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Q: How to move Java runtime console to different terminal window? I executed a Java program from the command line in terminal app A. I want to move the console to terminal app B without having to exit and re-execute the program.
I can think of a few potential ways to solve this, ranging from:
A) In Java implement a new InputStream and OutputStream that somehow can be wired to a new process started in terminal app B.
...to
B) Find a way to put the main Java process in terminal app A in the "background" so that original process can be reopened in a terminal app B.
Ideally, I want to be able to "log in to" and "log out of" my Java process from any terminal on my computer. Has anything like this already been accomplished, and which approach would be best to make it myself? I am open to solutions that involve Java code, shell scripts, or both.
My specs:

*

*OSX: 10.12.4

*Usually running zsh on iTerm

A: If I was using Linux, the perfect solution would be reptyr, a command line tool that allows you to easily switch terminal windows.
On Mac, the best solution I have found is screen. It can also be used to switch terminal windows but must be invoked before running java in order to work and seems a lot more complex.

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Among the invasion fleet for the invasion of Southern France were the LCI's #41 and #43.
For this invasion, the two LCI's had been loaded with the ratings of Chief Diver and lower. These diving men with their diving suits, compressors, hoses and related gear took a demand on more than one LCI compartment which was originally assigned for troops.
Their orders in the invasion were to blow off any obstacles that might occur in the limited landing area.
During the winding down of the invasion, the two ships were ordered to proceed westward to Toulon, France.
In 1939 when Hitler stormed into Poland, the Free French sabotaged the harbor of Toulon. This was done by sinking their Nave Fleet Ships alongside the piers. Thus the piers were of no possible use to the then invading German Navy and Army. On arrival in Toulon we had to weave our way to the inner harbor by makeshift markers hastily placed so that we could weave around sunken vessels of many sorts and get close to our assignment. Rifle and mortar fire could be heard from both the invading American and British troops as well as the defending German Army in a close proximity. It was urgent that we make access for ships with ammunition and other much needed supplies to combat the defending Germans.
The #41 and #43 anchored over some of the sunken ships that were alongside a pier. Our divers went down and put explosives in chain form on the main stress points of the sunken ships. Divers would surface, we would pull up anchor and then back off. The explosives would be blown and this procedure went on and on around the clock with both LCI's.
This was done to drive the sunken ships down into the mud of the harbor. Within just a few days we had Liberty Ships coming into the harbor of Toulon, bringing much needed ammunition and supplies. With Liberty Ships gaining access to unload, we were then ordered to stand anchor outside the harbor.
Aboard these small cramped LCI's there was always a demand for diversion. Yes, we then took turns going down in the diving suits with the aid of the professional divers, air hoses and compressors. We found this quite a thrill but it was very clumsy.
With the American in-born ingenuity we then took gas masks and put a valve in them to fit the diving hoses. The crew then submerged with the gas mask air supply and a leaded belt. The excess air was just expelled out the sides of the gas mask.
I remember going down and seeing schools of fish darting in front of me; stopping and then dashing elsewhere. In going to the bottom there was tall grass weaving back and forth and a moment of fear would touch you, wondering how long that grass really was.
Our improvised diving was not deep because of pressure on our ears. But it was fun to be playing in the French Rivera waters.


