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I wrote a code to convert the azimuth and elevation angel to latitude and longitude and plot in circle symbol. I had two problems; 1- The column of my time (time1) start from 0-24h(for one day)and I want to read it just the period time 22-10, it means I do not want to read and plot the period time between 10-22. 2- I would like someone look at my code to make me sure it's correct. When I plot different data the figures doesn't much different which is a bit weird. Could you please help me?
Happy New Year to all of you!
-Jan: Sorry to make it confused. I've changed it and I hope looks more clear. That line are supposed to calculate 90-elevation angel.
@Ara: Much better now! Thanks.
-Jan: You said much better, but I still did not receive any answer. Should I change another thing or just wait? In this code the column"time" give the time in UT and I just want to plot the daytime so I need to remove 10-22h (which are determine as local night-time).But I do not know how? should I define a threshold? To my knowledge, when I set the specific time I faced error. I also start to read the data just for specific data like data1nov=xlsread('1608_1.xls', 'A2753:AF5803'); % read data But this error comes out: ??? Attempted to access no_sat1nov(1); index out of bounds because numel(no_sat1nov)=0.
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It is not possible to "not read" data unless the file is binary and the amount of space taken up by the data to be skipped can be exactly calculated.
Excel might be able to handle doing it for .xls files -- but not for .xlsx files as those are too text-oriented.
My working assumption for Excel data of modest size (as yours is) is that Excel will probably end up reading the data anyhow, and that the best you rely on is that if you know exactly which rows you want, Excel will prune back what it returns to MATLAB.
If you do not know ahead of time the exact positions of what you want Excel to read, then if you are using MS Windows, you might be able to use ActiveX to command Excel to select only the rows where a column matches particular criteria.
Thank you. Just one more thing, should I have to replace all "data_filtered" in the code by "reduced_time" to calculate the rest in this specific time as well?
No, data_filtered is the data, and reduced_time is a time vector. You might need to use reduced_data instead of data_filtered and use reduced_time instead of time.
Thank you, it works well. Wishing you a great year ahead!
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Saturday, Jan 2nd, 2010
Iraq expressed anger on Friday with a U.S. federal court ruling that threw out all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of gunning down Iraqi civilians in 2007.
The ruling was "unjust and unacceptable" Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement, adding that Iraq had started to take steps to sue the private security company, now known as Xe Services.
A federal judge threw out the charges against the guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, saying the U.S. government had recklessly violated the defendants' constitutional rights.
Dabbagh called for the ruling to be appealed against. He gave no details on how or where Iraq would take legal action.
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In the last four years, NHS figures have confirmed that the number of dog bite victims treated has risen by almost a third.
Many have tied this in to a theory that gangs are increasingly owning and training dogs to fight for them for both protection/assault and as a symbol of their social status.
Of the aforementioned figures, almost three out of four dog attacks occur on private property which therefore bypasses the Dangerous Dogs Act's enforcement jurisdiction.
There were almost 6,450 hospital admissions for dog bites and attacks in the year to April 2012. This is a sharp contrast compared to four years ago when it was 4,611. Also alarming is the fact that these figures only account for injuries that required a hospital bed recovery, and does not included those treated in A&E and sent home.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) stated that one in six involved a child under 10 who are most likely to suffer serious injuries and require plastic surgery. The north of England reported the most hospital admissions following dog bites, as opposed to the lower admissions in the south.
Richard Milner, president of The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), told The Telegraph: "The victims are often members of the family that owns the dog.
"You do see people doing inadvisable things such as leaving a very dangerous dog in the same room as a baby when they go off to make a cup of coffee.
"Often the dogs see a child as a threat, it wants to get rid of the baby.
"The really terrible injuries that you get from dogs such bull terriers are still pretty rare, most of those are when the dog gets hold of an area of the body, usually an arm but it can be the face if it is close, and biting.
"The really bad wounds that you occasionally see are caused by the dog being very aggressive and shaking and biting again."
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DOROTHY EUBANKS HARDIN, Amos Eubanks, Jeanette Eubanks Kelly, Goldie Eubanks Jr. and Leroy Eubanks, from left, are five of Goldie and Hattie Eubanks' nine children. Goldie Eubanks Sr. was instrumental in planning many civil rights demonstrations in St. Augustine during the 1960s, in which many of his children participated. He was an adviser to civil rights leader Dr. Robert Hayling. The Eubankses' other siblings are Whitney Eubanks, Clayton Eubanks, Barbara Eubanks and Randolph Eubanks, who died while serving in Vietnam.
By JUSTIN YURKANIN, Staff Her eyes narrowed as she described how strangers kept calling her home to say they wanted to kill her daddy.
She remembered the day the police came to take him away, charging him with accessory to murder though a grand jury would never find evidence to formally charge him.
Dorothy Eubanks Hardin learned at a young age that standing up to racial injustices in the dawning days of the civil rights movement bred violence and hateful acts.
"A white man came up and spit in dad's face," said Hardin, recalling one of her father's marches down St. George Street to protest segregation. "Dad turned his face to the other side, so he could spit on that."
The Rev. Goldie Eubanks Sr. will be remembered as a man of conviction for spiritual, political and social reform. He raised nine children to treat others the way they would want to be treated and to never lose faith that the world could be made a better place for all.
"He taught me love," said Hardin, 61.
Hardin came to St. Augustine this weekend to join her family in remembering her father's pursuit for racial harmony in St. Augustine.
They came to celebrate his life.
Eubanks was one of the men who called on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to bring the demonstrations and sit-ins to quell the growing tension in St. Augustine. Joining other civil rights leaders in St. Augustine, he went to Orlando to meet with people attending the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
King and other civil rights' leaders would soon come to protest in the streets of St. Augustine.
The police came for Eubanks after the Oct. 24, 1963, slaying of William Kincade. The Eubanks family believes Eubanks was gaining too much momentum as a leader locally and was a target for police.
According to court documents and the Eubanks family, it was about 1 a.m. when a carload of white men was driving down Palmo Street, which is now Twine Street. Gunfire burst out from the shadows near Eubanks' home and Kincaid was shot in the head, according to police documents.
Kincaid had his finger on the trigger of a shotgun, the report said. When he was shot, the gun went off, blowing a hole in the floorboard of the car.
The Eubanks family said it was likely the men were out to terrorize the neighborhood, since this was an era when guns and Molotov cocktails were aimed at the homes of blacks. Hardin said she couldn't even sleep in her own bed at night for fear that a stray bullet might find her.
In the days before her father was arrested, two of the Molotov cocktails were tossed at her home, she said.
The men in the car told the police they were hunting birds. "They were looking for black birds," said Gerald Eubanks, one of Goldie Eubanks' nephews.
Police came to charge Goldie and four others in the murder. Hardin remembered the police surrounding their home. "They had a cop in every window of our house."
Goldie was charged as an accessory.
The Eubanks family said when Goldie was taken away, they thought they would never see him again. He would either end up in prison or be killed before he was given a chance at a trial.
Another of Goldie's nephews, Richard Alvin Eubanks, was charged with murder. While the charges were dropped against Eubanks and the others, Richard went to trial.
Gerald Eubanks said Richard was a main target because he had been known to sometimes fight back. He said Richard had been whipped with chains by a white mob looking for a fight during one melee and was stabbed in the stomach at a bar a few months later. "He stumbled out of the bar holding his lower intestines," said Jeannette Eubanks Kelly, Goldie's daughter.
