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Once players are locked into the escape room they will be presented with a set of challenges, puzzles, clues and brain teasers that they must overcome before the time runs out.
Can you escape the Lock-Clock in 60 minutes?
Each live escape game is designed to be played by a minimum of 2 players and a maximum of 5 players. Due to space within the rooms and the nature of the puzzles we do not suggest any more than five players.
It is important to arrive approximately 15 minutes before the start of your game time. When you arrive we will need to check your reservation, securely store your coats, belongings and valuables, quickly explain the rules and then explain the story behind the escape room game you are about to play. In the event that you arrive late, that time will be deducted from your game time. If you arrive 20 minutes or later, you will not be allowed to play.
IS LOCK-CLOCK A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?
The live escape games in Lock-Clock are designed to test your logic and critical thinking. Lock-Clock is not a test of physical strength or dexterity! At no point will you need to use physical force. Therefore, it is not necessary to climb up or stand on top of any of the furniture. Whilst there may be clues that are above head height it is not necessary to physically touch these clues, they will only need to be used visually. Whilst in the escape room please do not stand on or climb up any of the furniture or scenery within the room!
Whilst in the escape game you will be monitored by one of our operators using cameras and audio equipment. We monitor the escape rooms to ensure the safety of our customers and also to enrich their experience. During the live escape games, we may communicate with your team through the audio equipment.
Whilst playing there will always be a member of staff monitoring the escape room. If for any reason, you or a member of your team needs to leave the game room at any time then you can do so by raising our attention on the cameras or via the audio. Please note that once a player has left the game room they will not be allowed to re-enter.
KEEP THE SECRETS, A SECRET!
Please do not share or divulge information about the nature of the puzzles and clues within the game rooms. We want people to be able to experience the best possible game that they can so therefore please do not reveal the secrets of the escape rooms.
It is strictly prohibited to take photos, videos or recordings of any form whilst in the game rooms.
Our escape games are designed to be played from the age of 8 years old upwards. However, children under the age of 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult in the game room. Lock-Clock reserves the right to ask for identification of any person they believe to be under the age of 16.
No food or drink should be consumed within the escape rooms.
No special clothing or equipment is needed to take part within the escape games. Please feel free to come wearing clothes that you feel comfortable in.


It's helping the chap who's bearing a load.
It's bringing a smile to a youngster's face, Restoring his trust in the human race.
With thousands of worthy girls and boys.
That someone cares when ill winds blow.
And caring enough to do what's right.
But offered his hand, a friend to guide.
But what I have done to be neighbourly.
The Goodfellows office at the Spirit and Life Centre Wellington Street West, Chatham opens November 6.
Monday – Friday – 9 am and 3 pm at 519-354-1146.
Are you interested in volunteering with the Chatham Goodfellows? Call 519-354-1146.
Merlin Legion dinner December 1, 2018. The Merlin Legion and Chatham Goodfellows are longtime partners.
Porchlight is on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Spirit and Life Centre.
Toy Packing 6pm to 8pm December 10 to December 13, 2018 at 463 St. Clair Street (the former Fabricland building next to Dimitar's). Delivery date is Monday, December 17, after 5:30.
Street Sales are being conducted on Friday, December 14 and Saturday, December 15.
Food packing is at Spirit and Life Centre (St. Joseph Site), packing/delivery on Tuesday December 18 – packing beginning at 8am – deliveries beginning at 11:30am.
© 2014 Chatham Goodfellows | Website Donated by HUB Creative Group.


Started this discussion. Last reply by Vandit Kalia Nov 30, 2010.
thanks for all the advice :) !!! owe this one to you :) !!!
Good Efforts & Keep goin..!
Hi Dear , Great to hear from u . just started riding again few months back.
why dont you join us @ nerul this sunday , we are having a race, a lot of old and new cyclist will be there. the details are posted in events list. catch you soon.
There is an approach up the left side of the mountain, up to the mid level plateau. Its not a regular wide dirt track, its narrow, steep and broken in quite a few sections. So if you like to carry your bike as well, its well worth it.


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Thoppigala - typical inselberg in Sri Lanka
The Sinhala name "Thoppigala" and the Tamil name "Kudumbimalai" translate to "hair-knot" rock. The British called this spectacular monadnock "Baron's Cap".
The Thoppigala inselberg standing at 543 m above sea level is the highest peak far and wide between Dimbulagala near Polonnaruwa and the East Coast. The nearest village is Manamptiya in 14 km distance, which was developed under the Mahaweli irrigation scheme. Thoppigala is part of the traditional Weddah country in the vicinity of the Maduru Oya National Park. It was a perfect hunting area due to the abundance of deer. Elephants and leopards are roaming in the wilderness between Thoppigala and Maduru Oya.
Thoppigala rock is surrounded by protected typical dry zone scrub jungle are of about 400 square kilometres. It became a nature conservation project called Thoppigala Heritage Park, opened in April 2013.
The Thoppigala Heritage Park is the result of a cooperation of Dilmah Conservation and the Forest Department with the support of the Sri Lankan Army. Dilmah Conservation is a social fund of the Dilmah tea company engaged in eco-friendly projects working towards a more sustainable use of the environment in partnership with IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) At the beginning, Dilmah Conservation supported the protection of wild elephants, further Dilmah Conservation projects were focused on the eco-friendly development of the Northern and Eastern Provinces after the end of the civil war, taking into consideration needs of local communities. Accordingly, the Thoppigala nature conservation project was developed to extend economic support to the people of the region. Already in 2012, Dilmah Conservation commenced a programme to plant 20,000 native trees in the area to improve the habitat for birds and other animals, but also fruit varieties such as cashew nut, for the economic benefits to the locals. Products of the villagers are sold in shops in the Heritage Park. The Park was conceptualised by the architect Nihal Bodhinayake of Nihal Bodhinayaka Associates, who also designed the ambitious "The Fortress" Hotel in Kogalla. That first Dilmah Conservation Heritage Centre is the centrepiece of the Thoppigala Heritage Park. It presents the natural environment of Sri Lanka and its biodiversity in a series of 3 dimensional models and other educational features.
The Heritage Park also contains the Thoppigala memorial, dedicated to the lives lost during the decisive battle of the Sri Lankan armed forces against the last LTTE terror guerilla camp in the Eastern Province.
For nature lovers visiting the protected jungle area, rest room facilities and a cafeteria are available near the Centre. Besides the bungalows, A fully functional camp site is accessible by four-wheelers.
There are guided adventure walks and an obstacle course with 28 different obstacles. Cycling off-road is allowed in certain areas, canoeing is possible on a nearby water body.
The main nature trail leads to the top of Thoppigala peak. The distance from the visitors' center to the base of the Thoppigala rock is about 1 km, this first part of which is passable for jeeps. There are lots of caves at the base of the rock, once used as hideouts of guerilla fighters. Starting at the base, there is a path winding uphill, with a stairway and a new ladder placed by the army to tackle the most difficult part. At the very top there are the remnants of a small ancient dagaba as well as a single tree called "Ehela". Highöight of course is the 360 degree panorama.

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It was not quite the longest day but had the potential to be a very long race. There was good pressure as we left the moorings, strong enough for those who care for their sails to leave the mooring as soon as they were hoisted. Race Officer Neill Ross set one of the longer courses and was nearly undone as large glassy patches formed on the water. Carefully planned approaches to the line did not work out.
The first leg, windward to A off the club, depended on luck. A streak of ripples developed in the loch. Thalia, who was there to begin with, prospered. For others, it was a matter of trying to keep their sails full so as to reach it.
Thalia rounded A well in front. Zoe's port tack approach was spoiled by a belligerent Catriona who held her starboard tack rather than round the mark. Teal had been unlucky and was well back.
The second leg a long fetch across the loch to D, north of Clynder. Thalia, making good progress in improved wind, felt secure. Catriona deployed her spinnaker in wind which was well forward of the beam. The leg was long enough for Thalia, who did not respond, to be caught. Teal and Zoe were moved by example and made it pay.
Wind had veered from when Neill set the course so that what would have been a leg directly to windward, from D back to the starting area, was now a fetch. The water became glassy again as we finished, some paddled, some were towed home.
1 Catriona, 2 Thalia, 3 Teal, 4 Ceres, 5 Hermes, 6 Zoe, 7 Thia.