The value of hard work is often lost to us these days. We live in a world where a new form of trade has evolved into something we'd like to call an "x-deal" or an exchange of products and/or services between two people in place of money. This is completely fine as long as there is an exchange.
Lately though, with how yoga has evolved into a form of social service to "make the world a better place," a bunch of teachers suddenly feel guilty even charging their students.
Here's where things get skewed.
Yoga is and has been such a transformative path for so many individuals that they decide to become teachers. These people went through teacher training spanning 200 to 500 hours in order to best equip themselves to be able to share the practice with others. They dedicated a lot of their time and invested a chunk of their money in order to spread the life-changing capabilities of yoga. They also take not just one, but a lot of training to be able to teach adults, kids, injured people, and pregnant women. And these things are not a walk in the park. But, because they love the practice and the knowledge of bodies and people that come along with it, the laborious hours of studying anatomy, sequencing and philosophy are all worth it. That is until people start asking you to teach for free.
We have students asking for discounts or free classes disguised as ways to gain karma points and the teachers end up feeling a little bit overworked and taken advantage of. What started as a way to help people has started to take more from them than they expected. Don't get me wrong, we are all for helping people but that must include helping yourself as a teacher too.
A certain level of showing respect for what they do is necessary to encourage the natural energy flow of life. We don't discourage discounts or free classes and have nothing against them, but we'd like to give back to our teachers. To show these dedicated people that we see their hard work and would like to return the favor in whatever form that may come in.
Although money is the most common form of energy exchange and the most easily transferable one, we would encourage you to pick the one most helpful to the teacher. What would add value to his or her life and push them to help others further?
And because energy isn't created nor destroyed then energy should circulate. This is where you get to see how good things really find their way back because your hard work will then find its way back to you. We know you worked hard for your money and the thing is, whatever you spend your money on increases in value to you. So, you then get to add value to someone else's work and then they can put it toward what they find important.
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North Korea crisis looms as Clinton heads to Asia
South Korea has blamed its northern neighbor for sinking a naval ship in March
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2010/05/20/us_us_clinton_asia/
Matthew Lee
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's three-nation Asia tour is likely to be dominated by a new crisis with North Korea -- this time accused of sinking a South Korean naval ship with a deadly torpedo attack.
South Korea's release Wednesday of a report blaming North Korea for the March 26 sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan changed the outlook for Clinton's trip, her fifth to Asia as America's top diplomat.
Just hours before Clinton departed, the White House called the ship sinking an "act of aggression" that is "one more instance of North Korea's unacceptable behavior and defiance of international law." In a statement, officials called it "a challenge to international peace and security and ... a violation of the Armistice Agreement" that ended the Korean War.
The State Department added that the evidence ruled out any alternative explanation and the United States was "already working very closely with our ally (South Korea) and consulting with our partners regarding appropriate steps."
North Korea denies it attacked the South Korean warship, and has said that sanctions or other forms of retaliation would trigger "all-out war," raising the prospect of an escalating crisis on the heavily armed Korean peninsula.
The U.S. has 28,500 troops in South Korea.
The centerpiece of Clinton's trip, which includes scheduled stops in Japan, China and South Korea, was supposed to be a new round of U.S.-China strategic and economic talks. Clinton is headed for Beijing on one leg of the the trip, where trade and other concerns may be eclipsed by efforts to get China to support new sanctions against North Korea in the U.N. Security Council.
But with the Chinese holding the most leverage over reclusive North Korea, its support for any international response to Pyongyang will be critical to its success. Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat for Asia, acknowledged that a main reason for Clinton's trip "will be to have the closest possible consultation with Japan, China and South Korea on the next phase" of the North Korean situation. He said it would be a prime agenda item in Clinton's talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and State Councilor Dai Bingguo.
"A central issue of discussion for Secretary Clinton with her interlocutors ... will be on their assessments of developments in North Korea and their reaction to the report," he said.
They'll also be discussing trying to convince China to agree to tougher U.N. sanctions on Iran, something China has traditionally has opposed. China has reluctantly agreed to support watered-down new economic penalties, thus far.
The focus will be a far cry from the original intent of the economic and trade issues that were the reason the U.S.-China strategic talks were begun in 2006 by the Bush administration under then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and expanded by the Obama administration in 2009.
The talks were intended to keep pressure on China to allow its currency to rise in value against the dollar as a way to narrow America's huge trade deficit with China, the largest trade gap the United States runs with any country.
Treasury officials insist the economic issues, including China's currency, will be a major part of the discussions next week, but they play down any suggestions that China might announce it is starting to let its currency, the yuan, rise in value against the dollar.
At her first stop in Tokyo on Friday, a key issue is expected to be a U.S.-Japan dispute over the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on the southern island of Okinawa.
After a subsequent good-will visit to the World Expo in Shanghai on Friday and Saturday, Clinton will join Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in Beijing for the two days of talks with Chinese leaders.
AP Economics Writer Martin Crutsinger contributed to this report.
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Deadline: Noon on Wednesday, June 12th, 2019.
Information for 2019 is now available!
Summerfest Arts Faire, an annual juried event held on the grounds of the Logan Tabernacle, celebrates the arts in Cache Valley by bringing people together to enjoy a festival of high-quality art, music and food.


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Q: About Conditional Independent I know that independent and conditional independent don't imply each other. But what if given more condition that $Z$ is independent from $X$ and $Z$ is independent from $Y$?
So the problem is:
A: Random Variables $X$ and $Y$ are independent.
B: $X$ and $Y$ are independent given condition $Z$. $Z$ is independent from $X$ and also $Z$ is independent from $Y$.
Can B $\implies$ A be true? (Given B, can we conclude that A is true?)
Thanks for helping me prove or disprove it. I tried it by myself but only found that A is true if adding "$Z$ is also independent from $X,Y$" condition to B.

A: Consider the probability space consisting of six equally likely outcomes $a,b,c,d,e,f$.  Let $Z$ be the event $\{a,b,c,d\}$, and let $X$ and $Y$ be the random variables with values
given by the following table:
$$\matrix{ \text{outcome} & X & Y\cr
                 a & 1 & 1\cr
                 b & 0 & 1\cr
                 c & 1 & 0\cr
                 d & 0 & 0\cr
                 e & 1 & 1\cr
                 f & 0 & 0\cr}$$
Given $Z$, $X$ and $Y$ are independent: e.g. $P(X=0,Y=0 | Z) = 1/4 = P(X=0|Z) P(Y=0|Z) = (1/2) (1/2)$.
$X$ and $Z$ are independent: $P(X=0,Z) = 1/3 = P(X=0) P(Z) = (1/2)(2/3)$, and similarly
$Y$ and $Z$ are independent.
However, $X$ and $Y$ are not independent: $P(X=0,Y=0) = 1/3 \ne P(X=0) P(Y=0) = 1/4$.


