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At first glance, SHIFT Extended looks like a straight forward platform game. Once you enter the first level, though, you realise that it is so much more - it's a complex and exciting brain exercise.
Shifting completely twists the level, which at first can be easy to visualise. Work through the increasingly difficult levels and you'll find yourself shifting through complex mazes and discovering a network of unpredictable, intricate paths.
Everything is either black or white, and the colour of Test Subject 12378 will change accordingly as you shift between them. This simple presentation allows the world to be reversed instantly and seamlessly. There are over 100 topsy-turvy levels to work through, which, when coupled with the extensive puzzles, make SHIFT Extended mind-bogglingly interesting.
This unique title will make you think about the unusual task ahead and appreciate what's not immediately visible on-screen.
Before he entered SHIFT Extended, Test Subject 12378 never found getting from one place to another such an intricate and challenging task.
Luckily for him, you're on hand to help him find a safe path to the exit. As well as jumping on the various platforms and blocks that build up each puzzle, you can alter reality by shifting to another section and completely reversing the level. Your character and the entire level itself will be spun around and twisted upside down: ground becomes air, up becomes down and left becomes right. Shifting presents a brand new challenge and allows you to find new ways to reach the exit.
A new puzzle with a fresh layout is presented in each level for you to shift your way through. In later levels, new concepts are introduced such as moving platforms and Shift-Impermeable Fabric that acts as a barrier between the black and white areas. In this case, you might have to manoeuvre Test Subject 12378 to different keys and buttons to unlock particular areas or locate new platforms to solve your mission.
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Top-Ranked Golfer Beats Scoliosis
Years of braces and surgery couldn't keep Stacy Lewis from becoming the best in her sport
FRIDAY, May 24, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- As a world-class golfer, Stacy Lewis' accomplishments are remarkable. But it was a physical challenge in her childhood that defined her ascent to the top of her sport.
"I was an 11-year-old girl with my heart set on playing golf when my scoliosis was diagnosed by my orthopedic surgeon," said Lewis, who has become a spokeswoman for both the Scoliosis Research Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons so she can help others in the same situation. "[But] having scoliosis forced me to develop a strong sense of mental and physical toughness, which has benefited me to this day."
That toughness helped Lewis capture the Ladies Professional Golf Association's Player of the Year award in 2012. And in March, the 28-year-old claimed the top spot in the Woman's World Golf Rankings.
Scoliosis is a serious musculoskeletal disorder that leads to curvature of the spine and affects millions of Americans. According to the National Scoliosis Foundation, about 7 million people struggle with some degree of scoliosis, with those with a family history of the disorder facing a 20 percent greater risk for developing the condition themselves. In the vast majority of cases (85 percent), there is no identifiable cause for the telltale onset of body leaning, sideways spine curvature and uneven placement of shoulders, shoulder blades, ribs, hips or waist.
"Everyone has a curved spine," said Dr. Gary Brock, the Houston-based orthopedic surgeon who first diagnosed Lewis and has cared for her ever since. "But there is supposed to be a sway in the lower back and a roundness to the chest. In scoliosis patients, the spine rotates in various patterns that can result in lifelong progression of deformity and, in more severe cases, back pain and altered function of the heart and lungs."
Although the disorder can strike anyone at any age, it usually develops among pre-teens and teens, with girls eight times more likely than boys to develop curvature issues that require medical intervention.
Although only about 25 percent of pediatric cases are severe enough to require treatment of some kind, an estimated 30,000 American children get outfitted for a back brace each year. According to the U.S. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, these braces are designed to provide spinal support during the growth years and to prevent already noticeable spinal curvature from worsening.
Each year, another 100,000 patients with more severe curvature have bone fusion surgery -- and sometimes implantation of metal rods -- to achieve some measure of spinal straightening.
Lewis' treatment ran the gamut.
"My biggest challenge was wearing a brace for the next seven years [following diagnosis]," she said. "I wore that brace for 18 hours a day, taking it off only when I played golf. Golf became my escape."
After accepting a golf scholarship to the University of Arkansas, however, Lewis learned that bracing had not been enough.
"Normally, brace wear is completed when growth has stopped," Brock said. "For most girls, that happens around age 14, but Stacy continued to grow until she was 17 years old. Unfortunately, several months later her x-ray showed that the curve had continued to worsen and surgery was recommended."
