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Dermatoses in Competitive Athletes
Auftreten von Dermatosen bei (Hochleistungs-)Sportlern
Problem: The skin is exposed to numerous stresses during sport. In addition to infection-related or allergic triggers, the development of sport-associated skin diseases depends on the discipline practiced and can be caused by mechanical stressors, thermal damage, and UV radiation. Methods: This review intends to give an overview of study results on the incidence and prevalence of skin diseases in competitive athletes. Publications describing case reports of the outbreak of a specific skin disease within a small cohort of athletes of a defined discipline were included as well as publications comparing the incidence of dermatoses between different disciplines based on large study cohorts.
Results: Most studies focus on the analysis of the ocurrence of certain skin diseases in athletes of only one defined discipline, in most cases athletes performing sports with close body contact. Hardly any studies deal with dermatoses in competitive athletes among multiple disciplines. This review displays the occurrence of infectious, allergic, traumatic, UV-induced, and sebaceous dermatoses in competitive athletes by taking different disciplines into account.
Discussion: Depending on the training environment, flow of movement, climatic influences and other factors, certain skin diseases occur frequently in athletes of specific disciplines.
Key Words: High-Performance Athlete, Skin Disease, Training, Specific Disciplines
Problem: Die Haut ist beim Sport zahlreichen Belastungen ausgesetzt. Neben infektionsbedingten oder allergischen Auslösern werden sportbedingte Dermatosen je nach Sportart durch die Beanspruchung der Haut im Zuge von mechanischer Belastung, thermischer Schädigung und UV-Strahlung ausgelöst.
Methoden: Dieser Überblick soll Studienergebnisse zum Auftreten von Hauterkrankungen bei Leistungssportlern aufzeigen. Fallberichte zum Ausbruch spezifischer Krankheiten innerhalb einer kleinen Kohorte an Sportlern einer Disziplin wurden dabei ebenso berücksichtigt wie disziplinenübergreifende Vergleichsstudien.
Ergebnisse: Viele Studien fokussieren sich auf die Analyse und Beschreibung des Vorkommens von Dermatosen oder gar einer einzigen, spezifischen Hauterkrankung bei Sportlern einer bestimmten Sportart. Es gibt nur wenige Studien, die sich disziplinenübergreifend mit der Verbreitung von Dermatosen unter Leistungssportlern beschäftigen und vergleichend ein repräsentatives Bild von Anfälligkeit, bestehenden Prädispositionsfaktoren und der tatsächlicher Erkrankungshäufigkeit zwischen Athleten verschiedener Disziplinen aufzeichnen. In diesem Review wird das Vorkommen infektiöser, allergischer, traumatischer, UV-induzierter und Talgdrüsenassoziierter Dermatosen bei Leistungssportlern dargestellt. Dabei soll das Erkrankungsgeschehen unter Einbezug unterschiedlichster Sportarten präsentiert werden.
Diskussion: In Abhängigkeit von Trainingsumfeld, Bewegungsablauf, Witterungseinflüssen und anderen Faktoren treten bestimmte Hauterkrankungen gehäuft in einzelnen Sportdisziplinen auf.
Schlüsselwörter: Leistungssportler, Hauterkrankungen, Training, Sportdisziplin
Practicing sport has many benefits on our general wellbeing, including physical and psychological aspects. People who practice sports regularly are at lower risk for the development of conditions such as obesity or type 2 diabetes. Although the benefits are plentiful, participation in athletic activity, especially in high-performance sports, can also have negative effects on the body. Hereafter, the impact of sport on skin health is explained and an overview of various sport-related skin diseases in competitive athletes of different disciplines is provided.
A top athlete’s skin is exposed to a wide range of environmental, physical, and infectious agents threatening the integrity of the skin barrier (Figure 1). Furthermore, increased sweating, increased heat, friction caused by sports clothing, and close body contact support the onset and wide distribution of dermatoses in top athletes (20). Traumatic injuries, like blisters or grazes, are commonly found and surely the most obvious dermatological abnormalities. Infectious lesions caused by bacterial, viral, or mycotic agents, are often diagnosed in athletes, too (2, 21, 57). Other potentially harmful factors that can cause aberrations of the physiological appearance of the skin are allergies and increased exposure to UV radiation. Intense sun exposure must not be underestimated as it remains one of the major risk factors for the development of skin cancer (1, 2, 15). Allergic reactions can be triggered by multiple allergens found in the air, in water, or sportswear, depending on the environment associated with the sports discipline. Considering the huge variety of stressors as well as the multitude of disciplines, it is not surprising that some lesions are more prevalent in athletes of specific disciplines compared to others.
Material and Methods
Using the PubMed database, a literature search was conducted to identify clinical studies, articles from medical specialist books, and review articles that assessed the prevalence of various sport-related skin diseases in competitive athletes of different disciplines. The research was limited to English or German language articles published between 1971 and 2019. The following keywords were used to perform the literature search: [athletes OR competitive athletes OR top athletes] AND [Skin disease (names of the various skin diseases, e.g. furunculosis OR impetigo OR folliculitis)] AND [sports discipline (names of the various sports, e.g. American football OR rugby OR judo, wrestling OR basketball)]. Search terms were entered in several combinations. Articles were selected when they covered at least one of the topics of interest in the above mentioned diseases.
Infectious diseases in athletes are, in contrast to non-infectious diseases, comparatively well described (Table 1-3). It should be emphasized, however, that the majority of studies addressing this topic include athletes practicing sports with close physical contact. Sosin et al. report, that the incidence of boils found in American football and basketball players was four times higher than in athletes who did not participate in team sports (55). Turbeville et al. conducted a literature search related to infectious diseases in athletes including publications from 1966 to 2005. They report that more than half of all infectious diseases in athletes (56%) were of cutaneous origin (57). A more recent literature review by Collins et al. from 2005-2010 revealed, that the percentage of skin as well as soft tissue infectious diseases in athletes was 71% (12). Direct skin to skin contact, which is inevitable in some sports (e.g., American football, rugby, judo, or wrestling), contributes to the spread of infectious diseases.
Bacteria Induced Dermatoses
Among the most frequently diagnosed infectious diseases of bacterial origin in athletes are furunculosis, impetigo and folliculitis (Figure 2), or abscesses (29, 36, 55). Staphylococcus and streptococcus species are widespread and often the causative agent for non-purulent or purulent skin infections (Table 1). While many infections are easily treated with antibiotics, infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pose a growing problem for modern medicine. In a literature research from 2005 to 2010, Collins et al. report that, out of all infectious diseases diagnosed in athletes, 33% were caused by MRSA (12). A more recent study of Champion et al. concluded that 76% of college wrestlers are carriers of CA-MRSA (11). While these athletes are prone to develop infections themselves, they also put competitors at risk of infection. Mascaro et al. investigated the prevalence of S. aureus infections among contact sport athletes in Italy and confirmed S. aureus in 42% of 238 enrolled athletes. Of all athletes, 1.3% carried MRSA (39).
