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Perhaps you love the BBC's swimming hippos, or maybe it's the children in a glass bubble watching meerkats on ITV; Channel 4's 3D suspended building blocks are a personal favourite, so is the new teasing imagery for Sky Atlantic's brilliant The Tunnel.
What am I talking about? Idents, the clever, sometimes cool, sometimes funny little snippets of video that TV channels use to identify and promote their programmes and themselves as part of their marketing to viewers.
They can be surprisingly polarising — not everyone was a fan of the old BBC1 hot air balloons, for example, and MTV idents have their own eco-system of commentary. There is, of course, a tendency to knee-jerk criticism whenever a new series is introduced, such as ITV's newish curvy and colourful branding. We don't like change, especially when we welcome something familiar into our living rooms every day.
Now, it's London Live's turn as next spring's launch looms scarily close. We saw a lot of clever proposals as talented London creative agencies pitched ideas to our brief. And we have tried to stick to our promise to promote fresh talent; to be urban and celebratory, and to be a platform for Londoners by choosing the idea of having a London-based artist recreate our entire branding every year.
This was the brainchild of Graham McCallum and Ricky Churchill, founders of the independent branding and design agency Kemistry. Their bold idea gives upcoming artists a platform to show their work within our channel's identity. Kemistry also has an art gallery in east London and the artist chosen to launch London Live is one they were planning to exhibit in their Shoreditch space, Yoni Alter.
The Israeli-born Alter studied in Jerusalem but got his masters in London. His work has been seen in commercial and non-commercial graphic design, art direction and illustration. We think it really captures the essence of London Live and the vibrancy of the capital. Kemistry will animate a specially commissioned series of Alter's illustrations for the channel.
Jane Mote, London Live's launch head of programming, described the proposal as "exciting and fresh, a TV first". Kemistry has a winning combination of "a passion for stunning graphic design and for London itself". Graham McCallum added: "This is one of the most exciting and creative projects that we've ever undertaken and we are fortunate to have found a client bold enough to share our vision."
Well, we would all say that, wouldn't we? But what do you think? Why don't you check out more of the artist's work at yoniishappy.com or explore the agency online at kemistry.co.uk or in person at the Shoreditch gallery? Let me know what you think at the addresses below. We've all come a long way from the BBC's revolving globe.
The one to watch? It's Netflix
Viewing habits change so quickly it can be tough to keep up. Many have yet to sample the Love Film and Netflix streaming services, but both are booming. In the past year, Netflix has added 10 million subscribers, and now has 40 million, mostly in the US. Its growth reaffirms the power of great content. New series, including Kevin Spacey's House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, sit alongside
The Walking Dead, Revolution, Scandal and Breaking Bad to lure viewers in. But just how big can Netflix grow in Britain? And whose lunch will it eat as it grows?
* David Cameron has intervened in the debate over whether Facebook should publish decapitation videos. The PM, or a minion, tweeted: "It's irresponsible of Facebook to post beheading videos, especially without a warning. They must explain their actions to worried parents." This followed Facebook's decision to reverse a temporary ban on such images, claiming the site is used to share information about world events, including acts of terrorism.
Leaving aside the fact that it is users who post, not Facebook, in reality its view of itself is a long way off that of most users. Sharing friends' photos or "weird world" stories is at some remove from the horrors journalists in the media view "on the wires". As someone who has seen them, I can't imagine what good access to the actual act in gory detail does for the casual observer beyond prurient voyeurism. Publishing surely crosses all taste and decency boundaries, and no mainstream media organisation would. Perhaps Facebook is thinking more about competition for eyeballs on Twitter or YouTube here? It's a debate that will run and run.
Want to get involved with shaping London Live and the Evening Standard itself? Sign up for the London Views panel that we announced last month. We will ask your opinions up to a couple of times a month — and there are rewards for taking part. Go to LondonViews.org to learn more.
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"Prairie Yard and Garden" discusses putting a garden to bed for winter
Posted by Matt Privratsky '11, Walker on Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2011
"Prairie Yard and Garden" (PY&G), on Pioneer Public Television, will discuss ways to put your garden to bed for the winter on Thursday, April 7, 2011. Stevens County Master Gardener Randee Hokanson and guest host Sue Gooch will discuss things to consider for your garden's winter nap.
Created and produced at the University of Minnesota, Morris, PY&G is in its 24th year of traveling the state tapping researchers, gardening and nursery professionals, educators, and ordinary backyard gardeners for their expertise in horticulture, landscaping, and a variety of gardening topics in a sometimes difficult and frustrating growing region. PY&G has been one of the number one rated programs of national or local origination on Pioneer for the last few years. The program airs Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. January through April, with rebroadcasts Mondays at 1 p.m. and Saturdays at 4:30 p.m.
Pioneer Public Television, a Public Broadcasting System (PBS) affiliate, serves more than 375,000 households across Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa.

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However, according to the IRS the following is true:
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The tax preparer who did your 2012 return should be able to do this for you. Since it qualified for the bankruptcy exclusion, you should not have to pay tax on the entire amount
My tax man file form 982 and listed it on line 2, stating Total amount of discharged indebtedness excluded from gross income.
That was the correct thing to do. But, now, he will need to respond to the notice you received and explain the sitatuion
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By New York BASS Chapter FederationApril 29, 2010
BREWERTON - The New York BASS Chapter Federation held its second annual Take-A-Soldier-Fishing event April 24 on Oneida Lake for 80 Soldiers from 10th Mountain Division (LI) at Fort Drum.
