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Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection
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YEAR 1: HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE: Harry Potter learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two wizards and possesses magical powers of his own. At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he learns the high-flying sport Quidditch and plays a thrilling live chess game en route to facing a Dark Wizard bent on destroying him.
YEAR 2: HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS: Cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage.
YEAR 3: HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN: In their third year at Hogwarts, Harry, Ron and Hermione meet escaped prisoner Sirius Black and learn to handle a half-horse/half-eagle hippogriff, repel shape-shifting Boggarts and master the art of Divination. Harry must also withstand soul-sucking Dementors, outsmart a dangerous werewolf and deal with the truth about Sirius and his relationship to Harry and his parents. Read more »
YEAR 4: HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE: Harry Potter is mysteriously entered into the Triwizard Tournament, a gruelling contest among three Wizarding schools in which he confronts a dragon, water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in Lord Voldemort's grasp. All will change when Harry, Ron and Hermione leave childhood forever and face challenges beyond their imagining.
YEAR 5: HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF PHOENIX: The rebellion begins! Lord Voldemort is back, but the Ministry of Magic tries to keep a lid on the truth - including appointing a new, power-hungry Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train students for the wizarding war ahead. A terrifying showdown between good and evil awaits!
YEAR 6: HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE: As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and Wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemorts defences and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.
YEAR 7: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 1: Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemorts immortality and destruction the Horcruxes. On their own and on the run, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever...but Dark Forces in their midst threaten to tear them apart. Meanwhile, the wizarding world has become a dangerous place. The long-feared war has begun and the Dark Lord has seized control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorising and arresting all who might oppose him. The Chosen One has become the hunted one as the Death Eaters search for Harry with orders to bring him to Voldemortalive.
YEAR 7: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 2: In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort.
It all ends here.
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And from Harper's thoughts
Staff Writer Harper Harris loves pop culture – and she's here to tell us what we should know right now.
I am a huge fan of Taylor Swift, and "Red" is one of my favorite of her albums. When Swift announced in June she was re-recording her fourth album, I was excited but disappointed I would have to wait five months for its release in November.
When Nov. 13 rolled around, I was thrilled to finally listen to the album I had been waiting for since June. As a fan, I knew she had worked very hard to re-record and completely own her work, so it was worth the wait.
Swift on her "Red" tour in 2013.
Swift is re-recording her first six albums because she wants to own her work. Under a now-expired contract with media executive Scooter Braun, he owned the original recordings.
After she got out of her deal with Braun, she re-recorded and released her second album, "Fearless," in early 2021. Swift now owns the masters to her re-recordings and her last three albums: "Lover," "Folklore" and "Evermore."
I am impressed with the number of songs on "Red (Taylor's Version)", but it did take me a while to listen to all of them. I made sure to listen to the unreleased songs in order.
In "Red (Taylors Version)", Swift re-recorded 30 songs, including nine unreleased songs, and she claims these songs are "From the Vault." My favorite songs "From the Vault" are "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)," "Nothing New" and "I Bet You Think About Me."
"All Too Well" is supposedly about Jake Gyllenhaal and their brief relationship in 2010 when Swift was 20 and he was 30. Swift's fans have been waiting for the 10-minute version of her 2013 song. This is one of Swift's most popular songs, with over 170 million streams on Spotify.
I am proud of Swift for being so vulnerable with her fans. She sings about heartbreak and loss on "Red," using perfect language and metaphors to convey those feelings. She is also brave to leave her toxic label that included Braun so she can own the music she created.
Lunar holiday lights up traditional culture
Concerts coming up
Half smiles for "Smile"
Drill team kicks off season
'Nope' centers on cinema
Brava! Ludfords play Carnegie Hall
Meera's natural gift
'It Ends with Us' underwhelms

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Q: How to parse an M3U8 file in Objective C? I'm trying to save .ts segments to the disk drive from an HLS stream to achieve record functionality. After going through Record HTTP Live Streaming Video To File While Watching? and Save HLS stream on iPhone/iPad came to the conclusion to save the files to disk and set up a server locally and stream it from there. Bu I'm having issues parsing an M3U8 file. Found an M3U8Kit but not what I was looking for. Can anyone point me in the right direction as how to parse an M3U8 file? It looks something like this
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After a prolonged deadlock, Christian Democrat Giovanni Leone, who had previously served as Prime Minister in two short-lived all-DC minority governments in 1963 and 1968, won election as President of the Italian Republic on the 23rd ballot, December 24, 1971. Prime Minister Emilio Colombo resigned on January 15, 1972, after representatives of the Republican Party withdrew from his government. An effort by Giulio Andreotti to obtain parliamentary confirmation of a minority all-DC government failed on February 26. On February 28, Leone dissolved Parliament before completion of its 5-year term for the first time in Republican Italy's history.
The May elections resulted in only minor changes in the parliamentary representation of the three largest parties—Christian Democratic, Communist, and Socialist. By now the Socialists and Social Democrats had dissolved their merger; running separately, however, their share of the vote closely followed their combined total in 1968. The Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIUP), however, lost all 23 of its seats in the Chamber of Deputies and in July formally merged with the Italian Communist Party. Among the smaller parties, the Liberals lost heavily in both chambers of Parliament while the Republican Party showed strong gains. The neo-fascist Italian Social Movement doubled its seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
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I'm just whining here as I am 7 months into my rehab but feel that my knee and calf area is still stiff and bothers me. I tore my ACL and damaged my meniscus while playing tennis. Had surgery, ACL reconstruction with a hamstring graft. Rehab has been going fine, muscle seems to be developing but I have numbness along the inner face of my calf and MOST ANNOYING, my nerves go crazy very frequently. There is a tight band like feeling just below the knee where the graft was taken. Just looking for words of assurance if someone has experienced this. I want to also know if you think I should get another opinion. When I asked my OS he said he hadn't seen that kind of discomfort in others. So HELP.
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Im now nearly at the 9 month stage post Op and I to have that tight band feeling under the knee and some numbness in that area ,i've just got used to it and kind of accepted it...my knee has also been stiff esp. around the quads but just recently its improved I guess all the gym and cycling is paying off.My left leg is still not the size of the right one but the muscles are slowly taking shape..
I have clicking/clunking in my knee which im having a scope on in 3 weeks to try and rectify it my OS thinks its scar tissue and hopes to correct it.
Im doing a 10k run tomorrow and have been playing a bit of tennis its only recently that my knee/leg is beginnig to feel alot stronger to the point where it feels normalish again.
Have you had any clicking in your knee ?, its been a long road to recovery but my aim is to play football again but at 36 years old its going to be tough but im determind to.


How come people ignore the fact that in 1996, Malaysia's National Fatwa Council had declared that smoking cigarettes is haram?
Those who came out for the anti-Icerd rally have given the other half of Malaysia some fodder to think about.
These are the fruits of Malaysia's affirmative action.
Those who have reaped all the benefits of an unfair system are the ones objecting.
Haven't we moved away from racist policies and discriminatory actions? This is one of the reasons many Malaysians voted out BN – because they were so entrenched in race-based politics.
Until today, the little girl is still married and still with her family. Statement after statement have been made from the side of the government but nothing has come out of it.
Will our handling of Islamic affairs really be reformed?
I am hopeful that things will change when it comes to Jakim and Islamic affairs in the country. However, the residual trauma of decades under such archaic decisions has made me sceptical.


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Logic of the Quantum World and the origin of Life on Earth
Autor: Yanchilin V.L.
This book presents key ideas of quantum mechanics. The paradoxes of the quantum world are explained with examples of dispute between Einstein and Bohr. A collection of simple drawings illustrates the key concepts: wave/particle dualism, non-locality, and quantum jumps.
The foundations of quantum physics were the source of a new hypothesis about the origin of Life. The backbone of this hypothesis is that a nonlocal link at the quantum level exits between all living organisms. This liaison has been developed many eons ago, since the origin of life in the world's oceans.
