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Despite the fact that there has been limited research on the impact of leadership on employee engagement levels, it seems intuitive that managers and leaders in an organisation would have to provide a positive role model for engagement to fully flourish within a workforce.
It is thought that transformational leadership, as theorised by Bass, may have some impact on employee engagement levels probably due to the fact that it encompasses motivating employees to go beyond the norm and driving values aligned with the organisation, among other things (Bass, 2005). According to Shamir, House & Arthur (1993) transformational leadership centres on inspiring others which results in enhanced commitment, cohesiveness and performance, similar to the key findings from employee engagement research more generally.
Accordingly, Bakker et al (2011) suggest that ‘an employee who receives support, inspiration and quality coaching…is likely to experience work as more challenging…satisfying and, consequently, to become highly engaged with the job tasks’ (p13). In a diary study, Tims, Bakker & Xanthopolou (in press) found that optimism mediated between transformational leadership and work engagement.
So, there is a clear link between leadership and engagement but the findings appear to be in their infancy; more research needs to be conducted to fully understand to what extent this has an impact and how it can be harnessed. It would be useful to look at alternative leadership models, such as empowerment leadership, to develop a further working understanding. However, we know from the literature that employee engagement affects the bottom line in business. If we can understand the link with leadership further it may be possible to focus on this factor, in an employee engagement survey for example, to highlight where to inject resources to enhance the potential leadership drivers further to ultimately further improve bottom line results. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Profile
Akiko Sharp is an instructor in the Japanese Program at the Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures at the University of Calgary. She has been teaching at the University of Calgary since 2003, and has taught Japanese to students from ages 4 to 80 in Japan, Canada and the UK.
Community Education
Her language-teaching career began teaching English at high schools in Japan. She was a founding member of Derby Japanese School (http://www.derbyjs.co.uk) for children of employees of the Toyota Derbyshire factory in the UK in 1991. She has been involved in community bilingual and heritage Japanese language education since she arrived on these shores in 1995, and has been an active volunteer in Winnipeg and Calgary promoting Japanese language and culture. She has served as Vice-Principal of the Calgary Japanese Language School and as President of SAJLTA (Southern Alberta Japanese Language Teachers’ Association) and is currently a board member of CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education). She is also a member of the organizing committee for the Alberta District Japanese Speech Contest as well as the National Japanese Language Speech Contest. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
CT findings in eclampsia.
Cranial CT was performed in five patients with eclampsia: densitometric modifications were present in all cases. Only one patient, who later died, displayed multiple foci of cerebral haemorrhage; all others presented bilateral, symmetrical, nonenhancing hypodensities with mass effect interpreted as cerebral oedema. At CT performed 7-14 days after interruption of the pregnancy, these characteristic hypodense lesions were no longer present while neurological symptoms disappeared. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Q:
How to disable IPv6 on Debian Wheezy?
I know there's a wiki entry http://wiki.debian.org/DebianIPv6#How_to_turn_off_IPv6 that shows how to disable IPv6 in Debian Squeeze, but that's a 2.6.* kernel.
What about 3.2.* kernels running Wheezy?
A:
If you do sysctl -p, the reboot isn't necessary. It worked for me, but I prefer to keep params in single file, so I put the line above in the sysctl.conf file.
Just to be sure, I put a line about every device, so my solution is adding the following lines to /etc/sysctl.conf:
net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.eth0.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.eth1.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.ppp0.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.tun0.disable_ipv6 = 1
A:
Disabling IPv6 on more recent systems works the same way as described in the Debian wiki:
Disable ipv6 in kernel : echo net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1 > /etc/sysctl.d/disableipv6.conf will disable ipv6 at next reboot.
Keep in mind that, whatever problem you are having, this should be an absolute last resort after you have exhausted all other options for fixing the problem. IPv6 is not optional and you will have to turn it back on sooner or later.
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Hockey Ad Network
Friday, May 24, 2013
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League congratulates Patrick Roy on his
nomination as head-coach and Vice President of Hockey Operations of the
Colorado Avalanche.
Roy spent the last eight seasons as head
coach and general manager of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major
Junior Hockey League. He guided the Remparts to a 348-196 record (.640)
in 544 regular season games behind the bench, which included leading
Quebec to the 2006 Memorial Cup title as the Canadian Hockey League
champions.
"We are all very happy for Patrick Roy's nomination.
He was and remains an exemplary ambassador of the Quebec Major Junior
Hockey League. The Avalanche has made an excellent choice and we wish
him nothing but success."
Roy played three season (1982-83,
1983-84, 1984-85) in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the
Granby Bisons (159 games in regular season) and entered the professional
ranks with the Montreal Canadiens in 1985-86.
He had a dazzling
beginning and impressed all with his spectacular saves especially during
the playoffs. Roy won his first Stanley Cup in 1986.
He had an
impressive and brilliant 18 season career in the National Hockey League
and holds a significant number of regular season and playoff records.
Roy was inducted into the QMJHL Hall of Fame presented by RDS in 2004. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Four Steps to Fuel Savings for Your Field Workforce
By David Levy, Market Manager, Tele Atlas — October 03, 2008
Fleet management systems integrated with digital maps of the road network have long been used by trucking, distribution and transportation companies to increase productivity and reduce costs. These businesses, which rely on vehicles as a core part of their capabilities, are keenly aware of the operational benefits of digital map-based geographic analytics. Since fuel costs are one of the highest expense costs for these firms, any practice which minimizes the use of fuel can make a significant contribution to the bottom line.
With the price of transportation fuel at record highs and experts predicting that they will stay at these levels for the foreseeable future, now is the time for the mobile enterprise to consider adopting software systems that will minimize the use of this expensive, as well as carbon-emitting, resource.
Whether for an outside sales force, field technicians or other mobile workers, vehicles (cars, vans, light trucks) are costly to purchase, maintain and operate. Software systems with geographic applications are tools that can cost-effectively help mobile enterprise fleet managers in many ways.
Tracking: Location awareness of mobile assets using global positioning satellites (GPS) supports several valuable functions. Unauthorized use of a company vehicle can be reduced, including usage during off-hours (nights/weekends) or for non-business purposes. Additionally, when integrated with the vehicle's on-board computers to monitor engine status, this technology can identify excessive idling, which wastes fuel and is in the process of being regulated in some states. Adherence to a specified route is another fuelsaving tool which tracking can be applied to.
Route optimization: In a multi-stop environment, such as when a cable installer has to visit multiple customers in a day, designing a daily itinerary (from point A to B to C, etc.) that minimizes crisscrossing town can have a significant impact on the amount of fuel used in a given day. By using complex algorithms to determine a logical sequence of stops, unnecessary driving can be eliminated. In addition to minimizing windshield time, companies that adopt route optimization are often able to complete more work orders per day, increasing the return on this investment.
Turn-by-turn navigation: Once an enterprise has done route optimization and knows the sequence of stops the mobile worker will make, the next step is to provide the driver with turn-by-turn directions to minimize out-of-route miles. Even if a driver is familiar with a locale, the most efficient route is not always obvious. Navigation systems consider many factors when calculating directions, including one-ways streets, turn restrictions, road speed, etc. Navigation devices can deliver text-to speech technology which provide voice prompts and, thus, are safe to use as they do not require drivers to take their eyes off the road. Using GPS, dynamic directions can automatically re-calculate when the mobile worker goes off-route and re-direct the driver back on course.
Traffic avoidance: Next-generation navigation systems are incorporating historical and real-time traffic information to help reduce fuel costs associated with idling in traffic jams. In today's sprawling, metropolitan areas, this can be a significant source of wasted fuel and time. Using historical road speed data, rush hour smart routing can determine routes which are appropriate for the morning and afternoon busy periods -- when actual road speeds can vary significantly from posted speed limits. Data is available based on the day of week and hour of the day for most streets in the U.S. Since road congestion, accidents or construction can cause unanticipated delays in traffic flow, real-time data is another important component for fleet management systems. Tangentially, customer satisfaction is improved by using traffic profiles to determine more accurate estimated arrival times.
Each of these applications leveraging digital mapping and GPS technologies will provide incremental savings. When taken as a whole, the mobile enterprise that implements a fleet management system with all of these functions can expect a significant returnoninvestment, with a payback often in less than one year.
Of course, there are challenges and potential pitfalls when implementing any new system that's intended to improve operational efficiency, but solution providers in this field have mature applications. Some solution providers target specific vertical industries while other are designed with flexibility to be customized to any industry workflow. Available solutions offer comprehensive functionality, easy roll-outs, scalability and information security. Some may be hosted on-site, though many solutions are hosted with a software-as-a-service business model.
It is important to recognize that fleet management solutions generally require hardware devices in the cab of the vehicle. Many applications are designed to run on standard GPS-enabled cell phones that many mobile workers may already have. Advanced systems may require more robust hardware such as mobile data terminals mounted on the dashboard of the vehicle or handheld computing devices which can be removed from the vehicle to collect data or communicate from the job-site.
The use of digital mapping applications in the transportation industry is widespread already. Given today's economic environment, the mobile enterprise must adopt these tools to save fuel costs and increase the visibility and efficiency of mobile workers, which will ultimately serve to improve customer service. These cost-effective solutions will allow the mobile enterprise to stand out from its competitors and improve profitability.
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Introduction {#sec1}
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Primary colorectal cancer (PCRC) is a common digestive tract cancer in the elderly. The primary lesion can be seen in the left colon, the right colon, the upper or lower rectum \[[@B1],[@B2]\]. PCRC is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, and the prevalence of male is higher than that of female in most areas \[[@B3],[@B4]\]. With the social environment, lifestyle, and dietary structure changes, the incidence of PCRC is on the rise, and there is a trend of rejuvenation. This is a social issue worthy of attention \[[@B5]\]. At present, there is controversy about the pathogenesis of PCRC. It is generally believed that smoking, drinking, greasy diet, obesity, lack of exercise, colorectal inflammation, and genetic factors are all involved in the onset of cancer. But these factors are also the cause of many other tumors. Therefore, the specific etiological mechanism of PCRC has not yet been elucidated \[[@B6],[@B7]\]. Some scholars believe that some genes or molecules are involved in the development of PCRC. These findings promote the research and treatment of PCRC \[[@B8]\]. At present, the treatment of PCRC includes traditional surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, emerging immunotherapy, molecular targeted therapy, etc. Clinically, the single or combination therapy that best suits the condition is usually selected according to the actual situation of the patient \[[@B12],[@B13]\]. However, the treatment effect of PCRC is still limited, and the long-term survival rate is low. The early prognosis of patients with early diagnosis is often better \[[@B14]\]. Therefore, further exploring the pathogenesis of PCRC, searching for specific molecular targets for diagnosis and treatment, realizing early diagnosis, targeted treatment and individualized treatment are the development trends of precise medical treatment, which have important clinical significance.
Personalized medicine refers to the treatment of existing diseases based on the information of each person's disease genome \[[@B15]\]. It is now widely believed that majority of individual differences in drug response are due to genetic factors. Personalized medicine is a discipline that emphasizes studying the effect of genetic factors on a drug \[[@B16]\]. Recently, due to the smooth implementation of the human genome project and the rapid development of bioinformatics, personalized medicine has been strongly promoted, and the concept has been gradually developed \[[@B17]\].
Bioinformatics is a method to process and analyze biological data by combining biological knowledge with information processing technology. It is commonly used in high-throughput data analysis such as gene and proteomics. As a frontier interdisciplinary subject, bioinformatics analysis technology can realize the biological analysis of the structure and function of histological data, find the genes or proteins most relevant to diseases, and further analysis may find the molecules most relevant to diseases and can be used as disease markers \[[@B18],[@B19]\]. At present, a large number of scholars have applied this technology to tumor research, that is, processing gene sequence or omics data by bioinformatics analysis technology to find genes or molecular markers most relevant to tumors \[[@B19]\].
Therefore, the present study aimed to use the bioinformatics to identify the hub genes of PCRC, and to verify their role on the overall survival of patients with PCRC based on the clinical data. And the research would provide novel insights for the personalized medicine on the treatment of patients with PCRC.
Material and methods {#sec2}
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Lease start with dates and time, location of study, and the recruitments of patients {#sec2-1}
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The present study recruited a total of 192 PCRC patients between 2010 and 2019 from the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang of Hebei province. Clinical and histopathological characteristics and follow-up and survival information were available for all patients, and were collected retrospectively from medical records. Patients aged 30--100 years old, histologically confirmed as PCRC, not received tumor treatment, and no history of gastrointestinal surgery will be screened for inclusion criteria. Exclusion criteria included: age \<30 years old or \>100 years old, combined with other malignant tumors, operation time more than one month after the last examination, and severs heart disease.
Ethical clearance and informed content {#sec2-2}
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The research conformed to the Declaration of Helsinki and was authorized by the Human Ethics and Research Ethics Committees of the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University. The written informed consents were obtained from all participates.
Download public data {#sec2-3}
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The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database \[[@B22]\] (<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo>) is the largest, most comprehensive, and publicly available source of gene expression data. It contains information about the expression levels of multiple genes in different groups of clinical samples, such as the differences in gene expression between tumor tissues and normal tissues. GSE41258 (GPL96 \[HG-U133A\] Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array) and GSE81558 (GPL15207 \[PrimeView\] Affymetrix Human Gene Expression Array) were obtained from the GEO database. A total of 240 samples, including 186 tumor colorectum tissues from PCRC patients and 54 normal colorectum tissues, were selected from GSE41258. A total of 32 samples, including 23 tumor colorectum tissues from PCRC patients and 9 normal colorectum tissues, were selected from GSE81558.
Verification for repeatability of intra-group data {#sec2-4}
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First, repeatability of intra-group data were verified by the Pearson's correlation test. The heatmap was drew via the R language environment, and presented the correlation among intra-group data. Second, principal component analysis (PCA) was the general method for sample clustering, and is commonly performed for diversity analysis, resequencing, gene expression, and other sample clustering based on various variable information. The verification for repeatability of intra-group data was executed by PCA.
Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between normal and PCRC {#sec2-5}
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GEO2R \[[@B23]\] (<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/geo2r>) could import data of the GEO database into the R language and perform differential analysis, essentially through the following two R packages, including limma packages and GEOquery. Therefore, through the GEO2R tool, DEGs were identified between normal and PCRC group. The adjusted *P*-values (adj. *P*) \<0.05, and the fold change (FC) ≥ 1.5 or ≤ −1.5 were defined as significance. SangerBox (<https://shengxin.ren>), one open tool, was used to draw volcano maps \[[@B24]\]. Venn diagrams were delineated using an online Venn tool (<http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be/webtools/Venn/>), which would visualize common DEGs shared between GSE41258 and GSE81558.
Protein--protein interaction (PPI) network {#sec2-6}
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The common DEGs, shared between GSE41258 and GSE81558, were converted into differently expressed proteins. The STRING (Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes) online database (<http://string-db.org>) could construct PPI network, which was visualized by Cytoscape (version 2.8) \[[@B25]\].
GO and KEGG analysis via DAVID tool {#sec2-7}
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One online tool, DAVID (<https://david.ncifcrf.gov/home.jsp>) (version 6.8, Maryland, America), was applied to carried out the functional annotation for DEGs. Gene Ontology (GO) \[[@B26]\] generally perform enrichment analysis of genomes. And there are mainly cellular components (CC), biological processes (BP), and molecular functions (MF) in the GO analysis. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) (<https://www.kegg.jp/>) \[[@B27]\] is a comprehensive database of genomic, chemical, and systemic functional information. Therefore, DAVID was used to make analysis of GO and KEGG.
Significant module and hub genes {#sec2-8}
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Molecular Complex Detection tool (MCODE) (version 1.5.1) \[[@B28]\], an open plug-in of Cytoscape, was performed to identify tested most significant module from the PPI network, and the criteria was that the maximum depth = 100, MCODE scores \>5, cut-off = 2, *k*-score = 2, and node score cut-off = 0.2.
Then, cytoHubba \[[@B29]\], a free plug-in of Cytoscape, was applied to authorize the hub genes, when the degree ≥10. Chia-Hao Chin's \[[@B29]\] research introduce a novel Cytoscape plugin cytoHubba for ranking nodes in a network by their network features. CytoHubba provide a user-friendly interface to explore important nodes in biological networks. When the degree ≥10 in the cytoHubba, the 10 hub genes would be obtained. And in the former publications \[[@B30]\], numerous researchers chose 10 hub genes out of the DEGs. Therefore, the present study chose 10 hub genes out of 53 DEGs.
Interaction between the hub genes {#sec2-9}
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Pearson's correlation analysis was also performed to present the interaction between the hub genes. The cBioPortal (<http://www.cbioportal.org>) \[[@B33]\], one online software, constructed the co-expression network of these hub genes. Simultaneously, the co-expression network of hub genes in the field of PCRC was also analyzed via Coexpedia, a free and open online tool(<http://www.coexpedia.org/>) \[[@B34]\].
Expression analysis of hub genes {#sec2-10}
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UCSC Xena (<https://xena.ucsc.edu/welcome-to-ucsc-xena/>) could integrate the public genomic data sets to analyze and visualize the expression level of hub genes. Then, the clustering analysis of expression level of hub genes was performed using heatmaps based on the GSE41258 and GSE81558. Also, the expression profiles of hub genes in the human different organs were displayed with Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA, <http://gepia.cancer-pku.cn/>) \[[@B35]\]. In order to compare the expression of hub genes in the various tumors, GEPIA was used. And the expression profiles of hub genes in the PCRC and normal groups were analyzed using GEPIA.
Effect of hub gene expression for pathological stage and overall survival {#sec2-11}
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Effect of hub gene expression for pathological stage and overall survival was analyzed by the GEPIA. Finally, the correlation and linear regression analysis between PCRC and hub gene expression were performed. And the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to test the sensitivity and specificity of hub gene expression for diagnose PCRC. The SPSS software (version 21.0; IBM; New York; America) was used to conduct all the statistical analysis. A *P*-value \<0.05 was defined as statistical significance.
RT-qPCR assay {#sec2-12}
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Total RNA was extracted from tumor colorectum tissues from PCRC patients and adjacent normal colorectum tissues by the RNAiso Plus (Trizol) kit (Thermofisher, Massachusetts, America), and reverse transcribed to cDNA. RT-qPCR was performed using a Light Cycler® 4800 System with specific primers for the ten hub genes. [Table 1](#T1){ref-type="table"} presents the primer sequences used in the experiments. The RQ values (2−ΔΔ*C*t, where *C*t is the threshold cycle) of each sample were calculated, and are presented as fold change in gene expression relative to the control group. GAPDH was used as an endogenous control. The expression level of CLCA4 and MS4A12 in PCRC patients was measured by RT-qPCR.
###### Summaries for the function of 10 hub genes
No. Gene symbol Full name Function
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1 CLCA4 Chloride channel accessory 4 May be involved in mediating calcium-activated chloride conductance
2 GUCA2A Guanylate cyclase activator 2A Endogenous activator of intestinal guanylate cyclase. It stimulates this enzyme through the same receptor binding region as the heat-stable enterotoxins
3 GCG Glucagon Regulates blood glucose by increasing gluconeogenesis and decreasing glycolysis. GLP-1 is a potent stimulator of glucose-dependent insulin release. GLP-2 stimulates intestinal growth, concomitant with increased crypt cell proliferation
4 SST Somatostatin Somatostatin inhibits the release of somatotropin. This hormone is an important regulator of the endocrine system through its interactions with pituitary growth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone, and most hormones of the gastrointestinal tract
5 MS4A12 Membrane spanning 4-domains A12 May be involved in signal transduction as a component of a multimeric receptor complex. Silencing of this gene in colon cancer cells inhibits the proliferation, cell motility, and chemotactic invasion of cells
6 PLP1 Proteolipid protein 1 This is the major myelin protein from the central nervous system. It plays an important role in the formation or maintenance of the multilamellar structure of myelin
7 CHGA Chromogranin A This gene product is a precursor to three biologically active peptides; vasostatin, pancreastatin, and parastatin
8 PYY Peptide YY This gut peptide inhibits exocrine pancreatic secretion, has a vasoconstrictory action, and inhibitis jejunal and colonic mobility
9 VIP Vasoactive intestinal peptide VIP causes vasodilation, lowers arterial blood pressure, stimulates myocardial contractility, increases glycogenolysis and relaxes the smooth muscle of trachea, stomach and gallbladder
10 GUCA2B Guanylate cyclase activator 2B May be a potent physiological regulator of intestinal fluid and electrolyte transport. May be an autocrine/paracrine regulator of intestinal salt and water transport
Overall survival analysis of the PCRC {#sec2-13}
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The Kaplan--Meier method was performed to analyze the overall survival. All statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS software (version 21.0), and *P*\<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results {#sec3}
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High repeatability of data {#sec3-1}
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There exist strong correlations among samples in the PCRC group, and also strong correlations among samples in the control group in the GSE41258 via the Pearson's correlation test (Supplementary Figure S1A). And there also exist strong correlations among samples in the PCRC group, and also strong correlations among samples in the control group in the GSE81558 via the Pearson's correlation test (Supplementary Figure S1B). Furthermore, PCA was performed to verify the repeatability of data. Through the PCA, the repeatability of the data in GSE41258 was fine. The distances between per samples in the PCRC group were close, and the distances between per samples in the control group were also close in the dimension of PC1 (Supplementary Figure S1C). Through the PCA, the repeatability of the data in GSE81558 was fine. The distances between per samples in the PCRC group were close, and the distances between per samples in the control group were also close in the dimension of PC1 (Supplementary Figure S1D).
DEGs between control and PCRC {#sec3-2}
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There are plenty of DEGs on the all chromosomes between PCRC and control samples (Supplementary Figure S1E). One volcano plot presents the DEGs in the GSE41258 ([Figure 1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}A), and another volcano plot presents the DEGs in the GSE81558 ([Figure 1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}B). In the volcano plots, the green nodes indicate the down-regulated DEGs, and the red nodes indicate the up-regulated DEGs. The Venn diagram manifested that a total of 53 DEGs were exist in the two datasets (GSE41258 and GSE81558) simultaneously ([Figure 1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}C). After construction of PPI network for the common DEGs, there are 31 nodes and 46 edges in the PPI network ([Figure 1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}D).
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The functional enrichment analysis of DEGs via GO and KEGG {#sec3-3}
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GO analysis manifested that variations in DEGs related with biological processes (BP) were significantly enriched in bicarbonate transport, one-carbon metabolic process, cell surface receptor signaling pathway, collagen catabolic process, transport, xenobiotic transport, body fluid secretion, axon development, positive regulation of guanylate cyclase activity, drug transmembrane transport, response to steroid hormone, response to tumor necrosis factor, positive regulation of peptidyl--threonine phosphorylation, cell proliferation, and regulation of intracellular pH ([Figure 2](#F2){ref-type="fig"}A). The variations in DEGs related with cellular components (CC) were significantly enriched in extracellular space, extracellular region, anchored component of membrane, proteinaceous extracellular matrix, plasma membrane, apical plasma membrane, integral component of plasma membrane, apical part of cell, extracellular exosome, and basolateral plasma membrane ([Figure 2](#F2){ref-type="fig"}B). The variations in DEGs related with molecular functions (MF) were significantly enriched in hormone activity, carbonate dehydratase activity, xenobiotic-transporting ATPase activity, arylesterase activity, metalloendopeptidase activity, neuropeptide hormone activity, and 'hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing O-glycosyl compounds' ([Figure 2](#F2){ref-type="fig"}C). KEGG pathway enrichment analysis showed that the top pathways related with DEGs were nitrogen metabolism, bile secretion, proximal tubule bicarbonate reclamation, and pancreatic secretion ([Figure 2](#F2){ref-type="fig"}D).
{#F2}
Significant module network and identification of hub genes {#sec3-4}
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A significant module was screened from the PPI network, and the module network consisted of 10 nodes and 20 edges ([Figure 2](#F2){ref-type="fig"}E). And ten hub genes were identified, including CLCA4, GUCA2A, GCG, SST, MS4A12, PLP1, CHGA, PYY, VIP, and GUCA2B ([Figure 2](#F2){ref-type="fig"}F). The function of 10 hub genes were summarized in the [Table 1](#T1){ref-type="table"}.
Strong interaction among the hub genes {#sec3-5}
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Through the Pearson's correlation test, heat maps manifested that there were strong correlations among hub genes in the GSE41258 (Supplementary Figure S2A) and GSE81558 (Supplementary Figure S2B) datasets. PYY, SST, GCG, and VIP existed simultaneously in the co-expression network via cBioPortal (Supplementary Figure S2C). And through the analysis of Coexpedia, there were strong interactions among PYY, SST, GCG, CHGA, CLCA4, GUCA2B, and MS4A12 (Supplementary Figure S2D).
Difference of expression of hub genes between PCRC and control samples {#sec3-6}
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Heat map showed that the expressions of all the hub genes were lower in the PCRC samples than the control samples (Supplementary Figure S2E). Hierarchical clustering allowed for simple differentiation of PCRC tissues from normal colorectal tissues via the expression levels of hub genes in the GSE41258 (Supplementary Figure S3A) and GSE81558 (Supplementary Figure S3B) datasets. The expressions of all the hub genes were lower in the PCRC group than the control group.
The analysis of expression level of hub genes {#sec3-7}
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The hub genes in the human different organs were expressed in the Supplementary Figure S3C. The pink presents the tumor individuals, and the green presents the normal individuals. The expression of hub genes in the colorectum was higher in the normal individuals compared with the tumor samples (Supplementary Figure S3C). When we compared the expression of hub genes in the various tumors, the all hub genes were down-regulated in the PCRC samples, also named colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) (Supplementary Figure S3D). Through GEPIA analysis, the expressions of hub genes in the PCRC patients were lower than the normal individuals (Supplementary Figure S4A).
Association between hub gene expression, pathological stage, and overall survival {#sec3-8}
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The results of GEPIA manifested that the expression of VIP was significantly positively related with pathological stage (*P*=0.027), while the expression of CLCA4, GUCA2A, GCG, SST, MS4A12, PLP1, CHGA, PYY, and GUCA2B was not as (Supplementary Figure S4B). Kaplan--Meier analysis showed that PCRC patients with low expression levels of CLCA4, and MS4A12 had poorer overall survival times than those with high expression levels (*P*\<0.05; [Figure 3](#F3){ref-type="fig"}A,E). PCRC patients with high expression levels of GCG, SST, PLP1, and CHGA had poorer overall survival times than those with low expression levels (*P*\<0.05; [Figure 3](#F3){ref-type="fig"}C,D,F; Supplementary Figure S5A). However, there was no statistically significant effect on OS associated with the expression of GUCA2A, PYY, VIP, and GUCA2B (*P*\>0.05; [Figure 3](#F3){ref-type="fig"}B, Supplementary Figure S5B--D).
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Correlation, linear regression, and ROC analysis {#sec3-9}
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The Pearson's correlation coefficient was used in the correlation analysis, and CLCA4 (*ρ* = −0.868, *P*\<0.001), GUCA2A (*ρ* = −0.837, *P*\<0.001), GCG (*ρ* = −0.726, *P*\<0.001), SST (*ρ* = −0.616, *P*=0.001), MS4A12 (*ρ* = −0.793, *P*\<0.001), PLP1 (*ρ* = −0.763, *P*\<0.001), CHGA (*ρ* = −0.634, *P*\<0.001), PYY (*ρ* = −0.610, *P*\<0.001), VIP (*ρ* = −0.600, *P*\<0.001), and GUCA2B (*ρ* = −0.688, *P*\<0.001) were significantly correlated with PCRC ([Table 2](#T2){ref-type="table"}). In the multivariate linear regression model, holding all other variables at a fixed value, the natural logarithmic DN remained associated with CLCA4, GUCA2A, SST, MS4A12, PLP1, CHGA, PYY, and GUCA2B (*P*\<0.05) ([Table 2](#T2){ref-type="table"}).
###### The correlation and linear regression analysis between PCRC and relevant gene expression
PCRC
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GCG −0.726 \<0.001[\*\*\*](#T2TFN5){ref-type="table-fn"} 0.087 4.944
SST −0.616 0.001[\*\*](#T2TFN4){ref-type="table-fn"} 0.017[\*](#T2TFN3){ref-type="table-fn"} 3.755
MS4A12 −0.793 \<0.001[\*\*\*](#T2TFN5){ref-type="table-fn"} 0.039[\*](#T2TFN3){ref-type="table-fn"} 4.685
PLP1 −0.763 \<0.001[\*\*\*](#T2TFN5){ref-type="table-fn"} \<0.001[\*\*\*](#T2TFN5){ref-type="table-fn"} 2.363
CHGA −0.634 \<0.001[\*\*\*](#T2TFN5){ref-type="table-fn"} 0.001[\*\*](#T2TFN4){ref-type="table-fn"} 2.290
PYY −0.610 \<0.001[\*\*\*](#T2TFN5){ref-type="table-fn"} 0.004[\*\*](#T2TFN4){ref-type="table-fn"} 2.195
VIP −0.600 \<0.001[\*\*\*](#T2TFN5){ref-type="table-fn"} 0.271 2.157
GUCA2B −0.688 \<0.001[\*\*\*](#T2TFN5){ref-type="table-fn"} 0.017[\*](#T2TFN3){ref-type="table-fn"} 4.144
Pearson's correlation coefficient between PCRC and relevant characteristics; *ρ*: Pearson's correlation coefficient.
Multiple linear regression analysis; PCRC: primary colorectal cancer.
: *P*\<0.05;
: *P*\<0.01;
: *P*\<0.001
To identify accurate thresholds for hub genes to predict PCRC, we constructed ROC. The expression of all hub genes was associated with a diagnosis of PCRC (0.890 \< AUC \< 1, *P*-value\<0.001) ([Table 3](#T3){ref-type="table"} and [Figure 4](#F4){ref-type="fig"}). The ROC curve of CLCA4 was shown in [Figure 4](#F4){ref-type="fig"}A, and the area under curve of CLCA4 was maximal. The ROC curve of GUCA2A was shown in [Figure 4](#F4){ref-type="fig"}B. The ROC curve of GCG was shown in [Figure 4](#F4){ref-type="fig"}C. The ROC curve of SST was shown in [Figure 4](#F4){ref-type="fig"}D. The ROC curve of MS4A12 was shown in [Figure 4](#F4){ref-type="fig"}E. The ROC curve of PLP1 was shown in [Figure 4](#F4){ref-type="fig"}F. The ROC curve of CHGA was shown in [Figure 4](#F4){ref-type="fig"}G. The ROC curve of PYY was shown in [Figure 4](#F4){ref-type="fig"}H. The ROC curve of VIP was shown in [Figure 4](#F4){ref-type="fig"}I. The ROC curve of GUCA2B was shown in [Figure 4](#F4){ref-type="fig"}J. The ROC curves of per hub genes are shown in [Figure 4](#F4){ref-type="fig"}K.
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###### Receiver operator characteristic curve analysis of hub gene expression for PCRC
Gene symbol PCRC
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CLCA4 0.987^max^ \<0.001\*\*\* 0.962--0.981 124.500
GUCA2A 0.985 \<0.001\*\*\* 0.952--0.963 138.500
GCG 0.963 \<0.001\*\*\* 0.833--0.962 23.100
SST 0.978 \<0.001\*\*\* 0.852--0.989 51.200
MS4A12 0.968 \<0.001\*\*\* 0.903--0.963 121.500
PLP1 0.968 \<0.001\*\*\* 0.889--0.973 64.050
CHGA 0.947 \<0.001\*\*\* 0.844--0.907 49.900
PYY 0.895 \<0.001\*\*\* 0.796--0.876 20.450
VIP 0.910 \<0.001\*\*\* 0.860--0.907 73.700
GUCA2B 0.919 \<0.001\*\*\* 0.833--0.925 92.800
AUC: area under curve; ^max^ the maximum of AUC; \*Significant variables; ODT: Optimal diagnostic threshold;
PCRC: primary colorectal cancer.\*\*\*: *P*\<0.001.
Basic information of PCRC patients {#sec3-10}
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Patients' basic information were presented in [Table 4](#T4){ref-type="table"}. The mean patient age was 66 years old (range, 35--96 years), and the median OS was 52 months (range, 5--108 months).
###### Clinicopathological variables and the expression status of CLCA4 and MS4A12
CLCA4 *P* MS4A12 *P*
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Sex
Male 161 77(40.1%) 84(43.8%) 0.007[\*](#T4TFN1){ref-type="table-fn"} 73(38.0%) 88(45.8%) 0.001[\*](#T4TFN1){ref-type="table-fn"}
Female 31 23(12.0%) 8(4.2%) 24(12.5%) 7(3.6%)
Age
\<65 years 88 44(22.9%) 44(22.9%) 0.595 38(19.8%) 50(26.0%) 0.061
≥65 years 104 56(29.2%) 48(25.0%) 59(30.7%) 45(23.4%)
Overall survival
\<60 months 122 90(46.9%) 32(16.7%) \<0.001[\*](#T4TFN1){ref-type="table-fn"} 81(42.2%) 41(21.4%) \<0.001[\*](#T4TFN1){ref-type="table-fn"}
≥60 months 70 10(5.2%) 60(31.3%) 16(8.3%) 54(28.1%)
Pearson's chi-squared test was used.
*P*\<0.05
RT-qPCR analysis validation of hub genes {#sec3-11}
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As presented in the result, CLCA4 (*P*\<0.05, [Figure 5](#F5){ref-type="fig"}A) and MS4A12 (*P*\<0.05, [Figure 5](#F5){ref-type="fig"}B) were markedly down-regulated in PCRC samples, when compared with the adjacent normal colorectum tissues. It should be noted that the expression situation of CLCA4 and MS4A12 were consistent in above results of bioinformatics.
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Low expression of CLCA4 and MS4A12 in PCRC patients were independent prognostic factors for the poor overall survival {#sec3-12}
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The Kaplan--Meier OS curves were analyzed. Low expression of CLCA4 was predictive of a shorter OS in the PCRC patients (*P*\<0.05, [Figure 5](#F5){ref-type="fig"}C). Low expression of MS4A12 was predictive of a shorter OS in the PCRC patients (*P*\<0.05, [Figure 5](#F5){ref-type="fig"}D).
Discussion {#sec4}
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PCRC is a common digestive tract cancer, which seriously affects the life expectancy and quality of life of patients. In recent years, the survey results show that the morbidity and mortality rate are on the rise \[[@B36]\]. The clinical manifestations of patients with PCRC are related to the location and pathological type of the tumor. The most common type of pathology is adenocarcinoma. The primary lesion located in the colon often causes diarrhea, obstruction, bleeding in the rectum, anemia, and cachexia in the later stage of cancer patients \[[@B37]\]. The current treatment is mainly surgery combined with chemotherapy or radiotherapy, while advocated exercise to enhance the body's immunity and prevent infection \[[@B12]\]. Gavrilas et al. found that combination of dietary preparations such as curcumin and resveratrol with chemotherapeutic drugs contributed to the prognosis of PCRC \[[@B38]\]. Clinical application benefit and safety of epidermal growth factor EGFR-related targeted therapy and PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy are still to be further studied \[[@B39],[@B40]\]. The investigation found that the cost of PCRC treatment is high, and it takes up a lot of medical resources, and the prognosis of patients is not necessarily proportional to the input. The early treatment of early treatment patients has a relatively low total cost of treatment and a good prognosis \[[@B41],[@B42]\]. Therefore, to further explore the pathogenesis of PCRC, to find possible therapeutic targets, to achieve early diagnosis, targeted therapy, individualized treatment has important clinical value and market prospects.
Bioinformatics has been widely used as a new means of exploring disease mechanism and searching for disease-related genetic molecules. Zhang et al. found genes related to hepatocellular carcinoma by bioinformatics analysis. Further analysis confirmed the correlation between these differential genes and diseases, suggesting that these molecules may be used as molecular targets for early diagnosis and treatment \[[@B20]\]. Zhang et al. found the most relevant molecules of gastric cancer, miR-19b-3p and miR-16-5p, by analyzing the genome-wide miRNA microarray data of gastric cancer patients, which provided a new idea for the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer \[[@B43]\]. Sun found molecules related to the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer by screening from public databases. Further analysis showed that differentially expressed genes such as PPBP, CCL28, and CXCL12 are likely to be involved in the development of colorectal cancer and may be potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets \[[@B44]\]. We found 10 genes that were differentially expressed in patients with PCRC by bioinformatics analysis. Low expression of PLP1, VIP, SST, GCG, PYY, MS4A12, CLCA4, GUCA2A, CHGA, and GUCA2B in tumor patients compared with normal subjects. At the same time, we performed survival analysis on patients with PCRC. The results showed that CLCA4, GUCA2A, GCG, SST, MS4A12, and PLP1 genes were significantly associated with the survival of patients with PCRC.
CLCA4 is the chloride channel accessory 4. CLCA4 is a member of the calcium-sensitive chloride-transporting protein family involved in intracellular ion channel activity, chloride ion transmembrane transport, and proteolysis. Members of the calcium activated chloride channel (CLCA) gene family are thought to have multiple functions, including cell adhesion and tumor suppression. Ye et al. found that CLCA4 is low expressed in patients with oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma through genome-wide transcriptional mapping, which provides ideas for diagnosis and targeted therapy \[[@B45]\]. Bundela also found multiple differentially expressed genes in oral cancer patients in India, and suggested that CLCA4 may be a potential therapeutic target \[[@B46]\]. Yu et al. found that CLCA4 is low expressed in breast cancer patients. Further analysis revealed that CLCA4 is a marker of breast epithelial differentiation and may be involved in tumor proliferation and metastasis. Clinical data analysis showed that patients with breast cancer with low expression of CLCA4 had lower recurrence-free survival rate, suggesting that it may serve as a diagnostic and therapeutic target \[[@B47]\]. Hu found that CLCA4 was low expressed in bladder cancer tissues. Further analysis revealed that CLCA4 may be involved in the proliferation and invasion of bladder cancer through PI3K/AKT signal transduction, suggesting that CLCA4 may be a target for diagnosis and treatment \[[@B48]\]. Liu found that CLCA4 may inhibit epithelial--mesenchymal transition (EMT) by affecting PI3K/ATK phosphorylation, thereby inhibiting cell migration and invasion of hepatoma cells \[[@B49]\]. Yang found that patients with colorectal cancer CRC had low expression of CLCA1 and CLCA4, and further experiments confirmed that CLCA1 is involved in tumor proliferation and invasion \[[@B50]\]. Zhao found that CLCA4 was low expressed in colorectal patients \[[@B51]\]. Chen also found that CLCA4 was low expressed in patients with colorectal cancer, and believed that CLCA4 inhibited the epithelial--mesenchymal transformation of colorectal cancer through PI3K/ATK signaling pathway, thus participating in the proliferation and invasion of tumors, and may be used as a marker for diagnosis and judgment \[[@B52]\]. Consistent with the above results, we found that CLCA4 was lowly expressed in primary colorectal patients by bioinformatics analysis, and survival analysis of primary colorectal patients found that patients with low expression of CLCA4 had a worse prognosis in survival, suggesting the protective effect of CLCA4 on PCRC patients and its inhibitory effect on cancer. We speculated that CLCA4 affects epithelial--mesenchymal transition and intercellular communication via PI3K/ATK and participates in the development of primary colorectal patients, which may be potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets.
MS4A12 is membrane spanning 4-domains A12. As a cell protein, MS4A12 participates in cell membrane composition, cell differentiation, proliferation, and cell cycle regulation. Members of the MS4A family are likely to be part of the oligomeric cell surface complex, which has different signal transduction functions \[[@B53]\]. MS4A12 may promote the proliferation and invasion of colorectal cancer cells by influencing epidermal growth factor receptor. Further studies found that intestinal specific transcription factor CDX2 mediated by RNA interference (RNAi) is a trans-activator of growth-promoting gene expression in colorectal cancer, suggesting that MS4A12 may be a potential therapeutic target for colorectal cancer \[[@B54]\]. There was heterogeneity in cancer cells, and found that MS4A12 and other genes could be used to predict cancer patients, suggesting that MS4A12 might be a potential diagnostic target \[[@B55]\]. Multiple genes can be used as molecular markers to distinguish between colon adenomatous polyps and cancer, and that MS4A12 can be used as an early diagnostic target for colorectal cancer \[[@B56]\]. He found that MS4A12 participated in the differentiation of colon cancer cells. Survival analysis showed that patients with low expression of MS4A12 had a poor survival, suggesting that MS4A12 might be a molecular marker for diagnosis and prognosis \[[@B57]\]. We found that MS4A12 was low expressed in PCRC patients by bioinformatics analysis. Meanwhile, survival analysis of PCRC patients showed that patients with low expression of MS4A12 had worse survival than those with high expression of MS4A12, suggesting that MS4A12 was involved in the occurrence and development of PCRC and could inhibit the progression of cancer. We speculate that MS4A12 may be involved in the development of PCRC by affecting cell proliferation, differentiation and signaling pathway transduction, and may be a potential target for diagnosis and treatment.
Personalized medicine is based on the individual's genetic structure to select the appropriate drug type and dose for patients to significantly improve the efficacy of drugs and reduce drug toxicity \[[@B15]\]. The research found that the expression of CLCA4 and MS4A12 were lower in the patients with PCRC than the normal individual, and overall survival analysis manifested that the PCRC patients with lower expression of CLCA4 and MS4A12 had poorer overall survivals. Therefore, CLCA4 and MS4A12 might be cancer suppressors which could be beneficial to the progression of patients with PCRC. Based on the principle of personalized medicine, the researchers could develop and popularize the drugs targeted to the CLCA4 and MS4A12 to suppress the occurrence and development of the PCRC. Detection of CLCA4 and MS4A12 expression might also help to identify risk factors with poor prognosis in patients with PCRC \[[@B58]\]. Therefore, assessing the level of CLCA4 and MS4A12 could help to accurately predict the prognosis, recurrence and the potential for secondary surgery, so that each patient can be treated individually and the therapeutic effect could be optimized \[[@B59]\]. Currently, the European and American countries have translated the experimental results of pharmacogenomics into clinical applications \[[@B60]\].
Limitations {#sec5}
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Despite the rigorous analysis process, there are still some deficiencies in this study. First, there are no animal experiments to comprehensively verify the accuracy of the results. Second, the genetic information that can be used to guide personalized medicine still needs to be enriched, and the basic research needs to be strengthened. Finally, a successful genetic test for personalized medicine meets two criteria for clinical application: safety and effectiveness. However, the bioinformatics in this research focuses on gene screening, and does not verify its safety and effectiveness.
Conclusion {#sec6}
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CLCA4 and MS4A12 might play a significant role in the development and survival of PCRC, and might eventually become biomarkers to the treatment of patients with PCRC. Detection of CLCA4 and MS4A12 in the clinical practice might provide the better evidence to guide the early diagnosis and treatment of PCRC. In the future, diagnostic reagent kit of CLCA4 and MS4A12 and the corresponding drugs should be developed to perform the multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial, which will provide new evidence and insights for exploring the early diagnosis of PCRC and personalized medicine.
Supplementary Material
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###### Supplementary Figures S1-S5
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Click here for additional data file.
We are thankful to Ling-bing Meng for his assistance and support during the submission process.
Data Availability {#sec7}
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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Competing Interests {#sec8}
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The authors declare that there are no competing interests associated with the manuscript.
Funding {#sec9}
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The authors declare that there are no sources of funding to be acknowledged.
Author Contribution {#sec10}
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Jing Han performed the experiment, and was major contributor in writing. Xue Zhang was involved in critically revising manuscript for important intellectual content. Li Feng made substantial contributions to research conception, and designed the draft of the research process. Yan Liu analyzed the clinical data regarding PCRC. Li Jing and Yi-bing Liu were major contributors in submitting the manuscript, and gave the technical support in the bioinformatics. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
BP
: biological processes
DEG
: differentially expressed gene
EMT
: epithelial--mesenchymal transition
GEO
: Gene Expression Omnibus
MF
: molecular functions
PCRC
: primary colorectal cancer
PPI
: protein--protein interaction
RNAi
: RNA interference
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People know the power of compound interest (exponential growth!), and so it is interesting to have a look at where Eskom’s (effectively South Africa’s) electricity tariffs have come from and where they seem to be going.
The infographic below shows the Eskom tariffs from 1988 to 2015, plotted against CPI (Consumer Price Index) or inflation over the same period. It also shows projections up to 2017, based on the additional increases requested by Eskom, and based on SARB’s inflation projections.
Note: The infographic depicts overall average increases – actual increases will be different for different types of consumers (residential, commercial and industrial) and will vary between municipalities.
Looking at the graph, the following can be noted:
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Still building the system, so the cable issue is an important one to me. I have a Cambridge Audio 640C v2 CD player, & I'm
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the real high-end cabling, as it would probably not make that much of a difference, but I think this system is good enough for decent cables. Someone suggested Blue Jeans Cables - good sound at a budget price... going by the equation that cabling should cost about 1/10th of the total system, these fit right in.
Any other ideas, comments, suggestions?
Still building the system, so the cable issue is an important one to me. I have a Cambridge Audio 640C v2 CD player, & I'm looking at the Harmon-Kardon HK3390, Cambridge 640A, or the NAD 326BEE driving Polk Audio RTiA1's. I don't think that I need the real high-end cabling, as it would probably not make that much of a difference, but I think this system is good enough for decent cables. Someone suggested Blue Jeans Cables - good sound at a budget price... going by the equation that cabling should cost about 1/10th of the total system, these fit right in. Any other ideas, comments, suggestions?
I. for one, don't believe you need to spend 10% of the cost of your system to buy good cables. I especially don't think that's true if you're spending $5,000+ on your gear. I kinda feel that your cable budget should be $200-400 max, depending on the number of peripherals. Heck, consider used wire. Let someone else's misfortune (or stupidity) save you money!
And the best cable advice I could give anyone...don't buy a 10' cable if a 2' cable would do. Costs skyrocket as cable length gets longer, and sound quality goes down (eventually) as resistance increases.
Good luck!
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My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone."
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Still building the system, so the cable issue is an important one to me. I have a Cambridge Audio 640C v2 CD player, & I'm
looking at the Harmon-Kardon HK3390, Cambridge 640A, or the NAD 326BEE driving Polk Audio RTiA1's. I don't think that I need
the real high-end cabling, as it would probably not make that much of a difference, but I think this system is good enough for decent cables. Someone suggested Blue Jeans Cables - good sound at a budget price... going by the equation that cabling should cost about 1/10th of the total system, these fit right in.
Any other ideas, comments, suggestions?
Anyone who asserts that cabling should cost about 10% of the system cost is simply providing a false reference that they figure will encourage a customer to spend money on expensive cables that have a high profit margin. When you buy a car, do you use such an arbitrary figure based on the price of the car? If tire dealer could, they would love such a reference, and sell $4000.00 worth of tires for a $40,000.00 car, and the tires would likely be in very pretty colors, with impressive, esthetic names. The main difference being that the $4,000.00 tires would probably be noticeably better quality than the $400.00 tires.
In the case of cables, NO one has been reliably able to tell the difference in double blind testing between super expensive cables and even inexpensive cables of decent quality, try as they might. Pretty embarrassing for those who INSIST they can hear the difference, yet, whenever they had the opportunity for a true double blind test, they simply could not differentiate between any of the cables in a reliable way. All of this becomes an expose of the power of subjective thinking, especially when adulterated by the power of suggestion, a VERY powerful and underestimated influence, and proves that the only known way to really find the truth is to undergo proper double blind testing.
Such rigorous double blind testing, which removes bias, hope, fear, anxiety, choice, prejudice, power of suggestion, from the equation, so the listener has no choice but to make his/her choice. Sad to say for those who are stubbornly biased, they seldom pick the most expensive cable, or even expensive cable, and if by chance they do, a second round will undo them, showing the pick was by chance. Sometimes the person we can fool most easily is ourselves, especially when there is someone to provide suggestions to insert bias for profit. Given more chances to pick, all that has happened in such tests is that the picks average out so show that no one could really pick any favorite cable reliably.
In fact, a double blind test was made using a number of speaker wires, from super expensive all the way down to coat hangers welded together. After the tests were done, no one picked any cable, including the coat hangers, with any reliability, all sounded the same, even the coat hangers. Reality can be ugly, and cheap.
The result is proof that simply buying decent quality cable at a sane price is fine. A website called monocable does have as good a cable as the most expensive on earth, as does Blue Jeans Cable. I do buy some Blue Jeans Cables because they are fairly reasonable, do have quality products without insane greed prevailing, have been honest enough with me to acknowledge the truth of the foregoing, will provide custom length cables so I don't have cables drooping all over, and also provide colored cables so that I don't have to trace a cable using "braille", which is important to me as I have separate components in a 9.1 system.
As I have done before, I dare and double dare anyone to take ah honest and proper double blind test and truthfully say that they could actually tell any difference between any interconnects or speaker wire as long as the tested wires are not actually defective. And that includes "oxygen free" cables. I dare ya! Dave Ladely email: [email protected]
OK - without joining either side of the obviously hotly-debated issue of expensive vs.budget cabling, given the components
that I listed, how do the Blue Jeans cables sound? Please understand: I can't afford expensive interconnects or speaker wires, so my issue is more of a "which cable in that price range" issue. Thanx for your time.
OK - without joining either side of the obviously hotly-debated issue of expensive vs.budget cabling, given the components
that I listed, how do the Blue Jeans cables sound? Please understand: I can't afford expensive interconnects or speaker wires, so my issue is more of a "which cable in that price range" issue. Thanx for your time.
The only reason the cable issue is hotly debated is the persistence of the centuries long battle between Dark Ages subjective thinking and the objective methodology which ushered in the Age of Enlightenment, some similar to the "Mythbusters" show demonstrations, use of placebos, and double blind testing. Double blind testing pretty much takes care of the BS spread about cables that has been encouraged by the power of suggestion motivated by profit and oneupmanship and other support of Dark Ages mentality.
Blue Jeans cable does not have a "sound", just as no cable has a "sound", which double blind testing results have already proven.
I like them because they are honest, they agree about the cable hype (very refreshing!), use quality materials, will provide custom length cables, offer colored cables (so you can more easily trace cabling), and are reasonable in price. They are not out to con naive, gullible audiophiles, not profiteers. Otherwise, I have heard that www.monocable.com has cables which will perform just as well as the super expensive cable, and this has been proven in honest double blind testing, much to the consternation of those who are emotionally devoted to subjective opinion building, i.e. self deluded or misled.
Dave Ladey
OK - without joining either side of the obviously hotly-debated issue of expensive vs.budget cabling, given the components
that I listed, how do the Blue Jeans cables sound? Please understand: I can't afford expensive interconnects or speaker wires, so my issue is more of a "which cable in that price range" issue. Thanx for your time.
There are no sides to the expensive vs. budget cable debate, because that's not the debate. There ARE sides to the cables make a difference / cables make no difference debate, and that's the one we are on. If you stand on the cables make no difference side, you look for quality of construction instead of discrete sonic characteristics. if you are on the cables make a difference side, you (obviously) takes someone else's word that one set of cables sound "better" than another, usually with big dollar signs trailing behind.
We in the makes no difference camp posit that, barring defects in physical contact between the connections, with two different sets of cables and two identical sets of speakers and amplifiers, you should hear the same thing. Feel free to acquire several different cable sets and try this yourself. If one sounds better, buy it. If neither one sounds better than the other, buy the cheaper one. It's that simple. The cool thing about reviewing cabling is that there's no pesky volume changes or complex setup like when demoing audio components or speakers. Same signal, same output. Do the cables make any difference?
I suggest you make two trips. One to your local Radio Shack and the other to the local high-end emporium, or for that matter, any Best Buy supplier of Monster cabling. Buy one pair of whichever cable you need (speakers, component interconnect, HDMI cable) from both. Keep the receipts! Now try one, then the other, in your audio system. Invite friends over for a beer and let them listen. Then follow the paragraph above. Once you can see whether there's a difference, you can choose to buy inexpensive cable or expensive cable from other vendors, or just keep what you bought for the initial test.
Good luck!
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My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone."
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Turning Digital Data into Actionable Insights!
Month: June 2010
I’d like to share an “a-ha” moment I recently had while viewing an online video.
As part of my job as a web analyst, I often do site audits.
This entails analyzing the web analytics data (usually Google Analytics, Omniture or WebTrends) in conjunction with viewing the site itself.
While the numbers tell the story of what happened, I try to figure out why it happened by also examining the site and it’s contents.
For example, a site might be tracking video views with data on how many people started viewing each video, how many people viewed at least half of the video and how many people saw the entire video.
In a scenario where there is a large drop-off from people starting to view the video to people viewing half of it, there are several factors which could account for the drop-off.
