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I'm a big fan of Torchlight, the PC RPG darling from Runic Games.
I'm a fan because I like dungeon crawling hack-n-slash brawlers with smarts. I'm a fan of a game that takes the genre, refines what works, and adds new gameplay elements unique to the title (Pets! That you feed! And they turn into bigger, badder things! That have their own inventory and can do the runaround to return to the village and sell your unneedables, so you aren't wasting too much time doing inventory management and grieving left-behind treasures!).
Watching Runic move a successful PC game to the Xbox 360 (via XBLA this March), has been a neat case study in reworking UI, controls, and functionality to work on a different platform, without reducing features (and, in fact, back-porting some of the new features from the upcoming Torchlight II for PC to the XBLA version of the first Torchlight game).
Most of all, I like that Torchlight is fun.
But this post isn't about that; it's about usability, paper prototyping, and not learning things that keep you from learning.
Part of my background is formal usability. I've done the whole usability / human factors / user-centered design circuit at a few companies.
Sure, they're firmly steeped in the comic book, toy, and video game geekdom that is going to be their life. But, because they're on the younger side, for personal and developmental reasons I've actually kept them fairly distant from a lot of the games I play (excluding stuff like Disney Epic Mickey, of course).
Recently, they started watching me play select games, including Torchlight (I turn the blood off), asking questions about RPG tropes, leveling, stat and inventory management, and the like. I was surprised by the detail and specificity of their questions, and their intuitive linking of design follow-ups based on previous answers.
Having watched me play Torchlight for a sum of 2-3 short sessions, they surprised me one Saturday morning with their own analog and paper prototypes of the game.
Granted, I'm biased, but understandably impressed not just with their reverse engineering the game rules after such short exposure to the game; I was taken with their mini-re-enactment of usability and paper prototyping.
First, there is this paper prototype they worked up.
They told me they abandoned it right away, because they realized after they made it, they didn't need the keyboard. What they hadn't been taught (but had figured out on their own), is a paper prototype too close to what you're trying to represent is less flexible, and it's tougher to iterate with it.
Next came this more stat-centric version of the rules. They said they didn't try to re-create the HUD like they had in the first prototype, because "they knew how that worked", and "that's not what we want to play with" (they wanted to iterate on the stats side of things).
This one captured more of the rules set, and let the girls iterate on the character, enemy, and weapons stats. This one is interesting to me, because while it starts with enemies and weapons they'd seen while watching me play, they quickly branched into the creative and invented their own "Rhino Monster", "Cobra Staff of Venom", etc.
They said they figured out, though, that as they changed the numbers (damage, rate, elemental, etc.), they were erasing and redoing work on the prototype, which was taking time and "making it messy" (my oldest has a bit of an attachment to order).
So, they created separate stat cards they could write up quickly, and lay on top of the paper prototype to "overwrite" previous stats, add stats to creatures or weapons, etc.
Following closely behind this, as they were trying to explain the game to their two-year-old sister (they went through a lot of iteration before I woke up as a new audience). They found analog avatars a useful communication tool, so they dug out toys that closely matched what they were building, and used those to explain the game to their sister.
I'm not sure, but I get the sense at this point the prototyping effort went off-rails, and they started instead "playing Torchlight" with their toys. Wish I'd been around for (and videotaped) that.
Fascinating stuff, and fatherly pride aside, I'm impressed with how efficiently a 9- and 7-year-old worked through gameplay prototyping, not having learned stuff they'll potentially later have to unlearn in order to learn how to do it right.
Now I'm making game deconstruction and design a regular part of our unofficial learnings at the Creighton household.


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HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office: [2014.05.01] MIRIAM YEUNG IS FORCED INTO ROMANCE WITH "YOUNGER MAN"
[2014.05.01] MIRIAM YEUNG IS FORCED INTO ROMANCE WITH "YOUNGER MAN"
Pang Ho Cheung, Miriam Yeung Chin Wa, Gigi Leung Wing Kei earlier appeared on cable's Film Montage porogram to discuss their film ABERDEEN (HEUNG GONG JAI).
Gigi in the film played a couple with Louis Koo Tin Lok, she said that after getting married she understood the interaction between a couple behind closed doors. Thus during her performance she had no concern and believed that the director would display her best side. On the other hand, Pang Ho Cheung caught her off guard with his sudden behavior.
In one scene Gigi attended a tycoon's dinner party. The scene was already completed but Pang Ho Cheung never yelled cut. Pang Ho Cheung joked that this was his specialty. He said, "(Shawn) Yue Man Lok has worked with me all the time and knows about my habits. Maybe because it is your first collaboration with me so you don't know. When I see an actor getting into character, sometimes I would keep going." He pointed out that that scene wanted her to perform that exact off guard feeling.
Chin Wa pointed out that this was the third time that she worked with Pang Ho Cheung. They had even more chemistry. She continued, Pang Ho Cheung was biased and treated Leung Wing Kei better. Pang Ho Cheung explained that this was because Chin Wa's character was heavier. He did not want to disturb her when she cultivated her emotions. Instead Gigi's character was more relaxed and they could chat and laugh on the set.
Chin Wa also revealed that Pang Ho Cheung had a performance fetish, citing that he often told her that he wanted to play a couple with her. The background would be an older woman, young man romance, but Pang Ho Cheung was obviously older than her. Chin Wa said, "He is very ambitious, he wants to play award winning characters. Thus he says that he wants to play someone with mental deficiency. Then he keeps on playing the character for me all the time on the set." Pang Ho Cheung already signed with a film company to be an actor. He said that the main reason that he wanted to transition to be on camera because directing was too tiring. In the future he would drop his directing job and try to do something else.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


text: Words Story long time is one from most popular puzzle games in the world. In case if you need answers for some of Days from this game we will help you. Here you can find answer for Day 158 of Words Story – Addictive Word Game.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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Kyle Beal’s exhibition Roulette is an installation that asks the viewer to explore a hallway lined with doors; to literally linger in a passageway. In the 1967 film Playtime Jacques Tati creates a humorous critique on modernity as the film follows two separate characters throughout a thoroughly modern Paris continuously absorbed by the sites, sounds, and gadgetry of the large metropolis. Throughout the film we can’t help but find humour in the discombobulating and angst Mosieur Hulot (played by Tati himself) experiences as he goes about his day. The female protagonist, an insouciant American tourist who haphazardly discovers Paris on her own terms, contrasts this. The two main characters’ days overlap throughout the film juxtaposing playfulness and disorientation. Beal’s hallway of doors reminds us of the ‘fun house’ and the disorientating yet playful interventions it flaunts. Like Tati – Beal draws on simple oddities of modernity and the unsuspecting disorientations we experience and discover as we move through space and time. Once inside the hallway we are surrounded with multiple closed doors - each having their own function giving us a curious but sublime feeling of alienation.
Beauty can be far too limiting as a term for an art object, so we instead look at the object’s aesthetic value. An object like Beal’s hallway is interactive and the observer transitions into an active aesthetic engagement. Our experience within the hallway is characterized by the condition that we do not ask anything of the hallway itself but take pleasure in the contemplation of the playfulness it boasts.
In the video Poke in the Eye/Nose/Ear (1994) by Bruce Nauman (USA) the artist presents us with a very detailed and closely cropped image of an eye, a nose, and an ear to be interpreted at face value (pun intended). Each considered image of the artist as a disembodied subject spotlights the individual act of a self-inflicted literal poke in the face. Nauman’s intent for the viewer accentuates the unusual situation as the art, instead of a more traditional product as the art, giving the experience as a whole more importance than the individual actions taking place on screen. In Beal’s exhibition Roulette we too are looking at art as an activity and less as a product. By creating the physical hallway this object’s function becomes less about its literal properties; instead being the experience the viewer has deciphering its purpose. The contrast between sense and nonsense becomes significant with the humorous artefact we are left with from this experience.
Freud theorized that a nonsensical joke references the time of our childhood – when our innocence didn’t need humour to feel happy. In contrast laughter can too relate to hopelessness, frustration, and more specifically alienation. When we run out of emotions to express our feelings laughter is often the bodies last form of expression. A frustrated laugh is a lot different than the innocent laughter of a child. The importance of humour as a coping mechanism for these themes is illustrated in the discoveries behind each of the doors. These physical objects are recognizable comedic tropes that take a slapstick approach into finding place in the zeitgeist of innovation. Which one should we open, and what awaits us on the other side?