Logic of the Quantum World and the origin of Life on Earth cantidad
Categoría: Física
1. History of Quantum Mechanics
1.1. Discovering the quantum of action
1.2. Photons
1.3. Atom
1.4. Corpuscular-wave dualism
1.5. Wave Psi-function
1.6. Two interpretation of quantum mechanics
2. Dispute between Einstein and Bohr
2.1. Prehistory of dispute
2.2. Einstein's position
2.3. Bohr's position
2.4. Can we "outflank" the uncertainty principle?
2.5. Weighing photon
2.6. Very important conclusion remained unnoticed
3. Apex of dispute
3.1. Einstein's notes on quantum mechanics
3.2. Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen experiment
3.3. Bohr's answer
3.4. At what moment does the atom radiate a photon?
3.5. Schrodinger's cat
3.6. What was the point of discussion between Einstein and Bohr?
4. Schism in physics
4.1. Reasons of the schism
4.2. The fifth Solvay Congress
4.3. Mechanistic world view
4.4. Quantum worldview
4.5. Bohm's position
4.6. Shortcomings of the Copenhagen interpretation
5. Quantum experiments
5.1. Electron passing through two slots
5.2. Virtual photons
5.3. Spooky action
5.4. How many interpretations of quantum mechanics do exist?
6. Lucid explanation of quantum paradoxes
6.1. Preamble
6.2. Discrete motion
6.3. New model of electron
6.4. Collapse of the wave Psi-function
6.5. Wave packet splitting
6.6. Supraluminal telegraph
6.7. What is a single quantum state?
6.8. Particle overflowing a potential barrier
6.9. Conclusion
7. How quantum mechanics explains Life?
7.1. What does a human consist of?
7.2. Quantum state of one electron
7.3. Growth of a crystal
7.4. The origin of complex organic substances
7.5. Evolution of Biomass
7.6. What is the source of intelligence in a human?
1.1. Quantum hypothesis of the origin of Life
7.8. The missing chain in the theory of natural selection
7.9. Origin of humans
7.10. What is a soul?
7.11. Afterwards
7.12. Live atoms
Live atoms (Commentary written after the last chapter was finished)
Recently Roger Penrose's book "The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Mind, and the Laws of Physics" was published. In the first chapter titled "Can a computer possess intelligence?" the author discussed the problems of origin of human intelligence and he wrote the following:
"According to the quantum mechanics, any two electrons must be identical; the same is true about any couple of protons or couple of elementary particles of one type. This is more than a statement about their indistinguishability — this is a stonger statement. If we would manage to exchange an electron in human brain and an electron in a brick, the state of the system would remain absolutely the same, as before — not only the same, but indistinguishable! The same is true about protons and other elementary particles, as well as atoms, molecules, etc. If the material of the human body is being replaced by corresponding particles belonging to the bricks of his house, nothing will change at all. The key difference of a human from his house is what kind of structure is created from components of his body, but not the individual properties of these components."
We see from this citation that Penrose makes no difference between an electron in human brain and an electron of brick. It seems strange, because Penrose has fundamental knowledge of quantum mechanics. At least he understands that an indivisible electron (or another quantum particle) may exist in different places of space and therefore, it can go through two slots.
But it is absolutely clear that the electron, that has passed through two slots is different physically from the electron had not passes them yet. Although the charge and mass of rest, indeed, are the same for two electrons, their quantum state can be different. The quantum state of an electron (or other particles) can be very complex and contain huge information. For example, one can imagine a device where an electron passes through million of orifices and splits into million of wave packets. If all orifices are open, the state of the electron after these orifices will correspond to one million of "one". If some orifices are closed, some "ones" are replaced with "zeros". This means that a quantum state of a single electron can contain a big amount of information.
We may say that the "body" (mass and charge) of all electrons is the same, but "souls" (quantum states) are different. Since living creatures contain very large information, it is natural assume that this information is stored not in their own structure, but in a very complex quantum state of elementary particles that constitute the living organisms. If the quantum state of a single elementary particle can be complex and carry a lot of information, this is truer about the quantum state of the whole living organism (trillions of particles).
There is a great difference between a living body and unanimated matter, although they consist of the same class of elementary particles — protons, neutrons and electrons. To explain this difference, I assume that the elementary particles making a living organism exist in a very complex quantum state. For example, an elementary particle arriving to the organism would split into many wave packets which are in a constant motion inside the organism. We assume that a part of elementary particles of a living organism is not localized in organs, but moves throughout this organism in the form of wave packets. I would say that a living organism is like a very complex interferometer, and the phenomenon of life (from physical point of view) is a hypercomplex interference processes inside this organism. This was my initial intension of the account for the 7th chapter.
But when I started to write a draft, the logic of reasoning, against my will, brought me to another idea. Indeed, the life from physical view is an interference phenomenon and a living organism can be compared with an interferometer. But this is less important thing. The most important thing is that the ensemble of all living organisms creates a gigantic united interferometer. Elementary particles split in this hyper- interferometer into wave packets and exist simultaneously in a plurality of living beings. Later these wave packets, existing in living creatures, interact with each other and this creates a very complex and perfect interference pattern known as Life.
After I comprehended this, I decided to rewrite the 7th chapter. I removed the paragraphs about interference inside a living organism (just to keep focus on the main things) and focused on the idea of nonlocal connection between all living beings, that existed since the times of conception of Life. My initial concept was that nonlocal connection between a creature and entire Biomass can be breached by reduction, and cannot be restored. This was the spirit of the chapter seven.
Now I think that I was partially wrong. It seems more reasonable that the Biomass can restore the broken nonlocal link between living organisms. The Biomass, covering almost entire surface of the planet, is an indivisible whole. But the unanimated nature can also be an indivisible whole. The unanimated world of Earth can form a network of nonlocal links. At least, the nonlocal link that unites all waters of Earth in a whole can be sustained due to circulation of water in nature. The atmosphere of Earth, due to winds, can be sustained in a united quantum state.
When the Biomass interacts with the environment, it picks up the atoms that are not localized in a place, but rather "smeared" over a considerable territory. These atoms after acquisition by the Biomass becomes "live" atoms, that present in many creatures in the form of wave packet. Figuratively speaking, the Biomass breaths in the life into living beings.
From this point of view, the main reason of aging and death of a living organism is not internal process of the collapse of wave packets that transforms a live atom into "dead" one. The main reason is that the Biomass (by some reasons) fails to supply new portions of live atoms.
All living creatures eat food, drink water, and intake air. Any of these processes can fill the living organism with live atoms. Surely, if the Biomass has not barred this process.
Crystallization of this idea moved me to rewriting of the chapter 7, but later I decided to keep as it is and to add these comments. Because the goal of the 7th chapter was not to give a full and comprehensive account of the new idea (this is too early for that), but to give only a general outline
Introducción a la Física
Curso de Física General. Mecánica y Física Molecular
Curso Abrev. de Física Teórica. Mecánica y Electrodinámica
Curso Abrev. de Física Teórica. Mecánica Cuántica
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Wally Cassell (Oswaldo Silvestri Trippilini Rolando Vincenza Castellano)
Wally Casell (March 3, 1912 – April 2, 2015), born as Oswaldo Silvestri Trippilini Rolando Vincenza Castellano, was an Italian-born American film-noir character actor and businessman. Castellano was born in Agrigento, Sicily, and moved with his family to the United States when he was two years of age. He began his film career in 1942, initially appearing in small, uncredited roles. Mickey Rooney, with whom Cassell appeared in the film noir Quicksand (1950), is credited with suggesting the change of name to Wally Cassell. His films include The Thin Man Goes Home (1945), The Story of G.I. Joe (1945), The Clock (1945), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), Guilty (1947), Loves of Carmen (1948), Saigon (1948), Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), White Heat (1949),Quicksand (1950), City That Never Sleeps (1953), Island in the Sky (1953), Law and Order (1953), Princess of the Nile (1954), Until They Sail (1957), and I, Madman (1989). Wally Cassell later appeared in two syndicated programs starring Jim Davis: Stories of the Century, in the role of gunman Luke Short, and Rescue 8, as Johnny French in "One More Step". Cassell also guest starred in several television series, including The Loretta Young Show (1955), Gunsmoke (1956), the 1959 premier episode of The Untouchables "The Empty Chair", Rawhide (1960), and The Beverly Hillbillies (1963). He retired from acting in 1964 and became a successful businessman. He was married to actress and singer Marcy McGuire (b,1926) from 1947 until his death. Wally Cassell died aged 103 at his home in Palm Desert, California on April 2, 2015.
