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Since Herts Domestic Abuse Helpline began in 2010 Hertfordshire Community Foundation has awarded them nine grants. Essential funding accessed through Hertfordshire Community Foundation has meant that the Helpline can coordinate and support an increasing number of volunteer call takers, so they can reach more people and offer longer hours.
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Estimates show that around four out of every five victims don't report domestic abuse to the police, and those affected don't always fit the stereotype you might first expect. Christine describes the range of calls they take, saying "female victims make up the majority of our calls, but we are getting an increasing number from male victims."
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PRESS KITS: 10 OCT 2017 Conference•Conferenza•Conférence•Conferencia || Rome
da Press Office Admin | Ott 11, 2017 | Background, famvin400, Press Kit
The Press Center of the Vincentian Family is happy to release these important materials relating to the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the religious family of St. Vincent de Paul.
These materials will aid in understanding the religious family, its history and the celebrations of this anniversary year.
Access and Download here.
El Centro de Prensa de la Familia Vicenciana se complace en publicar estos importantes materiales relacionados con la celebración del 400 aniversario de la fundación de la familia religiosa de San Vicente de Paúl.
Estos materiales ayudarán a comprender la familia religiosa, su historia y las celebraciones de este año aniversario.
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Il Centro Stampa della Famiglia Vincenziana è lieto di rilasciare questi importanti materiali relativi alla celebrazione del 400 ° anniversario della fondazione della famiglia religiosa di San Vincenzo di Paolo.
Questi materiali aiuteranno a comprendere la famiglia religiosa, la sua storia e le celebrazioni di questo anniversario.
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Le Centre de presse de la famille vincentienne est heureux de publier ces documents importants relatifs à la célébration du 400e anniversaire de la fondation de la famille religieuse de Saint Vincent de Paul.
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Rev. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., is the twenty-fifth Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and the Company of the Daughters of Charity.
Father Tomaž was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 9 May 1959. His mother, Leopoldina, and his father, Joze, were born in Slovenia in 1932. They left the country, which at that time was Yugoslavia, in May 1945, when the Communist regime came to power, fleeing to a refugee camp in Austria and then, in 1948, they left with their families on a ship to Argentina. They married in 1957. They had five children, two girls and three boys. Father Tomaž's father died in 1989 and his mother continues to live in the south of Argentina in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche. His brothers and sisters live with their families, as follows: Monika in the USA, Alenka and Marjan in Argentina, and Martin in Brazil.
Father Tomaž attended primary and secondary school in Buenos Aires. For the last three years of primary school and all of his time in secondary school, Father Tomaž attended a school founded and run by the Vincentians in Remedios de Escalada, Province of Buenos Aires. During those years, he stayed in a boarding school, which was located next to the school he attended every day, also run by the Slovenian Vincentian Fathers, which has produced a number of priests and lay missionaries. After high school, he joined the CMs in Slovenia. He made his Internal Seminary in Belgrade, Serbia and entered the seminary in 1977. Father Tomaž was ordained to the priesthood on 29 June 1983 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
During his ministerial life, Father Tomaž has served in many diverse ministries of the CM internationally: Canada, Slovenia, Slovakia, Russia, Ireland, and Ukraine. He has been assistant pastor, vocation promoter, formator, counselor, retreat director, and he has given parish missions. Father Tomaž also has the experience of working with the poor in Russia. Since 2009, he has been the Vice-Visitor of the Vice-Province of Saints Cyril and Methodius. He was part of the commission that put together the new Ratio Formationis of the CM. Father Tomaž speaks Russian, Spanish, English, and Slovenian. Father Tomaž's exposure to diversity and multicultural ways of life is going to be a blessing for the ongoing internationalization of our very multicultural Congregation.

