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The Road to Jerusalem – Designing Rooster's Forest
November 15, 2017 by Janice Peters Gibson
"The forest is a haven for some of our characters, but for the general public it's a wasteland, a dumping ground."
Set designer Nick Blais is speaking about the backdrop for Jerusalem. The play takes place in a wooded area in the British countryside, where Johnny "Rooster" Byron squats in an old, dilapidated trailer.
Set designer Nick Blais with the trailer
Blais and director Mitchell Cushman, who work closely together at Outside the March, have spent the better part of two years talking about the design for Jerusalem. And they both agreed that the trailer is centre of the play, almost iconic in what it represents to the townspeople and what it says about Rooster.
While they originally thought about doing the production outdoors, under a bridge or in parks around Toronto, they weren't able to find a quiet place where audiences would be able to feel the idyllic isolation of Rooster's forest. So, they decided to bring the production indoors, to the new Streetcar Crownest, and create the forest themselves. Blais and Cushman knew, though, that they needed the trailer to be the real deal.
"So much of this play relies on naturalism of this forest and that the audience believes we're there," says Blais. "To go with anything too theatrical or too dramatized for a really important set piece like this would be doing some level of injustice."
As absurd as it sounds, the team decided to find a way to get a real trailer onto the stage. Both co-producing companies joined forces in the hunt. Several months and dozens of trailer inspection later, the Company Theatre's communications manager tracked down the perfect thing. It was Blais and Cushman's dream tank: an already beaten-up Airstream Trailer with aluminum siding and a hatch in the ceiling.
"It looks like something you could take into battle," says Cushman.
The trailer is seventeen feet long by seven and a half feet wide—much too big to fit through the doors at Crow's. But, as luck would have it, the brother of the Airstream owner offered to cut it into pieces so it could fit through the doors and be reassembled on stage.
Nick Blais's working sketches of the forest
When audiences arrive at Streetcar Crowsnest, they'll enter the space through a small, rarely-used side hallway, which will immediately transport them into the outskirts of Rooster's wood. Following a trail of kegs and beer bottles and other junk, they'll reach the heart of the forest—the haven that exists for the misfits of Flintock—right in the middle of a party.
"I'm calling it a bacchanalian forest rave," says Cushman. "It's the party the precedes the rest of the events in the play. Audiences can have a drink out of Johnny's personal stash. And then the rest of the play is kind of the hangover from that initial bash."
At the centre of the space will be Rooster's trailer, reassembled and running like a real trailer would. With its booming presence, and the sounds and lights emanating from it, audiences will know that they've entered Rooster's magical world, and that they're about to be immersed in something special.
Party with the misfits of Flintock before kicking back to watch our production of Jerusalem, beginning February 13, 2018, at the Streetcar Crowsnest.
Road to Jerusalem
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Canada Falling Short of U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals: Report
Canada could lead the world in helping to achieve water sustainability but is falling short of reaching the goals set out by the United Nations, according to a new report from scientists with the University of Saskatchewan-led Global Water Futures (GWF) program.
The report, entitled Water Futures for the World We Want, takes aim at areas where the country is lacking in water resource management and scientific research. It also outlines several recommendations for Canada to meet the 2030 goals outlined by the U.N.
"As a proud partner of UNESCO and the U.N. Water Action Decade, we are continuously looking at ways in which we can lead the country in meeting our sustainable development goals as they relate to water," said John Pomeroy, the University of Saskatchewan's Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change and GWF program director.
"Canada could be a world leader on this issue, but we have to transform how we observe, predict and manage water to meet these goals and then share our solutions globally," Pomeroy added. "This is a fitting role for Canada as a world leader in freshwater and hydrological science."
The report—released Nov. 19 in Hamilton, Ontario where 100 of Canada's leading water scientists are gathered for a national GWF meeting—cites examples of shortcomings such as inadequate access to clean drinking water on First Nations, even when drinking water advisories are eliminated. It also cites declining water quality in water bodies across Canada, lack of wastewater treatment in parts of Canada, and severely stressed river basins such as the South Saskatchewan River where water extraction reaches very high levels in dry periods.
In addition to this, the report highlights an absence of fully integrated cooperation between provinces and with the federal government on transboundary water issues.
Canada, along with 192 other nations, committed to ensuring sustainability of water resources through its official adoption of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Collectively, these goals represent a roadmap towards a more resilient, just, and equitable society.
While only one of the 17 SDGs is explicitly dedicated to achieving progress on water issues such as drinking water access, wastewater, pollution, and transboundary water resources management, a total of 40 targets across the other 16 goals are related to water.
"If we are to show the world how to achieve water sustainability, Canada first needs to get our own house in order to achieve the water goal SDG #6," said Dr. Corinne Schuster-Wallace, professor of water-related human health at the University of Saskatchewan's and co-author of the report. "Canada still has not reached universal access to reliable, potable water supplies. While the commitment to eliminating drinking water advisories in First Nation communities will go a long way to achieving this, many more aren't even served by water treatment systems."
According to this and several other recent reports, Canada is also on the front line of rapid climate change, with temperatures warming at more than twice the global average and three times the global average in Canada's North.
"Catastrophic water-related experiences such as increasing frequency and severity of floods, drought, wildfires, and toxic algae blooms are creeping threats that undermine our quality of life, health, and safety," said Bob Sandford, co-author of the report and EPCOR chair in Water and Climate Security at the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health. "They also cost our economy big time, and those costs are rising."
Canada's parliamentary budget officer has said that the costs associated with reimbursing provinces and territories for natural disaster relief costs have increased by 660 per cent between 1970 and 2014, to an average annual cost of $410 million. The cost from extreme events between 2000 and 2017 exceeds $28 billion.
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"These estimates are overwhelmingly conservative given the inability to account for losses of life and homes, and the impacts on our consequent physical and mental health," Sandford said. "Together, all of these issues conspire to threaten Canada's own water sustainability."
The authors based their findings on an analysis of recent reports related to SDG targets, progress, and national and international challenges, along with GWF project reports and activities. With 39 GWF water research projects being conducted by hundreds of researchers from 18 universities across Canada, the report is a research-focussed look at the country's current standing as it relates to the U.N.'s SDGs to date.
"There are significant long-term benefits at stake, including the enhanced health and wellbeing of current and future generations, as well as expanded economic opportunity," said Schuster-Wallace. "Ultimately, we have an opportunity beginning at the community level to help create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world for all. The alternative is, quite simply, unthinkable."
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Immune system helps transplanted stem cells navigate in central nervous system.
By discovering how adult neural stem cells navigate to injury sites in the central nervous system, UC Irvine researchers have helped solve a puzzle in the creation of stem cell-based treatments: How do these cells know where to go?
Tom Lane and Kevin Carbajal of the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center found the answer with the body's immune system.