It could be content related (the video doesn’t hold the viewer’s interest) or it could be technical (the video was stuttering or took to long to start playing) people should know that in order to catch everyone’s attention the video needs to be made by video production companies phoenix or a similar company.
I’ll usually check the minimum bandwidth required to play the video smoothly to see if I think it’s a load time issue, but that’s just circumstantial evidence.
Today, while viewing a video that was constantly buffering (and annoying to watch) I left the page and then realized:
Buffering events should be tracked as a metrics
The following numbers should be tracked
How long from clicking on play to when the video actually started to play
Every time the video automatically pauses for buffering, you should track the time-stamp (relative to video start) and for how long the video was paused.
This information will help you get from what happened to the why it happened, conclusively telling you if the viewing was abandoned due to load times or something else! | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
NetJets pilots ratify contract
The unionized NetJets pilots, represented by IBT Local 1108, on November 21 overwhelmingly ratified the tentative labor agreement signed on October 8, nearly four years after the pilots’ contract became amendable. Of the valid 1,924 ballots received (about 91 percent of the NetJets pilot workforce), 1,616 (84 percent) voted for the work contract and 308 (16 percent) opposed it. The five-year contract improves pilot wages and job security and increases productivity at the fractional provider. NetJets Aviation president Bill Boisture, who refused to comment during pilot negotiations, said the agreement “is fair…[and] recognizes the important role that our pilots play and positions the company to continue to lead the fractional jet industry in the future.” NetJets captain and Local 1108 master executive council president Bill Olsen noted, “The new pilot contract has taken what was a flying job and turned it into a career opportunity.” The new contract, which took effect on November 21, makes NetJets pilots the highest paid in the fractional industry. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Egypt bombs IS targets in Libya after beheading of 21 nationals.
CAIRO | AFP | 17 Feb 2015 : : Egyptian jets bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, a day after the group there released a video showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians, drawing Cairo directly into the conflict across its border.
Egypt said the pre-dawn strike hit militant camps, training sites and weapons storage areas in neighbouring Libya, where civil conflict has plunged the country into near anarchy and created havens for armed factions.
While Cairo is believed to have provided clandestine support to a Libyan general fighting a rogue government in Tripoli, the mass killings pushed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi into open action, expanding his battle against Islamist militancy.
“And let those near and far know that the Egyptians have a shield that protects and preserves the security of the country, and a sword that eradicates terrorism,” the military said.
Egyptian state television aired footage of fighter planes leaving a hangar with “Long live Egypt” emblazoned on the tails, followed by night-vision aerial footage showing bomb explosions and the aircraft returning in early daylight.
Libya’s air force also participated in Monday’s attack, which targeted Derna, an eastern coastal city seen as a base for Islamic State fighters in the oil-rich nation.
Joroushi, who is loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised government that set up camp in the city of Tobruk after losing control of Tripoli, said there would be more strikes on Tuesday.
The rival Tripoli-based parliament, which is supported by some Islamist groups, said the strike was an assault on the country’s sovereignty. Omar al-Hassi, the premier of the self-declared Tripoli government, said three children, two elderly men and a 21-year-old woman were killed in the attack.
It was not possible to confirm either factions’ accounts of the number or nature of the casualties.
CHRISTIAN ANGER: Cairo called on the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria to broaden the scope of their operations to include Libya, highlighting how the militant group has expanded its reach around the Arab world.
The US military estimated in December that only around 200 Islamic State fighters were operating in the country.
Egypt is not the only Arab nation sucked into confrontation with the group by the gruesome killings of its citizens.
The 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians were marched to a beach, forced to kneel and then beheaded on video, which was broadcast via a website that supports Islamic State.
Before the videoed killings, one of the militants stood with a knife in his hand and said: “Safety for you crusaders is something you can only wish for.” Afterwards, he says: “And we will conquer Rome, by the will of Allah.” The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, condemned the beheadings.
“They were killed simply for the fact that they were Christians,” he said at the Vatican. “It makes no difference whether they be Catholics, Orthodox, Copts or Protestants. They are Christians!” Egypt’s Coptic Christian pope was one of the public figures who backed Sisi when he, as army chief, ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 after mass protests against him.
France has said Egypt will order 24 Rafale fighter jets, a naval frigate and other equipment in a deal to be signed in Cairo on Monday worth more than 5 billion euros ($5.7bn).
French President Francois Hollande said on Monday that he and Sisi wanted the United Nations Security Council to discuss Libya and take new measures against the Islamic State. ( Courtesy : Dawn ) | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Enhancing Yourself With Sport and Fitness Supplements
If one has to think about the sport and physical fitness supplements as they refer to golf, for instance, one will understand that the golf enthusiast typically needs an additional quantity of strength to accomplish those far away drives down the fairway. By executing a longer drive the possibilities of minimizing the quantity of shots per hole increases, which in turn will add to your general video game. On the lighter side, it is skeptical that there are sport and physical fitness supplements to improve upon your accuracy though.
Whey protein powders, as well as the liquid kind, creatines and the nitric oxide sport and physical fitness supplements are perfect in increasing your strength and endurance for the above mentioned purposes, and are certainly not restricted to the sport of golf, however can be used across all sports. This lacks the worry of reprisal in terms of utilizing unlawful performance enhancers, as these sports-n-fitness sport and fitness supplements are natural, or naturally occurring compounds which are quickly accessible and extensively accepted in modern day sporting environments.
Preferably in the event of wanting to enhance or enhance your physical fitness, strength or endurance capabilities, using such sport and fitness supplements must remain in conjunction with an exercise and exercise regimen. This will guarantee that you maximise your efforts of improving upon the discussed skills. Regrettably, and inconsistent to lots of claims, there does not exist a magic formula that will promote strength, fitness and endurance without the accompanying physical effort that is needed.
Reliant upon which sport and physical fitness supplements you have opted to use in improving your abilities, the intake would be dictated by the particular type and frequency of your workout programs. Most of these supplementation products are developed to accompany a well balanced diet plan, and are normally suggested to be taken both before and after your gym or training session. This is because of that some of the supplementation products supply addition energy for the physical efforts, which cause more endurance during the training and therefore contribute to the increase of strength. For this reason by taking in the item prior to exercising you body will benefit from the added energy, in addition to offering the muscles with included nutrients to increase your abilities throughout training. Numerous protein items ought to be taken afterwards too, as they primarily have a repair result on the muscles that were applied throughout training.
The benefits of the pointed out sport and fitness supplements really extend beyond sporting and physical fitness concerns, as a number of these are utilized within the medical field too. Protein is a recognized supplement that is typically offering to starving people, due to the fast food digestion or ingestion as the case might be, whilst making use of several sport and physical fitness supplements are further utilized in the treatment of a variety of conditions. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
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For centuries the Focus Tower had stood at the very heart of the World. It had been a center for trade and knowledge, and the people of the World had meet there to peacefully settle their differences. But on one warm summer day, the Tower was suddenly transformed into a symbol of the purest evil. For on that day, powerful monsters battled their way into the Tower, stole the four Crystals of the Earth, and then took off with the magical Coins that had kept the Tower's door unlocked.
With the Tower doors sealed behind them, the monsters relaxed their guard and turned their attention to the Crystals. As they basked in the radiant glow of the Crystals, the monsters grew stronger and meaner and even more wicked. The more light the monsters consumed, the more the World was drained of its warmth and color. Tremors shook the land. The sky grew cloudy and dark. The seasons went berserk. Monsters appeared everywhere and terrorized the people. The World was thrown into total chaos.
The four regions became unable to communicate until Benjamin reclaimed the stolen Coins. The welfare of each region is determined by the state of one of four shining Crystals: Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, respectively. When one of the Vile Four is defeated and the Crystal is freed, that region is restored back to normal. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Effect of spent mushroom substrate on strengthening the phytoremediation potential of Ricinus communis to Cd- and Zn-polluted soil.
Phytoremediation is a kind of efficient strategy for remediating soils polluted with heavy metals. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) on the phytoremediation potential of Ricinus communis in Cd- and Zn-polluted soil. We treated the soil with SMS before growing plants and analyzed the contents, distribution of heavy metals, and response of plants after growth. SMS increased the contents of Cd (5%-13%) and Zn (16%-20%) in the cell wall. This finding suggested that high amounts of Cd and Zn were absorbed and bonded to the cell wall through metabolism adaption and formed stable compounds, which reduced the damage of the heavy metal to cells. SMS also decreased the levels of superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and catalase by 9.5%-27.7%, 8.8%-30.0% and 8.5%-28.1%, respectively. Treatment of SMS alleviated the toxicity of heavy metal in plants and increased the extracted amounts of Zn and Cd by 101%-227% and 51%-189%, respectively. Hence, SMS treatment could reduce the toxicity of heavy metals to plants and strengthen the phytoremediation potential. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
[The characteristics of the clinical course in individual types of radiation-induced cataracts].
Twenty-eight patients exposed to acute and chronic ionizing radiation were followed up. Radiation cataracts were diagnosed in 22 eyes. Localizations of changes in the lens after ionizing and solar radiation are similar. Opacities are localized under the posterior lenticular capsule, round the nucleus, and under the anterior capsule and do not depend on the type of radiation. Opacities caused by solar radiation are notably smaller and look as numerous small dots. Study of cataracts of different origin and assessment of the efficacies of different anticataract drugs were carried out for evaluating the progress of different types of cataracts (cellular, extracellular, and capsular forms). | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Fotoğraf: Stringer
Diyarbakır'ın Silvan ilçesindeki operasyonla teröristleri "karargah" olarak kullandıkları okullardan temizleyen güvenlik güçleri, bölücü terör örgütü üyelerinin saldırıları gerçekleştirdiği mahallelerin önemli bölümde kontrolü sağladı. Okullarda terröristlerce, mevziler ve bunlar arasındaki irtibatı kurmak için duvarlar kırılarak oluşturulan delikler dikkat çekti. (Stringer - Anadolu Ajansı) | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
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Yvonne Abraham got it right in her column “Parole board lacks justice” (Metro, June 23). Massachusetts has used its low incarceration rate (compared with other states, but not compared with other developed countries) and declining prison populations as reasons to let current practices remain, arguing that it’s good enough. Yet no one should take satisfaction in the high recidivism rates the state experiences — that is, no one who values community safety in every neighborhood.
Last year the Legislature enacted criminal justice reforms. With those and other tools, the Commonwealth can do better. It needs to capitalize on the opportunity of lower prison populations to shift resources to strategies that will affect recidivism. It needs to deploy interventions both in prison and in the community that will reduce the risk of reoffending. It needs to embrace that risk and manage it with proven strategies and interventions, not avoid it. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Wolfpack Injury Update | February 21, 2020
Gadwin Springer has unfortunately fallen short in his bid to reclaim his spot on-field after a nasty head knock late in last Thursday’s fixture at Wigan. The French international has failed his concussion ‘return to play’ protocol and so must spend an additional week on the sidelines. Springer is expected to return against St Helens in round five.
Darcy Lussick, who has not yet featured for the Wolfpack in 2020, is making good progress in his recovery from a hernia operation and McDermott is confident of having his enforcer back within a month.
Chase Stanley is currently still in Australia due to via issues but the Wolfpack expect that to be resolved within the next week.
Jon Wilkin underwent minor surgery on the knee concern that saw him miss the Club’s clash with Wigan. Likely to return to the field within a month, the absence is a blow to Toronto as they look to find consistency in their squad while searching for their breakthrough Super League victory. (UPDATE: Will play against Wolves)
Greg Worthington has been called to the side from his loan to Featherstone Rovers and will lineup for Toronto against Warrington.
Tony Gigot, signed to a four week trial with Toronto during the week, will also play against Warrington as he looks to make an impression in his short time with the Club. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Gene regulation profile reveals consistent anticancer properties of progesterone in hormone-independent breast cancer cells transfected with progesterone receptor.
Absence of estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) is the hallmark of most hormone-independent breast cancers. Previous studies demonstrated that reactivation of PR expression in hormone-independent MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells enabled progesterone to suppress cell growth both in vitro and in vivo. We determined the whole genomic effect of progesterone in PR-transfected MDA-MB-231 cells. We identified 151 progesterone-regulated genes with expression changes > 3-fold after 24 hr treatment. Most are novel progesterone target genes. Real-time RT-PCR analysis of 55 genes showed a 100% confirmation rate. Twenty-six genes were regulated at both 3 and 24 hr. Studies using translation inhibitor suggest that most of the 26 genes are primary progesterone target genes. Progesterone consistently suppressed the expression of genes required for cell proliferation and metastasis and increased the expression of many tumor-suppressor genes. Progesterone also consistently decreased the expression of DNA repair and chromosome maintenance genes, which may be part of the mechanism leading to cell cycle arrest. These data suggest potential usefulness of progestin in combating ER-negative but PR-positive breast cancer and indicate that progesterone can exert a strong anticancer effect in hormone-independent breast cancer following PR reactivation. The identification of many novel progesterone target genes open up new avenues for in-depth elucidation of progesterone-mediated molecular networks. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
IT solutions, interesting technology news and a hint of Space and Physics.
UK Plans to monitor ALL internet usage
The UK government dropped the case for a single government-run database but has asked communications firms to record all internet activity and make it available to security services upon request.
According to the BBC technology website, the new system would track all e-mails, phone calls and internet use, including visits to social network sites. Communication service providers (CSPs) will be asked to record internet contacts between people, but not the content, similar to the existing arrangements to log telephone contacts.
Based on this deal, ISPs will now be able to store more details about user’s activities and facilitate the use of the controversial behavioural marketing strategy like Phorm. How close will this gathering of data be monitored? How can we know for sure that our online behaviour is not going to be sold to third parties for marketing (SPAM) purposes? What about personal privacy? | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
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Reps for Oscar Winner Jack Nicholson Say Rumor of Retirement is False
Reps for Oscar winner Jack Nicholson say rumors of apparent retirement are completely false.Nicholson’s friend Maria Shriver also saying he has no plans to retire and is not suffering from memory loss. NBC News reports the Oscar winner is reportedly looking for his next movie role right now. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Sesame Street international co-productions
Sesame Street international co-productions are educational children's television series based on the American Sesame Street but tailored to the countries in which they are produced. Shortly after the debut of Sesame Street in the United States in 1969, television producers, teachers, and officials of several countries approached the show's producers and the executives of the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), renamed Sesame Workshop (SW) in 2000, about the possibility of airing international versions of Sesame Street. Creator Joan Ganz Cooney hired former CBS executive Michael Dann to field offers to produce versions of the show in other countries.
The producers of these shows developed them using a variant on the CTW model, a flexible model of production based upon the experiences of the creators and producers of the U.S. show. The model consisted of the combination of producers and researchers working together on the show, the development of a unique curriculum, and extensive test screening of the shows. The shows came to be called co-productions, and they contained original sets, characters, and curriculum goals. Different co-productions were produced, depending upon each country's needs and resources. They included both dubbed versions of the American show and versions created, developed, and produced in each country that reflected their needs, educational priorities, and culture. For example, the first HIV-positive Muppet, Kami, from the South African co-production Takalani Sesame, was created in 2003 to address the epidemic of AIDS in South Africa, and was met with controversy in the U.S. By 2006, there were 20 co-productions in countries all over the world. In 2001, there were more than 120 million viewers of all international versions of Sesame Street, and by the U.S. show's 40th anniversary in 2009, they were seen in more than 140 countries.
History
A few months after the 1969 debut of Sesame Street on National Educational Television in the United States, producers from Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Iran and Germany requested that the organization responsible for the show's production, the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), create and produce versions of Sesame Street in those countries. Even before the American show's debut, the CTW established an international division, which oversaw its licensing in other countries. According to Gregory J. Gettas, the division immediately developed four main licensing policies: (1) Like the American version, all foreign versions had to be broadcast without commercials; (2) any changes would have to meet high production standards, which protected the CTW's proprietary interests; (3) all versions had to reflect the country's cultural values and traditions; and (4) all changes would have to be approved, initiated, and supervised by a local committee working with the CTW.
Many years later, co-creator Joan Ganz Cooney recalled, "To be frank, I was really surprised, because we thought we were creating the quintessential American show. We thought the Muppets were quintessentially American, and it turns out they're the most international characters ever created". Michael Dann, a former CBS executive whom Cooney had hired as a CTW vice-president and her assistant, was assigned to field offers from other countries to produce their own versions of Sesame Street. Dann's appointment led to television critic Marvin Kitman stating, "After he [Dann] sells [Sesame Street] in Russia and Czechoslovakia, he might try Mississippi, where it is considered too controversial for educational TV".
By summer 1970, Dann had made the first international agreements for what the CTW later called "co-productions". 38 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television stations broadcast Sesame Street to Canada's English-speaking provinces. The Armed Forces Radio and Television Network agreed to air the first 130 episodes of the U.S.-made show for children of military personnel serving in 16 countries, including Iceland, Greece, Ethiopia, and South Korea. During his tenure at CTW, Dann also made agreements with several Caribbean nations, Mexico, Australia, Japan, the Philippines, France, Israel, and Germany. He later told author Michael Davis, "I was aggressive and I knew people around the world". During the same period there were discussions about broadcasting the U.S. version in Britain or producing a British version of Sesame Street, but British broadcasters found the show too controversial and rejected the idea. The American version was broadcast throughout the UK on a limited basis starting in 1971, but went off the air in 2001.
As of 2006, there were 20 active "co-productions". By its 50th anniversary in 2019, 190 million children viewed over 160 versions of Sesame Street in 70 languages. In 2005, Doreen Carvajal of The New York Times reported that income from the co-productions accounted for U.S.$96 million. Cole stated, "Children's Television Workshop (CTW) can be regarded as the single largest informal educator of young children in the world". Studies conducted on the effects of several co-productions (Mexico in 1974, Turkey in 1990, Portugal in 1993, and Russia in 1998) found that viewers of these shows gain basic academic skills, especially literacy and numeracy, from watching them.
In 2001 the Workshop introduced Sesame English, a series focused on teaching children and their families the basics of the English language and on familiarizing them with some aspects of American culture. As of 2009 it aired in several countries, including Japan, Korea, and Italy. In 2003, in response to the epidemic of AIDS in South Africa, the co-producers of Takalani Sesame included the first preschool AIDS/HIV curriculum. They created the first HIV-positive Muppet, Kami, to confront the stigma of HIV and AIDS in South Africa. According to the documentary The World According to Sesame Street, the reaction of many in the U.S. surprised Sesame Workshop. Some members of Congress attacked Sesame Street, Sesame Workshop (previously, the CTW), and PBS. According to co-producer Naila Farouky, "The reaction we got in the U.S. blew me away. I didn't expect people to be so horrible ... and hateful and mean". The controversy in the U.S. was short-lived, and died down when the public discovered the facts about the South African co-production, and when UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and American televangelist and conservative activist Jerry Falwell praised the Workshop's efforts.
Gettas explained that what he called "Sesame Street's unprecedented appeal abroad" was its broad appeal and adaptability to other cultures. Gettas stated, "Here is a program that speaks to them in their own language, on their level, and with respect for their intelligence". According to Cooper Wright, the Sesame Workshop's vice-president of International Co-Productions in 2006, the "mission" of the co-productions was to "help children reach their highest potential". The producers were further galvanized to accomplish this goal after the events of September 11. Cooney stated, "Our producers are like old-fashioned missionaries. It's not religion they're spreading, but it is learning and tolerance and love and mutual respect".
Production
The earliest international versions were what then-CTW vice-president Charlotte Cole called "fairly simple", consisting of dubbed versions of the show with local language voice-overs and instructional cutaways. Dubbed versions of the show continued to be produced if the country's needs and resources warranted it. They utilized a variant of a flexible model called the CTW model, developed by the producers and creators of the original show, to create and produce independently produced preschool television shows in other countries. The Workshop recognized that the production model developed in the U.S., which reflected its needs and culture at the time, served as a framework for other countries that wanted to repeat it. Its inherent flexibility was attractive to producers in other countries, who saw the model as "a methodological approach that is neither doctrinaire nor culture-bound" that could be used to achieve different results in different countries. According to the 2006 documentary The World According to Sesame Street, the producers of the co-productions repeated the "experiment" undertaken by the original U.S. show, but adapted it to each specific situation. In 1969, the producers of the original show depended upon government and foundation funding, but as Sesame Workshop CEO Gary Knell stated in 2009, the U.S. funding model would not necessarily be effective in countries with different economic and political structures. All co-productions share elements with the American show, but because of their different needs, no two are exactly alike. According to Gettas, the producers of the programs would "rely on variants of the CTW model to help them create programming that faithfully reflects the linguistic, cultural, social, or religious diversity of their native lands".
The need for preschool education in each country was assessed through research and interviews with television producers, researchers, and educational experts, which paralleled what the producers of Sesame Street did in the late 1960s. Then they convened the experts in a series of meetings, held in the individual countries, to create and develop a curriculum, the show's educational goals, and its set and characters, as was done in 1968 in the U.S. Finally, they held a series of meetings, both at the CTW offices in New York City and in the individual countries, to train the co-production team in the CTW model. Writing seminars were also held in New York.
The co-productions consisted of unique characters, sets, and curricula designed to meet the needs of their own children. Cole reported that the goal of the co-productions was to provide children in each country a program that reflected their country's culture, local values, and educational priorities. She stated that this cultural specificity was the reason for the co-productions' success, popularity, and educational impact. The co-productions combined universal curriculum goals that were common around the world with educational content that specifically addressed the needs of children in each country. Another goal of the international co-productions of Sesame Street was, as executive producer Lutrelle Horne stated in 1987, the improvement of "the overall quality of a country's television". He added, "We give a country a model of how television can be used effectively to address people's needs".
U.S. cast members Kevin Clash and Marty Robinson have cast and trained the international puppeteers. At first, Muppet builder Kermit Love constructed the puppets for the new shows in the U.S. According to Gikow in 2009, Jim Henson's Creature Shop, overseen by Connie Peterson, has taken over puppet creation. The producers of Sisimpur, the Bangladesh co-production, created their own traditional puppets because their puppet-making craft is thousands of years old and an important part of their culture. The producers of each co-production developed and built their own sets, live-action videos, and animations in-country. After they developed, produced, and aired the new show, they conducted research to ascertain whether their curriculum goals were met, just as was done in the U.S. after the first season of Sesame Street. According to producer Nadine Zylstra, they faced unusual challenges rarely experienced in the U.S. For example, riots and conflicts between Serbs and Albanians in 2004 delayed production of the Kosovo co-production for three months. In 2005, a nationwide strike in Bangladesh temporarily stalled production of their show.
When countries were not able to afford creating original co-productions, the Workshop provided alternatives for them. They created Open Sesame, a series with no specific cultural references in it and, as Horne described, "universally acceptable material". The show was also broadcast on U.S. military bases. The Workshop's library of Muppet skits, short films, and animations were sold to many countries and were either broadcast in English or dubbed in the local language. According to Gikow, it often served as the basis for the creation of new material for their own co-productions. As of 2009, the Workshop opened its entire library of episodes, short films, and animations created all over the world so that poorer countries could use and adapt them for their purposes.
Co-productions
1970s
The first international co-production of Sesame Street was Brazil's Vila Sésamo, which first aired in 1972 and had an initial run of two years. Its set consisted of an open plaza. The Muppet Garibaldo was "the centerpiece" of the Brazil co-production and remained popular with viewers when the show was revived in 2007. Garibaldo's performer in the revival, Fernando Gomes, became a puppeteer because of the original Brazilian show's influence. It was broadcast in Portuguese. Plaza Sésamo was also produced in 1972, in Mexico. This co-production has also been broadcast in Puerto Rico and in Spanish-speaking Latin America since 1973, and has aired on Spanish television stations in the U.S. since 1995.
Beginning in early 1973, Canada aired Sesame Street Canada. A French-dubbed version was shown in 1975, which demonstrated the producers' commitment to bilingualism, one of their curriculum goals. CBC Television enlisted television and radio producer Daniel McCarthy to work with the CTW to develop Canadian-specific set designs and themes, and along with Jim Henson, to create original Canadian Muppet characters. Segments from the American show were blended with original Canadian content, and McCarthy enlisted Canadian celebrities such as singer Anne Murray to appear. Like the American show, which encouraged children to learn both English and Spanish, Sesame Street Canada taught basic French words to its viewers. In 1996, the show changed its name to Sesame Park, and was cancelled in 2002. As of 2014, many of the show's Muppet characters were displayed in the CBC Museum in Toronto.
In 1973, West Germany, one of the first countries to approach CTW, began airing Sesamstraße. It has been continually produced since. At first, this co-production incorporated original German animation and live action segments into the U.S. version. Starting in 1978, its producers began using puppets filmed in their own studio in Germany. The Netherlands' version, Sesamstraat, began in 1976. This show has aired in both Dutch and Flemish. In Sesamstraat's early years, Belgium television participated in its production, so it also aired there. France aired Open Sesame in the early 1970s before creating its own co-production. One version created in 1974, Bonjour Sésame, was fifteen minutes long and had no street scenes. 1, Rue Sésame began in 1976; its set consists of a courtyard of a building in a small French town.
The final two co-productions of the 1970s, both made in 1979, occurred in Kuwait and Spain. The Kuwaiti show, Iftah Ya Simsim, which ran until 1990, was the first of its kind in the Arab world. It used Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), and was broadcast in 22 Arab countries. The show continued to be well-known decades after it went off the air. It returned in 2013, and had similar goals and objectives as the original version, including the use of MSA. Barrio Sésamo, made in Spain, featured a snail character who was able to hide a thousand and one things in her shell. One of the show's Muppet characters, Dr. Valentin Ruster, was based upon Dr. Valentin Fuster, a native Spaniard who worked at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Dr. Fuster's likeness was created to educate children in Spain about exercise and eating healthy.
1980s
Sweden's version of Sesame Street, Svenska Sesam (1981–1983), was originally a single-season full co-production, but did not integrate puppets. Dubs have aired before and after. Israel filmed its co-production, called Rechov Sumsum, in 1983. It was the first co-production to devote an entire section of its curriculum to educating children about mutual respect, which was a priority due to "profound political tension in the region". Its curriculum, which was based upon their viewers' needs, differed from many other countries and exposed Israeli children to children from different cultures. The show's counterpart of Big Bird was a hedgehog named Kippi.
Also in 1983, the Philippines created Batibot, the first fully bilingual (Tagalog and English) version of Sesame Street. In 1989, Susam Sokağı, a co-production filmed in Turkey, featured versions of Big Bird and an "exuberant little-girl Muppet host" named Simi. There have been three versions of Sesame Street in Portugal, including one co-production created in 1989. Rua Sésamo was also broadcast in the Portuguese-speaking nations Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Play with Me Sesame is the title of the current version.
1990s
Norway's co-production, entitled Sesam Stasjon, began filming in 1991. The Russian co-production Ulitsa Sezam (Улица Сезам) debuted in 1996. No longer on the air, one of its curriculum goals was to prepare Russian children to live in a "new open society". Poland's Ulica Sezamkowa, which also premiered in 1996, has been since replaced by dubs of various Sesame Workshop programs and has changed its name to Sezamkowy Zakątek.
In 1998, the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street, Zhima Jie, was created. An auto mechanic became the head writer of this show, broadcast in Mandarin Chinese, because there were few people with experience in writing for children in the country. It has aired in 40 local markets, comprising forty percent of all Chinese homes. Its curriculum emphasized aesthetics. The Chinese puppeteers were trained by Kevin Clash and Caroll Spinney. Also in 1998, a fifteen-minute version of the Israeli show was dubbed in Arabic and renamed Shara'a Simsim; this Palestinian co-production promoted children's sense of national identity.
2000s
In 2000, Egypt's co-production, entitled Alam Simsim (عالم سمسم), began to air throughout the Arab world and was broadcast in Arabic. Its curriculum focused on literacy, math, cognitive and social skills, girls' education, the environment, and health. The show was sponsored by its patron, Egyptian First Lady Suzanne Mubarak. A study conducted in 2004 showed that the show's efforts to educate Egyptian children about health were substantially influential.
South Africa aired Takalani Sesame, also in 2000; it focused on AIDS education with the creation of the first HIV-positive Muppet, Kami, who was declared a UNICEF "Champion for Children" in 2003. In 2005, a study was conducted about the show's impact on AIDS education in South Africa; it found that viewers exposed to Takalani Sesame demonstrated more knowledge and awareness about HIV, AIDS, and its treatment. The study also found that the show had a wide audience, even in communities without good access to electricity.
In 2003, Hikayat Simsim premiered in Jordan. According to its producers, its goal was to "promote respect in the face of conflict". The show also focused on literacy, numeracy, health and hygiene, emotions, road safety, and the environment. Afghanistan temporarily aired its first version of Sesame Street, called Koche Sesame in 2004, to help rebuild its educational system. Although this production filmed its own live-action films, it used Muppet segments filmed in the U.S., which were dubbed in Dari, one of the country's two main languages. The show's producers donated 400 education kits, which included a message from President Hamid Karzai, to schools, orphanages, and TV stations across the country. Its curriculum focused on encouraging awareness of other cultures, increasing opportunities for women and girls, and fostering children's interests in education.
In 2005, Sisimpur aired in Bangladesh. This co-production's goal was to improve school achievement and decrease drop-out rates for children before the third grade. This difficult co-production, which was beset by political difficulties and severe flooding that delayed production, was depicted in the 2006 documentary The World According to Sesame Street. Also in 2005, the producers of the Kosovo co-production (Rruga Sesam/Ulica Sezam) chose to present the languages of the region more evenly. Instead of showing words on screen, children were challenged to label objects verbally, thus learning that there are different ways to say the same thing. The Workshop worked in conjunction with UNICEF to produce this show, to aid in the peace process between Albanians and Serbs. One of its goals was to demonstrate to Albanian and Serbian children that their counterparts were like them.
In 2008, Cambodia produced Sabai Sabai Sesame, a dubbed version of the original U.S. show. It aired twice weekly, and emphasized basic literacy, numeracy, and social skills. Northern Ireland's production, which was broadcast throughout the UK but was "rooted in everyday life in Northern Ireland", was called Sesame Tree, and was set in and around a whimsical tree. The show's curriculum focused on mutual respect and understanding. Also in 2008, Jalan Sesama, the Indonesian co-production, premiered; its focus was the country's rich diversity. Denmark created Sesamgade in 2009, which contained elements of Play With Me Sesame and locally produced segments with Elmo.
2010s
Nigeria produced its own version of Sesame Street, called Sesame Square, in 2010. Previously, they aired the U.S. version. Funded in part by a grant from the U.S. government, the show focused on AIDS, malaria nets, gender equality, and yams. It also featured the HIV-positive Muppet Kami from the South African co-production.
After an absence of ten years, and almost 30 years after the 1983 movie Big Bird in China, 53 eleven-minute episodes of Sesame Street's Big Bird Looks at the World, filmed in Mandarin Chinese, debuted in early 2011 in China. Inspired by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, the program emphasized emergency preparedness. In the first week of December 2011, a Pashto and Dari-language version called Baghch-e-Simsim was launched in Afghanistan, and in the same month Pakistan began airing its own Urdu-language version, called SimSim Humara, which was supposed to run for three years. In June 2012, the United States terminated funding for SimSim Humara due to allegations of corruption by the local Pakistani puppet theater working on the initiative.
See also
List of Sesame Street international co-production characters
Footnotes
Notes
References
External links
Sesame Workshop
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Let p = 176443/240 + -2941/4. What is the common denominator of p and 77/6?
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Suppose 5*v + 50 = -0*v. Let o(a) = -a**3 - 11*a**2 - 12*a - 12. Let k = 20 + 0. What is the least common multiple of o(v) and k?
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Let u(d) = 5*d**2 + 4. Calculate the common denominator of u(-3) and ((-47)/(-3))/(64/(-24)).
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Suppose -z + 790 = -2214. Let a = z + -36121/12. Find the common denominator of a and 21/22.
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Suppose 0 = n + 2, -4*i - 4*n + 2*n = 100. Find the common denominator of 38/(-6)*(-4)/i and -2 + 4 + (-103)/(-10).
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Suppose 2*m + s = 34, 0 = -m - 5*s + 39 - 13. What is the smallest common multiple of 10 and m/(-2)*(-1 + -1)?
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Suppose 2*u = 84 - 16. What is the lowest common multiple of 4 and u?
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Let u(t) = -t**3 - t**2 - 2*t. Calculate the lowest common multiple of u(-2) and 14.
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Suppose 4*j = -j + 5, -4*j + 80 = 2*h. Calculate the common denominator of (-2 - h/(-18))*-58 and 77/2.
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Let q be 162/(3 + -1) + 2. Suppose -q = -4*y - m, -4*y + y + 71 = -m. What is the smallest common multiple of 2 and y?
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Let b(u) = u + 4. Let t be b(-2). What is the common denominator of 150/(-8) + 4/t and (-150)/27 - 0/(-3)?
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Let w = 92 - -33. Suppose 3*f + w = 35. Let t = f + -2. What is the common denominator of 119/10 and t?
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Let m = 6230/3 + -2100. Find the common denominator of m and 18/4 - (-1 + 3).
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Let z = 130296911/24 + -5428003. Let v = z + -3079/3. Find the common denominator of v and -117/20.
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Let y(h) = h + h**2 - 3 + 3 + 3 + h**3. Let o be y(0). Suppose 0 = n - o + 2. What is the lowest common multiple of n and 8?
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Let g(h) = -h**2 + 19*h + 27. Let i be g(20). Suppose i = 3*v - 11. Calculate the smallest common multiple of v and 20 + (0 - 0/2).
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Let n = -36 + 46. What is the least common multiple of 33 and n?
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Let y = 280 - 3078/11. Let x = -1 + 1. Suppose x = -w - 1 - 5. Calculate the common denominator of y and w.
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Let d = -8 - -23/4. Let n = 29/201 + -15709/1608. Find the common denominator of n and d.
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Let k = -23570 + 471509/20. Find the common denominator of k and 97/4.
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Suppose 9*x - 70 = 4*x. Suppose 2*k - 8 = x. What is the lowest common multiple of 9 and k?
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Suppose -3*v - 4*d + 23 = d, 9 = -3*v + 3*d. Let c be 2/5 - 18/(-5). Suppose -5*p + 11 = -c*p. What is the lowest common multiple of v and p?
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Suppose 4*z - 33 = 55. Suppose -r - 4*r = -25. Suppose -2*v + 16 = r*d, 2*v - 22 = 5*d + 34. Calculate the least common multiple of z and v.
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Let l = 8031/5564 + -3/2782. Calculate the common denominator of -145/18 and l.
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Let f(h) = 2*h**3 - 2*h**2 + 5*h - 7. Calculate the smallest common multiple of f(2) and 9.
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Let r = 2/2369 - -82899/18952. Let j = -1082 + 7541/7. Calculate the common denominator of r and j.
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Let t(o) = 34*o. What is the least common multiple of 20 and t(1)?
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Let k(s) = s + 13. Let t be ((-1)/(-2))/(1/(-18)). Let q be k(t). Calculate the common denominator of q/(-40)*(-5)/2 and 2.
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Let a be 2787621/660 + 6/33. Let h = a + -4225. Find the common denominator of 3/20 and h.
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Suppose 5*c = 3*q - 133 + 28, 4*q - 110 = 5*c. What is the common denominator of -61/2 and (22/c)/((-10)/105)?
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Let h(j) = 6*j - 6. Calculate the least common multiple of h(3) and 4.
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Let x = -13 - -4. Let l = x + 13. Suppose -5*h - 2*r + 64 = 0, -5*r = 4*h - 8*h + 71. Calculate the least common multiple of l and h.
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Let w = -24318 + 3915220/161. Let b = 39569384063/966 + -40962104. Let s = b - w. Find the common denominator of 1/2 and s.
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Suppose -1 = v + a - 4*a, 12 = 4*a. What is the smallest common multiple of v and 12?
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Let k(f) = -f**3 + 5*f**2 - 3*f - 4. What is the least common multiple of k(3) and 8?
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Let u = -961 - -1771. Suppose -3*p - u = 4*g - 3*g, -4*p = -2*g - 1590. Find the common denominator of g/(-36)*(-2)/(-4) and -87/14.
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Suppose 2*t - 2522 - 488 = 0. Let u = t - 13469/9. Calculate the common denominator of u and 2 + ((-1215)/12)/(-9).
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Let b be (-6103)/140 + 2/8. Let c = -357/10 - b. What is the common denominator of 2/1 + 51/(-66) and c?
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Calculate the common denominator of 4/22 - 26/(-220) and -91/62.
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Let v be (-4)/8 - 18/(-56). Let z = v - -13/112. Calculate the common denominator of -41/18 and z.
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What is the common denominator of ((-2416)/(-192))/((-2)/4) and 33/16?
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Suppose -5*d + 3*p - 100 = 0, 2*d - 4*p + 18 = -22. Find the common denominator of -45/2 and 9/(-12) + (-211)/d.
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What is the common denominator of -131/60 and (3/20)/(144/2220)?
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Let n be (5 - 2) + -249 + 1. Calculate the common denominator of (-133)/n + 2/(-5) and -55/8.
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Let c(l) = -l + 36. What is the smallest common multiple of c(9) and 10?
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Let u be 125/15 + (-4)/(-6). Suppose z + u - 13 = 0. Suppose 6*c - 3*c - 6 = 0. Calculate the least common multiple of c and z.
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Let x = 7 + -5. Suppose o + x*o = 27. Find the common denominator of ((-130)/6)/(6/o) and -23/4.
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Let l = -8/167 + -2115/1169. Let r = 3487 + -31351/9. Calculate the common denominator of l and r.
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Suppose -2*r = r - 84. Suppose 2*j + 3*j - 4*c - 56 = 0, 0 = 2*j - 3*c - r. What is the least common multiple of j and 4?
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Let w = -420/41 + 8833/410. Let v = 14/81 + -3947/810. Find the common denominator of v and w.
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What is the common denominator of 23/4 and (-1)/((-96)/(-164)) - (-2 - -4)?
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Let n = 213040991/104 + -2049351. Let r = -7065/8 - n. Let k = -1292 + 12931/10. What is the common denominator of r and k?
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Let f(d) = 1831*d + 1. Let g be f(-7). Let y = 204991/16 + g. Find the common denominator of y and -99/10.
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Suppose -3*k + 96 = -3*d, -2*k - 27 + 79 = 4*d. What is the least common multiple of k and 33?
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Let b = 7/664 + -21767/1992. Let g = -6716/9 - -752. Find the common denominator of b and g.
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Let x = -192081/37 + 5191. Let c = -214 + 629/3. Calculate the common denominator of x and c.
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Find the common denominator of (92/208)/(3/(-18)) and -13/12.
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Let f = 11 - -7. Suppose 0*s = 2*s. Let q(x) = -x**2 + x + 20. Calculate the least common multiple of f and q(s).
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Let j = 3/13180 + -481103/144980. Let o = 2/271 - 1383/3794. What is the common denominator of o and j?
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Find the common denominator of -52/3 and 237/10 - 32/(-40).
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Let n = 195/19 - 11185/988. Let b = -165/13 + n. Find the common denominator of b and 115/18.
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Suppose -z - 3 = 0, 2*m - 2*z + 0 = 6. Calculate the common denominator of ((-2)/(-21))/((-8)/318) and -1 - m - (-455)/(-10).
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Let z = 1/74 + 509/666. What is the common denominator of z and -50/3?
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Suppose 0 = -t - 4*a - 18, -8 = -3*t - 2*a - 42. Let z be t/40 - (-12122)/(-60). Let y = 619/3 + z. Find the common denominator of -13/20 and y.
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Suppose 4*c = 3*x + 45, 3*c + 3*x - 1 - 38 = 0. Let g be 3/6*(0 + c). What is the smallest common multiple of 0 + (g/(-3) - -24) and 10?
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Let a(c) = c**2 - 3*c - 4. Suppose -q + 5*b = -33, -4*q - 3*b + 0 + 17 = 0. Calculate the smallest common multiple of q and a(5).
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Let a(q) = 3*q**2 - q. Let m be a(1). Suppose -4 = -m*h + 2. Calculate the least common multiple of h and 4.
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Let o = 321/14 + 4/7. Find the common denominator of o and 37/4.
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Let j(x) = 77*x**2 + 6*x - 8. Let f be j(-6). Let o = 10971/4 - f. Let z = 45613/26 - 1752. What is the common denominator of o and z?
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Let v = 12807/4 - 3221. Find the common denominator of v and 65/2.
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Let j = -49 + 69. Calculate the least common multiple of j and 14.
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Suppose -49*s = -45*s - 56. What is the lowest common multiple of s and 18?
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Let s = -3622960479352/3551206201 + -2/33188843. Let i = 1020 + s. Let p = -3056/749 + i. Find the common denominator of -51/10 and p.
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Let l be 330185/(-25275) + 2/5. Let t = -1/337 + l. Calculate the common denominator of t and 77/10.
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Let z = -2/10377 - 840521/83016. Let c = 1905 + -1203961/632. Let q = c + -8209/4424. Calculate the common denominator of q and z.
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What is the common denominator of 1/12 and 9/6*6/10?
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Suppose 19 + 45 = 4*f. Let n = 17087/4152 + 5/519. Find the common denominator of n and 0 - f/6*-1.
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My Tenant Lacks Compassion And Has No Soul
If someone has no soul, is it a given that they lack compassion? If so, I’ve fucked up the semantics of the blog post title. But you get the gist of what i’m saying, right? One of my tenants has a heart of stone!
A few days ago I received a text from my tenant, informing me that the washing machine was on its last legs. It kept leaking and/or tripping the mains electricity every time it was switched on. He wanted me to collect the machine and dispose of it, which was cool with me. We had scheduled for me to pick up the machine yesterday evening, on Tuesday, 18th May 2011.
I had already arranged to chill with a friend of mine for that evening, but it wasn’t a big deal, because the process of putting the machine into my van shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes, so I planned for her to come with. Besides, the extra pair of hands would have been useful, even if they are attached to a woman :)
I didn’t anticipate a washing machine to be particularly heavy or awkward to carry, so I assumed even a futile female could provide enough horsepower to help transfer the appliance into my van. At this point, I had never actually carried a washing machine before, so I was just, ya’ know, bullshitting with assumption.
So, yesterday evening, around 6’ish, me and my friend popped round my tenant’s house. My tenant greeted us, and then proceeded to lead us through the house, into the back garden, where he had left the washing machine.
I looked at my tenant and said, “Is this heavy?”, he responded, “Yeah, it’s pretty damn heavy. You may struggle”
I just assumed the guy was half the man I am, consequently I wasn’t really expecting to challenge my power-lifting ability. Me and my friend both hunched over, leaning towards the appliance, each grabbing one end of the washing machine. As we lifted the appliance, we looked at one another with the, “fuck me, this is actually heavy” look on our faces. You know when you expect something to be a lot lighter than it is, and then you’re caught in a moment of shock when you realise it’s a lot heavier than anticipated? That’s what happened.
We could both lift and move the washing machine, but it was an obvious struggle as we were both gritting our teeth and looking severely constipated. We were clearly going to have to carry the machine in stages, with multiple resting points. It wasn’t just the weight which was causing a problem, it was the pure awkwardness, something I didn’t expect from a rectangular object. The problem was there wasn’t anything to grip onto, so it kept slipping through our hands like a wet dildo. Also, the pipes kept dragging along the floor, and leaking fluids (I assume it was rain water) onto our clothes, making the process more difficult than it already was. Now our attention was split between trying to carry the heavy appliance without harshly dropping it, and avoiding/dodging any spillage from the dragging penises. What also made the task tricky was the fact we had to, at points, lift the machine quite high, to get it past furniture!
At this point, my tenant was just standing on the side, watching us struggle like beetles on their backs. Me and my friend were both waiting for him to jump in and help any time now, even if only to pick up the pipes and spare us from getting wet. But for some reason that never happened. It was bizarre to say the least.
The struggle between Man and Machine would have been one-sided if we had another man involved to help. However, instead of helping, my tenant opted to stand 2 metres afar and watch, not even with amusement, so I didn’t really get it. He was watching gormlessly, with a, “hmm this is interesting” look on his mug (which I wanted to slap off).
This is genuinely what we looked like…
While most of my senses were quickly deteriorating as I was becoming weaker, I remember him muttering (in a serious/genuine tone), “I am impressed that you two managed to lift it”
Right, ok. Cock.
It eventually took about 15-20 minutes for us to transfer the washing machine from the back of the house to the front, and into the van. The entire process was a total struggle, and I felt like we had been through a workout. We were hunched over the entire time, trying to laugh as much as possible, because otherwise we probably would have cried. By the end of it, we were were left red-faced and perspirated with dirty and wet clothing, not to mention sore hands. It wasn’t a pretty sight.
Both me and my friend seriously couldn’t calculate why the fuck my tenant didn’t help us. Like I said, it was really bizzare, and it left us perplexed. We were genuinely struggling for 15 minutes trying to carry the darn thing, and my tenant could clearly see that. Yet nothing in my tenant’s head triggered, signalling him to help. His lack of compassion came across as really rude and bloody irritating, but mainly just odd. I mean, when tenants fall into arrears, I GET IT. It’s f’ing irritating and rude, but it’s not odd. What happened here was just plain odd. It actually showed me what kind of person my tenant is. Soulless.
My only conclusion is that he had it fixated in his head that I’m the landlord, and he’s the tenant, and we should stick to those roles. It’s the landlords responsibility/job to dispose of the machine washing, and he didn’t want to interfere with the preassigned duties. Kind of like a guy who refuses to cook or clean because he thinks it’s the woman’s role. Thing is, if the roles were reversed, I would have naturally helped my landlord (even if he wasn’t struggling).
Either way, the event made a more enjoyable journey home, as we spent the time thinking of amusing new nicknames for my tenant. Unfortunately, none of which are for the faint hearted. I think the mildest and least original nickname we thought of was, “washing machine cu*t”
Anyways, this blog post really has nothing to do with anything, and it really wasn’t a big deal. I just thought it was extremely strange behavior, and left me questioning mankind…yet again.
I don’t suppose any of your tenants has done something that’s made you think, “oh, well that’s strange”?
I assure you, understanding the difficulties of transporting a washing machine is not the defining point of being a "professional landlord"
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The Landlord12th June, 2011 @ 14:01
@Andy Mills
Ha, yup, I'm assuming they're from housepricecrach.co.uk - it's happened several times before. Once I get a link, that's it, they swamp the place like cockroaches.
I hope some of them at least convert into regular readers by signing up to my email updates =/
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YesAdam12th June, 2011 @ 16:53
haha landlord, you need to spell correctly to become a landlord blogger, new anti social mobility rules brought in by our ConLib friends.
Some of these Trolls are correct, you were completely unprepared and underestimated the job in hand. They are right the tenant has no responsibility to help.
The post I think is more about the morality of standing by and watching, not the legal minimum the tenant has to do.
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MacGuffin13th June, 2011 @ 10:39
Why on earth should your tenant provide his labour for free?
Is it not enough that he is paying rent to you?
I wouldn't dream of lifting a finger to help my landlord do anything. I pay him rent, so it's his responsibility to get the work done.
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Gin Brazier13th June, 2011 @ 11:51
@MacGuffin, BTLFilth and all of you HATERS out there.
Where do you people come from? And why are you all so bitter and disgruntled? It's not asking a lot is it to just lend a hand to help move a piece of furniture at the end of the day whether you pay or you don't pay.
I have been to restaurants/coffee shops where I've seen the staff work like mad and I've helped clear the table so I can sit down. I don't go moaning hand on hip giving people a lecture about how I'm a paying customer and I shouldn't have to do it blah..blah..w*nk!
You see someone struggling and you help them. It doesn't cost anything and most certainly wouldn't offend anyone.
The reason why this country is going down the pan is because of attitudes like yours! Your unwillingness to just give a little.
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The Landlord13th June, 2011 @ 11:58
Well said, Gin. I couldn't agree with you more.
This post really had nothing to do with tenants Vs landlords. I can't believe people are actually so tightly strung that they've transformed this post into, "i'm a consumer, why should I have to help?" debate.
It's pretty sad that people have a mentality like that. This post was basically about someone standing back and watching someone else struggle.
Hypothetically speaking, if I purchased a washing machine from Comet, and I saw the sales assistant struggle to transport the item to my car, I would offer to help, EVEN THOUGH I'M A PAYING CUSTOMER. Go figure. It really is all about decency.
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MacGuffin13th June, 2011 @ 12:22
I'm surprised you're not more accustomed to lifting heavy loads, since you obviously walk around with a self-righteous chip on your shoulder every day.
Take it as a lesson. You've learned two things:
1 - washing machines are heavy (duh). 2 - The landlord-tenant relationship is a BUSINESS relationship, not a PERSONAL one (duh)
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Ginster13th June, 2011 @ 12:40
@ Macguffin
Look love, we all dip into this site because it is informative and extremely helpful, not only to Tenants, Management Agents but also Landlords as well. Whilst the banta is most often light hearted and hilarious, I think you have completely missed the point. Try putting the needle back!
For someone who really just doesn't 'get it', I really don't think you (of all people) are in a position to point out any lessons learned to others.
Get a life!!
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YesAdam13th June, 2011 @ 12:47
The landlord-tentant relationship is a Human relationship. If you see someone in hardship and you are able, you should help.
I feel sorry for you, if you live in a world where you only do the absolute minimum.
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MacGuffin13th June, 2011 @ 12:49
Landlord's comment: 'You must be a woman. You can't even make a point without fucking up.'
What a shithead you are.
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The Landlord13th June, 2011 @ 12:52
@MacGuffin
Oh, sorry, I should have put a disclaimer saying, "I was being facetious."
Again (this is the second time you've done this now with in minutes), if you would follow the conversation instead of jumping in half way like a blinded monkey, you'd have a better grasp of what's actually going on.
The commenter made a comment about being sexiest, so I played on it.
You're really going off topic here, and scraping the bottom of the barrel for retorts (I'm not even sure why).
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Andy Mills13th June, 2011 @ 13:48
@MacGuffin (do you put the guff into MacGuffin ?)
Now, anyone with half a braincell can tell that The Landlord writes his stuff tongue in cheek. But some people fail to see this and takes offence. The silly billies.
He did however make a mistake with the weight of the washing machine, one that I'd wager he'd not make again. After all, he is only human and we all make mistakes, even if some people seem to think we are not allowed to. If he did it again, then I would call him a twat, or something.
But the real story here is the complete lack of caring the tenant showed. No, he didn't have to help - he could have gone inside and left them to it, he could have said "I'm sorry, but I did my back in when I moved that thing out here", he could have said something as to why he wasn't helping.
No, he just stood there and watched them struggle. Could you just stand to one side and watch people struggle? What sort of person does that?
It's just common decency.
It seems the "haters" that have commented have completely missed this point and have chosen to lambast the Landlord with crappy, weak arguments.
Oh I know what it is, it's coming up to a full moon. I suspect in a few days time the haters will be human again and totally unaware of the comments they posted.
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zetty13th June, 2011 @ 14:21
Might be there's a reason for all the hate? Most landlords I've encountered have tried to abuse us in one way or another, and only good knowledge of tenant rights and a firm attitude have saved us from it. But why should I be wasting my energy and time fighting with my landlords? For the money I pay I'd expect to be treated like a fucking king. Obviously our experiences do affect our attitude more than anything else.
I also agree on the buy-to-let business making the housing market much more inaccessible but then it's a British cultural thing I guess. I for one are totally not interested in buying although the rents in this country are still ridiculously high giving so little for the value + having to deal with those incredibly nitpicking and ignorant landlords.
This landlord here has a knack for writing and a good sense of humour but I can't help thinking if I was his tenant I'd probably consider him a bit of a prick. Not that I necessarily think it's a bad thing to be a prick, in fact I admire many of them, but then again it's not a kind of person I'd want to help, now why should I?
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Ginster13th June, 2011 @ 14:41
@ Zetty
Whilst I agree with you that there are a lot of bad Landlords out there, I would also like to point out that there are lots of good ones too. I should know, I've moved properties around 28 times in my life and have only owned my own property in the last 6 years or so. Just because you've had a few bad experiences you can't tarnish them all with the same brush. Let's face it, greedy & ignorant people come in all sorts. Not just Landlords. Let's put Landlords aside for the moment and talk about Tenants. I think Tenants can be equally as bad. A lot of them don't clean, live in squaller, they break things and don't replace them not to mention fall into arrears with their rent and expect the Landlord to pick up the pieces. So you see it is a double edge sword. Not saying you are one of these Tenants but they DO exist! Rent is expensive, likewise the same when you have a mortgage to pay. So there are a few people like the Landlord who have worked bloody hard to invest in properties and make a living out of it. Is that such a bad thing? Why should people like him be condemned for being successful? Just because he's a Landlord charging you market price to rent you his pad, you still feel it's OK to standby and watch him struggle? Well if that's the case it is your choice but I'd say it's more of a reflection on the kind of person you are than the one he is.
