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Where Oh Where to Take the Stars
Where oh where oh where to take the stars,
My dearest, sweetest whom I must guide away from liars…
Time stretches her arms to extend despondency
Autumn mirrors my melancholy….
Yet the world's sourly wrought ages,
Wrinkle primitive inclinations…
Unembraces callously
Beings composed in disintegration…
A contained container with contents somewhere else…
The song of the wind in a planet Mars….
Ridiculous words that deceive the self-proclaimed
Astronauts who have never seen the stars…
We've ceased to understand what impediments are
As we merely speak of them from our inner gnomes…
Scattering ourselves without motion,
Feigning malfunctions in our chromosomes..
If tides and currents make good scours
We'll be mistaking them for scars…
Maxims, Axioms, Dictums of who?
Unbuild my dreams and break my rhymes…
Meridians prime, where I can't find
The over-stalked lover in Pacific's crimes
Magnetic Storms cast me frozen
While I hold the burnings stars…
I must stretch Time's arms even longer
For a diameter's half that breaks seven bars…
My dearest child, kept in gray
I hope we both don't ever go astray…
Almost The Saddest Poem
I wanna sing the saddest songs as if I would die…
Pre-death pre-burial requiems…
Lethal notes… Morose words and non-words…
I wanna sing the saddest songs as if I would live forever –
Forever in the dungeons of my benevolence.
And then, I wanna cry my soul out as if I've lost God…
But first, wish that I still have a soul for I no longer know…
I wanna run in circles within an untamed wilderness
to feel that I am not lost, in circles, running and wanting untamed…
after my tears have equalled the waves of all the world's seas
including her… her tsunamis of centuries…
I want to find myself at the edge of a snow-capped mountain and never rest
then scream my frozen lungs out after expelling my guts,
scream until I hear only the sound of my recovered voice –
the one that could read and write sadder than almost the saddest poem…
Distorted and soul-starved,…
What did I say?
Straving for my soul,
I don't ache to feel a little less alive…
Nor do I merely ache…
My madness does not represent a longing for joy.
Madness sways beyond the barbwires of longings.
Thus, not even a longing for death.
(You don't need to die to be dead).
My loneliness is not soothed by company.
Loneliness is glory!
My burden blinds with the northern lights best in darnkess.
My passions severe the cosmos with their controlled nonexistence…
There is nothing more worse for me and ill
than the brooding mediocrity when I do not sing when I will.
"Almost the Saddest Poem" is a remake of The Saddest Poem. But herein, the context changes somehow but the end-point remains. How can not being able to sing (no matter how you sound or don't sound as silence can be music) be so sad? P.S. The titles have nothing to do with the levels of sadness in each of them.
Foul Way Of Love
(something written some years ago)
Wake up in breathless mourning glory
Cheat and blame the skies
Turn your back on the stunning light before you
Drift off and die.
The devil shows you a tease
So you go on and pry
Pretending it won't hurt more to stain more
So you build up the gallows of your head with lies
Take the gray off the ashes
And let them burn again-
This is your foul way of love
Will anyone get it right?
Chambers of the Obsolete III
So dark, the shadows in my eyes
So light, the hell within my burden,
That I may never say good night
In the calming presence of moonlight.
So vast, the barren spaces of my woes
So crowded, the only things that hold
That I may never taste more than defeat
In the cruel chambers of the obsolete.
If Darkness Is So Bad
If darkness is so bad…
Why do we close our eyes when we pray…
Why as we become deeper
The further our visuals go away…
Is it not dark when we dream
And envision beyond what our eyes behold –
The sights that render us powerless
Against the worthy stories untold…
If darkness is so bad,
I dare you watch the stars in daylight
I dare you love less the sun…
I dare you keep your kisses to your sight
Don't close your eyes when you make love
Gaze not at the twilight as it goes
Find no beauty in your favorite scenery
And imagine things without their shadows
If darkness is so bad,
What makes Light redeeming?
What heightens touch, what perfects sound
Why eyes are closed when soulfully singing?
If darkness is so bad,
I dare you, wish upon no shooting star
Pray only for what's delighting.
Keep sane in continuous joys
Blind to the glory of overcoming.
Tests For Bandages
There's nothing wise in breaking a heart
Just to see how it would recover…
Should it recover…
There's no reasonable reason for indifference
Just to hide how deeply one feels…
If one awarely feels…
The fear of rejection is what makes mankind
The worst deceivers of themselves…
And it differs from the need of acceptance…
So though there's something deadly about living fully…
There's nothing deadlier than every attempt to be unnatural
But to be urged to be unnatural is natural…


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All four high schools within South Texas Independent School District (STISD) ranked in the top 40 in the state in The Washington Post's 2017 High School Challenge Index, which graded and ranked more than 2,300 public and private campuses nationwide on their commitment to effectively preparing students for higher education.
South Texas Academy for Medical Professions (Medical Academy) in Olmito ranked 26th in the nation, while The Science Academy of South Texas (Sci Tech) in Mercedes ranked 56th, South Texas Business, Education & Technology Academy (BETA) in Edinburg ranked 137th and South Texas High School for Health Professions (Med High) in Mercedes ranked 147th.
In comparison to other schools in Texas, Medical Academy ranked 12th, Sci Tech ranked 19th, BETA ranked 36th and Med High ranked 38th out of 140 high schools that made the list.
This was the seventh year in a row that at least three out of the four STISD high schools ranked within the top 40 in the state.
In 1998, The Washington Post began compiling its High School Challenge List, which ranked Washington-area public high schools based on how effectively the campuses prepared their students for college. In 2011, the Post expanded its research to include high schools across the nation.
The Challenge ranks high schools using their Challenge Index, the score calculated by dividing the number of Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) or other college-level exams taken in 2016 by the number of graduating seniors.
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The search giant is heavily promoting its Facebook rival with TV advertising over Christmas in the United States, featuring the Muppets as well as American sports stars.
Google has also been integrating Google+ more closely with other better-established products such as its main search page and Android mobile operating system.
The result has been that the rate of growth is accelerating, according to Paul Allen, a web entrepreneur who has been closely tracking Google+ since launch.
"It may be the holidays, the TV commercials, the Android 4 signups, celebrity and brand appeal, or positive word of mouth, or a combination of all these factors, but there is no question that the number of new users signing up for Google+ each day has accelerated markedly in the past several weeks," he said.
Mr Allen measures the growth of Google+ by performing hundreds of searches for various surnames and counting the results. He said almost a quarter of the social network's 62 million users joined in December.
"If this rate of new signups (625k daily) continues then Google+ will reach 100 million users on Feb 25th and 200 million users on August 3. They will finish 2012 with 293 million users."
"I expect the growth to continue to accelerate however."
Google+, was introduced in June this year and opened to the public in September, is currently dwarfed by Facebook, which has more than 800 million active users.
Mr Allen's figures do not show how many of those who join Google+ remain active on the network. In November, figures from Experian Hitwise, which does aim to measure activity, suggested more than half of its first 15 million members had not returned a week after they joined.


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I am a devoted video-game fan and a constant cheerleader for them to be considered art, but honestly I would give up most of the compelling stories and high-definition graphics in the world for the simple pinball machines. They're crafted and mechanical, and when done with a loving hand can turn almost anything into a game of skill that homages your favorite pop-culture icon.
It's like themed slot machines, but with less crying...usually.
Today we look at some of the tables that have been based on our favorite musicians.
10. The Who Yes, yes, let's just get it out of the way. The Who have actually had two different tables dedicated to them, both of them dedicated to Tommy. The first was a Bally table put out to coincide with the 1975 film version of the album. The second was made by Data East in 1994 to help promote the stage version of Tommy. A prototype of one of these actually appeared in the 1993 Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.
9. The Beatles One of the oldest rock and roll tables is the Beat Time table from 1966. It was originally put together with the band's name spelled as "The Bootles," pending final approval of use of the name, but 1967 models and later have the proper name and more accurate likenesses of the group.
8. Ted Nugent Back before he was a professional conservative annoyance, Ted Nugent actually did put out some pretty good music. In 1978, riding on the success of Cat Scratch Fever, Sterns Electronics put out a pretty damned good table. Best thing for Houston pinball fans, there's a beautifully maintained one to try out over at Joystix. They also have...
7. AC/DC There's been a nostalgic pinball rush over the last several years, and among the bands to get pinball tables for the first time is AC/DC. There are actually two of them at Joystix, but the premium has a moving diorama of the band that makes it the most fun.
6. The Rolling Stones Joystix has the 2011 Sterns table, but like the Stones themselves it's not really relevant anymore. What you want to find is the 1980 Bally table from back when the Stones were really something to see. The Sterns table just reminds you that sometimes acts go on way longer than they need to.
5. Metallica There are three different Metallica tables at Joystix, although why anyone at this point in their life would need to have three different versions of 21st century Metallica to choose from in a game setting I will never know. Try out the Master of Puppets table. It's the one that makes you least feel like a douchebag for playing it.