Their study not only identifies an important targeting mechanism in transplanted stem cells but also provides a blueprint for engineering stem cell-based therapies for multiple sclerosis and other chronic neurological diseases in which inflammation occurs. Results appear in this week's early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"Previously, we've seen that adult neural stem cells injected into the spinal column knew, amazingly, exactly where to go," said Lane, Chancellor's Fellow and professor of molecular biology & biochemistry. "We wanted to find what directed them to the right injury spots."
The researchers used adult neural stem cells to treat mice with a disease similar to MS that destroys myelin, the protective tissue coating on nerves, causing chronic pain and loss of motor function. Adult neural stem cells have shown the ability to change — or differentiate — into oligodendrocytes, the building blocks of myelin, and repair or replace affected tissue.
In the mice, inflammatory cells — reacting to the virally induced nerve damage — were observed activating receptors on the adult neural stem cells. These CXCR-4 receptors, in turn, recruited chemokine proteins called CXCL-12 that guided the stem cells to specific sites. Chemokines are produced in acute and chronic inflammation to help mobilize white blood cells.
As the stem cells migrated through the central nervous system, they began to transform into the precursor cells for oligodendrocytes. Latching onto their repair sites, they continued the differentiation process. Three weeks after the initial treatment, 90 percent of the cells had grown into fully formed oligodendrocytes.
In earlier work, Lane and colleagues demonstrated that adult neural stem cell treatments improved motor function in mice with chronic MS symptoms.
"In this study, we've taken an important step by showing the navigational cues in an inflammatory environment like MS that guide stem cells," said Lane. "Hopefully, these cues can be incorporated into stem cell-based treatments to enhance their ability to repair injury."
Chris Schaumburg and Joy Kane of UCI and Dr. Robert Strieter of the University of Virginia participated in the study, which received support from the National Institutes of Health and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Lane recently received a Collaborative MS Research Center Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to assemble a team to investigate the use of cell replacement therapy to regenerate MS-ravaged nerve tissue.
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Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, but then raised in Salisbury, NC, Ayeeedubb always knew she wanted to have her voice heard. While receiving her bachelor's in Human Services at Wingate University, she interned with a new hip-hop radio station in Charlotte. Ayeeedubb had her most memorable moments on social media with her videos on instagram, snapchat, and vine being favorited and reposted by many people all over the world. She wondered what she could do for a living that allows her to just be herself. That is when she decided she wanted to pursue a career as an on-air personality. After her internship ended, she was offered a job to be on-air at Charlotte's New Hip Hop Station, Streetz 103.3 and 100.5. She was with them for three years when she was then offered her first full time radio position with Live 99.9, a Top 40 radio station in South Bend, Indiana doing nights! After a year, she moved to Albany, NY to do nights on Jamz 96.3 and was then promoted to host her own morning show! When she isn't on air entertaining the city, you can catch her creating GroupChat Topic videos, interviewing celebrities, and always keeping you laughing on social media. Ayeeedubb is now ready to make it back home to Raleigh and take over middays on K97.5!
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The rumors have been going around for a while now that Lori Harvey and Damson Idris were an item, but since it is Lori's birthday, Damson had to show off his boo and make it Instagram Official!
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Little Rock lawmaker proposes tax on e-cigarettes
Sen. Will Bond, D-Little Rock, filed a bill Monday that would levy a tax on e-cigarettes equal to the tax levied on tobacco products other than cigarettes.
Senate Bill 347 would raise about $12.1 million a year in state tax revenue, Bond said. The first $10 million would be credited to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences National Cancer Institute Designation Trust Fund. Any remaining revenue would go to UAMS' operating fund.
"I think it makes a lot of sense to treat these nicotine delivery systems just as we do other tobacco products. It's an epidemic out there," he said.
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Kam's Kapsules for movies opening 7-1-16
The BFG (PG for action, peril, scary images and rude humor) Steven Spielberg directed this adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved children's novel about the unlikely friendship forged between a little girl (Ruby Barnhill) and the only member of a hostile race of invading giants (Mark Rylance) who won't eat children. With Rebecca Hall, Bill Hader and Rafe Spall.
The Legend of Tarzan (PG-13 for action, violence, sensuality and brief crude dialogue) Alexander Skarsgard handles the title role in this adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs adventure about a British boy born an aristocrat but raised in the Congo by apes. Ensemble includes Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, Jim Broadbent and Djimon Hounsou. (In English and Bantu wuth subtitles)
The Purge: Election Year (R for profanity and disturbing, graphic violence) Third episode in the horror franchise finds a U.S. presidential candidate (Elizabeth Mitchell) and her bodyguard (Frank Grillo) on the run from government operatives during The Purge because of her campaign promise to discontinue the gruesome annual ritual. Cast includes Edwin Hodge, Kyle Secor and Mykelti Williamson.
Buddymoon (Unrated) Road comedy about a just-jilted groom-to-be (David Giuntoli) who honeymoons anyway, but with his incessantly-optimistic best man (Flula Berg). Cast includes Claire Coffee, Brian T. Finney and Jeanne Syquia.
The Innocents (PG-13 for disturbing mature themes, sexual assault, bloody images and brief suggestive content) Post-World War II saga, set in Poland in 1945, about a Red Cross intern (Lou de Laage) who discovers a convent containing a number of liberated Benedictine nuns impregnated while imprisoned in a concentration camp. With Agata Buzek, Jaonna Kulig and Anna Prochniak. (In French, Polish and Russian with subtitles)
Life, Animated (PG for mature themes and a suggestive reference) Heartwarming documentary chronicling how Disney cartoons and supportive parents helped an autistic boy overcome a host of his challenges.
Microbe & Gasoline (R for teen sexuality) Coming-of-age comedy about a couple of high school outcasts (Ange Dargent and Theophile Baquet) who embark on a summer road trip across France in an automobile they built themselves. With Diane Basnier, Audrey Tautou and Vincent Lamoureux. (In French with subtitles)
Our Kind of Traitor (R for violence, sexuality, frontal nudity, brief drug use and pervasive profanity) Adaptation of the John le Carre international thriller of the same name about a naive Britsh couple (Ewan McGregor and Naomie Harris) duped into helping a powerful Russian mobster (Stellan Skarsgard) while vacationing in Morocco. With Damian Lewis, Alicia von Rittberg and Mark Stanley.
Roseanne for President! (Unrated) Prestige biopic recounting comedienne Roseanne Barr's unsuccessful run for president during the 2012 campaign. Featuring Michael Moore, Rosie O'Donnell and Sandra Bernhard.
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Mauritius may seem small at 45 by 65 kilometres, but one- to two-hour drives between hotels and attractions are not uncommon. There are only two major highways: the M1, which heads from the airport north to Grand Baie, and the new M2, which heads north from the central plateau and bypasses congested Port Louis. Otherwise roads are typically narrow, twisting around a topography of coastal inlets and mountains, or winding through congested towns and villages, often with no pavements.
