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Corresponding author: Larrite Reed
Contact Information: Larrite.reed@ttuhsc.edu
Fracking for oil and gas is a huge market attracting new workers due to the pay and sheer number of available jobs. The Eagle Ford shale, which contains about 13% of all natural gas in the United States, will create approximately 117,000 new jobs and over 90 billion dollars by the end of 2021.1 Jobs in the fracking industry often involve handling of hazardous waste.
Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a method of extracting natural gas from the earth using high pressure drilling equipment and fracking fluid that contains proppant and various chemicals;2 it poses health risks to workers at the drilling sites, has effects on water and air quality, and creates potential health hazards for people living near the drilling sites. The workers at the drilling site can be exposed to various risks, including falls, injuries by tools or falling objects at the site, and injuries related to heavy equipment or unguarded machinery.3 The oil and gas industry is well known for its inherently hazardous working environment. The Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that there was a 15% increase in fatalities from 2003 to 2006 among workers in this industry in the United States. The fatalities involved vehicles (110), being struck by objects (88), explosions on site (36), falls (30), fires (27), and being caught in machinery (26). These figures, according to the CDC, represent increased fatalities just before the surge in hydraulic fracturing. The CDC also reported that there is a direct correlation between production levels of oil and gas and increased fatalities.4
A case series in 2016 detailed how eight workers sustained traumatic injuries over a 14-month period. They were mostly men (88%) with an average age of 33.5 years. The most common method of injury was explosion, which resulted in burns and muscle, abdominal, or soft tissue injuries. Seventy-five percent of these patients sustained cutaneous injuries that were mostly caused by fires, chemicals, and scalding. Most of these patients required surgery and on average stayed in the hospital and intensive care units for 26.4 and 17.6 days, respectively.1
A 30-year-old man with no past medical history presented as transfer from an outside hospital complaining of right arm and left knee pain after an explosion on a fracking job site. The explosion released over 6000 pounds of water that threw him 20 feet across the rig. The patient stated that he remembers only waking up in his local hospital. He was subsequently transferred to our hospital for orthopedic hand surgery. One fatality occurred on the scene during this accident.
His physical examination was within normal limits except for open fractures to the 1st and 2nd metatarsals and lacerations and tenderness around the medial aspect of left knee. Relevant laboratory tests during this hospitalization included WBC 17.2 K/µL (peak level), hemoglobin 6.1 gm/dL (nadir), glucose 142 mg/dL (peak level), CK 3185 IU/L (peak level), myoglobin 1140 ng/mL (peak level), and AST 203 IU/L (peak level).
The patient was admitted to the orthopedic service, which diagnosed radial and ulnar fractures that required an open reduction and internal fixation. He also had fixation of fractures in his right hand. An MRI of the left knee showed a partial thickness posterior cruciate ligament tear, a distal medial cruciate ligament tear, and a possible medial meniscal posterior root radial tear. He also had a large fluctuant Morel-Lavallee lesion in the right posterior thigh which would require surgical management. While in the operating room (OR), he had a washout of the hand, his upper extremity was splinted, and his knee was placed in an immobilizer. The patient also had a 5 cm posterior scalp lesion that was repaired with six staples after surgery.
On hospital day 3 the patient developed hypotension, lethargy, and new onset fever from a possible infection of a hematoma. He was started on IV fluids and broad spectrum antibiotics and scheduled for an incision and drainage of the right posterior thigh wound. Later that evening the patient decompensated and was started on norepinephrine and intubated due to a decreased mental status. His blood pressure improved enough to go to the OR for incision and drainage. The culture from his thigh was positive for Aeromonas species which was pan sensitive to multiple antibiotics, and he was treated with piperacillin-tazobactam. The patient required six surgical procedures on his right arm, hand, and leg during his initial hospitalization and four additional procedures during two subsequent hospitalizations.
Aeromonas is a Gram-negative rod found in many environments that contain water; it grows commonly West Texas and New Mexico in river beds and lakes.5–7 Aeromonas is typically associated with gastroenteritis, but when cultured from an infected wound, it is usually associated with previous surgery or aquatic-related trauma.6–8 Quinolones and second-and third-generation cephalosporins are generally considered the most effective antimicrobial agents against aeromonads in current clinical settings.6,8 Aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, carbapenems, aztreonam, and third generation cephalosporins are usually active against A. veronii. Penicillin, ampicillin, cefazolin, ticarcillin, and streptomycin are not recommended, since Aeromonas species are frequent beta lactamase producers. Also there have been studies that show Aeromonas can transfer resistance genes to certain antibiotics.5,6 The combination of early antibiotic treatment along with surgical debridement when needed can prevent progression to bacteremia, myonecrosis, and organ failure. Aeromonas hydrophila has been reported to have a mortality rate of 60–70% once it invades the muscle and of 80% once necrotizing fasciitis is diagnosed.8 The effects of infection in immunocompromised patients is even greater. A study that closely followed two immunocompromised patients reported the aggressive nature of these bacterial infections with the patients developing septic shock, rhabdomyolysis, and myonecrosis; one patient died within 48 hours of diagnosis.9
In our patient his infection with the Aeromonas spp caused a prolonged and complicated hospital course stay. During the evaluation of patients in emergency departments who have abrasions and open injuries that occurred in association with water, such as our patient on a fracking rig, it is important for healthcare providers to keep Aeromonas spp in their differential list of pathogens. Since this microbe can cause severe infection and transmits resistance genes, early antibiotic treatment with broad coverage and cultures of the wound are essential.
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McCurdy R. High rate hydraulic fracturing additives in non-Marcellus unconventional shales. In: Hydraulic Fracturing Technical Presentation Session 1: Fracture Fluid Formulations and Purposes. Presented at U.S. EPA Proceedings of the Technical Workshops for the Hydraulic Fracturing Study: Chemical & Analytical Methods, Arlington, Virginia, September 28, 2017, p. 1–30.
Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America. Scott Schneider. Occupational Safety and Health Risks of Fracking Operations. Published: October, 2013; Vol 10, Num 5. Available at: https://www.lhsfna.org/index.cfm/lifelines/october-2013/occupational-safety-and-health-risks-of-fracking-operations/ [Accessed 2 Sep. 2018].
Centers for Disease Control. Fatalities among oil and gas extraction workers—United States, 2003–2006. Morbidity Mortality Wkly Rep 2008;57:429–31.
Huddleston JR, Zak JC, Jeter RM. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Aeromonas spp. isolated from environmental sources. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006;72(11):7036–42.
Kimbrough RC, Winn RE, Jeter RM, et al. Aeromonas infection from river and playa lake waters in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2016;4(16):19–25.
McKenzie P, Sotello D, Hailemariam Y, et al. Aeromonas veronii septicemia in an immunocompetent patient. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2013;1(4)50–52.
Koschel S, Manning T, Perera M, et al. Successful split thickness skin grafting in the presence of heavy colonization with rare bacterium Aeromonas hydrophila: a case report. JPRAS Open 2017;13:20–23.
Martino R, Santamaria A, Pericas R, et al. Acute rhabdomyolysis and myonecrosis complicating Aeromonas bacteremia in neutropenic patients with hematologic malignancies: report of two cases. Haematologica January 1997;82:692–694.


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Q: Cocoa touch - obtaining device information I go this task to read some device information, like device name, type, space in disk and iOS version. I got some ways to know if the device is an iPad, iPhone or retina, but im clueless on knowing any further about the device.

