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Discussion Lab 40.1 - any ideas how to install firewalld package on Debian-based systems?
Lab 40.1 - any ideas how to install firewalld package on Debian-based systems?
./configure fails because of glib-compile-schemas is missing. I looked for a solutions on the Internet. I found that I need a libgtk2.0-dev. Once this installed, I tried ./configure again. I've got an error that intltool is too old. Ok, I installed it again as apt-get install intltool. After that ./configure ends without errors. So, I moving right along, I typed make and another problem has been occured: make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1.
Does anybody install firewalld package on Ubuntu or other Debian-based system? Or perhaps it would be better using CentOs 7 for this exerise. And what about an exam? I declared an Ubuntu as desired distribution. Will I have to install a firewalld package?
"FirewallD is also available as one of many firewall options in the package repository of many other popular distributions such as Debian."
Can't you use apt-get instead of compile from the source?
After installation, firewallD must run without another firewall running (iptables or UFW).
as far as raspberry pi goes, I have no idea.
Installing any software from source can produce these kinds of problems (missing headers, libraries, etc.) It's part of the fun (or the pain) and it is why we have distributors who provide packaging systems to save you the labor as well as subtle problems arising from incompatibilities etc.
As a follow up, will the test ask to uninstall ufw and install firewalld in ubuntu? Similarly, apparmor is the default instead of selinux, will the test specifically requires selinux in ubuntu?

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text: 1st off !!! Thank-you to whom ever posted the 2010 shows on you tube, for us who will not be able to see Roxy this summer and the 2011 tour , it is a real treat !!! The one thing I have noticed though, where's "Out of the Blue " ??? It seems much of the whole shows are posted except for that one .... I do like the reworking of "dreamhome" , the sax fill's really work within the song ... It seems more like the studio version !!!

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"Reduce To One Pixel" is a fancy way of saying "Area Average". It gives identical results, without needing JS to coordinate the decimation passes.
this works pretty nice with the kinect. here is a simple cl kernel that takes an average of the depth image and turns a certain depth green so you track with this centroid tracker.
On my machine, the fps is exceedingly fast. I can do multiple centroid calcs and still get 60+fps out of it. This is when processing a 256x256 image, and using the nVidia 9600 (eg., the macbook pro 9400/9600 gpu version in "best graphics" mode.
I've had some different thoughts about id'ing the blobs, and even setup something, but I was wondering if any thought had been given to that from your end. After going through all of the CI code involved, what do you think about returning multiple centroids, and then, comparing frames between so that you can ID them?
I rigged up something using a hit test type grid to get it working, but it didn't feel too robust. It felt like I was adding an unneeded layer, and that there is a way to get multiple centroids from the CI calc that's eluding me.
i was wondering this as well george. i have been using open cv in ofx to get multiple blob centroids. this works great to get an over all centroid of a given color. i'm using it with kinect and have been able to the whole hit test working and tracking multiple colors.
so lets say you have two hands one is slightly behind the other then i'm able to assign a different color for lets say said left hand. obviously your right hand at some point is going to be at both depths. so follow me for a second. if depth x is set to color red and depth y is set to color green and if color green is a depth closer to the cam then at a certain point you have to travel through depth x to get to depth y.
so at this point your second red object will be at where your green object is because you have to travel through x to get to y depth. so you need to hit test to see if the red object is in the green space and if it is make sure its not enabled. once the y object is past the x depth you can add your second hand to x depth and you can track two centroids blobs for both hands.
however i to think this isn't a desired workaround as i would like to track centroids at the same depth. so cropping the screen to left side and right side and then tracking different colors for each side defiantly works and can work in a game controller context. as well as tracking different depths at different color can also let you track lets say your hand and elbow and body etc.. which is also great.
but like george i to am picking apart this great patch and searching for a way to track multiple of the same color masks like multi-touch. i'm thinking through iteration of the blob mask it might be possible to get centroid for each individual as opposed to the overall centroid.
either way this is a great patch it works much better than the the other color tracker ci kernel floating around.
If you think about it, each thresholded area has a different overall color value after it's been run through the coordinate mask. So, by comparing color values between two frames (at least), you can start assigning id's to them without relying on depth.
I guess it's like.. it seems like something needs to detect the areas of alpha do make it reduce to more than one pixel. A pixel for every blob detected... final extrapolation to coordinates needs to happen for every pixel detected... and it all needs to be dynamic.
I guess if instead of area average, everytime alpha occurs between blobs, you get a new pixel output (err, multi area average with areas dictated by alpha between), then you could detect the pixel count, and have it all work in an iterator.
i was thinking of trying to do this all in a kernel by going pixel by pixel to find the contours. i guess sort of looping through u and v. sort of scanning for a black pixel followed by white pixel then looking for the next white pixel followed by black pixel on the same line and storing distance between them as well as the start and end contour points. then go line by line until you get a closed contour then fill any holes that may be in that blob and use the distance info to create a centroid.
i found that cvtools does a good job of tracking as well once you fill in the missing alpha of the depth mask. meaning with cv tools you can track two hands its not as smooth as this color tracker. with cvtools you need to blur out your tracking blobs to get rid of jitter.
have you tried cvtools find edge or lines yet. its pretty interesting if you do a peace sign for instance you can place a photo easily on the center or start or end of the line. so not tracking blobs but line centers is also another approach.
I hadn't thought much about multiple blobs of the same color, but yeah, you might be able to adapt this composition to do it if you could partition the image into areas containing different blobs. Or it might be easier to start with one of the OpenCV blob tracking libraries, like cvblob.
@gtoledo3- thanks for the fps numbers. I'm on a MacBook Pro with Nvidia GeForce 8600M.
frame rate is not an issue for me either. here is a game i made for fun using this centroid tracker today. not much concept dribble basketball and throw basket ball but it only took a few hours to set up. i'm happy with the results.
How can i transform another "layer" in the depth map to be transformed into green? I've been trying over and over but i'm not finding any solution.
This worked just fine for me when it was first posted, have not touched it since, but I cannot get it to work now. I posted a test movie, and there is a sprite moving in a circle in the comp for testing as well -- two simple tests! Any help is greatly appreciated.
I don't think the composition is correct/finished, after 'Reduce to Single Pixel' doesn't make much sense to me. I am very interested as well how really should work this.
@jersmi - Does the original composition (color region centroid 0_1.qtz) still work for you? The composition you posted is just a little different and it doesn't work for me either. You could try going to File -> Compare Compositions to see what's different, and either change yours until it works or the original until it breaks.
this centroid patch works good for me. here is a macro implementation, you got to remember to use the the transformed image output if you want to do any sort of augmentation as that is the re-sized image used for tracking so if you don't overlay the right image things may seem off ?
the reduce to a single pixel is how this tracks so smooth. from what i understand it is taking a region of interest by using the four corner points and derives the center point of interest and reduces that area down to one center pixel that is then smoothly tracked.
things like open cv etc give are very jittery and usually require a smoothing function to get a good clean track. this patch doesn't require this because of the pixel reduction.
@jstrecker -- thanks for the response. the original comp does not work for me now (downloaded again just now and tried as is). after i set color / threshold for a uniquely colored object i am holding up to my laptop's camera, the tracking sphere moves erratically on a diagonal line along bottom left of viewer to top right.
one thing different (all i can think of): at some point probably after i updated the Image PixelS plugin to Image PixelS2. However, reverted to previous version does not fix.
Try testing with something other than iSight (?).
See if you make a Render In Image with a a small sprite inside (and clear), and make the sprite the exact same color as the search color, if stuff tracks as expected.
Preprocessing can help, depending on the color of the object. If an object is really reflective, it can seem like there's a great deal of variation in color with lighting and make the color tracker seem not so good. Doing median or mean filtering, gaussian, etc., can help even out the colors of the source.
Thanks, @dust, for the demo -- good to see that. GT, I set off using a PS3 eye, as you requested.
I am experiencing now an offset of the tracking point, which was not present when I first looked at this comp.
Yes, the original PixelS were (top to bottom) R, G, B.
Relevant for one because I changed the math expressions in the posted comp to be accurate on my machine (with original Image PixelS, isight and uniquely colored object). Not sure why I needed to change this as I believe it worked accurately before.
Advice welcome on the offset issue for Image PixelS2 as well as your mention of the transformation necessary for different aspect ratios for accurate tracking.
might I ask how the math expressions were derived for x,y positions?
In the comp you mention that Image Pixel should be equivalent to the Image PixelS plugin. Mr. Oostrik's website says his plugin is based on the optical flow downloader patch: http://www.magdatt.nl/software.html. So I am not sure how the built-in Image Pixel would be expected to achieve this?
This shows how to use area average origin and extent to divvy up screenspace into 4 different regions. When one triggers a color match, one will trigger one of 4 differently colored spheres, and track in that quarter of the image region.