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using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
public class Game : MonoBehaviour
{
    private int platformRows = 3;
    private int platformColumns = 3;

    private int platformWidth = 512, platformHeight = 512;
    private GameObject platforms;
    private Platform[,] platformFields;

    public Platform.PlatformColorType[,] winPatternTypes = new Platform.PlatformColorType[4, 4];
    private GameObject winPattern, _platform;
    private GameObject[,] winPatternBlocks;
    private GameObject winPatternPositionBlinker;
    private string countDownText;

    public GUIStyle guiStyle;

    public enum GameState
    {
        NotRunning,
        InWave,
        WaceClear
    }
    public GameState state = GameState.NotRunning;

    private int currentWave = 0;

    public int CurrentWave
    {
        get { return currentWave; }
        set { currentWave = value; }
    }

    #region singleton
    private Game() { }
    private static Game _singleton;
    private Object _block;
    private Object _winPattern;
    private GUIStyle centeredStyle;
    public Font font;
    public static Game Instance
    {
        get { return (_singleton == null ? new Game() : _singleton); }
    }
    #endregion

    void Awake()
    {
        Time.timeScale = 1.5f;

        _singleton = this;
        _block = Resources.Load("WinPatternBlock") as GameObject;
        _winPattern = Resources.Load("WinPatternPositionBlinker") as GameObject;
        _platform = Resources.Load("Platform") as GameObject;
    }

    void Start()
    {
        DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
    }

    void Update()
    {

    }

    void OnGUI()
    {
        centeredStyle = GUI.skin.GetStyle("Label");
        centeredStyle.alignment = TextAnchor.MiddleCenter;
        centeredStyle.font = font;
        if(state != GameState.NotRunning) GUI.Label(new Rect(0, 0, 200, 100), "Wave: " + currentWave);
        if (Event.current.type == EventType.KeyDown && state == GameState.NotRunning)
        {
            Application.LoadLevel(1);
        }
        if (countDownText != "")GUI.Label(new Rect(Screen.width / 2 - 25, Screen.height / 2 - Screen.height * 0.2f, 200, 100), countDownText, guiStyle);
    }

    void OnLevelWasLoaded(int level)
    {
        if (level == 1)
        {
            state = GameState.NotRunning;
            InitiateGame();
            StartCoroutine(StartWaveCountDown());
            StartCoroutine(DisplayPatterForXSeconds(3.0f));
        }
    }

    IEnumerator StartWaveCountDown()
    {
        //countDownText = "<color=white><size=50>NEW WAVE</size></color>";
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(1.5f);
        countDownText = "<color=white><size=50>3</size></color>";
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(1f);
        countDownText = "<color=white><size=50>2</size></color>";
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(1f);
        countDownText = "<color=white><size=50>1</size></color>";
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(1f);
        countDownText = "<color=white><size=50>GO!</size></color>";
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(1f);
        countDownText = "";
        //yield return null;
        state = GameState.InWave;
    }

    IEnumerator DisplayPatterForXSeconds(float sec)
    {
        TriggerWinPattern(true, 1, 1);
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(sec);
        TriggerWinPattern(false, 1, 1);
    }

    void InitiateGame()
    {
        platformFields = new Platform[platformRows, platformColumns];
        winPattern = new GameObject("WinPattern");
        winPatternPositionBlinker = Instantiate(_winPattern) as GameObject;
        winPatternPositionBlinker.transform.parent = winPattern.transform;
        winPatternBlocks = new GameObject[platformRows, platformColumns];

        GeneratePlatform();
        GenerateWinPattern();
    }

    void GeneratePlatform()
    {
        platforms = new GameObject("Platforms");
        GameObject GroundPlatformPrefab = _platform;
        for (int i = 0; i < platformRows; i++)
        {
            for (int j = 0; j < platformColumns; j++)
            {
                GameObject createdPlatform = Instantiate(GroundPlatformPrefab) as GameObject;
                platformFields[i, j] = createdPlatform.GetComponent<Platform>();
                createdPlatform.transform.FindChild("Model").transform.localScale = new Vector3(platformWidth, platformHeight, 1);
                createdPlatform.transform.parent = platforms.transform;
                createdPlatform.transform.position = new Vector2(i * platformWidth + platformWidth / 2, j * platformHeight + platformHeight / 2);
                createdPlatform.GetComponent<Platform>().PositionX = i;
                createdPlatform.GetComponent<Platform>().PositionY = j;
                createdPlatform.renderer.material.mainTextureScale = new Vector2(createdPlatform.renderer.material.mainTexture.width / 48 * 15, createdPlatform.renderer.material.mainTexture.height / 48 * 15);
                if (Random.Range(0, 2) == 1)
                {
                    createdPlatform.transform.FindChild("Light").light.color = Color.green;
                    createdPlatform.GetComponent<Platform>().ChangeMyType(Platform.PlatformColorType.Type1);
                }
                else
                {
                    createdPlatform.transform.FindChild("Light").light.color = Color.red;
                    createdPlatform.GetComponent<Platform>().ChangeMyType(Platform.PlatformColorType.Type2);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    void GenerateWinPattern()
    {
        winPattern.SetActive(false);
        winPattern.transform.parent = Camera.main.transform;
        winPattern.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(-26, -26, 1);
        for (int i = 0; i < platformRows; i++)
        {
            for (int j = 0; j < platformColumns; j++)
            {
                GameObject createdBlock = Instantiate(_block) as GameObject;
                winPatternBlocks[i, j] = createdBlock;
                createdBlock.transform.parent = winPattern.transform;
                createdBlock.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(8 + i * 16 + i * 2, 8 + j * 16 + j * 2, 0);
                if (Random.Range(0, 2) == 1)
                {
                    winPatternTypes[i, j] = Platform.PlatformColorType.Type1;
                    createdBlock.renderer.material.color = Color.green;
                }
                else
                {
                    winPatternTypes[i, j] = Platform.PlatformColorType.Type2;
                    createdBlock.renderer.material.color = Color.red;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    public void TriggerWinPattern(bool State, int xPos, int yPos)
    {
        winPattern.SetActive(State);
        winPatternPositionBlinker.transform.position = new Vector3(winPatternBlocks[xPos, yPos].transform.position.x, winPatternBlocks[xPos, yPos].transform.position.y, winPatternBlocks[xPos, yPos].transform.position.z - 0.1f);
    }
    public bool CheckIfWinPatternIsReached()
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < platformRows; i++)
        {
            for (int j = 0; j < platformColumns; j++)
            {
                if (winPatternTypes[i, j] != platformFields[i, j].CurrentPlatformType)
                {
                    return false;
                }
                else if (i == platformRows - 1 && j == platformColumns - 1)
                {
                    return true;
                }
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
}

