The mature seeds of Raphanus sativus L. of family Cruciferae.
Collected in summer when the fruits are ripe.
No smell, sweet, slightly pungent.
Dry in the sun and then collect the seeds, eliminate impurity, use the raw or stir-baked, broken when used.
Pungent, sweet and bland; lung, spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Promote digestion and relieve distension, direct qi downward and resolve phlegm.
It is pungent in flavor and has the actions of promoting digestion and dissipating food stagnation, moving qi and relieving distension. For gastric and abdominal distension or pain caused by food retention and qi stagnation, it is usually combined with qi-moving and digestion-promoting herbs. For instance it is combined with Shan Zha, Shen Qu and Chen Pi in Bao He Wan from Dan Xi Xin Fa. For food stagnation complicated with spleen deficiency, it is combined with spleen-invigorating and qi-tonifying herbs for both elimination and reinforcement. For instance it is combined with Bai Zhu in Da An Wan from Dan Xi Xin Fa.
It can not only promote digestion and dissipate food stagnation but also direct qi downward and resolve phlegm. For cough and dyspnea with profuse sputum, oppression in chest with food stagnation, it is usually combined with antitussive and antasthmatic herbs. For instance it is combined with Bai Jie Zi and Su Zi in San Zi Yang Qin Tang from Han Shi Yi Tong (Han's Experience Collection).
Decoct 6~10 g. The stir-baked one is a bit on the side of promoting digestion, directing qi downward and resolving phlegm.
It is contraindicated with Ren Shen. It should be used with cautions for qi deficiency without food stagnation and /or phlegm accumulation.


In the last post I detailed a rough outline for a quadtree data structure and a simple OpenGL program to test that it works. To quickly recap, a quadtree is a way to partition space, usually in two dimensions. Each node in the tree represents a region and a list of objects contained in that space. As you add more objects to this space, it breaks down into 4 smaller children, giving more precise boundaries. A very common use for this is in collision detection which is the program I will be creating below. The user can move a small square around the window, and when it touches a point the user places, the square becomes red. It's pretty basic but demonstrates the basics of collision detection with quadtrees.
In this basic example, the "player" is represented by a square. So, to test if the player is within the boundary of a node in the quadtree, we need a rectangle intersection test, defined below in the Rect2D struct.
You'll note that the y-axis test might be a bit different than you'd normally see – that's because OpenGL has opposite the opposite y-axis in other APIs / languages. Interestingly, it does makes more sense in a real-world coordinate sense. With the additional struct functions out of the way, the last thing needed in the QuadTree header file is a function deceleration for what will actually get the points that the player might intersect.
// Get all the points that intersect with an incoming rectangle.
* Tests a QuadTree to partition 2D points.
* Handles all OpenGL graphics as well.
* Created by Drew Diamantoukos.
QuadTree* root; // Access an entire quadtree by storing the root node.
Rect2D* player; // The player moves around and collides with objects.
vector<float> pointVertices; // The vertices for each point we place.
// When the user changes the window position / size, update the screen to accomidate. For better or worse, doesn't affect the quadtree.
glViewport(0, 0, w, h); // Change the size of the viewport which is what maps coordinates to the window.
// With an orthographic setting, our 'viewing model' where geometry is drawn, appears 2-dimensional.
// Setup the initial state of the program.
// Clears the background to white.
// Sets up the quad tree with an inital area of the entire screen.
// Initialize the player rectangle.
// When we click the mouse we either place a point or delete the tree.
y = (windowHeight - y); // Reverse the y-coordinate because OpenGL has (0,0) at the bottom left while Windows uses it as the top left.
// Draw the points the user created via clicking.
// Use a depth-first search to draw the tree.
// Line-loop draws lines between each new vertex with a final line between the first and last vertex.
// nodeValue represents the box that a given node represents.
// Flush causes all of our geometry to now be drawn.
// Hook up call-back functions.
* Implements a QuadTree that stores 2D points.
* Also contains the definitions for Point2D and Rect2D to contain everything in one file.
// Create a new quadtree given a rectangle. This rectangle is the boundary a node represents.
// Insert a point into the tree.
// Break early if the region doesn't contain the point.
// Also break early if we already have this point / the point is too close to an existing point.
// If we aren't a leaf then we have children which will better store the point.
// If we are a leaf and we have room, put the point into our vector of points.
// If we are a leaf but we have no more room for points, divide up the region into 4 children and insert all the current node's points and the new point into these new trees.
// Go through our children and insert a point into them, returning true when at least 1 tree was able to insert the point successfully.
// Divide the current node into 4 equal sized trees.
// Destructor that deletes all subtrees and points stored.
Collision detection is an extremely important part of games and other simulation-like applications. When we have a lot of different objects at once, the amount of checking we need to do will ramp up quickly. If we have n distinct objects to check against each other, we need to perform (n^2 – n) / 2 checks at minimum. That's because you need to check the first object against the other n-1 objects, then the second against n-2 objects (since the first object already was checked), and so on and so forth. For 100 objects, that's 4950 checks! If you're familiar with Big-O analysis, you should recognize this is a O(n^2) algorithm. In layman's terms, this means that as we add more objects to check (n), the amount of checks ramps up exponentially (thus n^2). Because of the exponential factor, the subtraction of n and division by two actually become negligible. This number of checks can be "alright" for small sets of data, but we can be more efficient!
Say we have a two-dimensional space with 100 random spheres moving around in different directions. How can we efficiently check for collisions? One idea is to only check against objects that are some arbitrary distance away from the current object. This is nice as the calculation is usually quick, but there's one problem – how can we initially know if an object is far away? We'd still have to do 4950 checks to see if something is close or not! What if we did this check once and stored a list of the closest objects and just checked against them? It's a bit better in theory, but in practice this list would need to be constantly be updated as objects move around, so ultimately we're still checking 4950 times more often than we should be.
Well what if something else kept track of the distances between objects? This is essentially the basis of space partitioning – split up the screen and only check objects in each parition. So, what if split up our two-dimensional space in half? We can check against only objects are on our side of the screen. Since our screens are (usually) rectangular, we could go a bit further and split this into 4 quadrants and just check the objects in the same quadrant we are in. We can store this information about who is in what quadrant in what is known as a quadtree.
A quadtree partitions space into smaller and smaller rectangular regions as needed / defined.. Each node in a quadtree represents a rectangular region. It also contains 4 child nodes which will represent the region's 4 quadrants when further partitioning is needed. Nodes at the leaf level, as in they are not broken down into further quadrants and thus have no child nodes, have a list of objects that represent all of the objects contained within the small region. When this list becomes too full (which is completely up to the programmer), the node will further divide itself into 4 smaller quadrants and partition the objects into these new rectangles. Using the 100 object example, let's say we split our initial window into 4 quadrants. If 75 objects were inside the top left quadrant, we could break down that rectangle (note: not the other 3 quadrants) into 4 smaller quadrants and (ideally) evenly split up the 75 objects among the new quadrants.
So what happens when you need to check collisions? Starting at the root, which represents the entire area objects are in, you check against objects in each of the 4 quadrants of said area. However, these checks can quickly return if you aren't even in that region. Let's take a point in the top left quadrant. When you check for collisions with this point, you do check against the other 3 quadrants but no further since that point isn't in the other 3 quadrants!. So you just saved yourself from checking against objects in 3/4 of the screen!
You might be wondering about larger objects, which is a valid concern. Some objects have to exist in multiple leaves at the same time because of their shape, size, or even just position (like a square in the exact center of the screen). Because of the ability to cut out large chunks of checks at a time, repeated checks should not be much of a burden. Of course, a bunch of large objects checking against a bunch of other large objects can quickly lead to disaster with even more checks than the initial brute force approach! In scenarios like that, you might be better served with some other way to partition objects, of which there are a variety.
Now that all this theory is out of the way, let's actually write some code! I'll be working with C++ and OpenGL to do this. As a disclaimed, I just started working with OpenGL only a short time ago, so there are probably a few "incorrect" things I do. Additionally, I've been using the OpenGL SuperBible to get set up with the OpenGL, so if there's anything "weird" I do there, that's probably why.
This is a pretty bare-bones implementation although it does rely on the previously defined point / rectangle structs. The nodeValue is the rectangle this node represents. We have a vector of points that represent the points contained within the node (if it is a leaf). The MAX_OBJECTS field lets us set how many points a leaf can contain until it need to further split itself up. The 4 pointers to other quadtrees it contain represent the 4 quadrants of nodeValue, if the node is no longer a leaf. We'll get into the function definitions now by switching over to QuadTree.cpp which just contains the implementation of the quadtree functions.
As previously stated, each node represents a rectangle boundary. So to create a node means we need to define some rectangle. We also need to set the children to NULL to be safe.
The insert method is the real meat of the quadtree. When we insert a point into a quadtree, we return either true or false depending on whether we actually insert the point. This is because as we go down the tree, we might insert a point into a region where it doesn't belong, which leads us to the first statement there. If the node's region doesn't contain the coordinates of the point, return false since we can't insert a node there. An extra constraint, to help with the little test program further down the post, is to not add points that are already contained in the point list for a node or points that are a few pixels away from an already existing node. We still return true though, since technically it would be inserted under normal circumstances. Once these pre-conditions are met, we begin the insertion process. If we have children nodes, then we need to insert the point into each child node, defined below. If we are a leaf node, and we have room in our points vector, then insert the node and return true to signify the node was inserted. If neither of these conditions are met, we need to divide the node's rectangle, insert the current node's points and the new point into these children. If, for some unknown reason, we don't return by now then we just return false. Below are the last two method definitions for the class and the destructor.
The insertIntoChildren method, as the name implies, inserts a point into each of the node's children. Notice that I have a boolean flag that gets set when any insertion succeeds. This means that a point can exist in more than one tree, which will be necessary if we expand this to include polygons at opposed to points. The subdivide function calculates the 4 rectangles that make up the current node's rectangle, and creates the 4 children with these new rectangles. Finally, the destructor deletes all the points and children contained within a node. As a final note, 'children == NULL' is checking if the node is a leaf since a leaf has no children.
So we have a quadtree declared and defined, but how can we test it? Well, let's try drawing it! The code is below in a separate file named QuadTreeTest.cpp and handles all the drawing and interaction. Since this a very simple example, it is a one-time run. Left clicking will place a new point down and right clicking will remove the tree. Here is the rather lengthy code, complete with comments with an image of the final result after some user interaction.
// Includes the right glut depending on if it is an Apple OS or not.
vector pointVertices; // The vertices for each point we place.
This last weekend I participated in the Global Game Jam. The theme for every game jam at the event was a picture of the ouroboros. The team I was in decided to create a 2D platforming game based using reincarnation as a primary mechanic. The player would reincarnate as a different animal based on the amount of shrines they visited in their previous life. The game can be found .
The original plan was to create this game in Flash. However, I had never made a platformer in Flash and neither had the other programmer with AS3 experience. After several hours of failed engines, we switched over to the engine Game Maker that Brian, another team member, had up and working. This was an important lesson to me as it demonstrated that sometimes deadlines mean that some features can't be implemented. It also urges me to keep learning and experimenting on my own so that these types of situations occur less in the future.
Because Game Maker is hard to work with in a team environment, I switched over to level design. Level design was a critical part of our game as it had to accommodate characters of various sizes. Certain characters needed to be able to reach certain areas while blocking out others. This was tricky but still doable by placing blocks at just the right height as well as other tricks. I also needed to think up what hazards would block the player proceeding too far into the level. Overall I think I managed to be successful with my level design given I only had less than 48 hours.
In the beginning of December 2011, I participated in the Microsoft Imagine Cup. I was tasked with creating a game using one of several Windows technologies in a team with people I never met before.
I had little exposure to XNA prior to the event so a lot of the learning was on the spot. However, regardless of language, I already had good ideas for how implement the game mechanics. The main concern was translating to the XNA / C# syntax.
The concept for our game was the player controlled a reporter in a war zone who takes pictures of atrocities to raise awareness. The gameplay would be from a top-down perspective and have a main emphasis on stealth. The idea was praised highly by the judges but failed to win any awards. The reasoning was mainly being a lack of features which I accept as valid; But I did learn that implementation is key which outweighs any award I could have received.


