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Discoverer of the forgotten Father Albert Koch As recently as a few years ago the Appenzeller Goat was near extinction. An animal that had already fascinated Albert Koch in his childhood. Against the norm of that time, to firstly farm cows, he specialised, on the inherited farm of his parents in the 70’s, completely in farming goats. Not only the love towards the animal, but also the conviction to save something that almost was lost, motivated him to take the courageous step. Full of passion, innovation and heart, Albert and his wife Vreni were again able to reach society and out past the swiss borders with their goat products. Milk, cheese, body care products and sweets were great favorites and so made possible further development of their assortments. Even today his passion burns within to create new products; we are excited to see what delicacies the future holds for the Koch household.
SFC Group 1: Athlone v Killucan posted 29 Jul 2017, 14:41 by Athlone GAA Athlone 0-15 Killucan 1-14 A stirring comeback fell just short as our senior team were made pay for a poor first half performance when they were defeated by Killucan in their opening senior championship group 1 game, played in Moate on Sunday evening. After Ryan Gaffey had given Athlone a good start with a point from his first touch in senior championship football, the North Westmeath men took over and kicked five unanswered points, before John Connellan finally got Athlone’s second score after 20 minutes. The sides then exchanged points, Athlone’s score coming from Mickey Greene, before Killucan's Killian Doyle got what was to prove to be the game’s crucial score with a well-taken goal. Two more Killucan points from play made the score 1-8 to 0-3 in their favour at half time and left Athlone with a mountain to climb in the second period. Athlone started the second half brightly with points from a Ryan Gaffey free and Mickey Greene, but two points in a minute restored the Saffrons’ eight-point advantage with 10 minutes of the second half played. Just as it looked like the game might be getting away from them, Athlone stepped up a gear and kicked six points (from Alan Gaughan, Mickey Greene, John Connellan, Ryan Gaffey) to one between the 40th and 50th minutes to reduce the gap to just a goal with 10 minutes still to play. Just when it looked like Athlone had all the momentum, Killucan were able to lift the siege and added two points to put daylight between the sides again. With time running out, Athlone dug deep again and excellent scores from Noel Mulligan, John Egan and John Connellan brought them back to within a point with two minutes to play. Again, however, Killucan were able to break away and another point meant that Athlone needed a goal, but, unfortunately, they were unable to create the necessary opportunity, and Killucan held on to win on a scoreline of 1-14 to 0-15. The next game for Athlone is against neighbours Garrycastle in Tang on Saturday evening at 7.30pm, in what will be a must-win game for both sides.
Fatty Alcohol Alkoxylates Market by Manufacturers,Types,Regions and Applications Research Report Forecast to 2023 August 3021:492017 Fatty Alcohol Alkoxylates Market WiseGuyReports.Com Publish a New Market Research Report On -“Fatty Alcohol Alkoxylates Market by Manufacturers,Types,Regions and Applications Research Report Forecast to 2023”. Synopsis of Fatty Alcohol Alkoxylates Market Fatty alcohol alkoxylates (FAA) is a class of non-ionic surfactants, which is readily biodegradable in nature with minimal toxicity as compared to its counterparts. It is mainly produced by the alkoxylation of fatty alcohols with addition of ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO). Fatty alcohol alkoxylates have a wide range of applications such as wetting agents, emulsifiers, and dispersion applications among others and it is consumed across an array of industries viz., household cleaning, industrial & institutional cleaning, detergent intermediates, textile, and personal care among others for the latter applications. Fatty alcohols from the natural and synthetic production routes are used in the preparation of fatty alcohol alkoxylates. On the basis of carbon chain distribution in each type of fatty alcohol alkoxylates, it is used for different applications across different industries. For instance, the long chain alcohol alkoxylates such as C16 and C18 are widely consumed in personal care industry as surfactants and cream base. The need for biodegradable and non-toxic surfactants from the prominent end-users of fatty alcohol alkoxylates viz., household cleaning and I&I cleaning coupled with the penetration of the latter end-user industries in the developing markets along with the growth of personal care industry are some of the market impetus factors fostering growth of global fatty alcohol alkoxylate market includes, are some growth prospects associated with the growth of global fatty alcohol alkoxylates market. Also, trends such as capacity expansion and expansion of cosmetic manufacturers to the developing markets is anticipated offer lucrative opportunities for fatty alcohol alkoxylate manufacturers. For instance, expansion of cosmetic giant L’Oreal in Egypt to cater the surge in demand for cosmetics and personal care products across Middle East & Africa. According to MRFR analysis, the global fatty alcohol alkoxylates market was valued at USD 564.4 million in 2016 and is expected to be valued at USD 787.8 million by the end of 2023, expanding at a CAGR of 5.0%. Regionally the global market for fatty alcohol alkoxylates is divided into five main regions namely— North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. Among the aforementioned regions, Asia Pacific market dominated the market for fatty alcohol alkoxylates in terms of value and volume. In terms of volume, nearly ~ 40% of global market is acquired by Asia Pacific region. Some of the protuberant factors attributed towards this dominance includes the fragmentation of fatty alcohol alkoxylates market with Chinese manufacturers coupled with increasing penetration of the end-use industries can be attributed to the market growth in the region. Also, infrastructural development, rapid urbanization and industrialization in the developing markets is expected to boost the demand for I&I and household cleaning products which in turn will witness considerable demand for fatty alcohol alkoxylates during the forecast period. The second largest market for fatty alcohol alkoxylates was estimated to be North America in 2017, in terms of value and volume. The penetration of front load machines and automatic dishwashers in the households along with the prevalence of auto wash centres and Laundromat services in the region is attributed to the growth of fatty alcohol alkoxylates market in North America. Also, regulations allied to the biodegradability and toxicity of non-ionic surfactants in the regions is one of the prominent factor for fatty alcohol alkoxylate market growth in the North America region The report about Global Fatty Alcohol Alkoxylates Market by Market Research Future comprises of extensive primary research along with detail analysis of qualitative as well as quantitative aspects by various industry experts and key opinion leaders to gain a deeper insight of the market and industry performance. The report gives a clear picture of the current market scenario which includes past and estimated future market size in terms of value and volume, technological advancement, macro economical and governing factors in the market. The report further provides detail information about strategies used by top key players in the industry. It also gives a broad study about different market segments and regions. Key Findings Global Fatty alcohol alkoxylates Market is projected to reach USD 787.8 million by 2023 with 5.0% CAGR during review period of 2017-2023. Regionally, Asia Pacific accounted for the largest share in terms of value and volume due to growing application industries in the region. As per analysis, the fatty alcohol alkoxylates market is categorised as a fragmented market, however, tier-1 manufacturers dominates the market. Asia Pacific’s dominance is followed by North America and Europe. Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest growing region in as compared to other regional markets with an annual growth rate of 6.0% during the review period 2017 to 2023. Oleochemical based fatty alcohol alkoxylates, by type is the dominating segment owing to its environmental benefits over the petroleum based alkoxylates Wise Guy Reports is part of the Wise Guy Consultants Pvt. 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if (nss_context == NULL) { return EINVAL; } ctx = calloc(1, sizeof(struct nss_ops_ctx)); if (ctx == NULL) { return ENOMEM; } nss_context = ctx; return 0; } void back_extdom_free_context(struct nss_ops_ctx nss_context) { if ((nss_context == NULL) \|\| (nss_context == NULL)) { return; } free((nss_context)); nss_context = NULL; } void back_extdom_set_timeout(struct nss_ops_ctx nss_context, unsigned int timeout) { if (nss_context == NULL) { return; } nss_context->timeout = timeout; } unsigned int back_extdom_get_timeout(struct nss_ops_ctx nss_context) { if (nss_context == NULL) { return DEFAULT_MAX_NSS_TIMEOUT; } return nss_context->timeout; } void back_extdom_evict_user(struct nss_ops_ctx nss_context, const char name) { if (nss_context == NULL) { return; } (void) sss_nss_getpwnam_timeout(name, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, SSS_NSS_EX_FLAG_INVALIDATE_CACHE, nss_context->timeout); } void back_extdom_evict_group(struct nss_ops_ctx nss_context, const char name) { if (nss_context == NULL) { return; } (void) sss_nss_getgrnam_timeout(name, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, SSS_NSS_EX_FLAG_INVALIDATE_CACHE, nss_context->timeout); 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if (nss_context == NULL) { return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL; } ret = sss_nss_getgrgid_timeout(gid, grp, buffer, buflen, result, SSS_NSS_EX_FLAG_NO_FLAGS, nss_context->timeout); /* SSSD uses the same infrastructure to handle sss_nss_get* calls * as nss_sss.so.2 module where 'int errno' is passed to the helper but writes down errno into return code so we propagate it in case * of error and translate the return code / if (lerrno != NULL) { lerrno = ret; } return __convert_sss_nss2nss_status(ret); } enum nss_status back_extdom_getgrouplist(struct nss_ops_ctx nss_context, const char name, gid_t group, gid_t groups, int ngroups, int lerrno) { int ret = 0; if (nss_context == NULL) { return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL; } ret = sss_nss_getgrouplist_timeout(name, group, groups, ngroups, SSS_NSS_EX_FLAG_NO_FLAGS, nss_context->timeout); / SSSD uses the same infrastructure to handle sss_nss_get* calls * as nss_sss.so.2 module where 'int errno' is passed to the helper but writes down errno into return code so we propagate it in case * of error and translate the return code / if (lerrno != NULL) { lerrno = ret; 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Sharing Is Caring: Research Shows Splitting Parental Duties Is Key to a Happy Marriage Do you feel like you do most of the work when it comes to parenting? If you do, you aren’t alone. And new research is showing that it might actually end up hurting your relationship. That is — it might. Okay, so no one is saying that dads aren’t pulling their weight at home. But, when dad does do less, relationship satisfaction seems to suffer. Shocker (said with absolute sarcasm). Check out what moms and dads are doing around the house and how it may impact how they feel about each other. The percentage of parents who say they share household responsibilities is higher than you probably think it is. Fifty-nine percent of couples say that both parents share the chores equally, according to a Pew Research Center survey. But, when it comes down to who says they do more — moms win. Thirty-one percent of moms say they do most of the chores, versus only 9% of the dads. A recent study published in the September issue of the Journal of Family and Economic Issues found that when couples perceive parenting/household duty inequalities, they are more likely to negate feelings about their relationship. This is particularly true for women. Researchers found a stronger negative connection between parenting inequality and feelings about the marriage/relationship for moms than they found for dads. Oh, and they also found that moms were the ones doing the “unfair” parenting tasks. Yep, that’s you mama. Changing those poopy diapers, mopping up the vomit and not exactly adoring your husband for sitting those tasks out. ADVERTISEMENT Do you and your S.O. share parenting and household tasks equally? Tell us what your percentage is in the comments below. Want More Adventures? Let us help you be the rock star mom (or dad) we know you are! Sign up for our picks for the best things to see, do, eat and explore with your kids.
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79, l - 2d - x = 258. What is the highest common divisor of l and 36? 36 Let u(z) = 4z*2 - 46z - 578. Let l be u(-8). Calculate the greatest common divisor of l and 134. 2 Suppose 12u = -397 - 23. Let l(h) = -3h*2 - 103h + 74. Let g be l(u). Let s(z) = -2z + 2. Let b be s(-4). Calculate the greatest common factor of b and g. 2 Let i be 20/(4/(-2)) - (1348 + -1382). Calculate the highest common factor of 5484 and i. 12 Let w(v) = 240v - 168. Let h be w(3). What is the highest common factor of h and 966? 138 Let s = 95 - 91. Suppose sb - 7b + 30 = 0. What is the highest common divisor of b and 12? 2 Let y(q) = 2651q - 227698. Let g be y(86). Let v = -9 + 18. What is the greatest common divisor of v and g? 9 Suppose -3a + 9472 = 2n, -3158 = -a - 26n + 25n. Calculate the greatest common factor of 36 and a. 12 Let i(f) = -f3 - 14f*2 - 31f + 24. Let v be i(-11). Suppose 0 = vl - 2z - 98, z = 5l + 178 - 443. Calculate the highest common divisor of l and 126. 18 Let i(t) = 93t + 4318. Let z be i(34). Calculate the highest common factor of z and 88. 88 Let g = -187 + 83. Let z = g - -124. Calculate the greatest common divisor of z and 140. 20 Let s(t) be the first derivative of 1/3t3 + 5t - 13/2t2 - 10. Let k be s(13). What is the highest common divisor of 40 and k? 5 Let i = 25 - -29. Let l be (1 - (-7 + 6))/((-2)/(-27)). What is the highest common factor of i and l? 27 Suppose 3y + 2178 = -47y + 116y. Suppose 12 = 4c - 0c. Calculate the highest common factor of y and c. 3 Suppose -2054t + 658764 = 470t. Suppose 3n - 116 = -3b - 20, 4b - 5n = 164. What is the greatest common divisor of b and t? 9 Let r be (2/(-2))/(13/(-13 - 52)). Suppose -2 = -2f - 66. Let l = r - f. What is the greatest common divisor of l and 74? 37 Let z(q) = -18q - 34. Let u be z(11). Let f = -21 - -37. Let s be (-2)/4 + 0 - u/f. Calculate the greatest common divisor of 14 and s. 14 Suppose b = 4b + r - 1843, -2r = -3b + 1858. Calculate the highest common factor of 396 and b. 44 Let y(p) = -25 - 6p - 3p + 6p. Let c be y(-13). Let l = 54 - c. What is the greatest common divisor of 16 and l? 8 Let a(n) be the first derivative of 70n3/3 - 11n*2/2 + 11n - 21. Let p be a(1). What is the greatest common factor of p and 56? 14 Let p(g) = 4g3 - 17g*2 - 41g + 247. Let t be p(7). Calculate the greatest common factor of 1 and t. 1 Let k(r) = -r + 11. Suppose 3 = 4q + 5c, 3q - 1 = -5c + c. Let d be 2/q - (-94)/14. Let x be k(d). Calculate the greatest common factor of x and 20. 4 Suppose -6w + 6w - 3w = 0. Suppose w = 3a - 5u - 49, -4u = -a + 17 - 3. What is the highest common factor of a and 12? 6 Let l(u) = -16u2 - 182u + 54. Let b be l(-8). Calculate the greatest common factor of 12 and b. 6 Let v be (1 - (-18)/(-14)) + 484/28. Suppose r + v = -24. Let i = r - -48. Calculate the highest common divisor of 28 and i. 7 Let s(v) = -2v3 - 120v*2 - v - 75. Let k be s(-60). Suppose -217 = -5o - 42. Let y = o + k. What is the greatest common factor of 15 and y? 5 Suppose -u + 19q - 114 = 0, 2q - 165 = -2u - 73. Let m be (-4)/(-10) + 2/(-5). Suppose m = 5r - 85 - 390. Calculate the highest common factor of u and r. 19 Let h(y) = 208y3 - 7y*2 - y + 8. Let l be h(1). What is the highest common factor of l and 3458? 26 Let l = -3243 - -3253. Let r(x) = -x + 13. Let o be r(-9). Calculate the greatest common factor of l and o. 2 Suppose -4r = -3i - 16 + 618, -2i + 404 = -4r. Calculate the greatest common factor of i and 264. 66 Suppose -56o = -53o + 225. Let a be (((-11)/(-2))/(-1))/(o/6150). What is the highest common factor of 41 and a? 41 Suppose -74n = -93n + 532. What is the highest common divisor of 3430 and n? 14 Let x = -11883 + 11910. Let a be 2262/21 + (-4)/(-14). Calculate the greatest common divisor of a and x. 27 Let z(g) = -4g - 11. Let s be z(-4). Suppose 4b - 19 = w + 8, sb = -3w + 38. Suppose 2o - 29 = -b. What is the greatest common divisor of o and 1? 1 Suppose u + k + k = 84, 0 = 2u - 2k - 174. Suppose 5h + 3f - 1896 = 0, 5f + 2000 = 785h - 780h. Calculate the highest common factor of h and u. 43 Let t(i) be the first derivative of i2 + 29i + 9. Let s be t(-12). Suppose 0 = sw - 2w - 21. Calculate the greatest common divisor of w and 21. 7 Suppose -13a - 4a - 8a + 5600 = 0. Calculate the highest common factor of 21 and a. 7 Suppose -149c - 20c - 29c + 720918 = 0. What is the greatest common divisor of 33 and c? 11 Suppose -4n + 136 = s, 47 = 2s + 31. What is the highest common factor of 1028 and n? 4 Let l = -1886 - -1903. Calculate the highest common divisor of l and 1088. 17 Suppose 11a + 9632 = 10402. Calculate the highest common factor of 525 and a. 35 Let w be ((-15)/(-6))/(6/4 + -1). Let y be w(-16)/120(-1 + -11). What is the highest common factor of y and 64? 8 Let z be (-1)/(-3) + (20/(-15))/1. Let b be (-4)/((-12)/309) - z. Suppose b = -7g + 11g. What is the greatest common factor of g and 286? 26 Suppose 7s - 27 = 6s. Suppose 4c + 5 - 9 = 4w, -4c + 7 = -3w. What is the highest common divisor of s and w? 3 Let v = 331 + -346. Let k be (-418)/v - 17/(1275/(-10)). What is the highest common factor of 154 and k? 14 Let k = -587 + 1063. Let h(i) = ki*3 - 480i*3 - 4i2 - i2 - 4 + i + 3. Let m be h(-4). What is the highest common factor of 9 and m? 9 Let l = 437 + -336. Let t = l + 133. Calculate the highest common factor of t and 18. 18 Let w(u) = -4u3 - 8u*2 - 2u + 85. Let t be w(-7). What is the highest common divisor of t and 39? 13 Let u(w) = 74w2 + 7w - 7. Let h be u(1). Suppose -g = 3p - h, 3p + 4g - 54 = 8. What is the greatest common factor of 182 and p? 26 Suppose f - 120 = 5q + 338, 2368 = 5f + q. Let u = f + -459. Let n = 206 - 108. Calculate the highest common divisor of n and u. 14 Suppose 3h - 5q = h + 76, 5h + 3q - 190 = 0. Let l(p) = -3p*3 - 157p*2 - 37p + 1141. Let n be l(-52). What is the highest common factor of n and h? 19 Let o be (-9)/15-5 + -52. Let c = -19 - o. Suppose -2w = -54 - 186. What is the highest common divisor of w and c? 30 Let j(x) = x*2 - 8x + 12. Let f be j(8). Suppose 4g = -m + 53, 3g - 43 = -g + m. Suppose -go + 1385 = -487. Calculate the highest common factor of o and f. 12 Let p be 2 + ((-2)/(-4)6 - 1). Suppose 30 = pd + 190. Let l be (18/8)/(105/d + 3). Calculate the greatest common factor of 78 and l. 6 Let k = 38 + -27. Let l = -398 + 125. Let r = -152 - l. What is the greatest common divisor of k and r? 11 Let w be -7 - ((-30 - 42456/36) + (-5)/3). Calculate the highest common divisor of 364 and w. 28 Let u = -124 + 208. Let o(y) = 2y*2 - 7y - 410. Let n be o(18). Calculate the highest common factor of u and n. 28 Let z = 38 - -55. Suppose 8g + z = 893. Calculate the highest common factor of g and 80. 20 Let y be -2 + 44 + 6/3. Let c = -500 - -500. Suppose 3a - 4z = -2a + 95, 3a - 5z - y = c. What is the highest common divisor of 92 and a? 23 Suppose -25f = -12f + 28f - 263917. Calculate the greatest common divisor of 41 and f. 41 Let a(y) = 24 + 4y + y*2 - 7 - 17y + 5y. Let p be a(5). Suppose 2z = 3n + 11, pn + 15 = 3z - n. What is the greatest common divisor of 44 and z? 4 Suppose -1115x + 553x - 49657 = -579x. What is the highest common factor of x and 161? 23 Suppose 41b - 68719 = -15624. What is the highest common divisor of b and 49? 7 Suppose 10w = 59 + 111. Suppose -c + 0c + 62 = -3n, -4c + w = -n. Let m be 8/(-60)n10. What is the highest common divisor of m and 8? 4 Suppose 910 = 4z - 3i + 2643, 2i = -2z - 856. Let g = z + 653. What is the highest common divisor of g and 6? 6 Suppose 0 = -3h + 4f - 1, 2h - 5f = -f - 2. Let m(r) = -8 + 17r*2 + 4r*3 + 0 - 5r*3 + r. Let z be m(17). What is the highest common factor of h and z? 1 Suppose -353 = -a - 19p + 17p, -5p + 710 = 2a. Calculate the greatest common divisor of a and 30. 15 Let x(g) = g2 - 25g + 29. Let r be x(24). Suppose -276 = -4k - 3u + 363, r*k + u = 785. What is the highest common factor of 39 and k? 39 Let b = -2271 + 3054. Calculate the highest common factor of 432 and b. 27 Let q = 1184 + -1024. Calculate the greatest common factor o
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PhotoEgyptians protest new constitution Reuters: Mohamed Abd El Ghany Sat 1 Dec 2012, 8:11 AM AEDT Anti-Mursi protesters chant anti-government slogans at Tahrir Square in Cairo November 30, 2012. An Islamist-led assembly raced through approval of a new constitution for Egypt on Friday to end a crisis over President Mohamed Mursi's newly expanded powers, but opponents responded with another rally in Cairo against the Islamist leader.
Feds To Northwestern Football Players: Union Yes Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:17:36 CDTBy: AP In a ruling that could revolutionize college sports, a federal agency has given football players at Northwestern University the green light to unionize. The landmark ruling by a regional director of National Labor Relations Board means the players are deemed employees under federal law and so can create the nation's first college athletes' union. Union lawyers argued the Big Ten school's football players are part of a commercial enterprise that generates hefty profits through their labor. The NCAA, Big Ten Conference and the private school vehemently opposed the union drive. A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board, Peter Sung Ohr, found that the players "fall squarely within" the definition of "employee" under federal labor law. An employee is generally regarded by law as someone who gets compensation for a service and is under the direct control of managers. Players argued that their scholarships are compensation, and that their coaches are their managers. The College Athletes Players Association, which would take the lead in organizing the players, wants guaranteed coverage of sports-related medical expenses for current and former players. It also wants better procedures to reduce head injuries. Other goals include potentially letting players pursue commercial sponsorships. Critics say letting players unionize could raise the prospects of strikes by disgruntled players, or lockouts by athletic departments. For now, the push is on to unionize athletes at private schools such as Northwestern. The federal agency doesn't have jurisdiction over public universities. Northwestern argued college athletes are students and can't be put in the same category as factory workers. Northwestern University, based in Evanston, Illinois, says it will appeal to labor authorities in Washington. The school has argued that college athletes, as students, don't fit into the same category as factory workers, truck drivers and other unionized workers.
The Supreme Court of India today granted interim protection of three weeks to senior journalist Arnab Goswami against multiple FIRs filed against him by the Congress party in various states. The Apex court also directed to merged all FIRs into one which will be investigated in Mumbai, where the Republic TV Editor-In-Chief is based, and stayed all the FIRs till further orders. The court said that during this period of 3 weeks, Goswami can approach the trial court for anticipatory bail. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi represented Arnab Goswami in the court through video conferencing, while Congress leader Kapil Sibal appeared for the Congress party in the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah. The petition filed by Arnab Goswami multiple FIRs have been lodged against him in several states, most of which are Congress ruled. The petition alleged that the machinery of those states have been set in motion with an oblique and ulterior motive and without due and proper application of mind. It also said that by filing multiple FIRs, the Congress party is trying to muzzle free speech in the country. Goswami’s petition said that the petitioner has been encouraging the use of his channel to foster communal harmony, and is against any commnunilisation of events by various political parties for their own benefits. The petition states that “a prominent national level political party and its members harbor ill-will, hatred and personal vendetta against the petitioner”. Kapil Sibal argued that the Goswami was trying to ignite communal violence by putting Hindus against minority, and contended that it does not come under freedom of speech. Sibal also asked if Rahul Gandhi can appear in defamation cases, why Arnab Goswami can’t. In a bizarre argument, he also raised the issue of cases of filed against Kanhaiya Kumar for incitement of riot, and said that Goswami also did the same and so he should also be probed under similar charges. Issuing a veiled threat of graver charges against Goswami by Congress state govts, Kapil Sibal said ‘who knows sedition charge can be invoked against Arnab Goswami tomorrow’. - Advertisement - Kapil Sibal asked the court to don’t give protection to him as he wants to divide the country, and said it will send a wrong message and he will go on creating divides. He termed the petition as based on “fake freedom of speech”. Former AG Mukul Rohatgi objected to citing Rahul Gandhi and Kanhaiya Kumar by Sibal, saying that Arnab Goswami is not a politician like that. He also said that Goswami only questioned the role of police in the lynching incident, and silence of the Congress party, and he didn’t pander to any religion like Congress party is arguing. In its order, the court said that no coercive action can be taken against Goswami during the three weeks interim period. The bench also asked the petitioner to modify his petition to include all the FIRs against him in various police stations in several states. The court also said that if any more FIRs are filed against him after the order, those will also remain stayed till further orders by the apex court. The court also didn’t issue an order prohibiting the channel from broadcasting any content. The court also directed the Mumbai Police Commissioner to provide security to Arnab Goswami and Republic TV. The bench also said that the petitioner must cooperate in with the investigation. FIRs were registered against Arnab Goswami in f Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Jammu & Kashmir based on complaints filed by Congress leaders. The Complaints were filed after Arnab Goswami questioned the silence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the Palghar lynching incident on his show on Republic TV on 21st April. FIRs mentioned offences under Sections 117, 120B, 153, 153A, 153B, 295A, 298, 500, 504, 505, 506 etc of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 Arnab Goswami was assaulted by Congress goons in Mumbai on the wee hours of 23rd April after the Congress party launched a nationwide attack against him and filed multiple FIRs.
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We thank God for the opportunity of seeing the New Year 2018. It is a great privilege for you and I to witness yet another year. If you look back at the past years, so many things have happened— some good, some not too good, and some bad. Many who started 2018 with us have passed on to the great beyond. Like you and I, they commenced the New Year with high hopes, believing that they would soar to greater height. But alas! They never saw the completion of that lofty project they had been working on. Are we better than them? No. We are still alive by God’s grace. Last year was particularly challenging for us as a nation. With the economy biting hard, so many people could not make ends meet. So many people lost their jobs and loved ones and so many hopes were dashed. On the other hand, despite the challenges that befell our national life, many still had cause to celebrate in the past year. So many were promoted at their places of work; some who were jobless gained good employment, while so many spinsters and bachelors met and married their life partners. What does this tell us? At every point in time, there are those that would be rejoicing and those that would be sorrowing. That is the hard fact about life. Life is never very smooth all the time. Sometimes it would be rosy and sometimes challenging. Whatever may be your experience last year, you must have learnt these lessons about life. However, no matter how difficult or interesting last year was, it is time to forge ahead in the New Year. The year 2018 is going to be a very interesting one by all reckoning. Already, as usual, so many prophets and prophetesses are predicting about what the year would offer. Some are already predicting doom and destruction. Some predictions are neither here nor there, while some leave much to be desired. As Christians, we should not be guided by such predictions. Our eyes should be focused on our Creator Who knows the end from the beginning. No one can say authoritatively that this is what God would do tomorrow because no one can instruct Him on what to do. What we should do is continue to pray to Him and seek His intervention. He is a merciful Father. In this year, we need to seek God like never before, judging from the orgy of violence that permeates the land. The activities of Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram and Badoo cult members leave much to be desired. We pray that God will bring their evil activities to a standstill this year. Even then, the actions of some members of the political class are far from encouraging. For the love of money and power, so many of them act in ways that are unexpected of God’s children. And so, we are imploring all to be very vigilant and refrain from being used as thugs or agents of violence. We must be ready to stand up for what is right. Our failures in the past to speak out against injustices have led us to this sorry state.
FOIA Lawsuit filed over State Department role in forging Paris Climate Agreement E&E Legal Again Forced to Sue State Department for Public RecordsDepartment fails to even acknowledge Request for specific correspondence with and about key green lobbyist who boasted of recruitment by China to organize Post-Obama Climate Agenda Washington, DC – Today the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) and the Free Market Environmental Law Clinic (FME Law) filed suit against the Trump Administration Department of State (State). This Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit seeks specific records to, from or discussing green-group lobbyist Jennifer Morgan of the World Resources Institute. The requests at issue followed up information obtained by E&E Legal about a coordinated effort, with State’s assistance, between green pressure groups and China to keep the climate gravy train chugging in the post-Obama world. Specifically, on January 25, 2017, E&E Legal and FME Law submitted a request to the Trump State Department seeking copies of copies of all electronic correspondence sent to or from six State officials sent to or from Jennifer Morgan and which use “China” or several other specific words. E&E Legal grounded its request in very specific reasons, on which basis it pointed State to precise records with which they could most efficiently begin processing: “with April 30, 2015 through May 30, 2015 emails, beginning 4/15/15 at 8:30 AM from WRI’s Morgan to inter alia Todd Stern and Clare Sierawski (Subject: “US-China longer-term dialogue”).” E&E Legal also sought copies of all all electronic correspondence sent to or from six State officials sent to or from or referencing four parties involved in arranging a collaborative effort on the climate issue at China’s request. Regarding this request, which was also grounded in very specific information, E&E Legal pointed State to records with which they could most efficiently begin processing: “with the March 11, 2015 through March 12, 2015 email thread beginning 3/11/15 at 5:42 PM from State’s Trigg Talley to inter alia Todd Stern and Susan Biniaz (Subject “Jennifer Morgan”).” Morgan, in records obtained in long-running litigation by E&E Legal, boasted to State officials that China’s National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) recently asked WRI to coordinate think tanks and other advocates — including those identified by China — “stem[ming] from the recognition that this Administration is coming to an end soonish and their desire to open up channels in DC that are additional to the ones that are working well now.” Morgan sought the Obama State Department’s assistance and, records show, was met with an enthusiastic response, with State suggesting they immediately arrange a call for their respective “China teams to talk”. In other records, State officials engaged in a discussion thread, “Subject: Jennifer Morgan”, which it is implausibly withholding in its entirety as b5, “deliberative process”. Like other records many directly relating to Paris and its circumvention of the U.S. Constitution’s Article II, Section 2 for “advice and consent” of all treaties, this is plainly designed to delay and obstruct public awareness of State’s activities. State did not even acknowledge the requests at issue in today’s suit, let alone demonstrate by the legal deadline that it is processing them. Overtures to determine whether State would alter its ongoing obstruction met no favorable response. As such E&E Legal is forced yet again to sue to obtain public records, which on their face appear highly relevant to the ongoing public debate about the federal government’s role in what has become a “global warming” industry, and coordination with that movement’s leading activists as well as with other countries which seek the U.S. to adopt the agenda’s harmful policies. These records are of even greater public interest given recent reports of parties having derailed President Trump’s promise to “cancel” the purported U.S. agreement to the December 2015 Paris climate treaty, which he had unambiguously declared was “bad for US business” and allows “foreign bureaucrats control over how much energy we use”. It is unclear whether the new administration intends to continue the Obama administration’s clampdown on politically embarrassing but nonetheless public information, or if this failure to correct course is the result of holdovers from the prior administration, who also are behind abusive withholdings in E&E Legal’s other suit against State for similar documents. The latter include redactions of Obama officials joking about how foreign diplomats made clear the U.S. would have to buy others’ participation in a Paris climate treaty, withholding correspondence with lobbyists pursuing the climate agenda as internal deliberative, and even redacting a Rolling Stone reporter’s email to them as he wrote about Obama’s Paris negotiator. E&E Legal Senior Legal Fellow Chris Horner says, “State continues to withhold records from the public that appear to be highly instructive about the Paris treaty’s development without any legitimate claim to privilege. We look forward to confirming, by this suit and others, that the current Administration will not in fact continue the Obama administration’s brazen practice of keeping records secret, and will reverse these uses of the non-existent yet remarkably persistent ‘political embarrassment’ exemption to FOIA.” Horner continued, “As the Washington Post would say, democracy dies in the darkness. The Trump administration should shed some light on these schemes which, whether at EPA or State, exist solely due to having avoided our proper democratic processes”. “Regardless of what lies behind the widespread failure to reverse facially improper withholdings of public records, it reminds us all that the Trump administration should prioritize review of current disputes over withholdings, finally implementing Pres. Obamas much-hyped, thoroughly disregarded transparency memo to the heads of all agencies,” said E&E Legal’s President Craig Richardson. “Any general counsel taking over a private sector entity would immediately review records on its system that relate to current or likely litigation. The obligation is particularly obvious as applies records relating to key priorities and campaign promises. It is critical here, given signs that parties close to the Trump administration seek to continue the Obama climate treaty policy.” About EE Legal The Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) is a 501(c)(3) organization engaged in strategic litigation, policy research, and public education on important energy and environmental issues. Primarily through its petition litigation and transparency practice areas, E&E Legal seeks to correct onerous federal and state policies that hinder the economy, increase the cost of energy, eliminate jobs, and do little or nothing to improve the environment. 55 thoughts on “FOIA Lawsuit filed over State Department role in forging Paris Climate Agreement” Awesome! There is a lot coming to light about how all of this federal government apparatus has been functioning along its own path, despite (R) or (D) in the White House, and despite any congressional inquiry. It is the business of government being carried out, but is business that is not being guided or led by our elected officials – congress or presidency. –This is especially a problem in international affairs where a lot gets to be kept in secret due to “national security” type claims of sensitivity, and in other areas where a lot is done in conjunction with large, established bureaucracies carrying out vast but unsupervised regulatory activities, and also interfacing with NGOs and other entities through which ideas, efforts, and activities can be coordinated – all largely outside of the knowledge and purview of us, the populace, the electorate. FOI is supposed to be our remedy, our saving grace in all of this. As we all know, all or nearly all of the story lies in documents WE own – we the people, by government carrying out our wishes on our behalf. Not the oil companies, not the carbon trading companies, not China, not Nigeria. On our behalf. Sorry I can’t agree with this part of your comment, “It is the business of government being carried out, but is business that is not being guided or led by our elected officials – congress or presidency” This was carried out at the express desire of Obama to aid him in leaving one of his “Legacies”, in this case the successful conclusion of the Paris Agreement as afr as the New World Order are concerned. A C Osborn February 27, 2017 at 8:34 am Indeed. So now we have a case where Obama was working with the Chinese as something that could be a leave behind in the deep state recesses of the State Dept working against the Trump administration? I wonder how much hyperventilating reporting there will be about that? “Sorry I can’t agree with this part of your comment, “It is the business of government being carried out, but is business that is not being guided or led by our elected officials – congress or presidency”” “. . .in this case the successful conclusion of the Paris Agreement as afr as the New World Order are concerned.” A non-binding non-treaty is what they craved, eh? Not an actual New World Order, just a bit virtue signaling ; ) Unreal . . Why am I thinking Nutcracker by Chris Horner? The Nutcracker was by Tchaikovsky. I sure do like these modern day iron maidens. I would day that FOIAs need to extend to personal emails, not just state department records. The leftist deep state are all using obfuscation tactics to get around FOIA. Unsurprisingly this is the standard in private industry. The legal exposures of employees running business from their personal emails is much too great, not the least of which is compromising customers personal information or the company not being able to respond to lawsuits. It is already a fireable offense in private industry, no reason it should not be in government business, except for politics. I keep thinking it’s about time for a centralized, independent agency to be responsible for cyber-security and data retention. This would dovetail nicely with the NSA’s stated missions. Few would be foolish to attempt to tamper with NSA back-up hardware. Paul, Yes. The model to follow is Google, Facebook, Apple, M$, HP, etc. Industry figured this out a long time ago. Government lags because of entrenched bureaucrats who don’t like change or to give up power for any reason. Thank you to the folks at E&E Legal and those who fund their efforts. It is not hyperbolic to suggest that they are doing the hard work of representative democracy. The surest sign that all is not going as it should is the refusal to share information because it may raise embarrassing questions. We get that and it is why we are asking for a transparent process. Trump probably just slow in draining the Foggy Bottom swamp. It is one of the deepest in Washington. We should be personally financially supportive of the CEI when possible. It is easy to underestimate the importance of their voluntary legal work. It is hard to imagine it leading to other than a better outcome when it succeeds. Geoff I hope there are people who can easily contact President Trump on these sorts of things. You can be sure the entire diabolical talents of the Democrat NWO machinery, their moles in gov. and NGOs, UN, t0t@litarian governments have been applied to try to straight-jacket the Trump admin into continuing this destruction of the biggest economic engine and defender of freedom in the world. All people in the position of powerful influence should be made to declare what they stand to gain financially under the status quo of climate policy. And what they stand to lose if the racket is exposed and eliminated. In Australia it is easy to define who among media people, industry union superannuation groups, politicians, businesses, and others who have invested in the bogus science. I have seen normally even tempered intelligent people on television become unhinged and let fly with totally bogus alarmist clichés the second a comment that irrefutablely and scientifically dismantles one of the the fraudulent tenets on global warming ( climate change). As soon as the eyes bulge and the spit is all over the place the truth is revealed. That is my point MarkW. On this site we have seen criticism of people on countless occasions who are not climate scientists, but in the case it’s apparently ok. Lets note that one of the main proponents of scepticism on the is site is a hereditary Lord with no apparent qualification in Climate Science. Sauce for the goose etc? Only climate scientists are qualified to make statements regarding the laws of thermodynamics. Or the importance of the width of tree rings on a particular tree out of 77 that proved AGW. Only climate scientists can clearly ascertain the correct global temperature. Staticaians, physicists, and the like are by definition, mostly because we don’t agree with the current climate change regime, not qualified. Le Bottom Line, if you agree with AGW, and especially CAGW, you are no doubt a climate scientist. If you don’t, you are not a scientist, in any field or you are irrelevant. It is a laughable assertion by the Guardian that the petitioners lack knowledge of “climate science”. Temperature is a physics problem. As is solar intensity, emissivity, Wein’s law, Plank and the rest of the fundamentals beneath planetary dynamics. It is the abdication and exclusion of any sound physics in the climate science discipline that has created this bizarre world view where the cold air heats the warm surface. Showing up with a “climate scientist” name tag means you live in a surreal world of models and virtual reality. It is not a badge of expertise, but rather, an indicator of non-empirical post-modern pseudo-science. Of course there are few astrologist so on the list. AndyG55. Pray, tell me, how do you define a valid scientist in the field of Climatology? Seeing as you believe I don’t understand the concept, I believe we would be eager to see how you quantify the description. Is a climate scientist one who agrees with your preconceived echo chamber views, or one who opposes them? Is is it one who has trained in the subject, produced and published peer reviewed studies and spends a substantial amount of academic time in the discipline? Or are you more of a Monckton/Farage/ Trump fan? What scientist in the real world could make any number of catastrophic predictions, not have one occur, and still be called a scientist ? Seriously, an astrologer, shaman, or a psychic could have done better. Not only that, the research they are doing is virtually worthless. In fact, I view it as harmful. England was told it wouldn’t have any more snow, so they were totally unprepared a few years ago when snow blanketed the country. Permanent drought in the American mid west, California, and Australia were all the rage amongst warmist. Now all that water is a result of AGW? Along with the people freezing to death from North Africa to Taiwan. I have to go to foreign news services to learn about that. After the warmest year on record ! How much credibility do you have ? Zero ? Or none? I believe the current administration is on the right path, but I would probably be just as interested in Jared Kushner’s emails to outside entities regarding the Paris Agreement. If reports are to be considered, it was Ivanka and Kushner who were pushing to avoid yanking the US out of the Paris Agreement entirely. I would hazard the guess that there are some gems in his Inbox that would indicate what outside groups were lobbying him or his wife to keep Trump from pulling the plug. As concerned as I am for Rex Tillerson and his statements on climate change, it is the non-descript actions like the ones EELI are trying to ferret out that are the most dangerous and long lasting. Ivanka and Jared should be put on notice to stop the shenanigans now. “I believe the current administration is on the right path, but I would probably be just as interested in Jared Kushner’s emails to outside entities regarding the Paris Agreement. If reports are to be considered, it was Ivanka and Kushner who were pushing to avoid yanking the US out of the Paris Agreement entirely.” The key phrase being: “If reports are to be considered”. You should be very leery of all reports by the MSM. Their purpose is to misconstrue Trump’s actions and motives, and one way they do that is to make some claim that makes it look like Trump is about to go back on his word. So they put out the story that Ivanka and husband are bending Trump’s ear in order to make Trump back down on his climate change promises. AFAIK, there is not one public utterance of either Ivanka or her husband that backs up the claim that they are in favor of climate change or that they are trying to influence Trump into making him a fan, too. All we have for this are a couple of claims of reporters. It’s just more disinformation by the MSM propaganda machine. I notice the same claim is made in this article, too, but again, no evidence has ever been provided that this is true. Some of you guys have to stop being so credulous when it comes to MSM reporting. They are LIARS, or True Believers who pass on lies! You should assume they are lying unless you can independently confirm it yourself, such as by hearing it from Trump’s own mouth. Don’t be one of their dupes. You think Hillary was the only one using a private email address? All of this stuff will be off the books, and they will be deleting it right now. To find it, you would have to seize their phones and computers, but since the Weiner episode they’re probably wise to that, so they will be destroying the physical traces too. @ rubberduck,If it’s true that the NSA can “tap” into anybody’s phone they should have a trail to follow. I would think that anyone in government at higher levels are automatically “tagged” anyway!. I hope this gets done and followed up and prosecution if necessary . “The latter include redactions of Obama officials joking about how foreign diplomats made clear the U.S. would have to buy others’ participation in a Paris climate treaty…” Joking? Why would anyone think Obama officials were joking about buying participation in the Paris agreement? He paid Iran billions to sign the Iranian nuclear agreement. He also paid an illegal ransom for Iranian hostages. He was never called to account for such activity, so why would he stop there? Knute, that is not a good sign unless it’s “fake” news. He has a lot on his plate, maybe he is trying to avoid more protests, delays and outright sabotage by keeping things low key and trying not to get full fledged revolt within the bureaucracy. I hope he isn’t wavering though and leave this up to let’s say Congressman Smith and his investigation and until Pruitt at the EPA gets a better handler on things. He would be better of not go in “shooting from the hip”. The same at State and other reluctant agencies. He plays a good game bc he moves boldly forcing his opponents to play defense. This limits the other move the player can make. Unfortunately government is a many headed snake and particularly the infiltration of CAGW money. Chipping away at the tactical part (funding and regs) of the CAGW initiative is what Pruitt will do while slowly replacing the focus on CAGW w a focus on infrastructure rebuild and natural resource development. If time permits NEW wealth and opportunity should slowly take away from the obession w CAGW. It’s not about CAGW … it’s about the shear trillions of stupid money that has intertwined itself among the sycophants. It has the unintended consequence of pulling away money from areas of investment that provide a better return for Americans If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State. When G.W. Bush first won, the previous administration’s staff removed all the “W”s from the White House keyboards. Childish. Hillary is an adult. Let’s hope her kids didn’t bleach anything now that she doesn’t have Holdren (et al) to hide … things.
