The first internationally standardized IO technology, IO-Link enables consistent, bidirectional communication between the control system and the lowest sensor/actuator level via standard, unshielded three-core cable—for both intelligent IO-Link and standard sensors. With this future-proof interface, users can perform comprehensive diagnostics or configure IO-Link devices during operation. Pepperl+Fuchs offers you an end-to-end IO-Link system solution that includes a range of IO-Link sensors and infrastructure.
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An internationally standardized, cross-vendor open interface, IO-Link is an integral part of Pepperl+Fuchs' Sensorik4.0® solutions. It is standardized according to IEC 61131-9 and is compatible with any fieldbus on the market. Standardized Smart Sensor Profiles simplify maintenance and commissioning—regardless of the manufacturer or sensing technology.
IO-Link boasts both easy operation and a reduced range of interfaces! A three-core unshielded cable enables an up to 20 meter connection between the IO-Link master and device.
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Transparency enables reliable sensor identification and access to all process data, diagnostic data, and device information down to the sensor/actuator level. This leads to reduced probability of failure while optimizing maintenance planning.
Since all Version 1.1 IO-Link devices feature a data storage function, sensor replacement is especially convenient. Process-specific device parameters are saved inside the device and IO-Link master, making it possible to replace sensors during operation with no new parameterization required.
In case a sensor needs maintenance or to be replaced, the integrated localization function can identify one sensor among many within the plant. With the help of a specific sensor parameter, the control system addresses the sensor that needs to be located, whereupon the sensor identifies itself by means of a flashing LED. Improved plant transparency even down to the sensor leads to increased process performance.
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IO-Link system configuration consists of several steps. First, the IO-Link master is integrated into the automation system and configured. Second, the device parameters are set using an IO-Link configuration tool, which displays the entire system architecture from the control system down to the field level.
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King Thor: Aaron and Ribic together again on the mini-series
A year ago, prior to the start of the event, War of the Realms, Aaron had announced that the Thor #1 launched in 2018 would be his last number 1 on the Thor; as you know things don't always go as you want, so that's for September is expected this King Thor, a mini-series of four numbers which will work again with the talented Esad Ribic.
The comics, as revealed on CBR, will lead to the conclusion of the whole Thor Saga... it will also allow Marvel to monetize with a new number 1 Aaron before having to supposedly revive the character with a new creative team.
Of course, this will also accompany the regular series of Thor with Thor #16 in output in April, which will kick off the final phase of Aaron on Thor. However, the conclusion of the War of the Realms leaves many doubts on the fate of the character, and the relationship between the main series and his new mini-series of four numbers. In King Thor, in fact, will be filming the stories of the Thor of the future and the Slaughterer of Gods, which weapon will end up in the hands of his half-brother the bad of the god of thunder...
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Q: Delete Key is not triggering KeyUp & KeyDown Event I am currently dealing with a multi-form application and am having issue registering a del key press, the application that requires the del key is a form with a frame on it with objects painted on it that can be selected, upon pressing the del key the selected objects are to be deleted via a deleteObjects method. The code I am currently using is as follows
void __fastcall TF_Image::KeyUpKbd( WORD &Key )
{
     if(Key == VK_DELETE || Key == VK_DKEY)
     {
          deleteSelectedObjects();
     }
}

(Note: There are other paramenters in the function call but they aren't used)
TF_Image inherits from TFrame
I have tried mapping other keys other than the del key ie the D key and have found that the method is called with no problem. I have discovered that when pressing (physically) the del key the methods associated with KeyUp & KeyDown are not called.
Edit: So i've attempted to add the DeleteSelectedOb() method to my WndProc method without much luck either.
void __fastcall TF_ImgBrowserOA::WndProc(TMessage &Message)
{
    if (Message.Msg == WM_KEYDOWN)
    {
        if (Message.WParam == VK_DELETE)
        {
            F_Image->DeleteSelectedOb();
        }
    }
    //code that manages window resize
    TForm::WndProc(Message);
}

The WndProc method doent appear to respond to keystrokes

A: So after cleaning up some code in some other modules and removing unneccessary menu's I decided to go back and look at this section again after I found a similar piece of code implementing a similar function, I couldn't see much difference between them and so I recompiled and attempted to run my Delete function from the KeyDown event and for some reason it just worked, I suspect it came down to an issue of another element holding focus in the Application. As a precaution I also called a SetFocus() to the frame in which I required this code to operate in. Its still a mystery to me why this didn't work intially though.

A: Here is a snippet for my TRichEdit control (Script_Edit).
TWndMethod *PrevWndProc = Script_Edit->WindowProc;
Script_Edit->WindowProc = MyWndProc;

void __fastcall My_Form::MyWndProc(TMessage &Message) {

  switch (Message.Msg) {

    case WM_KEYDOWN: {
      // Check for DELETE and BACKSPACE keys
      if( Message.WParam == VK_BACK  ||
          Message.WParam == VK_DELETE
        ) {
             // Do whatever you need
          }
      break;

    default:
      // call default handler if not processed
      PrevWndProc(Message);

  }
}

You can't get much closer to the message core than this with VCL...

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The Alpha Phi Red Dress Gala will be held this year at the Cable Center on February 23rd at 5pm. It will feature an exquisite buffet dinner, a silent auction, touching speakers, and much more. All proceeds will go to the Alpha Phi foundation to further their cause in researching and ending women's heart disease.


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Q: Simple Jquery Color Fade In I've been working on trying to get a simple color fade in using the Jquery code I have below. I'm basically attempting to activate the 'hover' class when a user moves his/her mouse over a link. At the moment, the code doesn't work but I hope it illustrates what I'm trying to accomplish.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you

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A: I created a jsFiddle that fixes your issues: http://jsfiddle.net/kAW65/
There are actually two issues:

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*The way you are fading in/out is incorrect

*You shouldn't have the "hover" class on the li elements; Instead (I think), you want to add/remove it from the "a" elements

Corrected JS:
$(document).ready(function(){

//Set the anchor link opacity to 0 and begin hover function
$("#menu-name li a").hover(function(){

    //Fade to an opacity of 1 at a speed of 200ms
    //$(this).find('.hover').stop().animate({"opacity" : 100}, 300);
    $(this).fadeOut(0).addClass('hover').fadeIn(300);

    //On mouse-off
    }, function(){

    //Fade to an opacity of 0 at a speed of 100ms
    $(this).fadeOut(300)
     .queue(function(){ $(this).removeClass('hover').fadeIn(0).dequeue() });

});
});

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For the fading code, I referenced this answer: fade in/out hover by jQuery


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The combination of robotics and social darwinism as foisted upon the American people by the likes of Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell; and Donald Trump is now a reality that cannot be ignored. The Article in Huffington Post yesterday by Brian Ross carries the scare inducing title; "Trump And Republicans Expect You To Die, Joe Public" is a harbinger of things and thoughts to come at an increasing pace.
The tagline, There is no republican ruse that works around it; Make healthcare unaffordable and people die, is clearly signaling a process that is inevitable in a world that is overcrowded by a species that has enormous capacity for creativity and uses the tools of thought to make nature conform to whatever turns a buck. So much is made of education as the ticket to prosperity for the masses of Americans and others around the World, but there is little basis for belief in the prospects for millions or billions of people who cannot rise enough from poverty to take advantage of opportunities to learn life sustaining and effective economic skills in our digital age.
The demagogic appeal to global masses by despots is legion. That it has arrived in America not across our shores by from within is overshadowed by artful resort to lies as argument. We have elected a President and Congress that will oversee the appointment of Supreme Court Justices and make the philosophy of Ayn Rand take its place across the World. Putin has been afforded the title of the most powerful person in the World. He may well be that if he is manipulating the majority of American thought.
I have been a critic of religions and the dogmas that are foisted off to control the psyche of the global multitudes. God Bless America rings at the end of every political speech. America may be damned to "greatness" by a political philosophy that is unwilling to recognize the worth and dignity of everyone. The trouble is that religious dogma supports a position where everyone is simply too many for the planet to support in the lifestyle of the rich and famous. We have had an opportunity over a half century to control population and we have not done so guided by religious dogma.
There is in America a small and fortunate cohort believing in their inherent right to live in luxury is the result of some personal capacity loosely called intelligence. They have mastered the STEM disciplines and combined that with business success. They enable the Arts through philanthropy. For them education is what they have experienced as success for themselves and their offspring. Their systems of education are nicely suited to select out the successful and dismiss to failure those who don't or can't make it with the demands of formal education.
Providing work is not what the elite of society do. Taking profit from the work of others is what the elite do. The biggest house on the hill may seem to have been won through utility, charity and philanthropy but the wealthy can hire whatever and whoever is needed to meet the needs of the elite among us. To say that they are The Job Creators is simply another dogma, albeit not a particularly religious one, that is unacknowledged and morally mistaken.
Trump has successfully appealed to the masses of workers with promises of expanded employment and healthcare (access) for all. The state of the globe is almost completely outside of his thinking and perhaps his capacity to think. The march of a growth economy has slowed and he intends to make it greatly expand. Economic growth in the United States of 3-5% may be possible over some short time horizon, but continuing to ignore the impacts of such growth on the degradation of air, water and soil will eventually result in decay and decline of civil society. Through that decline there may well be, perhaps inevitably be, a steady and massive death rate. Those with great wealth will continue to conceive and give birth to fewer and fewer offspring while they build more and better robots to serve their demands for material comfort and convenience.
In the meantime, in between time, the decline in civil society will accelerate and chaotic, anarchism will demand a law and order agenda from governments. Militarized police and perhaps even intervention of the military directly in quelling domestic violence and inconvenient non violent protesting will further exacerbate questions of who really deserves the benefits of new medical technology. Healthcare will increasingly become a tool to segregate and isolate the haves from the have nots of society.
Militarizing the police and smashing the masses as they protest and get out of line has been routine for despots. The elite among us don't like to be inconvenienced. Blocking a freeway and preventing an ambulance from getting to an emergency room is too much for American's sense of order. Now we just envision and sense the potential. Retconning will emerge after legislative and judicial decisions begin to impact the masses of humanity. Yet politics alone will not change fundamentals that will ultimately or inevitably govern social outcomes. There is perhaps, a need to rethink social justice. Is the notion of equality wrong or wrongheaded.? Thinking that democracy is even possible in an overcrowded world is fraught. The makers of robots will make sure of that.