Let me ask this: Is there such a thing as a normal person?
Sure, we have a similar blueprint in terms of the interior of our physical bodies, but, even then, I say 'similar". Some people are born with holes in their heart, others missing a key part of their digestive system. There are even people born smaller than others.
In our society today, we have made this unrealistic standard of normalcy, a cookie cutter mold that it places on each and every person. If you do not fit the mold, you are either forced into the mold or discarded, left to be fed upon by the rats.
The truth is this: You were created with a unique mold that is "unrepeatable", as Eileen stated.
Many of us have the same trails, whether its chronic pain or another type of chronic illness, but the one you walk is unique to you, and you alone.
In short, YOU ARE YOU!
For those with chronic illnesses, do not force yourselves to try to live up to the expectations of the rest of the "normal world". After all, in the words of Erma Bombeck, "Normal is just a setting on your dryer." Who defines normal?
Throw out the cookie cutter!
I know this is not easy to hear, but embrace the life you have been given, treasuring every unique quality and facing every challenge with determination. Work to show the rest of the world that you do not fit their idea of "normal". Don't settle for just being "normal". Like the mighty phoenix, sore far above.


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CEO letter to golfers: Raise a glass as we build momentum together
As the return to playing our beloved game continues to gather momentum in sunshine and amid a spirit of competition, I hope everyone fortunate enough to get out onto a course is still enjoying their "good walk spoiled".
For us golfers chasing a magic formula during our round, we can at least now find sanctuary again at the 19th hole after enduring the rollercoaster ride of the accomplished 18…
The freedom to reopen and revisit the bar is a comfort we welcome back. Throw in the opportunity of a sandwich or meal inside our clubhouses (since 4 July) and another glimpse of normality stares us in the face.
Golf is naturally a social game and great for our mental wellbeing.
The opportunity to meet our pals in a safe, convivial environment, to share the news, stories and laughs was something we all missed during lockdown.
For all golf clubs, clubhouses can provide vital income. As such I hope all is going well for those facilities who felt able to open their doors again as the easing of lockdown continues.
Not every golf club has been able to make a financially positive decision to open their bars and catering and, in fact, the split across the country is close to 50/50.
Many clubs – my own included – have opted to stay with the profitable halfway house for the moment and will take their time making a phased return to full operations.
There is no right and wrong way of doing this – clubs should and will rightfully act responsibly with the best interests of their members, moving when the time is right.
Safety must remain our priority.
In the coming weeks, I hope we can once again access locker rooms and – provided we keep doing the right things to ward off the dangers still posed by the Coronavirus – enjoy a further extension of freedoms in wider society.
The repercussions of the past few months are, of course, still being felt by all of us with much hard work still ahead.
Last week we proudly published details of how golf clubs can apply for financial assistance from the Covid-19 Support Fund we negotiated with The R&A.
For forward-thinking clubs eyeing up brighter times, accessing up to £10,000 in grants can be a game-changer and we welcome all applications with a true need and requirement.
So far, over 500 clubs in England have started the application process which runs until 31 July.
With regards to the new World Handicapping System, we distributed digital toolkits to golf clubs this week to help educate members on the changes to handicapping which will be brought about by the launch on 2 November this year.
It's natural to be wary of change, but the key thing about WHS is that it alters how a handicap is calculated, NOT how we play and enjoy the game. From that perspective, I hope it's a development we can all embrace.
From an operational standpoint we (England Golf) announced plans to reopen our office this week and will soon begin a staged return to our Woodhall Spa headquarters.
I am proud of the way our team worked tirelessly from home and also those staff who accepted furloughing as part of an appropriate protection of our members' funds.
As our workload continues to grow, so does our support for the sport, whether at county, club or golfer level.
The game, though, is all about golfers and now clubs are back running competitions and opens in accordance with government regulations, I'm very much looking forward to a 'celebration of golf' when our own championships return.
Many of England's gifted amateur golfers and the stars of tomorrow will be lining up – at an appropriate social distance, of course – at Woodhall Spa (pictured above) for the English Men's and Women's Amateur Championships from 28 July.
Our team will continue to work hard to bring this historic, joint staging of the championships to life.
This week we should all have been enjoying the build-up to the 149th Open Championship on a classic links course down at Royal St George's in Kent.
These plans are necessarily on hold until 2021, but I'm glad that in the amateur game we have been able to keep our English 'Majors' on the schedule and offer another staging post on golf's road to recovery.
To all our clubs, counties and golfers please continue to follow our 'PlaySafe, StaySafe' guidelines and enjoy everything our great sport has to offer.
Happy golfing and kind regards
CEO, England Golf

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The world has experienced an upsurge in sport. Right from football, Wrestling, Netball, Basketball, Cricket, Bull fighting, et cetera et cetera. Because of globalization and a remarkable advancement in technology and the social media, these sporting activities are rotational. This means that any country in the world that is viable to host a sporting competition can do so as long as it satisfies the sport governing body.
The world cup for example was played in South Africa in 2010, Brazil in 2014 respectively. Mobility has been made possible and affordable to a considerable number of people worldwide as a result of the increasing per capita income among many nations. People all over the world are now able to watch any sport broadcasted live from any part of the world. This has been enabled by the invention of the television and the internet. Professional translation and world sport are however concomitants. People all over the world from different walks of life are able to watch world sport in different parts of the world. Because of the strenuous work done by the professional translators. Sport has become interesting. This makes it possible for someone speaking Japanese for example to follow football match being played in Africa.
What if I don't hire translation agency and go for freelancer?
Football is the world's biggest and popular Sport. In Europe alone, there is a sea of football clubs. These clubs in Europe, Africa, or in any other continent have a galaxy of fans from different cultural backgrounds. These fans and players in the club are only able to communicate effectively with one another when the latter professionals have done their work effectively.
Before the development of professional translation in the world, sport used to be a concern of the minority group who could understand the language of the host country. If football for example was played In china, it was the Chinese business. However, in the recent decades, This is no longer a case because all odds have been broken to ensure that there is comprehensive entertainment for everyone ready to be entertained. The world has now been localized by the development in technology. The internet technology enables people to enjoy any sporting activity anywhere in the world without limitation. The social media has made it possible for people across the world to communicate effectively. there are very many internet users in the globe for example there are 1.35 billion monthly active face book users, as of September 30, 2014, and More than 1 billion unique users visit YouTube each month. If this is the case, what can we say about twitter, WhatsApp among others. This shows how important the social media is in communication.
It's an illusion to think that world sport can adequately be played without professional translation. The world has realized a mixture of individuals across different spectrums and walks of life. People of different ethnicities are able to play in the same sport and in different parts of the world. European football clubs for example have many foreign players.


