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Founders (3-0) enjoys perfect start
By Chuck Adams
Founders Tavern continued its red-hot start to the Greenport Men's Softball League season by walloping the Pool King, 18-2, on Friday night at the Polo Grounds. Founders finished the opening week of the season with a perfect 3-0 record.
"Granted, we haven't played Marcello Masonry or Skippers yet," Founders' Jon Schlachter said, "but we're off to a good start. We've got more depth this year. We can plug guys in and still be good. We've got a solid squad."
Founders has gotten superb pitching from Chris Golden. He has allowed only five runs in three games. Schlachter said, "Chris has kept the ball up in the air, big time."
In the win over the Pool King, Founders got key hits from throughout its lineup. Dan Hagerman and Billy Fullam smacked home runs, Pete Castillo went 3 for 3, and Danny Olstad and Schlachter both had two hits and a pair of runs batted in.
After winning on opening day, 14-2 over Pete's Boys, Founders gutted out a 5-1 victory over Southold Fish Market (0-2) last Wednesday. Castillo and Brian Schriefer had two hits apiece, and Ed Michaelis drove in a pair of runs. Schlachter had an RBI.
"This was the kind of game we would've lost last year," Schlachter said. "But Chris was throwing rainmakers all game and we played killer defense."
In other games, Skippers (2-1) cruised past Claudio's, 15-4, last Wednesday. Ev Corwin, Chris Luccariello and John Brush Jr. all had three hits while Matt Verity had two hits and five RBI for Skippers.
"Chris and John jump-started us every inning," Corwin, the Skippers first baseman, said. "The top of the order really got us going."
John Brush Sr. pitched a solid game for Skippers and the defense behind him was virtually flawless.
Greg Cochio had a pair of singles and a double for Claudio's (0-2).
"Skippers is a good, consistent hitting team and we had a tough time defensively," Claudio's Manager Matt Vescovi said. "We made a lot of errors and we've got to get our bats going."
In the first game that night, Pool King edged Pete's Boys, 10-9, in eight innings. Mike McGinness led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a walk-off home run to win the game for Pool King.
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The printed paper is from my stash and it is double sided so that made the folding easy. The solid colors are all from Paper Temptress of course - Neenah green, and bubble gum and banana split from the Pop Tones collection. Her papers always make my projects look pulled together. The sentiment is from the Cats Meow (line discontinued) and the pearls are from Kaisercraft. Both the lacé file and the tag were cut on the Silver Bullet Professional. If you have not tried cutline or lacé designs, well you just have to! They are such fun and there are a wide variety of shapes that lend themselves to every type of card. So give it a try!
I apologize for the camera settings. They were clearly off when I took the pictures and didnt catch it til I went to edit the photos. Unfortunately the next few posts will be "off", but will work at getting them better going forward........ Oops!
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I am working on all of the above. It commands a daily commitment on my part to accept life as it is now, to be patient with myself and my body's ability to heal, to persevere on the bad days knowing they will not last forever, and to find a place of peace in each and every day.
I am fortunate to have an abundance of love and care in my life and deeply appreciate the time gifted to me by an amazing support system. Carefully prepared meals have materialized at my door; the phone rings often with offers of help; and emails fill my inbox with warm and caring messages. I am so very blessed.
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George Will and the lovable losers on Chicago's north side
A book review:
"A Nice Little Place on the North Side" by George Will, Crown Publishing.
When conservative pundit George Will writes a book about baseball, you can be sure it won't be a sentimental, romanticized or emotional look the game, which far too often lends itself to such analysis by those who wax rhapsodic about the game's place in the fabric of American culture.
This is true even though he is, of all things, a Cubs fan.
But that's what makes "A Nice Little Place on the North Side," Will's examination of Chicago's Wrigley Field at the beginning of its 100th year of existence, such an interesting read. Few places in the baseball world lend themselves more toward romance and a sense of the game's tether to the past than Wrigley, which sits wedged into a north Chicago neighborhood, little changed from how it looked when your great grandparents roamed the earth.
Will brings all that down to ground level. Fans will be happy to know Wrigley still emerges as a great sports venue. "It's loveliness," he tells us, "is a function of how real it is, of its practicality." And yet, he muses, the stadium should come with warning signs like those on cigarettes, because, as any fan knows, it "is a gateway to neurological difficulties."
As baseball books go, this one is a nice companion for an early spring day in an age when cynicism abounds but has not yet been able to penetrate the hearts of true believers in the magic of the diamonds.
Not to mention, it is a good preface to what almost certainly will be another losing season for the Chicago Cubs.
"The only real resemblance between Wrigley Field and heaven is that the ballpark is indeed the final destination of some Cub fans," Will writes, just before recounting how fans often discretely open urns on the sidelines and deposit the ashes of a loved one to fulfill a dying wish, as stadium officials discretely look the other way.
"Never mind," he writes, "that before this heavenly place on the North Side could be built, a Lutheran seminary had to be torn down."
That is the type of gritty, dispassionate cynicism that ought to appeal to fans of a legendarily hapless team.
As with any good baseball book, this one is filled with anecdotes — some familiar, some comical, and some you probably hadn't heard. We learn, for instance, that Bill Veeck, when he was in charge of the stadium's concessions, hired an ethically challenged vendor prone to hustling customers by, among other things, placing toys in the hands of children and demanding their parents pay up. The vendor? Jacob Leon Rubenstein, who later changed his name to Jack Ruby, moved to Dallas and shot Lee Harvey Oswald, gaining eternal infamy as part of Kennedy assassination lore. Be careful from whom you buy popcorn.
But the most intriguing part of this book is Will's premise that Wrigley Field itself may be to blame for the Cubs' perennially inept performance on the field, and for the team not having won a World Series since 1908.
Philip Knight Wrigley, himself, who inherited ownership of the team and stadium, defined a marketing strategy many years ago of selling a nice day at the ballpark, rather than a winning team. "We are aiming at people not interested in baseball," he said.
And so the team did not install stadium lights until 1985 and still limits night games to conform to the wishes of nearby residents and business owners. Will cites evidence that the Cubs are the only franchise in baseball whose attendance does not fluctuate with wins and losses, but with the price of stadium beer. The stadium, in other words, keeps the team from focusing on winning.
Will is not completely devoid of sentiment. He would not move the team to some new retro stadium in the suburbs. But he would have Cubs fans acknowledge the stadium needs a major upgrade, including the addition of accommodations for modern workout equipment and other technologies players rely upon to be competitive.
Those things are coming, but they still will be a hard sell.
Americans, Gen. George Patton told the Third Amy before the landing at Normandy, "will not tolerate a loser." That may be true. But lovable losers are something else entirely. For many baseball fans, these are not to be messed with if it requires a move to the 21st century.

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Discover gastropub cuisine at chef Brendan Collins's out-of-the-way Culver City restaurant.
: Brendan Collins has had some serious training, including under chef Marco Pierre White at Quo Vadis in London. Then he moved to Los Angeles, and worked at Mélisse, Anisette Brasserie, and The Hall at Palihouse before deciding to open his own restaurant with partner/general manager Carolos Tomazos. The pair took over a diner in the middle of nowhere in Culver City, but it's worth finding. They revamped the place but kept the diner feel, which works to their advantage, though they don't need much help due to Collins's serious culinary skills. The rather low-key décor belies the quality of his dishes. The British chef has successfully created a gastropub menu, where pretty much everything is good (except the pizza, which, after all, is Italian). Everything else is so uniformly good that your choices should only be dictated by your particular cravings at the time of your visit. Be on the lookout for intriguing specials. Don't start eating too much of the delicious house-made bread, and save room for the "King platter" to discover the house-made charcuteries, like rabbit and pistachio terrine, cured meats and sausages. The rendition of Collins's Caesar salad is so interesting that he should never remove it from the menu. When it is in season, don't miss the grilled peach salad and burrata before moving on to the shepherd's pie with buttered seasonal vegetables. The sweets are just in perfect harmony with the savories. Indulge yourself with the sticky toffee pudding or the chocolate panna cotta with butterscotch mousse. The wine list is short, but there is a quality beer list befitting a gastropub, including offerings from North America, Europe and Brazil. Enjoy a glass at the busy bar or in The Wreck Room, which is decked out with a pool table and dart board.


