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Dungeons & Dragons Is So Classic It Now Has Its Own Digital Archive
Guides and books from the past 40 years of Dungeons and Dragons are to be preserved online
First devised in the early 1970s under the innocuous title "The Fantasy Game," Dungeons & Dragons grew into a cultural juggernaut. Although it's still stigmatized as a pastime for geeks—with the iconic 20-sided die symbolizing all that's (to an outsider) unnecessarily complicated about it—the game's influence can be seen in the archetypes and underlying structure of modern gaming.
From its initial launch the game itself has grown more complexed and nuanced, and at times, designers have revised entirely the way it is played. Though some Dungeons & Dragons fans map out their own adventures (with one person controlling the enemies and the story, and the other players controlling the protagonists), others follow preset guides. Wired's Ethan Gilsdorf:
For many of us, those early experiences of exploring dungeons, slaying monsters and devouring bowls of Cheetos are inextricably linked to specific gaming products and their charmingly amateurish artwork of animated skeletons, spider queens, and aqua-colored dungeon maps.
…Alas, many of those rulebooks and adventures from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s have disappeared — forgotten, made obsolete, or discarded with the trash by parents when young gamers went off to college. (Thanks, Mom!). Only occasionally do these out-of-print products resurface at yard sales, online shopping sites, or at specialized auctions. If they can be located, they're often only available for exorbitant prices.
In advance of Dungeons & Dragons' upcoming fortieth anniversary, the publisher of many of those old paperback guides has opened a digital archive that should eventually include every edition of the game ever produced—some of which are accessible for free. Though this archive may be designed with profit in mind, it will also help to preserve these original, increasingly rare pieces of gaming history.
Outsmarting Napoleon - War games enthusiasts use miniature soldiers and multiple-terrain boards to simulate real battles
The Essentials: Video Games
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The Great spotted woodpecker population dwindled in the first half of the nineteenth century, resulting in the bird becoming extinct in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and only are rate sighting in the most other British countries. However, it made a steady comeback over the next century, and is now a familiar sight in all mainland countries. It has also re-established itself in the southeast of Southern Ireland. It has however, not reached the far north of Scotland or the Scottish Islands as of yet.
With its distinctive black and white plumage and bright red under tail, the great spotted woodpecker can be seen working its way upwards around tree trunks and along branches of both deciduous and conifer trees.
Its diet is varied and changes with the seasons. In spring and summer it feeds on ants, wood boring beetles and various insects and larvae, whilst during the winter months it switches to a variety of fruits seeds and nuts. Unwieldy nuts and pine cones are wedged into a crevice and attacked until open. In recent year the great spotted woodpecker had also become a regular and welcomed visitor to gardens and bird tables.
The distinctive drumming of the woodpecker is not a song, but serves either as a territorial defence, a mating call or a search for food. Its beak hit's the solid tree so hard that splinter fly. The force of the blow would concuss a person, however the woodpecker's evolution has provided it with a very sophisticated shock-absorbing system, involving the way in which the beak joins the skull, allowing it to hammer away continually with no adverse effects at all.
Both parents excavate the nest, which is a hole always at least 4 metres from the ground, bored into a suitable tree, with an oval entrance and a chamber 30cm down. Here 4-7 white eggs are laid between May and early June. Incubation is carried out mainly by the female for 16 days, and the chicks are fed by both parents before fledging 18-21 days later.
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An organization's ability to deliver its program is directly related to how effective the organization is in ascertaining, developing and managing its human resources. Many NGOs struggle due to a lack of human resources or their human resources' capacity. Effective use of volunteers can increase organizational ability to deliver its services and achieve its mission and goals. Many NGOs have limited experience in knowing what kind of support volunteers can provide and how to effectively recruit and work with volunteers to fulfill those needs. NGOs need to learn how to source private volunteers and how to work in cooperation with volunteer organizations, as well as how to work effectively with the volunteers once they arrive.
This practical 5-day workshop covers the principles and practices of effective volunteer recruitment and management systems.


Learn how lighting, composition, and photography techniques help you create stunning landscape and nature photography.
You will gain the ability to find subjects and scenes worthy of photographing.
Bonus lectures include Amazing Places in America, how to find them, and how to photograph them.


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At Smithsonian Affiliations, our mission is to share the Smithsonian's vast resources with Americans in their own communities and inspire lifelong discovery for learners of all ages. One of the ways in which we reach our Affiliate communities is through Smithsonian Learning Lab workshops—both in-person and online.
For K-12 classrooms, afterschool programs, and everywhere learning takes place—formally and informally—the Smithsonian Learning Lab workshops connect local teachers with Affiliate resources as well as millions of multimedia resources in the Smithsonian collections.
See below for blogs from Smithsonian Learning Lab workshops in Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and Lowell, Massachusetts.
Interested in hosting a virtual or in-person workshop? Contact us to learn more.
The Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access created the Smithsonian Learning Lab to inspire the discovery and creative use of its rich digital materials—millions of images, recordings, and texts.
By encouraging users to create and share personalized collections of Smithsonian assets and user-generated resources, the Learning Lab aspires to build a global community of learners who are passionate about adding to and bringing to light new knowledge, ideas, and insight.


FDA recently issued a white paper revealing that the Agency intends to strengthen its review of medical devices for home use, such as hemodialysis equipment, wound therapy care, intravenous therapy devices, and ventilators, as more hospital patients are being discharged to continue treatment at home.
Currently, there is no clear regulatory pathway for devices intended for home use that describes what manufacturers should consider when designing, testing, and labeling such products. FDA's Medical Device Home Use Initiative attempts to fill this gap. Under the Initiative, the Agency will develop guidance for home medical device manufacturers on the premarket approval or 510(k) clearance of these devices, including device testing with at-home caregivers and patients, identify instances under which FDA may exercise its authority to require that certain devices contain a statement in its label that it has not been cleared for home use, and develop educational materials on home use of devices.
The Initiative also contains measures for enhanced post-market oversight through HomeNet, a "subnetwork of the FDA's Medical Device Surveillance Network" which is an adverse event reporting program that includes more than 350 health care facilities nationwide. Additionally, beginning this summer, FDA plans to launch a 10-month pilot program in which home medical device manufacturers may voluntarily submit labeling to the Agency for posting on a central website repository to help patients and caregivers access important information about the safe use of the devices. The pilot program will support FDA's goal of eventually creating an online labeling repository for devices cleared or approved for home use.
A public workshop on May 24, 2010 has been scheduled to discuss measures manufacturers can take to design and test medical devices used at home, and to develop instructions for home care patients and caregivers.


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The band is based in Portsmouth, regularly playing gigs throughout Hampshire and the south coast.
The Shakeups are a band of good friends who play a great mix of 50s rock 'n' roll, 60 should and a smattering of 70s party tunes and are a perfect option for a wedding or corporate event that requires a retro look, feel and sound.
They perform with both male and female vocals and take their varied musical cues from the likes of Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash and the Beatles.
6 piece band consisting of guitar, drums, vocals, bass and keyboards.


The villa is just 8 minutes from Disney World, 20 minutes from Sea World and 25 minutes from Universal. In this location, you will waste no travel time reaching your Theme Park destination in the morning, and can quickly return to peaceful seclusion when your park-legs are exhausted! This makes it perfect for guests who want easy access to all that Disney has to offer, while having all the facilities to kick back and relax in privacy at the end of the day.
Great attention has been paid to the furnishing of our home, comprising 2 king size suites, 2 queen suite and 2 twin rooms, all with TV. There is a fully equipped Games Room, fantastic Open Floor Theater Room with 42" LED TV and specialist seating, and a north facing pool with Jacuzzi. In short there's something for all ages and preferences when you need a little time to relax. For your security, the villa is fitted with a safe for your valuables.
My family and I really enjoyed our stay can't wait to go back next year!


