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What happens to the houses on Ramsay Street if Neighbours ends?
This week, the news that iconic Australian TV soap Neighbours may be ending had a big impact on the public mind.
While it's been difficult for fans and, of course, the cast and crew who may lose their jobs, keep in mind the residents of Pin Oak Court in Vermont South, commonly known as Erinsborough's famed Ramsay Street, where the soap is filmed.
Residents have been receiving a recurring payment for enabling filming, which ranges from $33,000 to $50,000 per year, depending on how much of the residence is shot, according to The Herald and The Age.
"Ramsay Street" homeowners have also benefited from a boost to prices, by as much as an extra 10 percent compared to the rest of Vermont South, agents estimate.
On Pin Oak Court, there have been some good sales in recent years, with one home selling for a street record last year.
1 Pin Oak Court, widely known as Toadie (Toadfish) Rebecchi's property, sold for $1.6 million in May, in the midst of Melbourne's several COVID-related lockdowns.
The three-bedroom home was auctioned by Barry Plant of real estate firm Barry Plant, and the bidders, a Chinese couple, had no awareness about the street's legendary past, according to Plant.
"The buyers hadn't been through the house until auction day," Mr Plant said.
The pair had fallen in love with the kitchen and decided to make the winning bid, according to Barry Plant Glen Waverley sales manager Carolyn Barton.
While the couple had no prior knowledge of Neighbours, they were also unaware that the exterior of their home would be recorded for the television show.
They were relieved to learn that no filming will take place inside, as Neighbours interior shots are done on location in Nunawading.
Ms Barton would not reveal how much residents were paid for enabling filming due to privacy concerns, but she did state that the production company paid varied sums to individuals on the street depending on where they recorded.
"It varies from house to house," Ms Barton said. "Those that have filming of the front facade and the backyard get a higher return than those that just film the facade."
Pin Oak Court properties sold for at least 10% more than homes in other portions of Vermont South, according to Ms Barton. According to Domain data, the median house price in the suburb is $1.405 million.
In fact, 5 Pin Oak Court, popularly known as Karl and Susan Kennedy's home, sold for that exact price in 2019.
The house was valued $1.2 million, according to Dexter Prack, head auctioneer and CEO of Harcourts Judd White, but it made $205,000 more due to competition on the day.
Mr Prack described the buyers as "a couple of huge Neighbours fans who just happened to be from the UK" who "realized their long-held ambition of living on Ramsey Street."
At the time, there were seven bidders, two of whom were big fans of the show.
Over 180 inspections were held over the four-week sales campaign, indicating that far more fans were interested in just looking around the house.
"At the time, we weren't sure whether they were serious buyers or just fans wanting to look around the house," Mr Prack joked.
Fans aren't the only ones who have purchased homes on Pin Oak Court. In 2013, a UK-based Neighbours fan purchased his second home on the street as an investment.
At the time, Andrew Whitney was listed as the buyer, and he paid $867,000 for 3 Pin Oak Court. He also owns 6 Pin Oak Court, which he purchased for $238,000 in 1998, according to public records.
According to Mr Prack, a stipulation in the sales agreement for residences on Pin Oak Court stipulated that owners consent to filming in the street. According to him, a specific clause was introduced to detail how much homeowners would be compensated.
When filming takes place, owners are not allowed to walk out their front door or have a car parked in their driveway. Aside from keeping up with upkeep, they must also keep their gardens nice and not change the facades of their properties.
While some Pin Oak Court residents may be disappointed if Neighbours ceases, Mr Prack believes it will be a welcome return to normalcy for them.
"I don't believe it will affect house prices all that much. It will have some impact, but not a huge one," he said.
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I am interested in the role of metals in biology and toxicology. Essential metals like iron, zinc and copper are required by all organisms to thrive. However, the same properties that make these metals necessary for life also make them extremely toxic. Therefore, organisms have evolved systems to handle metals thus avoiding dangerous and wasteful nonspecific interactions. Several proteins are involved in the tight regulation of intracellular metal concentration and distribution that is defined as metal homeostasis. The study of this sophisticated machinery at the molecular level will ultimately help us understand how organisms acclimate and adapt to multiple environmental stressors including metals. This research uses fish and in vitro models of epithelial barriers (i.e. fish gill and gut). Methods applied span from analytical chemistry to molecular biology and cellular imaging.
Minghetti, M., Schnell, S., Hogstrand C., and Bury N.R. (2014) A primary FIsh Gill Cell System (FIGCS) for environmental monitoring of river waters. Aquatic Toxicology, 154,184–192.
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Minghetti, M., Leaver, M.J. Taggart, J.B., Casadei E, Auslander M, Tom, M. and George, S.G. (2011) Copper induces Cu-ATPase ATP7A mRNA in a fish cell line, SAF1. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology 154(2):93-9.
Minghetti, M., Leaver, M.J. and Tocher, D.R. (2011) SREBP, LXR, and lipid metabolic mRNA levels are modulated by lipid depletion, cholesterol or long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in Atlantic salmon. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, 1811(3), 194-202.
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Q: Inconsistency in Mathematics of QFT $\newcommand\dag\dagger$
I am learning Quantum Field Theory right now and I stumbled a bit of math that buffles me a lot. In David Tong's notes on QFT, page 76, he used the following trick:
\begin{align}
\langle{\Psi}|U(t, -\infty)|0\rangle &= \langle{\Psi}|U(t, -\infty)[|\Omega\rangle\langle\Omega|+\sum_{n \neq 0}|n\rangle\langle n|]|0\rangle \\ &=\langle{\Psi}|\Omega\rangle\langle\Omega|0\rangle+ \lim_{t \to -\infty} \langle{\Psi}|[\sum_{n \neq 0} e^{-iE_{n}t} |n\rangle\langle n|]|0\rangle \\
&=\langle{\Psi}|\Omega\rangle\langle\Omega|0\rangle
\end{align}
where the second term was killed by Riemann-Lebesgue lemma and the fact that the sum is a continuous integral over n.
My concern is that if you change the $\langle \psi|$ and $|0\rangle$ to any other normalizable state, the above argument still holds, which lead to a whole bunch of inconsistencies. For example, $$\langle{\Psi_1}|U^\dag(+\infty, -\infty) U(+\infty, -\infty)|{\Psi_1}\rangle = \langle{\Psi_1}|\Omega\rangle\langle
\Omega|{\Psi_1}\rangle,$$ which gives not 1 if $|\Psi_1\rangle$ is not ground state, so time-evolution operator is no longer unitary. All the operators in Heisenberg picture evaluated at asymptotic times $t = \pm \infty$ acting on states become acting on ground states, for example $\hat{a} \, (t = \infty)$ will annihilate what ever state it acts on. And all states at asymptotic times become ground states, so formulas such as LSZ reduction formula, which involves non-ground state at $t = \pm \infty$, $| i \rangle$ makes no sense at all...
Is this one of the situations where unrigorous math in QFT led to contradictions and if I am carefull with it, such issue is resolved? Is so, which part of math do I need  to read a bit about?