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Russell Davies of R/GA gave a superb talk at the RSA which was broadcast on the BBC, where he discussed the world of personal expression as it moves one step beyond blogging.
His premise is that personal creativity is about to grow by leaps and beyond, he referenced the early and surprising growth of Geocities and how it gave rise to something that’s now become standard. He believes that there’s nothing breakthrough about social media right now and instead it’s become more about iterating and making the existing things a little bit better.
Russell recognizes that the big players (Microsoft, IBM, Intel) in the industry are moving towards their next big which is the “Smart” blank world of the internet of things. Russell’s problem with the world scenarios painted by these companies is that people are strangely absent and it’s buildings, bridges and even cows who are reporting back their changing status.
When people are shown in the glossy corporate and brand videos- the technology seems to bring them ruthless efficiency, which Russell observes, is lacking more than a little humanity.
Instead of looking to corporations to guide us to the place where human interaction will happen with the internet of things, Russell advises us to take a look at the re-emerging world of hackers and Makers, the folks who are taking stuff apart and making new things because they can and they want the pleasure of making their own things.
The best example he gives is the personal bike availability monitor that he built to allow him to see the available bikes at the closest “free” bike station to his apartment in London . He believes it’s something that’s never going to be made by a large manufacturer because it’s far too personal.
He imagines a world no too far ahead where we do produce our own products ourselves and that it’s important to consider it’s not about the thing that gets made, but instead the the satisfaction that comes from making things.
On Influx we’ve written a fair amount of posts on hacking, making and even Arduino and it’s a fascinating area, but I wonder whether it will remain a niche activity populated by only core enthusiasts or whether an enterprising existing or new brand will get behind the idea and turn it mass by giving people the core tools on mass and allowing them to tailor these tools to meet their very personal needs?


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This month, I'd like to talk about how you might literally be able to lock your doors and throw away the key; key-less systems are worth looking into and are a big trend for home security. Steve Maxwell, the home improvement expert on casaGURU, Canada's favorite home improvement website, brings us some great tips . . . .
Most afternoons when I stepped off the school bus during my junior high years, Mom was home, but every so often she was away for some reason and that was always a good thing. It meant another chance to secretly sneak a chunk or two of Baker’s semi-sweet chocolate out of the white paper wrapper and into my mouth. It got to be a kind of Pavlovian thing.
Then one day the doorknob didn’t turn. All I had to do was reach for the hidden key and then enjoy a forbidden feast. Much to my surprise, the key wasn’t where it was supposed to be in the garage!
I guess I could have waited patiently in the backyard, but that option never occurred to me. There was chocolate at stake, a fact that I still maintain clouded my judgment beyond culpability. That’s why I tried wiggling in through the tiny hatch next to the back door that was built for milk deliveries. No luck there (too many chocolate raids in the past, I suppose).
Raised as I was on prime-time police adventure shows (arguably the only worthwhile cultural development to come out of the 1970s), breaking down the door seemed like the next best option. And it only took two attempts to bust the lock through the door frame, reducing a neat, 6-inch section of trim to smithereens. All I have to say about the event is that Dad was really pretty good about it all. So was the chocolate.
As the father of a high school youth myself now, I applaud technical developments that render chocolate-induced household damage a thing of the past. Key-free lock systems are popping up in reliable, reasonably priced versions for residential use and that’s a good thing for several reasons. All the people in your household need to remember are four single-digit numbers punched into the keypad and the door opens. Keys work, too.
Weiser is one of the pioneers of key-free technology and you can look into their Powerbolt System.
They started in the lock game 100 years ago with hardware used on Hollywood movie sets.
While I must admit that my natural tendency is to shun electronic gizmo's that have push buttons, looking under the hood on a key-free system proved more impressive than I expected. All electronic components sit on the inside face of the door, underneath a molded cover that includes the battery holder. The design proved reliable and easy to install for anyone who can use a screwdriver.
Key-free systems make more practical sense than ever in a world where members of most households come and go to the rhythm of their own drummer.
I’m sure key-free hardware will be standard equipment on homes within 10 years.
The system I’ve been looking at uses four AA batteries that operate a small electric motor that activates the deadbolt mechanism.
Keys work, too, just in case someone can’t remember their numbers or they fail to heed the low-battery warning signal. In normal use, a set of alkalines lasts about a year.
Although the keypad hardware measures 9 inches long, it’s designed to replace standard deadbolts that fit into the usual 2 1/8-inch diameter door hole.
If you ever find yourself needing to change locks because of a problem with lost or stolen keys, then a key-free system makes the most sense. If the access numbers ever get into the wrong hands in the future, reprogram the hardware for new ones. Just make sure that the chocolate lovers in your house are the first to learn the new numbers.
This article was reprinted with the permission of casaGURU. casaGURU is an everyday, everywhere, anytime homeowner website built on the premise that every home deserves a house expert.

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Inside the neighborhood. That's where crime is prevented and community is built. That's why federal politics rarely appear here. Today, briefly, Leroy changed my mind.
Leroy Smickle is a 30-year old Toronto father with no criminal record. In 2009 he was at his cousin's apartment and, discovering a loaded handgun, hatched a bone-headed idea. Holding the gun in one hand and a laptop computer in the other, he began snapping pictures of himself wearing sunglasses and boxer shorts. Apparently, to the infantile, this looks cool.
At that very moment [I'm not making this up....honest] a police tactical squad busted down the door to arrest Smickle's cousin on another matter. And there was Smickle, in flagrante delicto, gun in hand, sunglasses, laptop clicking away, boxer shorts, well… you get the picture. Talk about a bad visual. Talk about bad luck!
Fast forward. After 7 months of pre-trial incarceration, Smickle came in front of Judge Anne Molloy. Mandatory sentencing rules required her to send Smickle to another 3 years in prison. Three years, no record, for a bone-headed stunt.
Instead she gave him 5 months in-house arrest and called the mandatory sentencing "outrageous".
In truth, except for a new law just passed in Ottawa, the Smickle caper is little more than tabloid fodder. But today that changed. Canada's federal conservative government voted sweeping tough-on-crime legislation into law (mandatory sentences, more prison-building, etc).
I've criticized BC courts for leniency in prior blogs. Mandatory sentencing would seem the answer. In fact, the BC Premier (and other western Premiers) supports the new law. But mandatory sentencing rarely works and more prisons just fill up. Ontario and Quebec oppose the law.
What about the public? A recent non-scientific poll found 86% wanted more prevention. Only 8% wanted more punishments.
Restorative justice advocates call it a step backwards. Canadian criminologists feel the same.
Even justice officials in Texas, the most conservative of all States, say the new Canadian law won't work. They've tried and it failed. In fact they are repealing their mandatory sentences in favor of drug treatment and community supervision.
With apologies to great Canadian poet Robert Service, there truly are strange things done in the midnight sun. I fear there are dark days ahead in the Canadian justice system.

