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The reality of life is sometimes pushed aside to allow for all of those daily distractions that hit us when we least expect it, especially when it comes to money handling issues. Students in high school and college are required to take classes such as math, the sciences, English, computers. Yet the majority of schools do not require any type of personal money management tips and life training in preparation of going out and learning to function in a society full of high money demands.
Having little or no money handling ideas when it comes to managing money most definitely can lead to a life of struggle, living paycheck to paycheck and having no secure financial freedom going into the future. Perhaps this is the reason over 77 million Americans are in debt. Wealth planning and money handling is completely ignored with the urgency of going out, getting a job and
bringing home a weekly paycheck.
Many agree that there should be some sort of mandatory money handling program that everyone is required to commit to, just like the tax system program that we have in this country. A plan where financial understanding through budgeting, with continuing education of proper ways to handle money, and understanding how debt works. Some sort of long term basic plan that gives people a good understanding of their money situation and planning for the future.
Handling retirement money:
Over 48 million Americans receive monthly social security benefits and over 10 million rely totally on that monthly check due to not having any other income coming in. This falls back to the situation of not planning out their future, not understanding how they could have built some sort of financial security throughout the years if they knew more about managing money.
Many of these individuals stated that they thought their social security benefits would carry them through the years but they failed to factor in such things as economic setbacks, price increases, an overabundance of medical bills, unexpected emergencies
The average Social Security monthly check is approximately $950.00
Over 50 percent of people that are still in the workforce today do not have a pension
Over 33 percent have no savings at all set aside for their retirement years
What is more alarming is that almost 20 percent of Americans between the ages of 55 through 64 have nothing. They are finding out that they can't totally rely on social security, yet they have absolutely no idea of what they are going.
So what can you do to get a grip on handling money and preventing
nasty money problems from taking over your life?
Lets look at handling everyday money issues:
- Live below your means, learn to save for the expensive things, learn to wait until you can afford something instead of use credit cards and building up debt.
- Maintain good health, mentally and physically. Your health plays a very important part in having a strong financial status. How? Take care of yourself or end up paying more for medical expenses, keep your mind sharp, never stop learning
- Keep up to date on how your finances are progressing
- Get knowledgeable on how you can make changes to prevent and minimize any money issues
- Change your social status and perhaps your circle of friends. Who you acquaint yourself with will affect your thinking and your success. Are your friends go getters, are they high achievers, do they know the value of commitment and go after what they want? Or do they dream their lives away, always wishing for something different, just getting by.
- Can you learn a new trade, a new hobby or skill that you can turn into a side business.
- Figure out a way to pay all of your bills on time each month
- Figure out a way to bring in some extra cash
- Understand the value of money and when used in the right way how it can work for you
- Set aside a few hours each week to learn the best way to handle your finances and to
- Learn to set realistic short term goals, and set realistic long term goals, work them and stick to them
- Put yourself and your family on a budget, understand what money you have coming in and especially where your money is going each month
- Learn to build your own financial success, get help from a mentor, from a financial planner, read as much as you can, get yourself organized
The actions you take will display what quality of life you live,
and what your future outcome will look like!!
You can check out more tips and ideas, find more resources to get your gears in motion:
Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School?: 99 Personal Money Management Principles to Live By This book teaches you how to think differently about having money, dealing with debt and especially with everyday life issues.
How to Manage Your Money When You Don't Have Any. This source is all about surviving the hard times, an excerpt from the book says it all. This book was "specifically written for Americans who struggle to make it on a monthly basis. It provides a respectful, no-nonsense look at the difficult realities of our modern economy, along with an easy to follow path toward better financial stability that will give hope to even the most financially strapped households"
There are hundreds of personal money management tips, ideas and basic understandings to take in consideration,, that millions of people fail to take advantage of. Use this information for yourself or share it with friends and family members. Learn to make changes, learn to be in total control of your money.
Never Stop Learning….Angela


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Blog: Why Move to the Cloud? Top 5 Business Benefits to Consider
This is an exciting time for cloud adoption. Most companies are building their cloud-first strategies to adopt and scale with the future because the cloud is simply better than on-premises datacenters for many companies regardless of current scale. Although some


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Mother's Day is a time for families to celebrate the incredible women in their lives, but it is also a welcomed opportunity for busy moms to take some time for themselves. You've gotten her that perfect gift, written her a thoughtful card—but the celebrations don't have to end there. Channeling your creative side with a fun activity is a playful way to make the day extra special.
That thought is what inspired Laurén LaRocca and Marlan Willardson—party stylists and lifestyle bloggers behind Twink + Sis—to host a sophisticated pink-and-gold-tinted party for fellow moms to relax and bond over crafted cocktails and a colorful DIY bracelet (because, sometimes Mom wants to play with arts and crafts, too). Not only are you connecting with your own mom at the occasion, but you're also giving her a chance to enjoy time with friends—an activity that often gets lost in the busy lives of these superwomen.
"Since the party was in honor of our fellow moms, we wanted to make the decor really feminine, with touches of pink, peach, and gold," says LaRocca. "The goal was to create a comfortable and intimate table where the guests could enjoy their drinks and conversation, while still being able to focus on their bracelet-making."
Read on to see how LaRocca and Willardson pulled together the beautiful tablescape, signature sips, and hands-on craft project.
"The vintage runner and gold candlesticks had a glamorous 1960's feel," says LaRocca. "It contrasted really well with the bare wood tables, and marble serving platters." The candles are by Yummi Candles, the glassware is by Borrowed Blu and the linens are by Hostess Haven. Iris & Daughter, a Los Angeles-based floral studio, used anemones, ranunculus, peonies, and wax flowers for floral arrangements in a palette of pinks, white, coral, and yellow. "The modern white hexagonal vases were the perfect offset to the feminine flowers."
For a sweet bite, the husband-wife team behind Whisk and Whittle created lemon tartlets with raspberry drizzle and fresh berries. Savory options on the menu included fig crostini with goat cheese, truffle honey and fig jam; tomato & zucchini polenta cakes with roasted corn salsa; and asparagus crostini with asparagus, ricotta & lemon zest.
Stillhouse Moonshine served a flight of hand-crafted cocktails perfect for the Mother's Day celebration.
"The Pineapple Express [shown here] is made with Stillhouse coconut whiskey and fresh pineapple juice, and garnished with a lavender sprig," says Chase Beckerman of Stillhouse Moonshine.
Other cocktails included the Mint Condition (Stillhouse mint chip whiskey, soda, chocolate shavings, and a fresh mint sprig) and A Sip of Spring (Stillhouse peach tea whiskey, organic fresh peach agave lemonade, and fresh organic raspberries).
Crafters at Makers Mess provided materials for the bracelet project, plus an instructor who helped guide guests through the crafting process. "Each guest was greeted at their place setting with materials for seed bracelet making, including a gold or silver charm they could hammer with special letters or numbers of their choosing," says LaRocca.
Follow the instructions below for your own DIY party bracelet, courtesy of Sara Flate, co-founder of Makers Mess.
- Seed beads in a variety of colors
- Elastic or friendship bracelet string
- Beading needles
- A decorative napkin or small towel
Seed beads are tiny, so to make your bracelet, you will need beading needles to thread the beads onto your elastic/string. Work on the towel or napkin to keep the beads from rolling.
Thread your elastic or string through your beading needle eye. You can make any design you'd like. Once you're finished with your bracelet (be careful not to pick it up and spill your beads), have a friend tie it around your wrist for a perfect fit. Tie it like the start of tying your shoes and then repeat. Then, loop one of the cord ends through the loop of the overhand knot again. You could even loop one end through the loop again for a third pass. (This is what's called a surgeon's knot.)
Lucia Tonelli is an Assistant Editor at Town & Country, where she writes about the royal family, culture, real estate, design, and more.


