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Romeo and Juliet, Royal Opera House, ballet review: An explosive yet creaking production
Stellar cast work with, and sometimes against, a very dated production
Tuesday 29 July 2014
The Mariinsky Ballet opens its London season with radiant young lovers in a creaky old production. In the leading roles, Diana Vishneva and Vladimir Shklyarov are stellar as well as star-crossed, with ardent charisma and plush, expansive dancing. Leonid Lavrovsky’s staging, created in 1940, is showing its age.
The Mariinsky – renamed the Kirov Ballet during the Soviet era, when this Romeo was first staged – is one of the world’s greatest and grandest ballet companies, its visits eagerly awaited. This London summer season promises some excitingly varied repertory and a sight of the company’s next generation. For the first night, however, it stuck with established names.
It’s easy to see why Vishneva is an international star. With her dark eyes, flowing line and a vivid sense of drama, she makes an innocently eager Juliet. Lavrovsky gives Juliet a signature low arabesque position: with Vishneva, the step shines out, clear and lyrical. Her footwork is gleamingly quick and sure.
She even makes the production’s stiffness work for her. Her Juliet is a young woman who hasn’t yet been coached into artificiality, though she can put on grown-up airs for her parents and their party, crossing her wrists like the ballet’s affected court ladies. Falling for Romeo, she’s both serious and very direct. When Shklyarov lifts her high, she looks down at him with wonder.
Shklyarov’s Romeo is devotedly romantic. I love the moment when, waiting for Juliet in Friar Lawrence’s cell, he arranges a line of lilies for her, literally strewing her path with flowers. In the balcony scene, he whirls through a heroic series of jumps and turns: his soaring steps match the surge of Prokofiev’s score, and of Romeo’s emotions. His partnering is steady and tender.
They’re terrific, but they’re working with, and sometimes against, a very dated production. In 1956, when the Bolshoi Ballet became the first Soviet troupe to visit the West, this Romeo caused a sensation for its full-blooded vigour. It’s now gone stale, with wigs, makeup and gestures all highly exaggerated.
Vladimir Ponomarev’s Lord Capulet staggers through the action in full-on ham mode, every movement overwrought and unlikely. There are heavy-handed, Soviet-friendly class issues, too. Romeo and his friends flirt respectfully with hard-working tavern girls; Tybalt, being a wrong ’un, is accompanied by curly-haired courtesans who jeer at the poor.
The Mariinsky go through the motions, while the leads try to rethink the work. In the tomb scene, Vishneva’s first sight of dead Romeo is a beautifully realised shift from happy recognition to fear. Then she adds a silent scream, before finally throwing her arms to the sky with old-school heroics. Three reactions is too many: there’s a tension between her dramatic instincts and the staging.
Still, there are glimpses of this company’s dance strength. In the town scenes, there’s clean line and execution from the corps de ballet, with lilting upper bodies and crisply stretched feet.
Boris Gruzin conducts a bristling account of Prokofiev’s explosive score.
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|Title: Worship Guitar Class 4|
Subtitle: Instuctional Guitar DVD with Jean Welles
Release date: September 2006
In English & in Spanish
In DVD 4 you’ll learn bar chord families and how to find chords anywhere on the fretboard. Learn how to make instrumental arrangements. In DVD 4 there are several new strumming and finger-picking patterns.
Songs in the DVD include: Open The Eyes Of My Heart, At The Cross, Holy Lord, Shout To The Lord, plus three more.

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(AP) — Indiana lawmakers rushed Tuesday to narrow the scope of a
court-overturned ban on social networking for sex offenders, but it wasn't
clear whether the reworked proposal would be able to withstand future
legal challenges over free-speech rights.
The bill the
Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law unanimously sent to the
Senate floor Tuesday rewrites a complete ban dating from 2008 that was
overturned by a federal court on Jan. 23. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals in Chicago said the old law was too broad and violated freedom of
legislators rewrote the ban earlier this session, but critics said it
would still virtually ban offenders from using social media, even if they
don't try to directly contact children and their past crimes had nothing
to do with the Internet. The amended version approved Tuesday applies only
to offenders convicted of child-related sex crimes who knowingly use
social networks, instant messaging or chat rooms to communicate with
children below age 16.
narrower now than it was," said Sen. Randy Head, R-Logansport, the bill's
Landis, executive director of the Indiana Public Defender Council, said he
still wasn't sure the bill was narrow enough. For one thing, the bill
would penalize offenders who have already finished their time in prison
and on probation.
presuming that a person who's been convicted of the offense 20 years ago
could not possibly be rehabilitated over it and have a legitimate
conversation with somebody below the age of 16," Landis said. "You can
meet them face-to-face privately and have a conversation if you want, but
you can't do it remotely."
long allowed states to place restrictions on convicted sex offenders who
have completed their sentences, controlling where many live and work and
requiring them to register with police. But those laws don't deal with
free speech, Landis said.
Judge Tanya Walton Pratt ruled last June that the state has a strong
interest in protecting children and found that social networking had
created a "virtual playground for sexual predators to lurk."
Civil Liberties Union of Indiana had filed a class-action suit on behalf
of a man who served three years for child exploitation and other sex
offenders who are restricted by the ban even though they are no longer on
contended that even though the Indiana law is only intended to protect
children from online sexual predators, the ban prevents sex offenders from
using the websites for legitimate political, business and religious
have barred similar laws in Nebraska and Louisiana. Louisiana legislators
passed a new, narrower law last year that requires sex offenders to
identify themselves on Facebook and similar sites. A federal judge struck
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The Federated States of Micronesia also known simply as Micronesia is an independent republic associated to the United States. It consists of four states – from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae – that are spread across the Western Pacific Ocean. Together, the states comprise around 607 islands.
While the Federated States of Micronesia's total land area is quite small, it occupies more than 1,000,000 sq miles of the Pacific Ocean, giving the country the 14th largest Exclusive Economic Zone in the world. The sovereign island nation's capital is Palikir, located on Pohnpei Island, while the largest city is Weno, located in the Chuuk Atoll.
Each of its four states is centered on one or more main high islands, and all but Kosrae include numerous outlying atolls. The Federated States of Micronesia is spread across part of the Caroline Islands in the wider region of Micronesia, which consists of thousands of small islands divided among several countries. The term Micronesia may refer to the Federated States or to the region as a whole.
The Federated States of Micronesia was formerly a part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, a United Nations Trust Territory under U.S. administration, but it formed its own constitutional government on May 10, 1979, becoming a sovereign state after independence was attained on November 3, 1986 under a Compact of Free Association with the United States.
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Eduard’s 1:48 scale P-51D kit comes on five injection molded polystyrene sprues containing 232 parts (about 80 parts are not used in this version of the kit). Seventeen clear parts come on one clear sprue. It also contains 75 photoetched metal detail parts on one fret (most of them are pre-painted). There’s also a pre-cut, self-adhesive masking set for the windscreen, canopy, and wheel hubs. Markings for six aircraft include:
- P-51D-10 44-14221, “Ridge Runner,” flown by Maj. Pierce McKennon, 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, Debden, United Kingdom, April 1944
- P-51 D-15 44-15449, “American Beauty,” flown by Capt. John J. Voll, 308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF, San Severo, Italy, November 1944
- P-51D-15, 44-15041, “Petie 3rd” flown by Col. John C- Meyer, 352nd FG, 8th AF, Y-29, Asch Belgium, December 1944
- P-51D-20 44-72218, “Big Beautiful Doll,” flown by Col. John D. Landers, CO of 78th FG, Duxford, United Kingdom, March 1945
- P-51D-20 44-63607, flown by Col. Glenn T. Eagleston, 353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF, Y-64, Ober Olm, Germany, April 1945
- P-51D-20 44-63984, “Margaret IV,” flown by, Maj. James B. Tapp, CO of 78th FS, 15th FG, 7th AF, Iwo Jima, May 1945
Strengths: We’ve now recently reviewed several separate issues of the Eduard 1:48 scale Mustang. I would say that this boxing is, in essence, Eduard’s “standard” or “centerpiece” issue of their 1:48 scale P-51D line of kits spanning the Block 10, 15, 20, and VLR (Very Long Range) Mustangs. They all include the tail fillet in the Block 10 and higher along with lots of little subtle differences between them involving particular combinations of antennas, canopy styles, review view mirrors, gunsights, instrument panels, exhaust stacks, and so forth. These include most of the unique VLR parts for markings option F (see below).
All the good things I’ve described about the basic Eduard 1:48 scale Mustang in previous reviews at detailandscale.com apply to this kit as well. As noted in earlier reviews, I think that Eduard can indeed claim “best 1:48 scale P-51D” with this kit, though it is not perfect. To recap, surface details are very accurate. Eduard has nailed the relatively featureless wing surfaces while rivet/fastener details on the fuselage and tail surfaces are as exquisite as they are sublime. Test fitting of the fuselage halves and wings appears airtight. The only fit that seems not virtually seamless involves the upper wing roots. It looks a little fiddly, but I suspect that when all the assemblies come together, the fit should be far more stable.
Eduard’s P-51D has a number of building options, including an open or closed canopy, separate landing flaps, ailerons, rudders, elevators, and radiator exhaust, two canopy styles, the single rear-view mirror, and shrouded or unshrouded exhaust stacks. Optional paper or metal-style external fuel tanks are also provided. Other building options found on the sprues that are not used in this issue of the kit include the uncuffed propeller, bombs, and rockets.
The cockpit features separate frames for the sidewalls, a multi-part seat, and excellent representations of the radio, battery, and fuel tank, down to the separate parts for the wiring and fuel line. The really impressive elements here are the photoetched parts which add a great deal of detail and visually interesting features to the cockpit, such as the pre-painted instrument dial faces, the gorgeous pre-painted harnesses (complete with simulated stitching details), various placards, and the photoetched throttles, trim wheel, and other parts. In sum, the cockpit is a knockout when these detail parts are added.
The main gear well builds up from about 16 parts, and it is very rich with detail, from the textures of the parts and ribs to the fuel lines and pump details. All that’s missing are the smaller hydraulic and electrical lines, and the builder can add those relatively easily if they wish. There’s also a fully enclosed tail wheel well that looks excellent. Another nice feature is a single-piece gun port section on each wing. Unlike the Tamiya kit, for example, the gun barrels do not assemble out of upper and lower halves resulting in some tricky/ugly seam work. Eduard’s engineering approach here is excellent. Also note that on the interior of the wings, there’s a blanking plate on the inside of each wing so that shell ejection ports do not open up into the deep, hollow inside of the wing for all to see.
The masking set will save a lot of time with masking the wheel hubs and a few airframe access panels. The exhaust stacks are great, and even though they are injection-molded, the ends are nicely hollowed-out. Here, there’s no need for a cast resin replacement set. The clear parts look fantastic, and the windscreen has a great extended fairing around it so gluing, masking, and painting will be a very low-risk affair.
The markings options are awesome. Eduard really knows how to capture some colorful, classic, eye-catching schemes, such as “Big Beautiful Doll,” “Petie 3rd,” and “American Beauty.” The decals were printed in-house by Eduard, and they all look great. I can see no technical errors in printing. There’s also a very valuable painting guide highlighting where natural metal versus aluminum lacquer-painted surfaces are found on silver P-51s. These appear to be the “wet transfer” style of Eduard decals that have recently come on the scene. They are applied like any regular water slide decal, but after about 24 hours, the carrier film can be removed.
Weaknesses: There are few substantive critiques that can be of this kit. One minor issue for some folks is that if PE parts aren’t your cup of tea, the detail on the pilot’s instrument panel is really minimal. The idea is to either use the PE parts or kit supplied instrument panel decals. Note that if you want to position the ailerons, rudder, and elevators in anything but the neutral position, you’ll need to remove their mounting tabs. Also, be really careful with the thin plastic strip that separates the left and right wheel wells on the lower wing half (Part B-15). It is pretty fragile, and in some kits, it is warped/bent inward because it is so fine. My sample is unaffected by this issue, but if that’s a problem in the kit you have, just note it will go back to its proper shape when the gear well assembly is fitted. The completed landing gear are a bit weak, so watch out when handling. Also note that for markings option F (the VLR Mustang), this kit does not include the 160-gallon drop tanks. They however can be sourced separately from Eduard sets # 82109X or # 648532.