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Sudbury Crown concerned about violent offender
Harold Carmichael The Sudbury Star
Published on: March 15, 2019 | Last Updated: March 15, 2019 12:13 AM MDT
A prosecutor is seeking to have a Sudbury man with a violent criminal history declared a long-term offender.
If successful, Jean-Claude Breton, 36, would receive a defined sentence and be subject to a long-term supervision order.
Justice Randall Lalande found Breton, who is in custody, guilty of most of the 12 charges he was facing in his latest brush with the law.
Randall Lalande issued guilty verdicts for forcible confinement, assault, assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, three counts of breach of probation, and one count of breach of recognizance (bail).
At the Crown's request, Lalande acquitted Breton of kidnapping.
(The Star incorrectly reported Thursday that Lalande had reserved his decision in the case).
Breton was headed to a video bail remand court appearance on Thursday, but he refused to leave Sudbury Jail.
At that hearing, however, assistant Crown attorney Jeffrey Martin informed the court the Crown would bring an application to seek long-term offender status for Breton. That means that Breton will not be sentenced on these charges until a judge hears and rules on the long-term offender application.
Martin told the court defence lawyer Anik Morrow had agreed no sentencing date be set until a judge deals with the Crown's application. Morrow, who is from Toronto, did not attend video bail remand court Thursday.
Justice of the Peace Gary McMahon consequently issued a warrant with discretion for Breton. A return date of March 21 was also set.
If a person is classified as a long-term offender, he or she is seen as a lesser risk to re-offend than a dangerous offender, which is a designation reserved for Canada's most violent criminals and sexual predators. That designation carries an automatic prison sentence for an indefinite period, with no chance of parole for seven years.
If the judge rejects the long-term offender application for Breton, regular sentencing would then occur.
Breton's criminal record already features convictions for aggravated assault when he stabbed a man outside the Nickel City Hotel in December of 2012, an equivalent seven-year sentence in January 2007 for smashing a 41-year-old woman's nose with a baseball bat in Toronto following a drug deal, and a 21-month sentence in 2011 for two aggravated assaults.
Breton, incidentally, is also dealing with charges arising from another matter still before the courts.
As for this round of charges, a Greater Sudbury Police officer testified he checked on Breton after the video camera in his cell at police headquarters stopped working following his arrest Aug. 15, 2017.
Const. Daniel Duguay testified Breton used his shirt to cover the camera and said he had to go to hospital, even though Emergency Medical Services had cleared him.
Dionne said Breton became angry, began punching his jaw and "threatened to break his head off on the wall."
The officer said Breton then spit on him.
The incident was captured by the video camera in Breton's cell. The video was played in court.
Breton was in the police cell after a domestic dispute. A neighbour testified she heard Breton and his girlfriend arguing in their apartment. The dispute spilled out onto the street and became physical. Surveillance video from a nearby building caught the argument.
The woman was brought to hospital for treatment of her injuries.
Breton, meanwhile, barricaded himself in his girlfriend's apartment, using a couch and rug to block the door. When police officers used a ram to get in, they found Breton sitting on the floor. Four officers then attempted to get Breton onto his stomach and apply handcuffs.
Const. Daniel Duguay told the court when Breton was escorted outside, he launched himself at an ambulance, striking his head on the bumper.
Duguay said officers immobilized Breton for the trip to police headquarters. He also said EMS staff checked the accused for possible injuries and cleared him to be taken away.
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Twitter and Society
By Jean Burgess (editor), Merja Mahrt (editor), Axel Bruns (editor), Cornelius Puschmann (editor) and Katrin Weller (editor)
Publisher Peter Lang Pub Inc
Dimensions 1 by 6 by 9 in.
Online social networks.
Information society.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism
Internet; Social aspects.
The Internet Trap: How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy | Understanding Social Networks | Web Social Science
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This book has won the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award 2014.
Since its launch in 2006, Twitter has evolved from a niche service to a mass phenomenon; it has become instrumental for everyday communication as well as for political debates, crisis communication, marketing, and cultural participation. But the basic idea behind it has stayed the same: users may post short messages (tweets) of up to 140 characters and follow the updates posted by other users. Drawing on the experience of leading international Twitter researchers from a variety of disciplines and contexts, this is the first book to document the various notions and concepts of Twitter communication, providing a detailed and comprehensive overview of current research into the uses of Twitter. It also presents methods for analyzing Twitter data and outlines their practical application in different research contexts.
With Merja Mahrt (other contributor), Axel Bruns (other contributor), Katrin Weller (other contributor), Jean Burgess (other contributor) | from Peter Lang Pub Inc (November 22, 2013)
9781433121708 | details & prices | 447 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.75 lbs | List price $179.95
About: Since its launch in 2006, Twitter has evolved from a niche service to a mass phenomenon; it has become instrumental for everyday communication as well as for political debates, crisis communication, marketing, and cultural participation.
With Merja Mahrt (other contributor), Axel Bruns (other contributor), Katrin Weller (other contributor), Jean Burgess (other contributor) | from Peter Lang Pub Inc (November 8, 2013)
About: This book has won the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award 2014.


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Arielle S.Tobin
Arielle S. Tobin
Arielle Tobin defends corporations and their directors and officers in civil, criminal, and regulatory disputes, including government enforcement actions. She also conducts internal investigations and assists companies in mitigating reputational risk through execution of multinational risk assessments and development of compliance programs.
Arielle has litigated complex commercial disputes relating to breach of contract, fraud, negligence, residential mortgage-backed securitizations, False Claims Act (FCA) violations, state and local tax, securities litigation, health care fraud, and director and officer liability. She regularly represents clients in criminal and civil proceedings and related investigations in response to alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), UK Bribery Act, accounting fraud, financial fraud, securities fraud, and customs violations. Arielle has conducted and managed sensitive internal investigations in over 10 countries across North, Central, and South America, Europe, and Asia. In addition, she has performed multinational risk assessments and regularly advises companies on compliance with securities, anticorruption, insider trading, and data privacy laws.
Prior to attending law school, Arielle earned her CPA license and worked for the audit group at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Her experience as an auditor makes her distinctively qualified to understand complex accounting fraud and work seamlessly with forensic accountants when investigating or litigating fraud or other financial crimes.
Arielle is deeply involved in local and international pro bono efforts. She has devoted hundreds of hours of pro bono representation to domestic violence victims seeking asylum in the United States and has worked with Lawyers Without Borders and the United States Department of State to research and advise on human rights abuses in Latin America.
U.S. Bank prevails on appeal and obtains settlement in putative class action alleging tens of billions in class-wide losses in connection with residential mortgage backed securitiesJones Day represented U.S. Bank National Association in putative class actions filed in New York state court seeking tens of billions of dollars in alleged class-wide losses in connection with investments in certificates and notes issued by over 800 residential mortgage backed securities trusts for which U.S. Bank served as trustee.
Canadian ice manufacturer secures Third Circuit affirmation of dismissal of fraud and negligence claims in Delaware bankruptcy court adversary proceedingJones Day secured a precedential ruling from the Third Circuit on behalf of a Canadian ice manufacturer affirming the dismissal of claims alleging that the manufacturer and its former trustees and corporate secretary had violated FINRA and SEC rules in connection with the payment of distributions under a bankruptcy plan of arrangement.
U.S. Bank defeats class certification in putative class action alleging billions in class-wide losses in connection with residential mortgage backed securitiesJones Day represented U.S. Bank N.A. in a putative class action seeking billions of dollars in alleged class-wide losses in connection with investments in notes issued by 25 residential mortgage backed securities trusts for which U.S. Bank served as trustee.
Audit committee of leading producer of hydrocarbon products conducts internal investigation into allegations of accounting improprietiesJones Day is representing an audit committee of a leading producer of hydrocarbon products in an internal investigation into allegations of accounting improprieties.
PMFG Board of Directors defends three cases filed by shareholders of PMFG, Inc. related to PMFG's proposed merger with CECO EnvironmentalJones Day represents the Board of Directors of PMFG, Inc. in connection with litigation filed by shareholders of PMFG in Texas and Delaware, in which shareholders allege that the PMFG Board breached their fiduciary duties by agreeing to a proposed merger with CECO Environmental Corp. without securing sufficient consideration from CECO, pursuant to a flawed process that was tiled in favor of one particular group of shareholders, and have asked the shareholders to vote on the proposed transaction without providing sufficient disclosures.
Major multinational corporation undergoes internal investigation into accounting fraud and corruptionJones Day conducted an internal investigation into alleged accounting fraud and corruption in the international operations of a major publicly traded multinational corporation.
Former controller represented in SEC investigationJones Day represented a former controller in connection with SEC investigation into alleged earnings management and accounting fraud.
Multinational pharmaceutical company conducts independent investigation of whistleblower allegations pursuant to contract audit rightsOn behalf of a privately-owned multinational pharmaceutical company, Jones Day conducted an independent investigation of alleged misconduct and possible Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations in Guatemala, Panama and Mexico.
Jones Day lawyers advise women and children seeking refugeJones Day lawyers are representing mothers with children as well as unaccompanied children in well over 100 cases arising from the flood of refugees seeking refuge in the United States from violence in Central America.
Distributor of truck and trailer parts investigates employee theft ringJones Day assisted a Texas-based distributor of truck and trailer parts with investigating several employees for the theft of money and high-value inventory.
Defense Bill to Expand SEC Powers and Authority
August 2020 White Paper
SEC Enforcement in Financial Reporting and Disclosure: 2020 Mid-Year Update
September 2015 Commentaries
SEC Brings Hiring Practices into FCPA Focus
Compliance Perspectives Podcast Series on The Compliance & Ethics Blog: Compliance Officer Liability Risk
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2016 Jones Day & Whitley Penn SEC Accounting, Legal, and Enforcement Seminar
Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement
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Texas and licensed as a certified public accountant
Texas Super Lawyers — Rising Star (2019 and 2020)
The Best Lawyers in America "Ones to Watch" — commercial litigation (2021)
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Q: Jquery Validator Not Running I am by no means an expert but I have done this before and for some reason there is an issue with my form not validating this time.
I did this on another page and it worked fine so I just cut pasted it to another section and did minor changes and now it stopped working.
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Showing News articles tagged with alumni. Show all news articles.
The former Tisch Scholar, now an Advocacy and Policy Strategist at the ACLU, talks about the role that Tisch College played in shaping her personal and professional development.
Mora, a leader in the nonprofit sector, credits Tisch College with setting her on a path to social impact.
The Tufts alumnus, one of the top political journalists in America, is joining the Tisch College Board of Advisors.
Graduate Erica Satin-Hernández, a former Tisch Scholar and Active Citizenship Summer fellow, has a profound commitment to civic engagement.
Tufts alumnus Daniel Scarvalone credits his experience in a Tisch College course taught by Alan Solomont with setting him on a path to working for the Obama campaign.
The Tufts alumni and United States Ambassador to Spain delivered the second lecture in a series endowed in his name.