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Lockheed Martin to modernize Greek P-3B aircraft
By Ryan Maass
The Lockheed Martin P-3B is a maritime surveillance aircraft designed with anti-submarine warfare capabilities. Photo by the U.S. Navy
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has given Lockheed Martin a $141.9 million contract to support Greece's P-3B modernization program.
Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will reactivate one P-3B aircraft and supply hardware kits for upgrades and modernization of four additional P-3B aircraft.
The contract also includes phased depot maintenance, updated avionics systems, additional hardware and a Greece indigenous mission integration and management system. Work on the contract will be performed at various locations in Greece and also in South Carolina and Maryland.
Work is expected to be complete in July 2019.
The Lockheed Martin-made P-3B is a four-engine turboprop maritime surveillance aircraft designed with long-range anti-submarine warfare capabilities. The planes were initially developed as land-based patrol craft, however various updates to the planes were done to make the P-3 more suited for surveillance operations.
The U.S. Navy uses the latest variant, the P-3C for maritime surveillance missions.
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U.S. Navy, Bahrain partner to ramp up unmanned systems use
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THE immortal John Cleese line – "And now for something completely different" – will certainly ring true for actor and writer Christopher Orton this month. For he will swap performing in Monty Python's Spamalot to watching his own play being staged. The Road To Port Of Barry was co-written by Orton and Robert Gould and is the opening work in the eighth year of director Michael Kelligan's widely acclaimed On The Edge project of script-held performances of plays by mainly Welsh and Wales based authors. It is the latest collaboration between the two men who have penned a number of plays in the past.
The Road To Barry Of Port will be staged at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea and The Riverfront in Newport as the On The Edge season opener. A black comedy, it's set in South Wales with a cast of characters who are intrinsically Welsh but the themes and humour are universal.
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IF the amount of laughter during rehearsals is anything to go by, audiences watching Ian Rowlands' Love In Plastic are in for a side-splitting time. The play, featuring Boyd Clack, is being performed as part of artistic director Michael Kelligan's On the Edge season of script-held plays with venues including Cardiff, Newport and Swansea. The On the Edge seasons are presented by Kelligan's Cardiff-based Welsh Fargo Theatre Company.
The other cast members are Philip Michell, Kathryn Dimery, who has recently completed a national tour of Cranford, and Dafydd Wyn Roberts.
Both Kelligan's On the Edge project and Rowlands' theatre company, Theatr Y Byd, cut their teeth in a pub in the Welsh capital, opposite Cardiff Castle. Both have gone on to produce works that now play a very important part in the Arts scene in Wales. Kelligan said the play makes some interesting observations on the nature of love, life and laughter. "Author Ian Rowlands writes metaphors to die for and displays an intriguing line in plot development and his roots are set deep in Welsh soil," he said.
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CRAWFORD Family History
This famous Scottish surname, found as Crawford, Crawfurd and Crauford, is locational in origin, from the old Barony of Crawford in the Upper ward of Lanarkshire, and is one of the earliest recorded Scottish surnames (see below). The placename is of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning "crow's ford", derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century nickname "crawa", from "crawa", crow, with "ford", ford; there are places in the English counties of Dorsetshire and Lancashire which have the same name and meaning. Sir Reginald de Crauford was sheriff of Ayr during the region of William the Lion, King of Scotland 1165 - 1214, and one Roger de Crawford witnessed Eustace de Balliol's charter to Holyrood in 1262...
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I don't know if any are famous. My Crawford's are; James Crawford, about 1742 who married Sarah Pinkerton, their son John (1826-1903) married Rachel Wylie. Their son James D. (1859-1909) Married Jane Ellen Crawford (1866-1942). Their daughter Janet W. married my Grandfather, Ivor Stanley Williams from Wales. Jane Ellen was a Crawford as well....via John Crawford (1834-?) and Magdalene Philip, both of Scotland I believe.
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I'm searching for the family of Alexander Crawford in Belfast. Alexander was born about 1818 and lived in Northern Ireland until the 1850's. He immigrated to the US with the children. His wife was Eliza, they had children named Eliza (born about 1844); Thomas (born about 1846), Mary Ann (born about 1850) and John (born about 1852). His wife Eliza immigrated to the US (Iowa) in approximately 1887.
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(Part 1 of 3) The Crawford name is from Scotland, but its origin according to DNA is from the north-west coast of the Emerald Island. The Crawford story [dominated by DNA tribal marker R1b-L513, Subgroup A1] can trace their origins to the Finn Valley in Donegal, Ireland from 50 BCE. Perhaps the journey begins with the Clanna Dedad; Deda, son of Sen or Deda Mac Sin. The Crawford surname origin is from a Northern Ui Neill [R1b-L513] tribe. The Cenél Eoghan and the tribes of Donegal conquered much of Ulster (Derry and Tyrone).
(Part 2 of 3) Cenél Eoghan will expand across northern Ireland with their cousins Cenél Conaill and the Northern Ui Neill between 500-800 BCE. The clans of Finn Valley have the same DNA as people from Gwened in Brittany. But how could this be? Recent discoveries from DNA testing are unlocking the migration patterns of Celtic tribes as late as 800 CE to 1200 CE. The Crawford story begins in pre-history Ireland then moves to Scotland as they form part of the Dalriada. Descendants of their tribe will then travel to Brittany, France during the Dark Ages.
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Leavitt, Thomas W.
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Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Fine arts department, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., September 1957.
Marian Gore "Art Scene" interviews and papers
Gore, Marian L.
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The Marian Gore "Art Scene" interviews and papers measure 2.2 linear feet and date from 1958 to 1969, with all sound recordings dated between 1962 and 1964. The core of the collection consists of 37 radio programs recorded by Marian Gore for KPFK radio in Los Angeles, California, consisting of interviews with artists, collectors, gallerists, and museum curators. A series of artist files contains notes, correspondence and other materials related to her interview subjects, and a printed materials series contains mainly exhibition posters, programs, and announcements produced by the art spaces with which her subjects were affiliated.
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Anthony, Alfred Williams, 1860-1939
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Letters, autographs, biographical data, and miscellany collected by Anthony about 19th century artists.
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Calumet and Hecla Mining Company.
Leavitt, Erasmus D., 1836-1916
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Tracings on linen of steam engines of all types, pumping, histing, air compressing, mining, material handling, power transmission, mine structures, mining machinery, and buildings by Erasmus D. Leavitt, Jr. for Calumet Heclas, Inc. of Calumet, Michigan.
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Ginsburg, Isaac, 1886-1975
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Schultz, Leonard P. (Leonard Peter), 1901-1986
circa 1915-1970, with related papers from 1899
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These papers concern Schultz's personal and professional life and include notes, correspondence, research data, sketches, manuscripts, meeting programs, clippings, and published works concerning general ichthyology; ichthyological nomenclature; sharks and shark attacks; professional societies; expeditions, particularly the Bikini survey a...
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These papers include both personal and professional correspondence and documents relating to Peters' academic and curatorial careers. Also included are files of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians maintained by Peters' predecessor, Doris Mable Cochran (1898-1968). Correspondents include Jorge W. Abalos, M. Acosta-Solis, Kraig Kerr Adl...
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As someone who has studied both the Holocaust and medical humanities, this quote struck me in an incredibly powerful way. In the field of medical humanities, we advocate for the importance of seeing each patient as a person, not just a diagnosis. We argue that it is essential to understand what the person's life was like before the illness, what he or she values about life and hopes to achieve after the illness. Only by understanding the ways in which the illness impacts the individual's narrative can the healthcare community truly provide care that is in the best interest of that person. Valuing the dignity of the individual and his or her life story helps enhance communication between the provider and the patient, improve the quality of diagnosis, and increase the likelihood of compliance with a mutually agreed upon treatment plan. An ethical healthcare system must have its foundations in the patient as a person, not as a disease or a statistic.
The phrase "Holocaust" is typically used to describe the murder of millions of innocent victims by the Nazis, six million of whom were killed because they were Jewish. Last week, Yom Hashoah programs throughout the world honored the memory of the six million who perished. We sometimes light six memorial candles, each one representing one million lives lost. By constantly grouping the victims together, we risk losing sight of each individual's experience; the six million Holocausts Mr. Burian referenced in the opening statement of his memoir.
The field of medical humanities advocates for the inclusion of humanism in medicine, for taking the time to learn the story behind each patient, for treating the individual instead of the disease. It is absolutely necessary for the field of medicine, ethics and the Holocaust to do the same. It is our duty to bear witness to the events that took place during the Holocaust and the ways in which these events impacted individuals, families, and societies as well as the medical profession itself. We must do our best- difficult as it may be- to learn the story behind each victim and understand each individual's experience. Upon entering the concentration camps, prisoners were dehumanized and branded with a number on their arm that served as a new identity. This number transformed people into prisoners by robbing them of their names, their stories, their family histories, and their entire lives up to that point. Those who survived were marked forever, the number shaping not only their past but their future.