A: Reading iOS Version:
NSString* iOSVersion = [[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion];

Reading iPad Model:
BOOL isIPad2 = (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad &&
                            [UIImagePickerController isSourceTypeAvailable: UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera]);
NSString*    iPadModel = [[UIDevice currentDevice] model];
            if (isIPad2)
                iPadModel = @"iPad2";

Reading free/total space disk:
- (NSNumber *) totalDiskSpace
{
    NSDictionary *fattributes = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] attributesOfFileSystemForPath:NSHomeDirectory() error:nil];
    return [fattributes objectForKey:NSFileSystemSize];
}

- (NSNumber *) freeDiskSpace
{
    NSDictionary *fattributes = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] attributesOfFileSystemForPath:NSHomeDirectory() error:nil];
    return [fattributes objectForKey:NSFileSystemFreeSize];
}

A: To find ios Version
[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion];

To find space in disk
float totalSpace = 0.0f;
float totalFreeSpace = 0.0f;
NSError *error = nil;
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSDictionary *dictionary = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] attributesOfFileSystemForPath:[paths lastObject] error: &error];

if (dictionary) {
NSNumber *fileSystemSizeInBytes = [dictionary objectForKey: NSFileSystemSize];
NSNumber *freeFileSystemSizeInBytes = [dictionary objectForKey:NSFileSystemFreeSize];
totalSpace = [fileSystemSizeInBytes floatValue];
totalFreeSpace = [freeFileSystemSizeInBytes floatValue];
NSLog(@"Memory Capacity of %f MiB with %f MiB Free memory available.", ((totalSpace/1024.0f)/1024.0f), ((totalFreeSpace/1024.0f)/1024.0f));
} else {
NSLog(@"Error Obtaining System Memory Info: Domain = %@, Code = %@", [error domain], [error code]);
}

NSLog(@"%f",totalFreeSpace);

To find the Device name
NSLog(@"%@",[[UIDevice currentDevice] name]);

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The Circuit Control unit can work in parallel with other units and can be managed from multiple Switch Control units with a matched bank number (252 unique bank numbers are allowed in NMEA 2000). Multiple independent digital switching systems (with different bank numbers) can co-exists in a single NMEA 2000 network.


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NATO expands its role in Afghanistan
04 Apr. 2009 -
Last updated: 04 Apr. 2009 15:34
NATO Heads of State and Government, meeting today at the Strasbourg-Kehl Summit, agreed to a number of new initiatives for Afghanistan, including a significant expansion of the training and support effort for Afghan National Security Forces, enhanced engagement with neighbouring countries and a more integrated approach to working with the International Community and the Afghan Government to implement the Afghan National Development Strategy (ANDS).
NATO leaders reaffirmed their strategic vision for Afghanistan based on four guiding principles: long-term commitment; Afghan leadership; a fully comprehensive and a regional approach. These principles remain the foundation of the Alliance's political-military plan, updated and approved by Allies at the Summit.
To demonstrate this commitment, Allies offered significant additional military forces for election support, for training and mentoring of the Afghan security forces. Many Allies also offered substantial increases in civilian aid for a variety of purposes.
Allies decided to establish a NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan (NTM-A) to deliver higher-level training to the Afghan National Army (ANA), and a significant increase of training and mentoring for the Afghan National Police (ANP). The NATO Heads of State and Government also supported the expansion of the ANA Trust Fund to include sustainment funds that will help the ANA to continue to grow in size and effectiveness.
NATO Allies recognised the importance of balancing military and civilian efforts and welcomed the renewal of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). NATO supports the Government-led integrated approach to deliver across the security, governance and development lines of effort in the Afghan National Development Strategy. Allies commited to support the August 20th presidential and provincial elections and undertook to support Afghan Government and UN efforts to ensure the elections are conducted safely and effectively.
Allies recognised the need to balance civilian and military efforts to encourage economic development and stability in line with Afghan Government priorities and stressed the importance of the protection of women's rights.
Enhancing Afghan Government leadership, including at the provincial and district levels, is needed to speed the delivery of justice, basic services and employment opportunities, especially in the agricultural sector. The NATO leaders recognized that to do this work will require a greater civilian component to the forces being sent to Afghanistan.
Finally, Heads of State and Government agree that NATO, as a member of the broader International Community, will support Afghan-led efforts to reconcile with those who renounce violence, accept the Constitution, and have no links to Al-Qaeda. NATO stands ready to join all law abiding Afghans in building a better future for Afghanistan.
From the event
Summit meetings of Heads of State and Government
Strasbourg, France / Kehl, Germany - 3-4 April 2009
Official Texts
Summit Declaration on Afghanistan 04 Apr. 2009
Operating an OMLT (natochannel.tv)
Training the Afghhan Police (natochannel.tv)
Gereshk PRT (natochannel.tv)
04 Apr. 2009 - Afghan National Army - High Resolution Photos
04 Apr. 2009 - Afghan National Police - High Resolution Photos