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The Landlord13th June, 2011 @ 14:53
@zetty
My writing style has no reflection of how I come across in reality. I generally write loosely. While what I say is all true, I write with a sharp edge (I think that's how it's described anyways), which may come across as rude/cocky. A lot of my regular readers are used to it, and sense my jest. I'm loveable in person, really *hugz*
I generally have a good relationship with my tenants, and I do work hard for them.
Most of what I express on here is what i'm thinking and what I mutter under my breath. We all do it. I'm human.
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zetty13th June, 2011 @ 14:58
@Ginster -- Have to agree about the tenants, I've seen enough of people who can't take any reasonable care of themselves and the property.
But there's still a difference here called "professionalism".. Tenant is a customer and landlord is a professional provider. I've moved >10 times here in the UK I believe but still didn't face anyone decent. I seem to know way more about the property and the law than they do -- how does that implies they have been working hard? Since I've always been aiming at the cheap end (which at least in London is still bloody expensive compared to anywhere in Europe), maybe there are more professional landlords for the more pricey properties, I don't know.
Property business is a dirty one, I've learnt that. I also understand it's not an individual landlord who's responsible for the market prices but isn't it natural that an individual tenant, giving a large chunk for his income, would expect a professional service for something as important as his home? For the landlord it is often just another property -- for the tenant it is the fundamental core of his/her life.
My point was, the general hate is not unfounded, there are plenty of reasons for it, people are not satisfied and it shows. This is a sector which would IMHO definitely benefit some tighter regulations.
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zetty13th June, 2011 @ 15:22
@The Landlord -- sure I can't know what kind of person are you other than how you come across from your writing. Needless to say I enjoy your style and come back for more once in a while. No doubt you provide lots of valuable information too.
Was just pointing out all the hate doesn't surprise me a bit as there are obvious underlying reasons. No intent to get personal here with someone I don't know in person, aight :)
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Croydon8613th June, 2011 @ 19:27
I agree with Ginster - Comment 35
I am new to the whole property game, trying to learn everything possible related to being a landlord, and a big chunk of what I have learnt has came from this website. Some people I feel do not appreciate the landlords generosity in sharing this knowledge.
His humour and style of writing makes the website even more valuable, as it makes learning fun, and most importantly, he is REAL about things, he does not sugar coat stuff, he says it how it is. Its the reason I keep coming back.
I wish you well landlord, and keep the good stuff coming. ;)
As the old ancient proverb goes... "Behind every successful person is a pack of haters".
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Longtermrenter14th June, 2011 @ 08:24
Yes, you should have come prepared. I don't expect you would have lended a hand if the tenant said he was short of a bob or two because you are taking all of his money away every month. You need to step away and look at this for what it is, a business. You wouldn't expect to help a removals team to move house as you would expect that they would have trained people just as you would expect a landlord to arrange appropriate labour for a task such as this. I think you have no soul - especially after looking at your post where you can't even supply a curtain rail and curtains. I get fed up of having to lash out money on curtains everywhere we move to.
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The Landlord14th June, 2011 @ 08:40
@Longtermrenter
You clearly didn't look at the post carefully (like several other people that made the same invalid point as you). Like a 2yr child, you probably just looked at the images. Like I said, I did provide curtains rails. However, the tenant replaced them with his own- that's how the damage was caused.
I'm taking all his money away? What are you talking about? My tenant chose to rent my property at the rate I charge. I'm NOT forcing him. It's actually a 2 bedroom house. He could have rented a 1 bedroom house, but he chose not to. You're being ridiculous.
You're stretching this out of context with your airy-fairy examples. I'm a single landlord that didn't anticipate how heavy a washing machine would be, not to mention how awkward they would be to carry. Lesson learned. Next time I'll be better prepared. It's really as simple as that.
Using a "removals team", a group of people that remove items for a living as an example is as stupid...well, as your entire comment, to be honest.
Look, keep it in context. Like I said: "hypothetically speaking, if I purchased a washing machine from Comet, and I saw the sales assistant struggle to transport the item to my car boot, I would offer to help, EVEN THOUGH I'M A PAYING CUSTOMER. Go figure. It really is all about decency."
Wouldn't you help in that situation, or are you THAT selfish?
I'm still amazed that people think this is about "money"- it's not. It's about helping someone out for the sake of helping. It's not about, "i'm paying you, i'm not going to help you"
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The Landlord14th June, 2011 @ 08:43
@Croydon86
Many thanks. Much appreciated :)
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Renter14th June, 2011 @ 11:51
Perhaps your tenant knows you're the kind of landlord who considers him a “washing machine cu*t”?
In which case I'd stand by as well, hoping you drop the thing on your foot.
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The Landlord14th June, 2011 @ 11:54
@Renter I considered him a "washing machine cunt" AFTER he failed to help. You've got your tenses all backwards, or something. I don't know, your point just seems weird.
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Longtermrenter14th June, 2011 @ 12:49
Maybe you should have asked him nicely if he could have helped you. Maybe he had a bad back? His mates might have put the machine in the garden. You dont strike me, through your posts, as a particularly approachable or personable person (maybe it is you who lacks the soul). Many landlords adopt a haughty 'higher than' air around their tenants. Heck, myu landlord told me recently that I had had 'lots of concessions' just because he mended our immersion heater and put some money in the pot for our distressed and very broken sewage system. You also seem to have a sexual fetish about washing machines with your various phallic references in your post, maybe the tenant thought the struggle with the machine in conjunction with you friend was all part of the 'kick' or a mating dance.
I do apologize for the mistake with the curtain rails. I guess that is what the deposit is for (repairing holes).
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Longtermrenter14th June, 2011 @ 12:57
I* do apologize, that should have been 'your friend'. and my landlord, I must type a little more diligently.
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Ginster14th June, 2011 @ 13:00
Time out! Time f*cking OUT!! Be them washing machine one's or just bloody stupid ones! It's just pointless trying to explain to an amoeba let alone a colony of them the principles of decency.
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Longtermrenter14th June, 2011 @ 13:18
@Ginster
'So there are a few people like the Landlord who have worked bloody hard to invest in properties and make a living out of it. Is that such a bad thing? Why should people like him be condemned for being successful? Just because he's a Landlord charging you market price to rent you his pad, you still feel it's OK to standby and watch him struggle?'
It is not Landlord's fault that successive governments have encouraged this sort of exploitative behaviour. If I had the money I still wouldn't do buy to let however as it is not morally sound. I do think it is bad making a living out of buying up houses and pushing up prices and rent; similarly the banks are currently pushing up food prices by speculating on them in the same way. I work as hard as anyone else by the way and still can not afford a house and barely afford my extortionate rent for my crappy house.
Anyway, if he is struggling, get out of it - sell the houses. Oh wait, he doesn't own them anyway, the bank does and now the speculative bubble has burst it is his turn to cry foul.
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Twattybollocks14th June, 2011 @ 14:01
I can't believe what I am reading here.
Why is buy 2 let not morally sound? Why do you think it is bad making a living out of buying up houses and pushing up prices and rent. It's called a free market economy - if you want anything different go and live the communist ideal. Oh I forgot, most of those have seen the light and are now free market.
Do you complain that the supermarkets are pushing up prices, or the fuel suppliers or your local corner shop who is trying to compete against the supermarkets. Get real!
As for the comment regarding him not owning the property - that's the point. You use someone elses money so that if it goes tits up your own money is protected. The banks arn't the only ones pushing up food prices by speculation - it is the hedge fund managers speculating on what oil prices will be in 12 months time, or the coffee bean crop or pork bellies. When the airlines add on fuel surcharges I dont see howls of derision on here but I'll bet if I said I was putting on a heating surcharge I would be bent over and butt shagged from here to eternity! When the utilities put up prices by 25% do I hear a murmour of decent? Do I bollocks. Thank the last Government - sorry, Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor, for f*****g this up by not having the bollocks to regulate the bankers et al.
If it was not for B2L investors this country would be flooded with the homeless and/or people living at home with mum and dad into their 50's. People may not like the idea (usually the jealous ones or ones who like to talk the talk but are too cowardly to get off their arses and do something about it). The UK is full of detractors who take pleasure in watching people fail instead of owning up and saying "I haven't got the balls to do it but look at him, he has and good luck to him" (or her).
Hells fucking teeth.............
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Longtermrenter14th June, 2011 @ 14:19
Yes, the free market is pushing up prices for everyone in everything. I do complain about all the price rises except where they are necessary. The country already has a lot of homeless and people living wth mum and dad or sharing and is about to get a hell of a lot more. It is not case of not having the balls or being cowardly it is a case of house prices, and thus rents, being too high. The buy to letters and house investers/MEWers are all part of this game as are all the fools who borrow money to go on holiday of have the latest car to keep up with the joneses. It is dissent by the way.
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Mike14th June, 2011 @ 15:19
If you want to blame somebody for prices going up, how about blaming the banking system?
1) "Quantitative Easing" is just posher way of saying "Printing money". If you print more money, the money that's already in circulation is worth less (inflation), because there's more of it around.
2) In the current climate, governments have a vested interest in keeping their own currency cheap. This means that exports become cheaper for the buyers, which in turn boosts the country's economy (manufacturers experience more demand). This in turn makes imports more expensive (your pounds are worth less of the foreign currency when purchasing imported goods). This is one of the main reasons interest rates are languishing at 0.5%. If the interest rates rise, this strengthens the currency and makes exports more expensive, which depresses manufacturing.
3) Even though the government is overtly encouraging banks to lend, new rules on bank liquidity are working against this as banks are being forced to keep higher reserves when lending. This in turn means that they are able to lend less. The current economy also means that there are less companies and individuals able to prove their ongoing viability.
So to blame landlords for the current inflation is simplistic in the extreme. Might as well blame electric/gas companies for the price of wholesale electric/gas (if the £ is worth less, it takes more pounds to buy the wholesale electric/gas)
The UK is unusual in the number of people who are homeowners - it may just be that the UK is starting to catch up with Europe where many don't own homes until much later in life. If you consider this a possibility, then BTL landlords are simply providing the means for that transformation.
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Longtermrenter14th June, 2011 @ 15:29
@Mike
1) Agreed
2) Yes, house prices are still too high for use as homes however so low interest rates are just allowing prices to remain artificially high whilst penalizing savers like myself.
3) They have lent too much already - that is why house prices are too high along with the fact that they now use two incomes to calculate mortgage viability.
I'm not blaming landlords for inflation. Rents are high because house prices are high. Nearly all the govt and media are in on it as many are in to their necks with their own buy to let and property portfolios.
I have no problem with long term renting (funny that) but until we have legislation in place to mirror countries such as Germany us tenants will always be at a disadvantage. BTL won't transform our communities without some security for tenants to take par tin communities wiothout being continuously moved on along with their children to different schools etc. The costs of these constant moves add a further burden to the long term renter.
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AUS15th June, 2011 @ 03:30
OMG !....I cannot believe how this article has turned out...WTF does house prices, inflation, bad bankers etc got to do with whether a tenant could have helped lift a washing machine.
Clearly there are some absolute idiots who write things most of whom sound like they'd like the UK to become the Peoples Republic of Great Britain. Here's a thought....
'If you don't like the UK system, Democracy but prefer Europes rental culture or North Korea's communism - then move, no-one is stopping you'
On topic - I think the bloke could have at least said ' mate do you want a hand' or as others have said explained why he couldn't (true or not) - IMHO he's made himself look like a pratt by just standing there.
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Mike15th June, 2011 @ 08:30
Aus, Hey, if you don't like the way the article has turned out then there are plenty of other articles on which you are more than welcome to comment. No one is stopping you.
Rents are increasing at a steady rate at present. The basic laws of supply and demand indicate that there is therefore more demand than supply, which would suggest that at present there is NOT ENOUGH housing to rent, far from there being too many private landlords out there - which leads me back ....
ON TOPIC: Perhaps with the increase in rent, some tenants are starting to require a corresponding increase in professionalism - at a level which your small portfolio holder would be hard-pressed to match (a landlord with 3 properties is unlikely to buy a large van and hire a couple of guys to do this sort of work, whereas a housing association might well)
I'll be the first to admit there are a sizeable percentage of private landlords who do not do themselves or their tenants any favours (leaving tenants without heating/cooking facilities in mouldy or leaky badly-maintained properties and failing to respond to legitimate requests for repairs. Failing to meet minumum standards like annual safety checks) When the market recovers it's possible a number of these individuals will go to the wall - and those landlords who develop and maintain a good reputation for looking after tenants will be those who can attract good tenants. (though there will always be tenants who will take the lowest price whatever condition)
Perhaps the future (if it lies with private landlords at all rather than with large companies) lies in private landlords acting together through their professional organisations to contribute to shared facilities which individuals would not be able to afford (such as dedicated removal men) In this way the landlord would not even need to attend site to organise the removal of a washing machine - but merely call the right helpline. Does anything like this currently exist? It seems to be a step up from what lettings management companies currently offer (usually a list of approved contractors)
sorry for the gloomy outlook, but if the tenant above is an indication of a trend towards requiring a higher class of service (as has been suggested) then this seems to be a natural outcome - either private landlords hang together, or they hang separately :D
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AUS17th June, 2011 @ 02:25
@ Mike
Far too much time on your hands mate.
Comments such as yours are better placed on this is money dot co dot uk - where they might actually be ON TOPIC.
Your idea about collaboration amongst landlords is a good one (even though in the wrong forum) however in practice I doubt it would work as it'd require landlords actually knowing other landlords in the area where they each own properties.
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AUS17th June, 2011 @ 02:26
...and forgot to add...yes a service does exist to move large furniture/items - local councils will remove for a small nominal fee and sometimes even for free.
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MacGuffin17th June, 2011 @ 08:10
Just thought I'd update y'all on what's been happening. Having read the oh-so-persuasive posts of 'The Landlord' on this site, I was converted and decided to put my new attitude into action.
I showed up at work yesterday and my boss said 'MacGuffin, I will need that report by midday. If you manage to get it done earlier, let me know.'
I said to him 'Man, you're totally unreasonable. You can see that I am struggling. You should help me do it!'
My boss said 'MacGuffin, I pay you to do this work. I do not expect to have to help you complete your assigned tasks.'
I said 'Man, YOU LACK COMPASSION AND YOU HAVE NO SOUL!'
Then he sacked me. How unreasonable!
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A Regular19th June, 2011 @ 13:16
lol, lots of haters and blamers here. @Haters @Blamers - when was the last time you tried to do something to better the world? Rather than just moan about it?
House prices were too expensive for me. So I got off my arse, worked harder, saved harder, negotiated hard and solved the problem creatively. Did I get frustrated? Yes. Did I get my own home (eventually), yes!
@The_Landlord - you do a top job. This blog is more then an informational resource, it's entertainment and a great way to let off steam (akin to going to a meal or the pub with your friends to relax). Keep up the good work, and enjoy the extra publicity.
:)
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RSJ23rd June, 2011 @ 08:48
Why should your tenant have compassion for you when it’s quite clear from other blog entries on this site that you have no compassion for tenants?
Perhaps you don’t realise it but your style of writing is unprofessional and offensive and you really can’t be surprised about the amount of negative feedback you receive.
My landlord couldn’t be nicer but unfortunately there are a few out there like you who give others a bad name. I’m sure if people saw this blog before signing up to live in one of your properties they’d change their mind in heartbeat.
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The Landlord23rd June, 2011 @ 09:22
@RSJ I'm bored of people like you who don't see the bigger picture. You read a few bitter/ranting blog posts, and you think you have it all figured out. It's ridiculous.
Perhaps you don't realise (even though it's clearly stated on EVERY damn page), but this is my "personal" blog. It's not meant to be professional. Why the fuck would I need or want to write professionally? This is my virtual diary/journal. I'm not looking to strike up a publishing deal.
I give Landlords a bad name? Please give me one valid example to justify that statement! I do everything by the book, provide a good service, and I often go out of my way to help my tenants. What, just because I complain on my blog when my tenants get under my skin, and the fact you don't like the style of my writing (Heaven forbid), that makes me a bad landlord?
My properties are safe, they meet all safety requirements, I make repairs almost immediately, I'm ALWAYS contactable, and my properties are clean. So how the hell do I give landlords a bad name?
Some times I get irritated by my tenants and write an anonymous blog post. Seriously, if that's your definition of a "bad landlord", then you're a total idiot. How do you know YOUR landlord doesn't get irritated by your stupid arse and complain? You don't. Just as my tenants don't.
I don't think I've ever complained about a tenant for NO real reason.
I agree, if my tenants saw my blog and they knew it was my blog, they probably would change their mind. But i'm sure a lot of things would change if we all knew the inner thoughts of people we have relations with. But again, that doesn't make me a bad landlord.
These are my thoughts, I anonymously jot them down. So f'ing what? I act professionally and i'm very respectful towards my tenants. For example, even though my tenant stood their and watched me struggle, I was still nice to him. I didn't ONCE show signs of irritation.
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Croydon8623rd June, 2011 @ 19:13
RSJ
"My landlord couldn’t be nicer…" - Landlord beat me to it in saying How do you know your nice landlord does not have a blog that complains about you? In fact, how do you know 'The Landlord' is not your landlord. That would be intersting.
One thing i don't understand about these chumps is visiting a site where the first message you see on the homepage is "I'm a landlord that bitches/scribbles about landlord stuff" - and then expecting a politically correct-cambridge-graduate-speaking-government-based type of website. Thats like a man going to a strip club in search of a priest for religious advice, or a vegetarian going to a chicken shop for the best in vegan cuisine.
You know what your getting with this site, and if you expect any different, then more fool you.
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RGM2nd July, 2011 @ 21:30
Have you seen your tenant's Facebook page? That's where the traffic is coming from. And you're right, he's a dick.
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Chris16th July, 2011 @ 14:11
You say his soulless because he didn't help you carry YOUR washing machine to the Van, I wouldn't have helped you either. Its your washing machine not the tenants. Also why not employ someone to replace the Washing Machine? Like John Lewis are you a bit tight? And save your self a Hernia next time.
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Armin3rd November, 2011 @ 13:56
Washing machines are truly awkward to transport. You probably know this by now, but an investment into a dolly is a wise one. A dolly, also known as "hand truck". They come as the folding variety too. If in a bind, nip to the local ScrewFix.
Alternatively, and something I only observed a few weeks ago, you can use one of those ratchet-straps to wrap around the wachine machine and tighten, then suddenly you have a handy belt to grab.
Also, to have workman's gloves in your toolbox provides awesome value for money, saves you from cuts almost every time you handle a washer!
Hope that helps.
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Macguffin4th November, 2011 @ 10:16
@Armin
Those are some very sensible suggestions, but surely it is clear by now that this landlord prefers to have a girly, bitchy whinge?
Landlord - grow a pair and move your own appliances!
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Lull28th June, 2012 @ 21:50
As a landlord myself, I understand the cathartic process this blog must have. It is hard always being seen as the 'bad/greedy guy', yet doing your best to be a genuinely good landlord... then finding that some tenants don't always treat you with the same level of respect. Ranting is useful. It acts a pressure release valve, and helps ensure that tenants are dealt with professionally as they should be, even if they are being unreasonable.
But ...on the topic of rants... (just a *slight* tangent here) I am female and I moved my washing machine from the front of the house to the back (where the kitchen is), levered it into an awkward corner and installed it without any help from a male of the species. Some say I am freakishly strong (you can't really tell from my frame), but I suspect it is simply because most women believe this myth (perpetuated ad infinitum by innocent little comments such as yours that tend to completely permeate our culture) that they are incapable of lifting anything other than a small bag!
I have found that I was stronger than 80% of the guys I worked with, probably because the nature of their job was inherently fairly un-athletic, whilst I spent my time lugging all their gear around. Hence, despite being anecdotal to others, my experience shows me that female does not equal weak, nor men equal strong. There are always exceptions - and my view is that most women have simply atrophied their muscles over years of misuse and neglect! Hence the average difference in inherent strength is much less than is perceived.
Sorted - glad I got that off my chest... :D
Oh, also... the guy might have had aspergers (would explain his adherence to roles / lack of thought to help) or an injury. Or he might have been just been a dick.
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Lull28th June, 2012 @ 21:56
Oh and I love your writing style. It is epic.
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alwaysright8th September, 2016 @ 14:13
They have scrap value so you shouldn't have too much trouble finding someone to take it away for free. DON'T HELP THEM LIFT IT THOUGH, THEY ARE MAKING MONEY!!!
ps someone who took a broken washing machine from me (actually they paid a little cash) to use in a renovation project just to make it look like it had a washing machine. This presented a moral quandary for me with regards to the help/don't help question.
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Sarah24th January, 2017 @ 10:53
All i am seeing here is a lot of JEALOUSY from tenants. This thread has really has helped me see why tenants are so weird and inhuman, so thanks for that. Tenants think the landlord has it easy. Landlords have mortgages to pay and the huge responsibility of repairing anything that goes wrong immediately for the tenants. Most work really hard to provide a good service, from mortgages to tax returns to renovating and repairs. It is quite shocking the ungrateful attitude tenants have,they could still be living with mum and dad. When i was a tenant i was always helpful and polite to my landlord and he returned the same. Its normal, decent human behaviour. Going around being jealous, bitter and ungrateful will get you no where, they need to grow up.
Now, as a landlord, I've always been helpful for my tenants; renovating the property first, repairing anything straight away and doing modifications they want. Yet 80% of them have been rude, ungrateful, ignore polite emails and break tenancy agreements. Even though i did several alterations for my latest tenant that he wanted with hardly any thanks, and I asked him to let me know of any problems, he's let the brand new garage door go into such a state that its over to one side and it has to be forced open and shut ( I could not even open it). He thought nothing of telling me there was an issue (I found out on an inspection) and he has been continuing to use it in that state. I don't think the guarantee will cover it now. His response was its only recently gone like that. Even when i am trying to organise repairs he is still ignoring my polite emails! I know he has a busy life but it seems so unhelpful he can't tell me of problems, it takes no time to ping an email over. All i can think he must have an attitude problem like the ones on here, perhaps doesn't like adhering to the tenancy agreement because i am female. I think he finds is emasculating that i get someone i trust to do alterations and repairs (i agreed he could do some things but now he doesn't even bothering asking and just does what he wants, having caused some damage already).
I agree with the landlord here, he seems like a good landlord by agreeing to remove the washing machine promptly, when it wasn't urgent. As he had to carry the washing machine over the tenant's furniture then the tenant could have helped. I expect the tenant just has an ungrateful attitude and resents paying rent. I think the landlord should keep his eye out for another tenant with a better attitude as a selfish attitude like that could mean he'd not pay the last month's rent and leave the house damaged.
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"It shows that I cast my votes in a pragmatic, deliberate way that reflects the common-sense values of the people back home," said McMahon (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn), who was first elected in 2008 and is running for re-election this November.
"I'm trying to be thoughtful on every issue, I'm not down here fighting ideological battles," said McMahon, who angered conservatives when he voted in favor of President Barack Obama's stimulus plan, but disappointed liberals when he voted against health care reform.
In its annual "Vote Ratings" issue, which has just been released, National Journal magazine said McMahon and upstate Democratic Rep. Michael Acuri are "at the dead center of the House" when it comes to how they vote.
Using a complicated formula, the magazine assigns values to around 100 votes by all members of the House and Senate from the previous session, covering social issues, foreign affairs and economic concerns, and then comes up with a total score.
Because of its non-partisan reputation, the National Journal rankings are closely followed by political insiders both inside and outside the Beltway.
The magazine found overall that most lawmakers voted according to their ideological beliefs, conservative or liberal, which has contributed to legislative gridlock.
Overall, McMahon cast more "liberal" votes than 50.2 percent of his colleagues in 2009, but his "conservative" voting record was better than 49.8 percent of his fellow House members.
Taken together, that puts McMahon at number 217 among the 435 members of the House.
Which may not be a bad place to be considering McMahon's district went for John McCain in 2008 and for George Bush in 2004 and 2000.
McMahon said that most of his constituents are "centrist" and share former fusion Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia's view that "there's not a Republican or Democratic way to pick up the trash."
"People want government to be responsive, and to provide for their needs in a pragmatic fashion," he said.
McMahon, for example, voted in favor of cap-and-trade energy legislation, which is anathema to conservatives. McMahon said he believed the legislation would help America break its dependence on foreign oil.
But he voted against taxing AIG bonuses and other measures that he said would hurt the financial services industry, which employs an estimated 80,000 of his constituents.
McMahon said his down-the-middle approach doesn't make him a "fence-sitter."
"It's just the opposite," he said. "This is a rating of my votes, not my views."
While McMahon's votes have sometimes put him at odds with House leadership, National Journal says that in an effort to keep swing-district members safe, "Democratic leaders try not to press them too hard to act counter to local interests while still corralling sufficient votes to pass legislation."
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and among those who recruited McMahon in 2008, told the magazine, "If members feel that something will put them in jeopardy with their constituents, it's not my job to substitute for their judgment."
McMahon told the National Journal, "Some Democrats tell me that I
should vote for the greater good of the party. I tell them that I vote
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Introduction {#s1}
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In healthcare, a productive management is the one by which healthcare services are planned and controlled cost-effectively and all organizational goals are achieved wherein the quality is maintained. Achieving the goals is possible through utilizing resources properly, controlling hospital admissions and inpatient Length of Stay (LOS), as well as using ancillary services and equipments properly.
LOS is a hospital indicator usually reported as percent. LOS indicates resource utilization in hospitals and presents inpatient days by which efficiency and quality of services delivered are evaluated. LOS varies among various hospital units; for example, LOS is relatively short in Pediatrics Unit, while it is much longer in Geriatrics\' wards.\[[@R1]\] The LOS includes the time between patient\'s admission and discharge time and measures both bed utilization and inpatient units\' efficiency.\[[@R2]\]
The LOS has been decreased considerably over the past years both overall and for most diseases. In many countries, healthcare providers have been under much political and managerial pressure to keep LOS in a desirable minimum level. Some studies have shown that LOS reduction would reduce costs without compromising patients\' outcomes.\[[@R3]\] In other words, hospital managers, policy makers and third party payers continue to be interested in shortening hospital stays as a main strategy for hospital cost-containment and efficient utilization of scarce hospital resources. However, it should be noticed that LOS reduction level is restricted by factors such as quality and effectiveness considerations. It means that the average LOS should be decreased to a level in which service quality and patients\' outcomes are not compromised. To achieve this goal, it is important to know more about the factors that play a significant role in decreasing patients\' LOS.\[[@R4]\] There is no general agreement on the list of effective factors which shorten the LOS. However, four following categories of the LOS determinants have been identified: 1) Patient-related factors including age, sex, social support status, socio-economic status, nutritional status, hospital acquired infections and post operative infections; 2) Hospital-related factors including hospital size, nurse-patient ratios and area of residence; 3) Sources and types of payment including insurance coverage, types of hospital payments; 4) Physician-related factors including the kind of physicians\' practice as a general practitioner, private physician or house staff physician.\[[@R5]\] In another categorization, these factors have been divided into two groups: 1) Supply factors which depend on circumstances related to the provider of care-for instance, bed availability and supply, payment methods, and discharge policies; 2) Demand factors which depend on issues related to patients\' needs; for instance, disease severity, co-morbidity, and direct or indirect costs to the patients or their careers.\[[@R3]\]
It is worthy noticing that both over-hospitalization and under-hospitalization have adverse impacts on costs and quality of care provided. Over-hospitalization is not only expensive because of using expensive and scarce hospital resources, but also can be harmful to health because of carrying the risks of nosocomial infections, and iatrogenic complications. On the other hand, under-hospitalization, whether related to inappropriate clinical management or due to cost-containment, may have effects on quality of care provided and results in unsatisfactory outcomes.\[[@R5]\]
Previous studies have shown that factors such as age,\[[@R6]\]\[[@R7]\]\[[@R8]\]\[[@R9]\]\[[@R10]\]\[[@R11]\]\[[@R12]\]\[[@R13]\]\[[@R14]\]\[[@R15]\]\[[@R16]\]\[[@R17]\]\[[@R18]\]\[[@R19]\] sex,\[[@R5]\]\[[@R6]\]\[[@R10]\] marital status,\[[@R9]\] race/ethnicity,\[[@R11]\]\[[@R13]\] patients\' origin,\[[@R9]\]\[[@R20]\] residency location,\[[@R9]\]\[[@R10]\]\[[@R21]\] socio-economic status,\[[@R19]\] insurance status, source and types of payment,\[[@R5]\]\[[@R11]\]\[[@R13]\]\[[@R17]\] hospital types,\[[@R4]\]\[[@R5]\]\[[@R17]\]\[[@R19]\]\[[@R22]\] hospital size,\[[@R4]\]\[[@R5]\]\[[@R17]\]\[[@R23]\] the month, day and time of patient admission,\[[@R4]\]\[[@R9]\]\[[@R15]\] admission types in terms of being elective, urgent or emergency,\[[@R7]\] patients\' physical and functional status,\[[@R12]\]\[[@R13]\]\[[@R15]\]\[[@R18]\] hospitalization experience,\[[@R7]\] discharge destination,\[[@R4]\]\[[@R10]\]\[[@R13]\] patients\' status at discharge time,\[[@R7]\] hospitalizing physician\'s academic degree\[[@R24]\] and types and severity of illnesses\[[@R8]\]\[[@R13]\]\[[@R21]\]\[[@R25]\]\[[@R26]\] have impacts on inpatient length of stay.
Studies conducted in Iran to review hospital LOS either have been carried out on insufficient samples; therefore they do not have reliable results such as Faraji Khiavi\'s\[[@R8]\] and Gholi vahidi\'s\[[@R7]\] studies or have aimed to compare different statistical methods used for modeling inpatient LOS such as Salesi\'s\[[@R21]\] and Rafie\'s\[[@R9]\]\[[@R10]\] studies. As there are no comprehensive studies on the LOS in Iran to assess the related factors and there is increasing need for implementing effective management and proper utilization of scarce hospital resources, especially beds which are the most important hospital resources, this survey aimed to study the patients\' hospital LOS and its related clinical and non-clinical (demographic and hospital-related) factors in Women Hospital (a tertiary teaching hospital) in Tehran in order to help managers to plan the use of available resources properly.
Materials and Methods {#s2}
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In this cross-sectional survey, we reviewed all 3421 charts of patients admitted and hospitalized in Women Hospital in Tehran in 2008. This hospital is a tertiary specialty teaching hospital which has several units including Obstetrics, Surgery, and Oncology, High risk infants, NICU, Phototherapy and Obstetrics Emergency. In this study, we only studied women\'s related units which were Obstetrics, Surgery and Oncology units. These units had 20, 33 and 12 available beds, respectively. In 2008, 1704 (49.8%), 1360 (39.8%) and 357 (10.4%) charts belonged to the Obstetrics, Surgery and Oncology units, respectively.
The required data (such as marital status, age, distance from living area, medical insurance coverage types, admission and discharge months, days and times, inpatient units, related physician specialties and academic degrees, final diagnoses, the number of diagnostic tests such as laboratory tests, radiographies and sonographies, admission types, patients\' status at discharge time, the number of previous hospitalization and hospital costs) were collected using a data collection sheet. In order to collect other data which were not recorded in the patients\' charts (such as patients and their spouse jobs, educational levels and the family income), we conducted interviews with all inpatients for three months (winter months) which exceeded 951 interviews and the related analyses were done only for these patients. In order to categorizing final diagnoses, we used ICD-10.
Kolmogrov-Smirnov test showed that the distribution of the LOS data was not normal. Therefore, the relationships between the LOS and related factors were studied using nonparametric tests such as Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Walis and Spearman correlation tests. Finally, because the residuals of LOS data were normal, we used Multiple Linear Regression to study the factors that affect LOS simultaneously. P\<0.05 was considered statistically significant. The study protocol and ethical aspects were approved by the Ethics Committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Results {#s3}
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The overall median of the LOS was 50.8 hours in the hospital. The medians for the Obstetrics, Surgical and Oncology units were 48.5, 54.4 and 94.2 hours, respectively. We analyzed all factors without any previous assumptions about which ones had association with LOS. As we see in [Table 1](#s3tbl1){ref-type="table"} and [Table 2](#s3tbl2){ref-type="table"}, there was a significant relationship between the LOS with the marital status (the unmarrieds\' LOS was longer than the married ones), medical insurance coverage types, type of related physicians\' specialties, related physicians\' academic degrees (patients who had been admitted by residents had shorter LOS), admission types (elective patients had longer LOS), patients\' status at discharge, final diagnoses (p\<0.001) and the spouse jobs (p=0.009).
###### The distribution of patients' length of stay (hour) based on non-clinical (demographic and hospital related) factors in Women Hospital in Tehran
**Factors** **Median** **Percentile 5** **Percentile 95** **Test Results** **Factors** **Median** **Percentile 5** **Percentile 95** **Test Results**
------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------------ -------------------------------- --------------------------------
Marital Status Admission Days
Married 50.6 23.5 197.4 Z[a](#Fs3tbl1a){ref-type="table-fn"}= 7.080 *P* value\< 0.001 Saturday 51 23.6 189.4 X^2^= 24.402 *P* value\< 0.001
Unmarried 76.8 25.1 296.3 Sunday 50.7 23.6 192.6
Medical Insurance Coverage Types Monday 50.2 23.4 263.1
Insurance on the Bed 50 23.5 163.4 X^2^[b](#Fs3tbl1b){ref-type="table-fn"} = 53.088 *P* value\< 0.001 Tuesday 49.5 22.8 179.4
Social security Insurance 51 23.6 220.8 Wednesday 54.7 22.2 244.4
Uninsured Patients 48.7 21.9 145 Thursday 53.8 24.1 243.1
Medical Services Insurance 52 24.1 240.2 Friday 50.2 24.3 146.3
Rural Insurance 72.6 22.5 288.4 Patients\' status atdischarge
Forces Insurance 69.8 24.6 231.2 Recovery status 50 22.7 15.2 X^2^= 79.203 *P* value\< 0.001
Other types of Insurance 50.6 22.6 269.1 Relative recovery status 53.3 24.5 266.5
Spouse Jobs Leaving Against Medical Advice (LAMA) 48.5 21.6 193
Worker, Farmer, Stockbreeder or Retired 61.7 24.7 439.8 X^2^= 13.443 *P* value= 0.009 Need to Follow up after Discharge from Hospital 52 23.8 259
Private and Public Employee and Military 52.9 22.1 242.1 Related Physicians\' Academic Degrees
Healthcare Jobs 45.1 23.6 74.5 Residents 50.2 22.7 196 Z= 8.045 *P* value\< 0.001
Educational Jobs 52.4 22.6 336.7 Attending Physicians 52.2 25.6 240.8
Other Jobs 51.1 22.8 222.2 Admission Type
Inpatient Units Elective 51.8 24.6 238.6 Z= 9.960 *P* value\< 0.001
Obstetrics 48.5 22.2 13.6 X^2^= 357.225 *P* value\< 0.001 Emergency 49.1 22.4 185.6
Surgery 54.4 24.8 238.8
Oncology 94.2 25.9 334.3
Related Physician Specialty
Gynecologist 50.5 23.4 194.5 X^2^= 163.571 *P* value\< 0.001
Internist 145.3 46.9 333
General Surgeons 51.7 27.4 140.2
^a^ Mann-Whitney Test
^b^ Kruskal-Wallis Test
###### The distribution of the patients' length of stay (hour) based on the final diagnoses (clinical) categories in Women Hospital in Tehran
**Factors** **Median** **Percentile 5** **Percentile 95** **Test Results**
--------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------- ------------------ -------------------------------
Final Diagnoses Categories
1\) Pregnancy, Childbirth and Peurperium Diseases 49.1 22.5 150.8 X^2^= 291.459 P-value\< 0.001
2\) Neoplasms 79.3 25 329.1
3\) Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases 77 25.9 350.4
4\) Digestive System diseasesِ 120.1 49.3 335
5\) Genitourinary System Diseases 51.4 25.2 220.5
6\) Other Diseases 51.8 24.1 231.2
This study showed that the difference between the LOS and spouse jobs was related to longer LOS in patients whose spouses were workers, farmers, stockbreeder or were retired (med=61.5 h) compared with those who had private and public jobs, military employments (med=52.9 h) or the other jobs (med=51.1 h) (p\<0.005).
There was a difference between the LOS and the types of insurance coverage. The LOS was shorter in the patients who had insurance on the bed type (med=50 h) compared with those who had the social security insurance (med=51 h), medical services insurance (med=52 h) or rural insurance (med=72.6 h). Patients who had no insurance coverage had also shorter LOS (med=48.7 h) compared with those who had rural insurance (med=72.6 h), social security insurance (med=51 h), medical services insurance (med=52 h), armed forces insurance (med=69.8 h) or the other types of insurance (med=50.6 h). Also, patients who had social security insurance (med=51 h) had shorter LOS compared with those who had rural insurance (med=72.6 h) (p\<0.05).
The LOS was longer in the Oncology Unit (med=94.2 h) compared with that in the Surgery (med=54.4 h) and Obstetrics (med=48.5 h) units. The LOS was also longer in the Surgery Unit (med=54.4 h) compared with that in the Obstetrics\' one (med=48.5 h) (p\<0.001). The LOS was shorter in the patients who were admitted on Fridays (med=50.2 h), which are weekends, compared with those who were admitted on Wednesdays (med=54.7 h) and Thursdays (med=53.8 h). Moreover, the LOS was longer in the patients who were admitted on Wednesdays (med=54.7 h) compared with those who were admitted on Saturdays (med=51 h) and Tuesdays (med=49.5 h) (p\<0.05). Since there was a steady influential trend on the LOS in admission days, patients who were admitted on Wednesdays had longer LOS compared with those who were admitted on the other days of the week.
The LOS was more than twice longer in patients who were admitted by internists (med=145.3 h) compared with those who were admitted by the Gynecologists (med=50.5 h) and general surgeons (med=51.7 h) (p\<0.001). The LOS was shorter in patients who were discharged with recovery status (med=50 h) compared with those who were discharged with relative recovery status (med=53.3 h) and those need to be followed up after discharge from the hospital (med=52 h). The LOS was shorter in patients who were left against medical advice (LAMA) (med=48.5 h) compared with those discharged with relative recovery (med=53.3 h) and those need to be followed up after discharge from the hospital (med=52 h) (p\<0.001).
Finally, the LOS was shorter in patients who had pregnancy, childbirth and peurperium diseases (med=49.1 h) compared with those who had neoplasm (med=79.3 h), endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (med=77 h), digestive system diseases (med=120.1 h), genitourinary system diseases (med=51.4 h) and other diseases (med=51.8 h). The LOS was shorter in patients who had genitourinary system diseases (med=51.4 h) and other diseases (med=51.8 h) compared with those who had neoplasm (med=79.3 h), endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (med=77 h) and digestive system diseases (med=120.1 h) (p\<0.05).
Also, LOS had positive significant relationship with age (r=0.222), distance from living area (r=0.081), the number of previous hospitalizations (r=0.058), the number of laboratory tests (r=0.564), radiographies and sonographies (r=0.363) (p≤0.001). On the other hand, LOS had negative significant relationship with the educational level of the patients (r= -0.149) and their husbands (r= -0.104); and with the percent of insurance contribution to total hospital costs (r= -0.061) (p\<0.05).
Because of possible interactions among studied factors, they were analyzed simultaneously using Multiple Linear Regression. All qualitative factors including marital status, distance from living area, medical insurance coverage types, admission and discharge months, days and times, final diagnoses, admission types, kinds of the inpatient units, patients educational levels, the spouse jobs and educational levels, related physician specialty and academic degree and patients\' status at discharge time (using dummy variables); and quantitative factors including age, the number of diagnostic tests, the number of previous hospitalization and the percent of insurance contribution to total hospital costs which had a relationship with LOS with a significant level less than 0.2 in the univariate analyses were put in the multiple regression model. Then, using Backward method, the associated factors with LOS were determined as following: spouse jobs, admission days, related physicians\' academic degrees, final diagnoses and the number of laboratory tests, radiographies and sonographies (p\<0.05) ([Table 3](#s3tbl3){ref-type="table"}).
###### Associated factors with LOS using Multiple Linear Regression
**Factors** **B** **Standardized Coefficients (Beta)** **P value**
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Spouse Jobs
Worker, farmer, stockbreeder or retired 21.214 0.073 0.001
Admission Days
Admission on Thursdays 19.547 0.056 0.01
Related Physicians\' Academic Degrees
Being Resident -18.256 -0.081 \<0.001
The Number of Laboratory Tests 13.194 0.435 \<0.001
The Number of Radiographies and Sonographies 21.366 0.456 \<0.001
Final Diagnoses Category
Neoplasm 20.504 0.063 0.005
Discussion {#s4}
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LOS is an important indicator which is used in hospitals extensively. This indicator presents hospital performance and its efficiency level. Therefore, it is an essential indicator to analyze hospital performance. In this survey, we studied the LOS and its association with clinical and non-clinical factors in Women Hospital in Tehran. The results of the simultaneous analysis of the associated factors using Multiple Linear Regression showed that the LOS of patients whose spouses were worker, farmer, stockbreeder or retired was longer than the others\' LOS. It can be said that they usually have low socio-economic status and have not appropriate nutrition and health; and cannot use expensive recreation facilities in their lives and may confront more social problems and tensions. Therefore, they seek health care late when their diseases have been extended and need more complex cures. LOS of the patients admitted on Thursdays were longer than that of the others probably because in the next day (weekend in Iran), less diagnostic and curative procedures have been taken and they usually are postponed until the first day of the next week. Therefore, this patient admission process should be changed in order to utilize available hospital resources properly. Cannoodt\'s and McMullan et al. conducted their studies in the US and Northern Ireland, respectively. They concluded that patients admitted on Fridays and Saturdays have longer LOS. Thus, considering that Fridays and Saturdays are the last days of the weeks in their countries, their results confirm our findings too.\[[@R4]\]\[[@R15]\]
Patients who were admitted by residents had shorter LOS compared with those who were admitted by the attending physicians. It was due to either the patients who were admitted by the attending physicians had more serious diseases, or they underwent educational purposes. Moloney et al. reported that the LOS of patients who were admitted by GPs was shorter than that of patients who were admitted by the specialists. However, they did not compare patients\' LOS between patients admitted by residents and those admitted by the attending physicians.\[[@R24]\]
Patients who were admitted due to neoplastic diseases had longer LOS that the others; probably because their diseases were more serious and needed more diagnostic and curative procedures. Aguirre-Gas et al. showed that malignant tumors increased patients\' LOS.\[[@R20]\] Also, Salesi in his study showed that patients suffered from neoplastic diseases had more LOS than patients suffered from nervous system and digestive system diseases, injury and poisoning.\[[@R21]\] The results of these two studies are consistent with our results. Finally, the results of our study showed that the more the number of laboratory tests, radiographies and sonographies performed for patients, the longer their LOS. It was probably due to the large number of primary routine tests and examinations which have been done in order to diagnose the patients\' diseases and the delay occurred in delivering the results from laboratory and radiography units to inpatients units in order to start and continue curative procedures.
As it is shown in [Table 3](#s3tbl3){ref-type="table"}, according to standardized coefficients (Beta), the number of laboratory tests, radiographies and sonographies had more effect on the LOS than the others. The main reasons of the difference between the results of the current study and other mentioned studies are: 1) This survey has been conducted in a women\'s hospital while other studies have usually been conducted in general hospitals where men and women patients suffered from various diseases were hospitalized; 2) The number of samples in the mentioned studies, compared with our study, has often been small and most of them have suggested that their studies should be conducted with more samples to achieve more accurate results.
The current study had two limitations. This study has been conducted only in a women\'s hospital and the results probably cannot be generalized to other hospitals, especially general hospitals. Moreover, for collecting data which were not recorded in the patients\' charts (such as patients\' and their spouse jobs and educational levels, family income), we conducted 951 interviews with all patients admitted in the units in the last three months of the year, because this survey began from the last days of autumn, and related analyses had been carried out only for these patients.
In conclusion, managers and policy makers can only modify some of these associated factors in order to improve patients\' LOS. For example, they should prevent Thursdays (weekend in Iran) admissions unless emergency admissions. Also, required primary routine tests and examinations can be performed before admitting patients into the hospital. Further researches are needed to find other factors associated with LOS.
Finally, we suggest conducting studies to find other factors associated with LOS, to show which laboratory tests, radiographies and sonographies are essential and should be performed as routine ones to better determine the patients\' health status, and to indicate appropriate rate of LOS in various diseases in Iran to recognize unnecessary and inappropriate hospitalizations and patients\' length of stays.
This study was a part of a Ph.D thesis supported financially by Tehran University of Medical Sciences; according to contract number 240/6093 dated Feb 2, 2009. We should thank Dr. Elham Shakibazadeh for her valuable help in preparing this manuscript and the hospital\'s heads and staff for their kind cooperation with the researchers in collecting and analyzing data.
**Conflict of interest:**None declared.
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Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed November 26, 2014.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D14-973
Lower Tribunal No. 13-30743
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Sea Coast Fire, Inc., etc.,
Petitioner,
vs.
Triangle Fire, Inc., and Andres Davila,
Respondents.
A Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Abby
Cynamon, Judge.
Bello, Martinez & Ramirez, P.L., and Joel A. Bello, for petitioner.
Cadogan Law, and Gina Marie Cadogan, for respondents.
Before SHEPHERD, C.J., and EMAS and LOGUE, JJ.
LOGUE, J.
Sea Coast Fire, Inc., seeks certiorari review of discovery orders that compel
it to disclose alleged trade secrets to Triangle Fire, Inc., a business rival. Because
the disclosure of trade secrets can cause irreparable harm, and because the trial
court departed from the essential requirements of law by ordering the production of
the materials without determining whether the requested documents were trade
secrets, we grant the petition and quash the discovery orders.
Facts
Triangle Fire is a fire equipment provider and service company that had
employed Andres Davila as a sales representative. As part of his employment
contract, Davila signed a non-competition and non-solicitation agreement (“the
Agreement”). The Agreement prohibited Davila from, among other things, (a)
disclosing certain confidential information, such as client pricing information,
marketing strategy, and forecasts for particular clients, (b) working for any
business similar to Triangle Fire, and (c) soliciting business from any of Triangle
Fire’s current customers or helping any entity do so.
Davila left Triangle Fire and began working for a rival fire equipment
service company, Sea Coast Fire. Triangle Fire ultimately brought suit against both
Davila and Sea Coast Fire. In regards to Davila, Triangle Fire alleged breach of the
Agreement, tortious interference, and misappropriation of trade secrets, proprietary
information, and confidential information. With respect to Sea Coast Fire, Triangle
Fire alleged tortious interference with a non-compete covenant, tortious
interference with business relationships, and misappropriation of trade secrets.
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In the course of the litigation, Triangle Fire submitted interrogatories and
requests for production seeking information regarding Sea Coast Fire’s customer
lists, customer contact information, and pricing information. Sea Coast Fire
objected and filed a motion for a protective order. It alleged that Triangle Fire
sought trade secret information. Triangle Fire contended the requested materials
were not trade secrets.
Without conducting an in camera inspection of the requested information or
holding an evidentiary hearing, the trial court ordered the production of the
discovery. Two days later, the court entered a second order limiting the discovery
to certain dates. This petition followed.
Analysis
To support a writ of certiorari, the petitioner must demonstrate that the
challenged non-final order (1) departs from the essential requirements of law, (2)
results in material injury for the remainder of the case, and (3) such injury is
incapable of correction on postjudgment appeal. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. San
Perdido Ass’n, Inc., 104 So. 3d 344, 351 (Fla. 2012). The last two elements are
sometimes referred to as irreparable harm, the establishment of which is a
condition precedent to invoking certiorari jurisdiction. Nader v. Fla. Dep’t of
Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles, 87 So. 3d 712, 721 (Fla. 2012); Miami-Dade
Cnty. v. Dade Cnty. Police Benevolent Ass’n, 103 So. 3d 236, 238 (Fla. 3d DCA
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2012). The disclosure of “cat-out-of-the-bag material” information, such as trade
secrets, can constitute irreparable harm. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. Cabrera, 112
So. 3d 731, 733 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013).
Trade secrets are privileged under section 90.506, Florida Statutes, but the
privilege is not absolute. Freedom Newspapers, Inc. v. Egly, 507 So. 2d 1180,
1184 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). Information constituting trade secrets can be obtained in
discovery under certain circumstances. To determine if those circumstances exist, a
trial court generally must follow a three-step process:
(1) determine whether the requested production constitutes a trade
secret;
(2) if the requested production constitutes a trade secret, determine
whether there is a reasonable necessity for production; and
(3) if production is ordered, the trial court must set forth its findings.
Gen. Caulking Coating Co., Inc. v. J.D. Waterproofing, Inc., 958 So. 2d 507, 508
(Fla. 3d DCA 2007).
Trade secrets are defined in Florida’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act as:
[I]nformation, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program,
device, method, technique, or process that:
(a) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not
being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by
proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value
from its disclosure or use; and
(b) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances
to maintain its secrecy.
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§ 688.002(4), Fla. Stat. (2013). Examples of trade secrets include confidential
business information such as a customer list, when the list is not just a compilation
of information readily available to the public, but rather acquired or compiled
through the owner’s industry. Kavanaugh v. Stump, 592 So. 2d 1231, 1232 (Fla.
5th DCA 1992); E. Colonial Refuse Serv., Inc. v. Velocci, 416 So. 2d 1276, 1278
(Fla. 5th DCA 1982).
To determine whether the requested information constitutes a trade secret,
the trial court may perform an in camera inspection or other document
examination. Messer v. E.G. Pump Controls, Inc., 667 So. 2d 321, 322 (Fla. 1st
DCA 1995) (holding a departure from the essential requirements of law occurred
when the trial court ordered production of documents without first conducting an
examination of the documents or an in camera review); Summitbridge Nat. Invs.
LLC v. 1221 Palm Harbor, L.L.C., 67 So. 3d 448, 450 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011)
(determining whether a trade secret exists usually requires an in camera review).
A trial court may also hold an evidentiary hearing. Bright House Networks,
LLC v. Cassidy, 129 So. 3d 501, 506 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014) (determining whether a
trade secret exists usually requires the court to perform either an in camera review
of the information or an evidentiary hearing). Such a hearing may include expert
testimony. Lovell Farms, Inc. v. Levy, 641 So. 2d 103, 105 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994)
(remanding for either an in camera inspection or evidentiary hearing with expert
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testimony that would establish the existence of a trade secret). Expert testimony
may be particularly useful in cases where the trial court does not have the requisite
experience in examining the subject information. See, e.g., Revello Med. Mgmt.,
Inc. v. Med-Data Infotech USA, Inc., 50 So. 3d 678, 680 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010) (“If
the circuit judge does not have the requisite experience in examining [computer
source] code, he may wish to appoint a neutral computer expert to review [the
party’s] program.”).
Of course, in a case where it is undisputed that the information requested is a
trade secret, an inspection or hearing may not be required to determine that a trade
secret exists. See Columbia Hosp. (Palm Beaches) Ltd. P’ship v. Hasson, 33 So. 3d
148, 150 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010). The burden is on the party resisting discovery to
show that the information sought is a trade secret. Am. Exp. Travel Related Servs.,
Inc. v. Cruz, 761 So. 2d 1206, 1209 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).
If the materials are trade secrets, the court must then determine whether
there is a reasonable necessity for production. Gen. Caulking Coating Co., 958 So.
2d at 509. Once a party has demonstrated that the information sought is a trade
secret, the burden shifts to the party seeking discovery to demonstrate reasonable
necessity for production. Scientific Games, Inc. v. Dittler Bros., Inc., 586 So. 2d
1128, 1131 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991) (citing Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Cooey,
359 So. 2d 1200, 1202 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978)). This requires a trial court to decide
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whether the need for producing the documents outweighs the interest in
maintaining their confidentiality. See Gen. Caulking Coating Co., 958 So. 2d at
509.
Such an inquiry should not be conducted in a “vacuum or on a mere whim.”
Beck v. Dumas, 709 So. 2d 601, 603 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998). In this regard, a trial
court generally cannot rely on arguments of counsel alone. Id. (holding a trial court
departed from the essential requirements of law in denying an evidentiary hearing
and relying solely on an attorney’s argument that he “needed” the requested
production, where “the matters were of a highly technical nature, and the court
candidly acknowledged its lack of familiarity with the requested materials”). It is,
however, conceivable for a trial court to do so “on a matter with which the court is
familiar and which is not the subject of a genuine factual dispute.” Id.
