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Don't medically investigate neck pain until it's met at least three criteria: (1) it's been bothering you for more than about 6 weeks; (2) it's severe and/or not improving, or actually getting worse; and (3) there's at least one other "red flag" (age over 55 or under 20, painful to light tapping, fever/malaise/nausea, weight loss, nasty headache, severe stiffness, very distinctive pain, and numbness and/or tingling and/or weakness anywhere else). Note that signs of arthritis are not red flags.
If your chiropractor does recommend an X-ray, one piece of advice: wear proper clothing! I made the mistake of wearing jeans to the appointment. And that meant had to change into some not-so-attractive disposable medical shorts… NOT a good look. I would recommend wearing loose-fitting clothing you can move in (that helps for the movement assessment too!) and nix the jewelry. I was smarter for my second appointment and wore my workout gear, so the medical shorts didn't have to make a second appearance.
"When your neck muscles become weak and you try to turn your head, the joint no longer moves smoothly because it's now out of place," Dr. Bang says. "Often the joint catches on something, either pulling a muscle or hitting the nerve irregularly, or maybe both. Then you'll have instant pain and your body has a protective spasm. Your body doesn't want you to get hurt more, so it will clench, causing you to feel like you can't even move — and leaving you wondering what you did to injure yourself."
Chiropractic overlaps with several other forms of manual therapy, including massage therapy, osteopathy, physical therapy, and sports medicine.[19][59] Chiropractic is autonomous from and competitive with mainstream medicine,[60] and osteopathy outside the US remains primarily a manual medical system;[61] physical therapists work alongside and cooperate with mainstream medicine, and osteopathic medicine in the U.S. has merged with the medical profession.[60] Practitioners may distinguish these competing approaches through claims that, compared to other therapists, chiropractors heavily emphasize spinal manipulation, tend to use firmer manipulative techniques, and promote maintenance care; that osteopaths use a wider variety of treatment procedures; and that physical therapists emphasize machinery and exercise.[19]
Licensure takes place at the state level under specific state laws. Licensing and the scope of practice may differ from state to state. Most states require that chiropractors complete the National Chiropractic Board examination before they get their license. Some states also require chiropractors to pass a state examination. All states recognize training from chiropractic schools accredited by the Council of Chiropractic Education (CCE).
Chiropractors faced heavy opposition from organized medicine.[37] DD Palmer was jailed in 1907 for practicing medicine without a licence.[217] Thousands of chiropractors were prosecuted for practicing medicine without a license, and D.D. and many other chiropractors were jailed.[37] To defend against medical statutes, B.J. argued that chiropractic was separate and distinct from medicine, asserting that chiropractors "analyzed" rather than "diagnosed", and "adjusted" subluxations rather than "treated" disease.[37] B.J. cofounded the Universal Chiropractors' Association (UCA) to provide legal services to arrested chiropractors.[37] Although the UCA won their first test case in Wisconsin in 1907, prosecutions instigated by state medical boards became increasingly common and in many cases were successful. In response, chiropractors conducted political campaigns to secure separate licensing statutes, eventually succeeding in all fifty states, from Kansas in 1913 through Louisiana in 1974.[37] The longstanding feud between chiropractors and medical doctors continued for decades. The AMA labeled chiropractic an "unscientific cult" in 1966,[29] and until 1980 advised its members that it was unethical for medical doctors to associate with "unscientific practitioners".[218] This culminated in a landmark 1987 decision, Wilk v. AMA, in which the court found that the AMA had engaged in unreasonable restraint of trade and conspiracy, and which ended the AMA's de facto boycott of chiropractic.[21]
Although it's rare, once in a while neck pain may be a warning sign of cancer, infection, autoimmune disease, or some kind of structural problem like spinal cord injury or a threat to an important blood vessel. Some of these ominous situations cause hard-to-miss signs and symptoms other than pain and are likely to be diagnosed correctly and promptly — so, if it feels serious, go get checked out. Otherwise, if you are aware of the "red flags," you can get checked out when the time is right — and avoid excessive worry until then.
In 2009, a backlash to the libel suit filed by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) against Simon Singh, has inspired the filing of formal complaints of false advertising against more than 500 individual chiropractors within one 24-hour period,[199][200] prompting the McTimoney Chiropractic Association to write to its members advising them to remove leaflets that make claims about whiplash and colic from their practice, to be wary of new patients and telephone inquiries, and telling their members: "If you have a website, take it down NOW." and "Finally, we strongly suggest you do NOT discuss this with others, especially patients."[199] An editorial in Nature has suggested that the BCA may be trying to suppress debate and that this use of British libel law is a burden on the right to freedom of expression, which is protected by the European Convention on Human Rights.[201] The libel case ended with the BCA withdrawing its suit in 2010.[202][203]
Chiropractic has seen considerable controversy and criticism.[25][26] Although D.D. and B.J. were "straight" and disdained the use of instruments, some early chiropractors, whom B.J. scornfully called "mixers", advocated the use of instruments.[23] In 1910, B.J. changed course and endorsed X-rays as necessary for diagnosis; this resulted in a significant exodus from the Palmer School of the more conservative faculty and students.[23] The mixer camp grew until by 1924 B.J. estimated that only 3,000 of the U.S.'s 25,000 chiropractors remained straight.[23] That year, B.J.'s invention and promotion of the neurocalometer, a temperature-sensing device, was highly controversial among B.J.'s fellow straights. By the 1930s, chiropractic was the largest alternative healing profession in the U.S.[23]
If you are lucky enough to have family and friends who regularly visit a chiropractor, ask them for help finding a "chiropractor near me." A license to practice shows that the doctor is qualified, but a person who has worked with them can tell you about their bedside manner and demeanor. It helps to keep in mind what kind of doctor you generally prefer. Whether you like a warm, caring doctor or a capable but business-like doctor, a recommendation from a family member or friend may be able to help.
Spinal manipulation is associated with frequent, mild and temporary adverse effects,[14][138] including new or worsening pain or stiffness in the affected region.[139] They have been estimated to occur in 33% to 61% of patients, and frequently occur within an hour of treatment and disappear within 24 to 48 hours;[13] adverse reactions appear to be more common following manipulation than mobilization.[140] The most frequently stated adverse effects are mild headache, soreness, and briefly elevated pain fatigue.[141] Chiropractic is correlated with a very high incidence of minor adverse effects.[4] Chiropractic are more commonly associated with serious related adverse effects than other professionals following manipulation.[17] Rarely,[46] spinal manipulation, particularly on the upper spine, can also result in complications that can lead to permanent disability or death; these can occur in adults[14] and children.[142] There is a case of a three-month-old dying following manipulation of the neck area.[137] Estimates vary widely for the incidence of these complications,[13] and the actual incidence is unknown, due to high levels of underreporting and to the difficulty of linking manipulation to adverse effects such as stroke, which is a particular concern.[14] Adverse effects are poorly reported in recent studies investigating chiropractic manipulations.[143] A 2016 systematic review concludes that the level of reporting is unsuitable and unacceptable.[144] Reports of serious adverse events have occurred, resulting from spinal manipulation therapy of the lumbopelvic region.[145] Estimates for serious adverse events vary from 5 strokes per 100,000 manipulations to 1.46 serious adverse events per 10 million manipulations and 2.68 deaths per 10 million manipulations, though it was determined that there was inadequate data to be conclusive.[13] Several case reports show temporal associations between interventions and potentially serious complications.[146] The published medical literature contains reports of 26 deaths since 1934 following chiropractic manipulations and many more seem to remain unpublished.[17]
Qaseem, A., Wilt, T. J., McLean, R. M., & Forciea, M. A. (2017, April 4). Noninvasive treatments for acute, subacute, and chronic low back pain: A clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine, 166(7), 514–530. Retrieved from http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2603228/noninvasive-treatments-acute-subacute-chronic-low-back-pain-clinical-practice
Other Disease Processes: Although neck pain is commonly caused by strain, prolonged pain and/or neurologic deficit may be an indication of something more serious. These symptoms should not be ignored. Spinal infection, spinal cord compression, tumor, fracture, and other disorders can occur. If head injury has been sustained, more than likely the neck has been affected too. It is wise to seek medical attention promptly.
There are several surgical treatments available to treat cervical spine disorders. Factors that help determine the type of surgical treatment include the specifics of the disc disease and the presence or absence of pressure on the spinal cord or spinal nerve roots. Other factors include age, how long the patient has had the disorder, other medical conditions and if there has been previous cervical spine surgery.