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The IBM 6400-008 Line Matrix printer is a higher function replacement for the IBM 6408 family, offering broadened function. It prints up to 800 lines per minute (LPM). In addition to the IBM Proprinter(R) III XL and Epson** FX 1050 graphics emulations, they also include the Printronix P-Series, Printronix** P-Series XQ Variant, and Printronix Serial Matrix emulations. These emulations were not available as standard with the IBM 6408, and the IBM 6400-008 provides the opportunity to replace older non-IBM line matrix models through these emulations. Also offered as optional features are IBM coax/twinax attachment to many IBM systems, Multi-Platform Interface (MPI) coax/twinax attachment, IBM Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS)* support for IBM coax or twinax attachments, and Intelligent Graphics Processor supporting either IGP or Code V.
Prints at speeds of up to 800/600/320 LPM in Draft/DP (Data Processing)/NLQ (Near Letter Quality) print modes with the 6400-008 and 6400-08P.
IBM Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS)* support for IBM coax or twinax attachments, providing compatibility with predecessor IPDS-capable models of the IBM 4234, plus the IBM 6408 Model CTA line matrix printer. In addition, the 6400 Models offer datastream compatibility with IPDS-capable models of the IBM 4224 and 4230 serial matrix printer families, although the print appearance may be different due to different hammer sizes.
The IBM 6400-008 Printer is designated a Customer Setup (CSU) machine. The Setup Guide and Configuration Utility diskette contain all of the necessary instructions to enable the customer to set up and configure the printer.
All 6400-008 features ordered at time of base machine order are factory installed prior to shipment, and are covered in the setup and configuration instructions. Features designated as plant order have a field-install equivalent, which must be installed by IBM Service. Installation of these field-install equivalents (MESs) requires the use of a PC or lap-top based product to download code.
The IBM Proprinter III XL emulation is very similar to the protocol used by the IBM 4202-003 Proprinter, but contains more features. This protocol enables the IBM 6400-008 line printer to closely emulate a moving-head serial matrix printer but does not support downloaded fonts.
For Printronix emulations, differences in supported fonts and control codes may exist between the IBM 6400-008 and Printronix printers. Downloaded character overlays and downloaded character sets are not supported. Detailed information on supported fonts and control codes can be found in the ASCII Programmer's Reference (S246-0118).
For Printronix P-Series XQ Variant, the IBM 6400-008 only does condensed print at 15 CPI like the Printronix P600, but unlike the P300, which did condensed print at either 13.3 or 16.7 CPI.
Application differences may exist between the IBM 6400-008 and the Printronix MVP 150C printers because of additional print quality modes which the 6400-008 does not support.
The IBM 6400-008 does not support compatibility with Printronix P1013 or the P4160.
The IBM 6400 Model 008 Printer can use the IBM Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS) in IBM Proprinter III XL emulation or the Epson FX 1050 emulation when attached to Serial (RS-232C/RS-422A) interfaces, or the IBM PC ASCII (Centronics) Parallel interface. For more information, refer to the 6400 ASCII Programmer's Reference (S246-0118).
Printronix P-Series emulation is code that was developed especially for recent Printronix line matrix printer models. This ASCII emulation is similar to that available with the ASCII portion of the IBM 6408 CTA model as well as the Printronix P3040A, P4280 and P9212 models.
The following charts show code pages, languages and character sets supported by the IBM 6400-008 for various emulations.
Existing non-graphics printing applications for the IBM 4234 Model 001 and IBM 3262 Model 3 and 13 will be supported on the IBM 6400-008 when the printer is equipped with the coax/twinax feature and printing in non-IPDS mode.
IPDS Graphics/Text Merge PRPQs P84096 and P84097 are incorporated into SSP Release 5.1. The IBM System/36 Advanced Printer Function (APF) Licensed Program Product (5727-AP1, 5727-AP6) and the Automatic Identification Printing System PRPQ P90033 are not supported on the 6400-008 IPDS-twinax feature.
The coax/twinax attachment feature and the IPDS-twinax feature of the IBM 6400-008 printer is supported on the AS/400 Models 9402 (except Model Y10), 9404, and 9406 with Operating System OS/400(R) (5728-SS1) Release 1.0 or later and on AS/Entry (9402-Y10) with System Support Program (SSP) Release 6.0.
The following chart shows code pages, languages and character sets supported by the IBM 6400-008 with the coax/twinax, IPDS-coax, and IPDS-twinax features for both attachments. This chart applies only to the IBM Coax Twinax feature #4830/4835.
The non-IPDS twinax emulation is provided in three configurations as shown in the three columns under "TWX BASE." Column one "4234-8/12" shows the code pages provided on the 4234 Model 8 and 12. These code pages are supported on the 6400-008 in 4234-8/12 emulation mode. Column two "64XX-CT0" shows the code pages supported by the 6400-008 when emulating the 6408-CT0. Column three "6400-STD" shows the code pages supported by the 6400-008 in "native" emulation mode.
The non-IPDS coax emulation is provided in three configurations as shown in the three columns under "COAX BASE." Column one "4234-7/11" shows the code pages provided on the 4234 Models 7 and 11. These code pages are supported on the 6400-008 in 4234-7/11 emulation mode. Column two "64XX-CT0" shows the code pages supported by the 6400-008 when emulating the 6408-CT0. Column three "6400-STD" shows the code pages supported by the 6400-008 in "native" emulation mode.
The charts on the following pages show comparisons of the coax/twinax attachment feature of the IBM 6400-008 printer to previous IBM printers for a range of function, in both IPDS and non-IPDS operational modes.
Prerequisites: IBM 6400 Model 008 Line Matrix Printer. It is also likely, but not mandatory that either the IPDS-coax (#4860/4865) or IPDS-twinax (#4870/4875) feature may be needed. An examination of the customer's printing requirements will determine this.
Cable Order: SeeCable Orders section underPlanning Information for details. No cables are shipped with this feature.
The 6400-008, including this feature can be used in applications where the customer requires (1) concurrent attachment to IBM systems (coax or twinax, not both) and a LAN or a PC connected via the Centronics parallel interface; or (2) easy access to printer features including print qualities, various CPIs and graphics capabilities.
Prerequisites: IBM 6400 Model 008 Line Matrix Printer. It is also likely, but not mandatory that either the IGP (FC 4840) or Code V (FC 4850) features will be needed. An examination of the customer's printing requirements will determine this.
Note:When the MPI feature and a Network Print Server feature are ordered with the initial order of the 6400, the Network Print Server will be shipped with an external power adapter for that device. This is because the printer cannot provide power for both devices simultaneously.
Prerequisites: 6400 Model 008 Line Matrix Printer.
Note:Feature Codes 4840 and 4850 are mutually exclusive. You may choose only one.
Note:Feature Codes FC 4840 and FC 4850 are mutually exclusive. You may only choose one.
The IBM Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) allows print pages containing an unlimited mix of different types of data: high-quality text, images, vector graphics, and bar codes. You may send IPDS data to the 6400-008 when attached to the IBM AS/400, intelligent work stations, IBM 3270-family controllers, LANs and spooled systems. In some of these environments, you may create applications to directly control IPDS printers such as the 6400 with this feature. For more information about IPDS as a component of printing subsystems, refer to "Intelligent Printer Data Stream Reference," S544-3417.
Note:You must choose either Coax or Twinax. Both cannot coexist at the same time.
Prerequisites: An IBM 6400-008 with the IBM coax/twinax FC 4830/4835.
Prerequisites: 6400 Model 008 Line Matrix Printer with the IBM coax/twinax FC 4830/4835.
Note:When the NPS and the Multi-Platform Interface feature (4831) are both ordered with the initial order of the 6400, the NPS will be shipped with an external power adapter for the NPS. This is because the printer can only provide power for one of these devices. The plug for the external power adapter will be selected based on the country of order.