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4. KISS C'mon, everyone who clicked on this link knew for an absolute fact that there had to be a KISS pinball machine. There sure is, and it's a pretty damned successful table all things told. Bally started making them in the '70s and they remained a regular catalog item through the '80s. Joystix has a wonderful restored one to play.
3. Elvis The last of the tables you can try out at Joystix. The bar owns a limited edition of the Elvis Gold table, in addition to the regular Sterns table that is more common. The Gold series saw a run of only 500, and each one is authenticated by Graceland. As far as the Sterns musical nostalgia line goes, Elvis is probably the best of the bunch.
2. Dolly Parton Parton is one of the few non-rockers to get a table, and even that is debatable; when Bally was working on the cabinet in 1978, Parton was undergoing a shift from country to pop. Reportedly, Parton kept the production held up for quite awhile because she was worried about how she would be portrayed, either as a country singer or the crossover mainstream success she enjoys now. In the end, she got what she wanted.
1. Guns 'N Roses Easily my favorite and a hard one to find is the Guns table from Data East in 1994. Don't worry, it's not the Use Your Illusion Guns, but all those hard Appetite songs we first fell in love with. I always got a kick out of the rose handle. Fun fact, the table contains an outtake from Use Your Illusion 1 called "Ain't Going Down," which is actually the track's only official release. Just one of the many reasons this table tops of the list.
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Jury selection is the procedure whereby persons from the community are called to court, questioned by the litigants as to their qualifications to serve as a juror and then either selected to or rejected to serve as a juror. In the state of Montana, a person is competent to act as a juror if the person is:
- 18 years of age or older;
- a resident for at least 30 days of the state and of the city, town, or county in which the person is called for jury duty; and
- a citizen of the United States.[i]
When an issue of fact to be tried by a jury is brought to trial, the district judge or jury commissioner in the presence of two witnesses must openly draw out of the trial juror box as many of the ballots with the names of jurors[ii]. The district judge or the jury commissioner must draw at random a ballot with the juror's name thereon. Upon stipulation of counsel, the court may order the clerk to draw ballots. The first 12 persons, or such other number, will constitute the jury.[iii] If for any reason a sufficient number of jurors to try the issue is not obtained from the persons notified, the court may make or order further drawings until a sufficient number is obtained.
Each party may challenge the jury or jurors for the panel or array for cause and peremptory.[iv] A challenge to the array or panel may be made and the whole array or panel may be set aside by the court when the jury was not selected as prescribed by law. There can be only one challenge on a side to the array or panel, which may be made by one or more of the parties.[v]
Challenges for cause may be taken
- for a want of any of the qualifications prescribed by law to render a person competent as a juror;
- being the spouse of or related to a party by consanguinity or affinity within the sixth degree;
- standing in the relation of guardian and ward, debtor and creditor, employer and employee, or principal and agent to either party or being a partner in business with either party or surety on any bond or obligation for either party;
- having served as a juror or been a witness on a previous trial between the same parties for the same cause of action;
- interest on the part of the juror in the event of the action or in the main question involved in the action, except the juror's interest as a member or citizen of a municipal corporation;
- having an unqualified opinion or belief as to the merits of the action;
- the existence of a state of mind in the juror evincing enmity against or bias in favor of either party.[vi]
Each party is entitled to four peremptory challenges, except when a six-person jury is authorized by law, each side shall have two peremptory challenges. When the parties agree upon a jury consisting of a number of persons other than 6 or 12, they shall also agree in open court, with the approval of the court, upon the number of peremptory challenges to be allowed, not to exceed four.[vii]
The court or the jury commissioner with the approval of the court shall excuse a person from jury service upon finding that jury service would entail undue hardship for the person, a dependent of the person, or the public served by the person.[viii]
[i] Mont. Code Anno., § 3-15-301
[ii] Mont. Code Anno., § 25-7-202
[iii] Mont. Code Anno., § 25-7-205
[iv] Mont. Code Anno., § 25-7-221
[v] Mont. Code Anno., § 25-7-222
[vi] Mont. Code Anno., § 25-7-223
[vii] Mont. Code Anno., § 25-7-224
[viii] Mont. Code Anno., § 3-15-313


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A writeup I did a few months back:http://www.futureblind.com/2010/11/on-wal-mart-stores-inc/I view Wal-Mart as a good "placeholder" position (with good payout yield: dividend + buybacks) while there aren't many great bargains in the market.-----Wal-Mart is often listed as a cheap large-cap, but is owned by surprisingly few value investors. One reason is that its big and well scrutinized and hence its price is more efficient. This is partly true, and you wont get stellar returns investing in Wal-Mart. But it is a cheap, well-managed company that returns cash to shareholders and should fare well under a number of different macro scenarios.Competitive AdvantagesThe U.S. stores division of Wal-Mart (about 3/4 of pre-tax profit) has significant competitive advantages. To consumers, Wal-Marts brand represents one thing: low prices. Customers in the vicinity of a Wal-Mart remain loyal because they can be certain that they will have the lowest prices. And as long as Wal-Mart doesnt slack off in the service and facility departments, there will be no good reason for customers to switch.Wal-Mart can have the lowest prices because of their (1) efficient operations and (2) economies of scale. Operationally, expenses are lower because of their non-unionized workforce and other shrewd cost management (shrinkage, inbound logistics, etc.). This penny-pinching mentality has been ingrained in the company since it was founded by Sam Walton. The biggest cost advantages are from Wal-Marts economies of scale. The most obvious consequence is purchasing powerWal-Mart can buy products at lower prices because they can purchase in such enormous quantities. But the biggest and most un-replicable scale advantage is geographic concentration. Wal-Mart has a hub and spoke system of a distribution centers with 100-150 stores around them, all within about a days drive. Because of this concentration, costs can be distributed over a larger base of potential customers: distribution, advertising, regional management, etc. Wal-Mart also has some of the most technologically advanced merchandise and logistics systems in the world. This is something that smaller or more spread-out retailers cant match.Capital InvestmentWal-Mart has turned their inventory at a faster rate for each of the past 7 years. This is due to better inventory management and logistics, which have allowed Wal-Mart to decrease their inventory per square foot to around $35, giving them an inventory turnover of 12x. This compares to turnover of 13-14x for Costco and 9x for Wal-Mart a decade ago. Return on inventory (margins * turnover) is at an all-time high. This, along with a slightly higher payables period, has turned working capital into a source of capital instead of a use of it.Recent pre-tax ROIIC (return on incremental invested capital) is about 20% for the entire company, which includes lower-returning international acquisitions. Figures arent broken out perfectly, but I estimate that ROIIC for the Wal-Mart Stores division is around 30% with the International and Sams Club divisions at 10% and 14%, respectively. These returns once again reflect Wal-Marts advantages in the U.S. and their troubles replicating those advantages overseas.ValuationThough the price has been up over the past 3 months, free cash flow yield on equity is still around 6-7%, most of which is returned to shareholders through dividends (2.2% yield) and share buybacks (2-3% a year). Current valuation is also lower than historic multiples. In fact, earlier this summer when shares hit $48, trailing EV/EBIT was 8.6x, the cheapest multiple Wal-Mart has traded at since 1985.$55 * 3,636.5m shares + $37.8b net debt = $237 billion EVTrailing EBIT = $24.8b; EV/EBIT = 9.6xSum of parts valuation:$33b Walmex stake (Market value of $48b, 68.5% stake)$30b Other International (10x pre-tax FCF)$14b Sams Club (11x pre-tax, vs. 10x for BJ and 13x for COST)$240b Wal-Mart Stores (15x pre-tax)($38b) Net debt$279b equity value ($77/share)GrowthU.S. stores are still being reformatted and converted into Supercenters: the percentage of stores in the Supercenter format is 74% versus 28% a decade ago. Also, the Neighborhood Market (NM) concept, which is basically a stripped-down grocery store, is still slowly being rolled out. Both should take share from lower-end grocery stores, and grow square footage 3-4%/year with another 1-2%/year growth in sales per square foot.As for location growth, its hard to picture that many more Wal-Marts in the U.S. But there is still some opportunity here. In their home state of Arkansas, there is one Wal-Mart store for every 32,000 people. With NMs that number could probably go lower, but thats just about saturated. A bigger state like Texas has about 66,000 people per store which I figure is a reasonable goal for other areas. To push California to that figure, theyd have to open around 400 stores. To push other states to that level would add another 900. Wal-Mart has historically had trouble with major metropolitan areas like NYC, but that may change as they experiment with NMs and smaller store formats.Most new growth for the overall company will come from the International division. Within International, organic growth in emerging markets (South America and China) offers the best opportunities. The biggest segment is Wal-Mart Mexico (Walmex), which now includes Central America, with 2,122 stores. Walmexs operating income has more than doubled over the past 5 years to $2 billion, and is growing 13% a year.The biggest risk here is achieving low return on investment in new markets, primarily in growth through acquisitions. They havent done well in that regard over the past 5 years, the reason being they have no real advantages in starting or acquiring new companies far from their dominant U.S. business. They recently made an expensive offer for Massmart, a dominant South African discounter, and are bidding on a retailer in Indonesia. Hopefully they will be more disciplined in the future regarding expansion into new areas overseas.
