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Miku Restaurant - Toronto
We specialize in innovative Aburi Sushi and seafood. Combining traditional Japanese techniques and flavours with fresh, local ingredients, our highly skilled chefs pair each morsel of sushi with a unique house made sauce in order to bring out the rich flavour profile of the fish, and then seal the flavours with a binchotan (oak charcoal)- accompanied flame sear. The result is the secret to Miku's success: sushi with a smoky aroma, umami flavour, and decadent, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
We also offer a variety of seafood entrées, appetizers, as well as seafood platters.
Our menu is best paired with our extensive sake, wine, and cocktail selection.
Following provincial mandate, Miku will be requiring proof of complete vaccination (2/2 vaccines) upon indoor dining starting September 22, 2021.
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Contactless payment available
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
Salmon Oshi Sushi
pressed BC wild sockeye salmon, jalapeño, Miku sauce
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Though a snafu on our part prevented us from being seated at our original reserved time, Miku worked with us to modify our reservation to a later seating. The wait was well worthwhile. The menu catered to both of us, one not particularly fond of sushi, and each course was simple perfection. The chef even made a complimentary single piece sample for me of his signature Aburi salmon nigiri so I could experience and appreciate this style of sushi the Miku companies’ owner brought to North America...ah, such an elevating difference! All in all, a superb dining experience!
It was perfect to having an anniversary place!
The waitresses was so kind to explain the food!
Amazing food, cocktails and service. We had come to celebrate our engagement and my fiancé had chosen this restaurant. Although we had a small hiccup with getting an indoor seating (our fault as one of us didn’t carry ID) our outdoor table was the only choice in the end.
Hein was our server and he made the entire dining experience superb right from the get go. We had researched the menu and he advised us on the best possible was to have the complete Miku dining experience. With each dish served they offered a short introduction on the dish and its uniqueness.
- Cocktails like the Oishii and Aburi Lemonade if you are gin aficionados. Oishii was our favourite amongst the two.
- Appetizer was Chicken Nanban and the homestyle tartar sauce was very delicious.
- Entrée was Kaisen Soba Peperoncino which was very flavourful and a little on the peppery side for me!
- We had the Aburi Oshi Sampler and a half-n-half selection of Miku and Red Wave Rolls - trust their suggestion when they say you don’t need soy sauce with them!
- Dessert was the Warm Matcha Valrohna Chocolate Fondant which was goeey-ly delicious in every bite.
Overall superb dining experience!
Fantastic dining experience. Our server explained all the delicious plates that arrived and we were treated to a special fresh raspberry sorbet made in-house for our anniversary. This was extra special since it was our first time returning to this location to eat indoors since the pandemic so it was very much appreciated
Lovely restaurant and staff. Always exceptional service here. The food is amazing - our favourite is the salmon oshi.
Delicious, welcoming, elegant, and well presented.
Great food. Nice atmosphere. Excellent service. Delicious desserts.
Very good, nice staff and good ambiance.
Amazing food, we’re blown away by the quality of food, cocktails, and dessert.
amazing food and service
forgot our server's name but
he was super kind and helpful
thank you for wonderful experience!
Overall the food was good but way way overpriced. Bluefin Tuna sashimi "freshness" was disappointing. Salmon sashimi freshness level was nothing to write home about either.
Excellent service, the food as always is great.
Service is always perfect and top notch .Can't wait to come back!
vanilla bean cheesecake is slept on 100%, whoevers designing that desert menu needs a raise
The anniversary tasting menu was so amazing! Great food and service.
Excellent service !Delicious food and stunning presentation from dishes to cups. Highly recommend to try.
Food was delicious. Our server is very nice. We enjoyed our lunch.
Miku is always our favourite sushi place in town
Great food, elite consistency. That's all I need to say. You won't regret your experience at Miku
Absolutely amazing food, ambience and service. This is easily my favorite sushi restaurant and their consistency in quality is incredible.
Wonderful oysters and house mignonette! The chefs did a fantastic job with the Chef's Select lunch special, as well as the ebi fry. Need to come back with all my friends.
The quality of the food as well as its presentation is outstanding. The service in general is efficient and polite. We had a pleasant dinner the restaurant was neither crowded nor too noisy. It feels just right.
Outdoor patio on a very noisy street. It’s as good as it gets, considering it’s outside of the restaurant control.
Both regular and torched sushi was great. Each had a special sauce that complimented the fish perfectly! Service was amazing and not intrusive!
Fantastic food experience, great knowledgeable service staff.
the place doesn’t look as great as in their website but the food was great. Their US wagyu and Aburi sushi were absolutely to come back for. Definitely coming back to try their desserts.
Significant drop in quality of food post-
Incredible food and outstanding service. We went for our anniversary and I have only praise for our experience. Would definitely go again!
Great food, great service, highly recommend for a celebration or date night
One of the best restaurants in the city. Good and service is amazing
Vancouver miku alot better!!
Miku never disappoints, I always have a good time coming.
Nice restaurant which is supposed to be higher end... however disappointed with lack of attention to details with dirty tables, old looking plates/bowls. Service was kind of slow. Food looks better than it actually is. If you're looking for a good sushi place go to Jabistro, food quality is so much better and their service.
Amazing food, great service. Will come back!
Might be Toronto’s best sushi Resturant. These people take their Sushi seriously - the ingredient, the presentation and the service. Absolutely great!!!
Excellent quality of food & freshness of fish, generous portions. Patio seating is not as comfortable as indoor esp when it's windy outside, but with the current circumstance of covid, Miku did what they could have done.


DNLookup - filter results
I have a question regarding DNLookup using in workflows. (Version 4.7)
In the workflow the user has the possibility to search for a contact person with DNLookup, but he are only allowed to find users with the same company value. To use only a DNQuery is not an option because there are still too many users
Now my questions:
- is it possible to configure the DNLookup to search only for user with the same company value as the user who started the workflow? (without creating an own entitiy for every company)
- or can I combine a DNLookup with a DNQuery, so that the DNLookup only search the results of a DNQuery
Thanks in Advance & best regards
i had nearly the same problem in the past. I created a workaround like an own "lookup" via query:
i defined "search fields" and processed them to a query to get a list of results with all the users:
You cant control dnlookup with an input of parameters.
DNLookup is restricted to use entities.
Your best option I think is to use a query.
I did a similar query even though a bit more comlex here:


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ZZ Top, otherwise known as, “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” lay undisputed claim to being the longest running, major rock band with original personnel intact, and in 2004, the Texas trio was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Of course, there are only three of them – Billy F. Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard – but it’s a remarkable achievement that they’re still together after more than 45 years of rock, blues and boogie, on the road and in the studio. “Yeah,” says Billy, guitarist extraordinaire, “we’re the same three guys, bashing out the same three chords.” With the release of each of their albums the band has explored new ground in terms of both their sonic approach and the material they’ve recorded. ZZ Top is the same but always evolving.
It was in Houston in the waning days of 1969 that ZZ Top coalesced from the core of two rival bands. The new group went on to record the appropriately titled ZZ Top’s First Album and Rio Grande Mud, which reflected their strong blues roots. Their third album, Tres Hombres (1973) catapulted them to national attention with the hit “La Grange,” still one of the band’s signature pieces today. The song is unabashed elemental boogie, celebrating the institution that came to be known as “the best little whorehouse in Texas.” Their next hit was “Tush,” a song about the pursuit of “the good life” that was featured on their Fandango! (1975) album. The band built momentum and success during its first decade, culminating in the legendary World Wide Texas Tour, a production that included a longhorn steer, a buffalo, buzzards, rattlesnakes and a Texas-shaped stage. As a touring unit, they’ve been without peer over the years, having performed before millions of fans across North America on numerous epochal tours as well as overseas where they’ve enthralled audiences from Slovenia to Argentina, Australia to Sweden, Russia to Japan, and most points in between. Their iconography – beards, cars, girls and that magic keychain – seems to transcend all bounds of geography and language.
In 2012, ZZ Top unveiled LA FUTURA, their first studio album in nine years. The album reflects the solid blues inspiration that has powered the band since the beginning with a contemporary approach that underscored the group’s inclination to experiment and explore new sonic vistas. The album includes the widely lauded “I Gotsta Get Paid,” which has become a hit sensation. ZZ Top’s rich history became the subject of a box set release the following year. ZZ Top: The Complete Studio Albums 1970-1990, offering no fewer than 10 of the band’s most lauded albums all with the original mixes restored. 2016 saw the release of ZZ Top’s Live! Greatest Hits From Around The World album, consisting of 15 songs recorded live in 13 cities spanning three continents. Guitar legend, Jeff Beck joins the band on stage in his native London for two songs – “Rough Boy” and a cover of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons.”
The elements that keep ZZ Top fresh, enduring and above the transitory fray can be summed up in the three words of the band’s internal mantra: “tone, taste and tenacity.” Of course, the three members of the band have done their utmost to do their part in assuring that ZZ Top prevails. As genuine roots musicians, the members of the band have few peers. ZZ Top’s music is always instantly recognizable, eminently powerful, profoundly soulful and 100% Texas American in derivation. The band’s support for the blues is unwavering both as interpreters of the music and preservers of its legacy. They have sold millions of records over the course of their career, have been officially designated as “Heroes of The State of Texas,” been referenced in countless cartoons and sitcoms, and are true rock icons. They’re real and they’re surreal and they’re ZZ Top.
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One in five American divorces now involve Facebook, according to experts (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1334482/The-marriage-killer-One-American-divorces-involve-Facebook.html). There is no doubt that online chatting offers new temptations. Curiosity can quickly shift to accelerated excitement when you look up an old flame and the chats turn flirty.
“Americans have the highest rate of romantic breakup in the world,” says Andrew J. Cherlin, professor of sociology and public policy at Johns Hopkins, in an article from Psychology Today. Cherlin attributes this high rate of breaking up on high expectations, and dangerous distractions.
Couples have more options with the Internet, online dating services, and Facebook connecting old lovers. We must counteract these tempting dalliances by revitalizing our own relationships.
People don’t stray in a relationship when they have enticements and unexpected surprises from their partners. I advise couples to spend time doing challenging activities that capture the excitement of the early days in their relationships.
And, don’t forget to cuddle. When you are adored, and have physical contact with your partner it increases the bonding hormone Oxytocin, turning partners away from porn, the blackberry mistress and the pitfalls of Facebook socializing.
In my book Make Up Don’t Break Up with accompanying DVD Falling in Love and Staying in Love, I teach couples and individuals how to find, keep, and sustain loving relationships. I’m so pleased to announce that Make Up Don’t Break Up is nominated for the Reader’s Choice Award for Best Dating Book 2010. My readers can vote with a chance to win our contest for $150 gift certificates. Hurry, voting ends March 8th. Find details on my home page at www.doctorbonnie.com.