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Goriška Vas pri Škocjanu (; ) is a small village in the Municipality of Škocjan in southeastern Slovenia. Within the municipality, it belongs to the Village Community of Zagrad. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Goriška vas to Goriška vas pri Škocjanu in 1953.

Church
The local church is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the Parish of Škocjan. It is a medieval building that was restyled in the Baroque in the first half of the 18th century.

References

External links
Goriška Vas pri Škocjanu at Geopedia

Populated places in the Municipality of Škocjan

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Blizzard has made several changes to fan-favorite 'Overwatch' tank hero Roadhog.
Blizzard recently released Patch 1.14 to the live servers of "Overwatch." The update introduced the highly anticipated Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch in the game. In addition, a new map, dubbed as Chateau Guillard, is made available to players. However, while the new features and modes are exciting and bring fresh variety, there are other significant additions released alongside the update. This includes the heroes balance changes that pleased most Roadhog, Widowmaker, Orisa, and Junkrat players.
The Patch notes of Update 1.14 reveals that Roadhog's Take a Breather can now be utilized while the hero is moving. In addition, Roadhog now gets 50 percent less damage during the skill duration. According to Blizzard, the latest changes rolled out to Roadhog will make players become more aggressive every time they look for hook targets or for blocking the hero in the team. Moreover, the changes also improve the survivability of the Junkertown evictee in the battlefield.
The latest buff does not make Roadhog a powerful and destructive hero like he used to be in the game.
It is worth noting that Blizzard previously nerfed the hero's bullet damage by 33 percent, which disappointed many players. However, it is a good indication that the developer is still looking for a way to improve the tank hero.
Apart from Roadhog, Widowmaker also gets improvements in two of her skills. The cooldown of her Grappling Hook has been reduced to eight seconds from its previous 12-second cooldown. The French Assassin's Venom Mine now allows her to see the target through walls. This is only exclusive to her and her teammates are excluded from this latest change.
Blizzard also rolls out several changes to the Australian demolitionist. Now, he is more versatile and his Ultimate has received improvements. The hero's Concussion Mine can now store up to two mines, making him more mobile. In addition, his RIP-Tire is now 30 percent faster while the time limit for climbing walls is now removed. This means that Junkrat's vulnerability while manipulating the tire is reduced and increases his chance of getting more opponents in the blast zone.
Orisa also received several changes with Update 1.14.
The projectile speed of her Fusion Driver is now increased by 20 percent. Her Protective Barrier is also increased to 20 percent with the shape of her shield changed to block enemy's fire from below.
Meanwhile, changes to D.Va, Mercy, and Reinhardt are now in "Overwatch" Public Test Realm. The Junkertown map and the Ecopoint: Antarctica are also in the game's PTR. With the way things are going, it appears that Blizzard has more changes and additions coming to the game soon.