Wal-Mart stock was traded at as low as $46.5 in March 2009. It appreciated about 15% to todays $53.7 over the past two 27 months. Why is it cheaper today? Because Wal-Marts earnings per share has grown by more than 15% during the past 27 months. Since the fiscal year ended in Jan. 2009, Wal-Mart has grown its total revenue by 5%. The companys net profit margin expand from 3.3% to 3.9%. Its earnings has grown 23%. In the meantime, Wal-Mart has retired more than 11% of its shares during the past 27 months. Therefore its earnings per share has grown 34% over the past 27 months.


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Tucson school district just can't quit racist curriculum
Eric Owens – The Tucson Independent School District just can't quit teaching racism.
In 2010, the state of Arizona passed a law aimed squarely against coursework endorsing the overthrow of the United States government and stoking resentment toward races or classes of people. In a lawsuit concerning that law, at least two federal judges specifically ruled that Tucson school district's Mexican-American studies program promoted "racial resentment against 'Whites.'"
Now, Tucson's school board has voted to bring back the very books that teachers used in the judicially smacked-down Mexican-American studies program, reports the Arizona Daily Star.
This week, by a vote of 3-2, the district readopted seven books as supplementary materials. Middle school and high school teachers will now be able to use the books in world history, American history and classes.
District officials are confident that teachers will use the books in ways that don't violate state law.
"If I thought otherwise, we would be having a different conversation," Tucson schools superintendent H.T. Sanchez told the Star.
Sanchez verified that school officials did not seek state authorization for the reintroduction of the controversial books.
Teachers from one elementary school and four high schools have already requested the books for their classrooms.
Two teachers who sought the books — Sally Rusk and Jose Gonzalez — formerly taught the in the Mexican-American Studies program that encouraged anti-white resentment according to federal judge A. Wallace Tashima and another magistrate. (RELATED: Federal judge: Arizona can ban classes promoting 'racial resentment against 'whites')
As the Daily Independent notes, the texts requested by teachers include "Occupied America," "Message to Aztlan" and "Chicano!"
A middle school teacher requested a book called "500 Years of Chicano History," which will be used by students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades.
This book contains the three images above: a cartoon labeled "huelga," which is Spanish for a labor strike; an angry Aztec-looking guy pointing forth with the message, "Who's the illegal alien PILGRIM"; and a "CHICANO POWER" sign accompanied by a fist.
Other images in "500 Years of Chicano History" for middle-schoolers include two images of women shooting guns, several images of dead people hanging from ropes and an assortment of young children in fields picking vegetables.
via Tucson school district just can't quit racist curriculum | The Daily Caller.


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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has awarded a £10.1m contract to marine, civil engineering and building contractor, L&M Keating Ltd to carry out upgrade works at Lochmaddy Pier.
Keating will be responsible for completing all civil engineering works for the harbour upgrade project, including pier strengthening and extension, upgraded fendering, land reclamation and seabed dredging.
The work starts this month and is expected to be completed in spring 2021. CalMac will continue to operate ferry services during the works.
The infrastructure upgrade work at Lochmaddy is part of the Skye Triangle Infrastructure Project, which involves significant harbour upgrades at the three ports at Tarbert, Lochmaddy and Uig. The work is designed to improve and modernise harbour facilities and prepare the way for new vessels.
Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands Paul Wheelhouse said: "I am very pleased to see the planned upgrade of Lochmaddy Pier moving forward with the award of this contract, following the recent award of the contract for construction works at Tarbert on the Isle of Harris.
"Work can now begin on the construction phase of the project, which will deliver an improved experience for the passengers who use these important services.
"Transport Scotland continues to work with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, The Highland Council and CMAL in the delivery of our ambitious plans for the facilities at the three ports of Tarbert, Lochmaddy and Uig through the Skye Triangle Infrastructure Project.
"I look forward to seeing this project help to further improve connectivity from and to the Western Isles, with subsequent benefits for the local economy."
Councillor Uisdean Robertson, Chair of the Comhairle's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said: "We are very pleased to have reached this very important milestone in the delivery of infrastructure improvements for the wider Skye Triangle route.
"We look forward to continuing to work with Transport Scotland, with CMAL and now with Keating in making significant improvements to the pier and marshalling areas at Lochmaddy.
"We are confident that the investment in port infrastructure across the Skye Triangle route will make a significant contribution to growing and sustaining efficient and effective transport links for the islands."
The new ferry for this route is being built at the Ferguson's shipyard in Glasgow, now owned by the Scottish Government.
Looking back, CMAL (Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd) placed orders for two new ferries with Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd (FMEL) in October 2015. The ferries were to be delivered on a fixed-price basis under a design and build contract, with a combined fixed-price of £97m.
The first ferry, MV Glen Sannox (vessel 801) was due to be delivered in summer 2018, with the second ferry (vessel 802) slightly later.
The Minister for Transport and the Islands wrote to the Committee on 9 November 2017, highlighting a delay in the delivery of the ferries with vessel 801 delayed until Winter 2018/19 and vessel 802 some time later.
The Cabinet Secretary wrote again to the Committee on 16 August 2018 to advise that "…the first vessel, the MV Glen Sannox, will be delivered during Summer 2019 and the second vessel in Spring 2020".
The Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, wrote to the Committee on 25 April 2019 advising that he anticipated a further delay to the delivery of both vessels.
The directors of FMEL filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators on 8 August 2019, effectively starting the process which would place the business in administration.
On 2 December 2019, the Scottish Government confirmed that it had taken the Ferguson Marine shipyard into public ownership following the rejection by administrators of three commercial bids for the company.
On 18 December 2019, the Scottish Government published the Ferguson Marine Programme Review Board report, which indicated a delivery range for vessel 801 of October to December 2021 and a delivery range of July to October 2022 for vessel 802, with an estimated outstanding additional cost for delivery of the two ferries of £110.3m, more than double the contracted price.


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Oct 13 – In the sex
trafficking trial of US v.
Carl Andrews that Inner City
Press has been reporting on
despite a partially sealed
courtroom and US Attorney
withholding of exhibits, the
defense on March 14 asked for
and got a stay and then end of
the trial.
The reason?
Coronavirus COVID-19.
September 11, a pre-trial
conference was held for the
upcoming second trial.
Andrews, speaking for himself,
objected to the exclusion of
time under the Speedy Trial
Act. But it was continued.
Inner City Press tweeted,
Now on
October 13, Judge Engelmayer
has ordered that Andrews
should have a laptop in the
MCC: "WHEREAS modified
operations the Metropolitan
Correctional Center (³MCC´)
has instituted in response to
the COVID-19 pandemic present
substantial obstacles to the
ability of inmates to review
discovery and other case
materials; and WHEREAS
measures can be taken for an
inmate to review case
materials on a laptop computer
without jeopardizing the
security and operational
interests of the MCC; IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that
1. Upon receipt
of an acceptable laptop
computer from counsel for Carl
Andrews, the Government shall
(a) install password-protected
software that prevents access
to the internet, any and all
wireless communication, games
and entertainment programs of
any kind; (b) load all of the
discovery (including Jencks
Act material) onto the laptop
that is not marked as
sensitive or confidential
unless that material is
appropriately redacted; and
(c) deliver the laptop
containing the discovery to
the proper authorities at the
MCC, within 72 hours. The
government shall make all
reasonable efforts to keep
excluded material to minimum
by redacting sensitive content
wherever possible;
2. Andrews shall
execute an agreement setting
forth his understanding that
he may use the laptop for the
sole purpose of reviewing
discovery and legal materials
that relate to his criminal
case, that he shall not share
the laptop or the materials
loaded onto the laptop with
other inmates or with any
attorney not appointed to this
case without an order of this
Court, that he will not access
or attempt to access the
internet or any form of
wireless communication and
that he will forfeit his right
under this Order to use the
laptop in the future should he
violate any of these
understandings. Within
forty-eight hours of Andrews¶
execution of the agreement and
the MCC¶s receipt of the
laptop from the Government,
whichever is later, Andrews
shall receive access to the
laptop subject to the
following conditions: D
Andrews shall receive the
laptop daily, at 9:00 a.m.,
from a counselor or other
officer on his unit; E The
laptop shall be collected
daily by an officer at 9:00
p.m., so that it can be
recharged for use on the next
day; F Andrews shall not have
possession of any charging
apparatus or cord that
connects to the laptop."
In late
September, Andrews' motions in
limine (on the threshold)
included this: "Text Messages
from Potential Commercial Sex
Clients Should Not Be Admitted
for Their Truth In a letter
filed on March 13, 2020, the
government indicated that it
intended to rely, in part, on
text message exchanges between
the alleged victim and clients
or potential clients to prove
venue. (Dkt. 349 at 3-4). In
those text messages, the
client declarants suggest that
they would be traveling to the
date from Manhattan. Unless
the government intends to put
the individuals who wrote the
texts on the witness stand,
the text messages are rank
hearsay and the government
cannot permitted to use them
to prove that clients or
potential clients were in fact
in Manhattan. See Fed. R.
Evid. 801(c), 802."