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Aston Martin Vantage AMR revealed – entry-level Aston honed
The new Vantage AMR combines a seven-speed manual transmission and 95kg weight loss – but for a cost
Aston Martin has revealed a new limited edition version of the Vantage called the AMR. Featuring a drop in kerb weight, bespoke visuals and – most interestingly – a manual transmission, the AMR is limited to just 200 units and will be available in a selection of five different liveries, with deliveries due late this year.
The big news here is that seven-speed manual gearbox, a first in this modern generation of VH-II Aston Martins and one borrowed from the previous-generation V12 Vantage S. The transmission incorporates a dog-leg first gear, for that distinct ‘motorsport’ feeling, and is mounted on the rear axle, sending power to the rear wheels via a mechanical limited-slip differential. It also features an ‘AM Shift’ mode, switchable auto-blipping, and a flat-shift function. In this Vantage AMR, the transmission is paired with the same AMG-sourced twin-turbocharged V8 engine as the standard model – but together with the manual transmission makes it a unique combination in the Vantage AMR.
The engine outputs are not far removed from the standard model, with an identical peak power of 503bhp at 6000rpm. Torque has been reduced though, for the sake of the new transmission’s longevity, and is now rated at 461b ft between 2000-5000rpm, a 45lb ft drop over the standard Vantage. Performance figures, as one might expect, aren’t quite as brisk as the swift-shifting automatic model, the AMR reaching 62mph in four seconds flat, 0.3sec behind the standard car, although we’ve never been able to match the times Aston Martin claims. Top speed is unchanged at 195mph.
But the AMR is less about outright speed, and more about offering a more involving driving experience. It will be one of very few contemporary sports cars available with that crucial combination of three pedals and a stick, something that only Lotus, and incoming variants of the 992-generation Porsche 911 also offer at this level.
The AMR also gains a set of carbon-ceramic brakes as standard, themselves usually an expensive option on the normal Vantage. Together with the lighter manual transmission, they reduce the Vantage AMR’s weight to 1435kg dry, a substantial 95kg drop over the standard Vantage. This reduction doesn’t only benefit the overall weight figure, but also unsprung weight, and helps balance the AMR to achieve a 50:50 weight distribution. Aston Martin has also honed the Vantage’s standard Skyhook adaptive dampers for a greater spread of capability between its three stiffness settings.
Aesthetically, the AMR follows its larger DB11 AMR sibling in offering a collection of five distinct liveries, including a signature ‘Vantage 59’ package, combining Stirling Green paintwork with Lime pinstriping and bespoke decals. Other elements such as smoked rear lighting, a new design of forged 20-inch alloy wheels, bespoke carbonfibre detailing on the side vents and new bonnet-mounted vents also debut, further distinguishing the AMR from the standard Vantage.
Corresponding trim changes inside the cabin have also been applied depending on the selected livery, but the bigger adaption is the new centre console, which has been redesigned to accommodate the transmission lever, where previously there was just the infotainment scroll wheel.
These changes don’t come cheap, though, with AMR models costing from £149,995, a near £30k increase on the standard model. Vantage 59 models cost even more at £164,995, but if you’re only interested in just getting your hands on a Vantage with a manual transmission, Aston Martin will offer the manual transmission on models to order after the initial 200 AMR units are sold, from the beginning of 2020.


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Extreme Heat Argument I don't think the world cup should even be held in Qatar. The world cup has always been held in the summer and that shouldn't change. The extreme heat in Qatar are not suitable situations for the players or even fans to be in; the risk of injury will increase.
The Speed of the Game The speed of the game would be affected. Soccer is a 90 min. Game with barely any pauses, stoping the game for a replay would affect the fluidity of the game. It would create more problems between the players and the referees. The referee would no longer be in control of the game and their job would be no longer be respected.