In the end, the jury found Richard not guilty of the murder, she said. But the family name suffered.
Hardin said when her dad was released from jail, he could not find a job. He moved to Cocoa, then Sanford, and continued to work against injustices against blacks.
Looking back at the events of 40 years ago brings the family strength. The descendant's of Goldie Eubanks Sr. said he was an inspiration. They are honored to have been part of such a righteous fight.
"The memories are painful, but you can't dwell on that," said Marra Eubanks, Goldie's niece.
She said young blacks need to carry on the memories of the struggles. The family agreed there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. For the Eubanks family, Goldie has set a fire in them that will never burn out.
"The fight is still a struggle," said Jeanette Kelly. "He's the wind beneath my wings and I think all of our wings."
Goldie Eubanks Sr. died March 5, 1989.
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Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 1, 1547-1629. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1802.
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Jovis, 11 Martii
Bishop of Coventry.
L. 1a. AN Act of Explanation of a former Statute, made in the 23th Year of the Reign of the late Queen Elizabeth, intituled, An Act for Assurance of the yearly Rent of 82 Pounds and 10s. to the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfeild, and his Successors for ever, out of certain Manors, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, thereby assured to Edward Fisher Esquire, and his Heirs.
L. 1. Morgan's Bill.
Duchy of Cornwall.
Sir Edw. Cooke reports the Prince's Bill. - Some Alterations made in it: - Which being twice read, the .....
Sir Benjamin Ridiard: - To cherish his Majesty's recovered Inclination to Parliament. - The ill Success of Parliaments hath been the Cause of all the Ill to this Commonwealth. -
We advise the King to break off the Treaties; he proposes to us, how it may be done. - Spaine fears no State. -
To constitute a Committee of both Houses, in Nature of a Council of War, for the Securing Ireland, strengthening our Forts, furnishing the Navy, and assisting the Low Countries.- -
To make some Proportion presently, for his Majesty's own Supply, to sweeten Parliaments.
Sir James Perrot: - Before we enter to this Resolution, to have a Committee of 20 or 30, to consider of Two, equally to be balanced ; State of the King, and Kingdom.
Sir Hen. Mildmay: - To defer no longer the Expressing That we all intend, but to cut off the malignant Hopes of all the Popish Party in this Land. - Nemo laeditur, nisi a seipso.
Mr. Wentworth: - Four into Consideration : Whether not a Necessity of sending Men into Germany: 2. What Number: 3. What Money: 4. What the best Means to raise it with most Speed. For the first, Four Motives : 1.
The present Danger of that Place, considering the many Armies ready to be poured down upon them. Admitting this, the second Motive, the Consideration of their Nearness in Situation : 2ly, In Amity and Confederation. 3. Vinculum inter Deum, et homines, Religion. 4. The Preservation of the noble Queen of Bohemia, and her Issue. The Part of this Kingdom. 5. The Consideration of our own Welfare, - Tum tua res agitur, paries - To resolve speedily on this.
Secretary Conway : - To go upon short Lines in this Business. - To go to the Business. - These Things, of the Low Countries, after the King's Declaration. - To consider now the State where we are. - If the Treaties go, the Low Countries lost; if not go on with them, must needs have a War. - Then what to do ? - To give the King such an Answer, as that he may declare himself: The rest will follow in their Time.
Mr. Currington : - To go to some Declaration to his Majesty. The first Thing to be considered, whether we should not now need send such an Answer to his Majesty as was formerly proposed.
Sir Edw. Cecill:- - We have given Advice to his Majesty : He hath sent a wise Answer : Ventured his Son, his Estate; Spent more in Treaty, than all the War, he can make this Year, will come to. A Vanity in us to desire him to war, if not assured necessary, and just. - Remember the Reputation of the House: Go upon our first Grounds. - Not possible for them to give the Palatinate.
- Knows, how weak Spaine. - 10,000 Men will go through Spaine. - To desire a Committee with the Lords.
Mr. Alford: - For going to the Lords, not yet ready ; nor for making a Committee. Many Motions. - Will divide the Question : - For the War, and King's Debts.
- To tie ourselves to one Point. - War the most necessary : - To tie ourselves to that Point, for a Supply for that. To proceed first with this, whether a Supply to be made for a War, or no.
Sir Edw. Sandys : - No greater Enemy to Consultation, than Precipitation; nor to Action, than Delay. - To proceed lento pede. To go this Day but One Step : Not presently to rush into a War. - Not a necessary immediate Consequence. - Bellum non recte geritur, nisi rebus repetitis et declaratis. - First to demand a Restitution. - For to return this Answer; that, if he will be pleased to take our Advice, we will not fail him, but assist him, according to our Abilities : Then will come fitly into Debate, the Consequence of this. -
Likely, this Advice, when embraced by his Majesty, and come to be put in Execution, will draw a great Charge upon the Subject. -
As necessary to enable the People to make Supply, as to give, by taking away Grievances ; but doubtful, whether to make mention of this at this Time. - To have it, according to the Measure of our Abilities, - To send to the Lords, that we have taken into dutiful Consideration the Answer : That we desire a Conference with their Lordships, what Answer to give to his Majesty.
Mr. Brooke: - Find now true, that this Court a Council of State. The Report made of the King's Wants, not to amuse, or amaze, any Man here; but, to let us know, he is not able to disburse any more. - Not to go to the Lords To-day, nor to a Committee presently. To consider wherein the Charge will lie.
Sir Hen. Anderson: - To put the Question now, sedente Curia, whether we will not make good our Advice to his Majesty.
Sir Ed. Coke : - To single out the Point of War. - We ought to have War, if we break off the Treaties. England never prospered so well as when Wars with Spaine.
- Humores moti, et non remoti, ladunt corpus. - Thinks this a just War. - No Process of Law to recover the Palatinate ; therefore must be by Cannon Shot. King hath demanded the Palatinate, and they have not delivered it: That a Denial. - Not ripe for a Message to the Lords. - Now the Time that Kings go forth to Battle. - Delay wounds this Cause. - If Ireland secured, the Navy furnished, the Low Countries assisted, will not care for Pope.
Turk, Spaine, nor all the Devils in Hell. - Take the Way to persuade the King to declare. This will not be by Generalities. - To-morrow Morning to read the King's Proposition. And then to consider our Answer. - Nec quies gentium sine armis.
Sir Will. Herbert: - To reduce the Business to a Point.
Sir Will. Strode: - Nothing to do at this Time, but to procure a Declaration from his Majesty. - To prepare a Committee, to meet with the Lords. - Nothing to do, but,
we would be ready to make good our Advice.
Sir Rob. Harlo : - To go to the Question, whether, in the first Place, in all these weighty Matters -
To make a Manifestation, that, if the King will declare himself, we will support him.
Mr. Glanvyle:- - The Work of this Day Twofold : 1. To give Advice, how it may stand with his Conscience and Honour. - Not resolved on War: But as much in Effect will put no Scorn on us. - Nor brook a Furrow of Land. -
Hath suffered to be here declared, how the Spaniard hath dealt with him. -
For the Point of his Honour and Conscience ; thinks, we may safely advise the King in it. -
2. Doubt, that he shall not be able to through with it. - To go to the Question upon these Two Points : 1. Whether the King may not -
Mr. Solicitor: - The King's Honour and Conscience not put to us. - To fix ourselves, as yet, upon the general.