How to Make Holiday Gifting as Eco-Friendly as Possible By Katie Moritz Our generation likes to vote with our dollars. And there’s no time when more dollars are being exchanged than the holiday season. Not coincidentally, it’s also the time when we create the most waste. According to Stanford University, Americans throw away 25 percent more stuff between Thanksgiving and the New Year than any other time of the year. One of the forces behind the extra load on our landfills is also one of the most fun things about this time of year. “Gift giving is one of the most loved parts of the holiday season, but it also creates a significant amount of waste,” said Sarah Hancock, a sustainability writer who blogs about solar energy for Best Company. It’s not just what we give, it’s also how we give it. Both our gifts and their wrappings contribute to the environmental impact of the holidays. Want to stay on Mother Nature’s nice list this year? Check out these tips from people who are out here doing it. Choose your gifts wisely When you’re choosing your gifts this year, think before you buy. Would something vintage or second-hand be just as good, if not better? Would an experience be even more exciting? Bake something special for your neighbor, a loved one, local police or fire station or even a stranger. Giving an experience “avoids unnecessary gift packaging, the possibility of getting your giftee something they don’t need, or supporting a product that was made in an unethical and unsustainable way,” said Marina Qutab, a socially conscious entrepreneur and zero waste lifestyle expert. “Plus, this kind of gifting comes from the heart and there is more intention behind it, which always lands better with the giftee in my opinion.” Here’s some inspiration as you write out your list. A lot of livin’ to do “Treat your person to an experience that they’ve been wanting like tickets to the theatre, concert or a movie, an art class, or a pass to a local wine tasting or cooking class.” — Marina Qutab Say it with food “Bake something special for your neighbor, a loved one, local police or fire station or even a stranger. When you deliver it to this person, take some time to chat with them … Better yet, if you find yourself cooking up a storm, host a dinner, brunch or holiday bake-off at your house.” — Carly Long, international event planning and design firm LLG Events Unearth your inner artist “Instead of buying a present, be creative and make something special and personal from scratch. Have a hand at painting, baking a loaf of bread or making some organic soap.” — Marina Qutab It takes strength to be gentle and kind “Spend a day doing random acts of kindness, whether with a friend, your family, or just by yourself … It can be for a friend, family or strangers. It can be a fun activity to come up with these kind acts, and if you need help, there’s plenty on the internet. Some of our favorites are taping lottery tickets to car windows, giving a bouquet of flowers to a stranger, putting extra change into parking meters, paying for the coffee of the person behind you, et cetera.” — Carly Long Put in some time “Volunteer with your loved one. The opportunities are endless depending on your interests. Look into volunteer opportunities at your local children’s hospital, hospice,… ASPCA, food bank, homeless shelter, et cetera. You can even volunteer to watch your friend or family’s children so the adults can have a fun night out.” — Carly Long Consider where it came from “If you really want to give a physical new gift, consider products that help reduce waste, like a metal straw, cloth napkins, beeswax cloth food wraps, metal water bottle, travel mug or reusable grocery bag. Or give a gift certificate to their favorite store. That way they can get exactly the thing they want or need.” — Aran Galligan, designer of eco-friendly jewelry line Aide-mémoire Jewelry Lose (or re-use) the wrapping paper If you do want to give a physical gift, think twice about how you’re presenting it. A lot of holiday waste comes from wrapping and packaging that’s used only once and thrown away. “Most mass-produced wrapping paper can’t be recycled due to the shiny coatings, foils and colors, and therefore usually ends up in a landfill,” Hancock said. You might have wrapped presents in the comics as a kid, and maybe it’s time to bring that back. These green gift-givers offered their wrapping tips. Reuse interesting paper “Use old maps or newspapers to wrap your presents. As a matter of fact, newspapers are known for being the most sustainable material. Old maps will add an extra touch to your gifts.” — Deemer Cass, Christmas tree and decorations expert at Fantastic Gardeners “Visit an antique shop and look for vintage cards and tiny ornaments. They are a great place to find some gorgeous world maps, too. Attach those tiny ornaments to a festive ribbon and use the vintage cards to write your wishes for your loved ones.” — Deemer Cass Raid your shopping bag collection “Brown paper shopping bags are a great gift-wrapping resource… They are simple and plain, but this is what allows you to make them as festive as you want.” — Deemer Cass Give a second life “Skip the everyday wrapping paper and wrap in fabric from a thrift store, newspaper, tins, brown paper, (which) can be put in compost later and will have less dyes. You can also gravitate toward using more gift bags which tend to be easier to reuse over and over for years.” — Terra Wellington, author of “The Mom’s Guide to Growing Your Family Green” Snuggle up “I grew up in Ithaca, New York, in a pretty eco-conscious family. For the last few years—well, honestly, for as long as I can remember—my family has decided to wrap our Christmas gifts in blankets. We heat the majority of our house via a wood stove, which means piling up the beds with quilts and plenty of blankets. In turn, that means we have more than enough blankets to choose to wrap our gifts in.” — Ethan Peck, United By Blue, a sustainable apparel brand focused on waterway conservation Get more bang out of your wine bag “Utilize wine bags that are not just made of recycled material but are designed to keep traveling.” — Kristan Vermeulen, Sea Bags, a company that turns old sails into reusable bags “Take pages of a magazine and turn them into a bow.” — Kristan Vermeulen If you buy new, buy smart “Use post-consumer recycled wrapping paper that can be composted. You can find recyclable tape in lieu of disposable plastic tape, however I am a huge fan of natural twine made from jute, cotton or hemp.” — Marina Qutab Save stuff for next time “When you’re unwrapping gifts, save what you can for wrapping and bagging future gifts. Recycle as much as you can of the rest of the wrappings.” — Terra Wellington Katie Moritz is Rewire’s senior editor and a Pisces who enjoys thrift stores, rock concerts and pho. She covered politics for a newspaper in Juneau, Alaska, before driving down to balmy Minnesota to help produce long-standing public affairs show “Almanac” at Twin Cities PBS. Now she works on this here website. Reach her via email at [email protected] Follow her on Twitter @katecmoritz.
George Will On Wrigley Field: 100 Years Of Wonderful Memories Baseball fans know that Wrigley Field is the second-oldest stadium in Major League Baseball, but putting that superlative into context emphasizes just how long the Chicago Cubs have been chasing down fly balls in front of brick walls covered in ivy: Wrigley is older than the Golden Gate Bridge, the Lincoln Memorial, the Chrysler Building and the Hoover Dam. "We tend to forget in a young republic such as ours, a 100-year-old structure is pretty old," political columnist George Will told "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV. Will grew up in Chicago and his new book, "A Nice Little Place on the North Side," details the life of the iconic stadium that turns 100 years old next month. "More than 104 million people have paid to go through the Wrigley Field turn stalls and there were only 99 million people in America when it was built in 1914. So it's been around a long time," Will said. Story continues below video. There have been plenty of lean years in that century of baseball. The Cubs last won the World Series in 1908 and last played in it in 1945 — a dubious achievement since so many of the sport's greatest players were serving in World War II. Will told Malzberg that the iconic stadium, slated for a $500 million renovation, needs upgrades to stay attractive to fans and to put its players in the best position to win. "Beyond simple maintenance, they're trying to make the club more appropriate for the modern athlete. It needs batting cages he can use during the game, he [needs] video he can consult during the game," Will said. Will has built his reputation on political analysis, but he is also known for his love and knowledge of baseball, and he discussed the unique hold that sports has on the American psyche. "We've become attached to the team, the logo, the team colors, the radio broadcaster," he said. "These are little temporary triumphs that form around sports teams that reduce some of the anonymity and atomization of life in our cities." See "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV each weekday live by clicking here now. Baseball fans know that Wrigley Field is the second-oldest stadium in Major League Baseball, but putting that superlative into context emphasizes just how long the Chicago Cubs have been chasing down fly balls in front of brick walls covered in ivy.
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Sorting of B lymphoblasts based upon cell diameter provides cell populations enriched in different stages of cell cycle. Here we report analysis and correlation of changes in cell size and cycle state resulting from exposure of murine B lymphocytes to the mitogens lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and dextran sulfate (DxSO4). Cell cycle changes are assessed by flow cytofluorometric analysis of acridine orange stained cells. Cell diameters are determined by flow cytometric analysis of the pulse-width (time of flight) of the axial light extinction signal. Results indicate that within 12 h of exposure of B cell populations to these mitogens, cells displaying increased diameter and containing increased RNA can be detected. Under these conditions, increased RNA content is considered indicative of G0 to G1 transition or entry into cell cycle (Darzynkiewicz et al., 1976). Progressive increases in cell size and transition through G1, S, G2, and M occur in parallel during 48 h of culture with mitogens. Sorting of cells based upon size followed by cell cycle analysis reveals a direct correlation between cell size and cycle phase. Specifically, cells 4.5-5.5 microns in diameter are in primarily G0. Cells 5.5-7.0 microns in diameter are in early G1. Populations of cells 7.0-10 microns in diameter are comprised of late G1 and S phase cells. Populations of cells 10-12 microns in diameter consist of S, G2, and M phase cells. The importance of this correlation is discussed in view of needs to more rigorously define B cell populations for investigations of biochemical events of and accessory cell requirements for activation of B lymphocytes.
Latest News GameStick launches perorder service The just out of Kickstarter Android-powered GameStick console from Playjam has officially launched its preorder campaign. “January was a pivotal month for GameStick with the success of the campaign ensuring that we could bring the device to life.” Said Anthony Johnson, CMO PlayJam, “Since the campaign closed, we have received thousands of e-mails from individuals keen to ensure they remain one of the first to receive the product. By continuing to offer GameStick on pre-order, we will be able to maintain momentum ahead of our planned retail activity”. Amazon is powering the preorder system (which can be found here). If you order now through the service, you'll get bumped up to the head of the line before the console officially launches in a few months. The basic GameStick bundle will cost you $79.99 USD with options to add on a case (for $9.99 USD) and a dock (for $24.99 USD) also available. Play-Asia Reviews Anime Buy my book; Game Art (By No Starch Press)! Digitally Downloaded editor-in-chief, Matt Sainsbury, has written a book about games as works of art, from America to Japan, Australia to Europe. Accompanied by gorgeous, high quality art and interviews with over 20 of the world's best game creators, this book is a collector's piece for fans of all kinds of games!
NUMBER 13-12-00290-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG RICHARD THOMAS A/K/A DEVON KELLIE, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. On appeal from the 252nd District Court of Jefferson County, Texas. MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Before Justices Rodriguez, Benavides, and Perkes Memorandum Opinion by Justice Rodriguez This is an appeal from an order revoking unadjudicated community supervision and adjudicating guilt. Appellant Richard Thomas a/k/a Devon Kellie was placed on deferred probation for the state jail felony offense of burglary of a building. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 30.02 (West 2011). The State filed a motion to revoke Thomas's 1 This case is before this Court on transfer from the Ninth Court of Appeals in Beaumont pursuant to an order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas. See TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West 2005). probation, and after Thomas pleaded true to driving while intoxicated, the trial court revoked his community supervision, adjudicated his guilt, and sentenced him to two years' confinement in the state jail. Thomas appeals from this judgment. Determining that there are no meritorious issues for appeal, counsel filed an Anders brief in which he reviewed the merits, or lack thereof, of the appeal. We affirm. I. COMPLIANCE WITH ANDERS2 Pursuant to Anders v. California, Thomas's counsel filed a brief and a motion to withdraw with this Court stating that he has diligently reviewed the appellate record and that, in his opinion, there are no meritorious issues for appeal. See 386 U.S. 738, 744-45 (1967). Counsel's brief meets the requirements of Anders as it presents a professional evaluation showing why there are no non-frivolous grounds for advancing an appeal. See In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 407 n.9 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) (orig. proceeding) (AIn Texas, an Anders brief need not specifically advance >arguable= points of error if counsel finds none, but it must provide record references to the facts and procedural history and set out pertinent legal authorities.@) (citing Hawkins v. State, 112 S.W.3d 340, 343-44 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2003, no pet.)); Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 n.3 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (en banc). In compliance with High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 813 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1978), Thomas's counsel has carefully discussed why, under controlling authority, an appeal from the judgment and sentence is without merit and frivolous because the record reflects no reversible error and, in his opinion, there are no grounds upon which an 2 Because this is a memorandum opinion and the parties are familiar with the facts, we will not recite them here except as necessary to advise the parties of the Court's decision and the basic reasons for it. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.4. 2 appeal can be predicated. Counsel specifically noted, from his review of the following, that he found no appealable issues for this Court to review: (1) the grand jury proceedings; (2) pretrial motions; (3) the research and investigation done by the trial attorney and by Thomas; (4) competency; (5) sentencing; (6) the right to present evidence during the guilt/innocence and punishment stages; (7) the right to appeal; and (8) the judgment. Counsel has demonstrated that he has complied with the requirements of Anders by (1) examining the record and finding no arguable grounds to advance on appeal; (2) serving a copy of the brief on Thomas; (3) informing Thomas of his right to review the record and to file a pro se response;3 and (4) providing Thomas with a copy of the record. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 n.3; see also In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 409 n.23. More than an adequate time has passed, and Thomas has not filed a pro se response. See In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 409. II. INDEPENDENT REVIEW Upon receiving an Anders brief, this Court must conduct a full examination of all proceedings to determine whether the case is wholly frivolous. Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988). We have reviewed the entire record and counsel's brief, and we have found nothing that would arguably support an appeal. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826-28 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005) (ADue to the nature of Anders briefs, by indicating in the opinion that it considered the issues raised in the briefs and reviewed the record for reversible error but found none, the court of appeals met the requirement of Texas Rule of 3 The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has held that "the pro se response need not comply with the rules of appellate procedure in order to be considered. Rather, the response should identify for the court those issues which the indigent appellant believes the court should consider in deciding whether the case presents any meritorious issues." In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 409 n.23 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) (orig. proceeding) (quoting Wilson v. State, 955 S.W.2d 693, 696-97 (Tex. App.—Waco 1997, no pet.)). 3 Appellate Procedure 47.1.@); Stafford, 813 S.W.2d at 509. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. III. MOTION TO WITHDRAW In accordance with Anders, counsel has filed a motion to withdraw. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; see also In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 408 n.17 (citing Jeffery v. State, 903 S.W.2d 776, 779-80 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1995, no pet.) ("If an attorney believes the appeal is frivolous, he must withdraw from representing the appellant. To withdraw from representation, the appointed attorney must file a motion to withdraw accompanied by a brief showing the appellate court that the appeal is frivolous.") (citations omitted)). We grant counsel's motion to withdraw that was carried with the case on July 2, 2012. Within five days of the date of this Court=s opinion, counsel is ordered to send a copy of the opinion and judgment to Thomas and to advise Thomas of his right to pursue a petition for review.4 See TEX. R. APP. P. 48.4; see also In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 412 n.35; Ex parte Owens, 206 S.W.3d 670, 673 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). NELDA V. RODRIGUEZ Justice Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). Delivered and filed the 16th day of August, 2012. 4 No substitute counsel will be appointed. Should Thomas wish to seek review of this case by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, he must either retain an attorney to file a petition for discretionary review or file a pro se petition for discretionary review. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed with the clerk of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals within thirty days from the date of either this opinion or the last timely motion for rehearing that was overruled by this Court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2, 68.3. Any petition for discretionary review should comply with the requirements of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 68.4. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.4. 4
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Molecular and functional characterization of pigeon (Columba livia) tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 3. Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 3 (TRAF3) plays a key antiviral role by promoting type I interferon production. We cloned the pigeon TRAF3 gene (PiTRAF3) according to its predicted mRNA sequence to investigate its function. The 1704-bp full-length open reading frame encodes a 567-amino acid protein. One Ring finger, two TRAF-type Zinc fingers, one Coiled coil, and one MATH domain were inferred. RT-PCR showed that PiTRAF3 was expressed in all tissues, with relatively weak expression in the heart and liver. In HEK293T cells, over-expression of wild-type, △Ring, △Zinc finger, and △Coiled coil PiTRAF3, but not a △MATH form, significantly increased IFN-β promoter activity. Zinc finger and Coiled coil domains were essential for NF-κB activation. In chicken HD11 cells, PiTRAF3 increased IFN-β promoter activity and four domains were all contributing. R848 stimulation of pigeon peripheral blood mononuclear cells and splenocytes significantly increased expression of PiTRAF3 and the inflammatory cytokine genes CCL5, IL-8, and IL-10. These data demonstrate TRAF3's innate immune function and improve understanding of its involvement in poultry antiviral defense.
She was born in Omaha, Nebraska but migrated to New York, where she earned degrees at Barnard College and Columbia University. She subsequently studied at Oxford University and the London School of Economics before lecturing in the History Department at Columbia. She joined the Socialist Party of America in 1909 and began working in the labor reform movement after leaving Columbia in 1913. She was instrumental in labor-Left reform organisations such as U.S Immigration Commission, The American Association for Labor Legislation and the Rand School of Social Science. She was employed by Sidney Hillman's International Ladies Garment Workers Union as director of the union's Worker's University. Poyntz continued to work within the Socialist-oriented ILGWU after siding with the fledgling CPUSA. During the 1920's Poyntz was on the staff of the Friends of the Soviet Union and International Labor Defense. Later she quit her outside work in favor of internal party activities. In 1934 she dropped out of open party activities and began performing underground party work for Soviet military intelligence (GRU). Poyntz disappeared from her New York City home in 1937, and a police investigation turned up no clues to her fate. In early 1938 Carlo Tresca, a leading Italian-American anarchist, publicly accused the Soviets of kidnapping Poyntz in order to prevent her defection. He said that before she disappeared, she had come to him to talk over her disgust at what she had seen in Moscow in 1936 in the early stages of Joseph Stalin's Great Purge. Poyntz's murder was the key to the ultimate unraveling of the alleged CPUSA secret apparatus. Whittaker Chambers said he heard Poyntz had been killed for attempted desertion, and this contributed to his caution when he defected in 1938. Elizabeth Bentley stated that in the late 1930s, Jacob Golos, and later in 1945 KGB officer, Anatoli Gromov, told her Poyntz had been a traitor and was now dead. Bentley's defection at the end of World War II likewise was in part motivated by fear of the example set in the Juliet Poyntz case.
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Functions for variables on startup #define initKey 59301350 // a code to identify the SHC #define EE_autoInitKey 0 #define EE_reticule 4 #define EE_dispMaxContrast 8 #define EE_dispDimTimeout 12 #define EE_dispBlankTimeout 16 void SmartHandController::initInitNvValues() { // EEPROM automatic initialization long autoInitKey = initKey; long thisAutoInitKey; thisAutoInitKey=nv.readLong(EE_autoInitKey); if (autoInitKey!=thisAutoInitKey) { // stop the init from happening again nv.writeLong(EE_autoInitKey,autoInitKey); nv.writeLong(EE_dispMaxContrast,(long)maxContrast); nv.writeLong(EE_dispDimTimeout,(long)display_dim_time); nv.writeLong(EE_dispBlankTimeout,(long)display_blank_time); } } void SmartHandController::initReadNvValues() { #ifndef DISABLE_EEPROM_COMMIT_ON maxContrast = nv.readLong(EE_dispMaxContrast); display_dim_time = nv.readLong(EE_dispDimTimeout); display_blank_time = nv.readLong(EE_dispBlankTimeout); #endif }
The Guffey Team Spreading Information Literacy: Our Most Basic Job At the most fundamental level, college instructors teach students to find answers. We may lecture, assign, and grade, but those tasks support the ultimate goal of instilling in our students the ability to think critically about what they hear and read. There’s no denying that this task has become much more difficult in the age of disinformation and fake news, and it behooves us to take another look at how we teach information literacy. Although the critical assessment of information has always been a part of education, recently academics have been researching the proliferation of inaccurate information online. Unexpectedly, they have found that people who read fake newsare also avid “real” news readers. However, the problem arises when a portion of readers actually believe the false news despite being contradicted by facts or scientific evidence. Studies also show that the more people read inaccuracies, the more likely they are to repeat and believe these falsehoods, which is why researchers are also looking into methods to stop their spread. But until they discover a remedy, the misinformation will continue. The need for knowing how to discern false from real has become ever more critical. This is where information literacy–the ability to assess the need for information and to “identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use” it–comes in. Identifying involves determining the question to be answered and the extent of the information required to do so. Locating information sources requires the skill to conduct research and knowing how each source of information is produced and distributed. Evaluating information and sources means critically examining their reliability, validity, authority, and bias. The final outcome is using the information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose. The business communication classroom can be the perfect forum in which to teach these important skills. Below are some activities instructors can initiate to help students become better prepared to assess the onslaught of information they face daily. Team up with librarians. Many campus librarians are also great teachers, and setting up one or two sessions with a knowledgeable librarian can familiarize students with campus resources and thereby kickstart the process of learning to critically evaluate what they read and hear. Focus on information rather than sources. Assignments typically call for students to assess the reliability of sources, but they must also be able to evaluate the truthfulness of claims, and to do that, they must examine sources other than the original. Called “lateral reading,” such cross-checking is similar to what journalists do before reporting spurious claims. Teach fact checking. Between library databases, reputable fact-checking websites, and Google Scholar, students have access to a wealth of information that can help them prove a fact. Likewise, a fact that has already been verified as false will appear with a simple search. Students should also know how to follow a trail to find the original source of a fact by examining the path of citations. Emphasize the interpretation of information. To really teach information literacy, instructors must discuss humans’ culpability in the interpretation of information, including confirmation bias and selective attention. This can be accomplished through cognitive strengthening exercises that help students understand their own blind spots. Ultimately, today’s landscape calls for information literacy that goes beyond assessing sources. For our students to leave our classrooms as better educated citizens, they must understand how and why falsehoods thrive and how their own thoughts and ideology influence their interpretations of what is true and what is not. It’s a tall order.
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The Congress must fix its leadership issues on top priority to address the growing perception among the people that the party is "adrift", senior leader Shashi Tharoor said on Sunday and asserted that resolving the uncertainty over a long-term president was crucial for the party's revival. In an interview to PTI, Shashi Tharoor also said that it was up to Rahul Gandhi to take a call if he wishes to return as Congress chief, but if he does not change his earlier stance then the party needs to find an "active and full-time leadership" so that the party can move forward as the nation expects. The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who last week renewed his call for elections for the Congress Working Committee (CWC), said the process of electing some members of the party's highest decision-making body will usher in a dynamic leadership team with a credible mandate to work together to address the organisational challenges. Asserting that the Congress is the indispensable national alternative to the "divisive policies" of the BJP, Tharoor said, "The immediate cause of worry for many of us is that there appears to be a growing perception in the eyes of the public that we, as a political entity, are adrift." This is naturally driving some voters towards considering other political options and the most recent example of this was seen in Delhi, where the voters chose to side primarily with the AAP and to a smaller extent with the BJP, leaving the Congress with naught, he said. "This is where the compelling case for urgently addressing this perception in the eyes of the public comes from -- and for that matter, changing the attitude of the media, which is repeatedly writing us off dismissively," Tharoor said. "But for us to do so, we do need to fix our current leadership issues. We need to start with a longer-term, as opposed to interim, Congress president, as well as the 'elected' membership of the Working Committee," the former Union minister said. Tharoor said he is an advocate for free and transparent elections within the party for these positions as such a process would significantly add to their credibility and legitimacy. The CWC found an excellent interim solution in Sonia Gandhi, but the party cannot indefinitely keep depending on and burdening a president who had only just relinquished the job less than two years ago, he said, adding that it is neither fair to her, nor to the voters. He also said the repeated question of 'Gandhi or non-Gandhi' as party president was "missing the wood for the trees". "The larger concern and the need of the hour is to find a new president and leadership, and I am confident that if we do so through a participatory, transparent and democratic electoral process internally, the workers will at the end of the day throw their might and energy behind whoever emerges as the winning candidate," he said. Asked if the problem remains that of "who will bell the cat" and raise leadership issues with the Gandhi family, Tharoor said, "I don't think the issue at hand is specifically about not being able to raise these concerns with members of the Gandhi family." "It is of critical importance that we delay no further and work together to move forward. Resolving the uncertainty about long-term leadership is an indispensable aspect of our process of revival. It must be given foremost priority," Tharoor said. Talking about the party's conundrum over whether to convince Rahul Gandhi to come back or move on, Tharoor said Gandhi will always hold a special place at the core of the party and the rank and file of the party are pretty unanimous in their belief that he has the vision to rally the party together and take it forward. "This is why most of us were keen for him to continue and stay on in this role after the elections, because while we respected his desire to publicly offer accountability for our defeat, we still felt that there is no one better to ensure the much needed process of revival that is needed for the party," he said. At the end of the day, just as his resignation was a personal decision, the question of his return is one as well, he said. Pitching for election of CWC members, Tharoor pointed out there are three categories of members -- elected members, permanent invitees and special invitees. "All three are currently named by the high command, but I believe it would be healthy for the party if the 'elected members' were actually elected," he said. Tharoor hoped that those who are currently against the idea of elections for CWC recognise that a participatory electoral process, which channels the wishes of the members of the AICC plus PCC delegates - some 10,000 workers in all - is an exercise in inner-party democracy that will strengthen the party. It could also have other beneficial effects such as increasing the national interest in the party, he said. Asked if Rahul Gandhi is not convinced on coming back as chief should Priyanka Gandhi Vadra take on the leadership role, Tharoor said he was neither for nor against any Congress leader who might want to put their name forward. "I certainly hope that she will throw her name in the ring when the call for elections for the post of party president are officially declared," Tharoor said. Priyanka Gandhi has a natural charisma and also comes with organisational experience, he said. "But at the end of the day this will be her personal decision and we must respect that," he said. Tharoor had backed Sandeep Dikshit last week in asserting that the leadership issue needs to be laid to rest immediately. Sonia Gandhi was appointed as the interim Congress president in August last year after Rahul Gandhi resigned taking moral responsibility for the party's Lok Sabha poll debacle.
By The Fireside \| CJ Sapong and Djordje Mihailović join Tyler Terens for an exclusive CFFC Season Ticket Holder Event On Saturday, Chicago Fire FC hosted the first "By The Fireside" event exclusive to the Club's season ticket holders. Forward CJ Sapong and midfielder Djordje Mihailović joined Fire play-by-play commentator Tyler Terens to answer fan questions, discuss team superlatives, and more. Watch highlights from the event in the video above. Fire season ticket holders are encouraged to keep an eye out for an email invitation to the next edition of "By The Fireside", or to reach out to their Club representative for more information on how to take part in future events.
Pages Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Unusual Breed: Kromfohrländer A Kromfohrländer in one of the two acceptable coat types: rough. This breed originated in Germany through crossing of the wire fox terrier and grand griffon vendeen, with perhaps a bit more thrown in the mix. It's a fairly modern breed, with its status as a unique breed only being recognized in 1955. The breed comes in two acceptable coat types: rough and smooth. The differences are purely texture-based, with rough being wiry and smooth being soft, as the length of the coat can vary. Coat color does not have a lot of variety with the only acceptable pattern being white with red patches. In appearance, this breed is often compared to a wire haired Parson Russell or Jack Russell terrier. It is medium sized, ranging in height from fifteen to eighteen inches and weighing between twenty and thirty-five pounds. A smooth Kromfohrländer Since the breed is fairly obscure, it's obvious why it could be confused with a mixed breed or maybe even a "designer breed" by those who are not familiar with it. The breed is rarely seen outside of its native Germany, and it's even more uncommon to find it outside of Europe. The registries that do accept this breed disagree as to where it should be placed. While the UKC places the breed in with the terriers, the FCI has placed it in with the toy and companion breeds. It's even been given its own section in the group (Group 9 Section 10), which is fairly unusual for the registry. Both placements do seem to be fitting. Though there has clearly been terrier influence on the breed, it was originally bred for companionship. As such, it's known for having a good temperament. Adaptability and high spirited-ness are also traits that are considered key traits of the breed. The major health concern in the Kromfohrländer is stifle-joint disease, which is inherited. Other conditions are also sometimes seen, namely epilepsy and cataracts.
Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: SOS for Ten The ABBA doco on ABC1 should have been grabbed by Ten, or made by Ten, it’s the network’s core strength and audience if it thinks about. The Glenn Dyer breakdown: ABC1’s ABBA special last night was fantastic (and I was never a big fan). Excellent TV because it explained a small but significant part of Australian cultural history. And, by the way there was a nice example of a person well named for their job. The doco was edited by Charlotte Cutting, and well edited it was! The ABBA special had 925,000 metro and well over 1.4 million national viewers, most of them above the age of 4o. Seven’s My Kitchen Rules dominated the night with more than 1.6 million metro and well over 2.4 million national viewers (for a second night). Nine ran dead and second. Ten just showed up and was well beaten by the ABC. Glee bombed last night for Ten, with two new episodes. Number one at 7.30pm averaged 373,000, number two at 8.30pm had 413,000. The ABBA doco should have been grabbed by Ten, or made by Ten, it’s the network’s core strength and audience. Ten’s hour-long edited highlights of the AACTA awards averaged 318,000 at 9.30pm. So much for the lure of actors in Australia. In regional areas, Ten finished fourth and its main channel share of 6.1% was appallingly low. The ABC and ABC1 are well ahead of Ten in these markets this week. Seven’s flirtation with the hour-long news special from 6 to 7pm had a large hole shot in it last night with Nine News and A Current Affair easily accounting for the idea, especially in Melbourne where Seven News lost by 184,000 to Nine News and A Current Affair flogged Today Tonight by 175,000 viewers. Tonight: American idol on Ten. Nine has more repeats and drags out the tired old The Shawshank Redemption for yet another outing. Seven returns Grimm from 9.30pm with back-to-back episodes. That’s after a repeat of that tiring movie Legally Blonde. The night though belongs to Nigella on ABC1 at 8.30pm. SBS has a mixture of foodie programs from 7.30pm, most are repeats. A grim night on the whole. The top 10 national programs (metro & regional combined): My Kitchen Rules (Seven) — 2.431 million. Nine News — 1.695 million. A Current Affair — 1.605 million. Seven News — 1.536 million. ABC1 News — 1.478 million. ABBA (ABC1) — 1.402 million. Home and Away (Seven) — 1.357 million. Today Tonight — 1.225 million. 7.30 (ABC1) — 1.062 million. Forrest Gump (Seven) — 1.020 million. The Metro Winners: Last night’s figures should be a lesson to Seven, if they change the 6 to 7pm slot then life will be tough. My Kitchen Rules (Seven, 7.30pm) — 1.655 million. Nine News (6pm) — 1.181 million. Seven News (6pm) — 1.138 million. A Current Affair (Nine, 6.30pm) — 1.078 million. ABC1 News (7pm) — 1.030 million. Today Tonight (Seven, 6.30pm) — 1.026 million. The Losers: Ten (Glee with two new episodes, both unwatched), Seven in Melbourne at 6pm and 6.30pm. Metro News & CA: Nine gave Seven a good whacking in Melbourne. Leigh Sales was in Washington for the Hillary Clinton special, meaning Chris Uhlmann got to sit in the chair and cover the election announcement. Nine News (6pm) — 1.181 million. Seven News (6pm) — 1.138 million. A Current Affair (Nine, 6.30pm) — 1.078 million. ABC1 News (7pm) — 1.030 million. Today Tonight (Seven, 6.30pm) — 1.026 million. 7.30 (ABC1, 7.30pm) — 715,000. Ten News (5 pm) — 662,000. The Project (Ten, 6.30pm) — 472,000. Ten Late News (10.30pm) — 169,000. Lateline (ABC1, 10.25pm) — 151,000. SBS ONE News (6.30pm) — 115,000. SBS ONE Late News (10.30pm) — 114,000. The Business (ABC 1, 11pm, repeat) — 91,000. The Drum (News 24, 10pm, repeat) — 44,000. In the morning: Sunrise ran long by an hour for the flood coverage. Sunrise (Seven 7am) — 345,000. Today (Nine, 7am) — 325,000. The Morning Show (Seven, 10am) — 179,000. Mornings Summer (Nine, 9am) — 125,000. News Breakfast (ABC1, 7am) — 59,000 + 34,000 on News 24*. Metro FTA: Seven (three channels) won with a share of 34.3% from Nine (three) on 24.7%, the ABC (four) was on 19.5%, Ten (three) was on 15.4% and SBS (three) ended on 6.1%. Seven leads the week with 37.1% from Nine on 26.1%, Ten on 16.6% and the ABC on 15.5%. Main Channels: Seven won with a share of 27.6% from Nine on 17.8%, ABC1 was on 14.7%, Ten was back on 9.7% and SBS ONE was on 4.9%. Seven leads the week with 31.3% from Nine on 19.4%, Ten on 11.2% and ABC1 on 11.1%. Metro Digital: Gem won with a share of 4.2%, from Eleven on 3.5%, 7mate on 3.4%, 7TWO on 3.3% ABC2 was on 2.9%, GO was on 2.7%, ONE was on 2.2%, SBS TWO, 1.2%, News 24, 1.0%, ABC3, 0.8% and NITV, 0.1%. The 11 channels had an FTA share total last night of 25.2%. GO leads the week with 3.8% from 7TWO on 3.1% and Gem and Eleven on 2.8%. Metro including pay TV: Seven (three channels) won with a share of 28.2% from Nine (three) on 20.3%, the ABC (four) was on 16.0%, Ten (three) was on 12.7% and SBS (three) ended on 5.0%. The 16 FTA channels had a total share last night of 84.1%, with the 11 digital channels on 20.8% and the five main channels share was 63.3%. Pay TV’s share was 15.9% based on the 200 plus channels on the Foxtel platform. The election being called helped boost Sky News last night with Paul Murray Live getting a solid 45,000 viewers at 9pm The top five pay TV channels were: Fox8 — 4.2%. TV 1 — 2.4%. LifeStyle — 2.2%. Sky News, Cartoon Net. — 1.9%. A&E — 1.7%. The five most-watched programs on pay TV were: Family Guy (Fox8) — 74,000. WWE Raw (F8) — 73,000. The Simpsons (F8) — 68,000. The Simpsons (F8) — 67,000. Family Guy (F8) — 62,000. Regional: Prime/7Qld (three channels) won with a share of 37.9% from WIN/NBN (three) on 27.3%, the ABC (four) was on 17.6%, SC Ten (three) 11.9%, and SBS (three) was on 5.3%. Prime/7Qld won the main channels with 28.6%, from WIN/NBN on 19.0%, ABC1, 13.0% and SC Ten, 6.1%. The digitals were won by 7mate with 5.2%, from Gem on 5.0% and 7TWO on 4.2%. The 11 digital channels had a total FTA viewing of 28.3% last night. Prime/7Qld leads the week with 36.9% from WIN/NBN on 28.9%, the ABC with 15.9% and SC Ten was on 13.95%. The five most-watched programs in regional markets were: My Kitchen Rules — 776,000. A Current Affair — 527,000. Nine News — 512,000. ABBA — 475,000. Home and Away — 462,000. Major Metro Markets: A clean sweep (overall and main channels) for Seven in all five metro markets. Nine was second everywhere bar the main channels in Adelaide and Perth where ABC1 got up and Nine was third. Ten was third overall in Brisbane, but the ABC was third everywhere else. Gem won the digitals in Sydney, Adelaide and Perth. Eleven won Brisbane and 7TWO Adelaide. Seven leads the week: Nine, Ten and the ABC are in the minor placings. (All shares on the basis of combined overnight 6pm to midnight All People)
/* * Copyright 2014 Guidewire Software, Inc. */ package gw.lang.reflect.java; import gw.lang.reflect.module.IModule; public interface ITypeInfoResolver { IJavaClassType resolveType(String relativeName, int ignoreFlags); IJavaClassType resolveType(String relativeName, IJavaClassInfo whosAskin, int ignoreFlags); IJavaClassType resolveImport(String relativeName); IModule getModule(); }
This fall, the University of Iowa's School of Journalism and Mass Communication will offer a course in writing about video games and reporting on the industry. Advertisement "My idea is that everyone can learn from video games," Kyle Moody, the course's instructor and a teaching assistant in the journalism school, told The Daily Iowan, the independent newspaper of the university. "I am into video games, but I see it more as a way for learning; to write about technology experiences and lifestyle and culture, video games are the entry point to me." A more senior faculty member indicated that the mushrooming news coverage of the games industry means her school should be training writers in how to write about it. Advertisement "There's a big video-game industry out there that has a really active audience," said Julie Andsager, the director of the university's Media Research Lab. "[People] are reading stories about video games and publications - the more our students can learn how to write for that market, the better." The course is called "Specialized Reporting & Writing, Video Games & Communication" and it will be offered beginning in the fall term of 2012.
/* This file is part of Magnum. Copyright © 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Vladimír Vondruš <mosra@centrum.cz> Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. / #include "AnySceneImporter.h" #include <Corrade/Containers/Optional.h> #include <Corrade/PluginManager/Manager.h> #include <Corrade/PluginManager/PluginMetadata.h> #include <Corrade/Utility/Assert.h> #include <Corrade/Utility/DebugStl.h> #include <Corrade/Utility/String.h> #include "Magnum/Trade/AnimationData.h" #include "Magnum/Trade/CameraData.h" #include "Magnum/Trade/ImageData.h" #include "Magnum/Trade/LightData.h" #include "Magnum/Trade/MaterialData.h" #include "Magnum/Trade/MeshData.h" #include "Magnum/Trade/ObjectData2D.h" #include "Magnum/Trade/ObjectData3D.h" #include "Magnum/Trade/SceneData.h" #include "Magnum/Trade/SkinData.h" #include "Magnum/Trade/TextureData.h" #ifdef MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED #define _MAGNUM_NO_DEPRECATED_MESHDATA / So it doesn't yell here / #include "Magnum/Trade/MeshData2D.h" #include "Magnum/Trade/MeshData3D.h" #endif namespace Magnum { namespace Trade { AnySceneImporter::AnySceneImporter(PluginManager::Manager<AbstractImporter>& manager): AbstractImporter{manager} {} AnySceneImporter::AnySceneImporter(PluginManager::AbstractManager& manager, const std::string& plugin): AbstractImporter{manager, plugin} {} AnySceneImporter::~AnySceneImporter() = default; ImporterFeatures AnySceneImporter::doFeatures() const { return {}; } bool AnySceneImporter::doIsOpened() const { return !!_in; } void AnySceneImporter::doClose() { _in = nullptr; } void AnySceneImporter::doOpenFile(const std::string& filename) { CORRADE_INTERNAL_ASSERT(manager()); /* @todo lowercase only the extension, once Directory::split() is done / const std::string normalized = Utility::String::lowercase(filename); / Detect the plugin from extension / std::string plugin; if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".3ds") \|\| Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".ase")) plugin = "3dsImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".ac")) plugin = "Ac3dImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".blend")) plugin = "BlenderImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".bvh")) plugin = "BvhImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".csm")) plugin = "CsmImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".dae")) plugin = "ColladaImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".x")) plugin = "DirectXImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".dxf")) plugin = "DxfImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".fbx")) plugin = "FbxImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".gltf") \|\| Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".glb")) plugin = "GltfImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".ifc")) plugin = "IfcImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".irrmesh") \|\| Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".irr")) plugin = "IrrlichtImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".lwo") \|\| Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".lws")) plugin = "LightWaveImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".lxo")) plugin = "ModoImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".ms3d")) plugin = "MilkshapeImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".obj")) plugin = "ObjImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".xml")) plugin = "OgreImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".ogex")) plugin = "OpenGexImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".ply")) plugin = "StanfordImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".stl")) plugin = "StlImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".cob") \|\| Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".scn")) plugin = "TrueSpaceImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".3d")) plugin = "UnrealImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".smd") \|\| Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".vta")) plugin = "ValveImporter"; else if(Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".xgl") \|\| Utility::String::endsWith(normalized, ".zgl")) plugin = "XglImporter"; else { Error{} << "Trade::AnySceneImporter::openFile(): cannot determine the format of" << filename; return; } / Try to load the plugin / if(!(manager()->load(plugin) & PluginManager::LoadState::Loaded)) { Error{} << "Trade::AnySceneImporter::openFile(): cannot load the" << plugin << "plugin"; return; } if(flags() & ImporterFlag::Verbose) { Debug d; d << "Trade::AnySceneImporter::openFile(): using" << plugin; PluginManager::PluginMetadata metadata = manager()->metadata(plugin); CORRADE_INTERNAL_ASSERT(metadata); if(plugin != metadata->name()) d << "(provided by" << metadata->name() << Debug::nospace << ")"; } /* Instantiate the plugin, propagate flags / Containers::Pointer<AbstractImporter> importer = static_cast<PluginManager::Manager<AbstractImporter>>(manager())->instantiate(plugin); importer->setFlags(flags()); /* Try to open the file (error output should be printed by the plugin itself) / if(!importer->openFile(filename)) return; / Success, save the instance */ _in = std::move(importer); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doAnimationCount() const { return _in->animationCount(); } Int AnySceneImporter::doAnimationForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->animationForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doAnimationName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->animationName(id); } Containers::Optional<AnimationData> AnySceneImporter::doAnimation(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->animation(id); } Int AnySceneImporter::doDefaultScene() const { return _in->defaultScene(); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doSceneCount() const { return _in->sceneCount(); } Int AnySceneImporter::doSceneForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->sceneForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doSceneName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->sceneName(id); } Containers::Optional<SceneData> AnySceneImporter::doScene(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->scene(id); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doLightCount() const { return _in->lightCount(); } Int AnySceneImporter::doLightForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->lightForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doLightName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->lightName(id); } Containers::Optional<LightData> AnySceneImporter::doLight(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->light(id); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doCameraCount() const { return _in->cameraCount(); } Int AnySceneImporter::doCameraForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->cameraForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doCameraName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->cameraName(id); } Containers::Optional<CameraData> AnySceneImporter::doCamera(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->camera(id); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doObject2DCount() const { return _in->object2DCount(); } Int AnySceneImporter::doObject2DForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->object2DForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doObject2DName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->object2DName(id); } Containers::Pointer<ObjectData2D> AnySceneImporter::doObject2D(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->object2D(id); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doObject3DCount() const { return _in->object3DCount(); } Int AnySceneImporter::doObject3DForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->object3DForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doObject3DName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->object3DName(id); } Containers::Pointer<ObjectData3D> AnySceneImporter::doObject3D(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->object3D(id); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doSkin2DCount() const { return _in->skin2DCount(); } Int AnySceneImporter::doSkin2DForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->skin2DForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doSkin2DName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->skin2DName(id); } Containers::Optional<SkinData2D> AnySceneImporter::doSkin2D(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->skin2D(id); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doSkin3DCount() const { return _in->skin3DCount(); } Int AnySceneImporter::doSkin3DForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->skin3DForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doSkin3DName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->skin3DName(id); } Containers::Optional<SkinData3D> AnySceneImporter::doSkin3D(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->skin3D(id); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doMeshCount() const { return _in->meshCount(); } Int AnySceneImporter::doMeshForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->meshForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doMeshName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->meshName(id); } Containers::Optional<MeshData> AnySceneImporter::doMesh(const UnsignedInt id, const UnsignedInt level) { return _in->mesh(id, level); } MeshAttribute AnySceneImporter::doMeshAttributeForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->meshAttributeForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doMeshAttributeName(const UnsignedShort id) { return _in->meshAttributeName(meshAttributeCustom(id)); } #ifdef MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED CORRADE_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doMesh2DCount() const { return _in->mesh2DCount(); } Int AnySceneImporter::doMesh2DForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->mesh2DForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doMesh2DName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->mesh2DName(id); } Containers::Optional<MeshData2D> AnySceneImporter::doMesh2D(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->mesh2D(id); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doMesh3DCount() const { return _in->mesh3DCount(); } Int AnySceneImporter::doMesh3DForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->mesh3DForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doMesh3DName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->mesh3DName(id); } Containers::Optional<MeshData3D> AnySceneImporter::doMesh3D(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->mesh3D(id); } CORRADE_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP #endif UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doMaterialCount() const { return _in->materialCount(); } Int AnySceneImporter::doMaterialForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->materialForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doMaterialName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->materialName(id); } Containers::Optional<MaterialData> AnySceneImporter::doMaterial(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->material(id); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doTextureCount() const { return _in->textureCount(); } Int AnySceneImporter::doTextureForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->textureForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doTextureName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->textureName(id); } Containers::Optional<TextureData> AnySceneImporter::doTexture(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->texture(id); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doImage1DCount() const { return _in->image1DCount(); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doImage1DLevelCount(UnsignedInt id) { return _in->image1DLevelCount(id); } Int AnySceneImporter::doImage1DForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->image1DForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doImage1DName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->image1DName(id); } Containers::Optional<ImageData1D> AnySceneImporter::doImage1D(const UnsignedInt id, const UnsignedInt level) { return _in->image1D(id, level); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doImage2DCount() const { return _in->image2DCount(); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doImage2DLevelCount(UnsignedInt id) { return _in->image2DLevelCount(id); } Int AnySceneImporter::doImage2DForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->image2DForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doImage2DName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->image2DName(id); } Containers::Optional<ImageData2D> AnySceneImporter::doImage2D(const UnsignedInt id, const UnsignedInt level) { return _in->image2D(id, level); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doImage3DCount() const { return _in->image3DCount(); } UnsignedInt AnySceneImporter::doImage3DLevelCount(UnsignedInt id) { return _in->image3DLevelCount(id); } Int AnySceneImporter::doImage3DForName(const std::string& name) { return _in->image3DForName(name); } std::string AnySceneImporter::doImage3DName(const UnsignedInt id) { return _in->image3DName(id); } Containers::Optional<ImageData3D> AnySceneImporter::doImage3D(const UnsignedInt id, const UnsignedInt level) { return _in->image3D(id, level); } }} CORRADE_PLUGIN_REGISTER(AnySceneImporter, Magnum::Trade::AnySceneImporter, "cz.mosra.magnum.Trade.AbstractImporter/0.3.3")
The Redevelopment Agency was created by the City Council on November 28, 1989, which later initiated the Newhall Redevelopment Plan on July 8, 1997. The Agency was formed to revitalize this area by eliminating blight and providing affordable housing. The presence of aged buildings, severely deteriorated structures, lack of public infrastructures and a declining economy, made this area qualified for redevelopment. In June 2011, when the State legislature adopted AB1X26, this legislation effectively ended Redevelopment Agencies throughout the state of California. A challenge was filed in the State Supreme Court which upheld the legislatures desire to end redevelopment in California and, effective February 1, 2012, the Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency was dissolved and a Successor Agency was tasked with fully dissolving the Redevelopment Agency. What is the Successor Agency and what do they do? The City of Santa Clarita took on the role of Successor Agency. In this capacity, the City may wind down the activities of the former Redevelopment Agency, dispose of financial and physical assets, and continue to make approved payments for obligations deemed enforceable. Any action taken by the Successor Agency must be approved by a 7-member Oversight Board appointed by various entities as outlined in AB1X26 and financial related actions must also be approved by the Department of Finance. A graphic that shows the new paradigm of redevelopment can be found here. Who is the Oversight Board and when do they meet? The appointees of Santa Clarita’s Oversight Board are as follows: Ken Striplin, appointed by the City of Santa Clarita to represent the former Redevelopment Agency employees. Mr. Striplin was elected to serve as the Chair of the Board; Sharlene Coleal, appointed by the California Community Colleges. Ms. Coleal was elected to serve as the Vice Chair of the Board; Darren Hernandez, appointed by the City of Santa Clarita; John Dortch, appointed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors as the County's appointee; Susan Hoerber, appointed by the Los Angeles County Office of Education; Brian Koegle, appointed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors as the member of the public; and Robert Swartz, appointed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to represent the largest special district in the former Redevelopment Area, which in our case is the County Fire District. The Oversight Board meets when there are items required to have action taken by the Board. Meetings are generally held on the third Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. in the Century Room at City Hall. The Oversight Board meetings are open to the public and subject to the Brown Act. A listing of meetings held and actions taken can be found here. Are there currently bills in the State Legislature to keep Redevelopment alive? While the legislature has indicated that their intent was not to end Redevelopment, unfortunately the result of the Supreme Court’s decision made the end of Redevelopment a reality. California is now one of only two states without some form of tax increment financing, which makes redevelopment projects difficult to implement given the current economic climate. The City is committed to working with the State to create a new type of redevelopment/economic growth program, which maintains the spirit of redevelopment. How does the dissolution of Redevelopment affect projects in Newhall that are on going or in the works? There are a number of capital projects in various stages of design and construction. The status of each project is below: Old Town Newhall Library The Old Town Newhall Library continues to be under construction and will open in September 2012. Roundabout w/ Public Art Without Redevelopment, an important traffic calming measure and gateway to the downtown may not be possible to implement. This modern roundabout proposed for the Southern entrance onto Main Street would serve as an anchor into Old Town Newhall (with a public art component in the center) and slow traffic to further encourage pedestrian activity in the area. This roundabout would also serve as a complement to the entrance of Hart Park, the 265 acre estate where silent film star William S. Hart resided in the 1920s, and encourage pedestrians to explore that hidden jewel. The City continues to seek for funding sources for this project. Catalytic Project In 2009, the Agency had the opportunity to purchase an entire block of land in Old Town Newhall to use for redevelopment purposes. The intent of purchasing that property was to relocate the existing tenants and release an RFP to the business community to solicit a full-block development that would further the goals of the Redevelopment Agency. Unfortunately, without the existence of the Redevelopment Agency, it becomes impossible to create that public-private partnership that becomes the catalytic development to further revitalization efforts for the area. That property has since been transferred to City ownership. Affordable Housing Development Redevelopment is the main source of funding for projects that impact low- and moderate-income people in our community. A partnership of The Related Companies (Related) and National Community Renaissance (CORE) have worked with the City for a number of years to identify a location and funding for an affordable rental housing project. In 2010, the City acquired the former Caltrans park and ride lot on Newhall Avenue and another adjacent parcel of raw land. CORE/Related developed a proposal, identified funding sources, and designed a 30-unit 100% affordable family development. Planning Commission approvals for this proposed project were obtained on 7/19/11. Due to the status of redevelopment, this project has been placed on hold. In its current form AB1X 26 requires that the balance in the housing redevelopment fund be put into a trust fund to pay down debt, so these funds will no longer be available to use for the Newhall Avenue Development. The City will continue to work with the affordable housing developers to find other sources of funding to complete the development. What happened to the bills that the legislature was considering related to AB1X26? In an attempt to fix some of the disparities in AB1X 26, the legislature has introduced a number of bills that will significantly impact how the dissolution of Redevelopment will unfold. The City Council has adopted a support position on the three bills listed below: SB 654 – This bill would allow the balances in the housing fund of redevelopment agencies to be retained and be utilized by the City for housing construction and other housing-related programs. AB 1585 – This bill seeks to make technical fixes to AB1X26, to clarify the functions of the successor agencies and oversight boards and to also protect affordable housing funds. SB 986 – This bill would allow the City to expend the bond proceeds in the manner outlined at the time bonds were issued. The legislature is currently using the language proposed in these three bills and merging it with language from a proposal from the Department of Finance to create “clean up legislation.” This legislation is designed to make technical fixes to the redevelopment dissolution process to help clarify and streamline the process. What happens to the properties that the Redevelopment Agency owned? The Redevelopment Agency did not own any property at the time the Agency was dissolved. On average, how much money did the City's Redevelopment Agency receive annually? The Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency received approximately $4 million per year in property tax increment funds. How much money did the Redevelopment Agency have when it dissolved? What happens to that money now? All of the money the former Redevelopment Agency had, including tax increment and bond proceeds, has been transferred to the Successor Agency. By state law, Redevelopment financing is split in to two categories – housing and non-housing. When the Redevelopment Agency dissolved, the non-housing Redevelopment Fund had $381,347; the housing Redevelopment Fund had $8,986,406 ($3,822,466 in tax increment funds and $5,073,940 in bond proceeds). The cash balances are being used to help pay down the former Agency’s debt. The bond proceeds are currently being held until further direction is provided by the State legislature on how to handle. How much outstanding debt does the Redevelopment Agency have? The Agency has bond debt in the amount of $72,541,866 (includes both principal and interest) for both housing and non-housing related bonds. Additionally, the Agency owes $18,097,224 (as of 12/31/2011) to the City of Santa Clarita to repay loans made by the City to the Agency to fund certain public works projects. What happens to that debt now? No General Fund money will be used to pay off the debt. The Successor Agency will be responsible for ensuring that the debt is paid off according to schedule using the same property tax (tax increment) that the Agency has been collecting. Essentially, for each six month period, the Successor Agency will submit an invoice (or Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule) to the County. The Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule is also approved by the Oversight Board and the Department of Finance. The County will then provide tax increment to the Successor Agency to make the required payments. You can find approved Recognized Obligation Payment Schedules here. When do the bonds get paid off? The bonds are set to be paid off in 2042 as identified when the bonds were issued in 2008. There is no change to this repayment schedule as a result of AB1X26. What is the rating of the Agency’s Bonds? The bond rating remains at A-. Moody’s recent downgrade did not affect the Agency’s bond rating as our bonds were rated by S&P. What about the money the City’s General Fund loaned the Agency? That is unclear at this time. According to AB1X26, only debt incurred between the City and the Agency in the first two years after the establishment of the Agency would be enforceable. State legislators are currently working on a proposal that would makes loans between the two entities enforceable obligations. Is the City’s General Fund liable to pay back the Agency’s debt? No. The General Fund is not responsible to pay back the Agency’s debt. The tax increment that would have been received by the Agency will be provided to the Successor Agency to pay the Agency’s financial obligations. Will the City still invest in revitalizing Old Town Newhall? The need for community revitalization still exists and the City will continue to play a role in creating jobs, affordable housing, and a healthy environment in distressed communities with the tools available. What can I do as a resident/business owner to help restore Redevelopment? Speak out to your elected representatives at the State level and tell them how Redevelopment has impacted you. Encourage them to introduce and vote on legislation that will restore Redevelopment in our community.
Search 13 July 2015 NOTICE: ESCLH Membership Fees As some of our members did not receive prof. Cañizares's message of 28 April 2015, we kindly repeat the instructions for the payment of the 2015 ESCLH Membership Fee. [Please ignore this message if you already regularised your own situation.] A link to the Paypal-system can be found on the right-hand side of this blog. Options range from €25 for one year (student), € 50 for two (student) to € 50 for one year (non student) and € 100 for two years (non student). Our members benefit from reduced fees at ESCLH scientific events, such as the biennal conferences (2010 Valencia, 2012 Amsterdam, 2014 Macerata, 2016 Danzig), and receive their own copy of the international peer-reviewed journal Comparative Legal History. Please find his original message below: Dear ESCLH member,We are writing to ask for your subscription payment for 2015. We are currently able to provide a new volume of Comparative Legal Historyjournal to you without further payment, as a benefit of being a member of the European Society for Comparative Legal History. In order to receive your copy, please pay your subscription by 10 May 2015.As a student/PhD student member of the ESCLH, your subscription is €25 for 2015 and €50 for 2015 and 2016.As a non-student member of the ESCLH, your subscription is €50 for 2015 and €100 for 2015 and 2016.The subscription payment can be done:1) Bank transferIBAN: ES43 0487 0372 2020 0700 1596.Swift: GBMNESMMXXX.Name and postal address of the account holder: European Society for Comparative Legal History (ESCLH). C/ d'en Llop, 2 puerta 10. 46003, Valencia. Spain.Name and postal address of the bank office: Grupo Banco Mare Nostrum - Caja Murcia. C/ Primado Reig, 185. 46020 Valencia.2) PaypalPaypal account's holder: European Society for Comparative Legal History.E-mail address for Paypal donations: esclh9@gmail.comIf you have trouble to pay either by bank transfer or PayPal please get in touch with the ESCLH Treasurer, Dr. europ. Juan Benito Cañizares-Navarro, at juan.canizares@uch.ceu.esAfter sending the money, please email ESCLH Treasurer, juan.canizares@uch.ceu.es, to confirm the payment. If there have been any changes to your affiliation, academic status (e.g., from being a PhD student to becoming an employed researcher) research interests or contact information, please let the Treasurer know by the same email.In the meantime, we hope you are finding our ever-expanding Blog (http://esclh.blogspot.co.uk/) useful as a gateway to developments in Comparative Legal History. If you have any material you would like to appear there or any suggestion, our web editor, Flavia Mancini (esclhblog@gmail.com) would be delighted to assist.We wish you all a happy and productive new year,The ESCLH Executive Council,Aniceto Masferrer Remco van RheeMia KorpiolaPhillip HellwegeMatthew Dyson
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Antibodies in Escherichia coli urinary tract infection. In 105 adults with E.Coli urinary tract infections, IgG coated bacteriuria was found in 8/9 with acute pyelonephritis (PN), 17/20 with chronic PN, and in only 2/76 with lower UTI. IgA was present in 66% of PN, but IgA secretory piece in less than 10%. These urinary IgG antibodies were, at least in part, synthesised in the kidney because serum IgG antibodies were detected by indirect immunofluorescence in only half the patients. 06, 018, 022 E.Coli serotypes were the three most frequently found O groups, but their prevalence in PN is not significant. The immunology of urinary tract infection (UTI) is still a subject of little interest in adult nephrology; but antibody production is a well-characterised event in pyelonephritis (PN), the study of which seems to be the best indirect procedure for localising the site of UTI. We have analysed the production of urinary and humoral antibodies, and their correlation with E.Coli serotypes in patients with E.Coli UTI.
/* Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. / package main import ( "flag" "fmt" "log" "time" "strings" gce "cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata" "golang.org/x/net/context" "golang.org/x/oauth2" "golang.org/x/oauth2/google" monitoring "google.golang.org/api/monitoring/v3" ) // SD Dummy Exporter is a testing utility that exports a metric of constant value to Stackdriver // in a loop. Metric name and value can be specified with flags 'metric-name' and 'metric-value'. // SD Dummy Exporter assumes that it runs as a pod in GCE or GKE cluster, and the pod id, pod name // and namespace are passed to it with 'pod-id', 'pod-name' and 'namespace' flags. // Pod ID and pod name can be passed to a pod via Downward API. func main() { // Gather pod information podId := flag.String("pod-id", "", "pod id") namespace := flag.String("namespace", "", "namespace") podName := flag.String("pod-name", "", "pod name") metricName := flag.String("metric-name", "foo", "custom metric name") metricValue := flag.Int64("metric-value", 0, "custom metric value") metricLabelsArg := flag.String("metric-labels", "bar=1", "custom metric labels") // Whether to use old Stackdriver resource model - use monitored resource "gke_container" // For old resource model, podId flag has to be set. useOldResourceModel := flag.Bool("use-old-resource-model", true, "use old stackdriver resource model") // Whether to use new Stackdriver resource model - use monitored resource "k8s_pod" // For new resource model, podName and namespace flags have to be set. useNewResourceModel := flag.Bool("use-new-resource-model", false, "use new stackdriver resource model") flag.Parse() if podId == "" && useOldResourceModel { log.Fatalf("No pod id specified.") } if podName == "" && useNewResourceModel { log.Fatalf("No pod name specified.") } if namespace == "" && useNewResourceModel { log.Fatalf("No pod namespace specified.") } stackdriverService, err := getStackDriverService() if err != nil { log.Fatalf("Error getting Stackdriver service: %v", err) } metricLabels := make(map[string]string) for _, label := range strings.Split(metricLabelsArg, ",") { labelParts := strings.Split(label, "=") metricLabels[labelParts[0]] = labelParts[1] } oldModelLabels := getResourceLabelsForOldModel(podId) newModelLabels := getResourceLabelsForNewModel(namespace, podName) for { if useOldResourceModel { err := exportMetric(stackdriverService, metricName, metricValue, metricLabels, "gke_container", oldModelLabels) if err != nil { log.Printf("Failed to write time series data for old resource model: %v\n", err) } else { log.Printf("Finished writing time series for new resource model with value: %v\n", metricValue) } } if useNewResourceModel { err := exportMetric(stackdriverService, metricName, metricValue, metricLabels, "k8s_pod", newModelLabels) if err != nil { log.Printf("Failed to write time series data for new resource model: %v\n", err) } else { log.Printf("Finished writing time series for new resource model with value: %v\n", metricValue) } } time.Sleep(5000 time.Millisecond) } } func getStackDriverService() (monitoring.Service, error) { oauthClient := oauth2.NewClient(context.Background(), google.ComputeTokenSource("")) return monitoring.New(oauthClient) } // getResourceLabelsForOldModel returns resource labels needed to correctly label metric data // exported to StackDriver. Labels contain details on the cluster (project id, name) // and pod for which the metric is exported (zone, id). func getResourceLabelsForOldModel(podId string) map[string]string { projectId, _ := gce.ProjectID() zone, _ := gce.Zone() clusterName, _ := gce.InstanceAttributeValue("cluster-name") clusterName = strings.TrimSpace(clusterName) return map[string]string{ "project_id": projectId, "zone": zone, "cluster_name": clusterName, // container name doesn't matter here, because the metric is exported for // the pod, not the container "container_name": "", "pod_id": podId, // namespace_id and instance_id don't matter "namespace_id": "default", "instance_id": "", } } // getResourceLabelsForNewModel returns resource labels needed to correctly label metric data // exported to StackDriver. Labels contain details on the cluster (project id, location, name) // and pod for which the metric is exported (namespace, name). func getResourceLabelsForNewModel(namespace, name string) map[string]string { projectId, _ := gce.ProjectID() location, _ := gce.InstanceAttributeValue("cluster-location") location = strings.TrimSpace(location) clusterName, _ := gce.InstanceAttributeValue("cluster-name") clusterName = strings.TrimSpace(clusterName) return map[string]string{ "project_id": projectId, "location": location, "cluster_name": clusterName, "namespace_name": namespace, "pod_name": name, } } func exportMetric(stackdriverService monitoring.Service, metricName string, metricValue int64, metricLabels map[string]string, monitoredResource string, resourceLabels map[string]string) error { dataPoint := &monitoring.Point{ Interval: &monitoring.TimeInterval{ EndTime: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339), }, Value: &monitoring.TypedValue{ Int64Value: &metricValue, }, } // Write time series data. request := &monitoring.CreateTimeSeriesRequest{ TimeSeries: []monitoring.TimeSeries{ { Metric: &monitoring.Metric{ Type: "custom.googleapis.com/" + metricName, Labels: metricLabels, }, Resource: &monitoring.MonitoredResource{ Type: monitoredResource, Labels: resourceLabels, }, Points: []monitoring.Point{ dataPoint, }, }, }, } projectName := fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s", resourceLabels["project_id"]) _, err := stackdriverService.Projects.TimeSeries.Create(projectName, request).Do() return err }
Street Skating Lessons About these lessons The adventure, exhilaration and fitness to be gained from joining one of London’s mass street skates or using skating for your transportation is unbeatable. Skatefresh has specialised in training and preparing skaters for the very real challenges awaiting you on London’s streets and pavements. The street skating lessons take you through all the necessary skills which safe and responsible street skating should include. The Skatefresh street skating lessons consist of 2 lessons on two separate days, usually on concurrent weekends. The lesson dates shown are for the first part of the course. You MUST attend both weeks in order to cover the whole syllabus and get some street practice. Upcoming Lessons : Online Booking You will be able to pay: 1. Using PayPal (or if you don't have a PayPal account, using a Credit or Debit Card using the "Check Out As A Guest" option in PayPal. 2. Via Bank Transfer What You Will Learn The first lesson involves one on-skates theory session in the park (learning to skate curbs, obstacles, rough surfaces, hills and acceleration) and then you are taken out onto the streets and pavements of London to apply those skills in the real urban environment. We firmly believe that skaters who attempt mass street skates before they have acquired the necessary skill level, endanger not only themselves but also other participants. If you are street skating already but want more polish and panache then this course will also provide that content. You will also learn the skills and confidence to skate solo in the city, able to safely navigate pavements, streets and every manhole cover, curbs, pedestrians, and crossing ‘bobbles’ in between. Course prerequisites You must be able to stop well using your heel brake on a slope (we start the theory session with a revision of emergency heel braking). If you do not have a heel brake then you must be able to stop using any other stop in a narrow space and on a slope. You must be able to do the scissor position (one skate in front of the other) and you need to be able to do parallel turns in both directions to a minimum of 90 degrees. Quads skaters If you are on quads skates and want to do this course it is essential that you have first done our Improver coarse or that you have had a private lesson and your ability checked. Skating on streets and pavements on quads skates is much more technically challenging than for inline skaters. A quads skater’s ability would need to be better than an inline skater’s, especially in the area of speed generation and fitness as quads are much slower than inlines and speed is what leads to a smooth journey. Check out this video taken on the Wednesday night skate (14th April 2010) by Min Zaw, one of Skatefresh’s clients. Min Zaw started skating in June 2009 and has progressed to being the skater dressed in black going backwards on the street skate. Asha from Skatefresh is the lady in pink, enjoying an evening off, doing what she loves best. “I did the street skating course and found it very useful for increasing my confidence and making me realise that a street skate was within my capabilities. If I hadn’t done this workshop the Sunday Stroll would have been a lot scarier and no fun at all. I went on the Sunday Stroll and loved it. What a buzz! Now I’m focussing my time on solo street skating and commuting to work regularly. This would have been impossible without the course as it taught me everything involved”. Sandra (40) “I did a few Sunday Strolls just by bumbling through it, but after doing Skatefresh’s street course I realised how much more technique I could have been applying. Knowing what I know now, I feel more relaxed and it’s a real adventure each time you set off. I feel like a kid again. Now I’m starting to pass other people and feel my fitness improving and my stroke actually doing something. It feels really great”. Joseph (46) Join our mailing list and we'll Let you know about upcoming Skatefresh lessons, events, discounts and special offers. You can unsubscribe at any time and we promise not to share your information with anyone else. Other Locations Free Skate Tuition Join our mailing list and we'll Let you know about upcoming Skatefresh lessons, events, discounts and special offers. You can unsubscribe at any time and we promise not to share your information with anyone else.
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Camden Donut Festival Category Community Happenings Date Aug 11, 2018 Time 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Drawing on local lore, food history and a lot of sugar, Steel House’s Alexis Iammarino and Camden Public Library present the 2018 Camden Donut Festival Saturday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Camden Amphitheatre. Everyone is invited to join in for doughnut and coffee tastings, storytelling and readings from “Hole History: Origins Of The American-Style Donut.” Historical documents from the library’s Walsh History Center Archives will be on display in the Picker Room, offering a chance to dig into the history of how Midcoast Maine has claim over the creation of the hole in the doughnut. The regular Saturday Story Time for All Ages with Miss Loraine will be doughnut-themed and take place in the amphitheater, if the weather is nice. Story time is at 10 a.m. The full schedule is as follows: 10 a.m.: Mingling on the lawn with coffee and doughnuts; also story time for all ages with Miss Loraine. 10:30 a.m.: Iammarino will read Fred Crockett’s account of the creation of the hole in the doughnut, followed by a selection from the book’s opening essay by local food historian Sandy Oliver. Open sign-up for storytelling contest begins (tell your version of who put the hole in the doughnut). 12:30 p.m.: Kids Storytelling Contest 1:15 p.m.: Adults Storytelling Contest 1:30 p.m.: Costume Parade and Awards Ceremony. This event is part of a 2018 Kindling Fund project, awarded to artist Iammarino and designer Maeve O’Regan to design and publish a catalog from the 2017 exhibition curated by Iammarino called “Hole History: Origins of the American-style Donut,” a collection of art, performance and writing that responded to a claim that the hole-in-the-doughnut was singularly invented by a 19th-century sea captain from Rockport.