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I tried something a bit different this time. I flew Air Transat for my latest trip between Toronto and Tel-Aviv. Air Transat is a charter airline that has been around for about 30 years. But it just opened up service to Tel-Aviv direct from Montreal in June. It flies twice a week - and offers flights at a price than can be less than half of comparable fares on Air Canada or El Al. Sounded like it would be worth a try.
The airline currently flies on Sundays and Wednesdays from Montreal to Tel-Aviv and flies back on Mondays and Thursdays. They offer connecting flights between Toronto and Montreal though the connections include medium length wait times - a few hours.
The base price ticket, like some other airlines these days, includes very little. For "economy" passengers to Tel-Aviv, one 30 kg suitcase is included. But headphones, a blanket, an advance seat, a glass of wine, etc., are all $7 each. However, the airline offers an "Option Plus" package that you can buy at the time of booking. It was quite reasonable. It included an extra suitcase (30 kg), priority check-in, an advance seat, free blanket, headphones. wine etc., Even with the Option Plus, the fare was still about half of the available Air Canada fare. So I spoiled myself and bought it.
The flight from Toronto left at about 11 a.m. It was a Boeing 737 and it was completely full. Nothing to report really. It was a standard, uneventful, one hour flight. We arrived in Montreal and had about two hours until the next flight.
The convenient thing, compared to some other connections, is that we did not have to go through security a second time. We remained in the gate area of the terminal. If you fly from Toronto and change planes almost anywhere else on the way to Tel-Aviv, you generally have to clear security a second time at the connecting airport.
There is some special security at the gate for Israeli flights but it is nothing cumbersome.
Our flight was delayed by about two hours, though I have no information about the reasons for the delay so I will give Air Transat the benefit of the doubt.
Boarding was reasonably smooth - especially for me since I had purchased the Option Plus. There is no real "business class" or "first class" on the plane - so the economy seats run right up to the front of the plane. They are quite narrow. I have to say that I felt squished, even compared to seats on the Air Canada 787s. You might simply tell me I should lose some weight - and I'm working on it - but I still felt squished.
I had originally picked out an aisle seat. But since I had Option Plus, they moved me to a more desirable exit row seat. This meant almost unlimited leg room. But it also meant being in an area that would serve as the congregating area for people who want to get together and stretch, chat, pray, or rabble rouse. I would happily refuse the extra leg room next time to avoid being in this area.
The airline was packed with Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox passengers as well as many secular Israelis. As far as I could tell, there were relatively few Canadian tourists. Air Transat flies Airbus 330s, so it was a fairly large plane. There are personal screens with a selection of movies, games, music and other entertainment. There were not that many newer films but I managed to find a movie or two to watch.
The far more interesting aspect of this particular flight was the discussions that I wound up having with a variety of passengers. On my right, across the aisle, was a retired Israeli officer, secular, but self-described as "traditional." He was flying his whole extended family to Israel for a Bar Mitzvah - more than 20 people - and was interested in telling a group of us all about his experiences in the army and his life story.
To my left, a Russian-Israeli immigrant, who had also served in the Israeli army, worked for a while as a lawyer in Israel and was now living in Ottawa. Although not particularly religious, he told a group of us that he had become actively involved in Chabad in the Ottawa area, though he only mentioned that near the end of the flight. I'll come back to that...
Next to him was a secular but also self-described "religiously respectful" woman who had traveled to Canada from Ra'anana for a tour of eastern Canada. She was on her way back home.
The plane was filled with a large group of Chabad emissaries who were determined to ensure that every male on the plane put on tefillin during the course of the flight. They were using the congregating area - near my seat - to have strategy meetings and decide who to approach and to track their progress.
These young Chabad men were walking up and down the aisles, asking people to put on tefillin. They arrived at our row. The guy on my right, the retired officer, said "no thanks." He said that he doesn't appreciate this kind of thing and had no interest. The guy on my left said that he had already put on tefillin today - so he said no thanks. I simply said no thanks, as well. So these guys continued up and down the aisles and found quite a number of willing participants from what I could see.
Then they came back. "Are you now ready to put on tefillin?" I said "no thanks." He said "what's the matter, don't you believe in the Moshiach?" I said whether or not I believe in the Mashiach is not really related - but I'm fairly sure that your former Rabbi, who is now in a grave in New York, was NOT the Mashiach..." He walked away....
This sparked a whole conversation between the four of us in the row. The woman on the left said that this was all "coercive and embarrassing" and that they should leave people alone. The guy next to her, to my left, defended the Chabad delegate and spoke about how he also used to work in door to door sales, so he knew how hard it was to get people to do things and he empathized with them. He didn't tell us at this point that he had any involvement with Chabad. The guy on my right spoke passionately about how it upsets him that the Ultra-Orthodox do not go to the army and collect large amounts of Israeli state funds while not defending the country.
The four of us continued on to a conversation about the state, the place of religion, gender equality and some other issues. It became quite an active discussion and attracted the participation of a few other passengers in front and in back of our row.
The Chabad guys returned. This time, one of the guys was a bit more forceful, pushing me to agree to put on tefillin. So I finally said to him - "I'll tell you what - if you will agree to put the tefillin on the woman two seats away from me (she was fine with this), then I'll agree to put them on..." He mumbled something about women and walked away...
This brought out the heavy artillery. The senior rabbi of the delegation overheard the discussion and came wandering over, with an entourage in tow. The entourage included his wife and two other young Chabad emissaries. The senior rabbi was apparently the head of a large Borough Park Yeshiva in New York and someone who works closely with renowned Rabbi Firer.
At first, he said, I was "correct" to say that women are able to put on tefillin and that he would have accepted my challenge if he had been the one speaking to me. He noted the example of Rashi's daughter. However, he then began to speak about "Masoret" (tradition) and "Tzniut" (modesty). He explained that women are exempted from many of these Mitzvot and that was simply the tradition. He noted that his own daughter is a physician - so he is not against educating women or limiting them - however Jewish tradition is something different.
So we began discussing the issue of gender equality and Judaism more seriously. All three of the other passengers near me were also involved in the conversation as well as some others. It became quite animated. The Rabbi's wife made her way across the aisle to run interference with the only other woman involved in the conversation (i.e. to take her away from participating directly with the Rabbi).
So I asked the senior Rabbi to explain, where in the Torah it is written that women cannot read Torah or that a man cannot hear a woman's voice singing in public. He said "well that has always been part of our tradition, for thousands of years." I said "can you point to anything that says that?" He said - "well, the Rambam codified it." I asked him when that was....(sometime in the 12th century, CE). He argued that the Rambam was only codifying something that had been around for thousands of years.
So I said to him - "well - you just said it was part of our tradition for thousands of years. But doesn't it say, in the Torah, that Miriam took a tambourine and began to sing when the Israelites were crossing the Reed Sea?" He said - "well she took all the women and went to an area that was women only and then started to sing." I said "where does it say that?" He said "that is how it has always been interpreted..." He said that everyone knows that when it says "b'nai Yisrael" ("children of Israel") in the Torah, it is referring to males only...I challenged him on that.
This discussion became even more heated - with more passengers joining in - including a discussion about the latest controversy over access to the Kotel and the Israeli government's recent decision to give in to the Ultra-Orthodox and roll back access to the Kotel for pluralistic prayer and for the Women of the Wall.
At some point, this Rabbi decided to call it a day and returned to his area, with his entourage. Neither side claimed victory and no one was convinced of the other's position.
But with only two hours remaining in the flight - the former army officer sitting to the right of me decided to agree to put on tefillin and to take a bunch of selfies with the Chabad emissaries. So despite all that he had said, he was either eventually convinced - or became tired of resisting. I found it quite surprising especially after all he had said about Chabad, the Ultra-Orthodox and religious coercion generally. The guy to the left of me opened up and explained how he was very active in a Chabad shul in Ottawa and that most of his family members in Israel were involved in Chabad. So he was quite supportive of everything Chabad was doing, even though he didn't tell us during our initial discussions.
Speaking with these two "secular" Israelis on either side of me, I thought to myself, that is exactly what happens in Israel when it comes to issues of state and religion. The secular majority becomes weary or disinterested and simply gives in on many issues including those relating to funding of Yeshiva students, mandatory military service or access to the Kotel for non-Orthodox groups. The Ultra-Orthodox keep pushing and they eventually get their way on so many of these issues.
With all of these conversations, the flight went by fairly quickly. I did not manage to sleep very much and only watched one movie.
I had ordered an Asian vegetarian meal. It was quite lame compared to what I usually get on Air Canada or Lufthansa - just a bunch of noodles with some onion and mushrooms. I also had one glass of wine, which was also nothing great.
Overall, the flight was fine. Comparable to other airlines. It was not as nice as flying Air Canada or Lufthansa but was probably better than flying El Al or United. And the price was fantastic. The layover in Montreal was a bit inconvenient but, overall, I would probably do this again. I would try to sit in a different section of the plane - away from the mass congregation area. Even if this meant missing out on the opportunity to debate important issues with a few rows of fellow passengers...
Labels: Air Transat, Air Transat Montreal to Tel-Aviv, Air Transat Toronto to Tel-Aviv, Chabad, flight reviews, gender equality in Judaism, Israel, the Kotel
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March 27, 2020 Kyle Field	1 Comment
The Tesla pickup truck is set to be revealed to the world in just a few months, but one eager maker just couldn't help herself and had to go off and make one for herself. Simone Giertz is the self-proclaimed Queen of Shitty Robots and has made a name for herself by building some seriously odd robot creations and documenting the process on her YouTube channel. Why build shitty robots? Let's get into that first.
Oh, Simone
Simone likes creating things that don't exist. It's a way for her to express her quirky side and also to explore the limits of what's possible. Most of her creations aren't earth shattering, but they do have a tendency to get your mind moving and exploring what's possible. Whether it is a hair-washing robot, a drone that carries babies, or a robot that feeds your popcorn fetish, she's built some pretty wacky things and made some messes along the way.
Unfortunately, Simone's story isn't one of vast successes and innate ability unleashed. "When I first started building things, obviously, I was pretty bad at it," she told Wired. "You can't be good at things from the start and I decided just to embrace that and to roll with it and turn it into something funny." Getting over the need to be perfect was something she latched onto right away. If you get caught up on getting everything perfect, you're going to be let down a lot, because achieving perfection can be a never-ending pursuit.
On the other hand, if you just start building, having fun, and exploring the creative process, you'll probably have a lot more fun along the way. Simone latched onto the concept and just ran with it. Over the last 3 years, she has built some hilarious robots that, in reality, she could probably turn into some useful things, but again, that's not the point. She documents her creative process — bumps, bruises, and all — on her YouTube channel as a way to encourage others to do the same.
If she's failing on camera, in front of millions of viewers, what does it matter if I fail trying to fix my bike, upgrade my router to the latest home-brewed firmware, build an electric car, or start a company in the comfort of my own home? Failure is inevitable. The only thing we get to choose is what we're going to do when it happens.
Keying A Tesla
Simone had made a deal with herself early on that she would not drive a gas-powered vehicle, but she wanted a truck. As of 2019, there just aren't any electric trucks out there for consumers, so she did the logical thing and bought a brand spanking new Tesla Model 3.
You see, Simone likes building things, and people who build things need to move the things around that they're going to unbuild and rebuild, plus things to build things with in the first place. Got that? One of the better vehicles to do that type of thing with is a truck. As a maker, she figured, what the heck, why not just buy a Tesla Model 3 and start cutting? What could go wrong?
Simone did just that. She invited a team of fellow makers, including Rich Rebuilds, to a new shop leased for the occasion, bought a brand new, cherry red Tesla Model 3, and started making plans. To get over the initial fear of cutting into the brand new, factory fresh Tesla Model 3, Simone keyed the car with the name she had given to her new creation: TRUCKLA. It's a truck made from a Tesla. Watching her key that into the back deck of a brand new Model 3 is cringeworthy TV if I've ever seen it, but that's her style. Get over the messing up part. Make things messy. Scuff it up a bit so you won't worry so much about banging it up on accident later.
The team had the shop for 10 days and they quickly started work drafting out plans for the truck. The initial design session quickly led to a plan to pull out the rear seats, cut away the upper frame, and reuse as much of the lower steel frame and body work from the Model 3 as possible. That came with its own limitations, but kept the process contained to something they could achieve with their combined maker/welder/automotive/creative skillsets in right around two weeks.
The first step in getting the car ready was to pull all the stock stuff out of the rear of the car, pull out all the seats, interior, wiring, and the like until all that was left was metal. That took a few days, but was fairly straight forward for their team. After all, if Rich Rebuilds can't figure out how to tear up an undocumented Tesla in a matter of hours, it's probably not possible in the first place.
After the car was stripped, they prepped it for surgery. Blankets were laid down, tape was set out, lines were drawn, and tools were laid out. And then they started cutting. There's something about watching a cutoff tool spending some quality time with a fresh coat of factory paint that is at the same time extremely satisfying and chilling. Off came the structural rails that run the length of the car. Off came the rear glass.
Sparks flew, adhesive was cut, and I'm sure more than a few plastic clips were snapped, but at the end of the process, the rear of the car was chopped up into an unrecognizable mass. As with home remodels, demo is always the fastest part of the process, and when the demo ends, the real work starts. The crack team mapped out the layout of the truck bed and started bending pipe and welding it back in to restore the structural integrity of their creation.
Rebuilding A Dream
Functionally, the truck was to have a rather short bed, so they decided to add a roof rack for larger items that would normally fit into the back of a normal pickup truck. The rack would also tie into the frame of the car to restore some of the lost rigidity of the frame. For the bed of the truck, they found a donor truck that had recently passed away and harvested the bed from that. A Chevy Colorado gave its rear window to the project, which after some muscling, fit in so nicely that it looks stock.
Her pal Marcos Ramirez did much of the rebuilding of the truck off camera while Simone prepared for the next chapter in the story. The plan was to shoot a short commercial for the car that resulted in a fun little mockumentary with some great footage of the truck blasting around a farm.
The project is exciting, not because this is the next big thing for Tesla, but because it shows how Tesla as a vehicle is inspiring others to pursue their dreams — how Tesla is driving real, meaningful change in not just the automotive industry, but in the world at large. Tesla is a bold statement that we can envision the future we want and just get started building it. Be the change.
Simone's Truckla is a one of a kind and it's beautiful. Check out her full documentary of the process below that shows all her quirkiness, creativity, and ultimately, her new fully electric truck. If you like it, you can buy a shirt to support more of her zany adventures and show off some cleantech swag while you're at it.
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Cracker Barrel Is Finally Adding Fried Chicken to Its Menu
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Cracker Barrel is known for its Southern classics and comfort food like biscuits and gravy, grits, fried apples, and cobbler. However, the home-style chain has been missing one major staple at its restaurants nationwide, and now they're focusing on making it a new Cracker Barrel favorite. Yes, finally, Cracker Barrel is bringing bone-in fried chicken to all of its locations.
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While Cracker Barrel has long had other breaded and fried chicken options on its menu - like the Chicken Fried Chicken, a boneless fillet - only a small number of Cracker Barrel restaurants currently offer bone-in fried chicken. But it's clear how much customers love it. "We have been very pleased by the reactions of guests who have enjoyed it at this early point," a Cracker Barrel representative told The Daily Meal.
The chain is so pleased that they've been working on a national rollout of the menu item. According to Nation's Restaurant News, the new fried chicken dish will become available in all 660 Cracker Barrel locations by the summer of 2019.
Soon, customers across the country can experience the hand-breaded entrée featuring a four-piece half chicken including breast, leg, wing, and thigh, two sides and a choice of biscuits or cornbread.
"We've been working hard to bring this new fried chicken entrée to our guests, a process that began nearly a year ago with product development and testing. Today, we're focused on introducing it to more stores, which requires multiple new pieces of kitchen equipment," the Cracker Barrel representative said.
"We look forward to sharing more details with you in the future about the high-quality ingredients, authentic preparation, and thoughtful serving of this latest addition to our menu."
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Even cabbage-haters devour this pie. The secret is the long, slow sauté, which mellows the cabbage flavor. Mixed with a bit of sour cream and Cheddar and piled into a pie shell, it makes for a delicious dinner. Serve with a cold vegetable salad.
Prepare Basic Pie Pastry, and set aside to rest 10 minutes.
To make Filling: Warm oil in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, and cook, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cabbage, and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook cabbage, partially covered and stirring often, 15 to 25 minutes, or until very soft, adding salt and pepper to taste. (If mixture seems too dry, add water as needed by teaspoonfuls.) Remove from heat; mix in sour cream and mustard.
Meanwhile, roll pastry into 12-inch circle between two sheets of wax paper or plastic wrap. Peel off top sheet, and invert over 10-inch tart pan or 9-inch pie pan. Peel off second sheet, then tuck pastry into pan without stretching it, pinching overhang into an even edge. Refrigerate 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 375F.
Add cheese to filling, and stir gently. Spoon filling into pie shell, smoothing top. Sprinkle with crumbs. Bake 40 minutes, or until golden brown. (If top starts to over-brown, cover with sheet of foil.) Let cool 5 minutes before serving.