I got officially divorced a short time ago. The day did not go as expected. It could have been worse, it's divorce after all, but it also could have been better. Especially since ExH and I get along for the most part. We took a divorce selfie afterwards at a cafe across from the court house and then things went downhill.
It's difficult to try to balance a friendship with someone whom you share such a huge past with. Do you start fresh? That seems impossible. Also impossible, and unproductive, is hashing out your entire past and trying to heal old wounds.
There was a lot of gaslighting that went on that became a huge part of who I was at the time and lead to a lot of self-hate for me. This article explains a lot about gaslighting and it's important to note that I'm not saying ExH has NPD (narcissism). The article simply takes it from that perspective.
Though I am happy to be divorced and to move on, I am also pained by the knowledge that this marriage I worked so hard on for so long is now dissolved. It is difficult to rationalize in my own mind.
Fortunately my young son does not have those same issues. He simply chalks it up to "You and Daddy fought a lot and he was mean to you. Now that won't happen." Yes, I suppose that's true. He is happy to visit his father and stepmom when he goes and he's happy to come home as well.
I was told recently by one of his teachers that my boyfriend and I must be doing something right because our kids are so happy and so unaffected by everything. That felt nice to hear, but also makes me wonder if that's a "for now" circumstance. Will it affect them later on? Will my son need therapy for all the drama his father and I put him through? Will he need it because I let such a toxic person as my ex's first wife into our lives more than I needed to? What will his relationship with his brothers look like over time as no one intervenes to save them?
Divorce means letting go of a lot of those questions and knowing I may never have the answers. Divorce also means I can start to heal.


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flydubai is set to take delivery of 100 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft ordered at the 2013 Dubai International Airshow by the end of 2023.
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For the first time, patients with a rare and life-threatening blood disorder have a treatment option after Novartis' Rydapt got an EU licence for aggressive systemic mastocytosis, related blood cancers, and acute myeloid leukaemia.
An oral therapy, Rydapt (midostaurin) is approved for use in combination with chemotherapy, and for patients in complete response followed by Rydapt single agent maintenance therapy, for adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are FLT3 mutation-positive.
It was also cleared for use as monotherapy for the treatment of adults with aggressive systemic mastocytosis (ASM), systemic mastocytosis with associated haematological neoplasm (SM-AHN) or mast cell leukaemia.
In advanced SM, the uncontrolled growth of neoplastic mast cells causes organ damage such as liver dysfunction, low blood counts and weight loss.
People with the disease also suffer from debilitating systemic symptoms such as pruritus (severe itching of the skin) caused by mast cells releasing inflammatory mediators, such as histamine, into the blood.
It is caused by a genetic mutation in the KIT gene, which triggers the abnormal proliferation and survival of mast cells.
Rydapt represents the first and only targeted therapy for FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3)-mutated AML and the only treatment for three subtypes of SM, collectively known as advanced SM, in the EU, all of which have limited life expectancy and few treatment options.
Approval in AML is based on the RATIFY trial which showed a 23% reduction in risk of death with Rydapt plus standard chemotherapy, compared with placebo plus chemo.
For advanced SM, the approval is based on two single-arm open-label multicentre trials, including the phase 2 study (CPKC412D2201), the largest prospective trial ever conducted in this rare disorder.
Rydapt inhibits multiple kinases, including FLT3, which help regulate many essential cell processes, interrupting cancer cells' ability to grow and multiply.
It induces cell death in leukaemic cells expressing FLT3 ITD or TKD mutant receptors, or in cells overexpressing FLT3 wild type receptors.


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Xu Yuhua (, * 29. Oktober 1976 in Jinhua) ist eine chinesische Schachspielerin und ehemalige Schachweltmeisterin (2006–2008).

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Sie trägt seit 2000 den Titel einer Großmeisterin der Frauen (WGM); im Jahr 2007 wurde ihr vom Präsidenten der FIDE der Großmeister-Titel verliehen.

2000 gewann sie den Weltcup der Frauen in Shenyang und verteidigte diesen Titel 2002 in Hyderabad. Beim stark besetzten North Urals Cup in Krasnoturjinsk im Juli 2005 kam sie auf den zweiten Platz hinter K. Humpy. Im Oktober 2009 gewann sie das Grand Prix-Turnier in Nanjing (Kategorie 8) mit 8 Punkten aus 11 Partien.

Seit 2000 nahm sie an Schachweltmeisterschaften der Frauen teil. In Neu-Delhi 2000 erreichte sie die dritte Runde, in Moskau 2001 das Halbfinale und in Elista 2004 das Viertelfinale. Beim WM-Turnier in Jekaterinburg im März 2006 schaltete sie mehrere russische Spitzenspielerinnen aus und gewann das Finale gegen Alissa Galljamowa mit 2,5:0,5.

Als Weltmeisterin war Xu Yuhua für den Schach-Weltpokal 2007 qualifiziert, bei dem sie in der ersten Runde Wladimir Malachow mit 0:2 unterlag.

Xu Yuhuas Elo-Zahl beträgt 2465 (Stand: Dezember 2014), sie wird jedoch als inaktiv geführt, da sie seit der chinesischen Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2011 keine Elo-gewertete Partie mehr gespielt hat. Ihre höchste Elo-Zahl von 2517 erreichte sie im April 2006.

Nationalmannschaft

Mit China nahm Xu Yuhua an den Schacholympiaden der Frauen 2000, 2002 und 2004 teil und gewann diese alle. Außerdem gewann sie mit China die asiatischen Mannschaftsmeisterschaften der Frauen 1995, 1999 und 2003, wobei sie zusätzlich jeweils eine individuelle Goldmedaille gewann (1995 am Reservebrett, 1999 am dritten und 2003 am zweiten Brett), sowie am ersten Frauenbrett spielend den Schachwettbewerb der Hallen-Asienspiele 2007.

Vereine

In der chinesischen Mannschaftsmeisterschaft spielte Xu Yuhua 2005, 2006 und von 2008 bis 2011 für Zhejiang. In der russischen Mannschaftsmeisterschaft der Frauen erreichte Xu Yuhua 2008 mit Spartak Widnoje und 2009 mit AWS Krasnoturjinsk den zweiten Platz. Mit AWS Krasnoturjinsk nahm sie außerdem am European Club Cup der Frauen 2007 teil, sie erreichte mit der Mannschaft den zweiten Platz und in der Einzelwertung am Spitzenbrett den dritten Platz.

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The 2018–19 Bundesliga was the 56th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 24 August 2018 and concluded on 18 May 2019. It also marked the first season without Hamburger SV, previously the only team to have played in the top tier of German football in every season since the end of World War I.

Following a trial phase in the previous season, the video assistant referee system was officially approved for use in the Bundesliga after being added to the Laws of the Game by IFAB.

Bayern Munich were the defending champions, and won their 28th Bundesliga title (and 29th German title) and seventh consecutive Bundesliga on the final matchday.

Teams

A total of 18 teams participated in the 2018–19 edition of the Bundesliga.

Team changes

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Relegation play-offs
All times are CEST (UTC+2).

First leg

Second leg

2–2 on aggregate. Union Berlin won on away goals and are promoted to the Bundesliga, while VfB Stuttgart are relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.

Statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

5 Player scored five goals

Clean sheets

Number of teams by state

Monthly awards

Goal of the year (2018)
Jonas Hector won that award for his goal against Wolfsburg. He scored it for FC Köln.

