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Celebrity Big Brother spoilers follow.
Celebrity Big Brother has revealed the identity of the housemate who's left the house in a backdoor eviction.
The remaining housemates were former X Factor judge Louis Walsh (who has immunity), Coronation Street actor Colson Smith, This Morning star Fern Britton, reality personality David Potts, Strictly Come Dancing pro Nikita Kuzmin and Heartstopper star Bradley Riches, though one of them was in for a shocking elimination.
In tonight's (March 21) episode, it was announced that Bradley lost the chance to make it to the final, set to air tomorrow (March 22) night.
But before the news of the dreaded eviction was shared with him, his co-stars and the public, the housemates were visited by their loved ones in emotional segments.
David met his best friend Troy, while Louis was scolded by popstar Sinitta for being "mean" to his housemates. Later on, Colson hugged his mum, Fern saw her daughter and Nikita got the chance to kiss his girlfriend in a romantic reunion.
That left Bradley, who went outside only to be welcomed by host AJ Odudu. She told him he wouldn't meet any of his family and friends as he had been voted out by the public.
"I'm very thankful, very happy, very grateful," Bradley told her before going back inside to say his goodbyes.
"I love you all so much," he said. "I've had the best time. I really have."
The housemates all looked sad to see him go as they hugged him on his way out.
"I had the absolute best time," Bradley told Big Brother before heading out.
"I was scared to do it, and I've done it, and I'm so happy," he then said of his experience in the house.
Celebrity Big Brother airs Sundays through Fridays at 9pm on ITV1 and the ITV Hub, followed by Late & Live on ITV2 immediately following each new episode.
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Medical robots have come a long way since the beginning of this century, and recent news indicates even more progress. In October alone, we saw the launch of a new, international robotics conference and the prediction of double digit growth within the sector.
Growing Market, Growing Potential
A recent report from Scalar Market Research estimates that the medical robotics market will grow from $5.38 billion in 2016 to $14.56 billion by 2022. This growth is attributed to robotics’ role in answering many major healthcare challenges, including a lack of skilled medical faculty, rising healthcare labor costs, a growing geriatric population and increases in healthcare expenditures overall.
Growth is expected to be particularly high in medical facilities that use medical robots to mechanize operations and receiving techniques. Considering the natural synergy of robotic surgery and telemedicine, it would be a good idea to keep an eye out for developments in the intersections of these two areas.
Much like tablets, smartphones and other telemedicine solutions, robots allow patients to limit the amount of travel required to access complex surgical procedures. San Angelo Community Medical Center in Texas, for example, just marked its 1,000th robotic surgery and made a name for itself as a leader in the field. In the home, robots can help enhance growing telemedicine services by easing care for patients who aren’t able to leave their residences.
Robotics in healthcare and have come a long way since the da Vinci Surgery System got FDA approval back in 2000. Today, we’re seeing advancements such as nanorobots, more innovative uses in surgery, and robots that play crucial roles in telemedicine solutions. Pillo, for example, the “world’s first artificially-intelligent healthcare companion,” is able to answer health questions, dispense vitamins and medications, sync with your wireless and wearable devices and even connect patients with caretakers via mobile alerts.
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On Tuesday, WalletHub released a report ranking each state in regards to their vaccination rates. The report didn’t just consider COVID-19 vaccinations, but the data also included numbers from most standard vaccines that the average American has had access to, including the flu vaccine, chickenpox, TdaP, HIV and so on.
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- Polio — 92.5%.
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- Hepatitis B — 91.4%.
- Chickenpox — 90.3%.
- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) — 81.4%.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a germ which commonly lives on the skin or in the nose, which is also known as colonization. MRSA colonization may place individuals at risk for developing MRSA infections. Over the last decade, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of MRSA infections in healthy children in the community. MRSA is the most frequent cause of skin infections and invasive, life-threatening infections of the muscles and bones in children. In the presence of this substantial burden, we lack effective methods to reduce MRSA colonization, interrupt the spread of MRSA, and prevent infections. MRSA infections often cluster in households, affecting multiple family members. However, household factors related to MRSA acquisition, infection, and spread have not been well studied. Also, human genetic factors that place individuals at risk for MRSA colonization and disease are not understood. This prospective study will follow 135 pediatric patients and their household contacts for one year. The goals of this project are to: 1) Determine how MRSA is spread among individuals and environmental surfaces within the household setting; 2) Define host genetic factors which influence the development of MRSA colonization and disease. This research will define how MRSA is spread within households and identify human factors contributing to MRSA colonization and infection. These factors must be defined to develop novel methods to interrupt the spread of MRSA and to prevent infections. This knowledge will improve the health of children by decreasing the burden of MRSA disease.