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- Rangefinder for hunting, golfing, water sports and other outdoor activities
- Illuminated reticle inside for measurements during twilight or night
- OLED display inside in the field of view / live mode displays changes in distance directly / requires 1x CR2 battery (not included)
- Rangefinder Dimensions: 107 x 42 x 75 mm / weight: 220 g
- Scope of delivery: distance & speed indicator, belt pouch, lens cloth, neck strap, manual
The BRESSER Rangefinders determine within fractions of a second by laser (harmless to the human eye) the exact distance of the targeted object of up to 800 meters, either in meters or yards.
The 6x24 OLED has an additional speed measurement of up to 300 km/h. The 6x24 OLED also offers a live mode for the distance measurement and an illuminated reticle which allows also measurements in twilight. With the LiveView function changes are shown directly in the display and the illumination is dimmable in 32 steps.
The compact size, the extremely low weight and ease of use make the Bresser range finder the ideal companion for hiking, hunting, golfing, out at sea, in the stadium or for all kinds of other outdoor activities.
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Throughout the 20th century, socialism has caused mass poverty wherever and whenever it has been implemented. On the other hand, during the same period, capitalism has an untarnished track record of increasing prosperity and creating a better standard of living in virtually every place it has been applied.
There are several reasons for the stark variances in outcomes between these two economic philosophies. And when one plugs human nature into the equation, the huge discrepancies make total sense.
Capitalism, by nature, creates wealth via innovation and intrinsic incentive. Socialism, which relies on central planning and coercion, is the antithesis, and therefore destroys wealth.
In other words, capitalism embraces humanity’s quest for freedom in its most fundamental form, while socialism centers on subjugation at the hands of the state.
There are countless examples of the economic failures of socialism. From the Soviet Union to Cuba to Venezuela, socialist regimes have been unable to create wealth because the system itself is designed at best to redistribute existing wealth, and at worst descends into a wealth-destroying and poverty-ridden wasteland.
What does it mean to create wealth? According to John Stossel, “Capitalism creates wealth because under capitalism, unlike socialism, transactions are voluntary.”
Stossel expands on this thought by explaining that when capitalism made its worldwide debut about 250 years ago, “For the first time, ordinary people were allowed to profit from private property. Specialization of labor created efficiency that let people produce more with less. Then they traded to get more. That created wealth.”
Capitalism bucked the status quo by allowing individuals the basic freedom to pursue their own desires, which included the acquisition of private property. Unbeknownst to many today, the private property revolution, which was and is integral to the capitalist system, was a true game-changer.
Socialism, conversely, is averse to private property. Socialism, in its most rudimentary form, opposes the attainment of private property because, inevitably, some will have more than others.
Whereas capitalism, by definition, increases the total amount of wealth in a given society, socialism is predicated on redistributing existing wealth.
In a capitalist society, the economy is dynamic. In a capitalist society, the economy is like a pie that increases over time because of innovations and entrepreneurship. Yes, some might have a bigger slice of the pie at a given point in time. However, as the pie constantly grows, everyone’s piece of the pie gets bigger.
Socialists, on the contrary, view the economy as a zero-sum game. The economy, according to their rationale, is like a pie that does not grow via dynamic forces. Instead, in a socialist society the economy is overseen by a group of central planners who claim to have the wherewithal and foresight to micromanage literally billions of transactions in an economic ecosystem that is so complicated and intertwined no one could ever pull off such a monumental task.
This is why socialist economies stagnate, fail to create wealth, and devolve into corrupt kleptocracies that benefit the ruling class while impoverishing the masses.
More than a century of history shows that socialism has failed to create wealth. The Soviet Union was a hopelessly backwards behemoth that was so incapable of creating wealth that it could not even feed its own population. Not surprisingly, the same thing has occurred in China, Cuba, North Korea, and other socialist countries.
A few decades ago, Venezuela was a thriving capitalist nation. Today, its people are literally starving to death and must live without the most basic necessities, all because of socialism.
The history of the world over the past century shows unequivocally that socialism has been a wealth-destroying catastrophe. In the meantime, capitalism has been the world’s greatest wealth generator and has lifted billions of people out of poverty.
The next time someone says that socialism is a moral force for good and capitalism is an immoral system, think about the hundreds of millions of people who have suffered and died under the very visible hand of socialism.
And, always remember this: capitalism is an incubator for freedom, innovation, and spectacular human achievements. Socialism is a backwards ideology that has consistently squelched liberty, halted innovation, and obstructed advancement.
[Originally posted at RedState. Republished with permission.]
Points well taken. Unfortunately, I fear a large & ever growing segment of the U.S population has no real understanding of the basic economic & political principles that have allowed our country to grow & evolve. A large part of this, in my estimation, is the failure (primarily) of our public education system. A LOT of folks under 40 have no knowledge or recollection of the post WWII era (cold war), historical context, competing economic philosophies and education in the scientific method & importance of critical thinking. All knowledge & potential enlightenment does NOT emanate from a phone app. As such, we seem to have a growing number of under-informed folks in the electorate that won’t take the time to (really) explore their options and the consequences of choices. My hunch is that will begin to unfold on November 3. I certainly applaud your efforts to educate & push back on the “socialist wave,” but I fear we may (already) be past the tipping point where this can be successfully combatted with the exchange of ideas in the arena of public opinion…
I agree with your assessment of the public education system’s failure to properly teach about the Cold War era. As a former history teacher, I am well aware of the slanted view most public educators present to today’s students about the truth regarding the ravages of socialism. I hope the current zeitgeist produces a backlash against the biased and false history that millions of American students have been receiving for far too long.


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In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the Museum of Urology, hosted on the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk).
The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1340’s-1400) in the 14th Century, is a significant work of early English literature. Chaucer, a civil servant and official in King Edward III’s court, used the setting of a band of pilgrims, meeting before travelling to worship at the shrine of St Thomas á Becket. This allowed to him tell a series of diverse stories from the mouths of these fictional characters.
As well as the novel nature of this fictional device, it allowed Chaucer to introduce us to a wide spectrum of mediaeval characters from all walks of life and all classes of people. One of his characters was the Doctor of Physic (Figure 1) and in this issue’s article we will discuss the idea that Chaucer’s doctor was John of Gaddesden (1280-1361), the man who wrote the first English description of lithotomy, the ancient operation for removal of bladder stone.
Figure 1: The Doctor of Physic as depicted on a commemorative medal
(c.1970’s), engraver, Geoffrey Davien (1915-1973).
John of Gaddesden is believed to have been born in the village of Gaddesden, on the borders of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire around 1280. He studied at Merton College, Oxford, becoming a Master of Arts and Doctor of Medicine. Although the famous French school of Montpellier was regarded then as ‘the place’ to study medicine, it appears that John was the first eminent physician to have completed his medical training in England. Indeed, Gaddesden is said to be the first Englishman who was Court Physician to an English king; that king was Edward II.
The Physician’s Tale itself is a miserable story of deceit, forced marriage and murder and is not relevant to our story, but Chaucer’s description of the doctor in the prologue is more enlightening. The doctor was widely read in medicine and astronomy and knew the works of the Greek and Arabic masters. Chaucer was clearly knowledgeable of the reading list of a mediaeval doctor and this list included the works of Gaddesden himself. This latter inclusion may go against Gaddesden being the Doctor of Physic, but he would certainly have been a well-known medical character to Chaucer. It is possible that Chaucer had met, or knew, John of Gaddesden. Chaucer was 21 years old when Gaddesden died. Gaddesden was physician to Edward II and Chaucer was a page at the Court of Edward III; at the very least, the memory may have still been fresh of the first Englishman to hold the office of Court Physician. Some of the description of the ‘doctor of phisik’ in the Canterbury Tales are relatable to John’s characteristics and it has long been thought that Gaddesden was Chaucer’s inspiration.
Figure 2: Gaddesden’s description of lithotomy in the first printed edition
of the Rosa Anglia, Parvia, 1492. The Library of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Between 1304 and 1317 John of Gaddesden compiled the Rosa Anglica; it is one of the first English textbooks of medicine (Figure 2). It provides an insight into the daily lives of men of the Middle Ages and of the remedies available, but also their vanities and superstitions. The popularity of the Rosa Anglica is demonstrated by the number of editions and manuscript copies of the work.
In the Rosa Anglica, John describes how to perform a lithotomy “once all palliative measures are exhausted”. He goes on to describe the process step by step:
You should know before you begin to have ready plugs, pads, bandages and drugs that will stop bleeding and reduce pain. Then bind the legs of the patient to the hips so that the heels are touching the buttocks. Then tie the patient to the surgical bench on his back so that he cannot move at all during the cutting. Next put the middle and likewise the index finger of your left hand into oil for some time, and then insert into the patient’s anus: his intestines will have been earlier evacuated by means of a softening clyster. Then put your right hand on the pubis of the patient and by gentle palpation push the stone down to the tips of the inserted fingers. When you can grasp it with your fingers, draw the stone down to the neck of the bladder by the testicles as far as you can. You will then feel the hardness of the stone in the area between the anus and the testicles called the perineum at the neck of the bladder and the base of the hips. Then draw a knife on a line between the anus and the testicles and the left hip above the stone, and then holding the stone with the fingers in the anus, cut an opening so that the stone can be pushed out by the finger; if it doesn’t come out, then you can help by applying hooks or a clamp from outside. When the stone has emerged, stitch up the lips of the wound and apply both inside and outside a powder that will consolidate the wound, and then the black ointment or plaster described in chapter two. If the blood continues to flow, take a linen pad, soak it in a mixture of vinegar, rose water and oil of roses, and apply it to the patient lying on his back; dip it several times, and tie it over the wound in such a way that the binding does not disintegrate before the third day. Don’t make the incision in any part with nerves, for they can never be fixed together again.
The method is very similar to the classical Celsian and ancient Hindu methods. However, we believe that John’s description of lithotomy is the first by an English trained doctor published in England. In the early English text, the Saxon Leechbook of Bald c. 900, no reference to cutting for the stone is given. Writing a little later, John of Ardene c. 1390 described urethral stone surgery but not lithotomy. It is unclear if Gaddesden, as physician rather than a surgeon, ever performed lithotomy but he gives references to stone patients he had managed.
John of Gaddesden died in 1361. He will be remembered for his notable work the Rosa Anglica as well as Chaucer’s reference to him in the prologue of the Canterbury Tales. He is the first English doctor to have described the process of lithotomy in published work and a notable figure in medical history and maybe, he was Chaucer’s Doctor of Physic.