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Spurgeon's Prayers
Gleanings Among the Sheaves
Audio Devotionals
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THE REMEDY OF SELF-SACRIFICING SERVICE: THE MINISTRY OF SUSANNAH SPURGEON
Author: Susan Verstraete
Charles Spurgeon was only nineteen years old when he was called to be the pastor of the New Park Street Chapel, the church Susannah Thompson attended occasionally with friends. She was singularly unimpressed when she first heard him preach. The eloquence and powerful sermons of the "boy preacher" were the talk of London, but all Susannah could see was a country bumpkin with a bad haircut, a ridiculous blue polka dot handkerchief and a black silk cravat that was much too large to be in style.
As Susannah listened to Spurgeon's preaching in the following weeks, she gradually turned her attention away from the dress of the messenger and toward the message he delivered. She came to church more often as the Holy Spirit used Spurgeon's preaching to expose her shallowness and indifference to the things of God. She sought counsel from Charles and others, and after struggling for a few months, came to a full assurance of faith in Jesus Christ. Charles and Susannah's new friendship deepened to something more over the next year, and when he proposed marriage, she joyfully accepted.
It was an odd courtship. Charles had little free time to devote to Susannah. One of their regular dates consisted of Susannah quietly minding her own business while Charles edited his weekly sermon for publication. Susannah once accompanied Charles to a speaking engagement in a crowded venue. As they walked in, Charles was preoccupied with the message he was about to deliver. He turned into a side door, completely forgetting about Susannah, who found herself abandoned in the crushing crowd to find her own way to a seat. Miffed, she left the building and took a cab home to her parents' house.
Mrs. Thompson was not as sympathetic to the perceived slight as her daughter expected her to be. Wisely, she urged Susannah never to try to make herself an idol in her fiancée's heart. Charles was God's servant first and foremost, and she warned Susannah that she must never hinder his ministry. Susannah wrote, "I never forgot the teaching of that day; I had learned my hard lesson by heart, for I do not recollect ever again seeking to assert my right to his time and attention when any service for God demanded them."1
So instead of vying to be the focus of Charles' attention, she became a true partner in his ministry. After they married, Spurgeon would call his "wifey" to come and help him on Saturday afternoons. Together they read commentaries and discussed the Scripture for the next day's sermon. Susannah was Charles' sounding board and emotional support. When he was discouraged, she read to him from Baxter's Reformed Pastor or from the poetry of George Herbert. Susannah counseled women and girls in the church and carefully taught her twin boys. She managed their household wisely, uncomplainingly endured separations as Charles traveled, and welcomed him home when he returned. Her days were full and their little family was happy.
But then Susannah became chronically ill. For long seasons, she was unable to accompany her husband to church and was often confined to bed. Discouraged and confused, Susannah cried out to God. Later, she would write, " . . . the moment we come into any trial or difficulty, our first thought should be, not how soon can we escape from it, or how we may lessen the pain we shall suffer from it, but how can we best glorify God in it . . ."2 But how could Susannah glorify God or minister with her husband while confined to a sick room?
In the summer of 1875, Charles completed the first volume of his book, Lectures to My Students. He gave a proof copy to Susannah and asked her opinion of it. After reading it, she said, "I wish I could place it in the hands of every minister in England." Charles quipped, "Then why not do so; how much will you give?"3
Susannah took the challenge seriously. She had, on a whim, been saving crown pieces as she happened to get them. When she counted them out, there were exactly enough coins to buy 100 copies of the new book. Charles announced in his magazine that 100 copies of Lectures to my Students would be mailed to poor pastors at no charge. Orders flooded in for the books from English ministers, many of whom were so strapped for money that they hadn't bought a new book in years. Susannah mailed out the books and received dozens of grateful letters in thanks. Some pastors wept when the precious volumes arrived. Spurgeon announced the results in the next issue of his magazine and asked his readers to help continue the work. Donations poured in. Though they never again asked for funds, enough money continued to trickle in over the years to distribute hundreds of thousands of theological books.
Susannah often worked from her sick bed, keeping track of the finances and corresponding with pastors. A room in their home was dedicated to storing and shipping books. As long as Susannah was well enough, volunteers would come in once every two weeks to help pack books for shipping.
Charles later wrote about the effect the labor involved in the book fund had on his wife. "Our gracious Lord has ministered to His suffering child in the most effectual manner when He graciously led her to minister to the necessities of His servants. . . . Let every believer accept this as the inference of experience: that for most human maladies, the best relief and antidote will be found in the self-sacrificing work for the Lord Jesus."4
1 Harrald, Joseph and Spurgeon, Susannah, The Autobiography of Charles Spurgeon, Vol. 1, Banner of Truth, 1962, pg. 289
2Spurgeon, Susannah, Morning Devotions included in the book Free Grace and Dying Love, Banner of Truth, 2006, pg. 83
3Ray, Charles, The Life of Susannah Spurgeon, included in the book Free Grace and Dying Love, Banner of Truth, 2006, pg. 196-197
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Paris is a city overran by tourists flocking to see many famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tour, Tour de France and The Louvre. We say scrap that - we'll show you the real paris. Wine and cheese by the canal during summer evenings, bike ride through Belleville and get a crossiant from a backstreet patisserie.


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A look at the most recent Martinsville winners among active drivers
Martinsville Speedway in 2016. Photo: Jonathan McCoy
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series' Round of 8 kickoffs this weekend at the historic Martinsville Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET Sunday, NBCSN). The .5-mile Virginia short track is the only track that was on NASCAR's original schedule back in 1949.
Three of the last four Martinsville Playoff race winners were Playoff contenders and went on to compete for a Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Eight drivers in the field Sunday at Martinsville are past winners at the speedway. The five most recent date back to 2015.
2018 – CLINT BOWYER
Clint Bowyer hugs his grandfather clock after winning the STP 500 in 2018. Photo: Jonathan McCoy / Rubbings Racing
The series last visited the .526-mile short track in March, and it was Bowyer who was able to claim victory in the weather-postponed STP 500.
Bowyer passed Ryan Blaney on lap 285 and set his sails to the wind. He went on To lead all but one of the remaining 215 laps in the race.
Bowyer held off a hard charging Kyle Busch to claim his first career win at Martinsville. The victory ended a 190 race-winless streak for the Kansas native.
2017 & 2016 – KYLE BUSCH
Kyle Busch restarts alongside Denny Hamlin at Martinsville in 2016. Photo: Daniel Courson / The Racing Experts
Kyle Busch has a pair of victories at Martinsville after winning in 2016 and 2017.
Busch dominated the 2016 Spring event in which he led 352 of the 500 laps. Busch held off a hard charing AJ Allmendinger during a ten-lap shootout to end the race after the caution flag waved with just over 10 laps to go in the race.
In 2017, Busch secured a spot in the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Busch passed teammate Denny Hamlin on the final lap and crossed the finish line .146-seconds ahead of Martin Truex Jr. to secure his second career Martinsville victory.
2017 – BRAD KESELOWSKI
Although Brad Keselowski is eliminated from the 2018 Playoffs, the No. 2 team is heading to a track they feel like they can contend for the win. "I feel like we can go win Martinsville next week so I am excited about that," Keselowski said to The Racing Experts after being eliminated at Kansas Speedway.
In the Spring 2017 event, Keselowski led 116 of the 500 laps at Martinsville. Keselowski traded the lead with rival Kyle Busch several times over the course of the last 100 laps. Keselowski made the final pass with 47 laps to go.
The victory in 2017 was Team Penske's 1000th race and Keselowski's second of three wins in 2017.
2016 – JIMMIE JOHNSON
In the Fall of 2016, Jimmie Johnson went to Victory Lane at Martinsville Speedway. The win locked Johnson into the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where Johnson ultimately prevailed to tie legends Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty with seven championships.
Johnson passed Denny Hamlin with 92 laps remaining and went on to win a record ninth race at the Virginia half-mile short track.
2015 – DENNY HAMLIN
Denny Hamlin held off a late charge by Brad Keselowski to win his fifth grandfather clock, a traditional trophy given to victors of the speedway.
Hamlin restarted fifth on Lap 467 of 500 and quickly moved into the lead with new tires on Lap 474.