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When are your new projects coming out? I have a compilation mixtape of artists from my city, Oxford MS. I just like to motivate people around me and give you an extra push if you’re serious. It’s titled Beasts Unleashed. It will be free on Spinrilla and SoundCloud. I have a solo mixtape I’m ready to drop in 2019 , as well as videos. You can find me on YouTube and Instagram to keep up with the videos. When are your new projects coming out? I have a compilation mixtape of artists from my city, Oxford MS. I just like to motivate people around me and give you an extra push if you’re serious. It’s titled Beasts Unleashed. It will be free on Spinrilla and SoundCloud very soon. I have a solo mixtape I’m ready to drop in 2019 , as well as more videos. You can find me on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all my videos. What helped you get into music? I grew up around people rapping all the time. I write music 24/7 and as a music lover I love all types. I studied music when I was younger and played over 3 instruments consistently for about 3 years. At 16 I started recording, editing, and mastering my music and others in a storage room and I haven’t stopped. What is one thing you would tell your fans?I’m really an independent artist. My music is real and it speaks for itself. Consistency is key and I will always deliver. What are your biggest goals for 2019?My 2019 goals are to stay consistent. I always feel the need to improve and do better. Where I’m at in life, is not where I wanna be. I will grind 2019 but I stay down and trust the process
Producing Content Since 1982 Main menu Tag Archives: trieris Post navigation After submitting 2 projects to the BCIT ISSP for the September 2017 term I was very pleased to learn that both of my projects were selected to be developed by 2 teams of students. Both teams threw themselves at the projects and 12 weeks later, presented me with some fine examples of their programming efforts. Emboldened by the success of having both projects selected I prepared for to enter a total of 5 projects for the winter term. Along with 3 new game projects I also resubmitted the first 2 for continued development. None of the 5 projects were selected by the students for development during the winter term. Knowing that I had a less than 50/50 chance of any 1 project being selected, I figured with 5 submissions at least 1 or 2 might have been selected. None were. Slightly disappointed by my luck I figured that I would leave all 5 submissions in the mix for the up coming spring term. It wasn’t like it cost anything to submit projects. Good thing I did. Sometime in April I received an email from one of the BCIT ISSP coordinators informing me that the students had chosen one of my projects again. Having submitted 5 projects I was naturally curious as to which project was selected so I wrote to find out. Turns out that 4 out of the 5 projects were selected. Pretty sweet. Of the 12 projects submitted to the Industry Supported Student Projects submitted I had 6 projects selected. 50% selected, right on the money odds wise. After learning of the projects that were selected I was informed by email that 1 of the teams had dropped out of the program and as such, only 3 projects would be moving forward. A shame but I am sure the students had their reasons. I am sticking to the 50% selection rate however! The first project was a continuation on the TAOEX online game. The team converted their earlier development to a Unity development and it worked out well. The game looks great, has a lot more functionality, is much more stable and incorporates even more of the rules. The AI has been beefed up and the number of players has been doubled. I am sure I am leaving plenty of their work out simply because I am not sure of what was done nor by whom. The team consisted of Davis Pham, Anthony Wang, Zhiyuan Lin and Tian Kirkpatric. These guys worked well together, and it shows in what they built. The second project was the first development of a game I created back in the mid 90’s. The board game Trieris is an ancient navel warfare game where players navigate their ships around the Aegean Sea to sink opponent ships and capture ports. Armed with photocopies of the rule book and the benefit of only playing the game once, the team set out to recreate the game as a Java based computer game. In less than 3 weeks the TrieHard team managed to put a working copy of the game that met their goal of a proof of concept development. The team consisted of Michael Minhas, Sang Woo Park, Dylan Sim, Paul Kim and Devan Purhar. This team got an excellent start to the development of this game, a little animation, some sound effects and some more development for the graphical user interface (GUI) and this game could be beta released. The third project was based on yet another game I created back in the late 80’s early 90’s, this one called MiSDIRECTION. The idea behind designing the game came about from a desire to create a game that would be very inexpensive to produce. Further, it had to be quick to play with few rules and was entertaining to both children and adults alike. Once again, armed with photocopies of rules and after playing one game on a crude prototype the team took to the task of creating another Java based computer game. The team consisted of Eric Wu, Cooper Shang, Mike Dumycz and Steven Chae. All of these projects will be flown under the Pixelific Games Inc. banner once they are ready for public consumption.
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# -- coding: utf-8 -- # Disable while we have Python 2.x compatability # pylint: disable=useless-object-inheritance """Exceptions that are used by SoCo.""" from __future__ import unicode_literals class SoCoException(Exception): """Base class for all SoCo exceptions.""" class UnknownSoCoException(SoCoException): """An unknown UPnP error. The exception object will contain the raw response sent back from the speaker as the first of its args. """ class SoCoUPnPException(SoCoException): """A UPnP Fault Code, raised in response to actions sent over the network. """ def __init__(self, message, error_code, error_xml, error_description=""): """ Args: message (str): The message from the server. error_code (str): The UPnP Error Code as a string. error_xml (str): The xml containing the error, as a utf-8 encoded string. error_description (str): A description of the error. Default is "" """ super(SoCoUPnPException, self).__init__() self.message = message self.error_code = error_code self.error_description = error_description self.error_xml = error_xml def __str__(self): return self.message class CannotCreateDIDLMetadata(SoCoException): """ .. deprecated:: 0.11 Use `DIDLMetadataError` instead. """ class DIDLMetadataError(CannotCreateDIDLMetadata): """Raised if a data container class cannot create the DIDL metadata due to missing information. For backward compatibility, this is currently a subclass of `CannotCreateDIDLMetadata`. In a future version, it will likely become a direct subclass of `SoCoException`. """ class MusicServiceException(SoCoException): """An error relating to a third party music service.""" class UnknownXMLStructure(SoCoException): """Raised if XML with an unknown or unexpected structure is returned.""" class SoCoSlaveException(SoCoException): """Raised when a master command is called on a slave.""" class NotSupportedException(SoCoException): """Raised when something is not supported by the device""" class EventParseException(SoCoException): """Raised when a parsing exception occurs during event handling. Attributes: tag (str): The tag for which the exception occured metadata (str): The metadata which failed to parse __cause__ (Exception): The original exception """ def __init__(self, tag, metadata, cause): """ Args: tag (str): The tag for which the exception occured metadata (str): The metadata which failed to parse cause (Exception): The original exception """ super(EventParseException, self).__init__() self.tag = tag self.metadata = metadata self.__cause__ = cause def __str__(self): return "Invalid metadata for '{}'".format(self.tag) class SoCoFault(object): """Class to represent a failed object instantiation. It rethrows the exception on common use. Attributes: exception: The exception which will be thrown on use """ def __init__(self, exception): """ Args: exception (Exception): The exception which should be thrown on use """ self.__dict__["exception"] = exception def __getattr__(self, name): raise self.exception def __setattr__(self, name, value): raise self.exception def __getitem__(self, item): raise self.exception def __setitem__(self, key, value): raise self.exception def __repr__(self): return "<{0}: {1} at {2}>".format( self.__class__.__name__, repr(self.exception), hex(id(self)) ) def __str__(self): return "<{0}: {1}>".format(self.__class__.__name__, repr(self.exception))
Q: How to know ".automaticDestinations-ms" files to which app relates? Does anyone know (because on Microsoft forums nobody answered me), how I can find what application has which automaticDestinations-ms file in %appdata%\microsoft\windows\recent\automaticdestinations? That's the folder where Windows 7 stores its jump lists, and I want to know how to automatically/programmatically find the relation between each file and an application. At least, even manually, I didn't find any pattern, just by looking at the extensions of the files, because some programs open files with the same extension (like images), so this method it's not OK for all programs. Do you have any other idea? Maybe knowing the format of those files? A: Clear and Manage Windows 7 Jump Lists To find application associations, open the .automaticdestinations-ms files in Notepad. You can find file paths to items in the application jump list and figure out which app/jump list the .automaticdestinations-ms file is associated with. Note that opening the files in Notepad, that there are (something like) spaces between characters. For example, foo.exe is "f o o . e x e" Windows 7 Jump Lists are stored in the paths listed in the following short list of filenames that are associated with specific applications: PATH: %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations 28c8b86deab549a1.automaticDestinations-ms = IE8 Pinned and Recent a7bd71699cd38d1c.automaticDestinations-ms = Word 2010 Pinned and Recent adecfb853d77462a.automaticDestinations-ms = Word 2007 Pinned and Recent a8c43ef36da523b1.automaticDestinations-ms = Word 2003 Pinned and Recent 1b4dd67f29cb1962.automaticDestinations-ms = Windows Explorer Pinned and Recent 918e0ecb43d17e23.automaticDestinations-ms = Notepad Pinned and Recent d7528034b5bd6f28.automaticDestinations-ms = Windows Live Mail Pinned and Recent c7a4093872176c74.automaticDestinations-ms = Paint Shop Pro Pinned and Recent b91050d8b077a4e8.automaticDestinations-ms = Media Center f5ac5390b9115fdb.automaticDestinations-ms = PowerPoint 2007 23646679aaccfae0.automaticDestinations-ms = Adobe Reader 9 aff2ffdd0862ff5c.automaticDestinations-ms = Visual Studio 2012 PATH: %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations 28c8b86deab549a1.customDestinations-ms = IE8 Frequent & Tasks The post where I found this list was here. (Most of that discussion is not very helpful. It was started in June 2009. I pulled this list out from Microsoft MVP, Ronnie Vernon's replies later in the thread – Scroll down to March 10, 2010.)
Yet another superhero comic is co-opting President-Elect Barack Obama to gain some extra publicity, sales and a claim to being hip to the political beat. Us, we're wondering when enough will be enough already. The latest comic to jump onboard the Obama wagon (Obamagon?) is Image Comics' Youngblood which, like Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man, will feature Obama himself in a second story in addition to the regular storyline: President Obama picks new Youngblood team! A new day has dawned in America and for Youngblood that means a brand new direction under the executive direction of the new Commander-In -Chief! Who stays, who goes? Only Obama knows for sure! Rob Liefeld returns to the helm on story and art as Youngblood prepares for an all new direction in 09! At least we know that we're relatively safe from Obama popping up next to Superman or Wonder Woman; none of the presidential candidates in DC's DC Universe: Decisions series last year shared his name, so unless there was a hell of a write-in vote, he's not the president on DC Earth.
Program for Chiefs of Clinical Services in Health Policy and Management 2010 School of Public Health United States Senate Congressional Health Policy Fellowship 2003 Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Education 2018 Innovative Health Care Leader Program Overview Overview Binder is a Professor of Psychiatry and the founder and director of UCSF's Psychiatry and the Law Program. In 2003, Binder served as a Congressional Health Policy Fellow in the US Senate. She received her MD degree from UCSF and completed her internship and residency at Mount Zion. Her past awards include the UCSF's Royer Award for excellence in academic psychiatry and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law's Seymour Pollack Award recognizing distinguished contributions to the field of forensic psychiatry. She served as interim Chair of the Department of Psychiatry from 2008-2011 and has been Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Medicine since 2004. She served as President of the American Psychiatric Association from 2015-2016. Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Researchers can login to make corrections and additions, or contact us for help. UCSF Profiles is managed by the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), part of the Clinical and Translational Science Award program funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (Grant Number UL1 TR000004) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This site is running Profiles RNS version v2.11.1-686-ga461abc6 on PROFILES-PWEB01.
For client-initiated network bootstrap art like Netboot6, what are the details of the parameters? The most important parameter entails the architecture type of the .efi image that the boot server needs to provide. The client machine that has initiated the network boot needs to expose its execution mode to the boot server so that the appropriate boot image can be returned. Recall that UEFI supports EBC, Itanium, ARM 32, ARM 64, Intel 32-bit, and Intel 64-bit. This list may grow over time with corresponding updates to the UEFI Specification of machine bindings. Beyond a UEFI-style boot, some of my co-authors on 5970 worked for IBM and wanted to network boot a system software image over 1) HTTP and 2) not based upon UEFI technology. As such, the parameters at http://www.iana.org/assignments/dhcpv6-parameters/dhcpv6-parameters.xml cover both UEFI and non-UEFI, with the latter class including PC/AT BIOS and both PowerPC Open Firmware and Power PC ePAPR, respectively. So RFC 5970 can be used in scenarios beyond Netboot6's TFTP-based download. This is enabled by the architecture type field extensibility, and also by the fact that the boot image is described by a URI, not a simple name with an implied download wire application protocol of TFTP as found in PXE2.1 IPV4 usages. A way to explain this further can be done by examining our Linux configuration use case. In Linux, the DHCP server actions are performed by the dhcpd, or "Domain Host Controller Protocol Daemon." The daemon is parameterized by the file dhcpd.conf. The notable aspects are 'arch type' field and then the 'tftp' term. The bootx64.efi or bootia32.efi program, also known as the Network Boot Program (NBP), when executed on the local client (hopefully with UEFI Secure Boot logic applied prior to passing control into the image) can use any of the UEFI networking API's in the protocols defined in the UEFI Spec to download further .efi images, data files, or the operating system kernel. The device path protocol on the loaded image protocol of the NBP can be used by the NBP code's implementation to find the network address of the boot server from which the NBP was loaded, too. As mentioned earlier, this technology isn't limited to a UEFI style boot, though. A Linux PowerPC Open Firmware boot could be done with the same dhcp.conf by adding
Your Blogging Staff Contributing to this blog: - "Dave" is Dave Barry, who is a humor columnist and presidential contender. - "judi" is Judi Smith, who is Dave's Research Department, as well as being interested in men. - "Walter" is Walter, a bone from the penis of a walrus. Does this explain why other states were represented in the inaugural parade by world-class marching bands and decorated war veterans but Illinois was represented by a bunch of guys in purple ponchos doing the "cross and toss" maneuver with old lawnmowers? Mentioning His Daveness in the same sentence with my soon-to-depart governor is a crime against nature. (I just finished watching Blago's 'closing argument', which consisted almost entirely of eloquently defending himself against minor controversies about how he accomplished his Many Good Deeds for Seniors and Babies, and totally ignoring the audiotapes which were the cornerstone of the prosecution. Looking forward to the rebuttal in a few minutes. Chicago...where the fun never stops!) This is easily settled. We know where Blago was between approximately 10 and 11 a.m. CST (Central Sucking Thighwound?) today. Now all we need to know is where Dave was. No, "posting on the blog" doesn't cut the mustard. And come to think of it, "The Blog" and "Blago"? Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. Oh, God, I see that Meanie had already done "The Blog" vs. "Blago" thing. I hadn't noticed, possibly because a 1.75-liter bottle of vodka was obscuring my view of the monitor. In any case I wish that this person, although obviously one of the most intelligent beings in the universe, would stop anticipating my posts.
A UK Lifestyle / Health / Fitness Blog Monday Madness Ok…so I wrote this first thing today and didn’t get around to actually posting…. So it’s the first Monday of 2013. I’d like to say that I’m starting my first working week of the year full of life and positivity, but quite frankly I’d just like to crawl back into my bed! This weekend was short. Dave, Megan and I only had Saturday together as I had to work at the museum for a few hours Sunday. We managed a trip to Starbucks and a shop or two before I was tired and had to head back but it was nice to be out of the house. Sunday, Megan went ice skating at Winter wonderland and Dave went to his parents for the remainder of the weekend. It was my first day back in work since my illness and as I’ve not fully recovered it completely wore me out. This morning started early! Harley (our cat) decided he wanted to have breakfast at 5am and I couldn’t get back to sleep knowing my alarm would be going off an hour and a half later. Typically though, I cuddled up to Megan (who had climbed into my bed) and started to drift back to sleep as the alarm sounded. Bummer!! On a plus though my Mum took Megan to school this morning so that I could get to work early which meant that I didn’t have to put up with Megan’s first day back whinging! (I know, I sound like a terrible mum!). It is also kind of nice to have done my hair and make up considering I’ve spent the days over Christmas and New Year in my pjs! I also have plans for this weekend that include a grown up night out – go me!! Not often that happens! It’s also my father’s 60th birthday this weekend so I’m busy ordering gifts and planning food for the family gathering on Sunday….that’s if I make it through the week as it’s quite hectic with sofas being delivered, Megan’s play dates after school and a load of university work to get through. I’m not going to stress about it though, as per my resolutions (here) I am going to worry less and prioritise. Therefore you may just find me slumped at my desk sleeping, but don’t tell anyone!!! I also found this via Pinterest and although I’ve made my resolutions this year I thought it would be fun to include these!
To the brave belong all things Tuesday, April 23, 2013 This has been a great blog but I'm onto bigger adventures since having my Alex Morgan Intrepid espionage thrillers by Momentum Books, a division of Pan Macmillan Australia. Please come by my blog at www.intrepidallen.com - specifically, the blog at www.intrepidallen.com/blog! See you there Best, Chris Friday, January 14, 2011 It’s an incredible thing (finally, at my age) to start a new year as a father. Our son, the apple of our eye, has introduced an entirely new perspective on what is important. Now, what I consider important may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I think I’m pretty safe in saying that with a baby in the family, the simple things in life have taken on a whole new dimension. From the moment I walk in our front door to see the little guy crawling up to greet me, the outside world fades into, well, the outside world. I'm now immersed in the pure joy of watching him discover for the first time all those things we take for granted. I can sit and sit and sit some more, quietly watching as Morgan plays and roams. I'm in constant amazement, watching him watch his own hands, picking up a ball, leaf or (inevitably) dry dog food; or as he pulls a new expression - a quizzically raised eyebrow, a delighted smile; especially a disdainful frown. It is all absolute gold! We are so lucky and constantly remind ourselves of that fact, during mini-tantrums, hunger strikes and 3am dance parties in the cot. The days of allowing myself to come home and brood about work and the miniscule aggravations associated with individuals or issues at work are now, very much, a thing of the past. As usual I welcome your thoughts, questions, comments. Are you a new or reasonably new parent? How have you adjusted to the changes? Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Did you know that obstacles are designed to deliberately manoeuvre us in a direction that someone else wants us to go? Obstacles take many forms, and there are many more varieties than those you might traditionally associate with a military context. Furthermore, there are people you deal with every day who deliberately use obstacle-like tactics to force you to take a certain direction, much the same way that military obstacles are deployed in times of conflict. Surprised? I bet you're not. The trick is to know how to get around obstructors, and never allow yourself to be channelled into a space (mental or physical) where your adversary has the upper hand. You need to outsmart, outwit and outmanoeuvre at all times: and bring your best game when you know you're heading into enemy territory. My advice: either breach the blockade head-on, or find a way to get around it without being ambushed. It can be as simple as identifying the threat for what it is: a personal attack, a diversion, a show of strength, or even a hostile takeover. Then, step back and reappraise your options. Other times, though, you'll find yourself left with little choice but to play them at their own game and fight through. Either way, seizing control is your ultimate objective, and you do this by being aware of the sometime-malign forces at play. Monday, November 1, 2010 Ever reached a point in your life when you couldn't remember how you got there, didn't want to be there and had absolutely no idea how to get out? When you feel that way, everything seems so difficult: even the most simple change is like turning a ship in rough seas without a rudder. The reality is we sometimes need to take time out to consider our situation and make some decisions about what is the best course of action available to us. Back in the day I was taught that even the most complex problems can be reduced to three choices: Left, Centre or Right. It's that simple! From there, everything evolves in terms of considering the pros and cons of each option. I still apply this basic principle in dealing with just about everything. I believe the complexities of modern life encourage many of us to overcomplicate consideration of inherently simple problems. We make everything sound more difficult than it is and the prospect of identifying any solution seems inconceivable. Next time, try to step back from the situation and look at it with a view to identifying three different courses of action you could take: this is your Left, Centre or Right.Honestly, Left, Centre or Right. It doesn't need to be any harder than that. What do you think? Sunday, August 1, 2010 I was astonished by the level of interest inmy last blog(Bully for you?) and I can't thank enough everyone who took the time to share their views and experiences. Sadly, the number and examples provided - through blog comments, twitter & email - highlighted the extent of this insidious problem. Bullying is widespread, from childhood through to adulthood, and the variety among your responses indicates that it is not limited to a particular demographic. Common themes emerged from your responses: apples not falling far from the tree; the flow of behaviour from the schoolyard to the workplace; the importance of leadership; and, above all, the importance of leading by example. There were also many references to our propensity to ignore the problem when we see it, allowing others to suffer the indignity of being bullied while we look the other way or stick our heads in the sand. If you refer back to my opening comments within 'Bully for you?' regarding bystanders – I put the question to you: is an adult who ignores a colleague being bullied at work really any different to those kids who sit on the sidelines and upload videos to the internet of other students being bashed? The answer is no. Just as ignorance of the law is not an excuse, neither is affected ignorance a defence against allowing a colleague, friend or, worse still, a child to be subjected to bullying - so as to ensure the bully's attention remains firmly fixed on others. I agree with the view put forward that jealousy plays a significant role in the psyche of the bully. I'm sure many would consider this aspect to have been discussed ad nauseum over the years so I won't join the fray. Suffice it to say: with any kind of insecurity comes an inherent instinct to attack those we see as a threat. It's a primal instinct. Sadly, however, there are those among us who have yet to evolve. Until they do, zero-tolerance is the only answer. Pondering all this has drawn me to the 'character' factor. So, rather than belabouring the bully issue further, I'd rather encourage reflection upon the positive: that is, what type of person does not bully and will not tolerate bullying. Consider how we gravitate towards good people in our lives, the friends we choose and why we choose them, consciously or otherwise. I think it's fair to say that the good among us seek out other good folk to share our journey, based on some kind of shared set of values, likes, dislikes and so on. We may look for people with similar values and morals, or gravitate to those who belong to the same 'tribe' as us, or perhaps it's a geographical thing. Whatever the qualifier, within our own social and professional circles resides the strength to stand up for what is right. Bullies gather their power from the reticence of others to stand up to them. They thrive because spectators allow them to, leaving the victims to fend for themselves. Again, survival is a primal instinct but with evolution comes enlightenment and there are many things that enlightened individuals can resolve without resorting to or exposing themselves and others to confrontation. In response to the many requests for an 'answer' to bullying - I don't have the silver bullet, but in my view the power resides with the spectators to not provide the environment within which the bully may thrive. While it's impossible to prescribe an absolute template that will achieve this - because every situation is different - there are basic things that can be done to curtail this type of behaviour: report it to the appropriate manager, senior person or HR/IR representative - not always ideal but in those places where management do not tolerate bullies you will at least be heard; if a colleague has found the courage to report a bully, then support them - there's nothing worse for the victim than to make a stand only to be thrown to the wolves by supposedly empathetic colleagues who desert them at the crucial moment; don't engage in or encourage gossiping about others - gossip only leads to individuals being ostracised and attacked; don't do business with bullies - this is particularly effective in the small to medium enterprise environment. So, if you come across them actively spread the word, it'll eventually come home to bite them on the bottom line; and, if you're strong enough, stand up to the bully either on your own behalf or on behalf of a victim. In essence, don't be one of the adult versions of those rotten kids on the sidelines who upload video of a victim being bashed senseless in the schoolyard. Remember, bullies are cowards and without the right set of conditions they have no power. Monday, July 12, 2010 You know, when I heard recently that school bullying had resulted in yet one more poor kid resorting to suicide, I was shocked, really shocked. Unlike my school days in the 70's, kids now not only have to suffer the degradation of being filmed while being bashed senseless in the school yard - but they're forced to relive it all over again (and again and again...) due to the pathetic bystanders, sitting on the sidelines like jackals, who upload the victim's humiliation straight to the internet. I find myself wondering what sort of an environment these kids come from and what their parents must be like. But that's a Pandora's Box that I'm not about to open today. [As you read on, please feel free to delete the word 'bully' and insert the word 'coward'].Sadly, the bully virus continues to infect a certain type of individual from childhood through to adulthood. Some carry the disease without showing any obvious signs of their condition until they spray their vile contagion upon an unsuspecting colleague/s. Typically, those poor unfortunates targeted for contamination by these creatures are maligned if they dare attempt to report the symptoms.Bullying of any kind is abhorrent to me. It appears within the workplace under many guises. The classic is the top-down bully usually associated with an overbearing, physically intimidating male manager or supervisor - the embodiment of the schoolyard bully who never grew out of it. There's also 'upwards' bullying where individual supervisors or managers are targeted by a 'mob' type mentality amongst a group of, usually well-organised, disgruntled staff. But it doesn't end there. There are plenty of less obvious derivations.In recent years I've learned that there is an alarming tendency for women to be bullied by other women, one–on-one, in the workplace. Based on the examples discussed with me, victims are usually bright, motivated, energetic and, above all, friendly women who find themselves suddenly dropped within the sphere of control or influence of a woman/or women (because, yes, some travel in packs - often referred to as a coven) with absolutely no regard for new arrivals, preferring instead to suffocate their victims rather than welcoming or encouraging them. I can name at least half a dozen amongst our closest friends who at some point have been targeted like this. The usual treatment, I'm told, includes outright abuse, derision, intimidation, obstruction, humiliation - the list goes on. In every case it was relentless and no amount of remonstration made the slightest difference at all. If anything, singling out the bully only made things worse. Some victims were prescribed medication to help them cope. Others were forced to take leave, before going back in to confront the antagonist once and for all... no matter what the cost. However, in every case, the situation became so untenable that the only option was resignation, without any acknowledgement by management of the treatment they'd been subjected to or even a commitment to actually addressing the issue and extracting said bully from their position of influence. So, bullying isn't always found at the end of a fist. There are many other malicious blows that can be thrown by adults in the workplace. No matter what form it takes, bullying is ugly, cowardly and totally unacceptable and every one of us has a moral obligation to ensure that it is not tolerated. So what are your views on bullying? Have you been targeted by a bully? Or, have you been able to take a stand and do something about it? Tuesday, June 22, 2010 We are on holidays this week, introducing our son ‘Captain’ Morgan to my family, so this post comes to you from Western Australia, looking over Perth’s pristine beaches across to Rottnest Island. Sitting in our apartment last night, we spent a couple of indulgent moments watching the sun set over gilt-edged clouds at the far edge of the Indian Ocean, as we quaffed an Australian merlot and generally enjoyed life. The moment prompted a number of thoughts, not the least of which was a memory of a period in my life - a little over ten years ago - when I lived in Perth and my career was well and truly in the wilderness. At that time, having farewelled a promising military career, medical discharge in hand, my employment options were looking dire. This, despite personal and (with the benefit of hindsight) inflated expectations that as a former army officer, the multinationals would be falling over themselves, begging me to take a plum job complete with six-figure salary, flash car and regular business class travel options. Would you like fries with that? Reality check!Soldiers beware: Being ten foot tall and bulletproof doesn’t really cut it in the corridors of corporate Valhalla.We have a tendency to be classed as square pegs trying to fit into round holes. It was time to ask for help. So, I fired a distress flare, writing to a number of senior officers who I’d had the pleasure of serving during my career, in search of written endorsement for my contribution back in the day. I was very pleased to find, within the space of a couple of weeks, that references were speedily returned from some now well-known, some less well-known officers, all equally deserving of their status as patron and mentor. One of these leaders, not surprisingly, went beyond the call for a letter and over the next few years gave me a lesson in what it really means to be a mentor. In short, having begun the process with a reference, over the following six years this man continued to step up personally with guidance and the occasional catch up session, including ongoing written and verbal references for me, all of which inevitably steered me from the wilderness and into a brighter and significantly more prosperous future. For that, I will always be immeasurably grateful. Ever since, I’ve made an absolute point of trying to ‘pay forward’ that same generosity of spirit. I do this by mentoring those people around me who I see as having great potential, expectation and drive balanced with selflessness and humility. Obviously, these people come into my orbit as a direct result of the opportunities that have come my way, thanks to a mentor who supported me all those years ago. As a result, I believe mentoring is a core obligation for managers at every level in an organisation, if that organisation is to truly encourage and develop its leadership potential as I referred to in my last post. The great opportunity with mentoring is that there is huge personal reward in being able to guide and advise someone when they are making important decisions about their future. The trick is to understand an individual’s motivations. I’m not of the ‘greed is good’ ilk, so my approach to mentoring is very much assigned to the person in front of me. Try to understand what it is that motivates them, what they want to achieve, their personal goals and aspirations, without any expectation that your mentoring of them will benefit you. Because it’s not about that. I encourage anyone with accountability for others to mentor those you are responsible for, and ask yourself, ‘why am I championing this person?’ If the answer is that you just want to see them do well, then you’ve nailed it. And if you are a person with responsibility for others and you are not mentoring any of them because you are too busy managing, meeting deadlines or focusing on your own career, perhaps you could rethink the way you are developing your team and, importantly, yourself.Mentoring is an inherent element of your personal responsibility as a leader. Consider me now stepping off my soapbox, and humbly thanking those of you who have already provided commentary on my initial blog posts. Again, I welcome your comments and thoughts on mentoring.
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Hi. Barb here. Unfortunately I’m in book jail. Deadline near and far more writing road to travel. Then a proposal and a short story due after that. Like planes stacked up over an airport with a single runway open. Fortunately, my husband, Bill Carito, has stepped up to fill the void. We’re in Key West until April 1. While I pound the keyboard every afternoon, he roams the town, looking for the right shot. Bikes are the preferred method for navigating Key West. The island is compact and flat and the parking is terrible. The highest point, laughably called Solares Hill, is 18 feet above sea level. I have walked over it many times, and you don’t even notice an incline. Share this: Like this: LikeLoading... Related About Barbara Ross Barbara Ross is the author of the Maine Clambake Mysteries and the Jane Darrowfield Mysteries. Her books have been nominated for multiple Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel and have won the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction. She lives in Portland, Maine. Readers can visit her website at www.maineclambakemysteries.com Bill is an astute observer of his surrounding environment. His photos are always inspired. Who would have thought bikes could be so colorful. Rather like a flock of wild parrots streaking down the avenue. Thanks so much for sharing. What gorgeous colors, Barb and Bill! Accustomed to the drab sepia Maine winter, I felt, looking at these photos, as if my life had suddenly changed from Kansas to the Land of Oz. Thank you for sharing them. I’m with Sherry! Love the blue-shirted guy in front of the matching house …. kudos to Bill! And sympathy and understanding to you, Barb … along with envy for the bright colors! Look forward to seeing you both in Maine later this spring.
Democrat presidential candidate Deval Patrick slammed the lack of diversity among the 2020 Democratic field ahead of Tuesday night’s party debate. “Tonight, six candidates will take the debate stage, all remarkable public servants,” the former Massachusetts governor said in a statement early Tuesday. “Yet tonight, America will not see herself in full.” Patrick, who made a late entrance to the race and has not yet taken the debate stage, said “three of the four candidates who have most recently left the race have been candidates of color.” Since December’s Democrat debate in Los Angeles, California, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) have all suspended their campaigns. Patrick also criticized the Democratic National Committee (DNC) leadership, saying debate qualifications do not accurately represent the “breadth and depth” of the Democratic field to voters. DNC Chairman Tom Perez responded to Patrick’s statement by saying the requirements were fair and “inclusive.” “We made the rules, they were very transparent, they’re very inclusive, and we can’t change the rules midstream because there’s a candidate that I wish were on but didn’t make the debate stage,” Perez said on CNN’s New Day. "We made the rules, they were very transparent, they're very inclusive, and we can't change the rules midstream because there's a candidate that I wish were on but didn't make the debate stage," says DNC Chairman @TomPerez about tonight's all-white debate stage in Iowa. pic.twitter.com/UNzsf9iTtP — New Day (@NewDay) January 14, 2020 Patrick is not the first Democrat to open up about the lack of diversity among the field. Booker complained in a recent interview about the lack of diversity not only among the current slate of Democrats running for president but among Senate staffers.
You are here Double Eagle II Airport Access Road Alignment Relocation This was an emergency project to realign Paseo del Volcan at the entrance to Double Eagle II Airport. At the direction of the Mayor’s office, Molzen Corbin redesigned the intersection on a fast track schedule, which from notice to proceed on the design to construction completion took approximately four months.
This blog is all about Rotherhithe, past and present. The main themes are heritage, wildlife and news items that may be of interest to local residents. If you have any questions or would like to comment or ask me to cover any particular topic you can email me at andie [at] rotherhitheblog.co.uk. I am also on Twitter @AndieByrnes Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Spring life, colours and shapes. I was woken, for the umpteenth morning in a row, to the sound of coots on the dock. They make the most god-awful din. I looked out at the bright sunshine and got up with the happy intention of going over the road to see what, if anything, had emerged since the weekend. It wasn't a particularly early start in the end, and I left the house at just gone 11am. But everything seemed to be fast asleep. There were only one or two birds crouching in trees, and I had the park to myself at first. But it soon started to wake up. My first happy sighting was a rusty coloured Wren, immediately followed by a gaggle of Blue Tits where the pigeons usually sit. I was attracted to them by the sheer volume of noise that they produced. I went to see the Downtown ponds but there was nothing new to see. On Globe Pond there were several pairs of mallard, which was nice to see, and an inevitable bunch of coots, but no frogs or toads are spawning in their usual place. Walking into the ecological park bird song was so loud that it filled the entire air. The most distinctive voice was that of the Great Tit, with its repetitive call, but I also saw sparrows, finches, robins, starlings and blackbirds as well as the much larger crows, pigeons and magpies. The shapes and colours of new shoots and flowers continue to fascinate and enchant. Pink blossom has joined white, and the great clouds of gentle colour are lovely. I saw one small clump of primroses and they were super to see, an unexpected pleasure. There was more insect life than in previous weeks. There were several flies and I saw a number of comma butterflies including one which stayed quite motionless for several minutes in the sun. I also saw a couple of white, but they were too far away for me to identify. Honey bees are taking advantage of the pollen-laden pussy willow which is all over the ecological park and the woodland, and there were a couple of bumble bees in the grass. There were no foxes to be seen but I saw too very busy squirrels. I walked back via the Downtown site where metal railings are now in position around the compass. There was no felling taking place. Other work being carried out between the Health Centre carpark and the road appeared to have something to do with large piles of sand or earth. I crossed the rbidge and had the Thames Path entirely to myself, which was an eerie feeling. Walking back along Greenland Dock the peace was only broken by the wretched coots, which were tearing the air apart with their screams. As soon as one starts the others all join in and the din is deafening. Apart from the coots the only other birds that saw were a handful of seagulls, three mallards and two swans. The scene at the Moby was entirely different from that of the previous weekend. When I rounded Tavistock Tower at 1230 there was simply no-one there. All the benches were empty. The contrast betweeen the heaving chaos of Sunday with the over-heated people, the semll of chips and ketchup versus today's peaceful quietness was truly remarkable. Not that I have anything against chips and ketchup but it was all a bit overwhelming in the warmth of the day. The weather forecast predicted cloud for the afternoon, but I am glad that it was wrong. It has been an idyllic day. Welcome Site Menu A History of South Dock I have assembled all my posts concerning the history and heritage of South Dock into a website of its own, which seemed to be a requirement following the announcement of the St George's Wharf development that will overshadow the South Dock area. It can be found at:http://southdockse16.wordpress.com Aberdovey Londoner In July 2018 I moved to Aberdovey on the mid Welsh coast, and began a blog there. It is a very different place and experiences are all completely novel. If you are interested, you can find it at https://aberdoveylondoner.wordpress.com Port of London Study Group If you are interested in the archaeology and history of the Port of London you may be interested in the Port of London Study Group, a self-guided research group that operates out of the Museum of London. Find out more at http://portoflondonstudy.wordpress.com. British Transport Treasures This blog is run with considerable assistance from excellent local history publications written by Stuart Rankin. His works are my starting point for all history posts. Stuart has set up a website, called British Transport Treasures, that specializes in out of print publications which can be downloaded as PDFs that can be saved and printed. Out of print publications are a nightmare for anyone attempting local history research unless they have access to a specialist library and archives. British Transport Treasures is expanding fast with an ever-growing catalogue of titles. Each of the publications is described with a magazine-style short review to explain the scope of the content, and provided with a preview of the cover and first page. There is a nominal cost for each, to cover the costs of hosting and running the site, and 5p per item sold is donated to Help For Heroes. I am a massive fan of the site and what it is attempting to do, and as it has a number of publications concerning Rotherhithe I have drawn attention to some of them here.
