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My place is a truly private and elegant villa, with views to a bushland setting. It comprises a spacious bedroom with king-sized bed, day bed, large TV (Foxtel) and basic kitchenette. The bathroom has a twin shower and spa bath. There is a private deck on one side and courtyard on the other, and access to the pool is available during daylight hours. You’ll love the serenity and the impeccable artistic style of The Summer House Studio.
The Summer House was designed by a renowned local artist, and so The Studio offers a truly unique and memorable experience. The bedroom is graced with a wall of windows looking to bushland (home to a small family of kangaroos), soaring timber ceilings and features artwork by several West Australian artists. Yallingup and Smiths Beaches and the iconic Caves Hotel are 2.5km from the villa. The award-winning Studio Bistro is 100m walk, and the Margaret River Wine Region is on the doorstep. The Summer House is neighbours with some of the area's finest art galleries, and is adjacent to the Yallingup Luxury Retreat. The town of Dunsborough is 8km away.
Guests have exclusive and private access to The Studio. The pool is shared with an adjoining villa and is available to guests at any time during daylight hours.
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- The room includes a basic kitchenette - toaster, kettle and fridge - but cooking is not permitted. For safety reasons, smoking and any open flames are also not permitted.


Once the crowning glory of domestic cricket, Moin Ud Dowlah Gold Cup has lost its eminence over decades and was not held last year due to shortage of funds. Vishal Vivek maps out the journey of the historic tournament, from the heydays under aristocratic patronage to its current state of decreptitude...
For a foreign sport to become part of dining-table discussions, it needs a lot of promotion, over a period of time. Seen in India today are the fruits of a tradition set in motion over a century ago. At the forefront of patronage of cricket those days were the many aristocrats of small, princely states. In the City of Pearls and in the South in general, a prominent name is Nawab Moin Ud Dowlah Bahadur (1890-1941).
He was a sports enthusiast.
Horse-riding, tennis, billiards — he seemed to be into a lot of activities. It is said that he developed interest in cricket while watching inter-school matches at Nizam College and Hyderabad Public School (previously known as Jagirdar College). He would visit the grounds with his staff, in royal style. “One could find the Nawab seated in his custom-made Rolls Royce on the front seat with a couple of other cars bearing the members of his staff,” writes former first-class cricketer and veteran administrator PR Man Singh in Cricket Biryani — A History of Hyderabad Cricket.
Although he never played the game himself, the Nawab’s love for cricket intensified over the years. He was instrumental in launching in his own name an invitational tournament in 1931, one that went on to become an institution known as Moin Ud Dowlah Gold Cup.
It came three years before Ranji Trophy. The then 41-year-old Nawab bore all expenses of the teams from across the country, some with overseas legends. The first edition saw the English duo of Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe as part of a Maharaja of Vizianagaram XI, which lifted the trophy at Gymkhana ground in Secunderabad.
However, Gold Cup was not the first tournament in the twin cities. There was Behram Ud Dowlah Trophy, which commenced in 1924. It was started and patronised by Behram Ud Dowlah (no relation to Moin Ud Dowlah), another member of nobility who did not play cricket, but fell for the charm of the game. “Even Nawab Moin Ud Dowlah used to field a team in this tournament before he went on to have his own competition,” says Man Singh.
At that time in India, the biggest and most popular cricket tournament was the Bombay quadrangular played between teams representing Europeans, Muslims, Hindus and Parsis. The nobility used to fund the Muslim team. The tournament was stopped in 1931 following an appeal by Mahatma Gandhi, who said competitions like these fomented communal feelings. That’s when first-class cricketer SM Hadi — whom Man Singh calls Father of Hyderabad cricket — approached Moin Ud Dowlah with the idea of an all-India tournament, saying that fans had suddenly been deprived of a popular event. That’s how Gold Cup came into being.
The Gold Cup enjoyed first-class status till 1938. It was revived as a first-class event again in 1962, and had that tag for the last time in 1971. Talking about it in 2019, it will be difficult to estimate what this meant to cricket in the country, region and the city those days. Hyderabad’s watershed moment came in 1937, when they won their maiden Ranji Trophy title.
“Watching and playing against the best cricketers in the country had been instrumental in raising the standard of Hyderabad players,” Man Singh says in his book. The team became national champions once more (1986-87), and they have made just three other final appearances till date.
Post the advent of Ranji Trophy, the Gold Cup became more of a local affair, before being revived by Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) secretary Ghulam Ahmed in 1962. It was a springboard meant for youngsters who were eager to make a mark on the bigger stage.
Then, there is this story of a 19-year-old. “He made everyone stand up and take notice of his talent in this tournament in 1968. It had rained heavily the night before he went out to bat. On a wet wicket, he scored 80 and impressed everyone,” recalls Man Singh, who was captain of the Hyderabad Blues Cricket Club, one this youngster also played for. Next year, Gundappa Viswanath made his Test debut.
Gymkhana was the venue where it started. From 1962, matches were moved to Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium. Shamianas, or tents, were constructed for the teams and spectators numbering in thousands. Leading India players were the star draws. Local players too made a name for themselves in what was effectively the premier domestic event before Ranji Trophy became more prominent.
One among those players was right-arm medium-pacer Devraj Devendraraj Govindraj. Between 1965 and 1971, he won the trophy thrice (twice for State Bank of India and once for Hyderabad XI). Led by Ajit Wadekar, SBI’s squad had in its ranks Bishan Singh Bedi, Hanumant Singh and VV Kumar.
Govindraj was selected for the historic 1971 tours of England and West Indies under the captaincy of Wadekar. As fate would have it, he did not get to play a Test in those triumphs, and his debut never came. However, he credits the Gold Cup for the recognition he got. “India selectors used to keep tabs on performance in Gold Cup. They used to watch the final each year. It played a huge role in me getting a ticket to those tours. Strangely, I made an impression with the bat as well, making two half-centuries. To play with and against so many stars even before I was selected for those trips was a surreal feeling.”
For former Hyderabad, Oxford University, Somerset and India batsman Abbas Ali Baig, what made the tournament popular was its uniqueness.
“There was no other event like it in the whole country. It was very attractive and exciting. That so many superstars played in each edition made it a big attraction. It also served as a great precursor to the domestic season,” Baig said from New Delhi, where he has been residing for years.
The event started losing its appeal in the ‘90s. If the rise of Ranji Trophy and other tournaments was one reason, difficulties in sustaining the Gold Cup was another. The kind of patronage that had helped it blossom had gone missing.
“The generations that came after the Nawab did not have the kind of passion required to keep it afloat,” Man Singh opines. It was remodelled into a one-day competition in 1992. The format has kept changing since. The last edition, held in 2017, was a limited-over affair that was won by HCA XI. It continues to attract a few India players even these days, although it has ceased to be of any importance in the domestic calendar.
One of the factors attributed to that is the lack of monetary incentives for players. “It was a corporate event where employers with big names on their rosters would send their best teams. Nowadays, it is mostly state-association teams. They are not as strong as their respective Ranji Trophy sides,” feels Man Singh, the manager of India’s World Cup team in 1983 who has also served HCA as joint-secretary (1964-75) and secretary (1976-92).
There were days when Hyderabad used to have cricketers in line for an India cap. Those days are lost in the sands of time. The last to play a Test was Pragyan Ojha (Hanuma Vihari got his cap after he had shifted to Andhra Cricket Association), who was dropped after taking a ten-for in Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell match in late 2013.
The HCA administration has been embroiled in one controversy after the other. Financial crisis despite receiving funds from BCCI has damaged reputations. In its audit report, Deloitte has accused the state body of financial irregularities. In the recent past, there have been instances of selectors quitting after differences with office-bearers. As a result of infighting, HCA teams were debarred from participating in a tournament last year, when two factions had sent separate squads.
Last season, HCA did not have funds to conduct the Gold Cup. In 2010-11, the Hyderabad team recorded the lowest ever total in Ranji Trophy history: 21 against Rajasthan.
After coming to power in March 2017, officials had promised stringent measures to bring back the glory days. Instability on that front has coincided with the state team’s mediocre performance. Hyderabad has shown spurts of toughness in the last three seasons, but is still a long way from being considered a strong side.