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At AVI, volunteering in India is fun and strong enough to give a meaning to your life. This is evidenced from the fact that volunteers who once worked with AVI, are still in the contact with people out here. At, We Volunteer in India, along with volunteering programs in India, we arrange travel trips for our interested participants to Pushkar that offers them a chance to explore exciting camel safaris in the desert sand dunes that are famous worldwide. Pushkar is a holy place for Hindus mostly visited for the holy Pushkar lake, the Brahma temple and the renowned Camel Safari. Camel Safari is an adventure and also an ideal way to spend time exploring the rustic and royal Rajasthan, which takes you through the golden sands of the vast Thar Desert providing the glimpse of the desert lifestyle through remote villages.
The special cultural performances on the sand dunes, the camps set up for the travelers, the traditional Rajasthani meals and the picturesque hamlets with friendly folks, all together make Camel Safaris as one of the special adventure tours in India.
Pushkar is a tourist friendly place. The local people are very welcoming and offer endless hospitality. Its market is very fascinating and easy to shop. It is popular mainly for buying textile items, jewelry, gift items, body massage etc. You will meet lots of Indian people coming from different parts of India on a religious pilgrimage to take dip in the holy lake with a belief that they will get rid of their sins.
Your trip can be for 2 days and 1 night OR, for 3 days and 2 nights (in this case you will stay in a hotel for 2nd night).
leave the camp at around 07:00 after taking early breakfast. It is 4 hours drive by a private car while reaching Pushkar at around 11:00.
Walk around in the market, take your lunch at a restaurant on your own and reach to a given point for starting the camel safari at 15:30 in winter and 16:30 in summer. Enjoy your camel safari in desert for more than 2 hours with a small break on the way to stretch your legs.
Reach the desert camp, place your stuff in your tents, enjoy sunset from the sand dunes, take some good photos, have fun and enjoy your freshly cooked dinner under the clear sky full of stars.
Enjoy camp fire, listen to some folk songs from the camel riders and go to your bed at your convenient time.
Enjoy your breakfast at 07:00 in the desert and ride your camels for back to the town.
Enjoy your shopping, take lunch at your friendly restaurant and reach to a given point at around 14:00 in winter and 15:00 in summer and start your journey for back to Sikar.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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The GsmControl is a self-contained intelligent monitoring device with two digital or analog inputs and two relay outputs that can be activated remotely via SMS messages or a simple “ring” command.
The GsmControl+ can inform you of alarm states of remote, unmanned equipment.
You can then remotely control your process via your mobile or landline phone.
Two SPST contacts are available to control the appliance or process.
Two digital or analog inputs can be used to monitor the local process or appliance.
Connect the contact on the supply line of the loads to be controlled.
Alerts can be issued to predefined recipients (up to 100) when input status changes from open to close and/or vice-versa.
Alerts can be issued to predefined recipients (up to 100) when input voltage raises above or falls below predefined settings.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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I’m on a roll. It’s interesting working on several smaller pieces at once. This is new for me. It feels satisfying to work small and try different ideas out quickly. Here’s the newest completed one.
Instead of going with the black painted stretched canvas, I had black foam core cut to size and stitched this and the last piece on to mount them. I like the look and they can be hung as is or framed.
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text: Prison Items. – The following parties were committed to Castle Thunder during Saturday and Sunday viz: Nine deserters from Camp Lee, arrested in this city. James Gilmer, a Pennsylvanian, found within our lines, arrested by order of Gen Evans; James Goram, of Loudoun county is a suspicious character. Thomas Moss of Loudoun a spy and pilot to the Yankees. Charles Standen a suspicious character, taken at Harper's Ferry, Jas. [illegible] and James [illegible] for trading with Yankees, and John Hart, company E, 5th Louisiana regiment, for attempting to pass into the enemy's lines while Jackson's army occupied Harper's Ferry.


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The following day with brekkie in my tummy and my rucksack on the bus, we headed off about 9 towards Wanaka. We hopped off at Mirror Lake taking a 40ish minute walk to find the lake. We managed to find a clearing amongst the trees into the lake to see the spectacular view with the snowy mountains behind. Due to the lack of time, we could only to part of the loop, where I feel we missed out on the best view but instead we rushed back. It was just one of the English girls and myself that did the walk out of our group, where time flew as we hiked around sharing information about our lives.
Soon enough we were back on the road taking the most incredible route I think I have ever been on. The sun was shining in the bright blue, cloudless sky and the mountains reflecting into glistening, still blue lake. It was just so picturesque, where we stopped a couple of times for photos. We drove over bridges and side by side the mountains to the town of Wanaka.
When we arrived, we checked in, again for an upgraded room so just the four of us could be together. We chose to go for a walk around town and to the lake side of Lake Wanaka, where photos were taken. Opposite the lake were several restaurants and bar, where we took a seat in the blazing sun and a pint of refreshing water.
After a while, two of us headed back to the room to chill, while the other two girls stayed there, meeting some friends of theirs.
In the evening, we climbed down to the bottom of the stairs to the large bar area to join some of the others on our bus and consume a free drink. The bar had organised a ‘boozy bingo’ for everyone, where we had four games of bingo with a slight twist. There were certain numbers where different things had to be shouted out to receive a watery black Sambuca. One of the girls had to snorted salt and others did naked head or tails to win a prize. Then I played pool with the driver, where I surprisingly did better than I thought I would as I hadn’t played in a long time. I didn’t win though.
On the dance floor the tunes blasted out of the speakers, gathering many dancers and a limbo competition, where I joined them. One drunken guy took a liking to me, which was hilarious, and offered a jug of beer and his Zoo York hat. However, I wasn’t interested and turned myself into to bed not long after.
Waking up super early, I gathered my stuff together, made some breakfast and mounted on the bus. After much confusion and many late comers, we left to be dropped off at either the doorway to the mountain walk or puzzling world. I decided to go to puzzling world as many backpackers had told me how good the place was.
Here there were two areas: one an optical illusion room and a maze challenge outside. We started we the optical illusions where there were many holographic pictures, trying to change perspective. There we a disorientating room, which was on a slope we different things on the wall to make you feel like you were falling, As a result, we were trying to get up what seemed like a mountainous hill but collapsing to the wall instead. It was so strange but also amazing how this can change our brain, making us think differently to the reality. Also inside this room was a chair slide and mirrors just to add to the confusion. Next was a room with loads of famous faces, jutting out of the wall, staring at you wherever you moved. Actually, when you take a closer look the faces were moulded inwards. Befuddling! Through a little window, there was a room again on a slope which, when I person walked closer to you it looked like they were getting bigger as there head got closer to ceiling. Around were lots of optical illusion posters with animals and faces, sculptures with floating ball and water flowing mid-air. It was incredible.
We took a bit of a rest in the canteen room, drinking our coffees, playing a 3D tic-tac-toe and solving puzzles which were provided on the tables.
Then five of the stay passengers ( an English girl, an irish girl, an dutch guy, a german guy and myself) took on the challenge of the maze. In my head, I was, like “This will be easy, looks pretty simple, can’t take too long”. How wrong was I? I haven’t done a maze since I was a child so it was great feeling like a kid again . The aim of the maze was to climb the four coloured towers in each corner of the maze and then return to the start. Easy! We thought we would take on the closest tower first. Ha! This was the one we ended up getting to last. We took corners, getting lost, falling into dead-ends, climbing the bridges where we could see the maze from above. However, this didn’t help us as there were many passages going under them so we could figure out the route. There were even different sides of the bridges; meaning couldn’t go down the staircase we wanted to. We did after a lot of winding in and out to find the entrance to each tower. We thought that was the easy bit; however, we were so wrong. Trying to work out how to get back to the start was a challenge in itself, having to go over the other side of the maze, just to come back to follow the paths out. Eventually, after about 50 minute we completely the maze. Success! It actually felt like a great achievement and it was way more exhilarating than expected. I always like a challenge and stimulating my brain until it explodes.
We stayed at Puzzling world a wee longer just to unwind. Before leaving, I went to the toilet, which might be slightly unusual to write about but as I followed the signs, in front of me was an illusion. There was a wooden bench on each side with several holes acting as toilet seats in the roman era. On the back wall was a painting of peasants using the holes to do their business in. It was so peculiar but also such a great idea. The actual bathrooms were through a side door.