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Special: IDF lieutenant who was part of messianic camp says Israel faces grave danger Micha Regev says that he is an anxious citizen. When the IDF Lieutenant (res.) hears talk of settlement evacuation, he is overwhelmed by horrific scenarios. For example: Settlers firing at soldiers and Palestinians. Such scenarios, he says, are not unthinkable. Some people are already working on formulating them. “We are facing a much graver danger than the murder of a prime minister,” he says. “The radicals may reach the stage of rebellion, and possibly even mass suicide.” Regev’s words merit extra attention because once upon a time he was there himself, a religious youngster with fire in his eyes who joined the IDF in order to turn it into a “religious messianic army.” The 54-year-old Regev was born to a national religious family. When he was 15, he joined his friends in archeological digs near Gush Etzion. There, he first met settler leader Hanan Porat and was captivated by the appeal of salvation. “Porat, a master of words and brimming with charisma, promised that we are close to the Messiah’s arrival and that the Six-Day War was a divine miracle en route to complete salvation,” he recalls. “We admired every word that came out of his mouth. In retrospect I realized that we, the youths, were the fuel of that revolution.” After completing his studies at a high school yeshiva, Regev joined the Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem and on his breaks helped his friends advance the settlement enterprise. “When the group of salvation believers expanded we learned that with a little determination and plenty of disregard for the law we can gain land and a housing solution almost for free in a new settlement. The government’s helplessness turned this phenomenon into a strategic threat for the rule of law and State’s pillars,” he writes in his recently published book. Regev performed his military service at the Golani elite reconnaissance unit, also viewing it as a messianic mission. “In preparation sessions ahead of enlistment, representatives of the salvation movement repeated the idea of sanctifying the military by turning it into a religious messianic army…the message was that we should take up key positions,” he says. Warning to Rabin Yet eventually things started to change for Regev: “In one of our training sessions I discovered for the first time kibbutz members celebrating the Shavuot holiday. I was stunned; I discovered secular people who were no less moral and impressive than us, the settlement pioneers.” Regev says that Egyptian President Sadat’s visit to Israel in 1977 and Prime Minister Begin’s call “no more war, no more bloodshed” were the turning point in his life. The words that impressed him so deeply sounded disastrous to his rabbis, and question marks began to crack the faith he grew up with. Despite this, he continued to serve in the army as a proud religious commander, sporting a beard and taking part in a series of secret operations. Lebanon, which was part of Regev’s life for 20 years, claimed the lives of his young brother, Daniel, who was killed in 1982 and was awarded a citation posthumously. “During the Shiva, the realization that there is no point in sacrificing life for the sake of delusional notions took shape within me. Risking soldiers for the sake of Joseph’s Tomb or the Kasbah in Nablus seemed senseless to me. If God wants to demand sacrifice from us, he should do it with His own voice, as He did with Abraham,” Regev says. In 1984, after a Jewish underground that killed Arabs was uncovered in the West Bank, with two of its members being former close friends, Regev’s ties to his past were completely undermined. “It was clear to me that the zealousness of salvation is not a truthful path and that salvation theory is unfounded,” he says. He removed the kippah from his head, moved to Mitzpe Abirim in the Galilee to raise cattle, and today lives there with his wife and three sons. In November 1993, a few months after the Oslo agreement was signed, Regev was a cadet in a division commanders’ course. When Prime Minister Rabin arrived to address the soldiers, the cadets were asked to prepare questions. When it was Regev’s turn, he turned to Rabin and said: “I’m a very close associate of the settlers and fear that your life and the lives of other officials are in danger.” “Rabin shook his head, smiled his modest smile and told me that Israel has excellent security services and that there was no reason for concern,” Regev recounts. “I realized that my message wasn’t grasped. I got up again and told him that his response is so wrong that I feel like crying.” ‘The rabbis sinned’ “The Oslo Accords provoked immense hatred in the Right. My settler friends made an effort to explain to me that Rabin, who is about to hand over parts of our homeland to foreigners, is a traitor, and that in an enlightened state he would be sentenced to death,” Regev says. Referring to Rabin’s assassination, he says: “It doesn’t matter who pulled the trigger and it doesn’t matter that the rabbis said the murderer did not come from their midst. The sin of this murder hangs over the rabbis, who turned an elected prime minister into a traitor and criminal.” Yet the danger has not passed. The opposite is true, as the voice of the “salvation rabbis” grows louder. Regev decided not to remain silent, and for some two years wrote his book, The Intoxication of Salvation.” “I wrote the book as an active partner in the religious salvation movement based on the doctrine of Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Kook and his followers, who view our era as a period of messianic salvation, with those who stand in the way being criminals. For years I was a part of it, until I sobered up,” he says. “I can’t forget the boy who was evacuated from his Gush Katif home during the Gaza disengagement and urged IDF soldiers to kill him. I have no doubt he meant it, because for months the rabbis told him that evacuation is worse than death,” Regev says. “I also can’t forget the marches of children with a yellow Star of David on their clothes, as if IDF soldiers were Nazi thugs. While this was a minority, it was backed by the ideologists of salvation messianism. To my regret, in recent years we are seeing radicalization among national rabbis too, who seemingly accept the authority of the State and of democracy. “The fact that Rabbi Dov Lior, for example, viewed Jewish killer Baruch Goldstein as a saint shocked but didn’t surprise me, because the rabbi represents all the dangers inherent in the salvation movement,” Regev says. “The fact that he is an eminent rabbi with immense knowledge only makes the danger even graver and proves this is not a marginal group. Its hard core leads a mystical, violent line. Torah laws are more important for them than the State and than democracy, and in the wake of a trigger like settlement evacuation they may resort to unprecedented violence.”
Great Party, Great Bike! Last week Eddy Merckx Cycles organized a huge birthday party in honor of mister Merckx. It turned out to be great success. Great weather, great crowd,… A perfect opportunity to launch our new top bike:” The EMX-7”. For pictures and clips of this event you can check out the following links:
Animals In PrintThe On-Line Newsletter10 July 2010 Issue La Grange P.D. Shoots Scared Dog Twice ... Make Sure They Pay! WHY IS TAX PAYER MONEY BEING USED TO KILL DEFENSELESS ANIMALS? The picture only tells a tiny part of the story, but you can clearly see that this is not a vicious dog!! The dog is running AWAY not ATTACKING. In all living creatures, the law of FIGHT or FLIGHT exists. This dog has clearly chosen to flee. If you have the stomach, watch this video ... but be forewarned, it is very disturbing! Aspca This Is A Cry For Help: Animal Cruelty By The La Grange Missouri Police Department Aspca This Is A Cry For Help: Animal Cruelty By The La Grange Missouri Police Department The dog, a female American pitbull, named Cammie was murdered on March 31st by Officer Doug Howell. Officer Jason Powell was also on scene. The video's circulating only show about 10 minutes of the 68 minute incident. This defenseless dog did not deserve to die such a cruel, horrible death!!!! The poor baby is scared of the catch pole! I would be too!! This is what my friend Kitty Novich, a fellow animal lover said about the video: "There is no sound. Apparently, it looked like the police were there to confiscate the dog. They took the dog, on it's chain to their truck and attached it to the truck. The dog lies down with it's tail wagging. Then they got a catch pole. I have no idea why. This dog was completely docile!! They chased it around with the catch pole, mind you, IT WAS RESTRAINED TO THE TRUCK!! Unnecessary!! The dog panicked!! They finally got it around it's neck, then began to turn in circles with it. Completely untrained to handle this!! Then the young cop just pulls his gun and shoots it!! The poor dog just lies on the ground, tail still wagging, looking up at the cop. The cop then shoots it again, this time in the head, killing it. The cop then walks to the camera and SLAMS the gate to the truck closed." It is ironic that the Police Department's own webcam captured this horrific, senseless killing of a dog that just needed some love. Don't you think that if you are stupid enough to commit a heinous (outrageously evil is the dictionary def.) crime such as this, you would be very quick to destroy the evidence. Maybe being backward had it's advantage after all ... the webcam doesn't take sides ... it just recorded the evidence. Please, make the La Grange Police Department pay the price for their blatant abuse of power! (COPIED FROM HEARTLANDCONNECTION.COM:) Case pending in LaGrange dog shooting by Rajah Maples LPD remains tight-lipped LAGRANGE, MO. -- There's been a lot of talk about a dog shooting that happened in LaGrange, Missouri. In case you haven't heard, this video was captured on the LaGrange Police Department's dashboard cam. The entire video is more than 30 minutes long, but only about 10 minutes of it is posted on this YouTube video. It shows an officer shooting an American bulldog at close range twice. We would like to caution viewers about the explicit content of this video. We've heard from several viewers demanding answers about this, so we spent the day getting as much information about it as possible. The LaGrange Police Department and City Hall are tight-lipped about the matter. In fact, both refused to comment because of the upcoming trial of Marcus Mays. He's the LaGrange resident who owned the dog. Mays is due in court this Thursday on a municipal charge of keeping a vicious animal. He plans to act as his own attorney. UP DATE FOLLOWS New update online June 17th, 2010 regarding the owner who vows to fight for change:www.hannibal.net/news/x1600620381/LaGrange-dog-owner-vows-to-fight-for-law-changes An excerpt from that article: "The officers were responding to a call from LaGrange resident Mary Coleman that the dog had acted threateningly toward her and her daughter as they walked to a school bus stop. "It was growling at my six-year-old, "Coleman testified. "I wanted my kid to be safe and myself to be safe." Mays pointed out that the dog could not have been too angry because Coleman chained it at her home while Howell and Powell went to get special equipment used in handling animals. The video shows that at one point, the dog laid down on the street and remained motionless for a time." "Powell described the dog as 'aggressive' and 'vicious'." "Howell said that he felt the only option to protect the safety of neighbors was to shoot the dog. Howell fired one shot to the chest, which felled the animal. On the video, the dog can then be seen wagging its tail. Howell said he fired a shot to the head "because I didn't want the dog to suffer." AND THAT'S YOUR DEFENSE DOUG HOWELL???? I CHALLENGE YOU TO SHOW ME AN "AGGRESSIVE" AND "VICIOUS" ANIMAL, ANY ANIMAL, THAT WAGS THEIR TAIL!! PATHETIC! THE WORLD HAS SEEN YOU, THEY KNOW WHO YOU ARE, AND THEY ARE WAITING, BEGGING FOR JUSTICE FOR MURDER VICTIM, CAMMIE! SIGN PETITION NOW NOTE: This petition will be sent to both the LaGrange, MO Chief of Police and the Mayor of LaGrange, MO. I will also circulate it to the media, both locally in MO, nationally and internationally. It will also be sent to the American Humane Society who according to their website: "has been protecting children and animals from cruelty, abuse and neglect for over 130 years" ALSO WRITE OR CALL, PROTEST THIS ACT OF BRUTALITY--BE POLITE. Call and email the La Grange Police Department as well as their City Hall, their Mayor ... go national ... anyone you can think of! Spread the word. Here is where you can start (I find it strange that Officer Jason Powell's number is listed below, but Officer Doug Howell's is not):
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Film Review star4-0 Walker's opening montage takes place during a 19th-century battle scene in Sonora, Mexico, with ragtag soldiers and peasant revolutionaries mowed down in a torrential rain of bullets, flown through the air in cannon blasts, and eating dust as they land in bloody piles. Any sense of glory or horror in this graphic carnage is made absurd and ironic by Joe Strummer's peppy salsa soundtrack, which seems more befitting for a hacienda party. The charismatic antihero, William Walker (Ed Harris), who will go on to stage the first American invasion of Nicaragua, boastfully writes in his journal about his heroic actions (he consistently refers to his glorious self in the third person) and those of his men. As the world erupts in chaotic death all around him, he retains the plucky optimism of the American individualist and the tight-assed prissiness of a puritan saint, and when he steps outside to join the few surviving men-at-arms who swear to fight with him to the last, he orates that their situation isn't good, and because they've run out of food and ammunition, it seems that only an act of God can save them. As if in response, raindrops fall from the sky, a mighty windstorm stirs up great clouds of dust to cover their escape back across the border into America, and before he returns home, Walker blows a kiss to God above. Cut to: a courtroom scene where he defends the "God-given right of the American people to dominate the Western Hemisphere. It is our moral duty to protect our neighbors from oppression and exploitation. That is [our] manifest destiny." This prologue in many ways sets the tone for the rest of cinematic anarchist Alex Cox's film, which abandons all clichés of the traditional bio-pic in favor of outlandish magical realism. Cox had previously directed the surreal punk classic Repo Man, during which this British director living in Los Angeles playfully satirized American society and L.A. subculture. The freaky-funny car-repossessing heroes lived by their own outlaw rules outside of the mundane, consumer-based mentality that demands conformity. (In that film, one particularly irritating bit player is singled out as being hypnotized by pop culture as he annoyingly sings the "Feelin' 7-Up" song over and over again like some kind of automaton.) The world-weary leader of these merry brigands, played by Harry Dean Stanton, swore he'd rather live on his feet than die on his knees. So too did Cox, whose movie was a rallying cry for the new wave. Walker is the dark, neurotic flipside of Repo Man, where the antiheroic title character is not interested in any form of individual self-expression other than a single-minded pursuit of fame and glory. It's easy to see why Cox would be drawn to the historical figure of Walker: a swaggering anomaly, who continually makes vast declarations and proclamations about being anti-slavery and pro-democracy, in favor of universal suffrage and bringing American values to South America as a way of raising up the poor and needy. He's the kind of guy who really would have said, in our modern day and age, that to solve global strife he'd buy the world a Coke—and indeed, in this period film, corporate logos make fleeting appearances. A bottle of Coca-Cola and a pack of Marlboros rest next to two prisoners-of-war buried in the dirt up to their necks, and Walker fawns over his heroic visage on the cover of Newsweek. His rhetoric gradually distorts into a mad worship of his own obsessive power and maniacal, micro-managing control over a foreign land. This is the evil, duplicitous neighbor of the heroic Repo Men, where individualism becomes obscenely mindless of anything other than personal gain. Walker continually cloaks his evil (even from himself) in sanctimony, claiming to make the world safe for "God, science, and hygiene." These are all qualities Cox not only loathes but also aims to cinematically mock in his madcap way. Walker is quite a hilarious movie for much of the time, almost ecstatic in its over-the-top weirdness. An example of how he deflates the rich and powerful: The man funding Walker's trek into the South American struggle, Cornelius Vanderbilt (brilliantly played by Peter Boyle), perhaps the wealthiest man in the United States, is an overgrown child delighted by his own farts, and he throws tantrums during which he dumps the water from a vase over his head and beats his lackeys with the overturned flowers. Scenes play out as desperately manic, on the verge of steamrolling out of control, with bold, comic-bookish camera angles inspired by a slew of eccentric spaghetti westerns. A romantic spat between Walker and his mute American girlfriend (Marlee Matlin) is played out almost entirely in crude sign language ("Go fuck a pig!" is one of the subtitles), yet made somehow endearing by a lush, emotionally pleading violin concerto. What grounds Walker is that in addition to the director being an incorrigible prankster, he is also dead serious when it comes to moral judgments on power and international politics. The film was shot in the late 1980s, right in the middle of an illegal U.S.-sponsored war against Nicaragua and remains topical today as a scandalous portrait of nightmarish American arrogance in the name of expansion and gobbling up resources. The film is equally cutting in its evisceration of Christian values in the name of mass violence, and of Western self-willed ignorance of other cultures. Walker, when he's finally had it with the Nicaraguans trying to oust him, orders his men to burn the town, starting with the museum and hall of records. The American sense of erasing history is absolute, and when Walker's God complex takes over and he goes so far as to declare himself President of Nicaragua, Vanderbilt decides to crush him as easily as one would swat a fly. "No one will remember Walker," the millionaire seethes, "since no one remembers those who lose." This grim epitaph happens long before the climax, so we're allowed the rise and fall of Walker to take place in slow motion, episodically, and maniacally. All throughout his Nicaraguan adventure, Walker decimated cities and rolled in his brigand army of Immortals composed of greedy mercenaries and opportunists. Cox takes on battle scenes in the style of Kurosawa, played out in grand scale wide shots and allowing the sound to drop out completely (except for a Joe Strummer piece that unwaveringly, crazily hits the same couple of piano keys in a single-minded, frenetic triple-time rhythm). The troops come marching in and the world is engulfed in flames around them. On at least three occasions, bullets go flying through the air wiping out Walker's unlucky men (and some of them realize too late that following their blond-haired, gray-eyed "man of destiny" is only going to lead them to their graves), but Walker marches straight through the hell, unflinching, excited, and even turned on by this feeling of power. He's the Robert Duvall character in Apocalypse Now who loves the smell of napalm in the morning, but since the movie around him is essentially a moronic philosophy, all of the air gets taken out of that epic grandeur. We can't forget the actor who plays Walker, a despicable Ahab. It's a career high point for Harris, who was coming off of a string of memorable secondary roles. At the time, one of his best known performances was probably his goofy turn in George Romero's Creepshow, where he has a scene in which he does a robotic white-guy dance and his head starts jerking up and down as if he were a marionette and someone was spastically yanking on his strings. In Walker, he continually goes for offbeat choices, and though the trademark Harris intensity is all present and accounted for (and terrifying), he doesn't try to make himself look like a tough guy all the time. His voice cracks and moves into a higher pitch, and his smirking mug twitches in anxiety right after he blasts us with rage. Imagine if the space station controller in Apollo 13 started gnawing on his fingernails after mightily intoning, "We haven't lost a man in space yet and WE'RE NOT GONNA LOSE ONE ON MY WATCH!" That's the dynamic performance Harris gives here, and it's perhaps even more of a truthful vision of egotistical, death-tripping madness than Klaus Kinski in his unforgettable portrayals in Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre, The Wrath of God because Walker is ultimately, despite his Oliver North good looks and ramrod-straight all-American posture, a pathetic figure born to lose.
Pages Search 2010-06-14 Beyond, one of our devoted readers and Ghibli Freaks, posted the following message on one of the comment threads. I'll reprint it here in its entirety, so you can enjoy the dialog in the new Arrietty trailer. Bon appetit! ----------- I'm sorry to write many times. This is best clip of the second trailer on Youtube. More clearer and you can see the other voice cast recording. The first clip I recomend you was aired at 6:40 am. This clip was aired at 7:40. The content of voice recording is different, too. In the firast clip. Sho says to Arrietty "Do you have a name?", and Arrietty says "Of corse, I'm Arrietty." But in this clip, Sho says: Wait, Please do not go. Arrietty: Do not pay attention to us anymore. I came to say only it. I want to have a talk with you. Homily: Arrietty, Did you go outside again? You should clean a little more. Sadako: My father said he saw a little people in this house. So he had waited all the time. Spiller: I go. I have this. Eat? Tasty. (He speaks haltingly.) Pod: My investigation was not enough. I let you feel scary. You must not talk to mother. Haru: In fact, there is a little people. I saw it. Because I'm not good at English, please revise and interpret these character's talk by yourself. According to Arritty bloger Nishioka, when the recording of the last scene was performed, the staff member were filled with tears in a small room behind the voice cast. This last scene seems so wonderful. By the way, Shinobu Otake (Homily) and Kirin Kiki (Haru) won the best Actress in a Leading Role Award of the Japanese Academy Award, Keiko Takeshita (Sadako) won the Excellent Actress in a Supporting Role Award, Tomokazu Miura (Pod) won the Excellent Actor in a Supporting Role Award. 2010-06-05 Here is the trailer for Ghibli Museum Library's presentation of Anne of Green Gables. It is scheduled for release on the same day as Arrietty, July 17. The first six episodes of the series were edited into a feature-length format by Isao Takahata himself, marking his first official involvement in a Ghibli film project since Winter Days in 2003. If I didn't know better, I'd say Ghibli was prepping the public for Takahata's long-awaited return to the cinema. It has been over a decade since My Neighbors the Yamadas, after all. At least, I hope this is what it means. I would love to get my hands on this poster. I think this even may be better than Toei's Japanese poster. Here is Spain's contribution to our poster series. Tragically, I lost my DVD on my December flight into Bogota, Colombia, and I've been without a copy of Puss in Boots of Animal Treasure Island ever since. Augh! These are two of my all-time favorite animation movies. Obviously, every Miyazaki fan has bought their copy....right? It would help if Discotek would send more copies to retailers. And it would really help if Toei would finally give their classic animated features the proper respect they deserve. When the heck are we getting these movies on Blu-Ray? A single-layer disc from the year 2000 just doesn't cut it, guys. This is the official poster for the movie release of Lupin III Series One in 2009 for the Ghibli Museum Library. This isn't a full-length movie, but three episodes of the original 1971-72 television series. The three episodes shown are from the later Takahata-Miyazaki episodes, when they were brought in by A Productions after its earlier, grittier episodes directed by Osumi Masaki, which were met with low ratings. Ordered to change the tone of the show, and compelled to bring their own stamp on the series, Takahata and Miyazaki introduced tighter scripts, more integrated characters, and more overt slapstick comedy and less (read: no) sex. After two seasons and 23 episodes, Lupin III was cancelled for lack of ratings, a situation every Star Trek fan can relate to. But don't worry, say the Trekkies. The fans will pass along the tapes and the popularity will grow and grow. And it did. Lupin III is now one of the most popular and iconic characters in anime. (Oh, btw, Lupin III Series One is now available on Blu-Ray in Japan. Can we bring in the fansub community on this one? We already have subtitles for the DVD version, so it shouldn't be too difficult. Of course, it would be even better if I could just buy this in a store...hint, hint! Fat chance on that happening.) This is the 2008 movie poster for Panda Kopanda, as part of the Ghibli Museum Library series. This is Ghibli's showcase for international animation that is beloved by the studio, especially the founding directors. In addition to other's works, Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's earlier films are included. Panda Kopanda was the first, followed by Lupin III: Series One in 2009. Anne of Green Gables is the newest inclusion, and will be released on July 17, 2010. These films are given a very limited release - a single theatre screen, in fact. DVD and Blu-Ray releases soon follow, except for Lupin III, which is available in Japan on DVD and Blu-Ray. Panda Kopanda was once available in the US by Pioneer under the title, "Panda Go Panda." The DVD has been out of print for a number of years, and there doesn't seem to be much interest in bringing it back. Not sexy or violent or modern enough for today's anime crowd, I suppose. Sigh. Here is another no-brainer for Disney and Pixar. I really dig this poster. It's taken from Miyazaki's original layout drawings for the movie, which were, in turn, based heavily on the doomed Pipi Longstockings project. And we're not talking about spending a ridiculous premium for the 3-D glasses. This is $16 for a regular movie ticket. It's absolutely suicidal from my vantage point, but my hair is turning silver and I still enjoy the unmatched joy of sharing a really great movie with a roomful of strangers. Maybe the suits have decided that DVD and iPods are easier. And so they price the theater chains out of business, like wealthy gamblers bidding you out of the poker game. But that would be a disastrous move. Just you wait until technology enables us to download hi-res movies at the same speed we now download CDs. Hollywood, Big Oil, Wall Street, Global Warming...Don't you get the feeling that the Captains of Industry have collectively lost their minds? Very strange. Anyway, that's my short rap. Behold, the most beloved Miyazaki anime that you will never see. This is Mei and the Kittenbus, created in 2003 exclusively for the Ghibli Museum. I think it's safe to say this is by far the most popular and beloved of all the Museum's short films. Mei and the Kittenbus runs 15 minutes, and pairs younger sister Mei (voiced by the original actress, Sakamoto Chinatsu) with a pint-sized Kitten Bus, as they run and fly around the house and surrounding woods. Totoro, naturally, appears once again, but this time he is joined by massive crowds of fellow Totoros, and Cat Buses of all sizes and stripes. The biggest surprise is the arrival of a giant, old Catbus, carrying dozens of Totoros. Hayao Miyazaki himself provides the voice. This film, like all of the other Ghibli Museum short films, is not available outside of Japan. Miyazaki intends these movies solely for the children of the Museum, free from consumer capitalism and commercialism. Fortunately, it is screened regularly, including this summer, so if you are planning a trip to Japan to see Arrietty, be sure to make your pilgrimmage. Fortunately, for the rest of us, Ghibli does sell art books of all their shorts, which means we can enjoy Mei and the Kittenbus from a distance. 2010-06-03 Studio Ghibli finished production of Karigurash no Arrietty (The Borrowers) on May 29, according to the official website. Voice recording is complete, and sound production should be finished by the end of June. The final Arrietty trailer will be released this month, and the movie will be released in Japanese theatres on July 17. There is currently no word on an American release. 2010-06-01 In 1998, Hayao Miyazaki designed and built a house for his production company, Nibariki. This house is located nearby Studio Ghibli's main building Of course, you can tell that Miyazaki designed this house. Its architecture is very similar to the Ghibli Museum and the Ghibli studio itself, which he also designed. In addition to these buildings, he also designed Ghibli's new nursery and the NTV Grand Clock. All that hard work as layout artist in the 1970s paid off! Seriously dedicated Ghibli Freaks will recognize the main area, as this has been used for interviews for television and DVD. Outside the house, you'll immediately recognize the car, and it's not there by accident. The car in question is a Citroen 2CV - seen in the spectacular car chase from Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. "Nibariki" - "two horsepower" - is a direct reference to this car, a favorite of Miyazaki's in his younger days. I always enjoy sly tributes such as this. Another sly insight - the house is called "buta-ya," or Pig House. What else would Miyazaki call this place? These is also some debate whether this was conceived as his "retirement" home, but since it's impossible for the famous workaholic to ever stand still, such an idea seems unlikely. But it's common for the director to feel complete burnout at the end of a production. Miyazaki has been threatening to quit for decades. One final note about the production company's name. "Nibariki" means "two horsepower," but it can also mean "double-income family." Indeed, the company is managed by Miyazaki and his wife, Akemi Ota - so says the experienced blogger from Whisper From Totoro. Make of that what you will. Early this year, Ghibli published a comprehensive volume called, plainly, Studio Ghibli Book List. It's a listing of every book published in relation to Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata's long careers. Included are art books, film comics, and manga. This yearly volume includes the vast catalog of works published before Ghibli's founding; it appears that, slowly but surely, the entire works of the old masters are being brought into the fold. It would not be surprising to one day hear the word "Ghibli" as a rough slang for the entire Takahata/Miyazaki canon. I'm still looking around for a site where I can buy a copy. This is a very small book - 9cm x 7xm x 4cm. If a publisher (such as Viz) ever brought this book to the West, they would definitely have to increase the size. As you can see, the original artwork is included, with a short description. This is a fantastic tool for the diehard fans and collectors. I could see myself going through everything with a highlighter pen, as I track down the final missing elements of the canon. These photos come from the excellent Japanese blog, Whispers From Totoro. It's my new favorite Ghibli-themed website. And I urge all of you to quickly bookmark and scour through the archives. I wouldn't be fair if I didn't play the hype game once in a while. Here are the first screenshots from the upcoming Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind Blu-Ray. The menus look fantastic, minimal and stylish. This is a movie that knows it has an audience and never needs to impress. It's an anime masterpiece and arguably the most important film of Hayao Miyazaki's career. The Blu-Ray package is just fantastic. Notice that it's presented in cardboard, not plastic. I do hope all of Ghibli's future home releases follow this format. A book is included, the Nausicaa Guide Book. That should be an interesting read. I'm also happy to learn that the terrific audio commentary track from the Nausicaa DVD - the only one on a Studio Ghibli disc to date - will be included on the Blu-Ray. I really wish someone would translate that. Is anyone at Disney reading this blog? Hello? Bueller?? I want this for Christmas! The Nausicaa BD will be released in Japan on July 14. This is proving to be a very busy summer for the studio. This is definitely one of the goofier finds from my regular scouring of the Youtubes. In 2009, Nissan promoted their line of fuel-efficient cars by spoofing perennial Japanese anime favorite - Heidi, Girl of the Alps. Nissan's Heidi spoof is rendered in chunky 3D graphics, almost something you'd expect to find on a Nintendo 64. The tv spots are pretty short, while the website features longer "episodes," where perky Heidi irritates the hell out of everyone by relentlessly barking out the same question, "What is fuel efficiency?" Trust me on this - Heidi isn't nearly as annoying on the original show as she is in these ads. Maybe that's just the way she rubbed off to the hipsters in Japan. Considering that they grew up watching this series, to say nothing of its immense popularity and influence, it would make sense for the hipsters to give it the Family Guy treatment. Hmm....come to think of it, just when is Family Guy going to spoof Heidi? Do I have to send Seth MacFarlane my DVD box set? 'Cause I will. Did I show this before? I forget. I can't tell you how much fun I'm going to become once senility kicks in. In any case, enjoy Goro Moyazaki's latest directorial short, with animation by Katsuya Kondo. May Ghibli long champion hand-drawn animation. To hell with all the CGI junk. This is an item that is currently available for sale on Ebay. It's a lobby card for a theatrical release of 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother, Isao Takahata's 1976 World Masterpiece Theatre production. This was actually a condensed version of the television series - a highlight reel, essentially. Similar theatrical adaptations were used for other anime series, including 1974's Heidi, Girl of the Alps. This lobby card, in particular, was for a release in Mexico - hence the international title, "Marco." This is of interest to us today, because Studio Ghibli is bringing 1979's Anne of Green Gables in a similar fashion - adapted and assembled by Isao Takahata himself. It's very interesting to note that neither Takahata, nor Hayao Miyazaki or Yoichi Kotabe, the other key creators, were involved in the "movie" versions of Heidi and Marco. And they were openly critical and disdainful of them. Such a short collection of scenes could never substitute for the epic weight and melodrama that required 52 episodes to tell. Why is this different for Anne in 2010? That's a very good question, and it's left me puzzled for a long time. But I have a couple theories, which I'll have to share at a better time. As for Marco, I've never found a copy of the "theatre" version, but a full-length movie adaptation was produced in 1999. It was very faithful to Takahata's original masterpiece, but as you would expect, it had to rush through everything as quickly as possible, losing so much of the drama in the process. As a tribute, it was nice. But it was very clearly inferior to the series. Perhaps this is why Anne of Green Gables 2010 will only cover that series' first four episodes? I will close by stating, once again, that it is my firm conviction that Heidi-Marco-Anne remain Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's masterpieces. Studio Ghibli movies are like perfectly contained short stories. But these are the epic novels. This is welcome news for Studio Ghibli fans. Tales From Earthsea (Gedo Senki) will be released on theatres in the US on August 13. Disney will distribute the film under the Touchstone label; make of that what you will. Personally, I'm just happy to see another Japanese anime film, and a Ghibli film not directed by Hayao Miyazaki, at that, shown on American screens. There has been speculation for a long time that Goro Miyazaki's 2006 directorial debut would be released on the big screen, even if only as a limited release. It's good to see those plans properly followed through. This does suggest that Disney is testing the waters; can the public be persuaded to buy tickets for the Ghibli name, and not the name of Hayao Miyazaki? True, the son is the director, so they will still be able to sell on the family name, but it does suggest a willingness to nurture the relationship between the two companies. Disney must prepare for a post-Miyazaki world, just as Ghibli must do in Japan. Goro-san's Earthsea movie is that first crucial step. Fortunately, as disappointing the movie proved to fans - Ghibli and Ursula LeGuin alike - I don't think the general public knows about that. They almost certainly know nothing about the Miyazaki family drama, which flared up rather notoriously during the film's production, and whose fingerprints are all over the picture. It also helps that most Americans have no idea how badly Goro shamelessly steals from his father. It was Goro's open theft - his stealing is a virtual highlight reel of his father's career - as well as his airing the family's dirty laundry in public, that soured him to the Japanese public. It certainly soured him on me, and that's mostly why I don't care for Gedo Senki. Perhaps when I see it at the local indie theatre this August, my mood will be brighter. I will try to be more forgiving and patient. In any case, I will be attending, and so will all of you. I want to see more Studio Ghibli at the multiplex. I would love to see The Borrowers on our screens next summer, and I would kill to see Isao Takahata create one more movie. I'm sure you'll agree. I haven't changed my opinion that Earthsea is Ghibli's weakest film, but it's so easy to forget that it's a first film. You still have to pay your dues to make it as an artist, even if your father is world famous. Let's be hopeful and wish for the best.
