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Former The 100 actor Ricky Whittle has been cast as Shadow Moon in the upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods. The will enter production this April.
In a press release, Gaiman said, "I'm thrilled that Ricky has been cast as Shadow. His auditions were remarkable. The process of taking a world out of the pages of a book, and putting it onto the screen has begun. American Gods is, at its heart, a book about immigrants, and it seems perfectly appropriate that Shadow will, like so much else, be Coming to America. I'm delighted Ricky will get to embody Shadow. Now the fun starts."
Showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green said, "We searched every continent and country and all the islands in between for our Shadow Moon, and we are lucky to have found Ricky. Fans of the novel will find he has every bit of the heart of the character they fell in love with."
In addition to The 100, Whittle has appeared in Austenland, Hollyoaks, Mistresses, NCIS and Holby City.
American Gods is Gaiman's Hugo, Nebula and Bram Stoker Award winning novel from 2001. The story follows "a war brewing between old and new gods: the traditional gods of mythological roots from around the world steadily losing believers to an upstart pantheon of gods reflecting society's modern love of money, technology, media, celebrity and drugs. Its protagonist, Shadow Moon, is an ex-con who becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to Mr. Wednesday, a conman but in reality one of the older gods, on a cross-country mission to gather his forces in preparation to battle the new deities."


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In academic level math courses, provided they are unencumbered by postmodern thought, you are generally given credit even when you don't arrive at the right answer, but you showed your work to demonstrate a correct logical thought process for most of the way.
You would have earned partial credit because the answer was logically consistent up to a point where perhaps one minor error skewed the final result.
In the same manner, especially when a question asks you to prove a theorem, if you don't show your work, you would receive no credit. If you showed work that was logically inconsistent and somehow arrived at the right answer, you would not receive full credit as well.
Simply put, you can't go on to proving a theorem by making imaginative leaps where first principles were conveniently ignored.
Not showing your work and immediately arriving at an answer is the equivalent of saying, "X is true because Y said so", where Y is usually some teacher or postmodern textbook that applied the same illogic. Logical proofs don't work that way.
This is what the Ontario government is doing now and has been doing for quite sometime. And the latest example, very shortly after their speech restrictions and minimum wage hikes, is their new proposal for "pay transparency" that aims to close the "gender gap", an unproven theorem stated as fact. The gender gap theorem never is backed by proof from first principles, because the gender gap assertion fails spectacularly when first principles are applied.
From the Canadian Press article:
Ontario plans to introduce legislation Tuesday that aims to close the wage gap between women and men in the province.
Wage gap? Ontario government, please show your work.
The government says it will spend up to $50 million over the next three years on the initiative.
Great, already on track to siphon more money, either by taxes or deficit, endlessly growing the government and their pernicious ideology.
"We know that too many women still face systemic barriers to economic advancement," Wynne said in a statement. "It's time for change."
According to the province, the gender wage gap has remained stagnant over the past 10 years, with women earning approximately 30 per cent less than men.
SHOW YOUR WORK. The government shouldn't be making these broad, sweeping assertions without proof and then proposing more expensive legislation and oversight to solve these manufactured problems.
Since their go-to proof is "because social science studies say so", it would be necessary to follow the work presented by postmodern humanities texts. And if this work was graded in an academic math or science class, it would fail.
Most people with a mathematical and scientific mindset already have done the proof to contradict the pay gap theorem.
The wage gap theorem is based on faulty statistics. It is based on univariate analysis, where even the conclusion drawn does not accurately reflect the analysis.
By simply taking the average wage of men versus the average wage of women, there is a 30% difference. You can say there is a 30% difference in average income, but you cannot conclude that it is due to systemic discrimination.
A multivariate analysis shows that when you isolate for type of job and numbers of hours worked, there is no gap. It's apples to apples in a multivariate analysis, versus apples to oranges in the univariate analysis. The system is relatively fair and blind to the gender variable when two individuals share many of the other variables in the multivariate analysis. Any semblance of a gap usually hinges on other variables, such as salary negotiation, which further hinges on more variables, such as the assertiveness personality trait.
Simply put, there is no conclusive evidence of systemic discrimination when proper statistics is done. The theorem has been so widely debunked that a simple search shows hundreds of similar criticisms of the theorem. The wage gap theorem that the Ontario government is pushing as fact fails to recognize more than one variable in its analysis and conveniently ignores all counterarguments that apply multivariate analysis.
This is why it is important to ask for proof when the government provides their "answer". They are jumping to conclusions and merely stating "because gender studies textbooks said so".
Just as that sort of answer wouldn't garner any credit in academic math courses, it doesn't deserve partial credit either because both the conclusion and their means at arriving at that conclusion are deeply flawed.
Well, they're flawed in a rational sense, but perhaps that is intentional as it may be on the mark from a postmodern, ideological perspective — particularly if their end goal is to attain unearned power and moral authority over the citizenry through subversion. They are hoping the public never asks the government to show their work (and you can thank modern academia and media for helping out), and blindly accept their answers as being correct.
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Review: Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible 10th Anniversary Edition
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The Holy Bible 10th Anniversary Edition
Generally speaking, the body tends to wash ashore, the mystery fades and eventually everyone forgets that there was a story associated with a particular piece of art. In the case of the Manic's The Holy Bible, the folklore of Richie Edwards and his untraceable disappearance lives on. This would prove to be the last evidence of Richie's bitter brilliance and regardless of what might have come before, it was here that he proved to be one of the most dangerously intelligent musicians the UK had seen since The Clash were taking Broadway. Only this time, America didn't bat an eye because Kurt Cobain was dead and nothing else in the foreseeable future mattered beyond that. Not that I can set myself up as an example; I didn't find them until Richie was far gone into the night and the band was back standing tall riding the slightly more optimistic, somewhat watered-down path. Still, none of this matters if the music isn't any good. Thankfully, it is. Not nearly as loud as you might expect, although a far cry from their hits that would follow (the album was overlooked for the "best of" compilation Forever Delayed save for the stormer "Faster"). Instead of sheer noise, the edge comes in the dissonant lyrics and the crumbling exterior. They were after all poised to implode from the very beginning; self-destructive, self-consumed, warped and gritty Britpop at its heartiest. Here in its 10th Anniversary form, we find the classic album (both the UK release and the alternate American mix) remastered with bonus BBC sessions and live versions along with a DVD capturing the band in a full masterstroke of arrogant swagger. Rock n' roll should always be this good. As for Richie, I like to think he escaped to where Kurt was trying to get to.
