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It contains the active ingredient calcitriol, one of the naturally occurring and biologically active forms of vitamin D. Calcitriol belongs to a group of medicines known as vitamin D compounds. It works by increasing calcium absorption in the intestine and stimulating healthy bone growth, by acting in a similar manner to vitamin D in the body.
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you are bedridden or in a wheelchair.
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Careful control of dosing and blood levels of calcium is necessary in children on long term therapy to avoid the development of kidney stones.
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These medicines may be affected by Calcitriol Sandoz, or may affect how well it works. You may need different amounts of your medicines, or you may need to take different medicines.
Your doctor will tell you how many capsules to take each day. This will vary depending on the nature of your illness, the level of calcium in your blood and your individual response to this medicine.
Your doctor will need to take regular measurements of the calcium level in your blood while you are taking this medicine.
Generally the daily dose for adults is 0.25 micrograms (one capsule) taken twice daily.
Generally the initial daily dose for adults is 0.25 micrograms (one capsule) given in the morning. If calcium levels have not improved significantly after 2 to 4 weeks treatment, your doctor may gradually increase the dose in 0.25 microgram steps until a satisfactory calcium level in your blood is achieved.
As for adults, the correct dose of this medicine must be determined by your doctor. For children between 1 and 5 years of age the recommended daily dose is 0.25 to 0.75 micrograms (one to three capsules).
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Do not open the capsules and do not take any capsules that are damaged.
Calcitriol Sandoz is usually taken continuously for long term treatment. Always tell your doctor if you want to stop taking your medicine as stopping suddenly can lead to a rapid fall in calcium levels.
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Signs of an overdose may include loss of appetite, headache, excessive thirst, feeling sick, vomiting and constipation.
If you are about to be started on any new medicine, remind your doctor and pharmacist that you are taking Calcitriol Sandoz.
Tell your doctor if, for any reason, you have not taken your medicine exactly as prescribed. Otherwise, your doctor may think that it is not effective and change your treatment unnecessarily.
Tell your doctor if you feel the capsules are not helping your condition.
Keep all of your doctor's appointments so that your progress can be checked. Your doctor may do some tests (such as checking your blood calcium levels) from time to time to make sure the medicine is working and to prevent unwanted side effects.
Always discuss with your doctor any problems or difficulties during or after taking this medicine.
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Do not take Calcitriol Sandoz to treat any other complaints unless your doctor tells you to.
Do not stop taking your medicine or lower the dosage without checking with your doctor. Your doctor may want you to gradually reduce the amount you are taking before stopping completely.
Your ability to drive a car or operate machinery may be affected by some medicines. Normally, your ability to drive a car or operate machinery will not be affected by Calcitriol Sandoz.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist as soon as possible if you do not feel well while you are taking Calcitriol Sandoz. All medicines can have side effects. Sometimes they are serious, most of the time they are not. You may need medical attention if you get some of the side effects.
These are all symptoms of high levels of calcium in your blood. If you experience any of these, tell your doctor immediately.
Do not store Calcitriol Sandoz, or any other medicine in the bathroom or near a sink. Do not leave it on a window sill or in the car.
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http://www.NewsAndOpinion.com | A recent news story about a teacher who assigned her students to write anti-war letters may have seemed like just an isolated episode, but teachers using students for their own little ego trips is by no means uncommon. Perhaps the worst recent example was a teacher who unleashed her venom on the children of military personnel who had gone off to fight in Iraq.
Flat Rock High School's envelopes, in which the students wrote their assigned letters, have the motto: "Where Tomorrow's Leaders Learn!" Sadly, they are learning not to be leaders but to be sheep-like followers, repeating politically correct notions and reacting with snotty remarks to anyone who contradicts them.
It is bad enough when someone takes the position that he has made up his mind and doesn't want to be confused by the facts. It is worse when someone else makes up his mind for him and then he dismisses any facts to the contrary by attributing bad motives to those who present those facts.
At one time, the educator's creed was: "We are here to teach you how to think, not what to think." Today, schools across the country are teaching students what to think -- whether about the environment, the war, social policy, or whatever.
Even if what they teach were true, that would be of little use to these young people in later life. Issues and conditions change so much over time that even the truth about today's issues becomes irrelevant when confronted with the future's new challenges.
If students haven't been taught to think, then they are at the mercy of events, as well as being at the mercy of those who know how to take advantage of their ignorance and their emotions.
Classroom brainwashing is not new. I wrote about it a decade ago in my book "Inside American Education." Hearings at the Department of Education brought out the same things a decade before that.
When will the voting public get the message? Where are the parents of these children? Do parents in Flat Rock, Michigan, want their children's time in school wasted on their teachers' ideological hobby horses, instead of being used to prepare an intellectual foundation for their further education?
Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of an avowed enemy can destroy many Americans, but they cannot destroy America, because we are too strong and too capable of counterattack. Only Americans can destroy America. But too many of our schools have for years been quietly undermining the values and abilities that are needed to preserve any society -- and especially a free society.


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"J.B." is a modern re-telling of the story of Job from the Bible that ran in the Black Box Theater from April 11-14. Viewers were treated to an entertaining circus pre-show in the Swanson Center lobby before the show started, contrasting the heart-tugging drama that was to come from the play.
The play was set on a round platform in the middle of the theatre, which allowed the audience to sit in chairs or bleachers surrounding the stage.
Senior theatre majors Jeremy Douylliez and Peter Davis were the first actors to appear on platform as the characters of God and Satan, arguing about the perfect life of J.B. J.B., played by senior theatre major Matt McClure, was a man who had everything he ever wanted.
Within a matter of days, and at the behest of Satan, J.B. loses all he ever loved. As a result, McClure's character screamed at God for taking everything he ever loved away from him in a tear-jerking performance.
Junior theatre major Lily Baxley played J.B.'s wife, Sarah, who leaves J.B. at the time in his life when he felt most defeated.
Only halfway to the play's intermission, many audience members looked on with somber faces and teary eyes as McClure continued his emotional performance.
Another pivotal moment in the play occurred when Baxley, with tears in her eyes, slowly walked away from J.B., telling him goodbye for what onlookers believed to be the last time.
With impeccable acting from Douylliez, Baxley, McClure and Davis, "J.B." was an incredible way to finish out the theatre department's season. The play not only gave insight to those that doubted themselves when they felt all was lost, but it also stressed that never giving up on yourself could possibly save your life.
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The fish-flavored modules are designed to attract cats, their saliva helping keep the panels clean and performing at optimum efficiency.
British scientists at the Institute of Scientific Studies have developed a salmon-scented solar module coating that they claim can help improve PV efficiency by as much as 5%.
In laboratory tests, researchers applied their special fishy coating to a small rooftop-size array and observed how their two test cats – Lirpa and Lofo – were inextricably drawn to the module's scent, licking the face of the panels for hours at a time.
After scaring the cats off with a recording of an irate neighbor banging a wooden spoon against a saucepan while hissing "Shoo! Shoo!", the scientists discovered that the modules were approximately 25% cleaner than before, which could lead to improved efficiencies of 5%.
"Cats are incredibly good for solar modules," said lead researcher, Felix Lickspittle. "Their rough tongue cleans the module's surface of grime and impurities, while the enzymes in their saliva leave an incredibly transparent sheen that helps magnify the sun's rays. And while there is no actual food on the modules, they do not harm the cats in any way."
The salmon scent is just the first in a range of aromas being trialed by the laboratory. "After salmon we've also looked at tuna, mouse and chicken," added Lickspittle. "But we're reluctant to get too 'meaty' should any dogs get a whiff and begin trying to scale people's homes. They're not as dexterous as cats and we don't want any canine deaths on our hands."
If successful, the researchers have suggested that they will look at other possible adaptations they could introduce to make solar modules more attractive to cats. "We've toyed with the idea of having the modules emit the sound of a baby sleeping, but in tests the cats just sit on the modules, which isn't ideal.
"We've also coated modules in bird feather in the hope that this too would attract the cats. But in tests Lirpa simply stalks the module slowly before darting off in a different direction once within striking distance, while Lofo just sits next to the module, staring and occasionally threatening to swipe at it with her paw. But she never does. I think we need new cats."


