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Sony X800G 43 : a television of 43 inches
What about the new Sony X800G 43 ?
Recently Sony has released information about its new model of television . It is the X800G 43.
A quick glimpse at the specification sheet : 43 inches.
Neither too small, neither too large. In short, an average unremarkable model.
This television is delivered with a Ultra HD 4K resolution. This television is part of the main group of current TVs. It doesn't completely stands out among its competitors with this choice of Ultra HD 4K.
Why can we consider this X800G 43 as convincing in spite of its mid-range position ? This is what we are going to discover in this article.
The design of the Sony X800G 43
Sober but in line with current trends. Sony has asked its design office to make a product that tends towards the top range, but remains affordable.
Very different from its predecessors, the brand tries here to differentiate itself to meet the needs of consumers.
The shapes are balanced and the overall rendering is beautiful to look at. A successful mid-range model.
The X800G 43 adopts a standard shape with a flat screen.
With an interesting size of 43 inches, As far as the base is concerned, there are also things to say. Equipped with a double base, Sony has chosen security. The TV holds well, nothing moves thanks to this system. And whatever the price of the X800G 43, we prefer this kind of solution that guarantees that the television will not fall out of its place.This TV could simply be one of the best in terms of design for mid-range. It has nothing to envy from its competitors. Even when it's off, you won't get tired of looking at it; only happiness!
X800G 43 from Sony – The screen
The Sony has a correct and well-calibrated image quality, but you have to do with a limited native contrast that is suitable for daytime viewing; forget about home theater programs in the dark.
With this new X800G 43 Sony, the company makes an assumed technological choice. It's Edge LED display and that's too bad. Due to its age and new possibilities such as the led, you will feel like you are going back 10 years. The image is poor.
This model has a Ultra HD 4K display. This resolution is clearly better than what is generally done.
And with his 43 inches, he's in a series of TVs that belongs to the series of standard models in its range.In the end, it is interesting to note that beyond the size, the screen is well made. A point to add when choosing between this model and other competitors.
Designed with a frequency of 60 Hz, we're looking at a high-end TV. Perfect image and exceptional synchronization in game or movie mode.
Finally, Sony has chosen to put advanced technology on this TV, which makes it possible to have an Ultra HD 4K image quality .
Thus, the Sony X800G 43 allows you to watch everyday movies and videos without necessarily wanting it to be a home theater level. It's a decent mid-range.
TV sound presentation Sony X800G 43
It is the custom to say that a good sound comes from a device with a lot of watts, however Sony has managed to combine average audio system power with very good sound quality.
The equipment consists of two speakers and a power output of 10 W.
In conclusion, the sound of this TV will give you the majority of the sound spectrum. It's average, but not of poor quality.
Presentation of the Smart TV part of the TV set Sony X800G 43
It has almost become a habit for Sony, this X800G 43 has its operating system Android 8.0 Oreo; It will allow you to happily explore a number of entertainment options.
You will also be able to access the Internet, either through your Wi-Fi connection, or for the most geek among you via the LAN; you will then be able to download a whole bunch of applications and movies.
This software environment innovates on the Sony X800G 43 with a new feature: control the television set with voice. Indeed, thanks to the voice control function, it is possible to change channels, TV sources, turn the TV volume up or down just by talking to it. Isn't that convenient?
The connection system of the Sony X800G 43
As for the connectivity aspect on Sony X800G 43, it provides you with sufficient elements.
In this TV range, the X800G 43's offers are among the widest choice of connectors. This TV has more than most of its competitors.
This model has a total of 9 connections, not too bad. The Sony X800G 43 is probably the best choice today. Most homes are now equipped with a box, a game console, a multimedia server, and other devices, in addition to the simple DVD player.
You have the following connections at your disposal:
3 USB ports, 4 HDMI ports, 2 audio outputs
Technical characteristics of the Sony X800G 43
Sizes of the television without stand 94.13 cm x 52.94 cm x 5.7 cm
Screen resolution Ultra HD 4K
Smart TV Android 8.0 Oreo
HDR Compatible Yes
X800G 43 from Sony – The conclusion
The overall feeling about the product is satisfactory, it is not the best on the market, but it still allows to have an efficient television set.
The least we can say is that this jewel incorporating smart TV technology offers you the Sony know-how . An element that is a very good option in the high-end segment.
Its Edge-LED display shows an excellent image.
For the display technology we are in 4K; you have a very good quality image, and an impressive sound quality; with its well thought out aesthetics, the result gives you a device that you want to buy.
In short, many positive points that make this TV a very good product. The following 3 points should be remembered:
the depth of the colours, the screen size, the display frequency.
Sony X800G 43


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Digital Commons @ USF > College of Arts and Sciences > Physics > Faculty Publications > 95
Physics Faculty Publications
Synthesis, transport properties, and electronic structure of Cu2CdSnTe4
Yongkwan Dong, University of South Florida
Artem R. Khabibullin, University of South Florida
Kaya Wei, University of South Florida
Zhen-Hua Ge, University of South Florida
Joshua Martin, National Institute of Standards and Technology
James R. Salvador, Chemical and Materials Systems Laboratory
Lilia M. Woods, University of South FloridaFollow
George S. Nolas, University of South FloridaFollow
A new stannite phase was synthesized and its temperature dependent transport properties were investigated. Cu2CdSnTe4 possesses strong p-type conduction, while the temperature dependence of the thermal conductivity exhibits typical dielectric behavior. Electronic structure calculations allowed for a description of the transport characteristics in terms the energy band structure, density of states, and Fermi surface. The potential for thermoelectric applications is also discussed. This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy Partnership on Thermoelectric Devices for Vehicle Applications (Grant No. 1048796). K.W. and G.S.N. gratefully acknowledge financial support from the II–VI Foundation. J.R.S. would like to thank GM and the DOE for support under Corporate Agreement No. DE-EE0005432. L.M.W. acknowledges partial support from the National Science Foundation under Contract No. DMR-1400957.
Applied Physics Letters, v. 104, issue 25, art. 252107
Dong, Yongkwan; Khabibullin, Artem R.; Wei, Kaya; Ge, Zhen-Hua; Martin, Joshua; Salvador, James R.; Woods, Lilia M.; and Nolas, George S., "Synthesis, transport properties, and electronic structure of Cu2CdSnTe4" (2014). Physics Faculty Publications. 95.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/phy_facpub/95
Physics Department Homepage

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As the sun started to set Homura had found herself cold. She had been sneezing and coughing, and grumbled about getting sick. To keep herself warm, since she had been the only one in her dorm room, she flew over to the forest of embers. It was the one place she had a chance of being warm without Ren. She landed and curled up in her little dragon form. "Aaachooo!" she sneezed out fire before buring her face in her paws. "I think I'm sick." she pouted, feeling cold and lonely. She wrapped her wings around her, sneezing again.
"jasper was flying over the forest in his dragon form when he noticed homura" well look what we have here "the green dragon landed softly as not to startle her. using his earth manipulation the green dragon burrowed underground unnoticed." this should be fun" "jasper poked his head out a hole and tugged on homuras tail and disappeared"
Gentaro walks around the forest lost, looking at a map and spots homaru and jasper and smiles. "hey!! could you help me?" he said running towards them.
Homura's head bolted up at someone grabbing her tail. She spun around to see who was there, "Who did that?" she yelled back. Upon the other voice, she squeeked and jumped into a tree hiding behind her wings.
Ren was asleep in a bush, his hands tucked behind his head. He heard voices and woke up, poking his head out slightly. He decided to jump into a tree and wait.
Homura knew Ren was close. After almost falling back out of the tree she bounded over looking for him.
"the green dragon watched the whole thing trying to stifle a laugh"
The little red fox sized dragon ran about in a circle her mind jumping between finding Ren and finding what pulled her tail. She darted around the new voice. Finally she spun in a circle and sat down confused and dizzy. She sneezed again letting out a fireball as she did. She tilted her head slightly looking around. If one didn't know her, and maybe even if you did, you would probably assume this dragon was a small child.
Ren smiled and tackled Homura, them both landing on his back. He kissed her hair and smiled.
Homura giggled as Ren tackled her. "I knew you were here somewhere." she smiled brightly. "Did you see who pulled my tail?" she asked with a tilt of her head, staying where they landed. She nuzzled him lightly as her eyes darted around looking for whoever had tugged on her tail.
Gentarou smiled."Yes. im looking for O'raion adacdemy, I was going to start school there butim kinda lost..." gentarou said he looked at his map, trying to find the school again.
Homura looked back at the new voice. "You're on the wrong Island." she said with a smile. "We're students there, though."
Gentaro looks up from the map."Really? I thought this was the wrong place...you all are students there?." gentaro said yelled happily, this was what he was waiting for.
Homura giggled. "Yeah this is definately not the right island. This Island is too covered in fire to house the school. It's why I like it here." she rambled slightly. "Yes we are students there. My name is Homura, and this is Ren." she motioned to the boy she had landed on the ground with when he tackled her.
"jasper stuck his tongue out at her"
Homura smiled brighter. "Awww is big brother a sore loser."
maybe....... "the ground around jasper turned into hands tickling homura and holding her arms and legs so she couldn't fight back"
Homura tried to pull free of the hands giggling madly. "No fair you're cheating." she stuck her tongue out at Jasper. The air around them became warmer and warmer till it was almost stifiling.
awwww is sister a sore loser "jasper mocked"...... is it hot or is it just me? "jasper tried to move away from homura"
Homura's eyes sparkeled with fire. "I don't know what you're talking about dear brother, i think it is a beautiful temeperature." she tried to wriggle out of the hands still.
Homura giggled and brought the temperature back down. "I know I know."


