I still question how Mongolia has remained such a hidden gem. It's absolutely stunning and vast and unlike anywhere else. It 's seemingly unchanged out in the wilderness – you can almost picture Genghis Khan riding his horse over the Mongolian steppes… It's absolutely incredible… yet, I understand why people are hesitant to travel to Mongolia without a tour. Because it's such a hidden gem, with huge landscapes and a low population, travel in Mongolia is seemingly difficult. This is what I found during my Mongolia travel experience, and what I wish I had known before travelling there without a guide!
What is there to do in Mongolia?
And Things to do in Ulaanbaatar?
How easy it is to travel in Mongolia without knowing how to speak Mongolian?
How much does travel in Mongolia cost per day?
Is it safe to visit Mongolia?
Can vegetarians (or vegans) SURVIVE in Mongolia?
There's relatively little information online about DIY travel in Mongolia, which makes it hard to plan for. I looked all over for a Mongolia travel blog and found very little. If you aren't really sure what to see in Mongolia, I'd actually check out a guidebook or a Mongolia travel guide. You can also check out blogs for some cool experiences (here's mine on trekking through the Altai Mountains independently!).
If you're there in July, you can't miss Naadam festival, and if you're there in October, I've heard great things about the Eagle Festival.
Other highlights include Terelj National Park, The Gobi Desert (where you can sleep on the sand dunes!), and staying in ger camps with a nomadic family or two. There are lots of other unexplored places to go to, especially around Central Mongolia, as well! While Phil met a couple women who were buying a camel, a horse, and a dog, and just heading out into the wilderness to go horse riding for months at a time, the average traveller probably shouldn't do that for safety reasons. If you are interested in an adventure like that, going with a tour guide is probably your best bet. I also honestly think going on a day tour wouldn't be a bad idea.
Winter in Mongolia is supposed to be tough (like really, REALLY tough), and I'd DEFINITELY skip out on going onto the steppe solo then.
The best parts about Mongolia are definitely the culture and the wilderness. And luckily, it's not hard to see either of those!
I'll be honest. Ulaanbaatar is not the most interesting capital city, but there are good restaurants (we had amazing Indian food), big supermarkets, and a few sites to see. It's a really good place to organise your trip (more on that in a bit), but after doing so, I wouldn't stick around.
Mongolian is a tough language, and the majority of people outside of Ulaanbaatar won't speak English. For us, it caused a lot of confusion, but it added to the charm of Mongolia. In my opinion, the best way to visit Mongolia is to just throw yourself into it. Mongolia tourism isn't a huge thing yet for unguided tourists, so the language barrier will be something you stumble upon.
That being said, everyone was so kind and really tried to help us despite our lack of Mongolian language.
I wouldn't say it was very easy to travel with the language barrier, but it added to our experience. There are still relatively few tourists in more rural places, so there was no need for anyone to speak English. We had to play charades to buy a bus ticket until we got lucky and someone understood. It's all part of the experience!
Before you go to Mongolia, you'll need to pack smart. The weather is sooo unpredictable in Mongolia, especially in the mountains. You'll want to bring a lightweight down jacket (even in the summer) or something even heavier! Bring lots of layers in the summertime, as it was hot in the daytime but below freezing at night. In the wintertime, bring all of the warm clothing you can!
If you're camping, you'll want a warm sleeping bag.
What to buy in Mongolia: definitely buy food staples in Mongolia, as they're cheap and you save yourself the hassle of carrying a load of rice on the plane with you. If you're going horse trekking, go ahead and buy the ropes and other equiptment in Ulaanbaatar unless you have a specific kind you like. The Black Market has nearly everything you could need for your Mongolia trip in case you forget something.
Mongolia was a lot more expensive than we'd anticipated. The cost of living was pretty cheap – we stayed in guesthouses for $10 USD a day and meals cost anywhere from $5-20 USD for two people. What really added up quickly was transportation! We took a flight and a local bus, which were both reasonable, but our jeep pick up and drop off were WAY more than we'd anticipated! I think we paid roughly $80 per person to get to the start of our trek and back.
I highly recommend organising your plans in Ulaanbaatar if you're trying to travel Mongolia independently. Your guesthouse owner will have the most up to date knowledge, and you can hear what other travellers got up to (weather, road access, buses, etc.).
The most difficult part about travelling Mongolia without a guide is transportation. There's one big road throughout the country, but most travel is totally off-road. You'll probably have to hire a jeep, which should be done from Ulaanbaatar.
Public transportation is far and few between. The main thing to know is that if you're looking to go to tourist areas, you'll have to connect through Ulaanbaatar to reach main cities. Out in Western Mongolia, we went to a more local city for Naadam, and there was a bus.
Get everything you need in Ulaanbaatar, as it's much more difficult when you're outside of the big city. The Black Market is a great resource for camping equipment, and the supermarkets have loads of Western food.
If you're planning on doing trips where the closest city ISN'T Ulaanbaatar, wait to organise all of the details and do it in the closer city. For example, I wouldn't organise an Altai trek in Ulaanbaatar, but I'd go to Ulgii and organise your trek and transportation from there.
Bring some sweets from your home country or pick up some vodka from the market in Ulaanbaatar. If you're invited to a Mongolian home/ger, it's polite to give a gift.
I've read that if you're out at night, you should be careful, as the men in Mongolia like to fight! As a tourist, you'll stand out more. We didn't have any problems with this, but it's good to know. Plus, I don't think this is done in a malicious way… but it is done when there's lots of alcohol involved.
As a woman, I never felt unsafe, but I also wasn't out late at night (a general precaution I take whilst travelling solo anyway). If anything, the people were MORE friendly to me because they wanted to know why I looked Mongolian and Kazakh but couldn't speak either language! Mongolia travel warnings are basically nonexistent and you should have no big problems.
If you WANT to see some Mongolian men wresting, go to Mongolia for Naadam!
In Ulaanbaatar, it'll be no problem! There were actually quite a few vegan restaurants, which I was shocked by! The places I've heard about are Govinda's Healthy Vegetarian Cafe and Bosco Verde vegan restaurant.
Outside of the capital, it'll be more difficult. If you're a vegetarian or vegan, you'll have a little more trouble finding food. Mongolian cuisine is VERY animal product heavy, and I'd stock up on oats/pasta in Ulaanbaatar, as vegetables don't grow very well in the barren land, and goat is the main food staple. When eating out, you'll be having a very carbohydrate heavy meal, as there seriously aren't that many veggies! A typical meal for us (meat eaters) was goat and rice or goat dumplings… so you'll probably be eating a lot of rice and maybe some soup! From our own perspective, it seemed difficult to get by as a vegetarian or vegan, but we met a vegan couple and they were doing just fine!
I think it's important to mention that when we visited the towns where we were the only tourists, we had trouble reading the Cryllic menus, and I think being a vegetarian or vegan would be near impossible in that situation. Unless you speak Mongolian or Kazakh. Then you'll have significantly less trouble ordering food, buying bus tickets, and pretty doing pretty much everything.
If you're a vegetarian, you'll have a little more trouble finding food. Mongolian cuisine is VERY animal product heavy, and I'd stock up on oats/pasta in Ulaanbaatar, as vegetables don't grow very well in the barren land. Goat is the main food staple.
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With a mix of flexibility, a little bit of planning (once you get to Mongolia), and a lot of putting yourself out there, independent travel is pretty easy! You might get pushed to go out with tour operators, but the best part for us was being able to experience this incredible country on our own. A Mongolia solo tour is one seriously incredible way to see the country.
I totally understand what you mean. I also travelled solo and without a tour throughout different cities in Mongolia and it was really difficult getting around and buying tickets. Mostly because people do not speak english and you needed to head back to Ulaanbaatar in order to travel to your next destination (since busses only go from Ulaanbaator and there is no connection between the other cities).
It was sooo interesting! I had never been to a place that was still so 'isolated' and it was absolutely incredible!
Such a wonderful post on a lesser-known destination. Thank you for sharing!
I love this guide – Mongolia has been on my list for soooo long but I always thought I needed to save up to do a tour. Did you fly in directly or take the train in from China?
I took a train up to Hohot, China, which is right near the border, and then I flew to Ulaanbaatar and it was significantly cheaper than other options!
Have the BEST time – Mongolia seriously is like nowhere else!
This sounds amazing! I think the only time I've ever thought of going to Mongolia is if I ever do the Mongol Rally! (unlikely, haha) But it does look like a really interesting country, so I'd love to try and get there one day.
We saw a couple people doing the Mongol Rally and it looks absolutely incredible!
So interesting. My dad wants to visit Mongolia but without a guide whereas I'm reluctant but because we would be going with a young child. I've heard the capital is a good place to stock up but outside its hard to find even staples. I'll bear this all in mind when we eventually plan our trip!
Absolutely! Ulaanbaatar is a good place to go for staples! We found some basic groceries in smaller towns but I wouldn't rely on them! I think if I had a young child, I'd consider a tour, as it's a bit rougher and more confusing on your own!