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We often think with joy that Jesus is our friend, but what are some of the challenges of His friendship? Why did Abraham stop praying when he did? He was not intimate enough yet to go boldly on until God granted his desire, there was something yet to be desired in his relationship to God.
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XTC - Respectable Street
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Black Sea is the fourth studio album by the English band XTC, released on 12 September 1980. It spawned five singles—"Generals and Majors" (released 9 August 1980 and reached No. 32 on the UK singles chart and No. 104 on the Billboard Pop chart), "Towers of London" (released 10 October 1980 and reached No. 31 on the UK singles chart), "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" (released 5 December 1980 and reached No. 16 on the UK singles chart), "Love at First Sight" (released 23 January 1981 in Canada only) and a re-recording of "Respectable Street" (released 13 March 1981).
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Dubuque police seek man allegedly involved in assault on bicyclist
Dubuque police are still searching for a man who they say violently attacked another man over the weekend. Police say 21-year-old Toby Hines was riding his bike in Dubuque Sunday afternoon when a car struck him. Then the driver beat him up. Assistant Dubuque Police Chief Terry Tobin says it was not a random act of violence. "There was some type of a verbal altercation between Mr. Hines and our suspect," Tobin says. "That then led to the suspect going home (and) arming himself with a baseball bat." Police say 39-year-old Alton Ralston of Dubuque hit Hines with his car, then got out of the car and beat Hines several times in the head with the bat. Cops found Hines in an alley. He's being treated at University Hospitals in Iowa City for severe head injuries. Tobin, the assistant police chief, says Sunday was not the first time the two men came in contact with each other. "They were familiar with each other and knew each other from the past," Tobin says. Friends say it all may have started over a missing C.D. player, but police won't confirm that.
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Sonja Baldursdottir1,2,
Markus Falk1,3,
Snorri Donaldsson1,2,
Baldvin Jonsson1,2,
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4038-2221Thomas Drevhammar3,3
1 Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
2 Department of Neonatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
3 Department of Anesthesiology, Östersund Hospital, Östersund, Sweden
Correspondence to Dr Thomas Drevhammar, Department of Anesthesiology, Östersund Hospital, 831 83 Östersund, Sweden; thomas.drevhammar{at}ki.se
Background The original bubble continuous positive airway pressure (bCPAP) design has wide-bore tubing and a low-resistance interface. This creates a stable airway pressure that is reflected by the submersion depth of the expiratory tubing. Several systems with alterations to the original bCPAP design are now available. Most of these are aimed for use in low-income and middle-income countries and have not been compared with the original design.
Objective We identified three major alterations to the original bCPAP design: (1) resistance of nasal interface, (2) volume of dead space and (3) diameter of expiratory tubing. Our aim was to study the effect of these alterations on CPAP delivery and work of breathing in a mechanical lung model. Dead space should always be avoided and was not further tested.
Methods The effect of nasal interface resistance and expiratory tubing diameter was evaluated with simulated breathing in a mechanical lung model without interface leakage. The main outcome was delivered CPAP and imposed work of breathing.
Results High-resistance interfaces and narrow expiratory tubing increased the work of breathing. Additionally, narrow expiratory tubing resulted in higher CPAP levels than indicated by the submersion depth.
Conclusion Our study shows the significant effect on CPAP delivery and imposed work of breathing when using high-resistance interfaces and narrow expiratory tubing in bCPAP systems. New systems should include low-resistance interfaces and wide-bore tubing and be compared with the original bCPAP. Referring to all systems that bubble as bCPAP is misleading and potentially hazardous.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2019-318073
Data supplement 1
Contributors All authors (SB, MF, SD, BJ and TD) had full access and were active in writing and reviewing the manuscript. Data collection and analysis were mainly performed by MF.
Funding The research was funded by the Swedish government and independent research funds.
Ethics approval The trial did not involve humans and no ethical review was needed.
Data availability statement All data are available from the authors on request.
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Home >> National News >> Rupp, Yoder-Begley Capture 10K Titles at US Championships
Rupp, Yoder-Begley Capture 10K Titles at US Championships
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Yoder Begley sets Hayward Field record at USA Outdoor Championships
EUGENE,
Ore – Amy Yoder Begley, Galen Rupp and Ashton Eaton thrilled their
hometown crowd during the opening day of the 2009 USA Outdoor Track
& Field Championships at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field.
The final event of the 2009 USATF Outdoor Visa Championship Series, the USA Outdoor Championships run from June 25-28.
Yoder Begley thrills Hayward crowd again
Track Club member Amy Yoder Begley thrilled the Hayward Field crowd in
finishing third at the Olympic Trials last year, bettering the Olympic
Games women's "A" qualifying standard in the process, and she brought
an even bigger roar tonight as she won her first national championship
and set a Hayward Field record.
Begley and 2008 Olympic 10,000m bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan traded
the lead twice in the final lap, with Yoder Begley emerging as the
victor in 31 minutes, 22.69 seconds, which is the #9 U.S. women's
10,000m time in history. Flanagan was the runner-up in 31:23.43. Both
times shattered Flanagan's previous Hayward Field record time of
31:34.81, set in winning the 2008 Olympic Trials. 2008 Olympic Trials
fourth-place finisher Katie McGregor punched her ticket for her third
U.S. World Championships team with her third-place finish in 32:08.04.
Rupp pleases hometown fans
his last ever race in a University of Oregon singlet, 2008 NCAA Cross
Country champ, and 2009 5,000m and 10,000m winner Galen Rupp battled
two-time Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein most of the way in the 10,000m
final, until Rupp broke away with 150 meters to go before winning the
race in 27:52.53.
Ritzenhein
punched his ticket for a second World Outdoor Championship with his
runner-up finish in 27:58.59, and Oregon TC Elite member and 2008
Olympic Trials tenth place finisher Tim Nelson finished third in
Gay torches Hayward Field track
Reigning
World 100m and 200m champion Tyson Gay had a solid start in first round
competition in the men's 100 meters and convincingly won heat one in
the sixth-fastest time in history under all conditions with a
wind-aided 9.75 seconds (+3.4 mps). Gay announced on Wednesday that
this would be his only race at the USA Championships, with his Team USA
100m and 200m roster spots for the 2009 World Outdoor Championships
already secure.
this year at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York City, Gay dominated the
men's 200m, crossing the finish line in a blistering 19.58 seconds,
which is the third-fastest performance ever, behind only USA Track
& Field Hall of Famer Michael Johnson (19.32) and triple 2008
Olympic champion Usain Bolt (19.30).
men's 100m heat winners were Travis Padgett (Heat 2-9.93w), 2008
Olympic finalist Darvis "Doc" Patton (Heat 3-9.92w), 2008 Olympic Games
200m silver medalist Shawn Crawford (Heat 4-10.06w) and current U.S.
seasonal leader Michael Rodgers (Heat 5-9.92w).
Brown Trafton wins first national title
2008 Olympic Games women's discus gold
medalist Stephanie Brown Trafton, who ended the 2008 season ranked #1
in the world, won her first U.S. national title in that event with a
best throw of 64.25m/210-9. Brown