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Over the decades, Walt Disney Animation Studios has done a fine job of creating numerous animated feature films that appeal not only to children but also to the child in all of us: THE LITTLE MERMAID, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and TANGLED come to mind. And then, on the other hand, there's WRECK-IT RALPH, which plays like an afternoon kiddie cartoon that somehow escaped to the big screen. Oh sure, some references to old-fashioned video-games may fly over the heads of younger viewers, but little else will. The story pushes a heartfelt message, but the humorous antics are pitched at a strictly juvenile level that will have parents yawning while their children roar in approval.
In fact, I am so obviously not the film's target audience that I have pressed back into service Timmy, the imaginary five-year-old nephew who reviewed UNDERDOG back in 2007. Amazingly, five years later, Timmy remains five years old, making him the ideal audience for WRECK-IT RALPH. Take it away, Timmy:
This movie was about this guy named Ralph who didn't like being a bad guy anymore because the good guy has all the fun and Ralph doesn't like it that people don't like him and they don't invite him to their party and they don't give him cake. And it made me feel sad for Ralph except Ralph breaks everything when he goes to the party, and he was kind of stupid, so I started to just think he was stupid and I didn't like him more than the other people who didn't like him.
Ralph goes to another games where they go in space and kill space alien bug monsters and it was really cool and I wanted the rest of the movie to be there but then Ralph gets a medal and he goes to another game that was like a girlie game called SugarSlush or something like that, and it was kind of boring there and I thought they wouldn't stay there too long but they did stay too long like almost the rest of the movie and I kept wanting to see the space alien bug monsters again, and we did but not in the other game – they were in the girlie game and that was kind of fun because I hated the girlie game and liked seeing the bugs eat everything but it took too long for this to happen.
Anyway Ralph gets his medal but this girl steals it because she needs it to get in a race to win so she can show the other girls she's as good as them, and Ralph hates her because she stole his medal but then he sees the other girls bash up her car and Ralph feels sorry for her and stops the other girls, and then I felt sorry for the girl and I kind of liked Ralph too because he was nice to the girl after the other girls were mean to her. It was kind of mushy but kind of good too. But then some other stuff happened and it wasn't as good anymore.
But then the Fix-It Felix guy comes to take Ralph back to his game because no one is playing the game anymore because there is nothing for Fix-It Felix to fix when Ralph is gone, but before they can go back the bugs come, and there's this cool lady from the alien space bug game who shoots ray guns at the bugs and Fix-It Felix likes here and it's kind of mushy but funny too because he's like little and short and she's big and strong.
And towards the end the other girl who stole Ralph's medal gets to race but she doesn't get to the finish line because the bugs eat the finish line, but Ralph helps her, so he's like not really a bad guy anymore but he has to act like a bad guy in the game with Fix-It Felix but now Fix-It Felix is nice to him and everybody is happy, and it was okay towards the end with the race and the space alien bugs, but I just wish that part came sooner.
Oh, and I almost forgot, the girlie game was kind of boring but it looked kind of pretty like candy and it made me want to go to the snack bar and buy some candy after the movie was over.
Well, there's not much to add to that. The plot of WRECK-IT RAPH is essentially a rewrite of TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: a character who tires of his job, tries something new, then returns to doing what he does well at the end. John C. Reilly is great as the voice of Ralph, but the character himself is a bit of a dumb lug; at least he learns his lesson by the end.
Much expertise went into crafting the 3D computer-animation, which is lovely to look at but not particularly engaging. Jumping from game to game allows for some amusing clashes of style, but that carries the film only so far.
There are just enough good moments to make WRECK-IT RALPH a bit more than a waste of time for anyone over ten, but most parents will find the film's greatest value when it arrives on video, and they can pop it into the player to distract the kids, while Mom and Dad do something else.
WRECK-IT RALPH ( Walt Disney Animation Studios, November 2, 2012). Directed by Rich Moore. Written by Jennifer Lee and Phil Johnston. Voices: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Mindy Kaling, Joe Lo Truglio, Ed O'Neill, Dennis Haysbert, Edie McClurg. 108 Minutes. Rated PG


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What You Need to Know About Event Management
Event management is the art of planning and producing events that have a significant impact on the business community and are thus required to be managed efficiently. The art of event management is quite similar to that of event planning but is more focused towards the management of big events rather than the preparation of events. Event management involves the effective management of corporate, non-profit, educational, governmental, media, and other special event activities. Event management can also be termed as event planning or event promotion.
The term event management can be used to refer to a number of diverse activities. However, the focus of this article will be on managing an event or program, as opposed to event planning. Many companies engage in some form of event management as it is a very effective way to increase brand awareness, manage expenses, promote product awareness, and build relationships. In addition, in-house project management can be quite beneficial to a company as it can help to streamline the process and cut costs. While an in-house project manager may not be able to handle every task associated with an event, a good project manager can effectively manage one or two tasks. Furthermore, it can provide valuable insight into how to better manage events in the future.
Most companies now require event planners or event managers, which is basically a part of the event management team. An event planner or event manager is responsible for: preparing the written contract; choosing the vendor(s); researching suppliers; delegating various tasks; analyzing costs; creating project plans; communicating with sponsors; and monitoring the event. When hiring a full-time event planner or event manager, look for those who have experience in your industry and a background in your specific discipline such as marketing, technology, hospitality, design, finance, or non-profit.
Some of the main duties of an event planning or event management professional include: preparing the contract; selecting vendors; researching suppliers; delegating various tasks; communicating with sponsors; and analyzing the success or failure of an event. Other duties may include: negotiating with guests; collecting fees; creating program; and supervising the organization of the event. Depending on the type of event, some event planning or event management professionals may also be involved in: managing the program; collecting payment from guests; creating a budget; and assisting in related tasks such as program delivery, vendor coordination, and data collection. Some other additional duties may include: training guests; preparing program; collecting payment from sponsors; and implementing a program based on the needs of the audience.
In most cases, an event management professional will work closely with a company's director of marketing, technical, creative, or planning. However, some companies may use their own in-house event management team. Typically, the event manager will make the initial contact with potential customers. However, the event planner will make contacts with guests and vendors. The event manager will also handle the reservations, communication between guests, providing transportation to and from venues, handling billing, and creating a program to satisfy the needs of the event.
Some of the most common types of incident management involve sports events. Sports events involve a number of unique types of risks, such as potential injuries, public relations considerations, product safety, and legal issues. As an example, if a player is injured during a game, the event management firm would handle the medical issue and ensure that the player is compensated for any potential lost income or pain and suffering. If there are legal issues related to the event, the firm would work with attorneys and other professionals to resolve the situation.
Although it is impossible to eliminate all risks, event planners and event management teams can significantly reduce the amount of risk to businesses. To that end, many businesses prefer to hire professional event planners. The following tips can help you determine whether to hire an in-house team or an outside provider: interview or receive interviews at least three event planners. Ask them to provide written samples of their work. Ask to meet with them to discuss the experience of each planner and to discuss their strengths and weaknesses.
Remember that even the best event management companies can fail at certain events. If hiring a third party has proven to be ineffective or expensive, then it may be worthwhile to make sure that your venue is safe and comfortable enough for you and your guests to enjoy. Some businesses also choose to pay event planners a portion of their general contractor bill in order to reduce their risk and expenses. You can learn more about your venue's suitability for your business by consulting a qualified event planner. With this knowledge and information, you will be able to hire an experienced caterer without delay.


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I like ebook versions of RPG texts, which are unfortunately as rare as hen's teeth. PDF is… fine. Not great. Pretty much unreadable on small screens (I sometimes have my phone's pdf viewer read them aloud while I drive, which is … differently sub-optimal), while larger screens are less easy to carry around.
Paper books are the clear winner for any book I plan to reference a lot in play, because it's still too difficult to flip to another part of a text while 'holding your finger' somewhere else in the book.
Bonus Content: I wrote about how to make e-readers suck less as reference tools three and a half years ago, with pictures – http://doycetesterman.com/index.php/2013/01/e-readers-suck-for-reference-materials-but-they-dont-have-to/
On the other hand, if I'm just reading something, electronic is fine.
I just wish we could get away from PDFs and more toward ebook formats.


