama and Republican congressional leaders in the debt ceiling debate.
Majorities of Republicans also support more taxes on oil and gas companies and raising Medicare premiums for wealthier retirees. They are more closely divided in support for more taxes on hedge funds and higher Social Security taxes on the upper income. Wide majorities of Democrats and independents support each of these tax hikes to reduce the national debt.
On the flip side, there are high levels of partisan opposition to a number of spending cuts as ways to reduce the debt. Majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents alike reject cuts to Medicaid, raising the eligibility age for Medicare benefits and changing the formulation for Social Security so benefits would increase at a slower rate. Republicans are most opposed to cutting military spending. Just under half of Democrats oppose.
Read the full poll results.


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import logging
from .mutaprops import MutaProperty, MutaAction, MutaPropClass, MutaSource

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

def mutaprop_class(display_name, gui_id=None, gui_major_version=0,
                   gui_minor_version=0):
    """ Class-level decorator. It is required for classes whose instances should
    be visible for the Mutaprop UI manager.

    :param display_name: Class name/description to be accessible by the UI API.
                         In most cases, it's not really important.
    :param gui_id:       API-level identifier of a class definition.
                         In most cases, it's not really important.
    :param gui_major_version:  Reserved for future use.
    :param gui_minor_version:  Reserved for future use.
    """

    def decorator(cls):
        logger.debug("Registered mutaprop class: %s", cls.__name__)
        return type("MutaProp{0}".format(cls.__name__), (cls, MutaPropClass),
                    {MutaPropClass.muta_attr(MutaPropClass.MP_NAME):
                         display_name,
                     MutaPropClass.muta_attr(MutaPropClass.MP_GUI_ID): gui_id,
                     MutaPropClass.muta_attr(
                         MutaPropClass.MP_GUI_MAJOR_VERSION): gui_major_version,
                     MutaPropClass.muta_attr(
                         MutaPropClass.MP_GUI_MINOR_VERSION): gui_minor_version,
                     "__doc__": cls.__doc__,
                     "_orig_cls": cls})

    return decorator

def mutaproperty(display_name, value_type, **kwargs):
    """ Create a UI property out of existing attribute.

    :param display_name:  A name to be displayed at the UI level.

    :param value_type:  [:class:`~mutaprops.mutaprops.MutaTypes`]

    Optional arguments - general

    :param read_only:  bool, dynamic_
                       Sets GUI element to read-only state. Automatically
                       set to true when setter is not defined.

    :param select:  :class:`list` or :class:`dict`, dynamic_
                    Set of allowed values. GUI will offer just this set.

                    If it's :class:`list`, the list items must conform to the
                    `value_type`::

                        @mutaproperty("Cheese", MutaTypes.STRING,
                                      select=['Stilton', 'Gruyere', 'Liptauer'])
                        def cheese(self):
                            return self._cheese

                    If it's :class:`dict`, the keys will be displayed as
                    a selector view, and the values will be set::

                        @mutaproperty("Cheese", MutaTypes.INT,
                                      select={'Stilton': 1, 'Gruyere': 2,
                                              'Liptauer': 3})
                        def cheese(self):
                            return self._cheese

    :param priority:  int
                      Display priority, higher numbers are displayed first

    :param hierarchy:  string
                       Hierarchy path in the GUI. MutaProps with the same
                       hierarchy patch are grouped together.

    :param deford:  int
                    Modifies definition order. This is normally defined
                    automatically based on the decorator calls.
                    If priority is not used, the order at which
                    MutaProps are listed in GUI is defined by deford.

    Optional arguments - numerical type (`MutaTypes.INT`, `MutaTypes.REAL`)

    :param min_val:  int, dynamic_
                     Minimum possible value,

    :param max_val:  int, dynamic_
                     Maximum possible value,

    :param step:  int, dynamic_
                  For numerical type, step interval between values,
                  for other types ignored

    Optional arguments - `MutaTypes.STRING`

    :param min_val:  int, dynamic_
                     Minimal length of string

    :param max_val:  int, dynamic_
                     Maximal length of string

    Optional arguments - `MutaTypes.BOOL`

    :param toggle:  Dict of format::

                        {'on': 'Some-on-label',
                         'off': 'Some-off-label'}

                    If set, a toggle-switch like control will be used
                    as GUI instead of a simple checkbox.

