If Books Were Apps is an original idea brought to you by us with the help of a good friend, Justine, who can be found on Twitter and Ask.fm!
We will be collaborating with your favorite writer as we expand a simple post to a new idea for a book tag!
Justine: Because most of these books are filed in my to-read shelf, I did the impossible for this collab, which was to read its overview for me to compare them to the apps precisely. I never really read summaries as I'm one to trust my judgment on how a certain book cover makes me feel. For someone who appreciates good visuals and enjoys the #aesthetic of typography, reading the gist made up for this flaw of mine.
K: It's kind of a funny story that these two are perfect for each other.
N: I honestly think the planets aligned for this to happen. It is meant to be.
J: The silhouette of this novel reminds me of Snapchat's cute little ghost, and its title is the perfect description of most of the Snap Stories I've been viewing lately!
N: When I first saw the book cover, Spotify was the first thing that came to mind.
J: Can I just say that I am so glad physical books and ebooks don't have advertisements that ruin the moment? Because I reallyam.
J: This is the best comparison out of all the ones Kyra and Nikki have created, if I were to be completely honest.
K: This might just be my favorite one.
N: A beautudl picute. A ebautful pifcuure. BEautyfl. Beautiful.
J: My sister Julliene was generous enough to narrate to me what this thriller trilogy's all about, and I think I love it already as much as I love Tumblr!
J: I've had my eye on Claudia Gray's novel for a while now—all because of its beautiful cover—and I finally got to purchase a physical copy over the weekend. Reading Kyra and Nikki's review of ATPOY has given me a spectrum of emotions, reminding me of the vastness of my Music app!
K: Put the arrow upside down and that's The Elite for you.
N: I wish the book was as interesting as the app. ZZzzZzzz.
J: If I'm not mistaken, Kyra and Nikki have sacrificed this book already (see: The Book Sacrifice tag), and I agree with them 100%. The Elite is only tantamount to Buzzfeed in terms of what's on the outside. The only buzz the book will ever be is a major buzzkill, and I'm starting to believe that this novel lives by the saying: What you see is what you don't get.
K: Apparently, both the book and the app can make my heart pulse like a sledgehammer.
N: I am honestly at a loss for words.
J: This has got to be my favorite fitness app despite how intense the workouts are, reminding me of how physical some scenes of Red Queen are.
K: It took me a while to get this one, but look at the sun and the clouds on the cover. It makes sense!!!
N: It's surprising how these two go well together.
J: Despite the similarities these two hold on the outside, I've got to say that the book's more predictable than the app. Damn Philippine climate.
N: HAVE!! YOU!! SEEN!! ANYTHING!! MORE!! SPOT!! ON!!!
J: I love how the colors of the book scream Passbook! Because of this I actually opened the app for the first time, and it's more interesting than it has made me think—kind of like the novel compared to it.
K: I wish this series was as fun as the iBooks app.
N: Also very spot on.
J: The cover of this Rainbow Rowell novel is just as simple as Goodreads' icon. I think that Attachments only has more to reveal, while Goodreads always has more to offer.
K: Okay, we just had to do this one.
N: Ok, John Green. I liked this book.
J: As opposed to my love for this comparison, I don't like JG as much as everyone else does, so I guess I have to pass on this one. But I heard that nobody dies here, so that's quite an adventure to look forward to.
K: Badass assassin and a badass internet search engine. I like it!
J: Not a fan of fantasy novels, but to be completely honest, I find this book cover alluring (hehehe see what I did there). Maybe this book could redeem my thoughts on fantasy, just like how Safari can compensate for my lack of knowledge at times.
N: This is my favorite. It makes me want to read the book!
J: I love how edgy the black and red aesthetic makes this comparison!
K: I really want to read this book, and I hope it's as good as the app!
N: I read this book way back and I am going to confess that I skipped most of it and jumped to the ending. Promise to give it another shot soon!
J: I adored this book even though it broke my heart in the end, and I think this is one of the few books that has helped me discover and create my own writing style. With Maira Kalman's illustrations bringing Ed and Min's memorabilia to life, the heart-wrenching novel proves to be just as visual as the app.
We're tagging joysofbookworms99, forwardsandbookwords, and partnersinbooks to do this book tag! You may describe or give your feelings about the books and the apps, or you can simply do a short commentary like we did. Feel free to do this even though you aren't tagged. The apps and books you use is in this tag are of your choice!
If you do this, don't forget to mention us so we can see you take on our tag!
What a cute idea!! I especially love the Red Queen one for the reason behind it.


