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Modifiable Risk Factors and Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Psoriasis
Older age, female sex, comorbidities, fewer years of education, and rural residence may put patients with psoriasis at greater risk for cognitive impairment. Credit: Getty Images
Fixed and potentially modifiable risk factors for cognitive impairment (CI) in patients with psoriasis include older age, female sex, comorbidities, fewer years of education, and rural residence, according to study findings published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
The study included 306 patients (median age, 42 years) with psoriasis, including 91 patients with psoriatic arthritis, who were prospectively enrolled from January to September 2019. The investigators defined mild CI (MCI) and dementia with a Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 18 to 25 and less than 18, respectively. There were 118 patients with CI and 188 patients without CI.
The overall incidence of CI, which included both dementia and MCI, was 38.56%. The incidence of dementia was 1.63%, and the incidence of MCI was 36.93%. In contrast, it was noted that the corresponding overall incidence of CI in a healthy control group was 6.04% (0.34% for dementia and 5.70% for MCI).
According to the researchers, the incidence of both dementia and MCI in those aged 60 to 69 years was higher than reported in healthy control participants and the literature. Variables associated with increased odds of CI in patients with psoriasis in the multivariate logistic regression analysis included older age, female sex, fewer years of education, and rural residence. Other risk factors included comorbidities such as hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia.
The researchers explained that the high rate of CI in this study may be due to the study's cohort comprising newly diagnosed patients who had not received systemic therapy. As such, these patients may not have received much-needed therapy that could "reverse the inflammatory process that could be related to CI in patients with psoriasis."
In addition, the investigators noted that the patients in the study may have been sicker than patients from previous studies, as the former patients were enrolled from a tertiary-care hospital specialized in psoriasis management. Likewise, the investigators suggest these "sicker patients with more severe inflammation may have more cognitive issues."
The researchers concluded that improved understanding of "the presence and extent of CI, and to assess the risk factors, should be helpful to diagnose CI early and to devise strategies to prevent progression to CI in patients with psoriasis."
Kuang Y, Luo Y, Yi X, et al. Prevalence and risk factors for cognitive impairment in patients with psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. Published online September 28, 2021. doi:10.1111/jdv.17707
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Gibraltar: Spanish Senate Approves Gibraltar/Spain Tax Treaty
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In the latest step of the ratification process, the Spanish Senate on Wednesday 16 September approved the international agreement on taxation and the protection of financial interests between the United Kingdom and Spain regarding Gibraltar (the "Treaty").
The Treaty was approved by the Spanish Senate with 15 votes in favour and 11 against, with one abstention. A motion by VOX to derail the ratification process was voted down by 22 votes against and just 1 in favour, with one abstention. The Treaty if approved by the Spanish Congress and is ratified by the UK parliament will then be implemented into the domestic laws of both Spain and Gibraltar. It is likely that (if the approval/ ratification process is favourably completed), both jurisdictions will complete the legislative process required to bring the Treaty into effect before 31st December 2020, meaning that the Treaty will likely come into effect on 1st January 2021.
The Treaty aims to clarify the tax position of individuals and entities resident for tax purposes in both Gibraltar and Spain, and subsequently help normalise relations between the two jurisdictions. Under the Treaty, individuals will continue to be tax resident in Spain or Gibraltar in accordance with their domestic law. However, those with dual residency are not exempt from tax residence in Spain if certain criteria are met. For more information on this visit -
https://www.gibraltarlawyers.com/uploads/PDF/ISOLAS_Tax_Agreement.pdf
Senator for the Socialist Group, Miguel Angel Vasquez Bermudez, noted the enormous importance of the Treaty, firstly in historical terms, secondly because of its content, and thirdly because "it is an instrument that can serve for a deeper and more fruitful coexistence between Gibraltar and the Campo de Gibraltar".
The Treaty will now be referred back to the Congress of Deputies for approval and if approved, will be ratified by the UK Parliament prior to its implementation into the domestic laws of Spain and Gibraltar.
Emma Lejeune, Partner at ISOLAS LLP said "This latest step taken by Spain in the ratification process of the Treaty is of great significance to both Gibraltar and Spain and signals an unprecedented commitment to greater collaboration between both jurisdictions in economic matters. It is an important political milestone denoting an improvement in relations and mutual co-operation between Gibraltar and Spain."
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Q: Ng-repeat-start in angular2 - aka repeat multiple elements using NgFor I need to repeat several li-elements in a list in Angular2 for each item. In angular 1.x I used ng-repeat-start and ng-repeat-end for this. I can't find the right way to do it in Angular 2. There are some older blog posts about this, but their suggestions don't work in the newest beta of Angular2.
All <li>-elements should be repeated for each category:
(which I would normally do with the attribute *ngFor="#category of categories" - but I can't find where to put it...
Help?
<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
<li class="dropdown-header">
{{ category.title }}
</li>
<li>
<a href="{{ '/music/' + tag.keyword }}" *ngFor="#tag of category.tags" [hidden]="tag.deleted === 1">{{ tag.tag_title_da }}</a>
</li>
<li class="divider"></li>
<li class="dropdown-header">Alle musikstykker</li>
<li><a href="/music/all">Alle musikstykker</a></li>
</ul>
A: If you want to repeat the contents, use the template tag, and remove the * prefix on ngFor.
According to Victor Savkin on ngFor and templates:
Angular treats template elements in a special way. They are used to
create views, chunks of DOM you can dynamically manipulate. The *
syntax is a shortcut that lets you avoid writing the whole
element.
<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
<template ngFor #category [ngForOf]="categories">
<li class="dropdown-header">
{{ category.title }}
</li>
<li>
<a href="{{ '/music/' + tag.keyword }}" *ngFor="#tag of category.tags" [hidden]="tag.deleted === 1">{{ tag.tag_title_da }}</a>
</li>
<li class="divider"></li>
<li class="dropdown-header">Alle musikstykker</li>
<li><a href="/music/all">Alle musikstykker</a></li>
</template>
</ul>
Update angular ^2.0.0
You can use ng-container and just change #var to let var.
<ng-container> behaves the same as the <template> but allows to use the more common syntax.
<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
<ng-container *ngFor="let category of categories">
<li class="dropdown-header">
{{ category.title }}
</li>
<li>
<a href="{{ '/music/' + tag.keyword }}" *ngFor="let tag of category.tags" [hidden]="tag.deleted === 1">{{ tag.tag_title_da }}</a>
</li>
<li class="divider"></li>
<li class="dropdown-header">Alle musikstykker</li>
<li><a href="/music/all">Alle musikstykker</a></li>
</ng-container>
</ul>
A: In the newer versions it works like this:
<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
<template ngFor let-category [ngForOf]="categories">
<li class="dropdown-header">
{{ category.title }}
</li>
<li>
<a href="{{ '/music/' + tag.keyword }}" *ngFor="#tag of category.tags" [hidden]="tag.deleted === 1">{{ tag.tag_title_da }}</a>
</li>
<li class="divider"></li>
<li class="dropdown-header">Alle musikstykker</li>
<li><a href="/music/all">Alle musikstykker</a></li>
</template>
</ul>
--> let-category instead of #category
A: Thanks for your effort, pixelbits, however the answer was different.
Reading about the asterisk in Template Syntax in the Angular.io guides gives you the clue.
This solved it:
<template ngFor #category [ngForOf]="categories">
<li class="dropdown-header">
{{ category.title }}
</li>
<li>
<a href="{{ '/music/' + tag.keyword }}" *ngFor="#tag of category.tags" [hidden]="tag.deleted === 1">{{ tag.tag_title_da }}</a>
</li>
<li class="divider"></li>
</template>
A: Worked with 5.2.x
<ng-template ngFor let-category [ngForOf]="categories">
<label class="value-fields_label">{{ category.name }}</label>
<h3 class="value-fields_value">{{ category.title }}</h3>
</ng-template>
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All You Need to Know About Section 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988
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What is section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988?
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Ramesh owns two cars and one of his cars met with an accident and contacted the insurance company for making a claim. The insurer conducted an inquiry to check the records and other things and rejected his insurance claim. This troubled him greatly, thus he consulted a lawyer and filed a case in the tribunal for compensation.
Most of us do not want to get into a legal hassle and thus it is in our interest that we know about the salient features of Section 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988.
The Motor Vehicles Act was first introduced in 1914 to address the grievances of people who wanted to get financial protection in case of accidents. It was replaced in 1934 to regulate road transport. In 1988, the Government of India made some changes in the act to protect the interests of motor vehicle owners.
A motor insurance plan is necessary for you if you have a vehicle be it a two-wheeler or a car. It not only provides financial protection in case of accidents and other damage but is also a legal obligation. The Motor Vehicle Act 166 comes with salient features which look into the interest of the policyholders.
This act comprehensively covers all the aspects of road transport on the roads which ensure the welfare of the third party. If you are severely affected by accidents and injuries, then you can appeal under this act. A motor vehicle tribunal will govern the cases that come under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The primary objective of this tribunal is to ensure the speedy trial of cases to make sure that you get the right justice on time. It deals with the cases that involve injuries, loss of life, or property allowing you to obtain maximum compensation.
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What is section 166 of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988?
The Section 166 MV Act, 1988 talks about who can apply for compensation in Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT). It allows you to get a clear picture of the facts in detail that will help file a case in case there is a need.
You can claim compensation for the following cases in the tribunal.
If you have sustained an injury
If you are the owner of the property
When you are the legal representative of a person who died in an accident
If you are an agent authorized by the injured person
How can you claim this compensation?
You can claim compensation by applying with either one of the following tribunal locations.
If you are the owner of the vehicle and residing in the claims tribunal area
If you are a claimant and resides near the claims tribunal
The claims tribunal where the accident took place
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There is no time limit prescribed by sec 166 of motor vehicle act if you want to file a case. On the other hand, delaying too much will lead to doubts and suspicion in the minds of tribunal members. Therefore, you should file a case as soon as possible that will help receive the compensation in a quick turnaround time. The tribunal will provide compensation in the following cases.
When the accident caused injury to your body
Death of your blood relatives
If the accident has caused severe damage to your property
When accidents occur mainly due to the use of motor vehicles
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1. No-fault liability
The no-fault liability in motor vehicle act comes under section of act 140. If you are a claimant, then there is no need to prove that the fault lies with the other party. There is no joint liability and it arises when you are permanently disabled. When your family member dies, then you can claim Rs, 50, 000, and Rs. 25,000 in case of permanent disability.
2. Hit and run
It comes under section 161 of India Motor vehicle 1988 act and you can claim the amount for your injuries when the prime accused runs away from the accident area. You will obtain compensation of Rs. 12500 and your legal representative will get Rs. 25000 upon your death.
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If you are suffering from physical damages due to accidents, then you should know more about the damage assessment in detail. The tribunal will classify the damage under pecuniary damage and non-pecuniary damage. As a victim, you should consult with a lawyer to know the salient features of motor vehicle act 1988 before filing a case. This will help in filing your case with ease.
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If you are a vehicle owner, then you should understand more about third party insurance. It is necessary for you when you have a bike or a car. Your insurer will pay the amount to the third-party when your vehicle causes injury to someone on the road. Most insurance companies offer third-party and comprehensive insurance policy which are available online too.
Offenses and penalties under the Section 166 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
You shouldn't drive a vehicle without a license and before becoming a major
You shouldn't ride a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and drugs
Over speeding is an offence and should be avoided on the roads
Driving your vehicle when you are suffering from any medical condition and health issues
Not wearing helmet in a two-wheeler and seat belt in a car
You should follow the traffic and safety rules while riding a vehicle on the road to avoid fines and penalties.
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The Indian mv act 166 is mainly meant for regulating road transport and they need proper implementation to bring down the increasing number of accidents. If you are a vehicle owner, then make sure that you follow the rules and do not cause any disturbance to others on the roads. Getting the right insurance policy is also mandatory under the Motor Vehicle Act. Understanding the motor vehicle act and things related to motor insurance is made easy with PayBima expert team. The team provides assistance in ascertaining the right insurance option for your on-road needs.
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INSIGHTSFORLIVING > Standard Blog > Articles > The Power in the Invisible Life.
When you find yourself in hard economic situation all you need to do is to inject the invisible life (the Word of God) into it and it will create the surplus you need and it will also increase productivity. In the story of the widow and the prophet Elisha in the bible (2Kings4:2), the prophet helped the widow by making her realise that the 'nothing' she thought she had was enough to create surplus or abundance that will end the lack in her family. Elisha simply asked her to bring whatever she has and not knowing the value she said nothing because she counted it as such. Then she said to Elisha that she only had a jar of oil.
Sometimes situations will ask you, "what you have, and when times like that arise, do not depart or say "nothing," instead look within and exploit that "little or nothing you think you have." Speak life into it and see it produce increase. The bible says, "Except a corn of wheat falls to the ground it abides alone. (John 12:24)" If you do not allow that which you have to fall to the ground and die, it cannot produce for you the increase you so desire. Let that nothing breed surplus for you by releasing it to God.
As long as you have something, it is enough to change that situation. In the above story, Elisha told the widow the jar of oil was more than enough. What you term insignificant is better off in the hands of God because when things begin to emerge in your life, i.e. when surplus begin to come out of that 'nothing', it will only be to the glory of God.
You are saying "I need more money, God is saying no; you are saying I need to depart from where I am, God is saying no." instead gather everything you have together and then inject life into it.
No matter how insignificant the world sees it today it does not matter because once you commit it into God's hands it will produce much more than you could have ever dreamed or imagined.
Once you commit it to God, the next step is to inject life into it.Stop looking at your business, your relationship or your job as nothing instead get to work, convert it in your mind into your first property on the earth. That job is not just a job it is your first property on the earth.
Most people only see material things as their property. Turning things into property means you take it as a valuable entity by associating value to it. That way you begin to navigate them in your mind as something significant. Once you believe it to be your property that is the way your mind will begin to see it. Thus, take that job, idea or dream that you have and make it your property.
In fact, they put more value on the movie than their head office because it is from the trade of that movie they are able to buy the tangible things. That is why they call things "intellectual property" which means even the knowledge that they have, to them its a property or an entity. That is the first way you must look at anything your hands finds to do or aspire to become.
Therefore, the skill that you have, or talent or job or those big dreams inside of you, treat it as a property and not anything intangible. The same way you look at a house and say "this is my property" that is the same way you should see your skill or job as your first property on the earth and from then you can begin to convert it to an estate of surplus value.
Thank you Pastor,,,God bless the fount of wisdom and knowledge in you.
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Promoting hand hygiene program via social media
S-C Pan1,
K-L Tien2,
W-H Sheng1,
K-T Chien3,
Y-C Chen1 &
S-C Chang1
Global hand hygiene (HH) campaign has been promoted since 2004 to protect the patient safety. On World HH day (May 5), 2014, a video campaign was launched in National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH), Taiwan. We aimed to evaluate the effect of different social media on promoting the HH program.
Methods and materials
One 3 minutes-long video of HH campaign in 8 language was posted on the YouTube. The Chinese version had been promoted through three platforms, including the official hospital website, hospital group e-mail, and the Facebook site of one famous internet celebrity, who was also 6th grade medical student of the school the hospital affiliated to. The video traffic of the Chinese version during May 5, to Dec, 31, 2014 was analyzed via Google Analytics. The HH compliance was observed and compared in Nov. of 2013 and Nov. 2014, separately.
During the observed period, 5,252 times the video was viewed, mainly on the Chinese version (3,509/5,252, 66.8%). The cost of the video was 6,250 USD and the cost per clink was 1.2 USD. For the hospital level, the official website of NTUH had 24,000 subscribers and 151 linked to the video. The connection rate was 0.6% (151/24,000). As to the hospital-group e-mail, 9,967 peoples received the e-mail and 91 receiver opened the link (connection rate 0.9%, 91/9,967). There were no further feedback from the e-mail system or website. For the personal level, there were 13,080 impressions from the internet celebrity's Facebook site and 807 had linked into the video. The connection rate as 6.2% (807/13,080) was significantly higher than the hospital website and group e-mail (both P value<0.001). 525 persons (4.0%, 525/13,080) had pressed "Like" for the HH campaign and 21 (0.2%, 21/13,080) persons further shared the video. The hospital-wide HH compliance was 83.7% (473/565) in 2013 and 86.7 % (589/679) in 2014 (P=0.13).
We succeeded the HH compliance via a video campaign in 2014. For the Net Generation, social media as Facebook had provided significantly high connection rate. It revealed that the information transmission may not be depended on the hierarchy within the hospital. The information leader in novel social media, like Facebook, could be a strong support for future HH promoting program.
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S-C Pan
, W-H Sheng
, Y-C Chen
& S-C Chang
Center for Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan, Province of China
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Upstream and midstream players in the oil & gas sectors are experiencing market and regulatory pressure to reduce their environmental footprint. Air Liquide offers a multitude of solutions in this field to help these companies meet their regulatory requirements as well as reducing their environmental footprint.
Hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) is a technique that involves injecting high-pressure water into a wellbore, creating cracks in rock formations, in order to extract greater quantities of gas or oil more easily. This process is highly water intensive, which can cause problems in water-stressed regions as well as logistics and cost issues regarding theto disposing of or repurposing the water.
Air Liquide is developing a number of cost-efficient solutions for the treatment of wastewater on site to enable oil & gas companies to meet government regulations on water use and disposal.
These mobile or semi-mobile treatment plants would use either oxidation technologies for removal of contaminants or next-generation membrane-based pre-treatment technologies, thereby reducing disposal/handling costs and improving groundwater availability.
Shale gas production in the USA has grown rapidly in recent years but many oil and gas companies don't have adequate infrastructures to carry the gas to market. Flaring excess gas production, although better than just releasing it into the atmosphere, is still an economically and environmentally poor solution.
Air Liquide is working on new, small-scale solutions to recover flare gas directly in the field. The wasted gas can be treated to remove impurities before converting it into CNG or LNG, to be either used as fuel on site or transported off site to another customer. The surplus gas can also be converted into electricity on site to power various equipment.
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Torre is a barrio in the municipality of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,096.
History
Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Torre and Susúa barrios was 1,755.
See also
List of communities in Puerto Rico
References
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Rangers' nosedive continues with 7-4 loss to Flyers
Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers surrenders a goal late in the second period against the Philadelphia Flyers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018 in New York City. Credit: Jim McIsaac
By Brian Heyman Special to Newsday Updated February 18, 2018 11:00 PM
It was Rangers-Flyers at Madison Square Garden. This, however, was Feb. 18, 1968. The Rangers won their first game in their sparkling new home.
The two teams were back at MSG on Feb. 18, 2018, but Sunday didn't turn out to be a happy 50th anniversary for the Rangers. These aren't happy days.
The Rangers' slide continues. They allowed seven goals one day after giving up six. Travis Konecny and Claude Giroux each contributed a goal and two assists in Philadelphia's 7-4 win.
"This is definitely not a pleasant time for us," coach Alain Vig neault said. "But you have to keep doing your jobs, both players and coaches, and that's what we're going to do."
The Rangers have lost four in a row, 11 of 14 and 15 of 21 to drop to 27-28-5, the only team below .500 in the Metropolitan Division. Six players are out with injuries and the wait is on for several veterans to be shipped out by the Feb. 26 trade deadline as the team begins a rebuilding process.
Other than that, everything is fine.
Henrik Lundqvist wore the frustration on his face after finishing one shy of matching his career high for goals allowed. He yielded 12 of the 13 goals to the Flyers and Ottawa Senators in weekend losses, though not all were his fault.
"It's terrible, absolutely terrible," he said. "You live for this. It means so much to all of us."
The 1968 game ended with a 3-1 Rangers win. This time it was 3-3 after one. Nolan Patrick beat Lundqvist on a rebound with 2:01 gone in the second to give the Flyers the lead.
"We have to be tougher in front of our net," Mats Zuccarello said.
Peter Holland made it 4-4 with his first Rangers goal, scoring from the left doorstep at 5:47 against rookie Alex Lyon, who came on for the start of the period because Michal Neuvirth had a lower-body injury.
Philadelphia, however, beat Lundqvist for the fifth time with 4:20 remaining in the second on Konecny's hard wrist shot from the left circle.
"I've got to be better," Lundqvist said. "Obviously, there are a lot of mistakes. We're getting deflections in our own net. They're getting deflections in our net. Odd-man rushes. That's where we're getting hurt right now. You try to convince yourself you're doing the right things out there, but it's hard when you give up so many goals to stay confident and make that extra save."
Vigneault said the Rangers, who played their fifth game in eight days, "were running on fumes" in the third. Giroux and Jori Lehtera each tacked on a goal for the third-place Flyers, nailing down Lyon's first NHL win.
"It was good, fun building, great atmosphere, and can't give enough credit to the guys," Lyon said. "They played really well."
The goals and the fists were flying in the first period with the six scores and three fights. Kevin Hayes converted on a deflection 1:30 in, but the Flyers' Andrew MacDonald countered 3:23 later.
Rick Nash gave the Rangers the lead on a rebound, but Scott Laughton tied it on a deflection. Then Brandon Manning gave Philadelphia the lead before Zuccarello tied it.
"We're giving up easy goals and playing dumb and getting beat up the ice," Zuccarello said. "We've got to be better than that."
Notes & quotes: Goalie Brandon Halverson was summoned Friday from Hartford and made his NHL debut in the third period Saturday in Ottawa because backup Alexandar Georgiev was out with the flu. Georgiev was available Sunday, so Halverson was sent down.
By Brian Heyman Special to Newsday
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Q: How to compile with dmd or ldc without exception and typeinfo support? when I compile a relativly small codebase i see much "unnecassary" stuff for exception handling/typeinfo.
I do allready compile with -stdlib= (empty) and i do have my own replacement for the stdlib (without GC and stuff)
for example (compiled with -map):
0002:000025D8 __except_handler3 004045D8
0000:00000000 Abs __except_list 00000000
...
0002:00003A04 __global_unwind 00405A04
...
how to get rid of this easily without ripping the .obj files appart?
A: It is possible to ommit the generation of type information in LDC with LDC_no_typeinfo.
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Hi guys.. I'm sharing my secret goeey brownie recipe with you. Its my top secret recipe but anything for you guys.
These are not the cakey kind of brownies but the chewy ones you get from high end cookie stores (because we live in Nigeria, goeey brownies are a privilage. Just kidding).
Mix oil and sugar till fully incorporated.
Add in egg and mix.
Mix all other dry ingredients together and add to the sugar mixture.
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Is God "Out There" or Inside Me?
Central to our view of God, and a major difference between religions, is whether we see God as an entity that is out there, perhaps in heaven, or within us and all living things.
Many religions personalize God as being in a location like heaven, and he looks down and makes judgments and rules about all that he sees. We worship and pray to this God, and if we live a good life, he returns the favor by granting us salvation and a place in heaven. That may be why God is referred to as "The Father" in some religions. This God is much like a human but with divine tendencies.
Others see God in other ways.
Eastern religions, particularly Hinduism, see more of an "all-pervading" God. They see Him as the essence of all things... something that is pure energy and is immanent (within), and pervades our lives and life force. Of course, this view is hard to understand for the average Westerner.
So, if God is all-pervading how do you please Him? Do you even have to seek God's favor? Is the question moot? Is God simply "unconditional love?"
The answer to these questions for an "immanent" God is not clear. That's part of the attraction of this universal God. Perhaps the checks and balances and retribution are built into the system. You 'reap what you sow' on some deep, mystical level.
What if God was at the same time, transcendent and immanent? Both "out there" and "in here" and really everywhere, everything and all powerful?
Again, this is hard for many to understand, but it does offer a viewpoint that, for the more spiritually gifted, makes sense. It resolves many of the religious positions of an anthropomorphic God that some find unacceptable dogma. The idea of a judgmental God, that is subject to our own limitations, does not work for some. | {
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Taverna Opa to Debut in Orlando
Mickey, move over. Orlando isn't a one-mouse town anymore. The dawn of a new era is taking place in this renowned Central Florida locale, as a young, vibrant city, teeming with a sophisticated demographic emerges. Metro Orlando is projected to be one of the fastest-growing regions in this decade with a population of 1.8 million as of today. In fact, Orlando is attracting a younger demo with a median age of 36.2. That's below the state of Florida's median age of 39.5.
In addition to the residential explosion taking place, over 53 million visitors a year enter Orlando for business and/or pleasure. Orlando is second only to Las Vegas in convention business, and is poised to be the next Los Angeles of the East Coast. Offering a temperate climate, affordable cost of living and plenty of business opportunities, Orlando is capturing the attention of busi¬nesses and year-round residents alike. What this means for real estate and restaurants is monumental.
This kind of growth adds up to what is known as a "boom town." Where there are affluent residents with disposable incomes, coupled with families on vacation and business people with expense accounts, you can assure yourself there is room for great profitability — and savvy restaurateurs are taking note. As the number one destination — internationally — for "mouseketeers" and conventioneers, Orlando is a natural fit for Taverna Opa, a Greek-themed concept restaurant that features tabletop dancing and authentic Greek cuisine in a party-fun atmo¬sphere, scheduled to open August 2007.
Located in the center of Pointe of Orlando, Taverna Opa will occupy retail space of ap¬proximately 6,000 square feet, featuring a large patio and located on the popular International Drive directly across from the Orange County Convention Center. Pointe of Orlando has become one of the hottest "eatertainment" developments in the country with neighbors like Capitol Grille, The Grape, Tommy Bahamas and Maggiano's. In the Orlando office of The Prakas Group, Inc., sales agent Maria Bonomo finds that the growing need for high-occupancy restaurants is being met through complexes such as Pointe of Orlando that offer open-air dining, shopping and entertainment.
Restaurateur Peter Tsialiamanis established Taverna Opa in 1998. Taverna Opa offers an affordable family-style or a la carte menu with an array of traditional Greek mezes (appetizers), entrees, desserts and a full bar generously stocked with ouzo. The restaurant features nightly ethnic music and Greek belly dancers. Taverna Opa has four locations presently operating in Florida: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Taverna Kyma in Boca Raton, which is a similar concept but without the tabletop dancing. Future sites scheduled to open are in Las Vegas, NV; City Place in West Palm Beach, FL; Kansas City, MO; and, of course, Orlando, FL.