Keselowski and Hamlin battled over the final 10 laps. Keselowski bumped Hamlin in the final corner but Hamlin managed to hold on to cross the finish line first.
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Sales Acceleration Expert Jeff Jollay Joins Chief Outsiders' Team of Fractional Chief Marketing Officers
With an impressive track record of accelerating sales strategies for manufacturing B2B and B2C interests, Jollay is ready to deliver go-to-market strategies for Chief Outsiders' clients.
DETROIT, MI – November 14, 2019 – Jeff Jollay—the marketing leader behind a wealth of successes at globally revered B2B and B2C brands—has joined Chief Outsiders, one of the nation's fastest-growing consulting firms. Jollay joins more than 65 other CMOs who are available to small and mid-sized businesses who wish to accelerate their go-to-market strategies by engaging a fractional Chief Marketing Officer.
Jollay is known for keen marketing insights that lead to rapid results. He achieved double-digit returns for a construction enterprise that was shaking off the ravages of the housing market downturn. Jollay also implemented cost-cutting and revenue-growth strategies that bore fruit for a recreation enterprise that was undergoing a similar market experience.
Jollay's experiences include Global Vice President Marketing, Product Management and Engineering, Wenger Corporation; Vice President Marketing, Product Management and Engineering, Masco Corporation; Vice President of Marketing and Sales, HNI Corporation; along with advanced product marketing roles with Brunswick and Whirlpool Corporations.
As a fractional CMO with Chief Outsiders, Jollay will focus on partnering with companies for accelerated top- and bottom-line growth. His unique blend of sales, operations and engineering insights complements his market-driven approach of developing a winning strategy through tactical execution.
"Jeff thinks both creatively and analytically for breakthrough growth with a strong background in strategic planning, problem solving and results," said Dave Vroom, Managing Partner of Chief Outsiders' Midwest Team. "Jeff is action oriented and builds consensus at all levels by cultivating business relationships with customers, colleagues and board members."
Jollay earned his MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and also holds a B.S. in Economics/Political Science from Western Michigan University.
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Chief Outsiders, LLC is a nationwide "Executives-as-a-Service" firm, with 65 part-time, or fractional, Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) engaged from coast-to-coast. Unlike other strategic marketing and management consulting firms, each CMO has held the position of VP Marketing or higher at one or more operating companies. Chief Outsiders have served on the executive team of over 800 client companies to drive growth strategy and execution plans for a fraction of the cost of a full-time executive.
Because of its market-based growth plans, quality of leadership, and experienced team, Chief Outsiders has been recognized for the past six years by Inc. Magazine as one of the 5,000 fastest growing privately held companies in the US, and was recognized in 2019 as a Forbes Small Giant. Chief Outsiders' CEO Art Saxby and Principal Pete Hayes are the co-authors of "The Growth Gears: Using a Market-Based Framework to Drive Business Success," an Amazon #1 best-seller for business owners and CEOs. For additional information about the companies who trust Chief Outsiders as their premier source for business growth acceleration, click here.
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This afternoon I was driving through Weirton, WV. They are in the process of dismantling the old Weirton Steel facility. As part of the demolition, they had several portable snow guns running to keep down the dust. I wish I could have snapped a pic.
My dad worked there for decades. It was sad to see my life blood being torn down. Then I smiled and said life goes on and I can't wait to see snow guns making snow!
It's a sad story for those of us who grew up in and around steel towns. I grew up in Johnstown. My grandfather retired from US Steel, grandmother worked for Bethlehem for awhile, family that worked the railroads near them and used what was directly output of those mills, and I had many friends who had either parents or grandparents that worked there at some point. Even living down here in Baltimore, I saw them tear down the remains of Bethlehem at Sparrows Point. It's sad to see companies that once were the backbone of US industry and even made ships for WWII fall by the wayside.
May they always be remembered.


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Correspondence| Volume 395, ISSUE 10236, P1544-1545, May 16, 2020
Obesity could shift severe COVID-19 disease to younger ages
David A Kass
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Priya Duggal
The Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Oscar Cingolani
Published:May 04, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31024-2
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was first reported in China in late December, 2019, and has since evolved into a global pandemic. As of April 29, 2020, COVID-19 has been confirmed in more than 3 million individuals in 185 countries and regions, with an overall mortality rate of more than 6%.
COVID-19 dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
Date accessed: April 29, 2020
Severe disease involves bilateral interstitial pneumonia requiring intensive care unit (ICU) ventilatory support and can evolve into adult respiratory distress syndrome with high mortality. The largest study of 1591 ICU patients from Italy reported a median age of 63 years, with only 203 patients (13%) younger than 51 years.
Grasselli G
Zangrillo A
Zanella A
Baseline characteristics and outcomes of 1591 patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 admitted to ICUs of the Lombardy Region, Italy.
JAMA. 2020; (published online April 6.)
DOI:10.1001/jama.2020.5394
Common comorbidities are hypertension, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and, more rarely (42 [4%] of 1043), obstructive pulmonary disease. Similar data have been reported from China.
Zhou F
Yu T
Du R
Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study.
Lancet. 2020; 395: 1054-1062
When the COVID-19 epidemic began in the USA, we anticipated a similar ICU population. News reports and communications from the US Federal Government had emphasised that COVID-19 was a particular problem for older people, and a resistance to social distancing and sheltering in place by younger people might have been informed by this idea. However, as the pandemic hit the Johns Hopkins Hospital in late March, 2020, younger patients began to be admitted to our ICU, many of whom were also obese. An informal survey of colleagues directing ICUs at other hospitals around the country yielded similar findings. At this time, news editorials were noting obesity as an underappreciated risk factor for COVID-19.
Ludwig DS
Malley R
Americans are already too diseased to go back to work right now.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/opinion/obesity-us-health-coronavirus.html
Date accessed: April 7, 2020
This risk is particularly relevant in the USA because the prevalence of obesity is around 40%, versus a prevalence of 6·2% in China, 20% in Italy, and 24% in Spain.
Global Health Obsevatory (GHO) data: overweight and obesity.
https://www.who.int/gho/ncd/risk_factors/overweight_obesity/obesity_adults/en
With use of least squares univariate and multivariate linear regression, we examined the correlation between body-mass index (BMI) and age in patients with COVID-19 admitted to ICU at university hospitals at Johns Hopkins, University of Cincinnati, New York University, University of Washington, Florida Health, and University of Pennsylvania (appendix). Acquisition of the de-identified data for this analysis was approved by the Johns Hopkins University Institutional Review Board.
In our dataset of 265 patients (58% male patients), we found a significant inverse correlation between age and BMI, in which younger individuals admitted to hospital were more likely to be obese (figure). There was no difference by sex (p=0·9). The median BMI was 29·3 kg/m2, with only 25% of individuals having a BMI of less than 26 kg/m2, and 25% exceeding a BMI of 34·7 kg/m2.
FigureNegative correlation between BMI and age in 265 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in intensive care units in the USA
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BMI=body-mass index. The solid line is the least squares linear regression model fit. Dashed lines are 95% prediction bands.
Obesity can restrict ventilation by impeding diaphragm excursion, impairs immune responses to viral infection,
Honce R
Schultz-Cherry S
Impact of obesity on influenza A virus pathogenesis, immune response, and evolution.
Front Immunol. 2019; 101071
is pro-inflammatory, and induces diabetes and oxidant stress to adversely affect cardiovascular function.
Afshin A
Forouzanfar MH
GBD 2015 Obesity Collaborators
Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years.
N Engl J Med. 2017; 377: 13-27
We conclude that in populations with a high prevalence of obesity, COVID-19 will affect younger populations more than previously reported. Public messaging to younger adults, reducing the threshold for virus testing in obese individuals, and maintaining greater vigilance for this at-risk population should reduce the prevalence of severe COVID-19 disease.
We thank John Wells, Judith Hochman, Yindalon Aphinyanaphongs, Barry J Byrne, Carmen Leon-Astudillo, Ali Ataya, Kenneth B Margulies, Srinivas Denduluri, Deeptankar DeMazumder, and Kevin D O'Brien for sharing de-identified data for the analysis in this Correspondence. The authors declare no competing interests.