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The 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Mali assures the protection of fundamental human rights, including the rights to life, to dignity, to bodily integrity, to security, and to freedom from inhumane treatment.
Human dignity is sacred and inviolable. ... Each individual has the right to life, freedom and the security, and the integrity of his person.Art. 1, 1992 Constitution of Mali.
No one will be subjected to torture, or inhuman, cruel, degrading, or humiliating treatment. Every person, every state agent who is found guilty of such acts, either on his own initiative or by another’s command, will be punished by law.
the general organisation of national security.Art. 70, 1992 Constitution of Mali.
Malian national law does not directly address the use of force by the security forces. Internal security is ensured both by the police, which is controlled by the Ministry of Internal Security and Civil Protection, and by the gendarmerie, which is a paramilitary branch of the Malian Armed Forces.
When law enforcement operations are conducted by the gendarmerie, a 1997 code of conduct regulates their actions.1997 Code of Conduct of Armed Forces and Security Forces of Mali.A number of provisions are included on the use of force, in particular relating to assemblies.Therein it is stated that the Security Forces should not employ force and firearms to disperse unauthorised assemblies, but should seek to use non-violent methods. When assemblies are violent, the use of force should be the minimum necessary and should respect human rights.Art. 12, 1997 Code of Conduct of Armed Forces and Security Forces of Mali.When military forces are tackling internal disturbances, they must identify themselves and issue a clear warning before using a firearm.Art. 34, 1997 Code of Conduct of Armed Forces and Security Forces of Mali. After using a firearm, medical assistance must be provided to any injured person. The families of the victims must be informed and an investigation opened "if necessary".Art. 35, 1997 Code of Conduct of Armed Forces and Security Forces of Mali.
When assault and battery and [proscribed] violence ... are carried by the accused during the performance of his duty, the accused will be suspended from his position for period of a minimum of five years and a maximum of ten years.Art. 207, 2001 Penal Code.
All acts of torture shall be punished by a term of imprisonment of five years.Art. 209, 2001 Penal Code.
According to a 2017 Code of Duties for Custodial Staff, when force, and especially firearms, are used the use must be strictly necessary for the obljective sought.Art. 8, 2017 Code of Duties of Custodial Staff.
There is no independent external police oversight body in Mali. However, the Police General Inspectorate (Inspection Generale de la Police), which is an internal division of the national police, is charged with oversight of police action.
The last time Mali appeared before the Human Rights Committee, the body that oversees implementation of the 1966 Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), was 2003.
mosque in Timbuktu Region. On 17 August 2017, the Court found him liable for €2.7 million in reparation.
There is no caselaw from the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights on the use of force by the Malian police.
On 18 August 2017, Aliou Mahamane Touré, the former self-proclaimed superintendent of the Islamic police of Gao from 2012 to 2013, was sentenced by the assizes court of Bamako for a series of criminal offences. Mr. Touré was also wanted for war crimes but that charge was dismissed by the court.
In his Report of February 2018, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali welcomed the commitment by the Malian Ministry of Defence, following allegations recorded by human rights organisations, to open an investigation into the serious abuses reportedly committed by the security forces during operations in central Mali.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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Possible software with support for converting of phc files to vp3 file format.
Search for phc to vp3 converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert Home Embroidery design to Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff embroidery format.
We have found 4 software records in our database eligible for .phc to .vp3 file format conversion.
Embroidery design files saved in the Home Embroidery PHC format can be exported and resaved in another embroidery format, for example the .vp3 files used in Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff stitching machines. This phc to vp3 conversion or export can be done in several various embroidery software, some are listed below.
The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned phc to vp3. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.


text: The three bedroom Babson House now accommodates up to six guests in luxurious and spacious surroundings. In a style reminiscent of the 1940s colonial comfort so admired in Out of Africa, guests can enjoy sundowners on a private veranda over-looking the ever-changing colors of the spectacular Waterberg Plateau. Of course, cheetahs are never far away. In fact, some of the Cheetah Conservation Fund's ambassadors live just a couple of metres from the veranda. While guests lounge in the deep leather couches in the living room, a private chef will prepare a special meal. Lunch is served on the veranda, while dinner is served at the dining room table beneath an imposing wildlife decorated chandelier. Later, as the sounds of the African night fill the darkness, visitors will sleep soundly in sumptuously furnished bedrooms, each of which has its own spacious bathroom equipped with high quality fittings. This is true luxury in the midst of stunning natural surroundings. Best of all, the beautiful cheetahs are the guests neighbors.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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for flood control . Soon, in year 1976 fully submerged pumps were introduced for large volume, low head pumping applications.
structure gives service free body structure for the machinery.
To achieve better efficiency for small hydro the first permanent magnet generators are developed and installed for WPOY’s hydro turbines.
for Best Transnational Technology Transfer.
First submersible hydro turbine generators were developed and installed in year 1982. Till today hydro power has became the main business of the company including plant design, licensing, constructing, and delivery of the hydro power equipment. Nevertheless pumps and gates are still in the variety of design and production.
the demand of economical and mechanically simple construction for small hydro where a regulation of the flow is needed.
can be brought back to production.
and nature. The goal is well performing and profitable completeness for the customer.

industry_corpus2: Power & Energy


text: Please take a minute and watch this 60 Minutes story about how the drug industry has taken over our democracy and how MARSHA BLACKBURN, who is running for US Senate for Tennessee (Sen. Corker's seat), helped the pharmaceutical industry cut the legs from under the DEA by making them unable to prosecute drug distributors. If your family has been touched by drugs, you will be as angry as I am at this. It is not a Democrat or Republican thing - it is a crime against AMERICANS!

industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals


text: Hotel Tuscania Panoramico provides elegant accommodation with enchanting views over Tuscania’s medieval town centre in a fascinating area in the Lazio countryside, just 15 minutes from Lake Bolsena. All of the hotel’s well-equipped rooms are spacious, quiet and comfortable, being furnished in a typical local style. Many have lovely balconies with picturesque views of the surrounding area. For even better views there is the stunning terrace, which provides exceptional views of the town and its old churches. Old Tuscania itself has numerous sights of cultural interest and from here you can easily tour a great number of interesting places in the nearby area. National parks and thermal springs are close by and ancient Viterbo, unforgettable Orvieto and a whole host of other pretty medieval towns are just a short drive away.


