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In October, which is coming up fast,  I’ve been asked to do some children’s workshops in creative writing as part of the Linenhall’s annual Roolaboola Children's Festival.

I’m planning to use a really cool toy called ‘Rory’s Story Cubes’ to show how stories can be made up and hopefully then crafted a little.  The cubes are lovely things – made up of nine dice with pictures on each side.  You roll the dice and make up a story on what you see.  The kids in the workshops will make up stories and then we will work together to make up a story which I will read aloud to an audience the next day.

If I’m going to do this, I figured I’d better get some practice in so, here, for the first time ever, is me rolling the cubes for a story.  I’m only allowing myself one throw.

(Roll, throw)

Okay… I got the following:  A question mark,  a bee, a magnifying glass, a sad face, a lock, a mobile phone, a crescent moon, a tower and a bridge.

Jaysus… is there still time to cancel?

Dial Bee for Blunder

Bee mobile phones are incredibly small and that’s why you hardly ever see them and even scoff at the thought that they might even actually exist.  But they do and you shouldn’t scoff., if the wind changes when you’re doing it, your mouth will be left stuck in a permanent scoffing expression and you will never again get offered cake.

On the day that Roger the Bee lost his mobile phone, he tried to cover it up out of embarrassment.

When he returned from his pollen scouting session, he tried to convey the location of the bounty he had found by the old fashioned method of bee-dancing.  His colleagues looked at him in unbridled dismay.  They even phoned up their friends to come and see Stupid Roger trying to do the Ancient Honey Dance.  One of those that flew over scoffed and the wind changed and, well, you know the rest.

Honey watched the sad dance from a distance.  She was a gentle, kind, lady bee who hated the incredible obviousness of her name.  She had sweet and sticky feelings for Roger and, now, after she saw him trying to dance out his directions like their grandfathers used to do (in the days before mobile phones) she took him aside and buzzed softly in his ear.

“Where was the last time you saw it?” she buzzed and Roger didn’t even bother pretending that he didn’t know what she meant.

“I had it down by the Old Stone Bridge this morning,” he said.

Honey knew that because he had used it to call her and ask her whether she might like to go to the hivetop and spoon under the crescent moon that evening.  Bee-spooning, like hedgehog mating, is a careful and tentative affair but it is very rewarding, particularly in the early spring moonlight.

The call had ended in a rather dreamy, achy, manner and Honey could quite understand how Roger might have neglected to take his phone along with him when he flew back.

“Let’s go back there now and see if we can find it.”  Suggested Honey.

So they buzzed off back to the bridge blissfully unaware of the trail of alliteration they left behind them.

There was plenty of signs at the Old Stone Bridge but, alas, there was no sign of a phone.

Roger felt as if he could break down and cry and so that's exactly what he did.  It was neither a resilient nor a macho thing to do but Honey did not love Roger for such qualities.  She loved him because he was in touch with his Inner Apodia and because he spooned really really nice.

She came to a decision about what to do and, before she could think herself back out of it, she did it.

She put her feelers to her temple and used that magical fourteenth sense that lady bees have but that men bees have long since given up in favour of bigger stings.  She pushed her senses out into the world of nature around the Old Stone Bridge seeking the gentle carrier of a lost mobile phone – or ‘Handy’ as German bees tend to call theirs.  Then, against all odds, she felt it, a tingling in her senses like a tingly bee sense thing.

“It’s over there,” she said excitedly, pointing to the Old Stone Tower which stood beside the Old Stone Bridge, “it’s in there, lying on the top floor.”

“But how do you-“ started Roger but then he understood that Honey had used her fourteenth sense to help him.  He also knew that girl bees can only use their fourteenth sense once in their entire lives and that they invariably save that moment for when they are bopped by a rolled-up newspaper at a human picnic and need to bring themselves back to life.

“I can’t believe that you did that for me,” Roger said as they flew into the old locked tower in search of the phone, “what will you do now when the humans strike you?”

Honey smiled.

“I’ll just have to rely on you coming to rescue me,” she said.

And later that evening, as the pale crescent moon rose slowly above them, as they spooned so gently and so very dangerously, Roger swore quietly on his newly-rescued phone that, when the time came, he would do exactly that.

Jim Murdoch said...

I think the dice are a wonderful idea and I'm dead impressed with the story. I'm stuck writing a kids poem at the moment. It all starts off great and then I wrote myself into a corner after about eight or nine verses. Still plenty of other stuff to keep me busy while that's stewing away.

hope said...

Oh this sounds like FUN!

And you did a Beeutiful job.

What? You expect me to ignore a bad pun? ;)

travelmaus said...

You're a genious :) Love the story that you made from those few un-related words. Now this should be fun for the kids too!