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Analysis of HireRight's EMEA and APAC screenings between July and September 2016 has shown:
- Nearly two thirds (63%) of job applications contained errors or issues in Q3 2016, the same high levels as seen in the first half of the year.
- Education and Employment remain the verifications most vulnerable to issues.
With discrepancy rates remaining at 63% in Q3, the importance of thorough vetting is again clear to ensure that undesirable candidates don't make it through the door of your company. However, many discrepancies can be the result of innocent errors such as incorrect dates of study or employment. These mistakes are easily avoided when candidates are thoroughly prepared for a background check.
Spotlight on Education and Employment discrepancies
Verification checks on candidates' education and employment history claims frequently uncover issues and are commonly the top two areas in which errors are discovered.
Between July and September 2016, 21% of education and 15% of employment checks contained discrepancies.
Two-thirds (66%) of the discrepancies discovered in education history were errors in the dates of attendance or award received. Additionally, 550 education discrepancies between July and September 2016 were incorrect grades provided by candidates. Whilst attendance dates may be an innocent mistake by a candidate, errors with the award or grade received could be a candidate wishing to embellish their achievements to get the job.
When looking into the employment history discrepancy details, the data reveals that half (50%) of discrepancies are incorrect dates of employment. Perhaps more worrying, over a quarter (29%) misrepresented the position they held, while a further 308 discrepancies showed no record of the stated employment at all.
These detailed figures highlight the importance of a rigorous and thorough vetting programme, to ensure you know who you are hiring.
All statistics based on a sample of over 239,000 checks conducted by HireRight of EMEA and APAC applications from July-September 2016.
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St Bartholomew's Hospital
|St Bartholomew's Hospital
|Barts Health NHS Trust
(qv. the statue above the arch is the only statue of Henry VIII in London)
London, EC1
United Kingdom
|Care system
|National Health Service
|Hospital type
|Healthcare and Teaching
|Affiliated university
|Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
|Emergency department
St Bartholomew's Hospital, also known simply as Barts and later more formally as The Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew, is a hospital located at Smithfield in London and founded in 1123.
Today it forms part of Barts Health NHS Trust.
Early history
Barts was founded in 1123 by Rahere (died 1144, and entombed in the nearby Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great), a favourite courtier of King Henry I. The Dissolution of the Monasteries did not affect the running of Barts as a hospital, but left it in a precarious position by removing its income. It was refounded by King Henry VIII in December 1546, on the signing of an agreement granting the hospital to the Corporation of London, which was reaffirmed by Letters Patent of January 1547 endowing it with properties and income entitlements. The hospital became legally styled as the "House of the Poore in West Smithfield in the suburbs of the City of London of Henry VIII's Foundation", although the title was never used by the general public. The first Superintendent of the hospital was Thomas Vicary, sergeant-surgeon to King Henry, and an early writer on anatomy.[1]
It was here that William Harvey conducted his research on the circulatory system in the 17th century, Percivall Pott and John Abernethy developed important principles of modern surgery in the 18th century, and Mrs Bedford Fenwick worked to advance the nursing profession in the late 19th century.[2]
In 1839 to 1872, the mortality reports show that surgical trauma and postoperative infection were the greatest causes of death. Tuberculosis, however, remained the most fatal nontraumatic cause of death.[3]
Upon the creation of the National Health Service in 1948, it officially became known as St Bartholomew's Hospital.
Barts is the oldest hospital in Britain still providing all medical services and which occupies the site it was originally built on, and has an important current role as well as a long history and architecturally important buildings. The so-named Henry VIII entrance to the hospital continues to be the main public entrance; and the statue of King Henry VIII above the gate is the only remaining statue of him in London.
Its main square was designed by James Gibbs in the 1730s. Of the four original blocks only three survive; they include the block containing the Great Hall and two flanking blocks that contained wards. The first wing to be built was the North Wing, in 1732, which includes the Great Hall and the Hogarth murals. The South Wing followed in 1740, the West in 1752 and finally the East Wing in 1769. In 1859, a fountain was placed at the square's centre with a small garden.[1]
St Bartholomew's Hospital has existed on the same site since its founding in the 12th century, surviving both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz. Its museum, which is open Tuesdays to Fridays every week, shows how medical care has developed over this time and explains the history of the hospital. Part-way around the exhibition is a door which opens on to the hospital's official entrance hall. On the walls of the staircase are two murals painted by William Hogarth, The Pool of Bethesda (1736) and The Good Samaritan (1737). They can only be seen at close quarters on Friday afternoons. Hogarth was so outraged by the news that the hospital was commissioning art from Italian painters that he insisted on doing these murals free of charge, as a demonstration that English painting was equal to the task. The Pool of Bethesda is of particular medical interest, as it depicts a scene in which Christ cures the sick: display material on the first floor speculates in modern medical terms about the ailments from which Christ's patients in the painting are suffering.
The room to which the staircase leads is the hospital's Great Hall, a double-height room in Baroque-style. Although there are a few paintings inside the Great Hall, nearly all are on movable stands: the walls themselves are mostly given over to the display of the very many large, painted plaques which list, in detail, the sums of money given to the hospital by its benefactors. Some of the donations recorded in £sd (pounds, shillings, pence) are odd amounts because they were the remains of an estate after all other bequests had been settled; other odd amounts were donated as round numbers of guineas but recorded as £sd.
After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the hospital precincts of the ancient priory were redesignated as an Anglican ecclesiastical parish, with St Bartholomew-the-Less becoming the parish church – a unique situation amongst English hospital foundations. St Barts-the-Less is the only survivor of five chapels originally within the hospital's estate, the others failing to survive the Reformation. The church has a 15th-century tower and vestry, and its connections with the hospital can be seen not only in its early-20th century stained glass window of a nurse, a gift from the Worshipful Company of Glaziers, but also in commemorative plaques adorning its interior.[4]
Throughout the whole of the 19th century, the Hardwick family were major benefactors of the hospital. Thomas Hardwick Jr. (1752–1825), Philip Hardwick (1792–1870), and Philip Charles Hardwick (1822–92) were all architects/surveyors to Barts Hospital. Philip Hardwick, a Royal Academician, was also engaged in the rebuilding of the Church of St Bartholomew-the-Less in 1823 and donated the fountain in the hospital's courtyard.
By 1872, Barts contained 676 beds. About 6,000 in-patients were admitted every year, as well as 101,000 out-patients. The average income of the hospital was £40,000 (derived chiefly from rents and funded property) and the number of governors exceeded 300.[1]
Threatened closure
In 1993 the controversial Tomlinson Review of London hospitals was published and concluded that there were too many hospitals in central London. It recommended that the service should be delivered closer to where people lived. Barts was identified as a hospital with a catchment area that had a low population[5] and the hospital was threatened with closure.[6] A determined campaign was mounted to save the hospital by the Save Barts Campaign, supported by staff, residents, local MPs and the City of London Corporation, the argument being that a general hospital was needed here, to provide for the needs of the City's daily transient workforce of over 300,000 people.
Some facilities were saved, but the accident and emergency department closed in 1995,[7] with facilities relocated to the Royal London Hospital (a hospital in the same Trust group, but a couple of miles away in Whitechapel). A minor injuries unit was established at Barts for small cases (which often represent a significant part of the workload of A&E services) but urgent and major work goes to other hospitals.[7] Concerns about the lack of a local service rose, with the 11 September 2001 New York attacks and 7 July 2005 London bombings, as the City remained a significant terrorism target.
A plan was formulated for Barts to develop as a centre of excellence in cardiac care and cancer. This development again came under threat in a review of the private finance initiative funding in 2006 leading to the continuance of the Save Barts campaign.[8] These problems have been resolved and Barts now comprises cancer care facilities,[9] the new Barts Heart Centre,[10] and new general wards at the Royal London site.[11] Barts continues to be associated with excellence at its medical school's significant research and teaching facilities on the Charterhouse Square site.
The Queen Mary Wing has now been demolished, and the façade of the George V building has been retained within a new hospital building. Patients will be accommodated in single rooms, and four-bed bays. A new main entrance will be established on King Edward Street. The Gibbs Square will be refurbished and car parking removed from the area.[12]
Barts, along with the Royal London Hospital and London Chest Hospital, was part of Barts and The London NHS Trust. There are 388 beds in Barts, 675 beds in the Royal London and 109 in the London Chest Hospital. These hospitals amalgamated with Whipps Cross and Newham hospitals on 1 March 2012 to form the Barts Health NHS Trust.
Medical schools
In 1843, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College was established to train medics although considered to have been started by John Abernethy when the hospital built a theatre for his lectures at the beginning of the century.[13] In 1995 the college, along with that attached to the Royal London, merged into Queen Mary University of London, but maintains a distinctive identity to this day. It is now known as Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. It occupies some space at the Barts site in Smithfield, with a presence a short walk away at Charterhouse Square. The main preclinical teaching domain of the medical school is at Whitechapel in the award-winning Blizard Building.
The present School of Nursing and Midwifery was formed in 1994 from merging the Schools from St Bartholomew's Hospital and the Royal London Hospital to become the St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery. In 1995 the new School was incorporated into the City University. Both Schools have a strong and respected history dating back over 120 years and have produced many nurse leaders and educators. The School has since been incorporated into the School of Health Sciences, City University.
Notable alumni
- John Abernethy FRS
- Dr Anthony Askew
- John Badley
- Elizabeth Blackwell MD
- Dr Claire Booth (also Countess of Ulster)
- Graham Chapman (Monty Python)
- Dr. J.B. Christopherson, CBE (pioneer in chemotherapy)
- Dr Nina Coltart
- Lord Colwyn (dentist)
- Dr Cyril Elgood
- Ethel Gordon Manson (Matron, later Mrs Bedford Fenwick)
- Sir Archibald Garrod
- Dr W. G. Grace (MCC and England cricketer)
- Captain J. L. Green VC
- Dr William Harvey
- Dr Kim Holt
- Alfredo Kanthack FRCP FRCS
- William Lawrence FRS
- Sir Trevor Lawrence
- Rev Martyn Lloyd-Jones MD
- Professor the Lord Kakkar
- Robert Morrison FRS
- Baroness Murphy MD
- Sir James Paget
- Sir Percivall Pott
- Dame Lesley Rees
- Dr Derek Richter
- W. H. R. Rivers FRS
- Professor George Rolleston
- The Hon Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy (Indian politician)
- Dr Leó Szilárd[14]
- Abi Titmuss (nurse, later television celebrity)
- Sir James Underwood
- William John Wills (explorer)
- Donald Winnicott, pediatrist & psychoanalyst
- Professor the Lord Winston
- John H. Watson (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes fictional character Dr. Watson is referred to numerous times as being a Barts alumnus)
Hospital museum
The Barts Museum tells the historical narrative of the hospital and its work in caring for the sick and injured. The museum collections include historic surgical instruments, sculptures, medieval archives, and works of art, including paintings by William Hogarth. The museum is part of the London Museums of Health & Medicine group, and has been described as one of the world's "10 weirdest medical museums."[15][16]
The museum is located under the North Wing archway and is open from Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 4pm. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. The collections are searchable on the Barts Health NHS Trust online catalogue, which contains information on over 50,000 entries and covering an 800-year span.[17]
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
A chemical laboratory at Barts was the location of the initial meeting of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novel A Study in Scarlet.[18] Barts was Watson's alma mater. This fictional connection led to a donation by the Tokyo "Sherlock Holmes Appreciation Society" to the Save Barts Campaign in the 1990s.[19]
In 2012, the final episode of the second series of the BBC drama Sherlock, "The Reichenbach Fall", had Holmes appearing to have deliberately leapt to his death from the roof of St Bartholomew's as a surrogate for the waterfall of the original story "The Final Problem". The hospital was again used as the location for the resolution to Holmes' faked suicide, in the first series three episode "The Empty Hearse".
- 1 2 3 St Bartholomew's Hospital, Old and New London: Volume 2 (1878), pp. 359-363 accessed: 30 January 2009
- ↑ James O. Robinson, "The Royal and Ancient Hospital of St Bartholomew (Founded 1123)," Journal of Medical Biography (1993) 1#1 pp 23-30
- ↑ Thomas R. Forbes, "Mortality at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, 1839–72," Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences (1983) 38#4 pp 432–449
- ↑ St Bartholomew the Less parish (AIM25) accessed 30 January 2009
- ↑ The population of the City had fallen since the turn of the century; and by 1991 was less than 6,000 people - mainly residents of the Barbican and office caretakers. The hospital also served the south of the London boroughs of Islington and Camden.
- ↑ Bernard Tomlinson's Report of the Inquiry into the London Health Service (HMSO 1993)
- 1 2 Major to minor: the closure of Bart's A&E department has overshadowed a parallel development at the London hospital - the opening of a nurse-led minor injuries unit Cassidy, Jane Nursing Times (1995)
- ↑ Billion-pound hospitals plan faces collapse Nigel Hawes The Times 16 January 2006 . Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- ↑ Barts Cancer Centre
- ↑ http://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/bartsheartcentre
- ↑ The Royal London Hospital
- ↑ Proposals for Barts (Barts and The London) accessed 3 February 2009
- ↑ Barts was involved in the criminal activities of the London Burkers in 1831, as one of the hospitals where 'cadavers of unknown provenance' were accepted by surgeons for anatomy training.
- ↑ www.classicalsource.com
- ↑ "Medical Museums". medicalmuseums.org. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ "World's 10 weirdest medical museums". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ "About the Catalogue". St Barts & Royal London Archive Catalogue. Barts Health NHS Trust. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ Conan Doyle, Arthur (1887). "A Study in Scarlet, chapter one". Wikisource. Archived from the original on 2006-09-13. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- ↑ Campaign for Bart's still has a bite Mike Gould The Guardian 13 December 2006
Further reading
- Dainton, Courtney. "Bart's Hospital," History Today (1978) 28#12 pp810–16, popular overview; online
- Robinson, James O. "The Royal and Ancient Hospital of St Bartholomew (Founded 1123)," Journal of Medical Biography (1993) 1#1 pp 23–30
- Waddington, Keir. Medical Education at St Bartholomew's Hospital 1123-1995 (2003) 464pp.
- Waddington, Keir. "Mayhem and Medical Students: Image, Conduct, and Control in the Victorian and Edwardian London Teaching Hospital," Social History of Medicine (2002) 15#1 pp 45–64.
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- Barts Health NHS Trust
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- Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry
- St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery, City University
- Historic image of Barts looking across Smithfield Market
- Lists of Barts students
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New Hampshire 88, Brown 77
This could have been a really solid win against a KenPom No. 165 team for Brown, but it didn't happen because its defense hasn't gelled around two-time Ivy Defensive Player of the Year Cedric Kuakumensah yet. New Hampshire shot 54 percent from the floor and got to the line 34 times, making more free throws (28) than Brown made field goals (26). Freshman forward Travis Fuller fouled out in just 10 minutes and the Bears racked up 23 fouls on the night. On offense, the Bears play fast and loose, and tonight, junior guard JR Hobbie stepped up with 12 points on 3-for-8 shooting from beyond the arc in 25 minutes off the bench. But just because Brown has a strong bench full of sharpshooters (now including freshman guard Corey Daugherty) and a defensive anchor doesn't mean it has ample defensive discipline to make a run at the top half of the Ivy League.
Columbia 70, Wofford 59
This was a weird game for the Lions, and yet it revealed them to have one of the most complete offensive attacks the league has seen in some time. In the first half, senior forward Alex Rosenberg and senior guard Maodo Lo struggled offensively, with junior forward Jeff Coby leading all Lion scorers early into the next stanza – more than Lo and Rosenberg combined at that point. The Lions' best ball distributor wasn't Lo but senior guard Isaac Cohen, who notched nine assists. For more on Cohen's crucial performance, check out Sam Tydings' story on Columbia's wonderfully weird win over Wofford.


