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Last week the CD entered the Billboard chart at No. 54 after shifting nearly 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. It's one of the highest-charting metal debuts to crack Billboard's Top 200 since SLIPKNOT's 1999 self-titled album. "Genesis" also landed at the #4 position on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart, at #5 on Billboard's Hard Rock Albums chart and was the #3 best-selling album overall — regardless of genre — in the San Antonio, TX marketplace, where JOB FOR A COWBOY held their sold-out CD release party on Tuesday, May 15.
JOB FOR A COWBOY has met to a landslide of enthusiastic fan and critical acclaim in the time leading up to the release of "Genesis". The quintet (vocalist Jonny Davy, guitarists Ravi Bhadriraju and Bobby Thompson, bassist Brent Riggs and drummer Jon "The Charn" Rice) has been tagged as metal's "next big thing" by Guitar World, while "Genesis" is being hailed as "an album that quite literally obliterates everyone else currently residing within the death and grind [metal] scenes" and "one of the year's most essential metal purchases." by the U.K.'s Kerrang!, who presented "Genesis" with it's coveted five-K! perfect rating.
The first music video from "Genesis" — for the album's roll out track "Embedded" — made its world network premiere as part of MTV2's long-running "Headbanger's Ball" program. The eye-opening "Embedded" video was directed by Popcore and provides the perfect visual accompaniment to the band's advanced aural assault. In alignment with the quasi-conceptual theme(s) of "Genesis", the impelling "Embedded" clip details the events surrounding the "Verichip," a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) implant that some say is close to turning from eerie idea, to full-blown reality. To view the "Embedded" video, go to this location.
On Friday, June 8, JOB FOR A COWBOY will join a hot list of artists that includes VELVET REVOLVER, WOLFMOTHER and KORN in launching the 2007 Download Festival, set to take place June 8, 9 and 10 at the spiritual home of rock music in England: Donington Park. JOB FOR A COWBOY will tour North America this summer as one of the featured acts of the 2007 Sounds of the Underground Tour, set to kick off on Friday, July 6 in Dallas, TX.


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The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) is pleased to provide comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on new genetic CPT codes being developed by the American Medical Association. ACLA is an association representing clinical and anatomic pathology laboratories throughout the country, including local, regional, and national laboratories. As providers of diagnostic testing services to Medicare beneficiaries, including genetic and molecular services, ACLA member companies will be directly impacted by these sweeping code changes.
ACLA appreciates that CMS is asking for stakeholder input on how these new genetic test codes should be addressed before CMS requests payment recommendations for these services. Specifically, CMS is seeking stakeholder input about the types of tests that should be assigned to the clinical laboratory fee schedule (CLFS) versus the physician fee schedule (PFS); how current CPT codes can best reflect the methods involved in genetic tests; and how new genetic tests may be similar to or different from currently reimbursed laboratory tests.
ACLA will address those questions. But first, it is of utmost importance that CMS ensure continued access to genetic and molecular diagnostics in a manner that provides for their reimbursement at a level commensurate with the value they add to patient care, without creating unintended consequences. These tests represent advancements and enhancements to quicker and more precise diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and are instrumental contributions to realize the promise of better more effective care for Medicare beneficiaries. The stated purpose of these coding changes was merely to provide more coding transparency for these services, and ACLA supports that goal. To be consistent with this stated purpose, implementation of the changes should be administrative in nature, not a means by which CMS reallocates market share or otherwise seeks to alter the economics of molecular genetic testing services. Failure to adhere to these standards could result in unintended consequences such as significant disruption of clinical laboratory operations or disservice to non-physician doctoral providers – both of which would have negative implications for Medicare beneficiaries. ACLA’s comments identify those unintended consequences and offer solutions to those problems.
In responding to the question of what are the types of tests that should be assigned to the clinical laboratory fee schedule versus the physician fee schedule, it will be valuable to briefly review the distinction between the two Medicare fee schedules and to consider how AMA’s CPT system influences the question.
Commonly, anatomic pathology services are developed with a code division into ―professional interpretation‖ payments and ―technical component‖ payments. This signals PFS placement and allows for the physician to bill for his/her professional service or to bill globally for his/her interpretation and the technical component work that is performed by the clinical laboratory professional staff. Alternatively, most clinical laboratory tests that report a result — such as glucose, lipids, electrolytes etc. — are assigned to the CLFS and billed by the clinical laboratory as a Medicare provider. Although the laboratory services text of the AMA’s CPT manual does not usually explicitly distinguish between physician pathology services and clinical laboratory services, one can discern the AMA opinion of fee schedule classification from the professional component (PC)/ technical component (TC) context of the CPT code.
On what fee schedule should molecular and genetic services be placed? This is not an easy or straightforward question to answer. Molecular genetic services are high complexity tests that, with the exception of microarrays, currently are placed on the CLFS. They are variously performed and interpreted by a qualified Ph.D. healthcare professional1, by a M.D. pathologist, by a mix of both professionals or, in some cases, can utilize an automated computer system to aid in generating an analysis. In all cases, in order to be effective for patient care an interpretative function is required. Ordering providers will not understand the clinical significance of a list of genetic mutations or aberrations without interpretation performed by qualified laboratory professionals.
99% of the time the TC of the test was performed by a laboratory technician.
100% of the time there was a separate interpretation performed.
The results indicate that PhD healthcare professionals are predominately providing the interpretative result. Assuming that the PFS cannot accommodate a payment mechanism to reimburse providers for services interpreted by qualified healthcare professionals other than physicians, these facts would suggest that these services belong on the CLFS.
The new AMA genetic codes generally recognize the need for a physician or other qualified healthcare professional interpretation. On the basis that an interpretation is required, it might be assumed that the AMA codes would be characterized (with a few exceptions) as PC/TC services, and therefore would most likely be considered for the physician fee schedule. However, that placement assumption can be challenged on multiple grounds. First, it does not consider the frequency with which the interpretation ordinarily requires performance by a physician and the frequency with which it is furnished by a non-physician health care professional. Second, while the CLFS does not currently include an interpretive code that requires medical judgment, it does currently include a technical interpretive molecular CPT code, 83912. Further, the new molecular CPT codes are designed to represent the same interpretive service for the technical procedure regardless of whether or not it requires medical judgment, because it covers interpretations performed by either a physician or a non-physician health care professional.
Setting aside whether the PFS is a correct placement, the problem that PFS assignment presents for clinical laboratory operations is that current CMS policy does not recognize non-physician healthcare professionals (Ph.D. Molecular Geneticist Scientists) as qualified healthcare professionals who can bill CMS directly under the PFS for interpretative services (PC). Therefore, laboratories that currently rely on qualified Ph.D. healthcare professionals for interpretation of molecular tests currently reimbursed under the CLFS will have difficulty receiving reimbursement for these services if they are assigned to the PFS. Placement on the PFS also presents problems for the clinical laboratory to bill and be paid for TC services performed by non-physician doctoral providers, especially if the new codes are designated by CMS as ―global‖ rather than stand alone technical and professional components. Unless an exception is made (as CMS has done with microarray testing), services placed on the physician fee schedule arguably might require performance of the professional component by a physician in order for EITHER the professional or technical components to be reimbursed. Consequently, if laboratories cannot bill the professional component because the interpretation has been provided by a Ph.D. healthcare professional, the technical component may also not be paid. Unless addressed by CMS, this could lead to the untenable result that those laboratories currently providing the bulk of molecular testing may be left without a mechanism for receiving any payment for their services. Because laboratories cannot be expected to provide molecular testing services for free (and perhaps may be legally prohibited from doing so), the cost would either have to be borne by Medicare beneficiaries or the service would not be provided. Such a result would have obvious negative implications for patient access and patient care.
In thinking about how current CPT codes can best reflect the methods involved in genetic tests, it will be of value to review how interpretative results for genetic test services are currently coded. The physician’s clinical interpretation of a molecular test result is generally billable by a pathologist (or other physician) using CPT code 83912 with modifier -26 (interpretation and report) or, when a consult of an abnormal test result is requested by the patient’s attending physician, using codes 80500 (clinical pathology consultation, limited) or 80502 (comprehensive consultation of complex diagnostic problem). Interpretation is billable by a non-physician (through their clinical laboratory provider) using code 83912. Physicians as well as non-physician Ph.D. healthcare professionals who interpret and report molecular results can bill the technical component of 83912. ACLA understands that CPT code 83912 will be deleted when the AMA molecular pathology coding initiative is complete.
From the above discussion, molecular tests have characteristics and operational elements that bridge both fee schedules. They require a complex interpretative function predominately performed by non-physicians, in some cases analysis is aided by computer systems and in some cases may benefit from clinical interpretation by pathologists. ACLA has proposed solutions that would allow payment and would preserve flexibility in payment options, while preserving the general coding scheme otherwise being advanced by AMA.
Each new genetic code should be assessed individually to determine how the interpretative function is most commonly performed – by a pathologist, a non- physician or by advanced computer systems. This may require a more systematic process by CMS to gain all stakeholders input.
If the interpretation is most commonly performed by non-physician doctoral healthcare professionals, the code should be placed on the CLFS and CMS should either work with stakeholders to develop a new CLFS code that will allow non-physician healthcare professionals to bill for the interpretive function or continue CPT 83912, but fully recognize the value of the service being provided.
If the interpretation is most commonly performed by pathologists, the code should be placed on the PFS as a PC/TC service and CMS should develop a policy that would allow suppliers of such services to bill and receive payment for the technical component under the PFS, notwithstanding that the services were performed and interpreted by qualified Ph.D. healthcare professional rather than physicians. CMS has already established precedent for this solution with respect to array-based evaluations of multiple molecular probes.
If the interpretation is most commonly performed by an advanced computer system, the code should be placed on the CLFS recognizing that advanced analysis should be additionally valued as part of the fee schedule payment.
While it is the position of some ACLA members that the foregoing analysis supports assignment of most of the new codes to the CLFS, if CMS adopts all the new AMA genetic codes under the PFS, it should do so as analyte-specific, standalone technical component codes with separate PC codes to reflect the level of complexity of physician or other qualified profession interpretive services. CMS should administratively recognize and allow qualified non-physician healthcare professionals to bill for interpretive services. CMS is not prohibited from having standalone technical component codes for which there is no physician work component on the physician fee schedule. Such codes can be billed by suppliers of such services without reference to a professional component.
AMA has initiated a massive coding and valuation reconfiguration that will impact over 1000 clinical laboratory molecular pathology services. ACLA appreciates CMS’s request for stakeholder input and asks that no action in this area be finalized until 2013 to allow for the needed clinical laboratory operations transition and to minimize impact on Medicare beneficiaries. ACLA will be pleased to discuss or submit to CMS more detail on our proposed solutions and appreciates the opportunity to provide input on this very important issue.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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Available in a wide range of cover materials and finishes, our turned-edge binders are the right choice to enhance your organization’s communication efforts as well as its brand. The smooth edges of our case-made turned-edge binders resemble the rich look of a hardcover book. Constructed of sturdy book cloth or Lithowrap printed sheets, turned-edge binders offer remarkable design flexibility. Both brilliant full-colored layouts and full-bleed options are available, as well as the option of a Eurohinge or creased spine. Film Lamination adds strength and durability.
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To announce the winner of their first annual JUST IMAGINE AWARD, we teamed up with LuciteLux to place a spread ad in the latest issue of Architectural Record.
A few months back, we designed a special Powerpoint presentation for InSource Solutions. InSource is a workflow management solution and facility auditor. You know, sort of like "The Bobs" from Office Space? Meant to be quirky, fun and educational, the title and break pages are illustrated with a simplified iconic style. We presented other options as well, as this one was mostly for the fun of it. Turns out, they loved the idea! It really sets their management style apart from the other "Bobs" out there.