As noted above, if the trial court ultimately decides to order production of
trade secrets, it must set forth findings on these points. Gen. Caulking Coating Co.,
958 So. 2d at 509 (“Because the order under review makes no specific findings as
to why it deemed the requested information not to be protected by the trade secret
privilege we find that ‘it departs from the essential requirements of the law for
which no adequate remedy may be afforded to petitioners on final review.’”
(quoting Arthur Finnieston, Inc. v. Pratt, 673 So.2d 560, 562 (Fla. 3d DCA
1996))).
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Further, if disclosure is ordered, the trial court should take measures to limit
any harm caused by the production. See § 90.506 (“When the court directs
disclosure, it shall take the protective measures that the interests of the holder of
the privilege, the interests of the parties, and the furtherance of justice require.”).1
In this case, the parties disputed whether the requested customer lists,
customer contact information, and pricing information were trade secrets. Triangle
Fire, for example, maintains that the requested customer lists are a compilation of
information readily available to the public as opposed to information acquired or
compiled through Sea Coast Fire’s industry. The trial court departed from the
essential requirements of the law by failing to conduct the necessary inquiry and
determine whether the information requested constituted trade secrets. See Cooper
Tire & Rubber Co., 112 So. 3d at 734; Messer, 667 So. 2d at 322.
Petition granted; orders quashed.
1 Examples of measures taken by courts to protect trade secrets include, but are not
limited to, the following: (a) specifying individuals that may have access to the
materials for the limited purposes of assisting counsel in the litigation; (b)
requiring that the designated confidential materials and any copies be returned or
destroyed at the end of the litigation; (c) allowing the disclosure of the trade secret
to only counsel and not to the clients; and (d) requiring all attorneys who request
access to confidential information to first sign an attached agreement and be bound
by its restrictions. See Capital One, N.A. v. Forbes, 34 So. 3d 209, 213 (Fla. 2d
DCA 2010); Cordis Corp. v. O’Shea, 988 So. 2d 1163, 1165 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008);
Bestechnologies, Inc. v. Trident Envtl. Sys., Inc., 681 So. 2d 1175, 1177 (Fla. 2d
DCA 1996).
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abstract: 'I study the entanglement entropy (EE) across a deformed sphere in conformal field theories (CFTs). I show that the sphere (locally) minimizes the universal term in EE among all shapes. In [@Allais:2014ata] it was derived that the sphere is a local extremum, by showing that the contribution linear in the deformation parameter is absent. In this paper I demonstrate that the quadratic contribution is positive and is controlled by the coefficient of the stress tensor two-point function, $C_T$. Such a minimization result contextualizes the fruitful relation between the EE of a sphere and the number of degrees of freedom in field theory. I work with CFTs with gravitational duals, where all higher curvature couplings are turned on. These couplings parametrize conformal structures in stress tensor $n$-point functions, hence I show the result for infinitely many CFT examples.'
author:
- Márk Mezei
bibliography:
- 'shape.bib'
title: Entanglement entropy across a deformed sphere
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Introduction and summary of results
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Introduction
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Entanglement entropy (EE), a quantity associated to subregions in quantum systems, plays an increasingly important role in recent developments in a wide range of fields; see [@Ryu:2006ef; @Amico:2007ag; @Calabrese:2009qy; @Casini:2009sr] for some reviews from this broad spectrum. In this paper, I investigate how the ground state EE of a conformal field theory (CFT) depends on the shape of the entangling surface $\Sig$. See Fig. \[fig:wiggly\_region\] for an example of an entangling surface of interest to this work.
![\[fig:wiggly\_region\] A $d=3$ example of an entangling surface $\Sig$, which is a deformed circle . EE is the entropy of the reduced density matrix of region $V$, $\Sigma = \partial V$. The change of universal term in EE, $s_\text{univ}$ due to a deformation of amplitude $\ep$ is $\sO(\epsilon^2$) and is given by in a CFT$_3$.](deformed_circle)
In [@Allais:2014ata] it was conjectured that in the ground state of a CFT living in flat space, the sphere minimizes the universal contribution to EE in all dimensions among all shapes of sphere topology.[^1] In this paper I show that the universal term for a deformed sphere has the shape dependence where $s_d^{\text{(sphere)}}$ is the contribution of the sphere, $\ep$ is the amplitude of the deformation, $C_T$ is the overall coefficient of the stress tensor two-point function , and $F[\text{shape}]$ is a positive semi-definite functional of the shape of the surface that I determine explicitly. The term linear in $\ep$ was shown to be absent in [@Allais:2014ata]. Because $C_T$ is positive in a unitary theory, I have shown that the sphere is a local minimum among all shapes for the universal piece in EE.[^2]
There is a fruitful relation between the EE of a sphere and the number of degrees of freedom in field theory. The Wilsonian renormalization group flow between two CFT fixed points leads to the loss of degrees of freedom. This intuition is captured by the inequality where the subscripts UV and IR denote $s_d^{\text{(sphere)}}$ at the ultraviolet and infrared CFT. This inequality (better known as C-theorem) is know to be true in $d=2,3,4$ [@Zamolodchikov:1986gt; @Cardy:1988cwa; @Casini:2004bw; @Myers:2010tj; @Komargodski:2011vj; @Casini:2012ei].
From the EE perspective it is not a priori clear why the number of degrees of freedom corresponds to $\Sig=S^{d-2}$ and not some other shape.[^3] The sphere is picked out from among all nearby shapes by the appealing minimization result , and also by the fact that it is the only shape whose EE counts the degrees of freedom; as argued below. In $d=4$ it was shown in [@Anselmi:1997ys] that no linear combination of $s_d^{\text{(sphere)}}$ and $C_T$[^4] obeys monotonicity . In $d=3,5$ it is also known that $C_T$ does not obey a C-theorem [@Nishioka:2013gza; @Fei:2014yja]. Combining these results with makes it unlikely (in $d=4$ impossible) that any deformed sphere obeys a C-theorem.
I use holography to obtain my results. The holographic examples I study are arbitrary higher curvature gravity theories, whose Lagrangians do not contain derivatives of the curvature tensor. Through AdS/CFT I expect that these theories capture a large range of possible behaviors for stress tensor $n$-point functions in CFTs. From field theory arguments it is clear that these are the correlators that control the shape dependence of EE [@Rosenhaus:2014woa]. I only use higher curvature gravity in the above kinematical sense. I also work only to linear order in the higher curvature couplings.[^5] In these class of theories I get the same answer . Hence, my results are valid in infinitely many dual CFT examples.
Summary of results
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I continue the discussion with some more details. EE is divergent in the continuum limit. The leading divergence is the well-known area law [@Bombelli:1986rw; @Srednicki:1993im]. The divergence structure of EE in a $d$ dimensional CFT is (see e.g. [@Liu:2012eea]): where $R$ is the characteristic size of the entangling region $\Sig$. To avoid clutter I omitted the coefficients of the non-universal pieces. I am interested in the shape dependence of the universal piece $s(\Sig)_\text{univ}$. It is universal in the sense that two calculations of EE done in different regularization schemes will give the same result for $s(\Sig)_\text{univ}$, while the coefficients of the other terms in will not agree.
In this paper I restrict my attention to the case when $\Sig$ is a deformed sphere (see Fig. \[fig:wiggly\_region\] for a $d=3$ example). I describe $\Sig$ in polar coordinates as where $\ep$ is a small parameter, $\Omega_{d-2}$ are the coordinates on $S^{d-2}$, and I decomposed the deformation into (real) hyper-spherical harmonics that are eigenfunctions of the Laplacian on $S^{d-1}$.[^6]
For such a deformed sphere EE has a small $\ep$ expansion. I am interested in the universal piece: where the piece linear in $\ep$ vanishes [@Allais:2014ata], and $s_d^{(2)}(\Sig)$ will be my main focus. In this paper, for an infinite family of holographic examples I demonstrate that where $C_T$ is determined by the stress tensor two-point function .[^7] This is the main technical result of the paper. Although I think I gather overwhelming evidence for this formula in this paper, it would be nice to prove from CFT calculations.[^8]
An important aspect of is that it comes from a local term in even $d$, but a nonlocal term in odd $d$. This is seen from the highest power of $\ell$ appearing in , which is $\ell^d$. In even dimensions the universal term in EE multiplies a logarithmic divergence, and hence its shape dependence is given by a local functional of the geometric invariants of $\Sigma$, as I discuss in more detail in Sec. \[sec:FieldTheory\]. In particular it is a even functional of the extrinsic curvature. Accordingly, in the highest power of $\ell$ is even. In general, if $s_\text{univ}$ were to be a local functional, the highest power of $\ell$ in its expansion would be even, as a local $s_\text{univ}$ has to be an even functional of the extrinsic curvature of $\Sig$ [@Grover:2011fa; @Liu:2012eea].[^9] In odd dimensions, the highest power is odd, thus $s_\text{univ}$ has to be a non-local functional of the geometric quantities of $\Sig$.
Note also that $\ell=0,1$ deformations give zero contribution to . This had to be the case, as $\ell=0$ is a dilation, while $\ell=1$ (to leading order) is a translation of the sphere, neither of which should change the value of $s_\text{univ}$.
The rest of this paper presents a derivation of , organized as follows. In Sec. \[sec:FieldTheory\] I discuss how this work is related to recent progress in the perturbative approach to EE, and show that agrees with formulae available in the literature for $d=4,6$. In Sec. \[sec:Gravity\] I first review results of [@Dong:2013qoa; @Sen:2014nfa], then using these results I derive for an infinite family of higher curvature gravity theories.
Relation to field theory results {#sec:FieldTheory}
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Field theory results for EE
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In $d=4,6$ reproduces the appropriate expansions of known results [@Ryu:2006ef; @Solodukhin:2008dh; @Safdi:2012sn]. In $d=4$ Solodukhin’s formula determines the universal piece for all CFTs [@Ryu:2006ef; @Solodukhin:2008dh]: where $a_4$ and $c_4$ are coefficients of the trace anomaly,[^10] $E_2$ is the Euler density normalized such that $\int_{S^2} d^2 \sig \sqrt{\ga} \, E_2=2$, $\ga$ is the induced metric, and $K$ the extrinsic curvature.
By plugging into after a short calculation I obtain: Using that in my normalization $C_T={1\ov 3\, \pi^4}\, c_4$, I get a precise match with .
Because the first term in is topological, shapes continuously connected to $S^2$ give the same contribution. It is easy to see that $I_2$ is nonnegative and vanishes only for the sphere. This shows that the sphere minimizes the universal term in EE among all topologically equivalent shapes [@Astaneh:2014uba].
In $d=6$ the analog of is known up to some undetermined numerical coefficients [@Safdi:2012sn]. To $\sO(\ep^2)$ only one term contributes, whose coefficient is fixed. In the notation of [@Safdi:2012sn]: where $T_3\big\vert_{\sO(\ep^2)}$ is the $\sO(\ep^2)$ piece of $T_3$ and $B_3$ is one of the coefficients of the trace anomaly. From [@Bastianelli:2000hi; @Lewkowycz:2014jia] it is known that $B_3={\pi^3\ov 193536}\, C_T$. Then agrees with . These field theory checks increase my confidence in .
Relation to the perturbative approach to EE
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Rosenhaus and Smolkin recently initiated a perturbative approach to the reduced density matrix [@Rosenhaus:2014woa], which immediately translates to a perturbative approach to Rényi entropy [@Lewkowycz:2014jia].[^11] One can get EE from Rényi entropies $S_q$ by analytic continuation: To first order in perturbation theory, this continuation is straightforward, and the result is just the first law of entanglement [@Bhattacharya:2012mi; @Blanco:2013joa; @Wong:2013gua]. The perturbation theory for Rényi entropies remains sound at all orders, although technical difficulties may arise due to the need to evaluate integrated $n$-point functions. However, one may worry that the analytic continuation of these results to EE may be subtle.[^12] For shape deformations at $\sO(\ep^2)$ (or equivalently, deformations of the background metric [@Banerjee:2011mg; @Rosenhaus:2014woa; @Allais:2014ata]) the continuation results in an integrated stress tensor three-point function [@Rosenhaus:2014woa; @Lewkowycz:2014jia]. [@Rosenhaus:2014zza] recently tried to evaluate this integral in $d=4$ and failed to reproduce the known result, appropriately expanded. With these confusing state of affairs, the result may prove to be a useful light post.
From the field theory results described above, it is clear that stress tensor correlators control the shape dependence of EE. I will now describe some facts about stress tensor two- and three-point functions. The stress tensor two-point function takes the form: The three-point function is determined by three coefficients [@Osborn:1993cr; @Erdmenger:1996yc].[^13] Instead of writing down the three-point function, I choose an integrated version of it, the energy one-point function in a state created by the insertion of the stress tensor with traceless polarization tensor, which only has indices in the spatial directions, $\ep_{ij}$ [@Hofman:2008ar; @Buchel:2009sk]. It is given by where $\vec{n}$ picks the direction on $S^{d-2}$, $E$ is the energy of the state, and $C_T,\, t_2,\, t_4$ are the constants that determine the stress tensor three-point functions. [^14] [^15] The structure of higher point functions of the stress tensor are less understood, see however [@Dymarsky:2013wla]. There is an intriguing connection between the allowed structures in $n$-point functions, and the independent vertices in a $d+1$ dimensional gravitational problem [@Hofman:2008ar; @Costa:2011mg].
I expect that by writing down all the higher derivative terms not containing derivatives of the curvature, I account for a significant fraction of the possible gravity vertices in AdS. Then by AdS/CFT, or by the counting argument of [@Costa:2011mg], I expect to capture a large range of possible behaviors for CFT $n$-point functions. I only work to linear order in the higher curvature couplings, and use higher derivative gravity in the above kinematical sense. Hence, I do not assume any sophisticated consistency condition about the resulting theory.
From the perturbative approach to EE in field theory, I expected that the answer in the holographic computation would depend on the three parameters determining the three-point function. My approach is sensitive to all higher point functions as well, hence I would be able to detect, if the result depended on coefficients that only appear in higher point functions. Instead, I find that only $C_T$ appears in the final result . My result then points towards a natural first step for field theory attempts to evaluate the quantity $s_d^{(2)}(\Sig)$ : one should show that the tensor structures multiplying $t_2,\, t_4$ do not contribute. Alternatively, if the perturbative approach in its current incarnation only works for Rényi entropies, not EE (as suggested by the failure in [@Rosenhaus:2014zza]), my result provides clues for the correct analytic continuation.
I would like to add that field theory computations – similar in philosophy to this current one – were done for ${d\ov dq} S_q\big\vert_{q=1}$ [@Perlmutter:2013gua] and ${d^2\ov dq^2} S_q\big\vert_{q=1}$ [@Hung:2014npa; @Lee:2014zaa]. These quantities are also controlled by two- and three-point functions of the stress tensor. Consequently, ${d\ov dq} S_q\big\vert_{q=1}$ is determined by $C_T$, and ${d^2\ov dq^2} S_q\big\vert_{q=1}$ depends on all three of $C_T,\, t_2,\, t_4$. My computation is the analog of this latter case, but my result does not depend on $t_2,\, t_4$.
Intriguingly, [@Nozaki:2013vta] obtained an integral expression for $s_d^{(2)}(\Sig)$ in Einstein gravity, which is equivalent to . They speculate that their formula is an integrated stress tensor two-point function. It would be very interesting to see the field theory derivation of $s_d^{(2)}(\Sig)$.
EE of a deformed sphere in higher curvature gravity {#sec:Gravity}
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EE in higher derivative gravity {#sec:Dong}
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Using the generalized gravitational entropy introduced in [@Lewkowycz:2013nqa], [@Dong:2013qoa] determined a nice prescription for the EE in higher derivative gravity, whose Lagrangian does not contain derivatives of the Riemann tensor.[^16] I review the procedure below. EE is given by evaluating the generalized area functional on the (generalized) Ryu–Takayanagi (RT) surface [@Ryu:2006bv]. In Einstein gravity the RT surface is the minimal area surface homologous to the boundary region $V$. In a higher curvature theory it is not known, if the equation of motion for the RT surface can be obtained from the minimization of the generalized entropy functional . See [@Dong:2013qoa; @Bhattacharyya:2014yga] for discussion of this point. This issue does not affect my work, as I discuss in Sec. \[sec:Surface\].
Firstly, one has to go to coordinates adapted to the surface: These coordinates can be constructed by shooting geodesics normal to the surface, thereby getting the transverse coordinates to the surface, $x^a=(z,\, \zb)$, and constructing a set of coordinates along the surface, $y^i$.
EE is then given by the following functional evaluated on the RT surface: S\_[EE]{}= 2d\^[d-1]{} y { + \_$\fr{\pa^2 \sL}{\pa R_{zizj} \pa R_{\zb k\zb l}}$\_ } . I will refer to the first term of the sum as Wald, to the second as Dong term. The second derivative of $\sL$ has to be written in components. The following components of the Riemann tensor have to be further expanded in terms of the extrinsic curvature $K_{aij}$, $Q_{abij} \eq \pa_a K_{bij}$, and the lower-dimensional Riemann tensor $r_{ikjl}$: R\_[abij]{} &= R\_[abij]{} + g\^[kl]{} (K\_[ajk]{} K\_[bil]{} - K\_[aik]{} K\_[bjl]{}) ,\
R\_[aibj]{} &= R\_[aibj]{} + g\^[kl]{} K\_[ajk]{} K\_[bil]{} - Q\_[abij]{} ,\
R\_[ikjl]{} &= r\_[ikjl]{} + g\^[ab]{} (K\_[ail]{} K\_[bjk]{} - K\_[aij]{} K\_[bkl]{}) ,where I have defined where $\ve_{z\zb}=-\ve_{\zb z}=i/2$. I will use $\a$ to label the terms in the expansion. For each term in the expansion of the second derivative of $\sL$, which is itself a product, $q_\a$ is defined as the total number of $Q_{zzij}$ and $Q_{\zb\zb ij}$, plus one half times the total number of $K_{aij}$, $R_{abci}$, and $R_{aijk}$. Finally, one has to sum over $\a$ with weights $1/(1+q_\a)$.
As an example I consider the Lagrangian: where $G_{\mu\nu}$ denotes the full $d+1$ dimensional metric. [@Fursaev:2013fta; @Dong:2013qoa] determined a closed form expression for the EE of this theory from : I will get away without determining such an expression for the case of a general $\sL$ and still compute EE to $\sO(\ep^2)$ by using the special features of my problem.
Stress tensor correlators in higher derivative gravity
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Before embarking on the calculation of the deformed sphere EE, I review the relevant results of the very useful paper [@Sen:2014nfa], which are based on the background field formalism [@Miao:2013nfa]. The prespriction is to treat $G_{\m\n}$ and $R_{\m\n\r\s}$ as independent variables, and expand $ {\mathcal{L}}(G^{\m\n},R_{\m\n\r\s})$ in $R_{\m\n\r\s}$ around the quantity $\bar{R}_{\m\n\r\s}=-{1\ov \tL^2}\le(G_{\m\r} G_{\n\s}-G_{\m\s} G_{\n\r}\ri)$, where $\tilde{L}$ is the AdS radius. I denote the difference of the curvature from this background tensor by Note that $\D R_{\m\n\r\s}=0$ on AdS, as $R_{\m\n\r\s}=\bar{R}_{\m\n\r\s}$ when $G_{\m\n}=G^\text{(AdS)}_{\m\n}$.
The Lagrangian in the background field expansion takes the form \[lag\] =-[116G\_N]{}([c\_0\^2]{}+c\_1R+ R\^2+ R\_ R\^+ R\_R\^+\_[i=1]{}\^[8]{}\_i \^4\_i+), where $c_0=-2d c_1$ and I used the notation $\D {\mathcal{K}}_{i}={\mathcal{K}}_{i}|_{R\rightarrow \D R}$. The basis for the third order terms is given by
For the four derivative theory , the coefficients in are given by: where I introduce $\ga\equiv L^2/\tL^2$ that determines the relationship between the cosmological constant and the AdS radius. $\ga$ is determined by the equation:
[@Sen:2014nfa] calculates $C_T,\, t_2,\, t_4$ in this formalism. In terms of the coefficients in they are given by:
A nice consistency check of the above formulae is that in $d+1=4$ bulk dimensions I get no contribution from the Gauss–Bonnet term, $R^2-4 R_{\m\n} R^{\m\n} + R_{\m\r\n\s} R^{\m\r\n\s} $. The reason is that in four dimensions the Gauss–Bonnet term is a topological, hence it should not contribute to the propagation of gravitons that determine $C_T, \, t_4$. Note that $t_2$ does not have a meaning in $d=3$, correspondingly the stress tensor three-point function only depends on two parameters in a parity invariant theory.
Ryu–Takayanagi surface in Einstein gravity {#sec:Surface}
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I will only need some pieces of the general framework presented in Sec. \[sec:Dong\]. I will only work to first order in the higher derivative couplings. This means that I can use the RT surface of Einstein gravity, and evaluate on this surface. The surface is corrected at first order in the higher derivative couplings, but as usual they do not change the on-shell action $S_{EE}$ to linear order.
Let me specify the particular features of the problem. Firstly, I describe the RT surface in a coordinate system that [*is not*]{} the coordinate system in . The usual parametrization of AdS$_{d+1}$ in Poincaré coordinates is I use $\tL$ to denote the true AdS radius, which does not necessarily agree with $L$ determining the cosmological constant as in , due to corrections coming from higher derivative terms. I use $u$ instead of the usual $z$ to avoid the clash of notation with the surface adapted coordinates . I then trade $(r,\, u)$ for $(\rho,\, \Theta)$ by In these coordinates where $\Omega_{d-1}=(\Theta, \Omega_{d-2})$ and $\Omega_{d-2}$ represents the field theory angular directions. Note that the range of $\Theta$ is only $[0,\pi/2]$, so the constant $\rho$ slices are hemispheres. The AdS boundary is at $\Theta=\pi/2$.
The surface computing the EE of a circle is a hemisphere mentioned above. The RT surface for a deformed sphere is given by: Naively, the ${\cal O}(\ep^2)$ correction would also have to be kept, but I found that it does not contribute to the quantities appearing in . It would be good to understand this cancellation better. By plugging in into the equation of motion coming from the area functional (relevant for Einstein gravity), and expanding in $\ep$, I obtained the surface anchored on in general dimensions: This minimal surface was also derived in [@Nozaki:2013vta], where an equivalent integral expression is given. Note that different spherical harmonics do not mix, and to this order in $\ep$ the solution is just a superposition. simplifies in odd $d$: in $d=3$ the answer for a deformed circle is given by [@Hubeny:2012ry; @Allais:2014ata]: where $\Phi$ is the field theory angular direction; in $d=5$, $f_\ell(\Theta)$ takes the form:
Simplification of the EE functional
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The next step is to determine the coordinates adapted to the surface as in . I have to construct geodesics emanating from the surface. I denote the affine parameter of the geodesics by $s$ ($s=0$ at the surface), the angle of their tangent vector to the vector $\p_t$ by $\sin \tau$, and the starting point on the surface by $\omega_{d-1}=(\theta, \omega_{d-2})$. I construct the geodesics by solving the geodesic equation in a power series in $s$, thereby covering a small neighborhood of the surface with coordinates $(s,\tau, \omega_{d-1})$. For illustration purposes, I show the linear in $s$ piece to ${\cal O}(\ep)$: where $\p_{\omega_{d-1}}$ is a shorthand for $\tilde{g}^{ij}\p_i$, where $\tilde{g}_{ij}$ is the round $S^{d-1}$ metric. I need these expressions up to ${\cal O}(\ep^2,s^3)$ to do the calculation, but the expressions are too lengthy to print. Finally, I change variables to to get to the final adapted coordinate system with $x^a=(z,\zb)$ and $y^i=\omega_{d-1}$. I can now go ahead and read off the functions that appear in . It is worth displaying $g_{ij}$ here: Note that there is no linear in $\ep$ piece in $g_{ij}$. To construct all the curvatures needed to evaluate I use that AdS is a maximally symmetric space, hence: I will also need $K_{aij}$. To leading order in $\ep$ it can be constructed from starting with the adapted coordinates of the sphere: where the $(0)$ superscript denotes covariant derivatives compatible with the metric at $\ep=0$, i.e. the metric adapted to the sphere.
There are several remarks in order:
Because the surface only differs for a hemisphere at ${\cal O}(\ep)$, the extrinsic curvature $K_{aij}={\cal O}(\ep)$. This brings about a major simplification; because I only want the answer to ${\cal O}(\ep^2)$, I only need to evaluate the second derivative of $\sL$ in the Dong term of to zeroth order in $\ep$.
$U_i$ can be thought of as a Kaluza–Klein gauge field. In AdS it is a flat connection, and my choice of coordinates makes it zero. Hence, $ \td R_{abij}, \td R_{aibj}$ vanish.
Making use of the above two points, I can make the replacements in : R\_[abij]{} &0 ,\
R\_[zij]{} &- Q\_[zij]{} , R\_[ziz j]{} 0, R\_[i j]{} 0 ,\
R\_[ikjl]{} &r\_[ikjl]{} ,where the RHS is understood to be true at $\sO(\ep^0)$. Hence, these replacements should only be used in the Dong term. For the rest of the Riemann tensor components I can use evaluated on the surface. Because the metric is block diagonal on the surface $R_{abci}$ and $R_{aijk}$ are all zero.[^17] Thus, I remarkably get that all terms that would contribute to the count in $q_\al$ are zero. Hence, $q_\a=0$ for all the nonzero terms in the sum.
In the four-derivative case, I already have the formula , that is easily evaluated. For the most general $\sL$, however, the above remarks bring major simplification. From what I explained above, I conclude that can be replaced by: Firstly, I will analyze the Wald term. From the background field Lagrangian it is easy to see that Secondly, I look at the Dong term. Again, from the background field Lagrangian it is clear that only the terms quadratic in $\D R_{\m\n\r\s}$ contribute. A short calculation gives: A nice sanity check of and is to compare them to with $c_i$ given in . The curvature terms combine exactly into $c_1$ and the coefficients of the extrinsic curvature terms also match.[^18]
The minimal surface condition in Einstein gravity results in the equation of motion: Because the surface satisfies this equation at every order in $\ep$, I can further simplify the Dong term. Finally, I obtain
Evaluation of the EE of a deformed sphere
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Finally, I have to evaluate . The first term, $\int d^{d-1} y \ \sqrt{g}$ is just the area of the RT surface that would give the entropy in Einstein gravity. I could have evaluated this integral in Sec. \[sec:Surface\]. However, it is more convenient to evaluate it in the surface adapted coordinates , as from the form of $g_{ij}$ I see right away that the $\sO(\ep^2)$ correction to the shape of the surface does not contribute to the area. This is rather hard to see in other coordinate systems. I expand $\sqrt{g}$ as: where $\tilde{g}_{ij}$ is the round metric on $S^{d-1}$, as before. Evaluating the area through explicit calculation gives the contribution to the universal term: [@Nozaki:2013vta] obtained an equivalent integral expression.
The evaluation of the simplified Dong term again proceeds through explicit calculation. Although the integrand is rather dissimilar to the Wald term, the universal contribution has the same shape dependence.[^19] It would be good to understand why this is the case from a general argument. By adding the Wald and Dong terms, I get the following combination multiplying : where I used . Note that I was only working to linear order in the higher curvature couplings, so the agreement valid to all orders in the couplings is a nice coincidence.
Thus, the final result is: as announced in the introduction.
Acknowledgments {#acknowledgments .unnumbered}
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I thank I. Klebanov, A. Lewkowycz, R. Myers, E. Perlmutter, S. Pufu, A. Sinha, M. Smolkin, C. von Keyserlingk, and especially X. Dong for useful discussions and comments on the draft. During the exploratory stages of this project I greatly benefitted of the Mathematica package [@xAct]. I am supported by the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science.
[^1]: I thank Eric Perlmutter for discussions about the topology of $\Sig$.
[^2]: Proving that the sphere is a global minimum would likely require new methods.
[^3]: In a CFT $s_d^{\text{(sphere)}}$ is equivalent to the universal part of the Euclidean sphere free energy [@Casini:2011kv]. There does not exist such a connection for other shapes. This property picks out $s_d^{\text{(sphere)}}$ as a special quantity.
[^4]: In more familiar terms, $a_4$ and $c_4$.
[^5]: See Sec. \[sec:FieldTheory\] for further discussions of my use of the holographic setup. See e.g. [@Hung:2011nu; @Safdi:2012sn; @Hung:2014npa] for works that use higher derivative gravity with a similar philosophy.
[^6]: They satisfy the equation: I choose a normalization, in which the norm of $Y$ is one. This means that in $d=3$:
[^7]: In [@Nozaki:2013vta] an equivalent integral expression is given for the shape dependence of EE in the case of Einstein gravity. In $d=3$ the formula is in agreement with the Einstein gravity result of [@Allais:2014ata], if I take into account the normalization of $Y_\ell^{(c,s)}$ defined in .
[^8]: One caveat is that in $d=3$ in theories that violate parity, there is an interesting new structure in the stress tensor three-point function that might contribute to $s_3^{(2)}(\Sig)$, while all my examples are parity preserving. See Sec. \[sec:FieldTheory\] for more discussion.
[^9]: This is a consequence of the definition of EE: in a pure state EE is the same for a region $V$ and its complement $\bar{V}$. Because the extrinsic curvature changes sign, $K\to-K$ under the change of orientation of $\Sig$, the functional has to be even in $K$.
[^10]: I normalize $a_4$ and $c_4$ so that they both equal one for a real scalar field.
[^11]: See however [@Lewkowycz:2013laa; @Lee:2014zaa] for subtleties arising for the simplest CFT, the free scalar.
[^12]: I thank Xi Dong for discussions on this point.
[^13]: In $d=2$ there is only one, in a $d=3$ parity invariant theory only two independent coefficients. In a parity violating theory in $d=3$ a new structure was found in [@Maldacena:2011nz; @Giombi:2011rz].
[^14]: Note that in $d=3$ the term multiplying $t_2$ is zero, correspondingly there are just two independent coefficients in the stress tensor three-point function in a parity preserving theory.
[^15]: The relation between $C_T,\, t_2,\, t_4$ and the CFT coefficients ${\mathcal{A}}, \ {\mathcal{B}}, \ {\mathcal{C}}$ of [@Erdmenger:1996yc] are $$\begin{aligned}
\begin{split}
{\mathcal{C}}_T&=\frac{\Omega}{2d(d+2)}[(d-1)(d+2){\mathcal{A}}-2{\mathcal{B}}-4(d+1){\mathcal{C}}]\,, \\
t_2&=\frac{2(d+1)}{d}\frac{(d-2)(d+2)(d+1){\mathcal{A}}+3d^2{\mathcal{B}}-4d(2d+1){\mathcal{C}}}{(d-1)(d+2){\mathcal{A}}-2{\mathcal{B}}-4(d+1){\mathcal{C}}}\,,\\
t_4&=-\frac{d+1}{d}\frac{(d+2)(2d^2-3d-3){\mathcal{A}}+2d^2(d+2){\mathcal{B}}-4d(d+1)(d+2){\mathcal{C}}}{(d-1)(d+2){\mathcal{A}}-2{\mathcal{B}}-4(d+1){\mathcal{C}}}\,.
\end{split}\end{aligned}$$
[^16]: [@Camps:2013zua] obtained less general results with similar techniques at the same time. There has been recent progress on theories with derivatives of the Riemann tensor [@Miao:2014nxa].
[^17]: Due to the vanishing of $U_i$ (and $V_{ai}$), the metric is block diagonal even away from the surface to the order exhibited in .
[^18]: There is also a more elementary argument for the structure of this result that does not use the background field technique. Note that the Wald term is an arbitrary combination of Riemann tensors that has four uncontracted indices. Using these fall apart into metric tensors. Because the metric is block diagonal, the only pairing of indices is $(G^{z\zb})^2=4$. A similar argument applies to the Dong term. However, this method does not enable us to keep track of the overall coefficients effectively.
From these elementary considerations it follows that the Wald term vanishes, if there are at least two Weyl tensors in $\sL$, while the Dong term vanishes, if there are at least three. The argument is simple, the Weyl tensor vanishes in AdS, as it is a conformally flat space. Hence, unless the derivatives hit all the Weyl terms, the result will be zero. If the field theory argument that $s_d^{(2)}$ depends on the integrated stress tensor three-point function gets elevated to a proof in the future, then one can think of this work as a trick that uses holography to evaluate the integrated three-point function. In $d=3$ from the above argument I immediately conclude that the $s_3^{(2)}$ cannot depend on $t_4$, as adding a Weyl cubed term to $\sL$ changes $t_4$, while $s_3^{(2)}$ remains unchanged. The full form of the shape dependence can then be fixed from one CFT example, i.e. from the dual of Einstein gravity. With specific choices of $\sL$, in higher dimensions the $t_2,\, t_4$ independence can also be established. However, in the absence of better field theory understanding I proceed without making the assumption that the result can only depend on $C_T,\, t_2,\, t_4$.
[^19]: The divergent contributions differ. This demonstrates that the two terms cannot be deformed into each other using any clever manipulations.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a molding method for an optical element, where a glass material is heated to be softened and then press-molded within a mold.
2. Related Background Art
Recently, there has been developed a method in which a glass material for an optical element, such as a glass blank pre-formed to have some degree of surface accuracy and configuration, is put in a mold having a given surface accuracy, and press-molded while heating to thereby produce an optical element having a high-accuracy optical functional surface, with no need for post-processing such as grinding and polishing.
Generally, in such a press molding method, upper and lower molding members are disposed vertically to be opposed to each other so as to be slidable in a shell mold. A glass material to be molded is introduced into a cavity defined by the upper, lower, and shell molding members, and these molding members are heated to a given temperature suited for molding, i.e., a temperature at which the glass material shows a viscosity of 10.sup.8 to 10.sup.12 dPaS, depending upon materials, and subsequently the mold is closed and the introduced glass material is pressed for an appropriate amount of time, so that the shape on the molding surfaces of the molding members are transferred onto the surface of the glass material. In this case, upon molding the environment therein is made to be a non-oxidizing atmosphere such as a nitrogen atmosphere in order to prevent oxidation of these molding members.
Thereafter, the molding members are cooled to a temperature sufficiently close to the transition temperature of the glass material to be molded, and then the mold is opened and the pressing pressure is released to take out a molded optical element.
Prior to the introduction into the mold, the glass material to be molded may also be pre-heated to the appropriate temperature, or after heating to a temperature suitable for molding, the glass material may also be introduced into the mold. Moreover, continuous molding is performed in such a manner that the glass material to be molded, together with the molding members, are conveyed to a pressing machine, and then are respectively heated at given locations and are press-molded by the pressing machine, or are further cooled. These methods can speed molding.
The above-described optical element press molding methods have been disclosed by U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,833,347 and 3,844,755 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-84134 and others, wherein a glass material is introduced in advance into a mold and subsequently the molding members and the glass material are heated to an isothermal condition and the press molding is completed at a given temperature. In addition, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 59-203732 and 62-27334 and others disclose a method in which a glass material heated to a temperature suited for molding is transferred into a mold whose temperature is maintained below the glass material temperature.
However, the above-described prior art contain the following problems. First of all, in a method disclosed by Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-84134 and other, when a glass material is placed in advance within a mold where molding members and the glass material are heated to an isothermal condition, the proper range of temperature for press-molding corresponds to a glass viscosity of 10.sup.9 to 10.sup.9.5 dPaS.
This is because, when the temperature is below a value corresponding to 10.sup.9.5 dPaS, the glass is broken or a long time is required for the deformation on press molding, thus such temperature is not practical from a productivity standpoint, on the other hand, when the temperature is more than that equivalent to 10.sup.9 dPaS, poor conditions such as fusion to the mold surface and cloudiness on the transferred surfaces is apt to occur. Accordingly, the general pressing time is approximately 30 seconds to 10 minutes, and the cycle time becomes considerably longer because, after the completion of the deformation of the glass material by pressing, the glass material is cooled to within a temperature range in which its configuration does not change, and then released from the mold.
Furthermore, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-203732 discloses a method in which a glass material is placed on a holding member and heated to a temperature corresponding to its viscosity of 10.sup.5.5 to 10.sup.7 dPaS, and is pressed by a molding member whose temperature is kept 100.degree. C. lower than the glass temperature.
However, in the case that the glass material is heated on the holding member to the aforesaid temperature, following problems will arise. The glass deforms into an improper shape when molded, so that a gas remains in a surface pressed, or the holding member intrudes into the glass, so that the optical element cannot attain a necessary accuracy, or when the glass material heated is transferred into the mold, the glass temperature falls to make press molding impossible.
In addition, since the circumferential portion of the glass material held by the holding member contacts with the holding member, its surface becomes rough and difficult to use as an optical functional surface. Further, since the glass is pressed in a state of being placed on the holding member, the positioning becomes difficult and burrs tend to appear on the molded part. Still further, the molded part is adhered to the holding member, and hence it becomes difficult to release it from the mold. Depending upon the shape, such as for a convex lens, the difficulty will increase.
Moreover, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-27334 discloses a method in which a glass material is press-molded while the glass material is heated to a temperature corresponding to a viscosity of 10.sup.6 to 10.sup.8 dPaS and the molding members are set to Tg to (Tg-200.degree. C.). Tg is transition temperature. However, since the temperature of the molding members are too low, the glass temperature rapidly decreases when press-molded, with the result that an accuracy necessary for the molded part is unobtainable, besides the pressing is not achievable to produce a predetermined thickness, the glass is broken, or the difference in temperature distribution within the glass takes place, so that the surface of the molded part wrinkles. In addition, as well as the aforesaid well-known example, the problems will occur in carrying out the press molding in a state that the glass material is placed on the holding member. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
It was Ed Meyerson's idea. His father had battled prostate cancer. So had his friend Mike Slive. Meyerson, a Birmingham attorney, had spent years on the advisory board of UAB's Comprehensive Cancer Center, and he'd seen the success of the very public fight against breast cancer.
He wondered: "Why are we not doing the same thing for men?"
Meyerson had five more reasons to start a research foundation to attack the second-leading cancer killer of men. He has five grandsons. He doesn't want them to have to fight that same fight.
So Meyerson asked Slive if he would be willing to help. Naturally, the retired SEC commissioner said yes.
They were going to call it the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama, to mirror a similar foundation for breast cancer research, but that sounded cold and clinical. It made more sense to put a name and face on the fight.
Who fit that bill better than the man who launched the SEC's expansion to 14 members as well as the SEC Network and oversaw the conference's growth into the postmodern powerhouse it remains today? Slive isn't just one of the most prominent and powerful men of the last quarter century in intercollegiate athletics, the former commissioner of the SEC, Conference USA and the Great Midwest.
At 77, he's a prostate cancer survivor, a prostate cancer victor, himself.
Now, at his friend's urging and with his family's support, he's the namesake of the new Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research. The battle against a disease that affects an estimated 1 in 7 men has a powerful ally.
"When Ed came to me, it felt like the right thing to do," Slive said. "The idea that I had a tough go with cancer, that I survived, it's what I would want for anyone in my position. So this gave me an opportunity to devote my retired life to something that was beyond me. I just expanded the fight for the benefit of others."
'He was fighting for his life'
Meyerson and Slive are both former Yankees, Slive from upstate New York, Meyerson from the Bronx. When Slive moved to Birmingham, they shared a temple and a love for sports. Meyerson witnessed first-hand his friend's battle with prostate cancer.
"Everyone in Birmingham knew he was fighting for his life," Meyerson said. "It takes a special person to put your life story out there for everyone to use as a role model."
Some people might want nothing more to do with a disease that took them and their family to hell and back. Slive's daughter, Anna, said her father has another side to his personality beyond his well-earned rep as her daughter Abigail's doting grandfather. Anyone who's sat across the table from him in a tough negotiation can attest.
"He's a fighter," said Anna Slive Harwood, the chief marketing officer of the Colonnade Group. "What he went through would've killed you or me. At 70-something years old, to have two major spinal surgeries, to have radiation and chemo, all within a year?"
The month they launched Slive's baby, the SEC Network, in August of 2014, the commissioner was undergoing his first major spinal surgery. After a summer of unexplained pain in his midsection, he learned that his prostate cancer, first detected and treated in 1996, had returned with a vengeance, metastasizing on his spine.
In his words, "The tumor was squeezing my spine."
The situation was dire. One day, they did an MRI, which revealed the tumor. The next day, UAB's Dr. Mark Hadley was removing as much of the tumor as possible while preserving Slive's ability to walk by inserting two titanium rods in his back.
Surgery was just the start of the fight
That was just the beginning of Slive's battle. He underwent radiation, then participated in a clinical trial involving two FDA-approved chemotherapy drugs. His daughter described it as a "horrible" ordeal for her dad, her mom, Liz, and the entire family. It fuels their desire to use the foundation primarily to fund research into a disease that men like to discuss less than they like to ask for directions.
Anna Slive Harwood and her husband, Judd, serve on the foundation's board along with Slive, Meyerson and other heavy hitters.
"Prostate cancer is where breast cancer was 25 years ago," Anna Slive Harwood said. "People don't talk about it. Men really don't want to talk about it. One of our objectives is to change that dialogue."
The work has already begun. The foundation has two presenting sponsors in Regions Bank and Medical Properties Trust. There's an active web site. There will be a launch party Thursday Sept. 14 at the Alys Stephens Center on the UAB campus. The SEC Network's Paul Finebaum, a personal friend of Slive's, will serve as MC, and Slive will say a few words. Dignitaries such as the athletics directors and basketball coaches at UAB, Alabama and Auburn are expected to attend.
Demystifying prostate cancer
Anna Slive Harwood said her dad "never complained" during his fight, although "he did demand they get the SEC Network into UAB Hospital" during his recovery from his first surgery.
"Anna's right," Slive said. "I never felt put upon. I never felt, 'Why me?' I never had any doubts I would win the fight. That's what you learn from being in athletics all your life."
The Slive family learned something from that harrowing experience. The more Slive told people he had prostate cancer, the more people shared their own personal and family experiences with the disease.
"It demystified it," his daughter said.
The SEC did its part to spread the word in September of 2015. To honor the commissioner right after his retirement, the conference designated 14 football games, one on each member campus, as Mike Slive Prostate Cancer Awareness Games. September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
That's another part of the mission of the Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research. To demystify it. To take it out of the shadows. To beat it with research so young men today, such as Meyerson's five grandsons, never have to deal with it later in life.
Slive and his daughter said they're in this fight for the long haul.
"This is just the beginning," Anna Slive Harwood said, sharing the foundation's mission and slogan. "The beginning of the end of prostate cancer." | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Signs Made Easy. First Edition. National Display Specialties Ltd., 1951.
The device was originally patented in Canada in February 1933:
The company was operated out of both Brockville, Ontario and Morristown, N.Y. (two cities which face each other across the St. Lawrence River), with the Canadian side started around 1925. A later kit advertised on the internet shows the sign below, indicating that at some point they moved their American operations down river to Ogdensburg, N.Y.
The last internet reference to the company I can find dates from 1968. The kit I have also came with a brochure for the Dinsdale Signriter, also out of Brockville. I don't know if this was a different company, but it clearly shows how the product was intended to be used back in the day.
In the late 1890's a Prescott, Ontario lawyer named F.A. Knapp contracted with the Folson Iron Works in Toronto to build an unusual ship of his own design. It was a cylinder 22 feet in diameter and 110 feet in length, with both ends tapered to keep water out. Two 200-horsepower steam engines were installed on a steel platform that rotated on circular tracts around the circumference of the cylinder. Ribs or paddles were attached to the outside of the cylinder. The idea was that the engines would rotate the whole cylinder, while remaining upright themselves and that when sufficient speed was obtained the cylinder would roll across the water like a rolling pin over pastry. Knapp suggested that the engines would act like squirrels running in a rolling cage. How it was to be steered remains a mystery.
The vessel was launched in Toronto in 1897, watched by thousands of residents. Unfortunately for Mr. Knapp, the maiden voyage was not a resounding success, as it took almost five hours for the "Roller Boat" to cross one and a half miles of harbour. Some wag suggested a change of name to "Knapp's Folly" and, to the inventor's chagrin, this became the name by which it was known.
Undeterred (and in fact planning for a entire fleet of such vessels) he managed to convince investors to cough up $105,000 on improvements. The next summer, it set off towards Prescott at six knots, but ran aground several times and was eventually towed back to Toronto. For three years nothing happened, and then Knapp decided it should be equipped with a screw at one end, and a bow at the other like a conventional ship. It was never tested in this new configuration, but instead was left in the Toronto dock where it was particularly apt at tearing loose from its moorings during storms and crashing into other things as it was tossed around the harbour. During one such excursion, it caused $250 damage to another boat, and Knapp sold the Roller Boat to scrappers for $595 to pay for the damages. The "floating rolling pin" was never retrieved by its buyer, and eventually it sank at its moorings. Some accounts say it was eventually cut up for scrap, others that it now lies under the Gardiner Expressway that runs along the lake in Toronto, but there are those who believe that it just rolled away and now lies forgotten somewhere on the bottom of Toronto Bay.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Accurate description, but probably not what aviation enthusiasts were expecting.
Samuel Jacoff and his wife Sarah began manufacturing hacksaw blades in Pitssburgh in 1919. In 1923, they moved the business to Flushing, New York to get closer to the New York market. A fire destroyed their factory in 1929, after which they merged with the Great Neck Manufacturing Company in Great Neck, New York. In 1941, they acquired a Pennsylvania hand saw company, and then moved the entire business to a new plant in Mineola, New York. After World War II, Mr. Jacoff's four sons entered the business, and the business was further expanded when they bought Buck Bros., a chisel company in Milbury, Massachusetts and Mayes Brothers, a level company in Johnson City, Tennessee. Mr. Jacoff died in 1971. The company appears to remain family owned, and is still headquartered in Mineola.
I don't often find Great Neck tools in Ontario, and the ones I have encountered (including the plane above--hollow plastic handles, of all things!) are of middling to poor quality. The wrenches are particularly shabby. However, I recently went into a local outlet store and discovered low-priced socket sets bearing this brand name, but unsurprisingly they are made in Taiwan and China. As Aldo Gucci once said, "The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory."
Repairing the airship Graf Zeppelin over the South Atlantic in 1934. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, who would have had to be standing on the wind-blown airship holding his camera! He was born in Germany but emigrated to the U.S. in 1935 and a year later became one of the original four photographers for Life magazine, remaining there until it folded in 1972. At the time of the 1981 article, he had completed more than 2600 assignments and nine books, and Philip P. Kunhardt, Life's managing editor, commented that Eisenstaedt "surely recorded more famous people and great events than anyone else who has ever hefted a camera."
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Canada Cycle and Motor was a bicycle manufacturer who did what so many other people did just after the turn of the century, get into the motorcyle market by installing an engine in a bicycle chassis. They used a Swiss Motosacoche 241 cc engine producing 1.5 hp. Unfortunately it was not a success, and by 1912 was out of production.
From The Spirit of the Motorcycle by Michael Dregni. 2000. Photograph by John Dean
Despite that though, motorcycling was alive and well in Canada by the second decade of the 20th Century, below a 1911 motorcycle display at Eatons department store and the Klondyke motor bike trials on Bathurst Hill in Toronto in 1912.
This aircraft represents the prototype for the modern all-metal, low-wing, cantilever airliner. It went into service by Lufthansa in 1928. When equipped with floats, it could be used as a seaplane. In 1928 a W33 named the Bremen made the first successful east-to-west crossing of the Atlantic, concluding the trip with a forced landing on Greenly Island, Quebec. In the same year another W33, the Ural, made two flights from Berlin to Siberia to test conditions for a regular service to the Far East. In 1930, this type was used for an air expedition to Baghdad. The same year, Lufthansa engaged in midair refueling tests with this model, with a Fokker Grulich transferring fuel to a W33 via a 20-metre-long hose (although, wisely, water was used for the first test). The W34 used a radial engine, versus the W33's six-cylinder, in-line Junkers L-5 engine. By 1935, five of the later models were being used by Lufthansa on airmail routes to South America.
National Aeronautical Collection, OttawaBelow the aircraft pictured above now on display in a diorama at the Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Above photos from Akio Morita, with Edwin M. Reingold and Mitsuko Shimomura, Made in Japan. Akio Morita and Sony. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1986. This book is a fascinating read, tracing Sony's humble beginnings in bombed out Japan as the Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Toyko Telecommunications Engineering Company) to the international giant it was to become.
New York Times, May 1968
Morita explains the many differences between Japanese and American approaches to business philosophy. In particular, he stresses the importance of mottainai (pronounced "moat-tie-nigh") which "is an expression that that suggests that everything in the world is a gift from the Creator, and that we should be grateful for it and never waste anything. Literally, mottainai means 'irreverant,' 'impious,' but more deply it carries the notion of sacrilege atainst heavy. We Japanese feel that all things are provided as a sacred trust and actually are only loaned to us to make the best use of. To waste something is considered a sin.. We even use the expression mottainai to refer to the profligate waste of something simple, even water or paper."
Amazingly, he reports that no single American company was initially interested in Sony's compact disc player technology. He adds, "Ironically, some of the technology that made this new recording breakthrough possible was pioneered in the United States, but American companies nowadays seem more interested in service industries than in turning new technologies into attractive products that will be enjoyed by a vast number of consumers. A theme I feel must be struck over and over again is the danger to America of exporting its production. Rather than devoting their attention to making products competitive over the long haul, many American managers are still prone to looking for good merchandise at the lowest prices to produce quick profits."
At another point (remember, this was in 1986) he writes, "We Japanese do not feel comfortable with the kind of wide open, frontier spirit deregulation that the United States went through in the early eighties, when banks and savings and loan associations went into freewheeling promotion and many collapsed and the government had to bail them out with public money. We are also worried about America's over-extension of credit and the huge deficits the U.S. has built up."
Finally, he concludes, "I have written earlier, maybe not with too much sympathy, about how many American businessmen must run their businesses with greater and greater profit foremost in mind, always with the fear that their stock price may drop if their quarterly dividends do not show constant improvement. In this atmosphere, when the pursuit of profit gets stronger and stronger, managers are forced to seek the easiest ways to make a profit. Two dangerous things have happened: some mangers have found they can make more money more easily by trading money rather than goods; others have found that manufacturing where the cost is cheapest gives them the best chance to show profits quickly, even if it means moving production offshore.
"This phenomenon is leading to what I call the hollowing out of American industry. America's industrial establishment is being reduced to a mere shell, and the same is happening all over Europe. The world economic situation has slipped out of our control; increasingly, our economies are at the mercy of financial opportunists. Entire companies have become objects of exchange for the money traders, and great, old businesses are eating up their own assets in pursuit of quick profits. Some nations are crushed under debt burdens they cannot hope to liquidate. And as some industrialists invest in the money trading game instead of the future, the ability of some countries to produce their industrial necessities is diminishing rapidly. None of this activity is helping to create the better, more stable world we say we want."
Following VE day, eight RCAF bomber squadrons consisting of 165 Lancasters were send back to Canada to assist in the war against Japan. After they arrived home, Japan capitulated before they could be assigned to their new task. Number 420 (Snowy Owl) Sqdn had its aircraft struck of strength, and their final trip was from Debert, Nova Scotia to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Larry Milberry relates:
"On September 24 the squadron took off for the final leg of its trip. Destination was Pearce, Alberta, from where the Lancasters were to be sold off or destroyed. This leg has been described by one participant as 'how World War II came to the Prairies.' Once out of Winnipeg, the gaggle of Lancasters set about terrorizing the countryside between there and Pearce. Aircraft, even as big as they were, flew under telegraph wires; one, flew so low it over a farm, it collided with a barnyard duck. Another pilot buzzed a train and recalls his last impression as seeing the startled look of disbelief on the engineer's face as he pulled down his blind!"
On arrival at their final destination, the planes were sold for scrap, although some were also burned on site. Trainers were offered in flyable condition. $800 would buy you a Cornell or a Crane. For $900 you could walk away with a Harvard. Anson V's sold for $5000, and a Canso (PBY Catalina to Americans) commanded $25,000.
Milberry continues:
"Since this aircraft disposal process was shortlived, it didn't receive too much publicity. Some articles appeared decrying the colossal waste. One Winnipeg Free Press article was headlined, 'Aircraft Are Suffering Post-War Let-Down Too,' and read in part, 'Where blue-clad mechanics and armourers used to swarm around her on the tarmac servicing and bombing up for the next flight, now chickens roost on her tailplane, cows scratch their backs on her rudder and the farmer's dog lies out of the sun beneath her wings.
'It's getting to be almost a common sight now--one that would have caused a minor sensation a few years back--to see one of these big yellow bombing trainers taking up space between the barn and the farmhouse.'