DCs may assess patients through clinical examination, laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging and other diagnostic interventions to determine when chiropractic treatment is appropriate or when it is not appropriate. Chiropractors will readily refer patients to the appropriate health care provider when chiropractic care is not suitable for the patient's condition, or the condition warrants co-management in conjunction with other health care providers.
There are many possible signs of spinal cord trouble in the neck,8 with or without neck pain, mostly affecting the limbs in surprisingly vague ways that can have other causes: poor hand coordination; weakness, "heavy" feelings, and atrophy; diffuse numbness; shooting pains in the limbs (especially when bending the head forward); an awkward gait. Sometimes people have both neck pain and more remote symptoms without realizing they are related.
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Welcome to Cuyahoga Falls Chiropractic Clinic located at 748 Graham Road in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. We understand that choosing a chiropractor is a big decision. This article will help you learn the basics of chiropractic care. Please don't hesitate to contact our Cuyahoga Falls chiropractors with any further questions you have. We are here to help you achieve your goals.
The neck supports the full weight of the head and is very susceptible to muscle strain and the misalignment of, or damage to, the vertebra in the spinal column. Almost everyone experiences neck pain at some time. These pains can be simple, which disappear after a few days, or they can be chronic. Chronic neck pain is defined as pain that persists for 3 months or more.
Chiropractic adjustment rarely causes discomfort. However, patients may sometimes experience mild soreness or aching following treatment (as with some forms of exercise) that usually resolves within 12 to 48 hours. Compared to other common treatments for pain, such as over-the-counter and prescription pain medications, chiropractic's conservative approach offers a safe and effective option.
Some of the findings from my tests were things that I could fix at home, and others could be helped with hands-on chiropractic care, like an adjustment. In my case, I didn't have a normal c-shaped curve in my neck. This can be caused by minor whiplash, sports injuries or even sitting forward all day (I spend a lot of time at work staring at a screen). The chiropractor recommended at-home care in the way of a rolled up towel or ergonomic pillow. These can help restore the curve in your neck.
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'Long way from peace': Over 10 civilians killed in E. Ukraine shelling after Minsk agreement
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At least 10 civilians,including three children, have been killed in the eastern regions of Ukraine in the 24 hours since a peace deal was signed in Minsk that envisages a ceasefire on Sunday.The OSCE reported the use of cluster munitions.
Kiev will call for an emergency European Council meeting if the ceasefire is not implemented Sunday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Friday. He announced this at talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban.
The Minsk peace deal "offers a way forward to comprehensive, sustainable and peaceful" resolution of Ukraine crisis, G7 leaders said in a statement, issued by the French presidency on Friday. It added that the group is ready to adopt "appropriate measures" against those who violate the peace accord.
Three children and one adult have been killed during the shelling of the Donbass town of Gorlovka, three civilians have died in Donetsk, and at least 15 people have been wounded in the daytime after the new agreement was reached in Minsk, a Donetsk militia representative told reporters. "Yesterday during the shelling in a private house in Gorlovka three children died – a one-year-old boy and girls aged six and 12," Eduard Basurin said Friday.
According to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, during the same period three civilians were killed and 11 were wounded in shelling by Donetsk self-defense forces, RIA Novosti reported.
Loud artillery volleys and explosions were heard in northern Donetsk on Friday morning. A shell hit the territory of a local kindergarten and a woman was wounded, but no children were inside the building.
#Lugansk, #Kambrod now (Kamennobrodskiy district) @patriot_petyapic.twitter.com/I0xHYe9EA2
— English Lugansk (@loogunda) February 13, 2015
In the neighboring Lugansk region, two men and a woman were killed and four people were wounded Friday night, RIA Novosti reported. Another four people died and five people were wounded in the shelling in the town of Schastye blamed on the self-defense forces by the Kiev-appointed authorities, according to Interfax. The local Emergencies Ministry called for people not to leave shelters and homes, especially in the nighttime, due to the increasing rate of the shellfire.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)'s report Friday said that cluster munitions were used in Thursday's shelling of the city of Lugansk.
"The damage to the buildings (broken windows, roofs, fences) was estimated by the SMM, based on the small size of the shrapnel and the high number of impacts on the wall, to have been caused by explosions of bomblets from cluster munitions," the report said. The shelling came from the northwest, it added.
The blame game also continues. According to the Defense Ministry of the Donetsk People's Republic, there have been 42 cases of firing in the last 24 hours from Kiev's side. In their turn, the Ukrainian military said that they were only returning fire, as self-defense forces fired over 40 times during the last night.
Eight Ukrainian soldiers have died and over 30 have been wounded since Thursday morning, according to General Staff spokesman Vladislav Seleznev, Interfax reported Friday.
Scrabble for survival in #Donetsk, #Ukraine. People need safety, food, water, medicine, electricity and shelter. pic.twitter.com/9C6hqX2qI9
— ICRC (@ICRC) February 13, 2015
Russia's permanent representative to the OSCE, Andrey Kelin, said that the number of the organization's monitors will be increased from 230 to 350 on Saturday. "The work has commenced nearly immediately to fulfill the most urgent points [of the agreement]," he said Friday.
OSCE monitors said in a separate statement they would ask for safe and unlimited access to all regions in eastern Ukraine, including those bordering Russia.
With the international community closely watching recent developments in eastern Ukraine, as well as anticipating Sunday's ceasefire, a not-so-surprising split in attitudes prevails in the country, divided by the conflict.
While according to the authorities of the Donetsk People's Republic, "It is the first and a very real step towards putting an end to war," President Poroshenko is quite skeptical. During a Friday visit to a military training ground, he said: "I don't want anyone to have any illusions and so I am not seen as a naive person: we are still a very long way from peace," as cited by Reuters.
"Nobody has a strong belief that the peace conditions which were signed in Minsk will be implemented strictly," Poroshenko said.
His comments were echoed by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin, who told Friday's session of the Ukrainian parliament: "Now we are working on the constant control over each point [of the agreement]," adding that he doesn't rule out the possibility of "backsliding" on the agreement.
READ MORE: The Minsk ceasefire deal, point by point
The deal was signed after 16 hours of talks from Wednesday to Thursday by the so-called "contact group" – the leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, a representative of the OSCE, Ukraine's former president Leonid Kuchma, and the Russian ambassador to Ukraine. A separate declaration supporting the agreement was agreed upon by the so-called "Normandy 4" leaders – French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
To secure an end to the bloody and devastating internal conflict that broke out in eastern Ukraine last April, which has already taken the lives of over 5,300 people, according to the UN, the Minsk agreement provides for a security zone separating the warring parties. A heavy weapons pullout is scheduled to start on Sunday together with the ceasefire, and should be completed in no more than 14 days.
The OSCE is charged with implementing the ceasefire on the ground and is expected to use its drone fleet and monitors to verify that both Kiev and the self-proclaimed republics are sticking to the deal.
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Every student undergoing the AME Training Program under the aegis of IIA benefits from laboratories that are equipped with the latest teaching aids. Theoretical knowledge can be gained from highly qualified and experienced faculty members.
WHAT IS EASA PART 66 COURSE?
An EASA course is one that is approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This is a global authority that sets the standards for aviation design, safety, construction and maintenance procedures.
EASA Part 66 Category B1.1, the course that IIA offers, pertains to Aircraft Maintenance License (AML) of the Mechanical engineering stream. On successful completion of the course, the student is a Maintenance Certifying Technician – Airplanes Turbines.
Course Location: The EASA Part-66 Training is carried out at EASA Part 147, New Delhi. For the hands-on experience with operational aircraft, your training will be conducted at the Mumbai facilities of Air India Engineering Services Ltd and Indamer Aviation Pvt. Ltd.
Eligibility: Minimum age 15 years, valid passport, Secondary School Certificate (SSC), school leaving certificate, medical fitness certificate and some knowledge of the English language.
Each module involves intense practical training sessions to make you conversant with the maintenance of airplane turbines; keeping in mind the stringent safety rules laid down by EASA.
At the end of the module-wise training, eligible students have to appear for written tests which are conducted by the Indian Institute of Aeronautics. As per EASA guidelines, only when a candidate obtains minimum 75% aggregate an Aircraft Maintenance License is conferred for EASA Part 66 Category B1.1.
What Education is Needed to Become an Aircraft Mechanic?