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Innovative, healthy and sustainable, Santa Teresa chef Randy Siles shows off the new style of Costa Rican cuisine to the world.
Chef Randy Siles creates delicious, innovative Costa Rican cuisine at Hotel Tropico Latino on the beach in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica.
It started as a dream, as many things do.
Chef Randy Siles dreamed of living on the coast in Costa Rica and creating innovative Costa Rican cuisine that emphasizes freshness and sustainability.
Fifteen years ago he came to the beach town of Santa Teresa, felt he needed to stay, and has been living his dream ever since.
The international award-winning Costa Rican chef is based at Hotel Tropico Latino in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. The hotel is the flagship for Costa Rica's National Plan for Sustainable and Healthy Gastronomy, for which Siles is the country's ambassador. Siles travels around the world representing Costa Rican cuisine at international travel shows like the New York Times Travel Show in January 2017 and the Food and Wine Festival in Miami in February 2017.
Chef Randy Siles represents Costa Rica as the Ambassador for the National Plan for Sustainable and Healthy Gastronomy at a travel show in USA earlier this year.
In one of the Blue Zones of the world where people live longer, healthier and happier lives, Siles focuses on sustainability in his menu for the hotel's Shambala Restaurant by using native produce and products and buying locally as much as possible, especially organic. He mixes new and traditional techniques in a unique fusion style called "Author's Cuisine".
"We have the freshest products here in Costa Rica – fish from two oceans and thousands of rivers, fresh vegetables and fruits, and fresh meats farmed locally. Our climate allows us to grow anything and everything," explains Siles.
Equally important, Siles is dedicated to the Santa Teresa beachfront restaurant's team of 13 with 8 waiters and 5 in the kitchen. Most are local residents, ensuring sustainable employment in the small community.
Sustainable in cuisine and staffing, Hotel Tropico Latino is the flagship for Costa Rica's National Plan for Sustainable and Healthy Gastronomy.
Hotel Tropico Latino's restaurant offers beachfront dining in Santa Teresa, serving a unique mix of high quality local fish, meats, and vegetarian dishes. Siles tailors his menu toward the active, healthy lifestyle that Hotel Tropico Latino promotes with its yoga classes, surf retreats, and natural spa. The restaurant is open to the public for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Now in September and October, Hotel Tropico Latino is offering big savings of 30% off room rates. It's the perfect opportunity for a much-needed vacation in Costa Rica or a quick getaway. Costa Rica beach vacations in green season are the best … fewer crowds, great deals, and still plenty of sunshine.
Is Costa Rica the world's new hot culinary travel destination? Hotel Tropico Latino Chef Randy Siles takes the world by surprise showing off Costa Rican cuisine.
Hotel Tropico Latino Chef Randy Siles shows journalists how to "Cook Like a Tico" at a travel show in the USA.
Award-winning and gaining international celebrity status in his role as Costa Rica's Ambassador of National Gastronomy, Randy Siles is loving life as a top chef in Costa Rica. He lives and works steps from one of the country's prettiest beaches, sharing his passions of surfing with creating inventive sustainable cuisine at Hotel Tropico Latino in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica.
Yet lately, Siles is spending almost as much time on an airplane as he is in the kitchen.
As Costa Rica's Chef Ambassador for the National Plan of Sustainable and Healthy Gastronomy, Siles has been traversing the globe giving cooking lessons at international travel shows like the New York Times Travel Show in January. Food bloggers from around the world have been invited to "Cook Like a Tico" with Siles, who surprises them with innovative Costa Rican recipes using traditional and sustainable ingredients.
"The squash and farro salad was one of the best dishes I have ever eaten. The fresh mint and basil really make the flavors pop. The crunch of the cashews, with the cucumbers and squash add to the wonderful texture," wrote food blogger Lisa Johnson from Massachusetts, who attended a "Cook Like a Tico" food blogger event at Boston University.
Costa Rica's Chef Ambassador, Randy Siles, shows the world how innovative Costa Rican cuisine can be.
At the New York Times Travel Show, Siles was showcased on The Taste of the World stage along with other internationally celebrated chefs and culinary personalities, allowing him to rub shoulders with lifelong heroes and to show off Costa Rica as a delicious culinary destination.
"It is just incredible! I never dreamed all of this would happen," Siles remarked.
Siles said he is thrilled to promote Costa Rican cuisine and culinary tourism. "We are rescuing recipes from our traditions and history and reinventing them with local, native products," he said.
Chef Randy Siles shows off fresh red snapper before he expertly turns it into delicious Costa Rican ceviche.
Specialty dishes he has created at the travel shows include fresh fish ceviche with mango, rice pudding (arroz con leche) in crème brulee style with pineapple, picadillo of chayote with indigenous purple corn and pork, and his squash and farro salad. Check out Siles' very creative menu at Shambala Restaurant in Hotel Tropico Latino on the beach in Santa Teresa.
Chef Randy Siles of Hotel Tropico Latino in Santa Teresa is Costa Rica's rising star celebrity chef.
International fame aside, who is the man underneath the chef hat and how did Siles get his start as a rising star in the kitchens of Costa Rica's gastronomic scene?
Growing up in Costa Rica's capital city of San Jose, Siles said he first learned to cook from his mother, Elizabeth, who helped teach baking and pastry-making. Starting when he was about 8-years-old, Siles said he would climb up on a chair in their kitchen and help her make cakes.
"I was always was fascinated with cooking. When I was older and would travel around with friends, I would always cook for the group," he remembered.
Siles received a diploma in gastronomy from the ARCAM Gourmet School in San Jose in 2007. Luck and talent led him to work for one year with two Michelin Star chef, Richard Neat, in Park Café in San Jose. "He helped me form my style and awakened my interest and talents in cooking," said Siles of his mentor.
Now, at age 35, Siles has been chef at Hotel Tropico Latino on the beach in Santa Teresa for six years. He focuses on using fresh, locally sourced, native products in his healthy menu that compliments Tropico Latino's active Santa Teresa surf and yoga retreats, and natural spa.
Chef Randy Siles at Hotel Tropico Latino in Santa Teresa Costa Rica.
When Siles is not cooking at Hotel Tropico Latino or traveling as Costa Rica's Chef Ambassador, he loves to surf, run on the beach, and spend time with family. His daughter, Tamara, who turns 2-years-old in May, is "the light of my life," he boasts.
He also likes taking "working vacations" where he offers to work for free as a chef in order to learn. So far, he has "vacationed" in Michelin star restaurants in Spain, France, Italy and Japan. And just this month in Santa Teresa, Siles began inter-exchanges with cooking universities like the Montreal School of Catering and Tourism (École des métiers de la restauration et du tourisme de Montréal). Twelve students from Montreal are spending the month at Hotel Tropico Latino to learn about Costa Rican cooking and techniques.
Chef Randy Siles and waiter Marco Rojas at Hotel Tropico Latino take a break from Shambala Restaurant to go surfing.
Siles hopes to continue expanding his horizons and popularizing Costa Rica's cuisine around the world, while at the same time keeping his paradise home in Santa Teresa close at heart.
You always hear about Costa Rica's amazing beauty. The fabulous uncrowded beaches. The exciting volcanoes. The thrilling adventures like zip lining and whitewater rafting. The wildlife … rainforest … and the warm, tropical climate.
What you don't often hear about is Costa Rican food.
That's not because there's nothing to write home about. It's just that Costa Rican cuisine isn't touted as much as its sloths and surfing.
Costa Rica's Gastronomy comes to the world. "Our country is vibrant and green, and we have and abundance of fresh products being a tropical country"


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Q: Special Relativity - Perpendicular Boosts Equaling to a Rotation after a Boost [Question]
I recently read that two perpendicular Lorentz boosts equal to a rotation after a boost. Can anyone here show me an example of this happening? Thank you for your time and assistance!
Source: None - (not a homework question)

A: Here is an explicit example. The matrix rows and columns are in the usual order $t,x,y,z$.
$$
\left(
\begin{array}{cccc}
 \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} & 0 & -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} & 0 \\
 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\
 -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} & 0 & \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} & 0 \\
 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\
\end{array}
\right)
\left(
\begin{array}{cccc}
 \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} & -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} & 0 & 0 \\
 -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} & \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} & 0 & 0 \\
 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\
 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\
\end{array}
\right)
=
\left(
\begin{array}{cccc}
 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
 0 & \frac{4 \sqrt{3}}{7} & -\frac{1}{7} & 0 \\
 0 & \frac{1}{7} & \frac{4 \sqrt{3}}{7} & 0 \\
 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\
\end{array}
\right)
\left(
\begin{array}{cccc}
 \frac{4}{3} & -\frac{2}{3} & -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} & 0 \\
 -\frac{2}{3} & \frac{25}{21} & \frac{2}{7 \sqrt{3}} & 0 \\
 -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} & \frac{2}{7 \sqrt{3}} & \frac{8}{7} & 0 \\
 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\
\end{array}
\right)
$$
I will let you confirm the equality, and that the left-hand-side represents a boost by $c/2$ along the $x$-direction followed by a boost by $c/2$ along the $y$-direction, and that the right-hand-side represents a boost by $\sqrt{7}c/4$ in the direction $(2/\sqrt{7},\sqrt{3/7},0)$ followed by rotation around the $z$-axis by $\cos^{-1}(4\sqrt{3}/7)$ or $8.21$ degrees.
It helps to have the formula for a general boost matrix, which is
$$
\left(
\begin{array}{cccc}
 \gamma & -\gamma \beta n_x & -\gamma \beta n_y & -\gamma \beta n_z \\
 -\gamma \beta n_x & 1+(\gamma-1)n_x^2 & (\gamma-1)n_xn_y & (\gamma-1)n_xn_z \\
 -\gamma \beta n_y & (\gamma-1)n_yn_x & 1+(\gamma-1)n_y^2 & (\gamma-1)n_yn_z \\
 -\gamma \beta n_z & (\gamma-1)n_zn_x & (\gamma-1)n_zn_y & 1+(\gamma-1)n_z^2 \\
\end{array}
\right).
$$
To get a Wigner rotation, the two boosts don't have to be perpendicular; they just have to be non-colinear. Their composition can also be expressed as a rotation followed by a boost, rather than a boost followed by a rotation. If you express the composition of the boosts as a rotation followed by boost, the resulting rotation will be the same as before, but the resulting boost will be different. For example,
$$
\left(
\begin{array}{cccc}
 \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} & 0 & -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} & 0 \\
 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\
 -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} & 0 & \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} & 0 \\
 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\
\end{array}
\right)
\left(
\begin{array}{cccc}
 \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} & -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} & 0 & 0 \\
 -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} & \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} & 0 & 0 \\
 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\
 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\
\end{array}
\right)
=
\left(
\begin{array}{cccc}
 \frac{4}{3} & -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} & -\frac{2}{3} & 0 \\
 -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} & \frac{8}{7} & \frac{2}{7 \sqrt{3}} & 0 \\
 -\frac{2}{3} & \frac{2}{7 \sqrt{3}} & \frac{25}{21} & 0 \\
 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\
\end{array}
\right)
\left(
\begin{array}{cccc}
 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
 0 & \frac{4 \sqrt{3}}{7} & -\frac{1}{7} & 0 \\
 0 & \frac{1}{7} & \frac{4 \sqrt{3}}{7} & 0 \\
 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\
\end{array}
\right)
$$
Now the boost direction is $(\sqrt{3/7},2/\sqrt{7},0)$.
If you do the two original boosts in the opposite order, you'll get different results since they don't commute.
ADDENDUM: Wondering how to decompose the product of a general Lorentz transformation into a boost and a rotation? See this related question.