'Barnyard bombers' were well worth the fifty dollars asking price. To begin with, a farmer could count on recouping his investment by simply draining gas and antifreeze from his plane. Tires were just fine for a farm wagon. A tailwheel fit the wheelbarrow. For years to come the carcass would be a veritable hardware store of nuts and bolts, piping and wiring. In the meantime it made a suitable chicken coop for storage shed. One farmer converted the nose of his Anson into a snowmobile. Bit Waco gliders were hauled away just for their packing cases. The actual gliders were probably put to the torch."
Time was, service station attendants used to check your oil while they filled your car with gas. I remember because I used to do this as a teenager. We also used to check tire pressures. Actually, neither service made sense since, to be accurate, both engine oil (for wet sump engines) and tire pressure should be checked when the car hasn't been driven for a while, not when it has just pulled in for gas. This ad is from 1965. I guess we know better now, since gas stations don't do this anymore.
For a company started in 1901, the collapse of the once might Gulf Oil was messy and painful, a story of sleaze and greed pitted against harsh economic realities. Read more here. Progress is fine...
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Bernard S. Mason. Boomerangs. How to Make and Throw Them. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1974. Originally published as Primitive and Pioneer Sports by A.S. Barnes & Company, 1937.
Originally published back when gasoline in cars was measured by dipping a wooden stick into the tank.
The author stresses:
"But there is another aspect of this sport that plays a most conspicuous role in its appeal--the making of the boomerang is as interesting as the throwing. In fact the making and the throwing are inseparably related in the the full enjoyment of the pastime. There is pleasure in throwing a boomerang that is purchased or obtained from some one else, but it is in no respect comparable to the joy and thrill that results in handling one which you yourself have made. All the time the boomerang is being whittled you are looking forward to throwing it--constantly in your mind is the question, 'Will it come back?' And when the last chip has been removed you hasten to hurl it--and it works! There is thrill and glowing satisfaction as can come from few other pastimes! Even the old-timer at the boomerang game never fails to experience it; he may have made a thousand boomerangs, yet each time he throws a new one and it works perfectly just as he planned that it should, he feels a surge of pride and satisfaction that is worth many times over the effort required for the making. It is a feeling of craftsmanship, of having been the cause!"
No expense spared! Yeah, right. Not a pleasant way to travel. See Colonist Cars.
Below, three ads enticing immigrants to come to Canada. The top two are taken from William Kilbourn, The Making of the Nation. A Century of Challenge. (The Canadian Centennial Publishing Co. Ltd, 1965; Revised Edition: McClelland & Stewart, 1973.) The drawing for the Colonist Cars ad is clearly based on the photo above, with some artistic license. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Q:
Ionic2 - Popover (ORIGINAL EXCEPTION: TypeError: Cannot read property 'create' of undefined)
I am getting the following error when I tried to implement Popover:
ORIGINAL EXCEPTION: TypeError: Cannot read property 'create' of undefined
Here is my code:
import {Popover, Page, NavController, MenuController, NavParams} from 'ionic-angular';
@Component({
template: 'This is a popover'
})
class MyPopover{}
export class HomePage {
constructor(nav, http, navParams) {}
//PopOver
showPopover(ev){
let popover = Popover.create(MyPopover);
this.nav.present(popover, {
ev: ev
})
}}
Anyone knows why I am getting this?
I believe that there is an issue while importing Popover as I am doing the below just after importing Popover:
console.log("Popover object : ",{Popover})
I am getting undefined so mostly the issue is there.
A:
I think you were missing the @Component in your HomePage
@Component({
template: `This is a popover`
})
export class MyPopover{}
// This @Component declaration was missing in your code
@Component({
templateUrl:"build/pages/home/home.html"
})
export class HomePage {
constructor(private nav: NavController) { }
//PopOver
public showPopover(ev){
let popover = Popover.create(MyPopover);
this.nav.present(popover, {
ev: ev
});
}
}
With that (and using beta.9 at least) the popover is working properly. You can play around with this code in this plunker.
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List of Redwall episodes
Redwall is a television series made by Canada-based Nelvana and France-based Alphanim and is based on the Redwall novels by Brian Jacques. The series spans three seasons, the first based on the first book Redwall, the second on Mattimeo and the third on Martin the Warrior. There are 39 episodes in total.
Series overview
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="2" |Season
! Episodes
! Originally aired
! Season finale
|-
| style="background:#AC2121;" |
| [[List of Redwall episodes#Season 1: Redwall (1999)|1]]
| 13
|
|
|-
| style="background:#32CD32;" |
| [[List of Redwall episodes#Season 2: Mattimeo (2000–2001)|2]]
| 13
|
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|-
| style="background:#003CEE;" |
| [[List of Redwall episodes#Season 3: Martin the Warrior (2001–2002)|3]]
| 13
|
|
|}
Episodes
Season 1: Redwall (1999)
Season 2: Mattimeo (2000–2001)
Season 3: Martin the Warrior (2001–2002)
References
Redwall
Redwall
Redwall
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Q:
Monitoring Eclipse Window Acceptance
I know that the Eclipse Foundation has a program within Eclipse (I guess it is a plugin) that can monitor the user behaviour. E.g. What window was used how many times.
I forgot the name of that program. Is it possible to use the plugin in a company to monitor how the programmers use Eclipse?
A:
It is the Eclipse Usage Data Collector (UDC), with its user guide
At present, the UDC does not expose any official APIs, though there are several under consideration
So, I am not sure you could reuse it directly for internal use. They have a mailing list, though, were you could get a confirmation about that kind of project.
You could may be try and change the "upload address" (if you can setup a compatible server):
The data captures are visible here.
| null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Munich, Germany-based Allianz Group announced on Friday that it would refuse insurance coverage of coal-fired power plants and coal mines with immediate effect, and would aim to get rid of all coal risks in its business by 2040.
Read more: How can the world move beyond fossil fuels?
In addition, Europe's biggest insurer said it would stop investing in companies that do not cut their greenhouse gas emissions.
"We want to promote the transition to a climate-friendly economy," said chief executive Oliver Bäte, adding that the company wanted to get "even more serious on global warming."
For the time being though, Allianz will continue to insure energy sector companies that produce from "multiple sources," including renewables, but also coal and other fossil fuels. With those clients Allianz wants to "work closely together" to develop low-carbon alternatives.
The new policy comes after Allianz announced in 2015 a shift in its investment policy, divesting all assets in its €664 billion ($794 billion) portfolio which generate more than 30 percent of their revenues from coal. According to company figures, the insurer has since removed stakes worth €225 million under the program.
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Anti-coal movement
Allianz's climate-friendly moves are designed to help prevent global warming from exceeding 2.0 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), as agreed by almost all countries of the world at the 2015 Paris Climate conference.
Read more: US-Poland energy deal bucks anti-coal trend
Since then, a coalition of climate pressure groups, including Greenpeace and Unfriend Coal, has repeatedly called on Allianz to stop insuring coal companies, specifically in Poland where the insurer has strong market share.
And just this week, the City Council of Paris passed a motion, calling on insurance companies to "commit to opposing air pollution and to withdraw their support from projects and companies in the coal sector, notably in the European Union and more particularly in Poland."
Greenpeace Germany energy expert Karsten Smid welcomed Allianz's decision as "important and long-overdue."
"Allianz and other major insurance companies like Munich Re are now called upon to push for a complete phaseout of coal by 2030 to show that they are really serious about the Paris climate accord," he said.
Industry moves
Allianz's European competitors, including Axa and Zurich, have also put climate-saving policies in place, making it harder for coal companies to buy insurance for their operations.
But Allianz claims that it's going one step further by pulling cover from existing coal projects. Its moves were designed to support a "systemic process" to get out of carbon, said CEO Bäte.
Read more: BHP to exit coal alliance over climate change policy
As a result, Allianz would lose €50 million in coal company premiums per year, he added, which however would be offset by more than twice that amount from insuring renewable energy projects. In late 2017, Allianz had around €2.5 billion invested in green energy.
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"I don't know what I would do," he said. "I would have to wait and see."
DeAngelo Simmons, Millsap's agent and uncle, doesn't think his client will ask for a way out of Utah either way.
"We haven't even thought that far," he said. "But ... I think (the Jazz) have been pretty fair with (Millsap) overall as far as playing time, and if the playing time is there, I don't see it really being a problem. If Boozer comes back, or if he goes, either which way, it should be fine, based on history," Simmons added. "Trade talk or get-me-out-of-here talk — I don't think that's something that's really even in (Millsap's) head at all."
Millsap signed a four-year, $32 million deal with the Jazz last offseason. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Posts Tagged: local government
At the Alliance for Innovation’s recent Transforming Local Government conference, Virginia Beach was awarded a 2015 Innovation Award for its shared-service plan with Norfolk and Chesapeake. Too often, people weigh the cost savings and efficiency of shared services against the risk of job loss and political difficulties and conclude it’s just not worth it. In workingRead… Read more »
Have you ever attended a budget meeting hosted by your city council? You usually are shown PowerPoint presentations filled with pie charts detailing how funds are dispersed. And you have access to your city website’s complete budget breakdown, including the projected one for the next fiscal year. But it may seem as though local governmentRead… Read more »
Triggered by a range of experiences recently I thought I would reflect on my learning journey. So over the last few weeks I’ve been dipping in and out of my blog posts from the last 5 years and thinking about how things have or haven’t changed or even if some of the things that IRead… Read more »
Remember the potential public health threat back in 2005 regarding Avian Flu. Supposedly chickens in China had contracted a flu which was found to be contagious to humans? Worst yet the desease chickens were then infecting other birds – especially migratory birds. Scientists confirmed that birds from China do in fact migrate to the USRead… Read more »
The federal government’s use of social media—including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and other sites—draws no end of press coverage, and for good reason: in the past three years, federal agencies have been engaging citizens through Facebook (NASA has more fans than the population of Denver, CO) and Twitter (The State Department has more followers thanRead… Read more »
In my continuing quest to ensure that local governments are recognized for the services they provide to the public, I bring you the first of several profiles of local government CIOs. With limited budgets, constraints from the county and state and under the unending watch of citizens, local technology departments are tasked with providing consistentlyRead… Read more »
In April I wrote briefly about Commissioner Audrey Danner from Moffat County, Colorado and her efforts in using social media to connect with her constituents. I had a chance to sit down with Commissioner Danner earlier this month at the Colorado Counties, Inc. summer conference and talk a bit more about Moffat County using FacebookRead… Read more »
Rural local governments across the country have historically had something of a tougher time than their more populated counterparts when it comes to connecting with their citizens. Greater distances, lower incomes, slower Internet access and hesitancy about adaption of certain communications technologies have proven to be the main challenges. This phenomenon is especially prevalent inRead… Read more »
Yesterday, Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia held primary elections. Yes, presidential primaries, but what some people might not realize is that there were many congressional and local positions up for grabs as well. I had a really cool opportunity to play helper bee yesterday at the DC Board of Elections and Ethics, thanksRead… Read more »
On GovLoop I’ve read plenty of anecdotes about cities getting involved in social media, from a local Department of Transportation that responds to inquiries on Twitter to a local power authority dealing with its namesake being used on social. But what cities are best at social media? A study by the University of Chicago recentlyRead… Read more » | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Natural medicaments in endodontics -- a comparative study of the anti-inflammatory action.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the irritant potential of propolis, Casearia sylvestris, Otosporin and saline solution (control). Twenty-eight male Wistar rats were selected, anesthetized and four experimental sites were designed on their backs. Injections of 2% Evans blue were intravenously administered in the lateral caudal vein and 0.1 ml of the tested solutions was injected intradermally into the experimental sites. The animals were killed 1/2, 1, 3 and 6 hours after the injection of the solutions. Each piece of skin containing the lesion was immersed in formamide and incubated at 45 masculine C for 72 h. After filtration, optical density was measured in a spectrophotometer. Data were statistically analyzed by a 2-way non-parametric test. The highest values of extracted dye were observed at 3 hours characterizing a peak in the inflammatory process. Propolis was the least irritant solution. The natural medicaments tested in this study may be a valuable alternative for endodontic treatment. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Outcome and attributable cost of ventilator-associated pneumonia among intensive care unit patients in a suburban medical center.
To determine the attributable cost of ventilator-associated pneumonia from a hospital-based cost perspective, after adjusting for potential confounders. Patients admitted between January 19, 1998, and December 31, 1999, were followed prospectively for the occurrence of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Hospital costs were defined by using the hospital cost accounting database. The medical and surgical intensive care units at a suburban, tertiary care hospital. Patients requiring >24 hrs of mechanical ventilation. None. We measured occurrence of ventilator-associated pneumonia, in-hospital mortality rate, total intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital lengths of stay (LOS), and total hospital cost per patient. Ventilator-associated pneumonia occurred in 127 of 819 patients (15.5%). Compared with uninfected, ventilated patients, patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia had a higher Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score on admission (p <.001) and were more likely to require multiple intubations (p <.001), hemodialysis (p <.001), tracheostomy (p <.001), central venous catheters (p <.001), and corticosteroids (p <.001). Patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia were more likely to be bacteremic during their ICU stay (36 [28%] vs. 22 [3%]; p <.001). Patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia had significantly higher unadjusted ICU LOS (26 vs. 4 days; p <.001), hospital LOS (38 vs. 13 days; p <.001), mortality rate (64 [50%] vs. 237 [34%]; p <.001), and hospital costs (70,568 dollars vs. 21,620 dollars, p <.001). Multiple linear regression, controlling for other factors that may affect costs, estimated the attributable cost of ventilator-associated pneumonia to be 11,897 dollars (95% confidence interval = 5,265 dollars-26,214 dollars; p <.001). Patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia had significantly longer ICU and hospital LOS, with higher crude hospital cost and mortality rate compared with uninfected patients. After we adjusted for underlying severity of illness, the attributable cost of ventilator-associated pneumonia was approximately 11,897 dollars. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Q:
RxJava Subject with Backpressure - only let the last value emit once downstream has finished consuming
I have a PublishSubject that calls onNext() on some UI event. The subscriber usually takes 2 seconds to complete its job. I need to ignore all calls to onNext() except the last one while the subscriber is busy. I tried the following, however I'm unable to control the flow. The requests seem to get queued up and each and every request gets processed (and so back pressure isn't seemingly working). How can I make it ignore all requests but the last one? (I don't want to use debounce as the code needs to react immediately and any reasonably small timeout won't work).
Moreover I realize using subscribeOn with a subject has no effect, thus I'm using observeOn to do async work in one of the operators. Is this the correct approach?
Subject<Boolean> loadingQueue = PublishSubject.<Boolean>create().toSerialized();
loadingQueue
.toFlowable(BackpressureStrategy.LATEST)
.observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
.map(discarded -> {
// PRE-LOADING
Log.d("RXLOADING", "PRE-LOADING: " + Thread.currentThread().getName());
return discarded;
})
.observeOn(Schedulers.computation())
.map(b -> {
Log.d("RXLOADING", "LOADING: " + Thread.currentThread().getName());
Thread.sleep(2000);
return b;
})
.observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
.subscribe(b -> {
Log.d("RXLOADING", "FINISHED: " + Thread.currentThread().getName() + "\n\n");
});
loadingQueue.onNext(true);
loadingQueue.onNext(true);
loadingQueue.onNext(true);
....
The output I see is:
PRE-LOADING: main
PRE-LOADING: main
LOADING: RxComputationThreadPool-1
PRE-LOADING: main
PRE-LOADING: main
PRE-LOADING: main
PRE-LOADING: main
PRE-LOADING: main
PRE-LOADING: main
LOADING: RxComputationThreadPool-1
FINISHED: main
LOADING: RxComputationThreadPool-1
FINISHED: main
LOADING: RxComputationThreadPool-1
FINISHED: main
LOADING: RxComputationThreadPool-1
FINISHED: main
LOADING: RxComputationThreadPool-1
FINISHED: main
LOADING: RxComputationThreadPool-1
FINISHED: main
LOADING: RxComputationThreadPool-1
FINISHED: main
FINISHED: main
Instead I expect the code to do the following (i.e. load once, and while it's loading, back-pressure to hold back on all requests and emit the last one, once the first observer has finished - so in total it should ideally only load twice at most):
PRE-LOADING: main
LOADING: RxComputationThreadPool-1
FINISHED: main
PRE-LOADING: main
LOADING: RxComputationThreadPool-1
FINISHED: main
A:
You can't do this with observeOn because it will buffer at least 1 element and thus always execute the "PRE-LOADING" stage if there is already one "LOADING" happening.
However you can do it with delay as it doesn't manipulate request amounts on the chain and schedules each onNext individually on the scheduler without queueing it on its own:
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
Subject<Boolean> loadingQueue =
PublishSubject.<Boolean>create().toSerialized();
loadingQueue
.toFlowable(BackpressureStrategy.LATEST)
.delay(0, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, Schedulers.single()) // <-------
.map(discarded -> {
// PRE-LOADING
System.out.println("PRE-LOADING: "
+ Thread.currentThread().getName());
return discarded;
})
.delay(0, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, Schedulers.computation()) // <-------
.map(b -> {
System.out.println("LOADING: "
+ Thread.currentThread().getName());
Thread.sleep(2000);
return b;
})
.delay(0, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, Schedulers.single()) // <-------
.rebatchRequests(1) // <----------------------------------- one-by-one
.subscribe(b -> {
System.out.println("FINISHED: "
+ Thread.currentThread().getName() + "\n\n");
});
loadingQueue.onNext(true);
loadingQueue.onNext(true);
loadingQueue.onNext(true);
Thread.sleep(10000);
}
| null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Allan H. Goldman
Allan H. Goldman (born 1943) is an American real estate investor and co-Chairman of the real estate investment company Solil Management.
Biography
Goldman was born in 1943 to a Jewish family, the daughter of Lillian (née Schuman) and Sol Goldman. He has three sisters: Jane Goldman, Diane Goldman Kemper, and Amy Goldman Fowler. His father was the largest non-institutional real estate investor in New York City in the 1980s, owning a portfolio of nearly 1,900 commercial and residential properties. After his father's death, his three sisters engaged in litigation with their mother over his father's assets; their mother subsequently received 1/3rd of their father's estate. He and his sister, Jane Goldman, manage the remaining real estate assets via the firm Solil Management. His cousin, Lloyd Goldman, is also a notable real-estate investor in New York City.
References
Category:American billionaires
Category:American real estate businesspeople
Category:American Jews
Category:1943 births
Category:Living people
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RxJS Subjects in Depth
Learn how RxJS Subjects are used in real-world applications
Photo by Helloquence on Unsplash
In this article, I want to explore the topic of RxJS’s implementation of Subjects, a utility that is increasingly getting awareness and love from the community.
In the past, I have used Subjects in a variety of ways, but sometimes not fully understanding what they are internally and what are the main differences with Observables.
This is what the article will cover:
What is a Subject?
Multicasting and Unicasting
Other types of Subject: AsyncSubject, ReplaySubject, and BehaviorSubject
What is a Subject?
Let’s start with a simple question: what is a Subject ?
According to Rx’s website:
A Subject is a special type of Observable that allows values to be multicasted to many Observers. Subjects are like EventEmitters.
If this is unclear, hang on, by the end of the article you’ll have a much clearer understanding of what a Subject is and all the way you can make use of them.
The definition stated by the Rx documentation initially struck me: in fact, I always thought of Subjects as purely a way to both pull and push values using streams. It turns out, I didn’t really know them full well even after having used them daily for about 5 years.
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Subject
Subject is a class that internally extends Observable . A Subject is both an Observable and an Observer that allows values to be multicasted to many Observers, unlike Observables, where each subscriber owns an independent execution of the Observable.
That means:
you can subscribe to a Subject to pull values from its stream
you can feed values to the stream by calling the method next()
you can even pass a Subject as an Observer to an Observable: as mentioned above, a Subject is also an Observer, and as a such, it implements the methods next , error and complete
Let’s see a quick example:
const subject$ = new Subject(); // Pull values
subject$.subscribe(
console.log,
null,
() => console.log('Complete!')
); // Push values
subject$.next('Hello World'); // Use Subject as an Observer
const numbers$ = of(1, 2, 3);
numbers$.subscribe(subject$); /* Output below */ // Hello Word
// 1
// 2
// 3
// Complete!
The Internals of a Subject
Internally, every Subject maintains a registry (as an array) of observers. This is how internally a Subject works, in a nutshell:
every time a new observer subscribes, the Subject will store the observer in the observers' array
when a new item is emitted (i.e. the method next() was called), the Subject will loop through the observers and emit the same value to each one of them (multicasting). The same will happen when it errors or completes
was called), the Subject will loop through the observers and emit the same value to each one of them (multicasting). The same will happen when it errors or completes when a Subject completes, all the observers will be automatically unsubscribed
when a Subject is unsubscribed, instead, the subscriptions will still be alive. The observers’ array is nullified, but it doesn’t unsubscribe them. If you attempt to emit a value from an unsubscribed Subject, it will actually throw an error. The best course of action should be to complete your subjects when you need to dispose of them and their observers
when one of the observers is unsubscribed, it will then be removed from the registry
Multicasting
Passing a Subject as an Observer allows to convert the Observable’s behavior from unicast to multicast. Using a Subject is, indeed, the only way to make an Observable multicast, which means they will share the same execution with multiple Observers.
Wait, though: what does sharing execution actually mean? Let’s see two examples to understand the concept better.
Let’s use the observable interval as an example: we want to create an observable that emits every 1000 ms (1 second), and we want to share the execution with all the subscribers, regardless of when they subscribed.
const subject$ = new Subject<number>(); const observer = {
next: console.log
}; const observable$ = interval(1000); // subscribe after 1 second
setTimeout(() => {
console.log("Subscribing first observer");
subject$.subscribe(observer);
}, 1000); // subscribe after 2 seconds
setTimeout(() => {
console.log("Subscribing second observer");
subject$.subscribe(observer);
}, 2000); // subscribe using subject$ as an observer
observable$.subscribe(subject$);
Let’s summarize the snippet above
we create a subject called subject$ and an observer which simply logs the current value after each emission
and an observer which simply logs the current value after each emission we create an observable that emits every 1 second (using interval )
) we subscribe respectively after 1 and 2 seconds
finally, we use the subject as an observer and subscribe to the interval observable
Let’s see the output:
As you can see in the image above, even if the second observable subscribed after 1 second, the values emitted to the 2 observers are exactly the same. Indeed, they share the same source observable.
Another common example that shows the usefulness of multicasting is subscribing to an observable that executes an HTTP request, a scenario that happens often in frameworks such as Angular: by multicasting the observable, you can avoid executing multiple requests and share the execution with multiple subscribers, that will receive the same value.
AsyncSubject
I personally find AsyncSubject the least known type of Subject, simply because I never really needed it, or more likely I didn’t know I could have needed it.
In short, the AsyncSubject will:
emit only once it completes
emit only the latest value it received
const asyncSubject$ = new AsyncSubject(); asyncSubject$.next(1);
asyncSubject$.next(2);
asyncSubject$.next(3); asyncSubject$.subscribe(console.log); // ... nothing happening! asyncSubject$.complete(); // 3
As you can see, even if we subscribed, nothing happened until we called the method complete .
ReplaySubject
Before introducing a ReplaySubject , let’s see a common situation where normal Subjects are used:
we create a subject
somewhere in our app, we start pushing values to the subject, but there’s no subscriber yet
at some point, the first observer subscribes
we expect the observer to emit the values (all of them? or only the last one?) that were previously pushed through the subject
… nothing happening! In fact, a Subject has no memory
const subject$ = new Subject(); // somewhere else in our app
subject.next(/* value */); // somewhere in our app
subject$.subscribe(/* do something */); // nothing happening
This is one of the situations when a ReplaySubject can help us: in fact, a Subject will record the values emitted and will push to the observer all the values emitted when a subscribed.
Let’s get back to the question above: does a ReplaySubject replay all the emissions or only the latest one?
Well, by default, the subject will replay all the items emitted, but we can provide an argument called bufferSize . This argument defines the number of emissions that the ReplaySubject should keep in its memory:
const subject$ = new ReplaySubject(1); subject$.next(1);
subject$.next(2);
subject$.next(3); subject$.subscribe(console.log); // Output
// 3
There’s also a second argument that can be passed to ReplaySubject in order to define how long the old values should be stored in memory.
const subject$ = new ReplaySubject(100, 250); setTimeout(() => subject$.next(1), 50);
setTimeout(() => subject$.next(2), 100);
setTimeout(() => subject$.next(3), 150);
setTimeout(() => subject$.next(4), 200);
setTimeout(() => subject$.next(5), 250); setTimeout(() => {
subject$.subscribe(v => console.log('SUBCRIPTION A', v));
}, 200); setTimeout(() => {
subject$.subscribe(v => console.log('SUBCRIPTION B', v));
}, 400);
we create a ReplaySubject whose bufferSize is 100 and windowTime 250
is 100 and 250 we emit 5 values every 50ms
we subscribe the first time after 200ms and the second time after 400ms
Let’s analyze the output:
SUBCRIPTION A 1
SUBCRIPTION A 2
SUBCRIPTION A 3
SUBCRIPTION A 4
SUBCRIPTION A 5
SUBCRIPTION B 4
SUBCRIPTION B 5
The subscription A was able to replay all the items, but the subscription B was only able to replay items 4 and 5, as they were the only ones emitted within the window time specified.
BehaviorSubject
BehaviorSubject is probably the most well-known subclass of Subject . This kind of Subject represents the “current value”.
Interestingly, the Combine framework named it CurrentValueSubject
Similarly to ReplaySubject , it will also replay the current value whenever an observer subscribes to it.
In order to use BehaviorSubject we need to provide a mandatory initial value when this gets instantiated.
const subject$ = new BehaviorSubject(0); // 0 is the initial value subject$.next(1); setTimeout(() => {
subject$.subscribe(console.log);
}, 200); // 1
Whenever a new value is emitted, the BehaviorSubject will store the value in the property value which can also be publicly accessed.
Final Words
Rx Subjects are quite powerful tools, and like any powerful tool in software engineering, they can also be easily abused. The concept of unicasting and multicasting is a striking distinction that you need to take into account when working with Rx.
Understanding how Subjects work internally can be fairly beneficial to avoid common pitfalls and bugs, but also to understand when you need them and when, instead, you don’t.
If you need any clarifications, or if you think something is unclear or wrong, do please leave a comment! | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Epermenia aequidentellus Hofmann
This relatively uncommon, locally distributed species is associated mainly with carrot. The larvae at first form brownish blotch mines in the leaflets but, later, they feed externally. Damage caused to cultivated plants is insignificant, although foliage of individual plants, especially in gardens and allotments, may be destroyed. Adults occur from June to July and from September to October, and larvae from May to June and from August to September. Larvae are distinguished from those of Epermenia
Fig. 277 Forewing of Epermenia chaerophyllella
Fig. 277 Forewing of Epermenia chaerophyllella
Fig. 278 Larva of Epermenia chaerophyllella (x!2).
BIOLOGY
Adults fly in June and July, when eggs are laid singly on the underside of leaves. Following egg hatch, the larvae at first mine within the leaves. Later, they feed externally but remain sheltered within a fragment of leaf that forms a characteristic case. Larvae overwinter within their cases and complete their development in the spring. Pupation takes place within the larval case, and the adult moth emerges about 2 weeks later.
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Q:
Flex restrict TextInput to accept only decimal numbers?
Is there some easy way to restrict TextInput to accept decimal numbers in range -99.999999 to +99.999999 ?
it is Spark TextInput.
A:
You didn't specify a Spark TextInput or an MX TextInput. You can use the restrict property to prevent people from entering numeric values (and the period). It is available on both the Spark and MX components. Here are the Spark Docs.
After that, use a NumberValidator to validate the range, setting the min value and maxvalue.
| null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Peter Navarro, an economic adviser to his campaign, to lead a newly formed White House National Trade Council.
Trump said in a transition release:
“I read one of Peter’s books on America’s trade problems years ago and was impressed by the clarity of his arguments and thoroughness of his research… He has presciently documented the harms inflicted by globalism on American workers and laid out a path forward to restore our middle class. He will fulfill an essential role in my administration as a trade adviser.”
One of Trump’s biggest campaigning points during the election was: We Are Losing To China. We’re Not Going To Lose Anymore.
Selecting Peter Navarro to this position sends a very strong message to those that voted for him and to the Chinese: Trump is going to do exactly what he said he was going to do.
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Navarro is a hawk when it comes to trade and dealing with the Chinese. He has authored books such as “Death by China” and “Crouching Tiger: What China’s Militarism Means for the World.” He isn’t worried about starting an economic war with China because he knows that they already started it and that the United States needs to more aggressive in how they play ball.
Below are some of the books Navarro has authored about the China problem: | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
~ A Question Of Surrender ~
Did I touch the stars, unrealized
Was my kiss, potent
Was it inherent in my carnal capacity
Or just, latent possibilities
Where I could see the future
From my crystalline orb
Control the birds
As the earth's spin
Controls the vista
Framing
Those elusive stars
That my beliefs
Instill?...
Shall I pour the bloody wine
That Osiris may touch the moon
Or does my potential
Contain more
Than a universe contains
Shall I take the olive branch
And offer the Gods
My refrain
Or will another, be my belief
Driving my desire
As a freight train
By pumping my taste
For Love's
Embrace
Through confidence
And
Potential,
Dare I admit
I have
Succumbed,
'Tis True
I am Yours,
Dear Lord,
I am Yours...
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Dear T, I believe the most important thing in life is our belief system and how we view life because of it...It is a process, and comes with a necessary surrendering to truly allow God to guide our thoughts to His ways and truths...and that spiritual veil is always somewhat in place, I believe, so that we have to keep seeking for our Creator and understanding that we need Him...I like the feel of surrender in this, despite the questions that are always there seeking answers. There is such beautiful power once we acknowledge that we want to be the Lord's and embrace all the possibilities and responsibilities that come with that pledge. Beautiful personal write. Love n Hugs, xo C
"Dare I admit
I have
Succumbed,
'Tis True
I am Yours,
Dear Lord,
I am Yours..."
What a way to end the poem! There's so much spirit in this poem. As for the questions, I sometimes wonder whether we are ever going to get all of them answered. Our very existence is a mystery. And the world, also buried in mysteries.
YESS!!..you're SOOO right ANTHONY!!.....and we ALL have those questions....it's definitely one of the most interesting and exciting things about being alive .......thanx so much for reading and commenting dear poet brother!!.....it's VERY much appreciated......I'm heading to your page now to see what you've been up to!!.......thanx again!!.......T xo 🐧✴❤
As we approach the final stages of our lives, we look to the stars for answers about the mysteries of our existence. Many of us have questioned its creator, but, as time rolls on, we quest for the serenity of our mortality. Your beautiful words, have illustrated how we hunger for the truth.
As usual, you pen the odes of unparalleled beauty.
YAY!!!...It's SOOOO good to see you on my page brother......I've been missing you around here.....but I guess everyone's been saying the same thing to you......you nailed the heart of my intent from this poem and I certainly agree with you ~ "Many of us have questioned the creator, but as time rolls on, we quest for the serenity of our mortality...".......but I'm honestly not surprised.....we definitely ride on similar wavelengths!!!.......Hello to Linda!!.....Talk soon my friend!!........peace......T xo 🐧✴❤
Love this brother ! You have such an elegance with words I wish I could touch a fraction of it lol you are definitely somebody who inspires and drives me ! Great write by the way , the freight train line was my fave | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Neighborhood park at the heart of townhouse community in Ashburn, Va.
Three-story townhouses at One Loudoun, a mixed-use development in Ashburn, Va., are available in two designs, with prices starting at $619,990 for the 20-foot-wide Whitney and $669,990 for the 22-foot-wide Waverly. (Benjamin C Tankersley/For The Washington Post)
ByDeborah K. Dietsch
January 8
Only about a third of One Loudoun, a mixed-use development in Ashburn, Va., has been built. But the community already has about 675 occupied homes, two dozen restaurants, a nine-screen movie theater, 250,000 square feet of office space, and amenities such as a clubhouse and a barn for events.
Within walking distance of One Loudoun’s town center is the West Village, a planned neighborhood of 40 townhouses clustered around a small park. So far, the builder, Miller & Smith, has completed a row of six residences. Two are furnished and unfurnished model townhouses, and four are ready for immediate move-in.
The second phase of townhouses is scheduled to be finished in March, and one of the five home sites has been sold. A third section, with six residences, is scheduled to be completed in the summer, and two of its units have been sold.
Starting prices are $619,990 for a 2,629-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-bathroom Whitney townhouse and $669,990 for a 2,892-square-foot Waverly, which has a layout similar to that of the smaller residence.
A major difference between the two floor plans is the width of the townhouse. The Whitney is 20 feet wide, compared with the Waverly’s 22 feet. Both types of three-story townhouse are 57 feet long.
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Prices start at $619,990 for the 20-foot-wide Whitney and $669,990 for the 22-foot-wide Waverly.
Family suite: The furnished model townhouse has the larger, Waverly floor plan, with staging by P Four of Alexandria, Va. Just off the entrance is what the builder calls the “owner’s choice” space.
This adaptable front room could be used as a home office, as shown in the model townhouse, or a bedroom. The adjacent powder room can be expanded into a full bathroom and connected to the front room to create a bedroom suite. Another option is to add a kitchenette, a full bathroom and a walk-in closet to create a self-contained living unit called the “family suite.”
“It’s definitely designed for multi-generational families, whether for the grandparents, a boomerang kid back from school or a visiting relative,” said Kim Ambrose, vice president of marketing at Miller and Smith.
A rear, or “family,” foyer on the ground level is staged as a mudroom. It has a door leading to the two-car garage, which comes standard with all the designs. Placing the garage at the rear allows for uninterrupted frontage along the street.
Facades are mostly brick, with black-accented rooflines, gutters, bays and window frames to keep the residences from looking too traditional. One exterior is painted white to add variety to the row of six completed townhouses.
The kitchen occupies the center of the open plan on the main level, with the dining area at the front of the house. (Benjamin C Tankersley/For The Washington Post)
Entertaining room: From the front foyer, a wooden staircase leads to the second floor. The kitchen occupies the center of the open plan on this level, with the dining area at the front and the living space, or “entertaining room,” at the back. This level has 10-foot-high ceilings, compared with the nine-foot-high ceilings on the lower and upper floors.
In the model townhouse, the kitchen has a large island with a quartz countertop, an upgrade from the standard granite. Along one wall, a row of dark-stained cabinets and GE stainless-steel appliances extends to a walk-in pantry. Next to the staircase are several cabinets and a countertop, providing space for keys, mail and an optional wine fridge.
The entertaining room, which has a gas fireplace as a focal point, connects to a covered terrace through sliding glass doors. The spacious outdoor terrace comes standard with each townhouse and is large enough for a dining table and a sitting area. Part of the terrace can be enclosed to create an optional indoor lounge.
Visible from the deck is the unfinished West Village Square at the center of the neighborhood. Inspired by Gramercy Park in New York City, the gated square is scheduled to be completed — with fencing, landscaping and seating — in the spring.
The master bedroom is on the top level. (Benjamin C Tankersley/For The Washington Post)
The townhouse’s top level has the owner’s bedroom suite at the back and two bedrooms at the front. Clustered in the center are a laundry room, a hall bathroom and a linen closet.
In the model townhouse, the bathroom in the owner’s suite has an unusual layout. The shower occupies the center of the room and can be entered from two sides. There is a sink and a toilet on each side of the shower.
This setup is one of three optional bathroom layouts. The others are more conventional, with a two-sink vanity, a toilet, a tub and a shower. Kohler plumbing fixtures are standard.
What’s nearby: West Village is within walking distance of the restaurants, shops and businesses of downtown One Loudoun. Among the stores are Trader Joe’s, Barnes and Noble and Great Gatherings.
Transit: West Village is a few miles north of Dulles International Airport. It is close to the Dulles Greenway, Route 7 and Loudoun County Parkway. The Silver Line’s Ashburn Metro station, a 15-minute drive from the neighborhood, is scheduled to open in 2020.
The spacious outdoor terrace comes standard with each townhouse and is large enough for a dining table and a sitting area. (Benjamin C Tankersley/For The Washington Post)
West Village at One Loudoun
20380 Roslindale Dr., Ashburn, Va.
Three-story townhouses are available in two designs, with prices starting at $619,990 for the 20-foot-wide Whitney and $669,990 for the 22-foot-wide Waverly.
Builder: Miller & Smith
Features: The brick-faced townhouses have nine-foot-high ceilings on the ground and top floors, and 10-foot-high ceilings on the middle level. An adaptable space for an office, a bedroom or a residential suite for a family member is at the front of the ground floor. The open-plan kitchen, living and dining spaces, a powder room and a covered outdoor terrace are on the second floor. The owner’s bedroom suite, with private bathroom, and two other bedrooms are on the top floor, with a hallway-accessible laundry room, bathroom and linen closet. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Surgical management and radiological characteristics of bronchogenic cysts.
Forty-two patients with bronchogenic cysts were treated over a 30-year period (1962 to 1991). The location was mediastinal in 37 and intrapulmonary in 5. Cysts were symptomatic in 21 patients (50%) and complications occurred in 11 (26%). The complications included infection in 5 patients, hemorrhage into the cyst in 2 patients, dysphagia due to esophageal compression in 2, adenocarcinoma arising from a bronchogenic cyst in an 8 1/2-year-old girl, and an esophagobronchopleurocutaneous fistula as a result of previous incomplete resection in 1 patient. Magnetic resonance imaging has been found to provide specific diagnostic information about bronchogenic cysts. All but 2 patients were treated with complete excision. One patient was managed by observation and another had drainage of the cyst by mediastinoscopy. Complications of treatment occurred in only 2 patients. One had a minor wound infection and the other had Clostridium difficile enterocolitis. Only 4 patients were lost to follow-up. No late complication or recurrence developed in those patients having complete excision. We recommend complete excision in most instances to confirm the diagnosis, relieve symptoms, and prevent complications. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Biographical Sketch of Charles Potts
Charles Potts, farmer and land agent, was born in Ross county, O., in 1832. He served during the war of the rebellion in the 28th Ill. Vol. Inft. was wounded at Jackson, Miss. He came to Sac County in 1871 and purchased land on the north shore of Wall Lake. He owns one hundred acres of well improved land one and one-half miles east of Fletcher. He is agent for nonresident lands in this vicinity, also for the Acme pulverizing harrow and clod crusher.
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378 F.2d 646
Elton Ray BARNES, Appellant,v.UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 23793.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
May 9, 1967.
Gary Cole, Fort Worth, Tex., for appellant.
Robert S. Travis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Melvin M. Diggs, U.S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for appellee.
Before GEWIN, COLEMAN and GOLDBERT, Circuit Judges.
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
1
Elton Ray Barnes was convicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas of perjury, 18 U.S.C. 1621, in connection with his testimony in support of his motion for the suppression of evidence before the court in cause No. CR-4-241, United States v. Bunchie White and Elton Ray Barnes. From this judgment Barnes appeals.
2
Appellant was convicted in Cause No. CR-4-241 of breaking into a post office with intent to commit larceny, stealing from a mail receptacle, and the theft of a postal money order validating stamp in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2115, 1708 and 642. The judgment of the district court was affirmed, 374 F.2d 126. Before trial in the above cause, appellant filed a motion for the suppression of certain evidence. In proceedings before the court outside the presence and hearing of the jury, appellant testified under oath in support of his motion. Appellant stated, in response to questions by his own attorney and on cross-examination and in response to questioning by the Judge, that when he was arrested and searched he did not have in his possession a money order or a gun. At this hearing one of the arresting officers, James N. Thorn, Jr., testified that his search of appellant at the time of his arrest disclosed a gun in his coat pocket and a money order in his shirt pocket.
3
Appellant was subsequently indicted for falsely stating material facts while under oath in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1621. He was found guilty of perjury by jury verdict and sentenced to a term of five years.
4
The federal perjury statute1 declares that if a person under oath wilfully states material facts which he knows to be false, he is guilty of perjury. Appellant contends that his conviction should be reversed on the grounds that his statements as to whether or not, at the time of his arrest, he had in his possession a gun or money order were immaterial and that a portion of his testimony regarding his possession of a gun and money order found by the jury to be perjurous was not given under oath.2
5
As indicated, appellant's statements concerning the possession of a gun and money order were made at a hearing on appellant's motion for the suppression of evidence filed in Cause No. CR-4-241. The motion claimed that any confession obtained from appellant by state or federal officials was inadmissible because the admissions were obtained pursuant to an illegal arrest and deterntion and in violation of his right to counsel. The motion also claimed that evidence taken from the automobile in which appellant had allegedly been riding and from his motel room was obtained as a result of an illegal search and seizure in that no search warrant was issued. Although the motion contests the admissibility of certain specific evidence on various grounds, it specifically raises the question of whether appellant was illegally arrested; and by such an attack on the legality of his arrest, the motion raises the question of whether evidence obtained as a product of the arrest is admissible. Consequently, the court was presented with the precise issue of whether appellant's arrest was valid.
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The hearing on the motion to suppress evidence was held outside the presence and the hearing of the jury. Three persons, appellant, Sergeant James N. Thorn, Jr., one of the arresting officers, and L. H. Powell, postal inspector, testified before the court. From their testimony the following facts, pertinent to appellant's arrest, were disclosed.
7
Sergeant Thorn had received information from persons in a grocery store and a restaurant in Bossier City, Louisiana, that a man had tried to cash a postal money order. Both had refused to cash the money order. They described the money order by number and amount and stated that it bore the name Don Smith and a Fort Worth address. They also gave a description of the individual who had tried to cash the money order, asserted that he was with another who wore a cowboy hat and that both were riding in a white Cadillac. In checking on the money order, Thorn discovered that numerous money orders had been stolen including the one described above. The description of the automobile was broadcast to state and city police officers and a white Cadillac was spotted by officers parked in front of the Dart Lounge in Bossier City. Thorn questioned the proprietor of the Dart Lounge and learned that a man fitting the description given earlier was in the lounge and that he had tried to cash a money order bearing the name Don Smith. Before the officers entered the lounge, the proprietor announced that the two men they were inquiring about were coming out. As the men, appellant and one Bunchie White, emerged, Thorn identified himself and asked appellant if he were Don Smith. Appellant replied no. It was observed that Barnes had his hand in his pocket. He was asked to remove it but he appeared to be reluctant to do so. He was requested a second time to remove his hand and finally did so. Thorn immediately searched his pocket and found a 22 caliber pistol. The pistol was loaded. Thorn arrested him for carrying a concealed weapon. Upon further search the postal money order payable to Don Smith was found in his left shirt pocket.
8
Appellant's testimony given at the hearing on the motion to suppress evidence which the jury found to be perjurous was as follows:
9
'Q. (Mr. Belew, appellant's counsel) When you were searched there on the parking lot, did they find anything on your person such as a money order, a gun, or anything else?
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'A. No.
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'Q. Not a thing on your person?
12
'A. (No audible answer).
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'THE COURT: Now you will have to speak out. Shaking your head won't get it. The Court Reporter has to take down your answer. Answer out loud.
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'A. I answered 'No' to that question.
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'Q. When you were searched, you didn't have any money order?
16
'A. No.
17
'Q. You had no gun?
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'A. No.
19
'Q. No pistol?
20
'A. No.'
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'Q. (On cross-examination by Mr. Travis, opposing counsel) All right, when you were arrested there in the parking lot, did you have a gun on your person?
22
'A. No, sir.
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'Q. Were you arrested by Policeman Thorn of the Bossier City Police Department?
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'A. That was one of thir names.'
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'THE COURT: * * * my recollection is that they asked you whether or not you had a pistol on that night. Don't you recollect that you were asked that while you were on the witness stand a while ago?
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'Mr. Barnes: Yes.
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'The Court: What was your answer to that?
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'Mr. Barnes: I said, 'No.'
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'The Court: Is that your answer now?
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'Mr. Barnes: Yes, sir.
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'The Court: All right, step down. Do you know what-- do you fully realize the question now is whther or not you had a pistol that night when you were arrested. You realize that is what the question is, don't you?
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'Mr. Barnes: Yes, sir.
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'The Court: And what is your answer to it?
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'Mr. Barnes: I did not.
35
'The Court: You heard Mr. Thorn testify here?
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'Mr. Barnes: Yes, sir.
37
'The Court: You heard him say he took a pistol out of your pocket?
38
'Mr. Barnes: Yes, Sir.'
39
In order for the above testimony to qualify as perjurous, the statute requires such testimony to be material. The materiality of the testimony in issue is a question for the court in the first instance. Such evidence should not go to the jury if the court considers it immaterial. Hoover v. United States, 358 F.2d 87 (5 Cir. 1966); Harrell v. United States, 220 F.2d 516 (5 Cir. 1955); Dolan v. United States, 218 F.2d 454 (8 Cir. 1955). The test of materiality is 'whether the false testimony was capable of influencing the tribunal on the issue before it.' Blackmon v. United States, 108 F.2d 572, 573 (5 Cir. 1940). See United States v. Lattmore, 94 U.S.App.D.C. 268, 215 F.2d 847 (1954). In addition, 'it is not necessary that the evidence given is material to the main issue; it is sufficient if it is material to any proper matter of inquiry.' Blackmon v. United States, supra at page 574 of 108 F.2d. 3 Wharton, Criminal Law & Procedure, 1309, 10, 11 (12th Ed. 1957); Annot., 62 A.L.R.2d 1027, 1031, (1958); Underhill's Criminal Evidence, 736 (Niblack, 4th Ed. 1935). In light of the fact that a portion of appeallant's testimony found to be perjurous was given on cross-examination, it is important to note that courts have stated as a general principle that 'every question upon the cross-examination of a witness is said to be material.' Harrell v. United States, supra at page 519 of 220 F.2d; Blackmon v. United States, supra at page 574 of 108 F.2d.3
40
In view of the fact that one of the issues before the court was the question of the legality of appellant's arrest and detention, it cannot be said that testimony regarding the possession or non-possession of the gun or money order is immaterial.4 Both items were intimately involved in the arrest and search of the appellant. In fact the legality of appellant's arrest and charge for carrying a concealed weapon depended entirely on whether he was in actual possession of a concealed gun at the time of his arrest. Therefore since the gun and money order constituted items relating to the very circumstances of appellant's arrest, they were material matters regarding a specific issue before the court, namely, the validity of appellant's arrest. Consequently, testimony with reference to the gun and money order was material within the meaning of the perjury statute.
41
The question of materiality was submitted to the jury. The jury was instructed that one of the essential elements of the offense of perjury is that the testimony in issue must relate to some material matter in the proceeding before the court. The judge described the proceeding, the hearing on motion to suppress evidence, and the issues which the motion presented to the court in such proceeding, the validity of the arrest and the admissibility of any evidence that might have been obtained by the officers during the arrest. Since the materiality of the testimony in issue is a question for the court, as we stated earlier in this opinion, the trial judge should have instructed the jury that the content of appellant's testimony was material as a matter of law. However, since the jury was instructed that they must find appellant's testimony concerning the gun and money order material to the question before the court in order to sustain the legal requirement of materiality, we hold that the appellant was not prejudiced. Hoover v. United States, 358 F.2d 87 (5 Cir. 1966).
42
Appellant submits that a portion of his testimony in support of his motion for the suppression of evidence found to be perjurous was not given under oath but was merely conversation between himself and the court. The portion to which appellant refers as being mere conversation as opposed to testimony under oaths are his statements in answer to questions by the court.5 From our review of the record we conclude that all of appellant's statements at the hearing on his motion were made under oath.
43
The record shows that appellant was the first witness to appear and testify at the hearing. The Deputy District Clerk testified that prior to giving any testimony she administered to appellant the following oath: 'Do you solemnly swear that the testimony that you are about to give now before the Court will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?' The Clerk further stated that appellant's reply was 'I do,' or 'I will.' Appellant took the witness stand and in response to questions by his own counsel on direct examination and the prosecuting attorney on cross-examination he stated that when he was arrested he did not have a gun or money order on his person. Appellant was then dismissed from the witness stand.
44
Sergeant Thorn was called as the next witness. Thorn testified that he found a gun and money order on appellant. At the close of his testimony the judge asked appellant to 'come around' and the appellant was seated in the witness chair, the same witness chair from which he had earlier given his testimony. The judge pointed out to appellant the discrepancies between his testimony and that of Officer Thorn and then again asked appellant whether he was in possession of a gun and money order when arrested. The answer remained the same. The court requested appellant to step down.
45
There was no mention of an oath when appellant took the stand after Thorn's testimony nor was appellant reminded in any way that he was under oath. However, appellant was not told that the questioning by the judge was off the record nor was he informed that such questioning was not part of the proceedings then in progress. We therefore find that the record unequivocally shows that appellant was under oath during his direct examination, his crossexamination and when he resumed the witness stand at the close of Sergeant Thorn's testimony.
46
Having found that appellant's testimony concerned material matter before the court and that such testimony was given under oath, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
47
Judgment affirmed.
1
18 U.S.C. 1621 provides:
'Whoever, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, the he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by him subscribed, is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true, is guilty of perjury, and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. This section is applicable whether the statement or subscription is made within or without the United States.'
2
The appellant does not attack the jury's finding that his statements were false or its finding that the statements were knowingly and wilfully made. However, our reading of the record assures us that it contains ample evidence to support the jury's verdict
3
A full statement of the rule is set forth in Blackmon in the following language:
'In Metcalf v. State, 8 Okl.Cr. 605, 129 P. 675, 680, 44 L.R.A.N.S., 513, supra, it is said quoting Rahm v. State, 30 Tex.App. 310, 17 S.W. 416, 28 Am.St.Rep. 911, 'we think it may be laid down as the rule that any testimony, which is relevant in the trial of a given case, is so far material to the issue as to render a witness, who knowingly and willfully falsifies in giving it, guilty of the crime of perjury,' and from State v. Laballey, 9 Mo. 834, 'it is not necessary that the evidence given is material to the main issue; it is sufficient if it is material to any proper matter of inquiry.' Again, 'it is generally held to be perjury to swear falsely to anything affecting the credibility of the witness himself or the credibility of another witness in the case.' 'Any false statement made by a witness, which detracts from or adds weight and force to testimony as to matters that are directly material * * * may constitute perjury * * *' and quoting from Greenleaf on Evidence, 'thus falsehood in the statement of collateral matter, not of substance, such as the day in an action of trespass, or the kind of stuff with which an assault was made, or the color of his clothes, or the like, may or may not be criminal, according as they may tend to give weight and force to other and material circumstances, or to give additional credit to the testimony of the witness himself, or of some other witness in the case. And therefore every question upon the cross-examination of a witness is said to be material.' 'If this were not so, a witness could on cross examination testify in the freest fashion and with impunity, to any fact he thought would strengthen or support his testimony in chief, if the matters testified to would have been inadmissible on direct, as independent evidence.
'This should not be, it is not, the rule.'
4
Appellant argues in his brief that his testimony was not material to the crime with which he had been charged and for which he was on trial, and therefore his conviction for perjury should be reversed. However, the issue before the court at the time appellant made his allegedly perjurous statements was not whether he was innocent or guilty of the offenses charged. The court was in session in order to hear testimony and rule on appellant's motion for the suppression of evidence. Consequently, the issues before the court were those raised by the motion. The motion raised issues as to the validity of appeallant's arrest and the admissibility of various items of evidence
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See the latter part of appellant's testimony set out earlier in the opinion
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2015 Colgate Raiders football team
The 2015 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dan Hunt and played their home games at Andy Kerr Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 9–5, 6–0 in conference play to win the Patriot League championship. They received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated the New Hampshire in the first round and James Madison in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston State.
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Flash games can be filled with so much action. Running, shooting, maiming, killing, jumping, smashing, destroying... occasionally it's nice to get away from all that activity and play something that simply stimulates your brain cells rather than your adrenal glands. Something calm, soothing, almost Zen-like. Well that something may be Atomic Puzzle, a quiet yet unique and tricky little puzzle game by Sigma Studio.
You begin with a basic shape that looks like a molecular model, colored balls (or atoms) attached by gossamer lines. The object is to remove all the balls from the screen by "crashing" them into each other. You can click on an atom that is attached to two or more of the same color to collide them together, thus removing them all and without the nuclear blast and resultant devastation that would accompany this feat in real life. Continue to combine the colors until there is nothing left on the screen.
It sounds simple in theory, and it begins that way. At first all you have to do is figure out which combinations to remove in what order to empty the screen. Then it gets a little tricky, as extra "trick" atoms start appearing in your neat little molecules. Balls that can paint any ball that it is attached to, balls that move around the colors, balls that rearrange the bonds, and even a little scissor ball that can detach connections. Eventually you will be facing long, complex molecular chains that incorporate several different colors as well as the "trick" balls and that's where it gets very interesting... and perhaps not quite so calming.