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SOUTH BEND — The Glenn Falcons fell to Riley on the road Thursday night 76 to 71 in overtime.
The first quarter was highlighted by two Chase Miller threes. Miller returned in the third with three more buckets totaling 13 on the night.
Joe Chrapliwy found his offensive groove totaling 18 as did Noah Dreibelbeis who had a double/double scoring 11 to go along with 10 rebounds.
Brycen Hannah added a double/double as well with 19 and 10 boards. Riley took control with key buckets in overtime to seal the win.

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Food experience–induced taste desensitization modulated by the Drosophila TRPL channel
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Animals tend to reject bitter foods. However, long-term exposure to some unpalatable tastants increases acceptance of these foods. Here we show that dietary exposure to an unappealing but safe additive, camphor, caused the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to decrease camphor rejection. The transient receptor potential-like (TRPL) cation channel was a direct target for camphor in gustatory receptor neurons, and long-term feeding on a camphor diet led to reversible downregulation of TRPL protein concentrations. The turnover of TRPL was controlled by an E3 ubiquitin ligase, Ube3a. The decline in TRPL levels and increased acceptance of camphor reversed after returning the flies to a camphor-free diet long term. We propose that dynamic regulation of taste receptors by ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation comprises an important molecular mechanism that allows an animal to alter its taste behavior in response to a changing food environment.


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The ongoing edition of the much-awaited ICC World Cup has taken the entire nation by storm. All the Indian cricket fans, with utmost excitement and nervousness, are rooting for their favourites at the game. Needless to say, Indian skipper Virat Kohli and his men in blue are striving hard at the pitch, so much that their success ratio, so far, has been commendable. But, what’s that one thing that has been missing from the game… umm, we mean the stands? Well, it is captain Kohli’s better half and lucky charm, Anushka Sharma!
Not long ago, we spotted the Zero actor making jetting off to London. She also made it a point to keep all fans updated about her trip with her back-to-back Instagram stories. And, amidst all this, it was being speculated that Anushka is expected to grace ongoing India vs Afghanistan match. However, despite staying in the same country, the actor couldn’t be a part of the match, thanks to BCCI and its directives. According to the rules, all the WAGs are only allowed to join their husbands after a certain period of time. Hence, the actor, before joining her captain husband, is making sure to fulfil all her professional commitments.
Here's Anushka Sharma heading to Brussels:
Our sources informed, “Anushka will join Virat only this month end as BCCI has mandated that wives of cricketers can only spend 15 days with their partners during the World Cup. Anushka has been in London and has been wrapping her work commitments in the city and now in Brussels. The much-loved couple is following all BCCI mandates laid down for the families of cricketers. Anushka will officially join Virat from this month end. The fans will have to wait for a few more days to see them together.”
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The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards were shaping up to be a Lady Gaga coronation for most of the night, so the final award was a bit of a surprise: The Weeknd won Video of the Year for “Blinding Lights” over Gaga and Ariana Grande‘s collaboration “Rain on Me.” But he gave a brief speech, solemnly explaining how hard it is to celebrate when there has yet to be justice for Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor, who were victims of police brutality in 2020 and whose shooters have yet to be brought to justice. Check out the complete list of VMA winners here.
Indeed, it was an unusual night to celebrate since the performers, winners and host Keke Palmer had to take precautions and largely be socially distanced due to the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to spread throughout the US. Though that resulted in an arguably more streamlined event than usual where Gaga was also a big winner, claiming Artist of the Year, Song of the Year (“Rain on Me”), Best Collaboration (“Rain on Me”) and Best Cinematography (“Rain on Me”), as well as the newly established honorary Tricon Award. To date Gaga has now won 17 competitive prizes from the VMAs.
Grande also won four awards. In addition to her three for “Rain on Me,” she also claimed Best Music Video from Home for “Stuck with U,” her collaboration with Justin Bieber. That brings her career total to nine VMAs. And it was a clean sweep for K-pop sensations BTS, who went four-for-four: they took home Best Group and Best K-Pop Video (“On”) for the second year in a row, and “On” also won Best Pop Video and Best Choreography.
What did you think of this year’s winners and the ceremony in general? Were you surprised by The Weeknd’s ultimate victory, and will this unconventional ceremony be a model for other music award shows to come?