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require "rails_helper"

describe PagesCore::PageModel::Pathable, type: :model do
  subject { page }

  let(:page) { create(:page, locale: "nb") }

  it { is_expected.to allow_value("").for(:path_segment) }
  it { is_expected.to allow_value("føø-bar_123").for(:path_segment) }
  it { is_expected.not_to allow_value("with space").for(:path_segment) }
  it { is_expected.not_to allow_value("bang!").for(:path_segment) }
  it { is_expected.not_to allow_value("pages").for(:path_segment) }

  describe "auto-generated path segment" do
    subject { page.path_segment }

    let(:page_name) { "ØØ Test 123!" }
    let(:path_segment) { "oo-test-123" }
    let(:page) { create(:page, locale: "nb", name: page_name) }

    context "when defaulting" do
      it { is_expected.to eq(path_segment) }
    end

    context "when colliding with an existing route" do
      let(:page_name) { "Pages" }
      let(:path_segment) { "pages" }

      it { is_expected.to eq("#{path_segment}-#{page.id}") }
    end

    context "with existing path segment" do
      let(:page) { create(:page, locale: "nb", name: page_name) }

      before { create(:page, locale: "nb", name: page_name) }

      it { is_expected.to eq("#{path_segment}-#{page.id}") }
    end

    context "with existing path segment elsewhere" do
      let(:page) { create(:page, locale: "nb", name: page_name) }

      before do
        create(:page, locale: "nb", name: page_name, parent: create(:page))
      end

      it { is_expected.to eq(path_segment) }
    end

    context "when page is deleted" do
      before { page.update(status: 4) }

      it { is_expected.to eq("") }
    end

    context "when page name is changed" do
      before { page.update(name: "New name") }

      it { is_expected.to eq(path_segment) }
    end
  end

  describe "#pathable?" do
    subject { page.pathable? }

    context "when page has no parents" do
      let(:page) { create(:page) }

      it { is_expected.to be(true) }
    end

    context "when page has a parent without path segment" do
      let(:parent) { create(:page, locale: "en", name: "") }
      let(:page) { create(:page, locale: "en", parent: parent) }

      it { is_expected.to be(false) }
    end

    context "when page has a parent with path segment" do
      let(:parent) { create(:page, locale: "en", name: "Products") }
      let(:page) { create(:page, locale: "en", parent: parent) }

      it { is_expected.to be(true) }
    end
  end

  describe "#full_path?" do
    subject { page3.full_path? }

    let(:page1) { create(:page, locale: "en", name: "Products") }
    let(:page2) { create(:page, locale: "en", name: "Category", parent: page1) }
    let(:page3) { create(:page, locale: "en", name: "My thing", parent: page2) }

    context "when all parents have path segments" do
      it { is_expected.to be(true) }
    end

    context "when a parent is missing a path segment" do
      let(:page1) { create(:page, locale: "en", name: "") }

      it { is_expected.to be(false) }
    end
  end

  describe "#full_path" do
    subject { page3.full_path }

    let(:page1) { create(:page, locale: "en", name: "Products") }
    let(:page2) { create(:page, locale: "en", name: "Category", parent: page1) }
    let(:page3) { create(:page, locale: "en", name: "My thing", parent: page2) }
    let(:page4) { create(:page, locale: "en", name: "Other products") }

    context "when all parents have path segments" do
      it { is_expected.to eq("products/category/my-thing") }
    end

    context "when a parent is missing a path segment" do
      let(:page1) { create(:page, locale: "en", name: "") }

      it { is_expected.to be_nil }
    end

    context "when a parent is moved" do
      before { page2.update(parent: page4) }

      it { is_expected.to eq("other-products/category/my-thing") }
    end
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


People focused and action oriented the ESFJ is driven by a sense of duty. Cooperative and helpful, ESFJs are pragmatists, disliking anything woolly, preferring practical solutions to people issues and they will work hard to make this happen. Incredibly organised and great planners the ESFJ can become overly controlling in their desire to help sometimes believing their way is best.
The ESFJ will ensure the team is protected from mistakes, and will focus on the people issues and the detail. They are painstaking, orderly, duty-driven, conscientious and fretful to get it right.
As the ESFJ has the twin focus of getting things done and taking care of the people they will make sure that everything is planned and that the team are equipped and ready to drive for closure.
As the ESFJ is driven by a sense of duty, they will take their roles seriously and work long and hard to get it right. They may get bogged down in detail and have to lift their heads to see the wider context.
The ESFJ will want a plan and closure, they do not like loose ends or anything they perceive as impractical. Great at follow-through they may struggle with anything woolly, or not clearly getting the intended result.
The strength of the ESFJ is their focus on people and detail, not in coming up with the original ideas. They will be super organisers and excel at getting people to stick to the plan and making things happen.
Because of their natural 'take charge' style, the ESFJ will want to diffuse conflict and ensure that harmony is created. This will be done with a no-nonsense, factual common sense approach.
Down to earth and practical the ESFJ feels that social obligations and responsibilities come before personal fun or relaxation and they will work hard to ensure that harmony is creative and maintained.
Under pressure the ESFJ may become quite parental in their desire to control and create harmony. They are the natural people organisers and although emotional will feel it's their duty to sort things out.
For the ESFJ it is about the end result: did the problem get sorted, are people happy now, was the plan followed? For themselves on occasion the ESFJ can feel that other people do not appreciate them.
Understanding ESTPs pressure points will help you adapt to one another. We all 'get' people who are like us, but for a team to work to its optimum level, we need people who are not like us, so the whole is far greater than the sum of the parts. Map your team and get them collaborating.
ESFJs deal with conflict in their unique way. Getting team members to understand the differences, where the potential areas of conflict might be and, more importantly, showing them how they can quickly overcome them is key to team success. Map your team and get them collaborating.
ESFJs are cooperative, sympathetic pragmatists who dislike anything ethereal or woolly as they prefer practical solutions to people issues and they'll work hard at planning to making this happen.
The ESFJ is emotional but will tend to deal with the emotions of others in a practical way making sure there is a clear plan and it is followed. However the ESFJ may not like anything they perceive as criticism.
ESFJs are extremely talkative and will voice their feelings easily, including clearly telling others what they should do and also have their own strong views on issues which are important to them.
ESFJs are driven by a sense of duty, of being at the centre of things and making sure that everything is taken care of with a clear plan of action and that people are following this, in detail.
ESTPs require a specific approach to being managed, motivated and developed, so that they are best able to contribute to the wider team. To find out how best to develop different personalities take a look at our development tool.
Understanding what makes an ESFJ tick will help bring out the best in them, support them and know how they can play to their strengths. To find out how best to develop different personalities take a look at our development tool.


Titilayo Oyinsan, award winning OAP at Inspiration FM in partnership with StayInSchoolng Initiative has today officially launched a fundraising education campaign for the girl child tagged "#IAmDynamite project".
The campaign has received support from several Nigerian celebrities who have signed on to the project. The likes of Alibaba, Omawumi, Dr SID, Fela Durotoye, DJ Sose, Gbenga Adeyinka, Sammy Okposo, Bikki Laoye, Kaffy, Uche Nnaji, Mochedda, Reekado Banks, Skales, Denrele, Omotola Ekeinde, Bryan, Do2dtun, Sulai Aledeh and many more.
#iAmDynamite is an Online and In-Person Campaign created for Titi Oyinsan on the celebration of her 30th birthday. The birthday celebration is set to host major celebrities who will be endorsing the project. The Central goal is to raise funds to send 30 young girls between the ages of 5 and 12 to school; this campaign is in partnership with the StayInSchool Nigeria Initiative founded by Tricia Ikponmwonba.
StayInSchoolng Initiative is a proactive response to the increasing number of out-of-school children (OOSC) in Nigeria specifically in the primary school sector and provides scholarship opportunities for Orphans and vulnerable children to attain a primary school education. The project is currently supporting 325 children across 10 primary schools in Lagos and Abuja.
#iAmDynamite campaign is to inspire young and aspiring women, by providing a platform to aid critical thinking of the girl child through Primary education. Titi plans to share the stories of these children and the reason why they are not in school and also turn those stories from sad endings to happier ones where they get to have an education. It costs an average of "Thirty Thousand Naira" to send one girl child to school for a year, hence the #iAmDynamite campaign will be raising Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (N900,000) for the 1st year of education for these girls..
Becoming a part of the network means you could help create a future for #IamDynamite 6year old Promise whose parents are jobless but whose mother manages to hawk pure water to cater for the family. She could become the ?rst of 4 siblings to go to school.
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For other payment options, further details on the project and how you can impact the life of a girl child, call 0700iamdynamite, email info@iamdynamite.com or visit the StayInSchoolng website www.stayinschoolng.org.