Judge Engelmayer
is asking about Andrews'
argument that because the sex
trafficking conspiracy was on
Long Island, there is no venue
in SDNY. The government points
to johns on phone talking
about Penn Station.
This US v.
Andrews case, the 1st COVID
mis-trial version of which
Inner City Press covered
including from separate
courtroom 506 listening to but
not seeing a "confidential"
witness, is heating up.
the parallel case of two
co-defendants stands to be
delayed, as least as to one of
them: "Re: United States v.
Dwayne Conley Dkt. No.
19-Cr-131 (PAE) Dear Judge
Engelmayer: On behalf of Mr.
Conley, I request that the
trial be adjourned to January,
2021. The Government does not
oppose an adjournment to the
first quarter of 2021. We have
conferred with counsel for Mr.
Rivera, and have been informed
that they are not in a
position to consent to our
request given Mr. Rivera's
desire to exercise his right
to a speedy trial."
Inner City Press will stay on
the case
September 8, with talk of the
MCC re-opening to legal
visits,and MDC visits already
having taken place to
Ghislaine Maxwell and NXIVM
defendant(s), a motion to
dismiss on venue, complete
with X-rate text messages.
Photo here.
lawyers say that "despite Ms.
[REDACTED] testifying under
this name in open court, the
government does not consent to
our use of her name.
Accordingly, no public filing
in support of the instant
motion will contain Ms.
[REDACTED] name."
The case is US v.
Randall, 19-cr-131
Inner City Press reported,
Chief Judge Colleen McMahon
ordered that while
upcoming trials should
be postponed at least through
April 27, already underway
trials would continue.
Now this - while the US
Attorney's Office Press Office
did not, respond to Inner City
Press' written request for the
exhibit that Judge Paul A.
Engelmayer ruled Inner City
Press should get. We'll have
more on this.
For the
concluded trial of accused CIA
leaker Joshua Schulte, US
Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman
asked to have the public and
press excluded from the
courtroom during the testimony
of several witnesses.
In that case
District Judge Paul A. Crotty
scheduled a public hearing on
Berman's request, held on
January 27 before the trial
scheduled to began February 3.
Inner City Press was and has
been there for both, picked up
for example here.
But dated
March 6 and only made
available over the weekend was
a request by Assistant US
Attorney Daniel H. Wolf the
same office, asked Judge Paul
A. Engelmayer to close his
courtroom for another
impending trial - with no
proposal of a public hearing
or any opportunity to be heard
by the Press or public. Inner
City Press as it did before
Judge Crotty opposed this
closure, now twice, see below.
transcripts promised but live
tweeting still not allowed,
ostensibly even in the
"overflow" Courtroom 506, see
below, Inner City Press on
March 10 and on the morning of
March 11 went to Judge
Engelmayer's courtroom.
At the end
of the March 11 trial day,
with the jury gone but still
on the record with a court
reporter, Judge Engelmayer
brought up the issue of the
partially sealed courtroom. He
summarized some of Inner City
Press' objection and offered a
chance to amplify or explain
them at the lectern.
After the advocacy, Judge
Engelmayer said that live
blogging - the phrase he used
- is allowed in Courtroom 506
since there is no jury, etc
there. He directed the US
Attorney's Office to comply
with his order concerning
transcripts in 24 hours
without cost, and after oral
advocacy added in exhibits.
On March 12
after answering Judge
Engelmayer's question in the
courtroom on 13, Inner City
Press went to Courtroom 506
and live tweeted the testimony
of the sealed witness, here.
In essence after drug buys
were described and audio and
video played, the defense
implied that one of the sealed
witness' police colleagues may
have followed Andrews'
girlfriend - perhaps we'll
have more in closing. The
trial is suspended until
Tuesday. Watch this site.
The last
witness of the day before that
was John Jay full professor
Chitra Raghavan, who became
telling the jury how a victim
can be sex trafficked by a
pimp's use of "micro
regulation," punishment and
reward, surveillance and
"gaslighting" (her word). It
was said the direct will go
another 45 minutes on March
12, then an hour of
So Inner
City Press hard-won live
blogging (or tweeting) from
Courtroom 506 and beyond will
begin then. Watch this
feed and this site.
On March
11, the cross examination of
victim Ms. Greener continued,
along the lines of, How much
crack did Andrews give you
daily? She said she didn't
lawyer Nelson confronted Ms.
Greener with her grand jury
testimony, and notes from
meetings with the US
Attorney's Office on August
16, 2018 and February 27,
2020. On these too, the victim
witness said she didn't
At 1 pm on
March 11 Inner City Press went
to Room 516 - locked - and to
Judge Engelmayer's courtroom:
lawyers leaving. Earlier
before 9 am Inner City Press
filed this: " This follows up
on my March 9, 2020 submission
opposing the request of the US
Attorney's Office to
"partially" close your
courtroom to the press and
public in the above-caption
case. While appreciating the
slight modifications Your
Honor made to the USAO's
requests - providing for 24
hour later access, without
cost, to transcripts (still
not implemented) - I am
writing again in light of this
afternoon's impending
restrictions, worse than in
the recent US v. Schulte CIA
leaks trial before Judge
Although that trial involved
CIA agents, a video feed was
provided which simply turned
the camera away from the
witness stand when the
confidential witnesses
testified. Here, however, you
have provided only for an
audio feed. And yesterday
Inner City Press was informed
that no feed into the Press
Room would happen because for
some reason audio cannot be
fed there. This makes no
Then I asked if in the
otherwise empty Courtroom 506
where the audio feed it to be
provided, I would be able to
at least use my smart phone,
if not laptop, to live tweet
the proceeding. Without
explanation, I have been told
"no." This also makes no
sense. If the rationale to ban
cameras in the courtroom is to
not encourage lawyers,
witnesses and even judges to
grandstand or "play to the
cameras," those concerns do
not exist in an overflow
courtroom without lawyers,
witnesses or
Given your order that the
confidential witness(es) will
occur this afternoon, and be
only audio fed only into
Courtroom 506 where I am told
I cannot use a phone, I am
writing to oppose this at this
time, before court on March
11." Watch this feed.
after the March 10 session,
still with the US Attorney's
Office not having uploaded any
transcript, or even started a
file, this was issued: "PAUL
A. ENGELMAYER, District
Judge: This notice is to
inform members of the press
and the public that an audio
feed of the testimony
referenced in Dkt. 345 will be
available in Courtroom 506 of
the Thurgood Marshall
U.S. Courthouse, 40 Foley
Square, New York, NY." But,
Inner City Press is informed,
even there no live tweeting
will be possible - it is
unclear why not. We will have
more on this, and on the
inaccessibility of the
promised transcripts. How can
it be that for this sex
trafficking trial there is
less transparency than for a
Central Intelligence Agency
on March 10 Ms. Greener
described being addicted to
crack and asking a man named
Mafia, in Brentwood, Long
Island, to find her a pimp.
That would be De / Andrews,
who with his friend Gucci
bought gift cards in a 7-11 in
Brooklyn, to convert into
Bitcoin into a Backpage ad.
At that
point Judge Engelmayer called
a break and summoned the
lawyers up to the sidebar,
saying No court reporting. Nor
could the press go forward.
The sidebar discussion was not
summarized. And it has been
made more difficult to cover
this trial than the just
complete CIA leaks trial of US
v. Schulte. This case is US v.
Randall, 19-cr-131
(Engelmayer). Watch this site.
from the order proposed by
AUSAs Daniel Wolf, Maurene
Comey and others: "Dear Judge
Engelmayer: "(5) because the
defendant's immediate family
will be permitted in the
courtroom during the UC's
testimony, the transcript of
the proceeding will be made
available to the public
shortly after the testimony is
given, and a live audio feed
in another courtroom also will
be provided, the proposed
partial courtroom closure is
no broader than necessary to
protect the UC's safety and
the integrity of ongoing
But it was
broader than necessary. So,
this immediate opposition, to
Judge Engelmayer's Chamber (as
was done with Judge Crotty in
the Schulte case) and cc AUSA
Daniel Wolf, see below and now
Docket Number 343.
Engelmayer for now said the
transcript has to be available
at no cost in 24 hours - but
how? - and that a reporter can
enter the courtroom during the
"closed" witness sessions. But
live reporting? Watch this
Inner City Press'
opposition: "Re: Press Access
to US v. Andrews, 19 Cr. 131,
including actual same day
access to transcripts and
exhibits, and press access to
the courtroom Dear Judge
This concerns the request of
the US Attorney's Office to
"partially" close your
courtroom to the press and
public in the above-caption
case. The request was dated
March 6, but Inner City Press
only became aware of the
request this morning, and
immediately opposes it in the
same fashion - email to
Chambers and deputy to be
filed inthe docket and on ECF
- as it did in January 2020 to
your colleague Judge Paul A.
Crotty on a near-similar
request by the USAO.