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Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs; ca. 4 nm) were synthesised and functionalised with a mixed monolayer of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and one of two zinc phthalocyanines (ZnPcs), the difference between the two molecules was the length of the carbon chain that connects the Pc to the gold core. The chain was composed of either three (C3Pc) or eleven (C11Pc) carbon atoms. The C11Pc photosensitiser displayed higher fluorescence emission intensity than the C3Pc in solution. By contrast, the C3Pc photosensitiser exhibited higher fluorescence when bound to the surface of the AuNPs than the C11Pc, despite the shorter carbon chain which was expected to quench the fluorescence. In addition, the C3Pc nanoparticle conjugates exhibited an enhancement in the production of singlet oxygen (1O2). The metal-enhanced 1O2 production led to a remarkable photodynamic efficacy for the treatment of human breast cancer cells.


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Another important factor to consider is the possibility that you become incapacitated and unable to make decisions for yourself. You may wish to consider signing an Enduring Power of Attorney which gives the right to a person you nominate and trust to make decisions about your financial and, in some cases, medical affairs in the event you become incapacitated. If you need more information on an Enduring Power of Attorney, please contact our office.
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If a specific gift in a Will no longer exists – for example, if you left somebody a property but sold it before you died, or shares you had gifted under your Will were no longer available – then your instructions to pass on the gift are no longer possible. This process is known as ademption.
When this happens, an executor may choose to distribute another of your assets in place of the specified gift. Usually, this will be an item with the same or lesser value. The powers of the executor in this situation may depend on the wording of your Will.
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The executor can be a beneficiary of your Will. An executor should be a person whom you trust a great deal as they carry out your wishes and make decisions on your behalf where necessary. Executors have a legal duty to always deal with your Will in the best interests of the beneficiaries and to protect the assets of the estate. If your executor is a beneficiary, they have a greater interest in ensuring your estate is looked after and distributed properly.
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Celadon Books Acquires Aarti Shahani Memoir at Auction
Celadon Books is pleased to announce our latest acquisition, HERE WE ARE by Aarti Shahani. Upon reading the manuscript, Senior Vice President and Co-Publisher Deb Futter knew Aarti's authentic voice about her family's immigration story needed to be shared. She acquired the book at auction from James Levine at Levine, Greenberg, Rostan.
HERE WE ARE: AMERICAN DREAMS, AMERICAN NIGHTMARES follows the lives of Aarti, the precocious scholarship kid at one of Manhattan's most elite prep schools, and her dad, the shopkeeper who mistakenly sells watches and calculators to the notorious Cali drug cartel. Together, the two represent the extremes that coexist in our country, even within a single family, and a truth about immigrants that gets lost in the headlines.
Ultimately, HERE WE ARE is a coming-of-age story, a love letter from an outspoken modern daughter to her soft-spoken Old World father. She never expected they'd become best friends.
"It is so rare to read a memoir with tremendous heart that is also about an issue that is so timely and important," Deb says. "Aarti Shahani's messy, wonderful family story about their immigration will touch reader's hearts as well as highlight this important topic. It is a must read: exuberant, heartbreaking, moving."
Aarti Shahani is a Technology Correspondent for NPR based in Silicon Valley. Before journalism, she was a community organizer in New York City, helping prisoners and families facing deportation. She authored a study of immigrants inside Rikers Island that became pivotal to a successful campaign to sever ties between the jail and the Department of Homeland Security and shape the national sanctuary cities movement. Aarti received a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Chicago.
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10 Tips to Remedy Communication Problems
By Rosemary Black
Men and women communicate differently, experts say. When we talk with each other, men tend to sit side by side rather than face to face, which seems unconfrontational to them, says Mary Jo Rapini, LPC, an intimacy/sex relationship psychotherapist. And men often don't make eye contact when they talk, she says, because they find it "threatening."
Women make eye contact and, she notes, they like telling details. They tend to give the whole story in quite detailed terms. It can sometimes seem to a woman that her male partner is not listening, Rapini says, when in fact he is--but he's also just waiting until she gets to "the plot."
Not only do males and females have a different communication style, but individuals have their own style, too.
"Most people just assume that everyone else has their communication style," says Dr. Maria Mouratidis, chairperson of the psychology department at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. "If you are very direct, you expect others to be like that. But some people tend to be more indirect."
Since communication styles are individualized, it's easy to understand how a communication breakdown occurs. So, what's the best way to get back on track with your significant other? Make it a point to talk right away before resentment has a chance to build up, Mouratidis advises.
"If you don't appropriately state your needs, or you wait too long, or you push your needs aside and let things fester, then you'll end up feeling resentful," she says. "So rather than make assumptions based on what the other person did or did not do, ask what's going on with him or her. Don't necessarily interpret their behavior. It's only when people aren't communicating that there is a problem."
Here are some ideas for how to get the two of you communicating effectively once again.
Be aware of the other person's emotional state, Mouratidis says. If he or she is in a negative emotional state, it may not be the time to engage.
Decide upon a time to talk. Some people would rather deal with something immediately and get it over with, Mouratidis says, while others don't want to be bombarded the minute they get home from work. They need time to unwind first.
Be respectful when you speak with the other person, and keep in mind that this is someone you care about, Mouratidis says.
Talk about how you feel. Use statements like "I feel angry because I need this" rather than "You don't listen" or "You don't care." "When you use the word 'you,' it automatically makes the other person become defensive, Mouratidis says.
Be sure you know exactly what the other person is saying. Reflect back and repeat what you heard because this will ensure that you got it right," Mouratidis says. "It also helps the other person when he or she feels heard and understood." For instance, after the other person speaks, you may say something like, "I understand that you feel angry because you are doing most of the housework around here." Even if the two people don't agree, if they feel mutually respected and listened to, that preserves the relationship, Mouratidis says.
Avoid generalizations. That means never saying things like "Everybody says you're like that."
The rule is that only one person talks at a time, and that you call a timeout if things get heated. You may both need a brief break if you're talking at the same time and raising your voices, Mouratidis says.
Make physical contact. "Some men respond very well if you rub the back of their neck," Rapini says. "Women respond if the guy is a little demonstrative and touches her on the arm."
Use a soft voice. "People relax and breathe more deeply when the voice is softer," Rapini says. "It is taken as a sign of closeness and of connection."
Use general, non-verbal messages, too, Mouratidis suggests. Avoid eye rolling and sitting with your arms crossed. Rolling your eyes signifies, "I don't care," she says. And sitting with your arms crossed is like putting up a barrier that says, "Stay away, I am all closed up." On the other hand, when you lean in a little bit, it shows that you are interested in what he is saying, Mouratidis says. "And don't convey the feeling of being rushed. If you don't have time to talk right then, say so and ask if you can talk after dinner."
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A horse-drawn streetcar casually runs along an almost empty sandy road flanked with magnificent willow trees and Western-style brick buildings. How immensely different from today's noisy and crowded Ginza.
Pointing his camera toward Kyobashi, photographer Kimbei Kusakabe stood near what we now know as Ginza Wako, a shop famous for its expensive watches, jewelry and other luxuries.
The small clock tower rising above the trees is the Ginza Branch of the Kyoya Watch Shop. The simple but elegant clock tower became the symbol of Ginza and appears in countless woodblock prints. Built in 1876, it stood until 1913 when the shop closed and the building was torn down.
Swiss trader James Favre-Brandt imported the clock in 1863 when he came to Japan on a Swiss mission for establishing trade relations with Japan. Officially, Favre-Brandt, who was 22 when he arrived in Japan, was an attaché. But in reality he came on his own account and expense.
Favre-Brandt fell in love with Japan, married a Japanese woman — almost certainly the very first Swiss citizen to do so — and never left. He became a successful trader, importing clocks, firearms and military supplies. At one time he managed to sell some 1,500 French rifles.
Today the Ginza Sanwa Building stands in the place of the Kyoya Watch Shop. Next door is Matsuya, a premier department store offering everything from foreign luxury brands like Louis Vuitton, Prada and Miu Miu to traditional Japanese handicrafts.
The Kyoya Watch Shop tower was not the only Ginza symbol memorialized in woodblock prints. Tokyo's horse-drawn streetcars were another. They started operations in 1882 and connected Shinbashi, where the terminal of Tokyo's rail connection with Yokohama was located, with Asakusa, at that time the city's most popular entertainment area. The streetcars were electrified in 1903 and the horse-drawn version subsequently vanished from Tokyo's streets forever, meaning that this view of Ginza existed for a mere two decades. Ginza got its name from a silver-coin mint (Ginza in Japanese) built in 1612. At that time, the area was called Shinryogae-cho (new money exchange district) due to a large concentration of money exchange houses. It wasn't until 1869 that Ginza became the area's official name.
Only three years later, the newly minted Ginza was virtually destroyed by a disastrous fire. The prefectural government decided to build fire-resistant structures and asked Irish-born architect Thomas J. Waters to design Westernstyle buildings.
He produced a large number of Georgian brick buildings that were lit up by Japan's first gaslights, starting in 1874. Later, Japan's first electric streetlights would also begin their spread across Japan from Ginza. Soon after Ginza Bricktown was completed in 1877 it became Tokyo's trendiest shopping avenue. Newspaper companies and the printing industry settled here, making it Japan's information center. Many new ideas were either born or spread from Ginza.
The 1872 fire was only one of Ginza's disasters. The area was almost completely destroyed by the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake and then again by the US firebombing of 1945. But each time it rose from the ashes stronger than ever.
So strong that it boasts Japan's most expensive real estate. During Japan's bubble economy of the 1980s, Ginza real estate was the planet's most expensive. Wako Ginza at that time was valued at over 90 billion yen (more than 1 billion US dollars). Although property values later collapsed after the bubble burst, a square meter in front of Ginza's Kyukyodo stationery shop was still valued in 2007 at 24.96 million yen (over 300,000 US dollars). And a piece of land as small as a postcard cost a whopping 369,000 yen (4,540 US dollars).
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How to innovate? Be fearless
Peter Diamandis, founder of the X PRIZE, believes there is about to be a revolution in how we innovate.
Diamandis has been instrumental in that revolution by offering monetary incentives for people to solve the world's problems, from spaceflight to oil spill cleanups. Wednesday, he announced the launch of the $10 million Archon Genomics X PRIZE presented by Medco.
Teams have 30 days to sequence the whole genome of 100 subjects for $1,000 or less per genome. It has to be pretty precise: The error rate can't be greater than one per 1 million base pairs. And the people who are giving over their DNA to this project are all centenarians - people 100 years old or more - so the results may help further the study of longevity.
"The intelligence is out there. If you've got a clearly defined problem, you can put it out there to solve," Diamandis said at TEDMED onWednesday.
In his talk, Diamandis discussed some of the innovations that are changing our world and some of the factors in creating them.
For instance, at the rate technology is going, the average $1,000 laptop is going to calculate at the rate of the human brain by 2023. By 2050 it will calculate at the rate of the entire human race.
If you saw WATSON's performance on Jeopardy, you know that artificial intelligence is already beating out humans on certain measures. With cloud computing, we will be able to harness this kind of power on our cellphones, from anywhere in the world. And robots are becoming more humanlike in their abilities, too, which Diamandis predicts will increasingly help assist the aging population. And 3-D printers are making it possible to build complex structures, even organs, anywhere you want.
"The folks who will truly innovate are those who do not have fear," he said.
A population of new (younger) minds, who are more fearless than older people, can innovate when equipment becomes cheap, he said. So why does more funding at the National Institutes of Health go to people over 70 than under 30, Diamandis wonders.
Cheaper tablets and cellphones are enabling a broad population globally to come together and aggregate and exchange ideas. There will be about 3 billion additional people who will gain Internet access by 2020.
"The tools of innovation are being drastically democratized as technology comes online," he said. "The global community can innovate in a way like never before. You get what you incentivize."
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Q: Pumping lemma for $L=\{w\in\{a, b, c\}^*:w\text{ has the same number of a, b, and c}\}$ I was shown a way to prove this language was not context free by intersecting it with a regular language, however I can't find a string to pump to show that this language is false directly through the pumping lemma.
My original thought was just to use the string $(a^n)(b^n)(c^n)$, but it's possible to pump this string just $w=uvxyz$ by picking $v=ab$ and $y=c$.
Another idea was to use string $(abc)^n$, but the same issue persists.
What is a suitable string to pump a language as loosely defined as this? Is it not always possible to pick a $v$ and $y$ that just consists of some combination of $ab$ and $c$, $a$ and $bc$, etc? I feel like I'm missing something very basic.
EDIT: After checking my book it seems like it's implied that this is one of those CFG's that, even though it passes the pumping lemma, we can't know for sure if it's context free or not (and this case we know it's not). So the intersection with regular set is one of the alternatives to the pumping lemma.