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Recent legal, social, and policy shifts in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people are causing educators and education researchers to address LGBTQ issues with a new sense of legitimacy and urgency.
The new AERA report, LGBTQ Issues in Education: Advancing a Research Agenda, and related July 9, 2015, Capitol Hill briefing, are part of AERA's effort to bring rigorous and relevant knowledge to bear on this important issue.
Listed below are several resources that help to assess the knowledge as it exists, encourage further serious discussion about what more needs to be learned, and advance new research.
This briefing focused on several of the critical areas that were addressed in the recently published AERA report, LGBTQ Issues in Education: Advancing a Research Agenda, including bullying and k-12 students; student achievement and educational attainment; challenges conducting research; and recommendations for further research.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


text: With SPATIA, the kitchen is increasingly the centre of the home. A project for creating kitchens large or small, that increases space in small and studio apartments and enables cooking, washing, ironing and storage functions to be hidden when not needed. Designed by Antonio Citterio, it takes on board the evolving needs of the kitchen zone and brings a new angle to interiors, pushing living horizons to conceal its functions.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


text: I’ve seen the East and West Mitten Buttes in countless Western movies. But to actually see them live is breathtaking! To the right of the Mittens is Merrick Butte. These buttes are thousands of years old.


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Here’s another of those simple, basic writing tips you may already know — or you may be overlooking. I hope it’s helpful. In a word: Speed writing.
Okay, I cheated. That’s two words, but it’s a simple and effective way to start a writing session anytime you simply can’t get the words flowing and get started any other way. It’s a technique that’s pretty much self-descriptive.
Speed writing means sitting down at your keyboard and letting the words flow without purpose, without forcing words or thoughts. You’re simply trying to put down everything that comes to mind as quickly as you possibly can. It’s sort of a combined typing race and free-association exercise.
One writing coach of mine suggested setting a timer of some sort to 10 minutes, flipping the timer, then pounding away until the timer dings (chirps, warbles, rings, clicks, bangs, whatever).
If you’ve never tried this, you’ll be amazed at some of the stuff that might come out of your head, travel through the old finger tips, and end up in your computer. Good, bad, and indifferent — you’ll find yourself spilling it all.
And if you’re writing fiction, a nice benefit is that you might trip a switch in the old brain that’ll give you a new perspective on your story, a new story idea, a new character, whatever. The possibilities are pretty much limitless. Give it a shot.
what you’re talking about is called “stream of consciousness writing”, and yes, it does help with writer’s block. most of the time, however, it’s just a whole bunch of nonsense. it’s rare that anything good comes out of it.
Above all, it can be a useful tool to start the old mental juices flowing when you simply need the exercise to limber up the brain.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


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Who has time for a device that just does one thing? When life demands flexibility, you need a PC that can keep up. Designed to fit your lifestyle, the versatile Pavilion x2 gives you four modes for the price of one.
The Pavilion x2 with a magnetic hinge gives you the power to pick a mode for exactly what you need. HP’s most versatile detachable PC allows you to go beyond notebook and tablet with stand and tent modes.
Leave the cord behind and take on the day with a long-lasting battery. Bye-bye, outlet. Hello, outside world.


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Making learning fun is often associated with playing educational games or having children compete with one another for prizes. Such fun can thrill without nourishing.
But learning is also fun when children are given time and space to think, when they can express their ideas and have them respected, and when their contributions – even their mistakes – are used to advance their own learning and the learning of others.
The intrinsic motivation of the second type of fun contributes to a love of learning that may endure.


text: ANAHEIM--Located across the street and within view of Disneyland Main Gate, you won't go hungry at this hotel. The restaurant is attached to the property and the food smells good! Guests rate this hotel highly and it looks very nice. Don't hesitate to stay at this one. It seems well priced for what you get.


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Welcome to MAKBUILT! A line of re-purposed, fully funk-tional, one-of-a-kind art made by MAK.
Oakland born and raised, MAK's creations combine yesteryear's retro aesthetics with modern technology and functionality.
Please check out MAKBUILT's line of pocket boomboxes, portable speakers, iphone speakers, amps and vintage suitcase boomboxes. CONTACT US with any questions or custom orders.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


text: The Author’s chapters are so brisk you'll find your self half-way through the book before you know it. As well, the suspense is so well paced, and it also tosses in so many possibilities and clues to the lead character’s identity into the mix, there's no way you'll be able to set the book down until you read the whole book . Fantastic Book !!!


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Only one man stands between a powerful cabal planning an invisible coup of the U.S. government and their brutal goals-Dewey Andreas.
A group of some of the most powerful people in the government, the military, and the private sector, has begun a brutal plan to quietly take over the reins of the U.S. government. They've begun to remove the people who stand in their way-and replace them with their own sympathizers and puppets. They've already taken out the Speaker of the House-whose death was made to look like an accidental drowning-and the president and vice president are next. Once they have their own people in place, they plan to start a bloody, brutal war on an unimaginable scale.
BEN COES is the New York Times bestselling author of international espionage thrillers, including Eye for an Eye, Independence Day, and First Strike. Before writing his first novel, Power Down, he worked at the White House under two presidents and was a Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He lives with his wife and four children in Wellesley, Massachusetts.


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Although a small player in the research world, New Zealand has particular strengths in agriculture, health and earth-science research. Research institutions include universities, Crown research institutes and private organisations.
New Zealand does important research into agriculture, health and earth science. Sited on the boundary between two tectonic plates, New Zealand is a natural laboratory for the study of earthquakes and volcanic activity.
Compared with other developed countries, the amount spent on research is low, and a high proportion comes from the government.
James Hector was the first professional scientist employed by the government. In the late 1860s he set up the New Zealand Geological Survey, the Colonial Museum and the New Zealand Institute. From 1868 he edited the annual Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.
By 1880 there were museums in the four main centres. They were run by scientists and became the main scientific organisations where information could be found on biological, agricultural and geological issues.
In 1926 the government set up the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR). By 1976 the DSIR had over 2,000 staff. Its work included researching the natural environment, developing better plant varieties and providing scientific advice to industry. In 1992 the DSIR was replaced by Crown research institutes.
Little research was done in New Zealand universities until the 1960s, when research-based PhDs began to be awarded. Since 2003 universities have received research funding based on their research performance.
In 1992, 10 Crown research institutes were set up to research areas of science that are important to New Zealand. In 2014 there were seven, including AgResearch (agricultural research), NIWA (ocean and atmospheric science) and Plant and Food Research. The Natural Hazards Research Platform coordinated research to increase resilience to natural hazards. Callaghan Innovation was set up in 2013 to encourage commercial use of research and technology.
There are a number of research associations focusing on particular industries. Private associations include the Cawthron Institute, which researches aquaculture and freshwater ecology, and the Malaghan Institute, which focuses on cures for diseases. Private consultants also undertake research.
There are about 60 scientific and technological societies that coordinate and promote research. The Royal Society of New Zealand (formerly the New Zealand Institute) publishes journals and promotes scientific research. Museums also have research staff.