The Taverna Opa phenomenon is a concept perfectly positioned for a market like Orlando, which caters to the increasing desires of a younger clientele with a penchant to eat out, rather than dine at home. Having guided Taverna Opa's expansion as its exclu¬sive broker nationwide, The Prakas Group has placed Taverna Opa restaurants into high-volume, high-profile locations across the United States. It's working, because Taverna Opa's existing units are some of the country's highest grossing (per square foot) restaurants in the U.S.
The story of Orlando's continued growth is one that retailers, restaurants and hospitality businesses will want to pay close attention to if they are considering entering a market that shows no signs of slowing down. Mickey, of course, we want you to stay, but get ready for more choices — the menu of Orlando attractions is expanding.
Athan "Tom" Prakas is President/broker of The Prakas Group, Inc. located in Boca Raton and Orlando, FL, the largest restaurant/hospitality brokerage firm in Florida.
The Prakas Group, Inc. is responsible for notable restaurant transactions including Taverna Opa, Vic &Angelo's and DeVito's in Miami. Prakas recently opened RPG — Restaurant Placement Group — a recruiting firm for the restaurant/hospitality business. For more information, contact The Prakas Group at (561) 368-0003 in Boca Raton, (407) 855-1221 in Orlando, or visit the company's website at www.prakasgroup.com.
Central Florida Restaurant Forum // April/May 2007
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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Film Review
18th Feb 2019 12th Nov 2020 / Joe Baker Reviews
One of the most insane action blockbusters and best soft-reboots I've seen in a cinema for quite some-time, as 'Mad Max: Fury Road' delivers on nearly every aspect of what you would want from both an action film, and a 'Mad Max' sequel. As the great cast of Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, alongside talented director George Miller, bring us an absolute visual feast which is sure to please any viewer in search of a unique and exciting thrill-ride.
Plot Summary: Set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman (Furiosa) rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search of her original homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a rogue drifter named: 'Max'.
From five minutes into the runtime, to five minutes after the film is over, 'Mad Max: Fury Road' is truly a thrilling experience. Utilizing incredible stunts, plenty of action scenes and attractive locations/sets throughout the story, the film always manages to feel gritty and real (despite having an incredibly over-the-top tone). Surprisingly, 'Mad Max: Fury Road' was even confirmed to be a sequel to the original: 'Mad Max' trilogy, meaning the film actually continues the story (in a way) from: 'Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome', and although I'm not a huge fan of the original films, this does make me excited for the future of this franchise if we can expect this kind of quality.
The whole cast of Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley and Hugh Keays-Byrne are all excellent within their roles, with Nicholas Hoult as: 'Hux' and Hugh Keays-Byrne as the intimidating antagonist: 'Immortan Joe' being my two personal favourites. As all of the characters are fairly likeable and somewhat interesting despite not being given much characterisation throughout the narrative.
The cinematography by Jon Seale really helps elevate many of the scenes throughout the film however, as the film makes brilliant use of a variety of wide-shots, all which look absolutely fantastic. Director George Miller also really pushes the film's varied and overly-bright colour palette, giving each the desert a bright orange and blue look to make it more visually appealing, which later contrasts with the dark blue of the swamplands or the harsh red and orange when the characters are inside the vicious sandstorm.
'Junkie XL' (or Thomas Holkenborg) lends his hand to the original score for the film, utilising amazing guitar rifts to sound as if the soundtrack had been ripped straight from a classic rock album. Backing-up many of the fast-paced action scenes perfectly, which was surprising as this composer's other scores are usually very forgettable. The original score is even given reference within the film, as we later see the character: 'Coma-Doof Warrior' who plays an electric guitar.
Of course the easiest criticism of: 'Mad Max: Fury Road' is its lack of story and developed characters, and although the film definitely does have a fairly simplistic story and relativity weak characters. I'd argue this works to the film's benefit, as the film does have plenty of great world-building, and fills the majority of it's runtime with exactly what it's audience desires to see, which is obviously the main goal of the film. As the film never pretends to be something that it isn't. Another element of the film I don't personally like is the editing, as although I understand the need to have quick editing to keep-up with the film's fast-pacing and action. Most of the editing throughout the film feels very chaotic and even slightly messy at points, coming off as a distraction from what's on-screen more than anything else.
I really adore 'Mad Max: Fury Road', as although it may not be a masterpiece when it comes to filmmaking. It's definitely up there with some of the best action flicks of this decade. As some unbelievable action scenes and stunts, a brilliant cast, and some outstanding cinematography, leave 'Mad Max: Fury Road' a true breath of fresh air for the action genre, despite the film's pretty basic story and bizarre editing choices. Overall, a solid 8/10. Very well-deserved, and I can't wait until George Miller brings us another exciting instalment in this franchise.
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Valdir Benedito (Araraquara, 25 de outubro de 1965) é um ex-futebolista brasileiro que atuava como volante. Fez parte da Seleção Brasileira de Futebol na Copa América de 1991.
Títulos
Atlético-PR
Campeão Paranaense: 1990, 2001
Atlético-MG
Campeão da Copa Conmebol - 1992
Campeão Mineiro: 1995, 1999, 2000
Cruzeiro
Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol: 1998
Campeão da Recopa Sul-Americana - 1998
Ligações externas
Sambafoot
Futebolistas do estado de São Paulo
Futebolistas do Sport Club Internacional
Futebolistas do Club Athletico Paranaense
Futebolistas do Clube Atlético Mineiro
Futebolistas do Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Futebolistas do Avaí Futebol Clube
Futebolistas do Kashiwa Reysol
Naturais de Araraquara
Jogadores da Seleção Brasileira de Futebol
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Abdi, Elham Sayyad and Partridge, Helen and Bruce, Christine (2016) Web designers and developers experiences of information literacy: a phenomenographic study. Library and Information Science Research, 38 (4). pp. 353-359. ISSN 0740-8188
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Panahi, Sirous and Watson, Jason and Partridge, Helen (2016) Conceptualising social media support for tacit knowledge sharing: physicians' perspectives and experiences. Journal of Knowledge Management, 20 (2). pp. 344-363. ISSN 1367-3270
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Partridge, Helen (2015) The 8th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP8): Special issue and reflections. In: Evidence in Practice: Working Together - The 8th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP8) , 6-8 July 2015, Brisbane, Australia.
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Mavis Staples Mavis Staples artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Mavis Staples' latest album, We Get By, is out now. Myriam Santos/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Myriam Santos/Courtesy of the artist
In 'We Get By,' Mavis Staples Keeps Singing For 'Change'
May 25, 2019 • Nearing 80, the solo artist has a new album out. Decades after she brought a gospel score to the civil rights movement with The Staple Singers, she remains hopeful in her enduring mission for change.
Compton rapper YG. His latest release, 4REAL 4REAL, is on our short list for the best new albums dropping on May 24. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On May 24
May 24, 2019 • The best new albums out this week include a stirring call for social justice from soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples, rapper YG's remembrance of Nipsey Hussle, lo-fi rock veterans Sebadoh and more.
Mavis Staples' We Get By comes out May 24. Myriam Santos/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
For Mavis Staples, The Work Is Never Done
May 16, 2019 • Mavis Staples is a living embodiment of gospel music's place in the civil rights movement, but We Get By Proves that she's no static symbol of the past.
In this month's Heavy Rotation, a pop-meets-pensive bop from SOAK illuminates under a disco ball. Ellius Grace/Chromatic Publicity hide caption
Ellius Grace/Chromatic Publicity
Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
March 30, 2019 • Hear SOAK's disco-ball beat that won't quit, Faye Webster's breezy soliloquy and a raspy battle cry from Mavis Staples.
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Chris Strong Photography/Courtesy of the artist
More Than 50 Years In, Mavis Staples Is Still Delivering Messages Of Hope And Justice
February 20, 2019 • She's a political activist and a rock star. In this session, hear lots of music and legendary stories from Mavis Staples.
Mavis Staples On World Cafe
Jon Batiste led a star-studded cast, including Mavis Staples, through the civil rights-themed set A Change Is Gonna Come. Adam Kissick/NPR hide caption
Adam Kissick/NPR
A Change Is Gonna Come, Live In Concert : Newport Folk 2018
December 22, 2018 • Jon Batiste led a star-studded cast — including Mavis Staples, the Dap-Kings, Chris Thile and Brandi Carlile — through the civil rights-themed set.
Andrew Hozier-Byrne joins NPR Music's Bob Boilen in the studio to discuss the music that informed his 2018 EP, Nina Cried Power. Mulography - Anthony Mulcahy hide caption
Mulography - Anthony Mulcahy
Hozier: Why The Civil Rights Movement Still Resonate
October 2, 2018 • Irish singer/songwriter Hozier sits down with NPR Music's Bob Boilen to discuss the lifetime of listening that led to his new EP, Nina Cried Power, and what American blues means to him.
Guest DJ: Hozier On Why Music From The Civil Rights Movement Still Resonates
IMAGEClockwise from upper left: Wolf Alice, Jackie Shane, William Patrick Corgan, Loney Dear, Mavis Staples, Flikka Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Courtesy of the artists
New Mix: Billy Corgan, Mavis Staples And Jeff Tweedy, Wolf Alice, More
September 12, 2017 • This week's essential new music includes a piano ballad from Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, a powerful look at race relations in America from soul singer Mavis Staples and more.
Mavis Staples Wonders, 'If All I Was Was Black'
September 11, 2017 • The veteran gospel and R & B singer collaborates with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy for a new album she hopes will "change the world."
Bjork performs during the Coachella Music Festival in April 2007 in Indio, Calif. Karl Walter/Getty Images hide caption
Karl Walter/Getty Images
Turning The Tables
The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women
July 24, 2017 • NPR's list of the greatest albums made by women, from 1964 to the present.
Russel Hobbs from Gorillaz. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Pusha T And Mavis Staples Join Gorillaz For 'Let Me Out'
April 6, 2017 • Gorillaz just keeps trickling out the jams from its very stacked album Humanz, due April 28.
All proceeds from Arcade Fire and Mavis Staples' new single will go to the ACLU. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Hear Arcade Fire's New Song With Mavis Staples, 'I Give You Power'
January 19, 2017 • Just in time for Friday's inauguration, Arcade Fire and Mavis Staples team up to deliver a message for all elected officials: "I give you power / I can take it away."
"I tell you," Mavis Staples says, "I watch the news sometimes and I think I'm back in the '60s." The gospel legend was recently recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors. Chris Strong/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Chris Strong/Courtesy of the artist
For Mavis Staples, The Music Of The Civil Rights Era Couldn't Be More Relevant Today
December 10, 2016 • The gospel legend is now a Kennedy Center honoree. She discusses developing an iconic voice at a young age, her family's confrontations with racism and why she's a big fan of Chance The Rapper.
Luther Dickinson. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Songs We Love: Luther Dickinson (feat. Mavis Staples), 'Ain't No Grave'
January 27, 2016 • With a little help from one of the legendary voices in Southern soul, a North Mississippi Allstar pays tribute to his late father, Memphis music legend Jim Dickinson.
08Ain't No Grave (feat. Mavis Staples)
Ain't No Grave (feat. Mavis Staples)
Blues & Ballads (A Folksingers Songbook) Volumes I & II
On the new album Into The Deep, the seasoned instrumentalists of Galactic team up with a host of singers including Macy Gray and Mavis Staples. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
After 20 Years, New Orleans Band Galactic Lifts Off With New Voices
July 19, 2015 • The band might not have a permanent lead singer, but on the new album Into The Deep, the musicians show just how well they've learned to play with others.
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Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images
Alt.Latino
Alt.Latino Lays Out A Sonic Altar For Dia De Los Muertos
October 30, 2014 • Celebrate Saturday's holiday (and, by extension, lost loved ones) with laughter, tears and music.
Mavis Staples performs at the 2014 Newport Folk Festival. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
Adam Kissick for NPR
Mavis Staples, Live In Concert
August 3, 2014 • Mavis Staples, whose titanic career spans the civil rights movement, Soul Train and solo work with Curtis Mayfield, Prince and Jeff Tweedy, closed the 2014 Newport Folk Festival on Sunday, July 27.
Mavis Staples In Concert
Mavis Staples performs at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival. Shantel Mitchell for NPR hide caption
Shantel Mitchell for NPR
Mavis Staples: Newport Folk 2011
August 1, 2011 • Hear the singer and civil-rights icon in a concert from the Newport Folk Festival.
Mito Habe-Evans/NPR Music
An Interview With Newport Folk Producer Jay Sweet
July 30, 2009 • All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen recently spoke with festival producer Jay Sweet about what's in store for the Newport Folk Festival.
Hear An Interview With Newport Folk Festival Producer Jay Sweet
Wiqan Ang
Folk Alley
August 1, 2009 • The former lead singer of The Staple Singers has spent her career navigating the worlds of blues, gospel, pop, soul and folk.
Listen · 1:14:35 1:14:35
Mavis Staples. Chris Strong/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
January 20, 2014 • Staples' gospel-rooted solo recordings have captivated artists such as Bob Dylan and Prince, and helped pave the way for contemporary soul music. Over the course of her 50-year career, Staples has become a legend on the strength of her huge vocals and messages of hope.
Mavis Staples performs at the 2013 Waterfront Blues Festival at in Portland, Ore. Anthony Pidgeon/Redferns via Getty Images hide caption
Anthony Pidgeon/Redferns via Getty Images
'I'll Take You There': The Staple Singers' Rise From Church To Fame
January 18, 2014 • The group's sound broke down musical walls and inspired civil rights leaders. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with biographer Greg Kot about his new book, I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March Up Freedom's Highway.
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Camilla Meets Hospital Ship Crew
The Duchess of Cornwall's made a tour of the facilities and met the staff of a hospital ship.
In her role as commodore-in-chief of the Royal Naval Medical Services, Camilla visited Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Argus at Portsmouth Naval Base on Tuesday February 15th 2011.
During the visit, she was given a demonstration of simulated casualties arriving on the ship and being treated by the crew's medical staff.
The duchess met members of the Joint Force Medical Group who are about to deploy to Afghanistan.
Leading naval nurse Gina Horner, 23, from Redhill, Surrey, is about to go to Afghanistan for her first deployment.
"I am a bit apprehensive and excited as well.
"I always wanted to be a nurse and I felt the Royal Navy was the best suited to my personality.
"Camilla was lovely, very friendly and asked about my feelings at being deployed for the first time.''
Amongst the personnel the duchess met were members of the Royal Marines Band who double as stretcher bearers.
She was also given a tour of the bridge and a brief guide to the operation of the engines and steering.
From the bridge, Camilla had a view of the axed aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal which was berthed in front of RFA Argus.
She said of the Ark Royal: "It's sad, very sad.''
Captain Paul Kehoe, the commanding officer, said of the royal visit:
"It is the first time she has been on board the ship. It is good for the naval medical branch.
"It raises the ship's profile. We tend to be a bit of a silent service and this engages with a wider audience what the capabilities of the ship are.
"We are the only Nato ship that has the flexibility and the facilities we have on board.''
RFA Argus has two primary roles - as a floating casualty unit which can be deployed to war zones around the world, and, with its 400ft flight deck, as a specialist aviation training facility for Royal Navy helicopters.
For its role as a primary casualty receiving facility (PCRF), it is equipped with two operating theatres and 100 beds.
A spokesman for the RFA said:
"This ensures that wounded service personnel of all nationalities can receive swift care.
"The PCRF complex within Argus is a fully equipped 100-bed hospital facility offering services including a four-bay operating theatre, coupled with a 10-bed intensive care unit, 20-bed high dependency unit, two 35-bed general wards and the full gamut of clinical support services.''
RFA Argus was built in 1981 as a container vessel before it was taken over by the MoD in 1982 to act as an aviation ferry in the Falklands War.
It was bought by the MoD in 1985 and underwent a £50 million conversion before entering service as RFA Argus in 1988.
It was upgraded to a full hospital facility in 1999 with its conversion to a PCRF in 2009.
RFA Argus has served in both Gulf wars, the Balkans, Sierra Leone and recently in the Middle East.
It has a crew of up to 150 personnel made up of RFA and Royal Navy staff. | {
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This wiki page is meant for feedback on my simple ray tracing application HRay, which was written in Haskell. The code and some images (and more information) are available at this website: .
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The teeth-in-a-day technique, is the most effective way to replace your missing teeth. We can provide our patients with beautiful, functional non-removable teeth all in one appointment.
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Drive on for hours and enjoy your music with the Calgary MP35.
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With the large LCD screen and modern styling the Calgary MP35 will be your ideal companion, even on the longest journeys.
Great for outdoor leisure pursuits, the waterproof coating TP 380 EA walkie-talkies will allow you to communicate in any conditions.
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The CDA-9835R Car radio will let you listen to favourite music on your long trips, even MP3 format! The CDA-9835R is equiped with the Bass Engine you will be able to adjust the sound to your tastes. The CDA-9835R has an output of 4 x 45W allowing the maximum listening pleasure. With the RDS radio you can listen to your prefered stations.
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The Dart Bag-of-Tricks ( BOT ) is hosted on pub.dartlang.org. Add the BOT package to your pubspec.yaml file, selecting a version range that works with your version of the SDK. Always check the BOT page on pub to find the latest release.
See the changelog to find the version that works best for you.
We are not planning a V1 for BOT until Dart releases V1.
In the mean time, the version will remain 0.Y.Z.
Changes to the minor version - Y - will indicate breaking changes.
Changes to the patch version - Z - indicate non-breaking changes.
We're going to try to keep BOT in line with the latest integration build of the Dart SDK and Editor.
At this point, each SDK release tends to introduce breaking changes, which usually require breaking changes in BOT.
Keep an eye on the changelog to see how BOT aligns with each SDK release.
No dependencies on 3rd-party libraries.
Usable for browser-based projects and non-browser projects.
A general model for supporting extensible, runtime-defined events and properties on supported objects.
This functionality is inspired by the Dependency Object/Property model in WPF/Silverlight.
Easily raise and subscribe to events with custom, type-safe event objects.
SendPortValue: an implementation of FutureValue using isolates.
You? File bugs. Fork and Fix bugs. Let's build this community.
Removal of a lot of deprecated members.
Array2d no longer depends on deprecated types.
AffineTransform no longer depends on deprecated tyes.
The attached library is now deprecated.
Moved library code into many mini-libraries.
Fixed subclass issues with Box and Rectangle super class.
BREAKING Removed deprecated functions in math: Vector.length and Coordinate.getDistance.
DEPRECATED TarjanCycleDetect class. Use top-level stronglyConnectedComponents instead.
topologicalSort: great for figuring out dependencies.
streamForEachAsync: great for running a Future for each item in a Stream and pausing while the Future executes.
expandStream: Like Stream.expand but allows one to yield a sub-Stream for each item in the source.
Broke a few pieces of bot into sub-libraries.
Broke tests into seperate libraries.
DEPRECATED Removed bot_async. Everything is just in bot now.
Aligned with Dart V1 Pubspec Recommendations.
BREAKING Removed most of dart_async. Recent changes to dart:isolate make this code unusable. Will need a major refactoring.
Box.contains is now inherited from Rectangle and expects a Rectangle. Use Box.containsPoint instead.
BREAKING Moved bot_test into its own package.
Fixes for 0.6 SDK rev.
Should not affect most usage, though.
The big library split up. Libraries have been moved into seperate packages.
Tiny cleanup. Moved to latest SDK rev.
Fixes for changes in String, Iterable and dart:html.
BREAKING Removed a number of deprecated APIs from Enumerable.
BREAKING Replaced ListBase with Sequence. Sequence does not implement List, but it does have an get indexer [int index].
The unit test task logs a few more things.
A String-like value that stores a value and an AnsiColor.
Allows centralized creation of text to be sent to the shell with the option to output with our without ANSI escape codes.
BREAKING cursor logic no longer sets the cursor style on the target CanvasElement.
BREAKING log changed signature to take an Object instead of String. color argument removed.
BREAKING Runner is now completely static. All state is stored and passed in via new HopConfig class.
TaskLogger learned finest, finer, and config log levels.
BREAKING HopConfig was renamed TaskRegistry. A lot of members were hidden.
NEW! createDartDocTask method that returns a Task. Supports postBuild option. Smart defaults.
Renamed BaseConfig to HopConfig. BaseConfig is new deprecated.
HopConfig learned doPrint. Unifying all printing within hop to allow better redirection.
The unit test task logic has a new, cleaner Configuration class.
Added requiresArgumentContainsPattern, which deprecates requiresArgumentMatches.
bench - Output all final results as Duration. Include Standard Error.
dart2js - Added createDart2JsTask method.
Removed export of COMP_WORDBREAKS in completion script. No need to mess with these values.
Moved examples into library-specific directories.
NEW! getDelayedResult. See the docs. It's fun.
NEW! requireArgumentValidSha1 - lot's of SHA1 hashes flying around. Nice helper.
NEW! Tag class. Represents info in a Git tag object.
NEW! enableScriptLogListener - an easy way to write all log output to disk.
NEW! A whole set of new features around shell command completion.
NEW! Easy to wire up ArgParser to allow completion of task flags.
NEW! Can provide List<TaskArgument> extendedArgs to fully document command line usage.
BREAKING! ConsoleContext ctor now takes ArgResults and a Task.
Moved core hop command completion logic to new bot_io completion helpers.
dartdoc Task - added optional excludeLibs and linkApi flags.
Unit test Tasks - added --list flag to show all filtered tests, without running them.
NO Breaking changes. Should still work great with SDK 0.3.4.0 r18115.
CollectionUtil: toHashMap and toHashSet deprecated.
Enumerable: toHashMap and toHashSet deprecated.
NEW! StringLineReader - Lazily read lines from a String. Supports Windows line breaks, too.
Commit parses out a lot more information now.
Git.runGit argument processWorkingDir is converted to a native path. Works on Windows now.
NEW! ConsoleContext makes it easy to run hop tasks directly from a console app.
compileDocs now uses new fancy GitDir.populateBranch.
Runner exposes helpers for parsing defaults args and getting usage.
NEW! createDartAnalyzerTask - thanks, Adam!
A number of changes to support SDK 0.3.2.0. Although no breaking changes directly affecting users.
Cleanly handle the case where an async task throws an exception before returning a future.
No features were knowingly added, removed, or changed but a lot of code was churned to support the updated SDK.
BREAKING Import file names have been updated to include the bot_ prefix.
NEW! getTimeoutFuture helper. Wraps window.setTimeout with nice Future semantics.
BREAKING dartdoc now requires packageDir param. With recent SDK updates, one can now generate docs for libraries that use external packages.
BREAKING Moved dependencies on SDK libraries to versions on pub.dartlang.org.
NEW Added lerp to top-level math functions.
BREAKING Massive rename. Element is way to overloaded, hence names like 'PElement'. Going with 'Thing'. Not ideal, but not overloaded.
BREAKING a tiny change to how dirty state is tracked to allow things to effectively request animation in drawOverride.
BREAKING Eliminated 'cacheEnabled' ctor argument.
BREAKING Removed clip property. It wasn't doing anything.
BREAKING ShapeThing constructor now uses named arguments.
NEW SubCanvasThing -- similar to ImageThing, but for drawing contents of a canvas.
NEW TextThing An element to display text. Lot's of work to do, but a good start.
NEW StageWrapper - handles requesting frames and drawing them when the stage updates.
Added nifty _RetainedEnum as a relatively safe, private subclass for other enum types.
BREAKING Renamed exception classes to align with Dart naming conventions.
BREAKING Almost everything has changed.
BREAKING Removed prnt and prntLine. A bit silly, no?
BREAKING Merged hop back in. Circular dependencies just make no sense.
BREAKING Moved qr into its own repository.
A bunch of fixes to support more recent Dart release.
BREAKING Changes to align with Dart r14554.
Moved hop files into tool dir. These are for devs working with bot.dart not end users.
Removed private _SimpleSet. Not used.
An attempt to create a process management system similar to Rake in the Ruby world or Cake in the CoffeeScript world.
Moved test, dart2js, and docs to this new system.
Naming: A play off frog. Which is a play off dart. As in "dart frog" and "frog hop". Yeah a stretch, but it's short. | {
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Zip not a joke anymore
News Analysis: Online realty firm may get last laugh
At the Inman News Real Estate Connect conference four years ago, ZipRealty co-founder Juan Mini sat on a panel of online real estate companies. He was a young, fresh MBA graduate from U.C. Berkeley who promised to change the industry. When pinned down about how many transactions Zip had closed, he proudly admitted to four. The real estate broker veterans in the crowd giggled at the pint-size accomplishments of this California start-up.
Today, brokers are probably not giggling. Zip has filed to go public with the Securities Exchange Commission. Based on its projected revenue this year, Zip would be one of the top 50 real estate brokers in the United States.
The initial public stock offering could raise as much as $69 million. That will give Zip the capital to invest in new technologies, more online leads and new markets.
Now, traditional real estate brokers will have to take notice of the Zip model, which offers home buyers and sellers a commission rebate of 20 percent and 25 percent, respectively. Technology efficiencies replace the necessity for all of the traditional bricks and mortar, giving Zip the funds to offer a rebate to consumers and still earn a strong margin.
The success of this IPO could force other brokers to follow suit in markets where Zip is picking up market share.
Zip is a pioneer in branding as well as its agent compensation structure, which gives the company more control over the management of the agents and the promise of a better customer experience.
Last October, Zip said it had "achieved profitability" for the first time since it was founded in 1999. At the time, the company said it had "executed more than $1.3 billion worth of real estate transactions over the past 12 months and posted year-over-year July revenue growth in excess of 100 percent."
Today, ZipRealty filed a registration statement for the offering with the SEC. All of the shares will be issued and sold by the company.
ZipRealty has operations in Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington D.C., Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Orange County, Phoenix/Scottsdale, Sacramento, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle.