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I would like to help develop lmms after being a User of the Software for quite a couple years.
I learned C/C++ over 10 years ago, and never used it really since. I've built some console applications, Win32 APi applications, and some SDL stuff for now as well as some stuff in OpenCV on Linux basis. I'm also a fulltime Linux user since more than 5 years. Now To my practical question about development : I have look through the code a bit, in search for a small change i could get my hands dirty again (something easy to work on), and got reminded of a problem i faced a couple of times in the last time i've been using LMMS. When I tried to export a batch of tracks as single audio files, for example to import into another DAW or something, it most of the time only exported one file, which sometimes was also empty. Is this a "bug" that still exists in the current code state?


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"We don't need people to collect information for us. We can do it ourselves. You might leave it in the computer. We will use it."
26,4% of the settlements surveyed have no clinic or hospital.
The issue most often listed as a top priority in the settlements surveyed is water & sanitation.
"SDI empowers women to speak about their needs."
"SDI – a group of countries working together. If we were just one country, we would not achieve that."
"Data collection assists in ensuring that the data will reflect the situation on the ground and will also assist government and community members in planning for better services and upgrading."
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Metro needs to be fixed fast — daily ridership is plummeting, contributing to a projected $125 million revenue shortfall this year.
But we have to draw a line in the sand: don’t privatize Metro.
Last week, Metro’s board — made up of representatives from D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and the federal government — endorsed a plan to do just that. General Manager Paul Wiedefeld’s latest proposal has a number of issues, but most alarming is his call for outsourcing services like maintenance and parking.
All he has to do is look in his own backyard to see that privatization could make things even worse. Both the D.C. Circulator and Streetcar, paid for by D.C. taxpayers but operated by global corporations, are glaring examples of why we shouldn’t hand control of public goods and services to corporations.
Last year, an audit of the D.C. Circulator bus service, operated by First Transit, exposed a high number of broken safety equipment, faulty driver controls and brakes, and loose lug nuts. In May, officials determined First Transit is still cutting corners on maintenance, leaving buses even less safe.
When it comes to the unpopular Streetcar, mismanagement by operator RATP Dev, which is owned by the French government, has run up costs to taxpayers and slowed development. Streetcars have caught on fire, clipped cars, and scratched the platform. On top of that, private operation has hurt the city’s economy: Streetcar driver wages are a third less than those of drivers operating public buses on the same routes.
With all these problems, why would we even entertain more privatization?
Public transit is too valuable to risk. As a fundamental public good, people count on it day in and day out, especially low-income workers, persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and students.
Metro needs stable and dedicated funding, and there are progressive ways to do that. Privatization is just another word for more of the same: underinvestment.

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Gainesville drivers need to be concerned about wheel alignments for two primary reasons: safety and money. When your wheels are out of alignment, they can pull to one side, maybe pretty hard. A moment of inattention could put you into on-coming traffic on a busy street in Hampton or completely off the road. And a bad alignment will chew up your tires very quickly.
We had one guy in our Gainesville auto service center who said his wheels were a little out of alignment before a family vacation, but he didn't think it was that bad. So he didn't take care of it before he left. A couple of long days of highway driving and his front tires were worn down to the cords. He had to take a half day out of his mountain vacation to find a rural town in FL big enough to have a tire center for replacements.
Part of the alignment service at Jerry's A/C & Auto Repair is an inspection of the steering and suspension components. Whatever caused the wheels to be knocked out of alignment in the first place may have also damaged important parts. So we want to be sure to replace broken or bent parts as needed. The process corrects alignment of each wheel along three axes (toe, camber and caster) as well as front to rear alignment.