The aircraft industry needs many aircraft mechanics every year to manufacture and maintain the aircrafts. Because of the wise requirements scope being an aircraft mechanic is also increasing. There are different Aviation courses after graduation available that make you learn about the aircraft and how to maintain them properly.
An aircraft mechanic is responsible for replacing, repairing and maintaining the aircrafts components and parts. Not only this, he or she is also capable of doing maintenance and functional checks on numerous aircraft maintenance. They can easily check pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, and electrical systems.
There are different branches of aircraft mechanics according to which students are placed after doing Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. Have a look at them as it helps you in getting the idea of what actually the aircraft mechanics involve.
These are acknowledged for performing maintenance on airframe components. These components involve wings, tail section, and landing gear. The mechanics who are expert in this are not allowed to work on engines.
The mechanics have the authority to maintain aircraft engines and they are also not allowed to work on components.
These mechanics are specialized in performing electronic maintenance and repair. They focus on aircraft radios, computer system and instruments, radio communications, autopilot system and radar.
You need to get 50% marks in mathematics and physics in high school to get into Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Colleges in India. It is needed to clear IIA exam in order to get the license. Time to time you have to give exams to check your skills and knowledge about aviation rules and regulations.
As an aircraft mechanic, you must be disciplined and able to work hard.
Don't be shy and must be aware of your responsibility.
Try to not do any mistake.
You must be willing to work at night in different stations.
Must hold the patience and have the ability to get a good job.
IIA Group of Institutions is offering different AME courses for you to make your future bright. You can also join the academy and secure your professional future.
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More Tears Than Laughs in Sicko by Michael Moore
A young child gets sick with an imminently treatable virus; her temperature soars to 104° yet the hospital refuses to treat her. She has a seizure, followed by cardiac arrest. Still no medical care. Eventually, she dies. Was this little girl an impoverished Haitian? A rural African or better yet, an inner city kid from Detroit? No, she was a white American with health insurance whose carrier insisted that she be transported to another hospital within the network. How could that happen?
In his finest film to date, Michael Moore provides a devastating critique of the US health care system, or the lack thereof. He opens the movie by talking about the 50 million Americans who don't have any health insurance but quickly moves on to focus on the remaining 250 million who are insured, largely by health maintenance organizations whose sole goal is profit at any expense.
Moore traces the origin of the HMO to a highly inflammatory conversation that President Nixon had with an aide back in 1971 whereby Nixon announced that it would be a terrible idea for government to expand its role in health care but a wonderful prospect if it were to be privatized. And so we find ourselves in the sorry state that we have today where people work their asses off, believing that they will be protected if they get sick but in fact, they are routinely denied coverage and/or benefits by HMOs for any reason under the sun. Pre-existing conditions can disqualify people from getting insurance. Failure to disclose a benign and ridiculous problem such as an ordinary yeast infection led Blue Cross to stop payment on a hospital bill for a distraught woman with endometriosis who had been faithfully paying her Blue Cross premiums.
Moore contrasts the American system with that of other countries and points out that the United States is the only Western industrialized country that lacks a universal health care system. He visits Canada, Britain, and France -- and even Cuba, in a particularly daring, in-your-face maneuver that only he could pull off -- concluding that they are vastly superior to the US.
What Moore doesn't mention is that most of the countries above, as well as Australia and New Zealand, have a parallel private system. He tends to glorify Canada with his selective perspective and interviewing techniques, dismissing news reports about long waiting lists for procedures and lack of proper equipment in Canada as being sheer propaganda; he interviews Canadians in Windsor, Ontario who claimed that they had only been waiting for 20 minutes or so to see a doctor.
Having had the advantage of living in the US for 26 years and the remainder of my 28 years in Canada, I can say with confidence that any time I've had to go to the emergency room in Ottawa, I've waited four to eight hours. I also waited 18 months for a hip replacement that I needed at the age of 47 as a result of a car accident; and there is a marked shortage of MRI machines in Canada's capital. As a result, a small private system has emerged in Québec where people go across the line to pay $700 for their MRI so as to discover a tumor before it metastasizes. Canadians also pay for medications, physiotherapy and dental care, although these services are subsidized for those with low income.
Despite these minor problems with the Canadian system, I would choose it hands-down any day of the week over American health care. Canadian Medicare is unquestionably better which is why it wouldn't have hurt Moore at all to have made a more balanced presentation of the facts.
Aside from the outstanding medical care that Michael Moore managed to subversively obtain for some 9/11 workers in Cuba, the country that stood above all others in his analysis was France -- 35 hour work weeks, five weeks paid vacation per year even for part-time workers, full universal health care, nannies who are sent out by the government to help new mothers (and even do their laundry!), excellent subsidized day care, and romantic couples kissing in parks along with families relaxing, so unlike their American counterparts, filled with road rage as they drive home after their backbreaking 10 hour day to pick up some fast food at Kentucky Fried Chicken. The French have it all, including the pastries.
What Moore doesn't address is the recent election in France. Why was the left-wing government voted out and replaced by a strong right-winger if everyone was so happy with their idyllic situation?
Lastly, Moore asks what's wrong with the American government. I ask what's wrong with the American people. They're only 435 members of the House of Representatives, 50 members of Congress and a handful of people in the White House. If there's power in numbers, the people have it. Why aren't they using it? When did they become so complacent? Why aren't they marching in the streets, holding dead children in their arms and missing fingers that they couldn't afford to reattach? Has the Bush regime rendered them all terrified? But the problem predates Bush by a long shot and didn't seem to improve during the eight years that Clinton/Gore had in office.
Don't buy the argument that the government can't afford universal health care -- according to the Associated Press, US taxpayers are spending an estimated $10 billion a month in Iraq. Ouch.
I loved Sicko and I'll see it again on DVD so I can pause, rewind and reflect on the horrors of the American health care plan. No one says it better than Moore and I've been a fan of all of his movies, however, he always has his POV (point of view) and it wouldn't hurt him to balance things out just a tiny bit. That won't prevent me from giving this documentary a five-star plus rating but I didn't find it as funny as others did. Sarcastic, yes. Black humor? Definitely. Laugh-out-loud funny? Hmmm. I missed that! But don't you miss this brilliant, acerbic exposé.
Review by Sigrid Macdonald
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By: Dolly Alderton
Narrated by: Holliday Grainger
Categories: Romance, Contemporary
A Memoir
Narrated by: Dolly Alderton
The wildly funny, occasionally heart-breaking internationally best-selling memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride. When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming an adult, journalist and former Sunday Times columnist Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all.
By Jessica on 04-02-20
By: Sally Rooney
Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he'd like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, Felix, Eileen, and Simon are still young - but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They have sex, they worry about sex, they worry about their friendships and the world they live in.
Passes my test!
By NightOwl on 09-12-21
Cultish
The Language of Fanaticism
By: Amanda Montell
Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
What makes "cults" so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? The reason why so many of us binge Manson documentaries by the dozen and fall down rabbit holes researching suburban moms gone QAnon is because we're looking for a satisfying explanation for what causes people to join - and more importantly, stay in - extreme groups. We secretly want to know: could it happen to me? Amanda Montell's argument is that, on some level, it already has.
Get this book ASAP
By chris boutte on 06-17-21
Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the similarities end there. At school, Connell is popular and well liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation - awkward but electrifying - something life changing begins. A year later, they're both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years at university, Marianne and Connell circle one another.
Difficult, but Worth It
By kdiz on 04-03-20
Always, in December
By: Emily Stone
Narrated by: Heather Long
Every December, Josie posts a letter from her home in London to the parents she lost on Christmas night many years ago. Each year, she writes the same three words: Missing you, always. But this year, her annual trip to the postbox is knocked off course by a bicycle collision with a handsome stranger - a stranger who will change the course of Josie's life.
Maybe my favorite story ever!!!!!
By Mike Thompson on 12-04-21