This timely
opposition is filed on behalf
ofInner City Press and in my
personal capacity. The
access restrictions are
unacceptable, and go beyond
those requested even in the
Central Intelligence Agency
trial before Judge Crotty, US
v. Schulte, 17 Cr. 548
(PAC). In that
case, the AUSO proposed
allowing thepress into the
courtroom during the closure,
and provided for a continuous
live video feed of the
proceedings, with camera
turned away for certain
witnesses,allow for live
tweeting of the proceeding as
Inner City Press has done. The
AUSO also provided exhibits,
and in some cases transcripts,
in an online file for the
Here, AUSA Wolf's letter does
not propose any press access
to the courtroom during the
proposed "partial"
closures.Live tweeting would
not, apparently, be possible
of any portion of the
proceedings(see, e.g., your
case US v. Jones." 18-cr-834,
at #364, pg 23 (October
17,2019). In that case, Inner
City Press' live-tweeting drew
an "incident report" a copy of
which I have yet to see.) This
hinders reporting. Given that
and the simultaneous US v.
Nejad and US v. Schulte, see
above, provisions must be made
for live-tweeting of this
Wolf said the public would
have the transcripts the night
after proceedings - but how?
For hundreds of dollars? That
is not access. He does not
mention access to exhibits, as
Inner City Press advocated for
and has largely obtained in US
v. Schulte, see e.g. its
filings in the docket,
viewable free (not 10 cents a
page) here,
and here.
U.S.Supreme Court has
recognized that reporting by
the news media allows members
ofthe public to monitor the
criminal justice system
without attending proceedings
in person. Richmond
Newspapers, Inc. v Virginia,
448 U.S. at 572-73
(1980). By attending and
reporting on court
proceedings, members of the
press "function[] as
surrogates for the public."
Id. at 573.We ask that this be
placed in the ECF docket and
that these issues be addressed
by Your Honor before the trial
begins." Watch this site.
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DAkkS- calibration of material testing machines since 1996
Inside the annual audition our calibration lab was transformed from DKD to DAkkS calibration lab. This auditing according to ISO17025 was performed in fall of 2011. In May 2012 we received the new certificate. From this date we are obliged to carry out all calibrations as member of office for DAkkS calibration.
Already since 1996 we were certified by PTB Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt in Braunschweig
(national head of metrological institute) as the first not branded company in Germany for
- calibrations of material testing machines (hardness testers Vickers, Brinell and Rockwell)
In 1997 we extended this accreditation for
- calibration of tensile / compression testing machine
- calibration of extensometers
In 1998 we extended this accreditation for
- impact testing machine
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DOL Clarifies Unpaid Intern Rules–Unpaid Internships Are Basically Over Now
The Department of Labor issued a fact sheet earlier this month to help clarify what unpaid internships are acceptable.
What with all the fuss about unpaid interns lately, we thought we'd take a look at it.
The DOL writes: "There are some circumstances under which individuals who participate in "for-profit" private sector internships or training programs may do so without compensation." The department will be looking at six criteria:
- The internship, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to training which would be given in an educational environment. Just receiving college credit isn't enough, the DOL elaborates: the college or university must be "exercising oversight" over the internship program. Too, the intern should be learning skills, not just doing work. "On the other hand," the DOL says, "if the interns are engaged in the operations of the employer or are performing productive work (for example, filing, performing other clerical work, or assisting customers), then the fact that they may be receiving some benefits in the form of a new skill or improved work habits will not exclude them from the FLSA's minimum wage and overtime requirements because the employer benefits from the interns' work."
- The internship experience is for the benefit of the intern. Every employer says this, and often it's true (though it could be at the benefit of the employer at the same time, ha).
- The intern does not displace regular employees, but works under close supervision of existing staff. "If the employer would have hired additional employees or required existing staff to work additional hours had the interns not performed the work, then the interns will be viewed as employees," says the regs.
- The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the intern; and on occasion its operations may actually be impeded. This rule is probably what will kill unpaid internships, at least in media. There are plenty of paid internships where the intern "impedes" the employer's operations. We have all probably been impediments at one point. But no media internship we've ever heard of operates like this. The DOL is describing much more of a supervised "job-shadow" program rather than an internship.
- The intern is not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship. Can't use unpaid internships as tryouts.
- And, the employer and the intern understand that the intern is not entitled to wages for the time spent in the internship. Easy one.
What do you think? Our interpretation of these regs says that unpaid media internships are basically not going to exist if companies take these regulations seriously. The thing is, these regulations have existed for years, but thanks to the NY Times article, they're finally being paid attention to. That's journalism at work!
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Air Botswana may soon have a sale price of over P1 billion (US$121 million), as the Minister of Transport and Communications, Kitso Mokaila expects the value to rise based on the current re-fleeting and other assets. The current value is around P300 million, despite making losses over the years.
The carrier plans to take delivery of a 70-seat jet, likely an E170 and two ATR72-600s by 2018 end, acquired with $29.4 million in government funds.
"We have not been asking for funds from the government for the past years though we were making losses. Our losses have been decreasing from P87 million to P12 million recently," according to Mokaila.
Air Botswana also ended its $300,000 per month CRJ100 lease with South African airline, CemAir, which is currently dealing with grounded aircraft over local regulatory concerns.
Air Botswana's incoming 70-seater will take over the Gaborone – Cape Town route.
Source: newsroom.aviator.aero/air-botswana-sale-price-triples/


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As happens regularly in the Holy Land, construction works uncover antiquities.
When in 1894 constructions were made for a home near Damascus Gate, just outside of the Old City, a large mosaic flour was uncovered, about a meter underground.
The find was described in the Quarterly Statement of the Palestine Exploration Fund "the Discovery of a Beautiful Mosaic Pavement with Armenian Inscription".
Already then Dr. Bliss of the Palestine Exploration Fund recognized the similarity of the mosaic with the Armenian mosaics on Mount of Olives, which can still be seen now within the Russian Orthodox Convent of the Ascension, remnants of which were part of the Armenian church of St. John the Baptist.
The mosaic floor that lies near Damascus Gate and the Musrara quarter, has been named the "Bird Mosaic". Soon after the discovery a room has been built on top of it, to guard the mosaic from the elements of nature. The plot is property of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
There are several written accounts, as early as the sixth century, testifying of many Armenian churches and convents in the Holy Land, some of which were uncovered in recent years.
The Bird Mosaic near Damascus Gate is one of the most beautiful mosaics in the Holy Land, witness of a thriving Armenian community in the country from as early as the mid-fourth century.
The mosaic is dated to the sixth century, based on the style and the iconography.
The size of the floor is about 4 x 6 meter, bordered with decorative plaits.
The design is an amphora, out of which vines sprout into medallions. The mosaic has vine leaves, curly vine tendrils and white and blue grape bunches.
In each medallion a bird is depicted; most birds are facing towards the middle, on the left and right side each are eight double rows. The design draws the attention to the middle row, which is a bit different.
Above the border of the mosaic is an inscription in Armenian: "For the Memory and Redemption of all the Armenians whose names God knows". Above the inscription is another amphora, bordered by two small birds.
The depictions in the mosaic may symbolize life after death, but more research has to be done.
Pictures: Dr. Claudia Venhorst.


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{Thrive} Mindful Moment: Something is Better Than Nothing
One of the things that holds us back from achieving our wellness goals is lofty intentions. I can speak from my own experience on this one. When I was sick, I used to avoid my yoga mat if I didn't have the energy to practice like I used to. Then, when my energy returned and life got busy, I would avoid it if I didn't have at least 30 minutes. Why? Because I was subscribing to the "shoulds" and some self-imposed rules. Continue reading "{Thrive} Mindful Moment: Something is Better Than Nothing"


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Pre-tied bow ties are handy if you tend to turn into a bundle of nerves preparing for a big event. They take the guesswork out of smart dressing so you don't need to recall which side folds over and which loops under. The style typically features a square-shaped clasp that slides across the strap to adjust fit. One end of the strap is adorned with a claw-shaped clip and the other an opening to place it in. Add a pre-tied bow tie to your wardrobe to look party ready without the stress.
Pull on your collared shirt and button it to the top.
Wrap the tie around the back of your neck. Position the bow directly under your chin, and pull the adjustable strap until the end is aligned with the center of the bow. This will adjust the tie to your neck size.
Pull the clasp across the strap of your tie until it sits where your index finger and thumb are.
Place the clip at the end of the tie strap into the adjoining end that sits behind the bow. The two-pronged clip will fit within the end piece entirely.
Adjust the strap further if necessary by pulling the clasp at the back of your collar to the left. Flip your collar down over the strap.


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If a RadRotator is set in AutomaticAdvance mode and its property PauseOnMouseOver is set to true, it will start scrolling incorrectly when the cursor is moved over the items in the scroll direction before the scrolling is completed.
When the RadRotator is set with the Sitefinity built-in skin and it is configured in a mode with buttons, the buttons are not displayed. You can workaround the problem by adding the following CSS code on the page with the rotator:
There are problems with the position of the control buttons of RadRotator in IE and Opera when lightweight render mode of the control is enabled either by setting RenderMode to Lightweight or by setting RenderMode to Auto, which in turn enables lightweight mode in the appropriate browsers. The workaround for this issue is to set the RenderMode property to Classic.