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Carnival Cruise Line Significantly Expands Its West Coast Presence And Offerings
New 133,500-ton Carnival Panorama to be Based in Long Beach in 2019, First Brand New Carnival Ship Deployed to Southern California in 20 Years
Enhancements to Long Beach Cruise Terminal Dramatically Enhance Overall Passenger Experience and Operational Flow
Multi-Million-Dollar Ensenada Port Development Project to Provide One-of-a-Kind Experiences Ashore on Short Cruises to Mexico from Long Beach
MIAMI, Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Cruise Line today announced several significant initiatives designed to further bolster its leadership position on the West Coast: the deployment of Carnival Panorama to Long Beach in 2019 – the first new Carnival ship based in Southern California in 20 years; the grand re-opening of its 146,000-square-foot state-of-the-art Long Beach Cruise Terminal, and a multi-million-dollar port development project in Ensenada, Mexico, that will provide guests with one-of-a-kind experiences ashore.
The announcement was made by Carnival President Christine Duffy in Long Beach, California at a VIP ceremony officially unveiling the enhancements to the newly upgraded cruise terminal with travel agents, port officials, local dignitaries and media in attendance.
"This is a momentous occasion for both Carnival and the City of Long Beach – not only are we celebrating the grand re-opening of this magnificent cruise terminal, but also demonstrating our commitment to the West Coast with the deployment of the spectacular new Carnival Panorama in 2019 and the announcement of an exciting new port development project in Ensenada," said Duffy. "The West Coast is an important market with vast growth potential and these initiatives further demonstrate the confidence in our future success in Long Beach. We are very much looking forward to having Carnival Panorama homeported here beginning next year."
"The expansion of the terminal and arrival of this exciting new ship is great news for the city of Long Beach, underscoring Carnival's longstanding commitment to our community while adding additional opportunities for growing our economy and promoting all that our wonderful city has to offer," said Robert Garcia, mayor of Long Beach. "Carnival has been an excellent partner for 15 years and we look forward to working with them for many years to come."
Carnival Panorama to the West Coast
In 2019, Carnival will make history when it deploys its third Vista-class ship, the 3,960-passenger Carnival Panorama, on seven-day Mexican Riviera cruises from Long Beach, providing an exciting new seagoing vacation option to this vital and fast-growing market.
Like its name implies, Carnival Panorama will include venues offering both indoor and al fresco experiences, including the Fahrenheit 555 steakhouse, Library Bar, and Bonsai Sushi, along with open-air attractions like the groundbreaking bike-ride-in-the-sky attraction SkyRide, a massive WaterWorks aqua park, and the SportSquare recreation area.
Also featured will be a vibrant Havana section with tropics-inspired staterooms and its own Cuban-themed bar and pool, Family Harbor featuring extra-roomy accommodations, the Family Harbor Lounge, and Ocean Plaza, a spacious dining and entertainment venue with indoor and outdoor seating. Other innovations unique to Carnival Panorama will be announced in the near future.
Reservations for Carnival Panorama are expected to open in late March 2018. Additional information on Carnival Panorama is available at www.carnival.com/cruise-ships/carnival-panorama.
Expanded and Redesigned New Long Beach Cruise Terminal
Carnival's Long Beach Cruise Terminal – the busiest in North America with ships docking five days a week representing a 70% utilization rate – has been operated by Carnival since 2003 and encompasses the world's largest, free-span geodesic dome originally built to house also Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose plane and served as the location for many famous Hollywood movies.
With the expansion, Carnival is now utilizing 100% of the dome, up from a portion, for its operations. The renovation of the Long Beach Cruise Terminal more than doubles the size of the facility's space while dramatically enhancing the overall passenger experience and operational flow. It also includes the expansion of portside shore power to enable larger ships to plug into the local electric grid, reducing exhaust emissions while docked.
The terminal's striking design features California's recognizable landmarks, bringing indoors the state's iconic natural elements, including a backdrop of the majestic Sierra Nevada mountain range. In a nod to the dome's former tenant, a replica of the Spruce Goose hangs from above, as well as the original model of the plane used in the 2004 movie, "The Aviator." The dome also includes the cruise industry's first 1980s-style arcade which is available for families to enjoy.
"This project is many years in the making and Carnival's Long Beach Cruise Terminal is one of the most visually striking and efficient facilities of its kind, providing a seamless embarkation for our guests while making a tremendous economic impact on the Southern California region," said Carlos Torres de Navarra, Carnival's vice president, strategic and commercial port development.
Arrival of Carnival Splendor to Long Beach
The grand re-opening of the terminal coincides with the arrival of Carnival Splendor to Long Beach, which operates seven-day cruises to Mexico and longer-length voyages to Alaska and Hawaii, representing a 40 percent capacity increase on this route.
The 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor is currently the largest ship based year-round in Southern California and offers a variety of onboard amenities, including a 22,750-square-foot Cloud 9 Spa, a reservations-only steakhouse serving prime dry-aged beef and other gourmet fare, a sliding magrodome covering the main pool area, and nearly 600 balcony staterooms.
Carnival Splendor joins Carnival Imagination and Carnival Inspiration which sail three- and four-day cruises to Ensenada and Catalina Island. Together, these three ships carry approximately 600,000 guests annually from Southern California on more than 250 three- to 14-day cruises, offering an unbeatable mix of destinations that appeal to a broad range of consumers, including families seeking an attractive and affordable vacation option.
Exciting Port Development Project in Ensenada
Carnival officials also announced a major port development project in Ensenada, Mexico, currently featured on the line's three- and four-day cruises from Long Beach. The project will provide guests visiting the destination with an unparalleled, one-of-a-kind dining and retail experiences ashore, along with unique attractions for guests of all ages to enjoy. Details about the development will be announced at a later date.
"This project will provide our guests with a truly unique shoreside experience while making our short cruises from Long Beach even more attractive to consumers," said Torres de Navarra. "This port development project will make Ensenada one of the West Coast's premier destinations."
Additional Information and Reservations
For additional information and reservations, contact any travel agent, call 1-800-CARNIVAL or visit carnival.com. Carnival also can be found on: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Journalists also can visit Carnival's media site, carnival-news.com or follow the line's PR department on Twitter at twitter.com/CarnivalPR.
About Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 25 ships operating three- to 16-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Europe, Cuba, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Two 133,500-ton Vista-class ships are currently scheduled for delivery - Carnival Horizon in 2018 and Carnival Panorama in 2019. Additionally, two new 180,000-ton ships are scheduled to enter service in 2020 and 2022.
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NFF: Shaibu Amodu and Salisu Yusuf Becomes Interim Head of Super Eagles
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced on Wednesday that Shaibu Amodu, the Technical Director of the NFF, and Salisu Yusuf would take charge of the Super Eagles on interim basis.
This was part of the decisions taken after Wednesday's meeting of the NFF Technical Committee which took place at the federation's secretariat.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the appointment would see the coaches lead the Eagles to the two international friendly matches against Mali and Luxembourg's national teams on May 27 and June 1 respectively.
Yusuf will take charge of the team, while Amodu will supervise, the meeting agreed.
Imama Amapakabo, the coach of Rangers International FC of Enugu, and Kennedy Boboye, the coach of Abia Warriors FCof Umuahia, were appointed to assist, while Alloy Agu would remain the goalkeeper trainer.
The match against Mali will take place at the Stade Robert Diochon in Rouen, France, while Luxembourg will host the Eagles in Luxembourg.
Chris Green, Chairman, NFF Technical Committee, told NAN that the Super Falcons qualification and preparations for the2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCN) and the Dream Team VI Olympics preparations were also discussed.
Green, who failed to give further clarification on the meeting, said that he needed to get the permission of NFF President Amaju Pinnick to give full details of the meeting.
"I have to get clearance; most likely, if you call me this evening after we have talked to ourselves, then I can release it.
"It will not be right for me to release it without clearance; it is against our procedure.
"What we do is for the board to see it first and then agrees or throws it away.
"I will be speaking with Mr President, let him now coordinate his people and I will be able to release the outcome,'' Green said. -(Courtesy: Pulse.ng)