By: Jean Hanff Korelitz
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he's teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what's left of his self-respect; he hasn't written - let alone published - anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he doesn't need Jake's help because the plot of his book in progress is a sure thing, Jake is prepared to dismiss the boast as typical amateur narcissism. But then...he hears the plot.
Should be called "The Plod", not The Plot
By SB on 05-11-21
Out of Love
By: Hazel Hayes
Narrated by: Hazel Hayes
Out of Love begins at the end. A couple call it quits after nearly five years, and while holding a box of her ex-boyfriend's belongings, the young woman wonders: How could they have spent so long together? When did they fall out of love? Were there good times before the bad? These are the questions we obsess over when a relationship ends, even when obsessing can do no good. But instead of moving forward through the emotional fallout of a break-up, Out of Love moves backward in time, weaving together an already unraveled tapestry.
Honest Emotions After Losing Someone Close
By danny on 10-10-21
Confessions of a Forty-Something F--k Up
By: Alexandra Potter
Narrated by: Sally Phillips
Nell Stevens' life is a mess. When her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, Nell's happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she's been gone. All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her to rent a room in a stranger's house and in a world of perfect Instagram lives, she feels like a f--k up.
Funny relatable and enjoyable
By Colleen Cahoon on 10-25-21
By: Liane Moriarty
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They're killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. But after 50 years of marriage, they've finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. So why are Stan and Joy so miserable?
Author Never Fails
By Lovetoreview on 09-16-21
Frances is a cool-headed and darkly observant young woman vaguely pursuing a career in writing while studying in Dublin. Her best friend and comrade-in-arms is the beautiful and endlessly self-possessed Bobbi. At a local poetry performance one night, Frances and Bobbi catch the eye of Melissa, a well-known photographer, and as the girls are then gradually drawn into Melissa's world, Frances is reluctantly impressed by the older woman's sophisticated home and tall, handsome husband, Nick.
Interesting point of view; glad I listened!
This Time Next Year
By: Sophie Cousens
Narrated by: Hannah Arterton
Minnie Cooper knows two things with certainty: that her New Year's birthday is unlucky, and that it's all because of Quinn Hamilton, a man she's never met. Their mothers gave birth to them at the same hospital just after midnight on New Year's Day, but Quinn was given the cash prize for being the first baby born in London in 1990 - and the name Minnie was meant to have, as well. With luck like that, it's no wonder each of her birthdays has been more of a disaster than the one before.
intelligent rom-com
By Barbara S on 12-17-20
People We Meet on Vacation
By: Emily Henry
Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She's a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart - she's in New York City, and he's in their small hometown - but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together.
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A Special Place for Women
By: Laura Hankin
Narrated by: Laura Hankin
It's a club like no other. Only the most important women receive an invitation. But one daring young reporter is about to infiltrate this female-run secret society, whose bewitching members are caught up in a dark and treacherous business. From the author of Happy and You Know It.
The worst ever
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The Magic of Found Objects
By: Maddie Dawson
Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
Phronsie Linnelle was conceived at Woodstock in a serendipitous liaison between a free-spirited hippie and a farmer's son and was born with magical wonder flickering in her DNA and rationality knit into her bones. All her life she's been torn between the two. But now that she's been betrayed by both love and the mother she once idolized, her rational side is winning. So when her best friend from childhood proposes that they give up on romance and marry each other, Phronsie agrees.
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Sorrow and Bliss
By: Meg Mason
Narrated by: Emilia Fox
Martha Friel just turned 40. Once, she worked at Vogue and planned to write a novel. Now, she creates internet content. She used to live in a pied-à-terre in Paris. Now she lives in a gated community in Oxford, the only person she knows without a PhD, a baby or both, in a house she hates but cannot bear to leave. But she must leave, now that her husband Patrick - the kind who cooks, throws her birthday parties, who loves her and has only ever wanted her to be happy - has just moved out.
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Just Haven't Met You Yet
Narrated by: Charlotte Beaumont
Hopeless romantic and lifestyle reporter Laura's business trip to the Channel Islands isn't off to a great start. After an embarrassing encounter with the most attractive man she's ever seen in real life, she arrives at her hotel and realizes she's grabbed the wrong suitcase from the airport. Her only consolation is its irresistible contents, each of which intrigues her more and more. The owner of this suitcase is clearly Laura's dream man. Now, all she has to do is find him.
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International best seller
A smart, sexy, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about ex-boyfriends, imperfect parents, friends with kids, and a man who disappears the moment he says "I love you".
"An absolute knock-out. Wickedly funny and, at turns, both cynical and sincere... feels like your very favorite friend." (Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Malibu Rising)
Nina Dean is not especially bothered that she's single. She owns her own apartment, she's about to publish her second book, she has a great relationship with her ex-boyfriend and enough friends to keep her social calendar full and her hangovers plentiful. And when she downloads a dating app, she does the seemingly impossible: She meets a great guy on her first date. Max is handsome and built like a lumberjack; he has floppy blond hair and a stable job. But more surprising than anything else, Nina and Max have chemistry. Their conversations are witty and ironic, they both hate sports, they dance together like fools, they happily dig deep into the nuances of crappy music, and they create an entire universe of private jokes and chemical bliss.
But when Max ghosts her, Nina is forced to deal with everything she's been trying so hard to ignore: Her father's Alzheimer's is getting worse, and so is her mother's denial of it; her editor hates her new book idea; and her best friend from childhood is icing her out. Funny, tender, and eminently, movingly relatable, Ghosts is a whip-smart tale of relationships and modern life.
©2021 Dolly Alderton (P)2021 Random House Audio
Contemporary Romantic Comedy
One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, Vogue, People
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"Ghosts is an absolute knock-out. Wickedly funny and, at turns, both cynical and sincere, Dolly Alderton's voice feels like your very favorite friend. I devoured it." (Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & the Six)
"A stunning achievement: I was laughing out loud, doing my best a few minutes later not to burst into tears and then angry that it had all come to an end. So moving, so funny, so beautifully written and so poignant. Brilliant." (Stanley Tucci)
"Ghosts is wonderful. Funny, sharply observed, poignant, and full of truths about life and love and friendship." (Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library)
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What listeners say about Ghosts
Jessica Terrigno
Having read and LOVED Dolly Alderton's 'Everything I Know About Love', I couldn't wait to dove into Ghosts. From the start, though, there was something off-putting about the story. I realized quickly that, while all of the amazing trappings of Dolly's storytelling are present, the narrators performance feels grating. Like an innocuous phone conversation with a seductive voice on the other end- it doesn't match and leaves you feeling uncomfortable and distracted. If you love Dolly like I do, this one is best enjoyed via kindle or print.
Meg Langell
What a waste of time and money
This is the most boring book I have listen to for a very long time
Suzanne H. Watkins
Really disappointing for me
Absolutely nothing happens in this book. You could read the first bit, skip to the very end and the characters are in exactly the same state.
Kristyn Rose
Yup. Dating sucks.
Dating is - for many of us - a terrible thing. And sometimes that happy ending just never comes. This story explores the many realities of many types of relationships, at many stages. The inner dialogues do get rather lengthy, but bear with them. It'll get back to the action soon enough.
Elisha
performance was excellent
Easy read / listen. It kept my attention. The narration was excellent. The storyline was good. The characters where well developed. I enjoyed it.
Super relatable for single people and for married people too. It has a great message and has good reminders a out relationships in general.
Chesson
for any single millennial who thinks she's alone, this book will remind that wholeness of life lives far beyond an app. or a boyfriend.
Alexander Wilburn
Lonely search for love in the digital age
If your "hot vaccinated summer" has closed with little victory, the idea of still swiping on someone new this autumn too daunting, and spending another night alone in your one-bedroom apartment feels almost haunted by your own disappointment, this is the book that understands you.
"Ghosts" is a sobering Bridget Jones' Diary for the 2020s single thirty-somethings, a meditation on the isolation of adulthood that no likes to talk about — can you be happy being single if no one is happy with you? Or for you?
Charming, insightful, and honest, Alderton captures the double edge of being intellectually progressive while still secretly, and sometimes openly, yearning to be swept off your feet.