"For six months after surgery, I wouldn't let Stacy take a full golf swing, but I did let her progress to putting at six weeks, and then chipping and pitches at three months," he said. "She became masterful at the short game, and went from being the No. 3 golfer on a very good high school golf team to the No. 1 amateur in the United States."
It was with her college success that Lewis began to appreciate "that people were reading about me and being uplifted [by my story]," she said. "I began corresponding with some kids with scoliosis who had reached out to me. So when I turned pro, I knew that as more and more people heard my story, the more I might be able to help them."
"Stacy Lewis faced her adversity head on, and is a shining example of handling difficult times with grace and determination -- never giving in and never giving up," Brock said. "I've told her story to thousands of kids, and I'm sure other doctors have too."
What is it about her story that Lewis most wants those kids to know?
"When I was told I had to have surgery to implant a metal rod and five screws into my back, I did not envision that I could be a professional athlete, let alone reach No. 1 in the world," she said. "In that way, it was a blessing in disguise. I learned that if I put in the effort and the time, I could reach my goals and even surpass them. You never know how high you'll be able to go if you don't let the condition define your limits."
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ESTHERVILLE – Funeral services for Dale C. Juhl, 91 of Estherville were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Estherville with Pastor Thomas Marth officiating. Interment was at East Side Cemetery in Estherville.
He died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.
Dale Chris Juhl, the son of Chris and Christena M. (Peters) Juhl, was born July 4, 1922, in Grundy Center.
In March of 1924, Dale moved with his family to the Estherville area at a young age and completed his education.
On Aug. 18, 1951, Dale was united in marriage to Euphemia 'Fame' Kinnetz, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Estherville. Following their marriage the couple made their home in rural Estherville where they raised their family and Dale farmed his entire life. Dale also enjoyed driving bus for the Estherville School District for 67 years. Fame died Nov. 18, 2002.
Dale was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and the Elks Club in Estherville.
Left to cherish Dale's memory are one son, Donald Chris Juhl, and his wife, Terresa, of Estherville; two grandchildren, Brandy and Matthew; two great-grandchildren, Noah and Hailee; sister, Maxine Mahin and her husband, Bill and special friend, Irene Neppl.
Preceding Dale in death were his wife; parents and siblings, Mary Buhr, Lawrence Juhl and Carrie Hoffmeyer; Florence Hoffmeyer and Leona Beck. Online condolences may be sent to www.henryolsonfuneral.com.


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This year's Cornucopia festival has just released an expanded program of festivities centred around the region's best drink and cuisine.
The 11-day festival, presented by Tourism Whistler and Blueshore Financial, will focus on sustainable food, health and wellness, with seminars centred around movement, meditation and cooking workshops.
Other events, workshops and seminars will centre on craft beer, cocktail and spirits, while the festival's Nourish series raw and fermented food and drinks, beauty and health from the pantry, healing and anti-aging foods.
Popular events, such as the CRUSH Gala Grand Tasting events, Best of B.C. party, Top 25 Celebratory party, Cornucopia Night Market, VINOS award show, a culinary stage series, chef's luncheons, Whistler Chef's Challenge and many more.
Every year, Cornucopia donates some proceeds to a local charity, with the Whistler Public Library reaping the benefit this year.
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Nvidia is no stranger to the Android hardware space, so today's reveal offers little surprise. Nvidia's first initiative, Project Kai, yielded the first Nexus 7 and successfully brought high-end hardware to market at a bargain price. Project Shield approached Android from a gamer's perspective, with an impressively solid result. With today's reveal of a Tegra 4-powered, 7" Android tablet, Nvidia's looking to move chips and prove it's no lightweight in hardware design.
Dubbed the Tegra Note, the new design follows the same rules as Project Kai, and the results are quite similar. The 7" form factor, 1280×800 display, 1GB of memory, NAND capacities, and $199 price seem lifted straight out of last year's Nexus 7 SKUs, with the key updates being the Tegra 4 SoC, an aggressive new chassis design, and Nvidia's own take on the passive stylus, dubbed Nvidia DirectStylus. The platform was first previewed at Computex and should be a great show piece for the performance of the Tegra 4. Built around four Cortex-A15 cores for the heavy lifting, a single companion core for low-power needs, and its own 72-core GPU, the Tegra 4 should be a substantial improvement over last year's SoCs. We'll be curious to see how it handles today's tougher competition.