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In November 2010, a Muslim doctor in Germany carried out a circumcision on a four-year old-boy at the request of his parents. A few days later the boy started bleeding and was admitted to Cologne's University hospital who reported the matter to the police. Last month, after a lengthy legal battle, a judge in Cologne outlawed male circumcision as being against the best interests of the child.
Muslim and Jewish groups have been understandably outraged. This week, Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel set herself against the court ruling by telling members of her CDU party that "I do not want Germany to be the only country in the world in which Jews cannot practise their rites." It beggars belief that a German chancellor ought to have to utter such a sentence.
Yet the circumcision of babies cuts against one of the basic assumptions of the liberal mindset. Informed consent lies at the heart of choice and choice lies at the heart of the liberal society. Without informed consent, circumcision is regarded as a form of violence and a violation of the fundamental rights of the child. Which is why I regard the liberal mindset as a diminished form of the moral imagination. There is more to right and wrong than mere choice.
Indeed, making choice the gold standard in every circumstance is to concede to the moral language of capitalism.
I was circumcised by the mohel when I was eight days old on my grandmother's kitchen table in St John's Wood. It wasn't done for health reasons. It was a statement of identity. Whatever is meant by the slippery identification "being Jewish" – my father is, my mother is not – it had something to do with this. Circumcision marked me out as belonging. Years later, when my wife objected to the circumcision of our new son on the grounds that it was cruel and unnecessary, I reluctantly gave way. Intellectually, I knew that there was little left of "being Jewish" to protect. After all, my wife was not Jewish and I had become a Christian priest. Halachically, it made no sense.
For all of this, I still find it difficult that my son is not circumcised. The philosopher Emil Fackenheim, himself a survivor of Sachsenhausen concentration camp, famously added to the 613th commandments of the Hebrew scriptures with a new 614th commandment: thou must not grant Hitler posthumous victories. This new mitzvah insisted that to abandon one's Jewish identity was to do Hitler's work for him. Jews are commanded to survive as Jews by the martyrs of the Holocaust. My own family history – from Miriam Beckerman and Louis Friedeburg becoming Frasers (a name change to escape antisemitism) to their grandson becoming Rev Fraser (long story) to the uncircumcised Felix Fraser – can be read as a betrayal of that 614th commandment.
And I have always found this extremely difficult to deal with. On some level, I feel like a betrayer.
As I argued in this week's Church Times, one of the most familiar modern mistakes about faith is that it is something that goes on in your head. This is rubbish. Faith is about being a part of something wider than oneself. We are not born as mini rational agents in waiting, not fully formed as moral beings until we have the ability to think and choose for ourselves. We are born into a network of relationships that provide us with a cultural background against which things come to make sense. "We" comes before "I". We constitutes our horizon of significance. Which is why many Jews who consider themselves to be atheists would still consider themselves to be Jewish. And circumcision is the way Jewish and Muslim men are marked out as being involved in a reality greater than themselves.
This, however, is a complete anathema to much modern liberal thought that narrows religious and ethical language down to the absolute priority of personal autonomy and individual choice. Liberalism constitutes the view from nowhere. Liberalism has no sense of history. And it is because the Cologne court had so little sense of history that it made such a ridiculous and offensive decision.


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We've always had a soft spot for the Audi TT, primarily for its compact design and competent road manners. Now appearing at the Los Angeles show, the TTS gives us even more reason to love this elegant sport coupe — more power, less weight and even greater grip.
The latest TT, with its new hybrid aluminum/steel structure and revised Quattro all-wheel-drive system that shuffles torque seamlessly fore and aft depending on grip (rather than splitting it 50/50 as in the old model), is dynamically far ahead of the original. But even with the old car, there was always the feeling that the chassis was crying out for more power. The new TTS model now has that power, in the form of a new 2.0-liter turbocharged direct-injection engine (TFSI). DI technology was first used by Audi in the V-8 gasoline engines campaigned so successfully at Le Mans.
The headline figures for this new 4-cylinder are: 265 bhp at 6000 rpm and a diesel-like 258 lb.-ft. of torque on tap from 2500 to 5000 rpm. With Audi's latest 6-speed dual-clutch transmission (developed from the shifters used in Audi's Quattro rally cars and Porsche's 962 endurance racer) and magneto-rheological adaptive suspension, the TTS has a dream recipe of specifications.
But does it deliver? The simple answer is "yes," and in spades. Top speed is limited to 155 mph, 0–62 mph (0–100 km/h) achieved in 5.4 seconds, yet the car still returns an average of 29.3 mpg. With the adaptive suspension set to Sport mode, the ride gets jittery even on excellent German blacktop. There's a bit more body roll, but the car flows fast and evenly through bends with just a hint of understeer. Reset the ESP and you can drift the rear wheels slightly, balanced with a touch of opposite lock. Add to that a rorty exhaust note and beautiful auto-blip downshifts, and the grin was difficult to wipe from my face.
On another positive note, the slight lurch on take-off experienced with the original DSG boxes has been eliminated. What's more, the faster-reacting Haldex center differential shuffles torque between the axles more smoothly and faster than before.
Over here in the U.K. and Europe we have a love affair with diesels. With our petrol costing nearly $10 a gallon at my local gas station, it's not difficult to understand the potential appeal of a sports coupe that returns 44.4 mpg while still accelerating to 62 mph in 7.5 sec. and maxing out at 140 mph, such as the new TT TDI does. The great joy of the direct-injected 168-bhp engine is the 258 lb.-ft. of torque it produces between 1750 and 2500 rpm. The engine might be a little coarser, and the steering a tad heavier (thanks to the increase in engine weight), but the TT TDI enjoys being pushed and responds enthusiastically to hard driving. All this in a car that cruises at 100 mph on the Autobahn while showing just 3000 rpm on the tachometer.