Buses are a fun, cheap way to explore the island and travel everywhere except from the uninhabited Plaine Champagne and Le Morne Peninsula. The main transport hubs are Port Louis in the north, Curepipe and Quatre Bornes on the central plateau, Flacq in the east and Mahébourg in the south. Buses typically run from 5.30am to 8pm in urban areas and 6.30am to 6.30pm in the countryside, with the occasional later service. Most destinations aren't on direct routes, so travel can be time-consuming. Choose express buses over standard ones as these have air conditioning and travel much faster.
By car and motorbike
Self-driving is an increasingly popular and flexible option for touring the island as driving is on the left, traffic signs are in English and petrol is relatively cheap. Speed limits vary from 30km/hr in towns to 110km/hr on the motorway. Although things are improving, towns and attractions are typically poorly signed and Mauritian driving is erratic, so don't expect to get anywhere fast. Driving on the south and east coasts where roads are quieter is the most pleasant, and arguably safest.
Open-topped jeeps, Mini Cooper convertibles and 4WDs can be rented from leading international players with desks at the airport and major resorts, with chauffeurs available too. Local providers tend to be 25–30 percent cheaper. A good bet island-wide is Maki Car Rental, who use local contractors and have competitive rates which include unlimited mileage, and a free GPS with five days' car hire. Scooters and some motorbikes can be rented in tourist centres; a valid driving licence is required and you must be a minimum age of 23 to rent a car, or 18 to rent a scooter.
There aren't a plethora of petrol stations around the island, so fill up when you see one, and bear in mind, apart from on the motorway, most close around 7pm.
Tourist taxis are regulated by the hotel or province they're linked to, which is printed on a yellow panel on the driver's door. Outside of hotels, taxis tend to be found at shopping centres or bus stations during working hours; some listed in the Mauritius Yellow Pages can be booked in advance. Despite the presence of meters in taxis, its better to negotiate the fare before you get in – and don't be afraid to bargain. Journeys are relatively inexpensive, depending on the distance travelled, although bear in mind that taxi drivers get commissions on top, so get suggestions of places to shop, eat or drink from independent sources.
Shared taxis operate on popular routes and depart when full. Charging little more than a bus fare, they are used on a regular basis by locals after buses have stopped in the evening. Hotel staff are a good source of information on where to find them.
Mauritius isn't a particularly cycle-friendly destination as towns have narrow congested roads, and bikes are not allowed on buses, but short rides along the quieter coastal roads are pleasant and popular. The south and east coasts have the least traffic, and Le Morne Peninsula, with virtually none, is a cyclist's paradise. Most hotels and resorts, some guesthouses and travel agencies in tourist areas offer bicycles for guests' use or for rental. Yemaya Adventures (5752 0046, yemayaadventures.com) offers cycling holidays.
On excursions
Most visitors to Mauritius jump on convenient and reasonably-priced minibus excursions offered by island tour companies from most hotels and resorts. Typically lasting a half- or full day, these take in major island sights and experiences on regional or themed trips such as the "exotic south".
By helicopter
Air Mauritius's Bell Jet Ranger four-seater helicopters based at the airport offer a number of trips as well as airport transfers (207 7575, airmauritius.com, or book through its ticket offices or tour operators). Themed excursions include heli-golf and heli-lunch.
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Q: .xcdatamodel: cdtool cannot compile with Xcode 7.2 I'm using Xcode 7.2 on OSX 10.11.3.
I couldn't build and run a project which uses CoreData.
I have come across this SO question, but it doesn't seem to work for me. I have changed the file's name by hand and the error still persisted.
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There's family fun in Guildhall Square on Wednesday, with children's activities and a free screening of the animated comedy The Secret Life of Pets.
The Portsmouth City Council event, from 11am to 3pm, will include free face-painting and a free art workshop on the theme of pets. There will also be rides and trampolines (small admission charges apply).
The film will be on the Big Screen from 1pm to 2.30pm. It's a story about the adventures our pets have after we go to work or school each day. The quiet life of Max, a terrier, is disturbed when his owner takes in Duke, a stray.
Cllr Linda Symes, the council's Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport, said: "It's good to make use of the square for family activities over the holidays. We've teamed up with the Big Screen to make it a really great day out."


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Joel Pearson: enters his second year as Director of Track & Field, Cross Country at Cardinal Stritch University. A USATF Level 3 / IAAF Level V Academy Coach - Endurance, Joel holds USATF Level 2 certifications in Combined Events, Sprint/Hurdles, Jumps, and was a grant recipient for USATF Emerging Elite Camp. Prior to his arrival at Stritch, Pearson coached at Kennesaw State University, where the Owls achieved a national qualifier, a conference record holder, two conference champions, and 16 school records. Joel has coached athletes to the Canadian Olympic Trials, U.S. Olympic Trials, World Juniors, and a US Jr. National Record.
Tony Veney: is currently the Director of track and field at Ventura College. Tony served as Director of track and field/cross country at North Carolina A&T State University (2011). While an assistant coach at UCLA (2003-2009), Coach Veney led 15 Bruins to either indoor or outdoor All-American status, six Pac-10 Champions and four NCAA West Regional titles. While at Portland State, the Vikings had 28 All-Big Sky Academic award winners. Prior to coaching at Portland State, Veney was an assistant men's track coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Oregon from 1998-2001. He served as the Elite Junior Film Coordinator from 1987 to 2000 and Elite Senior Film Coordinator and Junior Elite Sprint/Hurdle Camp Clinician from 1988 to 2000. From 1987-1999, he was the Regional Sprint Coordinator. In 1999, he assumed the position of Women's Sprint Development Chair and is a USATF Level 1, 2 and 3 Clinician and certified USATF Master of Coaching.
Dr. Matt Lydum: is the Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Previously he has served in head coaching positions at Pendleton High School, San Francisco State University and Defiance College. He was the NCAA DII Regional Coach of the Year and has represented the USOC at the International Olympic Academy. He has worked with numerous NAIA & NCAA DII & DIII All-Americans. Lydum has served as Assistant Coach on international USATF Youth teams and has completed the USATF Coaching Education Level 2 Program in Sprints, Hurdles, Relays; Jumps; Combined events, and Throws. Dr. Lydum also coordinates the Level 2 – Youth Specialization.


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SSP Vaas transferred to Headquarters
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SSP Vaas Gunawardena against whom there are charges over the abduction, assault and illegal detention of Nipuna Ramanayake of the SLIIT Campus has been transferred to the Police Headquarters with effect from 14th August. This is a step taken by the IGP while investigations are being conducted against the SSP.
Already, two Sub Inspectors have been transferred to Negombo and Kegalle; and four constables transferred to Galle, Kandy, Avisawella and Thebuwana in this connection. Investigations are also being conducted against them in the meanwhile.
However, it is significant to note that no arrests have been made so far although 12 days have already elapsed.
More than 20,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) residing in camps in Vavuniya have gone missing, and a census into the disappearances is now nearing completion.
A senior official at the Vauniya Kachcheri said yesterday, "There is a significant and glaring number of missing people from all IDP camps, somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 are no longer there."
According to him, it's unclear how so many people had made their getaway as there had been a steady decline in numbers, and nothing concrete to investigate on.