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We had to pass this budget, to find out what is in it
July 1, 2015 Column, Commentary
It was, perhaps, the most disappointing thing I had ever heard.
On Tuesday, I was on the phone with a Maine lawmaker who shall remain nameless, talking about the upcoming vote to override the governor's veto of the state budget. During the conversation, I asked which way the vote would likely come out, and why.
"I was talking to one of my colleagues about this, and asked what he thought about the changes to the tax code, specifically the Maine Revenue Service estimate that taxes would go up for thousands of Mainers," said this lawmaker. "He replied to me that he didn't know how MRS had come up with that estimate. I don't feel comfortable that I know what is in this budget, and Matt, no one here knows what this budget deal really means."
My heart sank. Lawmakers being pushed to vote on something they don't fully understand because of a self-created ticking clock, and the threat of a shutdown. Is anyone in Augusta going to defend this with a straight face?
I advised several lawmakers who I spoke with on this subject to vote their conscience, and if they truly thought it was the best deal that they could come up with, that they should vote for it, but if they didn't think it was, and didn't like how the process worked, that they should vote against it.
No lawmaker should be put in that position. I have long since grown tired of writing about the budget process, but the sad end to this sorry episode in Maine political history is yet another example of how not to govern.
Say what you want about the governor's initial budget reform plan, but you knew what was in it. LePage proposed his budget in early January, affording the public months to analyze it. He went on the road to defend it. You heard him on the radio discussing it. Organizations, such as the one I lead at The Maine Heritage Policy Center, as well as our counterparts on the left, analyzed the plan and evaluated its merit.
I completely understand the conservative criticism of the plan. I myself was quite critical of it, particularly the level of spending, and the inadequate tax rate cutting. But whatever you thought of it, if somebody asked you to vote on it, you would know what the plan was.
Not so with this budget. The Legislature dithered and wasted time for months, as no leader or party caucus wanted to go on record with their own plan. Maybe that was out of a fear of antagonizing LePage. Maybe (probably) it was the timidity of unsure leadership, terrified to put forth a plan for public scrutiny.
Whatever the reason, months went by with no counterproposal from anyone. Then, the proposals we got — one from House Speaker Mark Eves and the Democrats, and one from the House Republicans — were almost immediately dead in the water, as neither had the ability to pull two-thirds of either house to support it.
That's when the process went off the rails. Leaders began meeting with each other in small groups and behind closed doors, hammering out haphazardly constructed deals that were so messy that they appeared to have been scratched out on the back of a napkin.
Multiple deals were killed, and redrawn. Time was running out. LePage's avalanche of vetoes delayed the Legislature further. The ticking clock grew to be a stalking predator, devouring any hope of a rational, well thought out budget deal.
Maybe what they ended up approving only hours before a government shutdown was, in fact, the best deal they could come up with, and will be heralded by future generations as a brave and bold compromise budget that saw members of both parties giving something to get something as they came together to truly reform Maine's government. But I doubt it.
Even if it was such a visionary budget, the way it was constructed is an embarrassment, and the way it was passed is shameful.
There was no public input, or transparency into its construction. Worse, there was no time, or mechanism, to vet the proposal publicly. No time to truly analyze. No road show. No public events trying to sell it. No questions back and forth with concerned citizens.
No, just a deal cut in secret, thrust upon the citizens of Maine and their representatives in government. And, as was relayed by not just the lawmaker I cited earlier, but in countless others I spoke with who said the same thing, even those making the ultimate decision did not really understand what they were voting on.
Whether or not you think this is a good deal, you should be intensely bothered by that, and you should not stand for it. This cannot be the way Maine passes a budget.
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Four additional Neo-Panamax cranes sailed into the Port of Savannah last week, with a 50- by 100-foot American flag across the side. Once commissioned, the new cranes will bring Savannah's fleet to 30. Six additional cranes will arrive in 2020. When all are commissioned, the upgrade will allowthe nation's largest single container facility to move nearly 1,300 containers per hour.
On the heels of reporting 32 percent growth in containerized trade for October, an all-time record for Savannah, the Georgia Ports Authority approved rail and gate expansion projects that will significantly increase capacity at GPA's Garden City Terminal – the single largest container terminal in all of North America.
Container trade at the Port of Savannah grew by 32 percent in October, with Garden City Terminal moving 410,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units, an increase of nearly 100,000 TEUs. It was the first time in the port's history that it topped 400,000 TEUs in a single month. For the fiscal year to date (July 1-Oct. 31), the Port of Savannah has moved 1.42 million TEUs, up by 155,050 or 12.3 percent.
American Honda Motor Company nearly tripled its business through the Port of Brunswick in Fiscal Year 2017, adding 34,700 vehicles over the previous year. Honda's increased volumes were the result of numerous factors, including Colonel's Island's prime location, additional capacity and teamwork.


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Trustees of Retirement fund body EPFO on Wednesday decided to amend the scheme to provide a minimum monthly pension of Rs. 1,000, which will immediately benefit about its 28 lakh pensioners.
The Central Board of Trustees (CBT), the apex decision making body of EPFO, also decided on amending EPF scheme 1952 to raise the monthly wage ceiling to Rs. 15,000 to cover more workers under its various social security programmes like Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)Scheme 1952, Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) and Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) Scheme 1976.
At present, workers getting basic wages, including basic pay and DA, of up to Rs. 6,500 are covered under the ambit of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).
According to EPFO, the Finance Ministry has already approved the Labour Ministry's proposals for entitlement of minimum monthly pension of Rs. 1,000 and enhancing wage ceiling to Rs. 15,000 per month.
The government would have to provide an additional amount of Rs. 1,217 crore to ensure the minimum pension of Rs. 1,000 starting 2014-15. Pensioners are, therefore, expected to get benefit with effect from April 1 this year.
The other proposal for raising wage ceiling under EPF Scheme from Rs. 6,500 to Rs. 15,000 is expected to bring in 50 lakh more workers under the ambit of schemes run by EPFO.


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There are a lot of great Myasthenia Gravis (MG) resources online. Continuing my posts for Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month (see "Top 10 Myasthenia Gravis Articles" I wrote here), I'll be sharing some great resources: fact sheets, websites, blogs, Twitter accounts, and Facebook pages and groups. As I described earlier, MG is a neuromuscular autoimmune disease. I was diagnosed at the age of 24. I have four other illnesses: bipolar 2, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), asthma, and psoriasis.
Womenshealth.gov: This fact sheet describes symptoms, prevalence, and treatment for MG.
Doctor Tipster: This resource has helpful diagrams showing how the disease functions (see diagram above of nerve endings, muscle cells, and AChRs). It also shows pictures of people with MG.
Ptosis Project: Article I did featuring different people, myself included, with and without ptosis symptoms. Ptosis does not look the same on every single MG patient so I thought it was important to show a variety of pictures.
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA): MDA is a great organization dedicated to awareness of all muscular diseases–not just muscular dystrophy. For six decades, MDA has been helping families living with neuromuscular diseases through advocacy and research.
Wellness Warrior: Website run by author and health coach, Lisa Douthit. Lisa has MG and lupus. She also survived three different types of cancer (I know!). I consider her a friend and mentor.
Conquer Myasthenia Gravis: Conquer MG was previously known as the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of Illinois. They have an informative newsletter you can sign up for in addition to seminars, brochures, and YouTube videos.
Women With Myasthenia Gravis (WWMG): This excellent blog features stories of different women who are fighting MG. Debbie Norman is the Founder and Director of WWMG.
elizabethanne44.tumblr.com: This blog follows one woman's journey with MG and her drive to live life to the fullest despite this disease.
kaitmasters.wordpress.com: An artistic look at life with illness, one I appreciate as a painter. Kait writes, "Through many years of struggling with a disabling illness, the act of creating became one of the most important parts of my treatment. My illness has informed my worldview and…artistic voice. I am particularly interested in the interplay between strength and fragility, permanence and transience, ambiguity and certainty.
@boovicious: Book of Boovicious is one of my good friends who has MG. She's a fierce woman who has had MG since she was 16-years old but she's never let decades of MG get in her way.
@MGAWPA: Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western Pennsylvania and I follow each other. MGA of WPA tends to the medical, social, and emotional needs of all persons affected by Myasthenia Gravis and also disseminates educational information.
@mgireland: MG Ireland and I follow each other on Twitter. They are located in Dublin.
ArT and MG: This is a closed group (you can ask to join) for people with MG or any chronic illness. They offer art activities geared towards surviving MG.
F U MG: A great group with over 1,000 members. I've learned so much about MG from meeting people here. This group allows people to speak honestly without judgment about life with MG and often takes a humorous approach to survival.
Myasthenia Gravis Unmasked: This community page is very inspiring. It's run by my good friend and fellow MG warrior, Rebekah Dorr. She works tirelessly for awareness and finding a cure. Like Fashionably ill, it is an open page.
Myasthenia Gravis Won't Stop Me!: This is a casual, "drama-free" place where MG patients come to talk and offer each other support. It is a closed group; you must ask to join.
Myasthenia Gravis Sisters: Women's health issues often intersect with MG. There are questions I feel uncomfortable asking in MG groups that have both genders (having PCOS and MG is complicated!).
The Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western Pennsylvania also has a website loaded with information! All of our Newsletters that have been published since 2008 are included. It's worth giving them a look through with all the helpful articles in them! Thank you so much for including our twitter handle in this list!
Thank you so much for sharing! I am so grateful for all you do.