Money no object, the TTS coupe would easily find a place in my garage. But the substantially less expensive diesel (in both purchase price and operating costs) is hard to dismiss. For now Audi is not saying whether it will bring the TT TDI to the U.S. To me, it's a no-brainer. The TTS reaches the U.S. in late November, in both coupe and roadster forms, likely to start at just under $50,000.


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A couple of weeks ago I visited Bread Angel Julia Farkas at the market in the grounds of Roehampton University where she sells her amazing bread to a growing number of students and staff of the university. The market is in what looks like a walled garden where there are picnic tables, plants and trees, an area where you can flake out on cushions, and a wonderful cafe that serves great food, cakes, and drinks.
In fact, it's not a walled garden at all and only 18 months ago it was a yard across which students and staff scurried to get from A to B on campus. Today it is a buzzing hub where people gather to chat, eat, buy great food and, on Thursdays, attend the market where the university's student gardeners sell their produce and Juli sells her bread. An opportunity for commerce that benefits the local community by enabling them to buy great food, locally grown and made, and make connections with each other? Sounds great to me.
After drooling over Juli's amazing bread, delighting in the wonderful veg, and over fantastic coffee and cake from the Hive Cafe, we discussed Growhampton and it's goals with Teresa Sheppard, the Growhampton Development Officer. I asked her to write me a note about what Growhampton does.
Here is what she wrote:
"Growhampton is a sustainability project based at The University of Roehampton in SW London. It aims to bring good food to students, staff and the local community. Established 18 months ago, the project has set up growing spaces and a polytunnel on the campus grounds, growing a variety of leafy greens. The project has also opened the award winning (Soil Association Organic Eating Out 2014 Award) Hive Café, built out of two former shipping containers, that serves organic, local and ethical food.
The project runs a market day every Thursday, 1-2pm, where the fruit and veg are sold and where local bread angel Juli Farkas sells her amazing sourdough, focaccia, bread sticks, rye crackers and more. Students and staff are signed up to Juli's bread club and come and collect orders from her stall as well as some tasty breads of the day.
Juli has been a firm favourite at the Growhampton market day, since it's very first day. People come from all corners of the campus and community to get their weekly fix of real bread.
Growhampton are currently crowdfunding, so that we can expand our café, enabling even more people to have access to sustainable food. There are some fantastic rewards available from £5, including a bread making course with Juli. Find out more and pledge here www.crowdfunder.co.uk/growhampton. Campaign closes on the 30th June."
You can visit the cafe any day for delicious food and drink and very friendly chat. The market is Thursdays from 1-2.
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Members and Benefactors
These people hold a special responsibility for preserving and sharing the artifacts, the museum, and the stories.
Members actively participate in AHS meetings, restoration and fundraising events.
You can join the Arnold Historical Society by sending a check made payable to the Arnold Historical Society located at 1723 Jeffco Blvd, Arnold, MO 63010 or just stop by during our open times.
- $100 Life Membership
- $35 Business Membership
- $15 Individual Membership
- $20 Husband/WifeMembership
- $5.00 Students Grades 7-12
Meetings are the SECOND Monday of every month, beginning at 7 p.m., in the lower level of the museum at 1723 Jeffco Blvd.


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Vasculata 2017 - is Sold Out!
July 24-27, 2017
University of Illinois Chicago
Organizers: Kishore Wary, Asrar B Malik, and Jan Kitajewski
Co-organizers: Dolly Mehta, Tsutomu Kume, and Jalees Rehman
Vasculata™ 2017 will be an intense 3 1/2 day course introducing the basics of cardiovascular biology and cardiovascular disease with an emphasis on new approaches to treating the most common causes of human disease in our society, based on cutting-edge research in the field. Vasculata combines a self-study program and seminars from leaders in the field with optional hands-on workshops, thus providing attendees with a unique learning experience in a discipline not comprehensively covered in textbooks or even by courses in most universities. The self-teaching program, called the vasculata worksheet, will provide a resource we expect attendees will continue to find valuable throughout their careers.
Lecture Topics:
Tunica Media, Tunica Adventitia, Tunica Intima.
Lineage Markers, Crispr/Cas9, Structure/function of Endothelium: Permeability, Leukocyte interactions, Vasoactivity.
Lineage Markers, Structure/function of Smooth Muscle cells and Pericytes
Branch Structure: Arterial branching, Capillaries, Collaterals, Venules and Veins
Developmental Origins and Mechanisms, and Organ Specific Vascular Biology: heart, brain, kidney, retina.
Developmental Disorders, Endothelial Barrier Function and Vascular Permeability
Inflammatory Interactions of Endothelium with Leukocytes and Immune system.
Vascular Disease: Inflammation, Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and tumor angiogenesis.
Translational Cardiovascular Biology and Big data
Hands on Workshops:
Intravital microscopy
Transendothelial electrical resistance measurements
Live cell microscopy
Career Development Sessions:
Transitions from Grad to Post-doc, Post-doc and Beyond
Lab Management
Dinner on Wednesday, July 26th
Mingle with new friends and Vasculata faculty. Indicate that you will attend when you register, but there is no additional fee.
Abstract Submission and Registration Sites are open
Abstracts will be presented as posters only.
The conference will be held at the Moss Auditorium at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine Research Building (COMRB), 909 S Wolcott Ave., Chicago, IL 60612
Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by 1 R13 HL137360-01 from the National Institutes of Health. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the department of health and human services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.


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spiral computed tomography
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Related to spiral computed tomography: helical computed tomography
spi·ral com·put·ed to·mog·ra·phy
computed tomography in which the x-ray tube continuously revolves around the patient, who is simultaneously moved longitudinally; computer interpolation allows reconstruction of standard transverse scans or images in any preferred plane.