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Medical uses of nitrogen include:
1. freezing and removing skin lesions
2. freezing blood vessels in surgical procedures
3. cryogenic refrigerators for preservation of tissues, blood, oocytes, sperm, umbilical cord blood, etc.
Refrigeration and Freezing in the Food Industry
Cryogenic technologies provide a deep, rapid freeze that does not harm the appearance and texture of food.
There are various methods for cooling and freezing food:
1. Refrigerated transportation:
Liquid nitrogen can be injected to maintain low temperatures in the distribution truck's cooling tank instead of using conventional cooling technology. The cryogenic system is characterized by low maintenance and depreciation costs, variable cooling output, rapid cooling rate, extended product shelf life, very low noise level and environmentally friendly.
2. Tunnels and Freezers:
Liquid nitrogen provides a continuous solution for cooling and rapid freezing of the product membrane such as ice cream, meat products, etc.
Liquid nitrogen is poured into the mixture containing the base (vegetables, pastas, meat products, etc.) and the sauce to coat the product with the sauce and its immediate freezing, giving the product an aesthetic look.
Preservation in the Food Industry
Gas Nitrogen Nitration provides controlled atmosphere conditions (MAP) for prepared food packages, snacks, coffee, fruits and vegetables, poultry products, etc. Nitrogen expands and releases oxygen, thus preventing oxidation and prolonging the shelf life of the product, without loss of color, freshness and freshness.
Nitrogen Dripping into Bottles
The perfect way to pressurize is by simply adding a drop of liquid Nitrogen in the bottle.The rapidly evaporating liquid nitrogen removes oxygen from the bottle. Once the bottle cap is screwed on, the remaining and still evaporating liquid nitrogen pressurizes the bottle. Thus, thin plastic bottles become strong and able to resist impact, which makes their storage and transportation easier and less expensive.
Cooling concrete with nitrogen slows down its hardening rate (hydration), reduces the temperature gradient and reduces traction. This helps prevent the formation of cracks in concrete. This technology is particularly useful in Israel given the country's hot climate.
Pulling Aluminum (Extrusions)
Gas or liquid nitrogen injection in the extrusion process helps to cool the ring and prevent aluminum oxidation, thus increasing the rate of production, reducing costs and improving the quality of the product.
Metallurgical Treatment Processes
In the process of thermal treatment (impregnation, relaxation and cementation) of metals, nitrogen is used as a carrier gas for the carbon that penetrates the outer layer of the metal, helping to control the strength and rhythm of the charcoal. In addition, nitrogen is used to create positive pressure in the oven and to "rinse" during the process to prevent oxidation.
Nitrogen plays a role in the production of semiconductors and silicon components and allows "wave soldering" without oxygen.
Nitrogen is used in some production processes of drugs requiring an environment without oxygen.
Nitrogen is used for research in an oxygen-free environment to neutralize oxidative effects.
Nitrogen is typically used to power pneumatic surgical equipment during various procedures, and is supplied by high-pressure cylinders.
Security and Defense Equipment
Nitrogen is used for the cryogenic process in night vision devices, aerial photography, and inflating aircraft tires and more.
Non-toxic Pest Control
Nitrogen is used in a pesticide method that creates an oxygen-free space (anoxia). This method of pest control is toxin-free and chemical-free. It allows prolonged treatment and storage without refrigeration. This method is suitable for works of art, books and sensitive raw materials such as flour, spices, dry food, etc.
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Qualys today reported its Q4 and 2012 results. For the quarter, revenue grew 19% on a year-over-year basis to land at $24.7 million, while non-GAAP net income was just over $2 million ($0.06 per diluted share) against a Q4 2011 loss of $16,000.
Both figures narrowly beat analyst projections of $24.5 million for top line and EPS of $0.05.
For fiscal 2012, the company's revenue was $91 million, with net profit nearly tripling to $2.7 million ($0.20 diluted EPS). Those numbers for the previous year were $76 million and $902,000 ($0.17).
Looking forward, Qualys is forecasting revenue of $24.4 million to $24.9 million in its current quarter. For the bottom line, the company expects anywhere from a loss of $0.01 per share to a profit of the same amount. For fiscal 2013, those ranges are $106 million to $108 million and $0.16 to $0.20, respectively.
Analysts had been projecting $25.3 million in revenue and $0.16 to $0.20 in EPS for the current quarter, and $108.6 million and $0.17 for the full year.
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In both developing and industrialized countries, the gram-positive pathogen is in charge of a substantial burden of avoidable disease (2 possibly, 16). The obtainable vaccines derive from capsular polysaccharide antigens presently, but as is certainly with the capacity of synthesizing at least 90 different capsular polysaccharides antigenically, a polyvalent vaccine formulated with many capsular antigens is necessary for security against the normal serotypes. The 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine protects against 80% of medically significant serotypes but is certainly ineffective in kids under the age group of 2 and provides reduced efficiency in older people, the two primary risk groupings for serious disease (15). Conjugated vaccines made up of 7 to 11 chosen polysaccharides destined to nonpneumococcal proteins carriers have already been created and protect kids aged significantly less than 24 months from invasive attacks (3, 14). Nevertheless, the conjugated vaccines drive back only a restricted amount of capsular serotypes, and their make use of leads to nonvaccine serotypes getting more frequent (11). Furthermore, conjugated vaccines are costly, restricting their availability in the developing globe. Due to these disadvantages with capsular antigen vaccines, there’s been much fascination with creating a protein-based vaccine, using surface-expressed protein that are well conserved across all serotypes (1, 8, 21, 22, 25, 28). PiaA and PiuA are lately identified lipoprotein the different parts of two different iron uptake ABC transporters that are necessary for complete virulence in mouse types of infections (4). Both PiuA and PiaA will tend to be portrayed in the bacterial cell surface area (24, GSK591 26), and energetic or unaggressive vaccination of mice with recombinant PiaA and PiuA protects against intrusive disease, particularly when mice are vaccinated with both antigens (8). Mouse antibodies to recombinant PiuA and PiaA produced from a capsular serotype 2 stress react with similar protein from nine various other capsular serotypes (8), and individual sera retrieved from sufferers with recent shows of septicemia because of different capsular serotypes include anti-PiuA and anti-PiaA which cross-react with recombinant PiuA and PiaA from an individual capsular serotype (27). Therefore, PiuA and PiaA are potential applicants for an vaccine that may induce security against many different capsular serotypes and get over a number of the restrictions of the prevailing capsular antigen vaccines. Nevertheless, ABC transporter lipoproteins are most likely mounted on the outer surface area from the cell membrane (24, 26) and for that reason separated by both capsule and cell GSK591 wall structure from the exterior environment, and latest data show that the top option of GSK591 antibodies of another lipoprotein vaccine applicant, PsaA, was poor (12). Hence, it is unclear whether antibodies to PiuA and PiaA can bind towards the lipoprotein in live cells and help opsonophagocytosis from the bacterias by web host phagocytes. Potentially, antibodies to PiaA and PiuA could help immunity by various other systems, such as for example inhibiting the function of the protein and for that reason reducing iron uptake by and security of the web host against infections. In today’s study, we’ve characterized the antibody replies to different schedules of vaccination with these antigens in greater detail. In addition, we’ve looked into the system of security supplied by anti-PiaA and anti-PiuA, using development in cation-depleted moderate and streptonigrin awareness assays to assess their influence on iron transportation and a movement cytometry assay to assess their influence on opsonophagocytosis of and GSK591 strains had been constructed by regular transformation methods using DNA isolated through the previously described Rabbit Polyclonal to NFIL3 stress 0100993 capsular serotype 3 and strains and selection for mutant strains with suitable antibiotics (4). Representative strains of common stress types (regarding to multilocus series keying in) for the capsular serotypes 6A, 6B, 9V, 14, and 23F had been kind presents from Brian Spratt. was cultured within GSK591 an atmosphere of 5% CO2 and 95% atmosphere at 37C on Columbia agar formulated with 5% horse bloodstream and supplemented when required with erythromycin at 0.2 g ml?1 or chloramphenicol in 4 g ml?1 or in Todd-Hewitt broth supplemented with 0.5% yeast.

