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Saudi Arabia: Google Cloud partners with Aramco to develop digital services
Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national oil company, has just signed an agreement to create a joint venture with Google Cloud, Google's arm for digital services hosted on the cloud.
Saudi Arabia is on the verge of a digital transition. By inviting Google Cloud to set up a presence in the country through an Aramco subsidiary dedicated to development, the country will increase its capacity tenfold and multiply the offer of services to prospects of all kinds.
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Creating a competitive environment
The country is building on Saudi Arabia's rapidly growing demand for Cloud computing services, which is expected to reach a $10 billion market by 2030. This is a necessary upgrade to create a competitive and enabling environment for the business to flourish, according to Ahmad Al Sa'adi, Senior Vice President of Technical Services at Aramco: "The future transformation and growth of Saudi companies depends on their ability to successfully exploit cloud services," he said in a statement.
For its part, Google Cloud, through its CEO Thomas Kurian, is committed to producing and delivering innovative solutions to its future customers, enabling them to accelerate their digital transition. These solutions include artificial intelligence, intelligent data management and analysis, security, as well as infrastructure and application modernization. All this while using renewable energy for all the energy used in its activities.
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At my office, we bring lunch in for the whole group (let's say 10 or so people). I know prepping 10 to-go orders during lunch rush is no server's favorite thing to do.
I know it depends on the restaurant, but I would love to get a Salty Waitress cheat sheet of etiquette when ordering big to-go orders.
Designate a point person. "Hey, we're ordering lunch!" can be like a cattle call in a big office. Instead, say "Hey, Mary is organizing lunch orders today. Please have your pick to her by 11 a.m." Deadlines are your friend.
Have an up-to-date menu. Post or attach a menu so everyone in your office can read it, and make sure it's current. If you've been ordering from the same place for years, it can't hurt to ask for a new menu every six months in case some dishes on it change. Then you're not stuck calling an audible when they don't have what one of your coworkers ordered.
Organize the orders. Group the same dishes together ("Six roast beef sandwiches, one with no mustard, five with everything"); if there are multiple menu sections, try to group those together too (all the salads together, all the soups together, all the noodle bowls together). It'll hopefully make it less likely that something gets left out.
Double-check orders. If you have time and your office is relatively centralized, a quick review of the orders can't hurt. At the least, count them up to make sure you're not forgetting anyone.
Think about the extras. Are you going to need forks? Napkins? Spoons? Extra plates for sharing? Chopsticks? Drinks? Cups? Do you need a certain meal labeled as "no-cheese" or "no meat"? Asking for those details up front saves time later.
Work ahead. The more time you give a kitchen about a big order, the better. If you can get your lunch order in early—or like you mentioned, the day before—then any potential substitutions or questions can be asked ahead of time. If you fax or email in an order and don't receive a response after a while, there's no harm in calling to double-check that it was received.
Be a regular. If you get in the habit of ordering from the same places, they'll get to know your office. They'll remember that you never need plates but always spoons, or that your order typically comes in on a Tuesday night for a Wednesday meeting. At least, they should.
It's not rocket science, but as with most things, being organized and flexible helps. If your office consistently can't get itself together to order efficiently, you might consider ordering something like pizza or sandwich trays that doesn't require everyone to pick their own meal. Or just get smarter coworkers. And hey, don't forget to tip on takeout.


For people who worry - especially Tap, with whom I was in mid-conversation at the time - my laptop died unexpectedly at about midnight on Sunday, and has not revived yet. I don't know why, but I'm hoping it's just a power supply problem and easily fixed. Until whatever's wrong either resolves itself or I get the laptop serviced, I will be stuck on the desktop and therefore not on as late as I usually am.


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George Tucker, Birth Date: 27 October 1837, Death Date: 4 December 1916,
George crossed the plains with his family. He later married three different times and appears to have had about 16 children. He settled in San Pete County, UT.

Birth date and death date listed were found in a personal, online family history record (such as Family Tree, Ancestry, or My Heritage) without any accompanying documentation. Further research is needed to verify its accuracy.

George Tucker
George crossed the plains with his family. He later married three different times and appears to have had about 16 children. He settled in San Pete County, UT.
Birth date and death date listed were found in a personal, online family history record (such as Family Tree, Ancestry, or My Heritage) without any accompanying documentation. Further research is needed to verify its accuracy.
James C. Snow Company (1852)
Nancy Tucker (Age: 48)
Sophia Elizabeth Weeks (Age: 27)
Amasa Carrel Tucker (Age: 18)
Charles Tucker (Age: 6)
Reuben George Weeks (Age: 1)
"18th Company," Deseret News [Weekly], 18 Sep. 1852, 2.
"18th Company of 50 Report, 1852 July 11." In Brigham Young Office emigrating companies reports 1850-1862, Reports 1850-1852. (CR 1234 5. Box 1, Folder 21)
James Chauncy Snow Emigrating Company journal, 1852 July-October.
Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 117A.
Lever, W. H. History of Sanpete and Emery Counties, Utah: With Sketches of Cities, Towns, and Villages; Chronology of Important Events; Records of Indian Wars; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens (Salt Lake City: Tribune Job Printing Co, 1898), 392
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949.

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Often students fail to make the proper connection between their research stage and writing their first draft. They may not have completed a research stage correctly, so when they sit down to write their essay, they may feel as if they are starting from scratch. Or they may not have recorded their research correctly, resulting in them needing to repeat work in order to write or properly reference their essay. Or they may have conducted and recorded their research but not organised it correctly, which again serves to make the writing stage more difficult than it needs to be.
This guide will explain how to use a research document to organise your research. This is one Word document in which all your research is recorded and organised following the structure of your essay plan.
Using this method will ensure that you will not need to repeat any work unnecessarily, you will be able to easily distinguish between your own notes and direct quotations, and you will have already collected the information needed for your referencing. Further, this method means that you are not just recording what you are reading, you are analysing it and organising it into themes or topics as you go, the way you will discuss it in your essay. This allows you to make all the decisions required in order to write your essay before you begin writing the first draft, making the transition between research and writing easier and smoother, and helping to eliminate feelings of writer's block.
Remember, you can also learn about how to organise your research by watching the video on Capstone Editing's YouTube channel.
The basis of your research document is your rough essay plan. Turn each section of your plan into a heading under which you can record your research. For example, in the essay plan above, Topic 1 is 'Disease and demographic impact'. This will be a heading in your research document. As you research this topic, you will be able to separate the information you gather on 'disease and demographic impact' into additional subheadings, such as 'types of diseases', as in the example below. Subheadings are important for helping you organise your notes and navigate your research document.
You should record both direct quotations from the sources you read and your own notes, in your own words, but you must make it clear which is which. You can do this by putting quotation marks around direct quotations, or putting your own words in brackets, or by using different colours or fonts. The example above uses quotation marks for direct quotations and puts the student's own words in square brackets.
You should begin compiling your bibliography (or reference list) in your research document as soon as you begin your research. When you start reading a source, add the reference to your list. This way, you will have the reference already completed when you use that material in your essay. Also be sure to include the full reference information, including page numbers, for all the information you record in your research document at every instance where you record it, especially direct quotations. Using good research practices means there is no such thing as 'doing your referencing at the end'.
The most common (and ineffective) ways of note-taking while researching an essay are 1) highlighting source documents and taking notes in comment boxes or margins and 2) typing notes into a Word document arranged by source. Both of these methods have problems, including not being able to remember where you read a certain piece of information, accidentally thinking that an idea is your own when it is actually from a source, and spending too much time researching one topic at the expense of others. Correctly using a research document overcomes these problems.
By critically arranging and organising material in a Word document as you research and adding your own notes (clearly marked as different from the words of others), you will have an easy-to-navigate collection of all the most important information you have gathered during your research, making it quick to find any information you are looking for. You will have clearly marked your own words as distinct from the words of others, reducing the chance of accidental plagiarism. You will also be able to see at a glance which topics you have plenty of information for and which topics you need to focus on more.
Moreover, through the process of compiling a research document, you will be thinking more clearly about 1) the argument you will make in your essay, 2) the most directly relevant supporting points to make, and 3) the relative importance of those points (which determines how many words you will spend on them, and in turn how much research time you should spend on them).
You will minimise wasted research effort.
You will develop your essay plan as you research.
You will have all the information you need to move seamlessly into the essay writing stage.
Using a research document, all decisions about what will go into your essay and in what order will be made during the research stage, before you even start writing. A common mistake made by students is to think that the research and writing stage are distinct steps, without important and necessary connections.
As you research, you may find that your rough essay plan needs to be adapted to fit the information you are finding. For example, you might find that one topic area is broader and more important than others, perhaps requiring a few subheadings. These subheadings will become paragraphs in your essay. You might find that a topic you think is going to be important is not, but that another topic you have not thought of is commonly mentioned in the literature. You will therefore decide to discuss this topic rather than the other. You will also be thinking about the relative importance of the topics to supporting your argument. You must order your topics from most to least important.
all necessary referencing information, to help you write a plagiarism-free essay.
The result will be a clear map, containing all necessary information and referencing details, to writing your essay. Using this method, you will never again start the writing phase feeling you are starting from scratch. You are now ready to follow the process detailed in the next article in this series, 'How to Finalise Your Essay Plan'.