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Students share ideas on Nottingham's future development following European visits
Students have been sharing their recommendations on how Nottingham city and its universities can work together to support creativity and innovation after travelling to Europe to explore the theme.
Winners of the prize for Best Poster
As part of a European Creative and SMART Cities Challenge, more than 100 Nottingham Trent University (NTU) students and 14 academics visited Karlsruhe in Germany and Timisoara in Romania, supported by NTU Global.
The students, many of whom were from widening participation backgrounds, spent time learning about Nottingham's SMART and creative assets before they travelled to Europe. They then visited at least one SMART/Creative City on the way to Karlsruhe or Timisoara to look at specific initiatives to support creativity and innovation.
The question they sought to answer - How can cities and universities work together to support creativity and innovation? - was inspired by the central roles of creativity and innovation in Nottingham's regeneration plans, Building a Better Nottingham and Future City Strategy, Smart Nottingham.
The students learnt from schemes currently in place in the European cities to suggest innovations for Nottingham, such as a clean air app, green corridors around the city, technology-enabled SMART parks and co-working spaces.
A showcase event then saw the students present their findings and recommendations to senior members of NTU, Nottingham City Council, the Lord Mayor and representatives from Karlsruhe and Timisoara. The students worked in cross-subject teams of eight or nine members and each team presented a poster and a two-minute pitch.
Nottingham City Council have since offered four internships for selected students to work in its Economic Development Team during the 2019/20 academic year and the summer vacation 2020.
In addition to the internships, the NTU students have been invited by Nottingham City Council's director of Planning and Regeneration to present their recommendations to the recently elected Planning Committee, giving them another opportunity to engage with city leaders and provide feedback on the developments they would like to see which would encourage them to stay in the city after graduation.
Ian Curryer, Nottingham City Council chief executive, also travelled to Karlsruhe and spent time listening to the students' ideas, as well as meeting with the universities and civic authorities. He said: "This project forms part of the emerging City Centre Strategy which is being developed with key partners and they are focusing on how we can build resilience for the city centre into the 2020s. The event was an opportunity for the students to present their innovative ideas on how to improve the city and was an example of how NTU and indeed the University of Nottingham are important partners in driving forward the ingenuity agenda in the City."
For NTU, the project was designed to enter into a dialogue with citizens of Nottingham and two of its twin cities on how European "future" cities might work with their universities to support creativity and innovation in solving local and global challenges.
It also sought to demonstrate the University's long-term commitment to European mobility and engagement post-Brexit and develop European networks for its staff and life-long friendships for its students.
Professor Edward Peck, NTU Vice-Chancellor, said: "At times of uncertainty about our relationship with Europe, it is more important than ever to celebrate the benefits that the University - and especially our students - gain from our connections with the rest of the continent."
Following a meeting with the Mayor of Timisoara, Nicolae Robu, Nottingham and Timisoara also agreed to draft a five-year plan to relaunch and provide strategic direction to the twin city partnership in its 10th anniversary year. NTU U and its partner, West University of Timisoara, will be co-signatories.
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Nottingham Trent University (NTU) was named University of the Year 2019 in the Guardian University Awards. The award was based on performance and improvement in the Guardian University Guide, retention of students from low-participation areas and attainment of BME students. NTU was also the Times Higher Education University of the Year 2017, and The Times and Sunday Times Modern University of the Year 2018. These awards recognise NTU for its high levels of student satisfaction, its quality of teaching, its engagement with employers, and its overall student experience.
The university has been rated Gold in the Government's Teaching Excellence Framework – the highest ranking available.
It is one of the largest UK universities. With nearly 32,000 students and more than 4,000 staff located across four campuses, the University contributes £900m to the UK economy every year. With an international student population of more than 3,000 from around 100 countries, the University prides itself on its global outlook
The university is passionate about creating opportunities and its extensive outreach programme is designed to enable NTU to be a vehicle for social mobility. NTU is among the UK's top five recruiters of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. A total of 82% of its graduates go on to graduate entry employment or graduate entry education or training within six months of leaving. Student satisfaction is high: NTU achieved an 88% satisfaction score in the 2018 National Student Survey.
NTU is also one of the UK's most environmentally friendly universities, containing some of the sector's most inspiring and efficient award-winning buildings.
NTU is home to world-class research, and won The Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2015 – the highest national honour for a UK university. It recognised the University's pioneering projects to improve weapons and explosives detection in luggage; enable safer production of powdered infant formula; and combat food fraud.
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Nottingham Trent University recognised as one of the 'greenest' universities in the UK
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has once again been recognised as one of the most sustainable universities in the UK by the highly regarded People & Planet University Green League.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/07/nottingham-trent-university-recognised-as-one-of-the-greenest-universities-in-the-uk
Student made eco-friendly fabric from her kitchen
A student has produced an eco-friendly fabric made from mostly household ingredients.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/07/student-made-eco-friendly-fabric-from-her-kitchen
University develops brace to help alumnus cycle again
A cyclist who lost the movement of his arm after being in a head-on collision with a car has been helped to ride again thanks to his former university.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/07/university-develops-brace-to-help-alumnus-cycle-again
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During the Thanksgiving Break, JVA member A5 Volleyball Club (Atlanta, GA) traveled to China on a volleyball tour with a team of high school players and club coaching and administrative staff. Here is a summary of their trip from a coaching and cultural perspective.
15 Players Three Coaches11 Days Three Cities (Bejing, Nanjing and Shangai)Three Amazing Primary Logistics and Support Folks Three More Absolutely Essential Support FolksOne Professional Photographer4 Interested and Engaged ParentsThe Support of the A5 Family and Organization One incredible, life changing event. The volleyball experience was everything we wanted it to be except, perhaps, that it was too short. We played 7 matches and practiced three times over the course of 10 days. This was an aggressive, challenging physical schedule for our athletes particularly when one figures in the arduous travel, exotic new food and strange and wondrous locales.
All of our matches went 5 except for one. The age range of the Chinese players was the same as the A5 team composition thus giving us an interesting means of comparison. The spoken languages each team utilized were quite different but the language of playing the game on the court was common ground and very exciting to witness.
We saw many fine liberos and, generally, the defense played by the Chinese teams was very high level. Pursuit for them was intensely consistent. The libero from the last day's competition at the Shanghai Provincial Training Center was an incredibly dominant player, embodying model libero play. She passed everything. Defended as if her life depended on it.
In Nanjing at the Jiangsu Training Center we also were privileged to watch the Chinese libero who plays for China's national team train. We then got to see her compete for Jiangsu during the professional league match we attended where Jiangsu played Shanghai, Shanghai winning in 5. She is an absolutely amazing player.
The professional match was truly engaging for our athletes. The match itself was exciting and reasonably well played. Then through Chis Chen, our in country group facilitator, the A5 players were allowed down on the court after the match was concluded where they took pictures with the Jiangsu team as well as speaking with one of the setters who was a former UCLA player.
We witnessed three different styles of play while there. Consistently strong serving. Resilient competitive spirit. Strong practice ethic. They struggled at times with our pace of play. When we were rhythmic and in system we were very challenging for them to handle.
The technical differences between the Chinese and American players were not as great as one might have imagined. Very similar setting style. Arm swing as well. Serving was a little different and very strong. General ball control skills and minimum level of play was high amongst almost all players. Much repetition. Great pace and tempo in their practices. Many, many good coaches who were warmly receptive and supportive of us being in the gym with their athletes.
Speaking of coaches it was a great honor to travel to China and work with Jing Hou and Scott Cioffari. They both gave unceasingly of themselves and were totally engaged by the work. It was so very cool to be with Jing in his home country where he knew almost every player and coach we encountered, all or most of them associated with the Chinese National team. He is a humble, confident man and a great, great coach.
There is so much more. There is no question that the players, the coaches and ultimately, the club, was and will be impacted on the pure volleyball side in a profound manner. Some of it is affirmation. Some of it is inspiration. Some of it is motivation to exceed and succeed at previously unattainable levels.
One of the transcendent things to see and experience was the interaction and work of the A5 athletes themselves. While all of them knew each other prior to the trip there were 5 different teams from A5 represented. The schedule we kept both on and off the court was grueling. The girls never faltered. Not once. When we were in the gym they were very engaged by the work. When we were out exploring the cities and country side they were a joy to be around. They were responsible on time and joyous to say the least. They got along with each other under consistently challenging conditions. They leapt fearlessly into the new. To see them climb the Great Wall of China was emotional and inspiring to say the least. The way they supported each other as sisters of the game was something to behold. By the time we left they had forged one beating heart on an incredible journey of discovery and growth.
It is almost impossible to accurately describe all that we were able to do both on and off the court. Everything was an adventure. We were all so alive in the moment. Tianamen Square, the night time river boat cruise in Shanghai (shades of James Bond), the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, Ming's Tomb, Shanghai's skyline, 101 School, Jiangsu and Shanghai Training Centers, the ancient Chinese town and market, the Taoist temple, the Pearl Market and the Pearl Tower, the professional league match, the bus rides, the traffic, the food, the people, all were vibrant and impactful experiences creating memories that bond us forever as a group of people.
One final note is to recognize the work of Denise Templeton, our fearless and tireless group leader. She has left a debt we can never repay, I can never repay. Without a person like her to attempt a journey like this would be a perilous and dicey thing.
Special thanks as well to Sandy Vong. Without his vision, experience, leadership and support none of this would have been possible.
Thanks also to the families of the athletes who were willing to trust us with the most important thing in their lives, their children.
Will we go back? Absolutely. Was it everything we hoped it would be? Yes, it was. Indeed it exceeded our expectations both on and off the court.
We are so blessed. A5 China 2013.


Following the leak of a poster 2 days ago, Ubisoft has just officially confirmed the title of their next Assassins versus Templars game. The official box art of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag shows off a new assassin, no doubt the main character that we will be playing, brandishing a cutlass and pistol in each hand while dressed in new armor-plated robes with another two pistols strapped to the front of his chest.
Will we get to play this holiday as a pirate assassin in Assassin's Creed 4? Argh me hearties, there be a leak in the hull of Ubisoft's ship which says this is likely. Game blog Kotaku has been tipped off by one of their readers and sent what appears to be a promotional poster for the next title in the franchise, named Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag.
If you're enthusiastic about playing BioShock Infinite, then great news for you! Amazon is offering $30 in credit for pre-ordering BioShock Infinite for any platform. The credit is usable for any 2K Games-published titles excluding other pre-orders and the BioShock Infinite season pass. You'll receive the $30 in two parts: half after placing your order while the remainder will be given on the day of BioShock's release: March 26.
Three days later, we get a launch trailer for Crysis 3 and it's the extended version of the Sharp Dressed Man commercial, only this time there's funky music playing in the background to emphasize Prophet's swagger and it put a smile on my face because, heck yeah, the wait is over. Also, I love it when some humor is incorporated into games because it reminds me greatly of what the word 'game' means – loads of fun.
One rumor was quickly shot down when Quantic Dream presented at Sony's PlayStation press conference. The developer was not there to announce new games set to appear on the PlayStation 4 console, but to unveil the next-gen engine which will take live-action technology to a whole new level. The currently-unnamed engine will feature improved and realistic facial animation technology to achieve complete emotional connection with characters, redefining the meaning of humanizing fictional characters.
Blizzard Entertainment appeared at the Sony press conference to confirm that the company is developing RPG Diablo 3 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 after making PC-exclusive games throughout the years. More details are said to be revealed in the coming months. The game will feature new updates for Paragon levels, the Infernal Machine event, Monster Power, Brawling, and more. As you can see in the screen above, the user interface was given a makeover for the console version.