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Glamorous portrait of Lady Rocksavage purchased by Grosvenor Museum, Chester
Press release announcement from The Grosvenor Museum, Chester, 21 April 2017:
A glamorous portrait of one of Cheshire’s most interesting 20th-century aristocrats has gone on display at Chester’s Grosvenor Museum. The portrait of Sybil, Countess of Rocksavage, later Marchioness of Cholmondeley, was painted by Charles Sims in 1922. The painting was purchased with support from the ACE/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Philip Mould, Art Fund, and the Grosvenor Museum Society.
Sybil was born in 1894, the daughter of Sir Edward and Lady Sassoon. She became Countess of Rocksavage on her marriage in 1913 to George Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage, eldest son and heir of the 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley. They had three children: George, who became 6th Marquess, a daughter, and another son. The present Marquess of Cholmondeley is her grandson. In 1917, during the First World War, the Women’s Royal Navy Service (WRNS) was formed due to Sybil’s influence with the Prime Minister, and she became its Assistant Principal.
Sybil became Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1923 on the death of her father-in-law, and her husband became the 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley and inherited Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire with its 7,500 acre estate. The couple had lived at Houghton Hall, the family’s Norfolk seat, since 1919, and this remained their principal residence. Nevertheless, Sybil and her husband made annual visits to Cholmondeley and took a great interest in the Cheshire estate and the welfare of its staff and tenants.
Sybil was a lady of striking beauty and intelligence, strong-minded and possessed of a very considerable fortune, highly cultured and a wonderful hostess. She was an enthusiastic patron of contemporary art, and knew almost all the notable artists, politicians and sportsmen of her time. During the Second World War she served as Superintendent of the WRNS from 1939-1946. Sybil was awarded the CBE in 1946, and established the Cholmondeley Prize for poetry in 1966. She was widowed in 1968, and was awarded the Légion d’Honneur in 1984. Sybil died at the age of 95 in 1989.
The artist Charles Sims (1873-1928) was born in London, and studied there and in Paris. His continental training probably accounts for his fluent handling of paint and his confident treatment of space and atmosphere. His work ranges from early outdoor figure scenes painted with a light, fluent touch, to formal portraits, and paintings in which he adopted a symbolist or primitive style.
Councillor Louise Gittins, Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Wellbeing, said: “This painting is a study in oil on canvas for ‘The Countess of Rocksavage and her Son’ by Charles Sims. The finished portrait was exhibited at the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition in 1922, where it was exceptionally well received, and hangs today in Cholmondeley Castle. Our painting was purchased with assistance from the ACE/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Philip Mould, Art Fund, and the Grosvenor Museum Society: we are enormously grateful for their generous support.”
Hilary Banner, Chairman of the Art Fund Cheshire fundraising committee, said: “Charles Sims’s portrait of Lady Rocksavage makes a superb addition to the permanent display in the Art Gallery at the Grosvenor Museum. It directly fulfils the museum’s tightly focused collecting policy with the sitter’s Cheshire connection, depicting the chatelaine of a great estate and celebrating her artistic patronage. Portraying one of the county’s most interesting 20th-century aristocrats, it significantly strengthens the museum’s collection of portraits of Cheshire people and particularly enriches the holding of earlier 20th-century art. Art Fund is delighted to support this significant acquisition.”
Richard Hopkinson, Acting Chairman of the Grosvenor Museum Society, said: “This painting makes a major contribution to the aesthetic experience which the Art Gallery offers our visitors. Glamorous and vigorous in equal measure, the portrait of Lady Rocksavage displays tremendous confidence and freshness in the handling of the paint, provides a fascinating insight into the portraitist’s creative process, and possesses great immediacy and vitality. I am enormously pleased that the Grosvenor Museum Society has helped the museum to purchase this splendid painting.”

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St. Augustine, FL 32092
A National Garden Club Standard Flower Show presented by the Garden Club of St. Augustine
Title: "The Love Boat"
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THE HIT LIST - May 1, 2017
As always, we begin with a nifty round of stunt reels from some of today's budding and top stunt performers, starting with Kate Cochran, Tien Hoang, Sam Situmorang, Mustafa Bulut, Stephen Koepfer, Jennifer Badger, Joshua Pereira, Billy Bussey, John Lyke, Joseph Roark, Kemet Black Whitlow and, Sergei Dmitriev, Evan Dane Taylor and Ben Van Huis.
I don't always share music videos, except for when something really catches my eye with an added stunt performance element. And I don't frequent music videos often when I sift through videos so I have to credit stuntman and filmmaker Greg Rementer for his latest jazzy entry, Trust In Me, which he directed, and featuring recording artist and wife Erin Rementer. Check it out and you might get an idea about the inspiration that initially drew this vision, Disney films and such 😉.
Alrighty, time to trade fists and kicks in this week's round of mini-action flicks from shortest to longest, and the first brings us a few re-uploaded snippets of Jeff Lunzaga's 2014 hyper reality short, Hetja: the first of a shorts trilogy combining action and comedy in an "anything goes" formula for improv and impromptu guillera-style cinema here and now partly sampled by performers Darren Holmquist, Ryan Liguid, Bridger Fox and Evelyn Lesaca.
From there, Stanton Chong - by way of this weekend's festivities at the Film Fu Fight Festival - makes his return to the Hit List this week representing Eunoia Creations with a 'Game' of his own and with none other than stunt player Sean Kohnke beating up a LOT of Canadians...and all for a good cause!
Last and FAR from least is the first of a 2-part inspired fan adaptation of DC property, Black Lightining pitting our title hero against Tobias Whale and the 100 gang with the mayor's life hanging in the balance. Director Choice Skinner stars from his own script co-written by co-star James Moten-Black, and with Dimitri Morantus, Jay Hunter, Ishida Sachiko, Chase Baker, Daffany McGaray Clark and Michael Anthony Bianco also starring.
Last week's entries should guarantee you a good way to pass the time if you need to catch up or if you're new to the Hit List...in which case, Howdy!