Unofficial sources claimed that some Tiger top leaders who had also been hiding among civilians in the camps have made their getaway, and have reportedly bribed officials with sums running to millions of rupees.
The source added that most of the IDPs have occasionally left camps saying they required treatment from hospitals, especially during some epidemics. Most of them, however, have not returned when they were expected to do so. The senior official said the number of visits to hospitals has been drastically reduced and humanitarian workers are required to see that the needs of IDPs such as medicines are met.
The bodies of two tamil servant girls were found yesterday in a canal opposite the houses where they worked in Cinnamon Gardens. The servant girls were discovered missing in the early hours of yesterday and their bodies were found floating in the canal by neighbours.
The girls had written a note together in Tamil saying: "Because of a reason that causes us unbearable pain we are taking our lives. No one is to blame," a Police source said.
The servant girls were aged 16 and 18 and were from Maskeliya.
A police officer said they were yet to ascertain the motive for the possible suicide and inquiries are underway.
Police spokesperson SSP Ranjith Gunesekera said that the girls were Tamil. Suicide was possible and however the cause of the death can be established at the inquest.
Foreign Secretary Dr Palitha Kohona will leave for New York early next month to take up his new post as Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, informed sources said.
At the time of going to press it was not clear as to who will replace him as Foreign Secretary.
The official government website also announced on Friday that Dr. Kohona, will shortly assume duties as the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, New York.
The incumbent Sri Lankan Permanent Representative in New York H.MG.S. Palihakkara was scheduled to return to Colombo over the weekend for personal reasons prior to completing his term there.
It is also still not clear who will fill the vacancy in Geneva as the Country's Permanent Representative to the UN there. Dr Dayan Jayatillake was recently recalled without any official explanation.
Foreign Ministry sources said the Geneva slot is likely to be filled by either Aruni Wijewardena or Prasad Kariyawasam, both are senior career diplomats. Kariyawasam has already served a stint in Geneva as the country's Permanent Representative
It was only in March this year that Jayatillake was given a one year extension.
It is believed that Jayatilleka's sudden recall is over his getting entangled in public debates over some sensitive domestic issues.
Meanwhile, Jayatilleka yesterday denied rumours that he is to be the next Ambassador to Cuba. He added that the Government of Sri Lanka has not contacted him after informing that his tenure in Geneva will end on August 20.
"I have not been appointed, nor approached, nor has this been mentioned to me at all by anyone in the Government. I think this is merely a rumour without foundation," Jayatilleka said. "I have had no communication from GOSL following the fax conveying my dismissal," he added.
Earlier this week media reports circulated stating that Jayatilleka would be appointed as Sri Lanka's ambassador in Cuba replacing Ms Tamara Kunanayakam. Last month Jayatilleka's tenure as Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations came to an abrupt end as he was informed that his term in Geneva will end on August 20.
Meanwhile, senior diplomat Ms. Kshenuka Seneviratne is now tipped to assume duties as Sri Lanka's ambassador to Rome. The current ambassador there attorney at law Hemantha Warnakulasuriya is expected to complete his term shortly.


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HomeEuropean LeaguesPremier LeagueRonaldo to play for Al-Nassr from January 1 after agreeing €400m deal with new club
Ronaldo to play for Al-Nassr from January 1 after agreeing €400m deal with new club
December 6, 2022 Anytime Football Premier League, Transfer
Portugal international and former Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly agreed to a two and half year contract with Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr that will make him the highest-paid athlete in the World.
According to Spanish outlet Marca via GOAL, Ronaldo will earn an eye-watering €200m per season when he makes the move to Saudi Arabia at the end of the year.
🚨 The numbers behind Cristiano Ronaldo's potential move to Al-Nassr FC:
• €200,000,000 per year
• €16,000,000 per month
• €3,800,000 per week
• €760,000 per day
• €96,000 per hour
• €1,600 per minute
• €26 per second
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Ronaldo became available as a free agent last month after parting ways with Manchester United following his controversial interview with TalkTV host Piers Morgan.
His future has been subject to speculation since parting ways with the Old Trafford side. However, if reports by Marca are anything to go by, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner has sorted his future for the next two and half years and should be lining up with Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr from January 1st 2023.
Al-Nassr sit second in the Saudi Pro League and will offer him the type of money no other team in Europe will offer him.
He is set to sign a two and half year contract that is surrounded by economic incentives via advertising, which will place the Portuguese as the highest-paid athlete in the world. According to the report, 'the total number of CR7's links with Al-Nassr will be close to 200 million euros per season.'
According to Marca, although Ronaldo had wanted to remain in Europe, the incentive offered by Al-Nassr was too lucrative to pass on.
The 37-year-old will become the Saudi image abroad with his arrival considered a matter of state.
The likes of Chelsea and Bayern Munich had been linked to the player, but none can afford the kind of money he will be getting in the Gulf nation.
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Portugal's boss unhappy with Ronaldo's reaction at being substituted
Leicester City 3-1 Manchester United: Iheanacho brace sends the Red Devils out of the FA Cup
March 22, 2021 Anytime Football European Leagues
Leicester City booked their place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in 39 years with a 3-1 win over Manchester United earlier today. The Foxes opened the scoring on the 24th minute through former […]
Ronaldo & Juventus Players waive €90M, 4-months wages
March 30, 2020 Anytime Football European Leagues, Serie A
The Juventus players, including Cristiano Ronaldo and their manager, Maurizio Sarri, have reached an agreement over a wage reduction that will help Juventus to save €90m (£81m). In a statement released on March 28 (Saturday), […]
Newcastle United keen on Renan Lodi
June 6, 2022 Anytime Football Premier League, Transfer
Newcastle are looking to improve their squad significantly this summer and the Premier League side have identified the Brazilian defender Renan Lodi as a potential target. According to a report via Give me sport, the 24-year-old's performances have caught […]


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REI deepens investment to 'rewild' 5 American cities
REI last week announced $603,000 in grants to foster outdoor recreation opportunities in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
Since 2015, REI has partnered with local nonprofits to help city-dwellers reconnect with nature; with the latest grants its total contribution to what it calls its "rewilding" effort totals $1.6 million, according to a company press release.
The projects include developing and/or improving areas for water paddling, hiking and cycling in parks, forests and trails in or near urban and suburban areas of the five U.S. cities.
"Rewilding" is a conservation term that usually refers to the reintroduction of wild animal species that have been driven out of their natural habitats, often by the encroachment of urban development.
But REI is borrowing the term to apply it to humans, which, especially in the U.S., are increasingly found in cities — and indoors. The average American spends 95% of their time indoors, REI says.
"[O]ur goal is to reimagine how people connect with the outdoors while living in large metropolitan areas," Kristen Ragain, REI philanthropy and community partnership manager, said in a statement. "As more of the population moves to urban areas, and cities continue to develop, it's important to ensure there are outdoor spaces for people to enjoy the rewards and benefits of a life outdoors."