A: Your original thought is correct. You can use the string $a^nb^nc^n$ to prove that the language $M\equiv L\cap a^*b^*c^*$ is not context-free. Then because $M$ is not context-free, $L$ is not context-free either.
If $M$ is context-free, then by the pumping lemma, all sufficiently long strings are pumpable. Suppose $p$ is the pumping length, so that all strings longer than $p$ are sufficiently long, and consider the string $a^pb^pc^p \in M$.
By the pumping lemma, we should be able to subdivide $M$ into the form $M=\mathsf{uvwxy}$ such that (1) $\mathsf{uv}^k\mathsf{wx}^k\mathsf{y}$ is in the language for every $k\geq 0$, (2) the pumped components $\mathsf{v}$ and $\mathsf{x}$ aren't both empty, (3) the middle part of the string, $\mathsf{vxy}$, is shorter than $p$, the pumping length.
This third condition is what breaks it.  In order for the pumped string to be in $M$, we know that $\mathsf{vx}$ must have the same number of $a$'s $b$'s and $c$'s.  One option is for $\mathsf{vx}$ to be empty—but that option is excluded by (2).  Hence $\mathsf{vx}$ must have at least one $a$, $b$, and $c$.  But our string $a^pb^pc^p$ is so long that we can't possibly capture an $a$, $b$ and $c$ without causing $\mathsf{vwx}$ to be longer than $p$ (it has to span the entire length of $b^p$ in the middle!).
Hence there is no way to subdivide $a^pb^pc^p$ to make it pumpable. Hence $M$ isn't context-free, so $L$ isn't either.