    .. _dynamic:

    **Dynamic arguments**

    Where dynamic argument is supported, the value doesn't have to be only
    a class definition constant, but also another
    :class:`~mutaprops.mutaprops.MutaProp` or
    :class:`~mutaprops.mutaprops.MutaSource`.

    Dynamic arguments can be referred only directly and cannot be in any sort
    of expression, as this expression is evaluated only once during
    the class definition time::

        @mutaproperty("Some useful flag", MutaTypes.BOOL)
        def some_flag(self):
            return self._some_flag

        @some_flag.setter
        def some_flag(self, value):
            self._some_flag = value

        @mutaproperty("Ham", MutaTypes.STRING,
                      read_only=some_flag)  # direct referral, will work
        def ham(self):
            return self._spam

        @mutaproperty("Spam", MutaTypes.STRING,
                      read_only=not some_flag)  #expression, will not work
        def spam(self):
            return self._spam
    """

    def decorator(func):
        logger.debug("Registered mutaproperty: %s", func.__name__)
        kwargs[MutaProperty.MP_FGET] = func
        prop = MutaProperty(func.__name__, display_name, value_type, **kwargs )
        return prop
    return decorator

def mutasource(func=None, class_scope=False):
    """ Decorated attribute's changes will be notified to the UI layer, but
        will not be displayed.

        MutaSource allows to implement some additional controller (as in MVC)
        logic in addition to the usual mutaproperties. Usually used to
        enable or disable (read_only) some parts of UI depending on other
        parameters, or change the select values.

    :param class_scope:  [True, False]
                         Set to reflect class-level attribute.
    """
    if func:
        logger.debug("Registered mutasource: %s", func.__name__)
        return MutaSource(func.__name__, None, None,  fget=func,
                          class_scope=False)
    else:
        def decorator(fget):
            logger.debug("Registered mutasource: %s", fget.__name__)
            return MutaSource(fget.__name__, None, None,
                              class_scope=class_scope, fget=fget)
        return decorator

def mutaprop_action(display_name, **kwargs):
    """ Make decorated method accessible in the UI.

    :param display_name:  A name to be displayed at the UI level.

    :param read_only:  bool, dynamic_
                       Sets GUI element to read-only state. Automatically
                       set to true when setter is not defined.

    :param priority:  int
                      Display priority, higher numbers are displayed first

    :param hierarchy:  string
                       Hierarchy path in the GUI. MutaProps with the same
                       hierarchy patch are grouped together.

    :param deford:  int
                    Modifies definition order. This is normally defined
                    automatically based on the decorator calls.
                    If priority is not used, the order at which
                    MutaProps are listed in GUI is defined by deford.
    """

    def decorator(func):
        logger.debug("Registered mutaprop action: %s", func.__name__)
        action = MutaAction(func.__name__, display_name, func, **kwargs)
        return action
    return decorator