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New Details On Ben Affleck's Canned Batman Script Reveal What Could've Been
By Michael Briers @briersytweets 5 months ago
Long before Ben Affleck hung up the cape and cowl, The Batman was reportedly being angled as a standalone epic involving a Wonder Woman-esque framing device and a crossover with Birds of Prey, the female-fronted spinoff in development from Cathy Yan.
Or so says the industry sleuths at Revenge of the Fans. Soon after news broke that Matt Reeves was assuming full control of The Batman, it emerged that Affleck had envisioned his DC character piece as a multi-faceted adventure, one which would've allowed Bats to factor into both Birds of Prey and the Chris McKay-directed Nightwing movie that appears to have slipped off the Warner Bros. radar.
Doing so would've meant bookending the story a la Wonder Woman, with the core plot being situated in a Gotham City devoid of Bruce Wayne. That's right, The Batman initially planned to take a leaf out of The Dark Knight Rises' book and label 'Gotham's favorite son' as a missing person.
Here's how that would've panned out:
So in essence, Batman would've had an arc that played out across Birds of Prey, The Batman, and Nightwing. Then, presumably, we'd get another solo Bat film that centered squarely on the present day Batman. However, whenever it was made abundantly clear that Affleck was no longer returning, they simplified the Batman angle in Birds of Prey and ditched their live-action Dick Grayson plans entirely (for now), which is why McKay's Nightwing disappeared.
Never-Before-Seen Justice League Photos Fly Online
It's nothing we haven't heard before, of course, but it's still interesting nonetheless, particularly now that we know Ben Affleck's script has been tossed by the wayside for good. In its place is an original story from Matt Reeves, which seemingly involves a rogues gallery of villains and a greater emphasis on Bruce Wayne's world-renown detective skills. Either way, color us very, very intrigued now that the movie is beginning to gain some serious momentum.
One thing's for sure: The Batman plans to swoop into theaters on June 25th, 2021, by which point we'll know the official title of Matt Reeves' long-anticipated project.


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Browse > Home / Have You Heard?, Readers' Letters / A response to Michael Kuttner's Brick Wall
A response to Michael Kuttner's Brick Wall
October 8, 2021 by
I must respond to Michael Kutter and his Brick Walls story and I make the point that in recent years we have seen some changes here.
Clearly, Michael has not been privy to meetings and actions that have led to Pastor Nigel Woodly's recent advertisements in both NZME and Stuff group newspapers calling on people to sign a petition calling for a New Zealand Embassy to be opened in Israel. No city has been named as the site for the Embassy. It was never the intention to name a city.
It took us 50 years to get Mr Gad Propper appointed as Honorary Consul and he has received some Gongs for his very good efforts.
The Brick Wall is not as high and bricks are not so strong as they were when you were in Auckland Michael, I will tell you of some of the changes to the situation as it is today.
But first of all, I want to say that Pastor Nigel Woodley and I have been active Friends of Israel for decades and have been active together here in Hawkes Bay Province for more than 30 years. I have been active since 1966 at High School in Wellington. Michael your opening comments where you start talking about the move to get an embassy in Israel. Please don't patronise us. We know what we are doing and we know where our support comes from. We understand New Zealand policy and history very well. In a later paragraph, you say the average kiwi could not care less. (and) appealing to Christian consciousnesses is a lost cause because the majority are no longer faithful Christians. You also refer to revisionists in mainstream denominations. Well, they have always been in the Catholic church, but fewer in number in Protestant denominations and still are fewer today. They are not taking over. The Anglicans are the worst and they at the parish level often prefer to associate with the Catholics rather than the Presbyterians and or Methodists, get your facts right Michael.
New Zealand has had a long Military association with what is Israel since World War 1 and that has continued since 1954 with officers being attached to the Jerusalem based UNTSO. We currently have 7 officers in that force and New Zealanders have commanded the force. The UNTSO is the closest thing the UN has to an army and New Zealanders have been seconded to set up UN forces elsewhere including Yemen, Angola and Bosnia.
Michael, the Sinai Peace force is not a UN force. Russia was a nation at the UN that prevented a UN force from being set up so the Egypt Israel Peace Treaty was amended to set up the Sinai MFO independent from the UN. Prime Minister Muldoon committed NZ to be a founding member of the force. He sent 3 officers to help set up the bases and the Hon Ron Mark was one of them. More recently Ron was Minister of Defence from 2017 to 2020 in the NZ First Labour Government. He was a NZ First MP and with a National Party MP toured all our Middle East Peace Keeping sites and met with the UNTSO people on the Golan Heights and spent time with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
Our third officer commanding the Sinai MFO is Major General Evan Williams. His 2-year term ends at the end of 2021. We have about 27 people in the force. Special detachments have in the last 4 years been sent to help build a big security fence around the HQ camp at Sharm el Sheikh. That was a group of about 25 and this year a group of 4 medics were sent to help vaccinate the force against covid 19.
We have a problem with Anti – Semitism in the Ministry of Foreign affairs and Trade. It reaches high into the department. A recent incident was our failure to attend The Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem in late January 2020. The Invitation arrived in Wellington at the department in September 2019. No response to the invitation was sent from Wellington and it was not brought to the attention of Foreign Minister Peters until mid-January 2020 when it turned out to be impossible for someone from Wellington to attend. What happened to the invitation in Wellington? Not sure but it was withheld by people not friendly to the Jewish community and Israel. This led to the Hon Simon Bridges MP to accuse the department of being Anti – Semitic. I find through my experience with the department, it's very easy to agree with Simon Bridges comments. In the end Prime Minister Jacinda Arden addressed a Holocaust event in Auckland and the Governor General had to write to Israel on our behalf. The department has much to answer for. It will take a strong Minister of Foreign Affairs backed by a strong Prime Minister to clean up the Department..
Going back to the UN and UNSC Resolution 2334 in December 2016 is the place to start with the explanation of why we are pushing for a New Zealand Embassy in Israel. MFAT likes to play down the handling of the resolution. That shows up in the semi-official book of record for our term on the security council 2015 – 16 does not even get a listing in the index of the book.
There is a reason for that because the resolution was handled in an illegal manner. That is to say, it was never taken to Cabinet by the Minister or the department for approval before it went to a vote. So McCully presented the Government with a done deal. It is quite clear then as now that Cabinet would not have agreed to vote for the resolution had the normal procedure been followed.
People were alarmed by the vote and protests started quickly. A leading event was a protest at the Richard Sedan Statue at Parliament the week after Christmas lead by Pastor Nigel Woodley and two busloads of people from Hawkes Bay plus Wellington and Manawatu people. I wrote a talking point in the NZME paper the Hawkes Bay Today which McCully was forced to respond to.
The resolution tried to dictate to Israel what a final peace deal would look Like and in doing that they interfered with the status of Jerusalem and Holy sites elsewhere. You just can't do that.
Now I am afraid to say that when you mess with the status of Jerusalem and holy sites you are picking a fight with lots of ordinary folk who don't normally have anything to say to MPS on any subject. I am talking about people from all walks of life who at best go to church for Weddings, Funerals and Baptisms. They are supporters of all the mainstream political parties. Their beliefs and society standards came to the fore. The response was that National Party Government MP's got letters and emails by the hundreds of people opposing the resolution and what they saw it doing. In other words, they said 'Don't mess with Jerusalem.'
People sought me out to express their views to me like never before knowing my views about Israel. These were people from all around my home town who don't go to Church but most still have a bible in their home.
Bloggers like Cameron Slater and his Whaleoil blog (now called 'The BFD') took up the fight and took it to his national party followers. The MP's were stunned by the reaction because it wasn't just a foreign policy issue which normally never arise but it was about Israel and Jerusalem.
McCully had to resign as Minister because he broke cabinet rules and upset rank and file party members. Israel withdrew its ambassador with 2 hours' notice in protest before New Year. The new foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee was forced to apologise to Israel and wish it a happy birthday in May 2017. Israel's ambassador returned to Wellington in Mid 2017. Not everything went smoothly in early 2017 because Catholic Bill English party leader and Prime minister did not always agree with what had to be done.
Later the issue continued to come to the fore. When Simon Bridges became National Party Leader he went on a "Meet the Leader" tour to small-town New Zealand in 2018. I attended a meeting in Waipawa. There he said he was asked questions about Jerusalem and resolution 2334 at 90 % of his meetings. The next day at a meeting in Hastings where he knew he was being filmed he stated in answer to a question about Israel that The National Party had formally disassociated itself from McCully and his vote on UNSC Res 2334 and would have nothing to do with it in future. That's not something that happens very often.
New Zealand has an Embassy in the UAE. It is also where our military operates from with either a frigate or aircraft in the anti-piracy patrols from Oman to Somalia. Much of our trade goes to points north via the Suez Canal. Most recently the UAE Has been the base for ANZAC rescue missions into Afghanistan. But from Israel's point of view it's all about the Trump-backed peace deal we call the Abraham Accords.
The Accords basically turn the old trade issues for New Zealand policymakers upside down. So Muldoon's old "foreign policy is trade Policy" is no more. It will take officials a while to get that into their heads but the people here understand it already.
Simon Bridges went on to organise a Foreign Policy seminar in Parliament. It was well attended and issues to do with Israel were debated and points made. Such an event had not taken place for many years. Written submissions were also welcomed. These days see foreign affairs having a higher status in society than when Michael lived here.
Fonterra our big dairy co-op exporter has kosher cheese on its export product list and is available in kosher outlets in the Americas and Europe as well as Israel. It's made in about 6 plants. Kosher killing is a different story and something I will not talk about here. The Innovation and science trade deal signed just before the covid outbreak in late February 2020 will bring about increased trade over time. One of Israels biggest export products here is irrigation equipment. And that is set to continue. Just quietly the Maori business world does a growing amount of business with Israel.
Back in August 2014 during the war in Gaza, I had the then Israeli Ambassador in Hastings speak to the branch of the Institute of International affairs. The meeting had been set up in January 2014 long before we knew of any war. Protesters appeared and so did demonstrators in support of Israel. Normally the turnout for meetings is about 60 to 90 people but for this meeting, we had 300 people. One of the biggest meetings ever by any branch of the institute. Many who attended I knew were exporters who dealt with the Arab world as well as Europe and the rest of the world. They came because they wanted to hear about Israel and the war from an Israeli first hand. My part of the country Hawkes Bay is an export lead economy with our own big container port. So we look outwards.
I am a farmer and my income comes from selling food overseas. Farmers are all exporters so foreign policy has a place in our community nationwide. But the changes since December 2016 are having an effect and the more recent Abraham accords are playing a big part in the new trade world.
So that's my point of view on why I support the push for a New Zealand Embassy in Israel. Over many years I have said to anybody who will listen. That if you want the key to the front door of the White House then you pick it up by having the embassy to the USA in Tel Aviv. Not everyone understands what I am saying.
Here is the link to the petition for the embassy in Israel. https://www.parliament.nz/en/petitions/sign/PET_111792 (PET_111792)
Also the book I referred to is.. A Seat at the Table. NZ and the United Nations Security council 2015 – 2016
28 contributors Edited by Prof Graham Hassell and Dr Negar Partow
Published by Masseypress.ac.nz ISBN 978-0-9951378-0-6
Recommended by John McCormick
There are people other Than Pastor Nigel Woodley and myself involved in this work. Bryce Turner is editor of the quarterly newspaper 'Christians for Israel' in Auckland is one of many others involved in the push for an embassy in Israel. We don't expect it to happen overnight.
I invite Kiwis reading this to sign the petition no matter where you live.
John McCormick
Waipurkura
One Response to "A response to Michael Kuttner's Brick Wall"
Eion Isaac says:
The great tragedy for the people who want peace is the rejection of the Right of Jewish people to Return to the Ancient Holy Land even to escape Genocide .
In May 1939 escape to the Holy Land was severely blocked by Britain under tremendous pressure from the Palestinian Arab Leadership .
After the Shoah the right of return of Holocaust Survivors was severely limited .
This created the violence against the British Occupying Forces for World War 2 had been won and the tens of thousands of British troops in Palestine ought have been deployed to help the Jewish Defence Forces establish the Jewish Homeland in the Empty Areas of the United Nations Mandated Holy Land .