The problem happens when setting max-width to all Rotator divs using a weak CSS selector: .RadRotator div { max-width: 800px; } It is strongly advised to avoid using such selectors for the controls, as they may break the rendering and functionality (as is the current case). The workaround it to make sure that only DIVs outside the control have been affected by this CSS rule.
RadRotator stops working after Ctrl+F5 refresh if the ItemWidth is not set in Firefox. After the refresh RadRotator looses its item width calculation and show only the first item, the others and rendered on the next row. Video: https://www.screencast.com/t/hqYDQrPsemK 1. Run the code below in Firefox 2. Press Ctrl + F5 Result: The rotator does not rotate the items anymore <telerik:RadRotator ID="RadRotatorLogosTelerik" RotatorType="AutomaticAdvance" Skin="Metro" RenderMode="Lightweight" Visible="true" runat="server" EnableRandomOrder="false" Height="180px" Width="980px" ItemHeight="80px"> <Items> <telerik:RadRotatorItem> <ItemTemplate>
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When a RadRotator is configured in CoverFlowButtons mode and the currently displayed item is set via the client-side method set_currentItemIndex before the items are scrolled manually, the enabled/disabled state will not be applied correctly to the control buttons.
When 'FrameDuration' is set with small value, for example 1, the rotator will not be paused on mouse over even if 'PauseOnMouseOver' is set to 'true'.
When the rotator items are added declaratively by placing RadRotatorItem element in the Items collection, changing ItemWidth on the code-behind does not affect the width of the items.
An exception will be thrown when there is a a standard ImageButton or a standard Button with UseSubmitBehavior="true" in the ItemTemplate of a RadRotator and it triggers a postback.
The client-side events ClientMouseOver and ClientMouseOut are not fired when the items in the rotator are hovered.
There are multiple scenarios where the Ticker control does not behave consistently with & values. Text content that is not consistent: text & -> text &
You can observe it here: http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/rotator/examples/carouselmode/defaultcs.aspx by clicking either of the sequences. Note: set the rotator to CarouselButtons to avoid cinfusion stemming from automatic advance. - red, grey, green. You will see red instead of green - blue, green, gray. You will see blue instead of gray One more item was rotated in each case. A workaround is to disable animations for these second and last items when their counterpart is currently shown: function OnClientItemClicked(sender, args) { var shouldAnimate = true; var indextToChangeTo = args.get_item().get_index(); var currIndex = sender.get_currentItemIndex(); var itemsCount = sender.get_items().length; if (currIndex == itemsCount - 1 && indextToChangeTo == 1 || //last item is shown, the second item is clicked currIndex == 1 && indextToChangeTo == itemsCount - 1) { //second item is shown, last item is clicked shouldAnimate = false; } sender.set_currentItemIndex(indextToChangeTo, shouldAnimate); }
When RadRotator is configured to load its items from a web service (http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/rotator/examples/loadondemand/defaultcs.aspx) and it is using the MetroTouch skin, the loading image that is displayed until the items are populated, is missing.
When the RadRotator control loads its items from a web service, it performs two requests and then stops.
The items of RadRotator are not rotated correctly when the FrameDuration property is set to a small value and the PauseOnMouseOver property is set to true.
When you wrap an image in an anchor element in the content of an ItemTemplate of RadRotator, the image will not be clickable.


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If you've spent any time around professional DPs and cinematographers, it's difficult not to come across the name Charles Papert. That's because he's been a staple in some of the most popular and best-loved television shows and movies of the past twenty years. As a camera operator, he's been an integral part of the industry shooting such features […]Read More 0
Kinefinity's TERRA 5K and TERRA 6K are surprising little cinema cameras that offer (you guessed it) 5K and 6K capture respectively. Add in the 5K model's rolling shutter and the 6K 16 stops of dynamic range (among numerous other great features) at under $6,000 and you have a set of cinema cameras worth looking at […]Read More 0
As announced earlier this week, FUJIFILM/FUJINON will be releasing the new MK series E-mount lenses. Priced for your average DSLR shooter and made with cinema lens quality and function, the MK series will surely be of interest to shooters of every level. We spoke with FUJIFILM/FUJINON's Director of Sales, Thomas Fletcher, for more on the […]Read More 0
Canon has finally announced the new 5D Mark IV. B&H is taking preorders with a shipping date of September 8. The body-only price is $3,499.00. The camera will feature Canon's dual pixel technology which means autofocus with all Canon lenses. The Camera has a new 30.4MP full-frame CMOS sensor paired with the DIGIC 6+ image […]Read More 0
The Roxor Handle Gimbal Camera caught our eye with its sleek design and kept us in the Filmpower booth with its comfy handle and 4K capabilities. We spoke with Filmpower's Leon Liang about the awesome little camera, as well as their Nebula 4200 5-axis Gyroscope Stabilizer Gimbal for DSLRs.Read More 0


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Accent Modification
is a systematic method for changing speech patterns, including pronunciation, voice production, intonation, and rhythm. Working with a trained accent modification clinician, you will become familiar with the basic sounds of spoken English and identify those that are challenging for you. You will learn how rate, melody, rhythm and placement are as important for clear speech as properly formed vowels and consonants. When necessary, vocal presentation including pitch, loudness, and intonation will be addressed. In general, you'll begin to hear and feel how to modify your speech to communicate more clearly, and achieve a more General American English sound.
Initial Assessment An assessment will be conducted to carefully analyze your speech to determine how your speech and pronunciation varies from General American English. Evidenced-based accent modification techniques that would best address your specific needs will be selected. The recommended frequency and duration of an accent modification program will depend on a number of factors and can be tailored to fit your needs.


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Bespoke Gin Miniatures50ml
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Premium miniatures of our signature Gin with your own bespoke label. Perfect for wedding favors, corporate events or presents.
Package includes:
- Heavy based 50 ml glass bottle with cork stopper
- Bespoke label design to your requirements
- Opportunity to fill and label your own bottles
- Distillery tour
- Gin & Tonic in our distillery bar
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- Date required
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Delivery by courier 2-3 days.
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"We categorically deny all the allegations and we intend to make a vigorous defense," Jennifer Glass, an Oracle spokeswoman said in a phone interview.
Randy Baker, 55, a former Oracle executive vice president and management committee member, filed a lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court in February alleging age discrimination for his firing from the US database and tools vendor, Glass confirmed.
Baker is seeking $US18.5 million in damages, according to media reports.
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Canterbury Homeowners 30% More Likely To Live in a Home with 3+ Bedrooms than those that Privately Rent
The conventional way of categorising property in Britain is to look at the number of bedrooms rather than its size in square metres (square feet for those of you over 50!). My intuition tells me that homeowners and tenants are happy to pay for more space. It's quite obvious, the more bedrooms a house or apartment has, the bigger the property is likely to be. And it's not only the tangible additional bedrooms, but those properties with those additional bedrooms tend to have larger (and more) reception (living) rooms. However, if you think about it, this isn't so surprising given that properties with more bedrooms would typically accommodate more people and therefore require larger reception rooms.
In todays Canterbury property market, the Canterbury homeowners and Canterbury landlords I talk to are always asking me which attributes and features are likely to make their property comparatively more attractive and which ones may detract from the price. Over time buyers' and tenants' wants and needs have changed.
In Canterbury, location is still the No. 1 factor affecting the value of property, and a property in the best neighbourhoods can achieve a price almost 50% higher than a similar house in an 'average' area. Nevertheless, after location, the next characteristic that has a significant influence on the desirability, and thus price, of property is the number of bedrooms and the type (i.e. Detached/Semi/Terraced/Flat).
The number of bedrooms for owner-occupiers very much depends on the size of the family and the budget, whilst Canterbury landlords have to consider the investment opportunity. In this article, I have analysed Canterbury's housing stock into bedrooms and tenure. Initially looking at Canterbury homeowners..
And now the Private rented sector …
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|Private Rented Households in Canterbury
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It can be seen that Canterbury owner-occupiers tend to occupy the larger properties with more bedrooms. This would be expected due to the demographic of homeowners and people that privately rent.
However, this shows there could be opportunities for Canterbury buy to let landlords to purchase larger properties with more bedrooms to attract tenants requiring properties with more bedrooms. However, before you all go buying larger 4 bed and 5 bed mansions to rent them out, a lot of bigger properties in Canterbury don't make financial sense when it comes to buy to let.
For numerous years Canterbury buy to let landlords have been the lone buyers at the smaller one and two bed starter homes of the market, as they have been lured by elevated tenant demand and eye-catching returns. Some Canterbury landlords believe their window of opportunity has started to close with the new tax regime for landlords, whilst it already appears to be opening wider for first time buyers. This is great news for first time buyers .. but one final note for Canterbury landlords .. all is not lost .. you can still pick up bargains, you just need to be a lot more savvy and do your homework ..one source of such information with articles like this is the Canterbury Property Market Blog - www.canterburypropertyinvestmentblog.co.uk
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Over she goes the center elevator tips earthward as the demolition continues.
The annex at right was demolished later, and fell toward Railway Avenue, leaving the trio of elevators like a tornado had swept through town.