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Water rides range from mild to wild. For the thrill seekers, Kalani Towers is a 7-story, 6-slide, multi-experience thrill ride, with two 300-foot drop slides for free-fall body sliding and four additional 312-foot slides for lane racing. For the more relaxed adventurer, Aloha River is an 800-foot plus river, where tube riders cast off and float in a setting of lush Polynesian jungles, with twists and turns, water features, fountains, misters, geysers and more. Additional attractions range from the double speed slide Raging River Rapids to the 4-person raft ride Ohana Falls. Splashaway Cay is an interactive family attraction with slides and geysers, and Coconut Cove is a play area specially designed for smaller kids.
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This week Cracker Barrel has again been in the news in the Sacramento area.
Back in August 2017 I wrote a post about a proposed Cracker Barrel in Rocklin. This had come just after Cracker Barrel had announced they would open a location in the Sacramento area.
However, the announcement was eventually found to be about the Cracker Barrel that opened on Howe Avenue last year.
This week it was announced that ground has been broken for construction of the Cracker Barrel in Rocklin.
The Cracker Barrel will be part of a development south of Interstate 80 and west of Sierra College Boulevard.
The Rocklin Cracker Barrel is well located for travelers as it is on the route from Sacramento to Reno.
Also in the news this week is the announcement that the Cracker Barrel in Rialto will open on May 13th. The Rialto location will be the fourth Cracker Barrel in California.
Hopefully we will find out soon where more North California locations will be opened.
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Apple Store in Oklahoma City Becomes Second in U.S. to Unionize
Friday October 14, 2022 7:33 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol
Apple Penn Square employees have voted to unionize, according to Bloomberg's Josh Eidelson. The store, located in Oklahoma City, is the second Apple retail location to form a union in the U.S. following a store in Towson, Maryland earlier this year.
The employees reportedly voted 56 to 32 in favor of joining the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union following an election open to all staff at the store this week. The union now needs to be certified by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board.
In response to Apple Penn Square employees unionizing, an Apple spokesperson shared the following statement with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman:
We believe the open, direct and collaborative relationship we have with our valued team members is the best way to provide an excellent experience for our customers, and for our teams. We're proud to provide our team members with strong compensation and exceptional benefits. Since 2018, we've increased our starting rates in the US by 45% and we've made many significant enhancements to our industry-leading benefits, including new educational and family support programs.
Unionizing gives employees at the store the ability to negotiate for more favorable working conditions and other benefits through collective bargaining.
"Apple workers are determined to organize for better wages and dignity on the job," said CWA Secretary-Treasurer Sara Steffens. "Despite Apple's illegal and aggressive anti-union campaign, Apple retail workers across the country will continue to organize, especially after this momentous victory. The Penn Square Apple retail workers are an amazing addition to our growing labor movement, and we are thrilled to welcome them as CWA members."
Earlier this week, Apple announced plans to offer retail employees additional education benefits and improved healthcare coverage in some states, but it was reported that unionized employees at the Towson store will not receive these benefits automatically and must negotiate through their union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), as part of their collective bargaining agreement with Apple.
Apple's retail chief Deirdre O'Brien has attempted to dissuade store employees from unionizing in videos played during company meetings, and Apple has been accused of anti-union tactics over the last several months. A vote to unionize at an Apple store in Atlanta was withdrawn earlier this year after Apple reportedly intimidated staff there.
"We have a relationship that is based on an open and collaborative and direct engagement, which I feel could fundamentally change if a store is represented by a union under a collective bargaining agreement," said O'Brien, in one of the videos. "And I worry about what it would mean to put another organization in the middle of our relationship."
Apple has increased starting pay, improved benefits, and addressed some other workplace issues over the last year amid the unionization efforts.
Apple has over 270 retail stores in the U.S. and over 520 worldwide.
Note: Due to the political or social nature of the discussion regarding this topic, the discussion thread is located in our Political News forum. All forum members and site visitors are welcome to read and follow the thread, but posting is limited to forum members with at least 100 posts.
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bLackjackj
Such a sad state of our society.
You obviously don't work in retail and for Apple. You should be happy for the employees! Better pay and working conditions ahead.
ILoveCalvinCool
Awesome news. Hopefully this sweeps through every Apple Store, and Apple itself.
dannyyankou
Employees being able to voice their concerns and negotiate solutions is a good thing.
monster620ie
Good job! Time for more to do the same.
Bawstun
Wouldn't expect this from Oklahoma, being such a right to work state
Americans are struggling and there's no one left to defend them. They're finally standing up for benefits and security. All companies have to do is offer something similar, and the unionizing will stop since it's a form of protesting against capitalistic abuse.
Just close the store and be done with this nonsense.
That would be illegal


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Marie Christensen, född 3 februari 1871 i Lille Kregme, Danmark, död 14 september 1945 i Köpenhamn, Danmark, var en dansk fackföreningaktivist, kvinnorättskämpe och politiker.

I april 1885 tog hon anställning som tjänsteflicka, men bodde ännu hemma. Som 16-åring fick hon plats hos en läkarfamilj i Frederiksværk och fick bo på en vindsvåning. Hon började sin arbetsdag klockan 06.00 med att tända, för att avsluta klockan 22.00 med att putsa skor. Hon fick frost i fingrarna av arbete i kallvatten och fick även dålig mat.

Senare började hon arbeta Köpenhamn. På det första stället hade hon egen kammare, men fick sova på en soffa. Senare arbetade hon hos en husmor.

Hon började fundera över tjänsteflickornas situation och upptäckte att många prostituerade i Köpenhamn var tidigare tjänsteflickor. 1899 bildade hon Københavns Tjenestepigeforening. 1915 avgick hon som dess ordförande och arbetade fram till sin död 1945 på Husassistenternes Fagskole och Husassistenternes Alderdomshjem.

Hon var också politiskt verksam i det danska socialdemokratiska partiet.

Referenser
 http://www.foa.dk/Forbund/Om-FOA/FOAs-historie/1890erne/Marie%20Christensen
 http://www.foa.dk/Forbund/Om-FOA/FOAs-historie/1910erne/De%20samvirkende%20Danske%20Tjenestepigeforenyt%20navn
 Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon

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Avlidna 1945
Danska socialdemokrater
Födda 1871
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Personer i Danmark under 1800-talet
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We have been dying to make chili for sometime now but just never seemed to get around to it. So yesterday we grabbed some ground sirloin, dried beans and diced tomatoes. One can was regular the other fire roasted, not sure if it was planned or just happen to get mixed up either way it works for me. We had read that you don't have to soak the beans but the old ways stick in your head. This morning Lyn got out of the shower and the smell of chili had risen to the second floor, ya I start my Sunday cooking early.
diced jalapeño to your liking.
Deglaze pan with can of diced tomatoes.
After first cycle in the beans setting check your seasonings then reset the Instantpot for the beans cycle again.
Once a year sometimes maybe twice we make a corned beef brisket, yes usually around St Patrick's Day.
Instant Pot here we try.
I adapted this recipe stayed with the packet that came with the brisket from Nourish To Fuel.
Place corned beef brisket in Instant Pot fat side up. Add beef broth, water, rough chopped shallot, 3 garlic cloves, peppercorns, allspice, bay leaves, and thyme.
Place lid on Instant Pot in locked position, making sure vent is sent to "sealing". Plug in Instant Pot.
Press "Manual' and "+" to increase cooking time to 90 minutes at High Pressure.
After a moment the display will turn to "On" while the pot heats up and pressure increases, once the pot has warmed up the display will start counting down.
When finished cooking wait to open lid until the pressure float is down on it's own, or release pressure manually by moving vent to "venting". Unplug Instant Pot.
Remove Corned Beef from pot, saving liquid for cabbage, carrots, and optional potatoes. Cover corned beef with aluminum foil and set aside.
Strain cooking liquid with a slotted spoon to remove fat, bay leaves, and thyme.
Place optional potatoes, carrots, shallots, garlic, and salt into cooking liquid then place cabbage on top.
Press "Manual' and "+" to increase cooking time to 15 minutes at High Pressure.
Remove vegetables from Instant Pot and serve with sliced corned beef.
Place all ingredients except cabbage (corned beef, beef broth, water, 3 shallots, 5 cloves garlic, peppercorns, allspice, bay leaves, thyme, optional potatoes, and carrots) in large slow-cooker (7 quart or larger), and cook on high for 4 hours.
Add cabbage on top of corned beef, cook for another hour on high.
Switch the setting to "Manual" and increase the cook time to 50 minutes. Once finished, allow the Instant Pot to release steam on it's own (EDIT: I've found that using the quick release valve can leave large, leaner cuts of meat tasting a little dry). Remove the brisket from the pot and cover it with foil to rest. Switch the Instant Pot to "Saute" again to reduce & thicken the sauce (optional) with the lid off for about 10 minutes.
Ok I did not cook this melt in your mouth delicious entre, Lyn did and for the, as she put it, and it only took 15 minutes to cook. Man this was good especially where I am the thigh lover not as crazy about the breast meat, too dry for me although we do eat a fair amount. Also none of my pictures I borrowed Jennifer Robins.
Lyn got a new toy and I have to say at first I figured it was going to be one on those use a couple of times and put on the top shelf. Well I kind of like it and have cooked a few things here is the 3rd thing we tried in our new Instant Pot.
Anyway this was great as was pretty much everything else I made will post later.
Season the pork loin with salt, pepper and minced dry onions.
Place the inner pot in the cooker. Place the olive oil in the inner pot. Press Sautee button sear the pork loin on all sides. Remove and set aside.
Add the remaining ingredients and the pork loin.
Place the lid on the Instant Pot, lock the lid and switch the pressure release valve to closed.
Press the meat button and then TIME ADJUSTMENT to 22 minutes.
Once the timer reaches 0, the cooker will automatically switch to KEEP WARM. Press the CANCEL Button. Switch the pressure release valve to open. When the steam is completely released, remove the lid.
I placed the fat side up under broiler to crisp the fat a little, ended up cutting the fat off it was a big chunk.
Instant Pot is the latest 3rd Generation Programmable Pressure Cooker designed by Canadians with the objectives of being Safe, Convenient and Dependable. It speeds up cooking by 2~6 times using up to 70% less energy, and, above all, produces nutritious healthy food in a convenient and consistent fashion.
Instant Pot is manufactured by the No.1 electric pressure cooker factory which has produced over 50 million units already in household use worldwide. The benefits of Instant Pot can be summarized in five aspects.