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The Government's most senior tax officials will be grilled today about the controversy which has engulfed HM Revenue and Customs and HSBC, Britain's biggest bank.
Lin Homer, HMRC's chief executive, will be questioned by MPs on the influential Public Accounts Committee in the House of Commons.
Committee sources said that hearing was likely to be "difficult" for Miss Homer, who joined HMRC in 2011 from the Department for Transport where she was Permanent Secretary. The MPs will be demanding to know why more action was not taken against a list of 6,000 former clients of HSBC's Swiss arm whose details were leaked to HMRC in 2010.
Also giving evidence is Edward Troup, HMRC's second permanent secretary who told the MPs in 2012 that, while only one criminal case had so far been brought in relation to the leak, another dozen were "in train".
A third civil servant – Jim Harra, the director general of business tax – has also been called to give evidence in the wake of the HSBC allegations.
After the hearing, MPs will then decide whether to call Dave Hartnett, one of Miss Homer's predecessors, who was in charge at HMRC when it was dealing with the alleged evidence of tax avoidance involving HSBC.
In 2011, Mr Hartnett told MPs that "the whole nation probably knows that our Department has a disc from the Swiss - from the Geneva branch of a major UK bank - with 6,000 names, all ripe for investigation".
One committee source said that the whole saga involving HSBC was "very much on his watch". Mr Hartnett worked for HMRC between 1976 and 2012.
Mr Hartnett was later hired by HSBC in early 2013 to lead a new financial crime committee, reporting directly to the board, after HSBC paid US authorities £1.2bn to settle allegations that its failure to enforce anti-money laundering rules left America's financial system exposed to drug cartels.
Pressure is on Lord Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint, a former chairman and chief executive of the bank, who was a trade and investment minister in the Coalition from 2011 until 2013. Lord Green was chief executive of HSBC from 2003 to 2006, and chairman from 2006 to 2010.
Downing Street said that there was no record of any Government minister being informed by HMRC about alleged wrongdoing in relation to HSBC's Swiss banking arm.
Number 10 initially said that neither Lord Green - who served as a coalition minister from 2011 to 2013 - or any other member of the Government had "any knowledge that HSBC may have been involved in wrongdoing" in relation to its Swiss operation until the allegations were reported in the media over the past few days.
But she later acknowledged that she could not rule out ministers having read media reports about the controversy in the years since a huge cache of files relating to secret Swiss accounts was first passed to French authorities by an IT worker in 2007.
The Treasury has admitted that the Government was made aware of allegations of wrongdoing against HSBC in May 2010 and Ed Balls, the shadow Chancellor, said the Government was "in an utter state of confusion" over the HSBC files.
David Gauke, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, told MPs on Monday that there was no evidence to suggest that Lord Green was "involved or complicit with tax evasion activities", while Mr Cameron defended him as an "excellent trade minister".
HSBC has said in a statement that, since the period in question, it had "implemented numerous initiatives designed to prevent its banking services being used to evade taxes or launder money".


POPIA (or POPI as it used to be called) has been three years in the making, and suddenly the pressure is on! Regulations are expected any day now, with an effective date to follow or join that announcement. Now is the time for you to start planning your POPI Implementation.
Almost everyday we are receiving requests for POPIA training, and I am fascinated to see what people are offering in the market. Take a word of caution here. There is no 'quick fix'. There is no 'magic recipe'. There is no one single course that can make you POPIA compliant.
Don't fall for it. There are charlatans in the market who are milking unsuspecting business owners out of many Rands with false promises.
Becoming POPIA compliant is a culture change… a mind-set change.
It is a slow and steady journey that you have to commit to as an organisation. And strangely, once you do it right, you realise the massive, positive impact this has on your relationships with your clients, your staff and your suppliers. In fact, the decision to become respectful of the privacy of the personal information of others, is very liberating, and one giant leap towards building trusting and lasting relationships.
We are actively involved in POPIA training, POPIA readiness assessments, POPIA implementations, and POPIA advise.
The clients we service range from big five financial institutions, to telecoms, government, through to a small college and even a nursery school. We ALL need to become POPIA compliant.
Some clients need simply an executive overview, others want us to train their implementation team. Some need us to help them scope and plan their journey to compliance. Some use us to manage their implementation hands on. Some like us to come in at set intervals to perform an audit of how they are doing.
We pride ourselves on being flexible to our clients' needs.
So how to sift through all the information available online, decide what your first or next steps are? Relax… grab a cup of coffee, and hopefully this will shine a guiding light on your journey. Depending on the size and complexity of your organisation, you may choose to water down some of the steps below.
These steps work! They help you focus on what is important.
This may seem like an intimidating list of activities, but easy does it. Once you have identified your information officer (your CEO or as close as possible to that role), and he or she identifies the major role-players, contact a reputable company to conduct awareness training with your POPIA team.
We like to spend a morning with your senior stakeholders, where we go through the Act, understanding what the Act is trying to achieve, the data subject rights, the conditions of the act, and an understanding of what you need to do to be compliant.
We then spend the afternoon with your identified implementation team (sometimes the same group, sometimes a very different team) where we go through a planning session of the approach to implementation that will work in your organisation, and practical advice and guidance to address main areas of concern.
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The disgraced former Today anchor recently cut the asking price of his Hamptons home by more than $2 million.
Since his firing from the Today show in November for what NBC News chairman Andy Lack called "inappropriate sexual behavior," Matt Lauer reportedly spent his days holed up in his $33-million Hamptons house "focused on family."
But in January Page Six reported that Lauer's wife of almost two decades, Annette Roque, "forced him out of the Hamptons estate they shared with their three kids."
Lauer could have moved to another home he owns in Sag Harbor, with gardens by landscape architect Miranda Brooks and interiors by Muriel Brandolini, which has been on the market and just got a price reduction this week. First listed for $14.9 million, the six-bedroom home's asking price was reduced to $12.75 million, a chop of more than $2 million as the Daily Mail first reported. The 6,000-square foot house, built by architect Daniel Romualdez, sits on 25 acres, and the property also includes a heated pool and Har-Tru tennis court.
Lauer and Roque's main house has been Richard Gere's former home, Strongheart Manor, which they reportedly paid $36 million to purchase in 2013. The estate sits on 6.3 acres on the peninsula of North Haven near Sag Harbor and has 12 bedrooms.
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While everyone has their personal level of what they feel is "acceptable" makeup-wise for any number of life's events – going to the gym, a soccer game, PTO meeting, a night out on the town – I think makeup can have a place in every situation. That said,depending on my mood my makeup-wearing can be loosely be translated as "whatevs" much of the time, yet this time I ended up packing a few beauty items that actually worked quite well during my outdoor excursion. Not only that, but I discovered I missed a product essential that I wished I would have brought with me (and paid the price for later!). So today I'm sharing my top 15 Beauty Essentials for Camping.
1. SPF for the face – I like to use two different types of SPF – one for face and one for body because it works best with my oily and acne prone skin. My favorite is Paula's Choice CLEAR Ultra-Light Daily Mattifying Fluid Broad Spectrum SPF 30+. Choosing a face SPF that works well for your skin type and will hold up to the type of activity you'll be doing that day is ideal. There are a myriad of amazing SPF choices from Sun Bum, Supergoop! and Neutrogena that you can opt for as well.
2. BB or CC Cream – I know I don't technically need foundation coverage to wear for the alligators and bull frogs during my camping excursions here in South Texas but adding more SPF coverage is ideal when spending time outdoors. My favorite for both in the wild and in the city is the IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream. I was surprised that even after taking a dip in the lake it stayed on my face the rest of the day! If you are worried about making sure you don't burn when outside the rest of the day and you don't want to rub more SPF lotion on top of your BB Cream, Supergoop! has an amazing SPF makeup setting spray that I also used on this trip and it works beautifully – see more here!
3. Multi-purpose Palette – I knew my contour couldn't even compete with the chiseled features of our resident raccoon (okay he lived beneath the cabin), yet I still wanted to bring a hint of color from an easy-pack multi-purpose face palette like the Paula's Choice Blush It On Contour Palette that I could quickly use to add some bronze to my skin, a little flush to the cheeks and a pop of highlight on the lids in lieu of an eye shadow. Nothing special, super simple, yet it brought a little life to my face which was perfect for those campfire selfies!
4. Angled Makeup Brush – I only wanted to bring one makeup brush on the camping trip so I chose an angled one like this Sephora Professional Angled Blush Brush #45. I was able to use it to bronze and blush and it worked perfectly. You might wonder why I didn't bring an eye brush – well my friend I was roughing it a bit after all so I just used my fingers to add a pop of the highlight shade from the palette on my lids and voila! I'm ready to hit the trails!
5. Mascara Minis – This is a product I'm including in this post because I know that some cannot go without mascara – even when in the most primitive parts of the planet! I suggest packing one of your mascara minis like these, and if you are going to get super sweaty or get wet pack a waterproof version for good measure. I actually ended up not wearing the mascara I brought along but I had it just in case.
6. Lips – As I mentioned above there was a product I forgot and oh boy did I need it! I forgot to pack an SPF gloss, which I definitely paid for in the three days following my return from our camping trip. Lots of nourishing balms and soft lip scrubs later, my lips are finally back to normal, but they are begging me not to forget it next time. Paula's Choice Anti-Aging Lip Gloss + Broad Spectrum SPF 40 is my favorite because of the slight tint and because it is glossy, which makes it great for every day use as well. If you are looking for a simple balm try one of these from Neutrogena or Shiseido.
7. Spot Treatment – If you are acne prone like I am you will appreciate this addition to your makeup bag – Paula's Choice CLEAR Daily Skin Clearing Treatment 2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide. I'm not even getting into the entire skincare line I brought on my trip (it's a must no matter where I go!) but remembering a blemish treatment is a necessity, since acne always wants to join in on the outdoorsy fun!
8. Cute Zip Bag – Of course you could just throw all of your beauty essentials for camping in plastic zip bag but nothing screams glamping like a cute "I love not camping" bag from Ann Taintor. Or try some of these plaid selections from Sonia Kashuk or Madewell.
9. Dry Shampoo – Just because you're roughing it doesn't mean your hair has to hide away under a hat 24/7. I strategically curled my hair the day we left and brought this Batiste Dry Shampoo to freshen things up the next day so I could put it up in a curly ponytail. Don't get me wrong, hats are also a great idea, because you just might decide to go canoeing with your sister, bring along your hat and then have it fall off into the swamp water when you're navigating through the brush! Of course it will be worth it because you will get a good laugh and you'll be chuckling about it with each other as you sip over beers when you're 75.
10. Clear Hair Ties/Elastic – These disposable hair ties from Goody are my favorite during the summer – they literally go with any outfit, they are easy to use to create cute messy buns and they come in a variety of sizes which makes it handy if you are doing a quick side-braid before you head out horseback riding.
11. Leave In Treatment – If you have curly or frizzy hair, bringing along a leave-in conditioning treatment is a great idea to freshen things up a bit. I used the John Frieda Frizz Ease Daily Nourishing Leave-In Conditioner after showering (as I usually do) and then used the clear hair elastics to separate my hair into several small twisted buns on the top of my head so when I woke up in the morning I had natural curls. I then used the leave-in conditioner to freshen up the waves a bit in the morning when I took my hair down.
12. Brush – A wide tooth comb or a brush that is easy on wet hair is definitely a glamping essential! The Wet Brush Squirt is so easy to use on my fine and easily tangled hair, plus it is easy to travel with because it is so small. Hey, I'm sure even Rapunzel would have packed a brush in her glamping bag too!
13. Bug Spray – I'm going to suggest a few products that are no-brainers when camping, such as using some sort of bug repellent so you don't become a mosquito's main course for the weekend. I've finally found an effective bug spray that doesn't stink to high heaven, Cutter Skinsations has a fresh/clean scent, and although it is packaged in a pump top which can be kind of a pain, I actually like that it is more controlled rather than inhaling a huge mist of bug spray when using aerosol versions.
14. High UVA/UVB SPF for Body – I know I've already mentioned the SPF I use on my face above, but I like to use an aerosol version on my body. The Banana Boat Sport Performance Cool Zone not only has a high SPF rating of 50+ it is made to be swim, splash and sweat resistant which is perfect for all outdoor adventuring!
So there you have it! My top 15 beauty essentials when you're in the wild and roughing it for a few days. Although I admit I could have survived without some of these products, many worked quite well and I know I will be putting it on my camping list in the future! In the end, even this self-proclaimed beauty junkie who loves refined cosmetics that smell nice and make me feel pretty, discovered there is a place for a little glam in the wilderness out there. I hope this list helps you out a little out there on your little adventures. Stay wild and stay beautiful, friend!
Do you have any beauty essentials for camping that you like to pack? I'd love to know your must-haves and what you won't leave home without – comment below or chat with me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or SnapChat. Want to save this list for later? Here's an image to Pin so you can visit later!
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Here's a little slideshow of our camping excursion!
Blue skies and green everywhere!
This year's version of "roughing it".