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Judges 18:1-15
In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell in; for until then no inheritance among the tribes of Israel had fallen to them. So the Danites sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Esh'ta-ol, to spy out the land and to explore it; and they said to them, "Go and explore the land." And they came to the hill country of E'phraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there. When they were by the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; and they turned aside and said to him, "Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?" And he said to them, "Thus and thus has Micah dealt with me: he has hired me, and I have become his priest." And they said to him, "Inquire of God, we pray thee, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed." And the priest said to them, "Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD." Then the five men departed, and came to La'ish, and saw the people who were there, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sido'nians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth, and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sido'nians and had no dealings with any one. And when they came to their brethren at Zorah and Esh'ta-ol, their brethren said to them, "What do you report?" They said, "Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very fertile. And will you do nothing? Do not be slow to go, and enter in and possess the land. When you go, you will come to an unsuspecting people. The land is broad; yea, God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth." And six hundred men of the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set forth from Zorah and Esh'ta-ol, and went up and encamped at Kir'iath-je'arim in Judah. On this account that place is called Ma'haneh-dan to this day; behold, it is west of Kir'iath-je'arim. And they passed on from there to the hill country of E'phraim, and came to the house of Micah. Then the five men who had gone to spy out the country of La'ish said to their brethren, "Do you know that in these houses there are an ephod, teraphim, a graven image, and a molten image? Now therefore consider what you will do." And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.


I love to decorate for the holidays but it can be expensive! Not so with thrifty finds like this Jingle All The Way sign I made out of an old wood, wall plaque.
I always on the lookout for things I can make signs out of at the thrift store.
It's always fun when I come across something with a pretty shape, like this….
Didn't have a clue what kind of sign it'd be when I picked it up though.
But I thought I'd share it as my Trash to Treasure this month.
And since we are heading into the holiday season, I thought I'd share a holiday sign.
I happened to go over to Michael's recently and saw all the cute retro stuff they have this year.
If you follow along on Instagram with me you might have seen these photos in my Instagram stories when I was at Michael's the other day.
I have been trying to be better at sharing over there! It's tough to stay plugged in all the time but I do love to share things I find with y'all (or even just random personal things too).
If you don't follow along yet, I'd love it if you did! You can follow me here >>> Instagram.
I share things more often in the "stories" than I do in photos and they disappear after 24 hours.
So my sign was sort of inspired by all of this.
I knew I wanted it to be classic….red and white.
So I painted the center white and the edge red.
I also wanted to give it that retro feel so while the paint was still wet, I sprinkled on red glitter.
That didn't work so well because the paint dried quickly so instead, I went back over the dry paint with Mod Podge and sprinkled again.
I only used one coat of white paint.
Then once that was dry, I went over it with sand paper to distress it a bit.
I printed out my graphic and tried to transfer the lettering the way I did in this post.
But none of the ink would transfer…eek!
I have never had that happen BUT I did buy a cheapie refill off of Amazon so maybe that's why?
So I pulled out my trusty transfer paper. This stuff works great but I was really hoping to not have to spend the time tracing all the letters.
Oh well, getting it done one way or another.
Once I had it all traced, all I needed to do was paint it "in the lines".
I use my handy script liner brush for this.
I stopped after every letter to add the glitter while the paint was wet. I didn't want to have to go back over those small letters with Mod Podge so made sure to sprinkle when the paint was wet.
They do show up in person a bit better than they do in the photos though.
There are Christmas storage boxes everywhere with stuff half out all over, oh my!
I didn't have a thing decorated, or even out, when I needed to take photos of this brand new Christmas sign.
The boxwood wreath did get the usual red berries. I love to just stick them in and around instead of changing out the entire wreath.
I have done this the last few years for all of my wreaths and love it! You can see it here in my Christmas Home Tour from last year.
I hung the wreath up by adding two screws to the back….
…and looping fishing line around them.
It then got looped and knotted and hung by the same nail on the chalkboard frame that the wreath hangs from.
You don't really notice it in person but you can see it in the photo below.
Many of my holiday decor items have been thrifty finds that I've given a makeover to, or made a sign out of.
Like this red and white retro, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" sign or this retro "Santa" sign.
If you don't want to paint this, you can just print out that retro printable I provided above and pop it in a frame!
Take it to a print shop or Office Max and have them print it out in red (or however you like), grab an old frame from the thrift store and paint it red.
Hop on over and see what kind of treasures my friends made out of these….
Want to see even more Trash To Treasure Transformations? Click here to see the full gallery.
Beautiful; but was wondering how you attached the board to your wreath?.
Thank you for the 'jingle all the way' printable download.
After going back to look at your pictures as well as the back of your board; I now see the fishing line. What a clever way of hanging.
Enjoy your day and Thanks again.
How absolutely fun, Nancy! I too love to scout out the wood section of the thrift store. So much potential!
I love your signs and all the other stuff you do! Up above though it says to click on the link to see your It's A Wonderful Life (my favourite Christmas movie) sign but it's actually It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.. Was that a misprint or is there another sign?