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Let me first start by saying that this hotel was very nice. Coming from Southern California and traveling quite a bit all over the world, my husband and I have experienced many true 5 star hotels. This place came very close.
We were frustrated at times by some communication problems. We did not get picked up at the airport and had to wait, sitting on our suitcases at the curb for a good 30 minutes because there is no seating in front of the Sharm airport. We finally ended up taking a very unpleasant cab ride to the hotel. Exhausted from the flight over from Luxor via Cairo, irritated, and hungry, we finally were able to check in. We will give the Royal Savoy manager credit for being warm, hospitable, and professional. He upgraded our room and treated us very nicely. That was the kind of service we would expect from a 5 star.
The grounds and room were extraordinary. The beach was clean and beautiful. The reef was breathtaking.
We tried 3 of the restaurants onsite and were not impressed with any of them. The food was quite bland. The best part about our eating experience was the breakfast in the Royal Savoy lounge. While still not amazing, at least there were nice choices of fresh foods and an omelet station on the patio.
Loved the daily afternoon room service of cakes. Loved the rose petals on the bed. Loved the pool area and plush yellow towels all neatly made up on a sun lounger for us. Loved the location at Soho Square with a nice supermarket across the street for buying whatever we forgot to bring. Loved the warm and friendly staff, which were such a relief to be around after spending a week being harassed by Egyptians looking for handouts every minute of the day.
Drinks were weak. Beer and wine selection in Egypt is poor, but I'm sure that is how it is everywhere. Four Seasons? Do they have that problem too? Our biggest gripe - how could this property not have fresh brewed coffee anywhere??? With all of the Europeans around, have they not demanded fresh coffee? Advise - bring Starbucks instant coffee pouches. Much better than instant Nescafe.
Do not miss the diving or snorkeling! It was amazing.
Would we stay here again? Yes, would not stay anywhere else in Sharm. The Four Seasons may be nicer but I'm sure the crowd is older and there is less to do there.
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- The Royal Savoy Sharm El Sheikh Hotel
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India, Bangladesh ink MoU for development of Sylhet city
Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Additional Secretary of the Economic Relations Division Shah Md. Aminul Haque and Sylhet City Corporation signed the tripartite agreement on Friday.
Suspect in Kansas shooting appears in court
The FBI is also helping gather evidence in the shooting because Kansas does not have a hate crime statute.
The Latest: Kansas Senate advances Medicaid expansion bill
6 p.m. Kansas lawmakers have voted to expand the state's Medicaid health care program to more low-income individuals.
The Latest: Kansas governor critical of Medicaid expansion
4:45 p.m. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has stopped short of saying that he would veto a bill to expand the Medicaid program in Kansas.
GOP failure in Congress boosts Medicaid effort in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Legislators and advocates in Kansas pushing to expand the state's health coverage for the poor to thousands of adults are buoyed by the failure of Republicans in Washington to repeal former President Barack Obama's signature health care law.
Possible change in governors not altering Kansas tax debate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — As Kansas legislators debate raising income taxes to fix the state's big budget problems, they're not tying any of their plans to whether Republican Gov. Sam Brownback departs for President Donald Trump's administration.
India, Russia ink MoU for cooperation in smart cities scheme
The agreement was signed in Goa where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held wide-ranging talks covering the entire expanse.
Sri City signs 13 MoUs of Rs 600 crore at Partnership Summit
While Manpasand Beverages proposed Rs 150 crore of investment, the Spanish renewable energy firm Windar Renewables agreed to invest Rs 130 crore.
Wildfires plague south Florida, central Kansas
A wildfire burned hundreds acres of mostly undeveloped grassland in Miami-Dade County, Florida over the weekend. It produced dangerous smoke. Also, north of Hutchinson, Kansas a grass fire burned more than 1,000 acres and forced evacuations.
Kansas shooting should be treated as individual act: S Jaishankar
The incident, which is being investigated as a hate crime by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has sent shockwaves among the Indian-American across the country.
Kansas cops chase cattle after accident
Police officers in Lenexa, Kansas, spent part of Friday afternoon chasing cattle through the streets after a semi-trailer rolled over, releasing the herd.
FBI probes hate crime angle in Kansas shooting
The shootings have heightened anxieties about a surge of white nationalism and a climate of hostility toward immigrants and racial minorities in the United States.