Sir Rob. Philips : - The Proposition of War not now seasonable. Fit now for us to justify our Advice, that, in case his Majesty will break the Treaties, we will assist, &c. - To resolve this Point, that we will assist his Majesty, as far as shall be convenient.
Sir Nath. Rich :- - Two Questions. -
Nothing in the King's Doubts, which should retard his Majesty's Resolution to declare. - All is weak now, will be much weaker hereafter. - Not to put to the Question, whether we shall assist his Majesty in our Advice : To have it done by a general Acclamation, because such Rumours abroad, of our Backwardness to come unto it.
Mr. Recorder : - The King gives God Thanks, with all the Faculties of his Mind, for our Advice ; no Doubt therefore, but he will follow it. - Not to enter into a Question, not warranted by the Speech. - War not our Question now; nor, whether the King may make War, with Honour and Conscience. Hopes the King's Conscience will agree with all our Consciences. - To have the Question single. - That we should make an Answer, that, if he declare to break off the Treaties, we would be ready, to our best Abilities, to assist him.
Resolved, upon Question, That, in Pursuit of our Advice, we will be ready, upon his Majesty's Declaration to break off both the Treaties, to assist, both with our Persons and Abilities, in a parliamentary Manner. This done with a general Acclamation, without any One Voice to the contrary.
Sir Rob. Philips: - To have a strict Injunction upon every Member of the House, not to declare what hath been done here to To-day, upon Pain of being turned out of the House.
Chancellor Duchy : - Not fit to silence what is here done To-day. - Let it go to Rome.
A Message from the Lords, by Attorney, and Sir Will. Bird: -
The Lords have sent this Message : That whereas, upon Report made to their Lordships this Day, by the Lord Treasurer, of his Majesty's Estate, they conceive, the like here done ; Doubts there arise ; they think, the like may be here ; they desire a Meeting, with all convenient Speed ; where the Prince will be, to clear all Doubts. -
Their Number 24. - No Place, nor Time.
Chancellor Exchequer : - To return Answer, that no Doubts here.
Sir Edw. Sandys : - If we give them a Meeting, we give them an Audience, and no Conference, Their Doubts
may breed some Impediment to the Resolution. - To signify to them, that the like Relation hath been made here ; but no Dispute here of any Doubts.
Answer : This House hath taken into Consideration the Message: Will give the Lords a Meeting, with a proportionable Number, at such Time, and Place, as their Lordships shall appoint.
Mr. Treasurer, Two Secretaries of State, Chancellor Exchequer, Sir Edward Coke, Sir Edw. Sandys, Sir Jo. Savyle, Sir Dud. Digs, Sir Rob. Philips, Sir Will. Herbert, Sir Nicolas Tufton, Sir Jo. Epsley, Sir Geo. Moore, Mr. Solicitor, Mr. Comptroller, Sir Fra. Cottington, Sir Ben. Ridiard, Sir Tho. Savyle, Mr. Alford, Lord Candish, Sir Fra. Seymour, Sir Alex. St. John, Sir Guy Palmes, Sir Isaac Wake, Sir Rob. Harley, Sir Rob. Pye, Sir John Ellyot, Mr. Recorder, Sir Natha. Rich, Sir Will. Strode, Chancellor Duchy, Sir Fra. Barrington, Sir Miles Fleetwood, Sir Hen. Poole, Sir John Hobart, Sir Lewis Watson, Sir Tho. Lucy, Sir Roger North, Sir Edw. Villiers, Sir Peter Hayman, Sir Edw. Cecill, Mr. Drake, Mr. Glanvill, Sir Hen. Fane, Sir Will. Spencer, Sir John Scudamore, Sir Percy Herbert, Mr. Selden.
Message from Lords.
A Message from the Lords, by the same Messengers; -
The Lords desire the Meeting presently, in the Painted Chamber.
Answer: Our Committee of 48 will presently give their Lordships meeting.
Report deferred.
Mr. Secretary: - Cannot make Report: Was not near- -
To have the Committee go into the Committee Chamber, and agree of the Report.
Resolved, Upon Question, To defer this Report till Tomorrow Morning; and the Committees to meet this Afternoon, and confer their Notes together. Mr. Chancellor, and the Two Secretaries to make the Report.
Sir Ed. Coke, Chancellor Duchy, Sir Tho. Jermyn, Recorder, Solicitor, Mr. Glandvyle, Mr. Cooke, Sir Jo. Savyle, Sir Natha. Rich, Sir Will. Fleetwood, Sir Ben. Ridiard -


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EVO Payments International (www.evopayments.com), also known as EVO Merchant Services, is a U.S.-based merchant services provider that serves merchants domestically, in Canada, and in Europe. Reports show that the company was started as a small ISO in 1989 and has grown into one of the larger non-bank merchant account providers in the United States today, evidenced in part by its acquisition of PowerPay in 2012 and its acquisition of Sterling Payment Technologies in 2017. EVO Payments primarily offers electronic payment processing services and products. The company has various offices located throughout the nation but is headquartered in Melville, New York. EVO Payments International is a registered ISO/MSP of Deutsche Bank AG, New York. The company's chairman and founder is Ray Sidhom, and its CEO is Jim Kelly.
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- Sales & Marketing: EVO Payments International hires independent sales agents and has received a moderate number of complaints about its sales practices.
- Costs & Contract: EVO Payments International offers a multi-year contract with an early termination fee of up to $500.
- Complaints & Service: EVO Payments International has received more than 150 public complaints.
- BBB Rating: EVO Payments International does not currently have a rating with the Better Business Bureau.
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- Domestic and international retail
- Domestic and international e-commerce
- Domestic and international MOTO
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|Employs Independent Resellers
|Advertises Deceptive Rates
|Discloses All Important Terms
EVO's primary marketing and sales strategy appears to follow a common pattern used by most large merchant services providers, which is the recruiting and hiring of independent sales agents around the world. The company also allows other sales organizations, such as Evolution Bankcard, to operate as sub-ISOs under their own business names. Both of these strategies often result in complaints because the sales tactics of the resellers are difficult to control, and the company's policies often allow for predatory pricing and terms whether it encourages them or not. It appears that EVO Payments International is suffering from the typical negative merchant reports one would expect with this marketing strategy, including high-pressure sales tactics and insufficient fee disclosure. To its credit, the company does not appear to use any deceptive advertising or rate-quoting tactics in its marketing materials.
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Key Points - Costs & Contract
|Swiped Rate
|Keyed-in Rate
|Early Termination Fee
|$250-$500 Or None
|PCI Compliance Fee
|$120 Per Year
|Equipment Lease Terms
|48 Months, Non-Cancellable
EVO's merchant account fees and contract terms appear to vary based on several factors including a merchant's business type, a merchant's processing volume, and the agent/sub-ISO setting up the account. Service length agreements and early termination fees may also vary from one account to the next as merchants have reported cancellation fees ranging from $250 to $500. Additionally, several merchants reports mention non-cancellable lease terms for processing equipment that is sold by EVO agents but managed by third-party leasing companies. EVO appears to charge an annual PCI Compliance fee of approximately $120, which is about as expensive as this fee gets. Taken as a whole, EVO's contract terms are slightly less competitive than industry averages.
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Key Points - Complaints & Service
|Total Online Complaints
|Live Customer Support
|Most Common Complaint
|Hidden Fees
EVO Payments International has received a moderate number of public complaints for a company of its size and time in business. The types of complaints fit mostly into four categories: EVO holding deposits or withdrawing large cash reserves suddenly from a merchant's checking account, complaints of deceptive sales tactics (especially involving equipment leases and mostly attributable to resellers), former employee and agent complaints of deceptive business practices, and poor customer service experiences when attempting to resolve disputes.