Mycotic Infectious Diseases
Mycotic infections on finger-/ toenails are a common disorder that is difficult to cure. The likelihood of developing onychomycosis is 2.5 times higher in athletes (Figure 2). A common location are the toenails which are affected seven times more often than the fingernails (14). Mycotic skin infections are caused by dermatophytes, yeasts, or molds (Table 2). The most common dermatophytosis in athletes is Tinea. Tinea is mostly caused by Trichophyton spp., primarily by T. tonsurans and T. rubrum. Another frequently diagnosed mycosis is Pityriasis versicolor. It is evoked by different species of Malassezia, especially Malassezia furfur (Table 2) (4, 16). Athletes who engage in close physical contact are at particular risk of infections with dermatophytes (2). In a literature analysis of the outbreak of infectious diseases in competitive sports between 2005 and 2010, Collins et al. summarize that 29% of relevant articles report an outbreak of Tinea – all of them among wrestlers and judo fighters (12). In a survey including 454 wrestlers Ahmadinejad et al. detected mycotic agents in 8.2% of these athletes. Malassezia furfur (50%) and Trichophyton tonsurans (30%) were the most prevalent germs (3). Hedayati et al. diagnosed a clinically manifest Tinea corporis gladiatorum in 62 out of 324 wrestlers (20.1%) (26).
One of the reasons for Tinea pedis and unguium being widespread among athletes may be the shared use of showers and changing rooms (2). Swimmers in particular seem to be exposed to fungal spores and mycotic infections.
Several studiesinvestigated the incidence of mycotic spores in swimmers. Attye et al. found that 15% of swimmers tested positive for mycotic spores (7). Kamihama et al. showed, that 63.6% of athletes included in their study tested positive for dermatophytes – almost four times as many as in the reference group (28).
Viral infections are not uncommon among athletes, whereby the most frequently encountered viral infections are Herpes simplex, Verrucae, or Mollusca contagiosa (Table 3) (2). In the case of herpes, the majority of affected patients develop lesions in the orofacial area (Figure 2). The virus survives in the ganglia and establishes a latent residency. Therefore, the chance of recurrent infections after reactivation of the dormant virus is high. Winter sports athletes, especially high-altitude skiers, tend to suffer from recurring outbreaks of Herpes simplex labialis. Mills et al. reported, that 6 out of 51 (12%) skiers with a history of skiing-triggered recurring Herpes labialis developed a manifest infection within one week (41). Presumably, the reason is exposure to intense UV-Radiation.
Since herpes simplex infections are very common among wrestlers and rugby players, the disease received its own name for these sports: herpes gladiatorum or herpes rugbeiorum (Table 3). 94-97% of infections are caused by the Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) (6, 10, 23). Clearly, direct skin to skin contact is responsible for the transmission (9). Anderson examined participants of a high school wrestling camp for herpes gladiatorum and found that 96% of manifest infections occurred on the front of the body. Of these, 71.9% were located on the head, face (especially periorbital), and neck (6). In contrast, non Wrestlers rather showed manifest herpes simplex infections in the orofacial area.
Traumatic Skin Defects
Almost every type of physical activity is connected to traumatic skin lesions. Above all, traumatic skin defects can be found on the feet in form of bullae, callosities, corns, and onychodystrophies. Mailler and Adams reviewed studies investigating skin defects in marathon runners. On the day of the race, bullae were detected in 0.2-39% of runners. 2-16.3% of all participants suffered from jogger’s nipple – skin lesions of the mamillae caused by increased friction with sportswear (38).
Another widespread traumatic skin defect found in athletes of diverse disciplines are subungual hematoma on the toes (so-called jogger’s toe, tennis toe, skier’s toe) caused by repetitive collision of the toenail with the shoe tip. Furthermore, intracorneal hemorrhage may occur in the heal area (talon noir or black heel) or the palms (tache noir, black palm) (18, 22, 27, 60). Talon noir is associated with quick starts and abrupt stops as performed in tennis, squash, basketball etc. Black palm or tache noir describe similar hemorrhages on the palms occurring in sports exerting a lot of pressure on the hands such as weight lifting or gymnastics. Both conditions are harmless and resolve spontaneously (21).
Striae cutis distensae are streaky athrophies of the skin, running in parallel, due to stretch-related (tears) changes in the connective tissue. Such changes are observed not only during pregnancy (stretch marks), in obesity, or in rapid growth in adolescence. The same applies to those who build muscles very quickly in weight training / bodybuilding (34, 35, 52). Especially the prolonged use of systemic or local glucocorticoids (steroid striae) leads to the formation of stretch marks (27, 30, 59).
The sources of irritative contact eczema as well as contact allergies are manifold in athletes of different sport disciplines. In the case of water sports (e.g., swimming, scuba diving, surfing, sailing), allergic contact eczema caused by ingredients of sports wear, especially rubber, neoprene suits, fins, googles, and snorkels, are frequent (Figure 3).
Substances like benzoylperoxid, various thiourea, and many others, can act as contact allergens (37, 48, 56). Furthermore, chemicals like chlorine or bromide, which are used as disinfectants in pool water, can lead to irritative contact eczema (49, 56). In the case of athletes who exercise outdoors (e.g. marathon runners or sailors), type IV allergies to sunscreen components, especially different UVA and/or UVB filters, need to be considered. In general, contact and photocontact sensitivity to sunscreen was reported and reviewed previously, independent of sporting activity (47, 50). The frequent use of sunscreen in outdoor athletes increases the risk of developing an allergic reaction to these chemical components.
In runners and in athletes of other disciplines not related to water, delayed allergic reactions can often be found on the feet. Causative agents are components of shoes, such as rubber, leather, glue, or dyes (33). Sportswear and diverse externa (e.g., anti-inflammatory or anesthetic cremes, gels, or sprays) can cause allergic reactions, too.
Sun-Related Skin Diseases
UV induced skin cancer may indirectly be caused by physical activity dependent on the time spent outdoors. Intense and prolonged sun exposure is one of the most important factors leading to the development of melanomas and other types of skin cancer (Figure 4). A series of dosimetric studies revealed that triathletes, cyclists, mountain climbers, skiers, and snowboarders are often exposed to enormous doses of UV radiation due to prolonged sun exposure, reflection of UV radiation by snow and water, and reduction of the minimal erythema dose (MED = smallest dose of UV radiation to produce erythema within 1-6 hours) (43, 46). Moehrle revealed that the UV exposure rate of participants of the Ironman in Hawaii was increased to 8.3 MED (44). Similar results were found when the UV exposure of cyclists racing the Tour de Suisse was measured (45). Ambros-Rudolph et al. conducted a case-control study with 210 marathon runners comparing the athletes to non-athletes of the same age and gender. The runners showed more dysplastic nevi, lentigines, and suspicious skin lesions related to white skin cancer. The results correlated positively with exercise intensity (5). The most common, immune-mediated photodermatosis induced by UV rays is the so called "Polymorphic light eruption". Clinical symptoms, such as papules, vesicles, plaques, cocardial lesions, etc., occur after a latency period of hours or a few days on sun-exposed body parts (24, 25). It is a phenomenon that has already been observed in athletes who engage in outdoor sports activities (13, 17).