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Lemon Cookie Cups – an Easy Easter Dessert
These Lemon Cookie Cups are the most delicious Easter dessert you could possible put on your dessert table this holiday! They’re bright, zesty and springy – and they’re a dessert-hack too! That means you’re going to put in minimal effort but end up with a gorgeous product!
What about cooking? What’s your favorite part of the Easter meal to cook?
I love to make pretty desserts and set up a gorgeous dessert table. I always want to make way too many desserts, just because I can’t narrow down my recipes!
I am all about the easy desserts and dessert-hacks, like cake mix cookies. Holidays are busy, and I want to bring a pretty dessert that people will be impressed by (and wipe out – I don’t need leftovers!) – but that won’t take me a ton of time spent in the kitchen.
These Lemon Cookie Cups are the perfect dessert for your Easter dinner dessert table. I’ve taken my white chocolate lemon cookies, removed the white chocolate and turned the lemon cookies into cute little cookie cups. They’re filled with homemade vanilla buttercream (but a store bought can of frosting is a perfectly acceptable and even quicker substitute) and topped with shimmery chocolate eggs and pearl sprinkles.
Basically they’re bright, springy little cups of heaven, but you can recreate them with minimal effort. Be prepared to bask in the glory of everyone’s compliments at your Easter celebration!
Making the Lemon Cookie Cups
The cookies themselves couldn’t be easier. In a bowl, dump a package of lemon cake mix and a small box of dry white chocolate pudding mix. Add 1/2 c. oil, 2 eggs, and 2 tablespoons of water. Stir the dough until everything comes together.
Grease a mini muffin pan. Divide the cookie dough into 24 balls and put one ball in each muffin cup. Press them down lightly.
Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes at 350.
Remove lemon cookie cups from the oven. IMMEDIATELY – Using the back of a rounded tablespoon, press it into each muffin cup, to create a cup shape in each one. (See photo above)
Let cool completely before removing from pan.
While the cookies are cooling, make your frosting.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream 1 stick (1/2 c.) of butter until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Stir in 3-4 cups of powdered sugar, 1/2 c. at a time. Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons of milk. Mix together. Add additional milk if frosting needs to be thinner, 1 tablespoon at a time. Or add additional powdered sugar, 1/4 c. at a time, if frosting is too thin.
Decorating Your Lemon Cookie Cups
Spoon your frosting into an icing bag (or ziploc bag with the corner cut out) paired with a star tip. Starting in the bottom of each cup, fill the cups with icing using a circular motion.
Add one chocolate egg (I used Cadbury’s Shimmer Eggs) and a few pastel-colored ball sprinkles to decorate each one.
Keep cookies in the refrigerator prior to serving (because the frosting contains milk). If you are not going to be able to keep them refrigerated, use water in place of the milk in your frosting. They do not need to be kept cold then.
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Bright, springy lemon cake-mix cookies are baked into little cookie cups and then filled with homemade vanilla buttercream icing.
- 1 box lemon cake mix
- 1 small box dry white chocolate pudding mix
- 1/2 c. oil
- 2 tbsp. water
- 1/2 c. (1 stick) butter, softened
- 3-4 c. powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 2-4 tbsp. milk or water
- 1 bag Cadbury's Shimmer Chocolate Eggs
- 1 container pastel colored sprinkles
Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan.
Mix dry cake mix and dry pudding mix together.
Add oil, eggs and water. Mix until well combined.
Divide dough into 24 balls and place 1 ball in each muffin cup. Press down lightly.
Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are just beginning to brown.
Remove pan from oven and IMMEDIATELY use a rounded tablespoon to press a cup shape into each cookie. Let cool completely.
While cookies are cooling, cream softened butter in bowl of stand mixer until light and creamy, 2-3 minutes.
Add powdered sugar, 1/2 c. at a time, and mix thoroughly.
Add milk (or water) and vanilla. Stir.
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Spoon frosting into piping bag paired with star tip (you can also use a ziploc bag).
Fill each cup with frosting, using a circular motion.
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Research Plan for Master’s Degree
RESEARCH PLAN Materials development and properties The Master’s degree programme in Materials Science and Engineering provides expertise in areas important around the world as an industrial nation, both today and in the future. Since Materials Science and Engineering is interdisciplinary, we must have solid basis in mathematics, physics and chemistry. At the same time, we need to understand how the materials are produced, how they function, which properties they have and how they are shaped and used.
As a Materials Science and Engineering graduate we should have gained the necessary skills in the use of scientific methods to solve major industrial and research projects within our subject area. Materials Science and Engineering is an interdisciplinary study programme, ranging from the production of aluminum, steel and silicon to the development of new materials for energy production and hydrogen storage.
My research plan is about material development that which kind of materials a car, a boat, an aeroplane or an offsore installation are are made of, have we wondered about this? Why exactly that material is used, what material properties that are important, and finally what determines the property of the material? This requires a basic knowledge of how nano- and microstructures affect the utilisation potential of materials. As a tool for structure characterisation advanced electron microscopes with a resolution all the way down to atomic level are used.
So we can create the aluminum cars of the future, or form the basis for safe and environmentally friendly utilisation of the oil and gas resources. The metals can be produced in many different ways, either from natural raw materials, or by recycling scrap metal? Aluminium and steel are examples of materials that to an increasing degree is recycled so we can produce the future car of aluminium and achieve a great place in the research field of Material Science and Engineering.


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Please post DDL, so that people do not have to guess what the keys, constraints, Declarative Referential Integrity, data types, etc. in your schema are. Learn how to follow ISO-11179 data element naming conventions and formatting rules. Temporal data should use ISO-8601 formats. Code should be in Standard SQL as much as possible and not local dialect.
This is minimal polite behavior on SQL forums. What little you did post is wrong. Rows are not records. Columns are not fields. Tables have no ordering. This is in the first 1-3 chapters of any book on RDBMS.
The MS proprietary IDENTITY table property (it is not a column) cannot be a valid by definition. Since we do not do math on identifiers, they are seldom (if ever!) a numeric in a properly designed schema.
You can use a function call
ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY something_id) AS sticky_seq
This will always be correct, not waste disk space, etc. Now, if you had a Netflix queue and anted to re-arrange it, that is a different problem.
First of all I personally do not like to delete rows unless it is absolutely necessary for just this reason. I simply mark the row as deleted and exclude it from my queries so that the data is always there and prevent parent child orphan relation problems down the road. After all Disk Space is free these days and it is better to keep the data then to get rid of it.
What is Stick ID used for? Is this a label that sows in some report some were or is it a foreign key? I agree with Celko that we need you DDL so we can see what the data elements are.
Are you going to be doing this renumbering in a trigger of some kind? If so do you already have an update trigger and if you do can you post it?


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Russian commercial bank Renaissance Credit—a subsidiary of ONEXIM Group—will seize SWIFT transfers made in dollars and euros starting today. In
Russian commercial bank Renaissance Credit—a subsidiary of ONEXIM Group—will seize SWIFT transfers made in dollars and euros starting today.
In response to the heavy economic sanctions imposed by the West, the Kremlin geared up to foist national banks to devise heavy protectionist economic policies. The decision of Renaissance Credit Bank—which will take effect from today—will officially cut out incoming and outgoing transactions made in USD and euros through the SWIFT system, which is the most usual method used in global payments and settlements.
The Kremlin’s unorthodox intervention in the affairs of Russian national banks will have imminent short-to medium-term monetary impacts. Moscow’s immediate response is in part, to boost the value of the Russian rouble against the Euro and USD. While the Rouble’s value will continue to increase, for the time being, there will be unprecedented monetary issues. Apart from forcing banks to ban transactions in foreign currencies, the Kremlin is pushing its Central bank to keep interest rates at a high level. This will inevitably have an overall impact on Russian national banks as account holders will be less inclined to borrow money moving forward, resulting in a likely economic recession during the long term.


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A Velma costume is sure to be a hit among millennial cosplayers who grew up on Scooby-Doo.
Velma is one of the main characters from the show Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! She is a member of Mystery Inc., along with her friends, who go around solving mysteries together.
Velma is known as the brainy one and is usually the source of logic and reason. Her smarts mean that she can often figure out the mystery long before her friends do.
Because of her braininess, she gives off the impression that she is very straightforward and analytical. In fact, Velma has a big heart and cares deeply for her friends.
Her cute, nerdy look also gives the impression that she is delicate. Still, she is a skilled martial artist and is good at protecting herself.