PureCycle Technologies has joined forces with Nestle and Milliken to speed up plans to open its first plant to restore used polypropylene (PP) plastic to 'virgin-like' quality using a revolutionary recycling technique.
Working together to aid the process, PureCycle will use its patented recycling process, developed and licenced by Procter & Gamble, in order to transform it to the virgin-like resin by separating color, odor and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock. Milliken will utilise its additives to help reinvigorate recycled polypropylene, forging an exclusive supply relationship with PureCycle.
Meanwhile Nestle will work with the company to help it achieve its commitment to 100 percent recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025, and will work to develop new packaging materials to avoid plastic waste.
Mike Otworth, CEO of PureCycle Technologies, said, "These partners are helping us accelerate as we bring this solution to the market. This is a validation of our method, and it will help us continue to move even more quickly as we make plastics recycling a reality.


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Last season's Milly collection was titled "Fractured," and with it, creative director Michelle Smith translated post-election disarray, as well as hope, through a bevy of cool shirting pieces. Like many designers, Smith has since segued from the initial post-election shock and now has her sights on optimism. Her version? Embracing femininity. (And why not? Women's rights are under attack, so why not celebrate the happier aspects of being a woman?) Midriff was a theme here. Always one for shirting, there was a pert cropped white button-down that hit just below the breastbone and had added ties around the sleeves. The top was accompanied by an equally cool pair of trousers—off-white and slouchy with a crinkled waistband. Like last season, Smith did a reverse button-up shirt with a spine-grazing diagonal placket and peasant sleeves for a standout voluminous look.
Smith cited wildflowers as an inspiration, and to evoke a sensual attitude, many of the skirts somewhat bloomed forward in layers for a petal effect. Some pieces, like a sheer sleeveless button-up top and a tiered skirt set, were a bit fussy. But in a similar silhouette, this time as a long-sleeved top and in a solid olive woven burlap-type material, the look appeared bold, strong, and sexy—an effect that Smith was going for all along.
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This Platoon Leader campaign game, 6 campaign dates long, features an attack by German paratroopers on Greek and New Zealand troops on the island of Crete in May 1941. German paradrop and glider landings. . . .This was to be the first in history, a major assault that would be performed by airborne forces in the initial stages. After the German paratroopers had captured the necessary airfields, regular German infantry would be flown and shipped to Crete. The defenders of the island distributed the available Greek troops among the veteran New Zealand units. The 6th Greek Regiment (2 battalions of mostly green recruits) was assigned to cover the high ground, known as Cemetery Hill, just south of the village of Galatas. Little did the N.Z. commander know he had put the Greeks directly in the path of the coming storm. The German 3rd Fallschirmjaeger Regiment had specific orders to attack Galatas. At 0730 on May 21, the German parachutists began rolling out of the side doors of the Ju-52s in sticks to carry out their orders.
2018-04-26 (A) Tom Kearney vs Lindsey Murillo German win This CG lasted to firefights. In the first the Germans took the hill to establish a support by fire position. In the second they captured the cemetery and most of the village. The Commonwealth player conceded.
2018-01-01 (A) Jim Rupp vs James L. Greek / New Zealand win Had a good going for the first two turns of the first firefight, with almost gaining the cemetery. Turn 3 turned the odds with all attacks not making a scratch while James' MGs and Greeks doing a tap dance on my Elite squads. I called it after having 6 out of 9 full squads dying due to FTR in turn 5. I might have been able to hang on, but my personal MC failed after seeing most of my line lifted from the map in one turn.