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Q: Does OS X 10.7 libc++ support c++14? I'm updating a project to use the latest Qt and taking the opportunity to switch to libc++ and C++11 at the same time. My understanding is that OS X 10.7 and above support this without me needing to ship my own build of the standard library. I'm happy to no longer support OS X versions <10.7.
C++11 support is great, but I'd really like to use C++14.
Does the libc++ installed for end-users with OS X >10.7 also support C++14 standard library features?
My guess is 'Yes' and that it's kept up to date by OS updates in >10.7 - but I've been unable to find a definitive source stating this to be the case.

A: Probably not. Apple shipped the last update for Mac OS X 10.7 (10.7.5) in October 2012; it's unlikely that the libc++.dylib has been updated since then (the only exception that I could think of is for security issues)
Xcode ships with a set of headers that change with what SDK you target; if you target a particular system (say 10.7), you get those headers.
Compare the contents of /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.10.sdk/usr/include/ and /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.9.sdk/usr/include/ too see what I mean.
For template-only features, you could use your own set of headers from a later LLVM release - but then you would be taking the burden of ensuring compatibility upon yourself.


Ensure that firewall or VPN gateway appliances have the latest security hot fixes and service packs installed to minimize the risk of a known publicized attack from being successful.
Preshared keys used with both main and aggressive mode IKE key exchange mechanisms are open to sniffing and offline brute-force grinding attacks to compromise the shared secret. You should use digital certificates or two-factor authentication mechanisms to negate these risks.
Pre-shared keys and aggressive mode IKE support is a recipe for disaster. If you must support aggressive mode IKE, use digital certificates for authentication.
Aggressively firewall and filter traffic flowing through VPN tunnels so that, in the event of a compromise, network access is limited. This point is especially important when providing mobile users network access, as opposed to branch offices.
Where possible, limit inbound IPsec security associations to specific IP addresses. This ensures that even if an attacker compromises a preshared key, she can't easily access the VPN.
Filter access to TCP ports 256 and 264 if they aren't required for remote access through SecuRemote, SecureClient, or similar VPN client software. These ports can be abused to collect user and network topology information.
Check Point Firewall-1 and NG are open to active attack to enumerate valid usernames through aggressive mode IKE. If possible, disable aggressive mode support.
If you use FWZ VPN tunnels, ensure that the latest Check Point service pack and any relevant security hot fixes are installed to negate circumvention techniques. Due to the fact that RDP runs over UDP, this service is susceptible to various types of spoofing and encapsulation attack.