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A new RFID tag has been designed and its inventors claim it could improve airport security by tracking passengers as they mingle in the departure lounge.
The plan is to issue every passenger with an RFID tag at check-in so human traffic can be monitored around the airport.
Dr Paul Brennan, electrical engineer at University College London, heads up the "Optag" project. He told ZDNet UK's sister site, silicon.com, that a prototype RFID tag will be tested in an airport in Hungary next month.
The exact date of an airport rollout of the technology is still unknown but Brennan said if the Hungarian trials are a success and someone takes on the tech, it could arrive in airports within two years.
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He added the device is "not intended to know who's doing what, although it might be that security needs to pinpoint certain individuals".
The design of the object set to carry the Optag is still not finalised. Brennan said RFID-tagged wristbands could be used but these can be taken off and swapped between individuals.
A possible option is to use cameras to scan the tag-wearer's face, to check it matches the person given the device, but these could only be used in certain areas of an airport, according to Brennan.
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If you have a soggy spot in the yard where nothing you plant does well, you may be tempted to give up and leave it unplanted. "I don't want to go through the trouble of installing drainage or re-grading the site," perhaps you're saying to yourself. The good news is, you may not need to go to such lengths. But what you will need to do is develop a landscape plan specifically for wet areas.
Some of these specimens you won't find at just any nursery. But if you conduct an Internet search for "wildflower society" followed by the name of the region in which you live, you may find someone who specializes in the sale of native plants in your area.
In the sample landscape plan for wet areas presented above, the pond serves as a backdrop for three rows of plants. The planting is "layered": i.e., the tallest plants reside in the back, the shortest in the front, and the mid-sized in between.
My sample landscape plan was drawn with the landscaping software named, "Realtime Landscaping Pro."
Should You Attempt Drawing a Landscape Plan?

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Which apples are best for baking?
When baking with apples, you should look for a specific type; each has a specific purpose. Not every apple is created equal! The best apples for baking keep their structure, which keeps the apple from turning into mush after spending some time in the oven. Honey Crisp, Braeburn, Pink Lady and Mutsu are some of the best baking apples to use.
Yes and easily. Frozen apples are perfect for pie, applesauce and any other recipe that calls for cooked apples. Wash the whole apples, drain, core and dry. Place them in freezer bags and freeze. When you’re ready to use them, run cold water over each frozen apple, just before peeling.
Should we eat an apple a day? Will they make us fat?
We have all heard the saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. While that may not be the truth, apples are about 85% water, and they can help fill you up without a lot of calories to help keep weight off.
What are the seasons for different apples?
In our modern day supermarket, an apple is something that never disappears. No matter what time of year it is there will be apples. Fresh and in season apples can be found from about August until the start of spring.
The early apples are the tart ones, such as Transparent and Vista Bella.
Many apples ripen in September such as Honey Crisp, McIntosh and the sweet Gala.
October is baking apple season. Ida Red, Granny Smith, and Northern Spy are readily available.
November and December tend to be slow for apples. Not many new varieties hit the shelves during these months.
The winter sees apples harvested in October and placed in cold storage on the shelf. Apples are placed in cold storage because they need to age to taste better or to fill voids left after other apples sell out. Winter apples are Lady Alice, Junami and Jazz.
Spring until September is a “dry” apple time.
Studies have found that people who eat dark chocolate had a significant decrease in blood pressure. Dark chocolate is a potent antioxidant. Antioxidants seek out harmful cancer-causing biological waste, called free radicals, and eliminate them. The study subjects who ate dark chocolate alone had more total antioxidants in their blood, particularly an antioxidant called epicatechin. Epicatechin is a powerful compound found in chocolate. The milk chocolate eaters had the lowest epicatechin levels of all groups. Dark chocolate has fewer carbohydrates and fat than milk chocolate. It has more dietary fiber, iron, magnesium, copper, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, and selenium.
What dark chocolate is the healthiest?
Research suggests consuming minimally processed dark chocolate with a minimum 70% cocoa content is the healthiest for you. 70% cocoa and higher dark chocolate are healthiest because it contains the most powerful antioxidants and the least amount of sugar, providing the most benefits from dark chocolate you can get.
Will dark chocolate make you fat?
Too much dark chocolate can add on unwanted pounds because of the calories and the fat content. A healthy daily serving is half an ounce or one ounce of dark chocolate.
What makes dark chocolate turn white?
So many people are upset when their chocolate turns white but it is natural. It is a harmless change called a “Fat Bloom”. Liquid fat, such as the cocoa butter found in the chocolate, migrates through the chocolate and will crystallize on the candy’s surface.
Will dark chocolate harm my dog?
Most likely a small amount will only give your dog a queasy stomach. They may vomit and have some diarrhea. Large amounts are extremely dangerous and can kill your dog. The theobromine found in chocolate can produce muscle tremors, seizures, an irregular heartbeat, internal bleeding or a heart attack.
Arrange a layer of apple slices on a plate.
In a saucepan over low heat, add your peanut butter. CAUTION: if not warmed on LOW heat peanut butter will get hard.
Whisk continuously as peanut butter melts. Blend it together as the oil separates from the solids. About 4-5 minutes.
In a saucepan, bring roughly an inch of water to a simmer.
Set a heatproof bowl in the mouth of the pot. Water cannot touch the bottom of the bowl.
Add chocolate and stir occasionally as it softens.
When there are just a few chips left, remover bowl from heat because they will melt from residual heat.
Drizzle peanut butter and chocolate over apple slices.
Add some dark chocolate chips for texture.
Add another layer of sliced apples.
Drizzle again with peanut butter and chocolate. Add more dark chocolate chips.
Find out why adding Apples to your diet will help make you your own #HealthHero. Find out more about the Health Benefits of Apples.