Many of these Soldiers had recently returned from combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Soldiers arrived around 8 a.m. for registration, followed by coffee and donuts as they mingled with the boaters for introductions.
The ultimate goal of Take A Soldier Fishing is to provide Soldiers an opportunity to decompress and disengage from the mission overseas.
The day's events started with a brief moment of silence in recognition of all service members, followed by the national anthem.
After a safety brief, the partner draw paired Soldiers with boaters who had traveled from as far away as New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Boaters provided Soldiers with rods, reels and tackle for the day's fishing.
Weather conditions could not have been better, as the day provided bright skies, light winds and temperatures in the mid 60s.
Tournament anglers always want an opportunity to come to the scales, so there were specific categories of competition.
Winning for the biggest drum, weighing 7.43 pounds, was boat captain Jesse Herbert and his Soldier team of Shawn Vanderpole and Lee Vasquez. The sunfish / bluegill prize went to boater John Seijak's team of Soldiers Don Ellen and Byron Mack with a 0.52-pound entry.
Mike Donahue piloted his Soldier team of Richard Olsen and Darren Cutrade to the winning rock bass with a weight of 0.81 pounds. In the perch category, the winning entry at 0.45 pounds was a tie between boater Brian Hammond's team of Larry Hyms and Shannon Sherman and boater Randy LaManche's team of Mark Rhodes and Nicole Wright.
Craig Nels guided his Soldier team of Shawn Emond and Shone Warren to the winning bowfin with a weight of 6.33 pounds.
The day's biggest fish went to boater Eric Barker's Soldier team of Tim Shepard and Chad Adair as they brought in a 31.07-pound carp.
All teams reported catching fish throughout the day. After weigh-in, everyone was treated to a cookout-style lunch.
"Most of our members know someone who's in the military or have friends, or friends of family members that are in the military and taking these Soldiers fishing is our way of saying thanks in recognition for what they do for us every day," said NYBCF President Mike Cusano.


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A severe butter shortage has hit Norway, due in part to high demand for butter used in traditional Norwegian Christmas dishes, as well as the popularity of a low-carbohydrate, fat-rich diet.
The butter shortfall has also been attributed to a rainy summer that cut into feed production, with a subsequent effect on dairy output.
According to Slate, the Norwegian dairy cooperative known as "Tine" has a de facto monopoly on the domestic market and is deliberately sheltered from foreign competition as a matter of public policy.
As a result, Norway imposes steep import tariffs on butter, ensuring that nine out of 10 butter packs on shelves are Norwegian. But the Norwegian government has since slashed import duties by 80 percent.
The Globe and Mail claims a major Swedish supermarket group with stores near the border have sold 25 tons in the last two weeks alone, while a TV show in Denmark gathered 4,000 bricks to ship north.
The butter shortage has reportedly forced a butter trade in the black market. News agencies report that a smuggler with 90 kilograms in his car was arrested crossing from Sweden last week, while butter is going for the equivalent of about $32 (U.S.) a pound online — six times the normal shop price.
A housewife, Christiane Pevik, says when she goes to a grocery store outside the capital, Oslo, the first thing she asks is if they have butter, and the answer is usually "no".
"It's really stupid because I just want to bake for Christmas," said Pevik. "But I guess it's no crisis really. I'm sure the butter will be back."
"We sell more butter than ever before. This week we started to see a shortage," said Fredrik Jakobsson, CEO of the Swedish supermarket chain whose four stores near the border sold 25 tons of butter in the past two weeks. "We had bought extra supplies, but it was still not enough, so now we are bringing in even more."


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Yep, She Said That! Yep, He Did That! Excerpts From The Most Talked About Book Ending 2012- "JumpOff"
TRUE STORIES of SHELLEY GARRETT (hit play Beauty Shop), KENDRA DAVIS (Bravo's RHOA), TUPAC, SUGE KNIGHT, R. KELLY, YOUNG JEEZY and others!
From the Woman Who Lived It: JARA EVERETT
Dec 06, 2012, 10:29 ET from Jara Everett
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the official release of "JumpOff", the questions, the comments, the various perspectives are the coffee table conversations heating up all over the internet! WHY?
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121206/LA25087)
Author Jara Everett details her life's story with notable who's who in the entertainment industry. "From chapter to chapter, you want to put the book down but can't! It keeps you wanting more.. waiting for JumpOff 2!," states an online tweet!
"JumpOff" drops you right in the behind the scenes occurrences of various aspects of the entertainment world; lures you into the mindset of why situations are happening and forces you to visually see funny and at times explicit encounters…like watching a movie!" Urban Lyfestyle Magazine.
"JumpOff" chronologies various life experiences of Jara Everett from the age of 15, to how she entered the entertainment game, to the men and women she encountered yet, continues to force the reader to ask themselves, "Am I or was I a JumpOff!"
"JumpOff will challenge you to look at yourself and to realize if you are or have been played, punkd, used OR purposely do things for money, career, trips, clothes'" states Everett. "Just accept who you are, why you are and more important…WHERE ARE YOU GOING!"
"JumpOff" introduces you to some and re-introduces to other powerful men and women; some that were in the game while others are today's top news makers. Tupac, Suge Knight, R. Kelly, Shawty Redd, Young Jeezy, Martin Lawrence, Shaq, Gary Busey, Jazze Pha, Shelly Garrett, Kendra Davis, Keysha Coles, the late Michael Clarke Duncan and others.