William Gallagher said...

It's a lovely story, told so very well. Which is a bastard because I'd have said before that this cube idea couldn't work. Curse.

Tommy said...

What a wonderful story. You have a rare but fantastic gift!

Miss Pinks said...

Lovely story. Love the idea of the cubes too, must get some for when the creative juices thicken to a pulp!

sixmats said...

I'm a teacher, and wow -- those dice are great!

Gibbzer said...

Magic and magical.

Ken Armstrong said...

Thanks Jim. The dice *are* nice. My current question to myself is, do they encourage me to be a bit twee on account of their very prettiness. I think the next challenge must be to throw the dice again and do 'dark'.

Thanks Hope. I did expect you to ignore... but I knew better. :)

Travelmaus: Glad you liked it. Really.

William, I love that my little story-ette can be lovely, well told and a bastard too. :)

Tommy: Great to see you there mate! Thanks for dropping by. :)

Miss Pinks: :) Thick creative juices sounds like rather a positive thing to me.

Sixmats: The iPhone app seems good too although the feel of the cubes is nice.

Gibbzer. :) xx

Laura said...

Too many cubes for my simple brain. How about just tossing three of the dice? I could work with a bee, a lock and a clock. Especially since lock and clock rhyme so nicely.

Once upon a time there was a rusty lock in a clock with a pretty, but rusty, bee on it.

See how nice that worked out!

Laura said...

PS- What an honour to be asked to do a children's writing workshop. No matter what you post about it here I'm sure you will have a great time and the kids will be laughing and remember you for weeks (which is a long time for a kid brain).

gnasher said...

Don't be daft, bees don't talk on the mobile phones - they wouldn't be able to hear each other over all the buzzing. They do text a lot, though.

I can't tell you how much I enjoy reading what comes out of your head, because if I did it would sound terribly sycophantic and make things awkward between us when we meet. I mean *if* we meet. That isn't me in the car outside your house, it's just a random stranger with a laptop. Just put the curtain back and finish your telly programme. That's right, nice and quiet like...

(hmm, that came out weirder than I'd intended...)

Ken Armstrong said...

Laura: You could do just three. I took the dice out just now and threw three random ones for you. An Arrow, an aeroplane and the Earth. Go.

Yes, I am honoured. I'm going to try to do my best.

Hey Gav. Thanks mate, I hope you are writing a bit. That's all it takes, a bit. :)

Poolbeg said...

What an enchanting story. I would love to read the illustrated, Bee-Dice series. Top man Ken. I admire you so much.


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A Modern Controller is Splitting the Smash Bros. Melee Community

By Cecilia D'Anastasio on at

A popular Super Smash Bros. Melee controller’s potential ban from big-time esports tournament Genesis 4 has sparked a debate throughout the Smash community over what constitutes a tournament-legal controller for a 15-year-old game. The controller’s creator says the its ban would be “devastating” for his business.

Over a dozen years after Melee’s release, nearly everything about its tournament rules are set in stone — except for tournament-legal controllers. The introduction of the SmashBox is making Melee players question whether they should modernise.

Genesis 4, which takes place in January, is the second largest Smash tournament. Over 1,300 contestants will compete in the Melee singles event. In a private conversation with a Genesis 4 organiser, Dustin Huffer, who created the SmashBox controller, was told earlier this week that his controller, which is not yet widely available, may not be tournament legal. When he explained to pro Melee player Dustin White, aka Gravy, that the controller could get banned, the issue caught fire on social media.

Melee players have always used a standard GameCube controller, which has sticks, triggers and buttons. Years have taught more discerning players that these controllers have some issues. Pro Smashers say the GameCube controller’s sticks degrade over time and that its analogue inputs are inconsistent (i.e. getting an exact angle each time is hard). Also, over time, it’s tough on hands.

The SmashBox controller is all buttons, like an arcade cabinet’s console, so directional movements are mapped onto cardinal directions. It’s like more traditional fighting games’ controllers.

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Huffer thinks his controller could be banned “out of a belief that changing the fundamental motions of how you play Smash Bros. is a bannable offence.” He wants to launch a Kickstarter campaign for the SmashBox, but its tournament status could throw a wrench in his plans.

He elaborated that “We have been both financially and emotionally invested into the development of Smash Box for over two years now and to see it get snuffed out from misunderstandings and fear would be pretty devastating.” The SmashBox project can’t take off without a crowd-funding campaign and community support, Huffer said, so he’s glad people are discussing the controller’s legality now. That said, he thinks the ban would be “definitely unfair.”