On the same panel with Mini at the 2000 Inman Connect conference was LendingTree founder Doug Lebda who last year sold his company to Barry Diller for $750 million. At the time four years ago, Lebda was young and as hopeful as Mini.
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A blast of winter weather is hitting Pennsylvania and the region hard. The difficult weather is expected to be a multi-day affair.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf issued a disaster emergency proclamation on Monday to help state and local governments deal with the storm. The eastern half of Pennsylvania is expected to bear the brunt of the storm.
The governor's move allows state agencies to devote all of their available resources and people, and temporarily alters normal procedures for bidding and contracts. The governor also asked motorists to stay off the roads if possible.
Snow from the nor'easter was expected to become heavy Monday afternoon in Philadelphia and central New Jersey. About a foot of snow is expected before the storm ends.
Philly prepares to dig outIn Philadelphia, schools closed mid-day and Mayor Michael Nutter announced plans to declare a snow emergency at 6 p.m. The move triggers the city's emergency management protocols including closing schools early, aggressively plowing streets, and clearing emergency routes.
Mayor Nutter says any cars parked on snow emergency routes will be ticketed and towed starting at 6 Monday night.
Nutter also announced that the City of Philadelphia dismissed all non-essential snow-fighting employees at 2 p.m. Monday. Philadelphia officials also canceled Tuesday trash and recycling collections and postponed them until next week.
The Philadelphia Streets Department has nearly 400 pieces of equipment and 800 people working out on the streets. The Philadelphia Parking Authority is offering discounted parking in Center City garages during the snow emergency to reduce on-street parking.
To avoid getting a ticket, Philadelphia property owners are legally required to clear a sidewalk path that is at least 3 feet wide.
SEPTA's Subway and El are expected to continue to operate on a normal schedule throughout the evening but city officials warn that bus routes may be delayed, detoured or suspended.
Residents are encouraged to contact the Project Home Outreach Hotline (215-232-1984) if they see a homeless person in need of assistance.
First test of new pet lawIn addition to moving their vehicles, Nutter also warned Philadelphians to move their pets.
He explained that this is the first winter since the city passed a law protecting animals during extreme weather conditions.
Nutter warned that leaving a dog outside during the snow emergency could result in a $500 fine.
Hundreds of flights at Philadelphia Airport have already been delayed or canceled, and the situation is expected to get worse there throughout the evening. Air travel on in the Northeast is expected to be virtually paralyzed at the height of the storm. Travelers should check their flights before heading to the airport.
You can find weather updates on our New Jersey and Delaware pages.
Peter Crimmins and Elizabeth Fiedler contributed reporting. | {
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Click here for Boys singles main draws.
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click here for Boys singles Main draw revised.
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Please note there is NO Girls match today. Transport will be provided to GNC (GANDHINAGAR CLUB) and SDAT (NUNGAMBAKKAM TENNIS STADIUM) from MCC at 11 am. Click here for the revised draws.
Click here for draw sheets. Boys and Girls alternate signin closes at 8.30 am.
There is a 2 hour delay start in matches at both venues. Final call will be taken at 2 pm.
The matches scheduled for today, 11th August 2018, will not begin as scheduled at any venue. Please check for next update at 10 am. Venues may also be changed.
All matches scheduled for today 11 Aug 2018 have been called off. Order of play will be updated at 6 pm.
To view the draw sheets click here. Pls. note that alternate signin for boys closes at 7.30 am and girls at 9.30 am.
CHENNAI OPEN 2018 - an ATP Challenger Tour Tennis Tournament begins on Saturday. Please click here for more details.
Click here to view Draw sheet and order of play .
Match schedules are being revised due to rain. Further review is at 2 pm, please check back after that for updates.
The following TS (3) events to be held at Singaram Pillai Tennis Centre have been cancelled.
Nitin Kumar Sinha and Shivani Amineni won the titles at the Adidas tournament.
To view the main draws for Boys singles, click here.
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Both the first and second qualifying rounds will be played on Saturday, 13th Aug 2016.
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To view the Main draw in Boys U 18 category, click here.
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GIRLS U-14 Singles finals starts at 8AM, Continued By girls Doubles finals at 1030AM.
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The Team Tennis South State Ranking Tournament 2013, scheduled from 24/6/2013 to 29/6/2013 at venue Madrasa-I-Azam has now been cancelled.
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The All India Tennis Association is organising a Level 1 Officiating School in Mumbai from 10th to 12th Aug 2012.
The Adidas MCC National Junior claycourt tennis championship is being conducted at MCC. To view results of 01-9-2011, and order of play on 02-9-2011 click here.
The Adidas MCC National Junior claycourt tennis championship is being conducted at MCC. To view results of 02-9-2011, and order of play on 03-9-2011 click here.
The Adidas MCC National Junior claycourt tennis championship is being conducted at MCC. To view results of 28-8-2011, click here. To view the order of play on 29-8-2011, click here.
The Adidas MCC National Junior claycourt tennis championship is being conducted at MCC. To view results of 27-8-2011, click here. To view the draw sheet click here.
The Adidas TTT National sub junior claycourt tennis championship is being conducted at TTT, YMCA, Chennai. To view results of 27-8-2011, click here.
The National School Level 1 Approved by ITF (Entry level school for officials) is being held on 6th & 7th August 2011 at SDAT Stadium, Chennai. Please click here for details.
The Selection Trials for Ball Kids for Commonwealth Games 2010 will be held on 09 & 10 April 2010 in New Delhi. Please click here to read more.
The Ramanathapuram Nat. Academy State Ranking Tournament scheduled from 21/9/2009 to 26/9/2009 has been postponed. The new dates will be announced shortly.
The AITA is organising an ITF Level 1 Officiating School at Mumbai from 19th to 21st Aug 09. For more information, click here.
The 2008 Chennai Open ATP tennis tournament will be held at the Nungambakkam Stadium from December 31 to January 6, 2008.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is looking to recruit top players for the Division II Men's and Women's Tennis team.
Jarod Camerota, Assistant Tennis Coach for men and women at Northern Illinois University is looking for interested players for their university.
Harsh Mankad won the Madras Gymkhana Club-ITF mens $15,000 Futures tennis tournament at the club courts on 26th March 05.
Harsh Mankad of India overcame the opponent Kamil Capkovic of Slovakia in two sets, 6-2, 6-1.
In a thrilling final of the Chennai Open 2005, Carlos Moya (Esp) defeated Paradon Srichaphan (Tha) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)to clinch the title for the second time in a row.
The Adidas TNTA AITA NS Tournament which commenced on the 23rd of August 2004 was successfully completed. The results of the tournament have been posted on the results page of this website.
Mr. Rangarajan Raghunathan has been selected to attend the ITF Level 2 Officiating School at Hanoi, Vietnam from 13th - 16th November 2003.
University Tennis Scholarships - 3 Women's Scholarships are available for January 2004 from the Ouachita Baptist University.
AITA-CS Tournament scheduled for 14th July 2003 at Chennai has been postponed.
AITA-CS Tournament scheduled for 14th July 2003 at Chennai has been postponed. Fresh dates will be intimated later.
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EAC cannot collapse again – Minister
The Minister in charge of East African Community (EAC) affairs, Monique Mukaruliza, has attributed the collapse of the first East African Community (EAC) to misunderstandings among partner states at the time.
Published : October 30, 2009
EAC Minister Monique Mukaruliza
Established in 1967, the first regional bloc collapsed on its tenth anniversary in 1977 leading to the signing of the second treaty in 1999.
Mukaruliza said that the three founding EAC members Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya, pursued national interests instead of looking at the bloc, an issue she said has since been addressed by the treaty that established the current regional bloc.
"The current EAC cannot collapse because very important changes have been put in place which was never considered at the time of the first EAC," Mukaruliza said yesterday in an interview with The New Times, at her office.
She added that the first community also suffered from the lack of equal distribution of rights and benefits.
"Equal rights and benefits is one issue that is highly regarded by the current EAC. Even if Rwanda and Burundi joined later, there are ongoing efforts to make sure we all benefit equally from the bloc," Mukaruliza said.
She said that among steps that were taken to ensure a strong EAC, was the requirement that all partner states make equal annual financial contributions to the Arusha based EAC secretariat.
The minister hinted at the big difference in EAC jobs taken up by Rwandans and Burundians and those by residents of the three founding countries, saying that this was caused by the late entry of the two countries into the bloc.
"Actually, most of the EAC institutions and organs are in the three founding partner states. What we have agreed is that Rwanda and Burundi are the next locations to be considered for any new upcoming institutions," she said. | {
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Эльдар Рённинг (; ) — норвежский лыжник, 4-кратный чемпион мира в эстафетах, победитель этапов Кубка мира. Универсал, одинаково силён как в спринте так и в дистанционных гонках, предпочитает классический стиль передвижения на лыжах.
Карьера
В Кубке мира Рённинг дебютировал в 2003 году, в феврале 2005 года одержал свою первую победу на этапе Кубка мира. Всего на сегодняшний день имеет на своём счету 8 побед на этапах Кубка мира, 5 в личных соревнованиях и 3 в командных. Лучшим достижением Рённинга в общем итоговом зачёте Кубка мира является 3-е место в сезоне 2006-07.
На Олимпиаде-2010 в Ванкувере занял 36-е место в дуатлоне 15+15 км.
Завершил карьеру в 2015 году.
Использовал лыжи производства фирмы Rossignol.
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Лыжники на зимних Олимпийских играх 2010 года
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In the Japanese world view, all natural and social events are fully savored and take on their proper meaning only in the context of the season. This sence of season is a perception of temporal flow and the rhythms of nature that forms the ground from which life derives meaning.
The Japanese attitude toward the seasons is most clearly seen in the haiku, Japan`s distinctive poetic form of seventeen syllables. Haiku conventions require each concise verse to contain a seasonal theme that evokes the background for the two specific images presented and that expands their meaning beyond the particular. At the same time, the moment caught by those images should reveal something fresh and unexpected about the season itself. The interplay between the seasonal theme and the specific images makes the season simultaneously the wider context of the poem`s meaning and its subject.
culture that Japanese often comment on how unique their country is in having four distinct seasons, a statement that leaves visitors from other temperate regions speechless or puzzled. The Japanese attitude is not arrogance or ignorance. While there is nothing remarkable about having four seasons, they are certainly experienced different in Japan.
Seasonal signs are egerly noted. This includes not only the arrival of the first bush warbler in spring or the turning of the maple leaves in fall, but humbler signs of cyclical change – wild grasses sprouting, mackerel glistening in the fish market, the sound of wooden clogs modulating from a brisk clack on winter`s frozen earth to a gentler clopping in spring. The changing length of the day is, of course, a significant seasonal marker, but so are shadows, which change in length and blackness according to the time of the year. An attenuated February shadow defines the season and mood quite specifically in Japan.
With this detailed observation of the seasons comes their introduction into daily life. The foods served and their preparation are adjusted to the season, so much so that cookbooks are often organized by season. A dish strongly associated with one season, as one-pot stews are with winter, is almost inedible out of its proper season. Similarly, Japanese cooks have a strong preference for fresh vegetables in season. Frozen and canned vegetables, with their bland lack of seasonality, have little place in most Japanese kitchens.
Clothing, too, is changed with the seasons, not only to keep the wearer comfortable but to create a sense of seasonal awareness. Those who follow this custom too strictly may be seen sweating in fur coats on a balmy day designated as the first day of winter according to the calendar.
Not only people but also houses done different coverings with the turn of seasons. The greatest contrast in interior furnishings are between summer and winter – between displays of airy coolness and cozy warmth – but smaller seasonal adjustments are made constantly in the choice of paintings displayed, dishes used, flowers arranged, and ornaments on view.
Celebrations and festivals, whether New Year`s or Boy`s Day, are also closely associated with their respective seasons, a linkage heightened by incorporating seasonal foods and decorations from nature into the festivities. Many of Japan`s festivals originated in rites observed at critical points in the agricultural cycle, which is no doubt a source of their focus on nature. | {
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David Spence is a professor of neurology and clinical pharmacology at Western University and a director at the Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre, Robarts Research Institute in London, Ont. David Jenkins is the Canada Research Chair in the department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. He has consulted and received research funds from industry to explore the effects of plant food components and plant-based diets on health.
This is the time of year we tend to consider a change in diet. There has been a lot of confusion in recent years about what constitutes a healthy diet, with many people advocating and espousing a ketogenic diet, similar to the Atkins diet: a low-carbohydrate, high-fat/high-cholesterol diet (HF/HC). Since most North Americans will die of a heart attack or stroke if they don't die young from another cause, this is a big mistake.
In 2016, there were large headlines trumpeting that "we can eat cholesterol now; the new U.S. guideline says so." But that's not what the guideline said. It said that there were insufficient data on which to base a specific limit to daily cholesterol intake, as in the past, but the intake of cholesterol should be as low as possible within the recommended eating pattern.
That a high fat/high cholesterol (HF/HC) diet increases coronary risk has been known for many years. The low-fat diet was dreamed up by a committee designing a diet to reduce fasting levels of cholesterol because in those days "fat" was considered to be "saturated fat." Fasting lipid levels are not just about diet – they are determined mainly by how much cholesterol your liver makes overnight. For approximately four hours after a HF/HC meal, there is a state of oxidative stress, and that damages your arteries. In the Seven Countries Study, which studied men in several regions since 1958, it was recognized that in Crete the coronary risk was 1/15th what it was in Finland, and only 40 per cent of that in Japan. The percentage of calories from fat was 40 per cent in Crete, 38 per cent in Finland and 10 per cent in Japan. The difference was that in Crete the fat was mainly olive oil, whereas in Finland it was animal fat.
Although a vegan diet may possibly be as good or even better than the Mediterranean diet for preventing strokes and heart attacks, that theory has yet to be tested. The best current evidence for prevention of heart attacks is for the Mediterranean diet, which is high in beneficial oils (olive and canola), high in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and legumes (beans, lentils, peas, nuts etc.), and much lower in cholesterol, saturated fat and trans fats than the traditional Western diet. In a retrospective article in 1995, Ancel Keys, the leader of the Seven Countries Study, described the Mediterranean diet as follows: "The heart of this diet is mainly vegetarian, and differs from American and northern European diets in that it is much lower in meat and dairy products and uses fruit for dessert."
A study that clarifies what is the best diet for weight loss and diabetes was done among overweight residents of a nuclear facility in Israel, who were randomized to a low-fat versus a low-carb HF/HC (Atkins) diet, versus the Mediterranean diet. Weight loss was identical on the Mediterranean diet and the low-carb HF/HC diet, and both were better than the low-fat diet. The key finding, though, was that the Mediterranean diet was clearly the best for lowering blood sugar, fasting insulin levels and something called insulin resistance (a prediabetic state).
Most importantly, the evidence from two studies done in the 1990s shows that the Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes. In the Lyon Diet Heart Study, in patients who had survived a heart attack, the Mediterranean diet reduced recurrent heart attacks by more than 60 per cent in four years compared with a low-fat diet. This was twice the effect of simvastatin (a 40-per-cent reduction of heart attacks in six years) in the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study, a contemporaneous study also in survivors of heart attacks. In the 2003-2011 Spanish PREDIMED study, a Mediterranean diet reduced cardiovascular events by 30 per cent in five years, among patients who had not yet experienced a heart attack or other cardiovascular event. The Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts reduced stroke by 47 per cent in five years.
So the healthiest diet is the Mediterranean diet – a high-fat/low-glycemic index diet. This is why recent guidelines – the 2016 U.S. guideline, and the Canadian guideline now in development – are moving toward a more plant-based pattern of eating. We should limit red meat, avoid egg yolks and have three vegetarian days a week.
Probiotic foods can offer health benefits by promoting the activity of good bacteria in your gut. Leslie Beck explains what to add to your diet so you don't miss out. | {
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Mustangs, Purple Eagles to renew soccer rivalry in sectional semifinals Saturday
By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 24 October 2014 at 12:00 am
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina/Lyndonville and Albion will renew their soccer rivalry Saturday in the Section VI Class B1 semifinals at 5 p.m. at Hamburg. Here Albion's Jacob Squicciarini (6) and Medina/Lyndonville's Brian Anderson (7) battle for the ball during a regular season meeting.
A berth in the sectional finals will be at stake as defending champion Medina/Lyndonville faces rival Albion in the Section VI Class B1 semifinals at 5 p.m. Saturday at Hamburg.
No. 3 seed Medina/Lyndonville, which bested Albion twice during the regular season by scores of 4-2 and 3-1 in route to capturing the Niagara-Orleans League championship, advanced to the semis by nipping No. 6 Alden 1-0 Thursday in the quarterfinals at Vets Park.
"Medina/Lyndonville has a very good team and they have the experience of having been there before," said Albion Coach Keith Akers. "We know we'll have our work cut out for us."
Albion romped past No. 7 Burgard 7-0 in the opening round and then nipped No. 2 seed Bennett 2-1 in double overtime Thursday in the quarterfinals to gain a spot in the semis.
"Albion is playing very good soccer right now," said Medina/Lyndonville Coach Steve Luksch. "They've started the sectionals strong so we know it will be tough. They know us and we know them."
Offensively Medina/Lyndonville is led by Brian Anderson (16 goals, 6 assists) and Steven Anderson (11 goals, 7 assists). The Mustangs have also received good point production from James Ianni (6 goals, 10 assists), Kristian Snyder (4 goals, 3 assists), Aaron Feltz (3 goals, 3 assists) and Greg Husung (3 goals, 3 assists).
Albion has been sparked on offense by Marcos Sanchez (9 goals, 11 assists), Jacoby Miller (9 goals, 3 assists), Cam Usselman (6 goals, 4 assists), Connor McQuillan (5 goals) and Dylan Bader (4 goals, 1 assist).
Medina/Lyndonville brings a 13-3-1 record into the semis while Albion is at 6-12.
The N-O League will also be represented in the other B1 semifinal as No. 4 Newfane will take on top seeded East Aurora in the 7:30 p.m. contest at Hamburg. Newfane nipped No. 5 Tonawanda 3-2 in the quarterfinals Thursday.
The N-O League will also have two teams in Saturday's Class B 2 semifinals at Hamburg as No. 4 Wlson will face No. 1 Lackawanna and No. 6 Akron will take on No. 7 Falconer/Cassadaga Valley. Wilson nipped No. 5 City Honors and Akron blanked No. 3 Fredonia 2-0 in Thursday's quarterfinals.
Section V playoffs
The No. 2 seed Kendall girls team will host No. 7 Campbell-Savona at 6 this evening in a Section V Class CC quarterfinal game.
The top seeded Kendall boys squad will entertain No. 8 Marion at 6 p.m. Saturday in a Class C2 quarterfinals contest.
Also at 6 p.m. Saturday, No. 4 Holley will host No. 5 Williamson in a Class C1 quarterfinal. | {
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This weekend, the movie adaptation of Dr Seuss' The Lorax comes to cinema screens across the USA and Canada. What better way to entertain the kids afterwards than with an iOS game based on the film?
Truffula Shuffula is the game in mind. It's a simple yet adorable Match Three title in which the player must help The Lorax to create clusters of three or more matching objects. It's a simple title that won't challenge players too much but it's the ideal experience for kids who are beguiled by the loveable Lorax.
The Shuffula part of the title relates to the ability to shake the device when any moves have been exhausted, thus giving players that keen extra edge to progress further.
Scores can be shared with friends via Facebook and Twitter, plus there's the ability to view the trailer of the movie while playing the game.
Free and an Universal app, Truffula Shuffula is ideal for keeping the kids occupied over the weekend. | {
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Mithun Chakraborty's son Mimoh tied the knot with South Indian actress Madalsa Sharma on Tuesday. They got married according to Hindu rituals at Mithun's hotel in Ooty. Some of the inside photos of the wedding got surfaced on the internet. In these photos, Mithun is really looking very old. He is 66 years old but he looks older as he has wrinkles around his face.
In these photos, Mithun can be seen without makeup, due to this his real age is visible on the face. In the photo, he can be seen posing with his family including wife Yogita Bali, son Mimoh, Rimoh, Namashi and daughter Dishani. Only a few people know that before starting his career in the films, Mimoh was a staunch naxalite. However, he lost his brother in an accident and after that he left the naxal group.
He started his career in 1976 with film Mrigayaa. For this, he also won the Best Actor National Award. His real name is Gourang Chakraborty. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards and three National Film Awards. | {
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By David Benatar. Published April 20, 2016.
In responding to my paper "Taking Humour (Ethics) Seriously, But Not Too Seriously", Paul Butterfield claims that there is a crucial oversight in my discussion of humour ethics.
I had distinguished between non-contextual and contextual criticisms of humour, arguing that the former were criticisms of types of jokes, whereas the latter were criticisms of tokens (or particular instances) of jokes. Mr. Butterfield believes that there are in fact two kinds of non-contextual criticism–what he calls "joke-unspecific non-contextual criticisms of humour (those concerned with categories of jokes)" and "joke-specific non-contextual criticisms (those concerned with particular jokes themselves)". He claims that I consider only the former and not the latter.
All jokes that turn on any stereotype of any group.
All jokes that turn on any stereotype of a particular group.
All jokes that turn on a particular stereotype of a particular group.
All instances of a particular joke (that turns on a particular stereotype of a particular group).
In drawing a distinction between "categories" of jokes and "particular" jokes, Mr. Butterfield is distinguishing between 1-3 on the one hand, and 4 on the other. That is a reasonable distinction, but it is only worth making if what is said of 1-3 cannot also be said of 4. Mr. Butterfield thinks that this indeed the case. His argument for this is that there are some particular jokes that are wrong irrespective of the context.
Q: Two black guys decide to jump off a building. Who lands first?
d) "it is impossible to enjoy it while merely recognizing, rather than endorsing, the negative racial attitudes implicit in it".
It is noteworthy that his reasons for thinking that we can offer successful non-contextual criticisms of particular jokes (that is, types of joke in the fourth sense above) are the very reasons that others have offered or might offer in criticism of what he calls "categories" of jokes (that is, types of jokes in the first three sense enumerated). In other words, he has not said anything to explain why (a) to (d) apply to particular jokes but not to categories of jokes.
For this reason, it should not be surprising that the very things I said about (a) to (d), apply not only to categories of jokes but also to particular jokes–or, in other words to types of jokes in all senses of "type".
I shall not rehearse those arguments here, but it may be worth looking at the particular joke Mr. Butterfield uses to illustrate his point. (Those who, for the purpose of contemplating this joke, wish to substitute "black guys" with "Jews", "women", "homosexuals", "Poles", "Irishmen", etc, may do so.) I can well imagine contexts in which this joke would not be morally wrong.
Now Mr. Butterfield may want to deny that people who do not share the negative attitude could possibly derive any humour from such a joke, even in the context I have mentioned. Alternatively he might claim that some other feature of the suggested context is impossible. However, that is an a priori assertion, not an argument. He is saying that there can be no context of the kind I have mentioned. But it is a contextual question whether there are any such contexts. In other words, we would have to look at a particular context to know whether the claims made about it were or were not true. For this reason, any criticism of the joke in question would have to be contextual even though the joke would be wrong in very many contexts.
In summary, then, Mr. Butterfield has not shown that there is anything (morally) distinctive about particular jokes that differentiate them from categories of jokes. More significantly, his argument that some particular jokes are wrong irrespective of the context is flawed. Nevertheless I am grateful to him for raising an objection that others might also have in mind, thus affording me the opportunity to reply. | {
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Q: NSSortDescriptor Please give me suggestion, How can I solve solve this problem..
NSSortDescriptor *sortDescriptor = [[NSSortDescriptor alloc] initWithKey:@"Weight" ascending:NO selector:@selector(localizedStandardCompare:)];
NSArray *sortedArray = [arrayToSort sortedArrayUsingDescriptors:[NSArray arrayWithObject:sortDescriptor]];
I am getting output :
-[__NSCFNumber length]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x6a81cf0
2012-05-16 09:54:21.480 MedzioSearch[2188:f803] *** WebKit discarded an uncaught exception in the webView:shouldInsertText:replacingDOMRange:givenAction: delegate: <NSInvalidArgumentException> -[__NSCFNumber length]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x6a81cf0
A: What kind of objects are in arrayToSort? What is the type of their "Weight" property?
At a guess, some of the objects have a Weight property which is an NSString while some have a Weight property which is an NSNumber. As a consequence, the sort is trying to do something like [someString localizedStandardCompare:someNumber]. Internal to -[NSString localizedStandardCompare:], it's invoking -length on the argument which is an NSNumber and doesn't recognize that selector.
By the way, property names should begin with a lowercase letter unless they begin with an acronym or initialism (like "URL" or "TIFF"). So, your property should be named "weight", not "Weight".