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Crespi d'Adda
Post-war period
After the Crespi family
What is UNESCO?
Crespi d'Adda – UNESCO World Heritage Site
From Crespi d'Adda to the World
Crespi family
Cristoforo Benigno Crespi
Silvio Benigno Crespi
Daniele Crespi
Pietro Brunati
Gaetano Moretti
Ernesto Pirovano
Five reasons to visit Crespi d'Adda
Discovering Crespi d'Adda
Crespi d'Adda in a nutshell
Visit responsibly
Arriving in Crespi d'Adda
Book a guide
Industrial Archeology
Something more
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UNESCO is an acronym for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
It is a specialised agency of the United Nations. Founded in London on 16 November 1945, its headquarters have been located in Paris since 1946. The agency seeks to "contribute to peace and security, using education, science and culture to encourage cooperation between countries, with the objective of ensuring universal respect for the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, regardless of race, gender, language or religion".
The idea to create an international movement to protect cultural treasures began in the post-World War II era in response to an emergency – the decision to construct the Aswan Dam in Egypt, which would flood the valley containing the temples of Abu Simbel.
In 1959, after please from the Sudanese and Egyptian governments, UNESCO began setting up an international programme to safeguard cultural treasures. Archaeological research in the area that would be affected by the flooding was accelerated, but more importantly, the Abu Simbel and Philae temples were disassembled, transported to a safe area and reassembled. The campaign cost USD 80 million, half of which was donated by about 50 countries who implemented an important programme of solidarity and shared responsibility for safeguarding cultural heritage.
The Convention concerning the protection of world cultural and natural heritage was approved by the UNESCO General Conference held on 16 November 1972. The Convention covers both natural and cultural heritage, with the objective of safeguarding the most prestigious monuments and sites, which are included in the World Heritage List.
The official emblem was designed by Belgian artist Michel Olyff in 1978.
It represents the relationship that exists between the natural world and culture. The square in the centre symbolises those works created by humankind. The circle emphasises all that nature offers us, as a gift. In addition, the circle is a reference to Earth, signifying that the protection extends to all cultural and natural treasures throughout the world, and that they belong to everyone.


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March 10 is the deadline for organizations, publishers and vendors to reserve a table or purchase advertising space for the 2013 Nebraska Book Festival.
The festival, which is free and open to the public, will be April 5-6 in the Thompson Alumni Center of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. It will include live readings, writing workshops and book signings by a selection of Nebraska authors, including keynote speaker Kurt Andersen, Ron Hull and Don Welch. Joy Castro is among the other participating authors, which include Leo Adam Biga, Neil Harrison, Art Homer, Lisa Knopp, Barb Malek, Tunette Powell, John Price, John Rector, Todd Robinson, Barbara Schmitz, Brent Spencer, Benjamin Vogt, Stacey Waite, and Fred Zydek.
Bookworm Bookstore of Omaha is the official bookseller of the 2013 festival. The store will have exclusive rights to sell Kurt Andersen's books and pre-release copies of The Selected Letters of Willa Cather, edited by Andrew Jewell. The festival has received special permission from the publisher to offer the Cather collection before its scheduled release date, and Jewell will share some of the letters and his process for editing the book during the event.
Writing, reading, author and book organizations, publishers, agents, and book-related vendors are invited to exhibit and sell their products and services April 6 during the Book Festival. Fifteen tables are available and will be assigned on a first-come basis. The table reservation fee is $50. Advertising space on the Book Festival's printed program is also available for $50.
For more information or to reserve a table or advertising space, contact Matt Mason, festival director, at mtmason@gmail.com.
See www.nebraskabookfestival.org for a complete listing of festival authors and activities.


Dr. Seth Huiras grew up near Random Lake, WI, a small farming community north of Milwaukee, WI. He then moved to Northfield, MN where he attended St. Olaf College. He graduated with a degree in Chemistry and a concentration in Statistics. Dr. Huiras developed his dental skills at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.
While at dental school, Dr. Huiras completed externships at the Hibbing Community Dental Clinic, the Willmar Regional Dental Clinic, and the Native American Community Clinic in Minneapolis. Dr. Huiras was a member of the American Student Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, and served as the President of the Hispanic Student Dental Association at the university. While in dental school, Dr. Huiras was selected for the Pediatric Dental Honors Course allowing him to more effectively provide dental care for children.
After graduating from dental school, Dr. Huiras began practicing dentistry in a family practice located in Southeastern Wisconsin. During his time spent in general practice, Dr. Huiras developed a passion for working in pediatrics, endodontics, prosthodontics, and restorative dentistry. Dr. Huiras was a part of the Summit Study Club in Milwaukee, WI, where he learned how to achieve positive results restoring implants. He is now a member of the American Dental Association, the Minnesota Dental Association, Zimmer Biomet Implant Continuing Education and the Dakota Valley Study Club.
Dr. Huiras enjoys the Montgomery community and the surrounding area. He welcomes new patients of all ages and enjoys working with Dr. Brahs and the Montgomery Family Dental staff. He practices general dentistry including basic fillings and bonding, placement of implants, root canal procedures, crown/veneer and bridge work, treating temporomandibular joint disorders, and pediatric dentistry.
Dr. Mark Brahs is in his final year practicing dentistry in the Montgomery community. In his career of over 42 years practicing here, he has helped thousands of people with their oral health care needs and gained their trust through an honest and simple approach. Here at Montgomery Family Dental, his legacy will be immortalized through a continued practice of honest and trustworthy dentistry. In his final year of finishing up orthodontic cases, we celebrate Dr. Brahs impactful and successful career.


Thousands assembled in front of a missionary center in the Ashdod industrial zone Monday evening to participate in a tefillah rally/protest organized by Yad L'Achim.
The Central Arava Regional Council has agreed to allocate hundreds of dunams of land toward the establishment of a "spiritual university" that is based on Buddhist principles.
Kul al-Arab, Israel's most influential and widely read Arabic-language newspaper, is continuing its campaign against Yad L'Achim, charging that the organization rescues Jewish women from Arab villages.
A libel lawsuit filed by a veteran missionary against a Yad L'Achim activist was withdrawn last week in Beersheva Magistrates' Court.
Caucasus Jews, known as "Mountain Jews," are enjoying an unprecedented spiritual revival in Israel, thanks to a new program launched by Yad L'Achim.


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In Crush the Castle 2, even after crushing and capturing Arcturia, the Redvonian King was still longing for more castles to crush. Rumor has it that King Blutias has built sturdier castles in his cluster of islands known as Crushtania the Redvonian King wants them crushed. The King has sent you, his Seige Master, and Halgrim his finest mason, to assemble the greatest minds in the land to destroy Blutias's empire.
Use your gigantic catapult to crush the castles and kill the enemies. Click the left mouse button to activate the catapult and click again to release it and throw the projectile.
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After The ISIS Attacks In Paris, France Shut Down All Mosques IMMEDIATELY! WHOA!
Yes! So much yes! This should be happening around the world!
In the wake of the Paris bombing by terror group ISIS, the French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has called for all of France to shut down it's mosques immediately! I'm sure liberals will be up in arms about this, but what they fail to realize is France is trying to protect itself.
The U.S. should take a note and do the same.
The interior minister of France has called for the dissolution of "mosques where hate is preached" following a string of attacks that left at least 129 people dead across Paris. Bernard Cazeneuve made the comments during an interview on French television, according to a report by MSNBC.
The minister has long been an advocate for addressing the concerns of the country's five million Muslim residents, particularly after January's attacks at the Charlie Hebdo office. But Cazeneuve has also made significant efforts to curb homegrown extremism. France increased surveillance at religious and cultural centers earlier this year and has been cracking down on supposed radicalization in prisons.
'Foreign preachers of hate will be deported [and their mosques] will be shut down,' Cazeneuve told Agence France-Presse earlier this year.
Yes! Amen to this huge step in the right direction! Islam and radical muslims have no place in our world with their archaic beliefs and heinous treatment of women and humanity as whole. God bless you France and keep fighting the good fight! You have our full support.
(Source: Huffington Post)