Analysis: Atomic Puzzle is one of those deceptively easy puzzle games that are designed to suck you right in and not let go until you've solved the last one. Fortunately, there are 50 levels to get through, so that might take a while. Gameplay is unique, difficult in parts, and yet curiously soothing.
The game is beautifully presented, with the luminescent molecular models floating on blueprint-like background, a feast for the eyes as you contemplate your next move. Calm, quiet music only adds to the meditative qualities of the gameplay, keeping everything Zen even as you struggle with the tougher upper levels.
If you're looking for an adrenaline rush, you might try somewhere else. If you're looking for a tricky, logical puzzle game to while a few minutes away with, then definitely check out Atomic Puzzle. Between the gorgeous graphics, the easy-going music, and the pure logic of the puzzles themselves, you might find you've put yourself into a trance state. Finish and you will emerge triumphant and curiously calmed, like meditation accomplished with casual gameplay.
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Clever concept, although having to add a Facebook app to see the walkthrough is a big turn-off to me. Sorry, I don't care about your game THAT much, which means the first time I get stuck (embarassingly enough, Level 14 in my case) I'll go find some other time-waster that doesn't bother invading my privacy as well.
[You don't have to add a Facebook app to see a walkthrough for this game. -Jay]
you can just skip levels. I was stuck on 14 also, an I also prefer not to use facebook to see a walkthrough. Apparently thats not the only option, but those in the know are remaining mum on the other, secret walkthrough.
I've noticed an increasing number of games lately that seem to be hooked into facebook in one way or another. I dislike these social networking sites and refuse to get accounts on them. If a game is associated with facebook it would be nice to see that in the description.
[We will always mention if an account, registration, or Facebook, etc. is required to play a game. In this case, Facebook is not required. -Jay]
Great game! Thanks Dora for the link to the video walkthrough.. I got stuck on level 40.
I just think that it should be clear in the game that clicking on the walkthrough takes you to facebook since all applications you visit are now added automatically if you're logged in and haven't changed your settings. Granted this is a problem with facebook and not really the game.
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Husband not pulling his weight
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Ok, so my husband and I both work full time. I usually take care of EVERYTHING in the house. Literally all he is asked to do is take the trash out and cut the grass. Meanwhile, I cook, clean wash dishes, wash, fold and put away clothes, go grocery shopping, take care of the dog, etc. Today I asked my husband if he could cut the grass Bc it’s going to rain tomorrow and he won’t be able to. He’s acted like such a baby about me asking him to do that and got pissed Bc I wouldn’t come off of it. But literally he has to do that like once every 2-3 weeks. Meanwhile I’m exhausted and have kept our house pretty clean.
I’m just getting really worried now Bc we will be having our first baby in oct and I’m just thinking “great, just more for me to do and one more person to clean up after.” And I’m going to have to work after the baby too, so I just feel so overwhelmed. I don’t know if it’s just the hormones or what but I want to cry every time I ask him to do something now Bc it’s going to be a fight.
He was an only child and his parents baby’d him and never had to lift a finger growing up. And tonight he will get on the phone with them and complain that I made him cut grass and they will all just act like I’m the meanest person ever... 🙄
my husband was pretty babied by his mama and I do everything around the house as well! So I was nervous but it was recommended to me take a prenatal class more for the man, it seems more real for them! And in the class they focused on women’s mental health and baby blues! As soon as our baby was born my husband was an absolute rockstar he did everything he could to help! I def credit the class to bring to his mind how many different things a women goes through and how much the partner needs to have their back to help get them through!
Long winded story!! Guess what I’m trying to say is husbands don’t always listen to us but they will listen to someone else!
I feel ya. pregnant with my 2nd, our 1st is 16 months. I do almost everything for our son, plus all the laundry, shopping, cleaning etc. I told him he has to at least take care of HIS dogs, but nope, somehow that ends up my job too. and then he leaves his garbage and food wrappers; dirty dishes strewn about the house for me to pick up. I'm completely fed up and don't know what to do about it either. wasn't sure if crying every night was that or the pregnancy hormones either haha
I’m sorry 😔 I know, if I have to pick up any more trash or clothes of his I’m going to go nuts I think. It’s a busy time for him at work right now and I know he’s working hard at work, but it’s not like his “chores” are an every day occurrence. We will see how it goes once the baby gets here. He swears he wants 3, but somethings will def need to change before I agree to that. Haha
My hubby tries to get away with it. He can whine and complain and get mad all he wants, he’s doing the damn dishes. I work way more than him and do way more than him around the house, if he can’t do the simple things I ask for him to do.. he can move out. I didn’t get married to have a sloppy roommate and I made the clear from the very beginning.
I’m also a no bullshit low tolerance person. He’s usually good about doing what I ask after a few complaints.
When we first moved into our home he was so excited about having a huge backyard and grass... but that didn’t last very long, because I found myself mowing the lawn when he won’t do it. So I put my foot down and told him to hire a landscaper and turn our grass into turf! I couldn’t be happier with that decision lol
My husband is the worst about laundry so i started separating all our laundry and basically went on strike with his. He couldn’t fight it anymore when he ran out of socks 😂 and he’s the type that gets annoyed and sighs at the slightest request so i just went silent and let him deal with it 🤷🏻♀️😂 he got the hint real quick. it sucks having to go that route but it can be effective. i saw another poster about how her partner always left empty cans everywhere so she lined them up in front of the tv so he had to throw them all away in order to see lmao!!!
Well it makes me feel better than I’m not the only one I guess... he’s going to have to step his game up on some of this stuff. Or I told him he can get another job to pay for a landscaper and a maid Bc if he doesn’t have to cut grass then I’m not cleaning
Sounds like you need a chore chart. Add his one chore to the chart and both take turns doing everything including you do the mowing.
Frankly either that or tell him you are going on the 3 weekly mow and he can do everything else!!! He just doesn’t realise what you do ans wont loft a finger until you put your foot down.
My hubby used to get so confused as to why i gor cross with him and night and he once said “why are you angry we are getting ready for work/School tomorrow”. I said “no YOU are getting YOU ready for work then you sit down and do nothing where I have to get me ready plus our children ready for school, then cook tea then bath the kods and put them in pajamas ehilst you sit on your backside complaining that im not spending time with you.” After that i NEVER had another issue again he is hands on getting everyone ready and doesn’t sit down till i do.
I should have known my husband was going to be bad when his mom sent me a chore pad. Maybe you should get one and put who does what so he sees the disparity between chores? It really isn't fair and you shouldn't let him do it to you. If he doesn't change after doing this, I'd tell him "I'm disappointed in your taking on household chores with me. I feel like I'm being worked too hard at home and with the baby coming, it really scares me how much extra I'll have to do. I will be only taking care of my messes, laundry, and other household chores." https://knockknockstuff.com/product/do-your-chores-pad-2/
I kept doing it after our first but I shouldn't have. After our second I lost it. Trust me have this conversation now before it gets worse. Give him a couple things to do on the reg. Like being in charge of the dog and maybe dishes. My hubs does half the laundry now, and most of the dishes. He even cleaned the bathrooms the other day when I asked (13 years and that's a first!) you need to change the expectations, it's better than a meltdown later
I got pretty upset yesterday and yelled and yelled and yelled so much that I'm still tired and feeling physically awful from the exertion. Because he doesn't do his part around the house. And he thinks of he does one thing, he's done me the gift of a lifetime and expects gratitude and praise.My mom says I should suck it up and just accept it as being a wife. Ugh.
That was me after our first baby. 6 years later he's the one that cooks dinner for the family on work nights and cleans up (I get home an hour or more later). He's in charge of groceries (he mostly orders online but who cares). There definitely was a few year struggle for us to get to this point and it the wake up call happened after our second was born. We do have an au pair so she does the kids laundry and unloads the dishwasher which is a huge help. It takes time (maybe years and lots of struggle) to get to a point where life feels more balanced but its possible!
are we twins?! LoL I’m the same way! My husband doesn’t complain anymore. He was VERY sheltered until he met me and then right away I started “teaching him” to be a grown up. He lived with mommy and daddy waaay too long, where as I had to learn how to take care of things at a very young age. I think that’s where the low tolerance stems from. But, you go girl! They are our partners, not our children.
You wash his dishes? His clothes? Pick up his messes? Uhhhh... why? If you’re both working full time, wouldn’t it make sense for both of you to clean up after yourselves to make it much easier? You’re babying him, that’s why he’s acting this way. Stop doing everything for him and let him figure out how much he took you for granted
I stopped doing my husbands laundry, and my step daughters, and only do mine and my sons. I stopped making the bed, seems small but it drives him crazy and I stopped doing the dishes. If Ive had a long day I order take out for supper. And Ive stopped bringing his daughter to gymnastics. Sounds petty but I literally was doing EVERYTHING at home, with the two kids and working full time. And to top it off he was critcizing everything I did. I also took my son and left for 10 days out of province and said I wasnt sure if I was cominv back. Its seemed to have worked, because he is much more attentive and helps around the house more. We own a buisness, Hes very busy and is on call 24 hrs 7 days a week so I get that he sometimes doesnt have time or motivation to help, but Im not his maid/nanny/errand girl and thats how I was feeling. If he cant at least appreviate everything you are doing then its not worth it. I love my husband and step daughter but I didnt get married for this. I wanted a partner, I ha e no probkem picking up the slack when I need to but slso need to be confident that he will do the same for me when this baby is born. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Still unsure of just how she does this, we exit out of Crystal's vision sphere. Alexis is still positioned next to Crystal and I am standing between Carmina and Crystal, who she blames for her current situation. "So you dare strike your Prince, Carmina? You have no one to blame for this but yourself. You have lied to me... directly to my face as if it was nothing. I have no further need for you." Carmina looks at me in shock as she is flung into the wall. She tries to use telekinesis on me only to find that I am able to "block it" as well as overpower her attempt. "Psyre, don't you see what she is trying to do? You have feelings for me and I have feelings for you. She thought that you had feelings for Alexis so she turned you against Alexis first and now she wishes to remove me so that she can have you all to herself? She is twisted and trying to manipulate you." My eyes do not move from Carmina, "I have known for months that Crystal is attracted to me since she told me while we were drunk partying in the spring. She would never betray me though. She would not lie to my face when I asked for the truth. How funny and ironic that we are here at the manor and you talk about manipulating me? Is this not the place where you stole my life from me?" Carmina responds, "I stole nothing from you and I lied to protect you and I would do it again. I gave you power." Crystal interrupts, "You GAVE the Prince nothing! Tell him the truth about Quinto." I look back at Crystal as Carmina mentally strikes her. Crystal receives a sharp pain, but is able to shrug it off, a fireball flies at Carmina as I move Alexis and Crystal behind cover. Carmina removes her jacket and and scowls at me, "When I came to you, you were weak and lost wanting so badly to understand your purpose and I guided you to that purpose and to PsiCoven. We were the coven before you and we will be the coven after you." I smirk, "After me? PsiCoven is mine and so is this coven. I was chosen by the Goddess. You couldn't even follow Her orders either. Who is Quinto, Carmina?" She says nothing and tries to escape using Transcend, but I yank her backwards towards me telekinetically. I shake my head as Carmina creates a Vortex orb in her hand and without moving, I form a Vortex orb of my own that engulfs hers. "You have no idea what I am capable of now." Carmina curses at Crystal calling her a traitor. Crystal stays hidden with Alexis.
As soon as Carmina arrived at Crystal's office, I knew this wasn't going to go well. I figured that if she didn't know why she was summoned before walking in that she would be clued in as soon as her eyes fell on my face. I couldn't even begin to try and hide the anxiety I was feeling about whatever was coming. Psyre wastes no time in getting right to the point with her. I tried not to flinch when his voice echoed through the office, and failed miserably.
When Psyre paused and Carmina spoke up, shifting her eyes across the room to where Crystal and I stand, I immediately assume that the anger and resentment in her gaze was meant for me. Her accusation that 'She is responsible for all of this' cuts through my heart, until I realize that she means Crystal and not me. I was the one who told Psyre that she had lied to him, I was the one that offered her up as the sacrificial lamb to save my own worthless hide; so why was her anger directed to Crystal?
Before I can find out why Carmina blames Crystal, Psyre requests to be taken somewhere more private to continue this... would you call an interaction where psychic attacks are traded back and forth a meeting? No matter the answer, I did not expect to be taken along for the ride. When the bubbles surround the others, one comes around me as well and I am pulled closer to Crystal to prepare for the journey.
When the journey is finished I have no clue where we end up but have no time to wonder or look around thanks to Psyre immediately starting back in on Carmina. More attacks are flung back and forth keeping my attention but what I was really focused on were the words being spat from Carmina's mouth. As bad as it sounds to be standing here witnessing the product of my snitching, my curiosity was certainly piqued by the revelations being spoken before me. I was given a whole new insight into the dynamic between Carmina and Psyre and.... wait, Crystal wants Psyre too? Bad enough to try and turn him against Carmina... and turn him against me? Why me? What does this guy have that makes him so irresistible? Is he the reincarnation of John Holmes or something? Why would Crystal want to turn him against me? Even if he cares about me as an employee, all she would have had to do was get to know me to realize that I know my place when it comes to guys like him. Meaning that I know better than to even dream of it.
The two of them go on until Crystal buts in and tells Carmina to tell Psyre the truth about some person named Quinto. Ok here is where I get lost... and pushed by Psyre with Crystal behind cover do he can torch the place... this thing is getting out of control. Coven... PsiCoven... so there's a real coven too? That's umm... kinda strange, am I working for witches? That would have been nice to cover in the interview. Psyre was chosen by the Goddess? Which Goddess? Did I fall into another group of religious zealots? I thought I had escaped all that when I left the nuns at the orphanage.
Since I wasn't alone in this protected hiding place, I look to Crystal with wide fearful eyes. Whispering as softly as I can, I ask the one question I couldn't quite bring myself to think. "Is he going to kill her?" 604
Crystal is rubbing her right temple with her right hand when the question comes. Crystal knew the answer to that but it was more complex. More had to occur that Alexis could not be made fully aware of. It was already at the point that Alexis might be learning too much as it is, but Crystal could not avoid that now. Crystal didn't give a damn about my inclinations regarding Alexis' lack of corporate exposure and/or experience, with Carmina being removed from the equation, she would have to step up and she would also have to select and groom a new Chief Operating Officer for Strategic Operations Corps and a separate one for Security Force. While it meant more individuals involved and having to be trusted by me, it would also weaken the power base below me. Crystal knows that she cannot allow a single individual to amass so much clout and influence with me that I allow myself to be blinded again. She also had to tread carefully so that she would not run into the issue of me being concerned or paranoid about everyone. When she looks over at Alexis, all Crystal says is, "He will not kill her tonight." Crystal maintains a serious look about her as she tells Alexis to stay covered.
Carmina and I trade attacks and harsh words. She tells me that I am too blinded by my own pride to see when I am truly being manipulated. I smirk and tell her that her tricks won't work on me. "It is a sad day when the Guardian finds herself weaker than her charge." She replies that she simply doesn't want to hurt me. I laugh as a javelin of fire connects and burns her arm. "You... hurt me? Give me your best shot." Carmina tries to strike me mentally, but she feels my newest application of my telekinetic control. She feels significant pressure building against her temples that causes her to lose focus and control. The pressure builds as her legs buckle underneath her and she falls to the floor. "The mind will always vanquish the sword, Carmina. The library below holds many interesting facts. You should have studied more." Carmina unleashes a forceful push back that knocks me back and into the air. Carmina sends an energy blast into the air after me. It hits me and knocks me back into the wall. "Now that felt... interesting. I like that power. It will suit me nicely!"
Crystal listens and smiles faintly, "He is ready now. Alexis, in a moment, you're going to need to move again. Hide behind that column when I tell you to move and stay there. Regardless of what she thinks she knows, you are not be harmed in any of this. Also, I need you remember something for me in case he is not ready and the less desirable outcome comes to pass, "Psyre has to go visit his father in the hospital tonight. You need to move into the suites at the end of this week. In my desk on the right side, you will find the contact information for the mentor that I had planned to select for you. He will be able to guide you as your right hand on the rest of your own path of corporate ascension. You must believe in yourself in all matters that are to come."
Crystal's answer to my question isn't exactly the stuff assurances were made of but she knew the future better than I do so I couldn't argue. News that Psyre wouldn't kill Carmina tonight eases a small part of the fear I was experiencing for the other woman, that leaves open the option for him to do it another time, which is not something that I want to see. Since I still felt responsible for everything happening here, I didn't want to see any of it come to this. What I really wanted to do was run out there between the two of them and try to make them stop.
Before I have a chance to lose my mind and throw all sense of self preservation to the wind, Crystal speaks to me again and this time her words really do begin to scare me. She tells me that Psyre is ready for something but of course she leaves out what exactly that something is and then says that I am going to have to move over behind a nearby column soon. That wasn't the truly scary part for it was to come next. She tells me to remember things for her... as if she wasn't planning on being around much longer for whatever reason, even going so far as to mention the possibility of a 'less desirable' outcome. I am really not liking the sound of any of this but unable to see a way to stop it, I am forced to pay attention and make mental notes of everything she says.
Psyre is to go visit his father in the hospital tonight; I move into the new suites at the end of the week (Shit! That means I have to find a way to tell Lance); Right side of Crystal's desk contains the name and contact information for my chosen mentor; and believe in myself in all things that are to come. Check on the first and third, the second and fourth were going to be a bit more difficult.
Nodding to Crystal to let her know that I understand her instructions despite being completely in the dark as to their purpose at this time; I glance to the aforementioned column and work out my planned path while waiting for her signal. 383
The attacks continue to exchange between Carmina and I and if Alexis or Crystal were observing this it would appear as if I was enjoying this. Carmina did not share in my delight, but I did not much care if she did or not. Suddenly, my eyes begin to glow faintly at first but radiate more and more energy as I seem to be harnessing energy to myself. A swarm of fire sprites keeps Carmina busy as they burn and attack her relentlessly. The cream colored suit that covers my body flutters as if a wind is moving around me and vibrations in the air. An orb appears in front and in back of Carmina. The sprites keep her from truly reacting to this development. As the third and fourth orbs begin to take form around her the first two activate. Carmina screams out in pain as the sprites dissipate into the vortex orbs. Crystal distracts me calling out, "Psyre, do not!" Crystal looks at Alexis and nods to her, "Go now. You won't be hit." Carmina's anger supersedes her pain as she hears Crystal's voice. She flings a torch holder at me telekinetically. I "catch" it before it can hit me and return it at her. It stabs her in her shoulder and pins her to the wall away from me. She looks at me and tells me that I should have kill her when I had the chance. "If I lose my Prince, then so does she. I loved you once, Psyre. Now you will understand what being truly alone feels like."
Quickly, I look back at Crystal and she is bleeding. There is a torch holder piercing her bosom. Within a blink, I appear at her side which might give Alexis the impression that I can teleport. I use my telekinetic powers to place Crystal atop the altar. Carmina laughs as sadness feels my very core. I throw a fireball at her and she vanishes. Damn it! My sadness and anger mix like two very volatile, combustible ingredients as I react to this, "Damn it, Crystal! Why did you have to stop me?!" She looks at me and tells me that it is time for Quinto to truly wake up before our journey together. "This is not the time for riddles." She speaks plainly, "Heal me, Psyre." She speaks directly into my mind and I didn't even know that she possessed the telepathy power. "Quinto is the true name of the kami spirit within you. Carmina lied to you about mixing spirits. You have had your spirit since he was wounded in the war and came to the mortal realm for refuge. He found you as a young boy when you were 9. You got sick b/c of Quinto, but you also got better because of him. You are awakening his spirit in near perfect symbiosis. The oni blood is tainting that, but you are going to be able to conquer and harness it. I will not die having lied to you. I am not human, Psyre, but an outcast Kamikonjou named Crystanale. Mr. Coremanti's true family took me in and raised me as their own child. When I started to unlock my powers, they even trained me to utilize my gifts. They sent me to you to help you find Quinto. Now that you are awakening his latent powers, it is time for you to return. This weekend you will travel to the other side." I look at her and tell her to save her strength. Unable to speak telepathically due to the strain it puts on her, "Embrace your kami side and you will know all that you need to, Psyre."
She closes her eyes and I look at her. "Crystal. Crystal, wake up! Crystal!" When she does not move, my emotions explode in an unnatural eruption of my telekinetic powers. That pulse that is released dents the walls and moves everything away from Crystal and I towards the walls (suggestion: duck or jump back behind the column! Remember who suggested that). My eyes turn completely red as I bell out uncontrollably in anguish. This is a feeling that hits me deep in my core. I cannot shake this feeling of despair and darkness that is filling my heart. None of my powers are able to be controlled as there is a near tempest of my powers swirling about unchecked in this room. I can hear an audible voice (if you are able to pay attention, you can hear the voice too) telling me that I need to gain control over myself. "A true strategist knows that loss is a possibility and can accept that losses will be incurred. A Kamihume Strategist has the power to reject Death's Embrace! You must not lose focus if you wish to save her! Psyre, heal her now!!!"
I begin levitating and speaking in a language that even I don't understand. My eyelids conceal all distractions from me as the torch holder is flung from her chest. I fall silent for a moment and my eyes shoot open glowing a radiant gold. Crystal's body covers in a gold aura that outlines her form. The chant continues softly and the glow around her gets brighter and brighter around the wound. My energy is fading quickly as I am pouring everything I have into healing her and then adding more. I cannot allow her to die. I will save her. I must save her! Come on, Crystanale! Fight this! This is not your time to die! Not like this." I stop chanting and focus my mind's energies on her body. I set my mind in line with her body and allow my mind to work as the healer on her wounds. So much pain... I will bear this pain for you, Crystanale. You are not dead because I will not allow it to be so...
Sounds of the altercation between Psyre and Carmina elevate to the point where I was reconsidering my idea of jumping out there and trying to talk some sense into them. Even though I knew it would be next to suicide to even try, since neither of them seemed to have any sense left by now, I felt worthless hiding here while the two of them tried to destroy each other. I am jerked from my thoughts by the sound of Crystal's voice as it fills the room. Before I could react properly, she looks back to me and tells me to make that move now.
I had agreed to follow her direction when it came but now that it had I didn't want to run for cover. I didn't want to leave her, not after what she had just said. In the end, really no more than a heartbeat after the order was given, I made the run for the column and ducked down behind it while squeezing my eyes closed. I didn't want to watch what happened next, didn't want to see my fears become truth.
Even with my eyes closed I knew what was happening. Carmina's words to Psyre made it clear, and made me step out from the column to see. Crystal had been hit and was bleeding, Psyre appears by her side a fraction of a second before Carmina laughs and vanishes. Another step takes me closer to Crystal and Psyre where he has placed her upon some altar like thing. I felt like I was a ghost in the room. Like they were the only two here and I was an invisible spectator. I watch silently as the two of them share what could easily be the woman's last moment of life. There was silence, the kind that is so thick it fills the lungs and threatens to crush the heart. I knew I shouldn't be here for this, I wasn't meant to see this, but I had no idea where I was so I couldn't really leave.
Psyre breaks the silence and yells for Crystal to wake up. When she doesn't follow his command, the power that dwells within his mortal body seems to break free and fill the room. A wave of energy radiates from his body, pushing everything towards the walls... everything except me. I truly was invisible at this point. I wasn't even moved with the rest of the furniture, though I wasn't willing to put this to the test so much as to let a chair that was hurled my way take me with it. After dodging the chair, I step back to my original position.
By this time my cheeks are wet with silent tears and my thoughts are filled with prayers for the dying woman. When another voice I do not know comes into the room I almost miss it due to those prayers. Pausing the communication of my mind, I listen to the new words but am not able to understand them. I cannot see how strategy would help a mere mortal save Crystal from her death. Obviously the words were not meant for my ears and therefore understanding would not be mine.
The message changes something in Psyre, it seems to return his focus or something like that. At this point I am so lost that a pink elephant could dance through the room and I would be just fine with it. This was my boss and the two women who work under him but outrank me, this kind of drama and heady stuff should not be tied to a business arrangement. For the first time in more than half a year I was beginning to wish for that dank basement. At least I knew who I was and where I stood there.
Watching the man levitate into the air while chanting a strange language I have never heard before, my eyes shift between his form and the lifeless woman atop the alter. Prayer for a miracle would do no good here, Crystal was beyond the reach of any god I knew... Psyre was indeed her only hope now. 693
Inside of Crystal's mind, I look around and try to figure out what's going on. Things are badly damaged and dark here. Orbs of fire illuminate the area as I walk around searching for the reason why I would end up here. I move debris about but nothing jumps out at me until I catch sight of a light in the distance. Walking towards the light, I find what must be the central system of this hall. I place my hand on a glowing orb of psychic energy and attune it to my own. The orb goes from silver to gold back to silver before it swirls with both colors. The orb sends out harpoons of energy in all directions as it hardens into a sort of cocoon or chrysalis. I stand guard over feeding more energy into it focusing on memories and experiences with Crystal. While my floating body is working diligently within her mind, I manage to jump start her mind to fix her body as it has the knowledge but it cannot always access it if you don't know how. To be perfectly honest, I am not even sure myself how I know how to do this, but I am very glad that I can. In the midst of all of this, Crystal's body rises from the altar and floats into my arms. If Alexis looks at this scene, she would swear that she saw flaming wings sprout from back and envelope Crystal protectively before they vanish and the room becomes much hotter.
After a few minutes pass, the flaming wings would "appear" again in full wingspan with my feet planted on the altar and Crystal elevated in my arms with her feet off the ground. My eyes open and I begin chanting in the strange language again tho I am not there at all. The altar cracks under my feet. Several other cracks appear in the altar before it shatters beneath me and our bodies continue floating above the rubble. Crystal opens her eyes and lays her head against my chest before my eyes return to normal and we fall to the floor. She catches us before we hit the floor and finds that I am badly wounded. My body becomes very hot to the touch and she sighs in relief. A weak female voice speaks, "Alexis? Are you alive over there? We need to go. It's not safe here." Crystal drips her own blood into the rubble as I spit up blood onto the rubble myself. My breathing is faint, but improving rapidly. If Alexis was observing me still, she would notice the wounds that had scattered about me were disappearing before her very eyes. Crystal looks at me as I am regaining my strength. "Don't ever worry me like that again. I thought I had lost you." She caresses my cheek, "I was a necessary sacrifice in order for you to know the truth and accept the truth. Alexis needed to be here to understand you and also to force you to move in the direction that you need to progress. Do you notice that did not harm her. Your telekinetic outburst completely moved around her. I do not know why, but you cannot bring yourself to hurt her and I needed her to see that as well. She is seeing your darker secrets and in time, she will come to trust you with her own. You are getting better with your psychic healing. You were able to transfer your healing ability to me weren't you?" I tell her that I don't understand what happened but I do understand that everything has changed. "Are you hurt, Alexis? I don't have to ask if you're alright as the events that have transpired strongly prevent that from being the case."
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This is the stuff normal people's nightmares are made of, but am I lucky enough to be able to pinch myself and wake up from all of this? Hell no. Just like with the demon and with my father's death, there is no waking up from this. Since Psyre is obviously off in his own little world of levitation and chanting and Crystal is... I don't even want to think about that right now... my best option is to go find that chair that almost hit me and have a seat. Worst case scenario, if the man starts throwing furniture around again and I am once again not affected I can always activate my own hover ability and hang out in the air until the storm passes.
During the verbal exchange with Carmina, a library beneath this room had been mentioned. As I dragged the chair away from the wall and curled up in it, I wondered if Psyre would be 'out of touch' long enough to warrant my attempting to navigate this place to find the library and return. I hoped it wouldn't but I couldn't be sure. I was so lost that I couldn't even begin to work out these events in my mind. I would give anything for a hot soothing bath and a month of sleep right now.
After some time, not too long but long enough for me to reconsider the book hunting idea, Psyre seems to change again as Crystal's body floats up and in to his arms. What look to be wings of fire frame his form and then wrap around Crystal before they are gone from sight. Shaking my head I wonder if I have finally cracked. Flaming wings? Come on, that's almost as bad as a pink elephant that releases green bubbles from his butt.
Another span of time later I see the wings again, and think again that I have completely lost my ever loving mind. This time though, Psyre descends to the altar and stands upon it as it begins to crack and break beneath him. Once the altar becomes little more than rubble, their bodies begin to fall to the floor. At this change I jump from the chair and run towards them as if I coudl actually break their fall. Luckily Crystal is able to do that instead. Another personal moment passes between them, making me feel ashamed to be within earshot, but toward the end of Crystal's response my name is mentioned.
Listening to her give me the answers to the questions I had been asking, I sigh and shake my head. Life would be a lot simpler if people just told you things you need to know. All of this 'watch and see' and 'learn by experience' was going to be the death of me someday. At the end of everything said, Psyre asks if I am hurt. This is the first time I speak since asking my only question aloud. "I am fine. Strange occurrences become more real than not over time."508
Having confirmed that Alexis is alright, I place my hand on Crystal's chest and speak softly, "Mend these wounds." My left hand glows with a haze of energy swirling about it before it starts flowing into her chest to slowly heal her wounds. Crystal looks at me and backs away from me. "You are hurting yourself which is unacceptable. I will be fine. You'll healed the wound." I look at her and tell her that I cannot lose her too. She tells me that she will not allow me to be left alone. I nod to her and the orbs surround each of us. The door to the altar room bursts open as we are leaving and a brief staredown occurs.
We arrive back in Crystal's office around 3 PM. I look at Crystal and tell her that I need a complete security sweep done now. I want Carmina found and brought to me. Crystal shakes her head at me, "She is not looking to hurt you financially as she has someone higher to worry about. She will come after me before she comes after you. You have other matters to focus on. You have someone to visit, don't you?" I turn and look at her. "I no longer wish to see him. Let him die for all I care." Crystal looks at me and shakes her head again as she goes into her closet and pulls out a suit for me to wear. She tells me to go change and get cleaned up so that I can stare at myself in the mirror to improve my mood. I smirk and walk into her bathroom. Her bathroom doesn't have a shower in it like mine does, but then again I suppose that is a benefit of being the boss, huh?
Crystal pulls out another outfit before she looks at Alexis and notices that her garbs are fine. "Good, you really aren't hurt. I was worried that you were just saying that to appease him. Psyre is in a delicate state right now. He needs to visit the hospital, but as you can see, he's in a foul mood, so you no longer have to remind him of the hospital, but now you get to accompany him. Keep Psyre in a good mood however you must and you will find your assignment should become so much easier. I will handle security here. Go grab your purse and return. Actually..." Crystal creates an orb showing Alexis' office and puts her hand thru it to retrieve her purse. She pulls it back out and hands the purse to Alexis. "There you are, Ms. Andrews. I can see that you and I are going to have to work on you not always being so invisible. You don't want to stand out all the time, but you need to command attention if you want to be a leader. You have to be able to display charisma from time to time." She calls my driver and tells him to have the car ready downstairs to take me to the hospital and remain for at least two hours.
I emerge from the bathroom in a tan brown suit with a white collared shirt and tan brown vest. I forgot that Crystal generally keeps two clean suits in here for me in case something happens in my office like once before. That was a great meeting, but my suit pants didn't like it much. Crystal nods to me and says, "You're going to the hospital and you're not driving. Since I cannot accompany you due to adjustments that must be made, Ms. Andrews has graciously volunteered to go in my place. Your car should be ready by now and your driver already has instructions. You have your phone, so you can check on reports and emails while you go. I will speak to Him and make sure that he knows that we have everything under control. Do not let your heart become blackened ice, Psyre. You are a Prince no matter what and he is your father. You cannot change that."
Knowing that I am not going to win this one, I look over at Alexis and tell her to come on. We walk to the center elevator and take it downstairs to the parking garage. Once we get off the door to the backseat of the car is open and waiting. I let Alexis climb in first, both being a gentleman and as a safety precaution. I climb in after her and the car drives off for the hospital. I did not want to see and even moreso, I didn't want to see him looking frail and dying. It dawns on me that I could probably help his condition, but why would I? What has he ever done to show love to me? Hell, what have any of them done? I calm myself before my temper erupts and turn on some music. "Cello list." The first song that turns on is "Peace" by Apocalyptica. My words follow the sigh that releases upon recognizing the song, "I love this song. Hmph. I bet you never expected all of this when you came to work for me, huh?" I smirk as I lay my head back. That was probably a major understatement. Ha ha ha.
Now that the attention had shifted away from me again, I stand in silence while the two of them speak and while Psyre heals some more of Crystal's injuries. Not much more time passes before the orbs once again surround us and we are transported back in to Crystal's office where this little escapade had begun.
When I notice the time upon our return I can do nothing to stop my heart from sinking to my stomach. So much for making progress on that dossier today, with only a couple hours left in the work day I would have to wrap up what loose ends I could and get ready to dive back in tomorrow.
Or so I thought. The two of them have another conversation that I have no business interrupting which ends with Crystal convincing Psyre to get cleaned up and changed in her office bathroom. It was starting to get very boring just standing around like an ottoman or something. If my presence through all of this today was to teach me just how much I did not know about or how much I would have to change myself to be what Psyre was hoping I could be, it certainly was working.
Once the man was finally in the bathroom righting himself Crystal turned her attention to me and began to speak. She mentions being glad that I wasn't injured and thinking I might have just been saying I was fine to appease Psyre, which wouldn't make much sense after promising not to lie, but I didn't think now was the time to bring that back up. While the original promise had been not to lie to Crystal I had decided within my own mind to extend it to include Psyre as well. This entire misunderstanding was coming from my following Carmina's advice and keeping my living arrangement from the man, I wasn't too keen on repeating the same mistake again. Of course I wasn't going to start opening up to him and telling him my life story either, but when it came to things he might need to know I would no longer hold back information.
As the woman continues to speak it would seem that she has chosen me to accompany Psyre to visit his dying father in the hospital. I do not like the sound of this but since I understand that she is needed here and that I cannot see to the important matters she needs to, I don't really have a choice in the matter. As if I don't already have enough daddy issues of my own, now I get to ride along and babysit Psyre through some of his. No matter how he feels about the man, I wasn't looking forward to seeing anyone's dying father, too many bad memories there. As if on cue, Crystal's words trigger the visual montage of my own father's death at the hands of the demon. Since this wasn't the first time these images have come back to haunt me I was able to keep my same expression and not react to the awful sights running through my mind.
How was I supposed to keep Psyre in a good mood when the whole subject of dying father's automatically put me in a sour one? Maybe I could pass sour off as quiet and let the man think I was just being contemplative. Not that that would put him in a good mood or anything, but it would be better than him seeing me ride all the way there wearing a scowl.
When Crystal pulls my purse out of thin air from where it was safely stored down the hallway, I take it from her hand with a murmur of thanks. I wondered in passing how I could come to learn some of the handy tricks she seemed to know. That orb travel in particular was interesting. My thoughts are brought to an abrupt halt when the woman comments on my needing to work on not always being so invisible. There is a flare of my temper before I force it down to a simmer and clear my throat. "Forgive me, I didn't think the recent events were an appropriate time for me to take a stand and make myself known. Emotions were running high and my being partially at fault made it seem unwise to jump in and speak my peace. I do not think it wise to jump in between two people who are obviously stronger than I am when it comes to our special talents. The thought did cross my mind, but had I acted on my instincts, I have a sneaky suspicion that it would have been me that was impaled with the torch. Seeing what your being injured did to him, I doubt the outcome would have been the same had I been the one in your place."
When Psyre emerges from the bathroom looking much healthier than he had walking in, I offer him a slight smile and wait for Crystal to deliver the news of the afternoon's plan. While he didn't exactly seem thrilled upon finding out I would be tagging along on his very private visit to his father, he also didn't voice his displeasure aloud. I took that as a good sign and followed when commanded.
Once in the garage, I climb into the car first at Psyre's insistence and wait for him to settle in beside me. When he called for music to fill the car, I allow a genuine smile to grace my face. I had to admit that the man had impeccable tastes in just about every area I have seen so far. Before I can give in to temptation to lay my head back and enjoy the rich notes flowing from the sound system, the man speaks and causes me to let out a soft chuckle. "You can sure say that again. It isn't anything like I expected but even after everything I wouldn't ever wish to go back and change my answer that first night. Thank you again for making all of this possible for me."1024 | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Sydney Swans premiership defender Nick Smith farewelled the game at the end of last season and is back at his beloved club before the next campaign has even begun.
The 2014 All Australian has taken on a role as QBE Sydney Swans Academy development coach, a position in which he’s helping nurture the club’s young talent in a part-time capacity.
Smith developed a reputation as one of the best small defenders in the league in his 211-game career, shutting down Eddie Betts, Cyril Rioli, Steve Johnson and a host of other champion small forwards.
And as he looks to make a success of his foray into coaching, he says he’s relishing the opportunity to help mould the next generation.
“It’s really exciting to be back after not being away for too long,” Smith said.
“I’m really enjoying helping out the young guys and always have. It’s really good to be back helping players at the club I played at for 13 years.
“I think I can offer a lot with my craft as a defender. I wasn’t the most talented bloke but I had a few tricks that worked for me over a long period of time, so it’s about passing on those little things I’ve learned.
“I think coming out of the game and going straight into coaching will also really benefit me as I’ve got a strong rapport with the players.”
Smith’s stellar career ended on a disappointing note when he announced his retirement in August due to a serious hamstring injury.
The Victorian tore the hamstring tendon off the bone in Sydney’s clash with Melbourne at the MCG in Round 21, 2018, and despite undergoing three bouts of surgery and countless hours of rehabilitation, he wouldn’t play another career game.
As he enters into life as a coach, he’s working with the second-youngest list in the AFL and the third-least experienced squad.
As of Round 1, Sydney’s average list age will be 23.54 – Gold Coast will have the youngest with 23.41 – while its games-played average is 55.6, making the Swans more experienced than only Gold Coast (52.08) and Fremantle (54.11).
The Swans added six youngsters to their list in November in draftees Dylan Stephens, Will Gould, Elijah Taylor, Chad Warner, Brady Rowles and Barry O'Connor.
Smith is impressed with what he’s seen of the young Swans on the track, but he’s issued a challenge on the cusp of the 2020 campaign.
“They’re training well and you have to train well to be a good player, but there have been plenty of guys who’ve trained well but who haven’t been able to translate that into games,” Smith said.
“Will Gould, Dylan Stephens and Brady Rowles have all stood out on the track since I started. It’s now about taking that strong footy and showing it on game day.” | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Berholdt Unfried and Eric Burton welcome contributions to a panel on Developing the Others, Improving Oneself at the international conference Development, Solidarity and the Mutual Interest, University of Vienna, December 2nd and 3rd, 2016. Deadline for application: May 20th 2016. For further details see Link.
In connection with the on-going research project “Personal cooperation in ‘development aid’ and ‘socialist aid’ in the context of system competition” (Austrian Science Fund/FWF), a second international gathering was held Vienna in December 2015 focussing on actors involved in relations between “East”, “West”, and “South”. For more details, see the conference report. [Eric Burton]
Vienna University’s Department of Southasian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies invited Prof. Najaf Haider from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, to give a lecture on Money and Inequality in Indo-Islamic Intellectual Traditions. Wednesday, March 16th, 4pm at the Seminarraum 3, Südasienkunde. For more details see Vortrag Haider.
The Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies of the Cluster of Excellence ‘Asia and Europe in a Global Context’ welcomes applications for up to four doctoral scholarships. Application deadline: March 15, 2016. For further details see Link.
The regular colloquium hosted by our WISO has invited Jeremy D. Popkin from the University of Kentucky to talk about Liberty, Equality, and Slavery: New Research on the French and Haitian Revolutionary Conflicts about Race and Slavery. Wednesday, June 8th, 9am @ Seminarraum WISO. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
George Brodie (historian)
George Brodie (1786?–1867) was a Scottish lawyer and historian.
Life
Brodie was born about 1786 in East Lothian, where his father was a farmer on a large scale, and a contributor to the improvement of Scottish husbandry. Educated at Edinburgh High School and the University of Edinburgh, he became in 1811 a member of the Faculty of Advocates. He seems to have done little at the bar.
He was an ardent whig, and his political creed partly inspired the one work by which he is known, his History of the British Empire. In the Scottish agitation for the first Reform Bill, Brodie presided at a very numerous gathering of the working-men of Edinburgh held on Arthur's Seat in November 1831 against the rejection of the bill by the peers. In 1836 he was appointed historiographer of Scotland, with a salary of £180 a year.
Brodie died in London on 22 January 1867.
Works
Brodie's major work was History of the British Empire from the accession of Charles the First to the Restoration, with an introduction tracing the progress of society and of the Constitution from the feudal times to the opening of the history, and including a particular examination of Mr. Hume's statements relative to the character of the English government. The 'statements' which Brodie undertook to refute were chiefly those in which David Hume found precedents for the claims of the Stuarts in the action of the Tudor sovereigns. Brodie's history was by far the most elaborate assault on the Stuarts and their apologists, especially Hume and Clarendon, and the most thoroughgoing vindication of the puritans, that had then appeared. It was not of high historical value. It was reviewed in the 'Edinburgh Review' for March 1824, probably by John Allen of Holland House celebrity (see Lord Jeffrey's letter to him in Lord Cockburn's Life of Jeffrey, 2nd ed. 1852, ii. 217). While generally laudatory, the reviewer censured Brodie's indiscriminating partisanship. Guizot has expressed his surprise that so passionate a partisan should have written with so little animation (Preface to the Histoire de la Revolution d'Angleterre, 4th ed. 1860, i. 15). In 1866 appeared a second edition of his History, with the original title slightly expanded into A Constitutional History of the British Empire.
Besides the History, Brodie published an edition of Stair's Institutes of the Law of Scotland, with commentaries and a supplement as to mercantile law. Lord Cockburn says of it and him (Journal, 1874, ii. 113): "His edition of Stair is a deep and difficult legal book. His style is bad, and his method not good.'"
Brodie was also author of a pamphlet entitled Strictures on the Appellate Jurisdiction of the House of Lords, 1856.
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Fallersleben
Fallersleben is a district in the City of Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, with a population of 11,269 (as of 2010). The village of Fallersleben was first mentioned in 942 under the name of Valareslebo. Fallersleben became a city in 1929, and was incorporated into Wolfsburg in 1972. Before 1972, it belonged to Gifhorn. In 1939, Fallersleben had 2,600 inhabitants.
Notable residents
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798-1874), romantic poet best known for writing "Das Lied der Deutschen"
References
History of Wolfsburg at wolfsburg.de
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Quick Movie Reviews
Remy is a rat who wants to be a chef but no none believes a rat can be accepted in a kitchen. This movie as good animation and great writing, Brad bird works in strange and funny ways with he's movies.
Ratatouille is one of my favorite of the latest batch of Pixar films. It's an inspiring story, set against a beautifully rendered Parisian background, full of funny and touching characters. The story is executed with the typical Pixar blend of humor and humanity. A+
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Although trying to sit thorugh this twice already and not making it, let's just say three times a charm? Finally sat down and watched this with my kids start to finish and it wasn't too bad of a family film expecially for those who love the art of cooking. With the backdrop being in gay ole Paris France, no we don't get the beauty part of the scenic area, we get instead the grunge of the sewers as our main hero in this story is none other then a city rat named Remy who has been born with the gift of cooking fine cuisine.
The only problem with him living out his tiny dream is no one in Paris or anywhere else on the globe are ready to accept a nasty street rat into their kitchens. Upon stumbling upon the best in restaurants that Paris has to offer in the form of Gusteau's Remy sneaks ...
A gifted rat named Remy stumbles accidentally to Alfredo Linguini, the son of his inspiration Auguste Gusteau. Remy dreams of becoming a chef and Linguini becomes popular of his little friends talents. The score is very noteworthy and the CG just stunning especially in the sewer scene where Remy got separated and the details of food in the restaurant's kitchen. The only thing I noticed was how the movie didn't delve into how Colette really "liked" Linguini, how pulling ones hair can control him and the lack of humor compared to other Pixar gems. Screenplay was good: Anton Ego - "The world is often unkind to new talents, new creations. The new needs friends." Lingini - "I need this job, I've been in so many." An Academy Award winner for Best animated feature has themes of family, fri...
"Remy" (voiced by Patton Oswalt) is not your typical rat living in France. He literally has the nose of a great chef. He is able to determine what is in a dish, and is able to tell that a dish needs something to improve it just by the scent.
His family doesn't understand because, let's face it, they're rats. He gets inspiration from a popular human chef (voiced by Brad Garrett) who believes that anybody can cook. and looks for a way to show off his talent.
He finds a garbage boy (voiced by Lou Romano), and uses his hands (by literally controlling the human's arms by pulling his hair as if they were connected) to create his creations that brings "Gusteau", the restaurant named after and once owned by the late master chef the rat idolizes, back to the popularity it once had. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
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Lost in Translation
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Y Tu Mama Tambien
Before breaking the box office last year with Gravity, director Alfonso Cuaron made a name for himself stateside with Y Tu Mama Tambien, a road trip romance produced in his native Mexico. The film centers on two friends who take to the road with an older woman, making it the perfect viewing for third wheels everywhere. The film went on to obtain the largest opening weekend for a Mexican film in America, being rewarded with an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. The late film critic Roger Ebert championed the film from the start, especially defending it from its NC-17 rating. Gather all your loved ones for Cuaron’s explicit breakthrough.