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This collection celebrates the music of John Tavener, one of the best known and popular composers of his generation; it brings together performances by Canty, The Wallace Collection, Scottish Ensemble and Elena Riu. John Tavener, who passed away in 2013, was described as ‘among the very best creative talents of his generation' by The Times.
Tavener wrote some of the twentieth century's most beautiful choral music; works such as The Whale and Song for Athene, which was sung at the funeral of Princess Diana, ensured he remained one of the most popular contemporary composers until his death in 2013. Including works from across the choir's twenty five year collaboration, this recording is bookended with choruses from the first piece Tavener ever wrote for Cappella Nova, Resurrection.
It also features nine premiere recordings including A Buddhist Miniature, commissioned to celebrate Cappella Nova's thirtieth anniversary in 2012, A Cradle Song and O that we were there! A brand new commission in memory of Tavener from his pupil and friend Ivan Moody, O isplendour, also receives its premiere here.
Ikon of the Nativity and Tavener's mesmerising and atmospheric Christmas hymn, The Lamb, with its beautiful simplicity and lush harmonies, lend a timely seasonal feel to the programme.

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Tony Luna, the Southside Independent School District’s executive director of operations, has been suspended and is fighting termination proceedings in the wake of a Texas Education Agency investigation that concluded he committed multiple violations of the Texas Education Code.
Luna received a notice of proposed termination the week before Christmas and has been on paid administrative leave since then, said his Austin-based attorney, Tiger Hanner. Asked earlier this month whether Luna had been disciplined, Superintendent Mark Eads declined to answer except to say that Luna was still employed.
In a November report, the TEA said Luna, a former Southside ISD trustee, hired Sanchez General Construction Services in 2015 for almost $96,000 worth of work on the district’s high school football stadium without evidence of bids or a written contract.
Investigators said the incident violated an education code provision governing trustees’ powers and another rule on purchasing, possibly with intent or criminal negligence that would constitute a misdemeanor.
In the state’s eyes, the football stadium project was one of several examples of mismanagement that prompted Education Commissioner Mike Morath’s decision to replace the school board with a board of managers and a conservator, and to give the district an accreditation warning. The TEA has not yet ruled on the board’s appeal of the planned takeover.
Southside trustees held a termination hearing Thursday in closed session, where Luna disputed the accusations against him, Hanner said. TEA investigators had said they asked for proof that the district solicited bids for the stadium project, but Hanner said that request was never made to Luna.
“We presented the bids,” Hanner said. “He had them all along.”
Then-Superintendent Joe Gonzales took over the project after the bidding process, so Luna was not responsible for drawing up a written contract, Hanner said.
“Mr. Luna did not have control over the project, so the buck stops with Dr. Gonzales,” he said.
After Thursday’s hearing, trustees postponed a vote on whether to fire Luna, saying they wanted to gather more information.
TEA spokeswoman DeEtta Culbertson said the agency referred information on the stadium project to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 17. It was unclear Tuesday whether the sheriff’s office ever investigated furtherl. Hanner said there is no current law enforcement investigation of his client.
In deciding to act against the board, Morath cited trustees' failure to govern the district or comply with state contract procurement requirements. He also said trustees were acting individually on behalf of the board, in violation of the education code, by directing hiring decisions and giving orders to district employees.
For example, investigators said, trustee Manuel Sandoval frequently visited the ROTC drill pad construction site and directed a contractor to make changes that increased the project’s cost from the original proposal of about $73,000 to more than $87,000.
Eads has said the incidents outlined in the TEA’s report should not hurt the chances of a bond election that the board is considering for the May ballot. Eads took over last May, after the events in the report occurred, and said his administration has changed policies, procedures and certain personnel.
Trustees have been choosing among possible bond projects on lists that range from $43 million to $90 million. They have a Feb. 17 deadline to approve a bond question for the May ballot.

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These libraries contain built-in functions that help the users to use the keypad with Arduino more conveniently and all these built-in functions are explained in this write-up.
What is the keypad library in Arduino
Like other electronic modules such as an LCD, we have to include the library of the respective module in the sketch of Arduino, similarly, we have to include the library, “Keypad.h” at the top of the Arduino code to use the keypad with Arduino. There are two ways of installing the libraries in the Arduino IDE. The first is from “Manage Libraries..” and the other id through zip file. We will install the library from the official website of Arduino and can be added to the Arduino IDE by the following steps:
Open the Arduino IDE and go to the “Sketch”, in the top bar, a drop-down menu will appear, choose the “Include Library”, another side drop-down menu will appear, go and click on the “Add .ZIP Library..”:
Choose the zip file of the library you want to include and click on the “Open” button:
In the output, a notification of “Library installed” will appears on the successful installation of the library:
And if you want to install it from Arduino IDE libraries, for this, go to the “Sketch”, then “Include Library” and click on the “Manage Libraries..”:
Type a keyword of “keypad”, scroll down the menu to search the library of “Keypad by Mark Stanley, Alexander Brevig” and click on the “INSTALL” button:
On successful installation, a notification will appears on the Serial Monitor Output:
The library of “Keypad.h” contains different functions which are used in interfacing the keypad with Arduino in different projects. The major functions and their utilization in Arduino IDE are explained in the next section.
Arduino keypad Library functions
There are different functions in the keypad library that are used to read the data from the buttons and apply different operations to them. Some of the important functions of this library are:
Keypad(makeKeymap(userKeymap), row, col, rows, cols): This function is used to assign the Arduino pins (declared in “row” and “col”) to the button (buttons are stored in variables of rows and cols). This is saved in any function name and then all the built-in functions of this library are called in code with this particular function name.
waitForKey(): This function is used with the “char” data type and it will hold the execution of the entire program until any key of the keypad is not pressed.
getKey(): This function is used to read the input from the buttons of the keypad but unlike the waitForKey(), this function will not halt the other statements of the Arduino code but only read the input from the keypad if its button is pressed. This function is also called the char data type because the input it reads from the keypad is in characters data type.
KeyState getState(): There are four possible states of the buttons of keypad interfaced with Arduino which are:
- “Pressed” which means the button is pressed
- “Released” means the button is released
- “Hold” means the button has been pressed and not released
- “Idle” means the button is not being used in the Arduino code
When the “getState()” function is called in the code, it will return any of the above states of the button as an output.
boolean keyStateChanged(): This function is very useful for testing the buttons of the keypad as it tells us whether the button has changed its state or not.
setHoldTime(unsigned int time): This will set the time of hold for the buttons of the keypad which is in milliseconds. The user has to press the button for such a time period as the hold state will be triggered for that specific time.
setDebounceTime(unsigned int time): This function is used to produce the delay in the buttons of the keypad, for example, if you have set the delay of one second, it will not read the input from any other button till 1 second time duration.
The keypads are used in different Arduino projects like calculators and security locks applications. To use the keypad with Arduino, we have to include the library of “Keypad.h” in the Arduino code which includes different functions. In this write-up, the functions of the “Keypad.h” library are explained that can be used in different operations of the keypad.

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Text by Kikubatei Rokô. MFA impressions: 11.37631, 11.39825
Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi ga 一魁斎芳年画
By 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005) NOTES:  Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Japanese, Edo period, 1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 2nd month
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Ukiyo-e dai musha-e ten/The Samurai World in Ukiyo-e (2003), #I-236; Stevenson, Yoshitoshi's Strange Tales (2005), p. 42, #7
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Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper


text: In a clear example of propaganda, Emirates 24/7 claims that 70% of population growth over the next 30 years will be in Muslim countries. European countries took decades for their fertility rates to fall to where they are now. Muslim countries are doing it in a decade. The book Why Civilizations Die goes into great detail on declining fertility rates in Muslim countries. I've more generally discussed declining demographics here.