Genesis 4 tournament organiser Sheridan Zalewski told me the ban is still being discussed and will play out in public forums. He and his co-organisers think that the SmashBox, in itself, isn’t necessarily anti-competitive — a claim that Melee commentator Daniel Lee (aka Tafokints) echoed over email. But “keeping it legal would require legalising certain categories of modifications that they believe change the game and the skills involved too much,” Zalewski said.

He cited the ability to map a very precise and difficult combo, typically executed on a control stick, onto one digital button as the main issue. It could open the floodgates for other modifications that could prove game-breaking.

Several competitive Melee players are still skeptical that the SmashBox could really be disruptive to Melee’s competitive scene. Top-six Melee player Juan Debiedma, aka Hungrybox, told me that “It’s a way to perform very difficult inputs with more precision, with the downside of having to learn how to play the game all over again.”

He does think that the controller is worth a shot. What’s the harm? But at the end of the day, he told me, “this topic depends on the integrity of Smashers and their willingness to not take advantage of something that could exploit the game.”

[Correction]: An earlier version of this article stated that the SmashBox controller allows macros. Huffer elaborated in an e-mail that the “Smash Box cannot do anything that traditional GameCube controller can’t — you just input your moves differently. Because of that everything is more precise and ergonomic, which is the goal of the project. We don’t condone macros.” We regret the error.


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CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK, UTAH — The dark blue, predawn sky was just beginning to brighten over Mesa Arch — a once-hidden gem in southern Utah — as Jonathan Zhang frantically set up his camera and tripod.

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Facebook on Wednesday announced it is introducing "new privacy experiences" aimed at complying with European Union regulations that will give users worldwide a chance to opt out of some features that could expose their personal data.

"Everyone — no matter where they live — will be asked to review important information about how Facebook uses data and make choices about their privacy on Facebook," said Erin Egan, Facebook's chief privacy officer and Ashlie Beringer, deputy general counsel.

After Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress Tuesday and Wednesday, Facebook users — among many — are still wondering if online privacy still exists.

At the hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday, Rep. Ben Luján (D-N.M.) asked Zuckerberg if Facebook had detailed profiles on even those who had never signed up for the social networking site.

He replied, "In general, we collect data of people who have not signed up for Facebook for security purposes."

When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before a joint Senate Committee on Wednesday, he led off with a mea culpa. Just a few paragraphs into his opening statement, he took personal responsibility for the disinformation:

Mark Zuckerberg is on the hot seat this week. He’s testifying in front of Congress about Facebook user profiles being mined without permission.

The data breach prompted a “Delete Facebook” movement that hasn’t really gained any traction.

That’s especially true in the Native American community, where Facebook is much more than sharing cat videos or keeping in touch with friends and family.


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What we know about the gunman in the Thousand Oaks bar shooting

(CNN) — The gunman who killed 12 people at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, was a 28-year-old veteran of the Marine Corps who had previous run-ins with the law, officials said.

Here’s what we know about Ian David Long so far:

The gunman’s body was found in the bar.

The shooter is dead, and his body was found inside the bar, police said. He was dead when police arrived on the scene, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said.

The gunman had previous run-ins with the law.

Police had several contacts with Long previously.

In April, officers responded to a disturbance at Long’s home, and he was somewhat irate and acting irrationally, Dean said. A mental health specialist met with him and ultimately decided not to detain him under laws pertaining to his mental health.

The gunman was on active duty with the US Marine Corps from August 2008 to March 2013, according to Defense Department records.

The gunman started firing suddenly

The gunman was dressed in black and wearing glasses when he walked into the bar filled with people enjoying a night of line dancing.

“I started hearing these big pops. Pop, pop, pop. There was probably three or four, I hit the ground,” John Hedge told CNN affiliate KABC.

Holden Harrah told CNN the gunman opened fire within seconds.

“This guy just came out of nowhere and came out with a gun and shot people in Thousand Oaks, California,” Harrah said. “And that’s what’s really blowing my mind, it’s a really safe area.”

Reports of the shooting came in around 11:20 p.m. PT.

“I heard a gunshot, I turned around and I saw him shoot a couple more times,” California Lutheran University student Teylor Whittler told KABC. “Within a split second, everybody yelled ‘get down,’ ” she said.

Witnesses said that people dropped to the floor and hid behind bar stools in stunned silence. Others jumped over chairs and broke windows to get out of the bar.

The shooter in last night’s bar shooting was once a student at California State University Northridge. In a statement from University President Dianne Harrison, she said that Ian David Long last attended the school in 2016.

Here’s the full statement:

On behalf of California State University, Northridge, our hearts and thoughts are with the victims, survivors, first responders and loved ones affected by the horrific massacre that occurred in Thousand Oaks last night.

We have learned that the reported shooter is a former CSUN student, who last attended in 2016.