Synonym(s): helical computed tomography, helical CT, spiral CT
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
spiral computed tomographyHelical scanning Imaging CT imaging based on 'slip-ring' technology, in which a large image volume is acquired by continuous rotation of the detector. See Computed tomography, Cf High-resolution computed tomography.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
spi·ral com·put·ed tom·og·ra·phy(spīrăl kŏm-pyūtĕd tŏ-mogră-fē)
Computed tomography in which the x-ray tube continuously revolves around the patient, who is simultaneously moved longitudinally.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
tomography(to-mog'ra-fe) [ tomo- + -graphy]
A radiographic technique that selects a level in the body and blurs out structures above and below that plane, leaving a clear image of the selected anatomy. This is accomplished by moving the x-ray tube in the opposite direction from the imaging device around a stationary fulcrum defining the plane of interest. Tube movements can be linear, curvilinear, circular, elliptical, figure eight, hypocycloidal, or trispiral. With the exception of renal tomography most tomographic procedures have been replaced by computed tomography (CT). Synonym: body section radiography; body section roentgenography
computed axial tomographyAbbreviation: CAT
See: computed tomography
computed tomographyAbbreviation: CT
A computerized x-ray scanning system that produces a sectional anatomic image. It is achieved by digital processing of x-ray attenuation coefficients from a 360° wedge scan of ionizing radiation. There is considerable use of data from the attenuation coefficients in diagnosis. Computed tomography is colloquially called a cat scan.
CAUTION!CT scans expose patients to radiation on the order of 10 mSv per scan. Educational materials about the potential risks and benefits of scanning should be provided to patients to ensure that scans are performed safely and carefully.
computerized axial tomographyAbbreviation: CAT
See: computed tomography
electrical impedance tomography
Cross-sectional body imaging that reconstructs pictures of internal organs based on measurements of their electrical activity as detected by electrodes placed on the surface of the body.
electron-beam tomographyUltrafast computed tomography
full body computed tomographyAbbreviation: FBCT
An examination from head to toe of the body with computed tomographic imaging, promoted as a screening test for cancer and other illnesses.
CAUTION!The test exposes patients to high levels of radiation, reveals more false positive findings than true positives, and is expensive.
Heidelberg retinal tomographyAbbreviation: HRT
A confocal laser scanning system that produces three-dimensional images of the posterior segment of the eye. It is used to diagnose and treat glaucoma.
helical computed tomography
Computed tomographic (CT) images that are obtained as the CT table moves continuously during a single, held breath. Detailed evaluation of dynamic internal features is feasible with this technique.Synonym: spiral computed tomography
optical coherence tomographyAbbreviation: OCT
A radiographical method used to obtain high-resolution cross-sectional images of tissues and their defects, e.g., of the structures of the eye.
panoramic tomographyZonography.
positron emission tomographyAbbreviation: PET
Reconstruction of brain sections by using positron-emitting radionuclides. By using several different radionuclides, researchers can measure regional cerebral blood flow, blood volume, oxygen uptake, and glucose transport and metabolism, and can locate neurotransmitter receptors. PET has been used with fludeoxyglucose F 18 to identify and localize regional lymph node metastases and to help assess response to therapy.illustration
The images produced by PET are in colors that indicate the degree of metabolism or blood flow. The highest rates appear red, those lower appear yellow, then green, and the lowest rates appear blue. The images in various disease states may then be compared to those of normal subjects. Three- and four-dimensional reconstructions are often achieved through the use of computed tomography (CT) with the same machine. See: illustration
quantitative computed tomographyAbbreviation: QCT
A method for determining the bone mineral density of a three-dimensional bony specimen, e.g., in the vertebral bodies or the forearms. It is used in the diagnosis of osteopenia and osteoporosis.
single photon emission computed tomographyAbbreviation: SPET, SPECT
A medical imaging method for reconstructing sectional images of radiotracer distributions.See: nuclear medicine scanning test; positron emission tomography
spiral computed tomographyHelical computed tomography.
ultrafast computed tomography
Computed tomographic scanning that produces images by rotating the x-ray beam at targets placed around a patient, instead of moving a patient on a gantry through the scanner. The technique minimizes patient movement artifacts and decreases scanning times to about 50 to 100 msec. It is capable of providing good resolution of vascular structures, such as the aorta and the coronary arteries. Synonym: electron-beam tomography
xenon-enhanced computed tomography
Computed tomographic scanning that uses the inert gas xenon to improve the visual distinction between healthy and abnormal tissues, esp. to visualize blood flow to different regions of the brain in stroke.
Medical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners
spiral computed tomographyA development of CT scanning that is rapid, allows scanning of a large body volume on a single breath-hold, and provides high-quality two- and three-dimensional images. The X-ray tube rotates around the patient in a spiral, taking less than a second to complete one rotatation. Up top 60 rotations are possible. A special surface-shading display reveals astonishing detail, especially of bones.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005


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Some customer plan out days in advance, with Ordering they can schedule their event with you.
When the customer is in the Ordering Website, the option "Pre-Order" will be available allowing:
Select Menu- Menus have to be determined by the store owner as available for that weekday i.e. Saturday catering.
Delivery Time -Allows picking a morning menu versus an evening menu.
Go to Menu Button (This button will show the products that this specific store have in the menu and then you can start the Order)
The customer will complete the Ordering process as normal with the last option being choosing a later date and time.
Here is a quick video to show you how it works
We also, of course, have it for your Ordering App: Available for Android and iOS devices.
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According to the National Insulation Association windows and doors typically account for 20% of all heat loss in a home. A leaky single glazed window will also have a big impact on comfort, given the draughts, not to mention the cool temperatures adjacent to the window. This is frequently borne out in our energy surveys; barely a report goes out that fails to make some recommendation to improve windows
The means of heat loss from windows is more complex than one might assume. But there are two characteristics which largely determine how well or poorly a window conserves heat; the U values of the glazing and timber and the degree of air tightness of the window. The latter can be particularly decisive with period sliding sash windows. Research undertaken by English Heritage found that 60% of overall heat loss could be attributed to air leakage.
So in very plain terms there are two objectives, improving the insulation values of the window and reducing any uncontrolled air movement. But what is the best way of meeting these goals? There are a good many options available which vary significantly in effectiveness and cost. Do you refurbish or replace?
Air Tightness
- Draught proofing can make an immediate difference which won't cost the earth. You could try doing it yourself. But unless you're an undercover joiner I'd leave this to the pros. There is a world of difference between a well installed draught proofing system, routed into the wood itself, and some sticky backed rubber strip.
- It can be quite staggering to see how timber windows, seemingly beyond repair, can be refurbished to look like new. Doing so will also help to reduce air leakage and is often done at the same time as draught proofing. Regular maintenance of timber windows is essential to help them realise their full life time. A well maintained timber window should last longer than most people will be alive. Then it's someone else's problem. In contrast a UPVC window can need replacing after twenty years.