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RIM slumps in after hours following weak earnings
Published: June 16, 2011 5:09 p.m. ET
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Research In Motion Ltd. shares were the focus of the after-hours trading session Thursday, falling as much as 15% following the BlackBerry maker's fiscal first-quarter report in which it posted weaker-than-expected results and also lowered its earnings outlook for its entire fiscal year.
RIM RIMM said that for the quarter ended May 28, it earned $695 million,or $1.33 a share, on revenue of $4.9 billion, compared with earnings of $769 million, or $1.38 a share, on $4.2 billion in sales in the same period a year ago.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research had forecast RIM to earn $1.32 a share on revenue of $5.15 billion in revenue.
RIM already lowered its estimates for the quarter in April, and on Thursday, the company also did what many analysts had expected it to do by cutting its full-year earnings forecast. RIM now expects to earn between $5.25 and $6 a share, down from its earlier earnings estimate of $7.50 a share for its fiscal year.
Online streaming radio company Pandora Media Inc. P was down more than 1% in Thursday's after-hours session. Pandora shares tumbled by almost 24% in the regular market session to close at $13.26 after going public Wednesday at $16 a share.
Retailers Home Depot Inc. HD and Lowe's Cos. LOW were unchanged in after-hours trading. Home Depot shares rose almost 2% and Lowe's added 2.6% in the regular market session after UBS analyst Michael Lasser initiated coverage of the companies with buy ratings.
Optical-networking company Finisar Corp. FNSR rose 1.6% after the market closed following a regular trading session in which the company's shares gave up more than 16%. Late Wednesday, Finisar delivered a disappointing quarterly report and outlook.
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Daniel Bryan takes us on an educational journey at a concession stand. Are you healthy? Are you happy? Do you know why you eat garbage? Because you're empty and you're filling a void. That's also why you cheer for AJ Styles.
Bryan throws a hotdog at a guy's head and a drink at a guy's chest. He then goes to the merch table and asks for one "Yes Movement" t-shirt. Oh wait, there are none of those shirts because Bryan killed the "Yes Movement." But there is plenty of AJ Styles merch, all of which is killing the planet.
Daniel Bryan makes his way through the crowd towards the ring. Bryan says he is changing the world one person at a time. Styles fills a void for about 30 seconds, but Bryan will fill that void with something meaningful.
As Bryan reaches ringside, he is attacked by R-Truth.
Pretty good match, but it was very short. I liked that R-Truth was still mad about the attack from Bryan on the Christmas episode. The fight here was quick and emotional, and the emotion that drove Truth also seemed to be his (rather quick) downfall.
AJ Styles attacks Daniel Bryan on the stage. Backstage personnel swarm out to keep the men apart, and Bryan escapes to the backstage area.
Very good match! Mysterio spent a lot of time in the ring for his team early in the match, then Ali had some good offense before getting thrown onto the announce table by Joe. That led to a fast and extremely fun finish. Ali and Joe looked very good, but the highlight here was seeing Mysterio and Almas go one on one. Rey hit Almas with a huge piledriver that was sort of a Canadian destroyer starting from a different position. That was great, and the exchange they had at the finish was great. I'd like to see more of them against each other.
Carmella says she was SD Women's Champ for 130 days, and she became champ by winning Money in the Bank. All Carmella has ever needed was an opportunity, and that's what she has tonight.
The Usos are ready to defeat The Bar.
The Miz complains to Shane that The Usos are getting an opportunity to qualify for a tag title match. Shane says he and Miz are far from earning a title shot, but Miz says Shane is in charge, so he can just make the match. Shane says they need to do it the right way. Miz reluctantly agrees.
In the ring, Rusev says that Lana got hurt last week due to the selfish actions of Shinsuke Nakamura. As a husband, Rusev says that Nakamura has crossed a line. He calls Nakamura to the ring so he can crush him.
Nakamura is sitting in the production truck. Nakamura says Lana's injurt is not his fault. It's Rusev's fault. To prove it, Nakamura plays last week's attack. Afterwards, Nakamura says that Rusev crushed Lana.
Back in the ring, Rusev runs off to find Nakamura.
When Rusev gets backstage, Nakamura rams him with a rolling crate. Officials break up the attack, but Nakamura gets in a Kinshasa before leaving.
Becky Lynch thinks it's amusing that she has to jump through hoops to get back the title that she never lost.
A video tribute to Mean Gene Okerlund.
Very good match. This was actually probably a great match, but a distraction by Mandy Rose towards the end made me roll my eyes super hard. Everything before that was super good though. The Usos were fighting hard, and The bar was getting increasingly frustrated. This would have been a good title match, but really, I'd like to see a different team get a shot at the titles. This is a fresh start after all.
After the match, The Miz heads down to the ring. Miz congratulates The Bar on their win and for dominating all the tag teams on SmackDown Live. They haven't beaten Miz and Shane McMahon though. Miz offers The Bar an opportunity to face himself and Shane at the Royal Rumble.
Cesaro consults with Sheamus. Sheamus kicks Miz in the face. Cesaro accepts the challenge.
Mandy Rose looks smug as she walks with Sonya Deville. Naomi looks pissed as she attacks them both. Deville and Rose begin to get the upper hand, but Jimmy Uso arrives to break up the fight.
Charlotte Flair says Carmella and Becky Lynch have been hot at times, but Charlotte has been on top of the RAW and SmackDown women's divisions for years.
Kayla Braxton wants a word from Daniel Bryan. Bryan says he doesn't care why AJ Styles attacked him earlier. Styles isn't vicious. The new Daniel Bryan is more vicious than anyone has seen yet. Styles will find out how vicious Bryan can be.
NXT superstars are still coming to the main roster.
Shane McMahon checks on The Miz. Miz is fine, and he says Shane's plan worked. Shane says he didn't tell Miz to pick a fight with The Bar. Miz says if they're not going after The Bar, then why are they even teaming up? Shane is frustrated, but he'll be with The Miz at the Royal Rumble.
Very good match. It seemed clear that Carmella was in this match to protect Charlotte or Becky from a direct loss, but Carmella looked good regardless. I think this match helped Carmella while making Charlotte and Becky look good at the same time. The action was very good, and there were a lot of nice multi-person moments.
After the match, Asuka heads to the ring. She holds up her title towards Becky Lynch as the show ends.
I enjoyed this show very much. I rolled my eyes at the Mandy Rose stuff again, but again, that was pretty much the only thing I didn't enjoy. I thought all the matches were exceptionally good for a weekly TV show. I'm not really a fan of Shane and Miz getting a title shot at the Rumble, but I suppose that will maybe lead to something between the two of them at Wrestlemania. I just hope they don't win the tag titles. That wouldn't be a fresh start, that would be a large step backwards.
As much as I loved certain moments in the Mysterio/Ali/Almas/Joe match and the triple threat main event, I think I enjoyed The Usos versus The Bar the most consistently throughout (in spite of the finish).