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Harlequin Macaw
Large Bird Breeds
This hybrid bird is one of the bigger and louder parrots
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The harlequin macaw is a beautiful hybrid parrot that makes an excellent pet for the right person. This full-sized macaw tends to do well with families because the birds thrive on socialization. They are also very good talkers, friendly, and have rather amusing personalities.
Common Name: Harlequin macaw
Scientific Name: Hybrid Ara chloropterus x Ara ararauna
Adult Size: 35 and 40 inches long, weighing 2 to 3 1/2 pounds
Life Expectancy: 50 years, some may reach up to 80
Origin and History
The word harlequin has two meanings that are very appropriate for this bird. In one sense, it refers to a joker or clown and the birds do have a comical personality. In the other sense, it means variations of color and pattern, a perfect fit for this beautiful, rainbow-colored bird.
Harlequin macaws are only produced in captivity. This bird is known as a first-generation hybrid because it is bred from two "true" species of macaw, the blue and gold macaw as well as the greenwing macaw. The result is a bird with the coloring and characteristics of both parent birds.
The harlequin is also crossed with other true and hybrid macaws to produce second-generation hybrids. Among the most common that have the harlequin's genes are:
Fiesta macaw: Bred with the Camelot macaw
Harligold macaw: Bred with the blue and gold macaw
Harlequin x shamrock macaw: Bred with the shamrock macaw (hybrid)
Jubilee macaw: Bred with the greenwing macaw
Maui sunrise macaw: Bred with the Catalina macaw (hybrid)
Quatro macaw: Bred with the ruby macaw (hybrid)
Tropicana macaw: Bred with the scarlet macaw
People who own hybrid birds such as the harlequin macaw claim to have the "best of both worlds." That's because the parents of the harlequin are known for having laid-back and affectionate personalities with good speech abilities and high intelligence.
While each bird will have its own personality, they're generally described as fun, friendly, and rather comical. If they get a lot of socialization with people as a young bird, these macaws will enjoy the company of many different people throughout its life. Without that, they can become one-person birds or develop a preference for either men or women, whichever they're around most often.
A harlequin macaw will have moments of frustration and become cranky, just like any other parrot. Yet, it is a good choice for those who would like a large bird that normally has an even temper and calm demeanor. This is not a bird for everyone because it does pose some unique challenges for an owner.
All parrots tend to be loud, but macaws are the poster-birds for ear-shattering vocalizations. Simply put, if you don't want your parrot to awaken you early every morning by screaming at the top of its lungs, you should consider something other than a macaw as a pet. On the upside, you'll never miss an early morning flight if you have one of these birds as an alarm clock.
Harlequin Macaw Colors and Markings
Harlequin macaws can have a wide variation in their colors and patterns. They are often mistaken for Catalina macaws, which are another hybrid.
Breeders say that a harlequin's coloring depends largely on whether a blue and gold or a greenwing was the male parent because males have the dominant gene. This difference is most prevalent in the color of a harlequin's breast and belly. With a blue and gold father, the breast will be red-orange. If the father is a greenwing, the breast feathers will be a lighter orange.
Most harlequins have striking tones of green and blue on their backs. They also tend to have gold feathers on the underside of their tail feathers. Males and females look the same and without DNA sexing, it's difficult to know the sex of harlequins.
Caring for a Harlequin Macaw
The requirements for providing a good home for a harlequin macaw are the same as other large macaws. They require a lot of socialization and handling, so owners need to be prepared to spend time with the bird daily. A macaw that becomes bored or feels neglected can act out by biting, destroying things around the house, or resort to self-mutilation and feather plucking.
Birds of this size need a large cage that is at least 5-foot square and 8-foot high placed in a draft-free location. It should include a perch and plenty of stimulating toys to keep him occupied while confined. The cage needs to be cleaned at least every two months or more often if needed. Water and food should be provided daily and your bird will be much happier with water to bathe in as well as a mister.
Before rushing out to buy a harlequin macaw, think seriously about the commitment involved in keeping such a bird. Not only can these birds live for five decades or more, but the costs of veterinary bills, high-quality feed, toys, and cages add up quickly. If you feel that you wouldn't be able to provide a bird with the best of everything, consider holding off on adopting one until you can.
Feeding a Harlequin Macaw
Like any large parrot, a harlequin macaw should be fed a diet that includes a high-quality seed and pellet mix. It's also important to include daily servings of fresh bird-safe fruits and vegetables.
Pet parrots are prone to obesity, so harlequin macaws need plenty of exercise. This will not only help maintain their physical health but provides much-needed mental stimulation as well. Prepare to set aside a minimum of two to four hours per day for the bird to play outside of its cage. In addition to preventing weight gain, adequate exercise helps stave off boredom.
With a bird this large, you don't want it to get restless and resort to chewing on furniture or other destructive behaviors. Keep your harlequin macaw occupied by handling it daily and providing it with plenty of toys to play with. They can be taught tricks and many individual birds will develop a vocabulary of 15 or so words with training.
Outside of the cage, a sturdy play stand can become your bird's favorite place to hang out. It may take a few times of reminding it that this is where it needs to be, but the birds are smart and can pick up on it quickly. It will enjoy the view and be able to feel part of the family.
Harlequin macaws need plenty of human interaction and mental stimulation to remain healthy, happy and well-adjusted pets. They thrive on being part of a flock, so even though it might take some getting used to, it's a good idea to try to include your bird in as many family activities as possible.
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Scarlet Macaw Species Profile
Mini Macaw Species Profile
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Mother's Day is coming up next month! The moms in our lives work so hard and give so much, so it's important to take a day to make them feel special. Whether you're celebrating your own mother, a step-mother, the mother of your children, or a friend who is a mom, here are some ideas of wonderful things to do with her.
Bacon & Butter
Since Mother's Day always falls on a Sunday, it's traditional for many people to take their mom out for brunch. This is always a winning idea, and there's no better place for brunch than Bacon & Butter, one of the most accoladed restaurants in Sacramento. This farm-to-table, Michelin-starred restaurant has truly delectable options for brunch, ranging from stick-to-your-ribs biscuit and egg sandwiches to healthy yogurt with granola and bee pollen. Given current regulations due to the COVID-19 situation in California, indoor brunch is tricky at the moment. But Bacon & Butter is finding a clever workaround by offering curbside pickup so you can host your Mother's Day soiree at home and feed everyone with professionally-made cuisine.
California State Capitol Park
May is the beginning of picnic season! The weather is warming up, trees and flowers are blooming, and outdoor celebrations are a safe option during COVID-19. A great place to take your mom for a picnic locally is California State Capitol Park. This lovely green space is conveniently located downtown, so if you don't feel like packing a picnic it will be easy to find a nearby spot to grab takeout to enjoy in the park. When you're done eating, stroll along the walking paths to the World Peace Rose Garden at one end of the park. After all, not much else says Mother's Day like roses.
DIY Crafting
If you want something unique to do with your mom, try a crafting workshop at AR Workshop Sacramento. This woman-owned DIY spot is the perfect place for a girls' night with mom. You can book a private party that includes materials and instruction for one of their many crafting projects. Or, if you'd rather host the party at your house, you can pick up some DIY crafting kits to go. And if you'd like to join a public event, on the Saturday before Mother's Day, they're doing a family crafting workshop perfect for moms who still have young kids.
Winery Daytrip
It's a common trope that mothers love wine. But come on, who doesn't? A perfect Mother's Day idea is taking a trip 15 minutes outside downtown Sacramento to Scribner Bend Vineyards. Come for a wine tasting (reservations are highly encouraged) and then visit the on-site restaurant serving small bites, wood-fired pizzas, salads, and cheese plates. You and your mom can also enjoy strolling the lovely grounds and landscaped gardens along the Sacramento River. Don't forget to pick up a bottle or two of wine for mom to take home!