A reddit user DarthCaloNord found that there is an unannounced exclusive Sphero R2-Q5 coming soon to Apple stores while scrubbing through the Sphero Droids app code. The product itself seems to be confirmed via this hidden page on Sphero's website.
Thanks to Prensa Imperial for the heads up.
UPDATE: The page on Sphero's website has been removed.
After gathering as much PUBLICLY accessible information as possible, through cross referencing the dozens of DPCIs, SKUs and UPCs and cataloging leaked product that has hit shelves and eBay, we are happy to present our official "unofficial" Force Friday 2 Checklist! Our downloadable pdf should assist you in planning for Friday's expenditures as this year we've included MSRPs for most of the items. A huge debt of gratitude goes out to you, the fans, for sending in your store finds via email and most importantly SOCIAL MEDIA as they were instrumental in making this list as complete and verifiable as possible. Brands covered include Hasbro, Funko, Disney Store, Jakks Pacific, LEGO, Hot Wheels, and Sphero.
Click the banner above to download your guide to finding the Force on Force Friday!
UPDATE: In light of today's new product announcements and before people start to ask "where is X on your list?" and "is this going to be available today?" questions – yes, I realize there are things missing (now) and I have no idea what will be available in your particular store at the particular time go there. The checklist was the best possible guide we could provide with the knowledge at hand.
Discovered through recent filings with the FCC, there appears to be an R2-D2 and a BB-9E app-enabled droid coming from Sphero for The Last Jedi.
Thanks to @ManaByte on Twitter for the heads-up.
The unofficial "Go Rogue: A Star Wars Collecting Checklist" is now available for download. As additional information comes to light, we will amend the checklist and post a notice when a new update/download is available.
UPDATE: The third and final version (3.0) of the checklist is now available for download. Thank you to everyone who sent in store reports, links to eBay auctions and tagged us via social media as you, the fans, were instrumental in the creation of this list. Good luck to everyone heading out tonight!
Today, Oscar Isaac, alongside BB-8, announced details for this week's campaign sponsored by CrowdRise in support of Star Wars: Force for Change. Since April 5th, Star Wars: Force for Change, an initiative that inspires people to make a positive impact on the world, has been matching the donations of Star Wars fans to four select charities up to $1,000,000!
Click on through for the full announcement.
Gizmodo has posted an article regarding the development of a new wearable piece of tech from Sphero to control their popular BB-8. The wrist-worn device uses simple hand gestures to control the rolling droid rather than relying on an app on a smartphone. It will be available later this year as standalone purchase or bundled with BB-8. Also stated in their article is Sphero's plan to release a weathered/battle-damaged version of the droid as well.
It's been one month since Force Friday but the onslaught of new Star Wars products has not let up. From tie in items like vitamins to cereal to toothpaste to Pop Chips, Star Wars is on everything. And of course that means lots of new toys too!
On this episode of Star Wars Action News, Arnie and Marjorie are joined by Andrew to look at some of the new Star Wars items in a head to head match.
First we put two BB-8s to the test — Hasbro's Target Exclusive Remote Control BB-8 versus Sphero's App Controlled BB-8. One is bigger, one is more expensive, but should you buy one, both, or neither?
Then we look at Disney's new Elite line of 6.5-inch Die Cast action figures. They're $5 more than Hasbro's Black Series 6-inch, but every bit as in demand, selling out nationwide. On this show we put Disney's Elite First Order Stormtrooper to the test against Hasbro's Black Series counterpart.
Plus Brock joins us for a review of the novel Aftermath, we look at Hot Toys' new Star Wars releases, and more on this episode of Star Wars Action News!
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Episode #74: Force Friday Finale – Fun or Fail?
Force Friday is over and in its wake we are left with empty pegs, a ton of exclusives, and some frustration. Join Flyguy and me as we break down last week's reveals and announcements from Hasbro Hot Toys, Kotobukiya, S.H.Figuarts and more! Plus our show wouldn't be complete without our new purchases and acquisitions segment. It's a super-sized, and force-filled episode of The Realm Recap!
Click on through to check out the latest episode and feel free to subscribe to our channel and leave suggestions on what you'd like to see covered on the show.
Also, if you prefer an audio-only version, a downloadable MP3 is available as well.


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Storage unit cleaners discover human remains in boot in wheelie bin
Detectives investigating human remains that were discovered in a unit unit at a factory in Melbourne's south-east believe they could have been there for more than a decade.
Cleaning workers at the Oakleigh South factory on Milgate Street made the grisly discovery when they were clearing out old storage bins.
The storage company, which has been operating at the site for 15 years, was recently sold and needs to vacate the property.
9NEWS understands the cleaners opened one of the storage units and found a wheelie bin that was strapped shut. After removing the straps, the workers found it filled with straw or grass.
Cleaners at a storage factory in Melbourne's south-east made the grisly discovery of human remains today. Picture: 9NEWS. (Nine)
The workers were clearing out old self-storage units when they found a wheelie bin with a boot inside, connected to human remains. Picture: 9NEWS. (9NEWS)
"(We were) opening a bin and one of the boys said 'there's nothing attached to that boot,'," one of the cleaners, John, said.
"I pulled the boot, and there was. I just dropped it straight away."
Detective senior sergeant Pixie Fuhrmeister told 9NEWS authorities have been unable to confirm whether the remains are of a man or a woman, but are looking into cold cases and missing persons reports to try and identify the victim.
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It is believed the storage unit that contained the bin has been abandoned for some time, although staff at the factory are not sure who it may have been that initially rented it out.
Homicide detectives, forensics officers and the SES were called to the scene just after 11am today and remained at the property today.
The storage company, which has been operating at the site for 15 years, was recently sold and is clearing out old units to vacate the property. Picture: 9NEWS. (9NEWS)
Forensics officers, homicide police and the SES remain on the scene as they investigate the remains. Picture: 9NEWS. (9NEWS)
Authorities have said that they will be investigating the immediate vicinity around the storage unit where the remains were found, as well as the entire factory and other units that are there.
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Revolutionary War General Edward Hand War-Dated Autograph Document Signed Three Times Mentioning Declaration Signer Benjamin H...
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Revolutionary War General Edward Hand War-Dated Autograph Document Signed Three Times Mentioning Declaration Signer Benjamin Harrison "E Hand" twice and "Edw Hand". Two pages, 6.5" x 8", February 1778, to Sgt. J. Baynton, Paymaster, requesting funds for officer pay and a detachment, ink. The first page begins with the last portion of a longer document written and signed by Hand. This first part reads "...and two days to return home agreeable to the within abstract for which. Given at Fort Pitt 10. Feby. 1778 E Hand". Just below this text, General Hand continues with another request to the paymaster, which reads: "Sir, Please to pay to Lt. Col. John Gibson of the 13th Virga. Regt. £226:1716 Pennsa. Currency it being for his pay as Lt. Col. of the above Regt. from the 15th Nov. 1776 to the 12. Feby. 1778 inclusive agreeable to the above account for which this shall be your Warrt. Given at Fort Pitt 12. Feby. 1778 E Hand". The reverse of the document reads, in full: "Sir, Please to pay to Capt Benj[ami]n Harrison £1001:17:2 Pennsa. Currency it being for the pay of a Detachment of the 13th Virga. Regt. Under the Comd. Of Lt. Col. Gibson stationed at Fort Pitt from the time of their Inlistment [sic] unto the 31st of May 1777 following inclusive agreeable to the above abstract for which this shall be your Warrt. Given at Fort Pitt 12. Feb. 1778 Edw Hand". General Hand was a farmer, physician, and Revolutionary War officer. As adjutant general of the Continental Army, he assisted General George Washington in the siege of Yorktown. Interestingly, the Captain Benjamin Harrison for whom General Hand requests pay in this document is the same Benjamin Harrison who signed the Declaration of Independence, served in the Continental Congress & as governor of Virginia, and fathered President William Henry Harrison (also the grandfather of President Benjamin Harrison). Capt. Harrison served in the 13th Virginia Regiment, also known as "The West Augusta Volunteers", and was commissioned a captain on December 16, 1776. Later, most of the 13th Virginia was with Washington's army at Valley Forge. Capt. Harrison's company, however, was serving with General Hand at Pittsburgh that difficult winter, when this very document was written. The document is in fine condition, with toning around the edges, but bold and clear ink remaining. An excellent ALS signed three times by a Revolutionary War general with content concerning a Declaration signer who was the progenitor of TWO American presidents!
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Anticipation builds as dedicated Hull FC supporters stand excitedly outside Wembley Stadium for the Rugby Challenge Cup Final of 1982. The film then cuts to their victorious homecoming after the rematch at Leeds, with roaring crowds waving flags to proudly welcome their team as they parade through a sea of black and white Hull FC colours.
Hull FC vs. Widnes in 1982 was a nail-biting Challenge Cup final. Starting with a lead from Widnes at 14-6, Hull miraculously turned the game around in the last 13 minutes. Finishing at a draw, a match replay was issued – the first one in 28 years. Oddly, the rematch was instead held at Elland Road in Leeds following a timetable clash with Pope John Paul II's visit. Hull FC, who had not won since 1914, had been close to touching victory in five previous finals; three of which were at Wembley but 1982 was finally their golden year.


If you are not an experienced writer, don't assume you cannot use article advertising to promote your business. From choosing professionals to provide your articles, to understanding how it works; this article can settle some of your concerns, and show you how you could benefit from article advertising.
Post on your website all your articles so you can take advantage of the keyword searches results for articles that you have previously written. This is a great way to elevate your traffic and rankings. Search engines follow sites with regular updates; posting your content yourself gives you higher rankings based on their calculation techniques.
For the ambitious writer, his or her articles are going to end up posted all throughout the Internet. This is a great situation so long as your articles provide working links to your website. Working links increase the indexing of search engines and attract new readers. Broken links reduce the reader's willingness to read the article.
Be a leader, not a follower. You'll gain more readers by being standing out in the crowd. Due to the evolution of duplicate-content filters, it is increasingly important that your writing be original.
Your success as a marketer reflects your experience, so know your boundaries before you overreach. Attempting things you are not qualified to do will almost always result in less than stellar results. Don't try to do something if you can't do it the right way.
While good content is crucial, so is a good title. In order to get someone's eyes on your article, you have to "sell" it to him by having a title that grabs his or her attention. It should be pertinent to your topic, as well as friendly and catchy. Make sure the reader knows what they are in for with your article from the title.
Make your work your own. You want the articles to show your personality in order for readers to actually know you. It is important to have a unique voice in order to generate credibility and enhance profits.
Article distributors or directories are a great way to get the word out about your content. This can also save you loads of effort since it automatically sends your articles to online directories. For a small fee, these directories can significantly increase the visibility and impact of your articles.
Employ strategy in choosing the topics you write about. For instance, don't forget to write content for people who have recently discovered your niche.
Using your articles to simply declare your competence in a field is neither helpful to your readers nor effective at enhancing your reputation. Make sure you focus on giving your readers useful articles. In so doing, your competence shines on its own without you having to blow your own horn.
Break up boring text with eye-catching pictures or videos. Hosting pictures on your site will allow for a reader to click on the photo and be redirected to your website.
There are a number of resources online devoted specifically to article submission to help get you started. These tips will be a valuable source of information that will help.


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Q: Why can I query with an int but not a string here? PHP MySQL Datatypes I am working on an Asset Database problem.  I receive $id from $_GET["id"];  I then query the database and display the results.
This works if my id is an integer like "93650" but if it has other characters like "wci1001", it displays this MySQL error:
Unknown column 'text' in 'where clause'
All fields in tables are of type: VARCHAR(50)
What would I need to do to be able to use this query to search by id that includes other characters?
Thank you.
<?php

<?php

/*
*  ASSET DB FUNCTIONS SCRIPT
*
*/

# connect to database
function ConnectDB(){

    mysql_connect("localhost", "asset_db", "asset_db") or die(mysql_error());
    mysql_select_db("asset_db") or die(mysql_error());
}

# find asset type returns $type
function GetAssetType($id){

    $sql = "SELECT asset.type
    From asset
    WHERE asset.id = $id";
    $result = mysql_query($sql)
    or die(mysql_error());
    $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
    $type = $row['type'];
    return $type;
}

# query server returns $result (sql query array)
function QueryServer($id){

    $sql = "
    SELECT asset.id
    ,asset.company
    ,asset.location
    ,asset.purchaseDate
    ,asset.purchaseOrder
    ,asset.value
    ,asset.type
    ,asset.notes
    ,server.manufacturer
    ,server.model
    ,server.serialNumber
    ,server.esc
    ,server.warranty
    ,server.user
    ,server.prevUser
    ,server.cpu
    ,server.memory
    ,server.hardDrive
    FROM asset
    LEFT JOIN server
        ON server.id = asset.id
    WHERE asset.id = $id
    ";
    $result = mysql_query($sql);
    return $result;
}

# get server data returns $serverArray
function GetServerData($result){

    while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result))
    {
        $id = $row['id'];
        $company = $row['company'];
        $location = $row['location'];
        $purchaseDate = $row['purchaseDate'];
        $purchaseOrder = $row['purchaseOrder'];
        $value = $row['value'];
        $type = $row['type'];
        $notes = $row['notes'];
        $manufacturer = $row['manufacturer'];
        $model = $row['model'];
        $serialNumber = $row['serialNumber'];
        $esc = $row['esc'];
        $warranty = $row['warranty'];
        $user = $row['user'];
        $prevUser = $row['prevUser'];
        $cpu = $row['cpu'];
        $memory = $row['memory'];
        $hardDrive = $row['hardDrive'];
        $serverArray = array($id, $company, $location, $purchaseDate, $purchaseOrder,
            $value, $type, $notes, $manufacturer, $model, $serialNumber, $esc, $warranty,
            $user, $prevUser, $cpu, $memory, $hardDrive);
    }
    return $serverArray;
}

# print server table
function PrintServerTable($serverArray){

    $id = $serverArray[0];
    $company = $serverArray[1];
    $location = $serverArray[2];
    $purchaseDate = $serverArray[3];
    $purchaseOrder = $serverArray[4];
    $value = $serverArray[5];
    $type = $serverArray[6];
    $notes = $serverArray[7];
    $manufacturer = $serverArray[8];
    $model = $serverArray[9];
    $serialNumber = $serverArray[10];
    $esc = $serverArray[11];
    $warranty = $serverArray[12];
    $user = $serverArray[13];
    $prevUser = $serverArray[14];
    $cpu = $serverArray[15];
    $memory = $serverArray[16];
    $hardDrive = $serverArray[17];

    echo "

General Info

Asset ID:	";
    echo $id;
    echo "

Company:	";
    echo $company;
    echo "

Location:	";
    echo $location;
    echo "

Purchase Date:	";
    echo $purchaseDate;
    echo "

Purchase Order #:	";
    echo $purchaseOrder;
    echo "

Value:	";
    echo $value;
    echo "

Type:	";
    echo $type;
    echo "

Notes:	";
    echo $notes;
    echo "

Server Info

Manufacturer:	";
    echo $manufacturer;
    echo "

Model:	";
    echo $model;
    echo "

Serial Number:	";
    echo $serialNumber;
    echo "

ESC:	";
    echo $esc;
    echo "

Warranty:	";
    echo $warranty;
    echo "

User Info

User:	";
    echo $user;
    echo "

Previous User:	";
    echo $prevUser;
    echo "

Specs

CPU:	";
    echo $cpu;
    echo "

Memory:	";
    echo $memory;
    echo "

Hard Drive:	";
    echo $hardDrive;
    echo "

Options

Edit Asset

Delete Asset

";
}

?>

__
/*
*  View Asset
*
*/

# include functions script
include "functions.php";

$id = $_GET["id"];
if (empty($id)):$id="000";
endif;
ConnectDB();
$type = GetAssetType($id);

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Asia's southern flank shines in fight vs surging dollar
Asia's central banks, alarmed by the surging dollar's assault on their currencies, are ramping up their resistance with rate rises and market interventions, but it's the relatively vulnerable economies of South and Southeast Asia putting up the best fight.
In Indonesia, high raw materials prices are helping to drive record trade surpluses, while India's robust growth and large currency reserves have bolstered investor confidence – a far cry from the dollar's last surge a decade ago when the pair were among the "fragile five" emerging markets pounded by panicked outflows.
Their resilience contrasts with bigger economies in North Asia, where currencies are tumbling, although analysts warn that depleting foreign reserves, budgetary constraints and the dollar's sustained momentum pose risks for Asia's southern flank as well.
"In this environment the currencies that used to be very vulnerable to dollar strength – Indonesia in particular – are now actually the most resilient," said Khoon Goh, head of Asia research at ANZ Bank in Singapore.
"And the rest have become a lot more vulnerable."
Against a 15% rise in the U.S. dollar index this year, Asian currencies have fallen. But drops of 4.2% for the Singapore dollar , 4.5% for the Indonesian rupiah and 6.7% for the Indian rupee have bettered the yen's 20% slide and the South Korean won's 14% drop .
Investors are taking note and moving their money.
India pulled $6.4 billion in foreign funds into equities in August, double the intake for South Korea's much larger stock market.
"We don't like North Asia. We think that there is scope for currency weakness," said Marcelo Assalin, head of emerging markets debt at asset manager William Blair, who is overweight on the Indonesia rupiah and rates, as well as the Malaysian ringgit.
"I think Indonesia is the bright spot in Southeast Asia right now, because of the tailwind of commodity prices … we also like Malaysia, we think it also benefits from the same themes."
BACK ON THE RADAR
The stronger dollar nevertheless threatens to bring serious economic pain across Asia.
Even for manufacturing exporters, usually a beneficiary of dollar strength because it makes goods relatively cheaper in global markets, the dollar's surge has taken a nasty turn by inflating the cost of energy and other inputs.
Asian authorities have broadly escalated their responses as the dollar's upswing becomes more extreme: the dollar index, a measure of the greenback against a basket of its peers, is up more than 4.5% since the middle of August when Fed officials began striking a more hawkish tone.
Chinese authorities have used the yuan's trading band to curtail weakness driven by economic worries, while monetary policy has bucked the global trend by cutting rates to boost the flagging economy.
South Korean and Japanese officials have threatened currency market intervention, with a weak growth outlook adding to downward pressure on the won and low rates weighing on the yen.
In Southeast Asia's two largest economies, Indonesia and Thailand, the central bank raised interest rates in August for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
India, Indonesia and Singapore have also used dollar reserves to slow their currencies' slide. Some measures, however, are showing signs of strain.
Currency stockpiles have recorded their steepest declines in years across Asia: India's are down more than 11% this year to $561 billion, while Singapore's fell 31% to $289 billion.
Budgets have also become stretched, notably in Indonesia where the burden of subsidising fuel proved too much to bear and last week it allowed fuel prices to leap 30%.
And it is by no means certain that authorities in South and Southeast Asia can hold their currencies steady as U.S. interest rates keep rising.
"We've seen in past crises, as well, the Korean won tends to front-run the selloff, after which it stabilises and then Southeast Asia and South Asia endure the buffeting," said Mizuho Bank economist Vishnu Varathan in Singapore.
For the time being, however, investors have been impressed by the relative performance.
"India is back on our radar screens," said Davis Hall, head of capital markets at Indosuez Wealth Management Asia.
"Normally, when oil prices go up, it's the worst possible thing for India – importing everything," he said, but with discounted Russian crude helping to keep inflation in check and growth running higher than interest rates, there is much to like.
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Proton Therapy Results in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma According to the Barcelona-Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Staging System
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Francesco Dionisi*, Maurizio Amichetti
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Proton therapy represents the most advanced form of radiotherapy currently available. Hepato-cellular carcinoma (HCC) has been extensively treated with proton therapy since 1983 with en-couraging results in terms of effectiveness and safety, as reported in recent research articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses. In this report, we summarized for the first time the results of proton therapy treatment for HCC according with respect to the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Staging System, the most adopted classification system for HCC which provides information on both prognostic prediction and treatment allocation.
Proton Therapy, HCC, BCLC Staging System
Dionisi, F. and Amichetti, M. (2015) Proton Therapy Results in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma According to the Barcelona-Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Staging System. International Journal of Medical Physics, Clinical Engineering and Radiation Oncology, 4, 96-103. doi: 10.4236/ijmpcero.2015.42013.
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The Law Office of Lainey Feingold is excited to post this Bank of America press release announcing that every Bank of America ATM in the United States is now a Talking ATM.
The 18,000 Talking ATM milestone is the result of a long collaboration between Bank of America and the blind community. The bank was first approached in 1995 about ATM accessibility by the California Council of the Blind and Jerry Kuns, Roger Petersen, Bernice Kandarian, Nicaise Dogbo, and Don Brown, represented by Lainey and Linda Dardarian. The bank agreed to engage in Structured Negotiations, and eventually signed three settlement agreements about Talking ATMs, the accessibility of its website and on-line banking platform, and alternative formats for print information. Bank of America continues to be a national leader on all three issues.
Charlotte (March 31, 2010)– As part of its long-standing commitment to customers with visual impairments, Bank of America today announced that every Bank of America ATM in the country has been equipped with voice-enabled technology. Visually impaired customers can now access more than 18,000 Bank of America ATMs, the largest network of bank-owned ATMs in the U.S.
Talking ATMs provide audible instructions in English or Spanish to persons who cannot view information on an ATM screen. These machines make it easier for people with visual impairments to withdraw cash, deposit money and perform other ATM transactions. The ATMs have audio jacks that deliver spoken instructions privately through standard headsets to protect the security of users who are blind or have low-vision.
In 2001, Bank of America was the first bank in the United States to announce a comprehensive plan to install talking ATMs across the country. The bank was also the first to make its Web site and online banking conform to Web accessibility standards.
In addition to talking ATMs, Bank of America is the first major bank to equip all of its deposit-accepting ATMs throughout the country with deposit imaging technology. This technology is now available at 13,800 Bank of America ATMs. Deposit Image ATMs allow customers to feed checks and cash directly into the ATM slot, eliminating the need to fill out deposit slips and stuff envelopes. For cash deposits, customers can deposit up to 40 bills at a time and receive immediate credit if the transaction is made on a business day by 8 p.m., subject to certain exceptions explained in our account agreements. Deposit Image ATMs calculate deposits automatically and display information on-screen or via audio for verification.
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Arthur Lazere Archive
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Bob Aulert
The Count of Monte Cristo Bob Aulert
Chuck & Buck Arthur Lazere
Twin Falls Idaho
Twins And What They Tell Us About Who We Are
(1997), Lawrence Wright
Dancing Naked In Front of the Fridge And Other
Lessons from Twins (1999), Nancy J. Sipes, Phd.
Twin Falls Idaho is a winner. On a small budget, a young and creative writer/director, Michael Polish, has made a gentle, thoughtful, imaginative film. Polish and his twin brother (who shares the writing credit) play a pair of conjoined twins. Celebrating their birthday in the sleazy hotel in which they are staying, they hire a hooker, Penny (Michele Hicks), to join them. The initial shock of seeing two guys sharing two arms and three legs leads her to bolt, but she soon returns, having left her purse behind – and having nowhere else to go.
Thus begins an exploration of emotional neediness at the edge. The twins, who worked in a freak show, are joined, not only physically, but as well in the intimacy of their shared history and mutual vulnerability. In a brilliant touch, Polish has them whisper to each other at key moments when they are confronted with new information. The whispering underlines both the need for agreement between them at times when they might need to make a decision about what to do (or not to do) next, as well as the facility of communication and mutual consideration they have developed to cope with their interdependence. They are brothers, but their intimacy is greater even than most married couples'. Still, they do need to communicate, so their separateness, their individual identities, are implicit in the whispering, too.
Polish finds simple, creative images to visually convey underlying feelings. There is a rather large, mesh-covered peephole in the door to the twins' hotel room. We get the view from both sides – outside looking in, inside looking out – a cage, an imprisonment, a separation of the freaks, the ones who are other. We see their birth certificates which are interfolded, even as they are.
There is another hooker, seemingly Penny's only friend, and her sympathetic doctor, Miles (Patrick Bachau), but Penny is mostly a loner barely keeping her life afloat. Despite being emotionally needy, she retains an openness, a giving quality that allows her to connect with the twins. The study of identity, of otherness, blooms into a love story as well.
A series of incidents and encounters explores the condition of being different and a variety of responses to differentness, even as the love story develops. Miles crosses himself when first seeing the twins. A nun, aghast at the realization that the creature at her door on Halloween is not in costume, slams the door in their faces, but a Black minister named Jesus comes freely to their assistance when they face a medical emergency. Other aspects of the story introduce the context of Christian mythology, but Polish doesn't force the issue, satisfied to put into the mix an awareness of the values that are part of the Christian ethic and, as often as not, honored in the breach.
The twins' performances are a marvel – subtle, nuanced and believable. As written and played, they come off as sympathetic, not pitiable, because they are not self-pitying. They have a wry sense of humor and the strength that comes out of coping long-term with adversity. Hicks makes an auspicious debut here, nicely catching both the vulnerability and the strength of Penny's character, and convincing in the changes in the character through this new experience. In another bit of clever direction, Penny appropriately wears a lot of cheap-looking makeup when playing the whore, at the beginning, but as her relationship with the twins deepens, the makeup gradually lessens – her protective mask uncovered, her trust in the twins permitting her to let her vulnerability emerge.
Though made on a low budget, the film is thoughtfully and effectively designed, using saturated colors and strong contrasts of light and shadow to create an air of mystery – not a whodunit mystery, but a deeper, internal mystery of the spirit and the soul.
– Arthur Lazere
Arthur Lazere San Francisco ,
Mr. Lazere founded culturevulture.net in 1998 and worked tirelessly to promote its potential as a means for communicating a distinctly personal yet wide-ranging selection of arts reviews. Under his leadership, the site grew in esteem as well as in "circulation", and is well-regarded nationally and internationally as a source for up-to-date, well-written criticism. Arthur passed away on September 30, 2006.
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The Zohar, Chapter "Bamidbar (In the Wilderness)," Item 36: …south is Hesed, and grips to the east and depends on it as a branch with its root. This is so because the hidden Daat is the beginning of the sun, whose essence is Tifferet, called "sun" and east. But with its ascent to Yod–Hey it becomes Daat. In the beginning of the Daat in upper AVI, a root is made for the disclosure of Hesed, by which the upper AVI mate and elicit the Hesed (Love and Mercy).
We have to extract correction and remedy from every word in The Zohar. The Light will transform our properties according to its source. This should be our attitude to the reading. On the other hand, we have to try to understand what we read with more clarity.
Everything originates from the first HaVaYaH (Yod–Hey–Vav–Hey). The basic structure is the four stages of the Direct Light and everything clothes on these stages: the four letters, the three lines, and Malchut which receives from them. Everything comes from this connection.
First of all, we have to aspire to correct the breaking in ourselves so that every moment and every word from The Zohar will penetrate us like a balm or a healing remedy. After all, the Torah is created as a "seasoning" for a desire, as a remedy for its correction. When I want to connect with the text to reveal it, it opens up and connects with me as one whole.
Soon, the science of Kabbalah will be in high demand because without it a person will not be able to survive in the completely global world. It will become increasingly apparent that we have no desires or qualities that match or are appropriate for the world that is currently being revealed to us.
The Light from The Book of Zohar creates a sensation and understanding in us of global oneness. From that, we receive an opportunity to understand this world, to see it correctly through the matrix, which the Light creates in us. Then further, we want the force of nature, which established the global world that is being revealed to us now, to affect us in the same manner and make us suitable for it. We want our inner system to be similar to the system of nature that surrounds us.
Previously, it always seemed to me that I was above nature and that I controlled it. However, now I understand that this is not so, and I want to unite with nature, which is global, integral, huge, whole, and perfect. I want to use its integral force, its oneness. Now, I see that I am the only corrupted element, its only part that is not integral. Only my ego separates me from nature.
So let the force of nature abolish my egoism and allow me to be together with everyone! I see my redemption in this!
The science of Kabbalah talks extensively about intentions: what we should think about, aspire to, and desire. However, in actuality, the goal is the correction of the breaking in our root, the breaking that separated the root into many parts or souls. Thus, the correction consists of uniting the souls. This is the most important intention, which should be present in all of our actions.
With this intention, our perception of reality will change, along with our attitude to life, this world, the spiritual world, the Creator, ourselves, and our surroundings. The most important thing is to desire to unite and to connect with each other while correcting the connection between us, changing it from rejection and hatred to unification and love, so that the Creator would be revealed inside this connection.
We can see that the science of Kabbalah expands and enters the world from the center, from the source. In our generation the source of knowledge and the method of correction is here, in the central Bnei Baruch group.
If any group in the world or any person thinks that he is able to lead himself or the group to the goal correctly, he is deluding himself due to misunderstanding the structure of the system of souls upon which our world is clothed. Baal HaSulam writes in the "Introduction to The Book of Zohar" that everything always expands from the internality to the externality, or from the Upper Level to the lower one. The same applies to the influence upon our world as well as one's attainment: First a person ascends to the Upper Level, and from there he can see and influence the lower level.
Therefore, dissemination, influence, correction, and lessons must come only from here, the center. The role of the different groups is to take part in creating materials and disseminating them while submitting to the center in every way, similar to how all parts of an organism act in a coordinated fashion under the governance of one head shared by all. Nothing can start in the middle of the ladder, the pyramid, or some particular group similar to how the structure of the universe is strictly fixed and described.
Baal HaSulam writes in Item 57 of the "Introduction to The Book of Zohar" that if a thousand blind people are led by one person who can see, then they will all be able to follow him; but if there is no leader, they will all perish. Similarly, we observe a special mission on the part of humanity called "Isra-El" (meaning "straight to the Creator") because the Light of Correction passes through it to all of humanity. Baal HaSulam describes this strict and unchangeable hierarchy in the above article.
Therefore, every person within this system must be connected to the Upper Level as well as the lower level. Above us are our Teachers, the sources, the forefathers, and the Kabbalists of previous generations from whom we learn and by whose teachings we live. Beneath us are our students, all those who come to us wishing to connect to us. This hierarchy must be maintained because we are all able to receive only from the Upper One (see Baal HaSulam's article, "Faith in the Teacher").
However, if one person or group decides to act independently, they would be preferring the externality to the internality. They will thus replace the upper with the lower, in which case it would be necessary to immediately correct them or remove them from the common system. From studying the structure of the worlds we see that there is no "democracy," but a strict subservience to the Upper Level, to the Upper One's (the Creator's) example.
Through the connection among the groups and their structure, we are currently implementing the construction of a system that will expand to the whole world, as Baal HaSulam writes in the article "The Last Generation." Then our world will become similar to the Upper World. So where is every person's freedom? It lies in choosing the right connection with the environment and submitting to it in order to attain similarity to the Creator. This is attained only if one is connected to the Upper One, receives from Him, and carries out the same actions along the same chain of degrees. Thus, every person's freedom of will lies in preferring the internality over the externality in spite of one's personal egoistic disturbances or those occurring to the group.
As Baal HaSulam writes in Item 60 of the "Introduction to the Book of Zohar," every person's action corrects or ruins the entire system. Obviously, this is a dictatorship; however, it comes from Above, from the Creator, and all of us must carry it out by submitting to the Upper One and becoming similar to Him. In addition, we attract the lower one according to a fixed hierarchy. Absolute equality emerges only in the final, corrected state where everyone becomes equal through mutual bestowal.
A question I received: You said that the students of Rabbi Akiva wrote The Zohar and Talmud. Could you specify who precisely?
My Answer: I said it to emphasize that the Torah came to us from Rabbi Akiva in that his students presented it to us in the form of the revealed Torah, Talmud, and the concealed Torah, Kabbalah.
Rabbi Akiva had five great students (out of 24,000): Rabbi Meir, Rabbi Yehuda Bar Ilai, Rabbi Yossi, Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi), and Rabbi Elazar Ben Shamoa. Rabbi Yehuda Bar Ilai is the most prominent scholar of the Mishnah. Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi (a student of Rabbi Akiva's five great students) finished the Mishnah. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai (Rashbi) wrote The Zohar.
It may seem that it's more enjoyable to read The Zohar peacefully, without exerting any effort. But we must demand the intention for every word, and it's not simple. We shouldn't consent to simply read The Zohar and let the words "flow" through the ears. Rather, each word should be an opportunity to "break into" the text, an entrance into it.
As I'm reading, I have to see every word as a niche for filling myself with the intention, unification, and connection. I have to realize that every word can add to this connection.
This is the only way we should read The Zohar. Then the Light will come and unite the two opposite properties, Abraham and Isaac, as well as everything that is included between them, into the property of the middle line called Jacob or Israel.
The miraculous property of The Book of Zohar lies precisely in the middle line which unites good and evil together. And it is precisely in their correct connection that we reveal the Creator, the source of everything.


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Metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated first-line with SIR-Spheres® Y-90 resin microspheres more likely to become candidates for potentially curative liver surgery, REsect study shows
Surgeons' blinded assessment of pre- and post-treatment CT scans of patients with previously unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases treated in the SIRFLOX study presented at 12th Annual European-African HPB meeting.
Mainz, Germany (24 May 2017) – Adding selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) with SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres to first-line FOLFOX-based chemotherapy was associated with a statistically significant gain in potentially curative liver resectability, an independent, international panel of expert liver surgeons has reported.1
"We performed a blinded evaluation of the extensive radiological database of the recently-reported SIRFLOX study to compare potential liver resectability at baseline and follow-up," said Dr. Benjamin Garlipp, the principal author of the REsect study and a liver surgeon at Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Magdeburg, Germany. "We found that while resectability increased from baseline to follow-up in both the chemotherapy only arm and the chemotherapy + SIRT arm of the SIRFLOX study, the increase was significantly more pronounced in patients receiving the combination treatment – 38.1% of these were resectable on the basis of their liver CT scan at follow-up, compared to 28.9% of the patients receiving chemotherapy only (p<0.0001). This is an important finding because surgical resection is the mainstay of potentially curative treatments for these patients, and there is an increasing body of evidence suggesting that it can prolong their lives even though most of them eventually recur."
Of the 472 SIRFLOX study patients whose pre- and post-treatment liver CT scans were evaluable by the REsect surgeons, 228 had received first-line mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy (± bevacizumab), while 244 were treated with the combination of chemotherapy and SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres.1,2 There was no significant difference in the resectability of the patients' liver metastases at baseline (11.0% vs. 11.9%; p=0.775). In a second analysis, of the patients who were deemed still unresectable at baseline, significantly more patients in the Y-90 resin microspheres group had resectable liver metastases compared to those who received chemotherapy alone (31.2% vs. 22.7%; p<0.0001).1
The REsect study was conducted by a panel of 14 HPB (Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary) surgeons from leading medical centres in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, the UK and the USA.1 Five surgeons performed independent, blinded analyses of 100 baseline and follow-up scans chosen at random from the 472 cases to be reviewed. Blinded analysis of the remaining scans was conducted of 22–25 cases at a time by three surgeons working independently and chosen at random from the nine other members of the REsect panel. The reviewers were blinded to patient identifiers, visit (baseline or follow-up), treatment and clinical information, as well as being blinded to the other reviewers' assessments. A patient was deemed to be resectable or unresectable by majority agreement (≥3 of 5 surgeons or ≥2 of 3 surgeons).
"As a surgeon, it is always my aim to offer the option of a potentially curative liver resection to patients with mCRC. We know that in many patients with metastatic colorectal cancer the liver is the only organ with cancer deposits, and converting patients from a stage where resection of the disease is not possible into one where potential curative resection becomes an option again has an enormous impact for patients. This retrospective analysis suggests that SIRT with Y-90 resin microspheres could be a means to achieving resection for more of these patients," Dr Garlipp emphasized.
What is SIRT with SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres?
SIRT with SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres is an approved treatment for inoperable liver tumours. It is a minimally-invasive treatment that delivers high doses of high-energy beta radiation directly to the tumours. SIRT is administered to patients by interventional radiologists, who infuse millions of radioactive resin microspheres (diameter between 20–60 microns) via a catheter into the liver arteries that supply blood to the tumours. By using the tumours' blood supply, the microspheres selectively target liver tumours with a dose of radiation that is up to 40 times higher than conventional radiotherapy, while sparing healthy tissue.
SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres are approved for use in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, the European Union (CE Mark), Switzerland, Turkey, and several countries in Asia for the treatment of unresectable liver tumours. In the US, SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres have a Pre-Market Approval (PMA) from the FDA and are indicated for the treatment of unresectable metastatic liver tumours from primary colorectal cancer with adjuvant intra-hepatic artery chemotherapy (IHAC) of FUDR (floxuridine).
Sirtex Medical Limited (ASX: SRX) is an Australian-based global healthcare business working to improve treatment outcomes in people with cancer. Our current lead product is a targeted radiation therapy for liver cancer called SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres. Approximately 73,000 doses have been supplied to treat patients with liver cancer at more than 1060 medical centres in over 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.sirtex.com.
For further information, contact:
Bianca Lippert, PhD, Sirtex Medical: blippert@sirtex.com +49 175 9458089
Ken Rabin, PhD, Sirtex Medical: krabin@sirtex.com +48 50227 9244
Garlipp B et al. REsect: Blinded assessment of resectability of previously unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases following chemotherapy ± Y90-RadioEmbolization. 12th Biennial European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (E-AHPBA Congress) 2017; Abs. FP 15.08.
van Hazel GA et al. SIRFLOX: Randomized phase III trial comparing first-line mFOLFOX6 (plus or minus bevacizumab) versus mFOLFOX6 (plus or minus bevacizumab) plus selective internal radiation therapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. J Clin Oncol 2016; 34: 1723–1731.
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JNCI Study: Embargo on Radiation Study Lifted Early. Feel Free to Publish Anytime.
This is the science journal equivalent of "Smoke 'em if you got 'em." Which is probably the wrong metaphor for a cancer journal.
In any case, JNCI tells Embargo Watch that the online team that their publisher, Oxford University Press, broke the embargo accidentally by posting the study early.
Did Pollack break an embargo?
Why didn't NEJM invoke the Ingelfinger Rule, refusing to publish because results had already appeared?
Will anyone be sanctioned for this? As the Times noted: "Investigators in the National Eye Institute trial had a day-long meeting on Tuesday in Chicago to learn the results. But they were sworn to secrecy." Two of those investigators spoke to Pollack anonymously.
As we reported on our sister blog Retraction Watch earlier today, Science has released a study by Harvard psychologist Marc Hauser and a colleague replicating work from a 2007 study in the journal that has since been questioned. Hauser, as readers will likely recall, was found guilty of scientific misconduct by Harvard, which has yet to release its final report of the investigation. The 2007 data, however, seem to hold up, according to the report.
In my original post, I noted that I had asked the editors of two journals — Blood and The Journal of Proteome Research — who said they wouldn't publish papers based on posters uploaded to F1000, but had in fact done so. That seemed like a contradiction, so I wanted to know the rationale for the journals' policies, and also how they could explain their decisions to publish.
At Carvel, Wednesday is buy one, get one free day. "Wednesday is Sundae," the slogan goes. Apparently, that's true for embargo breaks, too, or at least it was this week.
SPECIAL NOTICE: Due to an embargo break by Jeffries analyst firm, the following late-breaking scientific abstract is being immediately released by the American Academy of Neurology at its Annual Meeting, in Honolulu, April 9 – 16, 2011. Please note that only this late-breaking abstract is being released early. The embargo remains the date and time of presentation for all other late-breaking abstracts presented at the American Academy of Neurology's Annual Meeting unless otherwise noted by the Academy's Media and Public Relations Department.
The press conference scheduled for 9am HST, Tuesday, April 12, 2011, regarding Dr. Comi's abstract below has also been cancelled.


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Harness Racing New Zealand Board Report
Following is a summary of key matters considered at the HRNZ Board meeting on 30 May 2014.
1. PLANNING & FUNDING 2014/15
At the Board's meeting, the latest draft Strategic Plan and initial draft Business Plan for 2014/15 were reviewed. Matters were noted for amendment with the final drafts to be available for review at the Board's next meeting on 4 July. Following this, copies of these documents will be circulated to clubsand kindred bodies to enable consultation on these at the Annual Conference on 8, 9 August.
At the meeting, consideration was also given to funding options for 2014/15. Included within this was a review of the likely projected position of the code distribution account at 31 July 2014. The uncertainty for the Board at the time of their meeting in considering funding options for next season was that the NZRB at that stage had not confirmed the total funding that would be made available. Subsequent to the meeting, the NZRB have advised that the total will be the same as the 2013/14 season.
It is intended that at the Board's meeting on 4 July, consideration will be given to finalising the funding policy for 2014/15. Obviously with the funding levels in line with the previous year, the scope of extending additional funding to the industry is reduced. Despite this, the Board will consider initiatives they believe appropriate and sustainable within the current balance of the distribution account.
2. REVIEW OF HRNZ GOVERNANCE STRUCTUREThrough its strategic planning process, the Board agreed that it would review, in consultation with the industry, the appropriateness of HRNZ's governance structure. As the first part of this review, the Board reviewed previous papers when this was last considered back in 2011, including the presentation made at that time to the Annual Conference.
A number of options were considered on the appropriate structure of the Board going forward. It was agreed that an options paper would be prepared for the Board's next meeting on 4 July outlining potential ways this could be structured. It is also intended that the thoughts of clubs and kindred bodies on this will be sought at the Annual Conference. Initial thoughts are that if the Board is to pursue change in this area, this will be addressed later in the 2014 calendar year.
3. CLUB FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
At the February meeting of the Audit & Finance Committee, the individual financial analysis undertaken on a club by club basis by independent accountants was reviewed. At the Board's meeting, a final report on this review was considered, which included an overall regional and national overview to complement the individual club-based analysis.
This information has given the Board a better understanding of the financial issues facing the industry at a club and regional level. It is intended that clubs identified as being in a less than favourable financial position in this review will have meetings with HRNZ representatives to try and gain a better understanding of their issues and what steps can be taken to improve their situation. One of the other key recommendations of the report was the development of a standardised club financial reporting template. This will be developed in conjunction with the racing secretaries and hopefully implemented for the 2014/15 financial year end reporting.
4. TRAINING FACILITIES – NORTHERN REGION – PUKEKOHE
The Board reviewed a report from the Auckland Trotting Club with respect to the proposed further development of the training facilities at Pukekohe. The Board was encouraged to note that the Franklin TC and Auckland TC were looking to develop a solution in the best interests of the region. The Board was supportive of the steps being taken to try and support the further development of Franklin as a training base to hopefully complement horse numbers in the northern region.
The Board agreed to support in principle the details of what was being proposed and undertook that HRNZ would continue to work closely with the two clubs in regards to this.
5. PROPOSED HEALTH AND SAFETY REFORM
The Board considered a proposal from the NZRB for a joint industry initiative to address proposed changes to health and safety legislation. HRNZ is supportive of adopting a joint industry initiative for a tri-code/NZRB approach to this. A clear focus of this will be to properly educate and put in place appropriate health and safety measures for the racing industry. HRNZ believes many of the issues being faced across the three codes will be common and it is important that all clubs/venues have a consistent understanding of the likely legislative changes. From a racing perspective, it is important that health and safety regulations are complied with, that everyone is fully aware of the legislative changes and the impact on the day to day operations of clubs and industry participants. It is likely that Stu Cashen, ex Greyhound Racing New Zealand Racing Manager, will be engaged to co-ordinate this review.
6. GROUP RACE SUB-COMMITTEE – 2014/15 SEASON
The Group Race Sub-Committee met on 29 May to consider group races for the 2014/15 season. The
group race criteria for 2014/15 was confirmed, consistent with the current season, namely:
Group 1 – minimum stakes $100,000 for pacers, $80,000 for trotters
Group 2 – minimum stakes $40,000
New group races approved for 2014/15 were as follows:
Upgrade of NZMTC, NZ Trotting Oaks from Group 3 to Group 2
Upgrade of Northern Southland TC, Southern Lights Handicap Trot to Group 3
Upgrade of Harness Racing Waikato, Cambridge Trotters Flying Stakes to Group 3
A number of races were noted for monitoring and also potential movement of dates for some races were suggested that will be further reviewed with the clubs involved. The total spend under the group race policy for 2014/15 is estimated at $3.038m which will be funded from the within the overall code funding policy. A separate circular will be issued to clubs providing further information on decisions and policy in this area.
7. RULES AND REGULATIONS
The Rules Sub-Committee met on 29 May to finalise draft remits for proposal to the 2014 Annual Conference. Further detail on these will be outlined when the Order Paper for the Annual Conference is published in early July. Essentially the Rule changes being proposed can be summarised into the following categories:
Introduction of Protest Rule similar to NZTR
Introduction of Rules to provide for introduction of Monte racing
Amendments to the Rules re alcohol testing of horsemen
Other routine Rule changes, eg extending number of individual owners from six to eight.
Two likely correspondence items to be proposed at the Annual Conference are:
From the Board - the merits of allowing for dual acceptors;
From the Trainers & Drivers Association - payment of driving fees following horses being scratched following declaration of drivers.
The proposed Rule changes to be considered at the Annual Conference will be published in the Harness Racing Weekly on 2 or 9 July.
8. REVIEW OF DRIVING FEES
The Board considered correspondence from the Harness Racing Trainers & Drivers Association seeking an increase in the current level of driving fees. The Board approved the Trainers & Drivers Association request that this be increased from $70 plus GST per drive to $75 plus GST. It was considered that the 4.63% change was warranted given it had been two years since this was last reviewed.
Some questions were also raised with respect to the current Driving Fees Regulation, which currently states that drivers will receive 5% of any stake won over $200 by horses placed in the first five. It was agreed that this level of $200 would be reviewed with the Trainers & Drivers Association and considered at a subsequent Board meeting. The increase to the driving fees will take effective from 1 August 2014.
9. IN BRIEF AND MATTERS UNDER ACTION
The following matters were also considered at the Board meeting. Some items are noted as under
action for review at subsequent Board meetings:
Review and confirmation of licence fees for 2014/15
Review of independent report on NZRB Performance and Efficiency Audit – copy of report available at www.nzracingboard.co.nz
Noted that Dates Calendar for 2014/15 has been finalised
Review of proposed new contract between the NZ Racing Laboratory and the industry
Frozen embryo transfers – referred to next meeting of Breeders' Liaison Sub-Committee
Review of HRNZ's Naming Policy
Support that pylons be used on grass tracks where possible
Consideration of HRNZ operational budget – full details to be considered at Board meeting on
TC02 level – to be further reviewed at Board meeting on 4 July
Racing Safety Development Fund – results on Round 2
Programme for upcoming 2014 Annual Conference
Season to date statistics – details to be separately published in Harness Racing Weekly, 25 June
10. NEXT MEETING
The next HRNZ Board meeting is scheduled for Friday 4 July 2014.
There are no HRNZ Sub-Committees due to meet the day prior.


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Football Zebras > Commentary > Learning never stops at the top levels for officials
Learning never stops at the top levels for officials
by Mark Schultz - October 10, 2017 October 10, 2017 0
One of the consistent qualities for top-notch officials is that they are coachable. Coaches love it when one of their star players is coachable, and officials need that same quality.
A master learns an early lesson
Midway through his Big 10 officiating career, referee Jerry Markbreit learned a lesson. A deep pass went for a touchdown — or so he thought. As soon as he saw an official go up with a touchdown, he turned to the press box and flashed the signal. When he looked again, he saw that another official over-ruled the calling official, and the play was incomplete.
In his book Last Call: Memoirs of a NFL Referee, Markbreit says he got irritated that he signaled touchdown and then had to take the score off the board. The crowd got on the officials, and Markbreit let his irritation show. He had bad body language for the rest of the half.
The crew went to the locker room at halftime, and Herm Rohrig, supervisor of officials for the Big 10, was there. Rohrig rebuked Markbreit. He said when players and coaches see an official upset, they get upset because the official doesn't have himself under control.
A chastened Markbreit wrote that he applied that lesson several times for the rest of his career. When he or his crew made a mistake, he reminded himself, "Don't pout."
Super Bowl veteran takes direction
Bernie Kukar was in the last few years of his career. He had already officiated two Super Bowls. He was one of the senior referees in the league. Yet he still took direction.
Markbreit (by this time retired and a referee coach for the NFL) noted that Kukar needed to back up more before the snap. Markbreit said Kukar needed to take a wider angle to call the play. Kukar initially thought Markbreit was wrong, but after looking at the film, he discovered he was too close to the play and needed to back up.
Being coachable
What if Markbreit had dismissed Rohrig's scolding as being a grouch and justified his attitude? What if Kukar had thought, "Markbreit had his day. He's not on the field anymore. I've done two Super Bowls and I'm not going to change what I do." Markbreit never would have made the NFL, and might have had a shortened college career. Kukar would have had an unpleasant final few years, and maybe a shortened career.
If officials aren't coachable, they might soon be dropped from the roster. If they aren't coachable on the amateur levels, they'll never get past the peewee or JV level. No crew wants to take on a new official or a veteran official who doesn't listen to direction and wants to things his or her own way. That makes for a very unpleasant situation — and word gets out quick.
The learning never stops, even for the best. Officials must never become complacent and think "I've arrived" because the next call is right around the corner.
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Today's "From the Archives" in the Irish Times reproduces a match report for the 1960 All Ireland football final between Down (2-12) and Kerry (0-8).
GAELIC ATHLETIC history was made at Croke Park, yesterday, when the all-conquering champions from Kerry, with nineteen championships to inspire them, were well and truly beaten by a faster, a fitter, and far more uniform side from Down, who played very sound football and often beat Kerry at their own high fielding game.
He went on to score the fastest goal ever scored in an All Ireland footbal final in 1962 (Pathé newsreel).


TORONTO (Reuters) - Sears Canada Inc <SCC.TO> said on Friday it will refund payments or offer alternative services to customers affected by the collapse of SHS Services Management Inc, which provided home-improvement services on behalf of Sears Canada.
SHS, which did installations such as roofing and window replacement, ceased operations and went into receivership late last year.
It began operating Sears' home improvement business in March 2013. It is liquidating assets to repay creditors owed more than C$8.9 million ($7.91 million), according to the receiver, PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
Sears Canada, majority-owned by Sears Holdings Corp <SHLD.O>, apologized to customers and said it has been finding alternative contractors to finish work already paid for by customers. It said it will refund money paid for services that were not rendered.
Customers who have made deposits but did not get any work done from SHS are owed just over C$1.8 million, according to the receiver's report, Sears said.
Sears also said it would work with customers to remove liens placed on their properties by SHS creditors.


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Dealing with Secondary Infertility
April 23, 2019 September 24, 2010 by Kate Vickers
If you've had one baby, you can have another right? It's not rocket science, just the birds and the bees –but, for some of us it's not that easy. Secondary infertility is much more common that we think, and it's a subject that most of us don't openly talk about.
From early childhood I had visions of having the 'perfect family', me, Brad Pitt and two kids, a boy and a girl – 'The Million Dollar Family'. I grew up as a 'pseudo' only child; I have three half-brothers who are all much older than I am.
I didn't see much of them and had a pretty lonely existence without having a sibling who was close to my age. Because of this, it was important to me to have more than one child. My feelings were reinforced when I met and married my husband, who has four sisters, all pretty close in age and they form a very tight knit group. I really wanted my children to have that too.
In 2004, we had a daughter. It only took about five months of trying, which involved no special treatments. We started trying again when she was 10 months old. My 'Type A Personality' had it all perfectly planned, my two kids would be exactly two years apart. Needless to say, it didn't work out that way.
In April of 2006, I had an early miscarriage. Another year of ovulation kits, basal body temperature charts and having sex every other day during my so-called fertile period, and there was still no second baby. Even my husband was starting to complain about the frequency of the 'routine'!
In 2007, I was referred to a fertility specialist and was told that I have PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome), a classic case apparently. So, after all that temperature taking and tracking every abdominal twinge and bodily fluid – I was not ovulating at all. The doctor didn't want to see my beautifully presented and colour coded ovulation charts (I can't help it, I'm a Web designer!). I was prescribed Metformin (a drug that is usually for Diabetes, but also works on PCOS) and I did five cycles of Clomid (a drug that turned me into a semi-psychotic blubbering mess).
The Metformin and Clomid were not a success. I decided that I needed a rest until December of that year when I was going to put myself on the waiting list to start injectable hormones (Gonal-F). The plan was to do the injections for six months with ultrasounds and intra-uterine insemination (IUI). My husband complained about the prospect of having to ejaculate into a cup, but he eventually agreed.
Two cycles passed and then I realized that my period was late. I dug into my stash of pregnancy tests (purchased on eBay in a wholesale lot). The positive line appeared before the control line! Pregnant! After two years of trying!
Our son was born in March of 2008. At my six week postpartum check-up my Obstetrician warned me that I should start thinking about birth control. I laughed him off. How did this quack make it through medical school? I had three periods and was pregnant again. Uh, oops! Our third child, a girl, was born in January of 2010.
If I knew in 2005 how everything would eventually work out, maybe not exactly as I planned, possibly better than I planned – I could have avoided a lot of heartache. I'm not suggesting that all cases of infertility, secondary or otherwise, will eventually work out. I'm just saying that I was one of the lucky ones.
Kate (or KateV1) is a former sufferer of secondary infertility due to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), but is now the proud, albeit overwhelmed, mother of three wonderful children, ages 8 months, 2.5 years and 6 years.
She has been married since 2002. Always having been a fan of biting off more than she can chew, Kate is also the owner and founder of Vickers Media, a Web design, development and Web marketing firm based in Burlington, Ontario.
As if that weren't enough, Kate is also a permanent fixture as eMedia Project Manager at a medium sized marketing and business strategy firm based in Toronto. Kate mostly works from home during naptime and late at night, when everyone is all tucked in.
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Big mistake to put the Mirena. I had the normal copper-T before and no problems. Since Mirena, spotting and bleeding has been throughout and life has gone upside down. Had it removed 4 days ago at the end of a long period when bleeding stopped. It's back again and driving me up the wall. Doctors should not recommend Mirena and all these side effects weight gain etc. should be explained in detail. My doctors did not tell me you could spot and bleed for upto 6 months or more after initial placement. There are enough negative experiences on the internet to put the Mirena out of use.It should be taken off the shelves.


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An open program to the finest young classical musicians coming from conservatoires, academies, universities and higher music institutes of the Mediterranean basin.
The symphonic session of the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra (MYO) is designed to future professional classical musicians from the Mediterranean. This training session offers an intercultural experience of the orchestra life in rehearsals, concert and on tour within the stimulating frame of the Festival d'Aix. It provides a high-level musical training where young musicians can benefit from the coaching of experimented artists while working some symphonic repertoire's masterpieces under the baton of renowned conductors. Since 2010, some players of the prestigious London Symphony Orchestra coach the different sections of the orchestra. Every year, almost 600 musicians apply to one of our audition organized in about twenty cities of the Mediterranean where some 100 young talents are selected.
The Mediterranean Youth Orchestra will select classical musicians through annual auditions happening in 20 cities in the Mediterranean from November 2018 to March 2019 and with the support of different partners leading national youth orchestras.
The musicians applying for the symphonic session should preferably be students in a higher music institute of a Mediterranean country in 2018-2019.
Musicians from the following countries can apply — Albania, Algeria, Bosnia, Cyprus, Croatia, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Palestine, Portugal, Slovenia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey.
Instruments for the 2019 training session — Violins, violas, cellos, double basses, flutes (piccolo, alto flute), oboes (English horn), clarinets (E-flat clarinet and bass clarinet), bassoons (contrabassoons), French horns, trumpets, trombones (bass trombone), tubas, percussions, harps.
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Candidates are required to demonstrate proficiency in their instrument and in orchestra music. The jury may ask to play all or part of these orchestra extracts.
The audition of each musician will last maximum 15 minutes, including a short interview in English or French (depending on the language's choice of the musician).
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Rules — In some specific cases, the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra will be very pleased to consider a video-application if there is no audition in some applicants' Mediterranean countries (for example: musicians from Syria, from Lybia, etc) and, if the musician has not any possibility of travel and meet the jury in one auditions' venue. If you are resident of one country which hosts an audition, please note that the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra will always favor the musicians (of an equivalent level) who made the effort to travel to pass the audition.
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