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Marloth Park's natural beauty was threatened by poor waste management. Manzini Swazi King Chalets decided to take matters into their own hands.
Manzini Swazi King Chalets started a recycling program for Marloth Park's household waste in June 2014. The program kicked off with the upgrade of a waste station at Marloth Park Gate 2, to enable the separation of household waste for recycling.
Shortly after, a second station was upgraded at Gate 1, and the program has extended to the main dump site in the park.
When the program started in June 2014, none of the waste was being recycled. At present about 80% of all waste generated in the conversation is being recycled.
Manzini Swazi King Chalets is proud to have sponsored the majority of this program through time and financing, for the preservation of Marloth Park's natural beauty and the wellbeing of our wildlife.
For more information about the recycling program, or to find out how you can get involved, please email Dean Jones at info@manzinichalets.co.za.


In about two weeks we kick off for VMworld Europe. ITQ will be present with FOURTEEN employees. That's one of the pros you have when working at ITQ: a trip to VMworld is self-evident. Of course, ITQ does ask for something in return. My personal interpretation of what ITQ asks in return is this: learn new things, learn more about existing things, meet with interesting people and above all, have fun!
Last Friday we had our monthly get-together with our vUnit – the vAfternoon – to discuss company and personal goals of this year's VMworld. In this post I will focus on my personal goals for this year's edition of VMworld and I will try to explain how I am going to pursue these goals.
A lot is happening in IT these days. I don't know about you guys, but all the new stuff that's happening sometimes makes my head spin. I'm talking about Docker, Kubernetes, CloudVolumes, Airwatch, DevOps, NSX, VMware Integrated OpenStack, and so on. All of this stuff is incredibly cool and I have to admit that sometimes I get the feeling I'm missing out on some of it… I want to know it all!!! After taking a few breaths I usually come to my senses and realize that it's impossible to be an expert in ALL areas of IT. I'll have to leave end-user-computing to my colleague Johan van Amersfoort, vCAC and Orchestrator automation to Christiaan Roeleveld, all open source stuff to Sjors Robroek, … ☺.
"SDDC2370 — Introduction to OpenStack for VMware Administrators" is most probably the newest stuff to me. I haven't worked with OpenStack before but I'm very keen to know why VMware choose to deliver a VMware Integrated OpenStack distribution. I'm not all that into Linux either so this is probably hard stuff for me, but all the Linux based appliances that VMware introduced in the last couple of years have eased me into the world of Linux.
Next on my list of "new stuff" is "SDDC1337 — Technical Deep Dive on EVO: RAIL, the new VMware Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance" and "SDDC1767 — SDDC at Scale with EVO: RACK Technology Preview, a VMware Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Solution". I'm REALLY looking forward to these sessions. I think everyone saw the videos of EVO:RAIL's amazing design and user interface and now it's great to take a look under the hood of this new product and see how it scales.
"STO1965 — Virtual Volumes Technical Deep Dive" is very interesting from a business strategy point of view. Is VMware betting on both horses? They have really rocked the "storage boat" with Virtual SAN. Is VMware going "all-in" on the long term and looking to make traditional centralized storage arrays obsolete? With Virtual Volumes, VMware is still investing in making these storage arrays more efficient by making them VM-centric instead of LUN centric. Is this a transition strategy? I personally believe that the distributed and converged approach of Virtual SAN better aligns with the demands that a SDDC or (Hybrid) cloud environment brings to a storage platform, but still, Virtual Volumes is a very cool technology we have been hearing about for a couple or years now and we're finally getting the nitty gritty details.
Last on my list of new things is "MGT2175 — vCloud Automation Center Overview and Glimpse into the Future". Automation is not really brand new to me. Christiaan Roeleveld presented a couple of great sessions on vCAC and Orchestrator at our internal vAfternoon meetings and of course the public ITQ Technical Update Session in Vianen a couple of months ago, where he controlled a robotic arm using Orchestrator workflows, but I don't really have any hands-on experience with automation tools. I think the whole paradigm shift that DevOps brings is very interesting to see though. After virtualizing compute, storage and network, automation is the true "enabler" for a Software Defined Datacenter. I don't think it's my ambition to become the new automation master of ITQ, but I really want to know more about vCAC and what VMware is planning in the future!
"NET1589 — Reference Design for SDDC with NSX & vSphere".
"STO2521 — Virtual SAN Best Practices and Use Cases". I'm especially looking forward to the latter!
"STO2197 — Storage DRS: Deep Dive and Best Practices".
Last but not least, I'm attending "VAPP1318 — Virtualizing Databases Doing IT Right' The Sequel". I heard this session was very well received at VMworld US and I think we all come across difficult 'databases need physical hardware' discussions once in a while.
So this is my schedule. It's going to be a very busy VMworld, because I also want to take time to visit the Solutions Exchange and maybe even schedule my VCP-NV exam. I think I will follow Sjors Robroek's lead and schedule it on Monday before all the action really takes off.
The Solutions Exchange is a great place to meet up with everyone. It's amazing to see what kind of innovating products and services exist and emerge in the VMware ecosystem. VMworld is also the place to meet all those people from the community. All those great people who invest so much of their personal time by creating blogs, recording YouTube video's, organizing VMUGs, tweeting virtualization news and so on, are there in the flesh and always up for a chat. A great opportunity!
By the way, if you're great at virtualization and having trouble convincing your boss to provide the necessary budget to attend VMworld this year, have a look at our website: you're welcome to join our vUnit at ITQ and come with us to this great event. VMworld tickets, travel and hotel come with the contract!