Aileen McGinty is a board member of CMHA Nova Scotia. Her personal experience with mental health issues has shaped her work and life in general. Aileen currently works as a lawyer with Weldon McInnis in Dartmouth, NS, working in general practice but with a particular interest in health law. She is also qualified to post-graduate level in psychology and is a member of the British Psychological Society. In addition, Aileen is a qualified music therapist (MTA). She has a strong background in mental health policy and development having worked for a variety of governmental and non-governmental organizations during the past 15 years. In 2009, she was one of the Scottish representatives at the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership in Brisbane, Australia.
Currently, as well as sitting on the boards of CMHA National and Nova Scotia, Aileen sits on the Board of the IWK Health Centre Research and Ethics Board and as a panel chair on the Review Board of the Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act (Nova Scotia). She is also a former member of the Board of Healthy Minds Co-operative in Halifax and the Mental Health Commission of Canada's Mental and Law Advisory Committee.


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#region License

#endregion
using System;
using System.Abstract;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Globalization;
namespace Contoso.Abstract
{
    /// <summary>
    /// IEventLogServiceLog
    /// </summary>
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    {
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    {
        static EventLogServiceLog() { ServiceLogManager.EnsureRegistration(); }
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        {
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                EventLog.CreateEventSource(new EventSourceCreationData(source, name) { MachineName = machineName });
            Name = name;
            Log = new EventLog(name, machineName, source);
        }
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        /// Releases unmanaged resources and performs other cleanup operations before the
        /// <see cref="EventLogServiceLog"/> is reclaimed by garbage collection.
        /// </summary>
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        {
            try { ((IDisposable)this).Dispose(); }
            catch { }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.
        /// </summary>
        public void Dispose()
        {
            if (Log != null)
            {
                GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
                try { Log.Dispose(); }
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            }
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                throw new ArgumentNullException("name");
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                throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
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        {
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                throw new NullReferenceException("Log");
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                message = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "[{0}] '{1}' message: {2}", level.ToString(), Name, s);
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            Log.WriteEntry(message, ToEventLogEntryType(level));
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                    return EventLogEntryType.Error;
                case ServiceLog.LogLevel.Warning:
                    return EventLogEntryType.Warning;
                default:
                    return EventLogEntryType.Information;
            }
        }
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}