- An increasingly popular solution for single glazed sash windows is to keep the box and sashes and install new double glazing. It some cases this is feasible but we would urge caution as many of these windows date from the early 20th century or before and simply weren't designed to cope with the additional weight of the double glazing.
- Secondary glazing will improve the U-value of the window but not to the same extent as modern double glazing. However if noise is a problem, secondary glazing with a large air gap is the better solution. Also in its favour is that it is a lot cheaper than installing new windows and in some conservation areas and in listed buildings, it's the only option. Ventilation must also be considered.
- Upgrading the glazing to either modern double or triple glazing is the surest way to significantly improve the U-values of a window. The typical U values for a single, double and triple glazed window are 5.0W/m2, 1.7W/m2 and 0.8W/m2 respectively. It will also secure an improvement in comfort. This is exemplified by a table often seen in Passivhaus presentations. It depicts the internal surface temperature of a window with an external temperature of -5°C and an internal temperature of 21°C. Under this scenario the temperature adjacent to a single glazed window is 1°C, an older double glazed window sees it rise to 11°C, a more modern double glazed window has it hitting 16°C and finally a triple glazed window has an adjacent temperature of a balmy 18°C.
Very crudely speaking, air tightness can be significantly improved without having to replace a window. However if you're looking to make inroads into the heat loss through the glazing you should really be considering replacement windows. Incremental improvements can be achieved with the use of curtains, shutters and blinds. On the other hand there would be little point in installing Passivhaus standard triple glazed windows if the other elements of the building are a much poorer thermal standard. It also seems pretty wasteful to replace windows that are in a good shape. Of course the most natural time to upgrade your windows is when they need replacing anyway. But maybe that's too long to be cold.
Deciding what to do with your windows is not clear cut, there will undoubtedly be a number of things you'll need to factor in. Just make sure you know what all the options are. And make sure you choose a tradesman you can trust; otherwise missed delivery times will only be the start of your worries!
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How do I make RPC calls from C?
My question is related to the question: "How do I call JSON RPC API using C#?"
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How do I make RPC calls from C?
My question is related to the question: "How do I call JSON RPC API using C#?"
The C API for processing JSON is Jansson. C applications like
libblkmaker use cURL for making the calls and Jansson for interpreting the JSON that cURL fetches.
For example basic usage (which can be easily modified for Bitcoin RPC), see the Jansson example
github_commits.c and the associated tutorial.
Here's an example of how to make JSON RPC calls with cURL, the output of which Jansson could process:
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <curl/curl.h>
int main()
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
struct curl_slist *headers = NULL;
if (curl) {
const char *data =
"{\"jsonrpc\": \"1.0\", \"id\":\"curltest\", \"method\": \"getinfo\", \"params\": [] }";
headers = curl_slist_append(headers, "content-type: text/plain;");
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, headers);
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://127.0.0.1:8332/");
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDSIZE, (long) strlen(data));
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, data);
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_USERPWD,
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_USE_SSL, CURLUSESSL_TRY);
return 0;
It will print, like the cURL example, something like this:
{"result":{"balance":0.000000000000000,"blocks":59952,"connections":48,"proxy":"","generate":false, "genproclimit":-1,"difficulty":16.61907875185736},"error":null,"id":"curltest"}


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Please call 811 before digging on your property.You can also read our Homeowner Document to learn more.
You can call 811, or 800-282-7411.You can also read our Contractor / Excavator Document to learn more.
The Georgia 811 Center (call before you dig) now allows homeowners to request a locate ticket online. Upon satisfactory completion, you will receive an email confirmation with the ticket number and other important information. You will also receive a listing of all facility owners that will be notified of your request.
Full instructions for completing the application are included on the website.


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Read these 7 Shipping Software Tips tips to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. Each tip is approved by our Editors and created by expert writers so great we call them Gurus. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Shopping Cart tips and hundreds of other topics.
Your multi-carrier shipping software can provide your business with a competitive edge. You need to make shipment decisions in real time and offer your customers choices in terms of cost and delivery time. Multi-carrier shipping software ties into various carriers to provide you with up to date pricing and real-time package tracing. Look for shipping software that simplifies your outbound logistics and integrates with your in-house business systems. Integration with your existing systems in addition to various carriers is a key factor in selecting a shipping software solution that makes sense for your business. You want to streamline your whole shipping process while gaining access to more information so you can provide your customers with more visible data while keeping your costs low.
No. If you know you are going to ship with multiple carriers, do not get locked into using a different piece of shipping software for each carrier. That would mean you are making the decision about which carrier to use without being able to analyze the different costs and benefits of each in real-time. Fedex ups shipping software, as well as shipping software that works with other carriers as well, is available on either a stand-alone machine or a multi-user system. If you only have one shipping clerk, your fedex ups shipping software can probably run on a single computer in a single location. When your business grows such that you need more options, expand into a multi-user system that is well integrated with your other internal software applications.
Shipping software is an important part of your total software solution. You want your shipping software to be integrated with the other parts of your business software, such as CRM, order tracking, inventory management, and accounting. Some software available only works with a particular carrier but you use multiple shipping services make sure you get a multi carrier shipping system. Costs can vary dramatically. Don't pay for features you don't need--but don't go for the low cost solution and get shipping software that doesn't really support all your needs and causes you to do data entry in multiple places.
A shipping software solution can lessen the amount of time necessary to prepare shipping documents and eliminate orders. Instead of looking up shipping rates and zone charts and calculating total costs by hand, a shipping software solution provides you with all that instantly. You can easily compare rates from different carriers and increase the accuracy of your shipping charges so you don't accidentally over or under charge the customers. In addition, many shipping software solutions help calculate dimensions and weight overcharges so you can see at a glance the best carrier to use for a particular shipment. Rather than having to train your shipping clerks on multiple systems, use shipping software that ties into multiple carriers so they only have to learn one piece of software and one method of preparing and tracking shipments.