Trafton, who posted the farthest throw in the world this year of
66.21m/217-2 in San Mateo, Calif., on May 24, will be joined on the
Team USA roster for Berlin by runner-up and four-time Olympian Aretha
Thurmond (62.51m/205-1), and two-time World Outdoor Championships team
member Becky Breisch, who finished third with a toss of 62.08m/203-8.
Hill joins all-time U.S. javelin greats
Two-time NCAA Division I champion and
former University of Georgia star Chris Hill won the men's javelin in
his first event as a professional athlete. In the second round of the
competition, the 21-year old Hill unleashed the sixth-best throw ever
by an American of 83.87 meters/275 feet 3 inches.
Joining Hill on the Team USA men's
javelin throw roster for the Berlin World Championships will be 2008
Olympian Mike Hazle, who was the runner-up with a best toss of
82.06m/269-3, and Sean Furey, who finished third with a throw of
76.16m/249-10.
Roulhac posts U.S. leader in men's triple jump
2008 Olympic Trials fifth-place
finisher Brandon Roulhac won the men's triple jump this evening with a
windy best hop, skip and leap of 17.44m/57-2.75. His 17.26m/56-7.5 from
earlier in the competition was not wind-aided and now sits atop the
2009 U.S. list.
Finishing as the runner-up was 2005
World Outdoor champion and 2006 World Cup winner Walter Davis, who
leaped to 16.84m/55-3, and 2006 NAIA champion James Jenkins placed
third with a best of 16.79m/55-1.
Howard wins women's high jump
2008 Olympic Games sixth-place finisher
Chaunte Howard won her third consecutive U.S. Outdoor title with a
clearance of 1.95m/6-4.75. Joining Howard on the Team USA roster for
Berlin will be Amy Acuff, who qualified for her 12th
consecutive U.S. team roster for either the World Outdoor Championships
or Olympic Games, with her runner-up clearance of 1.95m/6-4.75 (Howard
won the event on fewer misses). 2008 Olympic Trials third-place
finisher Sharon Day was third, also clearing 1.95m/6-4.75.
Hardee leads decathlon after Day 1
2008 Olympic Trials runner-up and 2005
NCAA champion Trey Hardee has the lead after the first day of
competition in the men's decathlon.
Hardee tallied 4,337 points through the
first five events and holds a slight four-point lead over the
University of Oregon's 2009 NCAA champion Ashton Eaton. Desi Burt sits
in third place with 4,046 points, with Joe Detmer fourth with 4,044
points. The final five events will be contested tomorrow beginning at
Advance and move on!
this afternoon's qualifying action, the favorites in the women's
Hershey's 400m hurdles all advanced with current World Leader and 2005
World Championships silver medalist Lashinda Demus winning Heat 3 in
55.48 seconds. 2008 Olympic Trials champion Tiffany Williams crossed
the finish line first in Heat 1 in 55.18, and UCLA's Nicole Leach won
Heat 2 in 56.28. 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist Sheena Tosta
finished second in Heat 2 in 56.37, and qualified for the semifinals on
Friday afternoon.
the women's Visa 100 meters, 2005 World Outdoor champion and 2004
Olympic silver medalist Lauryn Williams won the star-studded fourth
heat, crossing the line in 11.06. Two-time Olympic 200m silver medalist
Allyson Felix was second in that race in 11.10 and 2007 Pan Am Junior
champion and 2008 Olympic Trials finalist Bianca Knight finished third
in 11.18.
Visa Women's 400m qualifying was headlined by 2008 Olympic 4x400m relay
gold medalist Sanya Richards, who ended the 2008 season ranked #1 in
the world. Richards won the opening heat in 51.38 seconds, with Monica
Hargrove crossing the finish line first in Heat 2 in 52.71. Richards' Olympic relay teammate Natasha Hastings won Heat 3 in 52.16.
Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt won Heat 1 of the Gatorade Men's
400 meters in 45.23 seconds. The University of Florida's Calvin Smith
won Heat 2 in 46.17, with 2004 Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist
Darold Williamson capturing Heat 3 in 46.61. Miles Smith won Heat 4 in
46.23, and 2004 Olympic 400m hurdles gold medalist Kerron Clement won
Heat 5 in 46.17
opening round winners included 2007 World Championships silver medalist
Carmelita Jeter in the Nike Women's 100m (Heat 3-10.88), Alexandria
Anderson won Heat 1 in 10.92 and 2008 Olympic Trials winner Muna Lee
won Heat 2 in 11.01. All women's 100m first round races were conducted
with a minimum of a +3.0 mps tailwind.
Women's 800m heat winners included
three-time Olympian and 2008 Olympic Trials winner Hazel Clark (Heat
1-2:04.39), University of Michigan standout Geena Gall (Heat 2-2:04.92)
and two-time Pac-10 champion and former Cal-Berkeley standout Alysia
Johnson (Heat 3-2:04.39).
In qualifying in the Nike Men's 800
meters, three-time USA Outdoor champion Khadevis Robinson won Heat 1 in
1:48.07, 2008 Olympian and Olympic Trials third-place finisher
Christian Smith won Heat 2 in 1:47.84. 2008 Olympic Trials champion
Nick Symmonds, who currently sits atop the U.S. 800m rankings, won Heat
4 in 1:48.07, with Tevan Everett, who placed second at the 2008 NCAA
Championships, winning Heat 3 in 1:49.15.
2008 Olympian Christin Wurth-Thomas won
the first opening round heat in the Nike Women's 1,500m, crossing the
line in 4:11.84. Shannon Rowbury, who won the 2008 Olympic Trials,
finished seventh at the Olympic Games and ended last year ranked #1 in
the nation, won the second qualifying heat in 4:15.19.
In Nike
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase qualifying, 2007 World Outdoor Championships
team member Aaron Aguayo won the first of two men's opening round heats
in 8:42.01, with 2008 Olympic Trials fifth-place finisher Daniel Huling
winning Heat 2 in 8:34.13.
Whitt wins U.S. Junior pole vault title
junior competition at the track today, 2009 Nike Outdoor National
champion Jack Whitt won the men's pole vault with his clearance of
5.25m/17-2.75. Idaho State freshman Mike Arnold took the runner-up spot
with 5.20m/17-00.25 and Scott Houston of the University of North
Carolina took third in 5.10m/16-8.75.
Beach leads the field in the junior men's decathlon after the first day
with 3,974 points. He had individual wins in the high jump
(2.05m/6-8.75) and 400m (48.76). Florida's Gray Horn is currently in
second place with 3,830 points and Neamen Wise of the Central Florida
Gliders Track Club is sitting in third with 3,672.
For ticket information to the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships visit: www.visachampionshipseries.com or www.tracktown.net. USATF welcomes you to purchase tickets with your Visa Card. Visa, the only credit card accepted by USATF.
For more information on the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships and the USATF Visa Championship Series, visit: www.visachampionshipseries.com.
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Welcome to Leslie Carroll's new blog address!
Well, it's been a wild ride this fall! I've been juggling so many projects and deadlines that I feel like one of those circus performers who keeps a dozen plates spinning in the air. But would I trade it all to end up back in day-job hell? Hell, no!
So, what have I been doing with myself? Putting the finishing touches on my January 2008 release from Avon "A" -- CHOOSING SOPHIE, a contemporary story about Olivia ("Venus") deMarley, a former burlesque dancer who stands to inherit her late father's scrappy (and colorful) minor league baseball team, the Bronx Cheers, if she and Sophie, the twenty-year-old daughter she gave up for adoption right after her birth, can reunite .
Doffing my baseball cap to don another hat, this time a tricorn, I've also spent this fall getting my next work of historical fiction ready for publication in February, 2008.
ALL FOR LOVE: The Scandalous Life and Times of Royal Mistress Mary Robinson is my fourth title under the pen name Amanda Elyot. Amanda writes historical fiction. Leslie writes the contemporary stories. They're both me. It's an open secret.
Mary Robinson was a fascinating woman who kept company with some of the greatest luminaries of the Georgian era: the actor David Garrick, the playwright and theatre manager Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the firebrand politician Charles James Fox, and the glittering Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, the crusading feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, and the opium-addicted romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. As a teenager, Mary was London's most celebrated actress. In 1780, she caught the eye of the Prince of Wales and became his first lover. I won't give away too much of the plot, but as the years went on, she became a poetess, novelist, and feminist herself and carried on a passionate 15-year affair with the dashing war hero Banastre Tarleton.