package com.lukaslechner.coroutineusecasesonandroid.utils import com.google.gson.Gson import okhttp3.* class MockNetworkInterceptor : Interceptor { private val mockResponses = mutableListOf<MockResponse>() private val gson = Gson() override fun intercept(chain: Interceptor.Chain): Response { val request = chain.request() val mockResponse = findMockResponseInList(request) ?: return chain.proceed(request) removeResponseIfItShouldNotBePersisted(mockResponse) simulateNetworkDelay(mockResponse) return if (mockResponse.status < 400) { createSuccessResponse(mockResponse, request) } else { createErrorResponse(request) } } private fun findMockResponseInList(request: Request): MockResponse? { return mockResponses.find { mockResponse -> mockResponse.path == request.url().toString() } } private fun removeResponseIfItShouldNotBePersisted(mockResponse: MockResponse) { if (!mockResponse.persist) { mockResponses.remove(mockResponse) } } private fun simulateNetworkDelay(mockResponse: MockResponse) { Thread.sleep(mockResponse.delayInMs) } private fun createErrorResponse(request: Request): Response { return Response.Builder() .code(500) .request(request) .protocol(Protocol.HTTP_1_1) .message("Internal Server Error") .body( ResponseBody.create( MediaType.get("application/json"), gson.toJson(mapOf("cause" to "not sure")) ) ) .build() } private fun createSuccessResponse( mockResponse: MockResponse, request: Request ): Response { return Response.Builder() .code(mockResponse.status) .request(request) .protocol(Protocol.HTTP_1_1) .message("OK") .body( ResponseBody.create( MediaType.get("application/json"), mockResponse.body ) ) .build() } fun mock( path: String, body: String, status: Int, delayInMs: Long = 250, persist: Boolean = true ) = apply { val mockResponse = MockResponse( path, body, status, delayInMs, persist ) mockResponses.add(mockResponse) } companion object { const val INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_HTTP_CODE = 500 } } data class MockResponse( val path: String, val body: String, val status: Int, val delayInMs: Long, val persist: Boolean )
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 /* * Copyright (C) 2005-2020 Junjiro R. Okajima * * This program, aufs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. / / * virtual or vertical directory / #include <linux/iversion.h> #include "aufs.h" static unsigned int calc_size(int nlen) { return ALIGN(sizeof(struct au_vdir_de) + nlen, sizeof(ino_t)); } static int set_deblk_end(union au_vdir_deblk_p p, union au_vdir_deblk_p deblk_end) { if (calc_size(0) <= deblk_end->deblk - p->deblk) { p->de->de_str.len = 0; / smp_mb(); / return 0; } return -1; / error / } / returns true or false / static int is_deblk_end(union au_vdir_deblk_p p, union au_vdir_deblk_p deblk_end) { if (calc_size(0) <= deblk_end->deblk - p->deblk) return !p->de->de_str.len; return 1; } static unsigned char last_deblk(struct au_vdir vdir) { return vdir->vd_deblk[vdir->vd_nblk - 1]; } / ---------------------------------------------------------------------- / / estimate the appropriate size for name hash table / unsigned int au_rdhash_est(loff_t sz) { unsigned int n; n = UINT_MAX; sz >>= 10; if (sz < n) n = sz; if (sz < AUFS_RDHASH_DEF) n = AUFS_RDHASH_DEF; / pr_info("n %u\n", n); / return n; } / * the allocated memory has to be freed by * au_nhash_wh_free() or au_nhash_de_free(). / int au_nhash_alloc(struct au_nhash nhash, unsigned int num_hash, gfp_t gfp) { struct hlist_head head; unsigned int u; size_t sz; sz = sizeof(nhash->nh_head) * num_hash; head = kmalloc(sz, gfp); if (head) { nhash->nh_num = num_hash; nhash->nh_head = head; for (u = 0; u < num_hash; u++) INIT_HLIST_HEAD(head++); return 0; /* success / } return -ENOMEM; } static void nhash_count(struct hlist_head head) { #if 0 /* debugging / unsigned long n; struct hlist_node pos; n = 0; hlist_for_each(pos, head) n++; pr_info("%lu\n", n); #endif } static void au_nhash_wh_do_free(struct hlist_head head) { struct au_vdir_wh pos; struct hlist_node node; hlist_for_each_entry_safe(pos, node, head, wh_hash) au_kfree_rcu(pos); } static void au_nhash_de_do_free(struct hlist_head head) { struct au_vdir_dehstr pos; struct hlist_node node; hlist_for_each_entry_safe(pos, node, head, hash) au_cache_free_vdir_dehstr(pos); } static void au_nhash_do_free(struct au_nhash nhash, void (free)(struct hlist_head head)) { unsigned int n; struct hlist_head head; n = nhash->nh_num; if (!n) return; head = nhash->nh_head; while (n-- > 0) { nhash_count(head); free(head++); } au_kfree_try_rcu(nhash->nh_head); } void au_nhash_wh_free(struct au_nhash whlist) { au_nhash_do_free(whlist, au_nhash_wh_do_free); } static void au_nhash_de_free(struct au_nhash delist) { au_nhash_do_free(delist, au_nhash_de_do_free); } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- / int au_nhash_test_longer_wh(struct au_nhash whlist, aufs_bindex_t btgt, int limit) { int num; unsigned int u, n; struct hlist_head head; struct au_vdir_wh pos; num = 0; n = whlist->nh_num; head = whlist->nh_head; for (u = 0; u < n; u++, head++) hlist_for_each_entry(pos, head, wh_hash) if (pos->wh_bindex == btgt && ++num > limit) return 1; return 0; } static struct hlist_head au_name_hash(struct au_nhash nhash, unsigned char name, unsigned int len) { unsigned int v; / const unsigned int magic_bit = 12; / AuDebugOn(!nhash->nh_num \|\| !nhash->nh_head); v = 0; if (len > 8) len = 8; while (len--) v += name++; /* v = hash_long(v, magic_bit); / v %= nhash->nh_num; return nhash->nh_head + v; } static int au_nhash_test_name(struct au_vdir_destr str, const char name, int nlen) { return str->len == nlen && !memcmp(str->name, name, nlen); } / returns found or not / int au_nhash_test_known_wh(struct au_nhash whlist, char name, int nlen) { struct hlist_head head; struct au_vdir_wh pos; struct au_vdir_destr str; head = au_name_hash(whlist, name, nlen); hlist_for_each_entry(pos, head, wh_hash) { str = &pos->wh_str; AuDbg("%.s\n", str->len, str->name); if (au_nhash_test_name(str, name, nlen)) return 1; } return 0; } / returns found(true) or not / static int test_known(struct au_nhash delist, char name, int nlen) { struct hlist_head head; struct au_vdir_dehstr pos; struct au_vdir_destr str; head = au_name_hash(delist, name, nlen); hlist_for_each_entry(pos, head, hash) { str = pos->str; AuDbg("%.s\n", str->len, str->name); if (au_nhash_test_name(str, name, nlen)) return 1; } return 0; } static void au_shwh_init_wh(struct au_vdir_wh wh, ino_t ino, unsigned char d_type) { #ifdef CONFIG_AUFS_SHWH wh->wh_ino = ino; wh->wh_type = d_type; #endif } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- / int au_nhash_append_wh(struct au_nhash whlist, char name, int nlen, ino_t ino, unsigned int d_type, aufs_bindex_t bindex, unsigned char shwh) { int err; struct au_vdir_destr str; struct au_vdir_wh wh; AuDbg("%.s\n", nlen, name); AuDebugOn(!whlist->nh_num \|\| !whlist->nh_head); err = -ENOMEM; wh = kmalloc(sizeof(wh) + nlen, GFP_NOFS); if (unlikely(!wh)) goto out; err = 0; wh->wh_bindex = bindex; if (shwh) au_shwh_init_wh(wh, ino, d_type); str = &wh->wh_str; str->len = nlen; memcpy(str->name, name, nlen); hlist_add_head(&wh->wh_hash, au_name_hash(whlist, name, nlen)); / smp_mb(); / out: return err; } static int append_deblk(struct au_vdir vdir) { int err; unsigned long ul; const unsigned int deblk_sz = vdir->vd_deblk_sz; union au_vdir_deblk_p p, deblk_end; unsigned char *o; err = -ENOMEM; o = au_krealloc(vdir->vd_deblk, sizeof(o) * (vdir->vd_nblk + 1), GFP_NOFS, /may_shrink/0); if (unlikely(!o)) goto out; vdir->vd_deblk = o; p.deblk = kmalloc(deblk_sz, GFP_NOFS); if (p.deblk) { ul = vdir->vd_nblk++; vdir->vd_deblk[ul] = p.deblk; vdir->vd_last.ul = ul; vdir->vd_last.p.deblk = p.deblk; deblk_end.deblk = p.deblk + deblk_sz; err = set_deblk_end(&p, &deblk_end); } out: return err; } static int append_de(struct au_vdir vdir, char name, int nlen, ino_t ino, unsigned int d_type, struct au_nhash delist) { int err; unsigned int sz; const unsigned int deblk_sz = vdir->vd_deblk_sz; union au_vdir_deblk_p p, room, deblk_end; struct au_vdir_dehstr dehstr; p.deblk = last_deblk(vdir); deblk_end.deblk = p.deblk + deblk_sz; room = &vdir->vd_last.p; AuDebugOn(room->deblk < p.deblk \|\| deblk_end.deblk <= room->deblk \|\| !is_deblk_end(room, &deblk_end)); sz = calc_size(nlen); if (unlikely(sz > deblk_end.deblk - room->deblk)) { err = append_deblk(vdir); if (unlikely(err)) goto out; p.deblk = last_deblk(vdir); deblk_end.deblk = p.deblk + deblk_sz; / smp_mb(); / AuDebugOn(room->deblk != p.deblk); } err = -ENOMEM; dehstr = au_cache_alloc_vdir_dehstr(); if (unlikely(!dehstr)) goto out; dehstr->str = &room->de->de_str; hlist_add_head(&dehstr->hash, au_name_hash(delist, name, nlen)); room->de->de_ino = ino; room->de->de_type = d_type; room->de->de_str.len = nlen; memcpy(room->de->de_str.name, name, nlen); err = 0; room->deblk += sz; if (unlikely(set_deblk_end(room, &deblk_end))) err = append_deblk(vdir); / smp_mb(); / out: return err; } / ---------------------------------------------------------------------- / void au_vdir_free(struct au_vdir vdir) { unsigned char *deblk; deblk = vdir->vd_deblk; while (vdir->vd_nblk--) au_kfree_try_rcu(deblk++); au_kfree_try_rcu(vdir->vd_deblk); au_cache_free_vdir(vdir); } static struct au_vdir alloc_vdir(struct file file) { struct au_vdir vdir; struct super_block sb; int err; sb = file->f_path.dentry->d_sb; SiMustAnyLock(sb); err = -ENOMEM; vdir = au_cache_alloc_vdir(); if (unlikely(!vdir)) goto out; vdir->vd_deblk = kzalloc(sizeof(vdir->vd_deblk), GFP_NOFS); if (unlikely(!vdir->vd_deblk)) goto out_free; vdir->vd_deblk_sz = au_sbi(sb)->si_rdblk; if (!vdir->vd_deblk_sz) { / estimate the appropriate size for deblk / vdir->vd_deblk_sz = au_dir_size(file, /dentry/NULL); / pr_info("vd_deblk_sz %u\n", vdir->vd_deblk_sz); / } vdir->vd_nblk = 0; vdir->vd_version = 0; vdir->vd_jiffy = 0; err = append_deblk(vdir); if (!err) return vdir; / success / au_kfree_try_rcu(vdir->vd_deblk); out_free: au_cache_free_vdir(vdir); out: vdir = ERR_PTR(err); return vdir; } static int reinit_vdir(struct au_vdir vdir) { int err; union au_vdir_deblk_p p, deblk_end; while (vdir->vd_nblk > 1) { au_kfree_try_rcu(vdir->vd_deblk[vdir->vd_nblk - 1]); /* vdir->vd_deblk[vdir->vd_nblk - 1] = NULL; / vdir->vd_nblk--; } p.deblk = vdir->vd_deblk[0]; deblk_end.deblk = p.deblk + vdir->vd_deblk_sz; err = set_deblk_end(&p, &deblk_end); / keep vd_dblk_sz / vdir->vd_last.ul = 0; vdir->vd_last.p.deblk = vdir->vd_deblk[0]; vdir->vd_version = 0; vdir->vd_jiffy = 0; / smp_mb(); / return err; } / ---------------------------------------------------------------------- / #define AuFillVdir_CALLED 1 #define AuFillVdir_WHABLE (1 << 1) #define AuFillVdir_SHWH (1 << 2) #define au_ftest_fillvdir(flags, name) ((flags) & AuFillVdir_##name) #define au_fset_fillvdir(flags, name) \ do { (flags) \|= AuFillVdir_##name; } while (0) #define au_fclr_fillvdir(flags, name) \ do { (flags) &= ~AuFillVdir_##name; } while (0) #ifndef CONFIG_AUFS_SHWH #undef AuFillVdir_SHWH #define AuFillVdir_SHWH 0 #endif struct fillvdir_arg { struct dir_context ctx; struct file file; struct au_vdir vdir; struct au_nhash delist; struct au_nhash whlist; aufs_bindex_t bindex; unsigned int flags; int err; }; static int fillvdir(struct dir_context ctx, const char __name, int nlen, loff_t offset __maybe_unused, u64 h_ino, unsigned int d_type) { struct fillvdir_arg arg = container_of(ctx, struct fillvdir_arg, ctx); char name = (void )__name; struct super_block sb; ino_t ino; const unsigned char shwh = !!au_ftest_fillvdir(arg->flags, SHWH); arg->err = 0; sb = arg->file->f_path.dentry->d_sb; au_fset_fillvdir(arg->flags, CALLED); / smp_mb(); / if (nlen <= AUFS_WH_PFX_LEN \|\| memcmp(name, AUFS_WH_PFX, AUFS_WH_PFX_LEN)) { if (test_known(&arg->delist, name, nlen) \|\| au_nhash_test_known_wh(&arg->whlist, name, nlen)) goto out; / already exists or whiteouted / arg->err = au_ino(sb, arg->bindex, h_ino, d_type, &ino); if (!arg->err) { if (unlikely(nlen > AUFS_MAX_NAMELEN)) d_type = DT_UNKNOWN; arg->err = append_de(arg->vdir, name, nlen, ino, d_type, &arg->delist); } } else if (au_ftest_fillvdir(arg->flags, WHABLE)) { name += AUFS_WH_PFX_LEN; nlen -= AUFS_WH_PFX_LEN; if (au_nhash_test_known_wh(&arg->whlist, name, nlen)) goto out; / already whiteouted / ino = 0; / just to suppress a warning / if (shwh) arg->err = au_wh_ino(sb, arg->bindex, h_ino, d_type, &ino); if (!arg->err) { if (nlen <= AUFS_MAX_NAMELEN + AUFS_WH_PFX_LEN) d_type = DT_UNKNOWN; arg->err = au_nhash_append_wh (&arg->whlist, name, nlen, ino, d_type, arg->bindex, shwh); } } out: if (!arg->err) arg->vdir->vd_jiffy = jiffies; / smp_mb(); / AuTraceErr(arg->err); return arg->err; } static int au_handle_shwh(struct super_block sb, struct au_vdir vdir, struct au_nhash whlist, struct au_nhash delist) { #ifdef CONFIG_AUFS_SHWH int err; unsigned int nh, u; struct hlist_head head; struct au_vdir_wh pos; struct hlist_node n; char p, o; struct au_vdir_destr destr; AuDebugOn(!au_opt_test(au_mntflags(sb), SHWH)); err = -ENOMEM; o = p = (void )__get_free_page(GFP_NOFS); if (unlikely(!p)) goto out; err = 0; nh = whlist->nh_num; memcpy(p, AUFS_WH_PFX, AUFS_WH_PFX_LEN); p += AUFS_WH_PFX_LEN; for (u = 0; u < nh; u++) { head = whlist->nh_head + u; hlist_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, head, wh_hash) { destr = &pos->wh_str; memcpy(p, destr->name, destr->len); err = append_de(vdir, o, destr->len + AUFS_WH_PFX_LEN, pos->wh_ino, pos->wh_type, delist); if (unlikely(err)) break; } } free_page((unsigned long)o); out: AuTraceErr(err); return err; #else return 0; #endif } static int au_do_read_vdir(struct fillvdir_arg arg) { int err; unsigned int rdhash; loff_t offset; aufs_bindex_t bbot, bindex, btop; unsigned char shwh; struct file hf, file; struct super_block sb; file = arg->file; sb = file->f_path.dentry->d_sb; SiMustAnyLock(sb); rdhash = au_sbi(sb)->si_rdhash; if (!rdhash) rdhash = au_rdhash_est(au_dir_size(file, /dentry/NULL)); err = au_nhash_alloc(&arg->delist, rdhash, GFP_NOFS); if (unlikely(err)) goto out; err = au_nhash_alloc(&arg->whlist, rdhash, GFP_NOFS); if (unlikely(err)) goto out_delist; err = 0; arg->flags = 0; shwh = 0; if (au_opt_test(au_mntflags(sb), SHWH)) { shwh = 1; au_fset_fillvdir(arg->flags, SHWH); } btop = au_fbtop(file); bbot = au_fbbot_dir(file); for (bindex = btop; !err && bindex <= bbot; bindex++) { hf = au_hf_dir(file, bindex); if (!hf) continue; offset = vfsub_llseek(hf, 0, SEEK_SET); err = offset; if (unlikely(offset)) break; arg->bindex = bindex; au_fclr_fillvdir(arg->flags, WHABLE); if (shwh \|\| (bindex != bbot && au_br_whable(au_sbr_perm(sb, bindex)))) au_fset_fillvdir(arg->flags, WHABLE); do { arg->err = 0; au_fclr_fillvdir(arg->flags, CALLED); /* smp_mb(); / err = vfsub_iterate_dir(hf, &arg->ctx); if (err >= 0) err = arg->err; } while (!err && au_ftest_fillvdir(arg->flags, CALLED)); / * dir_relax() may be good for concurrency, but aufs should not * use it since it will cause a lockdep problem. / } if (!err && shwh) err = au_handle_shwh(sb, arg->vdir, &arg->whlist, &arg->delist); au_nhash_wh_free(&arg->whlist); out_delist: au_nhash_de_free(&arg->delist); out: return err; } static int read_vdir(struct file file, int may_read) { int err; unsigned long expire; unsigned char do_read; struct fillvdir_arg arg = { .ctx = { .actor = fillvdir } }; struct inode inode; struct au_vdir vdir, allocated; err = 0; inode = file_inode(file); IMustLock(inode); IiMustWriteLock(inode); SiMustAnyLock(inode->i_sb); allocated = NULL; do_read = 0; expire = au_sbi(inode->i_sb)->si_rdcache; vdir = au_ivdir(inode); if (!vdir) { do_read = 1; vdir = alloc_vdir(file); err = PTR_ERR(vdir); if (IS_ERR(vdir)) goto out; err = 0; allocated = vdir; } else if (may_read && (!inode_eq_iversion(inode, vdir->vd_version) \|\| time_after(jiffies, vdir->vd_jiffy + expire))) { do_read = 1; err = reinit_vdir(vdir); if (unlikely(err)) goto out; } if (!do_read) return 0; / success / arg.file = file; arg.vdir = vdir; err = au_do_read_vdir(&arg); if (!err) { / file->f_pos = 0; / / todo: ctx->pos? / vdir->vd_version = inode_query_iversion(inode); vdir->vd_last.ul = 0; vdir->vd_last.p.deblk = vdir->vd_deblk[0]; if (allocated) au_set_ivdir(inode, allocated); } else if (allocated) au_vdir_free(allocated); out: return err; } static int copy_vdir(struct au_vdir tgt, struct au_vdir src) { int err, rerr; unsigned long ul, n; const unsigned int deblk_sz = src->vd_deblk_sz; AuDebugOn(tgt->vd_nblk != 1); err = -ENOMEM; if (tgt->vd_nblk < src->vd_nblk) { unsigned char p; p = au_krealloc(tgt->vd_deblk, sizeof(p) * src->vd_nblk, GFP_NOFS, /may_shrink/0); if (unlikely(!p)) goto out; tgt->vd_deblk = p; } if (tgt->vd_deblk_sz != deblk_sz) { unsigned char p; tgt->vd_deblk_sz = deblk_sz; p = au_krealloc(tgt->vd_deblk[0], deblk_sz, GFP_NOFS, /may_shrink/1); if (unlikely(!p)) goto out; tgt->vd_deblk[0] = p; } memcpy(tgt->vd_deblk[0], src->vd_deblk[0], deblk_sz); tgt->vd_version = src->vd_version; tgt->vd_jiffy = src->vd_jiffy; n = src->vd_nblk; for (ul = 1; ul < n; ul++) { tgt->vd_deblk[ul] = kmemdup(src->vd_deblk[ul], deblk_sz, GFP_NOFS); if (unlikely(!tgt->vd_deblk[ul])) goto out; tgt->vd_nblk++; } tgt->vd_nblk = n; tgt->vd_last.ul = tgt->vd_last.ul; tgt->vd_last.p.deblk = tgt->vd_deblk[tgt->vd_last.ul]; tgt->vd_last.p.deblk += src->vd_last.p.deblk - src->vd_deblk[src->vd_last.ul]; / smp_mb(); / return 0; / success / out: rerr = reinit_vdir(tgt); BUG_ON(rerr); return err; } int au_vdir_init(struct file file) { int err; struct inode inode; struct au_vdir vdir_cache, allocated; / test file->f_pos here instead of ctx->pos / err = read_vdir(file, !file->f_pos); if (unlikely(err)) goto out; allocated = NULL; vdir_cache = au_fvdir_cache(file); if (!vdir_cache) { vdir_cache = alloc_vdir(file); err = PTR_ERR(vdir_cache); if (IS_ERR(vdir_cache)) goto out; allocated = vdir_cache; } else if (!file->f_pos && vdir_cache->vd_version != file->f_version) { / test file->f_pos here instead of ctx->pos / err = reinit_vdir(vdir_cache); if (unlikely(err)) goto out; } else return 0; / success / inode = file_inode(file); err = copy_vdir(vdir_cache, au_ivdir(inode)); if (!err) { file->f_version = inode_query_iversion(inode); if (allocated) au_set_fvdir_cache(file, allocated); } else if (allocated) au_vdir_free(allocated); out: return err; } static loff_t calc_offset(struct au_vdir vdir) { loff_t offset; union au_vdir_deblk_p p; p.deblk = vdir->vd_deblk[vdir->vd_last.ul]; offset = vdir->vd_last.p.deblk - p.deblk; offset += vdir->vd_deblk_sz * vdir->vd_last.ul; return offset; } /* returns true or false / static int seek_vdir(struct file file, struct dir_context ctx) { int valid; unsigned int deblk_sz; unsigned long ul, n; loff_t offset; union au_vdir_deblk_p p, deblk_end; struct au_vdir vdir_cache; valid = 1; vdir_cache = au_fvdir_cache(file); offset = calc_offset(vdir_cache); AuDbg("offset %lld\n", offset); if (ctx->pos == offset) goto out; vdir_cache->vd_last.ul = 0; vdir_cache->vd_last.p.deblk = vdir_cache->vd_deblk[0]; if (!ctx->pos) goto out; valid = 0; deblk_sz = vdir_cache->vd_deblk_sz; ul = div64_u64(ctx->pos, deblk_sz); AuDbg("ul %lu\n", ul); if (ul >= vdir_cache->vd_nblk) goto out; n = vdir_cache->vd_nblk; for (; ul < n; ul++) { p.deblk = vdir_cache->vd_deblk[ul]; deblk_end.deblk = p.deblk + deblk_sz; offset = ul; offset = deblk_sz; while (!is_deblk_end(&p, &deblk_end) && offset < ctx->pos) { unsigned int l; l = calc_size(p.de->de_str.len); offset += l; p.deblk += l; } if (!is_deblk_end(&p, &deblk_end)) { valid = 1; vdir_cache->vd_last.ul = ul; vdir_cache->vd_last.p = p; break; } } out: / smp_mb(); / if (!valid) AuDbg("valid %d\n", !valid); return valid; } int au_vdir_fill_de(struct file file, struct dir_context ctx) { unsigned int l, deblk_sz; union au_vdir_deblk_p deblk_end; struct au_vdir vdir_cache; struct au_vdir_de de; if (!seek_vdir(file, ctx)) return 0; vdir_cache = au_fvdir_cache(file); deblk_sz = vdir_cache->vd_deblk_sz; while (1) { deblk_end.deblk = vdir_cache->vd_deblk[vdir_cache->vd_last.ul]; deblk_end.deblk += deblk_sz; while (!is_deblk_end(&vdir_cache->vd_last.p, &deblk_end)) { de = vdir_cache->vd_last.p.de; AuDbg("%.s, off%lld, i%lu, dt%d\n", de->de_str.len, de->de_str.name, ctx->pos, (unsigned long)de->de_ino, de->de_type); if (unlikely(!dir_emit(ctx, de->de_str.name, de->de_str.len, de->de_ino, de->de_type))) { /* todo: ignore the error caused by udba? / / return err; / return 0; } l = calc_size(de->de_str.len); vdir_cache->vd_last.p.deblk += l; ctx->pos += l; } if (vdir_cache->vd_last.ul < vdir_cache->vd_nblk - 1) { vdir_cache->vd_last.ul++; vdir_cache->vd_last.p.deblk = vdir_cache->vd_deblk[vdir_cache->vd_last.ul]; ctx->pos = deblk_sz vdir_cache->vd_last.ul; continue; } break; } /* smp_mb(); */ return 0; }
William Lantigua will seek another term as Lawrence mayor Share via e-mail LAWRENCE — William Lantigua, the controversial mayor of Lawrence who has been buffeted by allegations of political corruption in his administration, announced Friday that he will run for reelection next year. About 100 people packed a bar and grill Friday night for an event originally billed as a way for Lantigua to find out whether the community supported his candidacy. A woman walked around the dining area with a pad, asking people for names, addresses, and their vote — yes or no — on another Lantigua run, the mayor said. But the gathering turned into an announcement party when the mayor stepped behind a podium adorned with a blue and white “Democrat Lantigua for Mayor” sign. “I wasn’t sure until I saw you here and counted the numbers,” Lantigua said, addressing the crowd in Spanish. “We will continue. It will be a difficult campaign, an expensive campaign, a lot of work, but as someone just said, here is also the heart of the campaign.” Get Fast Forward in your inbox: Forget yesterday's news. Get what you need today in this early-morning email. Lantigua has been beset by allegations of political corruption in his administration since he was elected mayor in 2009. Two officials under him, including his former chief of staff, were indicted in September on charges including conspiracy and extortion. The cries of corruption surrounding the city’s first Latino mayor include allegations that he has used city operations for personal gain, allegations that Lantigua has vigorously rejected. The mayor has not been charged with any crimes. Leonard Degnan, his former chief of staff, is charged with urging an executive from a disposal company that works with the city of Lawrence to donate a garbage truck to a city in the Dominican Republic, Lantigua’s native country. Melix Bonilla, the deputy police chief and Lantigua’s 2009 campaign manager, was charged with falsely transferring ownership of 13 motor vehicles from the Police Department to an auto dealer with close ties to Lantigua. Both Degnan and Bonilla have pleaded not guilty to all charges. After Lantigua’s announcement, several people said they were happy the mayor will run again and plan to vote for him in 2013. “I think there’s a lot of work to be done, but I’m very happy with the work that he’s done in the last four years,” said Linette Perez, a resident of Lawrence for 17 years. “I mean, he found this city with a $30 million deficit and he worked with what he had,” she added. Belquis Guerrero, speaking in Spanish, said she has lived in the city for 29 years, and she welcomed Lantigua’s decision to seek reelection. “People always talk, but he is a man with morals and he is the first one to make any changes from what I’ve seen,” said Guerrero. “He made an excellent decision.” Earlier Friday, one man waved a sign drawn by his 12-year-old daughter that read, “The best does not change.” “I tell her about him because he’s the best mayor we’ve ever had,’’ Manuel Lara, 42, said in an interview conducted in Spanish. “I would vote for him 4 million times if necessary,” said Lara, who has lived in Lawrence for nine years. John Isensee, director of the Lawrence Department of Public Works, said Lantigua’s accomplishments go unheralded. He said Lantigua has done a good job balancing budgets and addressing an inherited municipal deficit. “A lot of good things have happened during his tenure, and the message doesn’t always get out there,” Isensee said. Lantigua, too, said he is proudest of his management of city finances. He said the controversy swirling around his first term has been difficult. “I am tired, I can tell you that,” Lantigua said. “It’s not an easy job. I work hard, and yet you get beat up every single day by the same people.” The mayor said he supports the two officials indicted in September, calling them good friends and adding that he believes they did nothing wrong. He said he believes the allegations of wrongdoing are groundless, and the turmoil has strengthened him. “If anything, it gives me motivation to keep working hard and to prove that I’ve done nothing wrong,” he said. BostonGlobe.com complimentary digital access has been provided to you, without a subscription, for free starting today and ending in 14 days. After the free trial period, your free BostonGlobe.com digital access will stop immediately unless you sign up for BostonGlobe.com digital subscription. 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6 Impressive Features of Brand New watchOS 4 that You Shouldn’t Miss Project Planner Use our project planner to estimate the deliverables 6 Impressive Features of Brand New watchOS 4 that You Shouldn’t Miss This latest version of watchOS 4 was recently introduced at WWDC 2017. In watchOS 4, Apple has focused on introducing a more personalized Apple Watch experience and redefining what folks love most about the Apple Watch, bringing new Activity, Music, and Workout feature. There are three new watch faces in watchOS 4, consisting a new Siri watch face that provides personalized and dynamic information that varies according to the time of day. It takes into account the apps you use, your daily routine, and when you use them to predict what you will want to see next. Other watch faces consists a photo-based Kaleidoscope face and a new Toy Story face starring Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Jessie. Here’s an overview of the capabilities and major performance improvements we will see in watchOS 4: Developers can now make apps that record audio in the background Location-based user tracking Apps can access the heart rate sensor in real-time Apps can access the accelerometer and gyroscope in real-time Real time route mapping and navigation Automatic screen rotation Apart from these above-mentioned capabilities following are the noteworthy features that mobile app development companies should consider while building watchOS 4 compatible applications. 1. Applicationss would be More Faster In previous versions of Apple Watch, third-party applications were extremely slow. watchOS was received a lot of criticism fixating on slow loading times. But, the real problem is the interaction time as users swipe through multiple screens and opening menus with 3D Touch. All these issues have been solved in watchOS 4. Apple has allowed third party applications to run directly on Apple Watch. But, in watchOS 4, it combines both app code and interface elements together into one single process that loads at run-time. 2. Cellular Connectivity to Improve the User Experience The Apple Watch can already run some independent apps and make payments through Apple Pay with no data connection. watchOS 4 can use Wi-Fi networks for connectivity when a paired iPhone is not in range. With watchOS 4, Apple is taking a step further by letting the Watch connect directly to nearby Bluetooth devices. For the first time, Apple Watch will support Core Bluetooth. This means it can now bypass the iPhone completely and communicate directly with particular Bluetooth-enabled devices. The latest Bluetooth features of the watch should allow users connect directly to more specialized health and exercise devices, such as EKG monitors, golf-swing monitors, smart surfboards, and tennis trackers. This is an important technical building block that makes Apple Watch even more useful. 3. GymKit for Fitness Enthusiasts Another major highlight is support for a new technology platform called GymKit. It will let users wirelessly sync fitness data between their Apple Watches and cardio machines at gyms. Ultimately, watchOS 4 has the competence to collect workout data from gym instrument, it could also signify greater smartwatch independence for the next update. It is the first and foremost example of Apple utilizing the Near-field Communication (NFC) chip to interact with objects in the physical world. Apple is already opening up NFC chip access on the iPhone in iOS 11, so it is fair enough to think the watch will follow. 4. Upgraded Navigation to Add More User Friendliness Apple is also planning some adjustments to improve the navigation issues those were observed in past watchOS. In watchOS 4, users can sort the dock by recently opened and there will be a new list-style way to sort applications rather than the honeycomb grid. A horizontal page layout is a new addition and users should thank Apple for it. This horizontal page layout can launch on any page as Apple is also improving their own apps for developers to follow. For instance, Apple’s Workout app will allow users to start new exercises from within existing ones. By default, those exercises will use a goal the user has set and only require a couple of steps. It is the best example of creating a responsive user experience, where it is not only about updating the data in your UI but also about thinking of what the user might expect to do next in your app based on what you already know. 5. Siri is Drawing Everyone’s Attention Siri will now display calendar events and important information to its watch face in watchOS 4. Possibly the upcoming version of the watch will enable the most awaited arrival of the traditional Siri. Apple affirms that the watchOS 4 will have the smartest watch face ever with Siri’s intelligence that proactively displays the information users want right when they need it. Users can now ask Siri to send money to friends easily, instantly, and securely with updated Apple Pay. Users can also request and receive money right in Messages on their watch. 6. Apps are Getting Smarter Apple is allowing developers to do a lot more with their apps. For instance, background privileges will be prolonged for audio recording, enabling apps to catch the sound while the watch screen is off. Also, the open state time for application has been extended from two minutes to eight minutes, and then close once a task is completed. For example, if a user is out shopping, their shopping list will pop up when they raise their arm. This shows that Apple is focusing on minimizing the efforts a user has to put into navigating through the app. Which is your favorite watchOS 4 feature? 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UBC admissions blog Guiding you through your application About this blog Our dedicated admissions and financial advisors will help you through the application process by writing about admission requirements, financial matters, the application, events and visits, and everything in between. First-year English requirements As a UBC student, you’re expected to have excellent reading, writing, and speaking skills in English – regardless of your first language or citizenship. To ensure you develop those skills, all UBC undergraduate students are required to earn between three and six credits of first-year English. Is this the same thing as the English Language Admission Standard? No, they’re two different things. The English Language Admission Standard (ELAS) is an admissions requirement that you had to meet before being admitted to UBC. Your faculty’s first-year English requirements are something you need to meet now that you’re a UBC student. What are my first-year English requirements? To check how many English credits you must complete and which English courses will fulfill your degree requirements, please refer to the undergraduate degree requirements for your faculty on the Okanagan or Vancouver campus. What is the first-year English course entry requirement? To stay enrolled in your first-year English courses, you must meet the first-year English course entry requirement on the Okanagan or Vancouver campus. One way to do this is by writing the Language Proficiency Index (LPI) test, an exam that assists UBC in determining your competency in writing at a university level. Do I have to write the LPI test? Review your options for meeting the first-year English course entry requirement on the Okanagan or Vancouver campus. Please note that the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) do not exempt you from the LPI test. If you do need to write the LPI test, you can register online. Bachelor of Arts students on the Vancouver campus: You do not need to write the LPI test. To review the courses that fulfill your writing requirement, please refer to “Meeting the Faculty of Arts Writing Requirement with English courses” on the For students in the Faculty of Arts page.