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July 30, 2021, 7:30 a.m. EDT
Alimentation Couche-Tard Enters into a Definitive Agreement to Acquire Wilsons Gas Stops and Go! Stores
LAVAL, QC, July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. ("Couche-Tard" or the "Corporation") announced today that a binding agreement has been entered into in connection with the acquisition of Cape D'Or Holdings Limited, Barrington Terminals Limited and other related holding entities, which operate an independent convenience store and fuel network in Atlantic Canada under the Esso, Wilsons Gas Stops and Go! Store brands ("Wilsons").
The Wilsons network comprises high quality locations operating in all four Atlantic Canada provinces and includes 79 corporate-owned and operated convenience retail and fuel locations, 147 dealer locations (of which two are corporately owned), and a marine fuel terminal in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Couche-Tard intends to acquire the Wilsons network with some assets to be purchased by a third-party acquisition partner to be determined following a review of the proposed transaction by the Canadian Competition Bureau.
The transaction is expected to close in the first half of the 2022 calendar year and is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, including under the Competition Act. The transaction will be financed using the Corporation's available cash and / or existing credit facilities.
"The transaction is a great fit for Couche-Tard and will allow us to continue to build on our geographic expansion strategy through the addition of complementary sites while bringing added value to our team members and customers in Atlantic Canada. We are committed to purchasing strong sites with capabilities both inside the stores and on the forecourts to further our organic growth platforms and showcase Couche-Tard's industry leading commitment to innovation and customer service, and we clearly see that potential in the Go! Stores and Wilsons' assets and its dedicated employees," said Brian Hannasch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alimentation Couche-Tard.
About Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
Couche-Tard is a global leader in convenience and fuel retail, operating in 26 countries and territories, with more than 14,200 stores, of which approximately 10,800 offer road transportation fuel. With its well-known Couche-Tard and Circle K banners, it is the largest independent convenience store operator in terms of the number of company-operated stores in the United States and it is a leader in the convenience store industry and road transportation fuel retail in Canada, Scandinavia, the Baltics, as well as in Ireland. It also has an important presence in Poland and Hong Kong. Approximately 124,000 people are employed throughout its network.
For more information on Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. or to consult its annual Consolidated Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis, please visit: https://corpo.couche-tard.com.
The statements set forth in this press release, which describes Couche-Tard's objectives, projections, estimates, expectations or forecasts, may constitute forward looking statements within the meaning of securities legislation. Positive or negative verbs such as "believe", "can", "shall", "intend", "expect", "estimate", "assume" and other related expressions are used to identify such statements. Couche-Tard would like to point out that, by their very nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties such that its results, or the measures it adopts, could differ materially from those indicated in or underlying these statements, or could have an impact on the degree of realization of a particular projection. Major factors that may lead to a material difference between Couche Tard's actual results and the projections or expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements include the effects of the integration of acquired businesses and the ability to achieve projected synergies, uncertainty related to the duration and severity of the current COVID-19 pandemic, fluctuations in margins on motor fuel sales, competition in the convenience store and retail motor fuel industries, exchange rate variations, and such other risks as described in detail from time to time in the reports filed by Couche-Tard with securities regulatory authorities in Canada. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, Couche-Tard disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking information in this release is based on information available as of the date of the release.
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The Blessings of Globalization –"Done Right"
The Blessings of Globalization–"Done Right" Review by Carl Fritz Globalization and Its Discontents. By Joseph E. Stiglitz. (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2001. Pp. xxii, 288. $15.95 paper.) Stiglitz believes globalization is good if done right; removal of free … Continued
Summoning the Better Angels of Our Nature
by Ronald D. Palmer The following remarks have been adapted from a sermon delivered by the author at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY, on February 24, 2002. Here he focuses attention on another aspect of the war on terrorism, … Continued
Extract: Southeast Asia–One year after the Outbreak of the Financial Crisis
– E X T R A C T – by David G. Brown Through the courtesy of the Asia Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Amb. Ron Palmer, we present in this issue excerpts from the … Continued
Globalism vs.Economic Nationalism: The Southeast Asian Case
GLOBALISM vs.ECONOMIC NATIONALISM THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN CASE By Ronald D. Palmer Ambassador Ronald D. Palmer contributes the following political and economic assessment of Southeast Asia, which may be read usefully in conjunction with the Woodrow Wilson Center's special report, also … Continued
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NEXT-GENERATION BATHROOMS
Eco-Friendly Toilets Hit the Market (August 28, 2006)
SATIS: A tankless six-liter toilet (INAX Corporation)
Toilet manufacturers are battling to provide consumers with toilets that are more comfortable and easy to use. Recent developments in this market include environmentally friendly units that use less water and electricity than other models, as well as tankless toilets that take up less space because they do not store water. Major bathroom makers like TOTO Ltd. and INAX Corporation are endeavoring to anticipate and meet customers' needs, providing just the right toilet for each home.
Saving Money with a Low-Water Toilet
This April, INAX unveiled a toilet that uses only six liters of water per flush, less than half the amount required by an ordinary Japanese toilet. By raising the water level in the tank, a greater amount of energy is released when the water drops, enabling the unit to generate the same flushing power using less water. The company plans to boost sales by 20% to 600,000 units this year and to make 80% of the toilets it installs in new residential units the 6-liter variety.
TOTO, meanwhile, is already selling 6-liter toilets in the United States. Eyeing the demand for home improvement among the large number of retiring baby boomers, the company plans to introduce an ultra-water-efficient toilet in August and to switch almost its entire product line to 6-liter models over the next year.
SATIS ASTEO: A compact six-liter toilet with tank (INAX Corporation)
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks, toilets account for 28% of household water use - the largest share - more than bathing, cooking, or laundry. Compared with an ordinary 13-liter toilet, a family of four that uses an ultra-efficient unit can save the equivalent of a bathtub full of water every two days, which comes out to ¥12,000 ($104 at ¥115 to the dollar) worth of water conserved over a year. Both the above companies are trumpeting the environmental and economic benefits of these new toilets to consumers.
Tankless Toilets Save Space
With living space in Japanese homes often limited, space-saving tankless toilets are another new trend in the bathroom market. The toilet bowl itself has also been made more compact in these toilets. This new venture, which INAX hails as "the world's smallest tankless toilet," has proved popular with consumers.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., meanwhile, has this year begun selling toilets aimed at increasing the comfort level of users. The models' features include especially quiet flushing and refilling, as well as energy conservation by way of automatic control of the heated toilet seat - a standard feature in modern Japanese toilets. In such ways, toilet manufacturers are going all out in their use of cutting-edge technology to provide a more comfortable and eco-friendly experience for users.
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NC man assaulted, killed with spade
It appears the victim was trying to summon help when he was attacked.
A 47-YEAR-old man was killed in the early hours of the morning after he was hit over the head in his shack in Motswedimosa, Ritchie.
Family members of the deceased believe that Willem Booysen was assaulted with a spade at around 4am on Monday morning.
"Nothing was stolen from his home. It appeared as if he was trying to summon help when he was hit over the head. He sustained head injuries and was bleeding on the side of his face. A neighbour found him lying in his yard. He was still alive but died on the scene, before the ambulance arrived," a family member said.
Community members added that shortly before the murder, another resident was apparently hit over the head with a stone when he went outside to relieve himself.
"We think that it must be the same suspect."
Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Dimakatso Mooi said that the police in Ritchie were investigating a case of murder.
"It is alleged that an unknown suspect broke into the victim's shack and hit him on the head with a sharp object before running away. The victim was certified dead on the scene," said Mooi.
The police have requested anyone who may have information about this incident to contact Captain Rheeder of Ritchie Detectives on 082 469 0193 or the Crime Stop line 08609 10111.
"All information received will be treated with the strictest confidence," Mooi stated.
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Q: Powershell equivalent of simple Perl regex search replace one liner to find replace in UCS-2LE or UTF-16 Little Endian file This question is related to another one which went the perl way but found much difficulties due to Windows bugs. (see Perl or Powershell how to convert from UCS-2 little endian to utf-8 or do inline oneliner search replace regex on UCS-2 file )
I would like the POWERSHELL equivalent of simple perl regex on a little endian UCS-2 format file (UCS-2LE is same as UTF-16 Little Endian). ie:
perl -pi.bak -e 's/search/replace/g;' MyUCS-2LEfile.txt

You will probably need to tell Powershell gci that input file is ucs2-le and that you want output file in same UCS-2LE (windows CR LF) format also etc.

A: This will output the file after regex. The output file does -not- begin with a BOM. This should work for small files. For large files, it may require changes to be speedy.
$fin = 'C:/src/t/revbom-in.txt'
$fout = 'C:/src/t/revbom-out.txt'
if (Test-Path -Path $fout) { Remove-Item -Path $fout }

# Create a file for input
$UCS2LENoBomEncoding = New-Object System.Text.UnicodeEncoding $False, $False
[System.IO.File]::WriteAllLines($fin, "now is the time`r`nwhen was the time", $UCS2LENoBomEncoding)

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Crypto-jacking schemes are getting more intricate by the day. It appears hackers are now disguising cryptocurrency mining malware and passing it off as legitimate Windows installation packages.
Researchers say the malicious software, more commonly known as Coinminer, was specifically designed to fly under the radar. What makes the attack particularly difficult to detect is that it uses a series of obfuscation methods.
The discovery comes from security firm Trend Micro , which has since documented the attack vector at more length.
The hackers' trickery doesn't stop there though. The researchers note that, once installed, the malware directory contains various files acting as decoy. Among other things, the installer comes with a script that counteracts any anti-malware processes running on your machine, as well as the actual cryptocurrency mining module.
Back at the beginning of 2018, security experts warned that crypto-jacking scripts are expected to proliferate in all sorts of unexpected places.
In the latest high-profile crypto-jacking case, last week a Canadian university was forced to temporarily kill its entire network after it discovered pesky hackers had been stealing its computing power to secretly mine Bitcoin.