o 6 places for Portuguese Colleagues.
o 6 places for European Colleagues.
in March 2013 SoMaMFyC organizes the Autonomous Congress of GP trainees which will take place the 14th and 15th of March. 10 - 15 European GP trainees or Young GPs are invited to participate in the exchange program from 10th till 16-17th of March.
International GP trainees/Young specialists from other countries in Europe are invited to participate in a Conference Exchange Programme from 28th January till 2nd February 2013.
Selected GP/FM trainees will enjoy a rotation week in a GP practice, in Palma de Mallorca. Thus, they will get to know the daily life of Spanish General Practitioners while staying at Spanish residents' homes.
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Virtua Fighter Special Training Pack
Running time: 7 min. 08s
US 1995-10-03[1] 84704
Virtua Fighter Special Training Pack is a promotional VHS cassette sold in North America to promote Virtua Fighter for the Sega 32X. The package contains a "hints and tips" video, a T-Shirt and a $20 USD coupon for Virtua Fighter (or a $40 coupon for a 32X system). Also included was a chance to win an "authentic Sega arcade unit".
Despite its looks and ESRB rating, Virtua Fighter Special Training Pack does not contain a Virtua Fighter cartridge, being released ahead of the actual game.
Commentary is provided by Chill E.B. who was working with Sega of America with their Sega Mega-CD and Sega 32X TV advertising campaigns. While the cassette is roughly seven minutes long in total, the last two and a half minutes is devoted to advertising other 32X games, including Shadow Squadron, Spider-Man: Web of Fire, World Series Baseball Starring Deion Sanders, T-Mek, Kolibri, Virtual Golf, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, RBI Baseball '95 and Soulstar X.
X-Men, Prime Time NFL Football, NBA Action, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw, B.C. Racers, ShellShock, Thunderhawk II, Batman Forever, Primal Rage and Spot Goes to Hollywood are also mentioned, but no footage is shown. Many of these games were never released on the 32X, with most transferring to the Sega Saturn in some guise.
1 Promotional material
2 Physical scans
Print advert in Fusion (US) #0102: "Volume 1, Number 2: September 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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Virtua Fighter Special Training Pack on Youtube
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↑ EGM², "September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 99
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Excerpt Day - Promises and Lies © Rowena Sudbury
Author: Erotic Horizon | Filed Under: Dreamspinner Press, Excerpt Day, Rowena Sudbury |
SUN dappled through the trees, lending late spring warmth to Lullwater Park. Midday found mostly men on business lunches, new moms with strollers, and birds looking for handouts. Within a month the park would be given over to children let out from school's prison for the summer, but until then it was still a place for adults.
Sean Murphy liked the park. His demanding job kept him tied to a desk for long hours, and there was something about sitting outside in the sun that cleared his mind and helped him concentrate. It was his aim to meet his old friend Gabriel Romano for lunch here every other week, and when they were lucky, they met every week. The two had met while attending Emory University after they had drawn one another's names in the dormitory lottery and had become fast friends, sticking by each other through four years of ups and downs. Sean hadn't had a career path laid out, and it had been his goal to party as much as he could before earning his degree, while Gabriel's lifelong ambition had always been medicine.
After graduation, Sean had parlayed his military history degree into a job consulting with the U.S. government. Gabriel suffered an ugly breakup when he opted to return to his native Rhode Island to complete medical school, leaving his boyfriend Mark in the dust of a hot Atlanta summer.
Now, ten years later, the two were comfortably settled. Sean's keen knowledge of military strategy had set him on a career course that guaranteed success. Gabriel had returned from Rhode Island when his studies were complete and had set up his own practice. Their friendship remained intact.
The park was peaceful as Sean and Gabriel sat side by side on a bench, Gabriel's half in the shade but Sean's half fully in the sun. Gabriel picked chicken salad out of a plastic container, while Sean wolfed down the rest of a hamburger and flicked fries at the pigeons, smirking as they ran from the missiles and then cautiously came back to pick them up.
"So," Sean drawled when the fries were gone, "when were you planning to tell me you hooked up with Mark again?" He tipped his head back toward the sun, eyes closed behind his dark glasses.
"Didn't know I had to keep you posted with my life," Gabriel said as he snapped the lid back on the container and picked up his bottle of green tea.
"You back in the sack?"
"For fuck's sake, Sean," Gabriel sputtered, "that's a personal question. I contacted Mark, we revived the plans we'd long held, and we drew up a partnership. Peachtree Clinic was always meant to be a two-man show, and I know that I took on the practice with the hope that Mark would be my partner. Hell, it's the reason I moved back here."
Sean pushed himself up, straightened his necktie, and turned to face Gabriel. "Well, okay then, let me ask you this way. I know ten years is a long time, but I know what hell you two went through when you dumped him for greener pastures. You said he's your partner, so I'm just asking, does the partnership extend beyond the clinic?"
Gabriel screwed the cap back on the bottle of tea and tucked it inside his lunch sack. "Since you have to know, Mr. Busybody," he said with a hint of irritation, "Mark is my partner in the clinic only." He sighed, his face clouding as he remembered the details of the breakup. Although Gabriel had promised to wait a year after graduation so that the two of them could start med school together, he had broken the promise and gone ahead on his own. When he closed his eyes he could still remember the silvery tracks of Mark's tears the night he had broken the news to him. Gabriel cleared his throat before continuing, "Mark and I were able to sort out our differences, and if you must know, he's seeing some guy named Todd now."
"You okay with that?" Sean tipped his glasses down and fixed Gabriel with a steely look.
Sighing in frustration, Gabriel said, "I suffer these weekly lunches because you're too much of a bastard for me to cut you out of my life completely. Yes, Dr. Phil, I'm okay with it. He's moved on and doesn't carry a grudge, and you know I always let bygones be bygones."
Sean sat up and pulled the glasses off completely, a frown affixed to his brow.
"What?" Gabriel said. "You don't believe me?"
"No, it's not that…." Sean's voice trailed off.
Realizing that Sean wasn't giving him his full attention anymore, Gabriel turned and followed Sean's gaze. Two men had entered the park not far from where they sat. The younger of the pair wore tattered jeans and an old stretched T-shirt advertising a local band. His dark hair was streaked with blond and fell well past his shoulders. He held the leash of a frisky puppy. The older man by his side walked with hands shoved into his pockets. Oil-stained jeans and tattoos up and down the arms, visible outside a sleeveless jean jacket, gave the impression he was a biker. As they got closer, Sean and Gabriel were able to overhear their conversation.
"Not so tight, Jeff, let him run a little," said the older man in a gruff voice.
"I don't want him to get away, though, Jesse," said Jeff.
"He ain't going to get away," Jesse said. "Just wrap your hand around the leash."
"I know what I'm doing," Jeff muttered. "You know I'm not a kid anymore."
"I never said you were," Jesse said. "If that dog gets away, you won't never catch him."