References

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Cemeteries & Funeral Homes » Military
19th Indiana Infantry Burial Locations
Burial locations for members of the 19th Indiana Infantry from the Civil War. Many photos of headstones.
Abraham COVERT Farm Cemetery
This site is about the Abraham COVERT Farm Cemetery in Ovid, Seneca County, NY. Abraham COVERT was one of the first settlers to this area after the American Revolution. There are nearly 90 people buried in the somewhat remote cemetery including six Revolutionary War Veterans and a Veteran of the War of 1812. This cemetery is very important to members of the COVERT family and to those allied with it. The site contains a census of those believed buried here and photos as well as a link to other sites with photos of many of the grave stones. A few of the surnames included: SIMPSON, VANDOREN, VANHORN, WYCKOFF, EASTMAN, VANZANT, DUNN, BENNETT, SWARTOUT, SWARTHOUT, BLUE, TENEYCK, STOKUM, VOORHEES, FOUNTAIN, SWICK, GRAY, LITTLE, COSHUM, COLE, HARRIS, SEBRING, LECONTE, MORRIS, HOUGHTON and SPADER. Credit should be given to Micah Polk who recently cleaned up the cemetery for his Eagle Scout Project.
The ABMC is responsible for commemorating the services of the American Armed Forces through the establishment of suitable memorial shrines; operating & maintaining permanent American military burial grounds in foreign countries. Web site includes detailed descriptions of overseas cemeteries & searchable databases of war dead.
Search Korean War Veterans Memorial Honor Roll
World War I Burials and Memorializations
World War II Burials and Memorializations
Online searchable database of the 176,399 names of those American service personnel buried at ABMC cemeteries, those Missing in Action and those buried or lost at sea. Note that there were 405,399 US casualties in World War II.
Ancestry.com - Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904 $
Original source: Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1845, 22 rolls); Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Ancestry.com - Search Military Records
Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
Original source: Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.
British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918
Original source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission. War Graves of the British Empire. London: Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Civil War Burials in Baltimore's Loudon Park Cemetery
Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials
Original source: Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Illinois. n.p.: n.p., 1917.
Register of the Confederate dead, interred in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
Original source: Register of the Confederate dead, interred in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.. Richmond: Gary, Clemmitt & Jones, printers, 1869.
U.S. Military Burial Registers, 1768-1921
Original source: Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations, 1768-1921; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M2014, 1 roll); Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Original source: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.
Archives.com - Veterans Burial Records, ca. 1775 to 2008 $
3,258,924 Records. Source: National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Affairs. Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.
Arlington National Cemetery Updated
Arlington, Virginia, USA. Arlington National Cemetery performs 27 to 30 funeral services each day. The grounds of Arlington National Cemetery honor those who have served our nation by providing a sense of beauty and peace for our guests. The rolling green hills are dotted with trees that are hundreds of years in age and complement the gardens found throughout the 624 acres of the cemetery. This impressive landscape serves as a tribute to the service and sacrifice of every individual laid to rest within the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery.
ANC Explorer
Arlington National Cemetery has developed ANC Explorer, an application that is available across common web browsers and on mobile smart phones. This app enables veterans, family members and the public to explore Arlington's rich history. This first version of ANC Explorer allows users to locate gravesites events,or other points of interest; generate front and back photos of a headstone or monument; and receive directions to those locations.
Arlington National Cemetery's app, ANC Explorer, enables families, visitors and the public to locate gravesites, events or other points of interest throughout the cemetery; view front-and-back headstone photos and points of interest; and receive directions to these locations. The latest version also includes self-guided tours, easy access to general information, and provides the ability to save searched burial records to a mobile device.
Arlington National Cemetery - ANC Explorer
Interactive map and burial search.
British Cemetery, Argostoli, Kefalonia, Greece. Virtual Guide.
Transcribed and photographed military gravestones / tombstones.
Burial sites for the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry who served our country between 1861-1866
The purpose of this website is to present pictures of the graves and information about the soldiers who served during the Civil War. Also, to make them accessible to interested persons. The site is being updated regularly. Pictures, as of now, have all been taken in the US, but we will include those buried in other countries, as they become available.
Cival War Veterans Buried In Washington State
There are approximately 6,000 veterans of the Civil War buried within Washington State.
civilwarburials.com
This site is devoted to locating the names and locations of burials of Civil War veterans buried in Arkansas, both union and confederate. List over 20,000 names in four books. Each entry contains military and personal data when known.The information contained in the four books do not overlap unless additional information was obtained on a soldier. Civil War soldiers from all Union and Confederate states are recorded.
Confederate Grave Database
A database of Confederate Veteran graves in Georgia.
Curragh Military Cemetery, Ireland
Transcriptions of monumental inscription.
eCIMS - Air Force Academy Cemetery
Located in El Paso County, Colorado.
Elko Nevada Veterans Cemetery - by J. Swett
Families For Forgotten Heroes
There are literally tens of thousands of United States Veterans remains left unclaimed throughout the Nation. Waiting sometimes decades to be identified as Veterans and given a Proper Military burial. Many times, the only people in attendance at this service are the funeral directors and the Honors Team. That is the last they are heard of. Their Legacy gone. That is changing. The Families For Forgotten heroes program was born on 7 April 2011. Our mission is to maintain a searchable online Database of Unclaimed Veterans, and through the tireless efforts of our Genealogy Team, Locate Next of Kin for these Unclaimed Veterans.
Find A Grave: War of 1812 Cemetery
Williamsville, Erie County, New York.
Fort Boise Military Cemetery
Located in Boise, Idaho.
eCIMS - Military Reserve Cemetery
Searchable database and map.
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