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Scientists Growing Test-Tube Burger
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Where's the beef? The answer to that classic question may soon be, "It's growing in a test tube."
Dutch scientists estimate that they are about one year away from developing the world's first "test-tube hamburger" made with ground beef grown from stem cells — and they're looking for someone to try it.
"We are trying prove to the world we can make a product out of this, and we need a courageous person who is willing to be the first to taste it," Mark Post, professor of physiology at Maastricht University, who is spearheading the project, told the Daily Mail. "If no one comes forward then it might be me."
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Post, who has previously grown pork in the lab, says this kind of scientifically-engineered meat, referred to as in vitro meat, will be essential to satisfy demand as the world's population increases and puts more pressure on existing farming and ranching practices. Global meat consumption is expected to double by 2050.
"I think [in vitro meat] will be the only choice left," Post told Scientific American. "I'm very bold about this. I don't see any way you could still rely on old-fashioned livestock in the coming decades."
To grow the bionic burger, scientists will extract approximately 10,000 stem cells from the tissue of a healthy cow. These cells will then grow in the lab, multiplying by more than a billion times, eventually producing muscle tissue similar to the sample taken from the original cow. The tissue will then be ground and pressed into hamburger patties.
One of the challenges is to create meat that resembles what today's consumers are accustomed to eating. Post's previous attempts at growing pork yielded a texture that he compared to a squishy scallop, the result of its having less protein content than naturally raised meat.
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But if they can accurately reproduce the taste and texture of conventional cuts of meat, Post and his team believe they can get the public on board.
"When we are eating a hamburger we don't think, 'I'm eating a dead cow,'" one of Post's colleagues told the Daily Mail. "And when people are already far from what they eat, it's not too hard to see them accepting cultured meat."
So what do you think? Would you be willing to grill up a test tube burger next July 4th?
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sandy are weathering a powerful nor'easter. residents are not afraid. >> you can't run away, so you have to do what you have to do. >> reporter: josh is staying inside his storm damaged storm despite warnings to evacuate. the fire and flashlights provide the heat and light since last monday. >> i have so much invested here. >> reporter: he prepared for this storm by cleaning up from sandy. he's lost plenty. >> boilers, hot water heaters, appliances, in the range of 20, $30,000. >> reporter: the nor'easter has already dropped at least three inches of snow here along this rockaway beach board walk. up to 6 inches expected in new jersey. this is the kind of weather that can bring down storm weakened trees and newly repaired power lines. >> i'm waiting for the locusts next. >> reporter: more than 3,000 residents remain without power, down from 2.6 million. the nor'easter may send more back into darkness.
in queens, tom ford says he can with stand the storm. he's survived the worst. >> the flood was something i've never experienced living here and hopefully i'll never have to experience it again, but we're going to stick it out no matter what happens. hell or high water. >> reporter: he's still hoping for power. theresa garcia, cbs news, rockaway beach, new york. >> you can join us tomorrow starting at 6 a.m. for a telethon to raise money for the american red cross for hurricane sandy relief. we have more details on cbs.com. you became the first man to win consecutive elections with 50% of the vote. now the hard part begins. as we hear, there is a particular word buzzing around washington tonight. cooperation.
something invested in the proposition fight, just think about the folks who bank rolled those campaigns. >> we're not talking 25, 50, or $100 donations. we look at the winners and losers who wagered millions. >> this should be the beginning of a new chapter. >> it comes right down to dollars, molly munger is the biggest loser. she spent $41 million on proposition 8 which failed. her brother is the second biggest loser, he spent $36.7 million to try to defeat governor brown's proposition 30 which was approved and to support the unsuccessful proposition 32, which would have restricted union money in politics. >> it's common for individuals, wealthy individuals, to spend a lot of money to influence initiatives. >> reporter: daniel newman tracks political spending.
caltrain collision. about 6 p.m. redwood city police the woman drove on to the tracks at maple street. she and the kids were able to get out, as a southbound train approached. no one was hurt. the death penalty phase begins in the morning for convicted killer nathan burris. he was found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend and the man she was dating three years ago. he admitted killing them and he smiled and giggled throughout the trial. even demanded the proceedings you sped up so he could get back to jail and watch monday night football. and chevron is laying out its plan to reparities fire damaged refinery -- repair it's fire damaged refinery in richmond. right now the refinery is operating at about 60% capacity and it hopes to be fully operational early next year.
see a snow/rain mix on friday. tomorrow, upper 50s for san fransisco, fremont at 60, morgan hill 61, walnut creek 61. san rafael 61, daly city 57 degrees. friday, showers upper 50s. showers end on saturday morning, little bit drier on sunday. then the upper 60s come back for veterans day and also for tuesday. that is your forecast. earthquake... where the . wide area of central america rocked by a powerful earthquake. where the damage is most concentrated when we come back.
dead. most from the mountain village of san marcos. 30 homes this collapsed but there is damage in all but one of the country's 22 states. this is the worst ert quake since 1976 when 23,000 people were killed. the california man blamed for sparking a wave of violent protests in the middle east had spend a year in prison but not because of the film he's produced. mark yousef violated his patrol by obtaining a driver's license under a false name. . live in santa clara, just ended between the quakes and the galaxy. if the quakes win they go to the conference finals. what happened in just a moment.
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. and, in san jose with our sports report here's dennis. >> okay. that was donovan who just walked out. trying to grab him here. an emotional night as san jose earthquakes, if they won or would have tied, would have moved on to the conference final. let's roll the highlights and show you what happened. frustration and yellow cards told the story of how san jose's night went. 21st minute of play, the galaxy drives first, uncontested, one goal to put the galaxy up 1-0. not done there. 13 minutes later, donovan penetrates, patient, taps in for the easy goal, 2 goals for keen.
to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor. a feeding frenzy, to say the least. a turkey from safeway will have everyone raving. there's fresh, natural, frozen, whatever your craving. spend $25, and get a frozen safeway turkey for 59 cents a pound. or spend $25, and a frozen butterball turkey, just 99 cents a pound. so raise your glass, pull up a chair, grab a plate. this tastier thanksgiving is well worth the wait.


I recently updated my site to bring a fresher, more modern look to it. I have retained the content of the old site, and also have added a videos page where you can see the 3 videos that I know of that feature CTX. Two of the videos are the segments from the show Mystery Diagnosis, one that we did that profiles our family, and one that features the Ankar family. In addition, I added a third video that also profiles the Ankar family and Dr. Michael Steppie, a Florida dermatologist who helped the Ankar family finally find a diagnosis. 2 of these videos are being hosted on my About CTX youtube channel while one is being hosted on vimeo.com. You can watch them by clicking here or going to my youtube channel.
Lastly, I have added an e-mail contact form to the right side of the page. This will make it easier for people to send me an e-mail straight from the site.
This is certainly big news. If my experience is any indicator, this will only serve to be a benefit to patients who are suffering from Bile Acid disorders. URL and text from press release follow.
NEW YORK & BALTIMORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Retrophin, Inc. (NASDAQ:RTRX) and Asklepion Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a privately held rare disease pharmaceutical development company, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Retrophin has acquired the exclusive right to purchase from Asklepion, all worldwide rights, titles, and ownership of cholic acid for the treatment of bile acid synthesis defects, if approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA). Under the terms of the agreement, Retrophin will pay Asklepion an upfront payment of $5 million and up to $73 million in milestones based on approval and net product sales, plus tiered royalties on future net sales of cholic acid. Retrophinhas secured a line of credit from current lenders to cover necessary payments.
Cholic acid is being considered for approval in a late-stage review by the FDA and is currently approved in Europe for the treatment of inborn errors in primary bile acid synthesis. It restores endogenous bile acid pool levels while inhibiting abnormal bile acid synthesis. The clinical use of cholic acid has been documented in medical literature for several single enzyme bile acid synthesis defects since the mid-1990s.
"This agreement could represent a significant milestone for both our company and patients suffering from bile acid disorders," said Gary Pasternack, Chief Executive Officer of Asklepion. "If cholic acid is approved, we are confident that Retrophin's expertise in this area would allow for the greatest number of patients to benefit from this treatment.
A quick note to say that I've put a new page on the site. As part of the conversations I had with Retrophin staff, and observations of information provided to me via e-mail, it was a stark reminder that nowhere on the site did I have a single place to go to get information on the steps to take if someone is facing a potential CTX diagnosis. To satisfy that need I have created a page that describes the steps that one should take in this process. I provide information on testing labs for both blood and genetic testing, website and contact information for Centric Health Services, and a blurb and link to the Inspire CTX community where one can interact with other CTX patients. Lastly, Dr. Andrea DeBarber at OHSU, who is working toward developing a newborn screening test has allowed me to provide her e-mail as a contact for those who might have other questions. You can get to it by clicking the Diagnosis and Treatment menu item above.