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Kebabwala in Hillion Mall in Bukit Panjang
You will be pleasantly surprised at how tasty the Turkish Meditereannean food is after you have tasted it from the newest Kebabwala restaurant in Hillion Mall and we would be expecting you to want to go back there for more.
Get a taste of the Turkish Meditereannean in Hillion Mall in the heart of Bukit Panjang. Renowned for for having the best Turkish and Mediterranean Cuisines, Kebabwala believes in creating ‘Delight in every bite’ comes from their passion in making delicious and healthy food. One can enjoy their different variety of sizzling kebabs and mouth-watering wraps, pide, salad, huummus, sandwiches, kunefe and many more…
Experience the tastes that will make you want to go back for more…
Kebabwala in Hillion Mall is having some wonderful promotions to celebrate the opening of their Turisk and Mediterreannean restaurant in Hillion Mall.
Location of Kebabwala in Hillion Mall in Bukit Panjang
Address: 17 Petir Rd, #B2-18 Hillion Mall, Singapore 678278
Phone: 8201 9010
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Top 6 Best Reviews of Kebabwala restaurant in Hillion Mall in Google
After a long time the west side has an authentic Middle Eastern option. Hummus and bread is a must try. Kebabs are delicious, especially with the mayo based spicy sauce. Thumbs up
– Mudasser Iqbal
I highly recommend trying the Pide! Their other menu items are very delectable too. Super friendly staff and service. 100/100 stars.
– Hep Hup
Decided to try this new place. Ordered doner chicken pilar. Rice was delicious and flavorful. Chicken was tender n juicy. Don’t forget the get the sauces. Reminded me of the halal guys when I was in New York. Highly recommend. Will come again.
– nornadiah hanis
Tried the mixed kebabs platter and love the rice and the spicy sauce. Chicken was delicious too. Overall ~nice food.
– Laura Woi
Today visited Kebabwala with my family. Food was awesome, delicious.
Food quality was above expectations. Outstanding kabab platters. Authentic variety of Turkish flavours available.
– SAM Love
One of the, if not, best Turkish Mediterranean cuisine available in SG!
Ordered a whole lot for my family, and they all enjoyed everything!
Really loved the Mezze Platter and the desserts (Baklava and Kunafe). Really delicious and nice!
Will come back again definitely!
– Wong Kai Jun (kaijunkie)
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ActiveJPA is a Java implementation of Martin Fowler’s Active Record pattern that wraps around JPA and provides useful abstractions to simplify data access. With ActiveJPA, models themselves act as a DAO and interact with the database without requiring additional code for the DAL. In this article the primary committer discusses ActiveJPA and provides plenty of usage examples.
The SQL language has been evolving steadily over the last two decades. At the same time, the verbosity caused by the JDBC API in Java client code and the lack of first class SQL support within the Java language have led to the introduction of ORMs such as Hibernate, which was later standardised into JPA and the Criteria API.If SQL and JPA are diverging, where will our data interaction patterns go?
Based on a concrete example with Scala, Spring and JPA the article explains how to enhance Spring with Scala’s powerful concepts such as implicit conversions and traits. Moreover, it shows how the gap between a Java based framework and Scala can smoothly be bridged.
Leading persistence solution architects their views on the current state of the union in persistence in the Java community. 2
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Hellcat Manual: The 2023 Dodge Challenger Hellcat Packs a Manual
The Dodge Challenger Hellcat unceremoniously lost its manual transmission, much to the dismay of Mopar enthusiasts. However, fans of the three-pedal Challenger Hellcat can rest easy; the upcoming 2023 supercharged Mopar will bring back the row-your-boat manual transmission. Here’s what you need to know about the soon-to-be-doomed 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and its manual transmission.
Does the Dodge Hellcat come in manual?
The 2022 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat doesn’t pack a manual transmission. Instead, the supercharged 6.2L V8 coupe offers its 8-speed automatic TorqueFlite transmission. Of course, while the TorqueFlite posts quicker acceleration times than the previous model years with a manual transmission, it loses the fun factor of a traditional manual transmission. However, Dodge just announced that the 2023 model year would rectify that issue.
Will the 2023 Dodge Challenger Hellcat have a manual transmission?
The upcoming 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat will have a standard six-speed manual transmission. It should be the same stout and abuse-tolerating Tremec unit that the 5.7L-equipped and 6.4L-packing Challengers pack as standard. That’s good news for potential Challenger owners who want 717 horsepower and the ability to drop the clutch and melt off an epidermal layer of the rear tires.
Of course, Car and Driver says that potential owners who want one of the last Challenger Hellcats to roll off the assembly line can still get an automatic should they want one. Still, the TorqueFlite is an additional $2,995 and less interactive; enthusiasts might want to opt for the standard three-pedal setup.
What year did they stop making manual Hellcats?
In late 2021, Dodge removed the six-speed Tremec manual transmission from its online configurator. The move didn’t go unnoticed in the Mopar enthusiasts community; MotorTrend says the culprit was a Powertrain Control Module (PCM) calibration which kept fans from getting a manual Hellcat for the 2022 model year. Moreover, Dodge told MotorTrend that the PCM shortage “isn’t related” to the lack of a three-pedal 2022 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.
Is 2023 the last year for the Dodge Challenger Hellcat?
Unfortunately for Mopar enthusiasts, Dodge will discontinue the Challenger, including the manual Hellcat, soon. 2023 will be the last Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, Redeye, and other retro-inspired Challengers. The naturally aspirated 5.7L R/T and 6.4L R/T Scat Pack models will also die off after the 2023 model year. Moreover, the gas-powered Dodge Charger is also doomed; Dodge has a concept for Charger Daytona SRT EV, a fully-electric coupe.
However, the Charger and manual Challenger Hellcat aren’t headed out without a tribute. Instead, Dodge has its 2023 “Last Call” models. Each model is a limited-edition release, split between the Charger and Challenger models with 6.4L and supercharged 6.2L Hellcat powerplants. Moreover, some Hellcat-powered editions, like the Black Ghost, are limited to 300 copies.
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If you’re a New Yorker who loves cycling, you’ve probably noticed some major changes in recent years.
The number of bike routes in the city has expanded significantly over the last decade, while the popular Citi Bike program has now deployed more than 12,000 bikes on city streets.
Additionally, the practice of commuting via bike has exploded in popularity. In 2005, roughly 170,000 New Yorkers rode to work every day; today, around 450,000 commute to work via bicycle.
In other words, we’ve seen unprecedented growth in both the number of city bike riders and the cycling infrastructure used to support their activity.
Given these developments, bicycle safety has become top priority for city and state officials — and a new program is making a substantial impact in reducing cycling injuries and deaths.
How New York is Making Cycling Safer
In order to help keep cyclists and pedestrians out of harm’s way, New York officials implemented “Vision Zero”, a program designed to reduce the risks associated with some of the city’s most dangerous streets.
One example: In 2015, Queens Boulevard (one of the streets with the highest numbers of accidents and injuries in the area) was redesigned to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists.
Two traffic lanes were converted into bike lanes, crosswalks and medians were added and speed limits were lowered. In the three years since the changes were implemented, there has not been a single reported fatality along that stretch of Queens Boulevard.
As part of Vision Zero, New York City officials have been working hard to accommodate the recent surge in daily bike riding. The city now has 738 kilometers of protected bike lanes, making it easier and safer for cyclists to navigate New York streets (though adding additional bike lanes can be counterproductive if proper design principles aren’t followed).
Additionally, heightened enforcement activity has helped keep collisions down. The number of citations written for offenses such as failure to yield to a pedestrian or speeding have increased by 40-percent since Vision Zero was implemented.
New York Bicycle Safety by the Numbers
According to the New York Department of Transportation, there were 24 bicycling fatalities in 2017, citywide. There were another 4,397 injuries suffered by city cyclists over the same time.
While even one death is too many, New York has come a long way in terms of street safety. The city has seen a 44-percent drop in pedestrian deaths since 2014 and a 27-percent overall decline in traffic fatalities.
These numbers were enough to cause Mayor Bill DeBlasio to quip that the last time New York streets were this safe, “people were traveling by horse and buggy.”
On the other hand, statistics do not tell the whole story. When you drill down on the actual number of cycling fatalities in 2017 – you find that there were 23 in the City of New York in 2017. In 2016 there were 18 fatalities. So how have the numbers gone down? The answer can be found by considering the significant increase of bikes traveling in the City of New York as compared with fatalities suffered, and you have a percentage of fatalities of the population of riders going down.
This is hardly an achievement meriting a victory dance by the City of New York. In fact the increase of deaths has been calculated as a 44 percent increase in total cycling fatalities when comparing 2017 to 2016. https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2017/12/19/cyclist-deaths-up-44-percent-as-mayor-de-blasio-targets-e-bikes/
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'This is a firefighter's worst nightmare' - Multiple deaths after fire tears through Australian nursing home
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- November 18, 2011
A FIRE tore through a nursing home in Quakers Hill western Sydney early this morning, killing up to nine people and seriously injuring 20 more.
Emergency services raced to Quakers Hill Nursing Home in Sydney's west about 5am after a blaze erupted, trapping dozens of the 100-odd residents.
At least three residents are confirmed dead. A further 18 residents are receiving urgent care in nine differenty Sydney hospitals, with eight in a serious condition.
Thick black smoke had engulfed the building, choking residents and compounding the problem for firefighters, who were forced to search the rooms by crawling on their hands and knees.
NSW Police said that "fewer than 10" had died in the blaze, but NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner Greg Mullins warned there could be more deaths. The Daily Telegraph said that seven people were confirmed dead although police refused to speculate on numbers.
Mr Mullins said: "This is a firefighter's worst nightmare. Turning up to a nursing home with elderly people who can't get themselves out of harm's way.
"(Firefighters) could not see their hands in front of their faces... Crews had to literally crawl on their hands and knees into every room in the complex, reach up under the beds, searching cupboards, anywhere where someone may have crawled away."
Many of the elderly people could not get "out of harms way" and the "roof was on fire above them", he added.
"It was a horrific scene," he said. "This has been a very, very serious fire, a tragic scene - a lot of people injured. There have been some fatalities, there may be more."
Many of the residents have been hospitalised for burns and smoke inhalation.
Dozens of elderly people are lying on beds or sitting in wheelchairs outside the home, some of them being attended to by paramedics.
The driveway to the home has been turned into a makeshift triage centre. Staff and what appears to be many concerned relatives are also waiting outside.
Dozens of ambulances and fire trucks have attended the emergency and remain on the scene, including 90 firefighters, 50 ambulance crews and numerous police units.
The first crews arrived within six minutes of the alarm, which sounded at 4.53am. One wing of the nursing home was burning "fiercely" when firefighters arrived.
Mr Mullins said it would have been a horrific experience for the elderly people, many of whom are in wheelchairs and beds, huddled outside the burnt out building.
"They are confused... they are not sure what is going on," he said.
Police have asked families of residents to not go to the scene, and call 1800 227 228.
Mr Mullins said the cause of the fire was under investigation. The state coroner and arson and homicide investigators will attend the scene.
The blaze is the worst nursing home fire in Sydney since 16 people died at Pacific Nursing Home in 1981.
People described the fire as an "absolute tragedy".
"The cost to human life is going to be very high," Srin Najaken, a 56-year-old nurse whose home neighbours Quakers Hill Nursing Home, told AAP.
"Somebody banging on my door woke up me up shouting 'there's a fire, there's a fire, get out'.
"Luckily for us the fire didn't spread but it is an absolute tragedy."
Another neighbour, 60, who did not want to be named, said emergency services had told him up to seven people had died in the blaze.
"They told me it was up to seven dead," the man told AAP. "I feel for everyone involved; those that've died, their relatives, the workers. It is a tragedy, there's no other word."
Sally Pearson, 30, lives in Quakers Hill and walked past the scene around 7.45am (AEDT).
"You just imagine elderly people unable to move or really immobile as the fire took hold," she told AAP.
"I think of my own grandmother... You never want anything like this to happen to anyone."
Rod Young, CEO of the Aged Care Association Australia, said arrangements were being made to accommodate around 80 displaced residents.
"We've got a number of people making contact with all the nursing homes in the neighbourhood trying to see what's available and arrange for transfers as soon as possible," he told ABC Radio.