"JumpOff" the book is available on Amazon, Kindle, Barnes & Noble and THE NOOK by going to www.jumpoffthebook.com
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Chapter 5 "Catching the Vibe with R. KELLY" pg 41
"My first night with Kelly was a night to remember. He was freaky!"
Chapter 7 "Beauty Shop Part 2 Tour" pg 57
Kendra Meeks, now known as Kendra Davis, wife of Antonio Davis, who played in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers. Kendra also appeared on The Real Housewives of Atlanta as Kim's interior designer... Kendra knew the ropes. She knew her position and would always refer to Shelly as "Daddy"
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Dear Dr. Schwartz:
We received your November 30, 2012, amendment to your biologics license application (BLA) submitted under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) for Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Monovalent Vaccine, Adjuvanted on February 22, 2012.
We consider your submission a major amendment under the reauthorization of the prescription drug user fee program in the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007.
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|From: Robby Findler (robby at cs.uchicago.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 12 22:29:37 EDT 2007
Here's another question (which I think your macro expansion message may have answered implicitly, I'm not sure): what happens when I do something like this: (lambda args (printf "~s\n" args) (apply f args)) and I apply that procedure to keyword arguments? Will I see the keywords, or will #%app, apply and lambda conspire to make them invisible but still somehow transmitted to `f'? If I can see them, will I be able to manipulate them before passing them to `f'? Robby
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Parents sought for online Triple P Parenting trial
Parents of three and four year-old children who exhibit inattentive and overactive behaviour are sought for a study of the Triple P Positive Parenting Programme.
The Parenting Research Group at the University of Auckland's Faculty of Education is seeking 30 parents from throughout New Zealand to complete an online version of the programme.
Parents already taking part in the study have reported a decline in inattentive, hyperactive behaviour and that their child is happier and easier to discipline and there is more quality time with the family.
One parent says she wished she had done the course sooner: "I just thought I had one of those kids that you see in the supermarket with their parents not controlling them."
The online programme involves eight half-hour modules and personalised phone support. The programme is free and parents can complete it in their own time and at their one pace at home.
Research soon to be published in the Journal of Primary Prevention studying 193 families has found that both mothers and fathers of the 97 families who took part in the Triple P online programme reported the same levels of improved behaviour in their children as the families who did the course using the Triple P workbook.
Matt Sanders, Adjunct Professor in the University of Auckland's Faculty of Education, and Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Queensland, says the first step parents should take is to recognise that taking the Triple P programme is a sign of success and not about admitting failure as a parent.
He explains that parents are encouraged to see involvement in the Triple P Programme research as an empowering step towards developing more positive relationships with their child and increased confidence in their skills as a parent.
"This is an evaluation trial to rigorously test the success of an online model of Triple P specifically with parents of pre-schoolers exhibiting inattentive and overactive behaviour," says Matt.
"While there is a wide range of clinician and group services available for parents, there can be an associated stigma which can be a barrier to parents' participation in a parenting programme. An internet-based model for concerned parents will enable them to see what they can do on their own before seeking face-to-face professional support."
"More and more people are going to be seeking high quality solutions to parenting problems on-line. The programme is not about becoming dependent on internet-based wisdom. It aims to help parents become independent problem-solvers by using the programme as a tool rather than the end game."
The Triple P online programme has the benefit of being trialled and tested, and is backed by strong scientific evidence – something a lot of internet-based information and support does not offer.
The choice of targeting the programme at the three and four- year age group was made due to the importance of intervention with behavioural problems at an early age, thus preventing further related issues arising later in childhood.
"It is easier to turn behavioural difficulties around at an early age," says Louise Keown, Principal Investigator. Once children start school these can be compounded by difficulties with peers and teacher relationships. If these behaviours can be managed earlier rather than later, positive outcomes for children are more likely to occur."


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UPDATE: TNA iMPACT! drew a a 1.16 (1.2) cable rating, up 17% from the 0.99 (1.0) the show did last week.
ORIGINAL: Last night's "Destination X" episode of iMPACT! Wrestling drew 1.49 million viewers, up a hefty 26% from last week's 1.19 million viewers. The show did a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demo, up from a 0.1 rating the week before. It's the highest viewership since April.
The full rating will be available later today.
Hm weird how it keeps going down when u post a high rating bet next article says it was down last nite smh vkm asskissers
It really wasn't Destination X is the problem.
I don't think it was the casual fans that tuned in to watch. more like WWE paranoids who was scared TNA was gonna do something Good but hey now you know what the X Division is all about
Good show…let's hope it gets better following all the recent developments.
Now if next week they drop back down to 1.0 or lower then this rating will be for nothing and all that hard work will go right down the drain. Besides this was only cause of free ppv style tv. So ill pass judgement now and also next week.
do you watch TNA?
No and to answer your next question, cause it my opinion and I'm going to say whatever I want no matter who likes it or not
It will go down next week. Impact's ratings never stay consistent.
Yep. Predicted a 1.2 – I just hope that a few more viewers latched on for future episodes.
Wow, thats a surprise, those 'acrobats' jumping around the ring out-rated the lumbering old fat ass heavyweights… Perhaps something will finally sink in with regards to what rates and what doesnt..
Two of the X-Division matches were great. The third would have been great on any other night, but left a bit to be desired given the other two.