I know that many in the community have been impacted by this terrible tragedy. I ask that faculty and supervisors be supportive and considerate of anyone who has been touched by this tragedy. Also, please know that University Counseling Services has people available at (818) 677-2366 if you or someone you know need assistance or support. As members of the Matador family,

I ask that our campus come together and support one another during this troubling time.

 Please check CSUN.edu for updates as more information becomes available.
In accordance with a proclamation issued by the White House, I have directed that U.S. flags on campus fly at half staff until sunset, Nov. 10, in honor of the victims of this senseless tragedy.
Again, I

 share my deepest condolences and sympathies with those affected by this horrific massacre.

The gunman lived with his mother

Dean said that investigators were seeking a search warrant to look through Long’s house, where he lived with his mother.

A neighbor told CNN that Long’s mother “lived in fear” of what her son might do, saying when police were called to the house earlier this year “it took them about a half a day to get him out of the house.”

Neighbor Richard Berge said Long’s mother told him she was concerned about her son, though not worried about her own safety, and that “she was … kind of beside herself, she didn’t know what to do because he wouldn’t get help.”

Berge said that when he saw police activity at the house Thursday morning, “I knew what it was.”

Another neighbor, Gareth Crites, said he rarely saw Long at the house. Crites would wave, but Long wouldn’t wave back, he told CNN affiliate KABC.

Shooter posted online about his military service

California bar shooter Ian David Long posted information about his military service on a special forces forum called Shadowspear in March 2017.

In his post, Long said he had served in Afghanistan, was an infantry machine gunner in the US Marine Corps for four and a half years, and was an instructor in Okinawa.

Here’s part of what he wrote:

“I was honorably discharged in 2013. I am graduating with a B.S. in Athletic Training in two months. I found out a little too late that just wasn’t the job for me. Maybe the ego got the better of me but it took only one time for a 19 year old D-2 athlete to talk down to me and tell me how to do my job that I realized this wasn’t the career I wanted to head.”

CNN also spoke to a friend who served with Long, who confirmed the suspected gunman had served in Afghanistan and moved to southern California to pursue a degree in sports medicine.

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What's Up, South Texas: Drug-dealing atheist gives his life to God, now spreads Gospel in streets

By Japhanie Gray - Reporter

SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man transformed his life from that of a gang member to a life serving God, and now his mission is to spread the good news of the Gospel.

Michael Ford, 24, has been performing Christian music on the streets of San Antonio for the past year and a half.

“I live to worship God,” Ford said. “I live to tell other people about the same love that I experience on a daily basis.”

Ford said he now has only joy in his heart, but his life was once on a downward spiral.

“I grew up in a violent domestic household,” he said. “My dad would physically, mentally and emotional abuse my mother and I.”

Ford said that, at age 13, he found out the man he called Dad wasn’t his biological father, and he believes that is what gave his anger momentum.

“Both of my parents were alcoholics,” Ford said. “My dad at first and then, when he divorced my mom, she took up alcohol and depression.”

His mother was eventually convicted of capital murder after she was driving on the wrong side of the roadway while drunk and hit and killed another drunken driver.

“Because this was her third DWI, she was given life in prison for manslaughter,” Ford said.

Ford was only 16 at the time.

“I was on my own,” he said. “I took to the street life and had a lot of hatred in my heart. I got into the gang life and started selling drugs.”

He said that, though he was forced to sing in the choir at church growing up, he was an atheist during his hard years. He even spent some time in jail for burglarizing a car.

Ford said that, in 2012, someone he knew, from the church he attends now, Sold Out Believers Christian Fellowship, told him it was time to change his life.

“While I was selling crack, I was selling death to people,” he said. “Someone told me, no matter who you are or what you do, Jesus still loves me. Regardless of who I hurt, who has hurt me, regardless of how many times I have been to jail, regardless of how many times I have cheated people, Jesus still loves me.”

When Ford was 18, parentless and homeless, the kind acts of the pastors of his church transformed him into the man he is today.

“They adopted me,” he said. “The wanted me to experience true love, and because they gave that to me, I want people to feel the same joy that I have in my heart now.”

Before, Ford was working a regular 9-to-5 job, but he decided that he wanted to pursue music for his faith.

“I prayed and I said, 'Lord, take this gift that you have given me and multiply it for your glory and not my own,'" Ford said.

Since then, Ford plays Christian music and preaches several times a week, starting in the afternoon and ending into the evenings, in various populated areas in downtown San Antonio.

“On this very corner, people have been baptized in the spirit, slain in the spirit and have given their lives to the Lord, and it is all through God,” he said. “It is never me.”

Ford is now married to a woman who has been in recovery for three years after being addicted to heroin. She also gave her life to Christ. They have five children together and are very active in the church.