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Lonely Island teams up with Adam Levine, Kendrick Lamar for ‘SNL’ videoby Post Staff
The Lonely Island — the rap trio of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone — is coming out with its third album very soon. So the group decided to take advantage of Adam Levine’s hosting gig on Saturday Night Live to debut their new single, ‘YOLO’, which also featured the show’s musical guest, Kendrick Lamar.
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The idea for TacTile Pinpoint® came in 2015 when the founder realised that the haptic feedback solution the market was providing was primitive and restrained the functionality of touch screens, as well as presenting significant safety hazards. Following two years research and development the Danish company Camar was established to further develop and commercialise TacTile Pinpoints® haptic technology.
Haptic feedback is well known in the market but mostly gives a rudimentary reactive state without any proactive guidance. In the evolution from mobile phones to smartphones, the human interaction disappeared. In the “old days” one could text under the table without looking due to the physical buttons, we decided to invent a haptic proactive guidance that would bring the human interaction back. Since 2015 the founder has researched, developed, and patented our haptic solutions which are easy to use and implement into UI/UX applications in touch screen devices.
We are reaching out to software developers across all industries to freely explore and implement our proactive haptic components in their own applications. To enable this we are building an online platform containing all of our proactive haptic components that can easily be incorporated into new products greatly improving the user's experience.
Camar's patented and patent pending PCT inventions of proactive haptic components suite for applications in touch devices.
The technology TacTile Pinpoint® uses vibration to dramatically increase the haptic feedback from touch devices, allowing users proactive guidance and an intuitive experience, while reducing the need to look at the touchscreen.
In addition, the TacTile Pinpoint® suite provides the new Feedforward solutions to give a much quicker access to control functionalities without the need to looking at the screen including algorithmics that estimates what action you are about to perform and guides by colours to reach a touch target.
• Rotating wheel and slider functions that gives tactile feedback whenever changing a Category or Element during the browsing process.
• Proactive guidance and haptic feedback in soft key press area that gives a proactive vibration when reaching target without triggering an action.
• Long press or Release to trigger function, and timer for release. Two different solution for triggering an action; one long press or release to trigger.
• Proactive guidance and haptic feedback in the outer perimeter of softkeys, icons and areas that gives a vibration signal when an edge/frame is reached.
• Edge/frame tracking for outer perimeter.
• Proactive guidance and Haptic feedback in the inner perimeters of softkeys, icons and areas that gives vibration signal when for example the center of a softkey is reached.
• Vibration library with different haptic patterns to distinguish softkeys from each other providing the option to choose the vibration pattern(s) that fit with the function and behaviour. The library can be expanded.
• Adjustable frames (edge detection) which provides the ability to easily extend the width of vibrations on an edge/frame of an application.
• Sound files for voice or sound effects to indicate features.
• Feedforward; Action, Activation and Feedforward that:
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2) Having algorithmics that predict what action you are about to perform and, for example, guide by colours to reach a touch target. A user friendly feature especially for larger screens.

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We apply advanced database technologies for supporting complex web and desktop applications with high demands on performance, data analysis and data mining.
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Broward Sheriff's Office Agrees to Contract Terms to Operate 911 System as Deadline Nears
With Friday being the deadline for the Broward Sheriff’s Office to decide whether it would continue providing 911 services to the county, terms of a deal have reportedly been reached.
Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon to Close Saturday Morning for RaceThe Seven Mile Bridge, longest of 42 bridges that help comprise the Florida Keys Overseas Highway, is to close to traffic in both directions at 6 a.m. Saturday for three hours for the annual Seven Mil...
Three Suspects Arrested in Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Attack at South Florida Gym
Three men were arrested Thursday in connection with a beating that left rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine bruised and bloody last week at a South Florida gym.
2 Miami Police Officers, Civilian Hospitalized After CrashTwo Miami Police officers and a civilian were hospitalized after a crash Friday, officials said. The crash happened shortly before noon at the intersection of Northwest 25th Avenue and 26th Street. Fo...
Florida Principal Resigns After Sending $100K to Scammer Posing as Elon Musk
The principal of a charter school in central Florida resigned this week after saying she wrote a $100,000 check out of the school’s account to an internet scammer posing as Elon Musk.

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Two mobs went ‘flash’ in two parts of India this week. What we got was two cultural snapshots.india Updated: Nov 30, 2011 21:23 IST
The fundamental difference between Mumbai and Delhi finally came to the fore in two separate incidents this week. On November 27, a large group of disparate people broke into a jig to the tune of Rang De Basanti being played over the public address system at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai. The idea behind it was, we suppose, to commemorate the third anniversary of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai with a bit of fun. While the gathered folks were pitched as a ‘flash mob’ — signifying a group of people who suddenly assemble in a public place and start behaving, well, as if they’ve had a few too many drinks — we could see that the event was a quite ‘carefully careless’ display. The act, even as it baffled and amused onlookers, was a choreographed piece of performance art and not the kind of display we, in India, usually associate with ‘flash mobs’ involving acts of disruption and violence.
Up in the north in Delhi — well, actually in the town of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh across the Delhi border — we have been experiencing a different kind of flash mob in the form of ‘Operation Majnu’ launched by the Ghaziabad Police. Since November 28, a crack team led by station officer Alka Pandey has been swooping down on young couples in public places, telling them to get lost, but not before making the ‘errant’ man do a round of squats as punishment. As Ms Pandey says into the TV cameras that follow her as she keeps Ghaziabad parks snuggle-n-snog-free, her job is to “stop innocent girls being trapped by boys with evil motives”. This drive, too, is a display of performance art that is radical by being more inane than Mumbai’s flash mob dance.
Our in-house social scientists have noticed that these two disparate cases of media-magnified activities provide a neat snapshot of the two cultures. The Mumbai flash mob dance radiated a youthful charm one associates with wide-eyed youngsters. The Ghaziabad one-woman-led flash mob swoops are more akin to the actions of a vigilante cop gang — more Dirty Harry than Mama Mia. What we plan to do now is to send across the inimitable Alka ‘Do I feel lucky? Do ya, punk?’ across to Mumbai and see how she deals with the cheery-eyed lads and gals of that city.
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* ROBBERY: Northeastern District -- A resident of the 4900 block of Gunther Ave. was in the 5300 block of Moravia Road yesterday when three men, one with a handgun, robbed her of property valued at more than $200.
* THEFT FROM AUTO: Northern District -- A suitcase containing property valued at nearly $300 was stolen from a car parked in the 200 block of Edgevale Road Saturday.
* THEFT FROM AUTO: Northern District -- A notebook computer, clothing, money clip and five $1 gold coins dated 1899, all valued at more than $5,000, were stolen from a car parked in the 5600 block of Cottonworth Ave. over the weekend.
* STOLEN CAR: Northern District -- A black 1985 Saab with tags XLS 091 was stolen yesterday from the 300 block of Tunbridge Road.
* CHURCH BURGLARY: Western District -- Someone entered St. John's Free Will Baptist Church in the 2000 block of Edmondson Ave. over the weekend through a rear basement window and stole public address equipment valued at more than $1,000.
* ASSAULT/ARREST: Western District -- Police arrested a man who threw a 13-inch TV at a woman during an argument at their home in the 1700 block of N. Pulaski St. yesterday. The woman was treated at the scene by an ambulance crew.
* BURGLARY: Southwestern District -- Computer equipment valued at more than $3,500 was stolen from Combined Health Agencies Inc. in the 1500 block of S. Edgewood St. over the weekend by someone who broke in the front door.
* ATTEMPTED MURDER: North Point Precinct -- Wayne Froelich, 47, of the 7100 block of Railway Ave., was arrested and charged with the attempted murder of his wife, Rae Jean, 33, during an argument at their home yesterday. Police said the woman was admitted to the Bayview Medical Center with a fractured larynx, the result of being choked. Her condition was not available.
* ROBBERY: Towson Precinct -- Three men and a woman forced their way into a house in the first block of Polaris Court yesterday and robbed the 24-year-old female occupant of cash, jewelry and a radio at gunpoint.
Police Blotter is a representative, not comprehensive, list of crimes in Baltimore City and Baltimore County, reported by Richard Irwin.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Covisint set out on a road show Thursday, Sept. 12, to discuss with potential investors its public offering, which parent Compuware (CPWR) hopes will raise at least $64 million.
Compuware's cloud software business said on Wednesday that it will offer 6.4 million shares of common stock within an expected range of $9 to $11 a share, raising between $57.6 million and $70.4 million. It has applied to be listed on the
under the symbol COVS.
Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, to back growth and product development, and to fund capital expenditures and potential acquisitions.
News of an initial public offering emerged on Jan. 25, when Compuware announced it had rejected an unsolicited bid by activist investment firm
"They believe it's an asset that's not being properly valued under Compuware," Susquehanna Financial Group LLP analyst Derrick Wood said of Covisint. Going public, he added, is "attractive to investors who can't really invest as part of Compuware."
At a midpoint price of $10 a share, Covisint will have a market capitalization of slightly more than $364 million.
Detroit-based Compuware, which presently owns all of the division, will remain a majority shareholder with 82.4% ownership following the IPO by virtue of owning a little more than 30 million shares.
With an enterprise value-to-revenue valuation of about 2.5, Covisint is priced at a discount, Wood explained, noting that other similarly sized cloud companies are trading at about 3.5 to 4 times.
"It's a niche market that hasn't really been formed yet, so there will definitely be a lot of education around who they compete against," he said, adding that the IPO price could increase slightly.
Covisint was founded in 2000 by various global automotive manufacturers looking to facilitate collaboration between suppliers and manufacturers. Though the cloud computing firm initially focused on the automotive industry, it has since widened its platform to include other sectors, such as healthcare.
Compuware, which acquired Covisint on Feb. 5, 2004, may be better-positioned for a transaction itself once it spins off the division, according to an industry source, who asked not to be named.
"Since Covisint's assets are so different, it may help better facilitate another transaction with
that asset off the books," the source said.
Compuware hinted that it might field better offers after rejecting on Jan. 25 an $11 per share, or $2.3 billion, offer from Paul Singer's Elliot Management, noting that the bid undervalued the company.
The hedge fund remains under a standstill agreement with Compuware until Sunday, Sept. 15.
Compuware also announced in its Jan. 15 statement that it had enlisted Goldman Sachs & Co. and Allen & Co. as financial advisors, while retaining Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP as legal counsel to assist with future developments.
Though it may not be clear where Elliot's bid presently stands, another potential acquirer for Compuware is
, according to the industry source.
"BMC makes a good strategic fit with Compuware," the source said. "The mainframe industry has been undergoing consolidation and I do think there's more consolidation that makes sense."
Not only do the two companies have minimal product overlap, but Elliot is also a 9% holder of both Compuware and BMC, the source added.
"There's certainly some interests aligned there to forge a combination of the two," the industry source said.
-- Written by Sarah Pringle in New York