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Federal health regulators claim to have linked two serious illnesses in elderly individuals from listeria in 2014—one in California and one in Florida that resulted in a death—with Miller’s Organic Farm in Pennsylvania.
Irony of ironies, the feds’ key evidence came from chocolate raw milk seized by local regulators during the Weston A. Price Foundation national conference in Anaheim last November, at least a year after the illnesses. The feds say the 2015 milk contained listeria very similar genetically to listeria found in the two victims in 2014.
Adding uncertainty to the federal claim, Amos Miller, the owner of Miller’s Organic Farm, says he never heard from any of his club’s members about any of them or any of their relatives becoming ill, and knew nothing about the federal claims until yesterday (Thursday) when he heard from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control about its report. People who become ill from what they think is raw milk invariably notify the producer immediately.
“I don’t know that it was proved it’s on the farm here,” Miller said. “We hope and pray for the best.”
What Miller seemed to be suggesting is that the victims, while they might have consumed raw milk, could have become ill from any of a number of other foods that could carry listeria. As just one example, listeria in Blue Bells Creamery pasteurized-milk ice cream last year killed three people and sickened ten. The Florida and California victims and their families seem not to have made a connection to raw milk.
Miller also pointed out that his farm operates only as a private membership club, supplying milk and other farm-grown products to members. It doesn’t distribute to retail stores or other outlets.
According to a statement issued by the CDC, “Collaborative investigative efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory officials indicate that raw milk produced by Miller’s Organic Farm in Bird-In-Hand, Pennsylvania is the likely source of this outbreak.”
The CDC explains the chain of events surrounding the illnesses this way: “In November 2015, samples of raw chocolate milk were collected from a raw milk conference held in Anaheim, California. The raw chocolate milk was produced by Miller’s Organic Farm. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) isolated Listeria from the raw chocolate milk and conducted WGS testing on the isolate to get more genetic information about the bacteria. On January 29, 2016, FDA informed CDC that WGS determined that the Listeria bacteria from the raw chocolate milk was closely related genetically to Listeria bacteria from two people in two states who got sick in 2014, one from California and one from Florida.” The two sickened individuals were 73 and 81 years old, and the Florida victim died from the illness.
According to the CDC, “Once the two illnesses were identified in late January, public health officials worked over several weeks to interview them or their family members about the foods they may have eaten and other exposures in the month before their illness started. Interviews were conducted with the ill person from California and family members for both ill people. It was reported that both ill people drank raw milk before they got sick. The family of the deceased person in Florida reported purchasing raw milk from Miller’s Organic Farm.”
What isn’t clear from the CDC account is whether the individuals sickened might have been affected by chocolate raw milk, or some entirely different food. Miller has no idea, because, as noted, he never received any feedback from the individuals or their families that they were even sick. It seems strange as well that only two individuals were affected if the milk was contaminated on several occasions, minimum (in 2014 and again in 2015).
Adding flavoring is a processing step that doesn’t occur with non-flavored raw milk. It was post-pasteurization processing, including the addition of flavorings, that contaminated milk with listeria in Massachusetts in 2007, resulting in three deaths.
Part of what makes this CDC linkage surprising is that there hasn’t been a documented case of illness from listeria in raw milk in at least a decade in the U.S. It’s unfortunate that the CDC jumps on this particular case, and ties it to raw milk, when there has been a steady stream of serious illnesses and deaths from listeria and other pathogens in pasteurized dairy products like cheese and ice cream…..illnesses and deaths the CDC never identifies as caused by pasteurized dairy (such as this one in 2010 that sickened 38 people).
As a result of the CDC/FDA obsession with raw milk, this weird and cloudy case also seems very likely to become one of those lightning rods for channeling angry claims and counterclaims. We haven’t had one of these for a good while, and I haven’t missed them. Because all they do is create more suspicion and distrust of the regulators.


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With Ranbir Kapoor's class act, Sanjay Dutt's interesting life story and Rajkumar Hirani's able direction, the trailer of Sanju managed to impress the viewers all around. Several celebrities including Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, Anil Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi and Shraddha Kapoor among others, took to Twitter and lauded the film's cast and crew.
And now it looks like Ranbir has found a fan in Sanjay's sister and former Congress MP Priya Dutt. , reports Mid-day.
Priya has been quoted as saying, "You can't have anybody aping bhaiyya 100 per cent. But I loved the way Ranbir has portrayed him."
Priya also added that no one other than Rajkumar Hirani would have been able to achieve the feat as the filmmaker has previously directed Sanjay in two of his biggest commercial hits- Munnabhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munnabhai. "Nobody besides Raju could have made the film. He knows how to bring out the emotions.”
She also added that the scenes between Paresh Rawal and Ranbir corresponding to real-life father and son Sunil and Sanjay will be amazing. “Raju has added the right kind of humour. Bhaiyya's life has had so much comedy — the situation may have seemed crazy then, but now, when we look back, we laugh about them. The makers have made it as real as possible — there is nothing to hide,” she said.
The film also features Dia Mirza, Sonam Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Manisha Koirala, Jim Sarbh and Vicky Kaushal in key roles and is slated to release on June 29, 2018.

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chat Sarah Jane Dias is all attitude and bling. She talks about all the hard work she's put into being an actor
B ollywood newcomer Sarah Jane Dias doesn't need a publicist. She is excellent at the work herself. And her attitude, which she throws around with aplomb, is overbearing to say the least. But you have to give her credit for one thing: she acts, speaks and looks every bit an actor whose stardom is a given. There are moments, though, when the starlet appears grounded, particularly when she speaks about how hard she has worked to be where she is. Her film “Game”, in which she plays the role of Maya, will be released next month.
Sarah has been a VJ on Channel V, a model, has acted in a Tamil film and even co-owns Butterfly, a bakery in Mumbai that serves “girlie and cute” cup cakes. “I was an all-rounder and was fortunate enough to win all the extra-curricular competitions in school. Hard work and perseverance have got me where I am today. It sounds clichéd, but it's the key to success,” says the former Miss India.
Sarah is excited about her role, Maya, in “Game”. She considers it “the most important character in the film”. “Maya's journey is interlinked with that of every other character's,” is all Sarah wants to reveal. But on further questioning she says: “Your heart really goes out to her as she finds happiness as well as sorrow in her life.”
Behind all the glamour, fame and celebrity there are gruelling schedules and exercise regimes. What does Sarah have to say about it? “You know, I have stopped telling people about how much effort actors have to put in. I shot 24/7 non-stop for four days for ‘Mehki Mehki'; it wasn't easy.” So what motivates her to reach her goals? “The people who believe in you are the ones who keep you going.”
It was easy for Sarah to act in a big-budget film as she says, “I am not camera shy. My experience of walking the ramp has given me a fair idea of angles.” Her rapport with co-actor Abhishek Bachchan and director Abhinay Deo helped her too. “It was great fun working with Abhishek. He made me feel very comfortable.”
She contends that women's roles are coming of age in Bollywood. “It's about time women are given more importance in films. I think it would have happened anyway. Women's increasing empowerment in society is getting reflected in our films.” She admires Shabana Azmi and even the current crop of Bollywood actresses. “Priyanka, Sushmita and Deepika — all of them have worked their way up, which is admirable.”
For now, Sarah is concentrating only on “Game”. “As of now, I am thinking of nothing else but ‘Game'. Shooting for it was a huge deal. I cried when I saw myself on screen for the first time. The sheer magnitude was overwhelming. I was amazed at how the crew made me look good on screen. It was unbelievable!”

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We're more than an animal hospital! We're the place where pet parents know they can bring their pets for superb veterinary care that sets new standards for quality and kindness. For pets and pet parents alike, a trip to our hospital is an opportunity to see how our neighborly, welcoming staff cares for your pet as if it were their own, and treats you with the friendliness and respect you'd expect from an industry leader.
Some of our services for the dogs and cats in your family include: Puppy/kitten, adult and senior wellness care, vaccines, Dental cleanings, digital radiography, sick pet exams, In-house laboratory, Prescription pet foods from Hills and Royal Canin. Homeagain microchip available to permanently identify your pet,
New clients are always welcome! All major credit cards and Care Credit accepted. ,
School: University of Minnesota
Dr. Lucey graduated from the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine in 1980. Dr. Lucey join the Tri City team after graduating, and became Tri Citys Medical Director in 1998.
Dr. Lucey professional interest include feline medicine, geriatrics, dental care and working closely with clients to provide their pets with optimal care.
Outside of work Dr. Lucey spends as much time as she can with her two children who are currently attending college in Portland, Oregon. She also has a wonderful Golden Retriever and 4 feisty cats. She also enjoys reading and taking her Golden Retriever on long walks.
School: Washington State University
Dr. Westhof is a true Arizona native who grew up in Tucson, Arizona and obtained her Bachelors degree from the University of Arizona. She then attended veterinary school at Washington State University where she was able to fully experience winter for the first time. Now living back in the Valley of the Sun, she has been an associate veterinarian at VCA Tri-City Animal Hospital since 1999 where she enjoys the great variety of patients she meets as part of this small animal practice.
When not at work, Dr. Westhof tries to keep control over her home, which is usually quite a challenge with four cats and seven dogs (four dachshunds, one goldendoodle, one yorkie and one little terrier mix) who have their own ideas of how the home should be run. She also enjoys reading, cooking and the occasional river-rafting trip.
Dr Westhof's professional interest are preventive medicine/ wellness, the use of ultrasound in general practice, & feline medicine.