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Creative Minds: Taking Aim at Adverse Drug Reactions
Sherrie Divito
As a practicing dermatologist, Sherrie Divito sees lots of patients each week at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. She also sees lots of research opportunities. One that grabbed her attention is graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), which can arise after a bone-marrow transplant for leukemia, lymphoma, or various other diseases. What happens is immune cells in the donated marrow recognize a transplant patient's body as "foreign" and launch an attack. Skin is often attacked first, producing a severe rash that is a harbinger of complications to come in other parts of the body.
But Divito saw something else: it's virtually impossible to distinguish between an acute GvHD-caused rash and a severe skin reaction to drugs, from amoxicillin to carbamazepine. In her GvHD studies, Divito had been researching a recently identified class of immune cell called tissue-resident memory T (Trm) cells. They remain in skin rather than circulating in the bloodstream. The clinical similarities made Divito wonder whether Trm cells may also help to drive severe skin allergies to drugs.
Divito has received a 2016 NIH Director's Early Independence Award to find out. If correct, Divito will help not only to improve the lives of thousands of people with GvHD, but potentially benefit the millions of other folks who experience adverse reactions to drug.
Lack of suitable tissue samples has hampered research on adverse drug reactions. But that won't be a problem for Devito. She will begin by tapping into a vast collection of skin biopsies from people who've suffered adverse drug reactions. The collection has been essentially untouched for years in the pathology warehouses of nearby Harvard University. The reason: the samples are embedded in paraffin wax, making DNA extraction and analysis a challenge. Divito plans to use new imaging and genetic analysis technologies to examine the skin samples for various types of immune cells, including those potentially troublesome Trm cells.
She is also launching a prospective, or forward-looking, study of people who are being treated for a suspected drug reaction. In addition to the standard biopsy of affected skin, Divito will collect samples of the patient's healthy skin and blood to search for further biological clues. She also plans to develop much-needed mouse models of drug allergies.
Drug allergies affect about 7 percent of people; in some cases, those reactions can be dangerous or even deadly. Even when drug reactions aren't debilitating, they can still be a big problem, forcing doctors to prescribe alternative drugs as a precaution. These alternative drugs may be less effective or carry a greater risk of other serious side effects. Also, when people take multiple prescription drugs, it can be tricky to tell which particular drug is responsible for an allergic reaction.
Divito envisions development of a test that could be used to test small samples of a person's skin for potential reactions to certain drugs. Her aim is to determine in advance which drugs an individual should avoid due to risk of allergic reactions.
While she's anxious to learn if Trm cells play a role in drug reactions, Divito is equally invested in developing technologies and approaches to allow researchers elsewhere to explore their own hypotheses. As she and others take advantage of these tools and learn more about the underlying biology, the hope is to advance new and more effective ways to treat both drug reactions and GvHD—a big win for everybody.
Drug Allergies (National Library of Medicine/NIH)
Graft-versus-Host Disease (National Library of Medicine/NIH)
Sherrie Divito (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston)
Divito NIH Project Information (NIH RePORTER)
NIH Director's Early Independence Award (Common Fund)
NIH Support: Common Fund
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Tags: 2016 NIH Director's Early Independence Award, adverse drug reactions, allergic reactions, allergies, bone marrow transplant, dermatology, drug allergy, graft versus host disease, GvHD, mouse model, precision medicine, skin, T cells, tissue-resident memory cells, transplant, Trm cells
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Home Applications Google's new Chromecast device has increased performance but at the same price
Google's new Chromecast device has increased performance but at the same price
Ram Sonagara
The search giant, Google is ready to throw its next Chromecast device in the market, which is 15 per cent faster in performance than the previous ones. The previous Chromecast was introduced by the company in September 2015. The new one is capable of streaming 1080p with 60 frames per second. The company recently announced to launch its Pixel series smartphones and immediately decided to announce new series of Chromecast.
The new device is closely compatible with Google's already existing gadgets including Pixel smartphones, Daydream view headset, Google Home speakers, and computing devices. With this new Chromecast connected with Google Home speaker, you can control your television just by giving voice commands to the device.
On the other hand, using Google assistant and Google Home speaker you could also watch any particular video on YouTube. In future, the tech giant thinks of adding Chromecast to multiple speakers. Along with the new capabilities, Google will retain functionalities of previous Chromecast device that includes converting the screen into a mirror, casting the content of app to HDTV, and mirror the screen of PC to the television.
Applications that support casting features on your iOS and Android smartphones are Google Play Movies, Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, and HBO. Streaming music from YouTube or any other source to a speaker connected with Chromecast now becomes easier. Coming to the physical design of the device, the upcoming ones look similar to the previous. The only changes made are its matte finish and G letter of the Google Chrome logo.
It also supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi connectivity, and hockey puck-like design, however, there are certain drawbacks in the device. It does not support USB Type-C port and continues with old micro-USB. Two color options – Charcoal and Chalk are available as of now. An initial price of the device starts from $35 and is already made available in countries including Great Britain, Japan, Denmark, Singapore, Australia, Finland, Sweden, New Zealand, Canada, and the US.
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PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Is Still YouTube's Most Watched Music Video Ever [Video]
23 February 2017, 6:55 am EST By James Geddes Tech Times
"Gangnam Style" by South Korean pop star PSY remains the most watched music video on YouTube ever, with over 2.76 billion views worldwide. The wacky dance video sensation beats out clips from some of the world's most popular singers, including Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Adele.
PSY's 'Gangnam Style Took The World By Storm In 2012
It's hard to believe it's been less than five years since PSY graced the screens of the world's devices with his superviral video hit "Gangnam Style." The Korean pop artist's wacky dance moves to the song's cheesy but infectious dance beats swept the nation and beyond in the summer of 2012, soon becoming the fastest video ever to hit 1 billion views on YouTube.
Although his follow up "Gentleman" also managed to capture over 1 billion YouTube views, PSY could technically be considered a one hit wonder. It's generally accepted that the song "Gentleman" itself was a relative flop, and that the huge video view count was mainly a result of curious fans initially hoping lightning might strike again for the artist. Although it didn't, he's still around, recording and making entertaining videos like the recent "Daddy." The name PSY, however, has pretty much dropped off the pop culture hit list and is widely regarded as a past novelty.
'Gangnam Style' Remains Most Watched YouTube Music Video Ever
That doesn't mean "Gangnam Style" itself hasn't got some legs, and that's proven by the fact that the clip for the song still remains the most viewed YouTube music video ever, beating out subsequent releases by big stars like Adele, Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber. While many observers would guess one of those popular celebrities would have overtaken PSY's "Gangnam Style" by now, it just hasn't happened. In fact, the closest challenger to PSY has been from Wiz Khalifa, whose "See You Again" ft. Charlie Puth from the Furious 7 Soundtrack now boasts 2.45 billion views worldwide.
Many thought Adele would be the one to overtake PSY with her smash hit video for the song "Hello." The clip actually reached 1 billion views in half the time it took PSY to do so, but then stalled. The video now has 1.88 billion views worldwide, almost a full billion less than what "Gangnam Style" has racked up.
While Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Fifth Harmony all have more than one music video with over a billion worldwide views, none of those artists has ever cracked 2 billion, let alone the almost 3 billion PSY has already delivered. In the fast moving, commercial, and image-driven social media culture of 2017, there's something comforting about that, and we hope PSY's somewhat naïve but super fun and completely sincere "Gangnam Style" clip remains tops in views for a long time to come. You can help it stay there by reminiscing to the track 2012 style once again, posted below.
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The Medieval Institute and the Richard Rawlinson Center for Anglo-Saxon Studies and Manuscript Research at Western Michigan University offer a limited number of travel awards for those reading papers at the International Congress on Medieval Studies who meet established criteria and complete the necessary application process. All congress papers are expected to present unpublished original research never before offered at a national or international conference. The application deadline for all awards is November 1. Applicants are considered for all awards for which they are eligible.
Congress Travel Awards
The Congress Travel Awards are available to participants giving papers on any aspect of medieval studies in sponsored and special sessions. The intention of these awards is to support scholars from regions of the world underrepresented at past congresses. These include countries of the former Eastern Bloc, Latin America, Asia and Africa. All are eligible, with some preference toward emerging scholars. Those writing doctoral dissertations are also eligible. Award recipients are ineligible for another award until the fourth year after a successful application. There are three awards for each congress: one award of $500, which is presented at the congress, plus waiver of registration and room and board fees, and two awards that waive registration and room and board fees.
Archibald Cason Edwards, Senior, and Sarah Stanley Gordon Edwards Memorial Travel Awards
The Archibald Cason Edwards, Senior, and Sarah Stanley Gordon Edwards Memorial Travel Awards are available to graduate students and emerging scholars who are presenting papers on topics in the history of European medieval art in sponsored and special sessions. Eligibility is limited to ABD doctoral students and those who have held a doctoral degree for no more than two years at the time of application presenting papers on medieval art between 300 and 1500 in Europe, the Eastern Empire, the Holy Land, Scandinavia or the Slavic world. Preference will be given to scholars whose papers treat the medium of manuscript illumination, panel painting, fresco, stained glass, woodcut, enamel or sculpture and topics involving problems of text-and-image relationships, pictorial narrative, iconography, hagiography, patronage, devotion, gender studies and socio-political significance. There are two awards for each congress: $250, which will be presented at the congress, plus waiver of registration and room and board fees.
Otto Gründler Travel Award
The Otto Gründler Travel Award is available to participants reading papers on any aspect of medieval studies in sponsored and special sessions. Preference is given to congress participants from central European nations. All are eligible, with some preference toward emerging scholars. Those writing doctoral dissertations are also eligible. Award recipients are ineligible for another award until the fourth year after a successful application. There is one award for each congress: $500, which is presented at the congress, plus waiver of registration and room and board fees.
Kathryn M. Karrer Travel Awards
The Kathryn M. Karrer Travel Awards are available to students enrolled in a graduate program in any field at the time of application who are presenting papers in sponsored and special sessions. There are two awards for each congress: $250, which will be presented at the congress, plus waiver of registration and room and board fees.
David R. Tashjian Travel Awards
The Richard Rawlinson Center offers the David R. Tashjian Travel Awards to participants giving papers on topics in Anglo-Saxon studies in sponsored and special sessions. Eligibility is limited to scholars from outside North America and to scholars from North America without access to institutional funding, with preference toward emerging scholars not more than three years beyond their doctoral degree. Doctoral candidates writing their dissertations are also eligible. Award recipients are ineligible for another award until the fourth year after a successful application. There are two awards for each congress. Both awards offer a waiver of registration and room and board fees. One of these awards also carries a $500 stipend, which is presented at the congress.
The deadline for applications for all travel awards is November 1. Applicants will be considered for all awards for which they are eligible. Applicants must submit the following:
A single-page abstract of the paper to be presented at the congress.
Full text of the paper to be presented, which may not exceed 12 pages, double-spaced (A4 or 8.5 x 11 in. paper).
A curriculum vitae, including current employment status and a complete current postal address.
Two letters of support, one of which must be from the sponsored or special session organizer. (For enrolled graduate students, the second letter must be from the dissertation supervisor or another academic advisor.)
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Don't be misled by Japanese knotweed's winter hibernation
The Japanese knotweed growing season has drawn to a close and the plant's above-ground growth has now mostly died back. But despite looking dead, knotweed will be replenished with new energy reserves from the summer growth which are drawn down and stored in its powerful underground rhizome system, ready to re-emerge stronger next spring.
After the first frost, knotweed's heart-shaped leaves turn yellow and fall to the ground. Its bamboo-like canes lose their green appearance and start to turn brown and brittle - although most will remain standing. The distinctive crown will still be visible, but no fresh growth will appear until the ground begins to warm in the spring, usually around March or April. Check out our ID Guide for pictures of knotweed in winter.
Homebuyers should be especially vigilant when viewing properties during the winter months, when property owners looking to sell may be tempted to take advantage of the plant's hibernation which makes it much easier to conceal. Failure by the seller to disclose the presence of knotweed could lead to a costly legal claim for misrepresentation when the plant regrows.
Herbicide treatment cannot be carried out during the winter months since it requires the plant to be in leaf in order to effectively absorb the chemicals. But that doesn't mean knotweed should be left until spring.
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Friends and colleagues of mine often ask me if I use some kind of Bible software for biblical language study such as Logos or Accordance, the two most popular Bible software programs. Well, the answer has always been no. I am an advocate of learning ancient languages the hard way: by memorizing paradigms and various forms, and referencing lexicons and reference grammars. Call me old fashioned, but I believe this is the best way to learn.
But for years I have used a fascinating program called Olive Tree and I want to review it briefly here. For whatever reason, most of my friends do not know about Olive Tree, but if you are looking for a program that will sync the NA28, BHS, LXX, English versions, NT and OT commentaries and much, much more on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android—then you should consider Olive Tree. When I am doing research, Olive Tree has been one of the most useful resources for me, because I can have all of my primary texts right in front of me on my computer, phone, or tablet. Hands down, I believe Olive Tree has all other programs beat when it comes to aesthetics and design: it is clean, crisp, and elegant. If you are working on a Mac, the desktop version of Olive Tree feels and looks amazing. It is even better on a retina display! I purchased the NA28 w/ apparatus, the BHS, the LXX, and the NRSV. There is the option to purchase "tagged" versions of the Greek and Hebrew Bibles, but, of course, I did not buy those. You can customize fonts, font colors, backgrounds, adjust text margins, add bookmarks, copy/paste, and share passages on Facebook, Twitter, e-mail etc. right from within the program. Searching for terms or phrases is very simple, and all your notes are saved in the "resource guide." For the NA28, the signs used in the critical apparatus take some getting used to, but the apparatus as a whole is very well designed and accurate.
Olive Tree also has a very large database of academic commentaries that can be purchased individually or in bundles, such as: the Word Biblical Commentary (WBC), New International Commentary on the NT and OT (NICNT and NICOT), New International Greek NT Commentary (NIGNTC), Baker Exegetical Commentary on the NT (BECNT) among many others. There is also a large selection of academic books, lexicons, and other resources, such as: Theological Dictionary of the NT (TDNT), Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the OT (HALOT), BDAG, Eerdmans Exegetical Dictionary of the NT (EDNT), Bruce Metzger's Textual Commentary on the Greek NT (2nd ed.), and many others. There are also quite a few non-academic books written by conservative evangelical pastors (e.g., John McArthur, John Piper, Max Lucado) as well as books on apologetics and Christian living, which are of less use to academics. Nonetheless, Olive Tree is to be commended for providing this excellent program (which has actually been out for years) and making so many valuable resources available at the tip of the finger or mouse.
I would hope for two things. First, I would very much like to see Olive Tree incorporate a Sahidic Coptic New Testament like the one by J. Warren Wells, which Logos and Accordance have for purchase. Coptic is taught worldwide in many Universities and Seminaries today because of its importance for understanding Egyptian Christianity and its relation to the Greek New Testament. Thus, a Coptic NT would be a valuable addition to Olive Tree's database of resources. Second, I would like to see Olive Tree increase their selection of academic books on biblical studies. While there are quite a few academic books related to the Bible on their site, it would be nice to see Olive Tree add more, since their software is faster and more seamless than their competitors.
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Sorry, I don't understand you. On the one hand you say: "I am an advocate of learning ancient languages the hard way". Like I do, only me and my teacher. If I make a mistake, I have to say the full paradigm.
After, you promote a Bible app. ??? And one, which are the least to work with biblical texts.
So I agree with you're first statement, but I definitely prefer Accordance over the hobby software Olive Tree. For me: To learn the biblical languages "the hard way" and then work with Accordance makes the best choice.