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Literature often deals with moral issues. It focuses on human dilemmas and awakens our imagination to new possibilities. It compels us to rethink and revise our everyday assumptions, enabling us to consider ethical questions in creative ways.
The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature brings together an extensive and varied collection of 87 classical and contemporary readings on ethical theory and practice. The book is divided into four sections covering the nature of morality, moral theories, moral issues, and applied ethics. Integrating literature with philosophy in an innovative way, editor Louis Pojman uses literary works to enliven and make concrete the ethical theory or applied issues addressed in each chapter. Literary works by Hugo, Hawthorne, Melville, Tolstoy, Ibsen, Huxley, Orwell, Camus, LeGuin, Styron, and many others lead students into philosophical concepts and issues such as relativism, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, the meaning of life, freedom, sex, love and marriage, and environmental ethics. Once introduced, these topics are developed further through readings by philosophers including Aristotle, Sartre, Bernard Williams, Jane English, and Thomas E. Hill, Jr. This unique anthology emphasizes the personal dimension of ethics, which is often ignored or minimized in ethics texts.
Featuring insightful part and chapter introductions as well as biographical sketches, abstracts, and study questions for each reading selection, The Moral Life is ideal for introductory ethics courses. It also provides an engaging gateway into personal and social ethics for the general reader.
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"Exceptionally wide-ranging selection of texts from both philosophy and literature. Should prove a valuable text for quite a number of courses, especially cross-disciplinary offerings."--Dan O'Bryan, Sierra Nevada College
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The Magical Mystery Tour: Stop #1
October 25, 2012 Length: 19:11
Orthodoxy can seem merely formal and rigid, especially to outsiders. Jeff begins to explore mystical elements and accounts that enhance the faith of many. A contemporary account of a Saint Spyridon experience is shared in this episode.
"As the parish priest for a mission in New Zealand, I have found AFR to be a very valuable resource for teaching both in the parish and to the wider non-Orthodox community. Indeed, it is probably my most valuable resource at present."

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Chrysler Begins Production of Jeep Commander
July 29, 2005
The Chrysler Group is marking the manufacturing launch of the all-new 2006 Jeep Commander at the Jefferson North (Detroit) Assembly Plant (JNAP), which has been the home of the Jeep Grand Cherokee since 1992. Commander is the fourth model in the current Jeep brand lineup, along with the Toledo-built Wrangler and Liberty.
The all-new 2006 Jeep Commander will lead Jeep's product offensive plan for the next few years. There's no mistaking its classic Jeep design outside, while inside, the Commander is engineered to perform as only Jeep vehicles can. It's also the first Jeep vehicle with three rows of seats (designers found room for the third row by squaring its shoulders and making its greenhouse more upright). Commander shares the same platform (right down to the same 109.5-inch wheelbase) and the same performance as its sibling, the Grand Cherokee, thanks to its 5.7-liter/330-hp Hemi V-8 engine with the Multi-Displacement System. Additional engine offerings include a 210-horsepower, 3.7-liter SOHC V-6 or a 4.7-liter SOHC V-8.
Two different five-speed automatics are offered, depending on engine choice.It comes with a choice of three four-wheel-drive systems, like the Grand Cherokee: the base Quadra-Trac I, the all-weather Quadra-Trac II or Quadra-Drive II, with three limited-slip differentials.
Inside, Commander features theater-style seating in leather or cloth, with the 40/20/40-split second row taller than the first, and the 50/50-split third taller than the second. Optional Command-View Skylights offer a full sunroof for the front seats and two smaller glass panels with shades over the outboard midrow seats. A screen for the optional DVD player is located between the skylights. As for seating, the second and third rows fold flat; and there's an L-shaped storage bin under the load floor, behind the third row, with a removable/reversible panel. Commander production marks the first time that JNAP has had the capability to produce more than one model at a time. Chrysler Group is giving each of its assembly plants the ability to produce multiple models on one production line, allowing the Company the agility needed to respond quickly to market demand. Additionally, the plant will begin producing the SRT8 version of the Grand Cherokee in November.
"This manufacturing flexibility is critical to the future success of the Chrysler Group," said Simon Boag, Vice President - Assembly and Stamping, Chrysler Group. "As we transform our operations, we are giving the Company the freedom to schedule any build order necessary."
With foresight and strategic planning, the plant changeover to Commander production was primarily accomplished during the plant's Jeep Grand Cherokee changeover in early 2004, eliminating the need for two retooling periods. That move not only avoided the costs associated with a second retooling, it also gave the plant the ability to start piloting the Commander a full eight months before customer production in a rolling launch that did not require any additional down week or weeks.
To accommodate the new model, many Commander-specific modifications were made to the plant. For example, the Commander is two inches longer than the Grand Cherokee, so changes had to be made along the assembly line from body-in-white to final assembly. And as the first Jeep with three rows of seats, additional ergonomic arms had to be added to the assembly line to assist operators with seat installation. The Commander's unique Command View skylights over the second row of seats required additional robots to insert overhead glass. About $25 million was invested into robotics for Commander's new body style.


Music for the People
A multicultural music concert and the closing event of the Brunswick Music Festival in March.
Music For The People - an afternoon of artists and atmosphere in the surrounds of Shore Reserve to round out the Brunswick Music Festival program.
Pack a picnic, gather your family and friends and either sit back and relax or get up and dance to the curated line up of local music.
Music For The People also features interactive performances and activities for the whole family and food stalls serving up tasty treats all afternoon.
Applications for artists and performers are now closed.
For more information contact the Festivals and Events Team at Moreland City Council on 9240 1111 or email the Festivals and Events team.
Moreland City Council
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New York Democrats reaped what they had sowed in the midterm elections, failing to defend their criminal justice reforms in the face of rising crime, while Republicans stayed true to their law-and-order platform.
Ultimately, it costs Democrats seats in New York, where Republicans flipped three seats and won two open races. Those five seats were pivotal in helping the GOP amass what might end up being a 222-213 House majority in Washington, D.C.
"This was a nationally coordinated campaign by the Republicans, and we did not, frankly, rise to the occasion to explain to people what we did do and how the point was and still is not to criminalize poverty — it's to criminalize criminals," state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins told Politico.
Instead of blaming the bad policy that failed the New York citizens, Democrats believe it was a failure in the messaging.
"New York was arguably the epicenter of a diverse and highly energized criminal justice reform movement — but you wouldn't know it based on the rhetoric from this past election cycle," SKDK Senior VP Jason Kaplan told Politico.
New York Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul was reelected over law-and-order Republican nominee Lee Zeldin after infamously asking him "why do you care" about violent crime in a gubernatorial debate.
"This is about making sure that people know that we're doing everything we can to keep them safe, and perhaps that message was not delivered," Hochul told reporters recently. "Obviously, that was not successful in certain communities who were hearing other voices and seeing other messaging and seeing other advertising with a contrary message about our priorities.
"I suspect more could have been done to make sure that people know that this was a high priority of ours."
One of the signature losses for Democrats was of Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., the chairperson of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Rep.-elect Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., capitalized on Maloney's past boast of making ending cash bail a "top priority."
"It was our inability to speak to voters in suburban New York City — again under any iteration of the maps that — that could have made the difference," Maloney told MSNBC after losing. "I think we own that as Democrats."
Still, Democrats are bewildered on how their crime policies failed them at the ballot box.
"The perception people have is they don't feel safe, and that's something we have to deal with, but, again, I'm just not sure what people want," Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a Bronx Democrat, told Politico.
While the people have spoken at the ballot box, Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins says she is willing to listen, but unwilling to accept the vote as a rebuke of Democrats' crime policy.
"I'm always open to talk to people if there is more information and more data," she told Politico. "But again, every single research that has been done has really shown there is no correlation between the bail reforms we did and crime."
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Many models constructed in Pro/Engineer consist of just the physical solids (the pipe wall, for example). There are three methods of creating the internal flow volume:
- Manually create it using tool within Pro/Engineer.
- Create capping geometry at the openings. This method is described in this topic.
- Create the void fill in the Autodesk Simulation CFD environment using the Geometry Tools. (Note that this method is not available when launching with the Mechanica method.)
Example of cap creation in Pro/Engineer
In the following example, the pipe wall and two internal parts were created in Pro/Engineer:
To prepare this for a flow analysis, simply add a cap to both ends of the pipe:
The Pro/Engineer geometry shown above consists of five parts: the pipe wall, the two internal components, and the two end caps. In this example, the caps are constructed using the inner diameter of the pipe wall, and extruded into the pipe. Alternatively, the caps could have been extruded out of the pipe, or have been built using the outer diameter of the pipe wall.
When brought into Autodesk Simulation CFD, the internal volume is automatically created:
The two internal parts are automatically cut from the newly created flow volume.
Components built in Pro/Engineer must not interfere, so care must still be taken to eliminate part interferences from the Pro/Engineer model.
There are a few guidelines that should be observed when launching with the Mechanica method. (The Granite method does not require these guidelines):
- Parts that are inside of the void must not protrude through the outer wall of the geometry. If this occurs, the void filling will fail. This is shown:
- When using the Mechanica launch method, end caps must not extend beyond the geometry surrounding an opening. In this pipe example, the cap must not extend beyond the outer diameter of the pipe. An example that will fail is shown:
- Note that this void fill successfully when using the Granite launch method.
NoteThe Void Fill Geometry tool is not available when launching using the Mechanica-based method.
NoteThe Mechanica method is not available with Autodesk® Simulation CFD 360.