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News : Global Economy Last Updated: Jan 11, 2011 - 6:35 AM
Rising Health Costs: US health care costs in 2009 rose to 17.6% of GDP; Spending rising in OECD countries faster than economic growth
By Michael Hennigan, Founder and Editor of Finfacts
Source: VHI Healthcare, Annual Report 2009
Rising Health Costs: Health care spending in the United States grew 4.0% in 2009, to $2.5trn, $8,086 per person or 17.6% of the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The level was up from 16.6% in 2008 - - the slowest rate of growth in the 50-year history of the National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA), due in great part to the economic recession - - according to a report published last week by the NHEA.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD0 said last June that in its mainly developed member countries, total spending on health care was rising faster than economic growth, pushing the average ratio of health spending to GDP from 7.8% in 2000 to 9.0% in 2008. Factors pushing health spending up - - technological change, population expectations and population ageing - - will continue to drive cost higher in the future.
In some countries the recent economic downturn, with GDP falling and healthcare costs rising, led to a sharp increase in the ratio of health spending to GDP. In Ireland, the percentage of GDP devoted to health increased from 7.5% in 2007 to 8.7% in 2008. In Spain, it rose from 8.4% to 9.0%.
Governments of most OECD countries shoulder the lion's share of healthcare costs. The share of government expenditure devoted to health increased in most countries, rising from an average of 12% in 1990 to an all-time high of 16% in 2008.
New medical technologies are improving diagnosis and treatment but they also increase health spending. OECD Health Data 2010 shows that there has been rapid growth in the supply and use of computed tomography (CT) scanners and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) units used for diagnostic purposes. MRI units per capita more than doubled on average across OECD countries between 2000 and 2008, reaching 13 machines per million population in 2008, up from 6 in 2000. The number of CT scanners rose to 24 per million population, up from 19 in 2000. The number of MRI units per capita is much greater in Japan, the United States, Italy and Greece than in other countries. These countries, along with Australia and Korea, also have more CT scanners.
MRI and CT scanners are expensive to buy and to operate. There are big differences in their use per capita - far more in the United States than in Canada, France or the Netherlands. The rapid growth in these diagnostic procedures over the past decade in the United States has raised concerns that some imaging may not be useful. To reduce unnecessary procedures and cut costs, many OECD countries are trying to promote rational use of costly medical technologies.
In the US, President Obama's health reform program remains the subject of controversy.
Republican leaders have put the cost of the program "when fully implemented" at $2.6tn and said it would "add $701bn to the deficit in its first 10 years."
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says that the Republican plan to repeal the Obama program would add $230bn to federal budget deficits over the next decade.
Last week the Irish State health insurer VHI Healthcare, hiked annual premiums by up to 45%.
Vhi Healthcare lost almost 120,000 customers in 2009 and it lost lost a further 48,000 subscribers last year. The claims ratio, i.e. payment for medical care as a percentage of earned premium, came to 98.7%, which it said is significantly higher than competitors which is below 80% and is 61% for Aviva Healthcare.
VHI's average healthcare spend per customer was €900 which is twice the level of its market competitors due to the age profile and health status of its customers.
Health spending is a bottomless pit and a difficult area for politicians to reform given the demands of ageing populations.
Peter Singer, a professor of bioethics at Princeton University, wrote in The New York Times Magazine on the sensitive issue of rationing that: "The death of a teenager is a greater tragedy than the death of an 85-year-old, and this should be reflected in our priorities. We can accommodate that difference by calculating the number of life-years saved, rather than simply the number of lives saved."
On a lighter note, he said: "Remember the joke about the man who asks a woman if she would have sex with him for a million dollars? She reflects for a few moments and then answers that she would. 'So,' he says, 'would you have sex with me for $50?' Indignantly, she exclaims, 'What kind of a woman do you think I am?' He replies: 'We've already established that. Now we're just haggling about the price.' The man's response implies that if a woman will sell herself at any price, she is a prostitute. The way we regard rationing in health care seems to rest on a similar assumption, that it's immoral to apply monetary considerations to saving lives - - but is that stance tenable?"
UK in 28th rank of 30 advanced OECD nations for health resourcing: Economist Intelligence Unit
As China gets wealthier, it's "determined to get healthier"
Irish health spending among highest of developed world; Consultants best paid
Dr Peter Morici: Hardly time to call Obamacare a success
OECD health spending falls in some countries; Ireland in low usage of generic drugs
VHI €30m victim of overcharging, erroneous payments or possibly fraud, since 2006
Ireland spends 50% above the EU average per capita on drugs
VHI reports 2012 surplus of €54.3m; Health insurance made loss
Dr Peter Morici: Ryan's health solutions show why Republicans can't win elections
Generic version of Lipitor withdrawn in US after finding of small glass particles
World Diabetes Day: Sugar tax would have no health benefits says Irish lobby group IBEC
Vhi Healthcare claims net savings of €11.7m in last two years by treating patients at home
Dr Peter Morici: Overturning US health care law could lead to a single-payer system
Vhi Healthcare reports surplus after tax of €7.4m in 2011
Vhi health insurance premiums to rise by 6% - 12.5%
Obesity impacting health budgets in OECD countries; US adult obesity rates more than doubled to 34% since 1980
American, Canadian and Luxembourger share Nobel medicine prize for immune system discoveries
US employer-sponsored family health insurance premiums in 2011 up 9% to $15,073 - - 30% of median household income
Economic woes impact both Ireland's country reputation and workforce health
Suicide rates jump in Greece and Ireland during financial crisis; Road accidents dip in Europe
Over 800 Irish homes found with high levels of cancer-causing radon gas; Kerry home at highest in Europe
World Health Organisation panel says use of mobile phones "possibly carcinogenic''
Losses for VHI Healthcare plunged to €3.1m in 2010 from €41.7m in 2009
Longevity offers opportunities to business but not in the short term according to new research
Continuing to offer healthcare to all in Europe will require rationing of medical services according to new research
Markets News Friday: Hedge-fund manager Paulson personally netted $5bn+ in profits in 2010; Aviva raises health premiums 14%
VHI - - the Irish State health insurer - - warns of report recommendations that would be transition to a US-style system
Vhi Healthcare announces health insurance premium hikes of 15%; Plan B Options to cost 45% more
Strong Swiss franc gloom deepens for exporters
Global investors shift focus to China; EM outflows surge to $1tn in 13 months
Stable growth momentum in OECD area but slowing expected in China
Prices for major food commodities in July lowest since September 2009
Global manufacturing in July weakest level in two years
US, China and UK lead top 25 target countries for foreign direct investment
Budget surpluses rare in developed countries from 1980s; Italy, France, Greece had none in 60 and 40 years
Singapore, London and Shanghai top cities for new FDI projects in 2014; Dublin in 11th place
Exchange rates shuffle as Dublin ranked 49th most expensive city; Paris at 46; Berlin at 105
Western consumer groups under pressure in China and India
Developing countries facing "structural slowdown" likely to last for years
OECD BEPS Tax Project: Amazon books UK sales in UK; Australia proposes up to 100% in penalties
Emerging Markets Index falls to 12-month low in May as manufacturing contracts
US and world economies slowing in 2015 — OECD
Global manufacturing production rose slightly in May; Trade flows weak
GDP growth in OECD area slowed to 0.3% in the first quarter of 2015
Only one quarter of workers worldwide have stable employment contracts
Automatic Exchange of Tax Information: OECD says countries won't be able to game system
Gates Foundation loses in Swiss family's shares coup
Minimum wage levels in OECD countries
Global growth slows and manufacturing dips to 21-month low
Family-controlled firms dominate European business
Top 10 of world's 250 largest consumer products companies account for 30% of sales
Nine of world's 20 fastest growing economies in Africa
Globalisation maybe stalling as trade growth remains weak
Global growth prospects uneven across major economies says IMF
Emerging markets growth lowest since 2009; Global growth at 30-year average
China's economic rebalancing hitting Latin American economies
New York, London, HK & Singapore top global financial centres index; Dublin recovers
Global growth in modest expansion from low oil prices/ monetary easing says OECD
Composite leading indicators point to positive change in growth momentum in the Eurozone
Global labour market trends portend paradise for some but uncertainty for many workers
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Zurich and Geneva overtake Singapore to become world's most expensive cities
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Mushrooms Are Ready For Their Closeup
By NAPS (North American Precis Syndicate)
The mighty mushroom, in all its varieties, can be a tasty way to protect your health. (NAPS)
(NAPSI)—In the ensemble cast of the produce aisle, finding a stand-out player can sometimes be difficult. After all, each has its own unique characteristics, whether it be taste, nutrition, or health benefits. However, when it comes to mushrooms—which are grown in the dark in nondescript growing houses across the country—it might seem they're averse to attention.
Yet mushrooms are increasingly taking a starring role on consumers' plates. Often called the superfood in the produce section, mushrooms take a supporting role in a recipe or shine as the lead of a dish. These formidable fungi are a source of powerful nutrients, low in calories and sodium, and they're fat-, cholesterol- and gluten-free.
Mushrooms As Health Helpers
When it comes to the subject of health, researchers are increasingly turning their spotlight on mushrooms.
Mushrooms are so talented, researchers are looking to them in the fight against cancer. A powder made from white button mushrooms was found to reduce the levels of prostate specific antigen, or PSA, in prostate cancer patients whose PSA levels had been rising. Studies are also underway to determine if properties within mushrooms might offer a dietary, non-drug intervention to help prevent recurrence of hormone-dependent breast cancers.
Ongoing research at Penn State University shows mushrooms have the highest known single source of the antioxidants ergothioneine and glutathione compared to other non-mushroom food. Both those antioxidants are associated with anti-aging, and when they're present together, they work extra hard to protect the body from the physiological stress that causes visible signs of aging and they may also help prevent Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Plus, studies show it takes only a few mushrooms to increase ergothioneine and glutathione levels—about five button mushrooms a day.
Additionally, researchers at the National University of Singapore found similar results and discovered that less than one cup of cooked mushrooms twice a week could reduce the odds of mild cognitive decline.
With so many varieties, tastes, and textures, it's easy to incorporate mushrooms into a diet. The next time you're in the produce section of your grocery store, pick up your favorite variety of mushrooms. In soup, on a pizza, stuffed, sautéed or sliced, chances are these mighty mushrooms will get a round of applause from family and friends.
For further information, from the experts at the American Mushroom Institute, visit www.americanmushroom.org.
"Often called a superfood, mushrooms are a source of powerful nutrients, low in calories and sodium, and they're free of fat, cholesterol and gluten say the experts at the American Mushroom Institute. http://bit.ly/2NmszYO"
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Will there be a second wave of coronavirus?
April 21, 2020 2020-04-21 3:09
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As countries ease lockdowns, the worry is that populations remain highly vulnerable
With more countries planning to loosen restrictions imposed due to coronavirus but the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, and the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, concerned about the potential for a resurgence or second wave, here is what we know from the rest of the world about the risk of Covid-19 coming back.
Will there be a second wave ?
Epidemics of infectious diseases behave in different ways but the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed more than 50 million people is regarded as a key example of a pandemic that occurred in multiple waves, with the latter more severe than the first. It has been replicated – albeit more mildly – in subsequent flu pandemics.
Other flu pandemics – including in 1957 and 1968 – all had multiple waves. The 2009 H1N1 influenza A pandemic started in April and was followed, in the US and varied northern hemisphere, by a second wave in the autumn.
How and why multiple-wave outbreaks occur, and how subsequent waves of infection can be prevented, has become a staple of epidemiological modelling studies and pandemic preparation, which have looked at everything from social behaviour and health policy to vaccination and the buildup of community immunity, also known as herd immunity.
While second waves and secondary peaks within the period of a pandemic are technically different, the concern is essentially the same: the disease coming back in force.
Is there evidence of coronavirus coming back elsewhere?
This is being watched very carefully. Without a vaccine, and with no widespread immunity to the new disease, one alarm is being sounded by the experience of Singapore, which has seen a sudden resurgence in infections despite being lauded for its early handling of the outbreak.
Although Singapore instituted a strong contact tracing system for its general population, the disease re-emerged in cramped dormitory accommodation used by thousands of foreign workers with inadequate hygiene facilities and shared canteens.
With 1,426 new cases reported on Monday and nine dormitories – the biggest of which holds 24,000 men – declared isolation units, Singapore's experience, although very specific, has demonstrated the ability of the disease to come back strongly in places where people are in close proximity and its ability to exploit any weakness in public health regimes set up to counter it.
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Винценты (Викентий) Поль (; 20 апреля 1807, Люблин — 2 декабря 1872, Краков) — польский писатель и поэт, географ, этнограф, профессор Ягеллонского университета.

Биография

Родился в Люблине  года в семье офицера австрийской армии, немца Франца Поля и ополяченной француженки Элеоноры. Учился во Львовской гимназии; затем окончил иезуитский коллегиум в Тернополе и философский факультет Львовского университета.

Осенью 1830 года по совету профессора А. Б. Йохера приехал в Вильно, где после сдачи экзаменов представил диссертацию о немецкой эпической поэзии, в намерении получить кафедру немецкой литературы в Виленском университете; в январе 1831 году ему предложили преподавать в нём немецкий язык.

Во время восстания 1830—1831 годов, ушел из Вильны и присоединился к отряду генерала Хлаповского; был подхорунжим 10-го полка литовских улан, был ранен во время боевых действий. За боевые заслуги был награждëн орденом Virtuti Militari с присвоением чина подпоручика. После подавления восстания 5 октября 1831 года в составе 20-тысячной армии перешëл границу с Пруссией, став эмигрантом. Посланный генералом Юзефом Бемом в Лейпциг и Дрезден, В. Поль организовал поддержку интернированным повстанцам в вопросах их дальнейшей эмиграции. В Дрездене встретил Адама Мицкевича, который положительно отозвался о его поэтических опытах. Эмигрировал во Францию.

После возвращения в Галицию в 1832 году В. Поль принимал участие в патриотическом движении вместе с К. Красицким. В ходе нелегальной работы встретился с Северином Гощинским.

Научная деятельность
В 1841—1844 годах путешествовал, занимался полевыми исследованиями, в частности, в Восточных Карпатах, Покутье, на Волыни, Полесье, в Татрах, Куявии и Поморье.

