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Modern Enterprise Data Integration
By Lockwood Lyon
There has always been a need for some IT users to access data from multiple operational systems across the enterprise. Central accounting required data from multiple financial applications, just-in-time shipping systems needed access to data from receiving sites as well as warehouse stock and re-stock databases, and audit systems touched almost everything. In addition, as companies grew and merged, some user departments created their own IT solutions for a variety of reasons.
In a process called data integration, companies developed a centralized IT solution that presented data from across the enterprise in a single application. Users of the application perceived the data elements to be in a single location, with data accessible using a common interface. IT usually accomplished this by creating processes that extracted data from the separate sites, did required data cleaning and transformations and loaded the data to a single physical location. However, with the advent of big data applications, there is now too much data across the enterprise to transport and store in a single place. Data integration had to be re-defined in order to access separate data stores in-place with available access in real-time.
Initial Attempts at Data Integration
In large companies it became common for separate departments to develop their own information technology (IT) solutions. They ranged from simple, stand-alone solutions to data marts with business analytics capabilities to entire operational systems. Sometimes these resulted from mergers and acquisitions, as multiple sites from multiple companies were allowed to run on their own rather than consolidate into single sites. Sometimes these occurred as departments perceive the central IT service as being too slow or unreceptive to their needs.
In order to speed development of applications that required access to data elements across multiple platforms, the concept of data integration was born. Central IT departments developed a single interface to the disparate data while providing a common mechanism for accessing data elements on different hardware platforms, effectively hiding data location from the user. As IT began to develop systems that accessed these multiple sites without requiring the user or analyst to know data location or format, the concept of data integration was born.
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The idea of accessing data that resides in several locations from a central platform or application has several obvious advantages. Users perceive the data as being in a single location accessible by a common interface. The interface hides the complexities of accessing data stored in different files or databases from different vendors, in differing formats and with potentially different encoding schemes (e.g. ASCII and EBCDIC).
However, there are several disadvantages and costs inherent in constructing and managing a data integration application. Performance is the biggest concern. Consider an SQL query that joins two tables on different hardware platforms. Although the join itself may produce a small result set, it may be necessary to transport each of the joined tables to a central location, transform all the data appropriately, and then perform the join. The next SQL query may cause the same operations to occur again.
Another consideration is security. Data on different hardware platforms or managed by different operation systems may be controlled by multiple security packages having differing data permissions. Some security permissions may exist at multiple levels (i.e., permissions may be granted to an entire table, only specified rows, or only specific columns). Users querying data in multiple locations may require a complete security profile in each location.
One final issue is storage costs for redundant data. In the case of the multi-location table join mentioned above, performance concerns may dictate that the joined tables be sorted at their source location prior to transport to the central location. This means that each data location must provide storage for sorted files and workspace used during sorting, rather than maintaining a single pool of sort-related storage at the central location. Similarly, for locations that encode data differently (ASCII versus EBCDIC), at least one location must provide storage for converting data to the common encoding scheme to be used by the integration application.
Enter the Data Warehouse
The enterprise data warehouse was one method of dealing with these concerns. On a regular basis operational data was extracted, transformed and loaded to the warehouse, a process called ETL. The ETL jobs handled obtaining operational data using the appropriate security permissions, cleaned the data, performed any required data or encoding conversions, then sorted and loaded the data to the warehouse.
The ETL process typically ran outside of the business day in order that it not interfere with operational systems performance. In addition, warehouse loads could sometimes take hours. Therefore, warehouse data was historical, not current data. While having historical data opened the possibility of business analytics queries to look for trends and correlations over time, the lack of access to current operational data meant that the data warehouse was not optimal for data integration.
Next Came Big Data
The first big data applications were considered to be standalone. Data was stored in a proprietary format in a hybrid hardware / software configuration called an appliance, and business analytics queries accessed only the data in the appliance. As big data applications matured, several possibilities for expansion, performance tuning and query complexity became available, depending upon the appliance vendor and the database management system. This opened up the big data solution to possibilities other than mere analytics. Perhaps one could store operational data (or copies of it) in the appliance? Indeed, some companies have greatly expanded their big data applications to include relatively current versions of operational systems data, either loaded from extracts or replicated real-time from the source. This was possible due to the huge data storage available in appliances, sometimes in the thousands of terabytes or higher.
Regrettably, big data applications do not provide a complete data integration solution.
First, the proprietary data storage mechanism is typically to store data column-wise rather than row-wise. That is, all of the table data values for column A occurs at the beginning of storage, followed by all the values for column B, and so forth. Along with massive I/O parallelism this configuration makes business analytics queries perform extremely well; however, other types of queries pay a performance penalty.
Second, performance tuning options for appliances are limited. DBAs have many methods of tuning queries against tables in a database management system, including indexing, data partitioning, data clustering and query transformation. Few of these are possible in the appliance.
Third, storing data in a central appliance does not solve some of the problems mentioned previously about centralizing data, such as the additional costs of transporting and transforming operational data, security concerns and storage costs for redundant data.
The Business Needs for True Data Integration
Internal users now demand access to operational data in real-time in order to make business decisions or to create value-added applications. Some new applications have critical functions or features that require this. For example, an on-line store may wish to provide customers with suggested products to buy, products commonly purchased or even a customer's purchasing history. Financial applications might provide options to a customer based upon their credit history or account mix. Medical applications could give practitioners up-to-date statistics on the effectiveness or risks of certain treatments. Auditors may need tools that review financial transactions for possible fraud.
This requirement for access to operational data in real-time occurs in an IT environment where data volumes are growing ever larger and departments are implementing application solutions where speed of delivery is more important than data integration. In this environment, any long-term data integration effort must assume that corporate data files and databases will continue to exist and appear across multiple different hardware platforms in several locations. The need is to access all of these platforms containing lots of data in real-time with acceptable performance.
Finally, all of these disparate applications, data files and elements must conform to the enterprise's disaster recovery plan. If data is to be truly integrated, recovery from a disaster must incorporate recovery plans for each site and for the data integration application as well.
The Next Phase of Integration: Data Virtualization
We now recognize that corporate data will remain in place across diverse hardware and software environments, and that integration must be managed in a central application. In order to mitigate the costs and issues inherent in this architecture, a data virtualization function must utilize the following tools and techniques.
Enterprise data dictionary. This is the central requirement for a robust data virtualization system. As data are drawn from multiple applications and platforms there will almost always be format and content issues. For example: an account number element may be stored as numeric or character data in different lengths; dates may include embedded slashes or dashes, with year, month and date in differing order; some data values for an element may have special meaning, such as a date of "00/00/0000". The ability to query or join tables with these elements correctly requires a data dictionary.
Query optimization. As noted earlier, one of the performance issues associated with multi-site data is that table joins may require pre-processing such as sorting and transporting entire tables to a central site. An advanced data virtualization system should be able to perform advanced query optimization coupled with high-performance direct data access in order to optimize these operations. For example, the query optimizer, noting that only certain columns of a table are required by the query, could request transport of only those data elements to the central site, rather than transporting entire rows. Another option would be to ship a subset of the join keys to one site in order to pre-select which rows of the target table would qualify for the join, thereby limiting what rows were returned.