/******************************************************************************* * Copyright (c) 2009 IBM Corporation and others. * * This program and the accompanying materials are made * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 * which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/ * * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 * * Contributors: * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation * Zend Technologies ******************************************************************************/ package org.eclipse.php.internal.ui.preferences; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.StatusDialog; import org.eclipse.php.internal.core.PHPCoreConstants; import org.eclipse.php.internal.ui.PHPUIMessages; import org.eclipse.php.internal.ui.preferences.TodoTaskConfigurationBlock.TodoTask; import org.eclipse.php.internal.ui.util.StatusInfo; import org.eclipse.php.internal.ui.wizards.fields.; import org.eclipse.swt.SWT; import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell; /** * Dialog to enter a na new task tag / public class TodoTaskInputDialog extends StatusDialog { private class CompilerTodoTaskInputAdapter implements IDialogFieldListener { @Override public void dialogFieldChanged(DialogField field) { doValidation(); } } private StringDialogField fNameDialogField; private ComboDialogField fPriorityDialogField; private List<String> fExistingNames; public TodoTaskInputDialog(Shell parent, TodoTask task, List<?> existingEntries) { super(parent); fExistingNames = new ArrayList<>(existingEntries.size()); for (int i = 0; i < existingEntries.size(); i++) { TodoTask curr = (TodoTask) existingEntries.get(i); if (!curr.equals(task)) { fExistingNames.add(curr.name); } } if (task == null) { setTitle(PHPUIMessages.TodoTaskInputDialog_new_title); } else { setTitle(PHPUIMessages.TodoTaskInputDialog_edit_title); } CompilerTodoTaskInputAdapter adapter = new CompilerTodoTaskInputAdapter(); fNameDialogField = new StringDialogField(); fNameDialogField.setLabelText(PHPUIMessages.TodoTaskInputDialog_name_label); fNameDialogField.setDialogFieldListener(adapter); fNameDialogField.setText((task != null) ? task.name : ""); //$NON-NLS-1$ String[] items = new String[] { PHPUIMessages.TodoTaskInputDialog_priority_high, PHPUIMessages.TodoTaskInputDialog_priority_normal, PHPUIMessages.TodoTaskInputDialog_priority_low }; fPriorityDialogField = new ComboDialogField(SWT.READ_ONLY); fPriorityDialogField.setLabelText(PHPUIMessages.TodoTaskInputDialog_priority_label); fPriorityDialogField.setItems(items); if (task != null) { if (PHPCoreConstants.TASK_PRIORITY_HIGH.equals(task.priority)) { fPriorityDialogField.selectItem(0); } else if (PHPCoreConstants.TASK_PRIORITY_NORMAL.equals(task.priority)) { fPriorityDialogField.selectItem(1); } else { fPriorityDialogField.selectItem(2); } } else { fPriorityDialogField.selectItem(1); } } public TodoTask getResult() { TodoTask task = new TodoTask(); task.name = fNameDialogField.getText().trim(); switch (fPriorityDialogField.getSelectionIndex()) { case 0: task.priority = PHPCoreConstants.TASK_PRIORITY_HIGH; break; case 1: task.priority = PHPCoreConstants.TASK_PRIORITY_NORMAL; break; default: task.priority = PHPCoreConstants.TASK_PRIORITY_LOW; break; } return task; } @Override protected Control createDialogArea(Composite parent) { Composite composite = (Composite) super.createDialogArea(parent); Composite inner = new Composite(composite, SWT.NONE); GridLayout layout = new GridLayout(); layout.marginHeight = 0; layout.marginWidth = 0; layout.numColumns = 2; inner.setLayout(layout); fNameDialogField.doFillIntoGrid(inner, 2); fPriorityDialogField.doFillIntoGrid(inner, 2); LayoutUtil.setHorizontalGrabbing(fNameDialogField.getTextControl(null)); LayoutUtil.setWidthHint(fNameDialogField.getTextControl(null), convertWidthInCharsToPixels(45)); fNameDialogField.postSetFocusOnDialogField(parent.getDisplay()); applyDialogFont(composite); return composite; } private void doValidation() { StatusInfo status = new StatusInfo(); String newText = fNameDialogField.getText(); if (newText.length() == 0) { status.setError(PHPUIMessages.TodoTaskInputDialog_error_enterName); } else { if (newText.indexOf(',') != -1) { status.setError(PHPUIMessages.TodoTaskInputDialog_error_comma); } else if (fExistingNames.contains(newText)) { status.setError(PHPUIMessages.TodoTaskInputDialog_error_entryExists); } else if (Character.isWhitespace(newText.charAt(0)) \|\| Character.isWhitespace(newText.charAt(newText.length() - 1))) { status.setError(PHPUIMessages.TodoTaskInputDialog_error_noSpace); } } updateStatus(status); } / * @see org.eclipse.jface.window.Window#configureShell(Shell) */ @Override protected void configureShell(Shell newShell) { super.configureShell(newShell); // TODO - Add the Help contex id // PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getHelpSystem().setHelp(newShell, // IPHPHelpContextIds.TODO_TASK_INPUT_DIALOG); } }
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124 Mich. App. 237 (1983) 333 N.W.2d 562 DESGRANGES PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, PC v. BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN Docket No. 54787. Michigan Court of Appeals. Decided February 11, 1983. Pelavin, Pelavin & Powers, P.C. (by Frumeth Brenda Hirsh), for plaintiffs. Foster, Swift, Collins & Coey, P.C. (by Theodore W. Swift and William K. Fahey), and Michael T. Zajac and Daniel E. Lazaroff, of counsel, for defendant on appeal. Before: M.J. KELLY, P.J., and T.M. BURNS and MacKENZIE, JJ. PER CURIAM. Coming before this Court on an appeal as of right, defendant Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Michigan argues that the lower court erred in entering a declaratory judgment on November 5, 1980, finding that defendant's refusal to contract with plaintiffs constituted a combination to restrain trade in violation of the provisions of MCL 445.701; MSA 28.31. Plaintiffs cross-appeal as of right from the trial judge's refusal to award them damages for the alleged antitrust actions of defendant and the trial judge's failure to find that the provision in the contract between the defendant and Dr. Louise Desgranges requiring the 241 doctor to be personally present when any psychiatric care was given to a patient by the plaintiff psychiatric center was unconscionable and void as against public policy. Plaintiff Desgranges Psychiatric Center is a professional corporation that provides outpatient mental health care services to adolescent children and their families. It was incorporated by Dr. Desgranges, a child psychiatrist, and the staff includes a full psychologist as well as plaintiff Kathleen Desgranges, who has a master's degree in social work. Defendant, a voluntary nonprofit medical care and hospital service corporation, has provided service benefits for outpatient medical health care administered by a participating clinic since 1966. In January, 1979, Dr. Desgranges requested an application to secure a participation agreement with defendant for reimbursement for outpatient child psychiatry care. On November 11, 1978, Dr. Desgranges became a participating physician under a contract with defendant. Pursuant to this contract, Dr. Desgranges must certify that the services she provides and for which she seeks reimbursements are performed personally by her or under her direct and personal supervision and in her presence. Thus, plaintiffs can receive reimbursement only for services provided personally by Dr. Desgranges and only for psychological testing conducted by a certified psychologist. Dr. Desgranges' January 12, 1979, request for an application to secure a participation agreement with defendant for her psychiatric center was never granted due to a moratorium imposed by defendant on the granting of any further outpatient psychiatric clinic participation agreements. 242 Had the application been granted, Dr. Desgranges' clinic could have been reimbursed for services by a social worker with a master's degree as well as services by a psychiatrist. In the instant action, plaintiffs charge defendant with violating Michigan's antitrust statute by maintaining its moratorium on the approval of new outpatient psychiatric clinics for participation in defendant's reimbursement scheme. Plaintiffs also allege that defendant maintains an unlawful monopoly over the outpatient psychiatric service market in Genesee County and that the requirement of Dr. Desgranges' reimbursement agreement that she would be personally present when psychiatric care is given is an unconscionable contract provision that inhibits Dr. Desgranges from engaging in medically accepted methods of diagnosis and treatment. Following a lengthy hearing held below, the trial judge ruled that defendant's maintenance of its moratorium on the approval of new outpatient psychiatric clinics was unreasonable and violated Michigan's antitrust statutes. The trial judge made no ruling on plaintiffs' claim that the "personal presence" requirement of Dr. Desgranges' reimbursement agreement with defendant is unconscionable. The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the evidence presented below was sufficient to establish that defendant combined or conspired with any other party to restrain trade in violation of Michigan's antitrust statute. That statute, MCL 445.701; MSA 28.31, makes it unlawful in this state to participate in: "a combination of capital, skill or arts by two or more persons, firms, partnerships, corporations or associations 243 of persons, or of any two or more of them, for either, any or all of the following purposes: "1. To create or carry out restrictions in trade or commerce; * * "3. To prevent competition in manufacturing, making, transportation, sale or purchase of merchandise, produce or any commodity." As was noted by this Court in Metro Club, Inc v Schostak Brothers & Co, Inc, 89 Mich App 417, 419; 280 NW2d 553 (1979), the most basic element of a cause of action brought under this statute is proof of "the requisite combination of two or more entities". Plaintiffs sought to prove the existence of an unlawful combination between defendant and certain outpatient psychiatric clinics by showing that they were parties to a participation agreement that restrained trade. However, the trial judge's findings of fact do not contain a determination that such a combination was established. The mere fact that participation agreements between defendant and various outpatient clinics exist is insufficient proof of an illegal combination without evidence to show that the agreements restrained trade. Id. Plaintiffs' theory that the agreements restrain trade is seriously undermined by plaintiffs' admission that they enable "subscribers to receive health care benefits". Thus, they would appear to facilitate trade. Most damaging to plaintiffs' argument that the agreements are unlawful is the fact that the purpose of this lawsuit is to obtain such an agreement. If the agreements are unlawful, then this Court cannot affirm the lower court judgment as to do so would have the effect of ordering defendant to enter into an unlawful contract with plaintiffs. Further, there is no evidence in the record that 244 defendant and the participating outpatient psychiatric clinics entered into any type of agreement that would deny plaintiffs an opportunity to secure such a participation agreement. Specifically, there is no evidence that the participation agreements between defendant and various outpatient psychiatric clinics contain any provision that would inhibit defendant from entering into a similar agreement with plaintiffs. Rather, the decision to impose a moratorium on any further such agreements appears to have been made solely by defendant. We recognize plaintiffs' argument that defendant is composed of a diversity of constituent groups which make defendant itself a combination of two or more entities. However, the evidence in the record refutes this argument. Unlike the situation in Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists v Blue Shield of Virginia, 624 F2d 476 (CA 4, 1980), cert den 450 US 916; 101 S Ct 1360; 67 L Ed 2d 342 (1981), defendant's bylaws do not require that a majority of the board of directors be physicians or psychiatrists. In fact, nearly 60% of defendant's board of directors are consumer representatives. Because of the structure of defendant's board of directors then, the questionable type of provider control criticized by the Virginia Academy court is not present in this case. For this reason that case is distinguishable. Human Resource Institute of Norfolk, Inc v Blue Cross of Virginia, 498 F Supp 63 (ED Va, 1980). Thus, the record establishes that defendant's decision not to contract with plaintiffs was a unilateral one. A unilateral action, no matter how anticompetitive it may be, does not amount to a combination to restrain trade. Theatre Enterprises, Inc v Paramount Film Distributing Corp, 245 346 US 537; 74 S Ct 257; 98 L Ed 273 (1954); Overseas Motors, Inc v Import Motors Ltd, Inc, 375 F Supp 499 (ED Mich, 1974), aff'd 519 F2d 119 (CA 6, 1975). Therefore, the lower court erred in finding that defendant's actions constituted a combination to restrain trade in violation of MCL 445.701; MSA 28.31. Although the lower court did not render a decision on whether the provision in defendant's reimbursement contract with Dr. Desgranges that she be "personally present" when any psychiatric care is administered is unconscionable and unreasonable, we find that a remand to determine this matter is not necessary. As this Court noted in Michigan Ass'n of Psychotherapy Clinics v Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan, 101 Mich App 559, 571-573; 301 NW2d 33 (1980), modified in part 411 Mich 869; 306 NW2d 101 (1981), such a clause does not invade the physician-patient relationship, "Doctors are still free to use social workers without master's degrees in their clinics. The only difference is the financial source to which they must now look for compensation". Reversed. MacKENZIE, J. (concurring). I am constrained to agree with the majority's holding that the record before us contains insufficient evidence that the moratorium was the result of a combination to support the trial court's finding of a violation of MCL 445.701; MSA 28.31. I do not, however, endorse all of the reasoning which the majority proffers in support of that result. On cross-appeal, plaintiffs argue that Dr. Desgranges' participation agreement with defendant was unconscionable and void because it violated MCL 550.310; MSA 24.600, which provided in part: 246 "A nonprofit medical care corporation shall not impose restrictions on the doctors of medicine, doctors of osteopathic medicine, or doctors of surgical chiropody or podiatry, or doctors of chiropractic, who treat its subscribers as to methods of diagnosis or treatment. The private physician-patient relationship shall be maintained and the subscriber shall at all times have free choice of doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or doctor of surgical chiropody or podiatry, or doctor of chiropractic." Plaintiffs argue that, in view of the foregoing provision, the trial court erred by denying them declaratory and injunctive relief. The majority rejects that argument in view of Mich Ass'n of Psychotherapy Clinics v Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan, 101 Mich App 559, 571-573; 301 NW2d 33 (1980), modified in part 411 Mich 869; 306 NW2d 101 (1981). Whether or not that case was correctly decided, plaintiffs' claim for declaratory and injunctive relief is now untenable because MCL 550.310; MSA 24.600 was repealed by 1980 PA 350, the Nonprofit Health Care Corporation Reform Act, effective April 3, 1981. The analogous provision of the new act is MCL 550.1502(3); MSA 24.660(502)(3), which provides: "A health care corporation shall not restrict the methods of diagnosis or treatment of professional health care providers who treat members. Each member of the health care corporation shall at all times have a choice of professional health care providers. This subsection shall not apply to limitations in benefits contained in certificates, to the reimbursement provisions of a provider contract or reimbursement arrangement, nor to standards set by the corporation for all contractng providers." (Emphasis added.) The emphasized language evidently permits restrictions 247 in participation agreements such as those at issue here. The record before us contains disturbing evidence that the moratorium unilaterally imposed by defendant bears no reasonable relationship to the need for outpatient psychotherapy clinics and specifically outpatient child psychotherapy clinics. Many of defendant's subscribers are being relegated to the offices of individual participating psychiatrists at which reimbursement is not possible under defendant's rules for the multidisciplinary approach to therapy, which approach is generally recognized as preferable in this field. The ostensible reason for the moratorium was to allow time for development of methodologies for determining the need for outpatient psychotherapy clinics, but defendant has since rejected the methodologies developed by the state without proffering any of its own and extended the moratorium indefinitely. The record suggests that the moratorium does not reduce waste or unnecessary treatment, but instead cuts defendant's costs by discouraging subscribers from utilizing benefits which defendant has contracted to provide. Fortunately, subscribers and providers will soon have a remedy under the new act. Under part 5 of the act, MCL 550.1501 et seq.; MSA 24.660(501) et seq., defendant was required to develop a provider class plan which met, among other requirements, those of MCL 550.1504(1); MSA 24.660(504)(1): "A health care corporation shall, with respect to providers, contract with or enter into a reimbursement arrangement to assure subscribers reasonable access to, and reasonable cost and quality of, health care services, in accordance with the following goals: "(a) There will be an appropriate number of providers *248 throughout this state to assure the availability of certificate-covered health care services to each subscriber. "(b) Providers will meet and abide by reasonable standards of health care quality. "(c) Providers will be subject to reimbursement arrangements that will assure a rate of change in the total corporation payment per member to each provider class that is not higher than the compound rate of inflation and real economic growth." Providers and subscribers will be able to raise the concerns expressed here when the Commissioner of Insurance eventually determines whether defendant is meeting the required goals; see MCL 550.1509, 550.1510, 550.1515; MSA 24.660(509), 24.660(510), 24.660(515).
Halo DS Halo DS was a Halo game that was planned to be released on the Nintendo DS, but was canceled as deals did not work out. It was playable before it was canceled.[1] In January 2007, Matt Casamassina of IGN claimed he played a version of Halo for the Nintendo DS. On October 2, 2007 he demonstrated on-camera, and in-game footage of an early-development style version of Halo DS. The demonstrated work featured dual-wielding and a version of the Halo 2 map Zanzibar. Bungie employees later explained the Halo DS demo was in fact an unsolicited pitch that was never taken on.
#include <cmath> #include <iostream> #include <limits> #include <cstdio> #include <cassert> #include "chisquare.h" using namespace chisq; /* taken from numerical recipis 2007 third edition modified by thorfinn@binf.ku.dk 30 aug 2013 ppl on the internet complain that numerecial recp can't be used in academic gnu software, will need to check that and use a different impl. / const double Gauleg18::y[18] = {0.0021695375159141994, 0.011413521097787704,0.027972308950302116,0.051727015600492421, 0.082502225484340941, 0.12007019910960293,0.16415283300752470, 0.21442376986779355, 0.27051082840644336, 0.33199876341447887, 0.39843234186401943, 0.46931971407375483, 0.54413605556657973, 0.62232745288031077, 0.70331500465597174, 0.78649910768313447, 0.87126389619061517, 0.95698180152629142}; const double Gauleg18::w[18] = {0.0055657196642445571, 0.012915947284065419,0.020181515297735382,0.027298621498568734, 0.034213810770299537,0.040875750923643261,0.047235083490265582, 0.053244713977759692,0.058860144245324798,0.064039797355015485, 0.068745323835736408,0.072941885005653087,0.076598410645870640, 0.079687828912071670,0.082187266704339706,0.084078218979661945, 0.085346685739338721,0.085983275670394821}; double chisq::gammln(const double xx) { int j; double x,tmp,y,ser; static const double cof[14]={57.1562356658629235,-59.5979603554754912, 14.1360979747417471,-0.491913816097620199,.339946499848118887e-4, .465236289270485756e-4,-.983744753048795646e-4,.158088703224912494e-3, -.210264441724104883e-3,.217439618115212643e-3,-.164318106536763890e-3, .844182239838527433e-4,-.261908384015814087e-4,.368991826595316234e-5}; if (xx <= 0) throw("bad arg in gammln"); y=x=xx; tmp = x+5.24218750000000000; tmp = (x+0.5)log(tmp)-tmp; ser = 0.999999999999997092; for (j=0;j<14;j++) ser += cof[j]/++y; return tmp+log(2.5066282746310005ser/x); } double Gamma::gammp(const double a, const double x) { if (x < 0.0 \|\| a <= 0.0) throw("bad args in gammp"); if (x == 0.0) return 0.0; else if ((int)a >= ASWITCH) return gammpapprox(a,x,1); else if (x < a+1.0) return gser(a,x); else return 1.0-gcf(a,x); } double Gamma::gammq(const double a, const double x) { if (x < 0.0 \|\| a <= 0.0) throw("bad args in gammq"); if (x == 0.0) return 1.0; else if ((int)a >= ASWITCH) return gammpapprox(a,x,0); else if (x < a+1.0) return 1.0-gser(a,x); else return gcf(a,x); } double Gamma::gser(const double a, const double x) { double sum,del,ap; gln=gammln(a); ap=a; del=sum=1.0/a; for (;;) { ++ap; del = x/ap; sum += del; if (fabs(del) < fabs(sum)EPS) { return sumexp(-x+alog(x)-gln); } } } double Gamma::gcf(const double a, const double x) { int i; double an,b,c,d,del,h; gln=gammln(a); b=x+1.0-a; c=1.0/FPMIN; d=1.0/b; h=d; for (i=1;;i++) { an = -i(i-a); b += 2.0; d=and+b; if (fabs(d) < FPMIN) d=FPMIN; c=b+an/c; if (fabs(c) < FPMIN) c=FPMIN; d=1.0/d; del=dc; h = del; if (fabs(del-1.0) <= EPS) break; } return exp(-x+alog(x)-gln)h; } double Gamma::gammpapprox(double a, double x, int psig) { int j; double xu,t,sum,ans; double a1 = a-1.0, lna1 = log(a1), sqrta1 = sqrt(a1); gln = gammln(a); if (x > a1) xu = std::max(a1 + 11.5sqrta1, x + 6.0sqrta1); else xu = std::max(0.,std::min(a1 - 7.5sqrta1, x - 5.0sqrta1)); sum = 0; for (j=0;j<ngau;j++) { t = x + (xu-x)y[j]; sum += w[j]exp(-(t-a1)+a1(log(t)-lna1)); } ans = sum(xu-x)exp(a1(lna1-1.)-gln); return (psig?(ans>0.0? 1.0-ans:-ans):(ans>=0.0? ans:1.0+ans)); } double Gamma::invgammp(double p, double a) { int j; double x,err,t,u,pp,lna1,afac,a1=a-1; const double EPS=1.e-8; gln=gammln(a); if (a <= 0.) throw("a must be pos in invgammap"); if (p >= 1.) return std::max(100.,a + 100.sqrt(a)); if (p <= 0.) return 0.0; if (a > 1.) { lna1=log(a1); afac = exp(a1(lna1-1.)-gln); pp = (p < 0.5)? p : 1. - p; t = sqrt(-2.log(pp)); x = (2.30753+t0.27061)/(1.+t(0.99229+t0.04481)) - t; if (p < 0.5) x = -x; x = std::max(1.e-3,apow(1.-1./(9.a)-x/(3.sqrt(a)),3)); } else { t = 1.0 - a(0.253+a0.12); if (p < t) x = pow(p/t,1./a); else x = 1.-log(1.-(p-t)/(1.-t)); } for (j=0;j<12;j++) { if (x <= 0.0) return 0.0; err = gammp(a,x) - p; if (a > 1.) t = afacexp(-(x-a1)+a1(log(x)-lna1)); else t = exp(-x+a1log(x)-gln); u = err/t; x -= (t = u/(1.-0.5std::min(1.,u((a-1.)/x - 1)))); if (x <= 0.) x = 0.5(x + t); if (fabs(t) < EPSx ) break; } return x; } const double Gamma::EPS = std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon(); const double Gamma::FPMIN = std::numeric_limits<double>::min()/EPS; / //in .h now struct Chisqdist : Gamma { double nu,fac; Chisqdist(double nnu) : nu(nnu) { fac = 0.693147180559945309(0.5nu)+gammln(0.5nu); } double p(double x2) { if (x2 <= 0.) throw("bad x2 in Chisqdist"); return exp(-0.5(x2-(nu-2.)log(x2))-fac); } double cdf(double x2) { if (x2 < 0.) throw("bad x2 in Chisqdist"); return gammp(0.5nu,0.5x2); } double invcdf(double p) { if (p < 0. \|\| p >= 1.) throw("bad p in Chisqdist"); return 2.invgammp(p,0.5nu); } }; / #ifdef __WITH_MAIN__ int main(int argc, char **argv){ fprintf(stderr,"Thorfinn chisquare function\n------------------\n"); double df; std::cout << "Type degrees of freedom"<<std::endl; std::cin >> df; assert(df>0); int type =0; std::cout << "Type 1-3.\n\t1: density (R::dchisq)\n\t2: cdf (R::pchisq)\n\t3: invcdf (R::qchisq)"<<std::endl; std::cin>>type; if(type==0) return 0; Chisqdist tmp(df); while(1){ double val; std::cout << "Type point for evaluation"<<std::endl; std::cin >>val; if(type==1) fprintf(stderr,"Chisquare.p(%f,%f)=%e\n",val,df,tmp.p(val)); if(type==2) fprintf(stderr,"Chisquare.cdf(%f,%f)=%e\n",val,df,tmp.cdf(val)); if(type==3) fprintf(stderr,"Chisquare.invcdf(%f,%f)=%e\n",val,df,tmp.invcdf(val)); } return 0; } #endif
Understanding the basis of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in the era of the next-generation sequencing. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of heritable connective tissue disorders (HCTDs) defined by joint laxity, skin alterations, and joint hypermobility. The latest EDS classification recognized 13 subtypes in which the clinical and genetic phenotypes are often overlapping, making the diagnosis rather difficult and strengthening the importance of the molecular diagnostic confirmation. New genetic techniques such as next-generation sequencing (NGS) gave the opportunity to identify the genetic bases of unresolved EDS types and support clinical counseling. To date, the molecular defects have been identified in 19 genes, mainly in those encoding collagen, its modifying enzymes or other constituents of the extracellular matrix (ECM). In this review we summarize the contribution of NGS technologies to the current knowledge of the genetic background in different EDS subtypes.
Top Teams Cleveland Cavaliers Should Talk Draft Day Trades with Top Teams Cleveland Cavaliers Should Talk Draft Day Trades with Cleveland Cavaliers' general manager Chris Grant is known as one of the most creative minds in all of basketball. His talents landed the Cavs the first overall pick in 2011, thanks to a trade that only required the Cavs to play Baron Davis 15 games at the end of a miserable season. Last year, Grant managed to convert a late first-rounder from the Los Angeles Lakers into the 17th overall pick, selecting ACC Player of the Year Tyler Zeller. This season, Grant could very well be at it again. Already moving up 11 picks thanks to a clause in last year's trade with the Lakers, the Cavs not only own the first overall pick, but the 19th, 31st and 33rd as well. With rumors that the Cavs could move the first overall pick as well as potentially trading up in the draft much like they did last season, Grant should be busy leading up to draft day. Here are the five NBA teams the Cavs should try to swing a deal with leading up to the draft. Minnesota Timberwolves 1 of 5 The Minnesota Timberwolves are going through front-office changes, which means no player on the roster could be deemed untouchable. The Cavs and T-Wolves could very much be in trade talks leading up to the draft, according to a report from sheridanhoops.com: The Cleveland Cavaliers are fielding calls from everywhere, but the team they’d really like to to make a deal with is Minnesota. And if the Timberwolves are willing to surrender Kevin Love, the No. 1 pick is available to them, sources tell SheridanHoops.com. Love in Cleveland is certainly worth talking about. The All-Star power forward is one of the best rebounders in the NBA, can score from anywhere on the floor and is still just 24 years old. While it's unlikely the Wolves would do a straight pick-for-Love swap, it's worth looking into just how much they'd be asking for his services. Would the Cavs give up their own starting power forward, Tristan Thompson, and the first overall pick for Love? Grant has to weigh his options here, but any chance at getting a player like Love for just a few draft picks certainly seems worth it. Dallas Mavericks 2 of 5 Cleveland and Dallas struck a draft-day deal last year when the Cavs traded the 24th, 33rd and 34th overall picks to the Mavericks for the rights to Tyler Zeller at pick No. 17. Dallas has been more interested in the free-agent market than the draft the past few years, and were happy to avoid the cap hold that the 17th overall pick carried ($1.4 million in Year 1) compared to the 24th overall pick ($0.9 million). Could history repeat itself in 2013? Cleveland once again has a late first-round pick and multiple picks in the second round. Dallas owns the 13th overall pick, and is once again rumored to be shopping it to save the cap hit it would carry. If the Cavs have the opportunity to trade the 19th, 31st and 33rd overall picks to the Mavs for their 13th overall pick, they should do it. The 2013 NBA draft isn't exactly top heavy, but does carry exceptional value in the 5-to-15 range. With the 13th pick, the Cavs could possibly draft a player like Shabazz Muhammad or Alex Len who almost certainly wouldn't have lasted six picks longer. Washington Wizards 3 of 5 Going in a different direction, could the Cavs themselves look to trade back from the first overall pick? If the Cavs are convinced Otto Porter of Georgetown is their guy but don't want to spend the first overall pick on him, they could try to trade back with one of these teams. The Wizards are the logical choice, as they likely wouldn't pass on a player like Porter with a need at small forward. However, if management falls in love with a possible John Wall-Nerlens Noel combo, they may want to swap picks with Cleveland to make sure they get their guy. The Cavs could leverage this trading back into a possible future first-rounder, or ask for a young player (Kevin Seraphin?) in return. Atlanta Hawks They took a step back on the court when they traded Joe Johnson away last summer, but remain much more deadly off it with the new cap space they'll have from dumping his contract. Unrestricted free agent forward Josh Smith could be the next star to leave, however, likely making the Hawks a lottery team if they can't add a significant free agent. If Atlanta goes into rebuild mode, they could consider moving their highest-paid player in center Al Horford. Horford is about to turn 27 and had his best season last year with averages of 17.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. While Horford to Cleveland is just a pipe dream at this point, he would definitely be worth the first overall pick in a draft such as this. If Danny Ferry decides to call his former employer to make Horford available, the Cavs should definitely listen. Portland Trail Blazers 5 of 5 Another rumor floating around comes to us courtesy of Yahoo! Sports, which talks about the Cavs interest in another All-Star big man: Privately, the Cleveland front office has pitched a fantasy of trading young players and picks to Portland for All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge, sources said. Aldridge, like Horford, is severely underrated in the NBA today. The 27-year-old forward averaged 21.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots per game last season. A versatile and creative offensive threat, Aldridge has scored 17.8 points per game or more in six of his seven NBA seasons. The thought of an Aldridge-Kyrie Irving combo is certainly tempting, especially when you throw players like Dion Waiters and Anderson Varejao in the mix. To land Aldridge, however, would take work. Honestly, the first overall pick probably wouldn't be enough. Cleveland would likely have to throw in another one of their young post players for the Blazers to sit up and take notice. Would it be worth it for Cleveland to part with either Tristan Thompson or Tyler Zeller if it meant bringing in a player like Aldridge?
Chinese Actor Shatters Social Media Records After Apologizing For Cheating On Wife Wednesday Apr 2, 2014 at 3:01 PM Aly Weisman Chinese actor Wen Zhang is as famous for his movies as he is his family-man image. Zhang, 29, has been married to Chinese actress Yili Ma, 37, since 2008. The couple have a daughter together and Ma is currently pregnant with their second child. But Zhang's reputation as a faithful husband was shattered Monday as he took to Weibo — essentially the Twitter of China — to admit, and apologize, for having an affair with Chinese actress Yao Di, his co-star on popular Chinese TV show "Naked Marriage." "I have brought this upon myself. A mistake is a mistake. This has nothing to do with anyone else," Wen wrote, as translated by The Hollywood Reporter. "Today, I am willing to accept all the consequences. I've let down Ma Yili and our children. My mistake does not deserve to be forgiven, and it will be difficult for me to make amends for all the harm I've caused. But I want to do it. I have to do it. This is what I'll do for the rest of my life." Within 10 hours, the post had attracted over 2.5 million comments and was retweeted more than 1 million times — both new records for Weibo, according to THR. To put that into perspective, Ellen DeGeneres' star-studded Oscar selfie has currently been "favorited" nearly 2 million times and retweeted nearly 3.5 million times. Obama's "Four More Years" tweet, which held the previous record, has just 296,000 "favorites" and 780,000 retweets. Zhang's wife replied on Weibo to her husband's viral post by simply stating, "Being in love is easy, being married is not. It is to be cherished." Her comment has garnered more than 650,000 retweets and nearly a million comments.
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height=17 style='height:12.75pt'> <td height=17 class=xl6625262 style='height:12.75pt'>Description</td> <td colspan=2 class=xl6725262 width=505 style='width:379pt'>The agents learns to identify whether there are similar objects in visual field</td> <td class=xl6553525262></td> <td class=xl6553525262></td> <td class=xl6553525262></td> <td class=xl6553525262></td> <td class=xl6553525262></td> <td class=xl6553525262></td> </tr> <tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'> <td height=17 class=xl6625262 style='height:12.75pt'>Child equivalent</td> <td colspan=2 class=xl6725262 width=505 style='width:379pt'>Find two similar toys on carpet</td> <td class=xl6553525262></td> <td class=xl6553525262></td> <td class=xl6553525262></td> <td class=xl6553525262></td> <td class=xl6553525262></td> <td class=xl6553525262></td> </tr> <tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'> <td height=17 class=xl6625262 style='height:12.75pt'>Child age</td> <td colspan=2 class=xl6825262 width=505 style='width:379pt'>7 mths</td> <td 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All relevant data are within the paper files. Introduction {#sec001} ============ Osteoporosis is a global public health problem currently affecting nearly 50 million of individuals in the industrialized countries and representing a major public health burden nowadays and for the foreseeable future \[[@pone.0172100.ref001]\]. It is characterized by an imbalance in bone remodelling process that leads to progressive loss of bone mass and bone microarchitecture, thus increasing the fracture risk \[[@pone.0172100.ref002]\]. Osteoporotic fractures have serious direct consequences on the patient quality of life (e.g. decreased functional mobility) and indirect consequences on the whole society (e.g. increase request of professional home-care services). The resulting socio-economic cost is estimated at about 40 billion of euro per year in the European Union \[[@pone.0172100.ref003], [@pone.0172100.ref004]\]. Currently, together with the lifestyle recommendations for reducing osteoporotic fracture risk, the strategies to treat or limit the progress of the osteoporosis include the surgical management of osteoporotic fractures by minimally invasive techniques with injectable methyl methacrylate cements \[[@pone.0172100.ref005]\], pharmacological therapies with bisphosphonates, hormonal therapy, antagonists of the Wnt signaling pathways and anti-resorptive drugs and molecules acting on calcium-sensing receptors \[[@pone.0172100.ref006]--[@pone.0172100.ref008]\]. However, all these strategies confine the problem without resolving it. For example, the oral administration of bisphosphonates has several severe side effects and the current injectable biomaterials addressed to bone healing are still unable to exhibit adequate bioactivity and osteoconductivity, associated with the adequate mechanical performance to withstand the early biomechanical loads \[[@pone.0172100.ref009]--[@pone.0172100.ref012]\]. In this respect, the development of injectable biomaterials provided with bioactivity, bioresorbability as well as the ability to be implanted by minimal invasive surgery and self-harden in vivo, stabilizing even complex-shape bone fractures is highly demanded. Nowadays, a growing interest on the synthesis and development of calcium phosphate bone cements (CPCs) is demonstrated in literature, especially due to their excellent bioactivity deriving from the chemical similarity to the inorganic part of bone \[[@pone.0172100.ref013]--[@pone.0172100.ref015]\]. Among the various approaches reported for the synthesis of CPCs, the one based on the hydrolysis and transformation of α-Ca~3~(PO~4~)~2~ (αTCP) into nanostructured calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite (CD-HA) particles is particularly valued \[[@pone.0172100.ref009]\]. Moreover, the possibility to endow CD-HA structure of bioactive ions increased the possible application of this bone cement. In particular, the CD-HA doping with strontium ions is particularly effective against osteoporotic bone weakening \[[@pone.0172100.ref016], [@pone.0172100.ref017]\]. It was found that Sr^2+^ enhances the proliferation and differentiation of osteoprogenitor cells into bone-forming osteoblasts, with mechanisms probably involving membrane-bound calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) and Wnt/β-catenin signalling \[[@pone.0172100.ref018], [@pone.0172100.ref019]\]. Moreover, Sr^2+^ decreases osteoclastogenesis and the resorbing activity of mature osteoclasts \[[@pone.0172100.ref020], [@pone.0172100.ref021]\]. In the present work, Sr-doped hydroxyapatite (HA) bone cements were prepared by mixing Sr-substituted αTCP phases with setting solutions enriched with sodium alginate, as already described and characterized in our previous work \[[@pone.0172100.ref022]\], and for the first time were deeper biological evaluates in vitro, to investigate its biological effect on mouse mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), pre-osteoblasts (OBs) and osteoclasts (OCLs). Materials and methods {#sec002} ===================== Sr-BCs synthesis {#sec003} ---------------- Sr-doped HA cements were prepared as reported in our previous work \[[@pone.0172100.ref022]\]. Briefly, Sr-substituted αTCP powders with different strontium content (i.e. Sr/(Ca+Sr) = 0, 2, 5 mol%, henceforth coded as bone cement (BC), Sr2%-BC and Sr5%-BC respectively), were synthesized by solid state reaction at 1400°C for 1 hour of mixtures of calcium carbonate (CaCO~3~, Carlo Erba, Italy), calcium hydrogen phosphate (CaHPO~4~, Sigma Aldrich) and strontium carbonate (SrCO~3~, Carlo Erba, Italy). After rapid quenching, the powders were milled by planetary mono mill (Pulverisette 6 classic line, Fritsch, Germany) at 400 rpm for 50 minutes with 5 mm diameter zirconia balls. Aqueous solutions containing 5 wt% of Na~2~HPO~4~ (Fluka) and 2 wt% of sodium alginate (Alginic Acid Sodium Salt from Brown Algae, Sigma Aldrich) were mixed with the powders by using a liquid-to-powder ratio equals to 0.48 ml/g. Solid and liquid components were treated with γ irradiation (25 kGy) and autoclaving (121°C for 20 minutes), respectively, and then mixed together by using a commercial Bone Cement Delivery System equipment (P-system, Medmix, Switzerland). Cylindrical cement specimens for in vitro tests (diameter = 10 mm; height = 2 mm) were obtained after 72 hours of dry incubation at 37°C and washing in ethanol 70% for 20 min followed by three washes in 1x PBS for 10 min each. The discs were then dried and sterilized by UV irradiation for 30 min per side under laminar flow hood and finally preconditioned for 72 hours in standard cell culture medium. Ion concentration measurements {#sec004} ------------------------------ The elemental composition of the cement precursors as well as the release of calcium and strontium ions in cell culture medium were analysed by Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES, Liberty 200, Varian, Clayton South, Australia). In particular, 20 mg of precursor powders were dissolved into 2 ml of nitric acid (HNO~3~, Sigma Aldrich), followed by dilution to 100 ml with bi-distilled water. Then, the release of calcium and strontium ions was evaluated by submerging disk-shaped samples (diameter = 10 mm; height = 2 mm) in Dulbecco\'s modified Eagle\'s medium (DMEM/F12 GlutaMAX (Gibco, Carlsbad, CA) supplemented with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum and 1% Penicillin-Streptomycin (PAA, Pasching, Austria) and aged at 37°C and 5% CO~2~. At each time point (after 1, 2, 3, 7 and 14 days) of incubation the supernatants were completely removed from the sample and collected for ion quantification (in mM): the supernatants were diluted in 0.5 ml HNO~3~ and 8.5 ml bidistilled water. Three specimens for each precursor powder and cement formulation were tested. The amount of Sr^2+^ ions (in weight) released at each time point was also referred to the correspondent amount in the precursor powder (in weight) ([Fig 1C](#pone.0172100.g001){ref-type="fig"}). ![Ion concentration.\ Cumulative Ca^2+^ (A) and Sr^2+^ (B) ion release concentrations from the cements in Dulbecco\'s modified Eagle\'s medium and resulting ion concentration (in weight %) in respect to the initial amount of Sr^2+^ in the precursor powders (C). (\p≤0.05; \\p≤0.01, \\\p≤0.001).](pone.0172100.g001){#pone.0172100.g001} Cell culture {#sec005} ------------ Mouse mesenchymal stem cells (C57BL/6) (MSCs), purchased from Invitrogen (Carlsbad, CA), were cultured in DMEM/F12 GlutaMAX (Gibco, Carlsbad, CA) supplemented with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) and 1% Penicillin-Streptomycin (100 U/ml-100 μg/ml); PAA, Pasching, Austria). For the experiments, cells were plated at 1.5×10^4^/cement and cultured for up to 14 days in αMEM GlutaMAX (Gibco) supplemented with 10% FBS and 1% Penicillin-Streptomycin and osteogenic factors (10 mM β-glycerophaspate, 10^−7^ M dexamethasone, 50 μg/ml ascorbic acid). Mouse pre-osteoblast cell line MC3T3-E1 Subclone 14 (OBs), obtained from ATCC cell bank (Manassas, VA, USA), was used as a model of osteoblasts \[[@pone.0172100.ref023]\]. 1.5×10^4^/cement of OBs were cultured in αMEM containing ribonucleosides, deoxyribonucleosides (GIBCO), and L-glutamine, 10% FBS and 1% Penicillin-Streptomycin and osteogenic factors (10 mM β-glycerophaspate, 50 μg/ml ascorbic acid). The RAW 264.7 cell line (ATCC) (OCLs), an established mouse monocyte cell line used as a model of osteoclast formation in vitro \[[@pone.0172100.ref024]\], was cultured in DMEM/F12 GlutaMAX supplemented with 10% FBS and 1% Penicillin-Streptomycin. To initiate the cell differentiation, 25 ng/mL soluble murine Receptor Activator for Nuclear Factor kB Ligand (RANKL, Sigma-Aldrich, Dorset, UK) were added. For the experiments, cells were plated at 3.0×10^4^/cement and cultured for up to 14 days. Sr-BCs and BC discs, sterilized and preconditioned as above derived, were placed one per well in a 24-well plate and a drop of 50 μl, containing cell suspension, was seeded on the centre of the upper discs surface allowing cell attachment for 30 min in the incubator, before adding 1.5 ml of cell culture medium into each well. The cell medium was changed every 3 days. All cell-handling procedures were performed in a sterile laminar flow hood. All cell culture incubation steps were performed at 37°C with 5% CO~2~ and controlled humidity. Cell viability and proliferation {#sec006} -------------------------------- The viability and proliferation of the MSCs and OBs were measured by evaluating metabolically active cells. The MTT reagent (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) is reduced to formazan dye in metabolically active cells. The formazan production can be observed at λ~max~ of 570 nm, using a Multiskan FC Microplate Photometer (Thermo Scientific), and the absorbance is directly proportional to the number of metabolically active cells. The reagent was prepared at 5 mg/mL in 1x PBS. Cell were incubated with the MTT reagent 1:10 for 2 h at 37°C. Medium was collected and cells incubated with dimethyl sulfoxide for 15 min. In this assay, the mean values of absorbance were determined. Tree biologically independent samples were analysed at day 1, 2, 3, 7, and 14 and the percentage of viability with respect to that of cells cultured on BCs, used as control group, was shown. Cell morphology evaluation {#sec007} -------------------------- ### Actin filaments staining {#sec008} After 3 days of culture, samples were washed in 1x PBS for 5 min and fixed in 4% (w/v) paraformaldehyde for 15 min. Permeabilization was performed with 1x PBS with 0.1% (v/v) Triton X-100 for 5 min. FITC conjugated phalloidin (Invitrogen) 38 nM in 1x PBS was added for 20 min at room temperature in the dark. For nuclear staining the cells were incubated with DAPI 300 nM (Invitrogen) for 5 min. Images were acquired by an Inverted Ti-E fluorescence microscope (Nikon). The analysis was performed for all the cements tested, but only one representative image for each cell type grown on BC samples has been reported. ### Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis {#sec009} After 3 days of culture, Sr-BCs and BCs samples were washed with 0.1 M sodium cacodylate buffer pH 7.4 and fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde in 0.1 M sodium cacodylate buffer pH 7.4 for 2 h at 4°C, washed in 0.1 M sodium cacodylate buffer pH 7.4 and dehydrated in a graded series of ethanol (30%, 50%, 70%, 90% and 100% for 10 min/each). Dehydrated samples were sputter-coated with gold and observed using Stereoscan 360 SEM (Cambridge Instruments, UK). The analysis was performed for all the cements tested, but one representative image for each cell type grown on BC samples has been reported. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) {#sec010} ------------------------------------------------------- After 7 and 14 days, cells grown on the cements were lysed and total RNA extraction was performed by use of the Tri Reagent, followed by the Direct-zol^™^ RNA MiniPrep kit (Euroclone, Milano, Italy) according to manufacturer\'s instructions. RNA integrity was analysed by native agarose gel electrophoresis and quantification performed by the Qubit^®^ 2.0 Fluorometer together with the Qubit^®^ RNA BR assay kit, following manufacturer\'s instructions (Invitrogen). Total RNA (500 ng) was reverse transcribed to cDNA using the High-Capacity cDNA Reverse Transcription Kit, according to manufacturer\'s instructions (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA). Quantification of the gene expression was performed by use the StepOne^™^ Real-Time PCR System (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA). The target genes evaluated for MSCs were: runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2, Mm 00501580), alkaline phosphatase (ALP, Mm00475834); target genes for MC3T3-E1 evaluation were: Osterix (Mm 04209856), osteocalcin (Bglap, Mm 00649782) and integrin-binding sialoprotein (IBSP, Mm 00492555); for the quantification of the osteoclast activity the target genes evaluated were: osteoclast-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor (OSCAR, Mm00558665), integrin beta-3 (Itgβ3, Mm00443980) and cathepsin K (CtsK, Mm00484039). The housekeeping gene used for all the assays was glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH, Mm99999915) (Life Technologies). Three biologically independent samples were analysed. BC's error bars reflect one standard deviation from the mean of 3 technical replicates as described \[[@pone.0172100.ref025], [@pone.0172100.ref026]\]. Data were collected using the StepOne Software (v.2.2.2) and relative quantification was performed using the comparative threshold (Ct) method (ΔΔCt), where relative gene expression level equals 2^-ΔΔCt^ \[[@pone.0172100.ref027]\]; BC sample was used as calibrator. Statistical analysis {#sec011} -------------------- Results were expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM) plotted on graph. Analysis of the effect of the cements on cell culture and of the ion release in culture medium was made by two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), followed by Bonferroni's post hoc test for biological results and by Sidak\'s multiple comparisons test for chemical tests. Statistical analyses were performed by the GraphPad Prism software (version 6.0). Results {#sec012} ======= Strontium and calcium release {#sec013} ----------------------------- Upon immersion of the cement samples, a slight acidification of the culture medium was observed, as a colour change towards yellow occurred, especially for BC formulation. In this respect, if compared with the pH of physiological fluids \[[@pone.0172100.ref028]\], after 7 days, a ΔpH = -0.4, -0.36 and -0.13 was detected for BC, Sr2%-BC and Sr5%-BC, respectively. The concentrations of Ca^2+^ and Sr^2+^ ions, net of the amount of ions leached out during preconditioning, are shown in [Fig 1A](#pone.0172100.g001){ref-type="fig"}. Significant calcium depletion over time was registered from day 3 to day 14 (p\<0.05) ([Fig 1A](#pone.0172100.g001){ref-type="fig"}), without difference among the cements. Conversely, the Sr^2+^ release steadily was increased for all the samples up to 14 days; Sr5%-BC exhibited a higher strontium release, if compared with Sr2%-BC, with a decreased release rate after 1 day. After 14 days Sr5%-BC exhibited a Sr^2+^ concentration of 0.63 mM, two times higher than for Sr2%-BC (0.34 mM) ([Fig 1B](#pone.0172100.g001){ref-type="fig"}). Moreover, the overall amount of strontium released up to 14 days was very limited (in respect to the amount of ion detected in the precursor powders) and without plateaus ([Fig 1C](#pone.0172100.g001){ref-type="fig"}, 0.68 wt% for Sr2%-BC and 0.48 wt% for Sr5%-BC), suggesting a potential capability of the cement to further ion release. Biological effect of Sr-BCs on MSCs {#sec014} ----------------------------------- The results showed that the presence of the Sr^2+^ increased the bioactivity of this cement. Concerning the MSCs viability and proliferation, measured by evaluating metabolically active cells (MTT assay), no significant difference existed between the effect of Sr2%-BC and Sr5%-BC and no significant differences existed also in cell viability over the time of culture ([Fig 2](#pone.0172100.g002){ref-type="fig"}). However, it was possible to observe a weak decreasing at day 3 and day 7. That variability can be attributed to the imbalance of ions induces by the presence of the cements in a static culture condition that, however, do not compromise the MSCs viability. ![MSCs viability.\ Percentage of MSCs viability grown in Sr2% and 5%-BCs compared to the cells grown in BC. Statistical analysis showed no differences among the samples tested and over the experimental time points.](pone.0172100.g002){#pone.0172100.g002} To evaluate the inductive effects on the gene profile related to the osteogenic differentiation, the expression of Runx2 and ALP, considered the principal markers of osteoblast commitment, has been quantified. MSCs, grown for 7 days on Sr2%-BC, displayed a significant increase in mRNA level of both the genes compared to the Sr5%-BC (Runx2 p≤0.05 and ALP p≤0.01) ([Fig 3](#pone.0172100.g003){ref-type="fig"}). ![MSCs gene expression analysis.\ Relative quantification of gene expression after 7 and 14 days of MSCs grown on Sr-BCs. The graph showed the fold change expression of RUNX2 and ALP, relative to the expression of the MSCs grown on BCs, used as a control (\p≤0.05; \\p≤0.01).](pone.0172100.g003){#pone.0172100.g003} The cell morphological analysis ([Fig 4A](#pone.0172100.g004){ref-type="fig"}) showed that MSCs were well spread and appeared to be homogenously distributed on the surface of all the tested cements, without any remarkable differences among them. After 3 days the cement surface of all the samples was nearly completely covered by the MSCs that exhibited their characteristic morphology and showed cytoplasmic extensions connecting them to each other and to the biomaterial surface, indicating the good cytocompatibility of the proposed cements ([Fig 4D](#pone.0172100.g004){ref-type="fig"}). Since there are no differences in cell morphology between the three different cements, only one representative image for each cell type was reported in [Fig 4](#pone.0172100.g004){ref-type="fig"}. ![Cells morphology.\ The upper level on the panel showed phalloidin staining: in green the cytoplasm of the cells and in blue the nuclei. At 3d, MSCs (A) and OBs (B) were well spread on BC surface exhibiting their characteristic morphology without any difference among each sample; scale bars 200 μm. Image (C) showed a big multinucleate OCLs (\) and groups of undifferentiated monocytes (white arrows); scale bar 50 μm. On the lower level of the panel SEM images are showed: D and E showed the cytoplasmic extension (white arrows) of MSCs and OBs, respectively; scale bars 5 μm. (F) One OCLs grown on BCs surface, exhibiting the typical apical-basal polarised resorbing morphology (yellow arrow); scale bar 10 μm.](pone.0172100.g004){#pone.0172100.g004} Biological effect of Sr-BCs on OBs {#sec015} ---------------------------------- OBs viability, assessed by MTT analysis, showed an increase over the experimental time. Sr5%-BC induced a significant higher level of proliferation compared to Sr2%-BC, after 3 days, 7 days (p≤0.01) and 14 days (p≤0.0001) of culture. Moreover significant differences were observed between BC and both Sr substituted BC at all the time points (p≤0.0001) ([Fig 5](#pone.0172100.g005){ref-type="fig"}). Instead, the analysis of gene expression profile showed no significant difference directly ascribable to Sr^2+^ in the induction of osteoblast related genes (i.e. Osterix, BGlap and IBSP) among all the BCs tested ([Fig 6](#pone.0172100.g006){ref-type="fig"}). ![OBs viability.\ The viability of OBs grown in Sr2% and 5%-BCs were increased compared to the cells grown in BC (Two-way Anova p≤0.0001). Statistical analysis shown significant differences between Sr2%-BC and Sr5%-BC after 3, 7 and 14 days of culture (\\p≤0.01; \\\\p≤0.0001).](pone.0172100.g005){#pone.0172100.g005} ![OBs gene expression analysis.\ Relative quantification of gene expression after 7 and 14 days of OBs grown on Sr-BCs. The graph showed the fold change expression of Osterix, Bglap and IBSP, relative to the expression of the OBs grown on BCs, used as a control.](pone.0172100.g006){#pone.0172100.g006} The study of cell morphology, through the cytoskeletal actin filaments analysis and the SEM evaluation, showed OBs exhibiting the typical morphology and strictly interacting with the BCs surface without any differences among all the tested cements. In [Fig 4B and 4E](#pone.0172100.g004){ref-type="fig"} it is possible to observe stretched cellular pseudopodia anchoring the cement surface or connecting the contiguous cells. Biological effect of Sr-BCs on OCLs {#sec016} ----------------------------------- Gene expression analysis ([Fig 7](#pone.0172100.g007){ref-type="fig"}) showed a significant decrease occurring over the time of Oscar and CtsK mRNA level, genes involved in the mechanism of OCLs differentiation and bioactivity. The Itgβ3 mRNA level showed a difference between Sr2%-BCs and Sr5%-BC after 7 days (p≤0.05), that became negligible after 14 days of culture. ![OCLs gene expression analysis.\ Relative quantification of gene expression after 7 and 14 days of OCLs grown on Sr-BCs. The graph showed the fold change expression of Oscar, CtsK and Itgβ3 relative to the expression of the OCLs grown on BCs, used as a control. Statistical differences exist for Oscar and CtsK expression between day 7 and day 14 of culture (\p≤0.05; \\* p≤ 0.01).](pone.0172100.g007){#pone.0172100.g007} Actin staining showed several undifferentiated monocytes and few mature OCLs with the typical podosome belts, an actin-rich structure, which appeared as prominent rings encasing multiple nuclei. SEM images showed the details of one mature OCL grown on BC surface exhibiting the basoapically polarized morphology and the osteoclast/mineralized substratum interface typically of the resorption process ([Fig 4C and 4F](#pone.0172100.g004){ref-type="fig"}). Discussion {#sec017} ========== Biomaterials play a crucial role in personalized medicine due to their unique features in tuning cell behaviour. The injectable biomaterials represent an excellent strategy to improve the interaction of the material itself with the surrounding tissues in osteoporotic patients \[[@pone.0172100.ref029]--[@pone.0172100.ref031]\]. In the present study, it has been demonstrated that novel injectable strontium-doped apatitic bone cements \[[@pone.0172100.ref022]\], influenced the viability, morphology and gene expression profiling of bone cells. A detailed morphological analysis showed MSCs and OBs well attached and spread on all the cement surfaces with their characteristic morphology. It was possible to observe stretched cellular pseudopodia anchoring the cement surface or connecting the contiguous cells as index of high level of cell-cell and cell/material interaction. The qualitative OCLs morphological analysis confirmed the presence of few mature osteoclasts on all the BCs surface, surrounded by undifferentiated monocytes. This was considered as a marker of OCLs integration and a good indicator of the grade of the mimicry of the cement apatite structure \[[@pone.0172100.ref032], [@pone.0172100.ref033]\]. These findings suggested that the complex phenomena occurring during the cell/material interaction could be directly related to the biomimetic apatitic structure of the bone cements. Although the presence of Sr^2+^ seemed to not induce modification in cell morphology, Sr^2+^ conferred to the BCs biological activity able to modulate the bone cell behaviour due to its already demonstrated anabolic activity on MSCs and OBs, and inhibitory effect on OCLs \[[@pone.0172100.ref019], [@pone.0172100.ref034]--[@pone.0172100.ref036]\]. Currently, one major treatment of osteoporosis is the systemic administration of strontium ranelate. However, the use of this drug has been associated with adverse side effects such as venous thrombosis, cutaneous hypersensitivity, chronic renal failure, and other, and its bioavailability is very low by oral administration (\<20%) \[[@pone.0172100.ref037], [@pone.0172100.ref038]\]. Consequently, sustained local release of Sr^2+^ ions from biomaterials could be preferable to the systemic administration. In this work, the effect of Sr^2+^ substitution on the degradation properties of Sr-BCs, which consist in the releasing of Sr^2+^ and Ca^2+^ ions, up to 14 days of immersion in complex media able to replicate the in vivo fluids was studied. Generally, the introduction of strontium in the apatite structure is associated to an increased solubility of the cements, lead to an increase of ions released, due to its lattice expansion \[[@pone.0172100.ref039], [@pone.0172100.ref040]\]. It has been already proved that modification of ions concentration (e.g. Calcium) in the cell culture medium can even greatly affect both cell proliferation and differentiation \[[@pone.0172100.ref041], [@pone.0172100.ref042]\]. It was observed that αTCP-based cements generally induce a slight acidification and a depletion of Ca^2+^ concentration in the immersion medium possibly due to the progressive formation of apatite crystals \[[@pone.0172100.ref040]\]. In our system, a Ca^2+^ depletion in the culture medium overtime was also observed, while the introduction of strontium seems to attenuate the pH fluctuation; conversely, the Sr^2+^ release increased overtime, possibly attenuating the reported inhibiting effect of Ca^2+^ depletion on cell behaviour \[[@pone.0172100.ref043]\]. It should be noted that, after 1 day, the strontium release of Sr2%-BC (0.125 mM) was really close to the reported circulating strontium concentrations in osteoporotic patients treated with strontium ranelate orally administrated at a dose of 2 g daily (0.12 mM) \[[@pone.0172100.ref044]--[@pone.0172100.ref046]\]. This result makes this cement a good candidate for the treatment of osteoporotic bone fractures and defects, as a local reservoir of Sr^2+^ ions, to avoid the side effects related to the high oral dose treatments administered to compensate the relatively low bioavailability of the drugs. In vitro results suggested that the Sr^2+^ concentration released from the Sr-BCs is able to induce specific cellular response depending on the bone cell types, with totally absence of cytotoxicity also at the highest concentration detected (0.628 mM). Confirming the already known biological role of the Sr^2+^ \[[@pone.0172100.ref047]\], here it has been shown an effect of the released Sr^2+^ on the induction of MSCs osteogenesis-related gene (Runx2 and ALP). Interestingly, the activity of 0.24 mM of Sr^2+^, released from Sr2%-BC after 7 days, was higher compared to the effect of 0.54 mM of Sr^2+^ released from Sr5%-BC. The presence of Sr^2+^ had a different behaviour on precursor cells committed to the bone lineage (OBs). In fact, Sr^2+^ evoked a dose-dependent inductive effect on the proliferative process of OBs, but it seemed to be not directly involved in the expression of the mature osteoblast related genes. Several in vitro studies demonstrated a wide range of different responses induced by Sr^2+^ in term of differentiation and proliferation, depending on the cell type, time and dose of Sr^2+^ administration \[[@pone.0172100.ref047]--[@pone.0172100.ref050]\]. It seems reasonable to hypothesize that the variability of biological effects observed could be explained by the differences in the cell models, pre-osteoblasts and mesenchymal stem cells, as Sr^2+^ exerted a defined role that probably depended on the different commitment stage of the cells. The in vitro study confirmed also that the Sr^2+^ released from Sr-BCs exerts its inhibitory effect on the expression of the principal genes involved in OCLs activity (Oscar and CtsK) \[[@pone.0172100.ref051]--[@pone.0172100.ref053]\]. Although Itgβ3 mRNA level seems to follow the same trend of decreasing over the time of culture, no statistically difference was observed, probably due to the proved role of integrin β3 in the interaction with apatitic structure \[[@pone.0172100.ref054]\]. In fact, Itgβ3 is considered the principal receptor in osteoclasts mechanisms involved in adhesion to the extracellular matrix, motility and activity. Therefore, the observed absence of Itgβ3 down-regulation mediated by Sr^2+^ is in accordance with the high level of OCLs interaction with the apatitic structure of the BCs, as demonstrated by the morphological analysis. Conclusion {#sec018} ========== In this work, strontium-doped apatitic bone cements doped with tailored amounts of strontium and enriched with sodium alginate were biological characterized. The three different cell types studied exhibited different behaviour, depending on the Sr^2+^ doping amount. In this respect, it was possible to conclude that the Sr^2+^ is able to promote: i) an inductive effect on MCS osteogenic gene expression, especially at 2 mol% concentration; ii) a dose-dependent inductive effect on OBs proliferation and iii) an inhibitory effect on OCLs activity. Thanks to the combination of the biomimetic features of the apatitic bone cement structure with the biological effect of Sr^2+^, such cements were able to evoke a specific cellular response, thus exhibiting promising features to assist new bone formation, particularly relevant in the case of bone turnover impairment due to metabolic diseases, such as osteoporosis. The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union\'s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° 246373, OPHIS. [^1]: Competing Interests:The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. [^2]: Conceptualization: MM SP.Data curation: MM MD.Formal analysis: MM MD.Funding acquisition: AT SS.Investigation: MM MD.Methodology: MM MD.Supervision: MM SP SS.Validation: MM SS AT.Writing -- original draft: MM MD.Writing -- review & editing: MM MD SP SS AT.
Meta Category: sledding It’s a common conundrum – what’s a non-skier to do when friends and family are hitting the slopes at Wisp Resort? Deep Creek Lake winter activities offers lots of options that can keep every member of your crew entertained. It’s a great way to enjoy a weekend getaway near Pittsburgh, Baltimore, or Washington, DC. Here are just a few of our favorite Deep Creek Lake winter activities for the non-skiers staying at a Deep Creek Lake vacation rental: Hiking at Swallow Falls State Park Crisp white snow makes this beautiful place even more spectacular, and it’s definitely a must see throughout all four seasons. If you’re up for some serious hiking, explore trails to all three of the waterfalls – Swallow Falls, Muddy Creek Falls, and Tolliver Falls. There is also a handicap accessible trail and view platform at Muddy Creek Falls for those that need an easier route or just want to take a short stroll. Be sure to bring your camera and wear sturdy hiking shoes or boots. 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Greatest Indian Cricket Players of All Time Since 1xBet offers the widest betting offer on cricket it’s only natural that we’re interested in the history and achievements of this great sport. And what better way to celebrate cricket as a sport than taking a closer look at some of its most emblematic players of all time that India offered to the world? It’s already well-known that India doesn’t consider cricket as a sport, it’s a national love affair and everyone will have a say in how the list of top cricket players should look like. Check out this list and you are free to share your feedback in the comments section. Sachin Tendulkar Often referred to as the god of cricket, there’s no other player that deserves the first position more than Sachin Tendulkar. He is recognised as the best player of all time and not just in India, but all other countries where cricket is popular. He’s the first player to get 100 international centuries and also the first one to get a double hundred. He helped his teams win countless matches and one memorable match is the 2011 Cricket World Cup final. Holding records for most runs in Tests and ODI matches, the little master started playing high-level cricket since he was 16. Though he retired in 2013 when he also received India’s highest civil award, he still remains very close to the sport. Sunil Gavaskar Sunil has his place in the history of cricket as well. He is often viewed as the best opening batsman in the sport and he dominated the cricket world for the best part of the 80s and 70s. Recognized by the greatest legends of the sport as a phenomenon, Sunil managed to get 774 runs on his debut. And if you’re not sure what that means, it’s enough to know that most batsmen need up to 10 matches to get such a score. He did it in one single match, his first one! Kapil Dev When talking about bowlers, Indians have certain players they automatically think about. Kapil Dev is definitely one of them as he’s one of the few bowlers that could ever hope for a place in the cricket best players list. He captained the Indian team that brought the first World Cup title back in 1983 and that alone reserved him a place in history. His record has figures like over 5,000 runs and 400 wickets and that’s no wonder considering his ability to perfectly mix ferociousness and class for excellent cricket matches. M.S Dhoni After the first World Cup title went towards India, there was a drought of trophies and resounding successes. It all ended when Captain Cool stepped on the field and helped India to win not one but two World Cup trophies. Captain of the team that won the T20 World Cup in 2007 and then again in 2011 when he won the man of the match award in the final of the tournament, Dhoni is without any doubt one of the best contemporary cricket players. And, just like any other superstar players, he has his signature “Helicopter Shot” that the fans won’t forget anytime soon. Virat Kohli When Dhoni stepped down from his captain role, the option that made the most sense was Vira Kohli. With an awesome start of a career, Virat was selected to represent India in all three formats of the sport. Ever since, he is breaking record after record and there are a lot of voices that already started to compare him with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Considering that he still has a lot of kick in him, Kohli might just be the next god in Indian cricket and he’s extremely loved by all Indians. You can always count on 1xBet to deliver the widest selection of cricket matches with high odds and various betting possibilities to choose from. If you’re into cricket, you will always have a good partner in 1xBet. MyBestBuddie is a web magazine that provides information around creativity, creation, creative people and creative world. It has focus on simplicity, beautification, practicing easy and straight-forward learning.
Orangutan Moms Are The Primate Champs Of Breast-Feeding An orangutan mother and her 11-month old infant in Borneo. Orangutans breast-feed offspring off and on for up to eight years. Tim Laman/Science Advances Listen Listening... / Originally published on May 18, 2017 8:36 am When it comes to breast-feeding, orangutans are the champs. Past studies of orangutans in the wild have found that mothers nurse their offspring for up to seven years, longer than any other primate. But a new study of orangutan teeth suggests even that estimate is low, a team reports Wednesday in the journal Science Advances. The study found evidence that during periods when fruit and other food became scarce, young orangutans would supplement their diet with breast milk. "And this pattern could last up until 8 or 9 years of age, which is very long," says Christine Austin, an author of the paper and a researcher in the department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai. This late weaning is probably a survival strategy, says Tanya Smith, the study's lead author, who works at the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution at Griffith University. "Having a long period of nursing may be a way for juveniles to learn the ins and outs of living in a challenging environment with limited and unpredictable food resources," she says. Researchers have been uncertain about nursing behavior among wild orangutans because the animals are notoriously hard to study. They live solitary lives in the treetops of rainforests in Borneo and Sumatra. So Austin and a team of researchers wondered whether they could obtain more detailed information by analyzing teeth from orangutans that had died. Teeth have growth rings like a tree, which provide a timeline of an animal's life. And the researchers had shown that levels of barium in each ring indicate when an orangutan was consuming milk. The team was able to obtain teeth from four orangutans that were shot decades ago. The teeth came from museums. Barium levels showed that for the first 12 to 18 months, the young orangutans consumed only breast milk. Then they started adding other foods, primarily fruit. But the animals appeared to resume nursing when other foods weren't plentiful. And that cyclical nursing pattern continued until the orangutans were approaching puberty. Eight-plus years of nursing are much more than other primates get. Chimp mothers wean their young at about age 5. Gorilla moms stop nursing when their offspring are about 4. And human babies rarely breast-feed after age 3, says Shara Bailey, a paleoanthropologist at New York University. "That's what makes humans weird," she says. "And it's certainly one of the reasons why our population is so successful as a species." Switching babies to other food early in life allowed early human females to produce more offspring than other species, Bailey says. But it's not clear when early weaning became common. It could have been nearly a million years ago, when humans are thought to have learned to control fire. Or it could have been just 10,000 years ago, when farming came along. Scientists are hoping that by analyzing teeth, it may be possible to find out how long our human ancestors nursed. "The potential is there to look now at Neanderthals, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, [and] Australopithicenes," Bailey says. And maybe, she says, "we can actually get an idea of when this very weird thing that characterizes humans occurred." There's a catch, though. In order to analyze a tooth, researchers need to slice it up. And museums are reluctant to damage some of their most prized fossils. Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. DAVID GREENE, HOST: Scientists have identified a group of mothers who breast feed their offspring for eight years or more. These moms are wild orangutans. As NPR's Jon Hamilton reports, their willingness to nurse for so long might be a survival strategy. JON HAMILTON, BYLINE: Researchers already knew that orangutans in the wild nurse for many years but it's been hard to know just how long. Christine Austin is a researcher at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. CHRISTINE AUSTIN: They're very difficult to study because, you know, they live in the trees. HAMILTON: Orangutans lead reclusive lives in remote places like Borneo and Sumatra. Austin is part of a team that hoped to learn more about orangutan nursing without spending years in the field. Austin says their idea was to study the animal's teeth. HAMILTON: Austin says teeth have growth rings like a tree, and levels of barium in each ring indicate when an orangutan was consuming milk. So Austin and the team examined teeth from four wild orangutans who died decades ago. And in the journal Science Advances, they report a clear pattern. AUSTIN: For the first 12 to 18 months, the orangutans are exclusively nursing. HAMILTON: Then they started eating other things, mostly fruit, but Austin says the animals didn't stop nursing entirely. AUSTIN: During periods where there was low fruit availability, the offspring would rely more heavily on their mother's milk to get the nutrition they need for growth and that this pattern could last up until 8 to 9 years of age, which is very long. HAMILTON: So long that the orangutans were nursing almost until puberty. That's much longer than our own species. Shara Bailey of New York University says around the world, human babies rarely breastfeed beyond age 3. SHARA BAILEY: That's what makes humans weird. And it's certainly one of the reasons why our population is so successful as a species. HAMILTON: Bailey says switching babies to other foods allowed human females to have more offspring than other primates. The question now is, when did our human ancestors first start weaning babies early? Bailey says the answer may come from the teeth of our extinct relatives. BAILEY: The potential is there to look now at Neanderthals, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, Australopithecines, you know, and we can actually get an idea of when this very weird thing that characterizes humans occurred. HAMILTON: There's a catch, though. In order to be analyzed, a tooth has to be sliced up, and museums are reluctant to damage their prized fossils. Jon Hamilton, NPR News.
S-R Media, The Spokesman-Review and Spokesman.com are happy to assist you. Contact Customer Service by email or call 800-338-8801 Hungry for real leader Your “Letter to the Editor” section in the July 18 edition headlined a letter “Children need McMorris Rodgers.” Children need Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers like they need a hole in the head! Rodgers and her Republican sidekicks eliminated the Food Stamp program from the Farm Bill to appease the Republicans who had defeated it originally. Rodgers gets a big fat salary and great benefits thanks to taxpayers, so she doesn’t have to worry about where her kids’ next meal is coming from. People in poverty aren’t that lucky. But she’s got hers, so … You have viewed 20 free articles or blogs allowed within a 30-day period. FREE registration is now required for uninterrupted access. Registration Required log in to your Spokesman.com account for unlimited viewing and commenting access. S-R Media, The Spokesman-Review and Spokesman.com are happy to assist you. Contact Customer Service by email or call 800-338-8801 Letters policy The Spokesman-Review invites original letters of no more than 200 words on topics of public interest. Unfortunately, we don’t have space to publish all letters received, nor are we able to acknowledge their receipt. We accept no more than one letter a month from the same writer. Please include your daytime phone number and street address. The Spokesman-Review retains the nonexclusive right to archive and republish any material submitted for publication. Send letters to: Letters to the Editor The Spokesman-Review 999 W. Riverside Ave. Spokane, WA 99201 Email: < Hungry for real leader Your “Letter to the Editor” section in the July 18 edition headlined a letter “Children need McMorris Rodgers.” Children need Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers like they need a hole in the head! Rodgers and her Republican sidekicks eliminated the Food Stamp program from the Farm Bill to appease the Republicans who had defeated it originally. Rodgers gets a big fat salary and great benefits thanks to taxpayers, so she doesn’t have to worry about where her kids’ next meal is coming from. People in poverty aren’t that lucky. But she’s got hers, so why worry? Why worry if a kid goes to bed hungry? From Tom Foley to Cathy McMorris Rodgers – what a comedown. The voters wanted change, so they voted out a problem-solving, consensus-building workhorse like Foley for rubber-stampers. Go figure. Sally Jackson Spokane Process of elimination I am a registered voter in Stevens County, part of the 7th Legislative District. I am a Democrat, and I vote. Because there is not a candidate from the Democratic Party running for state senator in the district, I decided to research the three candidates who are currently running for the position of Washington State senator and will ultimately represent my district. This position has the responsibility to keep our state fiscally sound; therefore I feel the candidate I vote for needs to be honest and fiscally responsible. My findings are as follows: Neither Mike Brunson nor Brian Dansel has ever been sued by the Washington Department of Revenue, the Department of Labor and Industries, Employment Security or had a judgment against them. Neither Brian Dansel nor Mike Brunson has ever been delinquent in their real estate property taxes, let alone delinquent for three years. They also have never walked out on a failed business and left employees to wonder what happened. And finally, neither Mike Brunson nor Brian Dansel has never been connected to the white supremacists. My vote will go to someone who is fiscally responsible and honest in their own life. Lela Taylor Springdale Starved for support I believe that Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, mother that she is and having her third child while in office, should be charged with child neglect and abuse for our Washington state children. These children will be going hungry because of her great support of the passed Farm Bill, which stripped 23 million children of food stamps. Will her children go hungry? I think not! Will she help feed our children? I think not! Does she care? Her vote to strip 23 million children of food stamps is a behavior that sends the message that she does not care for the Washington state children. Let us keep voting her into office. The Republicans seem to really love her. The question is do the poor and hungry love her? The answer is, I think not!
Product Description ▼▲ No Stones offers practical help for women who are battling sexual addiction and those who want to stand with women as they seek help. Important for pastors and church leaders, this book offers a much sought-after resource for Christian counselors and therapists. Paperback. Product Information ▼▲ Format: DRM Free ePubVendor: InterVarsity PressPublication Date: 2013 ISBN: 9780830895816ISBN-13: 9780830895816 Publisher's Description ▼▲ In this book Marnie C. Ferree offers a unique resource for women struggling with sexual addiction. Taking her book's title from the parable where Jesus extends grace to the woman caught in adultery, Ferree bravely shares her own story of sexual addiction, recalling her years of shame from living a double life and the moment when she ultimately had to tell the truth. But more than just offering her story as a hopeful example of God's transforming power, Ferree distills her clinical expertise on female sexual addiction accessibly and gently, providing a much-needed resource for women struggling with any degree of relational or sexual addiction. Ferree details the roots of addiction in family trauma and offers clear-eyed advice as both a counselor and a "grateful recovering sex addict" on how to achieve sobriety and healing. Written by a counselor who understands the condition from the inside out, No Stones offers practical help for those battling sexual addiction. It also includes a specific chapter for anyone in close relationship with an addict, whether a spouse, family member, or friend, who wants to come alongside women as they seek help. Important for pastors and church leaders, this book will also be a much sought-after resource for Christian counselors and therapists counseling women who grapple with this type of addiction. Author Bio ▼▲ Marnie C. Ferree (M.A., Trevecca Nazarene University), is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She is director of Bethesda Workshops in Nashville, a clinical intensive treatment program for sex addicts, co-addicts and couples. Ferree formally worked as a marriage and family therapist at Woodmont Hills Counseling Center in Nashville. Editorial Reviews ▼▲ "A must-have resource for pastoral counselors, pastors to women, directors of women's ministry and anyone who seeks to know more about sexual addiction, particularly as it manifests in women." "The historical absence of books written about female sexual addiction adds to the myth that sexual addiction is exclusively a 'men's issue.' No Stones attacks that myth while also filling the void in the literature by presenting an honest, comprehensive and compassionate examination of how women (and those who love and live with them) can move toward growth and healing from sexual addiction. To her great credit, Ferree does not oversimplify or offer quick fixes, but instead utilizes her own story, as well as those of the women she has counseled, to guide the way toward hope and recovery." "In the first major Christian-published book on the topic, Marnie Ferree blows to bits easy assumptions about who gets addicted and why. Blessedly pratical and deeply biblical, No Stones gives women--and their husbands and counselors--tools to break the cycle and the hope of finding real intimacy." "Marnie Ferree masterfully and sensitively tackles what is often considered a taboo subject: female sexual addiction. In doing so, she also brings a depth and wealth of understanding of female sexuality and feminine identity in general. Her discussions are timely and will be of great value to women struggling in hiddenness and shame. This book is also a must for clergy and counselors who want to effectively support women seeking greater healing and wholeness in the realm of sexuality and relationships." "This brave and highly original book challenges readers to question their long-held religious views about women's sexuality. Marnie's courage in describing her own difficult sexual and family history powerfully illustrates the shame and pain felt by women who are sexually addicted. No Stones will make it easier for troubled Christian women to seek the help they need." "There has been a vacuum of information available for female sex addicts. This courageous book integrates sound mental health principles with biblical and spiritual truths. I will certainly recommend No Stones." " No Stones is destined to be a resource of immense value in helping female sex addicts (and those who care about them). Marnie writes passionately and vulnerably. She offers help without being condescending. She stresses personal accountability without being judgmental. I thank her for exploring such an important subject in such a candid, skillful and tender way." "Finally, there is a book written for women strugglers. I found hope and healing in these pages. No Stones is written with great sensitivity, empathy, vulnerability and wisdom by someone who understands the struggle firsthand. Now I know Im not alone." "We have long needed a practical guide for women and sex addiction. Well written by a woman who has been there." "Marnie Ferree is a pioneer in the field of womens sexual addiction recovery, and this is a pioneering work destined to become a standard." I believe God has more to do with recovery than this book implies. It seem to imply that councillors, therapists, friends etc are more important than God to your recovery. I found that not to be so in my own. So I would not recommend this book to others as a first step or a first read on the subject.
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Yes, 20 years later, Anita Hill would do it all again. Hill, who became a household name quite suddenly in 1991 when she testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her when they worked together at the U.S. Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, says she has no regrets. “A lot of positive things have happened – in the workplace, in terms of people being empowered to pursue a claim, in court cases,” Hill told us. “Would they have happened without my testimony? I don’t know.” A professor at Brandeis since 1998, Hill was honored this week by the Victim Rights Law Center, receiving the group’s 2012 Shining Star Leadership Award. (Last year’s recipient Congresswoman Niki Tsongas made the presentation.) Hill said she was happy to speak at the event at the Park Plaza, but typically keeps a low profile. “I am what I am. I want to be able to use my voice in a way that’s authentic,” she said. “I’m not trying to be anyone else.”
You are here Maplewood Nature Center events Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/19/2018 - 10:25am Here is a list of upcoming events at Maplewood Nature Center. • Winter Wisdom: Maplewood Nature Center hosts Winter Wisdom Saturday, Dec. 1 starting at 1 p.m. The meeting is for new Minnesotans looking to learn how to enjoy winter outdoors. Learn how to avoid frostbite, hypothermia and sunburn. Test insulating properties of different materials, learn how to calculate wind-chill, make a winter emergency kit for your car and a solar bead zipper pull for your jacket. Weíll try snowshoeing if we have snow, then warm up with hot apple cider. Enter our drawing for a winter-wise prize. Free, registration required by Thursday, Nov. 29 at www.maplewoodnaturecenter.com or call 651-249-2170. • December Brrd-count: Brrrd-count: is Saturday, Dec. 15 starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Maplewood Nature Center. Its for ages 14 and older. Drop in to watch and record winter birds on trails or at feeders. Enter your sightings into eBird or hand-write a list for the naturalist. Double the fun by renting a pair of snowshoes for $5/pair if there is six inches of snow on the ground. It is a free drop-in program. • Holiday Pollinator Felting Craft: Maplewood Nature Center hosts Holiday Pollinator Felting Craft Tuesday, Dec, 18 starting at 3 p.m. The event is for adults and for children ages 10 and over who are with an adult. Learn about three native bees, then use cookie cutters and wool to make a simple bee or butterfly. It’s great for homeschoolers. Attendance costs $5 per person and registration is required by Friday, De.c 14. Register at maplewoodnaturecenter.com or call 651-249-2170. • Nature Hangout: This drop-off program for only youth ages 7-11, Nature Hangout will be held Saturday, Dec. 22 starting at 1 p.m. Parents can get some holiday preparation work done while we go outdoors all together for a treasure hunt, then back inside to meet live animals, and a craft. Dress for the weather. There will be snowshoeing if there is snow. Registration is required by Thursday, December 20th and costs $25 per youth. Register at www.maplewoodnaturecenter.com, or call 651-249-2170. • S’more Nature Fun: will be held Saturday, Dec. 29 starting at 1:30 p.m. It is fun to be outside in the wintertime. Take a hike or snowshoe down to the pond for a fun exploration then make S’mores. It is $5 a person. Register by Thursday, Dec 28 at www.maplewoodnaturecenter.com or call 651-249-2170. Maplewood Nature Center is located at 2659 E. Seventh St. in Maplewood. For information call 651-249-2170.

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