I've also been scrambling to meet the revision deadline for my first work of historical nonfiction. ROYAL AFFAIRS: A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Affairs that Shocked the British Monarchy will be released by NAL next June, just in time for your summer vacation. Sexy and sizzling and full of real-life dangerous liaisons, it's the perfect beach read, or the perfect companion to pass the time with during the airline flight to your destination of choice. Just don't leave it in the seat pocket in front of you!
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Welcome to the literary salon of the Lady Novelist (who writes nonfiction as well)
Random musings from women's fiction and nonfiction author Leslie Carroll also known as "historical romance queen" [Publishers Weekly] Amanda Elyot. Actually, Amanda wrote historical fiction, but who am I to reject a compliment from PW!
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HISTORICAL BOYS: Historical Fiction for Men and Women
New release: DAY OF FIRE, A Novel of Pompeii
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Mailbox Monday: Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King
History Undressed
New Historical Fiction Release: American Princess by Stephanie Marie Thornton
Shall We Dance? -Part 2
Romance: B(u)y the Book
Ciao, Bellas: RBTB Says Arrivederci
Tanzanite's Shelf and Stuff
The Castle - 16.02 - For the Love of Shelves
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The Everyday Lives of the French Impressionists
the diary of Berthe Morosot's daughter had been published at last
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Review & Giveaway: The Great Lover by Jill Dawson
In Which Loretta & Susan Bid Farewell
What we're watching!
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ROYAL AFFAIRS gets a rave from the Library Journal
In this delightful addition to the countless other books written about the British Royal Family, Carroll (Choosing Sophie ) deftly constructs information chronologically by ruling dynasty, from the Angevins to the Windsors. Along the way, she shares with readers little-known facts-e.g., that the 20-year liaison between William IV and his actress companion was apparently a happy and contented one until he tossed her aside to become king-as well as facts more widely known, e.g., that Queen Victoria and John Brown were close friends but that no evidence of an affair has been discovered. As her previous experience writing historical fiction under the pseudonym Amanda Elyot attests, Carroll can ably research and distill facts and has a true talent for weaving fascinating narratives. Her entertaining writing style makes this one book you do not want to put down. Entertaining, impeccably researched, and extremely well written, it will appeal to all readers with an interest in British history as well as to those with a more specialized interest in the personal lives of the British royal family. Highly recommended.
New York Post chooses CHOOSING SOPHIE
In NY Post reviewer Billy Heller's "Required Reading" column Jan. 20, 2008:
Choosing Sophie
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NPP Has Showed More Concern To The Zongo Communities – Oti NPP
The Oti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Evans Dapaah has indicated that President Akufo-Addo and the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has shown genuine concern towards the development of Zongo and inner-cities than the opposition has done.
For him, the Zongo and inner-cities who had more faith in the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have always had their fingers burnt and taken advantage of at the expense of the parochial interest of the NDC.
Fortunately, the evidence is clear for residents in the Muslim communities across the country to judge for themselves who really have their interest at heart. "Nana Akufo-Addo and his running mate, Dr. Bawumia have shown courage and good faith by ensuring the Zongo communities got their fair share of the national cake as against the lip service of the NDC," he observed.
He therefore urged the residents of Zongo and Muslim communities across the country not to truncate the development that they are enjoying under the Akufo-Addo led government by voting massively to secure their future.
Mr. Dapaah made the statement when he and his executives interacted with members of the Zongo Community in the Buem constituency of the Oti Region. The team also included the government's spokesperson on governance and legal affairs, Mr. Herbert Krapa who has relocated to the region to beef up the party's campaign.
The interaction is one of many held in several communities in the Oti Region in fulfillment of Mr. Krapa's promise to support the NPP to canvas for votes to elect Akufo-Addo and NPP parliamentary candidates in the December elections. In the Buem Constituency, the District Chief Executive, Lawrence Kwami Aziale who is the NPP candidate is contesting Kofi Adams, the former National Organizer of the NDC for the parliamentary slot.
Mr. Dapaah who also led the team to campaign at the Jasikan market mentioned that for the "First time in the history of Ghana, the governing NPP, established a dedicated Ministry, thus Ministry for Zongo and Inner-City Development and instituted the Zongo Development Fund dedicated to the transformation of the Zongos and Inner cities."
"This is a novelty. It is the first of its kind. A clear proof that the Zongo and Muslim communities are dear to the President and Dr. Bawumia the Vice President," he observed. Such show of love and care must be replicated as enshrined in the Holy Quran and Bible. Because both Islam and Christianity preaches gratitude," he added.
He assured the people that should they massively for President Akufo-Addo and Mr Lawrence Aziale to confirm them for the next four years, the area will benefit from Islamic Model schools.
The Oti Regional Organiser of the NPP, Abubakar Salifu aka Oti Abu further explained that Since 1992, the NPP's believe in national cohesion has informed its choice of always having both Christians and Muslims pair up to lead the country's development.
This decision has proven to pay off in many ways, particularly in ensuring the policies implemented by the NPP government are more inclusive and fairly spread.
He noted that "If today, you have residents in the Zongo Communities sent to Cuba to study medicine on scholarship and many others in key positions in the NPP government, that is proof that Nana Addo and Bawumia are the safest hands for Ghana's development."
Mr. Herbet Krapa expressed gratitude to the Zongo community and traders for the warm reception which could not be compared to times past.
He also thanked them for commending the good policies of the NPP, particularly the Free SHS programme, NABCO and the Planting for Food and Jobs programs which is securing the future of the youth.
He said the residents are right for admitting "it is not the best to keep voting for the NDC since 1992 and have nothing to show for it. If we all (Zongos) agree the One-way voting style has not helped us, it is time to change the voting pattern towards the NPP's Presidential Candidate Nana Akufo-Addo and Lawrence Aziale, the parliamentary candidate, so they can do more to improve the Zongos.
The Oti Regional Women's Organizer, Olivia Glago appealed to the women to consider the future of their children, especially the girls, who have not been given the opportunity to reach higher in life through free SHS. He noted that the support from MASLOC to female traders in the district will be expanded next year so, they can improve their businesses.
The team which was was also at the Jasikan Market appealed to the traders to vote massively to retain the Nana Addo and elect an NPP MP for the first time to attract more development to the area.
On their part, the Leaders of the Zongo Community appealed to the government to situate the proposed Islamic Secondary School in Jasikan since there is is a 50-acre land dedicated for the purpose.
Source: Peacefmonline.com