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The mission of KidSpace is to provide a safe environment where children are able to learn about Jesus Christ and grow into mature followers of him who glorify God by making others disciples who love God, live the gospel, embrace our community, and plant movements.
All staff and volunteers (teachers, helpers, etc.) at Sunbury City Church (SCC) volunteer with this mission in mind. We reach this end by maintaining a safe and secure environment for our children, by supporting and encouraging parents who are primarily responsible for teaching Biblical truths to their children, by praying for the children, by living faithfully before the children, by encouraging the children, and by maintaining the highest ethical standards for each of the volunteers and staff.
-Loving the children as Christ loves them (Mark 10:14-16).
-Setting an example of proper Christian conduct in the way we live our lives.
-Understand that the care of children is not a right, but a privilege; and this privilege embodies responsibilities to God for ministering and caring for the children’s hearts and safety.
-Screen all KidSpace volunteers and perform background checks.
-Require training for all KidSpace volunteers and Staff.
-Equip each room with first aid kit.
-Adhere to a healthy child policy for admittance to KidSpace.
-Provide video recordings of each KidSpace room, while adhering to the policy that an adult will never be one-on-one with a child.
-Equip our KidSpace volunteers to know how to evacuate children safely in case of an emergency.
-Educate our staff and volunteers to recognize suspected child abuse and to require them to understand and follow any applicable reporting laws and to encourage them to report suspected abuse to church officials.
-All volunteers must be 18 years of age or older.
-Youth are welcome to help their parents serve in KidSpace, but they are always in addition to the adult volunteers and are never to be left alone with children without the presence of an adult volunteer.
-All completed records of screening procedures will be kept securely along with the original application.
-All volunteers must repeat the screening process every 5 years.
-All KidSpace volunteers must be approved by the elders or deacons.
SCC reserves the right to reject any applicant for volunteer service or dismiss and existing volunteer for any reason, including, but not limited to, refusing or failing to complete screening; failing to provide requested information; providing information that is determined as false or misleading; sin or suffering issues that compromise the applicant or volunteer’s ability to care for children; any criminal report or charge; obtaining information from references or criminal record checks that suggest that the applicant is not suitable to help with children.
Any volunteer, deacon, elder, or staff who learns of or has knowledge of misconduct by an applicant must report that knowledge to the elders. He or she also must be personally responsible for any legal obligation that he or she may have to disclose such information to the authorities.
Volunteers should be ready to accept children 30 minutes prior to the Sunday Morning Gathering, so that parents have enough time to transition their children before the session begins.
-The parent/guardian must come to the KidSpace check-in where a volunteer will meet them and check their child in.
-The parent/guardian must fill out the KidSpace guest card and a permission form upon the first visit. -This information will be put into the computer system. Upon any return visit children will be checked into the computer system.
-The child will be given an alphanumeric code and a tag placed on the back of their shirt listing their name and the alphanumeric code.
-The parent/guardian will be given a Pick-Up voucher with the same code.
At check-in parent/guardian should inform the KidSpace Volunteer if another adult will be retrieving their child at check-out. This other adult will be added to the list of individuals authorized to pick up that child.
-Teachers will be given a roster listing the children who were checked into their class.
As children enter the classroom, teachers need to confirm that each child has a tag and is listed on the roster.
-Parents/guardians will come to the KidSpace desk with their Pick-Up voucher to retrieve their children.
-The KidSpace volunteer/staff will check that the alphanumeric code on the child’s tag matches the one on the Pick-Up voucher and check the child out of the computer system.
-As the child is returning to their parents, the KidSpace volunteer will remove their tag so that strangers will not be able to refer to the child by name and potentially lure them away from their parents.
-If a parent/guardian loses their Pick-Up voucher and the KidSpace volunteer cannot confirm their identity, then an elder/staff member will need to verify the adult’s identity and confirm that they are indeed authorized to retrieve that child.
-KidSpace volunteers and Welcome Team Greeters will wear name tags at all times.
-Under no circumstance may a child be left anywhere unsupervised. A parent/guardian must stay with their child until a KidSpace volunteer arrives.
-KidSpace volunteers must never leave a child alone in a classroom.
-KidSpace volunteers are never allowed to have private one-on-one meetings with children. There must be at least 2 qualified adults present at all times or at least 2 children.
-Youth are never allowed to be left alone with children at any time without the presence of an adult volunteer.
-The roster must be with the class at all times.
-KidSpace Volunteers are never allowed to take photographs of children at a SCC KidSpace program and/or post them online, unless they have been authorized to do so.
-While KidSpace is in session, the windows should allow for unobstructed views from the outside of everyone inside the room.
-Parents/guardians of children with dirty diapers are asked to change their children prior to check-in into KidSpace.
-KidSpace volunteers must ask the parent/guardian about proper procedure in case a child is in need of a diaper change. In the case that a parent/guardian desires the KidSpace volunteer to change their child’s diaper, 2 adults must be present for all diaper changes.
-Children are allowed to use the rest room accompanied by a volunteer and another child of the same gender. If this is not possible a parent/guardian will be asked to accompany the child.
All KidSpace volunteers are responsible for providing a safe, loving, respectful and orderly atmosphere in which children can learn and interact with others. This atmosphere should be maintained by preparing beforehand, proactively directing children towards acceptable activities, verbally encouraging positive behavior, and, when necessary, correcting or redirecting inappropriate behavior.
Acceptable means of redirecting inappropriate behavior may include correcting the child verbally, withholding a certain privilege or activity for a brief time, or separating a child from a situation or problem for a brief time (especially if the behavior is endangering or upsetting other children). During correction, a child should never be removed from the classroom. Correction should be discrete; in the room (not in the hallway); and never outside of the sight of others.
Steps of correction might include: 1) removing the child from the situation or problem; 2) pointing out the problematic behavior; talking to the child about his sin and need for Jesus; 3) praying for the child and redirecting to a new activity; 4) helping the child to reconcile with the offended children. Volunteers should view misbehavior as an opportunity to introduce children to the gospel. Communication with the parents is always advised.
KidSpace volunteers are strictly prohibited from using any form of corporal punishment such as slapping, kicking, punching, spanking, or hitting. They should never speak harsh words, insults, belittling comments, threatening words, or any other verbal humiliation to children.
If a child’s behavior is uncontrollable or the child does not respond to the acceptable means of discipline indicated above, a volunteer should get a parent/guardian. If a child assaults, harasses or bullies other children, misbehavior beyond minor correction, or has a pattern of misbehavior, the parents/guardians should be immediately informed so the child can be removed. If this behavior persists over time, the child will not be allowed to attend KidSpace until the elders have approved reinstatement.
-Always remain in open sight of other adults.
-Appropriate touch is positive contact that nurtures children and develops a sense of emotional security and maturity in their interactions with adults. Appropriate touch is applied to meet the needs of children and not adults.
-Appropriate physical contact will vary according to the age of the child. What is appropriate for nursery children will not be appropriate for grade school children.
-Inappropriate touch involves, but is not limited to coercion or other forms of physical contact which exploits the child’s lack of knowledge, satisfies adult physical needs at the expense of the child, violates laws against sexual or physical contact between adult and child, and any attempt to modify children with physical force.
-Volunteers should refrain from rough-housing, wrestling, shoulder or piggy-back rides, rubbing, massaging, or any physical activity that might make a child feel unsafe or uncomfortable.
-Only touch children in “safe” areas and for brief time. “Safe” areas generally include hands, arms, shoulders, upper back, or gentle pats on the top of the head. Never touch a child on or near any region that is private or personal, unless absolutely necessary while assisting in diaper change or a restroom visit.
-Never touch a child out of frustration or anger. Physical discipline is not an appropriate means of correcting someone else’s child.
-Holding a child firmly with your hands to restrain him is appropriate when it is to prevent a child from an accident, injury, hurting self or others.
-No male or female under 18 should ever be alone together while in KidSpace.
-No inappropriate touching of any kind will be accepted.
-Fighting will not be tolerated and any child participating in violent actions will be dismissed from KidSpace and placed into the care of a parent/guardian.
-Shoving, hair pulling, shaking, slapping, pinching, biting, kicking, hitting, or spanking a child for any reason.
-Squeezing of arm, neck, face or any part of the body.
-Tickling children over the age of 5 years old.
-Touching a child in the genital areas except during diaper changing.
-Kissing a child on the lips, neck, or anywhere else. A child should never be allowed to kiss a volunteer. Children are not allowed to kiss one another.
-Slapping or touching a child on the behind, even when playing.
-Fondling children, even in non-private areas.
-Carrying a child on the back unless the child is unable to walk.
If a child would feel more at ease with a parent/guardian in KidSpace, this is allowed for a few minutes, especially for visitors or children who are going through separation anxiety. If this goes beyond a few minutes and the child cannot remain without the parents, the parents/guardians should remove the child from KidSpace.
One of the ways we protect children is to limit the food and drink allowed in KidSpace. This reduces the chances of choking and allergic reactions during KidSpace.
Normally no snacks will be offered to the children in KidSpace.
Children 2 and older will only be allowed water during KidSpace. Volunteers will label and give infants under the age of two a bottle only if parents/guardians provide one.
No child under the age of 2 is allowed to be given food of any kind.
If parents/guardians feel it is necessary for a child to eat during the allotted time of KidSpace, the parents/guardians must remove the child from KidSpace and administer the food personally to their individual child.
Parents/guardians with children with allergies should talk with the KidSpace volunteers about the allergies and how to keep the child safe.
If food is used to enhance the KidSpace lesson, the volunteers must get signed permission from the parents/guardians of allof the children before allowing anychild to participate.
In emergency situations, if appropriate, 911 will be called to secure help and/or the parents/guardians will be notified.
KidSpace is equipped with basic first aid kits. In the event of life-threatening injury or illness, emergency medical services will be called and parents will be informed immediately. Volunteers should complete an Accident Report Form for all injuries, whether major or minor prior to leaving the premises on the day of the accident.
If there is a head injury, immediately inform the parents/guardians.
In the event an evacuation needs to take place, volunteers must follow standard evacuation procedures by exiting the door through the front or back.
In the event of a fire, a volunteer/staff should call 911 and also assist all children in immediately evacuating the building. Parents/guardians should not report to the KidSpace room because they risk creating chaos and blocking the exits for children. Instead parents/guardians will meet their children in the parking lot. Evacuation information is located in the KidSpace room. Volunteers and parents/guardians should familiarize themselves with this information.
Due to the nature of this procedure and the nature of a live threat we will not post our procedures online. We do not want any suspect to learn about our procedures before posing a threat. If you have questions please feel free to ask our KidSpace volunteer at the check-in booth.
In the case of a missing child, the staff/volunteer will first do a thorough check of the KidSpace room to make sure the child is not hiding. If the child is not found after a thorough check of KidSpace, the parents/guardians and a deacon/elder will be notified to continue searching for the child until they are found. Welcome Team Greeters will be asked to guard exits until otherwise notified by an elder or deacon. If the child is not found, the deacon/elder will call the police to secure further help.
In the case of a kidnapping a deacon/elder should call 911 to secure help from the police. Welcome Team Greeters will be asked to guard exits until otherwise notified by an elder or deacon.
In order to prevent the spread of communicable diseases among the children, several guidelines are in place concerning disease.
-Children with infectious diseases should be kept home until they are no longer contagious and has not had symptoms for at least 24 hours. If a child is exhibiting symptoms of illness such as fever (101 degrees), diarrhea, vomiting, open skin lesions or blisters; the parent/guardian should keep the child home.
-Volunteers will use disposable latex gloves and proper hygiene procedures to handle blood spills.
-Hand washing and/or use of anti-bacterial hand sanitizer must be a regular habit for both children and volunteers.
-Volunteers have the right to refuse a child on the basis of questionable symptoms.
The parents/guardians will be informed and asked to retrieve any children who appear ill during KidSpace.
Please inform an elder if your child appears to have contracted an illness while attending KidSpace so that other parents/guardians may be notified if necessary.
Volunteers should never give any medication to any child.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Disappointed with Dunn’s injury, which will continue to set him back, but defensively he’s already a stud. With a consistent jumper and a reduction in turnovers, he can turn into a great all around PG.
Josh Hart is a stretch for this list since he’s already getting his due, inserted into the starting lineup, but he’s a guy that’s going to do everything for you at the two position, including knocking down shots.
I’ve been riding for MKG since he entered the league. He may not be a great shooter, but he’s an energy guy, all over the court and if he gets utilized correctly, which it looks like they might do as a more Draymond Green role, he should become even more effective.
Domantas Sabonis is already starting to prove himself with Indiana, but if Indiana is going to take a step up, which will be extremely difficult, it will be because guys like Sabonis start to find their place and have a bigger impact.
Lastly, I truly believe Harry Giles Jr. is going to be a star. Offensively, there’s nothing he can’t do. He’s in a tricky situation in Sacramento, where they have a lot of bugs, and the focus is on Marvin Bagley Jr., but Giles should still have ample opportunity prove himself in the league.