One such complaint, found here, claims that "Evo has ignored phone calls, transferred me to the wrong department and has not cooperated with their own sales person Lionel to resolve this situation." Strangely, there has been a recent rash of complaints filed against EVO Canada, which may indicate that the company is focusing its expansion efforts on that region. Alternatively, it may just be that EVO's policies are less favorable to Canadian merchants.
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|Product & Service Complaints
|Billing & Collection Complaints
|Advertising & Sales Complaints
|Guarantee & Warranty Complaints
|Delivery Complaints
Note: We have adjusted this company's BBB rating according to our own standards. To better understand why we adjust BBB ratings, please see our Rating Criteria.
EVO's Better Business Bureau profile is currently being updated and does not feature any public-facing data. We therefore will not factor it into this update of our review.
The Better Business Bureau has several separate reports listed for EVO Payments International, but the correct one appears to be for an office listed in Melville, New York. At the time of our previous update, the profile listed the company's name as "EVO Merchant Services." It showed an "A-" grade without BBB accreditation, and it had received 81 complaints in the last 36 months. Thirty-seven complaints were due to billing or collection disputes, 36 had to do with product or service problems, seven were related to advertising or sales, and one was a delivery issue. Thirty-eight of these complaints have been successfully resolved, while 42 either were not resolved to the merchant's satisfaction or have not received a final response from the merchant. One received no response whatsoever from EVO.
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EVO Payments International rates as an average merchant services provider according to our rating criteria. The company can raise its rating in future updates of this review by improving its policies in the common areas of merchant grievances and eliminating future complaints. Merchants are strongly encouraged to fully read and understand the terms of their EVO merchant account agreement before signing as the terms may vary widely based on the agent and/or sub-ISO setting up the account. Additionally, merchants would be wise to avoid equipment leases as this appears to be a common area of dissatisfaction.
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so here's my problem
im running usb loader gx on a 4.2 system
after a lot of work i got everything to work fine, minus a few game setting i had to fiddle with, but other than that everything worked fine
my problem is i was playing tatsunoko vs capcom when i first uplaoded it and it worked fine(a japanese dub btw)
a week later i ran it again and it stayed on the black screen
so i restarted the wii and tried to load it again but instead of even loading it froze on the game selection screen.
i just recently uploaded mario sonic winter olympics and the same thing happened. i select it and it freezes. though im still able to use the wii remote i'm not able to select a thing.
all the other games work just fine
nvm, it was just a bad iso
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bonzers can be anything you want them to be...hpsb, egg, longboard, fishy-type, mid-length, etc..."bonzer" is the fin set up combined w/ the bottom contours. personally, i love them! pretty much every board currently in my quiver is based around the bonzer concept. brian wynn is a great bonzer shaper, learned directly from the inventors, malcolm & duncan campbell, while he was in california. i find them to be faster, better barrel boards, & just overall more suited to my style of surfing. in steep, fast breaking waves, i find that i'm able to project around sections better on a bonzer than on a thruster. bonzers also can get higher & tighter in the pocket w/out sliding than a thruster. i have a few thrusters, but they all feature the deep bonzer-like bottom contour. the only board that's not really bonzer centric is my log.
ps-props to the guy who bumped this thread back to the land of the living! i enjoy a good quiver discussion/oogle-fest! i'm waiting on a couple boards, then i'll post up a complete quiver shot...likely sometime in the spring!
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Feb 15, 2011, 12:33 PM #102
I'm bigger and older than average:
6'2 twin glassed on wood keel true retro fish for smaller/weaker days
6'4 battail quad "groveler" for punchy surf under head high
6'6 PSB round tail thruster/quad convertible for chest to head high and up - go to shortie for good waves
7'0 East Coast "gun" rounded pin thruster for the biggest days of the year
9'3 classic single fin log for waist high and under
All my own builds.
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4boards but when summer comes i wanna get a 5'11 or 5'10 board. im looking at a used board in brave new world used with little dings $200, its a 5'11 superbrand
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9.6 webber performer - perfect noserider
7.6 g&s egg - fun all around board and perfect for teaching the kids to surf
6.10 ci single fin - green resin tint, have ridden this in ankle to overhead
6.8 dusty rhodes love - monster tail thickness, old nj board, huge skeg and easy to carve or cheat up to the nose
6.6 cambell bros egg - great all around board, fun in summer if you dont want to longboard
6.3 webber afterburner - step up for fall
6.0 firewire dominator - go to short board for waist to head
i'm currently into bonzers so i think a 6.0 bonzer or something alternative like a sweet potato is in the not to distant future....
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i'm 6'5"/250lbs.max winter gear
2011 surfboards
raised deck design 3+"(rails 2 7/8" or less)
resin tint deck,clear rails and bottom,polished gloss
6'5" x 22" twin fish.aqua
6'6" x 21 1/2" double-bump wing-swallowtail quad 'fishy'.lime green
6'7" x 21" MR-style wing-swallow twin fin.yellow
6'8" x 21" 5-box set-up quad/tri swallowtail shortboard.red
6'9' x 21" 6-channel bottom double-wing swallowtail single fin.purple
6'10" single fin egg.orange
Feb 15, 2011, 03:53 PM #106
Feb 15, 2011, 04:06 PM #107
working on 4 board
$ board quiver usually last awhile cause they all get ridden. Just sold all 4 boards form the old quiver last summer, so far replced with two new last fall and the third is on order as of end of January and 4th will be ordered start of summer for hurricane season
5'-5" x 19-1/4 x 2-3/8 Tommy Moore "Round Nose fish" (f-fin convertible set up) no bump wings
5'-9" x 19 1/4" x 2 1/4" Tommy Moore "Tweaker" w/diamond tail (dumpster diver/ white diamond style single concave bottom 80's shortboard outline
On Order-
5'-6" x 21 x 2-5/8 at center tapering to 2 1/4" rails Tommy Moore "Slop Rod" (this is my longboard alternative stick for thigh high and under summer slop. simialr to a lost plank but with bump wings right behind the front of the quad fin set up and a big squash tail to maintain drive.
Next order-
6'-1" x 18 1/2 x 2 3/8 thru chest with medium high perfoamrce rails- Tommy Moore
Wide point up further for paddling but with high performace rocker this is hte head high plus stick.
Feb 15, 2011, 05:00 PM #108
got two now, 6'2 fish, and a 7'2 fun shape. hoping to get a dumpster diver soon
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3: a fat egg, a shorty and a step up. about to add an alaia for the summer


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When I'm not dragging him behind DS is often to be found at some distance... That day he was playing at letting me walk from him and running to catch up.
He often 'hides'...
Or reads the street signs.
And sometimes I find myself going on the school run with a Super.
It's always an adventure as I never know when I will finally be home...!
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"The Moment of Peace" - Worldwide Event 8pm 18th June 2011
64 days and 1 Million People to Go!
In today's busy world we are consumed in trying to find happiness and peace in materialism, the latest gadgets, money, and working increasingly long hours. Yet, have you noticed this doesn't really seem to be working? Our lives seem to be getting busier, noisier, more out of control and unhappy.
"The Moment of Peace" is a very simple idea; that we as individuals can make a difference if we stop for a while, be mindful, be quiet and be still and enjoy the experience of living. Through this, an innate happiness becomes present and we allow for a more sustainable and lasting peace within us and with those around us.