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Bank of America Makes Donation to United Way
KSCB News - July 18, 2013 5:59 am
Ryan Valencia, Chair of the 2014 Seward County United Way Campaign, accepts a $1,000 check from Karan Richardson, Bank of America, and her staff. Valencia said, "We really appreciate the support that Bank of America and its Foundation has shown through the years. They've been a great corporate partner with us and have given generously to the United Way as well as many of its agencies." The Seward County United Way supports 27 local non-profit agencies and will kick off its 2014 campaign on Sept. 6. "Early giving like this gives us a great start for our campaign so we want to thank Bank of America for being our first corporate donor to the new campaign," he said. For more information about the Seward County United Way, call 624-5400 or visit the web site at www.scunitedway.com.


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On Saturday 3rd July 2010, STAR Plus brings the UK the first of four installments of the prestigious IIFA Awards 2010. On 5th June 2010, Sri Lanka played host to the IIFA Awards as it stormed into its second decade of celebrations with a spectacular Awards night, hosted by the talented trio of Boman Irani, Riteish Deshmukh and Lara Dutta. Sri Lanka's maiden child, Jacqueline Fernandez, set the tone for the evening by opening the show with entertainment and laughs, depicting her Sri Lankan roots with finesse in her scintillating performance, accompanied by a class act from the country's best.
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor sizzled to hit numbers from 2009 films including Love Aaj Kal and 3 Idiots respectively while Indian Cinema greats, Salman Khan, Govinda and Anil Kapoor, quite literally took audiences back, showcasing their trademark dance moves from their most prominent films to a stadium full of enthralled and hooting fans in Sri Lanka.
One of the most talked about sequences came from the unsuspecting Boman Irani, surprising everyone as he strummed the guitar, singing "Give me some sunshine." Catch all the excitement as Bipasha Basu rode onto the IIFA stage on a motorbike and boy next door Vivek Oberoi captivated the crowd with his spellbinding performance, even taking away a special trophy.
Never one to disappoint, Indian Cinema favourite Hrithik Roshan set hearts aflutter as he set to the stage to end the night with a nail biting act involving swords and an evocative array of costumes which even brought the nation's heartthrob into song.
IIFA has grown bigger and better through the years and its entry into the second decade of IIFA magic, celebrated with the many events during the IIFA Weekend in Colombo, was proof of its escalating global reach. The IIFA Weekend and the IIFA Awards 2010 were produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment and the Sri Lankan Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB).
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There's been plenty of talk about NVIDIA's dual-core Tegra 2 "superchip" powering the next-generation of Android tablets (and even car navigation systems), but you may not know that smartphones like the LG Optimus 2X (Star) will also hit market in the very near future with the same power-packed internals. With a 4-inch WVGA display, dual-core Tegra 2 processor, HDMI-output, and the ability to record video in full 1080p HD resolution, the LG Optimus 2X is no slouch in the performance department. We had a chance to get down and dirty with the very first Android phone to sport the Tegra 2 dual-core powerhouse, and it's hard not to be impressed.
For starters, the LG Optimus 2X (which is also known as the "Star") feels like the premium product that it is. LG has had some trouble making a name for itself in the high-end smartphone market. With the introduction of the iPhone and the plethora of Android phones becoming available, the struggle to succeed in the upper echelons of the smartphone space has gotten more and more difficult. Build and construction quality (as well as materials used) go a long way in making a handset "feel" like a high-end product. From the device's apparent density to the curved glass display, the LG Optimus 2X proves that LG still has what it takes to compete on this level.
Then, there's the performance. You won't see many other phones outperforming (or even matching) the LG Optimus 2X in terms of multimedia and gaming. You can thank NVIDIA and their dual-core Tegra 2 silicon for that. The applications processor runs faster and more efficiently than other 1GHz processors, allowing Android OS to run as smooth as we've ever seen. And, when it comes to gaming, NVIDIA's experience with graphics processors gives the Tegra 2 chipset an edge when it comes to 3D graphics.
Top that all off with a camera that can shoot 8-megapixel images and 1080p HD videos at 30FPS, and it's clear that the Optimus 2X is a serious contender. Oh, and you can output the display to an HD display or TV in full 1080p resolution. And, you're not just limited to outputting pictures and videos via the HDMI-out port. The "mirror display" feature allows you to show your homescreen, video games, Google Maps, and anything else on the phone's screen on your bigscreen TV.
The LG Optimus 2X will be available in the near future. For the time being, enjoy our hands-on video and photo gallery below!