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HelpSystems Spies Overseas Expansion With Tango/04 Buy
February 29, 2016 Alex Woodie
HelpSystems CEO Chris Heim told IT Jungle that his company's acquisition of rival IBM i software maker Tango/04 Computing Group last week marks the beginning of an aggressive push into the overseas market. The deal for Tango/04 will jumpstart HelpSystems' presence in Southern Europe and Latin America, but there's a lot more room for expansion, he says.
While North America is far and away the biggest market for IBM i goods and services, the platform has always enjoyed strong overseas sales and has an international presence that is arguably bigger than it is in the United States. IBM makes about 45 to 50 percent of its sales in the U.S., which means the international market accounts for 50 to 55 percent.
"Our sales are 73 percent concentrated in the United States, so there are a lot of opportunities worldwide that we are missing out on," Heim said in an interview late Friday. "So this was about us picking up some great resources, some great products, some great offices in parts of that world that we haven't done a lot of business in, quite honestly, in Latin America and Southern Europe. Now we feel the coverage for our products is much stronger."
The acquisition nets HelpSystems two major offices, including Tango/04's headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, and its Latin American headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The plan calls for the Tango/04 staffers in those offices–they both have about 30 employees each–to begin selling the entire suite of HelpSystems products.
"It will more than double our international resource and increase our international revenue by one-third today," Heim continued. "I think it's a great staring point and more excitingly it provides us a foundation for even greater expansion in the future."
Tango/04 has been serving the needs of the AS/400, iSeries, System i, and IBM i community since it was founded 25 years ago. The company boasts a roster of more than 300 customers, about 80 percent of which are IBM i shops. Tango/04 had a number of marquee names on its logo sheet, including companies like 3M, Costco, McDonald's, Nike, UBS Bank, and Zurich. The company was strongest in the financial services business–it counts a number of Latin American banks as customers–but it has a footprint in other IBM i strongholds, like retail, consumer goods, and distribution too.
Heim is looking forward to tapping Tango/04's resources–including those staffers and its extensive partner network–to grow sales of HelpSystems products around the world. "If you look at their needs, security is one of the top ones," he said. "It's an untapped market for us in many respects."
In addition to international reach, the deal brings to HelpSystems Alignia, Tango/04's new flagship business service management (BSM) product, which was launched just a year and a half ago.
Alignia is a cross-platform suite of infrastructure, middleware, and application monitoring software designed to automate much of the IT management drudgery that needs to be done, while shielding workers from the technical complexity that afflict today's cross-platform workflows. According to Tango/04's director of consulting and managed administration, Paolo Cappello, Alignia sits above the VISUAL products and serves to integrate various messaging tools.
"Where we want to go with Alignia is to have companies control their business," Cappello, who now runs the Barcelona office, said in an interview. "Things are changing and companies do not really manage all the technology they need to offer those services, because they're using a lot of services provided by third party, by partners, etc. So all this complexity can really have an impact on the business."
Heim called Alignia a "visionary" product and says HelpSystems' various systems management products–such as the Robot, Halcyon, and Bytware tools–are stitched together and integrated with Alignia. "They have some really great capabilities to monitor all these solutions and then do some really cool things with correlation," he said. We'll definitely integrate it in. We have a fair number of those capabilities. But Alignia goes beyond some of the things we do in some of those other areas that are critical."
Tango/04 CEO Raul Cristian Aguirre–who is not joining HelpSystems after selling his company–said the two companies make a great match.
"HelpSystems has a stellar reputation for delivering innovative software that makes IT environments more efficient, as Tango/04 does with Alignia," Cristian Aguirre said in a statement. "Seeing their dedication to excellence and taking care of the customer I know we have found a good home because that's exactly what we've been doing and will continue to do together."
Heim, who joined HelpSystems in late 2014, said the deal has been a long time in coming.
"We look back at the notes, and we've been talking to Tango/04 about acquiring them for ten years," he said. "So this is not a new development. What really accelerated this is Raul visited us over the summer and he really felt comfortable with what they're going on HelpSystems and the way we're treating employees and customer. So he thought it would be a great home for Tango and that really accelerated things. We've made so many policy changes regarding customer pricing and things like that, he felt comfortable with that, that it would be a good home."
This won't be the last deal for HelpSystems, which has acquired 15 companies over a 10-year period. Heim noted that, after the deal was announced last Thursday, he got a few calls from some other software vendors overseas.
Here's a list of HelpSystems acquisitions since 2006:
Tango/04 Computing Group — February 2016
Skyview Partners — June 2015
Halcyon Software — January 2015
RJS Software Systems — July 2014
Coglin Mill — July 2014
Network Automation Inc. (NAI) — April 2014
ShowCase BI tools from IBM— April 2013
Dartware – January 2013
CCSS — October 2012
Safestone Technologies — June 2012
DataThread tool from Innovatum — June 2011
eveLogic Group (international distributor) — January 2008
Bytware — September 2008
PowerTech Group — August 2007
Advanced Systems Concepts — October 2006
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Under New CEO, HelpSystems Snaps Up Rival Halcyon
Tango/04 Lunches Alignia to Simplify Corporate Monitoring
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Consulting an experienced vendor such as Fresche can help you with both aspects of this phase. Through Fresche's Strategy and Discovery service, or even by purchasing X?Analysis, you can learn everything you need to know about your IBM i environment and begin reviewing recommendations for modernization.
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Fresche's experience has shown that willingness on the part of IT and some users is not enough to sustain a thorough and on-going modernization strategy. It is absolutely essential to link each modernization project with a business improvement that will benefit one or more parts of the business. As you are building out your strategy, keep the following points in mind:
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• Move from an IT-centric perspective to a business-centric one
• Existing IT budgets are rarely adequate to fund mid-to-large scale modernization initiatives;
the business will need to sponsor and fund the project
• A professional and strategic approach to the business is required
You must be able to show what business problems you are solving with each part of the modernization project. You must also be able to show business the return on the investment.
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Organizations typically do not like to invest in multi-year programs where the benefits only appear at the end of an extended period, so it's in your best interests to create a milestone-based plan where each milestone shows a specific business value. Establish one or more quick and visible wins early in the process to show business that the modernization strategy has definite and beneficial goals. These quick-win projects can include rapid Web enablement, UI and workflow customization, database modernization (long names, for example), and a published data model. A variety of tools from Fresche and looksoftware can help with all of these projects.
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Participate in options trading seminars, online or off line. If you want the faster way to finding out the trade, you might want to think about participating in seminars or registering for on-line seminars as well as tutorials. Seminars cover all levels of expertise relating to the trade. For beginners, it would certainly be best to start with the basics of the profession as well as continually enhance your understanding by completing a collection of workshops.
Subscribe to online tutorials. There are numerous web sites as well as business that supply on the internet tutorials which may contain interactive modules, most likely among the most effective knowing device there is. Interactive components permit you to learn by practice.
Indulge yourself to some day trading options publications. Web could offer the basic things you need to get started with trading options but you must realize that net could just provide you a lot. If you have begun looking into on the internet about this profession, you will learn that the internet sites committed on options trading and other kinds of trades just cover the same points- essentials of the trade, common terminologies, some dangers involved as well as others. If you desire extensive discussions on the profession, you have to rely upon books composed by well-recognized writers. Remember the operating word- well recognized. There might be a variety of books written on this subject yet you must attempt to pick the best publication readily available so you don't have to squander your time on recurring info that you can typically locate on the internet and also rubbish talk that may not help you in any way.
When you have actually reviewed a comprehensive publication that reviews on various areas of options trading, it would certainly be much easier to understand technological evaluation. Now, you will certainly need to evaluate exactly what the charts recommend, know the sorts of options that you might want to trade (there are lots of them so make sure to pick out the one that fits you ideal), utilize the options strategies that function well with you, as well as demonstrate knowledge on various market analysis tools.
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I'm in a music appreciation class. I have to write a paper describing the various elements of two songs. By the time I get a reply, it will be too late, but I still really want to learn this as well as I can.
What are some words that could be used to describe the melody of a song?
Notes in a melody are often described by the intervals between them, using a movement-based metaphor. An interval can be a "step" (neighboring notes in a scale--which are sometimes considered to be steps on a ladder) or a "leap," when the interval is larger than a single step.
Continuing with the movement metaphor, if the leap is downward in pitch, it is called a "falling" interval. If it is upward in pitch, it is a "rising interval".
Sometimes it is fair game to take this further if the melody has particular or striking movement characteristics, e.g., a gentle rocking motion, like a lullaby, or a more jagged or thrusting shape (think "Ride of the Valkyries") or a more circuitous or wandering shape (e.g., the pastoral English Horn solo in William Tell Overture), or 'sighing' like the first melody in Schubert's 'Unfinished'.
As you get more technical, harmonic characteristics (scale, chord) and rhythmic characteristics (strong beats/weak beats, passing tones, syncopation) as well as motif, phrase and sentence structure are discussed.
I agree with @ToddWilcox comment. If this is a technical question then you need a more technical answer. Something like what @PhilFreihofner says but possibly with more detail about some of the actual intervals used. From what you say someone should be able to get a reasonable idea of what the music was like although, unless you sang it to them, they would not know exactly how it sounded.
If you are in a non-technical class then the starting point is your emotional reaction to what you are hearing. What does it make you think of, how does it make you feel and, if possible, why do you react like that? In this case there are no "right" or "wrong" answers because you are giving a personal account.
Also bear in mind that you were asked to describe elements of the songs, not just the tunes, so you need to describe the accompaniments and arrangements as well as the melodies.
I expect they want you to talk about how the melody is constructed from bits of scale, bits of arpeggio, repeated patterns, both melodic and rhythmic, with or without modification ('sequence' is a good word)... That sort of thing.
To amplify on Phil and Laurence's answers, many musicologists and others studying music describe melodies as being either "scale driven" or "harmony driven." I'm betting that's what this class is fishing for you to come up with. A scale-driven melody is one that moves mostly by step and/or half-step and follows a certain type of scale most of the time. A harmony-driven melody is one that moves mostly by arpeggiating through the notes of various chords.
If you're into classical at all, a good example of harmony-driven would be the opening theme of Beethoven's 3rd symphony. A good example of scale-driven would be the initial melody in the slow movement of Rachmaninoff's 2nd Symphony. There are many other examples, whether in classical or other genres.
There are many, many other terms and aspects of melody to consider. But the list above provides some melody specific terms that can be used to objectively describe a melody.
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package com.airic.fortel.core.destiny.pattern.impl;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