The North America home healthcare market size was valued at USD 756.8 million in 2014 and is expected to grow at the rate of 10.9 % over the forecast period. Growing base of geriatric population, triggering incidence rate of target diseases, and the increasing need to curb healthcare expenditure as an economically viable initiative are some high impact rendering drivers of this market.
With rising prevalence of chronic diseases, treatment expenditure is expected to grow continuously over the forecast period. This personalized care is a cost-effective solution to control curbing treatment expenditure and acts as high impact rendering driver for the industry.
As per statistics published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, health aides and personal care aides used in a home-setting are expected to rise by 70% from 2010 to 13 million in 2020. Additionally, the home healthcare employment is expected to grow at a rate of 55.0% from 2006 to 2016 making it the fastest growing occupation of the next decade thereby, impacting the growth of industry positively.
The market is expected to be primarily driven by the huge geriatric population base which is highly susceptible to various diseases such as pressure ulcers and venous stasis ulcers. As per the World Health Organization (WHO) statistics, the global base of population pertaining to the age group – 60 years and above is expected to rise by 841 million in 2014 to reach 2 billion in 2050. Therefore, the growing global geriatric population base coupled with the fact that approximately 70% of home health patients belong to the age group of 65 years and above, is expected to drive market demand during the forecast period.
Key products available in this industry include wound care, mattress overlay, seating cushion and heel protectors. Wound care comprising wound care products, wound care dressings, wound closures and wound cleanser, lotions & creams dominated the overall product segment with over 65.0% of the revenue shares in 2014 and is also expected to witness lucrative growth over the forecast period. This can be attributed to increasing incidences of diseases such as pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, and venous stasis ulcers.
Wound infection is a major safety concern for patients as well as medical professionals, thus wound care market is expected to drive the demand as it significantly reduces the infection rates. An increasing number of geriatric patients in this region is further anticipated to amplify wound care products demand. Hence, rising incidences of wound infections coupled with rising awareness about personal hygiene is expected to boost the growth of North America home healthcare market.
Furthermore, increasing incidences of diseases such as pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers and venous stasis ulcers, growth in demand for advanced wound care products is expected in order to treat these conditions. Wound care products help to improve the overall well-being of patients affected by the aforementioned disorders, thereby creating high demand for these products in independent care.
Key services encompassed in the study include home care, unskilled care, Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and other services. Home care service held the largest revenues shares of 32.0% in 2014 owing to a high geriatric population which demands self-care. Additionally, this service offers benefits such as familiar surroundings, personalized care, and reduction in treatment cost.
On the other hand, DME which includes mobility assistance and other services is expected to witness lucrative market growth over the forecast period owing to their rising utility in long-term care coupled with the availability of favorable reimbursement on these devices.
Key regions analyzed and estimated in this study are U.S., Canada, and Mexico. U.S. dominated the overall North America home healthcare market with over 80.0% share. The presence of a large base of geriatric population in this region, coupled with sophisticated healthcare infrastructure and relatively higher patient disposable income levels are some vital drivers of this market. Moreover, increasing the number of supportive government initiatives aimed at curbing treatment expenditure levels by promoting independent care is expected to serve this market as a driver.
Key players operating in this industry include Invacare, Hill-Roam Holdings, Stryker, Span America, Johnson & Johnson, Smith & Nephew, Kinetic Concepts, Molyncke HealthCare, ConvaTec and Medline Industries. The key trend witnessed in this market includes new product launches, strategic alliances and mergers & acquisitions to gain an edge over competitors.
In February 2014, Medline industries acquired professional health supply (PHS), a distributor of medical and surgical supplies along with sterile procedures. This forward integration strategy helped the company to open up exclusive distribution channel of Medline products thereby saving distribution cost.


BRUSSELS: The European Parliament on Thursday approved a law allowing Britons visa-free EU visits even after a "no deal" Brexit, despite a furious dispute over the status of Gibraltar.
But the text of legislation itself triggered a bitter row in Brussels, after member states - at Spain's urging - referred in a footnote to the draft to Gibraltar as a "colony of the British crown".
The United Nations does legally list Gibraltar as a "non-self-governing territory", but Britain insists it is part of "the UK family" and that its citizens freely voted to remain British.