Should Jack and Jim share a shelf with Ernest and Julio Gallo in Oregon's grocery stores? A lot of Oregonians would raise a glass to that. As it is, distilled spirits are welcome only in the state's 243 liquor stores and prohibited wherever milk and bread are sold.
Efforts to privatize the distribution and sales of liquor have come along before in Oregon, which is one of 18 states with a monopoly on liquor sales. Thankfully, the idea is getting some serious discussion again now that Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley has pushed the idea in his campaign materials. A privatization initiative effort in Washington is also increasing chatter about where Oregonians should buy their booze.
If voters in the state next door go for privatization and it lowers the price of spirits there, "Vancouver" might become the answer to the question, "Where should Oregonians buy their booze?" -- at least for Oregonians living near the state border.
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission doesn't expect that privatization in Washington would take a significant chunk of Oregon's overall liquor sales. But the OLCC does recognize that the change could prompt more questions about why Oregon remains committed to a post-Prohibition law that many see as outdated, cumbersome and outside the core functions of government.
Though the agency remains neutral on privatization (and silent about Dudley's proposal to dump it as the state's liquor source), Tom Erwin, OLCC government affairs manager, offers some perspective on the status quo. Erwin notes that every retail sale takes into account public safety, education and supply. "We make sure there are enough sellers to satisfy needs of Oregonians without oversaturation." He adds that the agency is relatively small, with just more than 200 employees. Private agents are contracted by the state to sell in liquor stores.
But a lot of folks crave more saturation and understandably want to buy the ingredients for a cocktail in the same place they buy the rest of their groceries. There's no argument it would be more convenient. And it would save on car trips and fuel. Having private businesses making market-based decisions about alcohol would probably bring cheaper prices to individual consumers, too. It happens elsewhere.
Also clear, however, is that the state makes money -- big money -- being the sole provider of liquor. And the state will need to recoup that revenue somehow. If not, the budget woes Dudley might inherit will get even worse.
The OLCC says its net revenue is $172 million a year. Most of that pours into the state general fund, with some flowing to cities, counties and mental health and alcohol services.
Kent Craford, acting campaign manager for Dudley, concedes liquor is a moneymaker. "It's true that the OLCC and state monopoly of liquor distribution and retailing does make money for state coffers. But that doesn't mean it can't, if it were privatized. The way you do that under a private system is to put a fee on it."
The reality is, the state is already taxing consumers with markup and operating expenses.
Craford insists the private sector can supply adult beverages better and more cheaply than the state. With a fee and fewer operating expenses, the state could keep its profit margin, too.
"The idea that the state would lose money is just totally specious, because the state has an infinite ability to make money under privatization," he says.
Some people want the state to monopolize the liquor business because they feel safer with it in charge. They believe that with limited access and price controls, the social problems associated with overconsumption are limited as well. But it's hard to argue that a state monopoly on liquor helps curb alcoholism when distilled spirits are available at more than 200 liquor outlets, and wine and beer are already sold in grocery stores.
Dudley and others pushing privatization in Oregon need to make clear that current safety measures on alcohol sales would not be sacrificed, that the OLCC would keep its public safety functions and that any change in sales would be revenue-neutral to state, city and county budgets. Once that's handled, the philosophical argument against a liquor monopoly is easy to sell.
Though state-run liquor retailing made sense in the years following Prohibition, it doesn't now. For all the good the OLCC does, having the state involved in something so far outside its core function is confusing, distracting and unnecessary.
As Craford said, "It's a symbol of Oregon state government being overstretched. And if we can't fix this, what can we fix?"
Elizabeth Hovde writes a Sunday column and posts regularly at The Stump. Reach her at email@example.com


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The Muslim Community in Papa Ajao area of Mushin, Lagos State are now living in palpable fear over wrongful demolition of their mosque and alleged threat to lives of members.
The Muslims community of Tawakalitu Mobolorunduro Mosque told The Guardian that the mosque, which was donated to the community by the late owner, Alhaja Tawakalitu Abeje, is about to be forcefully taken over after the house, which harbours the mosque, was sold.
In a petition to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2, Lagos, the community has appealed to the police to protect them against the hoodlum who have been tormenting the lives of their key members in recent times over the said property.
The petition signed by their legal Counsel, Shakirullahi Obale alleged illegal invasion, forceful demolition of the mosque and threat to life.
He alleged that the property was sold by one Yusuf Babatunde Dawodu who claimed to be the grand child of late Alhaja Tawakalitu Abeje who donated the land on which the mosque was built, while she was alive.
However, he noted that the owner has willed the mosque to the Muslim community legitimately.
According to the petition, the Mosque located at No. 24, Ojekunle Street, Papa Ajao, Mushin was said to have been suddenly invaded at about 9 a. m on October 11, 2020 by thugs and armed personnel who attacked the mosque, forcefully sending the congregation out with threat to their lives and commenced demolition.
The members, who claimed to be scared and afraid of the next action of the hoodlums, alleged that some unidentified men attacked the mosque earlier searching for the Imam and other stakeholders to make them sign some documents under durress.
According to the petitioners, moment the situation was degenerating, they reported the incident at Police Station, Olosan, Mushin, the complaint was documented, but they were told by the officer in charge, that the police have nothing to do with the complaint.The Muslims claimed that the mosque was properly bequeathed to the Muslim community by the owner, late Alhaja Tawakalitu Abeje.
According to them, the landed property was ceded to the Muslim community “through the Codicil declared on the 9th day of December, 1995 by the owner, Alhaja Tawakalitu Abeje to her Will dated 19th day of October, 1979 where she bequeathed the portion of the mosque to the Muslim Community, and they have been using the Mosque from the life time of the owner with the public observing their regular religious activities therein without hindrance, inconvenience, disturbance from any quarter until the above mentioned incident.” Efforts to get the reaction of Dawodu were unsuccessful, as he did not pick his phone calls nor respond to text message seeking enquiries.