A multi carrier shipping system provides you information about the best shipping options avaiable for you from multiple carriers. Most businesses can benefit from using multiple carriers to provide their customers with the most flexible shipping choices. You need to decide whether your business is such that you can do all the work from a single stand-alone system or if your multi carrier shipping system needs to support mulitple people in multiple places. If you do international business, make sure your shipping software can support that. Labels should be able to be printed for multiple packages within the same shipment. If you are doing ecommerce, look for a multi carrier shipping system that will keep your customers upated about shipment tracking via email. The shipping software should also integrate with your other in-house software packages, such as accounting, and provide customized reporting on shipping information.
Many web-based shopping cart programs include modules that interface directly with web-based systems from leading shipping providers like UPS, FedEx, DHL and the USPS. These modules allow direct setting of shipping prices, order drop-off and pick-up, etc. But how do you make sure your shopping cart works with your favorite shipping providers? Ask and read before you buy. Not all shopping carts work with all providers. If you go ahead and purchase without studying beforehand, you might end up with a web-based shopping cart that doesn't work with your favorite shipper.
Look to your online shopping cart program to connect with major carriers like FedEx, UPS, DHL and the USPS to allow buyers to automatically choose shipping options and have the costs added onto their totals in real time. If your Internet shopping cart doesn't do this, it's going to take a lot of extra work on your part to calculate shipping costs yourself and add them into the bill. Remember the ecommerce mantra: If you can automate it, you can save time and money.
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Bayview Village kicked off Lunar New Year in its signature 'haute' style this past Saturday, January 25 where they unveiled the completed mural by local artist collective, BlincStudios. The mural showcases the traditional Lion Dance in the beautiful natural scenery of cherry blossoms and mountains.
Until Saturday, February 8, shoppers have the opportunity to check out the mural and enter to win a 6-month flower subscription from Tonic Blooms by posting a photo of the mural on Instagram, following and tagging @bvshops, and using the hashtag #CNYatBV.
In addition to the giveaway, the below initiatives are still underway:
- A complimentary set of exclusive Bayview Village Pink Pockets are available at the Concierge desk to spread best wishes and good luck for the New Year, while supplies last.
- A Signature Manicure at Hammam Spa by Céla when customers spend $500 or more within a single day at Bayview Village (limited quantities available until February 8, 2020).
About Bayview Village
Bayview Village Shopping Centre is one of Canada's top-performing shopping venues. Located at Bayview and Sheppard in Toronto, the lifestyle centre features over 110 luxury tenants including a highly-curated collection of one-of-a-kind boutiques, restaurants and services making it a mecca for Toronto's foodies, fashionistas and décoristas.
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The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel- Volume 1
It Takes a Graveyard to Raise a Child. Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, being raised by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead. There are adventures in the graveyard for a boy-an ancient Indigo Man, a gateway to the abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible Sleer. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, he will be in danger from the man Jack-who has already killed Bod's family. Each chapter in this adaptation by P. Craig Russell is illustrated by a different luminary from the comic book world, showcasing a variety of styles from a breadth of talent. Together, they bring Neil Gaiman's award-winning, nationally bestselling novel The Graveyard Book to new life in this gorgeously illustrated two-volume graphic novel adaptation. Volume One contains Chapter One through the Interlude, while Volume Two includes Chapter Six to the end.
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Many countries worldwide have recognized the importance of implementing e-government strategies as one of the key options for improving the delivery of government services to their citizens. This has been enhanced by developments in information and communication technology (ICT) coupled with tangible economic benefits that are attached to international collaborative networks brought about by various facets of globalization (UN, 2003; Rycroft & Kash, 2004). Implementing e-government strategies has created an avenue for potential citizen empowerment through direct online access to services in which the users submit their inquiries on issues affecting their development. Such an environment has further challenged participating governments to improve their general performance through increased efficiency, accountability and transparency (Abramson & Means, 2001; Andersen, 2004; Garson, 2004; Heeks, 2002; Ho, 2002; Holliday, 2002; Kalu, 2007; La Porte et al., 2002; Michael & Bates, 2005; UN, 2003). One of the observed major shifts associated with e-government is improved relationship between government agencies and users of government information in terms of delivery of and access to government services.
Therefore, various governments—including those from developing countries—are implementing e-government strategies at various levels of complexity, from simple to sophisticated settings. Moreover, most African countries have been motivated to adopt e-government even though they have to deal with such challenges as poor telecommunications infrastructure and a low level of awareness of the potential benefits of ICTs in development, and relatively low literacy levels (Davidrajuh, 2007; Ifinedo, 2007; Heeks, 2002; Mutula, 2002; Panagopoulos, 2004; Singh & Naidoo, 2005; UN, 2003, 2004). Some of the reasons that might have prompted these countries to implement e-government strategies are associated with the noted advantages drawn from the experiences of other regions of the world. Such advantages have been summarized by the UN (2001) as: potential for more user-centered, transparent and efficient services; cost effectiveness of service delivery; improved quality of services; and spreading all the associated benefits of implementing e-government strategies to the national economy at large. Similar or closely related benefits have been reported by Allen et al. (2001), Bertot et al. (2008), Blackstone et al. (2005), Garson (2004), Heeks (2002), La Porte, et al. (2002), Panagopoulos (2004), Riley (2000), Stowers (2004), and Whitson and Davis (2001).
Much as many governments have adopted e-government, the issue has also attracted researchers from various disciplines. They have conducted such studies as evaluating the status of e-government implementation, related services and users, and the challenges faced by implementing governments or nations (Andersen, 2004; Ho, 2002; Holliday, 2002; Ifinedo, 2007; Lau et al., 2008; Norris, 2005; Reddick, 2004; Salem, 2003; Singh & Naidoo, 2005). For instance, Reddick (2004) takes note of the methods involved in some of e-government research programs (54):
There are essentially two streams of research on e-government growth in public administration. The first stream is the content analysis of government Web sites for specific features of e-government. The second stream of literature is the e-government surveys of local government officials. There are also studies that combine both content and survey methodologies.


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Housekeeping Staff
General Responsibilities
Performs specific housekeeping tasks as assigned in daily work assignments including cleaning and polishing furniture, washing and sanitizing bathrooms, dusting, vacuuming etc. to assure resident rooms are clean and general assignment areas are presentable to the public.
Essential Duties
- Performs housekeeping tasks as may be requested by resident promptly and politely.