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As the paella's place of birth, Valencia has got a very good reputation for its food. There are lots of farmhouses with fresh fruits and vegetables which travel from the fields to the markets and end in the kitchens of the restaurants. Fresh fish is also a favourite.
Most of the cheapest restaurants are situated in the Barrio del Carmen. It is worth wandering through the streets until you find the place you like best. The cheapest option is the menu of the day (menu del día) which includes a starter, a main plate and a desert. You probably won't have to pay more than 10 euros for that.
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Carmel Bird's review of Bereft a novel by Chris Womersly published by Scribe
Review published in Australian Book Review, September 2010
The 1914-18 war is lodged in the minds of Australians with the power of myth. Chris Womersley, in startling, powerful, plain yet tender and lyrical prose, has constructed a heart-breaking narrative that opens up the wounds of war, laying bare like sinews the events that track back before the conflict and reach forward into the collective memory. I was reminded of A.S. Byatt's recent novel The Children's Book which also foregrounds in poetic language the so-called Great War, and similarly etches forever the stark horror of broken bodies and minds on the consciousness of its readers.
In Bereft, Mary Walker, in her quarantined bedroom in the small NSW country town of Flint, in 1919, is dying, a victim of the influenza epidemic (often referred to here as 'the plague') that followed the Great War. Her only daughter, Sarah, was raped and murdered at the age of twelve, in 1909. After the child's death, Sarah's older brother Quinn ran off and was not seen again. He was presumed to have committed the crime. A telegram from the Army told his mother he fought in the war and was killed. In her fevered isolation Mary is 'comforted by visions of her lost children'. It is she who gave those children their passionate love of stories, saying that a good story is 'like medicine', but also she who speculates that maybe stories are a way of 'hiding from the world'. It is Mary who realises there is no word to define a mother who has lost a child, Mary who grasps the word 'bereft' to describe herself, Mary therefore who gives the novel its title.
The 'story' you will read in this novel tells how Quinn perhaps survived the war and returned home after all, like a fugitive living ghost when his mother was dying, and how he took revenge for his sister's murder, and for the ruin of his own existence. His elusive presence in Flint in 1919 takes on, for the people remaining in the little town, the 'shimmer of truth'. Such a shimmer plays and tantalises across the novel, drawing the reader into the broken heart of the world as it emerges from the meaningless carnage and infection of war into the chimeric rubble of peace. The war, with its mythic qualities, takes on the face of a hideous dreamscape, and the fact that hallucination is never far from the novel's landscape adds to the breathless nightmare nature of the story. Sometimes I felt a kind of faint echo of Under Milk Wood flickering through the fabric of the scenes, although in Bereft there is nothing whimsical. This is an account of terrible, terrible cruelty, of profound and wrenching sorrow. War is the big drama of human horror, but in what passes for peacetime are enacted also the basest moments of exquisite cruelty. That Womersley can marry these two extremes, and construct a narrative in which the reader is left with a burning sense of regret, tenderness and love, is a mark of his skill and of his fictional reach.
On his secret return home in 1919 Quinn inhabits the wild places in the hills behind Flint, leading a fugitive existence, with stealthy visits to his dying mother. One time he takes her a bunch of lavender, a herb known for its power to induce drowsiness, and later she is unsure whether she spoke to her son, or imagined she did. The reader is frequently placed in a similar position of doubt, but this effect is used in the narrative to increase a desire to believe, to in fact strengthen the credibility of the supernatural element of the text. Quinn has visited a London medium, and come away with a written message from the spirit of his beloved sister Sarah: 'Don't forget me. Come back and save me. Please.' This note is his treasure and his talisman. Truth is a sombre and fragile matter.
Into Quinn's life in the wild comes a strange elphin companion, a twelve year-old orphan sprite-girl named Sadie Fox who is looking for her brother, 'a pilot in the war'. Quinn and Sadie have, in Quinn's own words, 'conjured each other'. They are each of the earth, having the ability to listen to the deep sounds of the natural world. Quinn constantly compares the busy lives of insects with the lives of human beings, and he can detect the 'grinding of the earth' as it revolves in space. It is a world forsaken by God, where in a moment of Blakean symbolism Sadie kills a sacrificial lamb.
Quinn's quest for revenge moves relentlessly on with the tension of a thriller, pacing Sadie's dream-desire to go with him to Kensington Gardens where there is a 'fairy queen and she grants wishes'. Quinn himself concedes that this would be a fresh green place filled with mist. And so a link to Byatt's The Children's Book is firmly clarified. In both novels the ghastly stench and blood and mud and bone of war are played against the sad narrative of Peter Pan and the fairies, both articulating the inability of human beings to imagine anything more useful than fairyland. Quinn and Sadie and a grey horse walk away on an 'ordinary Sunday morning', closing the story to the accompaniment of hymns floating from the church. The reader can only weep for them, and for the suffering of the foolish world.


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Nonlinear development of two-layer Couette-Poiseuille flow in the presence of surfactant
Bassom, AP and Blyth, MG and Papageorgiou, DT, Nonlinear development of two-layer Couette-Poiseuille flow in the presence of surfactant, Physics of Fluids, 22, (10) Article 102102. ISSN 1070-6631 (2010) [Refereed Article]
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The two-dimensional nonlinear evolution of the interface between two superposed layers of viscous fluid moving in a channel in the presence of an insoluble surfactant is examined. A pair of coupled weakly nonlinear equations is derived describing the interfacial and surfactantdynamics when one of the two fluid layers is very thin in comparison to the other. In contrast to previous work, the dynamics in the thin film are coupled to the dynamics in the thicker layer through a nonlocal integral term. For asymptotically small Reynolds number, the flow in the thicker layer is governed by the Stokes equations. A linearized analysis confirms the linear instability identified by previous workers and it is proven that the film flow is linearly unstable if the undisturbed surfactant concentration exceeds a threshold value. Numerical simulations of the weakly nonlinear equations reveal the existence of finite amplitude traveling-wave solutions. For order one Reynolds number, the flow in the thicker layer is governed by the linearized NavierStokes equations. In this case the weakly nonlinear film dynamics are more complex and include the possibility of periodic traveling-waves and chaotic flow.
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Seattle PI: Nutritional Teas and Supplements for Immune System Cures
A healthy diet is quite possibly the most effective way to get all the nutrients you need. And yet, because our modern foods are not as nutrient-dense as they once were, we need some kind of supplementation. If you're concerned that you're getting sick too often, there are lots of natural ways that can boost your immunity and we look at some.
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Happy early Thanksgiving, I hope that if you aren't currently surrounded by the ones you love eating way too much food, that you will be soon. I also hope you don't end up in a horrible, awkward argument with anyone. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…