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If you have a slow running drain somewhere in the home, this is something that needs to be resolved as soon as possible. Unfortunately, this is not something that is going to go away on its own. Instead, it is something that is going to have to be taken care of by a professional. Of course, there are drain cleaning products that you can buy from a store. Unfortunately, they aren’t going to work as well as a professional Drain Cleaning in Omaha NE.
Maybe you have noticed that there is a strange smell coming from one of the drains in the home. If this is the case, it is something that needs to be taken care of right away. Unfortunately, this is a smell that is going to overpower the entire home. There is a good chance that there is bacteria growing on the inside of the pipe. Many homeowners try to clean their drains themselves. Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible unless the right tools are available. Contact Jeff Mumm Plumbing Inc. They will come to the home and use a special tool which will thoroughly clean the drain.
In the kitchen, it is very common to have a problem with grease stuck inside the drain. This is something that is going to stop the flow of water from the pipe. Thankfully, this is something that is easily taken care of with the help of a plumber. Contact a Drain Cleaning in Omaha NE plumber as soon as possible. He knows what needs to be done, and he is available every day.
If there are plumbing problems that happen in the middle of the night, there is also the option to set up an emergency appointment. Of course, this isn’t necessary if it can wait until regular business hours. Either way, plumbing problems are something that need, to be handled by someone who has experience. Pick up the phone today, contact a plumber, and find out what needs to be done so that these problems can be resolved and you are able to get comfortable once again.


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Such a great line up!! I can say The Ghostwriter and Bad Mommy are good. Both very unique. Hope you enjoy all of these!
The hardcopy of Truly Devious looks fantastic, I hope you enjoy it!
Awesome looking TBR! I can’t wait to hear what you think about Girl Unknown. I really enjoyed it.
This sounds like a kind of TBR I would like, I never stick to smaller ones but if I include a bunch of books then I could feel like I was choosing rather than forcing myself. Looks like you are in for a great month whatever you end up picking up, i’m particularly interested in Truly, Devious! I saw emmmabooks on booktube read it for a bibliothon and i’m curious to see what you think too!
EEEK! I started the prologue of HoA and my first reaction was “OOOOH SNAAAPPP” I can’t wait to really dive into it!
You know I’m already going to tell you to read Mister Tender’s Girl and The French Girl. Omg… do I have a thing for girls?!
But for real I’m super excited for those two!
I really enjoyed Sunday Silence and I have Surprise Me to read. I love the cover and it is my first Kinsella book! You have some awesome titles Chels!
Thanks Holly and I hope you enjoy Surprise Me! Sophie writes a great comfort/fluffy Book. It’s my go to when I need something familiar!
I’ve read Hero of Ages. It was fantastic!!! Have you read the first 2 Mistborn books? I would think it would make more sense that way.
Thanks Sue! I have and enjoyed them immensely. We read the previous two together as a team and thought it only fitting we finish the trilogy out that way.

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text: LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 - Brendan Wayne, the grandson of John Wayne, professional rodeo cowboy Ty Murray, Nicole Sullivan ("The King of Queens") and country music singer Shooter Jennings will guest star on an upcoming episode of CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION on the CBS Television Network. In the episode, the CSI team investigates two murders during the annual bull riding rodeo in Vegas that may be connected to illegal bull breeding. Singer Jewel makes a cameo appearance performing the national anthem at the rodeo.


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He is working as Professor, St.Joseph’s College Post Graduate Centre and Centre for Research Bangalore His participation in different countries for diverse fields of study. His research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals.
His research interests Includes Biotechnology, Toxicology, Chinese medicine, Pharmaceutical analysis, Analytical techniques, Pathology, Biochemical Engineering, Biochemical sciences, Environmental health sciences, Agricultural sciences, Pharmacology Neurology Pharmaceutical Sciences.