- Cleans, polishes, washing and sanitizing bathrooms, dusting, vacuum resident rooms as assigned.
- Cleans, dusts and vacuums public areas.
- Ensures that work/cleaning schedules are followed closely.
High school diploma or GED required.
Previous housekeeping experience preferred
Physical and Sensory Requirements(with or without the aid of mechanical devices)
Must function independently, have flexibility, personal integrity and ability to work effectively with residents, personnel and support agencies. Position requires proficient interpersonal and communication skills; moderate reading, writing and grammar skills; auditory and visual skills; ability to bend, stoop, sit, stand, lift, reach, and push or pull a minimum of 50 pounds.
Brandywine at Wall
2021 Highway 35
Wall, NJ 07719
This bright and active community is located right on route 35, although you would never know it when stepping out to the courtyard and serene garden area. Residents at Wall love the outdoors and gardening and enjoy spending the summer months at Belmar beach.


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The requirements for recording documents are as follows:
Sublette County now accepts e-recordings from Simplifile and CSC iRecord.
The address to use if sending your documents using the US Postal Service is:Sublette County Clerk's OfficeP O Box 250Pinedale WY 82941
The address to us if sending your documents using UPS or FedEx is:Sublette County Clerk's Office21 S. Tyler AvenuePinedale WY 82941
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Fri, 30 November 2012
Joe DeRosa (Comedy Central! CHEAT film and book! Comedy!) is one of Pete's best friends and funniest people ever and Pete was so glad to get to sit down with him at his place in NYC and gab like guys. So much gabbin. Laughs, bits, riffing bits, laser. All of it. ENJOY, WEIRDOS!!
Direct download: YMIW106_Joe_DeRosa.mp3
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Wed, 28 November 2012
Aisha Tyler (holy cow! the talk! archer! girl on guy podcast) is a pure delight and a weirdo treasure. Pete and Aisha had never met before, but hit it off immediately and got down to the weird, wonderful and silly, silly laugh fest that is the episode. Please enjoy you weird, weird weirdos!
Direct download: YMIW105_Aisha_Tyler.mp3
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Thu, 22 November 2012
Kurt Metzger was so great on the live YMIW in NYC Pete had to grab him for a full one-on-one before he left and this is the hilarious and weird result. Kurt (Comedy Central, Ugly Americans) is one of Pete's favs (no surprise there) and after this, he's probably for sure gonna be one of yours too. GET INTO IT, WEIRDOS!!
Direct download: YMIW104_Kurt_Metzger.mp3
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Tue, 20 November 2012
Jonathan Katz (Explosion Bus! Comedy Central's Dr Katz Professional Therapist!) and his writing partner Tom Snyder (amazing science mind AND comedy mind!!) laid down one of the most interesting and dynamic YMIWs of all time. What a weird journey that Pete sincerely hopes you enjoy as much as he did (which is a ton). Lotta laughing, lotta learning, lotta loving. GET INTO IT, WEIRDOS!!
Direct download: YMIW103_Katz_and_Snyder.mp3
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Fri, 16 November 2012
LIVE FROM THE GRAMERCY THEATER IN NYC! Holy cow, what a line-up. Pete's co-writer and director for all the videos he's ever made (College Humor's Badman, Doctor, etc) and field producer for The Daily Show Oren Brimer is the first guest! Followed by the hilarious Kurt Metzger (Ugly Americans, Comedy Central), Hari Kondabolu (Conan! Comedy Central), Gabe Liedman (writer for upcoming Amy Schumer show, comedy duo Gabe and Jenny), and Yannis Pappas (Comedy Central, Best Week Ever) rounding out the panel with Chelsea Peretti there to ruin the show. Enjoy, weirdos!
Direct download: YMIW102_Live_from_NY_Comedy_Festival.mp3
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Wed, 14 November 2012
Jessica St Clair (NBC's BFF! UCB! Best Week Ever!) is one of Pete's absolute favorite people: hilarious, thoughtful, and they even look kind of related. Just such a fun recording of two gals gabbin like gals, but one of them is a dude. Who loves gabbin. Please enjoy, weirdos!!
Direct download: YMIW101_Jess_St_Clair.mp3
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Fri, 9 November 2012
Happy Weirdiversary, weirdos! And what could be weirder than Pete's Best Worst Friend Chelsea Peretti (Louie, Parks and Rec, Comedy Central) interviewing Pete with questions sent in by listeners?! Not much, we think. THANK YOU for the questions, but so much more for 100 episodes of wonder, joy, awkwardness, vulnerability, acceptance, laughter (loud, giggling, squee-ing) and delightful crispiness, weirdos. We love you! HERE'S TO 100 MORE!! Remain crispy.
Direct download: YMIW100_Chelsea.mp3
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Wed, 7 November 2012
Paul Scheer (The League! How Did This Get Made Podcast! Human Giant!) finally gets in the studio to make it wonderful and weird. Just a delightful and hilarious human man. God, we love us some Paul Scheer and hope you weirdos do too! GET INTO IT!
Direct download: YMIW99_Paul_Scheer.mp3
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Fri, 2 November 2012
BRET ERNST (Comedy Central Half Hour, Vince Vaughn comedy tour, comedy!) is such a unique and hilarious story, you won't believe it. Enjoy such a classic guest and tales of a squirrel that has sex with human people. GET INTO IT, WEIRDOS!
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Viral pneumonia is an infection of your lungs caused by a virus. The most common cause is the flu, but you can also get viral pneumonia from the common cold and other viruses. These nasty germs usually stick to the upper part of your respiratory system. But the trouble starts when they get down into your lungs. Then the air sacs in your lungs get infected and inflamed, and they fill up with fluid.
Anything that weakens your body's defenses (immune system) can raise your chances of getting pneumonia.
Am I More Likely to Get It?
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- Have chronic (ongoing) conditions like asthma, diabetes, or heart disease
- Are recovering from surgery
- Don't eat right or get enough vitamins and minerals
- Have another condition that weakens your body's defenses
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- Drink too much alcohol
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- Loss of appetite
- Muscle pain
After a day or so your fever might get worse. You might also feel like you can't catch your breath. If your lungs are invaded with bacteria, you might also get some of the same symptoms as bacterial pneumonia, like:
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Can I Prevent Viral Pneumonia?