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If the courtroom fight between the Yankees and Richard Brodsky finds its way to the Supreme Court, the Yankees might have the upper-hand - Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's nominee for the soon-to-be vacant Supreme Court seat, is a lifelong Yankee fan.
Brodsky Considering Run for AG?
Speaking of Brodsky, the State Assemblyman from Westchester is rumored to be considering a run for Attorney General next year. If Brodsky runs and manages to separate himself from the field of candidates, it will be interesting to see if he continues his push against the Yankees.
Yesterday, Tom Vendikos, a bartender who had spent 27 seasons working at the old Yankee Stadium, filed a complaint against the Yankees with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Vendikos, 73, according to the New York Post, is alleging that age discrimination factored into the Yankees' decision to not rehire him for work at the new Stadium.

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Now that the Christmas hoopla is over, it's time to really get into position for the New Year. Most people sit around and make New Year's Resolutions that they never keep and wait til the New Year to not keep them!
I say forget all that and get started now. Why wait for a day as an excuse to take action? If a certain day is what is needed to take action, then you can't really suppose that's a serious resolution or goal to begin with.
That being said, over the past year I have been tweaking my online systems (how I'm earning online) and have now settled on a certain recipe. Countless hours of thought, planning, calculating, restructuring, and more has gone into this.
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This edited quantity brings jointly leading edge contributions from more than a few health and wellbeing and social care execs and learn scientists who're attracted to introducing new techniques to qualitative learn into the realm of future health and social care.
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In 1948, the 1st randomized managed trial was once released through the English scientific learn Council within the "British scientific Journal". till then, observations have been out of control. first and foremost, trials usually didn't ensure hypotheses to be proven. This phenomenon was once attributed to little sensitivity because of small samples, in addition to beside the point hypotheses in accordance with biased previous trials.
How is it attainable to keep up a fit stability among your individual and educational existence in the course of scientific tuition? particularly a problem! this can be a functional, hands-on, experiential ebook approximately how you can in attaining health and wellbeing in the course of clinical institution. Premedical and clinical scholars in addition to these within the assisting professions will make the most of interpreting it.
Cluster Randomised Trials, moment variation discusses the layout, behavior, and research of trials that randomise teams of people to assorted remedies. It explores some great benefits of cluster randomisation, with unique awareness given to comparing the results of interventions opposed to infectious ailments.


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Here’s Where You SHOULD Be Applying Perfume To Make It Last All Day – I Never Expected This!
Here are several interesting tips on where you should spray perfume to last throughout the day! And be ready as you have never thought about some body parts.
If you love expensive perfumes or you often buy them as a present for Christmas or Birthday you may want to know how you can make them last longer. Stop spraying a great amount of the perfume unnecessarily. There are several ways to make your perfume last longer. Many people are not aware about these crucial body areas.
Pople who love wearing perfumes, often spray it on the wrong areas. But the perfume expert Ruth Mastenbroek reveals where you need to apply the perfume.
Ears – behind the ears is a pulse point and the warmth there will enhance the fragrance.
Inside elbows – pulse point just be sure that the skin here is hydrated to avoid irritation.
Belly button – this is a must if you’re bearing your midriff.
Collarbone – the bone structure here gives the perfume somewhere to sit for longer.
Ankles – this is refreshing and also wafts as you walk.
Hands – pulse point and most used part of the body.
Behind your knees – veins run close to the skin here enhancing the perfumes scent.
Are you surprised? I was definitely shocked by the belly button.
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Damayanti Hemant Matani Vs. Dr. Viren Bhagwandas Asher and ANR.
2. The essential issue pertains to the treatment/surgery of the minor child `Darsh'. The High Court has permitted the Respondent No.1-father to take the child from India to Nottingham, U.K. for a surgical procedure required for the child. The period of four months from August, 2016 to end of November, 2016 is the academic schedule, we are of the view and for which the respondent-father, who is present before us, has no objection that it will be more appropriate and in the better interest of the child to have a schedule for a period between first week of October, 2016 and 31st January, 2017. Therefore, the impugned judgment of the High Court will stand modified to the extent for the period from first week of October, 2016 to 31st January, 2017.
3. Additionally, we direct the respondent No.1 and his mother Dr. Niranjana Asher to file a separate affidavit before this Court, before the child is taken to the effect that on completion of the treatment, the child will be brought back to India and put in the custody of the appellant.
4. In case, any of the parties need any modification in the order, they will have to seek direction from this Court.
5. In view of the order as above, we direct the appellant to hand over the custody of the child to the respondent No.1-father on 1st October, 2016.
6. The respondent-father submits that he has no objection if the grandmother of the child stays with the child when the child is under treatment in U.K.
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Christ Church is on Francis Road, Leyton. A true urban church, it is almost one with the surrounding terraced housing. The church originated with the Phillibrook mission in Leytonstone, in connection with Leyton's St Mary's Church, and later with St Catherine's Church on Fairlop Road in Leytonstone. An iron room was built here in 1885, and was enlarged in 1887 and 1892. The permanent brick church, designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield & Sons, was opened in 1902, next to the mission.
To the right of the main doors a foundation stone reads: 'This stone was laid by the Right Honourable Viscount Portman May 31st 1902'. However, funds were difficult to raise in this poor district and only the nave and south aisle were built, with a temporary east wall of iron built in the chancel arch. Christ Church gained its own parish in 1904. In 1959 the east wall (facing out towards the road) was permanently bricked and an east window inserted.
St Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church is at 113 Ruckholt Road in Leyton. It originated in 1901 as an Anglican iron mission building to serve the westernmost parts of the parishes of Holy Trinity Church and St Catherine's Church. In 1914, the permanent Church of St Luke was built in grey terracotta. The north-west tower remained uncompleted. The church was badly damaged in the Second World War, but was subsequently restored, and was later passed onto the Greek church.
Leyton Trinity Methodist Church lies on High Road Leyton at the corner with St Mary's Road. A smaller, older hall lies immediately behind the main building, on St Mary's Road, and is just visible here underneath the no entry sign. Although there was a Primitive Methodist church established in the early twentieth century on the corner of the High Road and Etchingham Road, this later folded, and no history for Trinity Church itself can be found, with the building appearing to be recent.
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Adonai Ambassadors Assembly meets inside the Legacy Business Centre on Ruckholt Road, next to Leyton Library, and is a branch of the same church which operates 'Redemption Parish' from a location further north in Leyton. The church was founded in Lagos in 1952 by Pa Akindayomi, a Nigerian who had become disillusioned with the Cherubim and Seraphim Church. The church exploded out into Europe from 1981.
The Fountain of Life Church on Ashville Road is a branch of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. It began life as a mission for Fillebrook Baptist Church, Fairlop Road, Leytonstone, in 1888, known at first as the Grove Green mission, but later as the Ashville Baptist Mission. A hall was opened for it in 1892. Church membership rose from 37 in 1878 to over 500 by 1902. In 1903 total Sunday attendances were 1,169, the second highest locally for all denominations.
A new additional Ashville Hall was built in 1923. Membership was still over 500 in 1936. After the Second World War, though Fillebrook continued to be the largest Baptist church in Leyton, membership fell, from 468 in 1946 to 212 by 1966. The Ashville mission closed and the newer Ashville Hall was sold to the Brethren in 1947, and much more recently to the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. The old Ashville Hall was also sold by 1949 and was used as a factory by 1968.
Christian Hope Ministries lies on Morley Road, midway between Christ Church Leyton and Elim Pentecostal Church. In 1901 a mission in connection with St Mary's was opened in Claude Road. In 1902 a small site was acquired in Morley Road and the mission continued in a tent there and in neighbouring cottages until 1905, when the permanent Church of St Edward was built here. It gained its own parish 1933, but the church was closed in 1968 and the building sold on.
Hainault Road Baptist Church, towards the north of Leyton, began life in 1880 when Strict Baptists began to meet for worship in Park Terrace, Church Road in Leyton. They moved to Goldsmith Road (off Church Road) in 1882, and from 1894 services were held in Wilmot Road, in a chapel bought from the Primitive Methodists. In 1895 an organised church was formed with H E Bond as pastor, but after he left in 1896 it was without a pastor for over twenty years.
In 1903 total Sunday attendances of fifty-three were among the lowest in the district. A full-time pastor was again appointed in 1920. In 1926, when church membership was thirty-three, the Hainault Road church building was constructed and opened. The Sunday School building pictured here was opened on the other side of the road in 1933, and is still in use. By 1946 membership of the church was 148. In 1966 it was 75, but it continues in use despite the low figures.