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The general perception that dentistry is expensive keeps many people away from seeking treatment from registered professionals and make them hostage to the services of non-registered lay practitioners. In Bangladesh, no statistics on dental health problems or seeking dental healthcare is available which necessitates study for informed planning of a preventive programme. BRAC Research and Evaluation Division carried out a pilot survey in three unions of Gauripur upazila to document the knowledge and awareness and existing oral hygiene practices among the rural people and also, to explore the care-giving practices of the healthcare practitioners - both professionals and non-professionals. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used for data collection. Also clinical examination was done to record their current state of oral cavity. Findings reveal poor oral and dental health condition of the survey population and their lack of knowledge and awareness conducive to good oral and dental health. Findings also reveal their reliance on informal sector providers for treatment of oral and dental health illnesses due to non-availability of qualified professionals. Oral hygiene practice is a neglected chore in the daily routine of the survey population as revealed through real life observation in the study area. The community people hardly used tooth brush and/or tooth paste/powder. Instead, they used various abrasive materials like charcoal powder, branches of trees claimed to have medicinal properties, etc. for cleaning teeth which is damaging, and in turn, cause different oral and dental health problems. The implication of these findings for programme development is discussed.


One thing that I've noticed after many years of wearing clothes is that I feel like my capsule wardrobe is better balanced if I have more "tops" than "bottoms". Two to one seems a pretty workable ratio for me, and so in search of this it's time to grab a couple more blouses, tee shirts, or sweaters. This is an ideal time to introduce a pattern, if you wish, or to bring in more of your accent colors. If you found that you really preferred wearing light neutral blouses, those are perfect for this step.
And a necklace… Some days when I'm walking in downtown Chicago, I make a point of looking specifically for necklaces, and I'm always kind of shocked that I don't see very many. A semi-precious stone or fabric necklace can completely change the look of an outfit, bringing colors together, adding texture and lustre or sparkle, or reinforcing an accent color. Bring on the necklaces!
For the past year I have been wearing scarves and love how they pull my colors together. This summer has just been too hot for scarves, so I have pulled out a couple of necklaces and been wearing those. Recently on a vacation, I picked up two more necklaces and some earrings in my favorite accent colors. I have been surprised how many of my outfits work with these necklaces and are better with the addition. I am enjoying the jewelry as much on trips to the grocery store as on fancier occasions.
Just love necklaces for varying simple basics! The multistrands can be hot, though, so I wear a pendant on a long chain, or a rope of 5mm keshi pearls when the temps hit the 90s. With one long, not too heavy chain, you can add different pendants, stretching a jewelry budget.
Duchesse, I hope you do a post on this idea someday. One chain, multiple pendants.
Janice, your system is so wonderful. After two years of following you religiously, my entire way of looking at my closet has changed! One big change is that as I have settled on several neutral and several accent colors, my shopping has become so much more targeted. While I used to just randomly shop for whatever stuff appealed to me in the stores, now I have worked to find jewelry, scarves, shoes, sweaters and tops in my accent colors. With these additions, I now find that I always have something in my closet that will pull an outfit together. Thank you for helping me see that this is the way to go.
In the hot climate I live in, I don't like anything around my neck. I accessorize with earrings and bracelets to keep cool and usually wear an accent color or patterned blouse.
I've come to understand that I'm lucky enough to have the frame (tall, strong shoulders and a weightlifter) to carry off necklaces that on others would be downright overwhelming. I'm leaning into that these days. Turquoise pendant the size of a tea saucer? Sure! Collar of 3 inch long crystals? Looks just fine! 9 strand pearl necklace? Don't mind if I do.
wonderful sense of humor and a gift of writing Eileen!
Eileen, I'm tall and broad and maybe that is why my smallish necklaces always just look fussy to me. Thanks for pointing this out. I might try to experiment with something a bit more powerful. It's very hard for me to adjust to the visual busy-ness of a necklace though.
Janice -thank you for this wonderful series. I love it and can't wait to read the next post (and the next).
But I'm stumped – when I think about my current wardrobe, I should probably choose the black/grey/red/white/blue scheme – and I find it a bit "cold" – I don't usually wear silver jewellery – and some of the accessories are just not me.
What I'm really drawn to is the caramel/black/coral combos – but caramel seems so difficult a colour to find.
What's going on? Any suggestions on how to decide, move forward & stop being a waffling, commitment-phobe, over-spender?
I don't know if you'll see this or not, but…Start with an edit of things you just don't like. Take them to a consignment shop. Then shop second hand for a test piece or two in the new color. Buy the best you can find. Second hand means you won't spend a ton for a test drive. If the new color works, you're on your way with a good piece. If it doesn't, you haven't spent a lot.
Thank you Janice for this series! I can finally build a wardrobe that works! I like the navy/beige capsule but I am not drawn to light yellow/ green colors. Could I use kelly green/ coral instead? Should these colors be a different shade? I don't want to mess it up and end up looking weird.
Helen, I think kelly green and coral would be lovely.
Although I'm a long-time reader of your blog, I don't often comment. But I think that this series on how to build a wardrobe is one of the very best on the subject I have ever seen. And I've been a capsule wardrobe dresser since the 1980's, when my primary motivation was to stretch my limited clothing budget. Thanks for this series and for a consistently outstanding blog.
I find necklaces hard to wear. I put them on but usually take them off before going out of the house. I'm small, with a full bust and the distance between neck and bust is minimal. Scarves are different as they can drape over the bust so that's what I rely on for adding color and pattern. This is such a great series. Book in the works???
Following three months, she'll pick new pieces to add to her turn. Not just does this totally de-stretch the entire thought of getting dressed additionally spares a considerable measure of cash (no looking for three months!) and has totally changed her point of view.
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Family planning in india --issues and challenges
Dr. Rajiv Gupta1, *, Dr. SK Raina2
1Professor, Community Medicine, GMC Jammu 2Associate Professor, Community Medicine, DRPGMC Tanda. ABSTRACT
India is the second most populous country in the world after China. India is in dire need of controlling its burgeoning population otherwise all the developments made since independence would go waste. National Family Welfare Program which was started after independence has not lived up to expectations. A variety of reasons like male/son preference, non-inclusion of males in family planning decisions ,emphasis on permanent methods (Tubectomy), poor quality of services etc. have been ascribed for this. The need of the hour is to focus on optimum utilization of contraceptive methods, using the right mix and including new methods as and when available along with improving quality of client-centred services. Key Words—Family Planning methods, Quality of services, End Users
India was the first country to launch National Family Welfare Program way back in 1952 and since then, the nation has been consistently working towards improving health and reducing fertility for sustainable development .Despite the efforts of last six decades, India is yet to attain that elusive replacement levels of fertility. Family Planning is the surest and the quickest way to better the physical and economic health of a nation. Family Planning is increasingly being recognized as a cost-effective development option, one that improves the health of the people and consequently the labour force, boosts the economy and opens lot of opportunities for the females in particular. As per estimates, only one fourth of total contraceptive users practice modern spacing methods like pills ,condoms, injectables and IUDs(Intra Uterine Devices) (1), and it results in high rates of unplanned pregnancy(2) , inadequate birth spacing with concomitant increase maternal and infant mortality in the country(1,3-6). Estimates further show that 46% of eligible couple do not practice any of the methods of family planning and 21% of the births are unplanned every year. NFHS-3 data shows that two-fifth of all women in 20-24 year age group had married before legal age of 18 years and less than 10% of these young couples had used any contraception. Regarding unmet need among married adolescents, it was 27% and one quarter of this need was for spacing methods. 