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From Sacagawea to Mother Teresa, Annie Oakley to Malala Yousafzai, these famous women hiked up their pants and petticoats and charged full-speed ahead to prove girls are just as tough as boys...maybe even tougher. Complete with amazing images and a fun design, this is the book that every kid with a goal, hope, or dream will want to own.
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The Book of Heroines and The Book of Heroes are absolutely perfect for kids! Kids love heroes so why not let them learn about real heroes throughout history with these fun books from National Geographic Kids. My daughter and I literally spent hours looking through these books and reading about the Heroines and Heroes. The Book of Heroines and The Book of Heroes are both extremely entertaining yet educational books. The pictures throughout these books are perfect for keeping kids attention all while giving them wonderful insights into Heroines and Heroes both past and present. The Book of Heroines and The Book of Heroes would make wonderful gifts for kids!
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C.O.B.R.A. Self Defense is a Police Academy for Civilians. Combining experience in law enforcement, close quarter combat techniques, martial arts and the psychology of criminal intent the Combat Objective Battle Ready Application, or C.O.B.R.A. Self Defense system is designed to be highly effective in real world situations where your survival is on the line. Offering adult and children's classes.
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Home » Help » FAQs » How are "high confidence" orthologs defined?
How are "high confidence" orthologs defined?
Ortholog metrics are calculated for some groups of species, and these are used to classify a "high confidence" set of orthologs. The methodology uses two orthogonal sources of information, gene order conservation (GOC) and whole genome alignments (WGA).
The "GOC score" metric for a pair of orthologs measures whether the two genes up- and downstream of each gene in the ortholog pair are also orthologous, and allows for inversions and gene insertions. The "WGA coverage" metric determines the extent to which the orthologous regions have been aligned by pairwise LASTz alignments, primarily based on exonic coverage, with a small contribution from intronic coverage. Both metrics have a value between 0 and 100.
There is only an expectation for gene order conservation between species that are evolutionarily close; thus the GOC score is only calculated within Diptera, Chelicerata, and Hemiptera. Similarly, pairwise WGAs, and thus the related metric, are only available for a subset of fairly closely-related species.
To classify orthologs as "high confidence", thresholds are applied to the ortholog metrics, according to the evolutionary distance between the species. Within Anophelinae and Glossinidae, the GOC threshold is 50 and the WGA threshold is 50; within Brachycera, Culicinae, Hemiptera, and Phlebotominae the GOC threshold is 25 and the WGA threshold is 25; no thresholds are applied beyond these clades. In cases where GOC and WGA metrics are not available, a "tree-compliance" metric is used to identify (and therefore exclude from the "high confidence" set) orthologs inferred from dubious tree topologies. Finally, to be included in the "high confidence" set, both orthologous proteins must have percentage identity above a certain threshold, currently set at 25% for all species.
The metrics are displayed in the genome browser in the ortholog table, and are available in BioMart.


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The Clubmans Show 2011 promises, as do all Clubmans Shows, to be a Must-See event for anyone with a love of Classic British Motorcycles. This is the 24th year of this amazing event. Sponsored by the Northern California Chapter of the BSA Owners Club, or BSAOC, the Clubmans is by far the best All-British Classic Motorcycle Show I have ever seen! There are generally between 100 and 200 bikes that are a mix of unmolested original, faithfully restored and/or tastefully modified. This is an all-indoor show also, so it's very comfortable & there's an excellent food concession that also sells beer. This is a judged show with trophies highly prized by entrants because the standards are so high.
ABOVE: The Awards Presentation at the Clubmans Show 2011 is always a big deal. Racing legend, Eddie Mulder (L), and BSAOCNC President Don Danmeier (R) pose with the proud winner of the Modified Class, with this tidy Triumph Bobber.
When you walk up to the building (the Clubmans Show 2011 was, as always, an all-indoor show), you can feel it. There are incredible Classic British Motorcycles on trailers, parked in the lot that people rode to the show, bike in line checking in. Each one is so stunning that you want to stop & take your time to examine it. As you walk through the door & you get your first look at the vast ocean of gorgeous bikes, your first thought is, "How will I ever see them all?" But you will, believe me, you won't be able to help yourself. Plan on spending several hours looking at bikes. Then get a beer & a hot dog at the food concession there then spend another couple of hours going around looking at all the vendors' booths. Then take another hour to cruise the floor one more time, just to take in all that gorgeous British eye candy, enough to get you through until next year, when they do it again. Expect to see more eye-popping Classic British Motorcycles than you likely seen in one place for a long time, maybe ever. And this is the cream of the crop, among the best, most correct, most accurate examples around. The photos here are from a few recent Clubmans Shows that I attended. While it's impossible to convey with a photo the electricity in the air at a show like this, hopefully you'll get the idea. Once again, if you love Classic British Motorcycles, DON'T MISS THIS SHOW! Travel if you must, get a hotel, but you've got to see this show.
ABOVE: Even before you enter the building, the machinery it breathtaking. Here, an Egli Vincent cools off out front, after being ridden to the show. It wasn't even entered in the Clubmans Show 2011!
The Raffle Bike is a tradition at these shows & this year's Clubmans Show 2011 is no exception, offering this stunning 1969 BSA A65 Firebird Scrambler. Raffle tickets are only $1.00 each, so in theory, it is entirely possible to own this gorgeous BSA for just a buck!! It's been meticulously restored & looks like it did when it rolled off the assemblyline. Every detail is correct, or at least as far as I can see. I looked it over myself & the pictures don't do it justice.
The Raffle Bike is on display at Raber's Parts Mart located at 1984 Stone Avenue, San Jose. Check it out for yourself, or take me at your word. Then buy a ticket, or two, or twenty. It's for a good cause. The Raffle benefits the BSAOC, who put on the Clubman's All-British Weekend, on a shoestring budget with all-volunteer labor. It's a wonderful club by the way, of which I am a member personally. Go to BSAOCNC's website to get more information about the Clubmans Show 2011 & the Raffle Bike. You can buy the tickets on the website. And you don't have to be present at the show to win. But, why wouldn't you want to be at the Clubman's All-British Weekend anyway? I mean, where else could you possibly want to be that could be any better? See you there. Good luck in the Raffle.
WE WILL HAVE A BOOTH AT THE SHOW!
VISIT OUR BOOTH - WE'RE TAKING PICTURES OF BIKES!
While at the Clubmans Show 2011, please come & visit Classic-British-Motorcycles.com booth at the show. We will have a professional photo studio set up, taking eye-popping professional photos of all the beautiful motorcycles at the show...all for FREE! During the course of the show, owners will roll their bikes from the show area a few yards to our booth, we will take a complete set of photos & provide them the high-definition digital images absolutely free. Why, you ask? Two reasons: First we want to promote the Classic-British-Motorcycles.com website to the people at the show; and Second, we need lots of eye-popping, studio-quality photos for the website. We will both post all photos on this site for the owners to see & download, and also we will email them the files so that they can print or edit them as they wish, or load them on a thumbdrive, all free of charge. If they want them on a disk, or they want prints, there will be a small charge for that. But, we're not out to make money as photographers, we just want to get some nice pictures & get the word out. So, please drop in to our booth and say "HI", we'll give you a free, 11" X 17" full-color Classic-British-Motorcycles.com poster as a gift.
Several Owners Clubs set up booths and/or displays at the Clubmans Show 2011. The Norton Owners Club never fails to represent themselves, and the proud Norton marque well.
The Clubman's All-British Motorcycle Weekend is held at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose CA, in one of the larger exhibition halls. Just follow the signs. The show starts Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. & concludes at 4:00 p.m. Admission is an incredibly-low $5.00 for adults & children under 12 are free. Where can you spend a day looking at the finest collection of Classic British Motorcycles you're likely to ever see gathered in one place for just $5.00?
This is a non-profit show run entirely by volunteers. That's why it's so cheap. The BSA Owners Club, Northern California (BSAOCNC) is so passionate about Classic British Motorcycles that they have been doing this for 24 years as an expression of that passion & in my opinion, as a service to the Classic British Motorcycle community at large. I have been coming to this show every year since 2003. I've entered several motorcycles in the show over the years also, although I've never won a trophy or even gotten close (I told you their standards were high). But, it's always a good time, nice people, and of course...amazing Classic British Motorcycles.
Row after row of luscious Classic British Motorcycles overwhelm the senses.
An important part of the Clubman's All-British Weekend is the "Morning After Ride" held the Sunday morning after the Clubmans Show, and is usually host to dozens, if not a hundred or more, classic British motorcycles of every age, type & condition. I have ridden this one a few times & it's always a blast. The ride leaves Downtown Los Gatos at 10:00 a.m. then proceeds up Highway 9, through the picturesque town of Saratoga & up into the Santa Cruz Mountains. It takes you through the redwoods & along the rugged California coastline & Highway 1. Awesome ride. Lunch in San Gregorio then ride home. A nice, slow, easy ride, no one is racing, so you can relax. I will be on this ride myself riding my new project bike, a 1979 Triumph T140D Bonneville Special. The restoration process is underway (read that: "It's laying in pieces in my garage") but it should be running in plenty of time for the legendary Morning After Ride. Don't miss it. See you there.
This was the 2008 Morning After Ride. A typical crowd with dozens of classic Triumphs, BSA, Nortons, Enfields & more. Of course, I was riding my Yellow Bike.