I have been reading your website for almost a year now. I found you through posts you made at Macrumors. I enjoy the different perspective your site provides on the drama that goes on in Apple business and amongst third party developers. As a black man, I have always thought it unique that you feature a quote from the memorable Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. However, I noticed that on the day we celebrated Dr. King [you made no mention of him]. You did wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas. If I remember correctly, you even wished Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak Happy Birthday. Do you plan to wish everyone Happy Valentine's Day? Why do you not see this as just as an important wish for the readers of your website?
Interesting to say the least. The last thing I want to do on this website is offend anyone ... although sometimes that's not possible. Sometimes the truth is offensive to those that read their biographies.
I take exception to this reader's mention of Martin Luther King Day being "just as important" as Christmas or Thanksgiving. Would Dr. King (who was also a minister) accept a holiday in his name? Would Dr. King think that he was just as important as Christ? Christmas is the celebration of Christ's birthday. Thanksgiving is another religious holiday ... it was made a national holiday to recognize the first settlers of the US and their thankfulness to God for bringing them here and providing them with a bountiful harvest.
Both of these holidays are celebrated by blacks, whites, asians, and eastern and western indians alike.
One reason I don't like the specific nature of Martin Luther King Day is that it is targetted towards an exclusive group. While King did many things to forward civil rights for all people, not just racial minorities, but economic minorities as well, I still don't see the merit in a national paid holiday. King preached hard work and perseverence ... would he really have wanted us to take a day off to honor him?
There are too many holidays already ... and in actuality (I realize this sounds contradictory to my last statement) ... I wouldn't mind if President's Day or Memorial Day were replaced with Martin Luther King Day. Veteran's Day and The Fourth Of July are inclusive of all military veterans as it is now.
So, my decision wasn't because it wasn't worthy news ... I actually turn down a lot of stories to post.
Lastly, I mention Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs birthday for thematic sake ... this is an Apple Business topical blog. I also post mention of Steve Jobs birthday because it is the same day as my own.
I appreciate all emails ... I respond to any email personally.
thank you for your insight here...I don't celebrate Jefferson Davis Day, but he did as much for his people as MLK has done for his. If MLK would have known how twisted his teachings would become he might have shot himself.


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Pahabnoe the name that was given to him, Russian distributors, sounds almost mockingly towards the light, the good, the pure, sincere, wise and heartfelt film with good English called 'The Bucket list'.
know, despite the fact that I looked movies in English, and at times we had to stop and get into the dictionary, and now I sit and I can not even formulate an impression, to put together a myriad of luminous grains of their feelings and express clearly what I feel. The film leaves a strong poslevkusie- soft as a warm blanket, a little sad, sad enlightened as frozen on his lips barely noticeable smile, tucked away in the corners of the lips and quivering like a candle flame ... After watching want to breathe deeply, then breathe in deeply, that have the power to dizziness, and look at the world through different eyes. Do not just look, but to see, notice and feel every moment of his life. After all, so much to have time, and none of us knows how much it set aside.
Despite the similarity of the plot of the film with 'Knockin' on Heaven ', The Bucket list- in any case is not a remake, but a self-contained picture, bright and warm, and in its own way unique. The main heroic older men, which brought together the fate of the House of cancer center. Edward-a spoiled, selfish tyrant, he is a billionaire, and the clinic of his own, but he is forced to be in a private room, t. To. The long campaign led agitators over the unification of the treatment conditions, and the requirement of personal Chamber may damage his image. He was used to getting what hochet- by any means, and the state of the disease it is depressing, and he does not try to put up with it until recently. But cancer is still, as you have millions of state and who you used to dispose of, the cancer does what he wants, and you, with all your millions and ambitions will be at his feet, and he will decide how you live, not you . Cancer conducts border authorities, the threshold where everything that is valued and respected in the society, ceases to mean anything, and only finds eternal value. Do you have eternal value? Among your millions there anything eternal?
Karter- poor mechanic, his bogatstvo- is a big, loving family. But who among them bogache- is a big question. Carter educated, smart, intelligent, wise, restrained - he is the complete opposite of gusty adventurer Edward, but life rendered them the same sentence, and they have the last chance to get out of life what you do not have time before the change and find themselves at the same time, become themselves. One of them gave another great during their journey together, paid the big question Edvardom-. And the words that they will say to each other in the finals - Carter, in a letter, and Ed about Carter those who gathered in his honor - and then, the former tyrant they say, it seems to me, proves that they were able to do the what you think - take everything from life. And managed to find himself, and without each other they would not have happened. Each of them was another mirror of his soul and the secret thoughts and dreams. They helped each other to see, feel and appreciate their schaste- what they had, but did not see, or were afraid to see and realize ... And stayed together navsegda- so bizarre, unusual and touching ... But do not think
friends that the whole movie sad, not at all. Moreover, despite the sad subjects, who stood at the center of the narrative, the film is very bright and veselyy- yes, it is funny, because Ed always something annealed, and most of the film it is impossible to watch without a smile. The film is a direct and naive, but it remains a vital and truthful - this story could happen in reality, and it would have been in it exactly as shown to us in The Bucket list. And, probably, everyone who lives makes such a harsh sentence, would like to see something like this happened to him. Being on the verge of death, and looking back, we can not change the mistakes of the past days, but we can change ourselves, and remain in the memory of loved ones better than we are - who we would like to be ...
the film is very thin and psychologically accurately directed by, but it turned out the way we vidim- piercing and penetrating, and at the same time bright, cheerful and kind is not so much due to directing, but rather because of the stunning acting two metrov- Jack Nicholson ( Edward) and Morgan Freeman (Carter). It is these two have created a great, subtle fabric of this film, spun him from the variety of light feelings to which man is capable. Each of them in his own genius, and unique. Who's there was an Oscar in 2007? I do not remember, but these two are both worthy of an Oscar, because the game is so strong, and their shrill, while being quiet and absolutely oraganichnoy that there are no words. Admiration and awe, that's what they call his game. Affect the deepest chord of the soul, click on all the secret notes of sensuality, embrace you with warm wave, and when it recedes, you know, that goes along with it a whole layer of your emotions, intense and quivering, and you're never be the same ...
Easy and fun in watching, piercing wise and touching on the merits, warm and bright in a sad movie in the finish, delightfully played by two great masters. definitely recommended for viewing. Everyone who has a soul-regardless of age, gender, and social status.
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The graphic novel "A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge" tracks the lives of city residents as they fled or remained, and then struggled to cope in the aftermath of the devastation of the city.
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"LONDON — The Guardian newspaper said it would stop accepting advertisements from oil and gas companies, making it the latest institution to limit financial ties to fossil fuel businesses.
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I carved a couple of pumpkins last night. One was Rapunzel and the other was Linus in the pumpkin patch.
I realize you see Linus and a hole with a skull in the middle. That's what happens when you make one wrong cut on Rapunzel. Half her face falls off and you wind up with a big hole with a skull shoved inside. You can't see it but there is a light in the skull so it's eyes are glowing. I've had a lot of compliments on the pumpkins, especially Linus. A couple of guys thought it was a rug rat, which made me feel a little old. The candle in Linus is a cinnamon scented votive so my porch is not only sporting a cute pumpkin, it's also adding a little aromatherapy!
As usual, not the best pictures. I need to take a class or something.