Builder's Engineer: Design Stresses - Deep Foundation: Constraints.
The design of deep foundations is usually determined by limits specified for lateral or vertical displacement of the pile and placement tolerances. Limiting values of allowable stresses for different deep foundations are included in Table 1-4. Structural capacity rarely controls design, except when piles are founded on rock. Driven piles experience maximum stress during driving, while maximum vertical stresses in drilled shafts usually occur under static conditions.
a. Limiting deformations. Vertical and lateral uve load displacements should be limited to 0.5 inch. However, operational requirements may necessitate additional restrictions. Long-term displacements may be larger than computed values due to creep. Cyclic loads and close spacmgs may increase displacements and should be considered in the design. Methods are presented later for the computation of displacements of deep foundations under vertical and lateral loadings.
(a) Pile spacing. Bearing and lateral resistance of each pile will be reduced if piles are spaced too closely; close spacing might cause foundation heave or damage to other already driven piles. End bearing piles should usually be spaced not less than three pile diameters from center to center, while function piles should be spaced a minimum of three to five pile diameters from center to center. Large groups of fine or more piles may be checked for pile interference using program CPGP (Wolff 1990).
directions or used in combmation with vextical piles. The axial load on a batter pile should not exceed the allowable design load for a vertical pile, and batter should not be greater than 1 horizontal to 2 vertical; the driving efficiency of the hammer decreases as the batter increases.
(c) Sweep. Specifications should include initial sweep (camber) limitations, because piles curved as a result of excessive sweep will be driven out of tolerance. Sweep for steel H-piles, for example, may be limited to 2 inches and for H-piles, up to 42 feet in length. Refer to the American Institute of Steel Construction Manual of Steel Construction" (AISC 1989) for further information. The required number and locations of permissible pick-up po ints on the pile should also be clearly indicated in the specifications. Loading and unloading of long steel piles should be done by support at a minimum of two points about one-fourth of the pile length from each end of the pile. Precast concrete piles should be supported at several points.
(2) Drilled shafts. Drilled shafts are normally placed vertically and spaced at relatively large distances cxceeding eight times the shaft diameter. Guidelines for placement toicrances are given in Table 2-1. Greater toicrances can be considered for drilled shafts in difficult subsoils.
Table 2-1 Tolerances in Dilled Shaft Construction.


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…[P]et cloning is closer to a scam than it is a service....I think from what's been learned so far in animal cloning, it's highly likely to produce stillborn, dying and sick animals.
…[C]loning remains an inefficient process with typically 0.5–4.0% of embryos becoming viable offspring. …[T]hese techniques must be improved before wide scale use….
Will Genetic Savings disclose to the public how many cats, if any, have to be killed to make one marketable cat? The company spokesman had no answer.
…[C]loning a pet ranks as an essentially cosmetic application which is not morally justified. Just because someone is rich enough to pay does not make it morally justified, and indeed suggests a trivialisation of embryo science in diverting skills and knowledge away from meeting serious ethical needs on to something that for many would represent an excessive commodification of the animal.
Cloning will not 'recreate' a loved pet. A clone might be 99.95% genetically identical to the original but it will grow up with a personality and behaviour all of its own. Clones can also be different physically: differences in nutrition within the womb and after birth can lead to differences in size. Clones will also have different patterns of coat colour than the original animal because this is not determined genetically.


Better but still missing bus routes and large amounts of expansion – The data it could show was limited, I couldn't go into the server code and make it better on the fly. Back to the drawing board again!
So why do a version 4.0 if 3.0 was so good? Data updates. Every time there was a new route or a new stop was added a new version of EdiTravel would need to be released – It had to stop. 4.0 fixes that bug bare of mine, everything is server based, the routes are up-to-date, the stops are up-to-date and ready to accept new transport providers when the code is written.
4.0 is coming on great and I look forward to releasing it soon alongside the very first release of EdiTravel for Android – Yes, Android, I'm coming for you. After one and a half years on iOS I'm on the way.


Safe Harbor has been called by God to shine the Life-Transforming Truth of the Gospel into our own Hearts, to One Another, and throughout our Community.
The Gospel of grace tells us that we are more sinful and broken than we could have ever imagined and that in Christ we are more loved by God than we could have ever dared to hope. These twin realities mean that we are to be a community constantly growing in humility and in joyful amazement at God's love.
A life of worship, love, holiness, and freedom grows the more we understand and experience God's infinite and irrevocable love for sinners like us. We are not compelled by guilt, duty, or trying to measure up. It is the love of Christ that compels us in all things. In essence, this is what it means to worship God, and such worship defines and fuels every aspect of life at Safe Harbor Church.
The Gospel breaks down barriers that would separate us from one another and makes us one. It is not our age or wealth or education or profession or ethnicity that makes one more acceptable in God's sight than another. It is the forgiveness and righteousness of Jesus alone that make us beloved in God's sight. We are called to accept one another just as Christ has accepted us. Therefore, we will not just teach the Gospel but seek to model the Gospel.


HMRC is working towards its ambition of becoming one of the most digitally advanced tax administrations in the world by 'Making Tax Digital' (MTD). MTD was announced back in 2016 when the Government published six consultations setting out the key thinking behind their plans.
Better use of information – the concept being individuals and businesses will never again have to give HMRC information it already has.
Tax in real time – no one should have to wait until the end of the year to know how much they owe in tax.
A single financial account – By 2020 individuals and businesses will be able to see a comprehensive financial picture in their digital HMRC account.
Interacting digitally with customers – we will all be able to interact with HMRC digitally with prompts, advice ad support through webchat and secure messaging.
HMRC have started piloting MTD for VAT allowing for plenty of testing time before businesses are mandated to use the system. From April 2019 businesses above the VAT threshold will be expected to keep their records digitally and provide quarterly updates to HMRC for their VAT.
HMRC are working in close partnership with the software industry to ensure successful implementation of 'Making Tax Digital'. Select Legal Systems Limited is ahead of the game as usual . Team LAWFUSION is currently busy finalising its MTD screen designs and specifications and phase one testing will begin September time.
Law firms will be able to file their VAT returns straight to HMRC via LAWFUSION in time for the April 2019 deadline.
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In re Cogent, Inc. S'holder Litig., Consol. C.A. No. 5780-VCP (Del. Ch. Oct. 5, 2010) (Parsons, V.C.)
In this lawsuit challenging a proposed transaction in which 3M agreed to commence a voluntary tender offer for Cogent, Inc. stock, to be followed by a back-end merger at the same price, the Court of Chancery denied plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction.
Before signing a merger agreement with 3M in August 2010, Cogent spent two years exploring strategic opportunities with the assistance of Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs. Cogent held discussions with numerous companies, but by Summer 2010 the list of potential suitors had narrowed to 3M and three other companies: Company B, Company C and Company D. Companies B and C had withdrawn from the process by the end of July.
Cogent continued to negotiate with 3M and Company D, and 3M eventually submitted an offer to acquire Cogent for $10.50 a share. 3M's offer had no financing contingency, and was accompanied by a marked-up draft of Cogent's proposed merger agreement. A few days later, Company D submitted a nonbinding indication of interest to acquire Cogent for between $11-12 a share. The offer was subject to various contingencies, including completion of satisfactory due diligence. Meanwhile, Cogent's attempts to deepen its discussions with Company D were not met with success. When 3M indicated that it would withdraw its offer by 5 p.m. on August 20 if it wasn't accepted, the Cogent board met to consider both offers. The board determined that the 3M offer was less risky and instructed management to negotiate with 3M while continuing to provide information to Company D.
The 3M-Cogent deal was announced on August 30. The merger agreement included several deal protection devices, including a provision affording 3M five days to match a superior proposal, a no-shop clause with a fiduciary out, a $28.3 million dermination fee (representing approximately 3% of Cogent's equity value and 6.6% of its enterprise value), and a top-up option through which 3M had the option to purchase Cogent stock for a tender price of $10.50, which could be financed with a promissory note due in one year. The parties also signed two related agreements: retention agreements with key Cogent employees, including Cogent's CEO and Chairman, Ming Hsieh, and a voting and tender agreement with Hsieh, who owned almost 39% of Cogent's shares.
Plaintiffs, shareholders of Cogent, brought suit alleging that Cogent's directors breached their fiduciary duties under Revlon by failing to pursue the best transaction reasonably available and that the directors made materially misleading statements in Cogent's 14D-9 statement recommending that shareholders accept 3M's tender offer. The Court first held that plaintiffs were unlikely to succeed in their claim that the tender offer price was unfair and the result of an inadequate process, reasoning that the board, with the help of two investment bankers, engaged in a lengthy and deliberative process involving the consideration of numerous potential strategic partners. With respect to the $10.50 price, the Court noted that in a voluntary tender offer, neither an inadequate price nor a vigorous disagreement among financial experts is sufficient to support a preliminary injunction. In addition, the board's selection of a firm offer from 3M with little contingency risk over a non-binding expression of interest from Company D contingent on completion of due diligence was reasonable under the circumstances.
The Court further held that plaintiffs were not likely to succeed on their claims that the deal protections contained in the merger agreement were unreasonable or preclusive. The Court first concluded that the matching rights and no-shop provision in the merger agreement were reasonable and mitigated by the fiduciary out provision. The Court also held that the termination fee representing 3% of Cogent's equity value and 6.6% of its enterprise value was reasonable for this transaction. In so holding, the Court rejected plaintiffs' argument that the cash on Cogent's books should be excluded for purposes of calculating the termination fee (which would have the effect of increasing the percentage of the fee in relation to the transaction). The Court held that the relevant transaction value should be quantified by the amount of consideration flowing to the shareholder, not the amount of money coming exclusively from the bidder. Finally, the Court was not swayed by plaintiffs' argument that the top-up option wasoverbroad, a sham transaction, and would adversely affect the appraisal rights of Cogent's stockholders. The Court held that the top-up option was reasonable, adopted by an informed board, and that any alleged dilutive effect and resulting impact on the stockholders' appraisal rights was cured by the provision in the merger agreement providing that the fair value of the shares in any appraisal proceeding would be determined without regard to the top-up option, the top-up option shares or any promissory note delivered under the top-up option.
With respect to plaintiffs' disclosure claims, the Court held that Cogent met its disclosure obligations with respect to the 14D-9 statement, concluding – among other things – that the company had not omitted material information regarding Credit Suisse's analyses and had adequately described the process undertaken by the board in approving the merger agreement.
Having concluded that plaintiffs were unlikely to succeed on the merits of their claim, the Court addressed the remaining two elements necessary for a preliminary injunction: irreparable harm and balancing the equities. The Court held that plaintiffs faced no imminent threat of irreparable harm because there were no efficiencies in the disclosures and Cogent's shareholders who found the terms of the voluntary tender offer lacking could seek appraisal. The Court further held that enjoining the tender offer was at least as likely to injure Cogent's shareholders as it was to protect or advance their interests. Accordingly, the Court denied the motion for preliminary injunction.