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Aabel, S,. Laerum, E., Dølvik, S. and Djupesland, P. (2000) 'Is homeopathic 'immunotherapy' effective? A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with the isopathic remedy Betula 30c for patients with birch pollen allergy', British Homeopathic Journal, vol. 89, pp. 161–168.
Apart from a couple of days there was no statistically significant difference between trial groups although for 10 days out of the 4 week test period the authors felt there was a "clinically interesting" (whatever that means) difference. No mention of randomisation in the abstract or of how blinding was achieved. The staggering conclusion: "treatment with Betula 30c during the pollen season deserves further attention". Well, it might if you're desperate to sell homeopathy to people who trust you and you're happy to turn a blind eye to the fact it simply doesn't work.
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Adler, M. (1999) 'Efficacy, safety of a fixed-combination homeopathic therapy for sinusitis', Advanced Therapeutics, vol. 16, no. 2, pp.103–111.
An open label, practice based survey, no blinding, no placebo conrtol, yet bizarrely referred to as "evidence" by homeopaths... Just another customer satisfaction survey masquerading as science.
Adler, R.H., Herschkowitz, N. and Minder, C.E. (2005) Letter to the editor, European Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 166, no. 5, p. 509.
A response to Frei (2005).
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Albrecht, A. and Schutte, A. (1999) 'Homeopathy versus antibiotics in metaphylaxis of infectious disease: a clinical study in pig fattening and its significance to consumers', Alternative Therapies, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 64–68. [permalink]
"Homeopathic metaphylaxis is significantly effective compared with placebo and routine low-dose antibiotic metaphylaxis for the incidence of [sic] disease and rate of disease of the respiratory tract among the animals studied... The routine antibiotic dosage of metaphylaxis is too low to be effective... to confirm whether antibiotic metaphylaxis may be replaced by homeopathic metaphylaxis, this study should be repeated independently."
Keeping large numbers of pigs together in close proximity, as practiced in intensive pig farms, can lead to widespread infection which, even at a mild or subclinical levels, can in turn result in considerable losses to the producer. Various measures are taken to combat this from Specific Pathogen Free and Gnotobiotic herds which attempt to screen a variety of disease causing organisms and exclude them from the herd, to the routine application of low-level antibiotics in the feed, a process known as metaphylaxis.
In this paper the authors attempt to contrast the use of antibiotic metaphylaxis with homeopathic metaphylaxis although they acknowledge that at the time of publication, no study had been carried out in Europe to actually determine the usefulness or otherwise of antibiotic metaphylaxis in the first place. Effectively they are attempting to compare a practice which is known to be ineffective (homeopathy) with another practice which is not known to be effective (low-level antibiotics).
The study looks at twelve subunits of 120 piglets each, pooled from at least 100 different breeding farms and studies the effect of the addition of various combinations of antibiotics and homeopathic remedies to the feed all observed over an eleven day period. Although the number of piglets is given as 1440 in the Materials and Methods section, the actual study only used 960 piglets in the comparison between the two types of metapylaxis, although this is not stated explicitly and some arithmetic has to be done using the numbers in Table 2 before the true situation becomes apparent. The remaining piglets were included in control groups, the results of which had no bearing on the comparison between homeopathic and antibiotic treatment (which is, after all, the stated aim of the paper). The 960 figure is the one used in a later subsequent systematic review (Mathie and Clausen 2014) involving this paper.
Even this reduced figure however, is not the end of the story regarding the true numbers of trial participants. With environmental disease (the subject of the study) it is each group of animals which is considered the 'unit', not each individual, since whether or not the piglets become affected with disease depends on their physical position in the barn and the health of their fellow group members, with whom they share a common airspace, trough and micro-climate, all routes whereby the type of infection under investigation would be transmitted. The individual piglet's succeptibility to disease depends as much, if not more, on which group they happen to be in as on their individual characteristics. In this case the piglets were subdivided into groups of twenty for the duration of the study, in effect giving not 960 trial participants, but only 48. This will have a major influence on the power of the study and arguably, should have been taken into account in the final analysis.
The published version describes only a small part of a larger study originally involving 4680 piglets, mentioned twice in the references as "Schutte, A., Ein beitrag zum Thema 'Einstallungsmetaphylaxae in der Schweinmast' [Metaphylaxis in pig fattening] [dissertation] Berlin, Germany: free university; 1991" and also "Schutte, A., Ist Forschung in der Veterinarhomoopathie gerechtfertigt? [Is research in veterinary homeopathy justified?] Berl Munch Tierarzlt Wochenschr. 1994; 107:229-236".
No reason is given why this particular group of piglets, rather than any other from the original, much larger, group of subjects were chosen for inclusion in this paper. We are not advised what the results of the parent study were so it is not possible to be reassured that the published trial is representative of the larger study or whether, for argument's sake, the published results might represent the "best" in the authors' views. Unfortunately (or conveniently, depending on one's views) neither of the original studies are available for study online.
The administration of the various treatments and assessment of the responses by the stockmen and "independent" veterinary surgeons is done without blinding. The authors state, due to material differences in the various compounds, "blinding was not possible", which means everyone involved with the trial knew exactly which type of medication each group of piglets was receiving. This could quite possibly have influenced their interpretation of the results. This omission is highly significant and considerably reduces, if not eliminates altogether, the usefulness of the conclusion, especially when considered along with the possible vested interests described later. From a homeopathic point of view too, no individualisation was performed, even though in other papers on the subject it has been claimed by homeopaths that no valid assessment of homeopathy is possible without it.
Vested interests abound, although close scrutiny and a little googling is required to find them. A declaration at the end of the paper announces, "This study was supported jointly by the Carstens Foundation in Essen, Germany and the Deutsche Homoopathie Union in Karlsruhe, Germany". In a paper translated into English from the original German, it has to be asked why the single phrase which hasn't been translated is the one that tells us one of the sponsors was the German Homeopathic Union (Deutsche Homoopathie Union).
The Carstens Foundation - of which lead author, Henning Albrecht, was director at the time of publication - was founded by ex-German President and former Nazi, Karl Carstens, and his wife, Veronica. It is described as the leading funding institution in Europe for research into Homeopathy and naturopathy, and its long-term goal is the integration of complementary medicine and homeopathy into academic curricula and research.
The second author, Dr. Achim Schütte, is described elsewhere than in this paper as a researcher with the Carstens Foundation and "a veterinarian trying to integrate homeopathy and conventional medicine in the treatment of animals". In 2006, he was responsible for launching the Veterinary Clinical Research (VetCR) database for veterinary homeopathy and he was previously the General Secretary of International Association for Veterinary Homeopathy (IAVH).
So, hardly a clean slate regarding conflict of interest there, with both authors and both sponsors all keen proponents of homeopathy and presumably not too upset at the apparently positive findings declared in the conclusion - the fact that the paper was published in a journal whose title is Alternative Therapies is just the final nail in the coffin.
Yet despite all the above, this paper is held up by many believers as firm evidence in favour of homeopathy. For instance, the Society of Homeopaths claims (wrongly) about this trial, "A combination homeopathic medicine was found to be as effective as antibiotic treatment for infectious diseases in pigs". As always, with homeopathy results count, and if the results are what homeopaths want then any methodological irregularities can happily be ignored.
You don't however, have to take the word of RationalVetMed on the matter of clear conflicts of interest, poor methodology and roughly three-quarters of the original trial subjects not being included in the study for undisclosed reasons and how all that reflects on the usefulness of this study when it comes to evidence for homeopathy. None other than the British Homeopathic Association (BHA) itself rejected this paper when it was considered in a recent systematic review of randomised controlled trials by homeopathic researcher Robert Mathie (Mathie and Clausen 2014). In Mathie's 2014 review the Albrecht 1999 trial was barred from inclusion on the grounds it was not free of vested interests and because of this and other factors there was a high risk of bias. Furthermore the absence of blinding was confirmed in both the trial personnel and the outcome assessors.