Sebaceous Gland Related Diseases
Acne mechanica, cutaneous lesions caused by mechanical stress, manifests itself in the form of papulopustular eruptions and nodules. It is caused by a combination of sweating, occlusion, friction, and pressure, especially beneath protective sports gear like helmets or shoulder pads (8, 19, 42). Predilective sites of clinical manifestation are the chin, forehead, jawline, neck, and the shoulders (1) (Figure 5). Sports commonly associated with heavy forms of acne mechanica are for example American football and ice hockey, where protective head and body gear is part of the equipment. In addition, boxers, equestrians (beneath the helmet straps and on the forehead), and athletes of other disciplines are frequently affected by acne mechanica.
Another severe form or acne, located in the neck and occipital scalp area, is acne keloidalis nuchae. It constitutes a chronic fibrotic folliculitis and perifolliculitis leading to the development of hypertrophic scars or celoids. Knabe et al. investigated the manifestation of acne mechanica and acne keloidalis in 453 high school, college, and professional football players and found that acne keloidalis nuchae occured primarily in college athletes and professional players. Interestingly, acne keloidalis nuchae affected almost exclusively Afro-American players (32).
Various cases in professional sports have brought the matter of doping - the use of performance-enhancing drugs – to the attention of dermatologists. Acne induced by abuse of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and whey proteins, so-called "steroid acne", is developed by up to 50% of all AAS users (40, 53). These products are used in the bodybuilding and fitness scene. With continuous abuse of AAS, in addition to strongly pronounced seborrhea as a clinical appearance, the development of acne vulgaris, acne papulopustulosa, acne conglobata, or acne fulminans is possible (31, 51, 54, 58).
When practicing sports, an athlete's skin is exposed to various stress factors and certain sports predispose the athlete to specific skin diseases. Numerous studies examine the occurrence of specific dermatoses in defined sport disciplines. The onset / outbreak of skin diseases is highly correlated with the discipline practiced. Infectious skin diseases are most commonly diagnosed in athletes participating in contact sports. Traumatic lesions are found in athletes of various disciplines with feet and hands being predisposed locations. Allergic reactions arise from a multitude of allergens, for example substances used for the production of sports gear or ingredients of sunscreen. UV rays per se can trigger photo dermatoses. Furthermore, intense UV radiation can be the trigger for the development of skin cancer. Athletes often suffer from severe forms of acne. This is connected to skin irritation due to contact with protective sports wear or caused by the abuse of anabolic drugs.
Up to now, there are only a few studies, that compare the prevalence of dermatoses in athletes of various sports disciplines within one demographic-epidemiological setup. Hardly any studies examine the variants of dermatoses across disciplines and the overarching effect of high-performance sports on skin diseases. Further studies should be carried out to examine the general effects of sport on skin health. To this end, a stronger interdisciplinary cooperation between sports physicians and dermatologists is required.
Conflict of Interest
The authors have no conflict of interest.
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Donofrio and Servitto, both currently Court of Appeals judges, were unanimously chosen by the state Supreme Court as two members of the four-judge bench. Also named were current appeals Judge Michael J. Talbot, who will serve as chief, and appeals judge Amy Ronayne Krause.
Gov. Snyder pushed for the bill that he signed into law Tuesday to create the new court to replace Ingham County Circuit Court in Lansing as the jurisdiction for state of Michigan legal battles. Snyder, a Republican, has said the new court will be fairer because the judges will represent a wider cross-section of the state instead of just Ingham County.
But the formation has drawn criticism from Democrats and others for the quick approval process and speculation about a political motive due to rulings against the Snyder administration by the Ingham judges.
“I have major concerns with it,” said State Sen. Steve Bieda, D-Warren, vice chairman of the Judiciary Committee. “There’s so many rumors going around about the motivation that raise more questions than can be answered. For those who believe in transparency in government and the legislative process, this was very, very wrong.”
The less than three-week process from introduction to approval prevented the State Bar of Michigan from taking and communicating a position due to its timing rules. The Macomb and Oakland county bar associations were among several statewide that expressed opposition due to the fast-track.
“We asked for more discussion and deliberation on it” in a resolution, Macomb Bar President Julie Gatti said.
Gatti and Bieda said, however, they were pleased the panel will include two former Macomb judges.
“That takes the sting out of it a bit,” Gatti said. “I couldn’t think of two better jurists. They both are very respected and have well-deserved reputations.”
Bieda said it appears the Supreme Court tried to soften the effect by spitting the Republican-Democratic make-up. Servitto and Krause were appointed by Democratic governors while Talbot and Donofrio were appointed by Republicans.
“I am pleased to see some balance,” he said. “I suspect that the Supreme Court was sensitive to the criticism.”
Chief Justice Robert Young said in a press release that the judges were chosen “for their outstanding legal ability, including their diverse experiences as former trial judges managing trial dockets, since the Court of Claims operates as a trial court.”
The appointments come after former Macomb County judge David Viviano was appointed as a state Supreme Court justice earlier this year.
The number of cases that will be transferred from Ingham to the new court has not been determined, Supreme Court spokeswoman Marcia McBrien said.
The four judges will continue to hear appeals cases, albeit fewer, and work in claims cases into their dockets, McBrien said.
Donofrio of Macomb Township was appointed to the Macomb County Circuit Court bench in Mount Clemens in 1997 and elected in 1998, before his 2002 appointment by Engler to the appeals court. He was elected in 2004 and re-elected in 2010. He was a private practice litigator before becoming a circuit judge.
Servitto of Royal Oak may be best known for rapping a verbal ruling from the bench in a civil lawsuit against rapper Eminem in 2003 during her 16-year tenure on the Macomb circuit bench. She was appointed in 2006 to the appeals court in 2006 by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. She was elected later in 2006 and re-elected in 2012. She was first elected as a judge at 37th District Court in Warren and Center Line before Gov. James Blanchard elevated her to circuit court.
Servitto launched the county’s first drug court at district court and was a founding member of Care House in Macomb County.

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The country's top decision-making body said on Tuesday that reform remains its key priority after it met to discuss the progress of the economy.
The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee held closed-door talks to review performance in the first half of 2014 and map out macroeconomic strategies for the remainder of the year.