Still though, Roode & Aries stole the night. And that was a heavyweight-style match, regardless of Aries size. Of course, that match had Aries in it, and IMO, he's the best performer in the business today. Sorry AJ & Angle – you've been surpassed…
So. After all the time since the Hogan and Bischoff era, TNA are back where they started in ratings. Let me be the first to say it. Sabin was not a good idea for a world champion. Congratulations all the same. MCM's is one of the best tag teams ever. But world champion? Sorry, but I don't buyy this as a step forward, more like two back. He is a great wrestler, but doesn't have the goods to hold a company on his back. WWE are very careful who they give the WWE title to, why would you give it to Sabin after Bully had such a good long reign is beyond me. No pay off story, just Sabin going on about his injured leg and his comeback from two surgeries. TNA at one stage had all the KO's division as champions, are the men going to be the same? Devaluing the belts in this way is stupid. No direction. Time will tell to prove me wrong.
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Lol if Toothpick Hardy was a World Champ then Sabin definitely deserves it
Oh no your not wrong. You talk a great deal of truth. He just aint fit to carry the belt. Ratings jump is down to the X div pure and simple.
I wanted the strap off Bubba and if it has to go to Sabin, so be it. He will only be a transitional champ, will be very surprised to see him hold it much longer than a month… The value at the moment lies with Aries, Roode, Daniels, Kaz and Hardy thrown in for good measure, you could build a years worth of programming with these guys as the nucleous…
that's the problem..there should be no "transitional" world champions if they have a list of people who could have won it and made it a big deal…
Why on earth did you get thumbed down for that?
The only thing I'd add is that Hogan & Bischoff have done something the previous regime hasn't been able to do – get younger and establish legitimate stars. No longer are Angle, Sting & Dos JJs passing the belt around. We now have Roode, Aries, & Bully as three of the past four champions (Hardy the fourth has a lot left in the tank himself). You could add Storm, but it would be a joke to give them credit when they dropped that ball off the side of a cliff.
Still though, they've got Magnus primed for a massive run in a year or so. They've also got a great storyline that should rejuvenate AJ's career. BTW – I don't blame them for AJ. I blame AJ for not going heel as they wanted him too. He needed a change and refused it until now so that's on him.
So the ratings may not be up, but the company is still better off.
Now to fix the ratings!
I don't blame AJ for not going heel. There are some characters that work as only heels, and some that only work as faces. Once a character reaches a certain level, there is no turning back. Bully Ray is not a face, but he's entertaining as hell. Sting and SCSA are not heels, they are too well liked by the fans… same goes for the Rock and Undertaker. Paul Heyman will always be a heel, because simply, based on reports, he's an overall douchebag (even his guys… RVD and Bully have admitted to this).
In TNA, AJ can not be a heel. Everytime TNA has tried it, it just hasn't worked for whatever reason. They unsuccessfully tried to do the same with Sting a couple of times as well. TNA needs to realize, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
The AJ heel thing with Flair was working until AJ decided to pull the pin..
And he was very over too. He hasn't been that over since…
I agree with you to a point, but I had the same feeling towards AA, so that's why I'm willing to let this play out.
One thing for sure that TNA needs to do… take the "heavyweight" out of that title. Just name the title, the TNA World Champion. That's my huge, glaring problem with this whole situation. Sabin doesn't even look like he weighs 200 lbs.
Aries has mic skills that are second to none. Sabin doesn't, plain and simple.
aries is poop on the mic
lol I think you are watching the wrong television program.
I watch both wwe and tna and tna and wwe fan boys are so pathetic this is not about beating one another if ur a tna fan only thing they care anout is lining their pockets with your money and its the same for the wwe,calling people paranoid about ratings is retarded
goldberg came everhwere goldberg
Woodpeckar, Then why wwe gave world title to daniel bryan so early ? Before giving it to multi year performers
I am noone (not aj) but i mean my formula is : MORE LIVE SHOWS(surprise in wrestling is fundamental)
LESS TOUR(cost cutting) a NOISY PLACE may be 1place for 3 months (partecipation =much energy for westlers anD better show at home) MUCH MORE X DIVISION(wcw ecw pushed the high flying action but for tna was the main point and now on with much more spotlight than the past it catches casual viewers ) MORE STONG STYLE LIKE JAPANESE HEAVY CHOPS AND KICKS( it will catches UFC fans)
X division catches wrestling fans and casual viewers.
X division and strong style wrestling like japanese style is the it factor to make TNA number one in mainstream.
TNA's got a great opportunity to catch what pro wrestling until now was missing.
High flying action it's the "hardcore thing " of this nu era.Hardcore was the it factor of the 90's and high flying was never the main point ,certainly it was special in wcw and ecw but it was never like in TNA.
Hopefully TNA won some fans back with this show.
Sabin may not be the idea for a long term Champion, but it was that feel good moment that sent the fans home happy. He will carry the title for a month, pass it back to Bubba who will hold it until BFG when I suspect they will be putting it on Aries or Magnus for the next run. They are high on Magnus and think he is the next big star there…I think he needs some polish on the microphone, but either way I look for them to move in that direction…Unless they plan on keeping the title on Sabin for a run to BFG and then have him passing the title off to AJ Styles..Bubba vs. Hogan as their big highlight match with the fate of Brooke in the balance…I noticed Hogan looked to be walking a lot better the other night than I have seen him walking in probably a year…I don't really care to see him in the ring again…But if they make it a street fight environment I think he would be fine.
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Punters are rarely in the top five of a team's most productive players, but that's where Matt Darr ranks with the Miami Dolphins. He's that good.