With Project Kai, Nvidia effectively replaced its 'Designed by Nvidia' program with a new ODM-like approach, and the Tegra Note takes that one step further. Nvidia designs and specs the device while its partners chip in with the manufacturing and distribution. The Nexus 7 was the most successful effort, alongside familiar partners Asus and Google. With the Tegra Note, Nvidia is leveraging some of its graphics partners, namely EVGA and PNY Technologies in the US. Don't expect these partners to do much in the way of skinning or altering the design, though. Software updates come direct from Nvidia, and the impression is that these units aren't likely to differ much beyond packaging.
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This well-structured and in-depth Level 3 certificate is a course designed for anyone wishing to gain comprehensive knowledge of wines and build upon the knowledge gained at Intermediate level. You will acquire a thorough understanding of the factors influencing the style, quality and price of wines from key wine producing regions of the world. You will also develop analytical tasting skills using the systematic approach to tasting as tasting will be part of the examinations. This qualification has full accreditation from the UK Government's Qualifications & Curriculum Authority as a Level 3 Vocational Qualification and provides the knowledge required for those wishing to progress on to the Diploma Level 4.
If you are an employer wishing to train your staff this course will equip them with knowledge and understanding of a wide range of products. This course is suitable for someone in a supervisory level position in wine sales and service.
- We run Saturday sessions for those who cannot sacrifice a working weekday
- The sessions run for 7 to 8 hours, starting at 10am and finishing at 5:30pm, which enables you plenty of time to arrive punctually and enough time to enjoy your valued Saturday evening
- There are 6 sessions (every 2 weeks) including an exam session, spread out over 3 months. This enables you to learn this very challenging syllabus (many students have transferred in the past from the shorter format to this longer format). The final exam day is 10am - 2pm.
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19th September - DAY 1 - Session 1: Course starter & tasting technique
Session 2: Natural factors and human influences in the vineyard
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3rd October - DAY 2 - Session 4: White wines of Alsace, Germany, Austria and Tokaji
Session 5: White wines of Burgundy, Loire and Bordeaux
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Session 9: Red wines of N Spain and red/white wines of N Italy
31st October - DAY 4 - Session 10: Red/white wines of central and southern Italy; Red wines of Portugal and red/white wines of Greece
Session 11: Premium red wines of New Zealand, USA and Australia
Session 12: Premium whites of New Zealand, S Africa, Australia, USA, Canada
14th November - DAY 5 - Session 13: Regional specialities of Australia, South Africa and USA; Premium red/white wines of Argentina and Chile
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- All tasting wine (approx 70 wines)
- All course handouts (we have a comprehensive database of past exam papers/practice questions)
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Messiah (HWV 56) Composed by George Frideric Handel
Handel's most famous and most often performed work is the oratorio Messiah, composed in 1741 and first performed in Dublin in 1742. Many individual numbers within the work have become independently familiar.
As it comes to us in the twenty-first century, Messiah is unusual in several respects. Its text suggest that it is a sacred work, but it has enjoyed a substantial life as concert fare. A north German in the service of the British crown, Handel's oratorios were symbols of the (protestant) Church of England and its stature in British society. Dublin, which we know today as the capital of Eire (Ireland), was heavily dominated in Handel's time by English gentlemen.
The First Messiah
Although Handel had imagined when he composed the work in the summer of 1741 that Messiah would be performed in London. An invited stay in Dublin began in November led to a series of subscription concerts that were wildly successful. In consequence a second series was launched on February 17, 1742. Starting with a performance of Alexander's Feast, the new series continued on Wednesdays through April 7, when the featured work was a revised version of Esther.
Messiah's first performance was an open rehearsal of Messiah that took place the day after the second series finished. Its official premiere the following Tuesday (April 13, at noon) was an anticlimax, and the open rehearsal caused Messiah to be declared "the finest Composition of Musick that ever was heard." The premiere simply confirmed this lofty evaluation.