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My name is Pieter Van Hooydonck and I'm always on the hunt for that one unguarded moment, that brief period in time when a story tells itself.
I'm a young photographer (22) who loves to blow a breath of fresh air through the world of digital and creative media.
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Despite the abundance of information on right nutrition, which can be found in free access on the Internet, doing an ordinary search or subscribing to the channels of professional nutritionists in social networks, society still commonly believes in myths about a pseudo-healthy lifestyle, which need to be exploded once and for all. We are going to become "myth busters" not on our own, but under the careful guidance of a well-known nutritionist Michelle Braude, the founder of The Food Effect—a nutrition consultancy service.
Myth 1: You can lose weight if you skip meals
You can achieve a short-term effect, leaving yourself a couple of times without lunch or dinner, however, during the next meal you will need much more food to satisfy hunger. In addition, from the psychological viewpoint, it will be hard for you to endure such a radical restriction. All food will seem more delicious and mouth-watering than usual.
In order to avoid imbalance in the body function and psychological pressure, you can reduce the amount of food consumed, but not the number of meals, as well as always have a healthy snack at hand rich in fiber, healthy fats and carbs. For example: an apple, a few wholegrain crackers with peanut butter or hummus, and nuts.
Myth 2: You should go gluten-free at once
This statement is true only for those who suffer from gluten intolerance or from coeliac disease, in all other cases this vegetable protein can be safely consumed. It can even serve as an excellent substitute for animal protein combined with a balanced diet for vegetarians and vegans.
Myth 3: Healthy food won't make you gain weight
As in the first case—it all depends on the portion size and any food product becomes unhealthy, if consumed in unlimited quantities. Olive oil, hummus, nuts and avocado are sources of the right fats, and in a balanced amount they have a positive effect on the body, but excessively large portions can easily lead to weight gain, since these are still fats, though the right ones.
Myth 4: Carbs cause weight gain
Completely cutting out carbs from the diet, you are likely to lose weight, but very quickly you will begin to feel fatigue, drowsiness and even apathy, because it is carbohydrates that are transformed into energy necessary for life. Returning to normal nutrition, you can not only gain back the weight, but also gain more.
Instead of completely giving up carbs, choose the right ones: wholegrain and rye bread, quinoa, brown rice, sweet potatoes, oats and wholewheat pasta.
Myth 5: You can lose weight by giving up fatty food
As we have already sorted out in Myth #3, fats can be unhealthy, but they can be healthy as well. For an active and productive life, we need a balanced diet containing proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Fats help us to be sated faster with a small amount of food, lower the risk of heart disease and aid in the absorption of minerals and vitamins.
Myth 6: Workout helps you lose weight
Of course, a nice figure is the result of exercise. But it is essential to keep in mind that active physical activity increases your appetite. Therefore, you should approach diet formulation with particular care. It is important to remember: abs are made not only in the gym, but also in the kitchen!
Myth 7: You need to track your weight every single day
Daily weighing might lead to a serious psychological trauma. Especially for those whose results on the way to the desired effect are not as obvious as they would like them to be, due to differences in physiology, metabolism, age and hormonal background. The best indicator of success will be the way you feel and your reflection in the mirror. Pay attention to the condition of the skin, hair and nails, as well as how your clothes fit.

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We are looking for volunteers. Volunteers take crisis calls from their home and accompany sexual assault survivors to the hospital or police station. Join our team and offer support, information and resources to survivors and their family and friends.
After a mandatory 30-hour training, our program allows volunteers to support our mission while maintaining balance within their personal lives, by choosing their own shifts.
Those interested in volunteering with SARC must be at least 18 years of age, have reliable transportation, and be able to travel throughout Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties.
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Sexual Assault Resource Center
35 W. William St., Corning, NY 14830, US
The Sexual Assault Resource Center believes that all people have the right to live free from sexual violence. SARC provides comprehensive, direct services to anyone affected by sexual violence in Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties. By creating awareness, providing education, and promoting volunteerism, SARC works to improve community response to sexual violence.
SARC provides direct services to both primary and secondary victims of sexual assault, abuse, harassment, or rape. People who reside in the Southern Tier of NY State (Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben counties) are eligible for free and confidential services including:
- medical/legal accompaniments
- phone counseling
- safety planning
Our hotline is available seven days a week: 1-888-810-0093
Advocacy & Human Rights
We'll work with your schedule.
35 W. William StreetCorning, NY14830
January 15, 2021
Driver's License Needed
Must be at least 18
Orientation or Training
Volunteers are expected to sign-up for a combination of 8-hour hotline and medical legal shifts. Volunteers are also required to attend a monthly meeting.

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Carlton Morris is determined to use Wembley disappointment as fuel for future challenges after Shrewsbury Town were beaten by Lincoln City in the Checkatrade Trophy final on Sunday.
The forward was part of a Town side - alongside fellow Canary Ben Godfrey - who went down to a cruel 1-0 loss in front of just over spectators in the capital.
"It's a bitter pill to swallow," Morris told canaries.co.uk after the match.
"We won't be slouching after this. We will concentrate on the league.
"Winning here would have been brilliant. It was the goal coming here but we've got to focus on the next prize."
The frontman was one of the final Shrewsbury players to leave the pitch, staying for the bulk of Lincoln's trophy presentation.
"I wanted to see what I'd missed out on," the 22-year-old explained.
"Having done that, I know I don't want to go through that again. That's why I stayed there, taking it all in.
"I've got to get used to playing on stages like this. It's where I'm hoping to be in the future.
"It was a good experience, but we're disappointed."


If I don't replace it I run it across a bench grinder wire wheel. Some parts get painted some get anti seize some get wheel bearing grease and then some you just have to replace.
When I am done with a job I mask it all off and paint.
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I am on a painting tear right now. Although I have not been updating the blog that frequently, I am finishing figures at a good rate. I am hoping to get my entire Confederate Blue Moon army completed in time for a modeling show in October, and I think I will make it.
Here are 38 bases of dismounted Confederate cavalry, based for Regimental Fire and Fury. I am working on horse holders to go with them. All the figures are Blue Moon. Bases are Litko, and flags are GMB.
Blue Moon has a nice variety of poses here, and by varying the uniform colors, I was able to make them even more motley.
How large are you expecting your Confederate army to be when finished?
I'm shooting for 300 bases of infantry, 30 bases of cavalry, and enough guns that I can field 6-10 batteries of various types.ReplyDelete
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Scott, I have had great success mixing in some AB dismounted ACW cavalry with the similarly sized Blue Moons. They are a good match, even on the same stand. Part of the reason I did this is that I'm not a big fan of dismounted cavalry firing pistols (a rare sight when typically they were deployed with carbines firing like infantry), so the AB's armed with carbines (in 5 different poses) give you a lot more variety.ReplyDelete