Integration with data warehouse and big data applications. It might seem that the requirement for real-time access to operational data would exclude the warehouse and big data. After all, these repositories are primarily historical data used by business analytics. However, both of these environments have morphed into mission-critical systems. Part of this is due to the way that business analytics has changed over the years. Originally, analytical queries were ad hoc, "what if?" kinds of queries used to find trends or compare subsets of historical data. Over time, as queries provided more and more useful data, certain queries were implemented as regular reports, while others of value to internal users were included in some applications. The result was the integration of analytics into business applications that were mission-critical, thus forcing the warehouse and big data systems to become mission-critical as well. This meant implementing disaster recovery solutions for the warehouse and big data applications. Therefore, any data virtualization solution must include these two platforms as data sources.
Advanced data virtualization provides many opportunities for the organization. The ability to access and compare information across all or most of your operational systems gives you an advantage when determining how new laws and regulations will affect your operations. Auditing access and use of personal information is now easier. Finally, developers creating new applications have a better idea of what corporate data already exists to support their endeavor.
This future will not be free. Data virtualization requires sophisticated application program interfaces to disparate hardware and platforms, and the surge in data volume means you must plan for better and faster networks and data storage. There is also the need to know your data; building an enterprise data dictionary from scratch can be a daunting challenge! However, the payoff is enormous, as you will then have visibility to corporate data from a central platform in order to better manage both data and applications.
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PITX installs bike parking station to cater to cyclists
More terminals should have this
by Drei Laurel | Oct 29, 2020
PHOTO: PITX
The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) is giving people more reason to hop on a bike instead of inside a car.
Earlier today, the transport terminal announced that it now features a bike parking station for cyclists looking to take a trip using public transportation. In a statement, PITX management said the decision to better cater to bicycle users came after it observed an increase in bike traffic following the facility's resumption of operations in June.
"As part of PITX and Megawide's green initiative, this is the first step among many, planned throughout the year to help minimize the carbon footprint of the land transport sector," the statement reads.
"We want to do our part in assisting our biker friends to further promote an environmental cause we can all benefit from. We're all trying to survive these days; let's help the environment survive, too."
Considering the size of the PITX, a 38-bike parking station doesn't seem like that big a deal. PITX management hopes, however, that the new amenity will encourage more commuters to use a bike for a part of their daily journey and help save the environment in the process.
Bicycles grew in popularity after the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed the public-transportation sector earlier this year. Since then, numerous government agencies and local governments have started initiatives to promote the use of these two-wheelers. Would you like to see more terminals set up bicycle parking stations like this?
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Life Lessons From 10 Bollywood Films
Posted on August 12, 2020 August 12, 2020 by Aditi Malhotra
For life lessons, sometimes we don't have to look too hard, they are around us in a way of entertainment as well. We just need to look for them. I think, there would be a hardly a person whose life would not have been inspired by films. At some point or the other, we relate to the situations in films, or their characters and these films sometimes prove to be a lesson for life. Whether we implement those lessons or not is a different story, but it does move us a bit. I am listing out 10 films that have inspired me somewhere or the other.
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
This 1994 Shahrukh Khan starrer is an all-time favourite. This film was almost like my first tryst with realism. The hero of the film is not the typical perfect next door guy, he has his imperfections, he lies, he isn't studious, but at the same time, he is affable, whatever he does, he doesn't mean to cause any harm to anyone and he believes in creativity. Overall I so relate to the character of Sunil aka SRK in the film that it teaches me that we can be good despite our imperfections. Watch it here
This movie is really close to heart and have lost count of how many times I have watched it. From the values of friendship to the very fact that we should work on our capabilities and success will be found subsequently rather than the other way round to the simple fact that sometimes all it takes is the guts to speak up what we really want, sometimes just because we don't speak up, our life becomes very different and then at a later stage we have nothing but regrets. There is not one but many lessons that this amazing movie by Rajkumar Hirani teaches. Watch it here
Jab We Met
"Main Apni Favourite Hoon" this sentence sums up both the essence of the film and its lesson. It beautifully teaches us how important self-love is and it's totally ok to be a little crazy, loud, ambitious and be just the way you love yourself. Life is a journey and you should not allow anything or anyone to change your attitude towards it. Love yourself and live your life your way. Watch it here
"Seize the moment my friend", yes so rightly said, often in the tussle of having a perfect life in future, we forget living in the present. Life is literally a one time chance and we won't get again, so it's very important for us to live each moment to the fullest and do what makes our heart truly happy. The sentiments and individual struggles of all 3 friends make us relate to one character or the other and the umbrella thought of 'zindagi na mileage dobara' is just so endearing. Watch it here
Kal Ho Na Ho
Resonating with the similar thought of living each moment to the fullest, this story of Aman Mathur, the protagonist who is dying and yet so full of life, is an absolute heartwarming watch. We don't know what future holds, we don't know how and when we will die, so the best is to live in the moment and make the most of it. Not just the film but also the title song holds a very special place in my heart. It's a movie that teaches us about life and also about selfless love. Watch it here
Have the guts to chase your dreams and fulfil them, even if there are hundreds of obstacles in your path. Live your dream, and never ever give up. This may be the crux of the film, but the movie also has some other significant contrasting lessons, like however hard we may try, somethings will get missed and it's perfectly fine to enjoy with whatever we have and be content with wherever we are. That sunset scene in Udaipur between Naina and Bunny is my favourite. Watch it here
Swades
I am not a very dramatic kind of patriotic person, but this movie moves me. What I love about this film is the simplicity of its characters. They are patriotic without being melodramatic and that's the best part. All the characters are so real and relatable that you almost feel you would have met a Mohan Bhargav or Geeta or a Kaveri Amma in your life too. The byline sums up all, we the people, yes our country is not about places, it's about people, all of us together make a country. And the title song is an absolute favourite. Watch it here
This film is not just a film, it's therapy. Whenever I am feeling low, this is my go-to movie. There are so many life lessons to learn from this movie, it's just so relatable, real and beautiful. One of my favourites includes the conversation between Dr Jehangir and Kaira when he tells her about the fact that why do we want one perfect relation, why can't we many relations that are perfect for particular things, "ek rishte be itna bojh, isn't that a bit unfair", it's such a simple thing which we never realise and often expect too much out of one relation. For me, this is one of SRK's best. The lessons from this film will always be relevant, no matter what. Watch it here
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Munna Bhai Series
Both the Munna Bhai films are simply too good. While the first one deals with simpler things of life and how small gestures can be affective in building good human relations, the other stresses on the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi but in a very current situation mode which makes it easy for our generation and even the younger ones to be able to relate to what Mahatma taught. The movie tells us that his teachings are relevant for all times and aren't just a thing of past or meant for moral science books. The simplicity of characters is once again highlight of the film. The lingo is so natural and relatable that we all see a Munna Bhai hidden in us at some point or the other and we aspire to be like him even if he isn't the regular perfect hero. Watch it here
India is a country of diverse beliefs and religions and if something captures the essence of it along with its misconceptions, superstitions, confusions and the innocence of it, it's this film. The concept of an alien being so confused with the number of gods, the religions and its customs and the superstitions and manipulations by the gurus and sadhus is put so beautifully, that I feel that every Indian, every child should watch it and should be able to learn the difference between the God, the supreme power and the 'wrong numbers'. For me, Amir Khan was at his best in this film. Watch it here
So what do you think about my list, do you have any more names that you think can be a part of this list, I am sure there would be many, because there are quite a few names that I might have not included here but are definitely worth the mention. Anand, Bawarchi, Chupke Chupke, Guide, Namak Haram, Queen, Chak De India, English Vinglish, Dil Chahta Hai, Dil Dhadakne Do, are surely some of the films that have great life lessons for us. How many of these films have you watched?
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6 thoughts on "Life Lessons From 10 Bollywood Films"
TARA PITTMAN says:
These are movies that I might like. I will have to check these movies out
Amber Myers says:
Oh cool, I need to watch some of these films. They sound like movies I'd enjoy.
successunscrambled says:
It is so true that you can learn important life lessons from movies. I was watching the Boxtrolls with my daughter over the weekend. I think it was an Allegory because there were so many outrageous and crazy moments with political similarities in it.
Jessica Joachim says:
I need to watch all of these now! I haven't ever really watched a Bollywood film but I have always felt drawn to try them out!
I've never heard of some of these, but I LOVE bollywood films. I'll have to check them out.
Monidipa says:
I had seen them all. There is, in fact, so much one could learn from ordinary folk as well. And so much to learn from Bollywood.