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What a week it has been for Daybreak.
First they get caught in a pretty big lie. And it was a lie nobody expected so when they said it people immediately questioned it.
There is absolutely no question they were lying, it is just a matter of what they were lying about.
Either Columbus Nova was part of the purchase of Daybreak back in 2015, or the company has been misrepresenting that material fact repeatedly for the last three years. Either there was some financial benefit for them lying over and over for three years or they have chosen to start lying now as a measure of expediency due to sanctions against Russian oligarchs.
And honestly I can't decide which is correct, mostly because I can't figure out who they might have tricked by lying for three years. (As a side note, somehow the same "mistake" was made with Harmonix back in 2010 when press releases announced Columbus Nova was purchasing them, but now they also say it was Jason Epstein all along.)
And Daybreak can't manage to fully close the door even with its own definitive, we've said all were going to say statement posted to all of the forums. Quoting for truth, since they've gone in to edit this statement already like it was on Wikipedia:
Dear Daybreak Community,
There has been some confusion concerning Daybreak's ownership and rumors about the state of the company that have circulated from a few online game websites, and we want to set the record straight. We assure you that these rumors are entirely false and that there's no impact on our business or games in any way whatsoever.
From the get-go, Daybreak has been primarily owned by Jason Epstein, a longtime investor who also has investments in a variety of media properties. Jason acquired Daybreak (formerly SOE) in February 2015 and has been the executive chairman and majority owner of the company since that time.
We're well aware of prior statements from Daybreak indicating our company was acquired by Columbus Nova. We have since clarified that the company was acquired by Jason Epstein when he was a partner at Columbus Nova, which he left in 2017. We've also taken steps to clarify those facts on our website and on third-party internet sites to ensure that all of the information currently made available is consistent and accurate.
We apologize for the previous miscommunication and hope that this clears up any confusion. As always, we greatly appreciate your continued support for our games, and we'll continue to work hard to bring the best experiences to you.
So that settles it, right? Maybe. I just trip over the first sentence of the second paragraph:
From the get-go, Daybreak has been primarily owned by Jason Epstein…
When you feel the need to throw in the word "primarily" it does suggest that there were other owners. Maybe it was Columbus Nova! Maybe that was the bit Sony held onto. Maybe it was a couple old ladies from Sheboygan. We don't know and Daybreak doesn't seem in a mood to offer anything beyond a lame understatement of their actions over the last three years.
By the way, after Daybreak edited their Wikipedia article to take out any mention of Columbus Nova, somebody went back and added this:
Evidently wanting to distance itself from Columbus Nova, Daybreak started claiming in April of 2018 that the original press release was in error and that Jason Epstein purchased the company personally. It is not clear when exactly Columbus Nova, Daybreak, and Jason Epstein severed ties.
So yeah, their efforts haven't exactly born the fruit for which they were likely hoping.
And the kicker is that it probably doesn't matter. Lying to us is futile and, as you can see, even counter-productive. A wasted effort. If the FBI wants to know who bought them they'll find out. I am sure they can subpoena Sony to see who signed the check and where the funds came from. So the lesson here is, if somebody asks you if you're going to be affected by sanctions on Russia, just say, "No." Don't use that moment to bring up a tale about how you've never been owned by the company you've been telling everybody was the owner for the last three years. It clearly will not turn out well.
That was enough silliness on Tuesday and I figured once Daybreak got their story straight and stopped trying to gaslight the internet we'd all wander off to fret about lockboxes or whatever the next story of the moment turned out to be.
But then yesterday another blow landed as we found out that Daybreak had a significant layoff, with a reported 70 or more people being let go. Sure, that probably had more to do with how the company has been doing rather than anything related to Russian sanctions, but could the timing be any worse? We've never been owned by that Russian company, Russian sanctions won't have any effect on us, but we're laying off a huge chunk of our staff.
And MMORPG.com threw a bit more fuel on that fire with a rumor about Daybreak possibly being acquired by another company… at which point Jason Epstein would drop out of the picture… maybe… he might be there as well. That story felt really thin, and given that the author also said that Daybreak acquired Standing Stone Games, I wouldn't give it much credence. After all, we know that it was Jason Epstein who acquired Standing Stone… erm… no… Daybreak got into a deal to be Standing Stone's publisher, a deal that seemed to bring almost no benefit to Lord of the Rings Online or Dungeons & Dragons Online so far as I could tell. But Daybreak didn't buy them. I don't know who actually owns Standing Stone Games though. It could be Jason Epstein though. I wouldn't cross him off the list. He is a busy guy.
Anyway, it was enough to make a long time fan of the Norrath feel more than a bit defeated.
I mean, I am used to having the weight of SOE and then Daybreak's foibles drag me down. To be a fan of theirs is to suffer. So instead of posting a piece I already had written about the EverQuest Agnarr server launching the Planes of Power expansion and how that is the centerpiece of their locked-in-time plans for this retro server, I am spewing out text about yet another bad turn in the life of this company and its games.
What is going to happen? What does the future hold?
My gut says that there is value in the EverQuest franchise and that, run properly, EQ and EQII could be a nice little niche money spinners wherever they end up. I had been feeling that Norrath was doing better than anybody had a right to expect under Daybreak, with yearly expansions and content updates in between. But with layoffs is that at an end?
I guess DC Universe Online is safe, being that it is said to bring in a reliable revenue stream. But PlanetSide 2 has been troublesome in the past and H1Z1… or whatever name it has now… was looking pretty good, right up until the point that it got trampled in the fight between PUBG and Fortnite over the battle royale space. Now it is going onto the PS4, but will they bother bringing it to China? And it feels like Just Survive just won't.
And this one-two punch of lies and layoffs has brought up all the old resentments and recriminations in the rather close knit world of MMORPG gamers. So it seems to be the time for some to replay every grievance from the past, from the NGE and the fall of SWG to the false hopes of The Agency to the replay of false hopes and the faked demos of EverQuest Next to the early death of Landmark and every foible big and small in between.
There is a lot of resentment and feelings of betrayal when you look back down the road the company has traveled. Every game shut down, every bad decision they had to reverse on after announcing, every upbeat demo or announcement followed by months of silence, every update that didn't meet expectations, every bug that lingers for year after year, every nutty side project that ate up dev time only to be abandoned… it all adds up. Also, that ProSieben thing. How could I forget that?
Games don't last forever. Mistakes happen. Bad decisions get made. Every feature, no matter how bad, is somebody's favorite. You're always going to piss somebody off no matter what you do. But Daybreak over the years feels like it has done more than its share of all of that, and it isn't a big company like EA or Blizzard where they can piss people off and get past it by launching another Battlefront title or WoW expansion that will sell millions of copies.
It feels like we're getting to the end of the story of SOE and Daybreak. Maybe not today, or even this year, but things are headed in that direction. They're maintaining the old titles, but the only hope from the new was H1Z1 and it seems to have fallen by the wayside in the genre it helped spark. There might be a new title in the works, but having to lay off so many people is going to impact something.
What do you do? Do you cut back on supporting the old base? No more expansions for EQ and EQII? That brings in money and keeps the old base there. But if you don't work on something new then the future is set as an ever dwindling player base will lead to an every smaller staff and an eventual shut down.
Not a good week to be a fan of any of Daybreak's remaining products.
Maybe I'll feel better about all of this tomorrow and put up that Agnarr post.
Other coverage:
- Massively OP – The fiasco begins
- Massively OP – Daybreak Chief Publishing Officer leaves
- Massively OP – Covering layoffs and further updates
- Massively OP – Their podcast talking about covering the story
- Massively OP – a poll about Daybreak
- Massively OP – Speculating on where Daybreak is going
- MMORPG.com – Daybreak acquisition rumor
- MMO Fallout – The change of ownership clarification
- Ars Technica – Questions Daybreak's change of owner story
- Venture Beat – Layoffs and skepticism
- Inventory Full – Everything you thought you knew is wrong
- Keen & Graev – What happens now?
- Endgame Viable – Part of the weekly summing up
- Inventory Full – Putting out the fire with gasoline
- Massively OP – Does Daybreak own Standing Stone Games?
- Massively OP – Assessing what Daybreak has said about the layoffs
- Massively OP – More Daybreak to Columbus Nova to Renova Connection Questions


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CNM Student Wins Two Gold Medals at Special Olympics
Disabled since birth, he can't walk and has to use a wheelchair to get around. He's been competing in Special Olympics competitions since 1997.
"I participate in Special Olympics for fun and to meet people," he said.
Prior to the spring Special Olympic competitions, he trained every Sunday from 2:30-3:30 p.m., starting March 8.
Singh was born in India in 1975, and as a result of his disabilities, he never could walk. Because he couldn't walk, he couldn't go to school in India. His whole family moved to Washington, D.C. when he was four years old to find schooling.
Besides not being able to walk, his disability impaired him from talking. In the U.S. his parents found an "amazing healer" who helped him learn to talk.
Singh has only two courses to go before he obtains his fitness technician certification from CNM.