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module Bootstrap::CommonHelper
ArgumentError = Class.new(::ArgumentError)
# Returns a new Hash with:
# * keys converted to Symbols
# * the +:class+ key has its value converted to an Array of String
# @example
# canonicalize_options("id" => "ID", "class" => "CLASS") # => {:id=>"ID", :class=>["CLASS"]}
# canonicalize_options(:class => 'one two') # => {:class=>["one", "two"]}
# canonicalize_options("class" => [:one, 2]) # => {:class=>["one", "2"]}
# @param [Hash] hash typically an +options+ param to a method call
# @raise [ArgumentError] if _hash_ is not a Hash
# @return [Hash]
def canonicalize_options(hash)
raise ArgumentError.new("expected a Hash, got #{hash.inspect}") unless hash.is_a?(Hash)
hash.symbolize_keys.tap do |h|
h[:class] = arrayify_and_stringify_elements(h[:class])
end
end
# Returns a new Array of String from _arg_.
# @example
# arrayify_and_stringify_elements(nil) #=> []
# arrayify_and_stringify_elements('foo') #=> ["foo"]
# arrayify_and_stringify_elements('foo bar') #=> ["foo", "bar"]
# arrayify_and_stringify_elements([:foo, 'bar']) #=> ["foo", "bar"]
# @param [String, Array] arg
# @return [Array of String]
def arrayify_and_stringify_elements(arg)
return false if arg == false
case
when arg.blank? then []
when arg.is_a?(Array) then arg
else arg.to_s.strip.split(/\s/)
end.map(&:to_s)
end
# Returns down-caret character used in various dropdown menus.
# @param [Hash] options html options for <span>
# @example
# caret(id: 'my-id') #=> <span class='caret' id='my-id'></span>
# @return [String]
def caret(options={})
options= canonicalize_options(options)
options = ensure_class(options, 'caret')
content_tag(:span, nil, options)
end
# Returns new (canonicalized) Hash where :class value includes _klasses_.
#
# @example
# ensure_class({class: []}, 'foo') #=> {class: 'foo'}
# ensure_class({class: ['bar'], id: 'my-id'}, ['foo', 'foo2']) #=> {:class=>["bar", "foo", "foo2"], :id=>"my-id"}
# @param [Hash] hash
# @param [String, Array] klasses one or more classes to add to the +:class+ key of _hash_
# @return [Hash]
def ensure_class(hash, klasses)
canonicalize_options(hash)
hash.dup.tap do |h|
Array(klasses).map(&:to_s).each do |k|
h[:class] << k unless h[:class].include?(k)
end
end
end
# Returns extra arguments that are Bootstrap modifiers. Basically 2nd argument
# up to (not including) the last (Hash) argument.
#
# @example
# extract_extras('text') #=> []
# extract_extras('text', :small, :info, id: 'foo') #=> [:small, :info]
# @return [Array]
def extract_extras(*args)
args.extract_options!
args.shift
args
end
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Multicenter phase II study of the CyclOBEAP (CHOP-like + etoposide and bleomycin) regimen for patients with poor-prognosis aggressive lymphoma
Nozomi Niitsu, Masataka Okamoto, Sadao Aoki, Hirokazu Okumura, Tadashi Yoshino, Ikuo Miura, Masami Hirano
Our aim was to study the efficacy of the addition of etoposide and bleomycin to a [cyclophosphamide (CPA), doxorubicin (DXR), vincristine (VCR), and prednisone (PDN)] CHOP-like regimen for the treatment of aggressive lymphoma. The CyclOBEAP regimen was administered over a total period of 12 weeks. Doxorubicin, 50 mg/m2, was given every 2 weeks in combination with either cyclophosphamide, 1,000 mg/m2, (weeks 1, 5, 9) or etoposide, 70 mg/m2 qd ×4 (weeks 3, 7, 11). During the alternate weeks, non-myelosuppressive vincristine, 1.4 mg/m2 (maximum, 2.0 mg/ body), was given either with bleomycin, 10 mg/m2 (weeks 2, 6, 10), or alone (weeks 4,8,12). Prednisolone, 40 mg/m2, was administered daily for 14 days during weeks 1-2, 5-6, and 9-10. There were 121 eligible patients and median age of 51 years. A complete response was achieved in 106 patients (88%) and a partial response in 11 patients. The 5-year overall survival (OS) rate was 72% and progression-free survival (PFS) rate was 62%. When the patients were divided according to the International Prognostic Index (IPI), the 5-year OS and PFS rates did not significantly differ among risk groups. When the patients with DLBCL were divided according to the IPI, the 5-year OS and PFS rates also did not significantly differ. World Health Organization (WHO) grade 4 neutropenia was observed in 91 patients and thrombocytopenia in 13 patients. No treatment-related deaths were observed. The addition of etoposide and bleomycin to CHOP therapy may enhance the effect of CHOP therapy for aggressive lymphoma. We will perform a prospective study of CyclOBEAP regimen combined with rituximab and test its safety and efficacy.
Annals of Hematology
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-006-0080-x
Neutropenia
Aggressive lymphoma
CyclOBEAP
International prognostic index
Niitsu, N., Okamoto, M., Aoki, S., Okumura, H., Yoshino, T., Miura, I., & Hirano, M. (2006). Multicenter phase II study of the CyclOBEAP (CHOP-like + etoposide and bleomycin) regimen for patients with poor-prognosis aggressive lymphoma. Annals of Hematology, 85(6), 374-380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-006-0080-x
Multicenter phase II study of the CyclOBEAP (CHOP-like + etoposide and bleomycin) regimen for patients with poor-prognosis aggressive lymphoma. / Niitsu, Nozomi; Okamoto, Masataka; Aoki, Sadao; Okumura, Hirokazu; Yoshino, Tadashi; Miura, Ikuo; Hirano, Masami.
In: Annals of Hematology, Vol. 85, No. 6, 06.2006, p. 374-380.
Niitsu, N, Okamoto, M, Aoki, S, Okumura, H, Yoshino, T, Miura, I & Hirano, M 2006, 'Multicenter phase II study of the CyclOBEAP (CHOP-like + etoposide and bleomycin) regimen for patients with poor-prognosis aggressive lymphoma', Annals of Hematology, vol. 85, no. 6, pp. 374-380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-006-0080-x
Niitsu N, Okamoto M, Aoki S, Okumura H, Yoshino T, Miura I et al. Multicenter phase II study of the CyclOBEAP (CHOP-like + etoposide and bleomycin) regimen for patients with poor-prognosis aggressive lymphoma. Annals of Hematology. 2006 Jun;85(6):374-380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-006-0080-x
Niitsu, Nozomi ; Okamoto, Masataka ; Aoki, Sadao ; Okumura, Hirokazu ; Yoshino, Tadashi ; Miura, Ikuo ; Hirano, Masami. / Multicenter phase II study of the CyclOBEAP (CHOP-like + etoposide and bleomycin) regimen for patients with poor-prognosis aggressive lymphoma. In: Annals of Hematology. 2006 ; Vol. 85, No. 6. pp. 374-380.
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Home » Press Releases » Justice McKenna Selected for the 2015 Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Award
Justice McKenna Selected for the 2015 Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Award
Posted on Oct 8, 2015 in Press Releases
HONOLULU – Hawaii State Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina S. McKenna was one of five attorneys selected by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) to receive NAPABA's highest honor- the Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Award. The award recognizes the outstanding achievements, commitment and leadership of lawyers who have paved the way for the advancement of other Asian Pacific American (APA) attorneys.
In announcing the award, NAPABA said, "Justice McKenna was a trial judge for 17 years before joining the Hawaii Supreme Court in 2011 as its third woman and as the first open member of the LGBT community of Asian Pacific heritage to serve on a state court of last resort. Throughout her career, she has pursued civil rights, social justice, and equality in access to justice for all. As a young associate in the early 1980's, she successfully advocated for her firm to provide 50 hours of annual billable hour credit for pro bono time, a policy that was also later adopted by other Hawaii firms. Justice McKenna oversaw implementation of Hawaii's court interpreter certification program, instituted a policy requiring free language access for all participants in Oahu's family courts as the then presiding judge, then advocated for adoption of the same policy for the entire judiciary. As an appellate and trial judge over the last 22 years, she has ruled in many high profile and important cases."
"Justice McKenna is a well-deserving recipient of the Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Award," said Hawaii State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald. "Throughout her life, she has worked to achieve equal justice for all in Hawaii. We join NAPABA in congratulating her in this prestigious honor."
The 2015 Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazers Awards will be presented at a special ceremony on November 6, 2015, during the NAPABA Convention in New Orleans. Other recipients include: David Louie, Kobayashi Sugita & Goda LLP; Captain Benes Z. Aldana, United States Coast Guard; Rob Bonta, California State Assembly; and Judge Amul Thapar, United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. | {
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There's no effortless way for adults to learn a new language, despite what some may claim. Learning any language takes time and consistent effort (which can, of course, be great fun). Newbies reach advanced levels of proficiency through practice, study and a willingness to make mistakes and learn from them.
Arabic is certainly no different in this regard but, in the end, it isn't really more complicated than other languages. If you attend classes regularly, study between class meetings and arrive prepared every week you can move confidently through our program and learn Arabic. Arabic's challenges will be clarified for you as you advance through our curriculum.
Also, while Arabic can be tricky, in some ways it's less complicated than most European languages. For instance, Arabic has a very simple verb system — only two tenses!
Pacific Arabic is a private language school for adults in downtown San Francisco. We are a secular, apolitical institute with only one purpose: helping our students learn.
You're best off taking MUNI or BART, since we're only one block from the Montgomery Street station. The school is also served by many bus routes, and is only a few blocks from the Transbay Terminal.
What kind of people go to Pacific Arabic?
All kinds of people come to us to learn Arabic, for many different reasons. Diverse in age, background and viewpoint, they form a vibrant community of language learners. Most of our students are between 25 and 40 years of age, but you'll also find college undergraduates and retirees in our classes.
We value our students' diversity, and it's important to us that all our students feel comfortable at our school.
Our classes meet on weekday evenings (except Fridays) or weekends. Most classes meet once per week for an hour and a half, while some meet twice per week. Classes begin at 6 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. on weeknights, and at 10:30 a.m. or 12 noon on weekends.
Are your classes only for adults?
Yes, the minimum age is 18. We do not offer instruction to younger students or children.
Generally our classes have fewer than ten students. Our maximum registration is 16 students per class. We keep our classes small to ensure all students receive abundant attention.
Absolutely. The building and all our classrooms are fully accessible. Everyone is welcome to learn Arabic here.
You will have one (or possibly two) weekly meeting(s) with your instructor to practice earlier material and learn new concepts and vocabulary. You must then study the concepts and memorize the vocabulary on your own, as you'll be expected to know the new material fairly well before returning to class. We're always available to answer questions between class meetings.
Of course, students in our intensive programs will learn new material every day and must dedicate a few hours per day to study outside of class. Many of our intensive students like to stay after class and study together, which gives them access to our resources (including teachers) while studying.
You'll need to devote the time required to learn the new material, which may be more for some students and less for others (and the amount of time required may vary by the week). Therefore, we can't really give a specific answer to that question. However, there's one thing we can say with absolute certainty: it's far better to study a little bit every day than to wait five days and cram. And with the audio CDs you can review easily wherever you are.
Remember, learning a language is largely a matter of developing habits. It's like learning to play a musical instrument: daily practice — even just a little — is the way to go!
If your absences won't be back to back, you might want to take the class anyway. You may have the option of making up the class by attending a weekend meeting at your level (or, if you're in a weekend class, a weeknight meeting).
Barring that, you may schedule a meeting with a private tutor before you return to class. The texts we use in Arabic 1-7 and in our dialect classes were designed for self-study, and students who have time to study while traveling can often keep up with the class without tutoring.
Complete beginners should start with our Arabic 1 or Arabic 1 (biweekly) courses. You should know the material presented in Arabic 1 (or its biweekly variant) before registering for any of our other classes (except our history classes, which are taught in English).
Students in this class learn the Arabic alphabet, about 300 Arabic words and some basic grammar. At the end of the course, students are able to form simple sentences and to communicate about basic topics. With this rudimentary knowledge you can move on to any of our other courses. You'll find more information on the complete course description.
What's the difference between Arabic 1 and Arabic 1 (biweekly)?
Arabic 1 is our course for complete beginners to Arabic. Students in this course meet once per week for eight weeks. Arabic 1 (biweekly) is the same course, but students meet twice per week for four weeks, covering the material in half the time.
I really just want to learn how to speak. I don't want to learn how to read and write. Do you offer classes like that?
No, we don't. We teach all forms of Arabic, Standard and dialectal, using only the Arabic alphabet. Our teaching method stresses conversation, but we teach Arabic using Arabic script in our textbooks, handouts and on the board during class meetings. Students must be able to read and write Arabic in order to enroll in any of our courses except Arabic 1, Arabic 1 (biweekly) and our history courses.
If you have studied Arabic before, you may schedule a telephone consultation with one of our teachers to determine which course you should take. You'll have the opportunity to discuss your background and your goals, and the instructor will ask you some questions about specific grammar and vocabulary.
To schedule a placement call, tell us a bit about your background on our telephone consultation form. One of our instructors will phone you soon.
My family is from Egypt and I grew up speaking Arabic, but I never learned to read the language. How can Pacific Arabic help me?
We can help you learn the Arabic script and the Standard Arabic language in a fun, structured group class setting. The Arabic you grew up speaking is Egyptian dialect, which is very different from Standard Arabic (the language of almost all written Arabic).
Your best bet would be to take our Arabic 1 class and learn basic grammar, vocabulary and literacy skills while you become accustomed to Standard Arabic phonology.
You need to know the Arabic alphabet in order to register for any of our classes other than Arabic 1, Arabic 1 (biweekly) or our history classes.
Although you might feel Arabic 1 is beneath your level, you'll find that it presents a language very different from the one you speak. Remember, modern Arabic dialects differ from Standard Arabic as much as Spanish differs from Latin.
You'll be in good company, too, as we have many Arabic heritage speakers in our beginner classes.
Our conversation classes are designed to complement our Standard Arabic courses, putting new (and old) concepts and vocabulary to active use. The content of these conversation classes is tied to that of our grammar classes, and combining both is a great way to get two doses of Arabic in a week.
How much Arabic can I learn at Pacific Arabic?
We offer a three-year program in Standard Arabic, bringing the student to an advanced level of proficiency in the language. We teach Standard Arabic as the living language it is, and stress oral and written skills equally.
Students who wish to study Standard Arabic at our school beyond our three-year program have the option to join one of our advanced readings or upper-level conversation classes.
Standard Arabic is the official language in Arabic-speaking countries. It is the language of television broadcasts, political speeches, literature, education and news media. It is the language children in the Arab-speaking world learn when they go to school and learn to read and write.
Nearly all written Arabic throughout the world is in Standard Arabic. And because it doesn't vary from place to place like dialects, if you know Standard Arabic, you can communicate with people throughout the Arabic-speaking world.
The Arabic dialects are the spoken languages of the Arab world. Dialect is the language children in the Arab-speaking world learn from their parents when they learn to speak. It is also the language of popular media; Arabic movies, TV shows, radio, music and theater are almost always in dialect.
Arabic dialects differ from each other considerably, corresponding roughly with geographic distribution. Dialects geographically close to each other are frequently similar, while those separated by wide geographic distances are frequently mutually unintelligible. And, as a group, they differ markedly from Standard Arabic (the official, written language).
All variations of Arabic, however, still share the fundamentals that you will learn in Arabic 1, where you will get a more in-depth understanding of the differences between the various forms of Arabic.
That would depend on your needs and goals, but many choose to study both.
If you're learning Arabic just to communicate with your in-laws, then you don't need to study a lot of Standard Arabic. However, a solid grounding in the fundamentals of Standard Arabic will make dialect study much easier.
If, however, you are studying Arabic to do business in the Arab world or to read the news or literature of the region, then you should focus on Standard Arabic.
Generally it's a very good idea to learn a dialect in addition to Standard Arabic. Native speakers know both, so if your goal is to communicate as fully as a native speaker, you will eventually need both as well. Dialect will get you through everyday life in an Arabic-speaking country, and Standard Arabic provides access to the more educated topics of the Arab-speaking world.
It would certainly enrich your travel experience if you can communicate a bit in Moroccan Arabic. However, you'll need start with Arabic 1 first to learn the writing system, pronunciation of the letters, and some rudimentary grammar.
When should I begin learning a dialect at Pacific Arabic?
We generally recommend waiting until after you've reached an intermediate level in Standard Arabic. Once you understand the basics of Standard Arabic grammar fairly well, you're likely to find a modern dialect quite simple to learn.
I'd like to study an Arabic dialect, but I'm not really interested in studying Standard Arabic. Is this okay?
Yes, of course. Some of our students prefer to study only a regional form of Arabic, and that's fine. However, you must know the Arabic writing system (at the very least) before beginning your dialect studies at Pacific Arabic.
The earlier you register, the lower your tuition. You'll pay the least when when we first schedule a class. Tuition increases by $30 for eight-week classes (or $15 for four-week classes) three Mondays before the first class meeting. It increases again by the same amount the following Monday to its maximum, as outlined below.
20% of your tuition payment is nonrefundable under any circumstances. The remainder will be refunded if you withdraw before the second class meeting begins (except for intensive classes). The refund policy for accelerated classes is described on our accelerated-class policies page.
Is there anything else I should know about tuition and discounts?
Yes, we offer certain incentives so you can continue learning regardless of work, travel or family matters.
If you miss several class meetings or simply don't feel you've sufficiently absorbed the material, you may repeat the same grammar course for only $120.
You may repeat the second half of the last grammar course you took for only $60.
If you're new to our school and want to join a class after the first meeting, you may join that class at the halfway point for only $120.
Also, if you'd like to take more than one eight-week class during the same term, you will be charged only $90 for your second class! This offer may not be combined with the class-repeat discounts described above.
If you want to take more than two eight-week classes at the same time, please contact us regarding our highly discounted All You Can Eat tuition plan.
No credit card information is ever sent to or stored by pacificarabic.com. We use Stripe.com, one of the most secure and reputable payment processors available. Your encrypted credit card information is sent from your web browser directly to Stripe's servers. Stripe then provides us with a secure, transaction-specific token which is used to actually process your payment. This allows us to complete the transaction without ever knowing your credit card number.
Stripe stores all card numbers encrypted on disk with AES-256. Decryption keys are stored on separate machines. None of Stripe's internal servers and daemons are able to obtain plaintext card numbers; instead, they can just request that cards be sent to a service provider on a static whitelist. Stripe's infrastructure for storing, decrypting, and transmitting card numbers runs in separate hosting infrastructure, and doesn't share any credentials with Stripe's primary services (API, website, etc.) For more information please see Stripe's security policy.
Alternatively, you may also pay by check no later than a week before the first class meeting.
May I pay my tuition by check?
Yes, although we do not accept checks during the first two weeks of a term. Earlier than that, you may bring your check to class or mail it to the address below with a note stating your full name, email address, phone number and course selection.
Make your check payable to "Pacific Arabic" in the amount of the tuition in effect on the date you mail your check or hand it to your instructor. You will receive a confirmation email when your check has cleared.
Does Pacific Arabic provide financial aid?
No, at this time Pacific Arabic does not provide financial aid. If you register early, however, you can save up to 20% on tuition.
We require students to register before the first class meeting. If you would like to register after the first class please contact us beforehand.
To drop a class or request a refund, simply notify the registrar. You will receive a refund (minus 20% of your tuition) if you notify the registrar before the second class meeting (or later for intensive classes).
No compensation is given after that point.
I've begun a class at Pacific Arabic but my schedule's changed and I need to take the class at a different time. Can I transfer to another class or postpone my registration?
You may transfer to another section of the same course during the same term if it works better with your schedule. There is no fee for this type of transfer.
If you need to postpone, you may transfer your registration forward to a class beginning no later than the following term.
To postpone, you must contact the registrar before the fifth week of the current term begins and choose a class during the registration period for the following term. You will be charged a $30 nonrefundable transfer fee at the time you choose a new class.
If you are unable to take the class the following term, we will retain the $30 transfer fee and refund 80% of your original tuition payment (as 20% is nonrefundable under any circumstances).
Intensive students do not have the option of transferring.
We're a private language school and do not offer academic credit for our courses. Some students have obtained credit for our courses through their high school or university. Students need to arrange this through their own institution.
No, we don't. If you're looking for translation or interpretation services in the Bay Area, have a look at the Northern California Translators Association website.
Pacific Arabic is a secular, apolitical institute. We stand only for language learning (although we're passionate about that). Therefore, we don't pass on cause-related announcements. Students are encouraged to leave their political and religious views at the door when they come to class.
We want everyone to feel equally comfortable studying at our school as part of our learning community. We believe that's one of the things that make our school so welcoming. | {
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In 1975, a three volume publication documenting the history and architecture of the Masjid al-Haram and the Holy Ka'ba in English and Arabic was completed for the Ministry of Finance and National Economy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Nader Ardalan and his co-authors had been commissioned by the Associated Consulting Engineers of Karachi, Pakistan to research and prepare the completion Report of the pro-bono supervision of the First Major Expansion of the Masjid al-Haram in 400 years since the Ottoman construction of Sinan's historic structure.
The research was based upon the records made available in Mecca and others in the British Museum and documented a brief history of the Holy Ka'ba from its ancient beginnings to the present time; the various expansions of the Masjid; and an appraisal of the sign, symbols and architectural features employed. | {
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This course offers the best of golfing with nature. Nestled in the centuries old rainforest of Mount Mat Cincang with grand views of the Andaman sea to the east, The ELS Club has been consistently rated high by several international golfing magazines since the time it was known as The Golf Club, Datai Bay.
The Hertz International ranked the course within the top six in Asia Pacific, The Asian Golf Monthly listed it within the top 10 courses in Malaysia, and American Golf Digest once ranked it no. 3 in Malaysia. And there are reasons for that. Look at the mountain, and you are actually looking at gigantic limestone rock formations that are over 500 million years old which made the Mount Mat Cincang and its dense rainforest become a UNESCO World Heritage Geopark site.
In 2013, erstwhile 'The Golf Club, Datai Bay' was renovated and revamped. It has been redesigned by the world renown golfer and golf course architect Ernie Els. Since then the club is now known as The Els Club, Teluk Datai. It is now managed by Troon Golf.
Coming to the course specifications … it's a 18 hole championship golf course with par 72 and stretching from 5,369 yards at the forward tees to 6,760 yards at the championship tees. There is vast stretch of greens while the fairways are quite narrow along slopes in hilly terrain with forested tall trees protecting them from either sides. When you look down the slope of a fairway, the views are awesome. Towards the east, you will get a wonderful vista of the Andaman sea.
You will find many kinds of tropical trees along the course including ferns, palms, bougainvillea, vines and lot more. And don't be surprised if monkeys give you company at some places. They are harmless but curious. You may also see some deer in the forest. Playing at The ELS Club Golf Course is relatively more expensive than some of the other courses in the island. You will find mostly the rich and elite class of people preferring to play here, and that's more so because it is attached to the exclusive Five Star Resort – The Datai. Many hotel guests are seen playing golf here.
Although the terrain is hilly, the first nine holes are surprisingly on a flat landscape. The undulating fairways and greens start mostly at the back 9 holes. In my view, the 5th hole with par 3 playing 170 yards is one of the best the course offers. It s one of the most picturesque holes in the entire course with sweeping views of Andaman Sea making the backdrop. No wonder this hole is called 'Illusion'. There are of course four other sea front holes that are also quite lovely (hole #7, 8, 16, and 17).
Update 19th November 2014: After its official opening just two weeks back, The Els Club Teluk Datai has been ranked the 'World's best new golf course' recently at the inaugural World Golf Awards in Portugal.
1) Practice area includes putting green, fairway practice bunker, six target greens, grassed tee, game area etc.
2) A Clubhouse has been recently renovated. It has a cafe with terrace (Hornbill Cafe), lounge, meeting place etc. The cafe menu includes cocktails, tapas etc.
It is located 35kms from Kuah at the north western end of the island. | {
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We have talked about the previous three books before (see links at the end of this post), and today we will discuss the 365 THINGS TO DO WITH LEGO BRICKS. First of all, let's start by saying that this book is a bit different from previous titles, as here the focus is not just on creative LEGO models, but also activities, games, challenges, and pranks that can be combined with LEGO building. It is basically a LEGO inspiration book and an activity book combined. Because of this, the book is organized differently, and it also comes with a build-in activity selector and timer gadget.
The book is hard cover with bright and beautiful pictures at both the front and the back of the book, as well as the inside of the covers. The front cover of the book has a flap (also hard cover) with the activity selector and timer embedded. This small, battery-operated gadget (battery included) features an activity selector (press to get a random number between 1 and 365 to find a fun activity in the book), a countdown timer and a stopwatch (these are used for some of the games). While older LEGO fans probably won't care for it, children will likely find this little electronic device fun.
As the title suggest, the book includes 365 LEGO ideas, activities, and games – one for each day of the year. The index at the front of the book is exceptionally well organized. You can pick an activity either by themes or activities: Themes include the following categories: Animals and Other Creatures, Tricks and Pranks, Creepy Things, For Sport Lovers, Multi-Player Games, One Player Games, Group Challenges, Solo Challenges, Stylish Storage, Festive Fun, Brighten Your Desk, Party Planning, Discover with LEGO Bricks, Give a Gift, How-Tos, Get Arty, Make a Display, Puzzles and Brainteasers, Put on a Show, Build in Micro-Scale, Be Organized, Fun Things to Do with Your Minifigures, Get Snap Happy, Make It All About You, and On the Move.
Activities are based on how much time do you have (under 15 minutes, under an hour, lots of time), what bricks do you have (only a few, lots of the same color, lots of the same type), if you would like to play a solo game or with friends, if you would prefer a timed challenge, what are you in the mood for, and who are you building for? You can use this index to quickly find what you would like to do.
The rest of the book are the activities, which includes everything from building creative LEGO models to playing games that you make with LEGO bricks. Each page is big, with large text that explains how to build something and/or play the game. There are no step-by-step instructions for any of the models, however the pictures are large and detailed enough to figure out how everything was built.
At the back of the book there are a couple of pages featuring all the LEGO fans who contributed to the book, including the two main authors, Rod Gillies and Alice Finch. Alice is well known for her very large minifigure-scale LEGO Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry, and she is also a contributor to some of the other LEGO books by DK Publishing. She lives with her family in Seattle, Washington. Rod Gillies lives in Edinburgh in Scotland, and is best known in the LEGO world for his steampunk and microscale creations, and being a contributor to the BrothersBrick blog. He has built models for a number of the LEGO books by DK Publishing. When he's not building, he writes, and is the author of a trilogy of adventure novels. In the real world, he works in innovation and marketing for one of the world's biggest brewers.
The book is recommended for ages 6-9, and I would say that sounds just about right. While I heartily recommend the other books in the series to kids, teens and adults, this book is clearly more suitable for younger children, because the focus is on playing, rather than building intricate LEGO models. For the recommended age-range, this book is a treasure house of activities, games and LEGO builds. It can definitely engage one or more children as the work themselves through the 365 projects.