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Drug company execs used rap video to push addictive fentanyl spray
By Danielle Cinone
A drug company used a rap video to push a highly addictive fentanyl spray, according to federal prosecutors.
Executives and managers of Insys Therapeutics, an Arizona-based pharmaceutical company, are being accused of bribing doctors and the rap video is key evidence in the case.
The video, which first appeared at an Insys sales conference in 2015, was shown in court on Wednesday, according to CBS News.
The song, "Great by Choice," parodying off an ASAP Rocky hit, promotes a fentanyl-based nasal spray called Subsys.
"I love titration. Yeah it's a not a problem," the salesman raps in the five-minute video. "I got new patients and I got a lot of 'em."
Titration is the process of "increasing the strength of the prescription until the patient reached the adequate dosage strength," according to a 2017 court document.
The rap continued, "If you want to be great, listen to my voice. You can be great, but it's your choice," the salesmen rapped in the video.
Insys' former vice president of marketing Alec Burlakoff was featured in the video as a large prescription bottle of Sybsys. The medication's highest dosage was clearly visible on the costume.
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Michael Babich, the former president and CEO of Insys Therapeutics, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and mail fraud charges in January.
Insys made 18,000 payments to doctors in 2016, which added up to more than $2 million, CBS discovered in 2017.


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Indelible Ink: The Trials of John Peter Zenger and the Birth of America's Free Press
Richard Kluger
W. W. Norton & Company
The untold story of the battle to legalize free expression in America by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Ashes to Ashes.
Rave Kenneth Jost,
The Washington Independent Review of Books
Kluger masterfully tells a story that is rich in both human drama and historical background ... Kluger tells those stories in detail but without taking a position on whether Cosby was as bad as his critics charged ... Kluger concludes by highlighting a new threat to press freedom: the prosecution or attempted prosecution of whistleblowers from within the newly emerging national security state, such as the now-imprisoned Chelsea Manning or the in-exile Edward Snowden.
Positive Bill Keller,
...vivid storytelling built on exacting research, a knack for animating the context and an exquisite sense of balance that honors this country's essential press freedom without romanticizing its champions ... Whether Zenger was moved by profit, idealism or something else is unknown, as is almost everything else about the man. Kluger resorts to a lot of 'was probably' and 'we can only imagine' and 'might well have' to sketch a speculative portrait ... What ensues is a gripping courtroom confrontation that Kluger reconstructs mainly from the detailed notes of the defense lawyers, there being no official transcript.
Positive Amy Brady,
The Los Angeles Review of Books
Kluger tells the complex and thoroughly engaging history leading up to and including the moment of Zenger's trial for seditious libel of a government figure ... Zenger's trial does not unfold until the final chapter. But Kluger writes with such vivid detail and brisk pacing that the rather tortuous history that leads there is packed with drama ... Kluger's summaries of the Journal's most satirical passages are great fun to read for the rare glimpses they offer into the minds of crafty 18th-century politicians ... Kluger's book is based on original if spotty archival sources, leaving Kluger to rely on phrases such as 'might then have' and 'probably' ... Kluger's illuminating history makes clear the far more restrictive circumstances of the press in the 18th century, and it stands as a cautionary tale of what might happen if we let history repeat itself.
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Hawa Allan
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What did you think of Indelible Ink: The Trials of John Peter Zenger and the Birth of America's Free Press?


GMW2017 reached over 7.8 million children and youth through more than 72,000 activities coordinated by 23,700 organizations in 137 countries. The Week is supported and endorsed by OECD, African Union Commission, UNICEF, mastercard, European Union and many others.
Numerous events and activities take place during GMW, e.g. visits to parliaments, stock exchanges, money museums, banks and other financial institutions. You can see other inspiring activity ideas here.
Visits to stock exchanges offer a valuable opportunity for children and youth to learn about money matters, the history of money, currencies and gain a better understanding of how stock exchanges work.
You can be part of the 'Ring Around the World' initiative by inviting children and youth to ring the opening or closing bell at the stock exchange. Last year, 57 stock exchanges participated in GMW2017. Find out how to take part in this year's GMW campaign here.


The Italian Lakes are a fantastic place for gardens, comparable with Kashmir. They have great scenery, wonderful light, a terrific climate and extremely wealthy residents who have been building luxurious villas and gardens since Roman times. Though only a small proportion of the total, many villas and gardens are open for visits. Even better, you can travel to them by public ferries, which is so much better than driving long distances on exhausting roads. The book describes 17 gardens.
Of its type, this is a very good book. Readable, well-illustrated and and informative. If you are wondering about a visit to the gardens of the Italian lakes, this is the book to buy. The last chapter has maps and details of garden opening times 'at the time of writing'. Garden owners do tend to be conservative about opening times but, in case they change, you can find links to the the garden websites below.
He is good on general chit-chat and sets the gardens in the context of the personalities and historical contexts in which the gardens were formed. The plants and planting are very well handled, picking out notable examples but keeping horticulture in balance with other considerations.
The things I miss in the book are garden plans and an art-historical account of the styles represented in the gardens. The terms Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque, Romantic etc are used but without any information either about their characteristics or about how they apply to gardens (see our Style Guide for further information on design styles and please contact us if you offer tours of the gardens of the Italian lakes to add to our Garden Tours section on Italy.
12. VILLA DEL BALBIANELLO The garden is open from mid-March to mid-November, daily except Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with last entry at 5.15 p.m. http://eng.fondoambiente.it/beni/villa-del-balbianello-fai-properties.asp?
This entry was posted in Garden travel and tours, Garden Visiting on 4th May 2016 by Tom Turner.


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Comodo First to Issue EV SSL Certificate to a Non-Corporate Business Entity
With new guidelines approved by the CA/B Forum, Comodo has begun to deliver EV SSL certificates to all verifiable businesses including sole proprietorships
Jersey City, NJ (June 12, 2007) — Comodo, a global Certification Authority and leading provider of Identity and Trust Assurance Management solutions, is pleased to announce that, in accordance with the newly-ratified EV SSL Guidelines established by the CA/Browser Forum, it has begun offering EV SSL certificates to all businesses, both corporate and non-corporate entities. This first set of guidelines, two years in the making, was championed by Comodo in its commitment to make sure that all businesses, regardless of status or financial resources, have access to first-rate security and authentication solutions. Comodo was prepared for the passing of these new guidelines and immediately issued the first such EV SSL Certificate to a non-corporate business entity.
The first business to receive an EV SSL Certificate is GetBids.com. This innovative business allows customers to procure home contractor services within their local area based on their telephone area code. Created by Scott Wolmouth, this site offers contractors guaranteed marketing and advertising through a sophisticated set of services including telemarketing, a business profile, and a routing source to drive qualified leads to the contractor using innovative database routing and a live transfer.
Prior to today, GetBids.com, like other sole proprietorships doing business under an assumed name, could not obtain an EV SSL certificate because there were no established processes for validating this class of business owner. For businesses like GetBids.com, this created a significant business disadvantage.
"Establishing trust on my site is critical because visitors need to have confidence in my site otherwise they will not procure services through me," said Mr. Wolmouth. "Having Comodo's EV SSL Certificate on my website will definitely improve sign-up rates because I look as credible as any other larger site and the EV SSL certificate demonstrates my trustworthiness to my customers."
As the initiator of the CA/Browser Forum, Comodo championed the need for EV SSL certificates for business of all sizes because, in many ways, smaller businesses have a higher need to establish trust using EV SSL certificates than their larger competitors. Unlike big businesses that have deep resources to "buy" consumers' trust through branding campaigns, EV SSL certificates levels the playing field for smaller sites irrespective of financial resources or legal status because online visitors can equally trust all EV protected sites due to the stringent validation processes.
"GetBids.com is the first of many sole proprietor small businesses who will be able to prominently display their status as a highly authenticated online business," said Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Security Architect of Comodo. "Comodo is proud that it has enabled business owners like Scott Wolmouth to create a new level of trust and drive more revenue. Comodo's validation infrastructure is ready to authenticate many, many more small businesses like GetBids.com so that they too can create more trust online."
For more information on Comodo's EV SSL Certificates or its suite of security and identity assurance solutions, visit Instantssl.com.