At 8:00pm (in your local time-zone) on Saturday, 18th June 2011 I'm asking everybody to stop for an hour and to be mindful, be silent and be still. It is that simple!
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I'd like to get 1 million people participating in "The Moment of Peace" in 2011. We only have 64 days left to go. It seems like a huge target but I believe it is possible.
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, vol. 6 (2006) pp. 447-469
The input of nitrogen (N) to ecosystems has increased dramatically over the past decades. While total (wet + dry) N deposition has been extensively determined in temperate regions, only very few data sets of N wet deposition exist for tropical ecosystems, and moreover, reliable experimental information about N dry deposition in tropical environments is lacking. In this study we estimate dry and wet deposition of inorganic N for a remote pasture site in the Amazon Basin based on in-situ measurements. The measurements covered the late dry (biomass burning) season, a transition period and the onset of the wet season (clean conditions) (12 September to 14 November 2002) and were a part of the LBA-SMOCC (Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia Smoke, Aerosols, Clouds, Rainfall, and Climate) 2002 campaign. Ammonia (NH3), nitric acid (HNO3), nitrous acid (HONO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitric oxide (NO), ozone (O3), aerosol ammonium (NH4+) and aerosol nitrate (NO3-) were measured in real-time, accompanied by simultaneous meteorological measurements. Dry deposition fluxes of NO2 and HNO3 are inferred using the ''big leaf multiple resistance approach'' and particle deposition fluxes are derived using an established empirical parameterization. Bi-directional surface-atmosphere exchange fluxes of NH3 and HONO are estimated by applying a ''canopy compensation point model''. N dry and wet deposition is dominated by NH3 and NH4+, which is largely the consequence of biomass burning during the dry season. The grass surface appeared to have a strong potential for daytime NH3 emission, owing to high canopy compensation points, which are related to high surface temperatures and to direct NH3 emissions from cattle excreta. NO2 also significantly accounted for N dry deposition, whereas HNO3, HONO and N-containing aerosol species were only minor contributors. Ignoring NH3 emission from the vegetation surface, the annual net N deposition rate is estimated to be about -11 kgN ha-1 yr-1. If on the other hand, surface-atmosphere exchange of NH3 is considered to be bi-directional, the annual net N budget at the pasture site is estimated to range from -2.15 to -4.25 kgN ha-1 yr-1.
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libretto-config - Libretto BIOS Setting Program
The `libretto-config' is a utility program to configure the BIOS
setting of the mini notebook computer, Toshiba Libretto. Changes to
the setting are immediately done, so rebooting is not necessary.
I don't know whether these programs work on any other machines but
Libretto. In case of Toshiba's notebook machines, some function may
*** Disclaimer *****************************************************
The information used to write these programs was obtained by
analyzing Libretto individually, not provided by Toshiba. Therefore,
they might contain fatal bugs and might cause damages to your
Libretto. You can use them freely but the authors are not
responsible for the programs. Redistribution of the programs are not
restricted, but you must attach this caution and the source.
The original program were written by Mr. Iizuka
(firstname.lastname@example.com), which rewrite the CMOS setting directly.
Mr. Nomura (email@example.com) have extended the program to
support SMI and BIOS calling. Thanks.
I, Ishioka, combined programs to the package. If you have any troubles,
bug reports, or requests, please notify me.
make generate-plist
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/sysutils/libretto-config/ && make install clean
cd /usr/ports/sysutils/libretto-config/ && make install clean
A package is not available for ports marked as: Forbidden / Broken / Ignore / Restricted
PKGNAME: libretto-config
ONLY_FOR_ARCHS: i386
SHA256 (libapm-linux-1.0beta5.tar.gz) = 6d13b04931425e8df0ed164ade6f7ff311bfc1585bb0b581e3cf5f29ddece73f
SIZE (libapm-linux-1.0beta5.tar.gz) = 13668
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
===> The following configuration options are available for libretto-config-1.0.b5_4:
DOCS=on: Build and/or install documentation
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
Number of commits found: 25
Bump PORTREVISION for ports depending on the canonical version of GCC
(via Mk/bsd.default-versions.mk and lang/gcc) which has moved from
GCC 5.4 to GCC 6.4 under most circumstances.
This includes ports
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- using Mk/bsd.octave.mk which in turn features USES=fortran, and
- with USES=compiler specifying openmp, nestedfct, c++11-lib, c++11-lang,
c++14-lang, c++0x, c11, or gcc-c++11-lib.
Bump PORTREVISIONs for ports depending on the canonical version of GCC and
lang/gcc which have moved from GCC 4.9.4 to GCC 5.4 (at least under some
circumstances such as versions of FreeBSD or platforms).
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- with USES=fortran,
- using using Mk/bsd.octave.mk which in turn has USES=fortran, and
- with USES=compiler specifying openmp, nestedfct, c++11-lib, c++14-lang,
c++11-lang, c++0x, c11, or gcc-c++11-lib.
Bump PORTREVISIONS for ports depending on the canonical version of GCC and
lang/gcc which have moved from GCC 4.8.5 to GCC 4.9.4 (at least under some
circumstances such as versions of FreeBSD or platforms).
In particular that is ports with USE_GCC=yes, USE_GCC=any, or one of
gcc-c++11-lib, openmp, nestedfct, c++11-lib as well as c++14-lang,
c++11-lang, c++0x, c11 requested via USES=compiler.
- Fix trailing whitespace in pkg-descrs, categories [p-x]*
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Fix build as a user.
Sponsored by: Absolight
Remove $FreeBSD$ from patches files everywhere.
With hat: portmgr
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Add pkg-plist.
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. trim Makefile headers;
. remove custom DOCDIR and use standard DOCSDIR;
. define PLIST_FILES and PORTDOCS at Makefile;
. do not mute install command;
. remove pkg-plist (hm, seems the port has never worked at NOPORTDOCS case).
- Get Rid MD5 support
For ports maintained by email@example.com, remove names and/or
e-mail addresses from the pkg-descr file that could reasonably
be mistaken for maintainer contact information in order to avoid
confusion on the part of users looking for support. As a pleasant
side effect this also avoids confusion and/or frustration for people
who are no longer maintaining those ports.
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We cannot contact them for a long time.
Discussed with: hrs
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Fix printing screen message.
unbreak libretto-config by adding a lot of \n\'s
infomed maintainer
BROKEN on 5.x: does not compile
Clear moonlight beckons.
Requiem mors pacem pkg-comment,
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E Nomini Patri, E Fili, E Spiritu Sancti.
Correct grammatical mistakes in an english manpage.
Convert category sysutils to new layout.
Support installing to proper PREFIX directory.
Unbroke PLIST (improper PORTNAME/PORTVERSION conversion).
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About Me
We are a small family: Mum, dad, a 8 year old girl ( Born September 2008). Getting to know us is very easy as we are social and relaxed people. We prefer families with kids, polyglots and people who don´t get drunk....And we do not accept racists. We like spending time with people who respect others no matter what colour or religion.
The mum can teach Norwegian on Skype or create intensive courses here in Norway.
Our animals:
Our blog: https://hagehons.wordpress.com/
We like cooking and have a food blog:
Thank you for commenting on our blogs! :-D
The world is such a great place when you have friends everywhere!
Somehow languages make more and more sense the more you travel.
It is fun seeing how languages rub off on each other through the times.