45% of India's maternal deaths occur in 15-25 year age group where 52% of country's fertility is also clustered reinforces the importance of contraceptive methods. Among the reasons for unwanted births, the preference for male child more so in the rural areas still remains a cause of concern. It has been aptly reflected in the declining sex ratio. Demographers have stated that if all unwanted births were eliminated and the unmet need for contraception was met, total fertility rate in India would drop to replacement level(1). Improving the access to quality family planning tools and services is central to improve the health and well being of women and children ,families and communities across India. In the London summit on Family Planning in 2012, the outcome was in terms of FP 2020 whereby the governments made commitments to address the barriers in access to contraceptives .India had also committed to reaching 48 million new users in addition to sustaining the existing users of family planning. The introduction of inject able contraceptive DMPA- better known as Depo-Provera by Indian Government into the public health system this year is a positive step which will give the women free access to this reversible method of birth control. The focus in the country needs to shift to spacing instead of limiting methods to meet the needs of India's young population reaching its reproductive years. We need to strengthen infrastructure, human resource management, accountability and governance of the public health system which are some of the impediments in the effective delivery of family planning services. Although the national program is supposed to offer a variety of choices (Cafeteria Approach) to the clients, yet the female sterilization has been the mainstay. Despite simpler method of vasectomy being available, the contribution of males to the program has been bare minimum. So the need is to devise strategies to increase male participation in family planning but success in this endeavor has not been fruitful so far. The need for integrated approach where other health problems besides contraception and reproductive health problems are taken care of would be a logical step. While devising integrated approach, lack of women's autonomy in reproductive decision making as well as lack of men's involvement in sexual and reproductive health matters has to be kept in mind. On the research front, a number of new contraceptive technologies are being developed in India and abroad to make contraceptives easy to use, more effective and more acceptable. Developments of late have focused on effective reversible methods of contraception mainly to improve ease of device insertion and removal, the target being the young and nulliparous women. There is compelling rationale for immediate postpartum and post abortion access to IUDs and implants . There is now convincing evidence that immediate post partum access to highly effective reversible contraceptives leads to a reduction in subsequent unintended pregnancies (7,8) and repeat abortions(9,10,11). It has been widely believed that new technologies would act as magic bullets to provide a quick fix but experience over the years has shown that technology alone can not address complex health and development issues. If contraceptive technologies are designed with an understanding the context in which they will be delivered keeping in mind the needs of end users, it is likely to be adopted by the service providers as well as the clients. It is pertinent to add here that while developing new contraceptive technologies, all the stakeholders including scientists, implementing agencies and end users are crucial and a dialogue must be concurrently promoted amongst them. Last but not the least, no program can succeed without political will and support how so ever well it has been conceived. In this context, India needs to raise health spending which was only 1.04% of the GDP in 2013-14 while China spends 2.8 %, Russia 3.6% and South Africa 4.1% of their GDP. The effect of not spending enough on health and family planning in particular can be seen in high maternal and infant mortality rates India faces. The same is also reflected in poor infrastructure, insufficient access and poor health care services. Further, 70% of all out of pocket expenditure on health by Indian people is in the private sector, driving nearly 50 million people into debt and poverty every year. India with a population of more than 1.21 billion needs to take urgent steps in improving the quality of family planning services in particular to attain the much desired fertility levels of replacement. Significant unmet need for both limiting family size as well as spacing births needs to be catered by informed contraceptive choice and appropriate mix of the available methods. 1. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), 2005–06: India: Volume I. Mumbai, IIPS: International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Macro International; 2007. Available online at: dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FRIND3/FRIND3-Vol1andVol2.pdf. Last
accessed: July 10th 2016. 2. Bradley SEK, Croft TN, Rutstein SO. The impact of contraceptive failure on unintended births and induced abortions: estimates and strategies for reduction: DHS analytical studies 22. Calverton, Maryland: USA United States Agency for International Development (USAID); 2011. Available online at: pdf/AS22/AS22.pdf. Last accessed: July 10th 2016. 3. Singh A, Chalasani S, Koenig MA, Mahapatra B. The consequences of unintended births for maternal and child health in India. Popul Stud (Camb) 2012;66(3):223–239. 4. Singh A, Mahapatra B. The consequences of unintended pregnancy for maternal and child health in rural India: evidence from prospective data. Matern Child Health J. 2013;17(3):493–500. 5. Tsui AO, McDonald-Mosley R, Burke AE. Family planning and the burden of unintended pregnancies. Epidemiol Rev. 2010;32(1):152–174. 6. Paul VK, Sachdev HS, Mavalankar D, et al. Reproductive health, and child health and nutrition in India: meeting the challenge. Lancet. 2011;377(9762):332–349. 7. Dewey, KG,26. Cohen RJ. Does birth spacing affect maternal or child nutritional status? A systematic literature review. Matern Child Nutr 2007; 3 : 151-73. 8. Pachauri S. Defining an essential package of reproductive 27. and child health services. In: India's family welfare program: Towards a reproductive and child health approach. Population and Human Resources, Operations Division, The World Bank, South Asia Country Department (India, Nepal and Bhutan) Washington D.C., USA; World Bank, 9. Narang R. Measuring perceived quality of health care services in India. Int J Health Care Qual Assur 2010; 23: 171-86. 10. Rama Rao S, Lacuesta M, Costello M, Pangolibay B, Jones H. The link between quality of care and contraceptive use. Int Fam Plann Perspect 2003; 29 : 76-83. 11. Khan ME, Gupta RB, Patel BC. The quality and coverage of family planning services in Uttar Pradesh: Client perspectives. In: Koenig MA, Khan ME, editors. Improving quality of care in India's family welfare programme: The challenge ahead. New York: Population Council; 1999. How to cite this article: Gupta R, Raina SK. Family Planning in India—Issues and
Challenges.international Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health 2016 ;1(1):8-14
Address for correspondence: Dr. Rajiv Gupta, Professor, Community Medicine, GMC Jammu
Date Received: 27th June 2016 Date Accepted: 30th June 2016
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I left Canberra four years ago to relocate to Melbourne and since moving to Docklands a lot has changed in the area – especially the option of having more fun things to do. However, despite those changes, I'm still being asked by a lot of Melbournians what do I do for fun in Docklands? So, I decided to put this blog post together that highlights some fun things you can check out with your friends and family next time you visit Docklands.
Docklands is a beautiful precinct and it is emerging as a trendy place to live with apartment prices starting to be the highest in the city. During my time in Docklands, I've noticed a real push for entertainment focused around families. There is now a Wonderland Fun Park, a Docklands Park with an interactive playground, an Icehouse where you can enjoy ice skating or watching an ice hockey game. There is even a Lego Education Centre as well as opens spaces and green parks with clean and easy to use BBQ facilities.
Docklands is also home to the Fox Classic cars collection and the Black Light Mini Golf course that glows in the dark (the first of its kind in Australia). There are some relaxing water cruises and charter services as well as lovely Sunday Markets and Fireworks throughout the year.
Docklands offers relaxing and very entertaining water cruises and charter services such as the Burlesque Showboat Cruise.
Docklands is a very modern, clean and innovative precinct in the heart of Melbourne CBD with many beautifully landscaped esplanade, promenades and beautifully architecture buildings.
With so much water frontage you can pick any spot you like to have some relax time close to the water. Below are some other things you can enjoy in Docklands.
The team at Victoria Harbour organised some outdoor movie nights in February for free for the public to enjoy. The lawns in front of the Docklands Library turned into a large outdoor pop-up cinema, equipped with a giant blow up cinema screen.
A photo of the other people who joined me to watch The Wedding Singer on the lawns infront of Docklands Library.
I was invited to go along and to watch The Wedding Singer. It was a pleasant and very relaxed atmosphere, and I loved the idea of being outdoors watching a movie under the stars with my other half. The evening was topped off with a fresh antipasto pack, delicious Italian desserts and cold-pressed coffees offered to us by the crew at Saluministi. It did get a bit breezy towards the end of the movie, so it is a good idea to bring something warm to cover up and also something to lay or sit on. It was a great night out and something I would recommend to do with your family and friends.
Thank you again to Saluministi who treated us with a fresh antipasto pack, delicious Italian desserts and cold-pressed coffees.
There is one more screening for the month of February. You can view the movies and times here.
Mill and Bakery is a hidden gem located at central pier in Dockland. It's one of a few places opened on the weekends in Docklands to grab something nice to eat for breakfast.
I enjoy the tranquillity of being able to sit outside, right along the water and treat myself to a small handmade quiche (or a breakfast baguette) with a nice cup of tea.
They have a lovely vintage inspired interior with a large feature window into their baking premise where you can see them make their yummy treats.
During the weekday, you can feel completely satisfied with a bowl of warm, freshly made pasta from Adrian and Christine at Twirled Pasta. This husband and wife duo make you feel welcome every time you step foot into their place – it's a cozy feeling. You can sometimes catch Adrian working away making his popular pasta at his pasta machine. Besides their super tasty bowls of pasta, they also serve up lovely coffee which you can enjoy with some homemade cannoli (which Adrian claims to be the best in Docklands!). The outer shells are the perfect amount of crunch, and the creamy fillings are not overly sweet. Just ask Adrian which flavour he has made for the day as he tends to enjoy experimenting with different flavour combinations. Be warned, though; you may end up buying two because eating one cannoli is never enough.