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Controversial Green Neighborhood to Rise on Former Auto Plant Site
Plans for a sizable eco-friendly development on the site of St. Paul's Twin Cities Assembly Plant have drawn support from many, including the city's young mayor. But density opponents remain unconvinced.
July 11, 2018, 10am PDT | Philip Rojc | @PhilipRojc
Michael Hicks
Jay Walljasper gives us an update on redevelopment plans for the site of Ford's former Twin Cities Assembly Plant in St. Paul, Minnesota. "Over the next 20 years, these 122 acres overlooking the Mississippi River are slated to grow into a dense mixed-use neighborhood designed to be a showpiece of energy efficiency, smart design, ecological stormwater management, and enlightened economic development."
Urbanists should find a lot to like in the the plan, which calls for "a transit-accessible community for up to 7,200 residents, an eco-village within the city that boasts a grid of bike- and pedestrian-friendly streets, abundant green space, and jobs for 1,500 workers [...] Twenty percent of the development's housing will be priced for lower-income residents."
It will also pursue net-zero status, an ambitious goal given Minnesota's harsh winters. The site's former use notwithstanding, it will also be "optimized for car-free and car-lite lifestyles," with ample bike lanes and a woonerf-style roadway.
However, opposition to the project continues as neighborhood groups take issue with the development's density. Walljasper notes that the debate follows generational lines, with younger voices like that of St. Paul's 39-year-old mayor Melvin Carter supporting the project.
How an Ambitious Minnesota Eco-Project Became a Density Battleground
Published on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in CityLab
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Up Next: As If!: A Live Reading of Clueless
With the cast of Clueless in town for C2E2, what better time to brush off the 1995 rom-com script and give it a unique, Ghostlight Ensemble treatment?!
So dig out your plaid skirts and knee-high socks and join us at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25 at Carbon Arc Bar & Board (4614 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625), located in the Davis Theater in North Center.
Clueless is loosely based on the Jane Austen novel Emma and tells the story of a shallow, rich and socially successful girl at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking order who sees herself as a matchmaker. She takes on a "tragically unhip" new girl at school as a pet project, initiating her into the ways of the popular kids. But things backfire on her when the new girl surpasses her in popularity. Hijinks and love debacles ensue.
After the live reading, Carbon Arc will be playing the movie Clueless, so stick around for a side-by-side comparison!
There is a suggested donation of $5 at the door, which will help Ghostlight fund its upcoming season.
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Q: Test Class passes in sandbox/production. Fails during deployment Requesting insights into another questions.
I have test class which gives no error/debug log exception when it's ran individually.
But the test class runs during the change set deployment, it fails due to the system.assert failure, which actually passes all the time except the deployment.
What are the areas I can look at to start debugging this issue?
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This bright fireball occurred at 09:56 PM MDT over central Colorado. This meteor was not associated with any known shower.
The image at left is from the DMNS camera. Note the new Moon and Venus in conjunction between 290° and 300°. The peak brightness as seen from Denver was magnitude -5.
The meteor began near Eagle, Colorado. It first appeared at a height of 72 km, descended at a zenith angle of 76° and stopped burning at a height of 51 km. The meteor had an average speed of 16 km/s (36,000 mph). This is extremely slow for a meteor, and produced a six second long event. Witnesses reported seeing sparkling debris as the meteor moved.
The low speed and very shallow entry angle are both indications of possible meteorite survival. However, the light curve suggests the meteor may have simply burned up in flight. There is some indication of fragmentation, so any meteorites would likely be along the central part of the ground path, in the general area of Leadville. This is mountainous country where there is little chance of locating meteorites..