I could not fit into the plane seat...embarrassing. I am a special needs teacher who also does charity work. I couldn't get down to play with the kids in the class without holding onto something to get up and down...embarrassing. I couldn't do the gym activities so I just supervised and hoped every time that I didn't have to chase anyone.
I dreaded clothes shopping, so if it fit, I wore it till it disintegrated. I was a couch potato and ate just to be able to enjoy something. I tried to diet and I would lose then gain more back...you know, same old story. I was also a victim of a hostage-taking domestic violence incident. For years afterward, I gained weight without realizing it was to make sure no one would want me. By the time I was better mentally, I was physically a mess. I went to my family doctor for almost two years trying all kinds of ways to lose weight. Nothing really worked for long.
It took me two years of thorough research and talking to doctors to make the decision. But one day I woke up and decided I hated feeling "blah" all the time: 389 pounds, having no energy, not liking myself, and feeling ashamed when I saw the look on my niece's face when I couldn't fit into the airplane seat. That was the day I decided to make the phone call to start the process. I also started to lose some weight on my own, knowing I would have to do it before surgery anyway. I researched other clinics, but Barix was the one I chose in the end.
I love the Barix family; they did everything right. My surgeon is the best, and I thank the whole team for the new me... everyone there listened. They helped me feel like a human, not a product. I was treated very well and not talked down to, which helped more than you know. I have to travel over six hours so they are very accommodating with my appointment needs; I have never felt rushed– only helped.
My surgeon was also very tuned in to domestic violence issues in my past, and made sure that I was in the right place mentally. That made me feel like he really cared about me, and was not just doing another surgery. When I got back to Canada I had to go to a hospital because I had pneumonia. The hospital found my surgeon and the team very accessible and easy to communicate with. He makes sure to see me every visit.
I enjoyed the support I got from my Barix team.
Surgery day I was 301 lbs. It was not easy right afterward, but it got easier. I love kayaking– the movement – and the idea of no restrictions on activity. I can walk and not get short of breath. I can buy clothes off the rack. And I have inspired my niece, who lived with me through this process, to change her life, too (she has lost almost 50 lbs). There is so much more I could say but it adds up to this: before I had very little life, and now I have so much life and very little free time. I love it.


Here's a section you can read to gather some information on your thyroid, a vital gland located in your neck that controls how fast or slow everything (but everything!) operates in your body. Compare it to the gas pedal of your car, with the gearshift in neutral. Too slow, and the motor dwindles and grinds to a halt. Too fast, and you'll burn your engine out. Although most thyroid disorders are treated either by replacement hormones or prescription drugs, an inappropriately operating thyroid places all sorts of burdens on the smooth functioning of your body. Many of these can be helped with dietary changes and selected nutritional supplements.
Let's see how our recommendations at WholeHealth Chicago can help with both underactive and overactive thyroid conditions.
The thyroid gland, made up of two large lobes at the base of the neck, produces hormones that regulate the rate of innumerable chemical reactions throughout our body, processes collectively called metabolism. Symptoms of thyroid disease basically reflect whether these processes are too slow or too fast. Usually the onset of any symptoms related to the thyroid is a slow process and most patients are unaware of the gradual change taking place within. An estimated one in every 20 Americans has thryroid disease, but millions don't know it. Left untreated long enough, thryroid disease can be dangerous–but this is very rare. Thyroid disease is both easily diagnosed through a few blood tests and easily treated using replacement thryoid hormone, medications or (for hyperthyroidism) low doses of radiation therapy, all of which have surprisingly few side effects.
When the thyroid releases too little hormone (a condition called hypothyroidism), everything within the body slows down and the predominant symptom, not surprisingly, is a sense of sluggishness, both mental and physical. Hypothyroidism is about four times more common in women than in men and is a particular risk for women over age 50.
When the thyroid secretes too much hormone (hyperthyroidism), metabolism speeds up. Here the predominant symptoms are nervousness and jitteriness, although eventually a sense of fatigue prevails. (Envisioning the effect on a car engine with the idle set too high is a good comparison of what's happening in the body.) Hyperthyroidism is about five times more common in women than in men and strikes most often between ages 30 and 40.
Nodules can also develop on the thyroid gland. These usually develop slowly over many years, and may occur alone or in clusters. Most of these are benign, but rarely a solitary nodule can become cancerous. Nodules need to be checked regularly by a physician, who may order tests with radioactive iodine to indicate whether nodules are "hot" or "cold." Hot nodules can start producing excess thyroid hormone, necessitating treatment for hyperthyroidism. Cold nodules don't produce enough hormone and should be monitored for the possibility of cancer.
The most common types of thyroid disease are caused by mild autoimmune disorders in which the thyroid is the sole victim of an attack by the body's immune system. Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an example of this phenomenon. Hypothyroidism frequently runs in families; however, it can appear without any family history and for no obvious reasons. Sometimes hypothyroidism will follow treatment for an overactive thyroid (including surgery in which too much of the gland has been removed and radiation treatment).
Almost all hyperthyroidism is due to Graves' disease, a condition in which the immune system produces an abnormal antibody that then overstimulates the production of thyroid hormone. The other fairly common cause of hyperthyroidism is simply taking too much replacement thyroid hormone during the treatment for underactive thyroid.
If you have hypothyroidism, your doctor will most likely prescribe a synthetic thyroid hormone consisting of a single hormone called T4 that the body coverts to an active form called T3.
But some people, often those who are older, lack enough of a certain enzyme that is key in this conversion process. For them, an alternative may be natural thyroid hormone extracted from animals, which contains both T3 and T4. Within the last few years a new synthetic thyroid hormone, a drug called Thyrolar, has come on the market. It includes both T3 and T4, and presents a viable alternative to the natural thyroid hormone, which can be hard to measure.
Treatment for hyperthyroidism involves reducing production of thyroid hormone by destroying part of the gland, usually with radiation or surgery. Drug therapy suppresses the thyroid hormone production without harming the gland itself. Often after such treatment, the thyroid produces too little hormone, leading to hypothyroidism.
Vitamin C and the B vitamins riboflavin, (B2), niacin (B3), and pyridoxine (B6) are essential in making thyroid hormone. Because they regulate the immune system and improve thyroid function, they help with both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.
An overactive thyroid (or too much thyroid replacement hormone) is actually quite dangerous to the skeletal system and will eventually accelerate osteoporosis. If you have any form of thyroid disease, you should be taking calcium supplementation.
Nutritionally oriented physicians believe that an overactive thyroid will eventually exhaust the adrenal gland (stress gland) system. They often recommend taking a combination product for adrenal support. This may include pantothenic acid, licorice, Siberian ginseng and raw adrenal gland (from sheep or cows).
The amino acid tyrosine is a main ingredient in thyroid hormone. Tyrosine is helpful, however, only in cases where a thyroid patient is malnourished or not eating the proper diet. After taking this amino acid for one month, add a mixed amino acid complex.
Vitamins E and A and zinc work as a team to encourage production of thyroid hormone. People taking zinc for more than a month should take copper as well, because zinc slows copper absorption.
Forskolin, extracted from an herb called Coleus forskohlii, stimulates the release of thyroid hormone. This traditional Indian remedy may lower blood pressure and should not be taken with prescription medication to lower blood pressure.
For both hyper- and hypothyoridism, occasionally use your thumb and fingertips to press very gently along the front of your neck just below the Adam's apple to feel for lumps and bumps, which may signal thyroid trouble.
• Avoid excessive amounts of cruciferous vegetables, as they can suppress thyroid function. Examples are broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, and kale.
• Get plenty of iodine-containing foods such as shellfish and saltwater fish and use iodized salt, also found in many breads and cereals.
• Quit smoking. Swiss researchers found that smoking can worsen hypothyroidism.
• Exercise regularly. Physical activity stimulates the thyroid to secrete more hormone and makes the body more sensitive to any thyroid hormone that is circulating.
• Avoid stringent dieting. Restricting food intake lowers metabolism.
• Eat raw cruciferous vegetables often. These contain a natural thyroid suppressor.
• Avoid iodized salt and iodine-rich foods.
If you have any symptoms of thyroid disease. Your doctor will be able to confirm with a simple blood test.
From David Edelberg, M.D. at WholeHealth Chicago: The supplements below are divided into two groups, depending on whether your thyroid is over- or underactive. With the exception of the herb forskolin, all the supplements can be taken with conventional drugs. Because forskolin stimulates thyroid hormone production, you may not need as much thyroid replacement hormone as you were prescribed.
Because any change in thyroid function or in thyroid medications can alter the your metabolic and nutritional needs, everyone should take a daily high-potency multivitamin and a separate antioxidant complex. Additionally, the risk of osteoporosis increases with hyperthyroidism or if you get too much thyroid replacement hormone; this means everyone should also take calcium daily. These basic supplements are meant to be used on a permanent basis.
Remember, you'll probably need thyroid replacement hormone eventually, so don't neglect your health by uselessly experimenting with nutritional supplements. However, your thyroid gland does have nutritional needs of its own.
The amount of vitamin C and vitamin B complex found in a daily multivitamin will probably be sufficient. The trace minerals zinc and copper are needed to activate hormone production and may be a helpful addition.
If you have concerns about your overall nutritional status, consider adding the amino acid tyrosine, used by the gland to produce its hormone. Iodine as a separate supplement is probably not needed unless you live in a part of the world that doesn't iodize its salt. If you have concerns about your iodine status, simply eat more iodine-rich fish and sea vegetables (such as kelp, dulse, wakame).
As mentioned above, the herb forskolin can increase thyroid hormone production. Although you can consider this for mild hypothyroidism, discuss it with your doctor first.
High doses of vitamin A have been shown to suppress thyroid function and may be worth a try in mild cases. Extra amounts of vitamins C and E will protect your body from the oxidative stress of being in an "overdrive" state.
Hyperthyroid patients are frequently zinc deficient, and supplementation may be recommended. Most nutritionally oriented physicians also believe an overactive thyroid can excessively stress the adrenal gland. This may warrant a good adrenal support combination, containing herbs such as ginseng and licorice, as well pantothenic acid and other supplements needed for adrenal health.
Finally, for both men and women, calcium supplementation is needed as a protection against osteoporosis (bone-thinning).
Continue taking the supplements until your medication has been adjusted to your individual need and your doctor says that the amount of thyroid hormone in your body is "just right." Then you can stop all the supplements except the calcium and your multivitamin and antioxidant.