Example: The French language have many Norwegian words! Who knew? Just look at this: http://www.viking.no/e/france/norman_on_words.htm
There are also many Norwegian words in the English language. Words like husband, acre, gate, fuck ( sorry! The vikings used the word fukka a lot...) and the scottish kirk. The vikings sure traveled a lot..Now maybe you can add Norwegian to your list of languages? ;-)
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
We love learning about languages, cultures, cooking and we love making new friends.
We arrange events in the city, host people and tell people about couchsurfing.
We have met many nice people through couchsurfing and had too much fun. :-)
Serve traditional Norwegian food for our guests and give them a nature experience. Maybe teach them some Norwegian? In general; hanging out and having fun. You can see some of our cooking on our food blog:
http://mammasoppskrift.wordpress.com/ ( It´s in Norwegian)
Aina´s interests: gardening, flowers, herbs, visiting libraries ( used to work in a library and I love books),viking gatherings, flea markets, antique dresses etc, halloween, steampunk, victoriana, trecking ( woods and mountains), literature, crocheting, astronomy, gardening, religions, cultures, languages, snail mails, karaoke (even though I sing badly), cooking, dancing, going to the cinema/theatre/musicals/ stand up theatre and much more. I spend a lot of time trying to learn italian. I also hope to start learning swahili soon.
Jósteinn´s interests:his motorcycle, viking gatherings, trecking ( mountains and forrest), kayaking, martial arts, fishing, diving, surfing, snowboarding, going to the cinema/theatre/ stand up theatre, resting in one of the hammocks and much more.
Ildri´s interests: viking gatherings. Gymnastics, gardening and flowers, musicals , dressing up, making jewelry, dancing, playing on the swing, going hiking, traveling by plane or train, baking, lego, her bicycle, gymnastics etc...
- animals
- arts
- books
- literature
- singing
- acting
- make up
- concerts
- festivals
- dancing
- dining
- cooking
- baking
- partying
- gardening
- flowers
- movies
- traveling
- blogging
- music
- karaoke
- fishing
- hiking
- kayaking
- surfing
- scuba diving
- snowboarding
- martial arts
- gymnastics
- astronomy
- languages
- religion
- mountains
Music, Movies, and Books
Tv: Alt for Norge ( recommended before coming to Norway; youtube!) True Blood, Being Human, The Big Bang Theory...Movies: LOTR, Harry Potter, Fallen, Cirque de Freak, The broken hearts club....Music: Madrugada, Books:
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Norway! See for yourself:
Other amazing things:
Amazing thing to do: become a parent
Amazing thing to see: your kid smiling
Teach, Learn, Share
Maybe the couchsurfers can teach us how to make their favourite dish?
We also cook when we travel. :-)
Aina would also like to learn more Japanese, German and Italian.
Here you can see what to experience in Fredrikstad:
About the people in this town:
Intro about people here: http://www.f-b.no/fbtv?videoId=2118
All of these festivals are located in Fredrikstad:
July= SOMMERSNADDER ( food festival with talented chefs
July- Viking gathering in Sarpsborg, just 25 min away!
July= GLOMMAFESTIVALEN ( the biggest festival with funny competitions, parties, a little music and dancing, lots of people, markets etc... Very nice. For all ages!)
July= MÅNEFESTIVALEN ( the moon festival is located in the fortified town of Fredrikstad and is a fun event. Lots of concerts, a fun market, strange people acting in the streets etc... A fun festival in a beautiful old town! The ticket to get into the concerts at night is a little expensive though...Think it costs 500 or 550 NOK pr person pr day.)
August= GRESSVIKDAGENE. A very very small and rock festival near the centre of Fredrikstad ( in Gressvik). Recommended for people between 35 and 55. These tickets are not so expensive.I will give more information about these festivals later the group called Fredrikstad.
Here you can learn about Norway:
What I Can Share with Hosts
A welcoming home with friendly faces.
A laid back atmosphere.
Norwegian home cooked meals.
Norwegian lessons if interested.
Countries I've Visited
China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States
Countries I've Lived In
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SOURCE: Death data are from the National Vital Statistics System operated by the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC. Age-adjusted rates for 1950–2009 were obtained from WISQARS (www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars).
A high-profile, public-private effort to prevent suicide is emphasizing the importance of mobile technology and social networks in identifying and helping people at risk of harming themselves.
"Technology is changing the way we communicate, and the pace at which new communications tools are introduced continues to accelerate. These media and applications include interactive educational and social networking websites, e-mail outreach, blogs, mobile apps, and programs using mobile devices and texting," states the new National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
The strategy, a joint project between the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, has a goal of saving 20,000 lives over the next five years. This plan is the first major update to the national strategy since it launched in 2001.
More than 37,000 people in the U.S. took their own lives in 2009, according to the federal Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA), a rate of about 100 per day. Army Secretary John McHugh, who participated in a Washington press conference Monday, the 10th annual World Suicide Prevention Day, said that more U.S. service members die from suicide than from combat.
The strategy is targeting its outreach to at-risk populations, including military veterans, drug and alcohol abusers, native Americans, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender communities and young people in general. A key part of the strategy is to find ways of overcoming the stigma of discussing suicide. New communication platforms can help, according to the report and National Action Alliance participants.
"Mobile health apps have become increasingly popular, particularly among young adults. Other innovative applications currently being developed and applied to suicide prevention include virtual worlds, gaming, and text analysis," the report notes.
Notably, Facebook now allows people to make anonymous reports of suicidal posts by friends and has, since last December, offered live, private chat sessions from trained suicide counselors. "Social networks give us a unique opportunity to save lives," Facebook's vice president for global public policy, Marne Levine, said Monday.
"We're working to create tools on Facebook which connect to other mechanisms of help that go beyond the Web," Levine added, specifically mentioning a network for veterans and military families that includes outreach via text messaging.
Also Monday, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $55.6 million in grants for state and local suicide prevention programs, but details were not immediately available.


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wikiHow to Record a Song with a Camera and Edit the Sound Files in Adobe Premiere Elements
Two Parts:RecordingEditingCommunity Q&A
Recording music in a home studio has become a popular method of realizing songs and album ideas for aspiring musicians. However, this can be difficult due to the high cost of studio time and equipment. Luckily, there is a great way to create professional sounding demo CDs without spending a lot of money on studio equipment and time. IMPORTANT: these instructions require prior working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Elements.
Part 1
1Complete an original song. Figure out what instrumentation you want; guitar, piano, bass, percussion? And how, roughly speaking, do you want to mix it? Write it down.
2Record the most important instrument first. This will be the foundation of your song. Piano or guitar are usually good choices.
3Place the camera near the sound source when recording. This is usually the best way to get the best audio quality. You will have to do some trial and error.
4Listen to yourself when recording additional tracks and instruments. (See part 2 for importing your audio files). Make sure as you continue to build your song that you are listening to (on headphones) what you've already recorded so that the finished product is IN TIME or SYNC with itself. You do not want the percussion playing faster than the guitar, for instance.
Part 2
1Import your recordings. Your camera will come with its own software for importing videos. Once the files are on your computer, import them into Adobe Premiere Elements.
2Open and save a new project file in Adobe Premiere Elements. This file should be named as name.prel (similar to Word documents, which are name.docx).
3Drag your video and drop it in the timeline editor of Adobe Premiere Elements. Timeline, not Sceneline, is the only viewing option you should use for these instructions.
4Delete the video portion of your recording. It isn't needed. Keep the audio alone.