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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Kaleo's EVZIO™ for the Emergency Treatment of Opioid Overdose
First and only naloxone product specifically intended for emergency administration by family members or caregivers in settings where opioids may be present
RICHMOND, Va., April 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaleo (formerly Intelliject) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved EVZIO™ (naloxone hydrochloride injection) for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, as manifested by respiratory and/or central nervous system depression. EVZIO is the first and only naloxone auto-injector intended to be available for immediate administration by family members or caregivers for suspected opioid overdose in settings where opioids may be present.1
Opioids are part of a class of pain medications that work by binding to receptors in the brain that affect the body's perception of pain, and can cause fatal overdose when the amount of drug in the body is too high.2 Opioids are used to treat pain associated with a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions. According to the Institute of Medicine, chronic pain affects about 100 million American adults – more than the total affected by heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined.3 More than 16,000 Americans die each year from prescription opioid overdose, and accidental drug poisoning has surpassed automobile collisions as the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S., driven largely by prescription opioids.4,5
Naloxone, the active ingredient in EVZIO, has been used for more than 40 years for reversal of respiratory depression due to opioid overdose, but has been primarily used by emergency medical services, other medical professionals and in limited naloxone distribution programs.6 EVZIO will be available to patients and their family members or caregivers via a healthcare professional's prescription. EVZIO should be administered as quickly as possible when an opioid overdose is suspected because prolonged respiratory depression may result in damage to the central nervous system or death. Because people experiencing an opioid overdose generally lose consciousness, in most cases, family members or caregivers will likely be the ones who administer EVZIO. EVZIO uses voice and visual cues to assist in guiding a user through the injection process.1
"Kaleo was founded on the idea that patients are true experts on how their conditions impact their lives, and EVZIO was developed with patient and caregiver input throughout to make sure it would be easy to use in stressful opioid emergencies with limited training," said Eric Edwards, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of kaleo. "Immediate availability of EVZIO for family members and caregivers to administer during a suspected opioid overdose has the potential to save many lives."
"All patients taking an opioid pain medication accept some risk of potential overdose. No medication is side effect free, and potent pain relieving opioids have a narrow window of effectiveness, with some very serious possible side effects including potentially life-threatening respiratory depression," said Allen Burton, MD7, anesthesiologist and pain specialist at Houston Pain Centers and former chairman of the department of pain medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. "Until now, most people had to rely on emergency medical care to get access to an opioid reversal agent. Having naloxone available for use by caregivers as soon as signs of overdose are observed means an earlier intervention and better chance of survival."
The new drug application (NDA) for EVZIO was granted Fast Track status and received a priority review by the FDA, which are regulatory pathways to accelerate the review and approval of products that fill an unmet medical need. EVZIO is expected to be available this summer through all major pharmacies and via mail order with a healthcare professional's prescription. An assistance program will be available to help patients gain access to EVZIO.
"The FDA approval of EVZIO furthers our mission to make lifesaving products that put patients first," said Spencer Williamson, CEO of kaleo. "We are thankful to the patients and caregivers whose input guided the development process and resulted in an intuitive and important product we're proud to bring to market."
For more information on EVZIO, visit www.EVZIO.com.
Conference Call for Media
Kaleo will host a briefing for members of the media on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 12 p.m. ET. Media can call 1-888-771-4371, confirmation number 37036155. The panel of speakers will include:
Spencer Williamson, CEO of kaleo
Eric Edwards, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of kaleo
Allen Burton, MD, anesthesiologist and pain specialist
Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH, FACEP, emergency physician
Opioid overdose can cause a person's breathing to severely slow down and even stop. Opioid medications have a relatively narrow therapeutic window, meaning that even small changes – such as a single extra dose or the addition of a small amount of alcohol – can cause a potentially fatal overdose.8
Some risk factors for overdose include: history of substance abuse or dependence, taking high doses of opioids,6 no previous history of taking opioids,9 a recent dosage increase, extended-release or long-acting opioids,10 taking certain antidepressants like monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) or certain drugs for anxiety, and a history of respiratory conditions such as asthma, COPD and sleep apnea.6 In addition, children living with someone consuming prescription opioids have been shown to be at increased risk.11
Signs and symptoms of opioid overdose include very slow or absent breathing, loss of consciousness, extremely small pupils, and slow heartbeat.2
About EVZIO
EVZIO is a pre-filled, single-use auto-injector that works by temporarily blocking the effect of an opioid, potentially reversing the life-threatening respiratory depression and allowing the recipient to breathe more regularly. Once the effects of EVZIO wear off, the overdose symptoms may reappear and additional naloxone may be required. There is no potential for abuse or dependence with naloxone.1
Each EVZIO delivers 0.4 mg naloxone hydrochloride injection (0.4 mL).
EVZIO is an opioid antagonist indicated for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, as manifested by respiratory and/or central nervous system depression.
EVZIO is intended for immediate administration as emergency therapy in settings where opioids may be present.
EVZIO is not a substitute for emergency medical care.
The following is important safety information associated with dosing and administration of EVZIO:
EVZIO is for intramuscular or subcutaneous use only.
Administer EVZIO to adult or pediatric patients into the anterolateral aspect of the thigh, through clothing if necessary.
In pediatric patients under the age of one, the caregiver should pinch the thigh muscle while administering EVZIO.
Seek emergency medical care immediately after use.
The duration of action of most opioids is likely to exceed that of EVZIO resulting in a return of respiratory and/or central nervous system depression. Keep the patient under continued surveillance and repeated doses of EVZIO should be administered every 2 to 3 minutes, as necessary, while awaiting emergency medical assistance.
If the electronic voice instruction system does not operate properly, EVZIO will still deliver the intended dose of naloxone hydrochloride when used according to the printed instructions on the flat surface of its label.
The following precautions should be taken when administering EVZIO:
Consider other supportive and/or resuscitative measures while awaiting emergency medical assistance.
Reversal of respiratory depression by partial agonists or mixed agonists/antagonists such as buprenorphine and pentazocine, may be incomplete or require higher doses of naloxone.
Use in patients who are opioid dependent may precipitate acute abstinence syndrome.
In neonates, opioid withdrawal may be life-threatening if not recognized and properly treated.
Patients with pre-existing cardiac disease or patients who have received medications with potential adverse cardiovascular effects should be monitored in an appropriate healthcare setting.
EVZIO should be used with caution in patients known to be hypersensitive to naloxone hydrochloride.
Opioid Withdrawal:
Abrupt reversal of opioid effects in persons who were physically dependent on opioids has precipitated signs and symptoms of opioid withdrawal including: body aches, fever, sweating, runny nose, sneezing, piloerection, yawning, weakness, shivering or trembling, nervousness, restlessness or irritability, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, abdominal cramps, increased blood pressure, tachycardia. In the neonate, opioid withdrawal signs and symptoms also included: convulsions, excessive crying, hyperactive reflexes.
Use in Post-Operative Settings:
The following adverse reactions have been identified during use of naloxone hydrochloride in the post-operative setting: hypotension, hypertension, ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation, dyspnea, pulmonary edema, and cardiac arrest. Death, coma, and encephalopathy have been reported as sequelae of these events. Excessive doses of naloxone hydrochloride in post-operative patients have resulted in significant reversal of analgesia and has caused agitation.
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7 Editor's Note: Dr. Burton has a consulting agreement with kaleo, Inc.
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Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire care homes speak out about coronavirus struggles as fears grow over dreaded second wave
Even homes that had no cases are avoiding becoming complacent ahead of winter
Matthew SmithLocal Democracy Reporter
Care homes in Hertfordshire are to be offered training in 'post-traumatic stress disorder' (Image: Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire)
Coronavirus has had devastating impacts on care homes across the country.
Once the virus entered the homes, it became almost impossible to stop the spread and many vulnerable people tragically died as a result.
It's unlikely that we'll ever have a true figure of how many people died from the virus in care homes across the UK, but as the Mirror reports, it's believed for a period during April more than 400 residents were dying every day of the virus.
It is reported that 47 per cent of care homes in Hertfordshire had an outbreak of the virus, while a cabinet meeting on July 13 reported 518 suspected or confirmed deaths in care homes up to June 10. In total, 850 people have died from the virus in our county.
We spoke to two care homes which successfully managed to control the virus - ahead of the winter months which bring the prospect of a fearful second spike.
'We closed down the minute we heard of a case in Watford'
Wisden Court in Stevenage, Hertfordshire has so far not had a single case of the virus, something that home manager Tracey Fletcher put down to an early lockdown.
The home's company, Runwood Homes, had also been able to provide them with enough PPE, sanitiser and other equipment to ensure they didn't have the shortages that made national headlines.
Tracey also praised her staff: "The staff have been fantastic, so we've all supported each other.
"It's just been a case of sticking to the rules, making sure they - and still do - hourly handwashing. My domestic staff have been fantastic, they clean all the touch points - door handles, push codes, light switches - hourly.
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"The relatives have been very supportive, so when we said one visitor at a time in the garden, they stuck to that - we've always had a good team."
The need for an early lockdown was also echoed by Beverley Roberts, the home manager at Prince Michael of Kent Court, in Watford.
She said: "We actually closed down on March 3, the minute the gentleman in Watford hospital came on the news, we closed down.
"I thought, 'well the same people will be visiting our visitors', so we literally closed the doors on March 3, and that's helped us because we've only had three cases in the whole time."
Of those cases, two were asymptomatic, while the resident with symptoms only had a mild case and thanks to the measures put in place an outbreak was prevented.
'We told staff, if you're not following the rules you're putting lives at risk - they were amazing'
Staff at a care home put on their PPE (Image: Victoria Stewart Reach Scotland/DailyRecord)
The home also stopped bringing in agency staff, which meant they had to be "creative" with the rotas and staff all had to chip in - including Beverely and her deputy working shifts on the floor.
Beverley explained she told staff: "We're all in this together, we need to cover the rotas, we need to keep the residents safe - it's alright us going in and out, but the residents are the ones who are just sitting here, waiting to catch coronavirus.
"That's how I put it to them - you've got a duty of care, so if you're not following the rules outside, then you're putting these residents' lives at risk, and the staff were amazing, I cannot fault them."
One issue was explaining to the residents why everything suddenly changed overnight.
Wisden Court is a specialist home for people living with dementia, which meant that Tracey had to find ways to keep residents motivated and busy.
She said: "We had lots of projects. The company [Runwood Homes] run a Blooming Marvellous about getting our gardens up to scratch so we threw ourselves into that.
"I had a very old garden shed that I was going to put in the skip and when I came back one weekend the staff and residents had walked it through the house into one of the gardens, and they turned it into a tiki bar and the residents love it!"
At Prince Michael of Kent Court, Beverely said she was also aware of the need to be direct and honest especially as the weeks went by.
The manager said: "Obviously quite a few have the newspapers and watch the TV, so you've got all these horror stories - so I said, these are the facts, this is the reality, and some of those facts that they were reading were quite horrific and are reality.
"And they came on board and said, you can't do any more than you're doing."
Their activities have also had to change, as Masonic home volunteers are usually able to come in to help but that had to stop overnight - but Beverley believes it "promoted a sense of community in the home, like we're all in this together."
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The home also installed two visiting pods, where visitors could enter from the garden and residents from the home and sit in the same room but divided by glass. There was also the veranda outside which meant that visiting could take place while socially distancing.
That is how Beverley believes visiting will be for the foreseeable future, although there were some exceptions for families of residents nearing the end of their life who were allowed in wearing PPE.
She explained: "I think it's really important that you have precautions, but you do have to have some humanity."
'I don't think we beat Covid - we're just running in front of it'
Nurses in a care home wear protective equipment (Image: AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
There's also the slightly forgotten aspect that for staff, even after long shifts they've got to constantly be working to support their own families but also make sure they don't put themselves at risk of infection.
Tracey added: "Obviously I'm supporting my staff, my residents and my own family at home and everyone's emotions equally. The carers, the domestics and the kitchen staff we're all supporting each other, and then going home and supporting our families at home as well."
During those more difficult periods, there's also been incredible support from the community.
Tracey mentions that staff at Wisden Court were given a "massive boost" when finishing a 12-hour shift at 8pm just as the neighbours started clapping and cheering for carers.
Churches also donated food while some people even knitted little squares that could go on the back of their necks so a face mask wouldn't rub their ears during long shifts, and someone made little stuffed hands for residents with dementia to hold.
While both homes managed to get through the first wave of the virus without any loss, they aren't complacent about what might happen during winter.
Tracey said: "I don't think we beat Covid, I think we're just running in front of it, and we've worked really hard to keep all the residents safe."
'It's the anticipation - what are we going to walk into?'
She added: "We've got everything we need, we've got loads of PPE, plenty of face masks and hand gels. We've got all the stuff we need as long as we keep the residents safe, keep doing what we're doing, reducing the amount of people that are coming into the home.
"I appreciate how difficult it's been for people, but for us it's about the anticipation really, what are we going to walk into everyday?"
After reported spikes in cases in West Herts, as well as fears over the winter flu season, Beverely has already started to reintroduce some of the measures in the home, including not using agency staff, upping the cleaning regimes and locking down as much as possible, proving that managers can never be too careful.
When asked if she was worrying about the second wave, she said: "I didn't sleep the first one because you don't, you think; 'You've got 50 people, you've got lives in your hand' - you do worry.
"It's not through the fault of staff, but once a virus comes in it could be days because anyone realises someone's got it and then it could be anywhere.
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When asked if Beverley thought the action could be too early, she was confident it was the only option.
She added: "It's got to be, I'm not taking the risk. We did it the first time and it worked for us.
"The two [agency] staff we've had for August were amazing, but I just said to the staff I'm not prepared to take the extra risks - I worked on the floor yesterday afternoon, I've got no problem with that - it's quite nice actually back to basics."
Beverley also believes that locking down has helped staff, because it ensures that they're coming into a safe environment.
She added: "If you follow the rules outside and we're doing our precautions inside, you can actually come to work and relax, your life is going on as normal at work - in fact it's enhanced because of the spirit of the staff and the residents, they've been fabulous.
"You're still paid, your job isn't at risk - I think we are blessed to be the job we're in."
What measures are Hertfordshire County Council putting in place?
Many problems within care homes, both nationally and in Hertfordshire, were a result of Covid-positive patients being discharged to homes that couldn't control the infection.
Thanks to the early lockdowns, neither Wisden Court nor Prince Michael of Kent Court had this to battle.
However, in June Liberal Democrat councillors called for an inquiry into the problems in Hertfordshire.
In a petition which gathered 1,500 signatures County Cllr and Adult Care Health spokesperson for Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats Ron Tindall said: "We are concerned that the policy choices by Government may well have contributed to deaths, through the discharge of COVID positive patients to care home settings which could not cope with essential infection control.
"County council staff have also confirmed that due to lack of testing they cannot be certain that asymptomatic patients were not admitted to care homes without proper isolation measures."
In a response to both the calls for an inquiry and what the measures have been taken to prevent a second wave, a Hertfordshire County Council spokesperson said: "The care providers in Hertfordshire have shown professionalism, compassion and determination to provide the very best care to people during the coronavirus pandemic.
"We recognise the trauma and loss that family members and staff will have experienced and, as always, our thoughts and sympathies are with the families of the residents and the staff affected.
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"The numbers of COVID-19 infections and deaths across care homes in Hertfordshire have not been markedly different to those experienced in other UK counties. While Hertfordshire had its 'peak' outbreak early on in the pandemic, all different parts of the country experienced these at different times. Our priority remains to provide a safe, high-quality service for people who need support.
"This ongoing, comprehensive, multi-agency approach to supporting care homes, has been led by the county council and our partners, Hertfordshire Care Providers Association (HCPA), local NHS trusts, and supported by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
"Public Health colleagues were engaged at an early stage ensuring the availability of expert guidance, training, public health advice and support and this will continue throughout the winter months.
"The Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board is independently reviewing the support that is being given to care homes to inform winter issues. Steps being taken include the following:
During the winter, weekly support calls will continue being made to the care homes to check whether there are any cases of COVID-19, any problems with the PPE supply or staffing issues, and to answer any questions.
All care homes will have an infection control checklist outlining the key activities that homes should be considered to prevent the spread of infection. Homes will continue to have access to training and materials on infection control through the Hertfordshire Care Providers Association.
A multi-agency care home COVID-19 outbreak cell with partners from across health and social care will continue to operate daily, to support homes if they have an outbreak with swabbing, infection control measures, advice and guidance.
The county council is also working closely with its NHS partners and HCPA to deliver a comprehensive flu vaccination campaign for residents and staff working in the care homes, to increase the uptake of the vaccine to prevent flu outbreaks.
Many of the early issues around care homes related to national issues such as the availability and prioritisation of testing and PPE.
"It is also now government policy that every individual is tested for the virus before admission to a care home, starting with those that are discharged from hospital, which was not the case at the start of the pandemic.
"A local inquiry would be unable to address these issues."