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What Is the Working Process of 802.11n Short GI?
When the radio chip sends data in OFDM modulation mode, it divides a frame into different data blocks to send. To ensure data transmission reliability, the guard interval (GI) is used between the data blocks to ensure that the receive end correctly parses each data block. During spatial propagation, the delay will occur on wireless signals at the receive end because of multipath. If subsequent data blocks are transmitted fast, these data blocks will interfere with the original data block. The GI is used to avoid such interference. The common GI is 800 us, whereas the short GI defined in the 802.11n standard is 400 us, which increases the physical connection rate by 11%.


text: This listing is for 1/2 yard of soft Shabby Chiffon Flower Trim in Yellow. Each flower measures approx. 2.5" inches in diameter and 1/2 yard contains 7 flowers. Perfect for DIY headbands, hair clips, clothing embellishments, or whatever your creative mind dreams up.


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Learn how to reduce tension in commonly tight muscle groups that frequently limit performance. Join Dr. Adam Stewart, DC from Pioneer Chiropractic at the newly opened Tough Mudder Bootcamp for this hands on workshop. Participants will be taught how to use a foam roller and lacrosse ball to isolate and release myofascial trigger points.
*This is a hands on workshop, please bring a foam roller and tennis/lacrosse ball. Additional foam roller will be available upon request.

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Alright, you guys know how to do it less expensively, so I'm appealing to you all for help.
I have a watch whose battery is dead. I have forgotten where I bought it, but it wasn't Target, and they are telling me they cannot replace the battery for me, although they'll sell me a new battery if I just tell them what kind. They say that they don't want the liability if they scratch the watch trying to get it open.
But they were happy to loan me a tool for opening it. Fine. I'll do the thing myself. Well now I have a very scratched up watch with the old battery still in it. I couldn't get the back off to save my life.
This is a nice Seiko watch, but now it is worthless unless I can somehow get it open (doubt it). I quit wearing it when I quit working, but occasionally I think it would be nice to have a watch when I want to be on time with friends. Otherwise, it doesn't matter much.
So what are my options? Should I just buy cheap disposable watches? Trouble is, you don't know how old the battery is when you buy it.


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After helping to save a sea turtle that was sick after ingesting plastic trash, environmental scientist Kristal Ambrose emerged a confirmed conservationist who is now fighting for her islands' wellbeing.
Environmental scientist and Bahamian Kristal Ambrose has a life-long connection with the sea. She has her divemaster certification and has spent years working in research institutes around her native islands. Most importantly, she launched The Bahamas Plastic Movement in 2014 to help the people around her combat the plastic inundating their shores and seas. Its projects include research, plastic pollution camp beach cleanups, and educational outreach to school the next generation of local environmentalists.
Read more about Kristal and her work with The Bahamas Plastic Movement, along with the rest of Coastal Living’s 2017 Ocean Heroes.
Here, Kristal talks about how she was inspired to fight plastic pollution, how she channels her efforts, and how she handles plastic in her own life.
Coastal Living: Where did your passion for fighting plastic pollution begin?
Kristal Ambrose: In 2008, I worked at the Atlantis Aquarium [in Nassau]. There was a sea turtle exhibit, and it was an open exhibit, and one day one of our turtles just wouldn’t eat. We called in the marine vet, we got her out of the exhibit, and we did an x-ray and noticed that she had some internal blockage. We had to go inside this turtle and remove the blockage, and my job at the top was to hold down her front flippers. The vet was in there and he pulled out candy wrappers, bottle fragments, just all kinds of plastic. Turtles have these salt ducts that make it appear as if they’re crying, and the turtle was just releasing tears. And that’s the day that I vowed I would never drop a piece of plastic on the ground, or if I saw a piece of plastic I would pick it up.
CL: You joined a 5 Gyres Institute expedition with the organization’s co-founder, Marcus Eriksen. What did this journey teach you about plastic pollution?
KA: I didn’t really understand, necessarily, why they were studying plastic. I was like, “This is crazy, why are we studying garbage.” But we were out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and there was nothing around us. There were no other islands in the distance, there were no boats coming by, there were no airplanes. It was just us and all this wildlife and all this garbage. We were in the middle of the ocean and we came across this net ball, this huge conglomerate of nets and plastic debris that had met in the ocean and formed this huge ball. We started collecting this ball of 20 different kinds of rope, plastic forks, bags, bottle caps, toothbrushes. I looked at this stuff and thought, “I use this stuff every day. I’m very much a part of the problem. I am a part of the solution.” Seeing that connected the dots.
CL: What did you do after?
KA: After the trip, I was like, what a life-changing experience. I couldn’t see myself necessarily studying plastic until I kept learning more and more about the issue. I realized it was so interesting, and then realized that no one in the country was doing anything about it, so I started this big citizen science initiative because I wanted to know how much plastic was on the beaches here in Eleuthera. … I just kept seeing this vision of this mass exodus of Bahamians walking with me and fighting this fight against plastic and working with youth.
CL: And the Bahamas Plastic Movement grew out of that? What does your project look like today?
KA: Though plastic is the topic, if you take that away this project is rooted in youth activism and youth empowerment and community action. It helps students to understand that their voices are important. They have to know what it takes to be a scientist, to be an activist, to be an artist, to be whatever it is they want to be, but it’s focused on this issue. I just watch the students come in there and transform. It’s a safe space where they can be who they are, where they can connect with other students who are just like them and students who are not like them and we work together. It’s about teamwork. It’s about how do you work together to solve an issue.
CL: How are you working to help your community reduce plastic waste?
KA: [Spreading] the refusing concept and having that choice, maybe bringing your own bag or not getting a straw or bringing your own reusable water bottle—that’s one of the main things that’s tangible here right now. I think it’s self-recognition and awareness: [If] you don’t know better, [how can] you do better? I think that’s where it starts. The struggle for me is, how do you reach the communities that are more focused on feeding their families than refusing to use a bag?
CL: How do you apply your work to your own life?
KA: My life is not plastic-free. I’m very open about that. And I think that’s important. It’s very human that I don’t have it figured out. I live in a country where 90 percent of everything we use is imported. Our food comes in plastic—there’s no farmers market I can go to and buy fresh goods. I keep in mind that what works for somewhere else doesn’t necessarily work here, but every little bit that we do contribute to help mitigate this issue, minimize this problem, works.
CL: Your efforts are currently focused on individual action and education. Do you see yourself working more on changing policy in the future?
KA: Policy is something I’m definitely not familiar with and something that I’ve been very cautious with, especially with the bag ban. I need to take the guilt out of it. It’s already hard to live here—if we tax this bag, what about those people [who already struggle financially]? But I know it’s time to put the environment before the economy. This year, we’re taking it on.