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Israel Innovations On Tour At Machane Chodosh
Sergey Kadinsky
On his visit to Congregation Machane Chodosh last week, venture fund manager Daniel Frankenstein noticed the memorial plaques on the synagogue's wall, with names such as Walter, Siegfried, and Irmgard. "These are German names; my grandfather was Hans and my grandmother was Hildegard. We are Yekkes," he said. He was hosted by one of a handful of its older German-born members, longtime shul president Herbert Jaffe.
But what brought them together at Machane Chodosh two weeks ago wasn't so much their shared heritage as their passion for innovation. Jaffe is an engineer with inventions to his name, while Frankenstein is the co-founder of Janvest Technologies, a US-based micro-cap venture fund that invests exclusively in Israeli startups. "I have a front row seat to the most incredible technology ecosystem in the world." Since his firm's founding nearly a decade ago, Janvest provided funding towards Israeli start-ups that have enhanced cyber security, detected minerals in the ground, and expanded the tasks done by robots and drones. "Israeli entrepreneurs are raising more capital in the world than any other country, after the US and China," he said.
Frankenstein then introduced two Israeli innovators and a humanitarian assistance nonprofit. Joe Taveras is the marketing specialist for Roboteam, makers of the Temi "personal robot." Its inventor, Yossi Wolf, was inspired to create the three-foot-tall, 20-pound "information hub" on wheels when he observed how his grandmother's hands were shaking and unable to hold a cup or a smartphone. Similar to Alexa and Google Voice, it is a walking encyclopedia that can also respond to commands such as "turn on the light" or "play a song," and it can remind the user of appointments.
"It is also a smartphone hub, and you can charge them by attaching them to Temi," said Taveras. "Now consider controlling this robot from thousands of miles away. It is an emotional experience. Taveras sought to demonstrate that families divided by geography can still do things together through Temi. He added that Temi is capable of teaching new languages to its users.
When an Israeli invention is not following its owners in their homes, another Janvest-funded venture is See Tree, a small drone that flies above large expanses of farmland, examines the health of trees, and makes recommendations. It was represented at Machane Chodosh by marketing director Farhana Rahman, a self-described "Muslim Zionist." This smart drone saves time and labor for farmers by identifying which trees need special care on lands that extend over hundreds of acres. "The sensors pick up the health and productivity of the trees. Our team in Tel Aviv looks at this and then our agronomists go to the trees," said Rahman.
The drone artificial intelligence can calculate a yield-per-tree map, from which growers could calculate how valuable it might be to replace trees or selectively thin them out. Based in Tel Aviv, the company has offices in California and Brazil. It represents a bridge between Israel's agricultural legacy that made deserts bloom and drained swamps, with its present status as a leader in technological innovation.
Frankenstein's final guest presenter was Seth Davis, Executive Director of IsraAID USA. The nongovernmental organization sends Israeli aid workers to assist in disaster relief across the world – in places such as earthquake-stricken Japan – as well as fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone and rebuilding after a typhoon in the Philippines. "We have served over two million people in 51 countries since 2001, and have focused on relief and rescue, medical missions, mental health trauma reduction, and safe water, amongst other knowledge-based solutions," said Davis.
Frankenstein spoke of his own connection to Israel as a product of his student activism at UC-Berkeley. Shortly before 9/11, he ran for student government on the punny slogan, "He is no monster," which resonated with his peers. After his election and the terrorist attack on the country, he noticed the ferocity of student protesters who smeared Israel as an aggressor. "I was on the student senate and president of my fraternity," he said. "Israel was right in the mix. I found myself on the senate, with Israel as a huge issue."
His pro-Israel activism was recognized by AIPAC, which invited Frankenstein to its policy conference in Washington, where he networked with hundreds of student leaders from across the country. He still keeps in touch with many of them, working on numerous pro-Israel initiatives. At the policy conference, he also met his wife Erielle Reshef. They split their time between the Bay Area, where he grew up, and Israel, which has become his second home.
Frankenstein invited the crowd at Machane Chodosh to attend the upcoming AIPAC Policy Conference on March 1, 2020, in Washington, noting how it changed his life in connecting him with fellow supporters, launching initiatives, and strengthening pro-Israel sentiments of Jewish communities across the country.
Rabbi Yossi Mendelson, the Rabbi of Congregation Machane Chodosh, thanked Frankenstein and AIPAC for its "good news conference" that tells the story of Israel that is "beyond the conflict and politics."
Chapter 20: Teaching Lies (Yonah)
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Guard Your Lips
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OTD Sister
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Between the end of the NAB Cup series and the start of Round One on March 24, the AFL held the season launch in Sydney. In between the festivities, League officials met with club captains and coaches to discuss the new rules which were tried out in the preseason. One rule which was high on the agenda was the two substitute-two interchange player rule.
Dawn's early light emerged slowly through the cold damp mist which hung low and heavy over Melbourne, in a somber tribute to that April morning in 1915 when the ANZACS landed on the desolate shores of Gallipoli. The haunting refrain of the "Last Post" echoed through every Australian suburb, as the morning ceremonies were conducted to honor and remember the fallen.