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New Bangor girls basketball head coach bringing defensive minded approach
Written by John Wagoner
HERMON - Joe Nelson stepped away from his spot on the bench in Red Barry Gym as head coach back in May, and soon after a familiar face took his place.
"Trying to build on some of the really good things he did, establishing some consistency in terms of hard practice everyday, in terms of players understanding what their roles are and how to play the game," said new head coach Jay Kemble.
Kemble goes from assistant to head man for the upcoming season. He comes from a football and baseball background, playing both at Mount Blue and UMaine, but prior to last season he had no basketball coaching experience.
"It doesn't matter what sport it is, coaching is finding the intangibles that each student athlete has, incorporate in to what you can do, try to build upon their weaknesses, make them better, take their strengths and run with them," said Kemble.
The seniors on this team are on their third coach since starting at Bangor, but Kemble is already making an impact on the team.
"He works a lot on the defensive side of things, and pushes up so that our defense is the best it can be, so when it comes time for offense that comes naturally to us," said junior Libby Fleming.
"The most important person you'll ever meet, he's like 'you need to do this, I have full faith in you', constantly patting you on the back and pushing you to be better, defintely a safe environment and it feels good, feels like we're ready for the season," said senior Rowan Andrews.
They'll hope to avenge their quarterfinal loss in last years playoffs against Deering.
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Ariel Kalma Speaks To Bing & Ruth's David Moore About The Strength of Limitations
Ariel Kalma and David Moore have never met, but they have a lot in common. They've both been inducted into the RVNG family (which, full disclosure, includes Electronic Beats staff writer Mark Smith of Gardland), they both work with ambient structures and classical instruments, and we're pretty sure that neither would want to classify their music as "ambient" or "classical." Kalma's inaugural RVNG release, a compilation of his productions from the 1970s called An Evolutionary Music, marries saxophone drones and exploratory electronics in hypnotic and full-bodied textures. Moore's recent compositions with the ensemble Bing & Ruth on Tomorrow Was The Golden Age are achingly subtle continuations of the sonic palette founded by Steve Reich and Brian Eno. When we rang them on Skype, it was morning David's home city New York and evening where Kalma is based in Sydney, and although they're a world away and a generation apart, the two connected over the fundamental questions of writing music.
Ariel Kalma: Let me ask you David, how is it being a musician making a living in New York?
David Moore: It's really fun, but also can be very hard and frustrating. I think it's hard to be anything in New York, but being a musician is especially tough. There's a lot of musicians and so many resources that it can be overwhelming. But I've sort of figured it out, and it's too late for me to do anything else now.
AK: No, no, no, that's not right. It's not too late. Look at me, I've changed so many times my whole life. Let me give you this, David: too late does not exist, okay? Take it from my white hair here that you can change at any time.
DM: I do travel quite a bit, too, but I always have a hard time writing music while I'm travelling. It's almost this sense of trying to experience as much as I can, and then when I get home to New York, I process everything that I went through and it all comes out. So I'm sure it is all colored by New York and the sense of where I am, but it certainly doesn't feel that way to me in a larger sense.
AK: I see music as the inside expression of the outside world, and therefore, what we experience by being in a place or travelling, it's the expression. Personally, I did not feel when I heard your music that it was from New York. I would have thought that you live in a garden!
DM: I wish!
AK: My story is that I felt I had to get out of Paris when I was younger, because I was depressed. I was getting depressed with grey walls and streets. My music was trying to escaping of this greyness. Beyond those words though, composing is for me the inner world. "How do I grab the outside world and churn it inside and project a music?"
DM: You are always going to have some sort of a relationship with where you are physically when you're writing. For me, composing is reaching for something. New York, for me, is a very difficult place to live. It's very active and busy and I don't like it, and that's strangely why I love living here. It gives me a reason to put myself out there, something to want. Certainly, there are times where I wished I lived in a garden.
AK: Your musical garden is very beautiful, David! For me, the important thing is to be completely immersed in the moment, because this is the only certain thing we have. When we are in the moment, there is no past and there is no future. I constantly ask myself "What's happening now?" After a while, the ego disappears, and the door opens for pure music. I become more than the separate parts of the self, and when this happens, there is no time.
DM: Well said. I've spent a lot of time thinking about the idea of time, and I don't know how much I buy into it. I agree with you that it's just the moment, and everything in the past and in the future doesn't exist, it's only right now. I try to make music that feeds me in the right-now, and by doing that, I think you tap into some greater thing that somehow lends itself to being seen as timeless. I don't care what the sound of 2015 is. It's always just the sound of me.
I think you have to be careful when you're getting to close to an extremely established musical genre of any kind, because then you start falling into the way things were done and you do things that way. What I like about what people call "ambient music" is that it takes a different approach to your attention. Music doesn't have to be this thing that you're always paying attention to. I put ambient music on in the house in the first few hours of the day at very low volume and I find that it can inform my mood and then inform my thought process subconsciously. For the Bing & Ruth record, I tried to make something that you could put on very low volume and do other things, or if you want to put headphones on and turn it all the way up it will be a different experience. It can serve both purposes, and those are two very real purposes that I need in my life.
AK: I don't like brackets or definitions, and to be stuck in a genre never fit me. My life is a misfit story. Now, I'm doing tribal music, but it's not fitting with the "world music" genre and I'm fine with that. I'm a unique individual! "Ambient" comes from the word "ambiance"—it's something we bathe in. Maybe my record Osmose would qualify as ambient music in that sense, with its rainforest ambiance. But if we define things too precisely, like you were saying, then we fall into traps of the mind, and for me, music is to get out of the mind.
DM: The name "Bing & Ruth" came from a short story from a writer named Amy Hempel, who's been a big inspiration to me, particularly the idea that the same story can mean two very different things to two different people. There was this attitude of, "Let's take a story that we want to tell and break it down and remove everything from it that's specific." By doing something like this, you can present a piece of music or a story and anyone who brings himself to it can adapt it for their life. I guess people call that minimalism, but to me that's just good storytelling.
AK: I don't consider myself a minimalist or a maximalist. I have so many pieces, and I try to evoke a place or a state of being, or I take something more ambiguous. One title is "Dreaming On Red Square," which has the influence of my part-Russian blood. I'm giving a hint where to look for.
DM: Sometimes you just need to call the piece something—anything.
AK: My problem is that, 40 years later, I sometimes try to change the title. One piece was called "Spanish Flight" from when I was in Paris 40 years ago. I realized that it's not a good title because Spanish Flight is a powder to enhance sexual functions. I decided that that was not what I wanted to say. I wanted to evoke a flight over Paris at the time, so I've started calling it "Paris Flight." When I remastered these old tapes to produce the new edition for RVNG I had to go back in time. Suddenly, I realized that my limitations in the past were a kind of strength. At that time, I was very limited. For the first album I had a microphone, a wah-wah pedal, a toy keyboard, and a tape recorder with some reverb and delay. So, what do you play with that? Now I have a very powerful studio in my house right here with all these plugins, effects, and synthesizers, and I spend my time choosing sounds and choosing effects. To go back to the archive gave me a sense of trying to make it even more simple.
DM: A big part of my creative process is figuring out a way of overcoming limitations. It's becoming harder to be limited when there's more things that you can do having a computer in your house. Sometimes I really miss that feeling of only having two or three elements. It's like cooking: if you only have two or three things, you're probably going to make something interesting, but if you have everything, you'll just follow the recipe. That's where working with acoustic instruments comes in, because there's a whole bunch of limitations which are already right there.
AK: I think if you play an instrument, you want naturally to incorporate it. I have lots of compositions with saxophone, for instance. Sometimes I have to force myself to take something else, not to have the imprint of the saxophone, or I transform it in a way which is not so obvious. When I write it's like a ritual for me. It's not important what I'm going to do, what's important is the environment. I have all kind of lights in my room of different colors and different styles. I have lava lamps, blue lights, pink lights, flashing lights, all kinds of things. When I put them on, that's it, the door is open and I have my story.
The other night, I was sitting here thinking, "I want to play music," and I heard outside the crickets were so loud and beautiful, so I went and recorded them for 20 minutes, came back, and started improvising with them. I took another sound which I recorded in San Francisco when I was on the highway at a bend of the road. The highway was resonating with the buildings and making a kind of subtle echo reverb. When I put this with the crickets, suddenly I had an atmospheric piece over which I could play.
Ah, by the way David, I really love those clarinets on the album.
DM: Thank you. I grew up playing piano and learned around other people who played real instruments. I'm not talking down on electronic music, it's just the environment that I grew up learning in. For me, it's always really been about the player before the actual instrument. So, take the clarinet players—I connect with them on a very deep musical level and I want to use them. If they played trumpet, I'd use trumpets, because it's the people that I want. The people that I choose to play with have this adventurous side to them, they're really interested in pushing their instrument as far as they can and finding new ways to make sound. So it's limiting, but that limitation is really important to how we go about doing it.
AK: Excellent. I sometimes use complete amateurs and I place them in front of a microphone. The human factor is such an important part. I don't consider myself a "professional"musician. I am an "amateur," because the root of the word amateur is "amore," which means love. I prefer to be loving music than to have a job as a musician.
DM: Serge Gainsbourg said sometime something like, "Pick up your instrument and tell yourself a story." I like that idea. The world today is so connected, and I think it makes it even more important to be in touch with the music of your land, where you're from. Folk music doesn't necessarily mean a guitar, a banjo, and folk songs—"folk music" is the music that a culture makes on its own. For me, that music was bluegrass and old time fiddle music. That's a big part of where I grew up, and it's a big part of my country and my culture. When I first started Bing & Ruth, I wanted a band that could gather around one microphone like a bluegrass band. A lot of times, folk music is just people being able to make sound together without anything else.
AK: I'm interested in folk music around the world, in the sense that people in Mongolia would gather around with no microphone and play music together, with the horsehair fiddle and their throat singing. So now I'm looking for the archetype of the folk on the global level. What's the archetype of the people of the Earth? I found in my own research that was is needed is going back to the tribal feeling. I go to the drum circles around the region here and bring my saxophone with me and play music with them, because it's provoking me to listening very carefully to, for instance, the drums. What is the rhythm and how are they tuned? When it's a large circle there are lots of tunings.
DM: When you tune your instrument to a tuner, you're tuning it to the same thing that everybody else has tuned to. But when you're playing to a small group of people, who knows what it's going to be. You're tuning to 10 other people, and you're making something very unique out of it, and you find weird ways of doing it that are more personal. I go to folk festivals and play banjo and fiddle tunes and I don't see a tuner all weekend. By the end of it I hook up to the tuner and I'm three steps off, but it's great! It doesn't matter as long as you're together in a way that makes sense, and that everybody's into it. Why does it matter if you're "in tune"?
AK: In India, you have 22 steps in a scale not 12, so there is obviously a certain richness in between the notes which we are not accustomed to in our Western minds and ears.
DM: I didn't really know anything about Indian music until a few years ago. When you see that there's 22 notes in a scale it's like, "Oh, well there's not just 12 notes in a scale, somebody just made that up." And then you look at a lot of other composers like Harry Partch who made up their own tunings. It's really wide open, it doesn't just have to be one way.
AK: I'm going to show you what I'm going to practice when I go on my holidays tomorrow. It's a chinese flute reed. [Plays a huge slide] Can you see the scope in between the notes?
DM: Awesome!
AK: So you know why I need to practice. With the flute I will make my own "sauce," to use a culinary term, but what I want is to master a bit what I'm doing. And, David, I am always open for collaboration. Collaboration is a provocation into an unknown future.
Ariel Kalma's An Evolutionary Music (Original Recordings: 1972 – 1979) and Bing & Ruth's Tomorrow Was The Golden Age are available now via RVNG Intl.
Published November 13, 2014. Words by laurietompkins.