Messiah had come into being at the request of Dublin's Charitable Infirmary to compose a work to encourage contributions to the "Dublin sick." At the time hospitals were used more to separate the sick from the rest of society than to treat their maladies. When Messiah had its final Dublin performance, on June 3, there were some changes of cast and organ concertos were performed with it. Other concerts filled the intervening weeks. Among them were a benefit for the Dublin music publishers William and Bartholomew Mainwaring, and Handel's oratorio Saul. Its Dead March became an instant favorite.
Architecture of Messiah
The oratorio was structured in three parts: (1) music narrating highpoints from the prophecy of Isaiah to the early life of Jesus; (2) Jesus's death and resurrection; and (3) the sins and judgment of mankind. Each of these can be parsed into several scenes. Handel's choruses serve as a good guide to the many segments of the work.
Performance History
It had one persistent detractor: Charles Jennens, its librettist.
The Messiah Phenomenon
Because of the immediate popularity of individual choral and vocal numbers in Messiah, the work was rapidly circulated and adapted to varying circumstances. The rise of choral societies in the third quarter of the century had a symbiotic relationship with Handel's masterpiece. The more the work was performed, the greater the number of groups performing it. Inevitably, each new venue created its own opportunities and limitations. Soloists and sometimes keys of particular pieces could be altered. Orchestration accommodated the resources available. On the whole, the size both increased.
These trends continued in the nineteenth century such that by the time of the Crystal Palace Exposition (in London in xx) the proportions reached what seems to have been their maximum extent: xx.
Two of the most durable milestones of eighteenth-century dissemination were the Foundling Hospital parts (xx) and the Samuel Arnold edition (178xx).
The Foundling Hospital Parts
London's Foundling Hospital, established on Bloomsbury Fields in 1739, mirrored in its aims the well established institutions for orphans in Italy and France. The famous of these was the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice, where all the orphans were female and where a select group reached the stature of musical professionals under the tuition of such maestri as Antonio Vivaldi.
Such institutions fostered strong musical allegiances because the noble families who supported them believed that music bettered the soul. They cherished music made well by children. The Foundling Hospital's benefactors include such noted painters as Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, and Handel himself. The composer provided an organ and gave benefit performances at the Hospital. At his death, a valuable set of performance parts fell became the possession of the institution. Today the park known as "Coram's Fields" marks the spot where the original Hospital stood.
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Score and Parts
- Full Score, 280 pages.
- Continuo part (2003 version), with figured harmony based on the Samuel Arnold Edition of 1790, 101 pages.
- Expanded Continuo part (2003 version), with figured harmony based on the Samuel Arnold Edition of 1790, 197 pages. Included continuo part plus treble staff with melodies and primary voices.


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Open Storage Networking
NetApp has a strategy for delivering the best storage networking product solutions in the industry. We have a deep commitment to the integral technologies as well as a deep expertise in these technologies. We strongly believe that our vision of what storage networking means to customers—as well as the inherent capabilities of our company—is what makes us an industry leader. This is an exciting movement forward for both NetApp and our customers, since we are already embedded into the key solutions customers choose today as well as into the future.
What is storage networking? What is Open Storage Networking (OSN)?
Storage networking allows companies to deliver data anywhere, any way, in any quantity, anytime, and any type of data…with data that is always available. Open means that companies can construct best-of-breed solutions that can easily incorporate legacy equipment as well as new and emerging technologies. Standards are the essence of open systems, meaning that companies can utilize and leverage their existing staff and skills base, current installed base of equipment, software, and management tools, as well as benefit from an extremely large and diverse base of mature suppliers to ensure that these companies can focus on their business problems and initiatives rather than guessing about which emerging technology to deploy.
Open storage networking means that in an age when the opportunities and issues are extraordinarily diverse, complicated, and compelling, companies can precisely calibrate their operations and business development efforts to yield the best return, use information to disarm and control their competition, and create higher than ever levels of company valuation.
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What comes to mind when you think about your Clan? Whether it's lollipops, conquest, or honor, use your tank as your canvas and create a custom camouflage paint (or tank skin) that shows off what your Clan's truly about.
Earn some gold by creating the best custom Clan camouflage in the world!
Everyone in WGA-A is really sweet, and that reminds me of candy and lollipops, so I made the Maus's gun look like a lollipop.