He said, if he had one message he wanted people to take away from him as they listened to him play on the streets, it would be to love and to spread the good news of Jesus Christ, despite the circumstances people may be going through.

“When we, through our pain and through our hardships, choose to praise God instead of praising our situation, we will see blessings in an abundance of words that we can’t even explain," he said.

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Cubs minor league team apologizes, deletes Kaepernick tweet

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This undated product image obtained by the Associated Press shows Nike Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July shoes that have a U.S. flag with 13 white stars in a circle on it, known as the Betsy Ross flag, on them. Nike is pulling the flag-themed tennis shoe after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick complained to the shoemaker, according to the Wall Street Journal. (Nike via AP Photo)

A Chicago Cubs minor league affiliate has apologized and deleted a tweet mocking former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

A day after Nike recalled a sneaker that featured an early American flag at Kaepernick’s urging, the Double-A Tennessee Smokies drew the 13-star symbol on their infield Wednesday and tweeted images of it.

“Hey @Kaepernick7 after a lot of thought, we have decided it’s best to just do it. #America,” the tweet said.

The Associated Press reported Tuesday that Kaepernick aired concerns to Nike over the release of the Air Max 1 USAs and its use of the Betsy Ross flag, which he said recalls an era when African-Americans were enslaved and has been appropriated by white nationalist groups. Nike recalled the shoe before it was due to go on sale for the July Fourth holiday.

Connor Pearce, marketing and community relations manager for the Smokies, told the AP on Wednesday night that “it was just a light-hearted take on a current situation.”

The team then deleted the tweet, saying “we did not mean to offend anyone by it. If it did, we certainly apologize.”

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Swedish bid hopes Latvia link key to 2026 Olympics host vote

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International Olympic Committee IOC president Thomas Bach from Germany, right, arrives with Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria, center, and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Sunday, June 23, 2019. The host city of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games will be decided in Lausanne on Monday. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP))

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The head of Sweden’s 2026 Winter Olympics bid believes having Latvia on the hosting ticket can sway Monday’s vote for the perceived underdog against Milan-Cortina.

The Stockholm-Are plan to stage ice sliding sports across the Baltic Sea at a venue in Latvia avoids building a white elephant venue in Sweden — a key demand of IOC reforms to cut Olympic hosting costs.

Using the sliding track at Sigulda “adds enormous value” to the two-nation bid, Stockholm-Are chief executive Richard Brisius told The Associated Press on Sunday.

“It will be very important for delivering the new transformative games that we want to do,” Brisius said.

The International Olympic Committee wants the 2026 Winter Games to help end skepticism about the cost of bidding and hosting the games, after potential bids in Canada, Switzerland and Austria dropped out due to local opposition.

Brisius argued the Latvian element in Sweden’s bid is the best example of living up to the IOC’s promise to be flexible with candidates aiming to be cost-efficient.

“Are the IOC members ready for that? We are offering that,” the Stockholm-Are official said in a challenge to around 85 IOC voters.

“If we can do this, and we show that this is the way to do it, it will open up for more bid cities in the future,” Brisius said. “I would not say we are the underdog — I think we are the future.”

One member of Sweden’s delegation who is more than happy with the underdog label is retired high jumper Stefan Holm, who has been an IOC member since 2013.

The 43-year-old Holm, who won Olympic gold in 2004, even drew comparisons with Sweden’s victory over Italy in the qualifying playoff for the 2018 World Cup.

“Sweden is always the best when we’re the underdog,” Holm said after a bilateral meeting at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. “In the team sports we could beat Italy in football and we’re always the underdog against Italy, the same against Canada in ice hockey or whatever.

“So I think we’re in a good place.”

Sweden has never hosted the Winter Games. It made numerous bids between 1984 and 2004, while it was also briefly in the race for 2022.

“We are a stable country politically speaking, economically speaking,” said Holm, who has been an IOC member since 2013. “We have never held the games before and we really, really want it. We are a sports loving people especially when it comes to winter sport so hopefully it’s our turn this time.”

IOC members are famously discreet about their voting intentions ahead of a hosting vote, and more than one-third of this electorate is voting for the first time.

A total of 35 members have joined since the last contested vote in July 2015 when Beijing edged Almaty to get the 2022 Winter Games.

“I meet people who are very keen to find out what is best for the (Olympic) movement,” Brisius said of the newer recruits.

Two of those 35 are Italian — bobsled federation president Ivo Ferriani and Italian Olympic committee head Giovanni Malago — and so cannot vote Monday.

Malago is confident that the support for the Italian bid, from the government and the general population, will see it edge out Sweden.

That support is a contrast to recent Italian bids — three years ago, Italy was forced to end Rome’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics because of staunch opposition from the city’s mayor. And in 2012, then-premier Mario Monti scrapped the city’s candidacy for the 2020 Olympics because of financial concerns.