This effort is just the latest on-brand maneuver for the outdoor gear co-op, which has infamously shut down its in-store and online retail operations on Black Friday for the past few years so that its customers and employees could spend the day after Thanksgiving out hiking in nature. Despite that #OptOutside campaign during one of retail's biggest shopping days, the co-op is grabbing market share from rivals.
Branding and philanthropy-based moves are popular among outdoor retailers in particular, as with Eddie Bauer's #WhyIHike campaign, which raises money for outdoors-related nonprofit companies, and L.L. Bean's recent announcement of an outdoor co-working pop-up, which will travel to four U.S. metro areas this summer before landing permanently at its Freeport, Maine headquarters.
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A woodpecker has taken up residence in the World's Largest Hockey Stick at the Cowichan Community Centre. (Photo courtesy Lorraine Francisty)
Woodpecker makes its home in Cowichan's Big Stick
Bird first spotted last week; community centre working to remove it
Kevin Rothbauer
A pesky woodpecker — or two, by some witness accounts — has made its home in the World's Largest Hockey Stick.
The woodpecker, identified as a northern flicker, recently drilled a hole in the blade of the stick, just above the tape.
Cowichan Community Centre facilities operation manager Brad Coleman said on Wednesday that he first heard reports of the woodpecker last week. Staff looked into the situation, and, lacking a lift that would get anyone high enough, they used a pole to stuff steel wool into the hole. That appeared to do the trick for a few days, but the bird was back early this week.
"It seemed to work for the weekend, but it's definitely back," Coleman said.
Coleman has now arranged for a bucket truck to come by next week to cover the hole with tin.
"Fortunately, the hole is right at the edge of the roofing that looks like tape on the stick," Coleman related. "If the tin works, we'll look at wrapping it a little father with tape."
Built of Douglas fir for Expo 86 in Vancouver, the 62.48-metre stick was moved to North Cowichan and has stood at the Cowichan Community Centre since 1988. This is the first incident involving a woodpecker that Coleman is aware of.
"We had bugs at one time, but we took care of that when we refinished it," Coleman said. "But we've never had birds that I know of."
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NAB Customer Spending Behaviours: Q1 2017
New data released by NAB today shows that spending on consumption-based goods and services by NAB customers slowed to 2.0% over the year to Q1 2017, from 3.1% over the year to Q4 2016.
The data, based on around 4 million daily transactions, also revealed a fall in average monthly spending during the quarter to $1,997 in metropolitan or "city" areas ($2,171 in Q4 2016) and $1,866 in regional areas ($2,021 in Q4 2016).
According to NAB Group Chief Economist Alan Oster, "These findings reinforce recent official data which also paint a fairly downbeat picture of very soft consumer spending growth during the March quarter".
"Given the sheer size of NAB's customer base, it's reasonable to assume that their spending behaviours are representative of our country as a whole" he said.
NAB's customer spending slowed in all capital city metropolitan areas and regions (except Tasmania).
Overall spending growth in metropolitan areas eased to 1.6% in Q1 2017 (2.9% in Q4 2016), and to 3.2% in regional areas (3.5% in Q4 2016).
But spending behaviours continue to vary considerably across the country.
"In the capital cities, customer spending ranged from 6.2% in Hobart to -2.8% in Perth, where the post-mining slump impact on spending remains very evident" said Mr Oster.
In regional areas, spending was fastest in NSW (4.4%) and Victoria (4.1%), with Walgett NSW (28.7%), Yarriambiack VIC (21.0%), Gannawarra VIC (20.0%) and Inverell NSW (19.9%) the fastest growing regions in the country.
By category, spending growth was led by Arts & Recreation Services (12.0%), Financial & Insurance Services (7.9%) and Accommodation & Food Services (7.5%) and Other Services (5.4%).
"In the key Retail Trade segment, spending slowed to just 1.0%, with this overall subdued pace of growth also being reflected in generally weak retail trading conditions in the NAB Business Survey" said Mr Oster.
Accommodation & Food Services contributed the most to overall customer spending growth in the March quarter (34%), followed by Retail Trade (23%) and Financial & Insurance (17.0%).
Customer spending excludes mortgages and other credit facility payments and government services.
For further details, please see the attached document:
NAB Customer Spending Behaviours: Q1 2017 (PDF, 738kb)
NAB's Group Economics consists of a leading team of economists who provide accurate, timely and relevant updates on domestic, international and industrial economic trends.
Headed up by the Group Chief Economist, Alan Oster, the team is comprised of three distinct departments:
- Australian economics and commodities
- International economics
- Industry economics
The team publish a wealth of content including reports, surveys, forecasts and indexes.
Read NAB Group Economics's Profile
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NAB Economics Data Insights 14 January 2021
Consumption spending growth resumed in the week ending 9 January, up 4.1% on the same week last year.


The DRN is proud to showcase four MSU faculty members who will share current and evolving work. Faculty will present a 5-7 minute flash talk for the purposes of gathering your constructive feedback and discussion in a supportive environment.
The Share Out! will take place Friday, November 30, 2018 from 12:00 – 2:30 pm at the MSU Union, Mosaic Center Conference Room. Lunch will begin at 12 noon and flash talks will take place between 12:30 – 2:00 pm. The remainder of the time will be used for broad discussion and research networking.


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The mad rush for the HS2 project is being fuelled by sentiment and sound bites which have no basis in reality, and the proposal to submit a paving bill reflects this.
The DfT has knowingly fabricated the supporting evidence for HS2, using every outdated figure and model available to them. As a result, they have presented a grossly inflated business case which doesn't stand up to scrutiny. The costs are too great and the value for money of the project is far too low at a time of supposed austerity.
Environmentally HS2 is a disaster threatening at least 350 unique habitats, 50 ancient woodlands, 30 river corridors, 24 Sites of Special Scientific Interest and hundreds of other important areas which cannot be replaced.
HS2 would have significant social impacts, uprooting householders and devastating communities without proper compensation.
HS2 is simply a vanity project and must be cancelled.
The Government understands the concern that many people in Britain have over the impact of HS2. Such large infrastructure projects are often accompanied by vocal opposition, and we are, of course, keen to engage with all concerned parties as HS2 moves forward.
It is impossible to undertake an infrastructure project of this magnitude and importance without causing a degree of environmental disruption, but we aim to mitigate this as much as possible. Our draft environmental statement represents the largest environmental impact assessment ever undertaken in the UK, and builds on the previous work in the Appraisal of Sustainability.
It is not true to claim that the Government has fabricated any evidence to support the business case for HS2. The business case is sound and we are committed to ensuring that it will provide value for money to the taxpayer.
Moreover we have committed to reviewing our business case on a regular basis and are planning to update our economic analysis and publish an updated economic case later this year. The economic case forms part of the full business case for HS2. Other documents of the business case consist of the strategic case, the financial case, the commercial case, and the management case.
But the business case is just one part of the equation. HS2 will significantly increase capacity on our north-south rail lines, simultaneously bringing the North and South closer together and allowing for significant investment and regeneration in areas outside of London.