"We will continue to regard reform as the key agenda among all other important items," said a statement issued by the panel of top-ranking officials after the meeting.
"Focusing on the goals of growth, structural adjustment, improved livelihoods and risk prevention, we will push forward reform and stimulate the dynamics of the market."
The statement said the continuity and stability of the current macroeconomic policy will be maintained. More importance will be attached to "targeted control and adjustment", and measures will be rolled out that are conducive to both short-term growth and long-term benefits.
The measures will include strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights and deepening the reform of the investment regime.
The statement called for the urgent establishment of competitive businesses in industries that are monopolies, and faster expansion of the service sector.
It said there should be a combination of "liberalizing" and "administration", together with enhanced market supervision.
Kuang Xianming, director of the Research Center for Economy at the China Institute for Reform and Development, said the message from the meeting is that the pace of reform could quicken in the remainder of the year.
"On the one hand, the pressure on growth will be greater if there are no reform measures such as the simplification of administrative approvals in the first half," he said.
"On the other hand, problems in the economy remain salient and the economic growth model has not been significantly shifted. For example, consumption in the first half was sluggish despite its huge potential."
The Political Bureau said it is content with the economic performance in the first half. Key economic data fell within expectations, and the level of growth is steadily improving.
Turning to the second half, it said development challenges remain and extra efforts are needed to keep the economy stable.
However, it stopped short of calling for more stimulus measures to prop up growth, which some were expecting, and instead stressed the need for reforms that are in line with a long-term vision.
GDP growth fell to an 18-month low of 7.4 percent in the first quarter, prompting a shift in emphasis by the government toward fine-tuning to prevent a further drop.
A raft of policies helped push up second-quarter growth to 7.5 percent, and economists expect to see a continuing recovery in the third quarter.
This has given the leadership more leeway to focus on reform and rebalancing the economy.
The Political Bureau said a "certain growth rate" is needed as "many issues will not be solved" without it, but it also said growth should be "scientific", "sustainable" and "inclusive".
In a sign of a greater emphasis on long-term growth potential, President Xi Jinping told non-Party representatives in a separate meeting on Tuesday that China should improve its innovation-driven capacity, enhance its industrial competitiveness and increase its growth quality.
Xi discussed several long-term issues, including rural land reform, capital market development and healthcare reform.


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Each BIG-IP local traffic matching policy requires a matching strategy to determine the rule that applies if more than one rule matches.
The BIG-IP policies provide three policy matching strategies: a first-match, best-match, and all-match strategy. Each policy matching strategy prioritizes rules according to the rule's position within the Rules list.
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BIG-IP local traffic policy rules match defined conditions and start specific actions. You can create a policy with rules that are as simple or complex as necessary, based on the passing traffic. For example, a rule might simply determine that a client's browser is a Chrome browser that is not on an administrator network. Or a rule might determine that a request URL starts with /video, that the client is a mobile device, and that the client's subnet does not match 172.27.56.0/24.
The conditions for a local traffic policy rule define the necessary criteria that must be met in order for the rule's actions to be applied. For example, a policy might include the following conditions, which, when met by a request, would allow the rule's specified actions to be applied.
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Microsoft and developer Team Dakota have announced plans to discontinue online support for Project Spark, a game creation tool originally released for the PC and Xbox One in 2014. Community Manager Thomas Gratz delivered the verdict over the weekend through Project Spark’s official website:
Despite this news, we want to celebrate the accomplishments of our team and community of creators and players. Our team released 46 content packs, thousands of assets and 16 updates since launch (averaging more than one update every two months). We produced hundreds of livestreams and videos to educate and celebrate our community. In turn, our passionate fans have then gone above and beyond supporting “Project Spark” by uploading hundreds of thousands of creations and dreaming up millions of objects, behaviors, and experiences. Outside the game, they created fan sites, tutorials, forums, apps, and more! We thank everyone who has played or created anything within “Project Spark,” as it would have never existed without you.
Project Spark was removed from the Xbox Games Store on Friday, and all other online services will be shuttered this Summer. Even with the end of Project Spark’s online accessibility, the game will still be playable offline, though players won’t be able to download any of the community’s creations after August 12.
Microsoft also announced that players who purchased the Project Spark Starter Kit will receive a credit that can be used for a future Xbox Games Store or Windows Store purchase.
Are you ready to make your own games? Microsoft hopes so because Project Spark is now available to download through the Xbox One Games Store. The Project Spark “Starter Pack” includes a pre-built adventure as well as a variety of characters and game-creation pieces. Happy building!
Alien: Isolation is also new to the Xbox One Games Store today. Sega and Creative Assembly took a different tack with the game than the usual Aliens adventure and attempted to bring the quieter, but still frightening, “haunted house in space” atmosphere of 1979’s Alien to the video game realm. It’s joined by NBA 2K15 (Xbox One, Xbox 360), the latest game in 2K’s long-running sports simulation series, and Divekick (Xbox One), Iron Galaxy’s two-button fighting game. Finally this week, Styx: Master of Shadows, an RPG from Focus Interactive, is available to download for the Xbox One.
More information on all four games can be found after the break. (more…)
After a relatively quiet September, the Fall gaming rush has begun to kick into high gear now that we’ve reached October.
Sega plans to take another crack at the Alien universe with the Creative Assembly-developed survival horror game Alien: Isolation (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One). Players will attempt to help Amanda Ripley search for her missing mother while she’s stalked by a singular Xenomorph. After nearly a dozen games starring the Colonial Marines, it’s definitely a new take (on an old idea) for the franchise.
Also new this week is…
- NBA 2K15 (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One), 2K’s latest basketball sim.
- DriveClub (PS4), Evolution’s long-in-development racing game.
- Skylanders: Trap Team (3DS, PS3, PS4, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One), the latest toy/game hybrid from Activision.
- Project Spark (Xbox One), Microsoft’s game-building game.
Finally, Microsoft is reliving the Xbox One launch with newly expanded and updated versions of Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition, Forza Motorsport 5: Game of the Year Edition, and Ryse: Son of Rome – Legendary Edition.
A complete list of this week’s new releases can be found after the break. (more…)
Microsoft has big plans for this year’s Gamescom convention. The Xbox behemoth has a slew of presentations planned including a major Xbox Briefing on Tuesday, August 12 at 8:00 AM (Eastern Time). A teaser video above gives us a taste of what we can expect to see including Evolve, Assassin’s Creed: Unity, Sunset Overdrive, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Forza Horizon 2, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and Project Spark. The video also promises that we will get to see some “big surprises” at the show, one of which is surely Remedy’s Quantum Break.
What else will Microsoft unveil at Gamescom? You’ll have to tune in to see for yourself, but you’ve got plenty of options. The consolemaker will livestream their briefing through your Xbox console and Xbox.com and daily highlights will also appear on YouTube.