import com.airic.fortel.core.destiny.pattern.Pattern;
import com.airic.fortel.core.destiny.pattern.PatternChecker;
import com.airic.fortel.core.model.Destiny;

/**
 * The Class DummyPatternChecker.
 */
public class DummyPatternChecker implements PatternChecker {

	/* (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see com.airic.fortel.core.destiny.pattern.PatternChecker#visitDestiny(com.airic.fortel.core.model.Destiny)
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	public List<Pattern> visitDestiny(Destiny destiny) {
		return Collections.emptyList();
	}
}

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Q: is it fine to mix different sizes of memory devices on servers I have Dell 00NH4P Server.

dmidecode -t16
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Maximum Capacity: 288 GB
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Number Of Devices: 18

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now i am planning to install 48 extra memory, is it fine to install 3 items (16G for each) or 6 items (8 G for each) while i have 8 items installed already (4G each)... does this affect my server, or in other words will they be functioning fine? or i have to install 12 items (4G each)
Please Advise.

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Morgan Hoffmann, battling muscular dystrophy, rises in Honda Classic; Simpson, Noren lead
By Craig Davis
| Sun Sentinel |
| Palm Beach Gardens
South Florida native Daniel Berger discusses his first round at the Honda Classic, a 3-under-p4 67 that put him near the top of the leaderboard.
Amid Tiger Mania and a top-heavy leaderboard, it would have been easy to overlook the best story of Thursday's first round of the Honda Classic.
Morgan Hoffmann, one shot off the lead, is quietly contending with a much greater challenge than wind, water or anything his fellow pros can throw at him.
The Jupiter resident revealed in December in a stunning first-person account in The Players' Tribune that in late 2016 he was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, an incurable disease. He titled the essay, "So Damn Lucky."
"I'm still playing on the PGA Tour with a disease, and it's pretty cool. I'm very lucky," he said after his best round in three months.
Hoffmann was certainly a surprise in a five-way tie for second place that included Plantation native Daniel Berger and reigning PGA Player of the Year Justin Thomas, after shooting a 3-under-par 67 at PGA National.
Hyde: Tiger 'not that far away' after even-par first round at Honda Classic | Commentary
By Dave Hyde
Webb Simpson and veteran Swedish pro Alex Noren were tied for the lead at 4 under. Tiger Woods shot even-par 70 in his first appearance on the Champion Course since withdrawing with a back injury in 2014.
Hoffmann has missed the cut in five consecutive tournaments and last week withdrew after one round in Los Angeles. He said recent poor play is more indicative of adjustments he's making to his game than physical factors he started noticing in 2011 with deterioration in his right pectoral muscle.
"I've lost a lot of speed in my swing, but my swing is still there,' Hoffmann said. "It's not like it's really killing my golf game. This isn't the reason for the last missed cuts. I've been working on a lot of things."
He had his game working well in familiar surroundings close to home, where he finished tied for second last year after four sub-par rounds. He had only one bogey despite the expected windy conditions and fast greens that he described as "pretty dicey in some spots."
The blustery conditions were typical of this tournament. The patchy greens were trickier than usual due to recent dry conditions.
"Definitely it was different, like playing a British Open," said Woods, who nonetheless turned in his strongest round in his fourth tournament since returning from back fusion surgery. "The ball is moving on the greens with the wind, and we're going to have to allow for sometimes even half a cup or a cup."
Players still out late in the afternoon benefited when the wind subsided. Mackenzie Hughes took advantage in shooting a 30 on his final nine despite ending with a bogey. He had a run of six birdies in seven holes.
That enabled the Canadian to join the logjam at 3 under, another surprising development. Hughes has missed the cut in all eight tournaments he has played this season.
Berger, who now lives in Jupiter, had a bogey-free round for a good start in quest of a home-tournament win that just eluded him as a rookie in 2015. He lost that one in a playoff to Padraig Harrington and has missed the cut in two tries since.
He nearly had a share of the lead, but his 15-foot putt lipped out on his final hole, the ninth.
"It's probably the second-best round other than the final round Sunday [in 2015]," Berger said. "I played not that great golf out here since then, so it's exciting to get a good round under my belt and look forward to [Friday]."
Berger played in a threesome with Thomas, who had a run of four consecutive birdies in the middle of his round. Reigning Masters champ Sergio Garcia was 2-under in the same group.
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But that esteemed trio stayed a bit under the radar playing just ahead of Woods, which presents a different sort of challenge.
"When he's out there, everyone is trying to get to their spot and be in good position to watch him. So they are already a hole or two ahead and they are just running. You just have to take your time and be patient," Berger said, adding, "The crowds were awesome today."
"You can see the Tiger effect when you come out here," he continued. "There's hundreds – there's thousands of people. It's great for the game."
A sizable crowd was out early to watch Woods, starting on No. 10, birdie two of his first four holes.
Unlike last week at the Genesis Open, when he couldn't get the speed right on his putts and missed the cut, Woods' touch was perfect when he dropped in a 20-footer for his first birdie on No. 11. He saved par on the next hole after his tee shot strayed left and ended up behind a hot pretzel and frozen lemonade stand.
His round diverged above par with a double-bogey 7 on No. 3 after visiting a bunker to the left of the green and botching the recovery. His 3 ½-foot putt rolled 5 ½ feet past the hole. But that was his only bad hole.
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Woods joined other players in wearing a maroon ribbon pinned to his cap in tribute to the victims in last week's shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High.
Before teeing off, Woods made time to speak to Douglas High sophomore Kevin Shanahan and sign his hat.
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"It really felt like he talked from the heart," Shanahan, who has volunteered in previous years at the Honda Classic, told CBS12. "It didn't feel scripted, it felt like it really came from him being sincere and saying, 'I'm really sorry that you're going through this,' and it made me feel awesome."
Woods said, "It's just a shame what people are doing now, and all the countless lives that we've lost for absolutely no reason at all."
Hoffmann, in a battle for his own life, has taken up the fight against muscular dystrophy on a larger scale through a charitable foundation he created. A title run this week would aid the cause and his own outlook.
"I love being out here and I love playing on the PGA Tour, and that's my dream," Hoffmann said. "And to help people ultimately is my goal. I think I can do really special things with this platform."
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text:
module API
  module V1
    class Forums < Grape::API

      before do
        authenticate!
        restrict_to_role %w(admin agent)
      end

      include API::V1::Defaults
      resource :forums, desc: "Manage community forums." do

        # throttle max: 200, per: 1.minute

        # LIST ALL FORUMS
        desc "List all forums", {
          entity: Entity::Forum,
          notes: "List all Forums"
        }
        get "", root: :forums do
          forums = Forum.all
          present forums, with: Entity::Forum
        end

        # SHOW ONE FORUM
        desc "Show one forum", {
          entity: Entity::Forum,
          notes: "Returns details of one forum, including topics"
        }
        params do
          requires :id, type: String, desc: "ID of the forum"
          optional :topics_limit, type: Integer, desc: "How many topics to return"
        end
        get ":id", root: "forum" do
          forum = Forum.where(id: permitted_params[:id]).first!
          present forum, with: Entity::Forum, topics: true
        end

        # CREATE NEW FORUM
        desc "Create a new forum", {
          entity: Entity::Forum,
          notes: "Create a new forum"
        }
        params do
          requires :name, type: String, desc: "The name of the forum"
          requires :description, type: String, desc: "The description of the forum"
          optional :allow_post_voting, type: Boolean, desc: "Should topic replies be voteable?"
          optional :allow_topic_voting, type: Boolean, desc: "Should topics be voteable?"
          optional :layout, type: String, desc: "The layout used by the forum"
        end
        post "", root: :forums do
          forum = Forum.create!(
            name: permitted_params[:name],
            description: permitted_params[:description],
            allow_topic_voting: permitted_params[:allow_topic_voting],
            allow_post_voting: permitted_params[:allow_post_voting],
            layout: permitted_params[:layout]
          )
          present forum, with: Entity::Forum
        end

        # UPDATE EXISTING FORUM
        desc "Update a forum", {
          entity: Entity::Forum,
          notes: "Update a forum"
        }
        params do
          requires :id, type: Integer, desc: "The ID of the forum you are updating"
          requires :name, type: String, desc: "The name of the forum"
          requires :description, type: String, desc: "The description of the forum"
          optional :allow_post_voting, type: Boolean, desc: "Should topic replies be voteable?"
          optional :allow_topic_voting, type: Boolean, desc: "Should topics be voteable?"
          optional :layout, type: String, desc: "The layout used by the forum"
        end
        patch ":id", root: :forums do
          forum = Forum.find(permitted_params[:id])
          forum.update!(
            name: permitted_params[:name],
            description: permitted_params[:description],
            allow_topic_voting: permitted_params[:allow_topic_voting],
            allow_post_voting: permitted_params[:allow_post_voting],
            layout: permitted_params[:layout]
          )
          present forum, with: Entity::Forum
        end
      end
    end
  end
end