John Thornton launches the new Texas Tribune website, the $4 million nonprofit. Learn how you can help reduce the number of high school dropouts in Austin. Sara Hickman offers the merits of volunteering with your children. Thousands of state employees in Central Texas give millions to local charities every year – who knew? The Lance Armstrong Foundation is a global organization with a local commitment. Just because you're unemployed doesn't mean there's not work you can do. Dozens of small churches are cropping up in Central Texas, ready to serve. Finally understand what all this Obama "call to action" business is about. Alissa Magrum starts a nonprofit with a jersey and a dream.
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The one to watch: St. Louis' Scott McClendon could be motorsports' next big thing
By Ken Roberts, retired St. Louis Post-Disptach motorsports reporter and Associated Press writer
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Scott McClendon Jr. will do anything to become a professional racecar driver.
Consider what he did to make a meeting with an official of a team in the IndyCar series at then-Gateway Motorsports Park (now World Wide Technology Raceway Park) last year.
After his car broke down, McClendon, an African-American who is originally from north St. Louis but now resides in Creve Coeur, decided he was going to walk from his home in north city to the track.
So he set out on foot across the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge. He got about halfway across when he was stopped by two St. Louis City police officers.
"They asked me where I was going," recalled the 21-year-old McClendon. "I told them. Then they asked me if I had any weapons on me. I told them no. Then they said hop in. That was pretty cool."
What the two officers did surprised McClendon. But they helped him get to that important meeting.
"I wasn't going to miss it," McClendon emphasized.
And McClendon hasn't missed very much since.
Despite not having the financial resources as well as getting a late start in racing, McClendon is one of the top racers at the WWTR Kartplex.
While most of the kart drivers have been racing for a few years and have the financial backing, McClendon stepped in to the rental cars with very little money and experience and turned heads immediately.
"I was into racing but I didn't really get into it until about seventh grade," he said. "That's when I started to watch NASCAR."
He went to Ranken Technical School for two years to learn about high performance engines and took part in the Skip Barber Racing school.
But McClendon was battling something much more important to him. His mother, Laurie Bolden, was sick with a lung disease and he had to help take care of his two younger brothers and two younger sisters.
Unfortunately for McClendon, Bolden died two years ago. While in the midst of her struggles, McClendon held a parttime job at a local grocery store, but lost that because he kept showing up late while taking care of his mother.
"That sort of slowed my progress," he said. "I don't regret it. I helped my siblings and I helped my mom when she needed it. It was rough."
While McClendon still struggles without his mother, nobody would ever know. He's quiet and unassuming when he's away from the track. He has a fulltime job and has a dependable car to get him places.
But when he shows up at the Kartplex, he turns heads. He wheels his No. 22 Margay kart around the track like he owns it.
And to help McClendon pay for a place to keep the kart at the track, he was awarded the "Drive to Success Scholarship" earlier in the year.
The scholarship goes "to help someone in need," said Keith Scharf, manager of the Kartplex, "someone who probably wouldn't get the opportunity to go racing. Scott participated all season in our rental karts and was a standout."
The scholarship gives McClendon a chance to concentrate on racing as he tries to find the sponsorship. He has also caught the eye of WWTR owner Curtis Francois.
"It's really amazing because it gives people who don't have the funds, it gives them an opportunity to show that 'hey I have the speed to do this.'"
Now, he's hoping to catch the eye of somebody with money to help further his career.
In fact, between working the door at the Media Center on Saturday as WWTR prepares for its first two major races of the season on the 1.25-mile oval _ the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (CarShield 200 presented by CK Power) and the ARCA Menards Series (Day-to-Day Coffee 150), McClendon hopes to walk the garage area and along pit road asking questions and trying to learn as much as possible.
He's also hoping to find that person with connections to a company who will shell out the needed funds to allow McClendon to achieve his dream.
"Always keep that eye on what you need to do," he said.
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NFL Odds: Seahawks Need a Win (and Some Help) in San Francisco
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The Seattle Seahawks (9-5-1 SU, 8-7 ATS) have already clinched the NFC West, but they still have plenty to play for this Sunday when they visit the San Francisco 49ers (2-13 SU, 4-11 ATS) in their regular season finale. Seattle would claim the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs with a win over the Niners, but they also need the Atlanta Falcons to lose or tie their game against the New Orleans Saints. The Seahawks are 9.5-point favorites at press time with a total of 43.
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The Seahawks aren't nearly as dominant as they were during the first four years of the Pete Carroll-Russell Wilson Era. Injuries in the backfield have taken the sting out of Seattle's offense, and the famed Legion of Boom defense lost arguably its most important player when safety Earl Thomas broke his leg in Week 13. The Seahawks are 1-2 SU and ATS with Thomas out for the season.
Seattle fell 34-31 as a 9-point home favorite against Arizona last week, but the Seahawks are 5-0 ATS in their last five games following a ATS loss and 7-2 ATS in their last nine after scoring more than 30 points in their previous game. San Francisco picked up its second win of the season with a 22-21 triumph at LA last week, but the team is 0-6 ATS in its last six home games.
Looking at head-to-head history we can note that the Seahawks are 9-1-1 ATS in their last 11 meetings and won 37-18 at home at CenturyLink Field on Sept. 25 in the most recent meeting. Under is 6-2 in the last eight meetings and 4-0 in the last four at Levi's Stadium
In theory, the 49ers can tank Sunday's game and earn the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. But they'll need the 1-14 Cleveland Browns to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in their early-afternoon tilt, something not very likely to happen with the Browns a hefty underdog.
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In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, December 7, 2018
by Mongabay.com on 7 December 2018
There are many important conservation and environmental stories Mongabay isn't able to cover.
Here's a digest of some of the significant developments from the week.
If you think we've missed something, feel free to add it in the comments.
Authorities in Cambodia are weighing stricter penalties for illegal logging (Asian Correspondent, Phnom Penh Post).
The executive director of Conservation International Guyana has been asked to step down (Stabroek News).
Furniture maker Ikea has planted 3 million trees in the rainforests of Borneo (The Star).
India's farmers are looking to invest more in agroforestry (Hindustan Times).
Norway clamps down on palm oil from companies connected to deforestation (The Independent).
Proponents of REDD+ funding, intended to boost development and cut carbon emissions, say it's still a viable strategy for change (Global Landscapes Forum).
U.S. Democrats work to bring climate change to the forefront of policy exchanges (The Atlantic).
Wood from Malaysian and Indonesian forests — habitat for endangered orangutans — is ending up at construction sites for the Tokyo Olympics (The Guardian).
A recent report outlines a global strategy for bushmeat consumption (CIFOR Forests News).
Global carbon emissions have never been higher (The Washington Post, The New York Times).
A fuel tax bump touches off violent reactions in France (The New York Times).
Brick factories worsen Bangladesh's air pollution (Undark).
An invasive, disease-carrying tick is making its way through the eastern United States (New York Post).
Lifted restrictions on oil drilling in the Arctic could threaten polar bears (The New York Times).
Pollution is a continual problem in India (The Economist).
Authorities are questioning the business practices of the mining company Glencore (The Economist).
Greenland is shedding its icepack at its fastest pace in three and a half centuries (Nature News).
Entanglements of endangered right whales were higher than average in 2017 (NOAA Fisheries).
There could be up to eight new species of giant salamander, scientists report (National Geographic News).
A project in Costa Rica aims to "reforest" coral reefs (The Tico Times).
A new project tracks the movements of plastics across the Atlantic Ocean (Hakai).
School children stage strikes to draw leaders' attention to climate change (Mother Jones).
Seismic surveys, used to explore the sea floor for oil and gas and just approved by the Trump administration, could kill marine life (The Washington Post).
Sage grouse habitat could dwindle while the land open to oil and gas drilling in the western U.S. could grow to more than 36,000 square kilometers (more than 14,000 square miles) (The New York Times).
Scientists document the elaborate courtship of manta rays in the Indian Ocean (Hakai).
Banner image of a sounding humpback whale by John C. Cannon/Mongabay.
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96% of EU rubella cases reported in one country
Young men worst hit by Poland's rubella epidemic
'Uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among Polish people is lower than the EU average, even for those living outside Poland'
Poland's vaccination rate tracked the European trend until the middle of the summer when uptake plateaued earlier than the EU average. Today, 62% of adults in Poland are vaccinated while the EU has reached 76%.
Vaccination rates in Poland vs EU average. Source: ECDC 21 November
Vaccine uptake is lower than the EU average in all age groups. However, while some European countries report high rates in older age groups with a decline among young adults, Poland is different: older people — who are at the highest risk — are opting out in large numbers.
The statistics are startling (source: ECDC Vaccine Tracker)
> 80 years: 64% in Poland vs 89% in the EU
70-79 years: 84% in Poland vs 88% in the EU
Vaccination rates in Poland by age group. Source: ECDC Tracker 21 November
Access to vaccination is not a major problem. The vaccine is free, and the vaccination delivery system is on a par with other European countries. In any case, vaccine hesitancy has little to do with living in Poland: Polish people have low COVID-19 vaccine uptake rates, no matter where they live.
In Norway, for example, only 40% of Poles have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, compared to 89% among the wider population. In Ireland, where vaccine uptake among adults is above 90%, data on people in Ireland from Eastern Europe (of which Poland accounts for the largest group) shows that 44% have had the vaccine. In the UK, research on essential workers from Poland suggests higher rates of vaccine hesitancy, leading many regions to run campaigns and events to engage with Polish communities.
This phenomenon predates the COVID-19 pandemic. Scottish research has highlighted the need to reach out to people from Poland who live in Scotland due to the significantly lower rates of HPV vaccine and flu vaccine uptake.
Indeed, it shouldn't be surprising: as Prof Heidi Larson of the Vaccine Confidence Project pointed out in this 2010 interview. Concerns about vaccines spread beyond national boundaries through 'trust networks': people who leave their country of birth often remain plugged into social and media networks and retain these cultural links.
A long-standing problem
The risk of vaccine hesitancy in Poland was visible before the COVID-19 vaccine was introduced. Healthcare workers, seen as the most trusted source of information on vaccination for the general population, expressed lukewarm support for immunisation in a study conducted before the pandemic.
A survey of the wider population conducted in the summer of 2021, suggested one in three people in Poland aged 18-65 will never have the vaccine. Just 5% of this group said they were open to changing their minds with 27% declaring that nothing would change their minds. This implies that Poland's current uptake of 62% is about as good as it will get, especially as other research carried out during the COVID-19 crisis showed similar results.
The reasons for this unwelcome phenomenon are many. Concerns about side effects or low levels of concern about preventable diseases partly explain the problem. However, these issues are present in every population.
Does Polish culture, at home and abroad, have higher levels of belief in conspiracy theories than elsewhere in Europe? Is the legacy of the communist era to blame for low trust in institutions, especially among older people?
Dr Tomasz Sobierajski of the Institute of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw says it all comes down to trust. 'The biggest problem of low vaccination rates in Poland is the deficient level of trust in public institutions, including the government,' he told Vaccines Today. 'The Polish government has done much to undermine confidence in COVID-19 vaccination. The policy of universal vaccination was, and still is, chaotic. Above all, the government did not conduct a sufficient educational campaign broaden Poles' knowledge about vaccination.'
It may be late, but Polish authorities are now running a nationwide initiative with 100 high-profile sporting figures, artists and social media influencers. The campaign presents vaccination as the last step required to get Poland back to normal.
A government information portal has been set up to provide information on vaccination and a lottery for people who register for vaccination. More than 3 million people have registered for the lottery and 10,000 gifts have been awarded. The well-established Szczepienia Info website, a member of the WHO Vaccine Safety Net, has also seen more than 1 million visits per month through 2021.
Viruses know no borders
Poland's problems have implications for the rest of Europe. Although there are some EU Member States with lower vaccine uptake rates than Poland, it is the largest country with such a significant discrepancy from the EU average.
In addition, as EU integration offers greater freedom of movement between EU countries, millions of Poles take the opportunity to travel for long-term or short-term employment in other Member States. This means the uncontrolled spread of a respiratory pathogen in one country becomes a problem for the entire European community.
Unfortunately, the Polish experience shows that even the best designed social campaigns can struggle to counter vaccine skepticism that is deeply embedded in society. Trust in government and science play a key role in shaping attitudes to vaccination.
Dr Sobierajski says other countries have shown that high levels of vaccine uptake can be achieved even when starting from a low base. 'To increase Poles' confidence in vaccinations, it would be necessary to conduct an information campaign while introducing mandatory vaccinations or strict limitations for unvaccinated persons, following France, Italy, or Austria,' he says. 'However, taking into account that the voters of the ruling party are mainly unvaccinated people, it seems unlikely that such restrictions will be implemented in Poland.'
Like much of Europe, Poland is responding to a rise in cases of COVID-19 this winter while watching nervously for outbreaks of the novel omicron variant. Whether vaccination rates will rise in time to blunt the impact of the next wave, only time will tell.
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Politicization of this epidemic and marginalization of experts as well as the lack of long kasting tradition regarding adult vaccination seem to be important driverze of vaccine hesitancy in Poland.
D.W
I, as an unvaxed person visiting from the US, spent 4 months in Poland during Summer 2021, driving around visiting many different cities. I had the chance to speak with many Polish people about this. Their rationale for declining the vaccine was very reasonable to me, i.e. that the risk of death was very low compared to the unknown long-term effects of a basically untested and minimally-efficacious vaccine. The people of Poland are no strangers to difficult times, and you see that Polish people strive to be self-sufficient and independent. Like me, they seem to prefer to be responsible for themselves, are capable of making their own decisions, and they do NOT like to be told what to do. In this regard, I feel a close spiritual connection with Polish people and I absolutely love the country. I wish more people around the world took cues from the Polish.