For almost five years since the emergence on the BIG FIVE, a clique of the supposedly five best musicians in Zimbabwe, debates have been going on asking one main question. Why are there no women artists in the BIG FIVE?
After a recent debate sparked by Tinashe Mutero's article, "Is there a place for women among Zimbabwe's Big Five," this question may well be put to rest as the women artists seem to have decided their success cannot be determined by an establishment whose modus operandi is not clear and is determined by a few individuals.
The Big 5 has been home to the likes Oliver Mtukudzi, Sulumani Chimbetu, Jah Prayzah, Alick Macheso, Winky D over the years with promoters organising shows that are headlined by the five. The five undoubtedly command a large following and being crowd pullers are favourites of promoters as there is money to be made. The "boys club" as has been bandied by many, largely benefits from many of the top promoters.
So the girls simply want to know the winning formula, that which sets these 5 apart from the rest, say, the foundation upon which they can build and bigger and better even though many of them are already.
Whilst it is apparent that hard work and perfecting one's craft as well as a good marketing strategy is key for every musician's success, it remains an enigma that in the past five years no women musicians have been accorded a place in the Big Five which paints the clique as a male dominated space. Save for the recent mention of Ammara Brown, that is all the hint there seems to be of possible inclusion of women musicians.
It is all limiting to think that there has been no women artists worth of recognition in the music industry. Names that featured the most included Ammara Brown, Sandra Ndebele, Busisiwe Ncube, Tariro neGitare, Diana Samkange, the late Chiwoniso Maraire, Hope Masike, Fungisayi Zvakavapano Mashavave, Dudu Manhenga, Prudence Katomeni Mbofana and this is not to say there are no other women musicians who can make the cut.
This was echoed by Hope Masike who said, "Expecting and believing we deserve recognition as women even as good artists nje won't get anyone anywhere. We need to let our work speak louder. Our videos, songs, stage work, brand images have to be ten times better, unapologetically excellent." She quotes SWAY, a production which featured Dudu Manhenga, Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana and Rute Mbangwa as a way of encouraging women artists to create opportunities for themselves and others.
Marian Kunonga alias Marikun ChiheraFilms had some tough love to share. Being a film maker Marian was unhappy of how women musicians are portrayed in music videos and how sometimes the lack of coherence between video and song does a disservice to the musician; how women artists are continually objectified. "Truly speaking trying to slot yourself in the Zim big 5 is lack of ambition grow bigger than our tiny country ad grow wings," she says.
Diana Samkange, Queen Mashie and Vimbai Zimuto called for the organisation of women musicians in a way that makes them forces to reckon both within their individual capacities and as a collective. More collaboration, more synergies among women artists even with their fellow male counterparts.
The debate was never about favours, it was about interrogating and trying to find out why women in music are not making it to the selected group of the Big Five. This would therefore bring out a plethora of issues but it cannot be overstressed that this discussion was not to seek preferential treatment for women artists.
The struggles that women artists go through in the industry are so many. There have been there and continue to haunt them even though a few strides have been made in recent years. Women artists understand their situation better and it was refreshing to hear many of them contribute to the debate with confidence and stipulating what it is they want for themselves as players in the industry. #PullHerUp seems to be trending these days on social media wherever women artists support each other and is a highly commendable development which has potential to build strong synergies among women artists.
We hope to see more collaborations and platforms created by the women artists themselves to promote women artists in all sectors as well as groom young women artists who need guidance and support from those that have gone before them.
If the art is good, it may take time for some to accept but good things always have a way of attracting recognition. It is good to see Fungisayi Zvakavapano-Mashavave on the poster above amongst three of the musicians in the Big Five. We also hope to see more of this kind of representation. Aluta continua! Let the music play.


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BENGALURU: Karnataka Bank, a leading 'A' Class Scheduled Commercial Bank in India headquartered at Mangaluru, posted an all-time high annual net profit of Rs. 477.24 crores for the Financial Year 2018-19, with a growth rate of 46.57%.
The previous highest net profit of Rs. 452.26 crores were posted during the year 2016-17. Bank has also reported a net profit of Rs. 61.73 crores for the fourth quarter ended March 2019, compared to Rs. 11 crore of the fourth quarter of 2017-18, thus registering a growth of 461.18%.
The Board also recommended a dividend of 35 %.
The business turnover of the Bank has touched Rs. 1,23,280 crore as on 31-03-2019, registering a growth rate of 11.95% on year-on-year basis. The deposits of the Bank grew from Rs. 62,871 crore to Rs. 68,452 crore with a growth rate of 8.88% and advances grew from Rs. 47,252 crore to Rs. 54,828 crore with a growth rate of 16.03%.
The CASA deposits grew at a rate of 9.15% and reached a level of 28.06% of total deposits as on 31.03.2019, as against 27.98 % as on 31.03.2018.
The Non Performing Assets [NPA] has also moderated. The GNPA [Gross Non Performing Assets] of the Bank declined to 4.41% as of 31-03-2019 from 4.92% as on 31-03-2018. Similarly, the NNPA [Net Non Performing Assets also moderated to 2.95% from 2.96% [as on 31-03-2018].
The priority sector advances of the Bank stood at 44.17% of total advances as against the minimum stipulated target of 40%.
The Capital Adequacy of the Bank under Basel III now improved to 13.17 percent against 9% minimum as stipulated by RBI as against 12.04% as of 31-03-2018.
Expressing his happiness over the all time high net profit declared by the Bank Shri Mahabaleshwara M S, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank said that "This has been possible on account of consistent and sustained growth. Further this is the first full year of KBL – VIKAAS, the transformation initiative of the Bank, which is centered around Credit, IT and HR.
This initiative has started bearing result as KBL is now functioning as 'One Bank, One Team' and the said initiative has resulted in further strengthening the fundamentals. Going forward Bank is all poised to ensure value addition to all its stake holders by cementing its coveted position among the peer group Banks, by striving hard to achieve consistent performance".
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Sidney "Pierre" Bellard isn't really a celeb, yet for an American, he has lived a most original lifestyles. His first language is Cajun French, and of his father's lineage, he was once the 1st to be a highschool and faculty graduate. His Cajun mom and dad spoke just a little damaged English and will simply write their names. No, they weren't fresh immigrants; their ancestors were in the USA good prior to there has been a usa or the kingdom of Louisiana. whereas so much next immigrants to the United States completed assimilation inside generations, Pierre's paternal relations line, as a result of isolation and next sharecropper way of life, took ten or extra generations prior to considered one of its individuals, Pierre, accomplished assimilation within the 1960's.
Travel with Pierre on his trips to 3 assimilation into 3 diverse cultures the place he encountered demanding situations equivalent to the language barrier, loss of relatives academic values, relative poverty, discrimination and the chains of lack of confidence. ultimately, he constructed significant drives that have been antithetical to one another, drives he didn't develop into totally conscious of till the writing of this publication. the 1st was once to grasp the English language and the second one was once to accomplish literacy in ordinary French.
Except for local american citizens, each person within the new international is an immigrant or descendant of immigrants. it's the author's hope that readers turns into extra conscious of their historical past and recognize the tough transitions their ancestors persisted to accomplish the yankee dream and make their lives, as they are aware of it, attainable. additionally, the reader is invited to find France and its humans in the course of the author's studies and impressions, reviews there that experience enriched his lifestyles immeasurably. eventually, as a lagniappe (a little anything additional) Pierre has incorporated some of his own Cajun recipes. Bon appétit.
What do a mom death in a clinic, Renaissance Europe and the beginning of jazz in the United States have in universal? In his resolution and extra exploration to this exciting query, Mario Cavolo offers a hugely readable divulge on company luck, life's demanding situations and his articulate on-the-ground view of cultural affects present in a fast-changing China.
"We frequently carry a unique view of ourselves than what we undertaking to others. however it is in periods of internal mirrored image that we see the reality of our being, for higher or worse. rather than fearing the publicity of our actual self, we should always embody it and entirely savour the intensity and breadth of our personality.
Very similar to many small cities, while the youngsters did whatever unsuitable the fogeys often knew prior to the act was once even dedicated. there has been no hiding whatever from the "collective" father or mother inhabitants. This being an obstacle is mentioning the most obvious, yet there has been an upside. talking particularly to my scenario, on the age of three i used to be snowboarding down Little Nell alone with no both of my mom and dad in sight, yet watchful eyes have been continuously current and my security was once by no means in query.
During this intensely own and relocating memoir, Lisa Karlin offers a gripping account of her family's typhoon evacuation stories and all that within the decade after storm Katrina. Her tale starts off in August 2005, whilst Lisa, her husband, thirteen-year-old daughter, eleven-year-old son, and canines evacuated New Orleans for what they idea will be a two-day "hurrication.