The final conclusion from Dr Mathie - research development advisor to the British Homeopathic Association and the Faculty of Homeopathy - this was not a trial which provided reliable evidence.
RationalVetMed wouldn't venture to disagree!
Links: [abstract - pubmed]
Alibeu, J.P. and Jobert, J. (1990) 'Homeopathic therapy with Aconite for post-operative pain-agitation syndrome', Pédiatrie, vol. 45, pp.465–466.
Almeida, R.M.V.R., (2003) 'A critical review of the possible benefits associated with homeopathic medicine', Rev. Hosp. Clín., vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 324–331.
"As a result of the recent scientific research on homeopathy, it can be concluded that ample evidence exists to show that the homeopathic therapy is not scientifically justifiable."
Links: [abstract - pub med]:[full text - pdf]:[full text - scielo, html]
Responses: [Fisher and Dantas (2004)]:[Almeida (2004)]
Almeida, R.M.V.R. (2004) 'Homeopathy: do not accept as medicine what has no evidence and contradicts basic science', (letter), Rev. Hosp. Clin., vol.59, no.3. [Author's response to Fisher and Dantas (2004)]
A brilliant rebuttal by Almeida of the attempt by two leading proponents of homeopathy to discredit his paper. This letter in many ways is as informative, if not more so than the original paper (above). It certainly gives an excellent insight into the way the mind of the homeopath works - their inability to take any sort of criticism and deal with it rationally or in a scientific way and their extremely blinkered attitude to evidence, even evidence which has been refuted and discredited years previously. Fisher and Dantas hadn't even read the original paper correctly before submitting their response - 'nuff said!
Links: [full text scielo, html]
Altunc, U., Pittler, M.H. and Ernst, E. (2007) 'Homeopathy for childhood and adolescence ailments: systematic review of randomized clinical trials', Mayo Clin Proceedings, vol. 82, no. 1, pp. 69–75.
CONCLUSION: The evidence from rigorous clinical trials of any type of therapeutic or preventive intervention testing homeopathy for childhood and adolescence ailments is not convincing enough for recommendations in any condition
Links: [abstract, pubmed]:[mayo clinic]:[full text, pdf, citeseerx]
Andersen, H.E., Eldov, P. (1995) Klassisk hom?opati - og dens brugere. Institut for Samfundsfarmaci, Danmarks Farmaceutiske H?jskole. 1995. Andersen, Helle Egebjerg. En unders?gelse af Klassisk Homøpati. Teorier, praksis og brugererfaringer. 1999. ISBN 87-987279-0-7
To illustrate the woeful lack of respect that homeopaths have for evidence, rather than convert it to RationalVetMed house style, I have preserved the layout that the prestigious-sounding European Network of Homeopathic Researchers (EHNR) have used for this so-called citation which they give as evidence in favour of their arcane art.
Readers will notice several puzzling things about the wording - several of the characters ('ø' in the original Danish) have been automatically replaced with a '?' mark by confused character recognition programmes; a full-stop has crept in between the words "Homøpati" and "Teorier", the second word having become capitalised as a result. Also, there are two dates - 1995 and 1999 and the lead author is given at the start as "Andersen, H.E" and then repeated half way through as "Andersen, Helle Egebjerg". This so-called reference which has been so carelessly copied and pasted is actually two separate works by the same author, a Danish pharmacology PhD student at the time of writing, one of which is simply a rehash of the other.
The citation for the 1995 piece should infact read:
"Klassisk homøopati, - og dens brugere (which translates as "Classical homeopathy - and its users") by Egebjerg Andersen, Helle; Eldov, Peter"
... while the 1999 work should be:
"En undersøgelse af klassisk homøopati, teorier, praksis og brugererfaringer (which translates as "A study of classical homeopathy, theories, practices and user (or patient) experience") by Egebjerg Andersen, Helle.
The 1999 work is reported by Royal Library and Copenhagen University Library Information Service as an "Abridged version of the thesis 'Classical homeopathy - and its users'" ("Forkortet udgave af specialet 'Klassisk homøopati - og dens brugere'") - i.e., the 1995 work.
This blind copying of multiple errors in the citation is a wonderful encapsulation of the attitude of the homeopath to evidence - it doesn't matter what sort of evidence or how sloppy or inaccurate it is as long as someone has written somewhere that "homeopathy is t'riffic" then that's good enough, slap it in a list, get it online and call it science.
Furthermore this catalogue of revealing linguistic ignorance hasn't stopped other homeopaths from slavishly copying and pasting the original onto other, pro-homeopathic, web sites obviously without even considering how wrong the citation appears, never mind taking the trouble to read and critique the paper itself. If the EHNR citation is entered in a search engine it is found that exactly the same form of words, question marks, errors, repetition and all, appears in some dozen or so sites all written by people so keen to promote homepathy, but too lazy to check the references they themselves are using.
The irony is that, even if we take the EHNR's most optimistic interpretation of this study it is still merely a patient satisfaction survey (so no blinding or controls) where 27% of patients said their condition didn't improve after treatment with homeopathy, even when asked by a nice young post-grad researcher! The conditions addressed in the survey all appear to have been diagnosed by the patients themselves (who were already dissatisfied with conventional medicine) rather than a medical doctor and include vague symptoms such as "general pain" and non-symptoms such as "psychical pain". Even the figure of 73% improvement following homeopathy quoted by EHNS is disingenuous since only 61% of those patients who improved could actually ascribe this improvement to homeopathy and only 18% reported a complete resolution of signs.
Links: [Royal Copenhagen University Library]:[open library (1999 publication)]:[Google books (1995 work)]:[JREF thread]
Arlt, S., Padberg, W., Drillich, M. and Heuwieser, W. (2009) 'Efficacy of homeopathic remedies as prophylaxis of bovine endometritis', Journal of Dairy Science, vol 92, no. 10, pp. 4945-4953 (http://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2009-2142). [permalink]
Endometritis is an infection of the womb which is particularly problematic in cattle as it means it makes it difficult to get them back in calf and is therefore costly in terms of milk production (as a cow needs to have a calf before she will produce milk). So farmers spend a lot of time and money trying to work out how to reduce its incidence. It seems like whether or not to use homeopathy is now one less thing they'll have to worry about though. As the authors of this paper say:
'… the treatment protocols tested were not effective in preventing bovine endometritis or in enhancing reproductive performance in this study'
Links: [Abstract, pubmed]:[full text (£)]:[full text pdf (£)]
Attena, F. et al. (2000) 'Homeopathy in Primary Care: self reported change in health status', Complementary Therapies in Medicine, vol. 8, no. 1.
Yet another patient satisfaction survey, purely subjective, no blinding, no controls, which are always more fun when the percentages are looked at the other way round from how the authors present them. In this case a staggering 26.5% of patients reported they hadn't experienced even a moderate improvement in their health status, a year after treatment. These were patients who had actually chosen to attend a homeopathic clinic so might reasonably be expected to look favourably on homeopathy but over a quarter of them thought it didn't do any good. Yet this paper is still quoted as positive evidence for homeopathy - laughable!
Links: [abstract, science direct]
Axelsson, E., Ratnakumar, A., Arendt, M.,Maqbool, K., Webster, M.T., Perloski, M., Liberg, O., Arnemo, J.M., Hedhammar, A. and Lindblad-Toh, K. (2013) 'The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet', Nature, vol. 495, pp. 360–364. [doi:10.1038/nature11837] [permalink]
"... Ten genes with key roles in starch digestion and fat metabolism... show signals of selection. We identify candidate mutations in key genes and provide functional support for an increased starch digestion in dogs relative to wolves. Our results indicate that novel adaptations allowing the early ancestors of modern dogs to thrive on a diet rich in starch, relative to the carnivorous diet of wolves, constituted a crucial step in the early domestication of dogs."
A team of scientists at Uppsala University have discovered that domestic dogs are considerably better at digesting starch than wolves. Although this will not come as a surprise to anyone who has ever been fixed by the steely gaze of Canis familiaris while trying to polish off a pizza with a clear conscience; it is something, as might be imagined, the fanatical raw-feeding lobby find hard to digest. The contention that dogs are simply "wolves lite" and are completely unable to process starch, is a pretty fundamental lynch-pin of their whole, illogical, house-of-cards position.
Links: [abstract, Nature]:[Uppsala University]:[BBC article]:[The Scientist article]:[Science News]
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Q: In Android flavors Activity not getting changed based on flavor. Only main package activity is called I have created 2 flavors(one and two) and one main package as you can see in image which i have shared. These three flavors has a separate three MainActivity.class.
when i change the flavor i am trying to change the textView content from MainActivity.class of its flavor, but it's not getting changed. Only the layout is getting replaced as per the flavor not the class.
For example, i set current flavor as one and set textView content as "one" from MainActivity.class its not getting changed but it takes the MainActivity.class of main package and the layout is working taken based on the flavor.
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Only the layout is getting replaced as per the flavor not the class.