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Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem were preparing today a major battle for control of the city. Heavy fighting is expected to break out in hours, following the Arab seizure of the British Army's Alamein camp, two ##es from here, which was evacuated earlier.
Arab forces, including units of the Transjordan Legion, were reportedly waiting for the signal to open fire from behind sandbag emplacements in the British camp, ##lie Jews were seen stationed in a wood close by. Tension in the city mounted hourly the deadline for the withdrawal of the lest of the British troops–sunset–###red.The Palestine Information Office, news communication center in Jerusalem, ##osed down today, leaving correspondents for overseas news agencies and newspapers without immediately available facilities for filing news to the outside world.
(A Reuters dispatch from Damascus reported today that the Transjordan Army has ?cupied Jericho, northwest of the Dead Sea, following a Transjordanian declaration ## war on "Zionism." The armies of Syria, Lebanon, Transjordan and Iraq, the dis##itch added, have agreed to open a three-front attack on Palestine with a combined ##rce of 40,000 men before May 1.)
Meanwhile, fighting in Jaffa flared up again today with Irgun unites reported felling the city's center. Outlying sections of Tel Aviv were hit by Arab mortars ?eplying to the Irgunist cannonade. One dispatch from the front said the Arab seaport as being subjected to "extremely heavy" rifle and machine gunfire and that some bullets had sent Tel Aviv shopping crowds scurrying for cover.
More than 140 Arabs broke out of the British prison in Acre today after Arab guerrillas stationed on a nearby hill shelled the jail with mortars. Arab sources reported that a large Haganah force was attaching the city, but said that results of the heavy fighting were not yet known. Another report stated that Arab legionnaires in Acre were shelling Haifa, some ten miles to the south.
British sources in Haifa said that truce negotiations between the Jews and Arabs there "have gone well." Police were boarding all Shop windows to prevent looting in the city, and mixed groups of unarmed Jews and Arabs appeared on the streets today, indicating that a halt in the evacuation of the city's Arab population has begun.
Lydda airport, 15 miles southeast of Tel Aviv, was taken over by the British today after its seizure by Arab Legion forces yesterday. All international plane and air mail service at Lydda was suspended and scheduled flights bound for the airport were canceled. All Jewish members of the airport's staff are reported to have left.
The Tel Aviv-Jerusalem road was blocked today near Bab el Wad, the only Arab stronghold along the vital highway still in Arab hands. A huge stone barrier in the middle of the highway was bombed by a Jewish plane, but there was no report as to the success of the operation.
Reports from Cairo claimed today that King Abdullah of Transjordan has decided to lead his crack Arab legion into Palestine to fight the Jews, Ten thousand Legionnaires are stationed in Palestine at present as members of Britain's a security forces. An Arab League source in Cairo claimed that 12,000 Iraqi troops have left Bagdad for Amman, Transjordanian capital, to await orders to inter Palestine within ten days.
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by Daniel B. Kopans, M.D., F.A.C.R., F.S.B.I, Professor of Radiology Harvard Medical School, Founder – Breast Imaging Division – Massachusetts General Hospital
"Alternative Facts" (AF) recently appeared as an outrageous concept in the "political arena". What most do not realize is that "alternative" facts have been promulgated for decades by those seeking to reduce access to breast cancer screening. This has led to the pseudo "debate" about screening that has persisted for decades due to the "alternative facts" that have been manufactured to keep the "debate" going. Each time an "alternative fact" has been generated to cast doubt on screening, it has been refuted by science ([i]). Unfortunately, as each (true) fact has been established, new "alternative facts" have been manufactured. The article in the Annals of Internal Medicine cited by Nicholas Bakalar in the New York Times is an example of misinformation that got past poor peer review at a major journal and was published despite its lack of scientific rigor. The study from Norway ([ii]), cited by Mr. Bakalar ([iii]), claiming massive "overdiagnosis" due to mammography had no data on who actually had mammograms and no data on which cancers were detected by mammography. How can a test (mammography) be faulted when the "investigators" had no information on who actually had the test? In an earlier, scientifically more rigorous study from Denmark, Njor, et al looked at actual individual patient data and they found that there was little if any "overdiagnosis" due to screening ([iv]) and, another study found, contrary to the conclusions of the paper reviewed by Bakalar, that screening had in fact resulted in a marked decline in deaths from breast cancer in Denmark ([v]).
Mammography screening has been one of the major advances in women's health over the last half century. Prior to 1990 the death rate from breast cancer had been unchanged for at least 50 years. Screening began in the U.S. in the mid 1980's and soon after the death rate began to fall. As more and more women have participated in screening the death rate has continued to fall so that now there are more than 35% fewer women dying from breast cancer each year than would have died had the decades-long rate continued. The fact that screening and the detection of cancer earlier could save lives was proved by the randomized, controlled trials ([vi],[vii]). Claims that the decline in deaths is not due to screening, but rather to improvements of therapy, have been belied by numerous "observational" studies where, among women who presumably have access to the same therapy, deaths are markedly reduced among the women who participated in screening compared to those who did not ([viii],[ix],[x],[xi],[xii],[xiii],[xiv],[xv],[xvi],[xvii],[xviii],[xix],[xx],[xxi],[xxii],[xxiii]). The final evidence in support of screening comes from two of Harvard's largest teaching hospitals where we found that more than 70% of the women who died from breast cancer were among the 20% who were not participating in screening ([xxiv]). Although not proof that screening is the main reason for the decline in breast cancer deaths, the death rate from breast cancer in men (having access to the same treatments as women) rose after 1990 while it was beginning to decline among women. It returned to 1990 levels where it has remained for men, while the death rate for women has continued to decline. What is the difference? Women are being screened, while men are not being screened. Therapy has improved, but screening saves lives when breast cancers are treated earlier.
The paper cited in the New York Times is just another example of poor peer review that has allowed scientifically unsupportable "alternative facts" get published. The authors claimed to have compared women in areas where there was, supposedly no screening ("non screening areas"), to women who lived in the "screening areas" where women were invited by the National screening program to be screened. Unfortunately, the authors actually had no idea who actually participated in screening in the "screening areas". They also had no idea whether or not, and how many women were being screened outside the national program in the, supposedly, "non-screening areas". This is a fundamental flaw, but in addition the paper relied on the claim that the rate of cancers and types of cancers would have been the same in the "non-screening areas" and the "screening areas" so that the women in the two areas could be compared. They claimed that women would develop the same types of cancers at the same time so that they could compare women who were invited to be screened (with no data on who was actually screened) with those who were not invited (without knowing if these women were being screened outside the program). In fact their own data show that the populations were not comparable and that the groups were not comparable. In their Figure 1 (the first graph) they show the rate of advanced cancers in the two areas, for women under the age of 50. Since women were not being offered screening before the age of 50, none of these women were, theoretically, ever screened. If the areas were identical, as the authors claim, then the curves should have been identical over all the years. Anyone can see that from 1980 to 2000, the group in the "screening areas" had much higher rates of advanced cancers than the group in the "non screened area" and these fell over time, while the rate in the "non screening areas" was the opposite starting low and rising rapidly over time. The two groups could not have been more incomparable. This means that their analysis and conclusions are, fundamentally unreliable.
The second graph (below), representing women who were invited to be screened (ages 50-69), not only shows that the rates are completely different in the time period before screening was offered (raising major questions about the comparability of the two populations), but the data contradict the claim by the authors that advanced cancers were not reduced. Clearly the rate of advanced cancers in the "non screening areas" steadily increased while there are fewer advanced cancers among women in the "screening areas" after screening was offered.
Unfortunately, this recent paper is just another example of "alternative facts" that have made their way past poor peer review to be published in even the most prestigious journals ([xxv]) over many years. Since there is no ethical oversight at these journals, the editors are free to publish whatever they want. Several have undeclared biases against breast cancer screening, particularly for women ages 40-49 ([xxvi],[xxvii]). As a result, the pseudo "debate" about breast cancer screening has been allowed to go on and on based on "alternative facts".
In the 1960's it was falsely claimed that finding breast cancer earlier would not save lives. This was disproven by the randomized, controlled trials.
In the 1970's it was falsely claimed we could not possibly screen large numbers of women which was disproven by the Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project.
In the 1970's it was falsely claimed that the radiation from mammograms would cause more cancers than they would cure. The data clearly show that the risk to the breast from radiation drops rapidly with increasing age so that by the age of 40 there is no measurable risk and even the extrapolated risk is well below even the smallest benefit ([xxviii],[xxix]).
In the 1990's it was falsely claimed that mammography screening was leading to earlier deaths among screened women in their forties. This was shown to be completely false ([xxx],[xxxi]).
In the 1990's it was falsely claimed that screening didn't start working until the age of 50 ([xxxii]).
Even the American Cancer Society and the US Preventive Services Task Force now agree that the most lives are saved by annual screening starting at the age of 40 ([xxxiii],[xxxiv]). In fact there are no data to show that any of the parameters of screening changes suddenly at the age of 50 or any other age ([xxxv]). Age 40 is the only science based threshold.