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On Sep 19th, Our America customer Julie and Sonic visited us. The main topics we discussed the flexible circuit board and assembly (PCBA).
Firstly we do a sample introduced for whole FPC production process to Julie and sonic. During our production, we are strictly carry out all the production process conform with ISO9001:2008.
From the FPC raw material IQC incoming quality inspection, warehouse material management (first in first out management principle), the standard operating procedure thru production process: from flex circuit board raw material (Polyimide) cutting, drilling, lamination, stiffener/adhesive tape assembling, silkscreen, IC programming, trace & via opening & shorting and function testing, to final flex circuit board out-going inspection.
and tooling hole punching for flexible circuit board.
After FPC production line tour, Julie and Sonic advice some comments for their 2 layers flex circuit board which with impedance control design-in.
With their good suggestions, we know how to make improvement for the flexible printed circuit board production process and the documentation control in future flexible board manufacturing.
By this visiting, both Julie and us know much more of each other and believe there’re lot opportunities for flexible circuits in come future.


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The last few days we enjoyed attending the largest camp conference in the world at the Atlantic City conference center and are feeling excited, inspired and energized to continue planning for Banner’s 52nd summer. Stacy, Howard, Niki and I attended a three day conference with over 3,500 camp professionals. Each day sessions were offered and led by expert camp trainers, child experts, marketing specialists, staff trainers and so many more camp professionals and speakers.
The week began with a focus on staff training, recruitment, utilizing social media for camps, managing staff and lead into the opening key note speaker John Jacobs from Life is Good Company. Talk about an inspiring story! John spoke of his early days selling t-shirts out of a back of a used mini-van across the country at college campuses with his brother Bert. Their optimism and positive outlook on life started from their mom who each night at the dinner table asked “What is something good that happened today? and each sibling would share the best part of their day, silliest moments, and more. Camp is all about “Life is Good” and enjoying each moment, each memory, every friendship made and a lot of laughs. We were inspired by John’s companies ability to do so much good in the world.
The exhibit hall gave lots of time to explore new exciting sports, climbing wall and lake equipment, clothing and give-aways, marketing ideas and so much more. We got to connect with many of our vendors and businesses who we work with from our camp clothing catalog and supplier (TheCampSpot), staff back ground checks (CastleBranch), website development (829 Studios), staff clothing items (Liberty Clothing), and insurance partner (Sobel Insurance), and lake equipment (Commercial Recreation Specialists). Those are just to name a few of the contacts we were able to meet with and plan for the best summer opportunities.
We had an opportunity to meet with Bob Ditter, a highly skilled family and social worker from Boston, to plan our upcoming leadership weekend in April as well as saw Michael Brandwein who will be training our staff during orientation week. During a two day lunch session with veteran camp experts, we discussed and planned for research and expansion of growing 21st Century skills in campers and staff. Camp is a great foundation to develop skills to make people successful not only in school but future job placement. Stacy participated in leading a session with five other camp professionals on planning for the future and Howard volunteered as the room monitor to handle all the needs of the participants. It was a full week of learning and gaining so many ideas, insights and future planning to continue to make Banner the best place for campers to learn communication, critical thinking skills, organization and life skills to lead them towards a successful future.


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Hunger Artist : Who Changed?
Poodle Party : Doggie Doo?
Spanish edition of "The Best Of Graham Parker"
Matthew Graye : Paul Wer?
Bad Trip : Bad Trip Flushes The Vaults... The Last Bad Trip E.P. !


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Abstract : Gree Electric Appliances Inc., China's leading home appliances manufacturer, on Thursday started construction on its 5-billion-yuan (736 million U.S. dollars) industrial park in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
CHENGDU, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Gree Electric Appliances Inc., China's leading home appliances manufacturer, on Thursday started construction on its 5-billion-yuan (736 million U.S. dollars) industrial park in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Gree aims to build its industrial park in Xinjin County of Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, into a manufacturing base for smart home appliances.
With an investment of about 2 billion yuan, the first phase covers 40 hectares of land and would churn out 3 million washing machines a year, with annual industrial output estimated to reach 6 billion yuan.
Dong Mingzhu, chairwoman of Gree Electric Appliances, said this is Gree's first production base in Chengdu and Gree plans to build more plants there for refrigerators, life electric appliances and intelligent equipment.
The industrial park will attract more suppliers to settle in Chengdu, thus helping promote the industrial base development and optimize the industrial cluster and structure in southwest China, said Dong.


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Nanotechnology refers to all applications and techniques within the range of 1 nanometer (nm) to 100 nm. One nanometer (nm) is one billionth, or 10-9 of a meter. To put that scale in another context, the comparative size of a nanometer to a meter is the same as that of a marble to the size of the earth. Essentially, this is the engineering of functional systems at a molecular scale. When matter is developed within specified range, different properties can occur. Non-conducting substances become conducting, colored substances become transparent. More specifically, it concerns the development of functional systems on a molecular scale. The scope of the technology is enormously diverse as it can range from improvements in traditional physics to new approaches based on molecular self-assembly.
“Nanotechnology” products that are on the market today are mostly gradually improved products where some form of nanotechnology enabled material is used in the manufacturing process. There is an ongoing quest to improve existing products by creating smaller components and better performing materials, all at a lower cost. Evolutionary nanotechnology should be viewed as a process that gradually will affect most companies and industries.
Nano coating describes the application of nanostructures to surfaces. After treatment, these surfaces can become super hydrophobic. This means that these surfaces are modified and therefore have a water repellent characteristic. This makes easier cleaning possible (easy-to-clean).
Such treated surfaces are chemically stable.
After the appropriate product has been applied to the cleaned material, the nanoparticles are rearranged to the desired structure. Metal, glass, textiles, plastics, wood and mineral surfaces can be treated. Use a nano coating for example in bathrooms, on wooden garden furniture or as self-cleaning facade protection. This way you protect them against dirt or weathering and at the same time you save time and money on the use of cleaning agents.
Nanoskin strives to produce all its products in a responsible way and to make the products themselves environmentally friendly. Our nano coatings consist mainly of silicon dioxide (SiO2). The raw materials for SiO2 are present in large quantities in nature and are environmentally friendly. Our products are biodegradable and most of them do not even contain VOC and are food safe. The reduction of the need for cleaning agents or other chemical products also contributes to this.