Gamescom 2014 officially kicks off on August 13.
Xbox One and Windows 8 gamers have been able to grab the Project Spark open beta since December. After almost eight months of testing, Microsoft is ready to announce that the full version of their game creation game will be available to purchase on October 7.
Officially dubbed the “Project Spark Starter Pack” (and priced at $39.99), the full version of the game will include a ton of content such as “Galaxies: First Contact” (a sci-fi-themed content pack), the warrior champion “Sir Haakon ‘Hawk’ the Knight,” and “Champions Quest: Void Storm” (the first episode of “an epic campaign adventure”). And if you’re worried about losing your beta creations, don’t be. Players who have been part of the beta will be able to roll over all their created content, credits, and favorite levels into the full version.
Project Spark is also in development for the Xbox 360. A release date for the last-generation version of the game will be announced at a later time.
Microsoft plans to have a huge presence at this year’s PAX East convention, but temper your expectations, as most of the games they’re bringing to the show are already available to all.
The centerpiece of the Xbox booth will be this Spring’s biggest game, TitanFall. It will be joined by cartoony shooter Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (originally released in February), game creator Project Spark (which is currently available in open beta), and a quartet of launch games (Forza Motorsport 5, Dead Rising 3, Ryse: Son of Rome, and Killer Instinct). Early April releases Kinect Sports Rivals and Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut will also be playable at the Microsoft booth.
As of right now, the only unreleased game Microsoft plans to show in its PAX East booth is Super Time Force. This leads me to guess that Super Time Force is probably going to be added to the Xbox Live Store pretty soon. Just a hunch.
More details on Microsoft’s PAX East 2014 plans for all of these titles are available after the break. You can also read all about the panels the consolemaker will be hosting, including a Project Spark panel, a TitanFall panel, and a live recording of Major Nelson’s podcast. (more…)
Project Spark, Microsoft’s game creation tool for the Xbox One, is now available as an open beta downloadable through the Xbox Live Store.
To celebrate the game’s availability to all, developer Team Dakota has put together the video montage above (which is scored to Linkin Park) showcasing some of the beta’s coolest creations so far. The development team plans to share more of Project Spark’s secrets during a Twitch stream they have scheduled for today, March 18, at 3:00 PM (Eastern Time).
Project Spark is also in development for the PC and Xbox 360, with a full release planned for sometime this year.
Creative gamers everywhere, rejoice! Community Manager Mike Lescault has announced on Reddit that Project Spark, Microsoft’s upcoming free-to-play video game in which you make other video games, will not require an Xbox Live Gold Subscription in order to take advantage of its game-creation goodness.
This comes as great news to those who only carry Live Free status, or, like myself, have family members on the same system without a Gold membership. A beta for Project Spark is set to hit the Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Windows 8 is set to hit some time in January.

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There are a number of factors that determine the maximum temperature rating of a pressure vessel. For most applications it is the gasket material. Vessels with O-ring seals are limited to 225 °C and those with FKM or FFKM are limited to 300 °C. Parr’s design for contained PTFE gaskets extends the operating temperature range to 350 °C. Flexible Graphite (FG) material essentially removes the gasket as the limiting factor. Maximum temperature limits for the metals used in these vessels are established by the ASME code and other standards. Most metals have maximum temperature limits between 400 and 800 °C. The allowable strength for these metals falls off rapidly as they reach maximum operating temperature. Finally, the difficulties encountered with screw threads and other closure components operating at high temperatures establish a practical temperature limit for externally heated vessels. We have found 600 °C to be a reasonable limit.
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Another approach that has proven useful in extending the maximum temperature limit is to place the heater inside the pressure vessel. This heater is surrounded by a layer of insulation. This creates a hot zone in the center of the vessel and prevents the walls from exceeding their allowable limit. As this system is very energy efficient, internal heaters can be less powerful than external heaters. Internally heated vessels are equipped with insulated electrical feed-throughs to power the heater. Multiple thermocouples are used to control or monitor the temperatures in the hot zone and on the vessel inner wall.
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Top 10 Best Place To Retire In The United States According to Forbes
Retirement represents a period of change. For most people, that means less income, but more time to do what they choose. One logical response to both:
move to a place with lower costs and attractive lifestyle features–such as good weather, rich cultural and educational offerings, and ample opportunities to stay physically active and to engage in volunteer work.
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Quantification of residual thiabendazole and its metabolite, 5-hydroxythiabendazole, in cow’s milk using pipetting sample preparation with water eluent and water mobile phase HPLC coupled diode array: Method development and validation
A quick, easy, small-scale, and safety sample preparation with water eluent followed by water mobile phase HPLC for quantifying thiabendazole (TBZ) and its metabolite, 5-hydroxythiabendazole (5hTBZ), in cow’s milk was described in the present paper. Sample preparation is achieved by homogenization using a handheld ultrasonic-homogenizer with water followed by MonoTip pipette tip contains silica monolith bonded with C18 with water eluent. For determination and identification of analyte, the HPLC uses an analytical C1 column, an isocratic 100% water, and diode array detector. The procedure is harmless to both humans and the environment. The method validation data were well within the international analytical method acceptance criteria. The total analytical time was < 13 min/sample. The present method may be proposed as an international harmonized analytical method for routine residual monitoring of TBZ and 5hTBZ in cow’s milk.


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Carter led his team to the EBA Championship posting a regular season average of 24.9 ppg that included two 36-point games. He capped off his season with two outstanding performances in the playoffs, scoring 21 points in the semis against the Washington Madness and posting a team-high 34 points in the Championship game against the Metropolitan All-Stars.
The Madness all-star guard Chris Matthews averaged 26.8 points for the season. Like Carter, he also shined in the playoffs, hitting a 34-point high against the Harrisburg Horizon to knock them from the playoffs. He then shot 39 points to almost single-handedly keep his team in the game before they bowed to the Hudson Valley Hype in the semis.
James Ryans, NYC iconic basketball coaching legend, took over coaching duties at the Hype in January and turned a 1-11 team in 2011 into a 11-1 team in 2012 as they marched to the EBA Championship. Ryans returned to the EBA for his second stint having previously coached the NY Pride.
1st Team All EBA
|Guard||Nick Carter||Hudson Valley Hype|
|Guard||Aubin Scott||New York Wizards|
|Center||Calvin Brown||Metro All Stars|
|Forward||Elyon Bush||Metro All Stars|
|Forward||Jamal Wise||Washington Madness|
|Guard||Joseph Flegler||Nova Hawks|
|Guard||(tie) Chris Matthews||Washington Madness|
|(tie) Trey Sharpe||Harrisburg Horizon|
|Center||Cody Boone||Harrisburg Horizon|
|Forward||Keyodi Ayeni||Hudson Valley Hype|
|Forward||Steffon Farley||Hudson Valley Hype|
|MVP||(tie) Nick Carter||Hudson Valley Hype|
|(tie) Chris Mathews||Washington Madness|
|Newcomer of the Year||Cody Boone||Harrisburg Horizon|
|Coach of the Year||James Ryans||Hudson Valley Hype|


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Criminals typically have no regard for the law or others, otherwise they wouldn’t be criminals. Case in point is video of an East St. Louis shootout in a gas station parking lot.