Over the past 10 years the concept of "overdiagnosis" is the latest "alternative fact". Those seeking to reduce access to screening claim that each year, thousands of mammographically detected invasive breast cancers would regress or disappear if left undetected by mammography ([xxxvi]). They point to a handful of large, palpable cancers that have been reported to have disappeared on their own (some of these women still died from their "disappearing" breast cancers). They have used these reports that amount to "miracles" rather than common events, to argue against screening. This makes no sense if, for no other reason, than the fact that these were large palpable cancers yet they are not suggesting that these should be ignored. In fact there is not a single report of a mammographically detected invasive breast cancer disappearing on its own. They claim tens of thousands each year yet no one has ever seen this happen!
Overdiagnosis of invasive breast cancers is based on other flawed studies. Those who have been promulgating "fake" breast cancers have done so by "guessing" what the incidence of breast cancer would have been over a period of time had women not had access to screening (once again they have no data on who was actually being screened and no data on which cancers were found by screening) ([xxxvii]). Using their "guesses" and not actual, scientifically supported, data, they claimed that, since the actual number of cancers over the same period was higher than their "guesses" would have predicted, the difference must have been cancers that would have never become clinically important ("real"). The problem is that respected journals have allowed these "studies" based on "guesses". Had the authors used actual figures that show that long before screening the rate of invasive cancers had been going up steadily for at least 40 years, they would have found no evidence of "overdiagnosis" ([xxxviii]).
There are legitimate questions about the management of lesions called "Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)", but invasive breast cancers found by mammography are "real" cancers with lethal potential. There is no way of predicting with certainty what will happen with any woman with breast cancer, regardless of its size, but early detection is the main reason that the death rate from breast cancer has declined dramatically in the U.S.
We all hope for a universal cure, or a safe way to prevent breast cancer, but none is even on the horizon. Mammography is not the ultimate answer to breast cancer. Not all cancers are visible on mammograms, and mammography does not find all breast cancers early enough to result in a cure, but all of the science based data show that early detection saves lives. All of the major groups agree that the most lives are saved by annual screening beginning at the age of 40 and women should be encouraged to participate. Women and their physicians should demand an end to "alternative facts" and a return to evidence based medical care.
Click here to read the Table of Contents for the series: Breast Cancer Screening, Mammography and "Alternative Facts"
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[ii] Jørgensen KJ, Gøtzsche PC, Kalager M, Zahl PH. Breast Cancer Screening in Denmark: A Cohort Study of Tumor Size and Overdiagnosis. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Jan 10. doi: 10.7326/M16-0270. [Epub ahead of print]
[iii] "The Downside of Breast Cancer Screening" By Nicholas Bakalar Jan. 11, 2017 The New York Times.
[iv] Njor SH, Olsen AH, Blichert-Toft M, Schwartz W, Vejborg I, Lynge E. Overdiagnosis in screening mammography in Denmark: population based cohort study. BMJ. 2013 Feb 6;346:f1064.
[v] Njor SH, Schwartz W, Blichert-Toft M, Lynge E. Decline in breast cancer mortality: how much is attributable to screening? J Med Screen. 2015 Mar;22(1):20-7
[vi] Duffy SW, Tabar L, Smith RA. The Mammographic Screening Trials: Commentary on the Recent Work by Olsen and Gotzsche. CA A Cancer J Clin. 2002;52:68-71
[vii] Independent UK Panel on Breast Cancer Screening.. The benefits and harms of breast cancer screening: an independent review. Lancet. 2012 Nov 17;380(9855):1778-86.
[viii] Tabar L, Vitak B, Tony HH, Yen MF, Duffy SW, Smith RA. Beyond randomized controlled trials: organized mammographic screening substantially reduces breast carcinoma mortality. Cancer 2001;91:1724-31
[ix] Kopans DB. Beyond Randomized, Controlled Trials: Organized Mammographic Screening Substantially Reduces Breast Cancer Mortality. Cancer 2002;94: 580-581
[x] Duffy SW, Tabar L, Chen H, Holmqvist M, Yen M, Abdsalah S, Epstein B, Frodis Ewa, Ljungberg E, Hedborg-Melander C, Sundbom A, Tholin M, Wiege M, Akerlund A, Wu H, Tung T, Chiu Y, Chiu Chen, Huang C, Smith RA, Rosen M, Stenbeck M, Holmberg L. The Impact of Organized Mammography Service Screening on Breast Carcinoma Mortality in Seven Swedish Counties. Cancer 2002;95:458-469.
[xi] Otto SJ , Fracheboud J, Looman CWN, Broeders MJM, Boer R, Hendriks JNHCL, Verbeek ALM, de Koning HJ, and the National Evaluation Team for Breast Cancer Screening* Initiation of population-based mammography screening in Dutch municipalities and effect on breast-cancer mortality: a systematic review Lancet 2003;361:411-417.
[xii] Swedish Organised Service Screening Evaluation Group. Reduction in breast cancer mortality from organized service screening with mammography: 1. Further confirmation with extended data. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006;15:45-51
[xiii] Coldman A, Phillips N, Warren L, Kan L. Breast cancer mortality afterscreening mammography in British Columbia women. Int J Cancer. 2007 Mar 1;120(5):1076-80.
[xiv] Jonsson H, Bordás P, Wallin H, Nyström L, Lenner P. Service screening with mammography in Northern Sweden: effects on breast cancer mortality – an update. J Med Screen. 2007;14(2):87-93.
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[xvi] Otto SJ, Fracheboud J, Verbeek ALM, Boer R, Reijerink-Verheij JCIY, Otten JDM,. Broeders MJM, de Koning HJ, and for the National Evaluation Team for Breast Cancer Screening. Mammography Screening and Risk of Breast Cancer Death: A Population-Based Case–Control Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. Published OnlineFirst December 6, 2011; doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0476
[xvii] van Schoor G, Moss SM, Otten JD, Donders R, Paap E, den Heeten GJ, Holland R, Broeders MJ, Verbeek AL. Increasingly strong reduction in breast cancer mortality due to screening. Br J Cancer. 2011 Feb 22. [Epub ahead of print]
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[xix] Hellquist BN, Duffy SW, Abdsaleh S, Björneld L, Bordás P, Tabár L, Viták B, Zackrisson S, Nyström L, Jonsson H. Effectiveness of population-based service screening with mammography for women ages 40 to 49 years: evaluation of the Swedish Mammography Screening in Young Women (SCRY) cohort. Cancer. 2011 Feb 15;117(4):714-22.
[xx] Broeders M, Moss S, Nyström L, Njor S, Jonsson H, Paap E, Massat N, Duffy S, Lynge E, Paci E; EUROSCREEN Working Group. The impact of mammographic screening on breast cancer mortality in Europe: a review of observational studies. J Med Screen. 2012;19 Suppl 1:14-25. Review
[xxi] Hofvind S, Ursin G, Tretli S, Sebuødegård S, Møller B. Breast cancer mortality in participants of the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program. Cancer. 2013 Sep 1;119(17):3106-12
[xxii] Sigurdsson K, Olafsdóttir EJ. Population-based service mammography screening: the Icelandic experience. Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2013 May 9;5:17-25
[xxiii] Coldman A, Phillips N, Wilson C, Decker K, Chiarelli AM, Brisson J, Zhang B, Payne J, Doyle G, Ahmad R. Pan-canadian study of mammography screening and mortality from breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Oct 1;106(11).
[xxiv] Webb ML, Cady B, Michaelson JS, Bush DM, Calvillo KZ, Kopans DB, Smith BL. A failure analysis of invasive breast cancer: most deaths from disease occur in women not regularly screened. Cancer. 2014 Sep 15;120(18):2839-46.
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[xxvii] Kopans DB. Informed decision making: age of 50 is arbitrary and has no demonstrated influence on breast cancer screening in women. Am J Roentgenology 2005;185:177-82
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[xxxii] de Koning HJ, Boer R, Warmerdam PG, Beemsterboer PMM, van der Maas PJ. Quantitative Interpretation of Age-Specific Mortality Reductions From the Swedish Breast Cancer-Screening Trials. J Natl Cancer Inst 1995;87:1217-1223.
[xxxiii] Oeffinger KC, Fontham ET, Etzioni R, Herzig A, Michaelson JS, Shih YC, Walter LC, Church TR, Flowers CR, LaMonte SJ, Wolf AM, DeSantis C, Lortet-Tieulent J, Andrews K, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Saslow D, Smith RA, Brawley OW, Wender R. Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk: 2015 Guideline Update From the American Cancer Society. JAMA. 2015 Oct 20;314(15):1599-614.
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[xxxv] Kopans DB, Moore RH, McCarthy KA, Hall DA, Hulka C, Whitman GJ, Slanetz PJ, Halpern EF. Biasing the Interpretation of Mammography Screening Data By Age Grouping: Nothing Changes Abruptly at Age 50. The Breast Journal 1998;4:139-145.
[xxxvi] Gotzsche PC, Jorgensen KJ, Zahl PH, Mæhlen J. Why mammography screening hasn't lived up to expectations from the randomised trials. Cancer Causes Contr 2012;23:15-21.
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The opinions expressed in this article are the author's own and do not reflect the view of Cancer Knowledge Network or Multimed Inc.