5Build up your audio files as desired. There is a lot of space in Adobe Premiere Elements, so utilize the lines listed as "soundtrack," "narration," "audio 1," etc.
6Mix the audio and adjust the volume. Adobe Premiere Elements allows you to play with volume and equalizer. If you make adjustments on a file while it is not in playback, the adjustment will be uniform throughout the entire file. If you make adjustments on a file while it is in playback, the adjustments will be saved in real time. Be careful.
7Splice and edit your sound files as desired. Did you cough on one of the files? Screw up a guitar lick? No worries! Just cut out the undesired audio clip or mute it. Do this after initial mixing so your volume and EQ levels are consistent. Otherwise, if you split your file first, you will need to make the adjustments twice, for each half.
8Export your song once it is edited and mixed satisfactorily. Adobe Premiere Elements offers several audio file formats for rendering, including MP3 and AAC.
9Burn your song file to disc, if desired. Open the song file in Windows Media Player or iTunes (or another similar program) and burn the song to disc.
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New Hamas TV Show Features 'Jew-eating' Bugs Bunny Lookalike
After Mickey Mouse lookalike 'Farfur', Hamas airs show with 'Assud' the rabbit who entered Gaza via breached Egypt border.
Following the "demise" of the Hamas Mickey Mouse character "Farfur" at the hands of a belligerent Israeli soldier, Hamas' television station has introduced a Bugs Bunny lookalike who declares "I will eat Jews," a British newspaper reported Wednesday.
According to the Daily Mail, Hamas-controlled TV in Gaza has introduced 'Assud', a rabbit, claiming that he sneaked into Gaza from Egypt after the border was breached last month.
Farfur, the Mickey Mouse lookalike who called for the terror attacks against Jews was beaten to death by an Israel Defense Forces soldier, only to be succeeded by Nahul the bee.
Nahoul was killed a week later when an Israeli siege prevented him from receiving medical treatment.
The Hamas TV show faced global condemnation - and the threat of a lawsuit from Disney - before Farfur was taken off the air.
The newspaper report said that the new show ended with a song, "We will never recognize Israel, until we liberate our homeland from the Zionist filth."
In the new show, Assud speaks with Saraa, a young girl narrator. "We are all martyrdom seekers, are we not Saraa?" Assud asks. "We will sacrifice our souls and everything we own for the homeland," he says.
"We will liberate al-Aqsa from the filth of those Zionists," Saraa replies.
"I Assud will get rid of the Jews and I will eat them up, Allah willing," Assud concludes the scene.
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On December 23, 2015, a motion for authority to obtain debtor-in-possession financing was filed in the bankruptcy case of Back9Network Inc. and its affiliates.
The filing was assigned docket number 5 and is described on the court's official docket as follows:
Motion to Expedite Hearing Filed by William S. Fish on behalf of Back9Network Inc., Debtor (RE: 3 Motion to Borrow filed by Debtor Back9Network Inc.) (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Fish, William) (Entered: 12/23/2015)
Back9Network Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection, or had an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed against it, on December 23, 2015. The bankruptcy case is pending before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut. The case number for the lead bankruptcy case is 15-22192. The bankruptcy case is currently assigned to United States Bankruptcy Judge Ann Nevins. The law firm of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP is acting as lead bankruptcy counsel to Back9Network Inc. in the bankruptcy case.


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The bill, signed into law on March 23, 2010, contains provisions that will go into effect on various timelines, ranging from immediately upon signing of the bill to as far out as 2018.
Below are some of the key provisions of the bill. For simplicity, the amendments in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 are integrated into this timeline.
Effective immediately
- The Food and Drug Administration is now authorized to approve generic versions of biologic drugs and grant biologics manufacturers 12 years of exclusive use before generics can be developed.
- The Medicaid drug rebate for brand name drugs is increased to 23.1% (except the rebate for clotting factors and drugs approved exclusively for pediatric use increases to 17.1%), and the rebate is extended to Medicaid managed care plans; the Medicaid rebate for non-innovator, multiple source drugs is increased to 13% of average manufacturer price.
- Support comparative effectiveness research by establishing a non-profit Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
- Creation of task forces on Preventive Services and Community Preventive Services to develop, update, and disseminate evidenced-based recommendations on the use of clinical and community prevention services.
- The Indian Health Care Improvement Act is reauthorized and amended.
Effective June 21, 2010
- Adults with pre-existing conditions will be eligible to join a temporary high-risk pool, which will be superseded by the health care exchange in 2014. To qualify for coverage, applicants must have a pre-existing health condition and have been uninsured for at least the past six months. There is no age requirement. The new program sets premiums as if for a standard population and not for a population with a higher health risk. Allow premiums to vary by age (4:1), geographic area, and family composition. Limit out-of-pocket spending to $5,950 for individuals and $11,900 for families, excluding premiums.
Effective July 1, 2010
- The President will have established, within the Department of Health and Human Services, a council to be known as the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council to help begin to develop a National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy. The Surgeon General shall serve as the Chairperson of the new Council.
Effective September 23, 2010
- Insurance companies will be prohibited from imposing lifetime dollar limits on essential benefits, like hospital stays in new policies issued.
- Dependents (children) will be permitted to remain on their parents' insurance plan until their 26th birthday, and regulations implemented under the Act include dependents that no longer live with their parents, are not a dependent on a parent's tax return, are no longer a student, or are married.
- Insurers are prohibited from excluding pre-existing medical conditions (except in grandfathered individual health insurance plans) for children under the age of 19.
- Insurers are prohibited from charging co-payments or deductibles for Level A or Level B preventive care and medical screenings on all new insurance plans.
- Individuals affected by the Medicare Part D coverage gap will receive a $250 rebate, and 50% of the gap will be eliminated in 2011. The gap will be totally eliminated by 2020.
- Insurers' abilities to enforce annual spending caps will be restricted, and completely prohibited by 2014.
- Insurers are prohibited from dropping policyholders when they get sick.
- Insurers are required to reveal details about administrative and executive expenditures.
- Insurers are required to implement an appeals process for coverage determination and claims on all new plans.
- Indoor tanning services are subjected to a 10% service tax.
- Enhanced methods of fraud detection are implemented.
- Medicare is expanded to small, rural hospitals and facilities.
- Medicare patients with chronic illnesses must be monitored/evaluated on a 3 month basis for coverage of the medications for treatment of such illnesses.
- Non-profit Blue Cross insurers are required to maintain a loss ratio (money spent on procedures over money incoming) of 85% or higher to take advantage of IRS tax benefits.
- Companies which provide early retiree benefits for individuals aged 55–64 are eligible to participate in a temporary program which reduces premium costs.
- A new website installed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services will provide consumer insurance information for individuals and small businesses in all states.
- A temporary credit program is established to encourage private investment in new therapies for disease treatment and prevention.
Effective by January 1, 2011
- Employers must disclose the value of the benefits they provided beginning in 2011 for each employee's health insurance coverage on the employees' annual Form W-2's
- Insurers will be required to spend 85% of large-group and 80% of small-group and individual plan premiums (with certain adjustments) on health care or to improve health-care quality, or return the difference to the customer as a rebate.
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is responsible for developing the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and overseeing the testing of innovative payment and delivery models.
- Flexible spending accounts, healthcare reimbursement arrangements and health savings accounts cannot be used to pay for over the counter drugs, purchased without a prescription, except for insulin.