“We have never received a critic. From any parties,” Malago said of the current bid. “The government and the opposition support this bid. I think it is a unique case not only in Italy but also in the world.”

The IOC president traditionally does not vote, though in an expected close race the winner is likely to be the candidate most favored by Thomas Bach’s office.

Daniella Matar contributed to this report.

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Counterfeit drugs and fake medical equipment are on the rise. Patient healthcare is a growing risk and is costing European countries an estimated £1bn a year.

Fake drugs may have the correct ingredients but they could be the wrong dosage, or be missing active ingredients, or contain impurities, or even contain toxic chemicals. They could be wrongly fed into the supply chain thus ending up behind the counter of a pharmacy or they are sold directly over the internet to the end user at discounted prices. Medication isn't the only fraud; it was only a couple years ago there was the PIP breast implant scare. Breast implants are meant to be made of medical silicone, not industrial.

Where does labelling come into this?

Using barcodes, QR codes, or even RFID labels to tag medication will provide tracking from the factory to the patient every step of the way to ensure it doesn't get tampered with, lost or stolen. RFID is also a recommended solution on hospital equipment as more than £1.13m has been lost or stolen between 2009 and 2010 in Scotland alone. Using a system such as one you'd find in shops, it can trigger an alarm when an unauthorised item nears an exit door. Some RFID systems can work over a distance of 3m. The tags themselves will not be of any harm to other hospital equipment as they don't emit any radio frequencies on their own. As they are magnetic it might be worth keeping them away from MRI machines though. Tracking every item from point of manufacture will bring costs down dramatically. It will prevent counterfeit items, loss, theft, overbuying, and will recover budget control. This system doesn't have to be limited to hospitals either. It would be recommended for schools, shops, office and warehouses in any industry. There's already an legislation by the US' FDA that all food and drugs must be tracked in a way that both humans and machines can read its progress from where it's come from to where it's going; a system that many european countries are looking at copying, and with good reason!


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The Lahey Health Cancer Institute (LHCI) offers every possible option for breast cancer radiation therapy, including leading-edge procedures that can greatly reduce treatment time and side effects.

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Patient receiving radiation treatment for breast cancerWe are focused on not exposing you to unnecessary radiation, so we are particularly skilled at adapting our services to treat you with the least amount of radiation needed.

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Partial breast irradiation is a procedure for women with early-stage breast cancer. After the tumor is removed with surgery, radiation is delivered directly via a thin tube called a catheter to the area where the cancer had been located, to destroy any remaining cancer cells. Instead of up to two months of radiation treatment, PBI requires just two treatments a day for five consecutive days.

Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT)

LHCI is the only provider in the region to offer intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) as part of partial breast irradiation for women pursuing breast-conserving surgery. This procedure allows the patient to have a lumpectomy and a radiation treatment in the same day in the operating room.

External Radiation

External radiation, also called external beam radiation, is the most common type of radiation therapy for women with breast cancer. In this procedure, radiation from a machine outside the body is focused on the area affected by cancer. External radiation is painless and is similar to getting an x-ray, although the radiation beam is stronger.

Quality and Safety Accreditation

Your safety is very important to us. Some of our quality and safety initiatives for radiation therapy include:

  • Lahey uses the XECAN patient care and safety management system, which is technology that helps ensure the correct treatment of cancer patients.
  • We have an overarching safety program called the Radiation Oncology Safety Initiative (ROSI), which focuses on all aspects of radiation oncology that have an effect on safety.
  • We are members of the Clarity Patient Safety Organization (PSO), which operates the national Radiation Oncology Incident Learning System. By belonging to a national incident-learning database, we are able to compare our experience to that of all other participating institutions in the country, enhancing the potential for discovering significant error-prevention opportunities.
  • All of the radiation therapy sites within the Lahey Health system are accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR), which ensures quality and safety in patient care.
  • The Breast Center at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, the Breast Cancer Center at Winchester Hospital, and Beverly Hospital’s Breast Health Center at the Lahey Outpatient Center, Danvers, are all accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) for their quality of care and monitoring of outcomes for patients with breast cancer and other breast diseases.


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Top 5 Lakers Centers

4. Wilt Chamberlain

The Big Dipper played for Los Angeles from 1968 until 1973 after being acquired in one of the biggest trades in league history. Chamberlain joined a Lakers team that already featured Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, and was a member of the 1971 team that won an NBA record 33 consecutive games. Chamberlain’s list of records is incredibly impressive, as there is almost no scoring record that Wilt doesn’t hold. The most dominant center of his era, Chamberlain is largely considered by many to be one of the top five centers in league history.