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Soup Opera
Martha McCollough
Cinepoetry
CONTRIBUTOR'S NOTE
Often the temptation when working with animation is the too-faithful illustration of a text. As with film, there's the tradition of storyboarding, which tends to nail down visual possibilities before they are fully explored, treats the text as primary, and can hardly help being linear. But in film or video, even when script-driven, there's always a surplus of imagery—more than is required by the text—which enriches the viewer's experience and creates a sense of depth. In animation nothing is on the screen but what is deliberately placed there, and so it's not as easy to create nuance, or the sense of an incompletely known space. With current animation software you can create sequences which can then be fragmented, layered, scaled, converted to 3D, and explored by virtual camera. You have a freedom to experiment that was hardly possible in the past, so it's easier to resist the impulse toward narrative efficiency.
"Soup Opera" was made in After Effects CS5.5. It's a series of nested layered compositions. I began with the dragons. Their bodies are type on paths: by changing the right margin over time, a line of type can be pulled along a complex, curving path. I wanted to create a fluid undersoup environment for them, so I began with a slightly textured oversized background that moves slowly and continuously throughout the video. Above this layer is a shifting abstract wave pattern. Then comes the transparent type intermittently sinking and vanishing in the background; I built this using a preset 3D-type animation but changed the parameters so that the type would move continuously until it disappeared, rather than settling into legibility. Finally, the seaweed was built out of simple shapes with warp distortions applied over time, in a series of layers so that the dragons and the swimmer could seem to pass through it.
I originally wanted the soundtrack to be built up using elements of the text and nothing else. Most of the sound is my voice with distortions applied. Other layers were created by feeding fragments of the poem into the P22 music generator (an online tool that creates midi files based on input text) and then applying instrument effects, mainly tuned drums. In the end I cheated and added some prerecorded clanging.
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Martha McCollough is a member of Atlantic Works, a coop gallery in Boston. Her work has been exhibited at festivals and conferences in Greece, Canada, the U.K. and the United States, and published in Rattapallax, Gone Lawn and Small Po[r]tions. She lives in Chelsea, Massachusetts.