The Apartment
Billy Wilder made a career out of directing films in just about every genre, but he was at his best when he tackled romantic comedy. Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine are Wilder’s stars, with his C.C. Baxter and her Fran Kubelik forming one of the greatest on-screen couples there’s ever been. The two actors excel at delivering Wilder’s crackling dialogue, making such lines as “That’s the way it crumbles, cookie-wise” and “Shut up and deal” iconic. C.C. Baxter is an earnest upstart at an insurance company who, in order to climb the corporate ladder, leases out his own apartment to his coworkers for their “after-work entertainment.” The film went on to win Best Picture, Director, Writing, Editing and Art Direction, and is rightly revered as a classic that should be mandatory viewing year-round. To see the best and most realistic couple put on-screen, and one to emulate, seek out The Apartment. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
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"♪ Keep it in my pocket ♪" "♪ Tell me ♪" "♪ When I start to blow it, would you ♪" "♪ Show me ♪" "♪ What I need to do before you ♪" "♪ Hate me ♪" "♪ I could never live with that, so ♪" "♪ Tell me ♪" "♪ Before you're better off without me ♪" "Hike!" "Martel!" "Martel, you're a wimp!" "I can't believe that!" "Martel goes for a give-up slide!" "He did look a little cautious." "I got one foot on the grave and I could have scored on that!" "That could be the last play of the season." "In case you haven't heard, the players' strike became official at 4 p.m. Eastern time." "I am very sad that the players' demands, which center around a rise in the current salary cap, have been rejected by the owners." "Now, I have told my union brothers to walk." "Get me Jimmy McGinty." "Have him here tonight, huh?" "Yes, sir." "I'm here with Washington Quarterback Eddie Martel, and, Eddie, there are a lot of angry fans out there tonight that feel the players are being too greedy with their demands." "Anything you'd like to say to that?" "Yeah, Dwight, look, I know 5 million a year sounds like a lot of money, but I have to pay 10% to my agent, 5% to my lawyer." "I've child support, alimony..." "Do you have any idea what insurance costs on a ferrari, mother" "Pat, back to you." "Okay, that was Washington running back Malcolm Lamont." "You know, it's all about money, folks, but, heck, isn't it always?" "It usually is." "This is Pat Summerall for John Madden saying so long from Nextel stadium." " You look like shit." " Well, I'm dying, Jimmy." "Come on." "You've been dying for 20 years." "Salut." " Give me a cigarette." " I quit." "Nobody likes a quitter, Jimmy." " See the game today?" " Nah." "Why, you liar!" "Could you believe that slide by Martel?" "What a pussy!" " What's up?" " Take a ride with me, Jimmy." "How's the wife?" "She had her lips donee." "I never even knew you could have your lips done." "Looks like a large mountain bass." "Look, Jimmy, I'm too old to screw around." "Let me give it to you straight, huh?" "I want you back." " You already have a coach." " Well, I'll take care of that." " Yeah, like you took care of me." " Now, Jimmy!" "You don't have any players." "They all flew home to their castles in their private jets, remember?" "Well, we're gonna finish the season anyway." "We're gonna use replacement players." " Jeez, what a business." " Well, we've got four games left." "We win three, we're in the playoffs." " Really?" " Yeah." "Win three out of four with replacement players?" " That's not too much to ask, is it?" " You won for me once, you can do it again." "What's the matter, Jimmy?" "Look, nobody's gonna give you a better chance than this." "After that Dallas mess." " I was right about that." " It had nothing to do with being right!" "You went head to head with an $8 million quarterback." "Who the hell did you think was gonna win?" "But that's not gonna happen here." "I'm talking about a team of poor nobodies who play to win." "Not a bunch of bitchy millionaires!" "Come on, Jimmy!" "I'm thinking." "Hello!" "I want total control of my team." "I wanna be able to recruit anybody that I want, no interference." "My word is my bond." "I want it in writing." "Okay, Jimmy." "Okay." "Well, we thought we'd skip special teams for the moment." "It's gonna be tough enough just putting an offense and a defense together in less than a week." " We're gonna go a different way." " Different way?" "Here's a list of people I've been keeping my eye on over the years." "They've all played football somewhere." "Not all of them in the pros, but they all have something unique to bring to the game." "We're gonna take those people and try to put together a winning team." "If nothing else, they should be fun to watch." "Daniel Bateman, S.W.A.T. team officer." "Awarded a purple heart for losing a kidney during the gulf war." "Yeah!" "He was a walk-on at Michigan state before he gave up football to sneak back in the service for one more tour of duty." "Clifford Franklin." "Great attitude, great desire, and the fastest son of a bitch I've ever seen." "Hey!" "Clifford!" "Twinkie!" "What's up, man?" "Got any twinkies?" "But can he catch?" "That's why I have you, Leo." "André and Jamal Jackson." "Together, these guys were the best tandem team of guards in the game." "Hello." "Who is it?" "You're kidding me!" "André got traded, and they both fell apart." "B.F.D., bro." "He ain't our problem no more." "We gonna play football." " Football?" " Football." " Football." " Football." "Nigel Gruff." "A striker out of Cardiff, now residing in Hell's Kitchen." "They call him "the leg", because he can kick a soccer ball the entire length of the field and score." "Gentlemen..." "The drinks are on the house!" " Oh, bollocks." " Hey!" " Pissing away our money again, huh, Nigel?" " No, no, no, no." " The money's on the way." " Yeah, on the way where, to the O.T.B.?" "Listen, I got a line on a horse." "It's a winner." "I swear on my mum's grave." "Your what?" "Your mother's grave?" "Vito, listen to this guy." "He's swearing on his mother's grave now." "Nigel, listen to me." "I want my money!" " Has he kept in shape?" " By Welsh standards." "Shane Falco." "Shane Falco?" "Footsteps Falco from Ohio state?" "The same." " He hasn't played in years." " Should be well rested then." "You look like a swordfish I caught once." "Yeah, he hit the deck just like that." " You know who I am?" " Yeah." "Jimmy Mcginty." "That old coach from the 80s." "And we met just before the Sugar Bowl." "I remember." "Hell of a game, that Sugar Bowl." " What'd you lose that by, 40 points?" " That would be 45." "Sometimes a game like that, really sticks with you." "You never shake it off." " Got three concussions to prove it." " That's why girls don't play the game." "Why are you here, coach?" "I'm back with the Sentinels." "I want you to quarterback." "I found the best guards available to protect you and a wide receiver even you couldn't overthrow." " I'm retired." " Retired?" "Well, it looks like things have gone real well for you since." "I got no complaints." "It's quiet here." "Nobody bothers me." "Well, that's the great thing about plankton, you know, it pretty much keeps to itself." "You know what separates the winners from the losers, kid?" "The score." "Getting back up on that horse after been kicked in the teeth." "I've watched films of your game since the Sugar Bowl." "You should have been carrying a clipboard that first year, not trying to carry the whole team." "Your teammates leaned on you, and you crumbled." " Is that how you want to be remembered?" " I don't want to be remembered at all." "You're still young." "If you do well, who knows what 'll happen once the strike ends." "I'm not gonna make you any promises, Shane, but why don't you take a chance, huh?" "Rather than hang out here scraping crap off the bottom of somebody else's toys?" "Think it over." "Could be part of something." "I am down here in our nation's capital, to remind the football fans that what these owners are doing is absolutely unconscionable." "They have blatantly gone out and hired scabs." "Which goes against all the principles of our Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence, and the Emancipation Proclamation as well." "And, here come the scabs now!" "Hey, that's Eddie Martel!" "Hey, that's Wilson Carr!" "Hey, Wilson, I love you, man!" "Hey, what's happening?" "Hey, I love you, man!" "I'm gonna bust a cap in your ass and in your ass!" "Piss off!" "Get that bible out of here!" "Sorry." "Sorry, lads." "Sorry about this." "We are all from god!" "I'm very sorry." "Sorry." "Hey, forget you!" "Get a job, you wankers!" "Hell, yeah!" "Looking good out there, kid!" "You got the goods, baby." "You got the goods!" "Where in the hell did you learn to catch like that?" "Roberts, make that D-back commit before you cut, all right?" "Jimmy..." " My tight end is deaf." " Yeah, I know." "Jimmy, how am I gonna coach a deaf man?" "You won't need to." "Brian Murphy would have gone in the first round 5 years ago, if he hadn't been born deaf." "Played his college ball right here in D.C., Gallaudet." "But, Jimmy, I got to be able to communicate with him, and how..." " Learn to sign, you know." " Oh, horseshit!" "Look at it this way." "He'll never be called offsides on an audible." " Hey, coach." " Hey, Nigel." "Good to see you." " Good to see you." " How are you?" " Good, good." " Great." "This is "The Leg"?" "I thought you told me he was solid muscle." "Well, he's much stronger than he looks." "I'm wiry." "Go get some kicks in." "He's wiry." "Wiry." "Well, I'm sure that you've been briefed as to your situation here." "Coach Mcginty has requested you be turned over to us for the next 5 weeks, and the governor has been kind enough to comply." " You know..." " Nice watch." "What?" "Oh, this?" "It's a fake." "Damn thing's always broken." "It's only right twice a day." "Well, why don't we go ahead and join the others, shall we?" "No sense staying here, now, by ourselves out of screaming distance." "Come on, let's fire out of there." "Fire out of there!" "Hey, Jimmy." "Falco..." "When is he coming?" "Relax, Leo." "He'll be here." "Come on, quick feet, quick feet!" "You know, I am relaxed." "That's not the point." "I mean..." "No, no, it's nervous energy." "Hey, case in point, we don't have a quarterback, do we?" " Fire out of there." "Fire out!" " And we don't have a game plan for Sunday." "And the only good thing I can say about our one offensive weapon is..." "It's wiry!" "What the shit is that?" "No, no, no, it's wiry." " Well, however the hell you say it!" " Say it: "Wiry"." " Wiry." " Holy..." "Look at this mamma-jamma!" "Have you lost weight?" "Come on, coach, don't say that." "No, you look great." "Why don't you work out on the... [Japanese]?" " So he's lost weight?" " Sumo wrestler." "Expert at pushing people around." "That's what pass blocking is, remember?" "That's right, yeah." "All right, next one, 74, come on!" "Set!" "Hut!" "Keep your butt down!" "All right!" "Way to go!" "It's all about pushing people around!" "Set!" "Hut!" "Drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive!" "All right, here's the coach's boy." "Come on, sumo boy." "Let's see what you can do." "Set!" "Hut!" "Yes!" "Good hit, sumo boy!" "Now get this off of me!" "That'll do, pig, That'll do." " Screw you, cockroach." " You'll have to find your dick first, Shamu." "Get this off of me, sumo boy!" " Hey, scab!" " What's up, sweet cheeks?" " I don't want any trouble." " Oh, you guys hear that?" "He's taking away my job, but he doesn't want any trouble." "Not only is he taking your job, he's taking your parking space, too." "What's up?" "Is that right, Falco?" "I didn't know it was yours." "I'll move it." "No, let us do that for you." "Guys, move the new boy's ride for him." "Coming right up, Mr. Falco." "Ready, fellas?" "One, two, three!" "Thanks, guys." "Assholes!" "Jesus!" "Footsteps Falco!" "They must really be getting desperate." "Hey, Falco!" "You're not even a "has been"." "You're a "never was"!" "Go!" "Come on, let's pick it up." "Bateman!" "Bateman!" "Form a line here!" "Come on, form a line!" "Let's go 7 on 7." "Check it out, y'all." "It's our new quarterback." "Jimmy, we're in business now." " You're late." " Car trouble." "You still got an arm?" "Hey, Falco." "Go!" "That's gonna leave a mark." " Leo, Franklin's down again." " Oh, I'm okay." "I'm okay." "I'm okay." "Let's play some football!" "Yeah." "4-22 split drive on go." "Ready!" " Ready!" " 3-30. 3-30." "Hut!" " Danny Bateman." " Shane Falco." "Nice pop, Danny." "Thanks, coach." "In practice, we don't hit the fellows with the red shirts on." "I know, coach, but I see that red, I just wanna go after it like a bull, you know!" " Okay, Danny." " Huddle up!" "Hey." "I want you to get used to setting up on the run." "Move fast, think even faster." " You'll live a lot longer." " I'm very interested in that." "Huddle up!" " Hey!" "Shane Falco." " Hey." "I lost a ton of money on that Sugar Bowl disaster of yours." "What a bloody shambles that was." "You could smell the stink all the way back in Wales." "Nice meeting you." "♪ If you need some transportation ♪" "♪ From a world of tribulation ♪" "♪ Tell me your destination ♪" "♪ I'll be, I'll be your ride ♪" "♪ If you're out of inspiration ♪" "♪ All you feel is desperation ♪" "♪ Consider this an invitation ♪" "♪ I'll be, I'll be your ride ♪" "Ready!" "Ready!" "♪ We'll get a runnin' start ♪" "♪ And we'll take to the sky, baby ♪" "♪ Ride ♪" "♪ Keep your hands on the wheel ♪" "♪ And your eyes on the prize ♪" "Hut!" "♪ And ride ♪" "Oh, shit!" "I forgot about the whole red shirt thing." "This game's confusing, man." "Remember..." "Red means stop." "Like a streetlight, right?" " Yeah." " Get on up." "Go ahead." "I'm just gonna lie here a moment and collect my thoughts." "Work shit out, right?" "♪ I'll be, I'll be your ride ♪" " You should be glad he's on your side." " Yeah." "♪ And your eyes on the prize ♪" "♪ And ride ♪" " So, you have a cheer or something?" " Uh-huh." " Uh-huh, are you ready?" " Uh-huh." "# Let's hear it for the quarterback Hey-hey, ho-ho #" "# Could anyone play better?" "Say-say, no-no#" "# Tackle, tackle, tackle, tackle Tack, tack, tack #" "# Show those other boys what they lack, lack, lack #" "# If I gave you a dollar, you could keep most of the change #" "# 'Cause all I really want is a quarterback #" "# California oranges Texas cactus #" "# We think your team Needs a little practice #" "# Fit 'em in a highchair Feed 'em with a spoon # # roll 'em up in toilet paper Kick 'em to the moon #" " That was great, thank you." " Thank you." "Can you dance?" "So what's up up in here?" "Hey, girl." " Let me have that duck salt over there, man." " Man, they ain't got no Kool-Aid." " What the hell is this?" " Chinese spareribs." "You don't want 'em, get the fuck out of here." "I'm trying to figure out how the Chinaman over here gets 700 pounds off eating this shit." "I'm Japanese, not Chinese." " Same difference." " What?" "It's the same difference!" "All that big..." "Niggah, please." "You do know Japan and China are two different countries, right?" " You do know I got a atlas, bitch." " Really, gangster?" "Yeah." "Come on, lads!" "Hey, we're on the same team!" "We're on the same team!" "Now chill out!" " The mick's right." " I'm not a mick." "I'm bloody Welsh!" "Whatever." " Man, I'm going to sit with the deaf kid." " Jesus Christ!" "Praise His glory, Nigel!" "You praise His glory." "# Slash 'em, slash 'em, cut 'em down #" "# Smear their blood all over town #" "# Punch 'em, hit 'em, make it last #" "# Come on, boys, let's kick some ass #" "I played one game in the pros, and I blew out my knee, and that was it." " Oh, shit." " Yeah." "All I wanna do is score one touchdown before I hang up my pads, and that is it." "You'll get it." "Hey, man." "Wilkinson!" "Earl Wilkinson!" "Boy, I knew I recognized you, man!" "I knew it!" "You played for Minnesota, baby!" "Oh, shit!" "Earl Wilkinson, man!" "Oh, my God!" "Boy, you'd have been All-Pro, if you hadn't beaten those cops and gone to jail." "What I had meant to say was allegedly... allegedly beat up them cops, and because... a good Christian boy like you would never do nothing like that." "That's right." "The way I heard it, my man didn't even do nothing anyway!" "Them cops are just jealous of the black man." "You hear what I'm saying?" "My boy been living large!" "I can't stand the cops." "Know what I'm saying?" "I better not see a cop!" "Shit!" " I'll whup a cop's ass." "You can believe that." " I'm a cop." "Look!" "Bundt cake!" " Look at all these yummy little monkeys." " Hello." "Oh, hey." "Hi." "Hello." "You..." "Yeah." "So, are you Heather and Dawn?" " Yup, we sure are." " This is great!" "I can't tell you how excited I am that I actually have some girls with some dance experience!" "You don't know." " I'm excited, too." " I know!" "God, me, too, too." "So, Heather, you were in "Cats", which is, I can't tell you, so terrific." "Oh, no." "You know... "Pussycats"." "You know the club next to the airport?" "# Pussycats #" " Oh, oh!" " Yeah, yeah." " So that style of dancing that would..." " Is lap-dancing a style?" "No." "I mean..." "Oh, my god!" "I forgot to tell you something." "What?" "Oh, she always foes that." "Well, I've seen all I need to see." "No way!" "Oh, my God, I'm so excited!" "Go suit up." " Go down the tunnel and to the left." " Okay." " Yeah." "Hey, if you guys have any friends down at the club, would you send them over?" " Sure." " Yeah, absolutely." " Where are you going, Number 48?" " Wherever you want me!" " Hey." " Hey." "I was watching you today." "You looked good." "Good release, strong arm." "You're gonna do fine." " Thanks." " I'm Annabelle Farrell." " Shane Falco." " I know." "I remember you from that '96 Sugar Bowl game." "Didn't anybody have anything better to do that day?" "You should get some of your teammates to help you turn this back over." "Yeah, I was thinking I'd call AAA later or something." " Do you want a lift?" " Yeah." "Yeah, yeah, that would be great." "Thanks." "Why were you staying in the pocket at practice today?" "Normally, I would never comment to a quarterback about his style, but you need to keep scrambling against Detroit, especially with Prescott back in the lineup." " Prescott hasn't crossed." " He's going to on Sunday." "They're keeping it quiet, so you don't have time to prepare." "How do you know that?" "A friend of mine's a cheerleader for Detroit." "She tipped me off." "Since Prescott's a left-sided linebacker, shotgun formation and roll right." "No, Van Gundy's on the right." "I know." "He's been All-Pro 2 years in a row, but one of my cheerleaders is friends with a girl whose sister just broke up with Van Gundy." "She says he's been on a drinking binge ever since she left him." " Yeah?" " He's hungover!" "He's a good second slower off the snap than usual." "So I should stick to the right side." "Unless what they say about Martinez is true." " That was fun." " This is great." "You live out here?" "Which one's yours?" "Yt's over here." "You see that white yacht with the satellite dish?" "I'm the old houseboat next to it, covered in seagull shit." " So what did you name her?" " Phyxius." " Phyxius." "What does that mean?" " "Putting to fight"." "You wanna come onboard for a beer?" "Nothing personal, Shane, but I don't date football players." "I don't blame you." "Not even quarterbacks?" "Especially not quarterbacks." "You guys are the biggest babies of all." "The biggest babies?" "Yeah." " Thanks for the ride." " Good luck on Sunday." " Be careful out there." " I will." "Shane." "What are you up to?" "Just watching the game." "Nervous?" "No, I'm..." "I'm good." "You' re like a duck on a pond." "On the surface, everything looks calm, but... beneath the water, those little feet are just churning a mile a minute." "You'll be fine." "You just have to find a way to lead your team, earn their respect." "Yeah." "How are you doing?" "Me?" "I'm just another duck on the pond." "Hey, coach, can I ask you a question?" " Yeah. shoot." " Why me?" "I look at you, and I see two men." "The man you are, the man you ought to be." "Someday, those two will meet." "Should make for a hell of a football player." "Get some sleep, kiddo." "You're playing professional football tomorrow." "Welcome to Nextel stadium in our nation's capital." "I'm Pat Summerall, and with me, as always, is John Madden." "Detroit went out and bought an entire semi-pro team once the strike happened." "Washington management is going with a bunch of unknowns." "Although we'll probably see a few guys we know today." "Like Shane Falco, that talented college quarterback who fell out of sight after a disastrous showing in the Sugar Bowl." "There's my man." "Having a little snacky-food before the game, are you?" " It does a body good." " You are one crazy son of a bitch." " Huh?" " Yeah." " You know how I know that?" " How?" "'Cause only a crazy son of a bitch would eat eggs before a game!" "Come on, coach, gimme a break." "I need to bulk up." "You want one?" " No!" " It's good for you." "All right, Sentinels, listen up." "Welcome to professional football." "There are some who will say that your accomplishments today will soon be forgotten, that you're not real players, that this isn't a real team." "And I say that is bullshit!" "Because as of today, you're all professional football players." "You're being paid to play, and I want you to remember that because... the men whose places you've taken forgot that a long time ago." " All right, let's bring it in here." " Bring it in, guys." "Let's play some football!" " D.C." " Hooray!" "For some of these players, this is another shot." "And a last shot for a guy like Falco." "Remember that beating he took from Florida state, John?" "Oh, yeah." "But that's nothing compared to some of those beatings that he took up there in Seattle." "One thing we do know is that Falco can take a hit." "Well, I'll tell you,h e sure as heck had a lot of practice at it." "Ladies and gentlemen, your Washington Sentinels!" " Did you see that?" " Wow, that's a pretty good hit." "Will the medical trainers please report to the east tunnel?" "Maybe he was a little overanxious, huh?" "And now, the rest of the Washington Sentinels!" "Kickoff!" " Offense, let's go!" "Let's go!" " Let's go!" "Hustle out there, guys!" "There can only be one leader out there, all right?" "You be it." " That's where I stand, man." " No, it's not, man." " Come on, man, that's my spot in the huddle." " It's not." " Get your spot, bro!" " Let's go, chopstick!" "Let's play some football!" "What do you say?" " It's my spot now!" " Not for long, you tub of rice!" "Hey, hold on." "What's the problem here?" "You ain't kickin' jack shit!" " Pork rice!" " I'm Japanese, not Chinese!" "Hey, man, don't be messin' with my brother!" "What the heck's goin' on down there?" "I don't know." "Something seems to be going on in the huddle." "Falco's on his back." " Come on!" " They haven't run a play yet, and Falco's down." "He got hit with a left hook by his own guy!" "He was looking at his earhole for a minute." "This isn't a good sign." " What happened?" "Am I hurt already?" " Your partner knocked your head off." "Let's go, buddy." "Come on, Shane, get it together!" "Washington penalty, delay of game." "I'm the quarterback." "I'm the only one that's supposed to talk in the huddle." " But he was in my spot, Shane." " I don't give a shit!" "Now huddle up." "Hey!" "If you've got something to say, raise your hand." "Is that understood?" "Suppose, like, you don't feel good or you're hurt, or something." "Then tell me before the huddle starts." "Okay?" " Right." " Okay, here we go." "D.C. right, switch, 25 blast." "It's up..." "What?" " That's to the left, right?" " No, that's to the right." "It's to the left!" "All right, Shane, you got to be quiet, or they gonna hear us, and then what?" "I'm not blocking to nobody's defense." "Delay of game!" "Number 16 on the offense. 5 yards." "Well, Pat, so far the Sentinels have minus 10 yards offensively." "I've seen monkey shit fights at the zoo that were more organized than this." "D.C. Right, pro, 4-24 tomahawk, on one, on one." "Ready?" "Ready?" "Green 22!" "I'm coming for you, Footsteps!" "Green 22!" "Hut!" "Hut!" "Come on, Shane!" "Come on!" "You could hear Falco's fillings drop all the way up here, Pat!" "And Detroit will take over the football with excellent field position." " Give me an S!" " S!" " Give me an E!" " E!" " Give me an N!" " N!" " Give me a T!" " T!" "Give me an..." " l!" " l!" " Fumble recovery." "First down Detroit." " We'll get 'em next time, Shane." "Get them!" "Get it!" " Bring it in, team!" " Eagle over cover 4!" "On three, get ready!" "Bateman was all comin' out all day!" "All day, blue eyes!" "It's Christmas morning, and Santa's coming down the chimney!" "Ready!" "I'm gonna bury your family!" " Cadillac 55!" " I'm gonna bury your dog!" "Check!" "Check!" "Now that's football!" "You get it?" "!" "You get it?" "!" "You like it?" "!" "I think the Sentinels just set a record for penalties in the first 3 minutes." " We're still waiting for the stats on that." " Personal foul." " Number 56 on defense." " Bullshit!" "Half the distance to the goal." "Bateman on that one, Pat, that was just a cheap shot." "That should be worse than a penalty." "They're running up the middle too much." "They're walking right through us." "Touchdown Detroit!" "Oh, honey, don't worry about it." "Let's go!" "Double slot zag, 88..." " What?" " I don't feel too good." " Come on, suck it up, huh?" " Come on!" "Jesus Christ." " Eggs!" " That's right!" "Jesus!" "What did you eat, man?" "Shane, we gots to move, man." "If we don't move, I'm gonna blow chow, too." "We're in a huddle here." "Double slot zag, 88 slide..." "Jesus!" " Goddamn!" " Hey, I tried to tell you, man." "I can't be around somebody puking, or I start puking." "Shit." "Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay!" "On three... everyone move left." "Ready!" "Hut, hut, hut." "What the hell is that?" "What the shit?" "John, how many years we've been calling games together?" " 19, I think." " Ever see anything like that?" "Not on a football field." " Leo, what the hell are your guys doing out there?" " Beats the hell out of me." "Look at it this way." "It's the first thing we've done together as a team." " Hey!" " Clean it up!" "Let's go!" "Break!" "Ready!" "Blue 42!" "Blue 42!" "Hut!" "Pass complete to number 34, Walter Cochran." "First down Washington." " Was it out of bounds?" " Yes, on 23." "23!" " Blue right 60, x-post." " Blue right 60, x-post." "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "Gold 44!" "Hut!" "Yo, now we rollin'!" "Now we rollin'!" "Signs of life from Washington here, John." "Yeah, well, that last completion by Falco puts them back in field goal range." " Field goal, let's go, let's go!" " Field goal." "Nigel!" "Nigel!" "It's over the bar, not under." "Okay?" "Go get 'em." " Hold that, wheezy." " And here comes the field goal team." "This will be about a 40-yard attempt for kicker Nigel Gruff against the wind." "And here's a guy from Wales, and he's out there kicking his first field goal ever." "This is a tough distance." "Yes!" "Yeah, she's there!" "She's there!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Nigel Gruff's kick is good." "Halftime score:" "Washington 3, Detroit 14." "That's the second time tonight a Washington player has been" " knocked out by his own teammate." " You know, there's a rule in sports." ""Don't do anything great, if you can't handle the congratulations."" " There is?" " Yup." " Give me an S!" " S!" " Give me an E!" " E!" " Give an N!" " N!" " Give me a T!" " T!" "Give me a..." "Watch the wheel!" "Watch the wheel!" "All right!" "All right, let's go!" "Let's go, let's go!" "Touchdown Smith." "John, that one gets the Sentinelsback into the ball game." "I'll tell you, this guy is a heck of a player." "I don't know him." "According to the Sentinels here, it says Ray Smith is..." "Hey, that's weird!" "No college given, no high school." "It just says he's been a resident of the state of Maryland for that last 2 years and 2 months and he likes... to embroider." " He does some fancy work with the ball, all right." " Weird, man!" "Ready!" "Green 11!" "Green 11!" "Hut!" "Falco's sacked, and the ball comes loose." "It's Detroit's ball with only a minute remaining in the game." " Fumble recovery." "First down Detroit." " Let's go!" "Let's go!" " Let's get some!" " Danny, Danny, Danny!" " I need that ball." "Get me the ball." " You need the ball." " Get me the ball." " Get you the ball." " Are you gonna get me the ball?" " I'm gonna get you the ball!" "I want that ball!" "I want that ball!" "You go get it!" "I hope he doesn't kill somebody." "I'm back!" "I'm back!" "Get the ball!" "I got it!" "Now that is all-Madden team." " You're the man!" " I'm the man!" " You got me the ball!" " I got you the ball!" " You got the ball!" " I got the ball!" " You got me the ball!" " I got you the ball!" " Go sit down now, Danny." " Okay." "Number 56 Daniel Bateman recovers the ball." " Falco!" " First down Washington." "Okay, we got to pass, all right?" "It's got to be in the end zone." "D.C. Right, zig, 90 eagle." "Eagle." "You can do this, now, come on." "All right?" "Let's do it." "Come on!" "On 2, on 2." "Ready!" "Ready!" " Blue 25!" " Here comes the pain, baby!" "Blue 25!" " Check, check!" " What are you doing?" "Check!" " Pump back, pump back." " Black 32!" " What does that mean?" " He's changing the play, listen." "He's checking off to run." "I told him to pass." "Black 32!" "Shit!" "Hut!" "Hut!" "Falco calls an audible at the line of scrimmage, and Cochran nearly takes it in for a touchdown." "What a heartbreaker for Washington." " Final score:" "Washington 10, Detroit 14." " Shane!" "If I'd have wanted Cochran to have that ball, I would have called it that way." " I read blitz." " Bullshit!" "I put the game in your hands." "You got scared." "I read blitz." "Winners always want the ball when the game's on the line." "This is W.F.A.N., the sports fan's show for Greater D.C. You're on the line." "How do you feel about that strike?" "Now, the only ones getting screwed are the fans." "Now, I got season tickets to the Sents that I can't give away!" "Okay, so what?" "You're not gonna check out these replacement players?" "What for?" "They're a bunch of nobodies!" "# First I was afraid I was petrified #" "# Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side #" "Man, why you play that dumb-ass song?" "I put on "The Commodores"." "That shit just came on." "Can somebody please cut that bullshit off?" "Hey, we did the best we can do." "That's all we can do." "You don't get points for trying." "Let's face it, boys, we screwed the pooch today." "Hey, there they are!" "Ladies and gentlemen, your Washington Sentinels!" "Hell, he's the luckiest guy here." "At least he couldn't hear the booing today." "Hello!" "Anyone home?" "Did I hear an echo?" "Hey, Rainman, where'd Mcginty get you, the Special Olympics?" "No wonder they couldn't win the game today." "He can't even order a drink!" "Hey, Shane." " Lay off." " Lighten up, Falco." " It's not like he can hear what I'm saying." " I can." "What's that say?" ""There's one good thing about being deaf." "It makes it easy to ignore the assholes."" "You... asshole." "That's funny." " Hey, man." " Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!" "It's cool, it's cool, it's cool, it's cool." " You had enough?" " Do you believe this?" "You got balls, Falco." "You got shit for brains, but you got balls." "Thank you." "Hey!" "Danny!" "Remember what I told you about red shirts in practice?" " Yeah." " Forget about it." " Okay." " Martel." "Who's the man?" "!" "Who's the man?" "!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Stop!" "Let's play football, bitch." "We are all god's children here, please!" ""And deliver thee into the hands of brutish men"!" "Ezekiel 21:31." "Same old bullshit." "I think it'd be more of a homecoming for you." "Oh, now all of a sudden you gonna be a funny man?" "Hey, Bateman, Wilkinson!" "Hey, come on, guys, what are you doing?" "Come on, can't we all just get along?" "Come on." "What I want to know, why are we the only ones in this jail?" " It's simple." "They're winners." " Hell, no." "Not tonight." "That was pretty sweet the way you sat on Wilson's head, Jumbo." "Thanks, Jamal." "Fumiko wasn't the only one that kicked some ass tonight, was he?" "Oh, you're the man tonight, Clifford Franklin!" " What?" " You were hiding behind the jukebox." "Wasn't he?" "Hey, man..." "At first, I admit, I was afraid." " Shit, I was petrified." " You were petrified?" "Thinking I could never live without you by my side." " The Lord is by your side." " Have mercy." "And then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong." "A¤d I grew strong." "You know I hate this damn song." "# I learned how to get along and so you're back #" "# From outer space #" "# I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face #" "# I should have changed that stupid lock I should have made you leave your key #" "# If I'd have known for just one second you'd be back to bother me #" "# Go on, now, go #" "# Walk out the door #" "# Just turn around now #" "# 'Cause you're not welcome anymore #" "You remember this here?" "# Weren't you the one that tried to hurt me with good-bye?" "#" "# You think I'd crumble?" "#" "# You think I'd lay down and die #" "# Oh, no, not I I will survive #" "# As long as I know how to love I know how to stay alive #" "# I've got all my life to live And I've got all my love to give #" "# And I'll survive I will survive #" "# Hey, hey!" "#" "# It took all the strength I had Not to fall apart #" "# Kept trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart #" "# And I spent, oh, so many nights just feelin' sorry for myself #" "# I used to cry And now I hold my head up high #" "# And you see me #" "Franklin." "Oh, shit." "I want you to know that if anything like this bar fight happens again, there'll be no place on the football team for any of you!" " Do I make myself perfectly clear?" " Yes, sir." "And just for the record..." "I would've loved to have been there to see Martel get his ass kicked." "All right, come on, let's get out of here." "Hey, Shane." " Hey!" " What are you doing?" "My job." " You're a professional football player." " Sure." "This week." "But when that's all over, you know..." "I'll be back here." "I don't want to lose my customers." "Well, I was on my way to work." "I thought maybe you might need a ride." "Oh, I'm good." " I got my truck back." " How is it?" "Flatter." "But it runs." "And you?" "How are you running after last night?" "You heard about that?" "Yeah." "I think the whole town heard about that." "Is that from the game or from the fight?" "I'm not sure." "It's all kind of blurred into one big beating." "The good news is, you guys got into a rhythm out there." "Apart from that vomiting thing, which was on "Sportscenter" by the way." "Oh, God!" "But after that, the team was really clicking." "Yeah, it was starting to come together." "Yeah." " You want to sit down?" " No, I should go." " Thanks for coming by." " Yeah." "What?" "Jesus!" " Oh, it looks worse than it feels." " Oh, it looks like hell." " Oh, then it looks exactly like it feels." " Oh, here, I've..." ""Wild yam"?" "Yeah." "Don't laugh, it works." "It's great for sore muscles and bruises and..." " I use it all the time." " You don't have to do that." "Are you gonna put it on?" "You can barely move." "Okay, now, this is going to be a little bit..." " Cold!" " Sorry, sorry." "Here, on your shoulders." "Better?" "Better." "You know, you're the first player I can remember who seems to care more about his teammates than he does himself." "And that's something that this team's been missing for a really long time." "It's a good thing you did last night." "It was stupid." "Thanks." " I'm gonna to be late for work." " You got practice?" "No, actually, I have work." "We only make 50 bucks a game, so we got to pay the bills, right?" "Mac's, down on "A" street." "Come in." "I'll buy you a beer." "All right." "I'll do that." "Okay." "Keep putting that yam on." "Guys!" "You got to be kidding." "Come on, Martel, I didn't park in your space.ace." "No, no, no." "But unfortunately you did park in Lamont's space." "He's not nearly as lenient as I am." "On three, fellas." "One, two, three!" " We got this." "We got this." " Y'all want to put the car back?" "This is none of your business, gentlemen." "Shane's our business." " We're the guards." " And we protect our quarterback." "This is funny to these bozos." "You got a joke?" "You got a joke?" "That's your ride right there, ain't it?" "Yeah." " That's my windshield, you crazy mother..." " Put the car back!" "Son of a bitch!" "Son of a..." "Oh, son of a bitch!" "Oh, I'm a son of a bitch?" "Son of a bitch?" "!" "Stop, stop, stop!" "All right, come on, goddamn it, help me!" "You're gonna pay for this!" "No, I'm not." "And stop messing with my man." "That includes his ride." "Matter of fact, wax that motherfucker." "Give it a tune-up, too." "Ready to go to practice, Shane?" "Yeah, let's do that." "Yeah." " How's that arm?" " Good." " What's that smell?" " Wild yam." " Mm." "That's nice." " You like that?" "Watch yourself, Shane." "And so, boys and girls, if anybody does have any firearms, you need to turn those in as soon as possible." "No questions asked, now." "Understood?" "All right." "Okay, coach, it's all yours." "Nigel." "Nigel." "Last sunday, I saw a team on the field play as hard as they could to win a football game." "We lost." "Not because of effort or desire, but because of lack of leadership, lack of trust." "One of those issues has been resolved." "But leadership means nothing, if a team doesn't believe in each other." "Players spend years together before they develop trust in one another." "I'm asking you to do it in a week." "Not a reasonable request, but... these aren't reasonable times." "Now, I know you all have concerns about this Sunday." "But a real man admits his fears." "That's what I'm asking you to do here tonight." "Who wants to start?" "Fears, let's talk about them." "Fears." "Fears." "I'm scared of spiders, coach." " That's not what I meant." " Me, too, coach." "I'm afraid of spiders, too, coach." "Yeah." "Goddamn spiders freak me, too, fellas." "Well, I didn't mean that, though." "What I'm talking about" "Especially in your bed, man." "Ever get one of those spiders crawling up your arm, man?" " And they be crawling on you?" " Damn!" "Thanks, Jumbo." "You can just rock me to sleep tonight." "Okay, that's great, but that's not what I'm talking about." "What I'm talking about is what scares us on the field." "What do you mean?" "Like spiders on the field?" "Can we get beyond the spiders, please?" "Bees." "Bees?" " Bees?" "!" " Bees." "Yeah, I don't know about them bees." "Anybody here afraid of anything other than insects?" "Huh?" "Come on!" "Quicksand." "Oh, shit, yeah!" "Hey, quicksand's a scary mother, man." "I mean, first of all, it suck you right in, and even if you scream," " you get all that muck in your mouth" " All right, all right." "I don't think that's what Shane had in mind, Franklin." "Huh?" "That's not what he had in mind." " What you talking about then, coach?" " Well, why don't you ask him?" "Hey, what's up, Shane?" "You're playing..." "And you think everything is going fine, but then one thing goes wrong." "And then another..." "And another..." "And you try to fight back, but the harder you fight, the deeper you sink, till you can't move." "You can't breathe." "Because you're in over your head." "Like quicksand." "That's deep shit, Shane." "That's some deep shit!" "Anything else you're afraid of?" " Going back to the mini-mart." " The shipping yard." "The auto plant." "Prison." "Yeah, all right." "The truth is, you guys have been given something that every athlete dreams of..." "A second chance." "And you're afraid of blowing it." "We all are." "We all are, but now our fear is shared and we can overcome it together." "Let's lose that fear this Sunday and put it into San Diego!" "Come on!" "There's another vicious hit by the All-Pro Hank Morris." "That's his third of the game." "It's just me, dickhead." "I tell you, he is really putting a hurt on Falco, Pat." "I'm not sure how much more of this abuse he can take." "Huddle up!" "Huddle up!" "Second and 10." "Same play." "Except let Morris by." "Nobody touch him." " What?" "!" " It's 16-0 already!" "I said let him through!" "On 2, on 2." "Ready." "Break!" "Get some penetration, Morris!" "Get some penetration!" "Blue 80!" "Hut, hut!" "Now, that is a hit!" " Holy shit!" " Let's haul ass, round boy!" "Follow me!" "Follow me!" "Holy shit!" "Holy shit!" "Go!" "Jump on his back!" "Here it comes!" "I'm coming through!" "Jump on his back!" "Fumiko scores!" "Fumiko scores!" "I love to see a fat guy score." "Why?" "Well, because you get a fat guy spike, and then you get a fat guy dance." " Pork rice!" " Yeah!" "I don't remember that from the play book." " Yeah." " Maybe we should put it in." "Kickoff!" "So, Annabelle, what do you, like, think of our friends?" "I think they're friendly." "I know." "Aren't they?" "Yeah." "We'll stretch them." "We'll stretch them right here." "Green 95!" "Green...." "Green 95!" "What the hell?" "Start the ball!" "Get the ball off!" "Hold the play clock." "Start the ball on the play clock." "Hut!" "Oh, shit!" "False start on the offense." "Number 72, number 77, number 60, number 61, number 87 and number 53." "Yeah." "Five yards." "Still first down." "That's bullshit!" "The one girl slapped the other girl on the ass, Jimmy!" "You're killing me!" "You want to see mine?" "Baby, I got something for you." " Here we go!" " Don't throw it!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "Tackle him!" "Damn it!" "They did it again!" "Ray Smith with the interception." "First down, Washington." " Nice going!" " You are killing me!" " Defense, get out there!" " Let's go!" "Stop them from shaking their ass for two minutes!" " 98 shake." " 98 shake, come on!" "Green 99!" "Hut!" "Blitz!" "Blitz!" " Not bad, Falco." " Yeah!" "Touchdown, Brian Murphy!" "Well, it's safe to say that everybody in the stadium knows that an on-side kick is coming with 55 seconds left on the clock." "Now with just 55 seconds left, Washington has to recover the ball, call a time-out real fast, so that Gruff will have a shot at a field goal." "Big ol' Bateman ends up with the ball!" "Danny, go down!" "No one's gonna tackle him!" "He's reversing his field!" "Maybe he forgot the clock's running out." "He's trying to run out the clock." "Danny, go down!" "You're using up the clock, Danny!" " There is something you won't see every day." " You're right about that!" "Nice hit, Shane!" "Nice hit!" "What do you think?" "We got time for one play." "We don't stop the clock, it's over." "Give me a chance, boss." "I'm bored." "You're looking at a 65-yard field goal here, Nigel." "You just hold it, Shane, and I'll kick the bloody piss out of it." " What the hell." " What the hell!" "Field goal!" "McGinty's gonna let Gruff try this field goal from 65 yards out!" "I don't know if he has enough leg." "I think that guy's smoking on the field!" "Smoking?" "I'm sure you just imagined that, John." "No, no, I saw it!" "I saw the smoke and everything." "Laces out!" " Hey, Vito, look who's on TV." " Bingo!" "He wants to keep his pub, he's gonna start blowing some kicks." "I'm telling you, that's him." "All right!" "Set!" "It's straight enough." "It's got the distance." "It has the distance!" "It's good!" "Washington wins!" "65-yard field goal attempt is good by Nigel Gruff!" "Final score:" "Washington 17, San Diego 16." "Yeah!" " You the man!" "You the man!" " Bollocks!" "Come here!" "Sorry, mate." "Sorry." "Excuse me." "All right." "Good game." "We snuck by on that one." " I'll take it." " All right." "I'll take it." "Congrats." " What do you think about the new team?" " What do I think?" "I think it's great." "You know, these guys are like us, you know?" "This strike ain't about guys like me." "It's about them hotshot superstars who want $8 million instead of 7." "You know what I say to that?" "To hell with them!" "This is the most fun I've had in football in years." "Go Falco!" " Yeah!" " Yeah!" " Hey!" " All right." "Let's go, baby, let's go!" " I love you, Annabelle." " I know you do, Alan." "We're closed." "Oh, hey." " No, you can come in." " Come on in, buddy!" "You go." "Out, out, out, out!" "You're Shane Falco!" "Way to go, Falco." "You guys kicked ass." " Thanks." " Out!" " Way to go." " All right, see you." "Bye!" "Take care." "Hi." "You sure it's okay?" "I don't want to get you in trouble with your boss." "Oh, no." "She won't mind." " Come on in." "You want a beer?" " Sure." "So, we were so tight." "We had so much fun in here." "Since I was 5 years old, I've been sitting on those stools." "And then, after he died, I took over." "Is that you and him?" "Yeah." "He was the biggest Washington fan you have ever seen." "Other kids were getting bedtime stories, I got football stories." "He used to talk all the time about the glory days " "Thank you. - of football." "Said how they were gone forever." "I wish he was here to see you guys play." " I don't know about that." " I do." " Good game today." " Thanks." "It's late." "Yeah, yeah." " Us babies need our rest." " Yeah, you do." "I'm sorry about that." "You know, between the guys on the field and the guys in the bar, a girl's gotta keep her guard up." " Yeah, I imagine." " Yeah." "You coming to the game on Sunday?" "Nah, we don't travel with the team." "Well, can I see you when I get back?" "Sure." "Good night, Annabelle." "Good night." "♪ Oh, can't you see ♪" "♪ You belong to me ♪" "♪ How my poor heart aches ♪" "♪ With every step you take ♪" "♪ Every move you make ♪" "♪ And every vow you break ♪" " What do you do here, John?" " You go for it, Pat." "You have to." "But Falco's been shut down by this defense all afternoon." "Yeah, well, I'll tell you this." "All it takes is one big play to get him back in the ball game." "And here goes Falco." "Falco!" "Falco scores!" "Falco scores!" "Yeah!" "Now here's Falco, and he's gonna try and reverse pivot and turn and pitch out here." "But in doing so, his left guard, André Jackson, is going to pull, and Falco is going to hit him with the ball right in the back." "Doink!" "Then it's going to flop around on the ground here." "Here's gonna come Cochran, he's gonna come across, he's gonna kick it, Franklin's gonna pick it up." "Franklin's gonna get hit right here." "Frap!" "The ball's gonna go flying in the air, and then here comes Falco, he's gonna pick it up, and the guy who started the play, Falco, is going to end up with it in the end zone for a touchdown!" " Welcome to strike football." " And the fabulous Falco." "If they can win next week against Dallas, they'll do something that Washington has not been able to do in over 7 years." "Get to the playoffs." "Come on." "Pass incomplete." "Shit!" " Call time out!" "Time out!" " Time out, time out, time out!" " Time out, Washington." " Shake it off." "Franklin, come here, come here, come here." "Come on, come on, come on." " I thought I had it and then the ball" " Hey, shut up!" "Give me the Stick'em." "Damn." " Coach, ain't that stuff illegal?" " What are they gonna do, put you in football jail?" "Now, you know this don't look natural." "You know it, don't you?" "Don't talk!" "We're gonna run the same play." "Do you hear me?" "You're gonna catch the ball." " Coach, I look like I just jacked off an elephant." " Hey, say you understand!" "I understand." "Okay." "Now, go out there and catch a ball for a change, all right?" " All right." " All right?" "Come on, let's go!" "Damn, this cup is stuck!" " Gonna need some time on this one." " You got it." "Here we go." "Same play." "Pro right switch 9" "Franklin!" "Franklin!" " Franklin!" " Shane, I can't get the damn cup off!" " You can do this." " Okay." "It's on 1, on 1, ready?" "Ready!" "Blue 89!" "Blue 89!" "Hut!" "Franklin catches the ball!" "Who would have thought?" "He never catches the ball." " But he caught the ball!" " That makes the score 21 to 20." "Now, conventional wisdom says kick the extra point, tie the game, and go into overtime, especially with the playoffs on the line." "But Jimmy McGinty is anything but a conventional guy, Pat." " And McGinty says, "Go for it."" " Let's go for the win!" "Yeah!" "I need a receiver!" "I need a receiver!" "4-22 Y cross, okay?" "We gotta have it!" "Gotta have it!" "Ready?" "Go!" "Ready!" "Hut!" "And this kind of situation has not been Falco's strong point in the past." "Falco rolls to his left and throws." "Right into the defender's hands!" "And he drops it right into the unsure hands of Clifford Franklin." "Washington wins." "What a lucky break for Shane Falco, who threw a bad pass that could have blown the game for Washington." "Get over it, all right?" "It's a win." "Better lucky than good?" "Right." "Right." "# Olé, olé, olé, olé #" "Shane Falco." " Great game out there today." " Thanks." "To what do you attribute this team's sudden rise over these past few weeks?" "You know, you should talk to Franklin here." "He's the hero today." "Clifford Franklin, terrific day today." "Yeah, yeah." "Today was a good day for Clifford Franklin." "And Clifford Franklin can't wait till tomorrow." "You know, Clifford Franklin gets better looking every day." "You know, we really are just beginning to scratch the surface of the talent of Clifford Franklin." "Clifford Franklin has moves even Clifford Franklin ain't seen yet." "Right." "Well, you did show us a few of those moves today against Phoenix, but it could be a different story against Dallas next week." "Oh, that's really the same story, different chapter, girl!" "Yuu see, the football is like a one-man cold to Clifford Franklin." "Clifford Franklin's only one catching it." "Clifford Franklin's the only one coming down with it." "# Olé, olé, olé, olé #" "Hey, cheers, babe." "I think we got it." "To victory!" "Feels good, doesn't it, Jimmy?" "One game away from the playoffs?" "In the hunt?" "That ring so close, you can almost feel it on your finger." " What are you up to?" " What?" "I can't get excited about the future of my team?" "Huh?" "Okay, okay, I got some great news." "Martel and Carr have crossed the picket line." "With the deal I made them swallow, I can't afford now not to take them back." "No." "No what?" "I'm sticking with Falco." "Jimmy, come on." "You read the newspaper?" "The entire Dallas team has crossed the picket line." "Thanksgiving night, we play the world champions." "We have a deal." "No interference with my coaching." "As long as the strike is on, Shane Falco is my quarterback." "We have to beat Dallas to get into the playoffs." "Falco can't do that." "You saw what happened out there yesterday." "Jesus Christ!" "What?" "Do you think he's gonna have that luck against Dallas, too?" " They'll murder him." " He's just getting his game back!" "He falls apart whenever the game is on the line." "That's been his rap ever since the Sugar Bowl." "Remember, there are 21 other guys who put their faith in you to lead them." "And they'd be heartbroken, if you abandoned them before the biggest game of their lives." "You really are a son of a bitch, you know that?" "What are you doing here?" "I don't want to make the same mistake I did in Phoenix." "Look, kid..." "We might end up in that situation with Dallas." "They like to send their safeties." "Put the pressure on." " Shane..." " Yeah, coach?" "It's over." "Martel crossed." "Oh." "I'm sorry." ""Chokes with the game on the line." Is that what O'Neil said?" "It's okay." "It's better for the team, right?" "I mean, Martel..." "He is the best." "The guy's got it all." "No." "He doesn't have heart." "You do." "It's been a privilege." "Thanks for believing." "You give them hell on Thursday, huh?" " Hey." " Hey." "I just wanted to tell you before you left that I'm sorry." " Thanks." " No, really." "I think it's terrible what they do to you guys." "They make you believe that you're better than you really are, and then they just pull the rug right out from under you." "The cruelest thing they can give guys like you, Shane is hope." "You're a real class act, Martel." "A real class act." "She deserves better." "You're a sinking ship, Shane." "Don't drag her down with you." "Take care of my guys, huh?" " Come on, boys, let's go!" " Hey, hey, hey, hey!" " Nothing but water left in here." "Let's go, let's go." " It's early." "I have a date." " But I love you, Annabelle." " I know you do, Alan, I know." "Bye, you guys!" "Be careful!" "# Olé, olé, olé, olé #" "# Olé, olé, olé, olé #" "Right, have a look at this." "Here he is!" "Ladies and gentlemen, number 16 in your programs, number one in your hearts," "Shane Falco!" "Falco!" "Cheers, mate." "God bless you." " Cheers." " Cheers." "Are you all right?" " I'm done, Nigel." " What?" " Martel crossed." " Bloody hell." "When are you gonna tell the guys?" " I don't know." "I don't want to ruin" " No, no, wait." " Nigel." "Nigel." " Cut that music!" "Cut it!" "Turn the music off!" "Cut it!" "Cut it!" "Shane's got something to tell you." "I've got good news." "This Thursday, you're going to be playing with the best quarterback in the league." "Damn right!" "Martel." "He crossed." "Martel crossed." "So..." "While you guys are getting pounded by Dallas..." "Just kidding." "...I'm going to be drinking beer on my boat." "Kicking back." "Sentinels..." "Raise your glasses." "This is to Shane Falco." "He's our quarterback, he's our leader, but most of all, he's our friend." "This is for you, man." " To Falco!" " To Falco!" "Thanks." "It's been fun." "♪ Did you ever feel the pain ♪" "♪ That he felt upon the cross ♪" "♪ Did you ever feel the knife ♪" "♪ Tearing flesh that's all so soft ♪" "♪ Did you ever touch the night ♪" "♪ Did you ever count the cost ♪" "♪ Do you hide away the fear ♪" "♪ Put down Paradise as lost ♪" "♪ Are you blinded by rainbows ♪" "♪ Watching the wind blow ♪" "♪ Blinded by rainbows ♪" "♪ Do you dream at night ♪" "♪ Do you sleep at night ♪" "♪ I doubt it ♪♪" "Welcome back to Nextel stadium in our nation's capital." "I'm Pat Summerall and with me as always is John Madden." "John, it appears that the strike is coming to a close." "Eddie Martel will be resuming the starting quarterback position tonight." "Yeah, but I gotta admit, I was really looking forward to seeing what Falco could do with one more game." "Because he made amazing progress the past few weeks under the tutelage of head coach, Jimmy McGinty." "He really did, but tonight it'll be Martel leading Washington against Dallas." "You know, Pat, I never thought I'd say this, but..." "I kind of miss those replacement games." "Bring back Falco!" "Ladies and gentlemen, leading the Washington Sentinels today, welcome back number 7, Eddie Martel!" "Go on, boys!" "Red 21!" "Red 21!" "Hut!" "Come on, Martel." "Get moving, get moving!" "Maybe you should try scrambling." "That's brilliant." "How about a quick kick?" "2 minutes, 59 seconds left in the first quarter." "Red 38!" " Red 38!" " Hey, Butler." "Buddy." " Red 38!" " Hey, man." "If it ain't too much trouble, I would love to get your autograph after the game." "You want it?" "You got it, scab!" " All right." " Hut!" "Cochran fumbles the ball, Dallas recovers." "First down and goal on the 2 yard line." "Hawk 9 stay!" "Bateman!" "Hawk 9 stay." "Hawk 9 stay!" "I'm back!" "Touchdown, Dallas." "They're quitting on you." "They're quitting on you!" "Ready!" "Gold 41!" "Gold 41!" "Hut!" "Pass intended for Brian Murphy incomplete." "Throw right, you're going left." "Right." "Right." "Right, right, right." "Right." "You went left." "I want you to go right!" "No, no, no, no!" "Right, right!" "90 tiger right, you idiot!" "Hey, hey, hey!" "Easy!" "Brian Murphy fumbles the ball, Dallas recovers." " Nice hands." " 3-2 magic, rack 0." "What the hell was that about?" "Defense!" "Touchdown, Dallas." "Gruff, wake up, okay?" "What the...?" "Pass incomplete by Eddie Martel." "What the hell was that?" "Hey, I'm talking to you!" "I call the plays out on the field, not you." " That's not the way I coach." " I don't give a shit, 'cause that's the way I play." "That's the end of the first half with the score Dallas 17, Washington 0." "Coach McGinty, what will Washington need to get back into this ball game?" " Heart." " I'm sorry?" "You gotta have heart." "Can you elaborate on that?" "Miles and miles of heart." "Well, there you have it in a word from coach McGinty." "Washington will need heart to get back into this" "I ran it just like you said!" "You just under-threw me!" "This isn't a track meet, asshole." "You have to look for the ball!" "Hey, hey, hey!" "I'll pull you off the field, you spoiled little punk." "And who do you think O'neil's going to side with, huh?" "Some burnt-out old coach or someone who puts fans in the stands?" " Son of a bitch!" " Hey, come on!" "What the hell are you thinking about?" "We got a game to play." " Nobody could beat Dallas with these losers." " I can." "Hey, Falco, it's great to see you." "Now get the hell out of my locker room!" " Coach?" " What the hell took you so long?" "Traffic." " Suit up!" " What?" "What?" "!" " O'neil will fire your ass!" " It won't be the first time!" "This is bullshit!" "I'm gonna put an end to this right now." "Come and get some!" "You big fairy." "This doesn't change anything, Falco." "I'm an All-Pro quarterback." "I got 2 Super Bowl rings." "And you'll never be more than a replacement player." "Yeah." "Yeah, I can live with that." "All right." "My brothers, will somebody please, please get this asshole out of here?" " See ya!" " Take your hands off me, you gorilla!" "Hey, hey!" "Jimmy McGinty is anything but a conventional guy, Pat." "And Mcginty says, with the playoffs on the line," ""Go for it." "Get to the playoffs."" "Something that Washington has not been able to do against Dallas in over 7 years." "Falco?" "What in the hell is he up to?" "Look, Pat, here comes Falco!" "Falco's back!" "What happened to Martel?" "I don't know, but the way Falco's running there, and that look he has in his eye, he thinks he's gonna play." "I'm sorry." "They're playing zone out there, and I think you can pick them apart," "If you just keep your eyes open for your secondary" "Hey, he seems to be necking with that cheerleader!" "That's what he's doing!" "Players are not supposed to be fraternizing with the cheerleaders, you know that." "Yeah, but what are they gonna do, Pat?" "Fire him?" " You give me strength." " You're late for work." "Kick ass, Falco!" "What's all the celebrating about here?" "We're down 17 to nothing." "Falco, it's nasty out there." " That's why girls don't play the game, coach." " There you go." "Listen up." "This time tomorrow, the strike will be officially over." "Now, Dallas has made a big mistake out there tonight." "They haven't been afraid of you, and they should be, because you have a powerful weapon working for you." "There is no tomorrow for you." "And that makes you all very dangerous people!" "Kick ass on 1." "Ready!" "Ready!" "Clifford Franklin is looking for a new home." "Are you ready for some pain, Footsteps?" " Bring it on." " Oh, yeah." "It's coming." "It's coming." "That's going to be illegal." "You see him coming in motion?" "I've never seen anything like this!" "That's unbelievable." "There's at least 5, 6 flags out there, there's hats, everything." "This is what you'd call an old-fashioned melee." "Unnecessary roughness, number 16 and number 34, 15 yards." "So, that's... wait." "45... 30..." "How many yards so far?" "Who do they think they're playing here?" "Come on, let's go!" "Come on!" "Oh, my knee!" "Oh!" "It's my knee!" "It's my knee, man." "I think I broke it." "Oh, god!" "Did I do it?" "Did I score?" " Yeah, you did it." " Oh, this hurts!" "Oh, this hurts!" "I'm sorry." "Oh, don't be sorry, man." "Going out in front of 80,000 people ain't bad, huh?" " You finish what you started, Shane." " Yeah." "White 24!" "Hut!" "Yeah!" "All day, baby, all day!" "Blue 15!" "Hut, hut!" "First down, Washington." " Good job." " I got skills, baby." " Hey, Danny, feel like running the ball?" " You better give it to Wilkinson." "He's going to jail." " I'll clear the way." " I'm right behind you." " All right." " We need it!" "We need it!" "Sweet!" "A gain of 20 yards by Ray Smith." "First down." "I know you're tired, I know you're hurting, and I wish I could say something that was classy and inspirational." "But that just wouldn't be our style." "Pain heals." "Chicks dig scars." "Glory lasts forever." "Right on, Shane." "Right on, baby." "Right on!" "Shotgun, D.C. right, flip 90 dig, on the center, on the center, ready?" "Ready!" "Hut!" "I'm telling you, John, we're looking at a different team here in the second half." "Absolutely, Pat." "Washington is playing like there's no tomorrow, because, hey, there isn't." " Touchdown, baby!" " Son of a bitch!" "Odd bullets, blitz coverage." " Pick him up." " I got him, I got him." "That's it!" "Go in and hit him!" "And Daniel Bateman comes up with a big stop on third and one, and that forces a Dallas punt." "You know, Pat, with 28 seconds remaining now, Washington needs a decent return here, in order to give Gruff a shot to tie the game." "And with 12 seconds remaining..." " It's yours, Nigel." "All the way." " ...the sentinels will try a 32-yard field goal to send this game into overtime." "32 yards is just a chip shot for Gruff." "# Olé, olé, olé, olé #" "Nigel." "Nigel, are you all right?" "I'm sorry." "I had the money, but I pissed it all away down at the track again." "What?" "What are you talking about?" "They're gonna take my pub away from me." "It's all I got, Shane." "Come on, Shane!" "# Olé, olé, olé, olé #" "Hey, it's a fake." "Falco still has it." "Look at this Pat." "He's running with it!" "Touchdown, Falco!" "From Shane Falco." "Holding, number 68 on the offense." " 10-yard penalty." "Repeat first down." " Come on!" " Terrible call!" "Open your eyes!" " Time out, time out!" " Time out, Washington." " No touchdown." " You okay?" " I broke my arm." "Cheers, Shane, you saved my ass." "Take care." "Someday you'll have to explain to me what the hell that was all about." "What's it gonna be, Shane?" "I want the ball." "Winners always do." " Spread formation." " All right, let's go!" "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "Damn!" "Sorry, Shane." "Sorry, everybody." "No problem, Jumbo." "Just make sure you rip someone's head off on this one." "Consider it done." "All right." "So, besides me, who really wants the ball?" "Yeah." "You want it, Brian." "Let's hook up." "D.C. left, Y motion, 88 warrior." "Gentlemen..." "It's been an honor to share the field of battle with you." "It's on 1, on 1." "Ready!" "We ain't losing this game." "Green 86!" "Green 86!" "Hut!" "Yeah!" " Touchdown, Brian Murphy." "Oh, I knew it!" "I knew it all along!" "Oh, Jimmy, you beautiful son of a bitch, I knew you could do it!" "Final score:" "Washington, 20" " Dallas, 17." "Washington goes to the playoffs!" "♪ I wish you could swim ♪" "♪ Like the dolphins ♪" "♪ Like dolphins can swim ♪" "♪ For nothing ♪" "♪ Nothing will keep us together ♪" "♪ We can be better ♪" "♪ Forever and ever ♪" "♪ We can be heroes ♪" "♪ Just for one day ♪" "♪ Well, I ♪" "♪ I will be king ♪" "♪ And you ♪" "♪ You will be queen ♪" "♪ For nothing ♪" "♪ Nothing will drive them away ♪" "♪ We can be heroes ♪" "When the replacement players for the Washington Sentinels left the stadium that day, there was no ticker-tape parade, no endorsement deals for sneakers or soda pop or breakfast cereal." "Just a locker to be cleaned out and a ride home to catch." "But what they didn't know was that their lives would be changed forever." "Because they had been part of something great, and greatness, no matter how brief, stays with a man." "Every athlete dreams of a second chance." "These men lived it." | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
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Q:
Is there a javascript/Node.js library for accessing the Alchemy Data News API?