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Windfarm noise – Renowned acoustician denounces double standards in noise regulations
UPDATE: Josh adds a cartoon and writes: An extraordinary quote from a Scottish Wind Farm Landowner. But with recent news that wind farms have been paid a secret £13 million compensation to shut down over the last few months it is no wonder all those in the industry are hearing the clink of cash above the roar…
February 9, 2012 in wind power.
Jason and the Argo Notes
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Like Jason, I proceed into the unknown with my look at the Argo data, and will post random notes as I voyage. Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To…
February 9, 2012 in ARGO data.
Declining global average cloud height: "A significant measure of negative feedback to global warming"
Guest post by Dr. Pat Michaels – reposted (with permission) from World Climate Report A new paper just published in Geophysical Research Letters by Roger Davies and Mathew Molloy of the University of Auckland finds that over the past decade the global average effective cloud height has declined and that "If sustained, such a decrease…
February 9, 2012 in Climate sensitivity.
Not quite Friday (but feels like it) funny
Josh is moved by the revelations of the lack of Himalayan glacier melt in the last 10 years to do some voodoo cartooning.
February 9, 2012 in Humor, IPCC, Satire.
USGS California Volcano Observatory Opens
"More than 500 volcanic vents have been identified in the State of California. At least 76 of these vents have erupted, some repeatedly, during the last 10,000 years. … Sooner or later, volcanoes in California will erupt again, and they could have serious impacts on the health and safety of the State's citizens as…
February 9, 2012 in Vulcanism.
N&Z reply to Willis at Tallbloke's
This is a note to point out that Nikolov and Zeller have written a rebuttal to Willis Eschenbach's Mystery of Equation 8. They submitted the manuscript to me two days ago, there were some very angry passages in it, and one in particular that had a semantic wordplay that we don't publish here by site…
February 9, 2012 in Announcements, Opinion.
An overview: Understanding the Global Warming Debate
Guest post by Warren Meyer Likely you have heard the sound bite that "97% of climate scientists" accept the global warming "consensus". Which is what gives global warming advocates the confidence to call climate skeptics "deniers," hoping to evoke a parallel with "Holocaust Deniers," a case where most of us would agree that a small…
February 9, 2012 in Uncategorized.
IPCC's Pachauri's "voodoo science" claim comes full circle
WUWT readers may recall that when the "Himalayan Glaciers will melt by 2035" error was first revealed, IPCC chairman Rajenda Pachauri famously labeled claims of the mistake "voodoo science"and then had to retract that slur later. Now it appears there hasn't been any melt at all in the last 10 years. I never thought I'd…
February 9, 2012 in Glaciers, IPCC.


Hope you all had a wonderful Monday! I wanted to share some pictures of our weavings that my students did a few weeks ago when we were finishing up our study on Native Americans. One of the best teachers I know and my amazing mentor, LeAnn, showed me this fun weaving project that she does with her students every year.
While learning about the different California Native American tribes, students discovered that many tribes used weaving to make all kinds of items, from baskets to blankets and rugs. Although they saw pictures of the final products that were created, they did not realize the process required for weaving. This was a fun way for them to learn and understand how weaving is actually done!
To get the plates ready, I first cut out an odd number of small slits around the outside of the plate. Of course I completely forgot to take pictures along the way, but if you are interested in seeing the process from the beginning let me know and I will recreate it and take pictures for you! But here are pictures of some of their wonderful weavings!
Also, I wanted to send a HUGE thank you to Stacy at Mrs. Johnson's First Grade! She had a special St. Patty's Day giveaway and I was one of the lucky winners! That is the first thing I have won from a blog and I was super excited! She gave me a $20 Amazon Gift Card AND her St. Patrick's Math Center Games! Of course I headed over to Amazon right away and my shipment is being processed as I type! So thank you SO MUCH Stacy for having such a fabulous giveaway!
And last, but not least, I just created a Facebook page fan page for my blog!
Head on over here if you would like to follow it!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate all of you for following my blog and giving me so much inspiration from your wonderful posts as well! And I am planning to have the first giveaway of my own when I reach 100 followers! Keep yours eyes out for it!
The weavings are sooo pretty!!!
I am following you on FB! Love the weaving!
I LOVE the weaving activity! I had to make the "reading tree" you posted about last week. I introduced it to my students yesterday. They loved it! It's already filled with awesome book suggestions.
I LOVE this!!! They came out beautifully!! And if you don't mind whenever you get the chance I would love to see the whole process with pics, that always helps me! I need to do this next year with them. Several years ago I bought one of the cheap plastic weave loom things that you can make potholders with. Some of the holder pieces have broken off, so I haven't been able to use it to show them weaving. So this will be a great, fun way for them to learn! Yay! Thanks so much for sharing!
I would also love to see the steps! This is awesome.
weaving projects are awesome! I had never heard of weaving on paper plates! I'm heading over to your FB!
Thank you all so much for your sweet comments! I am going to take pictures and post step-by-step instructions later this week!
Thank you for considering my blog worthy of an award. Although this "Thank you" message is arriving late, it is still sent with heartfelt gratitude.


Depending on the type of bankruptcy an individual files, the bankruptcy process may take as little as three to four months to complete (Chapter 7), or it can take as many as three to five years (Chapter 13). However, the most important step to take when deciding whether to file for bankruptcy is to consult with an experienced bankruptcy attorney.
Once you have determined that filing for bankruptcy is the right step for you, it is important to know if you are eligible to file, and if so, which type of bankruptcy you should file. The two most common types of bankruptcy for consumers are Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. Consult with an experienced Long Island bankruptcy lawyer today to determine which type of bankruptcy is right for you.
After you have determined which type of bankruptcy to file, your bankruptcy lawyer will file a petition on your behalf with the bankruptcy court. As soon as the petition is filed, the automatic stay goes into effect, which, with certain exceptions, prevents creditors from pursuing debts owed by the debtor.
In most cases, the bankruptcy petition is accompanied by various schedules listing the debtor's assets, debts, and other information. If, for some reason, these schedules were not filed with the petition, they must be filed within 15 days after the bankruptcy petition is filed. In Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings, a reorganization plan must also be filed with the court within 15 days after filing the petition. The debtor must start making payments on their bankruptcy plan within 30 days of filing of the bankruptcy case.
After the bankruptcy case is filed, the bankruptcy court will send a notice to the debtor's creditors, informing them of the date of filing, the case number, the date of the Meeting of Creditors, and the deadline to object to discharge. In a Chapter 13 case, the notice will also list the deadline for filing a claim with the bankruptcy court.
Typically, within three to five weeks after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, the debtor must appear at what is called the Section 341 Meeting, or the Meeting of Creditors, under 11 U.S.C. § 341.
In a Chapter 7 case, the Meeting of Creditors is generally the only time that the debtor will appear in court. Creditors rarely attend the meeting. At the meeting, the debtor will be sworn in under oath, and the Chapter 7 trustee appointed to the proceeding will ask questions about the debtor's financial situation. Read more about common questions at the Meeting of Creditors. If the debtor does not appear at this meeting, their case will be dismissed.
In a Chapter 13 case, a Confirmation Hearing is scheduled to be held within 20 to 45 days after the meeting of creditors, although it is often adjourned for a variety of reasons. The debtor is generally required to attend the confirmation hearing, although the debtor's appearance may be excused if the debtor's attorney appears at the hearing. Whether the debtor must appear at the confirmation hearing will be determined by the particulars of the case; the judge's procedures; and the Chapter 13 trustee's practices.
If there are no objections to the debtor's discharge, a Chapter 7 debtor will receive a discharge after the 60 day period to make any objection has passed. In Chapter 13, the discharge will be granted after the three or five-year repayment plan has been completed.
Before a debtor can receive a discharge, the debtor must also complete a post-bankruptcy personal financial management course.
The Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York – This court serves the Eastern District of New York, including the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Brooklyn and Queens, and is a part of the U.S District Court system.
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy – This link is to the United States Courts web page regarding Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings.
Chapter 13 of the United States Bankruptcy Code – This link is to the United States Courts web page regarding Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings.
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While there are a few things it could easily be, the bear with a fish one fits well. But at the same time, the idea of surviving mammoths is a rather new one to me anyway.
There are also a few other issues with the video, but the idea is still a rather fascinating one.
Not surprising. Many still believe the impossible -- UFOs, crop circles, the yeti, the second coming and Noah's ark.
Scary those folks that are trying to clone wooly mammoths. We can't even take care of the elephants we already have. Why would we need some big hairy ones?
Apparently, my ancestors reckoned them mighty fine eatin'.