If you are a fan of leggings and yoga pants, joggers are another style of pant that offers all-day comfort + street style. I actually prefer joggers to yoga pants (for actual outfits) because they fall more into the category of casual wear with no added guilt for not actually doing yoga.
I've come up with so many ways to style jogger pants that this is going to have to be a series so stay tuned for my next post, which will include dressier ways to wear joggers.
The really good news is that the exact jogger pants I'm wearing are now on sale for $12.
You're gonna sneak in a workout (or just play at the playground) at some point in the day.
Here's a pro-tip involving accent clothes/accessories–buy them in the same color. The few pairs of colored shoes I own all have matching jackets/cardigans and/or statement necklaces/belts…it just works.
Cheers to the freakin' weekend (and early morning soccer/football games)!
This is the type of outfit that is perfect for weekends (especially early morning kid activities) because it still feels like you're in pajamas yet looks like real meant-to-be-seen-in-public clothing.
Errand running and hanging out #likeaboss.
This one is my favorite of all the looks–probably because I'm a sucker for some chambray. I feel like this works for 95% of what I do on an average weekday.
Do you own joggers? What do you wear them with? Let me know in the comments and stay tuned for part 2.
Linking up with the Monday Mingle.
Nice styles! You are looking stunning. Jogger pants are great piece for working out and cozy wear. These are the best casual ways to wear jogger pants. Thanks for sharing.


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A charming stone-built, semi-detached house, dating back to 1793 in the village of Kirkcowan, on the Machars Peninsula in Galloway, in South West Scotland.
Fully refurbished, this welcoming property provides comfortable accommodation for up to five people in three bedrooms, consisting of a king-size master bedroom with en-suite shower, as well as a twin and single bedroom that share a bathroom.
The sitting room has a lovely woodburning stove and for entertainment, there's an HD flat screen TV and DVD player, along with a piano in the hall.
Also in the sitting room is a dining area, so can you choose to eat here, or at the breakfast bar in the well-equipped kitchen.
The rear garden has a patio and a lawned area, or you can even enjoy outdoor table tennis at the owners' property next door.
There are walks from the property that take you out into the countryside, and you will find a warm welcome on your return at the village inn.
Kirkcowan also offers a Post Office and a general store.
Why not visit Whithorn Priory & Museum, with its display of ancient carved stones, indulge in the Wigtown Book Festival, or stretch your legs at the Newton Stewart Walking Festival?
Challenge yourself on Europe's longest zip wire at the Laggan Outdoor Activity Centre, or visit the award-winning Cream O' Galloway ice cream factory and visitor centre.
This delightful property has something for everyone.
Three bedrooms: 1 x king-size double with en-suite shower, basin and WC, 1 x twin, 1 x single
Bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC
Kitchen with breakfast bar
Sitting room with dining area and woodburning stove
Hall with piano.
LPG central heating with woodburning stove
Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, TV with FreeSat, DVD, WiFi, selection of books, games and DVDs
Roadside parking
Lawned garden with patio and furniture
Table tennis available on owners' patio or in garage next door
Shop and pub 1 min walk
Note: No mobile phone reception inside property
Note: Front door opens directly onto a quiet village street.
KIRKCOWAN
Newton Stewart 7 miles; Wigtown 8 miles.
Kirkcowan is a rural village in Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, set in the rolling Galloway countryside at the confluence of two salmon rivers, the Bladnoch and the Tarf. The village is named after a church, or kirk, whose churchyard hosts an interesting collection of headstones dating from the 1700s. In the 1800s, there was a healthy weaving industry here and a water-powered mill to help process the woollen cloth. The village today has a shop, a Post Office, church, children's play area, bowling green, village hall, doctor's surgery, bicycle hire and the Craighlaw Arms Hotel, a 200-year old coaching inn. The nearby town of Newton Stewart has a sports centre, cinema, museum, library, hospital, supermarkets, shops and restaurants. Popular with walkers and anglers, Kirkcowan is situated on the 25-mile Yellow Cycle Route of the National Cycle Route 7, also making it a good holiday base for cyclists. It is surrounded by a network of quiet lanes, ideal for cycling, and for the more adventurous, it's just 10 miles from the renowned Seven Stanes mountain biking trails of Galloway Forest Park. The Machars Peninsula has a varied coastline, including coastal grazing marshes and sandy beaches. It incorporates Wigtown, Scotland's Book Town, as well as ancient Whithorn and its priory. Here you can discover the story of St Ninian who established Whithorn as his base, when he introduced Christianity to Scotland at the end of the 4th century. Wildlife abounds in the area, with opportunities to spot ospreys, red kites, deer and red squirrels, and you can also enjoy stargazing, as some of the darkest skies in Europe can be seen here. With superb walking, cycling and horse riding opportunities to be found across the peninsula, as well as excellent coarse fishing on the nearby Glendarroch Loch, there is much on offer for the visitor to this distinctive and varied part of the country.
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