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Things To Do In Toronto This Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
From November 23rd-26th.
It's time to get out of hibernation, Toronto.
The winter season may be well on its way now, with temperatures dropping below zero and more snowfall than usual forecast this season. But just because the summer is over doesn't mean the fun has to end.
Sure, patio season might be over, and the time for outdoor music festivals is long gone, but The 6ix is still brimming with things to do - especially this weekend. From A-lister concerts to christmas fairs and skating rinks, there's a bit of everything in store this weekend.
So pull yourself out of bed, get out of your pj's and check out these must-see events. Don't want to be outside in this dreary weather? You're in luck. Most of these events are indoors so you can stay toasty warm.
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One of a Kind Christmas Show
Where: Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place
via @ooak_toronto
Think handmade this holiday season! This sprawling show featuring over 800 artisans and designers to shop from. Tickets are $15 and can be bought here.
Where: Air Canada Centre
via @beyonce
Jay-Z will be gracing the Air Canada stage tonight (November 22nd) at 8:00pm and again on Thursday at 8:00pm. Tickets are still available and, if you're willing to sit in the shittiest seats in the house, can be bought on Ticketmaster for a mere $39.
Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival
Where: The Royal Cinema, 608 College St
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Nothing says "Merry Christmas' quite like a gory, bloody film festival. Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival features the best of Canadian horror, genre, and underground filmmaking. Tickets range from $11-$105 and are available here.
Where: Rebel
via @liamgallagher
The Oasis bandmate has gone solo on his world tour, and he's stopping by Toronto on Thursday. Tickets are still available at Ticketmaster here, and purchases include a copy of his new album.
Everything To Do With Sex Show
Where: The International Centre, Mississauga
via @the_sex_show
Three days of toys, fashion, informative Q&A sessions and everything erotic. The Everything To Do With Sex show is back this year celebrating its 18th anniversary and is pulling out all the stops to spice up people's love lives. The show features everything sex-related, from guest speakers, stage shows, celebrities, erotic art and even a new burlesque stage. Tickets are $20. Buy them here.
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Where: Fairmont Royal York
A post shared by Fairmont Royal York (@fairmontroyalyork) on Nov 1, 2017 at 6:48am PDT
Fairmont Royal York Hotel's Tree Lighting Ceremony takes place this 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the hotel lobby. The event is free, and kids (or kids at heart) can get their photo taken with Santa and enjoy performances by the Candy Cane Carolers from the Distillery District's Toronto Christmas Market.
Waves and Whisky
Where: Ripley's Aquarium
via @explorecanada
No, they're not re-filling the aquarium's tanks with whiskey. Ripley's Aquarium wants you to take you back in time to the Prohibition era as it redecorates itself with rustic, whiskey filled bars for this 19+ event. Waves and Whiskey will start at 8:00pm and costs $28. Tickets can be bought here.
The Gentlemen's Expo
Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building
via @gentlemensexpo
The Gentlemen's Expo is back on Friday and it's bringing the best in style, tech, music, sports, grooming, sex, food, drinks, gaming, health and more. Tickets are $25, but if you're bringing friends, they're currently offering a 4-for-3 deal.
Christian Dior at the ROM
Where: Royal Ontario Museum
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In celebration of the House of Dior's 70th anniversary, Dior's creations that revived the entire Paris haute couture are being explored at the ROM. Entrance to the ROM and the Dior exhibition come in at $28 and can be bought here.
Cavalcade of Lights
Where: Nathan Phillips Square
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This annual tradition features the first illumination of Torontos official Christmas Tree, live music, an incredible fireworks show and skating parties on the iconic outdoor rink. And it's all free!
Swedish Christmas Fair
Where: Harbourfront Centre
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If you want to sample delicious Scandinavian food and have a drink of glögg, this is the place to do it. Entry is free and you can warm up with some folk dancing, craft making or carol singing.
Craft and Beer Market
Where: Black Oak Brewing, Etobicoke
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If celebrating the holidays with booze is your kind of thing, then join Black Oak Brewing in a day filled with local handmade goods and gifts inspired by the craft beer industry at Black Oak Brewery. Admission is $10.00 and includes 1 beer token, with 50% of admission being donated to local charity.. 18 years and younger admission priced at $5.00. The event is open from 11:00am until 6:00pm.
Toronto Christmas Market
Where: Distillery District
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Everyone's favourite market of the year is back, and it's bringing enough food to fill Santa's sleigh 10 times over. Chocolate, beer, Christmas-themed treats and cozy meals will be available from dozens of stalls in the Distillery District. Get ready to stuff your face with hot cider, shortbread, sausages and peppermint-flavoured goodies.
Toronto Chocolate Festival
Where: Various locations
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A festival entirely dedicated to chocolate? Yes please! The Toronto Chocolate Festival features the delicious cacao treat in all its mouthwatering forms, and you can try them all in chocolate tastings, chocolate making exhibitions and chocolate eating contests. Get more info here.
Yoga Untapped
Where: 255 Bremner Blvd, Steam Whistle Brewing
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What goes better with yoga than an ice cold glass of beer? Bring your mat for Steam Whistle Brewery's Yoga Untapped: Movember session at the brewery. The class - from 10:00am until 11:00am - costs $15 and includes door prizes. After class, enjoy a complimentary tour and taste at Steam Whistle. All proceeds will be donated to Movember Canada. More info here.
Leslieville Flea Holiday Market
Where: SH Armstrong Community Centre, 56 Woodfield
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"Best New Pop-Up" winner Leslieville Flea is a curated, monthly market selling vintage and salvaged goods, furniture, antiques, handcrafted gifts and pretty much everything else. Entry is always free and the holiday market is open from 10:00am until 4:00pm.