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Establishing the diagnosis and etiology of angina pectoris
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Thallium-201 myocardial perfusion imaging at rest and during exercise. Comparative sensitivity to electrocardiography in coronary artery disease
Spectrum of coronary arterial spasm. Clinical, angiographic and myocardial metabolic experience in 29 cases
Myocardial imaging with indium- 113m- and technetium-99m-macroaggregated albumin. New procedure for identification of stress-induced regional ischemia
Correlation of "critical" left coronary artery lesions with positive submaximal exercise tests in patients with chest pain
Myocardial perfusion imaging with 99m-Tc or 113m-In macroaggregated albumin: correlation of the perfusion image with clinical, angiographic, surgical, and histologic findings
Improved diagnosis in coronary cinearteriography with routine use of 110 degrees oblique views and cranial and caudal angulations. Comparison with standard transverse oblique views in 100 patients
Nonatheromatous ischemic heart disease following withdrawal from chronic industrial nitroglycerin exposure
Noninvasive regional myocardial perfusion with radioactive potassium. Study of patients at rest, with exercise and during angina pectoris
Preinfarctional (unstable) angina--a prospective study--ten year follow-up. Prognostic significance of electrocardiographic changes
Myocardial perfusion imaging with radioactive-labeled particles injected directly into the coronary circulation of patients with coronary artery disease
Alterations in the circulatory response to exercise following a meal and their relationship to postprandial angina pectoris
Effects of a reduction in environmental temperature on the circulatory response to exercise in man. Implications concerning angina pectoris
Impact of type D personality on major adverse cardiac events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: The mediating role of cognitive appraisal and coping style.
Birth defects encompass structural and functional alterations that occur during embryonic or fetal development and are present since birth. The cause may be genetic, environmental or unknown and can result in physical and/or mental impairment. Here is the latest research on birth defects.


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There are only a few computer sims that one could classify as a real wargame, but of those few, one of the best is IL-2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad. We reviewed this back in April 2019, and since then things have only gotten better, if a little pricey. Other DLCs have been added, for example, to include Flying Circus which continues the tradition of the older game Rise of Flight.
There are also the typical mix of collector’s aircraft, and since this product line seems to be always on sale somewhere, I picked up one of my favourites, the Italian Aeronautica Macchi C.202 Folgore (Thunderbolt) Series VII.
But the neatest thing about IL-2 is the fact that it supports native VR (Virtual Reality), to include handling for the Oculus headset and others. It will cost you some coin, so you might wonder if it’s worth it. After logging some 10 hours so far this past weekend, all I can say is…
In the Hanger
To play IL-2 in VR you will need a VR headset and mine is the Oculus Quest 2 I received for Christmas, which admittedly piqued my interest in taking Sturmovik for another spin. The Quest 64 gig will run you $299 US, but don’t think that’s the only upfront cost. Much to my chagrin I found out neither of my rigs could run the game in VR with the Oculus, so I had to find a gaming PC with the exact specs to run it to the tune of $ 800 for a refurb. Now that’s not as bad as it sounds because even my high horsepower PC is ancient, so it was time for a replacement, not to mention making other high-end games like Steel Division 2 really rock and roll.
So, what kind of specs are we talking about? Well, my new computer has Win 10 (required), 32 gigs RAM (8 required), an Intel i7 3770 3.4 mhz processor (Intel i5 4990/AMD Ryzen 5 1500X minimum) and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Super Desktop 6 gig video card (one of nine NVIDIA cards supported, for AMD you need a 400, 500, 5000 or Vega series). You will also need a connector cable, Oculus Link software (free, it allows the headset to communicate with the PC) and if running a Steam game, the Steam VR software (free, it allows Steam to launch the game into VR mode on the Oculus). Simple, right?
Not so much. This, in addition to learning how to operate the Oculus and associated software, and then just getting used to the VR environment, is a whole lot harder than actually playing a game in VR. When you actually get into a sim and play under the VR umbrella, my experience is that the game is easier to play and you will do much better at winning your contest.
Adjusting to the VR environment is by far the steepest part of the VR learning curve, partly because we are not talking about just the ability to look around by turning your head instead of arrow buttons. With the Oculus the headset will actually track how you move your hands, for example, so that you can actually grab 3D joysticks and push 3D buttons that happen to reside in whatever you see through your headset. Il-2 doesn’t go that far, thankfully, but other games do with those modelling mechas most common. Likewise, safety is a must, so the Oculus-Steam VR will also map out an area around where you are standing or sitting for you to play.
But the biggest adjustment surfaces when your brain immediately causes you to believe you’re in a different piece of real estate somewhere else in the world. I found myself forgetting that I was sitting at a desk in a chair in my family room. When I wanted to do something like exit the game, I instinctively started spinning my head to find a door or other exit point. In a game like IL-2, which prides itself on realistic photo-quality graphics and accurate movement protocols for both man and machine, this means things can get really weird. If by chance, the VR game you are playing requires you to push but one keyboard button during the game, you might have a problem because you could temporarily forget said keyboard exists. There isn’t one to be seen in your VR reality so there is nothing to touch in the real world either.
When they say have a partner when you take VR for a spin, take this seriously. Or have an extra set of underwear when you try the included Roller Coaster software.
When you go through the semi-laborious process of starting IL-2, you will be taken to the ubiquitous hangar with aircraft, the normal vertical side menu floating in the air. I went through several of the Quick Missions because those start you off in the air and you don’t have to take off and land. Given how much I’ve depleted the squadron’s repair budget in the past, my flight commander was very happy.
When you start, everything you need to do will be through buttons attached to the joystick you are using. IL-2 does not use the 3D hands option, though there are some other nifty bits of optional chrome such as being able to see outside your cockpit as if you were actually outside the cockpit (turning this off means you’ll hit your head on the glass). Surprisingly, my joystick of choice is not HOTAS (Hands On Throttle And Stick), but rather the older Saitek Cyborg 3D Gold USB. Make sure you calibrate this thing before you play or you will find yourself forever turning left and crashing. A lot. As in at least five times (ask me how I know). Otherwise, the Saitek works just fine.
But once in the air I discovered playing in VR actually allowed me to start killing stuff instead of grabbing for my parachute. Playing in VR is really a lot easier and this makes shooting down enemy aircraft a pretty common occurrence. Yes, you can talk about the realistic force feedback or how smooth the controls and throttle are, but that’s not the big reason. The reason is the non-necessity for the player to memorize a bunch of keys on your Logitech G105 to perform even the simplest of human physiological actions. This requirement simply disappears. There is no more having to remember where the up-down-right-left arrows are, and thus take your eye off the monitor screen. When playing I was literally gob smacked at how much my uncoordinated fingers did not have to do. I never knew the extent to which the keyboard was such and integral part of play and how distracting it was as well. I could concentrate more on flying and shooting rather than reach for keys with my short fingers.
But there is another aspect I noted, one all too seldom discussed. This is how hyper realistic the combat environment becomes. Yes, the 3D imagery is so good you find yourself trying to reach and grab the Folgore’s joystick, but it’s more than that and hard to explain. Perhaps an example will suffice and for me it was cockpit size. Though I flew several aircraft types, my favorite was still the Macchi C.202.
Anyone can fly a Mustang or Spitfire, but I revel in tackling the enemy with lesser-known aircraft from Russia, Poland, France and Italy. Yet with all aircraft, but the Folgore in particular, I was surprised how cramped these aircraft felt in VR. There just seemed to be a lot less room than I imagined, and some quick research validated that impression. I was compelled to continuously turn my head or look up and down because there did not seem to be enough room to move anything else. I never had that feeling when I was playing the non-VR version of this game.
My first VR experience was not only a good one but a very surprising one as well. Game functions I knew about worked better, and there were many new aspects of gameplay introduced that I never imagined.
Debriefing at the Officers’ Mess
OK, this cost me a bit of coin and boasted a bit of a steep learning curve, but if you do have the shekels to invest, I think it’s worth it. Yes, there may not be a lot out there in terms of pure wargames, which may or may not include online products like War Thunder, but I can see where there might be. RTS games are now popping up with native VR and first person shooters like Verdun would seem to be naturals for this type of environment.
But there is another direction to explore as well, based on the fact that TableTop Simulator is also native VR capable. Wut now? No, I didn’t stutter or stammer. I’ve yet to try this out but my impression is TTS VR solves one of the most persnickety problems us old board and mini types have to deal with. This is having to scroll left-right-up-down to see a battle map in detail. With a hex board game, for example, a single glance with peripheral vision conveys to me a lot more I can remember about gameplay that instant.
With scrolling, if I move left, my brain does remember what I just saw to the right and can’t connect the two. Younger folks who have grown up with computers seem to have no problem with this, but for the life of me I just can’t make it work. And given that Steam VR has a Desktop Theater Mode that will let you play any game in your library as if it were on a 225-inch screen, could this be the start of a trend? VR, it’s not just for sims anymore?
Time will tell of course, but for this round I have to say that VR simply takes the prize for realism and ease of play in the sim world at the very least. It wasn’t a small investment, but I’d still say I got my money’s worth… with a little left over to purchase that Italian CR-42 Falco I’ve a hankering for.