An Ideal Book for LEGO Minifig Collectors!
I think I have the first LEGO ideas book ? It came with another book on mini figs. It's always great to see other ideas to add to bank of knowledge and creativity.
There was another series( it might be from the same publishers). Book 1 was building and castles and book 2 its about cars and vehicles . I think? But they were books 1 and 2 . They had interesting builds and ideas too. (I would have to go in my LEGO room to check what the titles really are. ) I find that if out imaginations starts to run wild , these books also can help focus our ideas.
What I like about this book, is that it thinks about the ammount of time and the bricks you have got.
Yes, the index of this book is organized really well.
I went into my LEGO room and found my books , do you remember the "Brickmaster" books. I have the Pirates and the Castle ones ( unopened ). I always found that sometimes the kids books are a lot more fun than the adult books( I guess that makes sense ,because LEGO was originally for kids). Of course some of us don't want grow up.LOL!
I have the Star Wars books. Pretty good and varied, although some of the builds are a bit strained.
That being said, I agree with the article in the sense that the other three books probably contain more useful knowledge for AFOLs. But I like this one, it's a nice addition to my collection and a great 'coffee table fixture' ;). | {
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We need the sun for many biological processes.
The sun produces ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
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Krieger, Udo ; Eittenberger, Philipp ; Borges Vieira, A.
Eittenberger, Philipp M. ; Herbst, Matthias ; Krieger, Udo R.
In this paper we present the architecture of the first mobile P2P streaming prototype for the operating system Android. At first, we discuss the application of P2P streaming in the scenario of mobile networking. Then, the system and software architecture of our prototypical implementation is elaborated. In addition, an initial field test to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed approach is presented. Finally, we report our insights arising from the practical experience with Android.
Eittenberger, Philipp Maximilian ; Mladenov, Todor ; Krieger, Udo R.
In this paper, we present a first analysis of the application of Raptor codes in the domain of P2P streaming. With the help of fountain codes, such as Raptor codes, it is possible to completely omit content reconciliation in P2P networks. Hereby, the scheduling complexity of the data dissemination is greatly reduced. The contributions of the paper are the following: First, we present our implementation of the Raptor code used in the performed experiments and elaborate the application of the Raptor code in the scenario of P2P streaming. Second, we investigate the choice of the prevalent parameters, necessary to achieve the best trade-off between performance, computational complexity and resilience of the Raptor code. We use the obtained results to evaluate the general feasibility of using Raptor codes to improve the performance of P2P streaming networks. In addition, we report some insights arising from the practical experience with Raptor codes.
Eittenberger, Philipp M. ; Krieger, Udo R. | {
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A view from the skyline: the Leonardo from a Quantity Surveying perspective
The Sandton skyline-defining skyscraper, the Leonardo, is the tallest building in Africa. The R3-billion project, developed by 75 on Maude, a Legacy Group and Nedbank partnership, has already surpassed the former stand-out in Sandton, The Michelangelo. At 233m with 55 floors it also beats the 201m architectural height of the Carlton's Centre, previously the tallest building in South Africa.
Coined as the pinnacle of luxury living in Africa's richest square mile the Leonardo is intended to symbolise a beacon of hope in a trying economic climate in South Africa. Only local contractors and labour was employed on the project with each individual leaving their own uniquely South African stamp on the building.
According to Jamie Hendry, Director at Legacy Development Management, this allows the Leonardo to radiate its own soul. Each visitor will therefore have a unique emotional journey during their time at the Leonardo.
"Whether you're walking through the art-filled public spaces, absorbing the ultimate lifestyle experience on level seven or the magnificent unobstructed views with a drink at the sky bar, the Leonardo will create unforgettable memories for many generations of South Africans."
The Legacy Group is known for its proud South African heritage and its investments in the country's construction sector during times when others weren't willing or able to take the same risks.
Cost control for a skyline defining project
"Estimating and controlling the cost of developing tall buildings is no easy feat," says South African Association of Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) member, Steven Schneid from S.M. Schneid Quantity Surveyors.
"The initial capital cost estimate – which is vital in calculating the viability of the project at an early stage – could not be calculated based on data and information gathered from smaller projects. The nature of the development demanded detailed measurement on each specific floor. All calculations had to be done manually with more detail, fact-checking and number crunching than the team had ever encountered before."
The Quantity Surveying work started in 2015 with a number of amendments to the initial estimate.
"We started by preparing mini bills of quantities for each aspect of work and sent these out for quotes," says Schneid. "This enabled the team to remain agile in finalising a cost estimate that met the viability requirements of the project."
"The client made it clear at the outset that he wanted a world-class building design that was flexible enough to accommodate future changes. The tendering and negotiation phase demanded a coming together of the project team, contractors and sub-contractors to ensure that the client received the best value for money during a tough time in the South African construction sector," says Schneid.
"Understanding what is important to a client allows a QS to scrutinise costs and replace specified products for equivalent options that are more cost-effective while not sacrificing on quality and standards," says Schneid.
"Steven has been outstanding in all cost control aspects of the project. He has given a huge effort to the project and we have developed a relationship built on mutual trust. We truly value his dedication and effort throughout the project," says Hendry.
Hendry, who is also a Quantity Surveyor, says that Quantity Surveyors and the ASAQS – an organisation dedicated to upholding and elevating the status of Quantity Surveyors – will continue to play an increasingly important role.
"Poor economic conditions, combined with all the changes and challenges in the local built environment, means that developers are looking for credible figures, accountability and reliable cost management. Experienced Quantity Surveyors are well-versed to manage this function," comments Hendry.
For more information on ASAQS please visit:
Website: www.asaqs.co.za
Facebook: The Association of South African Quantity Surveyors
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You're witnessing the first and only edition of an original feature at maryxo. An American In Where Again was a column by friend / musician / writer, Jordan Elsberry.
Flashback to September of 2009. A brilliant, mist-spitting gray hovers over the English Channel, the kind of blunt, muted overcast that's half-blinding.
On vacation with my father and my brother, I took my first steps on French soil in the coastal town of Calais, disembarking from the ferry boat that brought us across the water from Dover. The boat was late, and with ten minutes to cross the town to the train station, activate our Eurail passes and board with three weeks' luggage, we split a frenzied, bat-out-of-hell taxi ride with an English tourist named je-ne-sais-plus-comment. I would later understand the cinematic nature of the moments about to transpire.
Arrival at the station. In mediocre, nerve-wracked French I say to the woman at the ticket counter what roughly translates to « We need to use these things », extending toward her an American right hand filled with European train tickets. Smiling demurely, and not without pity or respect, she typed a machine-gun burst of characters on her keyboard, returned the tickets to me and replied « Allez-y, monsieur. Bon voyage et bienvenue en France ».
Five years later, my long stay work visa is all but secured, I still drink too much coffee and I finally own a decent suit.
heartache because she is there and I am here.
Now, as I put pen to paper, there is here. I live with the woman I love in Besançon, France, capital of the region Franche-Comté, known best – if known at all – for its cheese, its salt, its idiosyncratic wine. The birthplace of clock-making, heisted by the Swiss – or so the story goes.
brilliant gray like the port of Calais.
And I am here. To my left, a jar of flowers soaking in pure grain alcohol. To my right, a political map of Asia from the 1950's that seems to obliquely allude to the singular and beautiful artistic eye of my Love. And before me, she, in red- & white-striped shirt. The leaves are barely moving in the wind. | {
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South Sudan, the world's newest country, was established in 2011. It is one of the world's poorest countries, with many living on less than $1 per day.
Smiles grow as this Romanian family finds treasures in the sack of clothing they received through the Clothing Bundle Project. Thanks to funds and clothing donated by supporters, CAM can ship large quantities of quality used clothing to various countries each year. We are grateful for your support—it clothes many bodies and blesses many hearts. | {
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The Gold Coast seat of Broadwater is held by the ALP by a margin of just 2.2%. The seat is considered crucial to the LNP ending the ALP's 20 year tenure in government in Queensland in the March 24 election.
Yet as important as Broadwater is to the prospects of the LNP forming government on 24 March they have just installed the third candidate to be indorsed to stand for the seat in less than 3 months.
The first candidate indorsed to stand for the seat was Richard Townson who was disendorsed after allegedly returning a breathalyser showing he was over the legal driving limit. Fair enough driving with a blood alcohol concentration above the legal limit is an offence and that sort of thing doesn't stand well with the electorate.
Enter Gold Coast solicitor Cameron Caldwell. | {
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Local Crime & Public Safety
Off-duty FBI agent fatally shoots person at Metro Center, police say
The shooting on a Red Line platform during the typically busy commute prompted delays and brief panic.
By Peter Hermann
Justin George
Emily Davies
The scene outside Metro Center in Washington, D.C., where authorities say a federal officer shot and killed someone on a Red Line platform Wednesday evening. (Emily Davies/The Washington Post)
An off-duty FBI agent fatally shot a man Wednesday evening during an altercation on a Red Line train platform at the Metro Center station, D.C. police said.
The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. during the typically busy commute, prompting delays and brief panic. Passengers in the station ducked or hit the ground after hearing gunshots, and said that a train sped through, apparently to avoid danger.
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D.C. Executive Assistant Chief of Police Ashan M. Benedict said the person who was shot assaulted the agent, and the two got into an altercation. He said one grabbed the other and they tumbled over a wall that runs along the edge of the platform, away from the tracks. They fell about eight feet, he said.
Benedict said the agent fired his gun at some point during the struggle. The assistant chief did not answer whether the man who was shot had a weapon, but noted that investigators were still processing the scene as of 8:15 p.m. and had not recovered another firearm.
Police said the agent, who was not identified but who Benedict described as being "veteran," suffered minor injuries. The identity of the man who was killed also was not immediately made public.
The FBI issued a statement saying it "takes any shooting incident involving our agents or task force members seriously." D.C. police are investigating to determine whether the shooting is justified by law; the FBI said its inspection division also is reviewing the circumstances of the shooting.
Metro briefly stopped service on the Red Line, and ultimately shut down the station and directed commuters to other nearby stops.
Megan Gamble was on a Red Line train when it pulled into Metro Center to the sound of gunshots. She posted on Twitter that "everyone on the train hit the ground," adding, "the train didn't stop, went on through."
Gamble said in a message to The Washington Post that she had just boarded the train at Farragut North, on her way to a fundraiser for the D.C. Abortion Fund. She said the gunfire rang out as the train slowed and entered the Metro Center station.
Angelic Young, 46, of Silver Spring, was standing on the platform as the train whooshed by. She said she had headphones on, and didn't realize what had happened until people began shoving and pushing to get to an exit.
She said in a message to The Post that she joined others taking cover behind escalators, which also were packed with people. She said she "stayed there for cover" until she heard an announcement to exit the station.
Meanwhile, Gamble, 39, who lives in the District's Dupont Circle neighborhood, said the train sped to next station. She stayed on until it reached her stop on Rhode Island Avenue.
Metro General Manager Randy Clarke has said transit police have beefed up patrols at stations this fall in response to violence occurring on trains, stations or buses. The police force also has dispatched teams of officers throughout the system to enforce fare evasion, which proliferated during the pandemic.
"Really grateful for the quick reaction & thoughtful attention by our rail operator tonight whose response during tonight's police involved shooting at @wmata Metro Center kept customers from potential danger," Clarke tweeted.
Wednesday's shooting comes days after an FBI agent was acquitted of attempted second-degree murder in the shooting of a man aboard a moving Metro train in December 2020.
Authorities said the agent was approached by a man who was panhandling and got into a verbal altercation with him. The agent argued he fired his gun to defend himself after the man made threats and appeared to take an aggressive posture.
A prosecutor argued the agent had "no business firing a gun."
This developing story has been updated. | {
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Q: Why do I need to use newgrp or su (or logout and login again) to have new group memberships applied? What is it that makes new group membership require a new login (or new login shell as started by su or newgrp) to be visible?
Just running another bash (or whatever other shell) instance with --login doesn't work, but something which is suid root like su or newgrp works.
Is something inherited from the parent shell or cached which hides new group memberships?
A: When a child process is created, process user id and group ids are inherited from his parent process.
So when you change your user's groups (actually change config files somewhere on the disk) processes won't automatically notice it and change their group ids (non-root processes don't have rights for that anyway).
And when you start bash... well, you just start bash, nothing special happens. It just inherits parent's (graphical shell or another bash maybe) group ids.
But when you run su or login then all the magic happens. They check if you are allowed to login and change their user id and group ids (using system calls which require effective root id by the way - that's why they have suid bit set) so that all their child processes inherit these ids.
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Alcohol Management Policy
Kingston Hawthorn Cricket Club
This policy provides the basis for the responsible use of alcohol by the KINGSTON HAWTHORN CRICKET CLUB and is seen as fundamental to the aims of the club.
The club recognises the importance of holding a liquor licence, enabling it to generate income and hold social functions. In doing so however, we accept the responsibilities and expectations of the community in adhering to liquor licensing laws and the criteria of the Good Sports program.
To ensure the aims of the club are upheld and that alcohol is managed responsibly by the club and its members, the following requirements will apply when alcohol is served at the club or during a club function.
Serving Alcohol
Alcohol will be served according to the legal and moral requirements of the club's Liquor Licence with the safety and well-being of patrons as the priority.
The club maintains a current appropriate Liquor Licence
Only RSA trained personnel will serve alcohol
Bar personnel do not consume alcohol when on duty
People under 18 will not serve alcohol
The club does not encourage excessive or rapid consumption of alcohol
When serving non pre-packaged alcohol, standard drink measures will be served at all times
Information posters about standard drink measures will be displayed at the bar
The club's Liquor Licence and all legal signage will be displayed at the bar
Names of RSA trained bar personnel will be displayed
An incident register shall be maintained and any incident recorded
Intoxicated Patrons
Drunk patrons will not be permitted to enter the premises
Alcohol will not be served to any person who is intoxicated or drunk
Bar personnel will follow RSA training procedures when refusing service
Drunk patrons will be asked to leave the premises (after appropriate safe transport options are offered)
Alcohol will not be served to persons aged under 18
Bar personnel and committee members will ask for proof of age whenever necessary or whenever in doubt
Only photo ID's will be accepted as 'proof of age'
Alcohol Alternatives
The club recognises that alcohol is not the only revenue stream available and actively encourages the sales of alternative products to that of alcohol.
Tap water is provided free of charge (where available)
One low-alcoholic drink and at least four non-alcoholic drink options are always available and are at least 10% cheaper than full-strength alcoholic drinks
Substantial food is available when the bar is open for more than 90 minutes or more than 15 people are present
The club will avoid using alcohol for player awards and fundraising prizes
Safe Transport
Bar staff shall encourage members and visitors to make alternate safe transport arrangements if they are considered to exceed .05 blood alcohol concentration (or .00 if probationary driver)
Telephone calls will be made free of charge to arrange a taxi or other transport
Contact telephone numbers for taxi services will be clearly displayed
Bar servers will be provided non-alcoholic drinks free of charge by the club (only for club bar staff)
Bar staff shall encourage members and visitors to make alternate safe transport arrangements if they are considered to exceed .05 blood alcohol concentration
Where available club transport will be provided to/from events
The club has a (separate) Smoke Free Policy that is reviewed regularly in conjunction with this Alcohol Management Policy.
The club will monitor and ensure any club trips, particularly end of season player trips, strictly adhere to responsible behaviour and alcohol consumption in accordance with the principles of this policy and the aims of the club.
Non Compliance
All club committee members will enforce the alcohol management policy and any non-compliance, particularly in relation to Licencing Laws and will be handled according to the following process:
Explanation of the club policy to the person(s) concerned, including identification of the section of policy not being complied with, and
Continued non-compliance with the policy should be handled by at least two committee members who will use their discretion as to the action taken, which may include asking the person(s) to leave the club facilities or function
This policy forms part of the Purpose of the Club as per the Club's rules. Breaches of this policy may be subjected to Disciplinary Action
Committee Policy Management
The presence of committee members is essential to ensure the operation of the bar and compliance with this policy. At least one committee member who is RSA trained is required to be present at all club functions when the bar is open.
Key responsibilities of the duty committee member(s) are to:
Meet visiting police, cooperate and assist with any inquiries,
Compliance in respect of persons under 18 years of age on premises,
Recording any incidents in the incident register, and
Ensuring strict compliance with all sections of this policy in accordance with legal requirements and the Good Sports program.
Policy Promotion
The Club will promote the alcohol management policy regularly by:
Putting a copy of the policy in club communications, eg. newsletters, website and printed member/ player information,
Displaying a copy of the policy in the club social rooms, and
Periodic announcements to members at functions.
The Club recognises the importance of educating club members, particularly players, about the benefits of an alcohol management policy and will endeavour to provide information to assist this process.
The Club will actively participate in the Australian Drug Foundation's Good Sports program with an ongoing priority to maintain Level 3 accreditation.
This policy will be reviewed annually to ensure it remains relevant to club operations and reflects both community expectations and legal requirements.
John R Noonan
Petar Ivetic
Next policy review date is: 18/5/2018 | {
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Timmins Gold Corp. (TSX: TMM, NYSE MKT: TGD), which is seeking approval for a name change to Alio Gold Inc. at an upcoming shareholders meeting, has announced a new management team. As part of the transition, Arturo Bonillas will step down as president but will continue as an advisor to the new team to ensure continuity of permitting and community-relations activities, the company says. Colette Rustad has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer. Other new officials include Jose Hector Figueroa, vice president of operations; Paul Hosford, vice president of project development; Jason Gregg, executive vice president of human resources; Miguel Soto, vice president of exploration; and Miguel Bonilla, who was formerly vice president of finance and administration in Mexico and will undertake new responsibilities as country manager for Mexico. "I am excited by the opportunity to lead such an accomplished group of experienced mining professionals focused on creating shareholder value from our pipeline of assets in Mexico," says Greg McCunn, chief executive officer. | {
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We are looking for an experienced administrator to join a small administration team in Garforth where you will be helping with a variety of administrative tasks. This is a part time role working 27.5 hours Monday to Friday (hours are flexible but you must be able to work everyday) The ideal person will have a positive attitude, strong administrative experience and a friendly, approachable nature.
This is a great opportunity to join a small friendly team and an immediate start is available for the right person . | {
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"Hang On to Yourself" is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie in 1971 and released as a single with his band Arnold Corns. A re-recorded version, recorded in November 1971 at Trident Studios in London, was released on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. The main riff is representative of glam rock's influence as a bridge between 1950s rock and roll, specifically rockabilly, and the punk to come; it draws on rockabilly influences such as Eddie Cochran, in a way that would influence punk records such as "Teenage Lobotomy" by Ramones.
Arnold Corns version
The Arnold Corns version of "Hang On to Yourself"—recorded at the Radio Luxembourg studios in London on 25 February 1971—was first released by B&C as the B-side to the single "Moonage Daydream" in the UK on 7 May 1971. On 11 August 1972, it was released again, this time as an A-side, by B&C.
"Hang On to Yourself" – 2:55
"The Man in the Middle" – 4:20
The Arnold Corns version was a bonus track on the 1990 Rykodisc/EMI remastering of Bowie's album The Man Who Sold the World. In 2002, this version appeared on the bonus disc of the Ziggy Stardust album's 30th Anniversary 2-CD reissue, and in 2015 it was included on Re:Call 1, part of the Five Years (1969–1973) boxed set.
The official band line-up, fronted by dress designer Freddi Buretti, was a total fabrication; Buretti was at the session but his contributions were simply lost alongside Bowie's.
Personnel
Arnold Corns version
Personnel per Kevin Cann.
David Bowie – vocals, piano
Mark Carr-Pritchard – guitar
Peter DeSomogyi – bass
Tim Broadbent – drums, tambourine
Ziggy Stardust version
Personnel per Kevin Cann.
David Bowie – vocals, acoustic guitar
Mick Ronson – lead guitar
Trevor Bolder – bass guitar
Mick "Woody" Woodmansey – drums
Other releases
The Ziggy Stardust version appeared on the B-side of the single "John, I'm Only Dancing" in .
It was also released as the B-side to the single "Looking for a Friend" in .
The Portuguese version of the single "Starman" from also had "Hang On to Yourself" as the B-side.
In the Ziggy Stardust version was also released as the B-side of the US release of the single "The Jean Genie".
It was released as a picture disc in the RCA Life Time picture disc set.
It also appeared on the Japanese compilation The Best of David Bowie (1974).
Live versions
Bowie recorded the song for the BBC radio programme Sounds of the 70s Bob Harris on . This was broadcast on . On , Bowie again played the song on Sounds of the 70s: John Peel, and this was broadcast on . Both of these versions were released on the Bowie at the Beeb album in 2000.
A live version, recorded for radio broadcast at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on , part of the Ziggy Stardust Tour, was released on Santa Monica '72. This version also appeared on the Japanese release of Rarestonebowie and on the official 2008 release of that concert as Live Santa Monica '72.
The version played at the famous "last concert" at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, , was released on Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture.
Performances from the Isolar II Tour were released on Stage (1978) and Welcome to the Blackout (2018).
A November 2003 live performance from the A Reality Tour was released on the A Reality Tour DVD in 2004, and is included on the A Reality Tour album, released in 2010.
Cultural influences
The opening bars of Hang On To Yourself have been cited as the influence for Okuda Hiroko's "Rock" rhythm and bass preset backing track included in the Casio MT-40 and subsequently used as the basis of nearly 500 subsequent compositions, by artists as diverse as Wayne Smith, 2 Live Crew, and Moby.
References
Sources
David Bowie songs
1971 songs
1972 singles
Songs written by David Bowie
Song recordings produced by Ken Scott
Song recordings produced by David Bowie
Protopunk songs | {
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Q: How to use HTTP live stream? My one app is rejected and it says..
We found that your app does not use the HTTP Live Streaming protocol, with a baseline stream of 64 kbps, to broadcast streaming video, as required by the App Store Review Guidelines.
I searched almost every thing but still i am confused and don't have any clear view about HTTP Live Streaming
I have read many documents but i didn't get any idea where to start and how to use HTTP live streaming tool and all other stuff.. :(
Can any one give me a clear solution for my confusion??
How can i use HTTP Live Streaming in my app??
How do i segment my videos and then how to add them in to playlist??
Any help please..
If anyone help me in this then it would be a great help..!!
Thanks in advance..!!
A: Convert your video to transport stream (.ts) using FFmepg and then use mediafilesegmenter to split the video and create a playlist:
mediafilesegmenter -t 10 myvideo-iphone.ts
This will generate one .ts file for each 10 seconds of the video plus a .m3u8 file pointing to all of them.
See the answer at HTTP LIve Streaming for details.
A: Apple supplies a lot of documentation and tools to help with HTTP Live Streaming. The tools convert a video to a format suitable for streaming from most web servers.
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Q: Energy difference in General Relativity Why exactly are absolute energies important in General Relativity, unlike for example EM where only energy differences matter?
A: Einstein's equation relates the curvature of space to the stress-energy tensor, and the dominant component of the stress-energy tensor is usually the energy density $T_{00}$. This is the amount of energy per unit volume, and it's an absolute quantity not a difference.
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HA NOI (VNS) — The event "18.9.1999", a special snapshot party with artist Veronika Radulovic, will be held at Manzi Art Space tomorrow night.
On September 18, 1999, a group of Vietnamese and foreign gay and lesbian people dressed as drag queens and kings and had a very special party at the Press Club Hanoi. Radulovic captured party snapshots of a unique and almost historical moment for the city. After 15 years, photographs of the event have become historical documents on Ha Noi's fancy social life.
The party tomorrow will include 160 of Radulovic's archival pictures; a video-interview of Tran Van Thang, a drag-queen at the party, by the German documentary filmmaker Heiko Kalmbach in 2014; and an archival video of Therese Zambra on the second drag party in 2001.
Radulovic is a Berlin-based artist, lecturer and curator who played a significant role in introducing contemporary art in Viet Nam as a lecturer of DAAD (German Accademic Exchange Service) and the University of Fine Arts Viet Nam. | {
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Thank your ring bearer, also known as page boy, for his role in your wedding with a thoughtful gift. Make sure he understands that his job, which is to carry the rings for the bride and groom, is extra special by choosing a gift that expresses your appreciation. Select from a variety of creative gift ideas that can be personalized or cool gifts that make him feel as though he is the star of the bridal party. | {
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The pack contains 2 training packages. Adobe Photoshop basics, intermediate, advanced and web imagery. The other is Microsoft Windows XP tools for the digital age.Adobe PhotoshopThe need for digital imaging presents itself to businesses and home users alike. But youve probably heard or have already learned first hand that knowing how to use Photoshop for anything beyond opening images, resizing them and saving them in different file formats is a giant learning curve. Using these courses youll fly past that learning curve Youll learn how to make your images pop using techniques that come from the pros. Start with a digital picture or create your images from scratch. Design images for professional printing or for enhancing marketing materials youll print yourself. Youll even be able to create the images and buttons needed to make a Website. And YES These courses will even teach you to use the ImageReady program and create your own PDF files. Basics What digital imaging is Pixels, PPI, DPI, bits and resolution Acquiring digital images Photoshop toolbox palettes Use the File Browser New the painting engine Image sizecanvas size Type text on an image New Photoshop spell checker Saving image for Web Add, rename, delete and rearrange layers Colour Correction Remove Red-Eye New The Healing Brush and much more Intermediate Image resolution and specifying image resolution Copy objects from other images Using the different marquee tools Arrange and merge layers Apply filters Artistic filters Textures, lighting effects Unsharp Mask filter Apply Layer Styles drop shadows, inner shadows, glows, and other effects. How to create and apply a gradient Warp text and much more Advanced Tricks of the trade Advanced image size methods Resampling Good colour tips Make a purchase order Image healing techniques Create customized brush strokes Shape dynamics jitter, tilt scale and their diameter Add textures to brushes Add a watermark Colour correction techniques Install plug-Ins and much more Web Imagery Webpage standards Essentials for obtaining small image size Optimizing images Lossy formats Creating buttons Web safe colours Preparing text on web images Weighted optimization Adjust compression levels Unsharp Mask Save as HTML andor Images Create thumbnail images Transparencies and dithered transparencies Animation in ImageReady Animation effects and tweening animation effects PDF files and much more The Windoows XP CD ROM basically teaches you how to use the windows tools that control digital cameras and scanners. | {
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For those of you that don't know much about sensei Adam Cooper, he was an amazingly positive, intelligent man who was loved by everyone that came into contact with him and was one of those very rare, intuitive "natural" martial artist – a truly great Aikidoka, who if not taken away from us so early would without question gone on to become a NZ Legend.