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Tax day is right around the corner, spring cleaning is upon us, bathing suit season is weeks away and if you have kids,
spring sports have begun, school ends in less than 2 months and summer camps need to be paid for! TALK ABOUT STRESS! Well good news is that the latest news is Neem can help with stress. What? Yes, you heard that right. Some studies have shown that taking Neem can help with anxiety, stress, boost your immune system and energy. So Keep Calm and Neem On!
So how does Neem help with Stress?
According to the Neem Foundation, relatively new scientific findings indicate that neem may even be useful for reducing anxiety and stress!.”An experiment was done on test animals to see what, if any effect neem leaf extract had on these conditions. Fresh leaves were crushed and the liquid squeezed out to produce a leaf extract. The extract was given orally to three main sets of animals, in two standard stress tests.
One group received salt water as a base control; another received Valium; another received the neem leaf extract. The thirdgroup was subdivided into sets that received ever larger doses. In the elevated plus maze test, doses of neem leaf extract upto 200 mg/kg showed important anti-anxiety activity equal to or greater than Valium. The test doses of neem leaf extract upto 100 mg/kg were equal to Valium in their antianxiety effect. At 800 mg/kg the effects of the neem totally disappeared. Neem extracts apparently only work in small doses for this application.
The explanation of neem’s anti-anxiety effect may be its ability to increase the amount of serotonin in the brain. Because it works well in small amounts, it could be safer than drugs currently used for stress, which may cause many side effects.”
It gets even better. According to scientists reporting in the International Research Journal of Biological Sciences in October 2012, scientific research supports many of the ethnobotanical and traditional findings of its multiple uses. In another review article in the journal Current Medicinal Chemistry-Anticancer Agents, researchers state neem extracts fight inflammation, infections, fever, skin diseases and dental disorders. The leaf extracts, in particular, demonstrate immune enhancing, anti-inflammatory, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-ulcer, antimalarial, antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic properties. That’s a lot of “anti” for such a thin leaf and relatively unknown miracle tree.
Walk in Good Health!
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Suggested listening: stop doing offers (With My Heart) — Backstreet Boys
“Don’t keep me personally hangin’ right here forever”
The 3 dots and screenshots. Navigating the principles of texting and dating is amongst the less enjoyable areas of dating into the century that is 21st.
I will keep in mind the expectation We felt waiting around for texts right back through the guy I would personally fundamentally marry, ahead of the three bouncing dots, read receipts, and giving screenshots to buddies had been a good thing. Maybe I’d forward a text or two of their to a close friend, observed with “What could this suggest??”
The ability of texting has morphed into one thing so much more complex than expectation and a surge in dopamine with every morning that is“good text.
The dating game is unrecognizable from days past with technology almost inseparable from the process of finding and building a relationship. Unspoken rules dictate the usage of messaging and apps to keep in touch with possible intimate lovers.
Also it appears that individuals don’t truly know just exactly what the principles are…
In these relevant concerns, there was an avoidance of direct phrase of one’s interest (or absence thereof) an additional individual. No one wants to be the first to express interest, state preferences, or communicate needs with the spirit of hookup culture — play it cool — guiding texting behavior.
Performing this calls for vulnerability and risk, using the possibility of interest being unrequited. A text straight right back too early may represent a surrender — losing the video game of psychological chicken characteristic regarding the initial phases of modern texting and dating.
Taking that danger could be frightening, particularly in an environment that is dating it is not cool to care. There’s disquiet on all edges, whether you’re making the very first move, waiting around for an answer, responding, or directly saying “no thanks.”
If the other individual isn’t physically current, it is better to do absolutely nothing as opposed to face the disquiet of interacting interest, permitting somebody down, or breaking the principles for the game. Therefore, the bouncing three dots disappear…no reply.
But at exactly what expense? Our shying far from vexation means shutting down other opportunities that come with it.
Possibly what’s missed is just a night out by having a person you’d truly prefer to get acquainted with. There’s also the power lost in deliberating over timing and content to create the most perfect text that is casual. just just What was previously the exciting initial period to getting to understand some one has shifted to 1 of frustration, missed connections, and worry.
Yet, texting and technology don’t have to press tids site become a relational stressor and have the prospective to boost relationships when utilized to communicate the way we feel, specially among adults. Just how do we make it happen?
Select Values Over Avoidance Whenever Texting Back
Whenever you hear your self asking, “Should I…?” take one step straight back. “Should” questions and statements usually away guide us from our values and everything we want in life, moving our mind-set from everything we want to concern yourself with exactly just what other people think.
Alternatively, consider what kind of partner you desire to be, and commence practicing those values and habits now. This may suggest stepping out from the game and giving a text once you wish to speak to or observe that individual of great interest.
If some one you want texts you, a text straight back can communicate trust and care to that particular individual, increasing their emotions that are positive with hearing from you.
If you choose to end a texting relationship with someone, consider that the disquiet of being unsure of where she or he appears could possibly be more upsetting and energy-draining than knowing you’re no more interested.
While technology changed the way we meet and communicate with prospective lovers, the technology to build connection continues to be the exact same.
Outside of hook-up culture additionally the millennial generation, psychological needs and reliance upon another individual additionally get a bad reputation. Yet, based on accessory research, having a partnership that is secure empowering to your individuality, referred to as dependency paradox.
Safety is initiated whenever we build trust with your lovers, through constant interaction habits, validation, and availability that is emotional. Even even as we use texting and apps to communicate, we are able to ask for just what we truly need, state how exactly we feel, and react to others that do exactly the same.
Texting and Dating Etiquette: Practicing Self-Care
Whilst in the midst of a unavoidable texting dilemma, practice self-care.
- Practice non-judgment: Our brain has a tendency to work with overdrive to alleviate doubt and ambiguity; although we await a text straight straight back it’ll make all kinds up of tales to complete the gaps. As opposed to build relationships the battle of judging the problem become chill or otherwise not chill, simply note the reality associated with the situation.
- Own your communication needs: The fact is, there’s no right or wrong method to text right back. Texting should always be tailored to fit both you and your partner’s types of attachment and communication. It is ok to express that you’d like one thing to be varied, and collaborate to get a solution that is workable.
Decoding the principles of texting straight right right back is amongst the growing pains that include utilizing technology in order to connect and communicate with intimate lovers.
Where it is often simple to remain comfortable behind our displays, we are able to go for texting as a highly effective and enjoyable tool for connection and phrase.