Once they had walked past, Gabriel turned to resume his conversation with Sean but found that he was watching the two men and the dog with rapt attention. With a bemused look, Gabriel turned to watch them again, trying to see what had captured Sean's interest.
"Jesse," Jeff said as they paused beside the next bench, "can I please just walk with him by myself a little?"
Jesse sighed and eased down on the bench. "Just be careful, Jeff. You know this park is filled with assholes."
Jeff flinched, and he hunched in on himself. "I'll be careful. Besides, you're here watching me." He walked away toward the towering oak tree in the center of the park, and when he was halfway there, the dog slipped out of his leash and frolicked after one of the pigeons. In a split second, Sean was off the bench before Jesse could react. Gabriel sat dumbfounded as he watched Sean sprint after the dog, catch him, and, heedless of his business suit, carry him back to where Jeff had sunk to his knees in terror.
Gabriel stood when Jesse stood and went to lay a hand on his shoulder before he could start toward Jeff.
Flinching at the sudden contact, Jesse turned. "Get lost," he growled.
Gabriel cleared his throat. "No need to worry," he said. "Sean's impetuous, but he doesn't mean your friend any harm." He smiled and extended his hand. "Gabriel Romano, Peachtree Clinic."
"Listen, Peachtree Clinic," Jesse said, his hands clenching into fists, "I don't know you or that asshole from a hole in the ground."
A muscle tensed in Gabriel's jaw. "Sean Murphy's the top consultant with Koehler Industries, and he's got high-level security clearance. He's not your everyday run-of-the-mill stranger; it's just in his nature to help out when he can."
Although he made a move to follow after Jeff and Sean, Jesse muttered under his breath, "I got my eye on him."
"Fair enough," Gabriel responded. He waited until Jesse moved back to sit on the bench before he turned and sat on his own bench. As he watched, he wondered what Sean had gotten himself into this time.
After catching the puppy, Sean carried him over to where Jeff knelt on the ground.
"Easy, boy," Sean crooned as he gentled the puppy.
"His name's Dakotah," Jeff said breathlessly.
"That's a nice name," Sean said, and he slipped the collar over the dog's head and tightened it up a notch. "There you go, Kotah, good as new."
"That's what I call him too!" Jeff said.
"What?" Sean said as he turned toward Jeff, "Kotah?"
"Yeah, 'cause it's easier to say sometimes," Jeff said, soft color covering his cheeks, and he dipped his head and mumbled, "Thanks, mister, for catching him and all."
"My name's Sean, and it was no trouble."
"You're going to get your pants all dirty," Jeff said, his head still bent, his hands gripping the leash. "I got him now."
"Eh," Sean said, "pants can be cleaned." He tipped his head to the side. "I know the dog's name, but not yours."
"It's Jeff." He cast a look over his shoulder. "Look, I better get back over to Jesse."
"Okay, I'll walk you over." Sean stood and dusted off his knees.
As Jeff stood, something dropped out of his pocket. Sean bent down, picked it up, and saw it was a toy plastic soldier. He grinned and said, "This yours?"
His face scarlet now, Jeff reached over and snatched the soldier from Sean's hand. "No, I mean"—he looked up, his face filled with uncertainty—"I found it on the ground, and I was going to throw it away."
"That's a ground combat soldier," Sean said. "You can tell because of the pack he's got on his back. That's where he keeps his supplies, rations, maybe a radio. I wouldn't throw it away if I were you."
"How do you know?" Jeff asked as he ran his thumb over the soldier.
"It's my job," Sean said, "designing gear for the army, helping with strategies." He smiled. "And it's my hobby, collecting model soldiers. I have a whole army of them back at my house."
Dakotah pranced ahead of them as they walked back toward where Gabriel and Jesse sat on the benches. Jeff still held the toy soldier in his hand.
"Put your toys away, Jeff," Jesse said as he reached for the end of the leash. "Time to go home."
"It's not a toy," Sean said firmly. "It's a model."
"Thanks… Sean." Jeff looked up shyly.
"Maybe I'll see you here again sometime. You bring more of those models, and I'll tell you all about them," Sean said with a smile that was clearly only for Jeff.
"Thanks for your help, Murphy," Jesse said shortly, "but you won't be seeing him here again."
"I think that's up to him," Sean said, and he turned and winked at Jeff. He grinned as Jeff attempted to return the wink but closed both eyes.
Jesse grabbed the leash from Jeff's hand, nodded curtly at Sean and Gabriel, and as he turned away, they heard him say, "Come on, Jeff, let's get this dog home and have us some lunch. And put that toy away before I take it away."
After they walked away, Gabriel began to pick up the remains of his and Sean's lunch. "What was that all about?"
"Something ain't right there," Sean said as he wadded up his bags.
"Maybe so," Gabriel said, "but it's none of your business."
"Now see," Sean said as he put his glasses back on and clapped an arm around Gabriel's shoulder, "if everyone in the world stayed out of everyone's business, all kinds of shit would go down. That kid needs a savior."
"Here we go again," Gabriel said as he shrugged out of Sean's arm. "Hate to burst your bubble, Sean, but you can't be everyone's savior, and chances are you won't ever see him again."
"Maybe," Sean said with a laugh, "maybe not. You know the old saying—'where there's a will, there's a way.' Besides," he said with a shrug, "you know me, just trying to make the world a better place, one asshole at a time."
Gabriel smirked. "Since when?"
"Since I realized the world is filled with them."
© Rowena Sudbury
Promises and Lies
Author: Rowena Sudbury
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: GLBT
When Sean Murphy meets Jeff Hayes in a park one day, he's charmed by the simple pleasure Jeff finds in walking his dog, and despite Jeff's guardian, Jesse, hovering over them, a friendship is born. Sean realizes there's something different about Jeff, something that would explain his timid nature and fear of disappointing Jesse, and he suspects Jeff has been a victim of abuse.
Sean works hard to earn Jeff's trust, but there are so many challenges to meet: Jeff's unusual dependency upon Jesse, Sean's devil-may-care attitude toward the past, and old nightmares and disabilities that continue to haunt Jeff to this day. Their growing love might not be enough. Jeff will have to find courage from somewhere deep within to take control of his life and decide if he wants Sean to be a part of his future.
Val on 2 December 2010 at 19:49 said...
Hmmm, intriguing! Thanks for the excerpt. :)
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Q: 1D-Coupled Transient Diffusion in FiPY with Reactive Boundary Condition I would like to solve the transient diffusion equation for two compounds A and B as shown in image. I think the image is a better way to show my problem.
Diffusion equations and boundary conditions.
As you can see, the reaction only occurs at the surface and the flux of A is equal to flux of B. So, this two equations are coupled only at surface. The boundary condition is similar to ROBIN boundary condition, explained in Fipy manual. However, the main difference is the existence of the second variable in boundary condition. Does anybody have any idea how to formulate this boundary condition in Fipy?
I guess I need to add some extra term to ROBIN boundary condition, but I couldn't figure it out.
I really appreciate your help.
This is the code which solves the mentioned equation with ROBIN boundary condition @ x=0.
-D(dC_A/dx) = -kC_A
-D(dC_B/dx) = -kC_B
In this condition, I can easily use ROBIN boundary condition to solve equations. The results seem reasonable for this boundary condition.
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#%%
from fipy import Variable, FaceVariable, CellVariable, Grid1D, TransientTerm, DiffusionTerm, Viewer, ImplicitSourceTerm
from fipy.tools import numerix