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Simmons offered the best opportunities for me to accomplish my professional and personal goals. I wanted to study in Boston to get out of my comfort zone. Simmons not only had the best location, but I was also excited to receive an education from a women's-centered college.
What are you doing for your internship?
I'm the Marketing Intern at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Formerly named Harvard School of Public Health, the Chan School is the public health graduate school of Harvard University, located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, adjacent to Harvard Medical School. The Chan School is considered a preeminent school of public health in the United States.
As a marketing intern, I update the Harvard T.H. Chan website (through WordPress) and work on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) using Google AdWords to increase website activity.
I was a Marketing Assistant last semester at the Chan School, and my manager and I worked together to create several specific projects for me to work on this spring for my internship.
Lessons you have learned from your internship?
Teamwork is so important! Nothing gets done in the office without the combined efforts of every single person in the marketing department. On top of that, keeping open and good communication with your peers and supervisors is equally vital.
What advice would you give students considering an internship?
Don't ever be afraid to ask questions! You're there to learn and make a positive impact on the company—neither of which can be accomplished if you don't know how to do something and you don't ask for guidance.


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Information about guidelines, procedures and enforcement determining child support in Alabama.
If you are a parent going through a divorce, or if you have never been married to your child's other parent and are now separating, you may need information about child support. Both parents, whether married or not, have a legal duty to support their children financially. Alabama, like most states, has very specific rules for determining the financial responsibilities of single, separated, or divorced parents and for ensuring that parents pay support. These rules can be fairly complicated. If you find yourself having trouble wading through all of the forms and calculations, you should contact an attorney for help.
Alabama courts ordering child support follow the "Income Shares Model." This model estimates the total amount that an intact two-parent family would likely spend on the children, and then splits the amount proportionately between the parents according to their incomes – the parent with greater income is responsible for a greater percentage of support. The basic support amounts and the rules for dividing amounts between parents are set out in the Alabama Child Support Guidelines. See Rule 32 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration and the attached forms and schedules, including the Child-Support-Obligation Income Statement/Affidavit (Form CS- 41), Child-Support Guidelines worksheet (Form CS-42) and Basic Child-Support Obligation Schedule.
If you and your child's other parent have a parenting arrangement where one of you has sole physical custody and the other is a noncustodial parent with a fairly standard visitation schedule (alternating weekends, some holidays and some uninterrupted period of time during the summer), you can estimate the noncustodial parent's child support obligation by completing Forms CS-41 and CS-42. (Only the noncustodial parent pays support because courts presume that the custodial parent's share is already going toward the direct costs of raising children.) The first step is to determine each parent's monthly gross income. Gross income generally includes all income, regardless of the source. See Form CS-41 for the official definition of income. A few items are excluded from income, such as public assistance benefits and child support received for children from other relationships. A parent paying court-ordered child support or alimony from other relationships can subtract those payments from gross income to get an adjusted gross income.
To figure out the basic child support figure, you'll have to add both parents' adjusted gross incomes together, and match the total amount with the column containing the applicable number of children in the Basic Child-Support Obligation Schedule. For example, if the total adjusted gross income is $4,000, the basic child support amount for one child would be $685 according to the schedule.
Next, to determine each parent's percentage share of the support amount ($685) you'll divide each parent's income by the total combined income. For example, if the noncustodial parent earns $1,200 a month, and the custodial parent earns $2,800 a month, the noncustodial parent would be responsible for 30% of the $685 support amount (1,200 divided by 4,000) and the custodial parent for 70% of the $685 support amount (2,800 divided by 4,000).
Before applying these percentages to the basic child support amount, a court will add child care costs that either parent has to pay in order to work, as well as the cost of health insurance for the children. So, continuing with the example above, if health insurance for one child is $150 per month and the custodial parent spends $350 per month for work-related child care, the total support obligation would be $1,185 ($685 + $150 + $350 = $1,185). This total multiplied by 30% is $355.50, which is what the noncustodial parent would pay to the custodial parent each month.
In certain situations, courts may decide not to follow the guideline amount of child support according to the schedules mentioned above. For example, if you have joint physical custody, or any parenting arrangement where both parents spend significantly more than the standard amount of visitation time with the children, the guideline calculation will only give you a starting point. Alabama law does not provide for a standard method of adjusting child support in such situations, but courts typically deviate from the guidelines to take the noncustodial parent's increased parenting time into account. Because there are so many possible variations in custody arrangements, trial judges retain discretion (authority) to determine the proper amount of child support on a case by case basis when strict application of the guidelines would be unfair or inappropriate. Courts may also make adjustments where parents have either a very low or a very high income. A court that orders support in an amount that differs from the guideline amount must specify the reasons for doing so in writing.
Sadly, some parents try to avoid their child support obligation by quitting a job or failing to conduct an adequate job search. For example, one parent might quit a good paying, highly-skilled job to take a low paying position under the mistaken belief that this will relieve them of their child support payments. Courts are not likely to tolerate this behavior. If a court finds that either parent voluntarily became unemployed (or underemployed) the court will estimate the income that parent could earn with reasonable efforts, and will calculate child support based on that amount (not the lower wages). The court will look at the parent's recent work history, education, and occupational qualifications, and will also take into account the existing job opportunities and earning levels in the community.
Once a court has made an initial child support order, a parent who wants to modify (change) the support order must show a substantial and ongoing change in circumstances. Some examples of changes that might justify modification would be one parent's getting a much higher paying job or the parents making a permanent change in the number of days per week that each of them spends with a child. Courts will generally presume that a modification is appropriate if the difference between an existing award and the amount determined by a new analysis and application of the current guidelines varies by more than 10%. This isn't automatic, however, and even a 10% variation won't justify a change in the support order in every situation.
Child support in Alabama usually terminates when a child reaches the age of 19, unless a court determines a child to be emancipated before that age.
The Child Support Enforcement Division of the Alabama Department of Human Resources (CSED) is responsible for helping families obtain child support payment orders, locate absent parents, establish paternity if necessary, and secure compliance with child support court orders. If your child's other parent has stopped making child support payments, or isn't making full payments on time, you should contact a lawyer or the CSED for assistance in enforcing the child support order.


A new study shows that people are more concerned about snoring and sleep apnea in the winter months and early spring. It confirms the results of earlier work showing that people tend to have worse breathing during the winter.
The recent study looked at search patterns on Google for snoring and sleep-apnea-related terms. Looking at data from both the United States and Australia, it found that search frequency for these terms could vary by as much as 5-50% according to the season, remaining high throughout the winter and low during the summer.
This confirms the results from a study published in 2012 that showed patients who came in for treatment of sleep apnea in winter tended to have a higher apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), a measure of how often and how severely your breathing is disrupted at night. It also showed that more people were likely to have very severe sleep apnea in winter (34% compared to 28%). For this study, researchers looked at the records of more than 7500 sleep apnea patients who came in to their clinic over a ten year period.
It's also possible that people are more aware of their sleep apnea during the winter. Daytime sleepiness may be worsened by shortened days that have people going to and from work in the dark. Irritation of the airway may also make people more aware of their condition in winter because they will wake up with a sore throat.
Although sleep apnea may get worse in winter, for most people it's a year-round condition that needs treatment. If you need treatment for your sleep apnea, please call (303) 691-0267 for an appointment at the TMJ Treatment and Sleep Center of Colorado in Denver.


Tanks and armoured personnel carriers, experience military and defence at MOTAT!
Don't forget to take a ride in our military vehicles every Third Sunday of the month for MOTAT Live.
The Military Collection includes some of the first New Zealand military technology, military vehicles, and field and communication equipment from various wars, uniforms, personal wartime memorabilia and a small collection of photographs.
Due to the country's rugged landscape, there is a variety of vehicles on show from the Collection each with their own unique purpose and history which tell stories of kiwi ingenuity and New Zealanders at war.
Learn more about the transportation, equipment and technology used in various military actions; particularly the New Zealand contribution to the Allied effort during World War II.
Read more about visiting during our Workshop Open Days.
Our Military Workshop has completed many restorations over the years.
This is a ground up restoration of which the entire vehicle has been stripped down, rust repaired, and sand blasted. It is currently having the brake system overhauled, and re-instated into the chassis, and running gear. The engine has recently returned from reconditioning, and is being prepared for installation.
Our Military volunteers spend a great deal of time maintaining our running fleet, which can be seen active or static displayed every Third Sunday of the month for MOTAT Live.