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Kareem Abul Jabbar, was not only the Greatest Center ever ! ! ! But is and was the GREATEST Player ever to play the basketball game.

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How To Protect Your Home From Fourth of July Fireworks

The Fourth of July is filled with cook outs, cold drinks, and loved ones. And, the holiday wouldn’t be complete without fireworks at the end of the night! But, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), more fires are reported on Independence Day than any other day of the year — and half of those fires are caused by fireworks!

How To Protect Your Home From Fourth of July Fireworks| Roofing Specialists | CT | Landmark Exteriors |
How To Protect Your Home From Fourth Of July Fireworks:

Trim your trees. While fireworks may burn off rather quickly, it doesn’t take long for something to catch on fire. One of the more likely culprits? Your tree branches. Hire a professional to trim your trees and remove any branches from your roof to reduce the chance of any fires.

Clear out your gutters. Your gutters are essential for collecting rainwater, but it’s also a place where dry matter (i.e. leaves, pine needles, branches) collect and become a fire hazard. Make sure you’re keeping up with your yearly maintenance and keeping your gutters cleaned at all times.

Talk to your neighbors. It’s important to respect your property, and the others around you. So, take the extra step to speak with your neighbors about their party plans. Besides, connecting with your neighbors means more help if a problem arises.

Inspect your roof. On top of cleaning your roof and gutter system of any branches, leaves, and other debris, a professional can also inspect your roof for signs of damage. Any holes, loose shingles, or old tar paper should be repaired immediately.

Need a professional to check out your homes roofing or siding system before the holiday? We’ve got you covered at Landmark Exteriors and our Home Care division! For 20 years, Landmark Exteriors has designed, created, and installed one-of-a-kind roofs for homeowners in Fairfield and Westchester counties, as well as on Long Island. To learn more about our services, check out our website or speak with one of our professionals at 203.838.3838.


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Keep up with Calgary. Learn a foreign language to take advantage of opportunities both here and abroad, and to connect with the larger international community. Meet native, qualified tutors within Calgary’s borders, ready to help you reach your foreign language goals. Work with Language Trainers, and we’ll design a personalized course program, tailor-made to fit your schedule and learning needs. Ready to get started? Take a free, online language level test today and then contact us to learn more about our customized package options.

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Nicky Jam opened up about his life and rising career at the Iconic Songwriter Q&A Panel that took place during the 2016 Billboard Latin Music Conference Wednesday morning.

The Puerto Rican singer talked about his greatest hit to date, "El Perdon," and the many obstacles he faced before winning his first-ever Latin Grammy in 2015. Jam, who is recently making the rounds with "With You Tonight," the English-language version of "Hasta El Amanecer," is an 11-time finalist at the 2016 Billboard Latin Music Awards.

Here are some interesting facts we learned about the urban artist during his one-on-one panel with Leila Cobo, executive director of Latin content and programming for Billboard.

Nicky Jam Nicky Jam at the 2016 Billboard Latin Music Conference in Miami, Fla. Jessica L. Roiz / Latin Times

1) When he was eight, Nicky began attending talent shows in Boston, where he was born.

2) He was discovered at 11 years old in a supermarket by a lady who signed him to a record label and recorded his first album.

3) According to Nicky, the album sucked but local DJs became instant fans of his style.

4) At 12 years old, Nicky would imitate reggae singers from Jamaica and would say he was half-Jamaican.

5) Nicky always rapped, but it was not until he was 20 that he learned how to write music.

6) He fell in love with romantic music such as that from Sin Bandera and Camila.

7) He would perform at hotels, covering songs of these artists.

8) In 2007 he traveled to Colombia and realized that Colombians preferred lyrics over rhythm.

9) It was in Colombia where Nicky discovered himself as a music writer.

10) His next single might be a song called "Mil Lagrimos," which he just wrote for his upcoming album.

11) The forthcoming album is set to be released in September 2016.

12) He recalled the moment that he met Daddy Yankee and how El Cangri took him to Dominican Republic as his background singer.

Nicky Jam Nicky Jam at the 2016 Billboard Latin Music Conference in Miami, Fla. Jessica L. Roiz / Latin Times

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15) His first national song in Colombia was "Piensa en Mi."

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Beef Roast With Fall Veggies & Mashed Potatoes - Fall Recipes

Close your eyes and think back to when you were a kid. What are some of the flavors you would smell after coming home from school? Marinara? Apple Pie? Roast? These scents are forever imprinted on our memories oftentimes bringing us comfort and all kinds of good feelings. I cook many things for dinner each month and try not to make the same thing twice if I can avoid it. One dish I haven't really made though is a traditional beef roast. It doesn't make much sense either because they're one of the easiest dishes to prepare and perfect for fall.