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I was able to create a nice roast last night by cooking one in the crockpot..Today I am just placing these 2 recipes up here on my blog for fun..
I'm going to add this recipe for Hot Apple Cider.My Auntie was looking for her recipe the other day for a parade or something soon..It smells wonderful when prepared and is an old tradition this time of year...I don't really like Hot Apple Cider that well, some people really like it and others like me, eh, it's ok...but it makes me queasy because of tummy troubles! A lot of people really enjoy this recipe because it uses Red Hot candies...I like those...(Red Hots candies always remind me of my birthday in February!....lol.)
Roast in Crock Pot
Remove thawed 2 1/2 pound roast from package. Wash with water. Pat dry with paper towel to prevent mess! Place in skillet with enough oil to brown roast on both sides. Then place in crock pot with quart of water(depends on crock pot size) Add salt and pepper as you like. Add 1 Bay leaf. Any other seasonings you may like, just sprinkle in however much you like. I use seasoned salt, cayenne pepper, pepper flakes, half of a medium onion or chunk it. I add peeled carrots whatever kind you want baby or regular carrots. I like to also add in 3 or 4 medium sized chunked or just halved potatoes(these are good too!) Cover with a lid for 4 1/2 hours or until tender with a fork..Boil in pan if you have no crock pot...I like a good crockpot. It makes your kitchen smell so good while it cooks especially on cold days! After it is done I remove that from the crockpot and place on a plate you can tear it apart with a fork.....I like to pour Head Country Barbecue Sauce on mine!...It is an Oklahoma Barbecue Sauce company that I always use and it is very good! serve with any side you wish. You can also make a roast gravy from the leftover broth by adding 3 Tbsp of cornstarch or flour enough to thicken to a gravy.
(Hot Apple Cider) recipe
2 quarts prepared apple cider
1/2 cup of cinnamon Red Hots candies
1 apple, slices
Pour apple cider into pan. Stir in Red Hots candies. Simmer until candies dissolve. Serve hot in mugs and garnish with half apple slices. Serves 6 to 8 people.

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Analyzing convergence and synchronicity of business and growth cycles in the euro area using cross recurrence plotsP.M. Crowley
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, USA
Convergence and synchronisation of business and growth cycles are important issues in the efficient formulation of euro area monetary policy by the European Central Bank (ECB). Although several studies in the economics literature address the issue of synchronicity of growth within the euro area, this is the first study to address this issue using cross recurrence analysis. The main findings are that member state growth rates have largely converged since the introduction of the euro, but there is a wide degree of different synchronisation behaviours which appear to be non-linear in nature. These differences could cause problems in future implementation of a single (ECB-determined) monetary policy in the euro area.
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No single player? No problem. Activision today announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 brought in more than $500 million in worldwide sales over the course of its launch weekend.
That's the same figure the publisher revealed last year for Call of Duty: WWII, but still down from the series' high point this generation, Black Ops III, which brought in $550 million in its first three days. That said, it's still well above the generation's low point, Infinite Warfare, which brought in less than half of WWII's total.
That's not to say the game hasn't set some records. Black Ops 4's launch weekend set new high marks for most combined players, average hours per player, and total hours played on current generation consoles. People have also spent more time watching Black Ops 4 on Twitch through the game's launch weekend than any other Call of Duty game in a comparable time frame.
The game's commercial success can be added to its critical acclaim, as reviewers have been generally positive on Black Ops 4's multiplayer focus and new battle royale game mode, Blackout.
"Black Ops 4 is off to a blockbuster start," said Activision executive vice president and Call of Duty GM Rob Kostich. "Our player counts and hours played are up year over year, our viewership on Twitch has set new standards and is showing just how fun Blackout is to play and to watch, and the weekend results yet again put Call of Duty at that highest tier of entertainment. Our digital sales results have been record-breaking across all platforms, and the overall performance strong."

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Danville to hold special presentation on future town hall, police HQ site
The Town of Danville intends to move its town offices and police department to its newly acquired property on 500 La Gonda Way. (Photo by Ryan J. Degan)
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First Appeared: 1964
Creator: Bob Haney
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League members. There was precedent for such a thing, tho most readers weren't old enough to remember it — from 1941-46, the sidekicks of Captain America and The Human Torch had gotten together regularly in Young Allies Comics, published by the company now known as Marvel; and those of MLJ Comics' Shield and Wizard, calling themselves Boy Buddies, had a series in the back pages of Hangman Comics.
In 1964, DC Comics gave the concept a try. Their bimonthly title, The Brave & the Bold, was at that time teaming up DC characters apparently chosen at random. The 54th issue (July, 1964) brought together Batman's sidekick, Robin; Aquaman's sidekick, Aqualad; and Kid Flash, a younger version of The Flash. The story was written by DC stalwart Bob Haney (co-creator of Metamorpho) and drawn by Bruno Premiani (who regularly handled the art for The Doom Patrol).
Response must have been pretty good, because they repeated the experiment five issues later. This time they added two things — another character (Wonder Girl, i.e., Wonder Woman's younger self transformed by unspecified means into a contemporary adventurer), and a name for the group: The Teen Titans. They tried the series out one more time, in Showcase #59, before moving it out into a comic of its own. The first issue was dated Jan-Feb 1965-66. The artist on the regular series was Nick Cardy (Bat Lash, Lady Luck).
Then began the process of adding characters. Green Arrow's protegé, Speedy, joined in the fourth issue. Less derivative DC teens, such as The Hawk & the Dove and Beast Boy, became regulars later on. Then came a bunch of teenage superheroes created just for the Titans, such as The Guardian (not the one who used to hang out with The Newsboy Legion) and The Joker's Daughter. Older characters drifted off; and eventually, it reached a point where it had little or no connection to the rest of the DC Universe. By the time the series ended, in 1973, it was scarcely recognizable. It was revived in 1976, but the revival lasted only a little over a year.
In its early days, Teen Titans became notorious for painful attempts to sound "hip" on the part of its 40-something writers and editors. The horror abated when a couple of fledgling writers named Marv Wolfman and Len Wein came aboard, and the title became an early showcase of their not-inconsiderable talents. Both later served terms as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, and both are also noted for various creations of their own — for example, Wolfman's Night Force and Wein's Swamp Thing. Whoever the writer, the artist most closely associated with this incarnation of The Teen Titans is Nick Cardy.
Wolfman and Wein were also involved in a 1980 reworking of The Teen Titans — Wolfman as writer and Wein as editor. This one was a big hit, competing for a time with Marvel's X-Men. There have been other incarnations since, some with variant names — but the Teen Titan roots will always lie in Robin, Aqualad and Kid Flash.


When an industry is well into its ninth decade of existence and has become an integral part of the economy, you would think that new technologies and more enlightened rules and regulations would have greatly increased job safety. You would be wrong.
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $2.5 million for damages resulting from its antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The case regarded the drug company’s failure to warn the parents of an autistic child of the risks associated with the drug.
It’s a regrettably common thing to see, driving down the road; a teenager on their cell phone oblivious to the drivers and traffic around them. It’s a growing problem and one that could be fixed by device manufacturers.
Levin Papantonio is rolling out a new online newsletter to keep the public informed of breaking news related to health and safety concerns, such as major recalls, alerts, safety issues, and proposed legislation impacting consumer rights.
The Safety Alert Newsletter will be emailed every two to three weeks and will provide specific information regarding current safety issues involving a broad array of products, prescription medication, and services that have been found to pose a danger to the public.
Charles B. Johnson built the publicly traded mutual fund business Franklin Resources into a holding company with a $34 billion market value. He has also pledged $250 million to his alma mater Yale. He may also have defrauded the heir of one of the earliest investors in Franklin Resources out of $150 million.
FINRA fined Fidelity Investments $350,000 for allegedly overcharging 20,000 clients a total of $2.4 million. In FINRA's letter of settlement, it said that Fidelity had charged for transactions in fee-based accounts from January 2006 to September 2013.
The island of Puerto Rico is neither a sovereign nation, a state, nor strictly speaking a U.S. territory – although it has been under U.S. control for going on 120 years. Its residents are considered U.S. citizens, yet they cannot vote in U.S. elections, and have only limited representation in Congress. Except for federal employees and members of the U.S. military, Puerto Ricans pay no federal income tax, but do have their own elected governor and legislature.
Starting Monday, February 16th, The Ed Show on MSNBC will be airing nightly segments recorded on the Gulf Coast about the ongoing struggle of residents affected by the 2010 BP oil spill. These segments will feature interviews with residents, business owners, and Levin Papantonio’s Mike Papantonio. The show airs nightly on MSNBC at 5pm eastern. Clips will be featured on www.RingofFireRadio.com the day after each segment airs.
The Court presiding over all the consolidated federal lawsuits related to Xarelto bleeding injuries has appointed lead counsel for the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. In Pretrial Order #7 signed by the Hon. Eldon E. Fallon, both Brian H. Barr of the Levin Papantonio law firm and Andy D. Birchfield of the Beasley Allen law firm were appointed as co-lead counsel to head a core group of twelve law firms that will litigate the case on behalf of injured plaintiffs.
“Again...this couldn't happen again... This is that once-in-a-lifetime...”
With all due respect to lyricist Dorcas Cochrane, who penned the lyrics to this 1949 hit, it could happen again. It's happened before.
Yet another recall has been made on the heels of serious and traumatic device malfunctions- nearly 19,000 reports, to be exact. The recall for Alere INRatio and INRatio2 by the Food and Drug Administration has been upgraded to a Class I recall, meaning use of the product could cause serious or adverse health consequences and even death.
Coursing through communities and under the streets, schools, and homes of the United States is more than 2.3 million miles of pipes carrying natural gas and other refined petroleum products.
This question, attributed to the 1st Century Roman satirist Juvenal, originally referred to enforcing marital fidelity and controlling a wife's behavior. Over the centuries however, it has more frequently been asked by citizens in regards to those who exercise power and judgment over them.
Case in point – credit rating agencies.
By now, the adverse effects of the asthma medication Xolair® have been well-reported by sources including WebMD, Lung Disease News and the Food and Drug Administration. Most serious among these complications are chest pain, heart attacks, “mini-strokes,” blood clots, brain issues and a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis. There is even some evidence that it may increase the risk of cancer - which may have to do with its mechanism of action, or how the medication works in the body.
On Monday, December 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected an appeal filed by BP. The company must now honor the settlement agreement it negotiated and pay claims.
This Order finalizes the settlement agreement and holds BP accountable, ensuring compensation to businesses and individuals who were victims of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. There is no cap on the settlement and all claims that fit the settlement program’s criteria will be paid.