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Acer announced its new Chromebooks back in May and has now officially unveiled details like pricing and a release date for the United States.
The Chromebook 13, which offers a more traditional laptop design, will start at $649.99. It will be powered by an Intel Core i3, have 8GB RAM, and offer 32GB of internal storage. If you're willing to shell out $100 more, you'll be looking at a configuration that includes Intel Core i5 instead.
The Chromebook 13 Spin, which has a touchscreen and a 360-degree hinge, will come in at its base form with Intel's i3 processor, 8GB RAM, and 64GB of internal storage. The i3 variant, which is the base model, will cost $749.99, and can be configured with up to an i5, 16GB RAM, and 128GB of storage for $949.99.
While Chromebooks in the past were thought of as simply budget PCs, there is a new crop arriving, offering more power and attempting to compete against full-fledged Windows-based laptops. The new Chromebook 13 and Chromebook Spin 13 will be available sometime in September and will be aimed at commercial users.
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3 Warehouse Applications for a Hydraulic Lift Table
Hydraulic lift platforms, also known as scissor lifts, come in about as many shapes and sizes as beetles.
At the small end there are the ever reliable pallet lifters and single person platforms operated manually. At the big end there are large platform units capable of carrying an entire rugby team including reserves and operated mechanically.
All have their purpose. Here we will give you three very good applications for lift platforms and tell you why the way you may be doing things now is just plain wrong.
Loading and unloading trucks
The hard way: Stack a hand trolley with two or three boxes, and wheel it to its destination, which is probably at the far end of your warehouse, return and repeat until the truck is empty. What's wrong with this? Plenty, in fact, it's a time in motion disaster.
If a truckload comprises 400 boxes and a hand trolley can carry three boxes at a time, your workers will make 133 trips up and back, quite possibly covering many kilometres in the process. Think of the time that takes. Think of what else they could achieve if the time that job took was cut by about 128 trips.
The easy way: Roll a hydraulic lift trolley with a large platform up next to the truck. Stack it with boxes, wheel the trolley to its destination, stack directly onto racks if required. Repeat, but only a few times. What's right with this? Massive time savings for a start. Also, if your dock doesn't have a sunken loading bay, goods would normally have to be manhandled to the ground. Your lift trolley can be raised flush with the edge of the truck for easy unloading (and loading).
The hard way: Position a ladder against the racks. Climb the ladder with one box. Place the box in the rack. Descend. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Again, a time in motion disaster, not to mention a potential disaster in other ways with workers climbing up and down ladders carrying boxes.
The easy way: Load your lifting platform with boxes leaving room at one end for one or two workers. Raise the platform to a comfortable height next to the rack. Unload onto rack. Lower. Easy, fast, and just as importantly, safe.
Working at heights
The hard way: Any work involving heights is work to be avoided. Heights of any kind are only asking for trouble unless you have the right equipment to get workers up and down safely. Ladders are not that equipment. They are intrinsically dangerous things where feet and hands need only get slightly out of sync for calamities to occur. Climbing safely up and down them is hazardous enough, let alone actually trying to do something on them.
The easy way: A hydraulic lift for now obvious reasons: a flat, reliable platform, a wide range of height options, safety rails and easy portability across short distances.
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For more than 37 years, the FBI has resided in the J. Edgar Hoover building at 9th and Pennsylvania Northwest.
But that could soon be changing, as Fairfax County is making a big push to get the longtime government agency to move to Virginia.
County Supervisor Jeff McKay says there’s a 70-acre federal warehouse site in Springfield that would be perfect for the FBI.
McKay says the site’s proximity to the Franconia-Springfield metro station is one of the big draws to the location.
“I have a dinosaur of a warehouse sitting next to a regional transportation center, and we need to be a lot smarter about where we locate workplaces.”
But the potential move is far from a done deal.
Years ago, FBI officials rejected the Springfield site for defense workers, instead settling on Alexandria’s Mark Center.
Residents are split over whether the move is a good idea. Some think an additional 12,000 workers will bog down traffic, while others are excited about the potential business opportunities.
Fairfax County supervisors are also pitching financial relief. They say the move could save the federal government more than $40 million a year.
But Fairfax County isn’t the only one trying to lure the Bureau. Prince George’s and Loudoun Counties also have prime locations for the government agency.

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Although many Democrats are quick to label individuals racist or intolerant in response to objectionable behavior, those allegations frequently fall by the wayside when political expediency calls.
According to the Washington Examiner, that appears to be the case in President Joe Biden’s newfound approval for Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam.
“Lost all moral authority”
Just two years ago, Biden slammed the governor as racist after a yearbook photo scandal threatened to end his career.
In 2019, Northam came under heavy political fire from both sides of the aisle after a yearbook photo surfaced that showed him alongside a classmate. One wore a KKK robe and the other appeared in blackface.
While it was unclear which individual was Northam, the ensuing scandal led to calls for his resignation.
“There is no place for racism in America,” Biden said at the time. “Governor Northam has lost all moral authority and should resign immediately.”
Plenty of others in the Democratic Party called on him to step down, but the governor was defiant, stating: “I believed then and now that I am not either of the people in that photo.”
“I’m not being political”
Now that Biden is in the White House, his opinion of the once-embattled governor has apparently changed. He stood alongside Northam this week as if the prior criticism had never happened.
In reference to Northam’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia, Biden said: “Governor, I really mean this. I’m not being political. You’ve done one hell of a job, doc. You’ve done a hell of a job, and it matters.”
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel weighed in on the recent photo op, joining a number of prominent figures who pointed out Biden’s sudden embrace of a public official he previously denounced as racist and pressured to resign.
In 2019, Biden called on Northam to resign because of his racist yearbook photos.
Today, Biden is campaigning with him.
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) May 28, 2021
The Washington Examiner previously reported that a months-long investigation into the controversial yearbook photo concluded without a recommendation since those involved in the probe could not determine which person, if either, was actually Northam.


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Leading online fashion retailers Jabong is planning to migrate to the marketplace model in the light of the recent DIPP rules (a single seller cannot sell more than 25% of the marketplaces’ total sales). A reliable source has confirmed that the company’s plans are an attempt to be legally compliant to enable a merger with Snapdeal. According to the source,
“Given Snapdeal is a pure marketplace, buying an inventory-led business with foreign capital would have invited trouble from the government.”
Jabong now has a total of four sellers, including the newly created Ravenna Fashion Pvt. Ltd, Wearhouse Products Pvt. Ltd, Bren Trading Pvt. Ltd apart from the existing Xerion Retail. Sanjeev Mohanty, CEO, said on the developments,
“We look forward to onboarding more sellers and customers, while enjoying good and equal working partnerships with all parties. We have no comment to offer in relation to speculation regarding a sale of the business.”
Complying with the law by hook or crook?
However, the new setup is stage managed by the company, said a reliable source, requesting anonymity.
“These sellers have largely been identified and floated by the company and continue to work on the same terms and conditions as they were working with Xerion before,” said the source.
The observations are based on details available with the Registrar of Companies (RoC). One of the directors of Bren Trading, Sanjeev Dhull was also director of Xerion. Likewise, Wearhouse Products is indirectly controlled by Xerion.
Jabong’s parent companies Rocket Internet and AB Kinnevik have been attempting to sell the company off from sometime. However, these attempts have been largely unsuccessful.
Snapdeal on a shopping spree
The leading Indian ecommerce marketplace has been trying to add more members to its family. It was undertaking attempts to buy GoJavas, but due to differences on the price, the deal did not work out. IOS had reported that Snapdeal was contemplating buying Jabong. If this deal works, both Jabong and Snapdeal will heave collective sighs of relief.