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AHA News: A Father's Death at 37 Reveals a Hidden History of Cholesterol
TUESDAY, April 30, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Carl Korfmacher was 9 years old when his father, Ron, returned from the Mayo Clinic for a checkup in the early 1970s.
Though he was lean and seemed fit, his father had been experiencing chest pains and coughing. His cholesterol was high. Plus, he was a heavy smoker. As he arrived home that day, July Fourth, his 37th birthday, Ron Korfmacher assured his family everything was going to be fine.
The next day, at his belated birthday celebration, amid the sound of firecrackers, he fell over at a picnic table. He struggled to breathe. Then, he died of a heart attack.
The man young Carl so looked up to was gone. He was buried a few days later, on Carl's 10th birthday.
"He was a very wonderful and unique individual," Carl recalled. "They couldn't believe that a man that young could have heart disease."
A few months later, Carl's mother, Louise, had her children's cholesterol checked. It was a wise decision. He and his brothers had elevated cholesterol levels, like their father.
Cholesterol is a waxy substance in the blood that can build up in arteries and lead to atherosclerosis, or narrowing of the arteries, which can eventually result in a heart attack or stroke. Other factors, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking, compound the risk.
Cholesterol-lowering medicine wasn't readily available then, so Louise made sure the family adhered to a healthy diet aimed at combatting high cholesterol.
"She was pretty adamant and very careful," Carl said. They ate very little red meat, used egg substitutes and drank dehydrated skim milk because that's what was available. "We hated that!"
But he would come to cherish his mother's insistence on safeguarding their health.
About 20 years ago, Carl began taking statin drugs, a type of cholesterol-lowering medication that can help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. At the time, his overall cholesterol was around 270 to 280 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter) and his ratios of HDL, or "good" cholesterol, and LDL, or "bad cholesterol," weren't in a desirable range.
A variety of studies have suggested the optimal level of LDL in adults is less than 100 mg/dL. Recent research has found that those with LDL of 160 or higher, even with no history of heart disease or diabetes, had a 70% to 90% higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease compared with those who had LDL below 100.
New cholesterol guidelines published last November in the journal Circulation advised health care providers to look at family history and other health conditions in assessing a patient's heart disease risk.
"Family history of high cholesterol suggests there may be a genetic cholesterol disorder," said Dr. Sarah de Ferranti, chief of outpatient cardiology and director of preventive cardiology at Boston Children's Hospital. Cholesterol screening can identify the one in 250 people who have a genetic cholesterol disorder, she said.
If there's a family history of early heart disease or high cholesterol, children can reasonably be screened as young as age 2, with a repeat screening every three to five years, said de Ferranti, a member of the committee that wrote the cholesterol guidelines issued by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association. If a child has other cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension, obesity or diabetes, that can potentially prompt a cholesterol check, she said.
For otherwise healthy children without a concerning family history, it may be reasonable to do routine screening between ages 9 and 11 and again between 17 and 21.
At the urging of his mother, Carl's two sons underwent cholesterol screening during routine physicals when they were younger. They, too, had elevated cholesterol levels.
Doctors diagnosed Carl and his boys with familial hypercholesterolemia, an inherited condition of high cholesterol associated with a significant increased risk of early heart attack.
Today, Carl, 55, and his sons Henry, 18, and Owin, 14, keep their cholesterol under control through statins, a healthy diet and exercise. His wife, Krista, stays active, too, encouraging physical activity as a family way of life.
"I think we're a good example for our boys," said Carl, who lives with his family in Evansville, Wisconsin. "As parents, we try to instill it as a culture: We are not obese people. We work out. We are exercisers. That's who we are."
Carl and Krista encourage their sons to think about how to make good health decisions on their own. Their message for others, Carl said, is: "Stay on top of it. No news is not good news – get checked and tested. Learn about a healthy lifestyle and live it. It won't only benefit your heart, but the rest of your life in so many ways."
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After Saturday's snowstorm, the whiskey barrel was still visible. Not anymore.
A brave little junco sits on the railing.
There will be much shoveling to be done, for sure.
The mailboxes are almost completely covered.
So happy I made a ton of roasted vegetables and potatoes last night.
They will taste very good tonight.
I hope you are all staying warm and safe.
NOTE: To Gina, and anyone else - here's a link to a past post on roasted vegetables. A have to say, though, that I do fiddle around with the temperature a bit, usually between 400 and 450 degrees!


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Justia › US Law › Case Law › North Carolina Case Law › North Carolina Supreme Court Decisions › 1955 › State v. Kelly
State v. Kelly
90 S.E.2d 241 (1955)
STATE v. James R. KELLY.
*242 John S. Peacock and Edmundson & Edmundson, Goldsboro, for defendant, appellant.
William B. Rodman, Jr., Atty. Gen., and Claude L. Love, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.
The defendant offered no evidence. The only assignment of error, except formal ones, is to the failure of the court to sustain the motion for judgment of nonsuit.
Robert Robinson, 27 years old, was a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg. He had been married about 4 years to Brookie Overton. They lived at Mt. Olive in the home of her mother and minor brothers.
After Robert Robinson's murder the defendant Kelly told John B. Edwards, a member of the State Bureau of Investigation assisting the sheriff in the investigation of the killing, that he had had sexual intercourse with Brookie Overton before her marriage, and had continued such relationship with her since her marriage to Robinson, spending nights with her in hotels and motels in Wilson and Goldsboro.
Since Brookie Overton's marriage, Kelly, in spite of the protests of her mother, continued to come to her home, in the absence of her husband, to take her off with him. About a month before Robinson's death Kelly came to the home for Brookie Overton, and when her mother said he shouldn't be going with Brookie, and shouldn't come to her home, and her brother asked him to leave, he offered to fight her brother.
Joyce Hobbs, who pleaded guilty to the charge of murdering Robert Robinson, and the defendant Kelly, were associates in taking women out in cars, and the irresistible inference from the evidence is that their purpose was immorality. About a week before Robinson's murder Adolphus Wall saw Joyce Hobbs and Kelly at his taxi stand in Mt. Olive. Wall saw two guns in the automobile Kelly was driving. In response to his question why they had the guns, one of them, he could not remember which, replied: "We have got them to kill damned men with."
Elizabeth Rivenbark, a sister of Brookie Robinson, saw Kelly come to her mother's *243 house twice, and ask for Brookie Robinson. On one occasion she saw Kelly there shake his fist at Robinson. She testified: "Hobbs and Kelly had been toting guns around in the car for I had seen them there."
About a week before Robinson was killed, Florence Worrell heard Kelly say: "If he didn't stop following him, he was going to fix him to stop."
The night before Robinson's murder Joyce Hobbs, driving an automobile, passed a filling station where Robinson was, and said to Robinson: "Come on you S.O.B. we are going after Brookie." Kelly was not in the car. Robinson and his brother-inlaw got in a car, and followed. Down the road Hobbs stopped, reached in the back of the car, got out a gun, pointed it at Robinson, and said: "Come on mother, we are ready for you." Kelly told Edwards, the S.B.I. Agent, that this same night Hobbs carried him and Brookie Robinson out in the country from Mt. Olive behind a church, and that Hobbs returned and picked them up. Hobbs left them there to go to town to pick up a girl.
On the night of the murder, and just before it occurred, Hobbs, Kelly and Brookie Robinson came in an automobile to Mrs. Betty Wilson's yard. Brookie Robinson got out to stay a few minutes. Kelly said to Hobbs: "You better get up, if you are going to keep that date with that girl in town." They left in the car. After Robinson's murder Kelly returned, picked up Brookie Robinson, and carried her to Mt. Olive.
About 7:00 or 7:30 p. m. on 5 October 1954, Bobbie Overton, a 20-year old brother of Brookie Robinson, and William Starnes got in Robert Robinson's car. Robinson drove around a block in the Town of Mt. Olive three times, saw Joyce Hobbs' car, and started following it. Kelly was driving the Hobbs' car, and in it were Joyce Hobbs and Eunice and Hazel Rivenbark. Kelly drove across the railroad track, came down the other side of the street, circled the block twice, and parked in front of Glenn Martin's Drug Store. The girls got out, went in the drug store, came back, and got in the car. Kelly drove off, and Robinson followed. Kelly stopped at a filling station for gas, and Robinson stopped across the street. Kelly drove off on the Goldsboro road, Robinson following. About a quarter of a mile down the road Kelly turned off on a side road, went about 100 feet, and stopped. Robinson stopped his car 25 or 30 feet behind. Starnes testified the hard surfaced part of the road was blocked by the Hobbs car, when its door opened for Hobbs to get out. Bobbie Overton testified: "I do mean to insinuate that the road was blocked." The road had narrow shoulders. Joyce Hobbs with a shotgun jumped out of his car, and ran back to the Robinson car. Robinson was under the steering wheel. Hobbs stuck the shotgun in the window of Robinson's car, saying: "G.. d... it, you have been following me far enough." Robinson threw his arms up, and said: "Don't point that gun at me." The gun was pointed at Robinson's chest. Hobbs fired. The load of shot went into his left lung, his heart, and broke three ribs. Robinson died about five minutes after he was shot. Hobbs, after firing the gun, unbreached it, blew it out, and carried it back to his car.
Immediately after the murder Kelly told Lt. H. P. Davis, a police officer in Mt. Olive: "Hobbs had shot Robinson * *. While he was driving Hobbs told him to stop the car, and he would fix the S.O.B., and stop him from following him, referring to Robinson * * *. When he stopped the car, Hobbs got the gun, jumped out, and ran back to the Robinson car, that he heard the gun shoot."
In passing upon a motion for judgment of nonsuit in a criminal prosecution, the evidence must be considered in the light most favorable to the State, and the State is entitled to the benefit of every reasonable inference which may fairly be drawn from the evidence. State v. Ritter, 239 N.C. 89, 79 S.E.2d 164. If there is more than a scintilla of competent evidence to support the allegations in the warrant or bill of indictment, it is the court's duty to submit the case to the jury. State v. Davenport, 227 *244 N.C. 475, 493, 42 S.E.2d 686; State v. Rogers, 227 N.C. 67, 40 S.E.2d 472.
It is thoroughly established law in this State that, without regard to any previous confederation or design, when two or more persons aid and abet each other in the commission of a crime, all being present, all are principals and equally guilty. State v. Spencer, 239 N.C. 604, 80 S.E.2d 670; State v. Gosnell, 208 N.C. 401, 181 S.E. 323; State v. Donnell, 202 N.C. 782, 164 S.E. 352; State v. Beal, 199 N.C. 278, 154 S.E. 604; State v. Hart, 186 N.C. 582, 120 S.E. 345; State v. Jarrell, 141 N.C. 722, 53 S.E. 127.
"A person aids when being present at the time and place he does some act to render aid to the actual perpetration of the crime, though he takes no direct share in its commission; and an abetter is one who gives aid and comfort, or who either commands, advises, instigates or encourages another to commit a crime." State v. Johnson, 220 N.C. 773, 18 S.E.2d 358, 360. See State v. Holland, 234 N.C. 354, 67 S.E.2d 272; State v. Hart, supra.
Mere presence, even with the intention of assisting, cannot be said to be aiding and abetting, unless the intention to assist, if necessary, was in some way communicated to the actual perpetrator of the crime. State v. Ham, 238 N.C. 94, 76 S.E.2d 346; State v. Holland, supra; State v. Johnson, supra.
The general rule seems to be that if two or more persons combine or conspire to commit a crime, each is liable criminaliter for everything done by his confederates in the execution of the common design, as one of its probable and natural consequences, even though what was done was not intended as a part of the original design or common plan. State v. Brooks, 228 N.C. 68, 44 S.E.2d 482; State v. Williams, 216 N.C. 446, 5 S.E.2d 314; State v. Lea, 203 N.C. 13, 164 S.E. 737.
"Everyone who does enter into a common purpose or design is equally deemed in law a party to every act which had before been done by the others, and a party to every act which may afterwards be done by any of the others, in furtherance of such common design." State v. Jackson, 82 N.C. 565.
There is evidence tending to show that Hobbs and Kelly were companions in immorality, and that both were with Robinson's wife the night before his murder, and the night of his murder. There is evidence tending to show that both had malice against Robinson, that they had two guns in the car they used, and that one of them, with both present, said to Adolphus Wall, a week before Robinson's death, "we have got them" (the guns) "to kill damned men with," and that Kelly about a week before the murder said: "If he didn't stop following him, he was going to fix him to stop." It seems to be a fair inference from this evidence that they had the guns in the car to kill Robinson, or any man, who interfered with their immorality; that such was their common design and plan.
The evidence, and the reasonable inference to be drawn therefrom, tends further to show that on the night of the homicide both Hobbs and Kelly knew that Robinson was following them, and that when Hobbs told Kelly "to stop the car and he would fix the S.O.B.," that Kelly stopped the car to permit Hobbs to kill Robinson according to their prior concerted plan and design, and further, that such stopping of the car by Kelly under all the facts was aiding and abetting Hobbs in the homicide, irrespective of any prior plan or design. The evidence tends to show that the defendants acted in concert, and it is not material which fired the gun inflicting the mortal wound.
There is no doubt that Hobbs was guilty of murder in the second degree in the killing of Robinson. State v. Williams, 235 N.C. 752, 71 S.E.2d 138; State v. Burrage, 223 N.C. 129, 25 S.E.2d 393. In fact, there is strong evidence that he is guilty of firstdegree murder.
The words, "when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death" (James, Ch. 1, v. 15), picture the tragedy here.
*245 At the close of the State's evidence the solicitor for the State announced that the State would ask for a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. The demurrer to the evidence was properly overruled, because the evidence in the case, considered in the light most favorable to the State, is sufficient to carry the case to the jury on the charge of murder in the second degree.
No error.