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What's At Stake For Texas Schools With The Fight Over Bathroom Policies For Transgender Students?
Texas could lose about $5 billion a year in federal money for public schools that funds programs for poor students, like free breakfast.
Laura Isensee
| Posted on May 16, 2016, 5:07 PM (Last Updated: May 18, 2016, 1:02 PM )
State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, leads a press conference about transgender students' rights on May 16, 2016.
The Obama Administration has told schools across the country that they must allow transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity.
The new guidance affects dress codes, athletic policies, locker rooms and other rules.
What if Texas schools ignore those orders and instead follow the directive from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick?
"We will not yield to blackmail from the President of the United States," Patrick, a Houston Republican, told reporters last Friday.
Then Texas could lose about $5 billion a year in federal money for public schools.
Patrick has pledged that state lawmakers will try to cover the difference.
But state Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, said that Texas can't afford that, especially since the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that children deserve a better school funding system, even if the current one is constitutional.
"At a time when the Supreme Court admits that our school finance system is barely scrapping constitutional muster, we can't afford to walk away from ten billion dollars in federal funding that helps to educate and feed our state's most vulnerable kids," Ellis said. (The $10 billion figure refers to funding over a two-year period).
"A lot of money is for kids who have disabilities, special needs and also for food programs. Now it's interesting who folks are picking on. They're picking on folk who are the most vulnerable in our society," he added."
Houston school board member Jolanda Jones said that she knows from personal experience how much kids need free breakfast at school.
"This is a difference between a need and want," Jones said. "Kids need to eat, they just do. Kids who don't speak English need to have someone who helps them with languages."
Jones said that the federal money at stake doesn't go towards transgender students, and that HISD already has a non-discrimination policy that includes transgender students.
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A True 1V 1µW Biomedical Front End with Reconfigurable ADC for Self powered Smarter IoT Healthcare Systems
Patra, P and Yadav, K and Naik, J and Dutta, Asudeb (2015) A True 1V 1µW Biomedical Front End with Reconfigurable ADC for Self powered Smarter IoT Healthcare Systems. In: 2015 IEEE Region 10 Conference, 1-4 Nov,2015, Macao.
This work proposes an ultralow power highly linear analog front-end (AFE) with an input dynamic range from 200μVpp to 20mVpp. The system consists of a signal conditioning instrumentation amplifier (IA), two programmable gain amplifiers (PGA), a mixed signal automatic gain control (AGC), two sample and hold (S/H), a 10 bit successive approximation register (SAR) analog to digital converter (ADC), and a ΣΔ modulator with 10 bit effective number of bits (ENOB). A highly linear capacitively-coupled IA is achieved by increasing its feedback factor. Moreover, a transconductance (gm) cancellation technique is proposed for achieving a high common mode rejection ratio (CMRR). The conditioned signal is digitized using a SAR ADC for an input range of 200μVpp to 2mVpp, and, an opamp-shared ΣΔ ADC for an input range of 2mVpp to 20mVpp. The selection between the two ADCs is done by the AGC. The full system is designed using 1V supply in UMC 0.18μm CMOS technology. The AFE (IA and the two PGAs) achieves an overall linearity of more than 12 bits, for an input range of 200μVpp to 20mVpp while consuming 300nW with a bandwidth of 0.05 - 250Hz. The power consumption of the SAR ADC is 40nW while operating at a sampling frequency of 1KHz. The ΣΔ ADC consumes 300nW at a sampling frequency of 32KHz with an OSR of 32. The proposed system is intended to be powered by an energy scavenging circuit without compromising its own performance. The system was successfully tested for an ECG signal obtained from PTB database.
Dutta, Asudeb UNSPECIFIED
Databases,Logic gates
https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCON.2015.7373182