Cooking a roast is low labor. It's not necessarily the quickest meal to get on the table but you can catch up on chores or emails while the oven is doing all the work. I personally like to sear a beef roast in a skillet before baking in the oven. Generously salt all sides with salt and pepper and take a few minutes to allow the crust to caramelize. This will ensure all those juices stay in the meat and it also creates an intense flavor so that first bite is nothing short of heaven. You can use whatever vegetables you prefer but make sure you cut them to equal cooking time. Root veggies are fantastic to cook with a roast because they take about the same amount of cooking time. Potatoes are also fantastic to roast alongside but in today's case, we're mashing ours.

Mashed Potatoes are simple and delicious. They're one of the easiest sides to prepare on the planet. After boiling them to fork tender, add a little sour cream or crème fraîche, butter and a splash of milk. Give them an extra punch of flavor with grated garlic. If you want dairy free mashed potatoes, vegan butter and chicken stock are good substitutes but you won't get that creamy factor. Mashed Potatoes are the one thing that you want to be fattening because that's how they're the most delicious.

2-3 lb. Beef Roast (Chuck, Brisket or Round)
6 large Carrots, cut into 1/2-inch sticks
6 large Parsnips, cut into 1/2-inch sticks
6 Garlic Cloves, peeled
1/2 cup Beef Stock
Bunch of Oregano, Rosemary and Thyme
Salt & Pepper

2 lbs. Yukon Gold Potatoes, peeled and sliced thin
1/4 cup Milk or Cream
4 tbsp. Butter
2 tbsp. Sour Cream or Crème Fraîche

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

2. Season the beef roast generously on all sides with salt and pepper. Rub in gently to really coat well. Brown in a skillet over high heat for a nice, caramelized crust.

3. Place roast into a roasting pan. Place carrots and parsnips around the roast along with the garlic cloves and herbs. Pour the beef stock all over everything and transfer to the oven. Roast for 1.5 - 2 hours until it comes to an internal temperature of 160 degrees.

4. Meanwhile, place the potatoes in a large pot. Cover with salted water and bring to a boil. Cook for 20-25 minutes until potatoes are tender. Drain. Mash with milk, butter and sour cream or crème fraîche.

5. Remove the roast from the oven. Let sit 5-10 minutes before slicing. Serve alongside the vegetables and potatoes.

Serves 6-8 people
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hrs. 15 mins.


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Hi all. Despite the fact that I'm legally blind, I've loved art, drawing, and being creative all my life. One of my earliest memories was waking up early in the morning, grabbing my Yogi Bear coloring book and a pen and coloring. I have no idea why I wasn't using crayons. I was drawing from a very early age and my folks had the pictures to prove it. From super heroes to landscapes to portraits to that groovy fluid shaped text of the 60's, I tried drawing it all.

My first taste of 3 dimensional art was as a child during crafts time at Vacation Bible School. In jr. high I was took a crafts class and was able to apply my love of art to leather craft. I believe it was also during this time that I first made money from my art. I didn't have my first art instruction until my first art class in high school. It was here that I was introduced to new techniques and media such as origami, painting, sculpture, fashion design, stage set design, etc. I joined the art club where I was awarded a small (but at the time totally awesome) scholarship that I used in jr. college.

After high school, I knew what I wanted to do...double teaching credential. My disability prompted me to go for a special ed teaching credential, and my love of art drove me to work for a teaching credential in art education...more the practical and technique side and less (much less) the history side. Before all this, however, few a short moment in time, my plan was to go to the Art Institute in San Francisco and learn fashion design...that didn't happen. Unfortunately, due to numerous life events both in and out of my control, I was never able to finish college and earn my credentials (BIG SIGH).

Well, the college thing was out so the credential thing was out, and after working for someone else enough times, I knew that (if I could help it) the 9 to 5 job thing was out. That was fine though, because it made me realize even more that I wanted to have my own business. I figured that if one person would pay me for my art, why not more people. The thought of getting paid for something I enjoyed doing was the closer...all of the compliments didn't hurt either. Doing something I love, hearing that so many others loved what I did too and making money doing it as well? Oh man, that's what I want to do when I grow up!

Yeah well, it never is that easy is it? But even with my bad eyesight and small government disability check, I did, am, and will continue to press on: Portraits (painted & illustrated); landscapes (painted & illustrated); holiday & special event window painting (too old to do that anymore); sign painting (too old & no room for this anymore); logo, monogram, letterhead, & business card design; (and for many years now) website & digital graphic design. Even though I'm still living with bad eyesight and a government disability check, I'm able (praise GOD0 to earn a few bucks here and there doing something I love. And with awesome software like Laughingbird's Creator 7, it makes being creative a whole lot easier and more fun. Whew, I think I'm done...for now. :-)

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