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- Styles include the casual looks of the Seamless and Relaxed Roman Shades, the structured, the style of the Looped Roman, Classic Flat Roman and the softer look of the Balloon Shade.
Shade comes off the back of the headrail with controls placed in the front. Color coordinated cords and tassels on standard control. Control Locations are available either left or right when you face the shade.
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A polyester/cotton liner blocks light from entering the room through the fabric, making it an ideal choice for day sleepers, nurseries, and entertainment rooms; due to the multiple layers used in the construction of this liner, it will have a stiffer hand and there may be restrictions by product and fabric style; we have developed blackout solutions for our products, but due to stitching there may still be minimal light seepage.
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Dr. Bob Baravarian is a Board Certified Podiatric Foot and Ankle Specialist. A Diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and one of only a handful of foot and ankle surgeons to have both foot and reconstructive rearfoot and ankle certifications as a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
Podiatrist Dr. Baravarian is available for consultation at the Santa Monica and Sherman Oaks University Foot and Ankle Institute offices.
To schedule an appointment call 877-989-9110 or click here.
Dr. Gary B.Briskin is co-founder and co-director of The Foot and Ankle Institute, board-certified and served his residency at Flint General Hospital in Michigan. He then established a practice in Century City Hospital, where he became chief of podiatric surgery. Dr. Briskin also serves as an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
A lifelong sports enthusiast, maintains a special passion for hockey and running. He parlays that same spirit into all aspects of podiatry: sports medicine, arthritis prevention and reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Briskin is available for consultation at the Santa Monica and Manhattan Beach University Foot and Ankle Institute offices.
After studying accounting and then leaning toward a physical therapy at Brigham Young University, Dr. Franson decided to pursue podiatry as his career. He then attended the School College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago followed by a three-year residency program at the Greater Los Angeles VA and UCLA County Hospital.
Podiatrist Dr. Franson is available for patient consultations at the Valencia office.
Dr. Carter received his medical degree at Midwestern University Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine. Upon completing residency, he received an additional year of training at the Silicon Valley Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Fellowship where he continued to train in sports medicine, arthroscopy, foot and ankle trauma, minimally invasive surgery, and total ankle replacement.
When not working he enjoys running and looks forward to spending time relaxing in the sun or with his 10 year old corgi Kobe.
Dr. Avanti Redkar joins UFAI under a fellowship in sports medicine and ankle reconstruction. Born in Pune, India, she and her family immigrated to Alabama when she was four years old, later settling down near Pennsylvania where she attended the University of Scranton.
Dr. Avanti Redkar, DPM is available for consultation at our Mid-City Los Angeles and Beverly Hills locations.
Dr. Charles Kelman made his choice to enter the field of podiatry during his final year of undergraduate study at the University of Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.
Dr. Stefan Feldman is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery as well as a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
Dr. Feldman also supports several charitable organizations, including City of Hope, Wounded Warriors, melanoma-related causes, and volunteering at the Westminster Free Clinic. When not helping patients, Dr. Feldman is an active jogger and hiker, an activity where his wife and Golden Retriever often join him. He is also a certified scuba diver and novice golfer.
Dr. Hamed Jafary specializes in trauma, reconstructive surgery, charcot reconstruction, ilizarov external fixation and sports medicine.
When not tending to patients at University Foot and Ankle Institute, Dr. Jafary utilizes his surgical expertise assisting those less fortunate. As a member of the Yucatan Crippled Children Foundation and Podiatry Overseas, he has performed hundreds of limb correction surgeries on patients in underserved countries.
Dr. Jamey Allen understands her patients’ urgency to quickly heal from their sports injuries. After all, she’s spent her entire life playing a variety of sports including volleyball, and suffered numerous foot and ankle setbacks.
After graduating with honors from Kent State University College of Podiatry Medicine, she completed her residency at Cambridge Health Alliance, which is affiliated with Harvard University.
Dr. Schwartz is a member of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. He received his board certification in 1986 and has a passion for serving the underserved.
A stand-out physician, Dr. Schwartz runs Operation Footprint, a non-profit organization that provides training, medical supplies, and reconstructive surgery to Honduran children born with major podiatric disabilities.
Dr. Shin has been serving the Los Angeles area since 2009 and strives to provide all patients with pain-free treatment options with minimal side effects.
He treats patients from children to seniors, from a variety of backgrounds, using minimally-invasive techniques and state-of-the-art technology.
Gray O’Brien graduated with a Master’s in Physical Therapy from Long Island University and is a physical therapist licensed by the Physical Therapy Board of California.
A lifelong sports enthusiast, Gray enjoys working with athletes of all levels with a special focus on orthopedic and sports rehabilitation. He specializes in foot and ankle pathologies and post-operative recovery.
Suzanne Hawson has served as Director of Physical Therapy with UFAI, Valencia since 2006.
She has been living and working in the Santa Clarita Valley for 11 years and is a five-time Ironman Triathlete. Suzanne is very involved in the athletic community of Santa Clarita and crosstrains with trail running, yoga, Pilates, and Crossfit. In her free time, she loves to travel and explore new cultures and cuisines.
Suzanne is certified by the American Physical Therapy Association as a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedics.
Lydia has over 30 years of clinical experience in outpatient orthopedic and sports medicine physical therapy.
A longtime volleyball player, Christel turned her interest towards athletic training after sustaining a sport-related injury in high school.
Christel earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from CSU Northridge in 2002 and continued her training at Cerritos College where she received her certification as a Physical Therapy Assistant.
The UFAI Education Team is led by Dr. Bob Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS, Dr. Gary Briskin, DPM, FACFAS and Dr. Justin Franson, DPM. They review all content published on this website, its blog, in-clinic patient materials and all contributing writers’ content for medical and technical accuracy.


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NASA and the Air Force have been "acting like children" in a squabble over the military's desire for its own access to space, U.S. Rep. Don Fuqua of Florida said Tuesday.
Their in-fighting has been "to the detriment of the national purpose," Fuqua said in opening remarks to the 22nd annual Space Congress. High-ranking space agency and military officials listened in the audience.
Fuqua, an Altha Democrat who is chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee, suggested instead that NASA and the Air Force set long- term goals and work toward them.
The four-day congress includes panel discussions, presentations of technical reports and a "meet the astronauts" session at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Galaxy Theatre at Kennedy Space Center's Spaceport USA.
The government in-fighting began last year when the Air Force requested 10 expendable rockets, two a year to be delivered starting in 1988. The request was approved, and the Air Force decided to buy Titan 34-D7 rockets.
In their request for the rockets, Air Force officials said the military will continue to use the space shuttle but needs the rockets to ensure immediate access to space in case a shuttle isn't available.
NASA had planned the shuttle as the nation's only access to space, and angry agency officials accused the Air Force of trying to undermine the shuttle program.
The problem was eased by a presidential directive earlier this year that instructed the Defense Department to work with NASA to make sure the shuttle program has enough business for up to 24 missions a year later this decade. The directive stipulated that military payloads make up at least one-third of shuttle missions when that launch rate begins.
"We believe the eight per year is a level that's appropriate to us," said Lt. Gen. Forrest McCartney, commander of the Air Force Space Division.
He said the controversy has been blown out of proportion and that "we didn't notice there was a big problem."
Military space officials who participated in a panel discussion Tuesday said tight security is needed on military shuttle missions and will continue. The Air Force said nothing about the secret payload launched from the shuttle in January, but it was widely reported to be a $300 million spy satellite put into orbit above the equator south of the Soviet Union.
The shuttle security guidelines were the same that have been used for years for secret military rocket launches, McCartney said.
"We think those guidelines are appropriate, we think they are absolutely essential for national defense. That's why the policy was established."
Some policy exceptions will be made on a "judgment call," and exceptions likely will be made again when Discovery makes the first shuttle flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on March 20, l986, he said.