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We are aware that a recent PlayStation promotional email indicated that Star Wars Battlefront II will be PS VR compatible. This email was incorrect and we apologise for any confusion caused.
While there is PS VR gameplay available as downloadable content for Star Wars Battlefront (released in 2015), nothing has been announced regarding PS VR support for Star Wars Battlefront II.
The statement doesn't outright deny Battlefront 2 will have VR support, so there's still hope. E3 is just a few weeks away now.
Update 1: The image circulating the internet suggesting Star Wars: Battlefront 2 will be PSVR compatible is not fake. We know because we just got an email from PlayStation UK that still includes the PSVR banner, as you can see below. We've reached out to Sony for comment.
Original story: Evidence suggesting EA's upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is getting PlayStation VR (PSVR) support appears to be mounting.
Over the weekend a member of gaming forum NeoGAF posted the below image that shows the thumbnail image for the upcoming shooter complete with a banner that translates to "PlayStation VR Compatible". The image supposedly comes by way of the danish version of the PlayStation newsletter email. Another user reported that they had seen in the same in the German version of the newsletter.
It is, of course, entirely possible that the image was mocked up, but we've reached out to EA for comment all the same.
Criterion itself developed a VR add-on mission for the original Battlefront that allowed players to pilot and X-Wing. Now the developer is working on the flight combat for the sequel, which will allow players to take part in battles from different eras of the Star Wars saga. We're hoping that any VR support for Battlefront 2 will go beyond what we saw with the original game, which remains one of the best experiences on PSVR.
We're expecting Battlefront 2 to be one of the biggest games of E3 next month, so hopefully a VR announcement could come then.


Sarah Esposito received her Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Delaware, where she achieved placement on the Dean's list. She then graduated with a Masters Degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Seton Hall University, where she was awarded membership in the prestigious Alpha Eta Honors Society, the National Honors Society for Allied Health Practitioners. Prior to joining our practice, Sarah worked in Emergency Medicine for over 3 years. She has trained extensively in Dermatology with Dr. Shraga.