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A LC-MS/MS method for the detection of destruxin A (DTX A) and beauvericin (BEA) in cereals was developed, validated and applied to commercial products collected in Italian markets in the years 2015-2016. Results showed that BEA contaminated 59 % of the samples even if only 15 of them (34%) showed quantifiable residues (comprised between 0.11 and 7.51 ng/g). The sample of red rice contaminated with the highest BEA level was also contaminated with DTX A (0.28 ng/g). Finally, no significant differences were detected between contaminated samples based on the production year and the agronomic technology used (organic or conventional farming).
DREASSI, E. et al. PRESENCE OF DESTRUXIN A AND BEAUVERICIN IN CEREALS. Italian Journal of Food Science, [S.l.], v. 31, n. 1, dec. 2018. ISSN 1120-1770. Available at: <https://chiriottieditori.it/ojs/index.php/ijfs/article/view/1107>. Date accessed: 20 apr. 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.14674/IJFS-1107.


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Blue Goose Cantina and Aw Shucks will again provide fajitas and assorted fixings. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share with your LGNA neighbors, whether it’s your family’s favorite salad, Aunt Suzie’s corn casserole, or a purchased apple pie.
Also by popular request, the dessert contest will be repeated. Several prizes have already been assembled for awards to the winners. Winners will be selected by votes of those sampling the desserts. Neighborhood merchants will provide door prizes and dessert-contest prizes. City officials and board members have been invited to share dinner with us.
Scour your closets for gently used stuffed toys. We’ll again be collecting Toys for Cops. Come and chat with your neighbors and invited guests, enjoy a wonderful meal, and participate in the thrill of competition.


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The incident which yielded the violations occurred in October of 2014, when a then-employee of Wayne J. Griffin Electric came into contact with energized equipment and was seriously injured, during installation of an electric substation at a New Hampshire work site. An investigation followed the incident and OSHA issued a serious citation in April of 2015, attaching a $14K proposed penalty to the citation. Wayne J. Griffin Electric Company pursued the citation appeal.
The judge upheld the serious nature of the violations and denied the citation appeal. The judge did ultimately lower the penalty, ruling that $7,000 would suffice as an updated penalty.
Citations related to employee injury or non-compliance are rarely overturned and can ultimately prove costly to appeal, once court fees are factored in. One resource that safety leaders can utilize to ensure compliance and maintain the safety of their respective employees is an OSHA-approved online training course.


text: Timbers is a condominium complex located in a forested setting above the ridge line in Fraser. Steps away from hiking and biking trails, Timbers has everything you need. Trails can be accessed to the south western side of the complex and run into the Rendezvous system. The Timbers complex is 7 miles from the Winter Park Ski Resort and 6.5 miles from downtown Winter Park. It is located on the free free shuttle route during the winter season. At the center of the complex there is an outdoor hot tub.


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If you were to seek out South America’s beating heart it would certainly be found amongst the lush jungle of the Amazon. This journey offers up plenty of opportunities to experience one of the last great rainforests, before introducing you to the many other wonders of this continent.
Spend three glorious days cruising through a remote part of the Amazon, with shore excursions into the jungle. Handfeed baby manatees near Iquitos, enjoy a delicious Andean feast in Peru’s Sacred Valley, wander the magical site that is Machu Picchu and explore South America’s oldest inhabited city, Cuzco. Hear the roar of the World Heritage-listed wonder that is Iguazú Falls. Continue to the excitement of Rio de Janeiro which will have you smiling for days. Then get your Tango on in Buenos Aires, Argentina, known as the ‘Paris of the Americas’.


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Canine ehrlichiosis is transmitted by the bites of the brown dog tick and the lone star tick. This page looks at canine ehrlichiosis symptoms and treatment.
Ehrlichiosis is an infectious disease caused by a type of rickettsial organisms, which are disease-causing parasites (similar to bacteria).
The most common species of rickettsial organisms that cause ehrlichiosis in dogs are Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Ehrlichia ewingii.
Ehrlichiosis can also infect humans, but people do not get infected directly from a dog, but through a tick bite. The species of Ehrlichia that most often affect people is Ehrlichia chaffeensis.
Ehrlichiosis in dogs occurs mainly in the Gulf Coast area, the eastern seaboard, the Midwest, and California. Outside the US, it can be found worldwide.
During the 1970s, it widely affected military dogs in the war in Vietnam and as such, the disease is also known as “tracker dog disease” and “tropical canine pancytopenia”.
The disease is transmitted by the bite of the brown dog tick and the lone star tick.
A variety of wild and domestic animals are reservoirs of the Ehrlichia organisms. Ticks acquire the Ehrlichia by feeding on an infected host and pass the organisms onto another animal when they bite that animal.
The Ehrlichia can remain alive in a tick for up to 5 months. Therefore, a tick could become infected in the fall, and transmit the Ehrlichia to a dog the following spring.
Because of its chronic nature, cases of ehrlichiosis are seen year-round, not just during the tick season.
The disease occurs in three stages: acute (early disease), subclinical (no outward signs of disease), and chronic (long-standing infection).
Two to four weeks after the onset of the acute phase, the dog enters a subclinical phase which may last for weeks to months. The subclinical phase represents the stage of infection in which the organism is present in the dog but not causing any sign of disease.
During this stage, the dog may eliminate the organism, or it may progress to the next stage.
This stage appears one to four months after the tick bite. It occurs because the dog’s immune system is not strong enough to eliminate the Ehrlichia.
A hemorrhagic syndrome with spontaneous bleeding episodes, such as nosebleeding.
If the bone marrow is being attacked and fails as a result, the dog becomes unable to manufacture any of the blood cells (red and white blood cells, and platelets).
The diagnosis is based on clinical signs and results of special blood tests.
One test is called the indirect immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) test and is sensitive for Ehrlichia canis. But the test may not be positive until 2-3 weeks after the tick bite.
Another test, ELISA test, has been developed that checks for Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and heartworm.
There is a newer diagnostic test called the PCR which tests for the presence of the organism itself, not antibodies to it.
However, the test cannot distinguish between live and dead organisms. For this reason, it is generally recommended to perform the PCR along with one of the antibody tests to make a diagnosis.
Tetracycline and doxycycline, given for at least one month, are usually used to treat canine ehrlichiosis. Improvement should be seen within one to two days after the drug treatment.
Supportive treatment includes intravenous fluids and blood transfusions.
Prognosis is good if treatment is given before the dog develops bone marrow suppression.
The best prevention of ehrlichiosis in dogs is tick control, such as immediate removal of ticks from the dog, as well as using tick preventive medicine to repel and kill ticks.
For dogs living in tick-infested areas or if a large number of cases of ehrlichiosis are diagnosed in an area, some veterinarians recommend placing the dogs on low doses of tetracycline (1.3 mg per pound or 0.45 kg of body weight) or doxycycline (0.45 to 0.90 mg per pound or 0.45 kg of body weight) every 24 hours during the tick season. But this is rarely necessary.
There is no vaccine for ehrlichiosis.

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Buddy Baker decides to become a costumed super-hero using his animal powers. On his first mission to capture a gang of electronic robbers, Buddy finds that his animal powers suddenly abandon him at a critical moment. He is still able to acquire animal powers from nearby animals, but they now wear off after time. A-Man recovers from the mishap to capture the gang, but the gang boss Grabo gets away. Buddy acquires the characteristics of a bloodhound to track down the boss. He trails Grabo to a small island populated by dangerous exotic animals. Buddy acquires their powers and uses them to trick Grabo and his men into one of their own traps.
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I was in Sam’s first class he taught in Philadelphia PA. I was 5 months pregnant and just trying to keep my acting alive while I waited for the baby to come. Sam took me under his wing and taught me so much about myself. He opened up so many doors that I did not know I had to open. He was really caring and I will miss he so much. My only regret is that I never got to attend an alumni class to see he once again.