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Queen Margaret wanted to be a nun. She was an incredibly pious woman. The author did a beautiful job of depicting her sincerity and honest devotion to God. She not only prayed every morning, she took all her ladies of the court with her to the chapel to pray every morning. She fasted often - to the point of being unhealthy - but I admire her belief in and adherence to this principle. She thought often of repentance and forgiveness, and though her 'repentance prayers' were memorized recitations, I admire how she kept the bettering of herself at the top of her list of important things to do. She kept an eternal perspective in a way that is not socially acceptable today, talking to the Scottish clergy about their differences from Rome and how their people wouldn't make it to heaven if they didn't change their ways, and pray in Latin, etc. Her heart was in the right place. And she built her life around her piety. The book was about much more than her religious life, but this is the part that spoke to my soul. "Saint Margaret" has inspired me, has given me a vision of what such piety might look like. And she gave me a precious gift --
Every Sunday when I partake of the bread and water in remembrance of the Atonement of my Savior, I make a commitment for the week and review the one from the past week. Something to work on, to do better at, or to focus on. I have several times made "kneeling prayers" my commitment. "Remember to pray!" We are taught this from infancy. "Pray with sincerity!" we are often reminded. Despite my logical desires to do so, I am guilty of repetitious, absent-minded prayers. A tiny twinge of guilt before gratefully burying my head in the pillow. As I read "Queen Hereafter," (what a fitting title), I was inspired. I can't say just what changed, in my heart, but Margaret was a beautiful example to me, and I learn by example - when I have something I can copy or recreate in my own life.
Margaret prayed for an hour each morning. I don't think an hour is reasonable or necessary or attainable, lol, but I do know that my prayers could be a bit longer. I have heard before that one should praise God, thank God, and supplicate God, in that order. Well I began trying out the "Praise God" part of my prayers. It was a bit awkward at first, I felt embarrassed for some reason. But what a neat experience!! To praise God and name some of his many glorious names, describing him and his deeds and relationship to man, the earth, the universe. It feels good, and important, somehow. It elevates my thought plane.
Thank you Queen Margaret. I hope to keep this new-found sincerity for a long time.
Psalm 40
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and respect, and shall trust in the Lord.
Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.


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#TBT Cobra Killer "L.A. Shaker"
When it comes to #TBT pieces, we usually try to go as far back as the '90s or earlier. Cobra Killer's sophomore album 76/77 isn't that old, but it was released over a decade ago. And while I remember their track "L.A. Shaker" making a minor splash on college radio, I highly doubt anyone remembers it now. In fact, I forgot all about them until this song randomly popped up in my iPod one day. And how fortunate I was too, because this song is too awesome to forget.
The German duo had a vampy, retro style that played with electro hooks and vintage samples. They had the kind of coy, playful sexuality that made their music as dark and alluring as a sleazy bar. And if their "retro kitsch" style wasn't obvious enough, they even sampled the famous guitar riff from Southern Culture On The Skids' cult classic "Camel Walk."
But don't let the sample fool you. Cobra Killer totally makes the song their own with an explosive chorus that shakes off any lingering suspension of irony and becomes a full bodied force of ghoulish, dark fun. It's a shame the duo aren't making much music anymore. However, according to their Facebook, they're getting ready for a comeback.
Now might be the best time to get introduced (or reacquainted) with a unique band.


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Are you looking for a way to make a difference around the world? Here are a couple of opportunities to help people in PNG without leaving your own town. Nazarene Hospital Foundation is looking for individuals and church groups to partner with them to:
- Bring a little fun to children staying at Kudjip Nazarene Hospital. Gather up 1 spiral notebook, 1 coloring book, 24 pack of crayons, 2 pencils, beanie baby, stickers, and 2 hot wheel cars, placed in a 2 gallon plastic bag. The children of PNG would love a short personal note from your children. Click HERE for more information.
- Put together Cancer Car Kits to help women diagnosed with cervical cancer. Click HERE for more information.
Not everyone is able to go, but there are many ways to be a part of brining physical and spiritual healing to the people of Papua New Guinea!


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While steel is one of the most durable building materials available, the sturdiness and strength of your steel structure is only as solid as the foundation it rests upon. Many builders will promote different, complex techniques and methods for setting your foundation; and it is important you do not get caught spending unnecessary time and money on foundation adjustments that provide no added benefit to your structure. As long as you follow steel construction foundation best practices, and ensure your foundation meets all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and local building codes you will be off to a great start.
In order to obtain a permit for your building, many governing organizations will ask for an 'Engineered Foundation Plan'. This plan is drawn up and approved by a certified buildings manufacturer and contains a detailed layout of all foundation measurements, anchor bolts, reinforcements and footings. Be sure to discuss this plan upfront when deciding between potential manufacturers, as in recent years it has become less common for manufacturers to include this plan in their standard building packages. This became common practice several years ago when the Metal Building Manufacturer's Association (MBMA) released a revised version of its Standard's of Practice, which stated that moving forward it was the responsibility of the building owner to acquire the foundation plan for themselves. Many companies will still offer this plan for an additional fee, so be sure you know exactly what you are getting with the cost of your building up front.
Elements of a Strong Foundation
There are a variety of different foundation options out there and choosing the most suitable one for your needs depends on a few different variables:
- The stability and layout of the terrain foundation will rest on
- Horizontal forces on your structure, such as wind and rain
- Vertical forces on your structure, such as gravity and building load
To determine the type of foundation needed first survey the land where you are going to place your steel structure. Remember to first check all local and state building and safety codes before deciding upon the placement of your structure. Most counties have regulations concerning the proximity between two buildings, or a building and nearby property lines to help enforce fire regulations and other safety rules.
Once you have finalized where your new steel structure will be placed on the property have the land professionally surveyed. The surveyor will be able to determine the grade, or evenness, of the land to make sure it will be able to fully support your structure and it is compact enough to prevent to cave-in's or shifting over time. If the land you're placing your structure on is not flat you may be required to level, or even out, the terrain before continuing with your project.
The type of foundation your building requires depends upon its use and size. Many building customers opt to pour a full slab of concrete upon which to place the building. This concrete slab will provide a smooth floor for your structure, ideal for storage buildings, garages and residential structures and is also the best option for large, heavy buildings or buildings that have to withstand heavy horizontal and vertical loads. If you would rather retain the gravel, or dirt foundation on which your building is placed, or if your structure is light and less complex then it is not necessary to build a full slab, instead several concrete piers will provide enough support and anchor your building.
Anchoring your Foundation
An anchor rod, or anchor bolt, is a steel rod that is either cast, set in concrete or grouted into concrete and masonry for the purpose of attaching a steel structure to its foundation, providing both stability and preventing movement of the building. Anchor bolts are normally provided by the company hired to lay your concrete and put in place when the foundation is being laid. However, anchor bolts can also be placed once the concrete has been laid. There are two types of anchor bolts on the market, wedge anchors and bent anchor bolts, and the use of these bolts depends upon the necessities of the building. Wedge anchor bolts consist of a straight pin with a bolt at the top and used when the concrete foundation is already in place. These anchor bolts are placed in drilled holes and expand once in place. These bolts rely upon the friction of the surrounding concrete to remain in place. Bent bolts are similar to wedge bolts, but have a bent, 'L' shaped piece at the end. These bolts are placed in the foundation as the concrete is being poured and for this reason are extremely resistant to upheaval and ideal for large, heavy structures.
Adhering to Regulations for Anchoring your Steel Structure
Since the effectiveness of your building's anchor system directly affects the stability and durability of your steel structure there are many local, federal and county-based regulations and safety codes that govern the placement and installation of a building's anchoring. Studies have found that errors made in the placement and quality of aching accessories are the most common causes for building structural deficiencies and collapses. These rules vary from county to county and the first step should always be to consult all local building codes, however there are several rules in place that apply to all steel construction projects, including:
- All structural columns on a building must be anchored by at least four anchor bolts
- The placement of all actor bolts on the structure must adhere to the approved Engineered Foundation Plan and all anchor bolts must be placed within 1/16 of an inch of the pre-approved specifications
- Grits and purlins must never be used as an anchoring structure for any building unless written approval is obtained from a licensed building safety specialist
- All adjacent anchor bolts shall have a difference in dimension no more than 1/4 inch
- The height of all anchor bolts within a foundation, measured by the height of top-most part of each anchor rod shall be within 1/2 inch or one another
- All anchor rods shall be placed with their longitudinal axis at a 90-degree angle to the surface of the foundation
Author: Conrad Mackie