Website: http://www.kendermag.hu/ (Hungarian only) The Hempseed Association is a Hungarian drug reform activist group. The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union is Hungary's leading drug policy NGO.
In Hungary, police regularly raided discos and forced young club-goers to undergo urine tests. This violated privacy rights and rules of criminal procedure, and potentially forced discos underground, making it more difficult to conduct harm reduction outreach with club-goers.
The Hempseed Association and the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union challenged the police practice of raiding discos and conducting forced urine tests in order to catch people using drugs. Led by the Hempseed Association and with legal advice and representation from the HCLU, individuals reported to the National Police Headquarters in Budapest in the spring of 2005 to confess their non-violent drug use. The aim of this "Civil Obedience Movement" was to challenge the practice of forced urine tests and to raise the issue of decriminalization of drug use.
Every Wednesday for five weeks, "self-reporters" including celebrities appeared at police headquarters. The HCLU provided each self-reporter with a legal manual. More than 60 people self-reported in total.
The action attracted significant media attention and dominated public debate for weeks. Activists expressed their views to the media about the illegal practice of police raids and about decriminalization.
HCLU made freedom-of-information requests to the police about the cost of police raids, and used the data to show the raids were not cost-effective.
The action succeeded in its main goal, which was to obtain a statement from the police that urine tests could only be conducted on someone following initiation of a criminal procedure against them. This effectively made urine test raids unlawful. The number of police raids seriously decreased, with very few raids occurring in 2006.
The campaign also succeeded in making decriminalization of drug use a subject of mainstream debate. More than 70 professionals working on the drug field signed a petition supporting the aims of the campaign. Three months after the action, the first-ever draft bill on decriminalization was introduced in parliament.
The campaign showed that good stories and human faces are an important and successful way of achieving media coverage of drug policy campaigns.


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Wannabe - The Spice Girls Show
Stop right now! Thank you very much. It's time to Spice Up Your Life like it's 1996.
Ben Hart: Wonder
Lee Martin for Gag Reflex presents
JON CULSHAW: THE GREAT BRITISH TAKE OFF
So Comedy & Broken Robot Productions by arrangement with Siren Talent Management presents
Barbara Dickson with Nick Holland
BARBARA DICKSON'S interpretation of traditional music, married with 20th Century songs and materi
Go Now!: The Music Of The Moody Blues
Enjoy the music of the Moody Blues in the company of a supergroup of legendary musicians, singers
Seven Drunken Night
Following sold-out smash hit tours, Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners ret
The new Circus of Horrors show will be a celebration of the 25 years and will include an amazing
Petty Criminals: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Tribute Band
Petty Criminals bring you an evening of classic rock in the shape of an iconic American band: Tom
Hermans Hermits - 55th Anniversary Tour
Herman's Hermits, one of the biggest selling bands of the 60's, not just in the UK, but around th
The Foundations - Anniversary Tour
THE FOUNDATIONS were one of the biggest groups of the Swinging Sixties!!!
A Vision of Elvis
A VISION OF ELVIS starring Rob Kingsley winner of The National Tribute Music Awards "Official Elv
With their rich harmonies, an unbelievable ability to replicate instruments and a stage presence
Roy Chubby Brown
After 50 years in show business Roy Chubby Brown has proven himself time and time again!!
Seann Walsh: Same Again?
Seann wanted to be a stand-up comedian from the age of 10.
Someone Like You – The Adele Songbook
Someone Like You - The Adele Songbook is a stunning live concert performance, celebrating
'Money for Nothing' was formed in 2000 as a tribute to one of the world's premier rock bands - Di
Simon Evans - The Work of the Devil
Simon Evans' last show, Genius 2.0 (***** "A Masterclass" The Scotsman) provided an hilarious ana
Rose Royce Featuring Gwen Dickey AKA Rose Norwalt
"GWEN DICKEY- the super-talented and magnetic Mississippi-born singer - was the voice that shined
From the writers of the hit comedy Hormonal Housewives, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is the
Over 50 years since the release of Rod's first album, Some Guys Have All The Luck – The Rod Stewa
Andy Parsons – Healing The Nation
Tour extended due to popular demand!
Into The Groove – The Ultimate Tribute to Madonna
Are you ready to strike a pose?
The Dublin Legends
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Robert White: The Tank Top Tour 2
Following on from the success of Britain's Got Talent 2018, and his debut comedy Tour 'The Tank T
Celebrating the music of the legendary West Coast Country Rock band, The Illegal Eagles visit Med
The Zoots
Sounds of the 80s
The Bowie Experience
Bowie Experience is a spectacular concert celebrating the sound and vision of David Bowie.
SOME KINDA WONDERFUL - The Music of Stevie Wonder
Featuring Noel McCalla & The Derek Nash Band
The Magic of The Beatles
One of the UK's leading Beatles tribute shows
Little Mix Experience
If you're a fan of one of X Factor's finest exports, the BRIT award-winning Little Mix, you're su
ELO AGAIN
ELO AGAIN are back with their stunning 'Re-Discovery Tour' celebrating the truly universal music
Rabbit Rabbit - A tribute to Chas & Dave
It's time to "put your beer in the sideboard here" and get yerself along to this wonderful show t
Dreamboys 2019
The Dreamboys are back and hotter than ever with a brand new show and UK tour for 2019.
The Dreamboys are without a shadow of a doubt the UK's most famous and successful show of its kind in history. Their breath taking show spectacular has been perfectly created for hen nights, birthday parties and girls nights out with all your friends.
With special guest appearances on some of the UK's biggest TV shows such as The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, Celebrity Big Brother, Loose Women, This Morning, Geordie Shore and The Only Way Is Essex, plus massive sold out Worldwide tours, it's no wonder The Dreamboys are the only show of its kind in history to have celebrity status.
If you're looking for the very best girls night out in the UK, look no further than these incredible hunks. An action packed 2 hour show from start to finish, these boys will literally have you begging for more.
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City officer shoots robbery suspect
A Baltimore police officer shot a man who led him on a chase after attempting to rob a fast-food restaurant in Overlea, police said. About 5 p.m. yesterday, a man tried to hold up a KFC restaurant in the 6200 block of Belair Road, city police spokeswoman Nicole Monroe said. Witnesses described the suspect and his car to a Northeastern District officer, who saw such a car going south on Belair Road just over the county line, Monroe said. The officer tried to pull over the car and had "an exchange" with the suspect that led to him shoot the man in the torso, Monroe said. Officers could be heard over a police scanner saying that the suspect had tried to run over an officer, but Monroe was not able to confirm that. The wounded man drove to Fullerton and Leslie avenues, where the pursuing officer saw that the man had been shot and took him into custody, Monroe said. The man, whose name was not released, was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, Monroe said, adding that his injury did not appear life-threatening. Baltimore County police are overseeing the investigation, since the shooting happened in their jurisdiction.
Julie Scharper
Man, 28, fatally shot in city
A 28-year-old man died after being shot in the face early yesterday in Mount Vernon, Baltimore police said. The victim, whose name had not been released, was shot about 2:30 a.m. in the 700 block of N. Howard St. near Maryland General Hospital, police spokeswoman Nicole Monroe said. The man was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead about 3 a.m., she said.
Man indicted in shootings
A 21-year-old Baltimore man has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder, the Baltimore state's attorney's office announced. James Vernon Berry is accused of fatally shooting Mark Clark Henson, 18, who was found Nov. 1 in the vestibule of a residence in the 1500 block of McKean Ave. suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head. A second victim was shot in the leg and survived. Berry, whose addresses are listed as the 3200 block of Ellerslie Ave. and the 2100 block of Division St., was identified by witnesses at the scene and was arrested Nov. 13, authorities said. He was being held without bail at the Baltimore City Detention Center.
Justin Fenton
Jury convicts man of fatal stabbing
A Baltimore jury convicted a 25-year-old man of voluntary manslaughter Friday. The jury reached its guilty verdict against Michael Duan Jackson after deliberating for more than five hours over two days after two days of testimony. Jackson, who is also known as Miquel Johnson, of the 1700 block of Laurens St., fatally stabbed 43-year-old Michael Griffin on Nov. 26, 2006, in the 3900 block of Groveland Ave. after getting into an argument. Jackson could face a maximum sentence of 10 years when he is sentenced Dec. 10 by Judge Timothy J. Doory.