Around 1 a.m. on Sept. 12 at a Gas Mart in Illinois, two men decided to take shots at one another for no known reason, according to KMOV4.
Surveillance cameras caught the entire incident on video, from multiple angles. In fact, the video shows customers, both inside and outside the store, diving for cover and running away. Additionally, the video reveals how quickly situations can escalate.
Detective Ronald McClellan, with the East St. Louis Police, told Fox2Now that the two men knew each other, and both are known to police. In fact, the pair are felons with long criminal backgrounds.
“It could have been anyone,” McClellan said. “Thank God no one was injured or killed.”
While police have identified the suspects in the St. Louis shootout, no arrests have been made. Police are looking for the suspects and expect charges once they are found. Remarkably, no one was injured or killed in the shootout, despite numerous bullets flying into the store toward customers.
East St. Louis Shootout Critique
It is very easy to discuss the problems of gun handling in regard to criminals. Of course, their lack of skills is probably a good thing, except when innocent bystanders are stuck by errant rounds. It does seem, however, that at some point criminals would learn to use sights to aim a gun.
Either way, bystander reaction ran the gamut from total terror to barely concerned. The interior video shows one man tackling another to get him lower to the ground, while exterior footage shows another walking away in a crouch before turning to watch the show. Others took off running as the shots rang out, but there still seems to be an acceptance of the situation, even though bullets were breaking glass throughout the store and flying to who knows where in the other direction.
The proper reaction should have been to seek cover immediately, before calling the police. And those who would want to step into the situation need to remember that in most cases it is best to let police handle the situation. No good could have come from a third handgun throwing bullets into the mix, even after the shootout was over and one of the suspects was standing around like he didn’t care.
The whole scenario is even worse since Illinois has some of the strongest guns in the country.


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The AHIP Institute in Nashville, TN on June 3rd through the 5th is particularly exciting for me to attend for three reasons:
1. It’s focused around the needs, issues and challenges of health plans and payers – an industry I’ve worked in for over 20 years.
2. I’m one of four people selected by AHIP to be a social media ambassador for the event.
3. It’s in Nashville, TN – a place where I lived for 10 years, where my youngest son was born and where all four of my kids attended grade school.
Healthcare Literacy, Transparency & Communications!
Since I strongly believe that improving health care literacy, increasing transparency of health care quality and cost information, and sharing information via an omni-channel approach holds the key to improving the U.S. healthcare system, I’m especially looking forward to the following concurrent sessions.
Note: I’ve included the Twitter account for any session presenter that had one.
Beyond the Contract: Enhancing Provider Engagement in New Care Models – June 4 – 2:00p – 2:45p
How retail health care and telemedicine are altering traditional behaviors and relationships between providers, health plans and consumers.
Amy Fahrenkopf, MD, VP, Highmark, Inc.
Transparency: Tools, Information and Innovation – June 5 – 10:50a – 11:35a
Learn about tools and new initiatives to engage consumers in their health care.
Raj Davda, MD, Medical Director, CIGNA
Social Commerce: Integrating Your Marketing, Sales and Digital Approaches – June 4 – 3:35p – 4:20p
Learn ways to leverage social tools to deliver growth to your company. How social information fit into data and segmentation models.
Lindsay R. Resnick, CMO, KBM Group: Health Services
Katzman Stephanie, Senior Account Executive, LinkedIn
David Murray, Manager, Social Media, BCBS of Michigan
Joanna Belbey, Social Media & Compliance Specialist, Actiance
Health Literacy: A Key to Unlocking Change – June 5 – 9:55 a – 10:40a
Learn how others are bridging the health literacy knowledge gap to help consumers help themselves reach the goal of improved health. How can mass media tools help to propagate discovery and improve comprehension.
No speaker listed on AHIP site
Innovation & Inspiration in Health Care – June 4 – 1:00p – 1:45p
How health plans are rethinking the ways in which they do business. How health plans expanding their portfolios and diversifying their business – and lessons learned.
Darren Olson, Director, UPMC Health Plan
Rob Coppedge, Senior VP, Cambia Health Solutions
If you have anything you’d like to share related to the AHIP Institute: your goals for attending, what you are looking forward to, information on your product or services, things to do in Nashville, etc – please reach out to me and perhaps I can help share your perspective, ideas and information with others?
Also, consider following me on Twitter where I will be sharing more information on the AHIP Institute and health care information technology.

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Hey there, fellow Americans! 🇺🇸 Today, we’re here to celebrate something truly special: being American and embracing our patriotism in all its diverse and beautiful forms.
So put on your red, white, and blue hats and let’s dive into “Yankee Doodle Dandy Fashion: Embracing a New Era of Patriotism in Style” with our amazing model, Mateo Tirabasso, bringing the patriotic fashion to life, thanks to the talented eye of Maximiliano Yoguel!
Living in this vast continent called America, we’re surrounded by an incredible melting pot of cultures, ideas, and beliefs.
It’s what makes us unique, and it’s what makes this pursuit of the Yankee Doodle Dandy all the more exciting. But amid this diversity, we need to remember the core values that bring us together.
Respect is at the heart of our unity.
No matter our background or ideals, treating each other with kindness and understanding is crucial.
Let’s celebrate our differences and learn from one another. Embracing our shared history and culture while respecting individual beliefs is what truly makes us great.
Having good manners is not just about saying “please” and “thank you.” It’s about fostering a sense of community and creating a space where everyone feels welcome. Hold the door open for your neighbor, give a friendly smile, and let’s build a nation where kindness is the norm.
As Americans, we’ve always been known for our ingenuity and forward-thinking.
Logic is in our blood! Let’s apply this logic to the way we interact with each other and the world around us. Seek out information, question assumptions, and make decisions based on reason. This will lead us to a better future for all.
Now, let’s take a moment to appreciate the stunning work of Maximiliano Yoguel, capturing Mateo Tirabasso in all his Yankee Doodle Dandy glory. This exclusive fashion shoot is a celebration of our American spirit and a reminder that our diversity is our strength.
And let’s not forget, this post wouldn’t be possible without the incredible team behind it. Ariel Fernando Ramirez Gimenez, the genius behind the production, and AR Models Agency, representing the talented Mateo Tirabasso, thank you for bringing this vision to life.
So, my fellow Americans, let’s celebrate being American, we’re not talking about Fourth of July celebration, but every day.