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The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Philip Mann, Music Director and Conductor, presents the fourth concert of the 2018-2019 River Rhapsodies Chamber Music season with The Art of the String Quartet, Tuesday, Feb. 26th at 7:00 p.m. at the Clinton Presidential Center.
ASO’s resident string quartets, Rockefeller String Quartet and Quapaw String Quartet, will perform Janáček’s “Kreutzer Sonata,” Mozart’s String Quartet No. 12, along with Puccini and Verdi’s string quartets.
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s Quapaw String Quartet was founded in 1980 as the ASO resident string quartet. Responding to what was clearly a statewide need, the ASO and Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation began a partnership in 2000 to form the Rockefeller String Quartet. The quartets have developed a reputation for providing quality school programming, as well as performing statewide as a chamber ensemble and with the Arkansas Symphony. The quartets’ primary responsibilities include string education and outreach throughout the state reaching more than 26,000 Arkansas school children each year.
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Doors opened promptly at 7. We were seated by 7:15.
Last nights' show was absolutely superb.
It was chilly and I can only reiterate that it is better to err on the side of too many clothes.
Thank you so very much Jarrko and Marie!
Sweet! We'll gladly do Nokia in LA again, that's a nice venue and a short train ride away.
Tickets for the 12th in Dublin secured.
Good thing 'cos I'd already booked a flight .
This is exciting news- Hopefully I'll be able to get tickets for Dublin. We'd already planned to go to Ireland sometime this year and this provided the final incentive to go.
musicmania wrote: I know some people don't agree with how I met Leonard but I will truly cherish that moment forever.
I in no way disagree with what you did- we each have our own path to follow.
We'll both cherish that moment in our own way.
Out for a morning walk on Sunday I was fortunate enough to run into Leonard. The opportunity to thank him personally was priceless.
Can't wait. Jury duty tomorrow then off to see LC in LV we go.


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The Annie E. Casey Foundation‘s new KIDS COUNT report calls for a comprehensive and integrated system of supports and services for children from birth through age eight and provides new data to help make the case. The report, The First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation for Lifetime Success, reviews the research evidence about the importance of early childhood investments, and documents disparities in young children’s development and access to services by income and race/ethnicity. The comprehensive, integrated services called for in the report include parent education and income supports, improved access to quality early care and education, health care, and developmental screenings.
The report features new analysis of nationally representative data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study – Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, focusing on third-grade results. Especially valuable are the data breakouts by income and by race and hispanic origin.
Only 36 percent of third graders nationally were on track in cognitive knowledge and skills. This means that children scored at or above the national average on math, reading, and science assessments.
Just 56 percent of third graders nationally were on track in terms of their physical well-being, which included healthy weight and very good overall health.
For a full overview, check out the Foundation’s press release, which provides key findings and policy recommendations.


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Based on the men’s street style blog Men In This Town, MITT is a printed digest capturing the everyday man in his natural habitat. Through profiles, interviews, features and photo essays, MITT takes a closer look at who the men on the street are and their particular approach to the many facets of life.MITT is independently published in Sydney, Australia, and copies are available to purchase online or through our select stockists worldwide.
In this issue: The tenth printed issue of MITT features man made goods from around Australia and a few shared words on the people, places and things that have shaped the men in this town. Plus, the details of an architects life, the work of Erykah Badu’s hat maker, Thom O’Brien, and our cover story looking at the home life of head designer at R.M. Williams, Jeremy Hershan. Also written and photographic essays including 'Sport the Imposter' by Ali Asghar Shah, our first fashion feature with the fresh faces who are making ground across Australia’s familiar and unidentified sporting fields, the sports gear fantasies of photographer Josh Koll and how Japan saved American style with W. David Marx. Lastly, a look at the street styles of New York Fashion Week: Men’s.


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The illustration of the structure of the human body was a late development in medical education and the practice of healing. Most of the works of medical instruction known to healers and artists of the Renaissance were created in Greece or Imperial Rome and came to Western Europe through the Arabs. There was neither tolerance for human dissection nor traditions of illustrating human anatomy in a natural or realistic form in either of the cultures which developed and transmitted the knowledge.
In medical texts written and compiled even after the spread of the moveable type printing press and advanced woodcut technology, depictions of whole or partial human structures were rare. The few illustrations found in medical manuscripts or in very early printed books were more primitive and schematic in form and illustrative of the philosophical principles of healing and disease than illuminating in a realistic manner the human body's construction.
Even into the fourteenth century when human bodies for dissection were available in parts of Europe, few illustrations beyond primitive schematics were to be found. Thus the two reprinted works in this exhibit from ancient sources, Galen and Celsus have no anatomical illustrations yet both contained elaborate decorative initials. In some cases artists rather than physicians were the first to seek out anatomical specimens and study their structure for their art.
In the early sixteenth century a few anatomists saw the need for accurate and normative illustrations of body parts and organs for both research and teaching. Pre-Vesalian teachers of medicine and physicians such as Giacomo Berengario da Capri (ca. 1460-ca. 1530), Charles Estienne (1504-ca. 1564) and others created the atmosphere that sparked the need for illustrated anatomies of a new type, and Vesalius answered the call.
Vesalius' contribution to the history of human anatomy is epitomized in the pages of De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1543). The three critical contributions brought together in Vesalius' revolutionary book represent largely the way that human anatomy is understood and studied today. De Humani Corporis Fabrica included illustrations and coordinating explanatory text that were free of slavish and often incorrect recapitulations of Galenic principles, detailed and newly discovered anatomical features derived from fresh and plentiful human dissections, and artistically beautiful illustrations that brought body components together as part of the whole human body. The success of De Humani Corporis Fabrica was also due to artistic skills and techniques appreciated by both physicians and artists.


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In the upper right hand corner you will see a shopping cart that says "product cart" click on that and a drop down menu will appear. Click on "Supply Cart". That will take you to a new page that displays your supply cart which should say "there are no items in your supply cart" There is a link right after that which says "click here to shop now!" and when you click on that it will take you to a new page where you can search for products by entering in a keyword or the product number. There is also a category search on the left hand side. When you find the item you want, click on it, enter in the quantity you want and click on "add to cart". If you get an error, then you are shopping in the wrong cart. You have to be in the products cart to purchase products with your consultant discount and you have to be in the supply cart to purchase paperwork and replacement parts. I hope that helps, if you have any other questions let me know!


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Good news for java junkies: The longest-running study of its kind shows that downing up to six (yes, six!) cups of coffee a day may be good for your heart — and we have legitimate evidence to prove it. Preliminary research presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association suggests that drinking coffee could help reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. Amazing news, right?
The machine learning results indicated that for every eight-ounce cup of coffee consumed (at up to six cups a day, according to Time), the risk of developing heart failure was reduced by 7 percent and the risk of developing stroke was reduced by 8 percent. But researchers were quick to point out that the results don’t necessarily prove cause and effect, only a correlation.
“We don’t yet know if it is the coffee intake itself or another behavior that might go along with it,” study author Laura Stephens said in New Scientist. It’s possible that coffee drinkers are healthier in other ways — less overweight or more likely to exercise, for example.
Still, this isn’t the first study to show a connection between sipping coffee and staying healthy. We’ve counted down coffee’s many benefits in the past, and in February of this year, researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine found that caffeine may counter the “inflammatory process” linked to cardiovascular disease and aging.
The bottom line: The longest coffee study ever supports you continuing to enjoy your morning cup of java (and then some). Just make sure you’re choosing the right kind of coffee. Here’s the most important thing to look for in your beans, along with the 12 coffee drinks you definitely want to avoid.
How much coffee do you drink in a day? Do you think coffee drinkers might have healthier lifestyles than those who don’t drink coffee? Let us know in the comments below!
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This is one of the masterpiece bridges in Mumbai helping to ease the traffic on the heavily congested roads as well adding more beauty to the architectural structure of the city. The bridge is also known by the name of Thane Creek Bridge as this bridge serves the purpose of connecting the newer part of the city called Navi Mumbai’s Vashi to Mankhurd which is one of the suburban parts of the Mumbai city. Mankhurd – Vashi is the other name of the bridge which is also called the 2nd Thane Creek Bridge as this was the bridge that was built after the first one had to be closed and a second one built in its place.
This bridge serves as a true entrance to Mumbai and serves the purpose of reduction of traffic in the Southern and Eastern suburbs of Mumbai. The earlier bridge was constructed in 1973 and served the same purpose of connecting the city of Vashi to mainstream Mumbai. Unfortunately, within a couple of years of its opening, the bridge had to be closed to traffic because it saw some cracks which meant the bridge was jeopardizing the safety of the commuters. Therefore, the need to build a more efficient and perfect bridge rose and this was the genesis of the Vashi Bridge that is now seen.
The new bridge that one can see now has taken close to a decade to be completed. The seeds were sown for the building of a new bridge in 1987 and went on to be completed only in 1997. Once this bridge came up, the earlier bridge was shut down and nobody has been allowed to travel on that ever since.
The length of the bridge is 1837.5 meters and runs from Mankhurd in Mumbai to Vashi in Navi Mumbai. In the ten years that was spent in the construction of the bridge, there were a lot of quality assurance and quality control measures that were exercise to ensure that there were no misses. The other primary reason for the extreme care that was taken to ensure the durability of the bridge was that the earlier bridge was rendered useless within a couple of years and the money spent on it went down the drain. So, all efforts were taken to ensure that the Vashi Bridge sustained the tests of time and high traffic that it was forecasted to carry in and out on a daily basis.
Since the first bridge saw the corrosion from the sea water weakening it and leading to the condemnation, the engineers who constructed the bridge were very careful in performing the necessary tests with the sea water. When the foundation to the bridge was laid, there were a team of workmen who ensured that the sea water was kept away from the foundation and they used a special kind of submersible pumps to ensure that the sea water was not allowed to enter these foundation sets. A part of the design for the bridge included keeping this foundation dry and not susceptible to corrosion.
The system of creating shutters to mitigate the loss created at the time of the high tides was also planned well in the Vashi Bridge. There were plates that were 6mm in thickness that were painted using coal tar and these were used as shutters. The city saw high tides especially during the monsoons and since this was a very common aspect in the city, the plan and design of the Vashi Bridge captured this as well and built in the necessary protection to sail through these drawbacks.
The new Vashi Bridge, built by the Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Corporation Ltd, has a superb girder system with exemplary girders being used in the bridge that has been a pillar of the Mumbai city right from the day it came into existence until recent times. Each of the carriageways on the bridge has a girder that has been made using beams or cantilevers as they are referred to that are well balanced and uniform. The beams have been actually carried to their current locations and then cast into the bridges giving them the extra strength and durability.