Parent Infant Partnership UK has launched the Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 to promote the importance of the first 1001 days (from conception to age 2).
"Infant mental health has a long standing history in the UK highlighting the importance of attachment and responsive, sensitive caregiving experiences for infant-family relationships beginning in the antenatal period.
Infant mental health challenges us as a society to reflect upon how well we are doing for children and in particular asks what experiences does a baby have being born in the UK.
The first 1001 days: conception to age 2 period invites us as a society to improve the life chances of every baby and opens up a window of opportunity for early investment and improved future outcomes for children in the UK."
We celebrated this week by explaining why it is so important to understand baby behaviour in order to promote strong parent-infant relationships. How did we do this?
This was a very interesting week and we had the opportunity to meet new people and think about new ways of reaching professionals and families.
Furthermore, as a member of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, we would like to let you know that the Mums and Babies in Mind team has developed a set of tools for leaders working in perinatal mental health, available here.


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Azzedine Lagab (; * 18. September 1986) ist ein algerischer Radrennfahrer. Er ist seit den 2000er Jahren einer der dominierenden Straßenrennfahrer seines Landes.

Sportliche Laufbahn
2008 wurde Azzedine Lagab im Einzelzeitfahren erstmals nationaler Meister. Bis einschließlich 2018 errang er zehn Mal den Titel eines algerischen Meisters, im Zeitfahren sowie im Straßenrennen. Darüber hinaus war er bei Radsportwettbewerben in Afrika erfolgreich: Er errang mehrfach Medaillen bei afrikanischen Radsportmeisterschaften, aber auch bei Panarabischen Spielen.

2011 gewann Lagab die Tour d'Algérie sowie zwei Etappen der Tour du Faso, 2013 zwei Etappen der Tour of Rwanda. 2014 entschied er die Tour of Al Zubarah für sich, 2015 die Tour Internationale d'Oranie. 2016 sowie 2017 errang er bei afrikanischen Meisterschaften Silber im Mannschaftszeitfahren. Afrikanische Meisterschaften im Straßenradsport 2018 gewann er Bronze im Mannschaftszeitfahren sowie im Straßenrennen. 2018 gewann er erneut die heimische Algerien-Rundfahrt sowie zwei Etappen der Tour of Rwanda. 2019 konnte er eine Etappe und die Gesamtwertung des Grand Prix Chantal Biya für sich entscheiden, die Tour du Faso 2021 schloss er auf dem vierten Platz ab.

Sonstiges
Bei den Olympischen Spielen 2020 wurde Lagab als einer von zwei Fahrern während des Einzelzeitfahrens, vom deutschen Trainer Patrick Moster, rassistisch beleidigt. Als Zeichen gegen Rassismus wurde er anschließend vom deutschen Team Bike Aid unter Vertrag genommen, um bei der Deutschland Tour 2021 an den Start zu gehen. Bei einem Privaten treffen vor der Rundfahrt sprachen sich Lagab und Moster aus. Lagab habe Moster darauf hin, nach eigenen Worten, verziehen.

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From words that describe clay or black mud.
From the verb גרר (garar), to drag or drag away.
The Girgashites are descendants of Canaan, son of Ham, son of Noah (Genesis 10:16). During the great cadaver vision God promises the land of the Girgashites to Abram. A few centuries later God gives this land to Israel under Joshua (Joshua 24:11).
The name Girgashite is hard to explain. Alfred Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names is the only source that actually tries something. Jones proposes that the name Girgash has to do with a Chaldean word meaning clay or clod, or else with an Arabic word meaning black mud.
The verb גרר (garar) means to drag or drag away, mostly in a circular or repetitive motion. Noun גרה (gera) means cud, or food that's dragged back up, chewed again and sent back down. The identical noun גרה (gera) denotes a unit of weight that served as currency. Noun גרגר (gargar) means berry and the plural noun גרגרות (gargerot) means neck, probably after their signature wagging motion.
The verb גרה (gara) means to strive or agitate strife, obviously not by means of one singular assault but rather by repeated provocations and withdrawals. Noun תגרה (tigra) means contention or opposition. Noun גרון (garon) is a second word for neck.
Verb גור (gur) means the same as the previous: to quarrel or stir up strife. Nouns גור (gor) and גור (gur) both denote lion cubs. Perhaps young male lions were named after the verb גור (gur) because they are expelled from the pride and are forced to roam adjacent territories.
The verb גור (gur), namely — or a second and identical verb — is also often used to describe to itinerate or temporary abide. Noun גר (ger) describes an itinerant; a stranger or foreigner. Noun גרות (gerut) describes a lodging place for foreign travelers. Noun מגור (magor) means dwelling place or itineration. Nouns מגורה (megura) and ממגרות (mammegurot) describes storehouses, or places were goods were temporarily stored on their way to the market.
Perhaps a third identical verb גור (gur) means to dread, but perhaps it describes dread that is built up over time and from many little threats and suspicions. Nouns מגור (magor) and מגורה (megora) mean fear or terror, but note that the former is identical to the word meaning dwelling place, mentioned above. The verb יגר (yagor) appears to be a by-form of this third verb גור (gur), and also means to dread. The adverb יגור (yagor) means fearing.
The added shin draws attention to the verb גשש (gashash), which occurs once, in Isaiah 59:10, where it means stroke, feel with the hand.
What the name of the Girgashites was supposed to mean (and in what language) is hard to establish, but to a Hebrew audience this name may have sounded like Take And Stroke. What that has to do with anything is even harder to establish, but perhaps it made people think of a thief who fondles his loot or an abductor who cherishes his abductee.
Alfred Jones translates this name with Dwellers In A Clayey Soil.