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Q: Print sorted permutations with repetitions I want to print all permutation of string in lexicographic order with repetitions. I write this code:
char *input;

void swap(char *x, char *y);

void permute(char *str);

int factorial(int n);

void swapSort(char array[], int left, int right);

void quick_sort(char *array, int left, int right);

//void permute(char *str, char *p_ch, int length);

int main() {
    input = malloc(8 + 1 * sizeof(char));
    fgets(input, 9, stdin);
    int n = strlen(input);
    if (input[n - 1] == '\n') {
        n--;
        input[n] = '\0';
    }
    printf("Length of string: %d\n", n);
    printf("Input string: \"%s\"\n", input);
    quick_sort(input, 0, n);
    printf("sorted string: \"%s\"\n", input);
    printf("Number of permutations: %d\n", factorial(n));
    permute(input);
    //free(input);
    return 0;
}

int factorial(int n) {
    if (n == 1) return 1;
    return n * factorial(n - 1);

}

int compare(const void *a, const void *b) {
    return (*(char *) a - *(char *) b);
}

void permute(char *str) {
    int strSize = strlen(str);
    qsort(str, strSize, sizeof(char), compare);

    int endIsNotReached = true;
    int tmpSize;
    while (endIsNotReached) {

        printf("\"%s\"\n", str);
        for (tmpSize = strSize - 2; tmpSize > -1 && str[tmpSize] >= str[tmpSize + 1]; tmpSize--) {
            //do nothing
        }

        if (tmpSize > -1) {
            int j = 1 + tmpSize;
            for (int index = j; index < strSize && str[index]; index++) {
                if (str[index] < str[j] && str[index] > str[tmpSize])
                    j = index;
            }

            swap(&str[tmpSize], &str[j]);

            qsort(str + tmpSize + 1, strSize - 1 - tmpSize, sizeof(char), compare);
        }
        else {
            endIsNotReached = false;
        }
    };
}
void quick_sort(char *array, int left, int right) {
    if (left < right) {
        int boundary = left;
        for (int i = left + 1; i < right; i++) {
            if (array[i] < array[left]) {
                swapSort(array, i, ++boundary);
            }
        }
        swapSort(array, left, boundary);
        quick_sort(array, left, boundary);
        quick_sort(array, boundary + 1, right);
    }

}
void swapSort(char array[], int left, int right) {
    char tmp = array[right];
    array[right] = array[left];

    array[left] = tmp;
}

void swap(char *left, char *right) {
    char temp = *left;
    *left = *right;
    *right = temp;
}

but when i want to print string "aaa" output is only "aaa" but i want to have output where is "aaa" three times.
(another example-input-"aab"-output-"aab","aab","aba","aba","baa","baa")

A: Even if OP can't use C++ and its standard library, we can look at a possible implementation of std::next_permutation and translate it in C to take advantage of its lexicographically ordered result.
bool next_permutation( char *first, char *last ) {
    if (first == last)
        return false;
    char *i = last;
    if (first == --i)
        return false;

    char *i1,
         *i2;

    while (true) {
        i1 = i;
        if ( *--i < *i1 ) {
            i2 = last - 1;
            while ( *i >= *i2 ) --i2;
            swap(i, i2);
            reverse(i1, last);
            return true;
        }
        if (i == first) {
            reverse(first, last);
            return false;
        }
    }
}

void reverse( char *first, char *last ) {
    while ((first != last) && (first != --last)) {
        swap(first, last);
        ++first;
    }
}

I'd like to point out that, while in OP's examples "aaa" is expected be repeted 3 times, all repetitions should be 6 (or 3!):
a1a2a3
a1a3a2
a2a1a3
a2a3a1
a3a1a2
a3a2a1
So permute() could look like this:
void permute( char *str, int length ) {
    static int count = 0;
    int i, rep = 1;

    // first sort the string
    qsort(str, length, 1, compare);

    // then calculate the repetitions
    for ( i = 1; i < length; ++i ) {
        if ( str[i] == str[i - 1] )
            ++rep;
    }

    int repetitions = factorial(rep);

    do {
        ++count;
        printf("%5d: %s\n", count, str);
    } while ( count % repetitions  ||  next_permutation(str, str + length ) );
}

I'd slightly modify main() too:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
// this is  ^^^  for bool, but if if C99 is not an option:
//    typedef enum { false = 0, true = !false } bool;

int factorial(int n);
void swap( char *x, char *y);
void reverse( char *first, char *last );   // used by next_permutation
bool next_permutation( char *first, char *last );
void permute( char *str, int length );

enum { WORD_MAX_SIZE = 16, ARRAY_SIZE };

int main(void) {
    char input[ARRAY_SIZE];

    fgets(input, ARRAY_SIZE, stdin);
    int n = strlen(input);
    if ( input[n-1] == '\n' ) {
        --n;
        input[n] = '\0';
    }

    printf("Length of string: %d\n", n);
    printf("Input string: \"%s\"\n", input);

    printf("Number of permutations: %d\n", factorial(n));
    permute(input, n);

    return 0;
}

int factorial( int x ) {
    int f = x;
    while ( x > 1 ) {
        f *= --x;
    }
    return f;
}

int compare(const void *a, const void *b) {
    return (*(char *) a - *(char *) b);
}

void swap(char *left, char *right) {
    char temp = *left;
    *left = *right;
    *right = temp;
}

Examples:
Input string: "aba"
Number of permutations: 6
    1: aab
    2: aab
    3: aba
    4: aba
    5: baa
    6: baa

Input string: "baca"
Number of permutations: 24
    1: aabc
    2: aabc
    3: aacb
    4: aacb
    5: abac
    6: abac
    7: abca
    8: abca
    9: acab
   10: acab
   11: acba
   12: acba
   13: baac
   14: baac
   15: baca
   16: baca
   17: bcaa
   18: bcaa
   19: caab
   20: caab
   21: caba
   22: caba
   23: cbaa
   24: cbaa