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No government in Canada plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of our country. On Oct. 7, 2013, one of the oldest continuous written constitutions on the planet reaches a quarter of a millennium. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 — Canada’s founding document — stands for four enduring principles: democracy, the rule of law, fairness for veterans, and protection of aboriginal lands.
RP 1763 was a colonial statute passed by the government of Britain under the Whig (Liberal) Prime Minister George Grenville. Grenville’s government renamed New France, the country that is now Ontario and Quebec, as “Quebec” and went on to “erect” a new government on the English model. No mention of “Canada” yet, the name came along after the country was created. But this is what made Canada a separate country in North America, and it pre-dates the founding of the United States. The much-celebrated constitution of 1867, which chops Canada into provinces (for the second time, because the first attempt at creating provinces in 1791 was abandoned in 1840) is just one of several technical fixes on the basic nation-building of 1763.
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ALC Judge Puts Captain Sams Spit Back in Jeopardy
Posted: March 31, 2016
On March 22, the Administrative Law Court authorized Kiawah Development Partners, II (KDP) to construct a 2,873' vertical bulkhead along the Kiawah River and a 270' concrete block revetment extending 40' into the critical area at Beachwalker Park. This decision comes in spite of the Supreme Court's 2014 ruling that the public benefits from protecting the Kiawah River shoreline in its natural condition and that coastal resources such as the Spit must be used to the maximum benefit of the public. The next day, the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) filed a motion for a stay of Judge Anderson's decision, on behalf of the Coastal Conservation League (CCL). On March 30, SCELP filed a notice of appeal and motion to transfer to the Supreme Court. On April 15, after CCL and KDP submitted written arguments, Judge Anderson issued an order preventing the construction of the vertical bulkhead he approved. SCELP's general counsel, Amy Armstrong, is optimistic that the Supreme Court will again hear and decide this case.
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Mawgan Porth, Cornwall
Light changes a scene dramatically and is one of my key interests - the particular colours that it creates, the way the sea changes from indigo to lavender to turquoise to jade.
In the mornings the far cliff is bright, lit by the morning sun and shining. Below it the small stream that comes down the Vale of Lanherne (or Mawgan) trickles to the sea, shining and reflecting sky and cliffs.
This is the wild Atlantic coast. The tide ebbs and flows leaving deep pools scoured in the sand, in drifts across the wide beach, with intricate patterns of wriggling ripples between. As these dry out a little the wind across the surface creates a series of neat tiny steps leading down to the waters edge. The beach shelves more steeply than the Norfolk coast and so the tide doesn't go out anywhere near as far and therefore moves a bit slower in and out, giving the surf time to carve deeper. In Norfolk the pools and strands of water are very shallow and dry fast on the almost level surface, the sea is calmer and ebbs rapidly for a mile or more, here water remains until the next tide. Down at the waters edge the waves loom high, the horizon isn't straight but a mass of heaving swells and it's noisy with the waves crashing on sand and rocks.
As the day goes on the far cliff becomes a silhouette with little detail, backlit by the afternoon sun and then with evening the sun sets over the sea in a spectacular variety of colours and clouds.
The colours change constantly, the clouds change, the reflections in the pools change - the tide ebbs and flows. Rain approaches across the sea and I watch the approaching edge cross the cliffs, obscure them and a rainbow moving forward with it appears to end on the beach below, in front of the cliffs, then the rain reaches me and the rainbow is gone and there's just a silvery haze. Nothing remains the same. If only I could paint faster ......
In another post I'll show some of the paintings and sketches done there and studio works from them.

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Something unusual happened to U.S. individual annuity sales in the second quarter: Sales of both fixed annuities and variable annuities increased, at the same time.
Sales of fixed annuities increased to $34 billion in the second quarter, up 18% from the total for the second quarter of 2017, according to the latest LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute issuer survey.
Sales of variable annuities increased 2%, year-over-year, to $26 billion.
Sales of VA fixed accounts fell 4%, to $5.5 billion, but sales of VA separate accounts rose 4%, to $20 billion.
Total U.S. individual annuity sales rose 10%, to about $60 billion.
(Related: Indexed Annuity Sales Jump: LIMRA)
The simultaneous increase in sales of both fixed and variable annuities appears to be the first the institute has recorded since early 2011.
The institute includes indexed annuity results in the fixed annuity total.
Indexed annuity sales climbed 17%, to $18 billion, but some other types of annuities posted even bigger gains.
Sales of book value annuities, for example, increased 24%, to $7.2 billion.
Todd Giesing, the institute’s annuity research director, said in a statement that all major indexed annuity issuers reported strong sales in the second quarter.
“Clearly, with the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule vacated and the prospect of continued rising interest rates, demand for this product is high,” Giesing said.
Sales of variable annuities are not increasing in the same way, Giesing said.
“However, the new and enhanced VAs, combined with the vacated DOL rule and better economic conditions, have led to slightly improved sales,” Giesing said.
— Read Annuity Sales Stabilize: LIMRA, on ThinkAdvisor.

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That routine was disrupted as chip-embedded cards came onto the scene, bringing with them the somewhat clunky experience of dipping a chip-embedded card into a card reader.
Then came contactless credit cards and mobile payments, through which banks, payment networks, and technology giants are pushing new ways to buy things.
And now, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, businesses want you to adopt contactless credit cards too.
Given the increased awareness around touching less stuff, maybe now is the time to bite the bullet and finally try mobile payments. And more people are joining in on the trend: Thirty-one million Americans tapped a Visa contactless card or digital wallet in March 2020—up from 25 million in November 2019—and overall usage of contactless payments in the US has grown 150% since March 2019.
But social distancing aside, do these advances (which mostly involve waving your card or phone in front of the payment terminal) actually make your life any easier, or is this just technology for technology’s sake?
Here’s a guide to using—and understanding—your card’s ever-expanding powers.
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The correct answers are C and D.
OBJ-2.5: Segmentation is the best method to reduce the risk to an embedded ICS system from a network-based compromise. Additionally, you could disable unused services to reduce the footprint of the embedded ICS. Many of these embedded ICS systems have a large number of default services running. So, by disabling the unused services, we can better secure these devices. By segmenting the devices off the main portion of the network, we can also better protect them. A NIDS might detect an attack or compromise, but it would not reduce the risk of the attack succeeding since it can only detect it. Patching is difficult for embedded ICS devices since they usually rely on customized software applications that rarely provide updates.


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There is a wider pathway beside the Lake too.
Super walk hop off the 35 bus, wander through the park and catch the 30 in the Village home?
The Lake is filled from the Tottlebeck which starts at Bramcote Moor and where our lovely Holocaust Gardens are at Bramcote Park with the park, gardens leisure centre and the actual Hemlock Stone a huge rock deposited by a glacier they say! It runs in a Culvert under the railway and then past the Hemlockstone Pub, into the Park and then goes on to fill the University Lake and eventually through the retail park with the Showcase Cinema, Bowling Alley and Casino (hi tech!) to the Trent just by Clifton Bridge. (A very famous Restaurant too)!!
Its likely at one time in the dim and distant past that it ran down the hill by the Church and through the park. The Lake was built in the late 1800s.
It is possible to walk or cycle the footpath from Bramcote Park to Bramcote Lane then Moorsholme Rd Wollaton and Parkside Rise and into Wollaton Park. The opposite direction along the old canal bank takes you to Trowell Garden Centre and on (under the motorway bridge stay on the same side) and onto the Cossall Canal walk-cycle path.
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French duo head Caulfield Cup weights
The French-trained Melbourne Cup winners Americain and Dunaden have each been allotted 58kg topweight for the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.
Racing Victoria general manager of racing Greg Carpenter said both had proven themselves stayers of the highest quality on the world stage and deserved to head the weights for the world's richest 2,400-metre handicap on October 20.
"Dunaden won last year's Melbourne Cup with 54.5kg, the identical weight that Americain carried to success in 2010, and he then went on to capture the Hong Kong Vase over 2,400m and has been in excellent form in Europe this year," Carpenter said.
"Americain has also been allocated 58kg, the same weight he carried to fourth place in last year's Melbourne Cup.
"He has proven himself at the 2,400m trip with wins in the 2010 Geelong Cup and the 2011 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2,500m) and the Zipping Classic."
Americain and Dunaden will be out to emulate Viewed (2009), Rising Fast (1955), Skipton (1943) and Poseidon (1907) as the only Melbourne Cup winners to later win the Caulfield Cup.
They will need to do so with a weight that has not been carried to victory since Northerly in 2002.
Americain's stable-mate, French Derby winner Reliable Man, is next with 57.5kg, while Peter Moody's imported grey Manighar, now a three-time Group One winner in Australia, has 57kg.
The Chris Waller-trained Shoot Out is the highest-weighted Australian-bred galloper on 56kg, while defending champion Southern Speed has 54.5kg, two kilograms more than she carried to victory last year.
No mare has carried that weight to victory since Mannerism in 1992, while no mare has won the race more than once.
"Of the previous 20 female winners, nine have returned the following year to defend their crown with only Lady Medallist in 1912 being placed," Carpenter said.
Other notable weights include:
- Red Cadeaux (55.5kg) – Last year's Melbourne Cup runner-up will meet Dunaden 1.5kg better for his nose defeat at Flemington;
- December Draw (55kg) – Mark Kavanagh-trained import who was injured as favourite in last year's Caulfield Cup when carrying 0.5kg less;
- Mawingo (54.5kg) – Anthony Freedman-prepared German import who won the Group One Doomben Cup (2,000m) in May;
- Mount Athos (54kg) – Melbourne Cup favourite prepared by Luca Cumani, who also has Quest for Peace (53.5kg) and Ibicenco (51.5kg) entered;
- Sanagas (54kg) – American import who is one of icon Bart Cummings's best chances at a seventh win in the race. Cummings also has Precedence (53kg) and Illo (52.5kg) among his entries.
- Green Moon (53.5kg) – Last year's runner-up, who has 0.5kg more than in 2011. Others from the Robert Hickmott stable include Efficient (55kg), Midas Touch (54kg), Mourayan (53.5kg), Seville (53.5kg) and Tanby (52kg).
First acceptances will be taken at noon (AEST) next Tuesday.