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Take San Francisco architect Lee Hammack and his wife, JoEllen Brothers. The 60-ish couple describe themselves as "cradle Democrats" and have donated and volunteered for Obama's OFA efforts. So it was quite the shock when Kaiser Permanente canceled their health insurance plan and offered a poorer version for twice the price.
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Mr. Hammack, Obama is the steward of the ACA. When you pass through denial and enter the anger phase, please remember this lesson at the voting booth.
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The trailers for Shazam! have recreated a number of scenes from the original comic books. Here's our rundown of everything that got a nod.
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Not only is Wolverine back from the dead, but it looks as though Logan is donning the classic brown-and-tan costume as well. But why this costume?
The post-apocalyptic future of Harley Quinn reveals that her son with The Joker becomes a twisted DC supervillain - just like his father.
The Justice League heroes face impossible choices in DCeased, an upcoming zombie apocalypse series with early parallels to The Walking Dead.
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When it comes to guiding your conscience towards making a choice between the right and the wrong, it is Spiritual Quotes that work as a guiding lamp.
These words give us the wisdom of helping out others around you. You should always help the people that surround you, and you should do it with a smile on your face. Have a genuine heart and a giving hand, when God puts you in a situation that calls for support and help. The reason and motive behind helping others is the one that we should understand.
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When crisis situation hits, never ever miss out the opportunity of providing any sort of aid and help to those who are in dire need of it. God is the ultimate ruler of the world, and it is He who decides and plans to place you and make you available in that scenario, where help is needed the most.
When people in trouble pray, God listens and decides who is the one; capable of helping them. It is God who makes and takes the Ultimate move of placing you in a position, where you become the reply to a sincere prayer. When a person prays, he seeks God's blessings, he asks for power and intelligence to solve the crisis of his life. It is then and there when you become God's helping angel, in disguise.
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DEUS: a novel / completed 2013
In a tightly-controlled future prohibiting the criticism of all corporate and government leaders, terrorists, many of whom have been herded into anarchist enclaves called Freezones, are the people who refuse to agree to the restrictions; although the popularity of cortical implants has presented new opportunities to influence the minds of billions, in the interest of eliminating dissent altogether. Jaro Huss polices the border with Freezone, interrogating everyone accused of freely criticizing the government and its affiliated corporations. When he's contacted by the most infamous terrorist of all, a rabble rouser who calls himself Z, its no longer potential insurgency he's investigating but, rather, his own forgotten past.
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Prom Do or Don't? Let's Discuss!
On prom night there's very few (if any) specific guidelines. It's mostly common knowledge that comes into play; find a date, dress, mode of transportation, and you're set. But there's always extra tips and tidbits to help make the process as smooth as possible. Keep reading for our own unwritten rules to having the best prom night ever.
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Who doesn't love a sneak peek? In our J14 spring prom ads featuring Emblem 3's Wes and Keaton Stromberg, we got the guys to dish their prom preferences when it comes to music, fashion, dates, and more. Read on to see what they said, and scoop up the March and May issues of J14 to see the rest of their answers!
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July 8, 2016 England
Ballancing on Toblerone – something about that England squad you've already forgotten about
The content rehashing practices at an old job of ours gave rise to an unofficial company slogan of, "Yesterday's news – today!" Old habits apparently die hard, because this week we have consistently been one step off the pace. Just like in life.
Today we bring you the news about England's next Test squad that you've already finished talking about. Gary Ballance is somewhat inexplicably in, while Toby Roland-Jones pulls up to the pace bowling taxi rank to wait his turn.
The threads that bind the Test and one-day squads together seem to grow thinner by the day. Test squad bowlers Jake Ball and Roland-Jones don't seem to get mentioned for short format stuff and yet have been chosen ahead of Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett and David Willey (who can barely even get a first-class game for Yorkshire).
Similarly, gallons of one-day runs for Jason Roy and Jos Buttler weren't enough for them to edge ahead of Ballance, who was averaging the square root of ball-all in the County Championship before a couple of solid knocks in the last couple of matches.
It seems they do things differently today. Find out more about this, here at this website, tomorrow.
England include a man called Gary Ballance in their Ashes squad
When is an England squad not an England squad?
Only half of this week's Division One County Championship matches were draws!
England v Australia at Edgbaston – day three match report
Balladeer says:
The question we're all asking (apart from who will manage the first clerihew in THIS comments section) is, where has the exit door moved to?
It's not number 3. It's not even number 2 any more. It's probably a double-exit door at 4 and 5, but who'll be the first to push a bar across it, and who'll stumble out of it like a drunken imbecile?
It seems likely there was an England selector at the Middlesex v Yorkshire game in which Ballance scored a century and TR-J took eight wickets.
The 1990s are back.
Indeed Gus Fraser was there, as articulated (by me) in clerihew form on the previous posting, perhaps 10 or so comments down:
https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/only-half-of-this-weeks-division-one-county-championship-matches-were-draws/2016/07/07/#comments
We heard Andrew Strauss was there too. We didn't do a rhyme about that though.
Failed to douse
The excitement that arose
Over Toby Roland-Jones
A P Webster says:
Oo-er.
No sign of Straussy on the first two days, but he might have appeared on the Tuesday and/or the Wednesday I suppose.
I was less surprised by that bit in Game of Thrones,
Then when they picked Roland-Jones.
For superfluously consonanted batters, hell,
I'd go with t over l.
So is anyone going to tell Daneel that this isn't a proper clerihew?
Not that I'm bitter.
(Am though.)
Swap the first two lines if you want (is that's what's wrong?). I hate poetry.
Almost as much as I do Trevor Bayliss.
daneel,
If you feel
that the normal clerihew rules don't apply to you,
then you know what you can do.
Javed Akhtar died
I almost cried
When he almost too keenly
Gave out Ntini
BailOut says:
I don't think Darren Gough was crying. Though Gough would have been fairly tricky to rhyme. (How would one begin to explain to a foreigner whether it should rhyme with "dough" or "Slough" or "borough" or "through" or "lough" or "enough"?)
I'm afraid Edmund Clerihew Bentley believed (according to a letter in the Spectator, according to Wikipedia, according to me though at least you can check that last bit) that true clerihew has to have the name "at the end of the first line", as the whole point was the skill in rhyming awkward names.
Nitpicking such trivialities when some poor sod's just dies does seem a little bit cruel though. RIP Javed Akhtar. For what it's worth, I have missed his umpiring – it genuinely added something to the sheer ninetiesness of English cricket in the 1990s. I don't care how "accurate" or "reliable" or "fair" Hawkeye is supposed to be, it's removed an element from the game that lived long in the memory. These days all we can do is comment on the vivacity with which an umpire gesticulates, or the levels of banter they can provide while talking through the replays on third umpire duty. Back then, they could turn the course of a match.
There was something about the "twenty-two players versus two umpires" scenario that reduced and reconnected international sportsmen to the level of the village greens or half-remembered school playing fields. I felt a lot of sympathy for the umpires too. The constant pressure. The unrelenting scrutiny of thousands of spectators, millions through the telly, one half of whom would be partisanly sure the umpire had committed a spectacular blunder whichever way the decision fell. The difficulties of keeping count to six – if you think that it's easy, try it as an alternative to sheep-counting when the land of nod beckons. On that note, having to stay awake during the dreariest passages of play.
All this while being older, fatter and creakier than the professional athletes who outnumbered them 11-to-1. Not possessing a threateningly meaty and very hard bat. Not possessing a threateningly fast and very hard ball. Instead, they kept control while armed only with their wits, and their one special game-changing power and duty: to interpret and enforce The Laws. On that day in Headingley, Javed Akhtar bestrode the turf like some comic-book crime-fighting colossus, the destructive power he bore in one finger successfully wiping out the cricketing might of a great African nation. Akhtar sure did a lot of enforcement those five days. Frequently backed up by immensely creative feats of interpretation, to boot. What a guy.
Had England's bowlers been only half so potent, the 90s would have been a nicer decade.
This here is a lovely piece on Cricinfo about Akhtar and several other "super umpires" .
With Ballance back in the side, we're one step closer to my dream of an England XI where every player's surname is a word in the dictionary (with allowance for double letters but no other misspellings). Another step if Ball fills in for Anderson. Now we just need Vince, Woakes, Ali and Bairstow out for Bell, Stokes, Batty and Buttler.
Bring back Key, Trott, Such, Brown, White, Swann and Prior
Is "Banger" a real name? A deed poll may be required.
thesaurusrus says:
A term used for drunks. Also used as a verb for drinking way too much.
Man, he's a total Vince.
I'm gonna get vinced tonight!!
FYI, Ian Harris (who he?) has blogged a diary piece on his little trip to Scarborough with Janie (who she?)
http://ianlouisharris.com/2016/07/06/a-few-days-in-scarborough-including-the-first-two-days-of-yorkshire-v-middlesex-2-to-6-july-2016/
Strangely, their story bears some resemblance to Daisy's and my experience in Scarborough, so I thought some might like me to share.
Tom Fell
Is playing well
Which is as good an answer
As any to cancer.
Ben Sanderson,
Bowled a significantly faster one;
As a result of which one of the bails being defended by Tom Fell the swell,
Fell.
Mohammad Azharullah,
Bowled even fuller;
So he achieved more-fer,
His efforts than any of his bowling colleagues – at the time of writing a four-fer.
Ballance, Gary
Has done something not that extraordinary,
And shortly after becoming one to watch,
Strained his crotch.
Another day, another long-term plan
Looks like you'll be able to watch the Afghanistan v Ireland Test on YouTube
Some really pretty amazing Ashes-themed artwork
James Taylor has a literal heart problem