There is no better place to eat fresh and healthy Vietnamese food like you can at Banoi located along Bourke Street. Banoi offers a modern twist to Vietnamese. Their portions are the perfect size and are very well priced. My favourite dishes from Banoi are the Wagyu Beef Salad, Vermicelli Bowls with Chicken or a nice warm hearty Pho.
The food is so fresh you leave feeling great and not overly full. I also like the atmosphere in the place. It's chilled and calm and always plays the coolest of tunes in the background. There is also plenty of natural light, and you can enjoy eating indoors or outdoors. I haven't eaten Vietnamese food like this anywhere else in Melbourne city.
Hortus is my go to place in Docklands for a coffee. It's conveniently located right along Harbour Esplanade (right next to the Cow in the Tree). The location is perfect for me because I take my little Goochie for a walk past there all the time and enjoy being able to stop over for a coffee while overlooking the stunning view of the water.
Hortus is located in this white tent cafe (right next to the small black and white cow you can see to the left in this photo).
Hortus is open seven days a week, and it's the only coffee place I would recommend on the weekends in Docklands.
Here you can see the inside of Hortus.
I also appreciate the fact that they offer almond milk and soy (there are still so many places in Melbourne that do not provide almond milk). If you don't like a coffee too strong they also have freshly brewed filtered coffee which is a smoother tasting option.
They also have some nice small food to enjoy, but I would recommend one of their homemade pies. I would have to say they are probably in the top three of pies I have eaten in my life! The pastry is perfectly balanced, not too thick, or dry with a beautifully infused meat mixture. Their meat pies are served with some greens and a subtle tomato chutney.


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The House on Carroll Street
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
Kelly McGillis as Emily
Jeff Daniels as Cochran
Mandy Patinkin as Salwen
Jessica Tandy as Miss Venable
Jonathan Hogan as Alan
Remak Ramsay as Sen. Byington
Ken Welsh as Hackett
Christopher Rhode as Stefan
Produced and Directed by
Ray Lovejoy
Georges Delerue
March 4, 1988 |
There is a kind of movie sequence which Alfred Hitchcock always did well, and which most later directors have chosen not to do at all.
It involves the hero discovering information by being nosy. Little or no dialogue is used. Most of what the hero sees is in long shot, and we can sometimes not quite make out all of the details. Half-heard words float on the air. What is being spied on is none of the hero's business, but he cannot resist the human need to be a spy, and neither can we.
The crucial developments in "The House on Carroll Street" are established with such a sequence, and so well is it handled that it casts a sort of spell over the movie. The time is the early 1950s, the height of McCarthyism. The heroine (Kelly McGillis) is a young woman who has just lost her job at a magazine, after refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Desperate for work, she takes a job reading aloud to an old lady. One afternoon, walking in the lady's garden, she sees some figures moving in the tall back windows of the house on the other side of the yard.
She is intrigued. She moves closer, hiding behind the branch of a tree. She overhears an argument. She can tell that something is wrong but does not know what it could be. Later, on the street, she sees a young man who was standing in the window. She tries to engage him in conversation, but he resists. Eventually, piecing together a clue here and a word there, she becomes convinced that the people in the house are smuggling Nazi war criminals into the United States and that they have friends in high places.
There is more. Because the McGillis character is presumably a dangerous radical, she is being tailed by the FBI (there is a hint here of the opening scenes of "Notorious"). The important friends of the Nazis might want to smear her as a Commie to confuse the trail. The Nazis begin to suspect what she knows. The old lady becomes a valuable ally. And in another echo from "Notorious," she and one of the FBI men fall in love.
He's played by Jeff Daniels, that dependable, open-faced middle American from "Something Wild" and "Terms of Endearment." Hey, maybe she is a Commie, but she sure is pretty. He is attracted to her, is disturbed when she is harassed by a search of her home, begins to trust her, and eventually becomes her ally in the fight against the Nazis and their protectors.
As thriller plots go, "The House on Carroll Street" is fairly old-fashioned, which is one of its merits. This is a movie where casting is important, and it works primarily because McGillis, like Ingrid Bergman in "Notorious," seems absolutely trustworthy. She becomes the island of trust and sanity in the midst of deceit and treachery. The movie advances slowly enough for us to figure it out along with McGillis (or sometimes ahead of her), and there is a nice, ironic double-reverse in the fact that the government is following a good person who seems evil, and discovers evil people who seem good.
What is particularly welcome about the movie is that it's not high-tech. It not only takes place in the 1950s, but is happy there. We don't get the slam-bang cynicism of most characters in modern movies, and after awhile I began to figure out why. This movie takes place so long ago that the characters in it have never had their imaginations boiled by full immersion in the thriller culture of recent decades.
They're still sort of sweet and innocent, and believe everybody is basically good, and are shocked when they're wrong. Maybe that's the movie's ultimate twist.
by Roger Ebert


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Alex Govan founded the The Hozier Engineering Company in 1899, and it was at this factory that the first Argyll Voiturette was produced; copied from the contemporary Renault, it featured a 2¾ hp De Dion engine and shaft-drive.
1901 models had an upgraded engine of 5 hp; cars made in 1902 were upgraded even further, using 8 hp units. Soon there appeared a 10 hp twin with radiator tubes forming the sides of the hood; in 1904 the company introduced a range of front-radiatored Aster-engined cars. One of these was a 10 hp of 1985 cc; others were fours of 3054 cc, 3686 cc, and 4849 cc. All cars featured Govan's rather awkward gearbox, which had a T-shaped gate and separate reverse and change-speed levers.
Argyll had now become Scotland's biggest marque and soon moved from its premises in Bridgeton, Glasgow to a grand terracotta factory in the suburb of Alexandria built for the company by now named Argyll Motors Ltd. This factory was never used to capacity, and the company began to decline after Govan's death in 1907 and, went into liquidation in 1908.
Production restarted in 1910, under a company now named Argyll Ltd., with a new range of cars including the famed "Flying Fifteen", and a six-cylinder model. The 12/14 was widely sold as a taxi even being exported to New York. Four-wheel brakes designed by J.M. Rubury of Argyll and patented on 18 March 1910 by Henri Perrot and John Meredith Rubury (Patent number 6807) were available from 1911 on, and in 1912 the single Sleeve valve engine designed by company director Baillie P. Burt and J. P. McCollum began production; the entire range featured Burt-McCollum engines by 1914.
Argyll changed hands in 1914 and the Alexandria factory was sold to the Royal Navy for torpedo production. Car production was resumed on a small scale in the original Bridgeton works under the control of John Brimlow who had previously run the repair department. The first product from the new company was a revival of the pre-war 15·9 hp model, now with electric starter but few were sold.
In 1922 it was joined by a 1½-litre sleeve valve model and in 1926 by the 12/40 sports.


There are lots of writers, artists and craftsmen with special, magical hands hidden away on Ishigakijima Island :-).
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● If you are good at handicrafts or cooking, if you are a writer or if you have an idea for a workshop, please do feel free to contact us.
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A cheerful guide who actually lives on the island and knows every inch of it will take you wherever you want to go and show you everything you want to see.
Please let us know what itinerary you want to follow.
The guides always have a great time, too :-). You can take photos anywhere! We can stop anywhere!
The cancellation policy for tours is the same as for rooms.
For inquiries and reservations, please contact us by phone.
In summer, we also hold a Kid's Day Jungle Camp on certain days.
Please see "Kid's Adventure Day Camp" for details.
Events, festivals, carnivals, wedding receptions, Halloween, kids' parties, stage make-up, school events, etc.
We can go anywhere on the island.
* For group customers and off-island customers, we can negotiate rates.
The paints we use are for use on the face and body, and basically wash off with water.
Persons with sensitive skin can try a patch test. The artist who will visit your venue has trained overseas, and has also passed the Level 1 Trade Skill Test in Japan.


LNNI is delighted to announce that the 2nd All Ireland Lymphoedema conference will be held on 13th November 2019 at An Grianan near Drogheda. Further details and applications forms will follow. Our 1st keynote speaker is Ms Rebecca Elwell who will present on dermatological conditions and how they impact on our care provision.


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