A workshop on Annamacharya Sankeertanas, composed by Dr. Sripada Pinakapani, has been organised by Madhuradhwani and SACRED. It will be conducted by T. P. Chakrapani and Dr. Anasuya Tangirala. Music students can learn from the disciples Dr. Pinakapani. At Arkay Convention Center, R. H. Road. On May 1, 4 p.m. For registration contact firstname.lastname@example.org, 9959002534.


I previous wrote about the Sony fanboys being the worst, this is a follow on rant. Understand, as a Sony user, this is the one thing that frustrates me, and there isn’t that much to complain about with Sony. As time goes on, I can’t help feeling Sony has become the BMW of camera companies, attracting the worst kinds of owners, the kinds of owners the rest of us Sony users don’t want to be associated with. In the case of BMW (at least in Australia), it was the kinds of drivers that are selfish, opinionated, arrogant, never use their indicators, think that speed limits don’t apply to them, and think they can park in the handicapped zone because they can afford a decent car. It’s the crossover of a select few where having a little money turns them into an immediate douchebag. 90% of BMW drivers seem perfectly capable of buying a BMW and behaving like normal human being but the 10% are scraped from the bottom of the gene pool.


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For the past two months I have been to the doctor 5 times. I thought I had ear and sinus infections. But none of the medicine seems to help. I recently started to notice that my jaw is extremely sore. Someone told me it is possibly TMJ, because I clench my teeth very bad at night. I also noticed that my neck and arms were very sore too. I felt like I couldn't extend my arms all the way out. Would this be a result of TMJ?
Before I knew about TMJ I scheduled an appointment to go see an ENT because I thought I had bad ear problems. But I have came to the conclusion that I probably have TMJ (because all the symptoms I have fall into TMJ) and I was just wondering if I should keep my appointment with the ENT. Would an ENT be someone whom I should see about the TMJ problem? or should I probably cancel? ... Visitor from AL
Yes it does sound like you could have a problem with the "temporomandibular joint". However I have seen problems like this that are indeed related to infection in the ear so a visit to an ENT might not be a bad idea either.... It would allow you to rule out an infectious process which could be handled by antibiotic therapy.
If you decide that you want to see a dentist first then I would suggest seeing one who deals with these types of problems on an ongoing basis. Until you get in to see someone you might want to try a couple of things in the interim.
First I would do everything I could to not strain the joint. Stop all gum chewing etc. that you might be doing and stay away from tough meats etc... I would also consider using ice on the area that hurts to see if you can decrease inflammation there with the ice. Ice in a baggie works wonders sometimes on the side of your face to relieve muscle tension. Sometimes we talk to patients about alternating warm moist towels and ice bags 20 minutes each, on and off with each always ending with the ice.
Another thing to attempt by yourself might be to use some anti-inflammatory medicine like Motrin if your stomach can manage it. A day or two of that along with the soft diet and the cold and hot compresses may be just the ticket. Ibuprofen is what you want to use here.
If not then I would suggest that you see someone who can get more involved to see exactly what the problem is. Figuring out what your problem is exactly over the internet is difficult at best. Sometimes even in the office it can become an involved process. There are a number of things that could... be causing your symptoms. Doing the things I have described above helps that process though.
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It has long been suggested that smoking and bone loss are connected, but the extent to which smoking increased fracture risk was uncertain. Now, a recent meta-analysis of studies from all over the world has found that smoking is associated with a significantly increased risk of hip and other osteoporotic fractures in both men and women. After adjusting for age and weight, the risk of hip fracture, for example, was 55% higher in smokers than in non-smokers.
Looking at the impact of smoking and bone loss in another way, researchers Law and Hackshaw reported in 1997 that one hip fracture in eight is attributable to smoking, regardless of other risk factors.
Kanis, J.A., et al. 2005. Smoking and fracture risk: A meta-analysis. Osteoporos Int, 1(2), 155-162.
Law, M.R., Hackshaw, A.K. 1997. A meta-analysis of cigarette smoking, bone mineral density and risk of hip fracture: Recognition of a major effect. BMJ, 315, 841-846.

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The results show that 45% of voters believe the Prime Minister has done a good job in handling the crisis, with just 23% holding him personally responsible for it. Relatively few hold George Bush responsible either (25%). But it’s the banks that the electorate thinks are to blame, with 70% of respondents blaming US banks and 61% holding British banks responsible.
The BES findings – the first to be published - show that half the respondents have been affected by the financial crisis and about a third think that the Government has handled it very well or fairly well.
Commenting on the findings, Professor Paul Whiteley from the University of Essex, which is leading the Study, said: “These results are extremely interesting and are good news for the Government and Gordon Brown. They seem to show that the Prime Minister is to a large extent insulated from the blame and that people believe that if anyone can help the country through the crisis, it’s him.”
Professor Whiteley says the results also have clear implications for David Cameron and his party. “Making personal attacks on Gordon Brown and focusing on future tax increases may not serve the Conservatives well. Voters are clearly more concerned about the immediate measures on offer to help them, and are also expressing confidence in the Prime Minister’s handling of the situation. If the Conservatives are to have an impact on the current debate and arrest their decline in the polls, David Cameron needs a narrative which explains how they would get out of the crisis and what they would do differently from the government. Up to this point their narrative has been almost wholly negative and essentially reactive to the government”.
The BES is the UK’s top political science research study and is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. It investigates why people vote, and why they choose one party rather than another when they do vote. It has been held for every general election since it was introduced in 1964. Since its inception it has only ever been conducted by researchers at either Essex or the University of Oxford.
In the run-up, during and after the next general election researchers will carry out a series of major daily and monthly national surveys to investigate why some people vote while others don’t; what factors explain which party a voter chooses; what factors explain the outcome of the election; and how the election affects public attitudes and British democracy more generally.
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At the Hannover Messe 2018, the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-prüfung (BAM) will show how, in the future, astronauts could produce their own tools or spare parts in zero gravity using 3D printing. This will reduce, weight and transport costs for space missions. Visitors can experience the innovative additive manufacturing process live at the fair.
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Physicists at the Laboratory for Attosecond Physics, which is jointly run by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, have developed a high-power laser system that generates ultrashort pulses of light covering a large share of the mid-infrared spectrum. The researchers envisage a wide range of applications for the technology – in the early diagnosis of cancer, for instance.
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The target now -- has it not been all along? -- is a ninth Central Section football title for Clovis West High. And the top-ranked Golden Eagles will fly into the postseason bordering on perfection.
Their latest domination in a seven-game winning streak was a 56-14 win over No. 10 Clovis on Friday night at Lamonica Stadium to secure outright the Tri-River Athletic Conference championship.
Outgaining the Cougars 215 to minus-5 yards while bolting to a 35-0 halftime lead en route to capturing its eighth straight in the series, Clovis West (9-1, 5-0) surely also locked the No. 1 seed for the section's Division I playoffs, which will begin next week.
"We all look forward to that now," said Hunter Burns, the other running back on a team featuring one of the state's finest in Kendall Brock.
Burns measured 123 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
It was that easy for the shotgun wing-T of the Eagles, who took advantage of many short fields while toying with a Clovis defense that had given up an average of only 136 yards a game while consecutively defeating wing-T teams Stockdale (6-0), Sanger (10-7) and Clovis East (14-0) earlier in the season.
However, there are conventional wing-Ts such as those. And then there is the Clovis West shotgun wing-T brought in by coach Mike Parsons, who led Modesto Christian to a 15-0 record and State Small Schools Bowl title last year.
"Defenses try to prepare for us," Burns said, "but our offense is so unique and crazy, they're not able to. And we've got the best O-line in the Valley."
Brock carried 17 times for 94 yards and his 31st and 32nd touchdowns of the season. And quarterback Ian Hall, who rarely is asked to throw, delivered two perfect post-pattern passes to Jacob Yahnian for touchdowns of 25 and 39 yards.
The Eagles frazzled Clovis quarterback Andrew Smith early with sacks by Donovan Lewis and John Winston. And it intercepted him later by James Bitter, Patrick Elliott and Kurtis Palacios, who returned his 15 yards for a touchdown.
"We are peaking," said Parsons, who will await today's seedings, which will be determined for all six divisions in the Porterville office of section commissioner Jim Crichlow.
"Hopefully, this works out, we'll get a bye, get healthier and see if we can make a run."
It was only two weeks ago that the D-I top seed was a bit fuzzy, with then-unbeaten Centennial, Clovis West and Bakersfield given the best shots.
But then Centennial beat Bakersfield 28-14, Liberty-Bakersfield beat Centennial 20-19 and Clovis West beat everyone like a drum -- Clovis East 28-0, Central 51-28 and now Clovis.