In last week's 30-24 victory against Cleveland, the Dolphins' first possession of overtime stalled at their own 44-yard line. Enter Darr, who ranks 10th in the NFL in punting average at 48.2 yards. His 47-yard punt went out of bounds at Cleveland's 9-yard line, leaving the Browns 91 yards from the end zone.
"He saved the game for us," coach Adam Gase said.
Gase was dead serious.
Consider the evidence:
-- Darr had six punts against the Browns. Four of those punts pinned the Browns inside their own...


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He has no equal in contemporary Anglo-American letters; there are followers and disciples but no heir apparent.
Buddhist and Hindu literature is rich with stories of disciples finally learning to surrender in this way.
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On August 9, 1969, Manson sent four of his disciples to invade the home of film director Roman Polanski, who was away on a shoot.
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RE: st: use of brace inside of macro - still a question
"Sarah Edgington" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
RE: st: use of brace inside of macro - still a question
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:56:53 -0700
It looks like the explanation you quote from Maarten below is exactly the
answer to your question. The macros appear to not be expanded until Stata
starts actually doing the iterations, which it doesn't do until it confirms
that the loop ends. From Stata's perspective the loop never ends because
there's no closing brace. (Note also that there's a typo in your code.
$[test} should be ${test}. This appears to be irrelevant to the outcome,
Do you have a compelling reason to want to do this? I'm not sure I
understand why you would want to replace one character, a brace, with
multiple characters, a macro name. Moreover from a proofreading perspective
not being able to visually see the closing brace on your loop seems like it
would make spotting errors, particularly when putting loops within loops,
harder, not easier. And since closing braces always have to be on their own
line I can't see any situation where using a macro would ever saving you any
-Sarah Edgington
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To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: Re: st: use of brace inside of macro - still a question
looking for and I apologize for not being specific.
I want to end a loop defined by a "brace" stored in a global macro.
macro drop _all
global test }
forv i=1/2{
di in r "${test}"
* --- error ---
What I am trying to do is "end" the loop using the global macro of a
brace. Can you get that working? If so, please explain. If not -
can someone else please elaborate.
On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 12:32 AM, Maarten buis <email@example.com>
> --- On Wed, 16/6/10, Dr. Bill Westman wrote:
>> I am curious whether a brace can be
>> used inside of a macro.
>> For example:
>> sysuse auto, clear
>> macro drop _all
>> global test }
>> log using test, replace
>> forvalues j = 1/1 {
>> macro list _all
>> }
>> forvalues x = 1/1 {
>> macro list _all
>> ${test}
>> end
>> break
>> ...
>> causes Stata to provide r(1) error.
>> I've tried the macro with and without quotes "" around the brace.
> I guess what is happening is that Stata is collecting the lines of
> code that are part of a -forvalues- block without evaluating the local
> and global macros. This makes sense to me, as often you want the
> values of those macros to change across iterations of that loop. The
> consequence is then that you can't use a global or local macro
> containing a brace to close the loop: Stata saw the begining of the
> loop, so it starts collecting lines till it sees a closing brace, and
> since it is not evaluating the macros it can't find the closing brace,
> and than runs into your -break- command.
> Hope this helps,
> Maarten
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A paper by a former deputy secretary of the Treasury, Richard Murray, which dares to design a radical reshaping of the Australian federation, is being published by the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) this week.
A New Federation with a Cities and Regional Approach was written in Treasury before Murray retired in 2011.
Now, peer-reviewed by four academics, ANZSOG's publication enables it to be read more widely.
The paper, which leaves few aspects of federal governance unturned, sets a high standard, with detailed analysis and a wide scope across constitutional reform and macro- and micro-economics.
That is no big surprise given Murray's expertise. But who'd have thought Treasury would sponsor a work of such imagination?
Murray himself cites the late Robert F.
He sets out to address "the multiple, overlapping and interacting problems" of the three-tier system of government, in which the balance of power has shifted increasingly to the centre. His is a long-term vision of abolishing the states and territories and creating two tiers of government, each with clearly designated roles, responsibilities and powers (including the power to levy consumption tax) and other shared powers laid out in the paper.
The federal government would design, negotiate and legislate strategic national policy and its financial frameworks. The House of Representatives would expand from 150 to 200 seats (perhaps with fixed three-year terms) and the Senate from 76 to 110. The five cities and 19 regional councils would deliver the programs and services emanating from those national policies at the local level, while retaining full responsibility for policy and administration of urban, regional and local issues.
(In a less convincing fall-back position, flagged in an appendix, the states would be recreated as 12, with 100 local councils.)
This grand design will, of course, probably never come to pass, even if desirable. Yet, as ANU and ANZSOG professor John Wanna says, "We teach in politics that everything is completely impossible until it happens."
The paper invites criticism and gets it. While Murray says a unitarian system is very far from what he is advocating, Griffith University's Associate Professor Robyn Hollander says it is not clear that the states are the problem he suggests.
"National competition policy and its younger sibling, the national reform agenda, provide examples of how our federation can work effectively and, moreover, how the existence of multiple jurisdictions can successfully promote economic reform."
Nor, she says, is it fair to say the states have always underperformed compared with the commonwealth in the economic reform stakes.
She says it is also hard to imagine the Australian electorate being sympathetic to the resulting central concentration of power. "As the republican debate of the mid 1990s showed, there is a widespread reluctance to further empower politicians."