The High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill is a big step towards realising this. Once enacted, it will give the Secretary of State powers to begin spending on preparatory works for HS2. This will allow more detailed design and survey work to commence while the hybrid Bill for Phase One makes its way through Parliament.
The 'paving' Bill is also essential in allowing for the provision of compensation. The Government has undertaken to have a re-consultation on property compensation following the outcome of the Judicial Review earlier this year. The Bill ensures that, whatever the the results of this re-consultation, those affected by HS2 will have access to a fair and generous compensation package.
HS2 is a project which is vital to securing Britain's future growth and ensuring our transport network is prepared for the future. It is a generational project, which will bring benefits for decades to come. The High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill is a huge step forward in this project, and we do not believe that scrapping it would be in the national interest, either now or in the future.


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J Clin Med Res
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Validation of Skeletal Muscle Volume as a Nutritional Assessment in Patients With Gastric or Colorectal Cancer Before Radical Surgery
Takayuki Endo 1 2 , Chika Momoki 3 , Minori Yamaoka 2 , Saki Hachino 2 , Satoshi Iwatani 2 , Seiji Kiyota 4 , Hiromu Tanaka 4 , Daiki Habu 1
1 Department of Medical Nutrition, Graduate School of Life Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.
2 Dietary Section, Department of Surgery, Higashisumiyoshi Morimoto Hospital, 3-2-66 Takaai, Higashisumiyoshi-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 546-0014, Japan.
3 Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Contemporary Human Life Science, Tezukayama University, 3-1-3 Gakuenminami, Nara-shi, Nara 631-8585, Japan.
4 Department of Surgery, Higashisumiyoshi Morimoto Hospital, 3-2-66 Takaai, Higashisumiyoshi-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 546-0014, Japan.
DOI: 10.14740/jocmr3129w
Takayuki Endo et al. J Clin Med Res. Oct 2017
Correction: Validation of Skeletal Muscle Volume as a Nutritional Assessment in Patients With Gastric or Colorectal Cancer Before Radical Surgery
T Endo et al. J Clin Med Res 9 (12), 1032. Dec 2017. PMID 29163741.
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.14740/jocmr3129w.].
Background: Recently, some studies have reported the importance of sarcopenia as a prognostic factor in patients with gastrointestinal cancer who have undergone surgery. We aimed to examine skeletal muscle volume for use in nutritional assessment of preoperative patients, and to compare the results with those of other conventional methods of nutritional assessment, such as biochemical or body composition values.
Methods: This was an open cohort study which examined skeletal muscle volume for use in nutritional assessment of preoperative patients. A total of 121 patients with gastrointestinal cancer who underwent radical surgery were enrolled in this study between June 1, 2008 and December 31, 2012. There were 39 and 82 patients with gastric and colorectal cancer, respectively. The primary outcome of this study was postoperative overall survival. The secondary outcomes were postoperative survival from cancer-related deaths, recurrences of cancer after surgery, postoperative complications, and postoperative hospital inpatient stay (measured in days). Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify the relevant factors for postoperative outcomes mentioned above.
Results: Skeletal muscle volume was a significant (hazard ratio (HR): 3.34, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.21 - 9.17, P = 0.020) independent prognostic factor for cancer-related deaths in patients with gastric or colorectal cancer who had undergone surgery, and a marginally independent (HR: 2.48, 95% CI: 0.91 - 6.81, P = 0.077) factor that negatively contributed to overall survival in these patients. In contrast, the preoperative skeletal muscle volume was not correlated with the recurrence of cancer, and was not significantly correlated with the occurrence of severe complications after surgery or prolongation of hospitalization.
Conclusions: The preoperative skeletal muscle volume was a significant prognostic factor in patients with gastric or colorectal cancers. Therefore, the estimation of skeletal muscle volume may be important for stable, long-term nutritional assessment in patients with gastrointestinal cancers.
Keywords: Colorectal cancer; Gastric cancer; Preoperative nutritional assessment; Prognostic factor; Sarcopenia; Skeletal muscle volume.
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.
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Flow diagram according to selection and exclusion criteria.
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The differences in cumulative overall survival rates after surgery, according to the SMI...
The differences in cumulative overall survival rates after surgery, according to the SMI classification. The SMI group with lower values (SMI values < 6.25 kg/m2 and < 5.17 kg/m2 in male and female patients, respectively) had significantly shorter survival rates than the SMI group with higher values (P = 0.019). SMI: smooth muscle index.
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The differences in cumulative survival rates after surgery from cancer-related deaths, according to...
The differences in cumulative survival rates after surgery from cancer-related deaths, according to the SMI classification. Patients with lower values of SMI had significantly shorter survivals than those with higher values of SMI (P = 0.013). SMI: smooth muscle index.
Clinical Impact of Postoperative Loss in Psoas Major Muscle and Nutrition Index After Radical Cystectomy for Patients With Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder
M Miyake et al. BMC Cancer 17 (1), 237. 2017. PMID 28359307.
Further research is required to establish appropriate rehabilitation protocols and nutritional interventions after radical cystectomy for maintaining skeletal muscle mass …
Sarcopenia Is an Independent Predictor of Severe Postoperative Complications and Long-Term Survival After Radical Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: Analysis From a Large-Scale Cohort
CL Zhuang et al. Medicine (Baltimore) 95 (13), e3164. Mar 2016. PMID 27043677.
Currently, the association between sarcopenia and long-term prognosis after gastric cancer surgery has not been investigated. Moreover, the association between sarcopenia …
Prognostic Nutritional Index Predicts Severe Complications, Recurrence, and Poor Prognosis in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Primary Tumor Resection
R Tokunaga et al. Dis Colon Rectum 58 (11), 1048-57. Nov 2015. PMID 26445177.
The preoperative prognostic nutritional index predicts severe complications, recurrence, and poor prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer who are undergoing primary …
Skeletal Muscle Mass and Quality as Risk Factors for Postoperative Outcome After Open Colon Resection for Cancer
BC Boer et al. Int J Colorectal Dis 31 (6), 1117-24. Jun 2016. PMID 26876070.
Skeletal muscle quality is a predictor for overall complications, whereas sarcopenic obesity is a predictor for severe postoperative complications after open colon resect …
Does Postoperative Morbidity Worsen the Oncological Outcome After Radical Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancers? A Systematic Review of the Literature
H Shimada et al. Ann Gastroenterol Surg 1 (1), 11-23. 2017. PMID 29863169. - Review
Complications after radical surgery for esophageal, gastric, and colorectal cancers are associated with patient prognosis. Avoiding such complications might improve the o …
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No Evidence for Changes in Skeletal Muscle Mass or Weight During First-Line Chemotherapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
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In a homogenous mCRC cohort, SMM depletion was not associated with survival or chemotherapy toxicity. Despite most patient experiencing diarrhea, no changes in weight or …
Relationship of Prognostic Nutritional Index With Prognosis of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
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Background: The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is a useful parameter that indicates the immunonutritional status of patients with malignant tumors. In this ret …
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This Sunday morning, I was feeling a little wobbly. I easily get bored when I run out of fun activities. So today, I literally had whole day to myself without any concrete plans. I wondered how to make it exciting. Just then, a random idea stuck. Lets try doing some graffiti!