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Willow City is comprised of siblings Beecher, Ezra, Liza, and Asa Proch. Each of them grew up performing classical music on the piano and in their children's choir (while dancing around the dining table at night to the sounds of Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, The Mavericks, and Lyle Lovett). They were asked to perform at a Relay For Life fundraiser in 2012, and quickly assembled their band (Beecher on guitar, Ezra on banjo, Liza sang harmony, and Asa played the spoons). That led to another performance… and another… and another. Soon, they were traveling the Texas Hill Country, calling themselves "4 Proches" and serenading crowds with their sibling harmony.
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A Quick Look At Rush Rush Rally Racing
Rush Rush Rally Racing. For some reason, every time I think of this game I can't help but say the title in my head to the tune of the Power Rangers theme song. Hopefully, now you'll be the same and my plan for earworm world domination via the medium of indie Dreamcast games will be complete. I'm trying to think of other defunct kids' TV shows that rhyme perfectly with Dreamcast game titles; but I've hit a wall and fear I may have peaked way too soon...but I digress.
Rush Rush Rally Racing is a top down racing game released by Senile Team in 2009, and while I've been aware of the game for ages it's taken me until now to actually acquire a copy and play it. I know, I know...I can only apologise. The fact of the matter is, Rush Rush Rally Racing (henceforth referred to as R4) is one of those indie games that has increased in price/value exponentially since it was released and so I've never really had the funds or inclination to buy a copy for my own collection. That all changed recently when I was perusing a stall of gaming trinkets at Revival Solstice and asked if the seller had any Dreamcast games other than the NTSC-J copies of Blue Stinger and Pen Pen TriIcelon he had adorning the table. He produced R4 and was asking only £20, so I bit his hand off. Not literally you understand, but for that price I couldn't refuse.
That said, I did endure about 20 minutes of buyers remorse as that crisp £20 note was the only cash I had on my person, I desperately needed a drink and the nearest cash point was a good 15 minute walk away from the event. This momentary bout of negative introspection was soon allayed when I slapped my new disc into one of the myriad Dreamcasts I had at the event though, and here's why: Rush Rush Rally Racing is bloody brilliant.
Before I continue, I want to make it clear that this isn't really a review as such - it's more of a blog post where I'm just going to meander through my initial thoughts on R4. The game has been out for a while now and most people will already know the general consensus is that it's a stellar example of indie dev on the Dreamcast. Indeed, we've covered R4 here at the Junkyard many times in the past and our own Aaron 'The Gagaman' Foster created some pretty awesome fan art back in the day (see below and/or go here for larger wallpaper versions). Furthermore, in our recent DreamPod racing special, Lewis Clark from Sega Driven chose R4 as his favourite Dreamcast racing game; so I already had some inclination as to the quality contained herein. That, and the umpteen reviews listed on the official R4 website that proclaim it to be the best thing since sliced bread.
Anyway, back to me. I think the first thing that really impressed my noob eyes when I started R4 was the quality of the intro and the general aesthetic afforded to the menus. There's a great sense of cartoon slapstick humour throughout, and it's clear that a lot of attention to detail was lavished on this aspect of the game. I certainly wasn't expecting such a cool animated sequence upon loading the game and it really planted the seeds that I was in for something good. From there you are presented with some clean and easy to navigate menus and before you know it you're cast into the game proper - within about 30 seconds of placing the disc into the tray I was doing hairpins and trying to avoid running over cows and spectators with my little cartoon car.
Options and play modes for the solitary player are somewhat limited, as you only get the Grand Prix mode to take part in; and this essentially takes you on a whistle-stop tour of the game's 10 tracks, where you must finish on the podium in order to progress. Viewed from a traditional top down perspective, R4 instantly gave me flashbacks of the types of game I used to play during my formative years - Micro Machines, Italian Supercar and even stuff like Skidmarks to a certain extent. I suppose the game which bares the most startling visual similarities to R4 is Power Drive Rally, incidentally one of my favourite games for the Atari Jaguar. Where R4 differs from Power Drive though, is that the emphasis is clearly on fast, frenetic, twitch-based gameplay where a knowledge of track layout is just as important as your reaction speed if you want to succeed. There are no tedious licence tests to take, no repairs to make to your vehicle and no cash icons to collect. R4 is pure, unadulterated arcade fun played out at breakneck speed and fully loaded with nice incidental details. The key here though, is the vehicle handling.