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RICHMOND HILL, ON, Sept. 7, 2012 /CNW/ - Voters in Kitchener-Waterloo sent a strong message in last night's by-election that the Ontario government should return to its former constructive approach of working with its partners to find solutions to managing costs in the broader public sector, particularly in education and healthcare.
NDP candidate Catherine Fife won the Southern Ontario riding of Kitchener-Waterloo Thursday evening, mainly the result of opposition to the Liberal government's heavy-handed approach of trying to scapegoat frontline staff like teachers and healthcare workers and suspending their collective bargaining rights.
"The politics of confrontation have clearly not worked out for this government," said Sharleen Stewart, President of Service Employees International Union Local 1 Canada (SEIU), representing more than 50,000 healthcare workers in Ontario. "The Ontario government needs to return to a path of constructive dialogue with its partners aimed at finding solutions, especially in healthcare."
In Vaughan, meanwhile, Liberal candidate Steven Del Duca was declared the winner of the riding's by-election. Del Duca, director of public affairs for the Carpenters District Council of Ontario and past chair of the Vaughan Healthcare Foundation, has been a tireless advocate for local community health services and a new hospital for Vaughan.
SEIU members were out in force in the Kitchener-Waterloo and Vaughan ridings on Thursday, knocking on doors to get out the vote and encourage people to elect the candidate they thought best equipped to constructively manage public services like education and healthcare.
"In sectors like education and healthcare, real savings will come not from political saber-rattling, but from finding creative solutions - like shifting care to the community or fully utilizing allied professions like registered practical nurses (RPNs)," said Stewart.
Stewart added that the by-election results underscored that playing politics with the lives of school children and patients, and the people who care for and serve them, is not the way Ontarians want to be governed.
Nonetheless, Premier McGuinty said his Liberal government would not back down from its contentious legislation that would impose contracts on teachers and school boards. He also announced plans to introduce additional legislation targeting the broader public sector this fall, despite legal opinions that these bills would be struck down by the courts after costly legal battles, because they violate the right to free association protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Apparently the Premier has yet to get the public's message.
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 Canada represents more than 50,000 healthcare and community services workers in Ontario. SEIU members work in hospitals, home care, nursing and retirement homes and community services throughout the province. SEIU Local 1 Canada has a strong track record of improving wages, benefits and working conditions for healthcare workers, as well as strengthening standards in patient and client care.
SOURCE: Service Employees International Union Local 1 Canada
For further information:
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Technological advances driven by the DRAM market demands resulted in thermal challenges arising from increasing power and decreasing space for cooling. This is exacerbated by the packaging of multiple devices within the same footprint based on die stacking or package stacking. In view of the thermal concerns, we conducted a comprehensive thermal study of chip stack and package stack devices at both the component and module level using 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software FLOTHERM. The component level studies are performed under JEDEC standard conditions (JESD 51-2 and JESD 51-6). The simulation results were used to obtain thermal resistance matrixes and the Linear Superposition (LSP) principle was applied to estimate the temperature rise and thermal cross talk for several power split configurations. It was found that under the investigated conditions, there is an optimum power split configuration that will result in the smallest junction temperatures even when the same total package power is applied and the value of this power is influenced by the package structure. As the key application of DRAM chip stack and package stack is for high density module, studies were performed for both chip stack and package stack devices on high density memory modules under server application environments. Under the module level environment, when the top die is active with DDR3 power application, both the dual chip stack and package stack are able to achieve maximum junction temperatures less than 85°C when wind speed of 4m/s is applied, without the need for external heat spreader. To optimize the thermal performance of the investigated devices, the effects of various design variations were also studied. The addition of solder balls under the die area was found to improve the thermal performance of the investigated dual stack packages. The impact of increased stacking was evaluated where the thermal performance of quad stack devices were compared to the dual stack d- - evices. The quad stack and dual stack devices exhibited similar thermal behaviors, where the chip stack devices showed minor temperature differences within the chip stack, while the temperature differences between the different dies are larger in the package stack devices. Valuable insights on the package structure, design and thermal performance at both component and module level thus obtained are presented.
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Maximising overall grid efficiency has become the need of the hour in modern times. After all, the fact of the matter is that diminishing electricity network losses mandate the implementation of both smart and efficient procedures that enhance active and passive energy efficiency. Electric utilities can accomplish this goal through a combination of outlining, measuring, improving both transmission & power distribution, and implementing various forms of digital technology that are both accurate and effective. This will go a long way in improving energy efficiency and reducing operating costs as well.
It has been established beforehand as to why the implementation of efficient procedures is crucial to stay within compliance – it helps in blending distributed energy resources (DER) and conserving money as well. This makes it all the more important to ensure that utilities and DSOs (distribution system operators) can revive operations and help them fall within regulations, while simultaneously reducing costs as well.
An Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) will prove to be quite beneficial in carrying out various tasks. These include predicting and mitigating losses, controlling peak demand, and mechanical fault location, isolation, & service remodelling. An ADMS mimics this impact on supply reliability, losses, and voltage administration, while algorithms also calculate the most effective configurations possible based on the data that is collated from devices like sensors, smart meters, and a multitude of switch operations. Utilising ADMS systems provide many advantages, such as reduced losses, enhanced voltage quality, and the enablement of an optimal voltage profile.
Distributed energy resources (DERs) are draining the capacity of utilities to properly manage the voltage levels they’ve legally agreed upon. DERs have alterable energy outputs and can be integrated into the grid itself, which can lead to an increase in voltage across one section of the grid and a decline in another. It’s painfully evident that orthodox voltage control tools are no longer sufficient to handle these fluctuating demands and variations. Due to this, utilities and DSOs are now providing refined solutions and sensors to finely tune the voltage control infrastructure, which will help lessen technical losses and reduce overall expenses as well. These solutions include smart sensors, virtual sensors, and remote terminal units (RTUs).
Usually, a monitoring system for European-style networks includes LV networks that have three phases, along with a neutral wire that can collate data related to the feeders’ daily load, voltage, and temperature profiles. This will help offer an extensive report of MV/LV level performance data. This type of LV monitoring can support a higher proportion of DERs since it addresses problems such as load and works that will help minimise overall energy loss and improved network connectivity
These losses generally range between a whopping 1,000 to 10,000 euros per MV/LV substation yearly in European countries. Thus, lessening losses is a primary concern and some strategies to curb this include, installing smart metering and additional sensors that recognise the root of failures and then quantify them, so that energy efficiency improves. It also helps in eradicating the smart city challenges of today.
Utilities have primarily improved in matching their energy goals by reviving unproductive distribution transformers, such as dry type transformers, which have a significant scope of improvement.