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An exploitable improper authorization vulnerability exists in miner_start API of cpp-ethereum's JSON-RPC (commit 4e1015743b95821849d001618a7ce82c7c073768). A JSON request can cause an access to the restricted functionality resulting in authorization bypass. An attacker can send JSON to trigger this vulnerability.
Let us take a look at miner_start and describe in details improper/consistency check of authorization.


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Tonight I had a bad feeling and decided to fold pre. Always trust your instinct.
It was actually a misclick, but a fortunate one.
After that flop I would have known with absolute 100% certainty there would be another ten or club.
It always does, according to Murphy's Laws "If anything can go wrong, it will". Then you start to cry away your entire timebank and fold.


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Using a modern approach, the theme extends from the external façade of the four-bedroom bungalow to the interior spaces and is evident in the contemporary straight-lined furniture and furnishings, well defined through both, predictable and bold; and subtle colour contrasts that meet the eye through a tasteful play of design, patterns and materials that stand out in a neutral envelope.
A generous use of natural earthy tones of brown, beige, gold, ochre and ivory are accentuated with accessories in bright eye-catching hues. Dark wood finished wall and ceiling panels are juxtaposed with overlapping lines and bands finished in a combination of dark and light colours. Add to this, the subtle inclusion of complimenting patterns and laser-cut panels with floral designs that anoint the wall panels, furniture and ceiling light boxes to create a cohesive, coordinated look.
Play of moods in the ambience is ably aided by pendants, spot, and recessed light fittings, creatively used to highlight choice elements of design; while diffused, concealed or reflected lights cleverly augment general illumination. Back-lit panels in Onyx substitute as wall art alongside select paintings and artefacts placed strategically in an overall uncluttered ambience.
An understated demeanour prevails hinting at subtle chic. A smart feature is the creation of level differences for a greater depth on the walls and ceiling. Added to this is the eye for detail that is evident right from the cosy lawn at the entrance and the state-of-the-art home theatre, down to the framing and boxing for artefacts and gadgets and random panels of laser-cut floral design incorporated in the panelling, cushioned backdrops… that adds on to the narrative.
Interestingly, the designers have culled their theme of contrasts from the name Chandrapur, where ‘Chandra’ meaning moon and thus associated with white is juxtaposed against the nickname ‘black gold’ city referencing its local coal mining activity. However, the play of contrasts follows generically tested combinations and thus ensures the beauty of the structure, inside out.


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World first for groundbreaking young composer.
On Sunday 23rd February, the CBSO Youth Orchestra – the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s acclaimed symphony orchestra for 14-21 year olds – makes history. Jac van Steen conducts the world premiere of Black Rainbow, a new orchestral work by the young British composer Charlotte Bray in Symphony Hall, Birmingham – the city where she discovered her passion for composing.
Black Rainbow, is Bray’s second work for full orchestra, and takes its inspiration from the landscape of New Hampshire, USA, and a beautiful but very rare meteorological phenomenon. It was commissioned for the CBSO Youth Orchestra by the Feeney Trust – the latest in a long line of CBSO/Feeney Trust commissions that includes Tippett’s Piano Concerto, Turnage’s Three Screaming Popes and Thomas Adès’ Asyla. It’s the first item in a challenging programme, which will also include Stokowski’s rarely-heard but wonderfully effective “Symphonic Synthesis” of Wagner’ Tristan und Isolde and Strauss’ breath taking Also sprach Zarathustra: the CBSO Youth Orchestra’s first encounter with Richard Strauss. Directed by the renowned Dutch conductor Jac Van Steen – who enjoys a special rapport with this young orchestra – the concert follows a week-long intensive training programme during which the orchestra’s 110 players will receive individual coaching from members of the CBSO.
CBSO ensembles manager Richard Bratby explains: “The CBSO Youth Orchestra meets just three times a year, and the aim is to give these young musicians a professional-level experience. It’s hugely inclusive – the only entry requirements are ability and commitment – and for just £75 per course, they get to perform challenging repertoire with some of the world’s best soloists, conductors and composers. They play repertoire that would challenge even professional orchestras, and of course contemporary music is a hugely important part of that. Thanks to the Feeney Trust, the CBSO Youth Orchestra has already commissioned and premiered new works by Tansy Davies, Luke Bedford and Ben Foskett, and it’ll be giving the UK premiere of Mark Anthony Turnage’s Passchendaele in autumn 2014.
Tickets are available from Symphony Hall or Town Hall box offices in person, by phone: 0121 780 3333, or online:www.cbso.co.uk/concerts.

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In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Justin Timberlake and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and scrambled sentences.
In this BBC News good/bad headlines school report learning exercise, students read 48 possible report headlines. They place a tick mark next to good headlines, and put a cross next to bad headlines.
In this Christina Aguilera worksheet, learners read about the life of the performer, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
In this English instructional activity, students read "Microsoft Targets Apple iTunes," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Students research celebrity philanthropists. In this philanthropy lesson, students read an article about Andrew Carnegie and identify ways he was philanthropic. Students choose a celebrity philanthropist to research.


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Hello, everyone, my name is Edna Valcin I am a senior at Florida State University and currently majoring in Finance in the school of business. I have been selected this summer to participate in CIEE's study abroad program in Tokyo, Japan this summer. I am truly blessed to gain this opportunity and want to take full advantage of it. I always wanted to study abroad but never really looked into it because I knew it would be expensive. This year I decided to take a risk and follow my dreams of studying abroad. I did not expect to get accepted, but by the grace of God, I was chosen to participate in this program. I believe with me going abroad to study I will gain an experience that will help me in my future endeavors. As a business major, I want to be able to network and travel to different countries to gain a better understanding of international business. I will be exposed to a new culture, new society, and language which is very exciting. This will officially complete one of the goals that I had to accomplish before I graduate.This will help me gain an understanding of the culture and expand my knowledge. I am on a mission to help others and aspire to be a philanthropist, but I must first broaden my horizons and expand to build a network for myself. The more and more I take up new challenges the stronger I will become to really reach for my dreams. Now I need your help to begin this journey.
I am trying to raise funds before I departure because I was notified on such short notice. My flight has been taken cared by the scholarship I received so, the remaining $3,000 will help cover for food, the housing expense, the tuition of the University in Japan, and the confirmation fee of me attending. I will departure to go on this journey July 13th but I can continue to contribute towards the program until it is paid off. Any donation no matter how small or big will be highly appreciated. I am beyond hopeful for this amazing opportunity and I hope that if you are willing and able, you will make an investment in my future.


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Newborn body mass must be low enough to pass through the birth canal. After birth, babies accumulate fat mass as an energy reserve for growth and as a protection against impacts in cases of falling and other accidents. The BMI reaches a peak at about the age of seven months.
Toddlers use up most of their baby fat, and the shape of the body begins to change. The growth in length exceeds the growth in mass, thereby resulting in a decreasing body mass index. Its minimum is reached at the age of about six years.
In childhood and adolescence the body grows both in length and in mass. The latter increases to a faster extent, resulting in an increasing body mass index. The body gradually develops into an adult shape.
After the body has reached its final length, the BMI curves flatten, but continue to increase at a slower speed because a certain amount of body mass is still accumulated with age.
The BMI increase in boys and men is sharper than in girls and women, as the boys and men are generally more heavily built.
The muscle mass reaches its peak at around 25 to 30 years of age. This is the point where both curves take a distinct downward turn. The BMI is higher in men than in women due to their higher muscle mass which is also accompanied by a higher mass of bone, skin, and fat.
In men, the BMI curve takes a continuous downward turn, then later forming a very slowly increasing plateau at old age.
In women, the BMI curve retains a continuous upwards trend, reapproaching the male curve to some extent until old age. This is most likely due to the fact that women retain a certain gain in weight after pregnancies. In addition, their fat mass is generally higher which may result in a more pronounced fat accumulation with age.
*Sources: Kromeyer-Hauschild K, Wabitsch M, Kunze D et al. Monatsschr Kinderheilkd 2001, 149:807 (children and juveniles); unpublished user data of a life-expectancy calculator 1999–2013 (1.1 million adults 20–65 years).
Fat or non-fat, that is the BMI question. But a BMI as high as this is far more likely to be caused by fat than by muscles.