As per some requests here is the recipe for the Carrot Layer Cake I baked for the Fiji Relief Bake Sale. It is time consumming to make so make sure you have a good big gap in your day - it is well worth it when you finally get to taste it!
Put the butter and sugar into the bowl and beat until it is light and fluffy. This is usually about 2-3 minutes.
Add the eggs and mix again until all mixed together. Scrape the bowl again!
Add in the oil and crank the mixer up to a medium high speed. Let it go for about 5 minutes. You will see the mixture turn white and get really fluffy. Keep scraping and beating until it is totally mixed together.
Mix together the flour and baking powder and baking soda and spice and salt. Have the machine at a low speed and add in all of these until it is mixed. Stop the machine.
Take the bowl off the machine and pop in the carrots. Mix with a spoon.
Tip into a shallow square pan and cook in the oven for 20 minutes. A skewer needs to come out without any icky sticky mixture on it!
Melt the white chocolate by putting it in a bowl over a saucepan with simmering water.
Then tip in the glucose and mix it together. It doesn't look too good at this point.
Put the cream cheese into a mixing bowl and mix it to smooth.
Add in the chocolate and glucose mixture and watch as it turns really smooth and glossy.
Taste it and add in some icing sugar until you really like the taste.
Use a stick blender to blend and mush up all the savoiardi biscuits.
Mix in the milk powder, sugar and a pinch of salt.
Whisk together the butter and cream and then add to the dry ingredients.
Use the crunchy stuff above and add to a blender with 1/3 cup milk in a blender. Puree.
Combine butter, sugars and cinnamon and cream until fluffy and yellow.
Add in the blended crumbs and mix until totally mixed together.
Combine all the dry ingredients and then add in the melted butter.
Spead the crumble onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
Cool the crumbs completely before adding between cake layers.
This is entirely up to you. Start with cake and then add crumb icing and crunchy crumble. Add more cake and layer on finishing with the white chocolate cream cheese icing on the top. Sprinkle with further crumbs to finish.
You can keep in the freezer and it is best to make in advance and freeze to set overnight.
This is a delicious but very rich cake. It can be eaten from fridge or at room temperature. There will be loads to share !
Don't forget to keep stopping the mixer and scrape the side of the bowl.