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Best action games of 2017: Aliens, demons and hedgehogs
GamersPack Staff - 12/10/2017
Surprisingly enough, 2017's best action games are not shooters. Well, not most of them anyway. While we did have plenty of good shooting action this year, the games we ended up really liking had more blades, flowers and hedgehogs then usual. And some of them were downright retro. It's actually refreshing seeing so many games that don't involve so many guns...
Prey review: Only Yu can save the world
Prey is a game about identity and memory, and how the two are connected. It's also about shooting goo aliens in what passes for their faces, morphing into a grenade and detonating yourself, and the importance of recycling. What I'm saying is that Prey is a game with many layers, some deeper and more interesting than the others, but all...
Prey launch trailer and day one patch details released
Prey, or BioShock-meets-Dishonored with aliens, comes out in a couple of days, and Bethesda has yet another trailer for us to watch. However, this one is definitely the last one, as it's the game's official launch trailer. Watch above. Alongside the video, we also got news regarding the Prey day one patch, something that's by now an industry standard. The patch, which...
There is a bunch of new Prey videos I really don't want to watch
I'm pretty much sold on Prey at this point. I loved both Dishonored and Dishonored 2, and I'm definitely going to play anything new that comes out of Arkane Studios. However, Bethesda is still sure I need some more convincing. Over the last couple of days, the publisher has released 3 new videos of Prey, showing new gameplay and revealing...
Prey video has plenty of new gameplay, talks about Morgan's story
A new Prey developer diary by Arkane Studio is now online, and it reveals some more gameplay, as well as a few tidbits of information regarding the game's story. Particularly, we learn more about Morgan Yu and her place in the world of Prey. Be warned though, as some of the story details revealed in this video might be considered...
Prey trailer shows a few of the aliens you'll fight aboard Talos I
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Prey release date revealed with new gameplay trailer
Prey, the new title from Dishonored developers Arkane Studio, has an official release date. The game will be released on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on Friday, May 5, 2017. Just to put what you just saw in the gameplay trailer in context: In Prey, you play as either a male or a female Morgan Yu, a test subject...
Arkane is working hard on a smooth PC launch for Prey
You may remember Dishonored 2 as one of the best games of 2016, or you might remember it for its many issues on PC at launch. However, developer Arkane Studios has learned from their past mistakes, and are working hard on making sure Prey will launch on PC without a hitch. Co-creative director Rafael Colantonio had recently had a long...
Prey gameplay video will have you eyeballing your furniture
Arkane Studios has finally decided to release the first proper gameplay footage from Prey, the upcoming reboot. This is probably that big gameplay reveal we were promised forever ago, but it was worth the wait. The game demonstration, accompanied with narration by Creative Director Raphael Colantonio and Lead Designer Ricardo Bare, shows quite a few of the gameplay mechanics we can expect...
Prey trailer recaps the history of Talos 1 and the alien Typhon
Bethesda has released a new trailer for Prey. I would love to tell you more about it, but unfortunately it falls under my TS-76C Non-Disclosure Agreement. Ok, fine I'll tell you - but you didn't hear from me. The video is a board look into the history of the TranStar Corporation, the Talos 1 space station and the non-terrestrial entity known as...