Им написана научная работа «Взгляд на северные склоны Карпат с точки зрения естествознания», с описанием рельефа местности, гидрографии, физико-географической структуры и элементов этнографии южной Польши.

В 1849 году В. Поль был назначен профессором универсальной физической и сравнительной географии Ягеллонского университета, где возглавил первую в Польше кафедру географии.

Творчество

Поэзия Поля ориентирована на фольклорные образцы вплоть до выраженных этнографических, диалектных особенностей.

В. Поль — автор:
 поэтического цикла «Песни Януша» (Pieśni Janusza, Париж, 1845). Включает 51 стихотворение, , написанных от лица солдата-крестьянина, которые В. Поль создал, ещë участвуя в восстании 1831 г., и продолжал писать в эмиграции, посвященных польским повстанцам. Среди них наиболее известные «Кракусы», «Первая годовщина 29 ноября», «Пение из могилы» (к некоторым его стихотворениям Ф. Шопен написал музыку, превратив их, таким образом, в народно-патриотические и повстанченские песни).
 исторической поэмы «История сапожника Яна Килинского» (1843) и гавенды — имитирующего устный рассказ повествования о недавнем прошлом «Вахмистр Дорош в Литве» (1833, опубликована в 1854 году).
 поэтического цикла «Песнь о нашей земле» (Pieśń o ziemi naszej, 1843), включающего стихотворения с описанием польских земель, где побывал поэт (впоследствии профессор-географ).
 этнографической поэмы «Картинки жизни и путешествий» (опубликованы в 1846 году).

В последующие годы В. Поль, тяготеющий к стилизации, написал гавенду «Приключения Бенедикта Винницкого» (1839) и поэму «Мохорт» (Mohort, 1855) — историю рыцаря, защитника веры и отчизны и других.

Умер  года в Кракове и похоронен в крипте заслуженных в краковском костëле Святого Станислава.

Память
 В доме в Люблине, где в детстве жил Винцентий Поль, организован его биографический музей.

Примечания

Литература

 Стахеев Б. Ф. Винцентий Поль //История польской литературы. — , 1968. — Т. 1. — С. 283—284.
 Польская поэзия: В 2 т. /Сост. М.Живов и Б.Стахеев. — : Гослитиздат, 1963. — Т. 1. — С. 321—330.

Ссылки

 Поэзия Винцентия Поля. СОЛДАТСКАЯ и др.
 Песнь о земле Нашей

Польские писатели
Поэты Польши XIX века
Выпускники Львовского университета
Польские повстанцы 1830 года
Похороненные в Кракове
Преподаватели Ягеллонского университета