According to multiple pieces in the Washington Post, this order is designed specifically to help salaried workers who are expected to work long hours without additional compensation, such as managers of fast food restaurants and convenience stores. This expansion of the salaried overtime pool is expected to impact millions of workers, and could very well affect you.
Are you a salaried worker expected to work long hours because your boss told you that you're exempt from overtime? What you were told by your supervisor isn't necessarily true. Check out the FLSA FAQ on the Erlich Law Office site for more information about overtime and exemptions and our practice area page on wage claims.
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097 Social Media Serenity – How Cliff Fell In Love With Buffer App – First Thoughts On Google Plus – We Were So Right About MySpace – And More!
095 Social Media Serenity – Is This The Beginning of The MySpacification of Facebook?
094 Social Media Serenity – The Facebook Contract!
Fred's family social media experience.
Daniel Lewis's social gaming covenent.
092 Social Media Serenity – I Feel Dirty When I Officially ReTweet You!
In this episode of Social Media Serenity, Cliff and Erik share several Twitter tips from Mashable Connect Attendees. You can find these tips posted at http://goo.gl/2jkx4.
The rest of this episode is devoted to the topic of how to use social media tools, like Twitter, without annoying all your followers who are not attending the event with all your status updates.
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Adagio Teas – A Social Network, for Tea?
Cliff predicts the comeback of MySpace in the future.
Cliff deleted the gspn fan page and feels more serenity as a result.
More ways to switch between your various Facebook Indentities.
What is the Pulse application for iOS?
More feedback related to Facebook Pages?
How to best subscribe to blog RSS feeds.
In this episode, Erik and Cliff covered a wide range of topics.
Wouldn't it be nice to choose your own Facebook Thumbnails?
Erik's trying to test out the new Tweetbox iOS app.
In this episode of Social Media Serenity, Cliff and Erik talk about the frustrations that they are experience with Facebook Pages. Cliff had recently done a blog post about his recent experience on this blog at http://goo.gl/nxxQP.
Last week, Facebook announced that they were making it possible for Businesses that started as a Profile to convert it over to a Page: http://t.co/mJ1Z99G.
We end the episode on a positive note, explaining what happened as a result of our @ChipotleTweets campaign last week.
In this episode of Social Media Serenity we go over Erik's new job description as Social Media Manager for Indiana Wesleyan University. We hope that this episode inspires many of the folks who are within the gspn.tv community who are quite familiar with the social media space to consider how they might create a new position for themselves in their company, or perhaps another, if it is where their true passion lies.
Also during this episode, we mention Fred From Long Island's tweet that can be found at http://goo.gl/O9YQu. Regardless of what we say in the episode, there is no further need to ReTweet the message. Why not? Because @ChipotleTweets was listening and they did indeed contact me. In fact, I now have an email address of someone to contact. All of this took place within 90 minutes or so of us recording this episode. I have no idea where this might lead, but it was a lot of fun getting their attention. We'll report more next week.
082 Social Media Serenity – Do You Want Your Facebook Friends To See Your Netflix Queue?
080 Social Media Serenity – Your Shared Life In A Timeline – Group Texting – And More!
In this episode, Cliff and Erik actually spend more time talking other services than they did about Facebook and Twitter.
We attempted to talk abut http://hashable.com/sxsw. However, this led to a live discovery of "group texting" services. We started out talking about http://Convore.com. However, we got even more excited about http://Groupme.com. In this episode, we did set up a group called "GSPN." However, please pay close attention to the warning that we added the beginning of the show. If you sign up for this service, your phone number WILL BE shared with EVERYONE in the group.
Erik also shared some news about Foursquare 3.0. He talked about new special categories http://goo.gl/tgbBm and the new recommendation engine http://goo.gl/w5pDR. Erik also shared why he really does not like Facebook Places as a brand manager.
This week on Social Media Serenity many of the topics relate to Facebook. First Facebook announces in a January 14 blog post, that they will continue to share personal information such as cell phone numbers and addresses with third parties if their users (unwittingly) allow them to do so in their settings.
Link to this story: http://goo.gl/FnVlk .
A new agreement between Facebook and Examiner.com puts comments in Newsfeed and could potentially pull friends responding comments to be displayed on the site where you commented.
Cheryl C gives some great advise on how to comment on your page as yourself rather than as an admin or the brand itself.
Google "pimps out" their profiles by cleaning up the layout of profiles and by supposedly making them easier to find in a google search.
The last topic of today's show covers privacy issues with smart phones sharing locations of pictures online.
078 Social Media Serenity – Our Thoughts On Paper.li And So Much More!
Erik's new position at work.
Facebook Fan Pages will now send you email notifications of comments.