Digital Static Input/Output ports are one of those things that you don't realize how handy they are until you don't have them. With the Analog Discovery 2 you can utilize up to 16 I/O pins, and with the Electronics Explorer Board you get a whopping 32.
The Electronics Explorer Board has 32 Static I/O pins.
So what's the big deal? Static I/O can be used as indicators, triggers, switches… the list goes on. Connect the pin anywhere in your circuit to add or sense a signal at that exact point in real time. Control motors and lights or see if a MOSFET has been triggered correctly. The Waveforms 2015 Static I/O tool is simple and easy to use and dead useful.
For a more in depth look at the Static I/O tool, check out my Instructable.


We are due Nov 20th, we have 3 girls age 4,3 & 2, this baby was a surprise with natural family planning. I was happy with my girls, so it is taking me a while get my head around it. But hopefully baby well and healthy as I just turned 41. Anyone else bounce back from initial pregnancy shock to embrace it?
Wow I just have to say you must be wonder woman because i have a 17 month old daughter and I'm going crazy already. Congrats and good luck.
I'm in a similar situation. I have three as well, 5, 4 and 3 and had really accepted that that was it. I started getting excited about "moving on" to different stages. I'm having a hard time feeling excited right now but hoping I'll come around soon..
I have 2 girls age 5 and 2. This pregnancy was a surprise for us. We only did dtd once that month and I also took the mini pill after 12 hrs. This is a surprise for us. Hoping for a boy this time.
I turned 37 the day I conceived. We have a nice even number of kids, 4 girls ages 11, 9, almost 6 and 3 in August. I did think we were done. I got my pre pregnancy body back and was getting in the swing of our 4 girls being it. I even got rid of all the baby stuff...the crib, the mamaroo, the clothes.everything..then we got pregnant last year, and I had a miscarriage in November. that was a surprise and then devastating. this little one wasnt planned either, but I think being pregnant again after having the miscarriage, I was more excited than anything. it made me realize just how done I wasnt lol.
OT- Guys, I need help.


Driving at night, my old private school captured my attention. Being lent and all, I though a post including a pretty catholic church was fitting. I got the bf to pull over, and attempt some make-do photos with the eerie light from the lamp with his crackberry (hence the grainy photos) I remembered donning the plaid jumper through third grade, while eagerly waiting to wear the classic plaid skirt with white button down blouse uniform starting 4th grade... unfortunately, i moved, changed schools, and never got the chance. This t-shirt caught my eye when i was in london last year, and primark prices just rock my socks... especially when having to pay in pounds. my spring break is officially over... and unfortunately, i didnt get to post as much as i wanted... bummer. another bummer, losing an hour of sleep. Hopefully the warmer weather will bring more inspirational outdoor posts. happy spring.
I love the look of these pics. The pixelation adds an interesting touch. Lovely as usual! Hope you had a wonderful break!


On May 12th from 8 AM to 5 PM, volunteers will meet in the Battle Run parking lot to clean up the Summersville Lake. Volunteers aren't required to stay all day and can show up at whatever time is convenient for them.
Supplies like water, gloves, and trash bags will be provided by the Corps of Engineers and Walmart.
NCHS students may receive extra credit in certain classes and potentially nine hours of community service for helping.
Other supporters include: Riley Butcher, Esther Dorsey, Lisa Bennett, James Fox, Garrett Cole, Garrett Leggett; however, others are encouraged to come out and assist with the cleanup.


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2012 Season Review: Michael Morse
By Andrew Flax
Despite an injury that caused him to miss the season's first 50 games, Michael Morse continued to produce at a high level and play an integral role in the Nationals' lineup. ZiPS projected him to hit .273/.331/.475 with 22 home runs and 80 RBI in 139 games, numbers that were actually quite close to the truth. In 102 games, Morse hit .291/.321/.470 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI, falling a bit short of his projections in every category but batting average, perhaps because of his shortened season.
Oct 12, 2012; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals left fielder Michael Morse (38) hits a two run home run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the third inning of game five of the 2012 NLDS at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-US PRESSWIRE
In February, I wrote a piece comparing the eerily similar career arcs of Morse and fellow Nat Jayson Werth. Both suffered through injuries as younger players, and broke out in their age 29 seasons when they finally got healthy. That was 2008 for Werth and 2011 for Morse. Projecting Morse to continue Werth's path, I forecasted an even better 2012 for Morse, citing Werth's 38-point OPS jump from 2008 to 2009, which coincided with his first All-Star appearance. Morse, however, fell off the pace. His OPS dropped 119 points, but it is worth noting that Morse's .910 OPS was 49 points greater than Werth's .861 OPS in their respective age 29 seasons. With a healthy 2012, there is no reason to think Morse cannot resume following Werth's way to stardom.
Morse began his season on June 2nd, after finally making it back from the strained right lat that kept him out for the season's outset. He started off slowly, hitting only .209 in his first 17 games. He hit safely in 14 of his next 16 games, however, and brought his average up to .289 with four home runs and 16 RBI. Morse backed this up with another long hot stretch, hitting in 30 of 32 games heading into mid-August, with his batting average peaking at .303. Despite a cold end of August, Morse had a .840 OPS in September and October, finishing his regular season with an exclamation point by going 3-4 with two doubles and a home run in the final game of the season against the Phillies. In the postseason he was unnotable, going 5-19 with a home run and two RBI.
Season Highlight: The imaginary grand slam.
Next Year: As I said before, if he stays healthy, there's no reason why Morse should not be an All-Star. His position, however, may depend on whether the Nats resign Adam LaRoche.