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In As Ever, Pudd, Anita was in a marriage for many years to a man whom she loved dearly and had a family with. They had a good marriage, but when she met Lou, she didn’t realize how much more she could care for a person. The romance was sweet at first, but soon they fell profoundly in love with each other and she could no longer hide her feelings from her husband. After a terrible, heart-wrenching break-up and divorce between both families, Lou and Anita finally married. The story takes us through all the pitfalls, highlights and wonderful events that they encountered as husband and wife. Included in this journey, Anita has also captured all the traveling, family gatherings and very personal feelings she and Lou endured during their twenty-five year marriage. When Lou becomes ill, however, As Ever, Pudd takes a dramatic turn. Anita describes the heartbreak and emotional torture she experienced through the loss of her one and only true love. Some passages in the book were beyond personal, so much in fact that it felt like the reader shouldn’t be privy to such intimate thoughts and experiences. It is truly a gift that she is able to record her exact feelings and emotions, and feel comfortable enough with herself to be able to share them with readers.
What I enjoyed about As Ever, Pudd by Anita Ann Caruso was the unique way that Anita imparted their travelling excursions with her audience. For readers who don’t have much experience seeing the world, they will enjoy reading Anita’s personal take on certain regions of Europe and other places. What I also enjoyed was the way Anita reveals her intimate experiences via journal-like letters specifically written to her husband Lou. This painted readers a nice picture of how she would have addressed her beloved, and gave us a sense of not only how much she loved him, but how much she loved sharing her life with him and the moments of sheer happiness she enjoyed while being with him.
Without spoiling the end of the novel, I will say that Anita finds respite from the pain of loss, and finds a special way to deal with her grief. For some it may be a little far-fetched, but to others it may prove to be a comfort. Either way, as a reader, I’m glad she found happiness because Anita seems like a wonderful person and truly deserves to be happy. As Ever, Pudd is a heart warming account that many readers, both young and old, will enjoy.


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2020 Fish Fry Nights
Dinners are 5-8pm on:
Ash Wednesday, February 26
Friday, February 28
Friday, March 6
Friday, March 13
Friday, March 20
Friday, March 27
Friday, April 3
There is NO fish fry Friday, April 10 (Good Friday) or Sunday, April 12 (Easter)
Skip the cooking and come enjoy a delicious seafood meal with your fellow parishioners and other Dunwoody-area friends!
The 2020 Lenten Fish Fry Nights will kick off Ash Wednesday, February 26, 5-8pm in the Gym (lower level parking lot). All profits go to our many KofC charities.
The fish fry menu is TBA. Beer, wine and desserts available. Take out or dine in.
Prices range TBA. Cash and credit cards accepted.
This event is open to the community. All are welcome!


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- Is Showbox up and running again?
- What is Showbox called now?
- Is watching pirated movies a crime?
- Is Pikashow app safe or not?
- Can you go to jail for watching movies online?
- Is Showbox Dead 2020?
- Is MovieBox and Showbox the same?
- What happened to MovieBox?
- What replaced movie box?
- Is MovieBox legal?
- Does Showbox cost money?
- Can Showbox harm your phone?
- What happened Showbox 2020?
- Is MovieBox pro legit?
- Is TVZion shut down?
- Can you get in trouble for using Showbox?
- Why was Showbox shut down?
- Is watching free movies on Youtube illegal?
- How do I get Showbox 2020?
- Is watching 123movies illegal?
Is Showbox up and running again?
And there is no evidence that Showbox will ever work again.
Though Showbox was a pioneering movie streaming app, there are dozens of apps like Showbox in 2020.
We’ve searched the web far and wide and analyzed over 24 apps to find all the apps like Showbox for you.
And now you can enjoy video streaming for free..
What is Showbox called now?
Cinema APKCinema APK is widely known as a Showbox alternative for torrenting movies. The service updates its available titles on a regular basis, and the collection is huge. In order to use Cinema APK, you’ll have to download and install the APK directly onto your device.
Is watching pirated movies a crime?
Currently, a pirated stream is treated as an illegal performance, which is a misdemeanor, rather than illegal reproduction and distribution, which is a felony. Making it a felony would mean larger penalties, potential prison time, both of which would be a greater deterrent. Sen.
Is Pikashow app safe or not?
Yes absolutely pikashow is safe application you can download in android without any issue.
Can you go to jail for watching movies online?
There are very many other websites that provide free online movies but not all of them are legal. These websites buy the dvd and rip the movies from them and then upload them on their sites which is piracy. … You will not be arrested for watching or downloading pirated movies but it is illegal.
Is Showbox Dead 2020?
Unfortunately, though, Showbox was shut down permanently, but there are plenty of other great alternatives you can use right now. When it comes to looking for Showbox replacements, we’ve considered apps across multiple platforms, including Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS.
Is MovieBox and Showbox the same?
ShowBox is a free movie and TV streaming app for Android. MovieBox is its iOS sibling, and is particularly popular thanks to the rarity of such apps on Apple’s walled-garden platform. … Neither app can connect to its servers.
What happened to MovieBox?
MovieBox, as some of you may already know, is a streaming app for iOS users that lets them watch and/ download HD movies and TV shows on their devices for free. But there is a bad news for MovieBox users. It is now coming to light that the app has been shut down. … The team decided to close the iOS project.
What replaced movie box?
Top Best MovieBox Pro Alternative AppsMovie HD.Sony Crackle.Freeflix HQ.Vudu.Netflix.Animania.Tubi TV.Popcorn Time.More items…•Jan 3, 2021
Is MovieBox legal?
Is Moviebox legal? No. It is not legal. Since they are streaming licensed content for free, they are illegal to use.
Does Showbox cost money?
Showbox is completely available for free of cost and you do not have to pay any subscription charges for anything.
Can Showbox harm your phone?
You can download the Showbox application to your PC, iOS, or Android device. There have been reports of cloned versions of Showbox being infected with malware and viruses. If you download a cloned version of Showbox without effective antivirus software, then you could damage your device.
What happened Showbox 2020?
As of 2020, there is still no news, but their latest tweet suggests it could come back – it will be a long time though. It’s worth noting that they have had issues before. In 2018 – similarly, it was November – there were many reports of the app not working, and it was widely noted that the app had been shut down.
Is MovieBox pro legit?
Moviebox Pro has Access to Google Account Also, the app is not a legitimate streaming platform thus it can collect the user data which can be a serious breach of privacy.
Is TVZion shut down?
TVZion was a video-on-demand application that featured movies and TV shows. The app has been permanently shut down.
Can you get in trouble for using Showbox?
ShowBox app and others are illegal to use They let you stream TV shows and movies or download them for offline viewing – all for free. You don’t have to pay a dime. That’s where the trouble lies. … They stream content through torrents and other direct sources – which is illegal.
Why was Showbox shut down?
A number of production houses and television distributors have filed a lawsuit against the streaming service for providing illegal content over the web. There have also been lawsuits against the websites that particularly promoted Showbox. This has forced the developers and promoters to finally shut down the services.
Is watching free movies on Youtube illegal?
Please note that watching free movies on Youtube and Dailymotion is considered illegal. However, you are unlikely to get prosecuted for using them, and they are entirely safe as long as you don’t follow any links.
How do I get Showbox 2020?
Download Showbox apk on your android. Enable Unknown Sources. Go to Settings>Security>Allow your phone install apps from Unknown sources. Install Showbox for android and open it to enjoy the videos you like.
Is watching 123movies illegal?
Without any doubt, 123movies is illegal and banned in the United States. They do not have licenses for the content that they offer on their websites, despite the fact that they do not host the content on their site. Luckily, there are many legal and safe video streaming sites online nowadays which you can still use.