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Slaty-backed forktail
Enicurus schistaceus , Brian Houghton Hodgson, 1836
(In Thai: นกกางเขนน้ำหลังเทา)
The slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus) is a species of forktail in the family Muscicapidae. A slim, medium-sized forktail, it is distinguished from similar species by its slate grey forehead, crown, and mantle. It has a long and deeply forked tail banded in black and white, a white rump, and a white bar across its primary feathers; the rest of the plumage is predominantly white. The sexes look alike. The bird frequents the edges of fast-flowing streams and rivers, where it hunts small invertebrates by hopping among rocks or flying out over the water. It breeds between February and July, laying 3–4 pinkish, bluish, or white eggs; both sexes incubate the eggs.
The slaty-backed forktail is found near streams and rivers in tropical and subtropical regions, occasionally straying further from flowing water to the edges of roads and trails. Generally a solitary bird, it may occasionally be found in pairs, or in family groups in the breeding season. One of its calls has been described as similar to that of the Blyth's kingfisher, for which it has been mistaken. The forktail is found in the central and eastern Himalayas, the Indian Sub-continent, southern China and continental Southeast Asia. Its wide distribution and apparently stable population have led to it being classified as a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The slaty-backed forktail was described scientifically in 1836 by British naturalist Brian H. Hodgson. It was originally placed in a new subgenus Enicurus in the genus Motacilla, which contains the wagtails. The specimen used to describe the species came from Nepal. The species name is the Latin adjective schistaceus "slaty-grey". The slaty-backed forktail is currently placed within the family Muscicapidae, which includes Old World flycatchers and chats. A genetic study found that the slaty-backed forktail and the little forktail were genetically more distinct from the white-crowned forktail than were other forktail species.
The slaty-backed forktail is a slim, medium-sized forktail between 22 and 25 cm frac=8 long, and weighs between 26 and 38 g. It is coloured slate-grey, black, and white. The bill is black, while the feet of the bird are a pale pinkish or greyish colour. The iris has been described as dark brown, though it has been recorded as black in certain specimens. It has a black throat and a narrow white stripe across its face till just behind the eyes, sometimes describe as a white mask. The white stripe sometimes includes a white eye ring, which may be either complete or partial. Its ear coverts, chin, and face are also black. The forehead, crown, sides of the neck, and the scapulars are slate grey. It has black wing-coverts, a white patch at the base of the primaries, wide white bars on otherwise black wings, and also a large white patch on its rump and lower back. The bases of the flight feathers are white, which is occasionally visible as a little additional bar on the wing. The tail of the bird is long and evenly graduated, with a deep fork. The tail is largely black except for a white tip. It also has three white bands along its length, formed by the white tips of shorter tail feathers.
The juvenile of the species lacks a white forehead, is brown above, and has dark scales on its breast. The tail of the juvenile is shorter than that of the adult: juveniles also have greyish or yellowish lores, and greyish or white chin and throat. The flanks are a dull grey-brown. It is not sexually dimorphic. Some specimens have been observed to have white tips to their primaries. This feature has been hypothesized to be the result of aging or of wear and tear, and has been observed throughout the distribution of the species. It is known not to be sex-related. Though very similar to the black-backed forktail Enicurus immaculatus, it is distinguished by its slate-grey mantle and crown, from which it gets its name. It also has a slightly larger bill than the black-backed forktail, and slightly less white on its forehead.
Vocalizations
One of the slaty-backed forktail's calls has been described as a "high, thin, sharp, metallic screech, 'teenk'", similar to that made by a small kingfisher; in particular, it has been mistaken for the call of the Blyth's kingfisher Alcedo hercules. Another call is described as a mellow "cheet". It also produces a repeated, harsh screeching call when alarmed.
The slaty-backed forktail is found near fast-flowing water bodies in tropical and sub-tropical montane broadleaf forests, as well as near cultivated areas. These include rocky streams and rivers, including broad rivers and valleys in plains areas. A 2000 paper studying birds in northwest India and Nepal found that the incidence of slaty-backed forktails decreased with altitude. The study also found that the slaty-backed forktail had a preference for streams that were bordered by dense and complex vegetation, and had firm and stable banks of earth. They also preferred streams with finer grained sand on the bottom, and with "pool–riffle sequences." More rarely the bird is seen in secluded areas of the forest, and on the sides of roads or trails near the water. In winter months it has been observed to move from the mountains into foothills and plains areas.
The species is found in the central and eastern Himalayas, from the Indian state of Uttarakhand in the west to Myanmar in the East, including Nepal, and Bhutan. It is a vagrant in Bangladesh. It is also found in southern China, in southeast Tibet, and in the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian and Zhejiang, and possibly in Hainan. Its range in South-East Asia includes Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, peninsular Malaysia, and Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, it is only an occasional winter visitor or highly uncommon resident. Its distribution in southeast Asia is discontinuous. The elevational range of the slaty-backed forktail varies geographically. It has been estimated as 300-1600m above sea level in northern India, 900–1675 in Nepal, 400–1800 in southern China and the adjacent areas of Thailand, above 500m in Cambodia, above 800m in Malaysia, and 800-2200m in Bhutan. In the winter, it has been recorded as low as 200m above sea level.
The range of the species has not been precisely determined, but is known to be very large. The population is thought to be stable, and though its size is not precisely known, it is thought to be greater than 10, 000 individuals. It is categorized as a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It is common in the parts of its range that occur in China, Nepal, and South-East Asia.
The slaty-backed forktail breeds between February and July; the breeding period does not appear to vary across its range. It builds a nest with materials including bryophytes, leaves, and grass. The shape of the nest can be a cup or part of a dome, depending on where it is built. It frequently has an outer layer of mud. The nest may be constructed in holes in the ground or in the trunks of trees, between the roots of trees, in hollows of dead trees, and sometimes within crevices in rocks. The bird lays three to four eggs that vary from pure white to pinkish white to bluish white, with lavender or reddish brown spots. The spots are more common on the larger end of the egg. Both sexes incubate the eggs. The species is thought to have two or three broods in a year.
The species feeds on small invertebrates found in or around the water, including larvae and crustaceans. It forages at the edge of the water, and is described as "moving restlessly". It forages on and among rocks at the edges of the water as well as in mid-stream; it will occasionally enter the water as well. Though it generally forages by hopping in an agile manner among rocks, it also makes brief forays above the water to snatch food items from the surface. Its flight is described as similar to that of a large wagtail; quick and direct, and slightly undulating. It is seen mostly near the water; usually solitary, it is occasionally observed in pairs, and is described as a shy bird. It constantly bobs its tail, and when disturbed it may raise and open its tail with a quick scissor-like movement. In the breeding season is occasionally in small family groups, while in winter it is most often solitary. However, many birds may forage in a favored section of a stream: 15 birds have been observed along a single stretch of the river in Bhutan.
In the South-East Asian parts of its range the bird is sedentary, while in the Himalayas it is observed to move over an elevational gradient. A 1998 study found that the species moved locally in response to rising water levels in the monsoon season.
Enicurus
Enicurus schistaceus
Thai: นกกางเขนน้ำหลังเทา
Enicurus immaculatus , Black-backed forktail
Enicurus leschenaulti , Southern white-crowned forktail
Enicurus ruficapillus , Chestnut-naped forktail
Enicurus schistaceus , Slaty-backed forktail
Enicurus sinensis , Northern white-crowned forktail
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Chae Son National Park
Chaloem Rattanakosin National Park
Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai
Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
Doi Lang
Doi Lo District, Chiang Mai
Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
Doi Suthep - Pui National Park
Huai Nam Dang National Park
Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi
Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
Khlong Lan National Park
Khun Chae National Park
Khun Korn Forest Park
Khun Nan National Park
Lam Nam Kok National Park
Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai
Mae Wong National Park
Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai
Nam Nao National Park
Pai District, Mae Hong Son
Pha Daeng National Park
Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary
Phu Kradueng National Park
Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary
Phu Soi Dao National Park
Phu Suan Sai National Park
Tat Mok National Park
Tham Pla - Namtok Pha Suea National Park
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ABBY (1974) The late director William Girdler was very active in the exploitation field for some time before his death in 1979 (he died in a helicopter accident). The concept of melding brooding Blackploitational epics with the new budding EXORCIST genre, and making a film as competent - and at times intelligent - as ABBY strikes me as both novel and audacious. (von hier)
ALUCARDA (1975) is one of the rare instances in Mexican horror which doesn't feature a masked, wrestling do-gooder pinning monsters to the mats and fending off hoards of killer dwarves. On the contrary, what we are presented is an intelligently crafted story of two women seeking their individual sexuality. They must fight against society which is oddly structured within a devil-possession and crazy-nuns-on-the-loose film. Director Juan López Moctezuma may be better known to you as the producer of Alejandro Jodorowsky's classic psychodelic western EL TOPO (1972) as well as directing the equally bizarre LA MANSIÓN DE LA LOCURA/"The Mansion of Madness"/DR. TARR'S TORTURE GARDEN (1972) (von hier)
L'ANTICRISTO (1974) Alberto De Martino's amazing L'ANTICRISTO was a favorite second and third billing in many a drive-in here in the States, even though the best scenes were snipped by sweaty-palmed censors. Always a man who was able to make a film look better than its budget would generally allow, De Martino fashioned one of the most original and best-looking of the EXORCIST clones. The film is quenched with dramatic cinematography, decent acting from all involved, guileful special effects, and a restrained though exhilarating score by Ennio Morriconne with Bruno Nicoloi. (von hier)
THE BED (1968) The film's central image is arresting and hilariously absurd--an empty bed is traveling leisurely down a hill as if it were a car. Eventually it settles in a meadow and becomes the locus of all manner of strange scenarios and woodland trysts. Characters--mostly naked--appear suddenly on its sheets. Broughton pops in as a kind of laughing Pan, sitting nude in a tree serenading a series of revelers. He ridicules conventional rituals when a woman arrives and officiously begins making up the bed. More typical, though, are the polymorphous pleasures of wriggling bodies apparently liberated by the bed. (von hier; cf. übrigens: Death Bed: The Bed that Eats)
BEGOTTEN (1991) A film by E. Elias Merhige. This is an original, bizarre and unique film from E. Elias Merhige. It's shot in an unusual grainy black and white, which gives the film a unique feel. There is no dialogue but the ambience of sound is eerie. The film begins with a withering creature cutting itself with a razor and giving birth to another creature. (von hier)
BLACK SHAMPOO (1975), written and directed by Greydon Clark, refashions Warren Beatty's libido-drenched hairdresser into John Daniels' "Mr. Jonathan," a good-natured "sex machine" in safari shirts and jump suits who's equally adept at wash-and-sets and writhing naked with his female customers on tacky satin sheets. (von hier)
JEAN GENET'S CHANT D'AMOUR (1950) (no dialogue) French production, black and white; long-suppressed film, directed by Jean Genet (author of LADY OF THE FLOWERS and other erotic gay lit); starring Java, Andre Reybaz and Lucien Senemaud; a homosexual view of prison life (explicit nudity) (40 min); (von hier)
ESTORVO (2000) Totally bizarre thriller about a man who wakes up one morning to discover that he is being chased without apparent motive - but is he? The fact that it was filmed mostly in Cuba with a Cuban cast trying to speak Portuguese makes it even stranger; Brazil/Cuba/Portugal co-production; in Portuguese with English subtitles; starring Jorge Perugorria (STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE), Bianca Byington, Leonor Arocha; directed by Ruy Guerra; also known as TURBULENCE (von hier)
GANGSTERS (2002) French production, in French with English subtitles; fantastic crime/police drama with excellent performances by Richard Anconina and Anne Parillaud (LA FEMME NIKITA, INNOCENT BLOOD); unsuspecting police detectives go undercover to expose some corrupt Parisian cops; violent and gritty; written and directed by actor Olivier Marchal. (von hier)
GANGSTER STORY (Eng) (1960) Walter Matthau directs (and stars in) an ugly crime-noir film about a very bad criminal and the woman (Carol Grace) who tries to change him; also starring Bruce McFarlan and Garrett Wallberg; THE GOSSIP- Supposedly Matthau was so deep into the mob for gambling debts, he made this film to pay them off; (von hier)
GANJA AND HESS (1972) fully uncut version (110 min); black horror film directed by Bill Gunn; a vampire movie that says more about African-America history, identity, spirituality and sexual politics than most any other 'serious' film; starring Marlene Clark, Duane Jones, Betty Barney, Tara Fields, and Candece Tapley; also known as BLOOD COUPLE (edited version), BLACK EVIL, BLACK VAMPIRE, MOMENT OF TERROR, DOUBLE POSSESSION and VAMPIRES OF HARLEM; (von hier)
The GAY DECEIVERS (1969) pop-art cult comedy; directed by Bruce Kessler (this print is in English with Spanish subtitles); starring Kevin Coughlin, Lawrence P Casey, Brooke Bundy, Jo Ann Harris and Jack Starrett; to avoid getting drafted, two straight boys pretend to be homosexuals; (von hier)
GETTING ANY LATELY? (1995) Japanese production, with English subtitles; an incredible cockeyed comedy written and directed by Beat Takeshi Kitano; starring Dankan, Beat Takeshi Kitano and Akio Yokoyama; a man is obsessed with the idea of "having sex in a car" but first he must get a car (not to mention a girl)... this leads to lots of problems-- robbing a bank, joining the yakuza, becoming an invisible man and eventually turning into a giant fly! original Japanese title MINNA YATTERUKA?!; (von hier)
GHASTLY ONES (1969) a gory, gruesome tale of revenge; directed by Andy Milligan; starring Eileen Hayes, Don Wiliams, Carol Vogel, Richard Ramos, Neil Flanagan and Ann Linden; all the heirs to an island estate are getting a meatcleaver in their heads; also known as BLOOD RITES; (von hier)
GREASER'S PALACE (1972) A film by Robert Downey Sr. Greaser's Palace is a comical, chaotic, absurdist and surreal religious parody. It's like El Topo meets The Life of Brian. Alan Arrbus plays a strange messiah-like zoot-suited actor/singer/dancer called Jessy, who one day parachutes into a field close to a Western town where a host of odd characters hang out, the main one being a constipated chap called Seaweedhead Greaser, who runs the titular saloon.(von hier)
HUDUTLARIN KANUNU (1966) In 1966 when a record number of 240 films was produced, the actor Yilmaz Güney produced his first film "At, Avrat, Silah" (Horse, Woman and Gun) and Lütfi Akad created "Hudutlarin Kanunu" (The Law of the Borders) in which Yilmaz Güney both acted and wrote the script. This film is considerd the most important in the history of the Turkish film industry. (von hier)
KANUN NAMINA (1952) Lütfi Akad's film "Kanun Namina" (In the Name of the Law), made in 1952, was a milestone in Turkish cinema. The characters portrayed the events and natural surroundings of this true-to-life film which was a new breath in Turkish film-making. It was chosen as the "Best Film" in 153 at the 1st Turkish Film Festival organized by the "Friends of the Turkish Films Association." (von hier)
KARMEN GEI (2001) Joseph Gaï Ramaka Yet Karmen Geï is the first African Carmen and, arguably, the first African filmed "musical." Accordingly, Gaï Ramaka has completely replaced Bizet's score and the usual staging with indigenous Senegalese music and choreography: Doudou N'Diaye Rose's sabar drummers, Julien Jouga's choir, El Hadj Ndiaye's songs and Yandé Coudou Sène's prophetic voice. Saxophonist David Murray's contemporary jazz score runs like a thread of unfulfilled desire through the film. (von hier)