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Listen: Willow Bark vs. Aspirin
"Hey everybody stage popham here. Founder of the school of evolutionary herbalism and. Thanks so much. Take time to watch another video. Here on our channel and The topic for discussion today is on comparing and contrasting willow bark and aspirin. Think it's really common for folks to think about willow really as just kind of an alternative replacement for aspirin as most know. That willow bark also contains salicylic acid which is essentially the main compound in aspirin. But what we really come up against here. And i think this is a great place to illustrate the difference between looking at a plant through more of a biomedical or allopathic lens verses through more of a holistic or vital list lens because when we look at willow bark and just see it as an herbal form of salicylic acid all of a sudden. We're looking at overlooking a lot of attributes of this plant. That are very important to understand in order to use it holistically and if we think of it just as an herbal form of aspirin it can oftentimes lead to misuse of this plant which can lead to possible adverse side effects if you get give it to the wrong person but more often than not what that will lead to. Is it not working in the way that you think it will boy. It really can set people up for disappointment. If you think. Drinking some willow bark tea or taking Some willow bark. Tincture is going to work as well as or you know. Take your pain away or headache or things like that. Quite as effectively as popping an aspirin."
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Willow Bark vs. Aspirin
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School Of Evolutionary Herbalism Popham Headache
Hey everybody stage popham here. Founder of the school of evolutionary herbalism and. Thanks so much. Take time to watch another video. Here on our channel and The topic for discussion today is on comparing and contrasting willow bark and aspirin. Think it's really common for folks to think about willow really as just kind of an alternative replacement for aspirin as most know. That willow bark also contains salicylic acid which is essentially the main compound in aspirin. But what we really come up against here. And i think this is a great place to illustrate the difference between looking at a plant through more of a biomedical or allopathic lens verses through more of a holistic or vital list lens because when we look at willow bark and just see it as an herbal form of salicylic acid all of a sudden. We're looking at overlooking a lot of attributes of this plant. That are very important to understand in order to use it holistically and if we think of it just as an herbal form of aspirin it can oftentimes lead to misuse of this plant which can lead to possible adverse side effects if you get give it to the wrong person but more often than not what that will lead to. Is it not working in the way that you think it will boy. It really can set people up for disappointment. If you think. Drinking some willow bark tea or taking Some willow bark. Tincture is going to work as well as or you know. Take your pain away or headache or things like that. Quite as effectively as popping an aspirin.


Chicky, what is KBL ? :D Yes, its going to be fun. And hey, what is this about text posts? I don't think I am capable of that ;-) just kidding.
Haah! Some kidding! :D I've decided I'm going to participate from two blogs in this challenge!
Good luck dear!!! I am thinking of joining in.
You're going to participate from two blogs?
Thanks Smita! And thanks for joining in too! :D Good luck to you too!
Kaddu, help me out here. I looked up Kadzilla's Lounge, Krafty Fingers and even Kadzilla's Villa but I could not find your other blog.
Kadzilla's Villa is not a blog, it's a static website, that too an outdated and extinct one!
But you don't worry... you won't be able to find it, because you still haven't been able to clear Color Junction!
You are mean. I don't care how many blogs you have. And color junction is..not connected, ok??
WHERE IN *beep*ING HELL IS YOUR SECOND BLOG?!!
Main ni khel raha. Ghar jao aap.


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Resum: The sinking properties of three strains of Emiliania huxleyi in response to temperature changes were examined. We used a recently proposed approach to calculate sinking velocities from coccosphere architecture, which has the advantage to be applicable not only to culture samples, but also to field samples including fossil material. Our data show that temperature in the sub-optimal range impacts sinking velocity of E. huxleyi. This response is widespread among strains isolated in different locations and moreover comparatively predictable, as indicated by the similar slopes of the linear regressions. Sinking velocity was positively correlated to temperature as well as individual cell PIC/POC over the sub-optimum to optimum temperature range in all strains. In the context of climate change our data point to an important influence of global warming on sinking velocities. It has recently been shown that seawater acidification has no effect on sinking velocity of a Mediterranean E. huxleyi strain, while nutrient limitation seems to have a small negative effect on sinking velocity. Given that warming, acidification, and lowered nutrient availability will occur simultaneously under climate change scenarios, the question is what the net effect of different influential factors will be. For example, will the effects of warming and nutrient limitation cancel? This question cannot be answered conclusively but analyses of field samples in addition to laboratory culture studies will improve predictions because in field samples multi-factor influences and even evolutionary changes are not excluded. As mentioned above, the approach of determining sinking rate followed here is applicable to field samples. Future studies could use it to analyse not only seasonal and geographic patterns but also changes in sinking velocity over geological time scales.