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North West Real Nature Tour
BANYUMALA WATERFALL, This waterfall is located in a valley with three sides of waterfall. The highest and the largest one is located at the center of it. The other smaller ones are placed at the left and right side. There is a natural pool that makes this waterfall really beautiful. With its clean and pure water, you will feel so safe to swim
around the pool. You can even look at the base of the pool because the water is very clean. The depth of this pool can be up to 2 meters. The diameter of this pool is about 20 meter with a round shape so that many people can swim there at once. If you are not able to swim, you do not need to worry. It can be the place for you to learn swimming. Just ensure to avoid the weekend because this place is usually crowded. a unique thing that you will see when visiting Banyumala Twin waterfall is that many visitors come to the waterfall alone. They look at the waterfall for a long time because the atmosphere is peaceful. The atmosphere and beauty of the waterfall make everyone love to stay here.
Enjoy the beutifull panorama of twin lakes of Buyan lake and Tamblingan lake and take Your self picture by swinging there at Wanagiri lake view side
Known as UNESCO Wolrd Haritage Site Jatiluwih is one of the best tourist destination in Bali. Here you will see a spectacular rice terraces unfolding from the foot of mountain until the coastal side in Bali. It's name derive from Jati and Luwih. Jati means really and Luwih means awesome or excellent or fabulous. Here is the largest and most picturesque expanse of paddies in Bali and perhaps the whole of Indonesia. The incredibly green terraces also spread over a greater distance. Bali Jatiluwih Rice Terrace is a favorite tourist destination in Bali famous with the beautiful rice terrace unfolding from the foot of mountain until the coastal side. It is one of places to visit in Bali with the beautiful view as according to its name from Jati and luwih, where Jati mean really and Luwih meaning especial, good, and beautiful or the equivalent. The local paddies are planted in this place look typically of the high relative size plant if it is compared with other pre-eminent paddy planted by most farmers in Bali. Despitefully, Jatiluwih also famous with its organic agriculture system due to the location is located in the in the plateau of Watukaru Mount which is suitable for the agriculture development.
cocoa and tea plantation on your way home. The coffee is made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by Luwak the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and other related civets, then passed through its digestive tract. In their digestive tracts, fermentation occurs. The coffee beans finish the journey by passing through civets' intestines before they defecate. After that the farmers will collect the still-intact beans from the forest floor followed by cleaning, roasting and grounding process just like any other coffee. You will be shown the process of making this coffee and also tasting for all coffee, tea and cocoa drinks are including, except for Coffee Luwak (which you can purchase).
Pura Luhur Batukaru is a Hindu temple in Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia. Located on the southern slope of Mount Batukaru, Bali's second-highest volcano, the temple is one of nine kayangan jagat (directional temples) meant to protect Bali from evil spirits. Originally built during the 11th century, Pura Luhur Batukaru was dedicated to the ancestors of the rajas of Tabanan. It was destroyed in 1604, but rebuilt in 1959. The temple's most important shrine is a 7-tiered meru dedicated to Mahadewa, the God of Mount Batukaru.
Today, Pura Luhur Batukaru remains an extremely sacred site for Bali's Hindupopulation. Many of the complex's grounds remain off-limits to visitors for various ceremonies and events throughout the year. The temple is also the first stop one must take before ascending to the summit of Mount Batukaru. A pilgrimage takes place to the peak once a year, and may see thousands of worshipers walk its trails at once.
Regular Tours Price :
IDR. 700.000/car ( 1 till 5 person included) included + tour guide
IDR. 1.050.000/minibus ( 1 till 12 person ) included + tour guide
IDR. 1.350.000/minibus ( 1 till 17 person ) included + tour guide
IDR. 2.350.000/bus ( 1 till 30 person ) included + tour guide
Inclusive Tours Price :
IDR. 600.000/car ( 1 till 5 person included) included + tour guide
Note : For Inclusive Price is minimun Booking 2 Person
Inclusion : Private Car / Minibus / Bus + Petrol + English Speaking Driver + Entrance Fee + Lunch Indonesian Food + Mineral Water + Free Coffee Luwak
Area Covered for Pick Up :
Seminyak, Legian, Kuta, Canggu, Nusa Dua, Jimbaran, Sanur, Ubud, Denpasar, Benoa Harbor, Airport
Please contact us for pick up in different area
Note :
- The price already include with 21% Government tax and Services
- Get special price for group booking
- Regular Tours Price : is a Bali day tours price without include lunch and entrance fee, you need to pay by your own self
- Inclusive Tours Price : is a Bali day tours price with include lunch and entrance fee
- The tour is Private Tours, means there is no other participant, just only you and your companion
- The Tour will assist by English Speaking Tours Driver
- Tour Guide can be requested, contact us if you want to request Tour Guide during the trip
- Time and Tourism site is subject to change based on your request.
- Use contact form provide to send us message, asking information or make tour booking request.
Terms Payment
- Payment is Cash Payment
- Payment is on the day itself with our driver
- Payment with other currency will convert based on daily exchange rate


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Four years ago, the junior event was organized parallel to the main event with only 5 competitors registered. This year's the Gran canaria wind & wave Festival reports a record registered competitors of 24 riders, divided into 3 categories (12-13, 14-16 and 16-18 years). It also highlights the variety of nationalities involved, Spain, Hawaii, Japan, Germany, Denmark, Poland, France and Italy, confirming the great international impact of the event promises.
The Young Generation once again had a day all to themselves.
The conditions somewhat improved in the late afternoon after competitors were on hold due to poor competition conditions.
The results:
Result 12-13 Age group
1st Marino Gil (Goya Windsurfing)
2nd Takuma Sugi (Naish)
3rd Liam Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne)
4th Jose Antonio Casanova Perez (North)
Result 14-15 Age group
1st Miguel Chapuis (NeilPryde)
2nd Valentino Pasquale (North)
3rd Adam Warchol (Goya Windsurfing)
4th Mike Friedl (Goya Windsurfing)
Result 16-18 Age group
1st Noah Vocker Roche (Fanatic / North / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Loick Lesauvage (Goya Windsurfing)
3rd Julian Salmonn (Severne / Severne)
4th Max Schettewi (JP / Hot Sails Maui)


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1. One fish, two fish, red fish, what-the-heck-is-that fish?! Roman Fedorstov is a Russian fisherman whose life's work is finding the weirdest, creepiest, and sometimes cutest fish you've ever seen. Roman is a deep-sea fisherman based in Murmansk, an Arctic Circle city. He goes out for months at a time, returning to the internet with photos that elicit all types of emotions, from disgust to fear to love. Whatever emotion it is, we're taking the bait.
Photo: Роман Федорцов
2. Not just punked but double-punked… Russians outraged by a feminist prank video may just be falling into a trap. Last month, a video of a woman appearing to dump bleach on metro-riding, manspreading men went viral on Russian social media. This, of course, caused outrage beyond compare against "feminists who take things too far." Well, the video may be fake. A St. Petersburg publication found evidence that the disgruntled men in the video were paid and suggests that the studio that shot it is linked to the Kremlin. In this light, the video may have been created to stir resentment towards feminists, taking he said, she said to the next level.
Photo: The Verge
3. In the past week, Russian border guards have helped rescue at least six North Korean fishermen stranded in capsized boats during deadly typhoons. The helping hand isn't limited to aiding North Koreans: officials said that in the past 2 months 540 Chinese, South Korean, and North Korean vessels sought safety in the port of Primorye during dangerous typhoons. However, it's not all good neighborly generosity, as the acting governor of Primorye stated that the need to rescue North Koreans demonstrated the amount of North Korean poaching in Russian waters.
Fines are temporary, glory is forever. One helicopter pilot flew under a St. Petersburg bridge and is now paying the (minor) price
Tough stuff for Russians: Russians rank second in the notorious death-by-selfie
Udder destruction: a bus colliding with a cow in Dagestan left 10 people injured (no word on the cow)
"I will be at sea for 2.5 months. Without internet. See you in late autumn. I hope you will like my new photos!"
— Roman Fedorstov, as he leaves for a new funky-fish-finding voyage
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OK guys – after the gym tonight, I had to run in to Walmart to get some essentials…I was literally out of everything. Even my pantry/freezer stash for when things get desperate was out of stock. Walmart is right across from my gym so it's nice for quick trips. They actually have a pretty nice produce section, and I can get the basics pretty conveniently and for a decent price.
Anyway, near the produce they always have the "health" snacks, right? You know, the nuts, dried fruit, trail mix and chocolate covered blueberries..so fancy and trendy, it always pulls me in. Decided to grab these plantain chips. They have a natural, sustainable looking package and they are "sea salted" so they MUST be healthier than the average processed potato chip, right? These are things we think about with every purchase and its so easy to convince ourself that something is better just based on the packaging, location in the store or main ingredient (plantains in this case). So when I got home, I decided to actually look at the label. As I was skimming it, I realized it looked too familiar….it was almost identical to Doritos!
Both are about a 30g serving
Calories – both 150
Total Fat – both 8g
Sat Fat (the fats we want to limit) – plantains 2.5g/Doritos 1g (ahh! – darn palm oil)
Sodium – plantains 120mg/Doritos 180mg (pretty comparable) Sea salt – is NOT better for you than regular in regard to sodium content. Sea salt may have a bit more vitamins and minerals, but usually does not contain Iodine like table salt does. Iodine is important for preventing goiter. So next time, don't let the sea salt win you over.
Carbs – plantains 20g/Doritos 18g (pretty comparable)
Dietary fiber – plantains 1g/Doritos 2g (realllyyyy…)
Protein – plantains <1g/Doritos 2g (get it Doritos)
Ingredient lists – I missed the list on the Doritos, but it is a bit lengthier and has some artificials etc. The plantains do have that "clean list" but I am still not sold.
Taste – plantains were good and satisfying but Doritos are just so cheesy and delicious
Cost – the plantains were about $3.00 for the bag that contains 8 servings. Not sure how much the Doritos were for the big box of individual bags (my roommate buys them) but I guarantee they are A LOT cheaper.
In my opinion these snacks are equals . Hopefully, you are not binge eating either of these items and just having them occasionally – I would choose which one tastes better and costs less after the nutrition review 🙂 Happy Snacking
Cheers, Kate