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Sometimes it's very hard to prove to someone about your feelings and interests towards her or him especially if that person is away a thousand miles from you. But the fact is, after reading your brief profile plus your nice looking, I've got an interest. Of which I'd like us to know more about each other. And I believe a real love does not count distance. If it's okay with you please this is my email address. (andy_mk2002@yahoo.com)hope to see your positive message.
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China's steel sector has stabilized in 2018, but a new round of oversupply as well as malicious competition should be prevented in the domestic market, an industry leader said on Wednesday.
This year is the most stable period for the growth of China's steel sector since the global financial crisis a decade ago, as steel prices are steady in a reasonable range and industrial quality has improved, domestic news site cnstock.com reported on Wednesday, citing Liu Zhenjiang, secretary-general of the China Iron and Steel Industry Association.
Liu noted that supply-side reform has helped promote the domestic steel industry, adding, however, that the sector is likely to encounter more challenges in the fourth quarter of 2018 and onward into 2019.
He said that relevant departments should try to gauge the impact that the US will exert on the domestic steel sector, warning that China should be properly prepared.
The industry should strengthen self-discipline in capacity control and try to secure a basic balance between supply and demand, Liu was also quoted as saying in the cnstock.com report.
On Tuesday, nine government agencies including the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Ministry of Finance rolled out a series of rules detailing the regulation of government policies for the steel industry, in an effort to prohibit any support for illegal capacity in the sector, read a statement on MOFCOM's official website.
Local authorities should not release any measures hampering the elimination of steel capacity that does not meet certain standards and does not help to clear the industry of "zombie" companies, the statement said.
China plans to cut 30 million tons of redundant steel capacity and 150 million tons of coal capacity by year-end.


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Bungarus multicinctus е вид влечуго от семейство Аспидови (Elapidae), единствен представител на род Крайтове (Bungarus).

Разпространение
Видът е разпространен във Виетнам, Китай, Лаос, Мианмар, Провинции в КНР, Тайван и Тайланд.

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If you love elephants this could be the idea project for you! in this class you will learn the skills and techniques to make quilt top complete with a stylish border.
Small amount of white and black wool felt for eyes.
Sewing machine, manual and feet (clear appliqué foot, 1/4" foot).
Microtex 70 or appliqué machine needles.
I look forward to meeting you on the day!