And then plastered the emblem everywhere because those are backup lollipops.
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In this topic:
-Design a camouflage based on your Clan (can be hand-drawn, digitally created, or a tank skin. Tank skin guides can be found here. Can be any tank.).
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-Post which player in your clan did the artwork.
Contest Rules
-Contest closes at 1200 PT on May 27, 2015.
-Clans may submit multiple entries, but only one entry per Clan will be eligible for prizes.
-The image requirements are as follows: format —JPEG, PNG, or GIF; size — up to 700 KB.
-The image must comply with the Game Rules and Forum Rules.
-Entries will be judged on creativity, quality, and adherence to the contest's theme. This will be determined by WGA staff.
-Entries for this contest can be placed in either this contest thread or the corresponding one in the other supported languages or for World of Warplanes. They are all part of the same contest.
Prizes (to Clan Treasury)
-1st Place: 10,000 Gold
-2nd Place: 8,000 Gold
-3rd/4th Place: 6,000 Gold
-5th-8th Place: 4,000 Gold
Tank/Plane Reward:
As an additional bonus, whichever artist created the camouflage for the 1st place entry will receive your choice of a World of Tanks Tier 8 Non-Rare Premium Tank (with a garage slot) OR a World of Warplanes Tier 7 Premium Plane (with a hangar slot).


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Not your everyday calendar, here you can find important events in literary history, authors' birthdays, and a variety of holidays, all with related activities and resources that make them more relevant to students. View by day, by week, or by month.
September 30, 2020
Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928.
Students compare and contrast two views of the Holocaust from different authors. Students may also research stories of other survivors who may or may not be published and create a presentation on this survivor.
Grades 7 – 12
Types of Calendar Activities
Authors & Texts
Birthdays, publication dates, and more
Historical Figures & Events
Notable people and happenings in history
Holidays & School Celebrations
Special days and how to observe them
Literacy-Related Events
Celebrations that promote and encourage literacy


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This massive sandstone cliff along the Licking River at one time contained a dark hand-shaped Indian petroglyph. Unfortunately, the engraved petroglyph was destroyed in 1828 during the construction of the Ohio-Erie Canal which runs through the gorge. Notice the sandstone block walls at the river's edge that were part of the Ohio-Erie Canal towpath. Oral traditions ascribe the "Blackhand" as a warning to Palaeo-Indian tribes, i.e., 1000BC to 400AD, traveling up the Licking River to Flint Ridge, to keep the site a peaceful and shared resource for the quarry of high quality flint.
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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Matthew E. White | 18/04/13
With his already critically lauded debut Big Inner evidently becoming one of the indie crossover successes of early 2013, Matthew E. White has gifted us the brand new official video for the psychedelic sonic portal of 'Steady Pace' – his celebratory new single set for release on Domino on 6 May 2013.
The clip, created by Travis Robertson – an artist also hailing from White and the Spacebomb family's beloved Richmond, Virginia – is a one-way trip deep into the visual heartland of Big Inner, bringing to life the record's iconic cover art to reveal what lies beyond the borders of what we know – and don't know – about Matthew E. White.
Matthew and his extremely gifted band of Richmond-based friends and collaborators (about whom you can learn more from the man himself here) arrive in the UK this week to play a string of shows including a long sold out date at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall (a September date at Shepherd's Bush Empire is on sale now) as well as debut visits to Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow.
Alongside this, the band will be participating in the very special Sister Ray Records street party for Record Store Day. This event is free and will take place in the afternoon of Saturday April 20th outside the shops premises on Berwick St, in Soho, London. Find out more about this terrific event here.
Matthew E. White on tour:
Sun 21 April Bristol Thekla (tickets)
Wed 24 April Glasgow Arches (tickets)
Thurs 25 April Manchester Sound Control (tickets)
Fri 26 April London Queen Elizabeth Hall SOLD OUT
Thurs 23 May Barcelona Primavera SOLD OUT
26-30 June Glastonbury SOLD OUT
Fri 30 Aug Dorset End Of The Road (tickets)
Wed 4 Sept London Shepherd's Bush Empire (tickets)
Thurs 5 Sept Isle of Wight Bestival (tickets)


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