In the aftermath of 9/11, few questioned the political narrative provided by the White House about Guantánamo and the steady stream of prisoners delivered there from half a world away. The Bush administration gave various rationales for the detention of the prisoners captured in the War on Terror: they represented extraordinary threats to the American people, possessed valuable enemy intelligence, and were awaiting prosecution for terrorism or war crimes. Both explicitly and implicitly, journalists, pundits, lawyers, academics, and even released prisoners who authored books about the island prison endorsed elements of the official narrative.
In Selling Guantánamo, John Hickman exposes the holes in this manufactured story. He shines a spotlight on the critical actors, including Rumsfeld, Cheney, and President Bush himself, and examines how the facts belie the "official" accounts. He chastises the apologists and the critics of the administration, arguing that both failed to see the forest for the trees.
By looking at historical examples of prisoners held in continued custody during asymmetric conflicts and national security crises--including different tribes of Native Americans held at Fort Pickens and in St. Augustine, British Fascists imprisoned on the Isle of Man, and Haitian "boat people" detained at Guantánamo--Hickman unravels the putative from the proven and reveals exactly why the current internment of prisoners at the infamous naval base is so unprecedented and unique. Constructing his argument from the existing domestic and international record, he offers an alternate theory that completely contradicts the narrative spun by the Bush administration: the prisoners were put on display as symbols of military victory, punished as substitutes for the architects of 9/11 who remained at large, and used as pawns in a neoconservative move to signal a new U.S. foreign policy that ignored the United Nations, disregarded the Geneva Conventions, and scoffed at the International Criminal Court.
John Hickman is associate professor of government at Berry College.
"There is much to learn from Hickman's careful, detailed account."