Curtin University's Professor Alan Fenna questions whether the model would deliver many or any of the desired benefits. Flaws in the regional governance model had, he said, been well identified. "The problem is that there is little reason to think that Australian federalism's useful features will be retained or its undesirable features necessarily expunged by abolition of the states . . . Quite possibly, if the states did not exist, the Commonwealth would have to invent them."
But the University of Queensland's Professor Brian Head says, "It is possible that some kind of future crisis could trigger a groundswell of support for fundamental change, and that exceptional leaders could step forward to steer a reform process over many years. In the meantime, Richard Murray has planted a big flag for intelligent centralisation, with enhanced roles for a regional level of governance in service delivery."
Griffith University's Professor A.J. Brown goes further, saying, "Whether Richard Murray's alternative design is realistic – or not – is not the issue. The great contribution here is its degree of detail. It is . . . testable. For this reason it is perhaps even more threatening than a general, vague dream might be to those whose job you might think it was to help chart the future of Australian governance."
It would, he says, probably attract vehement, even virulent criticism. "But that is not its purpose, nor its value. The value of Murray's paper lies in lifting the standard of research and debate around the specific pros and cons of redistributing policy responsibility, power and institutional resources in particular ways to better achieve a more sustainable future for Australian society . . . Only with stimuli like these can we ever hope to advance the debate significantly."
That's not a bad legacy at all.
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1. Assess the clinical activity defined by response rate of irinotecan and cisplatin in untreated patients with metastatic or unresectable high grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the gastrointestinal tract.
Secondary Objective:
1. To assess the safety profile of irinotecan and cisplatin in untreated patients with metastatic or unresectable high grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the gastrointestinal tract.
|Gastrointestinal Cancer Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine
|Drug: Cisplatin Drug: Irinotecan
|Phase 2
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Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase II Study of Irinotecan and Cisplatin for Metastatic or Unresectable High Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- Participant Response Rate of Irinotecan and Cisplatin [ Time Frame: Every 3 weeks ]Clinical activity defined by number of participants with Complete Response (CR) and Partial Response (PR) divided by total number of particpants using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) where changes in tumor measurements confirmed by repeat assessments no less than 4 weeks after criteria for CR and PR responses first met.
|Study Start Date:
|March 2003
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Irinotecan plus Cisplatin
Irinotecan 65 mg/m2 and Cisplatin 25 mg/m2 intravenous (IV) days 1, 8 of a 21-day cycle
Drug: Cisplatin
Cisplatin 25 mg/m2 IV days 1, 8 of a 21-day cycle
Other Names:Drug: Irinotecan
Irinotecan 65 mg/m2 IV days 1, 8 of a 21-day cycle
Other Name: CPT-11
Detailed Description:
Both irinotecan and carboplatin are drugs commonly used to treat cancer.
Before treatment starts, patients will have blood tests (around 4 teaspoons) and urine tests. Patients will have a chest X-ray, an electrocardiogram (ECG-a test to measure the electrical activity of the heart), and a computed tomography (CT) scan. Women who are able to have children must have a negative blood pregnancy test.
During the study, patients will receive irinotecan and cisplatin by vein over 4 hours, once a week for 2 weeks. This will be followed by 7 days in which no treatment will be given. This 3 week period is called a cycle. Cycles will be repeated unless the tumor continues to grow.
During treatment, patients will have follow-up visits every 3 weeks to check for any side effects and the status of the disease. The follow-up visits may be with either your local doctor or with the study doctor. However, visits with the study doctor should be scheduled at least every 9 weeks. If the disease gets worse or you experience any intolerable side effects, you will be taken off the study.
This is an investigational study. Both irinotecan and cisplatin are FDA approved and commercially available. Around 36 patients will participate in the study. All patients will be enrolled at M.D. Anderson.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologic diagnosis of high grade (poorly differentiated, small cell) gastrointestinal neuroendocrine carcinoma.
- High grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of unknown primary site (if a pulmonary primary has been excluded).
- Metastatic or unresectable disease.
- Measurable disease.
- Informed consent.
- Zubrod performance status of 0 or 1.
- Adequate bone marrow function (defined as absolute neutrophil count [ANC] >= 1500, platelet count [PLT] >= 100,000 and a hemoglobin [Hgb] >= 10).
- Adequate hepatic function with a bilirubin of <= 2.0 mg/dl, and aspartate aminotransferase (AST or SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT or SGPT) <= 2.5 times the upper limits of normal, unless caused by liver metastasis. If caused by metastasis, then should be SGPT and SGOT <= 5 times the upper limits of normal.
- Adequate renal function defined as serum creatinine <= 1.5 mg/dl.
- Fertile patients and their partners must practice appropriate contraceptive methods while on study.
- Recovered from recent surgery. One week must have elapsed from the time of a minor surgery and 3 weeks from major surgery.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with prior systemic chemotherapy are ineligible.
- Other concurrent chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy.
- Patients with brain metastases are not eligible. Patients with a history of seizures are ineligible. Patients receiving phenytoin, phenobarbital, or other antiepileptic prophylaxis are ineligible.
- Patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV heart disease are not eligible as well as those patients with history of angina, myocardial infarction, or congestive heart failure within six months.
- Pregnant or lactating women. All women of child bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to entry into the study. All patients of child bearing potential must be advised of the importance of avoiding pregnancy and using appropriate methods of contraception while participating in this investigational trial.
- Patients with serious intercurrent infections, or nonmalignant medical illnesses that are uncontrolled or whose control may be jeopardized by the complications of this therapy, are ineligible.