You can do these things to help lower your odds of getting viral pneumonia:
- Get a flu shot every year.
- Wash your hands regularly, especially after you go to the bathroom and before you eat.
- Eat right, with plenty of fruits and vegetables.
- Exercise.
- Get enough sleep.
- Don't smoke.
- Stay away from people who are sick.
How Is It Diagnosed?
Your doctor might be able to tell if you have viral pneumonia just by examining you and asking questions about your symptoms and general health. Chances are your doctor will listen to your lungs with a stethoscope. That's because certain sounds can mean fluid is in your lungs. But if your doctor isn't sure, you might have to get a chest X-ray.
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Prudential Gives Differently-abled Employees A Voice
Steve Adubato speaks with Diane Hettinger, Director of AD Accommodation at Prudential Financial, and Thomas Chappell, a System Programmer at Prudential Financial, from the Amazon Alexa VOICE Summit at NJIT, to understand how the organization is giving differently-abled individuals a voice in the workplace.
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"This is a fascinating segment on a lot of levels. We want to welcome two of our special guests, and I'll tell you about the gentleman on my right. This is Diane Hettinger, Director of Health and Wellness at a little company called? Prudential. Now what do you guys do? I'm joking! I'm joking! [laughter] And this is Thomas Chappell, who is a Technologist at Prudential. And Thomas is working with Tyler, because Thomas has a hearing issue, correct? That's correct. Yes. I'm deaf. I lost my hearing. Okay. So this segment, as we were getting ready for it, what's so fascinating about it... we're talking at the Voice Summit. Thomas has a powerful voice. He has important things to say. But the question is what technology is available to make a difference in the workplace so that his voice can be heard? That's right. That's correct. Talk to us. And then we'll talk to Thomas. So the first thing that I always like to communicate is that Prudential is so interested in getting the best and the brightest talent. So we're always looking for the greatest talent that we can find, you know, as any other corporation. To service our customers, to be successful for our shareholders and our stakeholders. And what we're finding is that there are so... there's such a huge community of differently-abled individuals that aren't tapped into in the workplace. The unemployment rate is tremendous compared to the unemployment rate of the general population. Sure. So how can we reach that voice? How can we bring in that talent? And help those individuals be successful, and make Prudential a company... Which also helps Prudential and helps the people you serve everyday? Oh of course. Of course. It helps us reach our business goals. So Thomas, there are a couple of technologies that are helpful to you. One is called video relay service - VRS - correct? Yeah. VRS. Yes. Video relay service, like you said. That's if I wanted to call an individual, or if I wanted to call into a meeting, I'd have a screen that I could pull up on my iPad, or an app where an where an interpreter will come up from a certain company, you have an account with that app, and... so Prudential provides me with that. So I'd have a meeting with... I can call into. It's also like FaceTime almost. So I call... I have an interpreter appear on the app, the interpreter will call into the meeting for me, you know, talk with the individuals who are in the meeting that were relaying... interpret everything back and forth to me..."


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According to media reports, famous Pakistani film star Shabnam is planning to return to Pakistan and settling here for whole life.
Shabnam nowdyas lives in Bangladesh. She worked a lot in Pakistani films and remained one of the busiest and most popular actress of Pakistani showbiz Industry.
Unfortunately after an unhappy incident she went from Pakistan. Although the Court heard the case of the incident and awarded death sentence to five accused persons.
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Jogging, nordic walking and going for a walk - inter-disciplinary recommendations to keep people physically active in times of the covid-19 lockdown in Tyrol, Austria
Physical activity has a strong impact on physical and mental health. It prevents diseases, strengthens the immune system, and helps to reduce stress. Moreover, physical activity increases the psychological well-being, with outdoor exercise showing even more positive effects. In times when national regulations also restrict the possibilities for exercise, the authors—referring to scientifically sound findings and adhering to the current social distancing rules—recommend allowing moderate outdoor sports activities (jogging, Nordic walking, going for a walk) and the use of park trails, hiking trails, and forest roads in easy terrains.
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What's hiding in those woods? Is there something under your bed? Have you heard the stories about the creature in the water?
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Colin Dickey is the author of four books, including The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained; and Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places. He is a cultural historian who has traveled the country in search of ghosts, aliens, and monsters, and whose work focuses on the morbid and the macabre, as well as the fringe beliefs that linger at the margins of culture.
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With CBS in repeat mode*, several Thursday shows — including three "bubble" series — rebounded from last week's soft numbers.
NBC's Community, with 3.2 million total viewers, a 1.4 demo rating and a luminous Gillian Jacobs, inched up 6 and 8 percent, while fellow NBC comedy Up All Night (3.2 mil/1.5) — leading out of a fresh Office episode — wrapped its freshman run with gains of more than 20 percent.
2012 Renewal Scorecard: What's Coming Back? What's Getting Axed? What's on the Bubble?
At 10 o'clock, with The Mentalist riding the pine, ABC's Scandal (7.5 mil/2.1) upticked a bit; NBC's Awake however stayed flat at 2.65 mil/0.9.
Elsewhere on the night….
8 pm | American Idol's results show (15.3 mil/4.2) was up 8 percent week-to-week. ABC's Missing gained a few viewers (hitting 7.9 mil) but dipped a tenth in the demo (to a 1.4). Despite having a repeat Big Bang lead-in, Rules of Engagement held steady at 8.5 mil/2.7, while time slot rival 30 Rock (3 mil/1.4) was up 9 and 17 percent.
9 pm | Grey's Anatomy (8.8 mil/2.9) saw slight gains, but found itself bested in its opening half hour by a Big Bang repeat (10.3 mil/3.0). Fox's Touch (8.2 mil/2.3) gained 14 percent in audience. The Office (4.35 mil/2.1) dropped 10 percent to an all-time demo low (yet was NBC's highest-rated Thursday program, so…).
* As our sister site Deadline points out, CBS is mulling the prospect of a two-hour Thursday comedy block for the 2012-13 TV season, pushing Person of Interest to 10 pm (and The Mentalist to a new night). The above numbers, from repeats no less, prove promising.
What were you tuned into this Thursday?