In our day and time, it is easy to find something to complain about. These are trying days and many people are experiencing very challenging circumstances.
State Rep. Jason Lowe, D-OKC, filed legislation Friday to save Oklahoman’s lives and reduce hospitalizations during the COVID pandemic.
Congress’ COVID relief student loan deferrals are set to expire at the end of January - saddling hundreds of thousands of Americans with burdensome monthly payments in the midst of an ongoing crisi
The past two months have flown by, and I’ve been looking so forward to session starting.
Panel: New Omni a game changer for OKC


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Cape Verde signs national compact
On 21 February 2014, Cape Verde signed a country compact involving all stakeholders.
On 21 February 2014, the Minister of Health of Cape Verde, Dr Christina Fontes, presided over the signing of Cape Verde’s National Compact.
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India-Art/Theatre/CultureNew Delhi, Dec 2013
The rich tradition of folk in Indian theatre. social reality in drama and creative story-telling are under spoilight at the country's biggest and the most lavish theatre festivals— the annual Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2014 of the National School of Drama —in the Indian capital from January 4-19. The festival will be spread out in multiple performances venues in New Delhi.
It will officially open Jan 4 with a quasi folk opera —Chhaya Shakuntalam (based on Kalidasa's epic
Abhigyan Shakuntalam) — directed by one of the heavyweights of Indian stage K.N. Panikkar. The drama school authority said "the production by the students' repertory company of NSD has been especially commissioned for the theatre festival". In the subsequent days, plays from Karnatka, West Bengal, Mumbai, Kerala and northeastern India will hold the centrestage.
The National School of Drama - the lone government institution for the study of theatrical arts in the country, was set up in 1959 to hone talent on the stage with a codified curriculum to bring the millennnia-old tradition of theatre in the country on par with the rest of the modern world. The school combines folk traditions, academic training, performance arts, dances and western stage formats to teach students core aspects of theatre and the arts associated with it. The school, for the last 15 years, has been hosting an annual theatre festival — inviting ensembles from across the country — with the dual purpose to entertain and raise academic awareness about theatre.
Announcing the festival at a media conference in the capital Dec 27, the National School of Drama authority said "it has brought 71 productions from 17 Indian states and across the world to showcase the trends on the stage and help theatre find a more meaningful toehold for itself on the canvas of arts - in the face of a cultural invasion by cinema in the country". The tradition of theatre in India goes back to the Vedic era — when itinerant preachers and story-tellers spread the gospel of Vedas and its ensuing religion with the tradition of storytelling or "katha"- partially chanting and enacting the texts. However, historians argue that performance as a genre of expression existed during the pre-Vedic times as well.
The National School of Drama said the "festival will feature a complete kaleidoscope of various theatre styles starting from classical, modern and western to culminate into a folk panorama that will host 11 popular folk forms of theatre from the four corners of the country. Of these, nine forms will be staged for the first time.
The foreign participants at the festival include repertories from Sri Lanka, Japan, Israel, China. Poland and Germany.
"The Bharat Rang Mahotsav is not only about urban thaetre, but it focuses on the rural and traditional theatres as well. As a parallel featival, the National School of Drama will take a mini-showcase of six plays to northeastern India- Imphal (the capital of Manipur) and Guwahati (the capital of Assam). The drama school has to reach out to the remote hinterland of the country as well, where theatre is still an important medium of communication," Waman Kendre, the director of the National School of Drama said.
eminent theatre personality Ratan Thiyam, chairperson of the National School of Drama said integrating theatre from all parts of the nation and taking it to the largest cross-section of the audience has been integral to the vision of NSD for the Bharat Rang Mahotsav.
Writing about theatre and seminars on topics like "local and global exchanges in theatre and 'use and abuse of traditions in theatre"— will bring a motley crowd of national and 12 noted international scholars to present their papers.
Veteran theatre personality mahesh dattani- writer and director- will release a book, "Me & My Plays" accompanied by readings. Four short films on the mobile theatre of Assam, Nautanki (a folk form), a workshop conducted by theatre scholar Grotowski and "The making of King Lear" adpated in Hindustani will be screened in a parallel theatre education segment.
Interactions with directors and actors of the plays staged at the festival will take place every morning on the drama school premises.
Divulging the growing popularity of festival, chairman of NSD Ratan Thiyam said he (along with the team) had to choose from 362 plays. The criteria were objectivity and quality. "Since the 1960s, Indian theatre had been trying to get its identity.The festival is the identity of Indian theatre coming up as a showcase. In India, profesisonalism in theatre has to be improved and that is why awareness is very important. We do not a national policy for theatre," Thiyam said.
Theatre is a laboratory process of exprimentation and hence it was important for the National School of Drama to support the process, the chairman added.
The drama school, which is in the process to setting five regional centres across the country, will retrsucture the process of the selection of productions for the festival next year. "We are training a dedicated Bharat Rang Mahotsav team that will work round the year for the festival. We will not depend on CD or video entries- members of our advisory council will visit the destinations of the origin of th plays — both in India and outside — to assess the performances for inclusion," Waman Kendre, director of the school said. The school will add several; new modules to its curriculum, including a open script-writing course.
Theatre has a new idiom, says Ratan Thiyam
Modern Indian theatre is developing a indigenous vernacular of its own in the last decade, assimilating from roots performance genres —and combining it with global idioms to create a language that relates to the young legions of theatre lovers, bred on universalism, post globalisation. Stage icon Ratan Thiyam, the theatre protagonist from Manipur, says"this medley of local vernacular and the movements on the global stage" has honed the essence of Indian theatre in post-colonial times.
Thiyam, who took over as the chairman of the National School of Drama Society, in NewDelhi, three years ago, said he had to choose from 362 entries sent to the dramna school for its annual festival of theatre — Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2014 beginning Jan 4-19.
"It was a tough job. But the works that found their way to the roster of the festival reflect a pronounced utilisation of traditions and pertaining art forms," Thiyam observed in an informal conversation in the capital Dec 27, 2013.
Theatre has matured with its own language, the 65-year-old regional theatre pioneer from Manipur in northeastern India, pointed out. "It is a time when we have a new cultural space— where actors' training is becoming very important to meet the challenges of new theatre," Thiyam said. In the last three decades- theatre in India has become a "comprehensive arts exprience" featuring coventional stage formats, story-telling, traditional body language, performances and technology in composite mosaic. "Technology has come up and it is very very speedy. This cultural space is completely new because technology has to be juxtaposed.The process requires a fine balance between the traditional and the contemporary," Thiyam said.
The theatre veteran believes in the democratisation of drama education — a subject that is still controlled by an apex institution in India.
"Theatre as a subject of study and awareness should be taken to the country's heartlands and remote posts across the states— but the onus of the task depends on the state government," Thiyam said.
Furnishing examples in contrasts, Thiyam said "take the case of Gujarat... it has an industrial base and can fall back on the corporate houses to support its culture". "But the northeastern states have a different kind of structure. Do you have a single factory and large industry in the region? No...The prospect of funding and resouce for theatre (and related arts) needs to be examined in all its scopes," Thiyam said, suggesting that "the state government has to show greater engagement with culture".
The chairman of the National School of Drama wants to develop the "insitution as a centre for advance studies and production". "We are planning some regional units of the school. The states have to create more repertory companies where the crews must train themselves as professionals to bring better quality of productions to the national stage".


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Identification of WASP mutations in patients with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome and isolated thrombocytopenia reveals allelic heterogeneity at the WAS locus.
Mutation in the gene encoding the recently isolated WASP protein has now been identified as the genetic defect responsible for the X-linked Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS), a primary immunodeficiency disease associated with extensive phenotypic variability. To elucidate the range of WASP mutations responsible for WAS, we used PCR-SSCP analysis to screen for WASP gene mutation in 19 unrelated boys with the diagnosis of classical or attenuated WAS or isolated thrombocytopenia. All 19 patients had WASP mutations, each of which localized to the initial three or terminal three exons of the gene, and the majority of which were unique in each case. However, a missense mutation which results in substitution of the arginine at WAS codon 86 was identified in three boys with severe WAS as well as in one boy presenting with thrombocytopenia alone. While the three mutations found in the isolated thrombocytopenia patients leave the reading frame intact, about one-half of the gene alterations detected in both severe and attenuated WAS patients result in frameshifted transcript and premature translation termination. These findings therefore confirm the association of WAS with WASP mutation and identify WASP mutation as a cause for isolated congenital thrombocytopenia in males. While the WASP gene defects responsible for isolated thrombocytopenia and other mild presentations of WAS do not appear distinct from those resulting in severe WAS, these data indicate that analysis of WASP gene mutation provides a valuable tool for distinguishing the spectrum of WAS patients and the subset of males with isolated thrombocytopenia who represent mild cases of WAS.

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