Adam was one of those people that made the world a better place just by existing and we will all miss him terribly – he trained with anyone and everyone and it was always a joy when he popped up at your dojo as you knew the energy on the mat that night would be terrific. Adam leaves behind him a huge hole in the NZ Aikido community.
At Adam's funeral on Monday, the guard of honour was made up of Aikidoka from all over New Zealand, from many different styles and organisation – a tribute to the impact the man made on everyone who trained with him.
Having fought against cancer for the best part of half a decade, never losing his smile and training right up until the end, I can truly say I've known a Warrior. RIP mate. | {
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Posted inRattling the Bars
"We not going anywhere": Carrying on MLK's legacy, 50 years later
In 2018, TRNN hosted a special event commemorated the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., featuring speeches by Nina Turner, Danny Glover, and Eddie Conway.
by Eddie Conway January 16, 2023 January 17, 2023
Danny Glover (L), Nina Turner (C), and Eddie Conway (R) speak at an MLK commemorative event hosted at The Real News Network studio in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 4, 2018. Screenshots/TRNN.
On April 4, 2018, The Real News Network held an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This event featured stirring speeches from then-Senator Nina Turner, Danny Glover, and TRNN Executive Producer Eddie Conway about the radical legacy of MLK and the millions who made the civil rights movement what it was, and about how we in the present are tasked with honoring that legacy and carrying it into the future. This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we find ourselves in a different world than the one we were in when TRNN held this event. But the struggle is no different—and, just like before, it's on all of us to take up that struggle.
This special MLK Day episode of Rattling the Bars features clips from the speeches Sen. Turner and Glover delivered in 2018, accompanied by an updated introduction from Eddie Conway.
Post-Production: Cameron Granadino
Eddie Conway: I am Eddie Conway, executive producer at The Real News and host of Rattling the Bars. Two years ago, on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, we held the program in The Real News Network building. We brought together a wide range of people from the community in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, in recognition of his service, and in recognition of his legacy. Even today, 50 years later, there continue to be poor peoples' campaigns across America.
A lot has changed since we did this program two years ago. We are in the midst of a pandemic in America. We are also in the midst of a fascist attempt to take power, and people can no longer gather in large gatherings. I think it's important that we look at what was being said two years ago and what was being said 50 years ago, and weigh that against what's going on today.
We have brought together two prominent people that continue to do the work of Dr. Martin Luther King: former Ohio state senator Nina Turner, who's now running for Congress, represents the history and the legacy of Black women in struggle throughout the ages. In America, we had Fannie Lou Hamer; we had Rosa Parks; we had Ella Baker; we had Harriet Tubman. We had a host of Black women that took up the banner for civil rights and human rights and pushed the struggle forward. In fact, we would not be where we are today if women had not led the charge to make changes in America. Nina Turner is working in the tradition of those women, as well as Dr. Martin Luther King.
Our second guest speaker was Danny Glover, well-known actor and activist in America and the world. What people don't know, a lot of times, is that he and his fellow students at San Francisco State led the longest student strike in the history of America, making demands about Black studies and Black history studies. At the end of that strike, they won the right to have Black studies, Black history departments, and that's spread all across the country. So, in effect, Danny Glover is one of the fathers of Black student unions, Black studies, and Black history departments.
Here, we want to share excerpts from the speeches of our guests who continue to walk in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King in their own way. If you want to hear the entire speech, go to the link below. Don't forget to tune in every Monday for a new episode of Rattling the Bars.
Nina Turner: The fact that we have gathered together and that people are gathering together all over this country to recognize the sacrifices of not just Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, but also of Mrs. Coretta Scott King [applause] and their children, their entire family's sacrifice for this justice journey. Sometimes we just can't. I just want us to wrap our minds around that, that they gave so much to fight for justice in this country, wrap our mind around that. Because today in this country, for the most part, we can speak out against injustice without worrying about somebody coming to kill us – For the most part. For the most part. So, we owe a debt of gratitude to that family and to all of the freedom fighters whose names we know and those whose names we do not know.
We owe them a debt that we will never, ever, ever, ever be able to repay. But, sisters and brothers from all walks of life, we ought to put a down payment on the debt [applause]. We can't repay it, but we need to put 5 on it. We need to put 10 on it, 20 on it. We need to put some time, some treasure, and some talent on the debt. And that is all of us. Because what the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King was fighting for was for decency and dignity and liberation of the people who Zora Neale Hurston said, whose skin has been kissed by the sun. What the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King understood is that African American liberation, that Black liberation was the liberation of humanity. He did not equivocate on that [applause]. He was radical because he was fighting against the status quo of his day.
I don't know how many of you had the opportunity to read what Reverend Jesse Jackson wrote today in The New York Times, but I encourage you to read that, because he told the absolute truth. Sometimes, we don't want to deal with the truth. The truth of the matter is, is that at the time that the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lived – Wrap your mind around this – A man that was a champion for justice and peace and love, when the Gallup poll polled his favorability, that he was in the 30s, I think it was about 36%. Wrap your mind around that. That is hard for us to understand in the 21st century. Because as Reverend Jackson pointed out in his article today, that when the man was on the mission, and even Dr. King pointed it out in his speech when he made comparisons that it was okay for them to be non-violent against racists and segregationists in the South, but it's not okay to talk about what we were doing to our Brown sisters and brothers across the seas. That was not alright. Even Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King alluded to that [applause].
So, we do have some of the same problems on our hands 50 years later. So, to wrap our minds around the fact that he and other freedom fighters gave so much; they gave their lives, and those people who did not physically die gave their livelihood. Before he died, he was in Memphis to march with Black sanitation workers who were treated worse than dogs, working their skin to the bone in a system that relegated them to only do that type of work. The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was there with them, along with other folks as they marched with signs: I am a man. I am a woman. I am somebody. I am a human being. I am entitled to love and decency and dignity. I am.
We need to begin to tell the truth about the history. That a lot of times, as professor Eddie Glaude wrote about the whitewashing of the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., how people on the right use him and twist his words about judging people by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin, forgetting to put the emphasis on the fact that he was talking about how this country would not give African American folks an equal opportunity to live out their greatest greatness. That's what he was talking about.
And how you got people on the left, these so-called Democrats… [laughter and clapping from audience] who will prop up the memory of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. but then equivocate about whether or not we deserve Medicare for all or universal healthcare in the United States of America [applause]. We done with that. We got to call out some folks, and in his speech, Dr. King made it clear that time has passed for superficial patriotism. Sisters and brothers, can I say, and the time has passed to be loyal to parties who are not loyal to our people.
Audience: [applause and cheers] Yes! Yeah!
Nina Turner: The time has passed. The time has passed.
Danny Glover: I've read this beyond Vietnam speech so many different times. I've listened to it. I've heard parts of it. I heard it quoted in various forms and everything else. But I understand the essence of all that we search for and all that we tried to understand, in some sense, he contextualized so much into this speech. He brings us to the truth and the reality that we live in his voice about racism, extreme militarism, his connecting those to materialism. All those things are the things that we, in some sense, contextualize. But somewhere in his voice, his voice, his profound voice, he was able to take those and have us understand even more than we thought we were capable of understanding.
For King, King knew that he was not the movement; he was part of a much larger movement. When King, Dr. King talked about the world house, he understood the relationship between what happens here and what happens in the rest of the world. But King comes from a long family of traditionalism, of internationalism, has a history grounded in the voices of Paul Robeson, the voices of W.E.B. Du Bois, the voices of Eugene Debs, the voices of Emma Golden. That's where King comes out of that context, the voices of those profound and prophetic ministers and truth tellers before him. He comes out of that context as if he listened to every one of those voices, in which he absorbed every one of those voices that gave him an opportunity to contextualize not what's happening at that particular point that those voices flourished and were able to resonate in our public space, in our public life, but what it meant for today and this moment.
So, as we use this barometer, this space, this place, right here at that moment that we hear his voice now, we see in the manifestation of that prophecy, the manifestation of his telling us that what we need to do as citizens, ordinary citizens in service, in service. King always said it didn't take a PhD to serve. It didn't take a great education to serve. But to serve humanity, to serve in that way, King brought us that. The sense of service, ultimately, the sense of an embodiment of ourselves in giving of ourselves, connecting service to love, love for humanity, connecting service to our compassions, to feel our possibilities of transformation. That's what we're talking about.
In every moment, we see that. We see it in every generation. We see those things that happen in the moment that we now begin to think that we're on the path to something, but we know we have to continue to fight. We know that we have to continue to move forward. We know that we have to take the contradictions that exist today at this moment and understand that their historic significance, their past significance and those relationships, the relationships that are spawned from those for today, and the actions that we need to take, we know that. We know that more than ever.
It's not as if we had, at the end of this and we had no Trump in the White House, and we had some other manifestation of the Democratic Party. We would've had to deal with the same issues. We'd had to come to terms with the same reality, the same truth [applause]. What is it? Whose democracy is this? It's the [inaudible] question that has happened in the history of this country: whose democracy does this belong to? And whose voices are the ones that resonate and fight and struggle and dig, that feed into the ground and say, we're going to stand here? We not going anywhere? Those are our voices, the voices of service, the voices of those who've been dispossessed, the voices of those who've been disenfranchised.
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It's our service and our responsibility, through what we do, not only in domestic politics, but how we understand and our imprint in foreign policy as well. It's our responsibility to wage this fight and to keep on waging this fight for not only simply us, but for future generations, for the transformation that King talked about. It was so clear as if he spoke not 50 years ago, but yesterday about transformation [applause]. That's what he talked about. That is our responsibility. Those of us who are here and have been here and marched through those particular points in time over the last 50 years, it's our responsibility to train the new young voices here, right here in Baltimore, to train the New York young voices everywhere here. To find ways of building coalitions, to understand that when we talk about Black Lives Matter, when we talk about the decade of African descendants, we not just talking about Black people, we talking about humanity. And that's what King talked about, humanity, and what we need to do.
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Sylvia Sabine Jörrißen (* 29. November 1967 in Oberhausen) ist eine deutsche Politikerin (CDU). Von 2013 bis 2017 war sie Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages.
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Schule und Ausbildung
Durch mehrere berufsbedingte Umzüge des Vaters, zog Jörrißen nach Zwischenhalten in Meerbusch sowie in Herford, 1976 mit ihrer Familie nach Hamm. Dort besuchte sie bis 1978 die Grundschule, worauf sie danach auf das Gymnasium Hammonense wechselte. Nach dem Abitur 1987 begann sie eine Banklehre bei der Deutschen Bank, welche sie 1989 erfolgreich abschloss.
Beruf und Studium
Nachdem Jörrißen ihre Lehre 1989 erfolgreich zur Bankkauffrau absolviert hatte, arbeitete sie bis zum Jahr 1993 im Überregionalen Förderkreis der Deutschen Bank in Hamm und Osnabrück. Anbei machte sie ab 1991 ein nebenberufliches Studium an der Bankakademie Dortmund und beendete dies im Jahr 1992 mit dem Abschluss Bankfachwirtin. Nach dem Mutterschutz sowie den Erziehungsurlaub ihrer drei Kinder, arbeitet Jörrißen seit 2003 als freiberufliche Hausverwalterin. Seit sie als Bundestagsabgeordnete in Berlin tätig ist, führt die Geschäfte ein Mitarbeiter weiter. Seitdem Jörrißen 2017 den Einzug in den Bundestag verfehlte, war sie zunächst bei der Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Vivawest angestellt. Seit 2021 ist sie Geschäftsführerin der Städtischen Baugesellschaft Ennigerloh.
Politische Laufbahn
Jörrißen trat im Jahr 2003 der CDU bei und ist dort in der Ortsunion Heessen Mitglied. Bei den Bezirksvertretungswahlen im Jahr 2004, wurde sie in die Bezirksvertretung Hamm-Heessen gewählt. Seit 2008 war sie dort Bezirksvorsteherin und wurde bei den erneuten Wahlen im Jahr 2009 mit 18 von 19 Stimmen von den Bezirksvertretern als Bezirksvorsteherin bestätigt. Bei der Bundestagswahl 2013 trat sie für ihre Partei für den Wahlkreis 145 (Hamm-Unna II) als Direktkandidatin an. Bei der Wahlkreisvertreterversammlung der CDU am 27. September 2012 in Hamm, hatte sie dazu 137 von den 150 Stimmen (91,3 %) der Delegierten erhalten. Des Weiteren ist Jörrißen seit 2004 Mitglied im Kreisvorstand der Frauen Union Hamm (Beisitzerin), seit 2005 Mitglied im Vorstand des CDU-Ortsverbandes Heessen (seit 2007 als Stellvertretende Vorsitzende) und seit 2009 Mitglied des Kreisvorstandes der CDU Hamm. Dabei war sie von 2011 bis 2013 als Schriftführerin tätig. Bei der Bundestagswahl am 22. September 2013 zog sie über die Landesliste der CDU NRW in den 18. Deutschen Bundestag ein, nachdem sie gegen ihren Konkurrenten von der SPD, Michael Thews, den Wahlkreis knapp nicht direkt gewinnen konnte. Im von der SPD dominierten Wahlkreis fehlten ihr lediglich 3,9 % der Stimmen dazu. Jörrißen ist die erste Frau ihrer Partei, die als Bewerber für diesen Wahlkreis gewählt worden ist. Nach Erlangung des Bundestagsmandats legte sie das Amt der Bezirksvorsteherin nieder. Nachfolger als Bezirksvorsteher in Heessen wurde Heinrich Klockenbusch. Bei der Bundestagswahl 2017 verfehlte sie den Wiedereinzug in den Bundestag.
Im Bundestag war sie ordentliches Mitglied des Ausschusses für Umwelt, Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit und stellvertretendes Mitglied des Ausschusses für Recht und Verbraucherschutz sowie des Ausschusses für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur. Am 20. Februar 2014 hielt Jörrißen ihre erste Rede im Deutschen Bundestag. Thema war hierbei ein Antrag der Linksfraktion. "Mieterhöhungsstopp jetzt".
Privates
Sylvia Jörrißen ist mit dem Geschäftsführer der Hammer Gemeinnützigen Baugesellschaft (HGB) Thomas Jörrißen verheiratet, hat drei Söhne und lebt mit ihrer Familie in Heessen. Sie engagiert sich seit 2011 als Geschäftsführerin im Förderverein Schloss Oberwerries e.V. und seit 2007 als Schatzmeisterin im Förderverein Gymnasium Hammonense. Ihr Vater ist der langjährige FDP-Ratsherr Norwin Wegner.
Aktivitäten
Sie ist eine der Initiatoren des Projektes Blickfänge im Stadtbezirk und hat selbst bereits ein Objekt gesponsert.
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Homepage von Sylvia Jörrißen
Bundestagsabgeordneter (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Politiker (Hamm)
CDU-Mitglied
Deutscher
Geboren 1967
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The Bombshell Outbreak in the Wuhan Lab
September 10, 2021 8:00 PM By Dr Joseph Mercola Leave a Comment
Originally published by Mercola.com.
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
The House Foreign Affairs Committee reviewed public and classified intelligence to reach their stunning conclusions that the virus did originate in the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), and it was genetically manipulated
Unfortunately, the mainstream media have ignored the report, providing even more evidence experts are hoping to manipulate what you know and what you do
Evidence clearly points to a viral leak from the Wuhan lab before September 12, 2019, the date a public database of 22,000 viral samples from WIV was inexplicably taken offline
In September and October daily volume at local hospitals was higher than in the past 2.5 years, and researchers found a much higher than average number of searches for COVID symptoms on the Chinese search engine, Baidu
The Committee also concluded there was enough evidence to show genetic modification was viable, that new processes could produce genetic sequencing "indistinguishable from wild type" and that Peter Daszak likely has information about the specific gain-of-function research and should be brought to testify before Congress
Any question about the origin of SARS-CoV-2 has been dispelled by a new addendum from the House Foreign Affairs Committee of the 117th Congress that reviewed public data and classified intelligence to reveal key new facts.1
In the short video above, Saagar Enjeti talks about a few of the interesting facts revealed in the addendum.2 Unfortunately, as has been the case throughout the last 18 months, the mainstream media completely ignored any report like this one, that suggests health experts have been manipulating what you see.
I believe it's important to share information from the committee's report with your friends and family as it sheds light on the lies the media have been perpetuating throughout 2020 and 2021. As you will see, and can find in the report, much of the information that led to the conclusions was taken from publicly available data.
If the media's aim were to ferret out the truth and inform the public, this report may never have been necessary. And, if the media haven't been telling you the truth about the origins of the virus, what else have they been hiding?
A report by the House Foreign Affairs Committee published in September 2020 highlighted the potential that SARS-CoV-2 was leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). However, after discovering further evidence, the committee finds it is "time to completely dismiss the wet market as the source of the outbreak."3
In the last 18 months, the virus has wreaked havoc on a health care system unwilling to use cost-effective and successful treatment modalities,4 and we have an economy that is still reeling from months of lockdowns and social distancing.
People are being forced to either accept the consequences and repercussions of hospital treatment for the infection or seek out successful alternatives that are criticized and discouraged by health agencies.5,6 If successful treatment were truly the objective, why would health experts vilify the use of medications that have been on the market for decades7,8 and the media maintain the lie?
Whether you are interested in the origin of a virus technocrats are using to manipulate human behavior or not, as Enjeti succinctly put it, "Getting to the bottom of it [origin of the pandemic] is vitally important for mankind so we can avoid any of this in the future." And by "any of this" I take it to mean society's complete trust in a system that has failed the public.
The Most Stunning Headline: Virus Was Leaked From the Lab
Enjeti believes the most stunning headline of the report is that the committee is convinced the virus was leaked from the lab,9 but that's just the tip of the iceberg. The committee used publicly available data, intelligence reports and geospatial tracking to make their determination.
It appears the original infections likely occurred well before the December announcement from Wuhan, China. It is important to note that Wuhan is a large metropolitan city, home to some of the tallest skyscrapers, major cultural sites and multiple universities. As noted in the report, it is five times the size of Houston in land mass with a larger population than Chicago and New York City combined.10
Before the leak in 2019, the committee noted there had been several safety concerns in labs across the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2004. It was at this time that SARS leaked for the Beijing lab, and since then other releases have occurred. From what the committee can discern, it is highly probable that SARS-CoV-2 was released from the Wuhan lab before September 12, 2019.
It was that date, September 12, 2019, that the online public database WIV of viral sequences and samples disappeared. The database had more than 22,000 entries of pathogens collected from mice and bats, with key information including similarities to other known viruses.
Dr. Shi Zheng-li was the senior scientist at WIV who was listed as the data correspondence author, but as the report highlights, to date has not given a consistent answer as to why the online database was removed or when or if it will be put back online.
Coincidentally, researchers from Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Public Health had been evaluating 2.5 years of satellite imagery of hospitals in Wuhan.11 They were analyzing parking lot traffic volume and discovered that in September and October 2019, five of the six hospitals in the city had volume that was much higher than in the previous 2.5 years.
The researchers found this peak correspondent with a higher number of searches for two central COVID symptoms — "cough" and "diarrhea" — on the Chinese search engine Baidu.
Was the 2019 Military Games the Ultimate Superspreader?
Each of these factors and more identified in the report, point to the likelihood the virus had been released from the lab before September 12, 2019. Data gathered after the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan October 18, 2019, further support the committee's assertion that the virus may have been contained to a local outbreak had truth been told.12
The military games are an Olympic-style event that drew 9,308 athletes from 109 countries, including the U.S.13,14 There were 25 countries that sent more than 100 athletes. The government used 236,000 volunteers, 90 hotels and more than 2,000 drivers. In other words, the games were a hotbed for spreading around the world what could have been contained as a local virus.
One journalist from the Financial Post15 reported some participants at the games described Wuhan as a "ghost town." One of the athletes told the reporter, "This was a city of 15 million people that was in lockdown. It was strange, but we were told this was to make it easy for the games' participants to get around."16
The source shared there were 60 Canadian athletes put in isolation on the flight home who had symptoms of coughing and diarrhea. Once home, he reported that the symptoms became worse and included nosebleeds, fever and pain with breathing. Family members became ill and doctors were unable to identify a source for the infection. Another military source reported:17
"One-quarter of us got sick, there and when we returned. Some were bedridden for weeks. This made us potential vectors for the virus. The military did nothing. I was sick and others were, too, with Wuhan symptoms … I was eventually given a swab test, which measures only recent exposure, and told to carry on."
The committee identified four countries that had sent athletes to the games that had people with confirmed COVID-19 in November and December 2019.18 Those countries were Italy, Brazil, Sweden and France. In both Italy and France, the individuals infected had no known history of traveling outside the country. This suggests the virus was brought into the country from another source. The Committee concluded:19
"While much of the public debate was initially focused on the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan as the origin of the pandemic, the preponderance of evidence now suggests that the virus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Given the WIV's demonstrated history of conducting gain-of-function experiments on coronaviruses, including genetically manipulating viruses specifically to make them infectious to humans in BSL-2 labs, as well as their possession of one of the world's largest collections of coronaviruses, it is completely plausible that one or more researcher(s) was accidentally infected and carried the virus out of the lab."
Committee Also Believes the Virus Was Genetically Modified
Twenty-nine pages into the report, the committee began addressing the topic of genetic modification. Within the first paragraph they said there was enough evidence to suggest that genetic modification is a "viable hypothesis."20 The committee included research from a 16-year collaboration between Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, and Dr. Shi Zheng-li, senior scientist at WIV, which revealed a strong relationship. They wrote:21
"Beginning in 2005, and continuing over the next 16 years, Shi and Daszak have collaborated on coronavirus research. Together, they 'led dozens of expeditions to caves full of bats, to collect samples and analyze them.'
They have identified more than 500 novel coronaviruses, including roughly 50 related to SARS or MERS, and they have repeatedly engaged in gain-of-function research on coronaviruses designed to make them more infectious in humans."
Information from the papers they co-wrote also appears in the committee report, three of which were papers on bat SARS-like coronaviruses. The paper in 2013 that was published in the journal Nature was called "Isolation and characterization of a bat SARS-like coronavirus that uses the ACE2 receptor."22
In 2015, Shi gave Ralph Baric and researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill spike protein sequences and plasmids they identified from bat feces samples in 2013. The Committee reported these were used by American researchers to create:23
"'… a chimeric virus expressing the spike of bat coronavirus SHC014 in a mouse-adapted SARS-CoV backbone.' In other words, they removed the spike protein from SHC014 and inserted it into a SARS coronavirus that was genetically manipulated to better infect mice."
The research was funded by the NIAID and the NIH through the EcoHealth Alliance and the PRC government. In a paper published in 2016, in which Baric was the corresponding author, the writers discussed "moving from disease surveillance to creating chimeric viruses as a means of pandemic preparedness."24 After reviewing the data, the committee concluded:
"Given the above, it is self-evident that Shi and her colleagues, with funding and support from Daszak, were actively genetically manipulating coronaviruses and testing them against human immune systems in 2018 and 2019, before the beginning of the pandemic."
The committee's report delved further into some of the unusual features of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. They point out that critics claim what they say is an apparent "lack of telltale signs of genetic manipulation" is proof that the virus is naturally occurring.
However, Baric had developed and published a novel genetic engineering system to allow for genetic sequencing that would create a new and infectious coronavirus that was "indistinguishable from wild type."
Daszak's Dark Relationship With Wuhan
Daszak is the only scientist named in the Executive Summary of the report and whose actions "call into question the way in which U.S. government grants are used in overseas labs and call for more oversight of those grants."25 To understand the full implications of emails connecting Fauci and Daszak in early 2020, it's important to understand what happened in the days before.
At the GOP House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, shared email information revealed in a Freedom of Information Act release, which demonstrated Fauci and many other health experts in the world knew the virus was lab-created.26
Jordan quotes from an email Fauci received from British researcher Christian Anderson that said, "The unusual features of the virus make up a really small part of the genome so one has to look really closely at all the sequences to see that some of the features look engineered. Eddie, Bob, Mike and myself all find the genome inconsistent with expectations from evolutionary theory."27
In a separate presentation at the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus, Jordan illustrated Fauci's changing narrative on the issue of gain-of-function research, which is a lab-performed genetic alteration to make a virus more infectious to humans, saying:28
"He initially said the United States taxpayer money did not fund the Wuhan Institute of Virology. He later changed that, saying no, no we did fund it but it was through a sub-grant. He subsequently said no, no we funded it but we did not fund gain-of-function research.
Then just last Sunday he said, well, we funded it, there was gain-of-function research, but it was a sound scientific decision. And then he said this … it would have been negligent to not fund the lab in China."
In a section of the report from the House Foreign Affairs Committee titled "The Cover Up,"29 there is evidence that Daszak pushed for a cover up. His actions included bullying scientists who asked questions and directly lying about the nature of the research and about the low-level safety protocols being used in the research. They conclude his actions cost time and "provide further proof the virus likely leaked from the WIV."30
Daszak Grateful Fauci on Board With Cover Up
In April 2020, Fauci was at the White House, where he rejected the idea that the coronavirus was created in the lab in Wuhan.31 In July 2020, Daszak headed up a second commission to investigate the origin of the virus, The Lancet COVID-19 commission,32 despite his many conflicts of interest and of having openly and repeatedly dismissed the possibility of the pandemic being the result of a lab leak.33
However, once Fauci's emails were released under a Freedom of Information Act request, it was discovered that Daszak wrote: "I just wanted to say a personal thank you on behalf of our staff and collaborators, for publicly standing up and stating that the scientific evidence supports a natural origin for COVID-19 from a bat-to-human spillover, not a lab release from the Wuhan Institute of Virology."34
Jordan quotes testimony from "Dr. Jarrar," whom he identifies as a former assistant secretary for health, that supports the mounting evidence being revealed. Jordan said:35
"Here's what Dr. Jarrar said. 'I believe it's just too much of a coincidence that the worldwide pandemic caused by a novel bat coronavirus that cannot be found in nature started just a few miles away from a secretive laboratory doing potentially dangerous research on bat coronaviruses.'"