Made from 100% recycled polyester, the Broken Riders Contour Long Sleeved Women's Jersey has some good looking design elements.
Broken Riders are a small brand with big ambitions, a catchy name and an environmental and ethical conscience. They make a range of environmentally sound products for riders, including super soft bamboo riding t-shirts with eye catching designs, socks and hoodies.
Their Contour jersey is made from recycled polyester, and it's one of their first forays into performance ride kit.
I have mixed opinions of the Broken Riders Contour Ladies Enduro Jersey. There are certain elements I really like, and the price is fantastic, but a couple of big things let it down.
One of the first things I noticed trying this on was the fit – or the lack of it. Now I like a loose jersey as much as the next person, particularly if you are planning on wearing body armour under it, but there's loose and there's enormous.
The Contour jersey size is extremely generous, so even if you are going to be wearing armour I'd consider going down a size. It's also not got a particularly feminine cut, so I couldn't really see how this was a women's jersey.
I contacted Broken Riders to get the lowdown, and they got back to me straight away, and were fully aware of the issue.
So great news there – it sounds like this issue is going to be resolved, which is great because there are some massive pros to this kit.
Firstly, I love the contour line pattern, which is eye catching and different. The contours themselves are the actual contours of a downhill trail in the South Downs beloved by Broken Riders called Devil's Dyke.
Secondly, the price is hard to argue with. £40 is a great price for a riding top.
Thirdly, it's made entirely from recycled plastic bottles, so it's got green credentials to boot.
Broken Riders have also released a short sleeved version of the Contour Jersey, and we can't wait to see the new and improved fit feels.
A great jersey with striking looks, perfect for enduro riding, or just hitting your local trails. The sizing and cut is off, but this is something the company are aware of and are working to improve.
Women's loose fit with dropped rear hem for rear coverage while riding. Contour design based on the contour lines of one of our favourite local trails! Made from 100% recycled rapid-dry polyester. Discarded plastic bottles and unwanted polyester clothing are recycled to create the ultimate environmentally responsible riding jersey. Printed using dye sublimation process making the jersey colourfast. Fantastic quality. Be kinder to the planet – buy 100% recycled!
Adele Mitchell on the magical powers of this affordable mountain biking top.
Calenders at the ready! The dates and locations for the 2015 Enduro World Series have just been released!
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New! We've got images and a video overview for the location for the Red Bull Fox Hunt 2014 with Rachel Atherton.


Tonight could well see some Milwaukee Admirals history be made. The Ads are currently on an eight game winning streak which matched a franchise record set in the IHL era of the team in March of 1989.
There is only one thing needed to be done to pull it off: defeat the worst team in the AHL. Problem? The Iowa Wild have gone 4-2-0-0 against the Admirals this season. In fact, they have nearly won one-third of their games this season against the Ads. They've won twice past regulation, an overtime game and shootout, as well as winning twice in their previous two trips to Milwaukee.
The Wild have a record of 15-24-1-1 (32 points) on the season. They are an even 5-5-0-0 in their previous 10 games and enter after being shutout 1-0 by the Rockford IceHogs. There is only one team in the AHL that has allowed more goals this season than the Wild. The St. John's IceCaps have allowed 135 goals this season and the Wild have allowed 133 goals. The goal scoring differential for the Wild is a staggering -37.
Jordan Schroeder is the top scorer in this head-to-head match up. He has scored 7 points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 5 games against the Admirals this season. He's third on the team with an overall haul of 25 points (10 goals, 15 assists) for the Wild this season. The top scorer for the Wild is Michael Keränen who has 28 points (6 goals, 22 assists). Their leading goal scorer is Tyler Graovac who has 13 goals in 38 games.
Still like Jonathon Blum? No? Great! He has 17 points (5 goals, 12 assists) in 31 games for the Wild this season while putting up a painful plus/minus rating of -11. Out of those 5 goals he has scored 4 have been scored on the power-play for Iowa.
Currently the Wild have John Curry and Johan Gustafsson as their goaltending tandem. Technically, Josh Harding is on the roster but has only played 2 games this season for Iowa as he continues to handle his battle with multiple sclerosis. Gustafsson has a record of 7-15-1-0 in net this season with a rough 3.36 goals against average and 0.898 save percentage. Curry has a 8-8-0-1 record this season with a 2.62 goals against average and 0.922 save percentage.
On the season Gustafsson has appeared against the Admirals in 5 games and has 3 wins despite posting a 3.18 goals against average and 0.893 save percentage. Curry has appeared twice against the Ads, picked up a single win, but has a stunning 0.57 goals against average and 0.980 save percentage. He's also had a strong month of January that has seen him win 3/5 decisions, recording a 2.02 goals against average and 0.936 save percentage, and a 41-save effort last time out in a losing effort against the IceHogs.
Expectations for tonight's game? Can the Admirals set a franchise record for a winning streak tonight? Who is Brett Eldredge and will his fans know what is happening on the ice before the concert?
Yes I still like Jon Blum so excited to watch him play but still want the Admirals to win.
Bad feeling that IA will be the spoiler tonight. Sad considering this is a great opportunity for the Ads to shine in front of a larger than average crowd.
Think Maz gets the start tonight or is Hellberg going to get a chance to vindicate himself?
Any news on the potential lines tonight?
I am hoping Liambas is the scratch this evening. He is going to be more worried about Rechlicz than he will be about winning the game in front of a nice crowd.
Hope the team focuses on playing like they did Wednesday night more than they do on knocking the wilds teeth out.
Kevin: No word on line combinations. Usually don't find those out until pre-game skate -but- I'd be shocked if they aren't exactly the same as last time: Fiala-Sissons-Aberg, Leipsic-Watson-Stalberg, Salomaki-MVG-Arvidsson, Grant-Girard-Clune, Diaby-Piskula, Bitetto-White, Oligny-Aronson.
Casey: Your guess is as good as mine for tonight's starter. Hard to not reward Maz the net after what he did last game though.