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Like the look of this slow-roasted herbed turkey? Check out next Wednesday's Food section. For everything else you'll need on Thanksgiving, keep reading now.
Thanksgiving is so hard on the hosts, some of it self-imposed. You want to set out a grand feast and give everyone an afternoon to remember. But that doesn't mean pulling out every recipe your mother ever made for the holiday and generally overdoing it. Prepare a nice dinner and don't worry about sending guests home with doggie bags.
Think of this as a new era in the kitchen. Cut down on how much you make and the time you spend making it. Don't get frantic. It's time for the hosts to appreciate the day too.
We've pared down classic recipes and given them all lots of flavor. A no-cook cranberry relish with ginger and lemon never sees a saucepan. Instead of stuffing, we offer a bread salad with kale, based on the popular Italian dish, panzanella. Brussels sprouts are glazed with honey and mustard in a six-ingredient recipe (counting the salt and pepper). Potatoes are scalloped and cheesy or smashed and spicy, pureed butternut is mixed with curry-butter, cauliflower is roasted whole and sprinkled with crispy breadcrumbs, and cornbread is baked as muffins. If pies scare you but you always wanted to try one, pecan pie squares have all the elements you're expecting in a regular pie but take little skill to pull off. And Easiest Ever Apple Pie will make you feel like Baker of the Year.
Pick and choose from these recipes to shape your own menu, assign dishes to guests who will arrive with their contributions already made (among the maddening things some guests do is to expect space and time to prepare their dish), turn up the music, and tackle the prep. There is so much to tend to when you're bringing family and friends together and so many complicated and sad things in the world to worry about. Food shouldn't be one of them.
Recipe: Potatoes, cheese, and milk. What more could you want?


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Está ubicada en el centro-sur del condado, entre el lago Võrtsjärv y el lago Peipus, al sur del río Emajõgi y al norte de la frontera con el condado de Põlva.

Referencias

Localidades de Estonia
Condado de Tartu

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Iran announces arrests over downing of plane; Rouhani: Must punish all involved
No details given on identity or number of detainees; Iranian president calls for formation of special court because 'the whole world will be watching'
By Agencies	14 January 2020, 11:08 am 1 Edit
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2020 (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iran's judiciary said Tuesday arrests have been made over the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane just after takeoff from Tehran last week. killing all 176 people on board.
The announcement came shortly after Iran's president called for a special court to be set up to probe the downing last week of the plane by Iranian forces, and amid an upswell of anger and protests by Iranians in recent days over the downing of the jetliner last Wednesday and attempts by senior officials in Iran to cover-up the cause of the crash.
Iran, which initially dismissed allegations that a missile had brought down the plane, acknowledged only on Saturday — three days after and in the face of mounting evidence — that its Revolutionary Guard had shot down the plane by mistake.
Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili was quoted by Iranian state media saying that "extensive investigations have taken place and some individuals are arrested." He did not say how many individuals have been detained or name them.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that "anyone who should be punished must be punished."
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani waits to welcome Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar for their meeting at the presidency office in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
"For our people it is very important in this incident that anyone who was at fault or negligent at any level" face justice, he said in a televised speech.
"The judiciary must form a special court with high-ranking judge and dozens of experts… The whole world will be watching."
Rouhani called the incident "a painful and unforgivable" mistake and promised that his administration would pursue the case "by all means."
The plane, en route to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members from several countries, including 82 Iranians, 57 Canadians — including many Iranians with dual citizenship — and 11 Ukrainians, according to officials. There were several children among the passengers, including an infant.
Iran shot down the plane as the country was bracing for possible US retaliation for a ballistic missile attack on two military bases housing US troops in Iraq. No one was hurt in that attack, which was carried out to avenge the stunning killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani in an American airstrike in Baghdad.
Iran for days denied Western claims based on US intelligence that the airliner had been downed by a missile before acknowledging that version was correct on Saturday.
This image from a Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020 video provided by the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran shows a crowd fleeing police near Azadi, or Freedom, Square in Tehran, Iran (Center for Human Rights in Iran via AP)
Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Guard's aerospace division, said over the weekend his unit accepts full responsibility for the shootdown. He said when he learned about the downing of the plane, "I wished I was dead."
The incident raised questions about why Iran did not shut down its international airport or airspace the day it was bracing for US military retaliation.
Also Tuesday, Iran's judiciary said that 30 people had been detained in the protests, and that some were released, without elaborating further.
Iranian authorities briefly arrested British Ambassador Rob Macaire on Saturday evening. He's said he went to a candlelight vigil to pay his respects for the victims of the Ukrainian plane shootdown and left as soon as the chanting began and it turned into a protest.
Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador on Sunday to protest what it said was his presence at an illegal protest. Britain, in turn, summoned Iran's ambassador on Monday "to convey our strong objections" over the weekend arrest.
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