I've looked in the watson-developer-cloud package and its namesake namespace on GitHub. Will I need to go directly to the REST API in my app?
A:
You can access all the Watson and Alchemy APIs using the watson-developer-cloud npm module.
Install the npm module.
$ npm install watson-developer-cloud
Get an Alchemy API key from Bluemix.
Create a test.js file with the content below
var watson = require('watson-developer-cloud');
var alchemy_data_news = watson.alchemy_data_news({
api_key: '<api_key>'
});
var params = {
start: 'now-1d',
end: 'now'
};
alchemy_data_news.getNews(params, function (err, news) {
if (err)
console.log('error:', err);
else
console.log(JSON.stringify(news, null, 2));
});
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Thimerosal particularly toxic to boys, hence their fivefold increased risk of autism
CDC blatantly lying to American public about vaccine safety
(NaturalNews) A retired professor of chemistry from the University of Kentucky has come out in condemnation of mercury in vaccines, corroborating information released by a top scientist-turned-whistleblower from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who recently published a study confirming a link between vaccines and autism.Professor Boyd Haley, Ph.D., says thimerosal, the ethylmercury-based preservative commonly used in vaccines, is lethal to all forms of life and should never be injected into a human being, especially one who is still a developing baby. Even at very low doses, thimerosal has been shown to kill neuronal cells, a fact that has been demonstrated both in vitro and in animals.Dr. Haley recently spoke with's Gary Franchi about the link between thimerosal and autism, the full 10-minute interview of which you can view here:According to Dr. Haley, ethylmercury also has a particular affinity for testosterone, becoming increasingly more toxic in its presence compared to when it encounters estrogen. This seems to explain why boys are about five times more likely to develop autism than girls and further validates the connection between exposure to mercury and an increased risk of neurological disease."If you give it to animals, if you put it to cells in culture -- we know that [thimerosal] kills neuronal cells at a very, very low concentration," says Dr. Haley, whose own research on neuronal cells found that male hormones are particularly susceptible to thimerosal exposure. "Especially in boys or in the presence of testosterone, [thimerosal] becomes incredibly toxic."Research from the UK came to similar conclusions, having found that mothers who gave birth to autistic children had high levels of testosterone in their amniotic fluid. In other words, the higher the level of testosterone, the greater the risk that a child will be born with symptoms that fall on the autism spectrum.What this suggests is that vaccines are potentially being used as bio-weapons, particularly against males, as higher estrogen levels in girls seem to mitigate the damaging effects of mercury that are most pronounced in the presence of testosterone. Dr. Haley doesn't make this claim, of course, but he does believe that the CDC has been lying about vaccine safety for many years, long before the whistleblower came forward with the truth.This is evident in the dismal infant mortality rate of U.S.-born children, who fare the worst among virtually all other industrialized countries. And as the CDC has continued to add more vaccines to the official vaccine schedule -- as well as pushed these vaccines at an increasingly earlier age -- the autism rate has skyrocketed in response."[The CDC is] not being very honest with the American public about what might be causing the epidemic of autism in the United States," he said. "[W]e have the highest rate and the earliest vaccines given in the world, and yet on the infant mortality list we're at the very top. Our children die at a higher rate of disease... than any other country of 43 modern countries.You can watch Dr. Haley's full interview withhere: | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
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The major aims of Parker's R&D is its research in the field of natural products, encompassing the screening of medicinal plants for their pharmacological benefits; the identification of active principles; and the development of extraction and purification systems for industrial application. Parker's R&D Centre is well equipped with sophisticated scientific instruments and facilities to ensure and maintain the quality of health and safety, improved efficacy and increased productivity, A research team with skillful and energetic personnel has been employed for conducting research on phytochemistry, quality assurance and control, bioassay, microbiology and phatmacology. Additionally, to ensure sustainable supplies on its key products, herbal plants cultivation efforts has been successfully undertaken by the Company and provides a platforM for developing innovative natural products with scientific and clinical validation.
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"Development of anti-inflammatory and burn wound healing formulations from traditional leads'. Period : 1 years (2011 - 2012). Total project cost is Rs.100 lakhs of which Rs.50 lakhs is funded by Department of Science & Technology (DST) as a soft loan. Remaining Rs.50 lakhs is funded by Parker Robinson Pvt Ltd.
"Anti aging and anti-wrinkle formulation with matrix metalloproteinase inhibitory activity from natural resources" a collaborative project is running with School of Natural Product Studies at Jadabpur University Koi-32 under the leadership of Dr. Pulok K. Mukherjee. Period 3 years (2009 - 2012). Total project cost is Rs.55 lakhs of which Rs.9 lakhs is funded by Parker Robinson Pvt Ltd and remaining is funded by Department of Science Technology (DST).
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Newtown bar Tandem lives up to its moniker in a multitude of ways, but, mainly, it speaks to the coming together of community that really makes a neighbourhood bar your local.
"I was inspired by the level of togetherness I felt during my time working in bars in Copenhagen," explains owner Peter Lynn. "Something about riding your bike to a friendly cafe and having someone remember your order is both wholesome and satisfying."
To that effect, the intimate Scandi-influenced cocktail bar boasts four distinct spaces, designed with that famed hygge in mind; you'll feel cosy no matter how many people are spread throughout the venue. There's the main bar, a comfy lounge dubbed the 'living room', an outdoor courtyard complete with fairy lights and a roomy upstairs 'loft'. Its vibe is comparable with that of Corridor, which sits just a few doors down on King Street, but with more space and a lighter, well, Scandi design.
The thoughtful approach and community vibe extends its reach to the drinks offering, which shines a spotlight on passionate local businesses and producers. An environmentally conscious cocktail lineup features sips like the Lightly Buzzed, blending Adelaide Hills sparkling wine, Sydney's own Poor Toms Gin and eco-friendly sorbet from Gelato Blue down the street. Most of the bar's perishable ingredients get a second life, too, thanks to some clever upcycling in cocktails like the Thrift Shop Fizz, crafted with Scandinavian spirit aquavit, lemon, tonic and a foam made of recycled rosemary and orange garnishes.
Overall, it's a drinks list designed to inspire a sense of adventure and break you out of the ol' comfort zone. Especially with a part of the cocktail menu dedicated entirely to the gin-like aquavit. Similar to how gins must have juniper as its dominant botanical flavour, this spirit requires a heavy dose of caraway and/or dill seed in order to receive its 'water of life' moniker. Enjoy it simply with tonic or in a tasting flight, or opt for one of the seven aquavit cocktails available. The Copenhagen Spritz offers a new take on the summer's number one drink with aquavit, French herbal liqueur Suze, earl grey oleo and soda, and the Martini Aurora combines Australian native ingredients with the Scandi native, mixing together aquavit, pepperberry, dill, orange bitters and dry vermouth.
You'll also find beers from female-led Two Birds Brewing on tap and in tins alongside local brews from Grifter and Wayward. There's an almost all Aussie selection of wines, too. As for food, the menu is small but stays in theme with the likes of sweet pickled herring on rye or 'Danish Burgers' provided by local burger joint Loaded by BL.
Tandem is a spot where your comfort is number one, so get cosy and neighbourly in the open front window or nestle into the courtyard. Time your visit right, and you may even arrive just in time for the very comfy happy hour, offering $6 pale ale and $12 Aperol spritzes Tuesday to Saturday from 5–7pm. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Prognostic Factors of Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Experienced in Japanese Peritoneal Metastasis Center.
The current standard of treatment for malignant peritoneal mesothelioma(MPM)is cytoreductive surgery(CRS)plus perioperative intraperitoneal or systemic chemotherapy(comprehensive treatment), The present study was performed to clarify the prognostic factors of PMP after comprehensive treatment. Among 63 patients with MPM, male and female patients were 34 and 29. CRSwas performed in 47 patients and complete cytoreduction(CC-0) was performed in 14(22%)patients. Mean numbers of resected peritoneal sectors and organs were 5.2(1-13), and 2.9(0- 9), respectively. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion(HIPEC)was performed in 27 patients. Grade 1/2, Grade 3, and Grade 4 complications were experienced in 5, 6, and 3 patients, respectively. One patient died of sepsis, and the mortality rate was 2.3%. Independent prognostic factors for favorable prognosis were performance of HIPEC, peritoneal cancer index (PCI)score C12, no distant metastasis and histologic epithelial type. Relative risk of no HIPEC, PCI score B13, presence of distant metastasis and non epithelial type were 7.69, 22.1, 3.6 and 3.9, respectively. Risk factors for death after comprehensive treatment were no HIPEC, PCI score B13, and non epithelial type. However, only 11(17%)patients showed PCI score C12. Accordingly, PCI score should be reducedC12 before CRSby neoadjuvant chemotherapy. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Related literature {#sec1}
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For resonance-assisted hydrogen bonds, see: Bertolasi *et al.* (1993[@bb1], 1994*a* [@bb3],*b* [@bb2]); Inabe (1991[@bb8]); Krygowski *et al.* (1997[@bb9]); Olivieri *et al.* (1989[@bb11]). For details of the synthesis, see: Bustos *et al.* (2007[@bb6], 2009[@bb7]); Yao (1964[@bb14]).
Experimental {#sec2}
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{#sec2.1}
### Crystal data {#sec2.1.1}
C~21~H~15~ClN~2~O~2~*M* *~r~* = 362.80Monoclinic,*a* = 10.2970 (9) Å*b* = 10.3526 (9) Å*c* = 16.8926 (15) Åβ = 102.131 (1)°*V* = 1760.6 (3) Å^3^*Z* = 4Mo *K*α radiationμ = 0.24 mm^−1^*T* = 297 K0.60 × 0.31 × 0.23 mm
### Data collection {#sec2.1.2}
Bruker D8 Discover with SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer11123 measured reflections3573 independent reflections2657 reflections with *I* \> 2σ(*I*)*R* ~int~ = 0.042
### Refinement {#sec2.1.3}
*R*\[*F* ^2^ \> 2σ(*F* ^2^)\] = 0.042*wR*(*F* ^2^) = 0.119*S* = 0.983573 reflections239 parametersH atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinementΔρ~max~ = 0.39 e Å^−3^Δρ~min~ = −0.16 e Å^−3^
{#d5e479}
Data collection: *SMART* (Bruker, 2001[@bb5]); cell refinement: *SAINT* (Bruker, 2000[@bb4]); data reduction: *SAINT*; program(s) used to solve structure: *SHELXS97* (Sheldrick, 2008[@bb12]); program(s) used to refine structure: *SHELXL97* (Sheldrick, 2008[@bb12]); molecular graphics: *XP* in *SHELXTL/PC* (Sheldrick, 2008[@bb12]); software used to prepare material for publication: *PLATON* (Spek, 2009[@bb13]) and *Mercury* (Macrae *et al.*, 2006[@bb10]).
Supplementary Material
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Crystal structure: contains datablocks global, I. DOI: [10.1107/S1600536811017909/pk2324sup1.cif](http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811017909/pk2324sup1.cif)
Structure factors: contains datablocks I. DOI: [10.1107/S1600536811017909/pk2324Isup2.hkl](http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811017909/pk2324Isup2.hkl)
Supplementary material file. DOI: [10.1107/S1600536811017909/pk2324Isup3.cml](http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811017909/pk2324Isup3.cml)
Additional supplementary materials: [crystallographic information](http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/sendsupfiles?pk2324&file=pk2324sup0.html&mime=text/html); [3D view](http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/sendcif?pk2324sup1&Qmime=cif); [checkCIF report](http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?pk2324&checkcif=yes)
Supplementary data and figures for this paper are available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: [PK2324](http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/sendsup?pk2324)).
The authors thank the FONDECYT (grant Nos. 11100446 and 1080269) and Universidad Andrés Bello (grant No. DI-06--10-R).
Comment
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In recent years, much attention has been devoted to structural studies on heterodienic systems forming strong intramolecular hydrogen bonds, N---H···O, assisted by resonance (RAHB) which, *inter alia*, could have potential technological applications as bistate molecular switches (Olivieri *et al.*, 1989; Inabe, 1991; Bertolasi *et al.*, 1993; Bertolasi *et al.*, 1994*a*; Bertolasi *et al.*, 1994*b*; Krygowski *et al.*, 1997; Bustos *et al.*, 2007). On the other hand, it is well known that the phenyl diazonium salts are capable of coupling with a series of β-diketones that may yield the N---H···O moiety (Yao, 1964; Bustos *et al.*, 2007; Bustos *et al.*, 2009). In this report we present the crystal and molecular structure of the title compound 2-(2-(3-chlorophenyl)hydrazono)-1,3-diphenylpropane-1,3-dione, of formula 3-Cl---C~6~H~4~---NHN=C(COC~6~H~5~)~2~.
The molecular structure of the title compound exhibits one weak intramolecular hydrogen bond (C12--H12···N2) and one strong intramolecular hydrogen bond (N1--H1···O2) assisted by resonance (RAHB), see Fig. 1 and Table 2. The molecules form an inversion dimer *via* a pair of weak intermolecular contacts N1--H1···O1^\#^ and C6--H6···O1^\#^ hydrogen bonds \[Symmetry code: (\#) -*x*, -*y*, 2 - *z*\], (see Fig. 2). These dimers are further stabilized *via* three weak contacts of the type shown in Fig. 3, to develop the three-dimensional structure.
Experimental {#experimental}
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Chemicals: 1,3-diphenylpropane-1,3-dione, 3-chloroaniline and sodium nitrite were procured from Sigma-Aldrich, and sodium hydroxide, sodium acetate, solvents and hydrochloric acid from Merck. Chemicals were used without further purification.
Procedure: In a 500 ml beaker were dissolved 2.24 g (0.01 mole) of 1,3-diphenylpropane-1,3-dione in 100 ml of an ethanol solution containing 0.4 g (0.01 mole) of sodium hydroxide and 3.65 g of sodium acetate. The resulting β-diketonate solution was kept at -5°C and diluted with water to around 220 mL with vigorous stirring. In another beaker, a diazonium ion solution was prepared adding 1.06 ml (0.01 mole) of 3-chloroaniline (99%, density 1.215 g/ml) in 8 ml of hydrochloric acid (5 mol/*L*), cooling at -5 °C, and adding a saturated aqueous solution containing 0.69 g (0.01 mole) of sodium nitrite. This solution was then added dropwise, with vigorous stirring, into the β-diketonate solution. During the addition, a yellow solid precipitate was observed. This precipitate was filtered by suction and washed with an abundant quantity of water. Single crystals suitable for X-ray studies were obtained by recrystallization from a saturated solution of the compound in a 3:1 ethanol/acetone mixture.
Refinement {#refinement}
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All hydrogen atoms were found in difference Fourier maps. The hydrogen attached to N1 was refined freely against the diffraction data, but all other H atoms were placed in geometrically idealized positions and constrained to ride on their parent atoms, with C---H = 0.93 Å and *U*~iso~(H) = 1.2*U*~eq~(C).
Figures
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![View of the formation of an inversion dimer via two weak intermolecular contacts (dashed lines). \[Symmetry code: (\#) -x, -y, 2 - z\].](e-67-o1450-fig2){#Fap2}
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Crystal data {#tablewrapcrystaldatalong}
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C~21~H~15~ClN~2~O~2~ *F*(000) = 752
*M~r~* = 362.80 *D*~x~ = 1.369 Mg m^−3^
Monoclinic, *P*2~1~/*n* Mo *K*α radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2yn Cell parameters from 999 reflections
*a* = 10.2970 (9) Å θ = 2.3--26.3°
*b* = 10.3526 (9) Å µ = 0.24 mm^−1^
*c* = 16.8926 (15) Å *T* = 297 K
β = 102.131 (1)° Polyhedron, yellow
*V* = 1760.6 (3) Å^3^ 0.60 × 0.31 × 0.23 mm
*Z* = 4
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Data collection {#tablewrapdatacollectionlong}
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Bruker D8 Discover with SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer 2657 reflections with *I* \> 2σ(*I*)
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube *R*~int~ = 0.042
graphite θ~max~ = 26.3°, θ~min~ = 2.3°
φ and ω scans *h* = −12→12
11123 measured reflections *k* = −12→12
3573 independent reflections *l* = −20→20
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Refinement {#tablewraprefinementdatalong}
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Refinement on *F*^2^ Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Least-squares matrix: full Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
*R*\[*F*^2^ \> 2σ(*F*^2^)\] = 0.042 Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
*wR*(*F*^2^) = 0.119 H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
*S* = 0.98 *w* = 1/\[σ^2^(*F*~o~^2^) + (0.071*P*)^2^\] where *P* = (*F*~o~^2^ + 2*F*~c~^2^)/3
3573 reflections (Δ/σ)~max~ = 0.001
239 parameters Δρ~max~ = 0.39 e Å^−3^
0 restraints Δρ~min~ = −0.16 e Å^−3^
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Special details {#specialdetails}
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Geometry. Bond distances, angles *etc*. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su\'s are estimated from the variances of the (full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.\'s are taken into account in the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles
Refinement. Refinement on *F*^2^ for ALL reflections except those flagged by the user for potential systematic errors. Weighted *R*-factors *wR* and all goodnesses of fit *S* are based on *F*^2^, conventional *R*-factors *R* are based on *F*, with *F* set to zero for negative *F*^2^. The observed criterion of *F*^2^ \> σ(*F*^2^) is used only for calculating -*R*-factor-obs *etc*. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. *R*-factors based on *F*^2^ are statistically about twice as large as those based on *F*, and *R*-factors based on ALL data will be even larger.
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Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å^2^) {#tablewrapcoords}
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*x* *y* *z* *U*~iso~\*/*U*~eq~
Cl1 0.69570 (5) 0.13603 (5) 1.18232 (3) 0.0776 (2)
O1 −0.05070 (10) 0.25054 (10) 0.91373 (7) 0.0598 (4)
O2 0.03738 (11) −0.12050 (10) 0.92207 (7) 0.0630 (4)
N1 0.25273 (13) −0.04080 (12) 1.02183 (8) 0.0510 (4)
N2 0.22035 (12) 0.07588 (11) 0.99272 (7) 0.0463 (4)
C1 0.36632 (15) −0.05568 (14) 1.08450 (9) 0.0459 (5)
C2 0.46505 (14) 0.03750 (14) 1.09893 (9) 0.0477 (5)
C3 0.57101 (15) 0.01951 (15) 1.16316 (9) 0.0516 (5)
C4 0.58144 (17) −0.08754 (18) 1.21159 (10) 0.0636 (6)
C5 0.48391 (18) −0.18002 (18) 1.19538 (11) 0.0696 (7)
C6 0.37597 (17) −0.16608 (16) 1.13176 (11) 0.0616 (6)
C7 0.16409 (16) 0.33878 (14) 0.92641 (8) 0.0466 (5)
C8 0.11665 (19) 0.46296 (15) 0.93282 (9) 0.0594 (6)
C9 0.1988 (2) 0.56842 (17) 0.93377 (11) 0.0743 (8)
C10 0.3278 (2) 0.55061 (18) 0.92704 (13) 0.0810 (8)
C11 0.3759 (2) 0.42915 (18) 0.91881 (12) 0.0752 (7)
C12 0.29480 (17) 0.32324 (16) 0.91906 (10) 0.0584 (6)
C13 −0.05962 (15) 0.01258 (14) 0.81261 (9) 0.0489 (5)
C14 −0.17413 (16) −0.06169 (16) 0.79092 (10) 0.0580 (6)
C15 −0.25909 (19) −0.0430 (2) 0.71700 (12) 0.0768 (7)
C16 −0.2295 (2) 0.0471 (2) 0.66386 (12) 0.0840 (8)
C17 −0.1161 (2) 0.1191 (2) 0.68373 (11) 0.0787 (8)
C18 −0.02983 (18) 0.10304 (17) 0.75838 (10) 0.0632 (6)
C19 0.06905 (15) 0.23015 (14) 0.92398 (8) 0.0466 (5)
C20 0.11471 (14) 0.09339 (14) 0.93512 (9) 0.0457 (5)
C21 0.02976 (14) −0.01183 (15) 0.89255 (9) 0.0482 (5)
H1 0.1934 (18) −0.1079 (15) 1.0080 (10) 0.062 (5)\*
H2 0.46010 0.11030 1.06620 0.0570\*
H4 0.65340 −0.09750 1.25480 0.0760\*
H5 0.49060 −0.25330 1.22780 0.0840\*
H6 0.31090 −0.22970 1.12080 0.0740\*
H8 0.02860 0.47520 0.93650 0.0710\*
H9 0.16670 0.65130 0.93900 0.0890\*
H10 0.38330 0.62170 0.92810 0.0970\*
H11 0.46310 0.41810 0.91310 0.0900\*
H12 0.32800 0.24070 0.91430 0.0700\*
H14 −0.19350 −0.12410 0.82630 0.0700\*
H15 −0.33650 −0.09150 0.70320 0.0920\*
H16 −0.28700 0.05920 0.61400 0.1010\*
H17 −0.09640 0.17930 0.64710 0.0940\*
H18 0.04710 0.15240 0.77180 0.0760\*
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Atomic displacement parameters (Å^2^) {#tablewrapadps}
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*U*^11^ *U*^22^ *U*^33^ *U*^12^ *U*^13^ *U*^23^
Cl1 0.0598 (3) 0.0744 (3) 0.0886 (4) −0.0128 (2) −0.0070 (3) −0.0046 (2)
O1 0.0440 (7) 0.0589 (7) 0.0723 (7) 0.0061 (5) 0.0030 (5) 0.0073 (5)
O2 0.0609 (7) 0.0489 (7) 0.0717 (8) −0.0080 (5) −0.0030 (6) 0.0076 (6)
N1 0.0465 (7) 0.0428 (7) 0.0574 (8) 0.0001 (6) −0.0032 (6) 0.0035 (6)
N2 0.0444 (7) 0.0431 (7) 0.0488 (7) 0.0025 (5) 0.0041 (6) 0.0035 (5)
C1 0.0420 (8) 0.0442 (8) 0.0497 (8) 0.0059 (6) 0.0057 (6) 0.0021 (6)
C2 0.0480 (9) 0.0454 (8) 0.0476 (8) 0.0038 (7) 0.0055 (7) 0.0041 (7)
C3 0.0466 (9) 0.0535 (9) 0.0522 (9) 0.0017 (7) 0.0048 (7) −0.0048 (7)
C4 0.0539 (10) 0.0756 (12) 0.0559 (10) 0.0080 (9) −0.0007 (8) 0.0142 (9)
C5 0.0577 (11) 0.0677 (11) 0.0798 (12) 0.0069 (9) 0.0060 (9) 0.0309 (10)
C6 0.0514 (9) 0.0528 (9) 0.0769 (12) 0.0008 (8) 0.0049 (8) 0.0174 (8)
C7 0.0525 (9) 0.0449 (8) 0.0385 (8) 0.0011 (7) 0.0005 (6) 0.0010 (6)
C8 0.0708 (11) 0.0498 (9) 0.0534 (9) 0.0075 (8) 0.0036 (8) −0.0013 (7)
C9 0.1002 (17) 0.0449 (10) 0.0701 (12) 0.0008 (10) 0.0002 (11) −0.0019 (8)
C10 0.0874 (16) 0.0552 (12) 0.0907 (15) −0.0228 (10) −0.0031 (12) 0.0091 (10)
C11 0.0633 (12) 0.0671 (12) 0.0928 (14) −0.0129 (9) 0.0112 (10) 0.0116 (10)
C12 0.0560 (10) 0.0485 (9) 0.0690 (11) −0.0021 (8) 0.0095 (8) 0.0032 (8)
C13 0.0444 (8) 0.0509 (9) 0.0495 (9) 0.0012 (7) 0.0059 (7) −0.0072 (7)
C14 0.0531 (10) 0.0561 (10) 0.0618 (10) −0.0040 (7) 0.0051 (8) −0.0151 (8)
C15 0.0591 (11) 0.0872 (14) 0.0755 (13) −0.0045 (10) −0.0051 (10) −0.0279 (12)
C16 0.0810 (15) 0.1068 (17) 0.0526 (11) 0.0086 (13) −0.0125 (10) −0.0128 (11)
C17 0.0879 (15) 0.0923 (15) 0.0525 (11) 0.0040 (12) 0.0071 (10) 0.0058 (10)
C18 0.0635 (11) 0.0705 (11) 0.0536 (10) −0.0049 (9) 0.0079 (8) 0.0025 (8)
C19 0.0468 (9) 0.0509 (9) 0.0390 (8) 0.0024 (7) 0.0020 (6) 0.0035 (6)
C20 0.0424 (8) 0.0456 (8) 0.0464 (8) −0.0002 (6) 0.0029 (6) 0.0033 (6)
C21 0.0429 (9) 0.0468 (9) 0.0540 (9) −0.0015 (7) 0.0081 (7) 0.0001 (7)
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Geometric parameters (Å, °) {#tablewrapgeomlong}
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Cl1---C3 1.7418 (17) C13---C21 1.487 (2)
O1---C19 1.2269 (19) C14---C15 1.380 (3)
O2---C21 1.2264 (19) C15---C16 1.373 (3)
N1---N2 1.3203 (17) C16---C17 1.366 (3)
N1---C1 1.411 (2) C17---C18 1.392 (3)
N2---C20 1.3107 (19) C19---C20 1.491 (2)
N1---H1 0.922 (17) C20---C21 1.485 (2)
C1---C6 1.386 (2) C2---H2 0.9300
C1---C2 1.385 (2) C4---H4 0.9300
C2---C3 1.380 (2) C5---H5 0.9300
C3---C4 1.368 (2) C6---H6 0.9300
C4---C5 1.373 (3) C8---H8 0.9300
C5---C6 1.382 (3) C9---H9 0.9300
C7---C8 1.388 (2) C10---H10 0.9300
C7---C19 1.486 (2) C11---H11 0.9300
C7---C12 1.387 (2) C12---H12 0.9300
C8---C9 1.379 (3) C14---H14 0.9300
C9---C10 1.369 (3) C15---H15 0.9300
C10---C11 1.369 (3) C16---H16 0.9300
C11---C12 1.379 (3) C17---H17 0.9300
C13---C14 1.391 (2) C18---H18 0.9300
C13---C18 1.389 (2)
Cl1···C21^i^ 3.5703 (16) C21···Cl1^i^ 3.5703 (16)
Cl1···H10^ii^ 3.1300 C4···H12^i^ 2.9600
O1···C13 2.9882 (18) C5···H12^i^ 3.0100
O1···C18 3.083 (2) C8···H16^vii^ 3.0200
O1···O2^iii^ 3.0602 (16) C8···H8^viii^ 2.9800
O1···C15^iv^ 3.386 (2) C9···H4^ix^ 2.9800
O1···C6^iii^ 3.390 (2) C10···H11^ii^ 3.1000
O2···O1^iii^ 3.0602 (16) C14···H5^x^ 2.9100
O2···N1 2.6205 (18) C15···H6^x^ 3.0300
O2···N2 2.8570 (16) C19···H18 2.6600
O2···C19^iii^ 3.2328 (18) C20···H12 2.7600
O2···C20^iii^ 3.1526 (19) C20···H18 2.7700
O1···H15^iv^ 2.6400 C21···H1 2.500 (17)
O1···H1^iii^ 2.628 (17) H1···O2 1.930 (18)
O1···H6^iii^ 2.6300 H1···C21 2.500 (17)
O1···H8 2.4700 H1···H6 2.3900
O2···H1 1.930 (18) H1···O1^iii^ 2.628 (17)
O2···H9^v^ 2.7000 H2···N2 2.5400
O2···H14 2.5800 H4···C9^vii^ 2.9800
N1···O2 2.6205 (18) H5···C14^xi^ 2.9100
N2···O2 2.8570 (16) H6···H1 2.3900
N2···C12 3.016 (2) H6···O1^iii^ 2.6300
N2···H2 2.5400 H6···C15^xi^ 3.0300
N2···H12 2.5500 H8···O1 2.4700
C1···C14^iii^ 3.402 (2) H8···C8^viii^ 2.9800
C6···C14^iii^ 3.567 (2) H8···H8^viii^ 2.4000
C6···O1^iii^ 3.390 (2) H9···O2^xii^ 2.7000
C10···C11^ii^ 3.577 (3) H10···Cl1^ii^ 3.1300
C11···C10^ii^ 3.577 (3) H11···C10^ii^ 3.1000
C12···N2 3.016 (2) H12···N2 2.5500
C13···O1 2.9882 (18) H12···C20 2.7600
C14···C1^iii^ 3.402 (2) H12···C4^i^ 2.9600
C14···C6^iii^ 3.567 (2) H12···C5^i^ 3.0100
C15···O1^vi^ 3.386 (2) H14···O2 2.5800
C18···C19 3.065 (2) H15···O1^vi^ 2.6400
C18···O1 3.083 (2) H16···C8^ix^ 3.0200
C19···O2^iii^ 3.2328 (18) H18···C19 2.6600
C19···C18 3.065 (2) H18···C20 2.7700
C20···O2^iii^ 3.1526 (19)
N2---N1---C1 118.94 (12) C19---C20---C21 119.83 (13)
N1---N2---C20 120.55 (12) N2---C20---C19 114.55 (13)
N2---N1---H1 119.5 (11) C13---C21---C20 120.28 (13)
C1---N1---H1 120.6 (11) O2---C21---C13 119.97 (14)
N1---C1---C2 121.18 (13) O2---C21---C20 119.69 (13)
N1---C1---C6 118.03 (14) C1---C2---H2 121.00
C2---C1---C6 120.79 (15) C3---C2---H2 121.00
C1---C2---C3 118.30 (14) C3---C4---H4 121.00
C2---C3---C4 121.95 (15) C5---C4---H4 121.00
Cl1---C3---C4 119.19 (12) C4---C5---H5 119.00
Cl1---C3---C2 118.86 (12) C6---C5---H5 119.00
C3---C4---C5 118.91 (16) C1---C6---H6 121.00
C4---C5---C6 121.16 (17) C5---C6---H6 121.00
C1---C6---C5 118.87 (16) C7---C8---H8 120.00
C12---C7---C19 123.77 (14) C9---C8---H8 120.00
C8---C7---C12 118.60 (15) C8---C9---H9 120.00
C8---C7---C19 117.57 (15) C10---C9---H9 120.00
C7---C8---C9 120.61 (18) C9---C10---H10 120.00
C8---C9---C10 119.72 (17) C11---C10---H10 120.00
C9---C10---C11 120.67 (18) C10---C11---H11 120.00
C10---C11---C12 119.85 (19) C12---C11---H11 120.00
C7---C12---C11 120.52 (16) C7---C12---H12 120.00
C14---C13---C21 118.29 (14) C11---C12---H12 120.00
C14---C13---C18 119.45 (15) C13---C14---H14 120.00
C18---C13---C21 122.22 (14) C15---C14---H14 120.00
C13---C14---C15 120.15 (16) C14---C15---H15 120.00
C14---C15---C16 120.11 (18) C16---C15---H15 120.00
C15---C16---C17 120.38 (19) C15---C16---H16 120.00
C16---C17---C18 120.48 (18) C17---C16---H16 120.00
C13---C18---C17 119.41 (17) C16---C17---H17 120.00
O1---C19---C20 117.52 (13) C18---C17---H17 120.00
O1---C19---C7 120.69 (13) C13---C18---H18 120.00
C7---C19---C20 121.79 (13) C17---C18---H18 120.00
N2---C20---C21 124.79 (13)
C1---N1---N2---C20 −179.27 (14) C8---C9---C10---C11 0.5 (3)
N2---N1---C1---C2 −20.0 (2) C9---C10---C11---C12 −1.4 (3)
N2---N1---C1---C6 159.53 (14) C10---C11---C12---C7 0.9 (3)
N1---N2---C20---C19 163.92 (13) C18---C13---C14---C15 −1.8 (2)
N1---N2---C20---C21 −5.6 (2) C21---C13---C18---C17 178.47 (16)
N1---C1---C6---C5 −177.52 (15) C14---C13---C21---O2 30.3 (2)
C2---C1---C6---C5 2.0 (2) C14---C13---C21---C20 −152.55 (15)
N1---C1---C2---C3 177.48 (14) C18---C13---C21---O2 −147.25 (16)
C6---C1---C2---C3 −2.1 (2) C18---C13---C21---C20 29.9 (2)
C1---C2---C3---Cl1 −179.79 (12) C21---C13---C14---C15 −179.39 (16)
C1---C2---C3---C4 0.8 (2) C14---C13---C18---C17 0.9 (3)
Cl1---C3---C4---C5 −178.97 (14) C13---C14---C15---C16 1.4 (3)
C2---C3---C4---C5 0.4 (3) C14---C15---C16---C17 −0.2 (3)
C3---C4---C5---C6 −0.5 (3) C15---C16---C17---C18 −0.7 (3)
C4---C5---C6---C1 −0.8 (3) C16---C17---C18---C13 0.3 (3)
C19---C7---C8---C9 −178.70 (14) O1---C19---C20---N2 −136.93 (14)
C8---C7---C12---C11 0.5 (2) C7---C19---C20---C21 −147.85 (13)
C8---C7---C19---O1 12.4 (2) O1---C19---C20---C21 33.1 (2)
C8---C7---C19---C20 −166.55 (13) C7---C19---C20---N2 42.09 (19)
C19---C7---C12---C11 177.53 (15) N2---C20---C21---O2 16.7 (2)
C12---C7---C8---C9 −1.5 (2) N2---C20---C21---C13 −160.48 (14)
C12---C7---C19---C20 16.4 (2) C19---C20---C21---O2 −152.33 (14)
C12---C7---C19---O1 −164.61 (14) C19---C20---C21---C13 30.5 (2)
C7---C8---C9---C10 1.0 (3)
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Symmetry codes: (i) −*x*+1, −*y*, −*z*+2; (ii) −*x*+1, −*y*+1, −*z*+2; (iii) −*x*, −*y*, −*z*+2; (iv) −*x*−1/2, *y*+1/2, −*z*+3/2; (v) *x*, *y*−1, *z*; (vi) −*x*−1/2, *y*−1/2, −*z*+3/2; (vii) *x*+1/2, −*y*+1/2, *z*+1/2; (viii) −*x*, −*y*+1, −*z*+2; (ix) *x*−1/2, −*y*+1/2, *z*−1/2; (x) *x*−1/2, −*y*−1/2, *z*−1/2; (xi) *x*+1/2, −*y*−1/2, *z*+1/2; (xii) *x*, *y*+1, *z*.
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °) {#tablewraphbondslong}
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*D*---H···*A* *D*---H H···*A* *D*···*A* *D*---H···*A*
N1---H1···O2 0.922 (17) 1.930 (18) 2.6205 (18) 130.1 (14)
C12---H12···N2 0.93 2.55 3.016 (2) 111
N1---H1···O1^iii^ 0.922 (17) 2.628 (17) 3.3435 (27) 135.0 (13)
C6---H6···O1^iii^ 0.93 2.63 3.390 (2) 140
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Symmetry codes: (iii) −*x*, −*y*, −*z*+2.
###### Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)
*D*---H⋯*A* *D*---H H⋯*A* *D*⋯*A* *D*---H⋯*A*
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N1---H1⋯O2 0.922 (17) 1.930 (18) 2.6205 (18) 130.1 (14)
C12---H12⋯N2 0.93 2.55 3.016 (2) 111
N1---H1⋯O1^i^ 0.922 (17) 2.628 (17) 3.344 (3) 135.0 (13)
C6---H6⋯O1^i^ 0.93 2.63 3.390 (2) 140
Symmetry code: (i) .
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Ask HN: Good Antiviruses for Development Environment? - candidtim
In our company we are required to run anti-virus software on all computers, including developers' laptops. We didn't decide yet which exactly anti-virus software we will use though.<p>We are quite cautious about the choice of the software because:<p>- we know that anti-virus software may be quite intrusive on a development machine (slow, blocks legitimate files, etc.),<p>- once we pay for it, we don't want to go back and chose another one until the next licence renewal, so we'd like to make the good choice at once.<p>Can you recommend an anti-virus software that you currently use in a <i>development environment</i> and have good experience with?<p>Some context:<p>- we are looking for something really simple, like a file scanner for starters; all other features are considered as a bonus<p>- we have Mac, Linux and Windows machines<p>- we mostly develop in JVM and Python ecosystems<p>- our workflows are heavy on the file system, but our data is simple (should not contain any malware normally)
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PaulHoule
"Windows Defender" targets pervasive malware -- in practice there is not a big
gap between that and other anti-virus programs. It is bundled with the OS and
can be configured to not interfere with file access in directories you build
software in.
The commercial anti-virus firms release linux binaries that can be used to
scan email attachments and other shared files. Anti-virus at your email server
keeps many attacks out of your network to begin with, so make sure you have
that.
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verdverm
ClamAV has been gaining popularity on Linux.
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[Vasodilator hormonal agents in chronic heart failure: effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors].
Administration of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) is associated to a decrease in the abnormal vasoconstrictor neurohormonal activity. This contributes to the sustained benefits of these drugs on symptoms and survival of patients with CHF. There is little information, however, regarding the effects of ACE inhibition on vasodilator and natriuretic hormones. To evaluate the chronic effects of enalapril, in addition to digitalis and diuretics in patients with chronic cardiac failure. Nine patients with an idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (8 male, aged 48 to 76 years old) under treatment with digitalis and diuretics, received enalapril 20 mg bid during eight weeks. Before and after this treatment period resting left ventricular ejection fraction, functional class, plasma levels of atrial natriuretic factor and bradykinins (BK) and urinary excretion of kalikreins (BK) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) were measured. After enalapril therapy, there was a significant increase in maximal O2 consumption (14.8 +/- 1.2 to 18.6 +/- 1.5 ml/kg/min, p < 0.05) and radionuclide LV ejection fraction (27.4 +/- 1.1 to 31.4 +/- 0.9% p < 0.05). This was associated with a significant decrease in plasma ANP levels (559 +/- 158 to 178 +/- 54.8 pg/ml) and UK (391 +/- 112 to 243 +/- 92 Cu/24 h). The decrease in ANP levels, which is a well known marker of prognosis in CHF, could contribute to explain the sustained clinical benefits observed with ACE inhibitors in patients with CHF. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
TALLADEGA, Alabama -- Actor Lamman Rucker spoke of history and responsibility when he addressed students at Talladega College this morning.
Rucker, known for his roles in Tyler Perry’s sitcom “Meet The Browns” and film “Why Did I Get Married?,” served as speaker the school’s convocation ceremony ringing in the new school year.
“There’s always opportunity to create history as we live it, but remember that you’re tied to an existing history and an existing legacy. We need to do our part maintain the standard,” he said prior to his speech.
Rucker, who holds a master’s degree in education, encouraged students to maintain self-determination and confidence throughout their undergraduate careers. He advised students to have fun but make good grades.
“It’s so simple, but there’s a duality,” he said. “There’s a way to do that intelligently, safely, responsibly and with discipline.”
He gave the audience a version of his personal code, which includes having confidence, taking advantage and creating opportunities, having discipline and striving for excellence.
“Always do your best, no matter where you are. Have courage, no matter what you are doing,” he told students.
Rucker, who serves as a spokesman for several non-profit organizations, including BET’s Rap-It-Up and the Magic Johnson Foundation, tries to use his platform to give back to the community.
“Artistry has always been aligned with activism,” he said. “The artists that I’ve always looked up to — the Paul Robesons, the Ossie Davises and Harry Belafonte — have always fused their scholarship with their artistic capacity and the responsibility they felt they had to uplift other people.”
This year’s convocation marks the schools 145th year and also the largest freshman class in the school’s history with 583 students, according to Dr. Billy C. Hawkins, Talladega College president.
Hawkins also said during his convocation speech that enrollment has increased by 71.4 percent since last fall, with the entire student body numbering at 1202.
Larry Barton, mayor of Talladega, presented Rucker with a key to the city during the ceremony.
“Talladega is fortunate to be the home of Talladega College,” he said. “To start the year off with this kind of speaker is astronomical.” | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Systematic mutation analysis of the catechol O-methyltransferase gene as a candidate gene for schizophrenia.
Catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) is involved in the degradation of catecholamine neurotransmitters. Recent linkage studies of schizophrenia and molecular studies of velocardiofacial syndrome suggest that the COMT gene might be a candidate gene for schizophrenia. The authors systematically searched for mutations and microdeletion of the COMT gene in 177 Chinese schizophrenic patients from Taiwan; 99 comparison subjects were also studied. Five molecular variants were identified: c.186C > T at exon 3, c.408C > G at exon 4, c.472G > A at exon 4, c.597G > A at exon 5, and c.821-827insC at the 3' untranslated region. However, no differences in the genotype and haplotype frequencies of these molecular variants between the schizophrenic and comparison subjects were detected. Furthermore, no microdeletion was identified among the patients. These data suggest that the COMT gene does not play a major role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia, and the genotypic overlap between schizophrenia and velocardiofacial syndrome was rare in this cohort. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Q:
Did Gellert Grindelwald actually die in the movies?
Reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it is mentioned that Grindelwald refused to reveal the location and who truly possessed the Elder Wand, thus getting killed by Voldemort.
However, in the movie (which I have watched again for leisure), it is observed that Grindelwald did in fact divulge the whereabouts of the Elder Wand, as can be seen here:
He did not get killed by Voldemort. In this case, the book doesn't seem to tie in with the movie, and the movie leaves me with doubt as to how Grindelwald was indeed killed.
To clarify, I would like to know why Grindelwald is never portrayed to be killed by Voldemort in the movies.
A:
Grindelwald was never depicted as having died in the movies.
Though the Dark Lord kills him in the book, in the movie, Grindelwald seems to remain alive. The last time Grindelwald is seen or mentioned is when the Dark Lord goes to him to find out where the Elder Wand is. Unlike in the book, where Grindelwald refuses to tell the Dark Lord anything, he does give the Dark Lord the information he wanted, and says it’s buried with Dumbledore.
158 INT. CELL - CONTINUOUS ACTION - NIGHT
... finds a SKELETAL FIGURE lying beneath a ragged blanket. The figure stirs, looks up, and grins with broken teeth. It is the young man -- the thief -- grown old. Grindelwald.
GRINDELWALD
Ah, Tom, I thought you would come one day. But surely you must know I no longer have what you seek...
A SHADOW -- Voldemort’s -- falls across Grindelwald.
VOLDEMORT
If not you, then who?
GRINDELWALD
You’re so innocent, Tom. Like a schoolboy. There’s so much you don’t understand...
VOLDEMORT
Tell me, Grindelwald. Tell me where to find it! Tell me who possesses it! The name, Grindelwald! The name!
GRINDELWALD
Can’t you guess, Tom? It lies
with him, of course. Buried within the earth. It is he who possesses it, even in death. Your old friend and mine... Dumbledore. - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part One (Screenplay)
After that, Grindelwald isn’t mentioned again, and since the Dark Lord isn’t shown as having killed him and would have no reason to, presumably Grindelwald remained alive in Nurmengard.
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Post by SERENA on Aug 7, 2011 21:10:26 GMT -5
It had been a silent, one hour ride in the helicopter of the Turks. Serena, one whom the others referred to as 'The Mute Lady' rather rudely, looked at her current surroundings as she watched the helicopter take off. Standing alone on the heliport, she silently took in her surroundings. Adorned in the black uniform of the Turks, it was obvious what she was and who she worked for. The Turks held a certain respect about them that everyone feared.
Despite being what she was, appearance wise she didn't seem so threatening. In fact, she was only five feet tall and rather petite. If anyone were to look at her, she would resemble any typical young lady. One that people wouldn't expect to actually be physically fit in combat and wield a chain whip around like it was nothing.
Going down the steps, she briefly went over her assignment's instructions. According to her intelligence, the target was right in their midst here in Junon. If that were true, it wouldn't be hard to locate him. Serena always got the job done and she always ensured she did it efficiently. No one would suspect her as she quietly stalked down the steps heading into the port city.
Dark blue hair tied up in a braid, it was odd seeing white hair weaving in and out of the braid. If anyone were to wonder, they might think she had dyed it. In reality, it had become white from stress during the traumatic incident where her family and voice had been taken away from her. Gently patting her shirt, she could feel her chain whip concealed under it wrapped about her waist, ready to use should need it. 'Alright, I'm ready for this...let's do this!' she told herself, heading over to what appeared to be a bar.
If there ever was a good place to start, it would be at the local bar. Everyone and their dog went there and she would be able to find valuable information. If her assumptions lead her in the right direction, she would find the target in no time. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
To recap, THR first posted Cavill was finished playing Superman in Warner Bros. films on Wednesday. But studio sources and Cavill’s manager then jumped in and cautioned that wasn’t necessarily the case (“the cape is still in his closet”). Either way, Cavill isn’t contracted for any new Superman projects at this point and who knows what Warner Bros. is going to do with these movies and Cavill is heading off to film The Witcher for Netflix. So this could be one of those “even if it’s not entirely true now it will likely end up being true eventually” stories.
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INDONESIA: Tweeters fly in the face of censorship law
Friday, February 10, 2012
Item: 7816
Kate Lamb
JAKARTA (The Sydney Morning Herald / Joyo News / Pacific Media Watch): After pulling the plug on more than a million online porn sites, Indonesia's Communications Minister, Tifatul Sembiring, has now set his sights on Twitter.
In a country known for its voracious online appetite, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology says it will target and block anonymous and offensive accounts on the popular social networking site.
Exactly what the minister means by offensive tweets remains to be seen, but in accordance with Indonesia's controversial Information and Electronic Law, online users can be charged with blasphemy, fraud, gambling, threats and pornography.
Such could be the fate of Alexander Aan, who was arrested in Sumatra in late January for posting the message "God does not exist" on his Facebook page. Those in violation of the law face between seven and 12 years in prison.
"Sites like Twitter are very important for a country like Indonesia," a renowned Indonesian filmmaker, Joko Anwar, who has more than 195,000 followers on his Twitter account, says.
"We have reached a certain level of freedom, but we still need more.
Taboo to criticise
In 2009, most people still thought it was taboo to criticise the government ... but now people are talking about it on sites like Twitter and they are becoming more and more aware.''
Despite living in an archipelagic nation plagued by poor infrastructure, Indonesians are the second-highest users of Facebook and third-highest users of Twitter globally.
Pacific Media Watch is compiled for the Pacific Media Centre as a regional media freedom and educational resource by a network of journalists, students, stringers and commentators.
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Men's pants DENING EPIC MONUMENT
The DENING, in real twill denim, combines the style of denim and the comfort of a tracksuit. These ultra stretch pants offer great freedom of movement and age like genuine denim thanks to its indigo pigments. The construction of the PULLIN Jacquard elastic foldable waistband illustrates the brand's identity. It has a zip fly and a drawstring. A PULLIN woven label is sewn on the bottom of the rear right pocket.
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The EPIC DENING MONUMENT designed in knit denim combines all the style of denim and the comfort of a tracksuit. These stretch grey pants offer great freedom of movement and age like genuine denim thanks to its indigo pigments. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Overlay business data on Analytics/Quantcast charts - orensol
http://chartelligence.com
How many times have you looked at your metrics charts, saw some peak or trough, and couldn't explain the reasons?<p>To help better understand charts, I released a tool that overlays business data on them. Everybody's business is different, so anybody can track any events they want, internal or external (internal like infrastructure changes, version roll-outs etc., and external such as oil price, major news events etc.)<p>Also, data layers can be public, so for example I prepared a simple Google Panda Updates events layer, that you can overlay and see how your website traffic was affected. Another example is the US Holidays layer.<p>Currently it's available as a Chrome extension, and overlays charts on Google Analytics and Quantcast. The plan is to be able to overlay in any browser and on any chart, but before that happens, i'll be happy to get your feedback.<p>Give it a try at http://chartelligence.com
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orensol
How many times have you looked at your metrics charts, saw some peak or
trough, and couldn't explain the reasons?
To help better understand charts, I released a tool that overlays business
data on them. Everybody's business is different, so anybody can track any
events they want, internal or external (internal like infrastructure changes,
version roll-outs etc., and external such as oil price, major news events
etc.)
Also, data layers can be public, so for example I prepared a simple Google
Panda Updates events layer, that you can overlay and see how your website
traffic was affected. Another example is the US Holidays layer.
Currently it's available as a Chrome extension, and overlays charts on Google
Analytics and Quantcast. The plan is to be able to overlay in any browser and
on any chart, but before that happens, i'll be happy to get your feedback.
Give it a try at <http://chartelligence.com>
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Tag Archives: Nike
I’ve got to hand it to Nike: when it comes to sleek products combined with slick marketing, not many other companies in the world can do it better. My perpetual fascination with technology coupled with my recent conversion in brand loyalty from Adidas to Nike led me to their latest gadget, the Nike+ FuelBand. I had just won my fantasy basketball league–for the second consecutive season–and rationalized such an uncalculated purchase.
The concept of the Nike+ FuelBand was simple: a wristband you wear all day that tracks your movement and gives you points for activity, thereby gamifying your activity level. The FuelBand is a matte black rubber wristband similar to those ubiquitous Livestrong bands that everyone had in the mid 2000s, except slightly thicker and heavier. It seems quite durable and was comfortable enough for me to wear that I’ve already forgotten about it after 2 days, but I’m used to wearing lots of crap on my wrists so your comfort may vary. Inside this wristband is a three-axis accelerometer that tracks the motion of your wrist in all directions, and a really cool LED display. The display is completely invisible when off, but with a push of the only button on the FuelBand, the display magically appears and relays the time, calories burned, steps taken, and NikeFuel.
The integrated clasp / USB connector.
What sets this device apart from being a glorified pedometer for middle-aged women is the concept of NikeFuel. Researchers at Nike have developed algorithms to translate the patterns of wrist movement to the intensity of your activity, quantified as NikeFuel. The amount of NikeFuel you receive is normalized to your height and weight, so essentially, NikeFuel levels the playing field for everyone of all shapes and sizes. Each day you set number of points as your goal for the next 24 hours. By Nike standards, a normal day sans workout would net you 2000 NikeFuel points, while an active day (1 hour workout) nets 3000 points. The calories burned and steps taken metrics feel like tacked-on afterthoughts though, as the real star of the show is the NikeFuel.Continue reading → | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
Witnesses heard two days of testimony in her trial that didn't give any clues about the whereabouts of her 19-year-old niece Brittney Wood.
Wood was last seen with Holland's husband, Donnie, in 2012, and 11 people have since been arrested on sex-related charges. That includes Wendy Holland, on trial on charges of sexually abusing another underage relative.
Authorities said Wood could provide important evidence about sexual crimes by her adult relatives if only they could find her alive. But searches and two years of investigation have failed to turn up any sign of her. Police believe Wood is dead, possibly killed in the days before the case went public.[…]
Prosecutors told jurors during closing arguments that Wendy Holland, her late husband and others were monsters who subjected their own children and others to perversions that were almost too depraved to understand, with parents and in-laws using their own young relatives for sex.
Holland used sex toys and other forms of stimulation to groom the alleged victim for sex with adults at an age children typically are watching "Sesame Street" and learning to color, prosecution witnesses told the jury. | null | minipile | NaturalLanguage | mit | null |
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