Back to present. I live in a rented apartment, so naturally I did not have the liberty to go all guns and smudge the interior walls with spray paints. However, what I could do was to use my makeshift whiteboard, which I otherwise use to write code and brainstorm, as a graffiti wall.
Now all that was left was to find an appropriate piece of art that is witty, uplifting and easy for a first timer. I found an interesting sketch of three kids with cute looks, ruffled hair and some mischief brewing in their mind. Just apt!
I used a blue marker to get started. It was a bit difficult in the beginning. I had to edit and erase the initial few curves. But soon I got the hang of it. I stated enjoying it! In less than ten mins I was done sketching the three kids. Here it is below [the left side].
Since I completed the graffiti fairly quickly, I felt a little undeserving. To compensate for it, I found another interesting image from Calvin and Hobbes, where Calvin is having a gala time listening to his boom box. I inserted it into my debutant graffiti art as well.
After finishing, I admired it for a few minutes and indulged myself into some unabashed self appraisal 😀 . I throughly enjoyed the whole experience of trying out a new skill. I promised myself to try a new graffiti every week.
"Skill#28 – A veteran Graffiti artist" soon-to-inserted-in-my-resume.


John Cohn reminds us that nobody seems to have noticed the recent joint DLC/union event in which the leaders of the centrist outfit and the two major labor federations announced joint support for various things and, in particular, the DLC endorsed the Employee Free Choice Act which forces more knowledgable than I regard as vital to making it much more feasible to organize workers.
Cohn wonders a bit if this rapprochement is more tactical or strategic. Without any special insider knowledge, I would mark myself down for "strategic" simply because EFCA is really a strategic issue. Unions take stands on all kinds of issues, so pretty much anyone is bound to agree with them about some stuff and disagree about other stuff. The core issue of EFCA, however, is unions themselves -- marking yourself down for labor law reform is to say you'd like to see a revivial of the labor movement in America, whereas opposing or staying aloof from it is to say you'd like to see it fade away. Let me also note that recently I've heard various economists of a conservative or libertarian stripe express significant skepticism that public policy measures serious influence unionization rates. That could be true, I suppose, but it makes corporate America's die-hard opposition to organizing-friendly labor laws and labor law enforcement hard to explain.


Smaller Than Small 1 by David Baruch Wolk - 7.250" x 10.000"
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What comes out of an artist's hand on the canvas is an expression of his true inner picture. He needs to learn how to react to what he sees in front of him, some level of its meaning. He must, in general, be involved in a search to know his true self and truth in general. Then he can use painting to see in a vibrant way to picture what is inside himself. And if he pursues in the process of his painting truth and parallels this with and relentless search for self- and general truth, he will bear, with Heaven's help, fruit in his work.


How can I use WorkOut 2.5 with EnVision (offline)?
This document describes how to process measurements with WorkOut 2.5 after measurements have been made by the EnVision software. The document assumes the user has both the EnVision manager (version 1.08 or later) and WorkOut 2.5 software installed on their system. It is recommended that you follow the steps through in order to fully understand how to setup EnVision and WorkOut 2.5 to work together.
Alternatively an online driver for the EnVision is available from here.
Note: There is some overlap in the terminology used in the two applications, specifically the term "protocol". Within both WorkOut and the EnVision Manager software the term "protocol" refers to all of the settings for measurements and operations performed before and after measurements. However, each "protocol" is specific to its own application, i.e. EnVision protocols are used within the EnVision manager and WorkOut protocols are within WorkOut only. To avoid confusion this document uses the terms "EnVision Protocol" and "WorkOut Protocol".
Now WorkOut 2.5 is setup to automatically recognise and import typical EnVision files.
An EnVision protocol is required to take measurements with the EnVision. This EnVision protocol must be setup to take measurements and output the data to a file (which WorkOut can then import).
Launch the Wallac EnVision manager.
In the right hand pane: under the Plate tab select all of the wells with the mouse and then choose Select.
This will automatically create a CSV text file after the measurements are completed. The text file will be created in the location specified under Filename. (The EnVision installation places a short-cut to this default directory on the Windows Desktop).
Press Start to take the measurements. When the measurements are completed the EnVision software will automatically create the output file. You can use the short-cut on the Desktop (EnVision Data) to check the file has been created OK. You will note that the new file is in a sub-directory (typically made up of today's date). If you have Excel installed the file will open in Excel.
Now that we have an EnVision data file we can setup WorkOut 2.5 to import this data.
Select Import data to analyse from a text file… and press Next.
Press the Browse button and navigate to the newly created file in the EnVision data sub-directory and press OK (or select an EnVision data file to import).
The imported data will be displayed in the next wizard step.
Complete the wizard and make a note of the new WorkOut Protocol name. At the end of the wizard press finish and the new WorkOut Protocol will be launched automatically importing the EnVision data into WorkOut.
At this point we have created a WorkOut 2.5 Protocol which can import any EnVision data file which uses the same format as the original EnVision data file. The WorkOut 2.5 Protocol has been run for the first time importing the original EnVision data file. This WorkOut 2.5 Protocol can be used to import other EnVision data files of this format.
In this example we have used the Generic Wizard to create the protocol. It is likely that you will want to add analyses to process your data as required. Having this first set of data in WorkOut makes it easy to setup the analysis and see the results with your data.
Now use WorkOut 2.5 to setup the analysis/reporting options as required. For example, you may want to add new transforms. Press Recalculate each time to effect the changes. When you are happy with your settings you can save the Protocol using the File | Save Protocol option. Make a note of the new protocol name.
Now we have a WorkOut 2.5 Protocol which can be used to automatically import EnVision data and process the data as required.
This WorkOut Protocol can be launched from WorkOut's Organiser: using this method you must select which EnVision data file to import. Alternatively WorkOut can be launched from the command line – this maybe useful to import many existing EnVision data files for processing in WorkOut.
Open the EnVision Protocol which has been setup to take measurements and output the text file.
At the bottom of this page of controls you will see an Event box – tick this box.
"C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents\My Assays\Protocols\My Protocol.apr"
You can also optionally use the /exit option to automatically exit WorkOut after the data has been processed.
The EnVision is capable of many different types of measurements, including, endpoint, scan, kinetic, multi-label, multi-plate, different plate dimensions (to name a few). It is also capable of exporting the results in many different ways. There are therefore a huge number of different possible configurations and content of data produced in the EnVision output file. It is not feasible for WorkOut 2.5 to be able to automatically recognise and import all of these different possible permutations of data. However, at Dazdaq we have produced several import scripts to deal with the most common scenarios.