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REVIEW: Really Scary 2
March 18, 2015 Tim Hurley	23 Comments
I'm really not sure how I got here, covering another Chris Antoni horror title. It's hard to keep track of how many there's been, and I swore them off the last time. I mean, I thought I did. Everything's cylindrical, maybe. Despite promises and all the best intentions in the world, I end up back where I started. Reviews bleed into other reviews, one jump scare leads into the next, and it feels like all of this is being done in a loop. A loop I can't seem to escape. Which, coincidentally1, is the premise of Really Scary 2 ($1.00).
Well, it was the premise of Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro's excellent mindbender P.T. before this, but you get the idea. This XBLIG-inized version of P.T. is a low-budget homage, warmed up in a dirty microwave and served as if it's fresh, but it manages to do quite a bit with just a little. The game mines the genre for the typical trappings; dim lighting, deranged individuals (including the protagonist, it seems), a healthy splash of blood here and there. Ditto for its cast of the usual Antoni suspects, including the headless bloody bear, the spider, the wolf man, and Chris' house2.
The 'loop' as presented here is almost an entirely linear route (thanks to the pseudo-FMV and the limited, directional controls), more about building up dread and setting up the occasional jump scare than trial-and-error detective work. Radio broadcasts attempt to paint a picture of your budding insanity, doors open on their own, the room changes ever so slightly when you revisit, etc.
To help mix things up, there's a brief 'puzzle' sequence (think Team Shuriken-style, 'guess the right direction or die' trick), and a bit based on timing where you avoid approaching enemies. Despite its admittedly-limited arsenal, the game's pacing is decent, spreading out its scant scares and gameplay for maximum benefit. You'll still likely conquer the game in 25 minutes or less, with only a 'good' or 'bad' ending to extend that playtime.
Even with my continued savaging of these types of games and their highly-repetitive nature, they tend to do well for the developers that make them. And despite some serious, serious, indie horror / sequel fatigue, Really Scary 2 pulls off some effective jump scares and psychological ticks. It's not at all original, mind you, but given the community's apparently voracious appetite for horror on the cheap, that's not going to be a problem.
Or not so coincidentally, because I needed an opening. ↩
Seriously, after seeing practically every square inch of the place, at various angles and lighting, and in half a dozen games, I'm starting to feel like I live there myself. I should probably be paying rent. ↩
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23 thoughts on "REVIEW: Really Scary 2"
Matthew Rix says:
Love em all,
Keep it rollin Chris!!
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Derp says:
Hey tim, maybe that you could do a news about loot or die, the new game from chris antoni. It deserves it, don't you think?
I'm not sure about that. I mean Chris is the "worse" developer on Indie games even though he outsells some of the "best" games out there. I think with all these new games pouring into the Indie channel Tim might have his hands full. I mean look at all the new things that came out in the last 2 weeks.
SARCASM <===== for those that can't recognize it.
@ImTheMetalLord: Haha, well played on that sarcasm, sir. So many new releases I can't keep up, let alone spare a second for a news article on some subpar developer. 😉
All kidding aside, yeah, XBLIG became a ghost town. I mean, that's coincided with the busy season at my actual work, so I suppose that's not a bad thing for 'free time' and such, but it's been slllooooowww on XBLIG, to say the least.
@Derp: You are absolutely right. Part of me wanted to put together an article the other day, but I put it off. I will work on that tomorrow, give this site something new to post. Much thanks for the suggestion / motivation. 🙂
Chris Antoni says:
There is a bug right now in Xblig development that is making it very hard to get enough reviews. Things will pick up when that gets fixed. I know of three new games that have waited a week or more.
@Chris: Ah, that issue where the game's file wouldn't show up / download for other Devs to review it? That would make the difference then. I thought it was a little strange that zero games had been released, but then again, it's been slowing down gradually since last summer. Ah well, hope they sort that issue out soon.
exobnkr says:
yes, scariest moments work. except fot the spider. 🙂
Agreed, the giant, fake spider is… well, not scary. Unless you're under the age of five. Or have Arachnophobia. 🙂 The other 'characters' aren't scary either, for that matter. The 'jump scare' that leads into it can be, though, and I'm sure that's the part that's effective. People don't like those kinds of surprises, haha.
Sorry to post unrelated information on this post.
Check this game out on the One. Look at the studio. Looks like an Indie Developer from the 360 has made the jump to ID@Xbox.
I think that is the first one I recognized.
https://store.xbox.com/en-US/Xbox-One/Games/Ziggurat/fb6cb71f-48b9-472b-bf72-b4f1de3732db
It's related, so no problem. 🙂
Ha, at first I thought you were talking about the mobile shooter Ziggurat, but now I get it. I know Milkstone released this on Steam earlier in the year, but I didn't know they were bringing it to the One as well. Sweet! Looks like I've got a date later this evening…
Some 'behind-the-scenes' footage of the game as it's being made, for those that are interested in that sort of thing:
I thought by now this site would have been renamed The Antoni Headache XBLIG.
It practically is already. Who else do you know that gets a customized 'tag' for their entire catalog? 😉
Thanks for reviewing this!!! I didn't think you could stomach another one haha.
These are getting hard to make, especially with the graphical storage limits of xblig (over 150 MB means a game has to charge $3) and I'm already cutting the images in half before storing them.
Like you, I'm shocked at how voraciously the Xblig community eats these up, regardless of whether the people playing are just curious, truly getting scared, or laughing at them.
I want to make one more where you play multiplayer against someone as the crazies, but it's taking a back seat until I finish "loot or die" (my honest attempt at a truly polished game).
Might be a while before you see another game from theAntoni because it's taking a long time to make lol (which is a first for me!)
Take your time chris. And if you need to take more than 150 mb, take it. I will buy loot or die whatever the price is:)
Ps: i'm 'hugo leclaire' on youtube if you didn't knowx)
@Chris: No problem. Were it not for the fact that it mimics P.T., I might not have. 😉 That, and as you well know, XBLIG doesn't see a lot of new releases these days (and here I thought it was too long of a gap between releases last year).