Effective by January 1, 2012
- New tax reporting changes come into effect which aims to prevent tax evasion by corporations. The provision is expected to raise $17 billion over 10 years. Under the existing law, businesses have to notify the IRS of certain payments to individuals for certain services or property over a reporting threshold: from this date the law is changed so that payments to corporations must also be reported.
Effective by January 1, 2013
- Self-employment and wages of individuals above $200,000 annually (or of families above $250,000 annually) will be subject to an additional tax of 0.5%.
Effective by January 1, 2014
- Insurers are prohibited from discriminating against or charging higher rates for any individuals based on pre-existing medical conditions.
- Insurers are prohibited from establishing annual spending caps.
- Expand Medicaid eligibility; individuals with income up to 133% of the poverty line qualify for coverage, including adults without dependent children.
- Two years of tax credits will be offered to qualified small businesses. In order to receive the full benefit of a 50% premium subsidy, the small business must have an average payroll per full time equivalent ("FTE") employee, excluding the owner of the business, of less than $25,000 and have fewer than 11 FTEs. The subsidy is reduced by 6.7% per additional employee and 4% per additional $1,000 of average compensation. A 16 FTE firm with a $35,000 average salary would be entitled to a 10% premium subsidy.
- Impose a $2000 per employee tax penalty on employers with more than 50 employees who do not offer health insurance to their full-time workers (as amended by the reconciliation bill).
- Set a maximum of $2000 annual deductible for a plan covering a single individual or $4000 annual deductible for any other plan. These limits can be increased under rules set in section 1302.
- Impose an annual penalty of $95, or up to 1% of income, whichever is greater, on individuals who do not secure insurance; this will rise to $695, or 2.5% of income, by 2016. This is an individual limit; families have a limit of $2,085. Exemptions to the fine in cases of financial hardship or religious beliefs are permitted.
- Under the CLASS Act provision, creates a new voluntary long-term care insurance program; enrollees who have paid premiums into the program and become eligible (due to disability or chronic illnesses) would receive benefits that help pay for assistance in the home or in a facility.
- Employed individuals who pay more than 9.5% of their income on health insurance premiums will be permitted to purchase insurance policies from a state-controlled health insurance option.
- Pay for new spending, in part, through spending and coverage cuts in Medicare Advantage, slowing the growth of Medicare provider payments (in part through the creation of a new Independent Payment Advisory Board), reducing Medicare and Medicaid drug reimbursement rate, cutting other Medicare and Medicaid spending.
- Revenue increases from a new $2,500 limit on tax-free contributions to flexible spending accounts (FSAs), which allow for payment of health costs.
- Chain restaurants and food vendors with 20 or more locations are required to display the caloric content of their foods on menus, drive-through menus, and vending machines. Additional information, such as saturated fat, carbohydrate, and sodium content, must also be made available upon request.
- Establish health insurance exchanges, and subsidization of insurance premiums for individuals with income up to 400% of the poverty line, as well as single adults. Section 1401(36B) of PPACA explains that the subsidy will be provided as a advanceable, refundable tax credit and gives a formula for its calculation. Refundable tax credit is a way to provide government benefit to people even with no tax liability (example: Child Tax Credit). According to White House and Congressional Budget Office estimates, in 2016 the income-based premium caps for a "silver" healthcare plan for family of four would be the following:
|Income as a percentage of the federal poverty level
|Premium Cap as a Share of Income
|Middle of Income Range (family of 4)
|Avg Annual Enrollee Premium
|Premium Subsidy (share of premium)
|Avg Cost-Sharing Subsidy
Note: In 2016, the FPL is projected to equal about $11,800 for a single person and about $24,000 for family of four.
- Members of Congress and their staff will only be offered health care plans through the exchange or plans otherwise established by the bill (instead of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program that they currently use).
- A new excise tax goes into effect that is applicable to pharmaceutical companies and is based on the market share of the company; it is expected to create $2.5 billion in annual revenue.
- Most medical devices become subject to a 2.3% excise tax collected at the time of purchase. (Reduced by the reconciliation act to 2.3% from 2.6%)
- Health insurance companies become subject to a new excise tax based on their market share; the rate gradually raises between 2014 and 2018 and thereafter increases at the rate of inflation. The tax is expected to yield up to $14.3 billion in annual revenue.
- The qualifying medical expenses deduction for Schedule A tax filings increases from 7.5% to 10% of earned income.
Effective by January 1, 2017
- A state may apply to the Secretary of Health & Human Services for a waiver of certain sections in the law, with respect to that state, such as the individual mandate, provided that the state develops a detailed alternative that "will provide coverage that is at least as comprehensive" and "at least as affordable" for "at least a comparable number of its residents" as the waived provisions. The decision of whether to grant this waiver is up to the Secretary (who must annually report to Congress on the waiver process) after a public comment period.
Effective by 2018
- All existing health insurance plans must cover approved preventive care and checkups without co-payment.
- A new 40% excise tax on high cost ("Cadillac") insurance plans is introduced. The tax (as amended by the reconciliation bill) is on the cost of coverage in excess of $27,500 (family coverage) and $10,200 (individual coverage), and it is increased to $30,950 (family) and $11,850 (individual) for retirees and employees in high risk professions. The dollar thresholds are indexed with inflation; employers with higher costs on account of the age or gender demographics of their employees may value their coverage using the age and gender demographics of a national risk pool.


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Although the U.S. is still being promised a delayed BYD electric car, Daimler and BYD have announced plans to produce one next year in China.
According to Daimler chief Dieter Zetsche, the EV that will be built as a joint venture "is frozen, and the first prototype will appear next April."
Zetsche was reported by Inside Line as saying earlier intentions to build an EV with another JV partner, BAIC, were scrapped because "they have no battery technology, so it was better to do this with BYD."
This said, the German company that engineers Mercedes and Maybach will also do the lion's share of development on the BYD car, lending its know how to the ambitious automaker that's been plagued with issues including allegations of patent violations.
It was also once thought that BYD held advanced battery technology, but in response to whether this was true, Zetsche merely said, "no," while confirming R&D would be largely done by Daimler.
BYD was given earlier fame when Warren Buffett bought a 10-percent share in it, but more recently has laid off thousands of employees and faced numerous "potholes" in its auto and mobile phone business as Zetsche characterized them.
Zetsche said BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu has formerly appeared to be a man "who could walk on water — which he can't."
But Zetsche reaffirmed his confidence in Wang, denying allegations that he might be a bad manager, and said, "we're very confident about this company."
Another key motivator to get started, as has been previously reported, is domestically produced EVs are eligible for substantial government incentives.
A Daimler/BYD electric vehicle buyer would be able to qualify for $9,200 from the Chinese central government, and five Chinese cities offer an additional $9,200.
And beyond all this, the bottom line is Daimler has to partner with someone if it is to do business at all in China, so having done its diligence, it appears BYD is it.
The mutually symbiotic arrangement will help BYD as well, given that the Daimler name will be associated with its vehicles, and Daimler's engineering apparently will be as well.
Zetsche confirmed Daimler has long-term aspirations, and said if it is going to go to the trouble of building cars in China, it is not solely focused in EV incentives and potential short-term gain.
These incentives could indeed turn out to be short term because rumors have also been stirring that the government may reduce or withdraw incentives, as EVs for some of China's planners are looking less promising than initially thought.
"It's short-sighted to go to China, make money and run," Zetsche said. "There needs to be give and take. BYD was so positively rated that we wanted to co-develop alternative-energy vehicles with them — it's better to be proactive."