Mumbai: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, known for making films with dark themes, is presenting a short film titled "Beautiful World". It is based on the 2016 incident that involved a woman and minor daughter getting gang raped in Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh.
"I have started my company, Mad Hatters. I recently co-produced a short film called 'Beautiful World'. Anurag came on board because he liked the fact that I wanted to make films on social issues," Avantika Khattri, who has acted in films like "Kuch Kuch Locha Hai" and "War Chhod Na Yaar", said in a statement.
"He (Anurag) is the presenter of the film. He introduced me to Shlok Sharma - the director," she added.
Sharma has worked with Anurag in films like "Gangs of Wasseypur", "Dev.D" and "No Smoking".
Sharing more details about "Beautiful World", which stars Shweta Tripathi, Amruta Subhash and Swanand Kirkire, Avantika said: "It was made this year. We are taking it to various film festivals. It is expected to release in February 2018."
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Hypertension places several People in america in danger with regard to center failing, kidney failing as well as heart stroke; however in addition troubling is actually the truth that numerous do not actually understand they've this. Higher bloodstream stress frequently happens with no indicators. Nevertheless, when it's identified, sufferers are often handled along with recommended medicines that include a number associated with unwanted side-effects, for example dizziness as well as dehydration. Luckily, many people may manage their own hypertension normally through producing change in lifestyle including physical exercise as well as consuming the best kinds of meals.
Quite simply: your own bloodstream stress may be the pressure or even stress your own bloodstream pertains to your own artery wall space. Each and every period your own center is better than, this gets rid of bloodstream in to your own arterial blood vessels. The actual stress is actually finest once the center is actually moving bloodstream (systolic pressure), and also the stress is actually cheapest in between every heartbeat (diastolic pressure).
Exactly what ought to my personal reading through end up being?
In case your reading through sits from 120/80 or even reduce, you're believed to possess regular stress; if it's over 140/90, your own stress is recognized as higher; in case your systolic stress drops in between 120 as well as 139 and/or your own diastolic stress drops in between eighty as well as 90, you might have prehypertension.
Although a lot of think about hypertension to become a illness, it really is an indicator of the higher issue. To obtain more air to the internal organs as well as muscle tissue, the body improve bloodstream stress whenever required. Frequently, this really is motivated through bad way of life routines which adversely impact our health and wellness. If you wish to decrease your bloodstream stress normally, you need to lower your entire body bulk, consume a much better diet plan as well as physical exercise much more. Nevertheless, not really everybody knows exactly what they ought to as well as really should not be consuming.
If you have hypertension, you need to give up eating or even considerably restrict your own use of junk food, prepared meals, unhealthy foods, soda pops, sugars as well as harmful natural oils. Not just perform these food types block your own vasculature, these people market pounds obtain, that eventually raises bloodstream stress. You may also decrease hypertension through consuming meals as well as herbal treatments which normally decrease hypertension. Included in this are, plums, cinnamon as well as garlic clove. There's also a few excellent all-natural health supplements offered at the local wellness super market; nevertheless, before you decide to consider any kind of plant, you need to seek advice from your physician.
Hypertension impacts huge numbers of people all over the world, as well as alcohol consumption could make the issue even worse. Alcoholic beverages boosts bloodstream stress within wholesome individuals, if your amounts tend to be elevated to begin with, this just can make the issue even worse.
Usually, ladies possess a reduce threshold in order to alcoholic beverages compared to males, as well as are encouraged to stay with 1 alcohol consume each day to remain inside secure limitations. In the event that much more alcoholic beverages compared to this really is intoxicated, after that it'll impact the actual arteries as well as arterial blood vessels which could increase bloodstream stress in order to hazardous amounts.
Both women and men need to ensure these people stay with secure amounts of consuming — when they do not after that Gps navigation will frequently be aware their own bloodstream stress blood pressure measurements regularly. The actual bloodstream stress may also be elevated through the additional weight that is acquired in the calories from fat within the alcoholic beverages. This particular can result in additional medicine becoming recommended to assist handle the issue. If your individual is actually getting bloodstream stress medicine, after that any kind of alcoholic beverages that is intoxicated might have an adverse impact on the actual medication.
It's quite common feeling, consequently, to lessen or even reduce away alcoholic beverages. If you cannot cease consuming totally, after that attempt to lower your consumption to some minimal. A great suggestion is actually to ensure you aren't consuming every single day. Alcoholic beverages as well as hypertension medicine do not blend nicely, as well as consuming should certainly end up being prevented if at all possible in order to not impact the actual medicine, or else problems may appear.
If you're consuming a lot more than is smart, after that it might seem sensible that you should look for assist for the obsession with alcoholic beverages. In case your DOCTOR states you need to reduce away consuming whenever getting your own medicine, after that you have to pay attention to these tips. You have to understand that if you do not consider these tips, your health issues won't enhance, and can just worsen. There's a lot of assist obtainable that will help you lower your alcoholic beverages usage.
You might not would like, or even certainly require, to lessen the total amount a person consume in order to absolutely no, however something that you can do in order to reasonable your own consuming may advantage your wellbeing significantly, especially for those who have an elevated degree of bloodstream stress, and therefore are upon medicine in lowering this. The advantages acquired through simply dropping some weight within pounds in the alcoholic beverages you will not end up being consuming can help your wellbeing significantly, and can cause you to really feel much better too.
Higher bloodstream stress impacts an incredible number of People in america. Him or her suffer from most of the issues that may appear due to this illness. Higher bloodstream stress can make one's heart pump motor bloodstream through the entire body quicker compared to regular. This really is harmful since it causes one's heart to operate tougher compared to it will. Additionally, it leads to the actual arterial blood vessels in order to solidify.
Right now, the precise activates with regard to hypertension aren't 100 % recognized. Nevertheless, there are lots of typical elements which are thought to bring about the condition. Included in this are cigarette smoking, being obese or even morbidly overweight, deficiencies in exercise or even physical exercise, getting an excessive amount of salt in what you eat, eating an excessive amount of alcoholic beverages, higher amounts of tension, senior years, a brief history associated with kidney illness, as well as getting members of the family along with hypertension.
You will find 2 kinds of raised stress from the bloodstream — important as well as supplementary.
The majority of people in the usa are afflicted by exactly what is called important hypertension. Healthcare books generally identifies this particular because getting bloodstream stress that's regularly greater than the typical however which can't be described with a solitary trigger.
Why is the actual fundamental trigger therefore hard in order to determine specifically is actually that many people who are identified as having this problem may have a number of danger elements which bring about their own issue.
What we should can say for certain is actually which higher bloodstream stress has a tendency to operate within households. Hereditary assessments also have proven which males tend to be more most likely compared to ladies in order to are afflicted by hypertension. Males in whose dad as well as grandpa experienced ruthless may possess important hypertension. Black guys would be the greatest danger team with regard to hypertension.
All of us additionally realize that salt is definitely an essential element of higher bloodstream stress. We all know this particular since the level of important hypertension generally reduces whenever people reduce the quantity of sodium within their diet plan. This really is especially accurate with regard to sodium delicate sufferers exactly where any kind of quantity of salt that's over exactly what their own entire body must perform may cause their own stress to increase.
Supplementary hypertension impacts the a lot scaled-down the main populace — most likely under 6 % general. It's usually identified whenever it may be associated with a particular medical problem. For instance, there's a immediate relationship in between building kidney illness as well as building higher bloodstream stress. Exactly the same holds true for anybody suffering from Cushing's illness. In these instances, once the fundamental reason for the main illness could be effectively handled, the actual hypertension goes aside too.
The old saying which mom understands greatest definitely bands accurate. You might keep in mind the actual strict phrases your woman informed a person whenever you had been developing upward: "Sit upward directly! inch, "Don't slouch! inch and also you most likely unwillingly complied along with the woman's order possibly, inside a begrudging method. However, nonetheless, your own mother is actually correct. Position is essential despite the fact that your woman might not possess known why which declaration holds true. Position is really a essential element which will are likely involved within sustaining great vision. This really is because of the fact which for those who have poor position, pressure within the mind, neck of the guitar, back again as well as shoulder blades may also bring about pressure within the visible program which can result in poor vision. Nevertheless, through integrating several easy modifications inside your regimen, you can find how you can proper poor position to be able to preserve great vision.
Incorrect position is actually some thing that you ought to work on getting rid of since it locations additional tension as well as pressure within the visible program that may bring about attention stress. Many people might state which this can be a brand new regimen that's easier in theory. In the end, therefore a lot of us happen to be accustomed to slouching as well as these types of routines tend to be difficult to get rid of. Nevertheless, it's useful to consider this when it comes to the extra many benefits it offers a person.
Correct position might actually cause you to really feel much more vitalized. Naturally, the place of work scenario in the office could make a person very easily vulnerable to slouching inside a seat. Despite the fact that slouching appears simpler compared to seated upward, this leads to parts of your muscles to operate tougher to keep a person upward; adding to muscle mass exhaustion. Correct position however locations much less tension about the muscle tissue leading to these phones function more proficiently; generating much more power in your body. Correct position really allows you to really feel less pains and aches. For example, the nicely situated backbone plays a role in much better stability in your body getting rid of or even decreasing pains and aches. This safeguards your own important joints. As soon as your own backbone is actually correctly aimed this decreases any risk of strain in your important joints simply because parts of your muscles, bone fragments as well as important joints tend to be correctly piled.
You might not possess considered this particular however it really encourages an optimistic personal — picture associated with personal — guarantee as well as self-confidence. For instance, whenever you remain within an erect method together with your shoulder blades tossed back again along with poise, the body is within the calm however lively condition. The planet interprets you prefer the rock and roll celebrity since you express a picture associated with power, self-assurance as well as self-confidence.
To begin with, is essential in order to sit down upward directly making certain your own ear tend to be correctly aimed together with your shoulder blades. Additionally, ensure that your own shoulder blades will also be correctly aimed together with your sides. When you're watching your pc make sure it is situated from attention degree to be able to steer clear of the issue associated with inclined ahead to determine the actual display obviously. Create a couple of findings. For instance, notice your own arms. If you're sustaining good posture, your own arm shouldn't be curved however preferably, they must be inside a directly placement sleeping gently about the table. When your own arms tend to be curved, based on whether they tend to be upward or even lower or even inside a aspect method placement, you are able to repair this issue through modifying the actual computer keyboard and also the placement of the seat till your own arms tend to be directly. Here are a few extra tips about how to obtain a great position which will highlight how you can preserve great vision.
Maintaining your own hands shut allows you to accomplish correct position. This really is because of the fact which along with proper position, each your own top equip along with your shoulder ought to be near to the entire body. Keep your ft tend to be securely grown on the ground. Prevent tucking your own thighs within your own seat. A perfect placement a sign associated with correct position would be to location your own legs in a 90- level position whilst your own reduce lower-leg is within the directly placement together with your ft securely grown on the floor.
Definitely, since the stating will go mom understands greatest. Position is essential particularly with regards to sustaining great vision. A number of methods which proper poor position for example seated upward directly as well as aiming your own shoulder blades together with your sides may proper unbalances in your body which present the stress about the visible program. Additionally, it provides several extra advantages: much more power, much better self-confidence, much better combined health insurance and less pains and aches in your body. To conclude, getting these types of actions may proceed quite a distance within sustaining as well as safeguarding your own valuable vision.


I would imagine for many authors, live readings and events are the best part about writing books. It's a chance to celebrate the completion of a years-long effort, to interact with enthusiastic fans, or to introduce an audience to one's writing and photography. I am thrilled to host an event for my author friend Andi Eaton this Friday night as we kick off the holiday season together at one of my favorite local shops..
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you stateside. And for my friends over the pond--wishing you the loveliest weekend ahead. I am so incredibly thankful for my friends, family, and puppies and I'm just thankful to be where I am today traveling this great big world and spending my life celebrating through my photos and blog.
We are headed to Houston for Thanksgiving for a week with our two pups today. Zoë flies in from OKC on Wednesday and I am over the moon about that. We have not shared a Thanksgiving together in many years so I am really feeling that gratitude.
The holiday season has begun over here at Go French Yourself! I even started shopping and wrapping and have prepared my menus for Christmas Eve and Christmas. I cannot even believe it.
I am so excited. It's truly my favorite times of the year – not just for obvious reasons like friends, family, food, cold weather, (so hopeful for snow) or any excuse for a fancy French soirée, but because there is sooooooo much to share with you.
As I was making the bed this morning, I noticed that the leaves on the trees have FINALLY peaked in color and are beginning to litter the ground. It seems like it's about two weeks later from last year according some my Timehop. We've come to my favorite part of the fall when the air is cooler, yet not frigid, and you can perfectly get cozy in your favorite Autumn sweater. We are also welcoming the shorter days and I love this. Anyone else enjoy their extra hour of sleep last night?!
Another fave part of the season for me is all the soup that we make. There's nothing better than a hot bowl of soup on a brisk fall evening. This this time of year, I start craving soup a few times a week — there's nothing that warms the body and soul quite like it. Plus I love making extras and freezing it for those days you just do not feel like cooking.