I mean, also, I was curious about what the game would do… 🙂 I can see it being curiosity for some, but I still can't figure out the fascination people have with these game types. Not Really Scary 2, exactly, since it's a different format, but the Five Nights at Freddy's style, if you will.
I completely agree with Derp, though. Take your time with Loot or Die, see what develops. I think the XBLIG community as a whole (however many of us are left) needs something big to look forward to. Not to put any pressure on you, of course, but just simply to have a new release to get excited about. 😀
Thanks Derp! Don't worry, "Loot or Die" will be under 150 MB because it's all sprite sheets (many dozens of images per file).
@Tim I'll try to take my time and do it right.
Here's a video of the first boss:
@Chris: It's looking pretty slick already, sir. And you've located my weakness; I do so love the idea of acquiring epic loot by chance, and swapping out those pieces as the situation dictates (I was watching the next video, about World 2). Also grinding XP. Takes me back to the old school Final Fantasy days. 🙂
@bandanagames LOL
Jordan Michael says:
seriously.. haha; @ that 2nd footnote
😉 I liked that one myself. You know you've played too many of these games when you've memorized the layout of a person's house, haha.
BandanaGames says:
One day when Chris has become a multimillionaire I am sure we will all be visiting his newly-converted "theme" house to see where it all started. Imagine the familiarity as you walk around the place. A man with a hockey stick… a fridge with clues posted on it… a sharp-shooting robot… a headless bear 😉
Haha, I'm thinking of what he does with the props now. Is there a dedicated room he stores all this stuff? What does he tell family / friends when they come over? He's like, 'Oh, oh that bloodied, decapitated bear? Nah, don't worry about me, there's a completely rational explanation for all this. I swear!' 😀
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Apple has acquired AlgoTrim, a Swedish startup that develops data compression technology. The terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.
The acquisition was first reported by Rapidus, a Swedish publication, which notes that all shares in the company were bought by Delaware-based holding company representing Apple back in February.
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Apple confirmed the acquisition to Mashable with its generic statement: "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans."
AlgoTrim was founded in 2005 and initially focused on developing codecs for feature phones, but now works with smartphones. On its website, the company describes itself as developing "advanced solutions for mobile devices within the fields of data compression, mobile imaging and video and computer graphics."
Apple has been buying up companies at a faster pace in recent months. It picked up several mapping companies including HopStop, Embark and Locationary.
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Relationship between the dose-response effects of diazepam and clobazam on electroencephalographic parameters and on kindled amygdaloid seizure activity in rats
Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 1988 Oct;15(10):753-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1988.tb01015.x.
Q L Harris 1 , S J Lewis, N A Young, F J Vajda, B Jarrott
1 University of Melbourne, Austin General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
1. The possibility that the anticonvulsant activity of the benzodiazepines, diazepam and clobazam, is related to changes in EEG parameters, particularly beta activity, was investigated in amygdaloid kindled rats. 2. The effects of diazepam (1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 mumols/kg), administered intraperitoneally (i.p.), clobazam (1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 mumols/kg, i.p.) or vehicle (dimethyl sulfoxide) on the cortical EEG of amygdaloid kindled rats were quantitated for 15 min using computerized period amplitude analysis. Immediately afterwards, the amygdala was stimulated and the after-discharge duration (AD) and the seizures stage (SS) were determined. 3. The equivalent percentage time (EPT) of the diazepam-treated group was decreased in the theta band (4-8 Hz) and increased in the alpha (8-12 Hz) and first six beta (12-36 Hz) bands. The mean peak amplitude (MPA) was increased in the alpha (8-12 Hz) and all seven beta bands (12-40 Hz). Clobazam increased the EPT and MPA in the alpha (8-12 Hz) and all seven beta (12-40 Hz) bands. The MPA was also increased by clobazam in the theta (4-8 Hz) band. 4. Diazepam reduced both the AD and SS of the kindled seizures at doses of 4, 8 and 16 mumols/kg, whereas clobazam was anticonvulsant at doses of 16 and 32 mumols/kg. The reduction in both AD and SS correlated with increases in the EPT and MPA in the first beta (12-16 Hz) band in the diazepam-treated group and in the first four beta (12-28 Hz) bands in the clobazam-treated group.
Amygdala
Anti-Anxiety Agents*
Anticonvulsants / pharmacology*
Benzodiazepines*
Benzodiazepinones / pharmacology*
Diazepam / pharmacology*
Electrocardiography / drug effects*
Kindling, Neurologic*
Refractory Period, Electrophysiological / drug effects
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Q: Cocoa POST Request with file Is it possible to submit a file from within Cocoa? What I mean is that I have a file on the client's side which I want uploaded to my server as if I selected it in a upload field in HTML. Then, I need to show the response the server sent in a text field.
Is this possible at all, and if so, can I show the progress on a progress bar? I do have the code to send a regular POST request, but I just don't know how to go about sending a file effectively to a server-side PHP script.
Thanks for any help!

A: You can submit a content of a file like this:
NSMutableURLRequest *request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://"]];
[request setHTTPMethod:@"POST"];
[request setValue:@"text/xml" forHTTPHeaderField:@"Content-type"];

NSString *xmlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@"];

[request setValue:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d", [xmlString length]]
forHTTPHeaderField:@"Content-length"];

[request setHTTPBody:[xmlString dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];

NSURLConnection *theConnection = [[NSURLConnection alloc] initWithRequest:request delegate:self];

Response served by your PHP script can be retrieved by delegates (all must be implemented, see NSURLConnection documentation for details, there is an example):
- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse*)response
- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveData:(NSData *)data
- (void)connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection *)connection

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