- Patients with psychiatric disorders rendering them incapable of complying with the requirements of the protocol are ineligible.
- Patients with serum calcium > 12 mg/dl or symptomatic hypercalcemia under treatment are ineligible.
- Patients with osseous metastasis as only site of disease.
- Patients with any concurrent active malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancers or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix. Patients with previous malignancies but without evidence of disease for > 5 years will be allowed to enter the trial.
- Patients with known Gilbert's syndrome are ineligible.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00353015
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|U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator:
|James C. Yao, MD
|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00353015 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 13, 2006
|Last Updated:
|August 1, 2012
Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Gastrointestinal cancer
high grade gastrointestinal neuroendocrine carcinoma
High grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of unknown primary site
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Antineoplastic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Topoisomerase I Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Two weeks ago, a social media-minded C-SPAN employee saw a suggestion on Twitter that someone should blog about all the charts on the Senate floor. William Gray, a producer at the network, waited for someone to bite. When no one did, he birthed Senate Floor Charts, a log of the visual aids used by members of Congress, culled from the C-SPAN archives.
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"It you attach Chuck Grassley's name to the post, it gets noticeably more feedback," he told Yeas & Nays. Sen. Grassley's poster of a "debt and deficit dragon" has garnered the most page views of all Gray's posts so far. Another Grassley gem, involving a Shetland pony, also got buzz.
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI appealed for an end to violence in Nigeria, condemning the Christmas church bombings that led to the deaths of at least 39 people.
The celebration of Christmas leads people to pray in an even stronger way that God would "stop the hands of the violent who sow death and that justice and peace would reign in the world," the pope said Dec. 26 as he recited the Angelus with visitors gathered in St. Peter's Square.
A group called Boko Haram, which has been promoting the adoption of Islamic law across Nigeria, claimed responsibility for the bombings. News reports said at least 35 people died at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, just outside Abuja. Other deadly bombs were set off at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church in Jos and at police stations in three other cities.
Pope Benedict told visitors and pilgrims that he was deeply saddened by the news of the Christmas bombings and he offered his prayers "to all those who have been stricken by this absurd gesture."
"Once again I want to repeat: Violence is a path that leads only to pain, destruction and death; respect, reconciliation and love are the paths to peace," he said.
Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja, Nigeria's capital, told Vatican Radio that most Christians in Nigeria simply do not understand the reason for the bombings, but many of the young people are very angry.
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"The majority of Nigerians -- Muslims and Christians -- want to live in peace together," the archbishop said, pointing out that there were Muslims injured in the bombing of St. Theresa's. "They were not in the church, but were just passing by on the street," he said after visiting them in the hospital.
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Clarke County school and government officials threw dirt using ceremonial shovels on Monday as the school district staged a groundbreaking for a huge construction project at Clarke Central High School.
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The time has come for Howard to decide on his future - and let his party know, Geoff Kitney writes.
The stage is now set. The war is over, triumphantly. The governor-general has gone, painlessly. The Opposition is in disarray, permanently. No excuse remains for delaying any longer. And the weekend after next the perfect opportunity presents itself.
The Liberal faithful gather in Adelaide over the long weekend for the party's national conference. It's the biggest event of the year for the party organisation, the highlight of which is always the federal leader's Sunday morning address.
The party faithful will be hanging on every word of this year's leader's address by John Howard, his ninth. It is fair to say that virtually unanimously, they want the speech to include words to this effect: "After much deliberation, I have decided to continue in my present position and to lead the Liberal Party to the next federal election."
Howard's Adelaide speech will take place just under 50 days short of his 64th birthday, the date by which he promised two years and 11 months ago that he would announce whether he would stay in politics or retire.
Howard has had a long time to make his decision and the party has willingly allowed him this indulgence, on the basis that however long it takes him to decide to stay, that is all right. But there is no reason now to delay it any longer. Howard does not need another 50 days to think about it. He knows what his decision is and the most appropriate forum to disclose it is the inner sanctum of the party which he serves, and which adores him.
Howard's senior colleagues have been saying for several weeks that he had already decided and that he was operating in a way which indicated he was very comfortable about the decision. Most of them have been convinced from a long way back that he would stay on, and remain convinced of it.
But not everyone. A handful of people who know Howard well and believe they are in his confidence have been equally convinced that he would go. Their view has been that Howard would prefer to end his career in the ascendancy and in circumstances in which he was completely in control. He could only be certain of that by going soon. A decision to stay on for another election, even though his political position is strong and apparently unassailable, would be a decision to put his fate into the hands of events which were unknowable and quite possibly unfavourable.
Howard knows how fickle the tide of political sentiment can be, something he repeatedly warns his colleagues about and which he did again as recently as this week's parliamentary party meeting.
Those who have held this view that Howard will go have not budged from it, even in the face of polls reaffirming his political dominance, of unrelenting pressure from party members and supporters for him to decide to stay on and of concerns about the potential for Howard's departure to hand Labor a political windfall it has been incapable of securing by its endeavours.
But in the past few days, their certainty has been shaken. For the first time in this saga, which has kept the party and the political community guessing for nearly three years, there are clear hints that Howard has decided to stay. Several senior party figures now say they are convinced that Howard will lead the Government to the next election and give a commitment to lead it through another term in office.
If this is the case, and Howard were to announce it to the party faithful in Adelaide, the place will go wild. The party membership is convinced that Howard staying equals certain victory at the next election. An announcement by Howard that he is prepared to go another lap of the track after so many of them will have him hoisted on their shoulders and hailed as a hero.