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Upon arrival, you are greeted and transferred to the hotel to check in.
Today's tour is highlighted by visits to Nanjing or Huai Hai Road's popular emporiums, the famous Bund, Jade Buddha Temple and the Shanghai Museum's exhibits of dynastic cultural artifacts. Tonight, enjoy a stunning acrobatic show.
View the famed life-sized terracotta army, no two alike, buried for over 2200 years; Circle Vision Movie; Bronze Chariot. Then on to the renowned Shaanxi Provincial Historical Museum. This evening, you’re our guest at the Tang Dynasty Theatre's fabulous dinner and show.
After breakfast, out to visit the ancient City Wall and the Big Goose Pagoda. Then fly to Beijing and check into the hotel.
Today's sightseeing visits the imposing Tian An Men Square and the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City. After lunch, visit the Summer Palace with a cruise on placid Lake Kunming (weather permitting). Tonight , enjoy the famed Kun Fu show.
Walk along the ancient ramparts of the renowned Great Wall today. Visit a cloisonné factory and observe the skilled artisans create intricate designs. Then stroll along the Sacred Way to the Ming Tombs and Chang Ling Exhibition Hall.This evening you are invited to see the amazing Beijing Opera Show.
This morning enjoy a shopping spree at the famous Silk Markets. Then take an old-fashioned pedicab to explore Beijing's ancient narrow streets, known as Hutongs. Visit a courtyard-style family residence, and admire the city view from atop the Drum Tower Pagoda.

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Sometimes certain scenes are too expensive, dangerous, or even impossible to photograph. This is when people often turn to Photoshop. In only a little bit of time, you can create a very realistic looking image. Today we will be learning how to create an eerie underwater scene. So, get your scuba gear on and let's get started!
This tutorial can also be viewed as a screencast.
We are going to first open up the background ocean image, as this will dictate how large our canvas is going to be. You can do this by either dragging and dropping the image icon onto your Photoshop icon, or go to File > Open.
Once the background is opened in Photoshop, go to: Image > Image Size. In the popup box, we are only going to modify the Width. Set the width to: 630px.
Before you can modify the background image, you are going to need to unlock it. We can do this by double clicking on the layer in the layer panel and by clicking "OK" on the "New Layer" popup.
Once the background is unlocked, you can go ahead and drag it down, just until the bright rocks on the bottom are no longer visible. This will allow us to add more water to the top portion of the image. Grab your marquee selection tool and select the bottom portion of the image up to below the waves in the water, and then click the "mask" button in your layers panel.
Select the top portion of the water and click "Cmd/Ctrl + J" on your keyboard to duplicate the selection to a new layer. Move the layer up just slightly and scale it upwards just so it covers about half of the transparent portion of the canvas.
Click "Cmd/Ctrl + J" one more time, to duplicate that layer. Take this layer, and move it upwards until it reaches the top of the canvas. Don't worry about the water looking a little stretched. That won’t be noticeable once we are finished.
Now that we have the background filled in, we have to work on the bottom edges of the new layers that we created in the last step. We can do this very simply by using layer masks once again. We do this by clicking on the layer in the layers panel and then click the "mask" button. A new thumbnail image of a white box will appear next to the layer thumbnail.
You will now need to select a midsize brush with a hardness of 0%. We are going to use this brush to gently paint the bottom portion of the selected layer. By doing this, it will make the layer blend in. You will have to repeat this step for both of the water layers.
Import the Shark image. You can do this by going to File > Place and navigating to the shark image. Or you can just simply drag and drop the image from your folder directly onto your Photoshop document. Once it is imported, scale the shark to size, and then place it on the right side of the image about halfway up the image.
Now it's time to remove the background from the shark image. We are going to do this exactly like we did in step 6, with the mask tool. Click on the shark layer and then click the "mask" button in your layer's panel. With a small brush slowly erase around the entire shark, removing the background. The closer you get to the shark, the better the final image will look.
You can leave the shark as-is, but I prefer to give the shark more of a gray look. We are going to accomplish this by creating 2 duplicates of the shark and modifying them slightly. First step is to select your current shark layer and changing the Blending Mode to "overlay". You can do this by clicking the box with the word "Normal". This box is located at the top of your layers panel.
Duplicate that current layer (Cmd/Ctrl + J), change the Blending Mode to "Hard Light". We are going to want to "Desaturate" this layer. You can do this simply by clicking "Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + U", or you can do it the hard way by going to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate. This will turn the image black and white. Duplicate the desaturated layer (Cmd/Ctrl + J) and change the layer mode back to "Normal", but this time change the "Opacity" to 60%.
Now it's time to give the background a dark eerie look. Create a new layer above the water background layers and fill it with black. Then grab a very large eraser brush (about 1000 px) and erase the top left portion of the black background. Lower the opacity of this layer to about 65%. Create one more layer and fill it with black. Using the same size eraser brush, erase the top right portion of the layer. This time lower the opacity to 80%.
We now have 8 layers in our layers palette and it is looking a little sloppy. We can quickly organize it by selecting the 3 shark layers and clicking "Cmd/Ctrl + G". This will create a new folder with those layers in it. Lets do the same for the 5 background layers (2 black layers and 3 background image layers).
At this point, our scene is looking pretty empty. Lets fix this by duplicating the shark and giving him 2 friends. Select the "Shark" folder and drag it down to the "New layer" icon on the bottom of the layers palette. Go ahead and add one just above the current shark and then another on the left side of the canvas. Mess with the opacity and scaling of the shark to give the sharks more "depth".
Now that the sharks are all placed, we need to give them a couple of friends, turtles. Go ahead and load the turtle image into Photoshop, exactly like you did with the shark image. At the moment, the turtle is swimming towards the left. We are going to flip the image horizontal so the turtle is swimming towards the right. We can rotate the image horizontal by going to Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal.
We need to now remove the background from the turtle image. We do this the exact same way as we did with the shark. Create a layer mask and then just paint around the turtle. This time, we want to leave a little bit of the coral that is under the turtle. You also want to mask a small amount of the background on the edges of coral. This way there are no hard edges.
As you can see, the turtle stands out pretty badly. We need to do pretty much exactly like we did with the shark. Set the turtle layer's blending mode to "Overlay" and set the opacity to 60%. Duplicate the turtle layer by clicking Cmd/Ctrl + J. Then set that layer to "Hard Light" with an opacity of 100%. As you can see, the turtle is standing out still, we need desaturate that layer. You can do this by clicking "Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + U", or going to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate.
One final step for the "Hard Light" layer, is to slightly mask the bottom portion of it. We can do this by clicking on the "mask" thumbnail on the layer. Then with a black brush with the size of about 300px and a hardness of 0%, gently paint the bottom half of the turtle and coral. This will help make the turtle and coral blend in with the background Now, take both of those layers and put them into their own folder called "Turtle / Coral". You can do this by selecting both layers and clicking "Cmd/Ctrl + G".
The turtle feels a bit out-numbered because there are so many sharks, so lets give him a friend. You can make a copy of the turtle, just like we did with the shark, by dragging it to the "new layer" button at the bottom of the layers pallet.
The problem with just cloning the turtle is that it has the little bit of coral at the bottom of the image, so we are going to have to remove that. Rather than redoing all of the previous steps, we are going to just add a layer mask to the folder. You can do this by clicking the folder, and just like with a layer, you click the "mask" button at the bottom of the layers pallet. With the mask created, paint away the rest of the coral with a small brush. Now, you can place the turtle at the upper left corner of the canvas. I recommend scaling, rotating and lowering the opacity to give it some depth.
There is one more image for us to work with. This will just be repeating the exact same steps as the turtle. Go ahead and load up the Coral image and place it on the lower right corner of the canvas. Mask out the background, just like we did with the other images. With this image, all we have to do is change the layer Blending Mode to "Overlay" with an Opacity of 40%.
Now that we are done with the images, we can begin adding a little detail. We are going to add bubbles to the water, to give some character to the fish. First, we will have to load the bubble brushes. You do this by right clicking the canvas. In the brush selection pop-up, click the arrow on the top right, go down to "Preset Manager." In the "Preset Manager" window, make sure your Preset Type is on "Brushes", then click on the "Load" button and load the brush file.
Your brushes are now loaded, but painting 1 bubble at a time would take way too much time. We can save time by simply modifying the brush. Click "F5" to open your brush menu, or go to Window > Brush. Select the bubble brush with the number "690." In this window we are going to do the following: Size: 6px - Spacing: 210%. On the left, click "Shape Dynamics." Size Jitter: 30% - Minimum Diameter: 10% - Angle Jitter: 10% - Roundness Jitter: 20% - Minimum Roundness: 25%. On the left, click "Scattering." Scatter: 1000% - Count: 1 - Count Jitter: 18%. You don't have to worry about any other settings.
Now that your brush is set, create a new layer and make sure your brush color is white. Then paint the bubbles. I like to give 1 to 2 rows of bubbles (vertical rows) by each mouth and gills. You can also add a few in the background. Pretty much anywhere you feel bubbles should be placed. Feel free to play with the brush size. Once your bubbles are brushed, lower the bubble layer's Opacity to about 20% to 30%.
We need to go back to a "default" paintbrush. You can do this by right clicking the canvas and in the brush selection menu, just select one of the round brushes at the top. Set the size to about: 35px and make sure the hardness is 0%. Create a new layer and make sure your brush color is white. Now, we are going to paint "rays" coming from the top right of the canvas.
We need to now make the sunrays blend in quite a bit better. First step is to add noise to them. You can do this by going to Filter > Noise > Add Noise. Make the amount 16%. Then add Gaussian Blur. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Make the Radius 22.0 pixels. Lower the layer Opacity to about: 20%. If you feel that the light rays are a little too "heavy", you can create a layer mask, and gently mask out certain portions of the rays. For example: the bottom edges, and parts that intersect with the fish.
Congratulations, you have successfully created an eerie underwater scene.