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The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s assistance identifying a suspect who stole a car with the victim’s puppy still inside of it.
On October 29th at 9:00 pm the victim left the car running with his puppy inside while he went into the Pet Supplies Plus Store located on Northlake Blvd. in Lake Park. The suspect got into the 2014 tan Chrysler 200 convertible and drove off.
The suspect is described as being a black male, with a slight mustache, and short cropped hair.
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Tired of being kept in the dark about the mysterious prescription drug cost pricing process, Congress has proposed a variety of bipartisan legislative reforms designed to shed light on, and make more accountable, a system seemingly designed at the outset to confuse, befuddle and bewilder. Yet, one obvious idea has yet to get the attention it deserves.
For her part, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) noted, “Even those of us that are listening to [witnesses] as supposed experts, it’s all Greek, and we’re not doing anything to help the consumer.” The chairman highlighted the hearing when he asked the obvious question — why have rebates at all?
The middlemen that increasingly dominate the drug distribution and payment system, pharmacy benefit managers, have long been successful in operating out of the glare of public scrutiny. With growing focus on skyrocketing drug prices, PBMs have been unable to sidestep growing skepticism about the nature of their business model, which includes demanding that pharmacies “pay to play” — with charges at point-of-sale and post-POS that have no programmatic or market justification other than exploiting an oligopolistic market position to extract super profits. Most of these transaction fees and retroactive clawbacks are known as direct and indirect remuneration fees.
As policymakers scrutinize and revamp more obvious drivers of higher drug costs such as manufacturer rebates, it is predictable that Part D plans and PBMs will search for other methods to protect excess profits and DIR fees, which are already excessive — unless policymakers act.
The proposed reform, focused on passing through fees at the “point of sale,” would not be effective for LTC pharmacies and the elderly beneficiaries they serve in SNFs or other facilities where there is no “point” of sale because a very large percentage of LTC residents are “dual eligible” for both Medicare and Medicaid. “Duals” do not pay for their medications at all (they do not pay Part D premiums, copays or deductibles). Further, they are exempt from the “donut hole” in the Part D program.
Thus, for these beneficiaries, “passing through” pharmacy fee DIRs at the point of sale POS is not a solution. It simply is not possible for their out-of-pocket costs to be lower than $0.
More broadly, passing DIR fees on to consumers does not mean that pharmacies won’t suffer. Now, PBMs demand that pharmacies “pay to play” if pharmacies wish to participate in Part D networks. They must pay POS and post-POS charges to PBMs. If these fees were passed through to beneficiaries, pharmacies would still have to pay those fees and charges.
If there were programmatic or market reasons for DIR fees, then passing those payments through might make sense. But there is no such rationale. DIR fees are nothing more than “pay to play” demands that simply should be eliminated.
The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition’s views differ from others in the pharmacy sector and reinforce the fact that LTC pharmacies and their patients are distinct and different from the pharmacy market writ large and the general patient population. LTC patients and LTC pharmacies require a different framework to address the issues and concerns embodied in the drug pricing debate and more broadly underscore the need for a federal definition of LTC pharmacy.
The days when LTC pharmacies were considered part of a monolithic “pharmacy sector” are behind us, and ending DIR fees outright for LTC pharmacies at least is a good place to start. It truly is time for policymakers to ask why we need DIR fees at all. They will find, as SCPC did, that the answer is simple: We don’t need DIR fees. Patients, taxpayers and LTC pharmacies will be grateful for our government to act accordingly.
Alan G. Rosenbloom is president and CEO of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition.


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MBUK December’s issue 192 which is now on sale bulging with all the usual goodies – including a free taster of all the gear you can expect to see in 2006 – we’ve got news fresh from the over the water at the spectacular Crankworx Slopestyle event in Whistler.
For the pro-freeriders this is where it’s at, the course was designed by John Cowan and there’s a big show of European talent there too.
So who’s hot and who’s not! Darren Berrecloth? Cameron McCaul? There’s only one way to find that out, quickly skid down to the local shop today and pick up MBUK’s 06 preview issue 192. It’ll sell out, so go on, hurry!


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Borrowing money is important if you need money for extra working capital. This can help your business grow and operate more efficiently. But when is the right time to get a commercial loan? Here are some insights on when the best time is to gain the most benefit from a commercial loan.
A commercial loan is a type of loan that is only given to businesses and not to individuals. There are many different kinds of commercial loans that you can borrow from different lenders. Loan terms, as well as loan amounts, can vary. If you need to hire more employees, purchase more inventory or make investment for your business growth, then you can use your commercial loan for this. It is important to know your loan options before deciding which one to choose.
So when should you get a commercial loan? Consider these circumstances.
For small businesses, you will find the business owner using his personal savings or credit line to fund the business. If you do this, then there is no credit established in the name of your company. Credit accounts for your company are important if you want to increase your business’ credit rating. If you make a commercial loan, this signifies that your business can handle this kind of credit responsibly. So, even if you do not need a loan today, make that first loan because you will never know when you might urgently need one in the future. Get a commercial loan but be sure to pay it promptly so you can have access to credit when necessary.
If you are to manage a thriving business, then it is important to manage your cash flow. Even if you are a profitable business, if you can’t pay your bills, then your business fails. Access to extra cash gives you money savings in the long run. These savings can be put to new equipment, more inventory to qualify for a discount and pay extra employees. If you are able to manage your credit then you are managing cash flow well. If you are to produce extra revenue, then you need to hire more employees and buy new equipment. A commercial loan can bridge this gap.