PARDON me, but Freshman helps Cats beat Nebraska.
LINCOLN—Just a few days ago Dererk Pardon wasn't even in Northwestern's plans for this season. Wednesday, he was dominating Nebraska in the Big Ten opener for both teams.The freshman had 28 points and 12 rebounds in his second college game and led his team back from a 12-point second-half deficit in an 81-72 victory.The Wildcats (13-1) won their 10th straight game and are off to their best start since the 1930-31 season. The Cornhuskers (8-6) are 0-5 in Big Ten openers since joining the conference in 2011-12.Pardon scored 23 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field in the second half, and he finished 11 for 14. Six of his seven offensive rebounds came after halftime.Northwestern coach Chris Collins activated Pardon on Sunday because of a foot injury that will keep 7-foot senior Alex Olah out indefinitely.
"I'm happy coach Collins gave me the opportunity, my teammates believed in me and I just went out there and did what I was supposed to do – help my team win," Pardon said.
Collins said he initially decided to redshirt Pardon because he didn't think he would be able to give significant minutes to the 6-foot-8, 230-pounder from Cleveland. In addition to Olah, the Wildcats also have the 6-foot-10 Joey van Zegeren.
The Huskers had no answer for Pardon in the low post, and he scored nine points as the Wildcats were whittling a 51-39 deficit to three points. Scottie Lindsey's 3-pointer from the corner tied it 60-all with seven minutes left.
Tre Demps finished with 17 points and Aaron Falzon had 12 for the Wildcats, who made 8 of 9 free throws in the last 1:34.Andrew White made 5 of 8 3-pointers and scored 22 points to lead the Huskers, and Benny Parker had career highs with 17 points and five 3s.It was the second straight game Northwestern came back after being down double digits. The Wildcats erased a 14-point deficit to beat Loyola (Maryland) on Sunday. Pardon had six points and four rebounds in that game.
Northwestern: The Wildcats held a 40-25 rebounding advantage. … Bryant McIntosh, coming off a 33-point game against Loyola, was held to 11 but had eight assists against one turnover.Nebraska: Parker had seven assists and two steals to go with his 17 points and five 3s. … Lost for the first time in five all-time meetings with Northwestern in Lincoln.Northwestern's 55-percent shooting and 46 points in the second half didn't sit well with Nebraska coach Tim Miles, and neither did his team's nearly five-minute field-goal drought late in the game.
Jimmy Butler tipped in a basket with 1.2 seconds left in overtime and the Bulls beat the Indiana Pacers 102-100 Wednesday night despite playing without Derrick Rose.On the last play, Butler was supposed to take the final shot but was guarded off the inbound pass. Instead, the ball went to Pau Gasol.Butler cut along the baseline, then tipped in Gasol's one-handed lob pass.
"That's on Pau," Butler said.
Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg gave credit to both.
"That was just a heck of a pass and an unbelievable finish in there by two guys that know how to play," Hoiberg said.
Butler then defended Paul George on a lob to preserve the win. George didn't sound thrilled Butler wasn't whistled for a foul, but that wasn't his only complaint.
Indiana coach Frank Vogel tried to be diplomatic about the final play.
"I'll address it with the league," he said.
Butler scored 28 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter and overtime combined, and Aaron Brooks had 29 points to help the Bulls win its third in four games. The Bulls got 52 points from the bench and held Indiana to 38.1 percent shooting from the field. Gasol had 13 points and 11 rebounds.Rose was scratched an hour before the game with right hamstring tendinitis. Rose had played in 27 of the Bulls first 29 games, averaging 14.4 points. The only two games he missed were in November because of a sprained left ankle.Hoiberg said Rose's hamstring stiffened up during the day and they couldn't get it loose enough for him to play.
"We took a cautious approach and decided to sit him tonight," Hoiberg said.
Kirk Hinrich started in place of Rose and scored three points.Brooks played almost 41 minutes without Rose. He hit a floater with 58.7 seconds left in overtime that gave the Bulls a 100-95 advantage. Solomon Hill made two free throws, and Brooks' turnover set up Monta Ellis' tying 3-pointer with 3.7 seconds left.George's floater with 59.9 seconds left in regulation put Indiana in front 89-84. Butler then hit two free throws and Chicago got the ball back after George Hill's turnover. Butler's 3-pointer bounced in with 34.9 seconds left to even the game at 89.Ellis made a layup with 31.3 seconds left, but Butler tied it with 25 seconds to go.
Ellis' 3-point attempt at the buzzer fell short.George Hill led Indiana with 20 points.The Pacers had their own injury issues. C.J. Miles (sore lower back) and Jordan Hill (dental work) both sat, forcing Indiana to test its frontcourt depth. Lavoy Allen started and scored 10 points with 12 rebounds in 38 minutes. Rookie Myles Turner played 22 minutes and scored eight points in his return after missing 22 games because of a broken left thumb.Then with 2:44 left in the third, Ian Mahinmi limped off the court favoring his left knee and didn't return. He'll be reevaluated Thursday.
NOTES—Butler criticized Hoiberg's passivity after the Bulls' loss to New York on Dec. 19. On Wednesday, Butler praised Hoiberg….."I think that he's holding me accountable for everything," Butler said…..Miles was scratched about an hour before tipoff and missed his second straight game. … For the fourth time, the Pacers wore their "Hickory" alternate uniforms, inspired by the Indiana high school team from the movie "Hoosiers." … George had 19 points….Doug McDermott (right knee) was questionable but played 21 minutes and scored five points. … Hoiberg said little-used forward Cristiano Felicio will be assigned to the D-League….Bulls host New York on Friday night.
CHAMPAIGN—When Michigan coach John Beilein looked down his bench and nodded at Mark Donnal early in Wednesday's 78-68 win over Illinois, he wasn't sure exactly what he would get.
The junior forward came through with 26 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had three blocks – all career highs – to lead the Wolverines over the Illini to open Big Ten play for both teams.
Caris LeVert added 22 points, including the first nine for the Wolverines (11-3), who have won five in a row.But it was Donnal who dominated once he entered the game as the third Wolverine off the bench.LeVert tied a career best with 10 assists.Kendrick Nunn scored 23 points to lead the Illini (8-6). Jalen Coleman-Lands added 13 and Malcolm Hill 11.Coleman-Lands hit a 3 to close the first half and give Illinois a 37-34 lead at the break.Donnal scored seven during a 9-2 run to open the second half that put the Wolverines in front for good.
Nunn made a layup to pull Illinois within two with 13:48 left, but Michigan's Zak Irvin answered with a 3-pointer that sparked a 13-2 spurt and made it 61-48 about four minutes later and held off the Illini thereon.Illinois had its five-game win streak snapped.Michigan's Derrick Walton Jr. scored 9 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
NOTES—Illinois plays Sunday at Ohio State…..Michigan's deep bench played a role in the victory, outscoring the Illinois bench 29-8….This is the second consecutive year Michigan and Illinois opened Big Ten play against each other. The Wolverines won last year's opener 73-65 in overtime at home.
GLENDALE—The Blackhawks hadn't scored a power-play goal in three games, yet their unit ranks among the top five in the NHL.That showed Tuesday night when the Hawks converted on three of four man-advantage situations in a 7-5 win over the Arizona Coyotes.Patrick Kane scored a goal, assisted on two others and raised his NHL-leading point total to 53. Andrew Desjardins scored twice for the Blackhawks, his second and third of the season, and the Hawks overcame Shane Doan's hat trick while setting a season high for goals in a game.
Artem Anisimov scored his 13th of the season, Brent Seabrook had two assists and Duncan Keith added a goal and an assist.Doan scored three times for the Coyotes, tying Dale Hawerchuk for the franchise record with 379 career goals. Doan's third of the night came on a power play with 27.1 seconds left.
The milestone wasn't lost on his coach.
Desjardins' first goal 2 minutes into the second gave the Blackhawks a 4-2 lead. Kane made it 5-2 with his goal with 6:12 to play in the period.Corey Crawford stopped 32 shots, though he allowed third-period goals to Doan and Connor Murphy as the Coyotes cut into a 6-2 lead.Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Tobias Rieder contributed three assists apiece for the Coyotes. Michael Stone added two assists.The Blackhawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a pair of power-play goals early in the first. Keith put in a shot off a slick backhand pass from Kane at the 13:39 mark, and Anisimov deflected a wrist shot through traffic from Seabrook and past goalie Anders Lindback just more than a minute later.Lindback was removed after the first period with only two stops on five shots. He was replaced by Louis Domingue, who made 19 saves.
The Hawks made it 3-2 on a third power-play goal when Artemi Panarin scored with an open shot after a pass from Seabrook. The Blackhawks were 0 for 4 on the power play in their previous three games.Panarin, a rookie, raised his season total to 11 goals.Arizona tied it at 2 in the first period with goals less than 2 minutes apart. Doan bounced a chip shot past Crawford with 9:42 to play, and defenseman Zbynek Michalek scored on a pass from behind the net from Ekman-Larsson.Michalek left the game in the final few minutes after taking a hit from the Blackhawks' Marian Hossa.Desjardins fired a puck off the body of the Coyotes' Nicklas Grossman and into the net with 14:56 left in the game for his second goal. Jonathan Toews scored an empty-net goal with 1:39 to play.
"I'll take them. You're just trying to get pucks to the net and good things happen, I guess," Desjardins said.
NOTES—Coyotes C Antoine Vermette faced his former teammates for the first time this season. Arizona traded him to the Blackhawks last season in time for Vermette to help them win the Stanley Cup with seven points in 20 playoff games. Vermette then re-signed with the Coyotes last summer. … Coyotes C Laurent Dauphin, 20, made his NHL debut after being called up from Springfield of the AHL earlier Tuesday. Dauphin and fellow call-up Craig Cunningham played on the fourth line. … The Hawks are 19-3-2 this season when scoring first. … Arizona Senator John McCain performed the ceremonial opening puck drop at center ice before the game.
Gould's 4 field goals give Bears 26-21 win over Lovie, Bucs.
TAMPA—The Bears are determined to prove a losing record isn't the best indicator of what kind of team they're going to be in the future.Running back Ka'Deem Carey delivered a glimpse of what he might be able to contribute moving forward, rushing for one touchdown and catching a pass for another Sunday to help the Bears stop a three-game losing streak with a 26-21 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Rebounding from a disappointing performance in a 21-point loss to Minnesota, the Bears (6-9) surpassed their victory total for a year ago to create some momentum heading into next week's season finale against Detroit.Coach John Fox, hired after Marc Trestman was fired following a 5-11 finish in 2014, is confident the team's headed in the right direction.
Carey caught a 1-yard TD pass from Jay Cutler, and the third-string running back also scored on a 1-yard run while teaming with Matt Forte and Jeremy Langford to spearhead a rushing attack that gained 174 yards and kept Tampa Bay's Jameis Winston off the field for long stretches.The victory was only the second in the past six games for the Bears. Tampa Bay has lost four of five, including three straight after rebounding from a slow start to climb into contention for a wild-card playoff berth.
Winston completed 15 of 29 passes for 295 yards with one costly interception. He threw for two TDs, including a 43-yard Hail Mary toss to Austin Seferian-Jenkins with one second remaining.Cutler was 20 of 27 for 156 yards, one TD and no interceptions. Robbie Gould kicked first-half field goals of 26 and 27 yards, then added a couple of long ones – 49 and 50 yards – after Tampa Bay took the lead early in the second half.The Bears, meanwhile, forced three turnovers – one of them Harold Jones-Quartey's goal-line interception – and limited Pro Bowl running back Doug Martin to 49 yards rushing on 17 attempts.
Both teams were eliminated from playoff contention last week, but want to use the final two games of the season to learn about young players and set the tone for next year.One of Tampa Bay's goals also is to try to help Martin win the NFL rushing title. The fourth-year pro entered day as the league's second-leading rusher, 9 yards behind Adrian Peterson.Martin scored on a 4-yard run set up by a blocked punt, but the Bears outrushed the Bucs 95-40 and controlled the ball for just over 20 minutes in building a 13-7 halftime lead.Winston then handed off to Martin five consecutive times before finishing a six-play, 78-yard touchdown drive with a sideline throw to Charles Sims that the running back turned into a 50-yard scoring play to put the Bucs ahead 14-13.
NOTES—angford rushed for 83 yards on 19 carries, Forte had 54 yards on 11 attempts, and Carey carried seven times for 16 yards. … Smith lost for the second straight season to Chicago, the team he coached for nine seasons from 2004 to 2012. The Bears won three division titles and appeared in two NFC championship games and one Super Bowl under him. … The Bucs forced zero turnovers. They have one takeaway in the past five games.
The Carolina Hurricanes are learning to keep pucks out of their net – and they're finally showing signs of climbing from the depths of the Eastern Conference.Justin Faulk and Victor Rask scored, backup Eddie Lack stopped 35 shots and the Hurricanes beat the Blackhawks 2-1 on Sunday night for their third win in four games and seventh in their last 11.Brent Seabrook spoiled Lack's shutout bid with 3 seconds left and Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford on the bench for an extra attacker. The Blackhawks lost 4-0 to Dallas in their previous game on Tuesday night.
Lack wasn't consistently tested until the Blackhawks outshot Carolina 19-9 in the third period. No. 1 goalie Cam Ward got the night off while the Hurricanes played on the second night in a row.
Faulk scored his second even-strength goal of the season after netting his first on Saturday night in the Hurricanes' 3-1 win over New Jersey. The Carolina defenseman leads the NHL with 12 power-play goals and is tied for the team lead with 14 goals overall.The Hurricanes' Jeff Skinner had two assists.Crawford made 25 saves, but the Blackhawks were nearly blanked for the second straight game.
The coach suggested Carolina and Lack might have gotten a little lucky, too.
"I counted about six chances that were either empty-net or potential empty-nets that we either misfired or didn't bear down or weren't hungry enough," Quenneville said.
The Blackhawks outshot the Hurricanes 12-11 in the scoreless first and had the better of the few chances in the frame.Lack stretched to make a point-blank glove save on Jonathan Toews' backhander at 7:45 of the second after Toews skated across the crease unchecked.Carolina's Andrej Nestrasil's shot hit the left post with just under 3 minutes left in the second.Faulk finally opened the scoring with 18.2 seconds left in the period when he fooled Crawford with a rising, screened shot from the left circle. With Seabrook blocking Crawford's view, Faulk's shot sailed over the goalie's blocker.Rask made it 2-0 at 4:45 of the third from a faceoff with another screened shot. With Phillip Di Guiseppe parked in the crease, Rask beat Crawford high on the glove side from the right circle for his 10th goal.Lack made a couple of alert saves in the final minutes to nearly preserve his shutout. He stopped NHL leading scorer Patrick Kane from the doorstep with 40 seconds left.But Seabrook cut it to 2-1 when his shot from the slot slipped under Lack's pads and trickled in.
NOTES—Blackhawks F Marian Hossa returned after missing two games with an injury. … Seabrook played in his 800th career game. … Carolina forwards Kris Versteeg and Joakim Nordstrom, members of the Blackhawks 2014-15 Stanley Cup team, skated against their former club or the first time since being traded to the Hurricanes in September in a move to open salary cap space. … The two teams will meet again on Jan. 26 in Raleigh, N.C.
DALLAS—J.J. Barea pulled up from a couple of feet behind the 3-point line just after returning to the game and hit the last of his five straight from long range in the first half.The diminutive guard simply has that can't-miss feeling right now.Barea made a career-high seven from beyond the arc and finished with 26 points coming off his first 30-point game, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Bulls 118-111 Saturday night in a game delayed 30 minutes by tornadoes in the Dallas area.Starting for the injured Deron Williams for the second straight game, Barea made his first seven from long range and is 12 of 15 going back to an overtime win against Brooklyn on Wednesday, when he had a career-high 32 points.
Derrick Rose led the Bulls with 25 points, including nine in the fourth quarter, but had a key turnover before getting called for a 5-second violation when the visitors had a chance to tie in the final 11 seconds.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 16 points in his first home game since passing Shaquille O'Neal on the career scoring list, and Zaza Pachulia had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Barea was 7 for 8 from beyond the arc.Nikola Mirotic had 23 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for the Bulls, who were trying for back-to-back wins a night after winning at Oklahoma City. The Mavericks had a mini two-day Christmas break.Raymond Felton broke a late tie with two free throws after a strong drive to the basket, and then tipped a pass from Rose that Nowitzki grabbed and threw ahead to Chandler Parsons. After stopping at the basket, Parsons handed off to Wesley Matthews for a layup and a 112-108 lead.After Rose missed a runner that he had success with earlier in the game, Felton made two more free throws for a 114-108 Dallas lead with 38 seconds left.Jimmy Butler hit a 3-pointer that bounced around the rim, and the Bulls got another chance after a Dallas miss. But with Felton defending him, Rose couldn't get the ball in. Felton had six of his 13 points on free throws in the final 1:07.
Pau Gasol had 18 points, nine rebounds and three blocks, and Butler scored 17 points with a game-high eight assists.Nowitzki got a standing ovation early in the first quarter after a video tribute for him passing O'Neal for No. 6 on the NBA's scoring list in the Mavericks' last game at Brooklyn. The 37-year-old German promptly hit a fadeaway jumper coming out of the timeout.The Bulls had another solid game coming off a three-game losing streak that ended with the victory at the Thunder.
"We went on the road in two very tough environments and got a great win yesterday in Oklahoma City and had a chance in this one in a tough building," coach Fred Hoiberg said.
NOTES—Joakim Noah missed his second straight game with a left shoulder sprain. He got hurt Monday against Brooklyn and is expected to miss at least another week. … Rose and Mirotic both had their fourth 20-point game of the season….Mavericks: Carlisle wouldn't put a timetable on Williams' return from a left hamstring strain. … Devin Harris returned after missing three games with a right hamstring injury. … Pachulia had his 16th double-double, surpassing last season's total in Milwaukee…..The Bulls host Toronto on Monday.
OKLAHOMA CITY—The Bulls were angry and on edge after three straight losses. They channeled those emotions into one of their best wins of the season.Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, and Pau Gasol had 21 points and 13 rebounds in the Bulls' 105-96 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.In a game that featured several skirmishes, the Bulls outrebounded the NBA's No. 2 rebounding team 53-48.
Derrick Rose added 19 points, and Gibson had 13 points and 10 rebounds.The Bulls held the Thunder to 38.5-percent shooting, Oklahoma City's third-worst showing of the season.Kevin Durant had 29 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Oklahoma City, and Russell Westbrook added 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. The Thunder had won three straight and nine of 10.
"If you try to get it all back in one play, try to get a steal, try to come down and shoot a pull-up 3 – just doing stupid stuff that we did all night, it will be tough to win," Durant said.
The Bulls led 51-37 with 4:58 left in the first half, but the Thunder cut it to 54-52 at halftime. Durant scored 19 points in the half, and Westbrook had 12 points and five assists.Gasol and Butler each scored 11 points in the first half for the Bulls,who scored the first eight points of the second half to go up 62-52 and force the Thunder to call a timeout. The Bulls led 86-68 at the end of the third quarter.The Bulls led by 18 at the end of the third quarter. Oklahoma City changed things up and played Morrow and Enes Kanter with Durant, Westbrook and Ibaka for most of the fourth quarter. A pair of 3-pointers by Morrow cut the lead to 97-89 with just under 5 minutes to play, but the Bulls hung on.
"We withstood their run, which I think everyone knew they were going to go on in the fourth quarter, and they (the Bulls) made big plays down the stretch," Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said.
The Bulls ran out to an 11-0 lead. … C Joakim Noah sat out with a left shoulder sprain. … Beat the Thunder 104-98 at United Center on Nov. 5. … Butler hit a 35-foot 3-pointer at the end of the first quarter. … Rose fouled out.The Bulls are at Dallas on Saturday night.