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Children as young as the three-month-old baby, Ndileka Mahana, have during the course of the Smile Week underway at the hospital been operated on to put smiles back on their faces. Head of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of the Free State, Professor Fred Jooste, confirms that this week’s surgeries did not only include cleft lip and cleft palate repairs but also reconstructive surgery on a two-year-old girls’ hand and another on a ten-year-old Sasolburg girl, Selloane Modise, who could not have a full head of hair due to severe scarring caused by third-degree burns she sustained to her head, arms and hands in a shack fire, when she was just a year old. He confirms they have replaced the skin on Selloane’s scalp so she could grow hair, while the others are on the road to recovery following cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries.
“It’s a developmental problem. In our faces, when we are in the uterus, all our features come from the side and grow to the middle and fuse in the middle. With a cleft lip there is something that stops the lip from coming together and it is the same thing with a cleft palate,” said Jooste.
Meanwhile, parents of the four-year-old Amberin Ali, 11-month-old Asihle Jonas, and many others who have travelled as far as Frankfort, say they are pleased that their children have been operated on and are receiving the necessary medical support.
“My name is Mandisa Ali. She is Amberin Ali. I feel okay, because she is better now and out of theatre. It was a very long operation, but she is fine now,” said Ali.
The Smile Foundation’s Moira Gerszt says this Smile Week marks the 10th year that the foundation has supported the Universitas Academic Hospital. She says they are pleased to be part of the process that will help the group of young patients’ lives change for the better.
The foundation supports 12 academic hospitals around the country and supports plastic and reconstructive surgeons in enabling surgeries to take place more often. It also offers counselling to children.
Gerszt urges parents and guardians of children who need surgery to come forward and receive the necessary help.
As part of Be Happy Day, OFM is supporting the Smile Foundation and are appealing to listeners for donations. There is a need for the following items for the children in the ward: new crayons, colouring in books, puzzles, building blocks, kiddies’ blankets and beanies. (Please consider donating new items as there is the risk of infection with second-hand ones.)
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The survey of native bees and their interactions with plant communities are of paramount importance in planning conservation strategies for native ecosystems. The decline of these pollinators in agricultural ecosystems is becoming more and more worrying as a large part of agricultural productivity depends on them. The aim of this study is to identify the floral sources of pollen used by Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille) - Apidae, Meliponina - in an agricultural landscape in the interior of the state of São Paulo, where sugar cane monocultures predominate and small fragments of semideciduous seasonal forests. We want to verify if all the colonies of T. angustula forage the same sources of food; and from the characterization of its menu, make considerations about the adequacy of the rural landscape in terms of the ecological restoration, aiming at the regional maintenance of T. angustula. Pollen from five rational boxes of T. angustula will be collected every month and monthly, native and exotic flowering plants will be sampled from the meliponary by means of four transects in a radius of 500 meters. The data obtained will represent the proportions of pollen collected from each plant species in each season of the year, which will be analyzed in environment R to create networks of interactions of T. angustula with the foraged plant species throughout the year, which will be created from the pollen analyzes obtained and comparisons in the palinoteca, which will be assembled with flowering specimens around the bees' collection area, a network of interactions will be created.
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Visitors to the Hazon Ish's house would sometimes enter through the window; the venerable sage occasionally left home the same way. “A window,” the Hazon Ish reassuringly explained, “is in fact just a door with a high threshold.”
Hidden Faces and Dark Corners: Megillat Esther and Measure for Measure
What happens when the hidden is revealed? Reading Megillat Esther alongside one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays” shows that question to be at the heart of Purim’s paradox.
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Just as soldiers in the IDF have no choice but to eat kosher food, the Jewish state makes decisions as to the nature of its consecrated sites: Jewish decisions.
Ungoverning the Western Wall
After more ugly clashes at the Western Wall, two Israeli political scientists make a radical proposal.


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KOKRAJHAR, Sept 19: Hundreds of senior citizens of Kokrajhar district gathered at Basic Training Centre (BTC) auditorium hall in the first ever special convention organized in Kokrajhar on Saturday to discuss the issues and demands of senior citizens.
Gauri Sangkhar Brahma, a retired teacher and senior citizen of Kokrajhar, chaired the session and discussed thoroughly issues related to senior citizens’ uplift as well social development.
Madhav Prasad Sarma, Deputy Commissioner, Kokrajhar graced the convention as chief guest. Sarma said that the district administration had been taking steps to provide facilities to senior citizens as per government norms. He said that senior citizens should be given proper respect and honour in society and the district administration would pay kind attention to the needs of the senior citizens.
Dr Mangalsingh Hazowary, retired Principal of Kokrajhar CTE and organizer of the session, said that the special convention was organized here in Kokrajhar under the guidelines of the Governor of Assam PB Acharya to discuss about social integration where senior citizens across the district participated and shared their views about uplift of the senior citizens. He demanded separate counter and facility for the senior citizens while applying for train, bus tickets during travelling.
Among others, Dr Kameswar Brahma, president of Bodo Sahitya Sabha was also present in the occasion. A new committee of Kokrajhar district unit of the Senior Citizens’ Association was formed in the session with Mangalsingh Hazowary as president and Dinesh Uppadhya as secretary along with 21 executive members.


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text: The effect of aspirin alone and of ibuprofen plus aspirin on platelet cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1). A) The platelet prostaglandin (PG) G/H synthase-1 (COX-1) is depicted as a dimer, and the arachidonic acid substrate gains access to the catalytic site through a hydrophobic channel that leads to the core of the enzyme. B) Aspirin works by inhibiting access of arachidonic acid to the catalytic site by irreversibly acetylating a serine residue at position 529 in platelet COX-1. Interpolation of the bulky acetyl residue then permanently prevents metabolism of arachidonic acid into the cyclic endoperoxides PGG2 and PGH2. Because PGH2 is metabolized by thromboxane synthase into thromboxane A2, aspirin prevents the formation of thromboxane A2 by the platelets until new platelets are created. C) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, are competitive inhibitors of the catalytic site, and cause the reversible inhibition of thromboxane A2 formation during the dosing interval. Therefore, prior occupancy of the catalytic site by ibuprofen prevents aspirin from gaining access to its target serine (reproduced from reference , with permission).

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The Importance of a Teacher’s Guide for your Children’s Book
By Donna McDine
After I signed the book contract for The Golden Pathway I took the time out to discuss with teachers what sparks their interest in children’s books for their classrooms beyond what the school provides. Many times over I heard they are under strict confinements with their curriculum and books need to fit into their daily teachings. I then took to task to research state curriculum guidelines and learned the creation of an educator’s guide for The Golden Pathway needed to be a comprehensive across the curriculum guide. After meeting homeschool specialist, Amy O’Quinn through the Working Writer’s Club I approached Amy about hiring her to write a teacher’s guide for The Golden Pathway. The end result was beyond my expectations!
The teacher’s guide is a teaching tool for English, Social Studies, Math, Science, and Art teachers, as well as for Homeschooling families. Activities include:
- Language Arts: Writing/Vocabulary
- Integrated Language Arts/Social Studies: Topical Study/Presentation Boards
- Social Studies: Timeline, Mapping and Geography
- Math: Map Work Mathematics, Calculations, Time, Recipe Math, Quilt Math
- Science: Astronomy, Skin, Plants and Crops, Alcoholism, Five Senses
- Role Playing, Disguises and Escape/Safe Houses
- Toys and Games of the 19th Century: Make a Rag Doll, Make a Nettie Doll, Information on Games/Toys
- Songs of Slavery and the Underground Railroad: Background Information and Lyrics
- More Fun Art Projects, Activities, and Resources: Coloring Sheets, Printables, Juneteenth, Make A Tin Can Lantern
It is in my opinion well written children’s books have a better chance of finding their way into schools when it is accompanied with an educator’s guide. By having this guide for The Golden Pathway it has certainly helped spark additional interest with school visits. Case in point, when I participated in the New York State Reading Association, October 2011 I had the opportunity to meet with teachers from across the tri-state area (NY, NJ, and CT) and many commented on the educator’s guide I was chatting up with them as they stopped by my table. They were delighted and impressed to learn of this complimentary addition to The Golden Pathway, explaining their time is at a premium and to have activities already planned for them saves them valuable time. At this point in time, one of these conversations has turned into a weeklong visit to a local elementary school. The Parent Teacher Association purchased The Golden Pathway for each classroom and when I presented each teacher with the complimentary CD of The Golden Pathway Educator’s Guide their responses where overwhelming positive. Knowing even beforehand how essential an educator’s guide is, I’ve already hired Amy O’Quinn to create educator’s guides for my future books.
As writers many of us can and do create our own teacher’s guides, but for myself I wanted someone with the expertise of being in the trenches of teaching to formulate my teacher’s guide. By outsourcing this project, it has freed me to up to work on new manuscripts, marketing, and client work.
Details of my author school visit workshops, visit: http://thegoldenpathway.blogspot.com/2012/03/author-school-visits-bardonia.html.
To learn more about my writing career or to order an autographed copy of The Golden Pathway visit, www.donnamcdine.com. Gift with purchase: The Golden Pathway Educator’s Guide.
Additional ways to order The Golden Pathway:
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The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval Recipient and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist