positions on the various committees so if you feel that you have some spare time on your hands and would like to become involved in your local club and community, mark that date in your diary.
Our U21 team have formed an amalgamation for this years championship with Aughnasheelin and Glenfarne Kiltyclogher. They will be known as Sliabh an Iarainn Gaels. They take on St Francis in Fenagh at 2pm on Sunday next.
We wish our active clubman Padraig Lynch a speedy recovery from his recent knee operation. We hope to see you up and about at the park very soon again. Get well soon from all in the club.
For the second time ever and in the same year, the ladies lotto jackpot was won on Sunday last. The luck winner was from Gloria Rodgers from Cavan. Our jackpot now stands at €500. We are currently selling our yearly tickets for 2012 for €20. Please support if you can. The next draw takes place in Gerties at the end of the month. Please support by purchasing a ticket in any of the local outlets. Your support is always appreciated.


Franciscan missionaries first arrived in Florida more than 450 years ago. They came to St. Augustine, a military fort from which Spanish soldiers waged war with French explorers in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. The fort was a cramped, humid, difficult place to live—it was a remote military outpost, and its inhabitants lived like men at war.
These brave Franciscan friars came to bring the Gospel to the Spanish soldiers—to establish a Church, to celebrate Mass, and to preach Jesus Christ. Eventually, women and children came to St. Augustine, and it began to resemble a town. Slaves arrived, as did Florida's natives—who were sometimes allies with the Spanish, and sometimes at war with them. The Franciscans preached the Gospel to everyone they encountered. A canonical parish was eventually established, the very first parish in North America. In fact, on Sept. 8 of this year, the Diocese of Saint Augustine will celebrate the 450th anniversary of the first and oldest Catholic parish in the New World.
After a short time it became abundantly clear to the Franciscans that forming an authentically Catholic community in America would require education and formation in the faith. In 1606, they established the first Catholic school in the land that would become the United States.
The Franciscan school in St. Augustine accepted all children. The children of soldiers, and slaves, and natives were formed in the faith. They were taught to read and to write. They were also taught to pray; to reason well; to make moral choices. In short, they were taught and formed to live the Christian life—using their minds, and their wills, to serve God and neighbor.
Knowing and serving God has been the foundation of Catholic education in America for more than 400 years. Since the foundation of the small Franciscan school in St. Augustine, thousands of Catholic schools have been established in America. These schools have accepted students, from all backgrounds and family situations, in order to form them to know Christ and his Church, and to live virtuously, freely, and joyfully.
The Catholic schools in the Diocese of Lincoln carry on the holy legacy of Catholic education in America. For nearly 150 years, Catholic schools in southern Nebraska have formed students as disciples of Jesus Christ. The Catholic life and culture of our diocese is a direct result of the holy work our schools undertake.
If we want to continue to build Catholic culture in the Diocese of Lincoln—if we want to continue to form disciples of Jesus Christ—our Catholic schools are essential.
We have been blessed with holy priests, holy religious, and holy laymen and laywomen across the Diocese of Lincoln. Many of them are graduates of our Catholic schools. I have spent time with Catholic students across our diocese. In fact, I just spent several days with Catholic high school students from all six of our Catholic high schools in our nation's capital for the March for Life – five busloads! Experiencing their passion for the life issues and hearing their articulate voices in defense of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, I know they are being formed to be life long missionary disciples of Jesus Christ.
The work of our diocese depends on Catholic education. But Catholic education depends on your support. We all know that Catholic schools do not receive the financial benefits public schools receive. To pay teachers, and buy books, and maintain buildings, they depend entirely on you. To enroll students, regardless of their ability to pay, Catholic schools depend on your stewardship.
God calls each of us to support our Catholic schools—through regular offering, through the Charity and Stewardship Appeal, and through the Joy of the Gospel campaign. Our commitment to Catholic education is an expression of our commitment to being faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.
The legacy of Catholic education in America, and in the Diocese of Lincoln, is a rich and historic legacy of sacrifice, of generosity, and of God's Providence. I am grateful for the teachers and administrators of our Catholic schools. I am grateful for parents who enroll their children in Catholic schools. And I am grateful to every Catholic who supports the mission of Catholic schools—the formation of Christ's disciples, the establishment of Catholic culture, and the salvation of souls.


What Was I Thinking, Forgetting Shrove Tuesday?
We start our day of romance, with me being upset with our debt situation here in the U.S. We finally saw the color of the 4th QTR Household Debt number yesterday, and just like I suspected, it was monstrous! U.S. household debt rose for the 14th straight quarter in the final three months of 2017, pushing further into record territory as confident Americans added to mortgage loans and credit-card balances.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Tuesday that household debt rose by $193 billion to $13.15 trillion last quarter, completing the fifth straight year overall balances increased. Total debt was the most on record, though the figure wasn't adjusted for inflation or population growth.
"Home prices jumped to all-time highs in almost two-thirds of U.S. cities in the fourth quarter as buyers battled for a record-low supply of listings.
So, what did the currencies and metals do after this Debt debacle printed yesterday? They attempted to mount a rally, and even when I checked the prices in the middle of the night, yes, I was up walking the floors, the currencies were still inching higher… But something happened between the middle of the night and early this morning, because those small gains have been given back, and we're basically trading in yesterday's clothes in most of the currencies.
The Indian rupee is not slipping this morning, after it was announced that PM Modi, was going to not only extend the current stimulus for the economy, but also add to it. This got the warm a fuzzy feelings for rupees going again and this morning it's the best performing currency since yesterday.
I'm not sure this euphoria over more stimulus is going to be long lasting, but Shoot Rudy, look what it does for the U.S. psyche every time a stimulus package is announced, like the Tax Cut Reform Bill? So, maybe, it can, maybe it can't, we'll have to wait-n-see… This is where the old timer traders like me, would make a call and either go long rupees or short rupees based on their information and gut feeling… But we're a dying breed, folks… Look at me, I was put out to pasture a couple of years ago, and I was a young "old timer"!
Reminds me of a song by Grand Funk Railroad, titled: I Can Feel Him In The Morning… And the song begins with a child reciting these words: Good means to obey your mother and father, to do what the teacher says — the things right. I feel miserable when I'm … when I'm bad, I feel miserable on the inside but, on the outside, I just feel like I … I feel now.
I think … um, um … there are more people that are bad than there are good. And, um … if you're good, you'll live forever. And, if you're bad, you'll die when you die." There you go, a song from the 70's that you've probably never heard of… But I know it!
OK, let's get back to work here… The New Zealand dollar / kiwi has been very stealth-like in its recovery from the sell off of a couple of weeks ago after getting close to 74-cents, it got whacked, but like I said it has been recovering and this morning it's back to 73-cents… Kiwi is like the Tub Thumpin' Song… I get knocked down, but I get up again, nothing's gonna keep me down!
But Gold is picking up the slack for Oil, and has been on the rally tracks for 3 trading days in a row! And yesterday's gain of $6.80 was without major short paper trading, as the number of contracts were only 182,500 on the day. Gold closed at $1,329.30, and is up almost $3 in the early morning trading today.
Now, if everyone that had money to invest from all their Bitcoin gains, and they bought physical Gold, they would drive the paper traders out of the market… Good luck getting that organized, here in the West… In the East? getting that organized would be a lay-up, but not here in the West, as we still, for the most part, don't see Gold as a store of wealth… I do, and you probably do, as I've hammered this point into your heads for years now, but what about the guy across the street? Or the lady that sits next to you on the bus? I'll bet they don't even know how Gold is performing, much less own some!
The U.S. Data Cupboard finally gets some data that people will take notice of today… January Retail Sales, which should be fair to middling, nothing to write home about or support the dollar, and then there's the stupid CPI that everyone is pointing to as a key to interest rates going forward… Don't they know how stupid the CPI has become, with all of its hedonic adjustments, swapping, and changing of weightings in the basket of Goods? I shake my head in disgust at these dolts that still think that CPI is something that should be paid attention to!
To Recap… It's Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday together! But we get some data today to move the markets, so let's see if it really does. Rupees, rand, and kiwi are in the spotlight today with their stealth-like moves higher, but for the most part the rest of the currencies are trading in the same clothes as yesterday. Household Debt rose by a monstrous amount in the 4th QTR, and are we heading to another housing bubble?
Or, here's your snippet: "Among the myriad threats to national security – North Korea, Russia and Iran among them – is one very big economic issue, National Intelligence Director Daniel Coats said Tuesday.
Speaking to the Senate Intelligence Committee, Coats said the nation's debt, up to $20.7 trillion and likely to escalate due to recently passed fiscal measures in Congress, must be taken seriously.
The debt has increased 123 percent over the past decade as the nation sought to break free of the financial crisis and the tepid growth that followed.
Chuck again… The room was filled with congressmen and women who hopefully listened to the Security Director's warning and took it to heart, but I doubt it, they were probably making dinner plans while he was talking! UGH!
That's it for today… Another beautiful day yesterday. I had a nice conversation with my friend and former colleague, Chris Gaffney, yesterday. He had been at the Orlando Money Show, and told me that a lot of people were asking about me… It's nice to know that you may be gone but not forgotten, eh? Pitchers and catchers reported yesterday, and the rest of the squad will report this weekend… I'm so stoked about spring training starting! It's a new day when it starts, a new beginning, hopes are high, and everyone has a chance to win it all! it's always fun to watch a young Phenom make a splash in spring training and make the team… Toad The Wet Sprocket takes us to the finish line today with their song: Walk On The Ocean… a great 90's song… I hope you and your honey celebrate Valentine's Day in grand style, and for some of us, lent begins today… And with that, it's time to get going! I hope you have a Wonderful Wednesday, a Happy Valentine's Day, Ash Wednesday, and whatever comes your way! And Be Good To Yourself!
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BETA PIC (Beta Pictoris). Magnificent stars can come in obscure constellations, a fine case in point the Beta star of the small constellation of Pictor, the Easel, which lies just to the west of Canopus in Carina, the Keel of Argo. To the eye, it appears as a common class A (A5, though some put it as hot as A3) hydrogen-fusing dwarf. At a distance of 63 light years, it radiates at a modest rate of 8.6 times that of the Sun from its 8250 Kelvin surface. The combination of the two give a radius of just 1.4 times solar and a mass near 1.7 solar. Spinning rather quickly, with an equatorial velocity of 130 kilometers per second (65 times that of the Sun), the star completes a rotation every 0.54 days, its metal abundance close to solar. Beta Pic is among a small handful of seemingly ordinary class A stars that through satellite observation in the early 1980s were found to shine strongly, and anomalously, at infrared wavelengths (others being Vega and Fomalhaut), which indicates radiation coming to us from a circumstellar cloud of warm dust. Careful observations from the ground reveal that Beta Pic's cloud is in the form of a magnificent edge-on disk that stretches 400 Astronomical Units away from the star in each direction, 10 times the average distance of Pluto from the Sun. Though nowhere near as thick, our own Sun has such a dusty disk too, made up of comet debris, the remains of colliding broken asteroids, and the stuff in the "Kuiper Belt," a region of small bodies that includes Pluto and that extends to some 50 or more AU from Solar System's Center. The immediate implication is that Beta Pic may have planets of its own buried within the disk. While there is no direct evidence of such planets (as there is for some 100 other stars), indirect evidence is provided by the Hubble Space Telescope, which records a warping of the disk that might be caused by a giant planet's gravity. A central "hole" that is partially cleared of dust is equally intriguing. Still in its infancy, only 10 to 100 million years old, Beta Pic may still be building its family. Alas, such stars do not live very long lives, disallowing the development of the kind of life we have on our Earth -- providing that Beta Pic indeed has any real planets at all. Read more about Beta Pic in Jim Kaler's Hundred Greatest Stars.
A planet! A probable giant planet seems to have been imaged inside the dust disk at a separation of about 8 Astronomical Units from the star. From its infrared brightness, Beta Pic b should have a mass of around 8 times that of the Jupiter. Orbital motion has not yet been seen. There is a speculation that this planet may have caused a transit event in 1981. The planet still needs confirmation.
Written by Jim Kaler 3/26/04; addition 7/03/09. Return to STARS.