This small selection of highly popular pharmaceuticals serves to highlight how many people are being affected by nutrient-depleting drugs.
The people who swallowed these pills were put at risk for nutritional deficiencies, but were they informed by their physicians?
If you knew that a drug would cause anemia, make you crazy or weaken your heart, would you take it? If you knew the real risks, would you ask to be monitored and treated for resulting deficiencies?
Nutrient depletion from drugs adds insult to injury for people with malabsorption disorders like celiac disease, dermatitis herpetiformis and Crohn's disease, or people with certain chronic diseases, those over 50 years of age, and those who take multiple drugs.
What is most concerning is that many doctors who prescribe these drugs do not recognize the symptoms of nutritional deficiencies when they develop. Although only eight drugs are discussed in this article, many more cause nutritional deficiencies.
What Deficiencies Do These Drugs Cause?
Lipitor. Lipitor depletes Coenzyme Q10. Coenzyme Q10, which the body produces, is involved in electron transport and energy production within cells. Coenzyme Q10 is also a powerful antioxidant, facilitating the removal within cells of destructive free radicals that are produced during normal metabolism. The most common deficiency symptoms include angina and fatigue. It is now established that many people on statin drugs (cholesterol lowering medications and HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors) have lowered coenzyme Q10 levels. Notice that these expensive drugs can actually cause heart disease? Many cardiologists routinely utilize coenzyme Q10 for treating congestive heart failure because low coenzyme Q10 levels lead to heart disease.
Seroquel, Abilify, Cymbalta, Effexor, Lexapro. Anti-Psychotics/ Anti-Depressants/ Anti-Anxiety drugs deplete Coenzyme Q10 and Vitamin B12.Vitamin B12 is essential for 1) the metabolism of all cells, especially for those of the digestive tract, bone marrow and nervous tissue; 2) the formation of red blood cells, platelets (clotting cells), and immune cells; 3) maintenance of the central nervous system; 4) interaction with folate metabolism, preventing folate derivatives from being trapped in unusable states; and 5) preventing accumulation of homocysteine, a toxic metabolic byproduct linked to cardiovascular disease and connective tissue abnormalities.Symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency appear when liver stores are depleted. Symptoms include distorted taste, intermittent diarrhea and constipation, considerable weight loss, poorly localized abdominal pain, sore beefy, red tongue, low stomach acid, muscle weakness, and nervous system and blood impairment.Neurological symptoms involve progressive neuropathy, with loss of position-sense and balance, causing ataxia. If vitamin B12 is not replaced, permanent neurological damage, including degeneration of nerves and spinal cord can result. In advanced deficiency, paranoia, delirium, confusion and spastic ataxia develop.Decrease in blood cell counts (red, white and platelets) and anemia are marked by shortness of breath, fatigue, weakness, apathy and irritability. Anemia results from defective blood cell formation as a result of poor folate action owing to lack of vitamin B12. Evidence suggests that mental symptoms of depression and fatigue are detectable before anemia develops.Notice that these drugs, created to treat mental disorders, actually cause mental problems! None of these drugs were developed to be taken long term. They were made to prevent patients from harm in the short term until the cause of their mental disorder could be found and corrected. Many nervous disorders develop from nutritional deficiencies in the first place, or at least in part. Testing for deficiencies should be mandatory before prescribing and during administration of these drugs.
Nexium and Prevacid. Antacids and anti-ulcer drugs prevent absorption of minerals including calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium and selenium and the vitamins folic acid, vitamin A, vitamin B12, and vitamin D. Minerals require sufficient acid to be dissolved out of the food we eat and to be ionized (charged positive or negative) in order to be absorbed. No charge, no absorption…lost nutrients. Antacids must not be taken within 2 hours of eating to allow the stomach to produce sufficient acid for digestion.
Protect your health. If you take prescription and/or over-the-counter drugs, ask the pharmacist about nutritional deficiencies and drug actions. Discuss this issue with your doctor before changing or discontinuing prescription medication. Some drugs need to be tapered off and monitored with blood work.
If you regularly take a drug or drugs, visit Drugs.com to find out whether your drug causes nutrient deficiencies.
If you want to find out your nutritional status and what you need to do to correct your individual nutritional deficiencies, consider subscribing to our Gluten Free Works Health Guide or requesting your doctor test you using Spectracell Laboratories' Micronutrient Analysis. Knowing exactly where you stand and having a plan to replenish your nutrients is the fastest and best way to get well and stay healthy.
Cleo Libonati is a Co-Founder of Gluten Free Works, Inc.
She is the author of Recognizing Celiac Disease.
I'm a health care provider and I ALWAYS recommend to patients taking ANY statin (Lipitor) to take Co-Q10. I also recommend to all patients taking ANY antidepressant to take a B-Complex Vitamin as their immune system is compromised anyway from the stress hormones and this helps replenish that. As for Nexium or Prevacid I always recommend a good multivitamin to replenish those nutrients lost and check a Vitamin D level and replace it when necessary. Not all providers are inadequate in this area. I'm gluten free and well aware of lost nutrients from medications and food. Another area is antibiotics!! I ALWAYS recommend a good multi-complex probiotic whenever I prescribe one!! I want to limit the risk of 'leaky gut'! I've been sharing these tid-bits with other providers and it really does help the patients out!!