Let’s embrace our patriotism and continue to build a nation where everyone is valued, respected, and included. Together, we can make America the land of the free, the home of the brave, and the epitome of unity.
A new era of stylish American pride, celebrating diversity and unity in every stitch. From classic to contemporary, this fashion-forward post will inspire your patriotic spirit while keeping you in vogue. Join us on a journey of fashion and freedom!
The essence of being American in 'Yankee Doodle Dandy Fashion: Embracing a New Era of Patriotism in Style' post, celebrating patriotism and unity. Join model Mateo Tirabasso, lensed by Maximiliano Yoguel, in a stunning fashion journey. Embrace diversity, respect, good manners, and logical thinking. An exclusive work for webzine fashionablymale.net.
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Jason has this post with links to today’s opinions.
Lyle has this post summarizing today’s opinions in Rita, TSSAA, and Tellabs; this post analyzing TSSAA in more detail; and this analysis of Rita.
Carolyn Hadgikosti has more details regarding today’s opinion in Tellabs here.
Gretchen has this post (which will be updated throughout the day) collecting links to news and blog coverage of today’s opinions and this post collecting links to other Court-related coverage.
And Doug Berman of the Sentencing Law and Policy Blog kicks off our discussion of the opinion in Rita with this post. Mark Osler and David Stras add their thoughts on the decision here and here, while Kate Stith has these thoughts.


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by Yuri Kageyama
Reading at the Pink Cow in Tokyo June 8,2008.
When you cut your finger against the end of a piece of paper, and it hurts and the blood spurts out, you remember blood, lots of it, curdling red ink with a sweaty smell, is rushing around your body, all of it, brain, eyeballs, cell tissue, spine, toes, your heart is pumping like quivering red rubber and your lungs are going in and out, in and out.
When you stop to think about it, you want to scream and you almost forget how to breathe.
People who believe in Reincarnation say it would be a waste of lives to have so many people alive and then die and so god must recycle all those lives.
It is nothing short of a miracle we continue to live everyday despite all the deaths everyday. And each one of us is dying gradually everyday.
But for the most part, we don’t get shot, we don’t get run over, we don’t crash, we don’t get a deadly disease, we don’t get stabbed, beaten to death, crushed in an earthquake, commit suicide, and we live live live live.
And each day adds to the next day and pretty soon we are old but still we live and we don’t think about the blood circulating or the each and every breath we take or the fact that we have averted death for the moment.
We are alive.
But we could at any moment take a long silver needle and poke it in our eye, blinding ourselves in blinding rage.
We could jump into the wind from the station platform as the train glides in with a rattle, although the mirror is there to remind us how ghostly we look and make us think again how foolish this act is that we are contemplating to die this moment instead of the next moment when we do get shot or get cancer or our hearts stop or our lungs fail.
My mother is dying of pancreas cancer, and I can finally smell death, that unmistakable stench that sticks inside your nostrils for hours, maybe even a day, trailing you from the hospice room.
She has lost so much weight she looks like a bird, her nose pointed like a beak in a mummified face.
She lies curled up in the bed, her arms clasped into herself, a scrawny embryonic chick in a nest, and her beady eyes are expressionless, unmoving, staring into your eyes, and she won’t close them because she knows you are her daughter and these may be the last moments, and she needs to look, but you just want her to close her eyes so you can leave and forget.
She couldn’t even speak then.
When she could still move, when she was at the hospital, not the hospice, where patients are getting treatment to live, she was just a burden on the nurses and they want her to move to a hospice, she would grow delirious on pain-killers and start walking around the hallways naked, announcing: She must leave now because Otoosama _ her husband, my father _ has arrived to get her.
My father is dead.
Before that, when she was still undergoing tests, and she had always instructed us she never wanted to know it, if she ever got cancer, and so we couldn’t tell her, she says to me: “I wasn’t a very good mother, was I?”
This is a very important conversation.
But I brush it off. I don’t want to talk about this, do I? because then wouldn’t we be talking about her death?
“I watch you and your sister, how the both of you think about and interact with your children,” she says. “And I realize I wasn’t a good parent. I know this watching the both of you as parents.”
She goes on, matter of fact, her father, was a big believer in education and sent all his children, even the daughters, unusual for those times in Japan, to urban schools.
My mother was second from the youngest so she was barely in elementary school when she was sent to live away from home with her sisters and brothers to go to good schools.
And so she grew up never knowing the intimacy of a relationship between a mother and child.
She doesn’t have to apologize. And I should reach out and hug her, but all I remember is how she never stopped him, her husband, my father, when he beat me, how I had to cower, never apologizing, and all she did was sit quietly and pray and be patient and believe the anger will pass like a typhoon, leaving behind just tiny purple bruise marks on sallow skin, as sanity returns to the Ph. D. in engineering, professor, salaryman, head of the household, and all would be well.
He needs a break from work, it is stressful, he needs to go the family beach villa.
She has already made arrangement, and I must go with him, the ever faithful daughter, because he can’t go alone.
“It can’t be me. It must be you,” she says, as though this is decided, ironing the white shirts and folding them on top of each other on the tatami mat.
She doesn’t tell me until years later. She worried about me every day, praying he wasn’t beating me.
He didn’t beat me. We took turns rowing a wooden boat. We went fishing til our fingers smelled like worms. We lowered cages into the water with fish heads, and drew them up to find crabs entangled with each other.
But I can’t forgive, not just yet, though no one has to apologize.
I call my sister on the train back from the hospital.
“She is going to die,” I say, breathless, more from excitement than from sadness. She is dying but she is realizing and she is changing.
What she is saying is so profound she had to be dying. Really dying.
It should have been like the movies.
I should have forgiven her, a moment of reconciliation before the moment of death.
You are a good mother.
Remember all the Ryunosuke Akutagawa stories you read to me in the kitchen, but you told me the stories I wrote, secretly, in big block letters in a worn out notebook were petty and would never amount to anything?
Remember how you wanted to go back to school for your Master’s degree, but you had to cook and clean and you gave up?
Remember how you won awards with those elaborate sumi calligraphy on rice paper, painting ancient words no one could read?
Remember how you sat naked in the bath tub, thinking your solitary thoughts, and you hated your husband, my father, because he bought you the wrong-size ring in an overseas business trip?
Today, you taught me how people keep evolving til the last moment of life.
No, you are not a bad mother at all.
This is the best gift you have given me.
I have learned the lesson of death although I still can’t understand how we manage to keep living day by day, lungs breathing and heart beating and you feel so faraway and I can’t remember barely anything else about you.