LIQUID SKY (1982) is one "cult classic" that deserves the name. Russian emigré filmmaker Slava Tsukerman's first and last-to-date feature recasts Weimar Germany — with its attendant androgyny, drugs, and general air of apocalypse — as a New York New Wave nightmare. (von hier)
O LUCKY MAN (2003) Great looking Thai sex comedy! In Thai with English subtitles (which may be hard to read at times, but the film is very east to follow); a businessman, developing a dream machine, enters into a pact with god but with unexpected consequences; fun, sexy and filled with beautiful women, the film is thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish; highly recommended; starring Sam Chotibund, Lila Boonyasak, Jutarat Atthakorn, Ackarat Nitipol. (von hier)
MIX-UP ou MELI-MELO (1985) A film by Françoise Romand. The premise for a 60-minute documentary: Two female babies were mixed-up at birth by mistake in England in 1936, and we are told the story through all the people involved. (...) Each of these scenes is carefully set up with people walking into shot and out again and then in the background. Indeed, most of the scenes in this unorthodox gem of a film are structured in different ways. It's unusual that an all-French crew made a documentary film about English people in England. The end credits are appropriately playful, with each of the crew entering the frame from below onto some scales and smiling and waving, then returning from where they came. (von hier)
MOTORAMA (1991) A film by Barry Shils: This film follows the adventures of a ten year-old kid named Gus, who drives a red Ford Mustang across some fictional states with names like Tristana (A tribute to Buñuel's film, perhaps?), Essex & South Lyndon, in search of eight elusive Motorama game cards from various gas stations. The film has a surreal feel to it because a lot of the things are unusual, like the money for instance, which is like blank paper with numbers on. Most of the characters are nasty to Gus on his trip. They tattoo him, punch him, but this doesn't stop the kid on his relentless quest. Some oddball actors like David Lynch incumbent Jack Nance, Meat Loaf & Flea also make appearances. (von hier)
NO ARAWAK 1-24 (2003) A film by Geoffrey Fallthuis It is a examination of structural organisation, displaying images of numbers in Manchester City Centre, interspersed with images of the activities of Geoffrey Fallthuis and appliances in his home - from him sleeping in bed during the night, to waking up and having a shower, opening the curtains, preparing breakfast, turning on the computer, having a smoke, as well as other chores. All this is structured in a 24 x 24 grid, with each shot on screen for exactly one second. That's 576 shots in the film. The number shots gradually reduce until we see all the shots in Fallthuis' home. (mehr hier)
ONG-BAK (2003) This Thai production is being hailed as the greatest martial arts movie of all time! With REAL fight scenes, incredible action and stunning visuals! The plot has something to do with the stolen head from a sacred Buddha statue, but that really isn't the point of it all; this is a martial arts film in its purest form; in Thai with English subtitles; starring Phanom Yeerum and Mum Jok Mok; directed by Prachya Pinkaew. (von hier)
PARADISE CALLING (1991) Gorgeous Arielle Dombasle (from Pauline At The Beach) directs & stars in sexy film about a woman who runs away from her rich - but abusive - husband to become entangled in a strange religious cult & torrid love affair; also with Omar Sharif; (von hier)
PARIAH (1972) (French w/Eng subs) directed by Jose Giovanni directs; Portrayal of tough and cool Euro criminal Roberto Borgo (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and his reign of terror in the '30's; also starring Claudia Cardinale and Gerard Depardieu; original French title LA SCOUMOUNE (the Hitman) (von hier)
PASSION'S FLOWER (1992) directed by Joe D'Amato (Aristide Massaccesi); starring Kristine Rose, Robert Labrosse, Kristie Frischhertz, Jack Ciolino and Laura Gemser (in a cameo as a prostitute gives special lip service to the hero); before slipping into to a steady diet of interchangable hardcore productions, Massaccesi directed this tensely evil erotic thriller about a jealous husband who hires a gang of thugs to teach a lesson to his wife and her lover... but things soon get out of hand; also known as PASSION; (von hier)
SEYTAN (1979) Before I close this exploration of 70's post-EXORCIST films, I would like to point out a movie which is, if you are as fascinated by the subject as I truly am, a wonder to behold. In searching for material, I was sent a video of Turkish origin. Maybe the correct way of describing it is that this movie is a true counterfeit of Friedkin's film. A doppleganger, if you care to take it further. Unlike ABBY or UN URLO NELLE TENEBRE which were heavily inspired by the '73 film, SEYTAN/"Satan" (D: Metin Erksan) steals scene per scene (and I am not making this up!) - and possibly word for word - almost every important and non-important aspect of THE EXORCIST right down to similar camera angles and, of course, Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" score. The difference is, considering that Turkey is predominately an Islamic country, the demon and the clerics are Islamic. (von hier)
Roger Corman's TEENAGE DOLL (1957) gives us a wonderfully economical, almost anthropological view of the grrrls in their natural habitat — the street. Corman does far more with this material than might be imagined, thanks to a superior script by Charles Griffith and stunning noirish black-and-white photography by Floyd Crosby (who shot Murnau's Tabu in 1931). (von hier)
TENDER FICTIONS (1995) typifies Hammer's sometimes dazzling formalism, and like much of her work, it demands, and rewards, a close reading. The film is built from a vast array of raw materials: scratchy home movies; snapshots; voiceovers from academic texts; interviews; skewed television programs; interviews with family and friends and a string of ex-girlfriends. (von hier)
THUNDERCRACK (1975) In 1975, George Kuchar collaborated with the late gay filmmaker Curt McDowell for one of the underground's best-known titles, Thundercrack!, a lewd sendup of the "old dark house" genre from 1930s Hollywood, which George co-wrote and acted in. (von hier)
VICTIM (1961) Basil Dearden. Victim is on one level a classic "liberal problem picture," attempting to use cinema to explore a pressing issue of the day. But unlike most such films, this one is so intricately plotted and well acted that the topical elements never overtake the drama. This is no small accomplishment given the film's clear polemical objective of calling attention to the injustice of jailing gay men simply for being gay. (mehr hier)
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Margot Robbie debuts as Harley Quinn in new Birds Of Prey posters
By Maria Lewis| 1 year ago
Margot Robbie has debuted her bright, new, colourful look as Harley Quinn for the forthcoming Birds Of Prey film.
The Australian actress returns as the popular DC Comics character — which she first played on the big screen in Suicide Squad — and released four new posters ahead of the film's trailer premiere.
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn stars Robbie as the titular character, this time teaming up with a host of female superheroes in Gotham.
Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn in the first series of posters for Birds Of Prey. (Warner Bros)
Chief among them is Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Helena Bertinelli aka Huntress, along with Ewan McGregor and Chris Messina playing baddies Black Mask and Victor Zsasz, respectively.
The project is a seminal one for the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood actress, whose production company Lucky Chap Entertainment are behind the film alongside Warner Brothers.
Unlike most of the superhero blockbusters currently in the market, Birds Of Prey is directed by female filmmaker Cathy Yan — who is the first Asian-American woman to helm a comic book movie.
Robbie is sitting pretty as Harley Quinn. (Warner Bros)
The script is also penned by Christina Hodson, with Robbie overseeing the production as executive producer as well.
From the poster imagery alone, the film makes a noted shift from the previously dark and gritty movies of the DC cinematic universe, like Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice and Man Of Steel.
Bright, colourful and with a delirious smile as she poses next to iconic imagery from the comics — such as Harley Quinn's mallet and a pet hyena — it's clear the film is going in a different direction to its predecessors.
Stepping into the role of Harley Quinn. (Warner Bros)
Originating from the Batman animated series as the creation of Paul Dini and Bruce Timm in the '90s, Harley Quinn was first positioned as a psychiatrist-turned-girlfriend of Batman villain the Joker.
In more recent years, she has become a symbol of female empowerment and mischief, due to her anti-heroine ways and frequent team-ups with characters, such as crime-fighting troupe Birds Of Prey and villains like Poison Ivy.
Robbie is reprising her role after David Ayer's Suicide Squad — which grossed more than US$740 million (approx. $1.1 billion) globally — back in 2016 and is already confirmed for the sequel, The Suicide Squad, set for release in 2021.
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn hits cinemas February 7, 2020.
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HomeSports & OutdoorsA closer look into the operations of the athletics and aquatics center
A closer look into the operations of the athletics and aquatics center
Sam Watters November 29, 2018 no commentAthletics and Aquatics Centersports
Pictured: The outside of the Memorial Fieldhouse — photo credit to Augusta Grassl
A lot of Puget Sound students see the Memorial Fieldhouse & Pamplin Sports Center as the spot on campus to lift weights and run on the treadmills. What so many people don't realize is that the gym plays host to a huge list of extra activities that happen year round.
First, though, the history of the school's athletics center should be realized and appreciated by all students and faculty. Puget Sound Board of Trustees member from 1990 to 1993 Robert B. Pamplin, Jr.'s donation in 1994 allowed the school to add the Pamplin Sports Center, alongside the Memorial Fieldhouse, which houses the basketball gym. According to the University of Puget Sound website, "Memorial Fieldhouse, completed in 1949, was dedicated to all the brave men and women who had fallen while defending their country during World War II."
Donations were the biggest contributor to all the athletic opportunities given to the University of Puget Sound, and the increasing number of students that use the gym for all its offerings is something that Hackett and all other athletic faculty members hope to see continue in the next semester and years to come.
The list of extra activities any student can participate in is a long one. While club sports having huge numbers on campus, other sports such as racquetball, floor soccer and badminton are just as available to students who show interest, whether it's at an introductory level or a competitive one.
Director of Athletics Amy Hackett said that anytime a varsity sport or class is not occupying gym space, open activities can take place. Hackett, who facilitates all varsity sports teams during their respective seasons, mentioned that sports teams each use the main gym even when it is outside of their regular season.
"The main gym plays host to a number of events in addition to sport events," Hackett said. "Staff Professional development, Race & Pedagogy, Reunion Weekend, Flea Market, Luau, Commencement, Orientation, sometimes concerts and a couple of community events as well as summer conferences and camps."
If you're looking for a simple workout session in the gym, great! If you want to play pickup basketball games with a team of friends, you have that ability! What it comes down to is the outreach the gym has to all students, no matter their athletic ability/desire. More students need to realize that the gym and athletic centers are open to anyone who wishes to use them for any purpose.
The fact that all students have access to the gym is a privilege that one should appreciate, aside from one's interest or ability to use what the gym has to offer.
The list of extra activities the Memorial Fieldhouse & Pamplin Sports Center give to all students is one that has several unique sports that anyone can participate in and gives students a fun break from studying as well as opportunities to work out at anytime.
For example, if you are looking to start climbing, free shoes and harnesses are available during orientation hours. Orientation hours are Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The climbing wall is closed Mondays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. for wall resets and Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. for climbing class. For more questions or information, there is a Puget Sound Climbing Wall Facebook page.
Weekly schedules for the fitness center, swimming pool, tennis pavilion, and gym are posted on the Logger Athletics website. Navigating the website can be tricky so go to the "Inside Athletics" tab and click on "Facilities." When looking at the page there will be hyperlinked text in all caps, under the title "Athletic Facilities."
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Intrusion is interesting and original level where you'll get through unique locations and challenges. Many different events will happen, and I've got so many impressions from it that these 2 hours felt like 4 or 5!
In this level you don't just run through the rooftops, but have an objective – destroy the weapon storage that is planned to be used against the Runners. The path to it will be long, including unique locations such as Parking Lot Building and Stormdrain – brand new stormdrain creatively built using static meshes from analogous level of original game.
At first we will be challenged with environmental puzzles and action we encounter will be very easy. But when we get into the weapon storage, emphasis will shift towards the battles, making it a very action packed area where we will have a lot of firepower at our disposal. I like the shooting part of Mirror's Edge, so it was good to see an area such as that one.
Placement of obstacles on our path feels distinctive and different from other levels.
Unfortunately, the level has flaws. The author relies on ambient lighting too much, which is why parts of it have bland, monotonous and unrealistic grey lighting.
There's also some neglect in placement of waypoints for people and cars: at 01:40 you can see car which rides right through the ground. At 07:52 people show no reaction when someone fell down, disappear, and car rides right through the walls and other cars.
00:33 – really good job at showing us locations we're going to visit later. I think this skyscraper is the building where the map will end, and the parking lot building will be seen from the distance for a long time until we finally enter it.
03:20 – I really like this idea. It's scary to suddenly see an enemy when there are no signs that anyone is around.
03:52 – Neglect in checkpoint placement – we respawn as if we successfully made that jump.
12:32 – Don't remember seeing this wall texture anywhere else, so – nice find.
13:22 – Seeing the zipline and soft boxes we used earlier gives us nice understanding of where we are.
15:15 – Something's wrong with AI scripting – enemy runs past the player which looks illogical.
26:35 – I really liked these events with the elevator.
27:35 – Props are used in a clever way to hide places where one wire mesh ends and another starts.
30:13 – The surrounding cityscape is designed very well. It's a good idea to include mountain and water for more variety.
34:30 – Now that was lucky and unexpected 😀 I was only trying to pick up the shotgun from the floor.
Nice to finally appear in the parking lot. It looks interesting, but suffers from monotonous lighting like most indoors in this map.
37:50 – Author forgot to block these stairs which makes it possible to get outside the playable area.
41:53 – Nice find among the game's unused dialogues.
1:11:25 – Another neglectful placement of checkpoint that sends the player forward.
1:17:14 – For some reason it's impossible to grab this ledge.
1:22:01 – Marking wallrun spot with paint is a really nice touch, I like it.
Construction set is very well-detailed, convincing and impressive location.
1:26:26 – Another really nice find of unused dialogue.
1:29:38 – Unfortunately, from this point locations start to look like artificial decorations, not a real place. Abrupt texture changes on corners, wall texture used on the floor (1:32:56), elevator shaft with bland design (1:44:44). And then there's three minute wrong elevator ride. I thought the game got stuck due to error in scripting.
Still, from time to time we get interesting setpieces made by creative reuse and retexturing of static meshes that come with the game.
1:37:00 – Atmosphere of the office fits the music used here very well – nice intense feeling.
2:03:17 – I really like the shape of this room. It has a very hard jump, though, which really spoils the mood, especially considering how long you've been playing, and it's not possible to save the game and return to it later.
2:11:25 – Unnecessary reuse of cutscene from original game breaks the flow of the action. But then we look around and see very impressive scene – we're at the construction site at the top of the skyscraper, and places we visited before can be seen from great height! This is an excellent and breathtaking ending for the map.
Despite the flaws, Intrusion is totally worth playing – you'll get unbelievable amount of different locations, challenging environmental puzzles and action scenes. Hopefully in the next project author will do smaller area, pay more attention to detail&lighting, placement of checkpoints, pedestrian and car waypoints, and then we'll get one of the best levels ever made.