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Sex offender abused trust of kind Cornish family by photographing child
Brian Wood was convicted of child sex offences before moving to Cornwall
A sex offender faces more time behind bars after abusing the trust of a family who took pity on him. Brian Wood, 58, told the family he was being made homeless but after they took him in he took a covert picture of their 11-year-old daughter.
Wood, of no fixed abode, has been on trial at Truro Crown Court charged with two charges of failing to comply with notification requirements as a registered sex offender, two breaches of a sexual harm prevention order and voyeurism. The first four charges stem from Wood failing to inform the police of an address change, staying in a house with someone under 18 and having unsupervised contact with a child.
He entered guilty pleas midway through the trial to two of the offences, and was found guilty by a jury of the others. He will be sentenced later this week.
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Prosecuting the case, Jason Beal said that the couple's daughter was 11 at the time of the offence earlier this year. Mr Beal told the jury how Wood met the family and told them that he was from Kent and had moved to Launceston 18 months prior.
In June of this year Wood told the father that he was being evicted from his property and was being made homeless as he had nowhere to go. The father spoke to his wife and it was agreed Wood would stay in a tent in the garden.
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Mr Beal said: "On June 24 Mr Wood moved into the tent and he was allowed to use the house and paid a small amount for keep. Over the course of the next month Mr Wood would spend his days in the house. He would come in at 7am and spend most of the day drinking beer and spent the evening playing cards with the family and drinking beer.
"There were occasional days when Mr Wood would do odd jobs and he would spend time alone with the daughter."
Mr Beal went on to say that the girl's mum would feel uncomfortable about Wood being alone with her daughter but put it down to her being over-protective, before adding that Wood seemed particularly keen to engineer situations when he'd be alone with the girl. The family says that Wood would use inappropriate language around the girl.
The voyeurism charge, Mr Beal says, related to an occasion when the girl was in the lounge on her laptop with her legs slightly apart. The girl's mother saw Wood secretly taking a photo of her oblivious daughter with the camera angled up her dress.
Wood was challenged, told to leave the house, police were called and Wood was arrested. That night, unable to sleep, the girl's mother went online and searched Wood's name and found online reports about his previous conviction. A number of deleted images were found on his phone.
Mr Beal then told the jury about Wood's previous sexual assault on a child conviction in Kent for which he was jailed.
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So a mob attacked the US, Croatian, Turkish and Bosnian embassies in Belgrade today. The US embassy — evacuated in advance — was looted and partially burned. The other embassies also suffered varying degrees of damage.
The US hard right is constantly telling anyone who'll listen that France is on the brink of civil war. The latest version of this furphy is the claim that the French government has officially recognised areas of France it "doesn't control", that are under "sharia law." Meant are the so-called zones urbaines sensibles, rough housing projects in the suburbs the Interior Ministry statisticians say have a high crime rate.
So, what happened when Nicolas Sarkozy's pollsters headed for the frontline? Le Canard Enchainé has the results. Much as it may surprise Daniel Pipes, nobody cut their heads off. In fact, the 2,039 members of their representative sample rather disagreed with the hype. Although 53 per cent wanted to move, 48 per cent of the sample said they wanted to move to another place within their neighbourhood rather than leave. 80 per cent said they were satisfied with public transport, and a similar proportion with schools. A majority thought there were enough shops.
Asked to give their views of the cause of last year's riots, 52 per cent blamed Sarko, with 44.5 per cent claiming that TV reporting had contributed to escalation. 25 per cent blamed police brutality, and 20 per cent criminals protecting their patch. Despite that, 72 per cent of persons "of metropolitan origin" said they trusted the police, as did 55 per cent of those originating from the Maghreb, Africa, and the overseas territories. This latter group reported being asked for their papers by the police twice as often as the first group.
58 per cent of those who said they would vote, said they would vote for Ségoléne Royal, as against 37 per cent for Nicolas Sarkozy. This trend held across all ethnic groups.
Today's Le Soir is reporting on the conclusions that the Belgian parliamentary committee on intelligence services (the Comité R) seems to be coming to in its closed door hearings on the SWIFT banking information affair (see here and here). The article is in the print edition of Le Soir, and online for a fee.
According to the paper, SWIFT will likely escape criminal sanction, but may face civil penalties if the courts decide they gave the Americans more data than was strictly necessary to fight terrorism. Much of the logic appears to be based on the fact that the data itself is outside of Belgium, in the Netherlands and the USA. Furthermore, it seems likely that SWIFT employees will not face charges for failing to inform the Belgian government of its decision to give the CIA access to its records, since such a disclosure would have meant criminal penalties in the US.
The article also claims that the Belgian National Bank, which was informed of the program, will likely face the most criticism. The bank had decided that since SWIFT's decision did not affect financial stability, it was not the bank's responsibility to take any action. The committee, however, seems to have decided that this was a serious error. The National Bank had a responsibility to inform the state and would not have been subject to criminal penalties for doing so.
The committee has also apparently let the state security services and the federal police off the hook for not doing anything, claiming that the first had no responsibility outside of military threats and that the second didn't know until the New York Times broke the story. As is typically the case in Belgium, the legislation controlling the police's responsibility is somewhat vague. The federal police are supposed to protect Belgium's "scientific and economic potential" and no one seems clear on what that means in practice.
A dawn bomb attack devastated a major Shi'ite shrine in Iraq on Wednesday, sparking nationwide protests and sectarian reprisals against Sunni mosques despite appeals for calm from government and religious leaders. The attack on the Golden Mosque in Samarra, one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest sites, provoked more violence than attacks that have killed thousands but the Shi'ite-led government insisted it would not provoke civil war…..
No one was killed in the attack on the mosque in Samarra. However a Sunni cleric was killed, police said, at one of 17 Sunni mosques in Baghdad fired on by militants. One mosque was damaged by fire, though most damage appeared relatively minor.
Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a Shi'ite, declared three days of mourning and called for Muslim unity. He said the interim government had sent officials to Samarra. Residents said police sealed off the mainly Sunni city, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad; police fired over demonstrators' heads as they chanted religious and anti-American slogans.
Witnesses said rocket-propelled grenades damaged a Sunni mosque in Basra and there were heavy exchanges of fire after Sadr's Mehdi Army militia attacked an Islamic Party office in the city. Thousands of people marched in Shi'ite towns across the country and through the capital, condemning the Samarra attack.
What is happening right now in Ceuta and Melilla is shameful, it brings no credit to any of us. The anomolous position of these two Spanish North African enclaves should have been resolved long ago. As an urgent interim measure some sort of dual-sovereignty agreement between Spain and Morocco (such as that which was applied between France and Spain in the case of Andorra) should be thrashed out as a matter of urgency. I will try and find the time for a longer post on Afoe later.
Hundreds of African immigrants stormed a fence surrounding the tiny Spanish enclave of Melilla on the Moroccan coast on Tuesday, trying to climb over on makeshift ladders before being repelled by police in riot gear.
Spanish authorities called it the biggest ever mass attempt to breach the fence guarding the coastal enclave, about 100 miles from the Spanish mainland across the Mediterranean. At least 19 people suffered minor injuries.
Of the 500 who stormed the enclave, some 100 immigrants, all from sub-Saharan Africa, managed to break through and enter Spanish territory. They were taken to a police station for identification, said Narciso Serrano, from the Interior Ministry in Melilla.
Serrano said police found some 270 ladders made of tree branches in the area.
So – What Did Happen to Iraq?
A few weeks ago, if you can cast your mind back that far, the big story was apparently something to do with a country called Iraq that was trying to agree among itself on its future constitution. After multiple deadlines were breached, two of the factions in the country decided to impose the constitution on the other by their majority. But then, they hesitated. The text was amended, but not by the drafting committee..
And then there was a hurricane. Not that it was one anywhere near Iraq, where they don't have hurricanes, but it still knocked the whole thing off the agenda. And the Iraqis had a particularly horrible disaster of their own. So – what did happen to that constitution?
Well, it seems nothing happened to it. They have done absolutely nothing about it since then – it still hasn't gone before Parliament, and even its opponents haven't held the meeting to draft a counter-constitution they promised. What has been going on is that the killing has kept up at a rate of about thirty a day. August saw the deaths of 85 US servicemen. And, worryingly, there are signs that after a period of quiet, what I call the New-Old Iraqi Army has entered the lists again.


Godzilla Vs Kong has added another member to its growing cast. Brian Tyree Henry, star of FX's hit series Atlanta, has signed on to play one of the humans in the upcoming mega-monster showdown. Details regarding his role haven't yet been specifically revealed, but it's said that Henry will have a significant part to play in the movie. Henry joins a cast that already includes Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown and Deadpool 2 breakout Julian Dennison.
Millie Bobby Brown is also set to star in next summer's Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which serves as the sequel to Gareth Edwards' 2014 Godzilla. Brown will help provide some connective tissue between the installments. It's unclear at this time if any other human characters from the upcoming movie, which is directed by Michael Dougherty (Krampus) will also be making the jump to watch King Kong and Godzilla duke it out. Much of that will likely depend on who makes it out of the next movie alive and knowing that ahead of time could venture into spoiler territory. Beyond knowing that the two titans of monster cinema will be facing off against one another, plot details for the movie are currently being kept under wraps by the studio.
Brian Tyree Henry is very much a star on the rise at the moment. He was recently nominated for an Emmy for his work in Atlanta season 2. Henry also earned a nomination previously for his work on NBC's hit series This Is Us. On the big screen, Henry is set to star in Barry Jenkins' upcoming If Beale Street Could Talk, which is positioned as an awards season hopeful. He also was recently featured in White Boy Rick alongside Matthew McConaughey and will star as a lead alongside Aubrey Plaza in the upcoming Child's Play remake, which recently kicked off production. Godzilla vs. Kong should still easily be his biggest movie to date.
Godzilla vs. Kong will be the fourth movie in Legendary Pictures' MonsterVerse, following Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Next summer's upcoming entry is set to introduce some other classic Toho monsters into the mix, including Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah, who were all glimpsed in the first trailer that was released over the summer during San Diego Comic-Con. So far, the movies have proved to be quite successful, with Godzilla earning $529 million worldwide, and director Jordan Vogt-Roberts' Kong: Skull Island doing even better with $566 million.
Adam Wingard (You're Next, Blair Witch) has been tapped to direct the movie, which could begin production soon. Godzilla: King of the Monsters is currently set to arrive in theaters on May 31, 2019, with Godzilla vs. Kong coming our way a year later on May 22, 2020. We'll be sure to keep you posted as any new details on the project are made available. This was first reported by Variety.


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TMF Group acquires Swain & Associates Inc.
17 May 2016 - TMF Group, a leading provider of high value business services to clients operating and investing globally, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Swain & Associates Inc., one of Canada's leading providers of accounting, payroll and consultancy services.
Significant step in expansion of Canadian operations
Founded in 1987, Swain & Associates has grown into a leading business providing effective administration, Canadian payroll services, accounting and business consulting services to international corporations establishing in Canada or to existing companies already in-country looking to engage an external provider for back office operations.
Headquartered in Toronto, Swain & Associates is managed by its two partners, Chris Swain and Gary Hokkanen, both of whom will remain involved with the business following completion of the acquisition.
TMF Group believes the opportunity to assist clients expanding into Canada has been largely underserved by the marketplace. Therefore, TMF Group has acquired Swain & Associates to grow their fully-owned presence in the country and build scale in Ontario to better manage its operations across Canada.
TMF Group funded the acquisition from existing cash resources. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Chris Swain, Founder of Swain & Associates Inc., commented:
"Our relationship with TMF Group gives us a unique opportunity to accelerate our growth objectives. TMF Group understands our business and shares our vision for excellence in compliance. Together we are a recipe for significant expansion and tremendous success. Swain has always positioned itself as the best first stop in Canada and now has the global reach with TMF Group. I could not be more proud to be part of this new and exciting team."
Gary Hokkanen, Chief Executive Officer at Swain & Associates Inc., commented:
"This deal marks an important stage in the development of our business. Combining our specialist skills, local knowledge and high quality client base with TMF Group's truly global footprint and wider business capabilities gives us the ability to develop a powerful proposition for the Canadian market. We are thrilled to have met a business partner that shares our vision of what can be accomplished in Canada."
Raimundo Diaz, Head of the Americas at TMF Group, commented:
"Canada is a key growth area for our business. This transaction gives us a larger established local presence, supported by a high quality team with excellent blue chip client relationships and a foundation from which to expand our operations in the wider region. I am delighted to welcome Chris, Gary and the team to TMF Group and look forward to working with them."
Vivian Blom
contact@tmf-group.com
About TMF Group:
TMF Group is a leading global provider of high value business services to clients operating and investing globally. It focuses on providing highly specialised and business-critical financial, legal and human resource administrative services that enable clients to operate their corporate structures, finance vehicles and investment funds in different geographical locations. TMF Group has operations in more than 80 counties across the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.
www.tmf-group.com
About Swain Associates:
Founded in 1987 by Christine Swain, Swain & Associates Inc. provides effective administration, Canadian payroll services, accounting and business consulting services to international corporations or to existing companies already in Canada looking to outsource back office operations. The company has offices in Toronto, Canada, and employs 17 staff.
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{
    using System;