#%%
##### Model parameters

L= 8.4853e-4 # m boundary layer thickness
dx= 1e-8 # mesh size
nx = int(L/dx)+1 # number of meshes
D = 1e-9 # m^2/s diffusion coefficient
k = 1e-4 # m/s reaction coefficient R = k [c_A],
c_inf =  0. # ROBIN general condition, once can think R = k ([c_A]-[c_inf])
c_init = 1. # Initial concentration of compound A, mol/m^3

#%%
###### Meshing and variable definition

mesh = Grid1D(nx=nx, dx=dx)
c_A = CellVariable(name="c_A", hasOld = True,
                    mesh=mesh,
                    value=c_init)
c_B = CellVariable(name="c_B", hasOld = True,
                    mesh=mesh,
                    value=0.)

#%%
##### Right boundary condition

valueRight = c_init
c_A.constrain(valueRight, mesh.facesRight)
c_B.constrain(0., mesh.facesRight)

#%%
### ROBIN BC requirements, defining cellDistanceVectors
## This code is for fixing celldistance via this link:
## https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60073399/fipy-problem-with-grid2d-celltofacedistancevectors-gives-error-uniformgrid2d
MA = numerix.MA
tmp = MA.repeat(mesh._faceCenters[..., numerix.NewAxis,:], 2, 1)
cellToFaceDistanceVectors = tmp - numerix.take(mesh._cellCenters, mesh.faceCellIDs, axis=1)
tmp = numerix.take(mesh._cellCenters, mesh.faceCellIDs, axis=1)
tmp = tmp[..., 1,:] - tmp[..., 0,:]
cellDistanceVectors = MA.filled(MA.where(MA.getmaskarray(tmp), cellToFaceDistanceVectors[:, 0], tmp))

#%%
##### Defining mask and Robin BC at left boundary
mask = mesh.facesLeft
Gamma0 = D
Gamma = FaceVariable(mesh=mesh, value=Gamma0)
Gamma.setValue(0., where=mask)
dPf = FaceVariable(mesh=mesh,
                   value=mesh._faceToCellDistanceRatio * cellDistanceVectors)
n = mesh.faceNormals
a = FaceVariable(mesh=mesh, value=k, rank=1)
b = FaceVariable(mesh=mesh, value=D, rank=0)
g = FaceVariable(mesh=mesh, value= k * c_inf, rank=0)
RobinCoeff = (mask * Gamma0 * n / (-dPf.dot(a)+b))

#%%
#### Making a plot
viewer = Viewer(vars=(c_A, c_B),
                     datamin=-0.2, datamax=c_init * 1.4)
viewer.plot()

#%% Time step and simulation time definition
time = Variable()
t_simulation = 4 # seconds
timeStepDuration = .05
steps = int(t_simulation/timeStepDuration)

#%% PDE Equations
eqcA = (TransientTerm(var=c_A) == DiffusionTerm(var=c_A, coeff=Gamma) +
            (RobinCoeff * g).divergence
            - ImplicitSourceTerm(var=c_A, coeff=(RobinCoeff * a.dot(-n)).divergence))

eqcB = (TransientTerm(var=c_B) == DiffusionTerm(var=c_B, coeff=Gamma) -
                (RobinCoeff * g).divergence
            + ImplicitSourceTerm(var=c_B, coeff=(RobinCoeff * a.dot(-n)).divergence))

#%% A loop for solving PDE equations
while time() <= (t_simulation):
    time.setValue(time() + timeStepDuration)
    c_B.updateOld()
    c_A.updateOld()
    res1=res2 = 1e10
    viewer.plot()
    while (res1 > 1e-6) & (res2 > 1e-6):
        res1 = eqcA.sweep(var=c_A, dt=timeStepDuration)
        res2 = eqcB.sweep(var=c_B, dt=timeStepDuration)

A: It's possible to solve this as a fully implicit system. The code below simplifies the problem to have a unity domain size and diffusion coefficient. k is set to 0.2. It captures the analytical solution quite well with some caveats (see below).
from fipy import (
    CellVariable,
    TransientTerm,
    DiffusionTerm,
    ImplicitSourceTerm,
    Grid1D,
    Viewer,
)

L = 1.0
nx = 1000
dx = L / nx
konstant = 0.2
coeff = 1.0

mesh = Grid1D(nx=nx, dx=dx)

var_a = CellVariable(mesh=mesh, value=1.0, hasOld=True)
var_b = CellVariable(mesh=mesh, value=0.0, hasOld=True)

var_a.constrain(1.0, mesh.facesRight)
var_b.constrain(0.0, mesh.facesRight)

coeff_mask = ~mesh.facesLeft * coeff
boundary_coeff = konstant * (mesh.facesLeft * mesh.faceNormals).divergence

eqn_a = TransientTerm(var=var_a) == DiffusionTerm(
    coeff_mask, var=var_a
) - ImplicitSourceTerm(boundary_coeff, var=var_a) + ImplicitSourceTerm(
    boundary_coeff, var=var_b
)

eqn_b = TransientTerm(var=var_b) == DiffusionTerm(
    coeff_mask, var=var_b
) - ImplicitSourceTerm(boundary_coeff, var=var_b) + ImplicitSourceTerm(
    boundary_coeff, var=var_a
)

eqn = eqn_a & eqn_b

for _ in range(5):
    var_a.updateOld()
    var_b.updateOld()
    eqn.sweep(dt=1e10)

Viewer((var_a, var_b)).plot()

print("var_a[0] (expected):", (1 + konstant) / (1 + 2 * konstant))
print("var_b[0] (expected):", konstant / (1 + 2 * konstant))
print("var_a[0] (actual):", var_a[0])
print("var_b[0] (actual):", var_b[0])

input("wait")

Note the following:

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*As written the boundary condition is only first order accurate, which doesn't really matter for this problem, but might hurt you for in higher dimensions. There might be ways to fix this such as having a small cell near the boundary or adding in an explicit second order correction for the boundary condition.

*The equations are coupled here. If uncoupled it would probably require loads of iterations to reach equilibrium.

*It did require a few iterations to reach equilibrium, but it shouldn't. That's probably due to the solver not converging adequately without a few tries. It might be that coupled equations have some bad conditioning.