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Kipseli is about 4 kilometers away from the town of Aegina and it's the second most populated community in Aegina. Palaioxora is located on the hill behind the Monastery of Saint Nektarios.
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The Vitra Grand Repos lounge chair by Antonio Citterio was launched in 2011 as a modern lounge chair which unifies technology with cosy comfort. Offering infinitely adjustable sitting positions, the angle of the seat and backrest move in sync with each other and can be locked once the perfect position has been reached. The Grand Repos is available with a matching Panchina or Ottoman, while in addition Citterio also designed it as a duo for Vitra - without wings the chair Repos is the leaner version of this modern lounge chair.
Vitra supply the Grand Repos is a range of other versions. Please contact smow customer service for more information and to request material samples.
Ottoman: Plastic plate, polyurethane foam and polyester wadding.
The narrower Repos (without wings) is sold separately.
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The Vitra Grand Repos by Antonio Citterio opens a new dimension of comfortable seating. The Italian designer has often collaborated with Vitra, and over the decades has for all proven his expertise in the field of office chairs. For the ultimate home sitting experience Citterio has now used his knowledge of office chair design to create a lounge chair with an ingenious synchronous mechanism. The Vitra Grand Repos adapts to the user's weight via spring force which allows the continuous synchronous adjustment of the position be that in an upright or reclining position. Formally the Grand Repos with its high back and armrests is reminiscent of the very inviting classic wing chair; however, for Vitra Antonio Citterio has also advanced the design and with his Repos chair he has removed the backrest to create an even more reduced form of the elegant designer armchair. Both models are available on a rotating four foot base and are in a large range of leather and fabric versions. The optimal seating comfort is guaranteed with the matching Ottoman or Panchina.
The portfolio of Antonio Citterio has much more to offer than functional office furniture through which he has made such a name for both himself and Vitra. A trained architect Citterio founded his studio "Antonio Citterio and Partners" in 1999 and began to work on range of construction and interior design projects. In terms of design, the range of Citterio's work spans storage furniture, seating, fitness equipment and sanitary products, while the Vitra Repos and Grand Repos are not the only lounge furniture in the Citterio portfolio. In addition to the Vitra Suita Sofa, he has designed several sofas and armchairs for B & B Italia. Recognition for Citterio's work has come in the form of, for example, the Italian industrial design prize Compasso d'Oro and exhibitions of some of his furniture designs at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou Paris.
From a collaboration between Vitra and Antonio Citterio has emerged a modern seating solution with extra comfort, the lounge chair Grand Repos. Vitra can reflect on a long history in producing high quality furniture, be that design classics such or the development of new office and residential furniture. Launched in 2011, along with the Repos, the Vitra Grand Repos comprises reduced, but generously sized cushions, inside which a synchronous positioning mechanism is hidden. The upholstery is available as either leather and the fabric Cosy, a mixture of wool and nylon. The four foot base is formed from die-cast aluminium available either as a polished or coloured version. Complimenting the Grand Repos an Ottoman and Panchina are also optionally available, the latter coming in two sizes.
As one of Europe's most prestigious designer furniture manufacturers Vitra has continually expanded its portfolio and moved in different directions - and that with great success. The story begins with a chair by Charles and Ray Eames, one seen by Erika and Willi Fehlbaum in a shop window in New York and which the Fehlbaums then devoted themselves to producing. With Antonio Citterio's Grand Repos and Repos lounge chairs Vitra now have modern counterparts to the classic Eames Lounge Chair, albeit a counterpart with sophisticated technology. In addition to the Vitra portfolio and its mix of design classics and design innovation, Vitra design is perfectly expressed by the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, where masterful architecture meets masterful style and visitors can expect an almost museum experience.
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This page is dedicated to those men and women who served in a Chenango County Fire & EMS Department. These heros gave the ultimate sacrifice and have passed on their knowledge and experience to us, making our Fire and EMS service what it is today.
In memory we dedicate this page to forever honor these members.
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Sacramento – Assemblymember Tom Ammiano has introduced a groundbreaking bill to protect some of society’s most vulnerable members. The Homeless Person’s Bill of Rights and Fairness Act (AB 5) establishes a foundation on which California can begin to build protections of the basic human rights of people who are homeless.
Current local laws on urban camping, sleeping, loitering and even sitting and lying down, in reality, are often attacks on the homeless, who have few safe options on where to go.
Laws that target homeless are not much different from other laws of the past that stigmatized disabilities or poverty.
“From the Ugly Laws of the mid-19th century – which made it a crime to have a visible disability in public – through the anti-Okie law of the Great Depression – which made it a crime for poor people to enter the state – and up through the present, state and local governments have used unjust laws to punish or conceal poor people,” said Paul Boden, organizing director of the Western Regional Advocacy Project, which is co-sponsoring the bill.
“We need to stop criminalizing the behavior of people who have nowhere else to turn,” Assemblymember Ammiano said.
“We’re introducing this Bill of Rights because we believe that the time has come to address the wrongs and, most importantly, stop them from ever happening again,” Boden said.
Surveys among homeless people conducted by WRAP show 82 percent of respondents had been hassled by law enforcement for sleeping, 78 percent because of hanging out in public spaces and 77 percent for sitting down.
The act seeks to guarantee homeless people freedom from discrimination in law enforcement, employment, housing and shelter, and public benefits. It protects the right to use public spaces, keep personal property and engage in life-sustaining activities. It also guarantees people the right to legal counsel to defend themselves from prosecution.
These rights, which most people take for granted, remain a challenge for many people who are homeless. This bill seeks to correct that. The bill is a collaborative effort of WRAP, Jericho: A Voice for Justice, the Western Center on Law and Poverty and the East Bay Community Law Center.
Carlos Alcalá, communications director for Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, can be reached at Carlos.Alcala@asm.ca.gov.
Assemblymember Tom Ammiano: You are a great man of compassion to stand up for a huge class of poor people who have no place to lay their leads at night. A voice for the voiceless who everyone see as "invisible" when we oftentimes walk past them on the streets. A society without compassion is self-serving and selfish and truly does not evoke blessings from Above. I applaud you for taking up an issue that is worsening by the day as our economy has not been able to take care of the homeless and should begin to do so. Thank you for all that you will do, using your power, to change the landscape of poverty.
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Split from UK/US ambient artists. Limited lathe-cut vinyl featuring barely-there guitar drone and subtle electronics that evaporates and fills the room.
Part One of the Fragment Series of split releases is a re-issue of a 2004 release from Evelyn Records, which closed business shortly after this 8" record was pressed meaning that hardly any of the original edition were sold.
On clear lathe-cut vinyl in hand-stamped card sleeve.
'The last Karina ESP work recorded to tape, this track marks the end of the early analogue recordings and mourns the passing of my now-deceased 4-track. For staring into nothing.' - 2004.
'Recorded 2003. 'Turbine Wars' started out as a track with much more beat and melody. Then we started messing around with a bunch of effects and came up with the track you now hear. We don't recommend making tracks this way, but maybe we just might since we came up with something totally unique' - Froxel, 2003.
Froxel were the coupling of a drum n' bass/jungle producer and an experimental guitarist, namely Blair Carty and Justin Guillen. This release was their debut. In the same year Froxel also released the 'Spaced In' 10" EP on Belgian label Zealrecords before the tragic death of Blair Carty curtailed the project.
This EP was released shortly after Blair's passing, and is dedicated to him.