    using Battleships.Common;
    using Battleships.Models.Contracts;

    public class Grid
    {
        private readonly char[,] grid;

        public Grid(int rows = GlobalConstants.GridRowsCount, int cols = GlobalConstants.GridColsCount)
        {
            this.TotalRows = rows;
            this.TotalCols = cols;
            this.grid = new char[rows, cols];
        }

        public int TotalRows { get; private set; }

        public int TotalCols { get; private set; }

        public void PlaceShip(IShip ship)
        {
            int shipRow = ship.TopLeft.Row;
            int shipCol = ship.TopLeft.Col;

            for (int i = 0; i < ship.Size; i++)
            {
                this.grid[shipRow, shipCol] = ship.Image;

                if (ship.Direction == ShipDirection.Vertical)
                {
                    shipRow++;
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                else
                {
                    shipCol++;
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        public char GetCell(Position position)
        {
            return this.grid[position.Row, position.Col];
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        public char GetCell(int row, int col)
        {
            return this.grid[row, col];
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        public void SetCell(Position position, char value)
        {
            this.grid[position.Row, position.Col] = value;
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        public void SetCell(int row, int col, char value)
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Globalisation has had a profound effect in recent decades on the way in which we view the world, and our interpreters are always ready for the challenge.
Languages and cultures that were once distant ideas, are now part and parcel of our daily lives and routines.
As these borders and barriers are broken down and new markets are opened up, the versatility to communicate in a variety of languages has become paramount to a successful business.
At Beyond Translation, our linguistic experts provide exceptional support in opening up your business to the world. Our highly skilled staff can offer real-time phone and video conference interpreting services, targeting specific needs and concerns.
Whether you are discussing a deal with an overseas client, speaking at an international conference or performing training for your overseas colleagues, the interpreter's role is pivotal. Interpreting is regarded as "an oral form of translation", enabling real-time cross-linguistic communication either face-to-face, in a conference setting or over the phone.
At Beyond Translation, we provide reliable and professional integrated translation and Interpreting services and cross cultural communication solution. We ensure clear and accurate communication with people who do not share the same language or culture.
During Consecutive Interpreting the speaker stops every 1–5 minutes (usually at the end of every "paragraph" or complete thought) and the Consecutive interpreter then steps in to render what was said into the target language.
This type of interpretation is delivered simultaneously. Normally, the Simultaneous interpreter will sit in a booth and listeners will be able to listen what they are saying through headset.
Conference interpreting typically sit in a special booth where they are able to watch and listen to the speaker and convey what they are saying to audience members listening through headphones.
Language interpreter will accompany the client on a trip and act as their personal interpreter.
Language interpreter will assist the client via telephone or Skype methods.


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Introducing New Capabilities for Healthcare to Support Innovative Use Cases
Erin Cheever
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In an effort to keep practitioners and patients safe during this global public health crisis without sacrificing quality of care, healthcare organizations are having to rethink traditional service models and critically assess modern technology to improve patient health remotely—with the need for secure, enterprise-grade telemedicine solutions becoming a priority. So much so that according to Frost & Sullivan, the "demand for telehealth will soar by 64.3% in the US in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the practice of medicine and the delivery of healthcare."
Today we announced that using BlueJeans video conferencing for telehealth services, patient-to-family communication, internal collaboration, education and patient advisory boards, hospitals, healthcare and life sciences customers including the University of Louisville, Amicus Therapeutics, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust have been improving patient outcomes. Through our convenient, secure high-quality experience, the BlueJeans video conferencing platform enables researchers, clinicians, and hospital staff to:
Virtualize treatment by providing the mechanism for meetings to facilitate medical advice to remote patients with secure, one-touch video visits.
Enhance convenience through delivering consultations to patients from any smart device or browser.
Educate residents and medical students via video grand rounds, remote observation of operating room procedures and other distance learning programs in multiple locations.
Alleviate IT burden by giving helpdesk staff a single resource for understanding online meeting utilization, solving problems and making informed decisions.
At BlueJeans, we're providing remote care in a manner that helps support adherence to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or similar patient privacy requirements, BlueJeans is able to help customers drive healthcare transformation. With healthcare entities seeking to maintain the privacy and security of patients' protected health information, BlueJeans has implemented a HIPAA program and is positioned to sign HIPAA business associate agreements with its customers that address regulatory requirements regarding privacy and security.
Furthermore, In direct response to customer demand, BlueJeans worked with Epic APIs to engineer a BlueJeans integration with Epic. Now in the Epic App Orchard and the BlueJeans App Network, the BlueJeans integration with Epic seamlessly connects healthcare providers and patients into a secure video session, launched directly from MyChart or MyChart Mobile. The use of high-definition video and Dolby Voice audio improves the clarity of visual and spoken communications.
In addition, with enhanced privacy measures such as meeting passwords, locked meetings, and enterprise-grade encryption, BlueJeans helps provide peace of mind for patients and providers. Initiated through Epic's Context-Aware Link (CAL) workflows, where available, this engineered method supports a variety of endpoint experiences to allow healthcare providers and patients to readily meet in a unique and secure telehealth visit over the internet—from virtually any device, time and location.
Check out how some of our customers are using the BlueJeans platform to transform the way hospitals and health systems operate, innovate, and deliver care to patients as we look toward the future of healthcare:
Opened as the Louisville Medical Institute in 1837, the University of Louisville School of Medicine is one of the oldest medical schools in North America and the 9th oldest in the United States. According to Tim Bickel, Certified TeleHealth Program Manager and Certified Medical Manager of the University of Louisville, "The transition to telehealth at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic was not as difficult for us as it could have been thanks to our existing relationship with BlueJeans. While some of our clinics were up and running performing telehealth before the pandemic even hit, BlueJeans allowed us to make remote consultations widespread to better protect the safety of our patients, providers and staff. Furthermore, we've been able to continue live streaming surgical procedures straight from the operating room to our medical students who are now learning virtually at home instead of in the classroom."
Amicus Therapeutics
Amicus Therapeutics is a global, patient-centric biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and delivering novel high-quality medicines for people living with rare metabolic diseases. By conducting virtual patient advisory boards over BlueJeans, they've been able to pursue their cutting-edge medicines without putting patients through the risks of travel. From an IT standpoint, "BlueJeans' ability to interoperate with different platforms and devices, either in conference rooms, computers or mobile devices—such as being able to connect Microsoft Teams with Poly conference room systems using the BlueJeans Gateway—will be an essential aspect to potential hybrid work models as we think through our strategy for safely returning people to the office," said Gary LaSasso, Director, Collaboration Experiences & Technologies at Amicus Therapeutics.
Guys' and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
BlueJeans is one of a number of platforms used by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust to facilitate multidisciplinary meetings, with the goal of providing the best treatment option for patients. According to Justin Rock, Senior Digital Media Services Technician at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, "Video conferencing allows us to essentially 'crowd source' the best minds in medicine by meeting with specialists from different clinical disciplines to determine patient treatments without having to physically get together. Furthermore, by reducing patient travel time, freeing up of hospital resources and increasing the overall safety of our patients, using these tools is considered a win by all."
Additional hospitals and health systems that use BlueJeans for Healthcare include the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Penn Medicine and Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.
To learn more about using BlueJeans to improve patient care, visit our Healthcare Page, and download your free trial of BlueJeans today.
Erin Cheever is the Director of Corporate Communications for BlueJeans, where she is responsible for such areas as public relations, employee engagement and internal communications, digital strategy and corporate social responsibility.
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