This is one one those rare case where the MSM coverage matches the Pro Life Press almost exactly.
>>A new way to debate: vandalize!
About a dozen students at Northern Kentucky University could face expulsion after a professor recruited them to trash an anti-abortion display on campus.
Literature professor Sally Jacobsen said the display - which the university allowed after a student group formally obtained permission - "horribly violated" her personal beliefs and she was only encouraging her students to practice their freedom of speech.
But President Jim Votruba said Jacobsen is wrong - free speech doesn't extend to vandalism and theft. NKU turned the case over to police and said both Jacobsen and the students face disciplinary action.<<


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It’s an honor to introduce to Mrs. Lia Sandgren; the beautiful and proud mother of American tennis player Tennys Sandgren. Prior to turning pro in 2011, Tennys played college tennis at the University of Tennessee.
No doubt you all know everything about Lia’s boy, therefore allow us to tell you what we found about her.
The first thing we think you should know about Lia was is that she was born Lia Lourens in South Africa. She graduated in 1973 from Hoërskool Middelburg in Cape Town. Subsequently, graduated with a Bachelor of Music from the University of Pretoria, in Eastern Cape, South Africa in 1978.
From 1978 to 1984, Mrs. Sandgren was the marketing director at Gallo Africa Ltd. in Johannesburg; later was the director of sales and marketing at Radio Marketing. She co-owned Lotis & Lourens Promotions and Southern Awning Co.
Lia ended up in the hospital with a broken rib, after falling on a pool table, while jumping up and down while watching her son playing at the 2018 Australian Open, Tennys addressed the incident.
“She didn’t have a concussion, thankfully,” revealed Sandgren. “I’ve got a core neighborhood group with my mom. They watch a lot of my bigger matches. They’ll go in the basement and put the match on the projector screen on the bottom. She has a pool table down there, as well. They were jumping up and down and celebrating. She fell onto the pool table and cracked a rib. Whoops.”
In addition to Tennys, Lia and her husband David had one more son, Davey.


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Rapid sputum tests are used to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) when other tests show that a person probably has TB. Rapid sputum tests are also called nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAs).
One of the best ways to diagnose TB is through a sputum culture. A sputum culture is a test to find germs (such as TB bacteria) that can cause an infection. A sample of sputum is added to a substance that promotes the growth of bacteria. If no bacteria grow, the culture is negative. If bacteria grow, the culture is positive. If TB bacteria grow, then the person has tuberculosis. The test also can show if a lung infection is caused by some other kind of bacteria. A sputum culture can take 1 to 8 weeks to provide results.
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Stingy Dagenham doctor struck off for amending patients’ records
A stingy doctor who turned off his clinic’s fax machine to save money and amended patients records to cover his own mistakes has been struck off.
Dr Norman Ellul even refused to supply paper towels and hand wash at his practice in Dewey Road, Dagenham.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service panel heard how he had amended three patients records to make them “more appropriate,” and deemed that his actions “had the potential to cause serous harm to patients”.
Dr Ellul was first suspended in January 2011 and was yesterday (December 17) found guilty of a string of charges relating to his conduct and performance between 2009 and 2010.
Matters came to a head when Dr Ellul told his colleague, Dr Singaravelou, he had edited patient records.
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Giving evidence, Dr Singaravelou said: “I was completely shocked when I heard that from him and I told him that’s not appropriate. He doesn’t know what the patient has presented with.
“He didn’t listen, he always raised his voice.”
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She reported Ellul to bosses, sparking an investigation by the Barking and Dagenham Trust which resulted in the GP being referred to the General Medical Council.
Panel chairman Richard Davies said: “Dr Ellul’s failings were wide-ranging and encompassed failures in relation to history taking, examination, record-keeping, prescribing, investigation, and clinical management.”
The panel also found that Dr Ellul “dishonestly amended patient records” and, in one case “specifically gave the impression” that his patient’s symptoms had appeared gradually when this was not the case.
Mr Davies said: “Dr Ellul’s conduct in amending the clinical records of another doctor were considered to be particularly serious, representing an abuse of his professional position and of the trust his patients and colleagues placed in him.
“His actions had the potential to cause serious harm to patients.
“Balancing all these factors, the panel determined that Dr Ellul’s misconduct and deficient professional performance is fundamentally incompatible with his continuing to practise medicine.”


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This mark is featured in the Nike Air - Nike Sportswear Basketball, Fall/Holiday collection. It includes 5 stars to represent the 5 starting players on a full basketball team. Also half of the mark represents the lines on a basketball. And additionally, the line in-between the stars and ball is a nod to a free-throw line.
A while back, a few designers at Nike were briefed to help out with a re-branding of “Air Max” for Nike Performance Running. This mark was a part of my contribution to that project. My intention was to include the alchemical symbol for air. Also by outlining the type, the user gets the sense of lightness.
Sparks Lake Trading Co. WIP. Born in the backwoods surrounding Bend, Oregon. I was asked to generate a branding solution for a company who is just getting started!
Stay tuned for more…
Branding for Portland, Oregon based photographer Brie Mullin.
Please check out her site to see the full package in action.
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Label Logo & Branding.
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A flip on the Los Angeles Lakers logo. This mark was a part of a collection to honor Kobe Bryant’s retirement. This is monumental because he was able to retire both numbers that he wore as a Laker. (8 & 24) This mark features the years that he played in the NBA and riffs off the iconic typography that the Lakers are known for.