In the House Committee's report, Daszak's name is mentioned 125 times. The importance of Daszak's position in gain-of-function research done at WIV and the ensuing coverup is brought home by the committee's recommendation for the next steps that Congress should take, namely "After this extensive investigation, we believe it is time to call Peter Daszak to testify before Congress."36
Sources and References:
1, 3, 10, 12, 13, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25 House Foreign Affairs Committee Report, Minority Staff, August 2021
2 YouTube, August 5, 2021
4 FLCCC.net
5 FDA, July 1, 2020
6 NIH, February 11, 2021
7 Lupus Foundation of America, Hydroxychloroquine 1956
8 IS Global, November 21, 2019
9 YouTube, August 5, 2021, Min 00:36
11 Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard, Analysis of hospital traffic
14 US Department of Defense, 7th International Military Sports Council
15, 16, 17 Financial Post, June 25, 2021
19 House Foreign Affairs Committee Report, Minority Staff, August 2021, Conclusion page 29
22 Nature, 2013; 503
26, 28 YouTube, June 29, 2021
27 YouTube, June 29, 2021, Minute 00:12
29, 30, 36 House Foreign Affairs Committee Report, Minority Staff, August 2021
31 Insider, April 18, 2020
32 The Lancet October 10, 2020; 396(10257): 1102
33 GM Watch September 23, 2020
34 KATV, June 3, 2021
35 YouTube, July 28, 2021, Minute 3:15
Author: Dr Joseph Mercola
Dr. Joseph Mercola is the founder of Mercola.com. An osteopathic physician, best-selling author and recipient of multiple awards in the field of natural health, his primary vision is to change the modern health paradigm by providing people with a valuable resource to help them take control of their health.
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Every new top on LTC this rally has meant a good short! Wait for that RSI to top.
Breakout of channel Higher lows Long it!
Again, ETH holding nicely here, I would love to see this 1m, 1w, 3d candles closing, I think we might consolidate here for a few days, prob test some lowers. This could be a good opportunity for a tight buy setups. Trade with care. | {
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I made a new zine to keep me going while I'm working on a new issue of my personal zine. I did a numbered edition of 50, and they're all gone! I don't even have one! It's full of drawings and random writings (notes on temporary forced non-monogamy as seen in The Bachelor TV show, the universe personified, etc), and maybe I'll do a second run someday!
Matt and I played a guilt mountain set at Team Love with Radiator Hospital and Nice Try! It was a good time, duh.
I was selected as a resident at Roberts St. Social Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia for this year! I'll be there for three weeks this August working on a new project of a new zine and new recordings.
I tabled at the NYC Feminist Zine Fest, it was nice.
Coming up this year I'll be tabling at some other zine fests: Brooklyn Zine Fest in late April, Chicago Zine Fest in early May, and Portland Zine Symposium in Mid-July.
Working on a long-term music project with Sarah where we write & record a song together every time we visit one another. She's in Montreal and I'm here in the Hudson Valley, so it'll be awhile til we get enough songs together to let them roam free in the world, but I'm excited for the day that it finally does happen.
An old Klessa set was posted recently, one from a Plattsburgh show way back in 2011. It's got live recordings of two songs (track 2 & 4) that we had just written and never made it on a proper recording, which is sorta cool! The recording quality is real nice & just done on a cassette recorder. | {
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Karoun Kasraie is a self-taught web developer and software engineer. He has a passion for building great products with an eye for detail and tendency toward perfectionism. He enjoys a hot cup of chai, a good book, and a good horn band.
Extensive experience with various server-side languages and frameworks from PHP to Ruby on Rails, for apps, websites, and CMS conversions.
Numerous site launches on both Nginx and Apache, with auto-deployment from Github, Bash scripting, and CDN/Varnish integration.
Implemented fast and seamless browser-based voice recording, compatible with all modern browsers, using WebRTC microphone access, WebSockets, and a custom Flash fallback.
Architected and built custom shopping cart experience with bulk discounts and promotion codes, integrating Stripe, PayPal, and Amazon checkout options.
Helped lead re-build of main content creation page, converting from MooTools to React, and utilizing optimistic autosaving via API, Gulp, and Browserify.
Along with Agile development team, rolled out permissioning system for NPR story API and Github-hosted documentation for the same.
Developed an interactive query builder for the above API using Knockout.js, which provides developer with immediate feedback and API output, based on various API parameters.
Implemented responsive multimedia website for Intern Edition radio show, the first in that program's history.
Responsible for upkeep of 111,000+ article, award-winning university news website, dailycal.org, with over a dozen subdomains and numerous content sources.
Conducted transition of the same to a WordPress network hosted on Nginx, implemented a responsive grid system and new design, and developed numerous plugins for various site-specific functionality.
Replaced paper job applications with online application infrastructure, utilizing Dropbox and Google Spreadsheets.
Researched, initiated, and oversaw installation of a blanket wireless-N solution for a 5000 sq. ft facility. Maintained and improved a complex network, servicing over 40 concurrent users.
Updated website, tellefsenhall.org, with a brand-new design, graphics, and identity and transitioned backend from plain HTML to WordPress.
Responsible for maintaining external website, venturacollege.edu, using the OmniUpdate CMS, providing phone support to over 300 faculty, acting as primary Mac OS X field technician, and creating and maintaining an AJAX-enabled faculty phone/email directory.
Worked with a variety of clients to create CMS-enabled web presences, gave consultations regarding professional equipment and services, and built custom desktop workstations. | {
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Truly feel the bass with the Philips BASS+ On-Ear Headphones.
The Philips BASS+ On-Ear Headphones bring big, bold bass back to your music. Packing powerful, punchy bass into a sleek, compact package, these headphones are built for those who need more bass in their beats without any extra bulk. | {
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Alvarado, Kevin - (18) 4106 A1I Access Device Fraud and 2 additional charges
Unlawful use of credit cards following theft from motor vehicle
(18) 4106 A1I Access Device Fraud, (1) Count of 3921 A Theft by Unlawful Taking, (18) 903 (a)(1) Criminal conspiracy
Krieg, Michael J. - 3802(C) DUI Highest Rate of Alc (BAC .16+) and 1 additional charge
DUI arrest following three vehicle crash
3802(C) DUI Highest Rate of Alc (BAC .16+), (18)3802(A)(1) DUI
Hook, Brian - (3 Counts) Simple Assault and 1 additional charge
On 12/25/2020 at 10:30 PM, a victim reported to West Chester Police that an unknown male pointed a large revolver style handgun at him while he was in his vehicle at the intersection of W Market St and High St. The victim reported the actor then fled the area. Through investigation the male was...
(3 Counts) Simple Assault, (3 Counts) Terroristic Threats
Swing, Joshua D. - (1) count Terroristic Threats and 3 additional charges
On 01/06/21 at approximately 9:20am, a victim reported being assaulted by a white male with whom he was acquainted while in the Gay Street Plaza parking lot, in the 500 block of E Gay Street. At approximately 10:30am, Officers located the actor in the 800 block of Paoli Pike. Joshua Swing, 38 year...
(1) count Terroristic Threats, (1) count Recklessly Endangering Another Person, (1) count Simple Assault, (1) count Harassment
Davis, Alvin Samuel Jr. - Simple Assault and 2 additional charges
On January 1, 2021 at 1:18 AM The West Chester Police were dispatched to 201 S Matlack St Apt E14 for a domestic dispute in progress. After investigating, Alvin Davis, 27 year old Black Male of Coatesville was arrested for simple assault, terroristic threats and harassment. A Preliminary hearing is...
Simple Assault, Terroristic Threats, Harassment
Bruce, Kenneth Wayne Jr. - ( 1 count ) DUI & (1 count) Maximum Speed Limits
On November 24, 2020 between 2100-0000 hours, NCPD conducted a Buckle Up PA / Click It or Ticket detail within North Coventry Township, Chester County PA. On that date at approximately 2214 hours Police were on the S. Keim St. on ramp to Route 422 west observing traffic that was traveling west on...
( 1 count ) DUI & (1 count) Maximum Speed Limits
Johnson, William - ( 1 Count ) Possession of a Controlled Substance (M)
On 12/27/2020, at about 1620 hours, the North Coventry Township Police Department arrested William Johnson, 24 YOA of Coatesville, for possession of marijuana. Police responded to Wawa, located at 260 W. Schuylkill Road, for the report of a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, police spoke with...
( 1 Count ) Possession of a Controlled Substance (M)
Adams, Timothy Michael - Burglary and Related Criminal Offenses
Active Felony Warrant- Parkesburg Police have charged ADAMS with burglary and related offenses. On November 19, 2020, just after 4AM, the suspect burglarized a business and stole money. Coin and paper money were stolen. Police recovered evidence at the scene and several individuals stepped forward...
Burglary and Related Criminal Offenses
Wing, Serlina - (1 count) Retail Theft
(1 count) Retail Theft
Rodriguez, Michael - (35) 780-113 (a)(16) Possess of a Controlled Substance
On 21 December 2019 Michael Rodriguez was found in possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia in the area of Summit House. On 12 February 2020 court was held for Michael Rodriguez at District Court 15-1-02. Michael Rodriguez did not appear and a bench warrant was issued for his...
(35) 780-113 (a)(16) Possess of a Controlled Substance
Piechota, Doreen - Bad Checks and related offenses
The defendant was charged after knowingly completing a business transaction, in Highland Twp., with a bad check. A criminal warrant has been issued and Massachusetts authorities notified.
Bad Checks and related offenses
VonHacht, David - (18) 3929 (a)(1) Retail Theft
Assault Investigation
On 07/30/2020 at 8:50pm West Chester Borough Police responded to the 7/11 located at 200 South High Street for the report of an assault. On location Officers learned that an employee was assaulted by a male that frequents the store. The Offender struck the employee multiple times in the face...
Assault - Other
Two Vehicle Crash
On 07/19/2020, the North Coventry Township Police Department investigated a vehicle accident that occurred in the area of the SB Rt. 100 off ramp from WB Rt. 422. While police were on location investigating a prior vehicle accident, Unit One operated by Richard Miles caused a secondary vehicle...
Incident at Church Farm School
On July 24, 2020, West Whiteland Township Police were dispatched to a camp that was being held at the Church Farm School for a suspicious condition. Camp staff reported that an unknown male voice made statements over a public radio frequency (i.e. common walkie-talkies). Staff later found that the...
All Other - Non-Criminal
Single Vehicle Crash
On 07/19/2020, the North Coventry Township Police Department and Norco Fire Company responded to the area of the SB Rt. 100 off ramp from WB Rt. 422 for an overturned tractor trailer. Upon arrival, police observed a large tractor trailer (Unit One) over turned on its side. Unit One, a white...
On 07/14/2020, the North Coventry Township Police Department responded to the area of NB Rt. 100 and Rt. 422 for a two vehicle accident. Unit One, a silver Subaru Impreza, was operated by Ronald Walters. Unit Two, a gray Jeep Cherokee, was operated by Joseph Ramos. It was determined that Unit One...
Broken Car Window - Boot Road Park
Officers are investigating damage to a vehicle parked at Boot Road Park. On Thursday, December 3, 2020 after 11:30 AM, a window to a parked car was broken. Anyone with information is asked to submit a CRIMEWATCH tip.
On Sunday 11/29/20 at 5:32 AM the actor stole 2 packages from the front porch of a home in the 100 block of S. New St. The actor appears to be a black male of medium build with a mustache and shadow or short beard. The actor is 5'10" to 6'1" based on the height of the railing in the photo attached...
One vehicle crash
The North Coventry Police responded to the area of Rt. 422 EB and the S. Keim Street overpass for a one vehicle crash. Operator, Kim Brown of Upper Darby, was traveling east in the left lane. A truck in front of Brown's Nissan Rogue went trough standing water on the roadway and caused waves to come...
Multiple Thefts - Waterloo Reserve
Officers are investigating multiple alleged thefts from houses under construction on Lee Place. The thefts reportedly occurred over the past holiday weekend. Unknown actor(s) reportedly stole appliances from the houses located in the 400 block of Lee Place. Anyone who has surveillance video of the...
Theft - Ashbridge Apartments
Officers are investigating a theft at the Ashbridge Apartments that occurred on Thanksgiving around 1:45 PM. An unknown actor allegedly entered an apartment building and removed property. The actor was described as a black male, 5'10" to 5"11" in height, in his late teens to early twenties, wearing...
Pennsylvania Move Over Law
Governor Wolf recently signed legislation enhancing and rebranding the state's Steer Clear law to the Move Over Law. The law requires drivers to slow down and move over to a non-adjacent lane when approaching an emergency scene or properly marked disabled vehicles. If the driver can not move over...
Election polling location updates
ELECTION POLLING LOCATION UPDATE Please use these websites to verify your polling location for in-person voting on November 3, 2020. Please note the updated location for those who previously voted at the Exton Community Baptist Church. 2020_election_polling_locations.jpg General Information: https...
Speed Studies
Check out our Crimewatch page for our speed studies and traffic related information! https://chester.crimewatchpa.com/westwhitelandpd/14787/content/speed-studies
Pipeline Information
The township provided the following pipeline information. For more information, please visit the township's website or contact the township at (610) 363-9525. https://www.westwhiteland.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=455 Posted on: October 19, 2020 Testing by the Chester Valley Trail For the next 2 to 3...
One Warm Coat Drive
One Warm Coat The Westtown-East Goshen Police Department is partnering with One Warm Coat Drop off any new or gently used coats, hats, gloves and scarves now through 11/20 at the WEGO Police Department or East Goshen Township building. WEGO PD: Monday through Friday between 8:30am- 4:30pm 1041... | {
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The adventures of Andrea Moda Formula kept everyone amused once again with the team not having any engines because of legal actions and flight delays. The result was that the team borrowed one Judd from Brabham and Roberto Moreno completed a total of four laps before his car broke down. Perry McCarthy did not even get to run. Fondmetal finally finished the first of the new GR02 chassis which Gabriele Tarquini used.
Nigel Mansell, the winner of five of the six races to that point, seemed to be a man under stress in Canada and rumours suggested that this was because the Williams team was deep in negotiation with Alain Prost, who was sitting out the year, having been dumped late in 1991 by Ferrari.
At the start Senna held the lead but Mansell got ahead of Patrese and the Italian was left at the head of a train consisting of Berger, Schumacher, Brundle, Herbert, Hakkinen, Alesi, Karl Wendlinger (March-Ilmor) and Capelli. The order would not change for 14 laps. Further back the Venturi-Larrousse challenge was wiped out when Bertrand Gachot ran into the back of his team mate Katayama. Gachot would later be black-flagged and ordered back to the pits for a push-start after a second accident.
On lap 15 Mansell made a bid for the lead at the final chicane. He was travelling too fast and overshot the corner, bouncing over the kerb and landing on its front wing in the sandtrap. Mansell then spun in front of Senna. Patrese hesitated while trying to go around his errant team mate and he lost a place to Berger and so McLaren was suddenly running 1-2 at the front. Mansell had done nothing to help his cause with the men at Williams-Renault. Having made a complete mess of his race, Mansell then compounded his idiocy by abusing McLaren boss Ron Dennis and then turned his anger on the press who turned up to ask him questions. The stewards would not listen.
While Mansell was going through this theatrical performance in the paddock, Capelli smashed his Ferrari up badly when something broke on the car.
On lap 38 Senna slowed with a gearbox problem. He was out. Berger was left in the lead with Patrese second under pressure from Schumacher and Martin Brundle. Martin then overtook Michael while they were in traffic. Patrese and Brundle then both retired with broken gearboxes and so Schumacher inherited second with Alesi third, Wendlinger fourth in the March, Katayama's Venturi-Larrousse fifth and Andrea de Cesaris (Tyrrell) sixth. Before the end of the race Katayama went out with engine failure which allowed Erik Comas to take sixth place, the point he scored moving Ligier ahead of Larrousse in the battle to stay out of pre-qualifying. | {
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Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a nationwide commitment to reduce gun and gang crime in America by networking existing local programs that target these issues and providing these programs with additional tools necessary to be successful. Project Safe Neighborhoods has operated as the U.S. Department of Justice's primary initiative focused on the reduction of gun crime and gang-related violence since May of 2001.
Building upon successful proven programs of the past, such as Boston's Ceasefire Project, Richmond's Project Exile, and the Ten-City Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Initiative (SACSI), PSN is a nationwide, community-based effort that combines prevention and deterrence strategies with increased federal prosecution of serious offenders. When it was initiated, PSN focused on federal firearms offenders, and was expanded in 2006 to include violent street gangs. The current PSN strategy focuses on both the eradication of illegal firearms and the interdiction of violent gang activity.
The Eastern District of California is committed to PSN as part of its larger anti-violent crime strategy and is actively involved in task forces and prosecutions throughout the district.
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INTRODUCTION TO JAIPUR & RAJASTHAN
Rajasthan – the land of royal trappings, chivalry and romance – is a feast for the senses.
It has the largest concentration of monuments of historical and architectural interest in India: magnificent royal forts on high mountain tops towering protectively over ancient living walled cities, exquisitely painted and carved palaces, cenotaphs, victory towers, royal pleasure gardens and hunting lodges, and mansions of aristocrats and merchant princes.
Bazaars brim over – with beautiful handicrafts nurtured by centuries of royal patronage and secure trade routes, and the dramatic colour and fragrance of spices.
The royal courts and feudal fiefdoms sustained distinctive urban traditions of classical music and dance, as well as rural communities of bards who recorded the exploits of the aristocracy through poetry and music. The courts also spawned the art of fine miniature painting on silk – of gods, humans, animals, and abstract themes such as musical raagas – in luminous colours extracted from precious stones and other minerals.
Rajasthan's western desert districts have been home to India's largest concentration of nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. Historically breeders of fine horses, camels, milch cattle, sheep and goats, these tribes are a rich repository of folk culture – haunting music that rings across the sandy wastes, mesmerising dances, colourful wool-based weaves, brilliant embroidery on fabric and leather, and much more…and folk knowledge about local animal and plant forms.
THE PINK (WALLED) CITY
Given that Rajasthan is the size of a large European country, where does one begin to explore it?
Jaipur is the acknowledged gateway to the region. Historically, by virtue to its proximity to Delhi, it was the most responsive to the cultural influences of Mughal rule and, later, British colonial rule. Today, it has the state's only international airport. Until recently an unspoilt 18th century experience, Jaipur is today one of India's fastest growing city. Along with Delhi (250 km) and Agra (230 km), Jaipur makes up the 'golden triangle', offering probably the single largest concentration of places of tourist interest in northern India.
Jaipur – the 'Pink City' – was built in the early 18th century as a planned city with seven gates, to replace Amber as the capital of the Kacchawa kings. The Kacchawa Rajputs trace their ancestry back to the sun, hence the Sun God as the symbol of Jaipur. Maharaja Jai Singh, its founder, was India's greatest astronomer king, who opened his court to scientific knowledge from all over the world, sponsored the translation of scientific treatises, and designed the Jantar Mantar, the world's largest stone and marble crafted observatory with 17 large instruments.
Essential viewing of historical monuments in Jaipur are: Amber fort, the City Palace (and museum), Ram Niwas Bagh museum, Hawa Mahal, and the Jantar Mantar observatory. No trip would be complete without handicraft and jewellery shopping.
For the leisurely and discerning traveler, there are more monuments: Sisodia Rani ka Bagh (Mughal-style pleasure garden), the ancient springs and temples of Galta, the cenotaphs of Gaitore, the Govind Devji Mandir (Krishna temple, personal temple of the royal family since the establishment of the city) and the ancient craft bazaars. At some distance from Jaipur in neighbouring districts, are the step-well –Chand Baori – at Abhaneri,the ancient temple town of Pushkar, and the 13th century shrine of the Sufi saint Chishti in Ajmer, and the national bird sanctuary at Bharatpur.
AMBER, CITADEL OF THE KACCHAWA RAJPUTS
Amber (pronounced Aamer, as in the French mer meaning sea), 10 km outside of Jaipur, was established in the 16th century as the first capital city of the Kachchawa kings. The imposing Amber Fort houses an enormous complex of palaces, zenanas (women's residences), royal halls of audience, temples, army barracks, and Mughal style gardens. It runs across one of the high hills of the Aravali Range that provided the natural fortification for the later and more settled city of Jaipur that Maharaja Jai Singh commissioned in the 18th century.
Today, the ancient city of Amber outside the fort complex is in ruins, but makes for dramatic viewing from the fort and from close-up. The present municipality of Amber has a dense presence of workshops where artisans continue to make the traditional handicrafts for the modern luxury market – carpets, quilts, miniature paintings on silk, block printed sheer cottons, colourful silk and cotton textiles in tie-dye and embroidery, marble and stone sculpture, and leather craft.
When the Kachchawa capital moved to the new city of Jaipur at the foot of the hills, the kings built two more forts on nearby hill-tops – Jaigarh and Nahargarh – to form a ring of fortification for the new capital. A trip to Amber should ideally include these two unmissable forts, which also contain their own distinctive palace complexes besides offering unforgettable views of Jaipur city spreading out in the distance.
The road to Amber from Jaipur also consists of a magnificent stretch with once-beautiful but now old and crumbling buildings running along one length, and a promenade-fronted lake along the other. In the center of the lake sits the exquisite Jal Mahal ('Palace of the Waters', recently restored) against a background of gently rising green hills. From here, the road rises into the starkly dramatic Aravali Hills, and leads on to the Maoti Lake that mirrors the stunning view of the Amber Fort.
CLASSICAL AND FOLK ART & CULTURE
Jaipur has a rich tradition of north Indian classical music – the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana (or school of music) – whose roots are ancient. Jaipur is also one of the homes of the Dhrupad style of north Indian classical vocal music. These arts that once thrived under royal patronage, today look to the market for sustenance.
In the field of north Indian classical dance, Jaipur has been a major center for the kathak form. The expression of romantic love to the accompaniment of elaborate and intricate footwork that brings alive scores of tiny tinkling bells attached to the dancer's ankles, is the hallmark of this dance form. The Jaipur dance tradition combines, both, Hindu themes depicting Krishna the god of love, and the more performative or entertainment genre as practiced in the Mughal court of medieval Delhi.
Rajasthani folk music – rich baritones trained to waft across desert wastes unaided by microphones to the accompaniment of a range of simple musical and percussion instruments – has acquired an international following. Musicians are of all ages, dressed in colourful and attractive traditional attire, the men universally sporting impressive moustaches. Whole communities of Muslim rural-based musicians were once supported by Hindu princes and merchants. The themes recall great wars and valiant heroes, the agony of the lovelorn, religious devotion, as well as the colours and beauty of the desert, and the interdependence of humans, animals and trees. Today, progressive government policies regularly bring these music troupes out of their villages to perform in entertainment venues in cities both within the country and overseas.
The various royal houses of Rajasthan also spawned schools of miniature painting. Depicting religious, musical and royal themes – gods, lovers, hunting scenes, court audiences, personification of musical raagas (frameworks of musical notes), and more – on scrolls of silk and paper, and using colours extracted from precious and semi-precious stones and other minerals, several of these schools were influenced by the Persian artistic traditions introduced into India by the Mughuls. The Kishangarh style – Kishangarh is a former small kingdom, a two-hour drive away from Savista – is one such distinctive school of miniature painting.
CRAFTS AND ARTISANS
Rajasthan has an ancient and varied craft tradition.
Jewellery-making is one such craft. Traditional styles of hand-made jewellery that used to be patronized by the royalty and that are unique to the region are: precious and semi-precious stones set in gold (kundan), enamel painting on gold (meenakari), and gold embossed on coloured glass (thewa).
There is today a thriving modern designer counterpart that includes work in precious stones set in precious metals, semi-precious stones set in silver, and inexpensive stone-based costume jewellery.
Rajasthan's heavy tribal silver jewellery – the state is home to the country's largest tribal population, and these nomads wear all their jewellery on their person – is also famous for its range of designs and functionality.
Other crafts typical of Rajasthan are: textiles – block printing and tie-and-dye (bandhini, laheria) on cotton, silk, georgette and chiffon; hand-made embroidery on cotton using mirrors and silk thread; quilting; bangle making using lac, glass, wood, silk that are embellished with mirrors, sequins, beadwork, and metal wires; stone and marble sculpture and fretwork; embroidered and embellished leathercraft (bags, shoes, sandals); hand painted and glazed blue pottery; unglazed terracotta folk crafts; religious paintings on fabric; among others.
The biggest attractions of Rajasthan are its ancient monuments – forts, palaces – which are architectural masterpieces. Added to these are eco-sites such as elaborately embellished stepwells, lake temples and lake palaces.
The most famous heritage sites are the Amber, Jaigarh and Nahargarh Forts, the City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal, Janta mantar observatory, the cenotaphs of Gaitore, the perennial springs and temples of Galta, and the Sisodia Rani Gardens.
Temples and mosques could also be included here. These religious shrines not only represent distinctive architectural styles but also provide insights into different religious beliefs and practices. Among the most notable in the Jaipur walled city are the Govind Devji Temple and the Jama Masjid mosque and Sarka Suli Minaret. But equally charming and quaint are the literally hundreds of tiny Hindu and Jain temples in virtually every nook and cross-roads of the walled city, part of the way of life of the traders who dominate the demographic profile of the city.