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Why more Companies and Boards should embrace Flexible Working
Posted on 4th December 2018 by Monika Juneja
Flexible working seems to be a rather contentious and confusing issue for both Employees and Employers at the moment. Most recently, Eliza Khuner, a data scientist at Facebook, decided to quit her job after her request to work remotely and part-time was denied. Her case, and how it was handled, even by a company as large and innovative as Facebook, demonstrated why it is so difficult to ensure more people with different lifestyles advance up the corporate ranks.
It is important to understand that today, both men and women are struggling to maintain a balance between lifestyle and work-life. For example, either gender could be the primary carer for an elderly parent or a young child and is facing a shift in work-life balance priorities, where work may become the casualty. Having more flexibility at work would help.
Unfortunately, there is a scarcity of flexible working opportunities. This lack is certainly one of the main reasons for a lower presence of women in senior jobs, where the culture still dictates that you must turn up to work every day and stay in post. However, more opportunities for flexible working would benefit all employees, regardless of gender, and eventually benefit the Company too.
More parents would remain in the workplace, leading to a wider range of experience and diversity of background at the Company. There would be a higher level of employee satisfaction, with the knowledge and security that they do not have to be seen in the office 24/7 in order to be successful at work
The Director at Fortitude Dynamics Group wrote earlier this week [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6470693161478946816] about the need to have a diverse and balanced company, which grows and prospers through the ideology of having different experiences and backgrounds, allowing all employees to bring the best of themselves into work.
Companies like Facebook could be the leaders in creating innovative working environments. Larger companies may have the resources to create and implement better leave options and flexibility in working hours, so employees don't have to choose between their lifestyle and careers. They should be trying to lead by example.
There is constant criticism towards Companies needing to hire more women and pushing the need to find more resourceful employees. However, most Companies, especially in male-dominated fields such as finance, technology and engineering, are still far from reaching hiring parity. Again, could this be down to a lack of flexible working opportunities?
Recent reports show that in the UK, only 22% of senior leadership roles are held by women and almost 80% of companies still pay men more than women. Contributing factors to these depressing statistics include inflexible working.
Yet research shows that some of Britain's most successful companies tend to have a large proportion of women in senior management roles.
Dame Vivian Hunt, from McKinsey UK, said: "The correlation between diversity and financial performance is clear across different sectors and geographies: more diverse teams equals significant financial out-performance."
It is clear then, that a Company's success and fortunes are based on their ability to attract and retain the best and brightest employees. Encouraging and enabling diversity and offering more flexible working options will help in this task.
At Fortitude Dynamics Group, we encourage the need for Companies to re-think their working policies. We do not believe that anyone, whether employee or Director, should have to choose between their families and their careers. Although we are a small Company, flexible working options are available to everyone, and we can say from experience that this hasn't affected productivity, enthusiasm or creativity in the slightest!
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Il , meglio noto come Kagoshima United FC, è una società calcistica giapponese con sede nella città di Kagoshima. Milita nella J3 League, la terza divisione del campionato giapponese.

Storia
La squadra venne fondata nel 2014 grazie alla fusione del Volca Kagoshima con l'FC Kagoshima, che hanno deciso di chiamare la loro squadra Kagoshima United FC. La squadra ottiene così la promozione in JFL. Nel novembre del 2015, grazie al loro posizionamento nella "zona alta" nella classifica della JFL, vengono promossi nella J3 League, la terza divisione del campionato giapponese, ottendendo dunque la sua licenza. Dopo tre stagioni nella J3 League, avanzano di lega grazie al secondo posto in classifica; quindi, dalla stagione 2019 partecipa nella J2 League.

Cronistoria

Colori e simboli
La squadra utilizza come colore sociale il blu scuro. Lo stemma è caratterizzato da un'illustrazione del vulcano fumante Sakurajima, situato nella Prefettura di Kagoshima. Sopra ad esso, c'è una striscia verticale bicolorata di rosso (sinistra) e azzurro (destra). Il rosso rappresenta i colori che ha usato il Volca Kagoshima, mentre l'azzurro quelli dell'FC Kagoshima. Prima del 2016, il Kagoshima United FC non aveva una ufficiale mascotte. Successivamente la squadra ha scelto una sua mascotte, ovvero la gatta Yunaiku-chan.

Strutture
Lo stadio utilizzato dal club è il Shiranami Stadium, che sorge nella città di Kagoshima.

Organico

Rosa 2022
Aggiornata al 3 settembre 2022.

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Hank Gola, a veteran sports reporter, was part of the recent sports section demolition at The New York Daily News that saw several high-profile columnists, writers and editors laid off.
Gola, a 22-year veteran at the paper, isn't shedding any tears, instead bragging about being an "old-school dinosaur" with little interest in adapting to the new media environment.
Gola, along with sports columnist Flip Bondy, Hall of Fame baseball writer Bill Madden, sportswriter Wayne Coffey and sports editor Teri Thompson were laid off. It was first reported that legendary columnist Mike Lupica was laid off, but he's still writing columns, so his status isn't clear.
The New York Times is expected to publish an in-depth piece early next week about the paper's layoffs and financial struggles. It will most likely delve into publisher Mort Zuckerman's failed attempt to sell the Daily News over the summer along with the mounting debt that's hurt the bottom line. The Times wouldn't comment on its planned story.
The paper has also come under fire in recent months for sensationalism, ranging from showing graphic images of the WDBJ shooting on its front page to aerial photos of Caitlyn Jenner in a dress.
The New York Daily News did not respond to TheWrap's request for comment regarding Lupica.
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