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Many Happy Future Shocks to You
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London is the city that looms largest in my childhood. I spent almost every summer of my youth here and have many memories about time in the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, Camden Town, and so many other places. I remember going to the theater and seeing Dustin Hoffman in the Merchant of Venice and both Starlight Express and Les Miserables with the original London casts. I remember staying in a flat several summers in a row near Michael Palin's place on the edge of Hampstead Heath. I never saw the Monty Python member, but I did pass by the Laurel and Hardy statues he had outside his home on numerous occasions. And I remember playing in parks with my brother and enjoying British television—Doctor Who and Rowan Atkinson's Black Adder on the BBC—and, most of all, British comic books.
My brother and I were huge fans of the fortnightly 2000 AD. When we were kids, we could get it at almost any newsstand. My parents bought us copies to keep us happy while they spent time with their friends at the local pubs. Each summer when we would stock up on as many copies as we could before we went back to Michigan. Through 2000 AD we were first introduced to writers like Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, and Alan Moore. We also became familiar with the comic's tradition of dystopian political critique and techno skepticism.
I was excited to introduce my son to 2000 AD when we arrived in London. I went to look for a copy in the Gatwick airport only to discover that newsstands don't carry it anymore. When I was a child it was so ubiquitous that many of the longstanding comic book shops in London refer to it in their store names. Camden Town's excellent shop Mega City Comics is a direct reference to 2000 AD's disturbing vision that in the future the vast majority of humanity will crowd into a handful of urban conglomerations. But now Marvel and DC seem to have largely pushed out the independent, and political, 2000 AD. So it was to Mega City Comics that I ultimately had to go to buy a solid set of 2000 ADs. I bought a run of the most recent issues and another run of issues from the early 1990s.
On my way out of the store the clerk told me, "Many Happy Future Shocks to You." The phrase is a reference to the short vignettes that appear throughout the comics—brief stories with surprise endings. They are creative and often push one to imagine a horrifying, totalitarian, future, as something that might be on the horizon. When I was a child, the comics usually celebrated the plucky bands of misfits and outsiders who struggled against thinly veiled illustrations of futuristic version of Thatcher's Britain.
The clerk's invocation of the classic phrase got me to thinking about how much London has changed since I was a kid. In many ways, the future of environmental degradation and rising totalitarianism that some of those 1980s comics warned about appears to have arrived—perhaps partially in the form of a corporate monoculture that won't stock subversive comics. In other ways, London still feels like a familiar city in a familiar world. Pock marks from German ordnance still line the edge of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The Tube is still way too hot in the summer. Double decker buses are still a really fun way to travel. A bits of Victorian, or even Roman, Britain keep popping up in unexpected places. I suppose that's the way cities, and countries, are, the shocking future comes but often it overlays, rather than entirely replaces, whatever existed before.
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In the Interim, August 2019
The Last Bottle in the Country


Syria ? Maybe - I had thought that was what the tea leaves were indicating lately. Who knows though - the political winds are now as variable as the air over the gulf of mexico.
I think those who would make such decisions are engaged in some intense infighting presently (in the heart of the empire anyway - us peasants in the provinces will be told what to do once the outcome is clear).


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A vascular snare is an endovascular device that is used to remove foreign bodies from inside arteries and veins. The snare consists of several radiopaque loops of wire inside a catheter, which when extended flower out, and which collapse when withdrawn into the catheter.

Uses
Vascular snares are used to retrieve inferior vena cava filters, lost guide wires, or broken central venous catheters.

Vascular snaring is a component technique in endovascular aneurysm repair in some devices.

Technique
A snare catheter is inserted using the Seldinger technique under fluoroscopic guidance. The snare wire is advanced under direct visualization and flowered open. The object being retrieved is captured within the loops of snare, and retrieved with the snare wire and catheter, being carried out of the body at the tip of the catheter.

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Cheers everyone. Had a great birthday, thanks. Happy birthday for Tuesday, Fudge, according to Greeny, I think you're a tad younger than me!!!
Many Happy Returns, Fudge. Have a super day.
Happy Birthday from me too, Fudge. Hope it`s a good one!
We had a bit of fun this past weekend decorating the spare bedroom with furniture from IKEA.
Not is stock here in any of the stores but plenty (72) of them in Ashton.
It's for Jean's sister actually.
We've been asked to get our shopping lists ready for her annual visit to Los Angeles/Burbank.
I wonder if I should ask her to bring it along or will that constitute all her baggage allowance?
Happy March birthdays to one and all!
You do realise you've just given your age away Fudge?
I know now, why my mum hated Mondays,and i thought it was just the washday blues.


U.S. Names Junior Camp Roster - College Hockey, Inc.
Seventeen schools represented among 33 NCAA players invited.
Cayden Primeau earned first-team All-Hockey East honors as a freshman in 2017-18.
The 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase will feature 33 NCAA players or recruits on the United States rosters, USA Hockey announced Friday.
Nearly one-third of all Division I programs will be represented on the U.S. roster, with 17 schools boasting at least one player or recruit at the event, which serves as an audition for the 2019 U.S. National Junior Team.
Boston University leads all schools with five players or recruits invited, followed by Minnesota Duluth (four), Boston College (three) and Wisconsin (three).
Six players – Mikey Anderson, Quinn Hughes, Josh Norris, Ryan Poehling, Dylan Samberg and Brady Tkachuk – return from the 2018 U.S. National Junior Team that captured the bronze medal at the World Junior Championship. All six played NCAA hockey last season.
The 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase will take place July 28-Aug. 4 in Kamloops, B.C., and will feature teams from Canada, Finland, Sweden and the U.S.
Minnesota State head coach Mike Hastings is the head coach of the 2019 U.S. National Junior Team, with assistance from Dartmouth associate coach David Lassonde, Ohio State associate coach Steve Miller and Minnesota Duluth head coach Scott Sandelin.
Clarkson alum Chris Clark and Michigan Tech alum Pat Mikesch will serve as guest coaches at the camp.