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It's that time of year again. Pantone, the experts we turn to for all color-related trends, has just announced its 2018 Color of the Year. But as the press release explains, the selection is more than an observation on color trends. Instead, it's a "reflection on a collective cultural moment," with this year's choice demonstrating "our shared desire for deeper understanding in an increasingly complex landscape, and our eagerness to experiment to reach that level." Any guesses yet?
Drumroll please… The 2018 Color of the Year is Ultra Violet, a deep, mysterious, purple hue that, as the press release states, "is an enigmatic … shade that evokes the inventive spirit and imaginative thinking that challenges the status quo. A spiritual, cosmic hue, Ultra Violet pushes the boundaries of what inspires us to look upward and outward to the future." Sounds like a cool choice, no?
Many S/S 18 collections, including Carolina Herrera, Calvin Klein, and Gucci all featured pieces of this enchanting shade. And we can guarantee you'll see this purple hue pop up on many more street style stars in the coming months. Now, stock up on some Ultra Violet pieces before everyone else!
Read on to see the 2018 Color of the Year reveal on Pantone's Instagram.
Up next, see the 2018 trend everyone will be wearing in the next months.


text: Lemon-Aide's Friends, Inc. would like to thank ConAgra Foods for selecting the Lemon-Aide organization to be one of ten recipients nationwide of the 2007 ConAgra Foods Community Service Award. ConAgra Foods Community Service Awards are given semi-annually to non-profit organizations that provide exceptional service to communities where ConAgra Foods has operations. Lemon-Aide's Friends was nominated for the award by the ConAgra Foods Toppings Plant which employs 130 people in Humboldt, Tennessee. ConAgra Foods Inc. is one of North America's leading packaged food companies, serving grocery retailers, as well as restaurants and other foodservice establishments. Popular ConAgra Foods consumer brands include: Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt's, Marie Callender's, Orville Redenbacher's, Reddi-wip, Pam and many others. For more information, please visit ConAgraFoods.com.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018: THE pressure brought to bear on mining companies has resulted in a decisive win, with BHP announcing today that they will institute payment terms of 30 days for all Mackay businesses.
This result has come about on the back of a lot of work I’ve done in conjunction with local business groups like Resource Industry Network.
I pushed for a parliamentary inquiry into these payment practices and got it, and launched a major online petition called Make It 30 Days.
Payment terms were being pushed out to as much as 120 days and no supplier should be forced into doing business this way.
BHP has now heard the concerns of businesses, who were often unable to fight back for fear of recrimination, through the payment terms inquiry and representations made at public hearings conducted in Mackay, as well as other cities.
I commend the work of Resource Industry Network who advocated strongly for their members during the course of the inquiry as well.
BHP’s actions follow last week’s announcement by Peabody who committed to 30 day payment terms for all small to medium businesses supplying the company.
The pressure which has been applied to mining companies to change their payment practices has achieved its aim and I am sure any other companies who have lengthy payment terms will be forced to follow suit.
The Government’s House Standing Committee on Industry, Innovation Science and Resources conducted the Inquiry into how the mining sector can support businesses in regional economies. It is in the final stages of completing a report following a series of public and private hearings across the country.

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At the AVCA Convention in San Antonio, I enjoyed dropping in on a session by Russ Rose and Terry Lyskevych. As fascinating as it was to listen to two fellow Chicagoans give their perspective on the lay of the volleyball land, I enjoyed as much watching the crowd. John Cooke sat in front of me (although he looked as if he was sleeping…as he sometimes does) to take in their words. I wondered if he were there to enjoy the conversation, to learn new ideas for their own team, or to take a nap. In any case, I found it fascinating that the elite of the elite coaches were present.
One point of interest, besides the comical overture of the presentation, was Russ’ comment about today’s athletes. He said we are not in a good time with athletes right now. Unfortunately, this is a common theme I hear amongst many coaching colleagues these days. Coaches feel as if the players take a lot for granted, don’t work as hard or don’t know how to work as hard, are spoiled, privilege, etc. Ironically, I have an 80 year old mentor with 35 years in the military tell me that his parents said the same thing about his generation. It’s all perspective and every generation has its own unique challenges. I believe we often compare what we had versus what the current generation has.
Through my blog, I am often overwhelmed and humbled when someone tells me they have followed me for years. I never knew them nor got any comments, but have time and time again been told I’m followed. The only following I really know of are a few numbers on Google analytics that tells me I had 25,000 visitors this month. I have no idea who these visitors are, I can see they are from around the world, but I am appreciative they find what I write somewhat interesting. Or maybe they are on my blog for the resources. Honestly, I’m indifferent to why they visit. I’m glad to provide a resource and a way to help grow our game. That’s always been my objective.
Recently, an active participant of the AVCA and a board member of the First Time Attendees Committee, Brian Swenty, who I randomly met at a round table lunch at an AVCA Convention in Kansas City, approached me to join him to start up a Volleyball Coaches facebook user group. I was just about in the process of moving to my new gig at Miami and really wasn’t ready to embark on another online journey. But I couldn’t avoid Brian’s persistence and partnered along.
On this facebook group, we quickly attracted 250 users in the first week of the group and it is over 400 users now. I’m impressed and surprised with its quick growth, but I also find it fascinating that only a small group of members actually participate in the group. By participate, I mean GIVE information or comment on posts, and are active. I am willing to guestimate that only 15 people are contributing members, givers, to the group. The remaining members are “takers”. Those that are group members in order to learn, find information, or feel they need to be a part of the group to not ‘miss’ something important.
I am a taker of many groups. I enjoy taking information from the Harvard Business Review group, Mashable, The Talent Code, etc. I do not plan on being an active member of those groups, will rarely if ever leave a comment, but I do enjoy the ideas I develop through these groups. Sometimes I will share information from these groups that really spark my interest and feel my online friends will find the same.
Being a taker is easy and something I do for me, but being a giver is far more rewarding. We can’t be givers in everything we do, but we shouldn’t be takers with everything we do. There needs to be an aspect of our lives that we embrace and give. We can’t give all the time either, but there needs to be a discipline regiment that we can provide information, experience, and expertise to help others grow. In turn, we grow.
With the abundance of information and convenience of access to it, this generation, our players, continually and unconsciously take information. We have not provided them the tools to be givers. So much is already taken care of for athletes, and students of this generation, that we fail to provide the platforms for them to learn to give. And if we do provide them that platform, it is often a false platform because we are scared to let them fail, make their own mistakes, and grow from the process. The platform has a safety net that needs to be cut.
There is a precarious balance between giving and taking. How much leeway should we allow our players to grow before they get in serious trouble. At what point do we define serious trouble. When does providing a platform to be a giver interfere with the ultimate path of the team? I don’t have answer for these giving questions, but I hope as you take this information you can come up with the answers. Hopefully, I can read about your ideas in the format of your choice and we can network to grow from one another…as I have with so many other great coaches and thinkers.
Balance in life is essential, but teaching how to give, to be humble, to be a servant will pay great dividends to future generations (until they become grandparents and complain about their grandchildren). Maybe it’s a never ending cycle.