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confluent_apikey=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
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if [ "$v4meth" = "null" -o -z "$v4meth" ]; then
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if [ -z "$confluent_mgr" ]; then
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confluent_profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
timedatectl set-timezone $(grep ^timezone: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
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Frustrating game but credit to Wolves, they defended brilliantly and it took a quality strike from Hazard to break them down. Nothing new that we struggle to break teams down when they just defend, been that way all season. Don't have enough quality upfront or creativity in the midfield. Kovacic hasn't brought anything to this team going forward to play the LCM role, looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights once he reaches the final third. Desperately need Ruben fit and starting in this team.
Also been very unimpressed with Higuain so far, clearly unfit and his overall play besides from his movement has been very poor. Still a long way to go but we probably have the toughest fixtures out of the 4 teams chasing the top 4 besides maybe Spurs. Everton next week is crucial, drop points there and i think Europa will be our best chance of getting Champions league football.
Massive credit to solves but we weren't near good enough. Higuain has been absolutely poor.
* Substitutions (which is always been a direct swap) .
I thank God that Sarri saw the beauty and benefit of a tactical substitution (when he brought in Willian for Jorginho) - the ball moved quickly, pressure came down on Wolves from the central attacking midfield area and wide area (with the central defensive midfield area still intact) which eventually broke the deadlock.
Hopefully that puts Sarri out rumours to bed for a while now. Tactics were spot on, Substitutions were what we wanted and the players put in a real shift. Of course it's devastating that we lost, especially on pens, but it could've gone either way. Hopefully we'll see the 11 players that finished the game starting from now on, for me that's easily our strongest side.
Ruben adding that driving force from the midfield and CHO's directness would help our attack so much. Desperately need a similar performance against Spurs now though, if Sarri continues to play the right players and is willing to adjust i think we'll get top 4.
I'm baffled Mrs Costa. Over the last few weeks you have consistent in your campaign "Sarri Out Now". You have called him out as a usless and out of his depth.
How can Sarri win with critics who want him out for being tactically stupid but when he gets it right it can't be his idea/ plan.
For some posters Sarri will never make them happy.
Lol Mrs Costa your intelligence is beyond belief haha. You must have direct sources within the board room to have come out with that level of garbage. If that was to be the case then the board would just manage the playing squad.
Give the manager credit, the tactics he employed yesterday worked when we won 2-0 earlier on in the season. So he simply reverted back to them. It's not rocket science.
Iapparent to everyone. Like I noticed from Mrs. Costa post, a little tweak here and there will do everybody good because it has become imperative.
We're all happy even though we lost to a very good city team because he heed to our obvious desire, changing formation from the usual and giving some players chance as well. In essence fans loyalty is to the club and not an individual player or coach as such love Sarri when he's doing it right but demand improvement when not.
However it should be noted that Sarri may be on the edge already. I still think that Spur's game might be very decisive for him. If we lose to Spurs then it might spell doom for him. Chelsea may have learnt from Mourinho last season that you have to do it early enough or lose out in top 4 race. That ultimately denies you revenue that would accrued therefrom.
76pts (2pts per game) will put our team in the top four and I believe we will get that total.
I'm sure someone will tell me how many times if any, 76pts has not been enough to qualify for the Champions League?
Oh my god just credit the man a good tactical performance.
I think the final was, all things considered, our best performance from a tactical point of view. Sarri did a great job in this game.
The reality is that this one performance has earned him a stay of execution, his job is still teetering over the edge. Revert back to his old mistakes, get beaten at home by Spurs, and he could go over the edge.
Hopefully he turns things around and takes us on a good run of results, leading us into the top four - I'll applaud him if he does. But one decently coached game isn't enough to change my overall opinion on him.
A lot of names being brought up for Hazard's replacement when we already have his replacement at the club. CHO isn't as good as Hazard but he deserves his chance, getting a player like Coutinho or Asensio to replace him would be pointless, you're getting a downgrade version of Hazard. We need wingers not attacking midfielders at the LW position. Part of the reason why we're struggling to adapt to Sarri's style is because Hazard and Willian aren't natural wingers.
We should be after players like Pepe, Lozano, Bailey and Insigne. If you we want to get a Coutinho or Fekir then get him to play the LCM spot, not LW. If i were the club i'd tell CHO he'll have Hazard's spot next season, get a Pepe for the RW and bring in a Fekir or Coutinho to play the LCM position. We'll have natural width and the creative midfielder we need which will prevent our wingers dropping deep for the ball.
Totally agree but with Fekir as LCM and Pepe as RW.
Or even Aouar sorry I forgot him. Reckon we should just turn up to Lyon in the Lyon and drop 100m on Mendy and one of Fekir or Aouar.
Well, Ed's said a lot of times that Lyon won't sell more than one key player a year, or something like that, so that would seem very unrealistic.
Agree Ranger i'd love to get either Fekir or Aouar and Mendy. Personally would rather Fekir since he's more of a goal threat but Aouar seems to have better work rates. Aouar, Fekir, Coutinho and Isco should be our targets for the LCM spot. Isco could be very possible since Real will likely try and use him to get Hazard chaper and i wouldn't be against it as long as it's not to play him on the LW.
Pretty sure Monaco said something like that a couple of years ago Emile. Money talks! Plus i'm sure Fekir doesn't have long left on his contract so should be cheap for his quality.
He'll leave in the summer we're not doing anything to change his mind. I said it 4 months ago subbing him on for the final 6 minutes is nothing and he deserves more. Poor from the club.
How can soo many of our fans not see that the players are the biggest problem within the club?. The same players who stopped playing for Mourinho and Conte when things didn't go their way which led to their sackings. You don't go from winning the league to having the seasons we had after without having clear issues within the players.
When you add that with the fact soo many of these players aren't good enough and are ageing it's no surprise to see us struggle with consistency. Changing tactics won't do anything. This team needs a massive overhaul, not a new manager. The only issue i have with Sarri are his team ions, CHO needs to be ahead of Pedro and Willian for that RW spot and Ruben needs to be in that midfield. Whether fans on here rate him or not Ruben offers this team a goalscoring threat from midfield and makes runs into the box, we need him against the small teams.
I really hope the board go in a different direction and stick with Sarri even if things get worse. Get rid of all these weak minded players and bring in proven quality. Not squad fillers like we have been for the last 3 years.
Well said. Agree entirely. There's something incredibly wrong with the mentality of our players. Even Hazard. If PSG are coming in for Willian, I'd let him go. And in the summer, we should look at offloading Pedro and Luiz.
The likes of Christensen, Ampadu, Zouma, RLC, CHO, and even players like Aina, need to be trusted. They've come through our academy. They'll have a passion for the club.
I know that Zouma and Ampadu were bought young, and not academy players, but they have more fight and passion than most of our players now - only Rudiger seems to have any welly.
Agree players are problem. But Sarri should change approach suit players we currently have, as much as he can of course.
His 'change in approach' should be simple: drop the players with poor-attitude and consistency and give some others a go. for example, give CHO a chance ahead of Willian and/ or Pedro; Christensen instead of Luiz; Emerson instead of Alonso (he needs more than just the ones start against Bournemouth) ; and RLC instead of Kovacic/ Barkley.
Hopefully Higuain joins soon. People saying it'll be done because he left Milan but we're forgetting that Juventus are the ones we're negotiating with so it's not exactly going to be straight forward. Need him before the Arsenal game but i can't see it, Hazard clearly doesn't enjoy playing as the ST and playing without one is hurting us and especially Hazard. Not enough runs in behind since Hazard drops back a lot and we don't have runners from midfield besides Kante, no presence in the box which means crosses are pretty pointless.
Even though the false 9 can work against big teams since it can be used more of a counter attacking style and Pedro and Willian offer more protection for the fullbacks, we'd still struggle to score goals. People shouldn't be complaining about our lack of goals and pointing it towards Sarri and the system when our team literally doesn't have goal scorers. We've done very well this season considering our situation and it'll only get better once the team brings in a proper ST.
I can see Higuain giving us a great 2 or 3 years. Sarri loves him and Higauin will repay his faith. The guy knows the system well too and we'll have a suitable backup in Giroud and one world class wingers, two good wingers and one potentially great winger. We're in a great position for the future.
Does anybody want that 4th spot?. Still need a result at United which will be extremely difficult considering our away form but who knows. Said they'd be more twists but this is getting ridiculous, never seen 3 teams hand each other so many opportunities to take control on that 4th spot.
Yet another brilliant performance from Reece James against Leeds. Whilst also playing out of position again. He doesn't need another loan next season, some people have tried to say he needs to prove himself in the league first but anybody that's watched him enough this season knows that isn't the case with this kid. He'd walk into that RB position for us and improve us instantly right now. Wan Bissaka would've been playing in the same league as Reece if injuries didn't give him his chance and now he's worth £50m+. Look forward to seeing him next season in a Chelsea shirt, a future captain for sure.
He can also bully his way through the midfield and pass and shoot wouldn't be a bad option next to Kante (if we switched to a two man mid) . He's built like a brick wall and plays brilliant wherever. Reminds me of Essien.
Not that upset about the game if i'm honest. Liverpool are a better team and had longer to prepare and rest for it. We're still in the hunt for top 4 and close to a semi-final in the Europa league. There were things i would've done differently in that game but i understand the way we set up and on another day we'd have taken our chances and the outcome would've been different. Last thing the team needs is for the atmosphere to go back to the toxic mess it was at Cardiff, it won't help anyone.
Well said, we must get fully behind team for remainder of the season.
Important win but this is why i really hope we go in the direction of using more of our youth. Not trying to go at some of our players but when i watch the 2nd string team play i really believe our own boys can do better than some players. We're not talking about any academy either, ours has been one of the best academies itw. Players like Dasilva, Reece, Redan, Mount, Ampadu ect can step into the senior squad without looking out of place. We just need a good mix of quality, experienced players and youth so they have guidance on and off the pitch.
Reece James.... Wow!. Decided to watch the Wigan game to see both Reece and Jay Dasilva play and he's just an exceptional talent. If he is coming back next season to be back up to Azpi i fully expect him to move ahead of him very quickly. Very versatile. Can play RB and CM, great strength and ball control, has an excellent cross on him, great free kick taker and has a great attitude. A lot Wigan fans have said he's the best player they've seen put on a Wigan shirt, and for a 19 year old that's some serious praise.
Can't wait to see him in our first team next season!
Me neither Tom, if there's one thing we've lacked massively this season it's a good crosser of the ball. You'll do well to find a better one than Reece. If our ban isn't frozen, having Abraham or Giroud up top feeding off his crosses wouldn't be bad at all.
He'll go. We can't ask for much given the circumstances and after everything he's done for the club, we should just let him leave. Hopefully if our ban isn't frozen and he still leaves the fans don't think any less of him. He shouldn't feel forced to stay because of the clubs mistakes.
Hopefully we'll use certain loan players as backup instead of going out and buying our own like we have done for the past couple of seasons. At least then we could spend more money and time on proven quality. Only Loan players out there that should have a real shout at starting are Reece James, Aina and Jay Dasilva imo. Wouldn't mind using players like Mount, Batshuayi, Zouma and Pasalic as Rotational players if it meant a higher chance of getting 3 or 4 top tier players like Pepe, Fekir, Jovic and Mendy.
Ancelotti would seem like a nice appointment. Was gutted when he got the sack during his time here, a real classy guy. Don't want to imagine what De Laurentiis would be like if we went after another one of his managers though haha. Allegri for me if Sarri is moved on, i just truly hope Lampard won't be considered. I wouldn't be able to take seeing him suffer the same fate as all the other managers that we've appointed.
A back four of Reece James, Zouma, Romagnoli and Grimaldo/ Digne would be my ideal back four but i can't see that happening. If we can't spend in the Summer then for me hopefully we'll see Reece James, Zouma, Christensen and Emerson and have Jay Dasilva, Tomori/ Rudiger and Azpi as backups.
Just can't beat teams that pack their box. Southampton, Everton, Leicester, Wolves, Burnley, they all came to Stamford bridge just looking to defend and we struggled in all of them. We don't have the quality to break these teams down, and even when we do like tonight our shambolic defence end up ruining it. End of the day seems like no team chasing top 4 actually wants it, never seen teams slip us soo much and i'm sure they'll be more to come. Gutted about Odoi, he'll come back strong but it's never nice to see a young player go through an injury like that. Hopefully Kante's is nothing serious.
I'm sure even if he decided not to rest certain players our fans would be on his back for not doing so as well. Prague are a dangerous team but the team we have our there should still be enough to get a result if they turn up. Doesn't exactly help either when the league's making you play on Monday against West Ham despite having another one on Thursday before going to Liverpool on Sunday.
Back ups would be Azpi, Rudiger, Dasilva, Mount, Willian, Abraham, Caballero and Barkley.
Maybe swap Giroud and Abraham around but personally i'd feel like Ruben, Odoi and Pulisic would benefit more playing with Giroud considering his style of play.
Wouldn't expect this team to get top 4 but having a season where we're using a lot of our talented youth players would be nice to see.


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