Not many would spare a thought for what this would mean for the person in the party with most to lose from it. Because a Howard decision to stay would mean, for his obvious heir apparent, Peter Costello, the possibility that he will never have the chance to be Prime Minister.
Costello has done the Government's second-toughest job well for the same period Howard has done its toughest well and he has done it for longer than any Liberal Treasurer, bar one. He has earned a turn at the leadership. But he is in no position to demand it. Howard's political ascendancy is such, Costello has no choice but to cop it on the chin if Howard bows to party pressure and stays, at the risk of ultimately denying Costello his ambition.
While the party would have little sympathy for Costello, at least some of the senior figures in the party recognise that Costello deserves some consideration. This has led to discussion of the possibility that Howard could give him a break from the gruelling job of Treasurer and offer him the option of another portfolio.
It is being suggested that he and the Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, might do a swap. Downer, it's being pointed out, was shadow treasurer to John Hewson and replaced him as leader largely on the basis of his success in that role.
This talk of a possible reshuffle is one factor which has fuelled the belief that Howard is preparing to announce his intention to stay.
But if anyone floating the idea of a change in portfolio for Costello thought they might be doing him a favour, Costello made it bluntly clear yesterday that he would not see it that way. It was clear from comments he made to the Herald that Costello is only interested in two jobs - the one he's doing and the one he's waiting for. While Howard continues to do the one Costello wants, Costello intends to keep the one he's got.
The political subtext of this is that while the leadership remains out of reach, Costello intends to keep an iron grip on the role of heir apparent by continuing to do the Government's second-most important job.
Meanwhile, Labor can only dream of having two viable prime ministerial candidates. The political reality is that, if Howard stays, Labor has none.
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Events round the Bay Area's calendar:
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Stockholm, Sweden — Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) has recognized Sweden-based Interpeak—a pioneer of Internet and secure networking software for embedded systems—as the 40th fastest-growing technology company in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by in its annual Technology Fast-500 Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Technology Fast 500 Awards are given by Deloitte yearly, based on percentage revenue growth over a five-year period. Interpeak's five-year growth was 1,978% compared to an average of 935% among all 500 companies.
In November 2005, Deloitte cited Interpeak as the second fastest-growing technology company in its Sweden Technology Fast 50 Awards. Established in 1995; Deloitte Fast 50 ranks the 50 fastest-growing technology-companies by geographic region.
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Interpeak provides solutions designed for embedded systems. Its products include various drop-in solutions for networking applications, such as gateways, network storage, edge routers, mobile phones, home access devices, wireless networks, digital media, and others. The company's embedded networking and security software is currently used in thousands of applications across the globe. Its customers span the telecommunications and data communications markets; and its own sales and field application force is dispersed worldwide, including the U.S., Japan, and Europe.
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If you're a Skype user, you may have recently received the message below, or you may have noticed a new process running on your taskbar, or in your Task Manager. I did, and decided to look into it.
I discovered that EasyBits GO is installing itself on computers running Skype and, while it is apparently more of a nuisance than a threat, it was, at least in my case, an uninvited nuisance, installed without permission.
EasyBits is described on their Media website as, "…dedicated to providing a world class Game channel to the expanding global Skype community. In 2006, in collaboration with Skype, EasyBits Media created the Skype Extras framework – one of the world's first ever Apps store."
As it was uninvited and unwanted, I reviewed several options for removal, including simply uninstalling through Windows Programs and Features. However, after reading several complaints about incomplete removal, I considered other options. Several of them included running the uninstaller, followed by a painstaking process of searching the system for leftover debris.
In the end, I elected to remove the program by running the outstanding (and free) Revo Uninstaller, in the Advanced mode. This will, after running the program's built-in uninstaller, search for, and allow easy removal of, much of the debris mentioned above.
As usual, Revo didn't fail. After the uninstall was complete, I searched for the files and folders that were removed individually in the processes described on other sites, and only found a couple items. I decided to just let these remain where they were. Here's what was found.
In the registry, under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software, the EasyBits folder still resides. While it seems that many computer users tweak the registry every time their spell check catches a mistake, after putting my laptop through several years of fairly intense use, I've only made one deliberate change to the registry (I wanted to try a cool WorldStart tip) and, since the EasyBits folder posed no apparent threat, removal didn't seem necessary.
If you decide to remove this (or any other) registry entry, I highly recommend first reviewing the tip, Backing Up the Registry.
A folder also still exists in the ProgramData folder in my C: drive (C:\ProgramData\Easybits GO). Unlike the registry entry, this remains where it is due more to laziness than apprehension. Of course, in the time it took to write this sentence, the folder could have easily been deleted…but that would have had a negative (or positive, depending on your point of view) effect on a nearly perfect record of procrastination.
A final step is to use the Extras controls that Skype offers. In Skype, under the Tools menu, select Options.
In the Options dialog box, click the Advanced button, and uncheck Automatically start Extras. Then click the Manage other programs' access to Skype link.
In the Manage API Access Control dialog box, select EasyBitsGO, click the Remove button, and click OK. It should be noted that I did this before running Revo. If you uninstalled EasyBits first, it may not appear here.
When you return to Options, click Save and you're done.
Since this was removed, Skype has remained fully functional, and I've received the allow access message from EasyBits only once. Access was denied and the program didn't reinstall. Hopefully, that was the end of it.
We'll see.