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It may not be denied that increasing age may lead to decrease in working efficiency, hence an impediment to growth. So, it may help some but not in broad terms. However, Schemes like 'Anubhav' launched by the central govt. where the retired citizens will advise as to how the work should be done, is a welcome step towards self-dependence, plus the development schemes of the day should be implemented with utmost sincerity so that India, by 2050, becomes more able to take care of it's veterans.
The exponentially growing population coupled with an increase in life expectancy has brought in the concern of an ageing population. While in some developed countries like UK and Japan this issue is magnified given the declining birth rates, in India too, despite the huge demographic dividend, this is a cause of concern. While the overall population of India will grow by 40 per cent between 2006 and 2050, the population of those aged 60 and above will increase by 270 per cent in the same period. An increasing dependency ratio would mean a fall in income generating population and an increase in expenditure. With increase in expenditure, government would obviously have to make up for it by increasing taxes on the producing population. The government and the civil society will have to come up with unique initiatives to address this issue.


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Even if you have already applied for health insurance in your hometown, you still need to apply for visitor’s insurance whenever you are visiting USA or traveling abroad to any other nation. Visitors insurance is a short-term coverage that will be the only medical insurance valid in your destination or transit country or outside your home country. Each country has different medical cost, and since USA and Canada are known as two countries with the most expensive medical cost, the need of visitor insurance becomes more urgent. Your current medical insurance coverage will not be able to handle the medical cost charged in these countries as it usually becomes not valid outside national borders, so you will need visitor medical protection that you can rely on.
The visitor insurance covers various costs if you are traveling to countries like USA, Europe or Canada. In most other countries like USA, the hospitals and medicines are very costly and may burn a hole in your pocket. Hospitalization too may prove to be heavy on your pockets. There are various companies that offer such visitors insurance plans especially for travelers. They also provide some advantages and benefits. You will find different visitor health insurance plans online on the web that gives information about other aspects of insurance. An insurance agent can further help you in solving your queries. There are provisions for getting the visitor medical insurance or visitor health insurance during your trip too.
When you plan to travel to USA, the visitor medical insurance is necessary for you. Without the insurance, you will not be operated in care of any kind of medical emergencies. Visitors to USA need to take the visitors insurance for themselves at any cost in order to avoid the financial hassles or medical emergencies. The plan also takes care of trip postponement or cancellation charges. However, the reason of such a decision should match with the plan’s terms and conditions. In case of loss of a job, sudden death or problems faced by travel provider, the plan comes in handy and covers your expenses.
Just like the common health insurance, the visitors insurance also has different options available for you to choose. The more complete healthcare facilities that you are requiring, the more expensive cost you have to pay. Your age, health condition and activities during the visit will also affect your visitor’s insurance rates. For people who are visiting exotic location to experience some challenging sports, the insurance rates will be higher.
The variables which will be included into your visitors insurance are including the medical emergency evacuation during your travel or any activities which cause injuries, trip cancellations with some specific reasons, and policy exclusions which commonly found in the list of pre-existing conditions. Different insurance company will have different specific policies that you have to assess before making any choice. You can choose the most popular visitor insurance providers from VisitorsHealthInsurance.com. These are several visitor insurance options available in various classes and specifications that you can choose according to your specific need of medical cost coverage. It will also be necessary to do a little research on the medical treatment cost on your destination country so you can be assured on the significant difference that the insurance will bring to your future medical cost.
Buy visitor insurance in the form of visitor medical insurance which is very important for every individual visiting USA or going abroad. It is always beneficial to take the travel medical insurance and visitors insurance having proper clauses regarding medical and health facilities. Normally, you are needed to pay a certain amount concerning initial deductible for every injury; the plan pays for the rest of the covered expenses once you pay up. You will be responsible for all the charges in excess of the fixed benefit offered for each type of medical service. Visitor insurance reduces the threat of not being able to operate the person under any sort of medical urgency.


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I'm hoping someone with some guruish experience can give me a few pointers on where to look to fix an ailing VIC 20.
It is a PAL version, later issue board (with the 7-pin DIN power socket). The machine powers up, 9VAC is present and correct as is 5VDC, which seems to be getting to all the right places (including the LED).
However, all I get is a blank screen, with patterning; not actual graphics just bands that make the blank slighter lighter (barely noticeable).
I've put the oscilliscope in on a few places, and the 6502 has been replaced with a working part. It is receiving a valid clock.
Likewise, the VIC (6561-101) chip is receiving a clock input from the 4.433Mhz clock circuit. It appears to be outputting a sync signal on pin 3, and barely anything on pin 2. (these pins are connected to the composite output). I can also see addresses being generated on the address pins, and data appearing on the data pins.
The machine is connected to a TV using composite video via an adaption lead to the 5-pin DIN socket. The TV is confirmed working with other sources, etc.
On suggestion from a fault-finding document, I've removed both VIAs and the character generator ROM to no effect.
Richard, do you have this document (http://personalpages.tds.net/~rcarlsen/cbm/vic20.txt)? It helped me to repair mine.
Yup. Thats where I read to remove the VIAs and CG ROM.
Can't seem to put my finger on where the fault is. I'm hoping its not the VIC chip itself, as that would be a pain to replace. It seems to be doing its job, just no discernible video output.
It has been my (considerable) experience that, when dealing with computers, with Murphy's Law in full effect, that it's almost ALWAYS a chip NOT in a socket that is the problem.
GOS (Garbage On Screen) is usually (I'd venture 90%) a RAM related problem, again, in my experience.
Yes, even using that document I had to replace quite a few ICs (http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2009-02-20-bringing-a-vic-20-back-from-the-dead.htm)(non-socketed) before my Vic-20 was fixed.
Well, after a fun-filled weekend of hot air guns and soldering irons, I have replaced almost every chip. The only parts left are the VIC, the 74LS133 13-input NAND gate and the BASIC ROM. Everything else has either been replaced or removed for testing purposes.
Still a blank screen, although there appears to be *something* happening. About 1.5 secs after switch-on, there's a glitch in the black screen, like something being initialised. But then the blank screen persists.
Its going to be the VIC, isn't it?