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B. CARMAGE WALLS was born in Crisp County, Georgia, on October 28, 1908. When he was a young boy, his family moved to Orlando, Florida, where he went to work at age 15 for the Orlando Sentinel-Star in the mailroom. Walls studied accounting by correspondence courses and was promoted to bookkeeper at the Sentinel-Star.
In 1932 he became General Manager and Publisher of the Macon (Georgia) Telegraph-News. Later, he moved to Gadsden, Alabama, as President of General Newspapers, Inc. of which Charles Marsh was majority owner.
Walls formed Public Welfare Foundation for Marsh to which Marsh gave General's newspapers in Gadsden and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Spartanburg, South Carolina. Walls directed operations for Public Welfare Foundation until shortly before they were sold to The New York Times.
While directing Public Welfare Foundation operations, Walls founded a group of newspapers, Southern Newspapers, Inc. of Tennessee. He purchased the Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser-Journal with Gene Worrell in 1963 and was Publisher until 1969, when it was sold.
Walls dissolved Southern Newspapers, Inc., of Tennessee in 1967 and began operating as Carmage Walls DBA Walls Investment Company. He transferred and/or gave all newspaper interests to family members, except for control of Galveston (Texas) Newspapers, Inc. and Texas City (Texas) Newspapers, Inc.
Mr. Walls died Sunday, Nov. 22, 1998, at his home in Houston, Texas. He was survived by his wife, Martha Ann Walls, who died on Dec. 2, 2014. His daughter, Lissa Walls, owns Southern Newspapers, Inc.
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Life is Strange 2 has started out as a captivating, emotional, and fantastically written piece of drama. The runaway success of the first Life is Strange has spawned so much other media, and an expecting fan base to go with it. Following this sort of success was never going to be easy. However, DONTNOD have taken what worked about their original and amplified it. The writing is more polished, the characters more authentic, and the emotion stronger. From what we've seen from episode 1 of their new saga, Life is Strange 2 may even surpass the first in quality.
No need to worry, there are no spoilers.
Taking a political stand is one of the last things that major games are currently doing. Major publishers and developers have contorted to pretend that their works stand in isolation. This makes games the only form of culture that is entirely devoid of political meaning. Even when doing this, you're likely to upset someone. Life is Strange 2 clearly doesn't take this view, and rightly so.
From the outset of the game, it's place in today's climate is clear. The catalyst for Sean and Daniel fleeing their hometown that drives the plot is a perfect example. On their way, they encounter their fair share of racism but also their share of compassion. In pretty direct terms, they are faced with the impact of the last presidential election. The game is set in 2016 but these issues are still at the forefront of culture.
Life is Strange 2 doesn't shy away from confronting these issues. It also doesn't define the game though. This sets the plot in motion, and impacts evens but it isn't the entire experience or the main thrust of it. The interpersonal drama is still there. Giving the game such a grounding in real world politics will give DONTNOD as many detractors as advocates, many will probably be quite loud about it. It's a brave choice to be so open with politics in the game, it wont be appreciated by everyone. It allows the ugliness of discriminatory views to be the driving force for conflict, rather than ignored. This background makes the game more powerful, but it's still secondary to the characters.
It's the characters and their relationships that still define Life is Strange 2. In this respect, the series has matured and grown. For every piece of honest dialogue in the first, there were cringe inducing 'hellas'. These little tics are pretty much ironed out in the sequel, Sean and Daniels voices feel completely natural. The sections of the game that deal with teenage issues, are an all too close to home depiction of the awkwardness of these years.
DONTNOD do a fantastic job of capturing the behaviour of a young child in Daniel. However they also capture the complexities of sibling relationships. It's a relationship that is very affectionate, they care about each a lot. Its also a relationship that involves a fair bit of unpleasantness. This is true of sibling relationships though, especially when you're a teenager. It avoids drifting into territory too saccharine. What exact nature this relationship is, is your choice. In any of the choices, it still shows how siblings relationships aren't always perfect but they are important.
There's a lot that you can't judge from a first episode. It's pretty much just an introduction to the overall plot. Life is Strange 2 did feel like it had an awful lot happenning in the space of one episode, which is good given the hefty price rise over the first game. There's still too much up in the air though. Elements like how your choices affect the overall plot and how the gameplay actually progresses are going to be more important as the series goes on. The story is fantastic, but needs to build on the choices system from the first Life is Strange.
Acting a role model to Daniel is supposed to factor into the ongoing plot. These choices that you make with Daniel have been portrayed as a major part of the game. Hopefully, this will be implemented in a more creative way than a binary A or B ending. Life is Strange left a lot of room to improve in this regard. DONTNOD is framing the game around choices impacting the story, more should be expected of this system this time around.
Overall, Life is Strange 2 is off to a wonderful start. It has exceeded expectations and improved fantastically on the first. Whether it can continue this is a different matter, but it's an impressive start.


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In conversation with Tristian the other day there was 2 bands that I mentioned that I realllly, realllly wanted new music from TVOTR and Grissly Bear. I scored with 1/2, so am very pleased.
So you have most likely heard this by now, unless you have been trapped under a rock for the past 3 weeks. The new album "Angles" is due for release on the 22nd of this month.
The Wombats are definitely headed in a new direction with the new tracks that they have put out in the build up to their new album. "Jump into the Fog" is a little darker and slower from what we are used to from the 'Bats, my first listen asked more questions than it answered. The intensity is not the same as it was with "A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation" and the backing vocals that provided such great harmonies are non-existant. I have a feeling that this album will definitely split the fan-base.


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Obi a mere 'spare tyre' to Atiku – Ngige
By Ripples Nigeria
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, Sunday described the vice presidential slot given to the South-East by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a "mere spare tyre".
He argued that the position would not confer any advantage on the Igbo as a race.
Ngige also said that the foundation laid by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration in the first term would make his second term "a merry period" for Nigerians.
He stated this in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, while answering questions from journalists.
While asking the Igbo to vote for Buhari in 2019 polls, Ngige said it was the shortest route for the Igbo to become president.
"This man (Buhari) has only one term of four years to do and go home and an Igbo man will replace him as president. But if you leave this shortest route and go into gambles, you are on your own," Ngige stated
He said those who were going about singing restructuring of the country as a political campaign did not mean it in their inner mind, noting that restructuring was a constitutional issue which could not be achieved by propaganda and sugar-coated speeches.
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He described the vice presidential slot given to the Igbo by the Peoples Democratic Party as a "mere spare tyre that might be used for over six years," adding that it would not confer any advantage on the Igbo as a race.
He debunked the insinuations in some quarters that Buhari hated the Igbo, stressing that the late Dr. Chuba Okadigbo, Edwin Ume-Ezeoke and many others were close friends and associates of Buhari.
The minister said the Buhari government had provided substantial infrastructure in the South-East geopolitical zone.
He said if the Igbo do not play their card well in next year's general elections, the South-West geopolitical zone would produce the next president after Buhari, saying the zone had shown demonstrable commitment to Buhari's cause.
He added that the foundations laid by the Buhari government in the first term would make his second term a "merry-go-round" for Nigerians.
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