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Since setting foot into the league, this young Charlotte Hornets guard instantly silenced all of his haters and won the hearts of many. LaMelo Ball’s entry into the team meant success and it was all they received for the most part.
During the season opener, LaMelo Ball took leadership and helped his team overcome a 20 point deficit. He scored 32 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists shooting a good 47.8% from the field and 77.8% from beyond the arc.
Needless to say, LaMelo was outstanding during his sophomore season debut against the very team that sent them home last season during the play-in tournament. Fans and NBA associates expressed their excitement for the player’s future in the league on twitter.
Skip Bayless does not think LaMelo Ball will rise to superstar status
With all highs there are bound to be some lows. Legendary NBA analyst, Skip Bayless chose to be honest and it may have left league followers a bit confused.
Bayless is undoubtedly a believer in LaMelo’s talent, but the remarks being made on the player’s future, not so much…
He gave us two reasons to why he does not believe that Ball will be a superstar. Bayless pointed out on Ball’s efficiency from three last season and his contributions during the final five positions during the game against the Indiana Pacers.
On the young guard’s defense, statistics prove that he was doing well shooting the ball from three. Unfortunately, Ball suffered a broken wrist (right) which did have an effect on his shooting ability following his return. He certainly is not the first one to have experienced it.
Bringing justice to the second reason, teammates Gordon Hayward and Miles Bridges were building up momentum during which LaMelo allowed them take over. Practically speaking, LaMelo’s decision to let his teammates takeover was smart because it also would have played against their opponent’s initial game plan.
LaMelo Ball is definitely headed in the right direction to be among the league’s greats. Each superstar is unique and LaMelo defines the word.
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Gastritis Nursing Care Plans and NCLEX Review
5 Nursing Care Plans on Gastritis
Gastritis is a universal term for a group of conditions that all have one similar manifestation: the inflammation of the stomach lining. The bacteria that typically causes gastritis is the same pathogen that causes most gastrointestinal problems, especially stomach ulcers.
Regular intake of certain pain relievers and excessive alcohol consumption can significantly contribute to gastritis.
Moreover, gastritis can appear suddenly or gradually over time, which is diagnosed as acute or chronic gastritis. In some circumstances, gastritis can result in ulcers and an elevated chance of stomach cancer. On the other hand, gastritis is usually not severe and improves rapidly if managed well.
Signs and Symptoms of Gastritis
Clinical manifestations differ in each individual and, in some instances, are so subtle that they are not noticed or considered as bothersome.
The following are the typical signs and symptoms of Gastritis:
- Intestinal cramping, dizziness, and vomiting (which may include the passage of blood or coffee ground looking stool
- Dyspepsia (A burning or stinging sensation accompanied by discomfort or pain that intensifies between meal time or bedtime.)
- Fullness or bloating in the upper abdomen mainly occurs after a meal.
- Loss of appetite
Causes and Risk Factors of Gastritis
Numerous factors can trigger gastritis. Some of the dietary and lifestyle factors include the following:
- Excessive alcohol consumption
- Ingesting surmountable amount of spicy foods
- Incredibly stressful situation. Those unfortunate circumstances could be due to severe or life-threatening health issues.
- Prolonged use of aspirin and other over-the-counter pain relievers and fever reducers can also aggravate Gastritis.
Gastritis can be a result of various health problems, too, including:
- Bacterial and viral infections
- Major surgery
- Burns or traumatic injury
Other disorders can also cause gastritis. These include:
- Autoimmune diseases – This occurs when the immune system mistakenly destroys the body’s healthy cells.
- Chronic bile reflux – This occurs when bile accumulates in the stomach and esophagus or food pipe.
- Pernicious anemia- This type of anemia occurs when the intestines cannot metabolize vitamin B-12.
Certain illnesses and behaviors may put someone at greater risk of getting gastritis. Other risk factors are as follows:
- Excessive alcohol consumption
- Excessive intake of NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs)
- Cocaine consumption
- Age, since the stomach lining gradually thins through aging.
Other risk factors that are less significant include:
Diagnosis of Gastritis
The medical practitioner will conduct a physical exam, question the patient about the symptoms, and inquire about family history. They may also suggest an H. pylori test via breath, blood, or stool.
Furthermore, the doctor may also conduct the following diagnostic test:
- Upper GI Endoscopy – utilized to rule out abnormalities in the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum. The doctor may conduct a biopsy by obtaining a minuscule sample in the stomach lining underneath a microscope; a pathologist will look for something uncommon in the specimen collected.
- Upper GI series – after swallowing a barium solution, X-rays of the digestive tract are taken. This procedure will aid in identifying significant concerns.
- Blood test – beneficial to rule out other possible reasons for gastritis complications.
- Fecalysis – used to rule out an H. pylori infection or blood in the feces. The presence of blood may signal that there is bleeding in the stomach.
- Urea breath test- checks for an H. pylori infection by having the patient swallow a urea capsule and then observing if they expel carbon dioxide atoms. The presence of carbon dioxide would suggest that the patient has Gastritis.
Treatment for Gastritis
The treatment for gastritis depends on the underlying cause.
- Lifestyle changes and medication review. If the cause of gastritis is excessive intake of alcohol or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). Discontinuing the usage of these substances may relieve acute gastritis.
- Medications. The following medications are used in the treatment of gastritis:
- Antibacterial medications – antibiotics are most commonly prescribed to kill H. Pylori. Moreover, remember to finish the entire course of treatment, which usually lasts for 7 to 14 days.
- Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)– this class of drugs suppresses acid by blocking the effects of the cells’ acid-producing enzymes.
- H2 blockers – a line of medications that lowers the amount of acid discharged into the digestive tract, relieving gastritis discomfort and promoting recovery.
- Antacids – counteract the existing stomach acid and provide immediate pain management. Depending on the primary constituents of the antacids, side effects may include constipation or diarrhea.
5 Nursing Care Plans for Gastritis
Nursing Care Plan for Gastritis 1
Acute Pain (Abdominal)
Nursing Diagnosis: Acute Pain (Abdominal) related to muscle spasms secondary to gastritis as evidenced by reports of discomfort and modifications in muscle tone.
Desired Outcome: The patient will learn to express pain alleviation verbally and will be able to participate in activities with fewer reports of discomfort.
|Promote effective coping strategies and emotional support such as guided imagery, visualization, deep-breathing exercises, or progressive relaxation.||This technique refocuses concentration, develops a sense of control, and may improve coping mechanisms in dealing with the stress of traumatic damage and pain, which is likely to last for a long time.|
|Immobilize the injured part with bed rest, a cast, a splint, or traction.||Immobilization lessens pain and inhibits bone dislocation and tissue necrosis from spreading.|
|Before actually beginning any procedures, allow the patients to know about it.||This method enables the patient to prepare better for activities and manage discomfort mentally.|
|Consider giving medication for gastritis such as antacids before beginning patient care such as helping the patient mobilize. Inform the patient that it is critical to take medicine before the discomfort gets unbearable.||This technique relaxes the muscles and increases engagement.|
|Examine any indications of atypical or intense pain, as well as severe, escalating, and disorientated pain that is not alleviated by painkillers.||This approach may indicate the emergence of tissue ischemia, infection, and compartmental disease problems.|
Nursing Care Plan for Gastritis 2
Nursing Diagnosis: Alteration in Comfort related to physical or emotional distress secondary to gastritis as evidenced by pain, fatigue, and mental exhaustion.
Desired Outcome: The patient will verbalize a pain level of less than three on a pain scale and show how to employ coping methods in stressful situations.
|Come up with a variety of mindfulness techniques that may help to alleviate the discomfort of the patients, such as the ones enumerated below: |
-Imagery/visualization with guidance
-Exercising breathing techniques
|These approaches assist in diverting attention away from the current pain, worry, and pressure and toward more enjoyable sensations.|
|Listening and understanding the patient are two of the best communication techniques to consider in managing discomfort.||In a new situation, the sense of being heard and understood expresses acceptability and encourages comfort.|
|Maintain a cheerful disposition when socializing with the patient.||Awkwardness or hasty attitudes might be projected onto the patient, in which the patient may feel stressed and worried. Thus, a carefree attitude is vital in enabling the patient to remain calm.|
|Before beginning any treatment procedure to the patient, explain routine patient care.||Informing the patient on what to expect may alleviate worry and enhance comfort.|
|Provide pain medicine to the patient as directed, or provide an alternative pain management option such as heat or cold application.||Pain might add to the patient’s already-existing misery, exacerbating the situation. As a result, if the pain becomes unbearable, the use of medications must be considered. Furthermore, warm blankets and ice packs can be supplementary tools to relieve pain and increase comfort.|
Nursing Care Plan for Gastritis 3
Nursing Diagnosis: Nausea/ Vomiting related to overactive gag reflex secondary to gastritis as evidenced by acid reflux.
Desired Outcome: There will be a lower nausea and vomiting severity incidence.
|Ensure that an emesis basin is easily accessible to the patient.||Vomiting and nausea are directly connected. Therefore, if the nausea is psychogenic, place the emesis container out of sight but still within the patient’s access.|
|Help the patient in medical diagnostics preparation.||A variety of procedures, such as an Upper Gastrointestinal tract examination, an Abdominal Computed Tomography scan, and ultrasound, may be done to discover the cause of nausea and vomiting.|
|Permit the patient to use non pharmacological nausea management approaches such as deep breathing, relaxation, music therapy, and guided imagery.||These approaches have assisted people in resolving the problem, but they must be used before it develops.|
|Instruct the patient or nurse on hydration and food options for nausea and vomiting.||Patients and nurses can support proper hydration and nutritional status by recognizing food factors while feeling nauseous.|
|Apply acupressure or acustimulation bands as directed.||In certain circumstances, stimulation of the Neiguan P6 acupuncture point on the ventral side of the wrist has been shown to diminish nausea. This approach has been proven beneficial for those suffering from motion sickness.|
Nursing Care Plan for Gastritis 4
Nursing Diagnosis: Ineffective Coping related to the uncertainty of the illness progression secondary to gastritis as evidenced by the inability to adapt, frustration, and anxiety
Desired Outcome: The patient will learn to appropriately appraise his or her current condition and recognize poor coping techniques and outcomes.
|Determine external pressures such as the social or working environment, family, and relationships.||Stress can change the autonomic nervous system, influencing the immune function and resulting in illness aggravation. Thus, even the desire for independence in the reliant patient might be a source of further stress.|
|Assist the patient in identifying appropriate coping methods for themselves.||Using highly successful behavior management can assist the patient in dealing with the current situation and planning for the future.|
|Offer emotional assistance. Here are some examples of how to employ it: |
-Listen actively with no judgment
-When dealing with a patient, use non-confrontational body language.
-As much as necessary, retain the same personnel. .
|This method facilitates communication, comprehends the patient’s point of view, and contributes to the patient’s sense of self-worth. This strategy also avoids perpetuating the patient’s sense of being a nuisance. Finally, it creates a more nurturing environment while reducing the stress of continual modifications|
|Allow the patient decent sleep and rest times.||Exhaustion caused by the disease tends to exaggerate problems, interfering with one’s ability to deal. As a result, this strategy is advantageous in acquiring an appropriate coping mechanism.|
|If mental exhaustion becomes overwhelming, anti-anxiety medicines should be administered. However, before taking it, the patient should seek medical assistance.||This method promotes both psychological and physical relaxation. It saves energy and may improve coping skills.|
Nursing Care Plan for Gastritis 5
Nursing Diagnosis: Deficient Knowledge related to misunderstanding of information, inability to recall, and unawareness of resources available secondary to a new diagnosis of gastritis as evidenced by improper follow-through directions and the emergence of avoidable clinical manifestations of a particular disease.
Desired outcome: The patient will be able to demonstrate awareness of illness processes, potential problems, and therapy regimen.
|Examine the disease process, the cause-and-effect relationship of the elements that create symptoms, and approaches to eliminate possible causes. Lastly, encourage patients to ask questions.||Provoking or risk factors may vary for each individual. Consequently, the patient must know which foods, drinks, and behavioral variables can trigger symptoms. An accurate knowledge foundation allows patients to make knowledgeable decisions about their chronic disease’s future and control. Whereas most patients know their disease state, however, they may still be misinformed or have obsolete information.|
|Evaluate the patient’s understanding of the disease cycle.||This intervention creates a piece of knowledge and understanding and provides some awareness into individual learning requirements.|
|If the patient is unaware of the adverse reactions of their medicine, remind them to keep an eye out for them. For example, if the patient is taking steroids long-term, inform them that they can induce ulcers, facial swelling, and muscle cramps.||Educating the patient regarding any medications they are taking will prevent undesirable effects.|
|Educate the client about proper meal frequencies and food categories to avoid in the event of a flare-up.||The patient may be unaware that spicy foods might cause Gastritis. Avoiding spicy foods, excessively seasoned foods, acidic foods, smoking, alcohol, and NSAIDs are effective ways of preventing aggravation of the condition. Furthermore, small, regular meals rather than bland meals are recommended.|
|Educate the patient not to practice self-medication.||Explain to the patient the importance of seeking a healthcare professional’s advice before taking any medication. This approach will help prevent taking inappropriate medications for a particular health condition. Furthermore, wrong medication could lead to a more significant problem.|
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Parallel Verlet neighbor list algorithm for GPU-optimized MD simulations
Wake Forest University
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Biomedicine
Understanding protein and RNA biomolecular folding and assembly processes have important applications because misfolding is associated with diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. However, simulating biologically relevant biomolecules on timescales that correspond to biological functions is an extraordinary challenge due to bottlenecks that are mainly involved in force calculations. We briefly review the molecular dynamics (MD) algorithm and highlight the main bottlenecks, which involve the calculation of the forces that interact between its substituent particles. We then present new GPU-specific performance optimization techniques for MD simulations, including 1) a parallel Verlet Neighbor List algorithm that is readily implemented using the CUDPP library and 2) a bitwise shift type compression algorithm that decreases data transfer with GPUs. We also evaluate the single vs. double precision implementation of our MD simulation code using well-established biophysical metrics, and we observe negligible differences. The GPU performance optimizations are applied to coarse-grained MD simulations of the ribosome, a protein-RNA molecular machine for protein synthesis composed of 10,219 residues and nucleotides. We observe a size-dependent speedup of 30x of the GPU-optimized MD simulation code on a single GPU over the single core CPU-optimized approach for the full 70s ribosome when all optimizations are taken into account.
October 26, 2012 by samcho