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Current affairsScience, Health & Technology
Could women take Viagra in the future?
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Approved in 1998, the erectile dysfunction treatment Viagra quickly became a household name. Today, it is used by millions of men. Although Viagra had initially been developed to treat a heart problem, researchers soon discovered that it was more useful as a treatment for erectile dysfunction. Viagra continues to be a subject of research – and scientists are now looking to establish whether the active ingredient sildenafil could benefit women, too.
Viagra contains the active ingredient sildenafil, which improves the blood flow to the penis and makes it easier for men to gain and maintain an erection. In the search for a sexual dysfunction medicine for women, physicians have also turned to Viagra. A study conducted by the Female Sexual Medicine Center at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles initially produced positive results – with most female participants of the study reporting that Viagra had increased their sexual satisfaction. However, subsequent studies failed to confirm these results, which indicates that the women may have benefited from a placebo effect, not actual medication.
Rather than investigating Viagra's properties as an aphrodisiac for women, other scientists have researched the use of sildenafil for completely different conditions. Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Nevada trialled Viagra as a medication to increase female fertility and found, that the drug increased women's chance to conceive. Infertility in women is often linked to the lining of the uterus being too thin for a fertilised egg to implant. Viagra, so the scientists say, may thicken the lining and make pregnancy more likely. However, it is important to bear in mind that these results are preliminary – further research is needed to confirm that the drug works and that it does not have adverse effects in women.
Fertility is not the only area of women's health Viagra may be relevant to. Researchers from the Penn State College of Medicine hypothesised that the increase in blood flow caused by Viagra may help alleviate menstrual cramps in women. When testing their hypothesis with a small sample of 25 women, they received a positive response about the pain relieving effect of Viagra. At the same time, however, women who were given a placebo instead of sildenafil also reported an improvement of their condition. It is currently unclear whether Sildenafil really helps with period pain, or whether it merely provides the placebo effect any tablet would.
Research into the benefits which Viagra may have for women is still in its infancy. There is currently no indication that taking Viagra will improve a woman's sex life – and what is more, whether Viagra could be dangerous for women. Having been licensed for the use in men only, medical trials have only included male subject. Before any medication for women containing sildenafil could be approved and licensed, its benefit and potential side effects will have to be proven in conclusive trials.
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As I write this, I am reeling from the latest immigration announcement from our ricocheting president saying he wants to restrict "certain" Iraqis from coming to our shores. He has promised to ban many other refugees outright, including desperate and suffering Syrians, but this one cuts me particularly deep because of the war we inflicted on Iraq, the Iraqis I have met, and the Iraqis I have read.
Seven years ago, I began work on two novels about the Iraq War and its aftermath from the point of view of both American soldiers and Iraqi civilians. As part of my research, I sought Iraqi refugees to interview, as well as all the books and poems by Iraqis I could read. That was when I discovered how difficult it is to find Iraqi literature in translation, at least in America—a fact I consider shameful, given that our war killed some half a million Iraqis and displaced a fifth of the country. That said, I did discover a few books of prose and poetry that have managed to filter through the barriers of American suspicion and indifference, mostly thanks to independent and university presses. These are a few of my favorites.
The first contemporary Iraqi writings I found in English were on a blog written by someone calling herself Riverbend, a 24-year-old woman who began sending dispatches from Baghdad during our "shock and awe" bombing campaign in March of 2003. A computer programmer fluent in English, she reminded me of my students: smart, articulate, funny, irreverent, and full of heart. Her voice was the most potent antidote I could find at the time to the growing Western view of Iraqis as incomprehensible religious extremists. One of the delights of reading a daily blog is that, like the diaries of Samuel Pepys, it chronicles life in real time. Riverbend describes how the quotidian grows increasingly more difficult in Baghdad as power outages multiply, people disappear, and the US disbanding of civil servants and police allows looters and kidnappers to rampage unchecked. She shows readers how her sympathy for American soldiers broiling in their body armor under the blistering Iraqi sun turns into a bitter anger against those same soldiers as they kill and maim. She describes the increasing cynicism among Iraqis as the US puts in one puppet government after another. When Riverbend and her family were eventually driven from Baghdad to Syria, she stopped writing (with the exception one farewell post in 2013, when the war was a decade old). But her entries were eventually collected into the book Baghdad Burning, published by the Feminist Press in 2005, so they remain available to all.
By 2007, a handful of other Iraqi writers had finally found their way to translation in the US. Although they had fled Saddam Hussein's dictatorship or earlier wars and were not yet writing about the current war, their voices were essential to my research. One of these writers was Sinan Antoon, a poet, novelist, and filmmaker who left Iraq in 1991 and now teaches at New York University. I'jaam, an Iraqi Rhapsody, his first novel, was published by City Lights in 2007 and reads as much like a surrealist parable as a satire. Dreamlike, chilling, and ironic, the story follows a student who is thrown into an Abu Ghraib-like prison for no reason, where he is brutalized and subjected to an irrational set of interrogations straight out of Kafka, and where his nightmares and reality uncannily converge. Antoon, who opposed the US invasion of his country in 2003, has tackled the current war since, publishing more novels and several books of heartbreaking poetry, my favorite being The Baghdad Blues (Harbor Mountain Press, Vermont, 2007).
I've only found two contemporary Iraqi books from a major US publisher—Penguin—and both were originally published elsewhere and in Arabic. The first of these was the chillingly titled collection of stories The Corpse Exhibition by Hasan Blasim, which was published here in 2014. Part Kafka, part Orwell, part magical realism, the stories deal with not only the brutality and cruelty of men, but with questions of how art and compassion can survive war. They are so powerfully written that even as they wrenched me from sympathy to horror, from reality to fantasy, they left me enlightened, moved, and infuriated all at once. I saw Blasim read from his book in New York, and I remember him telling the audience that reality in the wake of the Iraq War is like a giant mirror that has fallen and shattered into a million shards. "Each one of us picks up one shard and thinks he sees the whole picture," he said. Blasim's stories actually came out of Iraq's earlier wars, Saddam's invasion of Iran and the Persian Gulf War of 1991, but the bitter wisdom here pulls many of those shards together into a mirror of war everywhere.
Frankenstein in Baghdad won several international prizes in Arabic, including the Arabic Booker, before making it into translation this year—it's due to come out in 2018. A Mary Shelley-inspired parable, the novel captures the chaos, absurdity, and inhumanity of the recent Iraq War, leaving readers, like the characters, stunned by constantly detonating bombs and the deep irrationality that war brings out in human behavior. Americans barely matter in this book, in marked contrast to so many US war stories, where American soldiers stand squarely in the foreground that their shadows either blot out most Iraqi characters altogether or reduce them to clowns, villains, or background blur. Nor is anybody in this novel reliable, whether a talking painting of Saint George, a monster made of many corpses, a grieving Christian mother, a police chief, or a junk dealer. And yet, they all make perfect sense, because in war, nothing makes sense at all. As in Blasim's and Antoon's books, Frankenstein fuses the fantastical with realism. But, as Blasim has said about other Iraqi fantastical literature, when a country has been brutalized by multiple wars, invasions, and dictators, how else to tell its story but through the allegory of fantasy?
Aside from Riverbend, women are glaringly absent from most of the translated Iraqi fiction I've read, as both authors and characters. An exception to this is Haifa Zangana, who has written several novels, memoirs, and essay collections that have been published in the UK, and yet who remains virtually unknown in this country. This is a pity, not only because a woman's view of Iraq is badly needed—the UN recently reported that more women and children die in today's wars than men—but because her perspective is so multifaceted. Zangana was imprisoned and tortured for taking up armed struggle against Saddam Hussein's regime, after which she fled to London, where she had to deal with the daily humiliations and disorientation of being a refugee. Now she writes as someone who has had time to analyze what this all means. In City of Widows, published here by Seven Stories Press, she offers a history of Iraq, as well as political and philosophical analyses of how it has been systematically destroyed by the British and Americans, and, unfortunately, by itself.
The remarkable and moving poems in this anthology are all by Iraqis—both women and men—living in the midst of war. Edited and translated by a group of Iraqi poets, Flowers of Flame was published by Michigan State University Press in 2008, and I find myself returning to it again and again. One poem, "The Heart of a Woman" by Lateef Helmet, draws a moving picture of a woman's heart as an open country that has no need for weapons, borders, passports, or war. Another poem, "The Prey" by Adil Abdullah, talks of the vulture of war feeding upon the flesh of what turns out to be its own children. Not all the poems in the collection are directly about war, but they are all filled with a passion that is both tragic and inspiring, even as they ask, as a poet does here, "How can you extract poems and shrapnel from your chest at the same time?" The answer can be found in all the writings I've mentioned here, for every one of these authors and poets clearly writes to protest, to retain their humanity, and to survive.
Helen Benedict's new novel, Wolf Season, is out now from Bellevue Literary Press.
Helen Benedict, a professor at Columbia University, writes frequently about justice, women, soldiers, and war. She is the author of seven novels, including Sand Queen, a Publishers Weekly "Best Contemporary War Novel." A recipient of both the Ida B. Wells Award for Bravery in Journalism and the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, Benedict is also the author of five works of nonfiction, including The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq, and the play The Lonely Soldier Monologues. She lives in New York.


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It's a good time to be a Doctor Who fan. Along with the recently announced PlayStation-exclusive Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock, this week we'll see the launch of a public preview for Doctor Who: Worlds In Time, a browser-based, free-to-play MMO developed by Puzzle Pirates studio Three Rings Design.
I've seen it in action.
As a lifelong fan of the BBC's long-running science-fiction series, I was offered an early peek at the Flash-based Worlds In Time ahead of this week's public debut, courtesy of BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment and Games EVP Robert Nashak and Senior Product Manager Max Engel.
"Doctor Who is not about violence, it's about wit," Nashak said of the game's approach to the Doctor Who universe, which he described as "a blend of narrative gameplay and puzzle gameplay."
For those who are still a little shaky as to what all this "Doctor Who" stuff is about, the basic premise of the series is actually fairly simple: The Doctor is a brilliant, occasionally reckless member of an alien race known as Time Lords, who travels through time and space in a ship that looks like an old British police call box (essentially, a blue phone booth). He's frequently accompanied by human (and sometimes alien) companions who join him on adventures as he rights wrongs and protects the universe from all manner of threats.
As Nashak indicated in his description of the series, The Doctor shies away from using traditional weapons against his enemies, preferring to outsmart them and use the power of his centuries-old, but rather eccentric, intellect.
It's no secret that Doctor Who has a spotty history in the gaming world, with developers often struggling to translate the show's unique flavour to the interactive medium. However, with Doctor Who popularity at an all-time high these days, there's no small amount of reward — and risk — that accompanies the notion of a Doctor Who MMO.
In Doctor Who: Worlds In Time, players begin the game when they're recruited by The Doctor and tasked with recovering the "shards of time" that are scattered throughout the universe.
"There's been an explosion in the time vortex that created shards across time and space," explained Engel. "The Doctor knows something nefarious is going on, and you need to piece time back together."
Players can choose their avatar's gender and species from four alien races: the reptilian Silurians, the feline Catkind, the insectoid Malmooth, or for those who want to stay in their comfort zone, human. Additional customisation options allow for changing your character's facial structure and other attributes.
As you can see from the screen caps, the game's art style is the sort typical for Flash-based environments, with a simple, cartoon-like character design and a bright colour pallete. Since the actor portraying The Doctor has changed numerous times throughout the series' 50-year run, the BBC made a point of noting that the iteration of The Doctor appearing in Worlds In Time is based on the likeness of current star Matt Smith.
"At times you'll be in a social space that could be filled with 30 people, so it's important that you have the ability to quickly recognise yourself," said Engel of the range of customisation options.
While your character begins the game in pajamas — fans of the series know The Doctor has a nasty habit of dropping in unannounced — Engel indicated that a long list of customisation options will open up as the game progresses, with players able to collect more clothing during missions or through in-game purchases. (The game's opening is also a subtle nod to The Doctor's first meeting with his current companion on the series, Amy Pond, who spent much of her first episode in pajamas.) In my brief walkthrough of the game, there was a wide range of character designs represented, with some sporting iconic items culled from the show's long history, such as The Doctor's favourite Stetson.
Once your avatar is created and you've been introduced to The Doctor, the remainder of the game is set in the TARDIS (The Doctor's ship) or on one of the 10 worlds players must traverse to find the lost "time shards." Each player receives their own private room on the TARDIS that serves as a home base and can be visited by other players and customised with items (trophies, furniture, decorations, etc) collected during the game.
A room I visited during the walkthrough contained statues of an Auton and a Weeping Angel, two alien races from the series.
"Everyone has their own room, and with the concept of the interior spaces, part of the fun is being able to customise your room and what's in it," said Engel. "For instance, do you actually have a swimming pool in your room inside the TARDIS? Being able to visit your friends and see what they've done is also part of it."
Gameplay in Worlds In Time consists of visiting each of 10 planets that have been invaded by creatures from the series. My walkthrough had us visiting London during an invasion by the Autons (a race of featureless creatures that look like mannequins), but I also received glimpses of Sardicktown (the setting of last year's Christmas episode) populated by clockwork robots from the episode "The Girl in the Fireplace," and the planet of New New York during an invasion by the creepy, tentacled aliens known as Ood.
On each world, the landscape was filled with evidence of each invaders' presence, from the "eggs" that spawn the Autons, to floating clockwork structures and — in the case of the Ood — a layer of ice over every surface.
"Different invading forces will come and impact the visual style of the game on each world," explained Engel. "It could just as easily be Dalek architecture in London. It's going to be a lot of fun when you return to a planet [after recovering a shard] and now there are Weeping Angels or one of the other monsters there."
The social element of the game primarily comes into play during each mission to the planets — or "interventions" as they're referred to in the game — as you can team up with other players to accomplish the tasks required to recover that planet's shard. Each intervention is made up of several puzzle-style quests that involve everything from picking locks and hacking a computer to repelling an enemy or convincing an NPC character of something. Communication between characters is conducted via in-game chat, and players can invite friends to join their mission using in-game options.
"[The missions] are unique to each player's narrative," said Engel. "It's all about balancing the narrative with the game elements, so players who are big Doctor Who fans will get the great narrative they expect from the show, but players who are new to Doctor Who should also be able to come in and be welcomed into the universe."
During my walkthrough, our quartet of players — one controlled by Engel, the rest computer-controlled — were tasked with picking a lock while keeping a group of Auton soldiers at bay. While one player worked on the lock puzzle, the rest of the group were occupied with a different type of puzzle representing their interaction with the Autons. Over time, troubles with solving the lock puzzle prompted more Autons to show up, giving the whole ordeal a sort of frantic, tense tone.
According to Engel, a story engine created for Worlds In Time allows for a long list of intervention permutations that match a world with an invading force, a set of missions required to locate the shard, and various items to be found on each planet. As players accomplish each world's intervention, the environment changes to reflect the dwindling presence of enemies or other conditions brought about by the mission.
A player's ability to handle the tasks required by an intervention is determined by both puzzle-solving skill and certain customisations made to the character over time. Along with all of the clothing, appearance, and room options, each player is equipped with a "gadget" — a customisable tool similar to The Doctor's all-purpose "sonic screwdriver" that can be tailored with certain "charges" to increase certain player attributes and abilities.
For example, the gadget wielded by Engel's character was equipped with an "Eloquent Charge" that made it easier for his avatar to talk his way into — or out of — certain problems.
"Much like every Doctor has their own sonic screwdriver with unique styles, so to can every player have their own gadget that reflects their personality," he explained, adding that if a player is good enough, his or her gadget becomes the equivalent of The Doctor's own sonic screwdriver.
Players will be able to form in-game guilds. Engel indicated that in addition to the solo story offered in the game, there will be some additional elements for guild-based play once the solo narrative is completed.
"We're looking at this as a multi-year effort, and to really get that attachment, guilds will be a critical component," he said. "Which guild can excel at being the best at saving the universe? Who's best at repelling forces or collecting the chronons from each world?"
The "chronons" Engel mentioned are the in-game currency, and are used to embark on interventions or purchase items. They're also expected to be the chief source of revenue for Worlds In Time.
"Players receive a daily allotment of energy that they can use," explained Engel. "When you come into the game, you'll have your daily allowance, and you can use that energy to travel with the TARDIS and go on interventions. That acts as the turnstile fee that you'll use when you're going through the narrative."
"You'll use this free energy to go on missions, and you'll also be able to use it for virtual items — customising your gadget, items for your personal space, and so forth," he continued. "Down the road, we're also looking at opportunities for collaborative purchasing for guilds, too."
While Engel and Nashak weren't able to provide specifics on how much the typical player will be able to do in an average day before running out of chronons, they stressed that the game is envisioned as more than just a short daily diversion — and players' allowance of chronons will be an aspect they keep a close eye on during the public preview. The pair were quick to indicate that neither in-game purchases nor multiplayer cooperation would be required to complete Worlds In Time.
"We were committed to making this game completely playable and finishable," said Nashak. "We'll obviously grow it, but you can play through the whole game as it launches without paying a penny. . . Chronons just allow you to get through missions faster, customise your avatar more robustly, or create environmental contraptions in your home space."
As for the need to recruit other players to get through the game, Engel said the presence of non-player characters will enable players to take a more lone-wolf approach to Worlds In Time.
"We made sure that NPCs can come in and help you when you need it," he explained. "If you want to come in and be a solitary hero, you can totally do that and have a rewarding experience, and in addition there will be the chance to have supporting characters — non-playable characters — that you can develop a relationship with, just like when The Doctor makes a friend within the context of an episode and then has someone on a planet that he goes back to in later episodes. You can have that same relationship in the game."
Finally, with Worlds In Time going public just a week after The Eternity Clock was announced, the BBC team offered some clarification about the two projects and how they'll differ.
"The Eternity Clock is a hyper-realistic, cool platformer that's downloadable on Sony devices," clarified Nashak. "Worlds In Time is a community experience. Basically, we're trying to create the largest online Doctor Who community ever created."
While I wasn't able to go hands-on with Worlds In Time, it certainly appears to offer a nice entrance point for anyone new to the Doctor Who universe, and plenty of elements to appease longtime fans. While the cartoony, anime-influenced style of animation could take some getting used to, what I saw of the game indicates that the developer's done a great job of capturing the series' quirky tone in its character interactions (all text-based, sadly, so you won't be able to hear Matt Smith giving you your orders).
The customisation options — both for characters and each player's room in the TARDIS — clearly received a lot of attention from the Three Ring team, and combined with the depth of the narrative, make the project appear to be a far cry from typical Flash-based browser games.
Doctor Who: Worlds In Time begins its public preview this week and should be playable on all Flash-enabled browsers, with the official launch scheduled for March 2012.
Just signed up, this looks awesome.
Sounds like they've actually thought about DW in a game format for once.
Sorry, but I just don't think Matt Smith's Doctor is anything on David Tennant's.
I think the current writing is a bit rubbish and should move the hell away from Amy's and Rory's love crap back to something a bit more exciting.
And they're always complaining about the Doc almost getting them killed here, or they almost die there. I love you so much Rory/Amy. I hate the doctor because of this/that/the other. BARF!
MAN UP EARTHLINGS! You're on this adventure with him of your own free will! Take what you're given!
Catherine Tate's character Donna Noble was- The. Best. Companion. Ever.
I couldn't stand Donna and I dislike River even more. I also feel the latest series was a major let down, with poor writing obviously aimed at a younger audience.
I also resented the action scenes that involved every character spinning around, whilst the camera revolved around them, with sections of the screen obscured by red and blue lens flares from lights that weren't there.
I dunno, the romance between Rose and the Doctor was the first, and only romance story I've had a keen interest in. Her and Donna are my two favourite companions, but I think Rose barely makes it as #1.
My wife is totally addicted to puzzle pirates that was done by these guys.
Ok, fun as it looks, I can tell you from about 10 minutes of "playing" that there are a lot of bugs. I'd wait a while before trying to play this game.


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Posts CCA graduate writes book about disabled superhero who fights cyberbullies
CCA graduate writes book about disabled superhero who fights cyberbullies
Billy was diagnosed with spina bifida at a young age and wrote a book about a disabled superhero who protects kids by fighting cyberbullies.
Billy is a CCA graduate and published author looking to spread positivity through his latest book, "The FBI Adventures of Will Chair." Diagnosed with spina bifida at a young age, Billy cited his positive experience at CCA for instilling him with optimism and a determination to inspire others.
Finding a school to accommodate Billy's physical needs was a challenge.
"When I was trying to enroll at a local school, they didn't want to make accommodations for me so I was forced to choose between a school that was farther away or be home-schooled," Billy said.
Luckily, Billy's mom found CCA, which has flexible class schedules and understands the challenges children face.
"I had 10 surgeries throughout the entire experience. I would miss weeks at a time, but if we sent out an email to teachers, as long as we were getting the work done, they would work with us," Billy said.
Having enrolled in first grade, he spent his entire academic career at CCA. He feels it was the best thing that ever happened to him.
His teachers made assignments fun and were always willing to accommodate students.
"When I was unable to maneuver through software they were using, they had the option for me to use the software that I was already familiar with rather than push me into something that I didn't know how to do," Billy said.
His experience at CCA has motivated him to help others, which led him toward a potential career. While helping a friend learn how to publish a book, he developed an affinity for the writing and publishing process.
After writing and self-publishing five books on Amazon, Billy decided to combine his newfound hobby with his desire to help others, inspiring "The FBI Adventures of Will Chair."
"My dad suggested I write a book about a disabled superhero, and he gave me the idea for the character's name," Billy said.
Will Chair is an FBI agent who protects kids by fighting cyberbullies.
"Overall, Will tries to spread positivity throughout both the cyber world and the real world because he knew what it was like to be the underdog. The book is meant to show someone lacking confidence that they can make a difference and make a change," Billy said.
Helping those who helped him is also a priority. Billy is donating 50 percent of the profits from this book to Camp Spifida, which helps people who have spina bifida.
"The staff members are volunteers. They help pay for supplies and activities, which is great, but maybe we can make enough to get everything paid for," Billy said.
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"They make you feel like you are not alone and will allow you to interact with people from all different types of backgrounds. There are so many socialization opportunities through field trips and live lessons. CCA would be good for anybody," Billy said.
Billy lives in Scranton and works part time at Walmart. He aims to continue writing books that inspire people and, in fact, he has written the outline for a series of books.
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package org.apache.camel.processor;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.camel.Component;
import org.apache.camel.Consumer;
import org.apache.camel.ContextTestSupport;
import org.apache.camel.Endpoint;
import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.Processor;
import org.apache.camel.Producer;
import org.apache.camel.builder.RouteBuilder;
import org.apache.camel.support.DefaultComponent;
import org.apache.camel.support.DefaultEndpoint;
import org.apache.camel.support.ScheduledPollConsumer;
import org.junit.Test;

/**
 *
 */
public class DefaultScheduledPollConsumerBridgeErrorHandlerTest extends ContextTestSupport {

    @Test
    public void testDefaultConsumerBridgeErrorHandler() throws Exception {
        getMockEndpoint("mock:result").expectedMessageCount(0);
        getMockEndpoint("mock:dead").expectedMinimumMessageCount(1);

        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        Exception cause = getMockEndpoint("mock:dead").getReceivedExchanges().get(0).getProperty(Exchange.EXCEPTION_CAUGHT, Exception.class);
        assertNotNull(cause);
        assertEquals("Simulated", cause.getMessage());
    }

    @Override
    protected RouteBuilder createRouteBuilder() throws Exception {
        return new RouteBuilder() {
            @Override
            public void configure() throws Exception {
                getContext().addComponent("my", new MyComponent());

                // configure error handler
                errorHandler(deadLetterChannel("mock:dead"));

                // configure the consumer to bridge with the Camel error handler,
                // so the above error handler will trigger if exceptions also
                // occurs inside the consumer
                from("my:foo?consumer.bridgeErrorHandler=true")
                    .to("log:foo")
                    .to("mock:result");
            }
        };
        // END SNIPPET: e1
    }

    public static class MyComponent extends DefaultComponent {

        @Override
        protected Endpoint createEndpoint(String uri, String remaining, Map<String, Object> parameters) throws Exception {
            return new MyEndpoint(uri, this);
        }
    }

    public static class MyEndpoint extends DefaultEndpoint {

        public MyEndpoint(String endpointUri, Component component) {
            super(endpointUri, component);
        }

        @Override
        public Producer createProducer() throws Exception {
            return null;
        }

        @Override
        public Consumer createConsumer(Processor processor) throws Exception {
            Consumer answer = new MyConsumer(this, processor);
            configureConsumer(answer);
            return answer;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean isSingleton() {
            return true;
        }
    }

    public static class MyConsumer extends ScheduledPollConsumer {

        public MyConsumer(Endpoint endpoint, Processor processor) {
            super(endpoint, processor);
        }

        @Override
        protected int poll() throws Exception {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Simulated");
        }
    }
}

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Law Dictionaries
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368 F. 2d 345 - Blackburn v. Aetna Freight Lines Inc
Federal Reporter, Second Series
368 F.2d.
368 F2d 345 Blackburn v. Aetna Freight Lines Inc
23 A.L.R.3d 1182
Louise BLACKBURN, Administratrix of the Estate of Albert A.
Blackburn, Deceased.
The AETNA FREIGHT LINES, INC., Appellant.
No. 15863.
United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.
Argued June 17, 1966.
Decided Nov. 15, 1966.
Thomas J. Reinstadtler, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa. (Frederick N. Egler, Egler, McGregor & Reinstadtler, Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.
Paul E. Moses, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Robert B. Ivory, Evans, Ivory & Evans, Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.
Before GANEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and KIRKPATRICK, District judge.
OPINION OF THE COURT
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
Albert A. Blackburn, while operating a tractor-trailer unit on October 17, 1963, was killed in a collision. Wrongful death and survival actions under the Pennsylvania statutes initiated by his widow resulted in a verdict of $80,000 in the former action and $22,000 in the latter. Motions for a new trial were denied by the Court and this appeal followed.
Liability is not disputed, nor is the correctness of the Court's charge upon the measure of damages. The only questions presented by this appeal have to do with the admissibility of evidence upon the damage issue and its sufficiency to support the verdict.
* Under both the Wrongful Death Act and the Survival Act it was necessary for the plaintiff to prove two things-- the probable future earnings of the deceased for the probable term of his life and what part of his earnings would have gone for his own maintenance and expenses. To prove probable earnings, the plaintiff's evidence showed that Blackburn was 57 years old at the time of his death. He was in good health, strong and active. For the greater part of his life, he had been an operator of a tractor-trailer unit either as owner of the equipment or as an employee driver.
The widow testified that when he owned his own truck he was in business as a 'broker,' an employment based on contracts or arrangements by which he leased or hired himself and his truck to companies engaged in freight transportation. He had worked in that type of employment until sometime in 1960 at which time the company which employed his services discontinued the broker system. He tried working independently for a time but found that he could not make a go of it, sold his truck, and took employment as a driver. At the time of his death, his pay for one year amounted to $6,732.00.
His wife, who had joined in and was familiar with his income tax returns and to whom he turned over all his pay checks, testified that when he was a broker his gross earnings were between $15,000 and $18,000 per year. The expenses of operating his business amounted to between $5,000 and $6,000, which would make his net some figure between $9,000 and $12,000.
The evidence as to what he did with his earnings came primarily from his widow The deceased was a good husband and father and was devoted to the welfare and comfort of his family. He was industrious, a competent operator, and a person of steady, sober habits. The plaintiff summarized her testimony upon the point as follows: '* * * he always brought the check, gave it to me * * * Well I would say he didn't spend ten cents out of a dollar on himself; he took his money for expenses, which wasn't very much; I often wondered how he done it, but he never spent much money. Q. Where did the rest of the money go, for whose benefit? A. For our benefit, for the home and the children and me. Q. Was that just for a year or so that he was like that, or was that all through his life? A. It has been all through our married life.'
Reading the plaintiff's testimony in connection with the entire evidence offered by her, it appears that there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict upon both factors on which it was grounded, namely, the probable earnings of the deceased and the cost of his maintenance. Certainly, it lacked mathematical exactness and was far from precise of fully detailed, but under the law of Pennsylvania it is not eassential that it should be.
' The law does not require that proof in support of claims for damages or in support of claims for compensation must conform to the standard of mathematical exactness * * * If the facts afford a reasonably fair basis for calculating how much plaintiff is entitled to such evidence cannot be regarded as legally insufficient to support a claim for compensation.' Smail v. Flock, 407 Pa. 148, 154, 180 A.2d 59, 62. 'We have never held the damages that are not capable of exact ascertainment are for that reason not recoverable * * * Our law only requires that a reasonable quantity of information must be supplied by plaintiff so that the jury may fairly estimate the amount of damages from the evidence.' Ashcraft v. C. G. Hussey and Co.,359 Pa. 129, 132-133, 58 A.2d 170, 172.
The appellant contends that a new trial should be awarded because the trial court admitted testimony of the deceased's widow and son-in-law as to the deceased's intention to go back into business as a broker instead of continuing as an employee-driver.
His wife testified, 'Just about a month before he was killed he told me he had an opportunity to go back as a broker, and fortunately the company he was working for he liked real well, they liked him, they were going to even help to back him up to get his new equipment, and he was-- said about in April he would be back in April for himself.' This testimony was supplemented by the son-in-law's statement, 'He was going back into business. I was with him when he was looking at trailers-- tractors and trailers. Q. How long was that before his death? A. About a year before it happened. Q. You say he was looking for tractors and trailers you mean? A. He was going back in business for himself; he said there was twice the amount of money.'
It is too well settled to require discussion that a declaration of a state of mind or intention is admissible to prove that the declarant actually had such intention. As to the inferences which the jury may draw from that fact, in the present case it would be wrong to treat the evidence as though it were offered as proof that Blackburn, had he lived, would have gone into the brokering business, though we think that the ruling in Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Hillmon, 145 U.S. 285, 12 S.Ct. 909, 36 L.Ed. 606, is broad enough to sustain its admission for that purpose. The subject of the court's inquiry here is Blackburn's earning power as indicative of his probable earnings. Taken in connection with his proved ability and experience, the fact that he felt himself able to resume business for himself and was minded to do so is something which had a definite bearing upon his potential as an earner-- his earning power in general and his probable future earnings in particular. The late Judge Goodrich's opinion in Nuttall v. Reading Company, 3 Cir., 235 F.2d 546, a case in which declarations of a deceased employee were held admissible to prove his state of mind, contains an interesting discussion, and it is noteworthy that the opinion says that such declaration of intention may also be used to establish 'such other things as proof of a state of mind tends to establish.' See also United States v. Annunziato, 2 Cir., 293 F.2d 373; 2 Morgan, Basic Problems of Evidence 218, 236, 289, 291; and McCormick on Evidence, Section 273.
As a matter of fact, the evidence in the present case of the deceased's statements of his future plans is little more than corroboration of other evidence as to his earning power which the jury already had before it. It had been shown that he had had some 14 years experience as a broker-driver, that, while so engaged, he earned a great deal more than he did as an employee, and that, though his employer had discontinued the brokering business for two or three years, that business was still very much alive. Even if no statements by the deceased as to his intention had been put in evidence, the Court could have properly instructed the jury that they might find that he had greater earning power than his wage as an employee indicated. If nothing else, his statements as to his intention negatived the thought that he might have abandoned any idea of going back to brokering.
The appellant contends that the Court should not have permitted the jury to consider what the deceased might have earned as a self-employed broker inasmuch as his employment as such depended upon the ownership of a tractor-trailer as well as his operation of it. Under Pennsylvania law, income or earnings derived from a business requiring investment of capital cannot usually be accepted as a measure of earnings, but '* * * There are exceptional cases of small, personal businesses where little capital or labor is needed and where in consequence the profits are the direct result of the owner's labor and so are the best available measure of his earning power.' Sherin v. Dushac, 404 Pa. 496, 499, 172 A.2d 577, 578. The present is such a case. Blackburn, when he was engaged in the brokering business, owned a truck, but essentially he was a truck driver and a salesman for his services.
The judgment of the District Court will be affirmed.


What a neat post. Yes, I have seen the commercials of that treadmill. Usually you have to have them on an incline I think.
Beautiful photograph of you(?) with the pomegranate, and of the flowers. Wow, for the cup representing the camera lens. How cool!
I agree with you the virtual cannot replace the real . This landscaping treadmill looks a bit like a gadget . But not everyone can afford to visit places over the world .
Is really a mug ? Or is it an ancient objective ? Amazing !
Bravo for your pictures of flowers . This looks like a painting .


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Premiere: Nathan Cavaleri shares a one-shot video clip for 29 Gold Stars
The Sydney-based musician releases his debut EP at the end of next month, with tour dates through May/June.
Posted By Hayden Davies 2 years ago
If you're yet to be acquainted, Nathan Cavaleri is a Sydney-based musician adding a slick, modernised twist to a nostalgic blues-n-roots-inspired sound; mixing pop hooks and intricate songwriting with raw instrumentation and this soft, DIY-esque haze. It's a sound that's seen him travel incredibly far for an act with only a few major tracks under his belt, touring internationally and playing shows including Bluesfest as a teenager before insomnia and anxiety got the better of him, distracting Cavaleri from his craft for a period of around four years or so. The impact of these four years and his approach to music and songwriter afterwards is something that defines his debut EP Demons - a multi-track release out May 31st that on release, will showcase a side of the musician who dives deep into his influences in blues and its modernised adaptations. "This time around, I wanted to express more than blues would allow," he says in a quote. "Each track throughout the writing and production process conformed to no specific genre and called upon an array of my favourite artists., from J.J.Cale and B.B.King to Bowie, Lana Del Ray, and Mos Def."
Over the last twelve months or so, Cavaleri has been teasing the EP with a series of singles aimed to showcase some of the EP's many varied sounds, giving insight into a multi-faceted artist on the rise who may quickly become a breakout name in the blues/roots world, especially considering the grand, international success of Tash Sultana. 29 Gold Stars, the EP's latest tease, is an example of the more down-tempo side of Cavaleri's sound, with soft guitar backings meeting hazy vocals which today, are joined by one-shot visuals in its official video clip. It's an extension of his video for Guilty Pleasures, taking a classic, soapbox theme and presenting it in a new light; which we'll let director Armand de Saint-Salvy explain: "As the story happens over a number of weeks, we had to create the illusion of passing time by making changes to the set, our lighting and the character's wardrobe while actually filming," he says. "This not only required a very complex choreography of our actors and the camera, but a number of crew that had to work around them. After more than ten hours of takes, we nailed it. The final cut was take 52 and captured after 2 AM."
It's a long, extensive process but one that appears well worth it, so dive into the clip below, and stay tuned for the full release of Demons on May 31st.
FRI 3 MAY | BRASS MONKEY, CRONULLA NSW w/ Dylan Wright
SAT 4 MAY | SMITHS ALTERNATIVE, CANBERRA ACT w/ Jack Biilmann
FRI 17 MAY | GEELONG WORKERS CLUB, GEELONG VIC w/ Shaun Kirk
SUN 19 MAY | THE TOFF IN TOWN, MELBOURNE VIC w/ Shaun Kirk
FRI 14 JUN | THE MILK FACTORY, BRISBANE QLD w/ Wes Carr
SAT 29 JUN | THE METROPOLE GUESTHOUSE, KATOOMBA NSW w/ Kristen Lee Morris
SUN 30 JUN | LIVE 'N LOUNGIN', LEUMEAH NSW
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Astron. Astrophys. 338, 91-96 (1998)
Search for cool circumstellar matter in the Ursae Majoris group with ISO *
Péter Ábrahám 1, 2, Christoph Leinert 1, Alfons Burkert 3, Dietrich Lemke 1 and Thomas Henning 3
1 Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
2 Konkoly Observatory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O.Box 67, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary
3 Astrophysikalisches Institut und Universitäts-Sternwarte, Schillergäßchen 3, D-07745 Jena, Germany
Received 2 June 1998 / Accepted 16 July 1998
We observed the mid- and far-infrared spectral energy distributions of 9 A-type stars from the 300 Myrs old Ursae Majoris group using the ISO satellite and the UKIRT telescope. We found that only 1 out of the 9 stars shows clear signature of circumstellar dust, and we derived an upper limit of 0.05 for the dust mass around the other stars. Our results suggest that the relatively high incidence of Vega-like disks observed among A-type field stars in the solar neighbourhood by IRAS cannot be extrapolated to the rest of the Milky Way. The Vega phenomenon appears to be the exception rather than the rule.
Key words: circumstellar matter stars: individual: fi UMa infrared: stars
* Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA member states (especially the P/I countries France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom) with participation of ISAS and NASA.


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Humber River Hospital, North America's first fully-digital hospital, is revolutionizing sustainable healthcare design. As the most energy efficient hospital in North America, Humber River Hospital is an outstanding example of PCL's commitment to sustainable construction and innovative smart-building technology.
South facing exterior of Humber River Hospital and
landscaping. Photo courtesy of HDR Architecture,
Inc., © 2015 Dan Schwalm/HDR
Main South entrance lobby. Photo
courtesy of HDR Architecture, Inc., ©
2015 Dan Schwalm/HDR
Digital Integrated Bedside Terminal patient room with
dynamic glass window. Photo courtesy of HDR
Architecture, Inc., © 2015 Dan Schwalm/HDR
The hospital is bright and airy, with ample green spaces and walking paths, and incorporates contemporary design elements. Energy efficiency and smart-building technology combine in this state-of-the-art health care facility to provide patients with exemplary care.
LEAN, GREEN, AND DIGITAL
PCL Toronto design-built the facility to Humber River Hospital's vision for a building that maximizes technology, Lean design, and environmental planning, as stated by the hospital's three guiding principles: Lean, green, and digital. The PCL team embedded this vision into every aspect of the project, from the dedication of 50 per cent of roof space to green areas to the first-in-Canada use of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), robotic vehicles that whiz through the hospital, opening doors, picking up dirty linens, and delivering 76 per cent of supplies like food and medication.
The AGVs are just one part of an industry-leading network that integrates the entire building's digital components in a single command center, which enables the building operator to monitor actual energy usage and optimize energy and utility consumption accordingly.
The hospital's digital integration provides alerts and streamlined communication from statically located patients to on-the-go nurses and doctors. Patients control their environment and communicate with physicians using innovative Integrated Bedside Terminals (IBT). Even visitors are integrated into the network through customized software that provides ease of access to information when and where they need it.
The leading-edge technology doesn't stop there. The hospital boasts the world's largest installation of dynamic glass windows, which patients control with a touch of their IBT, allowing them to adjust room temperature and window shading. The windows also respond to the sun's position and time of day, resulting in less energy use overall.
With smart-bed technology, robotic technology for certain surgical procedures, and automated laboratory processing, the innovations at Humber River Hospital are a revolution for smart hospitals of the future.
When the PCL team was challenged to meet unprecedented targets for energy efficiency, they wasted no time (or resources) finding a solution. Ninety-six per cent of construction waste was diverted from the landfill, 20 per cent of construction materials contained recycled content, 46 per cent were sourced regionally, and the site was 100 per cent paperless.
The true innovation on this project is the hospital's energy-efficiency outcome: Humber River Hospital is 41 per cent more efficient than any other hospital in North America. PCL engineered a state-of-the-art
heating, cooling, and ventilation system that pumps 100 per cent fresh air throughout the building, a first in North America. To achieve an energy efficiency model that is a 47 per cent improvement on that of the Energy Star Portfolio Manager Canada target for hospitals, the team also integrated energy-efficient lighting design and high-performance insulation in the roof and walls, and devoted 38 per cent of the project's 1.8 million square feet to green space.
PCL's prefabrication construction techniques furthered the hospital's lean and green philosophy. Three hundred and sixty patient washrooms and fourteen data rooms were built using off-site module manufacturing, then shipped to the project site when it was time for installation. This sustainable off-site construction generated less waste, enhanced quality, and reduced the overall carbon footprint of the project. As a result of the team's determination, the project exceeded LEED® Silver expectations to attain LEED® Gold.
"Surpassing the project's intended LEED® Silver classification to achieve LEED® Gold is testimony to the entire collaborative team's relentless pursuit of achieving unprecedented energy efficiency targets to reduce Humber River Hospital's carbon footprint and create a facility that balances energy efficiency and innovative technology, enabling the hospital to focus on its core business of providing exemplary patient care," said PCL Toronto project director Bruce Macpherson.
For more information on developing the most energy-efficient, fully-digital acute-care hospital in North America, consult this case study and check out this video:


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Are you looking at me or did you lose eyesight?
Your new routine is to work until 1 a.m.
The Guinness Girls were there?
Did they have muffin tops?
What are you plans for after 500 shows?
How often do you ask yourself, "who owns the building I am in?"
Are you going to play cops and robbers in the afterlife?
Are you a Moonie Kris?
What happens at the private school?
Does that mean you guys are Scientologists?
"My name . . ."
Like I own Mr. B?
What happened to Wheel of Fortune?
Is the man in the basement telling me that I don't get out enough?
Isn't your grandma named Velma?
Did the people even want you there?
What was his CB handle?
They called him "Baby Face"
Did he have to sit on a telephone guy?
You and who? You said we?
Show notes in a bit. Bizzy bizzy (yeah i know i misspelled it) day ahead.
Update: I know I said notes in a bit but I have been busy in my new job as VP of Product Development for Blog Talk Radio.


Preferred Rehabilitation Inc takes pride in providing the latest technical advancements in rehabilitation using a multidisciplinary approach to treat patients with pain and physical limitations caused by injuries from soft tissue to catastrophic. For almost 25 years, we have helped thousands recover from pain and injuries with our unique combination of personalized, hands-on techniques and technical expertise. If you are searching for a leading physical therapy clinic in Allen Park, Dearborn and Dearborn Heights look no further.
We hand-hold our patients through every step offering constant communication between our patients, their therapists, trainers, in house and outside doctors, family members, transportation and funding source to provide exceptional care. We are one of the top physical therapy clinics in Allen Park, Dearborn and Dearborn Heights.
Board-certified physicians are always available to continually monitor and revise your treatment plan. If you are searching for a Physical therapy clinic in Allen Park that is ready to help you now, look no further.
Here at Preferred Rehabilitation Inc, we treat each patient like family with our physical therapy services. We always have a physical therapist in Allen Park ready to help you with your treatment.
Your personal physical therapy begins with a comprehensive evaluation of functional limitations and areas of pain including postural and biomechanical assessments, to diagnose your problem. Physical therapy in Allen Park should be taken seriously, that's why we have an Allen Park physical therapist ready to help you at our physical therapy clinic.
What is the average cost for Physical Therapy in Allen Park?
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The amount of physical therapy visits you may need can vary greatly. A key factor that can affect this is the type of injury you have that you are seeking treatment for. The extent of this injury will also be an important factor. Your doctor and your physical therapist can provide you with a more specific timeframe as far as the number of visits you will need.
If you are suffering from an injury or from underlying pain, a physical therapist can work with you to determine the source of your pain or the reason(s) behind why you sustained the injury you did. Your physical therapist can then work to alleviate your pain and any other symptoms associated with your injury. This is done using a variety of techniques such as manual therapy, soft tissue work, and strengthening exercises. Working with a physical therapy provider like us can be beneficial to anyone experiencing pains.
A physical therapist works with you to create a unique treatment plan to help alleviate your pain and put you on a recovery path after an injury. This plan is based on your own individual needs, which will help to ensure that you are able to recover as quickly, painlessly, and easily as possible. Physical therapy in Allen Park can be hard to find, we make it easy here at our physical therapy clinic.
Find out the latest news about our Allen Park Physical therapy clinic and information about all your Physical therapy and health-related needs. We take physical therapy very serious, stop by our physical therapy clinic in Allen Park for all of your physical therapy needs.