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A couple weeks ago we touched on Yahoo!'s new (can't) work from home policy. A number of the complaints about the policy stemmed from stay-at-home moms or dads; but what about the single folks out there? Do swingin' singles deserve the same considerations as parents when it comes to paid time-off or work-from-home?
It's my belief that it is inherently unfair to assign a somewhat second-class citizen coding to the childless. And yet, as the Washington Post expounds, isn't it harder to deny the parent with a young child work-from-home abilities than the young, single person who has a long commute or attends grad school classes? Are those reasons as good? After all, no one is requiring anyone to get an advanced degree, and it's much easier for the young and free to pick up and move closer, right? Human resources professionals face a difficult task of determining whom to allow work-from-home allowances, in essence deciding whose work-life balance is more important.
So while the new Yahoo! work-from-home policy may be unpopular, for human resources managers, it may help eliminate some sticky situations arising from who gets work-life balance priority. It levels the playing field, albeit by taking away a privilege for everyone. Is it fair? Again maybe not, but neither is prioritizing one employee's work-life balance over another's.
Give us a shout, human resources managers. Do you give work-like balance and work-from-home to parents? Would a work-from-home ban eliminate some of these issues?


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When people travel abroad whether it is for a holiday or for business, many will pack the usual items such as toiletries and clothing. Some even purchase travel insurance. Most, though, never plan what they'll be eating or drinking when they travel. Knowing what you'll be eating or drinking, however, is probably more important than the clothes you'll be bringing along. If you have ever gotten food poisoning, you'll know what an inconvenience it is and how costly it can be. No one would enjoy being hospitalized in a foreign country during their holiday or business trip.
You may be able to avoid food poisoning by ensuring that the establishment you patronize is clean and hygienic. To further guard against it, avoid uncooked or partially cooked meals altogether. So that covers the food. What about the drink? Do you know what is in the water you drink? Many people incorrectly assume that tap water is safe to drink and is clean, clear, pure, and safe. Scientific and environmental studies have shown otherwise. Even if the water from a water source appears to be clear, clean, and safe to drink, consuming water from unknown sources or in countries where potable water cannot be taken for granted could be hazardous to your health.
The potential for harmful chemicals (mercury, lead, arsenic, etc), bacteria, fungi, parasites, rust and other contaminants residing in water is growing worldwide. The kind of fresh uncontaminated water available a hundred years ago is harder and more expensive to obtain due to industrialization and a growing population. If the proper precautions aren't taken to treat the water, drinking contaminated water can cause severe illness or disease, even death.
That's where water filters come in. Water filters and water filtration systems have become a popular solution lately for tap water. The right filter will not only treat bad tasting tap water but will also treat contaminated water.
All these may work well for drinkable water in developed countries where water from the tap is for the most part, safe to drink. Depending on where you go, whether you are camping or in a foreign country, taking the necessary precautions to treat your water prior to drinking is highly recommended. Boiling water does not remove the contaminants within. A portable water filter comes in very handy for such cases. For the mobile warrior, a water bottle with a built in water filtration system may do just the trick.
All these are important questions to answer. Be sure to look closely at their product specifications. So, before you go on any trip to a foreign country, remember to pack along with you a proven water treatment system all contained within the convenience of a water bottle.
Before stepping on that plane for a marvelous safari adventure, plan like there's no tomorrow. You will thank your self for being precautious when faced with untoward incidents.
When one prefers Indian and Ocean Islands he or she can expect the seasonal trend to be more like of that of Southern Africa. In these islands, summer rains last from November through April. Cyclones can also be experienced during those seasons. From May to October, the dry season occurs.
One place you and your family should not miss going to is Hawaii. There is a lot to see and do in this place and instead of staying in a hotel, why not go for a Maui Family Vacation Rental?
A Maui family vacation rental is far different from a hotel because you will be able to rent a fully furnished home that is bigger than a hotel suite. You can cook your own food, do your own laundry and just relax. The best part about it is that this frequently costs a fraction of the price that you pay for in a hotel.
Most of these places offer privacy much better than a bed and breakfast or hotel since you won't have to encounter any staff that come in and tidy up the room. For those coming home late after a tour, you can easily cook something up instead of housekeeping telling you that their kitchen is closed for the evening.
You will surely enjoy the outside patio that could give you a great view of the ocean when you wake up in the morning or during sunset that makes this it very homey and make it a more relaxing vacation for you and your family.
So how do you find a Maui family vacation rental? A lot of these can be found online while you can also enlist the help your travel agent or a realtor that specializes in leasing homes to tourists.
For those who want to do this without any help, they should simply get in touch with the homeowner, perhaps haggle a bit with the price and then ask for references so you know that the place you are going is safe and secure.
As for customers who don't want to do the leg work, they can tell the person they hired where they want to go and how many will be in the party so they can find the right place that is suitable for the family.
Soon, you will be able to find a vacation rental that will suit your budget. You can then plan on our itinerary on the island like going shopping, snorkeling, hiking and a host of other outdoor activities that the place is known for.
Being alone with your family has one slight drawback and that is the fact that you will have to clean up the place yourselves. But if you think about it, this is something you do in your very own homes so it shouldn't be a problem when this place you will be staying in for the next few days will be your second home way from home.
The average stay of people who want to stay at a vacation rental is a week. Just remember that despite everything, it is still much cheaper to stay here than staying at hotel even when you are charged 11.42% accommodation tax.
Just the same, be aware that the rates of family vacation rentals vary depending on the time of the year you decide to have your trip. The peak rate applies during mid-December to end March and again in late June until the end of September.
So on your next trip, book ahead and see what Maui family vacation rentals are like. You are sure to get your moneys worth and a good time.


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Veterinary care is at the discretion of the pet owner. However, there are certain pets that tend to require more care such as horses, farm animals, and large dogs. Cats also require at least a yearly vet visit, however some people choose not to take their pets to the vet if they seem generally healthy. The cost of veterinary care is on the rise all over the world, particularly in the UK and US. Like most human medical care, better equipment for easier surgeries is being implemented all the time, which creates better but less affordable care options.
In the United Kingdom pet insurance has become widespread, with hundreds of sites popping up in the early noughties. These different care packages make it easier to get annual exams and most are affordable, ensuring that the level of care a pet receives is higher in standard than it might otherwise be.
Veterinary standards are high in the UK. When an animal is brought to the vet in an emergency there is a fairly high possibility of its life being saved. Ultimately it is the owner who decides the amount of care in an emergency.
The UK has a euthanasia option for animals who would not have a good quality of life if their lives were medically extended. In general euthanasia is only used as a last resort, however unfortunately overcrowded animal shelters will sometimes euthanise pets for whom a home cannot be found.
Most UK owners will neuter or spay their pets, unless they plan to use them for breeding purposes. This is also used as a means of controlling unwanted behaviour. Vets and shelters recommend such procedures and will often carry them out in order to keep pregnancy from occurring in the shelter. It is not considered so important to neuter or spay rabbits and other small animals. However, rabbits may be neutered or spayed if they are in kept by a shelter or charity.
GPS trackers have been increasing in prevalence in recent years. A small microchip that can be inserted into a pet, this will help an owner find the animal if ever it is lost. Vets can install these with a simple shot under the skin.
In the United Kingdom there are emergency vet hospitals and some vets will also make emergency house calls.
Pet dental care is another area that vets will see to when you take your animal to the surgery. Teeth cleaning for dogs and cats is especially important. Cats and dogs often develop cavities from their foods which can cause pain as they get older.
An annual exam is advisable for all pets. Furthermore, there are vaccinations that are required at certain stages of a pet's life, including rabies, parvovirus, distemper, leptospirosis, and hepatitis vaccines. Cats have the FLV or feline leukaemia vaccine as well. Pets need to be vaccinated according to a specific schedule, particularly against rabies.
Vets need to register with the British Veterinary Association to ensure they are put on a list of approved veterinarians. There is also the National Veterinary Associates list. Both lists help people to find skilled veterinarians who can ensure a pet's safety and proper healthcare.


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The GNR have announced that they will intensify patrolling and inspection actions in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area to enforce the ban on circulation to and from this area.
By TPN/Lusa, in News, COVID-19, Lisbon · 18 Jun 2021, 18:20 · 3 Comments
On Thursday, the Council of Ministers announced the ban on movement to and from the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) on weekends, from 15:00 on Friday until 06:00 on Monday.
In a statement, the GNR states that, in order to comply with these measures, it will intensify patrolling, inspection and awareness, "in a flexible way".
"The inspection aims to ensure that the population complies with the rules in force and refrains from unnecessary travel in an area where the numbers resulting from Covid-19 impose an added concern", he justifies.
The actions will focus on the main access roads to the AML, such as highways 1 (A1) and 2 (A2) and the national roads 5 and 10.
The diploma on the prohibition of entering and leaving the AML provides for some exceptions, such as travel for work, for health reasons or for students (and accompanying minors) for access to schools and leisure activities.
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idiotic. the government acts as totalitarian gestapo dictating the movements of the population.
With no regard for their livelihoods.
By rodric reese from USA on 18 Jun 2021, 23:16
They fooled people into taking the vaccine and then restrict their movement anyway. You can travel thousands of miles if you are leaving the country but you can't travel to the algarve and back. Pathetic government
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Down with the Tyranny !
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Georgia Southern women's golf standout Ofstedahl to return for 2020-21 season
STATESBORO — Georgia Southern women's golf senior Ella Ofstedahl has announced that she will be returning for the 2020-21 season.
"I am excited to announce that I will be returning to Georgia Southern for another year, playing for a team I love," Ofstedahl in a statement Monday, May 11. "Both (head) coach (Emily) Kuhfeld and (assistant) coach (Michael) Butler have supported me during this strange time, and I am thankful that they are making this transition possible. Coming back is giving me the chance to study psychology and continue competing for a great team. I know this team has a lot to give, and I am looking forward to being a part of it again!"
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Division I Council voted March 30 to allow schools to provide spring-sport student-athletes an additional season of competition and an extension of their period of eligibility. Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Jared Benko announced the school will honor 2020 spring-sport seniors by covering tuition costs for 2020-21, and the money will come from fundraising and cutting costs from other areas of athletics. Ofstedahl, who graduated Saturday, was the lone senior in the women's golf program.
Ofstedahl, from Bedfordshire, England, ranked fifth in the Sun Belt and led the Eagles in scoring average with a mark of 73.56 last season. She shot a season-low and school-record 66 in the final round of the Idle Hour Collegiate, where she posted a three-round total of 209 (-7), also a school record, and tied for first. Ofstedahl was the medalist at the 2019 Sun Belt Championship and has 18 career top-20 finishes, including seven in the top-five and 11 in the top 10.
"I am thrilled that Ella wants to come back," Kuhfeld said in the statement. "She is one of those players and leaders that simply elevates the environment she is in. The looks on her teammates faces when she told them she wanted to come back was pure joy, and we are excited for the upcoming year being more competitive and more fun. We are looking forward to all being together again."
The Eagles will return their entire roster from 2019-20 and welcome freshmen Hailey Katona (Tilbury, Ontario, Canada/Tilbury District High School) and Abby Newton (Statesboro./Bulloch Academy) to the team.


"Salena, I love you" … He whispered into her ear.
" My sultan, my love…. I feared that we would never be together like this ever again"…..
Everything was perfect, the balmy air, the lighting from the pearled moon, the feel of the grass against their skin, soft, cool and damp, everything was picturesque and sublime. Rezauddin looked at his wife, she too was a creature of perfection. Her beauty was exotic with her deep brown eyes, her arched eyebrows, red lips, pink cheeks, thick lustrous lashes, a perfect aquiline nose all dabbed with silky glowing skin to finish off a masterpiece. How could one man be so lucky he wondered. He clutched her so tightly to his strong chest, a tear welling up in his eye….
"It's as if I never existed before this moment. I think that perhaps I was watching my life play out on a stage having no part in it, not living through it. It feels as if I have only just begun to breathe since you are in my arms" …..
Salena was silent and Rezauddin began to recite poetry for her, poems of love by her favorite poets, Hafiz, Rumi,Gibran and Dharwish. He recited couplet after couplet, Salena lying in his embrace listening to each word, saying nothing. Eventually he lifted her head to meet his lips, he planted a kiss on her cool forehead and then on her lips. His eyes flew open wide in a fright, a hand began choking him, his heart palpitating with countless beats, his skin crying tears of sweat. The sight before his eye's sent shivers through him. Her lips were as cold as ice and her face as grey as a stormy sky. Salena was dead, she lay lifeless in his arms ….
He let out a cry from the depth of his soul, a cry more unsettling than a lone wolves moan. He felt a pain in his chest that he had never felt before. How could she be gone, d e a d, after he had just found her and placed her here in his arms. He cradled her lifeless body like a baby in its mother's embrace, gently rocking back and forth, calling her name, willing her back to life as his tears fell like dew drops into her hair, but she did not move, she was no longer there. Her body an empty capsule now, her eyes dull as if a light had been blown out by a gusting wind, her soul had departed. He had never known love or happiness before meeting her, how could it have been so short lived he wondered. Was he not worthy of finding love too? He had spent his entire life void of affection and finally he had found it only to have it slip out of his hand. Was this the price to pay for causing grief to so many before? Was it Gods's punishment for all his transgressions?
A heaviness compressed his chest, he could not breathe and all that he could feel was a suffocating pain.
Rezauddin sat up drenched in an ocean of emotion, thoughts and perspiration. His heart was racing between where he had just been and where he sat right then, alone on his bed, drowning within the ivory satin sheets in the darkened loneliness of his palatial room. It was the 40th night of his solitude and he knew that he had received his answer. He would not rule his Kingdom alone, he would not die alone, he knew that Salena was the missing piece to the puzzle of his once cold heart.
Her face didn't matter to him. Love was not only blind, it saw with eyes from the soul. It looked at a person's heart and soul not at their physical being. He knew what he must do, he must find Salena again and make her his.
" The King seeks to speak to the woman of this house " his Courtier spoke on his behalf.
" Gone? Where has she gone to?" Rezauddins voice was pressing and louder than he intended it to be. Where could she go to leaving her little kids behind.
His heart tumbled through his chest in a painful lethargic motion and his eyes settled on the ground as if he were watching it fall, waiting for it to land at his feet . His Courtier observed him silently as he wondered what was the King thinking. Would he blow up in a fit, a rage or would he depart the claustrophobic hut defeated. The room was silent, even the baby had stopped crying. Why was life so unfair to him. He felt hopeless, love too had turned into a curse for him, just as power had. The more he loved the farther she was pulled, the more power he had the less he controlled of his heart.
The chiming of ankle chains in the distance began to haunt him again. He wondered if he would forever hear her feet sing for him even when she was nowhere near. The singing chains and footsteps became closer until he heard shuffling right outside the front door. Salena appeared through the doorway, startled by his presence she dropped the bag of apples falling with it to the ground.
She was speechless. Rezauddin sat beside her offering her his hand to stand up but she refused. She regained her composure, her children circled protectively around her, she picked up her baby attaching him to her slender hip never peeling her questioning eyes from Rezauddin. What does he want, her frantic eyes were wide with confusion …..
The old lady left the hut hurriedly, the courtier stood guard outside the door, she kissed her kids and sent them out to play but little Àbãn would not leave his mother in the presence of this strange man. Her face still veiled, it was never unveiled, tucking her secret away from everyone, everyone except Rezauddin and the old woman who helped her with her kids. Rezauddin tried to block out visuals of what she resembled beneath the veil, but he couldn't, he saw through the soft green fabric as images of her tortured skin sprang to his mind.
"Salena" …. He said in almost a whisper.
" Sultan, why have you come?" Pain leaked out of her croaky voice and she hated how pitiable, how desperate she sounded.
" I have come for you Salena, I need you in my life, my heart will not allow me to find another " ….
Salena thought that she was dreaming. She must be dreaming. It was one of her vivid dreams again. She willed her mind to wake up telling herself " you're dreaming, you're dreaming silly girl, wake up!". She didn't realize that she said it out aloud.
" Will you marry me Salena, will you be my Queen?" ….
Her eyes pooled with tears.
" But" …. She began to speak but her words choked her.
" What about my face. How will you marry me and live a life with a hideous creature like me by your side"….
Rezauddin dropped his head in shame.
Salena said nothing for a while and then she removed her veil looking up at Rezauddin defiantly. Her beauty was magnificent, breathtaking even and he knew that each time he looked at her she would steal his breath away. But then she turned ever so slightly to the right revealing her left side, a mass of melted hardened skin stared at him as if it were screaming obscenities at him. His eyes looked away, he held his breath.
Her heart melted as tears oozed out from her eyes but Salena knew that it wasn't possible to wed the King. She shook her head saying no. She would not accept his proposal. Rezauddin grew desperate in his attempt to make Salena his.
Salena knew that it was impossible, she could never become Queen. Which Queen resembled a grotesque creature! Not even in fairytales did people like her find a happy ending.
" Salena, I will never reveal your secret, you may keep your face hidden from eyes that are not mine. It is only I that will know and I do not mind, I look at you with new eyes, a new man, I want your heart, not your face. But if you must know, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, ever kissed, ever dreamed of"….
Salena was afraid, deathly afraid of saying yes for if she did she knew that she would wake up from her dream. She knew that the moment the word yes rolled off her tongue, Rezauddin would disappear like smoke. So she sat down on the rickety chair and began weeping. She weeped and weeped until someone would wake her up. She awaited a little persons pudgy hands to come and wipe her tears like they did whenever she had these dreams. But no one came and when she looked up Rezauddin was still on his knee beside her, waiting for her answer. She looked at her King, Rezauddin, his bearded face so handsome, his eyes so enchanting. How could she not say yes even if it was just a dream. But this was no dream, this was Fate, it was Kismet and Taqdeer was written in the skies above. The heart will not stop searching for what it wants, it is relentless in its attempt to find the missing piece that completes it and makes it whole.
" I'll marry you" she said as Rezauddin moved toward her, grabbing her and the little boy in her arms, weeping with her as their hearts beat against each others in sync.
It was as if the whole universe had shifted into place beneath their feet and the world somehow looked so very different suddenly. The sun was brighter, the sky bluer, and everything, every person, every creature was at peace. Sharjah had been reborn, Rezauddin had just breathed his first few breaths of life and Salena would be loved and cared for the way that a woman deserved to be cherished and loved. Sometimes we dream of fairytales and sometimes we become them.
Rezauddin nodded at the Courtier as he opened the front door to the small holding, hand in hand with Salena. A trumpet was blown thrice and every passer by stopped to hear what the news would be.
" His Majesty, Shah Rezauddin has ended his search for he has found his Queen"… Preparations will begin for Miss Salena to become Queen" …..
The air choked with shock. Mouths were agape, the King would wed a village girl, a commoner! Whispers traveled like feathers through the air.
And as they say ….
' They lived happily ever after ' ….
What a differently beautiful story . . Please pass the message on to sister Nabeela that helped write the story to please post the short stories from her facebook page to the wordpress blog. .
Ahh…finally! Yipeeee!!! Pasha won over his complex. Anddd the really beautiful salena got his happiness finally. What a beautiful piece of art authoress!!
Salaams. Hope u well, had a good ramadhaan & eid? Wondering if u gonna give us another short story by any chance?


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communications 21® Promotes Lauren Vocelle to Senior Account Manager
ATLANTA – March 26, 2015 – communications 21® (c21®), a full-service marketing, public relations and interactive firm, has promoted account manager Lauren Vocelle to senior account manager.
In her new role, Vocelle will continue to provide clients with exceptional interactive marketing and social media tactics, as well as public relations support. She will further leverage her experience by managing the c21's internship program.
Vocelle joined c21 as an account manager in 2013, following an internship. She manages a variety of client accounts in the real estate, retail and food and beverage industries such as Braden Fellman, Buckhead Community Improvement District, Mystic Wine Shoppe, Southeast Dairy Association, The Avenue and more.
"Lauren has played a significant role in c21's growth and will continue to do so in her new role as senior account manager," said Sharon Goldmacher – president of c21. "I have great confidence Lauren will provide her clients with remarkable service, while continuing to create real results. She is a high-performer and always eager to take on and conquer her next challenge."
Vocelle graduated in May 2011 from Flagler College with a bachelor's degree in communication, specializing in public relations and a minor in advertising. She is an active member of the Public Relations Society of America Georgia Chapter, and is in the process of becoming Google AdWords certified.
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communications 21, inc., (c21) founded in 1992, is an integrated marketing pr and interactive firm dedicated to helping clients communicate effectively in the 21st century. The company uses strategic combinations of traditional and interactive marketing tactics to build visibility and drive sales for corporations, professional service firms, nonprofit agencies, trade associations and more. For more information on c21, call 404.814.1330, visit www.c21pr.com or subscribe to our blog, The C-Word. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram!
For more information, contact: Sharon Goldmacher, communications 21, 404.814.1330, sgoldmacher@c21pr.com
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package org.apache.camel.processor.exceptionpolicy;

import org.apache.camel.ContextTestSupport;
import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.Processor;
import org.apache.camel.builder.RouteBuilder;
import org.apache.camel.component.mock.MockEndpoint;

/**
 * Unit test for the when expression on the exception type.
 */
public class DefaultExceptionPolicyStrategyUsingOnlyWhenTest extends ContextTestSupport {

    private static final String ERROR_QUEUE = "mock:error";
    private static final String ERROR_USER_QUEUE = "mock:usererror";

    public static class MyUserException extends Exception {

        public MyUserException(String message) {
            super(message);
        }
    }

    public void testNoWhen() throws Exception {
        MockEndpoint mock = getMockEndpoint(ERROR_QUEUE);
        mock.expectedMessageCount(1);
        getMockEndpoint("mock:result").expectedMessageCount(0);

        template.sendBody("direct:a", "Hello Camel");

        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();
    }

    public void testWithWhen() throws Exception {
        MockEndpoint mock = getMockEndpoint(ERROR_USER_QUEUE);
        mock.expectedMessageCount(1);
        getMockEndpoint("mock:result").expectedMessageCount(0);

        try {
            template.sendBodyAndHeader("direct:a", "Hello Camel", "user", "admin");
            fail("Should have thrown an Exception");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // expected
        }

        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();
    }

    protected RouteBuilder createRouteBuilder() throws Exception {
        return new RouteBuilder() {
            public void configure() throws Exception {
                errorHandler(deadLetterChannel(ERROR_QUEUE).maximumRedeliveries(0).redeliveryDelay(100));

                onException(MyUserException.class).onWhen(header("user").isNotNull())
                    .maximumRedeliveries(1).backOffMultiplier(2).redeliveryDelay(0)
                    .to(ERROR_USER_QUEUE);

                from("direct:a").process(new Processor() {
                    public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                        String s = exchange.getIn().getBody(String.class);
                        if ("Hello Camel".equals(s)) {
                            throw new MyUserException("Forced for testing");
                        }
                        exchange.getOut().setBody("Hello World");
                    }
                }).to("mock:result");
            }
        };
    }

}

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Forward-thinking credit unions are tuning their internal data for improved decision making. Previously, data was locked up in multiple, "siloed" transactional systems. Now, innovative credit unions organize their critical information within integrated data warehouses.
However, once the data is made available, how does a credit union make best use of it? An apt analogy is the XBOX and other gaming platforms. The game console by itself is a marvelous piece of technology. Yet, without the games, it is not very useful. By the same token, video games without a console are useless. Put the two together and wonderful things happen for video game aficionados.


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Nuria Estrach
Nuria Estrach Mira is currently an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Member of two R & D projects, one on "Philosophy of public health" (SGR 2019) and the other on "Justice and democracy: towards a new model of solidarity" (FFI 2019). And from the Group of Humanistic Studies in Science and Technology (GEHUCT-GRC 2017). He focuses his research on modern and contemporary political philosophy in general; more specifically in the critical philosophy of Marx in the political economy and in the French critical thinking of Louis Althusser versus political power. Among his latest publications are: "The Political Efficiency of Fraternity" in Arbor Science, Thought and Culture, CSIC (in press, forecast June 2018; (with J. Vallverdu) "Epidemiology of mental illness" (223-246) in Philosophy of Social Epidemiology (Puyol / Estany, eds.), CSIC (2016). He is also the Editor's Head of the Folia Humanistica Magazine (focused on public reflection and debate in the field of Health, Philosophy, Social Sciences and art) and collaborates in philosophical disclosure at the Casa Elizalde workshops in Barcelona. Graduate in Philosophy (UB, 1998) did his doctoral studies in Political Philosophy between the University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra (2000-2001) and the University of Paris IV-La Sorbonne (2001-2002). He spent two years studying at the École Normale Supérieure de Paris (2003-2005). He has been a researcher at the University of Paris Barcelona, the Barcelona Science Park and the Écol Norma Supérieure de Paris, with several research grants from the UB, the PCB, the European Union and the French Government. He has participated as a research member in several research groups of the Ministry and the Generalitat (2001-2018) and has participated in multiple international and national conferences. He has worked as a professor of Philosophy at several universities: Barcelona (2001-2003), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (2005-2012), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2011-2018). He has been the coordinator and professor of the Master in Immigration and Intercultural Education (UB).


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Are patients with bipolar disorder and comorbid attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder more neurocognitively impaired?
Imma Torres, Brisa Sole, Montse Corrales, Esther Jiménez, Sofia Rotger, Juan Francisco Serra-Pla, Irene Forcada, Vanesa Richarte, Ester Mora, Carlos Jacas, Nuria Gómez, Maria Mur, Francesc Colom, Eduard Vieta, Miquel Casas, Anabel Martinez-Aran, Jose M. Goikolea, Josep A. Ramos-Quiroga
© 2017 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Objective: Research on neurocognitive impairment in adult patients with comorbid bipolar disorder (BD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is very scarce. This study assessed the neurocognitive profile of a comorbid group (BD+ADHD) compared with that of pure BD (pBD) group, pure ADHD (pADHD) group and healthy controls (HCs). Methods: This was a three-site study comprising 229 subjects: 70 patients with pBD, 23 with BD+ADHD, 50 with pADHD, and 86 HCs. All patients with BD had been euthymic for at least 6 months. Neuropsychological performance was assessed using a comprehensive neurocognitive battery. Results: Our results showed that all the clinical groups had poorer performance than the HCs in all the neurocognitive domains except for executive functions. No significant differences were observed between the pBD and BD+ADHD groups in any of the cognitive domains, with these two groups showing greater impairment than the pADHD group in executive functions and visual memory. Conclusions: Our results, although preliminary, suggest that the BD+ADHD group showed the same neurocognitive profile as pBD patients, most likely reflecting the same neurobiological basis. On the other hand, the pADHD group showed a more selective moderate impairment in attention.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12540
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Torres, I., Sole, B., Corrales, M., Jiménez, E., Rotger, S., Serra-Pla, J. F., Forcada, I., Richarte, V., Mora, E., Jacas, C., Gómez, N., Mur, M., Colom, F., Vieta, E., Casas, M., Martinez-Aran, A., Goikolea, J. M., & Ramos-Quiroga, J. A. (2017). Are patients with bipolar disorder and comorbid attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder more neurocognitively impaired? Bipolar Disorders, 19(8), 637-650. https://doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12540
Torres, Imma ; Sole, Brisa ; Corrales, Montse ; Jiménez, Esther ; Rotger, Sofia ; Serra-Pla, Juan Francisco ; Forcada, Irene ; Richarte, Vanesa ; Mora, Ester ; Jacas, Carlos ; Gómez, Nuria ; Mur, Maria ; Colom, Francesc ; Vieta, Eduard ; Casas, Miquel ; Martinez-Aran, Anabel ; Goikolea, Jose M. ; Ramos-Quiroga, Josep A. / Are patients with bipolar disorder and comorbid attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder more neurocognitively impaired?. In: Bipolar Disorders. 2017 ; Vol. 19, No. 8. pp. 637-650.
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On the Foreign Aid Landscape
Until I moved to the US for graduate school, I had never given much thought to foreign aid funding. For me, having lived most of my life in India, the questions had always been about which programs produce the best outcomes, which are most cost-effective, and therefore, which policy solutions would serve best. How programs were funded was secondary. While I was familiar with the long-standing, high-level debate over whether aid works at all (recently popularized by the polarized views of the likes of Jeffery Sachs and William Easterly), upon arriving at UT Austin, I was struck by how topical aid was, from speaker events at the LBJ School, where data, transparency, and aid allocation were the buzzwords, to casual conversations with classmates wanting to work in international development, and to whom development was so synonymous with aid.
But perhaps I ought not have been so surprised – after all, the US is the largest provider of foreign aid. As I set about acquainting myself with the unfamiliar waters of foreign aid (and navigating through the acronyms and the jargon), I found this review of the aid landscape by Nancy Qian, Associate Professor of Economics at Yale University, most interesting. Here are some key facts that caught my attention:
Aid flows have remained relatively constant from 1960 (since when data was reported annually) to 2013.
Annual aid to the poorest 20% of countries comprises only 1.69% to 5.25% of global aid flows.
While the top donor countries remain largely unchanged, the recipients have changed over time, reflecting the strategic interests of the donor countries.
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Humanitarian aid, which tends to be the type of foreign aid that is most salient in the minds of the public, represents only a small proportion, ranging from 4% to 6%, of total official development assistance (ODA).
A significant proportion of aid is spent in the donor countries themselves. This may include scholarships/training in the donor country, debt relief, administrative costs, development awareness, and expenditure on refugees in the donor countries.
Annual non-transferred aid by donor, 2006-2012 | Create infographics
Qian also notes how studies that seek to measure the effectiveness of aid can be problematic. For starters, several of these studies use aggregate ODA. But aggregate ODA, is a bundle of various types of aid, such as cash transfers, debt relief, and food aid. Each component influences different outcomes in the recipient country, and using an aggregate outcome measure, such as growth, can be problematic. Also, the fact that a significant proportion of aid is spent in donor countries complicates the valuation of aid. There are other issues that compound the valuation problem. For instance, food aid is valued according to prices in the donor country, which can be higher than food prices in the recipient country.
Qian's findings only reiterate the futility of trying to answer the broad-brush question of whether aid works. Instead, as she asserts, these issues point to a need for future studies to assess "the effect of a narrowed definition of aid on a narrowed set of outcomes," and also to understand how foreign aid can be improved or re-designed.
Swetha Selva is a Master's candidate in Global Policy Studies at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Dispatch from Jose's Bar and Grill on Route 66: Iconic radio broadcaster Paul Harvey was famous for his "The Rest of the Story" reports, which dug deeper into headline stories or found little known and forgotten gems of modern history.
Recently, people are asking me for the rest of the story.
Oh, not for Paul Harvey's story. Everyone knows he was an avid aviator, a 50-year-plus member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), major fan of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, and early investor in Cirrus Aircraft.
The story everyone is asking me about is the rest of my engine story.
When we last left off on our tale back in October, the engine rebuilder had thrown in the towel and decided to switch the project back to our original engine case, rather than the identical case we purchased to save time on the rebuild — don't get me started — and Race 53 once again sat on the ground engineless.
And so she remained until shortly after the final race of the 2017 Sport Air Racing League (SARL) air racing season and the crowning of the season champs, which having no plane, I drove to.
But on a cold November morning on the ramp in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a week later, the third-try engine, bolted onto the plane, was ready for testing.
To be honest, I didn't have high hopes for it, but as I looked on, Race 53's latest engine coughed to life. After a long period at idle to warm up the oil and the moving parts, we all crossed our fingers and my chief mechanic pushed the throttle forward. No oil burst forth.
After July, August, September, October, and half of November engineless, we now had a working engine.
But my problems with Race 53 didn't end there. Oh, no. Not at all.
My grandfather was fond of grumbling, "If it's not one damned thing, it's another." How true.
My December was spent pitching, un-pitching, and re-pitching our prop so it would work with Engine Three, as we began to call it.
Engine Three was powerful enough that we were redlining the tach at half power with the prop in its original pitch. A re-pitch to a more cruise-like prop gave me a mind-numbing speed increase, but not enough lifting oomph to get off our high altitude mile-long runways without hair-raising excitement.
The whole prop issue became an aeronautical Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and each subsequent time I taxied up to the prop shop they were less happy to see me than the time before.
The prop ultimately optimally pitched at last, I opened the hangar door in January to find Race 53 sitting in a puddle of her own oil.
Striking oil is never a good thing when you are an airplane owner. The engine problems fixed, Race 53 sprung a new oil leak, all over her hangar floor.
This wasn't like the previous oil issue, where oil blasted out of the breather vent when the engine was running. This was a resting oil leak.
After much trial and error, and many strategically placed paper towels to figure out where the Sam Heck the oil was leaking from, it turned out to be a wonky oil quick drain valve leaking.
That taken care of, in February the header tank sprang a fuel leak. Into the cockpit. Replacing the unfixable tank entailed removing pretty much everything in the cockpit to get the old tank out and the new tank in.
Drips of oil from the quick drain valve on the sump caused the hangar floor oil slick.
That led to a March full of the type of issues you'd expect when you disconnect and reconnect things that have been connected for seven decades.
We lost our com radios. Then we had some (exciting) issues with the controls sticking. Next the throttle stuck. At full blast. And all the while the new digital engine monitor was having teething problems, giving heart-stopping readings as various sensors and connectors failed.
In April the exhaust came loose. While in for repair for that issue, a worn section of engine mount was discovered and had to be repaired.
Race 53 now has a reserved parking place in the back of my mechanic's hangar behind red velvet ropes, my Hobbs meter is covered in dust, I'm rapidly approaching one full year of maintenance, and now the plane is down for her annual. I dream of someday flying again.
But what caused the original problems?
But that sad litany isn't what you want to know about, is it? You want to know what caused the massive vomiting of oil out of the first two rebuild attempts, don't you?
The sad truth is that we never did figure out what caused the problem. It was fixed by abandoning the engine case involved in the first two rebuilds, and switching to another.
Obviously, there was some subtle something wrong with the other case that when converted to a O-200, caused an oil geyser.
But the cause was never revealed. Inspection of the dismantled case didn't reveal any obvious clues and, to some degree, the problem defies all mechanical logic in the first place.
As the months rolled past, sort of like Big Foot sightings, I heard rumors of other geyser sightings.
In the same way I'd get emails from pilots and mechanics, who while never having seen an oil geyser themselves, met this guy, who knew this guy, who knew this guy, who knew this guy, who knew this guy's cousin, who had seen one.
Still, it was nice to know that my issue, while exceedingly rare, was not, apparently, one of a kind.
So really, all of this was for nothing, while causing me to miss out on half the 2017 race season. And perhaps the Gold.
So now that we're up and running again, what about the 2018 racing season?
In the spring (between the leaking gas tank and the exhaust issues) I threw my hat in the ring, but as my plane problems mounted, I took my hat back out of the ring before the first race.
Partly it was the mounting repair costs, but mostly, given all that's happened, I've simply lost trust in my trusty steed, and need to regain it before I travel thousands of miles in her — much less race her.
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Still, something must have caused the original problem, right?
What do I personally think caused it?
Many knowledgeable mechanics wrote in (thank you, all) and felt our issue was caused by the wrong length of breather inlet, but that isn't our smoking gun. We had the proper modification all along.
To my mind, the best theory to date deals with the internal structure of the engine. I'm told that inside the case there's a structure similar to a rib that adds strength to the case wall. This rib is on both sides of the case, but the two ribs don't quite meet at the top.
In other words, there's some open space — a gap — between them. How much of a gap? Well, that's where this theory gets interesting.
Apparently, this gap is one of the few internal structures that doesn't have a specific published tolerance from Continental, as it doesn't have a mechanical function, and doesn't interact with the moving parts.
As it so happens, the opening between the two sides is less on the case we purchased than it was on Race 53's original case, which we're back to using now.
My team thinks that in some way that they can't clearly imagine or even fully articulate to me, this is the root cause of the problem. Perhaps, they say, the gap didn't matter with the original crankshaft, but for some reason it does matter with the slightly larger O-200 crank.
The thinking further goes that, as it "didn't matter" in the original configuration, perhaps the size of the gap might have varied pretty widely from engine to engine when they were manufactured, without triggering any quality control alarms, nor did the variable gaps cause any operational issues in the field with the original cranks.
But maybe, just maybe, once modified, the size of the gap matters. But if true, shouldn't more people be having problems?
Not necessarily, fans of this explanation argue.
What if, for instance, one in a thousand of the C-85s had this tight gap? No one knows how many C-85s have been converted to O-200 strokers under the supplemental type certificate (STC) that allows it, but it doesn't take much imagination to see how an uncommonly tight gap would rarely meet up with a conversion.
In other words, there might only be a few C-85s out there that can't be successfully converted, and I had the bum luck to buy one. They are rare — rare enough to have been missed as a possibility when the STC was granted — but still existing in just large enough numbers to result in the occasional Big Foot sighting.
And one ruined underdog race season for yours truly.
But it's only a theory, and I don't know that this is what really happened.
For all I know, Race 53, like her living machine namesake, has a mind of her own and just didn't want to part with her original engine.
In the end, all I know is that we'll never know the rest of the story.


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Clinical Trials: Are We Getting the Data We Need?
The New England Journal of Medicine is hardly a tool of the plaintiffs' bar. So when the Journal criticizes the lack of complete disclosures in reports concerning clinical trials people should stand up and take notice.
The editor of the Journal says that some companies "are meeting the letter but not the spirit of the law." Read the study of the compliance rate of drug manufacturers with the federal law that governs clinical trials here.


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Q: Regex: ignoring match with two brackets I try to match markup by regex:
1. thats an [www.external.com External Link], as you can see
2. thats an [[Internal Link]], as you can see

That should result in
1. thats an [External Link](www.external.com), as you can see
2. thats an [Internal Link](wiki.com/Internal Link), as you can see

Both of it work fine with this preg_replaces:
1. $line = preg_replace("/(\[)(.*?)( )(.*)(\])/", "[$4]($2)", $line);
2. $line = preg_replace("/(\[\[)(.*)(\]\])/",   "[$2](wiki.com/$2)", $line);

But they interfere with each other, so using the replaces one after the other returns ugly results. So Iam trying to ignore in one of the matches the other one. I tried to replace the first regex by this one:
([^\[]{0,})(\[)([^\[]{1,})( )(.*)(])

It should check if there is only one [ and the char after and before isn't a [. But its still matching the [Internal Link] within the [], but it should ignore this part completely

A: With preg_replace_callback you can build a pattern to handle the two cases and to define a conditional replacement in the callback function. In this way the string is parsed only once.
$str =  <<<'EOD'
1. thats an [www.external.com External Link], as you can see
2. thats an [[Internal Link]], as you can see
EOD;

$domain = 'wiki.com';
$pattern = '~\[(?:\[([^]]+)]|([^] ]+) ([^]]+))]~';

$str = preg_replace_callback($pattern, function ($m) use ($domain) {
    return empty($m[1]) ? "[$m[3]]($m[2])" : "[$m[1]]($domain/$m[1])";
}, $str);

echo $str;

The pattern uses an alternation (?: xxx | yyy). The first branch describes internal links and the second external links.
When the second branch succeeds the first capture group 1 is empty (but defined). The callback function has to test it to know which branch succeeds and to return the appropriate replacement string.


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Architecture graduate's mobile app sees 8m downloads in first few months
Posted on 24 August 2018 by Kate Miller
Unfold, co-founded by Alfonso Cobo, allows Instagram users to curate their stories, making their images and videos look more professional.
Alfonso runs Unfold with Andy McCune, who he met through Instagram. While Alfonso was confident Unfold would fill a gap in the market, he never dreamed it would take off in the way it has.
"I never thought this would become a business for me," he said. "I thought people might like it, but I never imagined seeing the numbers we're now seeing every day. We're at nearly eight million users."
Unfold was featured at a recent high-profile Apple conference and was the subject of an in-depth article in the Evening Standard, in which the innovation was described as the "viral app taking over Instagram".
The inspiration for Unfold arrived when Alfonso was studying a Masters degree at Parsons School of Design in New York City following his BA in Architecture at Brighton. He was due to attend a careers fair but realised he had no way of showing recruiters his work in a digital portfolio.
This prompted Alfonso to create his own platform; Portafolio, which eventually grew into Unfold. His innovation capitalised on the wild success of Instagram Stories.
"Unfold was a pivot from Portafolio after so many people were asking for a way to share their work on mobile devices," said Alfonso.
"There was something about people wanting to share their work and tell their stories on their phones. I realised users wanted to share stories where most people would see them, and, at this time, Instagram stories, was taking off, so I decided to use that to my advantage."
Alfonso believes Unfold gives Instagram users the tools to "stand out from the crowd" among the millions of Instagram Stories available at the tip of our fingers: "I wanted to create something that could give everyone the chance to be creative without needing to have the software skills."
Of the working relationship between himself and Andy, Alfonso said: "Although Andy and I are very different, our personalities and skillsets really compliment one another. Also, our shared passions in design, photography and tech definitely help stimulate business creativity and innovation."
Alfonso moved to Brighton from his native Madrid, which he admitted was a "big risk". However, he said that studying at the University of Brighton "allowed me to explore a creative side of myself I hadn't uncovered yet, and it helped me overcome the fear of taking risks in design".
He added: "I met people from all over the world and they welcome me with open arms. I still keep in touch with many of my tutors from Architecture at Brighton, such as Kate Cheyne, who really pushed me to think outside the box and gave me the freedom to experiment and research areas that interested me."
"Brighton is also one of the most welcome and fun places I've ever lived in. I loved getting immersed in British culture and I would have never experienced it in the same way I did without going to University. The people I met in Brighton during those three years really shaped me into the person I am today."
This entry was posted in Alumni, Architecture and tagged Alfonso Cobo, Andy McCune, instagram, Parsons School of Design, Portafolio, Unfold.
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