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Known for his warm dark sound and effortless sense of swing, Canadian-born Josh Brown has become one of the leading young trombonists in New York City. Josh has performed with some of jazz's leading figures, including Charlie Persip, Jimmy Cobb, Grant Stewart, Joe Cohn, Sachal Vasandani, Rodney Whitaker, William Ash, Ari Roland, Pat LaBarbera, Don Thompson and Jake Wilkinson among others. Currently, Josh spends most of his time as a member of Warner artist Michael Bubles band, and is featured on the Grammy nominated Michael Buble CD/DVD, 'Caught in the Act. Josh has enjoyed a steady and diverse musical career, having played with non- jazz artists such as Merl Saunders, The Philosopher Kings, and as an orchestra member in the Broadway musical Fame. When home in New York, Josh leads his own Quartet, frequently collaborating with guitarist Randy Napoleon.
Josh has appeared on Oprah Winfrey, the Today Show, the Late Show with David Letterman, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, B.E.T. Bet on Jazz, The Chris Isaak Hour, and PBS Great Performances. Josh was a nominee for Jazz trombonist of the year at the 2003 National Jazz Awards in his native Canada, as well as a semi-finalist in the prestigious 2003 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trombone competition, where Josh was one of ten musicians invited to perform at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. A two time Recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts Grant, Josh also received the Chevrolet High Note Award, the highest award offered at Humber College, and a Civic Recognition Award from his home town of Burlington for receiving the highest mark in the country for his Royal Conservatory exam.
Josh grew up in a musical home, the son of a piano teaching mother and jazz loving father, and soon after first picking up the Euphonium, played his first professional gig at age thirteen. A keen-eyed teacher sensed his interest in jazz and suggested a switch to trombone. Josh quickly excelled at the new instrument, winning local and national competitions.
Josh attended Toronto's Humber College of Music, as well as the Banff School of Fine Arts and the Thelonious Monk Institute (Jazz Aspen Snowmass).
Joshs teachers have included Don Thompson, Marc Donatelle, Alistair Kay, Slide Hampton, Steve Davis and Barry Harris, among others.


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Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has stated that he is not afraid of death and that death would actually bring him relief.
Musk stated that he would like to maintain his health for a longer period of time in an interview with Mathias Dopfner, the CEO of the German publishing company Axel Springer.
“I think for political leadership, you want to be ideally within 10 or at least, 20 years of the average age of the population. And for me, I certainly would like to maintain health for a longer period of time. But I am not afraid of dying. I think it would come as a relief,” he explained.
Musk, on the other hand, stated that he hopes to live long enough to see SpaceX’s vision realised.
“My biggest hope is that humanity creates a self-sustaining city on Mars,” he added.
When asked if he is happy right now, Musk replied, “I think there are degrees of love.” But, in order to be completely happy, I believe you must be happy at work and happy in love. So I guess I’m happy in the middle.
“I tried to be as literal as possible. I would be happy if humanity has a self-sustaining city on Mars because then, the probable lifespan of humanity is much greater. I think we really just got this little candle of consciousness, like a small light in the void. And we do not want this small candle in the darkness to be put out.”
Musk stated that we should not try to make people live for extremely long periods of time.
“That it would cause asphyxiation of society because the truth is, most people don’t change their mind. They just die. So if they don’t die, we will be stuck with old ideas and society won’t advance. I think we already have quite a serious issue with gerontocracy, where the leaders of so many countries are extremely old.”
In response to the idea of launching global air taxis, he stated that the landing of such air-borne vehicles would be audible.
“So you would probably be connecting cities that are next to oceans or seas. So you can land far enough offshore that the landing noise is not disturbing to people. It is like an intercontinental rocket,” the Tesla CEO noted.