Because the MainActivity.java of "main" is used every time.
The package name must be same in the other two modules.
Java files are not replaced so, you can remove MainActivity of "main".

A: Make a manifest file for your specific flavour that overrides the new activity for the flavour as follows:
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">

<application>

    <!-- Tutorial activity -->
    <activity android:name="com.colan.flavortest.MainActivity" />
    <activity
        android:name="com.colan.newtwo.MainActivity"
        tools:node="remove" />
    <activity-alias
        android:name="com.colan.newtwo.MainActivity"
        android:targetActivity="com.colan.flavortest.MainActivity"
        tools:replace="android:targetActivity"/>

</application>
</manifest>


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Berestoveț (în ) este localitatea de reședință a comunei Berestoveț din raionul Borzna, regiunea Cernihiv, Ucraina.

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Conform recensământului din 2001, majoritatea populației localității Berestoveț era vorbitoare de ucraineană (%), existând în minoritate și vorbitori de rusă (%).

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Today's Easter and Rachel has little concept of what that means.
Last week, she asked if this was the holiday where "those people put that guy on the tree". Religious sensitivity aside, I realized that she's never had cause to learn what the holiday is about. It's important she understand because my family is Christian. She should know why her Uncle Lehr, Aunt Nicole and Mom Mom observe this holiday.
I explained to her that Easter is about the death and resurrection of Jesus. She wanted to know why there's a bunny and eggs associated with the holiday. "What do they have to do with Jesus?" she wanted to know. I was at a loss. Then I realized I could take it in the symbolism-for-rebirth direction. Turns out that doesn't sit easily with an eight year old.
On a related note, Kroger was packed this afternoon. We always grocery shop on Sunday afternoons. Our Kroger is in a heavily Jewish section of town, so we have a nice selection of kosher meats available. But today, with half the grocery stores in town closed for Easter, the Kosher Kroger was quite crowded.


Launched back in 2002, the Ford Focus ST170 was a limited edition model tuned by Cosworth featuring everything a hot hatchback needs – 17in alloy wheels, 300mm brakes, Recaro interior and even an optional subwoofer in the boot!
This 170bhp 2.0-litre model would be the basis for the potent Focus RS, and signaled Ford's return to building quality hot hatchbacks.
With the ST170 being a limited edition model, fewer performance parts are available and thanks to the highly tuned Cosworth engine replacement parts are also significantly more expensive than the standard Focus model.


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Wolfgang Rüdiger Wichote (* 19. Februar 1970 in München) ist ein deutscher Basketballtrainer.

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Wichote war beim TSV München-Ost tätig. Ab 1998 arbeitete er als Trainer beim TSV Nördlingen, die TSV-Herrenmannschaft schaffte 2003 unter seiner Leitung den Aufstieg in die 2. Basketball-Bundesliga, des Weiteren war er in Nördlingen im Jugendbereich tätig und gewann zwei bayerische Meisterschaften. Nach dem Saisonende 2002/03 verließ Wichote Nördlingen und ging aus persönlichen Gründen nach München zurück. Zwischen 2004 und 2006 hatte er das Traineramt bei der Herrenmannschaft der BG Leitershofen/Stadtbergen inne, mit der er den Abstieg in die 2. Regionalliga hinnehmen musste.

Beim TSV Wasserburg war er drei Jahre als Jugendkoordinator beschäftigt und betreute als Trainer die Wasserburger Jugend in der Weiblichen Nachwuchs-Basketball-Bundesliga (WNBL). Bei der Herrenmannschaft des FC Bayern München war Wichote zwei Jahre für die Videosichtung zuständig. Im Sommer 2010 trat Wichote beim Bayerischen Basketball Verband eine Stelle als Landestrainer an.

2012 wurde er Trainer der Frauen der TS Jahn München in der 2. Bundesliga. 2018 erreichte er mit der TS Jahn die Meisterschaftsendspiele in der 2. Bundesliga Süd, dort musste man sich dem USC Freiburg geschlagen geben. 2019 stand er mit Jahn im Zweitliga-Halbfinale und verpasste den erneuten Einzug in die Endspiel knapp. Wichote war bei der TS Jahn auch in der Jugendarbeit tätig, leitete den Nachwuchsbereich des Vereins und führte die weibliche U16 im Trainergespann mit Petra Fackler im Jahr 2018 zum Gewinn der deutschen Jugendmeisterschaft. In seine Amtszeit als Leiter der Jahn-Jugendarbeit fielen im weiblichen Nachwuchsbereich weitere Erfolge, darunter der Gewinn des Meistertitels in der Weiblichen Nachwuchs-Basketball-Bundesliga (WNBL) 2018 sowie zweite Plätze bei deutschen Meisterschaften (2015 in der U15, 2017 in der WNBL). Im Sommer 2019 endete Wichotes Tätigkeit bei der TS Jahn München.

In der Saison 2020/21 betreute er die Regionalliga-Herrenmannschaft des TuS Bad Aibling als Trainer. Im April 2021 wurde er als neuer Cheftrainer des Damen-Bundesligisten TSV Wasserburg vorgestellt und Ende Januar 2022 aus sportlichen Gründen beurlaubt.