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I have been wanting to begin some new holiday traditions around here, one of which is that I want to make the weeks of Advent; the four weeks leading up to Winter Solstice and Christmas, more significant for our family. Half way through the first week of Advent I still hadn't gotten a plan, as it was such a whirlwind Thanksgiving/family blur up until school on Monday. However, I finally came up with somewhat of a plan. We had made some Birch bark candle holders for the Thanksgiving table, and had some rounds leftover so instead of making an Advent wreath I thought I'd just put greenery that I gathered into a circular pan and that way I can take the candles out and wet it all down to keep it from drying out and losing greenery crumbs all over the table daily. This way I can easily remove the arrangement off the table for crafting as well. I have needed to put a ribbon around the outside to disguise the ugliness of the old rusty cake pan, but who knows if I'll get quite that far.
The first week, Noah glued stones, bones and shells to the candle holder. I drew a picture and an Advent verse on the chalkboard and that was about it. This past week Avery made a candle holder with plants and cranberries on it. We had a new chalkboard drawing and verse to go with the week. I also wanted to do special crafts each week which we are haphazard about. I wanted to do plant crafts this week, so we strained plant tinctures, vinegars and flower oils that we had started this summer. Then I made lotions for gifts last night. I had planned to have the kids roll beeswax candles next week for the week of Beasts, but we got over eager and did that this past week. We are going to wet felt wool around soap that I had made last year using all our own goat lard, milk and honey. I haven't thought as far as the fourth week, but the kids have asked that they be allowed to draw the Nativity scene. We are reading out of the Bible over the next few weeks, learning about Jesus and his teachings. We are taking a break from some of our main lessons to have extra time for crafting, baking and social events.
My first needle felted dog. A gift for my four year old Nephew.
First week's Advent board. Not completely pleased with it, but better than nothing.
Avery squeezing her rose petal vinegar that she made this summer. Facial toner coming up.
Rolling simple beeswax sheets and decorating them. They got pretty creative. Avery made one with a chick on the side. Noah made one with a goose on it.
This blurred picture captures the feeling of a night with my family; everyone in motion, with an adult occassionally stealing a moment to relax in the midst of it all.
May you find momements of peace and fortitude amidst the chaos and joy of the Holidays.


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On Monday, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) cybercrime wing charged singer Meesha Shafi and eight others for their affirmed association in a besmirching campaign against Ali Zafar. On the order of the FIA special court, the FIR against the defendants was filed for a non-cognizable crime.
Meesha Shafi, Haseemuz Zaman Khan, actor-host Iffat Omar, Fariha Ayub, Maham Javaid, Leena Ghani, Ali Gul, Syed Faizan Raza, and Humna Raza have been charged. Besides, the accused are booked under section 20 (1) of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 and R/W 109-PPC.
The singer and actor Ali Zafar had filed a complaint with the FIA cybercrime wing in November 2018. He alleged many social media platforms were posting “threats and defamatory material” against him. Furthermore, he gave details of some Twitter and Facebook accounts to back his case.
“A twitter account @nehasaigol1, which posted 3,000 defamatory tweets against me and my family only in one year, [was] created 50 days before Meesha’s allegations of sexual harassment,” Zafar told FIA.
The FIR says Shafi could not provide any witness in her favor. As per the FIR, Leena Ghani was also summoned, but she did not appear and sent a statement that was not adequate.
“She [Ms. Ghani] was found involved in publicly posting defamatory content against the complainant on Twitter on April 19, 2018. Fariha Ayub and Maham Javaid were also summoned four times but they did not turn up to join the inquiry. Iffat Omar appeared but did not record her statement with the request to give her time, but despite repeated requests failed to record her statement,” the FIR states.
The FIR states Ali Gull, from his Twitter ID @Aligulpir, posted disparaging remarks against Ali.
“He was summoned thrice, but he deliberately did not turn up and submitted his statement to the FIA Karachi.”
However, FIR says the statement of Gull was unsatisfactory. Likewise, the statement of Humna Raza was also no adequate. Besides, the FIR says, FIA summoned Haseemuz Zaman for 4times but he did not appear.
In conclusion, Meesha Shafi accused Ali Zafar of harassment and filed a lawsuit against the actor-singer. However, she could not produce any solid evidence so far.
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I previously posted my outlook for the coming summer and gave it on the radio.
Here is what the major models show for June-August.
TEMPERATURE DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE OVER THE 3-MONTH PERIOD:
Clearly the greatest consensus is for the hottest summer weather on average to be over the Western third to half of the country, for our area most models match my outlook derived from analogs: a summer where the 3-4 month temperature average June-September is not far from normal one way or the other.
RAINFALL DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE OVER THE 3-MONTH SUMMER PERIOD:
The greatest model consensus on precipitation is for a somewhat wet summer in the Central and/or Northern states. Drought is most likely out West.
In our area the verdict is more split between wet and dry, but with a slight lean toward a little above-normal rainfall on average.
For more follow me on Twitter @MellishMeterWSB.


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Whether you use it for self-sequencing, for adding a dash of randomness to your filter movements, or for rough analog bitcrushing, a sample & hold-circuit can often be the secret sauce that takes your patch from decent to distinctive. That’s why we came up with this super simple JFET-based implementation – and then upgraded it with a couple of extra features like an internal clock generator or a dedicated slew output. Of course, we’ll need an interesting input to sample – which is why you’ll often find sample & hold modules with an integrated noise generator. So we’ll do the same! But instead of just one noise color, we’ll throw in two extra: pink and blue in addition to the standard white noise.
Erica Synths and Moritz Klein have developed a series of educational DIY kits under the brand name mki x es.EDU with one specific goal in mind: to teach people with little-to-no prior experience how to design analog synthesizer circuits from scratch. What you’ll find in the box is not simply meant to be soldered together and then disappear in your rack. Instead, we want to take you through the circuit design process step by step, explaining every choice we’ve made and how it impacts the finished module.
In total, Erica Synths, has developed 9 kits to build a fully-featured modular monosynth: a sequencer, a VCO, a wavefolder, a noise/S&H module, a mixer, a VCF, an Envelope generator, a dual VCA, and an output stereo mixer with a headphone amplifier. Additionally, an affordable eurorack case with a DIY PSU will also be available. While these kits are easy to build, we did not compromise on design and functionality. We will launch one kit every 4-6 weeks. For each kit, there is an extensive user manual (40+ pages; can be downloaded separately) that will dive deep into not only the electronics behind each circuit but also the fundamental principles of sound synthesis. We hope that the mki x es.EDU project will inspire future engineers and will contribute to the ever-growing diversity of electronic music technology.
NB! All kits in these series are simple and come with extensive user manuals which can be downloaded separately, therefore we will not provide customer support in case your DIY build fails to function or similar.

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Easy DIY Christmas Ornament Ideas - Bottle Cap Snowman - Click Pic for Holiday Craft Ideas! look at my board for MANY more diy gifts!
Easy Winter Crafts to Keep "I’m Bored"Complaints at Bay-When cold temps keep you and your kids homebound, look to winter crafting for some seriously fun times, rejuvenation, and creativity.
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