Things get pretty hectic here. I start projects and rarely get a chance to finish them, we are always dashing off somewhere.
Motherhood can be monotonous, forever tying shoe laces, picking up your 823246th cheerio from the floor and wiping up spilt milk. As the kids get older & depend on me less, I find its those moments I'll miss.
hop on over to our new YouTube channel and have a wee peek!
This was beautiful, such a cute way of capturing and keeping memories. Looking forward to meeting you at Blogtacular!
Thank you Elaine, I had a great time, hope you did too!


I'll be leaving work in a few minutes for the last Wednesday race of the summer season. This year we have been race committee and not racing, which is fun, but not as fun as sailing. Next year we hope to have a consistent crew and be out sailing these fun races. Being part of the committee has given me a lot more respect for the difficulty of running the races.
There are a couple more week-end races, then a pause until racing starts again in January.
Tomorrow I start a new series of injections in my knee- second generation viscous stuff that has a better success rate than the Orthovisc I was given last year. I had a cortisone shot 2 weeks ago, and I am going to increase the acupuncture to every 2 weeks. I had cut back to monthly because of insurance, but it helps so much that I am willing to pay out of pocket for it. Last night I actually rode my bicycle around the neighborhood and the knee tolerated it well. My biggest fear was that I would fall and twist my knee, something I will need to overcome.
The weather has been beautiful, cool and breezy. I think that is what Fall is here in the bay area.


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Mark Gatiss: 'Doing something for the sake of it is death.'
The modern Renaissance man talks about his new role as Charles I
There are many things to ask Mark Gatiss: Did Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock die in the last episode? How do you write dialogue for Daleks? and What is 'the special stuff'?
But what I end up asking about is wigs. As a founder member of macabre comedy troupe the League of Gentlemen, he donned an array of headgear to transform himself into residents of the fictional town of Royston Vasey.
A mullet for special needs jobseeker Mickey, hippy tresses for naturist aunty Val, and mutton chop sideburns for sinister butcher Hilary Briss, whose 'special' meat gave everyone nosebleeds.
Elsewhere he's proved versatile in roles as varied as Bamber Gascoigne in Starter for 10 (if there's ever a biopic he's a shoo-in) and suave manipulator Mycroft Holmes in the stupendously successful Sherlock co-created with Steven Moffat.
He's soon to sport the full enchilada, a Civil War-era cascade of curls as he plays ill-fated monarch Charles I in Howard Brenton's 55 Days.
"As Mel Brooks says, 'it's good to be the king,'" he beams, relaxing on a sofa between rehearsals at Hampstead Theatre.
"I have always wanted to play Charles I and been fascinated by him and the period although I am firmly on Cromwell's side. Although I get to wear The Wig, it's not quite how I expected. I'm not a king with a court and all that deference - the 55 days is the period between his imprisonment and execution."
For all the grotesque no-hopers he's channelled, Gatiss in person is tall, slim and dapper. Turned out in casual jumper and brogues, you sense a keen intelligence and an affability tempered by the wariness of those who've become habituated to answering questions from journalists.
The Sedgefield-born 46-year-old, who lives in a Georgian house in Islington with his dog Bunsen and civil partner, is a modest renaissance man, whether writing scripts for TV shows Dr Who and Poirot, presenting and writing documentaries on pet subjects like the Hammer Horror movies, or doing an Alan Ayckbourn at The National Theatre.
He's such a fan of Victoriana, he once created a Dr Jekyll-style lab at home, complete with blood-red walls and gas lamps, but ditched the idea when the room became a relic that never got used.
Resolutely modern, he's latterly embraced twitter and word processing, and Sherlock fans will be delighted that he's written new episodes, as well as two more for Matt Smith's Dr Who - plus a 50th anniversary "biopic" about the show's creation, titled An Adventure in Space and Time.
Often asked what he would choose between performing and acting, he protests "unless someone holds a gun to my head I'm not giving anything up!"
"I have always done both and when it works best it's a lovely balance. This year I did a play at the Donmar in January, spent April onwards writing and now I am doing this. If I had just been shut up at home writing I might have gone a bit mad, but doing this play is refreshing, I am out of the house with other people, being challenged and having a good time. I come back to writing from rehearsal energised."
But he admits to the pressure of creating, writing and acting in a prime time show.
"Sherlock is a big responsibility an awful lot of work goes into it and it can be nice sometimes to do a guest slot and not be in control."
Gatiss grew up reading Conan Doyle's originals and he and Moffat were "very confident" they had made something good in updating the stories, whose success he describes as "thrilling and humbling".
"Good doesn't matter, a lot of good things never get noticed," he notes wryly. "Benedict became a star literally overnight. That's not supposed to happen but it did and we've only made six episodes."
Gatiss is all too aware you can't write for success. "As far as possible I have always made things I'd like to watch myself. When something becomes successful it can get a vocal fanbase who feel they own it and can dictate terms, but that's suffocating and if you ever listen you are sunk. You have to do it for yourself."
Dr Who, was one such project of personal passion. A childhood fan he has to remind himself he's writing "a new show with a new audience discovering it for the first time".
"You have to make sure you are not making if for your eight-year-old self, you cannot be nostalgic for a past version of it."
He loves the sheer imaginative freedom of a show that allows the central character to regenerate every few years and to visit anywhere in time and space.
"For a few marvellous months (original producer) David Whittaker opened scripts that started 'It's the year 5 billion and the world is on fire!'
"It's the most amazing concept. Full of the most brilliant, original ideas that were almost entirely borne out of serendipity or budget constraints. Can't afford a spaceship? Perhaps it can look like something ordinary."
The League of Gentlemen formed at drama school Bretton Hall and Gatiss' writing began when he and Steve Pemberton took two plays to the student drama festival.
"It was a very exciting time. We were young with a sense that anything was possible. We were frustrated by not getting much support from our drama school but that made us very self reliant."
While he and Jeremy Dyson channelled "a sort of domestic horror of embarrassment and failure", Pemberton and Reese Shearsmith had a "gothic sensibility" evident in out there characters like Papa Lazarou and Edward and Tubbs.
"Dare I say it I was more Nuts in May and Alan Bennett but hugely influenced by Victoria Wood and sit-coms like Rising Damp which was a very painful kind of comedy."
As comedy geeks, the league learned their craft from their intimate knowledge of the 70s classics they watched as children, from Dad's Army to The Good Life.
"Today there's a reluctance to commit to the fact that all great comedy has a tragic centre, it's about people being trapped, and it would be lovely to see one with people in it who were not attractive but pathetic."
By series three, the league decided to call it a day because: "doing something for the sake of it is death."
"We were together for almost 12 years and like any collaboration you reach a point where you want to do different things, thankfully we have all been successful. But like Abba, we never actually split up".
He teasingly ponders the possibility of a 20 year reunion in 2019 when they might revisit the denizens of Royston Vasey, but admits the controller of BBC2 is hardly hammering on the door for a new script.
As for Charles, Gatiss is well stuck into what he calls a "rather neglected" moment in British history.
"It's been reduced to Cavaliers; fun, roundheads; dull, but it's the beginning of modern democracy.
"Charles was no different to any king that preceded him except he was suddenly out of step with the times. He had a dangerously fanatical edge and was a zealot about the divine right to rule, with no sense of compromise that a wiser monarch might have."
Brenton focuses on the political revolution that involved forging a new country without a king and says Gatiss, has "rather brilliantly made it into a political thriller".
"Cromwell has this speech that 'we are not just trying a tyrant, we are inventing a country'. He's the man of the hour, the only person who can push it through by controversial means. He's an arch politician, a genius, a soldier, even though the experiment in republicanism didn't work, Britain was never the same again."
55 Days runs at Hampstead Theatre until November 24.