Wichote ist Dozent in der Trainerausbildung sowie Mitglied der Prüfungsgruppe des Deutschen Basketball-Bunds (DBB), die Prüfungen im Rahmen der Erlangung von A- und B-Trainerlizenzen abnimmt. Ebenfalls beim DBB war er 2012 Assistenztrainer der Damen-Nationalmannschaft unter Bundestrainer Andreas Wagner, 2014 dann unter Bundestrainerin Alexandra Maerz. Er war auch Assistenztrainer der deutschen U20-Nationalmannschaft.

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Basketballtrainer (BG Leitershofen/Stadtbergen)
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In a video posted on Twitter, ElX Musk, CEO of SpaceX, highlighted the company's eagerly awaited spaceship spaceship, "Heat Shield Hex Tiles," which will keep it cool on re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.
In the video, SpaceX engineers heated the hexagonal tiles to a maximum temperature of 1,650 degrees Kelvin. According to Musk, this is "circulating temperature," which means that it could technically survive the heat generated on reentry – a vicious glow of red reminiscent of the unbelievably hostile forces of reentry.
The tiles cover only the hotter side that enters the atmosphere first – "Lee does not require a sign [or back] Page "after musk. For all hot spots, a is displayed "Transpiration" System that causes the exterior to sweat water or methane to minimize damage and fly back soon after landing.
"After landing, the spaceship must be able to fly immediately," Musk promised Follow-up Tweet yesterday. "Zero renovation."
The news came after social media images were released that SpaceX plans to test an early "Starship prototype" "Hopper" on its test site at Boca Chica Beach, Texas, "as early as the 18th of March."
Back in December, musk has tweeted a picture Starsips stainless steel cone, but the strong hurricanes later led to the SpaceX Texas rocket being released from its anchor blocks, and it crashed.
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There are three main ingredients in a Pate Brisee, basic pie crust: 3 parts flour, 2 parts fat and 1 part liquid.
Flour forms the structure of the crust, fat adds flavor and a flaky texture while the liquid binds the dough.
Chill the fat (butter, margarine, shortening, or lard) and liquids (milk or water) before you begin. Chilling keeps the pie crust flaky and prevents the fat pieces from melting into the flour and becoming tough. Next, mix the flour, cut the chilled fat into the dry mixture using a pastry cutter or by pinching the fat into the mixture with your hands. The resulting mixture should have fat lumps no larger than the size of raisins. If making pie in the summer time cool off the flour by measuring your flour and refrigerate one hour before making dough.
Pour in the chilled liquid just until the flour is absorbed, mixing gently with a fork after each addition. You should be able to gently press the dough into a ball. Mix the dough as little as possible: you don't want to cream the lumps of fat into the flour, as a crust without lumps of fat will be dense, not flaky. Note that humidity will affect how much liquid the flour will absorb.
Split the dough into two equal parts. Pat them into balls, flattening them slightly, and wrap them in plastic wrap. The dough needs to rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Overnight is preferred. Chilling lets the flour absorb all of the liquid, lets the dough relax and become more elastic, and keeps the fat in separate pieces which will give the crust a lighter texture when it is baked.
Dust a clean, dry surface with flour; caution to not use too much flour or you will dry out the crust. Remove and unwrap one of the discs of dough from the refrigerator. Flatten the dough slightly with your hands and dust the dough lightly with flour before rolling the dough out with a rolling pin. Start rolling at the center of the dough and work outwards.
Working quickly, roll the dough into a circle a quarter inch thick. The size of the dough round should be wider in diameter than your pie pan; the amount will vary depending upon the depth of your pie plate. Use a dry pastry brush to sweep away any excess flour.
Gently roll the dough around the rolling pin and roll it out, over the pie plate. Without stretching the dough, press the pastry firmly into the pan and trim any excess dough from the edge. Leave a one-inch overhang to make a decorative fluted edge or trim it to a half-inch if you're adding a top crust. If the dough cracks a little during this process, press it back together with your fingers or patch the cracks with a bit of dough from the outer edges.
Place filling in bottom crust, unwrap the second ball of dough. Repeat the above step to roll out the pie dough. Brush the bottom pie dough around the edges lightly with water to seal the edges of crust. Lay the top piece of pie dough carefully over the filled pie. Tuck the edges of the top crust under the lower crust and press together lightly. Using the rim of the pie plate as a guide, create a fluted edge with your fingers or the back of a fork.
For the peach pie, cut a small hole to vent the top allowing excess steam to escape during baking. Brush the surface with egg wash; made of one egg and one teaspoon of water and bake as directed.
This recipe made with butter will result in a lighter and more flavorful crust.
Pour in the chilled liquid just until the milk is absorbed, mixing gently with a fork. You should be able to gently press the dough into a ball. Mix the dough as little as possible: you don't want to cream the lumps of butter into the flour. A crust without lumps of butter will be dense, not flaky. Note that humidity will effect how much liquid the flour will absorb.
To Make Peach Filling with Rosé Simple Syrup: In a small saucepan add, 3/4 bottle Rosé wine, ¼ cup pure cane granulated sugar. Simmer and reduce to about 1 cup. Chill. Pour rosé reduction over 8 sliced peaches and marinate overnight covered in refrigerator.
Drain the rosé simple syrup after the 8 sliced peaches have marinated in rosé overnight. *Reserve the peach flavored rosé syrup. Add the additional 2 sliced peaches.
½ cup cake crumbs, use pound cake, or sponge cake, etc.
Mix flour and brown sugar together, add to peaches and toss until fully combined.
Roll out pie dough and place the bottom in a 9 inch pie pan. Cover bottom with cake crumbs.
Fill with peaches, mounded slightly. Roll out top pie dough, cover with a top crust or a lattice crust. To add a richer color to a double-crust or lattice-topped pie, brush the top crust with an egg wash (1 egg beaten with teaspoon of water) before baking. Refrigerate peach pie before baking for 1 hour to slightly chill dough.
Bake directly on oven rack, do not use a sheet pan. After 15 minutes at 425 degrees F, reduce temperature to 350 degrees F. Continue baking for 30 additional minutes or until done. To test doneness, tap the edge of the crust lightly with finger, and you should hear a hollow sound.
Chefs Note: *The drained marinated peach syrup can be added to Prosecco or club soda for the best Bellini or peach mimosa!
My friends at Hoffman Media have published the November/December issue of Celebrate, a must read for any gathering with family and friends during this holiday season. I'm proud to share my four page feature on Perfecting Pies. I don't want to be a spoiler so I'll let you get your own copy on news stands next week. Or, you may order your own Free Trial Subscription and receive timely seasonal inspiration when watching George Hirsch Lifestyle on PBS, public television and Create TV.
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Watch me bake pie on GHL, Thursday, October 23rd on Create TV 7:30AM and 1:30PM. You may want to record and watch again when you get your copy of Celebrate Magazine's Holiday issue!
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Q: Ruby Equivalent of the GD Library usage in PHP I am looking to write an app that overlays images and copy on top of another image. I know in PHP you can use the GD library but for Ruby does anyone have a specific suggestion of a gem that would help with this?
I have seen 2 gems already but not sure which is the one most people use.
https://github.com/Spakman/ruby-gd
http://rubygems.org/gems/gd2

A: gd is a bit dated as a library for image manipulation/processing. The gems you listed are old, quite old in fact and likely will have issues with newer versions of Ruby.
Based on my own experience, I would look into a gem like minimagick which provides a nice interface to ImageMagick which is a more common library for the tasks you're trying to do.

A: The modern version of gem for working with GD library is https://github.com/dark-panda/gd2-ffij ... obviously, ImageMagick bindings are more powerful, but ImageMagick library have much more dependences and is generally heavyweight.