JAIPUR AND AROUND: AJMER, WHERE WISHES COME TRUE
Ajmer has a 1300 year old history, and is the quintessential symbol of India's syncretic culture: an amalgam of Hindu, Islamic and Jain cultures and traditions that survive even today.
Founded in the 7th century as 'Ajay Meru' ('the invincible hill'), by Maharaja Ajay Pal of the Chauhan Rajput clan as the capital of his kingdom, it yielded to Islam at the end of the 12th century, when the Turkish invader Mohammed Ghori defeated Prithvi Raj Chauhan, the last Hindu king of Delhi. After a turbulent 300-year old history, it became an integral part of the Mughal empire in the mid-16th century, when the Emperor Akbar made it his base for his conquest of Rajputana. In the 19th century, the city came under British rule, a little pocket of British India with an important military base, while the rest of Rajputana remained under the rule of autonomous Rajput kingdoms, albeit under benign British supervision.
Today, the ancient quarter of Ajmer has well-preserved architectural remains – forts, Hindu and Jain temples and cenotaphs, Indo-Islamic architectural monuments such as tombs and palaces, now converted into museums – from all these phases in its history.
But Ajmer is most visited for its 13th century Dargah Sharif, one of the holiest Muslim shrines in south Asia and final resting place of the Sufi saint and mystic Kwaja Moinuddin Chishti (also spiritual mentor of the Mughal emperor Akbar). The shrine is visited by thousands of pilgrims – including Hindus – from all over the world, who come to make a wish before the 'Bestower of Boons', and then again, to thank him after the wish is fulfilled. The tradition is to tie a little red-and-yellow thread to one of the marble filigree windows of the shrine when making your wish, and to untie any one thread when you return in gratitude. | {
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It seems that I am unlikely to finish my series of 100 word stories any time soon. The original deal I made with myself was to only publish batches of stories that I wrote once the next batch had been written. It was yet another of my long line of self-imposed project plans, but one that met with relative success.
This leaves me in a situation where the last batch I wrote and dispatched will never be published. The original intention behind the delayed publishing was to motivate me to write the next batch. It no longer is motivating me, but it seems a shame to never make the rest of the stories public.
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Benitez ready to create 'something great' at Dalian Yifang
CHN, Benitez
Rafael Benitez admits he faces a stiff challenge in China but hopes to "create something great" at Dalian Yifang, where he can rely on the deep pockets of the club's owner, huge Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group.
In separate comments posted on both his own and the club's websites, the 2005 Champions League winner with Liverpool said he had been approached on previous occasions about a move to China but that nothing lined up quite like Dalian's offer.
"This club has all the components that we were looking for to start a new chapter with the maximum motivation," Benitez, who parted ways with Newcastle United last week, said on his home page.
The 59-year-old Spaniard singled out Wanda chairman Wang Jianlin, China's fourth-richest person according to Forbes magazine, as a man "keen to grow this club... with all the necessary resources".
Benitez, who was announced as Dalian's new manager on Tuesday, said his immediate focus was to build on the on-pitch successes of a team that was promoted back to the Chinese Super League (CSL) this year after being relegated in 2014 and has climbed to mid-table at the season's half-way point.
But he also intends to play the long game by solidifying the club's foundations with a revamp of its youth talent system.
"We know it won't be simple as there are some big rivals, but we are confident that there is huge potential and great commitment from the directors of the club to create something great at this club," Benitez said.
In comments on the team's site, he said the move "is indeed a challenge for me".
The club -- located in the city of Dalian in northeastern China -- has never won a CSL title and its 2014 relegation prompted a player exodus and questions about its future.
But Wanda Group, one of China's biggest companies, took it over last year, leading to the signings of Argentine international Nicolas Gaitan and -- this year -- Slovakia's Marek Hamsik.
Benitez has already joined team training and makes his debut on Sunday against Henan Jianye. The two clubs share 10th place in the 16-team top tier.
The Spaniard -- who has managed some of the world's biggest clubs including Liverpool, Inter, Chelsea, and Real Madrid -- exchanges one northeastern industrial city for another.
He became a hugely popular figure at Newcastle after leading the club to promotion in his first full season and stabilising the team in the Premier League over the past two years. But he failed to reach an agreement with Newcastle's owners on a contract extension.
Benitez is the latest big-name foreign manager to try his luck in the CSL, following Brazil's World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and Italian star Fabio Cannavaro, who remains in charge at CSL powerhouse Guangzhou Evergrande.
The terms of Benitez's contract have not been announced, but unconfirmed reports have said he was offered 12 million pounds ($15 million) per year.
Benitez to take charge of Chinese side Dalian Yifang
Chinese club denies move for Barca star Iniesta
Cannavaro on back foot in battle for 'toxic' China top spot
Post Barca, Iniesta to decide between China or Japan
Cannavaro China crisis looms after Champions League exit
She's gloving it: China goalkeeper rejected catwalk for football | {
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It is basically a place where I share my personal experience & findings about blogging & webmaster things. I am not a blogger by profession, but simply loves it. I have been blogging since 2006. So several months back I thought why not open a blog to share my ideas.
Very first…I can't remember! I opened so many blogs on so many free hosting! The first stable one was aniroy1986.anyonesblog.com. You can't find it now cause the hosting doesn't exist anymore. I used blogsoft.tk free domain with that blog.
Be persistent with a blog. Don't get disheartened if you don't earn quickly. More time you spend online the easier it becomes.
I don't like the idea of auto-blogging. It may generate decent earning, but feels like unethical to me. At least it is certainly not original! Another thing is indiscriminate using of pay per post networks. Some bloggers just create a half-decent blog & start posting paid reviews. It's like cheating readers.
I know those are good ways for making quick bucks. But as I don't have to depend on blogging as a profession, I have the liberty to criticize.
Blogging has grown enough & it will continue to grow. I would rather wait & watch the effect of micro-blogging on traditional blogging. People are crazy about things like Twitter. Some consider it as a quick replacement to traditional blogging. But I would like to think otherwise. Micro-blogs are more like a messaging system. If you want to explain something you need a bit more than a restricted Twitter message. Besides, those who want easy but personalized standalone online presence would still use available blogging platforms. There are not many good micro-blogging scripts after all. Micro-blogging is an evaluation of blogging. But blogging is what that connects the path between traditional websites and new micro-blogs. Just think of WordPress, a blogging platform that stretches the idea of blogging to a whole CMS.
So let's see whether microblogging diverts the growth of blogging to itself, or traditional blogging keeps its own path.
Wow…that's too big for me! I can think of only improving myself. And as an individual of this world, it will at least improve a tiny part of this world.
I am Bengali & like reading Bengali books mostly. So I don't think you will ever find my favourite ones.
I don't like to disclose much personal info, simply because it won't remain personal then. People have told me to set up an About Page in my blog. It is surely a good idea. But I am still not using it. It is just a funny idea of mine, nothing else.
By the way, as I have said I am not a problogger, then I can also tell you what I do. I am a software professional.
You can contact me easily through my blogs.
I am lazy & not very social. Besides net is enough to catch an event.
Any way…as long as you can communicate.
Thanks to Anirban Roy, Blogger and Webmaster writing at AnirbanRoy.info ! | {
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Sara helped throw a baby shower for her best friend this past weekend. The theme was bed time stories and Sara's favorite is "The Giving Tree." We decided to make applesauce spice cupcakes that look like apples a la Martha Stewart.
To add our own little flare, we took 5 of those cupcakes and decorated them to be the different stages depicted in the book.
We had a lot of fun turning tootsie rolls, frosting and sprinkles into an edible version of a beloved classic.
Lessons learned: We'd use a thicker, fluffier frosting next time to make the leaves look thicker. Also, tootsie rolls don't want to stand up on their own too well. Toothpicks are necessary. | {
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England has won both of the Women's World Cups held on home soil and will have the chance to make it a hat-trick on Sunday at Lord's after claiming a dramatic two-wicket win over South Africa in the final over of the semi-final in Bristol, yesterday.
What looked like being a straightforward victory when South Africa was restricted to 218 for six, proved to be anything but that as England faltered in reply only for Anya Shrubsole to hit the winning runs with two balls to go in a thrilling encounter. Contributions from Fran Wilson, who made 30, and 27 not out from Jenny Gunn proved crucial in the nerviest of finishes. After losing both openers fairly cheaply, Sarah Taylor and Heather Knight had come together and put on 78 with England seemingly on course for a comfortable win.
However, the pair fell within the space of eight deliveries, quickly followed by Nat Sciver and South Africa sensed blood. Wilson's knock got England back on track with Gunn doing a sterling job at the other end, and despite losing Laura Marsh in the final over, Shrubsole saw them over the line.
As a result England will face the winner of tomorrow's second semi-final in Derby where defending champion Australia takes on India.
Regardless of the opposition, the host nation will take plenty of confidence from a seventh straight victory in the tournament, with the bowlers delivering after the batters had shown in the first meeting between the sides. South Africa was unlucky despite half-centuries from Mignon du Preez and Laura Wolvaardt, it didn't quite have enough to reach a maiden World Cup final. | {
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De Grand Prix Formule 1 van Mexico 2017 werd verreden op 29 oktober 2017 op het Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Het was de achttiende race van het kampioenschap.
Lewis Hamilton behaalde zijn vierde wereldkampioenschap nadat hij een negende plaats behaalde in de race, wat genoeg was om genoeg punten voorsprong te verkrijgen om zijn titelrivaal Sebastian Vettel voor te blijven in het restant van het seizoen.
Achtergrond
Bij het team van Toro Rosso keert Pierre Gasly terug nadat hij de vorige race moest missen vanwege zijn verplichtingen in de Super Formula. Oorspronkelijk zou Brendon Hartley eenmalig rijden, maar voorafgaand aan de race werd bekend dat Daniil Kvjat plaats moest maken voor Gasly.
Vrije trainingen
Uitslagen
Er wordt enkel de top-5 weergegeven.
Testcoureurs in vrije training 1: Antonio Giovinazzi (Haas-Ferrari) Charles Leclerc (Sauber-Ferrari) Sean Gelael (Toro Rosso) Alfonso Celis Jr. (Force India-Mercedes)
Kwalificatie
Sebastian Vettel behaalde voor Ferrari zijn vierde pole position van het seizoen door nipt sneller te zijn dan Red Bull-coureur Max Verstappen. Lewis Hamilton eindigde voor Mercedes als derde, met zijn teamgenoot Valtteri Bottas op de vierde plaats. Ferrari-rijder Kimi Räikkönen kwalificeerde zich als vijfde, terwijl Force India-coureur Esteban Ocon op de zesde plaats knap de als zevende geëindigde Red Bull van Daniel Ricciardo achter zich wist te houden. De top 10 werd afgesloten door de Renault-coureurs Nico Hülkenberg en Carlos Sainz jr. en de andere Force India van Sergio Pérez.
Toro Rosso-coureur Pierre Gasly en McLaren-coureurs Fernando Alonso en Stoffel Vandoorne kregen na afloop van de kwalificatie straffen van respectievelijk vijf, twintig en vijfendertig startplaatsen omdat zij allemaal onderdelen van hun motor moesten wisselen. Ook Red Bull-rijder Daniel Ricciardo en de Toro Rosso-coureur Brendon Hartley kregen gridpenalty's van twintig strafplaatsen vanwege het wisselen van onderdelen van de motor.
Kwalificatieuitslag
Wedstrijd
De race werd gewonnen door Max Verstappen, die zijn tweede zege van het seizoen behaalde en de derde Grand Prix-overwinning in zijn carrière.
Titelkandidaten Sebastian Vettel en Lewis Hamilton raakten elkaar in de derde bocht. Vettel moest vervolgens een pitstop maken voor een nieuwe voorvleugel, en Hamilton moest naar binnen voor een lekke band. Valtteri Bottas eindigde op de tweede plaats, terwijl Kimi Räikkönen het podium compleet maakte. Vettel wist ondanks zijn problemen als vierde te eindigen. Esteban Ocon evenaarde met een vijfde positie zijn beste resultaat van het seizoen, terwijl Williams-coureur Lance Stroll zesde werd. Sergio Pérez eindigde in zijn thuisrace op de zevende plaats en hield Haas-rijder Kevin Magnussen achter zich. Hamilton werd negende en behaalde hiermee zijn vierde wereldtitel, terwijl Fernando Alonso de top 10 compleet maakte.
Raceuitslag
Tussenstanden Grand Prix
Betreft tussenstanden na afloop van de race.
Coureurs
Constructeurs
Zie ook
Formule 1 in 2017
Lijst van Grand Prix Formule 1-wedstrijden
2017
Mexico | {
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November marks National Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Just like in September with World Alzheimer's month, this campaign aims to spread awareness about dementia and how we can help those affected by the disease, which impacts almost 6 million people in the United States, and 50 million people worldwide.
Most campaigning around the event focuses on helping others learn about all forms of dementia, with Alzheimer's being the most common form of the disease. This year's campaign focused on the diagnosis of dementia.
Blood Testing Provides Hope for Future Diagnosis
Diagnosing dementia can be incredibly difficult, as there are no basic tests to determine whether someone has the disease, only baseline tests. However, there is an interesting development that may streamline the testing process and help with early treatments.
Research has indicated that blood testing for a specific Alzheimer's protein, b-amyloid, may help reduce the cost and time of clinical trials. Amyloid builds up inside of a brain suffering from Alzheimer's, initially appearing in small amounts before any symptoms appear, making early diagnosis incredibly challenging.
Trials for treatment drugs often focus on reducing amyloid, as the protein is thought to be the leading cause of the symptoms caused by Alzheimer's. However, removing this is difficult as most patients receiving these trial treatments are already displaying symptoms, so the window to treat the cognitive decline may have already passed.
However, if we could identify the appearance of amyloids before symptoms appear, effective treatment that reduces significant may be possible. This new blood testing method, tested by scientists as UCL, has shown promise at greatly reducing current diagnostic times.
Current testing methods involve using special PET scanning technology to check the brain for build ups of amyloid. It's both expensive and time consuming, with few specialized testing facilities.
As we need to test anti-amyloid drugs before any symptoms appear, multiple tests are needed to find enough participants for these trial treatments. The current cost of testing makes this unviable, which is why a new blood testing method looks to be a huge breakthrough.
While blood tests are still in early research phases, all signs are promising. It's certainly a step in the right direction, with the possibility of opening new treatment options for the disease.
New Breakthroughs in the Cause of Alzheimer's
Another promising breakthrough in Alzheimer's research was announced during World Alzheimer's Month, indicating the possible cause of the disease. While there are theories about the cause of Alzheimer's, there is currently no known cause, making efforts in diagnosis and treatment especially difficult.
However, a new study by a team of Australian scientists appears to show some promise. There is research that indicates various risk factors for Alzheimer's, including things like age and family history.
This research has indicated that the cause could be down to a toxic fat protein found in high levels in blood. Dr John Mamo, the lead author of the study, explains in an interview:
"[The study] shows that exaggerated abundance in blood of potentially toxic fat-protein complexes can damage microscopic brain blood vessels called capillaries and, thereafter, leak into the brain, causing inflammation and brain cell death."
He goes on to say that this could help understand if certain things, like changes in diet and specific medications, could help reduce the blood concentration of these proteins, lowering the risk or reducing its progression.
Again, this is an early study that requires more research, as there were limitations, such as being conducted exclusively on animal subjects. Like the blood testing method, it proves welcome hope for the future treatment, and eventual eradication, of Alzheimer's | {
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Today I'm sharing a tutorial on a journal I made using Eileen Hull's new Sizzix Die - Wrapped Journal. The right edge was die cut with another new die - Scallop Border.
Something about this wonderful golden patent leather inspired me to use black with it.
I added an Idea-ology Word Band and Typed Token to the binding cord with jump rings and tied with a piece of black and white twine.
I tied a saddle stitched grosgrain ribbon around the journal as it's closure - using a jumbo eyelet and Idea-ology buckle.
The hearts panel was cut using Eileen's new die - Journaling Cards - Hearts The word love layered over it is from her new Journaling Words die set.
I made 4 signatures out of black cardstock - cutting each page 7" x 5" and scoring them in half at 3 1/2". I used 4 folded pages in each signature.
I punched holes in each page to match up with the binding holes on the journal and then attached each signature using black elastic cord - tying the knot on the inside.
I white embossed a contemplative stamp on each page.
I used leaves and flowers on some pages cut from Eileen's new Journaling Cards - Flowers and Leaves dies.
The 4th signature in this book has 4 blank pages as a place to write my own reflections.
Here's a top view of the pages snug inside this wonderful wrapped Journal! You can see here how the right side wraps around and over the left side so it is expandable if you add pockets and fill them on your pages!
The finished size is about 4 1/4" x 5 1/4".
Please be sure to check out Eileen's blog all this month where the Inspiration Team will be posting lots of projects using these wonderful new dies!
All of the new Book Club - Chapter 2 dies are available for purchase at your local retailers now and will be available at Sizzix on July 5th.
Stamps: listed above by each page.
What a wonderful book of inspiration, Julia! I love the quotes stamped in white on the black! WOW!
This leather journal booklet is just amazing Julia - what a lovely die!
I am in awe of the scallop border as well! ANd all those fantastic quotes! Gorgeous! | {
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Antique gold filled "Bypass" style hinged bangle bracelet from the Victorian era. The face of the bracelet has a hand engraved floral design. The rest of the bracelet has an Etruscan style design, with braid-work and fancy ball caps at the end.
It hinges to open, and has a strong safety chain for extra security.
The inside measures 2 3/4" across. This bracelet is best for a larger wrist. | {
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<?php
namespace Hypem;
/**
* @coversDefaultClass Playlist
*/
class PlaylistTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
public function latestFiltersProvider()
{
return [
['all'],
['fresh'],
['remix'],
['noremix']
];
}
public function popularFiltersProvider()
{
return [
['now'],
['lastweek'],
['remix'],
['noremix'],
['artists'],
['twitter']
];
}
public function instancesProvider()
{
return [
[Playlist::latest('all')],
[Playlist::popular('now')],
[Playlist::artist('Placebo')],
[Playlist::blog(16746)],
[Playlist::tags('electro house')],
[Playlist::search('Woodkid Iron')],
[Playlist::track('264xq')],
[Playlist::feed('username')],
[Playlist::loved('username')],
[Playlist::history('username')],
[Playlist::obsessed('username')],
[Playlist::people('username')],
[Playlist::people_obsessed('username')]
];
}
/**
* @covers ::latest
* @uses ::__construct
* @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException
*/
public function testExceptionIsRaisedForInvalidLatestFilter()
{
Playlist::latest(null);
}
/**
* @covers ::popular
* @uses ::__construct
* @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException
*/
public function testExceptionIsRaisedForInvalidPopularFilter()
{
Playlist::popular(null);
}
/**
* @covers ::latest
* @uses ::__construct
* @dataProvider latestFiltersProvider
*/
public function testObjectCanBeConstructedForValidLatestFilter($filter)
{
$playlist = Playlist::latest($filter);
$this->assertInstanceOf('Hypem\Playlist', $playlist);
}
/**
* @covers ::popular
* @uses ::__construct
* @dataProvider popularFiltersProvider
*/
public function testObjectCanBeConstructedForValidPopularFilter($filter)
{
$playlist = Playlist::popular($filter);
$this->assertInstanceOf('Hypem\Playlist', $playlist);
}
/**
* @covers ::artist
* @covers ::blog
* @covers ::tags
* @covers ::search
* @covers ::track
* @covers ::feed
* @covers ::loved
* @covers ::history
* @covers ::obsessed
* @covers ::people
* @covers ::people_obsessed
* @uses ::__construct
* @dataProvider instancesProvider
*/
public function testObjectCanBeConstructed($instance)
{
$this->assertInstanceOf('Hypem\Playlist', $instance);
}
/**
* @covers ::setPage
* @dataProvider instancesProvider
*/
public function testPageCanBeSet($instance)
{
$instance->setPage(1);
$this->assertAttributeNotEmpty('page', $instance);
}
/**
* @covers ::buildPath
* @dataProvider instancesProvider
*/
public function testBuildPath($instance)
{
$instance->setPage(1);
$path = $instance->buildPath();
// path matches format
$this->assertStringMatchesFormat('/playlist/%s/%s/json/%d', $path);
// path is correct
$expected = strtr('/playlist/{{type}}/{{filter}}/json/{{page}}', [
'{{type}}' => $instance->getType(),
'{{filter}}' => $instance->getFilter(),
'{{page}}' => $instance->getPage()
]);
$this->assertEquals($expected, $path);
}
/**
* @covers ::getData
* @uses Request::getJson
* @dataProvider instancesProvider
*/
public function testGetData($instance)
{
$data = $instance->getData(1);
// data is fetched as array
$this->assertInternalType('array', $data);
// data does not contain version key
$this->assertArrayNotHasKey('version', $data);
}
/**
* @covers ::get
* @uses Track
* @dataProvider instancesProvider
*/
public function testGet($instance)
{
$tracks = $instance->get(1);
// tracks are returned as an array
$this->assertInternalType('array', $tracks);
// tracks contains only Track instances
$this->assertContainsOnlyInstancesOf('Hypem\Track', $tracks);
}
}
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Axis Of Oversteer: Monza Rally Show.
Kimi Raikkonen's switch to the WRC may have caught many by surprise but competing across various motorsport disciplines is really nothing new. In the past drivers, well, they just drove whatever, for money or for sport. Jim Clark drove F1, F2 but also Lotus Cortinas and Ford Fairlanes not to mention Indy. Vic Elford was a Rally World Champion with Porsche and an F1 driver with a number of teams. He drove 908 and 917 in endurance races and even won the Nürburgring 84 hr (that's right, 84 hours) of 1967 in the Porsche's first car with a semi automatic transmission. Of course there is John Surtees who was both a 350 and 500cc bike champion and a Formula 1 World Champion.
In this hyper corporate era it's always nice to see some of the biggest names in motorsport letting loose and having fun. In Monza last week we got to see Valentino Rossi and Audi's "Dindo" Capello tear it up in WRC cars. Great Idea the Monza Rally Show, a friendly competition on a special stage created using the Monza circuit. Especially cool is the use of the old abandoned banked track.
Capello is obviously as comfortable with the handbrake on this Citroën as he is with the big Audis at LeMans. This may be a friendly competition but make no mistake, they are still racers: Capello, after he crosses the finish line what he chuckles to navigator Gigi Pirollo roughly translates to: "F-it, If I didn't win with that one I'll cut my nuts off!".
At the end of the highlight clip, Rossi and Capello are speaking and Valentino congratulates the Le Mans winner, "Now we try on motorcycles". But then he tells Dindo they should do some enduros together. Capello suggests an R8.... I'm guessing it might happen. Cool! | {
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Egg prices are sky-high. When will they come down?
Here's where you can save in North Texas.
By Sarah Bahari
8:17 AM on Jan 13, 2023 CST — Updated at 3:10 PM on Jan 19, 2023 CST
A humble supermarket staple is no longer.
Egg prices have soared in recent months, driven largely by a devastating outbreak of avian flu. Some stores have even placed limits on purchases as reports of egg shortages emerge.
At a Kroger in Fort Worth on Thursday, a dozen store-brand eggs cost $4.89, while cage-free, organic eggs hit $9.99. Customers were limited to three cartons.
"It's just sticker shock," said Beth Johnson, as she picked up a few groceries for her family. "We used to eat eggs without even thinking. Now it's practically a luxury item."
The national average for a dozen large, Grade A eggs has more than doubled from $1.78 in December 2021 to $4.25 last month, according to the Consumer Price Index.
Farmers are navigating the deadliest outbreak of avian flu ever recorded, with nearly 58 million birds in the U.S. affected since last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Of those, 43 million were egg-laying hens.
The outbreak, which also drove up the cost of Thanksgiving turkeys, has reduced the population of egg-laying birds by about 5%.
But Gregory Archer, an associate professor of poultry science at Texas A&M University, said soaring feed and fuel costs also have contributed to the skyrocketing prices.
Meanwhile, demand for eggs was already up as inflation-conscious consumers scaled back on pricier grocery items like meat, Archer added. Egg prices probably will remain high for the next four to six months, as farms replenish their flocks, he said. Pending no further flu outbreaks, prices should fall later this year.
"Generally, eggs are an inexpensive food," he said. "We think that will eventually continue to be the case."
For Cedar Ridge Egg Farm in East Texas, rising egg prices have led to a boom in business. The farm has doubled its sales in the past year, now selling roughly 1,800 dozen eggs a day, farmer and co-owner Sam Miller said.
Customers include Central Market, Eataly and the Dallas Farmers Market, with a dozen eggs typically ranging from $6 to $8. But for those willing to drive to the farm in Pickton, about 90 miles east of Dallas, a dozen pasture-raised eggs cost just $4.
"We've got people driving an hour to load up on our eggs," Miller said. "They say they can hardly find them on the shelves and prices are through the roof."
Sam Miller holds one of the hens at Cedar Ridge Egg Farm in Pickton in February 2021.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)
Johnson, who was shopping at Kroger, said she is still buying eggs, although her family is trying to make a dozen last longer. For example, if a recipe calls for two eggs, she just uses one.
"We are being more mindful and a little more careful," she said.
On Thursday, egg prices around North Texas hovered between $4 and $10, depending on the brand and how the chickens are raised.
At WinCo in McKinney, a dozen eggs cost $5.82; a dozen at Trader Joe's in Dallas cost $4.29, and at H-E-B, a dozen eggs was listed at $5.54.
H-E-B president Craig Boyan recently told the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas the San Antonio-based company kept costs down as long as possible, which meant "losing millions of dollars a month selling eggs."
"But we do not feel like we can pass on the skyrocketing egg cost to the average Texas family," Boyan said. H-E-B eventually raised egg prices, but the company was "trying to be a shock absorber and buffer" for consumers.
"This is an unbelievably important staple for all of us, especially for low-income Texans."
Sarah Bahari, Staff writer. Sarah Bahari is a trending news reporter. She previously worked as a writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she covered a bit of everything.
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