While the game does look nice from a retro standpoint, it's the controls of the vehicles that really grabbed me from the off. The balance between being stupidly fast and over sensitive in the turn is brilliantly weighted with the ability to power slide using deft use of the accelerator. What's more, the surface you're racing on really affects the handling of your car - the same manoeuvre on sand will have surprisingly different results on asphalt, for example. There's a certain satisfaction that R4 delivers in spades once you learn how to slide the back end of your vehicle out, and how much gas to apply to make it drift around even the tightest of corners. Nailing a chicane with pre-emptive nudges of the analog stick or D-pad makes you want to fist pump; and squeezing between the pack on the final corner to cross the finish line in a qualifying position is an experience tough to beat.
Once the initial 'wow factor' of the nicely detailed environments and variety of the racing circuits has faded, you'll discover that knowing how to approach turns and slides on different courses takes over, and this is key to your success...as R4 is hard. Very hard. Not stupidly so, but you need to know the layouts of the courses and train yourself to almost 'muscle memory' levels of concentration in order to win races. For the first couple of hours with R4 I was constantly rage quitting and turning the game off in a huff...but that car handling and the charm seeping from every nook and cranny of the experience just made me want to keep going back and retrying.
As I said earlier this isn't really meant to be a review, it's more me just giving my thoughts on the game...which I guess actually makes it a review if you want to get technical. The reason I keep reiterating this is that R4 is not really known for the single player mode - it is actually held aloft as a pinnacle of multi-player gaming on the Dreamcast. I can totally see why this should be the case after playing the Grand Prix extensively, and with two or more players I can appreciate why R4 should be heralded as the second coming of Micro Machines...but so far I've not actually had the pleasure of playing in anything but single player. Hopefully this will change soon, but I'm not holding my breath as the number of people I actually know 'in real life' who a) live near me and b) actually play games, I can count on one hand. Yes, that is a violin you can hear playing in the background.
The point I'm trying (and miserably failing) to get across is that in order to give R4 a fully justified review would require me to also experience the multi-player aspects, and the fact that I haven't means I'm probably missing the best bits. Don't get me wrong - there's still loads of fun to be had just playing on your own against the AI and uploading your best times and scores to the online leader board via the interesting 'code generation' method, but in this age of online multiplayer R4 represents something of an anomaly: a game that champions local multi-player that could probably have just shipped without a single-player mode...but that does have a single-player mode that's also pretty damn good. I know I'm repeating myself but this is my article goddammit, and you'll read every last word, so help me Zeus. See - I can write what I want and you're still reading it. And now you're thinking about the Power Rangers theme tune too. See? Magic.
Right, I've waffled on long enough now so I'm going to wrap this up by saying (writing?) that Rush Rush Rally Racing is a fantastic title even if you don't have the option of playing the multi-player games on offer. The vehicle handling is amazingly intuitive, it sounds great and the game is peppered with numerous imaginative details (just don't hit the cows!); and while it's very difficult if you're generally shit at games like I am, with perseverance there's a lot of fun to be had. On the subject of other versions, I believe a Wii port is available with extra single-player modes and tracks so you should check that out too if you have the ability...but regardless of the format you experience Rush Rush Rally Racing on, the love and attention that was extended by Senile Team is plain to see. For these reasons, I can't recommend it highly enough - even if you are spending your last £20 on it.
If you'd like to know even more about Rush Rush Rally Racing, head to the brilliant official website; and once you're finished there be sure to visit Senile Team's website too.
Tags: DCJY Review, Rush Rush Rally Racing / R4, Senile Team
Nice write up. It is a fantastic game.
Thanks for reading Mr Stevens - you are correct sir. Tis a great game!
Not sure where to post this, but for those (at least in the US) who are looking for this game, the only place I could find it still for sale on the internet is a seller on Amazon. Just search for Rush Rush Rally Racing and it'll come up. It's $35 plus $2.47 shipping. They had 7 copies after I bought mine and still have 7 as of today. I received my copy quickly and played this morning for the first time. Super fun!
Sascha Grant said...
I ordered RRRR from Redspot games - they were happy to take my money but never shipped :( no response to emails, nothing. Very disappointed :( looks like an awesome game.
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