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Objective # 2–Finalize process and begin detailed case study analyses of M-WERC members projects.
Objective # 3–Continued Outreach & Education of M-WERC members on DE, ES, and Microgrids.


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Post-doc Position | Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-inspired Intelligence, Fudan
Shanghai (CN)
¥250k ~400k /year ($35k~58k / year)
The post-doc position is supported by Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-inspired Intelligence, Fudan University
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Applications are invited for a postdoctoral associate position (immediate start) in the Department of Radiology's Brain Health Imaging Institute at...
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Neuroscience Postdoc Positions, UC Davis School of Medicine
Minimal $54,540 or above, commensurate with experience
UC Davis Sch Med
The lab of Fuzheng Guo, PhD, at UC Davis School of Medicine, is recruiting two postdoc researchers in the field of glial cell biology and pathology
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The Rhode Island Holocaust-Genocide Education Committee is sponsoring a Resource Expo on Sunday, April 8th. The purpose of the Expo is to provide information and curriculum resources currently available to enhance teacher instruction on the subject. Several Exhibitors, including GenEd, will be present at the Warwick Mall Center Court from 11 am to 4 pm. The Expo is free and open to the public!
GenEd is once again presenting a workshop at the Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies (NERC), hosted by the Connecticut Council for the Social Studies.
This session explores the way in which genocide denial plays out in the United States using the Armenian Genocide as a case study. Denial, as understood by the United Nation, is considered to be the last of the 10 stages of genocide.
A professional development workshop will be held at the College of Saint Elizabeth on Monday, April 30, 2018 from 9 am to 3 pm. Fundamentals of Genocide and the Armenian Case will be a full day workshop at the Morristown, NJ college's Annunciation Center. This workshop will explore modern-era genocide using the Armenian Genocide as a case study. GenEd will introduce print, video, and web-based approaches to teaching about the persecution and extermination by the Ottoman Empire during WWI. An Investigation into the history, structure, and stages of genocide will be incorporated into the day's sessions, culminating in discussion of genocide denial, its forms, and long-term impacts.


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