AdHoc Translations has been providing translation, interpreting, and linguistic services for companies in many different fields for nearly 30 years.
An agency with a modern technological focus, they chose Memsource as their preferred CAT tool for several reasons, including its user-friendliness and cloud-based platform. AdHoc Translations CEO Jesper Nielsen provided an overview of their translation management challenges and requirements, and the solutions they found with Memsource to increase efficiency.
Before transitioning to Memsource as our preferred CAT tool, we worked with a range of other CAT tools. We had no server solution since the return on investing in server solutions for more than one tool would be too low. This meant that our internal processes became too time-consuming and resource-intensive for all parties involved.
It made our project managers' work unnecessarily difficult because they had to spend too much time on manually importing and exporting translation memories (TMs) and files between the various systems, which also involved an increased risk of errors during the process.
Moreover, it was far from optimum that our external translators were unable to work in the same TM in real-time. This could affect the quality of the final product and therefore meant that the project manager had to spend extra time checking for consistent terminology etc.
For our external translators, it also often meant expensive investments in systems that were not always particularly intuitive. They would also not benefit from each other's work when they shared a particular job with other translators.
A flexible Cloud solution that would make it possible to work in the same TM in real time and which solved the problem of having to send TMs back and forth.
An intuitive system that was easy to use for project managers and translators alike.
A solution that could easily be integrated with our other systems and tools.
A solution that allowed us to work in the same platform as our customers (shared projects).
A secure solution that would enable us to still offer our customers full confidentiality.
An efficient solution where we would always be sure to get quick and good support.
A solution that did not require the translators to make investments, which would make it easy and attractive for them to work for us.
A flexible solution adaptable to our needs and where we would be able to add new functionality over time.
Memsource was able to meet all our requirements and needs, and the transition has been surprisingly easy and smooth.
Working in Memsource has made the work easier for our project managers - they have saved at least 10% of their time, allowing us to increase our turnaround time for clients. We have better terminology consistency among the translations by centralizing everything in Memsource. Additionally, we have only received positive feedback from our translators, who have found the CAT tool extremely easy to use.
Finally, we have profited by transitioning to Memsource as our preferred tool, partly because of the system itself, but also because of the team behind, who offers fantastic support and who is always ready to adapt to their customers' needs.
Memsource is more than just a supplier; they are a good and stable business partner, who we value greatly.
AdHoc Translations is a modern translation agency that understands how to combine proud traditions with the latest technologies, which is what sets us apart. With nearly 30 years' experience in the industry, we combine the best from 3 generations.


With ten wins from the last 22 races run at Meydan, Dubai-based trainer Doug Watson has been imperious form over the past few weeks. The American, currently 135th on the TRC Global Rankings, is now 11 clear in the race to win his fifth UAE trainers' title and has an exciting team to look forward to for the remainder of the Dubai World Cup Carnival, which began on Thursday.
Based at Red Stables, in the centre of Dubai and adjacent to Godolphin's Al Quoz Stables, Watson started the Carnival with a win, Mizbah scoring in just the sort of dirt handicap that he has farmed during the domestic part of the season.
Those nice horses include Desert Force, who looks a Group horse in the making after two smooth wins in handicap company. He is owned by one of the yard's main patrons, Mohammed Khalifa Al Basti, whose bright yellow silks are rapidly becoming a familiar sight in UAE winner's enclosures.
Comparisons have been drawn between Desert Force and One Man Band, who provided Watson with a first World Cup card success in March last year after a decade of trying. The Pivotal 6-year-old led home a 1-2-3 for the yard in the G2 Godolphin Mile. It was a notable breakthrough for a trainer for whom luck on the big night had previously been hard to find.
That win came at the end of a superb 2016 Carnival for Watson, who was crowned leading trainer - de-throning Saeed Bin Suroor - and who also picked up his first UAE classics, the listed UAE 1000 Guineas and the G3 UAE Oaks, with Polar River, a filly he describes as the best he's trained.
Watson, who moved to the UAE from Chicago, was originally assistant to Kiaran McLaughlin in Dubai, before taking out the licence himself when McLaughlin returned to the States in 2003.
Since then, he has amassed 476 winners from 4,278 runners, enjoying a fine spell in the past two years, in particular, since dirt replaced the Tapeta track at Meydan. "I had a hard time training winners on that," he reflects.
Always keen to deflect praise, unassuming Watson, 51, points to a "great team" as the reason for his success.
A salaried trainer on the Dubai Racing Club roster, he has nevertheless attracted some notable outside owners, including prominent Canadian Charles Fipke, who has sent over a pair of smart juveniles, and Kildare Stud's Frankie O'Connor, who owns exciting debutant winner Cosmo Charlie, as well as UAE 1000 Guineas-bound Complimenti, like Polar River a daughter of Congrats.
With ever-strengthening ties to some big names back home, plus an enduring friendship with McLaughlin, it might not be a surprise were Watson eventually to return to the States and follow in his mentor's footsteps. Not so.
One of the most genuine people around, Watson is also very much a hands-on trainer. He checks the legs of each of his 115-strong string personally before they head onto the training track, where he works seamlessly with long-time assistant Noel Connolly. They look relaxed, but this is serious business and days off, for either, are in short supply during the season. Watson is about as involved as you can get with his horses, and freely admits to getting very nervous when the best ones run.
With success heaping more pressure on the stable than ever, the Carnival won't be easy for him in that regard. However, with a hardworking team and a wealth of unexposed equine talent, it is difficult to imagine that it won't be successful.


The main draw of file sharing is that it enables staff members to work with each other anytime, anywhere. This means that if an organization has employees in other parts of the globe, they can easily collaborate despite time differences and geographical boundaries. TechTarget contributor Jonathan Bordoli noted that a good file-sharing program will embed and track changes within a document. It's also important that users can work on the file at the same time without overwriting changes, ensuring that everyone is always on the same page. This type of functionality will be critical to boosting efficiency, quality of work and productivity.
If you've ever worked with Word or another document tool, a good rule of thumb is to save early and save often. Nothing is worse than working on a project and completing it only to find that you forgot to save. With file-sharing programs, this can happen when syncing. Business News Daily noted that not all services will automatically sync, potentially losing hours of work if you don't remember to do it manually. A good file-sharing solution should always keep your data up-to-date as well as enable scheduled backups to provide extra peace of mind.
There are a number of businesses that have passed on file sharing due to security concerns. This is reasonable from the fact that a number of organizations have had their information compromised from a variety of sources. However, file sharing can be protected from such events, it just takes the right solution. ComputerWeekly contributors Rob Koplowitz and Ted Schadler noted that organizations must find the perfect balance between experience and security in order to make file sharing a success. It will be important to know how the platform integrates with other applications, where files will be stored, if the system meets compliance standards and what types of access permissions are available. Some resources will encrypt files, enabling only authorized users to view their contents. Other solutions allow organizations to choose between a public and private cloud platform when storing information, striking a good balance in providing convenience and protection for sensitive information.
File-sharing programs are no longer a tool that's just nice to have, it's becoming a necessity. However, with the number of options available, it can be daunting for organizations to figure out which one to choose. With these three must-have features as your guide, as well as your other requirements, you will be able to pick a solution that is best for your team and boost its capabilities.