My computer is so slow, a snail could move faster than it can. I absolutely
do not know what to do with it. I restored it two days ago, but it did not help
me one bit. I can’t afford to buy one of those discs that’s supposed to fix the
computer and I’ve tried everything else. It takes me about four minutes to open an
email and go on to the site. Sometimes, even more like six minutes.
In this excerpt from
Answercast #52, I look at a machine that is slow as a snail on the internet
and advise against fix-it-all programs.
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So I’m definitely going to wave you off of even considering buying those
discs that claim to fix everything.
In my mind, in my experience, while there may be some good ones out there,
there are so many that are ineffective and misleading that there’s just too
good a chance that you would be wasting your money.
Unfortunately, there are many, many, many different things that could be
contributing to your system being slow. Everything from malware (so I’d
certainly make sure that you’re running up-to-date malware scans) to just
trying to run too much software at the same time.
Too much running
If your disk is really busy, for example, it’s very possible that too many
different applications are all trying to do something on your computer at the
same time – and thereby slowing each other down. That would manifest as your
email potentially being very, very slow.
Disk & memory issues
Another thing is disk issues. If the hard disk itself is failing, that
sometimes manifests as extreme slowness.
It could be simply a lack of RAM. If your machine does not have enough RAM
in it (and you’re trying to do too much with it), it’s very possible that the
system is swapping so much to the hard drive that it effectively impacts the
performance once again of everything.
Overloaded internet connection
If this is internet only? In other words, if your applications (local
applications) are all responding well but it’s only when you’re trying to do
something on the internet (like read your email, or download your email, or
visit web pages), then I’d start looking at internet applications that are also
trying to share your Internet connection.
Your internet connection is, in fact, one of the choke points on your
machine. It’s probably the slowest thing on a well-functioning machine. It’s
probably the thing that limits what you can do the most.
So, I would make sure that there aren’t other applications trying to use the
internet connection at the same time.
If you share your internet connection with other machines, make sure that
all those machines aren’t trying to share the internet connection at the same
time. They will all slow you down.
So those are the kinds of things to look at. It’s a very complex problem.
There are so many different opportunities for things to go wrong. It’s hard to
say based on just “my machine is slow” that these are things that you need to
be looking at.
Next from Answercast 52 – How do
I identify this flashing window at boot time?
6 comments on “My machine is slower than a snail. What can I do?”
The computer might slow if RAM is too small, so what about if we can just adjust vitual memory than another RAM, does this reliable?
Virtual memory is using a file on the hard drive to preform the functions of RAM. Increasing RAM would speed up the computer because RAM is much faster than the hard drive.
Check to see if the C drive is compressed.
It will give you more space but those files have to be uncompressed to run. That will slow the computer down to a snails pace.
If you running low on space on the C drive, get a larger hard drive.
“I can’t afford” points up a dirty secret of computer ownership. Similar to a car, a PC is complex and highly engineered, so problems often require expertise to fix. Paying an expert often costs a large percentage of the purchase cost, so it’s a tough pill to swallow. If you own a car, you budget for maintenance and repair. You really need to do the same for a computer. Most businesses understand this, but home users, as a rule, do not.
If there is a lot of disk activity while you wait, try a defrag on the C: drive.
I believe Ask-Leo also has a guide for defraging the virtual memory page file. I once found a computer with a page file spread over 1000+ segments. Fixing that dramatically improved the computer’s performance.
Couls you please tell me how I can put System Restore back in my control panel & in my addd & remove.