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Today at Oyster there was lot to be proud of as several of its members had entered an art competition that Sussex Police was running for the launch of the 2014 Disability History Month (DHM) celebrations/more.....
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Today at Oyster there was lot to be proud of as several of its members had entered an art competition that Sussex Police was running for the launch of the 2014 Disability History Month (DHM) celebrations.
Amazingly the first, second, third and fourth prizes along with two runner up prizes were awarded to regular Oysterites who submitted art/prose that reflected war, disability and impairment which is this year's theme for DHM.
One of the six winners was Claire from Little Dicker who is a great fan of the Oyster Art Table that is as popular as the weekly delicious lunches we all tuck into on a Wednesday afternoon.
Claire won fourth prize for her colourful piece piece of written art that was given the title of "Claire's Poppies", and her prize was a large box of chocolates from the exclusive Brighton chocolatier Hotel Chocolat.
Her prize was awarded to her by a Sussex PCSO from Newhaven who is hopefully going to be a regular visitor to the weekly cafe as part of the AWARE project that Oyster launched in September 2014.
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Francisella tularensis IglG belongs to a novel family of PAAR-Like T6SS proteins and harbors a unique N-terminal extension required for virulence
View final version: Francisella tularensis IglG belongs to a novel family of PAAR-Like T6SS proteins and harbors a unique N-terminal extension required for virulence (PDF, 4 MB)
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The virulence of Francisella tularensis, the etiological agent of tularemia, relies on an atypical type VI secretion system (T6SS) encoded by a genomic island termed the Francisella Pathogenicity Island (FPI). While the importance of the FPI in F. tularensis virulence is clearly established, the precise role of most of the FPI-encoded proteins remains to be deciphered. In this study, using highly virulent F. tularensis strains and the closely related species F. novicida, IglG was characterized as a protein featuring a unique α-helical N-terminal extension and a domain of unknown function (DUF4280), present in more than 250 bacterial species. Three dimensional modeling of IglG and of the DUF4280 consensus protein sequence indicates that these proteins adopt a PAAR-like fold, suggesting they could cap the T6SS in a similar way as the recently described PAAR proteins. The newly identified PAAR-like motif is characterized by four conserved cysteine residues, also present in IglG, which may bind a metal atom. We demonstrate that IglG binds metal ions and that each individual cysteine is required for T6SS-dependent secretion of IglG and of the Hcp homologue, IglC and for the F. novicida intracellular life cycle. In contrast, the Francisella-specific N-terminal α-helical extension is not required for IglG secretion, but is critical for F. novicida virulence and for the interaction of IglG with another FPI-encoded protein, IglF. Altogether, our data suggest that IglG is a PAAR-like protein acting as a bi-modal protein that may connect the tip of the Francisella T6SS with a putative T6SS effector, IglF.
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The Minister of Finance Malusi Gigaba has asked South Africas for input on his maiden Budget Speech. The speech will be delivered amid subdued economic growth and a challenging fiscal situation. The Minister encourages South Africans to share their views about the country's economic conditions and other issues they would like government to highlight.
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Q: Batch File: Create multiple scheduled tasks with multiple start times from user input Here is what I am trying to accomplish:
I have a batch file that will create the 2 needed scheduled tasks.
It will prompt the user to enter a start time as required.
Using that entered time, it will create the %StartTime% for each scheduled task it created.
I need to have the 2nd task that is created to actually create a start time that is 1 minute later that what is entered by the user.
Example:
I run the script and enter a time of 15:00 for the start time.  Instead of placing this time for both tasks, I want the 2nd task to start at 15:01.
Code:
set /p startTime=Enter Start Time in 24 hour format (ex 14:00 for 2pm, 08:00 for 8am):
schtasks /create /tn "Task1" /sc DAILY /st %StartTime% /tr "Task 1"
schtasks /create /tn "Task2" /sc DAILY /st %StartTime% /tr "Task 2"

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

A: set /p startTime=Enter Start Time in 24 hour format (ex 14:00 for 2pm, 08:00 for 8am):
for /F "tokens=1-3 delims=:." %%a in ("%startTime%") do (
   set timeHour=%%a
   set timeMinute=%%b
   set timeSeconds=%%c
)
rem Convert HH:MM to minutes + 1
set /A newTime=timeHour*60 + timeMinute + 1
rem Convert new time back to HH:MM
set /A timeHour=newTime/60, timeMinute=newTime%%60
rem Adjust new hour and minute
if %timeHour% lss 10 set timeHour=0%timeHour%
if %timeMinute% lss 10 set timeMinute=0%timeMinute%

schtasks /create /tn "Task1" /sc DAILY /st %StartTime% /tr "Task 1"
schtasks /create /tn "Task2" /sc DAILY /st %timeHour%:%timeMinute% /tr "Task 2"

After using the link provided by JosefZ, I came up with this variation of that code, thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction.

A: Here's a nearly bullet-proof solution, now with a basic validity test of the  user's input:
@ECHO OFF >NUL
:loopStartTime
set "startTime=%time:~0,5%"
echo Need  Task Start Time in 24 hour format
echo  (example 14:00 for 2pm, 08:00 for 8am)
set /p "startTime=Please enter Start Time (default=%StartTime: =%) "
::: test user's input and force repeat in case of extra serious error
::: e.g. mistyped `09/00` or `09%00` or `09<00` etc. instead of `09:00`
set "_val_test=%startTime: =%"
set /A "_val_test=1%_val_test::=+%" || goto :loopStartTime

::: format startTime to become a valid valid time in HH:mm (24 hours) pattern
call :addminutes startTime "%startTime: =%" 0
::: previous call with "quoted" 2nd parameter as user's input might contain
::: a valid parameter delimiter, i.e. one or more from commonly used
::: Comma `,` Semicolon `;` Equals `=` Space ` ` Tab `     `
echo schtasks /create /tn "Task1" /sc DAILY /st %StartTime% /tr "Task 1"

call :addminutes startTim2 %startTime% 1
echo schtasks /create /tn "Task2" /sc DAILY /st %StartTim2% /tr "Task 2"

goto :eof
:addminutes
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::: %1 (byref, obligatory) output variable name
::: %2 (byval, optional) valid time HH:mm (24 hours)
::: %3 (byval, optional) minutes to add
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
SETLOCAL enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion
set "sTime=%~2"
set /A "sPlus=100%~3%%100" 2>nul
for /F "tokens=1-2 delims=:. " %%a in ("%sTime%") do (
   set /A "timeHour=100%%a%%100" 2>nul
   set /A "timeMinute=100%%b%%100" 2>nul
)
::: Convert HH:MM to minutes + %3
set /A "newTime=(timeHour*60)+timeMinute+sPlus"
::: Convert new time back to HH:MM
set /A "timeHour=newTime/60%%24"
set /A "timeMinute=newTime%%60"
::: Adjust new hour, minute and return value
set "timeHour=00%timeHour%"
set "timeMinute=00%timeMinute%"
set "sTime=%timeHour:~-2%:%timeMinute:~-2%"
::: do not change next line
ENDLOCAL&set "%~1=%sTime%"&goto :eof

Note. An user can input almost anything in response to set /P; output from the :addminutes procedure always results to a valid time in HH:mm (24 hours) pattern, e.g.

*

*<Enter> results to current time, cf. initial set "startTime=%time:~0,5%"

*15 results to 15:00

*9:9 results to 09:09

*any nonsens results to 00:00
Edit: more comments in the code
:addminutes procedure based on Aacini's answer

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"The sovereign plan and purpose of God are often worked out in and through the most unlikely turn of events, and even through women who, though Gentiles or harlots, are receptive to God's will. The virgin birth and the importance of Mary are just such surprising and scandalous (though in Mary's case only seemingly scandalous) ways through which God brings his purposes to realization in the story of Jesus. The women then serve as reminders that God often works in the most unusual ways and that to be open to his sovereign activity is to be prepared for the surprising." Hagner, D. A. (1998). Matthew 1–13 (Vol. 33A, p. 10). Dallas: Word, Incorporated.


This is perhaps the most common question asked by customers.
In this picture you can see the soundboard of an Grand Piano.
The soundboard being made out of softwood timber is very sensitive to humidity changes, especially the sudden variations brought by weather or poorly insulated housing. These changes cause the soundboard to expand and contract depending upon its moisture content. This in turn adjusts the plane of the the strings up or down.
Minute changes in the tension of the strings eventually lead to notes sounds "off" and the pitch of the piano moving.
When a Piano is moved the structure of the Instrument is often placed under great stress.
The strung back of an acoustic Piano can hold as much as 30 tons of string tension with the Frame of the Piano often taking the brunt of this strain.
When force is applied to this structure (such as tilting or lifting) it is common for the structure to twist and minutely move the strings, soundboard and bridges.
This is often exacerbated by the fact that a Piano may move a great distance and be subdued to a variated of different climatic conditions (with the effect as described above).
Instruments that are played regularly for great intervals require more tuning.
The Piano is a percussion instrument and the repetitive action of a hammer striking a string can, over weeks and months, cause the individual strings of a note to vibrate out of unison with each other. Because of this heavy duty application Instruments, such as those in concert halls and schools, often require additional tuning.
Heavy duty application Instruments, such as those in concert halls and schools, often require additional tuning.
New pianos require more tuning than older instruments. This is due to a number of factors.
Firstly, there are a number of new components that are still adjusting and bedding in from the factory. New Pianos also have an increased amount of elasticity in the strings which often caused them to move much more then an older counterpart.
The a new piano ideally should be tuned twice in the first year after a intensive setup which will include tightening frame bolts and seating strings to the bridge.
Very out of Tune Pianos will require more tuning to become stable.
As a Piano Tuner it is very common to come across Instruments that haven't been tuned in many years (even decades!). These instruments are often very flat and in some instances can be over a semitone below concert pitch.
When a Piano like this is tuned for the first time in many years it often requires additional tunings to maintain stability as a great deal of additional string tension is added to the frame and soundboard. Most Tuners after tuning a very flat instrument will recommend a followup in 3 - 6 months to consolidate their work.
So how often should you get your Piano tuned? Heres a rough guideline.
Amateur Musician: In domestic household situations where a piano is used for less than half an hour a day a single annually tuning is recommendable. Neglected instruments may require additional tunings to allow for stability.
Music Teacher & Pianist: Musicians who play for more than an hour a day should ideally have their Piano tuned twice a year with periodic servicing every 5 to 10 years on upright and grand pianos.
Concert Halls & Professional venues: Concert hall instruments should ideally be tuned before every concert.


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Q: Python, UnicodeEncodeError Hello I've got this piece of code
import urllib.request
import string
import time
import gzip
from io import BytesIO
from io import StringIO
from zipfile import ZipFile
import csv
import datetime
from datetime import date
import concurrent.futures

den = date.today().replace(day=1) - datetime.timedelta(days=1)
url = '' + den.strftime("%Y%m%d") + '_OB_ADR_csv.zip'

data = urllib.request.urlopen(url).read()
zipdata = BytesIO()
zipdata.write(data)

csvfile = open('./test.csv', 'w', newline='')
csvwrite = csv.writer(csvfile, delimiter=';')

with ZipFile(zipdata) as zip:
    for i, nazev in enumerate(zip.namelist()):
        if i == 0:
            continue

        csvstring = StringIO(str(zip.read(nazev), encoding='windows-1250'))
        csvreader = csv.reader(csvstring, delimiter=';')

        for j, row in enumerate(csvreader):
            if j == 0 and i != 1:
                continue

            csvwrite.writerow(row)

csvfile.close()

When i run it it sometimes throws "UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character '\xf3' in position 1: ordinal not in range(128)" at "csvwrite.writerow(row)"
How can I solve this issue? Thank you.
EDIT:
I run it under Python 3.3

A: You didn't tell csv.writer about the encoding. Take a look at the pydocs for the csv module:

To decode a file using a different encoding, use the encoding argument
  of open...[t]he same applies to writing in something other than the
  system default encoding: specify the encoding argument when opening
  the output file.

You can see from the UnicodeEncodeError that Python thinks you want the file written in ascii. Just specify the encoding parameter and choose your desired encoding (my suggestion is encoding='utf-8').


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